Wichita eagle., 1889-05-24
PROTEST AGAINST REMOVAL.
The Oheyennes Want to Stay Where They
Are-Town Rivalry.

FORT RENO, l. T., May 23.-The Chey-
ennes are taking hand in the Oklahoma
question. A delegation headed by Chiefs
Whirlwind, Old Crow, Little Medicine and
Big Jake, came in this morning and de-
manded talk with the commanding Off
Ger. They came to protest against being
removed to the Cherokee strip, and notified
Major Russell, commanding in Colonel
Wade's absence, that they were not parties
to any agreement for asking the govern
ment to give them their old reservation on
the strip. Having lived on these lands for
twenty years they were satisfied to
stay and wished to retain their
present condition in all respects. The
cause of their action is the negotiation be-
tween Colonel John D. Miles and several
chiefs for reviving the claim to the old
Cherokee strip reservation. Most of the
Arapahoes and number Of Cheyenne
chiefs have joined the agreement with
Colonel Miles and some OF them left with
him today. probably TOR Oklahoma City,
ford and sign the necessary papers consti-
tuning Colonel Miles, Governor Crawford
and others their agents.
The attitude of Whirlwind, Old Grow,
and those who were with them, has a
bearing in more than one direction.
The Cheyenne is fighter and
fights without notice when he gets ready.
Knowing this the government will hardly
proceed to summary measures against the
decided opposition of a large part OF the
tribe. The opening, therefore. of the Creek
and Seminole purchase, may be delayed.
One effect of delay would be to throw the
Rock Island eastward to the line of their
last survey. as the company would not
build on a'route where no towns could
exist.
So far the Cheyenne determination not
to move north OF south or TO take lands in
severaltv is point in favor of the two
towns here, as the last survey passes
through both.
The sale of lots in the new town estab-
lished here by Crlttenden's company WAS
continued today and the public invested
quite literally. They are buying only a
right of occupation, but they think that
by the company can tide over the local
difficulties involved il will be generally
followed. The proposed town is located
on parts of three claims, two of which, by
the ways are contested. The company
bases its operations on the assumption that
while homesteader cannot sell his land
or use it for town Site purposes, he can
lease part of it and the lessees can apply
their leasehold to any use they please.
The homesteader then Is expected to go
on and do the work upon the restsof his
quarter section necessary to proving up on
the whole of it. AT the proper time he
will relinquish his right to the part he has
leased and the town organization Will en-
ter in due form. The manager of the COM
pany claims to have the proper leases
from the homesteaders, and he issues to
purchasers what are properly sub-leases
with the company's guarantee OF title.
The difficulty Is that the law presumes a
homesteader to have taken his claim for
agricultural purposes and may not recog-
nlze an arrangement like that proposed.
In that case, by the act of leasing for town
site purposes, though the lease may not
state the purpose, he has forfeited his
light and any sQuatter on vacant
lots has the usual settlers pre-
emption privilege, and an attempt at
ejecting, made by the town authorities or
the military would give the squatter q
remedy in damages. Whatever the weak
pese or strength Of the lease plan the lot
buying goes on, and building has begun IN
u small way.
of the Kansas spirit and vigorously pushes
its merits upon the visitor. Colonel Du-
bois, its mavor, is an old engineer. He
insists that the railroad will have to stop
on that side and that the Rock Island de-
pot will certainly be just west of the main
part of the town. To offset this Critten-
den company's representatives affirm
boldly that influential Rock Island Off
cials are members OF the company and
are pledged to place the depot and switch
yards at their location.
FREDERICK r. ROBERTS. NJ D., Physi.
clan to and Professor of Clinical Medicine
at University College Hospital, London,
Eng, says: 'Bright's Disease has no
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without the knowledge of the patient or
nra actitioner as no main will be felt in the