Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-05
survey IS COMPLETE
The Kiowa and Other Reserva.
tons Ready for Allot-
ment to Settlers.
Presidents Proclamation Likely
to Be Issued June IS
or July |.
The Militia May Be Called on
to Compel the "Sooners"
to Vacate.

to VaCate.
Washington, june Information has
been received at the interior department,
from w. +. Evans. the contractor il
charge of the work OF survey in the
) l<iowa, Comanche and Apache reserva
tions and the Wichita reservation, that
his work has been completed.
Members of congress we're also in
formed that all OF the aliotments have
been made in the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache reservation except TO twelve o.
the Indians enrolled Tney We're also
told that the allotments were entirely
satisfactory to all OF thu. Indians except
two whites, who had intermarred into
/ the tribe
4 Further information has come that
over i5oO "sooners" have gone into the
i Wicnita mountains looking for mineral
claims, and that Major Randlett, in
charge of the reservation is powerless
To evict them. With this latter matter
II Is expected the military will be asked
i to3dsai shortly. Perhaps within the next
Week the war department will be called
! upon TO send a troop of cavalry from a
4 nearby post into the mountains and
4 aislodse all who have entered the reser-
! walton.
Some time ago the secretary Of the
interior gave notice that ample t,mc
4 would be given all those VINO wished To
enter the reservation seeking home
steads or 10 make mineral entries, but
| the department was determined 10 one
1 should have an advantage over an
other. Under Instructions Major Rand
| lett evieted all of the "sooners' IN the
| reservation. and since the time of the
| secre,ary's announcements has tried To
keep them out. The Indian police who
are limitee! in number, have not been
| sufficient for the task, and the result
has been that the "sooncrs'' to the
, number indicated have entered the
mountains. and can only he dislodgcd
by the show OF force which only the
war department can furnish.
The department has been notified by
Judge Springer that he Will ask tbs
president not to issue the proclamation
for the opening d; the reservation until
the Indians have an opportunity 10 vote
% the treaty as amended by congress
The department has no recourse IN the
matter, except TO carry out the law pro-
viding for the opening. but it has asked
thu government Representatives in the
field as to the feeling among the In
dams. ard has been informed that there
is no dissatisfaction OYER the matter. A
memorial was prepared in Washington
pfpteStire against the opening ard car
sieG TO the reservation by Lone Wolf@
one q the Indians who came 10 Wash
lnetQn. 1t is Understood this memoir
ial IS not receiving many signatures
Major Randlett the agent in charge
has agreed to hold a pow Wow. or con
ference, with the Indians Monday ard
after IT IS concluded the department
VIII be IN a position 10 decide 70 what
extent the feeling against the allotment,
Exists, II at all.
1t appears that the delegation of In
dams which we're here have returned
lone and have created good deal of
excitement BY their representation that
the present pans Of opening the rese,-
Nation iosettiement are be upset. From
what can be learned of the sentiment Of
the Indians Interested in, the majority
are in favor Of any drastic steps 10 pre-
VENT 'ae opening, ana " ls.expee'ed that
the eouneli ~iii tax vote against the
proposed action of Lone Wolf and the
disconnected element of the tribes
The interior department Is proceeding
IN regular order preparing Tor tile OPEN
ing on sehedule tune. me president
PROCLAMATION IS expected between June
10 ana Ju J. Win tne chances IN favor
OF the earlier date. The matter has been
considered py the president, but until
Mrs. Mckinney IS considerably improved
me question VIII not again be brought
70 ms attention. 1T Is further delayed
pS the serious questions pressing upon
the president IN insular matters.
lne location OF the grazing lands has
raised all KINDS Of objections Of the most
eoniiicting Character. The town of Dun
can, Okla, has made protest against
the location of 10000 acres Of grazing
land directly opposite it, and adjoining
The military forest reserve, because it
in commune ating With the new rpsarv1-