The Reporter. (Chelsea, Indian Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, November 27, 1903 Page: 4 of 8
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THE RKFORTUK.
Published Friday?
?v A. K. & R. K. MTU.I-R.
Entered in ti.u pott ofiicc at Chelsea,
T., as second clans mail.
9t.OO A YEAR.
r KCNE O.
Official Citv Paper.
R. C. Woodruff, the Philadc-I-
p liat: who is conducting the detail
work of tlie Uonapart investiga-
tion, is now in the territory,
Wonder if that i.-: the reason of nil
this b.\d weather.
From the btjst statistical infor-
mation obtainable it is ascertained
that of the 38,500 Cherokee citi-
zens there arc 8500 full! lords,
5,200 intermarried whites, 22,800
mixed bleeds ar.d 4 000 fieedinen.
The annual report of the com-
missioner of Indian affairs, Jones,
advocates the education of the In-
dian in the rudiments of the En-
glish lar.*;uagc_ an J that he le
taught that lie must work or
starve. TJ'.e comiuirsioner thinks
this policy in a generation or more
;^vill rfgenerate the r^ce; and that
,ll:e Indian should be protected
only the extent that he may gain
confidence in himself, leaving
nature and civilized
do the rest.
Senator Quay Monday intro-
duced a memorial of the Delaware
tri! e of Indians residing in the
Chejokee nation, relative to their
rights in and ownership cf 157,600
acres of land within the boundar
i-.s of the nation. The Ind.'ans
complain cf the failure of the gov-
ernment, under the treaties with
the Cherokee ration of Juiy 19,
1869, and July 4, 1869, to protect
their rights. They potest spec
ially against "the oppressive and
unjust action recently taken by'
certain departments of the govern-
ment absolutely to impair and de-
feat the rights and title of the
Delawares to sueh lands." It is
declared the Indians have been
unjustly treated under the agree-
ment which secures for themselves
and their descendants a!l the
rights of Cherokee citizenship.
Ti;e memorial charges that the
Dawes co:: mission allowed Chero-
kee citizens to file applications for
157.600 acres of land which it had
been required by congress to set
apart for the DJawares before al-
lotting any Cherokee land.
i HAYK NO CANALS.
The great activity in establisl
ing a government in Panama and
in thus giving relief for that coun-
try is causing the delega'es in cong-
ress from the territories to wonder
how it is they cannot get similar
accommodations. Delegate AIc-
Guire would be giad to get merely
statehood for Oklahoma and would
not ask to have Oklahoma s?t a
part as a separate government, al-
though it would make a nation far
more imposing and would be able
to sustain a greater navy than
Panama and could put up a thous-
and time better army.
With eli these superior qualities
Oklahoma and other territories,
including the Indiat country, com-
mand far less attention than Pana-
ma.
Of course, none of the territor-
ies have no canal or no cansls on
tap, and are not located cn the map
in a way to be of international im-
portance, but the friends of state-
hood insist that the territories
ought tc be made states by a con-
gress and administrption that sets
op swamp govern merits.—Kansas
City Journal.
TO UNTIK IIHD TAPH.
MUSKOGKK I, T.,NbVKMBBH 22.
The fr.ct ihnt in his investigation
of Indian 'JVititcry affairs it is
jntcr.I ion of Clint 1 lirp. r Wjik
ruff, Mr. Hon.t[>.it's assistant, to
inspect the syste :i in v >gue here
is gratifying tc many who have
complained of dela . This Ins
been the general cry of people who
had business with both the Dawes
commission and tlii /ndiau depart-
ment here, especially yo where
these two department! are domin-
ated by the interior department.
In a statement ma le yesterday,
Mr. Woodruff' deelaicd this is his
intention. If !.e fin Is t'..e delay in
righting difficu't'es wis ('ue to the
fact that th.- Authorities litre did
not use due diligence, lie intimated,
this would Se considered worth)
of criticism. The:', too, if the red
ta;>;vitii wliic'i the Intcrijr de
partn ent Las hedged about the
problem of allotting Indian laud
is loin d tc be ut:t ccesary and onh
cause con.fnsion, Y.r. Woodruff said
he thought it would be well to sug-
gest its discontinuance, providing
the welfare cf J-.e Indian would
not be injured thor,I y
During the time he is in Indian
Territory Mr. W.o.lruff will uvtk
his head quarters here, I ut this
week proposes 'to go to Okmulgee,
Tishomingo and Atoka. After re-
luming her? Le will make at least
one trip to Souta tMcAL-ster and
Tahlequah. The trust compr.nie-
. at all cf these places with which
conditions to t'lte ,jcmcs c.f members of the
Dawes cjunniss:or. and other gov-
ernment officials hive at various
t'me.s been coi ncclcd will be ex-
amined earefu'lv,
"The fact that i!ier_• i, erafti: g
go:ng on here," s. id Mr. Wood-
ruff yesterday, " i 1 ! elieve, tacit-
ly admitted on all .-ides. But the
question resole .:■> it e mtowhe 1:-
er this grafting has teen done by
government officials or private in-
dividuals. If it has been done
solely by the Tatter and is within
the strict letter of the law I do not
see- where it can be sto; ped."
In his investigation Mr. Wood-
ruff is not devoting all his tin:e to
the official data r.'d :tccrd-\ He
mixes with ti e peepk- and frai.kh
asked their views. To all he lends
a readv ear, Lut j^ivef vent to no
expression of his own, or i. he
does make answer to a direct quest-
ion he so guards it that it reverts
back to the truth or falsity of the
question. As people talk to him
he takes notes and when necessary
asks questions, but for the most
part he is a silent listener. During
his trip this w.ck he will be 'read-
ily accessible to any who have com-
[ hints to nr.ke, am! all of sueh he
intends to investigate.
1 here is a general ai: of expect-
ancy, b th «vit.j the people here
and tue officials. One man who
I olds a fat government job, and
upon whom the breath e.f suspic-
ion has blown, i., said to have given
a sigh of relief when he heard yes-
terday of Mr. Wuodruff's arrival.
"It's the suspense," sdd he.
"I ve felt like a man under a
cloud, and with this investigate
here I have a chance to clear my
at^ly. At least I can fight in the
open."
The people, apparently, have
the utmost coufivler.ee that the in-
vestigation will be thorough and
that if the wrongs of which the)
have complained have becu due to
the officials here a report to that
effect will be made.
XXS3BESBK3BB
Not
To look a man In the face every
winter for, say twenty winters,
after we have sold him a ger-
uiiie
ROUND
OAK
heating stove made by Beck-
with, Dowagiac. They always
do just as we say they will.
You take no chances when you
buy the genuine ROUND OAK.
1
MILAM & SONS.
A FREE game insids
each package of
60 different games.
A Gallon of PURE LINSEED Oik mind
with a callou ot
make* 2 g&llcmn of ths vtot BEST Pjnpp
In fha\rnt>rn
18 'aft mob* dtoabu than
mvnrr" m j-1 absolutely not poi«
riAMMAit Paint la made of the bsstov
—auch aa all good mi nter&nat,
rnd 1agronndthick, vkbythick. Notroubloto
®jwioiikufl§yMt
sot to Crack, Blibteb, Pekx, or Chip.
r.miffiwm PAINT CO., St. Ionia,Mo, I
CAPITAL PAID IN $500,000.
naT un.
Reports of disaffection amcng
tl'.e full blood Cherokees continue to
be heard and January 1 is now bc-
ing given as the date when active
hostilities may be expected. The
latest story is that Wo'.f Coon is
marked for assassination. There
is much more smoke than Gre fcnt
under the cloak of hostility to al-
lotment the cf port unity may be
seized by someo. e with murder in
his heart to wre; k ven^c-nce on a
persona! enemy — X. C. Jourm'.
SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY
w. 0. MllAM & SONS.
SPECIAL LAND BUYERS'
EXCURSION.
il! run to the new lands of
Greer Coi.nty, Oklahoma, and
other sections of the great South-
west in November and December,
via the Frisco System.
Are you lookii.g for rich and fer-
tile farming lands in the South-
west which j on can buy for one-
forth to one-tenMr the cost of lands
cf the East and North? They pro-
duce as much acre for acre. Here
is a chance to belter your condition
and add a lioeral amount to your
pccket book.
For full particulars and specif!
ra.<K>a'i rates aj 4jly at once to R.
S. Leni n, Secretin- Frisco Sys-
trni Iiruii^rat.cn Uureae, .St. Lou-
it. Mo.
CORNER DRUG STORE.
C. L. LANE, Proprietor
Always Carries a Complete Stock of
Pure Drugs,
Patent Medicines,
Fine Cigars,
Tobaccos,
Stationery,
School Supplies.
Special attention paid to prescription work.
Only the best and purest of drutjs used in our
compounding, rolite clerks in attendance.
Corner Sixth & Olive Streets
" 11'
They Are Eight
it's the prices put on the nice, fresh '
groceries at Bill's Store that we
mean, and the goods are right,
too. If everything about the
store was not right, it could
not stay there at all. We
want your trade and if good
goods, fair dealing and honest
prices will get it, we will have it.
BILL'S STORE
W. S. Sutherland, Prop.
|ooo<*o«o*oo
Chelsea Barber Shop
AND BATH ROOMS.
FOBBES.
y Only^first-class workmen employed. Courteous treatment as- v
| sured every patron of the shop. Clean tubs, plenty of water. |
I A^cncy for New Method Steam Laundry, of Joplin. I
1 HE BEST JOB PRINTING SEEN IN CHELSEA
is executed in The Reporter job department. Phone 6
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