Poncas, The—Continued
another reservation, 51; dissatisfied
with location chosen in
Indian Territory, chiefs come to
Washington, 54; allowed to
choose a different location, 57;
Indian Territory invaded by
whites, 58; to remove the Poncas
would make other tribes dissatisfied
and strengthen the whites in
their position, 59; Schurz's statement
in annual reports, 60; bill
submitted not acted upon by
Congress, 62; petition of leading
Poncas, 65; interview between
Schurz and Standing Buffalo, 67;
letter from Standing Buffalo;
Poncas reconciled to new home,
68; solution reached by Schurz,
the best for Poncas and the Indian
Territory, 70; arrest of Tibbles,
71; statutes under which he was
arrested, 72; Schurz favors legal
protection for Indians the same
as for white men, 74; what the
Government is doing for the
Indians, 77; also letter to Henry
L. Dawes, February 7, 1881;
progress made by Poncas, 131;
pleasure expressed at settlement
of their difficulties, 147
Poor, Rear-Admiral, II., 202, 210, 211
Popular sovereignty, I., 39, 139
Porter, Noah, III., President of Yale, 232
Porto Rico, II., 76, 77, 97, 98; V., independence of, 472, 476; if annexed, 483; if left independent, would not interfere with industrial and commercial enterprises of United States, 489; VI., looking for speedy admission to the Union, 11; importance of refusing the annexation of, 14, 24; joining a confederacy of the Antilles, 34, 182; compulsory benefits would probably be met with sullen disfavor 65; United States extending sway, 216, 217; a dependency, 219; President McKinley and, 275; freed from Spanish rule, 434; see San Domingo, Annexation of
Postal telegraph, II., 448
Post-Office, General, V. , “removals,” 136, 138, 139, 140, 143
Potter, I., Mississippi expected her taxes to be remitted because of emancipation of slaves, 305
Potter, Clarkson, III., 270
Potter, J. F., I., to, 38; to, 77; letter to, from J. R. Doolittle, 79 n.; to, 107; to, 111; challenged by R. A. Pryor, 114 and n.; to, 115; campaign work to be done for, 163; to, 165; to, 168; to, 172
Pratt, Captain, IV., 134
Pratt, Consul-General at Singapore, VI., 82, 84
Pratt, Daniel D., III., suggested for Cabinet position, 380
Preetorius, Dr. Emil, II., 450; III., 73; VI., intimate and firm friendship between Schurz and, 442
Prentice, George D., I., open letter to, 223
“Press-gag” law, III., 77
Preston, General, I., 438, 463
Price, Bonamy, II., 526
Prim, General, I., commands Spanish expedition to Mexico, 200; Schurz's estimate of his character and views, 204
Primaud, Peter, IV., 108
Prince, Mayor, IV., 60
Prohibition, IV., 199
Pro-slavery, I., 43, 155, 232; reaction, IV., 371
Protectionists, IV., 224
Prussia, King of, I., grants amnesty to political offenders, 183
Pryor, I., 115
Pryor, James W., VI., open letter to, 359
Pryor, Roger A., challenges J. F. Potter, I., 114 n.
Publication, Sub-Committee on, The Carl Schurz Memorial Committee, I., iv
Pulitzer, Joseph, VI., 305
Purvis, George E., II., with over 200 ex-Confederate soldiers, signs letter to Schurz, 307
Q
Quapaw reservation, IV., 53, 57, 60
Quay, Matthew S., V., campaign funds, 78, 79, 90, 95; resigns from chairmanship of Republican National Committee, 100; VI., 132; condemned by Roosevelt, 380
Quinn, John A., III., 118
