The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-22

of neat frame business houses with pre-
tentious front elevations and comfort
able homes. The Washita river, with
its high banks of ''Gyp" runs near, its
water clear and cool. Here as else
where in this western country the en-
crossing subject is the desire for rail-
road. There are hundreds Of Populists
here. but l hear nothing against rail-
roads from them. There is no bitter
denunciat ton of watered stock and re-
ceiverships or of excessive frelgnt
rates. All the people want is a rail-
road-the Populists among them, an0
such a thing as denouncing one is I'M
known. The mail from here runs TO
Minco. Indian Territory, but most of
the trading is done in Ell Reno. Some
of the farmers still cling to their old
trading posts and drive TO northern
Texas, with their products.
find that there was good deal IN
the gold scare of a year ago IN this
a great hubbub arose over the discov-
ery of gold in this county-in Boggy
creek. The local papers led the excite
ment. which continued for two weeks.
Then St Louis newspaper sent rep
resentative into the county and he re-
turned the report that the whole thing
was hoax. Mr.. Cook. the editor here,
tells me that there was a rush into this
country. despite contrary reports, that
some came even from Texas and rev
from as far east as Pennsylvania. MT
Cook is not prepared TO say that there
is gold in the sands of BOggy, but he
saws that sand was sent to a dozen as
sayists in different portions Of the
country and in every analysis, occurred
a .trace of gold" The excitement
brought many people into the country
who gave us the dream Of yellow metal
and settled down to farming. But the
hunt for gold has not ceased AT
Mountain City, in the southern portion
of this county. near the Wichita noun
tains. Bill Kinman runs a small smelt-
err and crusher. What success he Is
having l could not learn, but IL is suf-
ficient to keep him on the scent. 1t
is a conviction here that when the
Kiowa country is opened up the richest
veins in the mountains will come to
light and a rush will ensue such as
no Of
saw before.
The peculiarjties of Populism are not
absent even here l have run across
a peculiar pamphlet published by
Populist in this county, which Illus
trates just how queer a Populist can
be and not know it This pamphlet is
entitled Constitution of the Constitu-
tional Protective Army" Its pre-
ambIe starts in as follows: ''In view
of the fact that there is a fast grow
ing restlessneSs among the people and
that the cries of suffering millions
caused by so many laborers being
out of employment, is causing a
strong elemtnt of society to be in favor
of anarchy, and that we are threatened
with civil war; In view of the fact
that foreign nations are watching us,
increasing their armies, forming and
endeavOring to form alliances of ma
tions. we, the people of the United
States. who are interested in the sup
preston of these threatening and grow
ing evils. do unite ourselves into one
solid body which shall be known as the
Constitutional Protective Army of the
Z. s. a., whose principle object
shall be:
"First-To protect the government
and constitution of the United States.
"Second-To oppose treason, anarchy
and instruction.
'Third-To oppose all foreign inva-
sions.
'.Fourth-To unite the people in one
common cause of justice and equity.
"Fifth-To form powerful army and
thereby prevent civil war;
Herein the scheme follows most
wonderful organization with officers
without number. Just where the army
is to get in its deadly work appears
best under article 8, which deals with
the head of the whole shebang, the
general council. This article reads:
1T shall be the duty of the general
council to consider any or all law
which affects or may affect the general