The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-27
COVERNMENT
INSPECTOR
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT SENDS
JENKINS HERE AGAIN.
Like Attorney Johnson He Talks OF
the country's Immense Corn Crop.
Knowing Ones Have Their Ears
Close 10 the Ground.


Ibc nature Of which is unknown save
turally the Official position Of Mr. Jen-
aims prevent, him from discussing MS
~ few who are on the inside Ma
visit at this time II is presumed that
ne was sent to the Chickasaw nation
ou an important mission and In view
al the fact that there have been a
number of startling rumOrs concern
ing the Official conduct of public men
u is supposed that his visit Will dc.
vclop something Of a recy nature.
Inspector Jenkins Is one Of the hard
81 workers in the public service.
within the past few weeks he has
been cugaged In ferreting crimes in
New Mexico To the many places that
dc has been sent none gives him
more pleasure to visit than the Indian
Territory. which he considers one OF
the greatest countries under the sun.
ls spcctor jenkins It Is remembered.
had fun charge of the ChiCkasaw war
rant cases In which q number of in
dcimelts were returned against well
known ufiCials His conduct of the
case won for him much praise at the
rands of the Interior Department and
when certain matters came mp for in
vaaiigation he was again detailed to
inquire into them. He would not init
mate the nature of his business here.
With a merry twinkle in his eye he
said "Omcial business young man.
J notice that the Ardmore reporters
are wide awake for news and seem
90 gel everything that is going on. No
cannot discuss my mission here.
aud In an instant he changed the sub
lccI 10 discussion of crops. You
Nnow." ne said that We will make
trc biggest corn crop throughout the
country that has been made in years.
hrdmore is improving and the town
g. Erowin- all the time I think the
Arimorcitr Is enc Of the best local
plpcrs in the country. The news that
al prints Is clean ana nothing sensa-
O1ual seems to enter its columns, II
- credit To Ardmore Few papers in
any town this size can equal it, And
thcn Air Jenkins said that he had
been sent here from New Mexico by
the department and that he would go
so Muskogce from this city, but would
probably return to Ardmore within
inc next two weeks to continue the
work that has been assigned him.
Concerning the Burton charges the
reporter asked him directly If his Wis
Il had something to do with the al
lcEcd charges against the Kansas sen
,t1r in which Senator Burton's name
IS connected with the issuance oi
EhiCkasaw warrants. To this, MIR. Jen
Etns was silent and the reporter real
wed the position of the inspector and
did not press the matter further.
In his investigation here Jenkins
dug up many matters and II appears
mw that sometime before Senator
burton was elected to the senate ne
made a contract with the Chickasaws
10 represent them in legal matters
This contract was not approved by the
interior department which has adopt
ed policy of disappearing such con
tracts. but II was considered binding
by the Indians
According to the terms of the con
,rict Senator Burton was to receive
$4,000 per annum for his services, It
seems that Burton was paid a sum OF
money in warrants.
Il is stated that. in the report made
~ the department of justice of th
cases against the persons who have
been indicted for fraud there is a
record that shows the name Of the
THycc of every warrant issued by the
Chichasaw treasurer, Including both
shc paycc of the fraudulent warrants
aud those that were legitimate. and
that the name of senator Burton and
hi brother appear ON twenty-siN war
rants of the latter class.
10 is stated thlt the representatives
OF certain Kansas newspapers opposed
politically TO Senator Burton found
Ihia record au the department of jus
uue recently and ouioaNorpd to us,
the matter agains. Senator Burton
This 10 is stated. i- the history of
'bn statcmou. that was gIyon wild,
publicity.
Senator Burton is declared to hay,
had nothing 90 10 with the alleged
fraudulent warrants i'm any shape Oi
form
Acting Secretary Ryan. of the inter
ilr department today coutradicted q
a'a.emeu, published here that that de-
p'rtmcnt had made public a report re
decting upon Senator Burton I'm con
n-otion with the warrants of the
Chickasaw Indians. He said that an
iuyc tigation bad been made into
the issuance of those warrants. I'm the
course of which the discovery had
b,cn made that some of them had
N com issued TO Senator Burton and his
brother for services as attorneys, but
that no record had been found of the
issuance of warrants TO the senator for
such services performed subsequent
, his election