Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-02
any boundary line fxed by the two
contestants will be checrfully sc-
auiesced In"


They May Compromise.
There Is now prospect of the repre-
sentatives OF the Ave tribes and the
men who are here representing the
whites In the Indian nation coming to
an amIcable understanding In regard to
congressional legislation. The delega-
tion sent to washington by the Chero-
KEGS, having had an opportunity since
their arrival to test the feelings OF the
members OF congress in regard to many
measures proposed for the relief OF the
whites. have reached the conclusion
that general resistance would be futile,
and have expressed themselves as fay-
orable to a compromise. They Will
walt, however. until the delegations
appointed by the Chick ,saws and Chloe
taws arrive before positively agreeing
to concessions.
The compromise which has been pro-
posed. and which It Is now highly prob
able will be effected IS for the delega-
tion who represent the Indians to offer
no opposition to the passage OF the
town site bill. prepared by Mr. Cinren e
Douglas and introduced by Delegate
Flynn, on receiving assurance that all
attempts to change the form OF gov
eminent now existing In the Cherokee
nation shall cease for two years to
come.
"'rhe Cherokee representatives" said
they would be willing to favor such
compromise. and they believe y the
Chlckasaws and Choctaws, when they
come to learn the situation here. Will
also consent.
THE greatest friction now Ia In tho
towns. II Is l. : ssible to develop them
es the whites desire under existing con-
ditions. But II they were given such a
law as Is proposed they could so right
ahead and spread out. AS far as the
whites occupying farm lands are cnr-
cerned. | believe they are perfectly
satisfied to let things run as they are.
at least for the present. Should the
Indians all agree not to oppose this
BILL MS I now have assurances that
they Will, there would be no trouble
think, In convincing congress OF the
wisdom OF Its passage. on the under
standing that further legislation
should be allowed to rest for two
years"
Four Fat Fees.
Four St. Louis lawyers viii open
the new year with a distribution of
sS6.666 among themselves. They are
Henry d. Laughlin, Wells II. Blod-
gett. r. II. Kern and Fred w. Leh-
man. This is the outcome OF the Cher
okee freedmen litigation. When the
Cherokees freed their slaves at the
close OF the war they agreed with
NHe IHlltl 10 tbht tN-
slaves Into Cherokee citizenship. Years
afterward. when the Cherokee Nation
waxed rich and began to distribute
large sums of money per capita, the
authorities ignored the freedmen and
restricted distribution to Cherokees
by blood
j. Milton Turner. the st. Louis col
ored orator. came to Washington. talk
ed TO the congressional committee and
KOt thFDnRh tho nd 4.
bill authorizing the Cherokee freed
men to sue In the court OF claims for
their proportion In all the Cherokee
distribution. Then Turner m'se q con-
tract with the Cherokee freedmen by
which he was to have 10 per cent OF
what was obtained through the court
of claims. After that Turner returned
to ST Louis and pick, ~ out four good
lawyers to push the case. agreeing 10
give them two-thirds OF the 10 per
cent. The freedmen have won. The
Cherokees have compromised The
court has passed on the case In cham
bers and will put out the Journal de-
cree. The Cherokee freedmen, OF
whom there are now 1900 will get
s2g5,35 apiece. Turner's per cent is
$l3O,000 and the four st. Louis law
yers mentioned will get two-thirds OF
1t.
Wilson for Congress.
at Is thought up our way" said W.
j. Jones of Berkeley, W. Va. 'that
william l.. Wilson viii run for con.
gress again from his old district II
any Democrat can carry II he can
Personally he Is popular. having the
respect OF everybody, his political op.
ponents Included. | understand that
he does not ike his present position,
dignihed and honorable though It ls
In fact, his health has suffered serl-
Al
preparing the bill which bears his
name. He would have preferred the
Mexican mission to the postmaster
generalship, but Ransom had the call"