Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-11-08
sprciALTAnLEQrAn CORRESPONDENTS.

the other way, the riding will be re-
versed.
SPECIAL TAnLEQUAn CORRESPONDENTS.
| Judge n. Giltncr, OF Marshall county, Kan
sss, is here In the Interest Of a railroad recent
I " chartered at TopekR-the Cherokee Con-
trail" The proposed route is nom Fort Scott.
to enter the territory between Baxter and
/ Chetopa. crossing the Frisco In the neighbor-
hood Of oseuma. I've or six miles west OF
| Prairie city, by or near the orphan asylum
aud by Tshlcquah to Fort Smith. Judge Gilt
ner is quietly talking It MP among our leading
citizens, who 80 far express themselves as IA
yorably Impressed with the project. The gem
/ tlenan Is also understood to be the attorney
fos . large number ofcltlzonship claimants.
Workmon were busy the past week In and
about the capitol, liking the windows, patch
ing the noor in the senate committee room
whore 70 eaugh, nrc last winter aRd came very
near bnrnlng mp the whole building. putting
down the carpets, putting upstho stoves AID
arranging decks and chairs for the AceommO-
dation Of our Lawmakers. IL Is supposed
there will be a full attendance for lt Is not
known that there has been single death
among the members, nor sick one. II such
Is the fact It will be reported to-day. As Is
usual, there Is a general handshsklng all
round.
Tie most important vacancy TO be Glled Of
| this session Is that Of supreme Judge. And
how many candidates do you think there are
/ willing to sacrifice themselves on that altar
| for the good of the country9 Was told by one
/ who says he is well posted and knows all the
/ "ins and oats" that there are just ten aspir-
ants TO that honorable position.
/ Next TO this Is that OF high sheriff in place Of
| VIM. McCraeken. have not learned how
many candidates thore are for that place.
or eo'rse everybody who comes to Table
quah mus - look at the new seminary. n
I they have good weather for about two weeks
they say the brick work will be done The
/ roof is perhaps, one third on. some OF the
/ no0rs are laid and some rOoms are lathed and
| plasterod. As the whole will be completed
and turned over TO the nation before another
council meets, Il Is necessary now TO appoint
a superintendent or steward, and 10 make sp-
| preparation for heating, lighting aud Furnish
| ing, 30 as 70 be ready FOR school by next Sep
! tembpr
/ one evening, In my ramJles called q, a
/ frieni's ana stayed to supper. Couuting the
children, the man Of the house said Here
are eight ehildreni seven OF them girls, get
/ ting ready for the new seminary "
sCFuENE cOunr.
Monday morning. Oct. 20. court convened
| with n full bench. The nrst business was the
/ unfinished case Of y. NJ. Bryan for the Chou
/ teau property. This case was sllll held over
under adyisement but theTe Is current rumor
that it hos been adversely decided for Mai
Bryan.
/ The next case was that Of Charlotte Camp
bell W Leonidns Dobson and sally Dobson.
suit By heir Of law for one undivided hall In
I terest In the valuable farm owned by the late
/ W II. Turner. Motion 10 dismiss because
Of defects In appeal bond sustained.
Court next called the case OF Il. z. Lindsey
ys. the Cherokee nation. suit for Vi, 900 dam
ages caused Dy the sheriff OF Coow9eseooWee
district Eeizing aud selling l92 head OF plain
tin's cattle, charged as contrabsnd by being
driven into the nation after the iesel time for
Introduction Of foreign cattle Case argued
and submitted, but decision not yet made
/ public.
rnE OPENING or COUSCfL.
November 6.-One day Of council
Both houses mot aud organized. In the
house ali present but ave: Lee Gunier and
Adslr from TAhlequah, Taylor Duncan from
D
] House sent committee TO notify senate they
were ready for business, bat senate had Ad-
/ Journed In the afternoon the house simply
met aud adjourned tlll tomorrow to meet In
| joint session to listen 20 the chiefs message.
| Senate had tea members present In the
morning and rs Ia the afternoon Did moth
/ Ing but to notify the chief they were regularly
organized aud ready for buslness. aud then
adjourned TO hear the chiefs message TO-
/ morrow.
/ TO day s prosee lings Indicate q better feel
Ing Of unity than iast winter. $50 mote Il
be-"
LATEK NorEs.
on Monday the supreme court decided the
Bryan case In favor Of the nation, which plAe-
es theeost upon Maj Bryan
a great many strangers from the states are
here, 'taKing in" our council This 10 yeEy
different from what il was one year ago. All
through that council It was observed that
very few strangers visited Tahlequah, fewer
than ever before known at such time.
People from the states were afraid to pass
through our country. Now peace and seeuri-
~ reign supreme through all our bordgrs.
Let us be thankful. Il Is hoped that the ehiei
will issue hls Thanksgiving proclamation in
due season, SO that all can observe the day In
q suitable manner.
The citizenship court Is no more. They
made out ;heir report TO tie chief Monday
aud adJonrned sine die.
"Onee again" council time has rolled round
and the different papers ofthe territory appeal
to be pretty we'll represented al the Cherokee
| capital
November S, lsss. OUTSIDER.
In the L 8 court at Fort Smith last shtur
day Judge Parker pronounced The death sen
tenee upon three men, 10 be executed January
~. 1883. Tho condemned are Richard Smith
Lewis Burrows and Wm. sorder. In the eours'
OF bis remarks, IN passing sentence upoI
sorder the Judge faid "society IA 30 organ
lEed and IN such q condition that As terrible Al
I Il Ia. the madate Of the Law mat be obeyed
and an example Of punishment must be hold
out 10 deter others from taxing human life
Asit is believed up 10 this age that society can
not be protected without these severe aud ter
rible penalties, and u would be happy houI
n we we're IN such a condition that they eonld
be abolished, and Il would bo a stlll happier
period when no man could be found 90 far for.
oaffnl of hfa dufr "a hlmeelf aud 10 hie fallOW-