Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-12
THE STRIP.
Treasurer Ross ef tho Caerekse Nk,ie1
Assumes An hority TO besae ;hs
Gu;.ss-A scasms Suspse.sd.
Chief Mayes iHuss Proolsnst!on Re
gardlns the Hartsr and Iss Conscn,s
ere Here Gwen In Fall.

are Here Gwen In FnlI.
special 70 the Gazette.
TAHLESUAH. I. T., Oct lo.-Tbe Chero
zee strip question seems Te. so lie upper
most IN the mids. of this people. R. B
Ross, Treasurer OF the Cherokee nation
has assumed the slthority 10 Jesse tbs
strip TO the Cherokee Strip Live Seek
Association fer term OF three M, t1s,
from the LIST Of October. 1883, to Jar usIy
l, 1883. This action Of the Treasurer Is
In diTect conflict with the views Of Chief
MAYS, snd is thought to be scheme 10
force The Cnerokees 10 let the strip $3.50
cistiou have the grszipg privileges a.
their own figures OF SIS, 200 a year, and
this Ia the basis Treasurer Ross collected
on for me three months. Chief MAYS
Ia confident thst the grszirg privileges are
worth moro than the strip association
bid, as In fact nc hiss had Cfars OF over,
52e0 600 since his ocj 3ction 10 the ST.
rsDgement OF Treasurer r )ss. The proc
lauation OF Clief Mayors On the eubj C.
will be read With interest bJ all cAttlsEe
and il seems the chieI held the edge be-
tween the arrangement Of Treasurer Ross
sud the catt!emen sDd does not propose
that they shsn have their w.y. Hon. Ed
Hewins, President CT tie C1Grc zee Live
Stock Association. WAS here in confer
encs with the chief few days sipc", snd
IL WAS then thought oy TIE chief thai al
sr-sugemeH. would be made whereby the
strip E3u could gay on tia strip until
M Snn~riI u NSuprhar phip rz-, a
satisfactory IL part with the chisf, bu. tie
Latter turn OF the three months lease
60es NOT catch the chiefs ere and he Is
kicking, and the kicking will not be TO
the advantage OF fhe sscckueE. Tie
chief ia determined inst no complication
shall be made that will deter the C1ero-
kss na.iun from obtaining the lsrgess
re3tal possible for the zr.zins privilege
comprising $4,000 scrts. The proofs
m&iion w2s issued yesterday, and Is IS
+ iIoTs:
PVECUcIvE DEPARTHvNT,
TAHLBQUAH,I ,O'I. o. 1888
To Wh:m ! hiay Concern, Rspe:iai4y Nhe
Che Iokee Strip Live stock Ass 'oil Ion an
Sub es-ers fine Cherokee Strip, West Of
the AEksnsas River.
In former proclamation, l no
tif5d yen that l would at a
certain time enforce cer.ein
contract entered into BY D. ". BushYs
lead, white Principal Caief. end the
Cherokee Strip Ltvs Stock Association,
demanding the surrender Of all improve
ments made OF said association. made
UGH demand through Messrs. Ridge,
Pascaal ead c. HsraA, and Eas
scarcely treated with rssptc.. ISbSvs
been iOfcTmed by Hon. Il. 3 Rose, yisss-
rrar. this. he hss made q ,conJEcE With
E! Hewlus, presiten: cEfhe DfsssSSck
to renew th& grszi0g Riyll-
Gges az the rae ci Sf7S, 0o0 per snTam
fer period OF tbress mopths, o Nssr.
November and DeceHser }sh ioA SfT5,eG0
was tbs Did cfisred to ne h .ii0nsi COas;
ell a. the late session OF the Cherokee
Strip Live Stock Association. Since Mr,
Ross has received ttis revenue
ct the rae CT $4,000 per
sSnun for the grizing privilege
81 zsgessIneDt wE5 made by the eesocis-
,ioa On the land at the rs:e Of cents or
the acre per an6um. Ssid assessment
states that /, Is to pay duesto the Chero
kee nslion for tina gIazing privilege for
the months CT October, November ngd
December, Eud shows 8 pubic resolution
OF she association Of September Is, 1888.
| wish to notify you, az have heretofore
notified L. 3 R0gF, treasurer, thst airy
'rs1sGcf.Cn he makes OF the kind in ssk-
iGg this important busiress out If the
hsnts Of the National Council would not
on y be unlawful, but e. iast TO rhs'Cha-
rokee people l sisted u M. Ross that
there might possibly sTise a. emer
zency BY which the stock grazing
D! said lApds might remain
I'll the meeting CT the National Council,
and tnat revenue might he cCllec.ed fer
slc mouth IT Oc;o09r. Eyeo tbs. would
o. Without authority Of ls9 and matter
Of axoedieacy in our extreme case CT
emergency, and uuder no circunst.ncos
would | coneens to On arrsrgemS By
Ing privilege would be taken ont OF the
hands Ct the National Council by the
Trsasu-er under E law that has been re-
pas'ed, and II sesns very stIaCg9 and
contrary under thu lsW by Which he
claims 10 operate. He Certainly ASSUMES
grave resp onsi5iiity when he takes upon
himself thus to dispose Of This
great franchise a. & price be-
ow its value, as ths N'tinnsl
Council was Cfersd Sls5,GG0
Cf TIE prlVllt S9J ana esIuFe Ell Inc Coun-
I'll In message that $500. Gee would be
offered By responsible parties II an oppor
unity was offered.
Under the circu instances, sad feeling
hat my oath of o1fice d. malts that l see
hs law faithfully executed, ard that my
iuty impels me not to stand By and see
me Cherokee people thus unlawiulIy ard
II Justly treated, now,
Therefore, I, j. B. Msyes, principal
Jhiei OF the Cherokee Natiop, Go hereby
lotIfy you immedisIeiy to maze 4 scaed
lie and formal transfer to this depart |
nent or the agent appointed for this pur-
1ose, snd without de!,y show just and |
'essoEs5le cause to this department why
ECU should remain on said l,nd |
,rly until the meeting of the
National Councii or until the Na.ionsl |
council shall make GONE dispc siiion CT |
he same, and cease in this attempt 20 |
'eize the great franchise under the SOM
llslce OF law and to the Injury CT the |
Cherokee people.
You are respectfully notified that II
hess conditions are not Of oucs compiled |
With, I will take immediate steps 20 hive
1ol driven from The country.
(Sio1e6 ! j. B. MAYEs, |