Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-06-14
SPECIAL rAnLeQuAH connrsrosDrscr.
"Discuit" Bites the Dast-spsciai sessions Of
Court-A LsdI Dies suddenly.
Damages by Rsin-schools and Charcho-The
Black case-A Kiliing IL Canadian
Dlstrict--Generni News.

pistriet-Geueral Eows
One evening. not long since, ne william.
fbottor known 40 Biscuit'D son OF Tfoasur.
or Robert Rose. wns riding ont hons, his
horse stumbled and fell With him. The horse
was badly bruised about the head, while
Biscuit" striking on HE head, received
such injuries that he eamo back to the Doctors
shop for repairs. His bruises and cuts were
not serious.
There we're two special sessions OF Table
quah diotrict court this past week. Judge
John Wolf. presiding, tho frst being on Non
day the lih, 10 try Jno. Blair for larceny. In
stealing horse II will be rccoliected John
was very badly shot, some months ago, imme-
diately after The son Of er-Juage W. walker
was killed Blair was with him. and the emily
living witness. and it is supposed the lnten-
tion was TO get.hlm out ofthe way. lie lay st
deaths dosr a long while. and hstonishsd
everybody by getting we'll, that is, no is not
well yet. but is able 70 bo out every pioaSant
day. This trial for horse stealing was put on
until the 18TH inst, because Of the absence Of
an important witness for tho defense.
On Wednesday, 9Th. court again convened TO
try Grant Beaver, larceny horse stealing
After court opened it was asccrtainsd that the
case oterreached the Jurisdiction OF district
court, the damages being assessed at over
si0O. The case was then set for trial before
his honor Geo Dsngs. circuit Judge am
told by one who says be knows. and who ought
TO know, that there has been some great mis-
take OF blunder, and that when the case comes
up for trial. II will be found that .ho damages
are not $780, and II will be referred back
to the district court for trial.
Mrs. Henry Covel, wife Of Chief Mayes'
interpreter. has been in poor health for somo
time. and expected 70 60 TO vinlta this last
week for treatment BY DR.. Foriner, but she
was too feeble 20 undertake the trip
On Saturday, John Gunter, one OF the Asso-
claies, forming tho citizenship commission
court, received a dispatch from his brother
George, that HE wife died at their home, after
q very short sickness on the night before
George Gunter is member Of the lower
house branch OF the Cherokee national eoun-
ell John says II leaves his brother with ave
small children TO care for They surely have
The sympathy OF all frlsnas.
We have had heavy rains, which raised the
small streams to raging torrents, and agsin
seriously interferred with work on the brick
yard, ehiailing loss OF not less than IS, 900 TO
20 900 brick. also enectually interruptlng and
stopplng work on the new building, for there
was not q brick laid In the walls this last
week, The second kiln is new ready, and
"they say" the brick Is OF much better quail
iy than these OF the hrst kiln. now in the
walls.
OF frat things (vegetables or fruit.). applos,
green corn, peaches and oherrios may bo men
toned. The peaches came from Texas.
Your correspondent has been Informed that
tho Presbyterian school will not be moved
from here TO Claromore. or anywhere else. but
there viii be soon erected y commodlous
school building here, and it is 10 be ready for
the next school session.
Work on enlArging OF tho PresbyteriAn
chareh will soon commence. when complet-
cd, Il VIII be the finest and largest church
building In the territory.
On last night, 10th. was held IN the Presby-
terian church, the regular meeting OF the
"Ca,horins Brown" society, PRECEDED over By
hrs. Miller John Ross, who with A n.
Chamberlin, OF vlnita. represented as dele
gates, the Presbyterian work among the Cher
oksss al the recent grand general assembly.
in Philadelphia. gAvo a report Of his trip. etc
Mrs. jane stAplsr, who accompanied the dele
CATION, also gave = most Interesting statement
OF some things she witnessed and was partak-
er Of. This brings mp your correspondent to a
remembrance Of his faults" in a statement
given In lAat weeks CHIEFrAIH, In which he
ignoraatly aud innoeentiy gave credit wrong
fully, In saying that the $500 for helping 10 en-.
large the Proshyterlan church hors was socur
ed BY the delegates, Ross oud Chamberlln
when, as he was subsequently Informed
"they know nothing about it, and had nc
hand In Il Htall," as ii vas secured by Mira
stapler and our daughter. Annie, who wen
from Philadelphia 20 New York, and there
before the oomnittee and the board, plead sS
earnestly and enecluaily, as 10 secure for nj
that splendid donation. You dld TIE ladies 4
very great inl ustics last week, and want yoJ
TO apologize aud explain In ysur next letter
and give credit where it belongs Now Mr
Editor, am always ready to make the Amends
honorable, and want you to print those ex.
act words. for don't want again 10 be haileS
In public on the street and asked TO eco righ
along with me and face Mrs. Miller with thai
| statement. for she never told you any suel
thing" Print It all.
ofeiilzenship court proceedings. thoro ls bu
one easS TO report. The only one presents,
this last week, John Black living In DslAwar
district, adversely, for claimant utterly failel
TO establish Cherokee blood, but did establish
an alliance 10 blood Of a race OF peopl
much more akin to applicants name than q
the Cherokee people This case was manags
| by the celebrated bslligerAnt lawyer an
| litigant, tho Rev. Isaac Mode, who has hgur
sd so prominently In our Delaware courts IN
| past four OF ave years. lie has been debarre
from praeticing In the courts OF that district
because no will not pay dne imposed by ex
Judge Clark for carrying a pistol. Judg
| wyly, attorney for the nation permitted ihiI
20 represent this "BlAck" case before th
court The trial lasted two days. A numbe
OF witnesses were introduced, and Attorne
Mode took full and precise notes OF everything
and many were ready 10 listen 10 powerfu
aud elaborate effort nom the learned attorney
But all were doomed to bitter disappOintmer
for he didn't spread himself worth q cent
The evidence was 80 plain and BLACK" 4" th
case was merely submitted without = wor
from tho heavily feed attorney. II was r.
marked by some one-"rhaps the most scr
sible thing Mode ever did in his life"
on the 7th thg chief received q dispatch froI
Canadian district TO the effect that . terribl
tragedy had Just been enacted In said district
| william Drew had shot, fatally. SEWER, u
national solicitor. and although himse
wounded, had succeeded In oaeeting his e.
cape across the Arkansas river, and yestoTda
william Vann, the sheriff o. the district wit
three men left Tahlequah In pursuit OF q
fugitive. who II ia said was met and reeognii
a near this place on Saturday while maxim
his way north, towards saline. Particular
OF the ARRAY have not yet developed. sherl
vann said SEWER eoud not live, being sho
clear through the bowels.
June Is, 1883. OUrsIpEA.