Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-06-22

the public lands recklessly appropriated t
corporations,
TnR Harper High License bill passed the
Illinois Senate by vote OF thirty twenty
II now goes to tlnGoyernor
YELIow FEVER Of a malignant type pre-
walls AZ Vera Cruz, Mexico. Hwv
A cIRcGLAR was recently circulated
among tho banks Of Missouri requesting
contributions towards purchasing a fine
watch and chain to be presented TO Gov
ernor Crittonden as testimonial for his
energy IN suppressing lawlessness, The
Governor wrote to the Cashier OF the Cen.
trail National Bank at Boonville, who IS
sued Che circular stating that what he had
done was only in the line of his duty as
Chief Executive Of the State, and he was
no more entitled TO special testimonials
than other officers Of tho law who had la
bored earpestly to suppress robbery and
lawlessnesm lie therefore declined, With
thanks, to accept any Offering Of The
character contemplated.
A REPORT comes from Tie Indian Terri.
tory that early one morning recently n
party of twenty Of what are known MS
Creek light horsemcn made an attack upon
little settl cment Of phrtisans Of SPEECHES
living ten piles from Tuso, on the Arkan.
sas River, and killed one Of Them named
Pawnee, and wounded two Or three others
These men had returned to their homes
from Fort Gibson by permission Of Colonel
Bates, who gave them a pass and prom
ised them protection, and the attack upon
them is regarded as defiance Of the mill
tary arm Of the Government. The light
horsempn belong to the chicote faction Of
the Creeks and their conduct in the case Is
considered as reopening Of the troubles
between tho Chicote and Spiecho bands,
and will likely lead to more trouble unless
the Governpent promptly checks Il
GRAY's Opera House, IN Boston, burned
recently. Loss, 100000. There were over
one hundred people IN the house. Upon
the stage were twenty-three actors, most Of
whom saved their wardrobes
THE Ohio State Prohibition Convention
which recently met at Columbus was the
largest of tho kind ever held in the State,
about three hundred delegates being pres.
ent.
JOHN G. RAYsER, Lcavenworth iron
moulder, recently shot and killed his di-
vorced wife in bawdy house in Kansas
City. Rayscr got drunk, went to the.house
and after few moments conversation
with her drew revolver and commenced
shooting. The terrified woman hed through
the house, but the infuriated man followed
and kept up the shooting until he had fred
five shots into her body causing immediate
death. He was arrested.
A LARGE number Of the leading Indians
met in council at San Carlos, Ariz., and
earnestly protested against the return Of
Chircahaus men and boys. They said
is sure to follow such course
They want tho chiefs and head men pun
ished, and other men sent where they can
not return, bat do not object to women and |
children They declared their desire to re-
main at peace with their white neighbors
but the Chircahuas will return to the war
path as soon as thoy grow strong again, /
and these reservation Indians will then be |
charged with having aided them.
TnE schooner I. G. Wilson, thirty-hve /
.ons which left Racine, Wis, the day be-
fore the cyclcne there, has not been heard
from since. II is now thought almost GER
tain that she has gone down with Captain
Moss and Two men, who composed her
rev.
THE rapid rising Of the Missouri and
Kansas Rivers caused some alarm at Kan
,as City on the 18th. Harlem, opposite
Kansas City, was under water and the peo.
Die had left the town. A white boy and
,egro woman were drowned the day be.
ore. West Kansas City was threatened
With an overflow.
JOHN B. SWEET, lawyer, and w, A. Hull,
dentists apprentice, of Lincoln, Neb. have
,een arrested and jailed for sending oh
Gene circulars through the mails.
AT Berromwood, Wis, recently the saw
nil of York a. Co. was blown to atoms by
boiler explosion, and George Hasor killed.
GENERAL Crook reached the Southern
'acific at Wilcox, A. T., on the 18th. Cap
ain Bourke reported Charley McComas
With the Bonita band. From the reports,
e has been treated kindly. Crook could
ave ambushed other parties Of Indians
nd annihilated them easily, but he feared
he killing Of Charley. Charley was no
oubt with Captain Chaifce's command,
,hich was hourly expected when Crook
II. s
DURING the heavy storm at Kansas City a
! the afternoon Of the 10th James NJ. Dar- 7
,w, yardmaster Of the Hannibal & st. I
oseph Railroad was struck by lightning j
nd instantly killed.
A POSSE captured part Of six outlaws v
nder "six-shooter Jack,'' near Harley, Z
laho, recently. Jack was shot and killed e
nring the fight, resisting capture. &
ncHAnn HrOnEs,. a well-known and a
en-se.as farmer, living near Oshkosh,
rs, was arrested by United States officers o
gently on tlss charge Of making counter. L
it silver dollars The paraphernalia Of a
anufacturcr and a number Of spurious r,
lins were found on his premises, 6
The Chicago Board Of Trade was greatly c.
.cited the other day by the announcement a
the failure Of NcGcogh, Everingham & N
B., one Of the beaviest operators on the r.
ard. Their losses were estimated at s.. m
0,OOo. They carried down several other Al
ms with them. Of
EDwAKp MuLHoLLASD, worthless
ung man while drunk recently went d
his home At Mingo junction near a.
Ohio, and his mother said ie
mething which dtspicased him when be p
w q pistol and fatally shot her. 81
JANIS W. sHEAHAS, one Of tho most
dely known journalists in the West, and Y
many years The leading editorial writer ~
the Chicago Tffjune, died recently after
lingering illness, aged sixty. Ills all :,
mt was extreme nervous prostratioh and q, u
,eneral giving away Of the vital func- !. .
ms. =,
THE soUrH. "a
rHr Nsu orleans Continental Guards eS
rs entertained st the annual dinner Of OF
National Ilansefs Of Boston recently.
me sir hundred people were present hs
nonr those rrsssnf were Governor Ben.
rin p. Builsr s.d MAYOR Palmer, both Of ,-,
.om made speeches. i'm
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