The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30
wHATSOME INDIANS DRINK.
VARIOUS Triples WHERE DRINKING
WHIsKEY rs PROHIBITED.
Harmless Liquids lende with Knockout
Drugs-whito Mule and Red Ink as Rev
eraRes-Jamnica Ginger n Wood Alco-
hoI-PenaIties Of BootIeRRinE.
From ne 81. Loufs Globe DsssocraL

hoI-Rennltioh ot bnotokknks
From ne 81. Louis Globe DestOcrut
yurrA.I 1. T.. DOT. 10.-"Hop MI" and white
mule" will become "reminiscences with tho dis
solution Of the Indian nations. The boot
logger" will disappear. Opening OF these
reservations means great changes for the In
dian Territory. One Of The greatest will be in
the character Of the liquor traflc. For sixty
years the Government has enforced prohibit
ton. Congress made it o Grim to carry In
toxicating liquor upon any Indian reservation.
and another crime TO sell II 10 any Indian any
where. Heavy penalties were prescribed. Ju-
dicial machinery OF the Government was APP
piled without regard for cost to make the
law effective. The inspiration for this leRisla-
ton was we'll understood at the time. Mate
rial rather than moraloonsiderations prompted
the enactment. Firewater was a bad thing for
the Indian. It put him In a fighting mood.
To lessen tho turbulence and the savagcry OF
Its wards. the Government applied these strin-
gent provisions against oil liquor traflc. To
keep LIQUOR from the Indians Federal courts
were increased and strengthened. And. by the
way OF incentive, fees OF court officers were
made dependent upon prosecutions.
In the early years. when these were no moro
than Indian reservations. whiskey was fairly
we'll kept out OF the Territory. But with The
coming Of the white man the difficulties OF en-
IOTCluR THO law luCT6hSCu Ehplulys AO-uu1
Of the business OF the four Federal courts Of
the Territory is credited to the contraband
LIQUOR traffic. To control the thirst Of $4,000
or 5000 Indians was hard enough. but when
100000 white people were added the problem
contemplated when Congress passed the In
have undertaken to Keep the Territory as fret;
from LIQUOR as IL the inhabitants were all In
drs AIKEN %h Inso ts osnPpI EGGsss On tie o 5hSsSss t tnHsS
4 4 v !nSS %In EnS SR RFtiSie ' of w Sfa " IS spF fafHisSsd
dealer not over $50 a gallon. The poddler
usually adds such an amount Of water as his
S Sfaif St from %ils 81 P 20 g. a a ans the Men nev Wh6 r M
T Tisk the taSt, pe Id@eronS IL 59 Irr sIeh q mT oag llst are re
b%ootieEsiiinig cases at every term Of court,
the Territory is that developed BY the lntroduc;
Federal judges are called upon to settle nice
eating liquor, Taking his stand upon scientific
ground and relying upon hemlc analysis,
S Smg bev sRranRe eon s0mH lies less q tRan 1e 5 per cent tads
Sn Is iass. Eve s1 per cent q d1 gIISohO Io e hardly "
much. Of a sting as that. Aman in search Of
lntoxieation would have TO- get outside Of
diately upon the sstablishment Of this detIni-
LlOl OIL leHltlmHIe beverages III Jn6 luulhl 1bT-
ritory. the hop tea and tonic dispensarles be-
t6sEe, were several, PE j sss $%pI6S Business in
ton for an establishment which, deals in such
drinks 65inGsd E, Hop p ale ale c or teS aR %bi the m tSni fDG TePs
and negroes reeled through the streets Of the
towns not ,stppjjdly but crazy drunk. They
testified that they had drunk nothing but hop
tea or tonic; The stuff was sent for and anal
EEzefd. Mn abh,e Of i came an NTH within stnnreGI2pss per cent en-
Judges pushed the investigation; 1t wasn't
long before, they discovered various tricks
eating Quality to What were supposed to be
harm less drinks.
breweries in the States. They are turned out
for Indian reservation eonspSImpttiSSn. The low
f tonic hasIconsiderable popuiaPity IN pro6ibifion
States as well as In Indian reservations. It is
drawn on the mash IS heated, a second time and
allowed to ierment as much as It will; The
the tonic. It is about as strong in taste as beer.
but not nearly as intoxicating. When Pre-.
tbs tonic IN OG seems Tor to insbP be 4 rs aaa a1ba ayma
less beverage: As i goes down TIE threats
Of these :, :. rpeemsldaefRRitsso G 9f the 1 r. n0n,d Ter r
ensge. make, .. graven image drunk; Two
BacehIs to dance. The hop tea and tonic ex-
hi,bited IN court are not the hop tea and tonic
} Ehi1fs ~ 9pt tss FF IhSssss R Ras the tslype 4tt fRe s 81 tsf
thIat thsTe are several ways IL WHICH TIE
SSnee'' Of 1.-THE: the most most common is 70 keep a
bottle Of Jamaica ginger or or oapsicum within
tenfe is 81 po 5ne p 9nt q little Tne Of the SS iass ca
SbisgeT worst Is poured d + iRi The Ssp result eEaI Is all AI that
the ATRansas aF% and yerdigris river rivers grow grow
what are called coffee beans; They. are
gathered and crushed y An extract tract i o6tained;
business, Another device isthe addition Of the
Into the Territory doctored to produce the
drunken state. That Thich, iS received in the
made Intoxicating by the addition of various
drugs. The result OF looking upon the tonic
when II ia fixed Is not 2 plain drunk: These
They inspire. deviftry.
1.-THE make "a a man ma tb crsz g,io Judge dE 1T Thongs IONA
man is ready to 20 out and steal hogs or COM
Having reached this conclusion from con-
siderable, observation, the Judge has decided
that the hop tea and tonic Joints are illegal.
90 s9a t aS Il f ss SoIa ct s@sP S Snt a. Il t4 TsS St he SU4 qSs
Cherokee capital, six OF these places were doing
a iourIshinG business when court opened the
had charged the jury, as to the offence Of seIiing
dictments be found, all OF the Joints were out OF
business; One man ,Wentto another part OF the
Town ana opened, Win tne DOaSJ tHat ne nad
influence enough to run In spite Of the court.
he was promptly indicted and brought IN:
reindicted dailyif he continued in the business.
and that his bond would be increased in geo
metrical progression for each succeeding Of
Cherokee ladies' adopted resolutions OF indorse-
ment, called upon the Judge and thanked him
White mule g the whiskey made in the
Illicit stills. As the product comes from the
mash Of corn it T. white. and IL HAT G%0ndi-
tory, No rectifying Is ATTEMPTED The deputy
marshals who run down the y~iolators Of the
Revenue law sometimes capture stocks OF
white mule, which run from los to 100 proof,
Stomachs less seasoned would revolt against
such LIQUID lightning. The statement
may seem incredible. but 1t is made
Constable Powe,, Of Tulsa. that for afty;
years an Illicit still was not foundin the Indian
Territory. The haupts Of the moonshlners
were In. the mountains OF western Arkansas.
From there they slipped across the border
with their product. and sold Ii through secret
agents at 70 cents u pint, or as much more as
the demand would warrant. Parts OF the In
dian Territory are wild enough to encourage
Illicit distillipg, but the wholesome, fear q the
from going into the busineES