Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-05-29
From TahIeanah.

I MS place seems 70 DC SuIIerlng,
In common with others in the Ter
ritorv, from stagnation IN business
due 10 the fact that farmers arc
at work on their crops, and that
there Is but slight demand for stock.
The number Of cattle for safe is not
so large As usual, owing to the
losses Of last winter, nor are buy
ers so numerous
Circuit Court meets here to-day,
Tor the regular May term. The
number Of cases Is not large
The annual term Of the Baptist
University, located here, viii close
with appropriate exercises, Thurs
day and Friday. Under the man.
agement Of Prot. Bacone and his
able assistants. the school has be-
cone the largest and one of the
most prosperous IN the Territory.
Its removal, after another term, TO
the vicinity of Muscogee, will be a
cause Of regret 10 the inhabitants
Of this place. Access to the rail-
road 5 doubtless one OF the causes
that VII lead 10 fhe removal Of the
institute, but the main one Is the
liberal action of the Creek Council
in granting the right of location TO
the Baptist Church Association.
A number Of citizens are away
from their homes, At Fl. Smith, as
witnesses in cases before the u. :.
District Court, at 4 heavy expense
of time. money and personal com
fort.
There is no late news Of interest
to the Cherokee people from Wash
ington.
Hon. Riley KEYS. one of our old
est and most highly esteemed citi-
zons, has been quite III for 4 few
DAYS AZ his home near here, but
his physician reports that he Is inn
proving. Judge KEYS i now about
Il years of age. and. wherever
known, is justly respected for his
high character as a man and citi-
zen Of the Nation. MAY il be long
before his shadow grows less.
There are l. convicts in the Ma
tional Jail At Tahlequah, all Of
them but one undergoing sentences
of nine years and under. The one,
Douglas Munell, under sentence of
death for the murder of Young
Cable, about three years since, in
C0oweescoOwee District, Is in good
health. He has been rcspited
twice BY the Principal Chief, the
second time indefinitely. In ad-
dition to the number now in Jail
there are twelve others who have
made their escape and are az large,
the majority Of them in the Terri
tory. OF this number three have
escaped under the present High
Sheriff, and the others under his
predecessor. As only 4 small re-
ward Is paid for the return of these
runaways, not much effort Is made
to capture them The present man.
agement Of the prison Is said TO be
good, and the order preserved, not
only in the prison, but throughout
the town, Is better than at any pre-
vious time. This Is due to some
extent to the increased labor the
prisoners are made to engage in IN
working on the streets of the town
and in other WAYS. The number
of guards employed about the jail,
around the public buildings, and
IN doing police duty about the town
Is eight. The National Council, 1t
appears 10 US, Omits one important
duty in not providing workshops
and teaching the cOnvicts some of
the mechanical arts, SO as TO give
them on opportunity TO refund, to
some extent, the expenses their
confinement imposes upon the Ma
ton, and 10 have the means of
earning a support after their dis
charge. y sufficient reward should
be paid, also, 20 encourage the cap
ture of those who escape ty n viO-
lation Of their parole, or IN other
ways. The health Of the prison Is
good, and the prisoners well fed,
well clothed and kindly treated by
Charley Starr. the High Sheriff,
and Gale Starr. his principal dep
uty,