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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-11
From y. Y. Worlds El"Gy OF Republican

The Chairman gayri sounds the parting knell,
Tho Culpgu,i delegate, jU new silk hats,
Wind southwark out 81 town with "tIngiGg bell.
And leave Chicago Iu the DcH"yritS.
New fade the sherry cobbler, On the sight,
And each Saloon Stillne> sweet enjoys,
save y D., ~ some rrc,in. delegate, sld plight,
Calls forth unpublished comment from ''thC hni
save that frOIh Wonder White House, full Of wrath
The ping Arthur sadly doth complain
Of such n, wand'rins near hiS S,iii south,
Modest his four years solitary reign.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-11
DIED.

: CAMPRELl.-ntrS,iay, JuQr-tSs1TSSi, at o clock
NSN-S,RAH A, HiLssss.-Frfft1l W. Campbell, in the
oath wear OF her age.
Funeral from her late rcsidruce, No b Thirty
fifth street. this afternoon at 2:aD O'Clock. Inter
nent ut Mt Zion Cemetery.
Friends Of the family are invited to attend.
TOOMEY-June g. l~Hi, JoHN WILLIAM, >on al
Thomas II. and Mary l.. Toomey, aged months an6
- DAYS
Funeral this wednesday, afternoon at O'Clock.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-11
Trx.f.angdon's Ga But,er Crackers..
MARRIED.

SNOOE-TRT MELLON Tuesday morning, Jun
ipth Si NJ the residence Of the brides parents, b.
tie Rev ". n. Cuokr Mr. tico. VI. Shook and Mis-
Emma Truxen No Cards
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

il well-nigh impossible to interest
them in any scheme Of self-im-
prOvement. The main body OF
the tribe in Idaho numbering about
2,500, say they will take care OF
Joseph's band-that they will cost
the government no more if they
are only allowed TO return to the
clear mountain air of their natural
nome. We are glad congress has
at last resolved TO right the wrongs
of these Indians and this action
viii lie endorsed by every lover of
justice. They Will probably re-
main here during the summer until
they ha. e gathered their crops but
It looks now as though the fall
months viii see them joyfully re-
turning to their mountain haunts
where the historic Joseph and his
band can end their days in peace
sinking quietly to rest surrounded
by kindred and friends, breathing
an air full of tribal traditions and
ladened with health for a future
generation, rich in its promise of a
higher citizenship. Those who
have worked to this end rejoice
with them and hope that new life
viii be given to this band of In
dams who at heart we're ever friends
to the white man.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

Eds. INDIAN CHIEFTAIN.-Tak-
ing into consideration the unset
tied state of our affairs both here
and at Washington would It not be
well for the Cherokee people TO
hold a mass convention Of the peo-
pie at some early date, say about
the first or middle. OF Septembe-
next to take into consideration and
discuss and devise means whereby
we can extricate ourselves from the
embarrassments we are now un-
der as government and as a peo-
pie? The outlook of our people
and the people ofthe Indian Ter
ritory is gloomy one just now.
We must act, and in a multitude
of courses there is wisdom. The
wire fence question, the monopoly
Of lands, the citizenship question,
the stock law, together with the
squstters-white people-who are
settling on our lands west of So or
are attempting settlement on the
Cherokee strip, thereby endanger-
ing our title to six millions Ofacres
Of our land, all demand immediate
attention Our delegation Just
from Washington reports a gloomy
future for US unless the tide is
turned, and who is to turn that
tide2 1t must be by our own ef-
forts. Patriots must come to the
front. We must call men of Ca
pacity among US out and urge them
to act for US. Let them know the
Cherokee people viii appreciate
their efforts and they will act.
Two railroad bills have passed the
last congress with provisions
trampling upon our rights. Gen.
Hatch is now on our strip trying
TO remove fifteen hundred or more
squatters. who have lately forced
their way in there and settled. Let
rs have 4 mass convention by all 1
means; lay aside our little petty 4
political issues and all come to-
sether as one people loving our
country and working 10 4 higher
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14
TERRITORY AND BORDER NOTES.

Gainesville Register.-We saw q
number of farmers in the city Tues
day, with wheat, and who were
unable TO make sale Of the same.
This speaks badly for the city and
we think that some Of our moneyed
men should see that no farmer went
out of the city without finding a
market for his produce.
Parsons Eclipse.-Geo. Emerson
a-CherOkee Indian, who has been
IN the city q day or two, lost thirty
dollars with the gamblers in the city
and states that he was robbed of
what money he had left, amounting
in all TO about a hundred and
twenty-five dollars, in his room at
the Grand Central. He swore out
a warrant against the clerk who
was accordingly arrested.
Cheyenne Live Stock Journal
z. t. Hedges, of Little Rock, and
NJ NJ. Renshaw, of Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, who have been prospect
ing N the Big Horn country, three
or four hundred miles north Of
Cheyenne, for some weeks past.
have bought n ranch in Johnson
county. W yoniing. They expect to
put On the range early next spring
several thousand head of Texas
COWS and steers
Cheyenne Transporter. A.
Mccormick was here this week
from the OIL range. He had Just
returned from Arkansas City,
where he had been attending court
in fence cutting case. Mr.. Nc
Cormick says that the report pub
lished by the Arkansas CITY DEM
oerat that two boomers were recent
" murdered ON the Cimarron by
Indians or cowboys is false and
without foundation. Agen-
cy Physician DeBra reports cOnsid-
cradle sickness ola malarial nature
among the Indians at this time and
that he is constantly kept busy at
tending calls IN camps. The Doc
tor says he has many disadvantages
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

to contend with in administering
to the wants of the sick. "Medi-
cine men" and their superstitiOus
practices have to be ignored. When
an Indian falls sick a medicine
man" is called and then follows
their strange method of treatment.
This is firmly embedded custom
of the Indian, and one which it is
difficult TO counteract. Ofttimes
the "white medicine man" Is called
to attend the same patient and
here is where the Doctor has his
battle. 1t depends altogether up
on the strength of his force which
medicine man retains the case. In
der these trying circumstances the
Office of physician is not altogether
a desirable position. = 3 On
Thursday W. T. Harvard came
home from a trip 10 the state and
says the settlers are pushing into
Barber and other counties compel
ling the cattlemen to seek new
ranges. Over One-half Of the CO.
manche Pool pasture has been tax
en- up by the grangers.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14


destiny to the same end. Let US
struggle topreserve our nationality
and when the patriotic citizens
of the United States see US at this
they viii lend US their sympathy
and aid.
Fellow citizens, this is no "scare
crow" but actual stubborn facts.
Let US act Ike people capable OF
self-government, like men, like pa
triots, and pOsterity of which we
may yet be proud viii live to bless
our efforts, and our people of the
present day viii have the happy
privilege Of living under their own
"vine and fig tree. " thrice paid for,
unmolested by intrusion of any
sort.
We must meet and discuss these
measures so seriously and danger
Ously affecting our welfare at pres
ent, thereby enabling our next
Council to better understand what
We need, and how to avoid a great
calamity that seems now impend-
ing. Talk Of this. you who are
proud Of your race and nationality
at your homes, talk of it at
meetings. Talk Of this you men
who have suffered hardships to
found this government and you
young men who wish TO perpetuate
that which your fathers have found
ed at the cost Of blood and money,
\ country for you and your people
as long as grass grows or wa-er
runs, unmolested by the adventu-
rOus intruders Of other people or
other nations. Very truly,
AUGUSTUS Z. IvEY.
Tanlequah, Ind. Ter, Aug, Z.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14


GESTLExEx:-Having recently
returned from Washington, D. c.,
I feel II incumbent upon me tog give
yOu a statement of the present
status Of your claims before the
United States authorities.
Congress met the first Of Decem-
Der, 1888, and the "Old Settler
Claim" was referred to Indian COM
mittees Of both House and Senate.
The Indian committee of the
Senate referred the claim, accord
ing to the general statute for such
cases. 10 the Court of Claims, for
investigation of the facts of the
claim as reported by the Hon. Sec
rotary of the Interior and Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs. In
reviewing the claim the second
time an error was found in favor of
the claim to the amount of $40, 600.
When Ileff Washington exam
ination of the claim was in progress
in the Treasury department and as
far as the claim, or information
asked for BY the court of claims in
reference thereto, had been made,
was also favorable.
The informa ton asked Of the
treasury department, by the court.
was for a statement of all monies
paid to the "old settler" Cherokees
by the United States government
and by whom paid, from 1886 TO
the close Of such payments.
The court of claims was to inUcs-
tigGte facts alone, relative to the
claim and then report their findings
back to the Indian Committee of the
Senate.
The court adjourned the first
Monday N June, to convene again
the first Monday in November,
one month before congress con-
venes, which wiz give the court
ample time to submit the claim to
congress in the early part Of tire
session as it viii have a priority
of hearing over all other cases.
Our claim when presented TO
congress by the court viii have un-
dergone the scrutiny of every de-
partment of the government
and thereby leave no plausible ex-
cuse for any senator, representa-
tive Or government officer or out
siders 10 oppose the paynlentof the
claim I think the report of the /
court Of claims, backing, as it viii /
the favorable reports Of the Indian
committees and of the Commission 4
sr of Indian Affairs and of the Sec
uetary of the Interior, viii strength
n greatly our claims for speedy
md favorable action by congress.
We viii have, according to our
:ustom, some time this fall our an
lual council The object of this
,ouacil viii be TO make a fuH report
# every thing touching the action
4 your commissioners in the pros
cutiOn Of your claim.
] respectfully request our friends
0 explain this statement to our old
ettler friends who do not speak or
cad English. Before leaving
Washington 1 drew up e very clear
sstement Of your claim and put it
4 the hands Of our Principal Chief
1r publication In the National
aper, the Cherokee Advocate,
D both languages. He
me that he. forwarded it
} the editor OF the Cherokee Ad- !
ocate, Daniel Ross. 1 have vet !
} see the publication in the Ad-
Ocste, this action being a part of Il
Ystem 1 deem unreasonable and |
nfair TO old settlerss.
Very Respectfully,
J. N. BRYAN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14
$1,000 Reward.

Strayed, one bay mare pony
branded o y on left shoulder and
hip; also one gray horse about If
teen hands high, about eight years
old, thin in flesh. with a brand on
left shoulder. l will pay the above
reward for return of stock to me at
Vinita or a liberal reward for in
formation leading TO their recovery.
Address, G. F. DAVIS,
Vinita, l. 7.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

rhe Cheyenne Transporter is sore
distressed because friend John
fles who for ten or a dozen years
Ps Indian agent at that place, is
knpslled to- settle his accounts
ia the government as other are
blurred to 90. Friend Johns say
1 is probably as good as any one
|e's. bat Uncle Sam wants the
pot In,an probability runninga
per at an agency is not the pleas
lest situation imaginable but
Puld it not be as well to ''talk
ksy''to the new administration?
|ere is a great deal however in
Ice Of habit.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

Too much science and too little
Ense Is whaf'Rfhe matter with the
reports On Texas
|ver- Dr. Paaer Of Illinois, has
|st made number Of suggestions
|uchsd upon a couple Of small
Eests Of paper, which, if observed,
buld demoralize the cattle trade
this year beyond ecoverv.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

The Texas Panhsn.Heis making
forlern howl because ranchers are
being removed from Greer county,
Fhich sounds very much like the
Oklahoma boomer song Instead
4 advising their cattle men not to
|ears they should point to the fate
e Pzyne and his followers as an
|xamnle-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

Captain McMurrzy, with a COM
|any Of Texas rangers, who was
Ent out 10 rspress q band Of rene
|ade Apaches returns with the in
Prmation that al dePreaafiOns
|nre seased The Indians only
Filled beef enough to subsist on,
Sing ont Of rations, and scattered
p the approach ofthe troops.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

The two great industrial exhibit
lions Of the year, at Louisville and
New Orleans, viii speak forcibly
|and eloquentiy Of the advance made
by this country under protection.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

It isreporsed that the Dawes Sen.
ate committee wiz not visit the
Territory nDtil after the prssiden-
nal election Business before pleas
nre. etc.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

Is wiz be seen BY consulting the
|side o. this paper the troops
e made a raid on the boomers
routed them Of course Rock
Is has fallen and Pearl City or
|hordsille has followed Three
offenders, viz, J. d. Ross, J.
lark and c. w. Holden, have
arrested and viii be taken to
Smith for trial Valuable re-
5 pertaining TO the colony were
ured-a stub book Of certif-
Of membership, showing the
fnce Of 10,sS7 certificates at
bearing the seal ofthe colony,
plots and field notes of the
~ made by H. H Stafford,
by Surveyor, together with
r0us papers relating TO the
ern- The recent demonstration
ck Falls is having the effect
en- the eyes Of the remaining
ers. and they are leaving in
cases without the interposi-
Of the military StafEord's
) and wagon we're confscat-
I'D have gone to omeet Cooper's
ing press at Muskogee- The
ral Was made by General
} under the direction of A. r.
be, Of the general Land Office
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

No woman without male escort
ventures out after dark in Naples or
Rome, such has been the increased
license given to crime Of late.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

The United States consumes one
|hundred and fifty million pounds
|of starch every year, says an ex-
change Most Of Il is made from
Indsan corn. though wheat and
Potatoes are used In limited quan-
Eitics.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

The acting attorney general of
the United States has given his
epinion TO the effect that no depar:-
nent has the right to interfere in
fhe choctaw permit laws.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

Slncs 1S0othepOpulatiOn ofEu-
rope has doubled, having increased
at much more rapid rate indigen-
Gus lythan that Ofits sister conti-
nenfs
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

kellogg Is the name Of = new
town which has just been laid out
seven miles sogth Of Winfield.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

Al the ex-governOrs Of Kansas,
nine = number, win make speeches
at Bismark Fair, Sept 2 and 3.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

The Democrats of Missouri
hare nominated Gen. Marmaduke
As their candidate for governor.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

Steel rails are now selling at s2s
per ton, the lowest price ever known
in this country.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14

Baxter Springs is to have a SOL
diers reunion beginning October 6,
zad continuing i've days.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-14
ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS
UNION
. TO CK
Y DIS
The Only Wholesale YARDS in s d.
Louis Accessible by Rail
and Water


I. Every. railroad entering St Louis
is directly tribu.ary to these wards.
,. Texas shippers ale informed that
connection With these ards from the
Iron Mountain ( S.Outhe D railroad can
be made wifhoui COS. nc nth muck
less shsir Sage lhau any other
). These yards have the peculiar al
vantage u being located on the St.
Louis side of the -iver, from which
five hundred thousand people draw
their Provision supply
4. Every paeking house in ST. Louis
has a regula- 1uyeT stationed here.
Buyers Of cattle, hogs and sheep, both
for the nome market ano eastern ship
ment, are Al all times represented
5. For comfort and convenience these
yards have no superior il the soUutry-
Two lines OF street cars approach here.
Hotel, telegraph Offices ana other con-
Yeniences for stcckmen u. she premises
ESTILL MCHENRY,
w. A. RAMSAY. PresidenI.
Secretary and Trea Surer J.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-14

the length and breadth of the colony.
The question was brought up in Parlia-
ment, and the Prime Minister expressed
his opinions very freely on the conduct OF
the medical men who had acted with such
inhumanity as TO bring about a state OF
matters 50 terrible. Some members asked
that they should be prosecuted for culpa-
bic homicide-at least that their names
should be struck Oh the roll o. practition-
eIsr or the colony. None oft hege things
was deEe-but something mora practical.
The government advanced more money.
They passed a bill enabling the Board of
Health tot Ak the mining companies on
the value Of their claims and other
property 70 meet the expenses and put
power into the hands OF ths beard, which
they have net been slew use. The
board at once took this laZaretto into their
OWE hands, set about inspecting houses
and other places likely to harbor small
poX cases, and, in fact, went over all that
they had formerly done; but, this time,
with the people on their side. Meantime
the disease is spreading. There are five
hundred cases under treatment. The
death rate has been very large, more than
% per cent. Cases are breaking out in
different parts of the colony, all traceable
to infection from Kimberley. 1t has
begun to deYastate Bechuanaland, where
Rev. John Mackenzie. the British resident,
is stationed. There the people-the
natives-are said to be dying by the hun
dred. all this will seriously affect the
mining industry of Kimberley. 1t has
not yet begun to be felt on the supply of
labor, but this must come about In course
OF time unless the disease is speedily
checked. This we cannot look for now
until the hot weather sets in, and perhaps
by thas time it may have spent itself,
having no more victims to attack.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-14

is Of even less Importance than that of
England, because 1t has not the social
prestige of the English monarchy.
Every student OF political philosophy
knows that an educated rural democ-
craey is the one form Of society most
lifted to endure; and therefore we may
anticipate happy future for Norway.
The small population perhaps Is draw
back, as tending unduly to prevent the
development OF culture. In country as
large as Great Britain and Ireland there
are not many more people than IN New
York city; and the scattered white houses,
with their red-tiled roofs which one sees
from the steamer when coasting along by
the islands and up the ferds, seem lonely
and completely desachea rom medeTn
life. This, OF course, is caused Ey tne
sterility Of the land. With some OF the
grandest scenery in Europe, Norway
offers the poorest soil, while there is
scarcely any manufacturing industry
outside Of one or two towns.
"We shall all leave for America in
course OF time," said Norwegian to me;
butt suspect that some, even of the young
men, will remain at home to till the
fields. For in some Of the valleys there
are little farms as fertile as any in other
parts of Europe, and cultivation in some
places is carried to within 600 or 800 feet
of the snow line. But this rural life is
undoubtedly hard, and the labor exhaus-
tive. The character of the people there
fore is, and will continue to be, of the
sturdy, self-reliant kind. They are the
genuine descendants of the old sea-kings
and Morse pirates, softened and human
lied by the influences of time, of the
peaceful arts and of religion, and they
are, perhaps, as well fitted for the re-
probabilities of freedom as any people in
EUrODp
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-14
A STARTLING STORY.
A Young Girls Escape in the South Sea
Islands.

A Young Girls Escape in the South Sea
Islands.
The following, says the Pail Mall
Gazette, is the substance of a conversa-
tion with an sold trader" between Queens
land and seme Of the Pclynesian groups
There might Es some 30 senoeners 90 cut
on an average In the course of the year to
some part or other of the South Seas.
Money! s not yet understood by most OF
the islanders, though they are beginning
to take particular notice OF it. What they
generally get is tobacco, pipes, calico,
American axes, knives, etc. Sometimes,
too, fancy the "boys" we get are sold to
US by others who have captured them,
and are glad to get something for them.
In few instances we pick up people who
are running away from enemies. This is
not common, but ! remember one
case. Two boats were lying Of an
island the Usual way, the
first clese bys ne bS9oh with he cover"
boat al title way behind it, when beauti-
full young woman plunged OF point of
rock into the surf, and, after diving under
the heavy breakers, reached the smooth
water and soon had hold of the gunwale
of the first boat and sprang on board. In
make and shape she was one of the finest
specimens of the human race have ever
seen; her features small and exceedingly
regular, her eyes almost black, with long
Iashes, and she had beautiful hands and
feet. Her hair was all shaved, with the
exception of one tuft of long hair quite
on the crown of the head, which was
rolled up tight in a small tuft. She was
in a perfect state Of nudity, and as she
sat there unabashed, with her hands
raised to her head arranging her tuft, she
was the most graceful creature / ever saw.
While sitting in the stern sheets of the
boat, which was fast distaDcing the shore,
she was casting anxious looks back to the
spot from which she had leaped, and of a
sudden her beautiful eyes frightened up,
and there was a smile that had some sort
of deyilment in it playing over her face,
caused by her having caught sight of her
pursuers, three In number, with bow and
arrow in hand. The foremost of them
went down on his right knee, and the girl
motioned the men to look out, and before
he could take his aim the boats sail was
run half way up the mast, and was pro-
lection for all in the boat. The sail had
not been more than a few minutes up be-
fore several arrows pierced it, and stuck
there. This was signal for the boats
crew to seize their SnIder rifles, and the
first shot caused one man to roll over, and
the others instantly took TO the bush, and
no more was seen of them. We landed
our fugitive safely on the ships deck, and
she was supplied with clothing, and soon
apparently at home with other female re-
crlIits ON board.