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THE MOORE ENTERPRISE.
VOL.
MOOKK. CLKVKKAMM'orNTV. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. .11 XK !>. 1JIO.V
No. i:>.
POLICE ARRESTED
FEDERAL OFFICIALS ATTEMPT-
ING TO COLLECT TAX ARE
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
HITCHCOCK WIRES WRICHT TO COLLECT
Legal Fight in Regard to Tribal Tax la
Going Merrily On—Stores of Mer
chants Are Open, Pending Action by
the Courts
WASHINGTON: The department
of justice has notified the district at-
torney and other officers of the gov
ernment in the Indian Territory to
proceed with the collection of tribal
taxes and enforce the payment by mer-
chants or compel them tu leave the
territory, an prescribed by law. This
action was taken upon the advice from
Muskogee and other points that the
payment of the tax was being infused.
Messages were received from J.
George Wright, Indian inspector, to
the effect that he was unable to pro-
ceed with the collection of the tax." A
conference was held between Secre-
tary Hitchcock and Judge Hussell, as-
«ijtant attorney general, after whic 1
the Instructions as stated above were
wired to Indian Territory federal of-
ficials.
Secretary Hitchcock's advices f7< m
Muskogee confirm the dispatch from
that place in regard to the trouble
concerning the collection of the tribal
tax, but the secretary said there Is no
intention of calling for troops.
"I do not believe," he stated, "that
the people will go to such an extent as
to render an extreme course neces-
sary. I will insist that the law shall
be enforced." He also said that the
matter is largely in the hands of the
department of justice, but that the in-
terior department would do all that k.s
possible to assist it. The secretary
fully approves the action of Inspector
Wright iu suspending Acting Agent
Wisdom. Agent Schoenfelt, who is
absent from his post on account of
sickness, will be asked to return or
designate some o her acting agent sat-
isfactory to the department.
Tams Bixby, chairman of the com-
mission to the five civilized tribes, ar-
rived In Washington In response to
the request of the secretary, and was
with Mr. Hitchcock for some time.
Having left Muskogee some time ago,
however, Mr. Bixby knew little of tile
situation. He came here to confer
with Secretary Hitchcock regarding
plans for the future work of his office
force in closing up the business of the
Dawes commission, which he will sue
ceed as commissioner to the five civil-
ized tribes on July 1.
MUSKOGEE: The legal fight ex
pected upon the attempt to enforce the
tribal tax is now on In earnest. Indian
police who attempted to close the
stores of merchants refusing to pay
the tribal tax have been arrested upon
the charge of assault. The cases
here are before Mayor Fite, and he
will decide whether the police can be
held upon such a charge while enforc-
ing the laws of the government. In
case they are found guilty the attor-
neys for the interior department will
bring habeas corpus proceedings and
the question will be fought out in the
TTnlted States court.
While this legal scrimmage is going
on the stores that were temporarily
closed were opened, and are selling
goods as usual. No further attempt
is being made to force the collection
of the tax, as the Indian police who
might attempt to close the stores
would be placed under arrest by the
municipal officers. The arrest of the
Indian police is a move for time on
the part of the opposers of the tribal
tax, and will give the delegation which
left here for Washington time to get
an interview with the president and
Indian Inspector and agent can pro-
MUSKOGEE: Business men from
all parts of the Creek nation are
coming out In opposition to the tribal
tax payment. Funds are being sub-
scribed with which to carry the case
to the United States suprme court.
A delegation comprising some of the
best legal talent will be sent to
Washington to fight against the col-
lection of this customary tax.
The cities of Tulsa, Wagoner, Ok-
mulgee and Eufaula have signified
their purpose to appoint members of
the committee to visit Washington
and the Impression obtains that Sec-
retary Hitchcock will grant the con-
cession sought by those subject to
taxation under the tribal law.
At a meeting of the business men
of Oktaha a resolution was passed
similar to those adopted by the busi-
ness men of other towns in the nation
and funds raised to crid in the move-
ment. If nothing else is accomplished
the indications are that collection of
the tax will be delayed till the com- ;
mittee has a hearing at Washington.
Dr. A. J Snelson of Oktaha, repre- I
sentlng tke business men of that j
place, came to Muskogee Terr a con-
ference with C. C. Ayers, chairman
ceed very far with the collection of
the tax The delegation Is armed
with letters from well known citizens
of the territory, appealing to the presi-
dent to temporarily suspend the col
lection of the tax until the question of
the legality of the law is determined
finally by the United States supreme
court. One of these letters was writ-
ten by Chief Pleasant Porter of the
Creek nation, who asks for a tempor-
ary suspension of tne payment, and
expresses the belief that It would do
the Indians as well as the white mer-
chants an injustice to force the colleo
| tion before a decision Is finally ren-
\ dered by the court of last resort. Many
j people here believe that when the
I president learns the facts he will or-
der a suspension of the payment.
| J. Fentress Wisdom, acting agent,
i who was suspended, asked for rein
| statement, but his request was dented
| by the Indian inspector, Mr. Wright.
It Is probable that he will not again
| be placed in his position as chief clerk,
as his resignation has already been
before the department for several
| weeks. Mr. Shoenfelt, the Indian
agent, says he will enforce the collec-
tion of the tax unless otherwise or-
I dered by the department, and ,if nec-
essary, will have United States troops
i ordered out to assist him in closing
| the stores, although he thinks that
i such action will not be required.
May Enjoin City Officials
MUSKOGEE: It is understood
that District Attorney Mellette will
ask for an injunction to restrain the
city officials, the merchants and every
one else who may be concerned, from
interfering with the Indian police In
their duty while closing the stores to
force collections of tribal taxes. It
] is stated on the best of authority that
!the department at Washington has or-
, dered warrants issued for"ihe arrest
of Mayor Fite, the chief of the muni
\ cipal police and others who have
[taken part in the action to place the
Indian police under arrest. Further
; than this there has been no action in
I the tribal tax cases. Inspector Wright
says the matter has been practically
j turned over to the department of .ius-
I tice for advice and orders. The
j suits against Mr. Wright, heretofore |
mentioned, will be made to Include
| the Indian agent and Captain West
of the Indian police as defendants.
Chickasaw Merchants Pay
ARDMORE: The collection ot
taxes in the Chickasaw nation
is finished. As far as can be learned,
no stores were closed, nor were there
any evictions, as the merchants set-
tled promptly, preferring this course
to a legal fight. It. Is probable, how-
ever, that no more collections will be
made In the Chickasaw nation. The
tribal government will be dissolved on
March 4. 190G, and the Indian officials
will have no authority after that date.
WAGONER: C. C. Ayers of Musko-
gee addressed a called meeting of the
chamber of commerce on the tribal
tax question. After his address, which
was well received and vigorously ap-
plauded a resolution was signed by
the business men generally to resist
payment of the tax until the question
of its legality has been settled by
the supreme court. A fund was raised
for an expense account and a mem-
ber of the delegation to go to Wash-
ington representing the business mej>
of the Creek nation.
OKMULGEE: The business men ot
this city will resist the payment of
the Creek tribal tax and join the other
towns in this movement to get a su-
preme court decision. A delegate has
been selected to go to Washington as (
a mersber of the business men's dele-1
gation.
A woman's ideal photograph is ont
that represents her as looking at
least ten years younger than she
really is.
of the tribal tax committee. He as-
sured Mr. Ayers that his people would
"stand pat" with the merchants of
other cities, endorsing whatever ac-
tion the local business men took.
Advices from Wagoner, Tulsa and
Eufaula Wednesday were to the ef- j
feet that those cities would name del-
egates to Washington, while Mr.
Ayers went to Wagoner to confer
with the business men at that place.
A. D. Kennedy, a prominent banker
of Okmulgee, has been selected to
represent the business men of that
city at the conference, and Mr. Ayers
will be notified of the selection of
the other delegates as soon as made.
Thomas P. Smith, who was named
by Mr. Ayers to represent Muskogee,
lias accepted the commission, and it
is probable C. E. Foley will be select-
ed to represent Eufaula.
Mr. Ayers was assured by Mr.
Wright that he would recommend to
Secretary Hitchcock that payment of
the tax be suspended pending the ar
rival of the committee In Washington,
and no action, it is believed will be
taken till after the conference with
the secretary.
A - BOOZ1 N ' WITH THE BOYS
J J L
1 don't see how .1 f**lli r kin t>* *l*vnya Mtlsfli**!.
To l*ave his lonesome wife n *«ttln by the fireside,
A-wnltln' fer his comln an4 nfenid of every noise.
And him up town rarousin' 'round, :i-boosln' with the boy*.
It seems to me I'd ratli«r b« a-Mttln' round the tire.
Whar I could hear the young una . beer with all their heart s
desire;
A-watchln' them playln* on the carpet with their toys.
I d rather bo u-doln' this than boozln' with the hoyt
I don't se« how a feller kin forget the ones who wait
Ami wat«**i the winder till the day ha« darkened Into night;
Or how he ran forgit that, tho' the hour Is growln" late,
The ones at home still love him, tho' he's doln" what aln t right.
And when the time has come to put the little uns to bed.
When all their romps are over and their cvenln' prayers are
said;
It seems to me T'd rather be a witness to such Joys
Than up In town, rarousin' round, a-boozln' with the boys.
I don't see how a feller can forgit the other days.
When first he wooed and won her. who Is now his wedded wife;
.When all he could remember was her fas< lriatlng ways.
And every smile she gave him was a sunbeam In his iltc;
It seems to me, 'twould better be to think of such as this.
And every day to pave her way to pU> inure with a kiss.
And when we could we always should keep addln' to her *}oys,
An let some other feller go out a-boozln with the ls ys.
Colonel Clarence H. Douglas.
NORWAY SECEDES KIJSS,A ASKS TtRMS
AMERICAN VESSEL EASILY
WINS RACE ACROSS OCEAN
The schooner yacht Atlantic, owned
by Wilson Marshall of Bridgeport,
Conn , crossed the finish line oil Th
Lizard, England, May 29, at 9:15
o'clock In tho evening, winning tho
kaiser's J5.000 cup in the great ocean
race and beating all records across
the Atlantic for sailing yachts. Her
time from Sandy Hook to the finish
was 12 days and 9 hours. The Endy-
mlon, which, up to this time has held
the record, crossed In 1900 in 18 days
20 hours and SC minutes. The Endy-
mlon finished at Cowes, however, mak-
ing * longer course, and Capt. Charles
Barr headod the Atlantic for the Isle
of Wight after crossing the line with-
out stopping, intent on beating the
-*« O Co
(Which Won the Ocean Yacht Race.)
Ecdymion's figures to that point as t hours and tetcn minutes behind (he
well. | American yacht Atlantic. The longest
The Hamburg, the second yacht to j daily run was 306 miles, against the
arrive, crosn-ed the finishing line at . Atlantic's 341 miles.
7:22. Its time was 13 days 2 hours Tho English yacht Valhalla was
and 7 minutes. This Is twenty-two | third.
WITHDREW LEASE
SHIPS MUST REMAIN
Phlladephla's Council Cancels the Russian Vessels at Manila Cannot
Seventy-five Year Gas Franchise Leave Th t Harbor
PHILADELPHIA, PA: Without a WASHINGTON: After a confer
dissenting voice both branches of the ence at the White house be
city council withdrew the ordinance tween President Roosevelt, S-ecretarj
authorizing the lease of the cify gas Morton and Attorney General Moody
THE STORTHING PASSES RESO-
LUTIONS DISSOLVING CON
NECTION WITH SWEDEN
NEW GOVERNMENT WILL BE INSTALLED
Plans Had Been Prepared Carefully,
and Proceedings Were Marked by
Extreme Good Order—King Oscar
Enters a Protest
CHRISTIANA, NORWAY "Nor-
way is fully independent and sover-
eign state."
This is the text of the editorials
1 in the Norwegian newspapers, and it
1 reflects the spirit with which the peo-
ple of Norway accept the action of
the storthing when it proclaimed King
i Oscar no longer king of Norway. Fid
lowing is the resolution passed hv the
I storthing unanimously, and without
1 debate:
"Whereas, All the memliers of the
! council of state have laid down their
j offices: and,
"Whereas, Ills m:*-sty. the king,
has declared himself unalilo t« estab-
lish a new government for the coun-
try; ami,
"Whereas, The constitutional, tho
regal power thus becomes inoperative
the storthing authorizes the members
of the council of state who !iave just
retired, to exercise, until further no-
tice, as the Norwegian government
the power appertaining to the king In
accordance with Norway's constitu-
tion and existing laws with these
changes which are necessitated by the
fact that Hie union with Sweden un-
der one king is dissolved in conse-
quence of the king having ceased to
act as a Norwegian king."
M. Michelsen. the retiring premier,
accepted, in behalf of the government,
the "honorable and difficult task with
which the starthing lias entrusted it
Five social democrats dissented
from the address to t ho king.
At its nieei'.ng the storthing ad-
dressed a proelamaiTon to the Nor-
wegian people in which is given a
detailed account of the ev« nfs preced
ing the passing of the resolution. The
proclamation concludes as follows:
"The storthing hopes that the Nor-
wegian people will succeed in living
at peace and on good terms wit!) all,
and not the least with the Swedish
people, to whom we are foiled i y so j
many natural ties.
"The storthing is sure that the poo
pie will join with it and with the go\-
ornment in maintaining t"~ N,ill hide
penitence of Norway, and with dignity I
and tranquility submit to the neces-
sary sacrifices; and it is further sure
that all subjects will fully respect all I
ordinances ffnd prescriptions from the
government.
"All officials, civil and military,
must in every respect yield that ohodf-
cnee which the government Has the j
right to claim accon!*?ig to the au-
thority transferred to it hv the
storthing in the name of the people
ST, PRTRRSBCHO. As a result
of the meeting of the council of min-
isters held at the Tsarkoe Selo palace
yesterday. instructions were tele-
graphed to the Russian ambassadors
at Washington and Paris to the efToct
that Russia is desirous o {learning
Japan's peace propositions.
Myer Sees Sicholas
I ST. PETTIiSBCRtJ: With Am has-
sador Meyer's delivery to the emperor
of President Roosevelt's message ten*
I dering his good offices, the prospect
of the president's efforts to bring the
I belligerents together in peace negoti-
ations is believed to be distinctly
brighter.
COULD NOT SELL ALLOTMENT
Judge Humphreys Makes Ruling Im-
portant to Merchants
[ ATOKA: Judge Humphreys of th*
central district. Indian Territory, has
j just rendered a decision that will In-
i terest the people of the territory gen-
■ orally as well as merchants and oth
' ers in adjoining states who have been
j dealing on credit with the Indians.
The question came up on the appll-
! cation of James II Chambers, admin
| istrator for the estate of A. Tell, tor
j an order to sell town lots and the al-
lotment made to the administrator in
j the name of the deceased, for the pur
pose of paving debts probated agalns*
the estate.
j 'The widow of the dead man resist
ed the application of the administra-
tor, on the ground that the act oi
congress approved July 1st. 11102, rati-
fying what is known as the supple-
mentary agreement with the Choctaw
and Chickasaw tribes of Indians, pro-
vided that lands allotted under sabJ
act could not be encumbered by any
debt contracted prior to the time the
allotment becomes alienable under
act.
'The petitioner
•r paragraph L'J
do d
instructions were sent to Rear Ad
miral Train, at Manila, that the Rus
I filan, Aurora, Oleg and Jemtchug
j which arrived there in an Injured con
works to the I nited Gas Improve
ment company for a period of seventy
five years.
The select council also unanimous
ly confirmed the appointment of Col. j dition, must be detained.
Sheldon Potter as Director of Public Tho navy department received £
Safety and A. Lincoln Acker as Di-1 cablegram from Vice Admiral 'Train
rector of Public Works. j dated Mainla, stating that, while cruis-
The galleries or the council cham- j ing off IJngayen gulf, he sighted three
her were packed to suffocation with Russian vessels, the Aurora, the Olef
spectators, but there were no dls- and the Jemtchug, close in shore. He
turbanccs and the action of the mu-
nicipal legislators was received In •
silence.
Rural route No. 4 will bo established '
at Luther August 15.
said he found many wounded or
board, and that he escorted the ships
to Manila.
The Hank of Lahoma has increased
% capital stock to $10,000.
PERMANENT GRONDS
More Oil at Miami
MIAMI: While drilling a well three |
and a half miles north of town, a fine j Competitive Rifle Shooting
flow of oil was struck at a depth of | Reno July 10-22
3L RENO: All indications
of Norway."
It was arranged that the storthing
will send a deputation to convey the
address adopted by it to the king.
The storthing will, if necessary, de-
fend the step taken by force of arms.
If a prince of the house of Berna-
dotte should consent to occupy the
throne of Norway he must give up
all idea of succession to the Swedish
throne.
Mr. Arctander will be Norway's
first foreign minister. He is now chl- f
of the department of commerce, navi-
gation and industry.
If is learned that Crown Prince (jus-
tave will return immediately irorn
Herlin. It is understood thaT an e\
traordlnarv session of the Swedish
riksdag will be called June 2.r>. it not
earlier, as the result of the action of
the storthing.
that un-
I act tiie al-
lotinent became allowable at once and
descended to the heirs of tho de-
ceased. subject to the payment of
debts probated against, the estate ac-
cording to the provisions of chapter
1!', of .Mansfield's digest of the Ar-
kansas statutes, which is adopted by
paragraph 22 of the act of July. PJ' 2.
In construing the act the court vl^*
elded thai while lots situated in in-
corporated towns and cities could ho
sold for the payment of debts against
the estate of deceased, the allotment
could not, under liie a°t be affected
' *
or encumbered bv any debt contract-
ed prior to the time said lands would
become alienable, and the order to
sell the allotment was refused.
The court intimated in his opinion
that upon the deith of the allotee tho
allotment became alienable by the
heirs, but held that it could not ho
charged with debts contracted prior
to death, unless the allotment had
already become alienable under the
law providing that one-fourth in aere-
j age shall be alienable in one year;
onefourth in three years; each from
j the date of the patent.
P< biedonostseff has been dettironefl.
We hope, since he has nothing else to
do. that he will look up the records
now and try to find out how to spell
"nis name.
Tho Minneapolis Journal sees signs
of an Impending revolution. It is
against the boiled shirt and starched
collar. The signs are In the air and
on the heir.
A Philadelphia girl risked burning
to death in her home recently while
making her toilette until the last rib-
bon was tied. Talk about heroism on
the battlefield!
Paris nieiical men warn women
net to use perfumes, as they are made
up mostly from injurious chemicals,
rowadays. Sorry to say It, but musk
is still the real thine.
1*5 feet. The well is now flowing
about five barrels per day. TRe drill
has gone through fifteen feet of oil
sand, and is still in it. A well about
a half mile from this has considerable
oil in it at eighty feet. These wells
are In line with the Neodesha oil
fields and are located on the Cordon
lands two miles from the Neosho
at Fori
ar«
tlie field.
A Swedish Demonstration
STOCK HOLM: The Norwegian
coup d'etat was answered here by a
. great patriotic demonstration of lov-
that the rifle and pistol competitions
of the division of the southwest are tc <l an<' s>nipathv with King
be held each year at Fort Reno. Th€ Oscar. A great procession, aer-com
range there is said to be the best In panied by bands, went to Rosendal
the entire southwest, and there are castle, where the national anthem
Iar** was rendered.
In a few minutes the king and other
f the imperial family a p.
i balcony and were enth'i-
NEW PIPE LINE PROJECT
for
ample accommodations
number of competitors.
The general orders for the rompo
river. A company of local capitalists J tit ion to take place there again this I member
will be organized at once to develop | year have TTeen Issued. The compe- pea red i
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
It will Not Be Called Until After the
November Election
WASHINGTON: President Roose-
velt will start on his Trip through the
south on the night of the 17th of Oct.
This announcement has been made at
the White House. Coupled with
siastically
tors, wiiib
tit ion will begin on Monday, July 10,
I and continue until the evening of July
I 22. It will be conducted by Lleuten- j
j ant Colonel A. C. Sharpe, Thirtieth ^rom
'infantry, as follows: Division Infan- '<'tig a bo
try competition. July 10 to 15 lnclu- Though
sive; division cavalry competition, situation.
[ July 17 to 20. inclusive; division pis-
tol competition. July 21 and 22.
The competitors' camp, established
red by Ih
commit t<
•atly i vr
populace
demonst ra-
advanced
■main
it j in the vicinity ofjyjie target range, Is |
was the statement that tho extraor- designated, and will be known during
dinary session of congress, which It • the competition period as "Camp Adna I
is the present intention of President 1 R Chaffee." The officer ir. charge of
Roosevelt to call, will not begin until I the competition will be i j command
afier the November elections. I 0f this camp.
wanlly calm.
After tii • demonstration. King
Oscar held a council, at which th •
situation was considered at length.
Newspapers of Stockholm, comment-
ing on tho action of the Norwegian
storthing, take an extremely serious
view of the crisis.
Oil to be Run from Tulsa Field to
M uskogee
MCSKOfJKK: Judge H (J. Maker,
I who has returned from Pittsburg and
j St. lyouis, makes the announcement
that he has closed a contract with the
Missouri. Kansas Texas railroad
for running a pipe line from the Tulsa
! oil fields to Muskogee and inter-
I mediate points. While in Pittsburg
; Judge Baker interested several Penn-
sylvania capitalists in the propocd-
I tion. who will visit this city jn a short
j time and make a trip over the pro-
I posed right of way for the pipe line.
1 The Tulsa gas field is sixty miles
I from Muskogee and the plans to
j furnish ;;<?> for light and fuel to the
j several intervening towns. Large
! storage tanks will be erected here.
Ir is estimated the pipe line and piping
the cities with the reservoirs will
cosi about $7oo.iiihi. The company
will be capitalized at $1 .oou.npO.
The
homa City
per cent
o school bonds of Okla-
>1 d at a premium of 5
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