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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-28
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evening for her home at Appleton, where
she will snen3 thn hO,idays.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-28

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-28
TsE 1.RzEL, GREEN Hay CO.,

Six hundred tons Of pure timothy, two
hundred tons OF wild hay. Cheap for
cash. by Ton, bail or car load. Office at
Eagle River, Wis.
MART HIRFL, M'ng'r-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

If you suffer from disease you
want the best treatment that can
be procured. Justice to yourself
demands that you should consult
the leading, most skillful. most ex-
perienced, most succe Ssful special
lists in the United States.
DR.. Handy has no superior in d.
agnosing diseases. He will give
$50 if he cannot tell you your dis
ease and where located in five min
utes. Remember this Doctor only
accepts durable diseases. If he can
not cure you he will tell you so.
Consultation and examination free.
Office days, Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays OF each week. Office
located over Fit. Smith National
Bank. Office hours: 9 to II a. M, &,
, to 5 p. m. Sundays, 10 to II am.
treat all durable, medical and
surgical diseases, acute and chronic
catarrh, diseases of the eye, ear,
nose, throat and lungs, dyspepsia,
Bright's disease, diabetis, kidney,
liver, bladder, chronic female and
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18
Money Plank of the Platform.

The text of the financial plank
of the ST. Louis platform as agreed
to is as follows:
The republican party is unre-
servedly for "sound money 1t
caused the enactment of the law
providing for the resumption OF
specie payment in 1879; since
then every dollar has been as
good as gold.
We are unalterably opposed to
every measure calculated to de-
base our currency or impair the
credit of our country. We are,
therefore, opposed to the free coin
age of silver except by internation-
al agreement, and until such an
agreement can be obtained, the
existing gold standard must be
supported. All our silver and pa.
per now in circulation as currency
must be maintained at a parity
with gold, and We favor all meas.
ures designed to maintain invi-
olably the obligations of the
United States. and all our money
whether coin or paper, at the pres.
ent standard, the standard of the
most enlightened nations of the
| earth.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

consulting with a fascinating, black
moustached young dude named
Turner as to what he should do:
then grin and do nothing. Fact
of the matter is, it wasso rotten
that we only condescend to men,
tion the special features.
The convention, while awaiting
the committee reports, listened to
number of speeches by local
Tillmanites.
The credentials committee found
only one contest OF consequence,
the Checotah case of iorty-eight
delegates. The report was in fa-
vor of the Lafayette delegation and
they. after a struggle, were seated,
but this contest showed its effect
and influenced every act of the
convention to the end. The pop
ular verdict is that the seating of
the Lafayette delegation was SIM
ply an outrage on common decency
and is no credit to those who par
ticipated in 1t. Ben f. Lafayette,
however, was wiped completely
off the face of the earth. The
Choctaw delegation was very bad
ly divided, but the minority fac
ton, known as ''the immortal H."
took very great pleasure in COM
pletely demolishing the Lester
Lafayette faction of the convention
and if Lafayette has any pride or
manhood he will never show his
snakey head in another democratic
convention in the Indian Terri
tory. The Chickasaw delegation,
ninety-eight strong, stood by "the
immortal II" to the bitter end,
and we proudly use the language
of the Dallas News in saying, 1.-The
grand old Chickasaws."
This was decidedly a 16 to l
convention, 16 to l shot that, if
the Choctaw or Chickasaw dele
gates attempted to address the con-
vention they were Immediately set
down on by the chair.
1t might be also stated with pro-
priety that it is a 16 to l shot that
the sheeney from Checotah would
pot get smell.
Five gentlemen from Checotah
Withdrew from that delegation and
asked to be allowed to vote for
themselves, which privilege was
denied them because they refused
TO vote for Lafayette and Lester.
DR.. Hathaway. a Lafayette man
from South McAlester, wanted to
be chairman, secretary and gen.
eral manager of the convention. II
is useless to say he was squashed.
The features of the convention
were speeches by Hon. c. B. Stu
art, South McAlester, and Col.
Cruce, of Ardmore; also some Sc.
lections by the Vinita quartette.
May the good Lord deliver us
from another Lafayette-L Lester.
Hathaway convention.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

Zack Davis, viol; 26 mos. and
5000.
Fred Moore, viol.; 80 days and
500.
Henry Wilson, same.
w. G.. Pethroldt, same.
George Martin, same.
Susie Springwater, same.
Lizzie Skaggs, same.
John Tustte, same.
Jess Reed, larceny; 2 years.
Sam Beavers, larceny; Is mos.
VIM. Moore, same.
Lee Brown, same.
Will Haley, larceny; 6 mos.
B. Martin, larceny; plea guilty.
John Wheat, same.
Robert J. Gentry, murder; bond
fixed at $500.
Gordon Owens, murder; bond
fixed at $4,000.
LAST WEEKS LETTER.
May term OF the United States
court is nearing an end. The
docket this term was rather light.
Only one term more having juris-
diction over the Indian Territory
will be held.
Friday night an intrigue of long
standing resulted in Mrs. Pagan
Bourland shooting and seriously
wounding Maude Allen. The AL
len woman had been intimate with
Bourland for more than year and
several sensational incidents have
grown out of the liason. He had
an appointment to take the girl
driving and when she started for
the trysting place, Mrs. Bourland,
disguised as a negro wash woman,
was waiting near the gate and shot
her. The girl has fair chance tc
recover.
William S. Miles was acquitted
of the killing of John Mcdaniel a
Claremore last October. McDan
iel was drunk and disorderly anG
Miles was the city marshal. The
Jury returned their verdict from
the box.
Siegel Rogers was also acquitted
from the box of the charge of kill
ing Walter Lee near Eufaula. He
worked for Lee and one night Let
was called to his door and shot
Rogers at once gave the alarm but
variance in his story caused sus
picion to rest upon him.
Potatoes are moving very fas
now, ten to twenty cars being
shipped every day. Hands art
scarce. 1t is estimated that tn,
seasons shipments will be in ex
cess of 1000 cars.
US. COURT.
McDermott Brown, viol.; yer
dict of guilty set aside and noll'
pressed.
Walter Willis, assault; verdic
not guilty.
A. J. Davis, larceny; seven yrs
]. A. MeHenry, same.
Bud Parn, larceny; verdict gull
ty ofreceiving.
Ike Vaughn, dealing in NAL
liquor; fined s25.
Steve French, breaking int
postoffice; verdict guilty, 2 yrs.
Dick Hyatt, introducing ant
selling; verdict not guilty.
John Silvertooth and Lee Bur
CESS, larceny; verdict not guilty.
Joe Cunningham. contempt; II
days in Jail.
Aaron Craig, murder; bond fxet
at s., 600.
George Morrell, robbery; yer
dict not guilty.
Phillip Hawkins, viol.; same.
Mack Dodd, introducing anc
selling; same.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18
Sectarian Schools.

The Indian and District of Col.
umbia bill, appropriating money
for the aid of sectarian schools, is
likely to fail of passage by the
present congress. A bitter fight
has been made upon the bill; it is
still in the hands of a conference
committee, and has but little
chance of ever seeing the light o.
day. The people will not greatly
regret its failure.
Government aid of sectarian
schools is wrong in principle.
Uncle Sam has nothing to do with
the dissemination of creeds. The
government was not founded tC
look after mems spiritual welfare;
it has to do with their present anC
not with their future. Public
schools are provided by each
state. In these schools the youth
may receive instructions in the ell.
ements of knowledge and fit him,
self for useful career. Questions
of creed and doctrines Of religion;
faith are, as they should be, ex,
cluded from the curriculum. Citi
zens who desire so to do have the
power Of educating their children
in the tenets of any religious faith
they see fit, provided they pay fol
the privilege. 1t is equally wrong
for the general government to paJ
the expenses of making Catholics
Methodists or Presbyterians of the
youth of the land. Let the
churches care for that themselves
There should be no appropriations
for sectarian schools.-K. C.
World.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18
ALLOTMENT Upon Us.


1t is now, at last, after years of
discussion and agitation, a fact
that allotment of the lands of the
five tribes of the terrific
ry will take place. Not by the
voluntary action of the tribes
themselves as has been urged so
long, but by the arbitrary action
of congress, and by commission
composed entirely of citizens of
the United States. That all our
people will not be satisfied there
can be no doubt. But it is certain
ly the duty of the authorities, and
the leading citizens OF the Cher
okee nation to lose no time, and
to leave nothing unturned to pro-
tect the interests of their people.
There is no longer any room or
time for quarreling over issues,
especially that of allotment, as that
is now settled. Let every Chero-
kee citizen who has a spark of
patriotism in his bosom do every
thing in his power to protect the
rights of his people and especially
the rights of the tender and the
helpless ones-the widows, the
orphans and the homeless. Those
of our people who have comfort
able homes and their prorata share
of good land, will not suffer, as il
will be the policy of the commits
sioners, doubtless, to disturb nc
homes, but to secure all citizens in
the possession of their individual
rights to what purports to be
common property. The Cherokee
nation can yet do much to protect
the helpless members of the tribe
from being wronged.
There has been much said in re
cent years about the final wind-uI
of this country. For the last ter
years it has been a fruitful topic
of discussion as to when and how
the end would come. That is M
longer an issue. The end is here
Within thirty days the work o
destruction will begin. The storm
that has been gathering for a quar-
ter of a century will break in al
its fury on the five civilized tribes
The question of the hour from
now on will be places of safety fol
the people whose every interest il
at stake. A cold blooded distri
button of other peoples property
will be the unpleasant and com,
plicated task of the Dawes com
/ mission
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

A PARAGRAPH in last weeks is
sue of this paper suited the senior
editor of our jaundiced and obstre-
porous competitor round in the
alley so well that he insists on
appropriating it to himself literal
ly. The paragraph did not men,
tion the gentleman's name, but he
seemed to recognize the portrait
ure easily. If it fits him he is
welcome to wear it. 1t may be
due the public to state that the
Hills have undertaken the same
old job that has from time to time
been attempted by others and al
ways with the same disastrous re-
suits. The apology and excuse
for the existence of the Leader is
a dual one-primarily to boost and
defend Hoolie Bell and secondari-
ly aud of necessity, to ''wipe The
CHIEFTAIN off the earth" The
bones of the men and the wrecks
of the newspapers that have tried
their hands at the same task are
strewn all along the way for six
years back, from the odoriierous
Cummins and the World, 10 the
Shiny Hills and the sewer behind
the mayors office Mr.. Hill and
his smart son began their journal
istic career by printing a dirty, Ii
belous and lying TRADE against
both the editor and the manager
of this paper, and when driven to
their holes threw down their man.
hood by coughing up" the name
of Hoolie Bell as their authority
and made a cowardly effort TO fast
EN- the responsibility on him whom
no one would believe. THE CHEF
TAIN is still unterrified and is the
greatest newspaper in the Indian
Territory.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18
Russell Wiggin interviewed.

has the following regarding the
Territory delegation and its affairs:
All of the six delegates and an
equal number of alternates, repre-
senting Indian Territory, are in
this city, and are quartered al
Hurst's Hotel. There is joy in
their camp, as the National COM
mittee decreed that they could all
have seats the same as other Ter
ritories, although the call was for
the selection of only two. P. L.
Soper, of Vinita, IS chairman OF
the delegation, and all are in
structed to vote for Mckinley.
There have been statements made
to the effect that c. NJ. Campbell
was chairman of the republican
executive committee of the Terri
tory. This was incorrect. Russell
Virgins officiates in that capacity.
Mr.. Virgins said yesterday after
noon: 1--WE are all here and are
all tor sound money; in favor OF
silver but not coined at a ratio of
16 to 1. The delegation is unani-
mously in favor of L. E. Bennett
for National committeeman. |
have canvassed the field since my
arrival here. and secured definite
promises of support for Ben
nett from every one of our six.
In my satchel up stairs l have a
letter from Mr.. Hanna, in which
he says that he is for home rule,
and we expect to have our terrific
ry offices filled by others than car
pet baggers when Mckinley is
elected. l don't like c. NJ. Camp
bell giving out that he is our terri
tory chairman, as he is not. but is
the ex-chairman. ]. F. Hammer
is also in the field for national
committeeman, and we expect a
delegation of twenty-five or thirty
from the territory tomorrow who
will oppose Bennett. They will
be men of wealth and influence,
and they will be headed by G. w.
Turner, a well-to do hardware
man.
"The Dawes commission will be
in our territory soon to take the
census, and we will make such a
good showing that they cannot re-
fuse the requests we make. All
the territory is tributary to St.
Louis, and our merchants buy
their goods here, a very small per
cent going to Kansas City and St.
Joe. There is a mistaken idea
that the territory is full OF crime
and lawlessness. We have as
good and intelligent people as are
in the state of Missouri, with
schools and colleges. Gov. Stone
was down there the other day and
was surprised at the showing we
made and the courteous treatment
he received. We need many re-
forms, of course, notably a change
from the sc a mile passenger rate
on the railroads. Then the COM
mon people want allotment of the
land.
"When the territory is opened
up it will be republican and
strongly SO. The Cherokee,
Greek, Choctaw and Seminole ma
tions will be republican, with the
Chickasaw nation democratic. The
leading democrats there are from
Arkansas and Texas, and are SO
because they hold positions under
the administration.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18
FORT SMITH LETTER.
Several Capital Sentences s-Last Weeks
Letter.

The criminal business OF the
United States court is practically
at an end Saturday Judge Parker
discharged the juries and he has
gone to st. Louis to be an on
locker at the convention. There
are yet several cases in which sem
tence has to be passed.
Ed Wilkey was made happy
Friday by a telegram Marshal
Crump received. 1t commutes his
sentence to imprisonment for life.
His time was getting short for it
is only little more than two weeks
to the first.
The participants in the Coretta
train robbery last October were
made public for the first time dur
ing the trial of Bob Elzey. Henry
and Frank Smith, who plead gull
ty to the charge, went on the
stand and testified that Buz Lucky
organized the band and that it was
composed of Lucky, Will White,
Elzey, Frank, Henry and Will
Smith.
Last Thursday, Judge Parker
passed the death sentente upon
Dennis Davis, Frank Carver,
George w. Wilson, Jesse and
John Nofire. None of them had
anything to say and remained per-
fectly Indifferent to the fateful
words. Their execution is set for
July 80. Wilson's conviction has
been affirmed by the supreme
court so he has but little chance
to escape the gallows; the other
four, however, will appeal their
cases.
Joseph Burg, William Burg, Ed
Burg, assault; verdict, not guilty.
Riley Coleman. larceny; verdict
not guilty.
VIM. Davis, viol.; verdict guilty;
80 days and 500.
Henry Smith, larceny; nolle
pros.
Price Tillman, assault; verdict
guilty.
James Everidge, perjury; ver-
dict not guilty.
Jackson Casey, violating postal
laws; verdict guilty.
Dennis Davis, murder; verdict
guilty.
Frank and Henry Smith, rob-
berry; withdraw plea not guilty
and plead guilty.
Henry Johnson, viol.; plea of
guilty; 80 days and 500.
Charles Mitchell and q. w.
Black, robbery; dismissed.
Luna Lucas, embezzlement; rec
ognized to Aug. 3 in the sum of
$500.
Frank Crutchfeld, contempt;
fined s25.
Bud Moore, viol.; sentence of
26 months reduced to so days.
Silas Andrews, bribery; verdict
guilty.
Rob't Elzey, robbery; verdict
guilty.
Joseph n. Walker. Joseph
Hays, Dick Brim, assault; verdict
not guilty.
Charles Jones, larceny, verdict
not guilty.
William F. Weeks, embezzle-
ment; years and SLIP fine.
John Dyer, larceny; , years.
Henry Keys, same.
Newt Williams. assault; 10 mos.
Bud Parnell, receiving stolen
property; years and 500 fine.
Charles Verdin, same; Is mos.
and 500 fine.
Lon Roger, larceny; 10 mos.
Charles Franks, manslaughter;
10 years.
Mont Skinner, viol.; GO days
and 500.
Thomas Barnes, same.
John Sullivan, same.
Jack Wolf, same.
Pete Hamilton, same.
George Bark, same.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

LAST week this Office had the
pleasure of entertaining quite a
number of the newspaper men OF
the territory who were here as del
egates to the democratic convention
of which they were an import
ant factor in shaping its work and
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

To COVER what was thought
would be the greatest possible
number of freed men on the new
roll the attorneys for Whitemine
asked that the compromise meas
ure name 1000. 1t now looks as
though the number would reach
and perhaps exceed 5000. When
the Cherokees go into a guessing
contest again with Mr.. Kern they
had better be awful sure that their
rabbits foot is left hind one.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

A WEEK and better has passed
since the great convention, and so
far as we have heard, the wounded
have been cared for, and the boys
have showed their scars around,
and the dead have all been buried.
1t will probably be some years be-
fore we have the honor of having
SO distinguished company of pol
iticians within our gates again.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18
THE little booklet, "a Farmer

The little booklet, "a Farmers
Story" written by Ex-Governor
Fishback of Arkansas, is on our
table, and we have read it through
and through again. 1t is one OF
the most convincing arguments
from the standpoint of free and un-
limited coinage we have yet seen.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

Alex Brown, viol.; verdict gull
ty; 60 days and 5000.
Elijah Kingsberry. viol.; plea
guilty, 80 days and 800.
jeff Walker, assault; verdict
guilty, 4 yrs.
Willis Cooper, assault; verdict
not guilty.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18
THERE is much favorable

THERE is much favorable COM
ment in the territory exchanges
with reference to how our people
handled the big convention. This
is all very pleasant, and we believe
it is deserved. Every one in vi.
nita seemed anxious that the con-
vention should be a success and
our business men went right down
in their pockets and paid the bill.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

WHEN the name of Judge Toll
lett, of Tulsa, was mentioned for
chairman of the permanent organ
ization of the democratic conven-
ton here last week, some of the
delegates got up and denounced
him as ''gold-bug" The judge
then would not allow his name
before the convention. 1t now
transpires that the platform adopt
ed was that of the Tulsa club and
that Judge Toilet is the author.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

THE editor of the Poteau Star is
evidently sorely displeased at the
way the convention was run, but
just what he is going to do about
we it are unable to say.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18
ONE DAY ONLY AND RETURNING EVERY FOUR WEEKS.

sexual diseases, stomach and bowel
troubles, rheumatism, neuralgia,
sciatica, dizziness, nervousness, in
digestion, obesity, interrupted nu-
triton, slow growth in children,
and all wasting diseases in adults.
Many cases of deafness, ringing in
the ears, loss of eyesight, cataract,
cross-eyes, ETC., that have been
improperly treated or neglected,
can be easily restored. DeformfS
ties, club feet, curvature of the
spine, diseases of the brain, paral-
ysis, heart disease, dropsy, SWELL
ing of the limbs, etc., properly
treated. Blood and skin diseases,
eczema, varicose veins, varicocele,
structure, open sores, pain in the
bones, glandular enlargement and
all acute and long standing dis
eases. DR.. Handy devotes special
interest to the removal of cancers,
tumors, moles, warts, wens, birth
marks, granulated sore eyes, facial
blotches, red nose, pimples and
superhuous hair on face or neck
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18

ONE of the peculiarities of the
democratic convention was that
there was not one single colored
delegate in attendance.