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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08

SUIT WAS
DECIDED
DeIawares Brought Suit Many
yers Ago.
ARE ALMOST EXTINCT
Once Powerful Tribe Has
OWindIed to Handful.

Muskogee. 1. T, Feb. THE passing
| OF the Delawares, as a distinct tribe, has
| occurred.
w T. Hutchings. attorney for the her.
okee natioD in the case against the Della
wares, has received a telegram from the
! clerk of the court of claims at Washing
ton stating that the court of claims had
| rendered decision in the case of the
Delawares residing in the Cherokee ma
! ton. and that the Delawares had lost.
, Mr.. Hutchings and Mr.. John Hemphi,l II
Washington, d. c., represented the Cher
| okee nation in this suit.
This case has been in the court of claims
for five years, and every inch of ground
has been contested. The attorneys for
the plaintiffs filed a brief in the court of
claims covering $50 pages. 1t was ans
wered by the defendants in one of fifteen
pages, but the latter was a winner
The Delawares claim that according 10
an agreement made with the Cherokees in
1867 they were entitled to l67, 900 acres of
land which they had bargained for. in
addition to the rights of Cherokee citi-
zenship. At that time there were 9S5 Del
awares, and they claimed that they had
paid $500 each for the right they were
claiming.
The suit was recognized by the Dawes
commission. and in the treaty provision
was made for the segregation of this land
to the Delawares. pending a decision of
the court of claims and possible appeal
to the supreme court 1t is likely that
the case will be appealed. as the plain
tiffs have everything to gain and MOTH
ing to lose.
There is legend which developed in the
testimony of one OF the witnesses. Hous-
ton Benge, to the effect that the Della
wares are the grandfathers of the Chero-
KEGS. 1t is a fact that the Delawares
did not come to this country with the
Cherokees. but they have been consid-
cred Cherokee citizens since the treaty OF
1861. OF the original 9S5 that registered
as DelawaTes and We're parties 10 the suit
mentioned. there are now less than 200
living
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-.
FOURTEEN
J0INTlSTS
Old Ordinance Was Enforced
by City Officers.
MUST PAY S125 PER YEAR
Petition Circulated to Have
Council Make a Change.

Chickasha, l. T., Feb. 7.-Fourteen sa-
loon keepers, or. to be more eplicit, men
who conduct the drinking places known
as territorial thirst parlors, were arrested
yesterday by Chief of Police Hopkins, on
warrants charging them with violation of
the city ordinances in their failure 20 pay
an occupation tax of SIS per year as fixed
by an enactment of the city council dated
January Z, 1901.
The arrest came as a great surprise
to the liquor dealers, and some of them
refused to submit. The section of the
city statutes in question is commonly re-
garded as dead letter, no attempt hav-
ing been made to collect the tax for many
months past. Just why the city chooses
to enforce the ordinance, after disregard
ing it for so long a time, is not known.
The liquor dealers claim that a tax of
s125 year is unjust, and that if they are
compelled to pay it. it will drive them out
of the business They state that they arc
willing to pay a reasonable tax. how
ever. providing it is assessed equally and
impartially. City Attorney Alger Melton
is appearing for the city, while the inter
ests of the liuor dealers are being looked
after by Holding & Bailey. The case was
continued yesterday until this morning at
10 o'clock and again until tomorrow at
the same hour.
a petition has been circulated by the
liquor dealers today, asking the city coun-
eli to change this CLAUSE of the ordinance,
reducing the license from s125 to $50 per
year, making it payable quarterly in ad-
vance, and capable of being assigned to
a successor in business in case the liquor
dealer sells out. The petition, which is
being generally signed, will be presented
to the council for consideration tonight.
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WHITE PEOPLE POURING IN.
New Towns springing Up in the Creek
Nation.

Weleetka, l. T, Feb. THE opening
nation, Indian Territory, gives a spIen-
did illustration of the growth and deyel-
opment of that section of the nIGian Ter
ritory by white people pouring in from
every state of the Union. When new
railroad building through that favored
section has determined or the location of
a station, with depot and sidetracks, the
matter is turned over to the Railroad
Townsite company the land secured sur
rounding the depot, a postoffice estab-
lished and an opening day advertised. On
the opening day the new town is born and
lots are sold, and men begin building
store houses and homes, and from then
the town has a place on the map.
The town of Paden. Creek nation, opened
by the Fort Smith & Western railroad
on January % last. forms a striking ex
ample. The location of the town was one
of the best-it was not close to any es-
tablished town. Shawnee was twenty-five
miles away to the southwest. Stroud was
twenty miles north and Weleetka thirty
five miles east. A fire farming country
surrounded, the two Canadian rivers with
their rich bottom lands close by and trib
utary. So on the opening day lots were
bought and contracts closed for the build
ing a. a dozen stores, and carpenters and
stonemasons were at work before night
and two banks opened in tents. but at
once began the erection of buildings on
the opening day. Hotels and lunch rooms
were opened in tents, but all classes be
gan to build. ard today the place begins
TO look like n town.
The fine free stone water at Paden and
its great quantity are great drawing
cards. 1t is said to be the best watered
point in the Creek nation.
To one studying the development of
the Indian Territory, Paden makes a good
object lesson. showing that the natural
richness of that section has been learned
by white men, and they viii rapidly build
a good town there though none of them
can own or buy the lands in the Creek
nation yet. However, they hope to buy
land from the Indians before this year
runs out.
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vale do come to town they usually come
five and six or more teams together for
protection. each carrying a Winchester
or double barreled shotgun.
Since the recent robbery and murder
Of the woman who had drawn 500 from
a bank here and hid it in her hair. the
belief is current out in the country that
there are parties in collision with the
robbers in Guthrie. watching all persons
who draw money and reporting the same
to their pals who do the holding up,
These plotters are said TO be men IN, high
life. in respectable business establish
ments-
There ism any doubt but what the
county sheriff or city authorities. or both
viii have to put out special police on the
highways leading TO Guthrie and clean
them OF these highwaymen- 1t seems
that 1t is a gang that has played havoc,
but finally been driven out OF Oklahoms
City.
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RAILROAD SURVEY.
Men Working on What Is Thought to
Be Katy Extension.

Lawton, o. T., Feb. 7.-Surveyors Loz-
Ter and Gallager started out yesterday
morning to make the survey for a new
railroad which it is believed is to be the
line on which the NJ. K. & T. will enter
Lawton. 1t is the road from Lawton
TO Wichita Falls. Texas, for which a
charter has been secured under the name
or the Lawton, Wichita Falls & Gulf
Railway.
This lire will connect with the Katy
branch at Wichita Falls and Henrietta
and 1t is suspected that capitalists inter-
ested in Katy" holdings are behind If.
The people of Wichita Falls are very
much interested in having this line con-
structed. And it Is said that they are
willing to extend the promoters substan-
tial aid The survey will cross the big
pasture, and it is probable that in the
event OF the construction of the road
and the operator by a large company
like the KATY" tht their influence will
be brought TO bear 10 open UP this fine
body OF land to settlement
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To Protect Crossing.

Shawnee. o. T.. Feb. For the past
three days. the Rock Island system has
had a man stationed at the Beard street
crossing OF the Choctaw. taking the num-
Der Of the vehicles, footinen. etc. cross
ing on that street. and also the number
OF engines running TO and fro over it.
The same test was applied some weeks
ago and the average number Of persons
wagons, etc. counting each vehicle as
one. was about $50 Wednesdays test
showed abou; zs,e passing over. while
the number Of engines IS also large one
This crossing is used as much as any
Ia the city
The object Of the test Is 70 determine
whether a gate crossing Is necessary to
protect the people. and the results surely
prove that 81 Is. hence the road VIII IN
doubtediy pu; a protection there. with a
proper ws1chman-
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CUT MAIL TO PIECES.
Sack Fell Under Cars and Some I'm
portant Mail Lost

Norman. o. T. Feb. THE southbound
passenger train at midnight does not
stop at Noble. but the mail is thrown
Of. the outgoing mail being taken on with
a crane. The mail Was thrown OF as
usual Thursday night of last week IL
was a large one, filing the sack nearly
full, ard when II struck the platform IL
rebounded and went under the cars. They
didn't DO a fhiRg 20 II except 20 cut IL
up into small pieces. and Ilal vas scat
tered al the way from Noble 20 Purcell
In fact. when the train reached Purcell
the mail car clerks found the remnants
of the sack wrapped around the axle Of
one Of the cars. with some mail Etil n 81
The section men were put 20 work pick
Ing up the fragments and Postra-er
FiI>on and assistant rad ar Interesting
time separating t. An idea Of the havoc
IL made s. given in ore instance wtere
half 81 - check Ese found ae2r Node
and the other half ciose 20 Purcell
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PRELIMINARY HEARING.
Grant Miller Being Tried on Charge
of Cattle SteaIinu.

Alva, o. T., Feb. IA preliminary hear
ing is in progress in the probate court
of Oklahoma at this place in the case of
the Territory Oklahoma VS.. Grant Miller
ct al, who are accused of stealing cattle
Woodward county line and butchering
them for the Waynoka market. Much
interest is being taken in the case and
the court room is crowded with specta-
tors who are eager to hear the long
course of testimony. More than forty
witnesses are in attendance and strong
array of legal talent is connected with
the investigation. Among attorneys for
the defense is Temple Houston of Wood
ward. a son of Hon. Sam Houston, of
Texas fame.
The recent improvements made by the
city authorities of Alva, in sinking wells
north of town. have proved highly salts
factory, and it is now the opinion Of the
engineer in charge of the work that there
is an abundance of water in the locality
for town of 5000 people. The water
found in the wells is a very fine quality
of soft water.
The territorial normal school at this
place is just sending out its quarterly bull
letin in which announcement is made of
a special course of study, prepared for
the benefit of teachers who desire to at
tend the spring term A college paper.
christened the Northwestern X-Ray has
also been established and will make its
first appearance about February Is.
Hon. George Nickle has just completed
repairs on his handsome residence which
makes 1t one of the costliest and most
completet residences in the country.
Judge Pancoast is in Guthrie attending
a session of the supreme court this week.
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TOM KING KILLED.
Notorious Oklahoma Woman Outlaw
Died ia Arizona

Died IN Arizona.
Guthrie. o. T, Feb. Mrs. Mundis OF
this city, who assumed male attire and
the name of Tom King and played a
romantic role of outlaw, was killed a
few days ago in Clifton. Arizona. by a
man named Fletcher. Fletcher shot her
and then turned the gun on himself
dying before her. Though she lived few
minutes she refused TO reveal the cause
of the killing.
1t was from this city. where she lived
with her husband. that Mrs. Mundis
broke into outlawFy. The two claimed to
be Cherokee half-breeds, and were al
ways riding the streets horseback and
emptying their revolvers They went
away and she turned up in Jail at Okla
homa City for horse stealing. She es-
capped and was recaptured and jailed al
FL Reno. The turnkey fell in love with
her and ran away with her He has never
been heard from since. She joined the
henry Starr gang of outlaws. Her name
was famous as Tom King" She was
supposed to have been at the train hold
up at Red Rock and personally killed the
depot agent. Shse came to McLoud one
night at the opening OF the Kickapoo
country, with two others, and held up the
whole town for some groceries. But no
deputy marshal could ever lay hands on
her, or if he did he fell a victim To her
like the turnkey and kept his secret.
BY a telegram from Clifton. Arizona.
TO Warrensburg. Mo-. IL is found that
her name was Flora b. Quick. and that
she was the daughter Of a wealthy
farmer. She turned out bad at an early
age and became one Of the slicsss, horse
thieves in the country. AT Clifton, Ari-
IONA. she was known as China Dot" but
her real name there was Mrs r. F. Neal.
so that she must have got rid of Mundis.
with whom she lived in this city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
HALF MILL ON DOLLAR.
For Equipping and Buying Apparatus
for Territorial University.

Guthrie, o. T, Feb. 7-Rmes' bill to
provide for eQuipping. furnishing and pur-
chasing apparatus and library for the
University of Oklahoma. has been made
3 special order of business for next
Thursday morning. The committee has
favorahly reported the measure and
owing 10 the present condition of the
constitution. the bin was made a special
order. The provisions OF the .bHl are as
follows:
Section l-For the purpose OF providing
the University OF Oklahoma with neces-
sary equipment apparatus. furniture and
library. and for the purpose Of provid
Ing heating. and q water supply for the
University buildings there Is herby levied
upon all taxable property Of the territory
a tax Of one-haif OF one mill or the dol
lar each year for two years. the same
10 be levied on sill the taxable property
OF the territory Of Oklahoma for the
years 1906 and 800 The fun3 derived
from such taxes shall be known as the
university equipment fund" and shall
be available and used only for the pur-
pose aforesaid and no part Of said fund
shall be used by the board OF regents to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
REPORTED FAvoRAsLY.
Bill to Provide for Public BUILDING
Fund Is Recommended

\ 6S60 10 hCCOUHI6H0S0,
! Guthrie, o. T., Feb. THE COMMITTEES
on ways and means has reported favor.
| ably on Matthew'S bill to provide for the
investment of the public building fund OF
the territory. This fund, according tc
the last report of Territorial Treasure:
Rambo, amounts to SIS. l06. So
The provisions Of Matthews bill are
| as follows:
/ Section 1.-The territorial treasurer I'm.
der the advice and direction of the gov.
ernor, is hereby authorized, directed and
required to invest the public building fund
, now, in the treasury and such part OF
said fund as may accumulate from time
! to time in the next two years, in terri
torial warrants drawn against the gen.
eral fund OF the territory and bearing six
per cent interest
Sec. 1.-THE treasurer is authorized to
pay for such warrants their full cash
value, butin no event shall he pay more
for any such warrant than thep rincipal
and accped interest on the same I'D to
the time of such purchase and payment.
Provided, that the treasurer shall not in
vest any of such money in such warrant
until the same has been examined by
the attorney general of the territory and
by him found to be valid and subsisting
debt against the general fund of the ter
ritory.
Sec. 3-When any warrant SO purchased
has already been registered on the books
of the treasurer. he shall make an entry
Upon said books opposite and following
said warrant. purchased by the public
ks,sI
purchased the provisions of law requir-
ing said treasurer to pay of and satisfy
warrants in the order of their registra-
ton shall not apply or be in force. If
nay warrant purchased by him has not
already been registered or his books, he
Shall Immediately register the same and
make the same entry following them as
above set forth; and as to euch warrants
so purchased and registered by him the
provisions of law requiring the treasurer
to pay off and satisfy warrants in their
order of registration shall not apply or
be in force; but as to warrants not pur-
chased by him for said public building
fund the provisions of law requiring him
to pay off and satisfy them in their order
of registration shall remain in full force
and effect.
Sec. ALI such warrants so purchased
shall be covered into the territorial treas
ury and carried to the credit of the pub
lict building fund, and shall be carried as
assets of the public building fund until
such time as the legislative assembly
shall authorize the payment of said war
rants principal and interest and the re-
payment of said money to the public
building fund. and shall repay the same
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
NOT MANY MALE TEACHERS.
Commissioners Report Shows Decided
Decrease in PERCENTAGE

Saltwater, o. T. Feb. THE number Of
men employed as teachers in the public
schools Of this country is slowly but
steadily decreasing. According to VIII
lam T. Harris. United States commits
SONAR OF education, the percentage u
male teachers in the public schools n 49,
was a. in 1850 the percentage was Only
%. The reasons for this decrease are
easily found. The work does not offer as
great Inducements to men as IL once did.
Teachers in secondary schools are now
required to be specialists. and the sal
aries are not enough 10 attract men 10
make life career IN this field. Women
in increasing numbers have gradually
taken their places. In point Of training
they are as well fitted for the work. and
in point OF temperament better adapted
TO handle the children.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-08
DIAMOND
R0BBER
CAPTURED
Sheriff Gets Man Who Stole
Valuable Pin.
FIRST IMPORTANT ARREST
Of Gang Which Has Been
Working ChoctaW Trains.
FIRST IMPORTANT ARREST

Shawnee, o. T, Feb. 7.-Wednesday
night robbery was committed on the
Choctaw train eastbound, while it stop
ped at Ell Reno, in which a travyeiing
man was robbed of diamond worth $2ee.
he made his loss known to Sheriff Grace
OF Pottawatomie county, who happened
10 be a passenger on the train, and in a
short time the thief was in charge CT
the sheriff, diamond and all.
This is the first important capture made
among the gang that is operating in this
part of the country, and will be greeted
with rejoicing by the people, especially
the travelling public. Il is to be hoped
that the others will be landed in the pen
itentiary with him.
Bill Grace is one of the best chief catch
ers in the country, and he deserves the
greatest credit for this capture. The
prisoner is supposed to be one of the gang
which has been operating all along this
division Of the Choctaw. w. N Black
man, a former resident here, was robbed
on train in the daytime last week ut
this place.
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FAMOUS CIVIL SUIT.
= streask;e Case VIII 2 Sent 70 the
cupfcrne Court.

Watonra. o. T.. Feb. 7-Aa extension
% si-ty days has been arshtsa 20 the
defendants fn tire Deber.si - golsb oxas
70 prepare the caee for the supreme court.
AZ the last terra Of court hsfe the csa.
was tried md a decision given the plaza
tiT
civil eases ever tried in Blaine county.
The Eis; q the case IN absst as follows.
Dehscnski offered hts farm end wheat %
one Hanner for a stipulated price Terms
were named. hu; the deaf ~as net cioseS.
Later the price 81 wheat lowered ana
TaTssT would rot cIoge the deal. How
ever. a fe~ months later the pssce -
wheat advanced ard Ifsrrer again cor
sldsTe6 the proposition = god one IA
fhe meantime Dessepssf rented TIE pfses
60 Fsrnsbrcw ard wsut % NeiHzakz
Farnssro~ alleges ;hst Harmsr sni
Sthers inirrssd an he ID apS bel efs
the place Hasrer r. at.p~sFa. fher took
possession ard Sid re chest g. Robb.
DetreasIzf Learned - iae snaftsr ard se-
ps@vsneS tia wnsa; 'rhas the case BE-
gan
An interesting fesf8re ~ TIRE frralis Is
the ksnSaroo court Asls n the sefast,or-
hood ~ the farm before the matter sent
in;a eonrf. II seems ssss F~ssFerski ard
Hsrn-r agreed % sshrsls TIRE rate. 80
an srastrasIoa hoard composed q far
m~rr r. tie n.sEhAorhes4 Ez~h rzrfv
brought rs witnesses ana TIE sas~ "a
tri~d. After hesrioG fhs evidences Ire
.oars decided that Detrsr -si stoDld have
The What bat siss~ed 1Essnsr a sDrn-
pcnrsssoa for hzaiinr fh@ srstn- Hs~.
rer- u nssrns. ioek esespffoa % sks De-
casisn szf sAe natter Ens srszgA, ln;s
eou-s-
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proven and it now remains only to Work
out the details OF the method. This i'm
portant work is being continued on a
larger scale for the purpose of ascertain
ing the simplest and shortest practicable
method of vaccination.
1t is not yet known how long the I'M
munity viii last, nor what the ultima te
effect upon the animal will be- so far.
however, as the few experiments here
and in Germany show. no fear need be
ANTICIPATED Of unfs vorabie results in these
particulars. What is needed now is the
painstaking use Of the method on few
tubercular herds kept under careful and
continuous observation. a scrupulously
careful trial on limited scale under the
proper conditions VIII do more to furnish
the information needed TO answer the Few
remaining questions upon this doscoy-
cry than any amount OF general use Under
less careful supervision In the esuma-
ton of the Investigators ii would be prer;-
allure to apply this vaccination to herds
until such further apartments are cCm-
pleted. An effort will be made TO Secure
state aid for apartments on a scale large
enough TO solve this most import1at prob
lem.
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WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED.
Switch Engine Backed into Wagon
Driven by Small Boy.

Shawnee. o. T, Feb. IA lad named
Chapman. driving two-horse wagon on
South Beard street, had a narrow escape
from death "Wednesday afternoon A
Choctaw switch engine was working in
that vicinity of that crossing and the lad
attempted to drive across. supposing that
the engineer was going the other way.
but the train had started to back. and
being on a down grade. the engine was
unable to control the cars, though he
stopped the engine. and IL nearly drifted
against the wagon. showing it a number
of feet. the horses stepping sidewiSe along
with it. The wagon was pretty badly
demolished and the lad was slightly In
jured, but not seriously
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erect any building or buildings for the

erect any building or buildings for the
university ss~s---- 49,. 49,.
Sec. 2-No contracts made under the
provisions of this act shall fix upon the
territory an obligation o. liability what
soeyer other than the faithful applica-
tior. Of the levy herein provided tor the
payment Of the warrdnts drawn against
said university equipment fund under the
terms of this act. and all payments under
the terms of this act shall be by war
rants drawn on said university equipment
fund, and shall state upon their face
that such warrants are only charge
against the levy herein provided for