Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-09
TnE CnERoKnE CAPITAL.
Tahlcqu0h EntertalLs Judge springer
His Remarkable Utterances.


is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. T.
Richards. this week
N. s. McNary, of the Telephone,
departed for Topeka, Monday, in
answer to telegram that hit
brother was critically i'll.
All the business houses of the
city closed at noon Tuesday to
take part in the annual seminary
May party on Illinois river.
Four or five colored men and
boys were "pulled" by Policeman
Drew the other night for indulging
in the highly exciting negro game
called craps"
Miss Annie Townsend, after sew
eral months attendance at the
Missouri conserva;oy of music at
Columbia, has returned to her
home in this city.
Miss Clara Eldridge, one Of the
nations fair "school mafms, who
is teaching up near Cincinnati,
Ark, spent Saturday in the city,
returning to her school Sunday.
Leonard Trainor, who shot and
seriously wounded a girl named
Null at a dance near Oakes several
months ago because she refused to
dance with him, was captured by
Deputy Wyly last Friday aud
brought before Commissioner Nc
COMBS. He got nine months in
Jail and 500 fine.
Agent G. w. Potter of the east
ern Cherokees and r. II. Smith of
South McAlester have been over
here on a tour of inspection. Mr..
Potter was anxious to visit the
western Cherokees and learn of
their manner Of living and pro-
gress before returning to North
Carolina from a business trip to
Oklahoma. lie was well pleased
with what he saw and learned in
our capital city and carried away
with him a pleasant impression of
western Cherokee hospitality.
Agent Potter says the eastern
band of Cherokees now number
only about 1900. They have good
school facilities, provided by the
U. S. government and at the gov
ernment's expense. They have
one privilege the western Chero-
KEGS do not have; they are allow
ed to vote for president, state and
county officers. They also hold
their own tribal elections and elect
their chief and counsellors, as is
done in the nation. In this latter
election only eastern Cherokees
are allowed to vote. Mr.. Potter
says the eastern Cherokees have
to work a great deal harder to
make living than do the western
band.
The most interesting event OF
the past week at the capital was
the reception rendered Judge
Springer and his subordinate court
officials by the citizens OF Table.
quah. The affair, which was some
thing Of a stagger at a banquet,
took place at the National hotel on
Saturday night, and the Judge ex-
pressed himself as unable to utter
words that would convey his graf.
itude to the hospitable citizens
who interested themselves so much
In his entertainment and enjoy.
ment. w. w. Hastings, on be.
half OF the citizens, delivered the
address of welcome, and he was
followed by Clerk Winston in a
short and somewhat humorou:
speech. Then Judge Springer re.
sponded to a toast and said a great
many things that were calculated
to tickle the Cherokees. In the
course of his remarks he said he
was greatly surprised at what ht
had learned from observation and
contact with the Cherokees; that
heretofore he had been in favor
and during his congressional ca
reer had always favored a
"change" in affairs in the territory
but that he would never agar
raise his voice to disturb the
peaceful tribal course of the In
dams government, ETC., but, ,or
the contrary, would hereafter as
sist them in anyway possible tc
maintain it. Those who listened
TO the judges speech were not
little surprised to learn of his early
aud complete "change of heart
since he stepped from the floor o
congress into the judge's seat, ant
many of his audience are yet un
decided as to whether Mr.. Spring
er was really in earnest or whethe
he was "giving them taffy," so L
speak. At any rate, his speecl
exploded the recent report a
Washington that he came here l.
make a state of the territory an,
one of the first senators OF himself