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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

later than the 3lst day Of Dec,
1890.
SEc A. 30 il further enacted,
that the treasurer shall, before
making payment in each district,
notify the sheriff Of the district
wherein the payment is to be
made, and il shall he the duty Of
the sheriff TO appoint a guard Of
such number of responsible per-
sons as he may designate, not cx-
ceeding five, TO meet the treasurer
and act as an escort and guard
under his discretion, until dis
charged by him, and such persons
shall be allowed the same COM
pensation as other guards now
provided for by law.
SEC. 5. Be il further enacted,
that the treasurer is hereby au-
thorized and directed to prepare
from the census rolls already pro-
vided and now in the executive
office, a list or roll Of each sepa-
rate district, to include citizens by
virture Of their Cherokee blood
only from which the payment here
by authorized shall be made, and
he is hereby directed to employ
ten single women fifteen days at
two dollars and fifty cents each
per day, to be paid out Of the
money herein appropriated, and
the principal chief is hereby di-
rected to issue his warrants for
the same.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01
THE F1aHT ON TURNER.

The status of the adopted citi-
zens, by an act Of congress, has
been referred to the court Of claims
and they should secure the most
able attorneys if they expect to
participate in the proceeds from
the sale of the strip lands. ].
Milton Turner has already won
half the fight for the freedmen but
Notwithstanding what he has done
for them there is already a con-
spiracy on foot to beat him out of
his attorneyship and give it TO
other parties. This looks like
very bad policy indeed for there is
not man in the country who has
given the cause of the freedmen
the attention which Turner has
and there is hardly possibility Of
their getting a law. er to take this
case who possesses the ability
which Turner does. Further than
that, the very fact of his being a
colored man gives him an especial
advantage when appearing in be-
halt of his own race which his
white competitor could not hope
for
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Statistics say there are $500
travelling salesmen and fourteen
million laborers IN the United
States. Tho daily salaries and
expenses Of the statesmen are about
sll.0O. The average wages Of
labor is about s1.50 per day. How
much per head does every laborer
have TO pay yearly to support the
salcsmen and how many laborers
would it keep constantly at work
for one year to support them in
their business Recognizing the
fact that all wealth Il produced by
labor, will some Of the young
members Of the Industrial Union
figure this out and let us know?
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01
There is Only One .

There is only one Swifl's Spe-
ciiic (S. S. S., and there is moth
inv like it. Do not be deceived by
the numerous limitations, substi.
tuted frauds, etc, which are be.
ing pushed on the public by per-
sons whose desire is TO make
money on the credulous. S. S. S,
is a distinct medicine; is different
from any other remedy. 1t must
not be classed with the old, worn
out potash, mercury, sarsaparilla,
thousand-doses- fora shilling arti.
cles, which are advertised, as ii is
not at all like them. s. s. 5.
cures by eliminating the poison
from the blood by its action on the
skin, and never tails to give re.
lief and builds up the health Of the
patient. Our treaties on Blood
and Skin Diseases will give much
valuable information, and will be
mailed free to applicants.
SwIFT's SPECIFIC Co.
Atlanta, Ga.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

THE PER CAPITA PAYMENT.
The Bill which was Vetoed and
Passed by Two Thirds Vote.

AN Act providing for the distri-
button per capita among the cit
zens of the Cherokee Nation of
the moneys arising from the
grazing privileges of the country
west of the Arkansas River.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Ma
tionai council, that the Treasurer
be and he is hereby directed to pay
cut per capita to the citizens of the
Cherokee Nation by virture Of
their Cherokee blood, three hun
dred thousand dollars or all that
may come into the Treasur prior
to the first day of Jan, 1891, on
account of grazing privileges west
of 90 degrees of west longitude.
Sgc. 2. Be it further enacted,
that the payment herein provided
for shall be made at the court
house in each of the nine districts,
to begin on the 2nd Monday in
Feb, 1891, OF as soon thereafter as
practicable, 10 heads Of families,
to guardians for wards in their
charge, TO any person who shall
have reached their majority and
shall pay to each individual in per-
son so entitled and who only shall
be authorized to receive and rec
ceipt therefor.
SEc. 3. Be il further enacted,
that children born to persons here
in provided for since the last CEN
sus has been taken and up to the
first day of jan, 1891, shall be en-
titled to participate in said fund,
and the Treasurer shall give no.
tice TO the clerks Of the several
districts, whose duty it shall be to
give notice BY posting this section
at the several voting precincts for
general information. And all per-
sons claiming under this section
shall be required to appear before
the Clerks Of their respective dis
tricts aid certify to their claims
under oath, giving name and age
and family 10 which they belong,
nnd shall present them 10 the
treasurer not later than the 10Th
day Of Feb, 1891. and 10 claim
shall be allowed tor any child born
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01
THE NEW REVENUE Law.
An ACT Providing for the APP
pointments or Itevenu0
Officera.

10 ~ tiiACtth w thV hNAipi"f
council; That there be and is here
by created the office Of revenue
collector for the several districts
of the nation, and who shall be
appointed by the principal chief
and confirmed by the senate and
whose first term Of Office shall ex-
pirc on the third Monday in No
vcmber, 1901, and thereafter be
for term of two years from the
third Monday in November in
each year.
The said revenue collector shall
be required to give bond in the sum
of not less than fifteen thousand
dollars for the faithful performance
Of his duties, and no property,
save improvements upon the pub
lie domain, shall be exempt from
sale to satisfy judgment upon
forfeiture Of such bond. The du
ties of revenue collector, as herein
provided for, shall be to collect all
revenues upon foreign or imported
cattle provided for in an act OF the
national council approved Dec. 2,
1890, and entitled an "act provid-
ing revenue to be derived from
a tax on foreign CATTLE" and all
that part of said act conflicting
with the provision of this section
are hereby repealed.
Be it further enacted; That the
revenue collector shall have the
supervision and recovering of all
dues, tariffs, taxes or fines due the
nation collected by the clerks,
shcriffs and solicitors of the sew
eral districts of this nation, and it
is hereby made the duty of said
revenue officers in each district to
inspect monthly the books, ae-
counts and papers Of public mat
ters relating to revenue or money
collected on account of the Chero-
kee nation, in the Offices of the
clerks, sheriffs and solicitors Of
each district and to receive there
from all such revenue or money
and report and pay the same over
to the treasurer within ten days
after SO receiving the same-and
the treasurer is hereby directed to
publish monthly in the Cherokee
Advocate or some newspaper pub
lishcd in the Cherokee nation the
reports of revenue collector, pro-
vidcd for, and file a copy Of the
same in the executive Office and
any revenue collector failing to
report and pay over as herein pro-
vided for shall be summarily dis
missed from Office BY the principal
chief and the reports herein pro-
vided for be made and filed in the
executive Office, shall be evidence
conclusive in all cases for the guild
ance of the principal chief.
Be it further enacted; That the
pay Of the revenue collectors here
in provided for shall be five per
centum Of all monies collected on
cattle imported into the Cherokee
Nation later than November 1st,
1890, and fifty dollars per year,
provided however that the revenue
collector shall make and publish a
fixed day upor which settlement
shall be made with him by the
clerks, sheriffs and solicitors, as
herein provided for.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

On a fair estimate Of the articles
commonly used by the farmer up
on which there is a tariff, it is
found that every head Of family
pays $500 yearly. supposing
there are 6,OCO families in the
Cherokee nation, you have the
neat little sum Of $4,000 which
it will take S75 men one year 10
earn at 5000 per month. and en-
able millionaire 10 take a trip to
Europe in style becoming a prince
Of the land. Now we, Of the
Cherokee nation, can have a.
much to do with remodying this
through the Industrial Union as
any state organization, as the work
TO effect a betterment Of things
must be done through our rep
resentatives at Washington and
we have a voice ia their selection
the same as state which has a
vote for Congressman. Then my
friend don't say that "wc can do
no good By organizing Ia The
Cherokee nation because we have
no vote"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

We have just had the pleasure
of meeting Bro. w. II. Brown,
president Of the County Alliance
Of Canadian. Bro. Brown will use
his every endeavor to assist in the
circulation Of THE CHIEFTAIN
among the members Of his district,
recognizing the fact that it fills a
long felt want and is the most inn
portant enterprise yet undertaken
by the order. People in Canadian
are alive to their interests.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

The full-bloods say that if the
half-breeds and white men don I
want the Cherokee Advocate, they
don't, and are willing to kill IL.
Be merciful gentleman. Arrow.
Will you join an honorable,
open movement next summer
looking TO its abolition, as at pres
ent conducted by the nation?
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

To the officers and members oil
the Sub Unions Of Delaware dis
trict; Notice is hereby given that
the Delaware district Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union will
meet in the hall Of the Logan
Union No. III at , p. m. on the
second Thursday Of January 1891.
4 complete representation is ear
nestly requested as business OF
importance will be transacted.
Fraternally,
A. II. COLLINS, See'y.,
Del. Dist. Union No. 6.
Prairie City, Dec. %, 1890.
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01
----------7----"
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Trade Of-A Few Matters In
Council.
TAnLrouAIt. Dec

TAuLEQuAH. Dec 2s
Tuesday last, senate made an ap-
preparation for the Advocate. The
bill had an appendage provid-
ing that newspapers could borrow
Cherokee type by giving bond to
treasurer for its safe return.
w. A. Phillips submitted a prop
ositio.f TO defend the suits institu-
ted by the nelaw ares and Shaw
nees. The committee to whom
was referred the matter of these
suits had previously reported
bill appropriating $4,000 to hire
attorneys.
Wednesday a letter was received
from John A. Blair saying his offer
of 500, 100000 for the strip was
genuine and he meant just wha.
he said, but it contained no condi-
tions.
The bill of claims came back
from the council, amended with
Phillips, Peabody's and several
other claims knocked off.
The number one bill, to pay
members, was again introduced
and Mr.. Wolfe amended by max
ing all warrants heretofore or here
after issued draw interest at the
rate Of six per cent. per annum.
Il passed, was concurred in by the
council and is before the chief
An amendment was also tackled on
10 this bill requiring all non-citi-
zens to pay 100 per month on all
cattle aud horses over and above
the amount allowed by law.
Council adjourned over till Fri
day for Christmas.
Christmas day was dull and
without any happenings.
Friday there was a squabble over
the disagreement of the two houses
on the claims OF Peabody and
Phillips. A conference committee
was sent out and they brought in
majority and minority report.
The senate adopted the minority
and the council the majority, and
the matter still stands open.
Saturday the committee on edu-
cation reported a bill to abolish
beard Of education, to suspend the
seminaries and appropriate money
for the primary schools; it also
creates the Office of superinten-
dent Of education.
Negotiations for the strip are at
an end and the U. S. commission
ers are gone. The difference was
finally confined wholly to three
things: Sixty cents an acre in
money, ihe manner OF determining
who were intrnders and just how
Ear the Cherokees should be al
lowed to sue.
The u. S. commissioners agreed
that the Cherokees could sue for
monies in the y. 5. courts but not
for lands 0r titles and that
joint tribunal should determine
who are intruders. It Is thought
II the United States had acceded
10 these last two points a trade
might have been consummated.
This seems very near a trade and
it also seems singular that the
United States would fear their own
courts and would not accord The
Cherokees the right to determine
who are intrudefs upon their own
pfsmisis.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

We have pleased to meet Hon.
Henry Lowery in Muskogee and
ohsiderably surprised and very
much gratiiied when he gave US
"the genuine grip and prefxed
Brother" to our name. Henry is
"dead in earnest" and Canadian
has no man who will be Of more
benefit to the order, besides being
a "jam mp" good fellow.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Prof. c. Vincent, Of Kansas, one
Of the leading Alliance men Of the
country, writes President Warren
Of the county Alliance that he will
be here upon the sth inst, the oc-
cas4onof-lhe coln- meeting y
public address will be delivered
by him at the opera house on the
afternoon Of that day and no one
should fail to hear it,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

No, thank you, Mr.. Democrat
and Mr.. Republican; we can now
get along very well without your
assistance in 1892. The two P's
will make fine heading for the
laborers ticket-and it won't take
the "bar'l" to put them through.
Polk and Powderly, that's it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Say, Mr.. Granger, get President
Polk's message and read it twice;
then read it once a week for a
month; then allow it to digest for
couple Of weeks and then tell US
if you do not think it is the finest
production Of the kind you have
ever read.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

No AGREEMENT having been ar
rived at by the Cherokee and U S.
commissions 1t is now proposed to
place the matter in the hands OF
the delegation to Washington. II
this is done, look out for "pcr
oents.n
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Pryor Creek Union No. lSS.
Officers elected: J. N. Williams,
president; J. p. Barrett, vice-pres-
ident; d. j. Elliott, secretary; W.
r.. Salsman, delegate.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

II being the president Of the
greatest organization on earth viii
not immortalize Polk, his message
will.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Prof. c. Vincent, the great Alli-
ance orator, will deliver public
address at Vinita, January s.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Call at the o. X. Meat market
for a good Roast.
The Star Store wants your poul
try, eggs, hides, etc.
Call at the o. X. Meat market
for your Meat
The renowned Prophet cigar will
be found at Martins billiard hall.
Call at the o. K. Meat market
for a good steak.
Wanted, to buy four, five or six
hundred good sheep. Address
P. o. box 1926, Chetopa, Kansas.
Call and examine those chill
dren's suits, overcoates, etc, al
the Star Store.
Cash paid for live poultry at the
0. X. meat market
Hunts Cure Is the greatest remedy
for all skin diseases ever known.
Ringworm, itch aud all Kindred dis
eases positively and permanently
cured. Your money will be refunded
il il fails. Price 80 cents. Sold by j.
T. McSpadden, Chelsea, J. T., w. G.
PatlGnT Co. aud r. Shanahan, VIM
ita, /. 4.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

WHAT postmaster was to blame
for this failure Of tho Cherokee
commission TO negotiate TO a pur-
pose. Mr.. NoblN2 z
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01
DIRECTIONS FOR TRAVELLERS.
For Minor Details Call Upon the NJ, X.
st. Railway Agent.

Take the Nssouri, kansas q Texas night
train, U0.l5 p. m 10 81 Louis and all points
east via St Louis. The morning G.a5 a. m
train 20 chicago and all points east sla CHI
eago. arriving lhere next morning in time for
aud day trains make connections for all west
orn points at Kansas city. Through car ser
vice TO chicago. St. Louis and kansas city.
Arrangements may be made ahead for sleep
ere, by applying 90 local agent. Excursion
tickets on sale daily 10 all southern and CALI
fornia points. going aud returning on differ
ent routes. tickets good six mouths Any
further Information desired will be cheerfuily
furnished on application 10
\ q. PEcK. AGENT.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Don't fail to hear Bro. Vincent
January 4.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01
NlTl0yAL INFLAMMATION

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
President. 4 T Pnik. North Carolina;
Vice President, y n Glover. kansAsi
Secretary ! u Turner. Georgian
Lecturer, } ) Willis. Kansas
INDIAN TERRiTOlY.
President. A II Natal, Caddoy
Secretary u SIvlns, CAddO.
C0OWEEsCOOwE COUNTY.
President. A Warren. ylnlias
Vice President, J w Erwin. Binplacketi
Secretary. J y knworthy. Eaglcg
Treasurer Thomas Howle, Nlnita,
Chaplain. w Thompson. Adairi
Lecturer Parker. Adatr
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

The Star Store has just received
a supply of cook stoves, tinware,
hardware, etc.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Call and examine those chill
drens suits, overcoates, etc, at
the Star Store.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Call at the 0. X. Meat market
for good Roast
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Cash paid for live poultry at the
O. X. meat market.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Wanted, to buy four, five or six
hundred good sheep. Address
p. o. box 325, Chetopa, Kansas.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-01-01

Call at the o. K. Meat market
for a good steak.