1894 Delegations

President in 1894:   

    Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897)                                                                                         

Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1894: 

    Daniel M. Browning (1893 – 1897)

 

Feb. 17, 1894:  Cleveland Leader:  [Osage, Ponca]

            Chief Spotted Horse.

            Together With Chief Blackdog, Chief Peter Bigheart and other Osage and Ponca Indians will go to Washington.

            Muskogee, I.T., February 16.—A delegation of Osage and Ponca chiefs are here to confer with the five tribes and the Dawes commission.  They will be here several days.  They will attend the international council at Cheekotah, Monday, visit the Cherokees, confer with the Dawes commission, and expect to go to Washington to lay their claims before the government.  They want to be removed from under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma courts to the United States court at Muskogee, and want to join the federation of the five tribes.  The delegation is composed of Governor Nikawashtongo, the principal chief; Chief Blackdog, Chief Claremore, Chief Peter Bigheart, Chief James Bigheart, secretary and Hon. John Mosier, United States interpreter of the Osage nation.  They are accompanied by Principal Chief Spotted Horse of the Poncas.

 

April 23, 1894:  Evening Star:  [Osage]

            More Indians coming.                                    

            Commissioner of Indian Affairs Browning has given to the Osage Indian nation permission to send delegates to Washington to discuss reservation matters.  The party which will leave in a few days, will comprise Principal Chief No-koh-who-she-ton-gar, ex-Chief Black Dog, National Secretary James Bigheart, Peter Bigheart, Me-ke-who-ko-in-kah and Hu-loh-kah-lah.

 

April 26, 1894:  Weekly Democratic Statesman:  [Osage]

            Capital Notes.

            Osage Indian Delegation.

            Washington, April 23.—Commissioner of Indian Affairs Browning has given to the Osage Indian nation permission to send delegates to Washington to discuss reservation matters.  The party, which will leave in a few days, will comprise Principal Chief Nokowohshetongah, ex-Chief Black Dog, National Secretary James Bigheart, Peter Bigheart, Mekeewokoinka and Hulopkahkah.  The designated object of the trip is discussion of matters affecting their civilization fund, unsold lands in Kansas, accrued interest in trust fund, purging rolls of names of half-breeds and others illegally drawing annuities, admission of the rolls in future policy in the jurisdiction of courts and statehood and status of the land included within the reserve.

 

May 23, 1894:  Cleveland Leader:  [Osage]

            Getting Together.

            The Petition of an Indian Tribe to Have Their Reservation Attached to Indian Territory is Granted.

            Washington, May 22.—The House Committee on Indian Affairs has decided to grant the request of the Osage Indian delegation which appeared before it yesterday, to detach the Osage reservation from Oklahoma and attach it to the Indian Territory.  An amendment to accomplish this will be proposed to the Indian appropriation bill.