THE INDIANS.
The following summary of the Report of the Secretary of War upon the pre- sent state of the Indians within the U. States, will probably, in the existing state of public feeling respecting the condition and fortunes of that ill-iated raees interest many of our readers:

 The ChleasaSes have plenty of horses, large herds of cattle, swine, sheep, goats and poultry. They raise cotton. corn, wheat, oats, peas, beans, potatoes, &c.

 They exported in 1899, 1000 bales of cotton, and considerable amount" of beef and pork. Rifles are now in use only for Qanusenaeat--notat at all depended upon for support. Every family culti- yates the earth more or less-the men instead of the women performing the outdoor labor. Schools flourish, and many adults profess christianity. As q nation, they are brqUe and honest. The women are beoutvssl and 0irtasous. Civil ization has greatly advaneed within, S years. Their laws are written, few and plain, and highly calculated to promote "peace and good order" among them- selves. Mechanic arts are introduced to considerable extent-carpenters, wheel-wrights, ,mill-wrights, blacksmiths lsgc. find fnll employment.

 The Choctuacs exhibit an improvement hardly paralleled in the civilized world. hatensperaaee IS almost azafaaoasn. They have m organized, regular government written aud well defined laws, extend ing to all cases of crimeal ard civil i,1- risprudence likely to arise amongst such a society. Population in 1898. 5e27: they have cattle, horses and sheep in abundance, five schoolsand i55e scholars,