Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-11

water front AZ L.: 80 that morning, had
thrown up two formidable rife pits.
hoisted the American flag. and were
offering armed and riotous resistance
against the combined authority OF city,
county and state on behalf OF their
self-constituted sovereign state of the
District OF Lake Michigan"
The police planned to make de.
mand for a formal surrender of the
handful OF men. first through the Lin
coin park police, and. II that plan
failed, through the high sheriff him
self. Governor" Niles accepted the
advice OF Park Oficer Walter Hayes.
and surrendered ere his diminished
force OF five men was still further re-
duced. There was a good deal OF shoot
Ing during the day, and when the
casualty list was made out II was found
that eight men and a girl had been
more or less hurt
statement of the Governments"
The war was over. for a time at least.
After his arrest Niles made state
ment: "l am the military governor of
said, "and was elected to that position
by the citizens of the district. What
are they going to do with us? A year
ago they couldn't find court to try
us in. Judge Kohsaat in the Federal
court ruled that he had no authority
to grant the release OF one OF our men.
who was held prisoner by force
which, by the way. was all that caused
us to surrender today. The Judge gave
as his reason that he had no jurisdic-
tion. One man was carted back to the
county Jail and then quietly let go.
We claim the ownership of the land
through right of discovery. The sur
vey of 1921 established the line OF the
state of Illinois. and there has been no
territory annexed to the state since
that time. There is a clause in the CON
stitution which gives people with the
standing we have the right not to be
inteTfered with when we are covered
by treaty, and we are covered by
. treaty. which the United States made
many years ago with Great Britain.
Why, they couldn't find court to try
us year ago, and they cant find one
now! They have been all through the
courts. and this is the net result of
their work. We claim we own approx
imately 1856 acres lying in the District
of Lake Michigan"
The End Not Yet.
What will happen next the future
alone will tell. Streeter was in Wash
ington as late as last April. demanding
that he be recognized as a duly elected
delegate TO Congress from The Dis
trict of Lake Michigan" He says he
will build a police court on his curl
ously acquired land-if his II be-and
that defensive force will be organized
forthwith Whether Streeter wins his
queer contention at the last; whether
Chicago wins, or whether the state OF
Illinois is victorious, THE District OF
Lake Michigan" will be pointed out by
future generations as one of the most
remarkable plots OF land In the whole
world
One OF the most essential equipments
Of the district is building. the sec
tions OF which are loaded on several
wagons and are ready to be put to-
gether in a moments notice. The only
drawback to this scheme is that the
police have not given Streeter time to
unload the sections and put them to-
gether. large furniture van Is the
principal government building II is
the capitol, executive mansion, state
department building, treasury building
and the home of most OF the other de-
partments. Entrance is gained through
the rear by means OF two gang plank
leading up to a gate. The gang planks
are lowered like a medieval d.Swbridge
to admit welcome visitors.