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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
DEPARTMENT ENcAnPMENT.
Survivors of IS6I-5 Dispatch Busi-
ness Promptly.

The department encampment,
G. A. R., Of the Indian Territory
met at the court house in this city
Friday and by diligent effoIt
disposed of all the business at
hand, adjourning at night. But
fourteen of the twenty-six posts in
the Indian Territory were repre-
sented, the smallest meeting since
the department was organized, the
retiring commander states. The
officers elected for the ensuing
year were:
Department commander, &. S.
White, Vinita.
Senior vice commander, Harri-
son Jones, ArdmOre.
Junior vice commander, L S.
Struthers, Nowata.
Chaplain, J. L. Thomas, Musko-
gee.
Council of administration, H. T.
Estes, Muskogee; H. T. Boiler,
Nowata; c. w. Meade, Gale; J. T.
Goodwin, Tulsa; Bridenstine,
Fairland.
Delegates to national encamp-
ment, to be held at Philadelphia
in September, B. F. Harris, Mus
kogee; alternate, B. F. Willis,
Nowata.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
RESULTS OF THE WRECK.
Engineer "Fired'' and Conductor
"Set Up" to Passenger Run.

The investigation of the recent
freight train wreck above the
crossing in this city resulted in
the engineer being discharged, for
not stopping for the crossing. The
conductor, Schmidt, is now run
ming a passenger train. 1t is not
clear, TO the uninitiated, how fail
ure 10 stop for the crossing brought
about the breaking in two of the
train, but it is a "high crime"
} with railroaders and gave an op-
portunity for needed discipline.
When these investigations come
up, friendship ceases, and all
. hands endeavor, if blame cannot
be eliminated, to fix it somewhere
else than at their own doors. That
it is pretty difficult TO "him-fam
an old superintendent may be
gathered from an incident OF an
investigation at Parsons some time
sgo. Two freight trains had got
together between stations with dis
astrous results. A few days later
the inevitable "on the carpet" af-
fair came up, as the railroaders
style the investigation, before
Superintendent Welcb, who began
his railroad career away back Of
carrying water TO the men on the
dump. Mr.. Welch was sitting
there in one of his quiet, appar-
entity half asleep moods, listening
to e conductor tell how his train
had plenty of time, on the card, to
reach the next station and avoid a
collision, had it not been that they
broke in two and lost time by hay-
ing to couple up. "Of course you
broke in two," said the superin-
tendent quietly and without 8
smile, "there was, nothing else
you could do under the circum-
stances but break in two" He
had been all along these lines
himself and TO "run up" a story
on him and make it work was
about as difficult as 10 fabricate q
defense in a criminal trial But
while cases of neglect or careless
ness meet prompt suspension OF
dismissal, the officials all recog-
nize fully the liability TO accident
and the disposition to "fire''
somebody every time a mishap
occurs is conspicuously absent.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
Got Away, of Course.

\ member of Clark brothers.
show company came to our town
recently and brought some of his
favOrite pets with him. One of
these pets was large snake sew
eral feet long, about twenty inches
around the large part of the body
and weighed 175 pounds. Mon
day the owner put the snakes box
out in the sun, and as the snake
was dormant at the time, decided
TO leave the box open. Some time
after the box was found empty,
and now the snake is at large in
tOwn.-Atoka Citizen.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
CAUGHT ON A PIN HOOK.
One of the Swift Boys Con-
hdenced out of S..

A pretty smooth scheme, though
not a new one, was worked on a
mighty good fellow the other day,
but one withal who rather prides
himself on being "up to snuff. Z"
If the ICON" man had not told it
the matter would have remained a
dead secret, for our friend would
have suffered the loss of several five
dollar bills rather than the story
should get out. The schemer,
who had a silent partner, was
walking with our friend, when an
ordinary black-pin box, frequent
ly used as a stamp box, came into
play. The partner now Joined the
other two and a controversy arose
between the two strangers about
opening the box, resulting in an
offer to bet five dollars. Believ-
ing be was equal to all such tasks
the home man bet five dollars be
could open the box, but in the
shake-up of putting up the money
another box was substituted that
no one could open, without tools,
for it was made in one piece or
was soldered together on the in
side. Our friend dropped" in a
moment and made "roar" about
having them arrested, thinking
to run them off or keep
them silent, all of which they
knew he would not do. But the
story was too good to keep, even
by confidence men, and before
leaving the other night they gave
it away, on promise the victims
name be given, which promise will
be fulfilled-some time hence.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
Cheap Remedy For Borers.

1t is made with ordinary soft
soap, diluted or made thinner
with a strong solution of common
washing soda. Make the solution
of washing soda as strong as pos
sible; then thin the soft soap with
that. If this wash is painted on
the trees on a clear warm day it
will leave a thin va-nish-like coat
ing on the trunks which will stay
there for a number of weeks, and
will prevent the female beetles
from laying their eggs on the bark.
The borers are grubs of beetles
which hatch from eggs laid on the
bark; if this coating of soft soap
and soda is painted on the trees
the mother beetles will not lay
eggs and the trees are safe. Other
washes are sometimes recommend
ed but this is as good as any.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
U. S. COURT OF APPEALS.
ASSignmentOf Cases For Call
at June Term, 1899.
TUESDAY, JUNE 6.

TUESDAY, JUNE s.
III Rachael Mcclellan VS. JAS. c.
Kirby ct al.
2O9 G J Waitman VS. + p Bowles
ct al.
225 William E Gentry VS. Thomas
c Singleton.
226 T NJ Grubbs W Thomas b
Needles ct al.
DDS Hiram Quigly VS. Green Ste
phens ct al.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE I.
237 Samuel T Davis VS. Rose Pry-
or.
23S f A Parker VS. The Independ-
ence Produce Co.
239 F NJ Duckworth VS. V o Craw-
ford.
240 Robert Kennedy VS. James A
Harris.
242 } l. Sprngston VS. w w Nhee-
Ter.
THURSDAY, JUNE S.
243 Fred Hockett ct al VS. Sarah c
Aston.
224 Charles Har is vs. Wilson o
Bruton ct al.
2l3 Wade Hampton VS. Mayes x
Williams.
2l7 Central Coal * Coke Co vs.
Geo S Good IL Co.
235 st Louis Il San Francisco r Il
Co VS. B W Zachary.
FRIDAY, JUNE ..
$50 ) II Merchant VS. United States.
241 Little & Smith VS. Atchison,
Topeka " Santa Fe Ry Co.
pa w H Ansley ct al VS. n B
Ainsworth ct al.
2I5 Chicago, Rock Island Il Paci-
fc Ry Co VS. J L Higgins.
$50 Charles NJ McClelland VS.
Thomas E ToOtle.
SATURDAY. JUNE TO-
247 Jake McFadden ct al VS. Dan
iel Sanders.
24S Geo Sibly VS. John I Miller.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
THE OPINION ANALYZED.
No Vested Rights in Proper
ty of the Indian Nations.

The opinion of the supreme
court in the citizenship cases is
thus summarized:
"D.d the act authorizing the ap-
pesls restrict the supreme court to
the consideration of constitutional
questions, excluding from consid-
GRAFTON questions of fact and ques-
tions of law other than constitu-
tional law2 The courts answer is
"Yes."
This limited the appeals to con-
siitutional questions, which are
decided as follows:
1. Were the appeals from the
Dawes commission to the district
courts constitutional? Answer
Yes.
2. Are these district courts con-
stitutional courts2 Answer-No;
they are only legislative courts.
3. Was the Jaw authorizing the
appeals 10 the supreme court un-
constitutional because of an inya-
sion OF the federal judiciary by the
legislative? Answer-No. The
district courts are no part of the
federal judiciary.
4. Was that law unconstitu-
tional because the judgments had
become final before the law was
passed? Answer-No.
5. Was it unconstitutional be-
cause it disturbed vested rights?
Anewer-No. Citizens have no
vested rights in the property Of
the Indian nations.
6. Had the Dawes commission
and the district courts constitu-
tional jurisdiction of the citizen
ship cases? Answer-Yes.
The decision practically makes
the judgments of the district courts
the final action in hundreds Of
other clsims for citizenship in the
Indian nations, besides those
passed upon. Justices White and
McKenna dissented from the de-
cision.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
FOR THE TOWNS GOOD.
Things of Importance With
in our Reach.

While these rainy days bring
small sales to the merchants, they
are productive of colIosal schemes,
maybe some that are "out OF
sight"-and will stay so. One
little coterie was engaged this
morning in securing a fine brick
depot at the Katy station-one
that would be a credit to a town of
70, 200 people; such an one as Fort
Scott has, for instance-not to be
too extravagant and "strike" for
the Parsons. One gentleman be-
lieved that if without any previous
correspondence Vinita raised s1,-
600 and rendered it to the railroad
company in consideration they
would build such a structure, ii
would go long ways towards the
desired result, The first two who
had gotten up the scheme had
raised" a hundred before the
scribe came along, and tried him
for fifty. As he once had a little
experience matching nickels with
two fellows, the odd one to take
all, he was just a trifle shy at first.
But seriously, it is in this manner
that we shall secure such things, |
if secure them we do. While a
thousand dollars would not 60 far
towards the erection of such a de-
pot as the importance of Ninita .
warrants, its tender would show a
spirit which railroad officials, like /
appreciate. Because
of our right of way differences the
railroads do not feel too kindly
towards Vinita, and having vindi-
Gated their contention in the
courts, they feel little obligation.
But still, there is not a disposition
to be vindictive, and it is probable
the most cordial relations could
very speedily be established.
As to the importance of having
the present ugly old structure,
called a depot, replaced by one in
keeping with the stores, homes,
and the town in general, there is
no argument. a union depot
would be still more desirable and
the result at South McAlester,
where q joint station is maintained
by the Katy and the Choctaw,
leads to the conclusion that such
an arrangement is not out of the
question here. But whether we
have one depot or two, we want
more attractive ones. First i'm
pressions are the lasting ones and
certainly no very favorable opin-
ion of Vinita can be formed by
passengers on the Katy, and as it
runs six passenger trains daily
through here, their numder equals
an army in very short time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

The intruder decision fixes for
all time the constitutionality of
the Curtis bill. The district
courts of the Indian Territory are
not constitutional, but simply leg
islative, and yet these courts and
the Dawes commission have con-
stitutional jurisdiction of all citi-
zenship cases. So it is clear, that
whatever the district courts and
the Dawes commission have done
in the adjudication of citizenship
cases, is constitutional and final.
The act authorizing appeals in cit
izenship cases TO the supreme
court simply gave that court au-
thority TO pass upon constitutional
questions and not upon jurisdic-
tional questions.-Capital.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

The Fort Gibson Post nomi-
mates Col. Wisdom for delegate TO
congress from the Indian Terri
tory. There has never been an
officer 60 into private life in this
territory with so clean a public
and private record.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

The government has put an in
spector at Fort Gibson to observe
Grand rivera very soft" job
and one OF chief consequence to
the holder.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

At another place the subject OF
bridges was discussed and just at
this time this is a vital topic with
the merchants. A gentleman who
is on the road much of his time
stated that at Sapulpa they had
erected a bridge over Polecat,
with a hundred and seventy five
foot span for s475. This seemed
incredible, but the bridge is there
to show for itself. 1t is true, that
it is all of wood, but it serves the
purpose and the cost is insignif-
cant. 1t has been estimated that
to put in one bridge at Cabin
creek, at this place, would cost
SlS00-to be of iron. The gentle
man who was talking said the man
who put in the Sapulpa bridge
would build all three which
we require for $500 and the prob
liability is that they would answer
our purpose for a number of years.
\ merchant to whom the conver-
sation was related said Vinita had
lost enough in the last few weeks
to build the bridges, at that
price. In proof that the business
was lost to the town he pointed to
the fact that during the last week,
since the streams had gone down,
while there were plenty of people
coming in, they were making only
their ordinary day to day pur-
chases. He with all the others
visited, was anxious to see the
bridges put in and TO pay his share
of the cost.
Col. r. w. Blue is recognized as
candidate for congress in the
southeast Kansas district. If
successful it will be a good thing
/ for the Indian Territory, as there
will be one man in the popular
branch of congress who under
stands clearly existing conditions
here-which has not been the case
heretofore.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
BENT ON VENGEANCE.
The BriStoe Man Again on
the Warpath.

! On the arrival Ol lnc Il IlSCO
train from the westl last Thursday q
wild-eyed individual, minus a hat,
emerged from one of the cars and
tried to make the Flyer-but fail
ed. His appearance attracted
passing notice and from a fellow
passenger it was learned the man
was D. G. Cantwell, of BristOe,
who cut such "dido" at Kansas
City two or three weeks ago. The
passenger said he was armed with
two pistols and bound for St.
Joseph, in search of the man who
had broken into his domestic rela-
tions. The story of Cantwells
Kansas City escapade, as related
in these columns at the time was
that he followed his wife, TO whom
be had been married but a year or
so, to the city named, for the
avowed purpose OF killing the man
who had enticed her from home.
Seeing a man in company with her.
he rushed up and demanded
to know if his name was Randall
not being acquainted with him.
The man cody denied that such
was his name and two detectives
coming up just then, Cantwell was
disarmed and subsequently releas-
ed. But it seems that the wrong
ed husband was not to be dissua-
ded from his purpose of hunting
down thedestroyer of his happiness
and according TO the traveller men,
toned, is now out on a similar er-
rand. He left on the night train
for the north.
Cantwell stated last Thursday
when asked if he had ever been in
Vinita before, that he had driven
cattle over the site Of the town be-
fore a house was ever built here
on the way from Texas to Baxter
Springs, which was the first
point in the southwest.
He also told a little incident of
his first days experience in the
Confederate army-he served in a
regiment commanded by Col. As
by, recruited at Knoxville, Tenn.
said they told him he
was too young, and too small TO
fight, perhaps doubling his cour-
arge as well. However small he
may have been, if his story is to
be believed he was not wanting in
fighting qualities, for he says
be killed three men the
first day-which will not be very
cheerful intelligence for the man
he is hunting.
A gentleman in this city who
knows Cantwell and is conversant
with his history and affairs, says
he is a man who has a varied ex-
has been rich, has lived
on the frontier since his early
manhood, and had = great many
ups and downs. He made the
frequent mistake of marrying too
late in life a young woman-one
who had been previously married
and had a little girl of
fve-and with the not uncommon
resuls of an unhappy union.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
You Know What He'll Do.

The secretary of the interior is
an officer of the United States and
whatever duties he performs under
this heading (schOols) he must
perform as such officer. When he
opens the Choctaw schools or the
first Monday in September next,
suppose a lot of white children
are by and say "we want to 60 to
school here" and suppose also
that a lot Of col0red children are
by, and say "we have come to
school," what will he do?-Atoka
Citizen.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

The unusual overflow OF bou-
quets at the Atoka Citizen office
this spring is easy TO account for
Mrs. Smiser is running the paper.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
MONDAY, JUNE y.

go Dennis Nolen VS. United
States.
231 Chas S Bias VS. United States.
233 Mary J Kimberlin vs. The
Commission to the Five Civil
lied Tribes ct al.
234 Tom Ward VS. United States.
249 G w Mcmillan ct al VS. J n
Mckee.
TUESDAY, JUNE 13.
25G w P II McFaddin ct al VS.
Evans, Snider, Buel IL Co.
II you would have your clothes that
delicate. clear white So desirable, use
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

Heirs of the late James A. Pat
terson, of Muskogee, have Sc tiled
with Jimmy" who was mad
vertently(?) left out of the will,
for $4,000. Jimmy is somewhat
darker than an ordinary saddle
and not one of the ox-blood shade
at that.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

1t is reported that the Dawes
commission has or is going to
move its Greek land office from
MuskOgee to Okmulgee.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
Is it the RedOubtable vinita COLONEL


Some of the newspapers OF the
Cherokee nation in discussing the
merits of candidates for chief to be
elected in August, have condemn
ed some because they were not
smart enough. All right to have
smart men; but the great need of
the Cherokees just now, is good
men-honest men, whom the peo-
pie can trust, and in whom the U.
S. government can have conf
dence. One great trouble with the
Cherokee nation in the past was
that some of its officials were as
Horace Greedy once said-"toO
id smart. Eft. Gibson Post.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

Our neighboring towns that are
expending so much energy in do
eating" the Cherokee land office
had as well subside. Just sit down
and watch the land office come to
Vinita on schedule time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

The time has about arrived
when the Memphis wishes to ex-
tend beyond Miami. Why not
make an effort to impress them
with the greatness of Ninita
and its desirability as a
southwestern terminus? The time
for activity has arrived; we must be
active and aggressive.
1.-The commissioner and the sur
yeyor for the townsite of Musko-
gee are at work trying to harmon
ize the lines of the streets, says a
local paper. That is a little be-
fore breakfast job, compared with
what twill be at Ft. Gibson.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

Sweet potato plants at the nursery,
Red NansemOnd and Southern Queen.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25

Strayed, red sOIrel horse, about IS
hands high, barefoOted; has very ten
der feet. Reward for return or infor-
nation. Mrs. Zack Pumphrey.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-05-25
The Blessing of War.

"This here last war;" remarked
the old lady, "has been a blessin'
to my family; Johns drawin' of a
big pesnion fer one ear an three
fingers; the ole mans writin' a war
history; Molls engaged to scar
geant, an Jennie's gwine to marry
a feller that come within an ace
of bein' gin'rul. ATLANTA Con-
stitutiOn.
The National tribune., 1899-08-24
CANAL COMMISSION.

He graduated from Georgetown Uni
versity with the class of 80, being the
valedctorian of the class. Later he re-
ceived the degrees of LIB. and LIN.
in addition of that Of A. NJ He married a
daughter of the late oseph Wilhelm Drexel,
the banker and removed to New York after
his graduation, and practiced his profession
of law He was appointed First Assistant
Attorney in the Department of Buildings OF
New York, and afterward promoted to
Attorney and Chief of the Law Office. In
1898 he was made Commissioner on the
State Board of Charities. He was Presi-
dent of the New York and Pennsylvania
Brick and Tile and Terra Gotta Company.
Mrs. Oracle Richards, a prominent figure
in Washington society, and daughter OF
Maj. J. G. Parke, formerly commander OF
the Ninth Corps, died of heart disease at
Atlantic City, Aug. 10.
Corp1 John J. Johnston. Co. N, Goth
Kan, writes his father-Judge W. A.
Johnston, of the Kansas Supreme Court,
and comrade of the & "A. .R.-that he is
going TO re-enlist in Maj. Bells regiment of
recruits, and remain in the Philippines for
two years or during the war. Gen. Fun
ston writes Judge Johnston that John has
been good soldier and deserved his first
promotion. Corp'l Johnston says he eX-
poets to go into business over there after his
re-enliStment expires. His present address
is Corpl John j. Johnston, First Philip.
pine U. S. Veteran Volunteers, Manila,
Philippine Islands.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Allen has
invited Miss Florence Beekman Bailey, ol
New York, the granddaughter of Rear-Ad
miral Theodorus Bailey, TO christen the new
| torpedo boat Bailey, now building at Morris
| Hights. The lanching of the Bailey may
| be somewhat delayed by the strike at Nor
ris Hights. Miss Bailey is the daughter OF
Mr.. h. 5. Bailey, OF New York.