Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24

Indiana and Illinois in pursuance Of the
| treaty of 1918. Ibynwhich they coded their
lands for monetary consideration. and
went tc Missouri, near the present site of
| Springfield. at theEsames fork of the White
| river. A little Band still remained on the
sandusky in 0hioY but these latter sub
sequently. under the treaty Of 1870, re-
linquished their holdings there and Joined
their nation in missouri.
BY another Treaty in 1929 all the Della
wares next sofa their lands in Missouri
in turn, and most &c them agrea1 to accept
reservation IN Kansas, at the junction
OF the Kansas aRd Missouri rivers not
| far from the present city of Leavepworth,
and the bulk of xthe nation, numbering
Incorporated with the Cherokee Ma
If dion.
In 1854 the Delawares parted with some
| of their surplus land in Kansas, retaining
| their home reserve, and exchanged par
eel of miscellaneous annuities for S14S,00O
in cash. Six years, later, in i3GO. by an
| other treaty, they sold more surplus land
to the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western
railroad Union Pacific), and agreed to
aliot their reserve lands IL severaity.
A1terWard, when the railroad company
Iound Itself unable to fully consunmate
the purchase, the government undertook, by
the treaty Of 1866, to make good the trans
acuon ana assume the debt, at the same
time agreeing to sell their other lands and
procure for the tribe new homes in the
Cherokee nation in Indian territory. by
the language of this treaty the Deiawares
became incorporated with the Cherokee
ha1ion, on equal. terms in every respect
with the native Cherokees.
They paid the Cherokees 81 per acre for
the iand taken, besides $12S0OO as their
proportion of existing Cherokee funds in
treaty with the I.bernLees diract hy Which
they became members Of the CharoLea no
ton. with the same rights and the sane
Cherokees then, saiHas 40 r;aht ,h a1 lie &c
the interestine noint in T1 the i4cL that hos
lately befaIlen the nalawares '"~ AAS
GETTING Their share
This point did not appear on the surface
of events mill r,.nv 1sars aftar tha Oh
$500 ua1, many Seais ai'er 'he az
But in 1888 Congress appropriated, ssO0, 900
to the Cherokees for some land west of the
Arkansas river. and soon afterward the
Delawares conceived the idea that they
should partake of this money. They ap-
piled to Congress. but at first without avail.
Meanwhile the money was distributed and
NJ Iss was ielt for the Deiawares Finally.
Of sT5 no tn ness .hiS shsr ~ tbe na'a
wares. and that of the Shawnees and
Cherokee freedmen. who stood on similar
footing, and of this amount the Delawares
got 1880. Small as this sum was, the pril-
ciple established was the main thing; and
SO. pursuing this, line, the Delawares, with
the Shawnees. induced Congress to give
jurisdiction to the court or claims to deter
mine their rights as Incorporated partfci-
pants with the -Cherokees, with respect to
moneys derived from the sale or lease OF
Cherokee lands Suit was brought IN the
Court OF Claims, and verdict secured TWO
years ago by the Defawares ana ShaWnees.
Following this last year the Deiawares ana
Shawnees brought another SUIT TO recover
their interest IN the IS. 23oOOo que the Cner-
okees Tor tie sale OF the Cnerokee strip OF
outlet IN 1888 rms Sult the Delawares
won also. ana secured 1uoeIneht Ior ABOUT
Sz-ou' as tnelr pIoporIonate s,iate. Ap
peal was takSp 20 the supreme Gou,.' a aS
last winter .sns g a1sInene Wa gu. a. ~.
me money istneStol o. my u hv CO. Sonarass
IN anllcipa,ioHtot KS JUG 10 " r, aJ sr
1angemen's y pay. oses " 'i'e
Ihetr Wealth.
d.. o,ck hisxer 1ump of. money has
D'. nv h.na. ~ tho ,,ctv
lately come y'to s'e ha''Ns " 80 80 80
Delawares. "a 1877 the sum Oh soo'oV was
paid them onSaccomnt of an old treaty pro-
v;sion ,rhsrax: fShds-s1n Kansas. and In
,eoo, ~ r,,rsss,. ss,r, ~ stn oo0 Wa. najd
LOVE- INC ee' sun. " -.
them Tor improvements upon ialos sou ~
the Union Hacifc railroad while in 1888
the sum of %HAQO. trust FUNDS ana inter-
| In the -ereaSpGNE lEefuQlnS SJU,.SOU III Union