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CITY COUNCIL
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MAYOR DiCK PRESENTS REPORT
ON WATERWORKS SITUATION.
Commlt'.ee Appointed to Invest'.gatc
and Make Car? Report Cemetery
Land Discussion Creates Spec-
ial Committee Et Cetera.
Tho city counrll met in regular see-
alon lnrt night. Mayor Dick presided.
Tlia follow. r.-i members of the council
woro presem: AlLrmen Stuart Car-
tor Pennington iianrlol Gilliam Mc-
Charon. Rostand .Mullen.
A largo number of ai coin' were al
lowed Including the following:
L. C. Slaughter $ 21 75
Leo Cathay . ... :t7 10
Jones Machinery Works .... 83 00
Stwaglns nud Co 118 80
Spragins and Co 40 45
Loe Unit 888 Ou
W; 13. l.andruni 48 00
Spragins and Co 100 0Q
Ardmoro lilectrlc Light Co.. 130 tiO
Ardniorolto 33 74
Spraglnfi and Co 153 10
Concerning; tho water works
situation Alderman carter de-
clared . that the city was con-
fronted with a serious proposition.
Upon investigation ho wished to re-
port that tho bollors at tho water
works plant were lnsu Indent to meet
the domands of tho city- as thoy were
taxed .beyond their capacity. I to declar
ed that tho pumping system was a
farco and said that new machinery
was badly needed. Personally ho said
that he was In favor of Initnlllng now
machinery or making a deal to liavo tho
water pumped.
Mayor Dick's Report.
To tho City Council of tho City of
Ardmoro Indian Territory.
Gentlemen: Oilr waterworks was
accepted September. 1003 and active
operations was ' started October 0
1003. From October C 1903 until Juno
30 1901 mnklng (9) nine months
our expenses per month woro us fol-
lows: ...
Fuel ;.. .184 20
Repairs 13 47
Oil 2 00
Salary . C7 11
Making an nvcrago total expen-
diture per month of $1G7 30
Tho-average number of consumers
for that period tho first nlno (9)
months it operation was 182 connec-
tions. Wo 1iud nr report' from tho en-
gineer for this period for the amount
of water pumped but figuring six (C)
persons to each tap would mako an
average of 1092 persons using water.
At an .nverago of 00 gallons per per-
son por day would mako 05520 gal-
lons per day or 1905000 per month.
And tho total expenditure per month
being; 1107.30 would mako .085 per
1000 gallons tho cost to pump tho
city water for tho first nlno (9)
months. I beliovo this la a very con-
servative cstlmato and It Is computed
after looking over tho various tables
of tho various towns throughout tho
country. Tho consumption of other
towns range all the way. from 40 to
80 gullons per head counting thnt wo
uso the maximum hero that Is the
highest number of gallons daily It
would run considerably over .07 cents
por 1000 gallons. For tho next twclvoj
(12) months beginning July 1st 1904
to July 1st 1905 tho nverago monthly
expenses wero as follows:
Fuel $147 05
Repairs . ... 49 95
Oil 13 59
Salary 75 00
Making nn averngo. total expon-
dlturo por month 285 59
Calculating on tho basis of CO gal-
lons por hend and tho records show
an averago of 400 pormlts nnd count-
ing six (0) customers to ench permit
would mako 240O persons. At 00 gal-
lons per head per day would
mako 4320000 gallons ior month
at a cost of .003 per 1000
gallons. But wo have tho
engineer's report showing tho number
of gallons pumped per mouth from
Juno 1st 1904 to Juno 30 1905 which
shows nn nverago monthly consump-
tion of $5580000 gallons at a monthly
expendlturo of $285 59 which would
mnko .05 1-9 per 1000 gallons.
These aro actual figures taken from
tho books which show every cent that
Is paid out on tho running of tho wn-;
tor-works and overy. gallon of water
that was pumped ns Is shown by tho
engineer and It Is presumed that tho
englnoer endeavored to mnko tho best
showing ho could and tho chancos aro
that tills amount as shown by his re-
port If anything wns an excess of
what wna really pumped.
In addition to tho nbovo I have
written nil of tho principal towns of
Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Indian
Territory Kansas and Missouri ask-
ing them what it cost them por 1000
gallons to pump their water. I havo
rccelvod replies from most all of them
and tho cost per 1000 gnllons ranged
all tho way from .00 to 42 cents per
1000 gallons. South McAlostcr a town
whero tho conditions nro almost Iden-
tical with ours except that fuel is
'much cheaper cost .00 cents per 1000
jrallons aa pop statement of their sup-
erintendent. Tho estlmato I havo mado
docs not include tho wear -and tear
of our machinery and tho risk incident
thore.to In running samo. All conser-
vative people who aro posted stnte
that .tho wear and tear of-any- machin-
ery of that character will amount to
ten per cent. Thnt being "tho caso It
cot us tho last twelvo (12) months
.075 cents per' 1000 gallons to pump
our water to say nothing of the Hbk
incident thereto.
I'iio fact has developed aud It Is
uu'.v known by all thnt our boilers aro
i ut Humclcnt to mnko a dual systorn
f'T pumping our wuter as It takes both
boilers to run one pump to fill the
Htnnd pipo. The position wo now oc
cupy causes us to feel that wo owo
It to ourselves to our constituents.
and to our town to provldo a safer
means to pump our water. In tho
event of an nccldent to one of our
bollfrs wo would bo unnblo to glvo
sufflclont prossuro with which to fight
fir So It is up to us to do something
nd It Is our duty to do somothlng
now. Tho city has u proportion from
the Electric Light plant to furnish an
1 ctrlc. motor and pump nnd every'
i "hlng necossury to pump 1000000
-a.Ions of water per day nt tho rato
f .05 conts per 1000 gnllons to 200-
"i t) dally and .01 cents for each'addt
tfonnl 1000 gallons wlUi flvo (5) por
c nt discount cash. After a very
thorough anil completo Investigation
and consultation with vnrlous civil
uiglneers and people who aro In n
position to know I nm forced to tho
-inclusion thnt It Is much better for
tho city to mako a contract for tho
Dimming of our water at .05 nor 1000
gallons because I know It is cheaper
than wo have pumped It In tho past
and I believe It Is cheaper thnn wo
can pump it in the future. Besides
the electricity is much moro elllclent
thnt Is tho pump can lie started or
stopped by turning on a switch. Hut
as the matter now 1b it takes from
ono hour to one hour and fifteen mln
titos. to get up steam to start tho
pump. Then wo know exactly what our
water Is going to cost thero- Is no
fhanco and no risk and we can como
nenrer figuring from a business stand-
point how our revenues will como
out. Of course. It Is understood In
doing this it will snvo uh the expense
or buying another 'toller which will
cost nbout $2;100 set up and instead
of having a dunl system of steam wo
would havo a dual system' ono of
steam and ono of electricity.
There nro qulto n number of argu-
mentn nnd reasons thai I could uso to
sugtaln tho above recommendations
but I feel that I. have performed my
duty fully when I havo presented to
you the coW facts and figures in tno
promises and those suggestions nro
merely offered .for your Consideration
nnd the city books from' which these
calculations are mado will bear out
tho above statements.
Respectfully submitted
R. V. DICK.
A motion wns passed after tho
mayor's report was read which auth-
orized tho waterworks commltteo to
Investigate Uio situation and report
ns soon as 'possible.
Mr. McCharen wanted tho lnsuranco
rates investigated but It was stated
that tho waterworks commltteo would
also inquire into that feature.
A resolution was passed giving tho
Ardmoro Fair association control
over tho' city's grounds adjacent to
tho city park from 'Oct. 17 to 21 sub-
ject to tho control of tho city council.
Authority wns given to loan the
Fair association tho band stand In
MoLish park for uso during tho fair.
Tho snlary of City Attorney Caswell
Bennett was raised to $50 per month.
His present salary is $35.
Tho question of tho cemetery land
was discussed A apodal committee
was appointed consisting of Aldermen
Carter Stuart and Best to Investigate
tho matter. Tho eoinctery land be-
longs to A. Waleott who wishes to
sell It to tho city. Heretofore no agree-
ment could bo reached. It was .stated
that Mr. Waleott wanted $40 per acre.
Undertaker Brldgmari was given
permission to address tho council
upon tho question of a refund. .It
seems that tho sexton sold Mr. Brldg-
man a lot for $10 but Assessor Rob-
erts charged $10 additional. It was
declared that tho minimum prices for
lots in tho cemetery were $20 and tho
sexton had no authority to make
deals for tho amount charged. Tho
council however ratified tins Brldg-
man salo.
Alderman Pennington stated that ln-
nsmuch as tho city had funds on hand
an effort E'lTould ho mado to buy city
bonds. Tho matter was deferred.
Br. Moffett city health officer stat-
ed that lots would bo sold hero Nov4
and that the city might purchaso
land for a pest houso at rcasonabio
figures.
It was moved that tho Improvement
commltteo bo authorized' to purchaso
lnnd for tho post house If found neces-
sary. Tho voto resulted in a tie. Mayor
Dick settled tho matter by voting
ugnlnst tho proposition to purchaso lot
for said purpose.
Section 385 of tho city ordinance
relating to the manner of summon-
ing persons for payment of street
taxes was. amonnod giving authority
to perform service upon mombors of
tho household in lieu of tho nbsence
of tho person wnntcd.
Tho Orlo club petitioned tho council
for tho uso of tho library building for
each Friday afternoon. Permission wns
given.
Tho council then adjourned.
Substitute Clerks.
Fort Worth Tex-. Oct. 2. Tho fol
lowjng havo been appointed substituto
raiiwny postal ciorus:
George F. Williams Ardmoro I. T.
James E. Jones of Ardmoro 1. T.
Separate Staters at Madlll.
Mndlll. I. T. Oct. 3. (Special.)
C. N. HaskeU of Muskogoo. W. II
Murray of Tishomingo and II. K. Al
len of Ardmoro addressed n largo
crowd hero yesterday In support of
tho separato stato movement -and tho
proposed Sequoyah constitution:
Cojotado Pearl potatoes something
very line. FELKEH. 1-3
Tho .Anliroralte soils coupon hooka
A RECORD
SHAKE UP
TOBACCO EXAMINERS TRANSFER-
RED AFTER INVESTIGATION.
Millions Were Lost Secretary Shaw
to Stop Leak In Examining De
partmentSome Losses Due
to Individual Judgment.
vaBiungU)ti uet. Scarcely a
month ago exclusive Information was
plnced in tho hands of your corros
pondent tending to show a condition
of affairs In Uio tobacco examining
branch of tho customs division of Uio
treasury department which was any-
thing but satisfactory. Tho caso nnr
tlculnrly In point was tho shipment of
108 bales of Cuban tobacco from Ha
vana to New ari via Tumiin.
As n result of the re-examination all
tho tobacco but thirty-three bales wns
seized by. tho government and tho dis-
closures which followed have resulted
in the greatest shaklngup tho tobac-
co division has ever had. No dismis
sals have yet been mado nor have
criminal proceedings hceii Instituted
ns the department Is awaiting civil
netlon by tho Importers of tho tobac-
co to recover the same. The difficulties
of classifying tobacco havo nlrondv
been set forth In this correspondence
and at the treasury department It Is
stated that the policy of shifting ox
nnilners "Is regarded as especially Im
poftant In connection with tho oxnm
Inatloti of goods tlko tobacco tho
proper classification of which depends
o miieii nnd necessarily upon tho In-
dividual Judgment of the examiner.
As a result of the order the Tampa
examiner will bo sent to Boston and
bo replaced by Kxanilner Lnh&n of Chi
cago In whom Secretary Shaw has
Implicit confidence. Tho Boston man
go? to Key West tho Key Voat ex-
aminer to Philadelphia tho Philadel-
phia examiner to Chlcngo whllo tho
New York and Now Orleans men
chingo places. Through data already
detailed In this correspondence it has
been shown that if tho government
collected full wrapper duty on nil Cu-
ban wrapper tobacco I ho amount
would range between two million and
two nnd a halt million dollars. Instead
of in tho neighborhood of ono hundred
thousand dollars and tjio shifting of
examiners makes 11 appenr that. Sec-
retary -Shaw and Assistant Secrctnry
Reynolds arc mnklng a strong effort
to stop tills parti ilar leak. At tho
seven ports affected by tho order near-
ly all the leaf tobacco from Cuba Is
cnlerod.
BULL COTTON
POOL EXISTS
SOME DIRECT INFORMATION RE-
GARDING ORGANIZATION.
Most Gigantic Combination of Opera-
tor That Mai .Ever Dtn Formed.
Pool has Plenty of Money and
Will Take Car of Deal's.
New Orleans I-i Oct. 1. Frank B.
Hnyne a famous cotton man returned
to- Now Orleans today nftcr tlirco
months In tho east. Hp brings tho first
direct personal news of tho now bull
cotton pool forming In New York. Ho
Is a member of It
Although refusing to discuss tho
personnel of tho pool. Mr. Hayno do-
elarcd It his bollef that this would no
tho most gigantic combination of cot-
ton operators over formed and that
tho cotton campaign would bo oven
moro effective than tho previous ono
when tho cotton market of tho world
was virtually cornered.
Mr. Huyno stntod that Uio cotton
bull pool of which so mtieh has efn
wild In tho last three months. Is not
a myth of tho newspapers but m In
actual existence. Tho men forming
tho deal aro very rich and taken ns
n Wiolo tho pool h tho strongest thnt
has boon organized nnd is well nblo
tb tnko enro of any deal Avhlch It may
undertake. This pool ho said has
been bullish slnco July nnd ho him-
self had been bullish slnco July.
"I bollevo cotton is cheap nt tho
present price" said ho 'and think
thnt tho croo will not bo moro than
10.500.000 bales. I beliovo that tho
cron will bo a moderate one. whllo tho
consumption will bo enormous. I do
not think thnt any month will sell
below 10c for tho wholo year."
Iowa Journalist Dies.
Do Moines Oct. 3. Richard Clark-
son pension agent for Iowa and Ne-
braska nnd for thirty yenrs manager
of tho Iowa Stato Register died to-
day. With his brother J. S. Clarkson
collector of tho port of New York ho
was engaged In Iowa Journalism for
forty years.
Tho lnnd olllco Is In rccolpt of n
number of approved names of now
born Chickasaw's and Choctaws and
tho office forco has been qulto busy
tho past we6k. Mr. Mathews I103 been
transferred from tlio Tnlilequah land
ofllca here Mr. Mnr'r' states that tho
work Ja progressing n'lcory and that
there is no complaint froth nny source-
We offer our' flno lino of guns at
very low prices.
BIVENS CORHN & FRENSLEY..
MONK GIBSON
STILL FREE
AT LEAST IF CAPTURED NO RE-
PORT RECEIVED.
All Klndi of Rumors are Afloat Troops
frnveo tviiQnigni ana at once sur-
rounded Jail Peoplo Very
Much In Earnest.
cuim lex. WCI. . An Kir UH
known Monk Gibson 1. still fix the
brush and lmcantiired. If tho track
trailed by the hounds lost night was
tHiisons then tno vicinity of his
whereabouts is located and ho may
bo captured before dnyllirht. Tho Imiv'h
jkiwci- of etiduranc and Ills shrewd-
Hess In evading his mirauers aro cer
tainly remarkable. There Is nothing
however to make is absolutely curtain
thnt tho track trailed Saturday yes-
terday and today is (Silicon's beyond
tho Met that this track corresponds
with hi foot mid fs found in the locality
of bis friends and rclntlvoy. Ho mado
lii oficapo uboutS o clock Friday oven-
Ing nnd if he has not friends to aid
hliu ho will bo compelled to go to
sortie house to get food. It is stated
that he hnu ri'iatlven living In dlfteront
parts of tho county nnd it Is possible
that if ho Is not captured my night
tie will under tho cover of dnrkuofM
inuko an effort to ehungo his locality.
Shot3 arc Heard.
Hdlla Tex. Oct. 2. A. P. Ward has
Just returned from tho posst- which
he left about dusk. As ho reached tho
edge of tho pinlrio ho heard three
then eight and. then thirty-seven .shots.
IIO feels ceitaln that Gibson has beeu
eiiptuivd or killed. The shooting wn3
about ono mile below tho Sutherland
crossing. They Iiml frequently found
tho tracks of Gibson during tho after-
noon along tile river -whuro ho seems
to go In to drink water. Tho bottom
is so dry Hint tho dogs could hardly
follow tho trail.
Militia Ordered Out.
Austin. Tex. Oct. 2. Gov. Lanhani
this afternoon in response to a re-
quest from the proper authority or-
dered Artt Gen. Hiilen to proceed to
Kdna; also Major Towles of Houston
anil four organizations of tho State
National Guard. Accompanying Gen.
Union out of hero on n sitccilal train at
7. o'clock thl:? evonlng wa.i company Ij
viral inrnntry commanded by Capt.
John Brackenrldgo and a detachment
of Troop II First Infantry nnd Troon
A. First Cavalry.
Still at Large.
Edna. Tx. Oct. 3. It can bo stat-
ed on. good authority o thoso who
should know that Gibson has not been
captured up to this hour of If ho hns
been tho no.ws or such captilr'o has
hot reached town. Tho volco of tho
boy heard In Jail was probably that
of the brother of Monk Gibson who
was lodged In Jail Saturday.
Latest from Search.
Edna. Tox. Oct 3. At 2:30 Tues-
day morning Monk Gibson Is still nt
lnrgo. Troops aro hero and mure com-
ing. Why. no ono knows. Tho search
for tho negro la kept up desplto Uio
fact that tho nr a nnd horses ot Jack-
son county nro nonrly exhausted. Thoy
have boon assisted by volunteers from
many other adjoining counties and
these have taken tho places of those
compelled by physical exhaustion to
quit tho Beardii.
Tho trail ended Sunday night In Uio
river nnd thero aro many who boltevo
Umt Uio negro Is now dead. Ho has
had no chnnce to slcop for three days
and throo nights and so far as known
ho has had no opportunity to procuro
food.
Struck by Lightning.
Sundny noon lightning striicK tho
bell towor of tho now church at Muen-
ster running doxvn the ropes and split-
fltlir ttuttil 1ml flnlfi! uri nthni mntrtt-lnl
damago oxcept looso'nlng a few bricks.
ai auoui mo samo uour wnuo .too
Hnusomnii and family wero roturnlng
homo from' MuonstCr whero thoy had
been attending church a strolio of
lightning killed tho team ho was driv-
ing nnd hurnod a holo through tho
top of'lho buggy but the occupants
experienced nothing worso than a
tingling sensation. Gainesville Regis-
ter. Will Come to Ardmore.
Rlchnrd M. Loster a well konwn at-
torney of Tishomingo who has rosld-
ed at that place for some littio time
has decided to locate in Ardmoro and
engage in tho practice of law hero.
Mr. Lester Is on attorney of moro than
ordinary and is a young man of splcm
did attainments and flno character.
He will bo a valuablo acquisition to
tho Ardmoro bar and will bo welcomed
by tho attorneys of this city. Mr. lis-
ter states that ho will bring Mrs. Les-
tor hero in a few days and that they
will livo nt ono of tho hotels. Ho Is n
son of D. B. Lester a cnpitaliat of this
city. i v
Don't Borrow Trouble.
It's a Iwd habit to borrow anything
but tho worst thing you can possibly
borrow Js trouble. When sick soro
heavy; .wonry and wftrn-ojit by 'tho
pains .'nnd poisons of dyspopsjn bll-'
lousness- Brlght's disease and similar
dlsordortf -'don't sit dovn nnd brood
over your ympU)insv but fly for ro-
lief to ElcctWc Bitters. Ijoro yon. will
find -sura nnd .permanent forft'ctfulnois
of all your. troubles and your body-"wlll
not bo burdened by a load of debt
dlRKide. At W. B. Framq'a drug store
Price- DOC. Guaranteed.
DESPERATE END OF LIFE.
Passenger on Train Between Dallas
and Fort Worth Cuts His Throat.
Fort Worth Tex. Oct. 2. Despond-
ent apparently over llnnnclal matters
a man seemingly "0 y.?ar. vl nice i.nd
who appeared to sossckj rcflnenifiit
ami culture euded nts Ufa in a mosf
desperate manner on tne WestlKund
luvas and Pnelllo pnsaongor tru
which left Dallas thU morning at
nwiui o:w icliMil. atrl which reacaoc.
uero suouiy after 8 oV.'urk. From pt
lrH on his person tin; mail is hiii pot
ed to 1m Michael SliKds.
Hot ween Daltaa and thin city ho
went into the toilet of ono of tho
coaches and was not much iigain until
ear moil hero entered the coach and
broke Into the room which was lock-
ed. They found that tho man had cut
.i inn rime guan in ins uiroat ana wan
dead.
Ho was well i! (;. I una im.i it r.n
In change In his pocket.-. Ho was of
ruddy connile.vlon. uolwlmii iit-iiniiv
110 pounds had blue eyes red hair
nun miiHinciiu nun wag about G Tee' 4
inches In height. Justice Rowland who
held t. o Inquest Is of tho opinion that
tho deceased wn u railroad man and
uiero wero papers on his person which
Indicated that lie lind been nn exten-
sive traveler of. Into.
From nn Investigation mado by Jus-
tice Rowland It developed that tno
Jiuin got on the train at tho city Toxua
nnd Paelllc depot In Dallas. Ho Svus
hanging on the steps when tho train
started and a brnkemnn naked him
where ho wanted to go nnd ho replied
"III Paso." Tho bnikciunn told him
Hint he had better get into' the car:
thnt ho might get thrown tindor the
wliwl nnd killed.
"I haven't KOt but one life to live"
111 Mlffl. ntlll rtntlllm? nwiirt wnm
thought of tho mntter until tho lifeless
uoiiy wns ioiinu nner tno train p'Ulr'l
Into the union passenger station hero.
Ho Is thought to havo relatlvo-i In
BokorHllt'ld. Oil. a letterhead .vUl
tho name or J. Shield treasurer of
Kern county whoso home Is nt Ila-
kersfleld being among the papers
found on his person. The lotlor was
ro badly mutilated Hint tho writing
could not bo deciphered. There was
nlno among his papors ai address in
Portland Ore. Tho body was romovod
to tho undertakers and telegrams sent
to Bakersfleld and Portland.
Tho citizenship court with Judgo
V. W. Bennett prosldlng hcn.nl a num-
ber of cases today. There cases are
designated ns Intrduers' cases and In-
volve the right to the possnssibn of
tho lnnd. Thero nro some 120 on tho
docket nnd tho court will bo In ses-
sion nearly all or tho week. Tho e
slons aro being held at tho city hall
and a number of witnesses nro' In
attendance. Mr. R. U. Semplo of
Muskogee U assisting Mr. Bennett.
STORIES7!)?
CRAFT CRAFT
ROOSEVELT FINDS PUBLIC SER
VICE AT LOW EBB
Lltl Scandals are Following on the
Hetla of Great Scandals Central
Demoralization Exists In Some
of the Departments.
Washington D. C. Oct 2. President
Roosevelt nnd Secretary Loob bogan
work In tho White House olllcos this
morning nfter a long summer's rest
In Oyster Bay. With their coming
Washington took on an nppearanco of
oillclul Industry to which it has been
u stranger slnco last June. Tho presi-
dent has found tho public sorvlco at
a lower ebb than for many years.
Thero wns never a timo when tho air
Was so full of stories of petty graft In
tho departments. Little scandals aro
following on tho heels of grCat scan-
dals. Thord does not seem to bo a de-
partment free of them.
Thero has been a marked lowering
In tono ovorywhero. This Is in a meas-
ure duo to tho fact that tho govern-
ment has boon running Itself for about
four months and It Is also duo to tho
looso'moUiods coming from long con-
tltiuunco of powor.
Thoro Is scarcely a cabinet minister
who Instoad of taking tho thirty days
ot vacation allowed by law to all sub-
ordinates has not taken about ninety
dnys. Somo havo been using naval ves-
sols for their conveniences in u way
that would havo caused a great public
outcry In tho days of tho Cleveland
administration so that their expenses
could bo charged against tho govern-
ment. Another bad examplo which cannot
fall to havo Its effect Is that set by tho
political members of tho cabinet.'
Postmaster General Cortelyou Is still
chairman of thq republican national
committee. Secretary Shaw Is off on
a week's stumping tour pf Virginia.
Secrotary Bonaparte tho knlght-orr
rant of tho civil sorvlco roform and.
tho now republican leader of Mary-
land Is Issuing dnjly statements from
his dsk In tTio navy department about
tho jiolltlcal Situation In .Maryland.
Tho section In tho agricultural depart-
ment has not Injprovcd although tho
secretary of agriculture has been bmy
sweeping houso -for a congressional In-
vestigation over tho "lid" blov off In
'the cotton scandal. Tlicfo is nlso acute
demoralization in tho department of
rominorco and labor
Doputy Chris Madsen of Chlcknsha
eslno In this. morning with a number
of prisoners from' thnt place. Tho pris-
oners Imdiided nn Jnsano colored man
who thought he was entitled to nn
allotment in tho Chicknsaw uAtio'n.
THEFT OF
SECURITIES
VOUNG MAN CONFESSES TO THE
CRIME OF GRAND LARCENY.
Told Police He Planned Theft to Show
How Easy Such a Scheme Could
be Practiced on Banks of New
York Did It on a Wager.
New York Oct. 2. Henry A. Leo-
nard who was employed by Hallo and
Stleglltz a prominent llrni of urokora
as a clerk made a confession today
that It was lie who robbod tho Na-
$359 000 "y ln"' 01 socurUlGS worth
Leonard lias been for several yoara
a trusted rmpjiyo of Hallo and
ktolRllu and lived quietly with his
mother In llnrlem. no Is nbout 25
years old.
Leonnrd told the police lodny that
he conceived the Idea of Uio theft
soinu three or four months ago and
had boon planning during that tlnio
to execute u and show Jiow easy such
a Hoheino could bo practiced on tho
banks of Now York.
Leonard confessed today that ho Is
iho man who robbed the 'National
City bank of $359000 In soeurtlos on
Wednesday lust. .Ho wns nrrestod yen-
tenlay and kept h closo confinement
until today. 'Leonard live nt 380 East
130tli rftreot. He looks yourigor than ho
really In mid from nm jronernl appear-
ance never wonJd lie suspected of such
a crime as thnt which ho confessed
today.
Tin strangest part of tho young
man's story ns told fo tho police was
his assertion that he carried through
iho forgery and theft Just to show
how ensy R would bo to outwit tho
safeguards Of a Now York bank. Af-
ter tho theft Leonnrd mnlled $300000
or tlie securities to Dyer Pearl sen-
ior momber ot tho firm or Pearl and
Co. tho owners of tho securities. He
addressed tho packago to Mr. Pearl's
home whore it was found yesterday.
Tho other securities to tho valuo ot
$59000 havo not been recovered.
Leonard wns arraigned in tho Totnl)3
pollco court rind held In $50000 for
further exnmluntlon. Ho wn3 not rep-
resented by counsel-
As he loft tho court room ho said
to a nucstlohor:
"I did It on a ijct."
Sister Tells Story.'
New York .Oct. 3. lss Ks'thorlno
liconnrd sister of narry A.' lonard
tho young man who confessed to the
theft of mor-j than three hundred .and
fifty thousand dollars worth of securi-
ties from tho National City bank de-
clared today that young Leonard wns
tho victim of n Wnll street man and
that ho was trying to protect the man
and a woman. Miss Leonard declared
sho ha" given tho woman's nitmo. to
tho pohco and bellQved tho Unrostored
portion of thd securities was placed In
a safe deposit vault by Uio woman.
Lawyer Abraham Levy who- has boon
retainod to defend young Leonard
says ho Is satisfied thero was no crim-
inal Intent op Leonard's part.
Senator Clapp Coming.
United Stntes Senatdr Clapp of Min-
nesota has arrived in tho Indian Terri-
tory and will remain for sorcral days.
Before roturnlng. to his homo Senator
Clapp will visit Ardmoro. Ho. Is duo
to reach this city Thursday. Whllo
hero ho will. faiHTllarlzo himself with
existing conditions.
It Is supposed that Senator Clapp
who Is chairman of the scnato com-
mltteo on Indian affairs wants to got
a personal knowledge of tho Indian
whoso tribal government expires next
March and bo get their -vlows as well
as thosb of tlie government officials
as to tho best mentis of winding up
tribal affairs.
It s regarded as fortunate Umt Scn-
ator C'npp will visit tho torrltory at
tliis time and ho will bu of great ben-
olR to this country In tho mattor ot
legislalon.
Tho visit of Senator Clapp will
greatly dlffor from that of Senntor
Stewart who was formerly chairman
of tho senate commltteo and whoso
term oxplred Jast March . Stowart
viewed conditions nnd formed opin-
ions without reasoning. Ho was quick
16 Jump at conclusions nnd mndo
sUloments In congross seemingly
without rognrd to tho facts In tho
case. He was Inclined to tho bcjlef
that tho non-cltlzcn was a roguo and
Intruder whoso solo purpose In llfo
was to fleedo thd Indian. Indian Ter-
ritory gave a sigh of rollof whon Mr.
Stowart packed his clothes and went
back to his Nevada home whoro It is
hoped ho will stay for an InUoflnlto
period.
Senator Clapp Is studying conditions
in nn earnest manner' with a view of
giving tho peoplo .somo assistance. It
Is safo to .say that ho wont go in -an
a'.r ship during his visit hore. wo wel-
conto you to pur city Senator.
Injunction Filed.
St. Lquls.'Oct. 3 A suit for in-
junction wns filed In St. Louis circuit
court today by Josaph Ramsey. Jr.
prosldejit of tho Wabash railway
against tho Iron Mountain and Wa-
bash rnllwny companlos ')ho Morcan-
.tllo Trust Co. of Now York Walter
S. Wilson H. M. Walker- and Goo. 'J.
Gould.-In his petition Ramsey nsks
tho court to grant ail injunction ipfo-
venting tho proposed annual meeting
of Gould and- his nssoclates at Toledo
whero It Is proposed to elect a board
of directors and president to cpntrol-
tho Wabash road
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