The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
Trouble OUT WEST.
.a,,s Don't Want State Govern
~ent for Their Territory.
.ss object 10 Fences Put Up by
owners Of Ranches Because,
Tho, suy. They Keep Out
Herds OF BuffalOes.


r....-,nrs from Indian Territory
chat the Indians, who are well
..-. .a the arts of civilization and
S-.f.g.e years made much progress,
r politically and industrially,
--..-rraU.y opposed TO the Propo-
"... ..t before congress TO create
.... Government for the territory.
-.-.-.u.sr.y. the Pawuees, one of the
- r.nrrtu. tribes of that region,
M -rr varpath as a result of the
.E.rfrr Of buffalo bull belong
.....E.E west show. The animal
injured tu transferring from the
..-.. r. stock yards 10 "Pawnee
[-... % ranch south of Guthrie that he
+.r...na killed. The meat was given
[-,r.f I...rro The Indians for buf-
a.. lance. The Indians have been
.....-g aud powwoWiug ever since.
r--. claim -.r vast herds Of buffalo
~. ..m... back ro this country. and
-... ~ -.r Indians have notified the
.4-. lessee, 10 yacate their ranches
o., .... q, they wish 10 lay the fences
T.r.. the buffalo viii have full sway
o.-ar country.
Nth The passing of the Indian terri
,.rr v.n ell. government dream
b.eu-.fu. while it .a~red-of placing its
--s children ODD a broad reservation,
vr--- they could govern themselves
s.s i've according 10 their tribal Gus
sons How this dream has been grad
r.r E.s,.pa-.t Is shown by the his
rarrat ,he Indian territory.
I, wa, ST., aside in 1892 as a home
for the tribes east of the Mississippi.
Richest fa a-otmrurs of land. because
Of their m.-.,aud great numbers and
,hrcou>gourur greater regard in which
,ryv were hr.-. were the ChOctaws.
Cherokg-,. Greeks. Chickasaws. Chey-
ennr,. Aranaaur-. Kiowas, Comanches
and O,aggs. 10 them were allotted
ab0u- rar-e-Guarrers Of the reserva-
zion of 10000 square miles. To this
there was subsequently, added a mar
I.r strip popularity known as No
Ma-s-Llu.
Since then, bv virtue of queer treat
!@ which the Indian claims he
IUH -ler>,ood. the territory has
b5a 4.a,rrl upon in land openings
U-Es uo.onger Indian country.
Haseres of treaties. like the one
u-rua.ch the Kiowa-Comanche res
s1-aols We're opened last summer,
tle lands of a dozen tribes were
Opened and I'm 1859 a territory in the
e1.a. rrruaeu.ar of Uncle Sam was
carved our ot The corner of Indian ter
E..-E 80. q. the lands within the
-l., ot the new territory could be
secured just then from the Indians,
l-. Treaties entered into whereby the
I..als should yacaJe in a number of
Years. The Indians then signing prob
aaF calculate. g. 4at the vacation would
a.. Do. on them. but their posterity.
The bars of the cage were gradually
E-avl closer and closer. First one
,'.rs lands fell into the white mans
-1--. then another. until congress has
-- aPpea. from both Indian Territory
'-- oklahoma for admission Jointly
d. .ar state into the union.
HIS by DO means probable and hard
y possible that Indian Territory will
" -..'"r1 To leap The territorial state.
" ~ !. Flynn, Ok.ahoma's delegate in
.-5 -'ase, says that he believes he will
.-.- .-..ss- 10 getting the territory proper
-.. -.-... TED. bur has little hope of the
mission of Indian Territory.
oAaaoma is before ;he public in an
W. -.. way Lone Wolf is again in
t.-....--,o1. lie. IL will be remem-
~ .-' was The principa! actor on the
..-.' .e Side in the latest land opening
..-... .e.lg chief of the Kiowas and
,-, ,-...,''-,a,.ye of the Comanches and
r.- ....'' lie is petitioning the su-
-... court now 10 restrain the sec
=. .t .. The treasury from paying out
r.. members of the tribes the 81
h. proceeds from the recent open
r.- country was down in the
,-.-"v~' corner of Ok,ahuma-an fr-
..-' block about SON3O miles. 3O.-
g.. ACRES, According 10 the treaty
s '''a. government came to an
D.. summer and was replaced bv
, . .ar territory. Each of their
trs. . ..',r~ was 10 be allotted in
,r...t ld0 acres and all collective.
... ..- again. $4,000 acres. for oen-
.... grazing. The remainder Of the
s.... "~> ro be taken at one dol.
w.. acre and The proceeds TO be di-
-no1g The tribe.
a. -- Wolf has associates. He and
H. ...,. -o prevent the opening of
n. --, r5. claiming that they did
sa.- 0.~.an3 they were sionino
i S.r .. land al So ,ow figure.
,-r. ., .r'-are that they understood
.'' I'd. De Taic S2.50 per acre.
p. Ses Through AIS Fsa.-.
~ n ,..s respect John Watson. of Can
a.. '...> a wonder. While boxing with
rr - he received a staggering blow
e.r. .7.,ear. Afew days later. while
,,r g. he discovered that he could
s..... .-,"Ae come from that ear. The
,r~.' believe that a fracture Of the
'~tanum is the cause.