Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-07-30
MUST GO.
Tho Cattaemon Must EvacuatO the
Indian Territory.
The Presldent Issues His Pr0clamAtlon n.
rectjnG All Persons, Other Than In
dIaus, to vaeate Within Forty
Dsys-Sheridsn's Views.

D0ye-Sheri0on'o VlOW0s
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The Presidept
to-day issued the following proclamation
directing the cattlemen in the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe reservation In the Indian
Territory to remove their cattle within forty
days:
BY the President Of the United States Of
America: proclamation:
WHERIAa, certain portions Of the Cheyenne
and ArapahOe reservation in the Indian
Territory are occupied BY persons other
than Indians who claim the right to keep and
craze cattle thereon by agreement made with
the Indians for whose special possession and
occupancy saidiands have been reserved BY
the Government OF tho United States or un-
der other pretexts and licenses: and
WHEREAS, all such agreements and licenses
were deemed void and Of no effect, and per
Considered unla.fnIiy upon the domsip Of
and
der said leases and licenses ana their unau-
thorized presence upon such reservation
have cau~ed complaint and discomfort on the
part Of the Indians located thereon, and are
likely to raise outbreaks and DISTURBANCES:
Now. therefore. /, Grover Cleveland, Presi-
dent OF the United States. do hereby order
and direct that all persons other than In.
reservation. do. within forty days from the
date OF this proclamation, depart and entire
~ remove therefrom with their cattle.
horses and other property.
In witness whereof have herevnto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington on the I'D
day Of July. 1885. and the year Of the indie
Pendence Of the United States the one hum
ared and tenth.
GROVER CLEvELAxD. President.
T. +. BAYARD. Secretary of State.
EXPLANATIONS.
In explanation Of tho situation at the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency and Of
the reasons that Influenced the President In
issuing his proclamation directing the 70
moval of the cattlemen from that reserva-
ton the following telegraphic correspond
ence has been furnished for publication:
July 16 Inspector Armstrong recommended
the reorganization Of the entire manage
ment OF the agency and the eiectment Of
white men not properly on the reservation.
On the Goth the Inspector said that he had
held council with the Indians, who asked
to have the leases revoked, as they were in
fiueRced to make them by q former agent
On the end he said that he had completed
the count of the Arspahoes and Cheyennes,
which showed that there were 3,377 In
dams. and later on in the same day he said
that the Arapahoes numbered 1, 300, or over
1000 less than had been drawing ratiOns.
A similar state of affairs was shown to
have existed among the Cheyennes. This
hat
the Government has been issuing rations to
much larger number than has really ex-
listed. 1t is the first count ever made where
each one was required to show up"
GENERAL sHERIDAN's SUGGESTIONS.
On July Is General Sheridan telegraphed
the President as follows: II have found at
the Southern Cheyenne and Arapahoe
agency q very complicated condition of af-
fairs. which will eventually result in an
outbreak il not settled at an early day. The
origin Of the evil is in the leasing Of the
lands Of the reservation, and the dissatis-
faction principally exists amenx the Chey-
pnnes The reservation is mostly fenced
in by wire, and about 300, 600 head Of cattle
are now upon it. This number will of
course be largely increased. 1t is not for
me to determine as to the legality of these
leases, but they have produced an irri-
tation which can only be allayed by
either making war on the Indians
and whipping them into q state of sub
lection and discipline or temporarily trans
ferring them to the control of the military
until the vexed questions can be settled and
confidence restored. and then returning
them to the Interior Department l ur-
gently recommend this latter proposition.
The present agent is powerless to maintain
good order and might be transferred to
S0me other place. Should the President be
pleased to adopt this view there will then
Do but one authority over Indians, and that
sufficiently strong to enforce respect aud
compliance with the policy of the Govern
ment know this measure would produce
feeling of security In the settlements bor-
dering on the Indian Territory, now in q
condition of great al1m. l suggest Cap
tain Jesse NJ Lee, Ninth United States in
fantry, as an officer suited by experience to
act As agent am authorized to say that
General Miles and Commissioner Arm
strong fully concur with me in this PLAN"
THE PRESIDENTS INQUIRY.
To this telegram the President replied
July 81:
Lieutenant General P. H. Sheridan:
The cattle leases are void and the Govern
m6nt mas an uUOOuDte0 Fl8ut tuc
cattlemen and their herds from the reserva-
ton and the Indians may be assured OF the
| determination to protect their rights. What
| is your Judgment as to the necessity OF the
| immediate removal OF the cattlemen as q
solution Of the difficulty? Please remain at
| Fort Reno until the question 10 decided.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The following response was made by
General Sheridan yesterday:
| To the President: Replying to your telegram
OF July 81, have the honor to state that
| Is my Judgment that the cattlemen and their
cattle should be removed from the Cheyenne
| and Arapahoe Reservation within Q period
OF forty days. This will give all the time
| erine the fact that no quarantine or prohib-
| itory laws hold against their cattle In Kansas
| or Colorado. II the cattle be removed by
| that time-and II can be readily done-and q
| temporary transfer to the military be made,
| the reservation can be cleared OF all un.
| authorized persons, the Indians QUOTED and
| disciplined and Q permanent settlement made
! which will establish confidence on the south
western frontier of Kansas: l will remain
| As requested. p. n. SHEEIDAS.
| Lieutenant General.
Tho correspondence closes with the fol-
lowing dispatch sent by the President
to General Sheridan: "YOur dispatch
| has been received. have sent desigDa-
ton to act as agent to Captain Lee in place
Of Dyer, the agent, and notified him by tele-
| graph. will take further steps in accord
ance with your suggestions at once"
The Mackin Case.
CuTCAc0 ysr July 13-JuA1a Moran