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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15

WECALL the attention of our readers
to an artical on legislative economy
which appears on the inside. The
comparison maze between the expen-
ditures of this legislature and those un-
der control of republicans are eye open
oro
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15

THERE are some things relating to
the great coal miners strike in the
eastern States worth reading about.
While the new tariff bill was in pro-
cess Of construction, the coal opera
tors of these States maintained a
strong lobby and secured a consider
able duty on their product. This pro-
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

Take notice; That I, Bert Pucket, will apply
to the board Of pardons for pardon of the offence
OF which now stand convicted and for discharge
from the Reform School, at Topeka, Kansas and
that said application will be fled with said
board Of pardOns forthwith.
BERT B. PUCKET, Minor,
By LIZZIE kennedy, HIS Next Friend.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15
HUTCHINSON & SOUTHERN.
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters testament
tary on the estate Of E. W Jordan, deceased,
were granted the undersigned on the 2Sth day
county, Kansas Now all persons having
claims against the said estate are hereby notified
that they must present the same to the under
signed for allowance within one year from the
cluded from any benefit of such estate; and
that If such claims be not exhibited within
three years after the date OF said letters they
ahall be forever barred.
ANN e. JORDAN, Executrix
Of the Estate Of Z. ". Jordan, Deceased.
June 28, 1897.
(First publication, Thursday, July 1, 1917
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15

Now the tariff law is passed and is
in the hands of the conference COM
mittee, but presumably we will have
to wait several mouths for it to
take effect before that prosperity will
arriVe
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15
MANY Think!

when the Creator said to woman,
"In sorrow shalt thou bring forth
children" that a curse was pro-
nounced against the human race,
but the joy felt by every Mother
when she first presses to her heart
her babe, proves the contrary.
Danger and suffering Turk in
the pathway of the Expectant
Mother, and should be avoided,
that she may reach the hour when
the hope of her heart is to be real
lied, in full vigor and strength.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15

Are invited TO write W. J Black, G
p. A, Santa Fe route, Topeka, Kans
for copy Of "A Colorado summer, -
II you're gniue there, Greatly reduced
rates will be made.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15

DIR. w. L. Coleman, specialist, will
be at room 40, Midland hotel on the
9Th, 9TH. 2Bth and 9th of each month.
satisfaction guaranteed.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15

Per Cripple Greek wa Colorado
springs.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroad makes better time than any
other line. For fun particulars adj
dress JOuN SEBAsTIOS.
e., +. ~, Chicago
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15

"Mother's Friend" Is the greatest remedy ever
put on themarket, andall our customers praiseit
highly."-W. II. KING & Co., Whitewright, Tex.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15

OF druggists at 500, or sent by mail on receipt
Of price. Write for book containing valua-
BILE Information for all Mothers. mailed free.
Tie Bradaeld Regulator Co., Atlanta, 6E.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15
ROCK ISLAND.

No. ~ runs to Hutchinson only.
No. % runs through to Dodge City and
Liberal.
No Sunday trains.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

Early Saturday morning eleven
or twelve mounted and heavily
armed men arrived in Claremore
in search of thieves who have been
stealing horses and cattle around
Oolagah. They applied to Mar
shall Beck to go with them in
search of them, but as he had to
90 to Muskogee with a couple of
prisoners, he deputized they and
will Shipley of our town, as
possemen and they left town
about ten o'clock. They run
upon the parties they were look
ing for at young Lock Langley's
place southwest of here near DR..
Denny's place on the Frisco rail-
road. They at once surrounded
the house. viii Shipley and two
of the Oolagah parties went into
the house. Soon after their arri-
val there the trouble commenced
and as to what took place it would
be nard to say, but when the
smoke of the battle had cleared
away Will Simply had received a
severe flesh wound in his hip,
Mrs. Lucinda Langley was shot
through the feshy part of her left
arm and Dan Moore, one of the
men wanted, was shot through the
left shoulder. The Oolagah party
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23
STILL AT THE PIE COUNTER.

The conditions political and 9TH
erwise affecting this Indian country
at the present crisis are not unlike
those of an old barracks town, or
probably still more like peniten-
tiary town, where every year are
turned loose scores OF men who
have served out their time and, as
they say, are honorably discharged.
The shifting changes of foreign
officials made necessary and i'm
perative by the frequent turning
of politics in the United States
makes the existence of the appoint
i've officer somewhat precarious.
During Mr.. Cleveland's last admin
istration the Indian country was
flooded with good democrats from
Arkansas, Texas, Missouri and
other states, who came to fill posi-
tions of appointment under the
democratic regime. Time was
when this territory was the Gretna
Green of the southwest, and hither
the love sick swain who had to
stem the current against parental
objections came with his fair one
to be united for better or for worse
as the case might be. But these
people were harmless, inasmuch
as they seldom stayed longer than
over night at the hotel, and withal
were so taken up, and exclusive tC
each other, as to give no one any
trouble, save perhaps the irate
parents at home. But with the
advent of Uncle Sans court in
this country we were confronted
with a new problem, and brought
in contact with a new class o.
people not nearly so easily gotter
rid of. With the courts came ar
army of office holders of all size!
and kinds. This Indian country
soon became the dumping grounC
of scores of repudiated, disgrun
tied and obsequious place hunters
1t brought to mind vividly the ole
reconstruction days in the south
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

LAST Friday Judge Springer rem
dered a decision in the celebrated
Watts case, in which w. J. Watts
ct al, representing. it is said, about
seven hundred persons, were de-
MED citizenship. The Watts case
is the most important one before
the court. These claimants have
been in the Cherokee nation
twenty-six years and have given
the Cherokees a great deal of an
noyance. Judge Vann, of the Cher
okee supreme bench, admitted the
Wattses on what afterwards proved
to be fraudulent testimony, or, as
1t was claimed, without jurisdic-
tion. Watts filed a motion last
Friday for a new trial and asked
for thirty days in which to prepare
for q new hearing. 1t is generally
conceded that he is at the lend OF
his row." and as the interior de-
partment is fully informed as to
his status, no more time will be
wasted on his case, and that he
and his folks will be dispossessed.
The Watts claimants own valuable
improvements 90 the Arkansas
river and some of them, including
w. J. Watts, have already accepted
pay from the Cherokee nation for
their improvements.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23
CHEROKEE MUNICIPALITIES.
Judge Springer Submits His Opinion
Defunct After January 1st, '9S.

Judge Burlington has requested
me to submit my opinion as to the
credit which should be given to
the act of congress approved June
7th, 1897.
The provision to which your at
tention is called, is as follows:
That on and after January 1st,
1898, the United States court in
said Indian Territory shall have
original and exclusive jurisdiction
and authority to try and determine
all civil causes in law and equity
thereafter instituted and all GRIM
inal causes for the punishment of
an offense committed after January
1st, 1898, by a person in said ter
ritory, and the United States com
missioners in said territory shall
have authority to enforce all laws
of the United States in said terri
tory and the laws of the United
States and the state of Arkansas
in force in the territory, shall ap-
ply to all persons thereof, ire
spective of race. Said courts ex-
ercising jurisdiction as now con-
ferred upon them and any citizen
of any one of said tribes, who can
speak or understand the English
language, may serve as a juror In
any of said courts.
| understand the meaning OF the
statute to be as follows:
First, in reference to civil suits:
On and after the first of January
next. all civil suits hereafter
brought in the Indian Territory
must be brought in the United
States court. The suits may be
between Indians of the same ma
tion and they must rest upon con-
tracts entered into by them under
the laws of their nation, but those
contracts can be enforced only in
the United States courts.
All suits brought before that
time in a tribal court, or courts
organized in the several nations,
must be prosecuted in the court OF
the nation and if an appeal is
taken from the judgment of the
court having original jurisdiction,
it goes to the superior court in the
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

from the north and east, whose
official duties have not called them
to become informed as to condi-
tions there. They view the five
tribes, and judge them by the
standards conceived from myths
and legends, and stories of Captain
John Smith and the Indian prin-
cess, William Penn, the peace
pipe" the "as long as water runs
and grass grows" idea, blankets,
feathers, tomahawks war-whoops
and council fires. They see the
various "blanket Indian" delega-
tions that come to Washington
from the far west reservations to
see the "great father" face to face,
and these are ever in their minds
when called upon to think or act
on Indian matters.
Of course there are many in both
senate and house who know what
the Indian Territory is, and what
are its needs and desires, and
those who are familiar with every
detail of the tribal form of govern
ment, and modes of Indian life.
In the senate are Senators Platt,
Jones of Arkansas, Teller and
Pettigrew, to whom are delegated
all matters relating to that coun-
try.
In the house the number is even
less. To say that Judge Little
knows all about the Indian Terri
tory is but repeating something
already known and conceded both
here, in his own state and in the
Indian Territory, and to say tha,
he has been, is and will be devot.
ed to her best interests, as he sees
them, is but reiterating that which
is known to be true. He is now
ranking democratic member on
the committee on Indian affairs,
and should democracy come into
power in the next house, Judge
Little will be chairman of tha
committee. Mr.. Curtis, of Kansas
is also well informed. He has
taken the trouble to acquaint him
self with the conditions there, both
by personal investigation and from
those who know OF them. and hi;
past course has been such as to In.
spire the confidence and esteem
of those whose interests he will
be instrumental in determining
Thus it will be seen that the dis
position of matters affecting tb,
Indian Territory rests almost en-
tirely with a few men in the two
branches of congress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

Cherokee citizenship rights. 1t is
stated that for political purposes
in 1871 a large number of North
Carolina Cherokees were invited
into the nation, and that they came
without the usual and proper for
malitles of law provided III such
cases.
mot content with this" the
document further says, land in
order to fill the pockets of the
leading Cherokee attorneys with
fat fees, commission after commits
sion was established, before whom
applicants for citizenship from all
over the United States were invited
to come, and by proof of any guam
tum of Cherokee blood, or certain
degree of wealth, were admitted
and placed upon the roll in fraud
of the rights of the Delawares.
Again, the commission, under the
law and by direction of the Interior
department, has issued circulars
preparatory to a revision OF the
freedmen and other rolls, and di-
recting how such rolls may be
purged of fraudulent names. Ger
tainly the Delawares can expect
little assistance to be rendered the
commission by the Cherokees in
this worthy and much-needed un-
dertaking, especially as regards
the fresdmen's roll, when, as We
have shown, its highest officials
and most prominent citizens were
implicated in the disgraceful deal
which resulted in the enormous
increase of names. The Delawares
earnestly protest against such rolls
and all additions thereto as depriv-
ing them of their vested rights of
property"
The protest then states that the
Delawares' interest in the Chero-
kee nation is identically the same
as that of minority stockholders in
business corporations, with the
difference that while the minority
stockholders have rights which the
laws maintain, the Delawares, al
though having the same rights,
have no laws to protect them in
them, unless the United States
congress will act as a court OF
equity and decide upon the justice
of their cause.
The protest is signed by R. c.
Adams and John Bullette as repre-.
sentatives of the Delaware Indians
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

A WELL attended meeting of the
Business Mems league was held
last night, at which 1t was deter
mined to send. a representative to
Washington to look after Vinita's
interests-and the committee will
De around to secure your donation.
The five cent fare exacted by the
NJ, K. & T. and Frisco was stated
to be diverting litigation to Wag-
oner and Muskogee (the Valley
charging but three cents), and the
railroad committee was directed to
take the matter up and endeavor to
secure production. Townsite mat
ters were discussed, but no action
taken.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

A PROTEST against the Choctaw
and Chickasaw treaty has been
transmitted to congress by the Sec
retary of the interior. 1t is signed
by G. W. Thompson, chairman of
the special commission of both na-
tions and Silas Bacon, national
chairman of the union party of the
two nations, whatever that is. The
reasons set forth are that the treaty
does not represent the views of the
majority of the people and its rati-
fication was procured by unscrup-
ulous means; secondly, it reserves
from allotment coal and asphalt
lands. They state that there will
be no one to whom these coal and
asphalt lands shall descend, and
meantime they will be deprived of
the benefit of them.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23
MR.. GUTHRIE SWEARS.
But Deponent Saith Not as to Whether
He Got Any of the $126,000.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Indian Territory, SIS.

Northern District.
Personally appeared before me,
a notary public in and for the above
named district, this day, Jacob
Guthrie, to me well known, who,
after being duly sworn and as the
law requires, deposeth and saith:
! denounce the affidavits made by
Frank j. Boudinot on the 18th day
of June, A. D., 1897, as being false
so far as | am concerned. l never
telegraphed E.C.Boudinot to meet
me in Kansas City or anywhere
else at any time; nor did | ever
meet E. C. Boudinot or S. II.
Mayes in Kansas City at any time;
nor did | ever meet either one or
both of them in Washington, D. C. /;
nor do l know of any compromise
entered into by the said E. c. Bou-
dinot and R. H. Kern. | had a
contract with the Shawnee Indians
at the time spoken of by said Frank
J. Boudinot to recover the balance
due said Shawnees by the Cherokee
nation from the proceeds of the
sale of the Cherokee strip, there
being s76, ,536 due them, of which
amount l was 20 receive 20 per
cent when allowed by the Cherokee
national council. The amount was
allowed and l received my pay
after considerable time, trouble
and expense. l presented my
contract to the treasurer, as re-
quired by an act of the national
council, and drew my checks, two
in number, on the subtreasury OF
the United States at st. Louis, Mo.
My contract is in the Cherokee
treasury and the receipt for the
amount l received, also there.
never spoke to the said Frank j,
Boudinot, on any subject what
ever, in my life. l have nothing
to hide in this matter, and what
did is open for inspection by judge
or jury. JACOB GUTHRIE.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day of December, 1897
[sEAL] MYRA You've,
Notary Public.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23
WHY NOT MAKE A NEW ROLF

WHY NUI NAME A NEW hULLI
The recent developments
brought about by the exposure OF
the freedman compromise are
such as to make it within the
range of possibility 10 have the
roll made by the Clifton commits
sion set aside. With the light be-
fore it now, and with its knowl-
edge and experience in dealing
with citizenship matters in this
country, the Dawes commission
would doubtless now be able to
make roll of freedman entitled
to citizenship that would be ab-
solutely correct. The qualiica-
tions for freedman citizenship in
the Cherokee nation are more
simple than that of any other class
of Cherokee citizens. Their rights
are secured and fully defined by
treaty, and those of them who
have complied with the condi-
tons imposed by the treaty are
entitled to admission; all others
should be barred. The rule adopt
cd nv the Clifton commission, or
perhaps more properly speaking
the Kern commission, of allowing
one negro to swear another in,
was unfair to the Cherokees and
conducive of Unlimited fraud.
Through this method probably
not less than one thousand negroes
obtained admission to the rolls,
and consequently shared in the
funds of the Cherokee nation.
The Cherokees were forced TO go
on the stand and swear against a
lot of unsorupulous negroes who
followed the commission from
place to place and were standing
witnesses, willing for a small fee
to swear to the citizenship of any
one who "had the price" 1t is
a notorious fact that the average
Cherokee citizen was not willing
to swear positively as to when
certain freedmen came into their
respective neighborhoods, as 1t
had been thirty years ago. On
the other hand, the negroes were
willing to swear positively to the
dates with marvellous inyariability.
The crucial test of freedman citi-
zenship was that the person in
point got into the Cherokee coun-
try within the six months pre-
scribed by the treaty. That hun
dreds of those now on the roll
never came into the Cherokee
country as citizens-if at all
prior to the sitting of the Kerns
commission, there is no sort of
doubt. A negro from Texas or
Arkansas, or from anywhere,
could be enrolled as a bonatde
Cherokee citizen simply by getting
some other negro to swear that he
came into the nation within
the six months Immediately fol-
lowing the ratification of the treaty
of July 10, 1866. When Robt. H.
Kern, the attorney for the freed
men, was placed upon that COM
mission, the door to citizenship
in the Cherokee nation was wide
open to any negro in the United
States. The wonder is that more
did not come in; it speaks well for
the conscience and honesty of the
race that they did not flock in by
the thousands. With all the facts
that have come to the surface since
this abomination was consummat-
ed, it does look as though there
ought to be a remedy. In the
light of events it would seem that
congress would hasten to clothe
the Dawes commission With au-
thority to set aside the work OF
Kerns and his ''grafters," and
make a new and correct roll OF
Cherokee freedmen.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23
The Indian Sentinel has assumed

The Indian Sentinel has assumed
the prerogative of vindicating the
s4O0, 600 freedman steal. 1t is,
however, a very weak and sickly
effort of a weakling to uphold and
defend a wrong so palpable that
the perpetrators stand self-con-
victed before an outraged public.
1t is refreshing to note that the
Sentinel stands solitary and alone
in upholding a gang of highway
men who. without doubt, ought to
be behind the bars.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

1t is to be hoped that before
congress turns its attention from,
the Indian problem it will have
abandoned the old policy of re-
garding the different tribes
as quasi,nations. This policy,
for which there has been no ex-
cuse for fifty and perhaps for 100
years, explains why the Indians
have so long been able to avoid
choosing between the alternatives
of civilization and determination.
Treaty after treaty has been made
with them, only to be broken as
soon as the whites really needed
any of the land set apart by these
absurd documents. 1t was inevi-
table that such would be the case,
for conditions change rapidly in
this country, and huge tracts of
ground, carelessly given away as
comparatively useless by one gen.
Grafton, are taken back by the
next for the very good reason that
they have become worth more for
farms or mines than as the hunt
ing ard grazing fields of nomadic
savages. The results have been
violated pledges on one side and
the establishment of race of pau
pers on the other. Abolition of
tribal lines and the allotment of
lands in severalty are the reme-
dies for these evils, and they
should be applied without asking
consent from the lndians-that is,
from chiefs selfishly interested in
maintaining present conditions,
and from white advisers still less
reputable New York Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

then retreated back a piece still
keeping the house surrounded as
the parties wanted refused to sur
render. Will Shipley returned TO
town about noon, and went direct
to the Claremore hotel, where his
wound was dressed. Bud Way
bourne and Leonard Trainor went
down to Langley's and Dan
Moore and Dick Langley surren-
dered to them at once and they will
be held here until Marshal Beck's
return.-Progress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

The Stock Exchange bank, Ell
Reno, closed its doors last week.
Repeated reports of prospective
robbery by bandits caused with
drawM of deposits until an assign
ment was the only alternative. 1t
Is asserted that all depositors will
be paid and within a month or so.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

SPECIAL agents of the interior
department are in the territory in
vestigatiDg the notorious s400, 900
matter and a complete history of
that transaction will doubtless be
furnished congress very soon. The
manner in which the freedman roll
was made is also getting attention.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

We print this week an affidavit
from Jake Guthrie in which he
states in vigorous language that he
was not connected with the negro
compromise steal. Mayes, Kern,
.Boudinot and Guthrie have been
heard from; now an affidavit from
JR. Campbell and W. W. Hast
ings, would about complete the list.
But the 1000 is gone. and all
the affdavits that could be written
wouldn't bring back a dollar of it.
Let the grand jury act by returning
the guilty parties to answer in
Judge Thomas court. The fell
lows who got that s126, 900 ought
to all be in the penitentiary. 1t is
not likely that any good citizen
will take issue with us on this
proposition.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-23

The Wagner and Fort Gibson
papers are quarreling over the
water in Grand river. A small
spring or even a well would sup
ply the present needs of both.