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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON
CORRISPONDBNCE.
Cherokee Affairs Improved The
Watts Case.
wAsaINeroN. D. q. Anrll go. l.s-

wAsHINerov, y. g., April 90 1870.
EDITOR CHIEFTAIN: For the
last few days, or since our affairs
have taken a decided turn for the
better, the Indian delegations here
have been enjoying no little degree
Of satisfaction, the cause being the
virtual defeat of that part of the
Oklahoma bill TO overload the IN
dian Territory with United States
courts. For some time we be-
lieved that this would be the final
outcome, our faith in the senate
members of the conference com
mittee being very great, but now
We have proof Of the pudding"
in the bin reported by them and in
works rather than faith. i" Only
a few copies Of the bill have been
printed-one for each member Of
the committee. Therefore l can
speak only from cur=ent report or
from what The committee say
themselves.
The Oklahoma part Of the bill
has been amended in some Of its
features, but not to any material
extent, exeepts as tar as concerns
the Cherotees and the state Of
Texas. The outlet is not included.
neither is Greer county. As
consequence the dimensions Of
Oklahoma remain just as they
were, to be possibly enlarged by
the addition Of the strip lands 1T
some future date. This is regard
ed as a next thing TO an accom-
plished fact.
The exception Of the outlet from
oklahoma Is due. TO some extent.
to spectators ia Oklahoma lands
and town property, who, in their
oWu interest were generous
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
TOO MUCH MONOPOLY.


EDITOR CHlEFrAIN: As ! am
subscriber of your valuable paper
| would like to say something
about affairs in this neighborhood.
1t is settling up very fast, bat
principally by leasers. There are
some men here that have as many
as twenty leases let, these leases
running from ten to fifteen years.
Now these leasers are fencing
with one and two wires and our
horses, cattle and hogs are bound
to suffer. Our honorable principal
chief Joel B. Mayes, recommend
ed in his message that something
should be done in regard to this
leasing, but it was passed over as
usual. 1t makes one think that
our councillors have some leases
let We cant't blame them very
much. They passed hay law,
but this hay land may benefit a
tew only, as the law Is all claimed
from the Kansas line to Virdigris
river for a mile on each side of
the Kansas & Arkansas Valley
railroad and occupied by leasers.
1t prohibits anyone from cutting
hay in one-quarter Of n mile from
any improvement. Now that is
very good as far as it goes; but on
the other hand a man can bring in
a thousand head of cattle to eat
out the grass all around a place and
perhaps the real owner lives in
New York. This makes it very
unhandy for women or children
that have to do the milking to get
. four SL iiSe COWS AHt OF hcrl--o.
four or five hundred. Our law
only protects a few and for that
reason | am in favor Of allotment,
and stop this public domain bust
ness. Nearly all the people of
this district have something to say
about the Cherokee strip. but | am
in favor Of home protection. This
ia what the platform ofboth polit-
ical parties Of the Cherokee nation
promised What have they done
towards it? Nothing. ! do not
want a territorial form OF govern.
ment extended over us if our own
law can and will protect us; but if
not protected, | would be willing
to accept the Springer bill in full
without any amendments. There
is not a public school between Ca
ney river and Yirdigris river and
the Kansas line for Cherokee chill
dren. Our seminaries are used
for a few pets, so what benefit do
we derive from our great wealth,
when it is monopolized by a few +?
MARY FLANAGAN,
q Cherokee by blood.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

der heavy pennliics These or
some other measures il seems,
could be adopted that would greats
~ lessen this evil of monopoly.
Council hns had lhis question be-
tore for several sessions, but
Ms yet. nothing has been accom-.
plished to eheckmate unsorupu-
lous land grabbing among our own
people. II has grown now into
such formidable proportions that
il viii require heroic treatment
and ifnot met soon ia some way
by our own people there viii be a
grand howl raised for allotments,
ana each one will demand his pro
rata share Of this goo dly heri-
tago' and the man with the big lif-
teen hundred acre farm viii have
to take lis chances along with the
rest. More anon, YERIrAs,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
MASS 7nlrI,pRTING.

Last Saturday the people Of Kin
nison, following the example Of
other neighborhoods, held meet
ing to discuss and draw up reso-
lutions in regard to selling the
strip. Mr.. j. G. Land was chosen
chairman and David Ingram sec
retary Of the meeting. After
speeches by j. w. Elliott, Land
and others, the following resolu-
tions were adopted unanimously.
RESOLUTIONS:
Whereas, the United States gov
ernment is anxious and determin-
ed to purchase the Cherokee out
let and will shortly send another
commission to negotiate for that
valuable property Of the Chero-
KEGS, therefore,
Be it resolved, That we, the
people of Kinnison, as citizens OF
the Cherokee nation, declare that
we favor a sale of the strip un der
the following conditions:
First-The United States gov
ernment give not less than $500
per acre for the outlet.
Second-That the salt plain 5
shall not be included in the sale,
but remain in possession Of the
Cherokees
Third-that article Is Of the
treaty Of 1866 shall be abrogated.
Fourth.-Those clausee in. .she
charters Of the Frisco and NJ, X.
& I. railroads eonditionally grant.
ing those roads lands in the Chero-
kee nation shall be struck out.
Fifth The Cherokee nation
shall have the sole jurisdiction
over all matters relating to Chero-
kee citizenship.
Sixth-All intruders shall be re-
moved
Seventh--The money paid for
strip shall bepaid directly to the
citizens Of the Cherokee nation by
United States authorities.
Be ii further resolved, That a
copy Of these resolutions be sent
to the principal chief and to the
papers published in the Cherokee
nation. ID. M, INGRAM,
S. B. Hurst,
ALBERT McGHEE.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

THr Chicago 4 Alton railroad is
making n lively crusade for the
cattle trade Of the southwest. On
shipments from Kansas City to
Chicago, when made in the COM
mon stock cars Of that company,
it is giving deduction Of S7.35
per car and to East st. Louis S4 SO
per car. This is account Of car
mileage," which is a next door
neighbor to rebate. The Alton
is accredited with being the prime
factor in bringing about the pre-
vailing low rates on cattle ship
ments.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24


Of an he papers published ia NE
Indian Territory (some 40 Or 50)
THE INDIAN CHIEFTATN ~
the only one considered of Sufficient
Importance by Geo, r Ro,ecH C Co.,
the ,celi tao,oa adeeriisiag agents, Of
Nsw York, to Be gieea q piacc n
their list of'Prsterred Newspapers,
published IN January 1890. The
attention Of adecrtiscrs and the pub.
iic generally j. respectfully called @
his fact.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

II the chief and council want to
do a good thing, something that
the people viii appreciate, let
them appropriate money enough
to pay for publising, n pamphlet
form, n statement of the nations
finances, from the beginning of the
war to the present time, and send
a pamphlet to every voter in the
nation. Then the people would
understand the condition of the
Cherokees. Such move will
meet with bitter opposition from
careful and self.styled economical
legislators on account of the ex-
pense. Yes- such a bit of work
will cost something perhaps
threo Thousand dollars if put up
well. At the same time it does
seem that the citizens of this ma
ton could stand that luxury with
out complaint if they can stand to
see one hundred thousand dollars
spent in extra sessions where
nothing is done.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

fSoFr words butter no pars-
nips" Mr.. Arrow. You have laud-
ed your party TO the skies, and yet
the fact remains the same that it
was your party that insisted that
one hundred and twenty i've thou
sand dollars per annum was all
the cattlemen could pay for the
strip. 1t is also fact that it was
o man of your party that charged
his own people eight thousand dol
lars for leasing the strip for three
months A patriotic man would
not have charged his people any
thing for this little service,
when he knew money was so
scarce. More than that, the paper
that defends such a thing is to be
blamed more than the man who
made the deal, because the man
who charged bis country such an
outrageous price for services that
cost him nothing was urged to do
so from personal motives-he
would make small fortune by it.
But when a paper upholds such a
transaction simply because the
man is a party man, when it says
every act of its party or party
leaders is tight, fair minded peo
pie WILSON see thatit is unworthy
of their trust.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
Committee ON RESOLUTIONS
MONOPOLY OF THE PUBLIC
DOMAIN.

OO NJ AIN.
That the monopoly ofthe lands
OF the Cherokee nation by the few
has grown to be an "eyil under
the sun" and one that has reached
such proportions as to domand at
tention, no one at All acquainted
with the situation viii deny. 1t
has been the great boast Of our
people that wewere holding lands
in common" This would involve
the idea that all shared equally in
the proceeds Of the public domain,
but nowhere else do we find mon
opoly carried to 50 great an ex-
tent as in the Cherokee nation TO.
day. Our laws governing the mat
ter Of improveme ents are such that
by making small improvements
here and there, ten thousand acres
may be secured by a single indi-
vidual and from the benefits Of
which other Cherokees are as
much debarred as if they had no
right whatever, while in the mean
time the person holding this vast
aiea OF land may not have over
one hundred acres in actual cult
vation, or perhaps by the aid Of
white men and the white mans
capital he has twelve or fifteen
hundred acres of the "common"
land fenced and in cultivation,
the white man reaping all the
benefits while the Indian has
simply the satisfaction Of "claim-
ing" the Improvement as his share
ef the profits. In a few more
years all the most valuable lands
Will virtually be in the hands of a
few individuals, then where will
those children who are now grow /
ing up in Flint, Goingsnake and
those other districts where the
fullbloods chiefly are found and
who have ain equal right to the
benefits Of this common property, .
where may ask, are they to get
their share, that justice may be
done an parties? There is no log +
ic in saying that these children
are not thus deprived Of their just T
rights and their best interests jeop- !
ardized. Now you say these things .
are true, but how can it be other
wise We answer. it cannot be
otherwise unless there are radio
al changes made in our present
laws, and each head of a family
limited to only one improvement
Of not over two hundred acres, and /
II a citizen Of the nation wants
white labor allow him permit Tor
only what may be actually needed I
On his one improvement as farm
laborers-forbid leasing Of The
public domain 10 white men, un-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
water A Wood

Stands for ihe best Binder oy r
plt into "a sraiA field IAey are
sold By W. ~ Millor, hardware
dealer, Of Nuila 'lheadyaniag-
es of purchasing from a regular
merchant instead Of an agent must
be apparent to All thoughtful men.
lf tie machines II NOT as repre-
sented in every particular recourse
il always at hand Farmors,t ,think
Of this.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
Information for CTR Patrons.
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
W W. Miller sclls ,ho Walter
A Nfond

The success ef correspondence
Ia a great measure depends upon
the papcr employed Az w, W.
Miller's drug st0ra will w found
tie finest lime ef stationery ever
brought to Niaia Arrived this
week
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
Can soirrhua Canoor DO Cured ?

This is hard question to an
swer. Swift's Specific has cured
thousands Of cases of Skin Cancer
and there have been many cases
of Scirrhus Cancer reported cured
by it. We do say that 5. S. S. is
worth a trial. in any case of cancer.
We append a statement from Miss
Green, OF Tallapooso, Ga:
IN 1884 / had a small lump in
my left breast, which proved to be
a cancer. The first remedy | tried
was to have it burned off. This
did not cure it, for shortly after.
wards it broke out again in much
worse form. ! then consulted our
druggist, who advised me to try
Swilps Specific Is. 5. 50, and af-
ter taking about one dozen bottles,
was completely cured, and my
general health was greatly inn
proved. This has been over six
years ago, and my cancer has new
er appeared since, nor has it trou-
bled me ia any way ] can cheer
fully rocoRmend Swifts Specific
(S 5. S > to anyone suffering with
cancer. Miss T. Z. GREEN,
Tallapoosa, Ga.
We viii mail our Treatise on
the blood to any who send us their
address. SwIFT's SPECIFIC Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Call at the o. X. Meat market
for your Meat
New lot Of stationery at Miller's
drug store.
Call at the o. X. Meat market
for a good Roast.
Walter A. Wood Self Binder
w w. Miller.
Gentlemen's furnishing goods Of
all kinds kept at Patton's.
Call at she O. X. Meat market
for a good steak.
w. c. Patton & Co. sell gentle
mems all silk over shirts for $3.50.
For Sale.
500 0Oin City soript.-L. W.
Burlington
Call and examine that choice
lot of ginghams at W c. Patton
& Cos.
Mrs. F. II. Cass calls your at
tention to a new line of Spring
Millinery, fresh from the eastern
markets. Call and examine.
W. C. Patton e Co. call the
attention of the public TO their
fine stock of boois-the best in
town and the cheapest.
The incest neck wear for gentle
men, the pretdest dress goods for
ladies and the best goods of an
kinds for the money, viii be found
at Patton & Co.'S.
For sale, a stock of groceries,
notions and fixtures. For particu-
lars call on or address Mrs. J. A.
Hall, of Ninita, I. T., or J. q.
Hall, Adair, l. T.
Ladies. call and examine my
extremely low prices on my entire
stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Unirimmed hats from - cents up
to $500. Trimmed hats from Is
cents to $500. Orders promptly
Wm. Chouteau.
Manager Green, of the San
fTaneiso hotel, is running a good
house and justly entitled to a good
share of the patronage This is
.he pioneer hotel of the territory
and has always been a popular
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

when afflicted with any Of the mis-
erahle skin diseases which make lie
burden, try HINTS Cure. II is guar
anteed lf 10 does you no good it will
cost you nothing For sale by W. G..
pnLl.m a On
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

II had known Of the CUrIcunA REMEDIES
twcnty-eight ycars ago Il would have saved me
500 90 (tWo hundred doliars) and an lmmonse
amount Of suffering. My dsoaae fpsoHaasl com
mcuced ON my head in spot not larger than cent
II spread rapidly an over my body aud got under
my nails. The scales would drop on Of me Az tho
tltpc and my suffering was endless and without
relof one thousand dollars would not tempt me
20 have this disease over again. am poor man,
but feel rich 70 be relieved Of what some Of the
doctors said was leprosy, some ringworn, pso-
Tiasis, etc. took and rafsapnrllaa over
one year and half, but no cure. won't 20 two or
three doctors, and no cure. 1 crunot praise the
CurICURA REMEDIES too much. They have made
my skin o. clear and free from scales as q baby'a.
All used Of them were three boxes Of CurfcunA,
and three bottles Of GUTicuHA kEs0IyENT, and
two cakes Of CUTIvuRA soar. II you had heon
here and said you would have cured me for s2o0NQ,
you would have had tine money. / looked IKE the
picture IN your book OF psoriasis picture number
two, How 10 Cure skin Disefses'l bot now atn
as clear as any person ever was. Through force of
habit ! rub my hauaa over my arms and lcga 90
scratch once VI a while, hut to no purpose. am
nil well. / scratched twenty eight years. and Il
got 10 be a kind of second nature to me. thank
you thousaud times.
DENNIS DOWNING. Waterbury, VI.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
l9c Yard.


Your choice Of tho 20-inch wide
pure silk Colored Faille Franchise.
the most popular plain Colored
silk for this summer. and worth
gsc yard; and the 22-inch wide ali
SIX Brocaded China Silks, worth
Csc ward for
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
NnnLlen,r Arnlra NnIre.

The best salye in the word for Cuts,
iiruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt liheum,
Fcvcr sores, letters, Chappei Hands,
Chilblaina C0rns, and all Skin Nrup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It ID guaranteed 20 give
perfect satisfaction, or money reitinded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by w.
g. Patton e Go.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

PAY The proceeds Of the strip
per capita is the wish Of the peo-
pie. But what shall be done with
the share belonging to minors +?
Invest it in United States bonds
till the minor becomes twenty
one, or pay il to his father, mother
or guardian2
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24
$50 Yard.

BIZ 1EH re rc-1 raurlce cf rooL
laIE asa-fs FHEG C8 CiEA~aE. ael
Eltr-1 se r5t r-la-s Cor Fernrirs rr -ooIs SIS
sA1IE DaF FE EECEIF- IITE1L
Hr lsrruf ou low prices. rort. hcnca
rsirts. aaI rrcmut atterticn to orders la
serure and keen raar tfafr
So
0iels l05o.ss s65TGsg.ea.
aa1sas errr. -rn.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

For sale, a stock of groceries,
notions and fixtures. For particu-
lars call on or address Mrs. J. A..
Hall, of Nirita, l. T., or J. a.
Hall. Alair. L n.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

esuerai Pass --rr tre-t
ST LcUls NO
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

The incest neck wear for gentle
men, the pTctdcst dress goods for
ladies and the best goods of an
kinds for the money, viii be found
al Patton g. Co.'S.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-04-24

W. C. Patton E Co. call the
attention of the public to their
fine stock Of boois-the best in
town and the cheapest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-07
MISSION SCHOOLS For INDIANS.

The Woman's Executive Committee OF Home MIS-
sions held meeting at LcnoX Hall. lifth ave- ana
Twclfth-st, yesterday morning 10 close the business
Of the year previous to the annual meeting ana To
make appointments Of missionaries. The report oi
the committee showed that the Home Mssion society,
which l. Represented in twcnty--iX Stit"s, Ia, now
over 1000 societies. These societies, which are com
posed exclusively Of women and children collected
lat year S337 al 40. \ large part Of this money
has been expended in establishing mission school in
Alaska and New Mexico among the various Indian
tribes and In the mountain districts Of the south.
In the 1ls mission schools founded by the society
747s pupils received instruction last year and 3Gl
missionary teachers were cmploycd The annual
meeting Of the society VIII be hcid AZ saratoga Oh
Nav 3, during the General Presbyterian assembly.
Previous TO the reading OF the report J",hua Given,
A Klowa Indian told of the dlihclltlc, W.ch the mis-
sioraYes cncount@riuG in their work among the
Known, in Indian Territory, ID" superstition oil Tho
Indians and the power Of the medicine men being the
most active agent, against Christianity The commit
made appointments Oh mI'aiOH"Tlcs Tor Alaska
and New Mexico.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-07
GAruEREp APorr TIE TOWN.

Mics Mary Crowley has begun suit against
Michael j. Coleman 10 recover 5000 a, damage for
breach Of promise Of marriage. She a-er, u'i th'y
became engaged in september. 1--", and ho wedding
dav was set for MAY 4. On April = the honns "cr"
uublished in the Church of the Visitation, ana "n
huriI IA Mr. Coleman refused TO marry her. II j.
said hl- mother opposed III" match.
There are some C.OOO parcels If property III IN"
list for the sale for of taAc on June H. some
nron,inenf citizens owe small auounts
A sni for absolute divorc" has been begun rs
Mr. yett,c Van Ness from SCHUYLER Van Sc. 70
whom she vas married I'm 1873 In i-- sh" secured
limited divorce on the ground 81 cruel treatment
Miss Florence Pratt is co respondent III Il" present
DE- John W. Mctcalf. Of so. % Ntoclton-'t secured
a warrant Yesterday for the arrest 81 Policeman
Charles Martin Of the Fourth Precinct for aut ~ the
third degree. Police Captain Nck"lvry has IN
vestiratod the matter and Martin that he merely
nusbcd Dr Hctcalf out Of his and did not strike
him as the latter declared. The Police Commissioner
viii not take the matter la hand, a. the alleged
assault occurred in Martins house.
The Board Of Education voted yesterday 10 pay
teachers for absence, caused by sickness not exceeding
fifteen days in wear.
The members Of the Association Of United Book
binders opened their fourth annual convention Ia
Granada Hall In Myrtlcavc, yesterday. Delegates
were present from many cities. Charles W. Nelson
presided. Brief speeches were made by "A number
Of delegates and then the convention closed It's doors
TO the public.