The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-29
DRAWING OPENS TODAY.
The First Two Thousand Names will
Be Drawn This Week.
INDIANS ANGRY ON ACCOUNT OF OPENING
They Win Not Be Able to Make Trouble,
HoweVer--Work Being Done
for Texas.
Especial to The Post)

tion for claims In the reservations 10 be
opened August has been closed and anN-
ious crowds are awaiting the drawing,
which begins tomorrow Eight days inter.
vene between that time and August g.
During this interval the nrst 1000 of the
lucky numbers will be drawn, including
those which are drawn on August G. All
VIII be notified as fast as they draw nun
bers and 1t is believed a majority OF them
VIII nile Immediately after the opening.
Then al the rate OF $50 day, l25 In each
district, the holders OF the lucky numbers
VIII continue to file and thus according
to these arrangements, within two months
nearly all Will have registered, II not all
The assertion is made that large mum
eer Will proceed Immediately to cnter upon
and occupy claims in the reservation with
out regard to the drawing or the regula
lions thereof and proceed to contest thv
claims of those who file on the land. Thi
was the position taken by the original
boomers IN oklahoma
! The Kiowas, who occupy the reservations
Jointly with the Comanches and Apachcs,
are very sullen. There Is much bitterness
between Lone Wolf aud Quauah Parker, the
progressive Comanchc chief, whom the Kio
was and a portion Of the Comanrhes holo
| responsible Tor the opening to which thrs
! are violently opposed The Apnchcs VIII,
are kept ON, an Isolated portion Of III
! tisnnsitinmn u9NS S'inceu q rcds hos',"
| they are kept secluded and IRE NOT in n no
sition to break out or make trouble in an.
way. Eer9nlno, their old Ghief, Is az BnI
does nc not 6av" much h 10 s uV hit he has IN
s IaS d'ep hatred OF me whites m tn
| planted by another chief at the suggestion
OF the authorities, but he is sur held III
, ~, ~ tuV W. WI, a'IlPolS, Guo W.
biig Tree, cliel OF the hiowns, Wh'
! VIII ne rememnereu as the sue partner
Snnh9 ANN ~ some nloouN business,
cIeulled WIN saying recehtl{ N view or va
opening; MayDe SO ! Won be Jesus MAJ
any more thus Indicating desire TO u.s.
| nus sSAlplng knte again hut u nc mas
| any dreams OF taking the war pain th'
! hanger is only TO himself The Indian
| have meanwhile takcu their allotment
in the richest lands of the reservation and
! renters. Every man, woman and child o.
them gets l6O acres which is inalienabio
| II is the desire Of the government to pre-
| pare them for cltlzenship
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| Many OF the boomers who are now belnt
rounded up are In destitute circumstances
ma tbcrc Is usolv 70 no consjdernh,c sur.
| % ,ho nJ,.,Io,o ~ i;,,no ar No countro
| Is IA
or.oro me ,oorIo nov. moro hrt thoro IL
l,tel, r. he considnrsrIo siclrness on nc
aa,,n, - .to on,o aat,,e, ,,,,,h oiaso,,,,.
! fot,a and srTerfng o,he, nrfvotons Two
orou.d 10 +h,nntnr On, ho,,,orar ana oond,
! lions Win ho motrr,ol,v imnroyea NEXT
| week
| Ihe postofhcc and the western Union
df'fg,mdpht NC vohiR "tiee ure ond 70
| death. Trains on the Rock Island are de.
| layed several hours each day on account
nihinnbe rusn Oh business Snu the
| tSnnsas ana Meas IL IarpeIv \ matter ~
| ch "'r,"s Tb mana ycmen1 is doin. iii a.
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hooo ~, o,nrcor,e M Observation-Disclosures arm
hII}es ,T ~ t tnr WI"
| eultles o. lhG slIuatlon, a.. a., ,,..,,
~ Is aroh,utE appaIeIt L nnI tle Coui.ias
N wsu UNA npnaar Wv way The lTexans Who are
nearly an demG,cg,attst, gTeatiS 9usnGmdder az
u,rlS IA ny M lii ~ 80 "isV vi 10
clecfn g the 1" ofi i in the orsanlzaton Of
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In response TO an interrogation as 10
no nrogress Of his work. In rcnresent,nr
Nv p,oslVe' ' ~, 80 ~, 80,
homeseekers here, Mr. John Howard, I'm
r,icrs lion ogent ~ tho sunset Central lines
mier"iioh agent OIL tue Sunset-Nehlr"i hHee'
said today:
| "There is great deal Of interest bein-
-, T., ~ ~, lor,,, ,oroontoo, ~
Wken IN ieAas " us pe.eeu,rso
| the people here, especially SO as there ~
| not more than one chance In fifteen for
| H. ,,oo,1a - ro+ homes IN tho new rom.
Wv nv pSvp' tn lana ownors ana ,soI astai.
| scents Of Texas had joned the Southern
| I',nIao rstIroad In nIacIng here good
| arbihI, 10 me nrnipets ~ tho Stale fheV
r,t5 o ~ ~ Taxee In aroves Tho small
c mIL,u ~ nrod,,cts mar we have on
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