The Eddy current., 1897-07-17
NrRUoERs TO o. RFmeveD.


They VIII be Made 90 Leave the shee.hee
nation on Demand % sise Authseitlra
Washington. July 10 Following IL
the complete list Of inlrudcra. heads OF
families. who are 10 be removed from
the Cherokee nation on the demand Of
the authorities Of that tribe. together
with their postohico addresses and
indian districts In which they are To-
Gated.
John c. Ward. Baptist. I. r.: Luke
Humphrles. Cincinnati Ark: ,ali To-
Gated In the Golngsnake district OF the
Territory. Belle Lipe, Fort Gibson. l.
r.; Hardin Blansett, Wan, !. T.; J..
r. HAIL sallinaw. l. T., (IlIInols dis
trict); John r. Blaylock, Susan Smith
and Thos, VI Parker and wife, all Of
Muldrow, !. r.. Geo W. Walton. Cot
tonwood l. r.; (all Of the sequovah
distrlcD VIM. D. Crockett, John w.
and w. r. Chartain. James W. Crock
EFT, postoficos not known (ail Of the
Delaware diatrict); VIM. Henry
stubbs, Blue Jacket, Richard Puner,
Henry VI. Puffor, VIM. Smith, cOrno-
lius and Alonzo Roberts. postofiiees un.
known; lee H. Singleton, Coffeeville,
Kansas: Henry Myers. postofIlce un-
known tall Of tho Coosecoowee dis
trict) Henry and Annie smith. post.
Offices unknown tDelarware dlstrlct) ;
Samuel Replogle. Texana, T. r.; tsa-
dian dlstric1 and David y. Bryant,
postofiice UNKNOWN Csequoyah dis.
tricD. This list was embodied IN for
NAL instructions yesterday sent 10
Indian Agent Wisdom OF the Union
agency NJ Muscogee. I. T.
on June 30 the department granted
authority for the employment temper.
arily for not more than two months
OF such number OF Indian policemen
not exceeding sixty. including officers
as may be required In dlapossesslne
twenty-elght intruders and their FAINT
lies In the Cherokee nation who hay,
bean paid for their improvements
The agent n now directed to nomi
nate these policemen for appointment
suggesting great care In their selection
Sixty was the number estimated by
Acting Commissioner OF Indian AZ
fairs Smith as necessary for the re-
moval Of 2i7 families. all Of whom IN,
principal chief. Mayes. OF the Choro
kee nation demanded should be re
moved. but rs an lniative only thos,
ntruders Will be disturbed who havl
accepted payment and have not ap
pealed from the Dawes commission de
oiaion as 10 their citizenship. and con
soquently thirty policemen or less I,
suggested as shaclent for present pur
poses. The proportion OF officers &
men Is not 10 be greater than one 4
ten, unless In an emergency, some o
the men he designated as sergeant
with authority. but with no increase,
compensation.
In accordance with Chief Maycs sug
gestion, II any Of these int-udor
named have perfected an appeal TO tn
court from the Dawes decision anl
the appeal Is still pending, rcmova
will be deferred. The agent Is drecto,
10 personally superlntond the eviction
and 10 turn over to the designated on
Ger OF the Cherokee nation the I'm
provemonts from which intrudcrs mr.
elected. calling on the Cherokee au
thoritles TO appoint representatives. {
assist him. troop OF cavalry will b
detailed TO support the government
in the work
In the removals the government al
thorlties will be- governed by tho In
structions that II tho intruders ar
merely dlspossessed of the lands an
2 improvements had by them Il will b
carrying out the spirit OF the trcatio
and agreement OF 1891 and will
sufficient discharge Of the obligation
; OF the government 20 the Cherokee AZ
I thoritles, The agent is further dirccl
d cd 10 hx the date for beginning "a
Q actual removal and 10 give tho In
, truders about thirty days notice {
/ permit possible voluntary relinquisl
D ments. AZ the same time letting thei
1 understand that otherwise they will /
D forclbly dispossessed