The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-09

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Sine. tile decision or Judge Cox makes
lbe Cherokee nation an ~ dependents h4-
lion. it follows that all the nve tribes arr
INDEPENDENT nations also, INA lhsteau oi
being able to force them IN 10 statehood
we must stand back and wall Ior theh 10
amply for annexation. Now we need i've
ministers like Stevens TO go through the
act of leposing kings and setting the an-
neyation party up in business. Ii, for eX-
annie. his royal highness, j onas l. Inca
of the Chickasaw Empire, could be pulled
down, or persuaded 10 come OIL
and Citizen McAdamS OF the Chieftain
rould be put in possession OF n plain presl-
dential char of hickory wood anti raw
hide. the royalists would hardly have time
10 sign a ready made protest before they
would be plain citizens Oh the Onlted
States, and on The way TO the Inner cham-
Der to learn the high art OF sell govern
ment, and enjoying all the privileges OF
free and enlightened people, lncluolng
that of stuffiug the ballot ooX. Ill the
hio renubIic. before il gobisled us up,
would then only play with us like cat
with mouse, we woulu ieel
just as grand as Hawaii; and we might
feel inst as ANXIOUS, too. but 10 De ser
ious. that's the way we will have to come
in now; that is by annexation. lG nan
,iazes US that one brief week should SO
Change our attitude. 1t is hard 10 realize
strand, the welcome guest OF sovereign
nation. We are not on little Indian res
pryatiou at all The anomalous condition,
pr whatever il was that enwrapped us as
q miasmc pail, mas fled away as
fog retlres abashed from the
presence of our Italian sun. our
position and condition now Is as PLAIN as
the nose on an elephants face. The future
is all before us, and we are in big clover
patch. as it were Let's see. there VIII be
five ministers plenipotentlary, and so
forth; 10, they will be ambassadors. We
must have consDl,s and customs officers
galore. There will be bimetallc congresses,
reciprocity lodges, international debating
societies. free trade and hIgh tarlH coun-
eils. We will join 'em ELL Then there
will be our standing armies: and our
navies, they viii have to stand too 1t Is
GOOD to be here now, indeed 1t Is.
Captain Hugh q. Brown, ,eX-Indlan agent
AZ Anadarko, passed through here last
night on his way to Lesvenworth, KAN.
AT the incoming of the present admins
lrajion, civilian agents were relieved and
cffcers of the army were put IN their
places. Captain Brown relieving George
5. Day. Now Lieutenant Maury Nichols
Of Fort Logan, Colo. succeeds Captain
Brown, who leaves a record as the best
agent ever appointed over the klowas,
Comanches, and Apaches. The agency Is
one of the most important IN the country,
and the manifold and laborous duties of
The Office have been well discharged by
p Captain Brown. The management OF this
trust is taken up by Lieutenant Maury,
and the lines as mapped out by Captain
Brown will be adhered to. It is only
hoped as it is believed - that the in
coming officer will be as faithful To duty
rs the one retiring has been. A hearty
welcome is extended Lieutenant Maury,
while regrets follow the departure OF Cap
tain Hugh Brown.
The celebrated cattleman, ID. K. Eaut,
furnished the last issue of beef to the In
dians at AnadarkO, and it is 20 his credit
that not one of the entire cut was REJECT
ed by the agent.
Tie weather has now fairly cleared up.
and the spring building boom has set Ia.
Many new busines houses ana residences
are in course Of construction and others
are being planned and will be commenced
during this month.
Buth the Baptist and Christian church
as have nearly enough stone upon the
ground for the foundation of their church
edifices and will begin building at once.
VIM. Cameron 81 Company are ad-
ding 1S5 feet 10 their already
mammoth sheds and Manager
Watson saws they intend shedding every
foot of lumber they handle. Their sheds
will cover the entire length of block or
$40 feet This company has valuable prop
erty here and now have under Amusement
the plan of building a brick block. 100 feet
by 50 feet, fronting 100 feet on Main street.
The buildings now going up on Main viii
cover about all the vacant space on the
south side of this street for distance OF
three blocks from the depot, and
few buildings on the north side
will close that also, making it
tie longest street occupied by business in
the territory, except, perhaps, the Main
street of Ardmore. But another year will
see it distance anything in the territory III
the way of solid Improvements. There Is
row not a vacant business house in town
shat is not under contract and undergoing
repairs, and Will be occupied as soon as
finished. Not residence 10 be had for
any kind CT begging or pay. 1t Is the best
field in the territory for investment
Iu cottages for rent. The demand Is
steadily increasing and the prices are
high enough TO pay enormous interest.
GUTHRIE GOSSIP.
GURHRIE, O. T., March S-[Special. j
The hard times seem 10 be easing at
Guthrie. The Pabst Brewing company
hr. putting in mammoth ice plant and
sold storage rooms. This is 60 be three
story brick building $50 feet long and
sixty feet wide.
Work Will soon begin on large can
aiug factory. Also on four tiue school
buildings. Several distinguished contrac-
lors, among them Ziegler 81 Dalton OF
junction City. Kan, and Mr. Ryan oi
Fort Smith. Ark, ARE here looking after
he work.
Hon. G W. Winans of Edmond is 10
lecture before the High School of this city
1ext Saturday evening. The young peo-
pie expect great treat and they will not
De disappointed.
Rev. Parker, our territory superintend
lrs- of public instruction, has been re-
moved from Office and Rev Cameron oi
FL Reno appointed TO fiji his place. Judge
Dale dlssented from the opinion of tn,
,oprt ousilng Rev Parker He scored ii
sond rnnnn terms The one man nnMel