Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-11-25
THE PROPOSED RAID
Plenty Of Boomers Being Raised to
Invade the Wichita Country.
DECISION ABOUT ADOPTED INDIANS.
They Cannot BE Restored to American CIT.
issnship by United states Courts
Reeds Aspiration-Slx Mohsm.
mcdsns Ordered Deported.

one OF the 20 men who are raising .
colony Of 10000 boomers to take the
Wichita mountain country by storm,
has already enlisted nearly 100 men in
Wichita and surrounding towns. lie
is n forceful talker and carries samples
OF the Wichita mountain mineral with
him to reinforce his argument. lie
claims TO have at his command now in
Oklahoma and southwest Kansas 5000
men who will move upon the reserva-
tion at word. Speaking Of the expe-
dition yesterday, Capt. Hews said:
We understand that at the next session Of
congress the cattelnen and the New York min
Ing syndicate will make an effort to renew their
lease on this country and keep US out we
want 10 prevent that II possible But II we
cannot prevent 1t there will be repeti-
tion OF the Black hills seizure by the
people There Is mineral In the Wichita
mountains My partners have carload OF
surface gold-bearing quartz The people
are entitled to this mineral land. We have
proof that mineral district was surveyed by
the United States 80 miles long near where
Fort Sill now is In 1855 When the Indians
were sent down there they were placed on ag-
ricultural lands and 1t was not intended to give
them mineral lands We have a right to go In
there under the mineral land law OF lS72 and
form q miners company, secure our certlncates
on claims 1900 feet long and 300 feet to either
side Of vein from the secretary OF the organi-
zaton. to be afterwards approved through
regular channels. There Is no doubt OF our
right
A small part Of the mineral country
is in Greer county, Ok, and Hews says
that the people of Greer county are
anxious to break into the reservation
for the prospect of gold.
DECISION ABOUT ADOPTED INDIANS.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. ls.-A decision was
handed down by the United States
court Of appeals yesterday to the effect
that white person adopted into one
of the civilized tribes Of Indians cannot
be restored to American citizenship by
the United States courts. A divorce
suit brought about the question. In
1898 Jesse Raymond, Cherokee in the
Indian territory, married a white wom-
an, according to tribal ceremonies
Later he secured q divorce under
tribal laws. The wife claimed she had
been naturalized in 1894, and sued for
divorce in the United States courts. A
decree was granted, but the husband
fought it, claiming the courts had no
jurisdiction in the matter. twas car
ried to the court Of appeals, where the
decree was reversed and the case re-
manded to the lower courts with in.
structions to dismiss it. The ground
assigned for the decision was that the
United States court cannot naturalize
persons adopted by civilized tribes Of
Indians and therefore the tribe itself
had exclusive jurisdiction in the dis
pute.
SPEAKER REEDS ASPIRATION.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S Speaker
| Thomas B, Reed, Of the house, is said
to be an aspirant for the republican
nomination for the presidency in 1900,
and may resign from congress at the
end of the coming session and become
a resident OF New York. He wants to
become citizen Of the Empire state
to secure the backing of New York's
delegation in 1900 and thereby
strengthen his political hold. He
feels that he has won all the honors
that the speakership and the republic
an leadership OF the house can give
him He is tired of the speakers
chair, but he is politically ambitious.
He has longing eye on the white
house, and as New Yorker he would
be much nearer the goal of his ambi-
ton than If he remained Maine man.
SIX MonAMMEDANs ORDERED DEpoRTED.
NEW YORK, Nov. Is. The first polyg.
amists excluded under the existing i'm
migration laws were six Mohamme-
dams, who arrived on the steamer Cali
fornia, and who were yesterday ar
raigned before the special board of in
quiry at the Barge office here The
immigrants declared that they all be-
lieved in the Koran, which teaches
polygamy They were then ordered