The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-09
RAIDERS On THE MARCH.
Advance Guard of Hews' Army
Starts for OkIahoma.--To
Meet Force With Force.

CllOllment or more tn0D 0UU r~cf ulte
for his boomer army that is to in
wade the Wichita mountain county.
left Wichita for Oklahoma City TO
day, where he will work for the next
two weeks. An advance guard OF
the south Kansas division, consisting
OF nine wagons and twenty five meu,
accompanied him to Oklahoma CITY,
aud will proceed to the border of
Cue reservation about the middle of
Dec. mber.
Before leaving Wichits, Hews al
dressed the following letter to Sec
retary Bliss of the Interior depart
Cent at Washington:
WRITES BLISS SHARP NOTE.
"Honored Sir: You doubtless are
aware Of my contemplated trip into
Che Wichita mountains. There is
absolutely NO desire on the part of
my men or myself to act in defiance
o. law or the principles Of ju.tice,
but by the memory of Washington,
efr, we have the right of free-born
American citizens to expect cons'd
Grafton from you and all other ser
wants of the people
with ell respect to the exalt-d
position you occupy, I must demand
OF you to know on what grounds ou
forbid the miners of this country
fcom operating according to an act
OF Congress. approved May 10, 1872
A man who is not open to argument
is somewhat narrow. minded, and
can assure you that IN st OF my men
are about as broad minded as those
who pessimisticaIly oppose us If
you will kindly condescend to argue
this affair with me, I will greatly
appreciate the honor. 1t may save
much expense to this nation, and it
may save thousands OF children, who
are now homeless and hungry, from
b. coming orphans. Do you love
your home and fresid.? The miners
Cr the Wichitas would like to enjoy
the same privilege. Your refusal to
al'ow deputy surveyor to be ap
pointed for the miners in Greer
county, Oklahoma, has almost beg
CARED them.
GOVERNMENT BECOMES AN OUTLAW.
"If, sir, you can prove-aud am
always open for conviction-that
your course then was right, aud your
course now is based on the letter
and spirit of the law, will humbly
beg your pardon fo- any asper,ious,
etc. and gladly order my men to
disband. love the dear old flag oi
jackson, Adams and Jefferson, and
before I would raise my arm against
Il I would burn it off to its socket,
but, cir, whom . free born American
CITIZEN is prevented by the military
arm Of the government from exc, cis
ing his rights under the law, ther
ehe, so-oalled government become
fnply IN outlaw, and if such thing
@ war ehould result, We should fight
Tor tho glorious stars and stripes
and milita.y despotiem would b.
Awept away like chat before th,
Nind. I mean no offsnss, cir, in caIl
hg these little matters to your atten
zion, and only cite them to show yos
how We feel about it. We Gre il
earnest, and We shall stand no tri6ine
Or arbitrary treatment from th'
Seents and government officials.
WARNED AGAINST DESPERATE MEN.
Il am not an alarmist, but / war;
you against the desperation of neI
who are homeless and hungry, aut
deprived OF their rights by the OH
s;als Of this great Union. The i'm
mortal Emmett once wrote. Let n,
man dare, when / am dead, to chare,
me with dishonor. Let no man taio
my memory by believing that
could have engaged iu any oths1
cause but that Of my country's liber
~ and Independence Those are m.
sentiments, but, like John Adam
Gays, There's divinity that shape
our end And the eyes now Of man,
American minute men OF 1897 ar
turosd upon you, honored Secretary
and oNr divinity fha oraat Auar;oe,