The Southwest World (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1900 Page: 1 of 8
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THE SOUTHWEST WORLD
Vol. I
GUTHRIE, OKLA., AUG. 11, 1900.
No. 24
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A GREAT COUNTRY
The
Indian Territory
Superior.
Has No
NEAR A CRISIS
D. I. FLYNN
The land office to be opened by
the Dawes commission at Atoka,
in the Choctaw nation, will en-
able both the Chickasaws and
Choctaws to make their selections
of land, and will be the only land
office for these two tribes of
Indians. A selection of only 160
acres for each Choctaw and
Chickasaw will be permitted at
the opening of the land office.!
This selection will be regarded
as the homestead of the allottee
and no more selections will be
permitted until each citizen of
these two nations has secured his
homestead thus enabling each to
secure 160 acres of good land.
Patents to the land so selected
will not be issued until some time
after the selections are made.
The above would indicate that
the time is drawing near when
non-citizens (or whites) can
secure absolute title to lands in
the Indian Territory. As soon
as the Indians are issued patents
to their holdings from the federal
government they will be in
position to sell outright 120 acres
out of every 160. While the
World man is not acquainted
with the Chickasaw and Choctaw
country, we do know that there
are no better lands east or west
than that which comprises the
Creek and Cherokee Nations.
The Creek lands are especially
well adapted to farming and
cattle raising. The rich valleys
along the numerous streams are
as fertile as any in the United
States. Sapulpa, the town now
being pushed by the Frisco rail-
road, lias a magnificent country
south of it. The fine bottoms
on Polecat and Rock creeks
furnish immense crops of corn
for that market. Also the Mounds
country, ten miles southeast, is
acknowledged to be the finest
wheat belt in the Creek Nation.
With these magnificent oppor-
tunities presented, the Indian
Territory is bound to be a para-
dise for those who are seeking
homes.
IS THE VERDICT.
The Choice of the Territo-
rial Republicans
Lightning Calculator Bill Lit-
tle is predicting 15,000 majority
for Dennis Flynn.
A Pawnee artist painted a
picture of a cake of ice that re-
duced the temperature in town
20 degrees.
It is certainly very gratifying
to see the following notice in al-
most every Oklahoma paper:
"Our merchants are receiving
more new goods just at present
than auy other town of its size in
the territory."
Message Very Like on Lltinicitiim;f0r Membcroi congress
Sent to China.
Flynn Nominated Without
Opposition— Makes a
The Situation is Very Grave If China Presists sp^i,.
They Retuse to Indorse
in Her Course, Many Pig-tails Wi
Be Clipped.
Washington, Aug. 8—The message from Minister Conger
brings the Chinese situation to its most serious stage. Nothing
except the most vigorous action can meet the conditions, save the
ministers and other foreigners in Pekin and avert war of long
duration. After a conference of the men in charge of the
diplomatic and military affairs, in which President McKinley
participated over the long distance telephone, it was decided to
send a message to Consul General Goodnow, repeating the con-
tents of the Conger message and advising him that a crisis had
been reached. He was requested to communicate the fact to Li
Hung Chang, to Sheng and other Chinese officials, who were to
transmit it to the government of China with a strong representa-
tion that the present situation was intolerable and could not be
continued witnout the most serious results.
It is understood that the dispatch was practically an
ultimatum and an early reply was demanded. The answer is ex-
pected during the day or evening and it probably will determine
the future action of this government.
It is not believed by the War department officials that the
international forces now operating along the Pei Ho river can
reach Pekin in time to rescue the ministers it active hostilities
should begin against the legationers by the imperial troops. So
serious do the officials regard the situation that it is believed by
some that there is greater safety for the ministers and other
foreigners to accept an escort of the imperial army to Tien Tsin
than to remain in Pekin if war should be declared.
The information received through the Chinese minister
regarding the opening of communication between the ministers
and their government is the one ray of hope in the situation.
Whether the promises contained in the edict will be made good
ought to be speedily known, and if communication is established
the most serious consequences may be averted. Although there
have been intimations before that such communications would be
established this is the first time that it has appeared in the form
of an imperial edict.
As a result of this latest communication from the Chinese
government and the message sent to Consul General Goodnow,
the United States government is now in waiting attitude, appre-
hensive of the gravest possibilities.
The text of the edict given out by the Chinese government is
as follows:
"In view of the existance of hostilities between certain
Chinese rebels and foreign powers, caused by the anti-Christian
feeling of the Chinese people, we Lave afforded reasonable pro-
tection to the foreign representatives in Pekin and the tsung li
yamen lias sent to the legations letters of/ inquiry and proposals
for their safe conveyance under escort to Tien Tsin, in [order to
avoid apprehension of further attack from rebels before the com-
plete restoration of peace had order in the capital.
"We have now, on the advice of Li Hung Chang and Liu
Kun Yi, to authorize Yung Liu to escort them to Tien Tsin. If
there be any rebels en route trying to endanger the safety of the
party, the officials have to destroy the rebels at once."
The Present Territorial Ad.
ministration —Resolu-
tion Turned Down.
The republicans held their
sixth congressional convention
at the Brooks opera house last
Wednesday. Every portion of
the territory was represented by
large delegations—crowds com-
ing into the city on all trains.
It was a representative body of
men. Dennis T. Flynn, the free
homes champion and one among
the best workers in the lower
house of congress, was nominated
by acclamation to again represent
Oklahoma in that body during
the next two years. The conven-
tion would have passed into his-
tory as one of universal love and
pronounced harmony had not
Bro. Greer introduced a resolu-
tion calling for an indorsement of
the present territorial adminis-
tration. The resolution had no
more than been exposed to the
convention when a general bom-
bardment was centered against
it. In no time the resolution a id
its author were reduced to a life-
less mess.
Had it not been for this sad
occurrence, the convention would
have been one bed of roses minus
the thorns.
The stage was handsomely
decorated, while large pictures of
President McKinley and Delegate
Flynn were prominently dis-
played.
No doubt such resolutions will
be introduced by telephone in the
future.
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Booth, H. A. The Southwest World (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1900, newspaper, August 11, 1900; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc88865/m1/1/?q=%22%22%7E1: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.