The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-23
IoHAS IN COUNCIL.
NEGOTIATIONS Renewed with Them fer the
Purchase OF Their surpIua Lnndp.

NoRotiations Renewed with Them fer th'
Purchase OF Their Surplus Lands.
WASHINGTON. May 22.-Oklahoma TerritorJ
Is entirely surrounded by Indian lands. On its
eastern border are the email reservations Of
the lowas, the Kickapoos and the Pottawato.
mics, and east OF the two former is the reser.
Vation OF the Sacs and Foxes. South OF Okla
homa. on the right bank OF the Canadian River
are the Chickasaws, and west OF them the XII
oWas and Comanchos. On the western bound
airy Of Oklahoma are found the Arrapahoes
and Wichitas. On the northwest, but separated
from 1t by the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe reser-
walton. is No Mans Land. Finally. on the north
and northeast, is the Cherokee Outlet
| Inc Commission appointed last year, consist
ing OF the late Gov. Hartranft Gen. Luoius
Fairchild OF Wisconsin. and Judge Alfred NJ.
Wilson OF Arkansas to negotiate for the pur-
| chase OF the Cherokee Outlet, was also empow-
cred TO visit the other tribes bordering upon
oklahoma. with view to opening negotiations
also for their surplus lands. Last October. ac-
cordinRy, these Commissioners visited these
various tribes but were unable to reach any
satisfactory result. During tho last week the
negotiations have been renewed by Commits
sion, OF which Mr.. Jerome Ia Chairman.
The lowas we're the first tribe visited. They
are very small band Of between 80 and 30
people. all told occupying 22S.41S acres OF
land south Of the Cimarron River, crossed by
tho Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, which also
traverses the centre OF Oklahoma. The con-
ference began last Saturday at Iowa village,
all the leading men Of the tribe being present.
That the Iowas have more land than they need
ls shown not only by their numbers. but by the
TACT that they are now leasing large part OF it
TO cattle company. This fact was made the
basis OF negotiations by the Commissioners,
who told the Indians that when IN the autumn
Gbe-o dtt aa e,1is We're removed from tho
IneFoAee outlet in ACCORDANCE with the Presi-
20 from tho Iowa lands also. Indeed those
latter arc now leased without the consent OF
them al the lands they - could cultivate wien ts1
aIlotmcnts Snd then purchasing the The Whole Of
the RE remainder mai upon very liberal terms.
i i9tiih, should DO selected as the Iowas
might choose or agree upon among them
selves selves; For the rcmunder OF the land the
down; to be divided among the tribe at once
ann then; during the next twenty-five years,
OF which the last and minimum instaliments
would be three times as great The liberality
o tis 9ner Is at once apparent especially
Lawful Lawful Yet with the curious suspicion aud
caution caution often misinterpreted as perversity,
Indians with the Government, the Iowas, after
GTSntl1uing the negotiations on Monday and
X,
elined the Governments proposition as they
had h declined ,aI the offer q last October.
aginr 'epmp9raTy rebuff need not be discour-
panied p, the recent negotiations for the purchase
t q the sioux lands which came ont all right 10
the Creeks and Seminoles TO sell the Oklahoma
t tfaGt %a a. also rrotracted through years. al
on It's side. including rights already purchased
Ior settling friendly, Indians on these lands
nj
rensation The Oklahoma tract was also over
run ru from time to time by intruders from Kan
grazing purposes. Nevertheless. It was a long
time before the Creeks and Sominoies would |
lands, which they did not themselves occupy.
In the case Of the Iowas time will also bring |
a5Egt IA, favorable result there are hardly
cash to begin with should the Immediate pay y
ent computation. as there are only about |
eighty ~ four souls in the community, the imme-
man, woman. and child. Then they would also
pegip to draw as band a much larger income
vi ene6 surpHs and than they receive now
iessees Will be removed they will not be likely
TO persist long IN holding out for. larger
ernments orer, was rather postponement.
SneG they DECLINED 70 do anything till the
= 10 these neighboring tribes accordingly tho
o9missone,S have now turned their steps
reservation is about twice as large rs that Of
the lowas. Next they will VISIT the Potta-
who have about half a million acres,
and are said 10 be disposed 10 sell n part Of It.
The kickapoQs have nearly as large reserva-
Ton as the lowas and only 240 people on 1t.
IN sereralty, although they might consent to
remove to tho Cherokee outlet for equivalent
ands; to be held in common. The Chick asaw
Legis lature at Tishamin2o has actually pro-
posed negotiations for the sale of their lands.
out this tribe is engaged In q faction fight over
Daoperty rights which might compliCRto the
subject; The .upshot OF the whole affair will
probably he that before long the bounds OF
oklahoma will be extended on the east II not
also on the south and the north.