Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-01-04
THE NEWS FaoM COUNCIL.
Tho Bond Matter lie in q snarl-
Nothing Doing.
TAnLEquAH, Jam. 1, lS94.

IN considering kilograms concern
ing bhe bonds and each senator
waiting with great anxiety fo
Chadick's certified check from the
st. Louis National bank. NJ
check came.
Friday, after the hour for intro.
duction of petitions and resolu
tions had passed Senator Ross at
tempted TO introduce resolution
to declare Chadick's trade of
There being objections the matter
went over until the regular time
in the succeeding day; still nc
certified check, President oI
st. Louis National bank tele-
graphs forfeit is up. We hear ol
numerous bids on the bonds that
are forth coming but they are
thought to be mere "windies."
Work on the bill providing for
the sale of intruder improvements
is progressing slowly. The bill
will in all probability pass the
senate as it appeared in the col
umns of The CHIFTAIN week be-
fore last.
Some time ago the Shawnee
Indians submitted a proposition
to the executive department,
whereupon Chief Harris trans
mitted the same by special mes
sage to the national council. The
matter was then referred to a joint
committee composed of w. e.
Sanders and G. L. Washbourne on
part ofthe senate, and John Sharp,
p. L. Walker and Mike Pritchett
on part of the house. After due
consideration the committee de-
cided in favor of the proposition
and reported to the senate by bill.
The bill introduced provides for
payment of twenty-nine dollars
and sixty-five cents per capita to
all Shawnee citizens of the Chero.
kee nation, the number of Shaw
nees to be governed and identified
from the official register of Shaw
nee Indians made and filed in the
Office OF the commissioner of Indian
affairs at Washington and also in
the executive office at Tahlequah
in 1871 and their descendants, not
including deaths. The bill is in
tended as a compromise of all diff.
ferences between the Cherokee ma
ton and the adopted Shawnees,
and defines their status. 1t pro-
vides that they shall participate in
all per capita distributions hereai-
ter to the citizens of the Cherokee
nation, and that the Cherokees
shall pay the expenses of the suit
now pending in the supreme court
of the United States.
Saturday, Dec. 30, Chadick's 5
check came at last but it was not a
certified check from the National
Bank OF Commerce; it was "cash-
ier's check" from the st. Louis
National Bank, payable to the or
der of treasurer OF Cherokee ma
ton, for 100000, subject to the
following conditions endorsed on
the back thereof:
"This check is due and payable
whenever endorsed by the princi-
pal chief of the Cherokee nation,
the treasurer Of the Cherokee ma
tion, the cashier of the St. Louis
National Bank, Edwin d. Chadick,
legal representative OF purchasers
of said bonds and Dickson &
Smith, attorneys, all certifying
that the s6,640, 900 Of said bonds
have been lawfully issued under
agreement between the United
States and the Cherokee nation
and have been duly endorsed by
United States as provided by said
agreement and same will be deliv-
cred to Edwin d. Chadick or his
assigns on payment being made
for same according to the terms
and conditions Of his contract with
said nation, and this check shall
then be considered and received
as partial payment of the said
bonds"
The condition in the contract
between Edwin d. Chadick and
the Cherokee nation relative to the
100000 reads thus: 81 further
agree to deposit in the National
Bank Of Commerce in the city Of
st. Louis, Mo-, the sum of $780,
600 as a guarantee of my good
faith. The above sum is to be de-
posted as a forfeit to the Cherokee
nation in the event of my failure
to receive and pay for said bonds
when they are rendered to me in
accordance with the price agreed
upon, said deposit to be made
promptly on the consummation Of
the contract"
X. T. Wilson & Co., of New
York, have made a bid on the
bonds. The representatives Of the
firm are in the city and have
certified check for 100000 forfeit
from the Fourth National Bank of
New York and say they will de-
posit the check with the treasurer
Of the Cherokee nation, the same
to be paid over to the Cherokee
nation in the event they fail to re-
ceive and pay for the bonds Of the
Cherokee nation when they are de-
livered or ready for delivery. The
first bid of r. T. Wilson & Co
was simply par, or $3.50, 900;
however, late Saturday evening
the following telegram was sub
mitted to the senate, in session,
dated New York, December Both,