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the United States of all such lands. was constl-
tuted by the Appontment Of the Hon. Lncius
Fairchild of Wisconsin. tho Hon. John F. Hart
% and sns aio On JnHS V
last. Their first conference with the represen-
tatiyes of the Cherokees; was held at Table
| Quah. July ~. with no definite results Gen.
John f., Hartranft of rennsylyania was pre-
vented by ill;;heath from taking part in the
Gently is Justly and generally lamented by a
people he had served with conspteuous gal
The vacancy thus @ created Ge Was e3 by the Sp
pointment OF the Hon. Warren G. Sayre Of In
A second conference between the Commits
| sion and the Cherokees was hegun Nov q. hut
no results have yet been obtained. nor is it
believed that conclusion can be Immediately
expected. The cattle syndicate now occupying
the, lands for grazing purposes is clearly one
Of our negotiations with the Cherokeos. The
large body OF AGRICULTURAL lands constituting
to be- and can moi long be he or
| grazing; and for the advantage OF few against
the public interests and the best ADVANTAGE of
has now under the treaties certain rights In
these lands, These will not be used oppres-
by sufferance occupy these lands shall inter-
| pose 10 defeat the wise and benelcent pur-
that the advantaee"us character ter Of ut the ofrep
| made by the United States to the Cherokee
Nation, for q full release OF these lands. as
compared with other suggestions now made to
them. will yet obtain for 1t favorable con-
Under the agreement made between the
| United States and the Muscogee Tor Creek Ma
tion OF Indians, on the 18th day OF January.
United States to about three and a half millions
| oi acres OF land. Section II of the general In
dian Appropriation act, approved March 21SS9;
made provision for the purchase by the United
States from the Seminole tribe. OF a certain
| portion OF their lands. The delegates of the
"a ~ nj hnt innr Hrct 1t.l
| to me their power to act in that behalf. deiv-
cred n proper release and conveyance to the
United States of all the lands mentioned In the
act which WAS accented by me and certified to
be In compliance. with the statute.
Rs as 10 to al
part OF tho public domain and open to settle
ment under the homestead law. But Of the
the aggregate about, five and a half million
acres. three and a half million acres had al
been acquired by the United States for the
purpose Of settling other Indian tribes thereon,
The land remaining and available for rusn sette. n
ment consisted of l.SS7796 acres surrounded
On all .,Ss sides by lands in the occuGaney Of In;
government for the people who were to be in
yited by my proclamation to settle upon these
established at Muscogee. or the United States
courts In some Of the adjoining States, had
States States - 'H0t'' H0 keN'f"i laws 0' 'n0 ni'eo
In this condition Of things I was quite re.
luClhnt 10 open the lanQS 10 Spttlement. but
In view OF the fact that several thousand per;
sons. many OF them with their families. had
ritory, with view TO securing homesteads on
the ceded lands. and that delay would involve
them In much loss and sufIerirG did. on
that the lands therein described would be open
to settlemesnt ns under the provisions Of the law
districts had BEEN esabished nSI and the "o oces ices
were open for the transaction OF business when
the appointed time arrived.
II ia mlIoh to fhn nra1it NJ fha Gattlara that
they very generally, observed the limitation as
10 the time when they might enter the Tori
tered In violation Of the law do not secure the
advantage they unfairly sought There was
locations would result in much violence and
boodshed. bit happily these a9tiSipations
are now in the Territory, about 10000 people,
and several considerable towns have sprung
up for which temporary pu1icinal govern;
Eleven schools and nine churches have been
newspapers are published In this city whose
charter and ordinances have only. me sanction
OF the voluntary acqulescence Of the people
Oklahoma CITY has a population of about
as G1hs M vs. EoS ana neMs
papers. Other towns and villages having pop l.
ulations Of from 100 to lOOO are scattered over |
In order 10 secure the peace of this new COM
mmnity In the absence OF civil government.
partment OF the Missouri. to act in conjunction |
with the marshals Of tho United States TO pre-
use the troops to aid them in executing var ~
rants and In quieting any riots or breaches Of |
the peace that might occur. lie was further
order and 10 avoid any conflicts between or
with the settlers, Believing that the introduc-
stralnts OF, regulations existed. would endan-
ger the public peace. and IN view Of the fact
that such liquors must first be introduced into
the Indian reservations before rpaphinU hO
white settlements. further directed the Gem
eIai td M commencing 70 enforce the laws relating
The presence of the troops has given sense
has tended to restrain the lawless. In one In.
stance the onlcer in immediate command OF
fable in supporting the de facto municipal
government OF Guthrie aud he was so informed
and directed to limit the Interference of the
lines indicated in the original order i very
urgently recommend that Congress- at once
people. Serious questions, which may at any
tim9 lead 10 violent outbreaks. are awaiting
iustment. The American genius for sell. gov e
eminent has been well illustrated in Okla
homs. IONA but Il is neither sale nor wise to leave
have temporarily served them
Proyision should be made Tor the acquisition
Iished in Alaska, for locating town sizes ] and
Tor @ the establishment OF municipal govern
Lended to that Territory, and no other form OF
little to lands can now be obtained. The gem
eTal land laws were framed with reference 10
ne disposition OF AGRICULTURAL lands, and II Is
ioubtiql II their operation In Alaska would DO
=, We have fortunately not extended to Alaska
'ho mistaken policy Of establishing reservR-
Ions Tor the Indian trtbes. and can deal with
hem from the beginning as individuals with, /
am sure. better results. But any disposition
d the pubic lands and any regulations relat- !
ng TO timber and TO the fisheries should have
kindly regard to their interests. Having no
lQWer 70 levy taxes, the people OF Alaska are |
wholly deDendent upon the general Govern
nent, 10 whose revenues the seal fisheries |
make . large annual contribution, An appro- |