The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-04
PECULIAR TREATY
METHODS
Tribesmen Have Fought
Settlement for Years.
Lone VOLTS Bluff

Considerable anxiety is felt in os-
iahoma because Of the protests Of
chief Lone Wolf. Notwithstanding
statements from semi.official sources
that the efforts Of the Kiowa Indians
TO delay the opening Of the new coua-
try in order to litigate alleged grlev-
ances, will be ignored st Washington
and that President Mckinley will
proceed without delay to issue his
proclamation.
Oklahomans familiar with the max
ing Of the treaty in 1892 declare un-
hesltatingly that the Indians were de-
ceived. The Indians. especially the
Kiowas, have never des,sted in their
complaints, and almost every official
expression Of the interior department
has been to repudiate the alleged le-
gality Of the treaty
she first council to treat with the
Kiowas. Comanches and Apaches for
the purchase OF their lands for home
stead settlement was called to meet
at Fort sill in 1892. The Kiowas
were bitterly opposed to selling their
lands and under the leadership OF
Chief Ahpeatone went to Fort sill in
an ugly mood and succeeded in lead
ing away so many Indians that not
enough remained to validate treaty
by their signatures. Another council
was called to meet at Anadarko, and,
TO prevent another fasco, the pro-
moters induced the commandant at
Fort Sill to send troops to Anadarko
10 intimidate the Kiowas.
Changed the Indians Age limit.
The law says that eighteen years
is the legal voting age Of an Indian
male citizen. At the Anadarko coun-
eli, in order it is alleged, to eliminate
as many unrly Indians as possible,
It was decided that q years was the
legal voting age. Uader the Medi-
cine Lodge treaty of 1868 treaty
for the sale Of the lands should not be
valid unless signed by not less than
rs per cent of the voting members Of
the tribes Many of the slgners at
Anadarko were white squaw men. The
full bloods held back. Quanah Park
er. chief Of the Comanches, had be-
come extremely friendly TO the pro-
moters Of the treaty and used his in
nucuoe 60 get signers. II is charged
that when Agent Day, who was active
y for they treaty, sent his report to
Washington, his tribal roll showed a
less number OF Indians than were
actually on the reservation. Day IS
the father-in-lpw Of Asa G. Sharp, TO
be tried at Perry June s, for receive
Ing tribes from cattemen while
agent % the Ponca and Otoe lndians
An educated Kiowa. Joshua Giyens
who narrpd white woman, vas tho
Official interpreter The Indians
claim chat be misinterpreted the pro
ceedings and forged names Of hcti,
tious persons 20 the treaty. They
were so ineensed that It became nee
essary 70 guard Giyeas to save hls
life Believing that his white wife
had influenced Giyens TO betray their
cause, the Kiowas twice tried to as
sassinate her at the Presbyterian
mission, where she was living.
Three.Fourths Didn't Sign.
Complaints We're filed at Washing.
ton that the treaty was not signed by
three.fourths Of the Indians. An ex.
animation Of the rolls was made as
late as three years ago The rolls for
the arst payment following the Ana
darko council We're taken as evidence.
Not only did these rolls show that
the treaty ag cement was not signed
by threefourths of the Indians OF 2l
years Of age but fell far short Of the
requisite number when even the
males Of Is years and over were
counted Newspapers frequently in
the last year have mentioned the fact
that the Klowas We're opposed to TAX.
ing thelr allotments. Their opposi-
tlon was due largely 70 their belief
that the treaty agreement Of 1892 was
illegal