Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-08

WASHINGTON. July THE procla-
nation of President Mckinley opening
to settlement the lands coded by la
dams in the territory of Oklahoma, was
given to the public to-day. The proc
lamation covers the oessions made by
the Wichita and affiliated bands OF In
dams in accordance with the acts Of
March 2. 1895. and those made by the
Comanche, Kiowa and Apache tribes
In pursuance of the act of June 6. 1870.
The proclamation provides for the
opening of the lands in these reserva-
lions which are not reserved at nina
O'Clock a IN. OIL the 9th of August
next, the lands to be open to settle
ment under the homestead settlement
and town site avs of the United States.
The proclamation says that beginning
on the 10th instant and ending on tho
26th those who wish to make entry of
land under the homestead law shall be
registered. The registration will take
place at the land offices at Reno and
Lawton The registration at each ofnoa
will be for both land districts.
To obtain registration. each applicant
will be required to show himself duly
these lands under existing avs and to
| give the registering officer such appro-
pirate matters of description n iden-
tity as will protect the applicant and
the government against n attempted
i~mpersonation.
Registration cannot be effected
through the use of the mails or the
employment of agent, excepting that
h%onorably discharged soldiers and eail-
ors may present their application
through an agent, nc agent being al
lowed to represent more than one SOL
der. No person will be allowed to reg
lister more than once. After being reg.
istered, applicants will be given certif-
Gates, allowing them to go upon the
coded lands and examine them in order
to aid them in making an Intelligent
selection.
1t Is explicitly stated that no one
will be permitted to make settlement
upon any of the lands in advance OF
the opening provided for" and the
statement Is added that during the
first sixty days following said opening.
no one but registered applicants will
be permitted to make homestead settle
ment upon any of said lands, n then
only In pursuance of a homestead en-
try duly allowed by the local land off,
GERS or of a soldiers deciaratory state
ment duly accepted by such officers
The order of the applicants is to be
determined by drawing, the plan for
which is described as follows:
THE order in which during the first
sixty days following the opening, the
registered applicants will be permitted
to make homestead entry of the lands
opened hereunder, will be determined
by drawings for both the FL Reno and
Lawton districts publicly held at the
United States land Office at Ell Reno.
Oklahoma, commencing at 8 o'clock a.
m, Monday. July 20, 1901, and contin-
uing for such period as may be neces-
sary to complete the same. The draw.
ings will be had under the supervision
and immediate observance Of a com.
mittee of three persons whose integ-
rity Is such as to make their control
of the drawing a guaranty of Its fair
ness. The members of this committee
will be appointed by the Secretary OF
the Interior, who will prescribe suit
able compensation for their services.
Preparatory to these drawings the reg
istration OF cases will, at the time OF
registering each applicant who shows
himself duly qualified, make out a card
which must be signed by the appli-
he desires to make homestead entry
and giving such a description Of h
applicant as will enable the local land
officers to thereafter identify him.
1nis card will at ono be sealed in a
separate envelope, which will bear no
other distinguishing label or mark
than such as may be necessary to show
that it is to go into the drawing for
the land district in which the appli-
can't desires to make entry. These en-
velopes will be separated according to
land districts and will be carefully
preserved and remain sealed until
opened in the course OF the drawing as
herein provided. When b resistra-
ton is completed, all OF these sealed
envelopes will be brought together at