Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-02
TO EJECT INTRUDERS.
Some 1000 People to be Evicted From
the Chickasaw Nation.


the Chickasaw Nation.
GAINESVILLE, Ten, April 3O.-Judge
Overton Love, of Marietta, l. T., one OF
the most prominent Chickasaw Indians
in that country, returned from WASH
ington few days ago, where he mas
been for several months endeavorlng 10
induce the Government TO send troops
IN the Chickasaw Nation and eject from
that country all of those non-resldents
who have refused to comply with
Chickasaw laws by deiiantly re-
fusjng TO pay the annual permit
tax. which is but S. year for farmers,
there being no other tax assessed against
them whatever by the ChickasaW gov
eminent. To-day Judge Love received
letters which indicated that the govern
ment has decided to act in the matter at
once and the consequence Will be that
some seven thousand men, most OF whom
are farmers and have families, will be
put out of that country in the near tu-
ture. One of these letters is written by
Secretary Noble to Indian Commissioner
Morgan, in which he says:
There are herewith transmitted to
Won papers concerning the removal OF
persons unlawfully residing In the
Chickasaw Nation. 1t must be admitted
that the policy of the government has
heretofore been somewhat dilatory ana
vacillating with regard to these people,
but there is, too, much TO account Tor
the same. The great number OF lndVld-
nails afTe6ted and the results to them OF
such action on the part Of the govern
ment are such as would break ap their
present homes: nevertheless, | think,
with you, that the situation now de-
mandS positive action, and inaSmuch as
large tracts of land near the Chickasaw
country are about to be opened to set
Element / have TO direct that you pro-
coed to have these intruders removed at
once.
A second received by Judge Love was
written TO Leo Bennett, Indian agent
at MuSkogee, by Indian Commissioner
Morgan, in which he says;
referring to your letters, transmitting
i'm accordance with instructions, lists
containing the names over 5000 per-
sons alleged TO be intruderS in the Chick
aSaw Nation and to previous cores
pondence on the subject of ChickaSaw
intruders, am now in receipt of let
ter from the Secretary Of the Interior
replying to my report Of December 10,
1890, in which he directs me to proceed
TO have these intruders removed at
once. Their removal and these inStruc-
tionS will be carried into execution at
the earliest practicable moment. BY
report of even date herewith | have
recommended to the department that
the Secretary of War be requested to
cause a troop of cavalry to be detailed
to assist you in making the removals
required hereby"
There is much excitement in the
Chickasaw Nation to-day where this
news has been received, as it is be-
lieved the Government intends to act
and put out of that country all intruderS,
most of whom have crops planted, and
should they be put out now the season is
too far advanced to enable them to raise
crops elsewhere this year, and as they
are all poor people great deprivation
and suffering must follow their eject
ment from that country. But the In
dian Government is determined that
they shall go, and now that the United
States Government has decided like
wise, there seems no hope that they
will be allowed to remain there to enjoy
the fruits of this seasons crops.