The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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T. F. HENSLE Y, Proprietor,
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El Reno, Oklahoma Territory, January 3. 1901.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Kn-lish Show but Little Concern us to the
I lu y -1'u unee fotc Trcu t y.
There is no longer any reasonable
doubt but that the Ship subsidy bill is
dead ' for this session at least. The
chances are that it will be laid aside
and that the Army reorganization bill
will be taken up in its stead. This bill
is sure to pass. After that is out of
the way the War Tax reduction bill
will be considered and a merry fight is
promised over its provisions. As is
well known it reduces taxation about
$40,000,000, an amount which Secretary
Gage declares is too great. The brewers
are not satisfied with the reduction
they were given in the house, despite
the fact that their production increased
last year 2,000,000 barrels, and thai
they were able to pay one million of
dollars in dividends to their English
owners alone, to say nothing of their
American beneficiaries. If, as Secre-
tary Gage urges, the senate puts the
reduction back to $30,000,000 instead of
•$40,000,000 as at present proposed, the
question is,and hence the fight, whether
beer or something else will have to pay
the additional $10,000,000. The ques-
tion now seems to be between beer and
bank checks. . It would be too bad if
the republican administration should
take the tax off of bank checks, a
luxury, and place the burden on beer,
the poor man's necessity.
The rivet and harbor bill recently
reported to the house is one of the most
extravagant in the history ol the
country. It is so outrageously exhorbi-
tant that the President has declared
that he will veto it if it exceeds $40,-
000,000.
Private advices from Great Britain
show that little interest is taken in the
question of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
outside of the newspaper offices, and
that even these would probably not
have paid inuc.i attention to it had it
not been for Secretary Hay's marked
opposition to its amendment. He
claims that these amendments are an
insult to Great Britain and the tele-
grams of the American correspondents
to British newspapers, inspired by Mr.
Hay himself, declaring that the people
of the United States were bitterly op-
posed to the acts of a "jingo" senate in
offering such a grave slight to Her
Majesty, the Queen. If it had not
been for these things, and particularly
for Secretary Hay's extraordinary ac-
tions, it is most absolutely certain thai
England would have accepted the
treaty with its amendments without
delay.
The official admission that no less
than 30,000 cases of leprosy are on
record in the Philippine Islands will
be a startling piece of information to
the people of the United States. This
disease is doubtless the must pitiable
and loathsome affliction that is visited
upon the human race, and one that
medical science has as yet discovered
no remedy, either to alleviate or pre-
vent its spread. It cannot be cured by
medical science, nor its spread pre-
vented by "vaccination."
completed and two payments, in ac-
cordance with the contract, which i
have been made to the builders were I
ratified.
A number of citizens and tax payers
were present to urge upon the council
the importance of taking some action
relative to the opening of the Kiowa
and Comanche country and the estab-
lishment of a land office at this place
as provided for in the Flynn bill. The
matter was discussed at considerable
length and a mass meeting was called
to meet on Friday night at the district
court room to further discuss and pro-
vide ways and means to help on with
the work.
Mass Meeting.
A mass meeting is hereby called by
the mayor and the city council to meet
at the district court room on Friday-
evening at eight o'clock sharp. Busi-
ness of importance to every citizen and
tax-payer will be up before the meeting
for discussion. Everybody is invited
to come out.
T. F. Hensley, Mayor.
Attest:—S. E. C'LUTE, City Clerk.
Commissioner Leeper, elect, will be
a candidate for chairman of the board
of county commissioners. There are
two democrats elected and they have
two years to serve. We would suggest
that one of them act as chairman for
the first year and the other for the
second; casting lots to determine who
shall serve first.
O. E. Lacy refused to allow the 19th
century to go out with his name in ar-
rears on the Democrat subscription
list and accordingly sent in his check
to square up to date on the last day of
the dying century.
The council ordered the city attorney
to draft an ordinance proh ibi ting music
in saloons. This action of the council
will meet the approval of every lover
of land and order in the town.
Who will bo the first subscriber in
arrears to gladden the heart of the edi-
tor by squaring up his 19th century
subscription account?
BURFORD KICKS.
The Wichita Eagle, last Saturday,
published an article the headlines of
which indicate that Judge Burford was
not only a single statehood man but
well pleased with the Soutn McAlester
abortion. The Judge, upon having his
attention called to this article, wrote
theeditorof the Eagle his views in a
most forcible and eloquent manner,
placing him-elf squarely against the
proposition of single statehood, and
likewise roasted the attempted misal-
liance of South McAlester to a brown
finish.
"Dear sirs—In your issue of today I
find an article headed 'Judge Burford
Pleased. He has hopes that recent
convention will bear good fruits.' It is
possible that a reading of the article
would dispel any idea that the writer
was intended to be quoted. It may be
that the editor got the 'head' onto the
wrong animal. However, I desire to
correct any impression the head lines
may have conveyed. I am not pleased
with the late statehood convention and
had no sympathy with its originators
orits purposes. It was the illigitimate
offspring of an attempted misalliance.
It was without responsible parentage
or authorized creation. Those who at-
tempted to contract an engagement
had no authority to speak for either
bride or groom, and both have repudi-
ated the self-appointed mediators. 1
am in favor of immediate statehood for
Oklahoma, without the Indian terri-
tory—under a constitution prepared
and adopted by the peopleof Oklahoma
without the aid of any other nation or
its people. We have the people, the
intelligence, the wealth, the revenue,
the schools, the qualifications and
capabilities to entitle us to statehood,
ind I speak advisedly when I my tha
a very large majority of the people <
Oklahoma prefer and desire statehood
for Oklahoma alone.
"Every well advised person enow,,
that the conditions of the Indian terri
tory are such that Congress will *pu'
grant statehood to the citizens, of. tli'nt
territory for several
own affairs, and the people of Oklahoma QUARANTINE
have never in any organized or repre-
sentative capacity declared in (avor of
single statehood or none. Nor have
they ever authorized any person or
persons to so state.
There are many good and able people
in the Indian territory and we would
all like to see theiu enjoy the highest
ESTABLISHED.
privileges of American citizenship, but
if they would not wait, let them como
over the line and join with us and not
try to delay us by demanding now
what they cannot get and thus keeping
us out of our rights.
I am heartily in favor of the state-
hood bill introduced in the house by-
Delegate Flynn and in the senate by
Senator Fairbanks, and the people of
Oklahoma should got together at an
early day and take such action as will
give backing and support to our friends
in congress who are attempting to help
us, and at the same time counteract
any false impression that may have
been created by the South McAlester
abortion.
My observation Is that the peopleof
Oklahoma want the right u> become a
state at once and they want the state
called "Oklahoma." They want no
new alliances or new names. Give us
that which we are entitled to, and so
soon as the peopleof the Indian terri-
tory have settled their many difficult
problems and are ready to bear the
burdens of a state we will gladly take
them into our state and let them snare
all our privileges.
1 here is a disposition in congress to
There is a disposition in congress to
give us some recognition atthis session,
and if we take the proper steps to en-
courage our friends in congress and let
them understand our position, lam en-
couraged to believe that within the
next two years Oklahoma will take her
place on the beloved Hag a- one of the
•Lining stars." Respectfully,
Jno. H, Burford
As far as we have gone, the present only means to postpone state 1:
century moves along in about the
same old grooves of the old one.
We want all our old contury sub-
scribers to square up their subscription
accounts to date.
The Belgian Queen-
Blue Bell the young queen of the
years, and lor o^\r I hares, is the property of Jimmy
people to advocate single statrrtuxju afch, son of Dr. MeElrath, of El
f/>i Kanr She is without doubt the llnest
due in the world, and was awarded tin1
Oklahoma indefinitely. W< are
jH?' j Ho.
pared now. They are not. We have a ! ^r8'1 Prizc m her class over all comers
large school fund and fine
system
at London, England, and also at the
public schools They have neither. ''ite Belgian hare exposition in Los j
Most all of our lands are now taxable. | Angeles, and later at Oklahoma City. I
Start the new century off right by
ubscribing for the Democrat.
The present Oklahoma Legislature
promises to be a warm number.
Council Meeting,
None of theirs are taxable and they
cannot be subjected to taxation. We
have considerable allotted lands which
are a burden to the pulic. They will
have vastly more of this character.
We have lands and funds for public
buildings and public institutions They
have none and no source from which to
derive it. We can support a state
The board of county commissioners j government; they can only increase the
will organize next Monday. pubiic burden.
"Sentiment,charity and philanthropy
should be extended to our own people
before it is extended to our neighbors.
The Oklahoma legislature convenes j Our people have struggled with ad-
Monday.
The Choctaw will soon extend their
line west from Weatherford.
The new city hall will be warmed to-
night by the firemen's ball.
Swear off for a Hundred years.
I he consort of "Blue Bell'' came to an
untimely death a few weeks ago at the
hands of a cruel, blood-thirsty bull dog
that was running loose in El Reno and
broke into the MeElrath rabbitry.
Late dispatches from London indi-
cate that the English are receiving
very severe set-backs from the Boers.
They have obtained fresh horses and
are ranging over immense tracts of
territory, causing much alarm to En-
gland by their fugitive tactics.
First Published December 27, 1900.
Lef/al Notice.
The city council met last night in I xo whom xt may CONCERN:
regular session, and in addition to the
allowance of the usual grist of bills,
transacted considerable other impor-
tant business.
The committee on electric lights
located the twelve new lights contract-
ed for by the council at a previous
meeting. They are distributed in the
residence portion of the city and are to
be up and running by February first.
The new city building will soon be
Notice is hereby given that a certain
note dattd September 1, 1900, due six
months from date, for five hundred
dollars, signed by O. S. Kelly and Susie
B. Kelly, payable to Kell & Herber,
Okarche, Oklahoma, is without con-
sideration and the public are hereby
warned not to purchase said note as
the signers thereof disclaim any and all
liability by reason of-same.
Dated this 21st day of December, 1900.
O. s. Kelly,
Susie B. Kelly*.
| versity, paid high taxes, supported
I local governments on credit, made per-
I ^onal sacrifices and been governed with-
I out the consent of the- governed for
j over ten years, and are now entitled to
| the fruits of their lab •- and it is tin-,
fair and unjust tha bey should be
compelled to should'- t.her burden- in
order to enjoy th
earned rights. Our
loyal, liberty loving
all the rig hts enjo) i
I Ines Determined for The .Next Twelve
Months of this Year.
The following special orders, regard-
ing the cattle quarantine lines in Okla-
homa for 1901, have been received from
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson at the
office of Secretrry J. P. Gandy. They
are practically the same as those of
1900 and are the same as adopted by
the Oklahoma Sanitary Live Stock
commission for 1901. They are now in
effect:
United States Department of Agri-
culture, Office of Secretary, Washing-
ton, D. C.—In accordance with the
regulations concerning cattle transpor-
tation issued by the department, the
Territory of Oklahoma has agreed to
establish and to co-operate in the en-
forcement of a quarantine line located
as follows:
Beginning at the Red river at the
southeastern corner of the county at
Greer; thence northerly following the
course of the North Fork of the lied
River to its intersection with the
southern boundary line of Roger Mills
county along the western boundary
lines of the Apache, Comanche and
Kiowa Indian reservations; thence east
along the southeastern boundary lines
of Roger Mills and Washita counties to
the intersection with the boundary
line of the Wichita reservation on the
Washita river; thence north along the
western boundary of said reservation
to its northwest corner at its intersec-
tion with the Canadian river in the
county of G; thence in a southeasterly
direction along the couise of said river
and the northern boundary of the
Wichita Indian reservation to the
northeast corner of said reservation;
thence easterly along the southern
boundary of Canadian county to the
southeast corner of said county; thence
north along the eastern boundary lines
of Canadian and Kingfisher counties to
the northeastern corner of Kingfisher
county; thence east along the southern
boundary of Garfield county to the
northeast corner of said county; thence
north along the eastern boundary of
Garfield county to the northeast corner
of said county; thence east along the
southern boundary lino of Kay county
to the west line of the Ponca Indian
reservation; thence north along the
west line of said reservation to the
northwest cot uei of said "reservation;
thence east along the northern boun-
dary of the Ponca Indian reservation
to the Arkansas river; thence in a
northerly direction following the course
of said river to its intersection with
the thirty seventh parallel of north lat-
itude at the southern boundary line of
Kansas.
And whereas said quarantine line us
above set forth is satisfactory to this
department and legislation has been
enacted for Territory ol Oklahoma by
this department for the period begin-
ning on January 1, 1901, and ending
December 31, 1901, in lieu of the quar-
antine line described in the order of
December lu, 1900, for s lid area, unless
otherwise ordered.
James Wilson, Sec.
already well- ,;overQ0,
a prosperous, Xation is in j til. II. , attorneys have
p i entitled to m0l| a j,ood bond, which, if accepted
will release her as far as this case is
b. the citizens
Mrs. Carrie Nation, a woman said to
be about sixty years old was arrested
in Wichita, last week, for entering a
saloon and demolishing the glittering
j fixtures therein by throwing stones in
a most reckless manner Mrs. Nation
j declares that if the saloons are per- The Rock Island Wall Map of
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going to rid Kansas of saloons.
owe nothing the.' arc not able and
willing to pay, an. tb .;y demand the
right to make ti. . r own laws, elect; Tablets at the Fair at wholesale and
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ceipt of fifteen cents in postage stamps
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Hardware, tinware and graniteware
I at the Fair Store.
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