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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
BICYCLE INSURANCE.
II Is Not Always to BE Implicitly Re.
lied On.

IL Is Not Always to BE Implicitly He.
| He'd On.
There is a lawyer in New York who
has no patience with the fakir who re-
sorts to the old confidence games when
the popularity of the bicycle offers
such wide field for genteel swindling
operations. In conversation with bi-
cycle dealer the other day, the lawyer
told of one form of swindhng. Said
he: "a man came into my Office the
other day to see what / could do for
him. he had insured himself and his
bicycle In a western concern. The pol
Icy cost one dollar a year. He insured
the bicycle for 500. He was to get six
dollars q week If he was laid up by in
juries received in an accident not due
to his own negligence while riding on a
bicycle, and If he died within 30 days
of the effects of the accident his heirs
were to receive $500. And there were
various other clauses in the policy which
promised him sums ranging from So
to $500 for permanent injuries. He and
his wheel had been damaged about SIC
worth, the concern wouldn't pay, and
he was hot about II because he had been
told that the concern never did pay any
thing to anybody-only took in money
from bicyclists at the rate of one dollar
apiece. Well, wrote on to the con-
Germ in the west, calling on them to set
tie up, and they simply wrote back that
they weren't satisfied that the accident
wasn't due to his own negligence, and if
he thought he had q good case, why he
could come on and sue and welcome to
do II.
There was no way of reaching the
concern In this state, it would have
cost $500 or $500 to go out west and
sue for the Sig, and there didn't seem to
be anything more to do. My client was
simply out one dollar, and had gained
some experience. But the affair struck
me as exhibiting an easy way of MAX
ing money"
There are bicycle insurance con-
Germs like that" said the bicycle
dealers. 81 know of another that
does pay sometimes, Just the same as
policy dealers do pay sometimes when
q customer makes hit. This concern
issues a policy that purports to insure
against damages to the bicycle caused
by collisions. 1t seems to read all right,
but when a friend of mine called upon
the concern to do some fixing to his
wheel, made necessary by pile-up on
the Coney island cycle path, they asked
him: Were you In collision with n
public vehicle?" and when he asked
what they meant they showed him a
clause in the policy which limited it to
collision with public vehicles, and ex-
planned that a public vehicle was a
trolley car, for instance. But you pre-
tend to insure against collisions of any
kind my friend demonstrated. so we
do they replied. We will insure you
against collisions with public vehicles,
hanson cabs, cows, single wheels, tan
dems, or anything you like to choose
But you have to choose your accidents
in advance. You couldn't expect us to
insure you against everything for a
dollar, you know And that appeared
to settle tn. Y. Sun.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
Bore Him Thirty-Eight Miles.

A touching incident is reported from
the Australian province of Victoria. A
miner met with an accident and broke
his leg. The nearest doctor was at
Orbost, 3s miles away. He was sent for,
but could not leave the township, where
several serious cases claimed his atten-
tion. The miners mates thereupon de-
cided to carry the sufferer to Orbost,
and 80 of them, having improvised a
rough stretchcr, carried the poor man
there in day and half. They had TO
traverse the toughest country in Cros-
gingoland and to cross river and two
creeks, all of which were in flood. They
got their mate into the doctors hands
in time to save his slife.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
Green Pickles.

Make salt water strong enough to
float an egg, put in small green pickles,
five to seven days; then take out, wash
in cold water, wipe dry; put in a boiler
small quantity of vinegar at a time and
about five cabbage leaves with small
piece of alum pulverized; let it come to a
boil with few pickles at time, about
eight or ten; boil about Is minutes until
greened; so on, until all are greened,
adding vinegar and few leaves as it
boils away. When all are greened throw
this vinegar away and boil fresh with
cloves (whole) enough to suit taste.
Fill bottles with pickles and put one
small onion and one small red pepper in
each bottle with little mustard seed;
pour in vinegar when cold-Philadel-
phia Press.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

THE burning of the two Semi
mole rapists near Wewoka a few
days ago emphasizes the import
ance of the prompt prosecution of
that class of criminals. The gen.
eral public acts in such cases on
the theory that it is infinitely safer
to summarily execute such crimi-
nails than run the risk of seeing
them turned loose upon the COM
munity for the want of prosecu-
ton. The people along the line
of Oklahoma and the Seminole
country are no exception to the
generality of American manhood.
If speedy justice is not had in the
courts of the country, there is a
surer and a swifter way, and there
is no section on the American con-
tinent where the remedy will not
be applied.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

OF all the contemplate things
on the face of the earth a dishonest
press stands at the head. The man
who has not the courage to print
his honest opinions should seek
some other employment. The bus
iness # a newspaper is not to dis
tort the truth, nor to lie outright,
but to stand up for right and JUS
tice as it sees 1t, though the heav-
ems fall. The man who is willing
to be the tool and vassal of others,
and who perverts the truth for the
sake of salary, is an intellectual
prostitute, for his time, ,and talents.
and his possibilities are the prop
erty of others, because he has sold
his freedom of thought and intel
lectual virtue for price.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

THERE is no lack of important
and readable matter touching In
dian affairs this winter. The first
eubject to claim the attention Of
congress at the beginning of the
session was Indian Territory mat
tiers, and the first thing after the
recess for the holidays was the
same burning question; and the
only committees to meet and work
constantly during two weeks va
cation was the Indian committees
of the senate and house. With
this unprecedented activity of
those who have the destiny of the
five tribes in their keeping it is
pretty safe to predict that radical
and farreaching legislation will re-
suit. Great events are in store for
the Indian Territory in the very
near future.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

AFTER all the charges and
counter-charges of robbery, and
after the affidavits of Kern, Guth-
rie, Mrs. Bondinot, Frank Boudi-
not and a lengthy statement by
the chief himself. the cold fact
still stands out that Kern and a
few Cherokees got s126, 900 OF
Cherokee money. An honest con-
fession from some of the thieves
would be infinitely better read
ing. There is only one course left
and that is to let the suspected
ones, where any proof of guilt can
be found, answer in the courts of
the country. Let them either con-
fess or else add perjury to their
other crimes.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
ALLOTMENT THE REMEDY.

The vast amount of land in the
hands of claimants to Cherokee
citizenship that should have been
turned into the hands of Chero-
KEGS who had no homes, is being
rapidly absorbed by Cherokee
citizens whose farms join the in
truder places. The same old diff
ficulties have arisen that have
ever stood liz the way of allotment
and equal division of the common
domain. Cherokee citizens are
claiming intruder improvements
all over the country, and are
swearing out injunctions from the
United States courts to stop the
Cherokee sheriffs from making the
sale according to law. In some
instances the Cherokee whose land
joins that of an intruder extends
his fences so as to include the lat
ter, and in most cases the claimant
has arranged to remain undisturb-
ed under the protection of the
Cherokee. II can easily be seen
that the decision of the courts in
citizenship cases will be of no
value to the masses of Cherokee
citizens unless followed up by al
lotment of land. When every
Cherokee is placed upon his own
individual allotment, be will not
be able to hold land for those who
have been declared by the courts
10 be non-citizens. Final allot-
ment will alone settle the question
of land-holding in all the FIVE
tribes and any other arrangement
will only be temporary and of no
lasting value to the common home
less Indian. A Cherokee who
holds not less than one thousand
acres was here this week to apply
10 the United States judge for an
to prevent the sale of a
large intruder farm adjoining his,
consisting of over two hundred
acres of broke land with other
valuable improvements, covering
in all several hundred acres. Some
thing to check the land monopOl-
list is needed a great deal worse
that the mere ousting of the in
truders. Under the present ar
rangement the land held by these
people will only fall into the hands
of those who already have more
than their share, and into the
hands of the class that have al
ways stood in the way of allot-
ment. This is but another in
stance of the powerlessness of the
Cherokees to control the holding
of land, and we are again brought
face to face with the inevitable
necessity of allotment, which is
the only tangible or possible
remedy.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

The gang of looters at Table
quah have secured the services OF
that newspaper monstrosity, the
Indian Sentinel, and through its
columns are trying to explain away
the 100000 negro compromise
steal. As a general proposition,
whenever a man or a set of men
get to explaining to the public, they
are on the run, and generally are
guilty. Return the money, gen.
tlemen, and then your fellow Cher
okees will listen to your explana,
tions.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
Life on n Ranch.

1t is so difficult to imagine a young
American voluntarily choosing a ranch
as start in life that it is hardly worth
while trying to do so. As a rule he
either thinks of the country as the
place where market vegetables come
from and Thanksgiving turkeys are
raised, or else it represents to him a
large and expensive establishment at
Lakewood or some such place, with a
casino and bowling alley and polo team
attached. And as for the most part the
American does not play polo nor shoot
or Ash with any real, genuine enthusi-
asm, the latter view he takes is scarcely
more allrring than the former. Down
deep In his heart he knows that he
would much rather be trying to run
an electric railway or bank, or build
ing bridges or losing money in Wall
street, than to be doing any of those
things. But the young Englishman Is
entirely different. He has always known
and enjoyed outdoor sports. 1t Is the
hfe he likes best, and he imagines that
ranch life is first and foremost sport
ing life.-Scribner's.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

The Greek council ignored Sec
retary Bliss and his order alto
gether and under the direction OF
Chief Isparhecher appropriated
$4,000 to fight the inroads of the
United States on Indian autonomy
They have no notion of submit
ting to the laws of congress until
the supreme court has said aye.
The Creeks were not as shifty as
the Cherokees, who passed their
appropriation for this purpose be-
fore January 1. The Greek chief,
however, makes up in courage,
not to say fool-hardiness, what be
lacks in being shiftv.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
A First=Class Shoemaker Always in Shop.

He lived to be IL years olu anu revuInee.
every faculty until the very last. He
was very active in and out of parliament
and smoked and drank in moderation.
All of his friends attribute his longevi-
ty to the fact that he avoided all foods
rich in starch, including bread. Starch
foods are not digested in the stomach,
but in the first intestine. They are thus
difficult of digestion, and, therefore,
less healthy than other dietary articles.
Chicago Chronicle.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

The agents of the interior de-
partment who have been looking
into the s125 900 steal are com.
pletely astounded that the United
States grand jury in the Northern
district failed to indict Kern and
Others who are known to have got
ten a portion of the cash.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

TIE semi-annual interest &C.
count of the five tribes for which
warrants were drawn last week
were as follows: Cherokees, $50, :
S9S; Creeks, 500, 1884; Seminole,
s51, $50; Choctaw, 29, Gal; Chicka-
saw. $50. .l67.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
THE FORT SMITH TORNADO.
The Estimated Death List is Fifty to
One Hundred.

Reports OF the storm which
swept over Fit. Smith Tuesday at
midnight show it to have been OF
the most disastrous character, with
deaths aggregating from SO to 100,
and injured in proportion. Fire
from the electric wires added its
horrors and some perished in this
manner. The greatest loss was be-
tween Eighth street and the Cath
olic church, which district was
swept clean.
The list of killed, SO far as re-
ported last night, is as follows:
Silas MINER, Harvey Rutledge,
Mary Zimmerman. two unknown
women from the Hotel Burgess,
Joseph Griswold, John Martin, J.
J. Riley, George Carter, Mrs. Milt
Burgess, an unknown man, died at
st. Johns hospital, J. NJ. Foulse.
Joe Kyle, two Lefevre boys, Mile
Hampton, Jr., Buster Lucas, Ed.
Farrell and two children, Irene
and Roy, John Adams, Mrs. Chas.
Marurer, Frank Richardson, -
Ritter, Mrs. Will Lawson, Louis
Sengle, Mrs. Holden, Mrs. Mary
Shep and baby, l.. Whorles.
The list of injured and missing
is somewhat larger, but of course
there are good reasons to hope
some of the missing may yet be
found
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
For Nothing.

you've got an awful cold, Smithers
Why don't you go to a doctor and get
him to give you something for it?"
Give me something for it! Man. he
can have it for nothing and welcome" +"
Erie Despatch.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
COnnubial Love.

She-And do you love me as much as
you did when we were first married?
He--Oh, more. You have become one
Of my habits by this time, so to speak
,ndianapolis journal.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

MRS. E. G. BoUDINoT has made
an affidavit denying a portion Of
her former affidavit in which she
tells about the s126, 10000 trans
acfion
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

THE senate Indian committee
has reported favorably the bill to
reduce railroad passenger fares to
three cents a mile in the Indian
Territory.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
Overheard on the Elevated.
"How are You and YOUR wife coming

How are you and your wife coming
onT'
1--WE are getting along nicely. We
are not living together any more"
"Why, what was the matterT'
81 caught her kissing the coachman,
and the next day she wanted to kiss me
with that very same mouth
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
The CHIEFTAln
NEWspAPER ADVERTISING IN THE

n EMStAfEh ADN EhIlSlN IN THE
~ UNITED STATES. A book of two hun
dred pages. containing a catalogue OF about
six thousand newspapers, being all that are
credited by the American Newspaper Direct
Ory December edition for 1891 with having
regular issues of 1000 copies or more. Also
separate state maps of each and every state
OF the American union. naming those towns
only In which there are issued newspapers
having more than 1000 circulation. This
book ISSUED December Is. lSgO will be sent.
postage paid. to any address. on receipt of
one dollar. Address The Geo. p ROwell
Advertising Co.. 10 Spruce Street. New York
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
THE FIVE TRIBES
IN CONGRESS,
INTEREST in INDIAN AFFAIRS
CONTINUES TO GROW.
Copyright lS9S.

Committees Diligently at WOrk-Legis-
latiOn Touching Land Titles to be
Abandoned-AIl Towns to be Treated
Alike-McKennOn's, Resignation Re-
turned to Him.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13

tosh, delegates from the Greek ma
ton, in discussing their mission
here, and the situation OF Indian
Territory matters, have this to
say:
I'VE are here to try to get the
act of June 7th, 1897, repealed.
That act transferred the jurisdIc
tion of our Indian courts, in crimi-
nal cases, to the United States
courts. We think our own tribun-
ais best for our people. In the
second place we are here to bitter
ly fight allotment of our lands in
severalty. Our people are utterly
opposed to this proposition. We
are also against treating with the
Dawes commission. The time is
not yet ripe for a change among
the five civilized tribes. In due
course of time the youth of today
will be prepared to accept new con-
ditions, and there is no justice in
forcing it on the people of this gen.
eration."
After reading the above. Mr.. J.
Y. Schenck, editor of the Antlers
National Advocate, who is spend
ing few days in Washington, had
this to say:
81 take direct issue with the
views of the Messrs. Mcintosh.
After a residence of nearly nine
years in the Indian Territory, |
feel justified in making the state
ment that very few Indians want
the country to remain just as it is.
What the Indians-and | mean
thereby the fullbloods-want is an
equal division of all the land be-
longing to them, with the privilege
of selling small portion of it, in
order to be able to improve the re-
mainder. Since the United States
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-04-11
Obras de medicina y Cirujla

PATOLOGIA TERAPEUTICA
ducida
ANAIOMlA TOPOGRAFICA apHcada la Crua, P Tilaux
GOlA IERAPEUTICA General
ENFERMEDADES DEL SISTEMA r Covers
MANUAL PRACTICE DE CIRUA Ca1dena
PAIOlOGIA ExTERNA Boasquet
PAIOlOGIA
CIRUJIA por P
TRATADO PARTOS Dor oil Doctor A. Aubard
MANUAL De MEDICINA OPERATORIA F. M9gaine.
TRATADO DE GINErOLOGIA
a f. Il,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

This Senate adopted the House joint
resolution, iustructing the Senators and
requesting Virginia's Representatives
in Congress to secure some relief to the
people by having some better measures
of finance adopted that at present pre-.
walls. Mr.. Flanagan, republican, made
vigorous opposition to the resolution,
and wanted to know why it was nee
essary to send such resolution
to the "lion of democracy" the
able and eloquent John W. Daniel.
He characterized the resolution as
childish, indefinite, and foolish, said he
he was tired of bearing forever that the
people of Virginia were tax-ridden,
without money, and without work, and
criticised Gov. Tyler for having used
such arguments in his recent campaign
Mr.. Flanagan sought to have a re-
corded vote, as the question OF free
coinage was involved, but the call was
not sustained. The resolution was
passed by an almost unanimous vote.
Mr. Lecato, from the joint commits
sion on the number and care of epilep.
tics in Virginia, submitted report
showing that there are some $500 cpl
leptics in the State, and recommended
me establishment of q colony, such as
is maintained in New York and Ohio.
1t is suggested that the commission be
continued or another be appointed to
pursue the investigation, ascertain
suitable locations for colony, obtain
options on same, Sc.
The Senate passed, without e dis
sentiDg vote, the Turnbull resolution,
requesting the State board of education
to discontinue the use of Barnes's His
tory in the public schools of the COM
monwealth. This is the history against
which the Grand Camp and other Con-
tolerate organizations have made such
fight.
The Senate committee on finance re-
ported bill to smend the law in rela.
ton to the tax on collateral inherit
ances, so far as it applies to property
used exclusively for State, county,
municipal, benevolent, charitable, edu.
catioDal, and religious purposes. The
bill is called forth by the application of
the existing law to the will of Major
Ginter. who left 100000 to charities.
A bill was introduced to enable mar
ried women to sue in their own name
in all cases where they were heretofore
required to sue by their next friend.
The bills giving county courts con-
current jurisdiction with circuit courts
in all cults pertaining to contracts, and
in actions for damages not exceeding
$500, were ordered to their engross-
ment by decisive vote.
The Senate passed House bills to
amend section $3.50 of the code as to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. James billiard we'll known cit
zen of King George county, died on
Monday, aged II years.
Au unsuccessful attempt at Jail dc
livery was made by the prisoners in
the Clarke county Jail. on Sunday, by
burning a hole in the floor.
Mr.. G. P. Huntington will shortly
commence at Newport News the cor
struction of dry dock capable of re-
ceivipg the largest ships atloat aud any
likely to be built in years to come.
Mr.. David Walter Hutchinson, for
thirty.6ve years connected with the
John g. Hurkamp Company, of Fred
ericksbarg, died yesterday. He was a
native of Scotland, but had been in
America nearly fifty years.
Senator Hoar, OF Massachusetts, has
accepted the invitation OF the Virginia
Bar Association to deliver the address
at its next annual meeting. II re-
gard" writes Mr. Hoar, 1.-THE invita-
ton which you convey to me as among
the highest honors which have ever
come to me"
Major John Beverly Stannard died
at Berryville yesterday. He was born
iu Fredericksburg in September, 1920.
He was engineer in charge on the old
| Orange and Alexandria Railroad, after.
wards the Virginia Midland. Major
Staunard served throughout the civil
war, and was major of engineers in the
Confederate army.
Mr.. Edward c. Jollife. OF Winches-
ter, and Miss Sallie Janney Sinclair, Of
Rossville, Baltimore county, Md, were
married at Grace Protestant Episcopal
Church, Baltimore, yesterday. Mr..
and Mrs. Jollifle were lovers forty
years ago. For some reason they part
ed. and Mr.. Jolliffe married another
lady. After the death of his first wife,
few years ago, Mr.. Jolliffe renewed
his suit for the hand of Miss Sinclair,
who had remained faithful to the
memory of their early courtship. The
groom is seventy-three years ofage and
the bride sixty.