The Springdale news., 1889-04-05

President to-day issued he follow ing proclamation opening the Okla homa lands:
 By the President of the United States of
 America,
 A PROCLAMATION.
 WHEREAS, Pursuant to section 8 of the act of Congress approved March ,, 1885, entitled An act ma kIng appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the h. dian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various ln- dian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1886, and for other purposes, /" and pursuant to certain articles of cession and agreement on the 18th day of January, Tn the year of our Lord 1889. by and between the United States of America and the Musgokee Cor Creek Nation of In nians, whereby the said Musgokee tor Creek Nation of Indians, for the consideration thereIn mention ed, ceded and granted to tho United States, without reservation or con- dltion, full and complete title to the entire western half of the domain of the said Musgokee Cor Creek Nation in the Indian Territory ly- ing west of the divisIon line survey ed and established under a treaty with s4id nation dated the l4th day of June, 1866, and also granted and released to the United States all and every claim, estate, right or in- terest of any and every description in and to any and all land and ter ritory whatever; except so much of the former domain of said Musgo- kee Cor Creek Nation as lies east of said llne of division surveyed and established as aforesaid, and then used and occupied as the homo of said nation, and winch articles of cession and agreement were duly accepted, ratified and confirmed tv sad Musgok.e tor Creek Nation of Indians by act of it's council, ap- proved on the Both day of January, l8s9, and by the United States by act of Congress, approved March l, 1889; and,
 WHEREAS, By section l2 of the act entitled an act making appro- priations for the current and con tingent expenses of the Indian de- partment and for fulfilling treaty stipulatlons with various Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1890, and for other purposed, ap. proved March ,, 1sS9, sum of money was appropriated to pay in full the Seminole Nation ot Indians for all the right. title, interest and claim which said nation of Indians might have Tn and to certain lands ceded by article 3 by the treaty be- tween the United States aud said nation of Indians concluded June II, 1866 and proclaimed August Is, 1866, said appropriation to become operative upon the execution by the duly appointed delegates of said natlon, specially empow cred to do SO, of release and convey anee to the United States, all ri ght, title, interest and claim of said nation of InIians, In and to said lands, in manner and form satlsfac- tory to the President of the United States; and,
 WHEREAS, Said release and con veyanee, bearing date of the 18th of March, 1889, has been duly and fully executed, approved and deliv- cred; and,
 WHEREAS, Section II, of the act aforesaid, relating to said lands, provides as follows:
 SEC. II. That the lands acquired by the | nited States Il lder said agreement shall be part of the public domain, to be disposed of only as herein provided, and sections lG and SC, of each town ship, whether surveyed or unsurveyed are hereby reserved for the use and benefit of the public schools to be es- tabllshed within the limits ot said lands under such conditions and regu- l lations as may be hereinafter enacted by Congress; and that the lands acquir- ed by conveyance from the SeDinolt 1 Indians hereunder, accept the 10th anc 3lth sections, shall be disposed of to ac tual settlers under the homestead laws only except as herein otherwise pro vided except that section 230l of Re viscd Statutes shall not apply and provided further, that any person Who having attempted to, but for ahy cause
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