, 1876-12-26
"GOOD INDIANS"
Meaning Those Who Live in the
Indian Territory.
The Kaws Reject the Proposed Reap
praisemsnt Of Their Lands.
An Old White Man Murdered on Turkey
Creek by Indians.
4 Ti1den 1ndian Attempts to Bulldoat
an Agency.

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4 ,r,,,.
'4aen 4na'an A1senpss TO aauaoae
I an Agency.
su<e,at c,nrr.,,o,s.,c. a, "a. 7r,,,,.
t.wor~c, w. ns" ~ r..,.
r...s''I nA"asses' han, uee' @"-heaaefs ~ lHh
th'susH VINO interest themselses In Indian a.
fairs will remember an act Of Congress dated
july !, 1870, which provides for tho reappra,sc-
mont ~ ,ho Enn, 1ni,or 1nn,t. toaa..u n rss-
-. sa.a.s,,.'. ."" ~" .s''aa 'eeassu ~ nv.
saa. neeo."aiR 10 th8 provisions OF thls act,
| however, the expenses OF appraisetncnt were 10
be betrayed from The proceeds Of The subsequent
sale Of the fands and. furthrr. m actton should
ha .arn, ,,r.t, ~. r,n,ss. ~ "sson sns
NJ, ,has. .s 1,., loes ., ~ .ne s'.oe sno1'a
nIe t"ett assent Win tue secretary OF the In
terror. BY direction Of Cyrus II. Dccde, Cnitcd
States lpd,nn Arenh iha Indian. ,rcrc co,1et
torether tor council, and ,ha III, 80. ronf1
mi ,,,,,, ~ n ,..,s W. ""S 1Ao
| ABOUT TWO days, an adverse decision was fen-
tierc.l, the fnliaus maintaining that the first
nppsaIscncnt was not too hirh. and Tint II The
,et,lrrs vim now hn,a c,o,m, an ,hs ,an;,.
| never expecting 70 pay Tor tue Same 90 long rs
there seems any chance OF obtaining legislation
| In their favor, could be removed and the lands
urain plnced in the market. fairly and snunrc,v
s.'.s "oa'u oe Nv o''ieu''1 ~ o'sposlng o' taem
al tnc present appra:felnent. Other rcasuns
were given, to the effect that thu bill under
whet, tho lands we're first appraised provided
s'.t s"as -. 1os 1ppa'e!.cns ~ts !ouae 10 oe LOO
nlgh the Secretary o. Il, the Interior should have
ns beoe tie casc =. ter sod nit ae sec tas
necessity Tor their having 10 bear the EXPENSES M
Savn1 heen 1pp1ia,se,1en ~, .1'a 1s at'on
Indian AtIa'rs, It may be considered as quIetus
out BY the Department tor reconsideration. In
to The mo. wh1s be added that
sou Is doubtful. for. sj,,ce their removal IN IN
Intlinn Tcrr;tory IN IRA rho Gnyrrn,nrnt Eoa
appropriated various sums OF mo1ev tnwnris
tier support wAIo establishing themselves IN
lo the Treasury from The procce1s Of tie saa of
these lands. Dr ,his lime ti,e two art,,,nfs vii
probably " balu,,cc," or at east 90 nearly 30 as
to make 1t impossible Tor the tribe to kcsp con
coln1,lsi stou whicl 1tRht be- calicd uuor 10 arbt
trate.
CRIME AMONG TIE tsptASs--
that is, in tic ludlan Tefrltory-ja very frc-
ase1t'My ~ reported, Though almost every instance
murder e or 'uI rnIbsry or bota He'ng e'es s
eomparativcly uncommon occurrence, and, wien
fey 10 n Fan rS Ss tsi 70 nave 5s
coniI,,r naturally frnn, hnne ao It III" iatost
crime 81 tho E,n1 iirst msntinnei il h'.
rtnf 1f+.ttn n Ekutn1 44,nf =
Espu'y t, 1..co E nsates sssuat yohes, from hed
rvta ts,t N.cn. a'.e enlpoycs q pnssin9 pu'-
tram gave Jonea mn ueconnt OF tho shooting OF
Eli old n1an OIL Turkey Greek, about
ten u,iles above the ranch. Joucs
and companion named Harris
started immediately ior tbc nlorn 1yhrrc IL" iii
mans body syne sl,nnoacd RI hc ht,idss, Tf,irte
pon,r s1x or cirht miles. ti,ey canin nnnn +
wayon.tra. whi, thny foIoxcfI 1"S sn,,tn unt i
tltey came upon drove Of nouiss whIe}, "i,s hsd
evidently been abandoned for some Ipyg This
circumstance tended to coutn the retn,rt Of tjIe
,,,,r,snr AL +,n t,rn nfian.. f.,;tal v. snn
%.tsLnGI % souLn: 4ne IeHa3noeI ot Tue account,
rs, rs written " zones h''aselt, VIII 20 reau With
interest," no saya;
After VIC hail travelled about four mi,es from
wlcro VIC found thu ponies no sew two Indians
coming Lehluh Us At full speed, and rode back 10
meet them. When they cauc near. saw ti,cy iycre
suc and Fox Indians. To the inquiry ay
to whnt tIpy wanted ttcy rci,ijai In
broken ENGLISH: $500 wtitn runn ,Irad-
tallaw hnl him." etc, Leaving iiA-ria Ia
talse tbs ssock to tho ranct | turned bnck with