Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-10-03
MONEY FOR INDIANS.
Government to Pay for Kansas Land
Granted to Settlers,
NEARLY Two Mfnion Dollars 60 Ne Di-
vided Among 1000 RED MsA &C
the SIX Notions An new
York state.

The interior department, through
Indian Commissioner Jones, is making
preparations to pay s1,99s,744 to the
Six Nations Indians of New York state,
awarded to them by congress three
years ago, as the result of their ia
nous Kansas land claim against the
United States government. The In
olans who will receive the money num-
Der about 5000 and are included in the
Onondagas, Oneidas, Cayugas, Senecas,
81, Regis, Tuscaroras, Stockbridges,
Muses. and Brothertowns tribes.
Each individual will receive approx
imately $780,, and the money will be
paid by check to prevent frauds, says
Washington report.
The history of the Six Nations claim
against the government is interesting
and shows another attempt of the
white man to cheat the redslin out of
what was rightfully his. Several his
torical documents of almost priceless
value figure in the case. gag
One of the documents is a sheepskin
parchment, dated 1898, and signed
was issued during Washington's ad-
ministration. The paper is addressed
TO the Sachems, Chiefs and Warriors
OF the Six Nations" and is request
from the government for the Indians
TO hold a convention and sign a treaty
with the newly established common
wealth wrested from Great Britain.
AC % ~ ...l
New York Indians of 1894 was signed,
which brought peace to the western
boundaries of the infant republic.
The second document is dated "War
Department, May IA, 1898" and is
signed Joseph w. Henry, Secretary
| of War" 1t is statement from Uncle
Sam. showing that the sum of 500, 900
had been received on deposit from the
| Six Nations at the United States treas
ury. Both of these papers are orig
inals and very valuable: The 100000
referred to is the sum received by the
Indians from Robert Morris, the Phila-
delphia capitalist, for 100000 acres
of the richest land in New York state.
In 1897, when Morris bought the land,
he paid for it at the rate of two cents
| an acre.
The Kansas claim originated in 1898
| although nothing was heard of it al
that time. In that year the New York
Indians decided to move west and pur-
! chased 100000 acres of land in Wiscon-
sin. For some reason they did not
make the trip and the same year the
Indians traded the land in Wisconsin
to the government for 1894, 900 acres
of land IN Kansas.
A project to settle on this land also
fell through, and the Indians did not
go to Kansas. In 1860, when the por-
ton of Kansas where the land lay was
opened for settlement, white men took
up the Indians land and in 1873 con-
gress passed law to sell the Indians
land in Kansas to white settlers. in
spite of the fact that 40 years before
they had given this land to the Indians.
After 20 years of constant efforts con-
gress in 1900 passed the law authoriz-
ing the payment of nearly $4,000, 900
for the land in dispute.
The Six Nations, now numbering
about 5000, stin retain $4,000 acres in
the richest part of New York state.
They are wealthy and industrious. and
have in the United States treasury a
large sum of money. The 100000 OBJ
tanned from Robert Morris in 1897 is
still untouched and to that has been
added by various sales of land sums
which have made the total nearly $780,
900, ON which the Indians annually
draw interest.