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SIXTH OJF AUGUST.
President Nnmes Dato for Opening
New Indian Lands.
Tliono Who WIhIi to Ihitor Altint UegiiiUir
Order of Aiijillcutioim to Itu. Iiutor-
niliiutl by tirikwlui; No Triuivrur-
uiiru uf lurtllleuto Allow !.
Washington, .Inly 8. Tlio prochunn
tlon of President MeKliiley opening;
to settlement tliu IiiikIh ceded by In
dians hi the torrltory of Okliilioiim
was given to tliu public yesterday.
It i US follflWH!
Ily tlio I'rcHldcnt of tlio United Hlatcs of
America A Proclamation:
Whereas, by an iiKrooinont between the
Wichita and nlllllated bands of Indium
on tlio onu part, and certain corninlumou
orn of tlio United States on the other
pnrt, ratified by act of congronn approved
Mureli 2, ltotf (28 Stut. 8711, bV), the fluid
Indlatm ceded, conveyed, tranxferrcd and
relinquished forever and nbuolutcly, with
out any reservation whatever, unto the
United Htatcn of America, all their claim,
tltlo und Intercut of every kind and char
actor In and to the lamia embraced In the
following described tract of country now
In tho territory of Oklahoma, to-wlt:
"CommoncliiK at a point In tho middle
of tho main channel of tho Waidiltn river,
where tho ulnety-clfchth meridian of west
longltudo croflscft the name, thenco up
tho tnlddlo of tho main channel of said
river to tho lino of OS doRrecH minutes
went loncltudo, thenco on said lino of OS
decrees 10 minutes due north to the tnld
dlo of tho channel of tho main Canadian
' river, thenco down tho tnlddlo of Bald
main Canadian river to where It crosses
tho ninety-eighth meridian, thenco due
uouth to tho placo of beginning."
And, whereat", In pursuance of said net
of congress tntlfylng said agreement, al
lotments of land In severalty have been
regulnrly made to each and every mem
bor of said Wichita and nflillatcd bands
of Indians, native and adopted, and the
lands occupied by religious societies or
other organizations for religious or edu
cational work among the Indians have
been regularly nllottcd nnd conllrmcd to
Huch societies und organizations, re
spectively; And, whereas, by nn ngrecment be
tween tho Comnncho, Kiowa and Apncho
tribes of Indians on tho one part, nnd
certain commissioners of tho United
States on tho other part, amended and
ratified by act of congress, approved
Juno C, 1900 (31 Htat.. 072, C70), tho Pnld In
dian tribes, subject to certain conditions
whloh havo beon duly performed, ceded,
convoyed, transferred, relinquished ami
surrendered, forever and absolutely, wlth
t any reservation whntcver, expressed
or implied, unto the United States of
Amorlcn, nil their claim, tltlo and Interest
Of every kind and character nnd to tho
tnndB embraced In tho following de
scribed tract of country now In tho ter
ritory of Oklaliomn, to-wlt:
"Commencing at n point' whero tho
Washington rlvor crosses tho nlnoty
ojghth meridian went from Oreenwleh:
Uionco up tho Wnshltn river, In tho
.middle of the mnln channel thereof, to a
point 30 miles, by river, west of Tort
Cobb, nn now established: thenco duo
west to tho north fork of the tied rlvor,
provided snld line strikes said river oast
of tho one-hundredth morldlnn west
longltudo: If not. then only to said me
ridlan lino, and thonco duo south, on said
mcrldlnn lino, to the snld north fork of
Red rlvor: thonco down said north fork.i
Ih thu middle of tho mnln ohannel there
of, from tho point whoro. It may bo llrst
iMtorsected by tho lino nbovo described.
to tho main Red rlvor: thenco down said
Red rlvor. In. tho mlddlo of tho main
cjinnnol thereof, to Its Intersection with
tho nlnoty-elghth mcrldlnn of longltudo
west from Greenwich; thenco north, on
Huld meridian lino, to tho place of be
ginning:." Net AMdn for tho Indian.
And whflronB, In pursuanco of said act
o congress ratifying tho agreement last
named, allotments of land In sovornlty
liavo been regularly mado to each motn
bor of sold Comnncho, Kiowa and
Apncho tribes of Indians; tho lands oo--opled
.by religious societies or other or
tgnnlsatlonn for religious or educational
'work among tho Indians havo boon regu
l.rly allotted nnd confirmed to such eo
oietles nnd organizations, respectively;
And tho secretary of tho Interior, out of
tho Innds ceded by tho nsrootnent Inst
named, hns regularly solcctod and sot
naldo for tho uso In common for said
Comanche, Kiowa and Apacho trlboH of
Xndlnn, 4S0.0QO acres of grazing lands;
And. whereas, In tho not of congress
ratifying tho Hnld Wichita ugrcomont It
provided:
"That whenovor nny of tho lands ac
quired by this agreement shall, by opera
tion of. Inw or proclamation of tho presi
dent qf tho United States, bo open to
settlement, they shall bo disposed of un
der tho general provisions of tho homo
Htend. nnd townslto laws of tho Unltod
States; provided that In addition to tho
land ofllco fees proscribed by stntuto for
wich entries tho entry man shnll pay
l 25 per acre for tlio land entored nt
tho tlmo of submitting hid dual proof;
and provided further, that In all homo
Btend entries whoro tho entry man has
rowldod upon nnd Improvod tho land en
tered in good ralth for tho porlod of 11
months ho may oommuto his entry to
cash uuon tho payment of J1.25 per ucro:
nnd provided further, that tho rights of
honorably dlschorgod union soldiers nnd
Bullosa of tho lato civil war. ns defined
nnd dpscrlbed In sections 2301 and 2C05 of
tho rovlsod statutes shall not bo
abridged: and provided further, that any
qualified entry mnn having lands ad
joining tho lands herein cedod, whoso
original entry embraced less than 1C0 J
acres, may tako suin.'lont land from
Bald resorvntlon to make IiIh homestead
ontry not to exceed 1(50 acres In all, snld
land to bo taken upon tho samo condi
tions as are required of other ontry
men; provided, that said lands shall bo
opened to sottlomcnt within one yenr
after said- allotments nro lmulo to tho
Indians.
"That tho laws relating to tho mineral
lands of tho United States nro hereby ex
tended ovor the lands ceded by tho fore
going ngrecment."
N . UVim of tlio Kntry Mnn.
And. whereas, In tno net of congress
bo disponed of under tho general provl-
dlons of tho homestead und towtiBlto
biws of tho United States; provided.
that In addition lo th. land olilco fees
prwcriimti by stututo ror much ontnos tlio
ntry win Bhall.imy J1.25.per ucro for tho
lnd entered, at tho tlmo of Bubnilttlng
ratifying tno sniu i;oinuncne, Kiowa and appropriate matters of 'eserlptlon nnd lrtti Htri' .i.nii havo iiroforenen Vhrhi n
Apacho agi cement it Is provided: i identity us will protect tho applicant nnd J0 ttJ,",H 0I Tm, " inr inon whfeh thov
"That Jio lands acquired by this agree-' tho government against any atomptcd ,mv Mocn"cd nnS mnroXl '' ho sad
mont ihall bo optned to settlement by Impersonation. Registration cannot bo ',,," , Vl0 ..ttral b rin" shall or?
!? '. .'!! !!!". -! ?cc1 &"? "I- o the mall, or p'oriod'of'o dnyfaRer'ldSnnVb
uimuim iiiii-i iiiiuumiiin mu maun uiiu 1110 oiiiinuyiiieiii 01 an nconi. oxceuiinn
nl final proof; nnd provided further,
that In all homestead entries whero the
entry man hns rc&ldcd upon and Im
proved tho laud entered In good faith for
tho porlod of 14 months ho may com
mute his entry to cash upon tho pay
ment of $1.25 per acre; nnd provided
further, that tho righto of honorably dis
charged union soidlers and sailors of the
lato civil war, as delnnd and described
in factions KOI nnd 230' of the revised
statutes, shall not be abridged; and pro
vided further, that any pcrmiti who, huv
.ng attempted to, but for any cuuse fulled
to, secure u tltlo In feo to a homesteuo
under txlstliig laws, or who mado entry
under what Is known ns tho commuted
provision of the homestead law, shall be
luallflod to make a homestead entry up
in said hinds; and provided further, thai
any qualllled ontry man having lands ad
joining the lands herein ceded, whose
original entry embraced less than 1C0
teres In all, shall havo tho rlrht to en
ter so much of tlio lands by this agree
ment cedod lying contiguous to his said
entry as shall, with tho land already en
tered, mako In tho aggregate ICO acres,
nail', land to bo tuken as nro required of
other entry men; and provided further,
that tho settlers who located on that
,'nrt of said lands called and known us
.ho 'neutral strip' shnll havo preference
right for 30 dayu on the Innds which they
havo located and Improved.
"That should any of said Innds allotted
to snld Indians or opened to settlement
under this net contain valuable mineral
deposits, such mineral deposits shall be
open to location and entry, under tho ex
isting mining laws of tho United States,
upon tho passage of this act, and the
mineral laws of tho United States are
norehy extended ever snld lands."
And, whereas, by tho act of congress
approved January i, 1901 (31 Stat., 727),
tho stcrotory of the Interior was author
ized to oxttud, for a period not exceeding
eight months from December !, 1900. tho
tlmo for making allotments to the Co
manche, Kiowa and Apacho Indians and
opening to settlement tho lands so ceded
by them.
t.imil for County Kent.
And, whorens, In pursuance of tho net
of congress approved Murch 3, 1901 (31
Stat., luitf), tho secretary of the Interior
hns regulnrly subdivided the lands so as
afDreeuld respectively cedtd to the United
SUtes by tho Wichita and affiliated bands
of Indians nnd the Comanche, Kiowa nnd
Apacho tribes of Indians Into counties,
attaching portions the. oof to adjoining
counties In tho territory of Oklohoma.
has regularly designated the place for'
tho county seat of each new county, has
regularly set aside and reserved nt such
county scat land for a townsltc to bo
disposed of In tho manner provided by tho
net of congress Inst named, nnd has reg
ularly causod to bo surveyed, subdivided
und platted tho Innds so set aside nnd re
served for disposition iib such townsltcs;
And, whorens, by the act of congresa
Inst named It Is provided:
"Tho lands to bo opened to settlement
ifylng anV agreements1 res ,cctl?olT.haH
bo so ononcd bv nroelnmntion nf Mm
P?Whlontfnnd SJSSSS, nnd
conillctlng clnlms which havo heretofore
resulted from opening similar public
lands to settlement and entry the presl-
dent's proclnmntlon shall prescribe tho
manner In which these lands may be set-
tied upon, occupied nnd entered by per-
sons entitled thereto under the acts rati-
fvlnu- Hni.i nrrm.m. r..u,.,,n ii... .,.i
and ontry tindor tho nets of congress rat
mo n,,,,., Bi.nii ho ,;,,; i Vo.r ,.;. ,..
.VH.ri.Ll'V?'1"
until after tho exnlrntliin of Co , in v frnm
Bottlcmcnt and entry."
Tim Addltloeinl Tnnd tiniees.
And, whereas, by the net of congress
nst tmn.ed tho president was authorized
o establsh two additional Un ted States
Innd districts and land onices In the tor-
rltory of Oklahoma to Includo ho landH
,.i """"" """. w iuuu "'-,ut tho tlmo of registration. Each appll
trlctH and land otnecs havo been estab- cant should, however, In his own behalf,
llshcd by an order of even date herewith; employ such measures as will lusuro his
uu. niiuu-ui, .in ui inu ui.miiniiiiB r-
quired by law, to bo performed prior to
tho opening of said tracts of Vmd to set
tlement and entry havo been, as I hereby
doclaro, duly porformed; '
1 lie t.nniln Kxcptxt.
Now, therefore. I, William McKlnlcy,
prosldent of tho United States of Amer
ica, by vlrtuo of the power vested In mo
by law, do hereby declnro und mako
knowq that nil of tho landH so as afore
said ceded by tho Wichita nnd affiliated
bands of Indians, nnd tho Comanche,
Kiowa und Apacho tribes of Indians, re
spectively, saving and excepting sections
1C, 3(5, 13 und 33 In each township, and nil
lands located or selected by tho territory
of Oklahoma hs Indemnity school or edu
cational lauds, and saving nnd excepting
all lands allotted In severalty to Indi
vidual Indians, and saving and excepting
all lands allotted and conllrmcd to re
ligious societies and other organizations,
and saving and excepting the lands se
lected and sot aside nu grazing lands for
tho uso In common for snld Comanche,
Kiowa and Apacho tribes of Indians, nnd
saving mid excepting tho lands Bet aside
and reserved tit each of snld county Heats
for disposition as townsltcs, and saving
nnd excepting tho Innds now used, occu
pied or sot apart for military, agency,
school, school fnrm, religious, Indian
cemetery, wood reserve, forest reserve or
other public uses, will, on tho 6th day
of August. 1901, at nlno o'clock n, in., in
tho manner herein nrcscrlbotl and not
,. . , - . . ; .:;
otherwise, bo opened to entry and settle-
mont and to disposition under tho gen-
gen-
oral provisions of tho homestead and
townsllo laws of tho United States
Uoiieerulug IteglHiriittim.
Commencing at nlno o'clock a. m.
Wednesday, July 10, 1901, and ending at
six o'clock p. m. Friday, July 20, 1901. a
registration will bo had at tho Unltod
States land offices nt Wl Reno and Law
ton, In tho torrltory of Oklahoma (tho
olilco at Lawton to occupy provisional
quarters In tho Immcdtato vicinity of
Kort SHI, Oklahoma torrltory, until sult
nblo qunrtoro can bo provided at Lawton),
for tho purpose of ascertaining what per
sons deslro to enter, settlo upon nnd nc-
qulro tltlo to nny of said Innds under tho
homestead law und of ascertaining their
qualifications so to do. Tho registration
ul each olilco will be for both land dls-
trlcts, but nt tho tlmo of registration ench
applicant will bo required to elect und
siuiu in wuicii district ho desires to
mnko ontry. To obtain registration ench
nppllcant will bo required to show him
self duly qualified to mnko homestead
entry of theao landB under existing laws
and to glvo tho registering ofTlccr bucIi
thnt honorably discharged soldiers and
sallora entitled t" tho benefits of section
2301 of tho revised statutes of tho United
States, us amended by the act of con-
gross approved March 1. 1901 (31 Stat.,
817V may 'present their applications ror
reClstrutlon and due proofs of their qual-
mentions thiough nn afjent of thctr own
selection, but no person will be permitted
o net ns agent for moro than ono such
oldIer or sailor. No person will be per
nittcd to register moro than onco or In
tny other than his truo name. Each
tppllcant who Hbjws himself duly quail
led will be registered and given u non
ransfcrablo ccrtlflcato to that effect,
which will entitle him to go upon nnd ex
imlne tho Innds to bo opened hereunder
n the land district In which he elects to
nnko his entry; but tho only purpose for
hVhtch he may go upon nnd examine
inld lands Is that of enabling him later
in, as herein provided, to understand
ngly select tho lnudB for which ho will
tunlco entry.
No Setttcmnnt Itefnrn (enlni7.
No one will bo permitted to mnko sot
tement upon nny of snld lands In ad
vance of tho opening herein provided for,
md during tho first 00 days following
mid opening no one but registered uppll
:ants will bo permitted to make homo
Head settlement upon nny of snld Innds,
ind then only In pursuance of a homo
itead entry duly allowed by tho local
.and officers, or of a soldier's declara
.ory Btati.nent duly accepted by such of
.leers. Tho order In which, during the first CO
Jays following the opening, tho regis
tered applicants will be permitted to mako
homestead ontry of the lands opened
hereunder will bo determined by drnw
ngs for both the Ul Kcno nnd Lawton
dUtrlcta publicly held nt tho United
Suite Innd otllc at Kl Reno, Ok., com
mencing at nine o'clock n. m., Monday.
July Z, 1901, and continuing for such
period as may be necessary to complete
the same. Tho drawings will be had tin
ier tho 6upervUIon and Immediate ob
ervance of n committee of three persons,
whore Integrity Is s uch as to mnko their
control of the drawing n guaranty of Its
fairness Tho members of this commit
tee will be appointed by the secretary
f the Interior, who will prescribe suit
able compeiwaUon for their services.
Cunli for lilrntlllc.itton.
Preparatory to these drawings the reg
istration tftlcers wi'.l, at tho time of reg
istering each applicant who shows him
self duly qualified, mako out a cord,
which must bo signed by the applicant,
stating the land district In which he de
sires to make homestead entry, and giv
ing such n description of tho nppllcant
is will .enable the local land olllcers to
thereafter Identify him. This card will
b, at once sealed In a separate envelope,
which will boar no other distinguishing
"bel or mark than such as may bo
necessary to show that It Is to go Into
.he drawing for the land district In
which the applicant desires to mako en
try. These envelopes will be separated
according to land districts and will be
carcrully preserved and remnin scaled
until opened In the course of tho draw
.ngs ns herein provided. When tho regis
tration Is completed all of these sealed
envelopes will be brought together at tho
plnco of drawing and turned over to tho
committee In charge of tho drawing,
S ..? n3,'n f
mcnt wl" bo attemU'd with entire fair-
SSScSTmw V TrtunMy' haU
?5?nvMn t.nniope.n the f ',a-
Sfo?cd niSP a SSmir ?V0.h ?'
Sh?Jh nST li ,ln, ,tho ,urder ,n
HhdCr' w SP S th? "VT0
" J SSVi-"1 , tha dnBa r,r "
w C" Ll S'C? m"'1'10'0'1
"",' ?""V. "I, "cnlly at 1 1 ?a,mo
'J1110 nH ,B practicable. Tho result of the
"wlng for each district will bo cortl-
lled by the committee to the olllcers of
tho diatria and wiF dernSno"u .."or
? '" w",c" ,,us applicants may mako
tlcmcnt thorcon.
Nulive of the Drawing.
Notlco of tho drawings, stating tho
namo of each applicant and number no-
Bal to hm by tho drawing, will bo
n0Btcd each day at tho place of drawing
ftnd eacli applicant will bo notified of his
number by a postal card mailed to him
obtllllllllir Dromtlt mill nrcurulr. Infnrmn.
tlon of tho order In which his application
for homestead entry can bo presented as
fixed by the drawing. Applications for
homestead entry of Bald lands during tho
in ni uu imju KiiiuwiiiK me opening can no
mndo only by registered applicants and
In tho order established by tho drawing.
At each land office, commencing Tuesday,
August 0, 1901, at nlno o'clock a. m., tho
applications of those drawing numbers 1
to 125, inclusive, for thnt district must bo
presented and will bo considered In their
numerical order during the first day, and
the applications of those drawing num
bers 125 to 250. Inclusive must bo pre
sented and will bo considered In their
numerical order during the second day,
and so on nt that rnto until all of said
Innds subject to entry under tho home
stoad law, and desired thereunder, havo
been entered. If nny applicant falls to
nppenr and present his application for
ontry when tho number assigned to him
by tho drawing Is reached his right to
enter will bo passed until nfter tho other
applications nsslgned for that day havo
been disposed of, when ho will bo glvon
nnothor opportunity to make entry, fail
ing In which ho will bo deemed to havo
nbnndonod his right to mako entry un
der such drawing.
Conetirnliii; ilnldlerq nnd Sailors,
To obtain tho nllowanco of a homestead
entry each nppllcant rmiBt personally pre
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sent, mo ccituieato or registration thcre-
i """' jdoiiuu nun, lUKumur twin u regular
homestead application and tho necessary
' nrcnmminvi.iir m,,fB. nmi win, ih. ,.,.,.
ar
accompanying proofs, nnd with tho rcirii
inr mud niiico rccs, nut an honorably dis
charged Boldler or sailor may fllo his dec
laratory statement through tho ngont
representing him nt tho registration. Tho
production of tho ccrtlflcato of registra
tion will bo dispensed with only upon sat
isfactory proof of Its loss or destruction.
If nt tho tlmo of considering his regular
application for ontry It appears that any
applicant Is disqualified from making
homestead entry of these Innds his an
pllcatloq will bo rejected, notwithstand
ing his prior registration. If any appli
cant shnll register moro thnn once here
under, or In any other thnn his true
name, or shall transfer his registration
I certificate, ho will thereby lose all the
, benellts of tho registration nnd drawing
i herein provided for, nnd will bo nro-
eluded from entering or settling upon nny
of said lands during tho first CO days fol-
. towing sniu opening.
Thu l.uniU In "Neutral Strip."
llecauso of tho provision In tho said act
of congress approved Juno C, 1900: "That
tho f.ettlcrH who located on that pan nl
subject to homestend entry und townsltc
trv onlv hv those w
loeAtcd iiiioi, nn.i imnri
who are cordei n
.ho havo heretofore
Improved tho same, and
" "" " ' " " Vn' l TC" "
entitled to mnko entrv irndor this iirofer.
ooo rlirlit wMl The fnorrn K to do so fin v
ffi Surtna ! "aid period Si dhya fallow.
nuiii iiLiuin ill i it'll nun iv nil ii ii ii i i iiiiii.
Uni III 111111 Aollat.l 11-t( IIHiMIIH A 1. .. -.
Ing tho oponlhg without previous reglstra
tlon, and without regard to tho drawlni
herein provided for, and nt tho cxplratlor
of that period tlio lands In snld "noutra
strip" for which no entry shall have beer
mado will come under tho general provi
sions of this proclamation.
The Intended beneficiaries of the prnvi
slon In the snld acts of congress, ap
preved, respectively, March 2, 1S93, ahi!
Juno C, 1900, which nu'horlzes a qualified
entry mnn having lands ndjolning tin
coded lands, whoso original entry em
braced less than ICO ncres, to enter s(
much of tho ceded lands ns wilt makt
his homestead entry contain In tho ag
gregate not exceeding 1C0 acres, may ob
tain such nn cxtouslnu of his oxlstlnp
entry, without previous registration nnc1
without regard to tho drawing hcrclr
provided for, only by making appropriate
application accompanied by the neces
sary proofs, at tho proper land ofllco at
somo tlmo prior to tho opening hcrclr.
provided for.
Tuwfinltn Ileculntlnni.
Any person or persons desiring tc
found, or to suggest establishing, a town
slto upon any of said ceded lands nt nn
point not In or nenr vicinity of cither ol
tho county seats therein heretofore" se
lected and designed as aforesaid, may,
at any tlmo boforo tho opening herein
provided for, fllo In tho proper local land
ofllco n written application to thnt effect
describing by legal subdivisions the lnndt
Inlondcd to bo affected, and Btatlng fully
nnd under oath tho necessity or proprlotj
of founding or establishing a town at
that place. Tho locul officers will forth
with transmit said petition to tho com
missioner of tho general land ofllco, with
their recommendation In tho premises.
Such commissioner. If ho bellovcu the
public Interests will bo subecrved thoro
by, will, If tho secretary of tho Interloi
npprovo thereof, lssuo an order with
drawing tho lands described In ouch po
tltlcn, or any portion thoreof, from
homestead entry and settlement nnd di
recting that the same bo held for the
tlmo being for townslto settlement, en
try and disposition only. In euch event
tho Innds so withheld from homestead
entry and sottlcmcnt will, nt the tlmo ol
said opening and not before, become sub
ject to settlement, ontry and disposition
under tho general townslto laws of the
United States. None of snld ceded lands
will bo subject to settlement, entry ox
disposition under such general townidte
laws except In tho manner herein pro
scribed, until after the expiration of CC
days from tho tlmo of Bald opening.
Attention Is hereby especially called to
the fact that under the special provisions
of tho snld act of congress, approved
March 3, 1901. the townsltcs selected nnd
designated at tho county seats of the
now oouutlcs into which said lands have
been formed cannot be disposed of under
tho general townsltc laws of tho United
States, and can only bo disposed of in
tho special manner provided In said uct
of congress, which declares:
KeHtrlctions In TuwuhUci.
"Tho lands so sot apart nnd designated
shall. In advance of tho opening, be sur
veyed, subdivided and platted, under tho
direction of the secrotnry of tho Interior,
into appropriate lots, blocks, streets, al
loys and sites for porks or public build
ings, so as to mako n townslto thereof;
provided, that no person shall purchase
moto than ono business and one resi
dence lot. Such town lots shall bo of
fered and sold at public auction to the
highest bidder, under tho direction of
tho secretary of tho Interior, at sales to
bo had at tho opening nnd subsequent
thereto."
An Admonition.
All porsons are especially admonished
hat under tho said act of congress, up
proved March 3, 1901. it Is provided that
no person shall bo permitted to settlo
upon, occupy, or enter any of said ceded
lands except in the manner prescribed in
this proclamation until after tho expira
tion of CO daysrom tho tlmo when tho
samo aro opened to settlement and en
try. Aftor tho oxptratlon of tho said
period of CO days, but not before, nnv of
said lands remaining undisposed of may
bo settled upon, occupied and entered un
der tho general provisions of tho home
stead and townslto laws of tho Unltod
States in llko manner as If the manner
of effecting such settlement, occupancy
and ontry hud not been prescribed hero
in In obedience to law.
Must Itenpeet Indlnn Fences.
It appearing that thero aro fences
around tho pastures into which, for con
venience portions of tho ceded lands havo
horotoforo been divided, and that thoso
fonoes aro of consldorablo value and aro
still tho property of tho Indian tribes
coding snld lands to tho United States,
all persons going upon, examining, en
tering or sottllng upon any of said lands
arc cautioned to respect such fences as
tho proporty of tho Indians nnd not to
destroy, npproprlato or carry away tho
same, but to leave them undisturbed so
thnt thoy may bo seasonably removed
and preserved for tho benefit of tho In
dians. Tho secretary of tho Interior nhnll pro
scribe all needful rules and regulations
neccssnry to curry Into full effect tho
opening herein provided for.
I p. witness whorcof I havo hereunto
sot my hand and caused tho bciiI of tho
United States to bo alllxed.
Done at tho city of Washington thin Cth
day of July, in the yenr of our Lord ono
thousand nlno hundred and one, and of
tho Independence of thu United States
tho ono hundredth and twenty-sixth.
WILLIAM M'KINLEV.
Still Too At noli Itnvunun.
Washington, July 8. In spito of tho
fact that the uew revenue law, which
went into effect on July 1, will prob
ably reduce the; revenues by about
$10,000,000 nnnuully, the government
probably will suffer nn abnormal in
come unless further reductions nre
miule by congress next winter. Treas
ury experts estimate that nt the pres
ent rnto of federnl receipts the sur
plus nbove oxpenses und Interest
charges will approximate from $35,
000,000 to $50,000,000.
KuiiNitn City's 1'opnlation.
Tuinsus City, Mo., July 8. Tho Knn
sns City directory, which will be out
In u few days, gives Kansas City n
population of 229,115, nn increase of
17,7011 over 1000. TCansns City, Kan.,
shows a population of 50,505, nn in
crease of 3,700 over Inst year. The
combined population of the two Kan
sas Citys is 288,050.
Knit Agnliiat Kiiiimiis !lty Ice Trust.
Kansas City, Mo., July 7. The news
paper war on the local ice trust broke
into court when Charles Hollsingcr,
a retail ice dealer, sued the trust in
tlio federal court under the Sherman
'uutiitrust law for $30,000,
THESE ARE DQ JALIFIED.
CommlRftloner Hermann, of tlio General
Jjuid Ontbe, Tolls Who Cnnnot Uet
Land In tho New Country.
Washington, July D. Commissioner
Hermann, of the general iantl office,
lias issued n general circular specify
ing the persons who nro disqualified
from making homestead entry in tho
Wichita nnd Kiown, Comanche nnd
Apache ceded lands. Those disquali
fied arc as follows:
Any person who has an existing
homestead entry or, aftor Jutie C,
1000, abandoned or relinquished such
entry; u married woman, unless dc
surtetl or abandoned by lior husband;
those not citizens or who hnve not
declared such intention; anyone un
der 21 yenra of nge, not the head of
it family, unless he served in the army
or navy 14 or more days in nctual war;
proprietors of over 1G0 ncrcs of land
anywhere; anyone who hns perfected
title to a homestend of 160 ncres by
proof of residence nnd cultivation for
five years or under section 2, act of
June 15, 1880; anyone whose title nc
quircd and now being acquired by him
under the public land lnws, in pursu
ance of entries made since August 30,
1800, with the tract now sought to bo
entered, will make nn nggrcgate of
over 120 ncres of non-mineral land.
DlnvntlHfnntlnn Over tho rrvnlnumtton.
,Gtithirc, Ok., July 0. There is gen
eral dissatisfaction over the president's
proclamation providing for the open
ing of the Indian lands. .The regula
tion compelling nil the applicants to
register at Fort Sill or 121 Reno will,
it is believed, cause much suffering.
The railroad is still a number of
miles from Fort Sill. It will he im
possible for the city of Fl Reno to
care for the great crowd drawn there
and people will be compelled to stnnd
in line for days unless they come pre
pared to camp out. Only 10 days nre
allowed for registering, which will
necessitate the registration of two
or more thousand per day nt F1 TJeno,
which is clnimed to lie impossible
even with four times the number of
clerics provided. It is nlso declared
by every one familiar with land f
fico work thnt it will be impossible
to complete filing in GO dnys.
MUCH WHEAT BURNED.
tlnnchly Tt1mtitl, noo.OOO Tttuheli la
Htaek Aro D8trnvol hv ii Klro Caused
by ii DlMenrtfod Clgnr.
Great TJend, Kan., July 9. Fifteen
thousnnd acres of wheat went up in
(lames here yesterday afternoon. The
fire was. started by nn unknown mnn
throwing n lighted eignr into a field
of wheat stubble. Everything wns aa
dry as tinder nnd soon a destructive
fire was in progress from the small
beginning. The inhabitants all left
their work nnd exhausted all the
methods they knew for fighting fires,
but to no avail, and it was late yes
terday evening before the fire was
under control. "Iloughrv estimated
1 the loss In wheat will aggregate 300,-
000 bushels, nearly all of winch was
in stuck.
CORN CROP A FAILURE.
not Wind ami Unprecedented - Dronht
Wlpo Out I'ronpoctfl In Kiumns Tem
perature Over 100.
Topeka, Kan. July 9. This ha
been a day of unprecedented tempera
tures in Kansas. Tn Topeka for two ,
hours yesterdny afternoon the mark
reached was 104. In Mnrysville 108
degrees was the record made. Fort
Scott reports 100 degrees. Reports
from numerous Kansas counties last
night indicated that the corn crop
is practically n failure. Hay is selling
at enormous prices and the indica
tions point to almost a famine in feed
for nnimnls unless rain conies within
a day or two.
Greater New Yurie's Oentlm rrom TltMit.
New York, July 9. The official re
ports to the bureau of vital statistics
of deaths from heat for the week end
ing July G show that the-actual num
ber in the five boroughs of the Orent
er New York wns 989. For the bor
oughs of Manhattan and the Hronx
tho number wn G99; for Richmond,
12; for Queens, 21; for Brooklyn, 204.
AtnhnNHudor White' Son Snlrlilcn.
Syracuse, N. Y., July 9. Frederick
D. White, son of Andrew D. White
United States ambassador to Ger
many, committed suicid nt 5-30
o'clock yesterday afternoon nt his
homo in this city. Prolonged ill
health nnd a persistent and exhaust
ing nervous disease is given ns tho
only possible explanation of his act.
"-v PiU.I to St..t, ,, T.rrlrnrl.
Washington, July 9. The trensnry
department yesterdny drew wnrrantH
"KSrcgating $1,300,000, or $25,000 each
for 45 states nnd two territories, be
ing the mnximnm nniount provided
.w. vuugrepu in tnc net of August 30,
1890, for the endowment and mnin
tninnnee of colleges for the benefit of
'yiienuure ami mechanical arts.
A Nv Vlsst'im lt:illrnl.
Jefferson City, Mo., July O.The
secretary of state has chartered the
Arkansas, Missouri & Knnsns Railrond
company, with n cnpltal stock of $2,
000,000. Tho road is to extend from
the south tdnte lino in Stone county,
Mo to the west stnte line of Missouri
in Jasper county, 100 miles.
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