The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-07

long 70 that condition,
NEGOTIATIONS WITHFIvETRIBEs
BY section 10 Of the Act of March J.
1898, the President was authorized to
appoint three commissioners to enter
into negotiations with the Cherokee
Choetaw, Chickasaw, Muscogee Tor
CreelO, aud Seminole nations, common.
" known as the Five Civilized tribes In
the indian Territory. Briefly, the pur.
poses ot the negotiations were to be:
| The eXtinguishment of tribal titles 10
any lands within that territory nov
held by any and all such nations OF
! tribes, either by cesslon OF the sams
or some part thereof to the United
! States or by allotment and division Of
the same In severalty among the In.
dams OF such nations or tribes respec.
lively. as may be entitled 10 the same
or by such other method as may be
agreed upon between the several ma.
lions and tribes aforesaid. or each o.
them with the United states, with
view TO such o adjustment upon the
basis OF justice and equity rs MAJ,
with the consent of the said nations 0.
Indians so far as may be necessary, be
requisite ard suitable TO enable the VI
innate creation of state or states Of
the union which shall embrace the
lands within said indian Territory.
The commission met much opposition
from the beginning, The Indians were
very slow TO act and those In control
manifested a decided dIslncllnaton to
meet with favor the propositions sub.
mltted to them, A little more ihau
three years after this organization the
commission effected an agreement with
! the Choctaw nation alone. The Chlcka-
saws, however, refused to agree 10 ITS
terms, and as they have a common In
terest with the Choctaws In the lands u
said nations, the agreement With the
latter nation could have no effect With.
out the consent of the former, On April
go 1897, the commission effected an
agreement with both trlbes-the Choc.
taws and Chicknsaws. This agree.
ment. It is understood, has been ratified
by the constituted authorities Of the re-
spective tribes or nations parties there.
to. and only requires ratification br
Congress to make 1t binding,
on the eth OF September, 1881, an
agreement was effected with the Greek
nation, but 1t Is understood that the M.
tlanal council of said nation has refused
to ratify the same, Negotiations are yet
to be had with the Cherokees, the most
populous of the Five Civilized tribes
and with the Seminoles the smallest In
point of numbers and territory
The provision in the Indian nppropf'
alton act approved June 10. 1926, mas'i
It the duty Of the commission to nves.
tigate and determine the rights Of ap'
plIcants for citizenship In the Five CIV
ilized Tribes.
The commission is at present engaged
IN this work among the Greeks and has
made appointments for taking the CEN
sus Of these people up to and includai
the Goth of'the present month
Should the agreement between tA'
Choctaws and Chickdsaws be ratIael
by congress- and should the other trba
fail to make an agreement with h'
commission. then II Will he necessary
that some legislation shall be had hT
congress, which. while Just and honor
able to the Indians. shall be equItaeI.
TO the white people who have settd
upon these lands by invitation OF h
tribal nations.
Hon Henry l., Dawes, chairman o.
the commission, In letter To the serf''
tary OF the interior, under date Of o.
t96er II, 1897, gays: "indlvdhaI OWL
ershlp Is in their (the commissions
opinion absolutely essential to any
permanent Improvement In preSeW
conditions, and the lack OF It Is the r.
suit OF nearly all the evils Which p
previously afiiict these people. AloI
ment agreement Is the only Pos'bf
method unless the United states coutp
are clothed with the authority TO AZ
portion the lands among the citizen ~
dams for whose use 1t was orsAaV
granted"
concur with the secretary OF the 10
terror tAat there Gun be no cure FOR OK %,
evils engendered by the perTerson y
these great trusts excepting By W,,
resumption by the government va"
created them.
LESSONS OF YELLOW FEVER hH
DEMTC.
The recent prevalence or yellow 'eU
in number of cities and toEs
throughout the south has resulted
much disturbance OF commerce "a
demonstrated the necessity Of ",
amendments TO our quarantine law"
will make the regulations Of inc
tlonal quarantine authorities Vl
mount. The secretary Of the trGas's,
IN that portion Of his report teta'~t
the operation Of the Marine hOsps
Service calls attention "a the arlcNSn
the present uudrnntlne laws ana rewgg
mcpds amendments thereto whlch w
9 9ulsllc y autSorIts to prevent the lnv,.
lon t Of Epidemic diseases from tor,.t,
con- IVA nnS /, fines Of cmcret1l
ike hat Of Nh" the pn.t summr, wli alle
tho cfic,onev of Tho sanitary measure
ror tho nrotcction OF tho pcople nnaN
the same time prevent unnecessary