The Indian Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 17, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 8, 1898 Page: 1 of 4
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THE INDIAN
CHIEFTAIN
CH IEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO.
VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY DECEMBER 8 1S98.
VOL. XVII. NO. 15
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ITS A
STOVE TIME.
1 1 Have Eu?py Kind a! Every Price. I
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TREATY BILL AS PASSED.
Seven Commissioners Pro-
vided For.
For nearly 15 years I have done about all the stove
trade there has been at Vinita
Look a! my Lid? of Stoves.
CHIN AWARE
LAMPS ETC.
New and extensive line just opened.
W. W. MILLER.
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Worcester Academy
Offers Special Advantages for those
Seeking an Education
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Don't let these chances slip.
Something of interest to young men who
come or write at once.
Young ladies will find a pleasant home.
Parents Do you want to get the best?
Write for Terms to Principal.
W. A. CALDWELL Vinita Ind. Ter.
eUTJt BABBT. Pro. J. 0. HALL flti Prts. .W. P. PHIU1PS CatHtr
Capita! $100000. Surplus $ 1 5000.
National Bank
-..Vinita Irjd. Ter.
DIRECTORS!
Oliver Bagby
B. F. Fortner
E. B. Frayser
E. N. Ratcllff
" M. E. Mllford
W. H. Kornegay
W. A. Graham
f J. O. Hall
s W. E. HafseM
G. W. Clark.
Does a 5&f General Banking
Business.
Was the first National BanH
Chartered in th CneroKe?
Nation and is tbe Gibral-
tar arnons tn Banks of
"the Indian Territory.
LAEGEST STOCK
BEST GrlR-AJDES
WEST PRICES.
P. Q. Browning...
Lumber
Dealer
Lumber
Sash
Doors
Mouldings
Cement
Paints
Brushes
Lath
Shingles
Blinds
Plaster Oils
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Vinltn I. T.
EVERYTHING AS
REPRESENTED
Brick Sand Etc.
Buy your
Lumber at
Browning's
Yard.
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BEST TRAINS
ST. LOUIS and
KANSAS CITY
-TO-
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
OF ST. LOUIS.
Hie St. Louis National
Stock Yards.
LocatedatEastSt.Loais.lll.
Dlrrelly opposite the city or St. LoaU. liny
r for all description of I.lve Stock Mwtyt In
attendance ajsd within the cmnnila of lh
Stock Yards Is a IJeer Canning Company with
i capacity for slauitnlrlnr S.000 bead ofcattl-
dally. and Tort Packing establishments hat
a capacity for slaughtering 12000 Iiors dally.
C. C. KNOX V'co-Pres.
CHAS. T. JONES Supt.
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01AM NEIRASKA
CffCAM art East
yen i en wwiwuii i i .
HICK IMLLS. WISMIMQTOH inrwn;Te
PWET SOUND. jiiit;ioriou5.
Kawm City to St. Louis.
VtstiMri Sleepsrs
FwCWrCiK Dining Cars.
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L. J. BRICKEFI T. P. a..
23 WAIN ST-. KANSAS CITY.
Dedicated by permission
Mrs. McKinlcy.
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Words and music by the Rev.
Frederic E. J. Lloyd Mais. Doo.
Copies 10 cents 111.13- bo had
from Rev. T. Lloyd Mus. Doc
Vinita. Order quickly.
An Act providing for llio appoint
ment of a commission to negoli-
ate with the United States com-
mission. Wherea? the government of the
United States in 1883 to 1897 in-
elusive appointed and instructsd a
commission to negotiate with the
several tribes of the Indian Terri-
tory and effect if practicable a
change in their relations with the
United States and in their method
of land tenure and
Whereas the commission ap-
pointed by the Cherokee nation
under an act of the National coun-
cil approved Augu3t 23rd 1896 as
amended by an act approved Dec-
ember 4th 1S9G failed to reacli an
agreement with the United States
commission and
Whereas the congress of the
United States passed an act enti-
tled: "An act for the protection
of the people of the Indian Terri-
tory and for other purposes" ap-
proved June 2Sth 1S9S in viola-
tion of our treaties destroying our
self government and providing for
a change in our land tenure and
Whereas said act of congress is
very unsatisfactory to our peoplo
and should be changed amended
or modified and
Whereas said commission has
been returned by an act of the con-
gress of the United States approv-
ed July 1st 1S9S with all the au-
thority to negotiate with the Cher-
okee nation granted by previous
acts of congress and
Whereas a question of such
gravity should be submitted to u
majority vote of the citizens of the
Cherokee nation and permit tliem
to determine by a majority vote
whether or not they will ratify or
reject any agreement entered into
before it is binding on the Chero-
kee nation; therefore
Be it enacted by the national
council of the Cherokeo nation:
that the priripal chief be and he
is hereby authorized to appoint and
commission by and with the advice
and consent of the senate in ac-
cordance with the constitution
seven citizens well versed in the
affairs of the Cherokee nation to
serve as a commission on behalf of
the Cherokee nation for the pur-
pose of meeting and conferring
with the United States commis-
sion. The commissioners shall
appoint a chairman from one of
their number and select and op-
point a clerk an interpreter and
a stenographer who shall be pres-
ent at every conference and record
the proceedings in detail. The
commissioners clerk interpreter
and stenographer shall each re-
ceive such compensation as may
hereafter be provided by law.
Be it further enacted that the
said Cherokee commission is au-
thorized and empowered to meet
confer and negotiate with the
United States commission with re-
spect to any matter committed to
said United States cooimission for
negotiation with the tribes of the
Indian Territory. Provided how-
ever that no agreement hprein
authorized to bo made between the
Cherokee commission and the
United States commission shall be
binding in any ray or manner Qr
in any act or provision thereof
upon the Cherokee nation unless
the same shall he ratified and con-
firmed by a majority vote of the
qualified voters of the Cherokee
nation as defined in section 453
page 235 of the compiled laws of
the Cherokee nation 1SG2. as here-
inafter provided.
Bo it further enacted; That the
said commission shall report in
full their proceedings had under
the provisions of this act to the
principal chief ol th6 Cherokee
nation not later than the second
day of January 1899 when the
terms of office of said commission-
ers shall expire and in case an
agreement is entered into the
principal chief fchall cause said
agreement to be immediately pub-
lished in both the Cherokee and
English languages duly authenti-
cated in the Cherokee Advocate
and printed certified copies posted
at every precinct and postofficc in
the Cherokee nation for the infoj.
mation of the people;- and the
principal chief in the event an
agreement is entered.lnto na afore-
said shall immediately after the
same is reported ar above provid-
ed issue his proclamation address
ed to the clerks of the several dis-
tricts elected for the two years be-
ginning the third Monday in No-
vember 1S97 calling a special
election to he held at the various
precincts in the several districts of
the Cherokee nation for the pur-
pose o( voting on the ratification
or rejection of said agreement and
said election shall be held and re-
turns made as provided in article
1 chapter 8 of the compiled laws
of the Cherokee nation and where
the same arc not applicable under
such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by the principal
chief. Provided further: That the
pricipal chief 6hall prepare and lur-
nish said clerks with suitable blanks
upon which to record said vote
and that when said returns are re-
ceived by the principal chief ho
shall together with the assistant
chief treasurer and a joint com-
mittee ot both branches of the
national council composed of two
members from each branch there-
of selected equally from each
political party count and an-
nounce the vote and cause a record
of the results of said vote to be
made in the executive department
of the Cherokeo nation and com-
municate the same to tho United
States commission.
Be it further enacted: That in
case said agreement i.s ratified by
a majority vote of the citizens of
the Cherokee nation as aforesaid
it shall be binding on the Cherokee
nation only in case the same is
ratified without amendment by
the congress of the United States
on or before March 4 IS99.
Passed the council November
2Sth 189S.
Concurred in by the senate
branch Dec. 1 1S9S.
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IN WINTER GOODS
AT S. S. COBB'S.
We are now offering our entire stock of fall and winter goods at a great
reduction in price. If you have not bought don't fail to visit us as we are deter-
mined that these goods shall move if you need them regardless of cost.
May Contest.
In the recent Creek election
1944 votes were cast S9G of which
were counted for tho treaty and
1040 against it. This is an unex-
pectedly large vote out'of a total
population of hardly 15000 and
did not leave many stay-at-homes.
The official count of the vole in
council developed a majority of
152 against it. Irregularity and
fraud are complained of and it
is stated that it will be contested
in Washington and it is oven
stated that the United States au-
thorities on the ground are favor-
able to the contest and very
strongly intimate that the treaty
will win in the contest. The
points to be raised it is said is
the charge that proxy voting was
practiced at some of the anti-treaty
polls and that some of the returns
showed the vole to be neither for
the treaty nor the Curtis bill
when in fact the' election was for
one or the other and a vote could
not be cast against both measures
without negativeing the vote al-
together and another complaint
was that the vote was not first
opened and canvassed "by the
council as required by the Creek
law but that the chief opened the
vote and it was exposed to all
kinds of risks before council
passed on the matter. How
correct theso charges are or what
force they will have in de
termining the final outcome of the
question we cannot tell. We can
but wait and see as every other
person must do. In the mean-
while we caution our readers that
contracts and investments in any
manner touching the Creek lands
or the uso of them is risky and to
be avoided. Holdenville Time3.
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Clothing. Clothing.
Clothing.
We have great offerings for you and your
boys in this department. Being largely stocked
up in this -line and to avoid carrying it over to
next season we are now offering Men's and Boys'
all wool Cassimere Suits in all sizes at actual
cost. All others at least a third cheaper than
you can buy them at other store. Don't fail to see
us before buying as the goods and prices are just
as advertisea and are sure to suit you.
Beautiful Capes and
Cloaks.
We still have a few more of those beautiful
up-to-date Ladies' Cloaks and Capes on hand
at extremely low prices. Our prices and the styles
will certainly make you buy if you are in need of
such an article. See them.
Children and Baby
Wraps.
We are still prepared to present to you in all
sizes and prices the prettiest and best selected
line of Children and Baby Wraps that you ever
saw. If you are in need of these goods let us make
you prices.
xbbers Rubbers.
Now.
We are the kings in these goods in prices
and styles. We have a large line and can fit you
up in the right way. All prices all sizes and all
styles.
Ladies' Dress and
Underskirts.
We still have the prettiest and best assorted
line in this class of goods in Vinita on which we
have also made a great reduction of prices.
Blankets Blankets
Blankets.
In this department we are prepared to sell
you anything from the cheapest cotton blanket to
the best 1 1-4 all wool blanket and cheaper than
you ever bought them before.
Our Grocry Depart
ment.
Remember you will find in our Grocery de-
partment the best the market can afford and as
cheap as the cheapest. We also want all of your
chickens eggs butter etc. at the highest market
price.
A Thousand Other
Things.
We have a thousand other things that would
be useless to mention as a visit and an inspection
of these goods will prove to you thatwe mean;bus-
iness. Also that we are the cheapest house in
town. Remember we are offering you grand and
great reductions in prices on all of our fall and
winter dress goods dry goods clothing boots
and shoes overcoats overshirts underwear; in
fact everything that is handled in a first class store.
To miss seeing means a great loss to you and
money out of your pockets.
I AM YOURS FOR BARGAINS
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VINITA I. T. . . .
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Some Court Killing.
Judge W. If. H Clayton dur-
ing the late sitting of the court at
this place held that the improve-
ments on Choctaw land:? claimed
by non-citizens could not pass to
his heirs but reverted to the na-
J. L. Hull was realizing on a
purchase made from Wade Mor-
ris who rras a niece ot George
Morris a white man and a non-
citiien although at one time he
had a Choctaw wife but was not
married according to the Choctaw
law. Wado Morris is a Choctaw
but the court holds that she can-
not inherit Choctaw Jands and im-
provements from a white relative
as he was not such an owner or did
not posses? such a title as could
pss to hSftelnlLojs. He further
hold- tlftTtntfeiZAhs cannot in-
herit flKbJp?fjjUKai a citizen
relative bpJU ibotn cases the
lands and "TfniVements revert tq
the ChOctaw niVn. '
In this cmb case he held that
the Choctaw council acts repealing
laws which had heretofore granted
citizenship to certain parties was
FARM SURVEYS USELESS.
The Dawes Commission
Takes Chieftain's View.
null and void am of no
Atoka Citizen. .
effect.
Gillett the Woodbine cattle
king seems to have been a
"peach." An office boy in tho
Kansas City Live Stock exchange
building aptly described him as
follows: "Why that fellow was
the 'best' I ever saw. Ho could
have como in hero two months
ago and sold gold bricks easy."
Department of tho Interior 1
Commission to the rive ClvllUed Tribes. I
Muskogee Isd. Tbh. Dec 3rd 133S.
To Whom it May Coxcern:
We have been inlormed that
certain "surveyors" are represent-
ing to citizens of the several tribes
in Indian Territory that it ia nec-
essary lor them to have their lands
surveyed in order to secure them
for allotment. That if this is not
done they will lose their improve-
ments and are making other false
statements in order to secure em-
ployment The commission desires to in-
form all Indian citizens that no
such expense to them is necessary
and that when offices are estab-
lished within the several nations
for selection of allotments under
rules recently made by the secre-
tary of the interior it will be the
duty of the commission to see that
each selection of land is properly
described and if necessary to
cause survey thereof to be made
at the expense of the government
and any survey not made under
direction of the commission will
not be recognized by it.
Respectfully
TAMS tilXDV
Acting Chairman.
To the Creeks and Cherokccs.
The refusal of the Creek nation
to ratify the treaty with the Dawes
commission is looked upon here as
the first step toward along drawn
out legal battle between the nation
and the United States government.
In other words the general belief
here is that the nation intends to
test the constitutionality of the
Curtis law. And pending a final
decision the enforcement ol tho
law in the Creek nation may be
held in abeyance. The first step
will probably be instituted in the
federal courts in the territory over
some minor question and the case
appealed to the supreme court of
the United States when the whole
question will be raised and the
constitutionality of the act at-
tacked. The Creek nation is the only
tribe in the territory in a position
to attack the constitutionality of
this law and resist its enforce-
ment. True tho Cherokees have
not yet entered'into treaty stipula-
tions with the Dawes commission
but there is a general understand-
ing that this will be done at the
earliest possible date the leaders
having already expressed their
willingness to enter into such an
agreement. The Choctaws Chick-
asaws and Seminoles haye already
ratified the agreements thus by
general consent accepting the
provisions of the Curtis law. It is
generally understood that the
Choctaws and Chickasaws will
raise tho question as to the rights
of the white men who have mar-
ried into the nation to allotments
of land the same as members of
tho tribe. And the act of July 1
last provides for thedisposition of
such cases by the federal courts
and grants the nations authority
to carry the cases to the supreme
court. So it is apparent that the
legal fraternity will receive a vast
amount of business from the vari-
ous tribes in the Indian Territory
during the coming year Wash-
ington correspondence South Mc-
Alester Capital.
Southwest City is still hopeful
of gotting a railroad and the local
papers fix the date at inside of
twelve months. They need one.
fou nommu the mails.
The Son of Xowata's Postmaster Un-
uer Arrest.
Tho 18-year-old son of Postmas-
ter Bower3 of Nowata I. T. 24
miles south of Coffeyville was ar-
rested Tuesday forenoon by Post-
office Inspector Houck of Fort
Smith Ark. on the charge of rob-
bing the United States mails.
Young Bowers has been sus-
pected of missdeeds along this
line lor some time. Complaints
have been made but specific evi-
dence has always boen wanting.
Finally Posloffice Inspector Houck
decided to set a trap to test the
young man's honesty. Mr. Houck
was in Coffeyville Monday and
mailed a letter to Alluwe I. T.
The mail for this place passes
through the Nowata office where
it is sorted and then carried by
stage to Alluwe. Mr. Houck put
several bills in thi3 letter and
marked thi-m so they could be
easily identified and wrote
"money" on the envelope.
Tho letter went to Nowata
Tuesday morning and Mr.
Houck also went down on the
same train. At Nowata he waited
for the Alluwe mail hack and
when it started out he boarded it.
It had gone but a short dislanoe
from Nowata when he opened the
Alluwe mail pouch and found that
tho letter on the envelope of
which he had marked "money"
was not there. He then knew that
it had been opened and stolen in
the Nowata posiotlice. He return-
ed at once to Nowata and placed
young Bowers under arrest. The
marked bills were found on Bow-
ers' person thut making his guilt
undeniable and positive. He was
taken o Mukogee where he
will be arraigned in the federal
courts.
The Bowers family have lived in
Nowata for many years and are
highly respected. The community
sympathizes with the family for
whom they have the highest re-
spect. Cofleyville Journal.
L. F. Bowers who was indicted
bv the Dresent session nf tfm irnmi
jury charged with rifling register-
eu pacsages was sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year and a
month last evening. Bowers con-
fessed to the crimo ir. thn ri-inrl
jury room and plead guilty to the
uiuicimeni. ne is nineteen years
of age and his father is postmaster
at Nowata. Sayingg.
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Louis Mo. 13-1S.
A mortgage was' filed with the
clerk of the Unitod States court at
Muskogee yesterday on which
there was S50 worth of revenue
stamps. The mortgage was eiven
by W. 0. Woodley a cattle dealer
ofLavaco Tex. to the Evans-
Snider-Buel company on cattle
located in the Indian Territory
the consideration being SU0.583
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