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Show REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 37 In the Southwest, also, it has been necessary to take action against th'e sale of intoxicants to Indians, and especially the Mission Indians of southern California, whose periodical "fiestas " have hitherto been orgies of drunkenness. Miss Clara D. True, superintendent of the Potrero Indian School, California, is to be especially com-mended for the able manner in which she has handled the situation in the territory under her charge. At the Palm Sprin& Reserva-tion, in February last, an organized attempt was made to introduce and sell liquor during the fiesta, as had been done in previous years; but with great energy and courage Miss Tn~e ,a ssisted by Special Agent R. S. Connell, who was in the neighborhood at the time, thwarted the attempt of the gamblers and " boot-leggerc' to violate the 'law. This was not brought about without a violent struggle, during which one of the boot-leggers was seriously wounded. A number .of arrests were made and a considerable quantity of liquor was confiscated; Since thenMiss True has waged with success a vigorous war against the illicit sale of liquor to the Indians com-mitted to her care, and has won to the support of her efforts the best people of the community. H. A. Hutchins and John W. Green, both of whom resigned dur-ing the year, carried on their work while employed as special officers, the former in Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota, and the latter in the far Northwest. Mr. Hutchins operated for a time during the winter on the .northern boundary of Minnesota to prevent, as far as possible, the illegal traffic along the international boundary line, which affected not only the hnerican Indians but the Canadian Indians as well. Special Officer Jesse E. Flanders had as his field, during the early part of the fiscal year, the far Southwest, but he was later sent to the Middle West, and in both sections of the country rendered effect-ive service. A score or more of convictions of violations of the law were obtained by him. These appear to he having their effect on the saloon element, and the conditions on the several reservations which he visited are reported as materially improved. Andrew G. Pollock was appointed a special officer early in the fiscal year and was sent to the district comprising New Mexico, Arizona and California. Much of his time his been spent among the Pueblos of New Mexiw, where he has accomplished a good work. Twenty-six arrests were caused by Mr. Pollock and 15 cases were brought to h a 1 trial, each resulting in a conviction. Of the remain-ing 11,l offender committed suicide while under arrest, 3 cases were dismissed, and the others are still pending for trial. Mr. Pollock reports that the supreme court of New Mexico has held that the Pueblo Indians are citizens of the Territory, and that the'land grants on which they live in communal dwellings are not under the juris- |