Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-13
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There has been a zoo deal OF aglta.
ton In the Indian Territory Of late
over the ,lIrts now being made %
induce the ave clvilizsd trIbei--ihc
Cherokee, Choc,aws, ChlckaaawH
seminoles and Crceks-eilhor 10 sell
their lands, which thoy now hold Ia
bulk, TO the United States, Tcsefving a
certain uumbor Of acres for each In.
dian, or TO divide the land equally
among the na,ivea anu let them ,cli or
keep " a, they choose. Either o.
these plans would enable the white
men 10 secure great amount Of the
land now held by tho Indians. a few
Of the latter are IN favor Of the allot.
monI scheme, hut tic great majority
oppose Il.
Among those who advocate tho In.
dians retaining their land NJ at
pfetent h WIN. II. Hendricks, a
prominent Cherokee who has served
several terms in his nations council.
Mr. Hendricks 10 u full.blood Indian
Of splendid physical appearance nud
strong intellectual powers. His vile
h white woman, ami a most eslimn.
bic LAZY. Both ara iavoably known
by reputation TO large number of
people Ia Utah, aud are personally ou'
dcarrd 10 many missionaries from
here, TO whom lhoy have shown the
greatest oourlosy ami kindness
nj their homu ut Manard, ia.
dian Territory. Replying tu
statements made by Senators rollo,
and Dawes, WHO are urging the a.l1t,
mont Of tho Indian lands, Nc. Hen.
bricks wril1s letter 10 the Iydlap
JoiTHa, published at Euiala, In VIII eta
he deals his antagonists some telling
blows raNug up Mr relIsr's state.
munt that at the breaking out Of tho
Rebellion the Five rhoes entered into
treaile. with the Confederate states
and thereby forfeited treaty rignla with
tho Union, Mr.. Hendricks sayr'
/ want ~ say right here. % Mr. Teller
or Mr. Dawes had liyui iu tho territory
no THAT umu thDy would have been Hs
willing hH any man Co treat with lhU
HO-caIuu Confederate siAlus, john Ross,
principal Cului uf thH luurukHUs
would nol trga. with thu commission.
or, sont horu by thu so-rAuoi D1ufDI-
crate states until tHB ulhur trlbss bad
utdo treaties with tho south. aud about
.. .H H...H ..f Lao
Texas, had crossed our uA ION nap u1rtu.
huI he wrote john Ross $40 luttor sHyuEs
"iou can uo us you please, / would uH
soon ugI. Nuu Ha irui yuu any way
Then tuD general bad 5000 troops going
north Iu hunt up ull tlH bug .uuuml7 20
thplIu.toi States army, know luis IH Boo
true. les 900 dream, John ltH,, said ll
us people when We asked hts gltleu "Ii
our uous0 ls uu urn what tro you going
90 duY ArD you going io stay 100 your
house aut loo consumed by nro, or aro
you going 10 80. ou. li ypu eAu.''
Mr Huuduuas ALSO deals with MI
Dawes's suggestion Tor tuc Indians ~
divide their lauls ani give "eyery
ciuzuRutq equal share" The Chero'
gce champion su gests tina. his nation
sometimes patterns u,gcg lne white
mam auJuldi
balioyo Nr Dawes Hawhlt0 man,
! Aup JOS Doc hta u.EuI U4 lu ulyIdU uuI
band WlIh cIt.lNu-i IU. us ask Alr, utwHH
I fu lOtI tuU NHy. M hu uui HIl e.. beer u"u
bon .uu United SttlH- who own Iar-.
! ins., ui 4ud Will lINIo up lh,Ir Iuls
uI.H mau who nAyu u1. Zoo. of llui q.
put tuuir iuo uu, luuu $40 viii i1lu"suli
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