The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-05-09
CONVENTIONS
ARE SETTLED
Between the DeIawares and
the Cherokees.

The following report was adopted
at the Dewey council of the Della
wares
!, TO the Delaware tribe Indians In
council assembled:
s'The undersigned, to whom was re-
ferred the matter Of the appropria-
tion Of the sum Of sl50,0o0 by an act
Of ccnggess approved April p, 1904,
entitled AN act making appropriation
for the current and contingent ex-
penses sccount, beg leave to report
that we have duly considered the
matter and agree
IL. That the money appropriated
be accepted as provided in section IL
Of said act of congress.
~. That John X. Wiley, Stephen
IA Miller and Henry Armstrong, SEN
Sior be authorized and directed TO
make d roll Of all benifciaries under
said act, who shall be registered Della
wares and their descendants. That
the sum OF 81, 900 Of said sum be set
apart to defray all expenses Of making
said roll and payment, and recommend
that same be adopted by the council
assembled Respectfully submitted
81 a. Miller, John II. WILEY, ]. G.
Barker Simon Secondine, John kim
ney, Arthur (his mark Armstrong,
Thomas L Lane, Charles this markl
Elkhair, James ms mark Wilson, j.
w., ,McCracken. Z
John Secondlne presided over the
deliberations OF the council and j. w.
McCracken was secretary. John r.
xfilley acted as interpreter, having
served the Delaware tribe as oiiicial
interpreter for many years.
Iii Is proper 20 state In this connec-
tIon that the senthaent Of the Della
ware tribe has never been favorable
toward standing oEt for big claims for
lands from either the government or
| the Cherokees. or for legal enfangle-
ments or long-drawn-out suits Aside
Il from the claims for the difference In
| the price 0f gold and paper money and
l tic land they actually bought and
paid for, the large amounts Of land and
I money asked for have been instituted
and engineered by claim lawyers for
personal gainand future Developments.
| Tie proposition has now narrowed
down to a point where the real object
lbeQsns TO appear
The Algonoquins association was
Il Norganized TO finance the scheme and
acquire the necessary political pull 70
Hand the plum. Along about here an
aoccasional head shows up 70 see how
the land lays; and it lays, all right,
and the eggs have golden hue, too.
4 Mr. Adams was meek and resigned
8during tile sessions Of the council
Ineyer asking anything, never insist
ling on remuneration for the se5, 600 he
Ealalmed / TO have spent in the interests
III the Delawares that was pure, dis
II Interested friendship and love for the
tribe.
4 Prompted by an affection for the
&,timeval ancestors Of the Delawares
lin Pennsylvania, Senator Matt Quay
lchampioned the cause Of Mr. Adams,
tand Senator Clark # Montana also
tdes loped yearning Tor the Della
wares. and both gentlemen visited
lIfzrtlesyille to look at them and, in
Incidentally, 70 get a line on the oil field.
frhe OH proposition seemed to be all
fright
Under these circumstances IL seemed
the proper thing to do to make the
tDelawares feel the tremendous obliga-
ltion they were under to Mr.. Adams for
khe years Of time and the thousands Of
tnoney he had expended for the good
III a down-trodden and devastated
heople. His labor was as nothing.
AUhatever gratitude prompted them
tender him as a slight token 0f es-
I.eem would more than repay him for
In he had done for them; but. lest be
forget. he would like to suggest that
M fitting testimonial would be aA -
sre oil lease from each memberof Nhe
Tribe. and he felt that he could guar
hntee that they would receive Eoy-
llty Of one-tenth Of all oil produced
At first blush this dos not haye the
kppearance Of a very big olIaI but
when it is considered that atily Of
these allotments are in the proven oil
Trend. and viii he very valuable il
knf be seen that the .AlgouQuins. in
their weary flights over the waste ol
raging maine. have settled upon q
Afruitful isle to rest their tired
~ is not known under what title