The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-30
INDIAN TREATY.
The Greek Commission Agrees to the
Allotment Of the Tribes Lands.
GROCERS TRUST IN IOWA.
Movement to Secure the Retail ssrocerJ
Business of Des Moines-The Governor
of Washington Speaks About T.
V. Debs' Colonization Plan.

MusKoGEE, I. T., Sept. 2S.-The
Dawes and Creek commissions, in Joint
session yesterday. concluded a treaty
whereby the Creek Indians agree to
allotment and a change in the form of
their government. Townsites are to
be laid off where towns now exist and
residents can secure title to their town
property by the payment of so per
cent. of an assessed valuation of their
lots, exclusive of improvements. Al
lotments of 100 acres each are to be
made to every citizen. and all the resi-
due of Creek lands is to be held or sold
and the money held as fund to equal
ize the various allotments, the loca
ton, condition of soil and fertility of
land to be taken into consideration by
the allotting agents. Provision is made
for the setting aside of lands for school
and church purposes No recognition
is given to either coal, coal oil Or graz
ing or mineral leases of any kind. The
new treaty meets the approval of the
Indians. but will be fought by all
those owning town property or having
mineral or grazing franchises in the
nation.
Iowa Grocers' Trust.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Sept. 2s.-A trust
among the retail grocers of this city is
in process of formation. 1t has been
rumored for several weeks, and yester>
day an outline of the plan was made
public. although the people charged
with backing the concern deny their
connection with any trust methods
1t is stated that Chase Bros, leading
firm, in terested James G. Berryhill, a
local capitalist, and an Illinois man of
wealth in the scheme and set about to
secure control of the business of the
city. Sharp competition has kept the
profits of the business down and it was
easy to buy establishments. The plan
was to buy 20 or 80 of the best con-
Germs in town and then kill the rest
by ruinons cut in prices. Five houses
have changed hands in the last few
days under circumstances that give
color to the trust theory.
Debs' Coioniz alton Scheme.
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 2S.-Gov. Rog-
ers said yesterday as to the proposed
Debs colonization plan for this state:
/ know nothing of the social democracy col
onization scheme beyond what have seen out
lined in the newspapers and letter have
received from Cyrus Field Willard, notify
ing me that u committee would soon visit
this state. 1 am not altogether in harmony
with the ideas of the social democracy in their
colonization scheme. There is neither money
nor land that can be donated by the state to the
proposed colony. except. of course. man
has the privilege of using his homestead rights.
However, have actual knowledge that some Of
the railroads have offered the prosenitors of the
COLONY money and assistance to induce them
to settle in Washington, also that special in
ducements have been held out to the coionists
by eastern Washington land syndicates
Should the pioneers sent out by the colony be
men willing to work hard and of practical ideas
the scheme will be productive of good to the
state in developing its resources and adding to
its farms and commercial enterprises