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Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15

recent years. Ifthe Quirinal rep
resents any policy. it is the policy
Of holding on. But the Quirinal
represents many others besides the
King. There are many whose for
tunes would fall with the fall OF the
House Of Savoy. They represent
4 party which is not without influ-
ence in the State, Moreover, the
relations between the Quirinal and
the military power Of Germany are
friendly. and the party OF the King
not unnaIurally look to Germany
Tor support in the event of an Ital-
ian uprising. Whatever may be
the Kings personal views. his
hands are bound to be forced some
day, as Victor Emmanuel's were
forced when he came to Rome.
Without the House Of Savoy there
cod be no king in Italy. Should
that House fall, there is none other
from which the Italians would care
to choose a sovereign.
Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15
snaln.s aroundless Hopes.

The long period OF anxiety and
depression in Madrid over the des-
perate condition of affairs in Cuba
seems to have been succeeded by
a momentary reaction of comb
dence, or, at least, OF hope
On what solid foundation, how
ever, It is based we cannot dis
cover. There seems to be several
minor contributory items which
have been seized upon and COM
bined, in order to make current
facts appear to conform to Spanish
wishes. First, there is the formal
establishing OF the new system OF
autonomy. to which distance may
lend an aspect of importance in
Madrid that il does not have in
Havana. Then therei is the raising
Of funds for the new year and a
mobilization Of new troops for the
island, which denote vIgor and ac-
tivity. The announcement, too,
that General Blanco will take the
field and the statement Of what he
will try TO do have undoubtedly
produced some effect. Finally,
authentic accounts OF sundry sub.
missions of insurgents have been
magniRed into affairs Of conse-
quence. Taking a few Of these
favorable points together, some OF
the Madrid optimists seem to be-
lieVe that the revolt will be over
before summer comes.
But there will be rude awaken
ing from any such dream. The
few minor points just spoken ofare
oflittle moment compared with the
fact that Blanco makes no head
whatever against the revolt. The
very last great event Of the cam
paign was the defeat Of Pando in
Santiago de Cuba; while General
Blanco's schedule of proposed op-
erations is nothing but victories
discounted on paper. The raising
OF funds to feed, clothe and pay the
troops is a simple necessity, even
il they accomplish nothing, while
the reinforcements TO be sent out
are Offset by the gaps in past SER
vice.
Spain has no real ground for
her temporary reaction of hope.
Surely we can all remember when,
at the opening of the autumn Of
1896, Minister Dupy de LONE pre-
dicted that the rebels would be
rapidly driven from the interior to
the coast, where a Gordon oi gum
boats would prevent theii escape
from the island. We!'ler's boasts
of what he would do also come to
mind. The latest news is that the
patriots have actually attacked
Mayari, port on the northern
coast.
When Spain awakens from her
present illusions, her dishearten-
ment will be greater than ever.
Peace may indeed come this year.
but if does, it win be on the basis
Of Cuba's independence.
Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15

PRINcKss AND NIHILIsr Princess
Salowskaja, who has Just bought an
immense estate and castle IN Hungary,
has had a most extraordinary career,
She was arrested In 1881 in connection
with the assassination of Gar Alexan.
der. The daughter OF one Of the latter's
lavorite generals and personal aide de
camps, she was twenty years ago one of
the most brilliant and admired members
OF the Court OF St. Petersburg. Imbued
" ith some OF the tenets Of the Nihilist
propaganda she rejected all offers Of
marriage, and after her fathers death
entered the St. Petersburg University.
resigning her position as maid OF honor
to the late Czarina. Her association
with the students, male and female. of
course led to her becoming still more
deeply concerned ira the NIhilist move
ment, and the result was that when the
Emperor Alexander was blown to pieces
she was arrested and kept IN prison for
about year, and then banished to her
large estates and ordered to live there
under police supervision.
Much Tolstoism led her while thus
exiled to marry one OF her domestics, a
stableman named Andrew Solovief,
perfect brute, who beat her numerically
whenever he was drunk. which he was
almost constantly. The authorities in-
ally exiled the man to Siberia. whereupon
the Princess asked for and obtained
permission TO follow her husband on his
weary journey to the northern portion
of Siberia, where she remained with him
until his death two years ago.
She thereupon returned to Russia,
where, finding herself Doycotted by all
her relatives and by society, she ulti
mately sold her vast estates in the Nov
gorOd district She proposes spending
the remainder Of her days in Hungary.
Although forty FIVE years OF age, she is
still remarkably beautiful.
Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15

yet do not thiak that our trade with
that empire is endangered by Germany.
We have an advantage over the Ger
mans in being so near, our coast being
only few days voyage from the Chin
ese one, and, besides this, it seems to
me more important still that we oppose
German trade by having many Of our
factories in China ITSELF
M. Kurino Femarked;-'Our relations
with Russia are most friendly, and,
hope, will remain so. We, like Russia,
have great interests in Corea, and,
owing to the conciliatory spirit OF Rus.
sian diplomacy, and of our own as well,
! am convinced that no conflict will come
out of the meeting of our respective
interests. l do not see anything dis
auieting in the Russian occupation OF
the Chinese port. Russia clearly needed
an outlet for her Siberian and Manchu-
rian railways, as she wants to develop
her trade and future industry in Eastern
Asia. To us Japanese the completion
OF these railways can only be welcome,
as they seem destined to open up new
markets in Siberia for our industry too.
Our interest. therefore, obliges us to
maintain the most ueighborly relations
with Russia, but should any difficulties
arise between us. the excee dinglvk
friendly terms on which we are withs
France. which in South Eastern Asia
has the greatest interests TO protect,
would assure us her mediation
Pail JHaH Gazekte--London, Dec. 7e
It is perhaps a good thing that the
Japs will hardly be anxious to imperil
those jronclads building in Europe, even
in .he face Of the details of Russis's
ughtening grip on Korea. China.
meanwhile, is waiting, partly to see
what the eclipse of the SUI will bring
forth, partly what the mailed fist, now
as near as Gibraltar, will do. But she
is said to be getting very excited about
Kiao Chau, though apparently not about
Port Arthur; which in a way confirms
the growing impression that Russia and
Germany have not packed caids very
thoroughly. The British squadron at
Port Hamilton is well situated to await
developments.
Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15

UNCLE SANS ISLANDS. People gen.
orally are unaware that the United States
owns many islands in the Pacific Ocean
and the West Indies. They are mostly
guano islands or have been so at one
time. Recently a British vessel went
about the Pacific picking up unimproved
pieces OF real estate after the good old
British manner, and TO the surprise OF
everybody-probably as much 50 to the
United States Government as to that of
England--it was found that many of the
little islands were already in the posses
sion OF this country and American citi-
zens were living on them.
In 1856 Congress passed a law which
still remains in force, declaring that any
citizen of the United States who shall
discover a deposit of guano on any
"island, rock or key" may, at the dis
cretion OF the President OF the United
States, be considered as being part OF
the United States. The discoyerer can
sell the guano on his island only to citi.
zens Of the United States, and the price
which he shall charge is regulated by
law. Crimes committed on these islands
are punished by the United States Gov
ernment and are considered as if they
had been committed on an American
vessel on the high seas The President
is authorized to use the land and naval
forces 10 protect the discoverer and his
heirs in their right of possession Of these
islands.
Under this law annexation to the
United States went on rapidly in the
Pacific and West IndIas. Some of the
guano islands were abandoned soon
after their discovery, but of those taken
possession OF legally by the citizens of
this country and still part OF it--unless
the President chooses 10 relinquIsh the
right-there remain sixty in the Pacific.
The Pacific islands lie in the region OF
1000 miles south OF Hawaii and others
are about z,ooo miles from Hawaii. over
near the Gilbert Islands. Then there is
'ClIpperaon Island, southwest ofMexico.
On the recent aliases published in Eu-
rope the island is marked as belonging
to France. 1t is, however, a possession
Of the United States.
One Of the prettiest OF our island pos
sessions Of the United States in the
Pacific is Chris mas Island, which lies
about 600 miles south OF Hawaii. 1t
is an ''atoll." or ring Of coral formation,
about thirty-fve miles long. In the
center is a lagoon of water, which, If
we may believe the affidavits Of sea-
faring men, is so salt from constant
evaporation that fish thrown into it be-
come picked and will keep Tor weeks
even in that tropical climate. Near
Christmas Island are the American
islands Of PALMYRA and America. All
these islands are rich in tropical vege.
tatlon and capable of supporting a con-
siderable population.
Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15

FRESH charges against Demas
have been sent to Washington.
They are unnecessary. DemAs is
so scandaIous a person that he
would never have been appointed
by the President at all except in
fulilment of a disgraceful bargain
Tor the purchase clLouisiana votes
Tor Mckinley in the convention.
In the matter OF Carrying out
Hanna's bargains AID purchases
Mr.5McKinley long ago laid shame
aside.
Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15
JAPANESE AFFAIRS.

Daily CbToNieIe-London, Dec. 2e.
In Korea, Mr.. McLeavy Brown, for
years a member OF the Imperial Chinese
Customs, has been acting as
financial adviser to the King, Recently
the Russian diplomatic agent in Seoul
Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15

EVEN SPAIN is waking up to the uses
of lhe bicycle. A retired Lieutenant
Colonel was walking in his orange gar
den one day recently when four well
dressed men entered, who. alter bar
gaining with the old gentleman for his
crop, bound and gagged him, breakiasted
at leisure In his presence, then broke
open his iurnitute and walked on With
t7,oco he had II, the house, They were
pursued by a bicyclist, however, who
caught up with them and secured sheir
arrest.
Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15

a correspondent Of the NsHs WieHey
(Vienna), after an interview with NJ.
KurinO, Japanese Minister in Paris. says
The Minister considers It quite
natural thai the immense Celestial
Empire should have an enormous
attraction for all States anxious to IN.
crease their export trade, as is plainly
to be seen. in the rapid increase of for
eigu commercial houses in China.
England has no less than three hundred
and sixty-three; next comes Germany,
which has ninety-nine, while Japan
possesses eighty-seven, and the United
States have lorty. We Japanese are
interested in the occupation OF KiaO
chau, from the point Of view Of oar
commercial relations with Chin a.
The growth OF German competition in
China is by no means agreeable 70 US,
Washington sentinel., 1898-01-15
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"Pinafore" discipline seems TO rule
on the Italian ironclad Lepanto. When
in a Spanish port some time ago
every one on board, from the admiral
down, Clipped In to buy a ticket in
Spanish Government lottery. The
ticket drew a prize Of S2oo, 600. which
has been divided up among the officers
and crew.
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Crete now shares with China the dis
tinctioE of having furnished US with
Christian puzzle. The situation in the
Far East is difficult to understand,
in the absence OF any clue to what Great
BritaIn's policy is to be, but for sheer
puzzlement the Near easily bears of the
honors. We are aii aDarA that the nues-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-28

this country, |, together with your
self, was appointed on a committee
to wait on these gentlemen and
ascertain their views upon matters
pertaining to this country. | was
then struck with their knowledge
of Indian affairs and impressed
with the fairness of their views
relating to the Indian situation. |
have never since had cause to
doubt their integrity and believe
they have accomplished a great
work and brought order out of
chaos. laboring under the greatest
obstruction and opposition, and
wish TO say in conclusion that l
believe the Curtis bill has come
to stay, and that the great mass of
the Indian people will hail it as
the Arab his Mecca, and from its
operation he will emerge into a
great future commensurate with
his country and in keeping with
his high character as a race.
Yours truly,
HAROLD ID. LANNoN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-28

and retained. As this was a re-
return to the fee system and prom
ised to multiply the expenses OF
the judiciary of this territory, the
attorney general made a ruling on
the subject which will not retard
the ends at justice, but will save
the government the expense, re-
lieviug at the same time the over
burdened court dockets. By this
ruling the fees OF the mayor will
be only what he can get out of the
offender.
By the exercise of judgment
most of the misdemeanors com
mitted within their Jurisdictions
can be turned over to the mayors,
while by the ruling in regard to
fees they will be prevented from
taking cognizance of felonies. 1t
will be possible for the mayors 10
send man to the United States
Jail for a period as great as one
year, and at the governments ex-
pense. The letter from the attor-
ney general is appended:
No accounts for services per-
formed by mayors of incorporated
towns will be approved by this
department as the only fees allow
ed them are such fees as commits
sioners now collect and account
for to the United States.
Town marshals, or other execu-
tive officers, will not be allowed
fees by the United States for the
service of process, as the act pro.
vides that their compensation is
only the fees charged and collected
for similar services by constables,
under the laws now in force in the
Indian Territory.
Persons committed by mayors
for violation of town ordinances,
are not to be received by the
United States marshal in the gov
ernment jails. The town must
provide for the safe keeping of
such prisoners.
The United States marshal or
his deputy is not authorized tc ex-
ecute the process issued by may
ors, as the law distinctly states
that this process shall be executed
by the town marshal, or other ex-
ecutive officers of such city or
town.
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IT is not probable that the por-
tion OF the Curtis bill providing
for prosecution of Indian citizens
for holding more land than their
pro rata share after the expiration
of nine months, will be enforced.
In fact, District Attorney Soper
believes that it would be abso-
lutely impossible to enforce 1t un-
Ill a roll OF citizens is completed,
and all the preliminaries to allot-
ment have been perfected. This
view is probably the most consist
ent one that could be taken, and
this conclusion would without
doubt be ultimately reached
should prosecution be attempted.
Thus another section OF that Won
derful measure becomes a senseless
nullity.
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The United States has under
taken no easy task in the allot-
ment of the lands ofthe FIVE tribes.
The Indians, many of them, have
for years desired allotment Of land,
but no one has ever been able to
devise way TO accomplish it. TIC
allot the Cherokee nation alone is
a work of sufficient magnitude to
take years of labor to finish. To
divide an estate of five million
acres, in round numbers, among
80, 900 owners so that each will gel
share of equal value is stupen'
dous task, when it is considered
that the land varies in value from
good to worthless. We shall OBJ
serve with interest the work OF the
Dawes commission as it pro-
crosses.
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was full-blood, but he had been
to Washington City and gotten an
idea. He hesitated to open court
and the clerk refused fatty to act.
"Firewater" began to flow freely,
and the Indian, like the white man
or any human, gave vent to the
deep and true sentiments OF his
soul. Under its influence a de-
mand was made on the judge by
resolute and dangerous men, to
proceed with the business of the
court. The judge preferred not
violate a law of Uncle Sam. A
riot was averted by the calmness
of the sheriff, John Sanders, and
his deputies, who reasoned with
the men and finally succeeded in
getting some of the most deter
mined off into the woods to try the
contents of another bottle, while
the Judge sadly left the business
to be attended to as provided IN
the Curtis law.
Chief Mayes and Treasurer Lipe
were summoned to Muskogee a
few days ago by United States In
spector White, under orders from
the interior department, as pro-
vided in the Curtis bill. Mr..
White informed them that he had
come to take charge of the affairs
of this country and they had no
authority TO exercise the authority
of chief and treasurer any longer.
Such were his instructions from
the secretary of the interior, and
he was here to take control and
Jurisdiction of all governmental
affairs from the chief down. Chief
Mayes asked to be cited to the
section of the Curtis law contering
such powers upon him. The in
spector replied that such powers
were contemplated by the law and
he had been so instructed by the
department. Mr.. Mayes insisted
that he be shown the law abolish
ing the office of chief, treasurer,
and our national council, that the
department could so construe as to
make void the actions of the de.
partments of the nation. The law
was then gone over and matters in
particular and general were dis
cussed by the inspector, Agent
Wisdom, Chief Mayes and Mr..
Hutchings, with view of getting
at the true, just and right intent'
of so important question. Agent
Wisdom held that the law did not
authorize such procedure, which
opinion the inspector finally coin
cided in, but reiterated his instruc'
uons from the department. He
says that all moneys hereafter
paid out on any account Will be
, , done by the agent, and all teach
!, ers of Cherokee schools must make
contract with the agent and DC
endorsed by him. Leaving ou'
the law, right and justice, II the
government says do this or that II
will certainly be done, for oul
money is in its hands, and pre-,
negatives cannot long be exercised
nor labor performed without com
pensation. With money and re-
. cources gone no government car
long survive.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-28
evils of the Curtis Bill.v

EDITOR CHIEFTAIN:-The Curtis
law is unjust, unholy, severe and
unconstitutional in respect TO vest
ed rights, hut to declare that lit
bastardlzes our children and re-
duces all the noble fathers and
mother of our country to the
moral condition of pimps and
prostitutes" as "Too-qua-stee"
does in your issue of July u is
most Incorporate.
Such sentiments are not only
improvidant and apparently the
language of violent passion, but
they obscure the issue. a practi,
cal question is before the Cherokee
people.
Congress has ordered allotment
and while providing an appeal to
the courts has also directed that
the allotment shall not be enJoineG
or hindered. Before the appeal
can be concluded in the supreme
court of the United States the al
lotment will have been made aud
a vote of the people-the Cherokee
people (who Too-qua- a-stee properly
says are the owners of the land)
will have been ordered by congress
on the question of confirming the
titles. Their vote is the highest
authority, every voter will Le in.
terested in voting himself the
title.
1t might be we'll to consider
what the legal and constitutional
and practical, common sense effect
of this would be.
RoBT. L. OWEN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-28

QUITE a number of Cherokee
citizens have had their improve
ments, or rather the land embraced
in their improvements, surveyed,
preparatory to allotment. Such
work can probably do no harm,
but certainly will avail nothing
nor inure to the advantage of any
one when the final allotment
comes. The Dawes commission
viii cause all the surveying nec-
essary to be done.
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AFRAID OF THE TAX GATHERER

1t is gratifying in some degree
at least to see the manifestations
of activity among the citizens of
this town relative to the coming
CITY election. Notwithstanding
the very apparent fact that such
activity is prompted largely by
selfishness. it is still the precursor
of an advance step in municipal
government and of general pro-
gress in Vinita. To the thought
full observer it is an object lesson
in the power of human selfishness.
To hear the excuses given by some
prominent and useful men for re-
fusing to allow their names to be
placed upon ticket Tor the cleo
tion of available men for service
of the town, is astounding and
most remarkable. 1t is no re-
Election upon anyone to say that
there is a crying demand for
greater breadth of character and
disinterested devotion to public
interests than is being shown.
There are men now showing
some vague signs of life, and OF
meager activity in city affairs, IN
view of the prospect of having to
pay high taxes, who on other oc
casions have studiously avoided
the responsibility of even voting
at the city election, by taking
Journey into the country Oh elec
ton day, too cowardly to stay anC
vote with their friends, and prob
ably ashamed to vote with th,
enemy. 1t is refreshing 10 SCI
that even selfshness will brin.
some men to realize their duty II
the community in which they live
The narrow, hide hound, small
souled little fellow whose persona
animosities and spites have cause,
him to stand aloof and see tn
city government repeatedly go In
! to the hands of the worst elemen
and the most irresponsible men il
the whole community, can nov
, crawl out of his shell and get ex
cited because his property is goin
) to be taxed. They stand aroun,
; and look at the deplorable condi
ton of the streets, and shudder a
the prospect of paying for havin
. them fixed up so that vehicles CA
! be driven safely over them. The
! are scared within an inch OF thei
: lives lest venal city counc
1 should be so wicked and indii
4 crete as to foist upon the town tn
q blighting, blasting, expensive luz
e ury of free schools, and that the
D might have to pay for the educi
s ton of some orphan child.
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PEACE is apparently near at
hand. By authority from Spain
the French ambassador has asked
President Mckinley on what terms
the United States will terminate
the war, and an answer will be
given today. Gen. Miles expedi-
ton landed on the south coast of
Porto Rico Monday and will be
rapidly pushed toward San Juan,
the capital.