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UWt VOL. IX. FORT GIBSON, INDIAN TERRITORY, THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 1899. NO tX 34 INDIAN TERRITOIIY NOTES.

Things and Happenings Throug'out this Territory. at in put in The Aidmore ball-team has abandoned Sunday playing. A Catholic church is to-be built Wagoner is figuring on putting electric lights. The Mc A tester Review has a new cylinder press. Collinsville has nine and did have eleven until recently.

The small pox has broken out at genuine article There are. about 70 prisoners in McAiester jail and 140 at Mnskogee. The Claremore ball team recently defeated the Wagoner boys 21 to 8. Muskogee is making arrangements for a three days lair next month. Last Saturday night no man was run over and Krebs.

unknown killed at Boys UDder 16 years ot age caught on the streets of Vinita after dark are arrested. A of James Small who lives near Claremore recntly drowned in Verdigris river. There were 65 patients treated at All Saints hospital, at South ester during the month of July. The Stillwell Times has entered upon its second year, and has ever been a representative local paper. The livery barn of S.

L. Johnson at Stillwell was recently destroyed by fire with most of its conteuts. Work on the jail at Muskogee is expected this falh The old is too small by a good deal, TIK; Magnet savs Thomas Ross. Harvested ihjs season 3,000 bsuhels of oats from 60 acres near Bartlesvile. The News that tbe old belief that gray mules never die has been shattered, for one recently gave up the ghost at Talihana.

The Muskogee Times scores the Wagoner fake correspondent fur saying that there was danger of the double murderer Young at that place. The attorney tax war in the Creek nation appears to be ended. The attorneys will pay the occupation tax of $25 a year, but it was like pulling teeth. Hon Ilooly Bell, of Vinita intends to build a house of 6 gables in which to live the rest of his days. Mr.

Bell is a progressive Cherokee. The white man who gets the start of him will have to be a good one. The kissing bug has passed faula by, but the kissing bee is still doing business at the same, old stand with all the ardour and abandon the monkey that "kissed the baboon's sister. Journal. Getting bad at Muskogee, headquarters of police force and justice of the Territory.

Dr. Dawson entered a restaurant leaving his fine mare hitched outside, which a man mounted and rode off. About the same time Milo Adams, a deputy marshal was held up as he was entering his own gate. After the famous base ball game of Wagoner V3. Muskogee a portion of the Wagoner team turned up at Parsons, where they attempted to burglariz'Va store and were discovered in the act by the night watchman, who was shot and killed by one of the bandit ball players and he shot one of them.

Muskogee Phoenix. BATTLE OB! MANILA BAY. Child's Play Compared with Battle of Lake Erie. oyoo ing steps for water works ply is river. to come am Th- sup- fro in Grand is the title of a poem in last week's issue of the Baptist College Journal (Colored) of Muskogee, which abounds in line sentiment, and literary merit.

It was written by Adam S. Green, a colored man, who is the most prolific writer of verse in this Territory. Merit where merit is due, white or black. McOnrta 5 Choctaw The murders, Brown and Craig, sentenced to be hanged at Muskogee on inst, appear indiferent to their fate. No more trader's licene will be issued in the Creek nation.

After this non-citizens will have to pay occupation tax. The body of a middle aged Indian was recently found near Gibson Station. marks of violence. He was ndt identified. Dick Adams will be a bigger man than Big Chief McKinley if he keeps up his present lick of knocking out the big Progress.

It is generally 7 admitted that Gulick of the MeAlester Capital is the best classic scholar in the Territory, and some of the editors don't seem to like it. The ex Confederate meet at Ardmore on the reunion to Uth inst, is expected to be the largest thing of the bind ever held in this Territory. EdUor Kates of the Claremore recently returned from a trip to tho Pacific coast. many Territorial editors can afford such luxuries. The people of Muskogee are agitating the question of a city park.

A park on a prairie is a big thiug, and requires money and time for tress to grow. The colored people celebrated emancipation day at Sonth ter in a big way. Two hundred or mote came from Muskogee. There were 15,000 people on the grounds. A four year old child of B.

colored, was consumed in the bouse where it was left by its parents, in South MeAlester on the 4th inst. Master Cecil Winningbam resigned as one of the carriers Daly Capital at MeAlester. The Capital gives the boy a good character worth more than money, and of which any parent should feel justly proud. of tin; Nation published a communication in the last issue of the Talihana News to the effect that he docs not Uiii it rkdit nor just for the Interior Deprrtiiieiit to ignore the Choctaw autlioiil -n 's in school matters, and thinks Hie Choctaw school board resign and let the U. S.

nn- thorit- run everything. Pol au News: The body of an man was fouud on Walker Mountain, 3 miles southeast of Howe, by Wm. Barnes and Thomas Edge, Sunday while out hunting on the mountain. The remains were in a badly decomposed condition, and there was nothing on the body by which itcoiild be identified. There were no evidences of foul play.

The remains were buried by the parties discovering them. Gulick, of the McAiester Capital recently visited Cheeotah, and in writing up the place quoted from Goldsmith: Auburn! loveliest village of the, plain, Where health aqd plenty hails the laboring swain." The Enquirer to these beautiful lines because they applied to Goldsmith's Deserted village. If the base" ball fever does not stiod io the northern diUrict to. be dire Tulsa and Vinita papers narrowly escaped a duel, and'flow tivj and Muskogee papers are keeping up a warfare that may end in gore. Bro, Holden of the Ft.

Gibson Post is about the only one up that way that has not been engaged in the base ball fight, but he has a whisky ffght on hands which will interest him and his readers for some tiaae. McAiester Capital. Some of our people are complaining that whisky and other intoxicants are sold in every other town in tne territory except Vinita. We have no complaint to make along this line, and if the statement is true it uv very complimentary to our town. But there is certainly no good reason Why the law should not be forced in all the towns of the territory without distinction.

Chieftain. Written for Tho Fort Gibson Post. Four, weeks from to -day, Septem. her 10, is the anniversary of the battle of Lake Erie, by far the greatest naval victory ever won by the United States, which made the name of Oliver Perry forever famous. With all rlue respects to Admiral Dewey, who will come home in a few weeks, the battle of Manila bay fought and won by him one year ago last was mere child's play compared to that fought and won by Perry 83 years ago on Lake Erie.

Perry, was a young man but 27 years of age and had never seen a battle before the day of his famous victory. His opponent was Robert Barclay, who had fought the combined French and Spanish fleet under Nelson, at the great battle of Tarfal- ger. The Bntihh, unlike the Spaniards whi-'h Dewev fought, were the best right.eis in Europe, had best longest ranged cannon and the largest force of men. At that time Detroit was in possession of the British, who were masters of the great Lakes, and threatened to capture the whole northern frontier. The capital of the had been taken and burned by a British force.

Out sea coast was being devastated, and our affairs at rather low ebb when this great victory was ushered in. It was early on' the morning of September 10, 1S13, that the British fieet was sighted. Perry's licet wa 5 in Sandusky bay, and made all preparation meet the enemy, which was soon in sight drawn up in order of battle. Perry chafed like a caged lion for the fray. The British forces consisted of six ships, 500 men and 63 guns.

Perry had 40U men 51 guns and nine ships, but his ships were small schooners except two, the Niagra and Lawrence, the latter being Perry's flag ship. Perry had planed the order of battle. The flagship was to bear the first brunt of battle and inflict all -h' rv reserved his fife for close action, knowing that his small guns would be ineffective at long distance. The wind was light, and during the ten minutes that he was his ship suffered terribly from the long guns of the British flag ship. At Periy opened tire with his 'welve-pouuder, giviug the signal for uis other ships to begin.

In the meantime the entire British fleet had concentrated its fire on the Lawrence, bent on its Shot after shot crushed iuto its hull. Great gashes were reutiu its sides. Yards, halyards and rigging were shot away. Still Petry pressed closer, and Barclay thought that he was about to board him. The Niagra was uot near enough to be of assistance.

The decks were raked fore and aft. But Perry still kept up the fight, do- execution. But the odds One after another hiu cannon were dismounted. The bulwarks beaten in. Shot passed through the sides like a needle through sailcloth.

Heavy smoke hung over the decks, which were strewn with dead and slippery with blood. The sails and rigging were hanging ja shreds -v the side; the yards were splinterc; the rudder disabled; but they fought on, bleeding and faint. This was after one and a half ur 's fighting. -i here was but one gttn left, and not -nought; men to work it. In a shor: time the Lawrence was entirely di uled, with only eighteen of her hiintu crew But in the meantime British had sustained heavy loss.

Barclay expected every moment to see Perry surrender, his flag ship, being a total wreck, and is said to have exclaimed: "The fool don't know when he's whipped," which was about true. But Perry was just beginning to do his greatest work. Under cover of the dense smoke with his flag wrapped around his body, he got into a small boat w.th all that was left of his crew, and der a murderous fire landed safely on board the Niagra, where he took immediate command, and directly bore down on the Brjtish fllag ship in close quarters. The two leading- British vessels in got foal of each other. At this instant Perry passed near the entangled vessels and poured in a broadside of grape and canister, clearing tbe British decks cf every living creature.

As Perry hove around he empted bis stabard guns into the nearest British vessel with terrible effect. The remaining ves. sels now slosed in on the British ships and made short work of them. All their guns were silenced, and Barclay surrendered, which took place in about seven minutes after Perry broken into the line at close range. The action began at in the morning and ended at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

More than two thirds of the men on each side were killed and wounded. This battle was fought about 25 miles from Sandusky, off what is now called Putin-bay. The American and British dead were buried on the shore, which the writer has visited. It is an interesting place visited by thousands of people every year, who sail over the spot where the battle was fought which saved a nation and added to its fame. J.

s. H. CHEROKEE ELECTION. Buffington is Be tit Houses 1 Also Dooming. The result of the election in the Cherokee nation last Monday appears to have been in favor of the Downing party.

Buffington has been elected Chief by perhaps 400 majority or more. From what is already known at this Writing the senate is safely Downing and the house perhaps the same way, hut apparently close. The following is the official returns for this (Illinois) district ILLINOIS For Chief. D. N.

i D. From Bristow. ing much were against him Special to The Post. BftiSTow, I. T.

Aug. The new town of Bristow is located in the Creek nation, about 16 miles from the Oklahoma line, in a rich, well tcmbered section, with the finest spring water in the Territory, which abounds all around. The town is only about 9 months old, and has a population of about lOOt) people, and over 30 business places. The location Is all that can be desired, high and rolling with fine scenery and rich surrounding farm'ing country, as yet but 'little developed From its geographical position there but little doubt that it will be a County seat, for it is near tne geographical center of the future county. People are attracted here on accout of its pure water and healthy location.

Deputy United States Marshal, E. F. Cochran, up about 200 head of stray cattle on- Deep Fork, oe.cn by tmv white men and a negro, who evidently become alarmed and abandoned the cattle, which were evidently stolen. The cattle are from Arkansas. A colored man living about a mile from town has a Russian 'mulberry tree a foot or more in diameter, which bears four months in the year.

Both ripe And green berries are now growing on it, they are good. It is a tree worth having. This is a fine fruit section, apples, pears, plums, peaches, cherries, grapes and most everything -growing to perfection. If you want handsome healthy location come to Bristow. M.

M. N. N. D. D.

D. D. 290 308 36.1 289 273 348 3.79 322 323 313 28,5 261 260 261 23S Ouweg Commission. Captain McKennou, of the Dawes Ooramission, returned list week from the east and at Washington where he has been looking after matters connected with the work of the Commission, and shaping future work. The Commissioners are now at their busiest point, the land office having been reopened and the special car of the Commission is now filling the appointments, closiug up the enrollment and looking aftef-'ophe'r mattery, beisg personally in charge of two members of'the commission.

Messrs. T. B. Needles and Captain McKennon, while Mr. Bixby is expected to continue in charge of the land office and look after the detail work of the Commission at this place.

A number of clerks went with Mesrs. Needles and Mckennon and a large force are at work at this place while another big crowd of the Commission's help are in the Seminole Nation and still another making surveys in the Creek Nation, making in all a force of nearly a hundred people, all busy, Times. T. Buffington, Wolf Coon, For Senators, Connell E. L.

Cookston Roach Yonug II. B. Smith For Coiincilmen, Mose Sanders K. M. Walker D.

Waters Sam. S. Sanders G. B. Foreman William Rogers Sam Glass George Waters Thomas Carlile Jonu Thompson Cooweescoowee, district gave Buffington a maeh smaller majority than was expected, so did Delaware.

Sequoyah did the best for him according to population, giving him 231 votes to 122. for Woolf Coon, electing the remaindtr of ing ticKet. Canadian district was a surprise, giving Woolf (Json one majority, and a majority against the treaty. the above- was in type it has been learned that the senate stands Downiug, lfrNational 8. The house stands, Downiag National 17.

Official returns may change figures on the hOnee in favor' of the Nationals. A3 near as can be ascertained at this writing, Thurs- 4- M- Buttl.igtoa'^maiovity is about ilab, may possibiy be lower, but his election is conceded by all. Itllled. ou Ben Keicher, an Indian got into an altercation with Ben Wofford, a while man, on election day, on Fourteen' mile north of this place, when Wofurd sholand killed Keteher dead, and eseapedi It si claimed that Ketetaer. was aJbout to sirikeWoford viith club, when the latter fired It is understood that an old grudge existed between the two men.

Wof'ard formerly lived on the Bentkix agar and is said to be a bad man. BaUard8 Snow Liniment gives instant relief in cases of Bleeding, Burns, Bruises, Scalds, Cuts, etc. Price 25 and 50 cts. Palace drug store, Fort the killiag 26U A free and easy expectoration ia produced by a few doses of i Horehound Syurp, in all capea stt Horwoeaa, Sore Throat, or breathing. Price 25 raft $8 Palace atore, Fort Glbam The Bonble Hturderer.

The man who gave his name as H. C. Young, and who confessed, to haying killed two men iu a wagon near Fort CJibon, particulars of which has been given was examined before the Commissioner 's Court at Muskogee, last Friday, and "behaved extraordin- arv manner. There were a good number of witnesses present; and he- seemed tu take interest iu tlie- maUer than any one present. He owned to having killed the' noea in the wagon, but said was in self defence.

He showed the least signs of rerno.se or sorrow for what he had done, and seemed almost indi If erect to what was being said and going on around so much so that ho actually went to sleep and had to be wakened up sev, eral tiroes. hen asked if he wanted a lawer to defend him he he did not, said he had killed the- men and that they might do as like about it. His aotiona are about as predicted in The Post, and the public may expect other developments. The son of the cider murdwsdi maa did not go to Fort Gibson to identified his father's clothes and things and seemed rather indifferent about the whole affair. The Atoka Citizen, aays that the elder mao had five chiidero, and one of the wealthjeat.