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WORDS or WISDOM
Extracts from the Firs/ Report of
the Indian Agent,
INTUID1SHK.
As ti alleged intruders In the
Chickasaw Natl"", 1 had, recently,
an interview with Jonas Wolf, its
governor, at Tishomingo, wliieh is it>
capital. He expressed much solici-
tude for the safety and integrity of
iiis government, owing to encroach-
ments of noncltizons upon the public
domain of his people, lie estimated
the number of Intruders therein, in
round numbers to be 3,000, and said
one county (Pickens) of this Nation
was so dominated by the intruder?,
that It had passed practically beyond
his control, that the Chickasaw laws
were defied, that his officers were ob-
structed in the discharge of their
duties, his mandates treated with
contempt, and that said county, bet-
ter known as the "free state of Tick-
ens," was in a revolutionary attitude
to his authority, lie appealed to
the agency for protection, and 1
promised to present the facts, as
above staled, to the Indian depart-
ment.
It may be necessary to invoke the
strong arm of the military to correct
the evil, because the men thus In-
trenched upon Chickasaw soil are
strong in numbers, fruitful in re
sources and resolute in character, and
are not to be dislodged by any "rose
water, or milk and cider policy."
Unlike the Intruders in the Cherokee
Nation, the intruders of the Chicka-
saw Nation are not claimants by blood
to citizenship. They have no per-
mits to reside there under the law
They are holding cattle In large herds
ostensibly, but fraudulently, in the
name of natives, and are work in
leases under the same froudulent
cover. The whole situation,Is a mesh-
work of fraud aiuT cunning evasion ol
the law that will require heroic treat-
ment to remove it.
VT.fclWMEN.
The status of the freedmen in the
Chickasaw Nation Is a "vexed prob
lem." These people have never by
any law or statute of that nation
been incorporated into its "body pol-
itic." They do not vote or hold office,
and are denied participation in its
funds devoted to educational pur-
poses. The negroes are clamorous for
schools and for a full recognition of
their rights as citizens of the nation.
Many of them were slaves to Chicka-
saw masters or owners, and were born
upon Chickasaw soil, are well growl-
ed lo the customs and usages of that
people, and speak the language as
lluently as the natives themselves.
'I hey predicate their right to citizen-
ship upon article 4 of the treaty of
lroiii, and upon the Thirteenth, Four
teentli, and Fifteenth Amendments
to the Constitution of the United
States. This class of citizens, It is
said, exceed in number the native
population, and the Chickasaws in
defense of their denial to them of the
rights of citizenship assert that if
the negroes were made citizens that
they would take charge of the gov-
ernment and convert it into another
Haytl. Doubtless this fear has con-
trolled their course towards them;
but nevertheless the condition of the
negro is one to be deplored, and it
would seem to be dilieult to mitigate
or remedy, and I have felt it my duty
to suggest their condition to the In
dian Bureau, without further ampli-
fication in the way of details,
licensed tlladeks.
The records or this agency show
that there are now ltil licensed trad
ers doing various kinds of business
under its supervision, and the num
her Is Increasing, due alike to the
growing density of the Population
and the Increase and act I. .ty of trade
due to such density. As a rule the
traders coijfprm to the terms and
conditions of their bonds and observ
faithfnly the intercourse laws which
are applicable to the tribes in which
they are drthtg business. There are
also traders io this agency that have
no license and are openly running
their establishments in violation of
law. As a rule they are small trades,
and irresponsible financially and mor-
ally, and belong to that somewhat
numerous class who boast that they
are not in the Territory "for their
health"—a phrase borrowed from
Republican officeholders of Harrison's
administration, and which being fair-
ly Interpreted, means that they are
s mplv here for personal gain, no mat-
how or from whom it may be
obtained. Such traders I hope may
be weeded out at an early day, since
their competition works Injustice to
honest men who have given bond and
inplled with the laws and reg-
ulations governing trade and inter-
course with Indians.
As "competition is the life of trade"
and insures low prices lo all consum
ers, 1 have been liberal in recom-
mending that license l-" issued to all
applicants. Yet I have found that
some traders have Hied "straw
bonds," or have given securities not
sufficient to secure the penalties of 1
their several bonds, and I have there'
lore, issued an order that all bonds
be lirsl submitted to this agency that
I may test the solvency of the secur-
ities thereon before they are passed
toa commissioner, judge or United
States attorney for approval, as the
law requires.
1 think this safeguard will protect
the honest traders and satisfy all
parties that the bond Is not a pro
forma or mere perfunctory perform-
ance.
EDUCATIONAL.
] have before me the annual report
of Hon. Richard McLlsh, superin-
tendent of public instruction for the
Chickasaw Nation, for the scholastic
year commencing September,1st 1892,
and ending June 30tli, 1893, and sub'
milted for his information to Jonas
Wolf, governor of said nation.
Among other things in his report Mr.
McLish says the schools have all
shown as great a per cent, of progress
and advancement as could be expect
ed. The neighborhood schools, only
running live months, from September
5th, 1892 to January 1st, 1893 were of
course of great value to the Chlcka
saw children who were not old enough
to attend our accadeinlc schools. Mr.
Me Lish further says: "A maxim
though old is still true, 'a half loaf
icats no loaf at all," but "the Clilck'
usaw people are not content on a half
loaf of scoool bread, but need and de-
and and are entitled to all of the
school advantages and convenlcncles
if any nation upon the globe." He
therefore urges upon the governor to
juest the legislature to appropriate
a sum sufficient to run all neighbor
hood schools for ten months in the
year.
In the second place Mr. McLish
states that we (meaning the Chlcka
aws) have several young men and
young ladles who desire, and fully
merit It, to attend schools in the
the States. We have six boys who
graduated on June 20. 1893. at the
close of Harley Institute. Their ex
amlnatlon on different studies pre
scribed by curriculum, which was
created by law, was or a general aver
age of "5 per cent, and fully satlsfac
torv. They havi received their di
plomas, as the law directs, and are
now fully prepared to enter any col-
lege. He further suggests that a
rund of $4,000 be annually appropri-
eted and set aside by the legislature
for the purpose of thoroughly edu
eating twelve Chickasaw children at
college In the States, and the legislat-
ure to designate the college which
my one or all of them shall attend.
The Chickasaws have in operation
live academies and nineteen neigh-
borhood primary schools. The aver-
age attendance for 18921s given at
228 for academies, 408 for neighbo-
hood schools, making a total of 790.
The annual expense Incurred by the
Chickasaw Nation in operating its
school system approaches *100,000.
ALLOTMENT.
The question of allotment or the
division of the lands in severalty
linong the citizens of these tribes, is
not at this time being agitated to a
great degree. It is, 1 think, held
rather in obevanco awaiting the ac-
tion of the president of the United'
States, under section lil of the act ol
congress for fulliling treaty stipula-
tions with the Indians, approved
March 3,1893, which empowers him
to appoint three commissioners to
enter into negotiations with the
Five Tribes for the purpose of exting-
uishing the tribal or national title to
any lands within its Territory now
held by any and all such nations or
tribes, either by cesslou of the same
or some part thereof to the I nited
States, is appointed and arrives in
the Territory, X anticipate that al-
lotment. statehood and kindred ques-
tions will be fairly presented to these
people, and will receive that consider-
ation which their gravity demands.
Heretofore these questions have been
talked over, either by parties who
had no authority to act in a definite
manner, or by interested parties in
whom the Indians had no confidence,
and whose utterance had a tluge of
boomer sentiment against which the
Indian stomach would naturally re-
volt.
The question is a delicate one in
many of its phases, involving as it
does the overthrow of their Indian
governments and tribal customs,
which are still dear to many of them
and it presents to tliem a future full
of perplexities and uncertainties In
• .1 «l.'_ ulntlAU <lf tlinlr
contrast with the certainties of their
present mode ofexlstance. "They had
rather bear those ills they have than
fly to those they know not of."
I dismiss the subject with one re-
mark or suggestion, and that is, in my
opinion, the Indians would prefer
first statehood, with their land ten-
ure lo remain undisturbed, and that
the complicated question of allot-
ment be worked out as the exigencies
of the future may demand, and In
the time and by the mode most satis-
factory to the Indians themselves.
Meanwhile every Indian, especially
those of the younger generations,
could educate himself for the duties
of higher citizenship, and be prepar-
ed to stand unmoved In the blaze of a
more advanced civilization. Let ed
neat Ion be the condition precedent
in every transition or ordeal through
which the Indian nations must pass
along the line of progress and devel-
opment.
ADMINISTRATION OK JUSTICE.
The administration of justice by
the government in the Territory is a
subject of vast importance. All le-
gal business of a civil nature is done
by the United .States court in the
Indian Territory. It sits in three
judicial divisions established by law.
and holds two terms a year in each
place. The transaction of their bus-
iness alone would well ctmtmand the
time and talents of a single judge.
The court is practically one of general
jurisdiction, Including every subject-
matter, and as to persons, can try
any case not arrlslng between mem-
bers of the same tribe of Indians. No
Federal court in the United States is
invested with sucli general autorlty
over the domestic affairs of the peo-
ple. The cost of this class of busi-
ness, however, falls upon litigants,
jnd not upon the government. Ex-
penses of litigation are heavy, owing
to the long distances witnesses and
others have to travel. The laws
against crimes are enforced in these
courts.
The Federal courts sitting at Paris,
Tex., and Fort Smith Ark, in their
respective districts in the Territory
are given jurisdiction over all offenses
punishable by death or imprisoned al
hard labor. The main offenses of
which they take cognizance are mur-
der, manslaughter, assault with in-
tent to kill, horse stealing, selling
liquor and a few others.
The United States court in the In-
dian Territory is given jurisdiction
over all other offenses, and concurrent
jurisdiction with the two district
courts above mentoned in what are
known as liquor eases. The criminal
code of the State of Arkansas was
transplanted here by act of congress
of May 2, 1890, so that all offenses
known to the common law, as well as
others peculiar}' statutory, are pun-
ishable under the federal laws. As
to persons, the jurisdiction of three
courts which administer the criminal
laws is nearly general, offenses com-
mitted by one Indian against the
person or property of another Indian
are still retained by the tribal courts,
but beyond this the entire criminal
code is enforced by the federal courts.
The docket of the courts established
in the Territory are loaded each term
with a multitude of cases, the most ot
which are of a trivial character, sucli
as assault and battery, gambling, dis-
turbing the peace, etc. It is not- all
harmonious that a court invested with
such dignified and important jurisdic-
tion should be burdened with the dis-
position of eases which naturally be-
long fo police judges or justices of the
peace.
The judge of the court here appoints
three United States commissioners for
each of the thrie judicial divissions,
who act as committing magistrates in
criminal matters, and who try civil
cases when the matter in controversy
does not exceed *100, with the right
to appeal to the United Slates court.
The fees of the commissioners are paid
by the government, and probably
amout to $40,000 or *50,000 per year.
Many of these otlicers receive more
than the federal judges receive, and
the amount paid them is not in occord-
ance with the service rendered <.r the
qualitications required to Oil the office.
The expenses of riming the court
here are unnecessarily large from the
conditions which prevail. They could
be greatly reduced by giving the com-
missioners power to linally dispose of
misdemeanors, subject to the right ol
appeal, and perhaps also by increasing
the number of commissioners. Costs
are heaped up, by the attendance ol
witnesses for many days at court
awaiting for the trial of cases, as well
as by the long distances they are forced
to traverse. Persons arraigned for ar-
sault and battery, for instance, are of-
ten brought 50 or GO miles toa prelim-
inary hearing; witnesses ulso attend.
They are recognized to appear at court,
they come again with witnesses, wait
for a hearing, and if found guilty are
lined $15 to $20, while the cost usually
paid by the government run up from
$100 to $200 or even more. The giv-
ing of this additional power to fhe
commissioners would not only decrease
the expenses, but would greatly relieve
the court in the burden of business,
entirely to great for one man lo per
form.
There still prevails a great outcry
against the trial of citizens of the Ter-
ritory in Tex. and Ark. Persons who
commit the greater offense are Indicted
and tried by the juries who are un-
ertvand the prejudice of outside jurors
against the people who Inhabit the
Territory.
'Whether there be any foundation in
their claims or not, it is certainly true
that the practice grow out of a state of
things which no longer exists, and is
at war wllli the spirit of our institu-
tions and the traditions of the Anglo-
Saxon race. When the Fort Smith
court was given jurisdiction to try
residents of the Territory, there were
veiv few whiles in the country and
ttye experiment was looked upon as
temporary, as evidenced by the ex-
press provision in the treaty of 180G,
that a United States court should be
established for the hearing of crimes
of which the tribal courts could take
no cognizance, The population of
the Indian Territory who aro United
States citizens exceeds that of ten
States and Territories, and it would
seem that the time has gone by when
the people should be denied rights
which arc regarded, under the consti-
tution and laws of the country, as
fundamental, and which are respected
| everywhere else.
Passing by the justice and right of
the question the trial of all offenders
before the courts established here
would undoubtedly lessen the cost
of administering justice. And I,
therefore, think that congress
should by appropriate legislation in-
crease the jurisdiction of the 1'niled
States court in the Indian Territory,
ami il such universa' or full jurisdic-
tion should swell the docket, of the
court and impose additional labor
upon the judge thereof, the number of
judges should be Increased also, and
every man should be tried by a jury
of bis peers and in his own vicinage.
No one should cross the State line for
justice when he can liud it at homo
administered by his own courts.
Two Important Decisions.
Last Monday .1 udge Stuart render-
ed a decision in the case of Allen
fiilbert vs Lon lirown et at. which is
of more than passing importance and
has bearing on a large class of citizen-
ship claimants in the Cherokee Nation,
fiilbert, a Cherokee claimant, sued Lon
lirown, a rejected Cherokee claimant,
for possession of property occupied by
lirown, alleging in his complaint that
lirownand his wifewere not citizens of
the Cherokee Nation. The Ilrowns set
up that Mrs. Brown's father and mother
and family, the Dollarhytjss, had been
admitted to citizenship in the Cherokee
Nation by the Supreme Court Commis-
sion of the Cherokee Nation in 1871,
and that Mrs. Brown was married to
Brown in accordance with the Ohero
kee laws and they were, therefore,
members of tho Cherekee Nation. In
rebuttal of ihis the plaintiff set up
that, in 1880, the Cherokee Council
passed an act creating what is known
as the Adair Commission, wit^i author-
ity to act on citizenship claims and lo
invest igale past claims, with authority
to revoke citizenship that it determin
ed to he Improperly allowed. This
commission declared the Ilollarhyle
family to have been wrongfully admit
ted and annulled the act ion of the
Supreme Court Commission admitting
them. The question of Cherokee clti
zenship was involved as it was a suit
of a Cherokee against a rejected Cliero
kee, and considerable interest center
ed in the ruling Judge Stuart would
make. After full argument of the
case, Judge Stuart held that the
Brown's were properly Cherokoes and
that the United States Court in the
Indian Territory has no jurisdic-
tion in the case. He held that the
action of the Adair Commission was a
nullity and thai, the Cherokee council
had no power to create any court or
commission to deprive any persons of
rights conferred on them by council or
courts. The case will probably be ap-
pealed to the supreme court, as it in-
volves a great principle.
H& "ffid/i't Shuffle"
A case of*«ham poisoning occurred
in South Oklahoma list evening that
turned discomforting to the patient be-
fore the neighbor women got through
administering antidotes. The man
quarreled with his wife and left de-
claring he would kill himself. He re-
turned shortly afterward with a neatly
tied package which he proceeded to
take with a good deal of ostentation,
declaring It to be deadly poison. He
then laid down to await the effect it
would have upon his wife and mother-
in-law. They had been tricked once
before by him, and so did not go into
hysterics this time, but slipped out
and called In a half dozen women who
assisted to administer antidotes. They
llrst made him drink a quart of hot
salt water. He stood that fairly well,
but the next dose was more than he
could stand. It, was a cup of hot coffee
thickened with cayenne pepper. He
tasted of it and yelled for help, but
the women were determined to save
his life so they held him down nnd
forced him to drink the flrery liquid.
He groaned and begged for mercy but
they thought a little blistering was
necessary to complete recovery, so they
plastered him pretty well over with
recovery from the effects of the treat-
ment In time, but he will never poison
himself again in that neighborhood.—
Oklahoma City Times Journal.
TROOPS AT LEHIGH.
known to, and know little of, the per
sons whom they indict and try. 'llie
witnessess are likewise strangers to
those too whom they speak. For a
number of years the people here have
resented and sulked under what they
considered wrong and Injustice, They
want to be tried by the citizens of the
country whose lows they offend against,
like the citizens of all the states are
tried. They claim they cannot get a
fair Impartial trial among strangers;
that they are put to needless expense in
going long dlstances;that poor men are
often committed brcause ot their pov-
It has been undetermined slnco 1892
whether or not licensed traders are re-
quired to give bond. The attorneys
have commonly agreed that the law of
1892 repealed the law requiring 11.
Though the dealers In this portion of
the country have given the bond, most
of them in the Chickasaw Nation and
many in the Choctaw Nation, have
neglected to give bond. Judge Stuart
decided this week that the bond is a
regulation of the Interior Department
and a legal, necessary condition. The
decission came on in the suit of the
United Stales vs. Sol Levy, principal,
and C. W. Turner and W. F. Crabtree,
sureties, to recover on a licensed trad-
er's bond for $10,000 made by Levy
In 1991. While operating under these
license in 1892 Levy introduced and
sold beer, which while questioned if a
violation of the statutes of the United
States, was a violation of the regula-
tions of the Interior Department, and
in consequence It Is held that he nnd
his sureties are liable lo the extent of
bond. Tho defendants demurred to
the suit, setting up that the bond was
not a legal requirement and therefore
was not liable. The demurrer came
up before Judge Stuart Monday, anil
he held the bond to be a legal regula-
tion nnd requirement.—Muskogee
Phienix.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
World's Hair highest Med.lmod Diploma.
Thomas Didn't Escape.
An attempt was made to break out
of the federal jail Friday afternoon by
Tom Jones; alias "Arkansas Tom,'
who is sentenced to flfty years in the
penitentiary for manslaughter at In-
galls; John Bray and Lock Langley,
each santenccd to eighteen months for
horse stealing: < ieorge Howell, charg
ed with murder, and C. D. Watkins
with impersonating a United Slates
marshal. These prisoners are kept in
the steel cage, just opposite the en
trance of the jail. They had made a
bold plan of escape lhat, If it had not
been frustrated by Jailor Magill, would
have given five men liberty. Watkins
asked Magill for the privilege of
bath. The bath room is down stairs
and he had I" be taken unt into the
corridor and down stairs. On his re
turn, when Magill unlocked the lever
that opened the cage door, Watkins
instead of walking in stepped behind
Magill and attemped to take hold of
him. Mngill covered him with his re-
volver and the fellow threw up his
hands. At the same time Arkansas
Tom and the other prisoners rushed
out of the cage. Arkansas Tom reach-
ed for Magill but Magill switched his
gun on him. Seeing lhat the jig was
up all live of the prisoners went back
to the cell. All this happened quicker
than it takes to tell It. The fact that
five men were cowed into submission
by the courage of one man is sufficient
commentary. None of the prisoners
though out of jail, wanted to risk Ma-
gill's revolver.—Guthrie Cvpital.
An Oklahoma Judge.
In fudge McAfee's district, there are
many Indians, whose changed condi-
tion of life renders It necessary for
them to apply to the Lacurgus of the
whitli man, and the judge tells many
interesting stories about them. The
Indians may bo Lacaedomonaens in
war, but they have not the Laconian
tongue; for they actually call the judge
"The-Man Who-Makes-The Middle-of-
the-road-Straight," which is everything
else bntloconlc
In going from court to court the
judge is transported In a government
wagon drawn by four mules and es-
corted by soldles who take due caution
to see that his scalp is not disturbed
during the journey. He sometimes
sleeps on the open prairie, and won-
ders over knotty problems in law under
the silent vigil of the stars.
The judge is not only a line gentle-
man but a scholar as well. He Is not,
however, versed In the language of
Thunderbolt, Whirlwind or Raln-ln-
the-Face, and consequently is com-
pelled to have an interpreter In his
retinue. Ben Clark, the veteran scout
and squaw mnn, fills this important
position, and his wonderful stories of
Winchester tragedies and scalping mat-
inees cheer the lonely life of the judge,
who has a good ear for magnificent
yarns when spun by such an artist as
Ban Clark, who divides honors In this
line with Jack Still well and Amoi Cat-
man, both of whom had shown great
enterprise In furnishing Indian funer-
als for the aborigines of that country.
-Wichita Eagle.
Poisoned By Mulberries.
Eufaula, I. T., June 9.—As a
result of eating mulberries, two
families have been entirely broken up.
Last week the families of two farmers
living near Eufaula, named C. 11.
Tlmmons and Tom Waugli, ate a lot
of mulberries that they luid gathered,
and In a short while they were all
taken suddenly 111. A physician was
called and pronounced It a case ol
poisoning, there having been locust
egss in the berries. Tlmmons and
WaURh have both died, and several
uf each family are very low and not
expected to live. The symptoms are
identically the same as those of
Asiatic cholera.
A Swell-headed Major Makes a
Characteristic Address.
[I.jliigh Loailoi'.l
"The two companicj of United
States troops which have been sta-
tioned here for several days have
moved to Lehigh. A company
of infantry has also gone to Lehigh.
Great confusion reigns in the mining
camps of Lehigh and Coalgate.
* * * Men, woman and children
are leaving Lehigh and Coalgate
making for the timber, and some of
the miners are drilling, and say they
will fight Uncle Sam's men."
The above was sent from Atoka
last Saturday and appeared in the
Kansas City Sunday Times. So far as
it refers to Lehigh, aside from the
troops, it is false and misleading in
every particular. It is a fair sample
of the sensational reports that have
been sent to the daily papers through-
out the conntry the past month.
Confusion has not "reigned," neither
are men, woman and children leaving
lehigh for the timber, and it is al-
most too absurd to take the space to
deny that the men here are drilling
with the intention of resisting the U.
S. troops. Such false reports as the
above do the people and miners of Le-
high groat Injustice.
M uch to the surprise of everyone
the U. S. troops to the liumbor of two
hundred or more, under the command
of Major Haskell arrived here last
Friday and camped about one mile
north of town. A majority of them
are cavalryman and the balance in-
fantry.
Major Haskell gave notice Friday
night that on Saturday morning al
ten o'clock he wanted lo meet all the
miners and tell them his orders. Sat-
urday morning at the appointed hour
the miners assembled al K. of L. hull,
but it being to small to accommodate
all, they repaired lo the open field just
north, where Major Haskell addressed
them. He said:
"Gentlemen, I am glad to fe° so
many of yon out today, and I wish
there were three times us many, for 1
have something of importance to say
to you. I am sent here by the United
States gove rnment to protect the pco
pie and the property of this place. I
came lo protect all—you, and you and
you—(pointing to different portions
of the assembly .) You strikers have
been doing nothing the past two
months, and no man can live without
work. The devil always finds em
ployinent for idle hands. ^ ou men
came hereby the permission of the U.
S. governnu nt ar.d the Choctaw Na-
tion for the express purpose of being
employed by this company, and when
you cease work, you violate the terms
of that permission and become intru-
ders, and as such have no right to live
here. I have not come to stay
week or a month, or three months, or
a year, but to stay till Ibis matter is
settled to the satisfaction of all. Inn
few days the mines will be ready foi
operation, and all that wish to work
will be protected, and I want it under-
stood that they will not only be pr< -
tected while at work, but also on their
way to and from work, and in Iheir
homes, and 1 want it understood that
I will receive no delegations of min-
ers; I am here to carry out my ordeis
end 1 intend to do so. C.il. Wisdom,
the Indian agent, has a list of names
and will be here next week, audit, de-
pends upon what he may say whether
you will be permitted to remain here.
If I have orders to eject, you, your
families are included and will be
ejected also."
Here he stopped, when Mr. Martin
asked permission to make a few
marks.
"No sir; I'll have no remarks from
any one; I called this meeting for my.
self. I may be selfish but it cannot
be helped. (Here Prof. Jackson
asked him to explain something).
"No sir; I'll answer no questions, so
you need not waste your breath.
Mochan asked to have the speech In-
terpreted to the foreigners, and be-
fore he fairly commenced, the major
thundered out a "no sir," but after-
ward said he had no objections nltei
he had gone. In conclusion lie said:
"You all look like law-abiding men,
and I hope you are."
After he had gone, he rode back
and sulil: "Now, let there lie no
threats or intimidation. 'Ine man
thai does It, is marked."
No Compresses Needed.
The Bossoneffe'pnicess of handling
cotton, invented bv a Texan, prom-
ises to revolutionize the cotton trade.
It, will eventually do away with com-
press charges and enable every gin
owner to do bis own compressing, it
will also save the farmer an average
of one half cent per pound, now lost
by wasteful methods of packing. It
is astonishing that America, with her
undoubted progress!veness in other
matters should tie behind India and
Egypt In billing processes. A recent
consular report, prepared by an Amer-
ican consul, calls attention to the
fact that the Inferior packing of cot-
ton Is a source or great complaint
abroad. Half the ties are generally
gone before the cotton reaches Liver-
pool, tlio cotton bulges out and ab-
sorbs untold quantities of dirt. mud.
water, dust etc. All this loss Is esti-
mated in advance and deducted from
the price on this side. Indian and
Egyptian bales have close, compact,
tough, covering, have little or nocot-
ton exposed and occupy less space on
ship board. An Egyptian bale of
T0U pounds occupies but fifteen cubic
feet of space, while an American
bale of 475 pounds takes up t wenty-
two cubic reel. All these evils arc
remedied by the Bessonctfe process.
The cotton leaves the giu in compact,
rolls and no ties are necessary. The
hale contains tb'rt y-tive pounds ot
cotton to the cubic foot, instead ol
twenty-two, as by the present process
and is much more easily handled. It
seems that the worst days ot the
American cotton planter are about
over. So may it prove.
/ P
Seminole Chief Elected.
Eufaula, June 8.—The election
for chief and second chief of the
Seminole nation came oil' yesterday,
and the present chief, Hon. John T.
Brown, was elected by nearly 200
majority over his opponent, O,
Kechun Marjo. Hon. llolbutta Harjo
was elected second chief without op-
position. This was the quietest
election ever held in the Seminole
nation. The other officers will be ap-
pointed by the council.
The Dawes commission held a lueel-
g at Stonewall on Saturday and the.
Indians, mostly full-bloods, listened
to t lieni attentively while they made
plain, through an interpreter, the gov-
ernment's proposition. A great deal
of confusion was created by some of
the sqiiawnioii present shouting out
that the government had broken all.
its treaties with the Indians and
would not keep faith in this instance.
When (piiet was restored, Indian
speakers assured the commissioners
that, the Chickasaws would ull linatc-
ly accept their proposition.
Houston Wallace was arrested Fri-
day for Introducing and languishes in
the Ardmore jail. Wallace is a
brother of Jim Wallace, a member of
the Dal ton gang and when arrested
was taking whiskey lo the bandits,
who were quartered near Elk, O. T.
Three gallons of whiskey were taken
be the marshals.
LaBtMoiulny Commissioner (millions
issued atom plaint for the arrest ol Mm.
Dal ton Upon the charge of reeihiii#
stolen money. Chiel Marshal \V ili-
iainsof the Paris Court immediately
ordered her release, saying that lie did
not propose to allow any such outrage
perpetrated while he was in ollice.
Marshal Williams deserves great credit
for his fair Wl honorable dealings In
ibis matter and his decisive action
meets with tho approval ot all the peo-
ple.
r
m.
A VETERAN'S VERDICT.
Vhc War is Over. A Well-known SoU
dier, Correspondent ar.d Journal-
ist Makes 0 Disclosure*,
Indiana contributed her thousands of bravo
soldiers to tin* wai-
and no st-at
hears
it-
ter record in that
respect tin
n it does.
la
literature it is
rapidly
cnni ring
onviiihlo place.
In war a
id lilera
Solomon Yevell,
veil known
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as
'So1 " has won an
honorable
osition.
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M,
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