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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03
FRANKIE MORRIS. tho woJ

FRANKIE MORRIS, the woman
just convicted at Erie Of the MUIR
der of her mother, was divorced
from her husband A. A. Hurd, OF
the Sante Fe law department, for
her immoral practices. The travel
ing man, Loveland to whom she
was married the evening after the
jury had pronounced her guilty OF
murder seems to be the victim Of a
curious infatuation. He kas Sc
cured divorce from a good wife
10 leave him free TO share the fort
unes Of this scarlet woman, even
though in so doing he follows her
to a felon's cell or to the foot OF
the gallows.-Star and Kansan.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03
THE 26TH GREAT ST. LOUIS
FAIR


Opens Monday, October 9Th, and
continues for six days. The re-
vision of the premium list, which
has just been completed, contains
"A departments and $4,000 is
offered in premiums. The man.
agement are erecting 700 new
horse stables, 800 cattle stalls,
800 sheep and swine pens, a poul-
try house for 1900 fowls and 10
exhibition halls in addition TO
those already upon the ground.
The Yelled Prophets will parade
Tuesday, October 8, and the Trades
Procession Thursday, October, s.
The streets will be illuminated
with electric and calcium lights
together with 10000 gas Jets.
s400, 900 has just been expended
on improvements and Go acres
added TO the grounds. Races will
be given over the new mile track
every day during Fair week.
Two car loads OF lions, tigers,
monkeys, tropical birds, herbi-
vorous animals and venomous
reptiles will be added 10 the
Geological Garden as a special at
traction TO the Fair. A rate of one
fare for tho round trip has been
made by all railroads running
within 500 miles Of st. Louis.
Any OF our subscribers desiring
a copy of the premium list will re-
ceive one free by addressing Festus
j. Wade, Secretary, 7l8 Chestnut
st., 81. Louis, Mo-, and stating
they are Subscribers Of this paper.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

KEGS would be taken anywhere,
from their appearance, to be white
men; he and his party were re-
moved as white intruders and not
as Cherokees. Attorney General
Devens never TO my knowledge
sustained such an outrage; certain
ly not in obedience to any resolu-
ton of Senator Voorhees,. Con-
gress has prohibited the settlement
Of any more Indians from outside
Of the territory on our lands, but
this does not effect tho rights Of
Cherokees; they have the same
rights on the Cherokee strip as
they have on the lands east of the
Arkansas river. Any Cherokee
can go on the strip to-day if he
chooses and locate farm; and if
any of the cattle barons should
seek to oust him by virtue of the
bogus lease, such baron would be
flung out of the territory bag and
baggage, and neck and heels by the
powers at Washington.
What use can we put them to2
Why, divide them in severalty,
or lease them in tracts of not more
than 100000 acres to Cherokee
citizens, under authority Of the
United States government, at not
less than six cents per acre.
This would bring a revenue Of
s9e0,000. Devote 100000 of this
to educational purposes and divide
the balance per capita.
+. &. BoUDINor.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

The Fort Smith Daily Tribune
comes out enlarged TO an eight
column paper and prints the reg
ular associated press report. There
seems TO be no lack of enterprise
on the part of the managers OF
that paper. II the merchants OF
Fort Smith will withdraw their
patronage from all catch-penny
sheets and give it to the Tribune
the venture will prove successful.
Otherwise they will have to go
back to reading stereotyped dis
patches again.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03
WHAT SHALL WE DO WHHN
GRmAT MEM nIaAQRnn2

Hon. A. III. Garland, attorney
general Of the United States, in an
official opinion upon the legality
Of the Cherokee cattle lease uses
this language, viE: This last
named section oOclares," "No
purchase, Rrsut, lease or other con-
veyance Of lands or Of any title or
claim thereto, from any nation or
tribe Of Indians, shall be of any
validity in law or equity unless
the same shall be made by treaty
or convention entered into pursu-
ant to the constitution. "The
statutory provision is very general
and comprehensive. It's operation
does not depend upon the nature
or extent of the title TO the land
which the nation or tribe may
hold. Whether such is q fee simple
or a right of occupancy merely, is
not material; in either case the
statute applies" etc., etc. "a
lease of the land for grazing pur-
poses is as clearly within the
statute as a lease for any other or
for general purposes, and the dura-
ton of the term is immaterial.
One who enters with cattle or
other live stock upon an Indian
reservation under a lease of that
description, made in violation OF
the statute, is an intruder and
may be removed therefrom rs such,
Notwithstanding his entry is with
the consent of the tribe"
Daniel H. Ross, the profound
lawyer and statesman Of the Chero-
kee Advocate, takes issue with the
attorney general as follows: "The
right to control the land (the Chero-
kee strip rests in us and not in
the United States"
Well, that settles it. Attorney
General Garland had better with.
draw his opinion.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

THERE is az old adage in sub
stance that when rogues fall out.
honest men get their dues. II is
reported that D. H. Ross, editor of
the Advocate, has drawn up
charges to be preferred against
Chief Bushyhead. Coming from
this source such threat could
only be called black-mail. Mr..
Ross dare not tell what he knows
and Mr. Bushyhead is well aware
Of that fact. The big fish eat the
litile ones; Mr.. Ross would DO sent
10 prison 70 saye his superior from
Euoh 4 fate. The charges against
Chief Dpabyhead will emanatO from
smother scurce
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

If the air of celler is damp, it
may be thoroughly dried by plac-
ing in it a peck of fresh lime. This
will absorb about seven pounds, or
more than three quarts of water,
and in this way a celler or milk
room may be soon dried even in the
hottest weather.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

A KENTUCKY congressman's pref
ty daughter visited Washington
recently. She went up to Presi-
dent Cleveland upon the occasion
of a white house reception and
said: "rll bet a horse you don't
know who am" The president
was equal 10 the occasion. "No, "
said he, 81 don't know who you
are, but I'll bet horse you are
from kentucky" "shake," said
the young lady, and she has been
on good terms with the president
over since.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03
Cattle Business I!
Daly,MillGr &CO.
To Cog Men and Cattle Shippers

To Con- Men aud Cattle Shippers:
We would call your attention to our faelll-
lles for the sale OF Indian Cattle and solicit
your shipments. 1t ia to your interest to ship
TO Us on account Of our large experience In
selling Indian cattle. During the past ten
years We have sold more Indian Cattle, and
for more man. than any firm In the:commission
business We point with satisfaction to tho
fact that out OF over two hundred customers
in the Indian Territory for whom We have sold
cattle, In only one instance has there been any
classification. That party. while good man
was unAequAlnted with the shipping business
His cattle had been stAmpedod, the fat all run
on OF them, and so wild that the buyers were
afraid 10 handle them. We also polnt 10 our
record all over the Indian Territory for fair
and honorable dealing with customers. II
you want fair and honorable treatment,
highest market prices and prompt crsh returns
ship to
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

LIEUT.. ScHwATKA says from 49,
600 to 10000 Esquimaux live in
Alaska under the United States
flag, though most of them have
never seen that starry banner.
They inhabit the whole northern
and western coasts of the upper
portion and the southern coast as
far east as the mouth of the Copper
river.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

FROM a single grain of wheat
planted in 1881, says the Grass
Valley, California Record, grew
twenty-five stalks each bearing a
full head. These yielded $50
grains, 760 of which were planted
the next year, producing one-fifth
of a bushel of spendid wheat.
This was planted last spring, yield.
ing seventeen bushels, making
1920 pounds of wheat from one
grain'in three years.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03
NO MANS LAND LEASE


For some weeks il has been un
derstood that an effort was beinJ
made 20 lease the Cherokee outlet
commonly known as No Man:
Land, but as yet we are tolC
nothing has been accomplished
The following special dispatch tc
an obscure Kansas City paper, the
Daily Evening News, dated Arkan'
sas City, August %, contains some
things which may not be generally
known and contains also about all
that can be learned:
Reports have just reached here Of
the issue Of the following import
ant proclamation relative TO the
Indian leases by Chief Bushyhead:
EXECUTIVE DrPAErlfEsT. cHERoEEE
NATION, IHDIAE TERhIToRI,
TAHLEouAH, August Is, lss5.
To all whom it may concern,
greeting:
Pursuant TO the grant of land
made of the Indian territory to the
Cherokee nation, in and by the
second and third articles Of the
treaty of 1885, and referred to and
confined in and by the first article OF
the treaty of 1S46, by which grant
the United States did "further
guarantee to the Cherokee nation a
perpetual outlet west and a free
and unmolested use of all the
country west of the western boun-
Diary of said seven million acres as
far west as the sovereignty of the
United States and their right of
soil extend"
And pursuant TO the act OF the
national council, approved on the
10Th day of December, 1882,
and amended on the 18th day
of December, 1888, which
acts authorize and direct the prin-
cipal chief of the Cherokee nation
to lease for a period of not longer
than twenty years the following
described lands as part Of the
said perpetual outlet, to-wit: The
tract of land lying and situated be-
tween the 100 and 103 degree Of
west longitude on the east and
west and the lines Of the states of
Colorado and Kansas on the north
and the line of the state OF Texas
on the south as said line defines
the boundaries of said states upon
the current maps Of the United
States.
The document then goes on TO
state that the lands above describ-
ed have been leased for twenty
years to G. V. Rogers, L. B. Bell,
John F. Lyons, w. G. Rogers,
VIM. McCracken Jake Guthrie
and j. w. Adair for a period Of
twenty years for grazing purposes.
This is the first important large
lease that has been made by the
nation since the presidents procla-
nation.
AS we understand it these gentle
men named propose to suitcase
this country in question for a term
Of years. Owing TO the present
unsettled state of Indian leases it
is said the cattle men are not par
ticularly eager and in addition to
that we all know that our title is
far from an established one. An
other troublesome obstacle is the
fact that already that country is
well filled with cattle and their
owners are paying no rental what
ever. Whether in the face of At
torney General Garland's opinion
to the contrary on the legality Of
such leases. it is an act Of policy
10 enter into such an ooe is a
question which we are not prepsr-
ed to answer.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

In THE old days when we were
Of consequence enough TO be treat
ed with, and the United States gov.
eminent did not feel pulled up
with its own greatness we were
exceedingly confding. That we
are now reaping the reward of our
former credulity is shown by the
manner in which our right IN the
Cherokee outlet is looked upon.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

De man whut thinks dat his boy
amt goin' ter lib case he's so
smart needn't be skeered. l
thought dat way 'bont er boy. /
seed him yiste'day. He wore err
coffee sack an wuz totin' brick up
er ladder. De hives an de thrash
an de jaw teeth takes mo- chelhIn
off en- one week den smartness does
in er hundred years.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

RECENT explorations Of the in
terror Of Brazil reveal an immense
region hitherto never penetrated
by whites, inhabited by warlike
Indians, and offering more or less
inducements for future settlers.
Much Of the country, however, is
decidedly unattraciive.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

The lowest estimate we have
heard placed upon the strength Of
the anti-Phillips senators is eleven.
Every one Of those eleven men are
worth their weight in gold to the
people of this nation.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

Chief Bushyhead, of the Chero-
KEGS, says they have a right to
lease their lands to white settlers.
The chief at the white house says
they haven't. The odds are in IA
vor of the chief at the white house.
Baxter Springs News.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

The new Missouri insane asylum
is to be built at Nevada. The
towns competing we're Springfield,
Carthage, sarcoxie, Clinton, Boli-
var and Newton.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

IT SEEMS strange, but somehow
no one advances any theory by
which the Phillips crowd can hold
their places except by the "barrel"
method. It's a dead sure thing
they can't make that work any
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

NORTH CAROLINA is coming TO
the front in the tobacco trade, en-
ploying 1000 farmers and men in
production, and shipping largely
TO Europe from districts that for
merly marketed their products
through Richmond and Petersburg.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

A CINCINNATI belle has had
made four dresses in exact SEM
blance of four in the trouBseau Of
Princess Beatrice. Now, if she
can wear them all before the prin-
cess shows up in hers, it will be
real stroke of enterprise.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

TIE presidents forty days al
lowed to the cowmen expired
Tuesday. Cattle are being hur-
ried as fast as possible and the
Offices of the military are not
likely to be required in enforcing
the order.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03
SHOULD HAVE KEPT IT

SHOULD HAVE KEPT 1T UP.
In the Buttrick collection of
Cherokee Antiquities" we see
that Deer-in-the-water is accred-
tied with the following piece of
history:
Red Bird, an old Cherokee, used
to say the Cherokees had a white
post set up near the council house,
and on the top Of it was fastened a
white skin, or piece of white cloth,
to remind them to keep their hearts
as white as that was, and also to
remind them of the commandments
which were once given TO their faith
ers, and written on white (some-
thing white). This wa. done when
he was a boy, as he told his son,
Situagi.
Things have greatly changed
about the council house since old
Red Birds time. The white post
with the skin and cloth long since
disappeared from Tahlequah and
the hearts ofthe chosen are blacker
than Egyptian midnight. The
commandments too have been for
gotten and nearly all of the pristine
goodness departed many genera
tions ago. We doubt if the old
man would recognize the place.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

SENATOR TELLER says tha. the
Cheyennes have gained valuable
information from association with
cowboys, Judging from The rack
cts they stir up occasionally he
seems 70 be about right.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

SOME Of the companies that have
fenced public lands took a notion
into their heads recently that the
presidents order was not going to
be enforced. Late advices from
Washington convince them of their
error.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

THE next move Of the admins
tration will be to order the cattle
men from the Cherokee strip. The
attorney general has paved the
way for that contingency. There
is trouble ahead for the stockmen.
--Coffeyville Journal.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

An italian member of parliament
has recommended the farmers of
his country to look TO Uncle Sam
for tools and implements. Let us
hope they will take this excellent
advice and act on it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

TIE second largest ship ever
built in the United States was
launched at Rockland, Me-, last
week. She is named the Fred
erick Billings, and in length is 391
feet
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

WHAT would the people think If
the course Of the Advocate was
diverted to honest purposes2 Such
a thing sounds preposterous and
yet il is possible.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

Mas. WALKUP, whose husband
died at Emporia, Kansas, about
two weeks ago, under very sus-
picious circumstances has been
held for mnrder.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

Would Mr.. Bushyhead as chief
allow a new editor to reform the
Edvocate7 or, would he suspend
him at the first indication Of such
a nhargo0
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

He Comes to the Relief of the
Cattlemen and Talks of Suing
tho President.

He Comes to the Keller OF the
Cattlemen and Talks of Suing
tho President.
A New York dispatch dated last
Monday gives some indications Of
q fight in the courts on the presi-
dents recent orders. Ben Butler
has been to see Justice Miller Of
the supreme court with a view to
securing a restraining order, but it
appears was not successful. Col.
Corkhill, q son-in-law Of Judge
Miller, was present at the inter-
view and to reporter said:
The real cause Of the visit was
the recent order of President
Cleveland directing the owners Of
cattle on the Indian lands of the
west to vacate their grazing
grounds. Gen. Butler is bimself
one of the proprietors OF a large
ranch, and his clients and person.
al friends represent many millions
of dollars capital thus invested.
The order is therefore of n very
great consequence and importance
to them, and he was preparing to
sue the president of the United
States, and the object Of his visit
was to ask for a preliminary order
restraining the execution Of the
proclamation of the president until
the questions involved could be
determined by the courts. Gen.
Buffers object was to present the
matter to Judge Miller, Judge
Blatchford being absent from his
circuit and not easy of access.
Gen. Butler, as / have said, rep
resents many millions of dollars
invested by his clients, and pre-
sents cogent reasons for some order
that would protect them. The
desired order was not issued and !
did not hear any conversation with
Justice Miller about it. / do not
know what his views on the ques-
ton are. Col. Corkhill then said
that there had undoubtedly been
great frauds committed, yet many
an honest man had invested mon-
ey in the business, supposing
everything 10 be right, honest and
legal. The order of President
Cleveland is peremptory, summa-
ry and dictatorial. He says they
must 60, and go at once. Now,
about this order, there will surely
be a fight. The cattle will not be
moved. You couldn't move a col
ored picnic, let alone 10000 head
Of cattle, by any proclamation, let
it issue from the president or any
one else. The fight will be made.
1t involves important questions
the rights Of property, the power
of the Indians to make contracts,
and the power and authority of
the government to interfere. OF
one thing rest assured, the cattle
will stay and the fight will go on.
We hcve no autocrat in this coun-
try. If a landlord wants to put
you out of his house he goes to the
court, not to the president. If the
contracts have been violated we go
TO the courts, not TO the executive.
As to what Justice Miller decided,
/ do not know. He did not grant
the injunction. No overt act had
been committed; the president had
simply issued the order. If no
body obeyed, that was the end of
it, unless he attempted to enforce
it, then another question would
arise.
The cattle owners residing at st.
Louis claim to know nothing Of any
such movements, and say that the
issue is probably on the fence or
der, either directly or indirectly.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

MooDY and sankey are holding
meetings at Newport, Rhode Is
land.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND Is expect
ed TO return from the mountains
BY next Monday.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND is
At bis home IN Little Rock.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-09-03

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