Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
A SEMINOLE TREATY
It Provides for Allotment and Elk
tingaiishes Tribal Government.
AE. OF !. TO ADMIT NEGRO UNIONS.
Pooling Mea&urs--Next @. A. X, En-
csmpmeuf 70 BE Held At Gin
scinnssi September $40.

MusKoeEE, 4. T., Dec IA treaty
between the United States and the
Seminole nation was concluded and
signed by the Dawes and Seminole
commissioners here yesterday. 1t pro-
vides for the allotment of the lands
for the Seminole nation and division
of its moneys among the citizens after
the tribal governments are extin-
guished. Five hundred thousand dol
lars of the funds OF the nation is
set apart for permanent school
fund for the education of the chill
dren OF members of the tribe. All
funds Of the nation are to be dis
bursed by person appointed by the
secretary of the interior. Liberal pro-
vision is made for lands to be used for
church and school purposes by non
citizens. No coal or mineral leases are
to be valid unless made with the tribal
government and with the consent OF
the allottee and the secretary OF the
interior. The United States courts are
given additional jurisdiction over the
members Of the tribe, and the United
States is to prohibit the introduction
or handling in any way of intoxicat-
ing liquors in the nation, and is to
make an effort to purchase $1,000
acres OF land from the Creek nation
for the Seminoles. The treaty is to be
binding on the United States when
ratifled by congress, and on the Semi
mole nation when ratified by its general
council.
A. r. ar l.. TO ADMIT NEGRO UNIONS.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. Negroes
shall be admitted as members of trades
unions affiliated wi tn the American
Federation of Labor. After an exceed
ingly warm debate upon this question
yesterday afternoon the federation re-
affirmed its former declarations giving
equal recognition to the black brother.
The fact that the convention is being
held this year in southern city gave
added interest to the discussion. The
negro question occupied the major por-
ton OF the session and was brought on
by resolution introduced BY
Henry Lloyd, reafllrmng the dec.
larations Of the federation that |
all labor without regard to color
Is welcome to its understanding
as untrue the reported statements Of |
Booker T. Washington, that the trades |
unions were placing obstacles in the
way of the material advancement of |
the negro and appealing to the records
OF the federation conventions as COM
plete answers to such false assertions.
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 17.-The National
Board of Trade yesterday adjourned,
after three-days' session. The most |
important action Of yesterdays session |
was tt Endorsement of pooling meas
ure which would place this question
under the supervision Of the interstate
commerce commission. There was a
strong sectional division on the ques-
tion, the east for and the west against
the measure. A minority report on
the resolution was presented by Mr..
Vanlandingham, of st. Louis, on be-
half of four members Of the commit
tee, strongly opposing the pooling
proposition. Under the ten-mnute
rule Mr.. Vanlandingham and others
from the west took strong grounds
against it. The resolution was finally
adopted by two-thrds vote.
NEXT @. A. r. ENcAMpMENT
CINCINNATI, Dee. 17.-rhe date for
the national encampment of the Grand
Army Of the Republic was fixed yester-
day afternoon for the week beginning
September 5. TO come to this conclu-
sion required long conference. The
local committee some time ago recon.
mended the week preceding, August
" to September 3, This met opposi-
tion on the ground that it would come
just before pension payments in Ohio
and several other states. 1t also was