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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13
EvADIlJa THE ISSUES.

The independent political move
ments that are now taking shape
in Cooweescoowee and Delaware
districts have, to the mind OF the
careful observer Of .he tendencies
OF political matters here, a deeper
meaning than the mere getting in
TO Office that actuates the average
politician. The total absence OF
issues in the National and Down
ing parties has attracted the atten-
tion of the masses, and doubt and
suspicion as to the objects and ends
sought by the parties named have
asserted themselves in the minds
of all thinking men.
The question as to what this or
that man would do were he elected
TO Office; OF what this or that polit-
ical party would do were it in
power has at last come To be con-
sidered. The very fact that the
real issues that effect the Cherokee
nation as a people have hitherto
been ignored by both the old par
ties is, it would seem, sufficient
grounds for repudiatlng both. Any
sane person who has watched the
trend of events here will certainly
agree that there are issues enough
and that they are grave enough in
their character to enlist the atten-
ton Of all intelligent people, but
strange as it may seem, they are
being studiously ignored. or wan
tonly misconstrued by nearly all
of the men who are now seeking
Office in the ranks of the National
or the Downing party. We are
now confronted with the question
of National finances, our expenses
are overrunning our income, we
are annually falling behind-get-
ting in debt-and yet nobody pro.
poses a remedy. The political
parties have no remedy to offer, but
both declare that we must 60 on as
we are, aud that we need no change
whatever. The question of mo-
nopoly OF the public domain is a
grave one and will have TO be met
and settled some way. but the po-
litical parties swear eternal slleg-
lance 10 existing conditions and
tell us we need no change. The
necessity for allotment is becoming
more and more apparent every
day. yet they tell us we are all
right Ia our landed interests and
must have no change.
The United States is now pre-.
pairing 10 extend state govern
moni over US and we have oppor-
lunIiy 10 dictate the terms, and 10
cay wheihe, We are 70 be part Of
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

Oklahoma or not, yet our political
bosses tell us we need no state gov
ernment and will never have one.
The citizenship question is being
agitated outside of the political
parties, the white adopted citizens
are agitating their status and press
ing their claims to equal citizen.
ship, but the political parties OF
the nation don't hear them at all
and the chances are that council
when il meets, will not hear them
unless they put some men there
pledged TO present their cause.
All these and many more ques-
tions that will sooner or later have
to be settled are now being ignored.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

separate and distinct rights for sac
rifcing themselves in marriage
with Cherokee woman, and Writ
ually, and In effect, makes them
native Cherokees.
The above statement of facts be.
ing true, there can be no material
difference in the present status of
our white citizens than it was be-
fore 1866, when, to accommodate our
selves TO the results of the late war
and to treaty obligations, it became
necessary to amend the constitu-
tion.
Not even to as high a tribunal as
the court of claims ih Washington
city can greater authority be as
cribed to define the scope and in
tention Of Sec. 8 OF the constitution,
than to our own courts or national
council.
To the present number of the
nations adopted citizens no great
fears Of misfortune or trouble need
be attributed. An equal participa.
tion in lands and moneys by them,
as they now are, can be no cause
for serious fear or complaint, but
long and disastrous train of ne
tional and individual misfortunes
is bound to follow in close proxim-
ity upon the general announcement
that any person, on marrying into
the Cherokee nation, acquires all
the rights of native Cherokees and
to all their lands and their mill
ions Of money becomes a legal and
accepted heir.
No reasonable person can fail to
anticipate the disastrous conse.
quences Of such a state of affairs.
The prospect is disgusting, sicken-
ing, aud ought TO be, TO all respect.
able people. The court of claims,
in effect, has placed a premium in
lands and money on intermarriage
of white men with Cherokee WON.
en- and there are many in this ma.
tion who are seemingly in favor of
such thing, caring little or moth
ing for consequences.
There is not a white man, Della
ware, Shawnee or sensible colored
citizen OF this nation, who, If he
properly understands how disas-
trous consequences are TO follow,
would not repudiate, for the sake
Of his family, the courts inierpre.
fattor. of Gao = Of our ,o.,st;s,,tt.,,
Itis a SANDER upon the Chero-
kee people, hideous wrong, to
interpret TO their shame and dis
grace an article that never was in
tended TO bear an Interpretation
other than as understood by them
and as their laws amply prove.
Never in the history OF human
generosity or reckless disposition
OF property, have such examples
Of charity and ioolhardy careless
ness been made manifest to the
world, as the court Of claims as
oribes TO the Cherokee people
when they put that amendment TO
their constitution.
III any great significance Is TO be
ascribed to Sec. 3 OF the constitu.
.ion, il must be altogether in pro-
vision and not in effect or in any
recognizable change as 10 the stat.
US Of our adopted citizens in the
matter Of political or property
rights as usually enjoyed alike by
all the people before and SINCE the
adoption Of this amendment 10 the
constitution. II may be safely as
seried, a. heretofore estimated,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13
Alpha" on the School system.

EDITOR CHIEFTAIH: Would il
not be a good idea for council to
make some changes in the present
school laws? For instance, we be-
lieve it would be a good idea for
the superintendent OF education to
hold annual or semi-annual exam.
nations of teachers and give all
who are qualified to teach certifi-
Gates to that effect and then give
the Ni~ectors of the schools power
to appoint their own teachers from
the list who hold certificates from
the superintendent of education,
with power to suspend such teach
er whenever he fails to perform
the duty required of him.
If the teacher knew that the di
rectors had power to suspend him
whenever he failed to do his duty,
he would be more careful and feel
in duty bound to attend strictly to
his school duties, but when the
teacher knows that the directors
have no authority over him, he can
in many cases just do as he pleases
and when it comes to making out
his term report, everything is all
right, and he draws pay for full
time although he may not have
seen the school house more than
two-thirds OF the school term.
Let us go one step further in i'll
lustrating our point and say that
during one school term a certain
teacher of a certain school in Della
ware district / refrain from giving
the names) would dismiss his
school for two weeks at a time, and
then return to his duties and teach
one week; then dismiss for one
week while he had to go to town or
to show, or something else that
came along in some distant little
town, and finally before school
was out he concluded to turn out
school three weeks before the end
OF the term and the directors
agreed to sign his term report for
full time provided he would prom
Use them never to come back to
teach that school again. 1t was
all agreed to and the Cherokee ma
ton had to pay one teacher for
spending his time probably in sa-
looms around some town, and the
directors were powerless to dismiss
him and probably thought that to
report him to the superintendent
of education would be merely a
waste of time, so they just let him
go, thinking they might get rid Of
him after the expiration Of his
school term. 1t is needless to say
that they got rid Of him, but we
may add that some other school
caught him, and thus il goes.
Give the directors the power 10
appoint and dismiss teachers
whenever they see fit to appoint
a new teacher or dismiss an old
one and then we will have the
remedy for this evil. Mr.. Editor
| believe council ought to look in.
to the present school system and
endeayor to set Alright some Of the
wrongs that today are its curse
There never was a wrong but there
is a remedy for it.
Yours very truly,
ALPHA,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13
Big Kansas Orchard.

II has been said that the largest
apple orchard in the United States
is the Wheat Welhouse orchard, in
Leayenworth county, Kansas.
Wheat aud Welhouse have 427
acres devoted to apples, but they
have three other orchards. j. w.
Parker has an apple orchard of 400
acres within three miles of Atchi-
son, and another Of 500 acres ia
one body in Linn county. Al the
Linn county place he also has 800
acres devoted to forest trees; white
oak, hickory, walnut, etc. There
Is q great rush Of late TO plant ep-
pie orchards In Kansas, the bust
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

In THE beginning of the present
campaign it was generally con.
ceded in Delaware district that
Senator Wsshbourne had an easy
race before him, which indeed he
had, but his friends (?) on this side
of the river have never lost an op-
portunity to betray him and trade
him off. His clean political rec
ord and personal popularity will,
we think, secure his election but
he certainly has a great load to
carry. Two years ago his greatest
opponent was the man who is now
running on the ticket with him.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

ness having proved very profitable
in the case Of Wheat and Wei
house. Mr.. Parker's Linn county
orchard is so extensive that the NJ
X. d r. has built a station on his
farm, which is known as Parker.
One quarter.section Of the land is
devoted to walnut trees, sixty acres
to catalpas, twenty acres to chest.
nuts and twenty acres to pecans.
The walnuts, cheslnuts and hioko-
ries were grown from nuts and the
white oaks from seed. All the trees
arc thriving, and the place is one
Of the maryels Of Kansas .-Atchi.
son Globe.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

WHEN the people OF the Indian
Territory come to understand that
ii is proposed to form a constitu-
tion embracing the whole Of the
two territories in one state they
will look after their interests and
send delegates. The Indian may
not act, but the men on whom the
Indian country is dependent for its
wealth and prosperity will see to
the matter. They will not per-
NIT il TO go by default but will
send delegates and those men will
become convinced Of our prosperi-
ty through the discussions had
there and the knowledge and
opinions possessed by those dele.
gates will be disseminated through
out the entire Indian country very
much 10 our advantage, Press
Gazette,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

desire to state to the voters of
Cooweescoowee district, that, as a
candidate for the national council
on the Downing ticket, | am strong.
ly aud earnestly in favor of allot-
ment of our lands at the earliest
possible moment, and that / be.
lisve that all our citizens are on an
equal footing. The Shawnee, the
Delaware, the negro and the adop.
ted whites should share alike IN
lands and money. These are my
principles and IL elected my ear
nest endeayors will Ge to carry
them out. j. G. LAND.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

SECRETARY SMITH has ruled that
a man who can work should not
draw a pension under the act of
June 27, 1890. A board Of review
has been appointed TO go over all
the cases under the total disability
act, probably 100000 in number.
This board has only been in exist
ence a short time, but something
over 1000 suspensions have al
ready been made.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13
BELLS soLrLooux.

To run, OF not to run; that Ia the question
whether tia nobier In me 10 suffer
The kicks aud cuffs Of the Downing party
Or to fall back on my jug" and go u alone.
The Liberal party's a fakes by the eternal
know IL,
For two years ago u put quletus on me.
And perchance II may do II sgain-aye there's
the rub;
I've been beaten once, most shametully
beaten,
Aud thus the native hue Of my once great res
olution
Is sickled o'er with the pale thought OF defeat
Now this enterprise is one OF great pith and
and moment.
A seat In the senate will sure be worth more
than twill cost
And to get there" is a contamination de-
voutly to be wished;
But II beaten now. III turn awry and lose the
name OF action.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

THIS country has been very for
cibly reminded Of late that the man
who is out of debt is always in
luck. Since so much uncertainty
attaches to the Strip payment,
those who have kept out of debt
and have not involved themselves
on the strength of the payment
have cause to feel especially for
fnnaie
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

Gov. JONES seems determined
that the condemned Choctaws shall
be shot. II they are saved at all
IL is safe to say it will be through
the Intervention of Uncle Sam.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

Mr.. Coosa Thompson, one Of our
practical farmers, is the grand
father of fifty children.-Advocate.
practical" is a good word but
is farming altogether applicable?
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

JOHN f. DUNCAN, of this city, is
in the race for clerk of Delaware
district, TO win. He will not only
get the Downing vote, but large
independent vote will go to him.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

WHEN Hoolie Bell gets through
trading on his Downing friends on
the ticket with him there will be
nobody left to tell the tale.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

WHAT has become of Doel Baugh
and Bill Hattings2 Sunk into in
nocuous desuetude, maybe.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

THE seventy allotments to Cher
okees on the Strip are said to be
.i,out all made.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13

The Choctaw payment will be-
gin July 25th.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-13
IRRIGATED IN 1890.
54,l36 a,63l,3Sl

II is fitting that Los Angeles, the
"City Of the queen Of the Angels, "
should be selected as the meeting
place for this congress, for In the
section Of which that city Is the
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-10-20
A Great SwaIlOwer.

In the geological gardens at Breslau
recently South American boa con-
strictor contended for rabbit with a
large python from west Africa. It
did not succeed, however, the python
being the stronger of the two, and it
withdrew. About two hours later the
keeper found the same snakes fighting
for another rabbit. AS the keeper
supposed that the boa, which was the
weaker of the two, would again give
up its prey, he left them to themselves
and went home. The next morning he
was horror-stricken to find that the
boa had not let go its hold and had
been swallowed by the python as a
pendant to the rabbit. The boa was
nearly seven feet long and correspond
ingly thick. The python had already
swallowed one rabbit before the one
which proved fatal to the boa. Its
circumference throughout it's length
was from twenty-three to twenty eight
inches, and it's skin was expanded to
double its size. The supposition that
the snake might, perhaps, not be able
to digest the boa proved false. Diges-
ton only proceeded somewhat more
slowly than usual.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-10-20
OPPONENTS OF REPEAL.

So much denunciation of the oppo-
nents OF repeal in the senate has been
INDUCED in that inquiries are numerous
as to the names and political division of
the forces in the contest. 1t is impos 81
BILE to classify them closely. as certain
senators of both parties are for uncon-
ditional repeal conditionally. 1t is un-
derstood that number will vote for un-
conditional repeal only in case COM
promise cannot be brought about.
There are IS mem ers OF the senate
A Democrats, SO Republicans and three
Populists. Counting all as repealers as
above referred to, in the emergency
named, the number understood to be
on the side of the administration is 49,,
against SO who are unswervingly against
unconditional repeal. On vote for a
compromise proposition that will con-
solidate the silver forces it is still a
question if it would be possible for the
repealers to hold q majority.
The silver column standing for the re-
cognition OF silver is composed of TWEEN
ty-two Democrats, eleven Republicans
and three Populists. The Democrats
are Messrs. Bates of Tennessee, Berry of
Arkansas, Butler of South Carolina,
Blackburn OF Kentucky, Call of Florida,
Cockrell of Missouri, Coke of Texas,
Colquitt of Georgia, Daniel of Virginia,
George of Mississippi, Harris of Ten
nessee, Irby of South Carolina, Jones
OF Arkansas, Martin OF Kansas, Nor
gan of Alabama, Pasco of Florida,
Pugh of Alabama, Roach of North
Dakota, Vance of North Carolina, Vest
of Missouri, Walthall OF Mississippi
and White of California.
The Republicans opposed to uncon.
dItional repeal to the last are Messrs.
Cameron of Pennsylvania, Dubois OF
Idaho, Hans brough of North Dakota
Jones of Nevada, Mitchell of Oregon
Pettigrew of South Dakota, Power Of
Montana, Shoup of Idaho, Stewart Of
Nevada, Teller of Colorado and WolcotI
of Colorado. Allen of Nebraska, Kyle
of South Dakota and PETER of Kansas
are the Populists.
1t will be seen that the Democratic
senators are tie on the question
counting them as above, but of theil
number the silver forces count upo1
several who will vote for unconditiona
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-10-20
VALUABLE INFORMATION,

The first king of whom the title of
majesty" was applied was Louis XI.
in France in 1463.
THE United States is the first nation
in the worlds history to have three
cities of over 100000 each.
1T was only 116 years after the dis
covery of America that the first glass
works were established in the colonies.
THE fourth verse of the twentieth
chaptar of Revelations contains more
words than any other verse in the New
Testament.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-10-20
POOR MEMORIES.
Instances Where They Have Caused En-
barrassment.


A memory is a good thing to cult
vate. Most people have passably good
memories, many have extraordinary
ones, and some have none at all. One
of the causes of the popularity of the
late James G. Blaine was his remarka-
BILE memory for names and faces. 1t is
said that Mr.. Blaine could recall the
face and name of persons he had met
only casually ten years and more after
the first meeting, not having encoun-
tered them in the interval.
In regard to bad memories, an anus
ing incident happened at the white
house not many weeks ago, if the re-
ports are truthful. A clergyman was
presented to Mr. Cleveland, and as the
president extended his hand the :rev-
erend gentleman blushed slightly, and
leaning forward whispered to the pres
ident: 'Ah-what name, please?"
1t was, doubtless, nervousness attend
ant upon personal contact with man
holding so high an official position as
Mr.. Cleveland's that drove the name
out of the unhappy clergyman's mind.
At any rate, it was not so bad lapse
as another case that is recorded. What
it was that caused the loss of memory
in the hero of the following anecdote it
is hard to state. Certainly Fritz must
have had queer head if the German
story teller has not exaggerated in his
anecdote. 1t seems that a probably
very dull young man named Fritz had
been ordered by mis- master to take four
horses and lurry-which is a sort of
car much used by coal miners and 9th
ers who have need of vehicles for the
conveyance of very heavy articles-and
fetch a steam boiler from neighbor-
ing town. just as he was about to
start, his masters wife called him in,
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-10-20

The PROPOSITION to admit Arizona
and New Mexico as one state is again
being agitated by persons in the east
who have no knowledge of either.
There is nothing in common between
New Mexico and Arizona, and the peo-
pie of this territory would almost as
soon be united to old Mexico. Arizona
will go into the Union with her pres
ent boundaries or she will prefer to
stay out. The various annexation
schemes that have been proposed
within the past year or two are as i'm
practicable as they are unsatisfactory
to aIl loyal citizens OF Arizona.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-10-20
SERVED HIM RIGHT.

The good old fashioned method of
whipping bad boys at school is the only
one that works in a satisfactory man
ner, and Prof. Fitzgibbon, in adopting
1t the other day, gave the boy just what
he deserved. In fact, if the professor
made a mistake at all, it was in not
whipping the boy sooner than he did.
The new tangled idea that teachers
must resort to moral suasion and allow
unruly children to demoralize an entire
school in the mean time, is wrong. That
other new tangled notion that several
days must be occupied by red tape
proceeding, before an unruly scholar
may be punished is also wrong.
The only way to maintain order in a
school is by occasionally giving an Of.
fender good, sound thrashing. That
will do it and nothing else will. The
sickly sentimentality which seems to
prevail to a certain extent, that cor
poral punishment should be abandoned
in the schools is the rankest nonsense,
and will result in filling the schools
with bad boys and future prisons with
criminals.
Prof. Fitzgibbon did exactly right
the other day. He ought, however, to
to have whipped the boy sooner tn an
he did.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-10-20
Notice to Contractors.
OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER, I
PhOnniy. AriZ Oct 1S 1SQ3

Notice is hereby given that bids will be re-
ceived at the Office of the city engineer of the
city of Phoenix for the construction of a bridge
across the Salt River Valley canal on Seventh
avenue, accor ling to the plans and specifca-
lions now on file in the above named office, all
lumber to be furnished by the city.
Also bids will be received in like manner for
the construction of a fiume across Seventh
avenue at the above mentioned point.
Bids will be received for the construction of
the above mentioned bridge and lume jointly
There W II be about 400 rds OF excavation OF
the canal, the old canal to be filed up and trees
cut down and removed.
Bids for the above work will not be received
after 4 o'clock p. m, Oct. p, 1898. The bids
will be opened at special meeting of the city
council to be held at the council chambers at
$50 O'Clock p. m. Oct. 81, 1898
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved
by the council.
+. P. TROTT,
City Engineer.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-10-20

and said: Fritz, here's three pence. l
want you to bring ME packet of pins,
and please don't forget it."
mo, ma am" said Fritz, and off he
started.
Some hours later Fritz came back,
drove up to the house, embarrassed the
horses, stepped into the house, and de-
livered the small parcel of pins to the
lady.
81 say. Fritz" said his master who
was standing at the window, ''what
have you done with the boiler?"
Boiler, sir?" answered Fritz. ''Don-
nerwetter, sir, l hope you won't be
vexed, but clean forgot it. Harper
Young People.