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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04
OLD-TIME RAILROADING.
Some OF the Queer Rules Enforced
ON n Southern Road Forty
Years Ago.

Vice President j. NJ. Eagan, OF the
Central railway of Georgia, has brought
to light some old rules which governed
the running of trains on the Central
40 years ago. They sound strange to-
day, even to those who are unfamiliar
with the standard rules.
On the old Central the practice was
to run freight trains during the day
only, and 10 stop them off at some sta
ton at night. A freight train that
would leave a station after six o'clock
would run to some point that they
could reach between six and seven
o'clock, where they would remain over
night, starting out again the next
morning. The time card shows that
they occupied the greater part of two
days in running a freight train be-
tween Savannah and Macon, distance
of l01 miles. Following are some of the
rules for engine men, taken from the
time card of 1856:
"The engine man will be subject TO
pay the fare of any person who may
ride upon his engine without proper au-
thority."
"All engines unprovided with lamps,
and running at night out of time, must
keep their dampers open, so as to show
a light"
"As a general rule when trains meet
between stations the train nearest the
turnout will run back. Any dispute as
to which train will retire will be deter
mined at once by the conductors, with
out any interference on the part of the
engine men. This rule is required to
be varied in favor of the heaviest-load-
ed engine or worst grades, if they meet
near the center. In cases of backing a
man must be placed on the lookout so
that any danger to the remotest part
of the train may be seen and the en-
gine man at once receive notice-the
backing must be done very cautiously"
The spark catcher or chimney of an
engine getting out of oUuet, so as TO
endanger the safety of the train, the
conductor must put the train out the
first turnout. and return his engine
to Savannah for repairs-a watchman
must be left with the train"
Inc conductor must not lntruSt MS
keys to any of the hands, or suffer any
person not duly authorized to enter
his car, and he will in all cases be
charged with freight lost OF damaged
while under his charge. On entering or
leaving a turnout he will see that the
switches are replaced to the proper
track, and he will always be certain
that he arrives at station with the
same number of cars with which he
left the last station"
"All officers of this company will be
required to pay freight on merchandise
or produce transported over this road.
except butter, eggs and fruit-those
articles will be allowed to go free as
far as they are required for the use OF
their own families; other articles for
the use of their families will be trans
ported at one-half less than the usual
rates"
On the South Carolina railroad time
card No. Q, June, 1885. reads as fol
lows:
IN cases of dense fogs, the down
trains will run with their whistles blow
ing. The up trains will shut steam
off the engines at every mile board, and
listen for the whistle of down trains.
Atlanta Constitution.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

One of the foremost public ques-
tions confronting the Cherokees at
the present juncture, is whether If
would be better TO accept the Cur
tbs law as it now stands, or TO
again ask the Dawes commission
for an agreement more in keeping
with the rights of the Cherokees.
The Cherokees are divided upon
the proposition, but the indica-
tions are that majority are op-
posed to again attempting to treat
with the commission, preferring
to deal directly with the govern.
ment, than to have their interests
placed in the hands of a commits.
sion of such leading Cherokees as
would most likely be selected to
represent them in reaching an
agreement. The Cherokees have
suffered greatly at the hands o.
their leaders. and as the burned
child breads the fire, so do they
dread the possibility of again hav.
ing their interests placed in the
hands of their own public men
The Curtis law with all its in
consistencies, has many good fea.
lures, and contains just such legis-
lation as should have been adopt
ed by the Cherokee council twenty
years ago The Cherokee counc !
has had the power to regulate the
settlement of the public domain,
but has allowed monopoly of land
to run unrestricted until it has had
its effect in sapping the foundation
of the tribal government.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

country. That is the way, l mean
to say, "Too-qua- -stee" looks at it;
and now, if my friend, Mr.. Owens,
will, by clear and unmistakable
statement of facts and principles,
show me better, more lovely
way to view this matter, so that
the thing can be made to seem
really a dove instead of a devil,
Gas ! believe it is,) l shall cer-
tainly be very grateful to him
My mind, | believe, is open to IN
struction, but l do not feel dis
posed to yield acquiescence in an
others opinions simply to avoid
the charge of inordinate "senti-
ment," ''improvidence," and
violent passion. l am not one of
those who believe that wrong and
robbery should be blest with i'm
munity on the ground that an ex-
posure might disturb the equipoise
OF dlgnified sensibility.
Too-QUA- sTEE.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

refused by Gen. Cadwallader, referred
the matter to the president. The at
torney general gave decision in favor
of the presidents power 10 declare mar
tial law, and then 10 suspend the writ.
~Arbitrary arrests" were made In
large numbers throughout the north by
order of the state department. In 1862
the war department assumed sole pow
er of arrest. From July to October,
1881, 175 persons were imprisoned in
Fort Lafayette alone. among them
stete Judges, mayors of cities, mem
bers of Maryland's legislature, persons
engaged in peace meetings" editors OF
newspapers, and those accused of heing
spies. BY act approved May 4, 1853,
congress authorized the president,
whenever in his judgment it was neces
sary, to suspend the writ anywhere In
the United States, but the power was
left to federal judges under certain re-
strictions TO issue the writ. In 1864
congressional investigation disclosed
the fact that the power of arrest with
out trial had been much abused ana
used by persons TO punish persohui enc
mics. The recurrence Of such abuses
was prevented, but the past could not
be undone.
The supreme court In 1866 in the
Milligan case overthrow the whole doc
trine OF military arrest and trial of Pri-
vate citizens in peaceful states. 1t held
that congress could not give power to
military commissions TO try, convict or
sentence in a state not invaded no- en-
gagged in rebellion.
About $4,000 cases of military arrests
were reported during the war. During
the Ku Klux troubles in the south after
the war the president was empowered
to suspend the writ of habsas corpus in
places where these outrages were COM
mitted. In the confederate states in
1854 the writ was suspended owing 70
the.numerous trials to avoid conscrip-
tion,-N. Y. SUM-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

As to how the appralsement OF
town lots is to be conducted has
been the subject Of more or-less
heated discussion since the enact
ment of the Curtis bill The Ian
guage OF the provision, however,
is such as to leave little ground
for differences of opinion. 1t will
be the duty of the appraisement
committee to appraise lots at their
true value, independent of i'm
provements. This does not nee
essarily mean an Nxhorbitant
valuation. The spirit of the Cur
tbs bill as it relates to this matter
is undoubtedly that the lots of any
given town should be valued as
though not dollars worth of i'm
provement had ever been put upon
the entire townsite. A lot in the
town of Vinita should be apprais-
ed as if it was vacant, and as if all
adjacent lots were the same. The
price at which lots were sold when
put on sale by the town commits
sioners of the Cherokee nation W as
the true value at that time. Now
there is an increase, though in
many instances slight, owing to
the general progress of the coun-
try, and especially of the towns.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

TEE national council of the
Cberokes nation was convened in
extraordinary session at Table
quah yesterday morning. There
are a multitude of matters clamor-
ing for immediate attention by the
constituted authorities of the Cher
okee nation, and this call council
will doubtless entertain them.
Under the provisions of the Curtis
law it is obligatory upon the Cher
okees to institute suit in the court
of claims againt the Delawares tC
recover the 157 900 acres set aside
for them by the said act. The
provision is that the Delawares
may within sixty days after the
passage of the act bring such suit
and it is presumed that the same
limit of time would apply TO the
Cherokees. This being true, il
will be necessary then to bring
suit on or before the twenty.
eighth day of the present month
This will doubtless be one of tn,
very first matters to claim the at
tention of the council.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04
a vote at some future time,

TIE terms offered Spain for the
termination of the war were: The
immediate evacation of Cuba,
cessioa to the United States OF
Porto Rico, one of the Ladrone Is
lands and a coaling station in the
Philippines; a commission to de-
termine manner of government
and other questions relating to
these islands, and the United
States to retain Manila until the
subject is disposed OF. 1t is IN
officially reported from Madrid
that Spain has decided to accept
the terms, and so the indications
are that the war is practically
over
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

a MEMBER of the Vinita bar pro-
pounds the following three conun-
drums:
First: Can United States
Judge appoint a United States COM
missioner save in open court?
Second: Can such judge APP
point such commissioner while
outside of the limits of his juris-
diction2
Third: If not, in either in
stance, will the acts of the COM
missioner so appointed be legal
and binding?
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

other necessary information in re-
regard thereto, should be made
and transmitted to the department
through your office by the agent,
and statements showing from
whom the moneys were received
and specifically on what accounts,
should be made by him and for
warded with each collection and
deposit.
Nothing in this communication
contained is intended to be appli-
cable to such business affairs of the
Seminale nation, who, by their
agreement with the government OF
the United States, fully ratified
and made operative July l, 1898,
by act of congress, are not subject
to the provisions above quoted OF
the act of June 2S, 1898.
THos. RYAN,
Acting Secretary.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

THE CHIEFTAIN is not among
those who believe this town
will so straight to hades un-
less certain men are elected TO
office in the coming election. Ii
believes that the town is destined
to move on triumphantly, no mat
ter who fills the offices. No set OF
men. either in or out of Office, will
be permitted to plunder this town,
and should any attempt it they
will be promptly called down by
those who have the best interests
of the place at heart. It also has
faith in the people, believing that
when they speak at the polls safe
men will have been selected to
administer the government.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04
CAPTAIN McKENNoN,

CAPTAIN McKENNoN, of the
Dawes commission, spent last
Sunday in this city with friends,
returning to Muskogee in the even
ing. He said that the commission
would remain in the Creek coun-
try short time to finish up the
census of the Creeks, and then 90
to the Chickasaw country to make
a roll OF Chickasaw freedmen.
Captain McKennon believes that
the work in The Cherokee country
will be taken up soon and pushed
to completion. The commission
will make a new roll of Cherokee
free dmen, based upon the Chero.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04
Mr.. Owen TO Mr.. Isunon.

EDITOR CHIEFTAIN:-Mr. Lam
non, OF Coon, l. T., bears witness
to the views of representative In
dians who regard the Curtis bill as
equitable and desirable.
Such view from Indians is sur
prising.
The Curtis bill is manifestly
undesirable.
1t gives no title and can give
none.
1t provides no settlement of un-
finished business nor for the pay
ment OF the millions due the
Indian people on undisputedly
good claims.
1t abolishes the Indian govern
ments, leaving numerous questions
affecting the schools. prisons, asy-
lums, funds, revenue, etc., unpro-
vided for.
1t ignores the vested rights of
individuals and will compel a
multiplicity OF suits.
1t makes no provision TO settle
damages inflicted by the opera
tions of the enforced allotment.
1t allows only a surface use of
the land to the allottee, and allows
his peace TO be disturbed by all
sorts of oil and mineral leases.
These objections might all pos
sibly be avoided by the making of
an agreement.
Mr.. Launon thinks the town lot
speculator a knave and boodler,
and seems TO fear that an agree
ment would give INSCRIPTIONS
persons undue advantage. He
forgets that the agreement must
stand public inspection, meet the
scrutiny and approval of the
Dawes commission and also of the
house Representatives aud of the
senate of the United States and of
the president.
l assume that Mr.. Lannon does
not desire to be unjust even to the
man who for speculative purposes
bought lots 10 excess and paid the
price of the Cherokee nation.
Such a purchaser bought a per-
petual right to peaceful and undis-
turbed possession. He cannot sell
to anyone except Cherokee citi-
zen. If he wishes to acquire a
right to sell to United States oiti-
zens then he should DE required to
pay reasonable fee for such ad-
ditional right. He has, however,
a vested right in such lot against
which the Curtis bill lsinvalid.
1t is not just to rob the owner of
an unimproved lot as the Curtis
bill proposes. 1t is immaterial
whether the owner be of good
or of bad character. The owner
may be a pious and exceedingly
poor widow woman with seven
small sick children tenting on the
lot, or the owner may be rich and
the envy of his neighbors. Even
if he were a knave, horse thief,
or an assassin, the law should do
equal and exact justice to each,
regardless of the good or bad
character of the owner.
While l have no personal inter
est worth mentioning in the mat
ter of town lots decided by the
Cherokee nation, | expect to see
the nation honorably recognize heI
own official deeds and protect a:
far as she can the legal rights o.
her own children.
In your issue of the 2Sth inst
my letter was made to describe
the Curtis law unjust, unholy
severe and unconstitutional
what | wrote was 'unduly severe
and unconstitutional" ."
RoBT. L. OWEN.
J,,l,- 90 1908
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

D. f. Dickey, Judge Thomas
stenOgrapher, has lately returned
from New York, where he visited
the rough riders in the hospitals
there. He stated to a Phoenix
reporter that Tom Meagher is get
ting along all right, and goes
around town with his arm in
sling; and that Ed Culver is able
to leave the hospital. All of the
other boys are getting along well,
and young Seaver was only slight
ly wounded in the foot, and that
Lieutenant Thomas has already
lett The hospital and is enjoying
his furlough at Chicago. Tom
Isbell and Joe Kline received the
worst injuries, but they are get
ting along nicely. The boys all
hope to visit Muskogee before they
return to Cuba The boys all say
that while the battle and climate
is terrible that they are anxious to
get to their dear old comrades in
Cuba. They also state that Lieu
tenant Day received slight wound
and Dellwyn Bell was wounded
from piece OF a shell that struck
him in the back.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

TIE city council as a whole will
be held responsible for the admin
istation of the city government.
1t will be the duty of the mayor
to assume that the council has
acted advisedly in all that it does,
and be should aid and assist by
performing all his duties as his
oath OF Office will require. The
days of non enforcement of law in
vinita, it is hoped are forever
over. If any official refuses to do
his duty the law will be invoked,
or if any official attempts TO pock-
ct the cash belonging to the town,
he will be prosecuted. This may
strip some Of the Offices of the
halo of glory that has hitherto
surrounded them, but they are
cold facts nevertheless.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04
stuffed Pepper salad.

Remove the top and seeds from small
sweet peppers; then throw them into
cold water for one hour. Chop tender
white celery into bits. Mix with il a
few leaves of white cress; sprinkle over
the whole a few drops of onion juice,
and allow the whole to stand for Is
minutes. Remove the peppers from the
water and drain. Fill each with the
mixture and serve on lettuce leaves,
with an abundant supply of French
dreesing.-Boston Herald.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04
Acting Secretary

In addition to the above the fol-
lowing telegraphic instructions
have been received:
Washington. ID. c.. July 9S, 1885.
Agent Wisdom. Muskogee. 1. T.
Secretary directs that instruc-
tions contained in my letter of
July 23rd are to be understood as
covering important taxes, per capi-
Ia assessments or other charges
upon cattle imposed by the laws
of representative tribes upon the
basis of such laws until otherwise
ordered. w. a. JONES,
Commissioner.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04
A.parngu. and French sauce

This delicate vegetable should be
cooked, if young, in boiling water for
about 20 minutes, the top of the sauce
pan being left off. The vegetable must
be washed, scraped and tied up In small
bundles, with the heads all level at
one end. To be served, when cooked,
with the following sauce poured over;
one tablespoon of vinegar, two of oil, a
quarter teaspoon of salt and a large
pinch of white pepper; mix and add a
teaspoon of minced parsley.-Boston
Globe
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

The Dawes commission is now
at Ardmore taking the census oi
the Chickasaws. Isparhecher,
the chief of the Creek nation, re-
fused to obey summons from the
commission to allow access to the
tribal rolls of the Creeks, and an
order was issued by Judge Clay
ton compelling him to produce the
documents.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

kee census of 1880, in accordance
with the decree of the court of
claims of February 8, 1896. The
gentleman is of the opinion that
the work of the Dawes commits
sion will be sufficiently advanced
by next April as to make it pos
slble to enforce that provision of
the Curtis bill prohibiting citizens
of the five tribes from holding
more land than their pro rata
share.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04
Department of the interior,
United States Indian Service,
Union Agency. MuSkOgee. |. L.

The attention of all persons
whose interests are affected by the
above regulations is hereby invit-
ed, and they are directed to put
themselves in correspondence with
this office in order that the regula-
tons may be carried out and the
revenues due the tribes properly
collected and accounted for, and
that all revenues of whatever
character due any of the said five
civilized tribes Except the Semi
noles) shall be paid through this
agency and not to any tribal col
lector or officer, who are positively
prohibited from collecting such
moneys. Very respectfully,
Dew NJ. WISDOM,
L. S. Indian Agent.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

If the subject of free schools
were submitted to a vote there
would probably not be fifty votes
cast against the proposition in
Vinita. This matter cannot prop
erly be made an issue at this time,
as it cannot now be voted on; nor,
is it subject for the city council
to deliberate upon, but the mayor
may be peiitioned to submit it to
a vote at some future time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04
Tea DiHh.

Two ounces of butter, four ounces OF
bread crumbs, eight ounces of cheese,
one cupful of sweet milk and three
eggs. Cut the butter and cheese into
small pieces and put in large bowl
with the bread crumbs. Pour on this
the sculding milk and add the we'll
beaten yolks of the eggs and little
salt. Mix well together, set on the back
Of the stove and stir until all Is dis
solved, then add the whites beaten TO a
stiff froth. Put in a buttered pie plate
and bake 20 minutes in a hot oven.
Serve immediately.-Bos Herald.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

THERE are a few men running
for office in Vipita who never per-
,haps in thei, Is offered thsm-
selves for office before, and now,
they are running at the solicitation
of the most substantial element in
the place. These men are not
seeking Office for the glory there
is in it, as the little one-horse
politician does, but on the other
hand simply in order to help the
town onto better footing. The
poor old town has been plundered
so long and so thoroughly that il
is certainly good sign to see some
of the good fellows walking up
and taking an interest.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04
Notice !

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesda y
August l6. 1895 an election will be hef ID
vinita, l. T., for the following officers of
the Incorporated town Of vinita. as recently
Incorporated. to-wit: One mayor. one re-
corder and five aldermen. Said officers are
to hold their Office for one year, or until
their successors are duly elected and quail
flied.
All male inhabitants Of the territory in
corporated over the age of twenty-one years.
who are citizens of the United States, or OF
either OF the five civilized tribes Of Indians.
who have resided within the Incorporation
for six months prior to the 10th day OF Au-
gust. lSQs, viii be entitled to vote at such
election. 3. F;'FoRTRNER,
Z. NJ. RATCLIEF,
JAS. b. BUKCKHALTER.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

TAKEN TP-Gray horse. years old. no
right front foot, l5is hands. came 10 F. =
Southcrlands place, West cabin. last OF
May. had ON shoes and bell. owner prove
property ani pay expense. c. W. Colbert,
Ninita. /. 4.
LOST-A bay mare. about l5H hands high
about 2l years old. no brands. one white
hind foot. star in forehead. hog-backed,
long. slim neck. scar Of wart ON shoulder
deliver her To &. ". May or U, &. Athey and
receive - rewerd. i9-52
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

The Cherokee nation was repre-
sented 10 Washington last congress
by ten men-eight delegates and
two attorneys-and an appropria-
ton OF s44,0 900. In addition to
this representation ex-senator
Cali and various other lobbyists
were there, and on the Cherokee
nav roll.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-04

July %. 1898.