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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04
LAKE MICHIGAN ALWAYS OPEN.
How Ii Is Rendered NnviGnbIe All
the Year Around.

Navigation on Lake Michigan is never
closed. steamers run back and forth
across the lake and between the ports
of the west shore of the lake during the
entire winter with remarkable regular
ity. The first attempts at winter navi-
CATION on the translake routes were
made by the Detroit & Milwaukee Rail-
road company and by the now defunct
Engelmann Transportation company
many years ago, and the success of win
ter ventures became established as the
character of the steamers was improved
and developments were made in marine
enginery. Now winter navigation pro-
cceds almost uninterruptedly, and the
new car ferries steam back and forth
with little regard fer weather or for
ice. The success of the car ferries on
Lake Michigan and the car ferry which
defies winter in the Straits of Mackinac
is probably the cause of the announce
ment that negotiations are in progress
looking to the construction of ice
breaking freight steamers that will en-
able their owners TO keep them in COM
mission on the Lake Superior and lower
lake route during the winter. The re-
port is without foundation.
There Is a vast difference between
the navigation of Lake Michigan from
one shore to the other. and along its
west shore. and the navigation of the
great lakes throughout their lengths
and through the interlake channels. Ice
breaking is expensive, and occasionally
the ice foes defy the crushing powers of
the best of the so-called ice breakers.
One of the ear ferries was recently
stalled by foe near MenOminee. which
defied not only the steamer, but the
explosive power of dynamite. The
trouble OF winter navigation on the
chain of lakes would occur in the inter
lake channels and in the canals. Ow-
ing to the clogging effects of the ice It
would be almost impossible to operate
canals during midwinter.
Another and very serious bar to
general lake navigation in winter is the
prevalence of snowstorms, during
which nothing whatever can be seen.
Snow is more obstructive to the sight
than fog. and during n driving snow
storm II is impossible to see anything
ahead, even in the daytime. Winter
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04

"blue penciled" now and then;
always let them be the judge of
what should be published in their
columns. An article that would
please us might not be so pleasing
with others. However, we have
had little trouble so far, and the
press has been very kind to US,
and our cause would come to
naught without its assistance.
Please sisters, in your contribu-
tions to the press in behalf of
temperance or social purity
articles, do not sympathize unduly
with the drunkard or victims of
other evils, for they are equally
guilty with the saloon keeper, and
a saloon keeper is just as much en-
titled to our consideration-should
receive the attention from us that
the drunkard receives. They are
both on the downward road to
destruction. Why condemn the
one and pity the other? l read an
editorial today, a criticism of the
w. G. 7. u, from the pen of a
talented writer, and that paper
has a circulation of perhaps fifty
thousand; there was much of it
Just. That editor never loses an
occasion to uphold the cause of
woman's advancement, and | feel
sure his heart is right, but how
much he misunderstands us and
the great work we are laboring in,
cannot be told in this short article.
Let us strive in the future to make
everything clear and plain, and be
just to our cause and humanity.
Let US least bread upon the wat
ers" to be gathered many days
hence. God has promised that we
will reap if we faint not, and "He
is faithful who has promised"
Mrs. JULETTA JORDAN,
Territorial Press Sup't. W. CT. u.
Ruby, |. T., Oct. IS, 1897.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04
a CITY IN a VOLCANO.
The Picturesque and Peculiar City
of Saba. In the West Indies.

OF saba, In the west lndfes-
If you will take down your geogra-
phies and look on the map of the West
Indies you will notice, between the
islands of Santa Cruz and st. Chris
topher, two small islets which, unless
your map is an unusually large and
complete one, will have no names given.
These two islands belong to the Dutch,
and the most northerly and westerly
of them is called Saba.
The Dutch are noted for their odd
and quaint customs and for their per-
severance, Holland being sometimes
called the Land of Pluck" but doubt
If anywhere in all their possessions
have these curious people shown their
queer and eccentric habits to greater
advantage than in the little out-of-the-
way island of Saba.
The island is small. its greatest diam
eter being not over 2H miles, and it is
nothing more than an isolated noun
tain top rising out of the sea. The
sides are very steep and high, rising
in places for a sheer 1000 feet. There
Is no harbor, no beach. no safe anchor
nge and no large trees on the island.
Although Saba has a population of over
$500. vet you might sail all around it
without seeing any signs of houses or
settlements. If you wished to land, or
"go aboard" as the Sabans say, you
would have TO do so on a shelving rock
on the southern side of the island; and
here you would find a steep, winding
flight of stone steps leading up the
rocky mountain side.
Following these steps, which num-
ber 500 and are called The Ladder"
you at last reach the top of the noun
tain. and, looking inland, see a small
grassy plain covered with neat white,
red-roofed houses, the whole surround
ed on every side by towering peaks and
precipices covered with tree ferns, bam-
boos and wild plantains. This little
town, the only one on the island, is
known as The Bottom'-a curious
name. surely: but il is well named,
nevertheless, for the plain on which it
is built is nothing more than the bot
tom of the crater of an extinct vol
cano.
DeSSViuiHS int SiopS ih'u 'iiiS queer
est of queer towns, You find the streets
simply narrow paths walled with stone,
higher in places than your head. while
every inch of earth is cultivated with
true Dutch thrift and industry. Here
and there small patches of sugar cane.
vans and arrowroot are side by side
with beans, corn and potatoes, with
palm and banana trees rising over all.
The population consists of whites and
negroes in nearly equal numbers, while
the blue-eyed and tow-headed children
plav with black-skinned and curly
headed piccaninnies; but all are Dutch
in speech. manners and looks. The
houses. shops, gardens-everything is
Dutch-A. II. Nerrill, in ST. Nicholas.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04
Bluff and Buster.

The kind OF craftsmanship pur.
sued by the Dawes commission in
its dealing with the Indians is not
such as is calculated to inspire the
peoples confidence. In the first
place, Dawes and his workers
painted a picture of this country
colored W tn blood and every crime
known to the calendar of human
wrong. Time after time reports
were made to congress, depicting
this country as blight upon
American civilization. No good,
no redeeming features were to be
found to exist in the beautiful land
of the Cherokees. These school
houses, chapels of Christian wor-
ship, courts of justice and all the
accessories of civilization were
overlooked by the eyes of these
honest men, representatives of
Christian culture and intellectual
refinement.
The male and female seminaries,
the hundred and five public
schools, and charitable institutions
of the Cherokee nation never at
any time figured in the reports
made by the so-called commission.
" hy? Because such a report
would have won friends for the
Cherokees in congress and disrup-
ton would have been an impOssi-
bility.
Naturally then the quickest way
to hasten the doom of this country
was to paint a lurid picture of
crime with its running stream of
human blood and place it upon the
records at Washington and blaze it
upon the pages of the debauched,
prostituted morning papers OF the
east.
And this was and is the plan of
diplomacy adopted by our great
and good friends - conscientious
friends-Dawes. McKennon, ct al.
The fact is, those people came
here for the purpose of acquiring
this country. If the Indians, like
a herd of dumb. driven brutes, had
given the commission their homes
and broken the ties which make
home and country dear, even to
the savage heart, without protest,
we should have been proclaimed
to the world as a noble race of men
aud women
No, and thank God for the gift
of Sequoysh, we have been taught
that we have some natural and IN
alienable rights, among which are
life, liberty, property and the free
dom of conscience. Because we
are presumptuous enough to be-
lieve that we have some rights
which should be respected We are
branded as a race Of fools and sui
cides by these honorable liberty
loving friends of the Indians.
When the muse of history comes
TO write the life of the Cherokee,
no pages will present a more in
consistent record of justice than
those which are now being prepared
by the Dawes commission. How
this example of christian diplo-
macy or statecraft can be justified
under any pretext, is more than
we can say.-ArrOw.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04
A Fine and Simple Pfc Crust.

Sift one even cup of flower in bowl,
add a quarter teaspoonful salt and a
half cup of lard or butter; chop the lard
fine in the flour; add quarter cup Of
cold water and mix it with the same
knife into a stiff paste, working it few
minutes with the knife till smooth;
then turn onto flcured board and roll
out the crust three times as long as
wide; then fold three double, turn 1t
over and roll it out again three times
as long as wide; fold three double and
let it rest on ice about ten minutes;
when ready to use, line pie plate with
it, and fill the plate with the ingredients
the pie is to be made of; roll out an
other portion of paste and spread over
the top half tablespoonful of lard or
butter; lay this over the pie, with the
lard side up; press the paste off from
the edge of plate with your hands;
place it in medium hot oven and bake
till done, which can be ascertained
when light brown on the bottom and
top. 1t usually takes from 20 TO Is
minutes.-Broolllyn Eagle.
One cupful of molasses, two cupfuls
of sugar, one cupful of water and one
tablespoonful of vinegar. Just before
it is done add small piece of butter.
Let all but the butter boil briskly with
out stirring until crisp threads will fall
from spoon (about half an hour), then
pour into buttered platters or pans.
Commence to pull as soon as it Is cool
enough to handle Another way to test
is to drop some of the boiling mixture
into cold water, and if crisp it is ready
to cool.-Boston Budget.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04
USES TO WHICH LACE is PUT.
With n Few Remarks About Organ
die ard Muslin Gowns.

die ard Muslin Gowns.
Lace is an important factor in this
seasons gowns. 1t is worn with the
lightest and with the heaviest of ma
terials. Cream lace, either thick In
design or very fine, is immensely used.
Pretty little velvet cloaks, for theatef
wear, have plating of deep lace sewn
in all around and down the fronts, as
well as inside the high, full collar. AL
dressy black wraps have white satin
collars and are further embellished by
fiounces of fine cream lace.
The newest trimmings for skirts is
founce of lace around the bottom. A
bodice may be entirely made of bands
of lace insertion over a colore6 lining
and have ruffies of valenciennes lace
down the front.
Organdie and wash muslins will be
greatly in demand. Many very expen-
sive gowns are made up in these mate
rials, especially when they are trimmed
with real lace. Yet, while the real lace
ia fashionable, imitation is allowable
and often makes up quite as prettily as
the genuine.
The girl who intends to wear many
thin gowns will do well to secure at
least one colored underskirt and waist
They should be made of silk, if possible
if not, of plain lawn. Careful atten-
tion should be given to the cut of these
garments, for, with well-ftted under
slip, it is quite possible to give cheap
muslin gown a very elegant appear
ance. Fourteen yards of silk or lawn
are necessary. The waist should be
cut low and sleeveless, like an evening
bodice; the skirt should be scant, with
a six-inch flounce around the bottom
Chicago News.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04

THE embroglio the Creeks are
having over the theft of nearly one
hundred thousand dollars in Creek
warrants compares favorably with
the S126, 900 freedman funds stolen
by the Cherokees last year. These
occurrences will 60 a deal further
in getting congress to pass radical
measures this winter than all the
reports and all the work of the
Dawes commission since its crea-
ton. If the common Indian is
to have any money or land
either; left, congress will have to
step in and give it to him pretty
soon. The real Indian don't know
which is his worst enemy, his own
people or the Dawes commission.
1t is certain that whatever hope he
has must be in the fairness of con-
gress in ultimately giving him
justice.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04

By the end of the week the
Dawes commission forces will have
assembled here after their circuit
of work in enrolling the Creek cit
liens. There is no estimate so far
to the number enrolled, but there
are yet a good many whose names
have not been secured. Mr.. Bixby
says, however, that he thinks the
list will be made fairly complete
before they give up the work
Numbers of persons applied to the
commission who were not entitled
to enroll. and considerable num-
Der of others in which the right
was somewhat doubtful. Until
the commission is again united no
plan of future work can be outlined.
There will be plenty OF work, how
ever, to keep them busy until con-
gress meets, and probably until
the first of January. The commits
sion having broken up its mess at
Fort Gibson, each member will
find a home to suit himself so soon
as it is determined where the fu-
ture headquarters are TO be located.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04

Results OF Tuesdays election
show that r. A. Van Wyck, Tam
many democrat, was elected mayor
of New York. Gov. Bushnell, re-
publican, was reelected in Ohio,
but the indications are that the
legislature is anti Hanna, il
not democratic. In Nebraska
the fusion democratic-p -populist
ticket was successful. Massachu-
setts and Iowa went republican
and Kentucky and probably Mary
land democratic. The returns
from Kansas (no state officers
elected) show that the populists
are still in the ascendancy.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04
w. w. MILLER,

pilfered from the nation sum
certainly in excess of $4,000, and
while it is possible that the ma
tion will be saved the ajorlty of
the amount through the vigilance
of Uncle Sans inspection, the
daring crime, of which some part
les are guilty, remains as another
stigma upon Indian sovereignty,
and emphasizes anew the preva
lent idea that those who rule in
this country have numbered
amongst them many rascals, and
that the Indians are made easy
dupes for unscrupulous and de-
signing tricksters. inspectors Zev-
erly and Ross, who were sent out
from Washington to look over the
"Creek warrant question" before
the payment was made, discerned
early in the game that the amount
of bogus warrants was somewhat
startling and they diligently siited
out the facts-all of which, we are
informed, were laid before the
grand jury at Vinita the first of
the week, and in consequence of
which many holders of warrants
from various parts of the nation
were summoned to Vinita to ven.
tilate their knowledge on Greek
warrant matters. Various rumors
are afloat today about certain in
dictments being found against
some half dozen or more promi
nent men of the nation. We re-
frain from publishing names be-
cause we are not officially advised
as to the accuracy OF the informa-
ton. One thing. however, is GER
tain, and that is that if by the
United States authorities the
guilty ones can be punished, they
will be vigorously prosecuted and
an early exposition of the whole
affair may be expected. Another
example of the Indians incapacitv
to govern himself is established
and another reason added to the
already voluminous array as to
why congress should take speedy
action in placing the Indians be-
yond the reach of their own worst
enemy-themselves, and their
next worst enemy-their neighbors
and friends. The necessity of
radical legislation becomes more
apparent every day.-PheOnix.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04


Ii will be a benefaction to the
Indians of the FIVE tribes when
congress does eventually lay a
strong hand upon so-called Indian
autonomy. The sooner the seizure
is made the better for the Indians.
The dreary, dragging years of dis
order and unrest are telling upon
the citizens Of this country, and
the sooner they give place to a
reign of law and order the better
for everybody. Congress may not
fully comprehend the matter, but
the Dawes commission can never
reach an agreement with the In
dians. The reasons why it cannot
are many, but it is unfair at this
stage of the game to assume that
the Indians are simply playing for
time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04

As a jaw smith our general
has a formidable rival in "Mr.
Zevely of Missouri" who in con-
nection with the Greek warrant
fraud has been interviewed as
much as several times. No one
need be told that the gentleman is
a democrat, striking for a hold
over under republican rule.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04
JUMBO STORE.

navigators on Lake Michigan, who are
never out of sight of land for any great
length of time, experience their chief
annoyance from the snowstorms. They
manage to steam into port when snow
is flying thick. because of their famil-
iarity with the route. but they occa-
sionally get into trouble while they are
wrapped in ''the tumultuous privacy OF
the Storm"
1t does not follow, by any means, that
because winter navigation is success
full on Lake Michigan it can be made
successful in the upper and lower lake
service.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04

WHEN the Fit. Smith correspond
ent OF the St. Louis Republic gets
two or three bowls of "peddler"
whiskey under his belt he is more
than the shot sausage"-he's the
casing. His latest find is the
"secret arming of the full blood
Cherokees to resist any attempt to
abolish their tribal government" "
And the Republic swallows the
fake"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04

Dawes commission for several
years among the Indians to find
out, not only the best plan for the
government to adopt, but what
the Indians themselves desire
Kansas City Star.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04

HooLIE BELL failed to convince
the Cherokee Senate tha. be had a
contest pending, so he capitulated
in disgust. Probably he has had
experience enough now to convince
him that the fullbloods have no
need of his services. Bell still
holds the position of statesman
out of lob.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04

DRAPER, the notorious press cor
respondent at Chelsea, will soon
have AZ 900 fuilblood Indians head
ed for Old Mexico under the lead
ership of the intrepid Gus Ivey.
Draper. lvey and Cummings make
a triumvirate of press liars that
would make a Baron Munchausen
ashamed of himself were he living.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04

Those who are in the least fa-
miliar with the history of the
handling of Indian funds are not
at all surprised at the recent ex-
position of wholesale robbery q,
through fraudulently issued war,
rants of the Creek nation. Off
cials of the nation, in conjunction
with outside conspirators, have
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04
His Oppo~ite.

Miss Hunter-Don't you think. my
lord, man should always marry n
girl of entirely opposite techaracteristics?
Lord de Busted-Naas. l certainly do.
That's why I'm looking for girl with
uoney.-Twinkles
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-11-04
CHEROKEE COUNCIL.
Organization ON Fullbleod Lines-Dick
Wolfe con Deck.n
Tahlequah, Nov. 1, 1897.

Tahlequah, Nov. l, 1897.
The senate met at 9 a. m. and
proceeded to organize; "Soggy"
Sanders was elected temporary
chairman No contest cases were
filed, and after examining the cre-
dentials of the members claiming
a seat in the senate permanent
organization was soon effected and
the following officers elected:
President, Wolfe Coon.
Chief clerk, Richard NJ. Wolfe.
Assistant clerk, John Duncan.
Principal interpreter, T. B.
Downing.
Assistant interpreter, William
Eubanks.
The senate then notified the
principal chief and the council that
it was ready for business.
The council branch was not
completely organized until late this
afternoon.
John R. Mcintosh, of Coowee-
scoowee district, was elected
speaker.
w. w. Ross, Jr., clerk.
Lewis Ice, assistant clerk.
James Horsefiy, principal inter-
prefer.
Sam Russell, assistant inter-
prefer.
The principal chief will proba-
bly, deliver his message on the 3rd
instant.
Judge T. NJ. Burlington is hold
ing a term of circuit court here
this week.
The supreme court convened to-
day and adjourned until tomorrow
in order to give the clerk time in
which to complete his docket.
VIM. F. Rasmus has been elected
clerk of the supreme court.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-09-15
Woolgrowers' Convention.

The Idaho woolgrowers' Association convened in
annual session in this place Monday at 1890 M
and concluded its labors that evening,
Vice President Mcmillan called the meeting TO order
and Alex johnson Of weiser acted as secretary.
Those present were, John Mcmillan, l. L. ormsby
and j. D. Springer. Of Boise, A. Pence and J. c. Goats
OF Bruneau, J. L. de Haven, John Bennett, X. p.
Chattin, A. b. Clark, F. w. Boyd @. W. Lifts, Thos
Mcmillan and w. T Montgomery of Mountain Home,
John Bruce Of Rockville, j. d. Wood Of Beaver, Can
yon, John McRae and r. Poulton OF Cassia, Fred W.
Goodng and J. S. Daar OF Shoshone and Alex John
son of weser
The receipts of the association for the past year
was si,6os55, aisbursements.sl 5ls.o5, leaving on
hand 5000
1t was moved and carried that al amounts paid by
parties toward assisting in paying attorney fees in the
prosecution of the Cassia county murder be
credited on future assessments.
The following preamble and resolution unani
mously adopted:
Whereas BY the enactment OF an equitable tariff
law the price 70 sheep and wool has 10 the
extent of yielding profit to weoigto@cfs, therefore
be ii
Resolved, That all restrictions as to price paid TO
camp tenders, herders and shearers be removed.
The number OF sheep under control Of the Associa
tion estimated a. $4,000 head. and
ment Of s40O per 1000 head levied for necessary
purposes
The convention adjourned Monday evening 10
meet at Boise city on the second Monday In septem
Der 1898.