The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-16
ON TO THE STRIP.
JUDGE WILSON SAYS THAT WILL
BE OPEN TO SETTLEMENT SOON.
The Board Of Indian Commissioners Are
Now In This City On Their Way
To the Indian Territory.
Six Million Acres More Of Uncle Sans
Domain To Be Settled By Industrious
Farmers at the Very Door of
the Peerless Princess

! VI Gay NcF, ek-SDehkeT CI Une IDuland leg
| islature; Hon. Charles S. King of Indiana
and Judge a. II. Wilson of Fayetteville,
! Ark. They are the commissioners APP
| pointed by President Harrison few years
ago to treat with the Indians for their
lands in the Indian Territory west of the
nInety-siZth degree. Most everyone inter
ested in the affairs of the territory are
acquainted with what they have alread Y
accomplished. Now, then the gentlemen
are here for the purpose of laying plans to
further carry on the good work of paving
the way for the opening up of some more
OF the fertile lands of the Indian country
to white settlement, and it is certainly to
be hoped that their efforts will be crowned
with success. They have met here because
| 1t is central point and have not made any
plans for the future, but will probably
proceed to the territory today or tomorrow.
They do not yet know to what point they
first go to until a cons ultation is had be-
tween them.
WHAT THEY SAT.
Judge Wilson of Arkansas being the
hrst to arrive yesterday he was the first
interviewed. He is very fine
old gentleman, plain and courteous
in his manners and gentleman seeming
ly well posted in Indian affairs. He is
honest and conscientious and has exactly
the appearance of a man that would deal
out equal justice between Uncle Sam and
hif red children. Judge Wilson is a Demo
crat and hailing from Arkansaw the firsl
thing he did, as matter os course, was to
refer to the recent Democratic victory in
that state. He says that Arkansas was as
solidly Democrat as it has ever been and
that no possible combination can be made
to effect its majority for Cleveland and
Stevenson. He poo-poohed the idea of any
southern state being lost to the Democ-
racy in the next election. The claims
made In this respect by the Kansas All-
ance men tickled him almost to death
lie evidently thought they were the most
amusing claims he had ever heard Speak
ing about the Cherokee strip he said that
it Is absolutely certain that it will be
opened for settlement somewhere about
about March l, next. The deal is already
made and the contract closed and all that
stood in the way OF its opening heretofore
is shortage of money to pay for it. He
thinks the contract will be ratified by con
gress early in February, and that the Pres
ident viii issue his proclamation suffi-
GENTLY early to permit settlers to do their
spring work He thinks that over
hundred thousand people will settle
on the strip the moment it is declared
open.
Hon. Warren G. Sayer is a perfect little
gentleman with a well rounded head that
is seemingly well filled with selection Of
gray matter of No. l quality. He is a
fluent conversationalist and very cour
teous. eyes, sir; we'll carry Indirna for
Ben Harrison" said he, land by a ma or
ity, too, that there will be no doubt about.
We will not only carry it for one of Amer
ica's greatest presidents, but we propose
to elect the entire state ticket. We will
loose the legislature, however, Cor the last
Democratic legislature SO gerrymandered
the districts that it is next
to impossible for US to do any
thing with them. The Republicans of
Indiana are harmonious and IN earnest
and defeat is almost impossible. We hope
back there that Kansas will be with us in
the national victory we propose to accom-
plish. Il believe" said he, 'tnat the
opening of the Cherokee strip will take
place abont March l. There is no doubt
in mind as to this. The reasons why it is
not opened up are mostly political
Holeman OF my state, the watch dog of
the treasury, you know, is Il Democrat
and he was opposed to paying out any
more money than he could possibly help
in vain effort 10 demonstrate the econo-
my OF the last Democratic congress. 1t
NJ ,bN
900 to pay for the strip lands, AMI
SO much having already been APP
propriated by congress they did
not feel safe III appropriatins
any more on account Of the approaching
After the election, however.
they will be relieved from this restraint
Our people are very much IN favor of the
opening of the strip. | was in Washington
a few days ago and found everybody in
the administration circles exceedingly
favorable to its opening When congress
ratides the purchase it will give President
Harrison. ! know, great pleasure TO issue
a proclamation declaring II public domain
subject TO entry 10y homesteaderS. Mr..
Sawyer said the commission would visit
the Commanches, Pawnees, Ottos and
Poncas Out is fearful that the result will
not be satisfactory. except possibly in the
case of the Commanches who occupy the
same reservation rs the kiowas
and Apaches. Mr.. Sawyer thinks
the prospect OF any further dealings
with the Indians IS mighty poor since the
opening OF the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe
reservation and the reservations opened
up on the last OF Oklahoma. The Indians
OF these reservations and the Indians OF
the unopened reservations minsle 4 good
deal with one another aud the former. IL
seems. tell the latter, that mixing ND with
the whites and Occupripg lands In sever
atty is not what il IS cracked up 10 be-
This dissatisfaction has diScouraging eff
feet on the other IBdisns and. in couse-
,ueuce. they are dead set against giving
40 their lands. Mr. Sawyer also thinks
har there are some fellows in Kansas who
are advising them TO hold on TO their pos
sessions Mr. Sawyer was speaker OF the
Indiana Legislature four years ago and is
we'll up in the political circles of the state.
Jerome is tail.
portly, dignifed and. il might
be added without fattery, very
good looking gentleman. He has |
lived at Saginaw, Michigan for over |
forty years and is Michigsnder by birth. /.
having been born at Detroit He held the /.
same views as the others about the Chero- |
See strip and has no doubt OF its opening |
IN the early spring. Neither has he any |
doubt about the reelection Of President |
Harrison, the entire Republican state /
ticket of Michigan and the legislature He /
thinks. however, that the Democrats will /
elect three electors in the state. Ii seems |
hat the last legislature passed Law |