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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

sneofpo.a.sa II. and naas pas d hs ssass u okA
rAesa have been sons sooa posielans belsiua sle
scenss ln tho Alaskogee coaseutlsn Amusing " ghe
uork of thar bolY has appeared % te nitAfeq 4 aaA
ten impossible nal % see and admire ihe Eh skii ds
PLAYED m tie aeetlon q ths wofk Aoug lines pf appeal
10 .entsments na Interests which t > hoped - AfqsN
q sympashy aud effort a. Washington
The men Who haze dominated Tie ssgaoYAh con.
venion only accused tho Clobe Democrat q inlustica
becauss Il had revealed ths real and ana'us5f
their work 20 e ID tls desire pCgetuase territorial
government A. mans q pFoaoNin6 private luiefeasa
We have ASSUMED that lt Would taks longer tiue e
make thls fact plain 70 eseryhdy, becsuas had not
contemplated such "a amazing blundaf thes slFewd
msa aye made ii suppismentlug their eat,afate And
really abe constitution aud their memorial Tor srpa
rate saishood vth the plea THAT Il separate statehood
Impossible tI.sy prefer eoutlnuAnce of te territorial
lie 10 an amalsamaton with Oklahoma lof single state
hood
such plea ia such document 5 10 ess than q saf.
render q their entire case /, pisa ias tle naean.
lie proionsatun d use territorial government snee
these lands w noi be snnexcd by eltis a ie states
~ kAnAAs TeknA o. ArkAnSAA Ani their partition
among tese thfes states Il put q tie question. Wien
separate statehood ID denied esela0yah ihe natuni
coare q esents sill sweep into combination wsth Gaia.
homa sooner OF later The little group u ahe men -
hind al the wofk whch has uAsn done 81 Maskoeee
this clearly and te emosla Is iof a,pestpouenssnt oi
ths Inevitable and fsw yca mofr oftsflofal govern.
snt ard special privileges and opportunities They ae
playing desperate game and they hayu allowed their
fears and ansleties 10 lead them into the mailing u
shat woud - . faial blaaasf 10 q stroneeg cass
Cohe democrat
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14


wlo ara lur Al practical purposes sn q ana half =
dszen d he otsr have when pai % thsf wits end e
Sud Valid obecsons "a the nNiou q te tao Territories
always Insisted that ludian Territory could bttsf ago
10 paddle is caaoe for af sast tao mpostant fea
sonA First ard foremost neS have eblecscd % amaea
tun because the Indian aaa atpfeparod q tie
burdens of ssltgoyeFnmsnt and second the ground
THAT union would Involve burden q taxatlon 10 couse
qasnce a alleged excessive tax rate which would
make tse same intoleahle.
Tbs pgeaa Of both TERRITORIES outside q the tao
three pAosphoIsscsnt exceptois when are standlug
spousors iof the tolls q the Muskoeee constitutional
conyeaon, has pointed ogt le inyalldty % these %
lectoas FROM time % time IN the hope q removing the
SAms bat TO avail because reason aeaiIeth naught
Among The men who are leading this hopeless tuostaie
move Now that tlelt movement has assumed eonciese
FORM however thsy have disposed Of these oblctlous
themselves in manner least expected
The participation ot the Indian "a THIS movement
aud the addition Of his voice to the demand Tot statehood
eaec,ualy dsposss of tho t whe TIE adoption q the
tcrtsesht eouag plan FOREVER ts second The
adoption oi che report creating foytyeght counties to
the propcuea stale of sequoiah, IN tie place q tbs
twenty-five recording districts provided b congress
which wep eventually 70 BE- made counties demonstrates
neyond peradyentuW that this seooud objection was
equally as invalid as tie nrst
II clearly stands reason that tie maintenance q
forts eight countain involve. almost douhle te lead q
TAXATION Is ths twenty-five proposed b eongscss Tesz
county governments All bs supported BY taxation.
TIE same al counties are and ts more there are 70
support the higher the rate te people composing
tie sane
II then objection . union with Oklahoma On the
gfoaud o. excessive Tar rate coeueuce d the add
ton q heE tweutYsx counties was said shat sAl be
Nd q tie attempt to Impose ntoleahle buuecs upon
he people Of indian Territory By the creation of forty
eight counties 10 ths plscc q the tWeng I've propei
b congress Where does the force q tie objection lie
IN the light ot tie action og the coustltasic mAken
az Muskogees
As matter q fact, both objections afe invalid and
always have been. They have besp uned IL the past
net hecauss they were well founded n any sense Bat
merely for interposng ohstracious "a egs
ation Designed 70 bring about ans Kind q statehood
An ~ after ALL farclcal as the Noskogee 'coustltu.
tiona convention vas IN the light q condtos il i sl
not without it cpmpenssting advantages as means 81
remos ne he objections q the Afte lobbyists dups
aud real estate boos,er wo largely composed and aom
uated it-okiahomau.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14
TnE ~ lNA ooeoANnr.

T10ss slo have changed tie Globe Democrat with IN.
l~tlce fpf asserting that the movement FER separate
statehood represented n The MaskoRee convention not
sincere have not waited ior tbs action of eongres 70
either slnaleafe accuse After tie drafting of a
Constitution or lie proposed separate state Of seauoyah
VA practically completed the aiinus ofthe entire move.
ment sas disclosed 10 TIE adoption o memorial e b
presented congress a. TIE same time tie daf of the
selu0Yah constitution 4 forwarded III thls memorial
- matter q aud Eaeesslty. TIE argument fos
he separate state ) st out at considerable length.
which because II rests wholly upon sentiment and not
present prospective condition. multlpea words IN
expressing ltsat nut les than half hundred uorls IN
tbs document tell Why Il has been written uly ne Nus
koes cunsentlon Las heen session. and wf tie small
oFce ecI inspired, ofganlze and controlled that body
aud j. made up q men Who know q naak from hand.
sas have aosksd te laF tAe foundation Of state they
ku9w tDsy build Thsse words appear IL fho
pisa tlsAts stsn eenaFsa fails 70 erect single stats
10 tie aads Of a asss1hss fness lands sall llot B.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14
now Az INrLuENrIAL NEWSPAPER yrrws


Editorials IN the Washington papers regarding state
hood Aaals Watched for b. tbs peoplt ia okal,oma
and iadan TERRITORY, ties generally sst near to tis
reA situation IN congres and IN tie dspaumsns 81 tls
national capital Here j. one from the independent and
conservative waslagson rosi. Democratic papsr thar
those pertons N tie Indian Territory Nho fal1 uaut
statehood would % ssl % colssler carefully
Tts ~ Louis Republic proudly declaring that thafs
Is tls tread q sicto the couhdeuce q duty wai pef
formed ln TIE sisp with whch Selaoyah adsapcss q
knock for adusona a. tie door q the unlQu strongly
utimates that The Hon Joseph Cannon naY beatea
for speaker speakeF q tia HOUSE De pfesumes Is
stand 10 TIE vay q sovereign seQa0ya on hsf mafeh 10
statehood ssquoyah officially Indian Territory. isas
sf share 81 uollsicAfa aud state builders periaps
istls more than isf shap Tlsg afs nos 81 Muskoxse
psffceilas AMI confirming > state canstltaiIoa
Il i aiaeat fas tls hungry ana proad oaes.ssaasfs
of 81 ineoais stats . keep tlisF tsmpsa senA msa
wlo stand stHeeu them and st oeees Ts men easln.
oefue tie hQpsles eamlalsa fa separate sAisli sof
Indian Territory tslsse tiat Territory kanfltlea % Aa
iae ughts thai conferred by eoaefe, Nhsn creates
a state TteY speak q tia population ths statl tie
resources o. their eoHaualtf and believe ag cauFrsss
Is maIeloasg nsglscffal oi rs duty wen H ias 70 "a.
thtm a. siats Tvs rights q hr United states ID
fhs premises afe absolutely ignored
Il the people q ladiAn Territory abs 10 grasp
TIE relation q thai tsfflfefl 10 tie Fsss q te caanig
and especially is rslston oklahoma Ties would pef.
eeiye that ts aspirations iof separate statstoo8 ate
thinner than Ar Congress dsposesi g admit 0k.a.
iona And Indian TERRITORY a. single state ana vii
probably 50 81 Tie nosi thaf tie people af Ingzn
Territory can accomplish. mas be ths Inaeans psi pooe
meut 81 statehood 50 IA a. they as canesfnsd okh-
bona entitled 81 stafaloed without Indian Tsffitoff
II Indian Territory insists upon sspAfaloa easgess aAy
pefmit to femkiu territory, Is olsAacss 81 lec1mne
sapafate stats Fsngle i1At tlls present genera
tian q politicians s handy realize their ambitions g
slt Ia tlie senate and the gubsfnatorlal elslf
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

Tie rowing. dissatisfied element ;aot town build.
ersnor are they eountr builders e.tnsr I've man who
Is always ready 70 pail up stakes sad move foNisf
aud ike an ocean aeFsct utterly useless in the com.
mercal enterprises o te world ID this territory tisre
are men who have tried many towns and ara yes drifting
about unsettled loosing ior better place They are
running hither and thlther IN search Of helter place
while ane opportunities sllp away from them There
are al least dozen good ths Northern district
that oer abundant opportunities 70 the investor or the
mere aborer
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

Where are those thousand two hundred poor last
Cllerokees the Dawes Commission advertising for
IA AZ lie newspapers aud by field parties searching
through the hiSg Like the lost tribes Of Israel they
have disappeared from the sarth IIenrelaFth ey VIII
viii see God 10 the clouds and hear Him IN the wind Ia
some fa % country where the Dawes Commission eon.
eth not ana where ssfip payments are never made.
Strange Il may seen not oue q lhsse lost has
leit a friend. al acquaintance o. kinsman behind.
They have simply been forgotten
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

CLARK Hudson Of the Oklahoman, Witnessed The elos.
lng of the seqaofah Auskoeoe convention and
promptly exposed The limitations AMI purposes Of the
movement Out Of possible s2 he declares thai there
we're never more uau lls delegates actually present..
Be counted vas less than eighty and that At tie elos
the vote On the adoption Of the constitution only
fhlfty-aye. Hudson believes that when The people Of
Indian Territory learn tha ne consentep vas The erea.
tlon II n Haskell aad Manipulated By him er selfish
purposes they vii practically ignore the election called
% adopt the constitution.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

The chiefialn has arranged icr reliable report Of
the Cherokee National councl that Will convene next
Monday A. Tahleauah Esers Cherokee citizen vii b.
especially interested m the work ot this tie ast session
Of the trhai legislature Chief Rogers vii set forth ia
his message the Wofk to b. taken up by the council.
This council viii alo Interest other residents o. the
Cherokee Nation H vil have bearing the zen.
era development Of The Territory.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

Aneut the matter Of street improvement he Chief
tain desires 70 observe ~ the present lanctofe that is
efforts afo onf toward SECURING better streets cleaner
promises pfettle lawns aaa parks beaatlsd ard adorned
With trees shrubs aud flowers TIE Cheilain has worked
10 ss end 81 aloug aud during e present Tea gave
fo tie cts not les tian hundred dollars worth of
ta Ana paid tsentSase aolasas prize Gof the hand.
soonest lavn TIE paper Is anxious . Aee tine streets
ana drives n every portion q ths eltI and would mol
sanlne is eofls 70 snf oealItg TIE nan slu ean
sas ssa ha een aaoF fafd net capable Of efllesns
street nalk slase1sfe There = hsweset wholesome
sfIls manifested when lhs people along particular
z4Saas zse la Il sal thaE nolgpahIaFs Is Aept . ans
saaAt|sal
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

When the people Of vluitahays their attention called
10 fhe condition og streets say that critical Ia.
specton follows untold good all result Delaware
nas mile ia length aud eyeY foot of e VII be IN
speeted nov b. an impartial public. Tie street, as .
whole is offered a model bg some aud refused by eth
ers Let good.humorsd inspection follow
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

Tho condition of Delaware avenue which lhas been
recently partially graded and left IN almost fnpaSS
bic condition fair sample Of the street wprs done
yinlta The tax payes Of ths toeG oald Be protected
against such incompeteney
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

Tbs election called ior November by tie Haskell con.
stltutonal convention IS attracting practically atten-
tion ia the northern porten 9 the Ciefokee Nation,
Those Cherokee politicians responsible fer pat 10 that
foolish movement vH and themselves eliminated from
future politics when statehood comes
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14
RENoNfNn nnIErrIoNa

Its a. IL wind tlmt hIovs nobody guod farrleAl
Is he constitutional convention II ankaese uas he.
cause o Ie hbpsssnsss o. IL Gauss II ferfesans is
net results ean safasY all - bs q some real henen u
tie easss q Immediate statehood
1s zepsEate szisIa ani s slalsss = Indian Territory
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

II the esteemed Maskogee Times VIE print list Of
the newspapers IN The Indian Territory favoring sepa
rate statehood ongsuaering public viii be edlhed and
grateful
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

From reports IN the public press throughout the Ia.
dian Territory, i learned that tho Interior depart.
ment has taken aud taking favorable action IN The
matter Or ths removal of restrictions Indian land
Ia the aggregate many thousands u acres have been
paeed upon the market.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

The editor oi The Muskogee Democrat, like that
other man noted ior wisdom las called IN another weh
Of Endor and expects the revelation o. vision on con-
ing statehood
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

The meeting q tie Cherokee council next month vii
be an important ancture the closing drama Of Chsro
kee Autonomy The average Cherokee feels ise keeping
his hand on his pocketbook while the session asis
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

The iutseNationa BAnk ; Trust eoapahys eore
contest s open g ~ ialmeu llslns IN the Cherokee
NaIlan. see ll.l e pfsmlams a aaothsr eolamn.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

The coru crop ia mans sections Oi he Indlan Terri.
tors may be said 70 belong 70 tie bumper variety There
is 10 question ol government that can take the fertility
out Of Indian Territory soil
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

Willie Mr George Guess bstterknown a. 'sequoyah, /"
Was struggling With the Cherokee alphabet sons
twenty years 81 mose he could have mastered the Eng
llsh language.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

The congressman nominated By the Maskogee con.
yentioa are John r. Thomas and l. Long Repabl
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

keep ths HASKELL convention .ipkns into lnoccaous
desustude.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

As 60 whether Morton Rutherford had sun Ia his
nip pocket At the Haskell convention is no argument
either for or against statehood
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

An exchange rises 70 ask what south McAiestsr got
out Of 1he Haskell convention. As nearly be
tained she got what the bey shot a.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

and affords the only chance for fame some Of its adyo
Gates viii ever have
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

building operations IN vinta aay nos be said Ia be
extensive
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

the help Of ping L soper his efforts 70 break into
congress again.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

About TIE only Kind Of peace The iar east capahle
Of snow in FUN blast
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

The biggest thing that Is going on TINS week i me
Chelsea fair.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14
~ "a ]. . . yIaI.a ssasmIls.

The weeds wsrs not eut butt was no, the iaals q
the press
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14

II was trsachsiy that . ) Russell snelIsd afteF an
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-09-14
Cbc Viraita Chieftairl.
weekly EdEtion

The yinita chleftaln a published every Thursday
morning At vinta indian Territory. II the oldest
and most extensively read newspaper ia tie Northern
District IL is Ia is twentsthd year andhas general
circulation throughout the north half OF the Indian Ter
fltory The subscription price of the paper slo0
year. always Ia advance. pcsta card viii get sample
cops anywefe IN the united States
ID. ~. MARRS. Editor and Owner.
Evening star., 1905-11-11
NO TRACE OF BODY.
Remains of Henry M. Allen Not Found
at Place Indicated by Him.

No message had been received by the po-
lice this afternoon to indicate the finding of
the body of Henry NJ. Allen, the compositor
in the government printing Office who wrote
from Abingdon, Pa, that his remains would
b. found near there, stated in yester
days Star. Capt. Boardman received word
from the postmaster at Abingdon yesterday
afternoon that a search had been made in
the grove there for body in the section in
dioated by the writer Of the letter, but that
nothing but a paper that had been burned
with acid was found. The finding of the
paper suggested to the minds of friends of
the missing man that he may have used car
bolic acid. but not enough TO kill him, and
that he then jumped into the lake.
The father of the missing man came here
last night from his home In Jamestown, n.
Y, and called upon his daughter-in-law at
her home on Kentucky avenue. Two friends
Of Allen went from here last night to make
a search about Abingdon for the body. They
had not been heard from at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon, and 1t is thought they had not
met with any success up to that time. The
accounts or the symposium" of which AL
len was treasurer have been partly gone
over. and. 1t was reported this afternoon,
show that there is something wrong with
the financial condition of the association.
Mrs. Allen still thinks there is a possibility
of her husband not having taken his life
Evening star., 1905-11-11
BIG DEALS CLOSED
LARGE INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
CHANGE HANDS.
Apartment Houses, Hotel and Fendall
Building-Prices From 81 600
to 100000.

Several deals of unusual size and import
fEce in real estate have just been closed by
IMr. B. B. Bradford. real estate broker. He
Eold. through Ellerson & Wemple real es-
tate brokers. the Prince Karl apartment
house, at the northwest corner of 10Th and
II streets northwest, for $4,000.
He has also sold. through Fitch. Fox &
Brown. real estate brokers the property at
the southwest corner of 18th and Fl streets
northwest known as the Colonial Hotel.
The ground included with the building has
an area of 11.975 square feet, with broad
frontages both on H and 18th street The
consideration was $4,000.
Mr.. Bradford has also sold through the
same firm the Olympia apartment house.
at the southeast corner of 18th and Roam
oke streets. This is a siX-story structure,
and the price fixed upon was 100000.
Mr.. Bradford has bought for himself.
through Ellerson &, Wemple, real estate
brokers, the Office building known as the
Fendau building, at the southeast corner or
Indiana avenue and John Marshall place,
fronting the court house The price was
S125, eco.
These transactions are for investment
purposes and In the properties that chang
ed hands their income e-producing qualities
entered largely into the consideration.
Evening star., 1905-11-11
RIPE FOR REVOLUTION
SENTIMENT AMONG RUSSIAN
PRISONERS IN JAPAN.

The following cablegram was received
here today from Kobe. Japan, by a MEM
Der of the local Russian revolutionary COM
mittee:
Enthusiastic reception given to revolu-
tionary officers by the 10000 revolutionary
soldiers at Hamadera and Hineji detention
camps. Red banners bearing allegiance
'Zemlfa i VOLTA Qand and liberty-live lib
erty) Russian Marseliaise sung
The explanation of this cablegram. given
by the local committee. Is that remark
ably peaceful revolution has been accom-
plished under conditions never before paral-
leled
In 1901 DR.. Nicholas RlIssel q Russian
by birth, but a resident of Hawaii, was
president OF the first territorial senate. Com
ng to America, he became deeply Interested
in propagatlng Socialistic reform IDEAS
He was finally supplied with adequate
funds and a great mass of socalistic litera-
tire by The American Friends of Rus
sia," of which Charles w. Folk and Julia
Ward Howe are respectively president and
Revolutionist Socialist Party of New York
branch OF the famous Russian organiZa-
ton, and by other similar societies.
Upon the fall OF Port Arthur DR.. Russell
was sent to Japan to spread among the
Russian captives the ideas of his party.
According to the members of the local so
ciety he has succeeded beyond all expec-
tation. as is shown by the fact that he has
organized under the banner of socialism
nearly all of the thousands of Russian
during the last war who are now in deten
ton camps in Japan awaiting transporta-
ton to their homes.
1t is, of course inferred that the Japa-
nese government must have sanctioned yes
terdays demonstration else it could not
have occurred.
Evening star., 1905-11-11
COULDN'T GET NEAR ENOUGH.
New York Not in Danger From For
eign Fleet

The statement of Rear Admiral Prince
Louis OF Battenberg that the combined
fleets now in North river could destroy
New York as quickly a his cook could
prepare an omelet has brought forth con-
siderable comment from officers of the
army and navy in Washington 1t is ad-
mitted that a feet of the size of that now
in North river could put the city in flames
within a few minutes, but officers of the
army claim that such fleet could never
get within sheling distance of the city.
They say that with the American navy,
and the fortifications of New York harbor
and the system of mines the harbor is alb
solutely impregnable. Prince Louis state
ment that the city could be easily destroy
ed Is accepted, but it is maintained that
hostile fleet could never gain the position
now occupied by the English and American
warshps
Admiral Dewey declined today to discuss
the statements of Prince Louis to any great
extent He said, however. other officers
of the navy here say, that New York could
be put In flames within three or four min
utes by the fire of total battery strength
such as now lies In North river.