The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 11, No. 185, Ed. 1, Sunday, June 12, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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CHALLENGE
THE WORLD
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ARDMORE IND. TER. Sl'NJDAY MORNING JUNE 12 1904.
SUBSCRIPIION 50C PER MONTH NUMBER 185
HUNDREDS
DYING
EPIDEMIC OF CHOLERA SWEEPS
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Disease Has Been Raging for a Year
and Efforts Have Been Made to
Keep the News From Reach-
ing the United States.
Manila P. I. June 11. An epidem-
ic of cholera Is swooping the Phil-
ippine. Islands and the Inhabitants
aro dying by hundreds In many parts
of the Interior. Extraordinary or-
.forts are being put forth by the healtu
department to keep tho scourge from
Manila but despite the combined ef-
forts of the city and health officials
tho disease- seems to have gained a
grip on tho city. Great alarm Is
felt.
Tho cholera has been raging In Uie
archipelago for nearly a year but Is
crowing decidedly worse with the
advance of the summer. Efforts
liavo been made to keep tho news of
tho epidemic from reaching tho Unit-
ed States because of the alarm It
would create there Cor tho many
Americans now In tho Islands. He-
ports that have been compiled show
that the number of cases have been
moro than 150000 and tho numbar
of deaths exceed 100.000. Mr. Wor-
cester United States commissioner
who has done good work in Improv-
ing tho water supply to save Manila
from devastation by Uie plague says:
"Many towns wero without physi-
cians or other persons capablo of
recognizing cholera so that numerous
cases were not properly diagnosed.
Many of the municipalities had no
sanitary organization .and no statis-
tics are nvallnble concornlng the
mortality among the pagan trlbos. In
numerals Instances tha ca03 were
concealed and false statements made
ns to tho cause of Uie death so that
official returns when they exist can
not bo accepted as complete.
The total cases In Manila to date
liavo been Cll -with 3038 deaths.
This Is a case of mortality of "7.2
per cent. In the presont year thero
liavo occurred In Manila 1179 cases
with 891 deaths giving a case mortal-
ity of 75.8 per cent. Tlioro have been
3309 cases and 2.GGS deaths among
women. In fourteen cases tho sex
was not noted. Thoso figures show
that tho number of men affected ia
about twice that of tho women. ThU
is duo doubtless to the greater ox-
posuro to infection of tho formor
while working on tho water front
and eating In the small shops where
food is sold to laborers. The case3
In Manila havo been distributed by
Taces as tollows:
Amorlcans ICS deaths 77. per cent
42.2; Europeans C3 deaths 35 per
cent S5.7; hlncso 383 deaths IS" per
cent 48.8; Filipinos 4457. deaths
3600 per cent S1.5; All others 33.
deaths 20. por cent C2.8.
These figures stictw a higher per
cent of reslstanco to tho disease for
AfflDricana than for any other na
tlonallyf ' iThft'-nubonlc plague is al-
in" Manna us victim -
liavjached a" totaTof 200. ft Is be
lle vocf'bp Tho. JieaKU authorities to
luivd 'been developed from some slight
infection which maintained itself In
tho city after tho energetic repress-
ive measures carried out In 1901
which resulted In tho development o!
only nine cases of tho disease In 1902.
TO SELL MINORS' ALLOTMENTS.
For Townslte Purposes Is the Prop
osltlon In a Unique Case.
A case which Is unique In tiio town-
site records of tho Dawos commrs-
slon Is up beforo that body this at-
t moon ns they nre taking testimony
In regard to the propessd silo of. tc
allotment of two'"minor allottees
Chickasaw Indians ' being fold far
townslte- purpeses.
Xovar before ha3 Lie commission
had beforo It a cose In whic.i the al-
lotment cfa nilnorvwas cs'.oi: for c
townsito cr any pari t.noreor.
The case comes up In connection
with the proposed townslte of Wzu
rika 1 T.. which Is fifty times dti
west or Ardmore being just on the
Oklahoma line. Waurlka Oklahoma.
1- to all Intents and purposes the
wtni town The mnfan Territory
-ettlement has about 150 citizens
therein nnd tho Oklahoma about 250.
both of them growing rapidly. Be-
fure the commission with Martin &
Gldney the attorneys for Uio Wnurl-
ka ixjople are J. N .Johnson a lum-
ber dealer; C. Lincoln McOuIro post-
master; W. E. Connor nnd Virgil Da-
vis nil of Waurlka O. T. This town
Is a freight division point for tho
Hock Island.
The United Stnles has appolntod
a guardian Tor the minor allottees
whose land comprises the town ot
Waurlka I. T. and all that is noed-
od for Its salo is tho recommenda-
tion of Uie commission and favora-
ble action by tho department of the
Interior. Muskogoo Times.
MET ON A CURVE
TWO CRACK FRISCO TRAINS
HAVE CLOSE CALL.
Collision Narrowly Averted Engl
neer on Meteor Reversed Engine
and Jumped Fireman Stayed
With It and Stopped It.
Sherman Tox. Juno 11. A head-
ond collision ot Frisco fast trains
near Woleetka. 1. T. was narrowly
averted Just before noon yesterday
It Is reported that tho southbound
Metecr was stopped wlUi the engine
pilot wltnin four feet of the north
bound Texan which was standing at
thu tank near Welectka. Tho Me
teor was coming around a sharp curve
when Uie fireman discovered the
Texan on the main line only a short
Ulstimco ahead. The Meteor's en-
gineer quickly reversed his engine
applied tho emergency brake and
Jumped. The firoman however re-
malnod with the engine and succeed-
ed In bringing il to a standstill
within f;ur feet of tho Texan's pi-
lot a? stated. The latter backed
Into a siding and tho Meteor pro-
ceeded south tho numerous passen-
gers nboard Utile realizing thelr'nar-
row os-cape.
PAULS VALLEY PERSONALS.
To tho Ardmorelto.
Pauls Valley June 11. Wo. aro cer-
tainly not suffering fcr rain as last
night wo had anothor downpour.
W. M. Paul was In Kansas City
this week.
Chas. Joy and J .J. Murphy wero
In tho city this week from Lindsay.
W. M. Day and H. Harrison are In
Kansas City this week with cattle.
Judge Campbell and Col. Trask
were hero Friday en route home
to Ardmore from Mr. Campbell's
ranch near Purdy.
J. A. McLemore lerc this week for
his new aome at Eola. Toxas. HIo
family will Join him later.
... .
Albert Honnlo mace a buslno33
trip to Tishomingo this week .
Wo had three or four woddlngs (lweon - ana 1 o clock this morning
among our young folks this week.i1" front of hls bouso on East Tcnth
nmong them being Miss Bessie Scrlv-.
ncr .and Hoy Lewis. Miss Allle Mat-!
thows ami Van Housdr MUs
Bishop and Chas. Hoffman . All pop-
ulnr young folks and that we wlshlUB ttWIn.uifcl21fJIJr- ounuors
.i -ii ...i.i.... rushod id'lnO'tvrnirbws. but so far as
IUCIU Ull bUva IIUUUUl aV"l
ng
J. C. Ilvbargor Is attending bus-1
!S3 In Ada this week. '
ncs3
Dro
noon Of Graimi Texa? a
minister of tho Cumberland P'resby- lonou3 SIKU was nrea on Tenth
terlan church. Is here. ".
Snlggs lirc-s. returned from ArvaJ hon tne officers reached tho place 1
O. T.. where they havo been vlslfrng 1 w Investigate they found Prcwse's '
nrAin? rr. i.
thu week.
Rev. McCruer went d'.wn to Ard-
moro Sunday.
Miss Nannib Matthews of Oklaho-
ma City W83 down this week to at-
tend the wedding of her sister. Miss
Allfe. to Mr .Van Hbuser'.
Mr3. Ed Taylor Is visiting her els-
ter. Mr?. John Taylor at Purdy. who
Ir reported quite 111.
Last Thurjdny ovonlng wns spent
by tho members of tho Uaptlst church
at tho psrsonago at a reception given
by Rev. Roevaj and wife. A ploas-
ant time is roported.
Our railroad agonl. R. R Nelson Is
visiting In Indiana this week. He
will also take In the" fair al St. Louis
a few days".
IN COLORADO
THE EXCITEMENT IS GRADUALLY
SUBSIDING.
Non-Union Mines are Opening Some
Figures Which Show the Loss to
the States to the Miners and
to Other Employers.
Cripple Creek. June 11. Deporta-
tions are thu order of the day. Gen-
eral Sherman M. Hell military com-
mander hns ordered thnt 97 mombors
of the miners' unions shall bo taken
outside of Teller county on n special
train this afternoon In accordance
with thu recommendation ot Uie cit-
izens' committee which examined
them. This committee was in session
nearly all night investigating the cas-
es of 100 union men who nro confined
iu the Victor armory and submitted
anothor report to General Uell toJay
recommending furUior deportations.
"Within forty-eight hours this dis-
trict will be rid of nil agitators and
other objectionable men" said Gen-
eral Hell.
Crlpplo Creek Juno 11. Tho c.x-
cltomont Is gradually subsiding. The
first of the non-union rntnos oponod
up today nnd othors will follow
promptly.
The warfare against tho unions is
gradually being cxtondea. Employ-
ers In every branch of business In
this city nave already agreed not tc
employ union help of any kind and
tho movement will no sont to other
cities In tho district. Everything is
quiet and as peaceful conditions as
havo not oxlstod for months. At Vic-
tor today a jury was ompannoled to
investigate tho Independence explo-
sion and commenced taking testlmo
ny.
Denver June 11. Tho cost of the
various strikes of Colorado during
tho past sLxtoon months is estimated
at $23030000. .
Of thl3 amount tho state has had
to pay $C3C000 for maintaining troops
In tho field and the loss to the strll-
ers and othors directly affected In
wages etc.. and to employers In the
loss of business is placed at ?22.400-
000 ASS ASSINATED
NEWSPAPER FOREMAN SHOT IN
CDrtMT nr unme
i iiwh i wi iiukiu.
i Nelson Prowse of the Austin States
man Mysteriously Murdered
Shortly After Midnight Po-
lice Have Theory.
Austin. Tex.. Juno 11. J. Nel&cn
Prntt'cn fnnnmn n rf tr rv. lfaAm.
"-
ua" umw was s"l aml Kllld uo-
8treot-
1 rowso nad left hl3 work and was
rclurnln3 "nomc- 110 haa J" reach-
6J hs sate when a single shot broko
can bo learned no ono saw anything
1 noro vaiJ!Sjtf&gKJ a "roan- TJ0
whol tfmf mysterious that.
110 P01lc0 woro n"ed that a mys-
death on tho sidewalk with a bull l'UIS0 88p n ia:a whlch hel1
hole through his body. Thero was.' Ioft Han(l roso-oir. covering
no nyo Witness and no clew yef the in-'?50 utros' stnck torror fnt0 tle
vestigations that the pc'fce Have hearU of bmitod n tho Pa' of the
made lend to a well defined theory. . n"Sry nod from Ward t0 '-yng-developments
of which may lead to h0 broak 0CCrr0lJ Pertly before
an arrest today. Prowse was-ao yoara ' mldnlst- SIrs- J- E- living
of ago and leaves a wife ami two " 'h bank 01 lM Haml crPo:f' wns
young children. Ho was widely known awaken1 tho nr of the water
In unlcn labor circles ovor the state I lmmoJlatel- "nderitood th:-
:caus? She had barely time tq leave
General Cronje to Wed. her little cabin nnl nollfy John Ro-
St. I-ouls. Mo.. Juno 11. Gen. Plot itey. teluplione oiwrator at Ward be-
Cronjo. tho Boer loader who surron-'f re the waters swept away her bs-
derod with 4000 men to Lord Roberts 1 longings.
wilt marry Mrs. Johanna Sterzjl Ronoy sent an alarm ovir tho to'c-
wldow of n Hcor general in July. Shb phone wirt to all the ranch Iioum
is j aau nas camren; ce Is CS.nr.d towns alona the na or thflmot
and has eight.
LEVEES BREAK
MMENSE DAMAGE IN VALLEY
OF ARf-'A'JSAS RIVER.
The River Still Rising Levees Give
Way Rapidly Whole Townships
Under Water Destruction of
Growing Crops Great
Little Hock Ark. June 11 A spec-
ial to the Gazette from Pine Bluff
says:
The steady rise of the Arkansas riv-
er has resulted iu flooding nearly nil
of Jefferson county adjoining the riv-
er and for sumo distance Inland.
Thousands of acres of growing crops
aro under water. In seme Instances
being washed up entirely. Tho loss
to tho farmers In this section con
not be estimated but will roach thou-
sands) of dollars by the destruction
of tho crops ns it is too late in the
year to replant.
Levees down the river on Uie north-
orn sldo aro giving way rapidly and
this lots the water in on tho unpro-
tected farms inland.
Slicrill in Plum Ilnyou township
lstinder wator and in some plncos
tho water covers the floors of the
storos In tho heart of trio town. Tl.
town Is some dlstanco from tho river
but tho high water has spread ovor
tlie Intervening territory until It roach-
6a ITio place.
Hie whole Pactorla township. In
j this county. Is under water with the
exception or a rew liigh pints of
ground and every plantation In that
district Is Hooded.
A mossage from Col. John M. Gra-
de at tho Hannaberry place says
that all tho levees In thnt section
broko early this morning nnd that
fully 4.000 acres of land aro under
water In his plantation nlone.
i Gen. Webster (What Arc Wev Hero
For) Flnnagan who Is now filling the
ofilco of Internal revenuo collector in
the Austin Tex. district witi prob-
ably bo nomlnatod for governor by
h'to Uopublicans of Toxas. ITo will
make an active campaign with the
view of bringing out the full vote of
the party. It ho receives the nomina-
tion. CZAR'S PALACE
DEVELOPS TWO INFERNAL MA-
chinks rft cna Miruni ao
Both Were In Good Running OrdeY
When Discovered Is Being Kept
Secret and Will Be Denied
But Still It Is True.
( London Juno 11. The Mall averts
it.. i . I .
m.n iwu iniernai macnines were
rounj on the nlsht of Juno 7 conceal-
od In tobacco boxes In tho Tsarkcye
Sel palaco whore tho Russian" om-
pror is n:w residing. One of Uie
machines wa3 in the dining room tho
other In tho audience Chamber the
mechanism In oach cno was working
wnen discovered. The strictest so-
creev Is nhservtul nmi im .
---- ' miuuuiuui
although true In every dotal! Is sure
lo categorically donlod.
i-uuumauo dam BREAKS
Warnin777 v
T'me'y ZT L Z
L" ' "e;
Jj " JaI; 1"" - roarIns
or wator sweonlnc throne 1 n
To Ihcae dfstricts r.-hiri -aro nn'
pr vliL I wilii telephone lommunka
tli Hi rldeis were liilHtily dispatched
nnd resident lu tho path of the flood
lied to higher ground where thoy
huddled together wntchlng the de-
structive stream from which thoy
had been saved by Mrs. Willis' warning.
An Unclaimed Letter.
At the Dallas postolllce a latter
was received yesterday addressed to
tho "IHggeM. Fool In Dallas County."
The matter was referred to Acting
Postmaster Albert G. Joyce and no-
knowing to whom It should be deliv-
ered he assigned It to the general de-
livery whore It awaits claim by the
proper person. Hnch man in the of-
fice thought ne knew to whom It
should be delivered but It was no
considered n safe thing to do and no
carrier was ready to undertake the
Jcb.
TO WAGE A WAR
THE NATIONAL LIQUOR
ERS VOTE MONEY.
DEAL-
Twenty-Three Thousand Dollars Is
the Fund Already Up to
Prohibition In Texas
Other States
Fight
and
Now York. Juno 11. Following the"
report showing the dlsuctrous offects
to the liquor trade by tho energy of
tho prohibitionists throughout Uie
country.tho Nntlonal Ilqui.r Dealers'
association nt Its meeting todny
voted $23000 to hinder prohibition
legislation In Texas and other statos.
Tho report which roused the associ-
ation to ncTlon follows:
"N'evor In the history or Uio trade
hns such a remarkable chango lu
fcentlment taken place In such n brief
iiino tuio pnsi year). A year ngo
tlioro was genoral demoralization nnd
dealers were Importuned for money
to help carry doubtful oloctlons and
In Important sections ot tho country
the opinion was freely oxprossod that
(any effort to stop tho prohibition
wave would bo practically useless;
It would teact on us and demands
would Increasa In geometrical pro-
gression. (
"Thero are cases of course whora
It is necessary to uso money In op-'
posing the enactment of Inimical laws '
but oven In such cases Uio monoy
must be used In a perfoctly legitimate"
way by exposing tho Inconsistencies
. mill unfairness of the proposed legis-
lation and the widest publicity givon
to tho argunTcnts against It."
GUITS DAWES COMMISSION.
And Securei a Moie Lucrative Po-
sition With Oil Company.
Mli3kO6rt( I. T. Juno 11 Homer
NseiJlo3. wltc has for a number of
f years been connected wlUi tho Dawo3
commission haa roslijnOil to accept
.a position with the Cudnhy Oil anij
I Gas company. Tho now Job pays i
$150 per month.
Mr. NeoJlos has been statlonod at
jTahlequah and it Is probable that Us
knowledgo of Uio various classifica-
tions anJ locations ot land In thol. r-
rltory procured tho piaco with tho
oil company. He Is a nophew of Col.
Tom N'eodlos ono of tho members of.
thd commission. .-..-
Wheat Harvit Begins.
Oklahoma City Q. T. Juno 10.
Tieat harvest was begun In this
county yosterJay. Instead of a half
crop na was prodfetod some wcok3
ago. It Is now thought that Lie crop
will nvorago ovor throo-fourths. One
farmor Jacques Goldsmltn In the
southern part of Oklahoma township
Is cutting wheat that he says will
avorngo twonty-flvo cr thirty bushels
to tho acre. Tho straw Is short' tills
year.
Democratic Meeting.
An Interesting and enthusiastic
meotlng of the Democratic Club was
hold at the court house Tuesday
night. Judgo II. H. West of Ardmoro
was present and made a very interest-
ing and Instructive spoech. G. H.
Montgomery alio road some statistics
that woro interesting to thoso pro-
sont. R. S. Hayden of Ar.lrcore made
a epcc:i that wa3 heartily applaud
ed. i i. Butler wat rtcxaaclel as
a ir.embtr of the executive ocmraltte?
ot the Indian Torrlto"r;i irarletu
Moalto-.
WAR IN
FAR EAST
SEVERAL SMALL BATTLES ARE
FOUGHT JAPS WIN
1 All Engagements Increated Jap-
anese activity Near Slu Yen Is
for Purpose of Distracting At-
tention From Port Arthur.
Toklo June 10. General Kurokt
reports that a detachment ot Japa-
nese troops on Tuesday routod a bat-
talion of Russian olllcers with two
guns at Hal Machlo Uio J a panose
losing three men killed and twenty-
four wounded. Tho Japanese- cap-
tured twi ofllcors and five men. Tho
Russians left on tho field twonty-
three dead and wounded and prob-
ably lost seventy men. A Japanoso
dctachnienC dispatched In tho direc-
tion ot Tung Yuan Pit repulsed sixty
or seventy mon of tho ouemy at Un
Chat Tal Monday and on Tuosday en-
countered six companion o Russian
infantry and 300 cavalry at Chan"
Chlah Slh. After two hour' engage-
ment the Japanoso drovo tho Rus-
sians Oft In tho direction ot Tung
Yunn Pit. Tho Russian casualties
were 70 or SO klllod or wounded. The
Jnpanoso lost four killed nnd sixteen
wounded. On Wednesday a Japanese
detachment co-oporatlng with nnoth-
or detachment from tho force landed
at Tallau Shan oncountorod a Rus-
sian forco ot four thousand cavalry
with six guns near Slu Yon and drovo
thorn back toward Chi Mu Chang and
Kal Chau losing three mon killed and
two olllcors nnd twenty-eight men
wounded.
I.lno Yang Juno 10. Tho suddenly
increased Japanoso 'activity In tho
jiolghhorhood ot Slu Yon west of
Feng Wnng Chong is bolloved to be
rather In tho naturo ot feints to dis-
tract nttontlon from Port Arthur
I whither It has becomo known that
moro than half tho ouomy's forces
hayo t'one than ti serious forward
movomont. Kurokl's bombardment
of tho coast In tho vicinity of Kal
Chou probuoly had tho sanio ond in
view but the dovolopmonts aro close-
ly watchod at Headquarters. Goneral
Kuropatkin Is In position to net
promptly In tho event ot dovolop-
monts ot real Importance
Fusan Korea Juno 10. Gen. Ku-
rokl with the co-operation p a do
tnchmonl from thti army lauded' at '
Takushan has captured Slu Yen. driv-
ing out the Russians nnd Is now
sweeping on toward Llao Yang by
threo roads. .
Tho divisions aro moving on Pal
Cheng by tho Takushan and Feng
Wang Chonj roads and It is belioved
after giving battle at Hal Cheng will
m'ovo north to co-operate with a third-
column which Is now duo north from
Feng Wang Cheng.
For a week four columns of troop.i
havo boon reconnoitorlng tho roads
botwoon Llao Yang. Hal Cneng Slu
Yon nnd Slamatsza and have "occu-
pied town3 along thoso roans dis-
lodging tho Russians numbering sev-
eral hundred from each position aftor
despornto fighting. Tho Japaneso
casualties aro reportod 05 men killed
and wounded.
Ardmore Can't Have It.
Ardmore'a efforts to got tho Musko-
goe Union to run to that city will bo
of no nvnlf ns tho citlzons thero know
by this flme from a letter sont them
yesterday from tho local offlco of C.
N'. Haskell president of the road. Mr.
Haskell expressed his rogrot thatArd-
moro could not reallzo its request.
but said that Iho city was too far
west. Muskogeo Times.
Gambling Must Cease
Oklahoma City Ok.. Juno 11 Pros
ecuting Attorney Ralph Ramer today
issued an crdor to tho effect fuat all
gambling housos would bo closed to-
morrow night and tho saroons would
not bo allowed to cpen oa Sunday.
Ledrue Guthrlo. assistant prosecut-
ing attorney has resigned. Sam Mur-
phy o.x-potmastor. has boon appoint-
ed to succeed him.
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