The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-24
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HITCHCOCK AND JONES WATCH
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SPECIAL % the Ardnori;s.
Washinz-on. March z1.-Frou In
formation received a. the Indian Of
zee IL is no; improbable tha. the
Curtis lau will shortly be pat into
fuil force sud eject in ths Cherokee
nation and tha. urcer i.s provisions
tie tribal form % government vii
ultimately be Dissolved. On May
the Cherokee people are % vote on
the amended treaty between the na-
ton and the federal government. A
bitter aght Is being made 70 prevent
the adoption % ibs treaty By the
people Eitb ne Oh. sct 10 view % de
ferring s.l.c,. 1utn the next con-
gress when it is believed that uum-
Der % attorneys ard schemers can
secure the inciusion 10 res treaty
o. provisions which nay result Pc
cuniarily sdvsntsgeousiy 20 them.
In order % bring tbis about they
have converted The mineral leasing
provision Of he neW treaty lnto a
federal scsrscrov with which 20
frightsu tne citizens into rs.eciinT
the agreement. Tie Indications are
that they may succeed.
Secretary Hitchcock and Commis-
sioner Jones are watching the cor
tsst ever the treaty ir the Cherokee
nation With considerable Interest.
II the presen; treaty fsils the de-
pGrtmeut will Immediately instruct
the United states attorney for the
northern district 20 enforce every
provision Of the Curtis act. For
eight years the department has been
endeavoring 20 secure some sm!cE-
bic agreement EIth the Cherokee In
diane for the dissolution Of their
tribal form q government Each
attempt thus far hzs resulted In ab
so.1te failure until the patience o.
the department and congress prsc-
ideally exhausted.
Ir March. lss3, an act was ap-
proved Authorizing the creation Of a
commission 20 treat with the i've
civilized tribes, FOR the purpose Of
negotiating treaty agreements with
the various nations. For eight years
the commission has been eudeavor-
ing 10 secure some agree nent with
the Cherokee Indians whereby the
tribal form of government would be
dissolved and the moneys Of the ma
ton distributed among the people
and full citizenship accorded the IN
hAbiiants. Every attempt thus far
has proven futile. On Two prior oc
casions treaties were entered into
but the terms were Of such nature
that they we're promptly rejected by
congress. Finally, TO Is3-, 10 becamC
evident 20 congress that 10 vas use
less O. continue negotiations Will
the Cherokee and Greek nations, anc
accordingly the Curtis bin was pre-
pared and became a law June 2sth o.
that year. A howl immediately
went up from the Cherokee people
who insisted through attorneys a
Washington, that they were willing
10 enter into a treaty agreement
with the government aud all thel
desired was an opportunity. Ac
cordingly the enforcement Of th,
Curtis law was indefinitely post
pOned. In 1889 an agreement wa
entered into between the commission
20 the Ave civilized tribe and th,
Cherokees. This treaty, however
was 90 impregnated with scnemei
that IL was promptly rejected by
congress. Then it was announced
that the Curtis law would be enforced
Another plea was made by the az
torneys for the Cherokees, with th,
result that a furtherpostponement o.
the Curtis act was granted. Las