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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-20

KNEW HER HUSBAND.-Mr. Winks-
Great Scott! There comes Jinks. He
has a bill against me. Tell him I am
out. Mrs. Winks-Well, I'll tell him
you have just gone down to pay the
bill. Mr.. Winks-No, no. He'll know
you are lying. Tell him something he
can believe. Mrs. Winks--Well, I'll tell
him you're on another spree, dear.
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APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE

Estate Of j. Ed. Jefferys, Deceased
NOTICE Is hereby given that the un-
~ dersigned, as administrator Of the
estate Of j. ED JEFFERYS, deceased,
has this day filed his final return with
the Judge Of Probate for York county,
and on the 9TH DAY OF MARCH,
1901. will apply for discharge from
further liability as administrator Of the
said estate.
JOS. F. WALLACE, Admir-.
Yorkville. S. c., Feb 6 1901. w5t
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BOTH PLACES WILL BE CovERED.-
You believe, then, after all, that
Shakespeare wrote the play himself?"
She-Yes. But to make sure, the first
time | come across him in heaven I'll
ask him.
But s'pose he isn't there?'
Then you can ask him. '-Brooklyn
Life.
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Schedule Effective Sept. Is, 1900.
Mixed

Chester-Southern Ry., 8. A. L., and
L. & G.
Yorkville-S. C. & G. Extension.
Gastonia-Southern Ry.
Lincolnton-S. A. L.
Newton & Hickory-Southern Ry.
Lenoir-Blowing Rock Stage Line and
c. & N.
L. F. REID, G. P. Agent.
Chester, South Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-20
GASTON.

GASION.
Gastonia Gazette, February IA: Mrs.
Linden Smith, of Glover spent Wednes-
day in the city. the guest of Mrs. G. w.
Ragan. Mrs. Smith is a sister Of
MIR. Harden, the Arlington's popu-
lar book keeper. Miss Kate Cody,
of Yorkville, who has been visiting
Airs. Jane Gulick, has returned
to her home. .....At the battle Of
charlottesville, nearly 40 years ago,
Mr.. n. l.. Clinton lost leg. The limb
was ambutated below the knee and
thrown away on the field. But he has
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he not been mashed into the mud he
would have been instantly killed. He
may possibly recover. 90. Miss Eula
Baker daughter Of Mr.. w. P. Baker,
Of the eastern section Of this county,
died Thursday night, February IA, 1901,
after a lingering illness of consump-
ton. She was about IS years of age,
member Of the Baptist church, and
an exemplary young Christian woman.
While loading saw mill stocks on a
wagon one day last week one Of the
skids on which they were rolling the
stock, slipped and the stock fell across
the legs Of Mr.. George Bowers, hurt
inc him severely. But for one end Of
the stock being held up by the other
skid, both his legs would have been
broken above the knees. The car
rier on the Monroe mail route had an
unfortunate accident near Wilson's
store last Wednesday. His horse was
trotting brisk trot, when he suddenly
checked him up causing him to fall
and break his neck. The carrier
brought the mail the rest Of the way
afoot.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
King cohn in Town

Louis COhn, formerly king Of
Wagner, arrived in the city last
night. His arrival was not as con.
spicuous as CraLy Snakes, but be
has been sought after more times
and has cost the government quite
as much.
Cohn is Hebrew of the He.
brews. A few years ago he landed
al Wagner He there opened up
hop ale joint ana conducted il
successfully until he was embraced
In Col. Soper's hop ale drag net.
During his stay at Wagner, how
ever, Cohn was king bee. He
built palace in which anything
could be had at any time by the
knowing ones; he spent his money
freely add the poker chips ratified
in his place from morning till
night. Cohn Dragged about his
prowess; said that the prosecuting
attorney was afraid to monkey
with himi that he was immunej
that he knew a thing or two, but
he didn't and for the past year or
two Cohn has been evading the
officers. He has since his arrival
here been incommunicado, not
speaking a word and as silent as a
sphinx. There are four cases
against him for disposing of liquor
and three cases where he forfeited
his bond. He is known as Cohn,
king Of the hop ale joints, and Ia
responsible for about dozen men
being sent to the pen or having
had to pay big court charges, -
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Aschool teacher says ne whips his pu'
pills to make them smart.-Chicago
Daily News.
A Natural Inquiry. -Madeline-"l
got my lips chapped yesterday" Willie
WHO was the chap?"-,ludge.
Johnnie (pieking up a hailstone)--
"ls this what dada meant when he
saiditwas raining hard?"-Ally sloper.
What was the temperance question In
India2-The jug-er-not. What was the
toper's solution Of it?-The jug-or-
naughty. Y. Independent.
Eustace "Flutter says he is go
ing TO make a clean breast Of H." Noel
Little--"Well, he's goose, and ought TO
be called down.'-lndianapolis News.
Indignant Father-''The prices this
tailor charges are simply scandalous.
What the deuce possessed You 20 go 90
such man?" spendthrift son-"Hob-
sons choice, dear dad. lie was the only
one who'd give me crcdit."-Ally Sloper.
Procrastination ~ the great Ameri-
can sin. An Atchison man confesses
that for seven years he has been intend
ing every day 10 buy a new knife, his
old one being dull, broken and dirty,
but he will probably carry the old knife
the rest Of bis slife.-Atchison Globe.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
Terrible Disease Fastens IT.
self on Its Victims
Weekly.
IS VERY PREVALENT
Morbus Sabbatticus Attacks Large
Numbers of Citizens But is
Only Painful For a Few Hours
at Time and is Caused by
Church Bells Ringing.

Two prominent clergymen Of
Vinita informed the Chieftain that
the disease known to the profes.
sion as morbus sabbatticus has
in its most dangerous
and malignant form in this city
and that there is not less than 100
cases right now Of the worst type.
II attacks only church members.
They take it suddenly Sunday
morning after breakfast. They
have it every Sunday. The attack
lasts till 10 minutes after IL a. m. f,
then the patient gets up and eats
and talks and laughs.
In the afternoon he feels all
right, walks and talks and per.
haps goes driving, eats hearty
supper. But before church time
has another bad attack and stays
at home. He is all right Monday
and don't have any more attacks
till next Sunday. There is no
remedy and every case is hopeless.
No need to get alarmed or call a
doctor. 1t is more apt to attack
the head OF the family than other
members.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
THE KATY STATUS.
Railroad official Believes Road VIII
Consolidate with Others.

A prominent railroad man who
passed through Vinita on his way
south yesterday and who, for
reasons of policy does not desire
to have his name quoted, was asked
by the Chieftain what effect the
big railroad deals in Wall street
would have on the Katy. He re-
piled:
"Concerning the Katy railroad,
whatever arrangements may be in
contemplation for changing it's
status and affecting its rele,ions
with other southwestern lines, no
definite and authoritative state
ments are yet forthcoming. That
its present independent position
will be changed there are many
confident predictions by high
authority, but what form the plans
will take is not known.
1.-The building of the Kansas
City Southern materially affected
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
both companies controlling routes
from Kansas City to the gulf.
Since the reorganization of the
Kansas City Southern, however,
the formers keen rate competition
has been materially modified and
both properties have been doing
well. Any extension of the com.
munity Of ownership principle
now practically in existence by
mutual interests Of the controlling
powers of the Kansas City South.
ern, the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas and the Missouri Pacific
will, it is believed, unite all three
roads"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07

friends, those whom they have
employed to collect the money,
and Owen and bis crowd of ire
sponsible shysters ought to be
shown up and fully exposed.
Crazy Snake had as much right
to seize the Greek government, as
these people have to go TO Wash
ington and set themselves up as
the authorized attorneys of the
nation. There must be a lament.
able lack of Information Ia some
quarter to allow these impositors
to appear before the departments,
aud the committees of congress
and to publicly claim that they
represent the Cherokees.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
dood News for the Deputies


Chief Deputy Marshal Frank
Genung has returned from WASH
ington City, where he was sent
several weeks ago by Marshal
Grady to lay before the attorney
general the extreme importance Of
immediate legislation in regard to
fees for marshals and witnesses in
the Indian Territory. Mr.. Genung
states that Attorney General
Griegs readily saw the necessity Of
such relief and at once interested
himself to such purpose that a bill
was prepared providing that Fed
eral fees shall be paid in all pro.
cess served in the Indian Territory
both for misdemeanOIs and felo-
nies, and also, that witnesses shall
receive pay and mileage for attend
ing commissioners court trials.
The bill was taken in charge by
Mr.. Lacey, chairman of committee
on Indian affairs, and it was intro.
duced as an amendment to the
deficiency bill. Before he left
Washington, Mr.. Genung had the
assurance of both the senate and
the house committees on Indian
affairs that the bin would be re.
ported favorably and there is not
the slightest doubt but that it will
60 through when the deficiency
bill! is passed, This is indeed good
news for the Territory officials as
we'll as for the army Of Witnesses
who annually have to attend court
away from home and bear their
own expenses. 1t will work a
revolution in the history of the
Territory, and the benefits OF the
change Will quickly become appar-
ent in a better enforcement OF the
laws than was possible under the
conditions which have prevailed, ,
from the officers being handi.
capped by lack Of means TO prop
erly perform their duties, no
matter how willing they might
have been They will now be
able to make at least a living out
Of their dangerous employment.
Mr.. Genung also states that he
had every assurance that the cor
poraliun bill aud the Greek and
Cherokee treaties will be passed as
well as much other important ter
rilory lcgislation.-South McAles-
,sr Capital
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
Exists on Long Prairie, Forty
Miles Southeast of
this City,
THREE DESPERAD0ES
Don Beck, Clark Thompson and
Richard Foreman Are Terror.
izing the Country-Proteotion
to the People is An Absolute
Necessity.

A letter from Deputy Marshal
d. NJ. Webb, written Sunday and
received at the marshal's office
Monday states that almost a reign
OF terror exists in the Long Prairie
vicinity about forty miles south
east OF Vinita. Within the last
three weeks the record of crime in
that immediate neighborhood is
one murder, three robberies, one
man mortally wounded and one
rape case.
Marshal Webb says that some
thing will have to be done to pro-
tect the people over there, and
that an officer should be stationed
there without delay.
Deputy Webb succeeded in cap.
turing Richard Foreman, but Don
Beck and Clark Thompson are
still at large. Beck killed John
Dildine last "Wednesday night and
Foreman shot old man Dildine.
Foreman was taken to Table.
quah Monday. George Webb re-
turned from the scene of the dis
turbance Monday.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.

The most important matter dis
cussed at the Indian Territory
Medical society's recent session at
South McAlester, says the Ameri.
can Journal of Surgery, was the
total absence of any government
establishment for the treatment Of
the insane or care for the feeble.
minded Of the territory. The con.
dilion of affairs in some parts Of
the territory is something terrible
worse than anything heard of in
the dark ages: the insane chained
to posts in log huts and without
medical attention; or at best in.
carcerated in prisons with felons.
Those less violent, though often
dangerous to the people, are al.
lowed to roam about the country
without restraint-indeed there is
doubt whether the present law in
most OF the nations provides for
their restraint. IL is estimated
that $50 Of these unfortunales are
to be found in the five tribes-all
urgently needing hospital care and
treatment, not TO mention the
probably larger number of epilep-
tics and imbeciles who should be
the special wards of the United
States government instead of dis
grace to twentieth century civiliza.
tion and menace to the commun-
ity in which they live.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

There is tea grown and gathered
Japan that sells for as much as
dollars a pound.
Hamburg burned In 1890 3,065
tons Of coal, OF which l,645,sOO Z
came from the Westphalian dist
and 2,420,O00 tons, or far more d
half the entire supply, was impor
from Great Britain.
Taking the Australian colonies
the aggregate, there are only 75
married females for every 100 unu
rled males. In New South w
alone, according to the last cenI
there are nearly 100000 more unn
Tied males than unmarried female
In Europe, where polished flo
have so long been popular, 1t is
custom 20 polish them carefully,
preferably with a cloth fastened
the shoe. Professional cleaners or
ishers have learned TO skate abo9
n great rate, and 10 do polish
quickly and well.
The pope has ordered that alb
100000 old swords, hnlberds, sps
and battle axes In the vatican arm
be melted and the iron sold. a
mace for the purpose has been erec
In the vatican gardens. The weap
are useless except as curios, and
q great deal 20 keep them pollshe'
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
ROCK CREEK NOTES.
An Interesting Budget of News
From That Thrifty Locality.

Did you see the ground hog last
Saturday.
Bro. Tanner will preach at
Groves Point Sunday. Come out
and hear him.
Will Tenant of Grove is visiting
his parents this week.
Mrs. Bob Ham is on the sick
list.
John Belew rs down with small.
pox.
Ellis Webb and family have
moved on the Atkins place.
Charley Meads and family have
moved back in this neighborhood.
They live on Mr.. Godard's place.
Lige Motion is quite sick.
Misses Lucy Payton and Minta
Payton visited their brother near
Pryor Creek this week.
After an illness of fourteen days
with pneumonia, Silas Perry de.
parted this life Feb'y 2nd, 1901, at
9 a. m. at his home in Vinita. Mr..
Perry was born in Georgia and
came to this country with the
Cherokees, having settled on Cow.
skin prairie; after living there a
few years be moved TO Texas and
came back in 1891 and located on
Rock Creek where he lived until
last September, when he moved to
Vinita. He was married in 1860
to Miss Jennie Albright, and four
children were born to them, two
of whom are dead. His wife died
in 1892 and in 1896 he was married
to Mrs. Fannie Fox Of Baxter
Springs, Kas., who with one girl
survives him. He was buried
with Masonic honors Sunday after.
noon. The family have the sym.
pathy OF large circle ofiriends.
Nat Perry Of Grove and Zeke
Perry of Fairland attended the
funeral Of their brother Sunday.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07

China Is peculiar as being he habitat
Of the most northern species OF mon
key found. These inhabit the noun
tains north OF Pcking and are entire
ly free from the diseases which carry
on tropical monkeys when introduced
into cold climates. They enjoy play
ing in the snow and apparently do not
suffer In the least from the cold. They,
90, grow 10 a large size, adults reach
ing nearly 3h feet in height. They are
yery intelligent and large numbers
are taken and trained for exhibition
by the Chinese.--I,ondon Mail.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
OUR TRUE AGENTS.

Robt. L. Owen aud his associ.
ates in Washington, and in the
Cherokee nation, and bending
every energy to get their clutches
upon the 100000 indebtness
due the Cherokee nation, notwith.
standing w. L. Halsell of Vinita,
and Mr.. Turner Of Oklahoma City,
are the legally authorize d agents
Of the Cherokee nation for the coll
lection of this money. Owens &
company are acting wholly with.
out authority from the Cherokee
nation, and it is remarkable that
they are able to get the ear OF a
single member OF either house Of
congress. Frank Bondinol, John
Henry, Dick aud Bob Oven, con.
stitule the triumyifale that repre-
senis the iullblood organization in
the Cherokee nation. The organ.
izaiion they represent is without
authority, aud in the same cate.
CORY as "Crazy Snake" and his
band Of malcontents in the Greek
country.
lfthe money is due the emf
grant Cherokees they certainly
ought to have, and will get il If
Halsell and Turner collect the
money, as ihe contract with them
provides. The constituted auth
orities Of the Cherokee nation
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07

Don't let the little ones sleep IN
cotton or linen night garments In
winter. II you can't afford flannel,
make them some flannelette sleep
ing suits or night gowns. VI you do
this, have warm, light clothing on
the beds and keep the windows open,
whatever the weather. You will find
that the little ones will very seldom
be troubled by colds or coughs A
screen between the bed and window
will prevent all danger from draft,
but remember there Is more draft
from a slightly opened window than
from one wide open, so don't be sat-
isfed TO have IL open only a tiny
chlnk. Washington Star
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
IMPORTANT TO FREEDMEN.

An event Of unusual importance
to Cherokee freedmen is the an
nouncement Of dates by the Dawes
commission for the enrolment Of
this class Of Cherokee citizens
Greater abuses If possible have
been practiced in the making OF
former rolls of these people than
in any other instance in the his.
tory of the Cherokee Tribe. Every
roll that has ever been made Of
Cherokee freedmen is admitted TO
be oulrsgeously fraudulent The
treaty provision under which the
freedmen obtained their citizen.
ship in the Cherokee nation stipu-
lates that all those freedmen for
merly owned as slaves by the
Cherokees who should elect to re.
turn TO The nation within six
months after the ratification Of the
treaty Of July 10, 1866. should be
deemed to be Cherokee citizens.
Many Of them returned within the
time specified, but large numbers
Of them came in afterwards and
took up their abode and have since
enjoyed the rights Of Cherokees.
The roll that is now 20 be made
by the Dawes commission will be
with careful investigation Of all
these matters, aud tho presump
tion is that many will be excluded
from the fnal rolls who will bs
unable to show that they have
complied with all the conditions.
The work is TO begin go days
hence and will be a period Of ex-
cltement for this class Of people.
The last census Of freedmen made
several years ago reached the num-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07

Vinita has enjoyed a period of
lsw-enforcement under the present
city administration so wholly at
variance with, and such a vast inn
provement upon the old regime
under the domination OF the Hooley
Bell crowd that the better element
Of the town will be slow to
entertain the thought Of allowing
ii to drift back into the old rut.
The certainty with which violators
of tine law, and disturbers of the
peace are apprehended and made
to answer in the shape Of fines has
had a wonderfully salutary effect
upon an element that formerly
gave no end Of trouble. The voters
Of the town will be slow to turn
the municipal government back
into the hands Of the men whose
former reign was so notoriously
bad.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
AGAINST LEASES.
Judge Springer corrects Misstate-
ment.

WAsAISGToN, d. g., Feb. /, 1901.
Editor Chieltain-I have been
informed that some newspaper has
published a statement to the effect
that | am in favor OF the mining
leases. This IS absolutely false.
l am opposed 10 any recognition
in the treaties OF any mining leases
in the Cherokee nation or Creek
nation. II such publication has
been made, please do me the jus.
tice TO publish this statement.
Very truly yours,
w. NJ. SPRINGER.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07
BELLS nIsTAKE.

1t has been the remark Of some
of Hoolie Bells admirers that the
Chieitain is unable TO give the
man Justice or to see anything
good in him. Nothing could be
further from the truth. The Chief.
tain places the public good far
above its consideration for any
mere individual. Men are only
mentioned d as they come in juxta.
position to any principle involving
the public veal. That Mr.. Bell is
tolerated in public place at all be-
trays a dangerous and regreltabls
moral callousness among a consid.
erable number Of otherwise reput-
able citizens. Mr.. Bell mistakes
such federation for a yindication
of conduct reprehensible and motor
iously bad. He has gained dis.
tinciion by shameful conduct, and
has lef. no mark Of merit upon a
long public career that has not
been widely useful.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-02-07

MRS, Carrie Nations saloon
smashing campaign in Kansas has
brought up the interesting legal
question, whether the lsw.break-
saloons have any protection in law
against her assaults. ln the eye
of the law the saloon in Kansas is
an outlaw aud a nuisance and
therefore, in default OF the enforce.
ment OF the law by the proper
officers, any citizen is legally JUS
tlhed in taking steps TO abate the
nuisance. The TACT that all the
cases against this erraiio woman
have been dismissed at Wichita
aud elsewhere goes TO support this
view as does also the fact that the
saloon keepers ia lhe towns where
this redoublably woman has APP
prared, instead Of trying legal
means Of protection, have closed
their places aud lain low. Her
aciioe is Questioned but certain y
h.. shr has held up % shame and
cJnlempt The plicers of ,he law In