Deseret Evening News | 1905-03-21 | Page 9 | Cherokee Indians Win Suit Against United States

CHEROKEE INDIANS WIN SUIT AGAINST UNITED STATES Washington March OTho 0 Tho coReR canes of ot thu tho Cherokee Indians and of or In against the tho United States wow decided by the tho court of ot claims today toda rhey Involve n a largo large amount of ot money lire ot of an no unusual and 1111 extraordinary character charn ter The United Slates Statu bought the Chero Cherokee hen kee kec Outlet to pay Imy for tor It 00 being about 1 per aero acre anti ami also agreeing to o 0 reopen a 1 longstanding lonc con coil between H tweel themselves and nOlI tho tite Cherokees In lii 1835 n ii treaty tr nty Was ts made mado under which the Ito Cherokees e were to move or orbo orbo orbe bo be removed from flom Georgia Alabama and Tennessee to the Indian Territory Also Cherokees e contended contend d before they were removed r that under the provisions of ot th tb treaty they were not to be bo mudo to pay lIy tho the cost of at removing front from homes homeK which they did not wish to leave lonc to a 0 country countr to which they the did thu hl not wish to go rOo The rite government iteM held to tho the contrary fc t When the tho OK t Outlet t was Willi sold lI td the pta Indians attorneys contended that tilt all of or their accounts n count should bo reopen reopened ed ett and tho the matter equitably settled nettled tot tor that purpose tho thu United d States should make out an tin account and trans traits transmit hut mit It to the Cherokee nation If It the tuition nation adopted It ll Congress I stImuli appropriate for tor whatever balance might aught bo ho found duo dUl The account was adopted tell but did thu lit not appropriate the tho money and for tor time did nothing In the present suit the court of ot claims that t lilt the Ito account transmitted by bytho llio tho of ot the Interior followed by his Inaction of ot Congress renders tho Ito United States InteR liable for tor tho the balance of ot with Interest from Juno JUliO 12 IMS 1 38 which amounts amount approximately to