The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-08
THE PROCLAMATION.
Opening The Lands Coded by the In.
dams 10 Settlement Issued.
DATE FIXED is AUGUST 6.
All Those Desiring llOmeSteads Will
Have to Register.
CHOICE TO BE DECIDED BY LOT.
The Lucky Ones viii Be Permitted TO
Examine the Land.
NO PROVISION FOR THE cATTLEMEN
instrument Is Silent as to Any Extension
Of Time for Them to Get
Of the Range.
.HOlcE TO BE DECIDED BY LOT.
The Lucky Ones Win Be Permitted tc
Examine the Land.
NO PROVISION FOR THE cATTLEMEN


Washington, July THE procla nation
of President Mckinley opening to settle
ment the lands ceded by Indians in Okla.
hcma was made public today. The proc
iamation covers the eessions made by the
Wichita and affiliated bands Of Indians In
accordance with the act Of March ?, 1895
and those made by the Comsnche. Kiowa
and Apache tribes in pursuance Of the act
of June 6. 1900
The proclamation provides for the open
Ing of the lands In those reservations which
are not reserved at 8 o'clock A. m. on AT
gust G. next the lands to be opened to set
Element under tho homestead and town
site laws Of the United States
beginning on the 10th instant and ending
On the 26th those who wish TO make entry
OF land under the homestead law shall be
registered The registration viii take plaza
at the land Offices al Reno and Lawton
The registration at each office win he for
both laird districts. 10 obtain registration
the applicant VIII besrequlred to show him.
self duly qualihed TO make homestead entry
Of these lands under existing laws and In
give the registering officer such appropriate
matters OF description aad Identity as VIII
protect the applicant and the government
ngainst any attempted imposition Regis.
trRuoh can not be effected through the use
q
excepting that honorahly discharged sal.
ulers and sailors may present their appli-
catlons through an agent no agent being
allowed to represent more tlaa one sol.
der, No person Will be allowed 10 register
more than once, After being registered an
plicants VIII be given certificates. allow
Ing them to go upon the coded lands and
examine them in order to. sid them in max.
Ing an Intelligent selection II is explicitly
stated St{a mat no Que VIII be permitted to
make settlement upon any Of the lands
IN advance of the opening provided for''
snd the statement "a added that during
tne hrst sixty days following said opening
no one but registered applicants VIII IA
Permitted 70 make homestead settlement
upon any OF said lands and then only In
pursuance ace q hamestg,a entry duly al.
leWed by the local land officers or OF
sc'dicr's dcclaratory statement duly ac
ceEted by such officers"
Inc order OF thc applications Is to he de
described as follows: The order I'm which
during the first sixty tys from tho anon
ing the registered applicants viii he per.
iLllled 10 nuke homestead entry OF tho
louds opened hereunder will be determined
Dy drawings for both the FL Reno and
Layton oT.n9 g districts, publicly held at The
commencing at . O'Clock a. m. Monday
July -, 1901, and continuing for such
the same The drawings Will be held under
the supervision and immediate observation
OF a committee Of three persons whose in
tegrity is such MS 10 make their control of
members of this committee win he appoint
ed by the secretary of the Interior, who
VIII prescribe suitable compensation for
their services; Preparatory to these draw
ings the registration officers will nj the
time Of registering each applicant who
shows himself duly Qualified make out q
card which must he sIgucd nv thp apni-
cant. stating the land district In which he
desires to make homestead entry and Civ,
ing such a description of the applicant as
will enable the local land officers there.
after to identify him. This card will he
at once sealed In a separate envelope,
label or mark than snch as may lie neces.
sary TO show that l. is to go into the draw
ing for the land district In which the ap.
velopes will he separate, according TO land
districts, and win be carefully preserved
and remain sealed until opened In the
course Of the drawing as herelp provided;
When the registration Ia completed all OF
these sealed envelopes VIII be brought to-
gether at the place OF drawing and turned
over to the committee In charge of the
drawing who, I'm such manner as in their
Judgment will be attended with entire fair;
ness and equality of opportunity. shall
proceed to draw out and open the separate
envelopes and give TO each Enclosed card
number. In the order n which the envelope
While The drawings for the two districts
Will be separately conducted, they VIII oc-
nearly at as same m tine ara as Wing + prfe or
ench district VIII be certlneQ ny tne com,
mittee to the officers OF the district anu
niitpnts may make homestead entry OF said
lands and settlement upsreon,
Subsequent Proceedings ere proyidiea lo 90
as follows: Applications Tor homestead OF
said lands during the hrst sixty days iol-
lowing the opening can he made only ny
registered APPLICANTS and In the order es-
tablished by the drawing AT each ohlce
commencing August 49, Mt o'clock inciu,
sive for that district, must be presepten
the applications OF those drawing numbers
l 10 125 inclusive and VIII De consdereu
day and the applications OF those drawing
numbers 125 70 $50 Inclusive, must be pre-,
scented and considered In their numerical
] order during the second day, and so on ny
! that rate until all OF said lands subject
10 entry under the homestead law ana deslr-
ed Hereunder have been entered. II any
| annlicntion for entry whom the number
! assigned 10 him by fse drawing Is reached
| his right 10 enter will be passed until after
| the other applications assigned for that day
| have been disposed OF. when he will b.
| given another opportunity 20 make S9try
! failing In which he viii be deemed Z
have abandoned his right 20 make entry
! under such drawing To obtain the allow
| ance OF a homestead entry each applica
must personally present certificate or regis
| tratlon heretofore issued 70 MIN togethel
/ with regular homestead application anc
the necessary accompanying proofs and
| with the regular land o1ice fees, hut ar
honorably discharged soldier or sailor ma,
| HE his decaratory statement through th'
| agent representing him AZ the registration
| IL any applicant shall register moro TIM
/ once hereunder or 10 any other cham bill
/ true name. or shall transfer his reglstra
| ton certificate, he will thereby lose all th'
| benefits OF the registration and drawing
herein provided for, and win be preclude,
S% e da1ns tS Ss ss s SpS Ss h ow
Lands II me neutral strip" are 90 be re
served for location by settlers on thos
Proyision 10 made Tor locating town siiss