Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-27

shoot. In that country "a deputy mar
shall, when he goes 20 arrest ID person.
must get thu drJp on him first lie
presents bis revolver Ia one hlnu and his
warrant Boo the other. The officer who
acts On such @ capacity must be brave.
cool md above az. quick on the trigger
There are hundreds of these deputy mar
shaa iu the Indian TERRITORY From
ther ranks are graduated many of the
bad tucu' of that rcgion-ns for er-
ample, The Dalton gang. which has made
Itself $50 famous lately. Not long aro
saw dozen deputy marshHs I'm the
Indian Nation attack little house In
the mountains, which was purchtd on nn
1rcr-mnriug crng The situation was
fairly inprcgnablc
CAPTURING A HOUSE on A CRAG.
The house ON the crag was owned by
hnlf.brccd Indian. who hnd murdered
several men. II was fortified and fur.
Their Knrrisnued by three of She criminals
friends For some time iusillade was
kept mp by both She a2ufnuts aud the
hclcgcd without doing any damage.
every one being under cover Finally.
one of the attacking party, covered by
Yullcys from the rifles OF bis companions,
ran across an open space TO point be
meath the Oyerhuugng rock, where he
WHY MANNl q viz NNMAMf WA Wy MMNNNNF with
fuse attached. lie effected bis retreat
Ia safety, aud about three minutes luter
there was "a trctuculous explosion. The
whole rock ON which the house was built
was torn into fragments and thrown up
Ia the air, together with the HtOues which
had composed The dwelling and the
mauglcd. bodies Of 90 occupants.
IAN VI the Indians IN tlat country 20
armed IL is very rurc 80 Ace one Of
them without a pistol slung around his
waist. AZ the same tine a white man
Is prdenly Hafc ~ long HR he does not
interfere win chem. 10 illustrate ihr
small vnluc which they SEQ on human
life, | may quote Mrs. Jane McCurtain.
widow Of former governor Of the Chloe
taws, who was The best man the tribe
ever Lad and the most beloved She
said 20 me that hc was very good ana
vrry Juisi in ull his BE hc had only
killed seycn persons. His widow owns
hotel 40 Tushkahommn. where she
keeps bOarders during the sessions OF the
Choctuw council. She has much other
property and Is a great supporter of the
Tie council referred 10 are forty DAYS Ia
length. The legislators get 50 per diem.
and 80 are much inclined 10 indulge in
the luxury Of extra sessions.
The thoctaws are uu agricultural
people. but few Of them DO any work
themselves They prefer 20 rent ont
their land 10 aliens. The soil Ia that
region y extremely rich and che farming
lands OF the ChicknsnWs are among the
finest IN the world Tie Choctaw coun-
Try n very rich IN minerals IL has coal
fields equal 90 those of Pennsylvania
There are several coal mines In opera
ton, employing 1000 men, but / don't
believe that this number includes sim
gle Indian. The mines like the tlllable
"a l.
pay a poll tax and the industries la which
they engage are taxed also. II nom
citizen puts up a saw mill, for instance.
every log THAI he cuts Is taxed va much.
1.-THE revenues tlus obtained 20 fO
support the government and 10 sustain
the schools, which are very literally pro-
yided for The schools are excellent.
though attendance Is not compulsory, the
teachers being nearly all white.
MARRIAGES BY WHITE MEN.
''Many white men have married into
The tribes and have iLus been adopted by
Them. III a white man marGics Choo- |
law e.rl he becomes member OF The |
.hptaw tribe, ihe marriage standing |
good iu United States law ln the right |
if his wife he Is entitled 10 all the land /
le wants, MOI 10 mention thc property 1
which the girl Is likely 10 POSSESS " her /
,Wn in horses. stock or what MOI.
Owing fO these advantages. many |
worthless white mcn have joined the ma 1
ton by bonds Of matrim0uy Furihe
more the alien by marrying into the /
tribe renders himself free from the poll
a1 and other taxes which are levied upon /
The outlander and bis industries The
proportion among the ChOctaWa II about |
lne TO four. ful-blooded Indians are
7ery few. u il astonishing % md large
lumbers Of people in that country who
L. I
0Ok as white ~ you or !. Ex-Governor
Boyd u the Chickasaws l. 90 az intenis
md purposes Z white man, with blue
yes. sandy hair and ford complexion.
he has the finest residence ~ that region.
BY model farm " 100
lcles Ia The highest state Of cultivation.
Anybody out there who has drop
4 aboriginal blood IN his veins Is eager
. claim the property rights 90 which ~
n Indian he is entitled A. ! have sald
here are numerous pretenders % tribal
citizenship who make great deal Of
roublc Some of them are baEded To-
ether for the purpose Of maintaining
o8seeson Of lands There ere many
eToes mixed in with the tribes, who
all themselves ihdiaus. Among the
aud Greeks there Is much
egro blood. IN the old days down
outh the runaway slaves sought refuge |
ith them and iniermarued With the
indians On journey qhrongh the
alton a short time ago / lost my way
nd made inquiries Of a person whom
took Tor an Indian woman. She ~.
lied cigilly Ia English, and NJ adding
er gOod-hye asked what tribe she |
flOnFed Cd. Her answer was:
4" i olongs 10 no tribe Use a digger
The Indians are very INDECENT. They
re not anxious 10 DO anything but
lOke eat, sleep and gamble They arr
Fry fond Of the great American game
poker, and have = weakness for whis.
le territory ~ s1augkleFa. These naauE.