The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-09
CATTLEMEN AND INDIAN
POLICE At WAR
Attempt to Collect Tribal
Tax Causes
Trouble

rsicl<ashs, I. T., Jan. 9.-Trouble
s begun in earnest between the non
r,tfreD cattle owners whose herds are
Grazing in the Chickasaw nation and
a. indian policemen who have been
VENT here 10 collect the tribal tax of
swen,g cents head OF drive out the
.asae Last Monday was announced
.fs4 a conference had been held be
fusea the internal revenue inspector
acting for the department Of the in
tsrior. and w. o. Davis of GAINESVILLE,
Tex and II. p Riddle OF Chiskasha
,Forueys for the Chickasaw cattle
-aen's organization The cattlemen
we're 70 deposit the full amount Of
fnar individual tax in some national
IanK OF Chickashs to be mutually
1sroed upon, and when the matte Is
lSnaily decided By the United states
supreme court this money will be us
go is pay the tax il the Judgment is
4emnst me catlemen. This agree
meui was to cover 10000 head own
agd by The largest feeders in the ma
saon
M Cobb tsegraphed this agree
nani TO washng.on and recommend
s.s rs acceptance as the best way out
she diniculty as the cattlemen
we1v honest and sncere in hgh ins
ahe collection and wished to avoid
nmDle and proceed according to law
Y-he ine Tor department. refused 70
nonHidsr the propo' 'ition, and tele-
-Eraphed Mr. Cobb TO begin the col
aeraloh Of the tax Immediately and
rrifheut any further conferences. and
E.l sigre ont the cattle in any case
sghese payment was refused This
DECISION was made known to the at
sa1rney for the cattlen N. and ,hen
Lss4rin waiting game. each side
oxzaifhing to see which would make
me 1ira move.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock a
fs5sse nf policemen went 20 the ranch
~ George Morton, FIVE miles north OF
Nlsseiaaha. rounded up $50 head and
zrzlsas them west towards the OIla-
sisrma border T'ey had Ho' priced
~ half mile when c. Madss'. 4
United States marahal wi h force OF
spntlo galloped up, served yeplogin
eapera. look possession of the cattle
-8-a 1sove them back to the ranch
I'VE policemen then came back la
ruo Tor The da!b but early hi, mCrn-
s1g started to round mp 500 heaa be-
ssming 10 Maxwell and Meyers These
,pap alag rapleyined BE- Madsen The
1oHcemea gave possession without
irtanee. Later IN he day Captain
81 g West with posse Of eight po-
8lcemen wen. 60 'he .anch of Frank
F1Aio. eight miles northwest and
rugnded up several thousand head
E3eiDre leaving Cap ain West stated
nmphaticaily that these ca.tle woald
be driven across the sauh Caradiar
aiver tonight replevin, or no replevin
a half hour later Madsaa and poss,
gpf deputies left 70 replnyll the ca.tl
AND tha outcome is not yet known
nrre. Both sides arc armed and de
zsrmned,
setts have been filed by Davis anC
RmdIe attorneys for the eattlemen
against an Indian agent, Mr. shoen
1elf, revenue inspector, Mr. Cobb
.ana ihe Indian police, allegig that tn.
,.attle tax Is Illegal There is Ger
aain 20 be trouble in few days. !
7ihere has not already been. Th
tiverymen of Chiokasha have boycott
asd The Indian police and win not d
shen have any horses They say "a I
because me policemen ride them wlh
aa mercy lt is however well know
lhal The policemen are cordially hate
~ nearly all the white populate
OF she nation and anything the viii o
can DO TO cripple their efforts IN col
kcung the tax viii be done Mr. Cob
sayH II ha cannot get horses hee D.
VIII bring a detachment of cavalr
grom Fort sul 10 execute his order
and that the hverymen are only d,
saying The game