The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-09-28
OKLAHOMA.
Legal Status of Government Lands
la the Terrltory-Payne Ready
TO Make Another Invasion.

an elaborate report OF the committee sP
pointed by the citizen some time since fol-
the purpose Of examining the Law regard
ing the status Of government lands in the
Indian Territory, or more particularly
those land. embraced i'm what is now called
Oklahoma. The committee specifically
describe the boundaries of the Territory,
and in substance lind that the soil, free
hold and Jurisdiction Of the Indian country
was never acquired from the Indians; that
the United States acquired il By purchase
from France. The Indians occupy the
country by -ufferance and ct the pleasure
OF the United States Government.
| In the territory there il no independent
nation or government; all occupants there
being subordinate to the government Of the
United States. Pre- emptions OF land IN the
Indian Territory proper cannot be made,
because by act OF congress it has already
been reserved and appropriated by the gen
eral government for the Use IL the Indians.
After defining the limits Of the Oklahoma
property, the committee reach the final
conclusion that it ia public land and comes
within the provisions OF the -emption
and homestead laws.
IL also advises the establishment Of q
United States district court and public
schools in the territory.
Capt. Payne again declares his intention
of entering the territory at once. Major
Bios, formerly Of Kansas City, and we'll
known in this city, who will accom-
psny him, says they will establish the town
Of Oxiehou,a, and hav. 5000 inhabitsn in
the same, SIX months after they enter the
territory.
They have already drawn up form oil
government, they require the sum of two
dollars a. u membership fee, which enti-
tic- the member tn all the privileges Of
voting snd holding othc-, etc. Some Of
luc-e footed and loose hsbited young tioods
III ',,lalis, talk iavorsbly oi joining the
intrepid captain and his army Of settlers
when they finally enter the territory to
combat both Indians and United States
troops IN securing 10 themselves . home.
We can assure those young fellows that i:
Is pioneer and not parlor work, they will
shoulder in accompanying Capt. Payne.
Capt. Payne reached 81. Louis yesterday,
lac Mas In excellent spirits over the pros
poets, AMI says that results are coming i'm
by iIoves.
A Post-Dispateh reporter asked him
when the colony would start for the new
country, TO winch he replied: "We will
tart ON October the 18th and enter Oklaho-
una with 10000 men," During the con-
yersation Capt. Payne said: There are
several persons, notably Col. Boyd and Maj
Bloss, who are making speeches and say
ing they have been to OkiahOms. They
are endesvoring to get up an opposition
colony, and are circulating charts, etc,
which were made up in some back roou.
AIN the only msn who ever made an at
tempt ut settlement IN the colony. II these
men, who are Row claiming to be origin
a;or- Of the scheme, want To derive any
b, ~, lii from it, Why don't they 90 in with
u.
I'VE are not ut all exclusive, and will
welcome any of their representative. Why
didn't they take the chances did? ] vent
into Oklahoma and took the chances Of
having my hair raised to decorate the per
Ion oi some viilainous reJskiD, besides the
yos Utility of working out y term in .
government penitentiary. II Boyd or Boss
went into the Indian Territory il is strange
no one ever knew Of il, or that the ferrets
ii the L :. Governmen mt failed to find them
out have no feeling in this matter, but
10 not like 20 see others schemibg to reap
the fruits vi my iabors and har,iships. i
ri-sed the danger OF high water, aud for
tour days our party was waist deep in water
working like beavers
ia there much danger to be apprehend-
ell from the lndians?'
We'll, there il . probability thst the
skunks would do something. But when
went there had enough men to lick any
tribe Of them. We had more ammunition
than grub, and We could have gone into
.ome hole and cleaned out the entire bust
ness"
'Captain-How are you of financially"
ave will have enough money to carry
W. through for q year. None of the colo
nists will 90 without anything. During all
the time that We have been working up this |
thing We have never asked for single dol |
lar. But We do want the friendship Of St.
Louis, and think we deserve il, inasmush ~
tins city will he greatly benefited by the
colonization OF the territory"
"WelI, how do you stand with the
government in regard to your last ar
resi-,
IL was arrested, but released five minutes
afterwards, and ordered to appear before |
court to show cause why should not be
fined. II section No 2l4S, under which
WA arrested, governs the case, the govern
men, cannot trouble ME this time. The
section says that any persons who, after
having been ordered to leave the reserva-
lion, enter il a second time, are liable to
be 61ed 81 700 Now this does not apply
20 the third or fourth entry, and in
October vii! make my. third entrance"
Captain Payne feels assured that the
colony has the right Of settlement, and they
will go in to win.