Show 1 ItATKttS FOR IMHAJSS All the Agents Complain of it in Their Annual Report Washington Dec 26 General complaint com-plaint agalnst issuing rations to Indians In-dians is made in the annual reports of the agents Captain P H Ray ot ShoshJone a encj Wjo says They will never become selfsupporting as long as the government gives them the eemblanc1 of support neither can they begin ita accumulate property as long es the supply of the iiecesssanes of life 5s solely in the hands of white > traders I Another factor rettirdins the development I develop-ment complained of by Captain nay is I the domination the chiefs are allowed r to dictate > the agents as to the Issue of annuities and affairs of the agency The removal of troublesome chiefs is t recommended TJie Shoshones are regarded 4 re-garded as communists who are loath So take up any untried pursuit Their C 0 > > Y1 1 agent recommends that the ration issue is-sue except to 4he indigent wad helpless helP-less be gradually discoretlnued the money jiow ufced for rations be devoted de-voted jtorthe payment ot Indian labor H The international treaty on g oVero ment semi IhUMtang1 on the North Pacific Pa-cific and Bering sea has wtorked gteait hardship to the Indians at Noah Bay agency Wash The Iraans cannot agree upon a heed man or chief anfl eansequeavtly are divided among themselves them-selves their agent regarding the failure fail-ure to select some one as sage disadvantage disadvant-age < fc Kiem Consiidferaible opposition to the Work of the commission preparing the lands on the Pujallup reservation In Washington Wash-ington for sale has been Shown by the minority of these Indians but the faction fac-tion is evidently influenced y having restrictions removed f The progress made at thef Tulalip agency Wash indicates that within a few years these Indians will become Eelfsupporting and Independent of the government aid Some definite action is urged f upon tine department to restore to the YoJd urns tlheir rights at their accustomed fiStheries on the Columbit rtver Wash a dispute over which has resulted inconsiderable in-considerable trouble The Yakimas refuse re-fuse to take allotments but have marked off a line which they claim as their reservation in common They are reported in a bad financial condition and Ira great need of government assistance as-sistance Whisky says Agent Erwin is thfe greatest hindrance to the Indians prosperity There is an immense traffic in alcohol and vile decoctions carried on with them and one murder and Itwb violent deaths during the year ore charged to whisky |