The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-03
Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle.


GUTHRIE, o. T., May 2.-Governor Seay
received the following this morning:
CANADIAN, Tex, May 2, 1892.
SIR wrote you this morning on
county T affairs, and Major Dunbar,
chairman of the board of county com
missioners, telegraphed you. We left
Cheyenne, county f, yesterday morning
for this place on urgent county business
When we left everything was quiet. Last
night, April 90 at 1880 p. H.. messenger
arrived here from Cheyenne with dis
patches from Sheriff McAvoy bringing
the news that White Eagle a chief of the
Cheyennes, had appeared in town with a
number Of his tribe and stated to the
people that he had not parted with the
title of the county f lands, and that the
settlers must either get off the land, or
feed him and his people. This is, | have
no doubt, bluff, but, under cover of this
claim our settlement will be subject to
1nvasions from these people until stopped,
either by law or by force.
There is not one man in ten of our
people that is armed, even for self protec-
Jion The Indians are heavily and we'll
armed, and, from what | can learn, are
onsoIent and aggressive. As no additional
messenger has arrived, we are inclined to
believe that the matter has been amicably
adjusted for the present; but possibly AT a
cost to the settlers of much of their prop
CITY DOSScSSlOuS. OuE people are
nearly ali on their claims, putting in crops
and fencing and planting. Our townsite
IS the scene OF the defeat of the Indians by
General Custer in November, 1858 and
they are opposed TO its settlement by the
whites. The monument raised by the sol
uiers in honor of the victory is in plain
sight from our public square. 1t seems to
DE the general opinion of our people that
the troops were withdrawn too soon. Our
town population is small, and it would be
Just the point for raid and massacre, did
they, the Indians so desire.
The country is both beautiful aud pro. .
Huctive. The commissioners have had one
bridge built, offices Qog) for the officials
constructed, are purposing to have we'll
dug, and are working slowly, carefully
and economically to organize and conduct
county affairs IN such a manner as TO
make but little debt, and keep taxes
down, or at so low a rate as to invite i'm
migration. In order to succeed in this.
these copper-colored bullies must be sup
pressed. We leave the determination of
The matter in your bands We are sixty
miles from postoffice and we are totally
without communication with the world.
Dther than by messenger to this point. We
eertalnly should have mail routes estab-
tished at once
If half dozen of these Indians could
be arrested and kept in Jail for while.
que iesSOu HouIu not Oe thrown away on
Them. Some action should be taken very
boon. Will prosecute them in any court.
IL we can have them arrested, most
especially this White Eagle.
L nope to hear from you on the matter
very soon. The county commissioners ap-
prove OF the above. We shall start for
Cheyenne tomorrow at a. m. With
great esteem, | am. very truly,
"A. @. CUNNINGHAM.
Attorney of County f."
''P. S. The name White Eagle, / am
Informed, should be White Shield. He is |
noted for turbulence"