The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 11, No. 77, Ed. 1, Sunday, February 7, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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ARDMOKK. IXD. TEH.. SUNDAY MORNING KKHRTAKY 7 11)04. SQ3SCRIPTI0H. $51 TI1R. NUMBER 77
ESTABLISHING UNITED STATES
COURT AT DUNCAN.
Representative Stephens' Busy Life.
Rearranges Boundary Lines of
Three Recording Districts In
Territory to Make It.
Special to the Ardmorelte.
.Washington. Fob. 0. Representative
Stephen has reintroduced his bill
In the house establishing a United
States court and recording district nt
Duncan. Indian Territory and rear
Angtng the boundary linos of three
recording districts In Indian Terrlto
ry. The now recording district Is ta
Ken largely irom the Ryan and Pauls
Valley recording district while the
southern boundary line vt I'urcoli dis
trict Is dropped down one townhlp
to the south taking that much off
of the Pauls Valley district. The bill
In full Is as follows:
That In addition to the places now
provided by law for holding ccurU
In the Southern judicial district of
Indian Tenitory courts shall bo held
in tho town of Duncan and all laws
regulating the holding of courts In
Indian Territory r.hall be applicable
to the afd court hereby created Ir
the suld town of Duncan.
That the territory described In thU
section shall be known as recording
tftstiict number twenty-seven begin
iilug at'a point where township tine
between townships two and three
north reuches the east boundary line
of Oklahoma territory; thence east
on said township Hue twenty-four
miles to where It Intersects with
range Hue three and four west; thence
south on said range line twelve miles
to where it Intersects the base lino
tlx miles to the range Hue between
ranges two and three west; theuce
south twelve miles along said range
line to tho township line between
townships two and three south;
Whence west thirty miles along said
township line to where it Intersects
with the east line of Oklahoma Ter
rltory; thence along said line twen'
ty-four .miles to the place of begin'
nlng.
That the present boundaries of reC'
ording district numbered elgTiteen In
the Indian Territory is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows: Be-
ginning at a point at the south Ca
naillan river where the same Inter
sects tho range line between ranges
three and four east: thence south on
said range line to a section line three
miles south of the township line be
tween townships four and five north;
thence west on said line to the mer
Idian line between ranges four and
five west; thence north on said mer-
idian line to the South Canadian riv-
r; thence down said South Canadian
river following t lie tueanderings
thereof to the p7ace of beginning.
The place of record fcr district num
liered eig'nteen shall be Purcell.
That the present boundaries of rec
ording district numbered seventeen In
the Indian Territory Is hereby amend
ed so as to read as tollows: Begin
nlng at a point three miles south of
the township line between townships
four and five north where said line
Intersects with tho range line be-
tween ranges three and four oast;
thonco south along said range line to
tho babo line; thence west on said
base line to the meridian line Be-
tween rungos four and five west;
thonco north on said meridian lino
three inilos south' of tho township
line between towshlps four and five
ncrth: thonco oast on said section line
lo the place of beginning. The place
ot record lor district numbered seven-
teen shall lw Pauls Valley.
That it Is further provMed that nil
I ho provisions of the act of congress
approved Fob. lit. 1908. shall apply
to districts numbered seventeen
olghteen and twonty-seven where ap-
plicable. That nil laws and parts of
laws In conflict with tire provisions
of this act are heroby repealed.
TOWN IS SWALLOWED UP.
Volcanic Eruption on Island of Java
Kills Many People.
Amsterdam Felt. C. Advices re-
ceived here say that an entire town
In the Island or Jnva. Dutch Ilast In-
dia is reported to havo been swal-
lowed u if) a vol. anli' erupt. -i an 1
t hat n.an persons were K l ! 1 i
The colonial office later re -ue. a
dispatch from the governor oi the
Kast Indie reporting action of the
volcano of Mornhi In the Island of
Java and saying that twolvt- persons
were burned to death and twenty
were Injured. Tho eruption was ac
complished by showers of red hot
ahe.
SENSATIONAL COLLEGE CASE.
Student Expelled Ejected From
Grounds at Point of Revolver.
Lexington. Ky.. Feb. 6. The board
of discipline of tho State College of
Kentucky today considered a sensa-
tional cane that may go to the court.
Mis Hargls. a daughter of Judge J.
II. Hurgls of Breathitt county who Is
e student In the .college charges that
she ban been Insulted frequently by
Luke Mllward a Lexington student
and subjected to taunts because of
her fnther'H alleged connection with
the Breathitt county feud troubles.
Judge Hargls is here and demands
tho college to take action. The moun
tain Mudents took the girl's part and
ejected Wllwnrd from the grounds at
the points of revolvers. Mllward .may
be expelled.
PAUS VALLEY.
Special Correspondence.
Pauls Valley. I. T. I'eb. C Judge
K. .McMillan of Wynnewood line form
ed a law partnership with P. B. CoK
This liml'.os a good Inw llrm and we
wish them success.
Krnest Rodger who has been Iiern
for the past two mouths In the Inter
rest of the Daggett drain Co left this
week forjils home at McKlnney Tex
Stanley Bruce of Ardniore was hure
this week.
Prof. Geo. Beck. U. S. supervisor of
Chickasaw schools was here this
week.
Klrby Taylor was here from Gutli
rle this week.
Tho Republican club held a meeting
Monday night and quite a crowd was
there. II. M. Carr was elected pros
Ident for the coming year and twenty
three new members were enrolled.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Connor made a
trip to Oklahoma City this week.
There was somethin doln' " at our
city court yesterday. Two or three
offenders donated to the city coffers
as a consequence.
Walker Agnew and wife left for
Arizona yesterday. '
Chas Braden and wife left for South
Texas yesterday for Mrs. Braden's
health.
Mr. Sullivan of Sullivan & Long
Grocery Co. bought Mr. Braden's home
on the East side. Consideration
$1200.
Our young folks were entertained
lust night nt Miss Bessie Scrlbuer's In
honor of Miss Suead of Port Scott
Okla.
J. T. Fleming was In Ardniore Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shumate are
visiting friends and relatives In Slier
man this week.
Sandtirs 1 1 mum has sold his Insur
anee business to W. F. Hlghtower
who will continue the business.
Mrs. .1. B. Reeves Is visiting trleuds
and relatives In Meridian Texas this
week.
Uncle Tciu- Grant came up from
Davis Tuesday to visit C. J. and fain
lly. Though Uncle Tom Is pretty
well along In years rie Is pretty hale
and hearty.
Col. Sidney Suggs tho Ardmorelte
man was among us thlsi week In large
quantifies. Come again we are glad
to have you.
Mr. Buck was here from Ashor
Okla. yostordny.
Mr. and Mrs. Moinnn Prultt left
yesterday for Hot Springs .Ark.
T. -J. Dobyns of Paoll was down
.Monday "Just looking around."
The cafe and restaurant formerly
conducted by B. MoskowlU was sold
about the first of tho month to C. h.
Klngsley and W. J. Alexander. Mr.
Klngsley Is an old traveling man and
Is from Dallas. Texas while Mr. Al
exander Is f.n experienced restaurant
man from North Carolina. They will
renovate and refurnish their new quar-
lira for the first class trade of the
city.
When you want to prepare a gnirl
meal you think first of the lenders
in moats then yen add the side dish-
es but you should never so to a
side placo to get your meats whnii
you can get tltft host at the Cold
Storage .Market.
AN ODD BURNING MOUNTAIN
INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT IS THE RESUIr
OF CHEMICAL ACTION ON INTERIOR.
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BE Iffiii NATURE'S SALTPETRE
Investigation of the Phetiomen m Made by an Ard-
moreite Representitive Highly Improbable That
it Should be of Volcanic Origin Yet JSmoke and
Heat are in Evidence at the Surface.
From u cursory examination mail"
by an Ardmorelte repi rter of the
called burning mountain situated
nenr Dougherty It appear that while
the volume of the smoke and the In-
tensity of the heat which lsue from
the side of the precipice mark the
dlsturlKince us a somewhat curious
phenomenon to my the least; still
all the Indications point to Its being
the result of chemical action taking
place a short distance below tho sur-
face of the ground; rather than an In-
ternal disturbance of a volcanic na-
ture. The mountain or hill In question Is
.-ituated three and one-half miles
'.ntheast or Dougherty on What is
mown as the Sallle James branch
and adjoins the farm or Mr. Wil-
liam Oats. The entire district sur-
rounding the place ol distill bailee
shows evidence of containing depos-
its of coal. Iron sulphur saltpetfe
bornx. etc.. a mineral of the nature ot
saltpetre white and crystal-like In
lorm. being found distributed in
streaks between Hie ledges of rock
nnd diffused through certnln poitlons
of the dirt of the hill;. It occurs In
crusts. In silky II urea and In aclcular
crystals as is usual with deposits of
t-altpetre. Tho fire Itself Is burning
hi a cliff or precipice about ono hun
f.i it liiil or ii c-viincu uuuiti UlIU If till
di ed and fifty feet In height and ap
pears ut the surface of the ground
at about one-third of the height
the precipice. At the present time
the Are extends horizontally for
distance of fifty or sixty teet. but
t-hows evidences of having burnt for
more than 300 feet along tho side of
the wall of the precipice. It Is only
at two or three places tha. smoke Is
files from tho ground although for
a distance of more than fortv feet
I lie temperature of the rocks and soli
one foot under ground. Is found to
be probably from -.5 to t!3U degrees
Fahrenheit. An opening in the dirt
and rock may be made at any polnl
alcng tills extent and wltliTn from
eight to fifteen Inches of the surface
ar the ground the rocks soil and
ciystals- will be found so hot that
small particles of wood thrown Into
the hole will Ignite within n short
space of time. From a space Tour feel
square cleared to the depth of n
foot a volume of Intense heat es-
capes from between the rocks and
out of the soil which would be sutll-
clent Tor heating a house in the cool
est weather and It Is with somo d I Pi-
eulty that digging In the rocks can 'rltory In Its present unhapiy condl-
lie carried on owing to the Intensity t'w to bo Incorporated in tho state
o the heat arising ami every I ml I ol Oklahoma as the exigencies of
cation points to there being n still party politics will admit.
hotter fire a short distance within
the side of the mountain.
In nn interview by an Arrtniorelio
roprosontatlvo with Mr. William Oats
who Is about sevonty-llvo years ot
ago and whese fnrni adjoins the
cioek on which Is situated tho burn-
ing mountain that gentleman said:
"Tho first discovery of Ri binn-
ing mouiiinln ws ninde by me about
2d years ago; the lire burnt Intermit
tently for about two years; it next
broke out about fifteen years later.
and burnt nbout six months; It burnt
again for n shcrt time nbout two
years ago. and has now been active
nbout three weoks. Tho usual time of
tho year for Its breaking out has "jeen
late In tho winter or early In the
spring. During tho tlmo of Its burn-
ing when It wns first discovered twenty-six
years ago an explosion occur-
red which. blow a hole In the shlo of
the mountain about thirty feet In di
ameter this wns probably In tho char-
actor of a cave-In. however as more
of the dirt and rock went backward.!
Into the hole than camo out of It.
We oould not am tho bottom of this
bole as It extended t might back
Into tht side of tli aioubtaln Instead
FACTORY
of downward; this hole lmi sine?
been filled by the caving of the
' ground 1 feel certain there Is a bed
of saltitetre. below the place where
the lire Is burning; I believe there
' U also a deposit of sulphur there us
I have In time taken seVernl gallons
of sulphur of a very line xrndo from
thin burning mountain. I hellevo the
lire Is a natural lire nnd It undoubt-
edly comes from within."
We are not prepared to glvo a
reliable explanation of this apparent
phenomenon. It seem highly Im-
probable that it should be of volcanic
origin nnd all reasonable inference
to be deduced are thnt lls the chem-
ical action resulting from water per-
colating tltrough the soil of the hill
and coming Into contact with the
snltiK'tre bed and n deposit of sul
phur Saltpetre I soluble In water
ami. as it in of the nature of nitrate
and is used In the mniiuincture i :
gunpowder a lensonable hypothesis
Is that when it is reached by t.
water percolating from ubov- It I;
changed into a llqufd form; this con
blnatlon. when brought Into cout.ic
with sulphur product "t ioiix
combustion and It follow nr. If
(here be cnrlxniaeeous matter . t. .
out It will Ignite thus croatl.K :li.
smoUe and heat now !u evidence nt
- v.
J the surface ot the y. .u.-d. a" giving
riM! to wine has ocei. lermul the
ot'l""S I'Liuntnln
Judge West Has a Word.
To the Ardmorelte ' T
In your Issue of February 1 pvng
an account of the proceeding i if the
meeting of the Democratic ;luh at this
place on the night of January 30. you
place Mr. .Mason and I In an Incorrect
position. You say:
The following lebolutloiu were In-
troduced by W. A. Ledbetter:
Resolutions.
Resolved First. That the Indian
Territory and Oklahoma shuti.d 'jo
at onco united and admitted in'othe
Li-Ion ns one state on terms .if abso-
lute equality and that congress shonM
by direct appropriation create nil ed-
ucational fund for Indian Territory
equal to that already provided for
Oklahoma.
Resolved Second that we denounce
as a political trick and fraud the ef-
loit of certain Republican politicians
tc create a state out of Oklahoma ami
iho Creek ami Seminole nut Ion h and
to leave the rest of the Indian Tel'-
Hold. II. West and 1. It. Mason
made spechos opposing tholr adoption.
W. A. Ledbetter. W. F. Bowman
H. A Ledbetler and S. T. Illsedoe
nindti apeechei favoring the adoption.
I'avciiiig tho adoption the vote stood
17 to 1.
Your ropoit makes the Impression
thai we opposed both resolution?
win n as a matter of fact we only op-
posed the first. That Is "Tliat the
Indian Territory and Oklnlioma should
be at once milted and admitted Into
tue I'nlon." Th union with Oklaho-
ma was the objectionable feature. We
have for a long time demanded a
territorial tfmu of government for
the Indian Tenitory. In the last na-
tional Domociatlc convention a plank
wns put In the platform declaring in
favor of such a government for the
li.dlnn Territory. In compliance with
that plank tho Democrats In congress
have aligned themsolvos In favor of
a local form of self govorninont for
the Indian Territory. Now shall we
bieak faith with them? Mr. Mtou.
a Domocratlo monibor. had reported
from ono of tho cominrtteos a bill
granting to tho Indian Territory n !()
jcal form of self government. Shnll
Map in" i tho face?
Onl a t time ago we sen! iep-
itMMiidil. .ten to a meeting lu th
rhoVtnw .l Ion with other represen-
tative ir i irom all pints of the in-
linn Tenitory who after careful and
deliberate consultation came to the
conclusion that the best course for
the people or the Indian Territory to
pursue was to conllne their demands
to asking for a representative In con
gress and to let all matter or mate-
hood severely alone. Upon that the-
ory Mr. Ft ley was selected to go to
Wnlilngton.
He Is now before congee I'nestly
enileavor.ng to uccefully cany out
the theory on which he wn selected
and retusei to engngo lu any stute-
hood talk or legislation. One reso
lution declares for statehood lu un-
ion with Oklahoma nt once ami tin-
n.edlately following It one nylng. "Go
on. Foley we endorse everything thHt
you are doing; keep a still tongue on
the tatchood question.
"Whereon the Hon. C. U. Foley or
ICurnuln. I. T.. Is now lu Washington.
D. C. as the duly accredited repre-
sentative of the people of the ludr.iu
Terrltcry. mult there by u non-purtl-sail
convention held nt South McAlos-
ter urging leglalnllou before the na-
tional cotigrcMi. authorlxlng the elec-
tion of a delegate to wild congress
from the Indian Territory and
"WWereo. It Is the senna of this
club thnt nowhere In the history of the
American government 1ms 600000
American c It hens been forced to live
a we now live without representa-
tion In the hall or congress who are
rorced to go -tis supplicants to the
representatives of neighboring Mates
when legislation Is desired for their
betterment: therefore be II
"Resolved that we moat eorncslly
indorse the etroits or the Hon. C. K.
Foley C3ininend Ills seal and Ian ' his
loyally to the trust Impose 1 by the
tkti intent ridden people ot tho III-
Indian Terillor.v." . ' .
Con. l.tcney. then art a Jewel. Say
that when Mr. Foley goes boToro tho
committee the proceedings ot this
club are read to him and ho Is asked
to explain what the people out there
really want what could he answer?
Coufu not tho members or tho com-
mittee very) well say to him "Mr.
Foley you had better return homo and
ascertain what your people want be-
fore you nsk congress to legislate for
litem." . .
Tho Indian Territory can not hope
to gain anything by a union with
Oklahoma. Two-thirds or Oklahoma
lies west or the Rock Island rait-
roatl and Is consequently In the
diouguT district and never can sup-
pert a thick population whilst every
portion or the Indian Tenitory Is
rich anil can support ns denso a pop-
ulation ns Indiana. Ohio or Illinois
Tho llttlo matter or school rund l not
a drop In tho bucket. Utah as a terri-
tory Tared and prospered as well as
a state. Very Tow ir any states havo
forged to tho front any faster than
Oklahoma territory has dono during
tho Inst five years. The Indian Ter
ritory will prosper rapidly Just as
f.oon ns land can bo bought without
icference to her rorm or government.
We have In Ardniore public schools
waterworks nnd an electric light plant
ond wo are In every way abreast with
any city of equal population and ago
in Hie United States.
Union with Oklahoma woiili' lond
no assistance to our rown. We are
taxed already to the limit and an
additional statoandcountytax without
some contemporaneous bonoflt It hard-
ly desirable. In the country we cau
not lay out and establish roads nei-
ther can we build school houses un-
til the Ituul matter are first settled.
It Is in light thing to be tnxod to pv
tho expense of court witnesses Ju
rors nnd keeping prisoner in jail be-
sides other necosRiry expanses and
a toiroiKndlng benefit should Irj
plainly In sight before the step Is
taken.
Those who are compelled to pay
the cattle and merchuiits tax to the
Indian government cau with some pro-
priety nsk for a change bur. their
burdens would not be lessened and
the burden of a great ninny more
people would be lucioitkod politicians
would be greatly banefltted and the
possibility that lawyers may be.
but Is It not much wiser to fully dis-
cus a matter of so much Importance
an1 (o thoroughly understand Its mer-
its and demerits boforo passing upon
1 on railroad time. Very respectful-
ly. ROUT. II. WICST.
Mnrston oan save you money on any
kind of masonry. 9-lm
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FIVE OKLAHOMA CITIES ARE IN
THE CONTEST.
Delegate McGuIre Will Ask Congress
to Allow the Territory a Free Hjnd
In the Selection The Question of
Statehood the Contention.
The following Is sent out Irom Untd
Ok.:
Without tho knowledge ot Del"
gate B. S McGuIre the itmiul congre-
sionnl prohibition against the Okla
homu legislature' enacting a law ti
lmttp permanently the territorial
capital and Ui erect public bulldlu.;
pased the house several' duy ago.
Uslenlng lo the ndvlce and reque -ot
cltlxen in difftH-Piit par'tn of O'.
IhIioiiih. Delegate McGuIre will oppo.-
thl customary bridling of tho next
Oklahoma legislature and I looking
lor a way to defeat this proposition
ut- It appear in-the general uppropna
tlon bill. Should ho succeed the Ok
lohoina legislature itsjxL winter will
be a storm center. '
The locution of the capital 'now t"u
Hrary lu Guthrie would lead vei.
thing. Guthrie would be compelled t
fight for Its lire with thlh city F.i
Reno Shawnee nnd KHlble Oklahom i
Clly. niggling to wrest the capita
from it. Oklahoma City trays blan 1
1 thin It Is Indifferent as to v. her
the ( ipltal is located but Guthri- r
gtirds litis with suspicion.
Naturally Guthrie wishes to puar
r. fiie tho capital fight n long ns po.-t
silde. but to tvttle the question at
tlils time might not be without advant
ago. Oklahoma tears Indian TerrI
lory: It Is with this rear that It Is
working to throw location or pucllb
institutions Into the next legislature
before statehood comes and Indian
Territory gets a chance to vole"
There nre citizens of Guthrie who feel
that Its chances would be best lu a
straight Oklahoma nght and' that
should the town win all other Okla-
homa towns would be bound morally
to support It against Indian Territory
wtlPn lhe final struggle comt.s unuer"
statehood. Others however are of
tho opinion that It would be prefer
able to mako ono fight ttndor single
statehood than to divide energy and
resources In two encounters.
A FIGHT FOR THE COURTS.
Four Towns Want Two Federal
Tribunals.
Tho statehood bills now ponding In
congress havo precipitated a struggle
.among four largo towns or the two
I territories for .the location of two fed
eral courts. All statehood bills pro
Vhllng single statehood agree that
thero shall be two federal Judicial dls
trlcta and and that one shall consist
of Oklahoma and tho other Indian
.Territory. Th Quay bill"' provldo?
that one of the courts shall lie at
Muskogee and the other at Oklahoma
City. Tho Robinson bill Introduced
In tho house Is practically a duplicate
of tho Quay bill but It provides that
the court towns shall be Guthrie an t
South McAlester. i
At t.ils time there are six federal
court towns In Oklahoma: Oklahoma
I City. Guthrie. Knid. Tocumseh El Re
' no nnd J.awton. In Indian Territory
there is only federal Jurisdiction
Ther are four Judicial districts and
jlhe principal court towns are Mus-
kogee. Vinltn South McAlester an I
Ardmore. With statehood all these
j would lie eliminated except twd town
and all the federal business of tho
..tate would be transacted in them
This is eoushlered more desirable than
th state capital or any other stute
Institution. Guthrie ami South MeAl
ester have combined as has Musko-
gee and Oklahoma City nnd the light
for the courts will be along t iese
lines.
Filling It In.
Lee Gait with a J.arR rorce. Isuiov
itig a great deal or dirt on Knt Mala
street lu order to rill in the low place
at Wolr street crossing. Mr. Gait
cays that he hnsr put lu about 3.500
yards and will have to movo about
'.'.500 more yards.
Andy Johnson who has the con-
tract of putting lu tho conduit at the
brunch. Is working tight along; and
seams to bo doing a good job.
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