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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-05-07
THE TROUBLE AT LBNAPAH.
The Sheriff Appears but no Sale
Takes Place.


Last Friday was the day set for the
sale Of the Geo Lane place, on OPP
possum creek, near Lenapah, but for
several reasons il did not take place.
When Sheriff Adair appeared he was
met half a mile from the place
and informed that he could go no
nearer. lie went, however, but as no
buyer appeared and it was evident that
possession could not be given, the sale
was postponed to the llth inst, at the
court house. When the sheriff reach.
ed the place someone fired a gun and
instantly tho colored people emerged
from the woods in all directions, fully
armed. Sheriff Adair estim ttes them
at a hundred. Alter talking the matter
over, and no one being desirous of
purchasing, the sheriff withdrew. Vio-
lent threats have been made against
A. II. Norwood, deputy solicitor, and
J. NJ. little, deputy sheriff, the latter
being the recipient OF one or more
white cap notices. The agent at this
iuncture was communicated with aud
following is the spondence sub.
mitted:
US. IxDiAx sEuvIcr, USIox AGRScr.
MuskOgee, l. T., May End, 1881.
ED. ApAIR, ESQ, Sheriff Coowee-
scoowee district, Lenapah, Ind. Ter.
DEAR SIR: Herewith enclosed trans
init for your information copies OF let
ieIs received 10y me from the Honora-
BILE Commissioner OF Indian Affairs,
relative to the sale of improvements
and removal Of iniruders from your
nation.
The instructions of the Department
will be carried out by me, and you are
SO advised that you may govern your
self accordingly.
do not deem an add anything Ia
further explain the situation save that
! will at any time hear any complaint
you may desire To make against those
who may be classed by you MS intrud
ers, and alter proper investigation
will carry out the orders from the De
partmcr;.
x you viii llo yonc complaints,
will near tsem 10 your disifiet at some
t)int r0n vensgnt % ihc i,eszssd at an
-fe.sfy day. Very Resi-,
LE0. T.. Brs EErr.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-05-07

sTRAYED-One brown stud pony, u hands
high : yeah old, star In forehead, len hind
foot white Brand on len hip thus In
formation literally rewarded u
N-H ". "A. snKEuAN, Ninita, l. T.
STRAYED-Three two year old colts. two
stnds and one alIv. All bays, branded G on
left shoulder ally with star in forehead " A
liberal reward will be paid Cor their return or
any Information leading 10 their r sYNely.
- jOuN OsKIsON,
sG-SSs Ninita, 1T.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-05-07
RHEIIMATiC PAINS

na nvic skin and Scalp purified and beauiihed
0A0I y BY CUTIcURA Soar. Absolutely pure.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-05-07


Commissioner Mason's Court.
Bud Terry, assault and battery rec
ognized
Louis Crss, Introducing recognized.
David Martin, assault and battery
recognized
siIas Tucker, introducing; recog-
nized.
W. II. Tibbils vs. John @. scrimsher;
judgment for S250S.
J. II. Barlles VS. J.. II. Elan; iudg-
meat for S25.O5.
Jas. Harmon W NJ, X. & +. Ry.; dis
missed.
james Coatney and Miss Agnes
O'Donnell were married on lhe 9Th
inst.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-05-07

fs0zI.LANEous ADS
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-05-07


fItnafiHert os lae Interior. Ohiot N indianI
AIalit. Washington, April e1th, is1l Z
lao y 8ESarrr, ESQ United states
Indian Agent. Union Agency, Mus
kogee, /. +. DEAR SIR:-I have re-
ceiyed your report of April 18th, 1891,
transmitting request from the au-
thonties of the Cherokee nation for
the removal of certain intruders in the
Cooweescoowee district, that nation,
aud recommending that authority be
granted you to effect the removal de-
sired.
In reply have TO say that you have
ample power under section 2l47 OF the
Revised Statutes of the United States
to remove intruders from the Chero-
kee nation.
ell persons who may be in the
Cherokee nation without authority of
law, except those claimants to Ohero-
kee citizenship who entered the nation
and made improvements there prior to
August llth, 1886, are liable to removal
by you, without direction from tins
office.
To make the matter Of the extent OF
your authority in the premises clear, 1
have to advise you that you have the
power under the section of statutes
above referred TO, without asking for
further authority from this depart
ment, to remove all citizens of the
United States residing ia the Chero.
kee nation without permits issued tC
them in accordance with Cheroke,
law, all claimants to Cherokee citizen
ship who may have entered the nation
since August llth, 1885, not having
permits; and all claimants to Cherokee
citizenship, who may have entered tn,
nation prior to said August llth, 1856
but have no permits, and have mad
no improvements in the nation prio
to that date.
The enclosures OF your reproit ar'
3 herewith, returned.
) Very Resp,
III MORGAN,
! Commissioner
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-05-07

s4S
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26
THE rsLAHGED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

The decision of the supreme court as 70
the status of directors OF annexed school
districts, although rendered In the case OF
Tacoma. entirely covers that Of Seattle.
In this citys the directors Of the an
nexed district, guided by Judge Wood,
construed the Law as the supreme court
now does. It was pointed out at the time
that the contingency of such an annexa-
ton TO . city Of over 10000 as that which
recently took place ct Tacoma, and later
at Seattle by the inclusion of Fremont
and other suburbs, had not been contem-
plated by the school law. 1t was possible
only to assume the intention of the
statute, and reasonably construe it.
The facts are that when the outlying
territory was annexed, it became part of
the municipal school district under the
provision that there shall be only one such
district in a city. If two or more districts
become incorporated simultaneously it is
required that all the directors shall serve
out their terms, but there is no reference
TO the course to be pursued where territory
is annexed subsequent to Incorporation.
The supreme court expresses the opinion
that many complications would arise if
the board of education is ruled TO be COM
posed of all the different directors. The
force of this is seen in the case of
Seattle, where, had different ruling pre-
vailed the school board would have con-
sisted of fifteen directors for the annexed
territory and five for the city. 1t can be
seen that city's interests, involving sew
eral thousand children, could be swamped
by the votes of directors representing only
as many hundred.
The directors of the suburban school
boards are to be complimented upon the
perspicuity they displayed in cons. ling
the law. thereby saving the city the ex-
pense of lawsuit and the inconvenience
of want of harmony.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26

and under most trying circumstances, Is
conclusive against the capacity OF
the negro, the argument must be
six times ss strong against Caucasian
capacity OF the Latin variety, for
that number OF more protracted fall
urss under FAR more favorable circum-
stances.
The Haitian experiment. does, however,
afford pretty effectuaI answer to current
propositions for African colonization OF
the negroes Of the United States, or for
any scheme Of segregation and isolation
They, in common with the Latin-Ameri-
can races, viii be improved by contact and
association with the Anglo-Saxon and its
assimilated races, which alone have demon
strated an appreciation Of true republican
ism and high capacity for intelligent
self-goyernment. But Haiti teaches that
lesson no more impressively than has been
taught by each and all of the Latin-Ameri-
can republics.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26
DEPOPULATED IRELAND.

The census Of Ireland, just completed,
shows q population of 4,706,OO0. In 1871.
just fifty years ago, the population was s.
10000. Here is a falling of in fifty years
of 8, i69, 900, or about 1911 per cent This
in respect TO q people whose natural in
crease is equal to any other people in the
world, a people than whom none are more
devoutly attached to their native land.
And il relates TO a country of wondrous
fertility and varied resources. A country
whose people, il allowed TO appropriate a
fair and decent share of the fruits of their
labor, would realize an abundant suppo-t
which would leave them no reason or ex-
cuse for voluntary exile from 1.-The land of
their hearts fondest devotion"
But the present population Of Ireland
scarce equals the number who within a
generation have been driven to seek free
dom and asylum in this country. These
figures and facts should bring the blush
of shame 10 the cheek of every English
man who loves justice and is jealous of his
country's honor and fame. But with some
Englishmen these revelations are having
the effect of intensifying demand for re-
duction of Ireland's representation in the
imperial parliament
In other words, those who remain are
to be further punished for the en-.
forced departure of those TO whom
their native land has been made uninhao-
liable by the unequal and cruel policy of
the government. Their proposition is to
cut down 10 seventy-hve Ireland's present
representation of los, of which new an
portionment nearly one-third will fall 10
Protestant Ulster, which has been fos-
tered by the same government that has
oppressed and depopula.ed the other
provinces.
They have been starved into emigrs-
ton, and now their brethren are to be
punished because they accepted emiera-
ton as the only alternative against starva-
ton. While under ordinary circum.
stances representation on the basis of pop
ulasion is the true and proper rule, under
the peculiar circumstances Of this case il
is perversion OF Justice 10 invoke it.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26

The Soldidrs' Home, which opened its
doors at orting yesterday, is practical evil
dence that Washington is not unmindfnl
of the sacrifices made by the soldiers OF
the Union. nor ungrateful for her share OF
the benefits of their loyalty and courage.
This state as a political organization was
not in existence at the time of the great
war. At that time there was scarcely more
than settlement here, but it has in late
years shared fully in the benefits of the pre-
served Union. and it has among its citi-
zenship very large ex-soIdier element. 1t
shows the sentiment of its people by pre-
pairing, on the shores of the Pacific, thous-
ands of miles removed from the scenes of
the war. a refuge where the veteran may
find what hardship may have denied-a
home for his declining or helpless years.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26
THE POLL TAX.

A correspondent writes to the Posr-IS-
TELLreKScER complaining that he has
been compelled IT, pay poll tax of 81, al
though he is aeither a taxpayer nor
voter. He limits, however, that he is
resident aud is doing business here He
asks whether or not the collection of the
tax is legal or just.
The city of Seattle does not compel the
aggrieved merchant to do business or to
reside within its limits. 1t asks, however,
that If he take advantage of its excellent
thoroughfares, constructed at an expense
of 100000 and more, of its system of
electric lighting, its police patrol, its
fire department, its sewage system
and its water supply, he contribute
to their maintenance. If he should re-
main until the next tax collection he will
be asked to pay more than he has to pay
this year, but he can have the benefit of
all these until next March by the payment
of 81
The poll tax is not levy upon property,
but per capita assessed upon all males
between the ages of II and 80 years. 1t
does not seem a very exorbltant or unreas-
enable return for all the benefits enjoyed.
The complainant asks if the city would
impose the tax upon any man caught in
the city. whether he intended to stay a
few hours or few months. and assumes
that the mere fact of being in the city
without regard to duration of residence, is
seized upon as pretext for i'm posing the
tax. The question may be answered by
another. Does the complainant know Of
any case where the law, not unreasonable
in itself, has been ridiculously enforced2
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26
sEArrLE, FRIDAY. JUNE ss.
THE MINING TROUBLES.

Hardly . week has gone by during the
mast three months without some sensa-
tionaI event In connection with the coal
mining industry in this county. The
papers have been filled with reports OF the
chickering's between employers and en-
pIoyed, of strikes, lockouts, importa-
tions Of negroes. with plentiful and con-
tinuous accompaniment of brawls, free
fights and shootings. At least one violent
death has been consequence Of this tur-
moil, and that the sheriff of the county
escaped on one occasion was due to want
Of Workmanship rather than lack of
deadly purpose.
At three Of the larger coal mining camps
there 10 practically q state of warfare with
opposing forces armed to the teeth and
ready at moments notice to proceed TO
actual battle. All this, of course.
Is criminal to the last degree.
1t is in positive disregard OF law. 1t
IL coming to DO in.olerable. It is dis
credit TO our country and state. q stain
upon our civilization.
After many months OF controversy over
the rights and wrongs of the situation,
the parties in interest are further from
agreement than ct the beginning. There
has, indeed, come 10 be such deep and
settled hatred on each side that there is
practically no chance of peaceful and
cordial accommodation. If left to them
selves it will simply be prolonged fight,
which the strongest viii win, but not till
deccncy and humanity, not to mention
justice and law, shall have been again and
again outraged.
VIII not the parties to this controversy
pause and consider where their stub
bornness Is leading them7 To the mine
owners, continued agitation means con-
tinuance of heavy costs, with deterioration
of their properties, with loss of estab-
lished position in the markets, with loss
of profits on the railroads connected with
their mines, and with decentralization
among . botsy~of worthy men who have
long Served them. To the miners it means
loss of wages, with all the evils attendant
upon poverty. To both parties it means
moral degradation, not to mention the
physical risks of q situation constantly
growing more desperate and dangerous.
Since the parties cannot agree among
themselves, since both must suffer from q
protracted struggle, win they not in the
spirit Of common sense determine upon
some method Of arbitration? 1t would be
an easy matter TO secure the services of a
commission Of fair-minded and capable
men, before whom both sides could ex-
plain their grievances. with an agreement
10 abide by the judgment as determined
from these statements. This would be
fair and just, and it would put a stop to
the warfare which now hopelessly sepa-
rates the employers and the employed,
which has for the time destroyed the
profits of the mine owners and the occu-
patton of the mine workers, which is dam
aging to the general prosperity. and which,
unless something shall prevent, will end
in the ruin of our great mining interest.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26
THE STATE PRESS.

spokane Rerier: .The Rerser should Ike to
see the saloons closed upon sunday, and at II
O'Clock midnight every day in the week IL
should ike TO zee places Of public convenience
kept open on Sunday in quiet and orderly
manner. Il believes . mistake would be made
by annoying and harrassing bona fds restan-
rants whose guests might desire glass Of wine
or beer At their meals on that day. II regrets
that the Sunday observance law wsa 50 framed
In spirit of misguided real as to afford the
liquor dealers an opportunity OF reprisal upon
the public convenience: but the Law IL upon the
statute hook, and II, In its enforcement against
giaring evil, the saloon men should open fight
upon the public convenience. we are for placing
the responsibility where il belongs--upon their
shoulders, and not upon the shoulders OF large
number OF the best citizens of Spokane, who In
good faith and laudable purpose are endeavoring
to hold some sort OF g rein over an evil that
directly or indirectly Affects every home in the
city"
Olympsaa: sMr Blaine can't ignore the Blaine
whoop much longer. He knows that the Ohio
convention was fssler and If he continues TO
keep bis silence the inference win DO legitimate
that he Is like Barkis. He can't say that be
must wait until some state has declared for
him. When all the country Is saying through
the press that he can have IL If he wants It. that
IL enough in bis case. If he doesn't want IL and
will not stand in Harrison's way he must say so.
II he doesn't say no." he wants it. That's the
common sense view OF Mr. Blaine's status"
Olympia Tribune: "The International Typo
graphical Union took . step backward at its last
meeting-a cowardly step-which may lead to .
great deal OF trouble in that hitherto excellent
organization. It ruled women out a. printers
in the future, allowing those to remain in the
subordinate unions that are there ct present.
Nothing but ignorant prejudice would keep
woman from learning trade or profession in
which she could probably engage. The action
OF the International Union il q confession of
eovardice and weakness"
The Spokane Chronicle thinks the Prince OF
Wales ais likely to regain his popularity by ap-
pearing as q correspondent in Q divorce suit,
where he usually 'testihes Like gentleman"
The South Bend Journal unkindly speaks OF
the Tacoma Ledger as q "living illustration Of
degraded journalism"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26

Among the contributors to next Sun
days PosT-ISTELLIGEscER are: Thomas
Hardy, the great novelist, who contributes
short story; Lillian Russell, Ellen Terry.
Margaret Mather, Marie Tempest, Lilly
Post and Mittens Willett, who relate
amusing experiences on the stage; Frank
G. Carpenter, who describes silver mining
in Mexico; Edmund Gosse, who writes
Gossip of q Library; Mrs. John Sher-
wood, who gives advice on 1.-THE Dinner
Table,; and Rene Bache, who tells about
marvels in plants.
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shabby thing in throwing them over with
out examination. Fer nearly three months
the committee labored to draw up
scheme that would relieve the city OF
charges that are admitted 70 be excessive
and beyond its ability TO carry. The work
was done with infinite pains and
in good faith and it deserved at
least careful and respectful study. 1t is
not 10 be believed that any one Of the al
dermen who voted to throw the report over
could give a rational excuse for doing
so, and it is very much 10 be
doubted If any would dare to state bis
actual motives. The suggestion of per-
sonal motives on the part of several of the
members is not wholly unreasonable, when
il is recalled that among the excess
baggage" of the city government. which
the report proposed to throw out of place,
there are certain relatives and dependent
friends of these same gentlemen.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26
NEGROES AND sELr-eovERNmEsr

The atrocities Of Hippolyte, the mailman
who Is masquerading as President of
Haiti. and the generally anarchistic con-
dition which has prevailed in that I'M
happy country for some time, are being
seized upon in certain quarters as proof
that the negro is incapable of self-govern-
ment. and TO fortify the contention that
unless trained under the benign influence
of slavery he will relapse into his native
barbarism.
But il must be remembered that the so
called Haitian republic was erected on the
ruins of an ill-governed French provincial
system; that its constitution and form of
government. its code of laws and system
Of Jurisprudence were framed after French
models. and that. like all other OF the
repnblics OF the west, except the United
States, it is Latin-American in all of the
traditions, impulses and habits of its peo-
pie.
Therefore, in considering the case of
Hippolyte, and of the distracted, unruly
people upon whom he is practicing his
diabolisms, an argument can only he de-
OAtNN "S~SN ANEAo pro-
portion rs II can be shown that the Hal
tian attempt and situation is exceptional,
and confined to negro effort to establish
q republic and rational self-government.
But that question is at once settled by
consideration of contemporaneous eondi-
tons in other aud neighboring republics
where the negro element comprises but an
Insignificant percentage OF the population.
In at least . half dozen of these the
enormities practiced by Hippolyse are
equalled or eclipsed. and on much larger
scale. For the few hundreds of thousands
who are submitting to his expressions.
there are millions submitting TO theirs.
And il is worthy Of remembrance that he
In clearly iunatic, is formidably resisted,
and likely to be overthrown any day, while
the despotic rulers of these other greater.
more populous and Weather republics
are presumably sane and are more likely
than he to maintain their position by aid
Of popular support.
These are in the main Caucasian rulers
of Caucasians. There is but one alleged
negro republic to half-dozen or more Of
these, all equally misgoverned and with
people apparently equally incapable of
intelligent self-government II the one
negro failure, with limited opportunities
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A so-Year-old Fisherman. Advice.

Captain Rosz is in from Burrows island, look
ing hale sz.u hearty, though he is crawling to-
--G-5 .ne s0year limit In q conversation with
him this morning we learned that the iish to be
caught in these waters, which viii tickle the
palate, are salmon, halibut, sturgeon, herring,
Goldfish, founders, perch, rock, tom ling and red
cod, Puget sound mackerel and smelt He be-
heves that herring If the best bait to tackle for
any kind OF fish, smelt next and then sea worms.
A No. hook Is the right size for all kinds of
small fish, using two hooks and a sinker This
year halibut Is very hard to cateh a. most OF the
grounds have been lshed out, and in several
days cruising he has failed to catch one. Rock
cod is about the incest fish to eat at this season,
and next to q salmon trout il the gamiest
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-26

A correspondent Of the Chicago News
says that the grandmother of Gordon
Cummings had strong gambling propensi-
ties, playing whist frequently for exceed
ingly high stakes. She was credited, ac-
cording to this authority, with having
amassed not less than $4,000 from card
playing during her lifetime. This is case
for Ibsen, and will finely At into his mania
.bout heredity. But it will not greatly
strengthen Cummings case in public esti-
nation
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public Is hereby warned not to pay
any money to parties representing TO be
agents Of the Seattle Pos7-IsTEILIsEscER,
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents of the Posr-
IrrxILIsKscER, viz: ]. A. Mcclellan, L.
g. Brsnson, 7. A Davies and J. II. Willett
This does not apply to resident agents OF
this paper, who are located in various
cities and towns of the Northwest, nor to
postmasters, who are in all cases author
lied to take subscriptions for the Daily.
Sunday and Weekly PosT-ISTELLIeEscEs.
sEATTLE, FRIDAY, JUNE 26.