The Chelsea Commercial. (Chelsea, Indian Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 8, 1904 Page: 3 of 8
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I «iil iiiul (nihall l.amla.
Tli" Interior tim-iii U MmuIiij
• circular* kIUiik detail* residing Ui
linlCIINcd (Mill It III] ANpllllll IiiiuIk of
the Choctaw ami ChlckiMuw trlbca (if
tlx' I ml hin territory tinder mi ouree
on-ill wlih those InillmiH an 111<J<IIH<M<
l>y 1 lie Indian approprlatInn an of lam
April. ICiiIoh mill regulations govern-
ing tlii> uiIi' of llieee land* were ap-
proved by Oik president (in the 17th.
They recite that the socrotary of Hi'
Interior on March 21, 1903, duly Hcgre-
gated and reserved from nllotncnt
US,or,; acres of land In 1 h<* Coetaw nml
Chlrlca*nw nations, wlilcli had been
found to l > principally valuable for
their deposits of coal and asphalt und
that In thai area 111,750 acres weri>
embraced In "then existing coal
asphalt" le.ises and 333.80S acres wero
iinlciiKcil. The unleased segregated
coal and ai<i>hnlt lands will be divided
into cerialn dlHtrlctH as follows:
No. 1. McAlester district, containing
C5.351 acres.
No. 2. Wilburton-Stigler district,
containing 69,788 acres.
No. 3. Howe-Poteau district, con-
taining 64,815 acres.
No. 1. McCurtnln-Massy district,
containing 79.S33 acres.
No. 1". Lehlgh-Ardmore district,
containing 52,432 acres.
No. ti. I'nleased segregated asphalt
lands, containing 360 acres.
Uitls f«r the purchase of tracts with-
in the McAlester district will bo
opened by the commissioner of Indian
atTnirs nt his ofllce, Washington, Octo-
ber 3, 100-4: the Wilburton-Stlgler dis-
trict, December 5, 19D4; the Howe-
Poleau district, February 6. 1905; Mc
Curtain-Massy district, April 3, 1905:
Lehigh-Ardmore district, June 5, 1905.
and for unleased segregated asphalt
lands (embraced under No. fi), August
7. 1905.
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The new court dates and assignment
' of judges for the \orthern district of
the Indian territory have been made
as an order of court as follows:
Judge Joseph A. Gill will begin court
at Vinita, October 3, January 2 and
May 22; Nowata, October 29, February
6 and April 3; Tahlequah, November
7. February 20 and April 10; Claremore,
November 21, February 27 and April
24; Miami. November 28, March 0 and
' May 1; Pryor Creek, December 5,
March 13 and May 8; Sallisaw, Decem-
ber 12. March 20 and May 15.
Judge W. R. Lawrence will fioH
terms of court beginning as follows:
Nowata. October 4; Claremore, Novem-
ber 21; Miami. November; Pryor Creek,
December 5; Tahlequah, February 20;
Miami. March 6; Sallisaw, March 20;
Nowata. April 3; Claremore, April 24;
Pryor Creek, May 8. Judge Lawrence
will also assist In holding terms of
court at Vinita for one week begin-
ning October 10, and again January 16,
for two weeks, and May 22, for one
week.
"C'rnay Snnke" Still Hoatlle.
The government field party, which Is
out In the full-blood districts to finish
allotments of land, sent notice to the
Dawes commission that the Snake In-
dians are again becoming unruly and
are giving them trouble. The leaders
of the Snakes are calling meetings and
at each meeting there is read what
purports to be a letter from Washing-
ton. saying that the supreme court has
decide.! that all treaties and agree-
ments with the Indians are unconsti-
tutional and that it is now optional
with the Indians whether they take
allotments. This comes as a surprise,
as it was only three months ago that
Chltto Harjo ("Crazy Snake") sent a
communication to the officials saying
that he had given up the fight against
the government and had advised all
his people to take allotments.
JSew Townntte.
The Dawes commission has sent a
corps of engineers and surveyors to
Sulphur to survey and lay out a new
townslte. J. G. Joyce is chief engineer
of the engineering corps, and John F.
Fisher has charge of the surveyors.
' The work will require about two
months. The town of Sulphur will
lie on both the north and the south
sides of the sulphur springs govern-
ment reservation. The town has never
been surveyed or platted, by reason of
the fact that when the commission,
about a year ago, began this work It
was ordered stopped by Secretary
Hitchcock, of the Interior department,
In order that the reservation might be
■ enlarged.
for Dlabnralna Tonmllf Fonda.
Indian Agent Shoenfelt has notified
• Gov. McCurtain that disbursements of
townslte funds in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations will be made at the
following towns at dates to be here-
after announced: Choctaw nation.
South McAlester. Atoka. Durant. Hugo,
Boswell. Garvin. Smithville. Tuska-
homa. Wister. Red Oak. Kinto and
Oak Lodge: Chickasaw nation. Ryan.
Marietta. Ardmore. Paul's Valley. Lind-
say. Stonewall. Tishomingo and Col-
bert.
Maal Hate llaardlaaa.
Tim Indian Inspector, J. George
Wright. submitted th« names of morn
ihiin 2on minora who have allotments
within the pine tlmlwr Inml segrega-
tlon to th court of Central district
and iiMkcd that the court apixilnt
ituardlaiiH for them at once. The 1 •-
der la mandatory and notice will lie
nerved upon ihe minora. If they do
not choose guardians bench warrant*
will be Issued unit guardians will bo ap-
pointed at the discretion of Ihe court.
This order waa made necessary on ac-
count of the timber that Is rut from
the allotnienlN of these .nlnors. The
parents of children sell the tlinl or
from n minor's allotment and use the
money, although they are not legal
guardians. Without the timber the
nlloiment Is practically valueless. The
law In Indian territory Is that the
natural guardian of a child cannot ac;
as guardian until appointed by the
court. In many Instances tho full-
blood parent is not competent to act
as guardian, and In such rases the
court Is Instructed to appoint some
one who is competent. This move will
make a cross-fire on the persons who
have been grabbing the pine timber
CARTER HARRISON BEATEN.
Chicane's Mayar Mel HI* Political
Waterloo, Ilia Aaeleal Kariat, J.
I', Hopkins, Trlaaiphlaii,
St. Louis, July 6.—After an almost
continuous session of nine hours the
sub-commit tee of the national com-
mittee, to which was submitted the
evidence In the 14 contests In ttio state
of Illinois, went Into executive session
CA11TER H HAHIUHON.
at midnight with every Indication that
their verdict would be a victory for
John P. Hopkins and his faction and
against Curler Harrison. The evidence
In each of tho district cases related
of the Choctaw nation. They violate | lo t'us convention at Springfield, wliero
the timber laws when they cut timber j Chairman Frank P. Qulnn was lie-
ns it Is. When they cut timber with-! <"se<l of riding rough-shod over the
out buying il from the guardian they i rights of two-thirds of the delegates
also break the federal statute and nm' arbitrary and illegal substitu-
mnlte themselves doubly liable.
Intriiilcra Dual He I'nlil,
In 1886 a law was passed which mnde
every person living In the Cherokee na-
tion who was not a citizen an Intruder.
Upon the order of the chief they were
to be removed. The same law provided
that out of Cherokee tribal money
should come compensation to these in-
truders for the improvements they had
made on their land. The Indian agent
reclved a notice from the department
of the Interior that some of these in-
truders had never been paid and that
money from any fund the Cherokees
might have could be utilized for that
purpose. The notice shows that in
1895 there was an Improvement com-
mission appointed to appraise these
improvements and that $39,541.50 was
paid to 42 persons. There were 40
others to whom $29,103.46 was offered.
They refused to accept it and demand-
ed more. They have never been paid.
The agent has been ordered to make
a roll of these persons. They prob-
ably will receive their mon-^ **•'• >—— •
Sew Set of Itulea.
The beginning of the new fiscal year
with the government departments at
Muskogee has placed the federal offi-
cials under a new set qf rules, many of
which are radically different from the
old ones. One of the principal rules
provides that before any employe can
draw his salary he must make an oath
to the effect that he is not a member of
any corporation or organization of any
sort which is dealing in Indian lands,
and that he is not speculating in lands
himself. The provision that each
month will be considered to have 30
days is rather pleasing to the govern-
ment employes. For February they
will get as much pay as for any other
month, and if anyone should fail to
work on the last day of any month
containing 31 days, there seems to be
no provision whereby he could be
"docked."
McClure Elected Prcalilent.
The Interdenominational Sunday
School convention for the Indian terri-
tory adjourned at South McAlester
after an Interesting session. Officers
for the ensuing year were chosen as
follows: President, George J. McClure,
Coalgate: vice president. T. R. Dean.
South McAlester; secretary, D. M.
Marrs. Vinita; treasurer, E. C. Stretch.
Vinita. The next annual convention
will be held at Muskogee May 9.
To Develop C'onl Field*.
The coal fields which have been
known for some time to lie along Ad-
ams creek near Coweta are to be devel-
oped at once. The Arkansas Valley
Coal company, in connection with the
Wear Coal company, of Kansas City,
is making arrangements to begin dig-
ging. The Missouri. Kansas & Texas
railway will build a spur out to the
site of the company's mine. About 150
miners will be employed.
Stranirr Areldent.
Sopie Evans Is dead at his home on
Bird creek as a result of a peculiar
accident. He was cleaning his gun and
had laid It down to run a calf from the
yard. His small son picked up the gun
and was looking at It. when the calf
ran over him, discharging the weapon.
The contents entered his father's leg.
making such a wound as to produce
death three days afterward. j
lValla of Granite. Roof of Copper.
Muskogee has under way a scheme to
become the capital of the new state
and to build a $1,000,000 capltol build-
ing free of cost to citizens of the state.
Clarence Douglass says that the Inte-
rior walls would be of Tishomingo
granite and the roof of coppor.
tlon by the secretaries of the conven-
tion of names of men who wero not
electod or even submit led to state cau-
cuses as delegates to the national con-
vention.
WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
I'aaaenKera lleaeaed from the Steam-
er .Vorae Wltncaaed Scene* That
Benar Deacript Ion.
London, July 5.—It is known that
three boats from the steamer Norge,
which stranded on a reef at Rockall,
290 miles off the coast of Scotland,
have reached the sea and It is probable
130 of Ihe 700 passengers may be
saved. The passengers frantically
pulled away from the doomed ship,
passing by poor wretches who were
still afloat and who vainly begged to
be taken on board, while from the ship
came long, despairing cries. The wom-
en in the boat whfch reached Grimsby
hid their eyes, but the men who were
sitting faring the Norge say they, saw
*u. tam .11 hi uu tne bridge and the
passengers on deck in attitudes of
resignation. While they looked the
Norge plunged forward, her stern tfhot
up in the air and she disappeared. The
swimmers in the vicinity of the ship
were drawn into the vortex around
which they whirled like chips In the
maelstrom. But 12 minutes elapsed
from the time the ship struck until
the sank.
Snwed Th« lr Way to Freedom.
Jefferson City. Mo., July 5.—William
Kelley and E. L. Hamptqn, highway
robbers; Frank Jones, a horse thief,
and Clarence Williams, Joseph Hall
and John Moore, charged with grand
larceny, escaped from the county jail
here last night. They sawed the bars
of their cells loose and let themselves
down over the cage into the jail
proper, and out through a rear win-
dow.
Ilnrllnarton Train Wrecked.
Hamilton, Mo., July 5.—The Burling-
ton "Eli," Chicago-Kansas City fast
train, westbound, was wrecked one
mile east of here by the turning over
of a rail. The mail, express and three
passenger cars were thrown from the
track and one Pullman was derailed.
The track was torn up for more than
500 feet
Giant Firecruckfr Killed Him.
St. Joseph, Mo., July 5.—An un-
known man was killed at 2220 North
Main street by a giant cracker which
he held In his hand at the time it ex-
ploded. Eight persons in various parts
of the city were badly injured.
Republican Tarty SO Yenra Old.
Washington, July 5.—Secretary Hay
left Washington for Jackson. Mich.,
where he is to make an address at the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
of the founding of the republican
party.
Mlaaoarlan I.oat an Kye.
Armstrong, Mo., July 5—While
shooting a large firecracker here John
Baker suffered the blowing out of his
left eye and the dangerous wounding
of the right eye.
Much Like Other Falka.
Oyster Bay. L. I.. July 5.—President '
Roosevelt spent the fourth picnicking
with his family. At night the Roose-
velt children celebrated the anniver-
sary with fireworks.
OVKJt NINK MILLIONS
America Haa Mora Negroes Than
Any Nation Except Africa.
f'eaaaa Slallatlea Shaw the «<ialh
Haa .ninety Per f'eitl, of Hlacka
-While llloud la Near of
Their Velaa.
Waahlnnion, July 2.—The census
bureau bus Umicd ihe final bulletin
on the negro population. The number
of negroes In the United States, in-
cluding ihe entire aren covered by Ihe
twelfth census (continental lulled
States, Alaska, Hawaii and Porio Ideal
Is 9,204,531, perhaps a larger number
than Is found In any other country out-
slde of Africa.
The report Indicates that between 11
and 10 per cent, of negroes have white
blood. The renter of the negro popula-
tion Is In DeKalb county. Aln.. having
moved from Dinwiddle county, Va„ 170
miles northeast, since 1790. More Jhan
77 per rent, of the negroes live In the
country, against more than 57 per cent,
of the whiles. Almost 90 per cent, of
the ngroes in continental United Statet
are in the southern states and three-
tenths of ihem are In Georgia. Mis-
sissippi and Alabama. There was an
Increase among the negroes of 1,445,-
318, or 18 per cent., In continental
United States, but the rate of increase
declined steadily through the nine- j
teenth century. The negroes, unlike
the Indians and the native white, have
a slight excess of females. Illiteracy
among them Is about seven times
greater than among the whites. Their
death rate approximates 30 per cent.,
while that of whites under the tame
calculation Is 17 per cent.
The district In which the proportion
of negroes is greatest lies In the Mis-
sissippi alluvial region along both
banks of the lower Mississippi, where
five-eighths of the population is negro,
the maximum being In Issaquena coun-
ty, Miss., with more than 15 negroes
to each white person. Negroes form
one-third of the population of the
south, while in the north they are
about one-fortieth of city and one-
nln3tleth of country population. Half
the negroes in the United States are
under 19 years old, this median age
being four years below the whites.
POLK'S NAME CHEERED.
a Trlhala raid la the HI. kaala rrwaealae
hr a fltubare Maa Waa Uadly
Applaadad.
flt Joseph, Mo., July 2 —The name of
Joeeph W. Folk, the Ht Louis circuit
attorney and boodle prosecutor, waa
loudly cheered ai Friday's session of
the Young people's Christian union.
Ilev. II. II. Martin, of Pittsburg, mod*
an address In which he said;
"There Is a man In this state In
whom the world's manhood Is Justly
proud and he Is the product ot a com-
mon vital faltli. Of Americans thla
man Is among the bravest and noblest
If the corruption he uncovered Is Mis-
souri's shame, the man who had tho
courage to lift the lid from a malodo-
rous Inlqqfty Is Missouri's glory. Other
states possess as deep a guilt, as black
a stain, as base a treachery agalnat
the public trust, but they have not as
yet manifested that they hold within
their borders a man of his atature and
moral power."
He said Missouri owns In Mr. Fotk
a king and believe* that the people
possess the righteous convictions which
will give him a crown and throne. In
closing, he dramatically exclaimed;
"Hall to the man whom no one owna
but God." Throughout the addresa
the speaker was Interrupted by deafen-
ing applause.
EQUAL PAY FOR SAME WORK.
ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO.
Prealdent Moyer, Secretary Hay-
wood and Other t'nlon Miners
Mnat Face Xew Chnrgpa.
rV Innl- • - ' - " "
result of the finding of the coroner s
jury, which investigated the death of
Roscoe McGee and John Davis, who
came to their deaths during the riots
in Victor on the afternoon of June 6,
President Charles H. Moyer and W. D.
Haywood, secretary-treasurer of the
Western Federation of Miners, together
with some 30 odd men, are charged
wtih murder and inciting riot. Judge
Lewis Cunningham fixed the bonds
of Moyer and Haywood at $10,000 each.
National Kdaeatloaal Aaaoclatloa
Aiialuat Difference In Salarlee
■letween Men and Woatn.
St Louis, July 2.—The final general
session of- the National Educational
association was held In Festival hall.
Resolutions were adopted Indorsing
the election of a supervisor of publlo
schools In all towns, cities and coun-
ties; urging better salaries for teachers
and equal pay for men and women
teachers doing the same work; recom-
mending Increased appropriations for
the bureau of education at Washing-
ton; advocating a better development
of the high school; advocating the en-
actment of rigid child labor laws and
popular local self-government in school
matters, and thanking the exposition
management, the Associated press and
the St. Louis press for courtesies ex-
tended.
Xo More Silver to Be Colaed.
Washington, July 2.—The yearly
statement of the amount of coins exe-
cuted at the several mints during the
year ended June 30 shows a total coin-
age of 115,903,639, as follows; Gold.
oi*M? Vi?ver Trad-
able for the purpose having been
used, no more silver dollars will be
coined by the government under ex-
isting laws.
Pay the Second InaUllnifnt.
St. Louis, July 2.—The Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company Friday
paid into the United States sun-treas-
ury here the sum of $213,092.15 as the
second installment in repayment of
the $4,600,000 loaned by the govern-
ment. This payment represents forty
per cent, of the total admission roy-
alties, covering the period from June
16 to and Including June 30, as required
under the act of congress authorizing
the loan.
Dlfllealt to Counterfeit Cola.
Washington, July 2.—The report of
the operations of the secret service
division of the treasury department for
the fiscal year ended June 30 says that
on a liberal allowance there Is about
$3 in counterfeit coin for each $100,-
000 of gold" and silver in circulation
and a little less than $1 In counterfeit
notes for each $100,000 of paper circula-
tion.
Goea Back a Few Yeara.
St. Joseph, Mo„ July 2.—Gov,
Mickey, of Nebraska, addressed the
national convention of Y. P. C. U. of
the United Presbyterian church on
"Character Building." He asserted his
belief that Abraham Lincoln, 100 years
before his birth, was destined to be-
come president
Grertlnna at Cabinet Meetlaw.
Washington. July 2.—Felieitloua
greetings characterized Friday's meet-«
, ing of the cabinet. The new secretary
of the navy, Paul Morton, and the new
attorney general, William H. Moody,
attended the meeting in their new
capacities. The meeting was attended
also by Senator Knox and National
Chairman Cortelyou.
Increaae in Bnnk Sote Circulation.
Washington, July 2.—The monthly
circulation statement issued by the
comptroller of the currency shows that
at the close of business June 30 the to-
tal circulation of national bank notes
was $449,235,095. an Increase for the
year of $33,564,445* and for the month
of $3,246,530.
Forecaata Great Storma.
Washington, July 2.—More severe
storms than have been experienced In
America for ten years are predicted for
August, September and October by W.
T. Forster. the forecaster, who declares
that the storms are to come with such
force that they will leave havoc In
their path.
Cannot Work t'nder Contract.
Joliet, 111.. July 2—All the manu-
facturing which involves labor con-
{tracts with inmates of the Illinois state
penitentiary closed July 2 and 1,000
| convicts were locked in their cella,
there to remain indefinitely.
Conf M««l Robbcrr*
Chicago, July 2.—Jacob L Smith,
alias John J. Durham, who is under
arrest here, has confessed. The police
say, that it was he who robbed the
jewelry store of Cohn it Co., in Dea
Moines, la., of $9,000 worth of dia-
monds and watches in December last.
Battllac Aaalnat Conanmptton.
Saranac Lake, N. Y.. July 2.—New
York has become one of the most pow-
erful factors In the fight against tuber-
culosis. A sanitarium in the Adlron-
dacks, where poor persons upon whom
the disease is fastening its grip will be
treated, was opened Friday.
Pnbllc Debt Decreaaed *S.O«n,SeO.
Washington. July 2.—The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business on Juna
30 the debt amounted to $967,231,774, ■
decrease for the month of $8,069,860.
Secretary Metcalf Takea the Oath.
Washlng*on. July 2.—Victor H. Met-
calf. former representative from Cali-
fornia, was Friday sworn in as secre-
tary of commerce and labor to succeed
George Cortelyou.
Strack la the Heart by Skyrocket.
Ishfieming. Mich.. July 5.—The threc-
year-old son of Edward Stonebreaker
was struck In the heart by a skyrocket
while walking in the street with hla
mother and was Instantly killed. 1
\atloaal Coamitteemaa Die*.
St. Louis. July 2.—Joseph Ryan, na-
tional democratic committeeman from
Nevada and head of the Nevada delega-
tion to the democratic national conven-
tion. died Friday at the Jefferson hotel,
of pneumonia.
France Cata the Vatlcaa.
Paris, July 2.—The budget commit-
tee of the chamber of deputies voted
for the suppression of the appropria-
tion for the French embassy at the
Vatican.
Caaaed Oyatera Polaoaed Thea.
Gregg. Ok.. July 2.—E. F. Horned,
wife and child, were poisoned from
eating canned oysters. They are all
alive but In a critical condition.
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