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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
2
The Indian Chieftain reports on Oklahoma territory affairs including a new bank in Jews City with $5,000 capital, mail service funding at $115,000,000, and local political shifts in South McAlester and Tahlequah. It covers a store robbery at Cai sville, Creek townsite delays, Dawes commission debates, and ongoing allotment and town growth issues amid fires and railway incidents.
The Indian appropriation bill faces a large funding gap for townsite surveys in the Indian Territory. Dawes commission plans a board for each town, aiming to complete surveys within a year, but current funding and boards are insufficient. Commentators warn costs could reach about $1,000,000 across five nations, with the need for swift, extensive surveying.
A Cherokee nation letter attacks the Dawes Commission for faulty handling of 1896 enrollment applications. It cites 6000 cases affecting over 30,000 people, notes rapid decisions under flawed processes, and alleges bias toward Indian nation rolls. The writers claim denial of fair appeals and accuse commissioners of thwarting justice in Washington and court actions.
The speaker alleges the Dawes commission fails to remedy past injustices, supports legislation harming Native claims, and shows bias against the Nation. He cites high costs, extended work in Washington, and townsite laws that would empower the commission to value improvements, promising continued opposition.
Major aes thi jinn agent at the Cheyenne Arapahoe agency issues a directive banning all government employees from dancing on the agency or reservation. He says a good example must be set by himself and others, and that both whites and Indians must stop dancing.
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