The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-25
General sheridan Bluntly
Tells the President whnt he
Thinks should be Done.
And the President Acts Prompt
~ On the Suggestion.
Other Iteuis of News.
TERRITORIAL oowmEN.
why TbeY Were Expelled from the
indian rerriiory-Tbe,r
pFnNasa

Protest.
Washington, July 24.-The presi-
dent yesterday issued the following
proclamation directing cattlemen in
the Cheyenne aud Arapahoe rescrva-
tions In the Indian Territory to re-
move their cattle within forty days;
THE PROCLAMATION.
By the president of the United
States of America: A proclamation.
Whereas, certain portions of the
Cheyenne aud Arrapahoe resorva-
tlons in the Indian Territory are oc-
cupied by persons, other than Indians,
who claim the right to keep aud Craze
cattle thereon by agreement made
with the Indians for whose special
possession and occupancy said
lands have been reserved by the gov
eminent OF the United States, or I'M
der other prcisxis and Licenses, and,
whereas, all such agreements aud IL
censes are void and of no effect, and
persons so occupying said lands with
cattle are considered to be unlawfully
upon the domain ofthe United States,
SO reserved as aforesaid, and whereas,
the claims of such persons under said
leases and licenses, and their author
lied presence upon such reservations,
caused complaint and discomfort on
the part OF the Indians located thereon
is likely to cause serious trouble aud
disturbances:
Now therefore |, Grover Cleveland,
president of tho United States, do
hereby order and direct that all other
than Indians who are now upon any
part of said reservation, do, within
forty days from the date of this proc
lamation, depart and entirely remove
therefrom with their cattle, horses
and other property.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States TO pc affixed. Done
at the city of Washington ON this the
twenty-third day of July, one thous-
and eighteen hundred aud eighty-ive
and year of the Independence of
the United States the one hundred
and tenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President
T. i, BAYARD,
Secretary State.
WHY IT WAS ISSUED.
In explanation OF the situation at
the Cheyenne aud Arrapahoe agencies
aud of the reasons that influenced
the president in Issuing his
proclamation directing the re-
inoval of -cattlcmen from that res
ervation, the following tclegraphic
correspondence has been furnished
for publication:
On July 18th, Inspector Armstrong
in dispatch recommends the re-
organization of the entire manage
ment OF the agency aud the ejectmeni
of all white men not properly on the
reese rvation On the goth, the in
spector says, he had council with
the Indians who ask to have the leases
revoked. as they were influenced TO
make them by the former agent, On
the 22d, he says, he completed the
count of the Arrapahoes and Chey-
enncs, which shows 1917 Indians
and later, on the same day he says
"The Arrapahoes number 1880 oil
/, 400, less than the number for which
they have been drawing rations. A
similar state of affairs is shown /,
have existed among the Cheyenues
This proves" says Inspector Arm
! strong, ''that the government ha
been issuing rations to much large
, number than really exists. II is tn
! first count ever made, where eac
J one was required to snow up.
/. On the 18th General Sheridan tel,
= graphed the president as follows; 9
have found at the Southern Cheyenn
and Arrapahoe agency, very compl
Gated condition of affairs which W;
eventually result in an outbreak If II,
: settled at an early day. The orig
y of the evil IS in leasing the lands
. the reservation and the dissatisfsctiC
:, principally exists among the Che
# ennes as their reservation is most
q fenced in by wire and about 5000
Il head of cattle are now upon It. II
l. number will of course be largely
C. creased. Ii is of course necessary
y determine the legality of these leas
but they have produced irritati
which can only be allayed by eitE
j. making war on the Indians and VIII
IS plug them into state of subject
ID aud discipline, or by temporar
10 transferring them to the control
tie the military until the vexed questiC
IL are settled and confidence Is restor
b. and then returning them tothe inter
lie department. | urgently recommt
n. this latter proposition. Z
az present agent is powerl
e. TO maintain good order and mi
be be transferred to some other PHI
Should the president be pleased
adopt this view there would then
ra but one authority over the lndi
lip aud that sufficiently strong to enfc