Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-15

of the land office at Guthrie has Set some
people to thinking.
The lawn socials in Oklahoma have al
ready commenced becoming "the most
brilliant and pleasant events of the season.
South Oklahoma after thorough dis
cussion of the two charters submitted. re-
jected them both, and directed the mayor
to appoint new committee TO prepare and
submit a charter by Wednesday night.
Says correspondent from Saltwater:
Everywhere is one mass of living green.
The blue stem in the first bottom lands
will soon be as high as a house. The pre-
vailing timber is jack-oak, .post-oaA, burr
oak, blackberry. cottonwood, walnut. ash,
hickory and, on the the Cimarron bottoms,
red cedar The chief grass is blue stem.
There are some fifty buildings now occu-
pied and more on every hand under con-
StructlOn.
A writer on Indians, who has spent
many years among taem, says, in speak
ing of Cheyenne squaws: They are also,
like their sisters in civilized life, rather
curious and pleased at the sight of any
thing novel or new. They are more friend
ly to strangers than the men, who appear
to be more of a sullen and moroSe nature.
The squaw that can capture a red headed
white man thinks herself in clover, as
they have partiality for them.
Every two weeks large number of cat
tie are killed IN the government corral
near Fort Reno and the meat divided
among the Cheyennes and Arapahoes. 1t
takes about 40 head to supply the demand
at each ''divy." and il is said to be one OF
the sights of Oklahoma to witness the
killing and division and the struggles and
scheming of the Indians to get the cholc-
est parts. Some 1000 Indians congregate
at THESE times, and before they leave they
clean the corral out of every part OF the
beeves-entrails as wei. as meat.
1t is believed that the following item is
a piece of shreweness on the part OF the
Oklahoma City Journal to utilize pit"
From Our Brother in Red, we take the
following version in the Creek Indian lam
guage of familiar passage in Isaiah.
The English is, "All we like sheep have
gone astray; we have turned everyone to
his own way; and the Lord hath laid on
him the iniquity of us all" Here Is the
Greek version:
Yvpefiky omvket omvlkeyat iyecet
omvlkeyat EN- ayetu Vixen vpeyaket
omvtes; momen Cehofvt omvlkeyat pun
holwvyeckan emen oy wvkccvteG oS.
The most prominent chief among the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes Is Little Raven,
son of the chief of that name who was a
terror in the northwest. The present Lit
tie Raven is known to be an exceptionally
docile and good Indian, and then comes
Young Whirlwind, son of the deceased
elder Whirlwind, White Eyed Antelope,
and several others of lesser note, whose
ancestors were once lords of the plains
when the buffalo instead of range cattle
graZed Oh its grasses. These chiefs are
undisting uished from the common horde
and can be seen frequently at the agency
drawing their rations of beans, coffee and
pork like any other Indians of their pau
per tribes.-tor.
Correspondence from Muskogee: There
was something OF an alarm created recent
ly. Babe Mahardy stated to Indian Agent
Bennett that there was well organized
plan for raid on the town Dy
gang of thieves and murdererS
now in hiding on the Arkansas
river. Babes story was received with
caution, as he is not above suspicion,
bat this statement is so consistent with
the facts III the possession of the agency
that it demands precautionary action. Mr.
Bennett is to be commended for giving the
matter his personal attention. Oscar
Coulter, the Arkansas assassin, and his
companion, who is wanted in Illinois and
Montgomery county, Kansas, for murder,
are known TO head the gang. The move
ments OF the suspects are closely watched,
and the town is heavily guarded.
A writer signing himself "Stripper' in
the Capital, remarklng the feasts and
orgies of the Cheyenne Indians, SAYS:
"Ihe most difficult popularity that
retards their complete civilization is
their ancient or tribal feasts, dances,
or orgies. The green corn dance Is a
harmless bit of amusement; the medicine
dance tinges little of Savagery, but the
sun dance is the acme of barbarism itself.
This is done when young warrioH are
made, or graduated. The manner in which
Z il c narfnr IL follows y
gathering of warriors takes place, where
the candidates present themselves. They
are stripped aud a knife inserted in the
fieshv parts of their breasts in such a man
ner AS to make an opening IL two places
which connect inwardly; tough piece of
rawhide is then inserted and tied to
strong rope which is attached to a post,
and the candidate is expected to tear HIM
self loose, and this must be done by tear
ing the knotted rawhide through his
flesh, although it sometimes taxes
the whole weight and strength
Of a man to DO so the torture
must be circulating If a candidate fails
of squaws. The Cheyennes do not now
publicly indulge in the sun dance. but it
is said they participate in these orgies Sc
cretly. This dance Is accompanied by /
music on Indian drums, songs, dancing
and speeches by the warriors and chiefs in
which they boast their prowess and bray !
cry. In other times the sun dance was the |
step for the Indians TO go on |
a foray or waTpath-the government has |
an idea that their participation in it eX- !
cites and infames their savage natures, |
and hence does not permit or discourages !
its practice as much as possible. 1t is a /
little singular that the Comanches, Chey- |
eunes and Sioux, tribes widely different in /
features, Character and location, once /
this cruel self-torture.
An elopement don't cause much excite |
nent in Guthrie. 1t takes something big, (
like awarding the contracts 10 the highest /
bidder, to stir that town up.