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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-04
DROWNING OF SEVENTY-SIx MEN.


SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, August 2S.-
The first detailed story oithc loss ofthc
ship Oneida and the drowning Of seventy
six Chinese in Cooks Inlet, Alaska, arc
gwen by John Ericsson, one of the crew
ol the wrecked vessel, who arrived in
thrS city Oh the sch Ooncr Campicr last
night.
1--WE sailed from here" said he,
|,March %. On April &c fog came
Gown, and about nine o'clock at night,
when we thought we were well out from
land, the shock came.
he water was flowing into the shin
At Il furious rate and Tie order was given
10 get out the boats. The scene that
| l"iloWcd That order was simply terrible.
Two hundred Chinese fishermen, who
were III the hold, came Swarminu up on
dcck, and 1t was as il the imps of hell
were let loose. They cursed and swort
and cried and kicked and charged or
the boats, and had to be driven Off tn,
deck by tho crew. Some ran up into the
rigging, then down to the deck AGAIN.
They attempted to take possession OF
the boats which by this time were man
ned.
1t was necessary to push out from
The side OF tho ship. TO attempt to hold
them IN check was impossible. They
were like demons. Many of them lean.
cu INTO the water and were drowned.
None OF the white men were lost.
"Twcnty minutes after we struck
there was nothing to be seen on the shin
She landed fairly Oh top Of the rock and
was broken in two. AS the ship was
settling three dorcs were washed ont
OF the davits. There was a scramble
Tor them by the panic stricken Chinese,
but only four Of them got into the boats.
ut was terrible to listen TO the walls
OF tho doomed creatures. We could give
them no help. a number ofthcm were
caught like rats in a cage and went to
the bottom on the Oneida. Thirty min
utcs alter the ship struck we were all in
the boats, and not a sound could he
heard except the oars in the row locks.
We reached land safely, and when day
broke VIC went out to sec if we cOuld
md any survivors. We found twelve
ChHamcn floating on the whcclhousc
two days later.
"Thrcc ofthc Chinese had MANAGED to
reach the rock, but these were not found
until seven days later, and two Of them
IN the meantime had pcrishcd from cx-
posurc. The third had found Il kcr OF
spirits and had kept himself alive on its
cOntcntS."
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\ Noted DCSnrrntiO.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, August 23.-Thc
soldiers protecting Judge Lillys court
at Hazard, Terry County, Ky. captured
j. G. Jones. the noted bushwhacker
from Knox County. yesterday, and
placed him i'll Jail at Hazard. "Clate'
Jones, as he Is called, is credited Will
having killed more men than any mar
in Kentucky. twenty-five men is {
modest estimate of the number said tC
have been murdered by him. He il
said to have killed seven in one day
He WAS prominent in the Rowan Coun
ty war, and is the leader in the Knott
County war. lie is under indictment
here for taking part IN tho fight that
resulted in the killing Of Joe EvCrsolc
During the war he was Il noted bush
whackcr, and is said to have killed all
the Southern men he could find unpro.
trcctcd.
Numbering men, however, seems to
be only one Of this mans talents. lie
is said to be quite us skilled in stealing
horses. and has served the State five
years in the pcnitentiary for the cX er-
else of this talent. OF course. in this
enlightened country. snch distinction
is not tunapprcciatcd. Althoguh Knott
County is strongly Democratic and
"Col. Jones is strongly Republican, he
was Jallcr OF the county, and at the res
cent election WAS defeated by only nine
votes. "Col.' Jones is now about sixty
years Old, is feet 10 inches high, and
weighs about 22U pounds.
"Buck" Fugitt was convicted of Il
second felony yesterday and given one
year more in the pcnitrntiary. This
was for aiding his brother in escaping
from the officers. This is the fourth
CONVICTION Of this court. Judge Lilly
IS delighted with the progress he is
making and proiuSc in his praise Of the
soldiers, for never did "hOyS" work
harder and to better effect
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-04
An Awful Crime.

The Birmingham Evening News saws
,haI M. r. smith, formerly Of Birming-
nam, but until recently an employee of
INC Louisville and Nashville shops at
decatur, is in Jail at the latter place ON
II serious charge. 1t is :llcgcd that he
tricd to drown his wife by throwing her
INTO pond, in order to get $4,000
insurance on her life.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-04
y Negro Revolt In Gcorrin.

SANDEESVILLE, GA, Aug. 27.-The
Progress has learned Of serious state
OF affairs in certain sections of This
county. Our informant gave MS the
| INFORMATION one day last week, and his
authority is an old colored woman. Ut
says that for several days past the nc
groeS between SanderSvillo and the
| Hancock County line have been acting
IN suspicious manner. They have
been congregating ut different places
every night for some time past, and
their meetings have been conducted
with the utmost secrecy.
Drum beating can be heard, and pas.
sers-by have overheard the loud voices
of the leaders addressing the assem-
blagcs. The white people living in the
sections where these meetings are held
nave become alarmed, fearing that the
negroes will at any moment take the
Warpath against them. 1t is said that
Il great many Winchester rifles have
Decn purchased by the negroes, and
lnclr actions have every appearance of
t0reboding no good to the whites.
Our informant states that in old ne
gro woman disclosed the intentions of
the negroes and explained the object of
the meetings. She said tho negroes 20
through regular military drills ever,
night, and the drum is beat for them tt
Keep time. The negroes seem to have
some Ill feeling toward the whites, anC
appear inclined to resort to lircarm.
and force.
or course, the Progress does not
KNOW whether the old WOman'S stat g.
incnL can be accepted us reliable or not
buL the matter needs investigation mt
any ralc.-AuguStt Chronicle.
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DUBLIN, Aug. 26. At Il meeting OF
the National League here to-day, TimO'
Thy Nj. llealy, referring to the potato
blight, said that nothing StO0u between
the people and starvation during the
coming winter. 1t might not be legal
for tenants TO withhold their rents
during the period Of distress, but the
man who should pay his rent and leave
his family TO Slarvc would he little
better than an ass. lie diSlikcd to be
| plaCcd again in the position Of men
dicant bcior" Europe and America. II
il should be found necessary TO appCa
to America and Australia no part OF
the assistance thus obtained ought tt
go TO any man who had pai0 rent dur
| ing the last twelve months.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-04
Was il Il GhoHt?

GEANiTvILLE, 5. G. Aug. 27.--.About
three or four weeks ago you record !
the killing, Of two mrn nc%- 'hie
by the Riclr
trains. Al
regular pas
Just after
ground. The
trouble was ;lnt
Ger that he hau
there" Upon Stric,
concluded the cngin
Last night specialt
passed the nOrthbOun
here. When they rcarI
town three miles ..Orth o
ductOr wired the conductu
Ger of the northbOumd pa.
to pick up Il man they ha,
certain place north of
When the passenger train
"dcath ground" the whole,
passengers engaged in 10,
dead man. they could
that looked like u man.
but Engineer Williams
train, declared he knOckt
track, first throwing him
chest of his engine. +
think it is Il 'ghost.' "A
clio
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-04
The Deadly Earbcd Wire

1t is reported from Lexington. Mo-,
that On Friday cighty-livc horses belong
ing TO "A. j. Noting, which were in q
pasture near lligGinsvillc, became scared
at a passing train, ran into barbc(
wire fence and literally tore themselves
to pieces.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-09-04
o.. Of TASTE"
that when
simple law
5 own level.
vroVerSy with
could add moth

could add moth
laid. He had dis
nIlon of saying any,
nld wound the feelings or
.c most delicate. chad
e had to state in good
I'D state nothing further.
nling the matter should rest
I'll If after that any man, ir the
q or out Of the House, insisted
INST his protest in making remark
that could be found anywhere in polite
hterature-and had been before made
without criticism on the floor of the
llouse-he could only say, Evil to him
that evil thinks"
En!oc-"ln what polite literature IS
your language?' Laughtcr.l
~ call OF the House was ordered and
disclosed the presence Of 1893 members.
a motion to dispense with further pro-
ceedingS was loSt-ycaS 81, nays l15.
BroSiuS offered Il resolution for tho
arrest of ahScntecs, directing the Ser
geant-at-Arms to telegraph for absent
members and rcvoking all leaves Of
absence except 'hC'' granted on ac-
count of Hines
| The r"e"' agreed tOand the
| He"
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Now is the time to advertise.
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A ROW IN THE HOUSE.
ANYTHING TO DEFEAT THE OBNOX.
IOUS LARD BILL.

Southern Democratic Congressman An
swcr to the Call or the House and then
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-27

could be gained. As II IS, the
Chcrokees can never occupy that
land. Leasing It brings only two
hundred thousand dollars a year.
As long as possession is retained
it is needless to hope to have the
fifteenth article of the treaty abro-
gated, or those railroad grants am
nulled, or the citizenship and in
truder questions settled. As il is
the Cherokee nation is in danger
from all these, and the very exist
ence of the government is in dam
ger. Il the land is sold and the
money is put out at interest 1t will
bring nearly double what it now
brings, or paid out per capita and
judiciously expended il makes the
homestead blossom like a garden.
1t is certainly to the interest Of the
people to sell, provided the con
ccssions asked in the yinita reso-
lutions are granted. 1t is only
with these concessions that this
nation can exist, and without such
concessions a sale is not desirable.
whatever the price offered may be.
AS to the time to sell, that time
is best when the price is best, and
from all indications, right now is
the time. Right now senators say
the land is worth from five to ten
dollars per acre. Still, if three
dollars and the desired concessions
can be obtained, the Cherokee peo-
pie viii have made good bargain.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-27
UNVEILED.

Mr.. Horace Speed, who was
sent down to the Indian country
with the commissioners to save
them the bother of writing and re-
cording of the various steps taken
in their clmnsily attempted ne
gotiations, in other words, secre-
tary to those honorable gentlemen,
is credited with making a supris-
ing statement, worthy of only
the speaker and those whose SEN
timcnts he utters. In an inter-
view with a Globe Democrat re-
porter he said "Do you know
how TIE Sioux commissioners put
through their treaty Money
did it. x 4 4 The government
did not allow us any money for
that purpose and the railroads
couldn't spend any. That is the
reason We lalleu.
Such a statement is an insult to
all parties concerned; an insult to
the United States government for
even suggesting that it would or
ought to bring about an unjust
measure by bribery; an insult to
the Cherokee people, to accuse
them of being so morally low that
they could be bought and sold an
insult to the commissioners in de-
claring them willing but unable to
tarnish the honor Of the two ma
tions; an insult--no, not an insult
to himself, but simply the casting
aside the cloak of decency and
showing the utterer of such
thoughts to be living persona
fication of "Dr. Jekyle and Mr..
HYDE" moral lepcr at whom
honest man point the finger Of
scorn and cry, "uncleanl'
Was it the lack Of money that
brought about the fracture Can
nybody wonder that the negotia-
tions failed? In all truth and
candor it must be admitted that
the fault could not be laid at the /
door Of one person or party; but
at TIE same time it is but Just to
say that negotiations cannot be
made by men who would utterly |
dishonor their own country and |
ours. 1t may seem fit and prop /
er to make such a man governor |
of ofOklahoma; but if the good Lord /
really loves the Cherokee people, I
no such man will ever have to /
transact business between this
and the United States
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-27
NOW IS THE TIME.


For the last eight years. "the
Cherokees have ho land to sell :"
has been the watchword of the peo-
pie. But the time comes when
the most deep-rooted opinions
must give way to circumstances;
and now is the time that this hon
0red watchword must fall to the
ground. 1t is not asked, twill
you sell2" but chow much will
you take?" showing clearly that
sale Of some sort will be forced
upon US whether we wish il or not.
No longer can the Cherokees de-
rive revenue from the strip, be-
cause the proclamation forbids the
leasing Of those lands again. It is
useless to point to the treaty and
show that the United States
gave this nation the right of pos
session Of and the jurisdiction over
that country, and claim under that
article that the Cherokees can
lease those lands till occupied by
friendly Indians, because that part
Of the treaty has already been
broken, and the caitlemen must 20
unless an opinion TO the contrary
is given by the supreme court.
The country is continually being
invaded by boomers Last week
a new band was organized in Kan
sas and will move into the strip
seon. All this may be merely an
attempt 10 bulldose the people in
to sale, or it may not. At any
raie it is evident that the strip will
be a source Of trouble until it is
sold.
But even If this was not the case,
even II there were not outside in
fiuences brought to bear 70 force a
sale. and it was possible for the
people to hold that land as it now
does. even then ii would be better
Is sell, provided a fair price and
The much needed concessions
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Notice. Notice.

BY virtue Of an order of the hon.
orable, the judge of the district
court Of Cooweescoowee district
Watt Starr-dated February A,
1890, and directed to the under
signed administrators of the estate
OF r. l.. Little, deceased, late OF
Cooweescoowee district, | will Of
fer at public vendue for cash, to
the highest bidder, on Saturday,
the 22nd day of March, 1890, the
east half Of lot No. >, in block No.
16, in the town Of Downingville,
Cherokee nation. The lot is 25x
$50 feet on Illinois avenue, in the
main business portion Of the city.
Sale to take place upon the prem
ises, at II m, on the day above
named. WM. LITTLE,
Administrator of the estate OF T. l..
Little, deceased. 1927
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-27

OF all the papers published IN The
Ldian Territory (some 40 or SOY
THE INDIAN CHIEFTAIN Is
The only one considered Of sufficient
Importance By Geo P. RoweH & Co.,
the nell kaowa adecrtisiag agents, 81
Ne'o York, to BE girea place IN
their list or'Preferrcd Newspapers y
published IN January 1890. The
attention of advertisers and the pub
lie geaerallyJs respectfully callcd 10
this fact.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-27

L. L, Crutchfeld and Harvey w,
G. Shelton, were selected TO draw
up resolutions, and upon their re-
port the meeting adopted the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, The government of
the United States has offered TO
purchase from the Cherokee ma
tion its title 10 the Cherokee out
let, west Of The Goth degree Of
west longitude, and
Whereas. BY recent unjust execu-
tive order said Cherokee outlet
will soon cease to be of profit to
our nation, and
Whereas, Said United States
government has threatened, through
its officers to take said land,
aolenS uolcns.
Therefore be it Resolved, That
we are in favor Of and hereby de-
clare ourselves as citizens of the
Cherokee nation willing to enter
into (through our constitutional
authorities) negotiations with the
United States for the cession abb
solutely of all the lands of the
Cherokee nation west of the 96th
degree of west longitude and east
Of the 103rd degree Of west longi-
tude, commonly known as the
Cherokee outlet. But as a condi-
tion precedent to any negotiation
fixing the price Of said lands or
delivery Of title or occupancy, the
United States shall agree to
1st. TO pay the full val.
ue Of those lands, which value is
according to the belief of this
meeting--irom three to five dol
lars per acre.
2nd. To abrogate the 18th ar
ticle Of the treaty Of July 18th, 1866.
3rd. Full recognition of the
Cherokee nation in defence of its
title to its lands, and the rights of
its citizens in the federal and state
courts.
4th. The removal of all intrud-
ers SO declared by the courts of
the Cherokee nation.
5th. The final and complete set
Element of all rights and interests
in the Cherokee nation, political |
or otherwise. claimed under the |
9th and 10th article of the said |
treaty of July 10Th, 1866, by a joint
tribunal.
9th. A repeal of so much OF the /
charter of the Missouri, Kansas
d Texas railroad and the Atlantic /
& Pacific railroad, as proposes or
pretends to give to said railroads
grants of land within the geo.
graphical limits Of the Cherokee
nation.
Be it further Resolved, That
we hereby petition the principal
chief to call an extra session of the
council provided, the Unit
ed States government will appoint
i commission TO offer the Chero-
kee people a fair price for said
lands, in order that said council
may submit said proposition to a
vote of the people for ratification.
Resolved further, That a copy
Of these resolutions be furnished
The principal chief and also copy
be sent to each Of the papers in
The Cherokee nation for publica-
ian
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-27
OUR SPECIAL WASHING TON
CORRESPONDENTS.

wAsnIxGTov, d. g., Feb II. 1890
EDITOR CHEFTAIE As you
have already heard perhaps, Sena-
tor Platt's bill to provide a govern
ment for Oklahoma, with an amend
ment to add No Mans Land to it,
passed the senate several DAYS
ago. In its course for further leg
islation it went to the house and
was referred to the committee on
territories. This morning that
committee amended it by striking
out all after the enacting clause
aud substituted the Springer bill.
This is what we have anticipated
for some time as the latter has oc-
cupied much time and has engaged
the careful attention Of the COM
miitee for nearly two months. AL
though thus carefully prepared
and so amended tina. it is the
opinion of the committee. as ex-
pressed in their report, that the
rights OF the indians are we'll
guarded, there are chances for
adverse construction Of provis-
ions alleged to be clearly specific.
We have endeavored 10 have the
lines defining all the conditions Of
the bill so clearly drawn tn at no
doubts could exist as TO c0nstruc-
tion. We are now making an ef-
fort 10 get a proviso inserted in
the bill that will make the applica-
tion Of certain laws Of Arkansas
applicable only 70 non-citizen res
idents Of the country and to their
so that there can be no
conflict Of jurisdiction between the
tribal courts and the c0urts to be
I cannot believe
that it would be wise on our part
to oppose such legislation unless
ii directly interferes with our
rights as q nation, or TO oppose +
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measures intended TO enforce law
among foreign population.
How this complete wiping out
of the action Of the senate, at the
cost Of hours Of careful prepara-
tion ofthe bill and waste OF pre-
cious hours in debate, will be re-
regarded by the members Of that
body, Is yet to be seen in what
favor the substitute bill will be
held BY them.
II seems that the Globe Demo-
crat is in hot chase of Mr.. Speed,
and will certainly discover, should
it continue the pursuit, what his
name implies-that he is either
fast or slow; fast IN dodging the
missiles hurled at HIM, or slow in
finding out for himself what fool
he is. He certainly should take
time to look back and see how far
he has gone in misrepresenting
the events of his mission TO the
Cherokee nation.
There is belief, somewhat
prevalent, that the report Of the
commission will never be given
to the public, unless a demand is
made for it by congress, and not
then perhaps, if the public inter-
est to be consulted in the demand,
as W as when their full instructions
were called for, with the provis-
ion they were, by congress.
Respectfully,
JOHN L. ADAIR.
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FRAUD suapncrnD
Special 70 chIertaIn.

special 20 Cbleftnn.
TAnLtqAn,I 7 FEB, 20, 1870.
Special Agent Parker is still In
vestigating the celebrated Watts
case at Tahlequah and is about to
unearth fraud of gigantic pro-
portions. Evidence shows that
there is q band Of over three thou
sand people organized for the pur.
pose Of forcing themselves into
the Cherokee nation. The inyes-
tigation will not be concluded for
several days. If proof is estab-
lished that there is fraud "turn
the rascals out.n
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