Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-11

removed by the 1st Of November,
aud that the remaining half, to-
gether with all the property and
employees of the Cherokee Strip
Live Stock Association, shall be
removed by the 1st Of December.
Maj. Calvin Hood, of Emporia,
Kan, has been here for several
days urging the President and the
secretary of the Interior to exte-, 1
the time and to-day he succeeded
in obtaining from the President a
promise Of a modification on con-
dition that the officers and men,
bers of the Cherokee Strip Live
Stock Association viii sign 4 writ
ten agreement 10 obey the modified
order. Maj. Hood came as a rep
resentative of the association, and
is authorized 10 make the agree
-ment indicated. As soon as a
written statement is received from
the catflemen the President will
issue the promised order.
Secretary Rusk has been very
active in the matter iR behalf Of
the csttlemen, and be is largely
responsible for the result. Secre-
tary Rusk took the position that
the removal of the cattle at this
time would practically ruin the
market at Kansas City. and effect
great injury to the cattle growers
of Kansas and Missouri. Ii is es-
timated that there are 10000
cattle in the strip. and to put them
all on the market al once would
have a bad effect for the balance
of the season. The cattle are now
in poor condition on account of
the drouth which prevailed during
June, July and August, and il will
take at least a month or six weeks
20 prepare them for market. 1t
was originally intended to market
them in July, which was prevent
ed BY the drouth, and, while the
grass is good at present, owing to
the recent rains. II viii be some
time before the cattle can be put
in a marketable condition. Secre-
tary Rusk aided Maj. Hood in
urging the matter upon the Pres
ident and their efforts were this
afternoon successful.
"The modification of the order |
Of removal" said Maj. Hood to-
night, twill be worth a million of
dollars to the cattle growers Of
Missouri and Kansas. not to men,
ton the benefit to the Cherokee |
Strip Live Stock Association.
Had they been compelled to MAJ
ket their cattle this month, in ae-
cOrdance with the original order, !
they would have lost heavily, T.
owing to the poor condition Of the /
cattle, and the market would have
been so flooded that il would have 1
taken many months to recover the !
depression. As il is the fall rains .
have now set in and the grass is !
becoming good. The cattle viii F.
be in fine condition in another /
month or six weeks, and by the 1
first Of November at least one-half /
Of them in the Cherokee strip viii 1
have been put upon the market.
The effect viii not be especially I
noticeable, and tho market viii /
not be injured. Tho balance Of /
them can 90 on the market during
the most Of November, and the
Cherokee strip viii be cleared Of
cattle BY the first of December.
The strip has not yet been pur-
chased by the government, SO that
is Inconvenience by the
delay Of ninety DAYS. The mod
Iication promised viii be entirely /
satisfactory to the cattlemen and
hey viii carry out their part Of
the contract to the letter."
Maj. Hood has already received
kilograms approving his action
md the agreement from President
Hewins ard other members of the
Cherokee Strip Live Stock Associ-
alton. Il is expected that a writ
ien agreement to carry out the
named by the President
will be received from the cattle
men in a few days and the Pres
dent viii then issue his modified
1rder.