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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
A NOTE OF ALARM.

There is some danger of the
friends of Judge Burlington and
the Downing ticket being over
confident in the coming election,
and leaving undone some things
that might make for the success OF
the ticket. To all outward ap-
pearance it looks like Burlington
and Swimmer would be elected by
large majority, but it is not i'm
possible that a surprise might be
in store and they be defeated at
last. The National party appears
to be tattered and torn by dissen-
sions within their ranks, and with
out definite purpose before the
people, but the rallying strength
of that party has been tested be
fore, and may be depended upon
to get together. 1t will be the
part of wisdom for the Downing
party to be active from now till
sunset Monday, and get out as full
a vote as possible.
Another danger not to be ignored
is that there are traitors in the
Downing ranks who secretly covet
the defeat of Burlington and Swim
mer, and are surrepttiiously work
ing 10 that end.
Such defeat at this time would
be nothing less than a national
calamity. 1t would be a hard
blow at the best interests OF the
Cherokee people, and would be an
error that time could never rectify.
Ii is no secret that the National
party is opposed to rendering the
government any assistance in the
work of final settlement of tribal
relations. 1t is no secret that the
National party is pledged to OBJ
struct and hinder the work of the
Dawes commission in every way
possible, and it is no secret that
the National party is unalterably
opposed to the treaty ratified
the polls last winter, or TO any
treaty whatsoever looking TO the
dissolution OF the Cherokee gov.
ernment.
That the attitude of the Nation
ais at this time is dangerous needs
no argument. That the party pro-
poses impossible and impracti-
cable measures every intelligent
citizen must admit, and that the
logged, stoical and unreasoning
position of the fullbloods of the
Ka-too wa party is against the per-
sonal interests of the whole coun-
try. Let the friends of progress,
and sound, sensible public interest
wake up and make the election of
Burlington and Swimmer beyond
the possibility of failure.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
Hairless PariOned,

The John d. Hairless case about
which there has been so much
said, after going through all the
courts from Muskogee to the
United States circuit court OF ap-
peals at st. Louis, has at last been
ended through the long and faith
ful efforts Of Marcum & Owen,
Hairless attorneys, by the grant
ing of pardon by the president
to take effect August II, upon rec
ommendation Of Hon. p. l.. Soper,
United States district attorney
Muskogee Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

The Nationals srs making
strong fight against the towns Of
the nation. The average National
candidate is IN favor of repudiat-
ing the sale of town lots by the
Cherokee Nation, and of ignoring
the equities in said lots held by
Cherokees who have bought and
improved them. The people oil
the towns should flock to the
Downing standard, as well as all
who want a division of land and
title to the same. The National
party promises nothing that will
be benificial 90 the Cherokee peo-
ole.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
ST. LOUIS CATTLE nARKET.
Recent Transactions by Territory
Shippers.

Thos. Lane, Catoosa, had in 93S
pound steers sold at 81 % and Csc
pound cows at $500.
Stefiens, Lowden IL Daugherty
Catoosa. marketed SI5 pound
steers at $3.50.
o. H. Johnson, Ninita, market.
ed 957 pound steers at s4.15.
Ware & Hawkins marketed
among other cattle from Chelsea
800 pound cows at So 80 and 643
pound cows and heifers at s3 80.
Campbell Il Co. Chelsea, mar
keted load of l ,016 pound steers
at s4.3O sold to T. II. White on
Eastern order.
DR.. E. B. Frazier shipping from
Vinita, was here today. His cat
tie were Il head or pound steers
sold at 40.
Hill & Daugherty had a load of
cattle in quarantine from Catoosa,
including S2S pound steers sold al
$3.50.
Campbell IL Kell, marketed 7S6
pound cows at So 80 from Chelsea.
Hill. Alexander IL Daugherty,
Catoosa, had in $50 pound steers
that brought IS 80.
w. E. Gentry, of Checotab, had
in IS head l ,OO3 pound steers sold
at s4.15 and Gentry Il Sappington
also Of Checotah, had in 50 head
995 pound steers sold at the same
figure. Both consignments were
bought by Kingan q Co.
Taylor & Arcutt Of Ninita, mar
keied 100 steers S96pound average
at $685.
Kelley, Winsdor, Porter & Reed
of Red Fork, marketed three cars
lob pound steers at s4 p.
Daugherty IL Baker of Catoosa,
marketed $40 and S26 pound steers
at $3.50.
C. W. Merchant & Son shipping
from Oaktaha marketed 756 pound
cows at So 90.
B. b. Crablree, Eufaula, mar
keted 775 pound cows at $40.
G. W. RamsaueT, Red Fork, had
in 20 head 776 pound cows sold at
1926.
r. B. Coleman, McAlester, |. T. ,
marketed go pound steers at 4
cents a pound.
Daugherty & Daugherty, Ca
toosa, 1. T., had in 96S pound
steers sold at s4.05 to Nelson Nor
ris & Co.
!. T. Alexander of Catoosa, 1.
T., marketed l53 heifers 547
pounds average sold to Swift Il
Company at 81 81.
Last week on this market cattle
arrivals direct from the Indian
Territory were 100 cars, against SIS
cars received the previous week
and 19Fcars three weeks ag5.
BiaiE & Law, marketed a load of
l42 pound calves from Red Fork,
Il. T., that were sold to the ST.
Louis Dressed Beef Co. at $500
per head.
The Turner Hardware, Co. of
Muskogee, l. T., marketed 765
pound cows ats3 10 and sos pound
steers at So So.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

In the struggle for Office many
of the candidates have lost sight OF
the real issue, and voters are
largely left in the dark as to the
policy to be pursued, The Ma
tional party platform if it means
anything means that nothing shall
be. done ia the way of settlement
of the present chaotic conditions.
The National party makes no
promises, and offers no solution
and holds out no hope for the fu-
ture. The National platform when
analyzed can be expressed IN a
single sentence: 1--WE propose TO
do nothing"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

Some of our people are COM
planning that whisky and other in
toxicants are sold in every other
town in the territory except Vi
nits. We have no complaint to
make along this line. and if the
statement is true it is very COM
plimentary to our town But there
is certainly no good reason why
the law should not be enforced In
all the towns of the territory with
out distinction.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
out distinction.

Next Mondays election will not
clear away many of the difficulties
and embarrassments confronting
the Cherokee people. 1t will only
name a new set of men who will
have more or less to say in the
winding up of tribal affairs. The
Cherekees are very tired OF the
Mayes administration and its
spologists and sympathisers. A
sigh of relief will 60 up when 1t is
ended.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
Tulss ia talking of having an in

Tulsa is talking of having an in
terterritorial fair this fall. If she
does we suggest the troops be call
ed out to keep the peace. If the
same crowd controls the fair that
runs the town it would not be a
very safe place to go.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

The Forepaugh-Sells shows will
have no feature that will be more
entertaining than the present bout
the interior department is having
with the Muskogee bar associa-
ton. Where is the voice OF the
invincible and eloquent Tom Mar
cum
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
CONFESSED 1T ALL.
Clay Young, Murderer of Bush and
COOey, Acknowledges His Auth
Orsbip of the Crime.

Clay young, the man now In the
Muskogee Jail and charged with
the murder of Bush and Cooey,
the dead men found ten days ago
near Fort Gibson, made a confess
ion Saturday evening, freely
acknowledging his outlines of
the horrible crime, and the same
is now in possession of United
States District Attorney Soper.
The confession was obtained
from Young by Deputy Marshal
Rogers, who assisted in efiecting
his arrest. Substantially it is as
follows: Young came into Mus
kogee on a freight train on Tues
day night preceding the murder.
Next day he met Bush and Cooey
at a wagon yard where they
bought some horse feed. They in
formed him that they were going
to Arkansas to look up a location.
Young stated his desire to 60 with
them and was privileged to accom-
pany them. The party left Mus
kogee about nOcn Wednesday and
crossed the Arkansas river at
Frozen Rock ferry. Proceeding
five or six miles further they
camped on the prairie, all three
lying down in the wagon. After
Bush and his companion had gone
to sleep Young claims he conceived
the idea of killing his benefactors,
rObbing them and driving away
with the team. The scheme was
no sooner conceived than the
wretch proceeded to carry it into
execution. He first gained pos
session of Bush's old pepper box
pistol, an antiquated frearm with
one barrel loaded. Then picking
up the axe he dealt Cooey blow
on the head. This aroused the
elder man who attempted to arise,
when the fiend also dealt him
blow on the head with the axe.
Young followed up his murder
Gus work by placing the pistol to
the old mans neck and firing. At
this juncture Cooey showed symp-
toms of returning Consciousness,
when Young dealt him another
blow with the axe, crushing the
skull as if it were an eggshell.
Meanwhile Bush was struggling
and moaning piteously in the wag-
on box, ard the now frenzied
butcher likewise dealt him a blow
which ended his suffering.
Young then proceeded to rob
his victims, finding only a small
amount of money, to his chagrin
and disappointment. The team
was thereafter hilched to the wag-
on and the bodies hauled to the
spot near Gibson where they were
found next evening. The subse-
quent details have for several days
been public property.
Young, the confessed murderer,
is a depraved, ignorant, brutal
wretch, perhaps twenty-five years
OF age. He is a typical tramp or
hobo, and has led a vagabond ex-
istence all his life SO he claims.
He states that he was born in
Illinois, his parents both dying
while he was quite small, and
since then he has been a waif and
a stray. He does not seem to ap-
preciate the enOrmity of his awful
crime, neither does he exhibit any
signs of remorse nor express any
regret further than that his vic
Tins were possessed of 50 little
money.-Muskogee Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

Those voters who for friendships
sake intend TO scratch their tickets
and divide their votes between the
candidates OF the two political par
ties at the election next Monday,
NAV zee the effect of their folly in
the failure of the next council to
provide for an agreement with the
government.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
VINITA 6. 0SWEG0 2.
So Ends the Second Game,
a Very Excellent One.

Mondays baseball game be-
tween the Vinitas and Oswegoes,
resulting as shown above, has per-
baps not been excel!ed on these
grounds this season, in interest. 1t
was a game in which the entire
team of either side had part.
The pitching on either side was
all that could be desired and Nc
Query, Spider ofthe home team
and Howell of the visitors were
very evenly matched. Howell
struck out 3 men and Spider" 4.
Honors with the catchers were also
quite evenly divided; neither per.
mitted ball TO pass. A trick
with several of the batters was to
strike at balls they deemed it i'm
possible for Parks to catch, and
which were in some instances five
or six feet wide of the
plate-in one or two instances
the wrong side of the batter. In
every case this endeavor to "him'
the boy proved disastrous. To all
appearances HOwell's work SEEM
ed to excel that of Nc Query,
but not in results was it manifest
to any extent. The former stop
ped about the hottest ball that
"came down the pike" tins season
and threw the batter out, while
spider" took the wire edge off
another and made it possible for
the second baseman to perform a
like feat a few minutes later.
Three double plays by Trollinger,
short stop, and Lemon, at second,
on forced runs, in which the batter
vas also thrown out to RidenhOur
at first, were the sensations of the
day, and do not often fall to the
lot of two players on the same
side in the same game. The work
of Correll, the Oswego first base
man was exceptionally good and
his pitcher had no hesitency
in putting the ball to him
on any occasion, and the
same was true at third, on
each of which bases a runner
was "jockied" out, much to the
amusement of the spectators, es-
pecially when Spider" who is
pretty flip" himself, went down.
There were errors all around, but
| it is just these which help to bring
about critical situations and give
the "roOters" an opportunity to
"get in the game and express
their disapproval, and they are not
slow to 90 so. The strong points
with the Vinitas is their batting,
and this it is which undoubtedly
places it in the columns of those
teams which are hard to beat.
Random" in Catoosa Comb.
ings in last weeks Progress, made
the assertion that Dr.. Fortner. OF
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

No Illegal votes should be allow
ed at the election next Monday
and no candidate should consent
for one single illegal vote to be
cast for himself. When parties
are allowed TO vote they are apt to
follow il up with claims to citizen
ship. A great many think that to
cast a vote at a Cherokee election
establishes their citizenship. The
safe rule is 10 allow no illegal votes
cast.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

The voters of Delaware district
should not forget Lee B. Smith, of
Cowskin prairie. Mr.. Smith is
a candidate for seatin the nation
al council on the Downing ticket.
He is making no canvass, but is
staying at home attending to his
farm. He is the kind of man the
good citizen voter should delight
TO honor. He is an intelligent
man and a safe man.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

81 feel as If I should fly to pieces"
How often those words are on a woman's
lips. They express TO the uttermost the
nerve racked condition of the body,
which makes life a daily martrydom.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
LUMBER GOING SKY HIGH.
Dmand Was Never so Great in vi
alta or Elsewhere.


Another advance in the price Of
lumber, of 80 cents a thousand
feet, at wholesale, took place at
Minneapolis, the headquarters of
this industry, today. This is the
fifth advance this year. H. c.
Miller, manager Of the Browning
yard, stated one day last week
that there had been an advance of
80 per cent since fast fall. Floor
ing, which then cost s11, was
billed to them at S16.5O, pre-
vious to the last rise. The whole
sale dealers and mill men say that
the advance is warranted-that in
years there has not been such
demand for lumber, even at the
advanced price. But in spite of
the advance there is no abatement
in the building boom of Vinita,
nor will there be any.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

Random" in Catoosa Comb
ings in last weeks Progress, made
the assertion that DR.. Fortner, of
NInita was not courteously treated
by Catoosa physicians during his
visit here on the 9th, inst. The
doctor was accompanied TO the
bedside of VIM. Livengood by DR..
}. w. NJ. Brown, one of the attend
ing physicians. "Random's" re-
marks reminds us of the Irish
mans gun, it was a good shooter,
but scattered terribly. Give every
one his due when reporting news
items, whether you like them or
not.-Catoosa News.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

Too-qua-stee is lighting Things
as They Are" and like Brann he
is having a stiff time Of it, with
chances of losing. Without a
doubt TOo-qua stee stands at the
head of newspaper contributors
ia the territory and as a sound
reasoner he has no superior. he
is today the best posted man in
the territory on Indian affairs, and
he is honest, and to be honest is
20 be one man picked from ten
thousand.-Capital.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
Denied the AnnIic ItIon.

Judge Thomas on Saturday af-
ternoon refused the application Of
the Bar association for a restrain
ing order against the enforcement
of The payment of the s25 occupa-
ton tax which the interior depart
ment is endeayoring to collect from
all attorneys In the Greek nation.
Judge Thomas ruling sustains
the department in enforcing the
Creek statute which imposes the
tax and holds that in this matter
at least the Curtis bill neither
supercedes previous laws Of con-
gress nor abrogates the tribal laws
of the Creek nation. The Bar as
sociation promptly gave notice of
appear.
The association is determined to
fight the imposition of the occu-
patton tax to the bitter end and
will hold a meeting this evening
to formulate plans for future &C.
tion.-MuskOgee Times,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

Sick women suffering from unpleasant
drains, irregularities, bearing down pains,
inflammation and liberation are invited
to consult Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, ". V, by
letter free of charge. Every letter is
guarded as a sacred confidence. All let
tiers are promptly answered and mailed
in private envelopes without printing of
any kind upon them.
Favorite Prescription is in the full
est sense a temperance medicine, con-
tanning neither alcohol nor opium or
other narcotic in any form. Accept no
substitute
Mrs. Rena Heusel, Of Massiliou, stark Co.,
Ohio, writes: q" I had been troubled with chronic
constipation and female weakness and doctored
with different physicians none II whom seemed
to help me. I saw one Of your advertisements,
snd thought would try your medicines. did
80 and with good results Took one bottle Of
DR.. Piercs'S Favorite Prescription. and two of
his Golden Medical Discovery and can say
I am cured Of my troubles. thanks to DR.. Pierce
and his medicines. They do a world Of good TO
those who give them good trial"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are per-
feet cure for constipation.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

On the eve OF the election
Cherokee voters should not forget
that the freedmen steal of 100000
is not properly cbargeable to the
Downing party. True, Downing
chief was in the executive chair
and should haye prevented it, but
the fact stands that there were
fully as many National men mixed
I'D in the affair as there were
Downings. The gang of looters
who perpetrated that outrageous
crime are not the Downing party.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

If this condition
had come suddenly
it would have been
unbearable. But the
transition was grad
ual. A little more
!, strain each day on
, the nerves. A little
more drain each day
of the vitality. ANY
woman would be
glad to be nd of such
a condition. Every
woman tries to be
rid of it. Thousands
of such women have
been cured by DR..
Pierce's treatment
with his /" Favorite
Prescription when
local doctors had
entirely failed to
cure
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

Parsons has hired a professional
base ball team for the season.
Parsons couldn't play Tulsa.
None but natives" allowed in
team that essays to play Tulsa.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

District ''orney Soper ought
to be willing for the newspapers
of the territory TO carry whisky ad-
vertisements in order to disclose
the whereabouts of the sellers.
The Progress does not carry any
whisky ads, and don't want them,
but it is of the opinion that the
district attorney has suppressed
the wrong end of the business.
He could have scanned the col
umns of some whisky paper and
issued warrants for the offenders
in a great deal less time than he
consumed in writing that ukase to
the newspaper publishers. And,
besides. he has killed of several
republican papers in his district
that where hanging on the ragged
edge and breathing through the
neck of bottle.-Progress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

The balloon ascension came of on
time Thursday afternoon, but was
a very tame exhibition. The bal
oon only ascended high enough to
enable the aeranautist to clear
John Bullett's blacksmith shop by
crooking up his legs, and then he
dangled alOng in the weeds short
ways and committed the para
chute act with his feet on the
ground. The people who sub
scribed the $40 which the exhibit
tion cost, got a slim show Tor their
money, and those who came in to
to see it wasted their valuable
time.-Progress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

Mr.. n. Lavine, a merchant OF
Chelsea, subscribed $3.50 toward
the 4th OF July fund for the late
celebration at Chelsea. After the
4th he refused to pay the amount,
claiming the celebration was not
worth that much to him. The
committee sued him and got judg-
ment with costs, amounting to
81 so, which he paid. The court
proceedings, he said, were more
interesting than the celebration, -
Progress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03

The Daily Chiettain acknowl-
edged exchange with the Record
this week. This newsy little daily
is published at Vinita, and is one
of the best small dailies we ever
saw. 1t gets everything that's
news ana puts il il readable shape.
Miami Record.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-08-03
Wanted at Once!

Everyone to know that | have sever
less relations with \. w. Foreman an
harge of the Jewelry department of the