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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
BIG INTERES rs AT STAKE.

From the K c. Star. 5th.
The case of the Cherokee Strip Land
company against j. V. Andrews was
called for trial in the district court of
Kansas City, Kan, this morning. The
suit, although for small sum. involves
the right of the Cherokee nation to the
six million acres comprising the Chero-
kee strip. The suit was begun March l,
1901, by Attorney John L. McAfee on
behalf Of the land association while
Judge Miller was an the bench, but af-
ter Judge Miller lett the bench he re-
sumed the practice of law and became
associated with counsel for the defense.
The Cherokee Strip Land company is
composed of about fifty cattlemen, and
was organized 10 lease the land in
question and suitcase it to
the stockholders. The organization
was first in effect in 1888 while Bushy-
head was chief Of the nation. An agree
ment was made with the Indians for a
lease of the land for five years at the
rate of 100000 a year, payable semi
annually. The land was then sub-leased
to the stockholders, among whom was
defendant in this case, j. V. Andrews,
who leased 5000 acres at a yearly rental
of 2! cents an acre.
At the expiration of the five yeas,
while Joel B. Mayes was chief of the
Cherokees. a new lease was secured by
the Cherokee Strip Land company at
$500. 000 a wear, and the land was sub
leased by it in the same manner as be-
fore The payments We're promps and
no trouble occurred until the issuance of
the president proclamation in February.
1890, ordering the stcckmen to vacate
the land bv Oct /. 1890 The time was
afterwards extended to Dec. l. Some
of the stockmen. as individual stock
holders, refused TO pay the ASSOCIATION
the amounts due on their leases after
the time allowed in the proclamation.
The association also refused 10 pay the
Cherokees the $500. 900 falling due Jan.
|, 1891. This move precipitated suit
by the Cherokees In the federal court
against the association, which Is still
pending, and decision is said 10 be de-
layed awaiting the result Of the suits
hich tie association in turn began
against the alleged delinquent stock
holders for various amounts aggregatlng
about $50. 600.
The suit against J. V. Andrews hinged
upon the question OF the title OF the IN
dams to the land. The defense holds
that the Cherckees had no absolute right
To tie land and therefore could not
legally lease it, In answer TO this the
plaintiffs hold that the Indians had
right in fee-simpie title in the land. But
falling in this claim they hold that the
Indians at least had the use OF the grass
and could lease that portion.
When President harrison issued the
order 10 vacate the Cherokee strip he re-
ferred 10 the facs that the attorney gen
eral had decided that the Cherokees, no
matter what right they might have 10
the land, had no right TO lease II or
make any contract for grazing de de-
cided Any svch contracts 70 be lisgai
aud void.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Jesse ". Elliott, >, lawyer OF Ninita. was
killed at atoosa Friday night by /. J.
Thornton. The TWO men got into diifi-
Guilty and had several fights before the
fatal encounter. Finally Elliott mounted
Taorn,o,.' : horse and rode Up snd down
the street. He was fol iewed by tie owner
O. the animal. taken off he horse and his
head nearly GU, from his body with .
knife.
The Choc:aw council adjourned a. noon
Friday after being in session mouth
Ever,thi WAS perfectly quiet at Taska-
honia The proceedings were all orderly
No bill OF any grea, Importance IVES pass
ed Governor Jones vetoed number Of
bills The Troops left there week ago.
No further trouble is expected ever tie
guberaatorial question
F. F. Mitchell an Indian trader stationed
at Darlington and who received bis CON
mission during the Cleveland admieistrs-
rion. ard heuce is Democrat, mas fseen
very active for some time trying 10 intiicr
the Iutiisns 10 vote the Democratic ticket.
lie is. however. said 20 have met with coa-
siderable troable. zs. for instance. che day
last week he seeosted an Indian and atfeg
making his scheme known t6e Indian re-
nliea. you want me 10 vote FoaE i.cxes
Democrat, Yan say you ana Dsuiocr al
friend IaaiAu. Lsss rla;ss s.agas nc.e
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08

o skirt here is only used in describing
the outer and visible garment-the in
ner and more spiritual affairs are all
"petticoats." Similarly if one speaks
of "a waist, as transatlantic phrase is
won't to term the upper portion OF
street or other dress, the dressmalSer
will turn on one with plying smile
and remark: ''Do you mean a body or q
bodice?" while the American bodice"
is here an ''underwaist" While if ref.
erence is made to ''corsets," she Will
correct one in the same tender fashion:
ooh, You mean a pair of stays" Don't
ask for a morning wrapper, but for q
dressing gown" If you want a pair
of "rubbers' to guard against the Lon
don slush and mud, don't try to buy
them under that name, but ask for go
loshes" The English have tradition
thatAmericans all refer to the articles as
gums" and declare that we ordinarily
request visitor to wipe his gums on
the doormat''-a harmless double en-
tendre which affords them the keenest
enjoyment If you want some coarse
Swiss with which to make servants
caps you must know it by the name of
shook muslin" or you viii never get it,
for, as l have said, the English sales
man never cares to meet one halfway
and try to find out what the customer
wants. If he were to ask for paper
muslin" he would probably have mt.
He only knows it as glazed cambria
and resents any other nomenclature.
As to things not essentially feminine,
but still in the women's department as
purchasing agents, 'bed spreads are
''quilts," even if not quilted" ''tidies'
are ''antimacassars," and window
shades" are 'blinds," whether of the
roller or Venetian order mattering not.
Boston Transcript.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
SHOPPING IN LONDON.
American Purchasers Find Themselve
in Need of Glossary.

American Purchasers Find Themselves
in Need of Glossary.
Either the English salesman is an alb
normally tactless individual or he has
been accustomed to generations of shop
pers whose mental capacity has been of
the smallest. for he invariably treats
one as though one were an idiot of the
very first water, says q London letter.
As ! have said. unless the customer
knows exactly what she wants and asks
for it in language understood by this
popular people, she runs very slim
chance OF getting anything at all.
Thus she must not ask for muslin,
but fot "long CLOTH while IL she wants
some ''Swiss" she must ask for mus
lin" If she wants some calico fro
her servants dresses she must not ask
for that, but for print" Calico" on
the other hand, must be asked for II
one wants some cotton or twill sheet
ing. She must not speak OF spool of
cotton unless she wants 20 be greeted
with the stony stare of vacnous ignor-
snce. but for reel Of thread, and
then it may be placed before her with
the Sinking query: And the mex
thing. midim?7 for 1: may be noted
that statesmen and aleswomen-who,
by the way, have not yet attained the
doubtful elevation OF our sales ''ladies"
and gentlemen" nidim' their
femme customers 10 the verge Of exas-
perat.on- again. # you ask for pair
OF shoes. what in America are known
as '.ties" viii be offered to you, while If
ron ask for boots" You MAJ possibly
get what yo1 want, though Il Is hardly
proba bic The English boot is adapted
TO the English foo. ''fou have an
American foot" said bootrnAsser the
other day, land haven't boot IN ny
shop that would really st YOU An
Americans only chance Of getting
what she can wear upon her feet IN
this country Is 20 90 10 . French shop,
and then She has 10 pay about fifty per
cent more than ia New York II. how
ever. one zoe. 10 osae Of the vsvy best
Bond stree. houses, where they make
only 20 order, and like 20 have cas-
toner bring IN .-introdreison.7 one
really gets better value for ones money
for the prices range little below those
OF kindred New York establishments
But TO return TO the Shoppers glos-
sary O. terms You mast nos ask for .
i ~ iie .kir..- bu; tax . -inr nssiscoa:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
HER LAST REQUEST.
She Did Not Want Her Real Age on Her
Tombstone.

She Did Not Want Her Real Age on Her
Tombstone.
She gathered her family about her
and in the most solemn manner said:
"One request / have to make, while yet
/ am in health and strength Oh, yes,
/ know / look all right, but" with a
sage nod of her head, lone can never
tell what may happen Now should |
be suddenly called to shu file off this
mortal COLI wish each one of you to
remember to put upon my tombstone
my real age minus five years"
"And what is your real age?" piped
the small brother.
Upon my soul. I'm a little misty on
the subject myself. But one thing ]
know. ! have been running several
years behind time ever since reached
my teens"
A suppressed giggle ran around the
circle as the wise ONE continued:
Mother began il, you know, because
every body told her thst she was years
too young to have such big daughter.
kept up the fake after falling IN love
with a man many years my junior. 81
is all right and I've never regretted II.
for woman is only as old as she looks
To be sure hare no longer the appear
ance of q bud, yet you viii admit have
managed 10 live up 20 my age"
Here the family council broke mp, the
feminine members in hearty sympathy
with the situation. while the men folks
went away shaking their heads and
declaring that woman was past find
ing out--Atlanta Constitution
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT.

The campaign which closes with today
has been one of continual SANDER and
insult on the part of Mr.. Jermiah Simp-
son. Even before the campaign opened,
and all through his public csreer he has
never missed an opportunity to hit the
district and state lick where it did the
most harm. He has not only injured
the district materially by his misrepre-
sensations but he has offered direct in.
suit to every class and character of our
citizens.
He insulted the Germans by publicly
declaring that their votes could be con-
trolled by link of bologna and dish Of
krout.
He insulted the railroad employees by
comparing them to penitentiary con-
victs.
He insulted the women by impugning
their chastity.
He insulted the men by declaring
that their honor is made a matter of
merchandise.
He insulted the entire people by de-
CidiiuS tudt tHty are III rays.
He insulted the commercial trav elers
by indorsing Otis denunciation of them
as commercial tramps.
He insulted the colored vote by de-
claring that their votes are for sale.
He insulted the bankers by declaring
that they are no better than the Dalton
gang.
He insulted the farmers by declaring
that they are bankrupt and paupers.
He insulted the newspapers by reiter-
aoing the declaration that the press is
subsidized by the corporations and
money.
lie insulted the Russian citizens by
voting against the appropriation of a
small sum from the national treasury to
pay for transporting the donations of
provisions they had made for the relief
of their starving former countrymen.
Having thus insluted the entire popu
lation of the district, from whom does
he hope to receive support? There
should be none.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
SOME HEAVY YIELDS.
From the Topeka Capital.

From the Topeka Capital.
Land Commissioner John E. Frost, OF
the Santa Fe. has received some reports
of heavy wheat yields in various sections
Of the state that are interesting. Here
are some of them: In Ford county s.
Burrells crop averaged 80 bushels per
acre; J. NJ. Shain's, 40 bushels; c. NJ.
Bessons. 80 bushels. The postoffice adj
dress of all these gentlemen is Dodge
City. J. Minor, of Snyder, raised field
averaging 40 bushels 70 the acre. In all
these cases the whea, weighed &c pounds
and over to the bushel.
In kearney county, George Dodds. of
DeerfieId, raised crop of wheat aver
aging 81 bushels per acre. II was irri-
gated once. A field irrigated twice, be-
longing to Henry Entz, yielded 3Si bush
els to the acre. In this county farmers
report so to So bushels of oats per acre
that weighed SO pounds per bushel, on
land irrigated twice.
Reports from six farmers in Finney
county show an average yield of q 40
bushels of wheat per acre; two fields
yielding respectively 40 and 40 bushels
per acre.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
A MAN WHO KNOWS CHESTER.

Captain Amos Poe of Davis county,
Mo-. who has just removed to this city,
called in company with Dir. L. Keck,
with whom he served il the Union
army. Captain Poe said that having no.
ticed an article in Sunday mornings
EAGLE defending Chester I. Long
against a charge made by the fusion
party. he had called to say that he had
known Chester l. Long since 1868 and
known his father and brothers and all
the family, who have been his neighbors
and that no derogatory word had ever
been whispered against any one of them;
that Chester and his brothers had lived
lives above reproach, loved and respected
by everybody who knew them, and he
was utterly astonished that anybody
could have the affrontery 10 assert to
the contrary. We were glad to assure
him that the fusion lie had fallen fat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
Tho Atlanta Constitution iS ne ionora n

The Atlanta Constitution is as ignorant
of the political situation in Kansas as
was the hero of the following anecdots
it quotes. applying it to this state:
1.-THE Kansan, be he political or other
wise, has about as clear an idea of the
political results i'm his state as Hams man
who undertook to break the bull year
ling had Of where he was going. 1t will
be remembered that John Booker tied
the rope around his waist to prevent
the yearling getting away. The bull
took notion to carry John in direc-
ton he was opposed to going, and as he
sailed through the air on the end of a
rope, neighbor called out, asking where
he was going. 81 don't know" cried
John, TASK the bull" The condition of
affairs, politically, is so badly mixed that
nobody knows any thing about the result,
and, as consequence, both parties are
claiming everything in sight.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
THANKSGIVING DAY.

By the president of the United States OF
America, proclamafion.-The gifts OF
God TO our people during the past year
have been SO abundant and SO special that
the spirit of devout Thanksgiving awaits
not call but only the appointment of a
day when is may have common expression.
He has stayed the pestilence at our door;
He has given US more love for the free
civil institutions in the creation Of which
His directing providence was SO conspicu-
Gus; He has awakened deeper reverence
for law; He has witlened our philanthropy
by Il call to succor he distressed In other
lands; He has blessed our schools and l.
bringing forward patriotic aud God fear
Ing generation 10 execute His great and
benevolent designs for our country; He has
given us great Increase III material Wealth
aud a wide diffusion of eonientment aud
comfort IN the homes OF our people; He has
given His grace TO the sorrowlng.
Wherefore. I. Benjamin Harrison. presi
dent of the United States, do call upon all
our people 10 observe, as we have been
wont, Thursday, fiie twenty-fourth day Of
this month OF November, as day of
Thanksgiving TO God for His mercies and
OF supplication for His continued care and
grace. In testimony whereof | have here
unto set my hand aud caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed Done at
tue city Of Washington, this fourth day OF
November, one Thousand. eight hundred
aud uinety-two, and of the independence
of the United States the one hundred and
seventeenth BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President:
JOHN w. FOSTER. Secretary OF State.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08

of you. Pay $780, Soon had no money and
brought back mule and you would give mt
only SO; sold same mule to another Indian
for sl00 and bought it back again for $40
That's the wsv you are friend to Indian
Guss me will not vote your ticket"
The correspondent of the Kansas City
Journal writing from Ocmulgee. L T.,
furnishes the following interesting inform
alton concerning the progress and pros
poets of the commission in dealins with
the Indians in relation to ailos meat AID
REIMBURSEMENT of their surplus lands:
Captain John Hill is here attending ths
sessions of the creek council. looking aitsl
the matter of getting the Greeks 10 enter
,,pon n. goiiations with the Chez okee com
mission for the sale OF part Of their resef>
walton west OF the 9titii M ridisn- or theii
reservation about l,5JoeO acrrs OF lam
come within The boundary inciuded IN tht
instructions npou which the COMMISSION
is acting.
Some of the Creeks are anxious to nego
tate with the commission aud want u
sell the lands. while others bitterly op
pose anything ia this line. 4. Is Cap.ai'
Hills mission to ges the Greek ccuncu le
decide TO enter upon negotiations Win eas
commission and he wants 10 get this Cons
bv the l0t n inst, SO the COMMISSION S-iA
meet the Greeks by the 18th lust.
The commission has abandoned Work
but expect 10 resume operations about the
middle of November. They would uat
very much to open up egoiiatlons with
the Creeks. There is strong feeling IL
Oklahoma for opening up the Greek coun.
try. II is a fine country. aud the pa.s
ives: Of the 9Sth eau ne purchased ana
opened to settlement and Indians occupy
The remainder of their reservation.
Captain Hill Is getting along very well
in his efforts TO induce the Greeks to enter
upon negotiations with the commission.
The matter will come to q final conciusiod
in few days.
The Chickasaws and Choctaws are very
anxious to have hearing before the com
mission about rights they claim IN the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache country.
This is the same old Chickasaw aud Choc-
taw shadow title.
In the Cheyenne and Arapahoe country
they had similar claim, and the commlS-
mission, after hearing. refused to recon-
mend that congress allow them anything
for their claim. The same claim Is made
to the kiowa. Comanche and Apache
country, and i, is thought the commission
will likely not grant hearing, as IL Will
simply bring up the same old questions
formerly passed upon. Tnen the appro-
priation sustaining the commission Is SO
small that the commission VIII be
able to work but short time II they sue
coed in completing the negotiation with
the Creeks before the funds are exhausted
they will be getting along much better
than many now anticipate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
KANSAS GOOD, FAST FRIEND.
From the Hutchinson News.

A vote cast against George T. Anthony
in this section of Kansas is a vote for the
freight rate base line to remain at. and
not be moved farther west than the Mis-
souri, river. AS long as this section Of
Kansas is in this predicament, just so
long will we be without our natural
share of whoiesaling and jobbing bust
ness. No farmer, no business man and
no one who wants to see central and
western Kansas develop and grow great,
strong and populous can afford to vote
for Colonel Harris. Ex-Governor George
T. Anthony has done more than any
other man in Kansas toward populariz-
ing the movement inaugurated by the in
terror Kansas jobbers for a new re-ratlng
line running north and south through
central Kansas from Arkansas City via
Wichita and Hutchinson to SaliDa. Vote
for him in grateful recognition and our
future welfare.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
Mr.. TuMPKIN's CLERKS.
How They Csreiessiy Fell Int Erros 9TH
Direful Results.

How They CarelessIy Fell Int Erros 9Th
Direfai Results-
There is a number of good Jobs OPEN
in certain big dry goods house in Chr
cago just at present
1t happened this way. Old Pumpkins
Is an exact employer who insists on ac-
curacy in everything. But he is kind
withal, and several years ago he granted
his several clerks a certain amount 81
grace for arriving In the morning. This
liberality, however, was only given upon
the distinct understanding that each
person should write down the exact
cause of his hardness on lis. provided.
For awhile this idea was carried out,
but after some months old Pumpkins
ceased to examine the list and the
employees became correspopdingly caro
less.
Most OF the clerks lived in the sub
urbs. and the first one Ia arrive usually
wrote cable broke" as the cause Of
the delay, or fire engines blocked the
track" or got bridaed," and the ress
OF the clerks would invariably hurry in
aud write ditto under IL This formal
procedure has become so much habit
that they never took the pains TO look
at the cause subscribed by the FIRST
Hence the disaster.
The other morning the first arrival
conscientiously penned tho words.
"wife iil--twins.
AS IL happened this morning old
Pumpkins picked up the Lat for tho
first time in months He read "wife m
twins" with some astonishmert. but
when he saw IL dittoed down the entire
list his eyes stood out Ike bo!t-hesds
on q boiler. and IS hs saw the small,
crampea ditto opposite the ONCE boys
name he uttered pisre.ng shrek aud
fed from the place
The oid-tims lis. il now sbolished ard
old Pumpkins Is having an expsrt exam
inc his ledgers for three years back
Chicago Inter-ocezn-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-08
SUNFLOWER SILHOUETrEs.

Santa Fee engines are being fitted up
with snow plows.
| The quarterly payment OF pensions at
the Topeka agency began Friday.
The best Halloween joke yet heard OF
was perpetratsd by q Lawrence man who
piled load of wood on the porch of a
widow who makes her living by taking in
| washing.
| Tne census bulletin on education for
Kansas gives the number of school houses
| as SSH. The schools are taught by 1880
teachers. of whom $500 are male and 1870
female.
The Winchester Arms company is max
ing, it is said, handsome rifle to be pre-
scented TO John kloehr. the Coffeyville iiv-
eryman. Turtles. alligators, rabbits feet
and similar evidences of admiration will
probably come in little later.
r. j. Smith of Greenleaf, Kan, reports
that silver ore has been found in the hills
six miles south of Greenleaf. He says he
saw the ore assayed in Kansas City recent
ly, and he thinks the vein will pay TO
work.
According to the Pioneer, Smith Center
has shipped this year $50 cars of grain for
which the dealers paid TO the farmers
S19l, 116; for hogs s.i3.Sl2. and for butter
aud eggs $I9. 375; a total of S2l4, 1873. There
are seven other points in the county max
ing shipments.
The famous Dodge City cowboy band has
arranged to make \ tour around the world,
which will occupy four years, beginning
with the principal cities of America, then
taking in Australia. New Zealand, Japan,
China and Indiana. and rounding up the
grand tour in Europe.
The frieze for the Kansas building at the
worlds fair, which has just been COM
pleted, is piece of canvass one yard wide
and sixty feet long, embelished with sun
flowers, showing thick ENHANCEMENT of
dark green stems and leaves and golden
blooms. Miss Angel, of Leavenw orth, is
the designer and artist.
There is nice little game of freeze-out
going on up in the First district. The
Democrats tried to get II. c. Solomon Of
Atchison on their ticket for congress in the
place OF Ed Carroll frozen off AS Mr..
Solomon was frozen off in the nominating
convention he is willing that the freeze
should contine. Aud since Carroll has
been frozen off he, too, is more than will
ing that the tricksters Of his own party as
we'll as the Pops shall be planted under a
mountain Of cold Republican votes.