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1. ) CHIEFTAI H i CHIEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO. VINITA, INDIAN TERRITORY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, I90l. VOL. XX. NO. 14 Ihwwwt'S' INDIAN .illBB-P V IJtlJjJ S J- K ro v ,1 it . s PROFESSIONAL CARDS.- Dni, 1UG11Y, PHYSICIAN AND SUROKON. Office itt New IUlcliff Ilttlldltig. Tele plianc lot. Vinltn, Intl. Ter. 'AMU.. S. DAVHNrORT, ATTOUNItY AT LAW. Rooms 9 and to, Nov Ilnlsell Hulldttig, VINITA. I. T. Davenport fi Ilnll, Attorney At Law, Hank Uuilclliijj, Claremorc, I. T W,H KORNHGAY, ATTORNKY AT LAW! And Notary rubllc. Ofl-.e in new Hal ecu bnllUlu'j Vinltn, I. T. Will practice , I In all the United States courts of the I. T. un, vv uncn, ineonly Exclusive Bye, Itar and Nose Specialist in the Indian Territory n !. i JJyes treated and glasses properly fitted ( Dice at Drug-store. hFEW REASONS WHY all the best people go to I'owler for their ..PHOTOGRAPHS.. His photos are the best. His photos are permanent His prices arc reasonable, His photos are of the best material. His money is spent with us. His st)les are the latest. Go to him for your photos. FOWLER, Usta Wished 1889 South of I'mted States Court House. NEW WHITNEY RESTAURANT. Best Meal in the City 25c t Bv Short Orders a Specialty. Pint Door Batt of KticU'f'a 'OTHPl DDAMHQ oiuui unniiuo aft' ' Not occupying raoro spaco than 11 I lno fir8t following will bo inserted l ''I ft ' & 5- Pcr -vonr' Tno verdlct ol t ' V H'fcanen ownlng'lorgo or small hords C is that it pays to ' nUvorUBO tlio rqidfl. 3 IbADGETT & MIIiFORD, V O. VINITA. I. T. Alio "U U 3 R CO OO 0n right hip nndsIOe near btck. Ualrcs ami yoanKor c tine Q M Ml is tullv-brundeJ ultli on left abouldor bmtilo () Wou rlalil aide Younger aattlu (barked under half orou rlitht aud und-rlilt jaft enr KPutini on Hock Creak, near Adair ttlcadnnttrtrra arc atfarm.Ht JIlMlarr Croaa- : or I. mn im u cru pniicipaiix cuwa W. H, NOBLES, Kdua, Kan. Hora brand inim. itoau iiranu 1 nndrbslferoI lnachar I Him held oil Warcr.ak.O.N. W V MILLKR, ' Pcstofuo VInlta, Iud. Tor. Kongo on Lo cust and Ut ile Unbln cretksObran ou rlftlit side und hip. u- rlou ear mark. 8ni only for ship-ni-ut. WM. HOWELL, -Falrland, Ind. Tor. dam hue 0 un tlUa, Alark,ero and iplli Is right, an del loplnlll. Hang aoulh neil or niuf Jacket. I. T, J. C GRAY, 10 Miles Northwest of Vlulla. J 0 llanio oa l'aw 1'nwOraafc. Cuttle of .Ids brand auld onlx (or ship ment. 1100 rennrd or eon vletloa at .tenltuj Me brand It. R. TAYLOR, Postoflicf VInlta, I. T. Smooth srep la leftear.adru andinlU In tbi right. Berne cattle li arloot olhei bramtitiuar. llnnge en lo enttsrrek, ttm mllets.e. of Vi. nits. E. H. FRA YbBR, Vlulta, I. T. Hon ti.sml same. Ilanie on lilg Ciibtii ereek.7 mile w'i of llluo an.et. Cattlo of this brand sold onlr for ship- meat. loo reward oreonfletlnn or latecllnr hit brand. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET OP QT. LOUIS. 1 ho St.. Louis National Stock Yards. Located atEastSt. Louis. Ill Ulr.otl oppo.lte the city of Hi, LuoU. llu era for all description at Lite Btoak ulna, li siienaanoe, anu niinia Slock Yardt la a Uef Oan aoavatltr 'oratauclitlrln dallV. andl'ork I'aoklns Slock Yardt It a Uef Uannlns Oomiiasr, ltl aoavatltr loraltuclitlrlnir a unh.a.iofe htlrlnjr 1 1 hu-l of ecttli aoaiaolly for'lauihUr.nit It.K'O-insi dall r. eiaoii(iineni liar V.Q. KNnX,Vlcovrea T.JONE8.0B ,rr. '1 $bM $0h?&M& , khWUVk-A iltWaWlf Y ' IB! J!W.r - 1 t..;iv. fti.in 'p.mm. Try Oitml"" ONWARD MARCH Of Statehood Movement Has Attracted Attontion at Washington, CONGRESS EXPECTED To Dony Statehood (0 Oklahoma This Winter Hut Will Ex. tend it's Lines Around Tho Indian Ter ritory. That tho recent single statehood meetin'g at Muskogee rcfUoted tho general sentiment of tho trto ter ritories is shown by tho importance given it by the metropolitan press, after oareful study, by their politi cal editorial writers and special correspondents. Tho following resume of its prpbablo effects, from tho Kansas Oily Star, contains much more than mero probability: "Tho singlo statehood convention at Muskogee made reasonably cer tain tho fact that Oklahoma will see no change in her present form of government until Indian terrl tory is ready to participate with out division and upon an equal baalB in all the privileges that inny he given (0 Oklahoma. A minor ity of citizens of Indian territory believe that singlo statehood is In evilable, and although a numbor of them may be opposed to a union with Oklahomu, yot they would re sist to the utmost nny statehood scheme which would enable Okla homa to acquiro the machinery of a statehood government prior to receiving it themselves. They in cist upon a square deal, and con tend that the political rights of the people of tho Indian territory should receive equal consideration from congress to those of Oklaho ma. They suspect, and wl'h rea son, that tho politicians of Okla homa are seeking to gerrymander Indian territory as the politicians nf the Iudion territory would like to Gerrymander Oklahoma. Bo jealously do the people ol the In dian territory seek to protect their future that there is no exaggera tion in saying that they would sand delegations to Washington to mako an open fight against an Ok 1 tih 0 ma movement for slatohood independent of the Indian terri tory. An attempt will bo mado in Washington to discredit the Mus kogee convention, but tho single statehood plank of the convention will. commend itself to northern and eastern senators, most of whom are opposed to creating two small western Btatcs and tho election of four senators. Some portions of Indian lord tory are willing to become part of Oklahoma under any circum stances. Their delegates at tlie Muskogee convention, howevor, gladly aippnrtt'd the resolution deolaring lor single statehood and stipulating that there should be no picccmoal addition of Indian terri tory. This resolution was a lib 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. r . Dr. Price's is the standard cream of tar tar baking powder. It makes the food de licious and healthful, ' you value nootl health, afford to use clicap, low-Krauc, mum baklnjr powders. They are apt to upoll tho food ! they do endaric-f-r the health. All eral oonoRSSion from Oklahoma, too liberal, in foot, for the Repub lican leaders ol Oklahnmn, who already are condemning tho Mus kogeo convention as n rump galli erlng. The most to ho hoped for this winter Is that oongross may extend tho linos of Oklahoma around In dian territory and replace the Ar kansan minutes with the laws of Oklahoma This won! 1 bn a long step toward single statehood, as it would hasten tho removal of tbo greatest obstacle to a change, tho Dawes commission. In Indian territory tho Dawes commission is beljoved to he the source ol all tbo evils that t fillet the Und. The popular opinion is that the mem herd of tho Dawe omimlsslon de vote their time to concocting sohemes by which they can pro long their tenure of ollice. Friends of tho commission bitterly resent Buob staii-mbtitH and daclare that the work of the commission is gi gantic, ondlosB in detail, the prob lems difilcult of solution and that tho commission is proceeding as rapidly as possible Opponents of a single loim of government .or the territories say that the work of tho Dawes com mission line not progressed far enough to permit the services of any kind of union with Oklahoma. The strongest objection that rould be made from this standpoint would be that the Indian territory is lacking in taxable proporty sufli cient to provide a just basis for even a sinclo territorial form of government with Oklahoma. The forthcoming report qt n govern ment agent wiil show that Indian territory has at this time property amounting to fifty million dollars upon which taxes oan be levioil. This is twioe as much as Oklahf. ma had during tho first few years of her exislonoe, and is only about fourteen million dollara short of her present assessed valuation. The advocates of n union of the territories oiler this as an incon trovertible argument and say that so lar-as the Dawes commission is concerned tho extension of the ter ritorial linos of Oklahoma around Indian territory by next congress would be no embarrassment, and that the work of the commission could proceed with no moro frio lion than tho work of a coinmis sion lilting in Indian territory to disousB the building of tho Nica ragua oanal. firFprotection. City Council Is Considering inlttcd Plan. Sub- An unoflioial meeting of the members of the city council was held yesterday afternoon to con eider the bid for an equipment for fire protection, enbrailted by the Firo Extinguisher Mfg. Co., of Chicago, through their reprosen tativo, Geo. C. Hutching. Tho equipment offered consists of a hand jump, motion engine capablo of throwing two 3-4 inch streams 175 feet, hoee carl, 500 feet of hose, one dizen 12 quart rubber buckets, ladders, pike poles and pick axe?. Tho price asked for the entire tqulpment is $009 00. There is available in the fund collected by publlo subscription 6500, and the council Is asked to appropriate the balanco necoesary to purolmso this more efUciont ap paratus. At tho meeting yesterday the in dividual members of the counoil expressed themselves as favorable to the company's proposition, and a cptolul meoling will bo called for thia afternoon to take the proposi Hon under consideration officially. Library Association Receive. An Informal reception wan held bj the Indies of the library ussom ation in the room, of the Commer oial Club this afternoon. The nuolutts of tho publlo librury was displayed in a number of oplen didly tolfoted volumes, tho re Bull of mush earnest soliciting. Tho rooms were thronged with visitors throughout the ulternoon, who inspected the books and sip pod n cup of delicious tea as they extended their congratulations. Tho library will ba formally op ned next Sa'urdty, when many additional books will he llsUd The odioera of the association are: Prtstdent, Mrs. V. E Hal soil; Vlee-President, Mrs. P.B 13. Amos; Seorelary, Mrs V B. Ooleyj Treasurer. Mrs. P. I, Soper. Trusteoes, Mrs, L. F. Parker, Mrs. J. D. Tumor, MrB. W. P. Thomp son. After Deo. Uttlio library will be opined Wednesday') and Satur day's from 2 to 5 p. 111. Hope and Wiidora lloib nrc cintalneU In Cheatham' It. fri TIRED OF DELAY Interior Department Contem plating Change in Dawes Commission. CONFERENCE TODAY Of Members of Oommttleo on In dian AfLiira, Will Consider Proposition to Reduce Tho Commission io One Member. ' Washington U rapidly bsooming exaBperatetl at tho Dawes commis sion, and some radical changes, both in the organization and per sonnel nf the oummiesion are un der consideration. Secretary Hitchcock has'" juest ed tho leading member) of the committees on Indian affairs of the House and Senate to be present at a conference to be htld today at the department, at which the con ditlon of affairs in Indian territory will be discussed and plans per fected for improvement in the ser vice. The desire is to map out a enmprehensivo plan, which will probably include a nuralfuTof im portant changes, that will receive the approval of Congress. As to what changes should be made there is a difference of opin ion, Secretary Hitchcock, it is understood, Is in favor of a change, though not disposed to interfere with tho ptesenl cammission'Or its membership. Some time' agoi waB reported that he advocated a reduction ol membership ul the commission, but this is flatly de nied at tho department. Several of the members of Congrets, how ever are favorably impressed with tho proposition to decrease tho membership of the commission, Representative Curtis, of Kan sas, the second ranking member of tho House committee on Iodian affaire, advocates a radical reor ganization of the committee. He will present n plan reducing tho membership to one member, wiio will exercise all of the powers now oonferred upon four members. At present the commission is com posed of four members, each draw ing a salary of 85,000 per annum, making a total of 820,000. Mr. Curtis will advocate the appoint ment of a single commieeionor at a salary or $10,000 or possibly 812, 000 per annum, so as to enable the secretary to secure a man oi emi nent ability. Many delays have occurred in the past because of differences arising among tho members ol tho commission. Thcso differences have resulted in delays in com pletlng the tribal rolls and the dis position of other similar important problems. With the work in the hands of one man, who would be held strictly accountable by tho secretary of tho interior, the pos flbilitits of friotion or differences arising would be precluded. PER CAPITA PAYMENT. Ureail Money Dill" on Ita .Second Reading In Scmte. Special to Dilly Chieftain. Tahlequah, I. T., Nov. 22. Tho council today passed an act author izing tho payment of tho public debt of tho Cherokee nation, and authorizinclhe seoretarv of tho in - torior to advertise for payment ol all tho outstanding warrants of the Cherokee nation. The United States is requrBted tn withdraw a Eulliolent amount nl the Cherukeo invested funds with whtoh to miiLe the payment. Tho senate committee on foreign relations has practically finitdied a bill providing for the distribution or allotment 01 tuo lanus or tne nation and will soon introduce the bill in (be senate. The bill has been in tho bandsof Senators Geo. W. Mayes, of Cooweeecoowee dii trlot and Morgan, of Tahloqah dis trict. Tho plan of allotment or distri bution is very radical in its fea tures and is in line with the idrr. advanced by tho Keetoowahn. Senator Mayes has committed hiiujolf as being opposed to allow ing the legally Intormarrled white ollizoiiB to participate in any man ner in the final distribution of the lands and moneys of tbo tribe. Another featuro of the bill that is sure to meet with much opposition is tlie plan for the allotment of the lands. Each citizen, other, than intermarried white person, is WrW'iHiifUr' in the total valuo of the lard, but. no minimum allotment Is hxed The old military reservation is to be surveyed an laid off into town lotB and added Io the lown of Fort Gibson and the lots and building- located tlicrenii to be sold at public auction to the high est bidder The Cherokee rolls are to be made as of date Septem her 1, 1002. The bill will be vigorously fought both In the sen ate and house by the advocates of a liboral agreement. The fuilblood Chernkoes are en rolling before the Dawes commie sion now. It is thought that tbby will all enroll at ooce. Senator Ii-nges introduced Sen ato bill No. 7 last evening provid ing for a "bread money payment." Tho bill is now un its second read ing. There are ernne objections to the bill as to tlie amount per cap Ita. As the Dill now stands it will only amount to about 88.00 per capita. A resolution passed tho lower house this morning protesting against tho government paying ono B. S. Coppock, school supervisor for tho Chorokee nation out of the nation's fundi. Tho resolutions asks the Chief to register his pro test and to restrain, if possible, further .payments to the said Coppock. Tho lax bill, taxing non-citizens dung business in the Cherokee na tion, has pasaedjrftt houses and gone to tho Omef. The bill providing for the op pointment of revenuo collectors for tho sevoral districts in intruder cases, has passed the senate and is now in the lower houBe. JOHNSON'S STORY. Kansas Officer Explains Releasing of Shoplifters. A BtraighWorward explanation of the circumstances leading to tho releaBe of the womon shoplifters, at Chetopa, Kansas, several days ago, who were wanted here for robbing the Badgelt Mercantiio Co., was given by City Marshal Chaa. Johnson, of Chetopa, last night. The officer, who nau been se verely criticised by the authorities hero for his seemingly suspiciouB conduct, arrived last night, and in an interview with a representative of tho Chieftain dispelled any doubts bb to his honesty of pur poso in releasing the women. The story as originally printed in the Chieftain waB received from Marshal Ledbelier, and Mr. John son explained away the charges of his accusers as follows: After leaving here Friday Mr. Johnson communicated with depu ty Marshal Mooney, at Ft. Scolt and received assurance that an officer would bo Bont to take charge of the prisoners. Tbo officer fail ed to arrive, and after continuing hla endeavors to get a Federal offi cer and receiving repeated assu rances that one would bo sent, the officer alter holding the women until Saturday evening, on tlie ad vica of the city attorney, released them, The time in which a com plaint Bhould have been filed hav ing expired, no other course was open to tho officer. While it la to ba regretted that tt.o women have escaped punish ment, the accused officer has clear ed hia splendid record of any Btain in connection with their re lease. AFTER COAL MEN. 1 Hny L. 5as Unauthorized Alining fluit Stop. Coal A crusade against the coal men in the Cherokee nation was inaug urated by District Attorney Soper yesterday by the institution of nulla against Sylvester Hurst, Jaa. Armstrong, It. A Clark, J. B. Clark and George Brown, coal op erators, near Kennison. The suits are brought under the piovislona of the Curtis act that makes it un lawful to mine in the territory without the authority of tho Secre tary of tho Interior. The defendants named are charg ed with mining without tho con sent of the department near Ken nison, and disposing of thdir out put in Kansas. Tho offense is punishable by a fine of $1,000 and forfeiture of all improvements. Other suits will be instituted against all operators who are with out the Iliohcock license. Thoro Is probably no dlseaso moro dlitrosilo und uunoylnj; than piles. Tablet's Uuckoyo Pilo Ointment Is dally curing cjuci ot years' itcntllorj of Itching and blceJInc piles. Tho euro begins on the flret application, a little pcMoyeVeanco makes tho euro ijcte. Price, f0a In bottles. pUpr People's drugstore, aw ANNUAL REPORT 0f Indian Inspector Wright, Submitted to Interior Department. ADVOCATES PAYMENT Of Cherokee Debt by Withdrawal of Ani'iui.. From Invested Fund, and H-commenJs Final Settlement of Tiihal Alfalis. The annual report of United States Indian Inspector J. George Wright has been submitted to the Secretary of Interior. It contains an exhaustive review of tho unsettled conditions exist ing in tho territory and tho diffi culties of the present system of departmental government. The following recommendations directly affecting the Cherokee na tion are incorporated in tbe com munication: "Tho most, important and desir ed work to be accomp'.'shed in the Indian territory at this time by the Government and all interested parties is tho allotment of lands in tbo severalty to the citizens of the Five Civilized Tribes and the final wiuding up of their affairs. '!Tho existing agreements with tho various tribes under which this work Ib to be accomplished pro vido that all lands shall be ap praised and bo allotted that each individual will receive his equal share in the value of the same, to ue equalized eltner In lands or moneys of tho tribe. "Being directed to submit such suggestions and recommendations as are deemed desirable for the betterment of the conditions exist ing in the Indian territory, I would respectfully suggest that the most desirable cbango would be cdditional legislation with tbe va rious tribes, if necessary, provid ing for a more simple manner of allotments of lands than tho pres ent agreements provide. "As set forth in detail in this report, tho tribal permit laws are different in each of the nations, and cause constant friction be tween noncitizenB and Indians, as also much litigation in the courts. I, therefore, renew my previous recommendation that a uniform system of taxation throughout the territory be provided by congress, the same to be used for general purposes for all concerned, includ ing improvement of roads and ed ucation of come 0,000 children of noncitizene. Under directions of the honorable Secretary of tbo In terior, an investigation Ib now be ing made, authorized by congress, for tho purpose of ascertaining whether it will be practicable to levy taxes throughout tbe terri tory for such purposes. "I respectfully renew my pre vius recommendation that con gress be asked to permit a sufli cient amount of the funds of tbe Cherokee nation to be withdrawn from tbe.United States treasury, with which to pay their outstand standing indebtedness, which Ag gregates at this time about 8800, 000 in warrants, which warrants draw interest at the rale of G per cent, while the nation reoeives but 5 per cent Htid less on invested funds from the United States. "In the various existing aggret ments providing for allotments of lands no provision is made for roads throughout the territory and as celeotioiiB are made by 01 izjna for lands which they proponi. tak ing ax ulloim'i.'s, r.iada are being continually fnud by uitizeiis or renters, cautins much trouble and endless complaint. I thereoro recommend that some legislation be enacted providing for roads and Buecteet thirty feet along oach side of section lines ba reserved from allotment for such purpose throughout tbe territory." Tho report concludes with 5 recommendation for the enactment of a sweeping law for the protec tion of territory game, In Free America. Two Indian policemen have served on Dorset Carter, an attor ney ol Purcell, paperBfrom the In terior department ordering his im mediate departure from the terri tory under penalty of removal, Oarter met them with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted by Judge TownRend. Bond was fixed at 8500, and tho case will be heard at Paul's Vatley November 27, The only charge againat Carte,' is that ho advised clients against paying tribal tax. YOU CAN ALL BKOAUSB YOU HAVE SEEN IT ON VOUW MOTHER'S AND ORANDMOTHEn'a STOVE AND RANGE. A LARGE PROPORTION OP THE PRESENT GENERATION HAVE BEEN "RAI3EO'" OH FOOD I, COOKED WITHTHB CHARTER OAK. YOU SEC THE NAME BHRSIPI WMmMm aaaaaaEm-3. fr". i i?T,vx ,- Pirrm 710 A rrl YVLE-H77Afe fe U 0 u kj4i MOAKJtip This stove is handled by us exclusively by us in Vinita, and we guarantee, every one of them io give absolute satisfaction. Come sec them. Barroiii Mm Conpf. Telephone CHRIST GOOD It will soon be time to think about them. Vatch this space for my Holiday Announcement. In the mean time if you want-anything in THE JEWELRY LINE call and see what I Fine and complicated watch renatcini Motto Not the cheapest, but th - - work at all times. AUGUST SCHLIECKER S. Wilson St. Tbe 5t. Louis Trj Great ruwipaptr of the World. 1 KSMEBKKKKKUKnKKKMEMB&iKBKKKBSEKKKKIEHfm k -Mf:"' ' ' - l ' POT" 1 i -i i --iB I Mi HI N B I l lErP it n mmamimmmmmmmmmmmm I i-i You Imvo to pay so much for conl whether you fC all tho heat out of tt or not. If tho stovo wastes tho coalf and only extracts part of the ljeat, your coul bills are lugln r than thoy should bo. Thoro is ono stovo that gets all tho hont out of the coal thoro is in it. It dooi uot wnsto a singlo degree of heat or a singlo particle ofjcoal. The smoke it sands out of tho chimnoy is a white Ismoko, from which every heat giving particlo lias bean extracted. Tho stovo that dooa tljis is tho i RoundJ Oak Stove .(Mado by Be ikwilb, Dowagic) g g already a source of comforf in thousands of home. Is it in vours? 1 SAM i & COMPANY, arl MWttlNpgfjMtf SPELL THIS, jm. T 3Mr.ri THEY BECOME MORS POPULAR WITH EAOH 8UCCCEDINQ CENCRATION. BAKE. ROAST. anon. AND BOILTO EVERYWHERE. 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