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Show APPROPRLATIONS FOR SCHOOL PURPOBES. The appropriations for Tndian school purposes for the past quarter of a century, 'showing increase or decrease over each preceding year, are exhibited in the following table: TABLE4. -Annual nppm+ions made by the Governmnt porn and including thr fiscal year 18Y7for the support of Indian 8ehools. Year. Ap~roprla- .Per cent year. Appropria- Per cent 1 ! uon. Imcrme.U [ -- -tton. -Imer-e. I I1 I 1 1Decre&se. AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN TRIBES. Kansa, Oklahoma.-About February 15, 1902, the Kanss, or Kaw tribe of Indians in Oklahoma entered into an agreement among them-selves for a pro rat* division of their tribal funds and lands. The agreement provides that the roll of the tribe as it existed on December 1, 1901, and all descendants born between December 1, 1901, and December 1, 1902, shall constitute the legal membership of the tribe. Each member of the tribe is to be permitted to select a homestead of 160 acres, and the remainder of the lands (except a burial ground, school farm, and town site) are to be equally divided among the members of the tribe. The agreement also provides for the adjustment of the claims of the tribe against the United States. The agreement was ratified by act of July 1,1902 (32 Stats., 636). Fort Berthold, R. Dak.-An agreement was entered into on the 25th of June, 1902, by Inspector James McLaughliu on the part of the United States with the Arikara, Grosventre, and Mandan tribes of Indians belonging on the Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak., by vhich they ceded the United States 208,000 acres of land for $260,000. The manner of the payment is provided as follows: 110 miles of 4-wire fence, at SlM) per mile .................... $11,000 5,000 heifers and 150 bulls .................................. 130,000 60 spans of American mares, at $160 per span ................ 9,600 100 mowing machines, at 827, delivered ...................... 2,700 100 hay rakes, at $18, delivered ..-... ...................... 1,800 Set apart for maintenance of old and helpleas ................ 50,000 Cash per capita payments.. ................................. 54,900 Total ................................................ 260,000 |