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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14
may be fixed by the court.

may be fixed by the court.
SEC. ~ That there shall be al
lowed to said attorneys, marshals,
and clerks of the court OF appeals
and district courts the same fees
as are allowed to like officers in
chapter sixteen, title judiciary, OF
the revised statutes of the United
States, and as are allowed in chap
ter sixty three of the laws of Ar
kansas, in all cases where such
fees or taxed costs are paid by in
dividuals or corporations, and they
shall each keep careful account of
all such fees collected by him, and
account to the clerk Of the court of
appeals for all of the same in ex.
cess Of their respective salaries,
making settlement therefor with
said clerk OF the end OF each quar-
ter of the fiscal year. And the
said clerk of the court of appeals
shall at the end of each quarter
pay the moneys or fees so receiv.
ed by him to the assistant treasur-
er of the United States in Saint
Louis, Missouri.
SIC 13. That the laws hereto
fore enacted by the several legisla-
lures OF theludian tribes within the
territory included i'm this act, so far
as the same are not in conflict With
the constitution of the United
States, or with the laws OF con
gress that are especially appli.
cable to any of said tribes of In
dians, shall remain in force, ex-
cept so far as the same are in con-
flict with the provisions of this act
and shall be recognized by the
United States courts as valid en-
actments.
SEC. II. That within thirty
deys after the passage of this act
the president OF the United States
will, by his public proclamation
inform the inhabitants of the ter
ritory included in this act of it,
provision, and in said proclama-
tion there shall be given a copy O
the laws OF Arkansas that ar,
hereby made applicable to sale
territory.
And for carrying into effect tn,
provisions of this act, the sum o
--- dollars is hereby appro
priated out Of moneys in She treas
ury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 10. That none of the pro
visions of any other acts or any o
the laws of the United States, o.
of the state of Arkansas, hereto
fore put in force in said Indiar
Territory, except so far as they
come in conflict with the provis
ions of this act. are intended to b,
repealed, or in any manner affect
ed by this act, but all such acts
are to remain in full force and eff
feet in said territory.
SEC IS. That this act shall
take effect from and after It's pas
sage so far as to authorize the ap
poin,meut and qualification Of tn,
judges and other officers required
by its several provisions, but il
all other respects it shall take ef
feet on and after ninety days from
its passage.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14

The boy who sold papers on the
Grand Trunk railway forty years
ago is to-day known and honored
in every country in the world, and
peoples of far off lands pronounce
his name as that of a benefactor Of
his race, and accredit to him a
genius for invention surprising
that of any other man of whom
they have heard. He has done so
many wonderful things that men
almost have ceased TO wonder as
the later products of his inventive
mind have come to notice. There
was a time when men exclaimed:
"What a wonderful mani" But
now that Edison has become recog-
nized as n sort of wizand, men say,
when they come across some new
thing from Menlo Park: "This is
Edison's latest, is it2" The popu.
lsr notion is that Edison will dis
cover everything if he shall live
long enough.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14

A PROVISION OF the Indian ap-
preparation bill is that the secre
tary of the interior suspend action
in reference to the removal Of in
truders from this nation. 1t is
very difficult to understand how
action could be suspended when
there has been no action. Below
is the section:
The secretary of the interior is
hereby authorized and directed to
suspend action under the provi-
sions of the Act of Congress ap-
proved March third, eighteen
hundred and ninety three (twenty-
seventh Statutes, six hundred and
forty-one), ratlfying the agreement
with the Cherokee nation of De-
cember nineteenth, eighteen hun
dred and ninety -one, as to the ac-
tual removal from the Cherokee
country of persons designated by
the authorities as intruders, un-
til the appraisal of the value of
the improvements OF such persons
shall have been completed and
submitted TO congress by the sec
retary of the interior, and until the
further action of congress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14

THE fact that Judge Tom Buff
fington is in Washington in the in.
terest Of the passage of the Nor
gan amendment wiping out the
Indian courts will probably be
used against his candidacy for cir.
cult judge here. 1t should not,
however, as he went more as a
delegate from Vinita and in the
interest of the town, than anything
else.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14

SENATOR BUTLER, of South Car
olina, offered an amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill Monday
adding something over one million
dollars for the Cherokees for old
claims found due under the recent
accounting in which Judge Wyly
assisted on the part of the nation,
1t was rejected and referred to the
department of justice for investi.
cation.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14
FORT SMITH NOTES.
The Court, City, Country and
General News.
Fr. sNl1n. Ank. Frb. -


The body of Jim French was
brought here Saturday morning,
and tor several hours lay in an
open coffin at the United States
jail where hundreds viewed the
body. After it had been satisfac-
torily identified it was turned over
to his brother, Tom French. who
took it to Fort Gibson for burial.
The Poteau has been frozen over
for several days aud affords excel
lent skating. The Arkansas was
frozen over in places.
L. S. COURT.
Bill Cook and Cherokee Bill
were convicted of the robbery of
the depot at Red Fork. Daysen,
Skeeter, Munson and Lucas were
with them in this robbery. They
were also convicted of the robbery
of Parkinson's store at Okmulgee.
Skeeter was their associate in the
crime
Bill Cook was also convicted of
robbing McDermott's store and
post office, and T. II. Scales of
Wetumka. Skeeter, Snider and
Farris were with him ia the first,
and only his brother Jim in the
last. Cook will be tried on only
one more case.
There were four arraignments
for murder: Cherokee Bill for
killing Ernest Melton. at Lenapah;
J. s. Davenport for killing William
Goforth, near Vinita; John Ali.
son for killing his father, William
Allison. near Claremore; Amos
Mcintosh for killing Lee Atkins,
near Claremore. All entered
pleas oinot guilty. Davenport's
application for bail was overruled.
Webber lsaacs was convicted of
numbering Mike Cushing. Il
PLEAS GUILTY.
The following persons plead
guilty on whisky charges and re-
ceived sentences as stated: Ike
Twist, 80 days and sl2O; Abe
Twist, 80 days and $500; Tom
Gregg, 10 days and s15; John Tar
water, 30 days and s1OO; John T,
Brown and Byron Dickson, 45
days and sll5; John Upton, 40
days and S110; w. A. Sprague,
hour and sl5; Robert Norris, 20
days and s25, Ed Gish and VIM.
Martin, 30 days aud 500; Wal
lace Bateman, 10 days and s15;
Chas. Carver, 80 days and sl20;
Chas. and John Oakball, Runaway,
and j. NJ. Wilson, 40 days and
s1l0 each; Joe Brown, is days and
s1l5; John Wigg, one hour and
$40; Geo. l.. Shed and VIM. A.
Standridge, introducing. 10 days
and sl5; Noah Morton As days and
sll0; Lee Carmack, 90 days and
$50; James Bohanon, / hour and
s15; Felix Lee, 20 days and 500;
John McCulchen, % days and s25;
David Carr, IS days and SIS; Deer.
in the water, 30 days and 800;
Jake English. 40 days and s1l0;M.
Joseph, / hour and $40, Sentence
suspended in cases of John Twist,
Albert Wo0dman, Mart Woods,
Will Hall, John Selyidge, Colum.
bus Springwater. Geo. Cleyins, NJ.
w Caldwell, Polk Blackburn.
Plead guilty; Harry Johnson,
larceny, 6 days; Isaac Alexander,
larceny, 3 years in Cheltenham re-
form school; Bill and Dick Whise-
naut. Lewis Ridge and w. s. Var
borough, illicit distilling, 30 days
and 800 each; John Lancaster,
larceny, not sentenced.
AcQUITALs.
sine.che-che, assault; Elmer
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14
A NEW SYSTEM NEEDED.


One OF the most commendable
features Of the Morgan amendment
providing for the reorganization of
the judicial system Of this terri.
tory, is that comforting exclusive
and original jurisdiction on the
new courts. In the light Of re-
cent.investigation and of common
sense, it would be extremely diff.
cult to find a reason why any mem
Der of congress should not vote for
this bill. 1t is agreed by common
consent--by both friends and ene-
mics of the measure-that the peo.
pie of the five tribes, both citizens
and .citizens, are as intelligent
and as competent to sit as jurors
as the people of any portion of the
United States. Indeed, it has
been argued before the committees
of both houses of congress that the
people Of these nations were so
competent as TO need no addition
al courts to try criminals, but that
the tribal courts should be given
jurisdiction over all who come in
to the country. But the degree of
intelligence possessed by the peo-
pie of the vicinage is not the only
reason why these courts should
have full jurisdiction. They
should have it as a matter of right.
There is no more justice in drag
ging the people from this territory
over into Arkansas, or into Texas
to be tried away from home and
friends, than there would be in
bringing the citizens of Missouri OF
Kansas into the Territory to be
tried for crimes committed in eth
er of those states. "a citizen oI
this territory may be arrested and
carried TO Fort Smith or TO Paris
for some trivial offense-in some
instances be compelled to trave
hundreds of miles and take friend:
along at great expense, to assist in
giving bail bond or as witnesses
1t generally means financial ruir
to a man, whether he is convicted
or not, when he has To go to Fort
Smith or Paris to stand trial. A
great many crimes are committed
in this country for which no one is
brought 10 justice, for the simple
reason that no one cares to go SC
far and lose valuable time as a
prosecuting witness. In soma in.
stances that could be cited the wit.
nesses are absolutely unable to go
and men have been sent to the
penitentiary because they were
unable to bear the expenses oI
their own witnesses. Shameful
state of affairs. For more than a
quarter Of century the people OF
the five tribes have been trans.
ported TO Arkansas and Texas to
be tried for crimes committed in the
territory, and Judge Parker alone
during that time has hung nearly
one hundred men, and sent 1900
or 1000 to the penitenUarY from
here.
Justice and right demand
that the territory courts have COM
plete jurisdiction. Every princi
pie of equity and of humanity de.
mand that an American citizen be
tried by jury OF the vicinage.
The constitution of the United
States guarantees him that priv
ilege, and here in the Indian Ter
ritory is the only place in the
United States where that sacred
right is denied him. Nowhere un-
der the sun do the stars and stripes
mean so little as they do in this
territory. Elsewhere our flag
means life, liberty and the pur.
suit of happiness" but here it
doesn't mean much of anything.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14

SOMEBODY has proposed Kilgore
of Texas, for the new judge of the
northern district, if the Morgan
amendment becomes law
"Buck" won't do. A man that
will fight a measure simply be-
cause it hurts one little town in as
big a state as Texas is too narrow
a statesmen to be entrusted with
the robe Of justice. Buck Xii.
gore's feet are built for kicking
dowr doors, but he hasn't got the
kind of head a judge should have.
No, Buck won't do.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14

ALL fair minded people recog-
nize the necessity of some such
measure as the Morgan amend
ment, extending United States
courts in this territory, but as
a matter Of right the treaties
should not be violated. If treaties
stand in the way of beneficial leg.
islation they should be removed,
not violated.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14
Milligan and Vernon Scott, lar

Milligan and Vernon Scott, lar
ceny.
NoLLE PRossED.
Fayette Hughes and Jane Hu-
ghes. introducing and selling; Will
liam w. Gaddis, selling,
MfsTRIALs.
Charles Walker, stealing mail
and larceny; Dan Roberts, larceny.
IGNORED.
Thomas Hopper and Reuben
Broils, burglary; John Arbogast, ,
larceny; James Stewart, assault
with intent TO kill st
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14

The next grand reunion Of Con-
federate Veterans will be held AT
Houston, Tex. May 20 "a. r. B.
Coleman, Of McAlester, adjutant
general, requests that strong del
egations be sent and that the per
capita tax be forwarded to him by
April lat.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14


IT is not at all strange that THE
CHIEFTAIN's success as an all
around newspaper should excite
the envy of some of the little mar.
row guage concerns springing up
here and there and asking for pat
ronage, and calling themselves
newspapers. The papers success
has come TO it just as success
should and does come TO any other
enterprise--by close attention To
business and the exercise Of in
telligence in the conduct Of all its
departments. For a great many
years il has run along with per-
feet regularity, never missing an
issue, and has thus built up for
itself a business and patronage
that many more pretentious
journal might be proud of. II
has long since demonstrated d
the feet that newspaper which
stands for anything in the com
munity, morally, socially or po-
litically, must expect the antagon-
ism of the rabble. When a news
paper uncovers seoundrel, OF
tears the mask off fraud, il has
necessarily made an enemy OF
every fraud and scoundrel in the
community, and they are sure to
rally around any paper that
springs up IN the country in the
vain hope Of destroying an adyer-
sary or advancing their own ends.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14

AS THE harp of David soothed
the evil spirit of Saul, so the
promise to let Paris and Ft. Smith
retain their jurisdiction over this
country softens and mollifies those
Texas and Arkansas congressman
who are opposing the Morgan
court bill. There are some featreus
OF the bill that the Indian delega-
tion would be expected to fight, as
an infringement of their treaty
rights, but it is very narrow and
miserable kind of statesmanshi p
that would induce a congressman
or senator to oppose a measure
simply in the interest OF one or
two small towns. But this is the
country's opportunity for getting a
good view of these fellows.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-02-14

SENATOR MORGAN having failed
to get his proposed amendment,
as published in this Issue, grated
upon the Indian appropriation bill
has introduced it as an independ
ent measure with but few changes.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-25

That Democratic WONDER. The
New York Weekly World, has
just changed its weekly into 6
twice-a-week paper, and you can
now get the two papers . week for
the same old price-$1.00 a year
Think Of 1t The news from
New York right at your door fresh
every three days-104 papers a
year.
We have made arrangements by
which we can furnish THE Kos
cIUsKo STAR and the twice-a-week
New York World ali for only $2.15
a year. Here is the opportunity
to get your local paper and The
New York World twice every week
at extraordinarily low rates,
Address, KoscIUsKo STAR.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-25
Cotton III Russia.

The following is an extract from
a letter received by a prominent
local export firm in the Russian
trade, from Moscow, dated Dee.
II, 1894: "Cotton business here
has come virtually to a standsill
in consequence OF the endeayoring
of the minister Of finance to raise
the duty on cotton by 20 kopeks
gold or | rouble 10 kopeks silver;
/. e.. from lao kopeks gold to 2
rcuble 10 kopeks gold, which is
quite enormous. 1t seems that
the minister will succeed, but moth
Ing positive about the progress Of
the project in the imperial coun-
Gil is known yet. This measure
is sure to affect cotton buyers here
for time, but it will not have any
effect Oil the consumption of Amer
lean cotton finally, as the cotton
culture in central Asia will proba-
bly, increase only slowly if at all,
for the Russian cotton growing fe-
yer is cooled off considerably after
closer acquaintance with all the
scoundrsls one had to deal with in
Asia. Besides cotton from Ameri-
lean seed is dcgenerating in cen
trail Asia and there will have to he
attached quite as much care to
quality as to quantity down here, ,
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-25
A Household Treasure.

D. W. Fuller, Of Canajohare, n. Y,
says he always keeps DR.. Kings New
Discovery in the house and his family
has always found the very best of re-
suits follow its ne; that he would not
be without it. if prornrah|n. G A Dyk-
eman. Druggist. Catskill, n. y. says
that DR.. King'soNew Discovery is IN
doubtedly the best Cough Remedy;
that he has used it in his family Tor
eight years. and that it nvcr has fail
ed to do all that is claimed for it. Trial
bottles at Crow,!er & Edmunds' drug
store. Reg Var size SOC and 81.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-25
Notice OfTrustee's Sale of Lands

Whereas. Nancy NJ. & W. Nj. Palmer.
lid III the Goth day OF January, 1891
eXecn and deliver to Albert l.. Shat
tuck, Trustee, u trust deed on certain
lands in Alfalfa County, State of Miss
issippi, therein described, to secure the
sum Of $1,000 due by said Nancy NJ. q
" II Palmer to the British 4 Ameri-
can Mortgage Company, Limited, which
s8'd trust deed is recorded in Attala
County, in Deed Book j J Page 143 to
which reference is hereby made; and
whereas default has been made in tie
paymont of the moneys secured by said
trust deed; and whereas the undersign-
ed has been duly appointed substitute
ed trustee in the place of saidAlbert r.
Nhattuck, as provided in said trust
deed, and has been duly requested to
execute the trust therein cautained;
Now therefore notice is hereby given,
that under and by virtue of the power
con tanned in said trust deed, |, the nm
derslgned substituted trustee. on Sat
urday, the second day OF February,
1895, between the hours of 10 a. N. and
3 p. M, at the Court House door in the
town of kosciusko, of Alfalfa County,
Miss, will by public auction sell to the
highest bidder for cash the following
described property, viz: The South
half of the South East quarter of Sec
ton two 81; the North East quarter Of
Section eleven 0D, and the North west
quarter of Section twelve O2 All in
Township fifteen (l5), Range six 10y
and containing in the aggregate four
hundred (l00l acres, more on less.
Said land will be sold to satisfy the
debt secured by said trust deed, and
inch title will be given as is vested in
said trustee.
This jan. 18th 1895.
j. G. CLARK.
Substituted Trustee.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-25
FACTS,
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The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-25
Notice for Public alton.
Land Office at Jackson, Miss.
January Is, 1895.

Notice is hereby given that the fol,
loving-named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in
support Of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Circuit
Clerk of Alfalfa. county at Kosciusko.
Miss, on March .. 1925, viz: Melissa
ferris, nj kosciusko, Miss. II f NJ.
iaao4, for the 5 hi Nv or sec II T Is \
Il, Il.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upor
and cultivation of said lani VIZ: Jim
Biggs. Henri Hines, a Z Hines, Geo.
J nra, all of kosciusko, Attala county,
Mis-.
ROBT. =. WILSON.
r, Register
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-25

The Madison County Farmers
Association refused to endorse the
cotton plan adopted at Jackson
providing for reduction in acre
age, declaring that farners should
raise all the cotton possible, to-
gcther with plenty Of com, meat
and hay.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-25
Notice for Pub,ica.. ion.
Lsnl Office at Jackson, Miss

December :, 1894. T
Notice is horehy given that the fol-
loving name'i settler has filed notice
Of his intention to make final proof in
support Of his cain, and that said
proof will b. made before The Circuit
Clerk Of Attala county. at kosciusk o
Miss, on Jaruarv g. 1873, viz: John
G. Bal ey, of Hi!pha, Mrs. II f. No.
1873 for the ; " IA L Ii Sec. 8. L.
IGN Il. I L,
He lanes the following vtr esses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of, sail land. VIZ: Abel
l. Gibson, lchn g. Parkerson. Louis
? Horton. " " Tromton all of Zilpba
p q, A;tula Co., Hiss.
EQBT. I. WILSON.
II 1876, Register.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-25
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