Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-09
GENERAL NEWS.
DOMESTIC.

says. lac CncrCKe6 1DQl6QS are RE6dLly GX
cited over the measures introduced int
congress looking to the opening of the In
dian country to white settlers, and the al
lotment of lands in severality among In
dams, and public sentiment is opposed t.
congressional intervention although there
are many Oherokees who believe it best t.
accept the situation rather than to struggl;
against the ineyitsble. Just before the ad
ournment the Cherokee national council
adopted resolutions expressive Of public
opinion on the subject. These resolutions
d. clare that the Che1okees hold possession
of their lands by fee simple title, and can
not be deprived Of the same except by the
voluntary consent OF the law-makine
authority. They further declare that all
that portion of the Cherokee lands lying
west of the 6Sth meridian, and which have
lot been conveyed by patents from the
Oherokees are still the property Of the ma.
| ton. The United States has not now and
never had any right to appraise, take o,
| purchase any unoccupied portion of these
lands, save with the consent of the Chero.
kee people. The final resolution says tina,
| the Cherokee nation does not authorize the
sale of any of its lands for the purposes Of
white settlement, or for any other purpose
pending the congressional measures which
also affect the Creeks and Seminoles. It il
claimed, however. that the latter tribes are
willing to sell portion of their lands fol
white settlement, and allow the country to
be opened up, but the hostility fthe Chero.
KEGS is likely to unite ali three tribes in &C.
tive opposition.
Adispatch from Washington say s: Gov.
ernor Houser, of Montana, who is now
here says thss the people Of
this territory are moving. in
the direction OF securing admission to
the Union as q state. "The one thing"
the most interest in Montana is the pros.
poets for our admission into the Union as q
state. Though no application has been
made the question Will be brought up very
soon as We have 10000 inhabitants and
there can be no difficulty on the score of
population. The difficulties in the of ad-
mission now being experienced by Dakota
have attracted the attention of the citizens
of our territory. The republicans have
the majority there, and that ia probably
one reason why it cannot gain admission.
A project has been formed to take ndvan-
tage of that and gain admittance. Montana
il democratic, and would neutralizs the
effects of the other state. We think that
by proposing as q compromise that the
states be admitted together, there will be
growing rapidly, and with in year will
have Isl, 900 inhabitants. Speaking of the
prospects of the admission of Dakota, Sem
atcr Plumb said: dakota will not be ad-
mitted es the territory is republican. There
can be no question but that that is the
point upon which the fight is made. Two
republican senators at this period is not to
be thought of is the idea uppermost with
the democrats, aud as they have the ma jor-
ity there is no probability of Dskota's ad-
mission"
In speaking of the recent occurrences in
Dakota, Judge Holman, a democratic men,
Der Of congress from Indiana, said he
thought the time had probably come when
it was right that Dakota should be admitted
as state. The house had no right to COZ.
slider the political bearings of thecase. The
only questions that occurred to his mind
where whether the population Was sufh-
GENTLY settled and permanent to make it
better for them to be under state form of
and whether the school lands
could be sufficiently secured. The gov
has an immense interest in the
territory in the extensive Sioux reservation
and it was undoubtedly true that these in
terests could be better looked to under 8
than a state government. The
territory must be soon admitted. 1t must
come as one state, however. The whole |
territory would properly come in to-
yetber. It's geography, and the character |
Of the land required this, and it would be |
The only way It would be admitted. A di-
vision would not be practicable.
A dispatch from Washington says: Com
missioner Sparks, of the land Office, in view
If the almost universal comment as to his
policy, has felt constrained to issue nsw
l-As ko~ -sokn I'd
al agents of United States land Offices
which have been promulgated. They mod
fy in many important particulars his re-
,ent sweeping orders. They prescribe
hat homestead or pre-enp:ion Claimants,
Who have made bona fde settlements upon
public lands, and who are living upon, cul-
waiting and improving the same in &C.
,ordance with the law, with the intention
# acquiring title thereto, shall be permit
ed to remove from the portion of the land
o be cleared for cultivation go much tim
er Is may actually be necessary for that
purpose, or for buildings, fences, or other
on the land entered. In
Tearing for cultivation, should there be a
urplus, the settlers may dispose of the
anne, but he is not allowed to denude
POPULATION before the title has been con-
eyed to him by patent.
W.. Jones, one of the lest known ranch
aen of Arizona, arrived at Ell Passo. He
eclares that no one person can gather
n adequate idea of the terrorzed
ondition of the inhabitants, or the actual
lumber Of people killed by the Indians
1thin the past three months. DoZans of (
antilles have been massacred in different
arts of the territory, and the news of their
cath never spread beyond the immediate
icinity owing to the long distance and
,psration from the outside world. The
in Graham county, Arizona,
luippcd q ranger force at their own ex-
ense, and placed them in the field. The
'ttiers ars depending entirely upon these ,
myers. The regular army IL no longer I
lied upon by the people to suppress the I
equent outbreaks. Jones asserts that Gov.
ulck, Of Arizona, II in favor Of immedi. Z
ely organizing territorial ranger foroe.
I'D has been petitioned to cal the legiala- i.
ne together for that purpose. II
D. II. Ferzy's seed house ct Detroit
1t Of employment 600 people. The los Z
70 origin Of the fire there are no I
ell defined theories. Some Of the en- 3
oyes hint ct incsndiarism, claiming that
lere were no fires In the partof the build
g first attacked by the flames, and that I
me outaide agency must have been 10
'onEible for the fre. The officers of the
mpany axe completely at aloaAto account
z che or'Gin Of the hre. Tho Insurance. 8
! D. II. Ferry comYanyS buildinG = dfD-
|buted among amo0g number q inDur.I
~ oosnponiN. NdgAboEing buildinQ =
- dn1nood, hut 1gurss md insurance u