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Show 74 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. bill 6013, the office stated that the appropriation of money to complete the appraisalwould result in no good unless an appropriation was also made for the payment of the expenses of the removal of intruders. Choctaw Bation.-By article 14 of the treaty of June 22, 1855 (11 Stat., 611), between the United Btates and the Choctaw and Cl~icka-saw nations of Indians, the Government agreed that it would protect the Choctaws and Chickasaws from domestic strife, from hostile inva-sion, and from aggressions from other Indians and white persons not subject to their jurisdiction and laws. May 11, 1894, D. M. Wisdom, the agent for the Five Civilizd Tribes at Muscogee, Ind. T., telegraphed this office as follows: In order to avoid bloodshed and protect miners who are at work, I ask that aoom-pany of soldiers he ordered to Aldorson, Ind. T., to keep the peace. There are 2,000 miners vho have struck, and they are exceedingly boisterous and threatening. My police force, supported by a squad of marshals, is inqdequate to meet the orisis. I regard the presence of the military as absolutely essential. Prompt sotion alone will prevent serious trouble. Answer. In order that bloodshed might be averted and peace maintained the office quoted this telegram to the Department and recommended that the Secretary of War be requested to order a company of troops to be sent to Alderson, in the Choctaw Nation, to assist Agent Wisdom to preserve the peace, as requested by him. This action was takenunder the provisions of the treaty of 1858, above cited. However, subse-quent telegrams of May 12 and 13,1894, from the agent, indicated that troops were wanted mainly to protect the property of mining com-panies in the Choctaw Nation, which were under the control of the U. S. courts, and he was therefore telegraphed, May 14, by this offlce, M ~ O ~ ~ O W S : Telegrams 12 md 13 received. Choctaw Coal and Railway Company .is in hands of receiver under control of U. 9. courts. Railway and miuingowners should apply to t.he court for relief and protection. Agent Wisdom's telegrams and office reply thereto, and also a tele-gram from Francis I. Gowen, receiver of the Choctaw Coal and Bailway Company, earnestly urging compliance with the agent's request for troops, were allquoted in a report made by this office to theDepartment, May 14 Numerous other telegrams were received from Agent Wisdom and others asking for troops for the protection of property of mining operators in the Indian Territory; but the decision contained in the telegram of May 14,1894, was adhered to. May 15, however, a report dated May 12, 1894, was received fkom Agent Wisdom, transmitting a communication from W. N. Jones, prin-cipal chief, or governor, of the Choctaw Nation, which inclosed a list of the names of 200 persons who were declared by him to be intruders in the Choctaw Nation, and whose renloval therefrom as such he requested the agent to make. The agent earnestly requested a detail of troops to assist him in making the removal of intruders, as requested by the Choctaw governor. May 19,1894, Agent Wisdom's report and |