Show MORMONS IN MONTANA Goye itt rt porton ilia film territory it by We isteni asad arefe to ibe the JI erld erald vain ato 11 nov ja ayt by of montana alo antana in his annual report estimates the increase of population opu lation in the territory during luring tr the ae year at four ti thousand and tile present population at about eight y four thousand ho ile pays that tha t the tile cattle now in the tile territory ter atory number over and tho the value of the taxable pro property wh which 21 he be says does not represent one quarter quarte r of the wealth in is between noil and tX I 1 in it other directions d i ions montana ia is steadily ii the value of or her material und and she will at sit an jilt earla earl day apply for ad wj fut otlie IV anion ni ni 85 a state stat e the tile announcement of the tile discovery of gold in the little rockier in the hearl heart nf of tho the great northern indian reservation southeast of 0 fort has drawn dran n hun deeds rf miners to that locality and the governor gives it iia its his opinion that it would bo be nim unwise ise to attempt V to prevent this intrusion of or the tile whiles whites A large portion of the report is devoted to the indian question the governor favers a reduction of the size of indian reservations lie thinks that a faw thousand indiana indians should not be allowed to occupy an a area ta equal to that of a laage aate w when hen they do not uie u ie it and when their occupation prevent im its settlement by men lie advisee tho concentration of indians upon sin smaller aller reservations reserva tiona mid and recommends that they he lie taught to be naif supporting 1 ahe I lie governor also objects to the tile present policy which por or mils the indians to lease their lands for grazing pur purposes piea on the around that it opens the way for largo large cor po rations lons and speculators it to ert get a footing f 00 ing on theae these reservations to the diB advantage of bona fide settlers iett lers who would be glad to pur purchase base senall arms wore oli enfil to 0 tt lement of the present condition of the northern indians in montana n the governor saye that ul although ull hough rations hava been supplied them they arc are now in a deplorable condition ti andee fears hat that man many of them will diedering die during tha tho camink winter lie ile calls attention to tho the continued continue 1 slaughter of pame game in yellowstone park he lie describes dec ribes the tile late superintendent odthe park and his ami stants as entirely worthless and about as competent to dischar discharge their duties properly as is a a sioux Rioux ludian indian to run a locomotive lie recommends the appointment of experienced woodad wood men to lake care of the barkand Par kind ang gesta that US cavalry be detailed to guard its bordera borders u which bich are now the resort of escaped arim inala much apace space is devoted by tho the governor to t he cattle question lie a ss ava canadian officials and anti the dominion pross aided by certain chicago stockyard men who fear a diversion of their business have ma rua aligned limned and outrageously atta attacked eked tho the health of wyoming and montana monta na cattle and all movements move menta on the tie part of our stock men towards obtaining obtain a foreign market are bitterly opposed in ili lie recommends that no polygamous poly camous mormon bo he allowed to preempt pre empt lands he ile thinks this title pro hibi tion would be a step in the com problem overshadowing evil cill of mormonism |