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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
2
The Vinita and Cherokee Nation communities face political contention and growth challenges. Reports cite land disputes and proposed reforms, a pushing waterworks project from Wagoner, and the push to establish better roads, housing, and schools amid demographic shifts and Fatherland-era tensions.
The opening exercises at Willie Halsell College were conducted in a formal ceremony in El Tunaday. Providvat Brewer spoke to students on opportunity and moral training, introducing Re 7,8, Lemar of Afton to deliver the opening address. The program emphasized physical culture, mental training, and moral development as core aims of education.
The address urges self discipline and intelligent self interest over selfish aims. It warns against debt and distraction, urging focus on studies and virtuous living. A brief recess followed as the class organized for another year of Willie Haleell College’s work.
A late report from the hospital describes President McKinley’s condition as unchanged after initial surgery but notes a second operation reopened the wound and removed lodged debris. He now tolerates beef juice, cabinet members anticipate recovery, and doctors expect removal to Washington within three weeks.
Buffalo report asserts a conspiracy involving Czolgoss and others aimed at President McKinley’s assassination. It names Emma Goldman as prime mover and describes her Buffalo visit four days before the crime. Police across the nation seek Goldman and promise strong action to prosecute those involved.
The article discusses the 1868 treaty provisions granting citizenship rights to freedmen and free colored people in Cherokee Territory, noting conditions about residence, emancipation, and return to the nation. It critiques who bears the burden of proof for citizenship claims and references ongoing legal strategies by Cherokee advocates.
L Cookson of Cookson, Indian Territory, urges mature, peaceful deliberation on Cherokee allotment. He warns against factional schemes by carpetbaggers and White authorities, condemns sensational rhetoric, and calls for fair, legally grounded settlement of tribal lands, Freedmen status, and citizenship rolls.
A plaintiff appeals to a United States court in McAlester on Monday regarding land allotment rights in a town incorporated as South McAlester. He claims the commission failed to restore townsites per the agreements, seeks restraint on land sales, and asserts due process violations amid plans to auction vacant lots. The case targets the land in the plains enclosure and requests an order halting further sales.
Constable Wm Simms summons nine Black jurors for the J S Sadler trial amid protests from white and Black leaders. Critics say the method risks bias and potential retaliation, while officials defend the summons as proper due process. Shawnee special agent enrollment noted and Mounts Incorporated petition granted in court.
Report from Tahlequah centers on a drunken disturbance following the Monday election for councillor. Ben Johnson, clerk of Tablequah district, and Skilly Wang were wounded in a shocking scrape. A call was made to appoint Wm. Walker to count votes polled that day. Lenore Hambo arrives to take charge at Rambo Millinery Co.
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