Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-08-23
SPECIAL rAnLrQuln oOnnrsrosDfScr.
Transferred to the Federal Courts-A Ffsaisai's
heturn-chafeh Dsdicatioa.

August 10, isss.
On yesterday the high sheriff started 70 Fort
Smith with Wm. Drew who WAS sent here q
week ago frc.n Canadian district for assault
BY shootiaE ;teee times with intent 20 knI.
Jim seyies Are~ IL taken out Of the hands Of
Cherokee authority under writ OF babeas cor
pus from Jnage Parker. This IL in accordsBes
with stipulations Of trsaty Of 1900. A. 10 we'll
known. Canadian district occupies . dsal pc.
sition. While being portion OF the Cherokee
nation, and her citizens entitled 70 all the
rights. privileges and immunities enjoyed By
all Cherokees, yet there were ccrtaia extra
privileges reserved for them not enjoyed By
residents Of the other districts Of the nation, ,
One Of these Trsertsd rights is. a trial bsfors
the U. 8. soufi IN FORT smith. under sSrtain
circumstances, John Drew hss succeeded In
conrineing Judge Parker that this case Of his
brothers. eaiis fer his interference, and now
before that tribunal the case goes. II 10 be-
llevsd that Judge Parker will fully investigats
before setting aside the Chsfokee trial Of one
ef her own citizens By blood.
On Thursday last there came IN on the rsall
hack one Of the poorest, most attsnuated nor
tails who could move around. young Cher
okee who gave the name Of "Alsok." - was
with dlniculty that he talked, bat We gathered
Cherokess, who came here with bls people
when quite boy. His parents aud nssr kin
were all dead, and some eight or ten yesrs ago
he went on with seine one and has wandered,
principally In Texas. Three years ago bis
health failed aud he moves around painfully
and slowly on erutohssl Like other prodIEais
he ionged for home. Ths humane citizens Of
the town where he was made ny . purse for
him, he says, OF about sss. 90, and wrots .
letter 10 the conductors and railway onicisls
10 care for him and pass him along. This let
ter also requested his Cherokee friends 70 re-
port his arrival. 40. Ills coat containing this
letter and balance Of the meney was stolen on
the road He reaehed Tahloquah exhausted,
weak, pennyless. His ease was reported TO
the ladies Of the W. q. II. u, and friends In.
terestsd themselves In his behalf, got him .
new suit or clothes and engaged . rig TO take
tho poor ieilow TO his hin folks in the eastern
part Of the nation, near Evansville. "Out-
slider" volunteered 20 Ee and drive the team
and see the poor fellow safely home. Getting
q late start Saturday morning we did not reach
quite through, stopping for the night with ~.
| N. AdAir, about i've miles this aide Of deatl-
nation. Getting up on Sabbath morning By
day break we reached John Chandier's for
breakfast, and taking him aboard as pilot We
soon found the hons ef Allen Rather, o full
blood Baptist preacher, and uncle Of Alsek.
Allen was not At home, being In attendance on
. big nesting down on Lees creek, but we
found an aunt who remembered the wandersT
and who gladly welcomed him home. II uss
good pay for all the trouble. time and trip "a
see the good II did Alsek TO see his people once
| again. lie was profuso In his thAnks. and
wanted to pay money bot ! would not receive
. cent, and bidding him goodbye. started
back, reaching Tshiequah at eight o'elook
Mr.. Chandler says the ladies In his neiKhbor.
hood have . society TO care for such cAsss. and
that Aieek will not suffer from neglect.
coRsHE srOSE LAYING.
The corner stone laying Of the N. \ church
south took place In TAhiequah on Wednesday
August 18th. Amer waiting TIL nearly eleven
for the hAsons the services were opened In On,
bsautifui grove at the cemetery by singing
hymn, which was followed by q prayer from
the Discipline. read BY Rev. y. v. shanks, Oi
Tsrt Gibson. Then all repaired TO the foun.
dalton near By and the corner stene Was iaic
after the Impressive ceremonies Of the Masons
A number Of newspapers. books and eharei
reports were deposited In the zinc boz, Aftei
which Rev. Brewer. OF Auskogee, and Rev
Butler, Of Atshs, made some Interesting re.
marks. OUrsIDHn