Anadarko Daily Democrat, 1901-11-21

i... .. c,,,vi' ,,,m !" mownus to tm equalized either in lauds or moneys of the tribes. "Being directed to suggest such suggestions and recommendations as are deemed desirable for the bet betterment - terment betterment of conditions existing in the Territory, I would respectfully suggest that the most desirable change- would bo additional legisla tion with the various tribes piovid piovid-iug - iug piovid-iug for a more simple manner of al allotments - lotments allotments of lauds than the present agreements provide. "Wore lands allotted giving to each citizen a specific and equal number of acres without appraise appraisement, - ment, appraisement, permitting him to make se selection - lection selection where desired, and tho bal balance - ance balance or surplus lands sold for the beuelit of all, us is and always has been done by tho government with all Indians throughout the country. and where as much difference in quality of land exists as here, it would sooui apparent to any one. fa familiar - miliar familiar with the difficulty if not the impracticability, by reason of the fact that lauds are continually changing throughout the territory, owing to extensive improvements made by railroads and building up of towns, which could not be fore foreseen, - seen, foreseen, that the work of completing .these .allotments -wcMild'bovaePmili plishcd in a much shorter time, and finally more satisfactory to inter ested citfaens than, under existing law. "As set forth in detail in this re report, - port, report, the tribal permit laws arc dif fcrcnt in each of the nations and caiibc constant friction between non-citizens and Indians, as also much litigation in tho courts. 1 tiiereiorc renew my previous rec ommendation that a uniform sys system - tem system of taxation throughout tho Territory be provided by congress, tho same to bo used for general purposes for all concerned, includ including - ing including improvement of roads and edu education - cation education of tntno r0,000 children of non-citizens. Under direction of the Honorable secretary of the inte rior an investigation is now being made, authorized by congress, for tho pin pose of ascertaining whether it will be practicable to levy taxes throughout the Territory for such purposes. "There has been considerable ac activity - tivity activity in the coal mines of tho Choc Choc-tow - tow Choc-tow nation during the past year, and the coal output, as compared with the previous year, has in increased, - creased, increased, as will bo seen by a com comparative - parative comparative statement of such output as shown below: July, 1808, to June :10, 1800, 1,404,442 tons; July 1, 180H, to Juno !10, 1000, 1,000,. 127 ton ; July 1, 1000, to Juno !J0, 1001, 2,1108,15(1 tons. "Tho policy pursued by the do- partinont in tho matter of granting both coal and asphalt leases has been such as to discourage opplica opplica-tions - tions opplica-tions for speculative purposes, and tho satisfactory effect of this policy has been shown by tho largo de decrease - crease decrease in tho number of applica applications - tions applications tiled. Applicants arc required to furnish satisfactory evidence of good frith, financial strength, and experience and ability of the par- ties to successfully carry on mining operations. The form of leases now prescribed, together with tho from sof application, requiring a

Gubernatorial Question , . Still the Topic AT TERRITORIAL CAPITAL. Startling Rumor and Speculation As to Spo-d's ViBit to Washington (iuthric, Nov. 20. The guber natorial situation is still tho ques question - tion question in the city. That Gov. Jcnkiim is slated to bo removed is generally admitted and that Horace Speed will be his successor, if ho will ao ao-etqtt - etqtt ao-etqtt tii position, is couccital. A startling minor was on tjjo7stroot this morning to tl e effect that if J peed eould not be prevailed upon to acept, tho president would ap ap-poirt - poirt ap-poirt an outsider. It is also said that ped has gone to Washington t help Jenkins hold on to tho place. At the secretary's office a charter wa issued to tho I'Mrst Colored 15ap- lisl hureh of Kingfisher. The tins- tee-are D. S. Winboru, (!. Scott' and P. Smith. A notary commission was issued to K. 11. Hull of Independence. In the district court W. II. Wat Watson - son Watson pVaded guilty to grand larceny and-wji given a year's sentence in thOvpenltent'ary. The case against James Lewis was returned to tho grand jury for further action. The ease of Marianda O. Cox vs. I. S. Campbell ii on trial this after afternoon. - noon. afternoon. The plaintiff claims that Campbell mortgaged sonic property belonging to her. ' Sec August Werner this week lor paints oils, glass and wall paper. S Id at cost. 0t54 Uommoroial Olub. The Commercial Club meeting wa-not as well astcmlcd as it should have been, nud unless tho members of the club give Homo individual at attention - tention attention to it it is a thing of the past. This work should not bo left to one or two people alone, but each and every member, and in fact every citizen in the city, should take an individual interest, make tho work a personal matter, and turn out and support tho club and its meetings. Its object of organization was to promote and protect the best inter interests - ests interests of tlit) (owil, ami its members have not interest enough in the place vo give tho club some personal sup support - port support its officers may just as well sine die. Miss Cassidy !h selling her mil millinery - linery millinery stock at cost. , County Commisfioners- Along with the other matters dis disposed - posed disposed of at their business meeting las.t Saturday and day before yester yesterday - day yesterday the board of county commis commissioners - sioners commissioners decided to build a largo iron bridgo ajross tho Washita river on tho section lino between sections 10 and 21 west of this city and plans and specifications will bo prepared by County Surveyor Jones. Mr. Jones has been working day and night for tho past two weeks figur figuring - ing figuring and drawing plans and speoifi speoifi-cations - cations speoifi-cations for tho various bridges to be'eonstructed in this county, He is a practical civil engineer, of years of experience, as a master of his art. Work is progrexiiug nicely in

rate statement of mutters in his do do-pal - pal do-pal tmont. Tlii' entire report anil appendix cover '.'.iV printed pages. Tho recommendations which he makes, u hicli are interesting to this section, an- an follow: "The mi-ert!eil condition of af af-faiiH - faiiH af-faiiH ihrough-'iit Inilian Territory must neeemartiv continue throimh the transit rj period until towns are surwycd ami platted and lou thoioin di-q limn! of, citizens en rolled, laud appraised -and allotted -and tlie several tribal governments, with their various forms, extin extinguished. - guished. extinguished. "When it is considered that this Territory contains some li,ooo,000 .lores, rieh in mineral deposits, and in also an exceptionally, line ngri ngri-cultural - cultural ngri-cultural country, portions of v. hieh are specially adapted tin the rawing of cotton, which fact has induced Home :00,ooo white persona, or noil citizens to locate here, all seek- ing.totako advantage of the oppor- Litiitlities presented, together with the constant building and construe construe-tion - tion construe-tion of new railroads, thereby con continually - tinually continually changing conditions, the work of ascertaining and enrolling 'tOllie 80,000 proper citizens of the .Various tribes, allotting land to tho sama under existinsr airreeinents: annoying, platting and disposing of lots in about U0 towns; ibo en en-forcing - forcing en-forcing of certain acts of congress, with tho various constructions taken of the same and the consequent liti litigation, - gation, litigation, together with the various tribal laws still recognized, and ihu tinnl winding up of the affairs of theHoveral nations, is difficult to realize by those not familiar with tho rajuirenients and duties involved upon tliu officers, of the various de departments - partments departments of the government in tho 'Territory. "In every inslaiieo,iii coiisidering the duties required of tho Interior department executing tho laws and required regulations, action taki.n only -after matters are submitted with full explanation, tho samo carefully considered both by tho .QiiGrabIo commissioner of Indmn flairs and tho honorable secretary of tho interior, and in many in stances submitted to tho honorable assistant attorney general, or the .honorable attorney general, for an mnnion on the legal questions in- Solved, and tho duties of the de de-'(tartmdnt - '(tartmdnt de-'(tartmdnt in reference thereto; and in many other instances after being passed upon by tho United States court in the Territory. "Tho most "important and desira ble work to be accomplished in tho Indian Territory by the govern governmental - mental governmental this time, ami all interested aztics, is the allotment of lands in Severalty to tho citizens of tho live civilized tribes and the linal wind- ug up of their affairs. "The existing agreement with tho

same during the entire fiscal year. I Ho tells how the petition of opera- tors to exempt from royally boiler' coal was argued at St. I.otii and subsequently denied by the depart department. - ment. department. Regarding the asphalt in industry - dustry industry Mr. Wright, says: "Although another year has gone the-asphalt industry in the Indian Territory is in its infancy, none of the mine1, having been developed to any extent, and the output under leases granted extremely small. The holders of present lease, how however, - ever, however, attempt to explain this matter by reason of the fact thru the mines a re invariably located .it some dis distance - tance distance from railroad transportation, and it requires considerable efT.tfl to establish markets for this partic ular class of nsplmltuin, and also by reason of the fact that experi experiments - ments experiments have demonstrated that com complicated - plicated complicated machinery is necessary t properly separate the rock." Leach it I'oacufk handle llour. coal, and grain. See them. if NO TIME YET For Gov. JeukiuB fit -tho Interior Department. Washington, Nov. 20. Interest in the Oklahoma 'overuorship is expected to increase forthwith as IT. S. Attorney Horace Sliced is ex expected - pected expected here soon, perhaps to-morrow. The belief is strong that he has Iwen tendered the place altho' Secretary Hitchcock still insists that he has not made up his mind about tho charges against (Jov. Jen- Kins, i no secretary nati ins own troubles today in a light with Col. Kearus over .Missouri patronage and could not give (iov. Jenkins any time for a hearing. tJo to Leach' coal and feed. it 1'oaeock's for iOtf Millinery Sale Commencing .Monday and emi- tinning for one week 1 will sell at greatly reduced prices my entire stock of millinery. A few prices: Klhatsat HV'0 10 " " S,00 5 " " 3,50 M1SSCASS1DV. Lost A bunch of keys on ring. Return to Dhmocuat office. 54 01 M. M. JIo.n'aha.v. Ladies' silk waists, black and latest colors. The Columbia Max Goldman k Co. 0U2 Wholesale Cigars. Wo are agents for the "V. B." and 'Olargarette" ten cent goods. "The Owl" and "La Josephine" five cent goods. Billiard parlor in connection. Moore Building, op op-posite - posite op-posite court house. J. T. Mookk, Proprietor. Sec Leach t Peacock for coal and grain. j tf Lost A Iwy horse, blocky build, ubout i:i hands liltfli, branded with spado or hack-knife with capital HC in ono letter beneath. Also a now sad-., die red color, Ixn-der stamp, wlth-cross and Chancy stamp on the back of han handle. - dle. handle. W.00 reward for saddle. Answer hi care Democrat, Anadarko. (Jtfi3

tiring. I 1'. Shaw will continue the business, pay all firm debts, and receive and receipt for all outstand outstanding - ing outstanding accounts. J. A. Him., I 1. Shaw. Anadarko, Nov. 20, 11)01. rimt riilillmilloii in tho DcnmoriU Nov. SI. "01. Bargains in Eoliuquishment And city property. I'lirtnoi- wanted In tfooueayiiitf IiiihIucss. Stock of f;oods to trade for lot on court limine square, ('heap liotw. Lodging house; bakery. Trade town property In St. Louts and othe'' liiviiH in Missouri and other statos for eltherolty or country property bore. For uny Itlud of sale or trade call on J.L-. HYltNK& CO. Up stairs In telephone building-, north sldo court house square. ANADAHKO. O. T. Chas. Ilollamy is in tho city on business. lid Wickham's two children are quite ill. """" Deputy George Beckett was in Apache yesterday. J. T. Moore sold a lot to the Ice Plant Co. ycBterday, Tho A. O. U. W. will meet to tonight - night tonight in the Dkmockat office. II. W. Davis is painting his thrco new cottages on West A street. J. G. Ingram has bought a hand handsome - some handsome oigarcaso which arrived today. Kditor John H. Lano is quite low with typhoid fever at Mountain View. Sheriff Smith is wtill absent. Al Uurcbott wants him advertised for. But you all know "Al." J. J. lJauniaiin is in tho city on business. Ho owns tho building oc occupied - cupied occupied by the Diimockat. Frank Hall, an attorney from llobart, was calling on Attorney I. 11. Kerr, of this city, yesterday. Deputy Recorder Komtz's child is improving rapidly mid the attend attending - ing attending physician states that it will re recover. - cover. recover. Practically all tho Ice plant stock lias been subscribed ami work on the plant will commence in the iin mediate future. Karl Glitch accompanied his wife as far as. Chickasha today. Mrs. Glitch is going to Dallas, Texas, to spend the winter. Mrs. John W. Howard, of Great Bond, Kansas, wife of tho proprie proprietor - tor proprietor of tho north side brick plant, arrived yesterday. John Curry and Chas McGracken of Great Bend, Kansas, came in Wednesday. They are looking for relinquishments. Attorneys Kerr fc Livesay repre represent - sent represent Joseph Gualcs in a contest filed against J. W. Noble fora tract of land southwest of town. Ross Williams, a real estate man of linid, will bo hero with four men tomorrow who wish to buy Anadarko real estate.

Ins office and anyone visiting hint w ill bo impressed with the detailn detailn-and - and detailn-and the largo amount of work ho in disposing of. When Caddo's bridged and roads arc completed, as Mr. Jones has outlined, they will not bo beaten anywhere. Dissolution Notice To Whom, It May Concern: Tho p.irtno.-ship heretofore exist existing - ing existing between I'. I Shaw and Jauicn A. Hill is this day dissolved by mutual consent, James A. Hill re

guaranty of a apeoilio output each year." Mr. Wright states that the as asphalt - phalt asphalt leases are all located in tin! Chickasaw nation, and that the into of royalty on coal. 8 cents a ton, as fixed by the department of the inte interior, - rior, interior, mine run, has remained the