The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-18

Three bears were killed Dy hunters |
near spiro, /. T., and shipped to Fort
Smith.
Santa Fe surveyors have reached
owasso, to lay ont the line from Tulsa
to Red Fork.
Tulsa has another gas gusher with a
strong How. 1t is to be used for burn
ing vitrifed brick.
The attorneys Of Ada and Rolf, /. T.,
are asking for the removal Of y. S.
Commissioner Dennee
Colonel Dority, of Ada. /. r., has
been appointed to a position in the
Norfolk navy yards
Both houses Of the Cherokee legisla-
ture passed the bill providing for ap-
pointment Of revenue collectors.
TT Burton, a brother Of Senator
Burton, succeeds the latter as legal
representative Of the chielsasaw nation.
The fullblood Cherolsees held a meet
ing at Tahlequah and notified the
Dawes commission they would not en-
roll.
The Cherokee relief bill has been
passed and signed and seat to the presi-
dent for approval This is expected to
furnish per capita payment Of about
$40.
Steve AID Lige Grason. brothers,
quarrelled, and Steve shot Lige and
killed him. The brothers are Creek
Indians and the tragedy occurred at
Olfmulgee.
One hundred choctaws .camped west
Of Wilburton 10 select delegates and
raise funds to send them TO Washington
TO protest against changes in territorial
conditions.
Two more large coal companies have
been organized TO operate at Tulsa.
Tests which have been made show veins
Of coal Of fine quality and Of 4 TO feet
IN thickness
Mrs. Olive Martin, prominent in the
Grand Rebelsah assembly Of Indian
Territory, while temporarily insane,
killed herself with revolver This
occurred at yinita.
1t is proposed 70 make Of the Chloe
CO Indian school an agricultural coll
lege, and an appropriation Of sfoo,ooo
will be asked 70 enlarge the institution
to the capacity Of 900 students
Judge sanboru, In the federal court
at South McAlester, decided that after
the Indians are voters they will still be
wards Of the government, and that it
will still be a crime 70 sell them whisky.
Governor Ferguson was given royal
farewell when he started for Washing
ton on the end. The watonga band
and glee club, with 200 citizens. went
with him as far as Geary, where a re-
ception was given him with great en-
thusiasm.
Claims are being prepared by the
Delawares for division Of the Munsee
Indians funds among the Delawares
who are Of Munsee descent. The claim
/ is based upon the agreement made when
the Munsees were adopted into the
Delaware tribe
Attorney General Horace Speed went
to Washington TO confer with the de-
partment Of justice concerning the
negro question ia the new counties.
Mr.. Speed received letters from negroes
who had been threatened in the new
country by people telling them that
they must leave The new country and
their claims on account Of their color,
The reply Of the United States attorney
was right TO the point. saying that he
would prosecute every case where there
was evidence But few negroes have
been compelled to leave their claims;
the report Of 100 such cases is not true.
A line Of action will be determined
upon by the department
The Observation-Disclosures conference
completed an agreement on essential
features Of new treaty, which viii be
gone over by the Dawes commission,
and if accepted the document will be
sent to Washington for ratification.
Senator Morgan has introduced
bill in the senate appropriating s2,5oo
Of Cherokee funds for the erection Of a
monument TO seqnoyah, who invented
the Cherokee alphabet If the bin
passes the balance viii be raised by
subscription and the shaft win beerect-
ed in the capital square in Tahiequah.
Oklahoma won the national banner
at the recent W. c. I. q. convention
for making the greatest addition to her
/ membership the past year.
The Creeks are extremely impatient
TO receive their deeds from Washing
ton; except the Crazy Snake band who
are all opposed to the deciding Of aliot-
ments.
solomon Hotema, the educated Choc-
taw, who killed two women whom he