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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-22
QUEER TOWN.
Surrounded by "a High wau and Has
Motley POpuIace.

From the Geographical Journal.
Argural Is a small town. surrounded
with walls Of from forty TO fifty feet in
hight, and built Of "tabia," or consolidated
rubble. IL owes its existence to MulaI
Ismai. who held the throne to Morocco
from 1722-1757. One gate alone gives en-
trance 10 the place and IN this respect.
as well as In its architecture within and
without, IL much resembles the "ksor" OF
the Sahara described In the writer's "Tan-
let" But Il owns one feature OF curiosity
which was lacking in the desert, for al
most without exception the entire pop
ulation are descendants Of the renegades
and Christian slaves Of the time OF Muat
Ismai, with the addition Of stray rene
gades who have been sent there since.
Probably no such cosmopolitan place ex-
lists In the world. for its 300 OF 400 inhab-
itants are representatives, OF no less than
thirteen nationalities. Each family re-
members and ~ proud Of It's origin, the
Arab equivalents being applied as sur
names.
The family In whose home the writer
spent the few days OF his visit we're
Flemish, while the next-door neighbor on
one side was an elderly female whose
father, an Englishman. had become a
renegade some eighty years since and
who quickly tired OF IL. leaving wife and
daughter. the nelghbor In question. The
other neighbOrs were the descendants 0e
Spanish gypsies. the head OF the family
being "Absalam ben Mohammed 81 Gl-
tano al EspanOI" They were particularly
proud OF the "GitanO" (Ripsy) part or
the surname and begged me not TO con-
found them with the ordinary sDaniards,
Of whom there were many descendants
Zoo Agurui. The ancestor Of this gipsy
family was two generations back lie
had left his country. they had naively
told the writer. because be was not on
good terms with his sultan. who wanted
60 imprlson him, being afraid OF his In-
nuence. Probably % WAS more OF AN ar
fair Of the police courts than political In
triguc.
The "tlad de Alul" fa1ns OF the con-
veriH'). a. enc inhabitants 81 Agurul arc
called. have entirely, except in one or two
eases. lost the type of their European an-
ceatry and through marriage. no doubt.
are HH largely Herber ln appearance 49,
the Wild tribes that surround them. They
speak among themseVes both Arabic ana
Bofhfr, and both. eufiousiy enough. Win
- strong foreign accent. eHriiy Hiatiu.
guinhable They are exempt srom all fna-
alton, bat have to serve in fho aulf4nia
army, whore they perform fho duties ~
cooks and bufohfra
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-22

Mrs Joseph Chamberiain, wife ~ the
English secretary for The colonies. ana
daughter ~ W. g. Endlcoft. ST.. cleve-
lanHa nraf Secretary ~ War. AL . special
evidence of favor ln which queen Victoria
holds her. hnH received from her majesty
ihr r0d instead w fho silver Jubilee mel.
4 THO gold modal WAS conferred. as 4
rule, oniy ga fgt 40 poft0nagfa.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-22

John Gooln0n, che uaN consul general
ss @t7f.@tkf. ceerg Is naHltrda ht anafis-
mon who Na ar hlm ~ iaiasr4rce CaInf.n
af0lfN Into ihiH country
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-22
The BATTLE or HONEY HILL.
Graphic Story of Most Remarl1a BILE
Engagement
Engagement.


Engag and Their Places n the Picture
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
College Notes.

Miss Sadie Lang returned from CRANKY.
Mo. Monday.
Rev. ]. II. Myers is visiting in Pleasant
Valley this week.
Miss Grace Anderson returned Sunday
from a visit to her parents.
Misses Lucy and Laura Allen returned
from Coody's Bluff Monday.
Pres. and Mrs. Chapman took thanks
giving dinner with DIR. Fortner.
e. A. Wilkinson. of Columbia, Mo-, is
visiting Prof Wilkinson this week.
Mrs. Stokes. OF Bartlesville. visited her
son and daughter at the college this week.
DIR. {. P. Linn. of wewoka. was in at
tendance at the Thanksgiving ball in Vinita.
-Messrs. Jamison, Denbo. Hayden and
Trenary spent thanksgiving with their pa
rents.
Miss Lulu Brooks. OF the music depart
ment. spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends in Wagner.
Standing on the stage seems TO be pop
ular diversion with some of the boys who
are troubled with lapses OF memory.
The college chapel has just been taste
fully papered. Ii is the intention OF Pres.
Chapman to paper the remainder Of the
building soon.
Mitchell was kindly remembered with a
box of cake Thursday from some one in
Bartlesville. 1t is useless to add that
Mitchell has been very popular all week
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
Rock Greek News.

-Pecans are plentiful on Rock creek this
year.
Several OF our neighbors are courting in
Vinita this week.
IS. NJ. Perry. OF Falkland. visited relatives
here Friday and Sunday.
Tom Gillian and Miss Beatrice Fitzpat-
rick were married last week.
The school is progressing nicely with
Miss Eva wickens as teacher.
Val Perry and wife, OF vinita, attended
the funeral Of Amanda Perry last Friday.
Mrs. S. A. Perry has sister visiting her
from Missouri. whom she has not seen for
seventeen years.
Misses Halle Thompson and Eula Pur-
vance of vinita. were among the crowd of
Adair young folks that were out at Mr.. and
Mrs. F. ". Props last Friday night.
Died. at the home OF her father. S. A.
Perry, Thursday. Nov. p, Amanda, age is
years. She was at school when a careless
boy rode up. tried to run her into the school
house. She hit the horse and was kicked in
the head. Drs. Heron and Sexton were
called but nothing could be done; she never
rallied. She was a bright child and will be
sadly missed. Her father. brother and sis
ter are left to mourn her loss and they have
the sympathy OF a large circle OF friends
She was laid beside her mother in the Bal
lew graveyard.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
Leerekov Deposed.

MUsKoGEE. l. T., Nov. &C. 81.
THE CHIErTAIN:-In obedience to the d.
rection of the Presbytsry OF Sequoyah.
send TO your paper for publication the action
OF the Presbytery in the case of the Rev. d.
n. Leers,ov.
A committee had been appointed by the
Presbytery to prefer charges against him
and to cite him to appear before the Presby-
terry to answer to those charges
Rev. Leerskov was charged with drunken
ness and adultery, both of which he confess
ed. The character of his sins continued
through several months and well authenti-
Gated required vigorous action.
On motion the Rev. ID. n. Deerskov was
deposed from the ministry and suspended
from church privileges.
For the information OF an interested pub
lie we ask you to publish this action.
@. @. MCGIsLEY. Stated Clerk.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
LATEST FROM TAHLEQUAn.
Would.Be Delegates Disposed of-7he
Investigation On.

Tahlequah, 1. T., Dec. 1.-The
chief and senate are engaged in
mortal combat over the delegation
to Washington. The first battle
was fought yesterday. The chief
sent down for confirmation the
names of Shake Manus, Sargy
Sanders, Wolfe Coon, DR.. c. NJ.
Ross, ard Joe Lahay. The senate
rejected all of them, and few
debts have been paid and promises
made good by the executive.
The committee to investigate
the sl26, 900 steal consists of Sargy
Sanders. Connell Rogers and VIM.
Vapn, of the senate, and Jesse B.
Raymond and three fullbloods
from the house. Vann and Ray
mond have gone to st. Louis in
search of evidence.
The senate mineral bill was de-
fea'ed in the house yesterday.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

FROM all accounts the situation
at Tahlequah is sickening in the
extreme. Charges and counter
charges of fraud and embezzlement
are heard on every side, and off,
GERS Of the Cherokee government
and others high in the councils of
the nation are all mixed up in this
saturnalia of reckless and con-
sciousless plundering. A resolu-
ton was introduced last week
which if successful will mean moth
ing less than the impeachment OF
Chief Mayes, as also a number ol
others thought to be connected
with that abominalion-the "ne-
gro compromise" effected in
Washington a year or two ago
With all this agglomeration Of
woe. coming upon the little nation
like a hocd, or a landslide in the
mountains, it is no wonder thaI
congress is asked TO interfere anC
abolish this miserable and dis
gusting farce called a government
The Cherokee people ought to b'
asking the interposilion of con
gress and our delegations should
be imploring the United States
government to protect the common
Indian from the horde of ravenou
wolves that are tearing and de
vouring their heritage.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

The northern judicial district
has been re-districted so that Tul-
sa and Nowata forms a commits.
sioner's district. Judge Yancey,
formerly U. S. commissioner at
Tahlequah, has been assigned to
these two places and will hold
two weeks court at Nowata each
month commencing the first Mon.
day in January. Through the
courtesy of Judge Springer and
the persistency of our people, JUS
tice will now be greatly facilitated
in this section, the people accom-
modated and the government
saved expense.-Wagoner Say
ings.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
FREEDMAN COMPROMISE.
National Council Orders an Investiga.
ton of the $4,000 Deal.

]. II. Gibson, member of the
council from Delaware district, in
troduced the following resolution
which was passed in the lower
house by a vote of 80 to 2. The
senate also passed the resolution
and the investigation will begin at
once:
Whereas, 1t is currently report
I'd and generally believed that the
so-called compromise between the
attorneys of the Cherokee freed
men and the executive department
of the Cherokee nation and the
subsequent approval of the same
by the national council was the re-
suit of a conspiracy between the
attorneys of said freedmen and the
representatives of the Cherokee
nation to rob the treasury of s400,
600 and to fix upon the Cherokee
people a population of more than
LOO useless and degraded ne
groes to share their lands, and
Whereas, 1t is proclaimed
throughout the length and breadth
of the land that the officials Of the
nation shared in the spoils wrung
from the people by fraud and open
corruption, and that the charges
uuchallepged are used against us
by our enemies for the destruction
of our government and the utter
ruin of our people, and
Whereas, One hundred and
twenty-six thousand dollars of the
s400, 600 Withdrawn from the Cher
pkee nation for other purpose than
The payment to the freedmen as
contemplated by the act OF the ma
tional council ratifying said agree
ment, and
Whereas, The good name of the
national council is thereby brought
20 shame and the officials of the
Cherokee nation are branded as
curruptionists aud bribe takers and
unfit to manage the trust in their
hands.
I
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
national council, that there be and
is hereby created joint committee
81 three members from the senate
md four members from the council
to investigate the charges set forth
in the preamble to this resolution
a. ID to report their findings to the
uational council during the present
session of the national council, and
to the end that full and complete
Investigation may be had and they
are authorized to send for persons
and papers, and to administer
osths and to punish for contempt
and such other acts as may be nee
essary to full performance of tht
duties herein imposed.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
Welch Items.

"A fine rain Thursday night was a well
come visitor, for wheat was badly in need of
IL.
Tho box supper at High Prairie was 4
success. Miss Little carried of the cake,
while Miss Williams was the opponent.
Quite a number Of the young people of
Welch attended the literary at High Prairie
Saturday night and reported u good time.
&C. W. Foust, o. P. Baker, G. Cappers,
VIM. Meyers, James Payton and son, of
Welch. were In vinita last Saturday attend
ing the trial between Tom Stice and VIM.
Phelps.
The Thanksgiving ball at Mr.. Foust's
was a grand affair, everybody having a good
time. Among those present were II Myers,
o. p Baker. VIM. Payton, ID. McGhee. Mr..
Dillon, Misses Sophia Price, sallie Miller,
Miss Probe, Mrs. Dillon. Mrs. Payton.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
GRACE AMONG WOMEN.

Not Many Know How to Rise and Sit
Down Properly.
Many women neglect to cultivate a
graceful way of rising from a chair.
Probably nine women out of ten In ris-
ing from a seat shift their weight from
one foot to another in the act Of getting
up and start of upon the wrong foot. The
proper way is to rest the weight upon
one foot while still sitting, holding the
other lightly upon the floor. Now rise
by pressing down hard upon the foot
that has previously been bearing the
weight, stand erect and still for mere
second to get poiss and start OF lightly
upon the free foot. II there IL to be q
turn in the walks stop with all the
weight upon the foot that Is In advance,
rest only the toe of the rear foot on the
ground, then turn around smoothly by
transferring the weight to the free foot,
making the turn entirely upon the balls
Of the feet with the heels scarcely touch
ing the floor. A turn like this Is as rare
as It Is graceful, yet II can be acquired
in half an hours practice.
A perfectly graceful woman is grace
full in everything she does-in the pose
Of her head, the unfolding Of her hands.
in her walk, In the way she rises and
sits. As to the last little can be said
and pretty way is easily demonstrated.
What not to do is to fall heavily onto a
seat like a badly jointed doll without
nerves. A sensitive woman feels her
way daintily, unbending with q
smooth, slow motion till she appears TO
have settled down safely as a cloud
sinks into the bosom of lake. Such a
one will know how 10 rise also and can
make The difficult transition between
her chair and the doorway without
one Of those awkward jerks and starts
that render half Of feminine creation
laughing stock upon public thorough
fares, and especially in public convey
ances.-Chicago Chronicle.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

B. S. LANDRUM was elected a
member of the lower branch OF
the national council from Della
ware district Friday, at the spe-
cial election to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of James l..
Mclaughlin. Mr.. Landrum has
been in the council before and will
again make an active and efficien!
member. He has heretofore gen.
orally affiliated with the Downing
party, but is independent, we un'
derstand, at the present time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
NO LIKELIHOOD OF REMOVAL.

II certainly seems that it i
about time the unreasonable and
fantastic stories about Indians go
ing to emigrate TO Old Mexico, or
to South America, we're exploded.
There is no likelihood of any such
a movement ever materializing,
and there certainly is no occasion
for such an emigration on the part
of the Cherokees or any other tribe
in this territory. These indians
have lived here-been born and
reared here to the third generation
they own the land and there is
no disposition on the part of con
gress to take it away from them.
They are as well equipped for the
battle of lite in the future as any
other like number of people in the
bounds of the United States, and
there is absolutely nothing that
civilization brings than can not
and is not readily appropriated by
the Indians of all these tribes.
There will be no emigration of any
magnitude to Mexico or elsewhere,
by the Indians. Those who are
sgitating the question of coloniz-
ing the Cherokees in the south
country are, without a notable ex-
ception, irresponsible dreamers and
visionary enthusiasts. The In
dian by nature is not cosmopol-
lite, but on the contrary is by ma
iure strongly attached to a fixed
residence and not a wanderer. No
people in the world are stronger in
their local prejudices and attach
ments than are the Indians as
race. Indeed, it is a well known
fact that when an Indian commits
a crime in mis- own country, al
though the punishment may be
capital, be will seldom if ever
leave for any length OF time, and
will return without bail and suffer
punishment rather than quit his
home and people.
Then the necessity of such
movement by the Indians of these
five tribes does not appear. What
ever of value there is in the land,
or in any boom that may come to
the country on the abolition of
tribal relations, will be largely to
the advantage of the Indians. The
government will see to it that the
Indians are protected in every
right that is justly theirs. and it will
do so for years to come. The Indians
will never leave this country in
any considerable numbers. The
hills and mountain sides, prairie
and forest stream, where he was
horn, and his fathers before him
lived and died and were buried,
are too full of sacred memories to
ever be left behind again. The
Indian will remain OF his native
soil and accept whatever may be
in store for him. To him this ter
ritory is Alabama" ''here he
rests" and the surging tide of
progress and civilization may beat
about, and dash its angry waves
over him, but he will flee no more.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

THERE were only six Cherokee
senators who voted against the
resolution ordering an investiga-
tion of the freedman compromise.
1t is remarkable that all these SEN
ators are Chief Mayes' bosom
friends, and it is still more re-
markable that Chief Mayes has
not ordered an investigation long
ago. There is evidently some
thing "rotten in Denmark.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
Do You Suffer From Pilee1

IL you only knew what thousands OF
people have learned you would suffer
no longer. Surgery has been the only
radical help for hemorrhoids (protrud-
ing piles) and that often fails. The
discovery that the common buckeye is
a specific for these troubles, makes 1t
easy to do what operations have fire.
quently failed TO do. Tabler's buck
eye pile ointment positively cures
every form of piles-blind. bleeding,
itching and protruding. The remedy
that has cured thousands will not fail
in your case. Price, in bottles, 20
cents; in tubes, IS cents. Sold by r.
Shauahan. 40
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

Cut six large, firm cucumbers in
halves, and scrape out the seeds. Mix
thoroughly one-half cupful of bread
crumbs, two tablespoonfuls chopped
ham, one tablespoonful of chopped
onion, one-half teaspoonfui of salt and
one-quarter teaspoonful of pepper, and
with this mixture fill the cucumbers,
tying the halves in pairs. Place them
In a covered pan with small cupful OF
water and let them soak for three-quar-
tiers OF an hour. Serve with drawn but
ter-Cnoinnati ENQUIRER.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

Rev E. II BRoYLEs. pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Tulsa,
is editor of a new paper at that
place called the "Indianola Pres
byterian." We object to the first
part of the name, as there is no
such place on the round globe as
"Indianola," and it is hoped there
never will be.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

THosE senators who voted
against the impeachment of A. E..
Ivey, at Tahlequah, will find some
difficulty in explaining to their
constituents how they arrived at
the conclusion that an officer
should go free, when absolutely
proven to be guilty of the embez-
element of s3SC0 of school funds
No one who has followed the pro-
ceedings against Ivey doubts his
guilt, and it is certainly time to
begin to "turn the rascsls out"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

THE man who persists in carry
ing pistol is generally on the
lookout for and ready to shoot a
worse man than himself, when
ever and wherever he may find
him. The man carries a pistol
for the purpose Of killing some
one, otherwise be would have no
usa for il
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
CONGRESS meets and the vinita
election takes place next Monday

TIE constitutional session OF
council expires Saturday. Know
ing that two-thirds of the senators
are aspirants for honors as dele
gates, and have a warm and a
weak side, the Chief has not been
at all in a hurry in making his
nominations.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

name may be, will take a position
above the foot of the list of states
in population and productive
wealth. Ten years after it be-
comes a state it will be half way
up the same list. Its future is be-
yond present prediction.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

Stolen-S50 reward. Stolen from my place,
near Bluejacket. |. T. on the night OF Oc-
tober 27th, 1897. a span of large mules. One
was n large square built. dark bay mare
mule; the other is "A large brown horse mule
and has n white spot the size of a silver half
dollar at the butt OF the left ear. The team
is we'll matched. reward of 80 will be
paid by me for the return of the mules to me
at Bluejacket. and the arrest and conviction
of the thief. 15tf JOHN NASH
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

A lawyer in a court room may
call a man liar, scoundrel, a
william or q thief and no one makes
complaint when court adjourns
If a newspaper prints such a re-
Election on a mans character there
is a libel suit or dead editor.
This is owing to the fact that peo-
pie believe what an editor says;
what a lawyer says cuts no ice.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

The Purcell Register is now
printed by steam. If Walkers
wild and woolly statehood ideas
could be harnessed and applied in
the way of power he would have
40 use for a steam engine.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
sauce for Cucumbers.

Place one teaspoonful Of butter in a
saucepan, and when 1t is melted, but
not brown, rub into it one tablespoonful
Of flour. When smooth add one cupful
Of boiling water. Stir constantly for
ten minutes, then stir in one ablespoon-
full of butter. salt and pepper to taste
and the Juice of half lemon if liked
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

Might BE q negative Success.
Friend-And what are you engaged
on now, professor?
Flying-machine Inventor (mysteri-
ously)-'Sh! am now trying to invent
q falling machine" Ny ideas always
seem to turn out exactly wrong, you
know.--Judge.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

The long looked-to decision in
the Cherokee citizenship cases,
appealed from the decision of the
Dawes commission, will be hand
ed down by Judge Springer tomor-
row, at precisely nine q. N.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

JUDGE THOMAS has instructed
the grand jury to indict every one
found guilty of selling any intoxi.
cant, whether it be cider whiskey
or any other beverage.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02

ED-TRUSTwORTHY AND ACT
w i've gentlemen or ladies to travel for
responsible established house in Indian
Territory. Monthly $500 and expenses; P9-
sition steady Reference. Enclose self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope. The Dominion
Company. Dept. r., Chicago. mch IL
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-02
He Didn'' Come Again.

He-Well, it's II o'clock. think I'd
better be going.
She-Dear me, that's the first thought
you've had this eyening.-Clevelsnd
Leader.