The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-01-30


two. r. G. Adams of the Delawares
has been here since shortly after the.
meeting of congress. Mr. Adams is
well pleased with the recognition
given his people in the Curtis bill,
and, as ne puts It, ''it is all right as
far as it goes" The oil provides
that the 157, 900 acres be set apart to
the Delawares who were on the roll
at the time of the purchase in 1867,
and their heirs, without prejudice to
the rights of those born since that
time. The Delaware delegates will
ask that the bill go further, and allot
the fee to the 157 900 acres, and also
allot to those born since 1867 full
shares of the Cherokee land as regu-
lar Cherokee citizens, and that the
right of the Delawares to participate
in the Cherokee funds be declared
and made certain.
Members of congress have just re
ceived marked copies of THE Char
tiles Review" a magazine published
by the associated charity organiza-
tions of New York, 1t contains an
article by its editor, DR.. Frederick
Howard Wines, under the heading,
"a National Disgrace" rhe article
is en- account of a personal inspec-
tion, by it's author, of the United
States Jail at MuscOgee, 1. T., and a
| ornnaro1 Afoarraafnv, Of hn Of
keeping and caring for prisoners in
the Indian Territory. 1t is exceed
ingly readable, and the heading read
lily indicates the Impressions of the
author.
His object seems to be to call the
attention of the country TO what he
terms to be the horrors CT the pres
ent system, and of the dereliction of
the government to provide suitable
quarters for the prisoners, in the
hope that congress may be induced
to take immediate steps toward need
ed corrections.
The first half OF the article is de-
voted to a description of the interior
of the Muscogee jail, and a right
realistic picture he draws. He
dwells with particular force upon the
crowded condition of the prisoners,
lack of light, ventilation, sewerage,
water supply, and the vermin with
which the Jail is infested, and the
manner in which the food is served.
All this is pictured as if the author
had derived inspiration from a com
munion with Dante. He next COM
ments on the gambling allowed
among the prisoners, and expresses
some degree of amazement that the
courts should allow within the prison
the practice of the very offense for
which men are imprisoned.
He dwells at length on the prison
institution known as kangaroo
court" quotes many of the prison
statutes that prevail. and the man.
ner of their enforcement.
After summarizing and sermoniz-
ing, he closes the article with the
following strong language:
my statements with reference To
the MuscOgee Jail will not be dis
puted by any officer Of the Jail or
court. Innocent men beg TO be
allowed to plead guilty, at the cost
of term in the penitentiary, TO eS-
cape longer confinement here. Wheth-
er the fault is with congress or the
department of justice is not clear;
but it is at Washington, and not at
MuscOgee. The authorities tell me
they have protested. 1t is with in
expressible modification that write
this, knowing, as do, that il will be
commented upon i'm every journal OF
penology and criminal Jurisprudence
throughout the civilized world; but
without complete exposure there is
no hope of remedial action"
Judge &. b. Stuart OF South Meal
ester left today for the Indian Ter
ritOry.
Messrs. Rolly and Cub Mcintosh,
Creek delegates, left Washington To-
day for home. 1t is learned that
they return to their people for addi-
tional instructions.
The committee on Indian affairs
has definitely determined 20 postpone
action on the Curtis bill TO its second
February meeting, which will be on
the 18th.
WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE
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preparation that cannot fail to expel
worms. II yonr child eats well but fails
to grow if it is dark under the eyes,
IL it is fretful or IL it sleeps poorly, the
chances are that the worms are sap
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