Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-02-09

/ tlOuSly was the matter DrOaCneu.
He was asked his price aud told to
name it himself. lie put the mat
ter off till Saturday and that morn
ing he gently intimated to his
tempters that he was considering
the matter and finally, at noon set
his figures and received his reward
genuine greenbacks. These he
safely put into his pocket and
when the vote was taken, as his
name was called answered "Passp'
! &. c., to sustain the veto.)
After council adjourned the re-
port spread that Joe Tap had been
bribed to vote "no." Your cor
respondent, hearing the buzzing in
the air, hied him to Joo's hotel to
hear and see for himself, and thus
ly was the conference:
Say, Joe, did they pay you,
sure enOuBnf
eyes, | got it here in my pocket;
here it is, 500 of it,"
Your correspondent took it in
his hands and sure enough it was a
genuine hundred dollar Uncle Sam
greenback.
"How much did you get?"
"Four hundred dollars-three
more just like that.
There it is, friends and citizens
--countrymenl You will see there
arc FIVE Downings who voted to
pass the lease bill by two-thirds
over the chiefs veto, from whom
we had reason to expect something
different. Whether any of them
had their pockets lined with green
backs, deponent saith not.
We must all be charitable to-
wards all others; every man Judge
for himself and give others the
same liberty of private judgment,
and purity of motive which he
claims for himself.
But it is true that money has
been unusually thick and plenti-
full among some of the members.
1t is said one man is sporting
new gold watch and has shown
roll of greenbacks also.
GENERAL CAPITAL NOTES.
The Tahiequah Telephone has
changed hands. Mrs. Stone has
sold out the Telephone TO a stock
company.
Too much "white mule.
One day so many were under its
influence that a working quorum
could not be obtained in the
senate.
Chief Mayes was invited by
the board of trade to attend the
monster meeting at Kansas City
yesterday which proposed to
"bust" Oklahoma wide open" 4"
Chief Mayes has Just received
a letter from Washington inviting
him TO send a dressed doll to
grand fair to be given in Washing
ton by the q. A, Il. lie says he
will turn the doll matter over to
the Cherokee ladies.
Five men were dispatched
after Stealer the murderer, and
other escaped convicts in Illinois
and Sequoyah districts, a few days
ago, but the sheriff "took SECOND
thought" He concluded better
save unnecessary expense, and
wait till they get settled down a
little and located after the big
scarce and scatterment given them
two weeks ago, and so sent a mes
senger to overtake and bring them
back.
One of the members in the
lower house was considerably
and bothered as to. how
he should vote on the lease bill.
He does not understand English
very well, and while he always
votes straight Downing, some
sharp influence was attempted to
turn him and get him TO vote for
The senate lease bill, by telling
him if he didn't help pass that
bill, there would be no money to
pay of the members of council ! |
The visitor to the executive |
office in the capitol building will |
notice a telephone transmitter and |
receiver attached to the wall. |
Looking higher ho will see a wire |
it on out OF the room
md house, he will find it runs in
o Stapler's store where it con-
lects with the wire leading to
Fort Gibson and Muskogee, thus
the executive department
n direct communication with the
outside world without having to
20 10 the telephone Office in sta