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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

The vas 70 invite Immigration nto uis country 60
provide settled government TIE present anomalous COO.
dillon repels rather than attracts The man WHO Or
poses statehood s Al enemy though d mas be anasares
10 the development Of tie country There can be no
such thing as general prosperity under existing condl.
tons When {, IS definitely settled that Nniia. Miami
Pryor Greek Nowata Caremars ana other losn are 70
be county seats then they vii tske different aspect
ana assume an alr of peunanency that they have not
hitherto known
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

accepted place as delegate evidently IN ofdeF y ls
able 70 crl,cse Is work Statehood ought % be obtained
Ga merit alone. and net a. party measure The sur
pfe Is that sope would have he aaaarlty 70 throw 10
70 The faces q m people q these territories the fact Of
their political tnuhiom and 70 ,aunt them with TIE
powefeasness Of the Democratic party 70 help item y
IS not political question II IS Tar above the narFo~
ness aud bgotry of party politics Nen Ike heN
ridge aud lales would the sery idea q defeating
great natoua measure ior the mere ke q partl po
tics For ones Mr. sopeF has been unable % locate hs
hAnA MAenn
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

The bunch q Indian CRITTERS with contingent q
Maskoges boomers sbo are trying g oggaaite soluble
state convention for next month a meet with mighty
little encouragement III ans portion q the Territory
outside d Muskoges Muskogee As matter of coafse,
don't want statehood and IS catching e every siav
try 70 prevent or postpone The naisr Tie rotten
ness of the tribal governments kmwn % an ald uhe
Indians have been piundered and sold aut b tiae@
sane leaders 80 often That they welcome Tie coming
change Tie Mussogee convention can be uothins but
a roaring farce
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

The man wo TOO busy 70 attend TIE single state
hood convention at Oklahoma City this week il Ia poor
trim "a eFtlcsa ils wofm Col = l. sopsf n a. inter.
view published n Muskoges paper relieves himself ioi
few remarkable statements lie y disappointed that
he Hamilton b vas not swallowed slols, A. It saa
strictly Republican lie n great question
Of statehood for he enc ana laf million peopls II
these territories only from The standpoint Of national
politics sopsra sulogy q Speaker Cannon vl ali ssr1
aaf 81 she people o. the Indian ard Oklahoma terrific
flea - ~ would now b enjoying settled government
nnss state constitution - 4 not hssa los Cd loe
II sepss zgsf 49, igom the cenfenllon after hsslns
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

The spectaess Or he chiefs of tie h4ouatons agtns
statehood sben the signs q the times udleate thar
The struggle on their pAr Is hopeless enc. has n t
more pathas than practical Thoss familiar with
TIE anteeedeais 81 these Indian leaders ku8v that theg
have grown wealthy 90 s Indian tFhss thef represent
and lat really they ears nauelt for Indian autonomy
further than se Agsranfsemeut Tbs enemies q state
hood just Ike tho aioretime opponents ai allotment
ssek 70 stay the march q civilization little longer u
order that they mas Yci grow little richer Al the ss
pgnse s. DELAY.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

After all the political buncomb manifested IA various
quarters anenl the question of statehood aud settled
government the fact remains that the people OF this
great territory are entitled 60 aud must have statehood
aud that to Al an early day Men ike President Rooss
,et are broad enough % SEE beyond any mere political
advantage and % recognize the lastee q the claims q
the people Of thess territories Tie designing polltl
ean seems mighty snail and Insignificant vheu tie fea
question Is considered from the standpoint q the states
mao.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

NJ Henry cless. leading Nsv fofk banker and
capitalist gone With Into She question q TIE
fortunes q ths leading capitalists ol the country and
has printed table giving tie results of his lnfesilga
tluns Tie showing IS interesting f not altogether
pleasant readiug lie puts John D loelsieief a. the
head * the LIST with sso1oo1oo9es Andrew Carnegie
neSt slth sS0oaoof and william ". Asiof third sta
sa0oo0ua Then come others. 3 foiloss TIE Could
family sia00aooo the Blair estate, sioo oeaoo9 Russell
sags s0.ooooo1 John Jacob Asiof. siaeo00eo p. o.
Mis- s75 ooaoo0 william Rockefeller, slsoo0eo8 ]. T.
Morgan ssoooeoo James } I'M s80ca000. nsury n
Roger saaoWoeo Henry Phpps. slsoeooof John p.
Afchhola. tioe1aoao Iieuu n. Fiaglsr siooaoo9 Jas
n nagein. slooooeeo, James Henry smith, sa5oooooo
Vs. II Tlford. tao.ooo6oo James stman, ti5.oa.0ooi
George + Baker sgs.oeooo. Marshal Field sm 1900
This il win be observed takes account Of iortuns
below afteon millions anlionafes are abundant
that they can scarcely be counted
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

some of our Oklahoma exchanges express tie fear that
when statehood comes the lde q immigration and eap
ial vii De shifted 20 tho side and away from old
Oklahoma such fears ara groundlesS. with state so,.
ernment there viii he new lmpetus given to not on9
immigration bat business al tir great state Ihens
within the bounds o the territories that ehiei would
satisfy nearly any man ilsug and what could nor b
found Ia enc part could ~ had IA anothef
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

sopcf has hsen unntsntionalH mis4aotea ara uAt ~
dos es sndsFtake 10 denauncs It's nnanoas aetle Z
tie greatef convention ever hold IN The tro 1sften
composed q such lawe peEceutAge q MS peF~A' s'a
political tfleuds There $ bright tntnfs e re Ns*
State Cor Mf saps and he would noi eaeFihes % us
utserAnces credited tohlmi and no man Anows 1ee'ss
tbso he that n an assault would ue political suicide
Nuskosee plsuenx
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

Il has at last een demonstrated thnt vlnlta sus.
tain successful oAusaoqua assembly Since lest Thurs.
dny ve have nd ; continuous round q good things
fhsfs has been no single meeting hat vas not splendid
rhsss are manY moEs me threayet . IA lal he
,sa i yel . eass vnila q ne better than turn
ss6 e. a.ansa lal sha nszl thfas aaT4
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

Statehood means fer vlnta permanent establish.
meut e. county seat ia the best county IN The Indian
Territory It wlil mean that yuta viii have popuia.
ton of l6ooo within year thereafter vinita coty
si he richest in is varied esoureeA coal timber min
ea ana agricultural lands and above Ell aud better tan
eli. clean wholesome population.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

The call for double statehood convention a Ausko.
gee next month a bastard and AZ orphan e oneiaad
tire saine time The authority fog such gathering does
not lie with te chief Of tie Cherokses Choetaws Of
Greeks The average Indian citizen q these nations 70.
knowledres no such authority and viii lay no attention
fo II
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

ne delegates 10 tho oklahoma convention are graft.
aed a. the attitude Of Judge GIN touching statehood
HIS influence out and oat for statehood and he did
much ia directing the WORK Of the convention along lines
oi moderation and good sense Judge Gill our friend
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

Rev. G. " snodrrass has the thanks Of vinta people
for his interest in the very successfu eautauqua That
is nos IN progress Mr snodgrss has been uutiFing Ia
his efforts 70 give vnlta week Of clean wholesome
entertainment and, withal literary and educational
trea That il vii be repeated next year there IS little
doubt
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

The band wagon has 81 last been located and Col
Douglas has been delegated vse some wag q getting
Col soper aboard The ast attempt sas = deny Tie
interview oecredted 70 Soper Ia she he criticised TIE
convention az Oklahoma city The CONSENSUS of opinion
IS that he will land his
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

TIE Chautau4ua IS pleasing ylnila people last nght
the lecture * Colonel George " balm q Kentucky vas
considered an especially good numbet Rain j. not uny
an orator but The logic e his dhcoane was especially
ekvatlng Tonight we have Riehmond Pearson Hooson
ana IS believed the LARGEST audience yet assembled VII
greet him SUNDAY Is % - great day and Is quite tu
ot good things
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

Gus Crosset the secretary 81 ths Indian Territory
Press Association has issued TIE minutes Of the last 80.
nua meeting 10 a verY attractive booklet The aSsoca.
ton has selected the right aaa fof ths important place
and for which lt IS 70 be congratulated.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

An exchange expresses tie fear that te double state
aeltators win delay statehood os ans sort That Is just
VIA, they are seeking 70 DO II statehood can - de
ayed until Nskogee Inhabitants can gee fd q some q
their windy holdings il s worth TIE effort
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

with the endorsement Of Senators Beseridge and
Long the Oklahoma convention seems 70 have pleased
most Of those Ia position 10 ard the territories 10 get
ting SELF government
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

There are D iew merchants and ethef hesness eon.
Germs Who send out q ior their printing and they
are great friends of al Tie newspapers too Il would
take a great many thousands sush e build city.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

The Cherosees have sehool fund ai nearly half :
million dollars and invested funds II more thana million
II would be aue thing II al this money could b turned
into school fund tor tue benefit Of Cherokee children
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

g,aila extends a hearty welcome 70 chautauqaa ys-
tos whether those on the program visitors only We
are glad to have you wth u.s. and hops that your stay
viii be pleasant
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

Another high RnsslSN ss.slal faa been shct From
an accounts the whos 81 Eoeasvenskis eet were about
half shot when the ecs into the ght IN The straits
Of japan
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

The man Who don't want % set run over would %
we'll 10 step oa ol the way o. tle statehood movement
inaugarated al Oklahoma CITY
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

somehow the press Of tie indian Territory is allow.
ing one or Two Museogee papers 70 do al The hooming o
the double state aasco proposed Tor next month
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

Nov would be q good time 10 make tNe public seloo
high school bY raising the grades and adding % ~
equipment yinsta must have a place where a. edaea.
tlon can be obtained
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

Webb vann. Of pryor Greek, vent 70 Oklahoma city
feminist single statehood aud eame away the most en-
thusastc single statehood man Ia the Indian Territory
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

There is growing denana IN yinlta fora bettefelasa
Of dwellings to rent Il IS an sasy matter 70 and Al o.
eupant for an eight 81 ten house whereas the two
and three room buildings ~ a beegIng
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

Avery and MeGeorge know how to conduct town lQt
sale and tie same was evidenced az Ailuwe Yesterday
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

IostA double statehood boom. Finder vii please
return 10 sam Mayes Chief Rogers Or iIooiie Bell and be
suitably renarlea
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

II would prove a political calamity 70 some FOLKS 70
have the gergymandeFed Hamilton bi defeated and Just
plain statehood measure passed This wintet
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

with the building Of the Northwest railroad, which
IS now bsginnng. ynita is going to feel the impetus a
a very substantial way
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

drive ubout town reveals tie iact that the number
Of people Who are building substantial sidewalks quite
large
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20

Ttat man peary shows good Judgment IN startling ior
the north pole az this time
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20
6bc Vinita Chieftain.
Weekly Edition

The Vinita Cheftain is published every Thursday
morning ut vnita, Indian Territory II IS the oldest
and most extensively read newspaper IN the Northern
District It Is IA lie twenty ythird YEAR andh general
circulation throughout the north half Of the Indian Ter
rltory The subscription price of the paper Is aloo
year always IN advance, postal card win get sample
copy anywere in the United States
ID. ~. MARRs. Editor and Owner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-22

from those of West FONT. There IS no noble
river and there are majestic hills for a set
ting. The school established in 1902 by
royal warrant the same year that the American
school was definitely established. Land was
selected at Sandhurst for the site of the school
because it was removed from thickly inhabited
neighborhoods, spacious enough for mill
tary movements, near Aldershot and Bagshot
where the students could attend the military
manpuvres and because the and was cheap
1t was then a barren piece of land, with a
stream wandering across it. Trees have been
cultivated and lakes provided for swimming ami
the practice of military engineering.
In the foreground of the estate, on the south
side are smooth lakes fringed with dark hr
trees and silver birches They are dotted with
evergreen planted slets. Beyond them the eye
rests on solemn pine forests, which extend for
miles. clothing the shallow valleys and low hills.
Here and there sparkling streams flow down
through woods of birch and alder. Black
morasses, overrun with bog myrtle and willow
scrub are in the holIows. Beyond the forest
lands lie the open, heath covered moors, pre-
senting as wild a scene. bleak and silent a
stretch of country as can be found south CT
Scotland:
AS one might judge from the first verse of the
song the Gentleman Cadet or &c. c. as he is
usually called is not so severely overworked as
to rob him of his stock of youthful ebullience.
Unlike the West Point cadet, he does not rep
resent every walk of life. The G. c. must pass
muster socially before he get into the r. NJ
c. Once in, however, he is obliged to do a kind
of work which possibly his tender hands never
did before. At West Point the cadet, who
mains four years, while his brother at Sandhurst
is in the school only eighteen months, receives
a general education. A good share of the G. C.'s
time is spent out of doors On all fine mornings
parties of cadets may be seen hard at work in
the neighborhood of the long low browed college
building, digging trenches. throwing up field
works. knotting cords and tying together bar
rels for RATS and pontoons, constructing spar
bridges, making shelters for the wounded, build
irg earth ovens, erecting huts of spars and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-22

ttatching them with straw. laying entangle-
ments of wire for the unwary enemy, digging
gun pits, sketching, drawing up tactical
schemes, or engaging in drills or target practice.
They fell trees, clear ground, strike and pitch
tents and make charcoal for purifying water.
The indoor work is confined to studies in mill
tary administration. law. tactics. history, geog-
raphy, engineering and topography. French,
German, drills, riding and gymnastics.
Admission is gained by examination, as at
West Point. but in. the cadet has an easier
time. He has more time for sports, and he may
keep a servant With the permission of his
parents he may keep a horse for steeplechasing.
1t is not difficult to get leave to go up to Lon
don. thirty-Cdd miles away. In the course Of
a year he has three vacations. which amount to
more than two months. With the exception Of a
few sons of poor officers. appointed in recogni-
ton of their fathers meritorious services, each
cadet contributes a sum to the government as
part payment for his expenses. This sum in
the case of sons of army navy officers is
graded according to the rank of the father
Sons of gentlemen and others outside of the
army and navy are obliged to pay as high as
81 $50 a year. The books and uniform are ex-
ira. The government allows each G. c. three
shiIlings a day. A canteen and mess are provided
for the cadets, but the cadets must pay for
what they get. Mess bills are treated just as
restaurant bills of a club would be. If a cadet
does not pay up when they due his name is
posted he is not permitted to spend more than
one shilling day for wine and beer. He may
smoke and play whist for a threepenny piece
1t is quite different at West Point. Uncle
Sam allows the West Point Cadet $40 year
He may not smoke use alcoholic beverages
of any kind. His spending money is limited to
81 month, confectionery money" In the
course of the four years he is permitted to leave
West Point furlough This is at the
end of his second year. There are no private
to get out his Clothes shine his shoes
and make his bed. But it costs him nothing ex-
cept what he is expected to spend on his prelim-
mary wardrobe to get in
Grumbling. one of the faults credited to Eng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-22
THE SANDHURST COLLEGE
Where Young Men Are Trained TO
Be British officers.

am Gentleman Cadet. and I live at the R.
And many other Gentlemen Cadets live there
Oil we're the boys to make the noise we won't
And We cut such a dash when we're out on the
mash IN Camberley or Yorktown.
Our manners at mess are perfect, and our morals
And you always hear us coming with our well
known CHEEKY cry:
Get out out Of the way, s get out of the way
AS l think you'll all agree
En n 96ry yhe TeI hG SIo aTe YOU yonF see;
So what's bad form in other men
Is very good form in me-
Is very good form in me!
The "R. NJ. c." is the Royal Military College,
Ono British school at Sandhurst, which CORE
xponds In a measure to West Point The song,
30 full of youthful egotism, is the way a group
Of the gentlemen cadets, as the government
6.signates the students might introduce them
selves to a visitor engaged in looking about the
sountry where Dick Turpn, the gentleman
horse thief, stopped many a coach, and Charles
Kingsley lived They are a cockey looking set
n they stride along, wearing brown gloves and
carrying canes required by the regulations
when walking out" Camberley and yorktown
sre villages just outside the estate in which are
tho military and staff colleges. Should the
vfaftor turn up into the grounds through the
Grand Lodge one of the five on the different
sddes through which entrance may be gained
and visit the colleges, he would discover that
the national military schools of Great Britain
srsd the United States differ in many respects.
10 the American acquainted with West Point
ssndhurst would seem an odd sort of school 1t
n thoroughly English although under the pres
sxst commandant, Colonel G. c. Kitson, formerly
military attacha OF the British Embassy at
washington. some of the features of the West
Point school are being introduced.
To begin with. the grounds are quite different
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
WAN SAINT SEES
HUGE TIDAL WAVE
Now Is the Time, He Says, to
Decide Whether Railroads
or People Rule.
Now York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Rock Island, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-Former
Governor S. R. Van SAINT of Minnesota,
principal speaker at the Washington
banquet Of the Rock Island club last
night, said:
If the nation Is to survive disregard for
law must cease and equal privileges be
guaranteed every citizen. It is plain
to be seen that fierce battle is in
progress. Evidence Is OIL every hand.
The attempt to merge the two parallel
competing railway lines of the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern in def
ance Of law failed. It was the most inge-
nious and gigantic scheme ever conceived
by the brain Of man to stihe competition
and promote monopoly.
Great corporations can end the struggle
by granting the just demand of people. If
they do not American manhood will assert
itself and force them to do so. Arouse
public sentiment and no force Is so ire
sistible. A great tidal wave has rolled
into Washington. The conversion Of some
| of our congressman is more sudden than
| that Of Saul Of Tarsus, and If it remains
| as permanent as that Of the apostle Paul,
Unreasonable benefits will come to the
| American people. -
If the senate remains obdurate, hope
the man in the White House will call an
extra session. It might as well be settled
now whether people exist for the rail-
ways, or the railways for the people.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-23
NEW CUSTODIANS
FOR BATTLEFIELDS
Stevens Bill Would Place Parks
in Charge Of General Com
mission.
BY w. W. Jermane.

Washington, Feb. 23.-An item in
the sundry civil appropriation bill
which has apparently been overlooked,
but which is of interest to civil war
veterans all over the country, proposes
to abolish all commissions in charge of
battlefield parks and to put these parks
in charge of commission Of three vet.
Grams. When the item is considered it
will be antagonized by members Of the
military committee, which has had a
similar proposition under consideration
at various times during the past two
sessions.
Representative Stevens bill provid.
ing for a general commission of five
members, representing the great armies
Of the civil war-POtomac, Cumberland
Tennessee, etc.-is one generally ia:
vored by the military committee, and
the proposition will be made to Chair
man Hemenway, Of the appropriations
committee, to substitute the Stevens
proposition for that now carried in the
bill. If the substitute is accepted, il
is believed it will pass the senate, and
thus become law at this session
Should Hemenway refuse, point OF
order will be made against his PROPOSE
ton, which it is believed will be sus
tanned, and the battlefield park com
missioners will remain as at present or
ganized.
If the Stevens proposition passes, tn,
Minnesota delegation will supper
Judge Ell Torrance Of Minneapolis TO-
membership on the commission. It il
believed he has a good chance for thu
appointment if he cares for the place.