Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-08-05

Territory, as the Purcell Register
insists, IL is more than counter
balanced by the natural wealth of
the territory, the reliability of its
democracy and the brilliancy of the
newspapers that tell of its great
ness, OF which the Purcell Regis.
ter is conspicuous and shining,
but erring, example.
There are a lot Of men whose
faces would not be their fortune by
any means. They are afflicted
with sores which are painful, and
unpleasant to look at, and the
cause no man knoweth. At first
it was supposed to be q bsrDer's
itch, but cases OF this disease are
rare, and then there is nothing
about these cases that is common
with barber's itch. 1t has become
so common that a Capital repre-
sentative this morning interviewed
several physicians relative to IL.
II is skin disease said one and
there is no means of ascertaining
the cause Of il. IL may be due to
close shaving and the malaria in
the perspiration may get into the
freshly opened hair cells and thus
give ii the disease. Another ply.
sciau says it is circumscribed der
mathis, caused perhaps by the
bite of the mosquito. All agree
that there is nothing in the disease
except the unpleasant skin erup-
tions, and they do not think it
comes from or is transmitted
through or by the BARRIERS. 1t is
stated that at Ardmore and Musko-
gee there are number Of cases,
which is evidence that BARRIERS
here are not responsible, as some
intimate, for the disease.
tMuskogee Phoenix.l
The court positions were practi-
cally decided upon some time ago,
as it is generally understood, and
IL was announced from the White
House several weeks ago that Hon.
Hosea Townsend would succeed
Judge Kilgore in the southern dis
tTict and Hon. Joseph A. Gill
would succeed Judge Springer in
the northern district. II was also
announced about the middle of
July that National Committeeman
Bennett would succeed Marshal
Rutherford in the northern district
and Captain Hammer would sue
ceed Marshal Stowe in the south
ern district. Kansas papers state
that it has been given out that d.
NJ. Brown. of Wichita, would be
assistant U. s. attorney under Mr..
wilkins, the U. s. attorney Sc
lected for central district, and j..
K. Humphrey, of Purcell, be as
sistant attorney under William b.
Johnson, U. s. attorney for the
southern district. Charles NJ.
Campbell, of Ardmore has been
chosen as clerk of the court under
Judge Townsend, while the clerk
ship for the northern district is, so
far as we can learn, still undeter-
mined. We simply give these as
the most authenatic reports we
have been able to compile from
various sources Of information.
Some OF them are authenatic and
given out direct from the execu-
tive, others are not tracable TO as
reliable sources. II 10 said that
the president was in congress with
both Judge Springer and Kilgore
and both of them have made per-
sonal appeals TO him to permit
them to serve ont their terms OF
office. Judge Kilgore was in
Washington last week and person.
ally presented his appeal to tn,
president and to the department o
justice. he having also served il
congress with the attorney general
While nothing direct can be se'
cured to indicate what the hnal
: action Of the president will be in
these cases, il is evident he is con.
siderate Of his old friends, and
, this has had the temporary effect
! otholding up the appointments oI
, their successors. The other places
being more or less dependent upon
( the judgships have also gone Oyer
/. until the president returns ron
his summer outing, and perhaps
: until the coming winter.