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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-25
AN INTERESTING FIGHT.

The Controversy Between Ex-PremIe,
MERCER Of Quebec aud Lieut.. Gov.
Angers-N MERCER Temporarily Down. Hut
Making Promise of Vigorous Battle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-25

1NHuitfn ffclGOu1-
AM LAR pried open . window Of
Joseph BILLS a Co . store, at Fortville.
and stole complete suit Of clothes. in
Guiding underwear. shoes. stockings.
hat and linen collar, leaving his old
clothes on the floor
GOSHEN thinks that Il needs a new
opera house and will have one in 9o
TnE republican state central com
mittee has issued . call for township
or ward mass convention to be held
January O. for the election OF township
committeeman for the several voting
precincts in each ward or township
WILLIAM Mason and Laura Crawlev.
OF Muncie, were to have been married
hut Mason got the young woman's
watch and suddenly departed She fol-
lowed him as far - Anderson. and then
gave up the chase
A LOVE AFFAIR led Ed Hilligoss. Of An
derson. TO commit suicide by sending
bullet through his heart.
ScorT County is entirely free from
debt
LAronrE will build sies, 600 court
house.
A FouRroor vein OF coal has been
discovered az Charlestown.
QUAIL shooting il illega; "a this state
now.
DANIEL CHAPPELr.. young man Of l
tortville. while hunting. had a hand 4
lorn of BY the accidental discharge ~ |,
his gun.
SHORT time ago five OF the boys at
me knightstown orphans homc ran
away They were captured near An
ierson by an Officer Of the home. the
,ther night and returned to the home.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

Have the adopted white citizens
the same rights Of native Cher
okees q?
This is a very important ques-
tion and deserves to be thoroughly
investigated for the reason that it
is asserted by some that they have,
while it is denied by others. Now
what are the facts in the case2 1t
cannot be denied that they have
been made citizens by virtue Of the
law of their adoption, because the
law declares them citizens-not
half citizens. There is no such
thing as a half citizen and cannot
be in the very nature OF things.
They must either be whole citI-
zens or no citizens at all. The law
clothes every citizen with certain
vested rights, without regard TO
race or color. Now what are the
vested rights Of any citizen under
our laws? He has the right to vote;
hold office; sue aud be sued; to set
on our iuries; TO 60 on our public
domain and make an improve
ment in his own right for his own
personal use and benefit, and in
addition to this he has a common
right to the grass and water pnyi-
leges Of the country and by virtue
OF his right to hold office and send
TO our public schools he has a right
to the vested funds of the nation.
These are the vested rights Of every
citizen, without regard 10 race or
color, whether native born OF
adopted. There is no distinction
except that the adopted citizen il
barred by the constitution from be.
ing chief. When you adopt q
white man you make him in every
sense an Indian, endowed with all
the rights and privileges of an In
dian, Just the same as a child i
made a member of the family ~
adoption and endowed with all the
rights and privileges of a son or a
daughter by such act. In the one
case the child is made a son or a
daughter in the family, entitled "a
all the rights and privileges Of the
family as such, the same as
il born in the family, and in the
other he is made an Indian, enti-
tied to all the rigAts Of an Indian.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
l 8 90
HARP E2'5 DAS Ar
1-E=-=A-E2.
HARPER & BROTHERS,
New York.

Harper's Bazaar is a journal for
the home. 1t gives the latest in
formation with regard to the fash
ions and its numerous Illustrations,
Paris designs, and pattern sheet
supplements are indispensable
alike to the home dress maker and
professional modiste. Noexpense
is spared to make its artistic at
tractiveness of the highest order.
Its bright stories, amusing com.
edies, and thoughtful essays sat
isfy all tastes, and its last page is
a budget of wit and humor In its
weekly issues everything is IN
cluded which is of interest to wom-
en-. The serials for 1892 will be
written by Walter Be,ant, and
William Black. Mrs. Oiiphant will
become a contributor. Marion
Harland's Timely Talk, "Day in
and Day Out" are intended for
matrons, and Helen Marshall
North viii specially address girls.
T. W. Higginson in "Women and
Men," viii please a cultivated
audience.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

iorbids the locating Of other Indi-
ans in the Cherokee home tract;
must render an accounting Of all
moneys due the Cherokees under
the treaties Of 1915 to 1868 and all
lows each Cherokee now a resi-
dent Of the Strip to take to him
self 80 acres of land which shall
cover his improvements. The
Cherokees by the agreement re-
lease the Strip and relinquish all
claim or interest they may have in
all the land lying westo of $50.
Unless the agreement be rattle d
before march the 4th, 1893, the sale
is null and void, but there is hard
ly question but that the trade
will be ratified at once. The lands
it is thought will be opened in the
same manner as those east of Ok
lahoma and under similar provi-
sions. When congress ratifies the
agreement, which will no
doubt be very soon, then
the land will be promptly opened
by a proclamation of the president.
The land will be subject to home
stead entry. 1t is thought that
the purchase money will be avail
able to the Cherokees at once and
be paid out per capita. While the
sum received see.ns small, when
the concessions are taken into con-
sideration - when il is con-
sidered that we are to have the
intruder question settled once for
all-there is a disposition among
Cherokees to be satisfied with the
deal. and there is no doubt but
that the commissioners on the
part Of the nation will receive the
endorsement of the Cherokee peo-
pie for duty well performed. The
condition of affairs in regard to
the Strip were such that it seemed
if we did not sell it would he taken
any way. The giving up of the
Strip will enhance the value OF the
home tract and nothing should be
left undone to secure our people in
their homes here east of $50.
There will be no more moves for
the Cherokees.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

There is no difference in the rights
of the white adopted citizen and
the native Cherokee and cannot be
without destroying the equality OF
citizenship, and when you destroy
the equolity of citizenship you
make the white man or worman
who marries here your slave and
dependent. But | shall demon
strate that the white adopted citi-
zen has the Same right as a native
Cherokee, laying down self evil
dent proposition that needs no ar
gument to sustain it--it will be
admitted by all--and that is this:
No PERSON HAS A RIGHT TO THE oC-
cuPANcY, USE, BENEFITS AND PRO
CEEDs OF THE SOIL EXCEPT THE
OWNER. The WHITE ADOPTED cITI-
ZEN HAS THE OCCUPANCY, USE, BENE-
FITS AND PROCEEDS OF THE SOIL.
Therefore we conclude that the
white adopted citizen is an owner
of the soil in common with the ma.
tive Cherokee and endowed with
all the rights and privileges and
immunities of Cherokee citizen.
ship. This is the logical conclu-
sion deduced by a regular course
of sylogistic reasoning from prem
ises, the truth of which cannot be
denied. They are self evident;
admitted so by all and need no ar
gument to sustain them. 1t then
follows that our conclusion must
be correct. We have now demon
strated that the white adopted cit
zen is an owner of the soil in com
mon with the native Cherokee and
entitled to all the rights of Chero-
kee citizenship. 1t follows that
these rights cannot be taken away
from him without destroying his
vested rights and this would be an
exercise of bad faith on the part of
the government and no govern
ment can do this without sowing
the seeds of its own destruction.
Governments were instituted
among men for the very purpose
of protecting these rights and when
it fails to do this it fails in the
great object of its creation and is
no longer worthy Of our considera-
tiop and allegiance and should be
altered, amended or abolished to
meet exigencies of the occasion.
Now ifany one of that clop of citi-
zens who hold the negative of this
proposition will show to me that |
have no such rights, then | will
forever after hold my peace and
become a quiet slave and obedient
servant of my wife and children
that | am If the negative of this
proposition is true )r | will 90
where | can exercise all the rights
of free man without hindrance.
but until this is done | shall assert,
yea demand, all my rights to the
soil and the proceeds thereof |
am no half citizen, servant, slave,
that NAV be brushed aside by the
will of that class who would be my
master, but | am one Of God 5
free men, born under the stars and
stripes, reared and educated among
men who know their rights and
dare to defend them. More anon,
Isaac MoDE.
Vinita, |. T., Dec, 2l, 1891.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
A GREAT QUESTION: SETTLED
The Strip Sold at Last-Particu-
lars as far as Learned.

For more than two years the
sale of the Strip has been the all
absorbing topic with the people Of
this country. Ever since the open
ing of Oklahoma in 1889 great ef-
forts have been made to have the
Strip opened to settlement. Every
pressure has been brought to bear
upon the Cherokees to force a sale
and after finding it ultimately
hopeless TO try to hold out longer
they agreed to a sale, having OBJ
f1Ined all the concessions possible
nhda money consideration Of IS,
5D5 .636. 12. This is said to be on
tho basis OF s1.25 and interest for
two years. il is figured to amount
t. about s343 per capita.
BY the terms Of the agreement
the United States is to remove all
the intruders from abe Cherokee
nation: 10 alaow the Cherokee ma
ton full Jurisdiction over all It's
ciiirens, both native and adopted;
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
/ 8 90
HARPER s MAGAzIN e.
z--Tz=zAEE5.

This magazine will celebrate the
fourth centenary of the discovery
of America by its re.discovery,
through articles giving a more
thorough exposition than has hith-
erto been made of the recent un.
precedented development OF our
country, and especially in the
great west. Particular attention
will also be given to Dramatic Ep.
isodes of American History.
The Field of the next European
War will be described in a series
of Papers on the Danube "From
the Black Forest to the Black Sea, "
by Poultney Bigelow and f. ID.
Millet, illustrated by Mr.. Millet
and Alfred Parsons. Articles also
will be given on the German, Aus
trian and Italian Armies, illus
trated by T. de Thulstrup
Mr.. w. d. Howells will contri-
butte "A new novel, "A World OF
Chance, a." Enthusiastically Amer
ican. Especial prominence will
be given to short stories, which
will be contributed by T. B. Al.
drich, r. II. Davis, a. Conan
DOYLE, Margaret Deland, Miss
Woolson, and other popular
writers.
Among the literary features will
be Personal "reminiscences OF
| Nathaniel Hawthorne, by his col
lege class-mate and lite long friend
Horatio Bridge, and Personal
Memoir of the Brownings, by Anne
| Thackerary Ritchie.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
1892
HARPER's WEEKLY.
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Harper's Weekly for the coming
year will contain more attractive
features, and finer illustrations,
and a greater number Of articles Of
live, intense interest than will be
found in any other periodical.
Among these latter will be a series
Of articles on the twenty-five great
est cities of the world, including
Ave hundred illustrations. The
Columbian Exposition, the Army
and Navy, great public events,
disasters on land and sea, and the
doings Of the celebrated people of
the day will be described and H.
lustrated in an attractive and time
ly manner. The department Of
Amateur Sport will continue under
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
1899
HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE.
An Illustrated Weekly.

The thirteenth volume Of Har-
per's Young People began on No
vember 3, 1891, For the coming
year this best and most compre.
hensiye weekly in the world for
youthful readers offers a varied
and fascinating programme. In
serial fiction it will contain "Diego
Pinzon," a story OF the first yoy-
age of Columbus, by John II. Cor
yell; Canoemates; story Of the
Florida Reefs and Everglades, by
Kirk MLnroe; another story by one
Of the best known and most pop.
ular Of American authors; and
stories in three and four parts by
Thomas Nelson Page, Il. II. HousG,
Angeline Teal, Ella Rodmau
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

Now that the Strip is sold the
n next question is, what is to be done
with tbc proceeds? We believe
that the majority of the Cherokee
people would prefer to have the
money paid out per capita by the
United States authorities direct to
the individual citizens. But there
are certain matters that should re-
ceive attention before it is decided
TO pay the money all out. The
school fund, for instance, should
be increased so as to be sufficient
to keep all the schools running the
entire school year and all the ma
tion's just debts should be met and
squared.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
rgn Nnws FRoM rAALnQuAH
Council Doing Practically Moth
iug-A Few General Notes.

TAHIEouAn, l. t., Dec. 81, '0l.
Christmas is almost here and
council has not adjourned yet, and
it may or may not adjourn for the
holidays. At this writing a chief
has not be elected, butit is thought
that an agreement will be reached
in caucus soon. Burlington and
Harris have about an equal follow
ing for the place. tbs not likely
that the same conditions ever ex-
listed before in this nation that ex.
list here at Tahlequah now. Every
body wants something. Every
body has an axe to grind. Every
body seems to feel that something
is due them. But a mans ability
to get things may be measured by
what he has to give in return for
what is wanted. For instance, Col.
Harris having the treasurer's place
gives him a strong pull for help
into the chicitaincy. However it
is generally conceded that should
Harris be elected he will make a
good executive, and should and
would get the support of his party.
This has been most remarkable
session in more respects than one;
a great majority Of the members
have manacled themselves with
promises to their friends both dur
ing and since the campaign. They,
as a matter Of course, are compelled
to 90 back on somebody, and that
fellow that finds himself left out
i'm the cold gets up on his ear
promptly. When a man stands
around Tahlequah for three or four
or five weeks for his time to come,
only to find that some other fellow
has secured the prize, all is not
gentleness, and it is not infrequent
that members have to "hide out"
until the storm blows over or the
worthy individual goes home.
When Senator Baugh found the
school board bill was about to be
killed he broke forth something
like this; "Why, our men are here
waiting for the places and we must
not disappoint them; we have
promised them the places"
Scales and E. c. Boudinot are
mentioned for the delegation to
Washington.
1t is said that Doel Baugh wants
something, but at present the out
look is that he will get what the
boy shot at-nothing.
If council disposes Of all the
business before it the present year,
it will have to adopt the plan an
ex-member from Delaware said
they adopted some years ago. Up
on being demonstrated with by one
OF his constituents for voting for a
certain measure, he replied that
he did not vote for the bill in
question, that he remembered Of,
but that ii might be possible that he
had done so, because upon one oc-
casion toward the close of council
a "big lot Of bill" were passed all
at once, and it might have been in
I the lot.
The seminaries will open soon,
1t is argued by some that it costs
as much to let them stand idle as
it does to keep them going, and il
does look that way if the Other
employees are like Hicks, the en-
gineer, whose salary runs right OF
whether school kept or not. 4
man said the other day that tn,
negro high(O school was the bes
| investment that council had eve
made in the way Of schools, as i
didn't cost anything to run it. /
is to be hoped that before man,
sunsets the question as to who i
to be chief will be settled as wei
as to the delegation, etc.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

The death of Senator Plumb Of
an apopleclic stroke in Washing
ton last Sunday will leave a vacan-
cy in the Senatorial representation
from Kansas that cannot be filed.
Senator Plumb enjoyed the esteem
of almost his entire constituency.
Unlike ingalls, he could always be
relied on to fulfill his promises to
the utmost. His death is an ire
parable loss to Kansas.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
ENTERTAIN NO FEARS.

The demise of so many OF the
leading citizens Of this nation has
called forth from many, the decla-
ration that we, as a nation, were in
a crisis and in great danger of a
revolution. We desire to say at
this time that in our opinion the
country is in no immediate danger
Of revolution. It's quite true that
we have been deprived Of a great
portion Of our resources, divided
by parties and surrounded by
great difficulties, yet there are con-
servative minds enough In this
country to steer our ship Of state
clear of all danger Of revolution.
If such had not been the case we
would have gone down in anarchy
long ago. For more than half a
century our nation has been kept
intact, sustained and guided in her
course by such illustrious people
as the Downings, the Thompsons,
the Bells, the Boudinots, the
Rosses, the Bushyheads, the
Benges, and the Mayeses, and
more then a score of other names
that have ever been ready to bring
| their gifts to the altar Of their com,
mon country. And while our con,
ditions are changing and our peo'
/ pie are advancing along all the
lines Of enterprise and civilization
they also are keeping pace witt
their country and are ready fol
every advance step that may b,
necessary to be taken. 1t is per
fectly safe to assert that the lead
ing men Of all political parties re
alize that some radical change
will necessarily have to be mad
| in the manner of carrying on tn
government. New ways of raisinI
| the necessary revenue to defra,
the expenses of the governmen
must be devised and as the variou
ramifications Of government en-
large and widen, and the busines
of all the departments increase,
will be necessary to increase tn
official service Of the government
, We believe that all these step
will be taken in due time and i
such a manner as will not endaT
ger the stability Of the Cheroke
government. AS much as the il
truders scoff at the idea Of beir
removed from the country there
, a feeling of uneas,ness and unrel
plainly visible in their ranks
/ They realize that a means may t
developed whereby the Federi
government will assist in their u
. innate removal from the country
1t is also plainly evident that
great majority Of our leading mt
3 realize that 20 eilectually get rid
e the intruder it will be necessal
{ TO allot the land among the nation
. own citizens and thus put an en-
: TO the thousands Cf citizenshI
} cases that are getting more al
: more numerous every year, by r
r moving the inducement to gal
, citizenship. We feel assured tn
7 these great questions will be m
r promptly. The title to the Ian
of the Cherokee nation proper h
B never been questioned, and the i
truder question once settled al
1 individual titles given to the Ian
r nothing would be in the way Of u
paralleled prosperity for the n
tion. The success Of this Cover
ment is not dependent upon al
one man or upon any one part.
3 II is essentially a government
the people, by the people and f
5 he people, and is in no danger
disruption
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

THE story of "Aaron Burr's Con-
spiracy and Trial" will be retold
in a graphic and impartial narra-
tive by Walter s. Drysdale, in
Harper's Magazine for January.
The article will be accompanied
by a portrait Of Burr from the
painting by Oliver |. Lay, in pos
session of the Century Club, New
York.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

INeERsoLL says: "Christmas is a
good day to forgive and forget; a
good day to throw away prejudices
and hatreds; a good day to fill
your heart aud your house, and
the hearts and houses of others,
with sunshine
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

the direction of Casper w. Whit
ney. The best of modern writer's
will contribute short stories, and
the most distinguished artists will
make the illustrations. The edi-
torial articles of Mr.. George Will
liom Curtis will remain as an es-
pecial attraction.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
HARRIS AND TnHnB ELsoTBD.

The election by joint vote of
council for principal and assistant
chief was had yesterday and re-
suited in the election Of Col. G. ].
Harris as principal, and stephen
Tehee, as assistant chief. zeke
Starr will be treasurer.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

If this government is successful
in controlling monopoly ofthe pub
lie domain we, as a people, are
certainly on the high road to pros
neritv
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

WHAT is to become Of the poor
boomer now the Strip is to be
opened and his occupation is gone,
so far as that country is concerned2
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

THOSE Cherokee citizens who
we're living on the Strip when it
was sold are allowed eighty acres
to the head, covering their inn
provements. 1t is thought that
there are forty or fifty Of such per-
sons living there having made i'm
provements and opened farms.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

THERE seems to be a general SEN
timent in favor of paying out the
proceeds of the StripIto the people +,
percapita.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

FOURTEEN large packing houses
are in active operation at Chicago
cutting up the cheap hogs, with
numbers of small packers and
butchers taking moderate supply
each week. The big packing
houses such as Armour, Swift and
others are buying 5000 to 5000
head per day.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

NOBODY ever felt any poorer for
bestowing a judicious present on a
friend at Christmas.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

Ex-Gov. SMALLwooD, of the
Choctaws, died very suddenly one
day last week.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

SAM PAUL, the noted Chickasaw,
was murdered by his son at Pauls
Valley last Saturday.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

PEACE on earth, good will to
men.