Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
THE INDIAN TREATY
Cnoctaw Dalerates at Washington
to Secure Early Action on It.
PORTFOLIO FOR SENATOR SHERMAN.
The Impression Prevailing That the Ohio
Maa VIII BE Nick inley's Secretary
OF State-How Uncle Sam
Is Cheated.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Messrs. Aims
worth, Stanley and Anderson, a sub.
committee of the delegation appointed
~ the Choctaw nation to represent II
in its dealings with the Dawes Indian
commission, reached here Yesterday
and had an interview with Secretary
Francis. They were accompanied by
Gen. +. c. Armstrong, of the Dawes
commission. They talked over the
treaty concluded with the Choctaws by
the Dawes commission and discussed
its most important provisions They
also had an informal interview with
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Brown.
ing Some opposition to ratification
OF the treaty may develop, and the
Choctaw delegates are here to furnish
congress whatever information may be
desired, and to endeavor to secure
Early action, The Chickasaw Indian
national council is now in session, and
the submission of the Choctaw
treaty may be delayed pending the
action Of that council, as Choctaws
and Chickasaws hold lands in common,
in the proport on, however, Of about
one-fourth Oh ckasaw and three.
fourths Choctaw The Dawes commits
sion has been ordered to report here
next Saturday to confer with Secre-
tary Francis, and to be in readiness to
furnish information TO congress about
the agreement, They are not expected
to remain here more than a week or
ten days, but will proceed to the Indian
territory and resume negotiations
with the tribes The first conference
will be made with the Cherokees,
whom the commission regard as ready
to act, more so than any Of the remain
ing Indian nations
PORTFOLIO FOR SHERMAN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.--Gossip con.
Meeting Senator Sherman's name with
the secretarvship of state under the
Mckinley ADMINISTRATION took fresh
start at the cap to yesterday, 1t is
understood that Mr.. Shel man has re.
ceived an invitation to visit Maj Nc.
kinley at his home and that he will
leave for Ohio within the next few
days. There is little doubt the sena-
tor will on his visit he formally rendered
the state portfolio and the impress.
sion about the senate is very strong
that he will accept Indeed, 1t is as
serted the senator has already been in.
formally made acquainted with Maj.
McKinleys desire IL have him fill thi,
office and that the latter has been adj
vised of the senator's acceptance in the
same manner
Senator William B. Allison has for
the third time declined lhe protfer to
accept Il position in McKinleys cal.
met This is the position that Presi.
dent-elect Mckinley finds himself in
as the result of his visit to Canton and
his conference with Senator Allison
yesterday. Senator Allison expressed
his fullest sympathy with the incom.
inc administration He was decisive
in the statement, however, that he
could not, with the new senatorial
term beginning with the adminstra.
ton, give up his place in the senate
for an administrative office. The de-
cision of Senator Allison TO remain out.
side of the new administration is un.
doubtedly much of disappointment
to Maj Mckinney. His refusal opens
up anew the entire cabinet situation.
and all the old problems and complica-
tons in which the Ohio situation is
most prominent are now opened afresh.
HOW UNCLE SAM is CHEATED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE disburse-
hNHto VI tht eltdNutN tIllo lllOHul nave
male such inroads on the supply of
greenbacks (Unltel States tender
notes. on hand that the government
has been compelled to resume paying
out treasury notes at all the sub-treas-
uries and it i, likely that its supply of
that form Of money will still further
decrease An interesting feature in
the situation is that while the treas
urv is paying out millions of dollars Of
notes that are redeemaDle again by
the government in god. the treasury
is receiving only silver Certificates in
payment OF customs duties. In other
words, while discharging its own obi
cations in gold. the government is
to receive, and is receiving
only silver for customs duties, taxes,