The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-15

1AoAok9 courts Id the 1ndlan Terri.
tory, tue commissioners may instruct
the jury M to the law appliable tc
the case, and the jury shall be gov.
erned by such instructions In render.
ing their verdict, and the~ commits
saoner may, on motion, grant a new
trial II the verdict 10 contrary to the
law and the evidence. -
Thatin every criminal case before
q United States commissioners court
In the Indian Territory, when a Jury
10 demanded by the defendant, the
commissioner may, in his discretion,
appoint any one of the licensed at
torneys in the Indian Territory to
represent the United States In the
case, and may tax against the de-
fendant, IL he be found guilty, an at
torney's fee of s5, as N part of the
cost In the case.
That concurrent Jurisdiction with
the United States court In hereby
conferred upon the United States
commissioners in, their respective
divisions In the said Territory to en-
force the provisions of chapter 67.
entitled Forcible eLtry and cetain.
ers' of said Mansgeld's digest, here
tofore put in force in said Territory,
in all cases regardless of the value
OF the property in controversy, and
appeal shall be allowed in such
cases to the United States court In
said Territory, as in other casee.
That it shall not be necessary in
order to sustain an action for unlaw-
ful detainer in the Indian Territory,
under the provisions of Section 334s
of said Mansfield's digest for the
plaintiff to prove the relation of
landlord and tenant between him
and the defendant.
THAT all pleadings in civil actions
in the United States commissioners
courts in the Indian Territory shall
be written and subscribed to by tie
party or his attorney.
That each of said commissioners
may from time and in a manner not
inconsistent with any law of con-
gress or with any rule prescribed by
the judge of the district, make and
establish all proper rules which may
be necessary for the dispatch of
business.
That the United States commits
sfoners shall hold IL their respective
divisions ten regular terms of court
in each year.
THAT none of the provisions of
any set, or of any OF the laws of the
United States, or of the state of Ark
ansas, heretofore put in force In the |
Indian Territory, except SO far MS |
they. come in conflict with the pro-
visions of this act, are intended to |
ne repealed, or in any manner affect
ID by this act, but all such acts and
avs are to remain in full force and
affect in said Territory"
Major Albert E. Woodson, United
States agent for the Cheyenne and
Indians, has been ordered
% join his regiment, the 9th cavalry,
low stationed in Colorado, without
ielay. The removal of Major Wood
ION is the result of various charges
preferred against him which have
'een the subject of Investigation by
'pecial agents of the department for
he past three months. AT first it
vas announced that the report of
he special agents exonerated Major
Noodson and that he would be re-
aimed i'm his position. The recent
lction OF the department, however,
n recommending to the war depart
nent that he would be ordered to
DIN his regiment indicates that the
nvestigation did not completely ex-
nerate him of the charges made.
No action has yet been taken by
he secretary of the interior on the |,
recommendation of Commissioner
ones for the issuance of instruc-
ions to the Dawes commission
to the examination of an.
licants for citizenship and the right ,
applicants to employ counsel who
lay be present at hearings. The
ecretary still has the matter under
dvisement, but, as already stated
this correspondence, he 10 firmly
onvinced that some additional in :
along these lines are ab- I
'lutely necessary, and favorable | (
ction may be expected within the {
ext few days.
&fx
Mr.. j. o. Pool, an attorney of :
outh McAlester, has been i'm the /,
ty Tor the past week looking after
10 interest OF citizens who have
ZEN refused bearings hsfore the ,
awes commission. He i'm one of the
storneys who was prevented from