The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-15

loSopny. i been TO Washington fourteen
times said he. Everybody knows
ouanah Parker-President MCKINLEY.
President Cleveland. President Harrison
know me-" Continuing he said, Me visit
Secretary Noble once. We talk long time;
then ne say: 'Quanah, you ali lght,
'eept one thing What is that, Mr.. Sec
rotary? Quanah, you got too many
squaws. You must go home and put away
all but one, and live like white man
All right Mr.. Secretary. One squaW she
got five papoose, one got three, one got
four and one got three. Mr.. Secretary,
you say which one I keep and which one
I put away. Ne do as you say, Mr.. Sec
retary.' Here in the narrative Quanah
indicated how Secretary Noble dropped his
head and vigorously pulled at MS mus
tache. Looking up, Mr. Noble salo'
"Quanah, you are all right; you keep your
wives, but don't let this practice go on
any more" AS soon as Quanah got nome
he called together the tribe, and mace
law forbidding further plural mar
riages. In answer to question as 10
the punishment for disobedience, ne sa1d'
''Aiebbe so put him in jail two months;
mebbe so fine him fifty dollars.
Quanah is absolute in his rule over the
Comanches. He is just TO his people, out
he is steadfast in his purpose TO orlng
them into the white mans path" de
told US that he made regular visits TO
every home, and personally Inspected
farming operations. If he found crops
neglected he ordered work TO be done i'm
mediately. In answer to this question,
40,
obey, what then?" he replied with much
force and authority, me chief; me make
him
There is ONE jealousy of Quanah's pow
er, and he is setting too fast pace for
some Of the oder members. They say
Ouanah half white; he no good Comanche;
hi road no good for COmanche Me say
old road all wah away. White mans only
road left" But the jealousy and ill-feel-
ing grew pretty trong few years ago
and an effort was made to GUST Quanah
and put in his place Esitigh. The fact
that Esitigh hould lead the revolt made
Quanah feel very sore, for Esitigh had
been warm friend and Quanah had help
ed him along until Esitigh become pros
porous and the possessor of 200 head OF
cattle. It was then that he turned against
his benefactor and headed the revolt.
Quanah came out triumphant however
but Esitigh and Quanah merely speak as
they pas shy now.
Fifteen or twenty years ago the Kiowas
objected to the survey of the lands and
were determined to stop the government
surveyors. The Comanches were just as
determined that the survey should pro-
coed. The matter had reached such
stage that both tribes were under arms
! and the warriors were in battle line but a
few yards apart. Quanah stepped out IN
front of his warriors and called upon the
KioWa chief to come forward and fight II
out in single combat and thus save much
| bloodshed. The Kiowa offered some kind
Of excuse, but Quanah pressed him to
| accept hi challenge finally forcing clean
backdown. The Kiowas all sne3ked away
and offered no further oppoition.
At another time a gossiping Kiowa had
circulated some evil report about him
When Quanah learned of it he saddled his
! hore and rode twenty miles to the man
| home He related the stories that had
been started, but the man denied that nc
| had told them Quanah told him he was
| twice a liar and ordered him to step out
| and fight the matter out with guns. The
man said he had no gun, but Quanah drew
one of his revolvers and handed to him
! telling the man he could shoot first, "Bu'
! I will i'll you before fall" was the rather
| disconcerting warning. The iKowa didn
want TO fight a duel with Quanah, ever
with such a decided advantage, and beg
| ged for mercy.
| Ouanah's children are al lat chool except
thoe that are married. Last year one o.
the boys who had been seven or eight
! years at Carlisle came home on a WISH
| He had lost his Comanche tongue, and as
! his mother could talk no English. Quanaf
| had to act as interpreter between them.
| We asked Ouanah if his people had be
! come addicted to the use of the mesca
| bean a lump Of gum taken out Of the TOT
| of a variety Of cactus, which is an opiate
mo: only good medicine, that's all. NJ
! hurt Comanche. Only make medicine ltth
now" said he. He told US he was anxious
to learn what the government thought OF
| the mescaI bean, because if the govern
! ment pronounced it bad he would stop II;
use. about five years ago said ne
! Government agent came to the reservation
|
70 invetigate the matter. Quanah sug
! gested that he make medicine with the
indians. The agent readily assented, anc
! went into a big tepee with about twenty
Indians about 5 o'clock in the afternoon
Each ate a mescal bean and waited sho.
| time; then each was given another 1hl'
was repeated twice more, each eating foul
beans. When the opiate had time 10 take
! effect the ceremonies began, which are
| generally of a religious nature. Each de-
| scribes hi happy state over and over again
| the effect lating until morning. Inc asen'
| told Ouanah that he had glorious time
| Ouanah saws that If one who desires ricnes
| eats mescaI he viii see gold piled up al
| around him. If he is religiously inclined
| he VIII see visions of the happy hunting
grounds It does not make any Of then
ugly.
ouanah has no education, but he is
! strong advocate of schools. In few years
| under his wise management the Co
ranches will be the most prosperous tIlD'
OF Indians in the territory
The Tnited states a Power for Good
A distinguished historian writes, while
referring to this nations advent as col
orizing power that we represent the cen
turv's political conscience" and that oul
| influence for good over European spheres
| will be immense. This result was Just %
| inevitable as is the cure which fol.ow'
| rba use Of Hostetter's stomach Batters
the great remedy which IS found in eveT1
homo and drug store throughout the coun
| 4-v L cures Indigestion. constipation
| -,-.-,-,-l,s7 kidney and liver, allays ner'
vousuess, and tones Up the Whoie system