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PLUME 'XII. ("SKLSSS?"-! ARDMORE IND. TER.. MONDAY EVENING JULY 3 1005 S0BSCRIPTIOX 50C PER AOMTB ( NUMBER 201
PAY UP
ORCLOSE UP
NEW LIST OF OCCUPATIONS SUB.
JECT TO TRIBAL TAX.
Real Estate Men arc Included Also
Physicians Rooming Houses and
Restaurants Tailors Shoe-
makers Etc. Must Pay.
A sji.-i iul from Muskogee says:
Heal suite lnt'ii who haw hereto-
fore In i ti exempt from the payment of
ilu CfiiU tribal tu will now have to
pay A new list of occupation) sub-
J. 'ft to tnxatlon lias been Issued by
the chirr of the Croek Nation nud the
Indian ;m nt will lnsl&i thnt they
pay or their hushics be closed. The
n. w list luclnili s riiil estate men man-
iifacKirliiK plants. physicians dent-
I ts prupil tors of rooming houses
hoarding houses bottling works till-
itors rhot milkers photographers
builder-- contractors pawnbrokers
ami p mins engaged in buying and
-clllng finding or negotiating loans
niKin ii al estate cir farm hinds.
nnnilicr of business houses wore
closed by the Indian police yesterday
for failure to pay the lax including
ih' Wathins Lumber Co. W. M. Clare
nud Mis Walte'fi rooming 1iousp In
the Virginia building The oillee or S.
1) D.iwt an nttorney has romnlnsd
loscd for two days for failure to pnv
tht lax and W. (.!. Crump tin- nttor-
my who tlrst roslsted the payment.
Is sllll entertaining an Indian pollro
man In hK oHlce who Is under orders
to remain there until the tax Is paid.
Inspector .1 George Wright nnd In-
dian ngent Shoenfrli. gay there Is
nothing In the assertions being made
In sonu of the opposors or the tax
that tin merchant arc paying about
what th y wish In the tribal ta.x mat-
ter and their .statements are taken
wllhou iue-''m. I loth gentlemen say
tint nich statements arc untrue and
that merchants nnd dealers aro re-
quired In each Instance to anil have
nmiU sworn statements covering their
remit lances before- being accepted bv
Hi Indian agent which Is (ben receipt.
d for and subject to examination and
-)tr ( Hen Others from whom taxes
p duo certify to the correctness of
l)ir ivm.ttanccs which are nccept-
d In like manner raid subjected to the
same conditions
Mr Wright fiirtht states that
should 'i bo ascertained In any In-
stance that proper remittances have
not been made action would bo taken
(igalnst such parties for submitting
raise rworii statements and In addi-
tion would be required to pay the ad-
ditional amount due. otherwise their
places or business would be- closed
until proper payments are made.
PERHAPS NOT TRUE.
Titer'" Is a rumor that our old Mend
Charley Campbell of Ardinorc will
see political honors In the new deal
and as nn opening overturn to attract
attention will be Hred from the mouth
ot n cannon ut a Fourth of July cele-
bratlon and do thirteen lilp-tlaps In
mtd-ulr before touching the net. We
hope for Charles' sake this Is an untl-
cumpals W;e. for In all sorlousnes.
he would not look well utter such nn
exhibition. As a chute the clinics ex-
P it ho has ber-n an unqualified suc-
cess and as a dating horseback rider
on the n crry go-round he has also won
fame bin wv very .seriously doubt his
ability to malv good In th. air.
riiocuix
SOUTH MeALESTER RAILWAY.
Indian Territory Traction Company
Holding Sold.
South McAlester. I. T. July 2. As
u rtsiil' of the recent Intunirbau moot-
ing. It Is announced that the Choctaw
Hallway and Light company has taken
oven the property of the. Indian Ter-
ritory Traction company nnd the ro
il celvfivhlp mntter taken out of court.
Col William Rushy has been added
to the directory and elected chairman
of the advisory board consisting of
A U. Thomas M. M. Llndly A. W.
Underwood and Superintendent
Pierce
1A plan to change the main line or
Ilu- Interurban so that cars will nil
run throuch South McAlest
Iwny Car burns ami shops will bo built
nt the powor house at onco. New
fit?UV tfcpot t Dow HallVyviRe
ann uansnorne win uiso uo construct-
ihI nnd new equipment will bo added
n:i fnst ns is necessary.
This Was In Chlckasha.
During thu busiest hour on Chleka-
nha avenue yesterday arternoon an
old looking couplo arrested th atten-
tion or fdioppers Shu was past mid-
dle ago. built on generous proportions
will!.- lie. evIilmiflY tint- hiiRlinnH wnc
Ifconstructed on the stingy plan. He
'lil..1 t .....11. ..I. In. ........ ... t..-..
nun iu vv.iitv riiiuv.ft.-9 iu nut'ii Hum
flying He dlaplnyed renmrkablo poor
Judgment In disagreeing with her orer
Homo matter tlioy were- discussing.
Ho decided to leave her and started
1 up the street toward tho Hock Island
dpot She couldn't sot It and when
i.h yank) d him back ho camo as
j thoiiiili lie'd ben sent for. He made a
scoml tnrt but she grabbed him by
h he lint ana In removing It she took
U wig wi'h h t He placed his hand
jln th naked r-pot and ploaded with
)i v f-ir his toupee. She put tho thatch
tikn l.n- f 11 ii il liiif- nnil tn-a mm hi
in. ... "-(. ...... o - ....
in H was a 'ibdued "youra until
ieath do ua part" Individual therenf
' cr sr far as observation count3. Man
i poor man' Chlckasha Star
COMPANY IS ORGANIZED.
G3lnjvllfc. Sherman Interurban Co.
Capitalized at $500000.
The stockholder or the Gainesville.
Whlteslsiro 0. Sherman Hallway com-
ptuy mot in .Sherman and elected th
lollowlng board ir directors Tor the
tlrst year;
George A. llnsslnger. Now Orleans;
John I King. Gainesville: Judge Hen-
ry L. Lar.nrus New Orleans; 11. G.
Stlnner. Shorninn; W. II. limits.
Sherninn: J. .l. Iluchanati. While-
boro; S. 11. Cowcll. Whltesboro; Henry
IJIer Oalii-sllle: George H. N. Hall.
Giilnesvllle: O. K. UHt'.v. Gainesville.
The dlrcf-tors "lected tlu following
oineers: George A. Hnsslnger. New
Orleans president find general mali-
nger; John II. King viitd-iiresldl.u
nnd assistant general manager: Hun-
ry filer. Gainesville s.-ci-etary and
tr asiirer: Totter & I'otlur of Gaines-
ville are named as general attorneys;
H. II. Steed or Whitesboro. local at-
torney nt White-shorn; Smith & Wall
ittoinvs at Sherman.
The company Is capitalized nt J.'tiO.-
uiid. Application for a charter was
diawn up and has hewi forwarded to
Austin and tiled.
The pi elimhinrli's neew-nry before
(instruction will actually c;ojumcnec
lie well under way. and In u short
time till mntters of detail VIII hnv
b -en n'-rnnged r -ady for work- to com-
nienc.'. -Gaitusvllh- M sMigrr.
MANY HEADS TO FALL
AS RESULT OF WARRANT SCAN-
DAL SAYS HITCHCOCK.
Inspector Jenkins Has Orders to Keep
His Mouth Shut Mo&by Has Not
Yet Reached Washington No
Action Until His Arrival.
Washington. July 1. (Spucl.il)
Ins)icctor Jenkins of tho interior de-
partment who conducted the warrant
scandal tor Secretary Hitchcock and
United States Marshal Colbert has
arrived In Washington. Jenkins
when seen today said ho had received
orders to keep his mouth shut and
would not talk. Neither would the
secretary discuss the situation. Thu
mine secrecy was observed at the de-
partment or Justice where Colbcut
hntl an extended interview with As-
sist nut Attarney-Gcnural ltussell dur-
ing the day. The latter olllcial said
that Special Agent Mosby. who con-
ducted the Investigation ror the de-
partment had not reached Washing-
ton but was expected here In a day
or I wo and thnt no news could he ex-
pected until that lime.
SecrOtnry Hitchcock Is reported (o
hao said today that many heads will
fill as the result of tho warrant scan-
dal. COLLECTORS ON FRISCO. I
They Were Put on All Passenger
Trains Today.
Collectors wero put on tho Frisco
passenger trains today between 6a-
pulpa nud Sherman according to or-
ders Issued yesterday by the superin-
tendent ut Sapulpn. This is the last
division or the road to have colluctors
as all the others have had them ror
some time.
The uctlon or tho offlclals Is so sud-
d -n that it conies rather as a surprise.
Sonio six months ago an der was Is-
sued to the offset that collectors
would b- put on tho Sapulpa-Sherman
run. hut so long n time passed with-
out any rurthor action bolng taken
that t was supposed tlmt the order
hud been rorgottcn. The first train
carrying a collector was train No. 9
arriving at D?nison nt 12:10. There
will bo six collectors on the run be-
tween Sherman nud Snpulpa a dis-
tance of 200 miles.
The road south ot Sherman It is
said will not have collectors.
PROHIBITION QUESTION.
The Antls of Grayson County Peti-
tion for an Election.
Sherman. Texas July 2. Tho antls
havo filed a petition with the couuty
commissioners' court for a local op-
tion election.
The petitions which wvro placed in
circulation yesterduy afternoon bhow.
ed 1100 signers.
I'rohlbltion leaders were beforo the
court with a protest on the ground
that local option had not been In force
two years as anticipated by the law
and therefore the petition should be
denied
Tho nntis contend that the law pro-
vides that two jvars shall elapso be-
tween tho elections'. Doth sides will
bo hoard on tho proposition tomorrow
meantime tho sudden action of the- an-
tls the subject or nisch comment.
GOV. McCURTAIN SLATED
To Manage Choctaw Affairs After Dis-
solution of Tribal Government.
Tusknhoim July 3. A bill is pend-
ing before- tho Choctaw council pro-
viding for tho establishment of an
otneo to manage Choctaw affairs after
dissolution of Tribal Government
(ovonior Groan MeCiirtnln Is slated
for this position and will ncctpt. De-
tails are now bolng threshed out.
Deeds Sent for Signatures.
Muskogee. July 3. Secretary Hitch-
rock lias ordered the commission to
send n man with deeds on hand to
Governors McCurtaln nnd Johnston
for their slgnaturo and return them
for approval. Others will follow In
lot.-i or 1.000 as fast a3 tho gover-
nors algn Nearly all tho deeds have
ben ptepared.
ROBNETT
OF ARDMORE
FORMIDABLE APPLICANT FOR
S. MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
u.
Delegate McGuIre Is Pushing His Ap-
plicationHas Strong Line of In-
dorsements 23 Republican
Clubs Take Favorable Action.
Washington. July I. -(Sp.-clnl)
Didognti' AlcGuIro of Oklahomu nrrlv-
ed Iu Washington this morning on
Intuitu m with the various executive
huivutiA of tho government a I no to
talk statehood with Hip powers that
Ii . ills 11 rxt cull was ot the depart-
ment of Justice whore he Inquired
Into the status of (ho Colbert Indict
niciit. Ih- wns Informed tlmt Special
A giit Mosby had not reached Wash-
ington from the territory out was ex-
pected in a day or two to mnkj his re-
iKjtt In person.
After a private talk wit li Assistant
Attorney Gl-uciuI ltussrll who has
charge of the case. Mr. McGuIre de-
p.nte.l. not however until he had tiled
witli Gtneral Moody numerous in-dori-cnunts
for the appointment of
Thomas N. Itobuett of Ardtnore to the
position of United Status marshal for
the Southern district should Air. Col-b'-rt
lie removed ns a result of tlu
present scnudal.
The Oklahoma delegate when seen
toikty on the Colbert Indictment said
thnt lie understood that tilings looked
blue foi the indicted United States
mnr.dial. nud that in Ills opinion Mr.
Colbert notwithstanding President
Roose vi It's friendship Tor hlni would
be removed rrom otllce. He said
that by all means Itobuett was the
strongest man In the rnee both In
qualllications and endorsements and
that every effort Is h-dtig made to se-
cure tile place for him. Deiegalo M"
Guirr asserted (hat twenty-three Ro
ptthllruti clubs of the territory havo
Indorsed the Ardmore man that tho
Kansas congressional delegation in-
cluding Senator Long nnd Senator
Warner of Missouri have como out
for him. as haw also the Judges In
Oklahoma and Indian Territory and
the national cotuuiiltct-mau of OUln
hoiw
"I look Tor hlni to succeed Colbert"
snld McGuIre.
Talking on other department mat-
ters demanding his attention h said;
"I am In no position to talk of my
visits to the postoffleo department
nnd the general land ofTiccs but I will
say that 1 had a very
pleaHan till It with Acting Commis-
sioner I.:irrablo on th? subject of re-
building the Pawnee Iudlau school
which wns recently destroyed by Arc.
We need $10000 to do this and after
my talk with Indian office officials be-
lieve this sura will be allowed us."
The delegate was asked what bear-
ing ills visit hid on the statehood
question.
"No" ho said "I can't talk on this
subject now but be satisfied when I
say that wo are Kolng to bo given
statehood by the next congrews. Mat-
ters uro now so shaping them'seves
that I havo no dotibt in tho world or
this. And let me tell you that the
Natioinl Kditnrlal Association Is in
a great measure responsible for this
turn of nffalrs. Since their visit nnd
convention In Oklahoma over 200 edi-
torial! havo app.-antl on tho
subject or Oklahomn nud stntthond.
Kach is outspoken iu favor of admis-
sion to tile Union nnd the best or it
all is that they giro the reasons why.
their logic permits no answer.'"
TEXAS CATTLEMEN SUED
To Recover Back Taxes for 375000
for Osage Cattle Pasturage.
Guthrie. Okla.. July 2. County At
toruey Conley of Pawnee county be-
gan twelve suits uigaliist Texas cattle-
men to recover back tuxes amounting
to $7f000 on cattle pastured In the
Osage Indian reservation which is
attached to Pawnee couuty for Judi-
cial purposes. The owners claim be-
cause mortgages are on the cattlo the
payment of the taxes cannot be forced.
Attorney Conley asks the court to ap-
point a receiver for all cattle on which
taxes are due and have them sold
within the county to satlsry the mot-
gages and taxes. Four years ago n
payment of $10000 back taxes wai
forced in this way.
EIGHTEEN PERSONS DROWNED.
Cloudburst at Las Vacas Has Serious
i Results iTown Subme3ecL
Del Rio Tex. July 2. Unprecedent-
ed rains supplemented by a cloud-
burst ot tho head of Las Vacas creek
a 3mall rtream on the Mexican side
resulted in the known death by
drowning of tdghteen persons six-
teen of whom wero Mexicans and the
probable death ot many more. Great
property damage resulted tho town of
Ijis Vacas being largsly aubmerged
nnd many bulldlnggs nnd contents
wished nway. Hundreds or people
arc homeless and public aid Is -being
given out of Del Rio.
Negro Postmaster Held.
Guthrie. Ok.. July 2. S. R. Casslua
tho negro postmaster and preacher
of Tout a. this county was. held to day
by Justice Ky.-i to await tho action
or the grand Jury on a charge of
dUposing or mortgaged property. Ca-
slus Is nisei thu editor of a negro pa-
per township trustee and township
ommlttecmiin.
Subscribe for tho Ardmoretto.
REBELLIOUS
RUSSIA
BLACK SEA FLEET ABANDONED
AND FIRES DRAVN.
Admlr.il Kroger Was Defied By the
Mutinous bnipi Which Are Now
Regarded as Pirates. Condi
tiong Blacker Then Ever.
.Innj contlid us accounts with rw-
gnrd to an- -itmttton Ht Odemm tuv
received lrotu various quarters.
One Mutes that the (leorxl l'obledo-
nostU. onotlur bnitLahlp. muiiiied
and with the Kuku I'otemhlnc bus
demanded the surrender of the city
within lorty-elht. honr-i under pttlu
of hombnrdnii nt. Another state s thai
i he KniH l'otemklne has surrendered
in Hying i he Russian Hag and imx been
supplloit with provisions from shore
Mr- Ht eimn Amoilcnn consul at
OllKR'd cables that tie hlsck sen II 'ft
Is repoited 10 U in mutiny. St. lvi-
rslnirjt app.iar to be iu th- iIhik
as to the r.-al -limit ton. but a di.patcli
from Seahtoiol says ixirt of Admiral
Kniger s sqimdion has returned her
Meunwhlle a stauineni bordering
upon anarchy seems to pre ml I In oili-
er portions of the empire. Sailors
who niiitliud at Li bail have ..scaped
to tl)e suburb- fatal riots have oc-
curred at Hrezluy an ollicer who kill-
ed ii soldte'r at Kursk was burned
alive In a railway car and u largo de-
posit of bombs has been dUcovcrcd
netir th.- pxiir'8 palace at Tsnrskoo-
Solo. SuflU lent Information lm gradual-
ly crept by the censors at Odessa and
bovasiopol to reveal pretty clearly
the actual situation In regkird to the
mutiny In the Russian army.
It Is now known that Admiral Kru-
ger. Instead of receiving the snrrendir
ol the mutinous crow on (lie Kntay.
Poienikine .was In fact dolled by them
and lost one of tho ships of his squad-
ron. The Potemklne received Krugi r by
d aring for action and parading In
front or his iiquadron whereupon he
signaled the squadron to "head for
Scwittopol' that is. tii retreat.
'I h Geo.-.? Pobled.Mio-et. signaled
In reply that Its machinery was dis-
abled. Upon Hie order being repented
It answered "We rttnalii here." and
then It. steamed alongside tho Potem-
klne. Its offer to hand over the ofli-
cers of tho ship was not hooded by
the r"trentlng squadron.
Ijiter dispatches say that the crow
or the Pobledomwetz has prayed for
ror('lveness but the Potemklne. still
In the hands of the mutinous crow
tind accompanied by a torpedo boat
whlrh evidently deserted from Km-
gor's squadron. Is roportod to have
shown up at KusteuJI a Roumanian
port
Sevastopol dispatches report the re-
turn of Kruger to thai port nnd say
that a council or admirals ami cap-
'talus has ordered tho vessels "tin-
geurvd and disarmed." While no rea-
son Is iisslgnc-el lor this action It must
bo that It was taken as a precaution
against further loss of vessels through
mutiny.
The governor of Odessa declares
that tho danger of catastrophe has
p.t.Jsod but military precautions Jiave
not bivn relaxed: the press censors-hip
Is absolute; the populace Is excit-
ed; tho rush for paaports continues
and the fact that the British govern-
ment is holding a number of mer-
chant ns?pls to take off foreign sub-
jects is not reassuring.
Si. I'etersburg. July S. The unpro-
ledented apectaelo of a ptnvorful mod-
ern battleship cruising tarouml In the
lilac k sea In tho hand of a crew who
under the rules ofintornnt lonul law
cannot be regarded as other than pi-
rates and of the admiral in command
of tho rest of tho Kuxluo Beet Itunkly
confessing his inability to cope with
the fcltuation and ordering the llrs of
his warships to bo drawn has stupi-
tied the Russian admiralty.
The weherabouts of the errant bat-
tLshlp Knlaz I'otvmklne aro unknown
litre ;no plans for capturing her have
been devised und the policy or non-
Iritorfetenee seems to be at present iu
voggue. Th situation would furnish
a libretto for a comic opera wore not
the elements of the plot too serious.
Mismatches from Odessa and Savas-
lopoh which aro confirmed by tho ad-
miralty clmr up the present situation
fully. Tho Kuiaz Potemklne has sail-
ed from Odessa and Is now at large
and her crew reinforced by sympathiz-
ers from the shore Is still In control
of tho vessel.
(Dy ABsoclato.1 Press.)
Loudon Judy 3. A dispatch rrom
Sevastopol telling or tho action of
Vice-Admlrnl Kruger arter a council
of admirals und captains of tho Dlack
nsa fleet In stopping his nnchlnory
and authorizing his ofllcers and men
to go ashore Is regarded by the Urn-
don morning newspapers as a full
explanation of tho mystery surround-
ing the recont oocnrreiice at Odessa.
It Is said that there Is no longor
any doubt that Russia Is confronted
with serious dusaft'ootion In thu rem-
nant of her navy und that this knowl-
edge actunted Admiral Kruger In re-
fraining from any attempt to p-.ippreas
th- mutiny on the Knlaz Potemklne.
The question Is -asked how tar the
f.ani' stato or affair? may exist in the
army should occadon arise to employ
tlu- troops ngalnst a serious Internal
uprl nn.' Though for the moment th"
dang. p threat'-clng Odessa lt-io!f has
been nv rted It Is considered that th'1
ItiiiMon could hardly bo blacker
THE COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.
Many Towns Will Send Delegations
With Bands to Accompany Them.
Perhaps tho most imixjrtiuii Com
ni-rcial meeting in yoirs will b. held
at Oklahoma City on duly 11. tin- day
berore the big stnteliood convention.
The purpose of this tutUIng should
appeal to the business Interests of the
two territories. It is nppnrent that
an effort will le made by tlu com-
mercial cluh to work for raoriille
b glslutlon this winter.
It Is le.irned thnt the rollowlng com-
men ial clubs nud board or trades have
made arrangeininls for their respec-
tive city bunds to accotnpany their
orjtnnlxatlotm to Oklahoma Cllv on
July 11 to participate In the big stuto-
hood meeting to be held the day fol-
lowing: Tulsa Mu-kosoH. Vlnltn I)u-
rant. Ada. Ruff. Clilcknha. IMul Val-
ley und other town. Ardmore Is re-
Hurtled ns one or the best towns In the
territory and should make an excel
lent show ing at Hie convent Ion. The
town Ims a splendid iiiiihIcuI orgunlzn-
tion Iu the First Regltiunt Hand.
The Commercial Club will me t to-
night and will probably elect dele-
gates to the commercial mm i lug. It
will llKtwis. lie u good Idea to si-nit
'In- band Oili. r towns will be n-p re-
rented Ardmore I- ns publb spirit
ed. n our opinion ns any town in the
giea Southwest.
THE PHILIPPINE JUNKET
SECRETARY TAFT AND OTHER
DISTINGUISHED LAWMAKERS
4
Accompanied By President's Daughter
Start on a Three Months Trip to
the Orient Will Visit the
Emperor of Japan at Toklo.
Wakhington July 1. William II.
Taft secntary of wnr accompanied
by n dlstlngulsh.Ml rty Including
members of both houses or congress
army oillcers the daughter or the pres-
ident Miss Roosevelt nud others hf-
gau their Journey to tho Philippine
at r::tll this afternoon. The party
embarked lu two special cars on the
regular Chicago train over the Haiti-
more mid Ohio At tho station to say
good-ble wero the French ambassador
nnd Madame Jusscrund Mr. Tnkn-
idiira the Japanese mlnWter; Assist-
ant Secretary or War Oliver General
and Mrs. Chaffee unit numerous other
friends of the party. .
Although Secretary Taft J expects
to have a relief from the aiiluous du-
ties of the past few mouthl during
his absence tho trip Is one of olllcial
Inspection und many mutters of ad
ministration will bo considered. At
Chicago tomorrow night he will meet
ami confer with John F. Stevens who
was nppolnted todny to succeed Chief
Knglneer Wallace of tho Pannina ca-
nal commission. Ho will also confer
with W. A. Darling with whom nego
tiations are penning 10 iukc me piacc
of Mr. Stevens who was to havo been
a member or tho Philippine patty and
romalu on tlu- island In chnrge or the
construction or railroads mudo by gov-
ernment subsidy. Should present ne-
gotiations prove satlsr.ictory Mr.
Darling may nceotnpnny the secretary.
A stay or four days will be made In
Sun Francisco which Is to bo reached
July I. An Important consideration In
the Philippines to which Secretory
TaTt will give Ills attention Is the per-
fection of the title to a million ncros
or tho four-year lands which Is still
considered cloudy and by reason of
which the purchase price of the lands
of the whole domlncnii order Is with-
held. An interesting fealuie of tho trip
will be th.) call or the Bermtary on
the emperor or Japan at Toklo The
Japanese minister hero has assured
the secretary that his overnuient Is
desirous or extending every courtesy
possible. The secretary's responso to
tills was that ho well understood thnt
the palace would be vacated by the
imperial family on nccouut or the Hum-
mer season ai the time of his visit
to Toklo and that his call would sim-
ply bo the formal "card call" or ro-spt-ct.
Three months aro to bo con-
sumed In the trip Including n stay of
or one week In Manila and a trip
around the Island occupying ten days.
KELSEY GETS A PROMOTION.
Will Supervise Collection or Cattle
Tax In Two Nations.
J. 1J Kelsey returned yesterday
morning rrom n trip lu Ardmore and
Ada where ho has bc-en rounding up
the delinquent cattle tax". At his office
Im round ia letter waiting him from
U. S. Indian Inspector Wright ap-
pointing him to take chargo of and
supervise the collection of cattle tax-
es lu the entire Chickasaw und Choc-
taw Natlous.
Heretofore Mr. Kelsoy has boen rov-
nuo Inspector for tho districts along
the Rock Island. His new work will
take him Into nil parts of the two
Hons. Chlckasha Democrat.
Shot By His Mather-ln-law.
South MoAlefltor. 1. T July 1. J.
M. Siinford and mother ot Allen wero
arrested here today charged with the
murder of Sid llrasslleld early yostar-
day morning llrasstield married a
da'whti"' of Mrs. Snnford about a yenr
ago. Tlu-y .parated soon afterwards
und the dauihtot returned to the
n'.rth.'r's homi Hrassdd t.vont to
tho hon.'e yesterday to get his child.
Words passed between Urnaslicld and
J M. Ssinfurd. und Suuford shot Brass-
He'd. Th wounded man rushed Into
t'" liuus and was shot twice by Sau-
rord nnd tw. by Mi -. Sanrord Ho
diet
TERRITORY
LANDS
PROFESSIONAL BUYERS SECURE
CONTROL OF LARGE TRACTS.
And th- Actual Settler Will Soon Be
Forced to Purchase From the
Large Individual Holder and
Syndicate Speculators.
A Mt:skogrv special say:
As time passes It becomes more und
more opparent thnt the good land lu
Indian Territory that can bo bought
ut all Is passing into the hand or
large Individual holders and Hyiuli-
cntcK nnd thnt the actual settlor will
won be forced to buy his hind from
thcKo people who lwve bought tho
land purely Tor speculation nnd that
h" will have to pay them a good round
profit n roregone concision. Inst
rail and winter there were tunny Tar
mors In Indian Territory seeking lo
rations but since spring they have
quit coming hecntue they could not
'have tlutlr raruis during the crop
seiiMin lint the land buyer with pleu
ty or money and a Ryndleahi wllh
more back ir hlni lias been right on
th- ground all tho time nnd ho buy
all the land thnt ho can get that lie
thinks will become vuluablo. or course
there- Is a vast amount or land In In-
dlnn Tenltory that cannot lie- bought
yet. Hul there has been enough to
attract a great many hind man. and
(hero is eonsldernbld competition Iu
liuylng. II mikes prices a little heller
ror tho allott.-e. mil It will make tho
actual f (tier pay men' this Tall when
he conns in nud wnntt tolocnle a
hom.
The expert laud buyi r im leanied
how lo got land. If he llnds a hurt
that h" wants and It belongs to nn
Indian lie goen to tho Indian nnd gels
hlni lo post tho land lor snip. Then he
sets mound eight weeks until the sale"
comes off at tho agency nnd ho buys
the kind provided It hns not boen ap-
praised too high by tho Indian ngeut.
If th land owner Is a negro ho In-
cut s tho laud then he searches tho
record to see that the negro has not
already sold the laud a few times and
i'f ho finds everything dear ho buyn
th.' laud the same na ho would In Mis-
souri or Kansas. Rut ho takes no
chances with the negro.
It Is these things that discourag-
ed many now comers Inst year.
EXTRA SESSION OF COUNCIL.
Cherokee Legislative Body to Take
Up Citizenship Cases.
Muskogee; I. T. July 2. It Is like-
ly Hint thtro will ho an extra ses-
sion of tho Cherokee national council
called stxin for the purpose of deter-
mining whether tho 2000 Intermar-
ried white claimants to citizenship
will be -ad in It ted by tho Irlbo upon
puymenj. of tho appraised value of
their allotments. This claim or Uie In-
termarried whites Is how In the u-
premo court or llio United States au
unfavorable decision having been ren-
dered In the court or claims. Dut thlti
decision or tho court of claims was
also uusatlKfactory to tho Cherokoo
Nation which Is fighting the adminls-
aln of the Intermarried titlzeiiB be-
cause It admitted to citizenship all
white citizens who have married Chero
kees before- 1875. nnd the Nation has
also nptK-iileil from the decision of the
court or claims.
Judge Hutching? who repi(dsen(B
theue -Vxlmanty Is opposed' to a com-
promise settlement nnd bays he can
win the case lu the supremo court
but tho executive committee uro or be-
lieve It would bo bettor to compro-
mise by paying the appraised value
or their allotments than to wait a year
for a decision from the- court about
which there Is soiuo uncertainty. So
their nttornoi has asked the secre-
tary of tho Interior to call a special
session of the Cherokee council to
pass u measure that will admit theso
claimants on the basis of $325 each
that being the nveraged appraised val-
ue of nn allotment In tho Chcrokeo
Nation. The secretary has referred tho
matter to the asslstaut uttomey gen-
eral of tho department and when he
receives his advlco will twko action.
There Is not a very' serious objec-
tion nnnmg tho Clieroketjs ligainst
the admission of the whlta citizens
bocnuso 'they compose a most Influ-
ential class and aro Identified witli
the grealesL dove'opment In tho na-
tion and aro related to most of tho
prominent Chcikoo families.
Tills and tho fact that tho claim
ants would pay Into tho tribal treas-
ury u total of J6G0.000 would havo
a xwd deal to do with getting a fa-
vorable measure through tho council.
Unknown Man Dead
Quanuli Ttuaa July 2. An un-
known mnn died here this morning.
A bank book In his possession shows
tho nunio of A. H. Lane and shows de-
posits In tho First National bank at
Ardmore I. T also the address. P.
U It. South Jennings nvonue Fort
Worth Texas. Description: Ago nbout
15 or 50; height flvo feet six or sev-
en; weight 100 pounds; sandy nuts-
tuscho; hair thin and slightly gray;
Information rrom Mc-ids or ramlly to
county Judge.
ARor showing the above to C. U
Anderson cashier of the First Nation-
al bank hew wo wero Inrormod that
the bank had a customer named A. H.
MclJino who lived In tho neighbor-
hood Df MannsWlle. but was not suffl-
clently well known to comparo with
tho description given.
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