The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06

CAUSE OF THE MANY GRIMES IN
THE INDIAN TERRITORY
Awful Moonshine Whisky " hieh l.
Made in the Ozark Mountains
Transported TO the Nations aud
Sold TO the Indians Under the
Name OF ''Wu Mule"

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a comprehensive
and interesting bulletiu, published in book
form, and profusely illustrated, was Is
sued by the census office, covering in detail
every subject OF general interest connected
with the five civilized tribes of the Indian
territory, the Chickasaws, Cherokees,
Chcctaws, Creeks and Seminoles. Their
aggregate population Is Use OF this
number 57eO0 are Chickssaws. The
Cberokees come next with = population OF
90 COO: he Chocisws have population OF
43 900: the Greeks, 1900, and the Semin-
oies, :. 200. IL each tribe the males are the
preponderaIing element. The tribes &C
cupy an area of country amounting 10
1t arly II, coo, go acres. All these Indians
are not taxed and not under the control of
the Indian Office, but are carried on its
rolls.
Much opposition was shown 10 the cen
sus," says the bulletin. ''The Greek and
Seminole authorities aided it, however, by
legislative action. They urged the resi-
dents to give information to the enumera-
tors, but meetings were held TO resist
them. The condition OF the five tribes is
that of self-sustaining. fairly prosperous
aud law-sbidng people. They live IN Il
land without assessment taxes" The
term civilized" was originally applied TO
them in contradiction to the life of tn.
wild Indian tribes, but as the whole, their
civilization is not that OF the civilization OF
the Auglo-SaXon. The majority are quar-
ter aud halI-breeds, aud have the features
of the " mite man.
Their system IF government is modelled
on that OF the United States. They have
A r.rinCipal chiefs alpcrlyH le1r-
lslatOrs, elective courts and officers aud
police. They have schools of their own,
and Charities and churches IN profuslon
Their school books are in English. News
papers are numerous aud postofflce> plen-
tiful. Their civilization has not been &C
cOmplishet without n vast expenditure Of
time and money by the white people. No
Indians in the United States have received
such care from the whites, or have been
aided so much by the Uni ed Stats.
Much of the progress of the ''so-called"
civilized tribes j. stated TO be due to a
large negro population. These negroes,
once slaves, are now the laborers OF the five
tribes. They are fairly we'll advanced aud
steadily Increasing 10 plumbers, wealth and
intelligence. The Creek nation Is An alert
and active one, which. says the bulletin,
Is largely due 70 the negro element which
controls it. No distilled spirits are sup
posed to be sold in the territory OF the i've
tribes. A vIlilsnous moonsGine whisky
distilled 10 the Ozark mountains, Arkan-
sas, and known as "White Mule, " is snug
gled into The territory. IL is said TO be the
cause of one-haif the crimes. Crimes COM
mil ted by the citizens of the five tribes are
promptly punished.
By the treaty OF 1850. the Indian courts
alone punish Indian criminals When an
IGdian is condemned TO death. the execu-
tiOn is by shooting and he is given period
thirty days usually-in which TO go home
and arrange his personal affairs. He goes
without guard or control, arranges all his
earthly matters, bids his friends goodbye,
returns ut the time appointed and is
promptly shot Not one man of the many
so permitted tn go home after conviction,
up to 1890, has failed To appear for execu-
ton.
Nine lines of railway traverse the terri
tory, with "A total mileage of 1,O46 miles.
The trust funds arising from sales OF land
under treaties with the United States TO
the credit of the Nation amount to s. OOO,-
600. aui the annual interest upon tuis i
$4l4.0 This sum, received from the
United States each year, together with
fees from licenses and permits. enables the
several tribes TO exist without levying Il
tax upon their OWL people