The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-09

| Special 20 The World.
TAHLEQUAH-One Of the rarost
and most interesting published or.
flcial documents Of the old Chcro-
kee nation extant ia the annual
message ~ Principal chief John
| Ross. delivered at Tahequah. the
| capital to the two houses OF the
| Cherokee national council I'm spe-
ci1l session assembled. The date OF
/ the message is November ~, 1912.
| II ls printed both in English and
| Cherokee letters and as the Chcrg-
| kee Advocate. the national news
| paper, was not established until tho
fan OF 1S44. IL IL probable that the
setting OF the type and the printing
was done in the printing office es-
| tablished and maintained for some
years at tho old Park Hin Mission
| by the Rev. Samuel A. Worcester.
| u. u. Printers at the mission I'm the
early days were John W. Candy
and Edwin Archer.
The principal chief stated in the
| beginning OF the message that the
national legislative body had been
| placed In q peculiar situation at the
date for the holding OF the regular
annual session OF tho council This
situation, the chief stated. was
| caused by the fact that he had been
unavoidably detained on business
on n mission, which neccssitated the
presence OF the chief In the city OF
Washington. Had the assistant chief
been present the council could have
been held, as according to the con-
| stitutlon OF the nation that official
was designated TO act as principal
chief in instances where the latter
was unavoidably absent or seriously
III. But that official was not pres
ent, as according 20 the principal
chief, after the departure Of the
delegates sent to Washington i'm the
preceding spring, the assistant
chief, on account OF prccarlous con-
dition OF health, had gone TO the
island or cuba. hoping thereby to
regain strength and vigor Now
however, II became the duty OF the
chief TO make known to the COun-
cil the melancholy intelligence" OF
the death OF the assistant. his. i'll
ness having had a fatal termination
I'm Cuba. The assistant chief was
Andrew VI. Nann, member OF one Of
the old and historical families OF
tho nation. He. while acting as
principal chief in 1s41. signed the
act OF council establishing the east
OF the Cherokee government in Tah-
loquah.H
The principal chief also called tho
attention of the council to the fact
that James Spears. n member OF the
national committee, or senate, had
fallen victim TO u malady which had
recently claimed many victims. In
order that the vacancy might be
filled the chief stated that "a writ
for an election has been issued"
Concerning his visit 10 Washing
ton to look after matters affecting
ha NJ ~ thn ThaWalyan. la
chief stated that he had called upon
President John Tyler, secretary OF
war sponsor and other officials OF
prominence at the seat OF the ma
tional government; had been cour-
teously received, but delay had been
experienced in securing n settle
ment OF some matters OF vital in
terest.
Various matters concerning the /,
affairs OF the Cherokees were |
touched upon. It was stated that
since the adjournment of the spe-
clal session of the council in the !
preceding year. the disburse ement re-
lating TO claims upon the emigra- |
tion. under arrangements with Gem |
eral Scott, had been resumed under |
the superintendency OF the chief |
and that so soon as papers apper- |
tanning TO the business could he ar
ranged and a full exhibit OF dis |
bursements prepared and other |
claims disposed Of. a full report |
would be made, through the special |
agents having the matters in |
charge.
Reference was made to the fact |
that James NJ. Payne and Daniel |
Colston, who had been appointed |
under an act OF the last regular an |
nual session Of the council TO make |
a tourney TO Fort Jessup, had re-