The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-04
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES:


Oklahoma.
One opening year is about all Oklaho-
ma can stand.
1t is claimed that the 'sooner law" is
not constitutional.
The gateway business in Oklahoma is
not so big as it was.
The first house built in Tecumseh was
erected by Hebbard g. Smith of Oklahoma
City.
Oklahoma City's hook and latter COM
pany is in good trim and waiting for a
blaze.
The man who didn't get claim of
course only went down to see the other
fellows make the rush.
The Oklahoma Times-Journal believes
tha5 the way to settle the strip question is
to first settle the strip.
General Miles is in the Indian Territory
He accompanies the paymaster over the
territory to pay the soldiers.
The allotting agents of the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe country have been called
III. The appropriation has given out.
Purcell Topic: The editor of paper re-
Gently advertised for girl and the very
next week his wife presented him with
one that weighed ten pounds. And yet
some deluded people say IL doesn't pay to
advertise.
The statement that the courts have uni
formly held adverse TO the Cherokee title
TO the strip is not exactly accurate, Judge
Parker of Arkansas having held the other
way. But among the several able jurists
who have now passed on the question he is
in lonesome minority.
I. 1 Z
and with reason, over the withdrawal of
the allotting agents from the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe country. Five of the seven
agents refuse to continue their work with
out-pay until congress should make pro-
vision for their payment. The people of
Kingfisher and FL Reno have petitioned
the secretary to appoint five home men
tee to finish the work In sixty days
During the late civil war Paul PIedgage,
a half-breed Frenchman and Cherokee,
who lived in the southern part of the ma
tion, buried his loose cash beneath
clump of cottonwood bushes on the bank |
of the Arkansas river. He then enlisted |
in the southern army and was shortly |
captured by the bluecoats He |
made his escape and left the |
and went to the home of relatives |
in France. A month ago he Landed in /
a search of two days he struck the right |
locality and found his money, amounting |
to 81, $40 in gold and silver coin. The orig |
Inal cottonwood bushes under which he |
buried his treasure had grown TO be good |
sized trees.-Oklahoma Ex.
FL Reno Eagle: The Cheyenne and /
Arapahoe Indians are makingan organized |
effort to secure the payment in cash of the
S25O, COO reserved for them by the govern
ment, instead of having it expended for
hem In the purchase of farming imple-
nents, fence wire, ect., under the direction
of the secretary OF the interior. With this
end IN view a delegation of forty chiefs
aud leading men of the two tribes will 20
% Washington next week to lay before the
Indian departme the facts that they are
we'll provided with goods sucA as the gov
proposes to buy for them: that a
arge share of the money heretofore paid |
hem has been used in the purchase of
iuch goods; that they have demonstrated
heir ability 10 use money judjciously and
o the best advantage and that they Deith-
r need or desire a guardian to make their
purchases for them. The Indians held a
grand powwow Just west ot the city lin
IS, Wednesday at which this action was
decided upon The delegation will be ac-
TO Washington by f. +. Mitch
III, OF this city aud Ben Clarke ''ths old
cout and guide, will act as interpreter
Oklahoma Times Journal: A good deal
las been said as TO the origin OF the sooner
aw, and Of late a repert has been started
hat u was the work o. the Catsiemen. The |
,urD0se Of the provision was 70 protect the
indian claims snd interests from invasion !
Iutil they could be regularly turned over
o the United States TIE Cberokees bad
hrewd attorneys to look after their inter
sts during the session Of congress OF 81
nd IS, when the Springer bill for the or.
-aniZation Of Oklahoma began TO be seri.
usly considered The Cherokees through !
heir attorneys plead with tne committee
2 territories not 10 iBclude the outlet un-
il il had been frat purchased By The
uited States, and the one point they
sale that seems 70 be most seriously con |
idered by the committee was the asser-
.o1 that II the outlet were inciuded witnir
De bounds OF . territory. settlers would
axe Possession of e. aud
hen once the land was covered with set
eTs L would bs imposssois 70 remove
lern- and the CherOkses would be obi Eec
, accept auy offer The goveraas1t snszhs
Izke, Springer was unwilling TO reduce
De AREA Of TIE contemplated teTrito-y. b..
e must IA some manner satisfy those est
q coaEressEDea who wefe fearful .est the
ghts Of the Indians sho1Id b teopz-5szes
s finally hif upon tie sxpedssnt c. DISH
erItSlg sverv nssa VITO sst fOot upon In
an lands inside fAe territorial limits
here was q two-fold object in the provi-
On One WAS 20 keep TIE people Of tie
nd, and tie otaeT was 70 do i without
Ie expense q policing. When * VA
en- tha: the Springer territorial bill must
II. provision vxas hastily tarkexi cato
,e Indian appropriation bsll. and IN /
- secEsoa wzs she soo1eg clause wh5ca
ID been taken bodilg frozn SpTsnger'E Ok
h0m4 territorial biz