The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-11
THE cATrLE MEN.
Excitement Over the Recent Orders
From WashinRtou

EOAu WASnlAgton.
CAIDwEIl., Kan Jan. 5-There is
considerable excitement here amongca
tie men holding on the Cherokee outlet,
growing out of Washington dispatches
70 the effect that orders had been issued
from the interior department for the re-.
moxaI of all stock men from the outlet.
This state of affairs seems to have been
brought about by an attempt ON the part
OF the Standard Oil Cattle company to
fence in large range, which is and has
been occupied by small stockholders
who have paid taxes TO The Cherokee ma
ton tor the privilege of holding cattle
on the outlet. 1t seems that these small
stockholders, together with parties in
Kansas, who have been in the habit of
letting their stock Craze upon the Cher
okee lands without paying anything To-
the indians or the state of Kansas, have
made certain statements to Secretary
Teller which have induced him TO issue
sweeping order against all siockmen
as we'll as the Standard Oil company,
without regard to any Injustice that
may be 10 those who have paid taxes to
The Cherokees in good faith, and bought
the privilege of fencing and erecting
buildings for the accommodation of their
herders. The principal auses of com
plant arise In regard TO the fencing,
ana from parties who by reason of that
Fencing are prevented from stealing the |
valuable timber which line the banks |
OF the streams running through The out |
let. 30 persistent has that timber steal |
ing been kept up, that between this |
place at Red Fork. 40 miles south of |
mere, the outlet has been denuded of |
the best timber, and nothing is left /
upon the banks of the streams but |
Struggling cottonwoods, q few eIms and /
frees ora class scarcely fit for firewood
OrlFe out Inc cattle men, and in two
years time no timber worth ANYTHING
will be left upon the outlet from one end |
to the other. The general view taken
here Is that Secretary Teller's order is a
virtual acknowledgements and therefore
the Cherokees have no right whatever
10 make any contracts holding stock
thereon, aud should his order be carried |
out under this view, the uneasy spirits
along the border will argue that they
have right to locate upon the lands in
question. Tue result will be that inside
oil twenty days after the stockmen have
been removed there will be general
rush OF settlers upon the lands, rush
which can only be stopped by placing
more troops upon the border than the
Culted States can muster at the present |
time.
The Commercial, of This city, sug-
gests ~ solution of The d f1iculties that
the surplus lands west of section 90 be
leased to the stock men in suitable
sized ranges at fair rental, the pro-
ceeos 10 be devoted to the support of
the Indians occupying the same 1t
argues that the amount received from
this source would more than pay the
cost OF taxing care OF the Indians, re
lievlng the United States treasury of a
heavy burden, and the parties so occu-
plying The lands would protect the tim
Der from destruction and make it i'm
possible Tor outlaws from the bCr Ter
states to find a safe harboring place
within the designated area.
AT all events some common sense
business course must he adopted before
long, otherwise the solution of the ter
rltory problem will become so difficult |
that nothing but the expenditure of
money, and perhaps bloodshed, will
solve the question