The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04

Tahlequah, the capital of the Cherokee
nation, one side being printed in the
Cherokee tongue and the other side in
English. The Choctaws are governed by
written constitution, elect their princi-
pal chief every four years, and have iu-
dietary system, with trial by jury and a
right of appeal to the supreme chief.
The Cheroxees number about 20 900, the
Choctaws 10000, the Greeks $4,000, the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes 1000 and all
the other tribes about $4,000.
PURCHASE OF THE LAND.
The price to be paid to the Cherokees
for their land is IS, ,595 736, of which $685.
736 has already been appropriated and
made available by congress The remain
der will be paid in five equal annual in
stallments, beginning March next, with
4per cent. interest.
The purchase was effected only after
much discussion in congress and pro
longed negotiations between the govern
ment commissioners and the Cherolxees.
1t was brought about by an agreement
concluded at Tahlequah on Dec 10, 1891,
by authority previously granted by con
gress. This was ratified blythe Cherokee
national council on Jan. A. 1892, and en-
acted INTO lawby congress on March 3,
1893.
HOW 1T WILL BE SETTLED.
By the terms of that act, no person is
permitted to enter or occupy the land ex-
cept in the manner prescribed by the
President's' proclamation. Any person
otherwise occupying it, forfeits all rights
of acquisition in the future. All intru-
ders already on the grounds are to be ex-
PEELED as trespassers, but provision is
made that such as occupied houses and
had other improvements prior TO August
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Cherokee nation for such improvements.
With the exception of few "allot-
mentsh to Indians go in number) who
have acquired permanent titles in accor-
dance with certain laws and also of n
few small reservat tions for Indian schools,
the whole of the strip will be thrown
open for settlement.
KEEPING OUT BOOMERS
Government agents have been on the
ground all summer Most of the strip
has been surveyed, the county lines have
all been located, and the county seats Sc
lected Land Offices are established at
convenient points, aud registers and re-
celvers will be on hand at these Offices on
the day of opening. All other details
necessary for the peaceful opening have
been perfected. The United States troops
are on hand to, prevent the boomers"
and the "sOonersn from getting on the
ground in advance of the opening day,
and to prevent disorder on the day of the
opening. The Third cavalry regiment
has already been patrolling the borders
and has turned out all the intruders who
have been found already on the land.
Nevertheless. there is reason TO believe
that several hundred persons, men and
women, some with horses and others
without are yet in the strip, hiding in
deep rayines in out of the way places
These are supposed to have come down
from Kansas, with the design Of picking
out choice quarter sections in advance, so
that when opening day comes, they can
pounce down on their claims and preempt
them by virtue Of their previous presence
near the ground.
THE WILDERNESS TRANSFORMED.
With the in-rush of settlers, the great
transformation will take place This
wilderness will be changed into tickly-
settled and civilized community, covered
with snug farms, and bristling with
lively towns and villages. Industries of
all sorts will spring up, and the more ad-
vanced forms of civilization will be rap
idly taken on. This newborn territory,
together with it's infant sister Oklahoma,
with which it is Immediately to be linked
in pursuance of law, will, in all probabil-
ity, make sudden and vigorous leap for
statehood, with promising prospects of
early success.