The historic times., 1891-11-14
CHEROKEE STRIP MEETING.
ResoIuti ons Adopted at a Convention Held
in Arkansas City, Kan.

ResoIuti ons Adopted at a Convention Held
in Arkansas City, Kan.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Nov. 13.-
About 5, 600 people attended the Chero-
kee strip mass convention in this city
yesterday.
The convention was presided over by
Delegate d. A. Harvey, of Oklahoma,
and speeches were made by Hon. Sid
ney Clark, Congressman B. 81. Glover,
Horace Speed, Ledru Guthrie and w.
NJ Mitchell All of the speakers were
earnest in their advocacy of prompt
action by congress, but discouraged
any spirit that would cause men to at
tempt an unlawful occupancy of the
lands.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the convention:
First-It is the sense of this meeting
that thousands of homeseekers have for
years been waiting and petitioning congress
to open to settlement the Cherokee strip and
that the government of the United States
has for years allowed these lands to be oc-
cupied by non taXpaying syndicates of cat
tlemen to the detriment of the farmers or
the west and have allowed Oklahoma to be
opened up and added to and it is now prac-
dians, thus retarding her advancement and
civilization
Second-That the question of the title to
the Cherokee outlet having been by the
Cherokees submitted to the courts com
posed of judges appointed by the president
of the United States ana confirmed by the
senate, and in each case the decision of the
court has been that the Cherokees never
had any title to the said lands and outlet
easement only, which has since been aban.
dOned, and the question of title cannot
longer b9 doubted by the other branches of
the government or the people of the United
States, and the outlet being now declared to
be public domain should be by act of con-
gress Immediately thrown open to public
settlement.
Tnird-That the Cherokee nation having
no interest of any kind or nature in the soil
and that the same has so been held by the
highest courts to which the same has been
submitted, that the proceeds of the sale of
said lands under the homestead W of the
United states be transferred and given to
Oklahoma when the present territory shall
be erected into state and be declared
genera al fund for school and other purposes,
thus enabling the people to properly care
for non taxpaying Indian wards of the
government who will reap the benefits of
the laws maintained at the expense of the
settlers
EourIn-AHat the appropriation LOT tne
alloting the Chey nne and Arapahoe reser-
vation having proven too small an become
exhauste an early appropriation for
enough to complete the allotments and
carry out the treaty stipulatlOns should be
made by congress and the reservation after
speedy allotment be opened to immediate
homestead settlement.
Flfth-Tnat We extend our hearty thanks
to the Hon. William Springer, Hon. @. IL
Mansur, Hon. b. w. Perk ms, Hon. j. S. Strub-
bic, Hon. F. B. Plumb, Hon. j. Platt and
other staunch friends of Oklahoma for their
labors n opening new lands to Sc tlement
Sixth-That the boards of trade and
chambers or commerce of the cities inter
ested in the settlement OF the outlet and
other Oklahoma lands are earnestly re-
Quested to ask their senators and represen-
tatives in con 5ress to actively ass st in the
early opening of these lands