Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-06
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1.-THE situation In the indian Tcrrito-
ry today" said Superintendent o. W.
Case OF the Pacific company, lis worse
than It ever was. Why. unless there
is a reward. or we pay he expenses Of
the deputies, the United statcs mar
shal doesn'. seem 10 think that It Is
his duty to attempt 10 capture these
robbers"
superintendent Simpson OF the Wells
Fargo 10 now In the territory also look-
Ing into the condition o. the county
In which his company operates 1t Is
stated by some who are familiar with
the situation there that the trouble Is
largely due to the character OF tho
deputy United States mar-hals, II 10
well known fnct that they are large
ly recruited from the desperate class
ana It 10 often charged that they stand
in with the train robbers.
Handlcy, Tex, Oct 5,-The above
clippings, CIT GU; Of The Gazette. are a
guarantee that an outraged public VIII
find ways and means to put stop to
the outlawry in the territory. 1t has
got to stop. and II officers who are Daid
and sworn to stop 1t won't do tnls
duty, an American public always las
and always will do 1t. The key note
has been sounded and Il Ia or should he
warning We stated the cause last
wocb. II was Doodle, h00dlc. Tho OK
pTcss companies say Doodle. When n
kick was made nj washington last
winter about releasing the Fort sill
country, and the Hon. Hoke Smith was
proclaminG In the press his desire to
have II opened to settlers. | was liz
formed by u railroad man that con-
tracts had Just been placed to ship In
500 car loads of cuttle there. a United
states deputy marshal tod me 1t was
all arranged that ~ Ceases" would
be made. but II any KICK was made
the cattle men would be "nred" The
cattle were shipped In on time, rhe
onttlemcn say they may hold It for
ten years, 40 Hoko Smith has got up n
suit between the United States anI
the Chickasan nation. As II u claim
for money has any thing to do with the
title. There Is mammoth steal on
foot That IN the size OF IL. Last
sprlnc when / was going to tho Fort
Sll country ] was interviewed by
United states deputy To see II there
was any chance for "pull." We had
EAhh hAAAiNh ANlAltltlltts uN hll ht
wanted wNH the "nileage." suggest
cd that if that was all | would settle
the "mlleuge" and so in. He asseutod
and said the whole damn concern had
sold out, from the highest down. and
he might ny well have his share II
you want proof, MIR. Congressman.
you can get lt. A gambler and n
United Statee deputy marshal met IN
the same town. and we asked the gam
bier II the deputy marshal was after
him. what furT' he asked "For
gambling" we answered "Oh. thats
an right | waited on six or scvin
marshals and The Judge Gll one night.
drinking and gambling. : ain all eight
with them" he said have seen four
deputy marshnln at four different tlmea
drinking whisky In the territory. |
don't believe there is \ town m The
Chlckosuw nation that has not a "a
loon IN II. II you have doodle TO put
up, II YOU don't sec what YOU want.
ask for Il, Now llstcnl Just ga sure
"a the settlers have to organize vigil
lance committees to protect their
he mes. just SO sure those cattle ranches
on the government land Will no whore
The woodblne twlneth know lie
undercurrcnt among 10000 around 800
miles OF that cattle ranch ana they
VIII not dc TO trifle witl always. They
are law-nbidlng, peaccablc and surely
patent but there Is a limit. aud TINT
is fast approaching, The only sensible
thing TO 10 for all concerned II TO pre.
vent any trouble TO any one by stop-
ping this dlsgrReetul racket whore II
lis, Put the government In charge Of
honest men uuder homo rule. II should
not be forgotten that the citIgens OF
ComAnche and NARROW Were denounced
"a anarchists and guilty OF revo.
luton and treason" by the United
States oiIlcial ring OF Duncan. who arl
responsible for law aud order there
The settlers, however, stand thoir
ground. and the situation today shows
Who Is guilty of anarchy and treason.
The rapid progress made In NARROW
advocate civilization and tho interest
OF the people.
J. s. WORKS.