Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-11

Greenwood LIE Fleur.
rugs without seams woven to order; the
chairs. sofas, tables were all gilded and
inlaid ebony. The window hangings were
painted by famous artists with represen-
tations of famous French paIaces-Ver-
saiiles. Fontainbleu, St. Cloud and NAL
maison-the mantels were covered with
French bric-a-brac and clocks. and the
walls were hung with costly paintings
selected by this Choetaw chief during
called mis- home "Malmaison" after the
retreat of the Empress Josephine in the
forest east of Paris. Ja "
Interesting Historical Relics.
LAHORE died in 1872. The house is now
occupied by his granddaughter. an ac-
complished woman. and is kept up in
good style It suffered no damage dur
ing the war. Neither army went that way
and the family were left undfsturbed La
fore himself took mo- part In the re-
member of the MississippIs Senate. The
state has perpetuated Ms memory by CIV
ing the county in which he lived his
name. Beneath his portrait in oil, which
hangs in the most conspicuous place in
the mansion, is a sword and belt pre-
sented to him by President jackson, and
a medal of silver presented to his pred
ecessor, the chief OF the Choctaws. by
Thomas Jefferson, as a pledge of peace
between the United States and that tribe
of Indians There are several other inter-
esting historical relics retained by the
family, and it is their proudest boast that
Malmaison has never lost its reputation
for luxury and hospitality. 1t is true that
it is one of the very few old southern
homes still owned and occupied by the
family that built 1t and kept up in the
ante-bellum style.
There is decided difference of opinion,
however, as to the character and merits
of it's former owner. Some writer's of his
iYprn ho 70
scoundrel; that he betrayed his race to
General Jackson, and that the great es-
tates and wealth of which he boosted
were the price of his treachery Other
patriot, the protector of his people, the
friend of the whites and man of ster-
ling integrity
LAHORE a Half-Breed
LAHORE was half-breed. His father was
Louis LIE Fleur. a Canadian Koyageur; his
mother was the daughter of Choctaw
chief and he was born in the year 1900
Although Il white man, Louis LIE Fleur OBJ
tanned great influence among the Indians
and accumulated much property. Green
wood. his son, educated In Nashville
and Europe. After his fathers death, when
he was about twentyfour years old, he was
elected chief of his tribe and continued to
hold that office and honor until his death;
although after the removal of the Choctaws
to Indian Territory he remained In Mis-
sissippi, cultivating plantation of 1900
acres, which he had reserved for himself
of the most fertile lands of the tribe. when
the remainder were coded to the federal
government. III accumulated great wealth.
his reputation for hospitality
bounded he spent much time in France and
other foreign countries, and at the out
break of the war had over 1900 slaves.
There is good evidence that he protected
his Indians against white aggression; he
established schools and, made good laws
for them; he suppressed witchcraft and sor-
Gerry; he abolished the old mosaic law Of
"a life for life" among the members Of
his tribe and introduced trials by jury for
homicide. He prohibited the sale of liquor
and sentenced his own brother to be logged
for secretly furnishing whisky to the In
dams. He introduced many other reforms
and was undoubtedly the best man In his
tribe, judged by the Indian standard.
Treaty Quickly Adopted.
What is known as the Dancing Rabbit
Treaty. so called because 1t was nego-
tiated upon the banksfof Dancing Rabbit
creek. provided for the cession of Choc-
taw lands in Mississippi to, the United
States and the removal of that tribe across
the Mississippi to what Is now known as
Indian Territory. President Jackson sent
Maj. John H. Egan aud Col John Coffee
from Washington as commissioners, and
they at first ignored LAHORE, supposing he
was an ordinary "squaw man4" After sew
erai weeks of unsuccessful negotiation with
other members Of the tribe. however. they
saw their mistake. made ample apologies to
him and begged that he wotlld participate
In the deliberations He told them that II
they would permit himrtO manage the mat
ter he would have the treaty signed in two
days. which he did, and one of the stipu-
lations was that tract OF 1900 acres
should be reserved fori hisdown use and
occupancy. A similar. tract was reserved
for two other chiefs-Nutackachie and
Mushulatubbe. This was not uncommon,
however, When the ChickiSaWS coded their
lands in the Yazoo Delta, south of Memphis.
on October 20, 1892, they made similar pro-
visions for their queen Puccaunia. who was
old and feeble.
Ladore's Independence.
There is no doubt that LAHORE was an
autocrat and dictator and feared no one,
not even General Jackson. During one of
his visits to Washington he complained to
the President of the behavior of one Of
the government officials and demanded his
removal. President Jackson resented La
flores air of dictation and replied:
IT refuse to remove him"
Then l will remove him myself Green
wood retorted, with significant glance
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