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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15

FROM present indications it ap-
pears that the Dawes commission
is to be reorganized at once by the
retirement Of at least three Of its
members. Those who are to be
left on the commission are ex Sen
ator Dawes and Capt. McKennon.
The people Of this country very
seriously question the wisdom OF
the administration in This step at
this juncture. There have beer
very serious doubts and suspicious
as TO the conduct Of General Frank
Armstrong both before and since
his appoinimenton the Dawes COM
mission, but the other members
are apparently clean men and have
done excellent work for the In
dians, and II may prove a serious
obstacle in the way Of speedy and
intelligent action by the coInmis-
sione The people Of all the FIVE
tribes have pinned their faith to
McKennon more than any other
member and it has not been mis-
placed. II would certainly be un-
fortunate for this territory for Dem
mis- Flynn to be put upon the
commission as his sympathies are
with Oklahoma and against the
Eve tribes. Flynn's efforts would
doubtless be to annex the Indian
Territory 10 Oklahoma, and a more
unfortunate or dislasteful thine
coald scarcely beiall the lndians,
Takine al things into considers
lion We would prefer no reorganl'
ration a this time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15
NnH raE pEPurIEs ARE IDLE.

One of the things that should re-
ceive the immediate attention Of
congress is the present system un-
der which deputy United States
marshals are compelled to work
The Arkansas fee system was new
er intended to fit the conditions as
they exist in the Indian Territory,
but for constable work in town
ships where 10 railroad or other
expense is taken into considera.
tion. As an example of the work
ings Of the fec system one OF Mar
shal Rutherford's most active and
efficient deputies furnishes the fol.
lowing exhibit:
Marshal's fees, under present
law in a supposable murder case:
Arrest, In Vinita..................... q 90
subpoenaing four witnesses ........... 900
Attending Commissioners triai.......... 90
Taking prisoner to Jail at Muskogee. ..i2 ~
Taking committmont..... ................ 80
Total ........ .slo 30
one-fourth OF to the marshal's Office .s4 SsH
Net TO deputy tlf ~
DEPuTY's EXPENSE.
One days board during trial. IS
Railroad fare taking prisoner TO Jail and
return see. 60. .................,,..... . GO
Total expense. .tlo 9s
Left as profit TO deputy y.................A "a t2h
As deputy is only allowed gross
proceeds TO the amount of S125
per month, he could make as many
trips as s14.47 IL is contained in
s125, which would allow eight
trips similar to one given above,
which would make his real income
per month eight times s4.12 1-2 or
s33, in order TO make which he
would have to board himself and
invest $50 so, besides risking his
life from start to finish. This
would be on a basis OF murder
cases. Any kind of a felony case
would be identical.
For any kind of a misdemenor
case the deputy is allowed 90 cents
for making an arrest, and three.
fourths of three per cent of what
ever fine is assessed, or 80 cents
for committing to Jail. That is to
say, he would get tbreo-fourths OF
a dollar, (75 cents) as his share Of
arresting a criminal, taking him
before the II s. commissioners and
taking him to U. S. Jail, in which
he would be required to spend at
least one day and night and s10.95
of his individual money.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15
A New Theory Of the ChOuteau Fire

In September 1891 a livery sta
BILE and several stores were con.
sumed by fire in the town of Chou.
teau, on the 81, X. & T., in the
Cherokee nation. The theory
then was and has been up to two
weeks ago, that the fire originated
from a spark from an NJ. X. & T.
engine, and on this assumption
suit for damages was instituted
against the railroad company, by
the parties whose property was de-
stroyed. The first case was tried
in this city, when Butler claimed
s25, 600 damages, and the case has
passed through the court and is
now in the U. S. supreme court
tor adjucation.
Last Thursday a number OF the
citizens Of Chouteau were sum-
moned to appear before Judge
Lewis to give their depositions in
the case which will be re opened.
1t is stated the new theory
comes from the statement Of Mrs.
Moore, Of Wagner. This lady
thinking the case was settled, re-
marked to another lady that on the
day of the fire she met Mr. Baugh
who owned a livery stable which
was burned, and he stated that he
supposed he would be blamed for
the fire as he was the last man in
the stable and was smoking a Gig
ar. Mrs. Moore gave as her rea.
son for not saying anything about
the conversation was that they
were all members Of the same
church, and she did not want to
get up a church row
The depOsitions have all been
taken and the parties returned
home on the flyer.
Clifford l.. Jackson is attorney
for the NJ, X. q T., Marcum Il
Fears for PLAINTIFF .-McAlester
Capital.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15

P.L. SoPER returned from Wash
ington few days since but will
probably not actively enter upon
his duties as U. S. attorney until
the court opens at Muskogee two
or three weeks hence. Mr.. Soper's
appointment is in every respect the
fit one for President Mckinley to
have made. The gentleman was
some years ago assistant U. S. at
torney Of Kansas, is thoroughly
capable as a lawyer, possessed OF
no end Of energy and persistence,
and is withal an unqualified repub-
lican. vinita has a personal in.
terest in Mr.. Soper's selection, in
the fact that he is one of her citi-
Eens-the first one to receive pref
erence since the organization Of the
territorial courts.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15
NcrolIatIons nlth ihe Indians.

Washington, ID. c., April H.
The announcement that L. B. Cab
annis, one of The members of the
Dawes commission, had resigned,
that another vacancy was soon to
be created, and that Dennis Flynn,
the x.delegate from Oklahoma,
and Thomas Needles, of Illinois,
were to be appointed to the va
cancies, have unsettled the nego-
tiations between the commission
and the Indians. kilograms are
being received here urging upon
the administration the retention of
Gen. Frank Armstrong on the COM
mission as necessary to effect the
Cancellation of the Indians.
The Indians are by nature sus.
picious, and they trust no man un-
Til they have satisfied themselves
by experience that he is a man
whom they can trust. They have
perfect confidence in Gen. Arm
strong, and the business men OF
the territory say that if he Is al
lowed to remain on the commits
sion the negotiations will progress,
but that if the commission be COM
pletely reorganized they will be
sure to languish. There is now
prospect that if no further change
is made in the commission for a
couple of months an understand
ing may be reached between the
commissioners and the Indians on
the subject of townsites.
Resolutions in regard to town
sites have been adopted by the
Chickasaws and the Choctaws,
which are essentially the same as
resolutions on the same subject
framed by the representatives of
the commercial interests in the
territory. The points on which
both the white citizens interested
in townsites and the Indians agree
are that the owner of any improve
ments on a lot or lots shall have
the preference rights of purchase;
that land covered by each townsite
shall be valued by a townsite board
at a sum not to exceed $500 per
acre and not less than S25 per acre,
the value to be determined by the
location of the lot, its natural ad.
vantages and the population of the
town; no town shall be laid of
which has a population of less
than 200; that townsite board of
five members be created with full
and complete authority to survey,
plat, classify and transfer legal
title.
Two of the members Of this
board shall be Indian citizens, TO
be selected by the governors of the
respective nations, two United
States citizens, to be appointed by
the United States court of the dis
trict in which the town is located
and the fifth member, who shall
be the chairman, shall be a mem
Der Of the Dawes commission.
The expectation is that an agree.
ment between the commission and
the Chickasaws and Choctaws,
who hold their land jointly, will be
arrived al in time for submission
to congress before the adjournment
of the special session.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15

JUDGE T. M. BURLINGTON dis
missed the case against Gus Ivey,
charged with embezalement Of over
$4,000 Of the school funds, last
week n. the Tahlequah circuit
court. The indictment was not
signed by the clerk, and the exact
time when the money was taken
was not specified in the indictment.
That the money was actually taken
seems to be generally admitted,
but on account Of the above defects
in the indictment nobody is to be
punished. 1t is a little remarka.
BILE that the bondsmen are not pro-
ceeded against.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15

The Choctaw courts have arrived
at that point where they no longer
excited the respect Of the people.
The barter and sale of verdicts
were open secrets. The question
that mainly concerned the jury and
court as a rule was which one OF
the litigants would put up the most
dough for a verdict. With this
definitely determined, the balance
Of the program was dead easy
Choctaw Herald.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15
OUR NAME AND OUR MOTTO.
Summary Of Talk by Mrs. Stretch at
One OF the W. q. 4. U. Meetings.

am proud to belong to the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
because it is a union of noble wo.
men with a great, grand work ac-
complished and now extending in
to nearly all the countries Of the
world.
am proud because it is spread
ing christianity as we'll as temper
ance.
l am proud of the power and
breadth of purpose of the w. G. 4.
U. with their forty departments of
work all we'll organized. What
honest citizen could be out Of sym.
pathy with the w. G. T. U.2
Here is their motto; there never
was anything more comprehensive
than the words: "For God and
Home and Native Land" 10 work
for God surely does not mean op-
position to church and missionary
work as some would have you be-
lieve, but il does mean that we are
to work for the church, the Sunday
schools the prayer meetings, the
charitable societies and all chris.
tian work.
To work for home means that
we shall strive to make a happy,
healthful, beautiful home, and this
will require that we learn a great
many things.
We need to learn scientific tenn
perance cooking so that we may
not make dyspeptics of our hus.
band and children. And we need
to acquaint ourselves with dress
reform principles SO that we may
clothe ourselves and families be-
comingly and healthfully. You
all know that home keeping means
the sweeping down of cobwebs. the
sewing on of buttons and thous.
and other little things every day.
To work for native land how
ever does not seem az easy nor as
attractive to many as TO work for
God and home; but very effec.
tual way to work for the glory Of
God and the happiness of the home
is to work diligently for our ma
tive land.
But how are we to work. We
are instructed to use our influence.
Oh yesl We have learned that
there are more women in the world
than men, so of course a great
many women are unmarried. We
have also learned that there are
more women who are church work.
ers and christian workers than
there are men.
Now we are somewhat puzzled to
know just which individual man
these numerous women are ex-
pected to influence. There are
comparatively few men to whom
we can trust all the responsibility
of the great work we want to see
accomplished. 1t seems to be a
roundabout and unsatisfactory way
of exerting an influence.
How much more sane a way IL
would be for each woman to cast a
vote for christian temperance leg
islation than for her TO leave it
perhaps to some loafng, drinking,
gambling man to vote for her.
But while we wait for the ballot,
which will surely be ours some
time, let us waste no time; let us
work for scientific temperance in
struction in our schools, let u" "ag.
itate, educate, and organize" along
our fourteen departments of work
in our territory, and let us send
petitions for reform bills, to con-
gress and to council whenever they
are in session, and let us forever
hold our motto high before us,
"For God and Home and Native
Land.n
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15

ceivo as compensation for their
services and expenses incurred in
surveying, plating and conveying
titles to said lots, one dollar per
lot, to be paid by the purchaser on
receipt of his certificate for deed,
and on payment of the deferred
payments and return of his certifi
cate the purchaser to receive bis
deed without further cost or ex-
nensps
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15

AS TO what will be the ultimate
outcome Of the s126, 900 steal in
connection with the freedmen COM
promise measure opinions differ,
but all are agreed that the money
is gone and will never be covered
back into the treasury. II was in
deed a very remarkable transac-
ton and for boldness and audacity
In execution stands alone in the
history .of the Cherokee nation,
which has suffered much at the
hands Of plundering officials. In
order TO get a chance to lutte the
treasury OF 1926, 900 it became nee
essary to appropriate s400, 900
more for the benefit Of the freed
men than was allowed them by the
court OF claims, so that may prop
erly be set down as the real amount
taken from the Cherokee treasury.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15

ton has directed letter to the
senate committee on Indian affairs
regarding the matter, but report
no result. Different constructions
are placed on the paragraph.
Little and Berry hold
that it does not take away crimi.
nal jurisdiction Immediately after
its passage Indian Arrow.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15


NEXT Sunday is Easter and will
be celebrated throughout the chris
tian nations of the earth. Itis not
the anniversary Of the resurrection
of Christ, but is kept in remem-
brance Of that event. The cardi-
nal doctrines ofthe christian relig.
ion cluster about that event. and
the truth Of salvation through the
Redeemer hangs solely upon the
fact Of Christ's having arisen from
the tomb. While the beautiful
though perhaps heather legend of
the rabbits and the eggs brighten
the lives and cheer the hearts OF
the millions of children in the
christian homes Of this and other
lands, the grander and deeper
meaning Of the triumphant resur-
rection Of the Lord Christ on that
Easter morn, will illumine the
pathway 10 the tomb of innumer-
able hosts yet unborn.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15

A BILL has been introduced by
Senator Berry to reduce passenger
fares in this territory to three cents
a mile.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15
Ir ia the opinion of many lead.

IT is the opinion OF many lead
ing Cherokees that general on.
slaught will be made on the treas
Try Of the nation now, since the
big steal has become known. II
the United States congress was
fully posted in reference to the true
state OF affairs in this country an
other such a raid would be fore
stalled by legislation. The aver
age Cherokee has little faith left
in any public official since some OF
the most trusted men in the whole
country have been mixed up in
this gigantic theft.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-04-15

You all know IL. IL has given gen
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Golden Crown four at Badgett's.
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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

plate glass trust, Mr. P1att of Con-
necticut, stated that no dividends had
been declared in the last three years.
Mr.. Vest, Of Missouri, added that the
entire plate glass trade, with g. few
trifing exceptions was controlled by
the combine, which met annually at
Pittsburg, fixing rates. Mr.. Jones pre-
scented a statement showing that the
plate glass combination had made prof.
It's of about $2.500,000 in. twenty-five
months, on a capital of $2,000,000. MIR.
Quay, Of Pennsylvania, read a. letter
from the Pittsburg plate glass compa-
ny, declaring that any statement that
1t was a trust or combine In restraint
of trade, was untrue.
The debate on plate glass and the
existence Of q trust became prOtracted.
Mr.. Jones read letter complaining Of
the methods Of the Pittsburg compa-
ny, and declared emphatically that
the action Of that company was un-
American and outrageous. Mr.. Aldrioh
defended the rates Of the BILL 1t was
not true, he said. that the rates on
plate glass were to be increased, as
asserted by Mr.. Jones. or that plate
glass was an article Of necessity to
the common people. Plate glass was
not an article Of general use by the
common people. The changes proposed
were simply q rearrangement of the
rates in the Mckinley and the Wilson
acts. The senator from Arkansas
(Jones) had taken one of the items and
had rung the changes on that one item
as though it applied to all Of them
Commenting on Mr.. Jones statement
that the Pittsburg Plate Glass COM
pany was the largest Of It's kind in the
world, Mr.. Aldrich declared that this
was an evidence of American energy
and enterprise, and was no cause for
raising or lowering duties.
Mr.. Lindsay Ry.) asked If the exist
ence of trust to control the trade
was not g. good reason for withhold
ing protection.
II deny most emphatically," Mr.. AL
drich replied, that there is any COM
hination to control prices or to limit
production or to do anything else that
is generally understood as a restraint
of trade"
Mr.. Vest pointed out what he con-
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

matte trap door rule by which repre-
sentatives were assembled and dis
persed, and he characterized this action
as an outrage against popular rights.
Mr.. Frye (Me) first gave warning that
a protest would be made against criti-
cisms of the other house, and, when Mr..
Morgan vehementiy repeated his criti-
cisms, Mr.. Hale( Me.) made point Of
order against him. The temporary pre-
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

sion IN ACCORDANCE WIFI the COnSt1tu-
ton, the house Of representatives hav-
ing vacated Its functions. After sharp
contest with the tariff leaders, Mr..
Quay succeeded in carrying a motion
to adjourn over the Decoration day
celebration on Monday.
Mr.. Mills (Tex.) when the senate met
this morning secured g Joint resolution
authorizing the secretary Of war to
use rations for the relief of destitute
persons in the district overflowed by
the Rio Grande river near Ell Paso,
TEX. and appropriating $4,000 for this
purpose. Mr.. Mills read a telegram
from the mayor and city officers Of Ell
Paso saving that 500 houses had been
destroyed, that 1900 people were des-
titute and that the condition was be-
ycnd the power OF local relief. The
joint resolution was passed. The tariff
bill was then taken up on motion Of
Mr.. Aldrich, who called up the para
graphs relating to china, crockery, por-
celain. etc., which had been passed
over. Mr.. Aldrich in behalf of the
committee withdrew the senate
amendments to paragraphs 80 and 81.
and stated that the house bill would
be allowed to stand, MT. Jones, OF Ar
kansas, objected to partial considera-
tion of the china schedule, and 1t was
finally agreed to let the entire schedule
go over.
The bill was then considered from
the point reached yesterday. viz. par
agraph 100. An agreement was
reached striking out the provision that
ali fluted, rolled, ribbed or rough plate
glass, when ground or otherwise OBJ
scured, shall be subject to the same
rate of duty as finished, cast, polished
plate glass unsilvered. On the para
graph as to unsilyered cast polished
plate glass, small size, Mr.. Jones, of
Arkansas, moved to reduce the rate
from cents to cents per square foot
In this connection, Mr.. Jones declared
that the increase Of duty on all classes
of plate glass was astounding. In one
case, he said, the rate was Increased
Mckinley act, which She asserted had
been repudiated by the people because
Of it's high rates. This was an attempt
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

True to tradition, Memorial day
brought rain, but it was a blessed rain,
token may1aap Of tears shed by
heaven over the grassy mounds where
rest the veteran dead. It washed from
the trees and flowers the dust that had
accumulated. and the freshened gar
lands were the better for 1t, even
though the lawns of the fair ones who
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

the weather and participate to soms
extent In tie exercises of the day. Tho
parade, unostentatious, yet thoroughly
representative Of civil and military lif9
alike, was witnessed by a crush thai
lined every street along the line OF
march to the Auditorium,
The exercises themselves were att,
tended by multitude,in which the gen.
erataon between the veterans and the
little ones who sang in the. chorus was
represented by unusually large NUM-
bers.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

siding officer directed Mr.. Morgan to
resume his seat and then ruled that he
was out Of order. The Alabama sem
ator, somewhat chagrined. was about
to appeal from the decision Of the chair
when Mr.. Hale withdrew his point Of
order, and further friction was avoid
ed Mr.. Morgan resumed his criticisms
during the tariff debate and made the
point that congress was not now in ses-
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

WASHINGTON, May 29-Progress on
the tariff bill in the senate was check
ed today, the plate glass paragraphs
proving source Of controversy last
ing throughout the day. AS a result,
little more than a page Of the bill was
disposed of. The finance committee
succeeded without difficulty in resist
ing proposed amendments from Demo-
cratic members Of the committee, al
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

The Fourth of July also falls on Sun
day. It will be celebrated the country
over on the following Monday. Order
your fireworks for the 5th and not the
Sd of July, and don't apply the match
until the proper time arrives.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30

NEW YORK-Arrived: Cufc, from Liver
pool La Touraine, from Havre. Sailed: Man
itoba, for London; Fulda, for Genoa; Spree,
for Bremen; Werkendam for Rotterdam; La
Gascogne, for Havre; Umbria, for Liverpool
Pennsylvania, for Hamburg.
IVERPOOL-Arrived: Campania, from
New York; Corinthia, from Boston.
HAVREsailed: La Bretagne, for New
SoUTHAMPToN-saile Paris, for New
York.