Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-29

chief tasted four days. In order 10 give the
90 IN order % avert the calamity which hal
oVertaken him. While he was lying on his
couch he heard the voice Hike the howl of
a VOL or the barking of a dog. and this
voice, ne thought. told him, IN order 10
keep more OF his children from dying 10
cut seventy pieces of skin from his l.ody
immediately Black Coyote started TO nut
the charm into execution He FIRST began
with seven strips of skin which were re-
moved from his breast, the services of an
assistant being required. The operation
was performed by sticking a bradall into
the skin. raising 1t up and then slicing tho
epAder7nis. This apparently had no effecr
and the remaining sixty-three strips were
removed. The chief showed the visitor how
, ,ia,ay ne stood the operation. bracing
himself firmly and allowing no expression
10 come over his features. When the who,e
seventy pieces were removed the spirits an.
peared TO have been appeased. as no moro
SICKNESS was had in the family. The chiefs
lace is serried with the wounds His arms
| ana breast are covered with them
Diach coyote rs one of the most celebrate
e gu snos, cancers among the Indians and Il
seoo,io IN TINS respect only TO Sitting Bull.
:iIiotner Arapahoe, who recently left wash.-
is.oh' MS Sitting Bull is not the same
as as .he sioux warrior, being of n different
type Black Coyote is exceedingly ,soliIc
ana Is fond OF cigars No oppor,iInitv was
gwen MN 10 find out whether he was
equally as fond of fire water or not
Maushee fellow-tribesman OF Black
No!ote, Is n most intelligent Indian Ha
speaks English fiuently and IL was tbrourh
M hhidneSs the reporter was introduced 10
the other chief. The business which hrin,,s
d Sne aeiegatiop here is some matter 10 be
decided by the Indian commissioner Tho
members call TO see the commissioner near.
street. ''Ne' VII
Cherokee Delegation.
Inc cherokee delegation here contains
NO mi sar-e
dian territory. headed by Captain w. A
Drncan CT Tahlequah of the Nation. The
delegates are as fellows:
Walking Stick Faulkner Tehee Rad
Bird. Skaqua MgEus. Lacey Hawkins ana
Joe lie hay. A A. Iyey. a Cherokee hut
not full-bloo0ed enc. is also here nushing
through some claims OF his nation. lie
IN the Indian territory
VI the Cherokees Red Bird is probably
me most important. He is at the head
ri an organization in the Indian territory.
hEoWn as the Ketoo Nah Society Only
iul-blooded Cherokees can belong to his
1T Is an Indian Tammany Hail. Mr..
lVey told the reporter. Its object is to
promote tne political organization and pre-
serve the Cherok ee Nation"
So Red Bird is accounted a most nro,n
lnent leader among his own people He
dresses like citizen of the United States
| but is not very fluent in his English
| manners To visitor could not be bettered
The presence of the Cherokee delega-
tion here is to fight the Curtis bill which
| is now pending in Congress Representa-
| tive Curtis is from Kansas The hin which
| ne proposes TO have passed Captain Dun
can, who is at the head of the deiega-
tion., thinks will be against all the in
terestS of the Cherokee Nation. Captain
Duncan explained to the reporter that the
| land which the Cherokees own in the In
Clan territory was bought by them from
| the United States and is their own. At
present there are about < 800 600 acres
There are about 10000 Cherokees Can
tain Duncan says that if the bill is passed
IL VIII take away whatever rights the
Indians have now and will have the effect
| CT making them an extinct race in short
| time.
The bill, as explained by Captain Dun
| can calls for the allotment of the land
| is not right and proper. The idea ex-
| lists. he says, that there is monopoly
among the Indians, which is not the case.
| The bill would have the effect of dividing
| the land equally among the Cherokees.
While it is owned by them all equally at
| present, Captain Duncan says. some &C.
| cupy more than others, and this fact has
| led people 10 believe enormously that
monopolies exist.
"Orr land is held on the Henry George
| principle" Capt. Duncan said. and we
! look upon the idea of an allotment as be-
| ing entirely wrong. We have no paupers
~
4 fact that II the land is equally divided
| there would be as many in proportion as
| there are among the whites l seldom go
on the streets here of Washington that
| some beggar does not strike me for a nickel.
Such thing does not exist among us.
| Then, again, the bill could segregate the
mineral lands from the rest of the terri
| tory owned by us. This would go into the
hands OF SPECTATORS, with the consequence
! that we would lose il all and have nothing
| to show for 1t. According TO the treaty by
| 1888, they have absolute control of il, to do
with il what they choose. The bill pro-
vides still further for the setting aside of
| lands for churches and schools. This is I'M
American on the face OF it. In my opinion
| the whole bill is to complete the extinction
| OF the Cherokee race. Representative Cur
| it's. the author of the bill, while half Indian
| himself, is doing all he can to iniure his
| own people"
Capt. Duncan is one-fourth Cherokee his
grandfather having been a Scolchman and
| intelligent man. and is keenly alive to what
he regards the best int rests of the Chero-
KEGS.
Mr.. Ivey says that If the bill should pass
| it would completely do away with the self
government of the Cherokees. They have
their own government at present Their
territory is under the jurisdiction of a gov
ernor There is a senate and lower house.
If this government should be annihilated
| both Mr.. Ivey and Capt Duncan think that
the Indians would come directly under the
would not BE- best for them In any way.
ANTON SEIDL Is DEAD.