The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-21

This was the situation of those chiefs
about the time that General Jackson
reached Franka Choka Chula, as the
Indians called the old French traolng
house. Weatherford sent up old Tom
Carr, or Tuskegee Emarthla, and he soon
learned that he was In no danger and ne
then came to the camp. Weatherford was
no savage and much more than an ordi-
nary man by nature, and was treated
very kindly by General Jackson. 1t was
soon understood that Jaclksa Chula Harjo
(the Indian name for General Jackson)
wanted land to pay for the trouble and
expense he had been at, and that the
Big Warrior and others were In favor or
giving Old Mad Jackson, as they called
him, as much land as he wanted; but
not SO with Savannah Jack. his little
field being on the Montgomery side of
Line creek, and thus would have to go
with the ceded territory; he even threat
ened to kill the Big Warrior and go to
fighting the whites again. CLEARING that
a hostile chief was In camp making
threats, the general wished to see him.
but Jack disappeared. He took his war
rors from the Cypress brake, near where
Montgomery now stands. went to Catoma
where his women and children were. and
there Joined Francis and the Otisee CHER.
Hosea Yoholo left the bend of the river
at Montgomery and Joined Jack and his
crowd, as also did Mcqueen and the
Durants The boy, Billy Powell (after-
wards the celebrated Indian chief Ussa
Yoholo, and called by the whites Osce-
ola) who was the grandson Of one of
Peter McQueens sisters, was then a lit
tie child and was with this party. They
all started for Florida and on their route
split among themselves. Jack and his
people being Uchees and Sowanokas,
called halt on the Sepulga and on the
line of Florida, where he remained until
he went west I knew Captain Butler
and the others he killed and those who
made their escape. I knew Ogley-poor
fellow-and stayed one night at his house
in company with Col Turner Bynum
of North Carolina and his son, ]. A. By
mum, who has since represented the Hall
fax district of North Carolina In Con-
eress Mcqueen and the others went
to east Florida. Sandy Durant died at
Tampa Bay, not long after they reached
the country. John Rurant went to Mas
sua on the island of New Providence.
Peter Mcqueen remained in Florida un-
til after General Jackson's campaign of
1918, soon after which he died on little
barren island on the Atlantic side of
Cape Florida. Hosea Yoholo or the
Singing SUM-" the white half-breed chief
died on Indian river, in east Florida,
from disease in his feet caused from an
insect known there as the jigger. Ben.
or Peter Durant (for he was called both
names) was South Carolinian of
French origin He came to the Creek
Nation and married a sister of the nota-
BILE Alexander McGilivray. through whose
ture club, Birmingham, whose paper on
'.Tennyson's Oenone' has been award
ed the prize and will be read at the
next annual meeting which will be held
In Birmingham. Mrs. John D. Eliotts
paper on Municipal Art and the
influence of Beauty on Morals" was read
at the meeting just held in Greenville
she being also member of the Culture
club al the time the prize was awarded
last year.
Miss Helen Slater will leave today fo1
Decatur, to visit her cousin, Judge L. W.
Worthington.
Miss Carrie McF arland and Miss Adah
Reese will spend Thanksgiving in Selma
with friends.
Miss Pearl Andes of Bristol, Va, is the
guest of her cousin, Miss Ruby Bishop.
Miss Andes is a musician and her many
talents and charming personality have
won her many friends - her previous
visits here
Mrs j. A. Haley of Memphis, Tenn,
is visiting relatives and friends in the
city Mrs Haley will be pleasantly re-
melnbered as Miss Mayne Stephens.