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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-01
REPUBLICAN STATETICKEI

D.
For GOVERNOR,
HAZEN S. PINGREE, OF Wayne.
For Lieutenant Governor,
THOS. b. DUNSTAN, of Houghton
For Secretary Of State,
WASHINGTON GARDNER, OF Calhoun.
For Treasurer,
GEORGE A. STEEL, OF Clinton.
For Auditor General.
ROSCOE d. DIX, Of Berrien.
For Commis'r. of Land Office,
WIN. A. FRENCH. of Pressure Isle
For Auditor General,
FRED A. MAYNARD, Of Kent.
For Supt. OF Pub. Instruction,
JASON E. HAMMOND, of Hillsdale'
For Mem. st. BID. of Education,
JOHN w. SIMMONS, of Shiwassee
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-01
For Congressman, 10th Dist,
r. o. CRU MP, of BAY COUNT
For State Senator:

For State Senator:
GEO, A. PRESCOTT, OF IosCO Co.
Represen tative, Alpena District,
H. X. GUSTIN, Of ALPENA COUNTY
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-01
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The Two TarIRs.

Democratic and assistant Democratic
papers are publishing the following
table to show that the Wilson tariff act
is better revenue producer than the
Mckinley act.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02
LET'S BE CONNISTkNTFLRSr

The thing that is discussed most
in and out of congress just now
and tor some weeks past, and
probably will be for many weeks
to come, is the Venezuela bDun-
dairy dispute, or as some persist in
having it the war with England" D."
Their has been more said about
the "M0nroe doctrine" within the
last three weeks than in a quarter
of a century before. President
Cleveland, backed by the congress
of the United States, proposes TO
settle the whole question his own
way 10y appointing a commission
to establish the line. and then en-
force the Monroe doctrine" by
making England accept it. Ii The
findings of our commission should
prove unsatisfactory to England,
then the only consistent thing she
could do would be to fight. Today
we are at the" parting of the ways"
with England. II the presidents
alarm is well founded, and the
commission enters upon its duties,
then we choose a road from which
there is no retreat and whose issue
may be war between the two great
English speaking nations of the
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

sent to congress on the subject
There are two delegations in
Washington at this time ,one head
ed by Z. C. Boudinot and Chief
Harris of the Cherokees and the
other by several members of the
Watts family, who have petition
ed for and against eviction. Sec
retary Smith heard arguments
from both parties and decided that
eviction at this time would impose
a hardship upon tine intruders
which they by NJ means deserved
and would bring about the destruc-
tion of a great deal of immovable
property. The secretary will
therefore, by tt authority vested
in him, postpone the proposed
eviction until either congress takes
some action in the matter or he
deems it expedient to proceed.
1t will be remembered that Sen
ator Jones of Arkansas recently
had passed by the senate resolu-
ton extending the time limit for
this eviction until congress should
take definite action upon the
rights of the intruders. This reso-
luton came to the house and met
with some opposition from Indian
sharps who thought that such a
poStpOnement was too indefinite
and desired the matter to be refer
red to the committee on Indian al
fairs, and that they make some
conclusive investigation in the
matter.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

The season of the rolling year
known as the holidays closed with
yesterday--new years day-the
first day Of 1896. A week ago was
celebrated Christmas, The greatest
anniversary in all history. 1t is
on Christmas that we listen anew
to the glad strains which sounded
over the Judean hills more than
nineteen hundred years ago, where
the shepherds watched their hocks
by night. All, what a world Of leg
end hovers about that manger-
cradle in far off Bethlehem. No
wonder that angel throng broke
forth in glad anthem on that au-
spicious morning, because "unto
you is born this day in the city of
David,a savior" The glory to
God in the highest and the"peace
or earth" of which that midnight
choir sang was accomplished. But
Christ did not ljnger lii Bethlehem,
but went on down through Geth-
semine, out through the awful
agony, and up to Calvary. He did
not remain on the cross but was
Strengthened in the tomb, but on
the third day arose again, and on
that resurrection must stand or fall
the whole plan of human redemp-
ton. The world is better for lis
observance Of the holidays in a
proper manner. 1t is good time
to make presents to those we love,
to make new acquaintances and to
renew old friendships. In starting
on. upon the new year Of 1896
THE CHIEFTAIE wishes it's readers
a happy new year. As We leave
the holidays Of 1895. aud merge
into the new year, it is our desire
to do so with every enmity wiped
out. To-day We acknowledge no
enemies; the whole human race
is our friend. We want the world
to be better for our having lived in
it. so today as The CHIEFTAIN is
sent out all over this Indian Ter
ritory and elsewhere, We want TO
send along that grandest and best
greeting the world ever heard:
"Peace on earth, good will toward
men"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02
EVICTION POSTPONED.
Secretary Smith interposes and Pre-
vents Removal of Intruders.

A Washington dispatch of the
27lh confirms the fear that there
would be no removals of intruders
from the Cherokee nation at this
time. 1t says.
The secretary of the interior to-
day settled for himself the ques-
lion of the eviction of So
called iGtruders from the Indian
Territory without waiting for act
ion upon the part of congress. AS
is generally known, there was an
act of the last congress- which pro-
vided that the general eviction
should take place on the lst of jan
uary. This had caused a good
deal of alarm and uneasiness
among the intruder class, and there
have been any number of meetings
held in Indian Territory and any
number of petitions and memorials
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02
THE SHAwNEES' MATTER.
Delay in the Supreme Court Thought
to be Brief.
WASHINGTON Dc. Dec. d Is.

WASHINGTON. ID. e.. Dec. 81. 1895
Mr.. Thomas Dougherty. Ninlta. Ind. Ter.
SIR: Mr.. B:ownwell sent your
letter of the 21st relative to the
Shawnee decree TO me for response,
and | have to say that until Mon
day last | believed that the final
decree would have been promul-
gated before this time.
Just about the time that the
court was ready to announce this
decree, however, the Cherokee
freedmen and the Delawarss came
into the court for a modification of
their decress to correspond with
the proposition submitted by us in
the Shawnee case; and the court
has concluded, as We understand,
to wait and announce all together,
so that one will have no advantage,
as to time, over the others. This
will put it beyond the holidays,
but it will certainly not be long de-
ferred after that.
The secretary of the interior pre-
pared 20 make quick work of the
per capita payments as soon as the
court has entered up final judg-
ment.
Application is made for a de-
cree giving to each Shawnee, in
Guiding those adopted by the
Shawnee family, 1922 .75, the same
that the Cherokees, by blood, got.
and it is believed that the court
will award them this sum.
There is nothing to do but pa
tiently await the courts announce
ment two weeks hence, as every
thing has been presented by us to
give the court all the facts aud
figures Very respectfully.
JOHN &. CHANEY.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02
LHck aud Honesty.

Last Monday morning Geo. Nit
chell came down from Vinita to
accompany his daughter home
from the female seminary. Arriy-
ing here George went to Carter :
drug store to purchase some Christ
mas novelties. When he made his
purchases he returned to the fe.
male seminary to make prepara-
tions for starting home, but before
doing so he concluded to settle his
daughters board with the super
intendent. Feeling for his pocket
book he discovered il was gone.
The book contained S1o7 in cash
and $50 in national tickets. When
Mr.. Mitchell discovered his money
and purse was missing he at once
started for town. Reaching Car
ter's store he told them that he
had lost all the money he had and
asked if any one had seen his
purse. Mr. Carter replied in the
negative, and then Mitchell's chin
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

An oldti newspaper man
says: No sensible man should or
ever does get angry because a
newspaper man duns him for
money. A dun is not an impeach-
ment of n subscribers integrity,
but is simply an outeropping of a
publisher 5 necessities. For in
stance, thousand men owe man
from one to ten dollars he has to
dun them in order to pay his ex-
penses. Instead of getting angry
and stopping his paper because
the publisher asks what is due, the
subscriber should thank the editor
for waiting so patiently, and pay
up like a man.-Coffeyville Jour
nal.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

The enactment of the freedman
compromise measure by the Cher
okee council has been the occasion
OF any amount Of misconstruction
and misrepresentation of the real
intent and purposes Of the meas
ure. But it has developed already
that those who find fault with the
act are either those freedmen who
know they have no right to citizen
ship here, or some sbyster who ex-
poets 10 get fee out OF those who
will undoubtedly be left off the
new census roll made by the act of
the national council. 1t is as much
to the interest of freedmen who are
entitled To citizenship under the
provisions of the treaty of '66 to
keep out all those who are not en-
titled to citizenship as it is to any
other class of citizens. Under the
provisions of the compromise bill
that recently passed council and
was signed by the chief the oval
lace roll" is to be Set aside, and
new roll made, based upon the
laws and treaties bearing upon the
case. Three commissioners, one
selected by the freedmen, one by
the chief of the Cherokee nation.
and the third one is to be named
10y Judge Parker of the western
district of Arkansas. These COM
misslOners are to proceed to take
the census, aud place upon the roll
such as can show thai they are en-
titled to citizenship. There is no
reason to believe that the work
will not be done fairly and honest
", and that the new roll will not
contain the names of all who shall
be recognized IS citizens. 1t is
quite probable that there are at
torneys in and out of the Cherokee
nation who will undertake to
heeee the negroes by making them
believe that Their services are
needed in securing their rights.
But it would be very foolish for
any one to pay out one cent for
services that would certainly be
worthless in view of the fact that
the whole matter is to be over
hauled and settled 10y disinterest-
ed court,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

dropped. His face was as long as
a councillors board bill. He de-
cided to make the best of it and
started out, but before he reached
the door Gale Carter. who delights
in pleasantly surprising his GUS
toners, called to him and told him
that he nad picked up a hook con-
tanning nearly $500, on the coun-
ter. Mitchell identified his lost
property and not a cent was miss
ing. Calling up the boys, George
"set up" the cigars departing with
some valuable experience and
lesson taught that seldom results
so cheap.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

One day High Sheriff Duncan
came to the chief and asked that
a respite be granted the notorious
Ball Christie as he was sick and
not likely to recover. Chief Mayes
walked down TO the national prison
and found Christie in a dying con-
dition and readily granted the res
pite, telling his people to take him
to his home that he might die
among friends. An hour later the
news came that Ball Christie was
dead.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

YESTERDAY ushered in the most
important leap year probably in
the annals of time. 1t will be the
first time that the cid theoretical
prerogative of the women taking
the lead in courtship will stand
any show OF fulfillment. Since
the last leap year the new woman
has donned her bloomers, bestrode
her bicycle, and is in every way
in the best possible shape to max e
good use CT the year in which by
common consent she is to lead.
Since yesterday morning the new
woman has been in the saddle
watch her.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

COUNCIL passed an act granting
right-of- way to what is known as
the Delaware Telephone Company
to run a line from Fort Gibson to
Nowata, with branch lines to Ska
took and Alluwe; also a branch
line from Claremore to Vinita. J.
E. Campbell already has a line in
operation from Nowata to Alluwe.
This telephone line, when com
pleted, will enable Vinita to talk
with Tahlequah.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02
If THE Washington dispatches

If THE Washington dispatches
be true in regard to the Cherokee
delegation being willing to COM
promise with the town-site advo-
Gates from the Chickasaw country
and from Oklahoma, matters are
certainly in very bad-eondition
concerning the Indian country.
But it is difficult to understand
what advantage to the Cherokes
nation or the other tribes in this
territory such a compromise would
be. TO beg to be let alone two
years would show very danger
Gus weakness on the part of tho
Indians and would be tacit
agreement to the final dissolution
of our autonomy at the expiration
of that time. The only thing left
to the Indian now is division of
their lands and money, and that
at the earliest possible date.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

ONE of the greatest doctrines
enunciated by Christ was the law
of restitution. All through the
savior's three years ministry here
on earth he taught that whatever
was wrongtully taken from another
must be restored. Nowhere did
he ever teach that a man could de-
fraud his creditors and retire on
his i'll gotten gains and still accept
Christ and be a Christian. No,
there must be confession and res
titution.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

THE Nationals were in possession
of the lacteal apparatus of the
Cherokee nation, and were fully
determined that none but Nation
ais should suck. Every commit
tee clerk, every interpreter, even
the fire-makers must be Ma
tionals.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

THE "White Clerk" law is one
of the legacies of the National party
and as such will prove "boomer-
ang" to the party for all time to
cnme
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

AND now that council has ad-
journed sigh of relief will 60 up
from the people of the Cherokee
nation that perhaps the country is
saved for another year, barring the
passage of the "Indianola bill" by
coDorass
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

1t is said that, according TO the
"Monroe doctrine" the United
States is the natural guardian and
protector of free American repuh-
lies against European monarchies,
but is it not a fact that England
and her colonies are far nearer our
type of government than any
South American republic? While
England is a world robber and has
been an oppressor of the weak
throughout the centuries of her ex-
i.trnce, the United States in that
particular is her prototype. For
500 years England has enslaved
Ireland, and the nations of the
earth have never interfered. And
i it not fact that the United States
has her sins Of aggression and op-
preston to answer for? Ask the
American Indian what ne thinks
of the "Monroe doctrine" Ask
the negro; ask Mexico what kind
of protection the great government
of the United States has afforded.
Take the AnglO-5axon race, the
two great English speaking peo-
piles as whole, and their whole
history has been one of land hun
ger, greedy, grasping conquest,
and no sentiment, no question of
the rights of a weaker people ever
stood in the way of its genius for
spreading out and absb oring every
thing ii has ever come in contact
with. If the Monroe doctrine"
was worthy Of being applied now
the cause OF the Indian is appeal
ing to its sense of justice in thun-
der tones right in the heart Of its
own domain. How long ago has it
been since the United States re-
pudiated its own laws and its own
solemn treaty stipulation in the
case of the Cherokee nation? The
United States is willing to march
her armies to the south pole to de-
fend semi-civilized Venezuela
against England in very doubtful
dispute, and in a matter that is of
little or no consequence. when she
at the same time openly refuses to
drive out the intruders from poor
little Indian reservation that she
is bound under the most solemn
compact known. to nations to pro-
tect. When the United States
wanted to rob Mexico she did so
with impunity and there was no
law of nations that she was bound
to respect For over a century
she enslaved the negro race, and
has wronged the Indian from the
time of the cavaliers and the Puri-
tans TO the present time, and
would not allow any nation to lis
ten to their cries and protests
against injustice and oppression.
While the clash of resounding
arms can almost be heard, ana a
million men drilled for battle ar
ray are ready to march to the front
to defend an imaginary line away
down in South America, the voice
Of congress j. hushed while 10000
intruders rob a deienseless Indian
tribe o their birth-right.
But from every hearth stone and
cradle side, from every church and
school house and farm home in the
Cherokee nation let there go up
a protest that will be heard by the
nations of the earth, against the
proposition OF the secretary of the
interior to refuse to carry out the
mandates of congress, and the pro-
visions of an agreement that cost
the Cherokees more than half their
common domain, Let the United
States remove the intruders before
going to war with England 20 de-
fend the "Monroe doctrine.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

THE intruders didn't go yester-
dav.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-01-02

DID you turn over a new leaf?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-09

gentleman who wrote a book of colos
sal falsehoods, all purporting to be his
personal travels and experiences. This
book has been translated into many
languages. and the naive audacity Of
Its falsehoods has furnished lively read
ing for more than fifteen generations,
Sir John, who was himself something
of traveller, crbbed from all the books
OF travel known in his day. arrogating
to himself all the adventures, the hair
breadth escapes both by field and flood,
and mixing much of the grotesque and
supernatural with his story.
He claimed to have visited every land
OF the then known habitable globe. He
saw the anthropophagi whose heads
do grow beneath their shoulders" In
eastern Asia he found a race of men
with but one foot and that foot so i'm.
mense that its shadow covered the
whole body when the man lay on the
ground In the sunshine. In other coun-
tries he found giants like old Polyphe-
mus with but one eye, and that in the
center Of the forehead: headless people
with eyes in their shoulders and mouths
resembling horseshoes in their breasts;
people with upper lips so large that
they could be used as parasols; people
without noses; dwarfs without mouths
" tongues VINO look their fOod through
Sits In the middle Of the face; people
with ears that hung down to their
knees, and many other sorts of humans
upon whom space forbids us to dwell.
Among the supernatural beings were
"gorggons and chimeras dire" griffins
each Of whom could carry off in his
talons . yoke Of oxen. ETC., etc. The
customs of the strange countries he
visited were as queer as their people.
Mature, too, was freakish. On one is
land all the fish Of the sea came once q
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-09
THE MONARCH OF OATMEAL.
The Interesting Career Of Ferdinand
Schumacher, Who Has Gone Up and
Down from Poverty to Great Wealth.
From the Chicago Times Herald.

From the Chicago Tfmes-Herald.
In the s., 100000 assignment of Ferdi-
nand Schumacher, "the oatmeal king"
is another evidence Of the dangers that
attend the handling Of large sums OF
money. It Is possible for man to start
on a salary Of $50 q week and become
wealthy. Give the same man $50. 200 a
week and It Is more than an even chance
that he would waste the principal or
property producing such income and
die poor. 1t IL one thing to make money
and quite another to keep 1t. This
financial truism Mr.. Schumacher will
doubtless earnestly indorse.
Schumacher is one Of those frequent
products Of America-a self-made man.
He has realized the full promise Of the
republic to the Industrious, the thrifty
and the honest man. He has not been
Of the class of self-made men who have
been given over to earnest worship OF
themselves. He has always thought
well Of himself. as he had every reason
to do. but his self-respect never amount
ed to veneration. He was in q way q
philanthropist and has backed the busi-
ness enterprises of many who would
have been commercial wrecks-small
but total losses-had It not been for his
aid. Mr.. Schumacher's great fad was
temperance. He devoted much time
and great deal Of money to the cause.
and in 1884 showed his good faith by
accepting the nomination as candidate
for governor on the Ohio Prohibition
ticket. He may have received 1000 out
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-09

year on shore just to allow people to
catch them. All sorts Of natural con-
vulstons were witnessed by our dough-
ty knight, who returned from his mar
velous 1ourneyings not much the worse
for wear. because ON one of the islands
visited by him he had bathed in the
fountain Of perennial youth. The fact
that his book. entitled "The Marvellous
Adventures Of Sir John Vaudeville.
Knight" has just been issued by q
leading publishing house shows that
these preposterous yarns possess a per-
ennial interest.
The other champion liar of history is
the Baron Munchausen, q German SOL
dier OF the eighteenth century, who,
having served In several Russian and
turkish campaigns, returned home full
OF marvellous and prepOsterous tales
or his own prowess and adventures.
Like Sir John Falstaff. whenever he
hegan story Of his own mighty deeds.
tne two men in buchram would
straightway mount to eleven. He
touched nothing that ne did not adorn
with the exaggerations Of q reckless
and exuberant fancy. A young au-
thor named RosDe, a man of versatile
talents. amused at the baron's stories,
collected them in a book which Is still
eXtant, and has stamped Munchausen
as the most versatile and cOnsummate
liar of all time. In fact. his name has
become a synonym for falsehood.
In most communities there il apt to
be some one individual noted for his
mendacious gifts. Down In Maine
among the older inhabitants there is
a saying in regard to people given TO
wild divination Of fancy in their
speech: You like Sam Hyde" Sam
Hyde was the champion down-east
liar Of the early years of this country.
No matter haw big q story anybody
else told Sam would not allow him
self to he outdone. One day a neighbur
was telling of the great age to which
q mud turtle lives. and cited an in
stance which had come under his own
observation. "Oh. that is nothing" re-
Joined Sam loftily: when was hoy
there used to be mud turtle around
our place that had this Inscription
plainly written on his shell: Gar
den of Eden, Year 1.-Adam.'"
Always Mindful.
And you will never foget me-" asked
the girl Of her lover. q grocer's assistant.
Never" he said absently. els there
anything more today Y-Tit- Bits