, 1901-01-30
INDIANS N NAME
CHARACTERISTICS AND CoNDI-
TON OF FIVE CIVILIZED
TRIBES.
Present Trouble Due to Efforts &c d.
vide Up the Lands Now Held in
Common-Their Leaders Divided
in Opinion as to Benefits of the
Plan.

day visitor to the Indian Territory
the Indians?" Particularly would this
question be pertinent if he were trav-
cling drought the country of The Five
Civilized Tribes, members of which
are now in revolt against the aulrori
ty Of the United States. In the inst
place he would see twice as many pco-
pie with white skins as with dark In
the second place he would look in vain
for the blankets, beads, and mocCasins
which are associated in the popular
mind with the noble red man. He
would be surprised also to find more
than 10000 negroes, who wcrn once
slaves of the Five tribes and who are
now fellow citizens of their former In
dian republic which is now being brok-
en- up.
The latest report of the commission
er of Indian affairs gives the total
membership of the Five Tribes at 49,
900 people. OF this number a little less
than $4,000 are full or part blood In
dlahs' the remainder Deihg OF AFRICAN
descent. OF the So 900 ~so-called H..
dams an extremely large proportion
are a or quarter FLOODS n have
the features OF white e Ninety per
cent OF all the members OF the Five
Tribes wear ordinary citizens cloth.
ing, n have the Ways and customs OF
the white man man. they are entire
ly self-supporting, n W and occupy
more than 2l,O0o,0OO acres or fertile
land, which is entirely free from taxes
or assessments OF any kind. Nine or
ten railroads penetrate their lands
they nave their W chools n news
papers, and have beer considered a
fairly industrious and law-abiding peo'
pie.
heretofore the people OF the rive
iiioes nave o''"pieo tne'A ahu' III
eoihiion' iheie has oeen ~ su.n
.h'hs as pfi'a'e o"heiship vi "nu
ING within une" |
nave eieo'eo 'he'i o"h onheei' an'
nave Ill every way '"iiieu vi us
''n'' anu sepa'a'e 'NN
OWN SUBJECT ohiy ~ the genera super
vis'on Vi 'ne on''eu ''a'ea ,.
Inc present ti'ou'e' IL 'esu u
Nv eh'' ui''e "p
- - A.. ..,,.s a,s - m,,,a
x~sa.a ..u $1,000 a;t;.o,. -, A.
ITn.es r.o.aa r.;.h III .ho r;nht, ond
.o..o..,,,I,.,oa -. o.,ou .;.;uon.
mr.. .ouon,ost adroooto ~ tbo 1nd,,,
49,, !. IT,
~, I.sia. IT. n.na ,s cbor,es
60 =. :. mouhou of Tho K,w,
~. r,.,+ now
a.aa,,an., a;,tu;ot - Konsos ue has
e,uo. .,uoh - bic o+tontion to tho In
E.--.;.
-, H..
oh'ei TX NV
ne 10 a's' IL" soou
eioqueh' oi"''i 'nu ~
ies' 'nan 80
Nno"n ~ -
saiueu as II go.
MS race ne 10 uons'
Nv =,
'ep'ihs I 800
just oo years o'u' "no
IKE d oui'i'a'eu "ni'
AS long ago as $50 d coihiiion
was appointed 10 confer Win 'he peo
pie OF the Five tribes WIN 'he 'uea ..
making an arrangement ny means Vi
which they would give up their 'ripai
form OF government anu "ecohe ~
zens OF the united states' f'ehrS H.
OF Massachusetts was ihaue 'ne
head OF the commission. since 'heh !"
number OF agreement nave peeh ne
gotiated, some Oh wnlch were ho' ap-
proved by congress, whlle otners were
rejected by vote OF the people OIL Tie
several tribes. even aiter sa'isia''o
ry arrangements had been completed
the hardest part OF the COMMISSIONS
work remained to be lone. II was
In order to MAKE a 1air aho
just distribution OF the lands no" heia
in common among the lndiViduai mem
bers OF each tribe that the Vaiue o Ill
the land involved shouio De appfau