Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-17
MORE NEW STATES.
Idaho and Wyoming to Enter Be-
fore Arizona and New Mexico.
Ex- Governor Bushyhead of the CherO-
kee Nation Gives His Views on
Territory Courts.
Hardly a roubt but Fort Worth VIII Get Ad-
dItlonal Aprropria ion for Federal
Building This Session
Bushyhead Talks.

SpSc1aI 10 the OazSLte'
WASHINGTON, March l6.-Among the
recent visitors to Washington was ex-
Governor Bushyhead, chief OF the Chero-
kee Nation from 1879 to 1887, who came
here to look after the interests of his
people. In conversation with your cor
respondent regarding the Cherokee
Nation he stated that he thought there
were at least 20 900 people in that strip
now, and that the extent Of the lands
owned by the Cherokees amounted to
s, O3I $50 acres. The government is
vested in a chief, whose functions are
similar to that of a governor. Respect
ing courts he said that they were both
civil and criminal, besides the district
court of limited jurisdiction, and re-
Sembling the probate court Of state.
There are nine districts in the
Territory, each one having a judge,
sheriff, and minor officers. There Is
also a circuit court divided into three
circuits, with one Judge for each, from
which appeals are taken to the supreme
court In case of q crime committed be-
tween an Indian and a white man the
Jurisdiction is given the court at Fort
Smith Arkansas. In the opinion OF
Chief Bushy head, he thought it better
that such cases be tried in the Cherokee
Territory, and this is one Of the pur-
poses of his visit here. The chief did
not think it was proper to place the five
Indian nations under the laws OF Arkan-
Sas. Respecting statehood, he said that
the Nation was not yet ready for this
step, as the people are not sufficiently
advanced. He favored the allotment of
lands and the adjustment of all property
rights before any demand was made to
make state of the territory occupied by
the five civilized tribes. The question of
allotment of lands east of the ninety
sixth meridian was political one, which
he thought the people were able to work
out for themselves.
CONGRESSMAN ABBOTT.
who is a member OF the committee on
public buildings and grounds, in answer
to question from your correspondent as
to why the appropriation for the addition
to the public building at Dallas was re-
ported ahead of the Fort Worth public
building bill, said that this action was
not in any way prejudicial to the inter-
ests of the people at Fort Worth, but
that the interests of Dallas required that
the addition to the building should he
made at as early a date as possible. Mr..
Abbott has been trying ever since the
committee was appointed to have action
taken upon the Fort Worth public build
ing, and has endeavored to get the sub
committee to act upon it, but heretofore
without success. 1t is not expected
that the bill Will be pigeonholed, but
he to provide for Federal buildings in the
North and East, and the districts
throughout the country more solidly Re-
publican. He expects, however, to Rave
the bill reported at an early date, but at
this writing It is impossible to state what
view the committee may take as to the
size of the appropriation. The general
impression is that Fort Worth should OF
course have suitable and well-adapted
public building. Its commercial inter-
ests demand it, and there seems to be no
reasonable grounds for doubt that it will
get an appropriation for this purpose
during the present session.
THE PAN-AMERICAN DELEGATES
do not seem to be very anxious to visit
the South, II one may judge by the re-
sponses received from them to the invi-
tations preferred by Secretary Blaine.
Twelve of the delegates and nine secre-
taries have signifed acceptance. This
was a much smaller number than was
expected, aud the impression Is that the
proposed excursion will be abandoned.
Pressure of business is the reason offered
by most of those who have sent in re-
grets. Diplomats say that the excur-
will participate in it, as the invitations
have been issued and acceptances re-
turned. The places to be visited are
Norfolk, Newport News. Fortress Mon
roe, Richmond, Charleston, Augusta,
Macon, Savannah, Jacksonville, st.
Augustine, Tampa, Pensacola, Mobile,
New Orleans, Birmingham, Chatta-
nooga, Memphis, Nashville and Knox
vile. The entire time of the excursion
Will occupy two weeks.
PAN-AMERIcANs.
WASHINGTON, March l6.-The work of
the Pan-American conference has SO far
progressed that adjournment is conf
IDENTIFY expected within the next thirty
days. With that in view, arrangements
are making for the trip through the
South, which will end the official hos
FATALITIES of the United States to the dele
gates. The trip will be arranged and
carried out by the officers OF the Rich
mond and Danville railroad, as was the
Northern and Western trip by the Penn
sylvania officials. Most of the work OF
the conference is done in committees.
The subjects referred TO the committees
are as follows: Customs union, under
discussion by the conference. Two reports
have been presented, the majority re-
port recommending the negotiation of
reciprocity tire aties between the several
nations wherever practicable, it is
thought will be adopted tomorrow.
Communication on the Atlantic, re-
port pending III conference. Commune
cation on the Pacific, communication on
the Gulf OF Mexico and the Caribbean
sea, customs regulation, port dues and
monetary convention, prepared and in
the hands OF the printer. The extradi-