Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-08-20

The election is over and ail is quiet
Woods who shot and killed sfnks Is siili At
large
Hon. Henry Chambers is at present writing
quite sick.
Quite q lot Of sickness, mostly confined 70
children. prevails here.
Quite number Of our town families are
ont at the watering places recuperatine.
II 0oks o. n the Independents would hold
the balance Of power in our next council.
--MIiks, the man who was shot here some days
ago by Henry wood, died aud was buried last
week.
The friends Of Hon. Joe Alexander. or
seqnoyah district are urging him for national
auditor. lie would make good one.
There Is no doubt but that the anti Phillips
people have q majority Of eight, and may be
twelve, on Joint ballot In the council just
elected.
Hon Abe woodall IL contosting Judge
elect ctHildebrand's s election inCanadan district.
We have heard Of one or two other contests,
but nothing definite.
--Tshlequah stili lmprofes notwithstsading
dull times Both the nre re.isescss OF Dr.
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pleted, and other buildings are going up.
Charges have been preferred against r J.
Adair, member and secretary Of the board Of
education for maifeasance In once. The
charges have not yet been acted upon BY the
chief
-Jake Guthrie and John v Lyon were here
one day last week on business with the chief.
by the way, "the najah" had his vial tapped
BY Deputy Sheriff starr at this place few days
since
Inform Glen Rogers that Noah Paris Of
Tahiequah district says he shall not lose all Of
that go sent 70 Fort Gibson 70 treat the boys
for doing q good deed on election day, for he
expects TO ''go haivers."
The next council is looked TO with a great
deal OF interest, as H is composed almost en-
tiraly Of new members; the senate entirely 90
with one exception-Coi. Harris OF Canadian
district-but he is good un."
Capt b w AIberty's new livery stable is
fast approaching completion The old National
hotel is being enlarged by him too. Uncle
Blue and Aunt Liza are liking TO take care Of
folks when they come 10 the capital.
--stover, the man who killed Archiiia sera-
per in Going Snake district and who was sen.
fenced to be hanged for the same on the 18th Of
October says be expects no Ienienoy, and IL
preparing spiritually to meet his fate.
The boys and folks generally hore are elased
over the election Of l. d. Bell, Of DeiAwar,
district, Sam Mayes and ID W. Lipe, OF Coo
weescoowee, John Gunter OF sequoyah, and
Col. Harris Of Canadian, besides other good
men Surely it looks as though W A. Phillips
will have 70 "git up and git"
be filled by our next council and there are be
tween one Kindred and ffty and two hundred
candidates for them. For supreme Judge, th,
place on the bench made vacant by e. ,;.s:s~'
Of Judge Mayes term, thst s-rtienN- ,tands
good chance OF being his own suceessJr, sith
Houston Benge grabbing at II aud several
Others wanting It. For national editor an,
printer ID. H. Rose is in the field. For TN
board Of education the field Ia thick.
we notice an interview had with our chic
by q Chicago reporter who was here not loDl
since reprinted In the Advocate Of last weel
with comments by the editor Of that paper
Now Mr. Bushyhead stated that the Cherokee
people were satisfied with the lease, when II
fact nine-tenths OF them are bitterly opposes
70 Il. How could the chief say this when h
knows that every man who advocated the feas
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10 either branch Of the national council. N
doubt but that reporter was sent down here b
, the cattle syndicate We could write vol
ums on this, but will desist for this time.
The National parsy's yearly convention
, was held in FLINT district last Monday the lot
instant. The Downing party also hold II
regular annual convention in this district o.
+ the same day. Nothing outside Of the usua
= OF two exceptions. Chief Bushyhead attende
the National convention and made q speech ol
: the issues Of the day John erase was re
? moved from the captalncy Of the Downin
. party and Hon. osie Hair was elected in HI
stead. Hons Sam Smith. Adam Feeiin an
, Osis Hair now constitute the committee
three for the Downing party Of the ChsrOke
: nation.
AT the National convention we understau
several Bames were mentioned IN eonnectio
. with the chieftainey-D. W Bushyhead, n
Bunch, Mai. Lipe, ID. r. Bird william p. noe
I and p. NJ. Wolf, All these mems chances wi
be canvassed between now and next August
when one Of them will be nominated. We car
2 not tell whose chances are the best. but ol
3 party bosses tell us that Byshyhead has II
I lead with Ross close at his heels with IN
long time between now and then some thir
Ross will top him on the home stretch. 70,
: correspondent Is Of a different opinion how
ever and thinks Bushyhead will stay on n
track. All have their friends however and 10
e hard to tell who will lead the "forlorn hope
, AT the Downing convention the foilowin
names were put mp aud talked up by the
various friends; Joseph Y. Thompson, samul
9 smith' Joel Aayos, Adam Freelin, L. b, Bel
7 stephen Teehee, ". A Duncan and c. '
' Rogers. All are good men and one or the 9th,
Ia liable TO get there
Tahleuuah Auguat IA Tw,.