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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-02
Wild IIorssB.

A largo band OF wild horsos Ia
bro wsing uoar Aurora, Esmernlda a
co unity. II numbers several hun.
drsd. A spawned old animal that
can hardly stand in harness becomes
"a nimblc 40 a colt shortly after IL
has joined the band, which 10 nompos.
cd OF horses and mules that have been
onticed away from ranches in the
vslloy. Thoy aro wilder than mus.
tangs born on tho plains, roaming up
and down the slopo for scvorsl hund.
rod milos. Thore arc many good an.
imala among them. Tho leader. tho
king Of the herd, Ia aaid TO be a mag .
nifcont buckskin stallion with black
points. who II always in tho lead and
ready to fight nytlinR that ntrudes
upon his bHrom.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-02
rye Specialist.

Prof, Sheya, n practical optician OF
Elko, will leave for Tuscarora and
Gold Crook ne 1t Friday. flo has n
fno assor tmcnt of pcbblo glasscs.
Eyes oIamin cd FREQ OF charge.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-02

Collection Agency.
1nd"I'Id Is the LttdipG Firms OF th
Coast.
what Isl
Tho INTERSTATE COMMERCIAL
AND COLLECTION AGENCY.
Send your slow accounts to them for;ool
cotton.
once. pi0 Fifth Street. Sacramento, Cal
Don't delay. Call at once aud let us have
your business
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-02

Cascraots stimulate liver. kidneys
and bowels, Mover slcken. weaken
or grips. i0c.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-02

Tib curea sweliings, bruisos and
sprains.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16

Aglin, Henry A Blasingame, ] R
Blasinga.ne, Susan Talbert, Aman-
da Long, Mary E Mcdonald, Susan
c Moretz, Allie Noyes, Louisa Pri-
vate, Mary e Parkhurst, Mary
Parkhurst, Trey A Powell, Louis
and Maud Ralston, Rachel Wine
berger, Ada NJ James, Annie b
Ryan, John B Tinnon. Levi Flint,
Geo Flint, Rebecca L Laughlin,
Harriet Ross, John Steele, Lilly X
Spencer, Arizona Alfred, Marion
Maddox.
Illinois district: Nancy Fulton,
Dora B Hawkins, James l. Jordan,
Aleck. Martinez. Andrew Brewer,
John Cordorey, NJ Beedle, P L
butcher, John Gillispie, G ii
Shell, Boos Grassland, Emma
Thompson, Irene Beedle, Emeline
Drake, nj orris Grassland.
FlintJ istrict: Ellen Morris, John
" Gloss John Adams.
Goings make district: Louis
Weaver
Saline district: Mark Crawford
Dempsey Taylor, Susie Ross, Linda
Johnson, Rachel McLain.
Coowees coowee district: Ellen
Vann, Joht, Hunter, John R Green
Richard F..bers, Miranda Frank
lin Minnie B Trotter, Barbara a
Stewart, J l. Rheinhardt, Agnes /
Jones. Geo Ewers, John Elliott
Richard Bi rd, James Farren, Mar
tina FlesheI', NJ C Jones, Annie Or
cult, Mary J Hodge, Laura Boyn'
ton. Lorinda, Petite e Young.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
Lemon Custards.

Crate the thin yellow rind Of one
lemon and press out all the Juice. Mix
the grated rind and Juice with one cup
full of water, place over the fire and al
low to boil, then add one tablespoonful
of butter, one tablespoonful Of corn
starch wet in half a cupful Of cold
water; when It boils again, remove
from the fire, add a tiny pinch Of salt
and allow to cool. Break two eggs into
a bowl, reserving one of the whites Of
the eggs; beat the eggs until light, add
one cupful of granulated sugar and add
to the cornstarch. Pour into buttered
pan and bake until the custard is firm;
about 20 minutes will be sufficient Beat
the white Of egg to stiff froth with a
tablespoonful of sugar and spread this
lightly over the top of the custard and
return to the oven until delicate
brown. This custard may also be
cooked in small individual cups. Fill
the cups and set them in pan, which
must be filed with boiling water to
nearly reach the top of the cups. When
the custards are baked, remove from the
pan and allow to cool. Serve with q
little grated nutmeg on top Of each, or a
bit of bright jelly.-Ladies' World.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
NO SENSE OF HONESTY LEFT.

AS fraud after fraud, and THEFT
after theft is uncovered In the
tribal governments in the territory,
it is but natural to look into the
conditions that have been so con-
ducive to crookedness, end 80 pro-
life of officials and men who are
not satisfied with ordinary salaries,
and who cannot keep their hands
off public funds in their reach. In
our own Cherokee nation the his
tory of the tribe is made up very
largely of series of plumbers and
reckless looting of whatever public
moneys were available. OF late
wears it has grown worse, and the
thieves have become bolder, until
a point has been reached where
men don't care for anything save
that they evade prosecution. Ex-
pcsure has no terror for the aver
age Cherokee crook, and when he
gets possession of a good amount
of the common funds he will SIM
ply laugh at exposure. The enor-
NOUS amount taken In some OF
the recent raids upon the treasury
has caused a good deal OF talk and
some investigation, but some of the
most gigantic steals the nation has
ever suffered have absolutely gone
uninvestigated and treated with
nerfect indifference. Perhaps In
the disbursement of the big Strip
navment in 1894 the largest and
boldest steal ever perpetrated on
the Cberokees was consummated
successfully. Men who had lived
off the Cherokee nation for from
two to three decades were In the
ascendency at that time and there
is little doubt but what the Chero-
kee nation suffered a loss OF more
than twice the amount lost In the
freedman compromise-sl26,O 600,
The last census proves beyond the
shadow of a doubt that many hum
dreds of bogus and fictitious names
were designedly placed there and
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
The Chiefs Mistake.

Tahlequah Arrow.
We are not in favor of sitting,
muzzling, diverting, or suppressing
the truth. The people are with US
in this respect; in fact, they can
always be relied upon to arraign
themselves on the side of right.
They took definite stand during
the closing hours of the session of
council just ended. Men from
both parties, irrespective OF race
or political creed, asked the chief
to aid in the investigation of the
s126, 600 emDroglio, but to the dis
may of everybody he refused.
Comparing the argument made
by Mr.. Davenport, of Cooweescoo-
wee, in opposition to the resolu-
ton asking the chief to convene
council in extra session in order
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
CITIZENSHIP ATTORNEYS REPORT
List Of Persons Whose Claims to c It'll.
zenship are Contested.

Indian Arrow.
w. w. Hastings and Charles
Pierce, who have been employed
by the Cherokee nation to prepare
the rolls for the Dawes commission
and to answer in behalf of the ma
tion in cases of applicants for citi-
zenship and contest those applica-
tions not entitled to citizenship,
have made their report to the prin-
cipal chief as required by law.
The amount appropriated for the
expense of the attorneys was
$1,000. They have expended for
stenographer, witnesses, stationery
and notary fees, 81 1873 &c, leaving
a balance on hand of s665 SO. The
attorneys report the enrolment OF
$50 babies born since the census of
1896 was taken, enrolled up to Au-
gust 26. 1897. They also report
4S0 deaths that have occurred since
the '96 roll was completed.
Following is the list of the cases
which have been contested by the
attorneys and reported to the
Dawes commission:
Following is the list for Table
quah district: Omie Campbell,
Louisa Bron, Kate Rogers, Kate B
Lynch, Alice Henson, Man Jim
James Frother, Emma Faulkner,
Mary Ross, George Rattlinggorrd
Sarah E Fincher, Mary Jane
Richie, Sallie E Dick, Lizzie
Rogers, Annie Caldwell, Ida and
Ed Culberson, Leathy Cormich
Simon Crocker, Annie Dunn, Mary
B Church, Emily Bean, Aggie Bloc,
Walter Bates, Winnie Smith, Geo
Webber, Mary Sanders. Emanuel
Spencer, George Sumpter, America
Young, Gideon Graham, Emeline
Petit, q B Murrell, Martha Spade,
Annie Shelter, Annie Nave, Tom
Kirk, J NJ Payne, Mary L Morgan,
VIM Mcintosh, Francis Hair, Eliza
Ward, Julia Parker, T J Carter,
Pauline Crane, Samuel Under
wood, Albert Sidman, Amanda
Taylor, Morris Shepard, IF Egg
gleston, May Dixon, Lizzie French,
Jennie Phillips, Davis Johnson,
Thomas Johnson, NJ E Keys, } w
Sc 1T, Rebecca Holland, r G. John.
son, P J Johnson.
Canadian district: Jane Miller,
Fanny Crane, Robert NJ Julian,
John Halvenston, John Clark,
James B Gray, Geo A Lacey
Fletcher Jamison, Richard Can.
trell, John Mccoy, Cherokee Nc.
Nulty, Stan w LaFabra, w A
Porter, Anna Scott, John Thorns.
berry, H l. Hoyt, VIM Fisher,
Susan Ross, Martha Freeny, Lucy
B Fisher, Auroro Collins, Mollie
Cowan, Mollie Harrison, Charlotte
Murphy, Sam Keyes, Jr, Tookah
Garland, Thomas Mcintosh, Jas
Buchanan, Campbell Russell.
Sequoyah district: Charles G
Barnett, J P Ables, l. P Smart
ISL Fowler, J ID Jackson, r L
Daugherty, C E Childers, Fannie
Pemberton, Andrew Mckinney,
Emma Nelson, J G Goodman,
Callie Allen, Allen Parker, A J
jeremiah, John Hall. John and
Tom Z Barber.
Delaware district: Alexander
Boudinot, Eliza Fountain, Ester
Grimmett, - Ratcliff (coD, G c
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16

LAST winter THE INDIAN CHIEF
TAIN unlimbered on the gang that
looted the treasury of s126. .OOO, land
it was a notorious fact that it stood
practically alone among all the
newspapers of the territory trying
to bring about an investigation.
1t has kept up the fire constantly,
and has continuously called atten-
ton to the matter. 1t is gratify-
ing to see, even at this late day, a
prospect that the whole affair will
be overhauled by special agent of
the government. Turn on the cal
cium light and let no guilty man
escape. These Indians have been
robbed long enough.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16

that the investigation might be
completed, with the chiefs mes
sage on the same subject, We are
driven to the inevitable conclusion
that Mayes mapped out Daven-
ports argument or Davenport
wrote Mayes' last communication
to council. Both were identical in
logical and grammatical construc-
ton, and both were as weak as the
babbling of child.
This is the substance of the argu-
ment and the chiefs communica-
tion: Let council appoint joint
committee to investigate and if
sufficient evidence is found to sus-
tain the impeachment of the prin-
cipal chief, then let the joint COM
mittee report that fact to Mayes
and have him to call a special
session of council to impeach him
self. Everybody believes that
Mayes would not hesitate a mo-
ment to impeach himself and
brand his character as one of dis
honor, crowned with the prime
essence of shame and disloyalty to
his oath and the people of his
country. We have tried to be gen.
erous, but this last and most fatal
mistake has caused us to believe
that something is wrong, that some
one has stepped aside and left that
path which conscience tells US is
the right one.
This investigation is not the ex-
preston of personal or political
hatred; on the contrary, it ema-
mates from the friends and political
associates of the chief, assisted by
fair.and honest men of the National
party. The unity and spontaneity
of the call for an investigation
proves beyond any doubt that the
people of all classes are deeply
Interested, that they wish to know
the truth, regardless absolutely of
the shoulders upon which this bur-
den of wrong is to fall. The whole
country is talking of but one thing
and it is the s126, 600 investigation,
and this universal demand for the
truth is bound ultimately to ex-
pose the whole transaction to the
eager gaze of the Cherokee people.
As matter of national justice
they are entitled to know whether
or not private fortunes have in
creased at the expense of the COM
mon public. They say. and cor
rectly too, that this government is
not in such a financial condition
as to permit the diverting OF the
nations money from the treasury
department; $500, 900 of indebted
ness is hanging over this people
and an interest of over $50, 900 is
to be met annually. How? 1t is
not now within the wisdom of the
Cherokee people to say. One
thing is certain: this whole affair
is a milestone around the neck of
this government which will drag
it down to a shameful, inevitable
death.
We say now, as we have always
said, the dupi;city and disloyalty
of our own people are Immediately
responsible for the crushing tide
of disruption which is so soon to
overcome this people and this ma
tion-this nation, for the continu-
ity of which the honest and patri-
otic people of this country have
spent hundreds of thousands. The
end has come; nothing less than
the Intervention of providence can
stay the specter of ruin.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16

The return + from the Chickasaw
nation are an ything but fiattering
to the perpet. .ators of the Atoka
agreement. 1t was provision
that the people be given chance
to accept or reject the monstrous
absurdity. They have spoken and
the voice has reac he'd the ears OF
the Dawes commits sion, 1t will be
heard by Secretary Bliss, and anon
on the tympanum of each congress
man there will come that one
word rejected" and who will be
there to mourn for STANDBY. Not
one.-Capital.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
CONGRESS- BETTER INFORMED.

The halo of romance and Quix-
otic sentiment that has for some
centuries surrounded the Indian
and his cause is being rapidly dis
PEELED by more thorough knowl-
edge of the noble red man as he is
found at the present time. Speak
ing of the Indian race in the a5-
stract, this may or may not be
true, but particularly of the five
tribes, and still more particularly
of the Cherokee, it is too true. So
long as congress studied the Chero-
kee, and judged of the tribe from
the samples sent from year to year
to Washington, it knew little of
the real condition ofthe people for
whom so much legislation from
time to time has been asked. 1t
was only after the Dawes commits
sion had come face to face with
these people and their conditions
and environments that the wild
and fantastic notions OF the average
eastern congressman were dlssi-
pated. The appeal of the Chero-
kee nations delegates to this SEN
timent in Washington has become
notorious in late years, and 30
much so as to arouse the suspicious
of these statesmen from the effete
east, and consequently a reversion
OF sentiment, not in favor of, but
against the Indian. Step by step
the government has been led to
investigate the affairs of the Chero-
KEGS, until it has come face to face
with a morass of complications and
entanglements that causes the best
craftsmanship to pause and almost
give up in despair at the tangled
state of affairs. The sympathy OF
the broadest and best minds in
congress has been with the Indian,
and could always be depended on
in every emergency. Entrenched
behind some mysterious and ver-
bose treaties, neither party to
which ever understood or cared as
to their true intent, the Indian
delegate has always been able to
slde-track the efforts of congress
to terminate the existence of these
petty Indian oligarchies that never
were for the best interests OF the
real Indian. This is a field that
has been we'll worked. Of late
years our delegations have been
driven to the extremity of over
riding these would-be friends and
benefactors. 1t is doubtful if at
the present time any will be found
from any quarter of the union who
will listen again to the tales OF
"poor 10" Our present delega-
ton have at their disposal thirty
nine thousand dollars, twenty-five
thousand of which they are at lib
erty to use as attorneys fees. Ii
congress should investigate little
it would readily be seen that these
Indian delegations are eating the
very life blood out of the nation
by uselessly spending vast sums
of the Indians money fighting the
changes that must and ought to
come to this country. The appro-
priations for this year exceed the
bounds of all reason, amounting
in round numbers to two hundred
thousand dollars, or sixty thou
sand dollars more than the regular
income of the Cherokee nation.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16

IT is reported that Treasurer
Lipe got $4,000 out of the freed
man compromise graft" and that
when things began to look squally
he told them they could have it
back if they wanted it. There is
at least one other party who doubt
less feels the same way. 1t was
an unfortunate day for "de gang"
when they paid Mrs. Cornelius
Boudinot only SO, 800 as her hus-
bands share, when he was to have
received s13, 500. Honesty, "etc.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
Physical Deremeruoy I'm Italy.

The widespread mis-, .ry and want
that prevail in Italy apl 'ear to be exer-
cisiug disastrous and de generating in
fuence on the physique 4 the maseu-
line portion of the popu. ation. Ac,
cording to offic ial statistics just issued
by the war department at Ro me- out OF
every 1000 young men of 20 years OF
age liable foy military service, which is
as obligatory in Italy as in G ermany
and Austria, $50, or more than on e-kaii'
were rejected by the medical au hosi-
ties as physically disqualified for serT-'
ice in the army.-Chicago Inter DC can.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
Pyfer Pickles.

Salt pickles down dry for ten days,
soak in fresh water 12 hours, put in
porcelain kettle, cover with water and
vinegar, equal parts, and a little pull
verized alum. Stand over night on the
stove where the fire has been during
the day; in the morning wash in cold
water and put in a jar with cloves, all
spice, pepper, horseradish and garlic;
heat fresh, strong vinegar and pour
over all. In two weeks they will be
ready for use aud will always be fresh
and crisp.-Housewife.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
DELEGATE WATT Ounce

DELEGATE WATT DUNCAN, en-
route to Washington City last
week, addressed a letter from St
Louis to a friend here in which be
stated that the attorney general for
the interior department had pre-
pared an opinion in the Delaware
case in favor of the Cherokees, and
adderse to the order of the depart
ment last summer setting aside
l57, 900 acres of land for the bene-
fit Of the Delawares.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
EARLY ACTION PROBABLE.

The tone Of the presidents mes
sage and the early activity in con-
gress touching territory affairs,
should certainly leave no doubt in
the minds of any that the long
talked-of changes are coming soon
and swift. A great many things
have contributed to the Fastening
of what all along has been con-
ceded to be inevitable. President
Mckinley deals with the Indian
qestion with more logic, and with
al more directly, than has any of
his predecessors, and his attitude
is fully understood by congress,
so that there can be no doubt as to
what measures he would most
likely approve, or disapprove. 1t
is a fact, however, that there is
more light on the subject than
heretofore, and the information
concerning the five tribes is more
complete than ever before, so that
the president has at his disposal
data from which he can speak and
act definitely. Congress has, by
beginning early, given due notice
that measures forever putting an
end to the present chaotic condi-
tions here will be enacted.
With all this array of facts be-
fore them tits to be hoped that the
Cherokee delegation will address
itself to something else than fight
ing off the changes that are bound
to come. The duties of the dele
CATION should be to the saving the
Cherokee people as much as pos
sible from the wrecksge, and not
in vainly trying to prolong the ex-
istence of the thing designated In
dian autonomy. 1t would certain
ly not be profitable tc the real In
dian-the fullblood Cherokee-to
continue under the present regime
any longer than is absolutely
necessary to the proper settlement
of his affairs. The allotment of
land and a per capita distribution
of the funds at the earliest possi-
BILE moment is a consummation TO
be wished.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
SAYS TWAS A BET.
OF Course the Nation Lost, According
to Programme.

1.-The compromise between the
freedmen and the Cherokees was
virtually a bet as to how many
negroes there were in the Chero-
kee nation" said Robert HI. Kern,
who, with Judge Laughlin and j.
Milton Turner represented the
freedmen in the suit against the
Cherokees for the frsedmen's share
of the grass rents, to a Globe DEM
ocrat reporter. ain the court OF
claims we secured judgment
against the Cherokee nation for
something over 100000. The
court held, that in the distribution
of the funds, the Cherokees should
have paid each citizen s254, in
stead of s205, and so decreed that
the negroes should be paid 1854
each. The court adopted the Wal
lace roll, containing about $500
names, as the correct roll of the
freedmen.
after the judgment had been
rendered and the Cherokees had
arranged to take an appeal to the
supreme court, their representa-
tives came to us and said they
were willing to pay s205 to each
freedman, but were unwilling to
accept the Wallace roll. AS a
compromise, they wanted US to
accept 1895 for each nam. on the
roll of 1880, less than 1000. As
We already had judgment for over
100000, and this compromise
would have cut the judgment to
about 100000, we refused OF
course.
"The Cherokees then proposed
that a new census should be taken
and 1895 each should be paid to
whatever number was entitled to
citizenship by the new census.
We believed that there were more
freedmen than were contained in
the Wallace roll, and so we ac-
cepted the compromise on the con-
dition that the Cherokee council
should appropriate $500, 600 to
cover any increase over the Wal
lace roll if there should be any
Whatever of this 100000 was not
used in paying new-found citizens
was to be returned to the Chero.
kee nation.
"A commission consisting OF one
member appointed by the Chero'
KEGS, one by the freedmen and one
by the secretary of the interior
then made a new census, and after
three months work certified roll
of 4400 names to the interior de
partment as a correct list of the
freedmen. The department of the
interior reviewed the evidence anc
added 152 names, making the fina
roll 1852 This number OF mer
were paid. The 5000, 900 was paiC
as a judgment, and the s4OO, ,OO(
fixed by the compromise was al
used up. One-third of the money
was paid to US as our fee, accord
ing TO agreement, and the rest wa'
paid to Moses Whitmire, trustee
for the freedmen. 1t was plair
compromise. in which we, looking
out for the interest Of our clients
got more money for them than wa
called for in the judgment.
at was not long before thu
Cherokees began to howl abou
bribery and treachery. A specia
grand jury was called at Vinita t
investigate charges of bribery.
wired the prosecuting attorne!
that if they indicted me | wOulc
he there on the next train Nov
they have gotten up this junketinI
committee. We have nothing t.
fear from an investigation. 1t wa
a plain compromise, in which w
openly looked out for the interes
of our clients. The compromis'
was known to the court of claim
in detail ~
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-12-16
natter enough for three.

A friend writes to THE CHIEF
TIAN to know "what will happen
after the first of next January"
As we are neither a prophet nor
the son of a prophet, it is impos-
sible to answer that query definite
ly. However, we think that the
sun will rise and set, and that
day will succeed night as usual.
When Uncle Sans courts take the
place of the tribal courts, we don't
Look for an earthquake, nor a fire,
nor a wind, but the still small
voice of the deputy marshal will
be heard in the land, and the
click of U. S. court machinery
will be heard throughout the
length and breadth OF the land,
and unless you happen to think
of it you will not realize that
something has "drapped."