Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-27
AS Interpreted by Major Jack
Hayes, U. S. A.
TRAITS OF THE PEOPLE.
A Country Blg aud Popuious Enough for
StLte-tIow the Natives Live and
what They Do-Ths Choo.
tAW Troubles

Washington. April 20.-Major "Jack"
Hayes, L. y. A.. Is IN Washington
With troop of the Fifth cavalry he was
sent 90 restore order Ina the Choctaw
tribe last autumn Now that the trouble
has broken out again he says that the
Facts might as well be made known as
10 the causes which have brought ID
about Newspaper readers have gem
orally but the dimmcst notion as to who
end what these people are. who together
with the Cherokccs, Chickasawl, Greeks
aud Seminoles compose what Is called
the Indian nation. The Seminolrs came
originally from Florida, the Greeks from
Alabama aud Georgia, the ChcrOllccs
from North Carolina, and the Choctnws
from Louisiana and Mississippi They
were transferred 10 the west of the
Mississippi river between the years 1852
aud 1877, for the purpose OF gctting
them out Of the way. u was not real
lied then that civilization would ever
get so far toward the setting sun as
their present habitation.
The area occupied by these five
tribes is enormous said Major Hayes
yesterday, 1T is big enough to form
u goOd-sizcd state and has sufficient
number of inhabitants 20 admit il as
suAi 10 the Union III they were made
citizens The territory owned by the
Within It's limits dwell 1900 Indians
who pass for fun bloods, 1900 OF mixed
blood and 1900 whites aud freedmen
who have intcrmarred with the Indians
Besides these there Is an alien pOpula-
ton of more thar 100000, consisting 0f
government employees, railway men, coal
miners. farm laborers mechanics, squat
ters, claimants 10 tribal rights, cattle
Crnzers and other classes OF trcspassers.
There is a steady increase ia this foreign
population and a steady decrease In the
proprietary population. The cattle graz.
ers exercise great influence by the use Of
money, while the numerous persons who
claim kinship with the tribes for the
purpose of obtaining property rights
make constant trouble
BEST FOR THE INDIANS TO BE
CITIZENS.
1T would bee best for all parties con
oerned IL these Indians could be made
citizeus OF the United States, and bee
thus brought under the direct Jurisdic-
ton of Uncle Sam As things are now
they may almost be said "a form for
eim nation iu the midst Of the United
States. Zach tribe makes It's own laws
and elects its own legislature ana gov
ernor. The United States government
exercises only q general supervision,
allowing them 10 take care of /
themselves. There rs United states |
official Ina charge OF The agency for the |
Indian nation also United States mar /
sbals. who keep order. and d United |
states court FOR trying otienscs against |
tbe federal laws, such as bringing liquor !
into the territory. Each tribe has Us /
own council house for the sitting Of It's /
lawmakers The Choctaw council mouse 1
nj Tusbkahomma Is "a handsome brick /
building and cost $4,000
1.-THE recent trouble started az the cleo
ton for the governor OF the ChoeiaWs 4
last autumn. Ihere We're IINo rauui
iates-IOnes and Jackson. The former
claims 10 be full-blOoded Indian, but /
he has blue eyes and looks like q white
man. He knows very hiue EuEhth.
jackson. on the other hand, has inc np-
pearance OF full blood. He WAS edn-
Gated in Virginia, Possesses eohs.urfavI"
intelligence and IL familiar with the
ways Of the whites, Inc eieouoii WI
very close and both parties clnlmel
fraud. Bloodshed followed ana four OF
.he ZONES faction were KILLED. was
cont with troop Of cavalry 90 rush
sab0mina 10 restore order. lnefe was
nj further disturbance at that time.
MAS present az the counting or lhe votes
Jackson had clear majority pnl roiue
If the precincts wlhch Wen, loI III
gere thrown ont on technical grounds
n that Jones was declared elected gov
SNevertheless, everything went OF
,nietly. But recently the ipnes party
iied 10 arrest certain persons VINO We're
'nroes.l iu the killings Of last autumn
gifb "a view 90 fetching them W Tor
MAI before the ChOctaw court Ihey
ought refuge with nn influential man
,sn,ed I,Ocke and refused % b. taken.
III Governor Jones ordered out the 'light
,orse 49, the tribal militia Is called, %
apture the delinquents. Locke turned
ifa,,ss into "A fort and dehed thr
nOita Fighting resulted, accounts 81
'-bieb Won have read IN the newspaper,
Sinnlly the United States agent Oiilered
~ Eight horse 90 disband and federal
r,ofss were again sent for
aSuch Is the simple history Of The re-
eat trouble among these people. Though
ivliized IN their ways. wearing The same
~ of ll0ttes and living 10 the saiae sort
h houses a. the Wkite man, they arr ,
eaper,ts. fellows. The only way which
hey recognize tor EiehunE wrong b e.