Show TELEGRAPHIC NEWS < Ik 0 O The Indian Slaves St Louis 15A special session of the Choctaw Indian council met at Armstrong Arm-strong Academy the capitol of the nation yesterday having been called by principal chief McOurlin to consider tho freedom question By the treaty of 1866 between the Federal Government and confederated Indians the Choctaws and Ohickasaws it was agreed to emancipate eman-cipate and give the usual rights to colored col-ored people in their nation within two years while tho United States was to give them 300000 if they wanted to adopt them in that time the money to be used to remove and settle the darkies elsewhere The Choctaws failed to adopt them and the government to move them and they have been hero ever since without either citizenships rights or title to the land they work The Uhock taws now desire to adopt them and for this purpose their council was called |