Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-25

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The Trouble in Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON, June 24th.-The tronble in
Indian Territory arises mainly from different
interpretations Of the treaty stipulations aid
of the permit laws passed by the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Legislatures in requiring
merchants, farmers, mechanics, laborers,
ETC., who are citizens of the United States,
to pay small yearly tax for the privilege Of
plying their different vocations within the
limits of these Indian countries. The Secre-
tary of the Interior in 1877 decided that these
permit laws imposing taxes upon foreigners
were without authority, SO far as the collec-
ton of taxes were concerned. Many white
settlers and individual Choctaws and Chicka-
saws construed this decision to permit per-
sons to enter the country without the
consent of the Indian authorities, and
since then many whites, at the in.
vitation of individual Cboctaws, have
established themselves in the Indian country,
and refused to either remove or pay the tax.
The question of the validity of these ''permit'
laws was submitted to Congress, and referred
to the Judiciary Committee of the Senate in
1879 who reported that the laws are not in
valid Secretary Kirkwood, being pressed on
one hand by the Indian authorities to aid ia
the expulsion of all intruders and on the
other nand by friends of the white set
tiers to prevent the expulsion, and in
view of the uncertainty of the laws
bearing on the matter, has decided
to submit all legal questions in the matter to
the Attorney General, urging speedy opin-
ion. Secretary Kirkwood to-day received
from Fort Smith, KS, the resolutions adopted
at the mass meeting of citizens yesterday.
The resolutions maintain that the Indian au-
thorities of the Choctaw nation have passed
law assigning a very heavy tax upon all
white persons without Indian rights to carry
on any trade or occupation within the limits
of the nation, and deploring the action of the
Choctaw nation in attempting to enforce
such law at time when such enforcement
would work great injury. hardship and suffer-
ing upon the white settlers. The Secretary
is earnestly implored to take such steps on
behalf of the people as in his judgment may
be necessary to postpone the enforcement of
the law in question until the present growing
crop is gathered.
The Trouble Between the Cattle Men and
Pahutes.
DENVER (Col.), June 24th.-The Durango
Record says: General Hoffman, who, after
the murder of Major Thurman and Smith,
on May LIST, went to the scene of difficulty
with troops as guide, has just returned. He
says an Indian war is on hand. After the
above murder two companies of troops went
to Mancos, and found all the cattlemen or.
ganizing to drive out the Pahutes. They
collected fifty-soar men, and on june Sd went
into camp with the troops, and sent four
scouts to the Pahute strongholds The troops
left on the 9Th, supposing the cattlemen were
going to round up their cattle. The troops
went to the Blue Mountains, ten miles
from the Indians village. The Indians
fed and built barricades. The troops were
given an order that if the Indians opened
fire to return it, and the men were almost
crazy to get a chance at them. The cattle
men not appearing, Colonel Crofton, COM
manding the troops, discovered their object
to be a fight. On the evening of the 4th the
cattle men elected officers-Dawson Captain
and William May Lieutenant, and started
for the Indian village with force consisting
of forty nine well-armed men and twelve
pack-muIes On Sunday, June 9Th. six men
left at O'Donnell's cabin, and the military,
being out of rations, returned to the Big
Bend of the Dolores. The next day twelve
Indians, appearing at the cabin waving rag
claiming to be friendly, were permitted to
come in They stated that they were bound
to Uncompahgre, but were afterwards dis
covered going in the direction of the cattle
men, The cattle men had started in pursuit
of big herd of horses, and, running short Of
provisions, sent O'Donnell and Robinson after
beef While killing the beet twelve Indians
were discovered. The two men fed in the
direction of the troops. They not reappear
ing, Lieutenant May and five men were sent
to look for them, and have net since been
heard of, and are supposed to have been
killed. The remainder Of the men followed
the Indians into Sierra La Sal, at the head
of Mill creek. Last Thursday morning,
while they were getting cattle, the Indians
attacked them. killing Wills and Robinson.
of Manco,, and j. I'll. T. kridge the Wilson
brothers and all the settlers in Grand valley
are supposed to have been killed. Eighteen
or twenty of the original party of cattlemen
have been missing for several days, and are
supposed to be killed. Among them is Ike
Stockton. -Four companies of the Ninth
Cavalry, company commanded by Cap
tain Carroll and detachment of the
Thirteenth Cavalry, start from Fort Lewis
for the seat of war in San Juan county,
Utah, 125 miles west of durango. The
Pahates are renegades from their tribes, the
Southern Utes, who show no signs of hospi-
tality. The Mormon settlers of Bluff City
had half their cattle run eff by the Navsjoes.
An outbreak is threatened and massacre is
feared. Lieutenants Davis and Hall, from
Fort Lewis, arrived since Hefferman, and re-
port further fighting at the seat of war, re-
sulting in the death of William May and
seven Indians.
The Struggle at Albany.
ALBANY, June 24th.-Following is the re-
suit of the first ballot to-day: Wheeler 45,
Potter A, Conkling 80, Lapham Ii, the rest
scattering.
Second vote-Depew 45, Herman 40. Platt
81. Lapham 3, Cornell z, Crowley 5, Hoskins
4, Tremaine l.
Adjourned.
THE HALP.BREEDs AND sTALwARTs.
ALBANY, June 24th.-The half breeds to-
night considered the candidacy of Hoskins,
and resolved to try to increase his vote.
The stalwarts are not yet really for an adj
journment.
Conkling, Arthur and Depew went to New
York tonight.
The bribery reports will not be ready until
the latter part of next week.
Decreased Dividends - Temporary All.
mony.
NEW YORK, June 24sh.-The Michigan
Central only declared one per cent. dividend
in place of four, and the Canada Southern
declared none.
Judge Donohue has given Agnes Bouci-
cault 5000 year temporary alimony in the
divorce suit against Dion Bouccaut.
Respifed at the Last Moment.
ST Louis. June 24th-The Talbot hoys
have been respited until the 221 of July by
Governor Crittenden. A great crowd of peo-
pie had congregated at Marysville to see
them hanged Albert, aged %, had fare
well interview yesterday with his attanced.
Charles is H. Both declare their innocence,
and are perfectly composed.
GriscOm's Past.
CHICAGO June 24th.-Griscom still denies
that he feels any disadvantage from his pro-
longed fast, but his husky voice, hollow
cheeks and sunl1en eyes begin to refute his
words His weight at noon to-day was 1919
pounds, loss since yesterday of three-quar-
tiers of pound. lie walked three miles
this morning.
Soldier nr0vD ned.