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Show 70 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS from his obligation. August 7 I wrote Judge Knight assuring him that this Department would be responsible for the return to custody of Race Horse when needed, and asked that he make the bond nominal. I also advised County and Prosecuting Attorney Hamm of this action, and expressed the hope that the friendly relations which seem to have been established between t.he representatives of this Department and the local (Uinta County) authorities might continue, so that in the future harmonious aetion might forestall the misunderstandings and troubles so likely to occur between Iodians and white% CHEROKEE FREEDMEN, DELAWAEES, AND SHAWNEES. Since the date of the last annual report of this office, giving the status of these parties (pp. 8144), the Court of Claims has issued final decrees in each case, respecting their claims upon the Cherokee Ontlet funds, as follows: No. 16837. Charles ~bnmeycakeP, riucipal Chief of theDelaware Inaiaus, v. The Cherokee Nation and the United Statea. No. 16856. Johnson Blackfisther, Prinoiprsl Chief of the Shawnee tribe of Indi-an% V. The United Ytstea and the Cherokee Nation. No. 17209. BXoaes Whitmire, Trustee for the Freedmen of the Cherokee Nation, a. The Cherokee Nation and the United Statea. There have been three decrees in the case of the Delawares, vie: 1. April 24,1893, fixing their status in the Cherokee Nation (28 0. Cls. R., 281). 2. March 18,1895, first, as to the grass-money fund, $600,000, decree-ing that 26,771 was the whole number of theCherokee Nation, and that 759 of that number were Delawares ard entitled to of $600,000, or $17,011, or $22.41 per capita; second, decreeing that they were en-titled to &+, of $6,640,000, or $188,254, or $248.03 per capita (30 0. 01s. R,, 172). 3. January 27,1896, determining how the fund ahall be distributed. The number of beneficiaries not to he fixed by the court, but by the Secretary of the Interior. There have been four decrees in the oase of the Shawnees, vie: 1. June 12, 1893, fixing their status in the Cherokee Nation (28 C. Cls. R., 447) determining the number of the Cherokee Nation as 26,771, and that 624 of that number were Shawnees and entitle- &&of $593,625 (grass-money fund distributed by Cherokees), or $13,834,08, or $22.17 per capita. 2. May 21,1895, fixing the number of Shawnees as 737 instead of 624, and changing the number and amount of former decree to 737 and $21,852, and allowing Charles Brownell, attorney, $300 costs in addi-tion tofees, and allowing Johnson Blackfeather for expenses, etc., $2,000, the $2,300 to be paid by the Cherokees. Thin decree further stated that there was due the Shawnees the sum of $226.69 per capita to 737 persons, or a total sum on supplemental petition of $167,070.53, making |
