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will be secured before long. The people seem determined to win out as against the mixed bloods.

Carey read to me from the Sioux City Journal that Chase had brought suit in the State Court of Nebraska against the Omahas for the allotment to him of his mother's old allotment, claiming that as the Omaha's were citizens the State Court had jurisdiction over their law suits. The Court held that it was a case in which only the Federal Court had jurisdiction. He probably will appeal to the Supreme Court of the State but I think it a hopeless case. The land is being offered for sale by the rightful owner and that is making him desperate. The suits brought by him to have the remaining unallotted lands allotted to mixed bloods was heard in Denver and Mr. Anderson the Omaha's lawyer has written the Supt. here that he has hopes the decision of its court will be in favor of the Omahas. The decision will be given in December. That will probably hush Chase forever as far as tribal matters are concerned.

Best, the Supt, came to the meeting last Friday to shake hands with me. He was eager to see me privately, and ^[[he]] seemed greatly perplexed at the criticisms made by the Council