The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-11-26
UPRISING ANTICIPATED.
BLOOD MAY FLOW IN CREEK MA.
TON NEXT MONDAY.
Chltto Hsrio VIII Take the Lead sad
Open tbe Bsii-Anxious fer Ancient
Usu9es and Tribal Governmsnt-
They Chose Chief Yesterday.

late last night and gave the following
startling information to the Times
exclusively:
Early yesterday morning it came
to the knowledge of Isparechar that
q fullblood by tine name of Chitto
Harjo, aided by several other full
bloods of equal prominence were
going to hold an election Friday for
ths purpose of electing a chief and
second chief and full company of
officers. After they have accom-
plished this they propose on next
Monday to install these officers at
Okmulgee as the lawful and duly
elected officers of the nation.
That our readers may understand
the situation the Times will briefly
state-the causes that have led up 20
this condition of affairs.
Last September Chitto Harjo and
three other fullblood Greeks went to
Washington to make complaint be-
fore Commissioner Jones. They
time laws, customs and usages. Com
missioner Jones told them to come
back and abide by the laws and get
ready for the change that is coming,
and the commissioner finally had to
pay their way back. Harjo and his
gang returned but they told differ
ent story. They said that Commits
sioner Jones told them tc come back
and organize the fullbloods and elect
officers and install them, that they
would be supported by the federal
government and that they would be
allowed to revert back to their prim-
tive ways and manners; making
their own laws entirely and not be
molested further by the paleface.
Harjo has worked this racket and
made the fullbloods, or goodly por-
tion of them, believe he was telling
the truth, and SO quietly and secret
ly was the work done that it was
only through the treachery of one of
his adherents that Isparhecher was
informed of the state of affairs yes
terday morning.
1t is stated on good authority that
the present chief has informed In
dian Agent Shoenfelt, of the pres
ent crisis. TIE Times scribe called
on Colonel Shoenfelt, but was unable
to CLEAN any information.
He did state, however, that he
would tomorrow, in company with
Capt. Ellis of the Indian police, GO
to Okmulgee. He said that there
were numerous complaints of whis-
ky selling and bootlegging over
there, but it is inferred from the fact
that Capt. Ellis came up from South
McAlester on the early morning
train, and that at least nine Indian
policemen left last night and today
for Okmulgee, that there is some
bigger game than whisky peddlers
that will be run down, as there has
always been plenty of officers at
Okmulgee to take care of these gen.
try.
in the report brought in last night
yesterday morning. He is q relia BILE
business man of this city and not
given to retailing sensational re-
ports.
He claims that General Porter said
If it were left to him he could go
through the crisis peaceably and
without bloodshed, but it is thought
by those at Okmulgee, who know the
head that the movement has OBJ
tanned, that it cannot be done as
General Porter thinks.
The Times informant states that a
number of people at Okmulgee fear
that there will be another internecine
struggle similar to the" Green Peach"
war which occurred in 1882, when
Checote was chief. This war was
precipitated by Creek officers catch
ing a horse thief over in Deep Fork
district and taking him to Wewoka
district. The Wewoka people got
into an alteration with them and
killed some of the officers. j. M.
Perryman was elected chief and Spi
was contesting the election. General
Porter was then in Washington as a
delegate. and Colonel VIM. Robin
son had charge of Creek light horse
men. Porter returned and Spi and
his followers we're run out of the
country. They finally came back
and were refugees at Fort Gibson
until the matter was Strengthened up.
It is thought by some that there 10
soreness existing among these peo-
pie at the election of General Porter,
and as the time draws near for his
inauguration they propose to givs
him trouble.
The people at Okmulgee are in
formed that from 150 to $50 fullbloods
are in this scheme, with fullblood
additions daily to the list. They be-
lieve that these fullbloods will at
tempt to inaugurate next Monday
the chief that will be elected tomor-
row and are making preparations to
receive them.
The above is the present condition
of affairs as detailed by the Times in
formant last night and supplemented
by fuller details received from Ok
malgee today.-Muskogee Times.