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The Chinese indemnify.

Washington, April 9.-The State
department has heard further from
Mr.. Rockhill, our special commits
sioner at Pekin, touching the effort
making there to reach an agreement
respecting the indemnity to be de-
manded from Chinese government.
Mr.. Rockhill's principal effort, act
ing under direct Instructions from
Secretary Hay, is to induce the
ministers of other powers to keep
down the total of their claims to the
amount which the financial experts,
headed by Sir Robert Hart, have
decided to be within the ability of
China to pay. The United States
government has felt that on no
account should the total indemnity
claim exceed 40,000,000 pounds
sterling, and has steadfastly sought
to make that figure the outside limit
of the claim. For itself the State
Department claims $25,O0O,0OO in
demnity and has supplied Mr.. Rock
hill with data for the presentation Of
an itemizcd account showing the
expenditures made by the govern
ment of the United States in the
transportation of our military con-
tingent in China, its maintenance
there, and the just claims Of the
missionaries who were American
citizens and suffered in property and
person from the Boxer outbreak.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-04-17

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chafing quickly healed by using DeWitt's
witch iiazol Salvc. 1t is initiated. Be sure
you get DcWitCs. j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-04-17

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
~ candy Cathartic, ouro constipation forever.
l0c, 26c. II G. @. c. fail, druggists refund money
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-04-17

At the request of gentleman liv-
ing near Seneca we publish the fol-
lowing address, delivered by DR.. A.
Il. Durham at Middle Tiger church,
in Spartanburg county, on Oct Der
10Th, 1870:
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16
EXCITEMENT AHEAD.

Affairs in the Cherokee nation
are fast approaching a crisis. The
coming months will be fraught
with events Of great importance to
all the people OF the Cherokee
country. There has never been
time that approached the present
in the intensity of interest that is
now opening up. All eyes are up
On this country. Even while con.
gress is not in session the mem
bers of both houses are interested
in the final solution of the prob.
lens that confront them in the
future with reference TO the Cher.
okees. The defeat of the recent
proposed agreement has made it
imperative that steps be taken to
make one that will meet the de.
mands Of the times. The Chief
tain will maintain its prestige
among the newspapers of the
country in the intelligent discus
sion of all subjects relating to these
affairs. The paper goes into the
homes Of large number of the
people of the nation both citizen
and non-citizen, and its reputation
for absolute fairness in presenting
all sides Of every question is well
known. When the new treaty is
formed and given to the people
for their consideration. the Chief.
tain will be either for or against il
as ils judgment may determine.
II will enter the fight for OF
against it's ratification with all the
vigor and aggrsssiveness that have
characterized its utteranoes here,
tofore when issues have arisen
and occasion demanded. 1t pro.
poses to know what is put into
the treaty and what every sen
tence means. There need be no
meaningless phrases used. Plain
English that the common people
can understand d will be insisted on,
and the discussion must be free
and fair
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16
DYNAMlTED A SAFE.
Thieves Blew Open the Strong Box
at Alton Depot but Got No Cash.

Fridsy night the depot safe at
Alton was blown open with dyna-
mite. The explosion not only de-
molished the safe but tore out a
portion of the building. The
thieves gained nothing for their
trouble, all the cash having been
banked in the evening. The COM
pany lost some papers and had
some books ruined, however, but
they have duplicates of these.
Whoever the thieves are they are
expert cracksmen.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

ial matters, and that after ascer-
laining what our difficulties are;
alter carefully examining and
studying the matters, he will be
willing to use that great brain and
those brawny shoulders to bring
about a solution OF these problems
for the improvement and better
ment Of the Cherokee people, Of
the Creek people, Of the Seminole
people, and for the entire Indian
Territory. We should, indeed, be
glad to have him come among us
with a view to studying these mat
ters for our advantage. As | have
before stated, it is not my purpose
at all, TO Try to add to the welcome
that has been given the Senator by
my friend, Mr.. Thompson. 1t is
not my purpose to try to tell you
what the Senator proposes to do.
We would like to hear that from
himself but it is my purpose to
say to you now, ladies and gentle
men, that we have now a chanoe
such as We never have had since i
have been in this territory,to have
a man speak for US in the halls Of
congress. To speak for some pri-
vate, selfish interest? No-a man
who wants to speak for the gener-
al good Of the public of this Cher
okee nation, and OF this entire In.
dian Territory, and we hope that
the result of this visit mag be that
we will have him for our friend TO
represent US in all matters that
will affect US in future legislation
concerning this country, and the
questions that confront us here.
The solution OF the question Of
our land titles is worthy OF the
best intellect Of the day, of the
ablest minds OF the country, and
We now have an opportunity OF en-
listing in our behalf a man OF such
qualities. The questions that FOL.
low upon that problem, then, show
the complex situation as alluded
to by my friend Mr. Thompson.
The school question, the road
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16
DUTY OF THE COUNCIL.

The present session Of the Cher
okee national council will make a
great mistake il II fails to arrange
for the making Of another treaty
The time is now auspicious and
ought not to be wasted. The gov.
erument at Washington under.
stands the situation here better
than ever before, and the citizens
Of the nation know better what is
wanted Than ever before. The
two treaties that have failed were
discussed 50 fully, and their strong
and their weak points so clearly
pointed out as TO make the iea-
lures necessary 20 a fair and equit-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16
MISSING MAIL CARRIER
w. w. Caldwell Is Probably Safe In
Missouri Where lie Is Visiting.

Mention was made some time
ago Of the disappearance Of w. w.
Caldwell, The we'll known mail
carrier between Grove and Salina.
Some Of his friends suspected foul
play as nothing could be cleaned
Of his whereabouts. Today The
Chieftain received letter from
Mr.. d. N. Fink, cashier Of the
bank Of Grove, stating that Cald.
we'll cashed a check April both
and said that he was going to Mis-
souh. The bank people do not
believe that any misfortune has
belalleu Caldwell.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

able agreement we'll understood by
all intelligent people. However
there is still a small and some
what irresponsible element among
the citizens Of the Cherokee ma
ton who are opposed to anything
and everything that means the de-
struction OF tribal autonomy.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

Council has adjourned and
an agreement will be mads by a
commissi"1eI <Sogotiate with the
Dawes com mission. All such ne
gotiaiions should be made within
the bounds 'of the Cherokee ma
ton and not at Washington. There
are certain influences thrown
around delegations at Washing
ton that are ihimical to the free
expression of the wishes and
rights OF the Cherokee people. A
fair treaty should now be made
and submitted TO a vote. and If
ratified would no doubt meet with
the approval of congress before
the new year.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

question, corporate interests, and
the question Of government by
municipal corporations--all of
these matters follow upon the so.
luton of the one matter Of land
titles, and it is TO these matters
that we invite your attention, Sem
ator. We ask that YOU take upon
you some Of the troubles that we
are bearing here, and that you en-
deavor to solve them to our best
interests.
want to say to you, ladies and
gentlemen, that Senator Quarles
is the acting chairman, il am
correctly informed, Of the senate
committee on the Five Civilized
Tribes of the Indian Territory.
He is a man who is interested ir
gstling down to the root Of these
troubles, and for that purpose he
has come among US, he has trav-
eled over our bad roads; he has
taken the long and ardUous trip
from Okmulgee to Muskogee; from
Muskogee to Tahlequah, and
throughout the length and breadth
Of this country he has gone seek
ing aud conversing, and seeing and
learning for himself, and, now,
ladies and gentlemen, / assure you
of the pleasure it affords me to in.
troduce to you the Honorable SEN
ator j. V. Quarles, of Wisconsin,
who will address you upon this
occasion.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

Congressman Charles Curtis
told the Creeks in a speech to
their national council that the
Cherokees had rejected their
treaty and now were sorry for it.
This statement is on a par with
the statements Of Mr.. Curtis gen.
orally. The Cherokees are not
sorry for having rejected the
treaty and would do the same
ihi1g again.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16
THE RECEPTION
Continued from first page.)
JUDGE dlLL's ADDRESS.

Judge Joseph a. Gill followed
Mr.. Thompson in short address
formally presented the guest. His
remarks were happily received
and, when he suggested the prob.
ability Of Senator Quarles consid.
ering himself the especial repre-.
sentative Of the people OF the In.
dian Territory, he sounded a pop.
ular chord, his hearers endorsing
the idea with their applause.
Judge Gill said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gen.
tlemen:-I do not know what /
can add to the glowing and elo-
quent words that have fallen from
the lips OF my friend, Mr. Tbomp-
son. Certainly tho guest that we
have with US on this occasion
needs but very little introduction
at The hands Of anyone 10 an aud
ience in the Cherokee nation. The
attendance upon this occasion
proves that be is indeed a most
welcome guest, and that his name
has been the charm 10 bring you
together. But this committee has
seen fit to say that shall precede
the remarks that we hope to hear
from our guest with some words Of
introduction, introducing him per-
sonally TO the audience in a form
al manner and also introducing to
the audience somewha. Of his pur.
pose among us, and OF what we
may expect to hear when he shall
respond. IL is unnecessary, then
for me to make an extended Gd.
dress; it is unnecessary for me to
do more than to say to you, ladies
and gentlemen who are here as
sembled, that we have a man with
us who is so big, who, 10 bis work
is so general with view to the
good Of mankind, that he has left
his state Of Wisconsin and has
come down here TO investigate
conditions, and he proposes here
after to represent not only bis own
state, but MS we hope, he may
represent Us in the halls Of cou-
gress. 1t is for this purpose that
we have met. il is for the pur-
pose Of paying him a social well
come. aud Of hearing from nim
the result Of bis Investigations
during the past week that we have
come tcgether 10 do him honor on
this auspicious occasion. Senator
Quarles il a gentleman Of high
standing among bis fellow seua.
tore; a man who is great enough Ia
take the place OF that illuslrious
western man who stood so long
aud so faithfully for the interests
of the west aud southwest, euator
Preston B. Plumb, Of Kansas-who
is big enough to take that mans
] place aud represent our interest,
and If we can induce him, by hos
pitable means, by words Of vel.
come; if we can induce him 70
take hold Of the needs and wants
Of the situation that has fallen and
now rests upon the Indian Terri.
tory, and solve The questions that
confront us to our interest, we
have, indeed, gained a great ally,
and we have gained great point
1 understand that in his inyestiga,
tions here he is seeking 10 under
stand the principles tina; undeflle
1.-The questions involved 10 territor-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

The Daily Chieflain again step
ped to the front last Saturday and
printed the largest number Of pa.
pers in its territory, aud the most
of them went into the hands of
readers before the sun set OF that
dov
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

The percentage Of all the Grim.
al business Of the United States
court at this place that can be
directly tracable to the use o. sale
ofintoxicating Of liquor IS something
marvellous. Nearly the entire
docket at this term lie composed OF
whiskey cases or of crimes grow.
ing out of the drink habit. The
government is spending a mint Of
money trying to suppress this par.
licular class OF crime.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

The great difficulty heretofore
has been, and continues to be, that
the Cherokees have not been able
to make themselves heard by
members of congress and others
who come to the territory to in
vestigale conditions. The Dawes
commission in their reports have
been lamentably short in touching
upon the most important features
of the strange and anomalous con-
ditions existing here. The Cher.
okees want exactly what every
honest member of the American
congress wants to give them, and
the only difficulty lies in a full
and proper understanding of ev.
erything in detail connected with
the subject. The opponents Of
the rights of the real Indian have
always been able to get the ear Of
committees visiting the territory
and finally Of congress itself.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

1t has been charged that the
Chieitain is opposed to the ralifi.
cation Of any sort OF an agreement
and that it represents the large
land holders. Those who have been
reading the paper for the last ten
years know that this is utterly
false. The Chieitain iavois max.
ing a treaty without delay, and
believes that it ought to be made
at home instead Of at Washington
City. The treaty recently voted
on aud rejected could be amended
by striking out the Objectionable
features, and there are abundant
assurances that such treaty
would meet the approval Of con.
gress. The kind Of a treaty the
Chieflain wants is one that does
not disinherit large portion oi
the children Of the tribe as the re-
cent one did, and one that wipes
out all oil and mineral leases and
settles forever in definite terms
the question Of land titles. The
long list Of reservations Of land
given away without remuneration
ought to be stricken out as the
Cherokees have no land to give
away and none to sell.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

II that mineral clause in the de.
feated treaty didn't mean any
thing, please leave it out of the
next one.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

Advertisers are beginning to un.
deTsland the value of the services
Of the Daily Chieitain as a direct
promoter Of local trade, to say
nothing Of it's usefulness in the
rapid and general advancement OF
every local interest-business,
moral, social and industrial No
field was ever more thoroughly
covered by a publication than is
Vinita and the nearby country by
the Daily Chiellain.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

The act Of council providing for
the making OF new treaty will
have TO have the approval Of the
president Of the United States be
fore being effective, after which
ths commission will arrange place
and date with the Dawes conEA
sion for entering upon iis woIk.
From ibe beginning Of negotis-
liuns the commission viii have
twenty days in which 70 complete
ils work. apd after twenty days
notice lhe election q vote uppn Il
viii be held. a confidently be-.
lieved satisfactory agreement
will be reached and ratified. The
time a aoslicious and lhe Reople
anxious log doal settlement
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

The large majority OF votes re-
Gently polled in the Cherokee ma.
ton sgalnst the ratification Of the
proposed treaty ought to be sufi
cient 10 silence he clamor raised
before the election, aud continued
since, that the Cherokee people
we're making mistake. There is
certainly no grounds for The be-
lief that the large number Of in.
intelligent Writer'S had been misled
or that they did not know what
they were about when the agree.
ment was voted down.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16

D. NJ. MARRs, Editor and Publisher
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-16
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Evening star., 1901-03-11

througn trains from the South arrive Washing
lon Of Am, 6:52 am, 1885 am. daily. l0:l6
s-m' aaiiy. except Monday. 2:l5 pm. and $50
p.m. oaliy From Harrisonburg 1897 a. week
Gays and s:49 pm. daily. From Charlottesville
s:2s am. and 9:4o pm. daily.
Evening star., 1901-03-11
THE FIGHTING FIFTH.
Gallant Troopers Leave for Service I'm
the Philippines.

Gallant Troopers Leave for Service I'm
the Philippines.
Headquarters and Troops I, K, L, NJ OF
the fighting 5th Cavalry, departed from
Fort Myer yesterday for service in the
Philippines. The preceding days had been
full Of hustle and activity preparing for
the long Journey and only a few details
remained to be completed yesterday. Near
ly all the horses had been shipped west
last week, only the few needed to haul the
luggage vans to the depots being kept, and
these were taken along with the soldiers.
Troops and K left by the Chesapeake and
Ohio shortly after 3 o'clock, and Troops L
and NJ by the Baltimore and Ohio at 4
o clock. The men came to the city on cleo
trio cars and reached their embarking
points by the same means. The troops will
reunite at ST. Louis and travel thence to
San francisco in train of several sec
tions, picking up on the way to the Golden
Gate Troops A from Fort Huachuca Ariz.
Z and ID from Fort Grant Ariz., and c
from Fort Wingate, N. NJ. All will sail
for Manila on the transport Meade leaving
San Francisco about March 1S. Troops E.
F. G and H will remain in this country at
stations in the southwest.
There were crowds of well wishers both
at the Baltimore and Ohio depot and at 9th
street and Maryland avenue where l and
K departed, and the sentiment of the gath
ertngs showed that both officers and men
mad become very popular during their stay
in this vicinity.
The officers who will accompany the
troops to Manila are: Col William A. Raft
ferty, Lieut.. Col. Henry Jackson, Major
Charles l. Cooper. Capts. Parker w. West,
Noel g. Bishop, William A. Holbrook and
Fred w. Foster; First Lieutenants Melvin
w. P. Rowell, John T. Hains Francis
Parker and Samuel G. Jones; Second Lieu
tenants George b. Comfy, Percy W. Ar
mold, Hamilton Foley and Hubert L. Wig
more.
Evening star., 1901-03-11
Mr.. Mills Defends His Plan.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Referring to the letter of Mr. j. L. Egral
in your issue of Saturday, in which he says
he read with supreme disgust my pro-
test against the Grant statue Site" and
that the more he thinks Of it ''the more
ridiculous and stupendously nonsensical it
seems,' will you permit me to say, through
your valuable columns, that every friend
met since my letter in Fridays isue has
commended the proposition to place the
statue Of General Ulysses Simpson Grant
at the southwest corner of Lafayette Park
two other statues to be placed upon other
corners, including comrades of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Society of the Army
of the Potomac, Union Veteran Legion,
Union Veterans Union, Military Order of
the Loyal Legion of the United States, Sons
Of Union Veterans, members Of the Confed-
crate Veterans Association, Spanish War
Veterans, Sons Of the American Revolution,
Sons Of the Revolution officers Of the army
and navy and citizens who, not having as
sisted in preserving the Union, admire the
deeds Of the great soldiers and sailors ard
of the rank and file Of the army and navy,
through whose devotion the life Of the ma
ton was saved. I would not have consid-
cred Mr. Egral's letter worthy of notice
did it not afford me cause for the preceding
statement and the opportunity of further
saving that I believe the location of the
Presidents stables will be almost univer-
sally condemned and that of the southwest
corner of Lafayette Park almost univer-
sally approved.
WILLIAM HOWARD MILLS.
Evening star., 1901-03-11
IN FAVOR OF THE NEGATIVE.
Decision Rendered by Judges of De-
bate by Law Students

A large audience Saturday evening as
sembled in the hall of the Columbian Uni
versity to listen to the fourth public debate
under the auspices of the society of the
schools of law. Whether or not The Dis
trict of Columbia Should Have SeIf-gov-
ernment'' was the subject of spirited de-
bate.
The speakers for the affirmative were:
j. Henry Altschu, Perry S. Pearson and
Harry ID. Reed of Georgia, while those de-
Tending the negative were: Daniel A.
Knapp, Francis G. Wilson, Massa chusetts,
and Joseph w. Cox, Virginia. Commits
sioner Macfarland, chairman; Willis Van
Devanter, Wyoming, and Theodore W.
Noyes Were the judges, and rendered
verdict in favor of the negative First
honors were awarded to Joseph w. Cox OF
Virginia, and second honors to Harry d.
Reed.
The principal argument on the negative
side was as to the propriety as well as the
necessity of the national government con-
trolling the territory where It's capital city
Is located, and the satisfactory results of
the existing form of government were
cited On the other hand, the national and
constitutional right of citizen to a voice in
the government which he supports was
fully emphasized.