The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-27
EX-CHiEF
OF CREEKS
WELL KNOWN
lsparcher Was Prominent in
All Causes.
SENT TO WASHINGTON
Most Remarkable Full Blood
in the Territory.


chief of the Creek nation. is dead. He
was 4 noted warrior
Ispracher went TO Bristow on the day
preceding his death and on his way home
in state of intoxication. fell from his
wagon. The wheels of the wagon passed
over his body. producing paralysis and
death early yesterday morning.
Isparacher bad been prominent in Creek
affairs for three score years and had
been connected with every treaty of i'm
portance between the United States gov
ernment and the Indians during that time
Recently he was chosen to represent the
tribe in Washington in matters of inn
portance connected with the Creek ma
ton
Isparecher was without doubt the most
remarkable fullblood Indian in the terri
tory. There are probably other public
men among the Five Tribes who were
more learned than he. and while most
Of them have Il portion of white blood in
them, yet none may be compared with
him as a statesman. Not a drop of any
other blood flows through his veins save
that of the Creek Indian, and his integ-
rity has never been questioned. An at
tempt was made in the Creek council a
few years ago to impeach him on some
frivolous charge. but it was promptly
voted down.
Isparacher was born in the old Greek
nation, i'm Alabama. ninety years ago.
and when quite young came west with
the Creeks. Little was heard of him from
that time until the civil war. when he
enlisted in the federal army and became
a member of the Indian home guards.
He served until the close of the war.
when ne came home and at once became
the acknowledged leader of what was
known as the loyal Creek party, which
was the name given to those Creek In
dians who refused 10 join the Confed-
eracy. After his return home Ispa -acher
was elected as n judge of one OF the dis
trict courts of the Creek nation, and held
this position until 1888 when Sam Che
cotah. one of his bitterest enemies, was
elected chief of the Creek nation. and
Isparacher was removed fro NOTICE. He
believed that he had been unjustly dealt
with. and gathering his forces. he at
tempted to overthrown the Creek gov
ernment.
At the head of about SEQ men. with the
stars and stripes his banner. he
marched through the Creek nation. and
but for the timely intervention of the
United States troops would doubtless
have taken possession of the capitol of
the nation. He retreated with his forces
TO return TO the Creek nation until he and
his party were forced to go to Fort Glib
son. l. T.. by the United States troops
and were kept there until they agreed 10
live quietly in their own nation. This in
surrection was known throughout the
Creek nation as the 'Isparacher war"
Soon after this war Isparachcr was. elect
ed as chief justice of the supreme court
of the creek nation. which position he
held until he was elected chief of the
nation i'm 1855 over the combined opposi-
ton of the Porter and Perryman parties.
He was strictly honest. and unearthed
number of frauds on the Creek nation
after he was elected chief among them
is the 5000 Creek warrant fraud. the
discovery of which has led the secretary
OF the interior TO refuse to disburse the
$4,000 which was appropriated by con-
gress with which to pay of the indebted
ness of the Creek nation
Isparacher was feet tall and weighed
about 200 pounds. He knew nothing of
the English language. His home was sit
uated twenty miles west Of Okmulgee.
between two mountains. three-quarters of
a mile off the main road. He had no chill
DIRE nand lived with his wife, a fullblood
Creek Indian. in a little box house l4xl5
feet, with a small lshed room in the back
and a porch in front His humble dwell
ing was enclosed with rail fence and
the yard is adorned with a few cedar
trees There III his humble way he en-
tertained his friends in true Indian style
and with true Indian hospitality. Not far
from the house is the barn and orchard.
and small farm. all of which is pre-
sided over b. his faithful wife.
When Ispracher first went 70 Washing
ton some years ago he there met the lady
who did his laundry work. She was a
white woman. The old Indian fel, IN love
with her. and through an interpreter
wooed and won the northern woman and
brought her to his home near Okmulgee
She did not long remain with her dusky
lord. but returned TO the gay life OF the
national capital.
His weath consisted principally of
horses and cattle. which run on the COM
mons near his premises