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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-19
The weather and the Crops.

W siiS SiOp''
The reports for last week indicate that
} weather conditions have been generally
favorable to the growing crops, corn
wing made the most progress during the
elk. In those sections where the rain
was sufficient, especially IN the south
tier of counties, the crops have made
y fair progress. but in the northern
'tions of the state, whore there has been
: very little rainfall in the past six
eks. the conditions are unfavorable.
, rainfall was not we'll distributed as to
ount. even in tue same county, varying
;omc sections over one inch. and along
west shore but very little if any rain
during the week. This was especially
u Mason and Oceana counties, where
rainfall was recorded during the past
sk. Cut worms and potato bugs are
king quite freely in the corn and
itoes in the southern section. Wheat
eading out in all sections and with
ious rainfall during tho coming week
condition Will be much improved.
n oats and potatoes need warm rains
v much TO bring them forward and
1out rain the coming week the condi-
will not improve.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-19
BarnuIu'S Estate.

The appraisers appointed to inventory
the estate of the late Z. Il. Barnam at
Bridgeport Couu., have completed their
work and filed the result with the probate
court. Following is the total: Personal
property. l,2S3. 500; real estate, 81, $685.
933; grand total, 81, 219. $50.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-19

The Belleyille high school will graduate
a class of eight June 20. The school
officers have re-engaged Prof Nethercott
for principal, and Fred Cody and Miss
Efiie Sands as assistants. for the coming
year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-19

Forest fires are raging throughout the
state OF Maine. A large quantity of vslu-
able timber has been destroyed aud many
cities are enveloped Ia smoke.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-19

Tuesday not TO push the charge against
VIM &, Graves, a Detroit reporter, for
refusing to answer questions in an alleged
bribery Investigation case.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-19

Gov. Winans issued two vetoes Tuesday
morning killing the measure to allow
Mayville, Tuscola county, to issue S., 900
in Improvement bonds and similar bill
in relation to Fremont, Newaygo county,
for SO, 900. He says the money Is for
boom purposes and he doesn't believe in it.
The house has passed the bill appropri-
ating sos, 600 for the fish commission this
year and next 1t has also passed the
senate.
The senate has passed the house bill
requiring that all work done on highways
shall be finished by July |.
The house took action on the Graves
contempt case Wednesday and ended the
matter by expelling the correspondent
from the floor OF the house for the rest of
the session. The motion TO shut him out
was passed by strict party vote.
The G. A. Il. appropriation bill. vetoed
by Gov. Winans, came up Thursday and
was defeated by GO votes for it TO 30 in
its favor.
The house has concurred in the senate
amendment adding SIC, 600 10 the Jackson
prison appropriation
At the evening session of the house
Thursday the bill to pay n bounty TO
Michigan soldiers enlisting under the cali
of Feb uary !, 1864, was passed on third
reading. 1t appropriates 800. 900 and is
made 10 conform TO the late decision of the
supreme court on that subject.
The senate has passed the last of the
political measures, the state senatorial
apportionment BILL
Without any debate or particular COM
ment, Senator Parks ten-hour bill passed
the senate Thursday afternoon, receiving a
vote OF 20 to o.
The Richardson bill for the taxation of
all railroads existing under special acts
has passed the senDte; also the measure
reducing the admss on fee of visitors to
the Marquette prison from fifty cents to
twenty-five.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-19

Three German war ships have sailed
from San Francisco for Chilli
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-06-19

The house has passed the bill appropri-
ating sos, 600 for the fish commission this
year and next 1t has also passed the
senate.
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 de stroy
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 a self eyi.
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-
cUPANoY, USE, BENEFITS AND PRO
cEEDs OF THE SOIL EXCEPT THE
OWNER. The WHITE ADOPTED CITI-
ZEN HAS THE OCCUPANCY, USE, BENE-
FITS AND PROCEEDS or 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
immnnities 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-
ton and allegiance and should be |
altered, amended or abolished to
meet exigencies OF the occasion.
Now fany 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, or | will 20
where | can exercise all the rights
of a 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 may be brushed aside 10y the
will of that class who would be my
but | am one of Gods |
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,
l. T., Dec, q, 1891.
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
0kees ?
This is a very important ques-
ton and deserves to DO thoroughly
Investigated for tile reason that il
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 ciu-
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 and be sued; to set
on our iuries; to go 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 prlyi-
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 to race or
color, whether native born or
adopted, There is no distinction
except that the adopted citizen Is
barred by the constitution from be.
ing chief. When you adopt a
white man you mike him in every
sense an Indian, endowed with ali
the rights and privileges of an In
dian, just the same as a child is
made a member of the family by
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 to
all the rights and privileges of the
family as such, the same as
if born in the family, and in the
other he is made an Indian, enti-
tied to all the rights of an Indian.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
/ 8 8 2
HARPER S MAGAZINE.
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This magazine will celebrate the
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of America by its re-diScoyery,
through articles giving a more
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The Field Of the next European
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Mr.. w. D Howells will contrl-
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Among the literary features will
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Nathaniel Hawthorne, by his coli
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

lurbids tho locating Of other lndi-
ans in the Cherokee home tract;
must render an accounting OF all
moneys due the Cherokees under
the treaties Of 1915 10 1868 and all
lows each Cherokee now resi-
dent of the strip to take to him
self so 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 west of $50.
Unless the agreement be ratified
before march the 4th, 1898, the sale
is null and void, but there is hard
N question but that the trade
viii 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 ratifes the
agreement, which will no
doubt be very soon, then
the land will be promptly opened
by a proclamation Of the president.
The land viii 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 it 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 be 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
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H. y 49, -2- L1-L.
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Its bright stories, amusing COM
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

Now that the Strip is sold the
next question is, what is to be done
with the 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
TONS just debts should be met and
squared.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
19 90
H AR PBR'S WEEKLY.
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Among these latter will be series
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
1 500
HARPER s YOUNG people,.
An Illustrated Weekly.
1eo2

The thirteenth volume of Har.
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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 areyoluton. tits 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
ms the Downings, the Thompsons,
the Bells, the Boudinots, the
Rosses, the Bushyheads, the
Benges, and the Mayeses, and
more then Il 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 with
their country and are ready tor
every advance step that may be
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 changes
will necessarily have to be made
in the manner of carrying on the
government. New ways of raising
the necessary revenue to defray
the expenses Of the government
must be devised and as the various
rami6cations of government en-
large aud widen, and the business
Of all the departments increase, it
will be necessary to increase the
official service OF the government.
We believe that all these steps
will be taken in due time and in
such a manner as will not endan-
ger the stability of the Cherokee
government. As much as the in
truders scott at the idea of being
removed from the country there is
a feeling of uneasiness and unrest
plainly visible in their ranks.
They realize that a means may be
developed whereby the Federal
government will assist in their ul-
innate removal nom the country.
1t is also plainly evident that
great majority Of our leading men
realize that TO eflectually get rid Of
the intruder it will be necessary
to allot the land among the nations
own citizens and thus put an end
to the thousands Of citizenship
eases that are getting more and
more numerous every year, by re-
moving the inducement to gain
citizenship. We feel assured that
these great questions will be met
promptly. The title to the land
Of the Cherokee nation proper has
never been questioned, and the in
truder question once settled and
individual titles given to the land,
nothing would be in the way of I'M
paralleled prosperity for the ma
ton. The success Of this govern
ment is not dependent upon any
one man or upon any one party.
Il is essentially a government Of
the people, by the people and for
the people, and is in no danger Of
disruption
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

the direction of Casper w. Whit
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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

THE death of Senator Plumb Of
an ap2plectic stroke in Washing
ton last Sunday will leave a vacan-
cy in the Senatorial representation
from Kansas that cannot be filled
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

THE story Of Aaron Burr's Con-
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session Of the Century Club, New
York.
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

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

INGERsoLL 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 and your house, and
the hearts and houses Of others,
with sunshine"
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
perity.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24

Church and Mary S. McCobb.
More then two hundred short
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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.

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 eff
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 il ultimately
hopeless to try to hold out longer
they agreed to a sale, having OBJ
tanned all the concessions possible
an0 a money consideration Of IS,
595. .636.12. This is said to be on
the basis OF s1.25 and interest for
two years. Its figured to amount
to about s34S per capita.
By the terms Of the agreement
the United States is to remove all
the intruders from the Cherokee
nation; to allow the Cherokee ma
ton full jurisdiction over all its
citizens, both native and adopted,
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
HARRIS AND THHnn ELHoTHD.

The election by joint vote of
council for principal and assistant
chief was had yesterday and re-
suited in the election of Col. g. j..
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

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

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

FRANCE has placed a heavy tariff
on petroleum.