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V MM". SjyS " .' 1SSS"astalJr.'. i r j THE INDIAN CHIEFTAIN. I $ oHIEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO. VINITA, INDIAN TERRITORY, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1902. VOL. XX. NO. 41 jSSjS1jv:i7v vVV33OTAWIliMta4tol I Mm,. T.4 -. hnw I " " " ' " -- " " -,W"IW ffMMMHMMiM 1 I;. Hn if i- - True Economy The difference in cost between an alum baking powder and the highest-class cream of tartar bak ing powder would not amount for a family's supply to one dollar a year. ,Dr. Price's is the standard cream of tar; tar baking powder. It "makes" the food de- licious and healthful. Note. You cannot. if you value rood health, atlor ordto use cheap, low-grade, alum baking powuers. incy arc opt to spoil the food : they do endanger the health. All physicians will tell you that alum in food is deleterious. LUMBER TRADE. As An Index To the Rapid Development of the Twin Territories. SUPPLYINADEQUATE. To Meet the Ever Increaeing Do mand and New Yards Are , Being Oprned In Every Section of the Tor. ritory. An index to tho tapid develop, nient of Oklahoma and Indian ter ritory cm bo obtained from the tremendous boom experienced in the lumber trade. Marvelous as has been tbo pros perity of the merchants, farmerB and hankers in Oklahoma and tbo Indian territory no other business has reached tho magnitude in sales and profits as has that of the lumber dealers. Their returns have been almost fabulous. The founding of new towns, the im provement of old ones and the erection of new and more sub stantial farm houses and barns bave mede the demand for lumber and building malarial so constant aud far reaching that dealers bave been unable to keep their yards etockod. Lumber dealers have made for tunes, and in large amounts and In a snorter time than men en. gsged in any other line ol bust ueeB. Ono yard in in Indian ter ritory town has cleared 1500 net a wttk for the last four months. A 1 umberman who wss employed as a clerk only a few years ago At a email ealary has been clearing from 3,000 to 65,000 annually each on a line of more than eight yards, He invested his pri fits in a sawmill in a lumber region about tw,o years ago, and bis profits from the mill last year were $12,000. Should he desire to do so, IiIb suc cess in the Uat live years would enable him lo retire from business with a large fortune. Asa rule, (be demand for lum. ber In the last year has exceeded the Bupply, Dejlera cannot ship in lumber as fast as it is used, When a new stock la received, carpenters eelect tbo bett stock. They return again and compete for what they rejected, until final ly the wholo stock, good and bad, is consumed. Tho Vinila yards have been taxed to meet the demand lor lumber lucid, nt to tho present building boom. Tno now yards will soon be opened here and contractors and builders expect to see them push ol to execute the demands for lumber which will be needed In constructing tho numerous build ings contracted Iqr this year. J, 0, Starr caruo up from Muskogeo to spend Sunday, lie ropotU the work of I ho Dawes Commission In en rolling Olicrokecs pruurenlnu rapidly, the fulibloods are now onrolllrnr their names. QUAY THE MAN. Pennsylvania Senator Will Lead a Forlorn Hopo of Statehood Forces, FINAL DISPOSITION. Of Measure Will Depend Upon Success Which Attends Eflorla Of Quay To Have It Considered By The Senate. A forelnm hope in tlm came nt sta'ehood will be lead by Senator Matthew Quay of Pennsylvania, who will addrtss the senato in a final tflurt to have them consider tbr statehood bill at this session of congress, Mr. Quay insists there is large majoiity in the senate favorable to admlieion of tho territories and lie dtclnrcB that there is no necessity nor occasion for a postponement of action until the next session. That tho bill hag not been report ed is due to-the opposition ol the committee. Senator Deveridge ai.d the otl.tr republican menu bers, with the exception of Mr, Quay. Tho democrats are all lor statehood and have joined witb' Mr. Quay in urging immediate ao1 lion. When the committee met Mr. Quay renewed hjs motion that tho bill be reported lo tho sunate witb a recommendation that it be passed. This motion was not adopted, llin other 'republicans voting against it and tho democrats voting with Mr. Quay. The Pennsylvania senator said that ho would address the senate on tho general subject of statehood and follow bis remarks by a re quest that tbo statehood measure bo laken Up and considered under the unanimous conBent rule. If this, bo dono the advocates of stale hood say it may lead to a discus sion out of which may develop an agreement for the bill's considera tion. The possibility of such an agreement is very remo'te and it Is the only basis for the belief that the senate will pass the statehood bill before adjournment. CHEROKEE GIRLS Winning Fame as Basket Hall ers at St. Louis. Play The following froai the St. Louis Ke public will be of interest to tho friends of Miss Lorena Stapler and Miss Tookah Turuor, who are winning such flattering commen dation. Forest Park University girls playeU basket ball yesterday after noon, aud that the Scarlets did not win from their white Bisters is not the fault ol Miss Lorena Sta pler, captain, and Mies Tookah Turner, Oherokee Indian maidens, Miss Nem Shunwny, captain and Mies Ada McConnel were the bright and shining stars of the Whites. Their team won by a score of 20 to 8, but victory was not obtained as easily as the score indicates. Indlau girls haye long been favorites in the annual bas ket ball games at Forest Park Un versity. Last year Miss Nell Starr, a student from the Indian Terri tory, who came to St. Louta to preparo herself for teaching ber Indian sisters and brothers, dis tinguished herself not only as a baskot ball player and leader in the feminine alhlotio exereclses, but in ber studies as well, Sev eral -months after she left school she died at ber home in tho Terri tory. Like MIsb Starr, Misses Stapler and Turner have stood high in their classes, and yester day they displayed the well-known fleetneea of foot and agility of the Indian. Told About Japan. An Interesting so rvlco dedicated to "Japan" was hold at tho Presbyterian church last night. The. "America of tho Orient" was lntercingly described by Mrs. 0. E. Ijahtuan, who told of tho marvelous advancemdnt ot tho Is land Kmplro socially and practically, and ot Iti wondnrful commercial growth. An Intoroitltig fcatuie of tbo scrvlco was tho recitation ot a Japanese poom by Miss Edith Wilkin son, who was gownd in a protty Jap anese costume. Letters from Japan ese Sunday tcliool scholars woro road by six of tho Sunday school children dressed In tho plcturcxiuo costume o( tho Mlttado land. Mrs. J. S. Stubble field told a number of interesting anecdotal hluwratlng tho rapid ad vancement tit Christianity In Japan, which tho had obtained at the recont meeting of tlio Southwest Missionary board In St. Louis. Tho entire ser vice was very Interesting, and was a pleasing way to arouto lutcrcst In missionary work. BOTH ARE WINNERS, Washington Dispatch Says Mellette and Darrough Will De Appointed. A dispatch from Washington has the following anent the can didaoy of Wm. M, Mellette for the United States attorneyship in the western district and that of Wm. II. Darrough for United States marshal in tho northern district. "William M. Mellotteof Vinlta, republican national committeeman of Indian territory, will be the United StaleB attorney for the western district. On bis arrival in the city ten days ago he com menced an active canvass for ap pointment. His candidaoy met with lue cordial support ol many of the foremost members of the house and senate, with whom he nan become personally very popu lar. With tbo almost uunniraou Indorsements of the republican organization of tho territory, and with the national support be was able to command, it did not ro quire many days for Attorney General , Knox to concludo that Mr. Mellette was a competent man for the position. No one has ever questioned his ability to fill the office of United Slates attorney, and with his strong political back ing his appointment has become an asEured fact, Tho nomination will be send lo the senate about Juno 1. The new marshal for the north orn district will bo Mr. W. H Darrough, chairman of tho repub. lican territorial committee, Mr. Parrough, liko Mr. Mellette, has never before held a federal office. For fift een years be has been an energelio and vigorous worker for the republican party, and because of his ability as an organizer he was selected as chairman of the territorial committee. He not only has the unanimous indorse ment of the republican organiza tion of the territory, and of almost every man ofprominence residing therein, but the enthusiastic sup port of iLe Indiana delegation he .iato oi his nativity. His nomination will likewise be sent to tbo senate shortly after June 1. ALL MUST ENROLL. Personal Summons To Be Served 3000 Cherokecs. On The order issued by Judge Gill at Muskogee relativo to the Cher okees enrolling Is an important one. The order fixes the date for all to enroll at June 20. It la explicit in detail and cites all who bave not appeared before the Dawes commission to appear before that time. It also empowers the en rolling parties to Bwear in a deputy and to arreet thoso who havo re fused to enroll. There are 5,500 names that Are on tho list as not enrolled but since that timo the enrolling parties in the field bave put many names on the list and Mr. Reuler, who has charge of tbo Cberokeo division, estimates that thera are something lesB than 8,000 who are not on the rolls. On these a personal summons will be served. Those who do not respond will be arrested and brought to Muskogee to show cause wby they have refused the order of the court. TO INCREASE FEES. House Judiciary Committee Would Pay Territory Marshals Qn Pederal Scale, The Houbo committee on jud iary has made a favorable report upon the bill which has been pass ed by the Senate fixing tbe feee for United States marshal in the Indian Territory. It is designed to correct one of the causoe of much complaint in tbe territory in the administration of justice The Arkaneaw laws regulating the fees of peace officers are made ap plicable in tbe Indian Territory, but are wholly inadequate, accord ing to testimony. Tbe bill provides that tbe fee provisions of tho fedoral statutes bo extende to include the Indian Territory. Tho bill will probably be passed without objection. For Rent or Lease, One ttood farm adjoining tbo town of Pryor Greek, containing 425 acres of gsod land1 75 acres in cultivation, 60 acres In pasture With house and barn and a good wells ot water, 300 acres of good hay land, good fences on all of farm. For further Information write or seo Y. II. If cm, Pryor Greek. Terms strictly cash, dw Chronic proocblal troubles nod sum tnnr rnnuha rnn hn nnliVlr rnlnlvrrt and cured by Foley's Honor and Tar.lM dily as the most of us cart Peoples drug store. dw WILLCELEBRATE. Plans Being Made For Proper Observance of the Glorious Fourth. NATION'S NATIVITY Will Be tho Occasion For tho Big. gest Colebratlon In tho His-' lory "of Vinita. If Present ,( Plans Are Con- sumalod. Plant aro under consideration for the celebration of the nation's natal day in Vinita in a manner that will eclipse any previous ef fort to give a proper range to tbe esgle'a vocal effort. From sunrise to sunset he will be given an opportunity to scream as he never screamed before. An outline of the plans under consideration provide lor a re union on that day of llfo surviving members of Gen. Slandwalie'a Cherokee brigade. There are a number of the gal lants who followed the stars and bars under the leadership of thai illustrious chieftain, still living and coincident with tbe reunion a permanent oamp will be organ ized to perpetuate the history of (be famous brigade. It ie thought that tho colors which were carried to victory on so many bard fought -fields, are in the possession of Colonel James Bell, who was the senior colonel in tho brigade. If they can be obtained they will be unfurled amid peace and plenty, and all tbe old veterans invited to rally around tbeir silken folds. A mammoth barbecue at tho fair grounds in the aiternoon, with the attepdapt music and eloquence is also under consideration, It Ib pointed out by .those inter ested in tbe proposed celebration, that Vinita owes it to her country friends to provide an entertain ment for them on the glorious fourth, instead of compelling them to seek an outlet for their patriot ism at some other place. The personnel ofthoBe who have undertaken tbe proper celebration of the day promises success, and Vinita can preparo for a Fourth of July, that will eclipse in thq scopo and character of its celebra tion anyone in itablstory. ORIGIN OF RACES. Has Bejn the Life Work With Dr. G, S. Curry, the Archaeologist. Dr. . S. Ourry, of Christy, Mo., who bai been in our city for two weeks, is a scientist and arcbaolo gist of great ability, He has de livered three lectures in our little. city, and thoy have revealed tho man as a deep thinker, and a thoroughly Informed man on many branches. Ho seems to havo all ages, all nations, and all peo ples in bis mental grasp. To geologists, astronomers, his torians and theologians be be comes a Blimulstlng tonio to thought on new lines. He has a way of making a statement start ling and novel to most of bearers, and following it up witb truth after truth, and confirmation after confirmation until tbe most skep tical are foroed to admit tbo reas onableness and truth of his de ducllons. 'In one of bis lectures he made referenoe to the glaciers and Jtheir cause, to tbe periodical cataclysms of our earth and tbeir cause; be also referred lo tbe buried cities of America, and explained that ibetr lines ol variation from our meridian lino determines tbe lines of their erection. Ho also gave a very interesting account of the manner in whioh be obtained some of hia informa tion from some old Indian chiefs, uo uas spent many years among the Indiana as a missionary, and waa adopted into one oi tbe In dian tribes years ago. Hia In dian numo is Ah-yah be-dwa-we deug, (ever pleading voice), al ways a friend to the Indian, and tbey to him, their relation Iibb al ways, proved vary happy, He has visited nineteen etatoB and territories of our country, and two provinces of Oana'da in his ret searches, and can read tbe hiero glyphics of the pre. historic races Itead the modern oaVtoor,, He can locale rfoOrds of pre historic raoea all over America, and has looated a number of mines, iho old shafts of whioh have been found, and tho rolnos are now being worked. He has In his possession roiny peculiar records. He stolen that the Indian territory contains num erous recordi, tomo aro near Un ryetta, Afton, Chelsea and UolTey rille, and many other places. He has labored entirely for many years at bis own oxpenso and now has his findings and con clusions almost ready for publica tion in book form. Dr. Ourry has a quiol humor which is manifested in both his lectures and his books. ' Many havo been puzslod that he should have undertaken to print his books liiniBell, but the faot that there is no publising com "pany who oan read pre-bislorio hieroglyphics, aud the amount ol explanation neoessary would have been so great, it was argument enough for him to undertake the work himself, and .overy detail will be under his personal super vision. Ho has made (t plain lo many that America ib the great field ,for researah, that we have many Pom peii's of our own, and that Ameri can people have groat pans for pride in tbe possession of wonder ful antiquities. There are two ve Important matters which, Drrf Curjry wiahae to accomplighl,lbai(fii.lis lo get his books before the. world, the Other is to gut flip appo(ntment of a commission! of competent per sons, whose duly it sbalbetq fie euro all records or oopies of. rec ords which ars slid undestroyed. In recent years many valuablo records have been destroyed, aud their historical vidua forever gone. This commission certainly ought to be fc cured, anil as soon as pos Bible. Dr. Curry is tho only man probably, in tho world, who known yet whero the undiscovered records may be found. From the repeated dlecdveries made through' bis direction there is no doubt whatever but that he Is in possession of the necessary information. : Set Back for Statehood. . The senate opmmiltea on , terri tories bave decided by a. formal vote against fixing any. time for the consideration of tho omnibus statehood bill providing for the admieaion of Oklahoma, New Mexioo and Arizona into the union. This ia accepted as a final Indication that no further action will be taken on .the, measure at this session pf congress. Relief Parly No. i. Relief Party No. 1 will dis tribute - money to tbo destitute Cherokee fullbTooda as follows: - White Oak, June 3, 1902. Catooeu, June 4, 1002. Bartlesville, Juno G, 1902. Those actually destitute should be present at tho above places.and present their claims to participate in tho relief fund. Wm. S. Invi.v, Paymaster, riemOrlal Vayt Once indfe tbe matron and the maid, the veteran and the verdant youth, wend their way to tho city of tbe dead and make the mouud marked beds of tbe nation's Bleep, ing patriots beautiful and fragrant with Soral offering of ofiecllon and gratitude. Peace to the ashes of those who bave fought in the wars that are past, and lo their survivors wiB dom aud strength to win victories in the future, whether they bo triumphs of arniB qr triumphs of peace. Commoner. MEMORIAL ' EXERCISES. drove of the Soldier Dead Strewn Willi Flower. Despite the threatening weather a large number of valorous and tbeir friends, journeyed to tbo cemetery Friday morning and paid tribute lo tbo memory of .the sold, elr do&d, The memorial address way de livered by J. H. Dixon of Big Ca. jin, at the conclusion of which ranks woro broken and those, pres ent scattered in. little grqupjs throughout the cemetery search ing out tho graves ol friends and loved ones. All of tbe Boldier graves were decorated with ap propriate ceremony by the veterans. Tbe concluding memorial ex ercises aro being conducted in the court bouse this afternoon. F.W.Btrout saysabgueU of town dogs attacked Ills cows Iti his pasture Saturday nttomouu lacerating somo of thorn badly. It U about time this nuisance was stopped bjr killing these vagabond curs. N. L. Dealers Day Telephone 168. RIVERS ALL UP. Territory Streams on tne Rampage In Various Sections. The heavy rains rocenlly have put a number of territory streams oat of their banks and consider able damage Is being done in va rious fieollons, Tbo main street of Pauls Valley Ib two feet under water, owing to Hush Croek oveiflowing, and neighboring towns are being rap ldiy inuudated. Tbo Arkansas and Verdigris are rapidly rising, and it is feared that a great amount, of damage will result. Res. id.enW along tho water courses are stoking shelter on, the uplands. SALARIES INCREASED. Territory Postmasters Will Receive . Lar'gbr Checks Hereafter. Tbfl'followinE Increases in sala- rleabf ler'rfl'ory postmasters have been arino'fmced by the post office department: Ardmore fr..m 82,200 to 82,300, AtokaSl.000 to 1,200, Caddo 81,000 1 08 1,3000, Checotah 81.200 to 81,500, Chlckasha 81,900 to 82,300, Clarera'ore 81,300 to 81,500, Coalgato 81,200 to 81,400, Duncan SljSOO to 81,500, Durant 81,600 to 81J300, ' Harlshorno 81,400 (0 81,500, Leghlgh 81,100 to 81,200, Miami 81,300 to 81,600, Muskogee 82,000 to 82,300, PaulB Valley 81,500 to 81,000, South MoAleBter 88,000 to -82,300, Tahlequah 81,100 to 81,200, Tulsa 1,400 lo 81,500, Vinita ,81,800 lo 81,000, Wagoner 81,000 to 81,700. SEND IN A PETITION Written In Cherokee end Signed by Sixteen Pullbloods. Thursday there was filed In the Indian agents office, and will become a part ol the permanent record, thereof, a peculiar instru ment. It is a petition lo tbo gov ernment relative to the disburse ment of some fund lor the relief of certain citizens who aro .in need. Tbo document is written on a page torn from a common counter day book. It Is written in Cherokee and Is signed by sixteen fullblood Indians in their native language. The document passed into tbe bands of tbe revenue inspector and an interpretor bad to be sc oured to read it. It will be copied in English and acted upon. Then the original and the copy will be filed witb the other records of the office. Muskogeo Times. Church War Brewing. There Is trouble abroad In negro llantlst circles, which from present Indication will necessitate tho Inter ference ot tbe city authorities. Like unto the oelobratod case of "too much Johnson", In the proscnt In stance It Is a caso ot too many par sons. The regular shepherd of tho Hook Is ono Hart, who has held tbo center ot tbe stago In several trials divided between the commissioner's and tbe mayor's court. Tho arrival of one Laecy, a missionary, precipi tated tbe truuble, when certain members ot tho oongrcgatlon accept ed It as an opportuno time to oust Hart from the pastorate. It la alleg ed that rocks woro jubitltuted for hymnals whou tbe congregation as sembled and that trouble was nar rowly avorted- Hart was hauled up In the mayors court and assessed 9 fur being loo strenuous, asterday, fearing a repetition ot tho trouble, Mayor Parker ordered tbo church clored. After promising to abide by the mayors o;der ono faction opened tho church lasbt night aud held ser service It Is claimed by them that Q. S. White had given them permis sion to do EO,though where that oill olal obtained his authority no one except blunelf knows. The presence ot onicers prevented any trouble. Mayor Parker was Incensed when he found that tbo authority or the city hud been overridden and gave orders today to tbo ulty utllcera to arrost nnvntiQ wbo aitomuts to enter tho dhuroh tonight. The row will prob ably, end In court. Warning If you have ktduoy or bladder trou ble and do not use PolejM Kidney euro, you will luva only yourself to blame for results, as It positively curo3 ad forms ot ktduoy or bladder diseases. I Peoples drug store. dw ESTLIN & CO. in High Grade Furniture. Stock complete arid Coffins and caskets. Funeral Directors. msgammKmsmmmmnmmmmmmmmim IffnslV uLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLmi L)Tfu l4bOHHMHl L iMtnnwfmnwi fm.Zimm -.- ... ..-... VHIi PaMtttf vtaiirssissUitkiUU,' TOtVt1U 1' toucK'sysrEEftRANaE'q -Sfi Jtr Hkmr Darrough Hardware Go. fkfei The GreenRood Implement Company. We are selling the Staver, also the Emmerson & Fisher buggy, and lots of Mitchell and South Bend wagons. They are going fast. We have just what you need in the McCormick mower and .binder, the old reliable, just what you have been wanting. Prices reasonable. Give us a call. We can please you. GREEN-ROOD IMPLEMENT CO. .... L. X. McQUFPIN, President. ...The Cherokee National Bank... Ulnita, Ind. Ter. CXA-PIT-AX 25,000.00. L. F. Tatker. Jr Wtl. Carroufb DIRECTORS, W. ir. Carrouib. W . It. SlcO Sorga. 1 ikVMU. - wva ! 11 w S4IJUUUIU, Every Cour'tcy Extended that is Consistent with Sound Interest Faid on Time Certificates ot Deposit . Oliver Baciiv, Tres, J. O. IU, First National Bank, VINITA, INDIAN1TERIUTORY. CAPITAL, ftoo.ooo. W,WJWWNrf.'v Oldest and Strongest National DIRECTORS, j I OUVBRRAGBY, B.F.FOK1NKX. B. B. FJtAYSEK. A.UCUUCJtlLL, E.N. RA TCUFK H. A . GRAHAM, . O. HALL, G. V. CLARK, f. S. UALSBLL. , J ) Uooa a saro General Elgin Watches ,t Jtwciro hen aud see v a Pine and specialty. 1 36 S. Wilson St. PRINTING up - to - date. Night Telephone 224. A Belter Range than BUCKS Is not made, A handsome, Durable, Economical Range With, White Enamel I Lining to Oven DoorS And Oven Range. J ? THOS. T. WIMEE, W.JB. KcGEOROE, Vice-President. Cashier w H. afcQsows. Fred V K,lt.r. cuuina. Banking V-Pres. W. P. Puir.ur-3, Cashier. SURPLUS, Bank in the Cherokee Nation. Banking Business. bave long been considered the best time keepeers. They are always reliable. I have them In all grades, from 7.00 to $50.00. Other Wutches lrom $3 to $io, A. watch that keepa good time, only $1. you want a watch or any kind call nuii a j t have. complicated watch repairing a Motto Not the cheapest but tbe BKST work at all times. August Schliecker, Jeweler and Optician of alt kinds promptly and. properlj ,done at thus office. Prices alwnyt consistent with material aud work. CHIEFTAIN PUB. CO tt ft. 9