Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-31
A Close Confederation r,opOspd--An Appoint
menl Of q Postmaster Almost Breaks
The Cherokee Strip Deal

Ma a message 10 the Chrrhk,c cornell
this afternoon Chief Harria called az,
tcniiOu o. thc uiiCeuth aud siNicenth /
srciions OF thc ace passed NN cungrpss
for fulhlment Of trcaiy stipulation Win
the irne which prcSdeF tlf land can
hc allotted on a hasis Of lOO acrus Der
capita cor must be enld for their Nrnrut /
10 aims ut She destruction ut the tribal !
r'lation AID upon this rohngnisuurnt 4
new state is 90 he iormcl Ch'ci iiotris /
urges the ppuncl 60 unite che Tribes so /
that Che ntcwst Of one quay Nseomw tie |
Interest OF an, thc tribal nlNtiona sus /
| iaiuUi and tho land held lN tOch tribe |
/ in common for nll time o. cOme,
4 a lArEc majority OF the ChefVkccs arc !
l opposed To- allotment and the Cherokee
/ enlons feel that amy further opuoach
\ mHW hy ulg government upon the in.
! dian land win hronk Che backbone % any
/ confodVrDUy, aud TINT an absorption 10y
TIM government win be natural Coprse,
Tho Chcrokccs own between .i,ovNVON
| aud A,Ooo.uOO acres OF land and csiuni'
| lug THUR population nt about Nuop,
I there rrmnlns lust loo acrcs per cnMini
II the land woro divided, NJ allotment
had boon affected yours ago when the
Chorpkocs owned their own land W SOUTH
etn kanans and tho present Cherokee
outlet, and the Greek Indians The Pc.
cont Oklahoma Territory, the individual
wealth wonll have boon cnnrWnus nut
tho agitation which has been begun hy
progressive whites and y being boonltd
hy the newspapers has thoroughly nfouN
cj iho opnnsition 10 ANY diyiaon OF ihc
land aud the object of Tie rouurIl when
| ghiof Harris propuens 90 have nrscmhlvd,
As To forever join 90 The lndiNna the
lands thcy now own and settle W., QWc,,
ton ot nllotmout and statehood tor au
Ns the several tribcs now stand they
! nrp guurpmo iu thcr own territory uhd
/ "A law unto themselves Tiny own no
Z land m commm npd The cmei W Simply
, | nE officer for administering nh thN NNNs
1 estate. They regard an allotment ~
the land ns moapipg extinction or b1,lf
\ | indiN iduulty ana complete hhhlulN
J tiun of their rncu-
= m hia communication 60 the Council
Ghiof Harris says. ~ decm u h'',e
3. snrv to rnn your attention "a the 10
q mud 40 SECTIONS of an act of conHroiN' en-
J. titled IAN act making appropriations lui
e tha rurrput aud contingent expenses nhu
>, for fulfilling The stipulation with lnuWl
ID trlhpn tor thp fiscal year pndlnF Jun,
Ia w 1909. approved March 3, lS'2, Wmcl
r. ms hSn submitted 90 you The apcllei
m Grst mrntianod eiyra the consent Oi th'
'c limited States 90 the allotment OF th'
NJ land az tho ChorOkeug. Crooks, Ihuc
a Jaws. Chlcknsnwa aud Sominplea, not g
10 exceed $50 Rrrcs TO tie indiNdnhl mem
y. brrs of the nations uumcd nnn tnN nv
q, t.r provldrs FOR thp appointment 10y ih
A.. uro.linut of Tho tnitnd States oi "a cnn
h. mission of thrrc pemona to ontoF nv
IN Vaccinations with the Nhorukves, iho'
a. tn,va and Cdchaeuw, Crtrk and Nrin
n. mole nations for the pupuo ~ "All
We euishment of the national nr tribal utl
In. to land in their territory now hold %
m amy nnd an uaiions with the Wow of ih
pt creation of state og states 81 ill
or Union which shall contain lhu land VIII
as Ina snid ludinn TERRITORY ihrp NV
pd proylsOns of law look 90 iho draiwelN
I'D I'D thr several lndinn nnuonnhuea' q
nhsorhtlon of The people ihctcoi INTO th
moss of United Sinta citacnHhlp, nn
thn crsntiou of che new state 90 be- COZ
n trollod hy thp overwhelming Influence
~ pupnluiion Tint would come bent upo
M destroying and Iampling uunn 'hr tlku
.t. of the present Ownors ni me son nwlt
utr ING M DO ihut u ~ 0ur jnai und NIX
Mn "a duty Co ronlsi by united effort u
In. prassure 10 be- brought 90 bear upon ~
ra- nation humn.handpd,
ry THEY ARE NOT
n, When the news ronched here thlp NOR
or Ing Tint w. j. Watts, une of the mo
re obnoxious men w the nation 20 the ~,
no olrcg. Ind been appointed Roslnntl
IA, ms Muldruw, Y looked ~ " ~ lhni h
~. fylnf tho gnic NJ tho Cherokee out
~ ,innld L. fopplnd overheard by this q
M. Monument Tho government has won
& IA ia agreement with the 1hefokNrA
ns protect them frDm intrnderp NJ ~ iql
..s in tho I'M, and thr tpcoRnkoN len0
of the ohnogious olement has he1n glf
4 f,ur.yenr4 tenure. EN-fnuGrpttit
Peel ni once photographed Senator Jor
~ Arhnuaua 90 have the nplWiimen
W. called Hud pNti onRrpH7inhh iH,WH ~
iW dispatch 10 tle secretary OF w y,
the nor. nsklua him to ONplnin the 1inhN
en-, IA the p9gimdster general mo 20
- oHco nt MuldrnW 4 q iourtltrlqh
'9ho and comes nn1ef nc lnlls,is'l9 IN,
che Ninhweu 'lho Impression universe
j. prnraia that thf pDstuillnN dep4rimI
y / knows nothing whatever ABOUT ing g
diti0ns prevailing and ilnl the 'plpH
sion wlll he li Onrn rnfnANl
Tho Chmokees had already drawn
anna r,tsnlnti0u of connrD. hut wlen
thfr nnr,amirv explanations were nhhr
Unt ,aa yttihdruWn. Tho associations
itnd Which Watts a president made ~
idta trrly nsapsmngnt pt ~ " enn,'.l
nm. riebt tO ihe Cherokee lnndH upon w
MN. ih, infrulnrs had entered punf ip J.
r,aor,asa Isl 81 treaty With the ult
ina decided tlnt fliNy must 70 w
ina myon the ChprkeNH more lpN
than nN other on, nln, aha
q ~ eeutDr 81 thU Intruder ln9ltuNhi
lnif gbo council had decided 90 proc
thia | ..ttl' ihr Iniaint.as. bm thH lands viii
~ finally railuaurhed nniN MAiiH
removed from The puHiglhqe mo
government agreement Win We lNHi
wv. concurrent rosolullon passpd J
iatt tfanchea ~ ne council tlie afiefn'
onrl appointing q COMMITTEES 81 hfr 70
.it.ee fef Win tic principle rhiei nnd 4.
nnt oauntl aud dfRw uV bll iEmqnni
llaw IN, cherokee tltie 90 the outlet "
4el,- f.auira SOME little Time finW 81 2
,rted aylt jriw 40 doc Ndl and Dc nuimini
.n.tsiire fquabhle alil iunher doilf
r CMef ifnfns nnd ne rohncll
rratlv encouraged Tile afternoon ~
~ ,.eliut II y iOigi leitor ifoin NefHl
lefilaie n iac treasury n4a nseif
Smith ~ ilf interior, plsnHluf lpf
.rnmant's nsflHinure No NtpNinR ~.
Xxx .eenrty 1hAf letters pippsfg pA.
~ Nv Doubt about The security Y
neeofalie oud fnfiAffmpfv Ht1Nirs
rirfsiee ~ q pfeminin. Alter Gn1
XIX NV nndff which ne yale WI ~
Iiilf ! fMfet fho Nfief fourlnfra Nt
"a " KS rs aay ~ 500 fhaf q Mopll Nhprt
tif / rsagttrg defAHueHf much fieHf'IN
lots ae d1narfmHt ~ ilie Interior ~
r.ifrA staff4 nOuli ~ lhAewi 20
.oarsla VIVA sos iu iAehMiiNk ilf
i.iene III lhe gff ~ r1Nfi ihH
NnAft 0ratIots which sou would iipif ff9N
hifH fnlfaa Riafts fpNld ~ itaNHitftf'
Nila a-rfe Any Han you may nlatR
hi4f ll..n az interest and pfinfflf uuf on