Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-11

claimed by the Cherokees. He shows that
it was conveyed TO the Cbeyennes and
Arapahoes in 1866, and that their title has
never been relinqushed. He Claims that
| the Cherokees have no authority 10 lease
| the lands to the cattlcmen, and that his
clients are entitled to the whole amount
| received IN rent from the tenants Mr..
| Crawford presented his case before the
| commissioners at their meeting July -.
| at Tahlequah. About $50 600 coo Is IN
yolved III the case besides the land.
Oklahoma City Times: Yesterday after
| noon a gambler whose name we failed 10
| learn, became involved in a slight diff
| Guilty and was iD some way or other thrown
I to the ground. falling on a piece of glass
| and striking his leg just below the knee.
/ Ii bled but little at the time. and thinking
nothing OF 10 was soon engrOssed IN that
most fascinating game II poker.
About o'clock he became aware
that il was sii!i bleeding. and
upon examination found that an artery
had been severed and his shoe WAS fall Of
blood. He stepped Ia an Ice cream parlor
on Grand avenue and DR.. Black was sum
moned. who stopped the flow Of blood and
and dressed the wouud. The patient be
came very weak. iurIBg the operation ADD
the doctor INFORMS Us that he could have
lived bat little longer without aid.
4 new town named Liucoln has Just
been laid out in Oklahoma. about tselys
miles north Of kingiisber IN ths Back
Jack regions.
There is large colony Of Topeka
colored people there and il Is the intention
TO make Lincoln au African town. 7 bis
is probably the first African town ever
started ia civilized country, aud II q Is
made success the advocates OF negro
colonization Will have scored poiut.
Marion Blair, Of Caldwell /. the origina-
e
getting the colored people 81 that city tn
terestsd financially ia the undertaking.
He has opened headquarters At the Uutt0n
house and IL meeting with comparative
success. The KiBghsEer people ars
evidently against the building 81 town
- close T. them Tor the Law firm Of Kans
& Ferguson 81 that place, has
forwarded a letter 20 msn
named Lewis Of Topeka. disc0uraEing tbs
project. Mr Lewis IL now circulating the
letter among the colored people Of Topeka
in al effort 20 disSuads them from Invest
ing any money ia Lincoln. but SIR. Blair
guarantees 10 give purchasers ss good :
title as can possibly be g0t at the pF~ssnt
time. a good deal o. Interest Is tc.nz
taken 10 tie matter.
Oklahoma City Journal. Nigh: b~i0rs
last J. ". Thorn pson. Of this city, went o
Guthrie 20 file on q claim. " tea he step
ped from the cars a. Guthrie he was az
cOsted by a negro who a1ked L!sn AZ BIS
name WAS Thompson, and tod him that
his CThornpson's father and brother 'sers
eucarnped little distance up TIE railroad.
had given him 20 cents 20 EDses HON pson A.
the train and p lot him 70 them Susp~rs!rz
nothing Ia re was really expecting 70
meet bis father sud brother tbsrsj TbonD-
son went with the negro. bat "a they 70.
cat OF town tie negro sssasltsd him Vlo-
lsystIy, aud a white man .5o had besn
walk5ax il fro2f. AID VITO was NAKED
cane 0o Ans assisted ths negro. Tksy
bruised Thompson up fezrfnily, almost
killing him 10 fact. and the white IDaa
would have sho. him bat FOR the fact q a
covered usgo3 being near AZ hand. ThsY
took al Of ! horlpsgu'a money, some a..
sne lest him almost DEAF re crAw!ed -
a neigh boring tent and ~ss sSksn care q
Yesterday Captain DsFofd. city marshal
q Guthrie. brcngst TkofBpzoa hons
Suspicion posata With slraoss Ebsoluis
osrtslsty 20 Oklahoma City parties. ons q
whoa knew Thompson wxll. snd Isl
learned q lis plans and sTiseatly pat -
the scheme - rob him. &nd deliberately
fE1resr hin s! Necessary.