Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-23
TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.

The Overflow From Oklahoma Liable
skins.
Washington special, 20sh: There is
going to be the devil to pay in the Okla
| homa country. Worse mischief is brew
ing there than townsite wars end squsb-
bles among rival claimants for choice
quarter sections. There will be plenty
Of shess, bus they will settle themselves
in the usual way, after some wholesome
| phlebt tony. A more ominous danger is
that OF invasion of the Indian country
and collision between the frontier boom.
ers and the tribes sessled to the east,
west north and south OF the little patch
OF governments land thrown open to set-
slement by the presidents order. That
order admits the boomers into only q
emsll portion of the region to which
they have been laying siege for 30 many
years. II will only whet the edge of
their appetite for the whole. II half the
stories told about the number OF people
waiting to break into Oklahoma on the
% 1 are true, tnere is NOS land enough in
| the opened district to- satisfy half of
them. The rest are sure TO try TO over
run the Indian reservations. Then the
| trouble will begin.
The different conditions OF Indian
end government lend stiles in the Iu-
| dian territory are countless, bearing
traces OF every differens Indian policy
that has prevailed siuce the beginning
of the century, and complicated
with scores OF treaties, ects of congress
and executive orders. They may be
roughly divided into four eateRories:
| "a The title OF she five civilized
tribes to the eastern half OF the territory
This is absolute ownership in fes simple
i differing from ordinary civiliz.d titles
only in the fact that ID is tribal loom
munaD instead of individual.
(2) The title OF the smaller tribes in
the east OF the territory, the Osages
Sacs and Foxes, loves, Postawatsamies
and SO forth. TO their smaller reserva-
tiops. Tbis is the ordinary sitle ol
lsemi-GiviiIzed tribes settled on limited
reservations. with the purpose OF nlti-
mate allotment OF the land 10 severalty.
(3) The title Of tine scattered, wiidel
tribes, the Oheyenpes. Arsphoss, Kiowat
and OomsncheS to the great reservations
in the west, and shat Of the Cherokeel
TO what remains OF tho northern strip
the so-called outlet. This 10 like th,
title OF the Dakota Sioux 10 their reser-
walton. It is proprietary. but does no
tRusrantee perpetual occupancy. S,
much OF these land as il not requiret
for allotment in severalty under the 40
OF 1868 may be acquired from the tribe
by purchase and opened to settlement
Il ~ The government title to th
Oklshome country, the public land etril
north OF Texas (No Mans Land) and
little fragment to the northwest. sll Chi
is ordinsry public land and open t,
settlement.
The land IN the first two cstegories !
absolutely end forever guaranteed I
the Indiana occupying ii and canDot b
taken by the government or seized b
, settlers without breach OF the mos
, solemn contract and the most cruel an
groundIess dispossession. IL include
: about three.fifthB Of the territory. A
: least fourth fiiths OF the remainder
D included in the second category. Th
] is nos now open to settlenaens. bat ma
l be- made public land by aegotiation an
4 treaty. The Cherokee commission
5 Just sbout opening negotiations for th
J. cession and opening OF the outlet. Tb
D contains over 6000, 600 soreb. and wi
4 probably be bought from the Indians
6 the United States at ST. 25 per acre. sn
y thrown open to settlement by exeonti,
y proclamation in the course OF I'll
: simmer. The Cheyenne and Arspaht
y reservations. With which are include
: some uneeoupied lands to which Fl
y Greeks, Oharokees cad others oil VI
q civilized tribes have Q proprietary clair
2 como twelve or sixteen million acres
J, all, cannot be opened without furth
) legislation by congress-.
All All sha iandS excspt shose OF the q,