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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-09-28
STORY OF A
NEW EMPIRE

September 6 was a memorable
day at the Worlds fair. The
day was celebrated in honor of
Oklahoma territory. The ora
tor of the day was Hon. Roy
Hoffman, and he hid honor to
the occasion and to himself.
We quote the following from
his address:
''It was but a little while ago
that the building Of this new
commonwealth began. For
ages the territory now compris-
ing Oklahoma was known in a
vague indefinite way as Indian
Territory. It frequently went
on the maps under such for
bidding aliases as The Pan
handle,' mo Mans Land, and
the Cherokee Outlet -Four
hundred years after the dawn
of civilization upon our eastern
coast, and fifty years after it
had completed its marvellous
march to the Pacific sea, SOW
ing all the way with empires
and lighting statehood stars-a
century after Washington's
first inaugural-elapsed before
Oklahoma was even opened to
white settlement. De Soto
burst from the wilderness and
sank to sleep in the arms of the
Father of Waters. The path
finders pressed on and passed
Oklahoma by. Irving's tour
of the prairies immortaIized its
savage splendor. Every nook
and corner of the North Ameri-
can continent had been ex-
plored. Lewis and Clark had
planted their standards IN the
far northwest. The adventur
Gus pioneer had paid bis adj
dresses to the goddess Of For
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EMIGRATION TO
THE SOUTHWEST
Speech Delivered by Hon. J. A. Markham at Annual
Celebration at WestviIIe, August ~.

Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gen.
tlemen
On this day of days [ address
you on subject in which you
are all deeply interested. Emil
grafton, why is it coming to
the Southwest?
The spirit OF moving is mate.
This was true before birth.
This is true in both domestic
and wild animals even the fish
Of the sea and the fowls of the
air are continually moving.
The waves of the sea and the
winds Of the heavens, this old
world itself, is a moving orb /;
: it reyolves around the sun. The
body Of man is a pulsation of
life his blood flows in courses
through his veins. His brain
revolves in majestic thought.
His fertile mind is the jobbing
house OF his life. Man is con-
stantly looking and figuring
that he may develop according
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gave anytiEg finer than the In
dian Territory climate. Here
you do not work all summer to
feed your cattle throughout the
winter, and it will be no sur
prise to me to see a great ava
lanche of people come here dur
ing the next five years, on ac-
count of the climate alone.
The undeveloped conditions
of the country Only 15 per
cent of the country is developed.
A country rich in resources.
The country is virtually alive
with resources. Is it any won
der that the resources of this
country appeal to others? Is it
any wonder the people come?
Is there any other field, or will
there ever be any other field to
the American people as re-
sourceful as the Indian Terri
tory, the garden spot of the
Southwest? do not know of
any place in the United States
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tune in far away, ice-locked
Alaska, thawed her frozen
heart in the bosom Of the
Klondike, and aroused her
tempestuous passion in the
sunny islands Of the southern
seas, before he ever sat foot in
Oklahoma.
"For half a century it had
been encompassed by the erec-
tion Of states and territories.
The glory of General Sam
Houston and the Alamo in fix
ing the Lone Star in the flag
had become as a tale ofttold.
Kansas had been a state so long
that its fierce birth pangs
which rent the nation had died
with the generation then living.
Colorado had proved a heart of
gold and long since established
its title of one of the great units
of the Union. New Mexico had
waited so long to make her de-
but as a state that she was drift
ing into the sere and yellow Of
territory spinsterhood. The inn
perial state of Missouri for six
ty-eight years had been contri-
buting Of its industry and thrift
and genius to the matchless
greatness of our republic, and
the queen city of st. Louis
(now only eight hours distant
from our eastern border) had
for fifty years held undisputed
sway over the commerce Of the
South and West-all this with
Oklahoma still unsettled and
practically unexplored.
"The bones that blazed the
way along the old Santa Fe
trail had whitened and crumb-
led into dust-the last buffalo
had quit the plains-with Okla
homa still legally dead except
to the Indian, the trapper and
the scout. The primeval soli-
tude unfolded glimpses of para
disc. but it was forbidden fruit,
and the white man looked and,
longing, passed it by.
"At last the summons came.
An angel touched the sleeper
the Angel Of Progress-and it
woke to eat of natures feast.
The memorable opening day,
at high noon Of
April %, 1889, presents a page
unique and unparalleled IN Am
erean history. The legal bar
riers fell. The light broke
through. The race for land be-
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l TO his ability. He is constantly
figuring for his betterment, So
g cially and com mercialIy. Hence
help reaching out farther from
7 his local conditions, and as he
reaches in thought and aspira-
o tion, and the thought comes
Y what is there out there.
z Is it any wonder that people
e Of the North and East say, no,
we cannot stay here-out there,
Z there is plenty.
Home is not favorable for the
seat OF action.
I'll There are no better advant-
= ages offered IN the world than
= those offered by the Indin Ter
= ritory.
g A. Back there manufacturing
!. land retail business is overdone.
Law and medical colleges are
"A overdone. Farming is overdone
! for the coming generations.
= The profession Of school teach
= ing is oyerdone.
n. Their fathers had opportuni-
NJ ties more favorable in their day
NJ when the country was undevel-
IA oped. They see the development
.eI OF the country made their faith
~ ers rich as It was developed.
~ They reason that if such growth
and development was helpful
in bringing the good Dame For
tune with the golden sheaf to
crown their ancestors with
IeI peace and plenty, SIMILAR con-
al ditions, with like opportunity,
I'D will bring same results to them );
-E@ hence, the heart and soul of
eds man is up in arms. The only
itn question then to solve is F: Pm
OF going to leave; where shall I
thfgol
lf1 Really, thereis but one place
! lo to, Southwest--to the Indian
ln~ Territory.
caI The climate is studied. Cold
'os weather is impossible. was
and born in Ontario, Canada, and ]
~ now when I say God never.
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railroad will go into the Terri
tory Sept. Is. They'll come
up here. Are you ready2
The society. The cream Of
society is copsing to the Indian
Territory. When you stop to
consider it,what has Oklahoma,
when that land was opened the
feetest won, there was no dis
tinction. Here we are getting
the womanhood and manhood
Of the United States. Those Of
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so pregnant with minerals. In
dian Territory will shock the
whole world with its oil depos-
its, samples Of which show SUI
periority to any oil in the world
except that of Butler county,
Pennsylvania, and it has tested
equal with that. The people
will come to this country to de-
velop the minerals. You can
not keep them away. Now,
speaking of land, an Illinois
farmer came through the Indian
Territory one day and he told
me he was paying So rent per
acre that the owner had been
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offered $3.50 per acre and had
refused it. He told me that
when he struck the Cherokee
Nation he saw the finest corn
he ever saw in his life. Let
him go home to Illinois and
tell it tell of our climate, wa
ter, resources Of all kinds, the
price Of lands, ETC., and his re-
port will FIRE them all with zeal
and after the harvest is over
they'l come 80 she Indian Ter
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a higher character than those
who drifted to Oklahoma. The
good ones are coming here. The
ones with money are coming
here because there is no wild
rush, consequently we have
good society, wealth and no
lawlessness, and now my
friends have you any doubt why
emigration is coming to the
Southwest-to the Garden spot
Gods own countryside In
dian Territory?
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gan. 1t was a free-foF al wile
dash for homes-a mubtlrade oi
speed medleys iii one Vas hlp-
podrome. There were LOO QNll
entries. The stampede wa 9vaE
in a day. The sun in all bis
course will never look upon It's
sight again. From eity er
tory, shop and field the.
tide rolled in. The mad a
of its waters contained the VA
essence of a nation. Artis
mechanics and various har
craftsmen, homeseekers
homebuilders came. Most won
derous was the TRANSFORMED y
wrought. The witchery OF gon
and Aladdin's sorcery outdon
Cities of tents sprang up
the exhalation of a night.
at the waving Of some maj
wand they changed to brick W
steel and stone, resounding WITH
the tread of throngs of bus
men. Thrift and enterpTs
multiplied their manifestation
like seed of golden dragon
teeth. Other openings follow
ed as treaty technicalities were
satisfied. Texas gave a gener
Gus slice-in the court OF last
resort. Our domains haVe
broadened with the process 81
the sums, while, in the short
space Of fifteen years, beneat
the smiles Of an INDULGE
Providence, an enlightene
Christian people have tanned
the wild and reared an empif
there, gathering peace ana
plenty for themselves and glory
aud prosperity for the Ufiqu
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ritory, and they'll buy land
better land than what they now
rent for $5 per acre. Then the
commercial men will send their
representatives here, who pre-
force will make a favorable re-
port and our cities will develop
as the country develops and we
will have commercial centeTs
for the southwest will be more
thickly populated than any part
OF the United States. Why? Be-
cause the best is here, and you
cannot keep the people away
from the best, the Indian Terri
tory As the country fills up
with new people, they will de-
mand new towns, they will
compel old ones to grow larger.
That will increase business Of
every description in all the
towns-new and old. When |
you consider that the different
railroads have formed and are
now forming a net Of tracks in
this territory unequalled any
place in the whole country, that
soon the whole territory will be
dotted with cities, towns, vii
lagos, churches and school
houses.
The best water God has given
is right here in the Indian Ter
ritory. It's good for man and
beast, if little tainted, it is
good for stock and if a little
tainted put down cistern and
you get the best.
Farm lands are cheap. AS
they are improved and the towns
grow IN Importance, the price
Of land goes up in proportion
and increases the wealth Of
those concerned. Jas Dyer of
Muskogee bought farm for
$33.333 an acre, he rented the
place for one-half the crop, and
when that crop Of potatoes were
hauled to market and sold, he
made enough to pay for his
land-the first years crop paid
for the land. DO you realize
what it means?
I tell you the place to make
money is here-let loose Of your
money--invest. A piece of
ground was offered a hotel man
at Muskogee for $500, he re-
fused. The same piece of
ground was sold to Franklin
Miller for $4,000 and he sold it
for $4,000, that was three years
ago. I sold a lot then for $1500I
and you cannot buy it now for
$2500. If | had a million dol
lars / would buy this town.
Your opportunity is now today
Now is the time. In three years
from now, all this opportunity |
will be over. Put a few dollars
in town property, the country
is going to develop. Don't be
afraid to invest your money in
a new country. The new conner
will want what you have, get it
now and sell later. There is
not a more opportune time than
now to invest to good advan-
tages and this is the place to in
vest. There is no other good
place to 60. What is there in
Wyoming, Arizona, Texas, New
Mexico and Oklahoma? l in
sist we are now on the eve of
great development. The rail
roads are bringing them in.
The emigration inducements are
especially large. Are you ready
for them? Buy-sell later. In
a very short time when harvest
is over in the North and East
they'll be here. The greatest
a,-o,,,e;o,, ax-or hro,,ohf hxy opu
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The available farm lane
Indian territory Is estimat
10, 900, 600 acres. These fgo
are taken from the records
the Dawes commission. OF t1is
Is percent was in guilty a1ion
last year. There will be AN ~
crease Of of at least 5 per cent
this year. There are abont
100000 acres of land whe
pine is found in comm
quantities, and there is pleaf
of hard woods of all kinds. Tne
latest statistics obtainable give
the value Of farm animals at
$50, 900, 900. The per cent Of
the population engaged in agri-
culture is exceeded only in
three states, Mississippi, Okla
homa and Arkansas.
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Write Fire, Plate Glass and Accident in the largest,
time tried and fire tested old line Companies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-21
Z. +. TRAIN HAD BIG BRAIN
HeaCier Than Normal-Throngs
pieSo Body Lying in State.

OF z. C. spitzka. IT.. who is TO make an snalyti-
Cal examination of the brain Of George Francis
t'@in' VINO died on Monday night has found that
ue weight OF the brain OF Citizen" Train was
aooFe normal for man of his weight and stature
:" ne olaln weighed 50 $40 ounces DR. Spitzxa said
ne assisted al the autopsy on the body AT the re-
0oest o. the physician who attended MIR Train
All iaSt evening unhroken line of men. woman
anu chloFen. many Of whom had reason to be
siatsiul 10 MI Train. walked by the coffin Of the
esaa phlanthropist aud child lover In the chanel
- Tue seephen Merritt EmbaIrnins COMPANY at
80 81 west Twenty-third-st As thew sazad On
us ne iace o. their friend nearly all shed tears and
80 edCH other tales of how he had haIDsd thano
al some ume OF need Invalids were broslsh Sbsrs
~ SdIIiseeS and carried the line bv IsIa fiyas
.1rlps mingled with the WeaFers OF silk hars
-. mere, BOY, look at the man who cured We sal,
ono PVor woman TO her child. who. she exnlafnad
G TNed ms lie to a trained nurse provided NV Mr.
IRAN when the lad was i'll - '
"a IIdsseu tramp knelt by the coffin and went for
i'ett! tnISe-q quarters Of hour The best frsnd
THeE h1d! ne said. as he was finally led AWAY
.AnSI9 were BANKS or flowers, kilograms and csbIa
and F-uroue. F" u 'i'A' Country
"A simple funeral service was held over tn. hodv
IN lhs afternoon Those designated as DeIIbearer,
NE LARK Sell. DR. W. Hanaford White Moses
hsf Ihartes "A Montgomery DR.. Carlton simon
gu l. l. homaS. The body will be buried az / 40
ctvca this afternoon Up to that time Il will con-
ulue 20 lie In state in the chapel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-21
THE WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterdays Record and To-day's Forecast.

Washington. Jan 2o-The area of high pre.sur.
that has occupied Eastern districts for tn. last two
days has given way the remnant OF It now being on
the South Atlantic Coast Temperatures have risen
Sharply In all districts Of the Misssslpp In tho
Ohio and the middle and south portions of the
Valley, temperatures 10 20 degree. ahov.
the seasonal average IN tbs Northwest and over the
Eastern slope second cold has appeared ana
temperatures tonight below zero in North Dakota
and the weather the Eastern slope of III. Rocky
Mountains ia quite cola with snow and north winds
Rain has fallen in the last twentyfour hours from,
the St Lawrence Valley southwestward into Eastern
Texas Rain is probable Thursday the lower Misss-
sippI Valley. the Eastern Gulf and thence north
eastward to the Middle Atlantic States There will
be rain Friday In the South Atlantic States and clear
England II VIII be much colder Thursday in tho
Southwest. the middle and lower Mississippi Valley
and generally throughout the Ohio Valley and tho
lower lake region. Lower temperatures will prevail
Friday IN the South Atlantic and East States
along the western slope of the AppaIachians.
will be fresh southWes; 10 west the South
Atlantic light and variable becoming southeaserly
and fresh: Gulf Coast fresh south Increasing
ma on La Michigan brisk northeast.
COLI Wi warnings have been issued nd
East Northern Arizona. Western Colorado.
Indian Territory. Arkansas and for Louisiana
and Texas except the coast and at st. Marie aud
80, warninCs for California and Southern Arizona
s,orno warnings are displayed the Gulf Coast.
STEAMER. departing Thursday for European ports
viii have fresh southwest winds and cloudy weather
81, Banks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-21
SAYS al" TRAINS CAUSE PNEUMONIA.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
SIT: The rapid increase OF pneumonia IN New
YORK CITY has given rise to a medical inquiry as TO
lts causes II seems TO that these may not be
lar TO seek II due consideration be given to the
character OF the accommodation furnished to trav-
oilers on the Manhattan elevated.
My own experiences may furnish clew 70 the
source OF much OF the disease now prevalent. My
daily routine requires to come from Harlem to
a point on the Ninth-ave. elevated below Fifty
ninth-St after midnight The schedule is so az
ranged after IL o'clock that all down trains
on Ninth-aVe; after that hour start from Fifty
hlhth-st. ana the up trains that line all
stop there Through trains from Harlem are run
only on the Sixth-sve line Thus / am compelled
10 disembark from the SiNth-aye line at Fifty
ninth-st. and wait the pleasure of the manage
ment to complete my journey. Usually this wait Is
be annoying. II not dangerous even If a proper
waiting room were provided But there is none
and on cold or wet nights is exposed to the
danger OF contracting severe cold that may
suit In a bad attack of pneumonia. Add this the
insufficient heat OF the elevated trains and the
conditions perfect for contracting that disea
No doubt other patrons OF the road suffer CORE
spending inconyeniences at other points. and. as
the majority OF Manhattan's population Is COM
PEELED 10 travel the elevated is II not fair
sumo that most OF the pneumonia now prevalent
Is due 10 the unsanitary and uncomfortable coRdi-
tons existing on that road?
Could not something be done TO compel the Man
haitian people to provide for the comfort and
JOHN E sONNrAG.
New-York Jan. l6 1904
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-21
GIVES PROMPT AND ADEaUArE RELIEF
H. +. Cutting Explains Method Of Asso-
cation for Improving Condition Of Poor.

10 the Editor OF The Tribune
SIR occasional reports to the specific cases OF
distress occurring recently among the poor have
eiieu out some criticism of relief agencies by the
uniformed. Permit me TO inform the public through
'o!' columns OF the methods employed by the AS
e'@uoh Tor improving the Condition Of the Poor
" spreading information with reference to Its relief
"o'k. The Police Commissioner has an abundant
supply OF Its reference tickets. which he has dis
u'outed to the various stations The tickets are
uIoo IN the hands OF the magistrates and the off,
in " tne childrens courts Given to any person
ralit ISSs they assure immediate visitation and
~ lHe assoclation's services are in like manner
fb US W IqspQsal OF the Charities Department and
dhe nealth Department of the city. Hospitals and
~ W have standing invitation to make use
sides ~ tlu II receives many cases from them. Be-
etsese extensive agencies of information the
S'I,rI. SloI Eiadly receives at its office in the
J aarlues Building. every day until u O'Clock at
olrect appeals by individuals or families in
efdre. or communications behalf OF others
SSSureSsed 10 US by anybody whatsoever The
ana other phanthropc societies are well
HCIusilteo with us Finally. reputation for sixty
y geaTs synpatheie treatment of the poor has
nhoe Inc association widely known throughout the
city. The relief it gives is prompt and adequate
President Association for improving Condition Of
the Poor. S4'4 u
New-York, Jan. 20 1904
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-21
DOWIE SUED ON OLD LOAN.
Ill Paid, He Says-S5cears He
Won't GiUe Up.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO TEE TRIBUNE.

San Francisco Jan. 20.-Prophet Dowie was
sued to-day by Hugh Craig, an Insurance agent
and e1-president OF the San Francisco ChaHl-
Der of Commerce, to recover S1,163 30, the oaI-
ance on a loan made 20 Dowie in 1883. with IN
terest at ! per cent for fifteen years. AS Dowle
has been out OF the State since 1889, the statute
OF limitations cannot be pleaded. Wnen Tie
came here from Australia In 1888. he brought
a letter from Craig's father in New-zealand
and the strength of this secured seVeraI
loans. amounting to S2,727. of which only s9zo
was returned Craig swears that this loan was
simply business transaction. he had no IN
terest in Dowie's beliefs. Dowie promised 10
pay soon as he made enough money but he
has turned deaf ear to all reminders. Craig
proposes to stop Dowie from sailing for AUS
tralia tomorrow. unless he gives bonds.
Dowe says that the suit is blackmaiL He
declares that Craig financed one OF the Dowie
missions here and was paid all he advanced
The prophet swears that he will spend three
times the amount of The debt to prevent coliec-
ton. He declares that he will sail tomorrow
as he will furnish ample bond. His reception
here has been frosty. and he is angry over the
lack Of enthusiasm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-21

.r II - the true and only onef In giving the
answers he Will be glad If recent authorities n
or. OF the Episcopal position other than Gore
me Christian Ministry" are also given
ID Did the theory of apostolic succession IN m.
'hae bishops have the same powers and gifts
before original twelve exist in clear definite form
Cynrieo ehe uine OF Cyprian OF Carthage? 90 Did
wss j Si himself consider that any other bishop
Bisbons esccieslasucal superior? (sl When was the
the SeeaS "a s1ome universally acknowledged TO be
Church seDars sne Church? % When the English
o;' grounds than objection TO clerical control in
state abrafst q Do High Churchmen consider the
contro1 pdS the right, did have the right 10
ana 10 NE affairs OF the Church appoint its bishops
head e person OF the sovereign to be its secular
VIII N1 10 they approve of the divorce of Henry
single ' bnboSa iherine OF Aragon7 "a Is there
cnDSaT pshop IN the Anglican or American EpIs-
oobaI Shurch who trace bark his orders 10 anv
y % source than the Roman Catholic Church? as
tontutsEe1 what are the reasons for holding the
CbUrrbssnt Episcopal Church to be the only true
h, there are othersquestions one would like 10 ask
Dut simple, direct answer to each of the ABOVE
questions win be very helpful u RINSMER
new York. Jan. 90 1904