The Quay Transcript. (Quay, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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QUAY TBANSCMPT. ABOUT THE LAST
WORK OF CITIZENSHIP COURT
yiljAY.
C'KLA.
NEW STATE NEWS.
Tbe tax valuation of personal prop-
< rty fof Durant Y* $975,425.
Oklahoma has more cotton thia
year than It hat* pickers to gather the
crop.
i ..»*
The Crowder 3txt" hank, with a
capital of Simoon ‘a n n«-w tastltutluB
at Crowder City.
fc i > -» •<* s
At a recent metinK <>( the city
council at South McAleater twenty-
five mile* of it-*w »l«lewalk war or-
dered built.
ARMIES OF RUSSIA AND JAPAN
tEADV FOR THE LAST FIGHT
iAll Of PORT ARTHUR EXPECTED HOURLY
A rural route will .be established
at Merritt. liAcoln county. October
1st.
Several thousand acre* have iK-er
1 a»ed for oil in the rlelnlty of Coyle
and a well will be put down at once.
Samuel Coot and wife were arrest
ed at South Mr Aleut er last week up-
on a charge of havina robbed a hotel
at Shawnee.
l’lans for a school ouildlng
at Caddo have been completed. Mr*.
Manning, a resident of that place,
has donated a site for the buildiug.
Julian Taft was arrested at I*aw
ton last week upon the charge of at
tempting criminal a.-s'umlt upon a
five-year-old child.
The appraisement of lot* at Harts
borne has i*een given out by tier
tow noire commissioner*. If 1* said
the appraisement was much too high.
The attorney* of the Choetaw na-
tion have received nine thousand
deeds to be given to those In posse**-
xkm of their allotments.
Articles of incorporation were re-
cently granted to the Savanna Mc-
Alosier Cowl company, with head-
quarters at Savanna. I. T.
The commissioners of Couancio
county have made application to the
secretary of the interior to authorize
the construction of twenty-one In idee*
with money derived from the sal*‘ of
town lots.
Japanese Guns Pouring Destructive
Fire Into the C»ty—The Russian
Lines Weakened—The Siege Will
be the Bloodiest Since Sedan
TOKIO: The final assault on
Port Arthur is Imminent. Hundreds
of Japanese gttna continue to |>our a
destructive fire into the dtv and har-
ls»r along >thc liu*** of f<»rt* aqd en-
trenchment* preparatory fof thf in
fantry assault- It Is evident that th*
Rti**ian linns have been w**kj ni d
and jiarily p. n*-t» aie-l In lb* vir^nRv
of Aufishau and It/.shan forts. The
entire tftit) of Russian defences .tin
mediately aboul the harl-or arc W it in-
in range of the Japanese guns. A
number of Rm»iao tort* and hatt#ih-o
continue to be vigorous. The Japan
e*« death roll will be heavily in-
«i-aae before they are captured.
Th« direct log i»f the Japanese at
rack create* ilie teipreBsion here that
the city and defeuces on either side
of the liarhor entrance will fall first.
The final stand will lie made at Liao
tieshan. Japanese of I trial channels
of information remain closed and the
navy department's annoucement of
the striking of a mine by the battle-
ship Sei&Mopnl and the firing upon
the Russian forts by the cruisers
Ka.-ura are tbc only disclosures made
for several days. It Is hollared here
that both shle« have suffered heavy
losse* and ihat the final record will
make the siege the bloodied! ftince
Sedan The Japauese are sttpremc-
ly confident of the ultimate result.
The leader* of the government await
the outcome in calui assurance. Tbc
people are everywhere decorating the
street* and houses and erecting
arches and flagstaffs in preparation
for a national celebration of the ex-
l»ected \ ictory.
MONEY FOR hiOVING CROP*
JEFFRIES WON IN TWO ROUNDS
Farmers west of Ardmore arc com-
plaining about the cotton outlook.
They say the excessive hot winds
and continued drouth ha? greatly re-
duced the prospects.
G. p. White, one of the striking
Katy operator* at South MeAlester,
was arrested and fined for calling a
strike breaker a "scab' and «i»ing
abusive language.
Lightning recently destroyed the
barn of J. K. Denton. In the Ponca
Indian country, together with 5.000
bushel* of wheat. No insurance.
An effort is being made to secure
the unconditional pardon of 1 • H.
Albright, who was sent to the peni-
tentiary two years ago for man-
slaughter. He lived near Guthrie.
Editor Frank Prouty of the Fallis
Star, ha.? beer nominated by the re-
publicans of the sixth representative
district for represertative in th leg-
islature.
The Champion Put Monroe Out in
Very Short Order
SAN FRANCISCO: Like the or-
iest- amateur In the prize ring, .lack
Monroe of Butte, Mont., went down
and out before Champion James C.
Jeffrie? Friday In the second round.
The man from Montana made an ex-
tremely sorry allowing, and the crowd
In the Mechanic'* pavilion roundly
booted him a? he protested to Referee
Grainy against the decision that had
been given in favor of Jeifries.
The two giants had not been in the
ring two minutes before It was fore-
seen that the aspirations of Monroe
would be quickly disposed of.
The miner was scared and awkward
and Jeffries in the first i-ound had him
twice on the canvas taking the count.
Jeffries directed hi* bombardment
against the stomach of his opponent
and each shot was followed by a blow
on the jaw that sent Monroe down
to his knees. Jeffries went hack to
hi* c-irner after the opening round
with a .sne<*r and a laugh on bis
swarthy lace, while Monroe's seconds
busied themselves with smelling salts
and restoratives. When the two
came together for the second round
the laugh on the champion's visage
changed to a look of determination
that boded ill for the miner.
Circular letter* are being sent out
to all Oklahoma school land lessee*,
whose rent is due or. October 1. ask-
ing them to be prompt with the pay-
ment. About one-third of the rents
arc due at that time. The total rent-
als are $400,000 annually.
It Ha* Been Instrumental in Saving
Land and Money for the Indian*
MUSKOGEE: The Chickasaw
Choctaw cltlaanahlp court,. which
wan created by act of congress July
1, lpi!, and approved by the national
council* of the two nations affected
EeptembsT 25, of the same year has
already *a\cd the citizen* of those
nations nearly a million acres of val
liable land, and a great deal of
money. The report of the work done
since the court wa* created until last
July .10. which I* now In the hands
of the Paves commission. *how* that
uad been refused to 1.61C person*
who otherwise would have shared in
the pro ratu of land* and moneys.
The citizenship court was necessi-
tated by the fact that In lSS*d the fed-
eral court* of the southern and cen-
tral alstriels admitted to citizenship
3,20:: prison*, whom the Dawes com
mission nad rej.-cted. This action
of the c«»iirt was made possible by
un act of congress, approved June 10.
I89t>. This act provided that In all
the Indian nations those claiming
rights of citizenship should have
ninety days after the approval of the
ate in which to file their claim* with
the commission. The commission
was in film allowed ninety days from
the date each case was flb-d to pasa
upon the same, and sixty days were
given those who should be rejected
In w-hieh to appeal to the federal
courts.
In each nation the commission re-
fused to «nro11 a great many appli-
cants. practically all of whom ap-
pealed to the court*. In the Creek,
Cherokee and Seminole nations the
commission was sustained in almost
every case, but the judges of the cen-
tral and southern districts, cmbrac-
in the Choctaw aud Chickasaw na-
tions. admitted the greater |H-r cent
of those who were refused by tho
commission.
At that time It was generally be-
lieved that th*- 1'nlted States courts
constituted be ribunaJs of final re-
sort, ami that this contradiction of
the commission's work would have to
stand. However. Tams Bixby, Tom
Needles, Major Ureckenridgc aud ex-
Governor W. E. Stanley, who consti-
tuted the commission, all began a
conaerted act ion to have a remedy
tUDvlded. The commission received
the support of the hading Choctaw
and Chickasaw citizens, as well as
that of the governors and attorneys
of those nations, and congress was
finally prevailed upon to ere-at a citi-
zenship court, the mission of which
should he to review the rase* in
which the commission had been re-
fers. d, as well as to perform certain
other minor duties.
Rv provision this court will expire
December 1 of this year. It may
not last even that long. The judges,
of whom there arc three, have, In a
recent statement asserted that they
believe their work may be ended at
least by November 1.
The judges of the Choetaw-Chleka-
saw citizenship court receive each
$5,090 a year, and other expenses
ha\e made the. court cost consider-
able. but the cost does not in any
degree i-qual tho gain which the citi-
zens of the nations affected nave
and will realize hy reason of the
good work done during the little
more than two years the court ha*
existed.
Bank* Ar« la Better Shape Than
Usual to Meet the Demand
WASHINGTON: The following
statement ha* been made public by
the comptroller of the currency:
“For the purpose of *jc< rlalnlnrj
the general condition of the nation'll
hanks of their ability to meet th? de-
mands upon them incident to the an-
nual movero* nt of the crops, tbc comp-
troller of the currency, under date of
August 4 sent to the national bauk
exanitn- r.< with the exception of
those whose districts are comprised
with the New England atatca and the
; city of N* w York, a circular letter of
Inquiry containing the following ques
tiw*:
“First Will the d* mand for your
section b* greater or U*** this year
than last, and will It come any earlier
or un> later?
•'Second—A re the hank* in >‘»ur
section better prepared to meet the
demand on th.-m from their own re
source* than they have been In tho
past year or two?
•'Third—Will the money required by
the hanks In your district com*
mainly from their deposits In the re
*.?nc and central reserve cities or
v ill they he large borrower
Fourth—Will there be *ny In
m ase or decrease in the amount your
hanks will have to borrow?
Replies haw- been received from
nearly all the examiners and the re
suit of this Inquiry may lie summar-
ized as follows:
•The d* mand on the hank* will Ik
about the same a* last y ar. aud at
about the .,aine time, with the excep-
tion of those in lb*- following stat«-*
Alabama. Florida. Georgia. Ohio. Min
nesota and 'Wisconsin, where it will
be greater. and from two or three
weeks earlh r; and in Indiana and
Missouri, where It will be less, and a
little later.
The hanks are generally a« well,
but in roost case* better, prepared
than they have been iu the past year
or two to meet the demands made
upon them. The banks In the follow-
ing states are better prepared: Art
ozna. Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, lndi
ana, Kansas. Kentucky. Maryland,
Michigan. Miuncsott, Montana. New
Mexico. New York. New Jersey. No-
nraska. Ohio. Oregon, Pennsylvania,
South Dakota Texas. Utah. Virginia.
Wisconsin. West Virginia, Wyoming
Washington. The hanks in the ynte*
of Alabama. Arkansas, Florida. Geor-
gia Indian Territory. Iowa, Ixmisiana.
Mtft'jrirl and Oklahoma ary not so
well prepared.
“While the banks will defend main-
ly upon their deposits with the re-
serve agent* to supply funds for mo?
lng tbc crops, the amount of money
to bo borrowed will he about the
same thin year as last. There will,
however, be some Increase In the
amount borrowed by the hank* of
Alal»ama. Arkansas, Florida. Georgia
Arizona Indian Territory. l>oui*iana,
Missouri, New Mexico and Oklahoma
and a decrease by the bank? in Dela-
ware Maryland. Michigan. Nebraska.
N, w Jersey. South Dakota. Texas and
Virginia. '
TWO DOLLAR WHEAT
A Chicago Speculator Makes Buck a
Prediction
CHICAGO: James A Patton, cn*
if the he»\le»t operators in this city.
Just returned from a personal itnpec-
lion of t!}* Mlnesota. Marat'Si and
wheat fh'UJb of the Dakota*, 'kqi he
believe* wheat wil go t« $3.
I do pot care what news any boo ,-
*ends from the northwest." he said.
I have been there and aaw enough
to make me believe we will see $,'
wheat. The three state* will prob-
ably yield 100,609,MR bushel*. There
will Ik- u«ed for seed 26.009,004 Bush-
el*. In the district* I visited the?
ate simply destitute of Wheat,**
J Ogden Armour ha* practically
clotted his bull campalgu la wheal
He has made in profit* fl.UOO.Oeri
and this in spite of the claims of a
f'w days ago t.tat be was not oper-
ating in grain.
Broker* who have watched
fluctuation* of the market during tl'«
last fortnight estimate that Arniotr
cleared up fully one million dollar.-
to the hull calmpaign. which now Is
said to Iks at an end.
NEW RULINGS
A cablegram has been received
from the mayor of Liverpool. Eng-
land, staling that Mis* Lloyd Wise
had been selected to represent that
city at the ceremonies on Oklahoma
ntv day at the World's fair.
At the reunion of the United Con-
federate veterans at Cheotah last
week John I* Galt of Ardmore was
re-elected major general of the Indian
Territory division. Vinlta was se-
lected as the place for holding the
next annual reunion.
Jonas Cook, superintendent of the
public schools at Chlckasha. has re-
signed. to enugage In other business.
He ha? been unanimously reelected
each time since entering upon his
duties at the bead of the schools of
that town.
After eiperiaienting with the dip
ping process of the cattle on T01’’
ranch Mr. Perry, deputy live stock in-
spector, pronounce* it a success, as
every vestige of infection Is destroyed
and the skin of the? cattle Is given a
healthy appearance.
The czar of Russia, on the occas-
ion of an heir to the throne, has Is-
sued a manifesto remitting land, pur-
chase arrears. This affects one of
the larger classes of population lu
the eipplre and Its uenotir ; are ; Isc
extenUd to states in PolanJ.
PUBLIC LANDS SOLD
More Than Sixteen Million Acres Dis
posed of in the Last Year
WASHINGTON: Record* of the
public land office tor the fiscal jvar
ended Jnne 20, 1004, Just eooipleted.
show that 16,2»8,8S»2 acres of public
luuo.i were disposed of during ttic
year, *s compared with 22.650.92S
acres last year. Tlie total ca*h re-
ceived for tufuce lands was $R.795.S{t3.
as compared with $10,557,018 last
year. The number of entries was J72.-
837. These figures indicate, accord
lng to officials of the land office, that
the public land boom of last year is
subsiuing somewhat. I*a»t year was
the leoord In two years, and the pres-
ent Is next highest in number of
acres disposed of by the government.
Lands were taken up In twenty-four
states aud four territories. North
Dakota l^d In the number of acres
and Oregon in the r.mount of csm
received. In North Dakota 1,758,551
acres were disposed of. th^ money t
received for ttat same being $1 224,- ;
218. In Oregon 1.170,533 acre* were i
taken np and $1 442,570 rece'-'d for j
tfae same. ,
Caused Hi* Sort-io Law * Arrest
KINGFISHER: Alva Smith of
Parv.u, was arretted on a warrant
sworn out by James Noltie, Smith’*
father-in law. The young man . Is
charged with perjury in swearing
falsely to the probate judge regard
lug his bride's age. when he secured
the marriage lic'-nne. Noltie claims
bis daughter I* but thirteen years of
age. while on the record her age is
given as eighteen years.
RIGID FOOD INSPECTION
Chemical Examination of Foreign
Food Stuffs to be Made
WASHINGTON: A chemical lab-
oratory for the examination of im-
ported food products will be opened
hi the appraisers stores building of
the treasury department In New
York by tho department of agricul
ture September 3. This is the first
of a number of laboratories to be In-
stalled to inspect the importation of
foreign f'xwls.
, Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the bu-
rca’i of chemistry of the department
of agriculture, declare* that it la the
Intention of tbe department now to
make more rigid Inspections of food
stuffs. Eighty per cent of the Im-
portation of food arrive la New
York. Samples from each cargo
hereafter will be taken direct from
the appraiser to the laboratory, obvi-
ating the delay of requiring samples
by the *‘-cr*tary of agrtcuitare Dorn
the secretary of the treasury and tbe
tran»a>i*2lon of there rxa.p>- to
WaiLingtom for aia'/Ht.
Special |r.*tructicn* Regarding Del-
ware-Creek Lands
TAHLEQUAH The commDfcion to
the five civilized tribes has made a
new ruling for the Cherokee land of-
fice, as follow*:
‘'Cherokee* detlring to file on lands
purchased from Delawares will not be
given preferred right* of admission to
the Cherokee land office
“Allottees desiring to file on land
acquired from Delaw'are ( herokees.
under the act of eongres* of April 21.
HK»4. will not be permitted to make
application for land until improve-
ment* have beeo appraised by the
United States Indian agmt, and pay-
ment made thereof at the appraised
valuation.
“Applicant* for enroll-nent whose
fHillTWt has no! yet been approved
hy the *«retary of the interior will
not be permitted to file on land **x
cept for the purpose of beginning con-
test proceedings, and then only for
| the land to be Involved in the con-
test.”
Will Make a Handsome Profit
WASHINGTON: Officials of th<
war departiner'. have been notified
by the Guarantee Trust company of
New York and Philippine depositor?
in the United States that >f. 1.
T urn or, the Oklahoma C Ity, Okla
banker, who was award-d the Issue
of three million* of Philippine bond*
ha* deposited the amount of hi* libl.
The trust company was dirix-G-d to
turn the bonds over to Harvey Fiski
ft Sou* of New York, who will tram-
fer them to Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner
had arranged for tbe sale of nearly
the entire Issue lieforc he submitted
hi* bid. and It I* understood that he
will realize a substantial profit
Wh«n here he t-ahl t.iat while he
wiaild place a large i«rt of the Is
*ue in New York, some or the bonds
would be taken by western banks and
trust companies.
Closed for Twenty Years
SOUTH McALKSTER: Aft-t
lying idle for nearly twenty year
the Savanna coal mines are to Ik* r*
opened. The Ka\anna mines wn.i
at one time the largest in Indian T^i
ritory. being operated by the Mi-
souri Faclfic railroad, and Bavann.
was one of tbe largest and mo*'
promising towns Hlong the Miw-our
Kansas A- Texas railroad. The daily
output of coal waa nearly ^*0 ‘art
and being of the *ame u\«J
quality of the McAleater coal, com
man-led ready sale. In 1887 au ex
ploaioa occurred In the mines, i<
which about tweuty iniuers war-
killed. The miners who escape ! ro
fused to coutlnuc work, so the mine?
were closed, and have never bee;
reopened. ’ A* u
Rear Admiral John C. Watson ha?
been placed on the retired lint of th
navy, having reached the age limb
of slxty-two years.
More Good Boy* and Pretty Girl*
CHECOTAII: This town claims tc
ue the home of morp strictly moral
young men than any other in the In
iiian Territory Ont of twenty-five, it
D said that seventeen have n?vet
used tobacco in any form, and at lea*!
ten have never taken a drink ot
liquor, although tlie temptations al
Checoiah are equal to those of any
other territory town. An unusual
percentage of pretty and attract!?*
young women is another boast of «.if
town, and few have dared to question
the assertion, however skeptical somi
may be In regard to the habit* o!
the young men.
A new school Wilding to cost ?>
UU0 will l»o constructed at the Chi loco
Indian school. Tb-j commissioner o
ludlan affair*. Mr. Jone>-. ha* ap
proved the plans and the contract will
be let during the next week.
FOLLOWERS OF MRS. NATION
Kan*** Women Get Their Hatchets
Out and Raid Joints
CUBA, KAfi : Mrs. E. I. FT»e* and
Mrs William McDonald, the wives of
two of tbe mott prosperous aud re-
spected citizen* in this town, quietly
wen* Into tbe joint run by Benjamin
Hull and began smashing everything
In right. They completely demol-
ished th«- bar and fixture*. broke
er- r> bof«- II tbe Ire- box and opened
every keg. allowing the content* to
run onto the floor and Into the street
After completing tbHr work of do-
struct!"* there, they *«• joined l»y
about twenty five other women, and
tbe entire party ntarted on tbe raid
of the other four Joint* with hatchet*.
Everything In at these place*
waa rx’iabed.
Dates Set Back
SOUTH Me A LESTER: William P
Freeman, clerk of the court of up
peal*, has issued tie follow lug unties
to the attorney* of the territory: “Th--
September term. HH>4, of the United
State.? court of appeals, iu the Indiai
Territory, which meet* regularly or
the- fourth Tuesday of September. w1!i
be adjourned until Monday, October
17, at which time the business of the
regular September trim. 11*04. of this
court will he taken up. If you have
business requiring your pres* nee a'
said September term you need no*
attend until Monday. Otcober 17
1904."
By order of Chief Justice Raymond
the court of appeal* for Indian T«?rrl
tory will not meet until October 17th
at which time argumenla will be heard
and decision* handed down.
Three special ears containing m°r*
than three hundrde bomaaacker* ar*
making a tour through Texas. Arkan
*aa and the territories. The part:
It In charge of tbc Frisco Imrnigr*
tlon agent.
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