Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-04-01
ADVISES ACCEPTANCE.

TAHLEoUAH, /. r., March 29.-Cher-
olsee council convened here yesterday
and went to work with genuine good
feeling.
The interest manifested by the In
dams in the closing scenes of the strip
sale is unprecedented. The capital is
so crowded with people from all por-
tions of the nation that hotel accom-
modations go at premium.
Many distinguished United States
citizens are present, among them Con-
gresham Fields, whose advice will be
worth much to the Indians Mt this
time.
1t is expected to-day that some definite
plan of action will be mapped out by
the legislature, and it is confidently
believed that the trade will be agreed
to within the next week or ten days.
The chiefs message is rs follows and
seems to give general satisfaction:
| TO the Honorable National Council In Special
Session:
| You have been convened In special session to
| consider and take such action as your wisdom
| seems best in the modification made by con-
gress in the articles OF agreement entered into
| by the commissioners Tor the United states
and Cherokee nation for the ccssion OF land 10
the United States belonging to the Cherokee
nation, lying west o. o. deg. west longitude, nc.
ceptcd and ratified in par; by the Cherokee ma.
ton BY un act Of the national council approved
January 4, 1897.
By the act OF the national congress dated
| March . herewith submitted for your informa'
ton. you will observe that this agreement was
amended TO this extent, that before any IN
rruder or unauthorized person who entered
the Cherokee nation and commenced improve
mcnt prior to August II, 1886, shall be removed
from the limits thereof. as provided In the
agreement, such improvements shall be APP
praised by board Of appraisers. and the Cher0'
kec nation Is required 10 pay such Intruder the
value OF his improvements, but the appraisers
may consider the rents and profits OF the land
used ana occupied by the intruder In determin-
ing the value of his improvements.
or the S. 595 80 agreed TO be paid By the
United States In the original agreement with
the Cherokee nation, t2?5, 1856 Is Immediately
available upon the acceptance by the Chero-
kee nation OF the modification made by
congress IN the said agreement and the
remaining ss 3Jj,0W is 10 be paid In live
equal annual installments, commencing on
the 18th day OF March. 1899. and end
ing on the ith day Of March, 1859, the
said deferred payment to bear per cont inter-
-
nua,ly: or should the national council deem IL
| TO be TO the best interest OF the Cherokee peo-
pie to negotiate u loan on the principal aud in
terest Of the said deferred payment ana tnerep'
secure ut once the full amount due on these
lands II is authorized by said act OF congress to
dc so. picdging the principal ana interest TO Sc
cure the payment OF the debt
| Paragraph 3 OF article y OF the original
agreement, giving exclusive jurisdiction TO inc
| courts of this nation in oil civil and criminal
cases where citizens Of the Cherokee nation.
either by blood or adoption, snail DC the only
partics In interest, was stricken out by the act
OF congress ubove referred 10.
recommend that you accept the agreement
as amended by congress. The act above re-
ferred TO provides that the amount to bc paid
the intruders shall not exceed s"Su,Oo) While
am Of the opinion that the mtrudcrs are tres
passcrs without equity. and to whom the law
Of bettcrment does not apply, ana deprecate
| the fact that congress has placed o olHerenl IN
depreciation upon the same, yet think we had
| better accept this amendment Tor The follow
ing reasons; While the number OF intruders Is
;, d,tni,ly I-1oWn II, ;...tnmp!aled 10
| No ,oid h, ,bia nct nm NJ the opinion
! thai tho umita,ion 10 those commenting i'm.
| nro-.or,o,,s r-ior IN Aurust fl 1894 and the
t,s,.nr ,.c,,;r;on ,hn, tho rso and occunnncv of
,,,a si, ,no, ~, ,ai,rp into copsjdern,ion by the
hoard ~ ,nnr,iscrs In making their award will
| -, To- - ,,roo, odvur.,on IN rho Cherokee
80, ~ - and ,,a;nri,,, ~ cases ,hc balance
re-, ,y,ii no IN the n,,ion's favor. The nc, OF
s,,s,s 49, no, ;n,orforo Win ,be right ~
,Sa Thoroi,cc ra,,om ~ determine who are its
I'll, h,', ,.onrr,r, ,h,, rir.h, ana nrovides
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iot s'0'' '"' va
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u.' 80, a,~o,,n, ,s;,i i've reouired %
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pay ~. - ~. ~ go ,ho Iards b.v y. boep
Ieia H"u P''"' 'o' '''>
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,e.. i.,,,1n.Sa1 ,ha, ,o,, mn,,e some annie
,.,a 90 .,,a'.o, ,So ;n,I.s, Information Gun
81. 80 =, ,,,,ra,s .rs of rho ems.
',N ,''a Nd ,ho eos, nj imnrovinr
.u;n,, a., ,",. o"mro,ni,v whore snch improvc.
','''u ~ .a,oI md snch other INCARNATION
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