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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-19

WITH all That goes 10 make acity ofthat SIG.
Il Is lIshsed WITH electricity. has 5co-oar-
rel per day souriDg mil. 81 so-tcn PER day
cotton seed cal mill. local and long distance
telephone, tso wholesale grocer. stores ten
retail grocery stores, eight dry goods stores
four geuts furnishing stores. four hardware
and implement houses four lumber yard,
three hank, I've drug stores, tHo ieweiry
stores. one steam carpenter sLop, three ho-
telss lodging houses and restaurants in.nuna-
iers, together with al shops Of blsekaniths,
boot and shoe etc, thai go 10 make up a
growing. pushing ciiy. il has six church
5uilciags, wiih stated preachers, two school
buildings in which school 4 maintained ev
erF year.
The people Of tie city and surrounding
country are intellectual and cultivated peo-
PIE, gathered from nearly every state in the
Union. No better people exist anywhere
TIE city Is incorporated, has mayor and
board Of aideFInel, and iaw and order pre-
vail here ~ in older states and communities.
BusinEss j. carried on, debts are collected
offences aeaiust morality o. any disorder or
esime PUNISHED, the ssme g in The states.
Don't tllIak that because tins is the INDIAN
Teruto-v that tlse people are outlaws and
that 80 S Agiid and woolly." The "InGi-
rn.'' II This vicinity are among our mos. res
pected people-psogrl ssiye, educated and
-saaed. These are The Indian Territory
-Indiaa.~ The reservation indian i' not
tlis same. yet be is peaceaiie and fast cifil-
izins. Your Life. your property and-yo
earning. are as safe here - in 4he Oldest
state IN the uion-
Tie eity Of Cbicka'hais improving very
fast. having deubied IT, population in the
past Us months. Brick and stone buildings
are going up all tie time. Prices OF prop
. olty ars advancing al the time.
II you want to keep up with his country :
deyelopemeut send zdoilar Tor the Wee2ly
Express. one year, and you wIll get it az.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-19
FIXING The TIME OF OPENING
Quotations From the Law
Setting Forth the Time
Eor Opening Kiowa
Reservation.

We are often asked when will
the Kiows and COmanche reser-
walton open. In answer to this
we do no more than quote from
ths Law passed by the last con
gress asd approved by the Presi-
dent June 6, 1900. That law
says:
That oil Allotments of said land
shall be made under the direction
OF the Secretary Of the Interior 10
said Indians within ninety, days
from the passage Of this Act, sub-
ject 10 the exceptions contained
in article fuoT Of said treaty; pro-
'vided, That the time for making.
sllesments shall In no event be
extended beyond six months from
passage of this Act.
Another question that Is often
asked us: Will townsites be
established and surveyed when
the land is opened for settle
ments. In answer TO this we
again quote the law.
"When said allotments OF land
shall have been selected and taxi
en- as aforesaid and approved by
the Secretary of the Interior, the
titles thereto shall be held in
trust for the allottees, respective
ly. for the period of twenty FIVE
years, in the time and manner and
to the extent provided for in the
act of congress entitled "An act
to provide for allotment of land
in severalty to Indians on the var
ious reservations, and to extend
the protection of the laws of the
United States and Territories
over the Indians and for other
PURPOSES" approved February
2S. 1891.
sand at the expirations of said
period of % years the titles there
to shall be conveyed in fee simple
to the allotees or the heir, free
from all incuberances.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-19
READ AND REFLECT OK 1T.
The Surrounding Territory Re
fleets the Productiveness of
the Kiowa and Comanche
Reservation.
THE RESERVATIONS.

The Indian reservation is located be-
tween the washitas river on tine north and
Red river on the south and between the
9sth meridian Of west longitude on the east
and north Fork or Red river on the west,
aud contains IN round numbers, 4.OOoO0oO
acres. From this win be deducted about
one million acres taken up by the noun
tains, and like amount to be allotted 70
the indians, leaving about two million acres
10 be thrown open To white settlers. The
lands occupied BY the mountains Is only
available for grazing purposes and rich 10
gold. silver, Gin and coal. These are stisi q
be developed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-19
WELL wATERED.

. The lands :outsids Of The mountains are
undulatyng prairie, well watered with NV
ius streams Of water Is found BY digging At.
depths .of twenty 10 thirty fset. All rhs
streams bear more or less fringe Of tim
Der, willis lasKs areas are covered with
growth OF mssquite trees, timber which
make good fence posts and Ia excellent
fuel, Other sections and some streams bear
a growth Of timber large enough TO saw into
lumber. Any or all Of these timber LANDS
are productive, and win make fine farms.
By an act Of congress approved June .,
1900, the above reservation Is to be opened
10 settlement. On the north side OF this
reservation Is another known IS the Wichita
reservation, which may be included at the
same time. but this Is not yet known. The
law opening the reservation. provides that
the allotments shall be made in from three
to six months, and makes IL lhe duty OF the
President to issue a proclamation opening
the country within six months after sbe al
lotmeuts are made. 1t is not likely that
the President will take the six months, and
and he may issue his proclamation immedi-
etely after the allotments are made. Thus
il may be seen the lands may lie open at any
time from the early spring to summer ol
naxf wear
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-19
pRoDUCTIvENEss.

There need be no doubt of the product
iyeness of these lands. They have been
tried in every quar.er with result that has
produced 20 to 20 bushels Of wheat, and 40
to 80 bushels of corn per acre. These cropa
have been raised by farfIers living on In
dian lands. The valleys Of the washitl, OF
Cache creek, Beaver and other streams are
more or less cultivated every year, and al
ways give good returns. Tee uplands are
productive Of all cereals. and.afford the fin
est grazing in the world.
The lands TO be opened to white settle
ment, aster the Indian has taken his allot-
ment. win give comes to nearly 10000 fami-
lies. The price Of these lands will be Sl.25
per acre, payable at the end Of five years
residence. No better chance to get home
in this superb climate viii ever be known
again. The climate is all that can be desir-
ed, being happy medium between the hot
climate Of Texas and the cold climate Of
Kansas or Missouri The days are never ex-
cessiyely hot, nor the winter excessively
cold. in summerddays the mercury seldom
goes above a hundred, while the nights are
invariably cool. In winter the mercury
seldom goes below zero, and then for only a
day or two.i The reservation has one line Of
railroad on is northern border, following
lie WasAita river, with two more surveyed
ard viii probably be built before the OPEN
ing, which will give market facilities equal
to an older country.
CHICEASUA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-19
CHICKAsHA.

Chiclsa.ha, Indian l.Terrltory, lies Two
mile. east Of the eastern border of this In
dian reservation, and is a city Of 1000 people,
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TWO BOLD R0BBERIES.
(CONCLUDED FROM FIRsT PAGF

open and robbed of their contents, the most
valuable of which was the Waco Memphis
through pouch, containing a large number
of valuable packages. A physician was sent
for and it was found that Dennis was alive
but unconscious. An ugly wound in the top
of his head told the story. Two hours after
he was taken to the hospital he revived
enough to give the details of the robbery
Just as the train parted at Bassetts tank
Dennis went into the vestibule of the mail
car to stir up the fire. When he opened the
vestibule door he two men standing by
the stove, one of whom dealt him terrible
blow over the head with heavy fire SHOW
then quickly beaten into a senseless condi-
ton He knew nothing more until he was
removed to the Texarkana Hospital. He is
in critical condition.
Examination OF the car showed that the
robbers gained entrance by crawling
through small trapdoor through the floor
of the vestibule. In the vestibule is crank
with which a person can uncouple the car
from another, and it was the intention of
the robbers to disconnect and get control of
both cars, 1t is believed. 1t is impossible to
tell what the robbers secured, but 1t is be-
lieved they made a good haul. Officers are
on the trail, but there Is little to work on.
as the men could have left the car at three
different places before the train arrived
here.
Word reached here at noon that two sus-
poets have been arrested at Naples, near
the scene of the robbery but none of the
stolen packages were found. Dennis is an
old and trusted mail clerk.
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JURORS CANNOT AGREE
HOPELESsLY DIVIDED AS TO MISS
MORRIsoN's GUILT.
Say They Have stopped Balloting
Yet Judge Sainn Refuses to
Discharge Them.

ELDORADO, Kan, Dec. 13.-Judge Shinn
sent the Morrison jurors to their hotel at
$50 o'clock tonight. and instructed them
to resume their deliberations at $50 o'clock
tomorrow morning. The twelve men have
informed the court that they are hope
lessly OF different minds as regards Miss
Morrisons guilt. and that they have
stepped balloting in the jury room.
Judge Shinn will give no intimation as
to the length of time he will permit the
Jury to deliberate. 1t is considered likely
that he will let them stay out the remainder
of the week.
Miss Morrison's day was without incident;
Her family, as usual, was with her, and
a few other friends called. She is given
special privileges which the other pris-
oners in the Butler county Jail DO not
enjoy. She looked and apparently felt as
well to-day as ever. She is bearing up
remarkably we'll
The prisoners brother, teacher, who
had left his school in a distant city TO
attend the trial, returned home to-day,
having given up hope of verdict
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NEW YORK, Dec. 13-Arrived: Majestic,
from LIVERPOOL; Spaarndam, from Rotter-
dam. Sailed La Bretagne, for Havre;
Friedrich der Crosse, for Bremen, via
Southampton
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 13.-Arrived: Cor
inthian, from Portland, for Liverpool: Bel
genland, from Philadelphia. for Liverpool.
and proceeded. Sailed Lake Champlain,
from Liverpool, for Halifax.
LIVERPOOL, Dec 13.-Arrived: Teu-
tonic, from New York; New England, from
Boston, via Queenstown. Sailed: VAN
couver, for Portland, Me.
GLASGOW, Dec. 13.-Arrived: Astoria
from New York; Carthagenian, from Phila-
delphia; Hibernian. from Portland.
CHERBOURG, Dec. 13-Sailed Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, from Bremen and
Southampton. for New York.
SAGRES, Dec. 13.-Passed: Montserrat
from New York, for Cadiz, Barcelona and
Genoa.
LIZARD. Dec A. S:35 a. m.-Passed: La
Gascogne, from New York, for Havre.
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 13.-Sailed: Amster-
dam, for New York, via Boulogne.
NAPLES, Dec. 13.-Arrived: Werra, from
New York and proceeded to Genoa.
FASTNET. Dec 13.-Passed: Cymric
from New York, for Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 13.-Arrived: ST
Louis, from New York.
BOSTON, Dec. 13.--Sailed Devonian, fol
LIVERPOOL
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CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
without the Mosquito territories reverting
10 Great Britain"
The Standard observes: England can
not possibly accept the Hay-Pauncefote
sulting to the people and government Of
the United States to assume that they
would either denounce the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty. but really without offering equit-
able equivalent, or contemplate the gross
ulegality OF disregarding 1t. There will be
time enough to consider the abrogation of
the treaty when Washington formally ten
ders a suggestion. which would certainly
be approached by Great Britain with every
desire to assist the United States TO carry
out project highly beneficial to American
commerce, but IL cannot be supposed that
We would abandon our treaty rights with
out solid consideration i'm return"
The Morning Post. after contending that
England, in negotiating the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty. was acting virtually as the repre-
sentative of all the maritime powers of the
world. says: Should the United States
denounce the treaty, there is no means
known to international law of upholding IL.
The only known method of inducing a state
- accept an obligation OF which 1t Is tired
1s the method of compulsion- That method
10 out OF the question, and will hardly be
proposed. but 1t will be open to Great
Britain alone OF in conjunction with other
maritime states to consider whether an
other canal. not under the control of the
United States. may be worth the making.
In this matter British interests are iden-
teal with the interests of all the maritime
powers save the United States"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-14

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 13.-The following
proclamation by Gen. Louis Botha has been
received:
'Whereas, / have been informed that the
enemy circulateS all sorts of wrong and
lying reports among the burghers about
the government and myself, our officers
and officials are charged to communicate
the following information to the general
public The Executive Council, after con-
sulting the state President of the Orange
Free State, has decided, in the interests of
our cause. to give leave of absence to our
state President with orders to go imme-
diately to Europe in order to assist our
deputation there In the work they have
before them. Vice President Schalkburger
has been sworn In according to law and is
now acting as state President. He is now
assisted by the state secretary, two men,
bers of the Executive Council. Lucas Meyer
and myself. and other officials; in short,
our government exists in the same way as
before and is now in my immediate neigh
borhood and in direct communication
with me.
Let the blood of our brave dead always
be a strong voice, inducing every burgher
TO fight for real liberty. We have nothing
left to lose but everything to win. Ihe
government Is most firmly decided to con-
tinue the struggle: L am convinced the
burghers will applaud the decision and
act accordingly until the end. Burghers
warned against the fine words used
by the enemy to deceive them and to make
them put down their arms. because, ac-
cordling to the proclamation of Roberts.
they Will all be transported to St. Helena
or Ceylon as prisoners of war. Our cause
however precarious. is not hopeless IL
every burgher only does his duty. The
Lord is sure to give a blessed end in His
own time and in His own way"
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ACCOUNTS TANGLED.
Shortage of the Late G.. II. Grifhths
May Reach S5OO,OOO.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 13-The shortage of
George r. Griffiths, deceased, clerk Of the
Board of Education for thirteen years. is
generally admitted to be at least $4,000.
Discrepancies between the annual reports
made to the State school commissioners
by the county auditor and the reports of
receipts made by Griffiths to the Board of
Education, show an additional shortage of
s345, S27. Whether all of this latter discrep-
ancy represents downright stealing or
whether there has been gross carelessness
in bookkeeping, is matter which is now
engaging the earnest attention of expert
accountants, who are at work on a formid-
able array of books.
The Enquirer says the defalcation will
exceed half a million dollars, and may
reach one million. This newspaper also as
serts that Griffths himself did not get
all the money, but was put into office
and kept there as the tool Of the real
looters Griffiths's death may prevent the
experts from ever discovering the true
amount Of the actual stealing.
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MANY PAPERS READ.
Charities and Correction Conference
Had a Busy Day.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY. Ind, Dec. 13.-At the
meeting of the State conference of chart
ties and correction, to-day, il was de-
cided to hold the next conference at South
Bend. next October. The sessions to-day
were largely attended At the morning
session, Mrs y. Heaggy. matron of the
Madison county asylum, and Mrs. H. Boeke,
matron of the Vanderburg county asylum.
read papers on THE Employment of Poor
Asylum Inmates" Mrs. Annie T.. Palme-
teer, police matron of Terre Haute read
a paper on Treatment of Women in Jail {"
James ID. Reed. OF South Bend, read a
paper on Township Poor Relief" Three
round tables were also held At the
States institution round table the fol-
lowing papers were read: The States Pris-
on Farm" by w. ii. Whitaker. OF Michi-
gan City; IAN Institution Backward" by
Alexander Johnson, superintendent of the
School for Predetermined at Fort Wayne:
Amusements for the Insane" by Miss
Mary L. Wilson, superintendent of amuse-
ments OF the Southern Hospital for the
Insane at Evansville. In the organized
charities round table papers We're read
by u. G. Weatherby. of Bloomington. and
Judge George Il. Cardwill and Mrs. Mary
T.. Austin, of this city. Short talks were
made by the Rev. j. Charles Smith. of
Alexandria: Ernest p; Bicknell, OF Chicago,
and C. L. Grout. of Indianapolis
In the meeting To consider the subject Of
Embarrassing. addresses were made bv
Amos w. Butler, secretary of the State
Board OF Charities; Mrs. Anna E PAL
meteer, of Terre Haute; Mrs. Deborah
Wall. OF Marion, and w. b. Streeter. State
agent for Children's Home Society. No
session was held this afternoon. and the
delegates visited the charitable and cor
rectional institutions located I'm Louisville
Jacksonville and this city. At the meet
Ing tonight, Alexander Johnson. of Fort
Wayne. read a paper on THE Need OF an
Institution for Epiieptics." and the CONF
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Indiana Obituary.

PLYMOUTH, Ind. Dec. 13.-The Rev.
Charles Temper. pastor of the Catholic
Church in this city. died this morning. lie
was born in Putnam county, Ohio. and was
for many years priest at Attica Ind He
came TO Plymouth two years ago. His
death was the result of complication of
diseases caused by the removal of a cam
cerous growth in his throat a few months
ago.
LAPORTE, Ind, Dec. 13.-Mrs. Lucy Car
penter. wife of ira S. Carpenter business
manager of the Michigan City News. died
suddenly this afternoon, aged sixty years.
She prominent in religious and social
circles, and Is survived by two daughters
Mrs. Frank Middleton. of Chicago. and
Mrs. II. l.. Shut. Of Buffalo. n. Y.
RICHMOND. Ind. Dec. l3-Mrs. Mary
Tappy, aged eighty-three years, died to-
day. Seven children survive her.
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convicted OF granddaughter for the killing
OF James r. Meek
William S. Huler, a Boonville miner:
twenty-five years old. was fatally injured
yesterday by the premature discharge OF
a shot
Homer Houser, of Bowling Green, o..
was instantly killed yesterday In the
Geneva oil field Jay county, by the burst
ing of bull wheel. He was to have been
married Jan. %.
The Knox County Fair Association di-
rectors, at Vincennes, elected the follow
ing officers: President. NJ. j. Niblack; sec
rotary, j. ID. Williams; treasurer, H. A
Foulks: superintendent, j. b. Kelso.
The Wayne County Commissioners yes
terday awarded the contract for county
supplies for 1901 to Levy Brothers, of H.
dianapolis. for about $500 less than the
tender of any of the other four bidders
c. A Routledge, of Evansville, is missing.
His wife has received letter saying he in
tended TO drown himself. Since receiving
Ii she has been informed by London
law firm that he is heir to a share of
ELS. 900 in an English estate recently dis
tributed.
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proved unfortunate however, and from the
first of the year 1893 UP until the time of
the discovery of his defalcation he had
appropriated ID his own use funds of the
company amounting TO nearly $4,000.
His scheme was an original one and hard
10 detect. The order deposited its funds
n the Newark bank and then after they
had been divided part of the funds-the
relief fund-was transferred by system
OF orders issued by the bank to a national
bank IN New York Mr.. wilson's scheme
was 10 take the transferred check or or
ders issued by the Newark bank, and in
stead OF depositing them TO the credit of
the order IN the New York bank ne would
deposit them in another bank 20 his own
private credit. 1t would naturally be sup
posed that the auditing committee of the
order, which made its annual examination
OF the company's books and funds last
June. would have discovered the shortage
OF the defauIting treasurer Especially
that the auditing committee always re-
CURED a statement of the amount Of de-
posits and the paid checks from each bank
In which the order had its money.
HOW HE ESCAPED.
These statements and Cancelled orders
were as usual sent to the auditing COM
mittee last June. but fortunately for Will
son the paid checks were simple Cancelled
by a stamp cutting the word paid in
q great many orders were paid during
the first Of July Wilson took a sufficient
number Of them to make up his defalca-
ton and added them to the June orders
and the committee which audited the ac-
counts of the treasurer. not having the
means Of knowing that all the Cancelled
orders had not been paid during the month
of June, did not discover anything wrong
with Wilson's accounts.
A number of the officers of the company
maintain that the bank which accepted the
warrants of the order and placed them to
Wilson's private account can be held re-
sponsible for the amount so accepted by
them. and In any event they say the order
will not be loser on account of the detail
cat ons, as the security given by Wilson
Is ample to cover the amount Mr.. Linn
was called upon by Journal reporter
last night, but declined to either affirm
or deny the above story.
SOME STATISTICS.
The order has a membership of over
1000, and its death losses have amounted
to over a half million dollars yearly for
q number of years.
The Investigation of the orders
condition has been conducted by an expert
accountant from the auditor of states Of
fee and his report verifies the fact beyond
all doubt that the liabilities of the COM
pany will exceed 100000 and that its tangi-
BILE assets will amount TO less than, $50. o00
3he assets of the company depend largely
upon the assessments made upon the men,
bers OF the order.
1t Is understood that the receiver has
practically been agreed upon, but meme Of
the state officers or officers of the order
will mention his name.
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AT THE REFoRMAToRY.
and Legislative Com
mittee Inspect the Institution.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PROFESSIONALLY, Ind, Dec. 1S.--The
legislative committee. composed of Senator
Gcodwine. Of Williamsport, and Repre-
sentatives Artman. of Lebanon. and James,
of Greencastle, accompanied by Governor
elect Durbin, arrived at the Reformatory
lest night and spent the entire morning go
ing over the reports and books of the in
stitution. This was done in most thor
ough manner, no detail, however small, be-
ing overlooked. Governor Durbin, especial
ly, was interested in making most search
ing investigation, and went about the work
in a most systematic manner
After the work was completed the COM
mitteemen concurred with Governor Dur
bin in his praise of the institution and its
anagement. They were thoroughly salts
fed with the progress of work on the new
dollhouse. They left this afternoon for
Bloomington.