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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-22
THE LABOR CONVENTION
Bitter fractional Fights Were Re,
ferfed TO ArbitrstOfS.
WORN OUT BY LONG.DUAWN ORATORY
The Federation Is Trying to Shorten
Matters by Cutting on Speeches.
eompers viii Be Reelected.
lsneclnl to rhe Post }

New orleans, November 2i.-The hght
between the rival organizations OF car
penters and woodworkers broke out again
IN the convention Of the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor today and a bitter aud
exciting debate followed, which finally end
ed in the adoption Of a resolution directing
TINT the dispute be referred to an nrbi-
tratlon commission for settlement. Dele
gates james f. Grimes Of Galveston aud
Frank Dufy Of Philadelphia led the hight
for the carpenters and carried their point
by securing the adoption OF resolution as
a substitute FOR the executive councils re-
port providing for the appointment of a
t,Glmlttte to devise plan 10 Amalgamate
the different organizations
The election OF officers Will occur tomor-
row There Is now no doubt that Gompcrs
VIII he reelected president and an eNecu-
tive council chosen In sympathy with MIN
The constant dow Of orutOry to wnich
the convention has been subjected for the
last three days has commenced to wear on
the nerves of delegates and speakers today
were compelled to keep much more closely
to the matter under discussion than on any
preceding day. one delegate this after
noon, IN an attempt to explain why marine
engineers should belong 10 the Senmen's In
stead Of the LongshOremen's union,
branched out into description of a Labor
day parade In san Francisco 'wben1 the
Seamens union had 10000 men I'm line
and was summarlly called TO order and told
to keep TO his text. Earlier in the conven-
tlon dvcrgences greater than that were fire.
queut and long.
From present Indications the convention
will go either to Philadelphia. Boston or
San Francisco with Milwaukee a po5si-
biity 1t Is admitted by members Of the
executive council that II Mayor Schmitz Of
San Francisco, who is now Ia New Orleans,
appears before the convention and asks that
the meeting OF next year be held In San
Francisco II will 80 there.
The committee on organization has de-
clded 10 report TO the convention In favor
OF organizing the .eachers Of the public
schools into unions. The report has not,
however, been made 10 the convention. The
eight-hour committee met tonight aud de.
cided to recommend 10 the Federation the
passage Of a National eight-hour law.
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senson and the rain will frcshen up che
ynQuillo ana other brush upon which cattle
urowse In wiuter.
:. Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas,
N.vNemDer II Heavy rnihs fell mere last
night md II continues 20 taln this morn.
IVY The prospects for gathering the re.
malnUer Of tho cotton crop look bad as
" = much damaged by tho continued wet
weather without any chance for the farm
ers 10 get into the Acids.
Heqrne, Robertson County Texas, No
veInber 2i.--Heavy rnins have again fallen
IN this territory after few days let up.
Conductor Maggie Of the Hearne and Brazos
valley Informs The Post man that the rain
inll along the line Of his road through the
bottom wns harder this morning than dur
Ing the rain of last week.
Corslcana, Navarro County Texas No
vember 2l.-it has bcel lnng tinc since
II has ruined nearly every day FOR n week
ana late yesterday evening \ terrific down
pour came and kept up most OF me night ~
dication that the end Is not yet
Longyiew, Gregg County, Texas Novem-
Der - The heaviest rain OF the season
fell here this evening, continuing from
more during the hight The The rainfall RfDfGf' at
O'Clock WINS about three inches. which Will
dnmagc the top cotton crop enough ~ az
most entirely do away with any prospects
Morgan. Bosque County. Texas, Novem-
her y Another heavy rain here yesterday
and thla morning. II is commencing to
rain ngain. II Is fine on the wheat but
u we were TO have freeze with this
II would ruin tho cotton yet to open, and
IN some OF the fields there Is lots OF cotton
TO open. This place has shipped 300
bales and with good weather would ship
1900 more.
Moulton, Lavnca County Texas. Novem-
Der 21.-Another downpour of rain yester-
day aud the crecksall got on another boom
Our crops Hrc about all gathered, Sc she
rain cid not damage them much. There
seems 10 be more water IN the ground now
thnn has been In four or Ave years. The
formers are bringing In their farming I'M
PIGMENTS to the shop to have them pre-
pared for another crop. and W II commence
blowing az soon as the ground is dry
enough.
Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, No
vember 81. During the past ten days more
rain has fnllen In Caldwell county than dur
Ing the same period IN many years and the
present prospect for agricultural success
next year Is very cheering Rain fell all
day Yesterday, last night and is still fall
ing this morning, SO that Il Is almost I'm
possible to travel the hlack.land roads in
this vicinity. hut the farmers endure the
situation with patience. regarding Il as the
harblnger Of better things TO come.
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It would take 100000 II was Impossi.
BILE to say how much the government tariff
Dill would yield, but a mere mechanical
estimate, bnSed on the present imports.
showed the customs receipts would increase
SZO,aUO,OO0. The supporters Of the commits
slon's tariff schedules thought the total of
@l25WOGO0 would be derived. Secretary
Won ThIelmann mentioned considerations
that reduced the estimate largely,
The secretary's hint that the government
was medltatlng pensions for widows and
orphans caused stir among the members
because II is one Of the things the social
lists advocate. The deficit Is the result of
the financial depression which still affects
almost every form Of business While there
nave been no large failures recently, symp.
IONS OF continued hard times appear At
the. Krupp works $1,000 laborers have had
their time reduced two hours daily. and
some departments are shutting down each
Secretaries Of finance before thla have
thought OF levying fresh contributions on
peer and tobacco which now have excep-
tionally low duties, the tobacco irnnorr
duties being one-third those of the United
states The beer duties ne also below
those OF other countries. The empire col
iects no beer tax, that heretofore being lett
10 the several states, whose rates vary.
The additions OF beer and tobacco taxes
are certain to be highly unpopular.
chancellor Won Buelow is holding fre-
quent conferences with REPRESENTATIVES or
the parties seeking to break the onnost.
uon TO the governments tariff schedule.
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RAIN WAS HEAVY.
Beaumont Was Flooded and the Loss
Will Amount 10 thousands.
RICE FARMERS BIG LOSERS
There Was al Eighteen Inch Fall at
Haywood aud Vicinity.
EAST TEXAS RIVERS ARE AGAIN UP.
Considerable Damage Has Seen Done
by Them-Trains Are Running
Behind All Over the State.
RICE FARMERS BIG LOSERS
EAST TEXAS RIVERS ARE AGAIN UP.


beaumont, Texas, November 2L-Th.s has
been day Of wetness IN Beaumont md In
the surrounding country Rain began fall
l"s a, = o si'ck 'n's 'hoti''nS emu continued
ly"u'is an Jay stopping aoout o O'CLOCK
.n'S a'''lioon, milking 'o'ul or seven
. ssu nUuiS' ! ne e@ae, amount OF W9teE
ln"' zen Is nor SHOWN out II was eeIt'inly
IN EXCESS % iouIteeh lhehes' whlch mas
ca,ra~.1,, $50 ''' 'eeO'u NIUE 81
,rbo - 80 ,,.u...u.,. -. .,.
reon,o ~, - 'uipa's 10y. "ne" sue
tbsir ~. - nv . -'D ,'''gu ~ 80
-, $50, 'us LAY AZ gus 4e9'.
aaoat md tbo ,yb,io go, ,,.os ,,,,o.
sheet of ,yoter NJ dn.oni,@s 80 lS IN
nped thropgh b,,.l,,,, ,,,,,. haa,a, ,,t- ,hotr
roofs by the how and cont,n",rs down.
ro,- w"
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ROCK ISLAND HoLO-UP.

Twelve Masked Men Robbed the Train
Near Davenport,
Davenport. Iowa. November pa west.
bound passenger and express train on the
Rock Island road. known as No IL. was
held M by twelve masked robbers soon
after midnight this morning at point
three miles west OF Davenport The rob.
bers uncoupled the express car and ran 1t
two miles further west, where the safe
was blown open with dynamite The ex.
plosion was heard in Davenport.
The train which was robbed left Chicago
at 6 o'clock last night, 1t was the fast
train that runs through to Fort Worth via
st. Joseph and Kansas City.
At 2I5 a. m. It was definitely learned
that the robbers were successful In rernov.
ing the contents OF the safe from the ex.
press car. No person was Injured. The ex-
act time Of the hollup was 1I:4o D. m. II
was nearly two hours later before the train
could proceed.
The robbers succeeded in stopping tho
train by placing Sed lantern on the track
and when the engineer saw the danger sic.
nal he brought the train to a stop.
Five masked men boarded the train do.
tached the mail and express cars and fore.
Ing the engineer to accompany them. took
the cars westward, leaving the rest of tho
train standing on the main track. Near
Gate Siding the express car was blown I'm
The train usually csrries a large amount
of money.
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TEXAS.

William Hoppe a prominent citizen OF
Bryan, suicided hy ehootlng himself
The long stanaing indictments against
Rockefeller and other standard OH officials
have hDally been dismissed.
Brigadie- General Grant paid formal
visit TO Governor Sayers at Austin.
Robert Roberts was fatally injured MT
Austin, being struck with hard wadding
from a cannon premHturely discharged.
heavy rain has fallen over a large sec
ton Of the state, doing considerable dam.
age to crops Beaumont was flooded and
great loss has been suffered by the rice
farmers.
The city commission OF Dallas viii on
pose the recent grant OF street car frs,u-
chises made By the council to the Bonita lu.
terests.
The engineer. hremen and two brakemen
were badly injured in wreck near Tyler.
There wiz be a heavy movement Of corn
through the port of Galveston this season.
destined to Great Britain.
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ANSWER 70 COAL ROADS.
They Deny Violation of the interstate
Commerce Law.

They Deny Violation of the interstate
Commerce Law.
Washington, November 21.-The answers
OF the Delaware and Hudson, New YORK.
susquehanna and Western, the Erie ana
the Lehlgh Valley railroads TO the com.
plant Of W. r. Hearst OF New york
against the anthracite coaI-carrying roads
were filed today with the Interstate com.
merce commission, All the answers DENY
that the interstate commerce law mas been
violated, They deny that uniust or c,s
crlmlnatlve rates have been eTacted u nn
atnsthraclte as compared to bltumlnons or
ONE carload freight traffic, and denv tnot
Ia Ia petliloner or any other person or other
independent purchasers have snsts,Dad Ot a,'I
portatlon tarinf acite trans
~ us answer, the Lehigh VALLEY ro.a
waiie admitting that the companies pa 5Dau;
sEe carriers OF anthracite coal from nc
tnraclte regions TO tide water in Neu, vi. ~
aEse t that, owing to the natural forpa9i LS,
tbe .ns antnraete region and the location of
we various lines only small pron tSti OF
tns anthracite coal business * opc,1 ~ "a
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GERMAN FINANolAL nEEIoIr
Baron Won Thielmann Suggests Meas
ures for Relief


Berlin. November 2i-To the re,ch.,..
today the secretary Of the treasure. Baron
Won Thielmann, announced TINT the aeac,,
In the imperial budget for 1908 was est,.
mated TO be $a75Oo,OOO The budget ne
added would be submitted In two or tbree
weeks. The deaelt for 1902 was si4,7go /.
eco. II would not do. the secretary ss,S
to be always providing for dencits hr loans
nor could the contributions OF the fesersted
states be Increased. Nevertheless /, was
probable the states would pltlmota,,, ,-s
10 bear the dehdt, What ought M X. 49, 49,
was % Increase the imperial revennes "a e"u ".
70 balance the expenditures ~ ~
around for suitable objects FOR ,,cseli
taxation, he saw beer and tobacco a, eSssa 20
begged tue members TO keen thees' 10 an ~, Nv
Nhle thinking how TO balance fhs ~, ht.W
Baron Won fhielmann also inti,ns. .s uaget,
the government Intended "a soon ~ snat
ueaple, 10 propose pensions for 10 lss'
and orphans He was quite nnah,o ",uoWs
bow much such pensions wonid ~ % say
tension OF tho State lnsurseee Ne an ex,
treasury burdens. but the snsSasst~ls ana
maae that SIS per person vessi ION was
tptneient Assuming that xS0 ~ vas ".
tet tne pensions q Widows ana or sSoash
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the competition OF two or more cauna
After denying any Discriminate 4 y
tween producers the Lehigh VALLEY In
from its freight tariff. It says Ais
a long time prior to November |, ~
charged as Il freight rate on coal nj (
mines to tide water a sum equal u d
cent of the price OF coal al tiie n
then until July 81, 1901, the ffelgh <
was 40 per cent Of the tide price y n
when this 40 per cent did noteIcA d
ference between 40 per cent and si.g Z
ton was refunded to the shippers q
monthly settlements. The rate 70 81 u
pers now and since July J. 1901, = Y,
per ton, A rate based on IS per a'il
the tide water price Of coal b. e 4
been charged to any shipper bT n.y
high, according TO its answer lfhl1,
rate applies to the large sizes Of cli
rates diminishing for smaller sie'
varying S1.10 to 81 40.
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Washont on r. and N. o.

Mabank, Texas, November o0.--A washout
on the Texas and New Orleans railroad at
east fork OF the Trinity river has delayed
all trains into this place for the last three
days
ne passenger train reaches Dallas over
the Midland aud Houston and Texas Con.
trnl and Is the only train out OF Dallas
reaching points south Of Scagoyllle since
the Washout occurred
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Appeal. TO PALMA
Hsvana's Dismissed Chief O ~
Wants Reinstatement

HaVana's Dismissed Chief o. Ts1
Wants Reinstatement :
Havana, November 21.-chief q "
Cardenas, who was removed fron !.
by the mayor Of Havana for crde'As
police to dispense the striking dsi X Il
ers against the mayors orders ~ r. +,
an appeal to President Palma fo' r.
ment.
The Typographical union mas ". X. n
all Its members In sympathy VIZ. si,S s H &
workers, and n general suspelswr
newspapers is expected tomofIyga,s. n
President Palma issued an Vt gsi1 y
appointing Secretary Of STATE e- fss
Secretary OF Finance Monte, Az, q dss
tee to meet General Tasker p''ss
the tariff question. -. mesa.,
1t is expected that the nrst ~. nyy,Nst
tween General Bliss ana senVss
Monies will be held tomorrow
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HEAvY Loss ro RIoE FARMERS.
Eighteen Inches of Water Fell at Raw
wood.


Eighteen Inches of Water Fell at Ray
wood.
haywood Texas, November 81 This sec.
ton was visited by one Of the heaviest
electrical storms last night that was ever
seen The storm started In Mt 1870 p. M.
The rain came IN sheets accompanied nv
continuous lightning and heavy thunder.
Ihere were three heavy gusts Of wind from
the north and east, which probably lasted
for fifteen minutes each, besides which the
rain was rs near a straight downpour as
possible.
The entire town and community were m
from 1880 p, m until o'clock this morn.
Ing, when the storm subsidized. II was ais.
covered by actual measurement that ls,s
inches Of water fell.
The rice fields and high country ia nil
under two feet Of water and II Is feared
that an the rice in tho fields Is badly dam
aged, which win amount 10 over half az tho
crop Of 1902. The stock whleh went IN
the bottom lands must have suffered 500 s..
ly, but It viii be impossible TO get am N
see what the damage Is until tho wate,
goes down, and 1t is also Thought that the
lightning struck several times near here
from the reports.
The weather cleared on this morning
and has been going down very fast. While
II Is possible 70 save tho rice on the high.
err ground, Il Is feared that the rice on
the lower ground will hardly be worth
saving
The water wished cut the track OF the
Southern Pacific In several places within
two miles east Of here, but trains are now
going over slowly.
Lightning struck and killed four mules
IN Mr. r. A. Harlan's pasture half mile
north Of town, and there are good many
other stock missing
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Waxahachie. Texas November 21.--Inter.
mittent showers have been failing over
Ellis county for the past three weeks and,
beginning yesterday afternoon and coutinu-
ing all night, the hardest rain seen here
for three years fell All the creeks are
swollen and the surface pools are overflow
Ing Farmers who have been hauling water
for two years now have plenty IN their
wells, and the ground is thoroughly soaked.
The Katy's big reservoir one mile west OF
the city, which covers thirty acres OF land,
is bankful large acreage Of wheat has
been sown IN the county this fall, and II Is
up 70 n good stand and growing nicely
The cotton crop, however. Is regarded as
practically ended. The top crop which was
unusually promising for awhile, will be al
most a total failure. The stalk Is loaded
with bolls. but they are rotting on account
Of SO much rain
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Mar RESCUED froIn a lie.

Affair Texas, November 2l.--A heavy
rain fell here yesterday evening and last
night A small bridge on the Aransas Pass
was damaged by high water delaying tnf
hc about twelve hours. \ report reached
town this morning TO the eject that a
family IN attempting to cross Skull creek,
were drowned. A rcsculng party was or
gauiZel mud sent out to see what could be
done. They found young German up. a
tree In the middle Of the strem, 30 trace
could be found Of his wagon and team "a
pair OF mulcsl The man could not swim.
lie caught limb as his wagon fioated by
tree
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HEAVY RAIN WAS GENERAL.
Trains Are Running on Slow Time in
North Texas,

Trains Are Running on Slow lime m
North Texas.
Denison, Texas, November 21.-There
was q terrific rainfall an last night and
today; every division OF the Missouri. Kan.
Eas aud Texas south Of penison reports
heavy rains The precipitation was SO hard
at niilsboro, Rowlett, Dallas and Lancaster
that It placed the Katy tracks IN bad con
dition The Katy Ayers No and 10, botn
OF which arrived IN Denlson several hours
late. had slow orders on account OF the un-
certain condition OF the tracks Reports
from Greenvlle. rngun. Clehurne, Whites.
boSa and Wichita Falls are that the rain
came down IA torrents Tor twelve hours
The H0urton and Texas Central reports a
heavy downponr at sherman, Van Alssyne.
Howe, Mckinney, Dallas, corsieana, Ennis
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WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probabilities.

Washington. November 21.-East Texas
Showers Saturday and in east portion sun.
day, fresh southeast winds.
Arkansas. Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Showers Saturday and probably Sunday.
West Texas and New Mexlco-Falr in
south, showers in north portion Saturday
and Sunday.
Mississippi and Louisana-showers satur.
day and probably Sunday; fresh southeast
winds
Alabama-Fair Saturday. Sunday increas
ing cloudlness; light variable winds.
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I. and ?. Traln Maintained.

Dallas, Texas, November 21-Keports re.
cciyed here tonight that the rains OF last
night and today were unusually severe m
Eastern Texas.
The Cannon Ball" express. St. Louis TO
El Puso, on the Texas and Pacific, due at
Dallas oct $50 p. m. had TO be aban-
doned nt Allneola this afternoon because
OF washouts. All the streams east Of DnI-
las 10 the Louisiana and Arkansas lines
are far out Of their banks and approximate.
~ the entire stretch OF the country men
toned IS under water.
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SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
7oday's Weather
showers
DOMESTIC.

The Indiana sheriff. who allowed g mob to
lynch a negro, has lost his position.
negro was iynched In Arkansas for
making vicious attack ON a railroad con-
ductor
Colonel Tom oehIltree is dying at Hot
Springs, va.
An Illinois physician announces a posi-
tive cure for cancer.
The Federation OF Labor convention at
New Orleans wrestled with many fractional
lights aud referred them to arbitrators
Harvey Logan, the Montana bank robber.
was convicted at Knoxville, Tenn.
The anthracite coal roads have filed an
answer to the charges OF violation of the
law brought by w. K. Hearst.
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Heavy Rains in Ven Zsndt county

Grand saline. Texas, November 2O.-rne
exceedingly heavy rains that have fallen in
this county for the last month, together
with the almost continued cloudy weather
has about ruined the much-talked6r tor
crop 0f cotton.
For the last two days there has %ss~
some prospect Of fair weather, but # Is
warm aud raining again today
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COMMERCIAL.

Cotton values were well maintained de-
'pite heavy long interests and considerable
LIQUIDATION.
Wheat declined on realizing by lead.
Ing long and corn dropped under the same
Influences. oats closed higher.
The stock market showed substantial im-
provement on the better conditions exist.
ing In financial circles
Dun and Bradstreets reports testify to
continued prosperous conditions in the bust.
uess world.
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pamaae pone ~ rulnr

Tyler, Texas, November 21.-The heavi.
est rain that has fallen IN this section IN
many yenrs fell this evening from $3.50 TO
4:30, Great damage was done to the roads
ana farm lands. In the low part OF the city
many cellars are Gull of water and several
bridges are gone. The damage will reach
many hundreds OF dollars 1t is raining
hard tonight and there are no signs OF an
early abatement
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God RaIn In southwost rexas.

san Antonio, Texas, November 21.-A
splendid rain fell In this section last night
ana today extending as far south as De.
vine ana ms far west as Eagle Pass. Water
IN wells all over this section has been mn.
terinlly increased and the general condition
OF the country is better from an agrlcul-
turnl standpoint than It has been for years
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FOREIGN.

Reports from Manila show that cholera
Is decreasing rapidly.
Botha and Chamberlaln's discussion over
the Boer generals appeal is published.
The death OF Mrs. Gore In Paris Is still
surrounded with mystery.
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WASHINGTON.

Several important matters were discussed
at meeting or the cabinet.
statistician Hyde q the agricultural de.
Pertinent was completely exonerated by
the committee Of investigation.
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rHE corroN MilL MERGER.
The Work Before the Organisation Com
rnittee Will Take Time.

mIttee VIII axe INC.
cotton mill merger committee, which has
been in session here since yesterday morn
Ing, tonight, contrary to expectations, had
failed TO complete It's heavy task OF qlim.
mating undesirable properties from tho
offerings OF over $50 cotton mills. II Is
learned that 100 properties have been ia
vorahly acfed on, pxcept that papers sub
mltted by several OF these VIII have 10 be
returned for amendment. necessitatipg an
other session after the Adjournment of this
one. II Is believed the work will be prac-
critics aggregAtlng $4,000. ooo IN value have
thus far been embraced Ia selected options
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and as far south as Hearne SO great was
the precipitation that all OF the Central
trains, both passenger and freight, were de-
hard rains at Ada. Hodenvilie, Okmulgeo,
Mounds and Sapulpa, distance OF 200
miles from Denlson in the Indian Territory