St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-25
TO SUPPRESS oUTLAWRY.
He Will Recommend That the
United States Assume
Control,
ABROGATE THE TREATIES,
Abolish Tribal Relations and
Form a Territorial Gov
eminent.

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Office has received another telegram
from Agent Wisdom. at Muskogee. Ind.
Ter, relating to the trouble expert
enced from lawless men in that section.
lie says: 1.-The Cook gang CT outlaws
in force is camped at Gibson Station,
eight miles from here. on the Missouri,
Kansas u Texas railway. 1t is believed
another hOldup is contemplated. My
police force. such as can get together,
is not equal TO the emergency. and Mar
shall Crump. at Fort Smith, Ark, writes
that he has mol money to keep marshals
in the field for campaign.
Affairs here are in desperate con-
dition; commerce impedrd. business
suspended. and the people generally ill.,
timidated and private individuals
robbed every day and night. ] renew
my recommendation and earnestly i'll
sist that the government, through the
proper channel, take the matter in hand
and protect its courts and citizens Of
the United States who are lawfully
resident in the territory. Licensed
traders are especially suffering and they
are here under SUSPENSE. This state Of
siege must he broken up and something
done to save life and property"
This telegram was referred to Secre-
tary Smith, who called the attention of
the secretary of war to his request of
yesterday that troops be sent to the In
dian territory and suggested the
urgency OF early action as desired by
the government. 1t has been deter
mined by the interior department
officials to
Break Up the La.Flessness
in the Indian territory. ii the active as
Slstance OF the war department is Sc
cured.
Attorney General Olney has sent tele-
grams to the United States attorney and
the United States marshal at Fort
Smith to do everything legi,imateiy
within their power TO prevent the inter
ruption of Interstate commerce and the
detention of the United States mails.
If these efforts fail. it is assumed that
the military will be called into requisi.
ton.
Secretary Smith was asked today
what he should recommend to prevent
permanently the lawlessness and reign
or terror that now exists in the Indian
territory.
''Abrogate the treaties; abolish the
tribal relations; establish a territorial
government. and extend the jurisdic-
ton of the United States over the whole
territory" he replied promptly.
The secretary expressed the opinion
that the local self-government of the
civilized tribes Was failure thus far.
Their legislatures make laws. but there
seems TO be 40 way of enforcing them.
Men who had all along been opposed to
the course he suggested now SAW that
there was no other way out of the diff
Guilty. He would see that the Indians
were protected i'll all their property
rights, but lie would have the United
States control sufficiently to rid the
territory of the outlaws. Ii terrific
rial government were established. judges
would be sent there to administer the
laws, and the governor who was APP
pointed could see that they were ell
forced. The report of Gov. Renfrow. OF
Oklahoma. advises the consolidation of
the two territories. saying that the
whites would then predoniEate This
being called 10 the secratary's attention,
he said that the white people in the III
dian territory now largely predomi-
mated, but they had no voice in the af-
fairs OF the government. 1t was true
that in this white population there were
many persons Who are now causing
trouble, but if the United States had
complete territorial jurisdiction over
the country they could be driven out
and the better element would prevail.
L The secretary said that the IntrudprS
now in the Cherokee country should be
driven out and that the department
would not interfere further in the Siian
Lewis case from the ChoetaW country.
and that it is probable Lewis will be
sim.