The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-13

Messrs. Sherman, Curtis and Lit
tie as the possible conferees for the
house.
1t is understood that there will
be no contest over the pending
provisions allowing the Dawes
commission to revise the tribal
rolls, and opening the Comanche.
KiOwa and Apache reservation.
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No change is noticeable, as to
contention of the rejected citizen
ship claimants. 1t now appears
as it has for the past two weeks,
that they will be given the right to
appeal to the court of appeals at
st. Louis.
There will be a sharp contest in
the conference committee over the
provision relating to the fraudu-
lent Greek warrants.
Some parties are here who claim to
be the innocent holders for value
of these warrants to the amount of
several thousand dollars. The SEN
ate adopted an amendment empow-
ering them to sue for their pay
ment in the court of claims.
They will ask the conference
committee to adopt a further pro-
vision authorizing the secretary of
the interior to investigate by a
special agent, the question as to
whether or not they are innocent
holders for value, and in the event
of such finding, to provide for
their payment out of the original
$500, 900 appropriation.
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Second Chief ROlly Mcintosh
has just arrived in Washington
from the Greek nation. He comes
to defeat any legislation looking to
the payment of the fraudulent war
rants. He has employed the firm
of Stuart, Lewis, Gordon & Ruth
erford to represent the nation, and
every effort will be made to pre-
vent the committee from taking
any action in the matter.
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A story was sent out to some of
the western papers last week to
the effect that a number of the
tOwnsite delegates rushed home to
announce their candidacy for
mayor, as soon as the Curtis bill
was reported, and it was learned
that mayors are given jurisdiction
cO-extensive with United States
commissioners. The story is un-
true, harmless and amusing. In
the first place, every townsite del
egate here knew of the amendment
when it was adopted by the COM
mittee, and long before the bill
was reported; and in the second
place, the delegates are here now,
as they have been, in the discharge
of the duties of their various mis-
sions.
This incident gives me an oppor-
tunity of saying what l have
wanted to say since my connection
with the Indian Territory papers,
and that is: The whole area of
the United States cannot produce
more magnificent body of men
than the Indian Territory has sent
to Washington to- guard the inter
ests of her people. In saying this
know exactly what l am saying,
and | am glad to say it. l have
met these men on all occasions,
Individually and collectively. They
are able, patriotic, energetic and
progressive men, and they seem to
be filed with the common purpose
! of doing the most good for all the
people of their country.
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Judge James E. Humphrey, OF
Purcell, has received from the At
torney General the appointment as
assistant district attorney for the
southern district of the Indian Ter
ritory. Judge Humphrey has rep
resented Purcell as townsite dele
gate at this session of congress,
and he is one of those men OF
whom write, in the preceding
paragraph.
He will leave at once to enter
upon the discharge of the duties Of
his Office.
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Judge NJ. NJ. Beavers, ex-UniteC
States commissioner at Chiekasha