The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-12
THE CHEROKEE STRIP GAME.
Wichita Capitalists Raise the Wiiliamson-B Blair
Bid Of $50. 600. 900 and the Lncas Cattle
Compauy-s Bid OF $50. 100000 to s35-
oOO,oO0 Spot Cash.

Within the last few days five of the
leading capitalists of Wichita have been
figuring ON a business proposition that
calls for not only 81, geo, 900 of ready cash
but several millions 1T rs matter that
concerns Wichita probably more than any
other city in the country and. as result,
unusual activity is being shown in it.
1t is generally conceded that Wichi-
ia is concerned more in the Cherokee
strip than Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago
or any othercity, and since Chief Mayes has
struck the attitude of an auctioneer with
in the last few days. 70 dispose of the
strip, Wichita parties have fully decided
to be equal to the occasion. The
government started the sale by offering
something in the vicinity of S7,000,ee0
This was quickly raised 10 $4,000, 600 and
in due time the chance TO speak reached
Williamson and Blair who spoke to the
common meter of go, Co., 600. This was
taken as the reference sheet music and
all others based on it. The Lucas Cattle
company, of Colorado, raised the bid So
OOO, 900 yesterday morning, making the
small sum of $50, 600, 000 1t lad been in
tended by the Wichita capitalists to make
an offer. by way of feeler, of $50, O00, 900,
but as this amount was the figures OF the
sandbugs of Colorado, 1t was quickly
determined at the forenoon meeting yes
terdav morning to raise the Williamson
Blair bid 5,e0O, GEO. And in compliance
with this decision the following
dispatch was sent 1mmedIately;
Zion. J. B. Mayes. Tahlequah, i. T.
/ will see Williamson and Blair's TWEEN
ty million for the strip and go fifteen mil;
ion better. | hold royal flush. Send
deed and abstract to Wichita National
bank. NJ w. LEVY.
1t is understood from private authority
coming rom parties who are looking after
the interests of the Wichita capitalists at
Tahleuuah that Chief Mayes passed
around among the bidders all yesterday
afternoon firing the latest bid at them by
wire and they dropped their heads:
They looked at their cards and
cash on hand carefully and then
would glance at Wichita, get alittle red In
the face despite their efforts to hide all
thoughts They were gradually weaken
ing and saying gently pass, but the
great chief wanting to get all he could
was giving them time. Late last night
the Kansas City crowd said pass" en-
phatically and abruptly throwing their
hand in the deck and swearing in way
that told they had made the second draw
expecting a flush and got a bob tail and
had been trying to bluff it ont The Colo
RADIO fellows were looking very bad and
called for light drink to enable them to
think a little more quickly while st. Louis
had gone to the opera, losing all interest
in the game and Chicago had pulled
off his big shoes to rest his feet, and de-
termined to remain and simply witness
the game. At midnight last night the
sand-heavers of Colorado had failed to get
any further information from their Ilght
wine, and were lingering their cards. look
ing straight across the table ut Wichita
and wearing out their teeth. They showed
encouraging signs of weakening, and 1t IS
Thought this morning promptly at
O'Clock, if the Messiah dance don't spread
to the northeast part of the territory dur
ing the night and the craze capture Chief
Maves, he will wire an acceptance and
mail deed and abstract They viii be re-
ceived tomorrow morning at 5 O'Clock,
coming in over the Frisco, and
at meeting to be held
early Saturday morning if the deed and
abstract are all right, the currency VIII be
packed up and expressed to Mr. Mayes,
and the bright sun of Sunday will smile
upon Wichita as the owner of the Chero-
kee outlet. which it is thought, will prove
an outlet to Wichita trade OF no small
consideration.
In the event the deal is closed it is not
known positively what will be done with
the lands 1t is thought, however, they
will he thrown open to settlement IN the
interest of Wichita trade and the home
seeking people, but certain provisions will
be made which will find the strip, no
doubt, in the near future, known as the
state of Wichita and By way of protection
to their commercial and moral welfare,
the right of adopting a prohibitory law
forever denied