Wichita eagle., 1889-05-21
A ROUND UP.
Talk About Cherokee Affairs; the Commission
and Condition Of Things 1T Guthrie
Facts Concerning the Drown
ing Of Two Men in
Arkansas
River.

Mr.. Charles C. Carlton. the San Francis
co correspondent, arrived in Wichita last
from Tahlequah, Capital of the Cherokee
nation, where he went to write up the
country, and investigate matters connect
ed with the opening of the Cherokee strip.
The commission had not arrived in Table
qua when he left, land were not expected for
several weeks. Mr.. Carlton received letter
from A. NJ. Wilson, the Arkansas member
of the commission, saying that iu was very
uncertain as to when the commission
would be In Tahlequah, as there is still a
vacancy created by the resignation. in turn
of Messrs. Robson, of Massachusetts, and
Baker, of Indiana.
Mr.. Wilson in his letter said: Neither
have received instructions from the in
terror department, but presume that will
as soon as the vacancy in the commission
is filled. l may also mention that there
are no commissioners on the part of the
Cherokees and until there are, presume a
trip to Tahlequa by the United States
commission would be useless, yet we might
be ordered there, SO far as l know"
Mr.. Carlton stated that there was some
fear expressed by prominent members of
the Anti Administration party. (the Ma
tionalists) that the course of Chief Mayes
in refusing to convene the national council
would be construed by congress to be an
act of discourtesy toward the commission
and to the nation represented by them, and
that congress would at the coming session
declare the strip part of the public do
main. Senator Buffers talk to Globe
Democrat reporter has done much to
strengthen this fear on the part of the
Cherokees Senator Butler, whose neice
married Chief Bushyhead, has been been
a warm friend of the Cherokees: and they
have relied upon him to maintain their
rights in congress. But the other day Sen
ator Butler expressed himself vigorously
concerning the action of the Cher
okee administration in ignoring
the commission, and SAID that
if they persisted in it, such legislation
would result during the coming session,
as would open the strip to settlement.
Mr.. Carlton, in company with Mr..
Stephan, the Denver photographer, left
Tahlequah on the 18th inst, and after an
overland journey of five days, arrived ID
Oklahoma city on the evening Of the 18th.
On the Arkansas river, near Muscogee, the
waves were very high, in consequence or a
gale which had been blowing for several
days Several hundred boomers on their
way home from Oklahoma, were encamped
upon the banks waiting for the waves to
subsde. The correspondent and photog-
rapher crossed in safety at Nevin's ferry,
and arrived in Muscogee on the evening OF
the 10Th. Early on the morning of the
18th word reached Muscogee that
in attempting to cross the
Arkansas at Nevin's ferry two men and
two horses were drowned. The names OF
the men were Jensen and HARDWOOD, and
they were from McHenrysport, Texas. A
third party chung to the stirrups OF his
horse and reached the shore in safety.
When Mr.. Carlton and Mr.. Stephens
reached Guthrie they found everything sc
| changed from the Guthrie of ten days age
! than they could scarcely find their way to
the site where they had left their tent
and when they did reach the locality they
| found their tent removed and madam
from Kansas City living on the premises
in frame house. They dio not contest
her propretorship of the location, but set
about looking for their old friends and
acquaintance, but they had either ali
gone away or removed to another part of
the town. Mr.. Carlton says that before
he left, Mr.. Hawkins, Of Chanute, Kan.
had named his big hotel in his honor, but
upon returning to Guthrie and inquiring
| for the ''Hotel Carlton" no one was able
to tell what had become of it.
The streets had been changed-new ones
created and old ones stopped up-and
where tents had stood ten days ago, there
were now two-story frame houses The
boys felt like old Rip Van Wrinkle must
have felt upon awakening from his twenty
years. sleep to find everything so changed,
and so many of his old friends gone. But
! finally they found the Hotel Carlton, y
| fell into arms of their friends and rejoiced.
The Guthrieites are agitating the matter
OF holding an election soon. for the cleo
| ton of new set Of municipal officers.
Major Harry Mcnamara is favorably
spoken of as successor to Mr.. Dyer, the
present mayora