Show An Indian Election in New York We find it in the Syracuse newspapers that the Onondagas have just had a new chief set over them to succeed Chief James Rubin who was killed by a fall from a wagon a short time ago The occasion oc-casion was an important one and was given its due The Syracuse Standard sports that Senecas Oneidas Cayugas and Tuscaroras to the number of seventy fire attended and the various clans known as the Wolves the Bears the heavers the Snipes the Turtles and the Covers were amply represented The new chiof was chosen by the chiefs of the tribe in which the vacancy occurred 11 IS estimated that the electors were sub jectod to the fine arts such as pull wires anl lay pipes The Indian on whom their choice fells fell-s one of the Plovers It is not stated that any person moved to make his elec 1011 unanimous but the Standard states that a groan of dissatisfaction went up at the announcement of the Plovers success suc-cess > evidently some Indian who had put lumself J j into the hands of his friends was n appointed It was hinted that Aunt nUna who is ld onesixth of tllo 8 said to hold W f e lands i i of the reservation electioneered bee tlic Plover After the new chief had ities en Instructed touching the responsibil tiles of his office and sworn to look after times m best interests of the people at all i IlleR boiled beef was served in clean gem the bushel baskets to all the Indians at invocation |