Show TEE LATEST iesue of the Cherokee Advocate published at Tahlequah Indian Territory contains the annual message of D W Bushyhead principal prin-cipal chief of the Cherokee nation lnit are contained some interesting fete concerning the nation which seems to be in a highly proaperoun condition The trust funds for the benefit of the Oherokees now in the United States treasury amount to 2624382 the annual interest being apportioned as follows To the general fund 74923 to the school fund 41058 to the orphan fund 18206 to the asylum fund 3207 total 137396 The judicNI expenses of the nation for the year were 17528 and vha revenues cot leoted 31327 The public debt ban been reduced from 197661 to 55 181 in two years and the nation has 18128 in the treasury to be applied So the payment of the debt The chief calls attention to the increasing number of intruders into the nation whom the council refuses to recognize recog-nize as citizens but whom tho United States authorities refuse to remove The nieaaage deprecates in strong language the efforts of railroad corporations to secure from Congress the right to push their lines across the nation in defiance of solemn treaty obligations As Bushy I head ia a thoroughbred Indian his mesiig if fall of credit to his intelli geaae ai sia tftB = S 4 |