Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-11-02
APPALLING RECORD.
About 257 Murders In the Indian
Territory In Eight Months.
ORDERS The MOB TO BE ARRESTED.
Gov. Cuiberson Wants tho Sheriff to DO His
Duty In tho Recent Burning OF
Negro-A Conference mt
Tuskahoma.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3i.-Rcpresenta-
tive Little, OF the Fort Smith congress.
sional district, is here looking after
some departmental matters. lie states
that e57 murders have been commit
ted In the Indian territory since
the 4th Of last March and that
thirty men have been sentenced
to death for crimes since last
congress adjourned. Things are get
ting worse In that country every day
and the time Is here when there should
be q breaking up of the murderous
gangs that infest that country. A
short time ago Judge Little talked
with member of the Dawes commits
sion and It was explained that the
commission had been snubbed; that IL
was useless TO try and do anything
through commission and the mem.
bers Of the commission realized this
better than anyone else. The member
of the commission stated that the re-
port OF the commission to congress
would consist of the announcement Of
the failure and recital Of the efforts
made, and to this would be added the
opinion that II 1t was desired to
break up conditions In that country
congress alone could do It. Little OBJ
serves that the next congress will
doubtless be urged by the commission
to put territorial form OF government
over the Indian country, dispose OF
the land in severalty and proceed to
make II civilized country. The time
had come for ownership OF land In
that country and the bringing about
OF conditions that would stop whole.
sale murders.
ORDERS THE MOB TO he ARRESTED.
AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. 3l.-Gov. Culber-
son yesterday sent a telegram to
Sheriff Smith, of Tyler, anent the
burning Of the negro there Tuesday.
The governor wired the sheriff that 1t
was his duty to protect the prisoner at
whatever cost, and demanded Of him
an explanation rs to why he did not do
1t. lie further says that, having
failed to enforce the laws in this
instance, he trusts the sheriff will per.
NIT nothing to deter him from the per-
Torrance OF his duty in promptly ar-
resting all parties participating in the
mob and bringing them before an ex'
aiming court ut once. The governor
adds that in case the sheriff cannot do
this unassisted, he will take pleasure
in lending executive assistance, but
that the mob must be apprehended at
once.
A CONFERENCE AT TUsKAH0MA.
SOUTH McALEsTER, /. T., Oct 81
At the invitation of the council, the
Dawes commission met the Choctaws
ut their capitol Mt Tuskahoma. A com.
mittee was appointed from the council
to confer with them and endcavor, II
possible. to reach some agreement.
Nothing OF positive nature was nc.
complished. The commission agreed
to submit written PROPOSE
ton to-day for the consideration
Of the council. In the event this propo-
sition is ignored and no further steps
are taken by the Indians, the commits
sion will report the refusal on the part
OF the Indians to negotiate and recon-
mend that no other commission be sent
here for that purpose. Many of the
fullbloods are growing more conserva-
tive and now favor an equal division
of lands.