Show MONEYED indians who are well filed financially the tribe I ars sams ot money from the government for conditions of the purchase the treaty negotiated by the government with the yankton tribe of sioux indians renders this tribe one of the most wealthy in the country if they exercise ordinary judgment says I 1 a writer in thu minneapolis tribune the treaty was completed december and by its provisions alie indians will receive as payment for the acres relinquished to the government and to be opened to white settlement whenever president cleveland issues a proclamation to that fruct which will probably not be until next spring fifty ono yankton indians acted as scouts for gen alfred sully in 1804 and for additional compensation pensa tion were by the treaty granted each or a total of this amount has already been distributed among them the difficulty now existing is over the payment of the first payment by the government for the land surrendered the treaty says the amount is to be paid and divided among the indians per capita the disbursing officer at the agency commenced paying the indians with checks as is customary and aliis caused a protest on the part of the indians it was understood among alie bankers in the adjoining towns that tho checks would be cashed without discount but the indians appear not to relish the trip which would be necessary in going from the agency to any of the towns they want alie amount paid in cash at alie agency As the whims of indians are usually acceded to it is likely that they will win their point the remaining placed to alie credit of the tribe will be payable to alie indians at the pleasure of the united states after the expiration of twenty five years but during the trust period of twenty five years if the necessities of the indians shall require it the united states may pay such part of the principal sum as alie secretary of the interior may recommend but not exceeding in any onn year upon the payment of such sum the amount shall be deducted from the principal sum in the treasury and the united states shall thereafter pay interest on the remainder not to exceed is to be expended each year for the maintenance of orp lians the aged and infirm or such other helpless members of the tribe as may be unable to take care of themselves and for schools and educational purposes for the tribe also for courts of justice each person alio signed the treaty is to receive a 30 gold picc struck in the year 1802 as a memorial of the year in which the treaty was negotiated indians have taken their allotments of land in severalty severa ltv and it is the surplus which is to be opened to settlement the treaty provides that where any indian cultivate his land or otherwise use it advantageously it may be leased for one or more years at a time to prevent the possibility of land sharks securing possession of the land all leases must be approved by the indian agent by and with the consent of the commissioner of indian affairs this provision applies alike to both sexes and to all ages parents acting tor their children alio are under their control and the indian agent acting for minor children who have no guardians |