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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1899
Page
1
Bank directors condemn the Indian Chieftain for insults aimed at cattlemen stockholders. They resolve to cease patronage and withdraw广告 and to route all printing through non related firms. Passed October 13, 1899.
President McKinley proclaims Thanksgiving Day as a time for prayer and national gratitude citing economic growth and peace. In Teblequah a man was convicted for perjury and sentenced to five years.Authorities plan cattle tax collection and bank directors face boycott tensions as local issues unfold.
The Cherokee medical board debate centers on enforcing a reform law to raise standards and curb unqualified practice. Dawes Commission work continues across the territory with enrollment figures rising in Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek nations, and Muskogee set to host land office activities. The commission plans to report to Congress as it finalizes field tasks.
A letter from Mies Nettie Duncan of Vinita Indian Territory recounts the 1899 U S W infantry voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu. She describes marching through San Francisco, departure, sea sickness, sighting the Sandwich Islands, and arrival in Honolulu aboard the Glendale. Duncan notes a rich Hawaiian host, Queen Liliuokalani, and the beauty of the islands, with plans to send Hawaii flowers and to write back. The letter closes with remarks on the ship and time ahead en route to Hong Kong. The second item reports Muskogee Times: Indian department requires payments for appraised town lots to Muskogee agent within sixty days. auctioned town lots demand ten days for first payments. failure to pay forfeits prior payments.
A collection of editorials from Vinita and neighboring papers denounces boycotts against The Indian Chieftain and The Vinita Contender. They defend free speech, condemn coercion, and urge enforcement of Cherokee Nation royalty taxes while warning against press suppression and blackmail.
The court released a series of rulings on Thursday across numerous cases. Many appeals were affirmed with Townsend authoring the opinions, several were reversed and remanded with Townsend, and others were modified or dismissed under Springer or Clayton.
Dr J T Wilkinson of Lenapah Oklahoma visited Vinita Thursday, his first since 1883. The note recalled old times at the San Francisco hotel and a notable arrest on August 9 1883. The piece also discusses Indian Territory politics, Cherokees and bank director concentration among the few.
George Kellar was struck and killed by a northbound passenger train Friday evening on Cabin Creek bridge south of town. He left four children ages 12 or younger in destitute condition as his widow had died years ago.
The piece argues for punishing leaders among cattlemen thieves whisky sellers and influential figures first to deter others. It notes the coming Tahlequah national council will do little new legislation and may create a treaty commission or revive the prior treaty, forecasting a short session.
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