CHEHAWA, OREGON,
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2i 1903
Death Has Crowned Him, A Hartyr.
By Ella Wiiekler Wnxox.
In the midst of sunny waters, Lo! The -mibty
Bliip ot state
Staggers, bruited and torn and wounded
by a derelict of fate
One that drifted from its moorings,
in the ancorage of hate;
On the deck, our noble Pilot,, in the
glory of his prime '
Lies in woe Impelling silence, dead
before his hour or time, '
Victim of a mind Belf-centered, a
Godless fool of crime.
One of earth's dissention-breedrs, one
of hate's unreasoning tools
In the annals of the ages, when the
world's hot anger cools
He who sought for Crime's distinction
shall be known as Chief of Fools.
In the annals of the ages, he who
lias no thought of fame,
Keeping on the path of duty, caring
not for praise or blame,
Close beside the deathless Lincoln,
writ in light will shine bfs name.
Youth proclaimed him as a hero,
time a statesman, love, a man.
Death bas crowned -him as a martyr,
80 from goal to goal, he ran
Knowing all the sum of glory, that
a human life may span.
He was chosen by the people; not
an accident of birth
Made him ruler of a nation, but bis
own intrinsic worth.
Fools mar govern over kingdoms not
Republics, of the earth.
He has raised the lover's standard,
by bis loyalty and faith.
He has howu how virile manhood may
keep free from scandal's breath.
He bas gazed with trust unshaken In the
awful eye of death.
In the mighty march of rogress he bas
sought to do his best.
Lei his enemies be sHent, as we lay him
down to rest,
And may God assuage the anguish of
one suffering woman's hrent.
Mr. Moody Amends the Indian Bill.
Representative Moody, as a member of
the Indian committee, has secured several
amendments to Die Indian appropriation
bill which will be reported Thursday,
among them an increase of 50 in the num
ber of pupils to be accommodated at
Chemawa, making a total of 6S0, and an
Increased appropriation of J58350 for the
support and education of these additional
scholars. The bill also carries $5000 for
improvements to sewerage and $5000 for
general repairs, the total appropriation for
thia school being $104,(V0. The bill cirrles
the regular appropriations for other Oregon
and Washington schoo's, and fop agents and
superintendents in those states. The a
bove are the onlv new features.
Indian Appropriation Bill.
The bill will contain a provision that the
adult heirs of any deceased Indian to
whom a trust or other patentcoutaining re
strictions upon alienation shall be issued
for land allotted to him may sell (be land,
and if there be both adult and minor heirs,
the minor may join In such sale. When
land has been allotted to a white person
who Is a citizen, final patent shall be is- -sued
without awaiting ttie expiration of the
usual trust period, and be shall thereupon '
be authorized to soil or dispose of the land
ho allotted without restriction. All allot
ted land so alienated shall be subject to
taxation. Mr. Moody consider Ibis im
portant, as it may make salable some tracts
on the Umatilla reservation, as well as
Rome ot the valuable Indian allotments in
Harney County, near 'Burns. He expects
to have the allotments in Harney County
investigated in the hope that Huch as were
left by deceased Indians without heirs may
be opened to settlement.