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of Bubscriptlon account* during tbe
past few day«, at considerable ex-
pense, as a great many of them are
small accounts. Subscribers will
therefore see the necessity of set ding
in these amounts at once.
HKI'I'KN NtlMMkKM «lN OAIX MONDAY
and beginning on Tuesday morninp,
continuing throughout the week, the
number of regular card on call will be
1072 5
Persons holding lesser numbers can
govern thew^eUes accordingly, as the
numbers run up, not down.
R's up to Arkansaw! Will our next
door neighbor accept the proposition
of the Cherokee council, or will she ad-
vise us to court favors with Oklahoma?
A call has been Issued for a qeetlog
of the Democratic editors of tbe Indian
Territory at South McAlester today.
The purpose of the meeting Is to organ-
ise as a Democratic press association
and to discuss matters affecting Indian
Territory which may come up before
tbe next congress. y
WHITE ADOPTED CITIZENS.
The white adopted citizens will likel y
get a decision during the present month,
at least that is the information given
publicity by W. T. Hutching*, their
principal attorney. He has recently
returned from Washington. This case
has been before the courts a long time
and the adopted citizens in the Chero
kee nation are anxious to know what
will be their fate. They are no longer
permitted to flle at the Cherokee land
office, and are consequently unable to
legally handle their land property
while the case ia pending.
CHEROKEE NATIONAL COUNCIL
Memorial Passed Asking that tbe Nation
Become a Part of Arkansas—Ap-
propriations Passed.
STEWART BEHIND IT.
From the latest press dispatches, J.
Geo. Wright, Indian inspector for the
Indian Territory, and J. Blair Shoen-
felt, Indian agent for the five civilized
tribes, have been summoned to Wash
ington by tbe secretary of the interior
at the request of Senator Stewart of
Nevada, chairman of the innate com-
mittee on Indian affairs, who wants
them to appear before his committee.
Senator Stewart made an extended tour
and inrcttigatioD in the territory dur-
ing the pait summer, during a large
portion of which tics* he  a  in com-
pany with Mr. Wright. He became
convinced that the Dawes commission
should be abolished at oaee and its af-
fairs wound bd by oo-? man. and it is
understood he expect? to back up b s
judgment oo this matter with testimony
from Wright and Sboenfelt.
The Cherokee couuctl has pajsad the
appropriations for all special elections
held last fall, tbe annual expense* for
the Insane asylum and thirty-five hun-
dred dollars for expense bf publishing
tbe Cherokee Advocate for the year
ending on thr " "Vinday in Novem
ber next.
On Tuesday v. blowing memorial
was passed by the council:
Whereas, It has been provided by
"an acl(of congress) making appropria-
tion for current and contingent ex-
penses, and fulfilling treaty stipula-
tions with Indian tribes for fiscal year
ending Juno UO, 190-i," and approved
March U, 181KI, that negotiations should
be entered "into with the Cherokee na-
tion, the Muskogee (or Creek) nation,
the Chickasaw nation and the Seminole
nation for the extinguishment of tbe
national or tribal title to any lands
within that Territory now held by any
and all «>ich nations or tribes;" the
"allotment and division of lands in
severalty" b.:lng one of the me',hods
provided by said Act by which such
extinguishment of title was to be ef-
fected, "with tho consent of such na
tlons or tribes, so far as it may be nec-
essary, to enable the ultimate creatloo
of a state or states of the Union, which
shall embracc the lands within said In-
dian Territory;" and,
Whereas, The Cherokee people did,
on the ?ih day of August, 1902. In com-
pliance with the terms of said Act,
duly ratify and confirm the Act of con-
gress known and designated as the
Cherokee Agreement, providing for the
allotment and distribution of their
lands, and which Is at this time being
administered by tbe honorable commis-
sion to the five civilized tribes prepar-
atory to the early creation of a state of
the Union to embrace the Cherokee
nation as in contemplation of said Act,
approved March 3, 1893, and above
quoted; and,
Whereas, the constitution of the Uni
ted States provides that "No new state
shall be formed or erected within the
jurisdiction ol aoy other state, nor any
state be formed by the junction of two
or more states, or parts of states with-
out tbe consent of the states concerned
as well as of the congress:" therefore
be it
Resolved by the national council of
the Cherokeo nation, That consent be
and the same Is hereby given for the
Cherokee nation, with the consent of
the legislature of the state of Arkansas,
and of thecongress of the IJoited States,
for the Cherokee nation to be attached
to and become a part of the state of Ar-
kansas: and chat the principal chief be
and he Is hereby requested and di-
rected, at his earliest convenience, to
transmit full and authenticated copies
of this resolution both to the legisla-
ture of tbe stale of Arkansas and the
I congress of the United Stales, as the
offer and memorial of the Cherokee
nation relating to the subject.
The Chandler townsite case is now
l before a joint committee of the two
. hottW The sorntte in represented by
J. J. Sevier of Canadian, M. V. Benge
of Illinois, and R. L. Taylor of Flint.
The lower house committee is composed
LANI) OFFICE BULLETIN.
Number of tickets issued to date     15,024
Number of allotments filed on  27,646
Number on call at noon Friday  13,057
Full blood number on "all at noon Friday  l'N6
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of S. S Sanders, W. W. Boss and
Johnson Falling.
The case Is that of B. T. Chandler,
ex-townslte commissioner for the Cher-
okee nation. Mr. Chandler retired
from office several years ago, and at
tbe time he was Indebted to the nation
In tbe sum oi about $7,000 During tbe
session of the last council a bill was
passed providing for a committee to
aattle with tbe ex-townsite commission-
er. Chief Ilogcrs appointed J. M. La-
Hay to represent tbe nation, and a Mr.
McGoin was selected by the secretary
of the Interior to assist in tbe settle-
ment. As a settlement, Mr. Chandler
tendered about $5,000 In auditor's cer-
tificates, proposing to pay tbe balance
in cash. The committee was not autho-
rized to accept the certificates and
madn their report to the chief. The
matter was referred by him to the
council.
Luman F. Varker, W. P. Thompson
and L. B. Belt are representing the
nation, willis W. W. Bastings and J.
H. Huckleberry are pleading for Mr.
Chandler.
A number of witsesses have been be-
fore tbe committee and among tbem
some of the most prominent Cherokees.
The case is attracting Interest and tbe
crowd increases as the testimony de
velopes.
A resolution has been introduced In
the senate requesting congress to allow
a delegate from the Cherokee nation a
seat on the floor of the congress of the
United States.
A resolution asking that restrictions
be removed from all adult citizens oo
lands is pending in the lower bouse.
Ax and Grindstone.
Statehood is of far greater impor-
tance to Oklahoma than It is to Indian
Territory. It Is the ax which Oklaho
ma has to grind and the people of In
dlan Territory should not be cajoled
Into turning the grindstone. Indian
Territory also bus an ax to grin-—tue
passage of a law providing for tbe sale
of allotments to bona flde farmers on
installments. Oklahoma has no inter-
est in this, and will not turn tbe griod-
stone while we grind this ax. If tbe
principle of reciprocity could be put
into practice In this case It would be
all right, but the probabilities are that
Oklahoma will want to grind while we
turn, and then kindly allow us to turn
while she grinds —Okemah Independ-
ent.
How to practice.
In his address to the bar of Okmul-
gee Judge Sul/.bacber of tbe Western
district took the lawyers to task for
unprofesslonalconduct. Hesaid: "An
other habit, not practice, which 1 have
found to this territory is that lawyers
attempt to practice law before the judge
on the street, In a hotel lobby, or a
railroad depot. In fact, It is not even
good taste" Co converse with a judge
about cases. There are exceptions,
however, when an attorney has to in
terview the presiding judge. Other-
wise the court room is the proper place
and during vacation the judge's cham-
bers, but then in the presence of tbe
opposite party. While at Wewoka
recently, I discovered an absolute lack
of consideration by the members of tbe
bar towards the court and Its presiding
officer. At any time and moment, re-
gardless of conditions, lawyers would
approach tbe bench with motions and
other matters, evei while Important
trials were in progress. I do uot wish
to be harsh or abrupt, but I feel that
tbe bar, eventually, will be Instrumental
In bringing about a change in my nat
ural disposition. I should much regret
were 1 constrained to undergo that
transformation ormetamorphosls. On
one occasion, after a hard day's work,
adjourning court at 11 o'clock, an at-
torney bad the audacity and boldness
to approach me with a certain motion,
or requesting an entry upon the rec-
ord. I shall state to the bar that 1
shall hereafter transact business In
court only, and while court Is In ses-
sion, and not after tbe marshal has an-
nounced that court has adjuurne I
shall be ever glad to meet the attor-
neys in my chambers, socially."
The Cocaine Fiend.
The proposed anti-cocaine law, which
will likely be passed by the Oklahoma
legislature, 1s certainly a much needed
measure. Under present conditions
there, as well as In Indian Territory,
any person may buy cocaine whenever
they please and in auy quantity, as a
result of which the number ot cocalno
fiends are rapidly increasing. The co-
caine habit Is worse than any other(
more deadly in its results and more
difficult to'overcome. The druggist of
Oklahoma say they will give their
recommendation to the proposed law,
as all druggists dread contact with
these fiends.
Reaidence Burned.
The residence of Capt. Wm. Jackson
burned almost completely tothe ground
Wednesday night of last week. Noth-
ing but the walls and one small room
remained standing. This was one of
the largest and handsomest homes in
Wagoner. Nearly all the household
furniture was saved. The house was
covered by insurance.
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Indian Summer is with
us and we enjoy the glo-
rious autumn days, but
the chill of evening and
early morning must tell
you that the cold blasts
of winter will soonfollow
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