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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
2
Vinita notes heated political talk on Cherokee affairs, land issues, and expected treaties under Dawes commission. It reports on rail, real estate, and property value gains, plus local development, court adjournments, and civic concerns amid territorial change and population shifts. Previously noted are hinted investments, Creek and Cherokee matters, and calls for public meetings to discuss new treaties and settlement plans.
Vinita residents call a Friday eve meeting at the Methodist church to discuss beautifying and permanently securing the cemetery north of town. The gathering is set for 8 p.m. with Attorney Preston Davie as speaker and other committee members expected to attend.
A Welch mass meeting drew a portion of the crowd away from a public school game to hear W P Thompson and D W C Danes of Vinita discuss the Muskogee and Washington treaties with Cherokee concerns. A committee was formed to draft amendments and petition the Dawes commission. the club will meet June 10 to collect signatures and push for equal rights and estate division protections.
Colonel M M Murdock recalls meeting E C Bodie and Dave Payne in Washington in the 1850s. They discussed opening lands for settlement and selecting a future metropolis where Oklahoma City would stand. Bodinot, a Native American lawyer, foresaw the opening and later connection to Payne and the city’s rise.
From Alaska, a correspondent in Vinita warns readers about the land of gold. He notes intense sunshine with little night, heavy glaziers, and snow piled everywhere. Up to four thousand idle workers wait for ice to clear while lakes become dangerous. Wages are low, prices high, meals cost one to two dollars, beds scarce, and locals lament a lack of enough provisions.
A fragment from Skagway Alaska describes steamship companies selling round trip tickets to Seattle at three for 810, flooding the area with prospectors. The writer Teaches of arriving crowds and the looming rush, signed Water Howl.
Indefinite delay likely for opening of Kiowa Comanche and Apache reservation due to Lone Wolf injunctions in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. Court decision expected today with a possible restraining order to be issued. Government officials refused to predict the outcome while lawyers prepare for further proceedings.
The U S Supreme Court of the District of Columbia will rule today on Lone Wolf s injunction to delay Kiowa Comanche and Apache reserved lands opening. Interior officials expect denial and no hindrance to plans. Judge Springer and Judge Van Deventer named as counsel for tribes and Interior Department respectively. Also noted is Creek land rush by farmers amid rapid settlement and a heroic horse rescue on Grand River where cavalry trooper Lipe was saved by his horse.
George Younger, 34, son of the famed bandit Jim Younger, was jailed in federal custody at Fort Senit after being brought from Mound Valley on a charge of financial crookedness in the Indian Territory. A letter from Vice President Roosevelt is produced recommending him as a Rough Rider in Cuba. He claims his arrest stems from political enemies and will appeal for presidential help. He cites promotion from sergeant to second lieutenant for capturing a prisoner in exchange negotiations for Hobson. He says United States Commissioner J. T. Nowata, at Nowata, Okla., aided his case and may seek U.S. aid for his release. His father’s recent indiscretion in Stillwater is noted. A reward is offered for information leading to the conviction of the party responsible for the alleged wrongdoing.
Wagoner court housed near capacity as the Gaylor murder case opened then recessed for referrals to the grand jury. District Attorney Soper noted indictment defects and scheduled Friday return. Other defendants, including Will Couch and J C Williams, faced pending trials for Riggio murder with several cases postponed to next term amid religious disturbance and related charges.
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