The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-04
KiOwa Country Boomer Asks
That the Bill be Changed.
BIG RESERVE STRICKEN OUT
So That More Hhae Men
May Have Farms.

ticle is writ for the express purpose Of
notifying the people, especially these who
are intending to make q home In the
Kiowa and Comanche country. that there
is plan on foot and a scheme. concoct-
ed BY the cattlemen. and their clique
combined with the Indians. and others
of high standing to swindle rs settlers
out Of four hundred and eighty thousand
acres of land. situated in that country
thereby depriving us homesteaders out Of
three thousand homes. and they are try
ing 10 have the same located along the
Fort sin branch Of the Rock Island rail-
road, which win injure that road very
materially. Not only that we shah SUI
fer also 10y having the same located
across the great mineral oelt [ notice
that some Of the aIlotters have been
discharged. and it is high time that all
Of them were stopped ana discharged. SO
far as those $4,000 acres are concerned
Now, let me see and calculate. There
are three million acres OF land in the
Kiowa and Comanche and Apache coun-
try. There are also three thousand In
dams little and big, leo acres each. would
be $4,000 acres. Now, multiply by 2. or
a double dose, would be $4,000 acres.
nearly one-th-rd. Uncle sam paws them
two million dollarsl and gives them back
100000 acres they gObble up all the best
land. all the timber and water and pay
no taxes for twenty-five wears We
are left like the dog under the rich
mans table; we get only the crumbs.
The cattlemen and their CLIQUE under a
cover that it be set apart for pasture,
and grazing lands for the benefit Of the
poor Indian On, yes poor "Lo," poor
little "Injunhorse," POOR little innocent
fellow, stroke aim down the face. pat
him on the back, rub him tenderly ON
his forehead. and while those tears from
bis eyes. which you see rolling down his
sun-burnt cheeks, poor thing You
must do it. You see he is q government
pet and we cattlemen must pet him
in this way, so as to make this white
trash believe that this $50 600 acres Of
land must be set aside for their benefit
and hoodwink the people. Shame on
you cattlemen; hide your faces from the
gaze of those men women and children
who are expecting to make their homes
on those lands; hide your faces from the
gaze of all honest men. the widow and
The orphan. who are expecting to make
a happy home for her babes; hide your
faces from the gaze of us old miners and
prospectors, and old pioneers. who are
living in these Wichita mountains,
struggling hard to bring 70 light those
precious metals which they contain ana
struggling hard to open up those lands
to settlement, so that the American peo-
PIE can enter therein in peace; also we
arc struggling hard to save this four
hundred nd eighty thousand acres Of
land for the people and we want the peo-
pie TO stand firm and help us TO prevent
those cattlemen from manipulating
those lands for their own benefit; also
help and protest against those alloting
agents from anotting these four hundred
and eighty thousand acres Of land for the
Indians. Those lands ought 10 belong
to US The Indians have already been
provided for; they have been allowed 100
acres. each man. woman and child That
is enough. all other tribes got the same.
They are satisfied and these Kiowas and
Comanches must be satisfied also. and
would 10 doubt have been III Il were not
for those cattemen. They agg no doubt
AN the cause Of all our troubles. I have
no desire to speak disresDectfuH of any
one. nor have any hatred In my heart co.
wards any one bat I must confess that
my spirit feels cut al the Thought of
those cattlemen trying 10 deprive three
thousand homestea dere ont az their f1st
rights Oh yes, of course the laws says
so. the bin says so. 5ut thar hii must
he craDga7 frfe next congress and an