Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-09
TANGLE
Over Greer County
Grows Complicated.
INDIANS MAY LAY CLAIM TO THE
,.SD IN THE DISPUTED
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mrr oNnrn Drr VIM
THE ORDER DELAYED
The Cuban Question Gives senator
Chance to blake an Unpleasant
Drive at senator sherman.

washington, April s.-(Speciai,) y
Again the Greer county business Is
very much tangled. The house COM
mittee on judiciary this morning took
up the bill the valuation OF the court
proceedings OF the courts OF Greer
county and expects to bring the bill in
to the house tomorrow or next day.
The bomb thrown into the situation by
Delegate Flynn OF Oklahoma. who de-
clarcs that the law provides for the in
clusion of Greer county into the public
domain of Oklahoma has been the
cause of much discussion today among
those membera of congress interested
in the matter. DELEGATE Flynn and
Representative Lacey OF Iowa. chair
man of the house committee on public
lands, met accidentally this morning at
the general land office and with the
commissioner of the land office had n
long consultation over issues Involved.
Every one seems TO admit that Dele
gate Flynn is right and that II Greer
county belongs unreacrvedly to the
United States that II IN part OF the pub
lie domain Of Oklahoma and subject to
free homestead settlement
The claim Of the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Indians to land, however, raises
an objection In the way OF free homes
AZ is generally known these Indian
tribes claim all the Fort Sill country.
which naturally now embraces Greer
county suit is pending in the court
OF claims from the Indians demanding
that their rights TO the Fort Sill coun-
try BIO recognized. They claim that Il
was granted to them before the liio-
was, Comanches and Apaches were
given temporary residence thereon and
that their claim has never been fully
satisfied. When the matter came he
fore him several years ago Secretary
Hoke Smith decided that the Choctaws
and Chlckasaws had no claim whatever
TO the lands, but he gave his consent
TO the trial Of their cause IN the court
OF claims. where IL Is now pending The
Indians win undoubtedly soon file a
bill including Greer county in their
original claims. OF course n the suit
Is decided against the government and
II Is forced TO pay the Indians for the
lands It Will naturally require payment
In turn from settlers thereon, unless
legislation Is enacted granting free
homes upon all lands in Oklahoma.
May InJure TexarIann.
Washington. April Especial. )--yt
was not generally noted that In the
consideration OF the postonice appro-
priation bill. the senate adopted an
amendment which not only accomplish
es what u Is intended to do and puts
an end to the consolidation OF post
Offices located In different states but af-
fects several offices situated on state
border lines The amendment was aim
ed at the recent ciyil service order OF
the postoiiice department making all
suburban Offices substations to the CEN
trail postohices. IT. however, affects
several cities peculiarly The city OF
Texarkann is located on the boundary
line between Texas and Arkansas. 1t
would under ordinary circumstances
be two postofilces. but the postofiice
department. in order TO give it's citi-
zens a free delivery system, has
agreed to consider the Offices one and
the two cities one. Separated they
would not be entitled to free delivery.
IL the postoffice appropriation bill Is
passed as 1t left the senate. not only
will the Texarkana postoiflce be d.
vided but its free delivery system Will
be abolished.
EcIsies Is InverfiEattng.
Washington. April s.--ispecial. 1.-THE
comptroller OF the currency stiil delays
issuing the order designating Houston
as n national bank reserve city. Mr..
Eckles has stated repeatedly to the Ga
zette correspondent that he looks upon
the request with favor and will prob
ably grant 1t. but that he intends to do
so with no undue haste and also In
tends TO look Into the matter fully.
The fact that Dallas is likewise an APP
plicant for such a designation forces
him Mt least to be circumapect In what
ever he does. The prospect still seems
very favorable for Houston but there is
no definite statement 10 be made as to
when MI. Eckles will act.
Representative Hutchinson left this
morning to take his family TO Old
Point Comfort for the benefit OF Mrs.
Hutchcsons health. He expects TO re-.
turn In few days
James N. Gray was today appointed
postmaster AZ orchard. IN Fort Bend
county. Vice John 4. Graves, resigned.
Appror..'in lions Withdrawn,
Washington. April s.-The District
OF Columbia appropriation. which was
recommifted TO the committee on ac-
count OF aid carried by II to charitable
institutions. was today considered by
that committee and remodeled so far M
Il applies to private Institutions. The
question which caused so fierce Il con-
test In the house was disposed by a
very sweeping amendment All the
items for these Institutions which have
depended largely upon the government
for support were stricken from the
bill. IN place OF these appropriations
a sum Of $500. equal 70 the total OF
the various items. lg added for the re-
lief and care OF the poor and such
charitable and reformatory work as has
heretofore been provided for by district
appropriations to be expended by the
district commissioners under contract
by employing the public Institutions ~
the dihtrlet The amendment ends
WITH this clause.
That no part OF the money barein
a