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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20

While a committee Of the State Senate IS In
,csiiyafiur the charges Of dishonesty and mai
administration which have been brought against
onr Democratic city government, similar par
iiamcniary inquiry is in progress AT OTTAWA INTO
the conduct Of I.icutcnant-Gencral sir frdericN
Nidllcfon X G. " g.. the commander -in-chlct OF
the Canadian militia. who has confessed IN haV-
ina, been guilty ~ looting during the Northwest
Hcbcllion II appears that he seized for his per
.onal u-. and for that Of TWO Of his oicers-' APP
iain Uaytcr Reed and Major Icnson-m0rc than
:, 600 worth Of furs belonging 10 halibrce
fur merchant named Brcmucr. Sir Frcdcrick
doe, not attempt to deny the charges. which were
first brought forward by the French opposition
in tie Dominion legislature bat seeks 10 excuse
IN, conduct on the ground that l'rcmncr was a
rebel This the fur merchant declares TO be UNI
true. and his dcnials are corroboratcd BY his Par
liaucnfary friends. bv whose advice he has just
commenced civil suit against the General for tho
recovery Of his property. The scandal has given
rise ~ much acrimonious discussion throughout
Canada. and Sir FrcdcricS's resignation is re-
eardcd as imminent. For. no matter whether
Ircrnncr was n rebel or not. the General had no
fgt 10 seize his property for his personal USE and
he Will remain on record as being the first British
Commandcr-in-chcf who has teen found guilty Of
looting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20
A DESPERATE MAN SPEAKS.


one thing 5I7i necr forget
Odiou- smoke II cigarette
Pulled day and nieht. earlier or later.
In street. In car. in elevator.
In hotel hall. In playhouse lobby
~ selfish man or drdc snobby,
ON the platforms 81 Manhattan
Which, with IT, inicriict-. are spat on
In the face of rcntlo vomcn.-
~ Of all who are the swim in.--
This vile thing nc'cr forget
This nau~cous stencil Of cigarette
Which foul, the air like Macbcth's witches,
Choke, with smell, of sly san bitches.
Elnclcn> all We found fair
And gives shcol get there.
Gods, How wish l could forget
Ilorrid smoke Of cigarette. his.
Tcnant-Thc windows in your house shut so badly
that my hair blows all about my mead. You must
really have something done to them.
Landlord don't see the necessity for that. 1t
would Doe much simpler for you - have your hair
cut-llllcgendc Blattcr.
possibly made the mistake OF his life in taking what
one Of our humorlsts called the downward road Ia
Congress Just at the time when the lee business was
taking extraordinary and Unprecedented booml
She referred to the Antgone.-Mr~. IIowso-Boston
folks great for getting up opposition movements.
aren't they They have had anti slavery anti
saloon. anti tariff aud anti dozen other things. and
they have been having an anti gone performance
Mr'. Cnmso- Anti .soncl What's that about
ventlon Of mysterious disappcannccs. probably.
Tho late Sultan Of Zanzibar believed that he was
the only not born to die. and he had arranged
programme Of fun for 1000 years ahead Never
thclcss he died schedule time. Verify this is an
uncertain world.
Managcr-to young plavwright-Im sorry but We
can't accept your play. II doesn't quite suit
Playwright That's unfortunate. sir VIII Won
kindly suggest wherein # may be improved
Manager sorry again. but I'm just like Won I'm
that respect don't know a darn thing about writ
ing a good play Washington star.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20

Judge Ryland. of Missouri, has done his best
10 cast n gloom over the Southwest. He has
struck n blow at progressive cuchrc lie in
structed a grand Jury the other day that playing
progressive euchrc for prizes is gambling.
The Judge may Ike right, but o! what anguish he
has inflicted upon once happy homes. Now that
progressive euchrc has been assaied. what nice,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20

With Mr.. Croker far away across the deep
blue sea and Mr.. Cochran gone of on suddenly
determination vacation the Tammany " Big -Four
do not make very impressive showing just now
The members Of the combination who are still
with us are not in a state Of mind that can he
truthfully described as hilarious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20

The bill making the pauper insane State
charge is the special order for to-day in the
Assembly. 1t is useless to repeat the unanswerabe
arguments upon which the friends of this great
philanthropic measure rely for its passage, since
they are known TO all intelligent persons the State
over. II our representatives at the Capitol de-
sire to reflect public sentiment, they will heartily
support it, True, it is strongly opposed, but not
on principle, BIT for considerations which are
narrow and selfish. On one side are the great
medical fraternites and the leading charitable or
ranizations These its friends. Its foes are
mostly persons who have something to lose if the
wretched county poorhousc and asylum system is
abolished
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20

4 cargo Of ice was lost Brandywnc Shoa
the other day. The commander of the vessel
evidently didn't realize that his freight one
If the most precious commodities Of the period
lee is not yet worth its weight in gold. but the
drift Of things is in that direction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20

Stanlcys experiences in the gloom Of the path
less African wildcrncsscs have had wonderful
effect in developing the spiritual side OF his
nature. His reliance upon Il divine power was
one of the most striking things conveyed in the
letters that brought the earliest news of the sue
cess Of his mission Much of the same tone
characterzcs the letter written at Cairo, on Feb
ruar; II, to a friend in Vermont There is about
/, , suggestion o; the spirit OF one Of the ar'cnt
prophets. Il have naught TO regret he says
and if any mission of like naturc presented Itself
I SHOULD stl wish T., do it, for, whether here or
there. life stays not. but rushes on apacc. and
men must work and strive But let MS do it
bravely and fifty. with all our strength
Courageous and inspiring words these OF n
truth the great explorer can say that the end
has crowned his work.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11
GENERAL NOTES

A large portion of the time Oi
this session was spent on the rolls
Of the several revising
.hem.
Nothing has been before this
council except the election of Of
fcers that brought out the political
lines.
The demise Of James NJ. Mon.
roe, member from Delaware dis
tTict, was a sad affair. He became
suddenly sick one night and was
never conscious from the start.
Phillips and Peabody are yet
hangers on, both having succeeded
in getting something upon the
appropriation bill of claims, which
was lodged in the senate the last
day.
The town corporation and the
Arkansas law has had a whole
some. influence on the behavior
usually attending council which
caused comment by old attendants
here.
Less time was spent in debate
than ever before and il was con-
fined 20 few members-COl- Ross.
Wolfe, Bell, Gray and Bunch. OF
the senate, Vann, Jackson, Spade
and 6fiSts, " the council
The present session, altcgeth-
er, was more agreeable than usual;
the clash and wrangle Of last year
was avoided this time and only
one veto-the per capita bill
which was, with little debate.
passed by two-thirds majority.
The per capita bill and the
bill to force the treasurer to return
his 20 per cent. on collections on
the strip, and the chief TO pay
over the s6250 he collected, pro-
voked the greatest discussion in
the council. Jackson and Vann
espoused the terms of the bill
with Spade and GIit;s against it,
the two latter in the native tongue.
Gritts closed his argument with a
motion that if upon investigation
II was found the chief had no au-
thority to collect tax, he be sus-
pended from Office.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11

was a straight out offer of 81 ,52S, :
442. 10, being on the basis Of s1-20
an acre.
The joint session then adjourn
ed. The Cherokee commission
has had two or three meetings
considering the offer and making
up counter propositions. Saturday
morning both commissions met in
Joint session and the Cherokees
submitted their proposition which
calls for s2.50 per acre for the land;
the abrogatiOn of the 10Th article
Of the treaty of 1866; the removal
of the freedmen of the Cherokee
nation to the strip with an allow
ance of eighty acres of land 10 each
adult and forty acres to each mi
nor; the removal Of intruders and
the settlement of all unadjusted
claims against the United States.
This proposition the U. S. CON-
missioners received and said they
would give notice of their answer,
which il is understood, will be at
10 o'clock to-day.
1t is generally believed trade
will be made, although the COM
missioners on the part of both are
very reticent and say but little as
to what they think the result will
be. All are much pleased with
the manner and spirit of Gov.
Jerome.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11
A REACTION SET IN.

Since the passage Of the per
capita bill over the chiefs veto,
and on mature reflection, many
persons, both in and out of coun-
Gil, begin to realize that a mistake
has been made. Further than
this, there II manifest some dis
position TO rectify it. To declare
a dividend TO the stock holders
when a corporation was badly in
debt would be pronounced very
poor financiering and certainly
methods which would be fatal in
private enterprises cannot prove
very satisfactory when applied to
the conduct of the nation. Not a
few members admit that they
would like to vote for 4 repeal of
the law and the transfer OF $50, 600
or slO0, 900 of the appropriation to
the general fund for the settle
ment Of outstanding indebtedness.
The average member, however,
harbors grave apprehensiOns as 10
the views his constituents would
take on this subject. Still. there is
more than a possibility that such a
proposition sill be made and it is
certainly to be hoped it viii find
its supporters in the majority.
The various steps in the passage
of this bill through council dis
closed series Of political moves.
Now that it has passed, the chief
has vetoed It and i has still be-
come Jaw, the political bearing
of the measure has lost much of its
interest and the cold, hard facts
have shown themselves again. To
be sure, the people will not tOler-
ate, good-naturedly. the squander-
ing of any portion Of this $500, 900
but the people can always be de-
pended upon to lend approval to
every measure which is just and
right.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11
TIE STRIP NEGOTIATIONS.
A Proposition by the q. 8. and q
Counter Proposition.
TaHLEouaH. l. T, Dec. s. 1890

IAHLEQCAH, 4. T., Dec }, loJO.
The Cherokee and U. 5. COM
missions, after having organized
last week, were addressed at
length by Gov. Jerome, chairman
Of the commission for the U S.
He stated at the outset in bus
iness way that he was a business
man and not a diplomat; that his
life had been a commercial one
ard that the business of their COM
mission was to buy the lands of
the CherOkees west of SO degrees;
that he wanted the Cherokees to
be free from embarrassment and
restraint, and not feel that any
pressure was being brought to
bear to induce a trade; that they
(the Cherokees) were tree TO act
as they saw proper; TO make any
propositions they deemed best tor
the interests of themselves and
that any proposition they made
would be considered. He said
they. the U. s. commission, did
not feel themselves restrained by
the instructions, as whatever was
done had to be ratified by con-
gress and he believed the act Of
congress creating them gave them
that scope. If the CherOkees ac-
cepted the terms upon which the
L. s. bought the Greek lands, the
trade was already ratified by con-
gress; but If the Cherokees did
not see proper to accept that they
might agree upon something else
Then il would have to be ratified
I by congress, but whatever might
be done, he insisted upon a free
discussion and an agreement If
possible. II none could be reach
ed no one need be disturbed over
the result. He also stated that If
only a money consideration was
to be considered, that would be
one thing. but if other cOnsiderS-
tions were embraced in the propo-
sitiOns by the CherOkees that
would be another thing.
After the talk the controversy
arose as 10 who should make the
first proposition. Messrs. Bell,
Gray and Ross insisted on the U.
s. making the first offer, Mr.. Gray
stating that the CherOkees would
insist upan other grievances being
settled. when Wilson, Of the US,
+, insisted two or three times to
know what grievances they had 70
present. HOoly Bell curtly re-
piled, "To be let alone;;" that
settled Mr.. Wilson.
The L. s. commissioners finally
agreed to make the first proposition
/ which was read by Mr.. Sayre. Ii
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11
THE CALL SESSION.

TAuLEQUAH, Dec. 9, 1880.
Council met in extra session at
10 O'Clock Monday morning and
in the senate il took some rus
Ting" to get a quorum. Eacn
house notified the chief that II
was ready for business and at 2
O'Clock. when they re-convened,
his message was read
The chief recommended appro-
priaiions for the high and primary
schools, Jail, Advocate, etc He
argued at length the prOpriety of
taking at least 100000 OF the per
capita money and applying it to
the payment of the public debt.
Among other things he says:
"FOr the three years Immediately
preceding my induction into this
Office there was Si04, ,64995 used
out Of the fund derived from the
lease of our grazing lands for
school and other purposes. This
deficiency had been supplied in
like manner for MANY years pre-
viOus to this time. Although
since my arrival in Office the lease
fund has been double its for
mer amount, it has been placed
where it is pretended it cannot
be used for any but per capita
purposes. The annuity for next
January will be s24. 40 81, gen.
eral fund, s15, 900 of which goes
indirectly to the ChOctaws. p"
Hence lie says NC have nothing to
meet the exigency. He sympa-
thizes with the destitute and needy
but says he thinks the first thing
to be considered is the credit and
perpetui.y of the nation. The
necessity of a delegation is urged.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11
Epoch.

The transition from long, lingering
and painful sickness to robust health
marks an epoch in the life Of the indi-
Tidual. Such a remarkable event 10
treasured in the memory and the
agency whereby the good health has
been attained is gratefully blessed.
Hence ii is that so much is heard in
praise Of Electric Bitiers- So many
feel they owe their restoration to
health, to the use of the Great Altera-
tive and Tonic. II you are troubled
with any disease Of Kidneys, Liver or
Stomach. of long or short standing
you will surely find relief by 20 OF
Electric BitIers. Sold at SOC and 81
psr bottle at W. G. PEttous 4 Cos
drug s.Ors-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11
$1,000 Thrown AWAY.

In 1868 a cancer developed on
my lower lip. / went under treat
ment al once and from time to
time stree that have had medical
aid in New Orleans, EOstOn and
New York with no benefit at all.
Il has progressed right along and
now involves my jaw and cheek.
One thousand dollars would not
cover the loss sustained through
the medical and surgical aid have
received. | have certainly tried
ever thing and was benefited by
nothing until | took S.S.S. 1t has
done me more good than all else
put together and l believe ] will
soon be sound and well. Swift s
Specific is certainly a great boon
10 humanity.
ID. WARE, ,P.O. box 1922,
Keene, y. II.
DIsGUsTzD WITH A DOCTOR.
l contracted a severe case Of
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11

blood poison in 1888 and my
physicians put me under a mercu-
rial treatment Of three months
without doing me any good, in
fact was gradually growing worse.
| then consulted another physician
who tried me with potash ana sar-
saparilla, but with no better result.
/ then became disgusted with doc
tors and their remedies and COM
menced taking Swift's Specific
Is. S. So After taking seven bot
ties l was entirely cured and |
have not had any symptoms of a
return since. | have recommended
S.S.S. TO others, who have used it
with the same good results.
J. G.. MACE,
Hobbyville, Green Co., Ind
Treatise on Blood and Skin DIS
eases mailed free. SWIFT SPEcIF-
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11

SO. 900. 600; this is the sum
which, is is reported from Kansas
CITY, John A. Blair. secretary of
the Cherokee Strip Live Stock As
sociation, is going to offer for the
lands the u. S. ofers g. 7,52s,-
442-19 for. This is about s3.25 an
acre and if the government desires
to be so fair TO the Cherokees as il
is claimed, it viii lend all possible
aid to the consummaiion Of this
trade. Anyone having authority
could in thirty days very easily
enlist the 3O.0O0, 900 to pay for
the strip
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11

IN substituting Gov. Jerome, OF
Michigan, for Gen. Fairchild as a
member of the Cherokee commits
sion the president made a wise
move. One is a man; the other
used to be. Another good change
was the retirement of Mr.. Speed
as secretary and the appointment
IN his stead OF a young man named
King who does not consider him.
self the head and front Of the CON-
mission but addresses his energies
to attending TO the comfort Of the
members BY relieving them Of all
details Of travel. ETC., and the pay
.neni Ct the bills.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11

0SEef the pIeasantest men in
the Cherokee senate ard by all
odds the smOothest one is Dick
Wolfe. When polished manners
and genteel appearances we're be-
ing passed around Richard occu-
pred a front seat. He was not far
eff, either, when the faculty OF
looking out for No. 1 was being
distributed. If Mr.. Wolfe could
k4Te his way it is understood he
would have the negotiations for
the strip conducted at Washington
By a delegation and he would
doubtless like to be a part Of said
delegation
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11

JUDGE SAVERS, Of Indiana. who
succeeded on the Cherokee CON-
mission Gov Bartranif, is 3 pleas
ant little gentleman in converse
ton, though extremely concise in
his speech. His selection for 8
place on the commission was an
excellent one and should success
attend their efforts in the case OF
the Cherokees, not little of the
credit viii be due TO the pleasing
manners Of Judge sayers.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11

TIE commission which is con-
fsrring with the q. S. commission
consists of five senators-ROss, OF
Illinois, Bell, of Delaware, Gray.
Of Canadian, Bunch, Of Flint, and
Tehee, Of Sequoyah- Johnson
Spade is a councillor from Going
snake The other three members
are Arch Scraper, of Goingsnake,
Geo. Downing. Of Tahlequah. and
John Wicklitf. of Saline. Coo
Eeescoowee is the only district
not represented.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11
GREAT AMERICAN MAGAZINE.
The Success OF "The Century
and It's Plans for 1901.

The Century Magazine is now
so well-known that 10 tell of its
past success seems almost an old
story. The n. Y. Tribune has
said that il and its companion,
St Nicholas for Young Folks, is
sued by the same house, "are read
by every one person in thirty Of
the eountry's population, and
large editions Of both are sent be-
yund the seas 1t is an interest
ing fact that a few years ago il was
found that seven thousand copies
Of The CentHTy went to Scotland, -
quite a respectable edition in
itself. The question in England
is no longer "Who reads an
American book ?'' but "Who does
not see the American magazines ?"
A iew years ago The Century
about doubled its circulation with
the famous War Papers, by Gen.
eral Grant and others, adding
many more readers later with
the Lincoln history and Remnants
thrilling articles on the Siberian
Exile System. One grea. feature
of 1891 is to be "The Gold Hun
ters of CALIFORNIA;" describing that
remarkable movement 70 The gold
fields in '49, in a series of richly
illustrated articles sUrIftcR by sur
rir0rs, including the narratives OF
men who went to California by the
different routes, accounts OF the
gold discoveries, life in the mines,
the work Of the vigilance commit
tees (by the chairman of the CON-
mittees) ETC., etc. General FIRE.
mont's last writing was done for
this series. In November ap-
pears the opening article, "The
First Emigrant Train to Califor-
MIA, crossing the Rockies in
1S41, by General Bidwell, a pio-
neer of pioneers. Thousands of
American families who had some
relatives or friends among "the
Argcnauts Of '94'' will be interest
ed in these papers.
Many other good things are
coming, = the narrative Of an
Americans travels through that
unknown land Tibet 600 miles
over ground never before trod by
a white man, the experiences OF
escaping War-Prisoners; American
Newspapers described by we'll
known journalists; accounts Of the
great Indian Fighters, Custer and
others; personal anecdotes of Lin
coin, by his private secretaries;
THE Faith Doctor" a novel by
Edward Eggleston. with a wonder
fully rich programme of novelettes
a1d stories by most Of the leading
writers, ETC., etc.
1t is also announced that The
CeatHry has purchased the right to
print, before its appearance in
France or any other country, ex-
tracts from advance sheets of the
famous Talleyrand Memories,
which nave Deen secretly preserV-
ed for half a century-to be first
given to the world through the
pages of an American magazine.
All Europe is eagerly awaiting the
publication Of this personal history
of acknowledgement Of intrigu-
ers and diplomats.
The November Century begins
the volume, and new subscribers
should commence with that issue
The subscription price (s4.00) may
be remitted directly to the pub
fishers, The Century Co., 33 East
l7th ST., New York, or may be
left at Tbs CHTEFTAIS Office, TO be
forwarded. Single copies NAV
be purchased Of any Hewsdealer.
The publishers offer to send a
free sample eopy-a recent back
number-to any one desiring it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11
LATEST FROM TAHLEoUAH


TkzLEouAa via NrskoaEE. Dec p
The two land commissions met
to-day and 10 some extent the
United States commission answer
ed the Cherokees and fatty refused
to consider No Mans Land. claim
ing il was outside their authority
They alsS absolutely refused TO
give $3.50 for the strip All other
conditions of the propositions Of
the ChorOkees they viii consider.
Various questions Of the propo-
sitions from both sides were de-
bated and viii continue tonight
al : o'clock. in Joint session.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-11
n. What Courh.

VIII you heed the warning. Tie
signal perhaps OF the sure approach
ofthat more terrible disease Consump-
ton Ask yourselyeslf you can afford
for the sake OF saving Soc, 10 run the
risk and do nothing for it. We know
from experience that S,silOh's Cure
will cure your cough. Ii never fails.
This explains Why more than a million
bottles were sold the past year. IL re-
lieves eroup and whoOping coogh al
once. Mothers, do not be without it.
For lame back, side or chest use Shi-
loh's Porous Plaster. Sold by p.
Shanahan. 0