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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28
QIAfIg INpIAN sENAron 80.

The provision for an Indian senator IN the Quay state
hood bill WILL OF course Be taken joke At the same
time It ought % delight tile constitutional lawyers for
will give them chanee TO thresh the old question
whether the federal government restrict the powers
Of q sovereign state. This was thoroughly debated III
is2o when the house Of representatives propsed to pro-
hb slavery m the future state OF Missouri ind Il came
up again IN is9i IN the discussion Of the enabling act
which proposed to admit Utah the Union ons on con
diou that the state soulda agree forever 70 prohibit
polygamy and that IL should pledge itself to religious
liberation.
Whatever may b the theory as 70 tie equality
Of the states the fact Is that congress has frequently
felt the necessity of admitting them 70 the Union under
various restrictions Thus Ohio forced to make AZ
ordinance rrepeaabe without the consent the United
States. by which the commonwealth was NOT 20 fax
ands sold BY congress during aya years after the sale
Louisiana Obliged 10 pledge itself keep tic Ms
slppl fire. from toll All the reconstructed states ac.
cepted conditions With regard TO negro suffrage and the
public debt. So senator Quay seems 70 have precedent
on his side far concerns the power Of congress to
force tie state 70 agree that of is senators
sball always he Of Indian descent
Just how the United States could enf0rc these state
hood contracts las never been determined Probably the
only penalty that could be imposed would be 70 exclude
the states senators and representatives from congress
However that question Is purely theoretical At present
or the peculiar pFovIso IN the Quay bill viii BE- regarded
a. simply Of tie Pennsylvania senator's humorous
eccentrlcties Kansas CIty star
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28
An UNUSUAL PROCEEDING.

In the preliminary fight over the Delaware segrega
tion, matter that has now assumed national mpor
tance tseems that Dick Adams Senator Quay and SEN
ator Jones, have won victory the heads Of the
members OF the Dawes Commission the Department OF
Interior and Attorney General
At conference held Wednesday at which were pres
ent two members Of the cabinet, two members OF tie
Dawes Commission and the attorneys for the Deawafes
the President took the matter ap peronay and ruled
against the members OF his cabinet favor Of the Della
ware attorneys regardless Of precedent and the noun
tain Of facts ai ready for exhibit by the cabinet
officers and members OF the Dawes Commission.
Almost unheard Of Il such action hanging this mat
Ter decision be rendered by the court and II thar
decision does not al points issue then to h r.
ferred for arbitration 70 a commission member Of
which Is an attorney for the Deawares Presidential as
pntions and campaign tactics may be an right Ia their
way but this j. 70 say the least the unusual way and
scarcely comprehensive 10 who has experienced
years Of bareanracy rule. Muskogee Phoenix
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

Kansas newspaper prints marvellous story ot hos a
man came IN and paid q gears subscription in advance,
and another dollar conscience money! fof the time he
had stolen the paper from bis neghbor and read IL with
out paying for g. The story Is altogether TOO amistc
10 be believed The man who stands around until the
local paper comes ID and then snatcs II up and reads Il
aloud and finally pockets Il and unthougtedy carries Il
Of home is net the sort Of 70 be whipped b. his
conscience into paying for a newspaper There may not
he place Of eternal fire. but there ought % be
way q panislang the newspaper thief
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

The house committee on Indian Affairs has reached the
conclusion that il is not necessary 20 secure the agree
ment of the Indians 70 any proposed transaction oueb.
ing their lands Hereafter congress viii enact such leg
isatlon as Il sees it, The supreme courts decision IN
the Kloaa Lone Wolf case Is the basis Of this conclusion
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

Dan r. Campbell, who got tangled up IN some none
withoutwork schemes Ia the last Kansas legislature is
now 10 be tried in Labete countg for his alleged short
comings lie was Indicted some time ago, but secured
his release on technical point but second round
the indictment was made to stick Incidentally il may
be stated that Campbell 70 this Territory With an
appointment Oh the Greek Nation Townsite board
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

The other dag the Indian agent forwarded his quarter
y report by express weight 200 pounds totals si5000O
Next day still weighed 2O0 pound but stood for s9OaOOO
As IT was TO BE- audited by three different bureaus 1t wl
probably reach e. 100000 y the time the agent gets his
dIscliarpe on il
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

Senator Stewart OF Nevada has introduced bill In the
senate appropriating 100000 year for years, be-
ginning July for the maintenance Of public schools In
this territory II the venerable benedict can give
public schools we cannot do better than name the terri
tory for him.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

If tho differences between the eherokees and the Della
wares involved n the suit pending In the supreme
court should BE- left the referees as suggested at the
conference with the President the other day the Chero
KEGS may as well surrender for Hitchcock IS evidently
with the DeaWares
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

The Denison Herald bewails the fact that today twen-
tyhree saloons on the main street Of that city must
close by enforcement Of the local option law voted in
that county nine months ago
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

The lawyer sends his mistakes to the penitentiary
The doctor and surgeon bury theirs The mechanical
engineer blows his up into blue ether and they are
lost sight Of The pedagogue gives his diplomas and they
are heard of more. The bookkeeper covers his up
with forced balance and the politician lays his on the
other fellow How different with the poor errlng news
paper man who, making mistake geographically, me-
chancaly repcrtorlay or editorIay prints and holds
it up to the gaze OF an lrate furious nforgving multi
tude This is apropos of nothing but the facts
fronting every man In the business. Phoenix.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

The Indian Territory has delegations to Wash
ngton than any state in the union and they ask for
when they get there II is odd week when In
dian Territory bunch don't hit the trail for the Capital
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

The republican congressional committee Of the 10th
district Of Missouri has unanimously euorsed A. Mur
ply for the nomination This gentleman IS the Greek
nations attorney The convention will be held at Leba-
non March IS
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

There is yet hope for Col Douglas He was secretary
Of the okmugee convention Tuesday and Col Clarence
Douglas only appeared three times In his account Of
the conventions printed In the Phoenix.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

A congressman named Foster, from Vermont has In
troduced btu tosspend allotment and turn this country
back to the time Of 1851 This believed TO Foster
who author Of the book sequoyah the Modern Cad
mus
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28
pretty gooa.

Two more have lost their lives at Tahlequah from
drinking lemon extract. That fashionable beverage is
getting to be nearly as fatal the winchester used to
be at the Cherokee capital
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

all the roads will likely provide and stronger equip
ment for the service.
The Dawes commission has met the charges Of Dick
Adams through Senator Quay in the Delaware segrega
tion matter and incidentally the accusations OF one
Brcsious Their reply is In the form of memorial to
the Senate and after ectng the the fraud
uent segregation says: When begun TO take steps
to correct the injustice we amazed to find the Della
attorneys unwilling to permit do so and they
have thus far been successful In preventing from do
ing We promptly reported tnese matters to the sec
retary Of the Interior when there begun upon us
vigorous campaign of defamation and SANDER and efforts
to judicial restraints and Interruptions, but
proceeded under orders from the secretary Of the Interior
and found nearly 10000 of land, shown TO be
claimed aud occupied by Cherokees not OF Delaware blood
and an aggregate of more than 100000 that we
would never have put into the segregation under
strucon Of the requirements Of the law directing the
making Of the segregation IL is not true that any Of US
have any connection direct remote with any Of the
so-called hush loan companies which have sprung up
In the Indian Territory, with any company interest
that in the least way relates to the business Of the ato
to his clients We respectfully submit that have
right to property and stock In lawful corpora
tions doing lawful and decent business IN no wise con-
nected with Official duties For doing this we pre-
sumo need to apologize TO man. and more than this
we Go not ask.
Eve would Infer that there is no population In the
country except Indians and business except what
comes under the Dawes commission and is of the nature
Of unlawful and speculative dealings IN Indian lands and
leases We have tried and trying 10 doour lduty
under the law 20 the people of Indian Territory AS the
end draws near the apacity Of special interests denes
belief promoters are attempting the same decep
ton upon the senate they pacteed upon US II is
mistake to suppose that these schemes are the work OF
crude men. They are backed by wealth and the
gers are masters Of every form Of ingenuity The
bers Of the commission say concerning the Indian Rights
Association which filed with the secretary OF the interior
the charges OF Irregularities which were investigated by
Mr. Bonaparte: when 1t was seen that we absolutely
refused to aid abet the attempt disregard the aw
and 90 rob the Cherokees Of their homes and lawful hold
ngs there appeared IN the Indian Territory an agent Of
wellmeaning society In the East. This exclusively
agent, far have been able to learn associated
with and derived his inspiration from the very
worst element In the territory, and In particular
from those managing In sympathy with the Delaware
business His mind was filled with every form OF cal.
umny concerning the Dawes commission and tho person.
al affairs Of the commissioner and they were spread
broadcast over the country things alleged and be-
eyedn
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

Tie only logical and sensible statehood bin introduced
yet the by Senator Quay providing for state
hood for Indian Territory including Oklahoma. When
the time that bin a similar win become
law
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

The Wauhilau club is sporty Muskogee organization
having en-acre tract of land down ON the Illinois rly.
err with the largest and codest pool OF water In this
country reported As il is four miles of the railroad
this will be great saving In ice bills j. Blair shoen-
felt is presdantand clubhouse with big coolngbox
has been constructed Il Is inferred TO be OF COM
panionpece to Tams Bxbys Town and Country club at
Fort Gibson which most too open suit the general
itS Of people.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

Panama has a much better chance of getting state
hood at this session Of congress than Indian Territory
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

wagoner is engaged in the somewhat diacut task Of
trying to raise by popular subscription $4,000 for
railroads The pledges already secured exceed $4,000
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

Senator Beverage is authority for the statement that
there win be no statehood legislation at this session Of
congress His Judgment on this subject ought to be
pretty good
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

The power house and stand pipe for the waterworks
plant viii be located on the north park.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

The Third Congressional District Republican conyen
ton win be held at Cofeyvlle March This is Con
gresham Campbell's district.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

At Batavia, n. " the public schools oyercrowded
and the board secured extra teachers The super
ntendent instead of setting them hearing rectaons
like the other teachers them giving individual
structon TO pupils who behind in the course, and
were drag on the whole school. The experiment was
to quote the report of the state superintendent start
ling and instantaneous success. Encouragement, which
is the bane of school life has disappeared from all faces
and tears from all eyes The backward pupils have be.
come forward TO speak and many have pressed
the bright lights and leading pupils Of the classroom
that these have all they do to keep their old stand
ing These extra teachers go from to room
in their work, helping along the backward wherever
found They not assistants substitutes but rank
with the regular teachers and receive the pay They
do not In any do the pupils work, but show him
how do it for HIMSELF how to concentrate the mind
how a study
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

What's the use Of quarreng about Panamag We've
got the goods and are going to keep ea.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

Pliny Soper the only i3nch bore revolving turret,
breech loading Republican rhed gun, mounted ON
disappearing carriage with invisible fighting top, Is
here and his bunkers are bulgng with their weight of
ammunition lie is taking bead" on the national
committeemanship and is bracing himself TO pun the
lanyard. -AIuskogee Times.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

A man named CreeSmore Of Grove, |. T., was before
the court Friday the charge of drtributng whiskey
at the election last August lie testified that he did not
sell II but used it in the interest Of his fayorite candi
date II the courts wish punish that class of offend
ers it should begin right here in vinta where liquor
used IN great abundance that same occasion, The
court is however, giving such offenders to understand
that they getting dangerously near the pententary
door when they distribute liquor for such purposes.
There few men who know betteraround this town,
who invariably try TO carry elections In that way and
feel that they should have immunity from prosecution
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

To the average citizen it that a freight train
makes large number OF unnecessary stops and gives an
unusual number OF sudden jerks 1t is looking at the
question from entirely different point OF view when It
is stated that when heavy freight train stops and starts
up again IL costs the railroad company several dollars
Frisco reparer states that It is estimated that the
cost Of stopping and starting heavily laden train is
$3.50 This IS derived only from the extra amount
Of coal consumed In getting heavy train under way
again, but the and tear the wheels and trucks
and every other part Of the train subjected tothe strain
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

vinita, Ream County, Oklahoma How does that
strike youY
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

The plecemea absorption plan Of statehood has few
friends and no advocates 1t is garng attempt to
create partisan lines at the expense of the people
OF Indian Territory that be found with the
hardhood to defend it.-oklahoman
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

Senator Quay even goes further than pecemea alb
sorption In his statehood bill Il begins TO look al
though piecemea absorption like separate statehood
will soon be so poor to have to sing its praises
-Okahoman.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

How many people are aware that passing bad half
dollar or piece of money of any other denomination
knowingly, even though the has been received In
change sgulty Of penitentiary onenseq It's fact
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

vINITA, IND. TER, JAN. 2S, 1904
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

In Justification of his acts in indctng some of our
town fellows for selling whiskey Of the grand Jurors
plead the vile quality OF tho goods sold Said that man
who sold such whiskey as that deserved indlcting
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

One Of the oil district papers, In summing up De
cember development has the following say of interest
In this section Bartesyle added five producers max
ing their total II wells producing 10 drilling and rigs mp
for s. Red Fork has done nothing add to that field
and for the first time Chelsea figures In the history Of
this field with 2s wells In production.
Chelsea has not hitherto been taken into consideration
for the that IL has been impossible TO take Of
its production In any considerable quantities owing 70
lack Of pipe facilities but the probabilities that an
effort will be made at an early date to take the product
Of the field Noeompehensye estimate can be made OF its
output and It will probably be months before il becomes
prominent factor
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

life and the injuries sustained would not be greater than
those IN the Pullman Day travel to and from ST.
Louis during the exposition is expected to be heavy and
the necessity of strong day coaches is felt by the manage
ments of the Chlcago-st Louis lines IL is stated tha
all the roads win likely provide new and stronger equip
ment for the service
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28
Scissoreo ano Otherwise

The New York sun remarks that no matter what 1t
may be necessary him to do the rest of the day. Mr.
Bryan always begins his Sundays by going to church.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-28

Prof II. p. Davenport OF the University Of Chicago
said TO his class Wednesday morning. In lecture on po
litical economy "The Caucasian race Il doomed To
eventual defeat in struggle with the yeow race what
the development the outcome Of the present Jap
anese- Russian situation mag be. When the allied Chi
and Japanese begin 70 pour out the world as
the Russians doing there will remain for the English
speaking and Western only resource, that Of
crossing With tie Chinese II they win consent to cross
ON other terms Decentralization endure, bIfWest
ern races hardly viii.
with Chlna's yearly increase OF Il Million with the
spread OF us population over Rusa Asia. and with is
warike imperial traditions ono understands the night
mare Of dread which rests Western Europe. The
contests Of civilization the hordes Of Asia will hardly
he one Of arms but struggle for survival IN the bus
ness Of living N0w that the Caucasian has with tie
gnboats fooshy broken down the barriers Of exclusion
about tie Chinese and s forced upon Asia tic arts aud
sciences Of Western civilization, he Is beginning 10 and
himself engaged IN an Industrial death gnpple."
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The terrible fatality from railroad accidents during tie
year 1908 Is working revolution IN car building As #
should The Chicago Eastern Illinois the road which
came into notofety and the hands Of a receser) a feW
years ago because Of the Ciattsworth disaster Is having
% coaches built which, Il Is claimed cannot BE- tele.
scoped and which viii withstand almost any shock occa.
stoned BY wreck without being splintered into kndng
wood The coaches are for Cldeagost. Louis Worlds
Pair service. Several Of them are nov running IN the
Florida limited train The frames Of the cars are not
entirely oi STEEL but equipped wth steel ss and
Steel esibules and te side frames constructed
that II the event ~ severe shock the Will first give
way ii tho confer which Hil bulge ont Under the steel
yoslibies The connecting rods arranged beween
the eaf that tie shock Of collision alse fine cas-
from TIE tracks and thereby permit Of the cars te
ing hurried into and through the cars IN front The con
sruetion Of Tie cars has added considerably to their
weight but the officials Of the company declare that
Should train containing them suffer wreck the os Of
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-03-11

cry year substantial sum to spend upon
the Improvement of county roads. That
is what the passage Of the Haman bills
means to them. Is it surprising that in
all parts of the State they are demanding
that their representatives in the Legis|a
ture vote for the enactment Of legislation
to furtt er the material interests of every
county in the State-of Western Mary
land, Southern Maryland and the Eastern
Shore?
Every legislator, without regard to
party distinctions. ought to vote for the
development of the oyster indust Try of
Maryland and the Improvement of county
roads This is the proposition embodied
in the Haman bills. AS a business and
economic proposition it is unassalabe.
There is no valid reason why any mem
Der of the Legislature, Democratic or Re-
publican, who sincerely desires to further
the material interests of the State should
oppose the proposed legislation. He will
incur a tremendous responsibility if, at
this critical juncture he affairs OF Mary
land, he adopts an obstructive attitude
and places obstacles in the way of Mary
lands progress along industrial and eco
nomic lines Pass the Hannah bills, gen
tlemen of the Legislature, and you will
carry out the wishes of your constituents
and add materially to Maryland's pros
perty-RdltimOr SIN.