The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-08
NOT IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
The Federal Government VIII Exclude
the PTizefi ghter~x


Washington City. Oct. 7.-Following is
letter or Instructions which Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs Browning has addressed
10 Agent u. NJ. Wisdom, at Muskosee:
1T IS stated in the press dispatches Of
yesterday and this morning that arrange
ments are being made or have been COM
pleted by parties interested to have a
priZefght between Corbett and FitZsin-
mons to come off in the Chickasaw ma
ton. the plan being TO pay into the treas
ury of the Chickasaw nation the sum or
s. 0o0. in consideration OF which the two
fighters are 10 be adopted into the nation
with "A view to defeating the authority OF
this department 10 prevent such fighting.
II would be, in the opinion OF this office,
a great detr!ment TO the peace and well
fare of the Indian Territory to permit a
przeaght 10 take place within that terri
tory, and you are therefore instructed 10
use every precaution necessary 10 pre-
vent any one from entering the Chicka-
saw nation or any other nation In the IN
dian Territory and under your charge. for
the purpose of having said fight come of
IN that territory. You Will advise the
governors of the various nations In the
Indian Territory that this office VIII not
permit a prizelight TO take place within
Your jurisdiction. and YOU VIII call upon
the United States marshal and if neces-
sary report 10 this office. and troops viii
BE- furnished You 10 prevent the fight.
Section 2.l49 of the revised statutes au-
thorizes and requires me, with the APPROX
al OF the secretary OF the interior. 10 re-
move from the limits OF any Indian reser-
walton any person found thereon without
authority OF law or whose presence there
would be- in my opinion. detrimental TO
the peace and welfare OF the Indians In
the United States vs.. Crook il was held
that the commissioner of Indian affairs
had authority under the section above CIT
oil rnr Id
ton. as well as a white man. AS l have
said, II would be, in my opinion. decidedly
detrimental 10 the peace and welfare OF
the Indians 10 permit any one to enter the
Chickasaw reservation. whether he be
citizen OF that nation or not for the pur-
pose OF carrying on a priZenght, and the
whole force of this government that can
be brought 10 bear VIII be exerted 10 pre-
vent the same. and you are instructed 10
keep this office constantly advised in or
der that proper steps may be taken in time
10 prevent the fight IN case an effort
should be made 20 pull II off in the Indian
territory. You will make these instruc-
tions public. that the people Interested in
this fight may be advised of what tho
government intends 10 do in the premises
II called upon 10 act"
Commissioner Browning was asked ~
the admission Of C0rbett, Fitzsimrnons
and others connected with the fight 10
Otti@f"&t~ft4N n A4t oA4t OF Lfe AffhFS WUliu make
any difference in the authority OF the gov
renmeut, and he said that IL would not
change the conditions in the least. The
government has the power TO exuel a full
blood Indian from the territory II the
peace and good order OF the territory re-
quire IL. The government would be able
"a exercise n great deal OF discretion n
the affair The United States marshals. or
the Indian agent and his police hacked un
by the United States troops. can remove
tho fighters as intrudeTs and keep them
out. and then answer as TO violation of
the law afterw ard. II is not a case where
the fight might take place. for the fighters
would then he called upon rs TO whether
they have violated the law. The govern
mcnt will not even wait for the affair To
progress that far. The principals and 9th
ers connected with the fght VIII be uu-
tremendously hustled OF the Indian lands
on the ground that they are intruders.
whose presence is undesjra bic. II they
make any complaint about it the courts
VIII have TO determine the rights OF the
matter.