The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-22
SCANDAL RIFE
AMONG 0SACES
STATEMENT OF ABLE GOVERN
mEHT INSPECTOR.
MAJOR Mclaughlin Says IN. Present
Usage Council is Most Corrupt
Body Of Men Hs Evs- Came
In Contact win.

Pawhuska. Okla. May 2i-Some
four weeks ago Major Mclaughlin.
one 81 the ablest men that works for
the department u the interior. came
10 Pawhlska. His coming was about
the same time mat another inspector
for the department came 10 inspect
the sale u the Pawhuska town lots n
was supposed that Major Mclaughlin
came 10 assist In the inspection. but
developments yesterday demonstrated
the fact that he had far different
work 70 perform than investigating The
town lot gale This belief on the part
% the Usage people that be was here
foT this work threw them on heir
guard and he had no one o bother
with and 70 seems made mighty god
time while be aad a clear felt Yes.
terday he vas % 's- through S'th
his work as 20 make tfe -taftl'fg Az.
nouncement that the present Usage
council. which is composed. IN the ma.
j0rfty. % Progressive Party men. 90
BE- the most corrupt body of men he
ever came In contact with. II Is al
legged that men who have been held IN
the highest esteem by both the Indian
and the white men are implicated 10
this Investigation The alleged facts.
as they we're earned By your CORE
spondent from Mr.. Mclaughlin him.
self and from his interpreters who
were free TO talk without any restric-
lions. are a. follows:
While the Osages we're under the
charge ~ Captain Frantz ~ agent. Mr.
Glenn. one of the original members Of
the Foster Lease Co, which lease b.
ways was and is get thought 10 have
been fraudulontly obtained. came 20
PaWhuska and had Captain Frantz
call the Usage council togthr for the
purpose Of submitting them a propo.
sltion for lease on the remaining
portion ~ their land that the Foster
lease did not carry. He wanted this
lease for term Of ten years and Of.
fered as consideration a royalty that
looked good However. before any
action could be reached by this coun.
ell m alarm Of fire was raised and the
meeting brol mp without ceremony
when the council was next called To-
Eethcr another proposition was made
for lease ON this same land by a
company composed Of New York men
among whom-was q JTW who was here
20 look after the proposition that he
was submitting The last prraositie-'
submitted was On the face the b. .
one Of the two inasmucn as IL cai,,td
greater royalty FOR the tribe thai
did the Glenn proposition Howeycr
after due consideration, the last prop
osition was turned down ana the
Glenn lease accepted and passed by
the council The reason given for ac
cepling the Glenn lease over the oth''
was that the last lease submitted wa.
they did not like that class of pee
pie" Flimsy as was that excuse ID
stuck and nothing was thought fur,h
sr about h M that time The Jew
In question was very sore az the troi'
ment. and especially was ne sore at th'
slam taken al his nationality and " n
30 far as 20 remark that the matte
was not through with yet and mt h,
would be- heard from further on ln ro
gard to tho act of the council iuruin.
him down and accepting the otho
proposition that ho knew was not a
good as his but the people here die
not care anything about him or hi
proposition and dld not paw any al
tcntioY - him or ! g. troubles
After this act on the part ~ m,
council tho governor at the suggestion
Of the agent appointed delegation
Of several prominent men % occ1mpg
ny him to Washington 90 se' ahou
some much needed legislation 40 th
time he picked his delegation It wa
remarked, and IN fact was noticeable
Io all Interested In Usage affairs. tha
they did not on a good many point
represent b5llcf In the interests tha
thc majority believed in, but Their
was not much kick ON the part Of M
Osagos over the delegation far th
Osagcs had hopes that when IL cam
To the fnal show down they would al
be- working In the interests Of th
tribe as q whole However. after thi
delegation got to Washington and hal
submitted to congress bin askinl
Tor allotment and granting In th
same an extension OF fifteen years q
the Foster Illuminating Co, and mah