The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-03-20
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Oklahoma Will be Opened up for
Settlement ".
By Proclamation Of the President,
Within O Few Days.

Perfection Attained In the Plans for the
machinery OF tho New Armorod Cruiser
Maine--Capital Notes.
WAsHISaroN, March 19-All the papers
prepared at the Interior Department looking
to the opening up Of OklahomI are now be-
fore Presid ant Harrison, and it is expested
that within this W, @ he Will issue procla-
nation opening the country TO settlement.
At this time only about 9 900 900 ncres Of
land will be thrown p,n to settlement The
land that will be affected by the proclama-
tion lies In about tile mi Idle OF the Okla o.
ma country. Tue Chicago, Kansqs & N3-
braska railroad, now In course of 10 struc-
ton, runs ,ng the southwestern DO der,
and the Southern Kansas railroad through
4 It's eastern border com mission TO treat
with the Cherokee Iniiuus for the purchase
OF the Chero sec outlet will, II 10 thought,
be appointed sh0rtls aft r he procla a ion
Is issued. by the terms 4 tue law In regard
to settem snt, no one who takes possession
OF holding prior 10 the is Iinnce OF the
Presidents proclamation acquiresanv right.
On he contrary, by the express mlndate OF
the law itsclf auy ore whO m ies Il settle
ment prior % the proclamation OF the Presi-
dent not only forfeits his holding but isper-
petually deb ursd from acquiring title to
land 10 the Okanoma country
A repre eutative OF apromint mt engineer
ing firm Of Philadelphia, wh1 was present
at the opening of bi for building the ma.
chinery Of the armored uiser Mi @, gives
IL as his opinion aud tlat of his firm that
the specifications for the machin ry are the
most complete aud most perfect OF amy ma
chinery specifications tey la ever seen,
and that If they were given an order TO build
m. ,inery re sardles' of expense but to be
complete in every parii ular, thy would
unhe,itatln ;ly iaSe the Ma n IS sp,chca-
tions as mo lel This ia a des ,rvediy high
compliment TO the bureau OF steam engi-
neering, which prepared the specifications
and the design OF the machinery, and augurs
well for the success Of the Maine aud OF the
other vessels whose designs are now in
progress in that bureau.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has issued
circular stating that oil persons desiring
Eve cent nicke. pieces and one cent bronze
pieces can havj the same forwarded TO tn m
from the mint at Philadelphia to points
reached by express companies free of trans
portation, in sums Of twenty dollars, or
multiples OF that amount, upon receipt aud
collection by the superintendent Of that
mint Of draft upon New York or Phila-
dephia payable to hi order To points not
reached by express conplnies aud where
delivery under contract with the Govern
ment is titus impracticdble, the coin can, on
the same terms b. sent by re yistered mail.
The case OF Cross and White the embez
zling president and cashier OF the State Ma
tionai Bank OF Raleigh, N. C.. who fed u
Canada last spring with a large amount Of
toe banks money, will be argued before the
Supreme Court this week. w. r. Henry {
North Carolina lawyer, who appear for the
defendants, has raised n new and important
question OF State and Federal jurisdiction
which he will introduce in his argument
Monday is the Presidents quiet day, so fa
rs attending TO business not OF an executive
character Is concerned. 0nlya few privi
legged callers gained admittance 10 his priv
ate office yesterday. These were the Vic,
President Secretaries Blaine, Window and
Noble, Senator Allison, ex-senator Palmer
and General b. +. Butler No delegations
were admitted.