The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-26
Che adhita Daily Eagle SUNDAY aornins gune Is. 1892

which will be paid to them in the next
| month. This amount, together with the
$4,000 which is now being paid On back
| case. will give the Indians Sos. 900.
Ell Reno Eagle: While excarating for
the piers of the Rock Island bridge over
the Washita river recently, at depth OF
twelve feet below the bed of the river the
workmen came upon the bodies OF several
cattle which had doubtless lain there for
several years. but which were still well
preserved. Upon exposure to the air.
however, the bodies emitted a terrible
odor. They were very likely attempting
TO cross over when they got into the quick
sand.
According to recent ruling of the Mus
kogee court, Cherokees cannot legally
lease land to non citizens. A case from
Cooweescowee district was tried last week,
and the court held rs above. Cherokees
are not permitted TO eject a renter, but
must report the case to the United States
authorities. In case a Cherokee official
removes any one from leased land in the
Cherokee nation the official becomes re-
sponsible for all damages done TO the rent
er or his personal property. such as fences.
houses, stock, crops, etc.
Okarche Times: 4 colored farmer liv-
ing six miles east WAS in town trading
Saturday. He has but one arm and on the
day of the opening, a little over three
years ago. 40 cents and an old pony We're
the amount of his worldly possessions. He
will have considerable corn aud wheat
this season and has an abundance of poul
try, pigs and cows about. When asked
what his place was worth, he replied:
well, boss, don't just know what it
would bring, but l would dun refuse
SCOOP He has been off his claim but six
weeks during the three years.
a tenant farmer, named William Smith,
living ten miles west of this city, lost his
two children, aged and 5 years. last week
by writ of habeas corpus sworn out be-
fore Judge Shackleford OF the Muscogee
federal court by Orleana Smith, from
whom he was separated several years ago.
for the care and possession of her children.
The father, with great reluctance. gave up
the little ones to Constable Williams. into
whose hands the serving of the writ was
intrusted. 1t was touching in the extreme
to witness the meeting between the
mother and her babies Mrs. Smith left
here a>happy woman with her two children
on Saturday for her home at Greenfield,
Mo.
Ardmore Chieftain; The special session
of the Chickasaw legislature, which adj
journed on the 18th inst. passed bill re-
funding to the federal government the
sum of S50, COO, which was drawn by the
tribe at the ratification of the treaty OF '66,
this sum being part payment of the
Chickasaw's share of the $500 600 paid by
the United States for the cession Of the
leased district and certain concessions to
the freedmen of the tribe BY accepting
this money the Chickasaws partially
adopted the freedmen into the tribe, but
refused to confer upon them the privileges
of citizenship. BY refuuding it they evil
IDENTIFY imagine they rednce the freedmen
to the condition of the white non-citizens
and make them liable to expulsion as IN
intruder and the confscation OF his prop
erty. They also imagine it will strength
en- their claim in the leased district, for
which they now demand pay second time
The usual militia bill was passed and an
attempt will be made before the August
election to stir up another intruder war in
the interest of Harris candidacy for the
governorship.