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THE INDIANOLA ENTERPRISE.
VOL. II. NO. 23.
INDIANOLA, I. T.„ Fill DAY 1 K1UUARY 2, liMMi.
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ARDMORE 1D8TOFK1CB.
A*um il Report Slum* Gulns.
A.aaiore, I. T.—The report of
Postmaster Douglas includes th©
following Items: Gross receipts of
the office for 1904 were $14.618.Gi,
■while the gross receipts for the year
1805 were $18,226.04, a net In-
crease of $3,007.37, equivalent to
$10 Increase every day In the year.
The expenses attached to the Ard
•more postofflce amounts to quite an
'item within Itself; there are fifteen
regular employees, five railway mall
clerks, house rent and lncldeutal ex-
penses to be met with persistent reg-
ularity. Yet with all this there was
a credit to the department during
1905 of $2,083.05 against $2,032.53
in 1904, an Increase for 1905 of
$230.52.
Ardmore postofflce Is now hand-
ling dally 12,000 letters and 1,100
tpounds of newspaper mail. It Is
also receiving and dispatching thir-
teen malls every day; there are five
star routes also, supplying 31 towns.
NEW COMMISSIOERS
ARE APPOINTED
W. R. Hoyt of Henryetta Succeeds
H. A. Leekley of Muskogee
CHANGES TO BE MADE FEB'Y.
Butterworth Succeeds Jenniugs at
Sapulpa—Swain, Marshall,
Scofield and Frazier Stay
OVER ONE HUNDRED PERISH.
Steamer Valencia Wrecked
tlie Pacific.
On
Seattle, Wash.—The steamer Va-
lencia with 142 passengers and
crew struck the rocks northwest of
Vancouver, D. C. Of the 142 only
2 4 have been rescued. Many women
and children took to the life boats
as soon as it was ascertained the
vessel was sinking rapidly, but the
boats were dashed to pieces and the
occupants drowned.
Many went down with the vessel,
singing "Nearer My God to Thee."
A fierce storm was raging and help
of any kind was Impossible.
Worked Tlicm for Thousands.
New York.—Colonel W. D. Mann,
editor of Town Topics, testified at
tho Hapgood criminal libel trial that
he had borriwed nearly two hundred
thousand dollars from prominent
financiers. Many of these loans fMt
never repaid so far as Mann could
recall and others were repaid In the
stock of tho Town Topics company
at $1,000 a share. The largest sin-
gle loan was obtained from James R.
Keene, who loaned the Town Topics
editor $90,000. From W. K. Van-
derbllt Mann obtained $25,000;from
J. P. Morgan, $2,500; from W. C.
Whitney, $10,000; from Collis P.
Huntington, $5,000; John W. Gates,
$20,000; Charles M. Schwab. $10,-
000; Thomas F. Ryan, $10,000.
nronze Medal for Corn Exhibit.
Guthrie, Okla.—Thomas Morris,
secretary of the Oklahoma Live
Stock Sanitary commission, has re-
ceived from the officials of the Loui-
siana Purchase exposition a bronze
medal for hl3 exhibition of corn,
grown on his farm near Guthrie and
shown at the St. Louis fair last year.
GENERAL NEWS.
The dry dpek Dewey, en rou'te to
the Philippines, has been found, and
all on board are reported doing well.
The American representatives to
the approaching conference at The
Hague will be Joseph H. Choate.
Horace Porter and Judge Rose.
Chinese regulars Invaded Ton-
quln, French Indo China, but the
French force put them to rout, 300
Chinese being killed and 300
wounded. The French lost 1G men.
Herbert J. Hagerman was Inaugu-
rated governor of New Mexico in the
hall of representatives In the pres-
ence of a large assemblage at Santa
Fe, N. M.
Two St. Louis boodlers, Charles
J. Denny and Jerry Hannlgan, have
been released from the Jefferson
City penitentiary after serving 18
months of their two years' sentence.
The Brazilian turret ship Aqulda-
ban has been sunk at Port Jacare-
pague, south of Rio Janeiro, as the
result of an explosion on board. It
is reported that 300 of her crew per-
ished and that only one officer was
saved.
About 150 members of the Life
Underwriters' association met today
and pledged themselves to organize
an anti-rebating bureau to prevent
the practice of giving or accepting
rebates on life Insurance premiums.
News from London states "that
within the last eight days the po-
litical complexion of the United
KingJon has been completely chang-
ed by the tide of liberalism, which
now is higher than the sanguine rad-
ical dare hope for. The new parlia-
ment will be overwhelmingly lib-
eral."
Muskogee, I. T.—Judge Lawrence
mad1© an order of court Friday af-
ternoon appointing U. S. commlslon
erg and constables throughout the
district as follows, each to qualify
and begin his work February 1.
1906, the present incumbent to act
until that time.
William R. Hoyt, of Henryetta,
U. S. commissioner, 2nd commis-
sioner's district, office at Muskogee.
Orlando Swain, of Okmulgee, U.
S. commissioner, Cth commission-
er's district, office at Okmulgee.
C. W. Ilutterworth, of Tulsa, U. S.
commissioner, 5th commissioner s
district, effloe at Sapulpa.
H. L. Marshall, of Eufaula, U. S.
commissioner, 4th commissioner s
district, office at Eufaula.
J. G. Schofield, of Checotah, U. S.
commissioner, 3rd commissioners
district, offlve at Checotah.
Don R. Frazier, of Wewoka, U. S.
commissioner, 7th commissioner!
district, office at Wewoka.
J. W. Wood, of Bristow, consta-
ble of 5th commissioner's district
Gilbert) Wood, of Okmulgee, con-
stable of Cth commissioner's dis
trlct.
N. G. Turk, of Checotah, consta-
ble 3rd commissioner's district.
Harlow A. Leekley, commissioner
at Muskogee, is succeeded by Wil-
liam R. Hoyt, of Henryetta.
Samp Jennings, of -apulpa. ]
stifroedefl C. W. B\rtterwr,rth of ,
Tulsa.
John F. Eagan, constable at Sa-
pulpa, is succeeded by J. W. Wood'
of Bristow.
Joseph Bruehl, constable at v.ue-
cotah, is succeeded by N. G. Turk of
the same place.
P. C. SIMONS RESIGNS.
W. O. Cromwell Will Succeed Him
as Attorney General.
Guthrie, Okla.—P. C. Simons, at-
torney general of Oklahoma, tender-
ed his reslgnatlrn to Gov. Frantz,
effective April 1. Simons will go to
Enid, where he has framed a law
partnership with Chas. H. Parker.
His commission as attorney general
does not expire until March, 1907.
Simons said that he had resigned for
the reason that he believed It to be
the desire of Frantz to surround
himself with persons In some of the
territorial offices who are closely
Identified with him personally anil
with his policies politically, and It
was his wish to give Governor
Frantz opportunities to do this In
the office of attorney general.
Governor Frantz announced that
W. O. Cromwell of Enid would suc-
ceed Simon as attorney general.
BOARD RULES ARE NOT LAWS
Cattlemen Who Violated Quarantine
Regulations Were Released.
Lawton, Okla.—Reed Reddy and
W. H. May, cattlemen of note, were
tried In probate court for violating
the quarantine law and released.
Judge W. H. Hussey held that the
Oklahoma quarantine law conflicted
with the national law and the or-
ganic act of Oklahoma, hence was
not valid. He holds also that the
Oklahoma legislature had no author-
ity to appoint a quarantine board
and give It power to draft Its own
rules, for that would place legisla-
tive power where It did not belong.
Judge Hussey decided that the cat-
tlemen had not violated 'the law. but
only the rules of the quarantine
board. Charles F. Gerton, the cattle
Inspector, will carry the case to the
supreme court.
Bridal Presents.
Peking.—The dowager empress
has sent to the American legation a
number of wedding presents for
Miss Alice Roosevelt. The presents
consist of costly Jewels, silk* and
ermine robes.
ON CANAL COMMISSION.
Gov. Franta of Oklahoma Saiil to l>c
Slated for Job in Mi is I,inc.
Guthrie. Okla. — That Frank
Frantz, the rough rider governor of
Oklahoma, Is slated ultimately for u
place on the Panama canal ooinmls-
hion, Is the statement made by a
promlnet federal official In Oklaho-
ma, who recently returned from a
trip to Washington, and that In all
probability the appointment will be
made within the present year. He
najs Frantz' promotion from agent
of the Osage Indians to the govern-
orship was but another step prepara-
tory to placing htm on the canal
commission. The same official main-
tains that upon his retirement from
the presidency of the United States,
Mr. Roosevelt will become president
of the canal commission.
GIVEN TEN YEARS.
Convicts of Criminal Negligence In
Steamboat Disaster.
New York. — Captain Win.
H. Van Schalek was found
guilty of criminal negligence
in failing to have fire drills on the
steamer General Slocum which he
commanded In 1904 when the
steamer burned with the loss of over
I,000 lives. He was immediately
sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment by Judge Thomas of the Uni-
ted States district court.
The indictment contained two
other counts in which he was
charged with criminal negligence by
tolerance of life preservers of a
poor quality on the steamer.
m itt KIX TAXES It.lll.ROADS.
Ordinance Made Valid By 8|>ecl^l
Act of Congress.
Purcell, I. T.—Purcell claims to
bo the only town In Indian Terri-
tory which Is collecting taxes from
the railroads. Last week the town
received $744.48 from the Atchlsuu,
Topeka & Santa Fe road and flS7*
50 from the Kansas City Southern,
making a total of $902.98 from the
two roads.
Purccll's advantage In the collec-
tion of taxes from railroads is duo
to the fact that it has a tax ordi-
nance which has been validated by a
special act of congress.
STATEHOOD BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Provides Two New States- Goes
Through With Rush
GOES TO THE SENATE AT ONCE
Oklahoma and Indian Territory as
Tie: Arizona and New
Mexico Another
Washington, Jan. 24 When the
smoke of the liveliest legislative bat-
tle of the session hail cleared up in tho
House today, the rule calling for a
final vote
bill wi'.l.
at 3 (•
to !
the Hamilton statehood
.MK.itlniuiiU l>y Thursday
««rii si by a vote of IV-
Killed the Family.
Boise, Idaho. — Henry Nene-
baumer, a returned Alaska miner,
shot and mortally wounded OHIe M.
Powell, his sweetheart, who had re-
jected him; Lafayette Gray, his suc-
cessful rival; Mrs. Robert G. Gray,
his mother, and Lillian Gray, a sis-
ter of Lafayette, and then killed
himself in front of the Gray resi-
dence.
It appears that the miner had be-
come engaged to Miss Powell and
that she had rejected him. They
were to hav# been married last No-
vember, but the night before the
wedding she Is alleged to have run
away with Gray.
Hi itlll'.
WikSfi igton Jan. 24.—The fol-
lowing ,s (he statehood rule which
the house committee on rules agreed
on tmlay en which a teat of strength
on the statehod light was made In
the house:
Resolved, that Immediately upon
tho adoption of tills order, and dally
thereafter, Immediately on the ap-
proval of the Journal, so long as the
hill herein after referred to shall bo
pending, the house shall resolve It-
self Into a committee of 'the whole
house on the state of the union for
the consideration of the bill to ena-
ble the people of Oklahoma and In-
dian Territory to form a constitution
and state government and be admit
ted into tho union on an equal foot-
ing with original states, and to ena-
ble the people of New Mexico and of
Arizona to form a constitution and
state government anil be admitted
Into tho union on an equal footing
with tho original state*; that after
bald bill shall have been referred,
general debate shall continue until
Thdrsdny next at 3 p. m.. nnd nt that
hour, or If general debate shall bo
concluded boforu that hour, Immedi-
ately upon the eoncltiklort r,f said gen-
eral debate, the committee of tho
whole house on the slate of the un-
ion shall rise and report the bill to
tho house, whereupon immediately
without debate or Intervening motion
or appeal, a vote shall be taken on
the bill to a Anal passage;
Provided further, that general
leave to print remarks on the bill Is
hereby granted for six legislative
days after Thursday, 25th day of
January next.
HOUSE PASSED THE Itll.L.
I'rgent Deficiency Appropriation
Carrying f I.VJIN.UKI.
Washington In a session of two
hours the house passed tho urgent
deficiency appropriation bill carry-
ing $15,216,103. Incorporated In
which I* provision that tho eight-
hour law shall not apply to allen
laborers on the Panama canal. In
addition it passed 2t">2 private pen-
sion bills and lead the Mann general
bridge bill. Roll call was demanded
by Democratic side on eight hour
amendment. Its adoption was by
vote of 120 to 108. Nineteen lte-
publlcans voted with Democrats and
one Democrat, DeArmond of Missou-
ri, with the majority. Sixty-one Re-
publicans were absent without being
paired.
Not an Item was changed In tho
deficiency bill as to the amount, not-
withstanding Its consideration dur-
ing five days In the house.
The Republican* voting against It
were: Allen. New Jersey; Bennett,
Kentucky; Brooks, Colorado; Camp-
bell, Kansas; Cooper, Wisconsin;
Dale, Dickinson, Illinois; Edwards,
>ebel, Greone, Hogg, McCall, Mc-
I'.avln, McLachlln, Mlchaelek, llod-
enberg, Smith, Pennsylvania; Staf-
ford and Tow nee i d.
NEW BASEBALL
LEAGUE FORMED
Southern Central Supplants the
Missouri Valley
NINE CITIES ARE REPRESENTED
Richard Robertson, Jr., of Kansas
City Presided-Committees
are Appointed
Explosion Due to Fire Damp.
Poteau, I. T.—Fourteen lives
were lost in the explosion in slope
No. 4 of the Witteville mine. The
explosion woo caused by Are damp.
The dead men are: John Alexan-
der, Will Alexander, Peter Dunseto
Ajngelo Reek, J. H. Harp, Jnmes
Duffey, Thomas Reek, Joseph Bat
ley, F. Frankman, James Thomas,
Angelo Sparlat, Frank Reek, Joseph
Turk and A. B. Duncan.
Two of the men nearest the en-
trance were able to make their es-
cape.
INSUR6ENTS ARE AC.Ti DEFEATED
Washington, Jan. 25 The Hamilton
statehood bill passed the house at 3 22
this afternoon. The vote stood 1U0
ayes to 150 noes. The bill provides for
the admission of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory as one stale and Arizona and
New Mexico us another.
It will be messaged to the senate at
mice and referred to the committee on
territories, where Senator Jieveridge
will be its champion.
MILLION A IRK TO PRISON.
Committed Perjury to Secure Di-
vorce from His Wife.
WASHINGTON WAIFS.
The department of Justice has
asked the supreme court to advance
Senator Burton's case on the docket.
France has decided to do nothing
In the Venezuela case without con"
suiting the United States.
Major E. P. Hackett has been ap
painted United States commissoner at
Antlers, vice T. B. Latham: resigned.
Joseph A. RUs, close friend of
President Roosevelt and writer of a
biography of him. says: "If duty
demanded Roosevelt to continue this
fight, he would do It. I know ho
does not want to become a candidate
for another term, but at the bottom
of his heart he believes In the peo-
ple and will fight for them."
Chicago.—Edward R. Tufts, re-
puted to be a millionaire and owner
of a number of valuable mines In
Montana and other northwestern
states, was found guilty of perjury
and unless he obtains a new trial,
will be compelled to serve an Inter-
minate sentence of from one to four-
teen years In the penitentiary.
The legal troubles of Mr. Tufts
originated with a divorce suit which
lie Instituted against his wife,
whom he married while he was a
"cow puncher" on a western ranch.
He gained a fortune through min-
ing enterprises and, later, It Is de-
clared, while Ills wife was In New
York, Tufts came to this city and
obtained a divorce on the grounds
of desertion. When Mrs. Tufts heard
of the divorce sU* returned to Chi-
cago and secured the Indictment of
her husband, charging that she had
not deserted him and that his evi-
dence to that effect was perjured.
During the trial which has Just
closed. Tufts took the stand and
swore that all the evidence he had
given at the divorce trial was true.
He was related on bond pending
an appeal.
A llONUS OK 928,000.
Commercial Club Itoncli An Agec-
 nt Willi Midland Valley.
Muskogee, I. T.—A meeting of
tho Muskogee Commercial Club was
held for tho purpose of considering
a proposition recently made by the
Midland Valley railroad to locate
the shops of that road In Muskogco.
Tho railroad company agreed to
movo the shops hero at onco trom
Fort Smith, they to recelvo as con-
sideration the sum of twenty-llvo
thousand dollars nnd twenty-three
acres af land lying southcaat of the
city. Tho Commercial Club, ac-
cepted tho proposition, and a
ni.tteo of Ave waa appointed
gin at once to secure subscription!
MUTINY HENEWBB.
Mutineers at Vladivostok In Posses-
aion of Heavy Guna.
St. Petersburg.—That, there has
been a renewal of mu'.lny at Vladi-
vostok was confirmed by a dispatch
from that city filed Thursday.
This dispatch Indicates that the
mutiny, which began last Monday,
had not been subdued, and that the
situation wns far more serious than
during the outbrcnk in November aa
the mutineers Include both sallori
and artlllerlBfs who are In posses-
sion of tho Holy Innocence battery
and are well armed with rifles and
machine guns, as well as having
heavy fortress guns.
KDGAR SMITH APPOINTED.
Will Represent tlicrokeca In Inter>
married White Cases.
Washington, D. C.—Edgar Smith,
of Vinita, I. T., Instead of Pliny L.
Soper, will represent the Cherokee
nation In the white-men's citizen-
ship case before the supreme court.
Soper made a contract with the
Cherokees to appear as their attor-
ney but Secretary Hitchcock re-
fused to approve tho contract.
Smith was then seleoted as the
nation's attorney by Chief Wl C
Rogers. His contract was approved
by Secretary Hitchcock.
Muskogee, I. T.—Representatives
of tlie Missouri Valley Baaeball
league met lu this city according to
call, there being a good attendance.
The mooting was presided over by
tho president of the league, Richard
Robertson, Jr., of Kansaa City, Mo.
It was unaulmousty agreed that
tho members present reorganise,
adopting a new name, bylaws and
constitution, tho new organisation
not to assume any financial obliga-
tions of the Missouri Valley league.
Tho following offlcera were elect-
ed subject to the approval of tho
members at the next ipootlng, thla
being done on account of a number
of the cities which were given fran-
chises not being present, and It be-
ing tho desire of the league to give
every one a square deal: Rlschard
Robertson was chosen president and
secretary nnd J. F. Darby treasurer.
Tho name of the new league will
bo tho South Central league. The
following towns were awarded tran-
i lilses for the season Bf Fort
Smith, Arkansas City, Tnlaa, My"
kogee, South McAlester, Bnld,
rle, Oklahoma Cltys(an4
No Individual or aasocljUlon
awardufi a franchise la the >
namedtowns except SMlkoffJIflK
sa and Fort Smith, ^Pother
which rt&'tved MfruAfM0  ponf
proper <u*llllMi
men the ft^chise. town'
bo glYen*Sfem«uii^lBftrUI
Getting Ready for Fast Mail Service,
Vinita, I. T.—Active preparations
are being made here for the trans-
fer of the mall from the Frisco fast
mall train, which arrives here at
1:15 p. m., to tho new Katy fast
mall train, which Is to bo lnaugu
rated In a few days. The Katy fast
mall will bo at Vinita waiting for
the Frisco train and after the Frisco
fast mall passes the new Katy mall
will start on Its mission Bouth. A
large force of workmen are engaged
in building a long platform at the
point where tho Frisco and Katy
cross.
The meeting
Outhrle Ft
BON HELD
Hut Father la
With
Puree!
trl|l of
A an*
Chgrlea Bro
Commissioner Pfol
Corler. the father, was
and A. J. Corler, the son,
without bond to . answer
next grand Jury tor murde
killing watt on the night of Jaawy
IS, and iiga the result cf c. Quarrel
when Bro^n, who waa a 0Mfme4
mad* some demonstfWUfcn to-
ward Corley, who shot aa&< killed
■him Instantly. Corley claUM self
defense. .
Til It KB NEW RANKS TO START,
Will Bo at Crescent City,
Seiling.
Guthrie, Okla —As a result of the
general prosperity, new baafca are
becoming v«ry frequent Three
new onea are scheduled to atart up
within the aext week or ao. J. H.
Norris, clerk of the district court
here, and hte brother, Fred Norris
of Oxford. Kan., will start a bank
at Crescent City, the latter being in
active charge. F. D. Lucas and O.
Grecian, both formerly in it ho
banking business at Billings, are ar-
ranging to put in a bank at Bliss,
A. M. Hutton of Wichita, Kan., and
F. M. Lewis of Carmen, are the
sponsors of a new bank at Seiling.
"Fads ami Fancies" Case.
New York.—An unusually sensa
tlonal trial camo to an end when
the Jury In the criminal branch of
the supremo court reported that
Norman Hapgood of Collier's Week-
ly was not guilty of criminal libel.
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OKLAHOMA'S FIRST BORN.
Oklahoma Horry, Born Oct. 15,
1880, Now Lives at Henryetta,
Henryetta, I. T.—The first white
child born in Oklahoma now Uvea
In this city. He is Oklahoma Berry
and he was born at the old Pawnee
agency October 15, 1880. His father,
Thomas E. Berry, was Indian trader
at that station. The baby boy waa
very appropriately named Oklaho-
ma and grew up to manhood In the
territory for which he was named.
The senior Mr. Berry was at one
time a member of the Kansas state
senate and prosecuting attorney la
Oklahoma and a newspaper man.