The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-12
BIG jim ABROAD
Great Attention Shown Okla
homa indians in Mexico.
POLICE ARE CALLED UPON
To Clear Away the Crowds
That Gather,

Guthrie. O. T, Aug. 11.-Although Mex
sco is known as the Indian Republic,
nIexico. after all, knows mighty little
about the real Indian, as is evidenced py
4ba experience three Oklahoma Indians
headed by Big Jim, are now haFihs IL
4ba Cactus Republic. So great is the Gu
rjosity excited by these oklahofh@ II
dams and their dress, that 1t mas Deeh
necessary to call on the police.
This is the more marvellous" writes
man 70 the Eagle representative from
Mexico City, when you know that Ior-
.ignar does not cause an active, ebulhent
curiosity among the natives Whatever
notice the Incsan of Mexico gives the for
eigner is of the mild sort very like IN
difference.
PINT Oklahoma Indians have received
% different reception. Their gay dress,
t7eir beads and their feathers have las
rinated the peon. The Mexican Indian IS
squat in figure, slight round-shouidered-
His dress is Of thin, white material, ms
hat straw. This is all that is left OF the
Aztec with his wonderful plumaje Geath-
er-worlzl. his massive head dress OF feath-
ers his PAINTED and embroidered skirt
And here comes the American Indian,
rail- big ncsed. straight, majestic and be-
feathered The usually Indifferent peoh
ls charmed. Why? Has some ancient
Aztec strain in him been unconsclousIy
awakened by the presence of Big jim!
The Mexico City man does not under
take to answer his own question, but ne
iDcloses and article from the Herald OF
the CITY Of Mexico describing the visit OF
Rig lin and its object. The article
saws: 'eWorn out by legislative dissen-
sions. tired of political chicanery, dis
gusted with the northern white men, ana
longing for a return Of the good old days
OF their dances, their medicine men, their
courts and their tribal relations, six fun
blooded Indians arrived in the city on
Sunday afternoon from Oklahoma, Indian
Territory. and are here for the purpose OF
negotiating with the Mexican govern
rnent for a concession which will allow
them to settle upon certain tracts OF land
with their several tribes.
s'Fhree tribes are represented by the en-
vovs-the Shawnees, the Delawares and
the Caddos. The first mentioned tribe is
tribe. He is 65 years old and grandson
of the famous old Shawnee chief, Tecum-
sch. who fought with the British in the
war Of 1872. and who was killed in the
battle Of Thames. Big Jim does not
speak word of English, but has an in
1erDreter in the person Of his nephew
David wildcat, who speaks English hu-
entity.
The Delaware tribe Is represented by
Jack Harry, a member high up in The
councils of the tribe. and by David Pool
or. a full-blooded Delaware, who speaks
English perfectly, having been educated
n Wabash. Indiana The Caddus are
represented by Francis Songhat, who, like
the others. is accompanied by an inter
prefer. Stanley Edge.
A Herald reporter called upon the In
dams at their hotel yesterday and found
the representatives Of the red men gath
cred in their room talking over the pros
pect Of obtaining permission from the
Mexican government TO settle in the re
hubble. The reporter was given a cordi2
reception by the Indians. and David Wild
cat. the Shawnee interpreter, was re
ouested by Big Chief Jim to do the talk
ing.
when asked by the newspaper man t
state the mission of the Big Chief and
his companions in coming to Mexico
Wildcat said:
"'First Of all. bet me tell you that we
are mighty glad TO hear somebody talH
English We have had a hard time try
ing to master the mysteries of Spanish
since our arrival in the city, and every
thing is strange and wonderful to US.
we came TO Mexico for the purpose o
looking up the treaty which was mad
many years ago between Mexico anC
tribes. and want TO come here, ac
companied by our tribes, to settle, If tn
government will let US have some land
why are you dissatisfied in thu
States? Doesn't the government Of th
United States give you land enough upol
which TO make 4 living asked the re
porter.
The United States government mos
certainly does not give US land enough
90 hive upon. Our lands, near oklahoma
are very poor. our reservations overflow
and our. crops are killed. The timber LAM
is sandy. and nothing but a dwarf tree
called Black Jack. viii grow. Ii is n,
good fer anything but hre wood. W
have no hogs. no cattle and but might
Few horses left"
we haven't drawn any rations sine
last spring" interrupted David PooleI
the Delaware interpreter, at this june
ture "Our reservation agent has no
informed us why they We're stopped. W
are compelled 10 work hard, and real
DO not have enough 10 eat sometimes
We have appealed regularly 10 the pow
ers at Washington for some time past
Il did NOT do the least good Besides,
number Of white people who live nea
Us. wrote 10 the authorities at Washing
ton. telling the officials Of our condl
ton and oar needs, but no attention Ia
ever been paid 10 our troubles. The gov
erumsnt has ordered Us TO disbana GU
tribes. pat ourselves on the same Iootin
white men, take our lands share %
share ana Ne VIII not be allowed 20 ow
state as a tribe We viii Be- Above
10 rent. sell or give away cur portion q
land but we Viii E3t be allowed to Hy
Is Indians, as a nation 20 ourselves
'When was The question about m-gra
ing 20 Mexico FIRST discussed among ii
tr-hese asked the reporter.
Il was necessary Toy David Wildcat
ak 1873 CHIEF REGARDING ale informs
ton requested, and The latter reptile.
through his interpreter. as follows:
over one gsar ago Ne became DISCUS
III with the usage being accorded RS. an
suggested that We migrate 10 son
other country 1 consulted wiki the chta
.. the De-awares and the Caddos, AT
they said that il would have to con
sooner ~ 5ater. Things grew worse. an
ABOUT one month ago We called a fa;g