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The Perry Daily Times.
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PERRY, OKLAHOMA, "FRIDAY, DKCEMRI.K, 21, 1894
No ;;
TO BE A SUCCESS,
1 lie board of Trade Takes Steps tor
a Legislative Ball.
PltoroSKI) STATKIIOOU IULI-
| U«-M«4|OtlN Oil (III* Ml (illl-
li u a t'oimlll Iilioil.tl ( <>m\ million in
iinli r lor ('onitrrm to siiu| l>
•*! «« Mil l-'llitlilllll: Art
!<•
Ili« IV
till 111:11 <iklu. I>ce
Tin- Iwiaril of irailc
inn last I'Yt'niujf
' 1 •—I'
i't in refill at'
[•resilient Me
Neul j resitle l UOt! Willard Maplctun
took tlie minutes
Further urraiiffcments were inailc
f.ir the legislative hall un«l baii«|iiet
ami it was dechleil to liavo a hinnin.i. | I niteil
s L. Overntreet, II II. Ilagan. I. Viu
♦ en!. K. I'. Met abc. A t ^eluiell. I
H i nver, Win. Spurhieh, Win. lllin> "
uu.' Iuit^e Strang were appointed a
h'lfi .lative committee The hall ami
banquet committee, c.iii |h mmI « l Win
>jmrloek, lien. Taylor, \ ' Selinell
K. I Nix ami II. II. Hagau reported
and was further retained as a general
executive enmmittee.
The eniiilulttoe on the distruet ion of
Ifainc rejxirteil having notilied tin'
hlppcrs ami express agent.
Neil Chenille, T \V llitterhush, I
A linker. \. Sealon, W. I. .lones ami
I., t lark were admitted '«> ineniber-
ship.
The
iliseiisMon of tin- statehood !
question Win# opened, .luclp< Harper
unninffham opened.speauinv in favor
..f the ooanl adopting his resolution
i mm,I need at the former meeting,
provid i lift for calling In t he present leg*
.mature a eoimtitntional eoiiv« ntion
Hi- was followed by Judge .lolm I
trr in a lengthy addre->< on statehood
unit the propriety of calling Mich a
eonvention and also some pointed r-
luarks by Judge i lias. Ilrown Tin .
all agreed that the people . f « l Inh .
ma were willing and ready f' r -iat<-
hood, the only tiling remaining how to
jfft it hest and quickest. Judge I oster
introduced the following hill, calling
for a"statehood eonvention, whieh wa-
adopted by the board:
Till ll||.I. fltOroHKO.
An aet calling convention t-< frame
deem ueeessary, who shall qualify be-
fore entering upon their respective
duties.
Section H. Said constitutional con-
vention shall not he in actual session
more than nxty day*, anil shall have
power to adjourn from time to time as
their duties may require.
Seetion The constitutional con-
vention shall frame a constitution for
tin stai<- of Oklahoma, and submit the
same t«> the ijualitied voters within
tin- boundaries of said proposed state, j
for their ratification or rejee I
tion at an election to be held at such |
time an such convention shall ilesip j
natc. and shall in the schedule of said
constitution provide for the election
| nf all otlieers er. ated by the terms of
J the constitution, and a member of eon*
pecial. j grc- at the same election at which
the ijue tion of the adoption of the
< institution i- ubmittcd to the peo
pi. and ••hall also provide therein
that in ea « the constitution be adop-
ted at said election the gcvernor of
•ti«t state shall convene the legislative
assembly ihereof in extraordinary ses
• ion !' r tin pnrpo e of electing two
fate senators to represent
the state of iikluhoma in the senate ««f
the l nit' d states, and shall commis-
sion the vamc. And shall by memori-
al dul\ passed, memorialize the eon
grcs « r th« I lilted States to admit
lit.- tate -.f oklahoma into the union.
S.eeti 'ii Hi. Th* delegate dul\ ele«t•
. .I io aiil eniistitutional convention
shall r cive as their full compensa-
tion tc uch delegate- the sum of M
per da-. 1 r ■ ach and every day they
may b. in actual attendance upon the
• ession of the convention.
The ser re la ry, assistant secretary,
stenogi apln-rs and serge:n t at arms
shall, a. I. IV. . ivc Si per day. The door
keeper and messenger shall each re-
ceive ' . per day The pages shall each
receive-' per 'day. and the other em-
ploye- hall r.. eive such compensation
as the convention may provide.
section II The per diem of dele-
gates ami ompensation of otlieers and
einploves (.f 1 he convention •shall be
audited by the territorial auditor upon
vouchers signed by the president and
sc.Tctarv "f the convention, and shall
be paid by the territorial treasurer,
out ..f the monies in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated. Provided,
however, that upon the admission of
t In-state of Oklahoma t he sum or suirs
of money expended shall be refund
AFRAID OF DOOLIN
A Deputy Marshal Goes Insane From
Brooding Over Outlaws.
HAD CAISK F« lt IMS KKAIt.
1 I I iiiii lii I liSlri|i 1 In- llnllini-llnullii
former Krillli>/Uiil« A Milli-
m*«|urnl \ i«li 11I ilii' OulInm*
Ills riiicr.mil Tlirlr
l , riU W li 11 ••
Tlirrt*.
(li tiiinf . Okla 0
Ilepiit \ Marshal K
line KinIdenI\ vioh
vening at a feed ba
C. •;I — |Special. |
T. .lack-.on be-
nt ly insam last
11 at the west end
of the Noble avenue bridge His halu-
eination was that a certain farmer and
his sou were Hill Ooolan and Tulsa
.lack, and that his posseman Wilson
had played traitor,and and lie jumped
out of the barn ov*r their sleeping
bodies waded across the Cottonwood
and took his clothes off on the other
side, otbeer Tipton got him and took
him to the city hall
He located on a claim iu the I rian
gle,' Cherokee Strip, which was for
merly the headquarters for the Oalton
and Ooolan gang, and w here they still
had some provisions left. They came
back one night afterwards ami burned
down their quarters. Kver since, he
has expected violence from them
lie is being taken careof h\ Mar-dial
Nix, and his family lias been sent for
to the claim.
INDIAN LANDS IN SEVERALTY.
Hriiiilur ,l<iiif«, 11I ArkiuiiU*. I lit rniluccs a
Hill for Allotmeilln to Mm Five
I'i* Ul/«*il Trliu «.
W vs 111 x 1 i 1 ox, Dec. *,'0. — | special. J
Senator .lone
AWARDED
Highest Honors World's Fair.
* CREAM
BAKING
POWMR
MOST PERFECT MAI E.
A pure (ifjpc Ciea.n of Tartar I'owJcr. Fret
froni Ammonia, Alum or any other adulleraot
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
klClf AKI>SONt I .
President.
kIC||AKIiMiN, T. M. Kh IIAKhSOK,
Vice-president. « ubier.
First State Bank.
3?erry, Okla.
CAPITAL.
Doulilt* time lock N.ite anil firt* proof vault.
General - Banking - Business.
UK.1
Ml liHEIJ TRIAL
1 W \ ** 111 N
The Daw.
before ti
111^.
ami
-lam
The.
T
-f |)un<
I:
i:x
• would '
' injr the
I bill, he
der the
bill
a constitution for the state of uk'.al. •
ua providing t°r the election of de .
i^ates thereto, and tixin^ the eoinpen-
fat ion thereof.
lie it eliaeted bV the Ieflfl ll fC
seinbly of the territory of oklahoma
Section l« That ^conventionbe,and
the same is hereby called to uieel at
tlie eitv of linthrie, in this territor
..11 the - i lay of— . IS ' f"' H"'
inirposoof fratninj; a c'nstitiui hi f"i
III.* ^tatr of I Ik 1 alloin:i unit l, .lo iin
|it*rfonn such otlin* a*-t^ a* *1 •n*1
1.1 llir speedy altaium. lit nf -latch ■ hI
for this tarritory ami it- idmlimlon
into tlic union of the' nitfl Stat,', of
A merira.
Si'ction 2. That sai'. cuivtiitnin
shall In' eouipos.-.l of Ofty nine ilel.-
v'atcs. apportioneil aiii" iiLr the
, ral connties of this territurv -is fol-
lows' Heaver county. - ilcli'Rates
lilaine, t'aniulian, '■ ( levelaiul i
|| 1; (lav. I: li. 1: tiarflehl. liriint
Kav. :i; kinu'lish. r. I: Lincoln, 3; l.n-1 l>uw«
•ail. .; Notilc, 1 il;lahoma. I'.r. n,
: I'ottawatoinic, ■ I'aw ii" '- I• ■ *PT« *"
Mills 1: Washita, 1 Wood Woo,I
waril, 'J.
Section That such ilclf *-111 iui
lie elceteil at a special cleclion. whi.-h
is hereby callc.l to l.c hchl tlir. u/l
this territory at the n-mil |> a> ■ '
hohlinK the general elections tlicv n.
,.n the dav nf . 1* -. which
rIectlot anil all the pi eeiiiii|.'s ,n re
latiou thereto shall he hchl unci i n
, I iu-ted and the n suit .Ic.larcd as pr.
scrihed hy the laws of ilns terril,.r\
then in force, and applicable to the
• eocra! elections held in tin- ter-
ritory.
Section I li is hereby ma>i the
,I,Itv of the secretary of the territory
,,f Oklahoma to provide and furnish a
hall and eotiunittee rooms for saidisoi-
ventlon, t.ijrethci- with all the boo!,-,
-tationeiv. printing, llghta ana
Other facilities neecstiary to enabl.
^id convention to dischar^i-lt- duties,
..iid present Ills "tut for tin ,. v,-.. favor
to the territorial auditor to audit and
allow the same, and of the territorial
treasurer to pav such accounts sort
lowed Oil! of the funds hereinafter ap-1
propria ted for the expenses of such
convention.
Section -I. The delegates cuipo- nitf |
■aid constitutional convention when
u-setabled on the day and at the place
designated in the lir.t section of this
•.u^t, shall qualify
the territorial treasurer out «>f
snv monies appropriated by the I nitcil
states for tiiat purpose.
Seetion I l or the purpose of pay-
ing the expenses incident to the holil*
in^of '.iid eonvention and the com-
pensation of its iiiemberK, otlieers and
employes the sum of ?'. (),immi, or so
.nueh thereof a- may be necessary, is
hereby approp/iatcd out of any money
in the'territorial treasury not other-
wise appropriated.
s. 'tion i:i 'I his act shall take effect
from and after its passage and ap-
• I Arkansas, introduced
a bill to
member *
the India
juM and
bclongim
restore and sei
f the five eivili
ii territory the n
Mjiiitable share
to said tribes.
re to each I rj'
d t ribes in y
• of his full,
f the lands
A Stronger Case Made by the Proi-
ci ntion Than Before.
fii Tllltli , tikla , I tee. I [Special. |
The witnesses returning from El
Reno today report the lieall murder
trial about closed on the sidi* of the
prosecution. Six witnesses have al
ready been examined. It is expected
the case will close Saturday. Every-
body is pieased with Judge Bierer.
All of Monday was devoted to argu
ing a motion to dismiss the case, but
the motion was finally overruled and
the trial of the ease was ordered. The
time Tuesday and most of yesterday
was consumed in empanelling a jury,
and ninety-two men were examined
before the required twelve were se-
cured. The jury chosen is composed
of the following substantial citizens
of the county:
W. II. Hardin, .1. \\ David. Ueorge
Honey, I. E. Martin. .1 liur^ctt. .1. 1'.
urner, Seth Wilborn, I'rank Sanders,
V. L. Vandiveer. E. Massey, Thos.
1'aiiiier, .lohn .lansen.
i A k i: Four11
FHKD FoR(M
W ines, I i«|tiors and Cigar
Brands
PALACE.
Domestic
of the best Imported and
will he Found at this
I* ELEGANT RESORT 44
The best equipped in <oklahoma —over the Bar or for Family Use, in Packages
of Auv Size. The Liquors sold at
THE
For Purity and Age are not Eftcelied, If Equalled In th« Country.
Convenient Side Koouis and Courteous f
Attendance. \
S Sixth Street hast
( side Square
The bill starts off with an appropri-
ation of T.'.,fnoo. to be expended by
the secretary of the treasury in mak-
ing survey of all the lands in the five
nations.
As soon as the lands arc surveyed
DISCUSSING TERRITORY AFFAIRS
mil I«
com mi
juilicii
of the
the Dawc
townsites
After the
the tribe-
•ommission shall cause
in*«io lli lorr il .lulu!
<>l the lloime.
I),.u. - [Special.)
ion appeared today
y and territorial
ouse in joint meet-
re ai^o present Duncan
of the Cherokee na-
of the Creek nation:
of Purcell: It. I-. Rog-
\V. Itakcr. of Kyairand
tetter, of Ardmore.
n at or Dawes stated that he
ike to see the judicial bill bear-
name of Maddn.x of (Jeorgia
That was ail administration
added, having been drawn 1111-
direct ion of the secretary of
rior and the attorney general
intended to be substituted for
pending which has passed
the i . • That would give local
iurisd'n i ion to the people of that conn-
ti . an really impro.c the condition.
Ma • r Kitlil. of tin commission joined
with Mr Dawes in this suggestion and
hoped that it would be substituted for
the pending bill, lie said that justice
was ;t farce in that country and that it
wa a failure to attempt tohaveeourts
established ::t Pare and Port Smith
with the best results. Chairman Cul-
berson intcre ted in the Paris court,
tat e. I that lie wa against any judicial
bill that would bring about a change
i imply in that line. lie would, how
• rial bill and that
would remove the outside courts, lie
declared that local courts would be a
failure so long as t he people do not
own the lands. chairman Culberson
has a brother who is chief clerk of the
stuart court in the Indian country and
he also ha numerous other relatives
in position to get their salary out of
the arrangement of things there. He
nh.o said later today that he was not
i be surveyed and platted
alleged completed rolls of
shall be submitted to the
commission and should others claim
they have been left off the rolls by
fraud, the commission is empowered
to hear their statements and settle the
question of placing them on the rolls, j been a 'r
In ease any tribe refuses to prepare
rolls, the commission shall perform
that work. W hen the rolls shall have
been perfected, the commission shall
set off eighty acres a> a homestead for
cadi Indian. Each freedman, or dc-
scendent of Choctaws or Chiekasaws
shall have forty acres, to be located so
as to include improvements. When
this is completed the commission shall
divide the residue of lands, not includ-
ing townsites, coal, mineral, marble i r
other valuable stones, among those en-
entitled thereto, as nearly equal in
value as possible. The coal, minerals, i
marble and other valuable stone shall |
not belong to the person to whom the j
land is assigned in whieh it is situated
but shall be reserved for future dispo-1
sition by agreement or a . congress
may direct. The commission is direct-
ed to lay before congress a report of
its work.
The eighty acres of laud allotted to
each Indian shall be inalienable dur-
ing the life of the holder and shall not
be liable for any debt contracted dur-
ing his lifetime; the residue of the
land divided shall be alienable as fol-
lows: One-third at the end of one
year, one-third at the end of two
years, one-third at the end of three
years and all deeds shall be examined
by the judge of the district where the
lease shall be for more than three
years and must lie approved by the
judge.
Senator Jones stated that the bill
simply took up the land question I aaliitatf
the Indian country and was entitled
to be incorporated into a bill forming
a territory or into a judicial t ill. It
disposed of this one difficult feature of
sill iliK liKVtillK I'AUliONKU.
Believing Him the Victim of I3ad
Men. His Many Friends Secure
His Release.
| (*i r11it 11Okla . Dec. .'1 — [Special. |
' Squire Devore. who was sentenced
' to three ye - is in the penitentiary at
Lansing, Kan., on the charge of get-
ting money under false pretenses, was
today pardoned by Acting (Jovernor
Lowe lit- has already served thirteen
months and w as a trusty, so well did
he acquit himself in prison. There has
ncral feeling that he himself
wa- tnno 'cnt of the crime, but was in
business with had company. / nder-
son and Williams, who were indited
with him and who were the principals
in tin' transaction, have never been
c mvleted. The same Anderson pleaded
guilty the other day in Topeka, Kan.,
to f urging his own pension papers and
was sent to the penitentiary.
The pardoning of Devore is due to
the working up of the case by Attorney
.1. A Sampsel, who interested himself
in 1 >cvore's behalf.
THE GENTLEMAN'S PLACE.
Turf Exchange.
OM.V I III I-INKS r l'ROCURABI.K WIIISKIKS.
AND 0T1IKK KIOUORS AND CIGARS.
The Only PaDst Bohcmlam Beer and the beat Equipped
Billiard and Pool Hall in the City
rni<: tim exchange.
Sixth Si reft, lift ween (' ami 1) St. I'erry, OkUJ
J V N CHfcCOHY, Pre*. P. W. FAWRA1, 0« hl r.
v. c t albert, lu't.oiih.
BANK of PERRY
capital, - - $50,000
li .VlPBRtPR by I
talYliiR uu ••atli o'l- iifllrination. "J'P"
liny ""a"R,<
itutleH upon ti by tl.o pn. for that ntry in tin- hotts,. nntoss
tislons of tliis lift, ivliicli oatli tnuv (j1<4 | U.irisiutlon mis taeit. d
administered by the chief justice or OIl|)( tlll general Indian bill in the
any associate justice of the supreme j seilu,r Those working for legislation
eourt of this territory, or in their ab- ; |nnj, u^n i ;,iril. t.. the conclusion that
.ence, bv any other otliccr authori/.ed ( M|i,(MMin would play the role he as-
lo ail minister oaths. sumed today and have been making
*! unpeineiits to add the proposed
of the
it its ineiii-
idinngc-
tot lie general hill in the sen-
rider and thus force it throiiffh
as all nth r lepfislation in that country
has been secure !.
the trouble and would in no way •
tlict with other bills offered to rclievt
the situation in that country.
BROKE ms .TAW.
HOLD UP EXPECTED.
Tun Me inborn of the look «; :• n ^ PftM
Through Arkansa* City.
Tulsa .lack and Hitter ('reek, noted
Members of the ( uok paiif? of outlaws,
riding two swift horses and both heav-
ily armed. passed through Arkansas
City yesterday. They w ere K« injf in a
westerly direction and it is said will
meet the remainder of the ^an^ on the
Rock Island road some place near l y
in the territory tonight. A raid is
feared. The men were recognized by
a man named l'errine, who lias known
Tulsa .lack for fifteen years. He spoke
to.la.•hand the outlaw answered the
in.
A Serious Accident to a Santa Fe
Freight Brakeman.
(it rniUK, Okla., Dec. *.• I.—|Special |
Yesterday afternoon .loe Warren, a
Santa Pe brakeman. met with a seri-
ous injury while coupl-iipf carson the
switch tracks. lie had placed the
coupling pin in position, as is the
habit, so that when the two ears came
together the jolt should have dropped
it into the coupling. Instead of drop
ping down, it ..eenis it had been placed
too far down, and when the bumper
hit it. it Mew out instead of into its
j place. It struck the brakeman with
I'llk good people that hate pugilism ! such terrific force that it broke the
badly that they "just wish them all | right side of his jaw and knocked out
Section il. Tit.- constitutional con
v, ntion tvhen fully nriranl/.d shall be
Iticsolc ami exclusive jinll?*'
•liiaUtlcations an.l election
'"section T. The otlieers of the ron
Htitutional convention shall constsl or
a nreslilent, who ^liall be n b
ilulv elected to said convention, oiu . . i <• i • . .1 n 1 i
secretary, one assistant secretary, one i jaueil," should have patience and give j many of his teeth. He is unable to
enrolling clerk, two stenographers, thein time. At the present rate it will . talk, lie was taken to the olllce of
onesenfeant-at-arnis. one iloorltecpet. (( lon^ tlu.y will kill oacli I l r. II I- Smith, the railroad physi-
theKntlHiiHhull other off ! k'"' hU
K\ i \ the tottering, (iod forsat
government of Turkey, whieh exists
merely by the sutVerance of the great
powers of Europe, docs not hesitate to
snub this administration. It has re-
fused to allow the I'nited Slates eon
• ill designated for that duty by Secre-
tary liresham to accompany the com-
mission, composed of representatives
of Kussia and <hvat llritain. whieh
will investigate the massacre of Chris-
tian Armenians by Turkish troops. If
Secretary CSresham had not blundered
from the start he would not be in his
present humiliating position, lie has
already been taken to task by con-
gress for sevc al « f his blunders, and
this last one will certainly be heard
from.
Tim: senate will do nothing in the
way of political legislation at this ses-
sion, although there is still much talk
about a cloture rule, but not as much
as there was when the silver repeal
bill wa1- pending. IllutVs will he made
at the agar schedule of the tariff law
from time to time, but they will have
a spe« ulative, not legislative object.
DIRECTO KB-
j V. N. ORBGORY, K. W FARRAK. V. 0. TALHKST,
DKO. S. HARTLEY, J T. I.AFFERTY
This Hank lias the latest improved safe with automatic b H
work. Also a lire proof vault.
Val Blatz Beer
The
ACKNOW'I.KDGKD UN' KVI RVONK TO 11K
Best,
The Most Refreshing.
' The Most Palatable.
The Choicest Upon this or any other Market.
The best Establishments Keep it on Draught.
Hewe+t & Munroe, Agents,
Depot ltoaril of Trade Saloon,
Seventh St. ltetween 1! and C. I'erry. O. T.
8. UEBfNHEIM. TI,. Tail0r
S. Side Square. Het- Hregan S: "th
Sui I f
I com HH 1 8 u])*
-> Pants trom ^4 up.
PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED OR NO PAY.
<-Claaning, Repairing and Oye Work at the Lowest PHus.**
To the People of the City of Perrv,
and the Whole Country: Come ton
-And Select Your Ninceand Fancy-
GROCERIES.
Choice Apples- Oranges, Bananas, and Lemons
Dried fruit a specialty, ant! beyond all never forget the Poor
Washer Woman's for Soaps, is the woman's delight. Our ?tock
of Tobaccos is unparalled—twenty-seven different kinds. Come
and select. Cigars and Cigarettes in stock to suit price and taste.
Don't forget the place on the
Cur nl Exchange and C. SI. the Main Thoroughfare--The Great City of Ptrry
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