Poor Lo as Lawmaker
Some Curious Laws
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 16. If you ask an bidder Two wealthy Imrikcrs, both of tho
Indian boy belonging to ntio or mo rive iiiuian country, sunt agents to Tnhlequnh
ILLUSTRATED BEE.
Fcbriinry 21, 11)01.
Tribes what ho hopes to bo when ho crows
up ho will, In enso ho feels communicative.
oxproBS nn ambition to become, some day,
a ircmbcr of his council. Do not, however,
Infor from this that It Is tho honor or the
position which fires his youthful heart. Ills
vIowb aro far moro practical. What he
looks forward to Is tho financial consldurn-
iuu tiKiui-ti i pay siuu.uuu ir a hill was
passed paying them 10 per cunt, or $."00,000.
for collecting tho money from the United
States. Ha ch lawmaker was promised any
where from $1,000 to $5,000 to vote for the
measure, consequently It went through
without a dissenting voice. Then It de
veloped thnt some of tho redskins who
been Imposed upon any young buck who Is
so foollah as to fall In lovo with and marry
a whlto girl, and any Chickasaw girl who
weda a whlto man Is banished from the
trlbo. In tho Scmlnolo nation chicken
thlovca nro subject to fifty laBhes
on tho bare back, whllo horso thloves go
freo If thoy can escape tlio popular local
penalty for horso stealing at the hands of
tho Injured party. Adultery In any of tho
tribes Is a serious offenso and Is punishable
by from three to ten years In prison. In-
Study of Flowers is
An Art in Japan
With such titles as "ten thousand times
sprinkled with gold, and disheveled hair In
morning sleep," fresh In his memory, and
coming from a land where tho arrangement
of flowers Is part of thu education, It must
dlan outlaws If they steal from and murder 1)0 BonM,thInB of a shock to tho Japanese
tlon, for well ho knows that in no other voted for tho mensuro had not been nald.
capacity, with an equal absenco of effort They sent word to tho bankers that they
on his part, can ho make ns much money as must havo tho money Tho bankers told
. y gulling neclud lo
Indians aro not punished, but If they molest
whlto people they nro hanged. The Indian
laws arc stringent in protecting tho whlto
men from the Indians, but they do not
allow whlto men among the Indians any
favors.
It used to bo the law that nny whlto man
visiting this country to hear tho prosaic
names wo bestow on our chrysanthemums
and to find how recklessly Americans ar
range bouquots. Ho appreciates that as a
nation we are much less food of Mowers
than nro his people, nnd how little they
mean to us In llfo beyond the pleasing sun-
iliu council. 1 nuru is
always money in it.
I'lvo luiiiiciis rulo
llic nihil! n i.i Indian
lurrltory, mo cuuro
kee, CIiickusuw, Choc
law, Cm.'li. and Sum
itiolu councils. All of
ilium nro monoy man
ors. Thu salary of a
councilman Is only :
ii day, yui tew oi tlio
members quit tho serv
ices of inelr country
poor, although many of
thorn uro almost with
out visible means of
support when they
enter upon n legisla
tive career. How do
they nchluvo this ?
Ask tho Ingenious, in
sinuating and highly
prevalent lobbyist. No
session could or would
care to do business
without him. He, or
tho inturests which ho
represents, through
him, furnish the alnuws
of legislation. No man
goes lo tho Indian
capital unless he lias
some ax to grind. No
corporation, company,
Drtti or Individual at
tempts to gut a bill
passed without thu ex
penditure of consider
able sums of money In
"Jollying up" thu red
oklnned legislators. In
plain Bpeiih, the In
dian council meetings
nro tho scene of the
most general and upon
bribery to bo found
country.
I, II It llllll.llIU
xt. nHi
Members
of THF
NfUKA5ENATE
I -1
1 1 H
Young, of 5hmon t,gJ) U Harlan, or w
nnywheru In this
Hull lev.
Indian councils In each ol the llvu tribes
meets once a year, usually In the winter
and fall. Thero aro two houses a lower
house of forty meiiiburs anil an upper house
or senate of iwenty-elghl inoiulicts. Coun
cllmen nro elected by vuto of tliu Indian
citizens for n term of two years, and the
chief or presiding olllcor of each council
Is also chosen by tho electors of tho trlbo.
Thu constitutions of thu tribes diller sunio
whnt. For Instance, that of ihu Creeks is
based on tho constitution of the mulo of
Mississippi, whllo thu Churokeu constitu
tion follows closely that of Arkansas. TIicbu
constitutions wore originally drawn up uy
Indian lawyers, when thu councils llrst took
chargo of Indian affairs, about llfiy yours
ago. Kach council rumalns in session .is
long as there 1b any business lo transact.
Tho longest sesslous do not last more than
two months.
Lobbyists with pockets full of money
llock to tho capital when tho council Is
convened, and many of thuin uro theru
throughout tho bcsbIoii. Klrownlor Is dis
tributed freely. Money is scattured llbor
ully, right nnd loft. Sometimes votes come
high and tho bidding Is lively. It is by
no means unknown for two rival lobbyists
to bid for n hesitating councilman in the
open Btreols. On tho other hand, thu logl3
latlvo market slumps occasionally, unit
votes may bo had as low ns $20. Novcr
luuiuu
jBhhv i iiki
R3n
4y Van &J5Kirk,l)ovlMijre,., ,v , J?wisdwson. u&r, y' Page.
them that thuy could not gut it, us the blli
was now a law and that was all Ihey
wanted.
Hut tho bankers did not reckon wisely.
Those tllHgriint led lawmakers sent a qulot
Hp to tho United States Inspector nnd told
him tho facts. Thu Inspector Is now making
nu Investigation and says ho will liavo to
annul the bill So tho bankers will bo out
of pocket thu prlco of a considerable num
ber of legislators.
CurloiiH l.uttM.
Somu of tho laws of those Indians aru
who married un Indian girl was allowed to eatloua produced by their beauty. In Japan
share in tho riches of tho trlbo, but in most tho arrangement of them Is pursued as an
of tho tribes that law has been repealed and art, bolng profoundly studied by men of
the white man who now takes to himself a rank, philosophers and priests, bcstdcB
redskin wlfo gets nothing except what she learned and literary men; ladies of tho arls
Is willing to glvo hltn. Most of theso Indian tocracy nro allowed to practice the urt as
women aro well-to-do and few of them ever being likely to Inspire such estimable vir
marry Indians. tues as gentleness, self-denial, forgctfulue3s
Tho Cherokee council not long ago tried of caro and spirituality. A ltfetlmo is In
to pnss n bill prohibiting Intermarrlnge. deed not too long for tho Japanese, either
Tho proposod bill camo to tho notice of man or woman, to devoto to nn undorstand
Biiiiio of tho prospective bridegrooms. They Ing of tho subtlo meaning conveyed by
straightaway started out upon a collecting flowers, nnd tho rigorous rules nceessury
tour. Kvcry whlto man who was known to to observo In producing with them tho best
tit.. fl.riifii hnwul'ur. All
" " . ' . r .. Milium. KW liiHlnnpn. If two nr moro
member who sold ills vote lower iiiuu mat ,,', nr ,,in bo nttcntlvo to nny Indlnn girl was called artistic ro3Ults.
would bo an object of dorlsou If not or -" 7 upon to contribute. I3ven tho Indian ... ... ...
actual wrath to his fellows.
l'liNNluir the IMo Around.
No man over sorves moro than twice on
tho council bench bocnuso it Is understood
that as many as possible shall have a
ctmnco at tho "nlo countor." Thuru Is no
l ho Creek laws each of theso porsons Is
liable to a lino of $50 and to receive fifty
lashes on the bare back. Tho law has been
frequently violated oven by tho chiefs, but
fow times has tho ponnlty been exacted.
In tho Cherokoo nation thero Is n Uaw
maidens themselves who wero prospective
sentiment among tho mass of thu Indians ...,,,,, ,.. ,, ,-., nllntHimi,in hv death became n law, being defeated overwhelm
against tho acceptance uy uiuir to sell nny land In thnt nation to whlto
nf luruo suius of inoiioy iroin loouyisis,
consequently tho work of buying votes IB
carried on at the councils openly. Indlnns
aro not subjoct to arrest for bribe-taking
and that 1b perhaps one reason why ihey
aro so bold. There Is a law. however, which
anuulB all blllB passed by fraud. If fraud
cnu bo proven. As President McKlnley now
passes on nil acts of tho Indian councils be
fore they go Into full force and effect, ho
Is tho ono who decides whether nioasurt'S
wore passed by fraud or not.
Just nt this time tho Indian department
men. Only one enso of violation of this
law Is on record.
Six years ago Andrew J. ninckwoll, a
whlto man who had married an Indlnn
womnn, started n town cnlled David. Ho
sold lots to whlto people for $5 each. Tho
Indlnns heard of It nnd sent fullbloods
there to frlghton away the people As tho
whites declined to bo frightened away, the
Cherokoo council convened In spcclnl ses
sion nild ordered the nrrcst of Wackwoll.
Ho wns chained In tho woods at night and
wild redskins held n wnr dnnco around his
In Japan tlio peony, ulthougu ncknowl-
n.li.n.l in l.n n..nl fl.....n ..r ni.t..n 1..
brides wore "touched." Heforo tho bill ,'m.i, , .. . ., ,
was brought up a powerful. Inlluontlal and 8 111 tho favorU,0 of tho upper classes. It Is
(which Is tho same thing) well "heeled" 8 ,v.on ""lons of Importnnco tho po-
bachelor's lobby was on hand t tho Mtlon of hoDor oMho da a In ho prWpa
Cherokee capital to light tho bill. It never f,eceS8' novor ls u Pld 'n the center of
mu iuuui liui vii ti OliUll, mill 111, IIIIIUI
flower Is allowed to como near Its royal
prcsenco. Sometimes nrt dictates that two
lngly. Incidentally many of tho Cherokee
trlrla nf flirt linlf nf nunrtnp lilnn.l wlirt
nro still, despite tho admixture, members Wack twigs shall bo grouped behind It, tho ,,,, ,u.(t,rinlnt.
has nn Inspector at Tahlequiih, the capital body. Just at daylight ho Bucceedod In
of the tribo, aro decidedly pretty and In
almost nil cases thoy prefer to mnrry whlto
men rnther than tho braves of their own or
other tribes.
Congress has known for somo tlmo that
the Indian councils wero most corrupt and
two years ago a law was passed putting an
end to this kind of legislation. Tho sessions
now In progress will bo tho last. Heports
from Indian capitals say that tho Indians
nro making tho most of It.
W. It. DRAI'KIt.
of tho Chorokoes, looking Into n special
prlvilego bill, which It Ik, claimed was
lobblod through. Tho bill provides for the
collodion of $5,000,000 from tho United
Stntcs, which Is duo the Chorokoes. Any
ono who could wrlto n bill for congress
Mystery
Detroit Journal: Tho fearsome
picking tho lock on his chain and freed
hlmsolf. Tho Indians did not see hltn pick
tho lock, nnd ns ho walked nway before
their eyes ho told them not to touch him,
ns tho Oreat Spirit had freed him. Many flics from Hp to Hp!
of them wero so frightened that thoy ran The mnn has disappeared, utterly.
could got tho monoy appropriated, but the away. A fow of tho moro Intelligent again Suspicion points to his wlfo!
indlnns worn lmnrossod with tho fact that caused his arrest and ho was tried, con- Hut hns sho murdered him, or has
thoy must bo paid to turn thnt collection vlctod and sentenced to bo hanged, but tho simply bocomo an authoress?
account over to somo outsldo party. So United States finally Intervened In tlmo to Kor tho moment tho police nro quite
thoy udvortlsod for attornoys to collect tho savo his llfo. baffled. Thoy profess to have clues, but
monoy. This was n call for tho highest In tho Choctaw nation n flno of $1,000 has nobody believes this,
rumor
she
thought bolng to enhance by contrast Its
abundant llfo and beauty. Tho lotus (lower
also ls conceded to havo royal national
rank and Is called tho king of Indian (low
ers. On festive days tho Japanese novor
uso It, ns they assoclato It entirely with
tho spirit of tho dead. Tho royal flower
of Japan, of courso, Is tho cherry blossom.
Tho Idea of floral rank ls ono to which tho
Jnpaneso aro very sensitive nnd tho estab
lished laws of precedence must bo closelj
adhered to In tho arrangement of their
flowers. To nn Amerlcnn it seems per
haps Inexplicable that they should havo
placed tho purplo wistaria high above tho
whlto, which thoy mostly exclude from
their compositions.
Irises stand very high In rank, but aro
regarded as dltllcult of arrangemont and
therefore tho most arbitrary rules havo
been evolved for their composition. With
ono Inrge flower but three leaves aro al
lowed, with two flowers soven or llftcon
leaves are used, tbreo flowers aro given
thirteen leaves and live llowers aro fur
nished with eleven leaves.
So deftly uro thoughts conveyed by the
urrnngeinoiit of llowers In Japan that often
verbal messages are unnecessary. In No
vember tho coquette sends to her lover a
leaf or branch of maple, "bike It," he
translates, "her lovo has changed."
On farewell occasions those cnlled "re
turning llowers," because they bloom twite
n year, nro used to subtly express the hop.'
of a safe, return. Heforo people that are
111, blossoms of a sturdy, vigorous growth
are placid that health
and strength may be
mihucshmi. only very
gay lloweri .no strewn
In profusion ulicn sup
P'i all Hi ale made for
thiixc In affliction.
Ii ayi rs lor ruin aro
urn nipnuieil by large
lb nil pl"i i s so or
iiiiikciI oh to point
ft om rli?lil lo left that
Hie east wind tiling
Ing lain may be hou
ori'il. ami m ry natu
rollv the levcrse order
typifying die west
w hid Is employed w hen
fair wen i her Is desired
lli.nler of the thin
mist, simile of the
evening sun waves In
the mm n inn ,in. com
panion r Mi.' moon,
xiiiiw on I Ii. Ic.if of the
Immhon, inn n s halo,
spi ay-cnpp.'il w a v e ,
starlit nmln deacon
light, the sky at ibwn,
first snow nnd golden
dew are aim n? the
many Imaglii.i' Ive and
pretty names ihc Jap
anese bestow on their
chrysanthemums, these
flowers whli Ii appeal
so strongly to their
poetic nntniTs. In tlio
arrangement of them
thoy are very careful
and guard against
soven faults their
stems must not be of
the same length, a sin
gle blossom must not
(urn Its back nor
present Its full fnco,
three llowers must not appear lo form
a triangle, they must not be hidden
by leaves nor must they be arranged In the
way of steps; an open, full blossom should
never be plnced nt the base of the composi
tion, and one odd one should not fall be
tween two others nlike In color.
A Hundred Years Hence
This is what n writer In ono of the
!3ngllsh mngazlnes predicts will be the
stnto of affairs when another century rolls
around:
"Ily that time women will bo nil six feet
iwiuu mo iivuniKU iiciKin in a iiiuu win in
flvo feet nothing. Woman will be strong
and lusty, brond nnd henvy in build, nnd
will bo very proud of her lnrge feet, thick
wrlfets, powerful limbs and great muscular
development, whllo men will havo grown
vain of their trimly-corseted waists, nice
pink nnd whlto complexions nnd soft
voices.
"Love will not havo been completely done
away with, though sentiment will have
given away to common sense. Kvery
woman will bo required to mnrry nnd sup
port two husbands; ono of them must bo a
useful, domesticated creature, capable of
tending tho children nnd looking after the
household (whllo tho wife ls away In tho
city earning good money to keep tho home
together), nnd tho other will bo n bettor
looking, nnd, therefore, more ornamental
creature (not a general utility mnn like the
housekeeper'), whoso duties will be to net
ns companion or 'gentleman help" to the
mistress and ruler of the mansion, nnd keep
thlngB up to tho mark generally.
"Women n century henco will nil wear
'bloomers,' both literally and flgurntlvely
speaking; nny womnn transgressing by ap
pearing In a long-tailed skirt will bo con
demned to net ns public street scavenger
for as long a period as the local council
Women will also wear a
.M
mustnehe, nnd the faces of men will grad
ually become smooth. Cooks will no longer
be nt a premium, ns tiny tabloids of food
will take tho placo of the elaborate dishes
of the past. We shall be oblo to get
through a six-course dinner in about two
minutes, a tabloid for each course, or, If we
prefer It, we can have, multum In parvo. n
tabloid with everything compressed and
condensed Into one hnrmonlous whole."
Collision with Mule Kills
Jones Carter, a planter of Union Orovo.
Aln., was killed In an unusual manner on
Merldlnnvlllo pike. Cnrtor and Charles
Couch wero riding horseback from Kayetto
vllle. Tonn., and tho night was very dark.
Tho men heard galloping In tho road and n
moment later two negroes who wero riding
running mules collided with Carter. Ho
was thrown to tho ground and a mule fell
on his body, crushing out his life.