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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

From the tone OF Col. Needles
explanation Of the looling Of the
records Of the Dawes commission
a little more care will 30 exercised
hereafter as 10 their safety. While
bis explanation don't exactly ex'
plain, there Is an implied promise
10 put on a new aud heavier lock,
The old one had too many keys.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

Prof Dagger routed three trlmps
who had taken up their abode 10 the
public schuol building a few nis q
a,o. They had big ERE N one Of the
stoves and had settled down for the
night. The Professor captured one
them andturned him over % the g y
authorities and he wa. permitted 70
le W. town nn he douh eQulck,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23
LONG srRUooLr

N
To the readers Of the Nhieftain
there Is no more important su' jec'
that can be discussed than the
future prospects of the Indian
o'couniry. Without assuming the
mprerogative Of prophet. or the
on Of prophet, il is proper &c
Rliscuss the conditions as we fnd
A. lbem at this time. For teH/ years
s;he government has been sirenu
,usly engaged 10 ths- o-k of bring
ng order out Of chaos, aud wind
20 ng up the tangled affairs of the
Niye civilized tribes, and establish
Ping in,their country stable gov.
b'yHmeDt. First, tue Indian needed
protection against the sharpers OF
bic own people who were monop-
,lizing his land and thus render
r.ng the real Indian "homeless a.
home." The Dawes commission
was met on the very threshold Of
heir task by this class Of Indian
Sinponopolist who wanted no change
tiLn the matter of land tenure. They
wvere opposed to allotment and in.
4 pdividual title for the plausible
and potent reason that their in.
,fsres,s did not lie in that direction.
The work of the Dawes commits
elion was thus thwarted and hind.
tfred until the tack looked well
4 ,pigh hopeless. When the allot.
,,ment sGd NATURALIZATION of the
lands Of the FIVE tribes became in.
.ey table, and the movement Of the
N government toward the final
4 breaking up of the old tribal sys.
tenn became foregone conclusion,
new danger menaced the owners
'of the land. Powerful influences
4 In the territory and at Washing
+ ton set 20 work u capture the oil
4 land mineral, and backed by the
4 Is andard OIL company, aided by
"a great lobby at Washington the
iwork has been long drawn and
cedIous beyond description. In
A phe midst OF all these cOmplica-
Cions and embarrassments the In
fiian has been tue chief sufferer be-
cause il has been bis properly At
stake. HE country has been tn,
,5cene Of these fierce elements Of
Jlnfe that have clAshed aud
bslruggled for predominanoe. Like
lie parable Of the tares, which
s,ould not be rooted up without de
,slroying the wheat, in trying to
iislodge those who we're monOpo
hing the Indian land, and plund.
rin0 the tribal treasures, the
ighls OF the common Indian have
rafered greatly. The tedious
work Of determining who OF the
i7ast hordes Of claimants to citizen
Ship in all these tribes were en-.
Aiiled to enrolment has been the
bhief labor OF the Dawes commits.
iion for the last two years. This
iifiicult task at last is nearing
completion. The "beginning OF
he end" Gao now be seen. When
he last name has been added to
he rolls OF citizens then will it
definitely be known what consti
utes a pro rata share Of the land.
The balance will be merely mat
ers Of detail. How long il viii
ake to allot the lands is the burn.
ng question of the hour. The hope
a settled aud fixed form Of gov
rnment IL contingent upon indi.
dual titles TO the land. There IL
FORK enough in the Cherokee ma
Jon alone TO keep the presen,
iorce a. least Ave years closely en-
iaged Many hundreds Of Cher.
,kee children will yet be born, and
mighty COMPANY of them will be-
cid in their graves yet before It
\ an besinally announced that the
cork is finished.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The Muskogee Times sin hopes
the "integrily" of the men accused
of crookedness in the Greek land
transactions will be sufficient to
clear them. There are a few men
serving terms 10 the penitenliary
for completely in the Creek war
rant steal who stood equally high.
The Times argument would not
stand ia a court Of justice.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The necessity for keeping the
streets and alleys open aud unoc
cupied in Vinils ought to need no
demonstration nor defense. II
there is anything IN the present
plat that could, ia any way war
rant the closing Of street il
should be speedily renedied The
streets and alleys Of town belong
TO the public and are to be used
for the purposes tor which they
were originally set apart. No
technical advantage should he al.
lowed and our people ought to be
u unit in maintaining invi0lals the
public highways Of the town.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The aelion OF the government in
allowing The Indian TO retain his
hair is magnanimous, aud the
added concession that allows hun
TO exercise certain liberty in his
per-onal adornment is another ev-
idence Of the grand schems OF a
republican form Of government
Verify, the eagle doth screech in
very Joy thrr ughaul the land.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs has modified his first order
with reference 20 cutting off the
hair OF the Indian. Il is their
privileges that are now to be cut
instead.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

That anti Statehood memorial
written by Col Rnb't l. Owen, oI
Muskogee, aud passed at the re-
cent session Of the tribal council,
in ihe light Of The recent exposure
OF the land stealing IN the creek
nation, should be potent argu.
men, for immediate statehood.
Col. Ovens particular reason for
wanting statehood or any other
form Of stable government, is a,
present most painfully evident.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The "6ne Italian hand" OF Col
Bob Owen can be plainly die.
cerned between the lines in recent
editorials in the Muskogee papers.
The ways Of this great Indian
lobbyist are devious. and "for
ways that are dark and tricks that
ays vain, he 10 peculiar."
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The reports sent out from Mus.
kogee that Robt. l.. Owen is in
Washington as the representative
Of the Cberokeenation for the col.
lection OF one million dollars il
misleading. Oven was turned
down by the Cherokee council and
the contract for the collection OF
the money due the Cherokee ma.
lion let to Turner & Halsell. The
smount is not one million, but
four millions and upwards. Owen
claims TO represent bunch Of
iullbloods, but legally he repre-
sents no one but Oven.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

Seed Curn--See Brlns0n-Judd Grain
Co., near the Katy depot, ViDita.
Indian Territory. VIII
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The proposition to do awav
with the Dawes commission which
one hears almost daily, would, in
tAe opinion of the Chieflain be a
lamentable error. With the bust
ness of winding up the affairs OF
this country well in hand and uu-
der beadway to completion, il
we're little less than folly to turn
the work over to new and untried
hands. With all the delays and
hiudranGes that have character
lied the work Of the Dawes com
mission it is the most thoroughly y
equipped and efficient ins rumen
tality ever oIgsnized and set 10
work on the Indian problem in
he territory. The commission
should not be interiered with
again until the work is finished
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23
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Moon bill in its amended shape
for passage.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

Il is an exceedingly pleasant
thing to receive letters aud words
of commendation from friends or
the Chiefiain. 1t would perhaps
not be entirely proper to print
these letters as it would look like
throwing boquets at ones self. W.
desire 20 make acknowledgement t.
a number of very kind aud on
coursging letter recently com
mending The paper
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

About everybody except the
sou,h McAles'er Capital have
agreed that one state will eventu.
ally he made OF The original In.
dian Territory. II not one state
at the present time. II will be one
territory. One state is far pre-.
iersble.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The most wonderful thing that
has developed in The record steal
ing case a Muskngee is the "in
iegri'y" Of The thieves The man
who il facing the world with a
frank. honest purpose don't have
to sin dumb az an oyster when
auesti ned ~ to his acts.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The magnitude o. the theft ni
record OF the Dawes commission IL
somewhat modlfi d from the repor
irst sent out, but a crimp was put
into the land sptculations in the
Creek cauntry. Attention has
now been called to the daring
scheme. and there is a man named
Roosevelt at Washington who will
do the rest.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

Eradica,ing all other reasons
save the necessity of rest for the
physical man, aud sabbath oh
servance m, uld become universal
The nonOhservance of the Sabbath
is NOT only VI lation of the Law
Of God, hui a iransgres-ion of th'
laws Of nature, 'ha' ag-s men VIII
should be 10 the full erjoym-nt oi
their strength and vigor.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

lhe press gallery was femem
red by Chaplain Milburn. Of 4
ltnow trsnepifrs that he grea,
land sharks il the Indian Terri.
tory who seemed to have such
smoolh sailing are aoou to get
tangltd 4 mp with the interior De.
parimen,. II oil me greedy,
graspiug. land hu gry crowd cow
in this country e.cape the peui.
teniisry o. will be marvel How
ever. he first red estate agency
g. b. ofgauized ~ Mu kogee was
headtd by D brolher OF The acting
Chairman OF the Dawes commis-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

Everyone who is interested in
their political rights should at
tend the meeting at the court
house tonight The question Of
self government should create suf.
ficient interest in every citizen Of
Vinila 10 crowd the building from
wall TO wall
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The Weekly Chieitain is en-.
deavoring to get it's subscription
4 t upon strictly paid up basis 1t
cots no more to pay in advance
and it is far mIre sausfac ory to
0otn paper aud patron No uns
should get offended il the paper
stops when the time paid for lie
out, in fact that should be he rule
in every newspaper Office. The
rrioe of the Weekly ChirfIain is
only one dollar Tor a whole year,
aud we know that the paper is
worth many times the money to
any one who has any interest in
the affairs Of toe Indian country.
A little help from our friends will
enable US 20 adopt this rule, which
is only a good business principle.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

UNrIL THE FIRST OF MARCH
NEXT, The WEEKLY CHIEFTA1N
WILL, FOR EVERY CLUB OF THREE
NEW YEARLY SUBSCRIBERS Ac-
lcoMpAN1ED BY THREE DOLLARS,
SEND AN ERTRA COPY TO ANY
ADDRESS. ASK THREE OF YOUR
INEloHBoRs TO SUBSCRIBE AND
.rnUs GET YOUR PAPER FREE A
WHOLE YEAR.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

When the original Dawes com
mis-ion was apDpi,bed by Mr.
Cleveland. they were called TO
Washington, aud IN giving them
fosl instruction aud advice as to
their work among the Indians the
president old them, among many
other things, to MOI let it be said
when their work was finished that
the Indian had been wronged in
the -lightest degree. He under
Stood The delcacy OF their task
and 50 reminded them.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

When employees of the govern
ment become parties to the many
swindling schemes to beat the
Indians out Of their lands in he
Creek nation it il high time for a
change. The strong hand Of con
gress should be laid heavily upon
those whose indecent haste have
rendered the records Of the Dawes
commission insecure.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

Recent events have emphas' zed
the fact that II will require un
,csasing vigilance on the part OF
the interior department to prevent
the citizens of the five tribes from
being plundered Of their lands at
the fnal distribution and disinte.
grafton Of tribal relations. These
Indians are menaoed by twofold
danger. First, the sharpers be-
longing to aud within the several
tribes or nations, who have preyed
npon them for years, and also the
rev danger now developing from
ne camp followers of the govern
ment officials taking hand in
leasing, renting and purchasing In
dian allotments contrary to, and
actually forbidden by the law The
g ,vernment of the United States
will have to lay a strong hand
upon this predatory gentry from
the states.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

Some 81 the laws in force 10 tn.
Indian rerriior' may he unwise-
are undoubtedly unwIse, hut rs
long &C they ar- on The s'a'u 8
book. they should b. enforced
Those who nave sworn before
God to enforce them To the best Of
their ability. musl either do 20 or
viola'e their covenant and thus
periure themselves
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

That careless" excuse offered
by the Muskogee papers, as an ex-
PLANTATION Of the deceptive circu.
lars issued by the land companies
should now be stretched to cover
the additional frauds that have
come to light. Il is the careless"
appropriation Of those records that
now awaits explanation. The un
improbable land operator should
learn 10 be more careful.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

Those who are satisfied with
present conditions in the Indian
territory should not forget that no
where within the limi's of the
the United States is there a paral
IL. There is no other place on
American soil where 400 600 peo
pie. American citizens, are denied
the right Of self-government.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

The principal opposition to the
bill introduced by Congressman
Curtis, which has for it's object the
rrliet of the territory from the ex
i-'ing political C ,ndiiion is. that it
does not relieve" to any
great extent. There is too
much relief Tor INDECENT pol.
iticians and too little for
the residents Of the territory to
ever make it popular.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23


/ " siVUOOU 10 The celebrated Greek
warrant steal Some Of those men
are serving their terms IN the pen
iientiary Al this time. The dis
graceful scramble for possession
OF Greek land- that is now going
on is the shame Of the interior de
psrtment aud the cap sheai 1T a
ling list Of crimes against the Ia
dians. There has recently been
s-nt out broadcast publication
entitled, "Iniormation for Home
seekers aud Investors" gotten up
by men who are on the pay roll Of
the Dawes commission, and who
sign themselves az ex Uuited
States Land Appraisers bu who
in reality are now In the employ
OF the commission, that should
c)me under The same ban. Is il
possible that the government Of
the u tied States is thus to be
come party to plunderiug aud
dlspossessing these Iudians2 L.
it possible that these people are
10 receive their small allotmen;s
encumbered, aud the title so
olouded as to destroy It's value
and force them to 60 into the
courts to protect their homes,eads.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-01-23

been again rehabiIItaled and is in
4 condition % avaiamaiicallu v
The question Of single OF doubl
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Wolfe congressional opinion e The press eaI
delr q varlance. Oh The Indian bersd by Chap
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-19
GOOD SIGN IN THE SOUTH.

The governor Of North Carolina does
not appear to be within the sphere of
influence" of Senator Tilman OF South
Carolina and it is likely TO be long
time between drinks with these gentle
men. Governor Aycock has offered re-
wards aggrcgating $4,000 for the arrest
and conviction OF the lynchers who took
a negro from Jail and hanged him OH
the night Of June II. The evidence seems
to indicate that the negro was innocent
OF the crime alleged against him.
While this is a small matter, ordinarily,
in the South the governor of North Caro-
lima is evidently under the impression
that it is something which should be taken
into consideration when there is a hang
ing outside the law.
The offering Of reward in cases of
lynching by mob is very good way
to discourage the lynching habit, for the
men who engage i'll this business are of a
class who will betray each other for
small monetary considerations. 1t is per-
haps as effective means as can be adopt
ed, and If it is followed persstently good
results may be expected
The lynchers who have control of so
many communities IN the South constitute
an influence which is doing more to in
Jure the commercial development of that
section OF the country than any other.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-19
NEvADA'S MINES.

Eevadas mining interests are beginning
TO reclaim public attention. and with rea-.
son. Unqucstionably there are still great
opportunities in that state for the seeker
after mineral wealth. Whatever Ncvada's
future may be, its past is glorious enough.
The Pacific Coast Miner has been taking
a retrospective glance over the history Of
the mining industry of the state, and re-
calls to mind some interesting figures:
"But it is gold that the mining world
mainly wants from Nevada now. There
is no danger Of any silver excitement at
present The white metal will be a by
product for a while. But 1t was silver
that made Nevada and then broke it. It
was the Silver state when the Comstock
lode was in the heyday Of its wonderful
career, though about half of its product
of over 5000, 1000, 900 was in gold, and il
was silver that doomed and sustained and
then dropped into oblivion such famous
mining districts as the Eureka with its
output Of $r25 5000, 900 in gold, silver and
lead, the Tuscarora in Elko county with
its $asooo,ooo, the Austin in Lander
county with $3s,ooo,ooo, Esmeralda coun-
ty with $4,000 900, mainly from the Can.
dclaria and Silver Peak mines, and such
other districts as the Ely and Egan range
in White Pine county, the Peavine and
Pyramid in Washoe county, and others in
Humbolt, Nye and other counties. In the
'7o's some of these districts supported
booming towns Of 10000 or more popu-
laton and great mining and reduction
plants we're active and profitable. But sill
yer dropped, shafts got below water level,
costs increased, processes were more ex-
pcnsivc than now and cities and districts
passed into history"
With the economic processes which have
been introduced into the mining industry
there still is much to be expected from
Nevada.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-19
CUBA AND THE WEST.

The adjournment, till Friday, without
action, OF the republican senators who had
met in conference on the subject Of Cuban
reciprocity, may be taken as expressing
the temper Of a large percentage Of repub-
licans on the question. 1t has been evident
for some time that there is a strong senti-
fnent in the republican party against any re-
duetion of the tariff for the especial benefit
of Cuba. This sentiment is not confined to
the West, where the beet sugar industry
would be seriously hurt by the proposed
reduction Of the tariff on Cuban sugar.
1t is well enough for senators to take
note of public sentiment that there is
such a thing as allowing our good will for
Cuba and our desire to aid that new re-
public in developing its resources to 60 to
length where it will interfere with the
interests OF Our own people.
The West has not been lacking in SYM
pathy with Cuba and has contributed a
generous share in men and money to free
her from Spanish rule but the demands of
friendship hardly require that we should
sacrifice one OF Our most promising indus
tries in her behalf. A policy toward Cuba
that will destroy any industry OF our own
people is too much of tax on good will.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-19
The Worlds Republics.

The general idea of ancient Babylon
as city of stately palaces and hanging
gardens is not altogether confirmed by
II. ]. Whigham, who visited the city as
special correspondent Of the London Morn
ing Post. .,
According to Mr.. Whigham, the citadel
OF Nebuchadnezzar cannot be compared
with the fort at Agra either as regards
architectural beauty or richness OF ma
teral used in its construction.
Instead of tLc white marble and red
sandstone of Agra" he writes, there is
nothing but monotony of mud bricks and
burnt bricks in Babylon. As
far as the explorations go there is no trace
OF a room III the 'kasr' which would
be considered large enough nowadays for
lady's boudoir with the exception of
the great hall of the Meme Meme Tekel
upharsin incident, which may have been
so feet or 90 feet long
MIR. Whigham goes on to say that Baby
Ion was much inferior in size to modern
Pekin.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-19
THE FRENCH OF IT.

We recently unveiled monument in
this country in honor of distinguished
Frenchman in order to show our appreeia-
ton and good will in that direction. Not
withstanding this incident, that important
part of France which is represented in the
big French ns-Atlantic Steamship COM
pany is showing much resentment because
J. Pierpont Morgan did not call on the
company during his recent visit to France
and take it into his combination A gen
tleman who apparently has authority to
speak for the French corporation asserts,
with the usual French emotion, "that while
Mr.. Morgan was in Paris he made no effort
to see the officers Of the great French
steamship companies. though representa-
tives of these companies informed Anbas-
sador Porter that they were ready to
communicate with him. Mr.. Morgan, it
seems, preferred to treat the French ship
owners as a negligible quantity. The
authority further insists that England,
Germany and the United States have
joined the combination, and that the
French lines have for some years been suf-
fering greatly from the competition of
other countries.
This is sad enough. And strange
enough too for the big French line owes
its bigness to the fact that it is drawing
something like $o,ooo,ooo in subsidies from
the French government. This has placed
il at great advantage over some OF its
competitors, notably vessels flying the
American flag, which mad to sail on their
own bottoms, as it were. We can only
understand from the mournful plant OF the
Frenclimcn that they would rather stand
in with Mr.. Morgan than take the trouble
to make money for themselves even under
the most favorable conditions.
1t is nothing against Mr.. Morgan's
courage that he is wiiiing to meet these
Irenchmen on the open sea and compete
with them notwithstanding their subsidy
fed steamers.