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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21
CARELESS OF OTHERS RIGHTS

The movement inaugurated some
time ago in this city, toward the
Incorporating of the place under
the Arkansas statutes, has devel-
oped some very unpleasant and
hurtful influences; and has brought
to the surface forces that are calcu-
lated to wreck, rather than build
up and advance the town. After
holding three very representative
meetings of citizens, and after fully
discussing the matter, lit was decided
that al effort be made immediate
ly TO incorporate, and the boun-
daries of the proposed incorpora-
tion were agreed upon, and petit
tion formulated by the citizens of
the town in mass convention, with
out regard to race or tribal citi-
zenship.
But there were those who were
dissatisfied with the action taken,
and some of them were most
prominent and active in bringing
about the very conditions that they
now seek to repudiate. Instead of
accepting The will of the majority
as to the bounds, and other minu-
tia incident to incorporation, these
parties are now seeking TO simply
take charge of the thing, and to do
it in their own way.
The proposed incorporation of
Finita is in anticipation of the en-
actment of the Curtis bill into law.
Under the provisions of that bill,
adjacent land included in the
boundaries of such corporation is
absolutely confscated, and if the
Cherokee council should agree to
the sale OF such townsite, it would
mean the disintegration and de-
struction of the homes of those
who own farms within its lines.
This movement, however, is con-
fined almost wholly, if not indeed
entirely to those in no way inter
ested in the ownership of the land,
and who have not in the past been
identified with the interests Of the
city, but are transient and ire
sponsible individuals, seeking, un-
asked, TO boost themselves into
prominence, and TO be instrument
tai in dividing up and parcelling
out land in which they have no
interest.
1t is gratifying TO note that the
better element of United States
citizens, men who have, some of
them, long ago identified them
selves with the people of the
Cherokee nation for business
purposes, are taking no stock in
this four mile phantasmagora that
originated and was propagated in
the busy brain OF the boomer ele-
ment in this community.
The greatest good to the greatest
number does not demand the con-
or as the Curtis bill has
it, the dedication" of private
property in and around these
that has been the
homes of Cherokee families for a
generation in some instances. The
future growth and greatness of the
place does not require the sacrifice
Of rights as sacred as life itself, in
order that the rabble may have the
privilege of acquiring city homes
at a nominal figure. In short,
justice and equity and humani-
ty revolts at tie idea of such
a proposition, and the infamy of
the movement will react upon the
heads of the propagators of the
scheme, and it will prove boone
rang turned loose, and will return
10 smite the authors.
VIEW OF THE DELEGATES.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21

pro visions. We have been talking
incorporation a great deal, and it
still seems to us that it is the right
move to make, but we give the
opinion of these gentlemen as they
are worthy of considerati on and
we wish to be sure We are right be-
fore going too far ahead.
Tulsa Republican,
1t is quite amusing to witness
the young blood as he rides into
town on his pessle-tailed pony,
assume the air that he thinks
would characterize a Texas Jack
or Wild Bill, little knowing that
the most dangerous men the world
has ever known were those unas-
Stunning and least pretentious in
bearing. A case of this kind occurred
on our streets Monday. The young
fellow in question tried to make a
race track of Main street in direct
violation of the law. Marshal
Canady soon put stop to his
equestrian feats and Mayor Cal
kins placed the fine. In the trans
action, however, the young fellow
forfeited his saddle to secure pay
ment of his fine. No sooner had
he regained his liberty, did he re-
peat the violation. This time he
led the marshal a lively chase, but
the strong arm of justice came out
winner and the boy was again
"iugged." Had 1t not been for
the pleadings of a devoted sister
the young fellow in question would
now be laying out his fine. But
through her Intervention outsiders
Clipped in and paid him out and
he hied himself away home, a sad
der but wiser person for the ex-
perience be had undergone. Prob
ably the lesson he has been taught
will check his downward course and
serve as a warning to other boys
that "the way OF the transgressor
is hard"
(Ft. Smith SUM-
Mai. Thomas II. Barnes is dead.
He died suddenly at his home
two miles east of this city at 8
O'Clock last night. His death was
caused by a hemorrhage. Maj. |
Barnes was a Kentuckian by birth,
and came TO Fort Smith about 1915,
and since that time has been ac-
lively identified with all the inter
ests OF Fort Smith. He married |
Miss Mellette; a sister of w. Nj
Mellette, of Vinita. with whom he
was associated in business for
number of years. He was broth
er of Postmaster J. X Barnes. Mrs.
G. B. Eads is one of Maj. Barnes
Miss Adelyn Barnes is
another one, prominent in society.
His other children are in the public
schools. As lawyer Maj Barnes
stood in the front rank in the bar
OF he state. He was a staunch
and has been one of the
leading councillors of that party in
the state. He was a member of
the Union army during the war
and took an active interest IN the
G. A. r. He was appointed U. S.
district attorney by President Nc
Kinley on April IA, 1897. Prior
to that he had been counsel for the
defense in nearly all the most i'm
portant criminal cases tried in this
,lty. a couple of years ago Maj.
Barnes began to be troubled with
MS throat and from that time his
health has been failing. He was
1t his office Tuesday, and the news
IF his death will prove quite a
shock to the community.
[Seneca Dispatch.l
The Vinita Leader and the Fair
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21

According to history, April
is the month for the United States
to engage in war. The Revolu-
tionary war began April 1776, the
1872 war began April y, ;he Mex
ican war began April 1916, and the
late civil war began on April, y,
1861, and the war with Sprin will
begin in April, 1898, if it begins at
oil
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21

Cheatham's Chill Tonic is peculiar
ly adapted to persons in enfcebled
health and lnvalids. 1t assists diges-
tiOn and is perfect strengthener and
Satisfaction or money re-
funded. Put up in both tasteleSs and
bitter styles. 50-cent size.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21

Bicycle manufacturers contiue to
assign. The SOmerville Journal as
serts the purchase of bicycles 10y peO-
pie who could not afford them has
done as much as any one thing in the
last five years TO make hard times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21
Redbud, Gordon, Co, {

Beggs Mfg Co. Please send by ex-
press at once one dozen Beggs' blood
purifier. 1t is the most wonderful
medicine | ever tried for scrofula. S.
II. Taylor. Peoples drug store.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21

with all his might Mr.. Porter OF
the Creek nation is also here and
is zealously acting with Mr.. Aims
worth in advocating the passage OF
the bill. We must of course ac-
cord TO these gentlemen the credit
of being ac,uated by proper mo-
tives; yet, after all nothing seems
so out place as they-men who
have been favored by their re-
spective nations with an excep-
tioual measure of proud distiction
as well as material being
Joining hands with the intruder
element, the enemies of their coun-
try, to urge forward the consum-
melton of measure which is so
obviously unfriendly TO the guar
teed right of their respective peo-
pie. Animadversion in this direc-
ton, it is true, might, under ordIna-
ry circumstances, be regarded by
disinterested persons as gratuitous;
vet when we reflect that what
these gentlemen are doing is no
less damaging to US, the Cherokees,
than to their own people, we can
not look upon their conduct in the
present crisis with feelings of en-
tire indifference.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21

Rev. ;. ii. Jones, Tacoma, Wash,
says: Il have suffered for years with
constipation and Indigestion. One
bottle Of BeggS' little giant pills re-
lieved me entirely. Peoples drug
-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21

Since penning the above lines, |
have seen Senator Pettigrew
chairman of the indian committee
OF the senate, and he informs me
that the subcommittee, consisting
OF Senators Platt, Jones and him
self, will take up the Curtis bill
for consideration next Tuesday
morning, at which time: he says,
he will give the Cherokees a
chance to be heard. 1t will be our
aim to secure hearing, if possible,
before the whole committee; but
our success in this endeavor, to
say the best of it, seems from the
present outlook extremely doubt
full. Yet we are anxious to attain
this end for what We regard as one
very important reason: the men,
bers of the subcommittee have
long been prominent workers upon
our territorial problem, and their
views upon the subject are well
known to be unfavorable in many
respects to our side of the question.
The only thing that can save us
from the hardship which the un-
friendly views on part of the sub.
committee seem to portend, will
be the counteracting influence of
those members who have hitherto
had less to do in the matter, and
whose minds are therefore still
open to conviction.
1t seems to be quite probable
that the bill will not get through
the senate without a number of
important amendments. Should
this prove to be the case, it will
have to 60 back TO the house for
concurrence, and some time may
yet have to elapse before the bill
may come to be law.
The delegation is daily at work.
No stone will be left unturned; yet
there is no need of Disgusting
the fact; the odds are vastly
against US. The Cherokees are
standing alone. There is no sur.
render. The loss attending stupid,
cowardardly, sordid concession is
far worse than the results of defeat.
Too QUA-sTEE.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21
MILLINERY.

Every one says we are doing
the Millinery business of Vini-
ia. We say we are well pleased
with the business. This week
we make a special run on ladies
trimmed hats at 81, $3.50, 50,
$3.50 and SO. See us if you de-
sire nice hat at a low price.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21
DRY GOODS.

A yard wide LII Muslin-and
good one at 3 cents
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21
Purcell Registcr.l

While in South McAlester re-
Gently We interviewed a number
of prominent gentlemen in regard
to the matter of town incorporation
under the Arkansas statutes and
majority of them seem to think
that there is not enough promised
by such incorporation and too
many intricate questions of law
involved to make it profitable to
incorporate at this time. One
gentleman who has consulted
leading authorities at Washington
on the subject states that the ad-
vice given there is to wait until
the fate of the Curtis bill is deter
mined, and if it passes to incorpor-
ate strictly in accordance with its
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21
Grocery Department.

We want your produce at the highest cash
price. Our Grocery prides itself on good goods
at low prices.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21
UNDERWEAR.

Ladies' vest, an unusual bar
gain that others offer for 10
cents, this week 5 cents
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21

A silk tapped, silk embroidered
Egyptian Lfsle vest; you
never saw better for 80 cts.
this week at Is cents
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-21

An extra good Cotton Check
that others sell for 5 cents,
this week for D cents
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-10
On the River of Egypt.

"Assouan is the southern frontier
Of Egypt, the terminus of the lower
Nile. And it looks like terminus.
We came to it on a lazy afternoon"
writes G. w. Stevens, the well-known
African explorer, ''too late for coffee,
too early for tea. The Nile. which
had been lazy, too, began to show
signs of current. We tied up by
bank of yellow sand; in front of US, to
the left, was long line of palms with
white houses peeping from behind
them-Assouan. Beyond it q lofty
rise of rock-at least, it looks lofty in
Egypt-met the elevation of rocky,
tree-grown island-Elephantine. Be-
tween the two came down the river,
still fretting from the Cataract. 1t
narrowed between the two elbows OF
rock, and turned a corner, SO that it
looked as if Assouan were not only the
end of Egypt, but the end Of the Nile.
ssIn a quarter of an hour was in a
boat, amid my packages, pulling away
up stream for my friends dahabeah.
Lucky are the friends of my friend,
and his welcome always gives you to
believe he came to this particular cor
ner expressly to meetyou. Now I was
to live couple of nights aboard his
dahabeah. I had seen the sort OF
comfort in which he sends you up the
Nile in party; now for the luxury
when he gives you dahabeah to your
self.
.The six leather skinned rowers
took hold of their clumsy oars, one
hand like cap over the butt; swung
them out by the loop-of-rope rowlocks,
and bent forward. As the oars took
the water q seventh leatherskinned,
squatting idly in the bows, suddenly
set up nasal wall. knew it at once
Arab singing; but to my horror the
whole crew joined in full-throated.
For half dozen strokes they howled,
and then set up one strident staccato
'a-a-ahr which is the cry they use IN
this country to remind Sinking cameli
and donkeys of their duty. Then fol
another six strokes they howled; then
a-a-ah-d again to keep themselves uI
to their work. London Mail.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-10
why nrazil SOLID Her ships.

One of the remarkable phenomena
of trade at present is reflected by
Brazil's sale of warships to this coun-
try. A careful examination OF it
prompts the suggestion that the South
American Republic had fiscal rather
than friendly reasons for disposing of
the vessels. The price Of Brazilian
coffee has now fallen lower than it was
ever quoted before. The figure on
regular contract deliveries is five
cents per pound. An immense crop
has been gathered, and this fact is
now bearing the market for the prod
uct oil over the world. Brazil, which
collects an export duty upon it, has
actually been put into financial straits
by the reduction in price.
The loss Of revenue became 50 sori-
GUS month ago that reports wcro III
circulation in London TINT the in
forest could not be paid on the coun-
try's debt in April. Since the deal
by which the United States takes the
Amazonas and its sister was carried
through the ncws has come that the
coupons will be taken mp. Thu
American money has enabled tho ma
ton to make both ends meet. But Il
coffee is to continte 81 five cents wha'
is Brazil to do?-Troyiderce IL. T.
Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-10

First hanl the boat out of water
scrub her we'll inside and out, and let
her dry thoroughly, if possible, under
shelter. Turn her bottom up, and let
her rest on pieces of scantling SO
placed as to keep her rigid and pre-
vent her "wabbling" about. If there
are any rough places on the hull
rub them smooth with heavy sand
paper Have ready q quantity OF
the coarsest unbleached muslin you
can buy, the width of which depends
upon the dimensions of your boat,
and should be calculated beforehand.
Mix a pot of whitehead with sufficient
boiled linseed oil to make very thick
paint, stiff enough for brush to stand
up in it alone. You will also require
good supply of small copper tacks.
Next get your sister or your chum's
sister to sew hens an inch wide on a
strip of muslin long enough to cover
one side of the boat from stem to
stern-post. With blue pencil draw
straight line down the center of the
keel, and beginning at the stem
and. working aft. tack the muslin
temporarily to the keel along the blue
pencil line. Now pull the muslin to
the shape Of the boat, the object be.
ing to cover the wood snugly with the
cloth. To get good results you will
have to be both patient and ingenious,
and then success will be certain. You
will experience the greatest difficulty
about the bow, but in the end you
will get it to fit sslike the paper on the
wall, and will be able to mark out on
the cloth the contour of the stem, and
get it hemmed and tackled to fit, fol
lowing the blue pencil line on thu
keel, and continuing it to the stem
head. Pursue the same tactics aft
until you have the cloth in readiness
to secure permanently to one side o
the boat.-Harper's Round Table.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-10
The south,s Lumber supply.

All the world, with the exception OF
Asia, comes to the Southern States for
timber. The single port Of Bruns-
wick, Ga, exported lumber or timber
in some form last year to twenty five
different countries. Forest products,
not including turpentine and resin,
were shipped from the Southern ports
last year to the value of about $685.
600, 900. During the same period the
domestic consumption was probably
five or eix times as great, carrying the
total value of the Southern forests up
to about $3.50, 900. 900. The South.
the GreatlL Lake States and the Northern
States now cut equal quantities OF tim
ber-about $4,000, 900, 900 feet each
year. Chief among the trees of the
South is the pine, Of which there are
four important varieties. Roughly
speaking, the pines cover half the ter
ritory between the Potomac and the
Brazos River in Texas, or about 49,.
600 square miles and will cut $50, 0O0,.
600, 600 feet of merchantable lumber.
The annual consumption averages
1000, 600, 900, and at this rate the
South can supply the world for thirty.
FIVE years. Another of the most valu'
able woods in the South.is the cypress,
beautiful in color and grain, durable,
easily worked and adapted to every
use to which abuilding wood is needed
The annual production of cypress. IN
Guiding shingles, opportunities 600,
OOO, 900 feet, and it is estimated tina
there are so, 900. 600, 900 feet Of Cypress
on the stump. The hardwoods of thu
South embrace nearly all the varieties
to be found in the United States, ant
cover 100000 acres. Among tn
more important commercial hardwood
are the different kinds of oak, ash
hickory, poplar, cottonwood, chestnut
butternut, pecan and sycamore, ant
it is estimated that the South has 300,
600, 900, 900 feet of such wood stand
Chicago Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-10
Plenty to Do.

ct thought you told me, Wilson,
that you intended to do business just
the same after you had moved into the
suburbs. I know you have plenty,
but 1 always thought you one of those
men who insist upon dying in tho
harness"
s'You were right about it, my old
friend. I believed that it would b0
impossible for me to avoid spending
at least two or three hours q day on
change, but my time is completely
taken up and I haven't looked at .
market report for month"
"Wouldn't believe it if any one else
told me. How do you exist?'
ST am having young trees set out,
getting a garden ready, superintend-
ing the building of barn, watching
them pave the street and having a
continued kick with the assessors;
who seem to think that my property is
worth all I paid for it"
you'll soon have all that off your
hands. was afraid you might have
left us permanently"
'sOh, I've only commenced. have
Jersey COW. a pointer pup, tandem
two Berkshire pigs and kodak, be
sides"
Never mind. The COW, the pul
! and the kodak are enough. I'll jus
tell the boys that it's all off so far a.
/ trade with you is concerned. Yo'
have three fads that will keep yo'
buster than coon in bee tree. =
Detroit Free Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-10
LAKE PROVIDENCE EAST SATURDAY, SCI

the Regiment. Her mother died
during her infancy, and the little girl
was adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. Tauff-
ner, of Manila, who reared and edu-
Gated her. She became engaged to
DIR. Rizal, 1.-THE Philippine hero, and
married him only few days before he
was shot. The Spaniards forced her
to witness his execution, and she
vowed vengeance vow she has well
kept. Nine. Rial declares that her
husband took no active part in the in
surrection, that his only offense was
sympathy with his people, and. de-
clares also that his execution was an
unprovoked and cold-blooded murder.
The insurgents retaliate to the ut
most extent of their power for the bar
barities practised upon them by the
Spanish soldiery. Each execution of
rebels by the Spanish has been fol-
lowed by one of captives in insurgent
strongholds, policy to which, prob
ably, is due the recent change on the
part of the Spanish troops toward the
captive insurgents.
Meanwhile the insurgents, women
as well as men, are bound by solemn
oath to eight to the death for the
freedom of the Philippines; to show
no mercy to Spanish man or woman,
to count neither life nor property, nor
family ties, in the battle for national
liberty and the expulsion of the Span.
iards.'' The smooth, round arms OF
these women are marked by the V
brand of the halo-the mark of the in
surgents-and to the full, as forceful
as the men, they are determined to
die rather than be slaves to the Span
ish oppressors, under whose yoke they
and their foremothers have bowed so
long. Education has brought forth
the new woman in the Philippines as
elsewhere, and once more "Old Glory
heralds freedom to the slave.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-10

The longest swim ever made without
the aid of artificial help, such as life
preservers, life suits, etc., was made
by Samuel Brock, q Yarmouth eng
land beachman, the night of Oct. IA.
1895, says the st. Louis Republic. On
the afternoon Of the 14th Brock had
noticed ship at sea signaling for q
pilot. He, in company with nine other
seamen, started for the vessel in the
yawl Increase. At o'clock they came
up alongside the ship, which proved to
be the Spanish brig Paquette de Bilboa.
A pilot and three beachmen were put
on board and the Increase then headed
for shore, which was twelve miles dis
tant. At $50 o'clock, when the nearest
land was six miles off, squall sunk
the Increase and drowned all on board
except Brock. From the way that
flood tide was beating off shore 1t be-
came evident to the man in the water
that if he ever did manage to reach tho
land alive he would have to swim about
fifteen miles in q roundabout way. A
swell sea drove him out over CrOss-sand
ridge before the o clock bell tolled at
st. Nicholas gate, and it was long
two hours and q half later before the
nearly exhausted swimmer caught sight
of the bell and light buoys themselves.
1t was now nearly midnight. and Brock
had been In the chilly water about five
hours. Within the next hour no sighted
vessel at anchor, and by an almost
superhuman effort managed to get
within about two hundred yards. when
he hailed the lookout. A boat was i'm
mediately lowered. and the half-drowned
man taken on board. The vessel provec
to be the Betsy, OF Sunderland. and hel
place of anchorage about sixteen and
three-quarter miles from where the In
crease capsized. Thus it was proved
that Brock had made the remarkable
distance Of nearly seventeen miles IL
seven and half hours on that chilly
October night