Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-06-21
TROUBLE BREWING.
The Cherokee and Chickasaw Indians ~
War With Cattle Kings-CowbOys Armed
and Indian Militia Called Out.

The Cherokee and Chickasaw Indians ~
War With Cattle Kings-CowbOys Armed
and Indian Militia Called Out
TAHLEoUAH, !. T., June 13.-The authorl-
ties Of the Cherokee Nation have created
considerable CONSERVATION among the cat
lie men by seiZIng their cattle as a penalty
for violating the quarantine laws OF the
Nation c. NJ. Mcclellan, a large and
noted stockman, had about 600 four and
i've year old steers seized and advertised
% be sold for the benefit of the Nation for
4 violation of the quarantine law, which
strictly prohibited any one bringing cattle
into the Nation between May and October
of each year. Mcclellan is an adopted
citizen, but has appealed to the United
States in this matter, as his cattle are TO
be sold by Cherokee sheriff June So
The Cherokee authorities say they pro-
pose to run their internal civil matters,
and hope the Government will not put In
when it has no business or right under the
treaty and Inter State law. The agent is
Today at Muscogee listening 10 beth Nc
Clellan and the Nation Mcclellan thinks
the stock law unconstitutional, but his
friends think he ought to have appealed to
the courts of his Nation. The cattle men
all over the country are watching this tight
with a great deal or interest, especially In
Texas, from whence most OF tue cattle
shipped into this country come.
Said prominent Chickasaw yesterday;
/ "You Cherokees are beginning 10 expert
suce some of the trouble we Chickasaws
have been cortendiug with a long time.
Why, cattlemen just come into our country
whether or not and # we ever talk about
taxing them a little or want them to
get out, they talk about us But if
the Government will just keep it's hands
of, we will show them who holds
the Chickasaw Nation-the cattlemen or
the Indians to whom it belongs and to whom
it was ceded by the Government. The
cheek of some of these cattlemen is enough
TO make the blood boil in any Indian, and
especially when they are trying to run over
the Indians who are the true owners or the
land" LeNE
THE CuICKAsAwS ACT.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, June I3-Some time
ego the cattlemen of the CbicKasaw Ma
tion of the Indian Territory resisted the
collection of the cattle tax of 81 per head
for cattle grazing on Indian lands and drove
the collector and his deputies away with
violence. The Governor was notified and
through him the United States Govern
ment A peaceable settlement was at
tempted, but without a result favorable to
IHe luuidHS Inc COWUOvs UeSdH 10 dSSoul-
bic and now about SO OF them are rendez-
voused in the southern part of thu
Nation. Governor Guy ordered out the
National militia-about 100 Indians
and they are Assem- bIed now at Ardmore,
preparing to move upon the cowboys. Cap
tam McLIsh was put in command of them
and he has orders to move at once. Yester-
day the camp was in a stir getting ready
for the campaign, and it is expected the
troops will be on the march to-day. They
will move cautiously as it is feared they
are not strong enough to combat the cattle
men who are armed with Winchesters.
Many OF these men are citizens of the Ma
ton, and it is feared that this IS the first
outbreak of a civil war. The Government
troops at Fort Reno are prepared to take
the field in case the Chickasaws can not
QuelI the disturbance.