The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-14
THEY WANT BRIDES
Wichita Flooded With Letters
About Indian Maidens.
RUM0R THAT Is A DREAM
Causes a Lot of Men TO Get
Very Romantic.
RUMOR THAT is A DREAM

patch about the Seminole Indians ane
dated 1t Wichita"
And there has been all kinds OF fun
in the Mayors Office, the post-ofree, tne
Chief Of Police Office and the Eagle o.
fee since.
The dispatch said in brief that the
Seminole chieftans had decided 70 give a
bonus Of 500 and 200 acres OF land for
any white man VINO would marry SEM
mole maiden, locate among them and be-
come member OF the tribe.
This was a direct appeal to both the 70
mantle and mercenary strain IN the mas
culine sex OF the nation.
What could be more bewitching 70 one
who never saw a Seminole maiden, and
who thinks her equal TO Fenimore Coop
er's best invention along that lire, than
to arrive at the outskirts Of the Seminole
ration and be escorted 10 the chief lodge
Early the next morning the young mai
dens. AL drawn up in line, smiling and
blushing the red of blood under the red
Of racial color, are passed before the new
conner.
This one" he says. pointing out a
tail Hthe young woman with lips OF liquid
cherry red. eyes that glanced their dark
beautiful unfathomable light upon him
and 4 step as light as a mouss's walk
in the -four bin. What could be really
more moving than such a scene. And
the supplementary proceeding of the
young and Hssome Seminole maiden
dropping her soft patrician paw into his
nit and falling in his arms, and gluing
the velvet Of her lips to his. Think oG
IL And think Of getting paid for IL
To any mind the ecstacy Of it all viii
be apparent al once And then later
when old Chief Beef-in-his-Teeth sat
down in his tepee and wrote out check
for $500 in full payment for the fun-weII
1t beats a gold brick
Letters are pouring into Wichita about
IT. The nature OF some OF them are sur
prisins. indicating in several instances
persons Of gentiHty, probably young men
who are splicing some one. some girl
One young man with a highly arfsto-
crate name, perfect composition and pen
nanship. writing from one OF the Earg-
est hotels in California to the Eagle
wants the editor to tell him in conf
dence" about the Seminole tribe, and
down al the end he innocently enquiries
abqut their "maidsns" and what they
really look Ike. The poor fellow! His
Here is enc from Philadelphia TO the
Mayor OF Wichita. The writer says he
saw the item IN the Philadelphia Tage-
bhatt. The letter reads: The writer Of
this letter has got $4,000 cash and is
ready TO marry a good squaw; will make
good husband; can speak French. Ger
man and English. and is Of a good fam
fly- Has a good reference as to character
and ability. You viii confer a favor by
reply, stating fun particulars
Chief OF Police Cubbon received the fol
lowing very cleverly written letter from
a man in Baltimore: Dear Sir The
enclosed clipping taken from New York
paper appears very interesting to me as
I have been contemplating for two OF
three years coming west and settling
down The East IS overcrowded: there
seems To be no chance anywhere TO make
more than living I am IS years
old. II there is any truth IN this 1 would
consider it a favor if you would advise
me or else hand this letter to parties
interested. Thanking you in advance I
an"
The postmaster at Wichita has received
d large number OF letters. Here is the
best one. It is from west Virginia: Il
see advertisement in Chicago paper
that the Seminole Indian government is
Offering a reward for white man to
marry the girls OF that nation. Please
give ne his name so I can write to him
er name. OF some Of their half breed
girl. from 3 to $"
Yesterday Mayor Ross received the fol
Ievfng letter from ths editor OF the II
Proresso ItsIo-Araericano. New York:
"A few days ago We read n local
paper that the Seminole Indian tribe
offered a reward Of $500 and 800 acres Of
land to white men who would marry
their girls We rspubHshed the news in
our paper and have had as a result sew
srsl Inquiries addressed 70 Us as to the
truth OF the matter. VIII you please
advise Us concerning The matter and state
whst stems should be taken by vvouId-be
husbands. Il the news IS authentic"
Now The seminols indians have made
70 such offer. as every one in Wichita
knows OF al the five civilized tribes
the sertnoles have the smallest number
e. acres OF land. ANY American citizen,
when the Dawes commission concludes
It's work. can settle among the Senin oIes.
but he vii not Be paid for IT. He may
likes him and he likes her. but Il there
= to be = dowry he must arrange that
privately.
Who ie responsible for the cauard Is
not known. but if has Brought 10 light
that there are 4 good many peopIe in
this country including educated and re-
fined ones. who would not hesitate, II
the occasion offered. 70 marry outside
their race.
The item which has caused the down
pour OF inquiries on Wichita is this:
wichita. Kan. Sept. 90 1.-The Seminole
Indian tribe IS Offering reward for
white men 70 nary TIE girls os that
nation. with every Seminole girl VII Be
given go scres of land and $50 in cash
The girls are warranted n be civilized.
kfad ard true. They are a little dark.
h.t tia. does not count for much. think
The officials Of the Seminole nation
All Of the Other tribes have plaaed a
ban o. their young women marrying
white men By diStranchising al inter
married citizens bu. the SeUinoles h.ve
lust passed s7 act IN which they give
the young white man who mSrries into
their tribe ali Ct tie rights - fuH-
blood Indian In the SC they invite TIE
w<tte men 70 make their home with
them.
TIE Seminole nation has one q the
finest sections II land in the West. There
are about 5000 Indians in th1t tribe, and
they are nssrIy al ful-hloods. Lately
ther fave hsa Numerous medicine dances
ana tne medicine r1sn told them that
,,-sfs-. the white rlez we're persuaded to
rJ.rrp into the trsbe the Indians would
49,, ~ attacked With an awful plague.
TIE LATE Mr. GOLDBERG