Muskogee Phoenix from Muskogee, Oklahoma • 1

E- 4 0 01 111 4011h 1 4" oettlit cis c-- 4ttrot'tAA) LA 144ik I t) MUSKOGEE INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17 1b03 VOLUME Pl NUMBER 29 WHOLE NUMBER 83 HENRY STARR MARRIED BONAPARTE TO INVESTIGATE CIIEKWOEY MADE A CALL HURRICAIIE III FLORIDA al 1114 DAMAGE DONE MIA l'Oor LI NIOILE IHAN ONE: MILLION IHILL411t4 uGNIAlis Al LENGTH ACTING efil4144FT A lir A 0 II 11111t 11111t: 1kt :7 tt I Sgxetm lb' ft ea 140 ----Jo' po or-1 I) A 1''' VI Tot y1 I'm il' flir-04 4111fZig mcry- tt 144 0 I i) v-)-- '4 'It TAMPA IS THE WORST SUFFERER NEWS OF A FIERCE ENCOUNTER 1 Numerous Bellitimge Were Iletessed and in Some Inmentee Work tied to be ituepentled le Mille soil Factories' it as Vought Between Troop of sultan sad Utilitarian brioratatto atot )u II sot red of Latter 'testi Mies tritie titime the Bride or the Former Hermit king twit wvdsesfiriv's tiedv Yesterday morning when I teputy Clerk blieckelforil arrived at the court hotter he found i handsome young man showing strongly the blood of Cherokee in his veioc The young wan eked for a marriage licence and the clerk hart to atilt twice eiben told it woo floury Wert Ile gave the young woluans name as Mies 011ie Griffin of a prominent Oberokee family 1 After procuring the homes Starr asked Mr Shaksiford to go the Evans hotel and perfortn the ceremony The only iiIINIS was a Mn Blair of Etter villa titarr made an ideal groom and Mies Grithu a beautiful bride They will leave this morning for Tulsa where they will make their future home Henry titer was at oneeinie the leader of one of the holdeet band of Outlaws in the territory and was at different limes associated with 111 I I took and Cherokee IN I Ilia daring was ad- mired even by the officers who were bunting tot him In his duel with ihtputy Floyd Willtill some eight years ago In which the deputy lost hts life this daring saved his life with the odds against him he IIIIIS captored end tried for the killing and released Twice was Henry Start 'convicted of murder in Jutig Parker's mien Ile wee finally sent to the penitentiary for 15 years for robbery but pardoned some eight months ago thmters Could Not Alsip Het "I had kidoey trouble for yeati" Villiel Mrs Raymond Connor of She! ton Wash and the doctors could not help me I tried Poky's 'Kidney Cure and the very first dose gave me relief and I am now cured I cannot say too much for Foley's Kidney Cure" Must) kogee Drug Co European Chivalry A I 1 4 1 RICH OIL FIELDS HELP IN DISGUISE MW1e01 Washiegtoo Itepts 111s--Chekib Reif the Turk lith antnietor 0641rd at the tat department Monday and had an Interview with Acting Seuretery Ad A Cahill-1'6M received by Ciorisib Nry tram hie governnient told of a fierce ncounter esbicti took place near Kesel between urklah troops and Bulge-rhea brigands' In which over 100 tha tatter ere kHIeJ and a huge number taken prisoner minleter in-Corniest Dr Adis that the operation of the Torkitth troops recently has led to the rapture of a large number of Ilultartan briglande and that a Ptate of panto veleta them In consequence of the determination of the auttan to 'molar's their tattlers arta to the the encounter ninny of the bri- goods eat aped while ethers surrender ed The minteter tveiteNer 'hilt OM unflk III have the effect of restoring order In that arection Ile regards am Stignificant the foot thet the Hulett-lea Revolutionary society residing its Itils the Torkiati ZAInceit which had been upplyiratt-alfr brigands with arms and ammunition have applied to the Sultan to pardon In the light of this gravity of the offences committed the Intatiter thinks It le sot probable that the result will be granted Ile reported matters at Drttlit qttieL I RELIEF FOR COURTS Steti AAAAA re Lawyer to Probe the Frauds Reported in Indian Territory Washington Sept IC -The investiganot of tito entities nisi" at the interior department against meadcis of the Dawes Coluttotioinit sod other government officials in the Indian Territory slit be conducted under the direction of Cherie Bonaparte of flattimois In sunouocing the selection of Bons parte for this work Secretary Hitchcock tuday matte this sisteruent Ths scope of the investigation will be ulticsontl) comprehensive to embrace all tatements withio the knowledge of the in tenor department indudui I that have trout tune to nine appeared in the prose sod ell other matte(' that way le any tons mis to the notice of the inveritigatitio uf th Mt Botiaporto is a friend of the preoident And was requeitioil by Mr Bootie-volt to take charge of the investigation He is now acting as special attorney for the goveruinent in the proecention of those who halve been indicted tor bribory and other irregularities developed by the postollice department investigation When find requested to assunie supervieion Over the investigation in the Wiwi Territory he declined to tio so becaose of his other dutlas Upon haihg urged by Pieisidect Roosevelt be finally consented and yesterday so notified Secretary Hitchcock Mr Bonaparte is uns of the most successful lawyers of the Baltimore bar and he is regarded as the he equipped Ingo whose services could be obtained for the Indian territtiry work lie is convereant with the Hollow as he is a WOWber of the board of ludian conomeston ere an tonorary boar whose chief duties are to advise with the commissioner of Indian affairs with respect to the busitosse of that bureau isepecially in connection with the makuig of contracts for Indian upplies It is understood 'bet Mr litioaparto will continue big connection with the poetoffloo department prosecution' to atone extent but that the position of chief proisecutor of those mete will now be given to Holmes Oonard who has been acting as Mr tionaparts's assistant in the ladtan Ter ritory aseociation Mr Bonaparte will he assifted by Special lospector Frank Churchill who I now engaged in work in connection witb the settlement of claims of owners of land recently taken by the govern moot MI roservatioq at Sutphin Borings Chickasaw Natio and one other inspector in the Indian service who has not yet been selected It was said at the interior department today that Mr lionspoirte probably will leave for the Indigo Territory the last of the week and that his beidquarters would be at Muskogee lie will arrange for whatever assiotance be may require in the way of a clerical force with the commissioner of the land office who will be directed to detail cltrke for that pur tame Mr Bonaparte will be appointed a "special coinnelitaioner in the Indian step' ice" I Lo expected that the investigati in quire viewers' monthe' hard viol 4 1 retery littchcot has evtry charge that has been tiled at toe ulterior department against members of the Dawes Commisition I tispect or Wright and other governint nt officials in the Territory shall be thoroughly investigated Becrotary iiiti heock left for his summer honor in New I lanialiire thin afternoon Said be ''Kverytine who kilos Mr itotiaparte will feel sure that lie will investigate the charges against Indian TorrItory officiate fearlessly and that he will dieclose all the facto in regard to the coons bon of nisnibisra of the I tit Wed 0111t11111M4111 It oh land companies and trregideritiem agitinet them and against other otlivittle ongeged in the itstIrk of allotting lands i Jacksonville Fie Sept wires were working south of Jackauoville Monday morning and details of the hunt-hens Melt swept atnues the eouthern part of the slate Satoriety are incompeete so rat as known even people met death the bodice of five being leashed up near Miami en the eastern coast nd two near Moyaton the west side of the tate Passenger ttiving on belestet traina report on tbe east coast many Allbria have born wrecked nteaMsviee end other Above Miami It le reported that seven or eight it Ons011 are bettor buck InJurY Ina been done to orange groves and gesdens and it I feared beautiful winter homes of northern people have been damaged The 'unbolt damage is reported from Tampa and authentic Information from that sevtiotti on the steel eoent le estiouely awastett Wind 'were sweeping arrows Alabama end Mieshealppi Monday and all wires Iotath of Montgomery Ala- re down In the neighborhood riornaton Ala- Binning ham Montgomery Mobile and Now bens report high wind Passengers who arrived In this city Monday from Tampa contirm the Snit report of demos by hurricane In Met city The lees which be Dow estimated at $1000000 may still higher figures when full information shall have been received Several vessels are reported to be delayed end It Is feared shipping may have been lost and denueged by the wind storm which swept wrotes the isouthwentani coast 4 In Tempe many buildings are damaged and In some Instances work bee been twopended In factories end mills The Almoria hotel roof was blown off and many buildings istrootrot The city wee In total dethrone Sunday nigh th3 electrio light pleat heving been damaged by the worm Street car train was Interrupted front 10 o'clock Sunday night until I clock Mondey morning and there wean little chance soon for regular tranic to be raeutnett on amount es tangled wires and up blown pole In the streets west Tampa wee flooded Sunday night by rain which followed in the wart of the worm and the streets were deluipot by the heavy downpour Nn loon of life is reported In Tampa although 'several persona were hurt by falling trees All wires north at Tampa are down and theta is no communit anon with eoutheaotern and youthweelern escept by mall All train south of Jew keomille are SEVENTEEN CHARGES APP GokiiStitortitt 6itult Witt show Magnitude Ise Work Mere PrOM Tursther's All the commissioners Of the Dawes Commission in executive easion in the columniation here yester day and considered several matters of importance to the future work of that body The cotailesionere listened to tyro or throe hearings of routine matters were advised as to personnel of employes and disconnect the plume in the Chickasaw Natia 'fbly Choctaw Chickasaw lease matter came in for 11 coneiderahle time in disouseion but no new action was taken The commiaokan is up against a pretty Litigh proposition down in that country It is their duty and la protect the fullblood Indians ad at the same time not interfere with legal right There is no question but that certain people are interfering with the work of the and endeavorlog to pursued the Indians to flie on allotments not to their beat karats There are of aura people who are aiding the commitsion but the trouble is to die-criminate between those who are and those who are not A talk with the commissioner last night regarding the oonditions here and probable outoome developed the fact that they are very much pleased over the poiseibility of a congressional investigation of affairs in the Territory It will have the effect of showing the department the magnitude of the Indian work here and in the tutor the oommission should have no further trouble shoot sppropriatias tr anything else it ray desire When one thinks that more than A(XX) people have been examined for citizenship by the commission and millions of pages of testimony taken in the ex a mall idea of the work done can be had There are on record in the commission more than COO type written page of testimony in one citi 'toothy case Although thin one is the largest there are tliAlly others with over three thotteand pages and every case runs up into the hundreds No court to the woriti ever had Duch a mime of teetitoony se has ICelithuiatod in the Oaken Of the hollitniSsI0h Judging by the preisent rate there will be over 6000 contest cases on the Choo taw Chickasaw and Cherokee Folio In each of these cases there will be in the oeighborhoott of MO pages of testimony Is can be seen that in this one phase of the problem eomething like 41000000 typewritten pages of testimony will be taken It 's If II 0 if t- 11 Southern Itietriet lasswiesis Think Judge Townsend le Overworked The Chickasho liar Association has homed a call to all the lawyer le the towns in the Southern judicial district to meet at Ardmore September 15 for the purpose of prompting to the precool oongress the necessity of lonie relief for the courts of this district The metuturs of greatest importance to be urged will be the resolution already roads by the department of jos tic for the appeintment of an additional Judge for the Southern district with a definite elute In defining ibis venue congress will be sailed to bare all the towns on the Rock Island railroad in the same district Judie Townsend who now cover the Southern dietrict is greatly handicapped by the large territory and the increasing -volume of business and an additional judge with a definite venue would greatly facilitate the court businsee of this district A Neon Jereer ltditer's Lynch editor of the Philips- burg NJ Daily Post writes: "I have used many kinds 01 medicineo for congas and colds in my faintly but never any thing so as Foley's floney and Tar I cannot $ay too in praise of it Muskogee Drug Co oaiii Moms 14111 Ito Item Compared tWith Munkogee The announcement made by Zeoreily (liven for Cos ley the oil magnate whose leases have been approved by the secretary th interior on several trod' of land close Muelsogee that work will be at once commenced on alt the properties le fiat tering intelligence to the on builder of Muskogee The news that four dor ricks will be erected at once' close to this city le an earnest that this company is going to on business with the field that they feel confident is here to be had The firm is composed of two million sites They are never quitters When they began their development of the oil 114Ide of Pennsylvania pie' spent about half a million dollars before they got return Their confidence in the Muskogee oil held mi as great as their confidence was in the Pennsylvania fields They do not expect to have to invest so much money in boles in the ground betos eIilai results here but their ars prepared to do so if the neeseally sr iota Thee know that the oil 'One under the land that lies Contiguous to Muskogee and they are going to develop The development of the oil fields here will be the first stop in this great mention ot the country to the place it deserver in the commercial world The result of this beginning is in the near future It bee been demonstrated that the oil Beide of the Creek Nation are rich It hes been proven to the patio of most of the 'ample who are intersited in oil that the fields here ere better than any other in the nation The approval of theta lessee will be followed by approval of others The starting that is now at hand under the active management Of the agents of (Battey Galey will be de first of a long line of oil wells in Misekogne's terrimiy Bust prontine to make this city second to ittlitorilltiCIO am an oil cmter I be lieouitiont boom will be a mall I ime when it shall be comparoli to the Milekogee development The quality of oil in the Musitogeo field le bettor Limb Litat tit tiny known field I 7tItiit4- tilmot bore sin by groflogista be promising for a stably Mild that win not run out It no probehlii thet the fertile tarns Iambi who are siqpoemi to be one tot greatest eltimente of strength in gees position as a winner will be push-oil into the background by the greater and more exciting element lot tdOWD building that is to be developed by the oil companion now tor the first time beginning a eysieuistft and recognized ampaigo to overcome the difficulties that intervene between them and the wowth that they seek and will Rieke thio city great In a shorter Inns than any mho' PiPititilit id emery ieri tiO That Numbor Have Been Pre-fermi Against illoperontancient Harvay Outhrte Okla bent 111-8 Urealusspeclal agent of the Indian Rights association Is01 finished gathering evidionoo against Ostotte I Harvey superintendent of the Pawnee Indian subgner at Pawnee Wootton left to iresuma hi inquiries In Indian Tarritory Itrosioa said that he had heard of the threat that he would he arrentad if he should return to the Indian Trritory tol saa willing to run the "fait firositts preferred eaventeen ape- chic chartem anginal Harvey who is accused of brutality to children in the Indian school of irregularities in the leasing and sale of Indian lands and of manipulating Indian money to the advantage of himself and banks in which he is Interested Inspector Me-Nichols of the littlitt tieptirl Merit Pawnee lit est Ito ling lite lit ot that gra GRILF TOO GREAT CONTRACT IS LET Hatetar's Wife Ded end He Shot arid Killed Himself St imutp pt I over the death id hut sire th rens of IA hich him In teleststn three day atter her tienth 11114-thrq Keit tot Iv vento Daleyotto hi1 pI i ntfil killed 11111160f la a toont th filet so hotel ter hitcher rlri In Mr oill( or Wlier It Ktvenn enirristY of the I4ntiotoin4 113 I harp PI yowl too Five years ago he 4to reading clerk of tho ivunne of reprgwItt in ft Wanhington him wires Reiner hmtto Mrs Hatt how at Ii 111Th or bee death was rorreepunding eerrotaty trnotat et the Daughters of tho Arnriren ork on the New kliestoottet Church to Begin et Once The olliciol board of the Methodist church met last rat in the office ot Lir A IC lionneit to diseuee tile plane and contract tor the now chinch to be built on the corner of Ok midget and street They signed the contract with Contractor Stewart tin the work which is to begin at once The church will tke finished by the first of the rtar sod when furnished complete will nom something like13e COO in the meantime isersices will continue to be bold in the lipetiliting Institute chapel Steamer Aft Itight Savannah Sept teem-ship New Orleans from ituitimore owned by tho Merchant and Mdaina Transportation company a hivit woo ported to have ntre aground at Hun-tore forty miles north of Beau-tort arrived here Tho armee' ea not Injured by the storm but owing to an rcitiont to her me hinerv tame (tweed to anchor at intend until a tug could bp twilit to her apatetoce All at her twonty pawsentrere aboard are reporte1 oell It Was Dr4vett Ashore Kinirston Jamaica Sept 15--Tbe United Fruit company "Mamas Johnson Nat arrived reports kavinit boon driven ashore en the island of La Concepcion Vatiantan Thuradory by bort icon 1 I 1 1 1 1 a i -p -i--- 4 i i ASK REVOCATION Tillman'a Attoritsitipe Net Wish Tawneanl Proaide Spartanburg It Sept 16--A um-Von was ontereil twie Monday before Chief JUIttIVO Pope liy attorneys reptroOontIng the commonwealth or South Carolina In that rano of James 11 Tillman charged with tho moiler et 0 Oonsalea making for Cho rovocallon at the order appointing Judge Town-mind to preaido at the corning term of Ms fontington court when Tillnoth VIII bo Wel The only objea Win made A Good Position New or es are tuning opened in all parts of the Indian Territory These Mee muat be supplied With clerical help Onokk ropers stenographers telegraph oporatoit rte As thar is such a cleaning' for these lb Milano nivat be good by Doi prepare yourself for the gnat opportunities that ars 1st fore you A tend Croolus Colowereial College still in a lee seka Is ready to hold a 175 position They oorANANTUR 4 riSITft)N ier catalog and full information iresok i 'neon '4niniostellia Collegr th 41Ituino vs Counteetwits 1 he genuine is rilvrisys better than a 011itLeffeli but the truth of thile sinto merit is never mots forcibly ich rd 11 more thoroughly appreistrN1 than when you compare the genuine Pe itt's 11481 Salve Isith the many (out 'tricks Anti worthless vitistitutts Obit Ale Oli the ffl4rk et 1 I edbeittr Shreveport Rays: "A filet using huitierolur other remedies wohout brio 111 Mir 1101 DPWITIVS it4 li Hared Salve tired site o'r Wind Ilirr1114 itctiMg I111 'rounding piles tin remedy -4 kick apooe Eenetraidue Anodise large band of Kiekapoo Indiana pitiON1 thaough today on that' way to Mexico Their luggage took up the brat part of two baggage trucks and waa made up of oitt guns tot blankets aria otanitim They ay they will sterer return to thus country again mut hope to 'swore quirt antt lots of good hunting in their liP Ir home --New' A 4 'all for Kook krpore tod Ntennor rittphoras 10 heard literal daily Spend few weclos IQ Crorini's Commercial eollegn and you will find tin difficulty in ItOtti mg 4 moo t101 rormi's Mel hod aro vtat local and ill to-riater no arms work ail inetructron irt ltlie leacher for every trn it utI4nt Pwri Kolustvoty For Nogrwoo 1A'oletko I Kept new town Milord Unley III bro ovenott by a town-into cowpony on Sept 24 It will bo sttlylvoly tor nYitror and no whit nt4an wVI tw allowtot to bold property A poloottleo Irmo bwn ownbilotheit and a nitro nhonA MilliP Pipointeit ls it' II" in 4 HI I 111:118 1 dI Milailik400 1 1114grr I 111g by the torm4eetillori ak ott ter htili ttoill -hoist Pope lo ill rmour) ita 434-01r later Thia term of ourt i i li wht le tit tt Ip vow) etie1 flnt 71 IN tItt It IR thIVIehr I Wit the ti tU C(414111110 et veti a It two 1rtc117e OEM C3 I at Cares 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