Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
SOONERS FAVORED.
Francis Holes Certain Individuals
Qual 4 ID for Home teads.
The TOBACCO ScH'HcLE DEBATED.
No Two Glasses In tn. vrrd- Seem to Be
Agreed on Any Schedules Of Rates
Francis Wants to Confer with
the Dawes c mmission.


the Dawes mmission.
WASHINGTON, Jan 5-Secretary
Franci, has inauyurated policy of
giving full qnaliicat os for entry to
those individuals who in good faith en-
tered the Cherokee outlet from the
east side, on which the Ponca, Usage
and Otoe and Missouri ami other In
dian reservations are located. This Is
. reversal of the rulings OF Secretary
Smith, who held that those vino made
runs from reservations are disqualified.
The new policy is laid down IN de.
cision in the case of Michael Brady,
John Fl. Mcdonald and John NJ, Danl
vs. Charles A. Williams overriding the
general land Office decision that en-
trance to the territory from tn Gage
reservation disqualified Brady from en-.
try. The proclamation issued 20 days
before the opening is held to have been
the guide controlling the entrance for
occupation and settlement, the reserva-
ton of strip OF land loo feet wide
around the entire tract, Of course in.
GLIDING the east 81 lie, is cited and the
proclamation accordingly made no in
hibition upon sett ers entering from
those Indian reservations or the 100
foot reservation. Secretary Franc s
holds that the route Travelled to get to
the strip did not disqualify persons
making the run from the lOO-foot strip
on the east side from making entry,
and that 1t is not within the power Of
the executive branch Of the govern.
ment to fix the disqualitications of one
making homestead entry. The only
theory upon which the secretary Of
the interior could possibly prevent per-
sons from making the run from these
Indian reservations was that under the
laws and treaties with the tribes white
people were not allowed, and could be
removed as trespassers. If in igno-
rance of this individuals actually did
get into the reservations. it is held that
they we're not disqualified and they
should be allowed homestead rights.
THE TOBACCO SCHEDULE DEBATED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The tobacco
schedule OF the tariff was threshed over
BY the representatives of various to.
bacco interests yes 'erday before the
ways and means committee with great
minuteness. Several branches Of the
business were represented, the native
growers, importers, manufacturers
using the native GODS, using Havana,
and those handling the Sumatra pro-
duct, Between these classes there was
much discord, no two of them being
agreed on any schedule of rates and
contradicting one another on questions
relating to the effects of the present
law, to rates of labor and cost Of pro.
duction and manufacture. The Ma
tional Association of Tobacco Manu-
facturers were represented by large
delegation, with its president, Moses
Krahn, of Cincinnati. for spokesman.
The association asked for duties of 5211
cents pound on all imported leaf to-
bacco, or not more than So cents on all
unstemmed tobacco and IS a pound,
with 95 per cent ad valorem on i'm.
ported cigars. Under any higher rates,
they declared, their business would be
ruined.
The principal representatives Of the
growers were Michael Tobin, Of Bald
winsville, N Y, and J. Fl. Van Dusser,
of Households, N. Y They asserted
that the native growers had made no
money under the Wilson bill and asked
for rates higher than those of the Nc.
Kinlev act GeorgeJ. Smith, of Kings.
ton, N. Y, spoke for the users of Su.
matra tobacco, land +. z. Gunby, former
ly of the port of Tampa, for the manu-.
facturers Of the Cuban products. 1t
was represented only five per cent. of
the Havana tobacco used as wrappers
had paid duty as such under the VIII
son law.
Chairman Dingley said before the
committee adjourned that tobacco be.
ing luxury was proper subject for
revenue, with incidental regard to the
interests Of manufacturers and grow.
ers.
TO DISCUSS THE CnoCTAw TREATY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. - Secretary
Francis has called a conference of the
Dawes commission for an early day at
his office. The object of the confer
ence is to enable the secretary to have
a personal interview with the mem.
bers and to consider the details Of the
Choctaw treaty with view to report.
ing the same to congress as soon as
possible. He also desires personally to
acquaint himself with the general
progress Of the work In which the
commission is engaged and to have
general conference regarding the ques-
tious involved in the dissolution Of the
tribal government Of the five civilized
tribes, as well as To discuss ways and
means of how best to facilitate affairs.
The conference will be held some time
this week,
One Of Four Held.
WICuITA. Kan. Ian. 5.-Frapk AL.