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SUFFOLK TRUST CO., Transfer Agent
EXCHANGE BUILDING, BOSTON, MASS

THE PROPERTY OF COMPANY CONSISTS OF
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HON. JAMES HYATT Treas GaAa Investment Development Co.
ua.sTrs of the United
ROOM 944 DRExEL BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA.
Southern Offices Tauapooa County, Co., Neo York. Of
fees and Offices Pa Washing
tom and TO- Philadelphia Offices, Room 942
Building Chicago Office Room 720 Insurance Exchange
Building.
Toapoosa, Stock prospectus
Building
mailed free on applcation any offices Company
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Umpires and Players,

On Thursday there occurred an incident
question of the methods of umpires in en-
forcing discipline, or might say submis-
sion, 70 their decisions. The incident
refer to was that relating to Manager Ham
1On ssd UApi-s Pswsra The latte, made
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26

Checks for the April divi-
dend, which includes only earn.
ings of the Manufacturing Es-
tablishments owned by the Com
pany, and receipts from the sale
Of City Lots, were mailed from
April l to April Is.
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top. here the Governor, Supreme Court, and
State officers do their business. They live in
the town. The Cherokee Congress is on the
first floor. It is about one-third white, ono
third mixed, and one-third pure Indian. Each
house has presiding officer, but the proceed
inps are Of a sort Of happy-go-lucky kind, and
ali the members smoke and chew during the
session. This is not much different, however,
from our Congress az Washington, but the
Indians keep better order when anyone is
speaking than our members do. and they act
much better during prayer. Each House has
a Chaplain. aud the prayers are translated into
Cherokee and English in order that the mem
beers may know just what tho Almighty rs being
asked 20 do. There are some very fair speakers
among the members, aud there is no place in
the United States where politics is moro OK
citing than hero. There are four candidates
for Governor for tho next election, aud in
addition to the regular parties are two indie
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The richest people Of the world live Just west
Of the Chor0koes. They are the Osaees.
There arc only about 500 Of them left but
they have 100000 In tic Treasury at Wash.
inPton, which bears Eve per cent. interest
they get a part Of this $4,000 year. ia cash.
They have also !, 400 900 acres Of land OF nearly
thousand acres apiece. Every man, woman
aud child among the Osagcs. figuring the land
ST SO an acre. is worth AZ least $4,000. Each
family Of Eve is worth over SO 600, aud Il pays
% have twins among the Osagos. Every pair
increases the family pile by 10000, aud the
man who has tie most children gets the most
money. These OsaRes have good schools, but
arc lazy k-lOr-nOthin., and drunken. They
hire white men 20 DO their work, and spend
their money as soon as they get il. For a lime
the Government used 90 hold back part Of
their interest every year, aud 90 not kLow bot
that VIC do i still We give them annually
only $3.50 600 instead " the more than $4,000
which Is due them, hrt Il IL like throwing 80
much money into the fire, and the Indians
grow lazcr and more shiftioss every year. The
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fact that they have the money keeps them from

fact that they have the money keeps them from
working; although they have miles Of the
finest Of pastures. they do not care TO have the
bother Of keeping cattle. but buy beef from the
white traders. They do not even hunt or fish,
but speAd their lives lying under their tents
and shantics eating and drinking, and not
taking enough exercise 10 digest the food with
which they gorge themselves. They have
bronchitis and scrofulous diseases, and are
slowly but surely dying out Ia 1869 there
were nearly three times as many OF them as
now, and in ISIS the population was $500. AS
il gets less, the income of its members pro-
portionately increases and the day may come
when each Usage will be worth his millions.
What will become of the money when they get
down 10 a score or a dozen remains 20 be seen.
Whether Uncle Sam wonld stick TO his contract
and continue 10 pay $4,000 a year when the
tribe is reduced TO five or 10 is a question. and
whether the last Usage will have this princely
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The worst element Of the Indian Territory at
present is the white population. Ii is made up
in large part Of men who have been driven out
OF their own countries or States for some
reason or other, aud these prey upon the ln-
dams ut every opportunity. They try to get
their money away from them. and at every
payment of Government moneys there is
crowd Of whites around watching their
opportunity FOR This purpOsc There are cow
boys at all Of the railroad towns, who de-
light in disorder, aud who get drunk when
ever they can get liquor; and the train robbers
and dcpCmd0es ol tho West run for the
Indian Territory as their place OF hiding Many
OF the men who have married Indian squaws
are decent fellows, and the women of some of
thc tribes make wives Of whom they have no
reason TO De ashamed. The most OF them. how
ever, arc below the level OF the whites. aud a
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which range from 1000 10 10000 acres. One
man has 10000 acres and 5000 cattle and there
arc anumber Of half-breeds aud whites who hayo
married Chickasaw women and are coming
money on this land, which they do not have %
pay for. They live well on their FARMS too, aud
when you talk Of poor Indians YOU must not IN
cludein your sympathy the five civilized tribes.
Every one Of them each year gets a LOT Of money
from the Government. The Chcrokcus get
about $50 family, The Greeks get more than
$50 per family, and the Seminolcs receive more
than 100000 year. When these tribes sold
their lands TO tho Government, many Of them
received great lot Of money, upon which tie
United States agreed 10 pay interest; this in
terest is given out regularly by the agents Of
Uncle sam.
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Greek Indians arc about as rich as any people Ia
the world. There is no finer land in the United
States than that which lies around here and
every one OF these Creek Indians has the right TO
take what he pcases out OF il and cultivate it.
There are $1,000 Greeks aud there is enough
10 give each family several big farms and leave
D lot over The Creeks dress just AS we do.
Many Of them have big farms. They live IN
good houses and are a foreign people In the
United States. The five civilized tribes have
shown what the Indians can do when they are
lett 90 govern themselves. Nou find good
order here in Musk0gco. N0u find the people
very decent aud not few of these Indians can
talk as iutelligently as any people in the coun-
try They have their own Senate and their
own House aud elect their own Governor or
Chief They give him one or two terms Of
Office, and when they are through with him
they elect another man. These Indians have
their campaigns, theirstump speakers, and their
wire pullcrs. One of the chief issues Just now
81 as 10 tho Texas cattlemCn Some Of the
finest grazing lands IN the world are here, and
these cattlemen like to ship their stock in here
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10 fatten them up for the market. They have
no right % do this without they get permit
Of the Creek Indians, and the Government pro-
tects the Indians from all such depredatons.
The Texas men are able 10 evade the law, how
ever, by getting numbered hal-brced Indians
TO take their cattle for them, and the half
breeds will do this at the rate Of about $l50
for n cow or steer. Many Of these Indians are
good farmers some Of them have farms Of their
own, and some Of the farms range from 10 acres
up 10 thousands Of acres. A man has right 10
D quarter of q mile outside OF his fences, aud
there is a man near here who has 5000 head OF
stock. These Creek Indians owned q great
many negro slaves at the time the war broke
out. Alter AppomattoX they gave the slaves
the same rights as they bad and have now
largely intermarried with them. ] see many
half Indian and half negro babies about Mus
kogee, and negro features in many OF the men
Gnd women,
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I met Chief Mays and ex-Chief Bushyhcad
at Tahlcquah. They arc both biz men physic-
ally. and neither OF them looks very much like
an Indian. They are both tail, br0ad-ah0ul.
dered, and Gne-l0oking Nays must weigh 20
pounds aud Bushyhcad weighs at least 800
Mays is over 60 years old, and has had a rather
remarkable career. lie has no, great amount
Of Indian blood ia him, hut think be is about
one-fourth Iudan lie told me he was born
i'm Tennessee IN ls2G, IN a little town near
Chattanooga. The ChCrokees then lived in
that part Of tho country, aud had many Gus
toms and traditions which have since departed
from them. lie came 10 the Indian Territory
IN ls3s. Las lived 20 years in California, whore
he went as one Of the forty miners, aHd he
came back here about 20 years ago 10 reside
among his people. lie has been Chief for
eight years and stands, i am told, a fair chance
OF being elected again.
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AGENTS WANTED
A GOrrade in Every Township
and Post
TOSELL THE CANN0NEER

GThe Cannoneer" is undoubtedly the best
selling YEARBOOK now before the people. 1t
is unique in its way, being the well-tOld
actual experiences of q private soldier in
much Of the very hardest fighting in the
war.
Every veteran, especially Of the Army of
the Potomac, wants q copy of the book, and
also every man and woman whose father
served in that army. 1t will 20 like hot
cakes among them
We want a good live comrade in every
Post and every Township in the country to
take hold of the book and push it Good
wages can be made every day by its sale.
Send for q Township, and specify two or
three others that you want ii you cannot
get your first choice. Ask for terms to
agenta" Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, ID. @
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j also have been spending some time among
the ChcrOEecs during the last few days. There
are about $4,000 Of these they live northeast
OF here aud have tens OF thousands Of acres Of
the finest farming land. ] took ride yester-
day OF 40 miles across the country, and il looked
10 me as though the Lord had been acting the
part Of landscape gardener and had fixed this
land up Tor a big farming population. There
arc thousands Of acres Of groves, aud the plains
are well enough wooded 10 furnish shade trees
Son cattle. About bali the land has been cleared
ln some way by nature, and the woods are as
clean as those OF Central Park The road that
We took was fairly good. It was not macadam-
lied or paved, but was dry and free from ruts,
although ID went Up Llll and down bill. We
passed farms at intervals, aud the houses on
these were OF an kinds. Sometimes there would
he nothing but log cabin in the midst Of q
cOruheld; then you would find a dwelling that
would be considered comfortable by we'll to-
do American farmer, and the great fields Of
black or brown SOIL seemed 10 fairly grOau with
wheat, corn, aud cotton. Some Of the fields
were very large, and ] saw one or two which
contained, IL seemed 10 me- 100 acres: and
rode through a number OF lO00-acrs farms.
The bulk OF the land was however unculti-
waited aud uuOCcupicd Rich meadows Of the
sweetest Of grass turned up their grccnswards
10 the sun without cattle grazing upon them,
and well cleaned fields Of green appeared 10 me
e. almost c!amor for the plow Of the farmer
The United States has no better country than
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The Indian Territory would make two good
sized States. The most of its lands are good,
and il has a bigger area Than IeEnsy lgania.
IL contains ~ 100000 acres and thereare more
than 100000 acres that are practically unoc-
cupied. il all the Indians in the United States
were put upon it there would be more than 200
acres to every man, woman and child among
them. and many Of the lands are Of such nature
that theycOuld be farmed withOutmueh trouble.
A big population would Oh up this country
in week il il were thrown open 20 settlement
YoH can have no idea how beautiful some Of
its farm lands are. The Chickasaw Nation Is a
well-watered garden, and IL has some Of the
biggest farms in the country. There is one
Indian Hahob there who raises 2J009 bushels
Of corn every year, and who annually fattens
200 head Of cattle and 300 hogs heard OF a
number Of farms in the Chickasaw country
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Sam small IN Trnnhla-

Gam Small. the evangelist, and the Massachu-
sets PrOhibitioni5t5 imported orator for the
campaign, has been arrested, but is now out on
bail furnished by tho ProhibitiOnist5 Rev. III.
V. Monroe, of St. Mary'5 Episcopal Church. Of
Newton Lower Falls. caused the arrest on q
suit to recover $1,000 invested at Small's in
stigatiOn in lots in Ogden, Utah-lOts which
Sam alleged were fFst-Glass investments. He
thinks there is something wrong about the
transaction. small says he is not guilty of
anything that viii not bear Investigation.
Agent. wanted. Comrades preferred. See page 4.
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Stokes trouble. and who inspired Edward
Stokes TO kill Col. Jim Fisk. jr., in the Grand
Central Hotel in New York. She Is probably
abOut 90, but even now is not without q sign
Of those charms that ensnared Fisk.-HOn.
Antonio Batres, the newly appointed Minister
from Guatemala, has arrived in Washington.
and taken charge Of the legation. Dir. Batres
was Minister 10 this country during the admin
istration of President Hayes.
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This, however, was merely an incident Of my
stay at this hotel. The whole night there was
carouse going on in the bar-room below me.
The cowboys had brought IN whisky from
Arkansas, and the landlord aud cowboys were
having spree. Ia the morning went down
10 my breakfast, aud after meal Of poor coffee.
bad butter soggy bread and stale eggs, / pre-
pared 10 80 10 the train, aud went out 10 pay
my bill. i found the landlord in the hall.
asked the amount, aud was told that IL was 75
cents apiece, or Sl50 for the two. About three
minutes after this we started for the train, the
hotel keeper and his negro boy helping to carry
our 10 pieces Of hand-baggage When we had
gotten % the depot noticed that the landlord
was drunk, and j perceived that he was very
drunk when he asked me 10 pay my bill sec
ond time. told him that had paid II. and
he then Rpologized. aud said that he had been
on spree the night before and his memory
WAS short. IL grew shorter as tho time for the
train approached, and when there were only
three minutes left he became bOisterous and
wanted TO fight He found that / was not
armed, and his hand went 10 his hip-pocket for
has revolver. j called upon the Deputy-Mar-
shall, who was present but he would have moth
ing 10 do with IL, and | saw that was bound
70 miss that train, and 10 be laid over another
day among set Of drunken rufiians If / did
not pay my bill a second time | had n lady
with me. and even with a revolver / could
never have held the drop on this drunkard and
gotten my 10 pieces Of baggage on the train.
The result was that / paid him, but il was
under protest, and i have been feeling mad
ever since that was forced TO dos
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white man has 20 be rather degraded before he
will marry Creek or a Seminole Indian. /
Travelled on y train filled with drunken cow
boys the other day. aud ! am by no means
anxious 10 have a second experience. Reyolv-
ers came out a dozen times during the trip,
and il was only through the efforts Of sew
eral Of the influential men Of the Territory
that there was not an indiscriminate firing
through the car.
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WRITE this letter at
Muskogoc. IL is one of
the best towns in In
dian Territory and in
the Creek Nation. IL
contains about 1000
people, and has big
stores and comfortable
homes. Many Of its
storekecpcrs are half
breeds, but IL lives OF
fha Tudian trade Those
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Mrs. Sadie Coon, Of Altoona; Inspector, Mrs
Henry Wheeler, Of Allogany; Chaplain, Mrs.
Cynthia Chapman, Bradford ; Secretary, Julia
III. Johnson, OF Altoona; Installing Officer, Mrs.
S. J. Huston, Newark, o., and Counselor. Mrs.
hcllYain, Bridgewater, Pa.
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Agents wantod. comrades rreferred. See pnpo 4
New York Er.Prlsoners Of War Association.

The New York City Association of Elk.
Prisoners Of War held a meeting on Thursday.
Oct. 8, at which progress was reported ia the
matter OF the erection ia Washington of a me.
mortal monument 10 the memory Of Union
soldiers who died in rebel prisons. which Is
under the control Of the National Association
Of EK-Prsoners Of War. It is thought that
funds sufficient TO commence work on the
monument will shortly be in hand.
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Taking butter from milk
was known in the earliest
times. 1t was left for our
time to make a milk of cod
liver oil.
Milk, the emulsion of but
ter, is an easier food than
butter. SCOTS Emulsion of
cod-liver oil is an easier food
than cod-liver oil. 1t is rest
for digestion. 1t stimulates,
helps, restores, digestion;
and, at the same time, sup
plies the body a kind of
nourishment it can get in no
other way.
scoTr q BowlIE. Chemists. r5s South 9Th Avenus,
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion of cod liver
od-ali druggists everywhere DO. 81.
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pendent parties. One Of the candidates is
Chief Mays at present Chief Of the Nation.
Another is ex-Chicf Bushyhcad, and a third
a man named Benge. BonPe has been Circuit
Judge, and is a sort Of Liberal. A lively cam
p.ign will be made by the friends of these cam
didates, aud all the Cher0lees who are over
Is Will have the right 20 vote. The vote is 10y
word Of mouth at the polls, and there is no
snch thing here as a registration Of voters.
Tho Governor, when elected, will hold the
Office for two years
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THE FIVE TRIBES.
The Queer Laws and Customs Of the
Most Civilized Indians Of the
World.

The big Farms of the ChiciJRsRws and
Creel1s-IEow the whites are After Them.
A Talk with the Cherokee Chief-lndians
Who Are Worth SIS, 600 Each-The
QKapas. Whose Babies Each Bring = D.
600 Into the Famly-Tho Cherokee strip.
A Cowboy Hotel.
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] had an experience at a Territory hotel
which Anglers me every time think Of H. Ii
was at Wagner, where we stopped over a ight on
our way 10 the north. The hotel was The
Valley House" a c0ttage-like frame structure,
within a short walk Of the DEPOT The
landlord was at the train, slouchy, black
whiskercd, tobacco chewing Ergiuian named
Harris. with eyes like coal and with q hat
slouehed down over his sallow features lie
took two OF my valises called his negro boy 20
carry the rest Of the baggage, and we walked
over TO the house IL was late. and we at once
retired The rooms were about six feet wide
and about eight feet long. They had no hooks.
and the only furniture consisted Of a solitary
bed ia each room. j registered when ] went
in and as did 50 j saw one OF the cowboys
who had been boistcr0us on the train come %
10 the desk, and heard him say in sheepish
tones that lac had lady friend with him, aud
lac wanted 10 know whether he could have a
room. His emphasis on the word lady-friend
left no question as 10 the character Of his asso.
ciate, but the landlord said he had plenty of
ROOM and the man was satisfied. Ii must have
been about o'clock the next morning that |
was awakened by rap on the door next 10
mine The walls OF this hotel were like paper,
and a moment later heard a graf male voice
say;
"Malvinie, let me in"
" ! won't" came in feminine accents through
the thin partition.
Please, Malvinie. ] jest wanter speak to
you, that's all"
" won't do H." responded Malvinie; :" ] am
in bed and i want you to 20 right away"
This conversation continued for about five
minutes, aud finally Malyinie said she would
come to the GoOr and talk 10 him. but that ii
be came in she would alarm the house. She
did como 10 the door, aud the remainder Of the
conversation was ia whispers and as 10 its re.
! suit j do not know.
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Secretary Blaine is expected to return 70
Washington tomorrow. His health is much
better, and doubtless he will remain in the city
to take up again actively the business of his
Office.
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Tahleguah iE perhaps The most civilized Cant
o. ~ al tie civilized tribes There II not an
Indian in the town who cannot read aud write,
and the girls az wear waterfalls aud corsefs
They dress in the same clothes that our girls
do, and they make love, or rather are made
love TO- ia the same way. These people have
the same religious sects that we have At
Iahlequah there arc q half dozen different
churches, and here at Musk0gC6 are Bapiists,
hethOdisls and Prcsbyterlaus The Chorokees
have a number Of books published IN their own
language and their laws are published Ia
Cherokee and EHRlish. The country las a
Constitution modelled after that Of the United
States, and printed In Cherokee. There Is !
newspaper in this Nation printed IN Cherokee
but there arc three other papers printed in
English, and English is taught In tie schools
The Cherokee Legislature contains some men
who do not understand English, and the pro
ceedlngs OF the Senate and House have 10 b,
translated into Cherokee. There is profes
eionm interpreter connected with the Legisla
ture who keeps translating Cherokee int,
English and English iuto Cherokee during IN,
sessions, and lac 10 the busiest man In the room
The Cherokee Government r. much Ike tina
OF the Greeks The capitol is a big two.stor,
- 81 m
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BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.
IoorYRIGHT, Isoil

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