The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-02

One Whole Wssk to Mako Jass Que
Allotment.
Guthrie. O. T.. May Mos. discour.
aging news in regard 10 tia pr,so>.,,xa
opening OF the Wichita country "a az
hand. Instead OF opening September l. IL
may no; be ready until winter. The In
dams are playing shuttIe-cock with the
saoiias agents Lewis Hanback, OF ths
Minco Minstrel. who has q reputation
Tor printing nothing but Trustworthy
news, says: ''Paraiyxed. That Is tho
proper word to express the presen; co.,
dixon OK the alo;ting agents now in
Wichita reservation We do not say tnis
10 their discredi:, because they are S>er,-
ingy helpless. Il Is painfully evidens
tha' either the alloting agents commit
ted a terrible olunier TO begin with by
Informing the Indians tina, no harsh
measures would De used and plenty OF
time would be given them 70 make choice
OF lands. or else the Instructions they
were working under were misersaly az
fault IN construction. When we !irse
learned % the talk made by Mr. Mills.
one OF the a'lott.ng agents, a: a council
called for the purpose Of hearing him.
that no force would be used, aud than
the Indians need be in no hurry about
srisctsng their allotmen;s. We Eel, salts
ned that NJ. Mills did not understand
The people 10 whom he was talking or
else there was no intention 20 alloi them.
To give An Indian that much liberty OF
action is always equ.valsn, TO a guar.
antes that he viii never do anything.
l. Mr.. Mills was following Instructions
IN that remarkable grafton. then his In
s:ruc;ions are utterly worthless in thu
accomplishment iof allotment. out II ne
was only following his kindly instincts
and wsshed merely 70 be agreeae Bile. then
nc displayed a lamentable ignorance cc
indian character II he ever expected
them 20 take any action al all. Using
this wide liberty. tia; has been accorded
them from come source. as sufficient war
rant 90 delay the process Of allotment
as long as they like. the wtchi;se and
Csdos are now doing all they can Tn
delay the work. AT our last report. pub
lished. there had been some ten or twelve
have allotted the family of John Down.
ing. making. We believe. about fifteen
aiio,ments In all. II they have done any
other work We have failed 60 ascertain
the fact. after vigorous and persssens
inquiry OF men from their locality al
mos; daily. The silotting agents have
heea in the country since March -. and
N the field OF work since March IS. and
fifteen allotments IL the sum total 90 at
lo;men;s made so far "a We can learn
At mis- rate ;helr eight months for con-
ple;ing the work vii spin out 20 eight
years before x Is done.
The allottirg agents are simply parai-
yzed. ether by their own acts or by
their miserable Instructions And 10 CON
tinue their present paralysis. is the solo
aim and object OF the Indians. To ,sir-
Their this pretty state Of affairs the In
dams have sent delegates 20 Washing
ton with Instructions 60 in;ercede foe
delay Until these tribes are assured os
pay so- their surplus lard. Anything
will 20 for a pretext. and though they
are all well aware tina: the payment for
gucn surplus land r In Mitigation pend
Ing the decision OF the courts al wah-
ngton. and therefore cannot. be guar
sniesd n either puarty in the SUI. yes
they Use this as fol in refusing ~
accsp: allotment. Certainty the taking
of their aliO;ments will not have any
bearing whatever in the decision 90
The csee. and hey know ~. but they
were not 70 be forced nor even hur-
RED" and they are not going % be-
Tha: = all there is % &. II there 10
anything done among them (, ~iH nov
be until direren: instructions are 80
seived. or the ailo;,!ng agents make dis
'erent talks and different play.