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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

The interior department is striv-
ing to so regulate matters in the
Indian Territory as to bring about
a better understanding as to the
laws to be enforced, and a better
condition as regards the rights OF
both Indians and whites. The
courts as well as the Indian Office
have been at sea for some years as
to the administration of some of
the laws that appear to be in force
here. 1t is earnestly hoped that
soon the government will get so
perfect an understanding as to its
authority and powers, and Of the
relative jurisdiction of the differ
ent departments as to leave no
room for error or for hesitancy in
carrying out any line of policy that
may be expedient. The rights Of
both Indian and white residents OF
the territory are at stake and the
Importance of reaching a definite
understanding as to what shall
constitute the laws in force in this
territory is apparent.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05
Marlin Bound Over.

In the United States court al
Fort Scott last week, Joel Martin,
who, it is alleged, kicked his II
year old sister and inflicted in
juries which later caused her
death. was bound over for trial in
the United States district court at
Vinita this month. In default Of
bail he was committed to Jail.
The young Martin girl was about
to marry fellow named Ball, to
which marriage Joel Martin OBJ
jected. He claimed that Ball had
ruined the girl. Ball was sick at
the time of the trouble between
Joel and his sister and has since
died. The affair occurred in the
territory southeast of this city
Coffeyville Journal.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05
Audience PIeased .

The Harris shows opened their en-
gagemeut on the lot corner Of Broad
and Fifteenth streets this afternoon
to an excellent audience, and to say
that the audience was pleased would
be saying very little. Many a show
that has exhibited here at higher
prices gave less satisfaetion.-Daily
Tribune, Augusta, Ga. At Vinlta,
Oct. u.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

Whoever is elected president of
the senate and speaker of the lower
house of the next council that man
must be eligible to the Office of
principal chief-that is, he must
be Cherokee by blood and thirty
five years Old-the constitution Of
the Cherokee nation says so.-
Sentinel.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05
Another Man on a Cold Trail.

c. w. Kent claims that his
character and reputation were
damaged to the amount of $500
by an article printed in The Jour
nal May 13, last, and he has en-
tered suit TO secure this sum. In
his petition he informs the public
in substance, that up to the time
the Journals article was printed
he was a general "favorite" in
Coffeyvllle, but that the publica-
ton of the article "did him up. +"
AS he sues for $500 it is supposed
that be considers himself that val.
liable.
The Journal viii fight the case
to the bitter end and at the proper
time will show proof and author,
ity for every statement made in
the article of May 13.-Coheyvillt
Journal.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05
they're Worth II.

Prices for fee simple titles TO
town lots in the Choe:aw nation DO
not reach the hgdTss quoted On
Clarennore real estate for occupan-
cy ttles.-Ciaremore Progress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

Down in the Southern District
the liquor law has been enforced
with so much hexibility as to ''pri-
vate consumption" that the mar
shall has felt compelled to issue a
special order tor the observance of
the provisions Of this law. Things
have been running kind Of free and
easy like.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

I. Hutchings, for the defendant
advanced this proposition: Vinita
being an incorporated town, under
federal enactment, was no longer
part of the "Indian country" and
so the section under which this
proceeding was had is imperative.
Mr.. Soper, the district attorney,
replied with this counter prop
osition: While the offense might,
it is true, be prosecuted by pri-
vate informer in a civil action, it
was not the intention of the legis-
lature, in prescribing that mode of
procedure, to limit the right and
power of the government to pro-
ceed in a criminal action by either
information or indictment.
At the conclusion of the argu-
ments the court took the matter
under advisement until tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock, and pro-
ceeded with other business.
WEDNESDAY.
The motion hour was fully taken
up by the different attorneys with
motions bearing on pending cases
on the law, chancery, equity and
criminal dockets. At its expira-
ton Judge Springer announced
that no civil cases could possibly
be tried at this term of court as
there were over one hundred erim-
inal ones docketed, and they were
set throughout the entire time that
could be devoted to the term.
Joe Hubbard, colortd, monOp-
olized the time of court most OF
today. He was accused of the
theft of a horse from Mr.. Pittsen-
barger, said animal having been
found ia his possession. His ex-
PLANTATION of the circumstance was
that it broke into his lot or pas
ture. The explanation, while not
altogether satisfactory, secured
Hubbard's acquittal.
Before the noon adjournment
the court rendered the opinion in
the f. NJ. Smith case. The court
decided that Smith could be pros
ecuted by either criminal or civil
action, and therefore the motion
of counsel for the defendant to va
cate the order of arrest was over
ruled. The judge in rendering
his opinion, which was very elab-
orate, stated that the government
was not restricted to a single rem
edy in the prosecution of such
cases, and that it might proceed
by action for debt, by information
or by indictment.
Section 2149 of the revised stat
utes is the section under which
Prosecuting Attorney Soper chose
to go into trial, which provides
that the commissioner of Indian
affairs is authorized and required,
with the approval of tue secretary
of the interior, to remove from any
tribal reservation unauthorized
persons, etc.
The case was begun last even
ing. but did not reach a stage OF
general interest-a great many
motions and objections were in
dulged in by the attorneys.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

Tom Carnahan, the seven year
old son &. J. ID. Carnahan, Of Bart
lesville, fell head foremost into a
rain barrel containing four inches
of water, and was killed by the fal.
or drowned.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

Judge Springerit it is said expects
to engage in the practice of law al
Washington, d. c., at the expira-
ton oi his term of office as Judge
OF the Northern district in the In
dian Ieritory; and in which event
the people of the five tribes Will
know where TO find safe and wise
counsellor Judge Springer
knowledge Of the condition of az
ialrs here' and especially Of the
rights OF the Indians, will render
him a most valuable advocate in
attending to the unsettled business
OF these Indian tribes. There is
scarcely any phase of tribal rights
that Judge Springer has not had
occasion to look into during the
discharge of his OGicial duties.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

Claremore has transferred its
desires from the brick hotel to
new Frisco depot.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

j. George Wright estimates the
Cherokee population at 81, ,46l.
owning 5.031.351 acres Of land.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

The Claremore Progress blandly
suggests that lit is given out on
reliable authority that the mem
bers Of the Cherokee council will
stage il over to Tahlequah in the
old-fashioned way at their next
session" The screech of a loco
motive whistle would depopulate
the town.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

When you got a baker to dis
pose Of, said David Harum, you
can't always pick and choose; furst
come, furst served. y" When the
brewers Of St. Louis start out to
influence legislation they will not
''pick and choose" (for republi-
cans): it will be "furst come, furst
served -
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

The Bart!esvills Magnet is Civ
ing some very badadvice. ! e. "if
Zach Allen is guilty as charged
(of criminal assaulp he should be
lynched. The records of the
courts and juries in this country
do not warrant such a course.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-10-05

Claremore joint Keepers were
running full time last week. Thev
are liable to be "doing full time"
next, in some reformatory insti.
tuition.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-14
COMING AFFAIR
To Be Given by st. Mary's Church
Congregation, of Martins Ferry
The Features.

Next Saturday, on the Island Fair
Grounds, a picniS will be given under
the auspices of ST. Marys Catholic
Church of Martins Ferry. which prom
ises to be very enjoyable as we'll as
interesting affair, because of the var
ious contests which have ben arrang-
ed, including a race between the fam
Gus Independent hose team of Martins
Ferry, and the Mechanics OF Bellaire,.
The contests and prizes are as follows:
Hub-to-hub neutrality-suspicious., of Mar
tins Ferry, and Mechanics, of Bellaire,
100 yards dash-First prize. Sc pair trous-
ers; second prize. box of cigars.
20 yards hurdle-First prize. fine rocking
chair; second prize, a box of cigars:
Bag race, loo yartiS-Flrst prize, hanging
rack. second prize, fine walking cane.
1nree-legged race, 100 yardS-EirSt prize,
g shirt and belt: &, second prize, enild,s suit.
Egg race, for ladiesvPrize. pair of fine
HalfImile bicycle, race-First prize. IS in
gold; second prize, pair of bicycle pants.
Running horse race, one-half mile
Half mile running race for championship
Of me Ohio Valley, ". Henry and Richard
Prize waltz-Prize pair of fine lace cur
tains
The following are the committees:
Observation-Disclosures Reasebeck, Frank
Neubausr, William Mullen, Thomas Mul-
laney, Sr.
CHASER. James McDonough.
Advertising-James Reilly, Thomas Null
laney, Sr.
CHASER. James McDonough.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mullaney, William
Mullen, p. Mullen, Thomas Mullaney, Jr.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-14
MET HIS MATCH AT LAST.

A member of the Kentucky bar named
Simmondson, who was in the habit of in
timidating the opposing witnesses, was
once engaged in the trial of a case in
volving the title to some farm lands. and a
number of countrymen were called in to
testify on the other side. When Sim
mondson came to cross-examine he har-
raised them in every imaginable manner,
and whenever they would show signs of
confusion, would roar out: What are you
hesitating for? Are you afraid you may
tell lie?" If the victim replied: NO"
Simmondson would retort: II was sure
You didn't fear a little thing like that"
and if the answer was Yes he would
say with a sheer: Aha, 1 thought so"
The last witness he took in hand was a
tall, lank farmer. with thoughtful eye.
He had watched the batting of his neigh
bors in dead silence and took the stand
with perfect composure. Simmondson evil
IDENTIFY set him down as lout and when
the witness hesitated over some question a
moment later he fired his favorite shot:
What are You studying about?" he bel
lowed: . fraid of telling a lie, too. / sup
pose?" Without any apparent haste the
countryman picked up a massive ink
stand and hurled 1t straight at Simmond-
sons head, catching him on the bridge of
the nose and knocking him senseless.
THAT, what | was a-studying about he
drawltd in the moment of dead silence
that iPllowed the act. Needless to say. a
IRENE fous hub5ub ensued, but everybody
was SCI retly pleased, and while the judge
fined farmer heavily for contempt he
subseo ntly RENTED the sentence.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-14
THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE.

The Colonel was waiting for the post
Office in a Southern town to open in the
morning, and meantime talking a bit TO
the colored janitor, who was sweeping and
busting. when a negro boy, about Is years
old, came along and halted and beckoned
the janitor 10 step aside. The old man
looked al him sharply, but did not comply
Say, your called the young man
There was no reply TO this, and after a
minute he called again.
Boy. What 20 wants wild me?" sternly
demanded the janitor.
q wants TO speak wild yo'."
WHO is yo'?''
"Yo' know who is. Yo' IS dun engaged
TO my sister Evangeline."
"Oh. yo' is her brudder Sam. WAL
what 20 want2
kin yo' lend me 10 cents?"
ION what grounds, sah2''
"on de grounds dat yo' is gwipe TO be
my brudder-in-law"
boy. doan' 20 know muffin tall bout
philosophy" shouted the janitor as he
raised his broom over his shoulder My
bein' engaged to yo'r sister Evangeline as
a private citizen. an my standin' hean
representa- de United States guv' ment an
talkin' wild q gem ian besides. am two en-
tirely different contestashuns AS yo'r
fucher brslglder-in-iaw I'd like TO obieege
vo'. but as a representative of dis guv' ment
I doan' know 70 from Adam, ar If yo
doan' move on I'll hev TO smash yo' to
bone dustF'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-14
DR.. Stathers has been heard, there will
be nothing left Of the case for the pro-
secution H. v. ARKLE.
CROKER CHANGES.
He Declares We Have No Right to
the Philippines, or to Pay Spain
fer Them-Bryan a Great Man.

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE Her
aid to-day publishes an interview with
Richard Croker in which he says he
has changed his mind about holding
the Philippines and has reached the
conclusion that we have no right at all
to keep the Philippines, and were
wrong in the first place to pay s20000,-
600 for them. He denies that politics
has anything to do with his change of
opinion. He says among other things:
81 said l believed Vim. ]. Bryan was
enc of the greatest men America has
produced. L believe that very thing
now, but that does not mean that
shall work for the nomination of Mr..
Bryan or that / think he is the only
man fitted for the nomination. He is
as good a man and leader as could be
found but I have no candidate.
"It is for the convention to name
the man, and the convention will not
meet for at least ten months. 1t would
be a travesty on popular suffrage to
pick the candidate before the peoples
delegates meet, and | shall have no
part in making such a selection.
shall not even try to influence the
New York State delegation for any
body"
"Will Tammany make another fight
against free silver as it did at the last
election?" was asked.
Il don't know said Mr.. Croker,
there's lots Of time and every issue
may change except the ones against
trusts and against Imperialism and
slaughter"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-14
A DRAMATIC SCENE
Expected When the Court Martial Re-
assemblies To-day.

Expected When the Court Martial Re-
assemblies To-day.
RENNFiS, August 13.-To-morrow's
session of the Dreyfus court-martial is
awaited with the greatest anxiety and
expectation, In view of the confronta-
ton of MERCER by Casimir-Perier, when
the former will virtually be in the pris-
oner's dock A dramatic scene is in
evitable
1t is understood that even a more
thrilling incident than that which ended
yesterdays session was expected by the
counsel of Dreyfus and would have oc-
Cured but for Gen. Merciers prudence.
Dreyfus had intended and had actually
declared his determination to slap Mer-
cier's face before the whole court, If
he brought up the story of the rela-
lions of Dreyfus with Nine. B, who,
some newspapers have asserted, acted
as go-between for Dreyfus and the at
tache to whom he is alleged to have
made reasonable revelations. MERCER
abstained from all reference to the
story, but despite this the people in the
court room thought for a moment that
Dreyfus was about to strike MERCER,
until a Captain of gendarmes, took him
gently by the arm and pushed him back
into his seat.
The Petit Journal and some other
papers, including those published here,
accused the foreign press men present
in the court of being the authors of the
demonstration against MERCER when he
left the court. The accusation Is ride
ulous and was prompted by the obvious
desire of the anti-revisionists to exclude
foreign newspaper men from what they
maintain is purely French matter. It
was even stated that measures would
be taken against the foreign CORES
pondents. About sixty of the latter
met this evening to protest against the
charge. During he course of the pro-
eeedings Madame Severine, the famous
woman journalist, came on behalf of a
committee Of the French judiciary
press, who had just held a meeting on
the subject, and communicated the fact,
that no measures against the foreign
press would be taken or would be con-
templated, and that should the press be
excluded from the court room, French
newspaper men would be treated exact
ly the same as foreigners. The meet
ing thereupon decided to treat the at
taeks of a certain section of the French
press with silent contempt
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-14
EXCITEMENT IN PARIS.

PARIS, August demonstration
occurred this evening outside the offices
of the anti-Semite League, where Jules
Guerin president of the League, and
Max Regis, the former Jew-baiting
Mayor of Algiers, against whom orders
or arrest were issued yesterday on a
charge of conspiring to bring about a
change of government, are still besieg-
ed by the police. Fifty anti-Semites
took up position in restaurant OPP
posite and NJ. Guerin harangued them
from a window Finally the police
closed the thoroughfare to prevent the
demonstration becoming serious. In
the course of the evening, NJ. Godfrey,
president of the committee of the
Jeunesse Rcyalists, was arrested, and a
despatch from Saint Let, capital of the
department of Manche, announces the
arrest of M. lie Monuet, Secretary of
the League of Patriots.
1t appears that the report of the ar
rest of M. Marcel-Habert, member Of
the Chamber of Deputies for Rambouil-
let and high official of the League of
Patriots, was incorrect. He is still at
large. Out of thirty-seven warrants is
sued some twenty-five have been exc
cuted.
Those already arrested include Comte
de Sabran Fonteves, Ccmte Cnevilly,
M. de Monicourt, Secretary of the Jeu-
nesse Royalists and NJ de Frechen-
court, vice-President CT the Oeillet Blanc
or White CarnatiOn Society,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-14
WANTS UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.

HAVANA. August 13,-Juan Guelberto
Gomez. referring to-day to the assertion
of Carlos Garcia that the race problem in
Cuba could be solved by a limited educa-
tional franchise, declared that such a solu-
ton was altogether out of the question
at would be quite impossible" he said,
"for more than two-thirds of the army
that fought for liberty are black men, and
the majority, even of the colonies, cannot
read or write. Still they would demand
the right TO vote. and justly demand it.
What right has Carlos Garcia. l wish to
know. to represent Cuba? He is a young
man and received the rank of lieutenant
colonel solely because of his fathers pres
tige. He has no political standing, and
no right to speak for any element in Cuba.
The trouble from the first has been that
too many unrepresentative men have
talked to the newspapers. | am convinced
that anything but universal suffrage would
be an injustice to the great majority Of
the Cubans"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-14
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.

Miss Mable MARBLE. of McMechen, Is
visiting relatives on the Island.
H. H. Johnson, of Alliance, o., was
an arrival in the city yesterday.
C. A. Bostaph, of Sistersville, was
guest at the Stamm yesterday.
Miss Ella Sweeney, of North Main
street, is visiting friends In Pittsburg.
Harry @. OFT, Jr., is home from a
two months stay at Philadelphia, Pa
Miss Maggie Degant, of South Market
street, has returned home from Taylors-
town.
Miss Scharf, of North Main street.
is spending her vacation at Mackinac
Island.
Miss Ella Brice left for the Shenan-
doah Valley last night for visit to
friends.
Mrs. Belle Thomas and two children,
of Cincinnati, O., are visiting relatives
in the city.
Mrs. Geo. B. Caldwell and daughters,
Misses Martha and Sue, left last night
for Atlantic City.
Misses Sophia and Lizzie Schroeder,
of the South Side, are the guests OF
friends at Pittsburg.
Tom Mclaughlin, of the South Side,
has returned from fishing expedition
along Buffalo Creek.
Miss Ella Belle Silvey, Of South Chap
line street, will depart tomorrow for
West Liberty to be the guest of friends.
Miss Bessie Merschrod, of South Chap
line street, has returned home after Il
pleasant visit with friends in the coun-
try.
J. D. Cousins, of Waverly, and d. E.
Curran and w. f. Doyle, of Sisters
vile, registered at the Grand Central
yesterday.
Among the visitors in the city from
Cleveland, O., yesterday were Harry
Ledelson, Ike Rich, r. F. Potts and
Mrs George w. Fisher.
Hughey Stiger, the popular clerk at
Will Menkemiller's pharmacy, has re-
turned home from Cameron, where he
spent a two weeks vacation.
The State arrivals at the Windsor
yesterday were: Roy II. Stewart,
Laura B. Jones, of Warrington; Jennie
A. Boyles, of Fairmont; Fl. o. Smith,
of Parkersburg.
The following West Virginians were
guests at the Howell yesterday: ]. B..
Elliott. S. F. Shrim, c. f. Coost, J, Eye
let, of Ripley: J. S. Rouch, of Long
dale; H. Snodrrass, of Mannington;
r. Gatas and wife, S. M. Gardiner and
wife and S. Kennedy, of Sistersville,
M. R. Post, of Jarvisville.
A large party of Wheeling excursion
lists will depart over the c., L. & w.
road this morning at 1905 o'clock for
Lake Side, Ohio, where they will spend
about twelve days. In the party will
be the following persons: Miss Bessie
Merschrod, Miss Della Melzner, Mrs.
Kate Stromberg, Misses Kate and
Amelia Neuhardt. Misses Bess End Min
ME Wincher, Miss Fora lFrankhauser,
Misses Emma and Winnie Donald, Mrs.
George Wincher and daughter, Misses
Carrie and Emma Fiitchie, Louis
Fritchie, Mr.. and Mrs. William Schultz,
Rev. Allinger and wife.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-14
DREYFUS' COUNSEL.
Maitre Labori, Fatally Shot at Rennes
Early This Morning.

RENNES, August 1.-two men am
pushed Maitre Labor, counsel for
Dreyfus, and one shot was fired. hit
ting Labori in the back. NJ. Labori
fell in the roadway. He is still alive.
Maitre Labor left his house alone for
the court about o'clock this morning
His residence is situated in the suburbs
of the town about quarter of an
hours walk from the Lycee. The
route being along a solitary road be-
side the river Vilaine. He had reached
point half way on his journey when
two men, who had evidently been ly-
ing in wait for him. rushed out of
narrow lane and one of them fired
single shot from a revolver. The muir
derers were only a couple of yards be-
hind their victim and the bullet struck
Maitre Labori in the back. The
wounded man uttered an agonized cry
and fell fiat on his face. The murder
ers Immediately fed through the lane
from which they had emerged and both
escaped.
At 1880 o'clock it was announced that
the bullet had entered the stomach;
that there was no outward bleeding.
and that the physicians believe that NJ.
Labori will die from the wound.
A later story has it that NJ. Labori
was shot in the temple by a man who
fired revolver at him outside the
court and that the miscreant was ar
rested.