St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
SPECULATIVE SIOUX
Willing TO Sell the TownsIte Oppo
site Chamberlain to Boomers.

Willing TO Sell the rownsIte Oppo-
site Chamberlain to Boomers.
Special to the Globe.
CHAMBERLAIN, s. D., Feb. I7.-All
remains quiet at the new town opposite
here on the Sioux reservation. Indian
Inspector Armstrong and Special Agent
Gordon are still here, and will remain
until all is settled between the townsite
boomers and the Indians. Many of the
boomers have been busy to-day remoy-
ing their buildings from the lands occu-
pied by them, and from which they
were ordered by Gen. Armstrong to re-
move. But many of the buildings are
still upon the land, and will not be re-
moved unless the troops now there re-
ceive orders to move them. AS a result
of the council held by the Indians at
Lower Brule agency last night, COM
mittee of chiefs waited upon the BOOM
ers to-day ana informed them that the
Indians, who claimed the land upon
which the new town was started, were
willing to relinquish all their rights
and leave the land to the boomers LrO-
vided the boomers paid them the sum of
$500. This proposition is being cOnsid-
cred, and until a definite outstanding
is reached between the two interested
parties the troops will allow the BOOM
ers to occupy the disputed land. An
understanding will surely be reached
tomorrow, when the matter is likely to
be finally settled. Even should the In-
diaDs interested In the land sell their
rights now and leave, they could return
at any time within one year from the
opening of the reservation and demand
that their land be returned to them,
and, as stated by the officials, could
again secure it. The boomers are
aware of this, and suspect that the In
dians are
ATTEMPTING TO BLEED THEM.
AS the Indians already have certifi-
Gates for their land, it is not known
what action the interior department.
would take in the matter should the
Indians sell to the boomers. The Chi
cagO, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company, having heard that the boom
erS were moving upon their land near
the new tOwnSite, issued notice warm
Ing all persons against trespaSS-
Ing upon their land or infringing
upon the rights of the company.
Thus will new complication arise.
should the boomers not come to an
agreement with the Indians who claim
the land upon which their town is To-
Gated. They would then be between
two fires and would be compelled to
either abandon their buildings or tear
them down and cart them away to
where townSite boomers could thrive
without molestation. The rush to the
newly opened lands continues and
trains are daily bringing large num-
Der Of passengers, heading for the reser-
yatioB.
REDS HOLD ALL THE TRUMPS.
Special 10 the Globe.
MITCHELL, s. D., Feb. 17.-Messrs.
King and GoOdykoOntZ arrived here TO-
night en- route to Chamberlain, from
Washington, where they have been in
the interest of the opening of the Sioux
reservation. GoOdykoOntZ said that just
before leaving Washington they had
called at the interior department., and
had been assured positively that the
government would protect the rights of
the Indians; also that the river front
for miles above and below Chamberlain
had been taken by Indians in severalty,
and that no tOwnSite could be located
on an acre of it. Towns would have to
be placed back from the river. The In
dians could not cede their rights in the
land for twenty-five years, even should
they want to. MesSrs. King and GoOdy-
koontz are accompanied by Capt. Henry
Wahly, who is sent out by Land Com
missioner Graft to open new land
Office at Chamberlain.