Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-16
K|CKAPOOS ARE IN DOUGLAS
 FOR MEETING
Three Cars Loaded With h. dians and Their Families Ar rived to Meet Tribesmen From Mexico.

Kickapoo Indians to the number of several hundred will hold an import ant conference at Douglas tomorrow which may be prolonged for several days. provided trouble is encountered in reaching an agreement on the mat ters which have brought the tribe to- gether.
 These Indians are brought together for the purpose of deciding on who they desire to act as their representa- tive in receiving from the government the sum of s215,000 which has been appropriated by the government to pay the tribe for their interest in certain lands which formerly belong to the Kickapoos in Oklahoma.
 Three coaches loaded with Kickapoo bucks and their families arrived in Douglas yesterday afternoon. They were brought to Douglas for the pur- pose of meeting another part of the l Kiclapoo tribe which left Oklahoma several years ago and went into
 Mexico. Last fall the Mexico part of i the tribe was brought to the vicinity of Douglas for the purpose O. allowing la senatorial committee, consisting Of | Senators Teller of Colorado, and Cur l tis of Kansas, to take their testimony regarding soIIr. of their interests in Oklahoma which it was claimed cer- | tain parties were trying to appro- l priate, and who it seems had followed | the Indians into Mexico and secured
 certain transfers of property.
 l Since the testimony was taken by the senatorial committee the Indians have remained in Mexico below Doug l las, in all more than 150.
 1 The Mexico portion of the tribe and i the Indians brought from Oklahoma were the owners of certain lands in Oklahoma which the government dis posed of and to pay for which S215, 900 has been appropriated and now lies in the United States treasury subject to the order of their legal representative.
 The council, which will begin to.
 morrow, is for the purpose of giving the Indians the opportunity to decide | as to who they want as their repre- sentative or trustee in collecting this money from the government. II seems that several government Indian agents hafe been claiming the right to lact as the agent of the Kickapoo, and
 the meeting now to be held is for the purpose of definitely determining the
 question as to who will be authorized
 as their representative.
 There has been considerable dis
 sension among the white men who are
 connected with the tribe in one way Tor another over the manner in which
 the money should be paid. In con lnection with this decision Indian Agent Mark Goode, 1t is reported, has been suspended from the service be
 cause, 1t is alleged, that he Kidnapped five members of the Kickapoo Indians in Mexico and took them into Okla
 homa-
 Factions who are opposing Goode and who are responsible for his pres ent suspension from the service, clain that he got the Indians to follow hin
 by promising to pay them money fl
 Douglas. Instead of taking them tt Douglas, it is said that Goode mislet them and took them into Oklahoma Goode's action is said to have beel
 the result of fight for control of thu tribe in which he and several other:
 are interested, and 1t is claimed h'
 thought if he could get the i've In
 dians out of the way on the date fol
 deciding in what manner the none. should be distributed, he and his fac ton could control the tribe and woul' dictate the manner in which thu money is to be paid.
 When the train arrived in Dougla last evening bearing the Oklahoma In dians. several hundred residents of tn Shelter City were at the depot Stree cars were provided ready at the depo and the Indians left the train wit their baggage and took the trolle. cars and went direct to the baseball park where they will camp durizt their stay in Douglas. The Mexica Kickapoos have been in camp at tn San BernardinS ranch and are e1 pected to reach Douglas tomorro' morning when general reunion vii l be held before the time for besinnin the business for which the soveTnmen I has brought the tribe together. The Kickapoo is not unlike th I Papagoes In appearance. Many C them were pretty well dressed. whil others wore plain overails. but | scarcity of blankets were noticeable \ Judge Fletcher M. Doan, of Toml stone, and District Clerk Willcox hay been directed to be present at the COT | ference and see that what is done ! regularly done and properly recorded