The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-30
CREATES SURPRISE.
Investigation IN Indian Territory
Calls Attention to Indian
Territory.

Bureau Of the Leader
1I1S G, ST., N W.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 30.-The
Investigation Of affairs in Indian ter
ritory, which has been going on for
the last three months, has attracted
the attention Of the people of the en-
tire country to the territory its re-
sources, ane particularly to the fat
federal cffices therein. In the last
few days a prominent citizen Of III
inois has been in Washington look
ing around for suitable office in the
etrritory. from which he can draw a
good salary for the next four years
Ate the advice Of personal friends in
the southern district the lninoisian
has decided to so after the district
attorneyship now held by w. B. John
son Mr. Johnson's term does not ex-
pire for more than two years yet He
was appointed on January IA, 1893,
and his term of office viii expire on
January IA, 1906 II is possible, how
ever. that an effort will be made to-
SECURE his resignation. His record in
office has been entirely satisfactory,
SO far as the business of the office
is concerned. It has been intimated
at the department that Mr.. Johnson
has been, and is today, a repeated
violator Of the laws Of the territory
II is intimated that in one respect he
has been culpable and notorious in
his violations of the federal statutes
as many Of the unfortunates in the
territory that have been prosecuted
by him with vigor for similar OF.
Fences.
Officials Of the department will be
slow TO believe that Mr. Johnson has
been guilty Of the offences which are
likely to be embodied in the form of
charges, and made the ground for a
general attack to secure his resigna.
tion or removal
Inquiry at the department develops
the fact tha; no formal charges have
yet been preferred there. 1t is in
timated, however, that this question
may arise and if it is to come up the
officials Of the department are de.
sirous that the charges should be re-
duced to writing and sent in beforc
Mr. Bonaparte completes his investi-
cation of charges against the officials
in the territory generally The gen
eral impression is that MI Johnson
can present a clean bill Of heal h, in
which event he win be promptly exon
Grated If, however, the charges are
sustained the attorney general will
undoubtedly call for his resignation
as 1t is asserted by the at ocney gen
erai that an officer Of the law. partic-
ularly one who prosecutes those who
violate the laws. ought to at leas
abide by the laws OF the community
in which he lives himself and that
he should not be a law breaker
The following changes have been
made in the officers Of the National
banks of Indian terri ory and Okla
homa;
For the First National bank of
Tishomingo. Hermann C. Schultz,
second vice president
The First National bank of Stone
wall, Tom Hope, president; r. E
Chambers vice president
The First National bank OF Temple.
Jess Baker, vice president IN place
Of T. w Mcdonald.
The applications 10 organize nation
al banks have been approved for the
Farmers National bank Of Lexington,
capital $4,000. incorporators, s. G..
r j. II. A.. and A. d. Hawk. Charles
Greenmore and E.eM. Abernathy.