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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17
Noted ChlefinIn nend.

There is much sorrow among the
Modoc Indians on the Quapaw
reservation, in the Indian Terri
tory, four miles northwest of this
city. Their head chief, Scarface
Charley, is dead. He died yester-
day, after a lingering illness OF
several months duration, and
which the physician pronounced
consumption. His hair and beard
were streaked with gray on his
arrival at the reservation, % or %
years ago.
Since residing here he had been
farmer in a small way, and had
always been peaceful and law. abid-
ing. Some years ago he professed
religion, and since that time had
been a leader in the church and
Sunday school and respected by
Indians and whites alike. A pri-
vate graveyard contains the re-
mains of the three children. The
tombstones can be seen from the
door Of his residence. He leaves
widow and three children and the
remnant Of the once famous Modoc
tribe to mourn his death. He will
probably be succeeded by Chief
Yellow Hammer.
Scarface Charley was the last
survivor of the small band of Mo.
doc warriors whose cruel massacre
of Brig. Gen. Candy and the Rev.
DR.. Thomas, in the lava beds of
Northern California in 1878 shock.
ed the civilized world. Gen. Can.
by, DR.. Thomas and Indian In.
spector A. B. Meacham, acting as
a peace commission to treat with
the hostile Modocs, under Capt.
Jack, met the Indians at point
agreed upon, unarmed aud with
out military escort, and. after
few moments conversation, were
set upon by the savages. Gen.
Candy and DR.. Thomas were in
s'antly killed and Meacham was
left for dead upon the spot, but be
was subsequently, rescued and re-
covered. Four of the Indian chiefs
who instigated the massacre
Capt. Jack, Scouchin, Black Dave
and Black Jim-were afterward
captured by Gen. jeff G. Davis
command, and, after trial by a
military commission, were hanged
at Fort Klamath, Ore
Though a leading warrior ofthe
tribe Scarface Charley was not then
chief He always claimed that,
though present at the scene OF the
massacre, he was in no way re-
sponsibls for It. He was gener-
ally beloved by the white people
of the lava bed region, to whom:he
was well known. Scarface was not
a wild or blanket Indian-in fact,
he was not a Modoc Indian at all,
but refugee from the Rogue river
Indians, who had taken a Modoc
wife and settled down with her
people. He was a very intelligent
Indian, spoke English passably
we'll, and had associated a great
deal with the whites up to the
time of the Modoc outbreak. AZ
ter the execution of the leaders in
the massacre the remnant Of the
tribe was shipped to the Indian
Territory, and there being none Of
Capt. Jacks descendants left, or
none of Scouchin's, Scarface was
chosen chief, or rather was Install
ed as such by the government au-
thorities. Scarface took his name
from long, deep cash on his right
cheek, which he had got in some
fight while with his own tribe in
Oregon. lie was about 65 years
old at the time Of his death.-Sen-
eca Dispatch.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

edly had their "foxy noodles" TO-
gether and the department is about
to get onto a nice little game of
draw. II would be well for the gov
eminent as well as the beneiciar-
les to watch Dickson and Kern;
their ways are devious.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17
THE NEW ROLLS.


livered to the Dawes commission
as they were approved by council.
The law authorizing the Dawes
commission calls for an "authenti-
Gated" roll, and council adjourned
without the necessary act of
authorization Hence, the Cher
okee nation is unable &c furnish
the Dawes commission, for deliv-
cry to the secretary of the interior,
an authenticated roll, as the law
asks for, and Chief Mayes says no
special session will be called for
the purpose of authenticating il.
The chief has asked the Dawes
commission for an extension Of
ten days time in which to COM
plete the copy now being made Of
the rolls, the law requesting their
delivery by December 10Th. 1t
cannot be told what will result
from this failure to pass the act Of
authorization, but as the rolls are
understood,to be for use in alloiting
the lands and funds, and it doe9
not appear that they can be allot.
ted at least before the next regular
session of council, nothing very
serious is apprehended; unless 1t
should be thought by congress to
be intended as a means OF delay
ing action on part OF that body,
and induce summary legislation,
which contingency, however, is
rather remote. Nothing was to be
gained by the neglect; it would not
have taken twenty minutes to do
it, and the rolls should have been
authenticated .-Indion Arrow.
The above would indicate that
our esteemed contemporary had
not read the act of June 10th, 1896,
authorizing the Dawes commission
to make a roll Of the citizens of the
FIVE tribes. The provision Of the
law is as follows: "And provided
further, that the rolls OF citizen
ship Of the several tribes as now
existing are hereby confirmed"
According to the law the recent
census rolls will be worth very
little to the Cherokee nation, as
the rolls that were in existence on
the tenth of last June were con-
firmed by an act of congress and
are to be taken by the commission
as being the true census OF Chero.
kee citizens. The word "authent-
ic" or authenticated" does not
appear anywhere in the law, but
the existing rolls were confirmed
by an act of congress. The Cher
okee authorities made a roll of
Cherokees by blood in 1898 by
which to make the great strip pay
meut amounting to over six mill
lion dollars, or in other words the
proceeds of the sale of more than
one hall the entire landed interests
of the Cherokee nation, and were
not willing to call it an "authenii-
Gated" roll. And it may be stated
in passing that the roll Of 1898
contained about 1000 more names
of Cherokees by blood than the
one made in 1896. Strange CEN
sus figures Of the most prolific race
in the world.
The law in contemplation Of the
further work Of the Dawes COM
mission says; "That the said
commission, after the expiration
Of six months, shall cause a COM
plete roll of citizenship of each of
said nations to be made up from
their records, and add thereto the
names Of citizens whose rights may
be conferred under this act. "
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

GEo. E. NELSON and Col. Mar
cum are fighting over an imagin-
AIRY ofIice-the seat of a congress
sional delegate from the Indian
Territory Such does not now nor
never did exist. 1t would be just
about as consistent to go to the
president and ask to be made gov
ernor of the territory. The treaty
provides that the Indians may ask
for a delegate but Nelson and Mar
cum are not sin it..
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

SOME Of our exchanges seem to
think that the work of the Dawes
commission ended with the ter
mination of the citizenship cases,
but not so. Under the law the
commission will now proceed to
make up a final roll or census of
citizens Of the five tribes. Just
how long this will take no one can
Tell
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

A HIGH grade substantial citizen
is always useful and is never out
of place in a community, whether
in a place of public trust and re-
sponsibility or as private citizen.
Indeed, it is a question if moral,
upright private citizen has not a
more salutary influence than were
he holding an Office. Men about
whom there is never any question
as to which side Of a moral ques-
ton they will take are like the
'1eaven in the meal that leaveneth
the whole.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

TIE members Of the Dawes COM
mission who.reside in the east will
leave in lew days for their homes
TO spend the holidays, while Capt
McKennon as usual willreniain at
HE ,,ost
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

We may not live long enough to
see women vote, but another gen.
Grafton will, and with it they will
see less drunkenness at the polls,
less lying and less brutality, and
more public spirit, heroism and
romance in public affairs. There
would be no doubt as to the result
of an election in this city if the
women could vote. The amount
of liquor used by a party would be
the measure ofthe majority against
1t, and of its defeat.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

IT is said the Choctaws have
agreed with the Dawes commission
aud the treaty, after several weeks
negotiation has at last been con-
cluded. The provisions are allot-
ment of laands as soon as the sur
vey is completed. Townsites are
to be set apart as are also the min.
eral lands, the lands is to inalien-
able and non-taxable for % years,
aud the tribal government is to
continue not less than eight years.
There is no provision for a per-
capita payment for REIMBURSEMENT
of tribal autonomy.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17


THIs country has been humili-
ated for years by the carnival Of
crime that il would seem cannot be
repressed by the present force Of
officers in the field. But the kill
ing of Ed Reed at Claremore Mon
day has no especial significance,
except to mark the passing of the
official outlaw from the "wild and
woolly west" Ed Reed was an
outlaw by birth and inheritance,
being a son of probably the most
noted female horsethief and MUIR
deress that a country prolific in
such characters has produced, who
died, it is said, by the hand of this
same son. Ed Reed had been a
deputy of the Fort Smith court,
and carried q commission as a re-
ward for the blood of his pals whom
he testified against and convicted
at Ft. Smith. The wisdom or the
necessity of arming and sending
out such characters as deputy mar
shals has always been a matter of
serious doubt, but now there is
certainly no more excuse for it.
The men who killed Reed were
probably just the kind of men to
do the job. being engaged in a bus
mess that would necessarily bring
them in contact with the element
to which Reed belonged. There is
probably no better way to get rid
Of the blood thirsty villains Of
whom this country seems to have
more than its share than to have
them kill each other. Once in a
great while a good citizen yields
up his life to one Of these fellows
in trying to uphold the law, but
like the Kilkenny cats, they gen.
orally aid each other in "shuffiing
off this mortal coil"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

AS an echo from the disgraceful
school board muddle at Tahlequah,
il might now be appropriately re-
marked that the slime of the ser
pent's trail is left on the Vinita
school; and the people of this town
have had to suffer for the sins of
the council in placing Gus Ivey in
reach Of the school funds, and in
a position to manipulate the school
system OF the country. AT the
time the Ivey board was created
vinita had the best public school
ever taught in the entire history of
the town, under the control Of di-
rectors who were patrons Of the
school. The very first thing Mr..
lvey did was to turn out the teach
ers who had built up the school
and made it what it was, and to
also depose the board of directors
and appoint Hoolie Bell in their
stead. As II result the very next
session the school played entirely
out and the teachers quit and went
home long before the time for the
expiration of the term. But the
records at Tahlequah show that
thre teachers were paid for a full
term and that their certificates
were signed up by Mr.. Bell ac-
cordingly. Just how the teachers
could swear to full time or how the
gentleman mentioned could certi-
fy to something that never hap.
pened is one Of the many crooked
transactions OF Ivey and his uncle.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

ONE of the best cuterions by
which the breadth of character Of
an individual may be tested is
their general attitude toward news
papers and the newspaper frater-
nifty. Nine times out of ten the
man who has a mortal dread Of
seeing an account OF bis actions in
print has done something that he
is heartily ashamed Of, and that
will not bear the calcium light Of
the public prints. Nine times out
OF ten the things that are purpose
ly kept from the newspapers
are moro or less crooked, and will
not stand public scrutiny.
An old negro preacher once re-
marked in a sermon out at the fair
ground in this city that he "never
knew an innocent man to slip out
de back do when de sheriff rode
up to de front gate" This is a
good illustration Of the man who
seeks TO keep back facts and inior-
nation TO which the public has a
right. A man ought not to be
guilty Of an act that be would be
ashamed TO have his neighbors
know all about, especially when il
directly or indirectly concerns So
cisty al large II is said that the
late lsmented Judge Parker never
rot TOO busy 10 receive pleasantly
she newspaper people, and to give
thsm she fullest Information at bis
command. Il indicated that he
had grown beyond the narrowness
aud blsoiry Of lesser minds and
thaf be was soaring in the sunlight
81 nobler and a better existence.
far above The plgupies who despise
lhe ublQallouA reporter
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

THE death of Maceo, the Cuban
patriot, by the treacherous hand Of
the Spanish general is sufficient
TO stir the blood Of every lover Of
liberty the world over, but more
especially of Americans 1t Is
said the reason England could
never subdue Scotland by force Of
arms was because "brave men
were born in Scotland" The
same reason would hold good when
applied to Americans during the
days of the revolution. The heart
of every true American swells with
sympathy for the Cuban insurgents,
and now the more since the cow
ardly assassination of Maceo by
the brutal Weyler. Spain can
never subdue Cuba; like Hayne
said Of the South Carolinians, "the
spirit of her people is invincible. Z"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-17

sArA.OavHs o. Assr'oArIOn mss.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-09-01

When, a few days ago, the Bull
LETIN had predicted an ample
supply of water from the compile
ton of the Punchbowl reservoir
and connecting pipes, a hum came
back from different quarters to
this effect: "The papers are
blowing about an abundance Of
water, yet we above Cloud street
cannot get drop excepting for
an hour or so out of the twenty
four" The BULLETIN meant only
what it said, however, and the
water will be forthcoming as soon
as the improvements are COM
pleted.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-09-01
THE NIGHT SCHOOL.

Notice is given of the resump-
ton of the night school at the
opening of the public school
term. The success Of the initial
term of this institution exceeded
the highest expectations. Still
greater things might therefore be
essayed with confidence. An en-
largement of the scope of the
night school, so as to include
branches higher than common
school, would afford an opportu-
nifty Of improving their education
which, doubtless, would be gladly
embraced by many persons, in
Guiding even some who are no
longer youthful in years. Tech
nical instruction in various lines
would also be an exceedingly use
full addition to the functions of
the night school. 1t would to
many young people afford the
chance of developing or improv-
ing their capacities for making
livelihood. We may not expect
Cooper Institute in Honolulu for
a while yet, but anything sub
serving, even in small degree,
the purposes of that grand insti-
tuition would be of incalculable
benefit.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-09-01

damaging power on the covering
metal. Besides having the ex-
pensive roadwork on the steep
cross streets protected from flood
damage, some means ought to be
devised for mitigating the violence
of floods on some of the principal
lower level streets. There is
surely science enough available
to prevent Fort street from being
submerged in a roaring torrent
every time there is a rainstorm Of
an hours duration.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-09-01

Elsewhere is reprinted note OF
distress from British trade
journal, over the decline of the
British trans-shipment business.
1t is made the occasion for a slap
at the national free trade policy,
although no hint is given as to
how protection would stop the
leak, or do any better for the
nation otherwise. With the de-
cline in that particular branch
represented by an amount under
a half million pounds, an increase
in exports of domestic goods of
many millions is stated. What,
then, is the trade reviewer growl-
ing about? When Japan gets
her raw cotton and iron direct
from America by japanese steam
ers, according to arrangements
already in course of being carried
out, Great Britain will lose so
much more of the trans shipment
business, but an increase of GUS
toms taxation on imports would not
impede the process.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-09-01
WV. DIMOND,S

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lence, to wit:
Cleanliness, free circulation;
economy in the use of ice;
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-09-01

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kiawe Thorn

We also have a stock of the 1896
wheels both ladies and gents which
we are offering at a low figure and
on easy terms. Come in and have
a look at our wheels and satisfy
yourself that we are in the Bicycle
Business.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-09-01
Stolen.

From the Hawaiian Hotel between the
hours of and 2 Tuesday morning,
september LIST, an "Imperiar' Bicycle.
A reward of S25 90 will be paid to any one
returning the some to W.P. VANDERBILT,
Jr;. at Hawaiian Hotel. no questions
asked 1885, II,