The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
! ASK AID QUICKLY.
Territory People Make a Second
Appeal for Protection.
The Government Asked to Re
lieve the Situation.
RESIDENTS HELPLESS.
They Are Completely at the
Mercy Of Outlaws


WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The Indian
Office has received another telegram
from Agent Wisdom at Muskogee,
Ind. Ter, relating to the troubles
experienced from 1awless men in that
section. He says: 1.-The Cook gang
OF outlaws ia force Is camped at Glib
son Station. eight miles from here, on
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas road
1t j. believed that another holdup $
contemplated My police force, such
as got together is not equal to the
emergency. and Marshal Crump. at
Fort Smith, Ark, writes that he has
no money to keep marshals in the
field for campaign Affairs here are
in a desper ate condition. busin
suspended and the people generally
inundated and private individ uals
robbed every day and night. I renew
my reeomme ndatiQn and earnestly in
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 residents OF the territory.
Licensed traders are espe ciaIly suffer
ing and they are here under suspense.
This state OF siege must be broken
and some thing done to save life and
property
Rotary Smith, who called the atten-
tion Of the secretary Of war to his re-
quest that troops be sent to the IN
dian territory and suggested the mr.
gency Of early action desired by
the government 1t has been deter
mined by the interior department. Of
hcials to break up the lawlessness in
the Indian territory if the active
sistance Of the war department. is
secured
Attorney General Oiney has sent
kilograms to the United States attor-
ney and United States marshal at
Fort Smith to do everything 1egiti-
mately within their power to prevent
the interruption of Interstate com
nerce and the detention Of the United
States mails If these efforts fail. it
is ass med that the military will be
called into requisition.
Secretary Smith was asked what he
should recommend to prevent perma-
nently the lawlessness and reign of
terror that now exists in the Indian
territory. 'sAbrcgats the treaties,
abolish the tribal relations, esta blish
a territorial Cove rnment and extend
the jurisdiction Of the United States
over ths whole territory" he replied
promptly
The secretary expressed the opin-
lon that the local self-government of
the civilized tribes was failure thus
far Their legislatures make laws.
but there seems to be no way Of en-
forcing them Men who had all along
been opposed to the course he sug-
gested, now say that there was no
other way out of the difficulty. He
would see that the Indians were pro-
tected in their property rights, but
he would have the United States con-
troll sufficiently to rid the territory OF
the outlaws. IL territorial govern
ment were established, judges would
be sent there to administer the laws
and the governor who was appointed
could see that they were enforced
The report Of Governor Renfrew of
Oklahoma advises the consolidation
of the two territories, saying that the
whites would then predominant. This
being called to the secretary's atten-
ton, he said that the white people
in the Indian Territory now largely
predominated, but they had no voice
Ia the affairs Of the government Tt
was true that in this white popula-
ton there were many persons who
were now causing trouble. but If the
United States had complete territor-
ial Jurisdiction over the country they
could drive them out and the better
element would prevail.
The secretary said that the intrud-
ers in the Cherokee country should be
driven out and that the department
would not interfere further in the
Silan Lewis case from the Choctav
country and that it is proba Bile that
Lewis will be shot