Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-07-09
run nnApAM INDIAN LAND jon.

Louis Glo6c-Democrat OF July as a
special dispatch:
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 3.-Mr. j.
p. McNaughton, u resident Of the In
dian Territory, representing the Peoria
Indians, is in Washington. Some
time ago hill was Introduced in
congress TO provide for the allotment
of lands among the several Indian
tribes in the QuGpaw agency and for
the sale OF surplus lands, and for the
creation OF the county of Cayuga in
the territory of Oklahoma. Mr.. Nc
Nauohton makes an interesting state
ment in respect 10 this measure. He
asserts that The bill was originally pre-
pared by persons at Baxter Springs,
Kan. A few years ago the Quapaws
adopted u white man named Abrams,
formerly of Kansas. Mr. McNaughton
saws Abrams was made clerk OF the
Ouapaw tribe and was instrumental
In etlecting the adoption OF members
of his family and some twenty or thirty
others, mostly whites, who are entitled
to the same rights and benefits as the
Ouapaws. These benefits consist OF
something like 200 acres of land and
$1,000 cash per capita. Subsequently
Mr.. Abrams, il is said, came to Wash
'nston 40 uv,o ''"a hoaan :" sr;t.tr
a. 'nviI eAp."se' LIN %"r Issds tho sale of
their surplus lands and the creation of
an auu''1V" a.; o'H h;,i oarries Il will of
MONA. ~ Gu snis s;, T,, mon tho In.
g S oU"e' n u nor,in,, of their
S a'ass' , any 10 srh;aci ~ Tho laws ot
iahes VIII " "a s. ~ oo,'',,.n,s comnell.
ON!aionna' an" ~ VIC o ~ ,ha h,rIcn ri
Gu 10 oe"r A. s"" nS.Na,.,S,on .sser,s
!aAa.ion. ~, ~ ,n' ,sasS''re wonld
tpa. tno passao y, au ;";ns,;ce no
u OU .nu Su sI''a' - 49, In2;an owners
aii9' .,esI ,au a !" ~ an,maI sattlers at
anu se.' .no SUI LII, %o ~oll These
,liaLNet p.ioos ias - 10 ~,o",h "a nncb
lanus arc tnousa ~ " ~: a., Ka"sos awd
as 'ne JANUS au 30 - Cox nor ocrs
Misrepresentation n Wv n ~ go shppuld mas
put ~, me asNs wny s So ~ H1J nOo ~ * O00
uni n'..;as-a ond adonteS mem.
aoreS " ou'''"' "N
oerS' o,,o,.uv ooo,.;,,aa
I'll nav aso V S"n p ' ,r;ho for Iwantv
WIN ,no SuaP"" i.non,;nr ,haro
ye"I1'' n0 a ,ho,a should be No
40 w, a' ,,;a 'o.ttor unt;, some
ac.loil anu : om sno oor ho made
WY y U mh" tho mart;aS are who have
as " wa" 1o.t .nS ap~d wh~ thev are an
oeon ""P;." urm;rn tIe massage of
pe!s'' ':m o,.,ow from
~ S' oon ~" .n * Non o"ros of these moor
ho,ovH ~ -, aS,oo o;,o,,iv 70 Mace them in
ip,oolposs;o,, Of thase r;ghis and exnos.
Poss . VI ~, .H ins. nS ,h.;r homes Is
ins ' a,ent " t .T1 nooa ar5 ta;r.m;nded
not risnI' al 80, ~ o or" Nil cav
peUpie ~ 'h ,. hIu'a ~ C .i'oso reo,,ia -
AIiot .nc iana1 ~ hoi"m~ LIS rs"d s;ye
Mno.n ~ IL - aSn:.oS nors;es a chance
.nT WIZ. LIZ o',r"i,,s tha some 40 onv of
10 Duy '.c surplus, 'ne SAM 20 90 =" ,on
uS a.. A Sani;no 0 az, If ,ho;r lands and
" tnc uea'a"s az W. Iii vor~
liloncy W ou.s :. .hoo. oori" r,ora
roSuhy sce '.". ~" ,,S;'oss fr
ui! Son.p. ,I' orid msror hava
themselves 'ne! , "oH,o " od"r,N
currlcu on .,1 D ,.'Sn,o.o,o 7, ~
ing WHITES Dy 'n ~. "" ,,o o,,, croat
nlslorlcai tacs s oa,. ,. ;"e U iii ,hoSe
!ru ' Ina n n"o w.. a"d o,hars al.
80 -, hror,,ht ohout
JOINING tne'i, mas oeem oI ,'', " :"',
Dy aaoptc" Mnl'e 'n1", WIZ, 90 1919
as adopted l'Foceeueu ~ man. atouo .I"
,h"re seems ~ oe "o p'ace " ulHn ' nc
line, unless some means sl.oui' NC
taken 10 pass u olli anu a'io. '"c c ,","s