The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-03-12

the Indian Journal, published at Eu.
faula by Alex Posey, was twenty.sevcn
years old. II claims to be the oldest
paper In Indian Territory.
X. Harjo. o full blooded Chickasaw
Indian. IL in jail In Ardmore, charged
with the murder Of Q fullblood which
occurred last summer In that nation.
II is alleged that Hnrjo has been a
fugitive from Justice since the murder.
He was recently captured In the
northern part Of the Indian Territory
Luther Davis, q South McAlester
negro, has been arrsNted for trying to
pass Confederate money. When
searched, $4,000 Of the money was
found on his person. As he made
no claims that II was United States
money II could not be called counter.
felt. He was discharged for lack of
a statute to cever the charge.
Major Randlett OF the Kiowe agency
In writing OF the condition Of his
Indian charges says The larger
number live In houses on their allot.
ments. and are manifesting consider.
able pride In the ownership Of home.
steads, and, In many cases, their
houses are well furnished with the
comforts and conveniences OF civilized
homes. There are no vagabond beg.
gars among these Indians.
The president has commutei the
fifteen years sentence of Hen Sta. r.
Of the Indian Territory. SO that II Is
now ended. Starr was covictcd In
1898 OF manslaughter and also on two
charges OF robbery. He served four
years In jail pending bis trial and has
/ since served Ave years. which. with
the time allowed for good behavior, Il
more than equivalent to the fifteen
years sentence, hence the president e
action.
The abstract Of tho condition of the
national banks Of Indian Territory al
the close OF business, November 20
as reported to the comptroller OF the
currency, shows the average reserve
held is 20 per cent, against 3S.70 per
cent on September 15. Loans and
discounts decreased from s7,277, ,4St
to S6,922, ,489; gold coin increased
from S150,779 to S156.775; total specie
from S377,7s7 to s4s3,G7i; lawful
money reserve, increased s5i7,sS1 to
3732,640
Guy p. Cobb, revenue inspector, and
the Indian police department have
about finished their work Of collecting
the tribal tax of 25 cents a head on
cattle In the Chickasaw nation, owned
by non-citizens, and will go to Rush
Springs and MARROW. where the col
lections will continue. Mr. Cobl
states that there has been less resis
tance of the tax here than he had an
ticipated and that all but three or fouI
Of the largest cattlemen had paid
These are members Of the cattlemen's
organization and clients OF w. o. Da
Wis, the Gainesville lawyer. who Is
nghting the tar.
Ten fullblood Choctaw Indians ol
various ages are confined In the
United States fail at South NcAlestel
on charge of killing Joseph Allen. 0
young man Of Coal Gate, at Moos,
Lake Deputy Marshal Thompson
made the arrests and secured Q con
fession from Ellis Carnes. one OF ths
Indians. He stated that some white
men had bssn killing hogs BELONGING
to the Indians, and they started II
search Of them. They claimed to have
found some pork In the possession Of
the Aliens. They demanded right tt
search the camp and killed Aller
while he was resisting.
81, Louis has the credit for man,
good things In the world educational
kindergartens WorC succossfu
realities long before they had reached
more than the experimental stage II
; other cities.