The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-30
A sHRRwD CAMPAIGN.

A sHRRwD CAMPAIGN.
The Oklahoma people here are runnin
their campaign much more shrewdly thai
they have ever run 1t before; and on tn
whole their chances are much better
They are working with the right handl
this time. They are explaining the treat,
question plauaibly, to show that the pas
sage Of the bill will not in any respect VIC
late the legal rights OF the Indians. TheJ
are using the polygsmy argument effect
lively. They are also showing another
matter which causes considerable surprise
among public men who have not given
the subject careful study, and that 10 the
fact that for twenty years the Cherokee
Nation, under the head Of itB strong mar
BushyheRd,r has been receiving $l00, 900
year from Rforeign cattle corporation fol
the use Of what Ia known as the "Ohero
kee Outlet" The Oherokees have no title
whatever to this vast scope Of country ex'
cepting the right to use It as an outlet tc
the hunting grounds to the West. The
Outlet Is about sixty miles deep, measur'
ingi from the northern line OF Indian
Territory, and extends 225 miles to itt
western limit. This cattlssyndicste holds
exclusive possession OF the Outlet, en-
ploys desperadoes to murder and run out
settlers and prospectorg, and maintains an
attorney" at Washington, to see that
there Is no official interference with their
business. 1t is very strange that such
things as these could have been going on
kWAntY wears without creating
A GREAT PUBLIC EcAEDAL;
but the fact is that the "boomers" were In
league with grasping railway corporations,
and as O choice between the cattle men
and corporations Congress has been con-
tent to let the thing alone. 1t looks now,
however, very much like there is to be q
new deal in Indian Territory matters. It
begins to look as though the Springer bill
will become law, and an eighth territory
introduced into the Sisterhood. With q
territorial form Of government, and the
opening up OF the beautiful country COM
pretended by the metes and bounds OF
Oklahoms, the settlers would dispose Of
the cattle men and their desperadoes in
pretty short order. They would not want
more than three or four weeks to do II.
understand Dr. Chase has large prop
erty interests in No Mans Land, which
depends partly on the success OF the
Springer bill. He Ia druggist at Beaver
Oity, and has prospeIed better, probably,
than any West Virginisn who has gone
West. He Ia now talking about Alaska,
however. No mans Land Is becoming
too far advanced in civilization to suit
him. Among other pointers, he told me
that Judge O. T. Stewart, who was in the
Legislature from Doddridge and made
reputation as one the prosecutors OF Ben
nett and BuTdett in the great impeach-
ment trials, is now Circuit Judge in
Kansas and Is most highly thought Of.
OTHER MATTERS.
Mr.. Wilson, with tbs other msjority
members Of the Ways and Means Com.
mittee, is deeply engaged in revising pres
ent tar iff shedules, formulating new sched-
ules and laying the foundation for new
tariff measure. Wilson 10 one Of the
most industrious men In Congress. Mr..
Randall has always esteemed him highly,
barring his tariff views, and was sorry to
lose 30 good worker.
Mr.. COTS bill ITO recognize and pay
claims dus by the State OF West Virginia
to citizens thereof, for services rendered
the United States in the lsts war, and
which are properly chsrgeabie to the
United States" Is still before the Commit
tee on War Claims.
David W. Brodie, OF Marion county,
who was appointed assistant messenger
in the Second Comptroller'a Office come
months ago, at the request Of Deputy
Comptroller McMshon, mas been trans-
ferred and promoted to the Treasury
watch force.
Congressman Wilson was anxious for
the promotion, as Brodie Is capable and
worthy man. He is good mechanic,
and has been contractor and builder in
Marion. Some years ago he built the
town hall at Fsirmont and lost almost
everything he had by the contract.
Mr.. Randall has introduced pension
bill which is founded upon justice and
will, doubtless, pass without opposition.
It is as follows:
"Thatthe widow Of any deceased soldier
or sailor is hereby authorized to receive,
in addition to her widows pension, any
pension for any disability suffered from
discharge to death OF such soldier or sailor
that he could have had but did not OBJ
tain, or that would now be allowed him
for such disability II he Was yet alive and
had made application under the arrears