The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02

for any period not exceeding six years,
the contract therefor to be executed IN
triplicate upon printed blanks PROVIDED
by the tribal government and before
the same become effective it snail pc
approved by the principal chef and
a copy filed in the office of the clel
of the United States court at Wewoka
mo lease of any coal, mineral, coal
OIL or natural gas within said nation
shall be valid unless made with the
tribal government by and with the con-
sent of the allottee and approved by the
secretary of the interior.
Should there be discovered on any
allotment any COAL mineral, coal oil, or
natural gas, and the same should De
operated so as to produce royalty, one
half of such royalty shall be pald 70
such allottee end the remaining halI
into the tribal " eaSury until eXtlnSulSn-
ment of tribal government, and the lat
ter shall be used for the purpose OF
equalizing the value of allotments, and
if the same be insufficient therefor, or
any funds belonging to the tribe upon
extinguishInent of tribal government
NAV be used for such purpose, so that
each allotment may be made equal IN
value as aforesaid.
The townsite of Wewoka shall be con-
trolled and disposed of according to the
provisions of an act of the general
| council of the Seminole nation. approved
April %, 1897, relative thereto; ana on
| extinguishment of the tribal govern
| ment deeds of conveyance shall issue
| to owners of lots as herein provided for
| allottees and all lots remaining unsold
| at that time may be sold in such man
| ner as may be prescribed by the Secre-
| tary of the interior
Thus the time is rapidly approaching
| when the last vestige of Indian govern
ment land will have been extingu1Sned
| the United States, will be obliged &c
| take his chances of survival with the
! white man.
Captain Adna G. Clark, of Kansas,
! who commanded company H of the ia
| nous Twentieth Kansas regiment IN
| the war with Spain, is a candidate for
| a Heutenancy in the regular army Sen
| ator w A. Harris has presented the
| matter to the president and is urging
| his appointment. Captain Clark IS rec
| commended by the entire state delega-
| ton in congress.
! 1t does not seem possible that PreS1-
| dent Roosevelt can secure harmony be-
| tween the two sections of his party or
the reciprocal issue, and he may not DC
able to do this on the shipping subsidy
scheme In one case, as in the other
| selfish. personal and corporate inter
ests run counter to the general Well
being of the country, and to bring thesf
two together is about easy task as
| it would be to mix oil and water.
| Attorney Everett p. Hanna, the Kan
sas man who is figuring conspicuous,
| as assistant attorney for the govern
| ment trying the Schley-Sampson con
| troversy before the court of inquiry II
Washington, has been connected witt
the navy department for twelve year
or more For some time he was in tn
legal bureau of the department but il
late years has been chief clerk OF tn
Judge advocate generals office. HI
salary is $500 year.
Washington Star: cit is said tina
whiskers are going out of style L
Texas. 1t will be some time before tn
Lone Star sta tie is allowed to set tn
fashions for Kansas"
Mr.. and Mrs L. L. MARCEL. of High
land, Kas., were guests at the Nor
| mandie hotel this week.
L. WILLIAM THAVIS.