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HBiHHiHft OHMWiMillllliWBiMBBaMMBMWMMMBMMMawMBaWMaMMWMMaiMMM.. '' a"rMWMWg."rog,ft.UfMBiMiKiitJMfe-WyM if AmmmmmVhM. ml mmmmmmtW. THE INDIAN 1 CHIEFTAIN. t I t CHIEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO. VINITA, INDIAN TERRITORY, THURSDAY, MAY 8. 1902. VOL. XX. mwf3wvnrfcunraL. "snwK' tk NO. 37 Ml i Pikes CREAM BAKING nmm Improves the flavor and adds to the hcalth fulness of the food. Saperlative In Strength and Parity. PRICE BAKINQ POWDER CO.. CHICAGO. NEW DISTRICT Under Division as Provided for by the Indian Appro priation Bill. PAY POLL TAX. Now City Officials Determ ined That There Shall be no Evasion, MONEY IS NEEDED For Improvement of Streeli and tho Tnx Will bo Collected Without Fear or Favor From all Who Not Exempt LINES ESTABLISHED And Provisions Made for Appoint ment of Additional Officials Sites for Now Jails to bo Seleotod by Board of Referees. are Tho collection of the poll tax will he inaugurated at once by the city officials and no attempted evasion by those, who through favoritism, have heretofore been exempt will bo countenanced. Every resident ot tho city who is subject to tho lax will be com pelled to payIt Jntbe past it has been collected 'from but a few, while the majori ty of those who ahould have paid have been allowed exemption. The money is needed for street improvements, and those who can not pay in cash have the allerna live ol "working out" the neces. sary 88 00. The officials ozpect tho majori ty of the residents to recognlie the neoeseliy of the collection and pay voluntarily, but no one will be al lowed to escape payment. Tho r.eport of the retiring street commissioner shows the following to have piid tho tax: Pitt Carroll, W A Bobbins, Har ry Campbell, Floyd Ilallam, J B Davenport, Jim Highland, A B Bergor, 0 II Griffith, W B Coley, Preston Fogle, J W Cunningham, ' Chris Rein eke, Chas Wilson, 8 E. Wallen, G W Coble, Fred Etter, Artie Perry, Will Weir, Ed Shan ahan, Fred Woodard, Geo Bar rett, Luther McCormick, Wm Samuel, Geo Cook, Ed Cook, P J Carroll, C Cherington, John Davis. ChaB Martin, Euimett Rea, Wm Patterson, August Scblelcker, E N Ratqllfl, Wm McCullora, Sample II V Herron, 0 Harris, Rob't Cawelowey, Carl Bradley, D Harper, L P Garrison, R I Blakeney, Y F Carter, Rob't Woody. W L Brllton, W P Gate- wood, II C Miller, J T Ratcllfl, A FChamberlin, Dudley Ellis, D Wilson, Wm Ward, Prank Burck halter, T P McGlasson, Claude . Sbelton, F Thompson, John Harlln, Sam Frazee, F M Young, J M Darrough, W 8 Btanfield, Ed Rhea, G W Nichols, Cbas Webb, Wm Nichols, Emmett Skinner, Sank Wade. A J Green. P L So- per, L F Parker, T D Cox, Isaao Greenfeather, Lewis Bagby, J B Turner, J 0 Nichols, Jim Leforce, Wm Calaway, W 0 McCoy, Tom Byrd. W H Darrow. Keller Walker, Frank Harmon, Geo Mo Culloch, Leo Barrett, Jim Sberer, T A Chandler, W II Kornegay, J II Butler, W L Duqcan, Wm Bherer, Wm Hodge's, Martin SpaldioK. Albert Grould. H W Cox, Joo Spalding, Sam Weir, Harry Hunt, T II Finley, J M Jones, Hnrvo Smith, A B NichoU, Wilier Mailin, J PBcott.J RHsr. rls, John Carroll. If any who havo paid, havo through error been omitted, Ihoy Should notify Street Commissioner J.J. Spencer at onco, otherwise, the collector will call on them. Tho following Is tho provision of the- Indian appropriation bill dividing the Northern juJiclal district: That tho part of the northern district of the Indian territory, consisting of the Creek country, the Seminole country, and all that portion of tho Cherokee and Choc taw nations included in tho fol lowing described boundaries, to wit: Commencing at tho north east corner of tho Croek nation and running east on the lino be tween townships nineteen and twenty to its intersection with the dividing line between ranges twen ty and twenty-one east, thence south on said line to its intersec tion with the Arkansas river, thence down the 'Arkansas river to its intersection with the Canadian river, thence up the Canadian river to Its intersection with the dividing line between ranges twenty and twenty-one caat, thence south to the intersecting line between township feven end eight, thence west on the Inter secting line between townehlps seven and eight to the Creek na tion, bo, and the some is here by, mado thn western district in said territory, and tho places of holding courts in said western dis trict shall be Muskogee, Wagoner, Sa pulps, Wewuka, Eufaula, and Okmulgee. The judge appointed under the act entitled "An act making appropriations for the cur rent and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the fie on! year ending June (30, 1898), and for other purposes," i pproved June seventh, eighteen hundred and ninetv seven, shall bo tho judge of said western district, and he is hereby authorizsd to appoint a clerk who shall reelde and keep bis office at one of the places of holding court in Bald western dis trict. That each of tho three com missioners with headquarters at Muskogee, Eufaula, and Wewoka, respectively, shall bo United StateB commissioners for said western district for a period of four years from the dato of their appointment, and until their re spective Buccessors shall bo np pointed and qualified; and the two constables now in office, whose headquarters are at Muskogee and Eufaula, respectively, shall be constables in said western district until their successors shall be ap pointed and qualified; and said judge may appoint a constable for the commissioner at Wewoka, and the said judge may appoint an ad ditional commissioner, to be lo cated at Checotab, and an addi tional constable for said commis sioner's court. Each of the Uni ted Stales comiuiBBlonera and each of the four constables now located in the Northern district as consti tuted by this act shall continue to bo United StateB commissioners and constabloa respectively, for said district until their successors shall be appointed and qualified That the clerk's office at Vinlla shall also be the recorder's office for the Northern district, exespt shall be tried the emtio as if brought in said western district. Terms of court shall continue to be held within the territory re maining in ealu northern district at the places now provided by law for tho holding of courts therein, and in addition thereto at tho townB of Sallleaw, Glaremoro, No wata, and Pryor Creek, in tho Oherokoo country. All laws now applicablo to tho existing judicial districts In the Indian torrilory, and to altornoyB,marshal8, clerks, and their assistants or deputies therein, not inconsistent herewith, nro hereby mado applicablo to tho western district. In addition to tho places now provided by law for holding courts in the southern and central districts, courts in the soulhorn district shall also bo held at Tishomingo and Ada, and in the centra district at Durant, The United States judgo for the cen tral district of the Indian territory after tho approval of this act, may appoint a constablo for the com missioner located at Durant. To enable the attorney general to carry out the provisions of the afcl approved July soventh, eight teen hundred and ninety-eight, for tho erection of llireo jails in the Indian territory, and also to erect one additional United States jail in said territory, forty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be expended under the direclon of the attorney genoral, to bo im mediately available, and to remain available until expendod. And tho attorney General is hereby au thorized and directed to cause to be erected a United StateB jail at each of the three places already formally designated by him,name ly, at Muskogee in the western distrlol; at South McAleeter in the central distrio', &jd at Ardmoroin the southern district, and one ad ditional United States jail at VI nita in the northern district, at a totalcoet not exceeding one bun drcd thousand dollars. That for the purpose of acquir ing sites for United States jails as provided herein in the Indian ter ritory there shall be appointed by the judge of tho United States court In tTie district wlfere such land is tituated, on application of the United States by petition de scribing the land nought to bo con demned, three disinterested refer- who shall determine the com- into tho court n foe simple tltlo to said land shall vest ill tho United States. Each of said roferoes shall re colvo for his compensation tho sum of fivo dollars per day while actually engaged in tho' appraise ment of the property and hearing of any matter submitted to thorn under this Act That if any parly or person other than tho United Bfatos shall ap peal from any award, and the judgment of tho court docs not award such appealing parly or person more than the referees awarded, all costs occasioned by such aopoal shall ba paid by such appealing party or porson. It shall bo tho duty of the United States court in each district to promptly hear and detormino the rights of all parties if any appeal shall betaken under this jact. THE NEW HOSTLERY COURTS GALORE. Word Received that Nowata. Clair more and Pryor Hook arc Named. J WIU NOT AFFECT a The ciurt Business at Vinlla to Any Material Extent. Ex pressions from Members of tho Vinlta Bar. At Claremore Opened with a Ula.e of aiory and a Sumptuous Banquet. $Iro from District Attorney who is in Washington was received by W. E. Halselt last week, announcing that federal courts would be established at Claremore, Nowata and Pryor EN ROUTE TO PEN. Car Load of Criminals Shipped Leavenworth From Muskogee to At bot life Is but short. Do aot mako.lt shorter jot by rank neglect of that count) of youri, when one bottle you Quaranteod. Prioe 2J and 60o. w hereby made the western dletrlol that the clerk's office at Miami shall continue to bo the recording office for the Quapaw Indian agency as now provided by law The United Stales marshal of tho present northern distriot shall bo marshal for Ihe western distriot, and there shall be appointed by the president, by and with the ad vice and consent of the senato, a distriot attorney for said western district and a United states mar aud for tho northern distriot The said officers shall bo appointed and shall hold office for the pe rlod of four years, and shall re. celve the same salary and feeaond discbarge like duties as other situ ilur oOlcera in said territory. The cases now pending in that part of the northern district which Ib ees, pensation and damage to bo paid any owner, occupant, tribe, or na tion by reason of tho appropria tion and condemnation of such land for the use and benefit of the United States for a jail at any of the places hereinbefore mentioned Such referecB, before entering up on the duties of their appointment shall each take and subscribe be fore tho clerk of the said United States court on oath that ho will faithfully and impartially dis charge the duliea of his appoint ment, which oaths, duly certified, shall be returned with the award of tho referees to the clerk of the court by which they wero appoint ed. Before such referees shall proceed with the assessment of damages lor any lands sought to be condemned under this act, ten days' personal notice of said hear ing shall be given to all persons interested, and service may be had upon each tribe or nation in which Bald land may be located by sorvico upon tho principal chief thereol, and In case personal serv ice can not be had upon any per son interested, twenty days' notice of tho time whon tho samo shall be condemned shall be given, by publication in some newspaper in general circulation nearest said property In tho dletriot where said land la situated. If the referees can not agree, then any two of them are author ized to and Bhall make tho award. Any party to tho proceedings who is dissatisfied with the award of the referees Bhall have the right, within ten days after the filing of the award in tho court by which said roferees wero appointed, to appeal by original petition to the United States court sitting at the place nearest and most convenient to tho property sought to be taken whore the question of the damages ocoaeionod by tho taking of the land In controversy shall 'be tried de novo, and tho judgment rendered by tho court shall be final and conclusive. And upon tho payment into court if the amount or amounts awarded as damages, fee simple title to eald tract of land ehall have vest in the United States. If suoh appeal la not taken aa horelnbeforo Bet forth, the awsrd shall be conclu. eive and final, and Bhall have the samo foroe and effect aa a judg ment of a oourt of compotent juris diction, and upon the payment of the sum or Bums no found due Hotel Sequoyah, the long look ed for "brick hotel" at.Claremoro is a roality. It was formally op ened last n'ght with a great ban quet, at which more than ont hundred invited guests from all parts of tho Cherokee nation sal down. The hospitality of Olaro- more waa at high lido and the vis itors were given a cordial welcome to tho city and to this splendid structure in itself a gem of archi tecture. Tho Casavlllo, Mo., band dis coursed sweet music while the guests passed through tho rooms or stood in the lobby admtntig tho building. At about 0 SO Ihe elegant spread was ready, una af ter a short addresa by Foreman McClelland, presenting a magnifi cent painting of the Cherokee in ventor, Sequoyah, Joo M. Lahay made a happy .address of welcome and tho gueBta filed into the Bpa- clous dining room where the"feast of reason and flow of soul" con tinued for two hours. The chief epoakeic At tho ban quet were: Judge Hy Jennings, Attorney W. H. Hall, of Claremore, J. U. Thigpen of Wagoner and W. P. Thompson. The speeches wero all good. Mr. Thompson made on elaborate ad dress and was at his very best, re sponding to the toast, "Sequo yah," he roviewed the history of the Cherokeo peoplo for a century and dwelt upon the great progress of the tribo. The address was carefully thought out and was in teresting and instructivo. At the close of the banquet a largo number of young people re paired to a spacious ball across tho street and "tripped tho light fantastic toe" until the weo Bmall hours of the morning. Great credit is due Landlord Frakea and hia wile for their un bounded hospitality. Editor Kates waa as happy ob a boy with his first trousers. Kates has dreamed of this hotel for ten years, and has printed columns without number in tho Progress urging tho enter prise which last night was opened with a blaze of glory. Joe Lahay, R, Lee Comer, and in fact all Claremore Inrned out to mako the opening a success. May Claremore'a new brick ho tel be aa famouB as the great In dlan for'whloh it was namod. Creek, under the Indian appro prltioab111 now In conlerence. The massage came in the nature of a evrprise aa It was not thought that q court would be established at mpte than one of the towns named. It was conceded that olther No wata pr Claremore would draw a prize tm tho legislative grab basket, but Pryor Creek was a ver itable dark horse, and waa not considered as even a probable winner. The effect that the establishment of so many courts, in tho territory oonlignoua to Vinlta, will have upon the court buMness hero, is viewed In different lights by mem bers of tho bar. While some fear that it will result in a material dlvifelon of business, the majority of Ibe attorneys are no more con cerned than if the courts mention, ed were commissioner courts. Tie following are the expres sions of opinions from some of the members of tho Vinita bar: W. II. Kornegay: Tho establish- ment of courts at Nowata, Clare more and Pryor Creek will In no T-lrJure Vlnltc. Tbls city will Tho following prisoners con victed in the courts uf tho North ern district, have been sent from MuBkogeo to Leavenworth to be gin the serving of their sontencos: Frank Brown,Uroony,fivo years. Bill Brundey, larceny, throe years. Henry Burnoy, Jreosivlng stolon 'property, two years James Parker, receiving etolen proporty, two years. Leslie Parker, murder, life. George Baker, liquor, ono year. Nick Brown, larceny, five years. Tobe Cbahan, murder, ton years. Ora Cooper, .receiving etolen property, six yeare. Joo Drew, murder, ono year. John Dookery, receiving stolen proporty, one yoar. Noble Young, larceny, five years. Wady Grayson, reoeivlng stolen property, ffvo years. George Ilabish, laroeny, yoars. Mack Hawkins, larceny, yoars. Manuel Jefferson, larceny, yeor. Tobe Jefferson, larceny, three years. James Lovely, burglary, five years. Frank Lewis, burglary and lar ceny, one year and a half. Will Noland.larceny, Ave years. Jake NoOord, receiving stolen properly, three years. Wm. Nero, receiving stolen property, one year. r. B, PoBey, receiving stolen property, one year. E J. Suit, laroeny, one year. George Tobler, larceny, two years. WIHiam Vann, larcony, three years. Silas Williams, poBloffice rob. bery, threo years. 'Screen Doors! Bj ""''""MiiwBWMaswwiw""""'"''"" two fivo one With Hardware 50c Each We want your trade; we're after it. P. 6. BROWNING & CO, VINITA, IND. TER. SOPER HAS HEARING. Tells STILL JUGGLING. Henderson "Party to New Scheme to Sidetrack Statehood. Speaker Henderson, who is trying to side track any legislation look ing to tho admission of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona m Btates, has a new proposition before him for consideration. Mr. Tawney, the republican whip, after a can vass of the house, informed tho speaker that probably fifty repub licans would vote with tho domo cratB for tho omnibus bill, but that, even if n few of these were whipped iuto lino, enough repub licans wore pledged to the bill to pass it, Mr. Tawney suggested another way out. It was to re- commit the bill reported by the committee on territories, with in structions to report threo separate bills. The Oklahoma bill could then be passed and tho New Mux loo and Arizona bills defeated. The Benate would then proceed to kill tho Oklahoma bill. It uow looks as If tho promised development of tho southwest will be sacrificed for politics and graft. All itching dUcutcsuro embarrass ing ai well a annoying. Hunt's Curo will Imtautly relievo and permanent ly euro all forma ot such diseases. Guaranteed. Price SUo. w always be thn judicial centor of tho district and with the establish ment of the court of record and jail here, wo are being very well treated. There is no cause of alarm as in my mind the develop ment of tho surrounding towns, will strengthen Vinlta, which will always be recognized as tho judi cial capital. Goo. E. McCullocb: Tho estab lishment of additional courts in tho northern district will not in jure Vinita. They will handle comparatively little business, and in no way materially affect the court business hore. I cannot see the necessity of establishing so many courts, but they cause me little concern. J. B. Turner: The establish, mont ot three additional courts will in my mind materially lessen the court business at Vinita.While each court will handle compara tively jittle business, yet the ag gregate will be more than I care to see leavo here. I cannot see the necessity for their establishment. I regret that such is the case. B. F. Parks: Vinita will loso a great deal of court business through tho establishment of courts at Nowata, Claremore and Pryor Creek. All of the towns are situated in good territory which has heretofore sent its business here. Wm. M. Mellette: The estab lishment of these courts will be a great convenience to the people in those towns and will not injure Vinita. I have noticed in other seotlons of the country that the establishment of courts never ma terially affected the recognized ju dicial center. It may be incon venient to the attorneys at times but the town will not Buffer any material loss of court business. Edgar T. Smith: Under the In dian appropriation bill, Vinlla will receive a court of reoord, and jail, which more than compen sates for the little loss of business which slio will sutler through tho establishment of tho additional courts. L. K. McQUFFIN, Presidont. THOS. T. WIMEB, WUR. McQEOROE, Vice-President. Caihti ...The Cherokee National Bank... Uinlla, Ind. Ter. OAJPIT.AJL 325,000.00. Houe Committee All About the Benefits of his Ulll. P. Leland Soper nup.ared be fore the house committee on In dian affairs Thursday and told them of the groat benefits which would result to the territory if his carpetbag remnant became a law. He said that he would agree to an amendment providing for the election of tho county judges el al. instead of their being appointed by the federal judgea, aa provided for in his original bill. 116 advo cated the throwing of the terri torial lines of Oklahoma around the territory, and told them more about (he territory than they ever dreamed of, during a bad nigbt. When P. Leland finished the committee adjourned for rest, and no action waa taken. L,V, Parker. Jr nrnROTORB. W. II. Carronicli. W. il. llcQ kn. Fred L If.Il.T. L. K. AlcOnffln. Uatellff. Th. T. Wlraer. Every Courtesy Extended that is Consistent with Sound Banking Interest raid on Time Certificates of Deposit. DEAL COMPLETE. Choctaw Northern and Hot Springs Branch Absorbed. President Francis I, Go wan of the Choctaw railroad has issued a bulletin announcing the transfer ot tho Choctaw Northorn to the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf rail road yesterday. The railroad and other property of the Choctaw Northern railroad company hav ing been purchased and acquired the operation of tho same will from and after this dato he assum ed by the Choctaw company. The respective officers of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad will assume jurisdiction over the sep arate departments ol the Choctaw Northern railroad company. On the same date tho "Diamond Joo" Hot Springs road, which was bought by the Choctaw sometime ago, will be turned over to the company and used for the Hot Springs sorvico. This completes tho deal for the absorption of the entire Choctaw system by the Rock Island. FAIR POSTPONED. f.'.ty.'--,'V.'..,.' .-V.'V WANTED ! By The Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company, Of Topeka, Kansas. A few Firt-class Insurance men, as District, Local and Special agents, in the Cherokee and Creek nations. Indian Territory. THE KANSAS MUTUAL LIFE is an old line, or level premium company; it has assets of over $617,000, surplus to policy-holders above all liabilities of over $186,000; and insurance in force of over Si 1,358,000. It sells the most. modern contracts of life, term and "endowment insur ance. First-class terms made to men of ability. Call on or address JOS. P. SCOTT, Agent, Vin.'fn T T a n,i"i is.wis-vsv&s iv'a-wihferri Otivsa llAftnv. Prea. T. O. Haix. V-Pres. W. P. PniLtlPS. Cashier. T W. Iv. CiiAl'HAN, Assistant Cashier First National Bank, VINITA, INDIAN.TBRR1T0RY. CAPITAL, 100,000. SURPLUS, Sto.ooo. Oldest and Strongest National Bank In the Cherokee Nation. K DIRECTORS. J- OUVSR BAGBY, B.F. 1VK7NJSR, E.B.FJIAYSEX. A. L.CUVC1I1LL, RA TCUFF, W. A. GRAHAM, . O. HALL, G. If. CLARA', IV. S. 1AlSBLL. Uoea a Saf a QaneraUBanklnff Bualneaa Stand Liken Stone Wall Between your chlldrou and tho tor tures of Itching and burning eczema, scaldhoad or other skin diseases. How? why, by using Qucklcn's Arnica Salve, earth's greatest healer, quick est euro for ulcors, fever sores, salt rheum, cuts, burns or bruises. In fallible fur pile. 25c at Peoples' and A W. Foreman's drug stores, dw Mott women with femalo weakness lufft;rkilrcadfuly from Ipllos In addi tion tu their other pains. Thoy may be cured by using Tablet's Uuckeyo rile'.Olnlmeiit. Price 50o '.In bottles, JJola tabes, at Peoples drug ntoro.dw Committee Decides to Not dive the Ulg St. Louis Show Until 1904. The authority to postpone the St. Loula World's fair until 1004 waa practically left in the hands of President D. R. Francis by the directors at the- meeting held Thursday. ' There is now no doubt that the fair will be post poned. The only question remain- inn to be settled le the matter of making the official announcement to the world and the specific aa lion necessary on the part of con gress. This is being arranged by President Franois, Senator Cock rell and RepieBentatlvo Tawney, Ri Watch Repairing Plain and Ornamental Engraving Promptly Executed. When you have any work in the above 1 nt that you want done cat) and kc we. l'uie and complicated watch repalrine a specially. Motto Not the cheapest but the W'.ST work at M that. 96 S. WUsoniSt. August Schltecker, Jwtr ana upttcMM i. r t 1 i i. t i I 'VI fc, 3. X4 n te-w rl i M "i.fl i)