Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-15
LIST OF THE INTRunERS
which the Secretary OF the Interior
Orders Removed.

Orders removed.
A Washington dispatch of the
10th says: Following is the COM
plete list Of intruders, heads OF
families, who are to be removed
from the Cherokee nation on the
demand of the authorities of that
tribe, together with their postoiIice
addresses and Indian. districts in
which they are located:
John G. Ward, Baptist, I. T.;
Lumma Humphreys, Cincinnati,
Ark; Elizabeth Ward, Sloan
Springs, Ark. (All located in
Goingsnake district of the terri
tory.)
Belle Lipe, Fort Gibson, 1T;
Hardin Blansette, Melvin, l. T.;
John P. Hall, Sallisaw, illinois
district.)
John f. Blaylock, Suson NJ.
Smith and Thomas G.. Parker and
wife, all of Muldrow, I. T.
Geo. w. Walton, Cottonwood, /.
t Joseph Sherman, Muldrow, /.
7. (All Of the Sequoyah district. }
William Crockett, John w. and
II. T. Chastain, James w. Crock
EFT, S. l.. Crockett, post offices not
known. (All of Delaware dis.
trict.)
William Henry Moore, Tallulah,
|. T.; S. NJ. Stubs, Bluejacket, |.
T.; Julius o. Hall, post office un-
known; William l.. Snyder, Blue
jacket; Richard Peufier, Henry NJ.
Peuffer, William Smith, Cornelius
or Alonzo Roberts, post offices un-
known; Leo II. Singleton, Coffey-
vile, Kan; Henry Myers, post Of
fee unknown. CAN Of Cooweescoo-
wee district.)
Henry and Annie Smith, post.
Office unknown. Delaware dis
trict.)
Samuel Replogle, Texanna, L.
7. Canadian distIict.)
David B. Bryant, post office un-
known. (Sequoyah district.)
This list Is embodied in formal
instructions today sent to Indian
Agent Wisdom, OF the Indian
agency at Muskogee, l. T.
On June 80 the department
granted authority for the employ
ment, for not more than two
months, Of such number OF Indian
policemen, not exceeding sixty, as
may be required in dispossessing
twenty-eight intruders and their
families in the Cherokee nation,
who have been paid for their i'm
provements The agent is now di-
rected to nominate these policemen
tor appointment, suggesting great
care in selection.
The agent is directed TO person.
ally supervise the evictions and to
turn over to the designated officer
Of the Cherokee nation the improv-
ments from which intruders are
elected, calling on the Cherokee
authorities to appoint representa-
tives to assist him. A troop of
cavalry will be detailed to support
the government in the work.
In the removals the government
authorities will be governed by
the instructions that if intruders
are merely dispossessed of the
lands and all improvements illeg-
ally held by them it will be carry
ing out the spirit Of the treaties
and agreement Of 1891, and will be
a sufficient discharge OF the obliga-
tions OF the government hereunder
and will be satisfactory to the
Cherokee authorities. The agent
is further directed 20 fix the date
for beginning the actual removal
and to give the intruders about
thirty days notice to permit pos.
sible voluntary relinquishments,
at the same time letting them un-
derstand that otherwise they will
be forcibly dismissed.
Of the twenty. eight included in
the list of removals the following
have taken appeal from the Dawes
commission report:
John T. Baylock, Susan NJ.
Brown, Joe Shermer, Geo. Walton,
Sam Replogle, w. j. and II. T.
ChastaIn.
The masters in chancery having
given the appellants a favorable
report, they will not be includ-
ed in th removal order.