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OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN INDIAN TERRITORY-ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. WEEKLY AROMOREITE $1.00 Per Year ft Pot Itoilth'i Sake Kat SOLOMON'S VERY BEST BREAD Name on orerd loaf I'nr Saloby all K roc en VOLUME XII. f bidnkt nuoan.i I I'RCirRtMTOI. I HAS ASKED THEIR VIEWS SECRETARY HITCHCOCK MAKES REQUEST OF TRIBAL CHIEFS. Aska That Recommendations for Lej Islatlon Necessary to Closing of Tribal Affairs Be Sent Him. Porter Expresses Himself. Muskogee. I. T., Nov. 15. Chli-r P. l'orler hns received a request from Secretary Hitchcock asking him to mnko Mich recommendations for leg islation this whiter as he thinks nec essary to close the tribal nffnlrn of tho Creek nation. Other Indian off! clals have lecelvcil slmlliir requests, Chleg Porter said today: "I have no assurance that the secre tary of Interior will consider my rec onimomtntlons as carrying any great force, nevertheless. I shall make rca nminondatlons. I think that the Crook nation should have an accredited rop vosentatlvo after the dissolution of tvl bal government wlio shall he in fact a tntsteo ami who shall have tho pnwor to sign and deliver the deeds to allottee rnd otlicrwlso exercise the power that is exorcised by the prin cipal chief. I belle-vo Hint bucIi a trus too representing tho Creek nation and Secretary Hitchcock representing th? government, could settle all tho re malnlng affairs of tho tribo with saf Isfnctlon to both governments. I doubt if the secretary will approve of tho net of the council In creating a lobby to go to Washington this winter and making an appropriation for their oxponses." In IjIb mesnge to the council, Chirr Porter recommended that tho office of principal chelf bo maintained after tho dissolution of tribal government. This met fierce opposition from the council and the measure was killed. This was due to the fact that tho council is organized against Cheif Porter, and had such a measure been effective he would have held tho ofllce, or another election would havo to be called which under tho conditions would be Impossible. It will be seen, however. that the chief's recommendation for a trustee with tho power of a prlno.l pal chief fills tho bill. Chief Porter, however, stated in his Intervlow that ho did not want to continue to act as principal chief and that ho would pre fer that somo one else should' bo se lected to act as trustee for the nation In event such au officer Is created. "Tills Is a thankless Job,." said the old chief, "and a man who fills it gets no credit or appreciation ror nis ser vices and there is mighty little pay in It. Besides ho has always got th rthafts of his enemies falling thick nud fast about him. I am willing to quit AFTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Aliened to Have Loaded Ktowa Coun rty. O. T., Above the Limit. Tbpoka, Nov.'. ID. ShurlfJ (Ed C. nay, of Hobart, O. T., got a roqulsl lion- today for tho return of J. A. Ulalr. wanted in Kiowa county, O. T on a chargo of loading that county up with an Illegal debt. Blair was for merly a county commissioner of Kiowa and with tho other two com inlssloncrs is accused of creating county indebtedness, abovo tho limit provided by law. They are charged with doing a lot of tilings and issuing county warrants to pay tho bills Those warrants brought the indebt edness over the limit. The terms of the thrco commissioners" expired somo tlnio ago. Illair Is now a railway mail clork running out of Wichita, and tho sncrllr left for there at noon to get him. Another commissioner is in Missouri, and a third is in the Indian country. Thoy will also bo arrested. Dawes Commission Notice. .Muskogee, I. T., Nov. 15. Yesterday tho Dawes Commission issued a notice to all Creek allottees that upon ru quest, poraonal or by letter, thoy would furnish to the owner tho ap praised valuo of his land. In addition to this a statement will be mado show ing the amount of additloual land or monoy to which ho is entitled to equal- Izo his nllotment and mnko it in value equal to tho standard allotment In the Creole nation. Tho standard allotment in tho nation is ICO acres of land ap praised at $G.50 per acre. If an allottee has ICO acres of less appraised value ho Is entitled to additional Innd to mako It como up to the standard, anr If them Is not enough land then ho is ontitled to money out of the tribal funds. Tills jprder is mado in concur rence with a. request from the Creok council and is very Important to the Creeks, Woman With a Whip. Lnwton. Okla.. Nov. 15. Barrister Stacy, a woIOnown lawyer and poli tician of Detroit, Mich., was publlclv horsewhipped on a Chlckasha busi ness street yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Lucy Bothwell. tho hotsl keeper, who gavo cause of her action that Stacy would not pay his 'room rent and toad made reflections upon her charactor. Stack was standing In front of a book storo scanning n man when Mrs. Bothwell nnproachod from tho rear and began lashing him. Whon,a woman wins nt cards thore comes to her face an exceedingly self satisfied expression. ' A widow understands tho most of. fetftlvo method of sympathizing wrth a sorrowing widower. ARDMORE, SIXTH BATTERY ARTILLERY. Will Make Longest March Ever Made by Artillery In This Country. Junction City, Kas., Nov. 15. The sixth battery of field artillery, wlii-h has been stationed at Fort Riley since the Spanish-American war, has start oil on Its thousand-mila march to Kort Sam Houston, Tex. Tho battery, with Its now equipment of rapid firing field guns and a long line of transporta tion wngons. moved away from the post nt 8 o'clock. It was escorted out of tho post by the ninth cnvnlry bind As tho battovy left the reservation the band played "The 01 rl I Left Behint; Me." The battery Is In command of Cap tain George W. Oatcholl. Tho other o? fleers are Ursl Lieutenant .1. H. Ury son. Second Lieutenant Marlborough Churchill and Second Lieutenant L. II McKlnlay. Tho battery passed throng i tho city hero at 10 oclock and w march to Horlngton, where It will enmp tonight. Tho itinerary from Her rlngton to -Fort Sam Houston follows. Marion. Peabody. Furley, Wlchha Muivane, Soeley, Wellington, Caldwet'. in Kansas; Uranism, Poncn, Wharton Ijiwrle. Seward. Oklahoma City. Nor man. in Oklahoma; Wayno, Pauls Vnl ley, Davis, Berwyn, Ovcrbrook, Thack ervllle. In Indian Territory; Gaines vlllo. Sanger, Justin, Fort Wort'i, Rgan, Itasca, Abbott, Waco, Eddy Temple, Holland, Tnylor, Iloundrock, Austin, Kyle, Goodwin, Davenport Ran Antonio, In Texas. Tt will bo the longest march c-v-v made by an artlllory organization in Ui United States. At Caldwoll. Km the sixth battery will mooi th? ccon i battery, which Is watching from Ton SHI to Fort ltlley. An ovchang? of ransporlntlnu will bo t-ffectl Iheiv. Tho sixth battery vlll n't rc.irh Fort Sam Houston unt'l somo lime In January. It will travel, when on good roads, from twenty to thirty miles a day. The oincers say they will mak the trip In forty mnrcliing days. REASSURES DELEGATION PRESIDENT REITERATES STATE- MENT FAVORING SINGLE STATE Chairman Jones Presents the Single Statehood Memorial to President Roosevelt No Mention Is Made of Prohibition. Washington, Nov, . 15.---PresldHn. Hoosovelt reiterated today that ho was In favor of Joint statehood for tho. territories of Oklahoma and Indus Territory. Ho mado this statement to n iK ! . u- tion from the two :irltnrle. i warn ed. - C. G. Jones, of Oklahoma City, as spokesman, informed tho president mat a non-partisan Joint statehood convention had been held at Oklnhoma City on July 12. comprised of 1.000 ilelegntes elected by tho people of Dotii territories. Resolutions were unanimously adopted demanding the admission or tiie two territories as one stato and tho committee now pres ent was instructed to present the res olutions. which was done. Tho delegation did not touch upon tne question nr prohibition. Weddlnq Bells at Marietta. Marietta. 1. T.. Nov. IB. fSiHSclal.) Arthur Dlllard and Miss Cora Mil- lor wero quietly married here last night. Both parties are well and fa vorably known. Miss Miller is a daughter of C. N. Miller of tho Kll- goro company, while Mr. Dlllard is assistant cashier of. tho Marietta National Bank. Tho cotton receipts to date at this placo are 8.50O bales. M. F. Kelley says that tho majority of tho crop will open and believes wo will receive 15,- 000 bales th s season. This will be 10.000 bales short of last year's re ceipts. PROTECTING THE INDIAN. Representation of the Department of Justice Making Investigation. Muskogee. 1. T., Nov. 15. Inspector Hu3leil of the department of Justice. Washington, D. C, is in the Territory looking Into tho prohato business as it is conducted by the federal courts. His coming is in line with the rcconmien dntlonn from tho Indian councils In which relief is prayed that tho full blood Indian minors may bo protected from tho dishonest white men who get control of their allotments as guar dlans and otlienvlso and then lu one way and another succeed In pocketing inoro of tho proceeds from tho land than they aro entitled to and thus rob bing the Indian child out of its richts. This Is not confined entiroly to minor ns a great many cases whero tho al lotments of a (hi ults havo been socured in one way or another nnd law suits follow In order for tho Indian to get possession of his land and the crons thereon. Mr. Hustcd Is not hero In the manner of an inspector who would prefer chnrges agalnbt officers, but l getting a general insight Into tho probate matters of tho Indian estates with a vlow to bringing about a better condition of affairs nnd devising a pro bate system whereby tho Indian min ors ORnoclallv can bo protected in their rlc-hts. Ho has been In tho Choc- law nnd Chlcltasaw natlonH. Is attend ing the court In session nt Okmulw ' now and will go to MuBkocrpp In n few dnys to confer with the officials th-re Somo men mind their own bunosa , an well thnt thoy fall to catch many J a passing opportunity. ( Dally Avdraorclto 50 eta,' per month INI). TEH,, THURSDAY 'TAXATION OF LANDS CREEK AND CHEROKEE LANDS ARE TAXABLE NOW. Those of Chickasaw and Choctaw Na tions Not Taxable Until Title Passes From Allottee Gov ernment May Adjust This. The question of taxntlon becomes paramount with tho dissolution of tribal governments. Tho languago or the treaties is misty on this point. There has been diversity of opinion ns to when tho Indian surplus Innds becomo taxable. Recently tho gov ernment departments havo been di recting their attention to the matter. Tho decision, while it lias never been ofllclally announced, Is known to be Mich that causes a grave complication In Indian Territory and must bo righted before any system of tnxatlon la niadu effective. The situation Is Hint In tho Creek nud Cherokee na tions the surplus lantra or tne allottcos Is taxable rlcht now. In tho Choctaw and Chickasaw, nations It Is non tax able until title passes from the origin al allottee. The fact thai the treaties under which the land wns allotted created .-inch n condition has evidently been recognized by tho Commlsloner of In dhiij affairs. This probably was tho ivnson for his stating In n letter to the secretary of lnttrlor that ho be lieved the surplus lands In nil tho flvo civilized tribes should bo made tax able upon dissolution of tribal govern men I. This theory is furtli' r strengthened by the fact that tho local govcrnmont otilclals take the same vlow of tho tax provisions of tho treaties as aro herein sot forth and realize that somo legislation placing nil tho surplus In dian hinds on the same tnxablo basts Is necessary in fairness and equity. It is believed that In the past tho at tention of tho Indlnn department ni Washington has been called to IhiJ very thing. Preeminent jurists agree that tho tax system can he established, and It Is rnoo than likely that tho load taken by the commissioner of Indlnn affair. will ho well backed up by tho pcopl" who-' are interoslod in the futuro o this counfry.' There seems to be but one solution to tlio matter and that is to pass leg islation placing tho Indian surplus laud In all the nations an tho same basis, and then mnko it all subject to taxation. Muskogee Times. FOUND UNCONSCIOUS. An Unknown Man Picked up Near Santa Fe Tracks at Pauls Valley.' Tho body of nn uiiknown mnn was picked up nt Pauls Valley, I. T yes terday afternoon about 1:30 o'clock and after an investigation it was found that ho hnd liccn Injured at the back where two largo holes had been made In Uio flesh. When found the man was unconscious and hns been in that condition ever sinco his discov ery. The mnn was lying on his fnco with his head between two ties. Hvldence points to tho fact that tho man had met foul play for his clothing was not torn In tho least 'nor were thero nny , other brtil'ses about tho body except those in tho bnck of tho man's head. H. K. 1-olidell had tho man taken to , a bote! 'and cared for. The wounds wero dressed and the body cxamlond . to ascertain If posslblo if the mnn had j been tho victim of an accident by the railroad. As no other wounds or bruis es wero found on tho body It Is , thought tho man was attacked by t somo ono with murder In view. While tho injured man Is In nn unconscious , state his condition M 'such thnt it takes three men to hold him In bed at, times. Mr. l.obdell will leave today for, Pauls Valley and will coutlnuo the in- j vostlgntlon ovor tho nlfalr. ' Tho man's hnt was found near by but the band had been torn out. Not a thing was found In his pockeU i which he could bo Identified. It Is thought he Is n Greek from his ap pear.ince. Messenger. i NOT Itf THE RECEIVING LINE. Mrs. Bird McGuIre Has a Grievance Against Club Women. Guthrie. O. T., Nov. 15. Tho polit ical contest vhlch is being waged with so much vigor In Oklahoma at the present tlmo may havo to divide the atago with another "scnu." which has arisen becnupo Mrs. Bird S. McGulro, wifo of Oklahoma's dclcgato to con gress, wns not Included In tho re ceiving lino at ono of tho big recop Hons during tho meeting of tho feder ation of clubs at Oklnhoma City las nlt-ht week. A Guthrlo piper publish ed an Intervlow with Mrs. McGulro, tolling of tho slight that had been put unon her. saying that as tho wife of tho dolegato to congress sho should havo stood at tho head of tho lino, nnd Intimating that Mrs. Horace Snood wns responsible. Mrs. McGulro later confirmed tho Interview, rrxcopt as to the two Items last mentioned. Nuw come Mrs. 3poed wl'h an indignnnt denial, nnd otlu-r Guthrlo women flilm that n Ktnnfishor club woman was tho real oblcc.ior. Still furthor de velopnlonts nro expected. Whon a mnn lies for'tho sake o' being considered smart ho linn th morit of not doing a harm to anyone except his own conscience. EVENING, NOVEMBER COUNT OF BALLOTS PROTESTED VOTES MAY BE RE CORDED IF FOUNO REGULAR. Court Issues Writ and Requires Clerk and Canvassers to Show Cause If Opposlna Insoectlon McClel Ian Will Not Object. New York, Nor. 15. Judge Amend today grantod a writ lequlrlng the county clerk and canvasors to show cause why tho envolopcn jontnititng protested nnd void ballot. from o'vry election district n New York cojiity should not bo opened and tho ballots inspected. This t rder is ro.'irtmMo til i oclock this afternoon mil on tho authority of n member oi Sli'v Me CIcUum'h Iogal itarf It wns said id rb Jintlon will bo made to the Issuance of the writ. This nieiina that 7,915 so-called pro t.'Med and void ballots will bo exam ined and thnt nil of those which were thrown out when they should have Ven counted will be recorded. Tho assertion hns been mado by Mr. Hearsts lawyers that of the rojcunl alono theie sero enovtf- vlid Hearst votes to reverse tho olectlon of Mnyor McClellan. Similar action will be tak en In overv borough, nnd, It was do dared, no protest will be made by counzel for Mnyor McClellan. New York. Nov. 15. The examina tion of election returns by the Board of Canvassers of New York county was delayed today by the adjourn ment of the board. It was decided lo stop all proceedings until noon, wiien tho original tally sliced of all olectlon districts aro expected to V produced before tho canvassers. Jus tire Amend issued an order Inst night Unit these sheets should bo given to the board nnd this order was .t jpid In tho supreme court todny. Mayor McClellan Joined with W. It. Honrst In requesting that the su premo court grant tho application for i' mandamus to compel the production nf original tally sheets before tne hoard of county canvassers. The ap plication was granted as soon ns the mayor's request was made known nt the argument beforo Justice Amend. -Giving Mayor McClellnn's renson for joining with Mr. Hearst in nsking for tho original tally sheets, Judge Alton B. Parker snld before tho su preine court today: "Mayor McClellan would never keep to his count nor to his mnjorlty one single Illegal or dlshonost ballot. 1 ho would willingly take advantnge ol any trick to secure a ballot which did not belong to him I would not bo rep resenting him. I nnnear for him In this proceeding and expect to in other proceedings cbcause ho stands today as ho did before tho election, the samo honest, strnlght-mlnded and honorable citizen. Whatover be the truth, Mayor McClellan wants It, and It Is my duty as his counsel to ask the court to mako no order that would give him on technical advantage" Judge Pnrker obtained an order from tne court directing that tha original tally sheets bo photographed ns soon as they aro produced beforo the board of county canvnssors. NEW YORK TENEMENT FIRE ITALIAN TENEMENT HOUSE DE STROYED BY FLAMES TODAY. At Least Five Persons Were Burned to Death Victims Found Kneel. Ino. In Prayer Believed to Be Work of Incendiary. Now York. N. Y., Nov. 1C At least nvo persons wero burned to death In an Italian tenement house lire at 221 Kast 73rd street early today. Tha house was six floors high and tae sleeping tenants on tho five upper floors woro mado prisoners by the Humes a3 the ground floor was raging furnace bonenth them. Three of the victims woro khcllng In paryer whon tho flremon reached them. Within tho first hour nfter the fire was got ten under control, tho bodies of throe women and two men had been take.i from a stairway between tho secon I nnd third floors. Tho pollco bellevo tho flro was startod by an Incendiary. Whon tho ftroraon with ladders ar rived nearly cveryono on tho flro es capes woro kneeling in prayer, adding to tho pathos of tho scene was th? action of two men who stood wltn their arms full of personal possessions, while their wlvoa fought unaided to protect their children from' being trampled by tho crowd or suffocated by smoke. On tho third stairway, the firemen found tbo bodies of threo wo men and two men. who had evidently knelt together whoro they died. All wero foreigners. Made. Sensational Escape. Ac.ordlni: to reports from KJowa received this morning, Bob Thompson, tho roan vho klllod Officer Lewis, Is still at largo. Thompson was plncod under nrrest. but mado a sensntlona' cscapo by Jumping on n hors whlo! had no saddlo and bridle on. Four United States offleors nnd J.owln' brother are out on a hunt for Thomj "on. Ho was seen last night south of KJowa. 16, 1905. C!SKnOi iOC WILL CANVASS THE VOTE. Sequoyah Election Board to Meet Sat urday to Count Ballots, Muskogee, I. T., Nov, 15, The S' quoynh supremo election board will meet here Saturday to canvnm th ; vote cast in the constitutional election last Tuesday. At tho same time there will be a moellng of the Sequoyah campaign committor, Uio llnnnco com mittee, tho commlttc thnt la to pre sont tho request to congross nnd the president, nklng nn enabling act rec ognlzlnc the constitution of Sequoyah nnd creating n state of Indian Terri tory. Tho sunrome election board is com posed of: D. M Hodge, Snpulpa; A It. Cunningham, Tnhlequnh, and D. N. Itobb, Atoka. Carl Pureel of Muskogoo Is secretary It would have been Im possible to havo canvassed this vote sooner, though the peoplo arc clnmor lug for tho totals. Tho committee which will bo sont to Washington tills winter to try to push the Scquoynh constitution lo n uccoBsful Issue consists of twenty of tho most nrllvo men In tho lorrltory They nro C. N. Haskell, Muskogee. W. M. Murray. Tishomingo; I). M. Hnlley, Halloyvlllo; 0. W. Bengo, Tnhlemtah; W. P. Thompson. Vlnlta. Sam Hayes. Pryor Crock; Captnln W. A. Welch, Clnremoro; Cheesio Mcin tosh. Checotnh; Sol Homer, Cnddo; Dr. H C. Nash, Antlers; Judge J II Sheplard, South McAletor; F. 11 Brennin. Blxby: ; Leo E. Benm tt ami A. Grunt ICvnns, Muskogee; Charles Bagg. Pauls Valley; Silas Armstrong, Potcau; D. M. Faulknor nnd Judg" J. O. McCombs, Sallsnw. In nddltlon lo this committee there will bo tho four gentlemen elected to concress pi case of success of the movement. The v aro Judge John II, Thomas, Miukogw. Joe M. K'lHny, Claremoro; V. L. l3u Wewoka. ami D. C. McCurtaln. Klnts MUST OBSERVE SECRECY RECORDS OF RESTRICTIONS RE MOVAL TO BE KEPT SECRET. Order Issued by the Department of the Interior to That Effect Even Ab ctract Firms are Forbidden Ac cess to the Records. Muskogee, I. T Nov. 15. Tarns Blxbv, commissioner to tho five Irlbcs, has received, nn order from tho department or Interior that hence forth the records showing what allot tees have lrid tho restrictions remov ed from tho alienation of their lands should not be opcu to tho public nnd that tho names of such persona should bo given out to no ono. He was directed to Inform the Indian agent of this ordor also, The letter stntes that Chester Howe, a lawyer of Washington, D. ?., had appeared nt the ofllco of- tho commissioner of Indian nffalrs and represented that ho was the attorney for the Doming Investment Co., c Oklahoma City nnd headquarters n Oswego, Kan. Thnt thoy woro in thy loan nnd mortgngo business and lhi ho wanted tho names of theso allot tees so Uint his company might send them advertising matter and thus se cure loans on their allotments whlcn nro subject to mortgngo or sale. Mr. Howe was refused. Tten' folloivea the order to Commissioner Blxby lo let no ono boo tho names, When an allotteo gota the restrb lions removed from his land tho cer tlflcatc thereof Is UhC nnd recorded In the Dawes commission. Tho four or flvo abstract Arms In tills clt.' havo had access to theso records in order to keep up tho titles. Thoso as welt as all others desiring inrormn tlon worn refused this morning. This has caused consternation among the abstractors because tho removal of restrictions Is tho first step towards gutting titlo to such a! lottnents nud unless n purchaser can got an abstract showing tho restric tions removed ho will not buy. Tho Indian officials will submit an ex planation to tho department setting forth these things and it U probablo that tho order may be modified. AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Woman Takes Morphine Durlnn Hus band's Absence Found In Crib. Mill Creek, I. T Nov. 15. (Special) Quito a little excitement wns ere nted at Nebo, a small postofflco elgh miles west of hero last night by tbo nttompted sulcldo of tho wlfo of 1 It. Bowon, a citizen of that place. 1 seems that during tho nbsenco of her husband In Mill Creek, sho took mor nhlno and wandered away from home Upon returning the husband made search for her and discovered tho two year old child wandering around thr cow lot. but further soarch for the wlfo wns unavailing. Today tho repor' conies In that sho has bon discovered In the corn crib of Scott Hawkins whero sho had hlddon horsolf boncath som hay, and thnt she Is stll alive, wl'h but little chnnco for hor recov cry. A womnnV ldnn. nf ft wlnn irlrl Is Jho way she-kPops awny from tho men considered n catch. One bail tiling about kissing a gin is but como to think, there Is no bad thing about kissing a girl. Bolno people, say the cooking schor rrndnato can cook; but that's . nl fudge. HI I01TII NUMBER 2G8 f GREAT STRIKE AT MOSCOW ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN GO OUT ON STRIKE. The Situation is Regarded as Very Serious Factories Close and News- . papers Suspend Publication. Government Unprepared. St. Petersburg. Nov. t5.-Tho tao torlos in the Industrial districts be yond the Narva and Moscow gates have shut down and Novcsky, Admir alty and Baltic yards, tho big tubo works and all tho cotton and woolen mills on both sides of tho Nova closed at noon nnd soon thousands of work men wero parading In tho Industrial districts, carrying red flags nnd fore lug thoo who were reiuctnnl to strike to Join Uiom. Tho compositor nro said to hnvi decided to Join tiie general strike, and It Is oxpecto-l that all the newspapers will agnln havo to suspend publica tion. Tho orders for a general strlki was wonderfully successful, nlmo 100.000 mon wnlklug out In obedlcnco to the mandate of the strike commH t-o Tho Northoru l-'xpress, bound for Paris, remains stnudlug In the station. At Sangnlly Works there una a flgh bolwcen strikers nnd nntl-strlkcrs, during which four men wero killed and ten wore wounded with knives The electric lights will bo shut off this evening nud the city will again bo in darkness tonight. The car drivers and cabnion havo nUo been asked to Join tho strike. The suddenness nnd mngnltiide of tho movement has terrorized the In habitants nnd hns caught the govern ment, ns usual, unprepared. St. Petersburg, Nov. 15. Advices from Vladivostok late this afternoon indicate that tho mutiny of tho sol diers and sailors had been quelled and order partially restored, tho coni maudant having agreed to scud homo tho reservists and tlmo expired men detained here. Mr. Greener, tho American consul at Vladivostok, tele graphs that n thousand Cossacks have been brought Uiore from Grodekoff to aid In quelling tho riots and nre pa trolling tho streets. Tho local mor qhunts aro taking moasurcs for tho "protection of their property. About 7.000 soldlors have already startcu homo. The Naval club, the girls' gymna sium and the entire Chinese quarter of Vladivostok were burnod. The Chf ncBo consul and his family aro on board a ahlp with Mr. Greonor. No Americans suffered. The recently Im ported goods on Uio wharves escaped destruction and aro now protected by soldiers. Tho city has comparatively assumed quite, but there nre rumors of more trouble for tonight. A WASHINGTON ATTORNEY, Expresses Hlmelf Regarding Condi tions in Indian Territory. Among tho visitors to tho city Is W W. Wright of Washington, a prowtn. ent attorney. Liko all visitor to the terrltoy Mr. Wright is vory enthus iastic over tho futuro of tho country nnd ho bollovos that Indian Territory is tho garden spot of tho southwest. He has mado frequent trips to tno territory nnd ho stated today that the rapid development and progress of thu country was simply amazing. Sinco his last visit to tho Chickasaw nation ho finds that hundreds of towns have sprung Into existence- and fields cut up into flno farms. This progress has Impressed him greatly and ho declared that with legislation tho country would go forward by leaps and , bounds. Mr. Wright is somewhat of a stu dent of Indian affairs and discussed matters with tho knowledge that only eotnos after n deep study of condi tions, i Mr. Wright sees tho necessity ot legislation this winter In order to fur ther dovelop tho country and mako It a profltablo field for tho homcseekcr nnd Investor. Ho Is inclined to tho belief thnt with tho removal of tho land restrictions it would result In nn immense Immigration to Indian Territory, but In doing this ho would llko to seo tho Iudhn protected against unscrupulous porsons. Ho Btat 01 that If tho restrictions wero romov od and tho Indian, who was capnblo of managing his own affairs, given moro power thero could bo no doubt in tho rapid development of condi tions. Ho thinks that congress will mako somo provision In this regard. Mr. Wright states that If a little moro was extended toward tho Indian In tho removal of restrictions U would provo of advantage to him for ho thinks thnt thero nro thousands who nro fully cupablo of transacting hnsl noss. It has been found that tho piece meal plan of disposing of Indian lands Is a barrlor to rnnld dovolnnmont. Ho la stroncly of tho opinion that Indlnn Territory nn l O' lihnmi wt.i bo ndmltted to stutohood during thl session of congress. Tho stntohooa 'iienRiire may bo delayed, ho says, bo cause of tho rato proposition, but ho Is very sanguine thnt n bill will pass nnd that tho sentiment Is strongly for Joint statehood. Mr. Wright thinks that Ardmoro Is ono of tho thriftiest towns In tho ter ritory. IIo will soond n day or so hero nnd will visit other places bc-toro re turning to Wn8hlngtoti. ,