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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

town, for school and other pur.
poses, not TO exceed in the aggre.
gate 2 per cent of the assessed
value thereof.
"The house accepts the senate
amendment striking out the house
provision in regard to the commits
sion to the five tribes, finding that
Choctaw Indians claiming rights
in the Choctaw lands have remov-
ed to, and in good faith become
residents upon the lands of the
Choctaw nation.
"a sufficient amount of the land
is reserved to allot forty acres to
each of the Choctaw freedmen.
The freedmen are to hold and use
forty acres until their rights shall
be determined under the treaty of
1866, as shall hereafter be provid-
ed by congress.
"The house accepts the senate
amendments which change the
house provisions in regard to the
termination of all leases in the In
dian Territory so as to limit them
to agricultural and grazing leases;
also to the amendment which
makes all such leases made after
January 1, 1898, by any tribe or
member thereof, void, and agrees
to the amendments which fix the
dates for the determination of graz
ing leases made prior to January
l, 1898, on the first day of April,
1899, and agricultural leases made
prior TO said date January 1, 1900,
and so changes the senate amend
ment, No. 40, so as to permit in
dividuals to occupy or rent their
proportionate parts in tribal lands
until allotments are made.
1.-The house accepts the senate
amendment which authorizes the
secretary of the interior to locate
an Indian inspector in the Indian
Territory.
"The house accepts the Senate
amendment abolishing all tribal
courts in the territory upon the
first day of July, 1898, and provid-
ing for transfer of all civil suits
to the United States court, with
amendments transferring all GRIM
inal as well as civil suits to said
courts and extending the time for
the taking effect of said act in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw and Greek
nations until October /, 1898.
The senate accepts the house
provision making it a misde-
meanor for any person to hold
more than his share of the land
and that of his family at the expir-
alton of nine months after the pas
sage of this act, and fixing a pen
atty"
The report was adopted by the
house without any dissenting
votes.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23
sELIEvEO IN PRtSENTIMENTe
hut Experience Had Proved That He r
Own Were Not InfaIl;ble.

"Now." she said, with just n touch of
triumph, you will admit it's fortunate
that | insisted on the umbrella. l had
Il presentiment that it was going to
rain"
1T must be a mighty fine thing to
have presentiments," he mused; ''it
must take off the keen edge of disap-
pointment."
YES" she answered, but you see it
cuts off anticipation, too. It's the law
Of compensation again"
That old gag setting up anticipation
is all bosh," he said, looking at her hat
with the long. waving plumes. you
women couldn't wear all that folderol
oh your heads if you didn't have pre-
sentiments about umbrellas. II man
'ried to wear thing like that he'd ruin
seven a week"
On she said, "man dropped his
ie"'hers when he lost his instincts, be-
."use II was too expensive TO keep them
Undoubtedly; and now he Is doomed
70 pare utility, aud TO the palpabilities of
tue spoken word. He has 70 ask he bad
ques'ion before he knows whether
woman Is going 10 refuse him or not"
The easiest way TO dispose of things
occult is to ridicule them
I'm not ridiculiug." he said az be
ie~e in presentiments just as firmly as
l believe in metempsychosiso or the faith
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23
THE NEWSPAPERS DUTY.

In the course of events connect
ed with editing and publishing a
newspaper there arise from time
to time questions difficult enough
to answer. The force and power
of honeyed words, and what at
times seems like fulsome praise of
individuals is a temptation often
in the way of the editor of a news
paper. The desire to be agreea-
bic and to say nice things of every
one comes from a good heart, if
not prompted by desire to please
for the sake of business. In the
latter instance it frequently fails
of the desired end and clogs upon
the sensitive nature of the one
whose good opinion is thus sought.
Newspapers are sometimes called
intolerant and radical for the SIM
pie reason that they have not kept
silent in the face of social, political
or public corruption. The idea
that to say nothing of men or meas
ures unless you can say some.
thing good, is capable of abuse and
misconstruction. That is a good
maxim for the individual, but a
poor one for the newspaper The
good abiding citizen ought TO
be commended, but the thief and
the moral reprobate, and the po-
litical corruptionist ought to be
discovered, and uncovered, and
the public warned of their pres
ence, that they may be Stunned,
and opposed, and abolished il
possible. THE CHIEFTAIN confesses
that there are some things that il
cannot tolerate. We take it that
the surest way to destroy evil is to
build up and strengthen that which
is good. The surest way to WELD
an influence for good in the COM
munity is to be always found on
the side of good morals as against
evil and violence and immortality.
We have good words for our
churches and schools, and for all
the machinery for the maintenance
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23
LAND OF The GRAND LAMA.
Most ENcigScire Preiatc OIL Earth Is
the Iut:dhist Pope.

Most exclusive Of all "Pontiffs" Cf
the term is admissible is-the-G=aa6
Lama of Thibet. the pope of buddhism,
who dwelis in the inaccessible fast
nesses OF Lhassa-"Ground of Cod
on which no western man set foot. Ac-
corGing TO the account of Main Singh,
an IEdian pundit, Lhassa occupies the
center of plain surrounded by barren
hills, the passes of which are guarded
by many forts. To say that this most
sacred city IS insanitary is TO put il in
the same category for holiness and
dirt with Benares. Yet despite its re-
puted abomination. Lhassa. by virtue
of its being forbidden, has been the
object of many futile pilgrimages on
the part of the adventurous and pro-
hibited western. To the weird GER
emonies and incantations of the place
Buddhists may and do flock freely, but
the unbeliever who attempts 10 ap-
proach the city often does so to his cost
This has been the hard experience Of
Harry Savage Landor. the special com
missioner of the London Daily Mail,
who has suffered torture and come vary
near to death for his intrepid attempt
TO enter the Ground of God" The
Grand Lama. we are told, is the patron
OF eNtravagant and cruel celebrations
with which the Thibetan New Year is
Gshered in, and il would seem that this
holy man is likewise ready to give his
personal countenance when would-be
intruders on his sacred city are visited
for their temerity. 1t was In the Grand
Lama's own presence that Mr.. Landor
was all but executed. After torture
with hot irons. which left the artist-ex-
plorer unDoved, il was decided to be-
head him.
Several times the eXecutioner bran
dished his sword about the victims
neck. but at the last moment the Grand
Lama. of his clemency. stayed the steel
and commuted the capital sentence to
the torture of the rack. Mr. Landor.
who suffered terrible injuries. was AT
length released and made his wav back
TO India. The Lama, although so ex-
elusive to westerners. does not dwell
wholly apart. He is. indeed. kept con-
stantly informed Of European affairs.
The choosing of the Lama. according
to some accounts. is strangely effected.
The Lamas seek TO find Successor to
the Grand Lama in child. The child |
IS really selected by the crafty Lama.
but on the people pious fraud is prac- |
ticed. \ bell used by the Lama is pri-
vately given TO the child as playthino.
On the day of the public choice many |
unfamiliar bells are laid before the |
boy. who is dissatisfied. and at length |
asks: "But where is my own favorite |
.bell?" The Lama's bell is produced ard |
welcomed. Plainly this is the Lama's |
spiritual successor This story NAV or
may not be authentic.-St. Louis Re.
public.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

of good society and the advance
ment of culture. But we have no
good words for intemperance,
gambling, sabbath breaking, dis
honesty and falsehood. We are
down on the saloon, the gambling
den and the brothel. and have in
sisted for years that they be driven
from the community. We have
no soft words for the man who is
known to be corrupt in political
methods, or who has filled his
pockets with public funds. We
try to be just and helpful to every
legitimate enterprise, but are op-
posed to the enterprises that are
not legitimate and that are subver-
sive to good morals in the COM
munity. Unlike the individual, J,
the newspaper is on guard, and if
it does not sound the note of warn
ing when danger approaches it is
certainly not worthy of the conf
dence of its constituency.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23
KIondIke Gold.

He had spent two or three winters in
the Klondike country, or said he had,
and he was telling his friends about it.
"It isn't so awfully cold up there when
one gets used to it, is it?' asked lis
tener. WELL" he hesitated, II don't
really suppose it is; anyhow, it isn't
10 the one that's used to it. He don't
know n thing about it; he's been froze
TO death 4 month by that time" 'Oh,
indeed" stammered the inquirer, who
seemed to be disturbed by the sad fate
of the person accustomed to it.
"Yes, and I've seen it so cold that
bullet shot up in the air would freeze
up there and not come down till the
spring thaw. But that isn't so bad as
it was last winter. By lingo, I'm n
liar If we didn't have n Boston girl up
there last winter teaching school, and
the weather was so cold that that Bos-
ton girl actually set the school house
on fire by spontaneous combustion
she was that warm by comparison.
Cold? Well, if we could only ship the
cold down to this country like we can
the gold, you would be playing golf Oh
snow shoes all summer long right here
in the city of troit."-Detroit Free
praSS
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23
Gone to the Pen,

The following prisoners were
conveyed to the penitentiary at
Leavenworth recently from Mus
kogee:
Sam Austin, disposing of mort
gagged property, two years.
Frank Blackburn, larceny. five
years.
Will Black burn, larceny, eight
years.
Mason Blue, larceny, two years.
Walter Coachman, murder, ten
years and 500 fine.
Armstrong Elmore, burglary,
three years and 500 fine.
Alex. Gibby, larceny, five years.
David Hunt, larceny, five years.
Charles Holt, larceny, five years.
Abe johnson, larceny, three
years.
Dave Jones, introducing liquor,
one year and one month.
James Leaf. burglary. three
years and 500 fine.
Jackson Mcintosh, larceny, two
years and six months.
Reuben McInerney, introducing
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23
LATEST WAR NEWS.

The event of the week thus far
in the Cuban campaingn, has been
the arrival of the American army,
16, 900 strong, off Santiago, Mon
day morning. This army of in
vasion commanded by General
Shafter will be landed, doubtless,
in day or two, and move upon
Santiago in conjunction with the
forces of General Garcia, the in
surgent commander. The strength
OF the Spanish army in Santiago
is not definitely known but esti-
mated at Is, 900 effective men, and
there are nearly 1000 men with
Cervera's feet. The American
army will be reinforced by about
5000 men early next week. The
cable has been repaired and Ad-
miral Sampson is now in direct
telegraphic communication with
the Washington authorities.
1t is probable the troops sent to
the Philippines also reached their
destination Monday, but this is
only conjecture.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

ANOTHER and a better movement
is to be inaugurated for securing
perfect titles to city lots in the
Cherokee country. Let all the towns
in the Cherokee nation pull to-
gether and the end will soon be ac-
complished. The town lot owners
have rights that the Cherokee na-
7tiion should be willing to protect,
and we believe will protect if ap-
preached in the proper spirit. The
nation will lose nothing by max
ing good the contracts entered in.
to by the council in providing for
the sale and occupation of town
lots. The towns have not been
built at the expense of the COM
mon country and the Cherokee
family living in town ought to be
allowed few yards square for a
home, and the title ought 10
be absolute.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23
FRlLlS OF FASHION.
Some New Notions for Ladies' Co.'S
tunes.

sumo NeW NOTIONS Tor Ladies' Co.'S
tunes.
Dog collars of velvet, more or less
covered with jewels, are much worn
with evening dress
One of the novelties in jewelry is a
diamond snake with sapphire ewes
wound around velvet collar band on
my lady's gown. 1t is made in three
divisions, which slide in such a way
that 1t appears whole. Little tablets
set in diamonds are made with slides
TO fit on the velvet collar.
Spiders, grasshoppers and all sorts OF
winged insects and groveling bugs arc
the popular designs in jeweled pins.
\ narrow black moire ribbon is set
forth as the successor of the gold chain,
and the "Incroyable" eyeglass or the
lorgnette it attached to the end.
Old-fashioned pink canoes are com,
ing into vogue again, and the old-time
setting is TO be retained.
Felt hats covered with large meshed
black silk net are one of the features
of millinery.
Added TO the brooch i'll her back hair,
adopted 10 hold the short straws in
tidiness and free from her coat collar,
every second woman now carries dang
ling from her long neck chain a gold
latchkey. Some of these futile and
frivolously pretty trinkets that were
never made TO open any lock ever seen
by land or sea have the hoop in the
handle set with Jewels. Less expensive
ones are of silver, with enameled tops,
and some of these do turn in the locks
of escr;toires, or open pretty boxes
where jewels and precious letters are
kept. Their purpose, however, is
small matter, and they promise to De-
come as all pervading as the heart
lockets were and the clover leaf pen
dants now are.
The ieweled belt, the sash and the
velvet girdle with bow ON the left
side. resplendent with jewel buckle,
,ra Tho novelties in finish at the waist
Pretty revers for cloth gowns are
r,ade Of white silk finely tucked cross
wise. having a hemmed frill on the
edge nearly two inches long.
4 fowered silk gown can be brought
mn IN date with a velvet blouse waist
IL some dark color in the silk. The
sleeves may be of silk, and with a
oIimpe neck of lace the effect is very
nrettv. II the velvet bodice is black,
rows of velvet ribbon on the skirt are
an improvement.-N.Y. Y. Sun.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

In 1902 there were, strange as it
seems, only six stage coaches running
in all England, and of course these were
only public vehicles for travellers. Even
these were a novelty, and a person
named John Crosset thought they We're
such dangerous innovation that he
wrote pamphlet against them. These
coaches" he wrote, make gentlemen
come TO London upon every small oc-
casion, which otherwise they would not
do except upon urgent necessity. Nav,
the conTeEiency of the passage makes
their wives come often up, who rather
than come such long journeys on horse
back would stay AT home. Then when
they come to town they must be in the
wade, get fine clothes, go to PLAYS and
treats, and by these means get such
habit of idleness ard love of pleasure
that they are uneasy after" Even peo-
pie who come to the city on steam cars
are sometimes similarly affected by the
visit, even unto this day.-Philadelphia
Press.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23
granted.
The CHIEFTAIN has interviewed

The CHIEFTAIN has interviewed
number of leading Cherokee
politicians upon the subject of
making the nominations for prin-
cipal and assistant chief, and of
circuit judges, year in advance
of the regular election, and finds
without single exception they are
in favor of abandoning the useless
and foolish custom. Let the con-
ventions be held a few months be-
fore the time of the election and
stop this senseless, antiquated
custom of bringing out the candi-
dates a year in advance. No tell
ing what the issue may be a year
hence.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

THE immediate and direct effect
O. the enactment of the Curtis bill
upon this territory viii be little,
but in the course of year or two
as its provisions begin to take
effect, its full scope will be felt.
1t will also depend very largely
upon the opposition offered by the
Indians, as many of its provisions
are simply for the purpose of au-
thorizing or enabling the tribes
to act legally along the lines des-
igpated in the bill. The bill au-
thorizes the Dawes commission to
settle finally the question of max
ing a roll, but at the same time al
lows the cases OF disputed citizen
ship to be carried to the supreme
court of the United States which
undoubtedly means delay in the
final allotment. We shall watch
with interest the action of the gov
ernment in carrying out the
law embodied in the Curtis bill
The townsite section, so far as the
sale of lots is concerned will have
to wait upon the good time or the
Measure of the Cherokee national
council, and the completion of the
rolls of citizenship must necessarily
wait for final action of the supreme
court of the United States.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

and selling liquor, fifteen months
and 800 fine.
James Mars, introducing IL
auor, one year and one month.
Hully Micco. murder, two years.
William Melton, disposing of
liqucr, two years and 500 fine.
Charles Pettijohn, larceny, fve
years.
James Sandlin. introducing liq-
our, one year and one month.
John Sandlin, one year and one
month.
Sam Thomas, false pretense, one
year and one month.
Bethel Young, larceny, two
years.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

IN the company of soldiers now
being organized in this city there
is room for quite a number yet.
There is little doubt the services
of the troop will be accepted as soon
as it is sufficiently oganized and
drilled for service. All who de-
sire to join should come in and
enlist at once.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23
Engineers. Attention.

am now prepared to supply a Il
felt want in this vicinity. Ha}
bought line of steam and water 4
fittings, consisting of brass and
leable goods, pipe, hose, packing,
When your engines need overhau
call on me, get your repairs and
home happyN Very respectfully,
404t w. w MsLLR
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

THE NJ, K. & T. railroad has
been authorized by congressional
enactment to restore the South
Canadian to its original channel
take il back 10 the bridge.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23
MAKE GOOD THE TITLE.

The SUBJECT OF most vital lmpor-
tance to the citizens of Vinita at
the present time is, without doubt.
that of title 10 land upon which
their improvements are built. 1t
cannot be denied that wisdom and
sound reasoning have not always
characterized the movements OF
those most interested in the mat
ter. In considering the status OF
town lot titles few leading propo-
sitions present themselves, and
upon them hinge every question
connected with the subject In
the first place we will assume that
the title to town lots are not per-
feet. This assumption is based
upon the fact that the land of the
whole Cherokee nation is common,
undivided property. The Chero-
kee nation by act of council caused
to be surveyed and segregated
from the public domain the town
site OF Vinita. The lots were
from time to time sold at public
auction, going to the highest bid
der for cash. In this act the coun-
Gil disposed of the right of occupa-
ton without limit of time to in di-
vidual Cherokee citizens, the
Cherokee constitution prohibiting
the making of any other kind of
title. The Cherokee nation re-
ceived a great many thousand
dollars for the GAO acres upon
which the town is built, and the
question uppermost in the minds
of lot owners of the town is
whether the nation will show good
faith and without further cost
make titles to the property she
has already sold to her citizens.
In the second place, assuming
that the town lot titles in Vinita
are not perfect, the next question
is, how shall they be made perfect,
and how shall the ownership be
made absolute? The ownership
being in the Cherokee nation, it is
but fair to assume that a ge6d title
must ultimately e5me from the
Cherokee 1naation-the real owner
ef-the land. The Curtis bill can
not grant title or force the Chero-
KEGS to make titles, and in at
tempting to do so will only com
plicate matters and hinder the
very object sought. The Cherokee
council if approached in the proper
spirit will make good the contracts
entered into implicitly at least in
the sale of town lots. 1t is not in
the power of the American congress
to parcel out land that the gov
ernment of the United States does
not own.
Without further cost the nation,
we believe, will make good the
title to town lots. The United
States would doubtless confirm
such action and thus settle a mat
ter that means life or death TO the
towns which have been built on
Cherokee soil The part of wis
dom would be to cease the sense
less struggle at Washington City, |
where nothing definite can ever be
accomplished. and to transfer the
effort to Tahlequah when council |
meets, and approach the subject in |
a reasonable manner and bring
about the desired end. 1t is of no
to the Cherokees to
keep back or prevent the growth
of the towns in her borders. Their
prosperity would mean her pros
perity, and it is but just to her
own citizens that these centers of
commerce, and education, and
social life be given the best oppor-
tunity consistent with the rights
and interests of the whole nation.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

TIE Kansas City Star is run
ming a coupon to be filled oat with
answers TO the question, "What
shall we do with the Philippines"
1t would probably be just as well
to capture them first, then dispose
of them aflerward.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

JUDGE SHIRAs of the St. Louis
court of appeals has rendered an
opinion in the Hairless case, ap-
pealed from the territory court of
appeals, in which the government
motion was 10 dismiss. The court
held that the appeal should be
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

The Indian appropriation bill
was to have been reported to the
house and senate Tuesday. lthas
been agreed upon in conference
md is expected-ro become a law
withopt-deiay.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

BILLS have been introduced in
both houses of congress for the
protection of birds from wanton
and useless destruction.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

THE Curtis bill passed the SEN
ate Tuesday and such as it is, will
become law on approval by the
president.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-23

only conjecture.