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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-07-20
SCARCITY OF WATER
AT Different Points Makes the
Contiguous Land Unfit for
Grazing, and Less Than Half
is of any Value Whatever for
Agricultural Purposes.



al Reno, Okla. July 20, 1901
Your correspondent has just re.
turned from an inspection trip.
through the lands to bs opened in
the TI Reno'district on August G.,
and has ascertained that the glow
ing accounts.sent put, of the mar
gelous richness of the lands are
gross exaggerations.
1t can be safely stated that out
of the 1900 sections to be allotted
in this district, less than one-half
are OF any value for agricultural
purposes. The much vaunted
promised land will produce inf
ni,ely more disappointments than
crops.
The Lawton district has been
segregated from this section, and
reports from there place the ratio
Of good land in about the same
proportion as here.
There will be approximately
about 1000 swimming numbers ia
each district, and the drawings
will be conducted separately. The
registration is expected to reach
l50.000, and the majority will
probably be registered at Lawton,
as the socalIed ''capital prize" is
located Ia that district. This will
reduce the chances Of winning at
that point and .correspondingly in
crease them here. Any numbers
in either district, that run over
5000. are ofvery doubtful value.
1t is imperative'for any one who
draws one OF the winning numbers
to have at least day in which TO
select his location. as the good
and bad lands are mixed through
out the territory TO be opened. A
valuable section in many instances
bordering worthless one. As
consequence, everyone should OBJ
tain some person here or at Law
ton to notify them by wire. the
day their name is draw1.
This will enable them to per-
sonally inspect the lands, before
fling on their selected claim. No
intelligent conception Of the value
of the lands, can be obtained from
the land Office maps, thai many
are depending upon, to guide
them in their selection.
A large coterie Of land "touts"
are ever in evidence 70 sell worth
less advice at boom figures, and
are expecting rich harvest from
those who are unable TO inform
themselves, as TO the value Of the
different allotments.
Many towns in the Indian Ter
ritory, have agents here, Offering
inducements TO any who fail TO
draw a number, to settle in their
The wisdom Of
his is very questionable. as 9
arge maj Of the hungry land
'sskers would not make a desir-
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There are about 1900 home
stesds subject 10 entry, half OF
which are in the FL Reno district
and hslfin the Lawton district.
OF course, any person drawipg a
number above 1000 in either dis
trict will draw blank, as the
numbers before him will have ex-
hausted the homesteads.
Applications for homestead en-
try Of said lands during the fret
sixty days alter August 6. cen be
made-only by registered applica-
ton and in the order established
by the drawing.
At each land office. commence
ing Tuesday, August 9, 1904, at 8
o'clock a. M, the applications for
homestead entry of those drawing
numbers / to 125 inclusive, for
that district, must be presented
anp win oe oon',ueieo :" ne
numerical order during the fret
aSs' anu tue app''es.'on " ''ose
drawing numbers 10 70 zoo In
clcsive. must be presented and
wiz be considered in their Dumer-
;-slord.r d,,;no ,be seco,s dsv
s.,, N :,
ana 90 on ~ 'na' 'a'' a""' al -
saic lands subject 70 entry under
the homestead law and desired
shereunder. have been entered. II
.av aonl;csn, fails 70 annear and
80 sI;..,;.a g. ..,x
P.''7n. "i' app'0 "
when the number assigned 70 MN
by the drawing is reschee, bis
right to enter will be passed until
~f,ar Aha annlic.tions assigped.for
-, A.. -. haaa a;.nas.a of
a 80" -
"neh nc "i'i DO gwen sno'no. 'p-
portnnity 70 make entry, fSiiing
in which dhe will be deemed TO
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PAGES 9 TO IA.

Gillian, who talks but rarely. said
that it was about time for party differ
ences to cease, and that the Independ-
ents did not seem to realize that the
Republicans were trying to help them
out.
That able orator Kaniho arose with
all his natural dignity and, talking en-
pose, stated that he was not in the
House to be led around by the nose by
Representative Robertson and could re-
ly on his own knowledge of law to bring
him through.
The bill finally passed its second read
ing and the House went to lunch. The
afternoon session went off smoothly,
good deal of business being satisfactor-
| lily carried through.
BUSINESS DONE.
! Report OF Committee on Public Lands
on House bill 80, relative to sewer sys-
tenn and recommending slight amend
| ments; also fixing annual rates, was or
dered printed.
| Public Lands Committee report re tho
alleged fraud in Mokulau-K ipahulu road
work found the only illegal transaction
was the employment of day laborers in
stead of contract workers. Approved
Public Lands Committee report on the
Peck road improvement in Olaa advised
that the necessary sum be granted. Ia
| bled.
| House bill Al relative to the naming OF
streets in Honolulu, passed its third
reading. Vote unanimous.
| An Act to provide for the PRONUNCIATION
of laws Robertson) passed the first
reading. Vote unanimous.
| House bill 81, relative to the amend
ment of the penal laws for 1887, passes
Its third reading; 1S-6.
| House bill S. relative 10 the employ
| ment of American citizens on public
| works. came up for third reading and
was referred back to the Judiciary Com
mittee to be there considered in con-
junction with Senate bill %, dealing with
the same subject.
Senate bill 26 came up for third read
ling, which was deferred for the Judiciary
Committees report on the merchants
protests The bill relates to the attach
nent of personal property.
Senate bin 6, relating to the protection
of forests, came up for third reading.
| Indefinitely postponed
House bin IS fixing the penalty on
procureurs. lessees etc, was referred to
the Committee on Public Health.
House bill 50, entitled An Act to Pro-
vide for Action and Damages for Wrong
full Death" passed on its second read
ing.
The bill 10 authorize the use OF both
English and Hawaiian in the Circuit
Court passed its second reading.
The auditing bill was referred to q
committee.
The Finance Committee on the Queens
pension bill reported a bill of recommen-
dation for the granting of lump sum
OF $4,000 to take the place of the an
. nual pension The bill passed it's first
reading and was ordered printed
. The bill to allow the Chief Justice &c
| appoint any Circuit Judge TO take the
place of another in case of absence OF
: disability, passed second reading.
A bill to regulate gaming (Makekau
/ was referred 10 the Committee on Pub
, lie Lands
The Senates bailiff bill passed its sec
ond reading.
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EVENTS OF LAST WEEK ILLUSTRATED.

remarks anent the fearful and wonder
full phraseology of the bill and moved
its reference to the Committee on Public
Health. The motion was defeated and
the bill passed, although several mem
bers on both sides OF the House refused
to vote upon 1t in its present form.
House bill Sc, relative to the employ
ment of American citizens public
works, evoked a continuance of the dis
cussion il brought forth the other day
Robertson submitted that the original
bill was better than the amended one.
which carried a clause for the using of
other labor, should the supply of citizens
run short. Makekau vigorously support
ed his neighbor, strongly objecting 10
the employment of Chinese or any for
eign labor on the public works.
Emmeluth suggested that as Senate
bill 80 dealt with practically the same
issues. they should be considered togeth-
er and moved that the House bill be
referred back to the Judiciary Commit
tee for that purpose. The motion was
carried.
The Senate bill for the protection of
forests caused considerable wrangling.
which amounted to nothing, and result
ed in an indefinite postponement.
! The chief dissension of the day. how
ever, came up over House bill SO, An
Act to Provide for Action and Damages
for Wrongful Death.
Robertson again grew sarcastic over
the peculiar titles adopted and moved
| the reference of the bill TO the Judiciary
Committee.
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referred to the County Government Com
mittee.
| Senate bill No 6S, TO exempt from ex-
IecuGion, attachment and every species Of
/ forced sale of homestead of a house
holder having a family, to the value Of
! So, 500 passed its second reaulng and was
referred to the Committee on Miscella-
( neous Business.
Senate bill No. 20, TO amend sections 81
and SO of an Act to Reorganize the Ju-
/ dietary Department, approved the 18th
1 day of November, 1892, being Chapter
ILEII of the Session Laws of 1892, pass
| ed its second reading and was referred
| to the Judiciary Committee
| Senate bill No. II, for the protection
/ of birds, their nests, and eggs; defining
game birds and providing the manner
and seasons in which the same may be
caught or killed, passed its second read
ling and was referred TO the Committee
on Miscellaneous Business.
| Mr. White, for the Committee on Fire
mittee was given until Monday In which
/ to report.
| The following bills passed without
much debate:
Senate bill No. q. by Kanuha relating
to licensed physicians and forcing them
| to serve under the Board OF Health at
800 a month during periods of epidemic
or plague.
Senate bill No. 90, by Kanuha, defining
the Territorial seal for the Territory of
Hawaii.
House bill No 15 by Haaheo. to amend
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for. it is dangerous to them. Accord
ing to statistics the average value of
liquor imported yearly into the Islands
is $4,000 and the average sale at re-
tail reaches the amount of $3.50, 900,
leaving profit of 523 per cent. NO
wonder the business dies hard.
Il AM INFORMED, FROM A RE
LIABLE SOURCE, THAT THERE IS
$65, 900 IN THIS CITY FOR THE
BRIBERY OF THE LOWER HOUSE
alone, and what there is for the Senate
don't know.
II can only hope and trust, with the
others who are on the right side, that
those who are shaky and susceptible
to the influence of money will be in the
minority. I, personally, have enough
! faith in the honesty of the Legislative
| body to prophesy victory for the Dis
pensary bill. to which we are all pledg-
ed. morally speaking, and which repre-
sents the moral interests of the coun-
try.
'It is to be a battle between bribery
and honesty, and l hope and trust the
right will win. From talks I have had
with members of the Legislature I have
much more faith in the success of the
measure now than ! had two or three
days ago.
Nov, as to the objection that has
been raised in regard to the production
of wine in the Islands. made in the Ad-
vertiser in comment Of my article of q
few days ago. The objection is that il
production is rendered free there vii
be no end to drunkenness. Now. thai
is not so. You will find that in coun-
tries where wine is made extensively
there is not much drunkenness. and the
people drink wine in it's most harmless
form; the same with beer. l have beer
all through the great wine producing
countries, and it is so that in France
Southern Italy, Roumania and all those
countries where the grape is cultivated
extensively there is only very moderate
drinking. When the grape juice season
first comes in there is a week or so o
merry women and chill
dren drinking the fresh made, infer
mented wine; after the merrymaking i
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SENATOR Russell HEARS THAT COLONEL
MAZUMA HAS GOT MONEY TO BURN
He Understands That the Corruption Fund for the House
Representatives Amounts to SktyFWe Thousand
Dollars in Cold Coin

over the wine is stored away and used
on the table as an article of diet
throughout the year. 1t is the usual
thing: it is not forbidden thing and
nobody cares particularly for it except
to drink with their food. Again. ii is
pure and free from all the poisonous
Authorizations that are put into exported
wines. The exported wines are of the
strongest and have arsenic and other
poisonous additions in them to make
them keep. Particularly is this so of
the "cucculi Indice" addition to wines
which is responsible for the terrible
headaches In countries where wines
and beers are produced you will find
that there is little drunkenness and
that the kind of liquor consumed is
more conducive TO health. Il is GER
tainly better that man should have
his pure, light wine or home made beer
at his own table with his meals than
that he should go on Saturday night to
the saloon and have his whole weekly
dose at once, and that dose of the
strongest kind, with all kind Of poison
Gus authorizations in it
LAS to the distilleries-they are not
free, in any sense of the word, except
that they are not licensed under the
ldispensary system; on the contrary,
they are under the strong hand of the
Board of Control, and they are restrain
ed in other ways. The first check is
the provision that any distillery must
distil not less than 1000 gallons: this
cuts off the general practice of distil-
ling and moonshining.' The second
check is in the bond provision; the
bond that must be given the Board of
Control makes the distilTer responsible
for all infractions of the Dispensary
act.
II do not think that it is placing too
much power in the hands of the Board
of Control, which is composed of three
members. To begin with, the members
! of the Board serve without pay and Will
be men who serve only because they
are interested in the morality OF the
country Secondly, whatever my opin-
ion of the community may be, think
we can find three honest men in it"
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section sl4. chapter 50, OF the Civil Laws,
relating TO dog tax, and providing for
an annual dog tax OF 81 TO be paid by the
owner thereof.
House bill No. 2, by Dickey, relating
to an emergency fund to repair damages
to roads and bridges on the other ISL
ands during the recent storms.
bling on Saturday morning, but speedily
settled down to business and succeeded
in getting through a considerable amount
of work The Makainai bill for the nam
ing of streets and roads passed unani-
mously The names az TO be decided
upon by a majority of land owners, no
Implications being allowed. A majority
OF property owners may also change
name If desired.
The bill provides further for the plac-
ing OF signs at all street corners by the
Superintendent Of Public Works.
Trouble came up over House bill 81,
relative to the amendment of the penal
laws concerning leprosy, the Act as
brought forward by Kawaihoa being
couched in such ambiguous language
that several of the members were UNI
able to follow it's intricacies.
The bill apparently provides for the
arresting and combining OF ali proved
lepers and If read as punctuated by its
author. in one long sentence of over 2oC
words. would tax the endurance of the
stoutest orator.
Robertson INDUCED in some satirical
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YESTERDAY afternoon Dr. Russell
ex-president of the Senate. was
- interviewed upon the chances Of
the Dispensary bill, the fight for
which will begin today.
II believe the Dispensary bin has an
excellent chance of passing" said he.
"Of course, there will be a fight. The
rumor that there are representatives Of
the National Liquor Dealers League IN
Honolulu, with lots of money to take
a hand in the matter, is, l am thor
oughly convinced, correct. Within the
past few days, to my own knowledge
two members of the Legislature have
been approached on the street by stran-
gers with propositions for changes IN
the bill and significant hints at recon-
pense. They requested certain things
to be done in regard TO the bill ana
said that when those things had been
done they would be ready to talk ousl-
ness. These were plainly attempts al
bribery, and they were turned down
promptly.
"Of course, the legislators who were
thus approached were firm and incor-
ruptible, and there may be others more
shaky and susceptible. There Will I'M
Idoubtedly be a hard fight. Money is q
great power and many people are In
6uenced by it. There are thousands OF
direct and indirect influences Which
will be brought to bear upon the
measure, and what the exact result vii
be is certainly beyond calculation. We
can only hope and trust and rely ir
the strength of the Legislature-in its
ability to do what is right and to thus
turn away the attempts of bribers.
1T is easy enough to see why these
men of the whisky trust are here al
this time. The Dispensary system i:
Ialready instituted in North Carolina
and South Carolina, and Massachusetts:
lis making a hard fight for it. If Ha'
waii adopts 1t and it keeps on spread
ing it may extend all over the United
States. The whisky trust is striving t
stop the spread Of the system. 1t is {
kind of contagion and they dread 1t
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INSURANCE.
ARNErTErTc

a - & PAGE, Architects and
i =, rooms % Arlington
- H''hoil.u, H. /; sketches and
), a :. ss ], furnished at short no
ID q P 0. box 7s.
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nv -, %LNIANS
y NJ ss,0S 81. YOUR EYES. You
s s'oa's glss.ass pan, Dent year other
ssl Don your eyes differ from
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b. 81, S !. WoRKs.-Engineers and
M ~; PUMPING and Sugar Ma
a ys- - !, 'gnplaie power plants: Of
SpFeckels block; Tel. is4.
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ENGINEERS

- NELL & CO., LTD.-EnRj-
:ssht --''.'icians and Boilermakers,
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; - !, :. DOVE. C.E.-surveyor and
2 I-tisi Office new Magoon bldg.
ne 6.. ana Merchant sts.; P. o.
0osrs taken Tor typewriting,
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,aEI,,,,t A5LoR,A. An. Soc. c. E.
II N hyaraulic Engineer. 2es
honolulu; Tel. 80
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CONTRACTORS

d, CoNIRACTORs,
.. -, s31. II and Builder
a. bc1s Ia.oe fitting; brick. wood or
~fs s.' l51 Anapuai. near
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ii ~ IANNATT.-C.vn ard elec-
a.e = elUi engineer for Oahu
: y box %; 1913 wider ave.
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t!c.,,, BROKERS
"a Tala SaHFE Il, y Queen St. OBJ
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=. iS SA. .s5ss,.e3U GUIDE u u. oni.
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e,, JEWELLERS.
a@ s 4 Co.-San Francisco. Jewel.
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T- V, HOwARD.-ofice III
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EyELAND. MD.-Ofice
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PHYSICIANS

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',1FEssIos1L CARDS.

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h, Y)NsAN'T,,' Y 4 Cal; Tel M.6s.
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afternoon DR.. Russell,
4 ex-president of the Senate, was
u interviewed upon the chances of
The nisnensary hill the fight for
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attorneys. I'D R.+ss,
I, glCA3I1 az, P. 0. box 80.
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- EVERAL persons who are not
= usually within the festive halls
of the bungalow were present at
~ the session of the Senate on Sat
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- 8 { . -. CA% "a 81.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-09-12
The LINES
ARE THINNING
The Grand Army Of the Republic is
Losing More Members Than
It Gains.
A NATIONAL CONVENTION
Intense Interest is Manifested in the Re-
port Of the Committee on Pensions
The Administration of the Pen
sion Bureau Criticized.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 12.-The nation.
al convention of the Grand Army of the
Republic opened this morning in the
Euclid avenue opera house with a
large attendance. Intense interest was
manifested by the delegates in the re-
port of the committee on pensions, and
it was generally believed that the con-
vention would take some radical ac-
ton bearing on that subject. Comman-
Ider-in-Chief Leo Rassieur, in his an
nual address, criticised the administra-
ton of the pension bureau and deman-
ded an honest and fair administra-
ton of the laws which are already on
the statute books
He urged further efforts on behalf of
the veterans preference bill. The re-
port of Adjutant General F. M. Ster-
ritt showed that the total membership
on June 80, 1901, was 269,5O7, in 6,67S
posts. The gains during last year We're
30,095, the losses 37,172.
The committee on legislation for vet
Grams recommended that the Harris
veterans preference bill, which was de-
feated at the last session of congress,
be again presented by committee ap-
pointed by the commander-in-ch chief.
General Sickles offered resolution
rendering to President Mckinley affec-
tionate congratulations upon his rapid
convalescence, for which all civilized
nations pray. The resolution was
adopted and the message ordered tele-
graphed to the president.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-09-12
THE NATION
is REJOICING
The Bulletins from the Bedside Of
the President Continue to be
Favorable.
TAKING SOLID NOORlSHMENT
President Mckinley Asked to Smoke Oh
gar but the Physicians Will Not Yet
Allow Him to Smoke-Bright
and Cheerful

Buffalo, Sept 12.-About $3.50 the
doctors arrived at Milburn house fo1
the morning consultation. When the
physicians came out their elation was
evident in their smiling countenances.
DR.. Mynter announced that everything
continued "eminently satisfactory
"The president had piece of toast and
a cup of coffee this morning." said he,
''in addition to the cup of beef BROTH y
DR.. Mann said the patient could not
be doing better. "Why, he even asked
for cigar" said he, laughing. "Did he
get it?' "Well, hardly" replied the
surgeon.
TAKING SOLID NOURISHMENT.
Buffalo, Sept 12.-The following bull
letin was issued by the presidents
physicians at $50 a. M: "The presi-
dent spent a quiet and restful night
and has taken much nourishment. He
feels better this morning than at any
time. He has taken a little solid food
this morning and relished it. Pulse
12O temperature 1O0.2.-P. M. Rixey,
Roswell Park, Herman Mynter. Eu-
gene Wasdin, M. D. Mann, Charles Nc
Burney, George B. Cortelyou, secretary
to the president"
DIR. McBURNEY GOES TO NEW
YORK.
Buffalo, Sept. 12.-Dr. McBurney left
this afternoon for New York. 1t is his
intention to return in few days.