The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-11
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The council of Oklahoma City have
granted the waterworks franchise.
A subterranean cave near King6sher is
said to be occupied by horsethieves.
The first -four was ground from Okla
homa wheat at Guthrie, Wednesday.
The government is putting the Indian
on his mettle and the metal on the Indian.
The sheriff of Kingfsher county had
twenty-six acres of cotton destroyed by
hail last week.
Grant Stanley discovered bee tree on
his claim Tuesday and secured thirty five
pounds of honey.
There are few scalawags in Oklahoma
who favor opening the new country at
midnight Instead of noon.
An Oklahoma county man has jumped
his bond. This is almost as dangerous as
jumping somebody's else claim.
The Oklahoma Gazette advances a new
idea II says Oklahoma viii always be
really a northern addition TO Texas.
Bert Jones, formerly city editor of the
Guthrie Capital, has set up on his own
hook as general correspondent at Guthrie
TO supply a raveuous world with mot
stuff" on 1.-THE beautiful land. :"
The Oklahoma City Journal has bought
out the Times OF that city and will assume
the new name OF the Times-JcurnaL But
it will not be known by that hyphenated
accumulation. Plain Journal IS best.
An Indiana judge says of Oklahoma:
God made this country on purpose. 1t
was neither a mistake nor an accident. 1t
is by all odds the best country, with the
greatest natural resources of any country
| ever saw"
Senator Plumb: 'It is very likely the
commissioners will treat successfully with
the CherokeeS in the near future for the
strip, but if they don't l am satisfied that
congress will take immediate action upon
converting and pass a speedy bill declar-
ing its public land open for settlement.
The story that the Potts trade their
children to get more land is denied. Judge
Clards says: Our people areintelligent.
Our women are refined in manner and
have their parlors, pianos and good clothes
the same as other ladies. aud to charge
them with swooping kids" or peddling
child about so that they could perpetrate
a fraud that would cost them 81 for each
acre, is not only an insult 10 their mother
hood, but intelligence as we'll.
Muldraw Register: The Register was
the first newspaper in the Cherokee nation
to openly advocate allotment, which was
only about nine months ago. What
great change in public sentiment here
published in this nation, and now all but
one are in favor of allotment-we mean
the Indian Arrow, which, too will soon
be with the majority, as its candidate for
chief says that it IS more than probable
that before the end Of the present political
campaign he will be obliged to favor that
policy. Only Il few years since, one of the
greatest living Cherokees, Col. Boudinot,
had to flee his country for advocating al
lotment, which is now publicly talked by
two candidates for chief. The benefits of
allotment will soon be seen by the whole
people.
a correspondent to the Dallas News
writes from Tahlequah on the approach
ing election which will take place the first
Monday in August.
There are three organized political par
ties in the Cherokee nation of about equal
strength, the Liberal party, the National
party and the Downing party Each par
ty has nominated candidate for chief to
be voted for at the coming election and
each party is eXerting every means to
elect their standard bearer.
The Liberals have nominated Hon. Den
mis- w. Bushyhead as their fayorite; the
Nationals have put up Hon. q. w. Benge,
and the Downings propose to re-elect Chief
J. b. Mayes to the executive chair. Bushy-
head will probably be elected. He enjoys
the reputation of being the ablest Chero-
kee of his day and the shrewdest politician
of the three candidates. He has also
served two terms before as chief and has
frequently been commissioned Il delegate
to Washington by his people. He has also
served as treasurer OF this nation two
terms. Bushyhead is a half breed Cher
o1ee and speaks both the English and
Cherokee language, which gives him the
advantage over his opponents in election
eering, as the other two candidates speak
the English language only.
Bushvhead is now in the prime of life, is
about 80 years of age and enjoying the best
of health. He is an eloquent and fluent
speaker and good scholar. Bushyhead
left the old nation in Georgia during the
gold fever of 1S49 when a young man, and
went to California, where he married a
Miss Butler, a counsin to Senator Ben
Butler and brought his wife to this cOun-
try about 1870. The allotment question is
the first and only issue that has divided
the Cherokees Heretofore the ''loaYes
and fishes" were the only objects sought
after and discussed by candidates for of
fee. But Bushyhead, as one Of the most
progressive and advanced thinkers Of his
race. has discovered the hand writing on
the wall' and has stepped forth on an al
lotment platform, and says that IL Is the
Indians only salvation. His plan is as a
general thing in favor among the Chero-
Chief Mayes opposes the allotment and /
is called mossback. He has been in con
troll of the government reins nearly four
years, and by combination OF /
arising under new
conditions the Che rokee government is [
nigh on the verge Of bankruptcy. Mayes /
has stubbornly opposed a sale of the Cher /
okee strip to the United States govern
ment and has figured conspicuously as n 1
member of the cattle association. This /
fact Will do much towards defeating him /
for another term as chief
As q general rule the Cherokee people /
are in favor OF selling the strip TO the ,
United States government at SL25 per
acre. The failure Of the Cherokee com 4
mission to purchase this land year ago .
is almost wholly due 20 Mayes' obstinancy
in negotiating with them for a sale. Last (
moth there was Il meeting held between /
the chief and the cattle barous and ar
perfected 10 take possession .
Of the strip and cover Il with cattle Ed
Hewins, Mayes aud others are thought to
G the leaders Of a syndicate who are now
flooding the strip with cattle. i big
kick Is being raised among homeseeIsers
aud President Harrison has been notified
1f the state of affairs.
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