Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
MUST BE REMOVED.

Probable Conditional Extension of Time
to Cattlemen Ex-Secretary Teller's
Views.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-General Frank
Armstrong, of the Indian Bureau, has re.
ceived orders to visit the Apache agency
and take a complete enrolment of the In.
dams there, and to generally look into the
management Of the reservation. 1t was
General Armstrong who did the work at the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency which
led to the proclamation eNpeliing cattle.
men from that reservation. 1t can be
stated upon the very best authority that
the President and Secretary Lamar do not
believe it possible for the c%attle-owners to
remove their stock from the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe reserves within the forty days
prescribed in the Presidents proclamation.
1t is the liked purpose Of the President and
Secretary to give the cattlemen additional
time if the latter manifest an honest desire
to move within the prescribed time.
The President and Secretary Lamar have
10th disclaimed any idea of injuring the
essees and cattle-owners. They say that
he occupation of the reservation by the
leseees was the cause of trouble with the
Indians; that the Cheyennes and Ar%apahoes
are still closely welded to their nomadic
habits, and could not content themselves
with a limited quantity OF land. The Pres
iident was satisfied that the only way to
prevent trouble with the Indians was to
get the cattlemen off their lands, and he
felt that that ought to be accomplished as
early as possible. The application of the
cattle-OWners for the extension of time was
refused because it was feared that il one ex-
tension were allowed the cattlemen would
tlatter themselves that they could procure
another and the President deemed it best
to show them that he was in earnest
Under the circumstances named, however,
they will be given more time, but if at the
expiration Of the forty days they have not
made preparations to move cavalry will be
instantly ordered in to clear them out.
Orders have been issued to increase the
permanent garrison at Fort Reno to four
companies of cavalry and three of infantry.
and cavalry will be placed at other points
ready for use III expelling cattlemen
impossible that the lease of the Chero-
kee strip may be permitted to stand,
as the Secretary holds that these Indians
are intelligent and competent to determine
for themselves what is for their interest. 1t
is held at the Interior Department., howev-
81, that all these leases are illegal.
The following proclamation by the Presi-
dent was issued yesterday:
'By the President of the Unite5 States Of
Amcf1cd-A Proclamation: WHEREAS, Public
policy demands that public domain shall be
reserved for the occupancy of actual settlers
in good faith, and that our people who seek
homes upon such domain shall in nowise be
the safe and free entry thereon to which they
may be entitled;
"AND WHEREAS, To secure and maintain this
heneficcnt policy q statute was passed by the
Congress of the United States on the 18th
day OF February, in the year 1885, which de.
clared to be Unlawful all Enclosures of any
public lands in any State or Territory, to any
of which land included within said Enclosure
the person, party, association or corporation
making or controlling such Enclosure had no
claim or color OF title, made or acquired
in good faith, or IN asserted right thereto
by or under claim made in good faith
with a view to entry thereof at the
hibited any person, by force, threats, intimi-
dat,on, or by any fencing. Enclosure, or other
ing any pe~rson from peaceahly entering upon,
or establishing a settlement or residence on,
any tract OF public land subject to settlement
81 iseiFS st aaesf a md f Ron4'G pr ,ana aaws OF OF e oS.
strncting free passage and transit over or
through the public lands;
land 1t is by the fifth section of
said act provided as follows:
THAT the President is hereby authorized
to take such means us shall be necessary to
remove and destroy any unlawful Enclosure
of any OF said lands, and to employ civic or
military force, rs may be necessary for that
purpose 4 IS ;r,,r.r.s T.
knowledge that unlawful Enclosures and such
as are prohibited by the terms of the afore-
said statute exist upon the public domain,
ed and obstructed by such Enclosures, and by
force. threats and intimidation;
Now therefore l, Grover Cleveland, Presi-
dent OF the United States, do hereby order
and direct that any and every unlawful in
closure of tho public lands, maintained by
immediately removed: and lido hereby for
bid any person, association or corporation
from preventing or obstructing by means of
t snen meios anv pe or ny e 14ffe, threats fbereso or FROM in,
peaceably entering upon and establishing u
settlement or residence on any part of such
mn ant1 under t the eav5s'e of = tho sn' Gkn nad safes sarels.
and / nina and require each and every
otfcer OF the United States upon whom the
be oheyed and I'll the provisions OF the act Of
enforced
my HAND and caused the seal OF the United
Done at the city of Washington this, 7th
day of August. 1885, and of the independence
Of the United States Of America the 10th.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
by the President: I. +. Bayard, Secretary
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Hon. II. Nj. Teller,
Senator from Colorado, and ex-Secretary of
the Interior, arrived at the Grand Pacific
yesterday. Referring to the recent order of
President Cleveland requiring the cat
tlemen holding leases in the Indian
Territory from the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe tribes to remove their herds
within forty days, he said that the
President was best able to judge of the sit
uation and the means of preserving peace
among the Indians. He denied that the
leases, as first granted by those tribes in
1883. had ever been sanctioned or recog-
nized by him as Secretary of the
Interior. He remarked that no
specifically stated at the time, and incor.
porated the statement in his reports
of 1854, that the Government re-
served the right to interfere with the cattle
men and remove them wheneverit became
necessary, either OF it's own motion or from
the complaints of the Indians. In this con.
nection he announced to the cattlemen that
If such, occupation proved agreeable to the
Indians the Government would not inter.
fere with the possessions.
Senator Teller said that for two years
the cattlemen occupied the land without
friction or complaint. The present re-
ported trouble among the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes he attributed to the interfer-
on0o of TIM MOI 1,,1@ go. ,