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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

THE mission of the Dawes COM
mission to this country is to allot
the lands and Capt. McKennon
says that it is not a question as to
whether it will be done or not, but
how best TO do il to protect the In
terests of the people concerned
aud advance their condition. This
commission will soon have been
in this country year and is now,
it is said, at work on its report to
congress. This report is eagerly
looked forward to by all parties
concerned and may contain some
thing on which congress may build
an enactment that will solve the
problem.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

Hon. GREEN McCURTAIN, in his
annual report to the Choetaw
council, says; 1.-THE danger which
threatens us and which will finally
over-run us is the influx of white
people into our country. This
tide of emigration was stronger
last year than the year before; it
is stronger this year than last; and
il will be stronger next year than
tAis." This is truth crystalized
into a very few clean-cut sent
ences.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

r. r. KEYS, OF Ringo, was in the
city Monday and made THE CHIEF.
TAIN Office a social call. There
are few better posted Cherokees in
the country than Mr.. Keys. He
was a bosom friend of ROLAND
Ridge and is overflowing with
Cherokee history. The gentle
man is a strong advocate of allot-
ment and believes that the Dawes
commission are true friends to the
Cherokees and that our people are
standing very much in their own
light in not treating with them.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

STAN GRAY, of Canadian, while
up last week, took occasion to say
he was not in favor of allotment.
He admitted however that in his
section of the nation the wire fence
and the intruder are not such FORM
idable factors as they are up this
way. His proposition is to rem
edy the evils by local legislation,
Just how he did not state.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18
Treatment Of the Red Man.

Gen. II. B. Darlington, we'll in
formed on Indian matters, made
an address at Philadelphia recent.
ly In which he said: mot many
days since l held in my hand the
great wampum treaty which Wash
iDgton made with the Five Ma
tions. IL is six feet long and made
in twelve strands, and has 10000
beads in it. On one side is pic
ture of Washington and on the
other picture of Hiawatha, or the
Wise man, as he was called. To
this Wise Man we owe to large
extent the fact that we have our
national constitution. 1t was he
who gave the Iroquois Indians
their tribal and national legisla-
ton. Under him they had sec
retary for war and secretary for
council and many other features
closely resembling our govern
mcnt at the present day. Thomas
Jefferson acknowledged that he
was largely guided in building the
framework of our constitution by
the example of the Five Nations.
The fact that a bill passed the
house, and came near passing the
senate, by which the land pos
sessed by the remnant of that peo-
pie would have been wrested from
them shows how bitter is the fight
against the red man. 1t behooves
every christian to do his utmost 20
see that they get at least fair play.
There has not been since the civil
war single attack made by the
reds upon the whites but what was
brought on by the whites. The
great Minnesota war was caused
by a white man stealing three COWS
from an Indian.
81 was appointed by the govern
ment in 1866 to counsel with the
great tribes of the northwest about
granting a route for the Pacific
railroad through their territory.
We wanted to run a line over the
Black Hills, the Powder river, and
then through Montana. 1t was a
beautiful country, teening with
game, antelope, elk, mountain
sheep and buffalo. | remember
going once twenty-five miles thro'
a herd of buffalo which stood so
thick that our teamsters did not
dare to crack a whip for fear of
causing stampede. There must
have been 100000 of them in
the herd. This was the country
We coveted. A treaty the year be-
fore gave the Indians entire con.
troll of it in return for concessions
made. So they called a council.
Couriers were sent to the four
winds. Red Cloud, Sitting Bull
and a host of great chiefs and their
tribes answered the call. When |
arrived the plains around Fort
Laramie held at least 10000 red
men. A platform for the head
men had been erected. We were
all sitting there, when twelve
wagon loads of provisions drove in
from Fort Leavenworth, as pres
ents to the Indians. Red Cloud
jumped up as he saw them, threw
away his mantle and said that the
red man was not to be bribed. He
gave the signal and in an hour 1000
tents were struck and 10000 In
dians were rushing madly for their
mountain Businesses. | telegraphed
to Washington for permission to
arbitrate, but received orders to
seize the land, and we did it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18
THE CHIEF ossrAoLn.

The Dawes commission have
been very reticent about what Will
be embraced in their report to the
secretary OF the interior, but there
are some things that should be en-
braced in their report and to which
we desire to invite attention. Two
influences operating here have de-
layed and may prevent the In.
dians of the five tribes coming to
an agreement with them.
First, few men have control
and are receiving large incomes
from the property which belongs
to the Indians, while the real In.
dian and the ones that deserve the
especial care Of the government is
living in poverty and many of
them in destitution. These men
who control nearly all the valua-
BILE property and are deriving large
incomes from it, desire to perpet-
uate the existing situation, and ex-
ert themselves to make the In
dams believe the change desired
by the government would prove
disastrous to them. They repre-
sent that the Dawes commission is
here TO rob them of their land and
to impoverish them. This, too,
IN the face of the fact that the COM
mission from the time it entered
the territory, has proclaimed to
the Indians its desire to divide
among them equally all the lands
they now have, and to make a
hundred and sixty acres Of it in
alienable for any length Of time
they may desire.
Second, the Office holding class
believe that a change of govern
ment would prevent them from
obtaining so many Offices, and the
most disreputable among them
know that in any decent COM
munity they would stand no
chance of political preferment.
This class misrepresent the OBJ
jects and purposes Of the govern
ment, and the proposition of the
commission, and by falsehoods
play upon and excite the fears and
apprehensions OF the Indians, and
cause many of them to look with
dread upon any change.
If the commission, in its report,
shall make these things clear to
the government at Washington,
there will be no hesitation by the
president or congress in applying
a remedy for the condition of
things existing here, which is no.
toriously bad, and not longer to
be endured.
We know the commission has
full knowledge of these things, and
however unpleasant the duty, we
believe they have the courage to
say them in unmistakable Ian
guage. If they have the good of
the real Indian at heart, as the
president believed when he ap-
pointed them, they will speak in
no uncertain language upon these
subjects.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

BILL ROGERS, OF Skiatook, was
over last week for the first time in
several years. He is opposed to
THE CHIEFTAIN's allotment CAM
paign and says he has but one
farm either; he is, further, opposed
to monopoly and presumably
thinks it can be cured by other
means but did not indicate how.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

Allotment of the Indian lands
in sevssalty, a complete jurisdic-
ton for our courts, statehood with
the Indian Territory and the ter.
ritory of Oklahoma combined, are
the three principal stepping stones
to future greatness for the Indian
as well as the white man. With
out these the Indian Territory will
always be barrier to progress and
Ignorance and crime will be ram
pant within its borders. Davis
Progressive.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

BILL HENDERSON thinks possibly
there is a mistake somewhere and
that Sam Mayes may perhaps not
have "dead cinch" on being
elected next summer. THE CHIEF
TAIN surmises that Bill, like the
people OF Judah, is still looking
for the coming of deliverer. The
more the merrier; 'twould be a
wonder if we did not have several
more nominees between now and
August 5th, 1895.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

In the future years to come
when fair and impartial trial hos
been given allotment, full juris-
dict ion for our courts and state
hood, the Indian will see that the
white man is not his enemy and
that all the so called agitation of
the boomer(P) press was for the
best Progressive.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

IT MAY be difficult for the reader
to determine which page of The
CHIEFTAIN is the best, but the
publishers know that the page
with the most advertising is the
one entitled to the credit for the
goodness of all the rest.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

1T NOW transpires that Col.
Breckenridge has not only to suffer
political defeat in the Ashland
district but has been suspended
from the church. Who knows but
that the time is approaching when
woman will not be the only suf-
ferer in a case like that of the
Pollard Breckenridge suit.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

THERE are plenty of people in
the Cherokee nation who would
accept all the concessions from the
Dawes commission they can get.
But the "Indians for revenue"
don't want any better thing than
they already have.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

The anti-allotment papers in
this country are with great unaD-
unity making a labored attempt to
fix the sentiment in favor Of a
division Of land on the non citizen
element Of the country. This is
probably resorted toin the absence
Of rnything better to offer. The
absurdity Of this charge is too
apparent to need any demonstra.
tion, but TO the eastern philan-
thropist 1t might possibly get a
hearing. The fact is if there is
any class in this country that are
perfectly satisfied with existing
conditions it is the non-citizens
resident Mere. As the country
now stands they can share what
ever Of Nae ~ there is and
.t. rs.aatasf no.
tllNK ~" I.At w ttifhi mo"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

A watchman in Hyde Park, an
aristocratic section of Kansas City,
was found murdered yesterday
morning at the cellar door of
President Mosher, of the Indepen-
dence Air line road. He had run
upon some burglars entering the
house.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

Sam Peel has not been an Indian
sentimentalist these many moons
for nothing. Samuel had an OBJ
ject in view, and he has reached
this object in the way Of represent
ing the Chicbasaw government as
their attorney at Washington In
place of Gen. Payne. He will get
the money and the poor "Chicks"
will get the experience. Davis
Progressive.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

The Sentinel says that some Of
things to be considered by council
is the abolition of the Advocate
and moving the capital to Fort
Gibson.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

L. L. DUcKwoRTH, of Going
snake, was in the city some days
last week and took occasion to say
that Sam Mayes would make
nearly a clean sweep in his dis
trict; that the National party was
not going to support Ross.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18
vrSrrA, IND. TER, ocr. IS, 1894

READ Green McCurtain's plan
for allotment submitted in his re.
port to the Choctaw council, print
ed in this issue.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

A GREAT many people are visit
ing vinita every week and are as
founded at the rapid growth of our
city. Electric lights and street
cars can almost be seen, they are
so near.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

ONE of the very first questions
to be tackled by The council
should be the national debt. Let
seme aspiring member introduce
tariff hill
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

BUTLER, of the Advocate, is mad
because his ancestors were white,
but he should and might be still
more exercised on account Of the
length of his own ears.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

THE anti-allotment people have
begun to discuss the question in a
way that shows clearly that they
believe something will soon
"drap."
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18
A student's 8 Letter

Mr.. EDITOR Perhaps some
notes from Friends school, Ska.
took, | T., will be of interest to
your many readers. | came here
Sept. IS. and the longer | stay the
better | like it. Sunday school,
preaching, bible class and Chris.
lian endeavor occupy our time well
on Sunday. The Cleaners liter.
airy society recognized on the
9th. The weekly meetings. |
think, will be very interesting.
There are over 80 pupils in the
home and all of us with the super
intendent, telchers and helpers
intend going after pecans before
long. We have a splendid view
from the Usage Hill near by
Some Of my school mates are
Charlie Fields, VIM. Muskrat
George Williams, Edgar Barber
VIM. Sunday, Randolph Settle
Walter and Daniel Brim. Hoping
my first attempt in writing for q
paper will not be slighted, | am
Your friend, Roy BIGHAM.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18
FORT SMITH COURT.
REPORTED BY OUR SPECIAL,
CORRESPONDENT.

A Large Number "Fess up" Some
are Convicted and Quite a
Sprinkling Deny the Allegations
--Jailer Baxter and Son In an
Unenviable Plight.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

To paraphrase the "Shorter Cat.
echism," the chief end of the
politician is to get into office.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

THE CHIEFTAIN greets a number
of new subscribers this week, and
welcomes them into the family of
the best posted people on earth.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

The cotton crop of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations and part Of
the Cherokee is very large, but the
price is so low that the landlords
aare Of one-fourth only nets him
two dollars sn acre for his
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18
IGNORED

Personating an officer Sampson
McCurtain.
Assanlt-John Jorden, Robert
Clements.
Whisky-James Thomas, Robt.
Lane, Ran Lee, Lewis Bailey.
Larceny-James Day Bill Jones,
Emmet ::Hammitt, Chas. Jackson,
Sherman Moore, F. P. Glass, j.
s. Todd.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-10-18

Assault-Bob Harris, VIM. Jor.
den.
Whisky-Wm. Taboya, George
Breben, Cornelius Catcher.
Personating an officer-Maxey
Mullens.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-04
JUST AT THIS SEASON.
The Most Attractive and the Moot De-
ceitfui Of All the Y~ar.


This is the most dangerous season OF
the year II may be pleasant. may often
seem attractive. bat back OF all the
pleasant atmosphere there Is dangers
This danger comes In some form OF
sickness.
Almost any sickness starts with a cold
or chill caused by the sluggish action
OF the system. That Is why so many
people just now complain OF tired feel
ings, pains IN the muscles and ZONES.
loss of appetite, spring fever, and similar
troubles.
The following is good advice ftorl a
prominent medical Journal: Pneumonia
and other dangerous complaints, which
result from a neglected cold. can always
be avoided IL timely remedy Is taken.
When chilly sensations are felt they
should be stopped Immediately, or serious
consequences will follow. There Is only
one way known to the world OF avoiding
a cold or chills, and that is TO uae a
good. pure. strong stimulant. Nothing
ordinary will do. IL must be something
sure In its action and scientifically pre-
Jared. For this reason, nothing has
ever equalled Duffy's Pure Malt Whisky.
which is acknowledged to-day by physi-
clans and scientific men to be the only
pure medicinal whisky on the market"
This valuable advice may be profitable
followed by many people who are suffer-
ing to-day from the early effects OF cold,
chills, or possibly grip In its advanced
stages. Duffy's Pure Malt Is always
reliable and effective. People should
not, however, permit any dealer to SUBJ
stitute something which is claimed to be
Just as good" or about the same thing
Nothing else can possibly compare with
that which has proven itself by years
OF use 10 be the best and purest in the
world.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-04

The ladies of the Women's Christian
Association who conduct lunch-room
i'm the two stores on Main street, oppo-
site the tabernacle, are well pleased with
the patronage which they are receiving
from their numerous friends. They eX-
pect to keep the restaurant open during
the continuance Of the Moody meetings.
All meals are sold at very reasonable
prices and an excellent dinner is served
during the middle Of the day for twenty
five cents only. The business men Of
this city still remember the ladies and
send them provisions daily. There seems
to be a sort of competition among them
who will send the best donations.
The restaurant was started for the pur-
pose of raising the sum of 500 from the
net earnings, which is the remainder Of
the debt which the ladies owe on the
two buildings. The ladies are hopeful
that their wishes will be realized.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-04
NOT TIM RIGHT" WANG"
The Performance Was Good, but Not -
Good ns Was Expected.


ID. w. Truss and Company's conception
OF Wang was given its initial per-
formance at the Academy OF Music last
evening before an immense audience.
company Of sixty persons was adj
Vertised. but only thirty appeared on the
stage
IL was In this same comic opera that
De Wolf Hopper and dainty Della Fox
wreathed their brows in laurels. and
made the name of the opera known In at
climes Evidently 1t was on this name
that the company that appeared last even
Ing has drawn the shekels from the pock-
cts OF the poor. unsuspecting public. and,
OF course, Richmond was included.
The libretta is from the pen Of Cheever
Goodwin. and the music Is by Woolson
Morse. The lines are full Of bright. gay,
and witty humor, while the music OF the
composer abounds In It'd bits Of harmony
that are seldom equalled
The plot is the simple story of the
Regent of Siam, who marries a might
mare" to gain admittauce to a box which
he imagines is filed with gold. His Ma
jesty is disappointed to find the box
empty.
OF the cast there is not much TO be
said Edwin Stevens In the title role OF
Wang" Regent Of Siam, was excellent
and repaid the audience with up-to-date
jests and touch or two Of low comedy.
Frank Casey. the keeper of the royal
elephant, made up I'm a most ridiculous
manner, and never failed to score a hit
at every entrance he made.
Virginia Earl. as "Mataya" has a
charming manner that defines both grace
and beauty. She lacks Il voice. which
fault makes her appear TO great disad-
vantage. Miss Florence Drake, as Marie. ."
was intended to be the prima donna, but
her voice was fiat, and on several occa-
siOns her high notes were climaxed by
a member of the chorus.
Miss Ethel Synton, as Widow Frun-
ouse," the nightmare" Miss Nettie Ath-
erton, as Gillette" and Mr.. j. A. Park,
as Jean Boucher" appeared to do their
best but were constrained by some un-
foroseen power. The chorus was small.
yet it was better trained and sang with
more vim than the members Of the cast.
Taken altogether. Wang as produced
last evening was not the Wang advertised.
The opera will be repeated at the NATL
nee this afternoon, and this evening.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-04
5. Crnnr Assigned.

s. L. Crane. stationer and cigar and
tobacco dealer at No. 1911 east Main
street, made an assignment yesterday TO
John Garland Pollard. trustee. The liza
bilities are about $1,000. and the assets
are said TO be sufficient TO cover them.
The deed was filed IN the office Of Clerk
Goblin. Of the Chancery Court. II pro-
vides first for the costs Of executing the
trust. the trustees commissions. and Their
the following iirst-cass creditors: G. J.
Franklin. $500; Fannie G. Woodson. s2l6;
Security Bank OF Richmond. f95: John ID
Seabright. s25; Mrs. +. II. Crane, s9l.67
a. $. Dowie, -. The second-class credi-
tors are also specified. but the sums In
volved are quite small.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-04

sympathy with his congregation, having
been informed that their new church
building had been seriously injured by
some OF those who attended the Moody
meetings there last week. Or. Hatcher
Is glad to state, however. that the actual
damage done To the editice does not
amount TO I'VE dollars The ladies OF the
congregation had the building thoroughly
cleaned last Saturday
Preceding q" oiored People.
Rev. George c. Needham preached again
last evening AT the First Colored Baptist
church to an immense audience. An
overflow meeting was held at the same
time In the lecture-room In the basement.
lie selected as his text, Though your
sins bc rs scarlet" Mir. Needham Will
preach IN the same church this evening.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-04
.ProprrtY Transfers.

Richmond: James j. Burke to Zaido
Picchi and Joseph Meoni. stock of goods,
fixtures. &c, in building No. 30 north
Seventeenth street, $500.
H. l.. Cabell to j. T. Mosby. - feet on
sonth side Catharine street. between Gil
mer and Munford. 81 400.
John Drever TO Thomas Drever. - feet
on south side Cary street, near Madison.
machinery, fixtures. &c, and 22i5 feet
on west side Madison street. near Cary,
$500.
William H., Robert L.. and Richard C..
Lohmeyer to Margaret ;. Lohmeyer in
terest in A feet on Eighteenth street,
southwest corner Broad, 50.
H. Il. Pollard. Jr., TO r. j. Murphy. II
feet on west side Church street. between
Maiden Lane and Rowe street. SfSJ.
James Russell 10 r. NJ. Tilar. 81 feet
on west side Seventh street, Sl,SIO.OS.
Henrico: John Il. Jones TO George
Payne. / acres, $40
John Randolph to Lewis Ginter
132 I-12xiJ0 feet on Brook turnpike, 500.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-04
This Was Reciprocity.

w. s. Cleveland. Of the minstrels, has a
particular friend in Boston, who is an
undertaken. to whom he once sent a box.
from which 10 see the show. The funeral
furnisher" replied with thanks, and said
"My Dear Will,-In return for your cour-
tesy / shall be pleased TO reciprocate and
furnish you a box at any time" Which
goes 10 show that an undertaken is not IL
be outdone in civility by a minstrel man
ager.
This prominent minstrel man and his
fine troop will be at the Theatre to-day.
They will give two performances. At the
matinee only twenty-five and fifty cents
will be charged for the best seats.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-04

The postmaster Of Richmond has re-
ceived a letter from George Gill, All
Western avenue Lynn. Mass. which con-
tains the following: II am In quest OF a
man by the name of James Mollard tan
Tnglishman by BIRTH. whose relatives in
England have been trying TO md Tor a
nun,her OF years They have reasons 10
bslieve that ne Is I'm Richmond. II you
know of him please send me his ad-