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OLOEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IK! INDIAN TERRITORY--ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
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ARDM011E INI). TEH. THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 14 1905 HSK'L'TIOI 5CC PER BOMB NUMBER 284
BARBAROUS
ATROCITY
INHUMAN WANTONNESS OF A
YOUNG MAN NEAR ADA.
Deliberately Shoots Little Thirteen
Year-old Orphan Girl Thedle
Tones Who Lies Now In iDy-
In Condition at Center.
In tho llttlo town or Centor ton
miles west of Here 'little 13-yenr-oi..
orphan Thcdlo Jones lies In a dying
condition with a gaping bullet hole
through hor chest. Young Walter
Copeland or thnt community. Is In
the Ada Jail charged with the atro-
cloug shooting lie Is twenty years
old.
The story as told by a number or
eye witnesses Is one of iinuttora'jle
cruelty and wantonness; the awful act
seems more like the Inexplicable sav-
agery of a mad man than that or a
sano porson.
It seems that Copeland with two
companions had returned from the
"Cornor" tho rendezvous or Jhe eon-
vlvlnlly Inclined with n liberal sup-
ply or whisky; however 'icy were
not In nil Intoxicated condition. II''
proceeded to torrorlzo tho town by
riding down tho Main street on the
quiet Sabbath afternoon and discharg-
ing at random his Colt' forty-five. As
he ncarcd the Jones homo a horsa
hitched at the gate becamo excited at
tho din and Miss Thcdlo ccight nol'l
of Uio anlmnl. As Copeland was pass-
ing tho ladles of the house crleJ to
him not to shoo any more whereup-
on from a dlslanco of fifteen stips
ho fired ono shot In tho nlr aud thei
another" nt tho crouching form of tho
child taking effect as above stated.
A party or Infuriated citizens quioK-
ly formed to arrest tho criminal nr.d
thcro woro diro threats of mob vio-
lence. But fortunately tho boy aii'l
his father soon left for Ada to surrtn
dor to tho officers which was lone
last night at the Wood's hotel.
Doputles Cummlngs and Chapman
as soon as tho crime was reported to
tho marshal's office hurried to tho
scene but found tho Copclands had
alrendy departed for Ada. The fore-
going aro tho details subsequently as
told by tho ofneors by tho Injured girl
and other oyo witnesses.
The boy's t'uther is W. L. Copelnnd
a highly respected citizen of tho com-
munity and ho Is to bo deeply sym-
pathized with in this terrible trouble.
Ada News.
JAPANESE COLONY IN TEXAS.
Syndicate Buys 10000 Acres Near Bee-
vllle and Will Bring Immigrants.
Washington Dec. 13. A Japanese
syndicate has bought 10000 acres oi
land near Beovllo In Toxas and ex-
pects to begin tho colonization of It
early next spring. A representative of
tho syndlcato Mr. Aokaskal spent
yesterday In Washington on business
connected witli this project and left
last night for San Francisco whence
ho will sail noxt week for Japan.
Mr. Aoskaskal was especially Inter-
ested In satisfying himself that thero
Is nothing in our immigration laws
which would mitigate against his en
tcrpriso and for this purpo3o ho had
an oxUmded Interview with Immigra-
tion Commissioner Sargent who as-
sured him that tho bureau could offer
no objection to his project. Afterwar
ho called pn Secretary Wilson and on
Dr. Galloway or tho Bureau or Plant
Industry. Mr. Aokaskal told Dr. Gal-
loway that ho had made a cureful
study or tao soil and clJmato nnd that
ho was convinced Uiat tea could be
grown around Beovlllo successfully
and that also It offered excellent op-
portunity for the cultivation of tho silk
worm.
Mr. Aokaskal inquired minutely Into
tho results of tho tea growing exper-
iments which tho bureau has been
making in Texas and tho inrormatlon
given him was conSmatory or his
own observations.
It Is tho purpose to bring 300 ram-
Hies in tho first colony nnd as has
been romarked theso will bo located
early In February Probably no others
will bo brought over next year but It
is intended to have every foot of tho
land purchased cultivated by them and
if this project should provo successful
as it is oxpected to provo tho syndl-
cato will buy moro land in Southwest
Texas for tho same purpose.
i TOUCHING INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Representative Stephens Would Have
Affairs Investigated Schools.
Washington Dec. 13. Representa-
tive Stephens of Toxas today Intro-
duced a resolution directing tho sec-
retary of tho interior to investlgato
and report on tho financial and fiscal
affairs of tho Choctaw nnd Chickasaw
nations from Juno 8 1890 to January
1 1900.
Ho has also Introduced a bill pro-
hibiting tho use or Indian trust funds
ror educating Indian children in sec-
tarian schools. Ho also Introduced an-
othor bill authorizing any legal trust
company to transact business In In-
dian Territory and becomo bondsman
in all probato matters in that terri-
tory. Serious Troubles In Baltic Provinces
St. Petersburg Dec. 14. Tho gov-
ernment is making llttlo headway In
crushing tho telegrnph strike. News
from Baltic provinces today Is that
many Gorman landlords aro establish
ing a network or Braall forts and are
standing a regular r.lego. Thoro has
been much killing nnd burping.
OUR ALICE WILL MARRY.
Formal Announcement Mile j Pres-
ident and Mrs. Roocivslt.
Washington Dec. 13. The president
and Mrs. Roosovolt todny formally
uunounced tho engagement of their
daughter Alice Iao ltoosevclt to Nlcn-
olas Longworth Congressman from
Ohio.
It Is oxpected tho wedding will tako
placo tho middle of February at '.ho
whlto llOUSOr
Mr. Longworth Is tho roprcsontatlvo
In congress from tho First Ohio dis-
trict Is a lawyer n graduate of Har-
vard and a' member of many club?.
IIo was born In Cincinnati November
5 1SC9. His education was bogun in
the schools of that city. Ho was grad-
uated from tho Harvard law school
in 1S93. He was admitted to tho bar
In the following year and began tho
practice of law In his home city. He
was n member o! tho board or educa-
tion In Cincinnati in 189S nnd served
in the Ohio house or representatives
from 1899 to 1901. He was state sen-
ator rrom 1901 to 1903 when he was
elected a member or the Fifty-eighth
congress. Jle belongs to the Queen
City club of Cincinnati the Metropo-
litan club of Washington and othor
clubs. Mr. l.ongworth Is very wealthy
nnd Is closely Identified in business in.
torosts with Julius and Max Fleish-
man of Cincinnati. His family-is so-
cially prominent.
Morgan Carraway for Marshal.
Washington Dec. 13. Morgan Car-
raway of Muskogee Is understood to
bo nn applicant for tho inarshalshlp
or tho Western district or Indian Ter-
ritory now hold by Leo Bennett. Mr.
Bennett Is serving his second term
and ir he should not bo reappointed
it will probably bo duo to that ract
as his record Is said to bo an excel-
lent one.
ABANDON IDEA
OF MOVING
CREEK FULLBLOODS WILL NOT
MIGRATE TO MEXICO.
Indians Are Unable to Negotiate a
Treaty With Mexico for Recogni-
tion of Their Tribal Govern-
ment Which They Want.
Okmulgee I. T Dec. 13. At last
tho rullblood Creeks havo given up
tho idea or moving their homes in tho
Creek nation and taking up their old
habits and manner or life in tho wllus
of Mexico a plan that tho older In-
dians havo nursed for two years. They
have been forced to this conclusion
because or tho delegations they havo
sent to Mexico tlmo and time again
having Tailed to securo rrom tho Mexi-
can government concessions or land
which tho Indiana ijcIIovo would bo
satisfactory to them. Again the
Creeks havo round that It Is Inijiossi.
bio Tor them to dlsposo or their land
at a given time and a great deal or It.
thoy could not dispose qt at all. Wltn-
out this It would bo a very great sac-
rifice to leavo though tho rullblood
Indian does not set mucn store by his
land.
The thing that tho Indians most
wanted was to re-establish tholr old
Torm or tribal government and Hvo In-
dependent or any other government.
Tho Mexican government absolutely
rorusod to consider tho proposition and
tho Crooks decided thai ir they must
live subject to nny but their own
government thoy would prcrer thnt of
tho United States.
Tobo Berryhlll a Creole preachor
living In tho country near this placo
and Captain Jack Ellis of Tahlequah
wero tho promoters of tho emigration
scheme. Thoy mado a number or trips
to Mexico and tried to negotiate a
treaty and salo or land with tho Mex-
ican government but railed.
FOR A CURATOR.
Representative Murphy Has a Bill on
Indian Matters.
Washington Dec. 13. Representa-
tive Murphy Introduced a bill to 'ay
providing for tho appointment by tho
probato court or a Judge or public ad-
ministration for each recording dis-
trict In Indian Territory wHo sn.Ol by
ex-offlclo public guardian and cvrator
for his district.
New Recording District.
Washington Doc. 13. P.epro3ontu-
tlvo Brownlow lntroduc3l a bill es-
tablishing nn additional rjovd'riL' dis-
trict at Wilburton. I. V
Escape from Dallas Calaboose.
This morning nbout 1 o'clock Beven
negro prisoners confined in tho city
calabooso mado tholr escape and nt
tho timo of going to press none ot
thorn had been reenptured.
Tho oscapo was effected by sawing
ono end of an Inch Iron bar to tholr
cell on tho second floor and then
bonding tho bar back. Their escapa
was discovered in a very short tlmo
nnd officers throughout tho city were
notified. Dallas News.
INSURGENTS CAPTURE FORTRESS
And Seize the Governor of Riga Re-
ports Reach St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg Dec. 13. Reports
nro in circulation to tho offect that
Insurgents at Riga havq captured Urn
fortress there and selzo'd tlw governor.
Although tho minister of tho Interior
does not confirm tho roports tho sit-
uation is admitted to bo grave.
Tho commahaer at Riga yesterday
appealed ror additional troops which
wero dispatched.
RULING AS TO
CITIZENSHIP
AN IMPORTANT DECISION WHICH
WILL AFFECT CHOCTAWS.
Ruling May Add Several Thousand In-
termarried Citizens to Rolls and
Delay Final Settlement of Al-
lotments for a Year.
Muskogc. I. T. Dec. 13. The Sec-
retary of interior has rendered a de-
cision In the citizenship cases of I.uln
West and Elizabeth Martin both Choc-
taws nnd both have been ordered ad-
mitted to the rolls and given allot-
ments contrary to the order of tho
citizenship court which refused to ad-
mit either of them to the rolls.
When the citizenship court was fro-
nted It was made a court of the last
resort and from Its decisions there
were to be no appeals so far as mat-
ters of citizenship were concerned
Now that the department has permit-
ted thoso two test cases to be carried
up and havo decided them adversely
to the cltlzonshlp court It Is expected
that every rejected claimant before
the citizenship court will also (lie an
appeal and nsk to havo another hear-
ing. Under tho precedent established
nothing else can bo dono. This Is
likely to causo a long delay In clos-
ing tho work of tho Dawes Commis-
sion. Lula West was recognized as a
Choctaw woman bj; tho Choctaw coun-
cil prior to 189C. Following that she
was admitted to tho rolls by tho Dawes
commission nnd again by tno federal
courts when Jurisdiction was transfer-
red to them. Sho was thrown out
when her caso enmo beroro tho citi-
zenship" 'court. Sho appealed tho caso
on tho grounds that tho citizenship
court had no Jurisdiction in her case
becauso sho was recognized as a Choc-
taw prior to 189ti when tho rolls wero
opened. Tho department sustained
hor caso. Wm. O. Boall acting com-
missioner to the five tribes stated to-
day that thoro were nt least 500 othor
similar cases In the Choctaw nation
and that this ono was only a test caso
and that the others aro likely to fol-
low up with petitions for a rehearing.
Tho caso of Mary Elizabeth Martin
Is oven moro important. She Is the
child or an Intel marriage. Tho citi-
zenship court nold that such children
or whlto Intermarried parents wero not
ontltlod to allotment Tho Socrotary
or Interior reversed this decision.
Thero aro alroady COO similar claim
filed beforo tho Dawes commission
nnd tho Mnrtln caso was made a tost
to sco what could bo dono toward get-
ting claimants or this claBa on t'i i
rolU. According to this decision tin
COO who havo already filed their ap-
plications would bo entitled to an al-
lotment. But when It Is known that
such citizens aro being enrolled thora
will bo many others mako application.
Under thoso two decision's thero aro
over 1000 claimants who it nppears
would havo a right to allotments and
thoro will possibly bo twlco that num-
ber when It becomes known that thov
ana going on tho rolls. WIiIIoaCuo de
partmont Is holding that these claim-
and aro entitled to nlotments yot tho
Dawes commission has not tho author-
ity to glvo them allotments nnd it will
tako spcclnl legislation rrom congress
this winter to glvo tnem the nuthorl.y.
ir theso matters nro opened up an
theso cases Indicate It will delay tho
final settlement or allotments In tlu
Choctaw nation months and perhap3 n
year.
Circus Operation Tax.
Cleburne Tox. Dec. 13. A case
originating hero may havo an effect
on futuro exhibitions of circuses In
Toxas. This Is a caso whoreln Charles
Andrews was manager of tho Barnum
& Bailey circus. This circus exhibited
hero somo tlmo ago and tondered oc
dilution tnx for ono perrormnnce
claiming that prlvllego as a contlnu-
anco porrormanco. Jlowovor Mr. An-
drews was arrested on a charge or vi-
olating the occupation tax law. Tho
caso enmo up In tho county eourt yes-
terday beroro Judgo J. D. Goldsmith
and a decision was rendored tonight
adjudging Mr. Androws guilty and
assessing his flno nt $1G0 tho caso
will bo nppcnled. It is said that other
lrcuscs havo paid ono tax on the
ground or giving n continuous perfor-
mnnco nnd until this suit was
brought this particular point In law
had never been testod.
Hunters It the Mountains.
Davis I. T Doc. 14. (Spoclal.)
A party or huntors and trapporB pass-
ed through hero today ror tho Arbucklo
mountains to spend ten nays among
tho highest peaks in that region. The
party consists of Oklahoma City and
Wichita sportsmen who claim they
will bring bnck doer turkey nnd pos-
sibly n black benr. Tholr cnmplng
outfit consisted of thrco tents nnd nil
kinds of shooting irons. Thoy will
enmp a few days at Tumor Falls and
visit Matt Duhr nnd party who nro
sllll investlgntlng tho cave whoro
Gcorgo Curtain was lost during tho
past summer.
Peabody Is President.
Now York Doc. 13. Charles A. Pea-
body was today elected prcsldont ot
tho Mutual Llfd Insurance company
by unanimous voto or tho trustees.
Entertainment at Hargrove.
Tho music nnd elocution deport-
ments of Hargrove Collego will glvo
nn ontertnlnmont In Carlton Hall at
tho collego on Thursday ovenlng
Dec. 21.
S. H. RUSSELL TALKS STATEHOOD
While the Statehood Doomero Were
at St. Louis His Banquot Speech.
In writing from Washington C. D.
Carter ono of tho statehood dele-
gates from this city Btates that tho
party was elaborately entertained by
tho citizens of at. Louis at tho Plant-
ers hotel and the occasion was ono
long to bo remembered by tho delega-
tion. Ho says that the dologntcs will
do everything In tholr power to so-
Cure statehood during this session
and thnt thoy feel highly encouraged
over prospects.
Mr. Carter state thnt Col. Stlllwell
H. Russell was given an ovation at
the close of his iiddrenH made at St.
I -on Is at the banquet given nt the
Planters.
Col. Russell said In part:
"Wo have always felt thnt SI. I.ou1b
was dependent upon the southwest In
commercial mutter and being an np-
pi'iiative jieople we have given to
St. I.ouls a large part or our trado.
Now St. Louis comes forward to the
assistance or thoso who havo been
battling for n place mid a part In the
govt mnient which we nil own nnd
v.' now havo every nsurauce of suc-
cess. Why my. fellow pilgrims we
can't call ourselves fellow citizens with
a citizen of Missouri or any other
state. Wo want all this changed. Wo
want a place under that noble flag
which flonts o proudly over this 'land
of tho froo una homo of tho brave.
Last summer as our president reach-
ed our borders on his trip ho said
this territory should bo a state. lntor
as tho trip progressed and he had
seen a tnn!l part ot our wealth and
resources ho said In tho language of
Andrew Jackson: 'By G you shall
have statehood.' (Hero the spoakor
was Interrupted by long-continued ap-
plause from the enthusiastic boom-
ors.) And tha word of President Roose-
velt has novor yet been broken for to
him belongs nnd Is given that peaco
which now reigns over tho far-oast.
He Is a man whoso word Is rcspectod
among the t tilers of the world moro
than that ot any othor oxecutlvo In
the world.
"What a beautiful stato theso two
territories will make. Tholr agricul-
ture and fruit acroago Is oxtonslvc
anil wo havo ten times tho mines and
mineral deposits orMissouri. We neo 1
the stato government nnd tho bene-
fits which will spring from It schools
nnd better roads Wo have everything
men and "women; everything that tho
gf nlus ot man can creato but w lack
th it ono Beef"?' -y thing Btntehood.
That Is what we aro trying Tor and
I believe wo will securo It."
SOLDIER PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Overpower Guard and Arc Now Being
Looked For.
Lawton Ok. Dee. 13. Fi-ed B. Wal-
lace and Georgo W. Munger two
young soldiers or Fort Sill who wero
serving an unexpired term or throe
and a hair and six years respectively
having been tried before court mar-
tial yesterday ovorpowored Charlos
Hastings a sentinel and escaped.
Wallace and Munger had been taken
out or tho guard houso to assist In
somo manual labor. They leaped rrom
tholr wngon ono grasping I tasting's
horso by tho brldlo the other wronth-
lug his carbluo rrom his hands. Cov-
ering' him with tho carbluo they
forced him to givo up his pistol and
then march ahead or them leading his
horse. Thoy kept down Cache creek
until thoy encountered a wlro renco
at which point thoy turned tho hor.
looso and tore tho saddlo up.
Thoy continued tholr march until
dark whon III'" rcturnod tho guns to
Hastings after removing tho firing
pins Hastings made his way back to
Fort Sill and notified tho officers. A
detachment of soldiers pollco oulccrs
nnd county offlcors nro In senrch of
tho men. Tho government hua offored
n rownrd Tor tholr capture.
TERRITORIAL APPOINTMENTS.
T. B. Uatham May Be Named for Dis-
trict Attorney.
Washington Doc. 13. P. L Sopor
national committeeman for Indian Ter-
ritory and Senator Long or Knnsns
talked with tho president n row mo-
ments this morning concerning torrl-
torlnl nppolutmcuts but no conclu-
sion wns reached. Mr. Sopor has In-
dorsed Mr. Humphreys or Ardmoro ror
tho placo which will soon bo vacated
by Mr. Johnson and T. B. Lnthaui or
Antlors ror the district attorneyship
of tho Central district now held by
Mr. Wllklns. 'llio prospects for Mr.
Latham's appointment seem rather ra-
vorablo. INDIAN BEATEN TO DEATH.
Argument .Over Tribal .Relations
Leads to Tragedy.
South McAlester I. T. Deo. 13.
Word reached tho marshal's office
h'oro late yesterday aftornoon that
four Indlaus had beaten another to
death in n fracas which took placo
Sunday afternoon at a farm houso
twolvo miic3 northwest of noro. Dep-
uties Lee ami Dowell wont to tho
sceno but returned this morning emp-
ty hnnded.
Tho victim whpse nnmo was Silas
Folsom' lived noar Sclplo.. Ho was
known to favor dissolution of tho tri-
bal government whllo his assailants
wero njl members of tho "Snake" clan
opposing any change In present con-
ditions. An argument nroso high
words following which led to blows
nnd it is charged they beat him to
death with clubs.
Jury for Beef Trust Cases.
Chicago Dec. 13. Tho examination
of veniremen In connection with tho
selection or a Jury in tho beer trust
cases began today.
PUBLICLY REPRIMANDED.
Secretary of the Navy Addresed Letter
to Midshipman Meriwether.
Washington Dec. 13. In oxecutlon
of that Krtlon of the sentence of
Midshipman Minor Meriwether Jr. re-
quiring that ho bo puullclly repriman-
ded by the Secretary ot tno Navy.
Secretary Bnnnparto has addressed
tho following lettur to Midshipman
Meriwether nt Annapolis:
Sir: You havo boon duly convicted
In violating elnusos a of Art. VIII or
tho urtlclo of tno government of tho
navy by Insulting nnd subsequently
nssnultlng one of your follow-mldshlp-men
nnd or conduct to tho prejudice
of good order nnd discipline by engag-
ing in n list light with the same mid-
Hhlpmnn. These offenses on your part
havo led to a calamity so clenrly un-
foreseen by you nnd no distressing
that no words or roproor can be need-
ed to mako you feel thou gravity.
Your disobedience to tho laws of your
country your forgetruliiBsg or the full
Import of your oath your yielding to
fierce and angry passions when temp-
ted by a souse of wrong havo borii'J
fruits so bitter thrt your worst pun-
ishment has been already sniftered.
The merciful sentence of the court
which tried you Is thnt ns a member
or tho honorahlo profession you have
chosen In that great school of sell-
sacrifice nnd obedience a llfo useful
to your country will It Is hoped
atone for gmvo faults which hnvo
clouded tho onrly yenrs of your ser-
vice. You will ncknowledgo receipt of this
letter nnd It wIH bo entered on your
ofllclnl record. Respectfully
CHARLES J. BONAPARTK
Secretary.
Midshipman Minor Morlwclhor Jr. U.
S. N. United States Naval Academy
Annapolis Mil.
THEFICHTFOR ATTORNEY
WASHINGTON SENDS OUT SOME
INTERESTING DATA.
Affidavits Filed Charging Humphrey
With Inability and Laxity In Duty.
Soper Sticks to Morris and Al-
len Mentioned for Office.
Washington D. C Dec. M. (Spoc-
lal.) U. S. Ulstrlct Attornoy Wllklns
of the Central District Indian Terri-
tory Is In Wnshliigtoii nnd Indications
point to hlg re-appolntmont. Latham
of Antlers who Is n caudldito to suc-
ceed Wllklns has tho cn'lotsoment of
National Committeeman Soper and tho
organization but ns tho dissolution or
tribal aalrs aud statehood Is
Imminent the president will probably
see no reason for tho appointment ot
ii new man to this positlo'i
Affidavits hnvo boon fll"d with tho
department of Justice charging Asls-.
Innt Unltod Stntos Attornoy Hum-
phrey or Ardmoro with Inability nnd
Inxlty IiHho conduct or his olllco par-
ticularly so In the onrorcemcnt or tho
tribal tax law. Tho cha-go 13 mado
that ho rerusod to proceed agalns. bus-
iness men for tno ro'Iutth-n of such
taxes. Hi!mn'.iro-' Is now nil his vay
to Washington nnd It Is snld will deny
tho charges In toto.
Law clork Alton of Muakogca (s
mennwhllo being tlppod ns U. S. At-
tornoy Johnson's successor. Soper is
still supporting Morris for the position
nnd has refused Senator I.ong8 re-
quest to drop Morris Tor Allen.
MERIWETHER IS SATISFIED.
Says He Will Spend His Time In Hard
Work and Make a Record.
Annapolis Md. Doc. 13. Midship-
man Minor M'erlwothcr speaking or
tho verdict said:
" I am moro than happy that tho
court-martial has declared I am not
guilty or causing tho death at Mid-
shipman Branch. I do not rocl that
my sontonco Is unjust nnd I Intend
tn oiw-nil niv time In hard work SO
that I may mako a record In tho navy J
-which will causo pcoplo to.rorget my
part In tho End affair"
DISMISSED FOR HAZING.
Two Midshipmen at Annapolis Will be
Dismissed from the Service.
Wnshlngton . C Dec. 11. Socro-
tary Bonaparto today recolved tho ro-
port of Roar Admiral Sands Suporln-
tondent ot tho National Academy nt
Annapolis upon tho hazing of mid-
shipman Jocomo P. Kimball. Tho su-
perintendent recommends tho sum-
mary dismissal of Midshipman Tro-
moro Collin Jr. of tho third class nnd
Midshipman Warrnn A. Vnndervor ot
tho second class; Coffin for hazing nnd
Vanderyer for falling to report It
Coal Miners Convention.
Shamokln Pa. Doc. 14. Tho Anth-
racite coal minors convention oegan
its session today John Mltcholl pre-
siding. It Is regarded as tho most im-
portant convention in Ave years In
the coal .Molds.
Miners plan through tho convention
to roquost a conforenco or tho opera-
tors ir tho co'nrorcnco Is gran'oi
they will demnnd recognition or tho
union: eight hour day; increase In
pay or nt loast ton per cent nnd pos-
sibly twenty per cent. .
Atoka News Sod.
Atoka I. T.. Dec. 13. The Atoka
Nows was sold yesterday at public
auction ror $800. It was closed by cred-
itors on Oct. 4 1905. Tho papor was
bon (cht by n local stock company and
will bo known as tho Atoka Democrat.
Wo Boll worn out machines to tho
Toundry nnd guarantoo ovcry second
hand machino wo Bell. Singer Rowing
Machlno Co. 19-lm
FREE HAND
FOR PRESIDENT
BILL TO ABOLISH PANAMA CANAL
COMMISSION.
Demands an Accounting Expenditures
to be Itemized for Information of
Congress President Could
Build Canal as He Saw Fit.
Washington. Dec. 13. A bill abol-
ishing the Isthmian cnnnl commission
wns Introducod today by Ropiosonta-
tlve Mann.
In It discretion Is given the prosldent
to put tho work or building tho ennu
under ono of tho oxecutlvo depart-
ments and also to operate the Punnim
railroad through the same medium. It
require nn Itemized accounting or all
expenditures to be laid annunlly bo-
rore congress so that ruture expendi-
tures mny be mado in accordance wtti
speclllc appropriations made In de-
tailed estimates submitted In tho snnio
mnnnor ns rrom other departments or
tho government. It repeals so much
from tho Spoonor net ns provides for
the crontlou or tho iBtlimlnn canal
commission nnd ionvog the president
rreo to select such persons nnd cm-
ploy such methods nnd to fix such sal-
arles ns ho innA1 deem proper subject
to control by congress.
Local Political Status.
According to tho politicians the ap-
pointment or a United States District
nttornoy Is expected to bo mndo with
In tho noxt day or bo. Tho newspa-
pers print storloB to tho effect that
the man has alroady bcon agreod
upon. A ropresontntlvo or tho Ard-
morelto nskod W. B. Johnson tills
morning ir ho know tho Intentions or
the department concerlng tho appoint-
ment ot his successor. He stated that
he dld-not know what tho department
would do. but ho firmly believes thnt
his nsslstnnf Jnmos E. Humphrey will
get tho plnco. Mr. Johnson wns somo-
what surprised to read that ho had ro-
signed tho office. Ho Btntod that ho
had nevor Intimated to anono his In-
tentions of resigning. Ho howovor
Hent a telegram urging tho nppolnt-
nient or Col . Humphrey. Tills may
havo been construed nt tho depart-
ment to mean thnt Johnson had re-
signed though It wub not Implied In
tho dispatch.
As soon as tho oxecutlvo commlttco
had mado tholr endorsements tho ract
was Immediately telegraphod to Wash-
ington. Mr. Humphrey Is now en
routo to Washington to push his can-
didacy for tho attorneyship and Sopor
will bnck him up.
Tho most formldnblo cnndldnto Is
James ATI en ot Mukogeo who has tho
backing ot Senator 1-ong for tho posi-
tion. Tho oxecutlvo commlttco Is making
n strong fight for homo ru3 candi-
dates. Becauso tho Tishomingo club
endorsed nn outside candidate and Ig-
nored the homo rulo plank adopted at
tho Clnromoro convention tho commit-
tee declared tho Tishomingo club's
endorsement void.
Mnrshal Colbort has forwavded his
ondorsement to Washington and hav-
ing tho support ot tho organization
will push his candldncy. Ho confident-
ly oxpects to bo reappointed nt nn
early dato.
It Is said that Robnott will appeal
to McGuIro to assist him In his fight
for tho plnco McGuIro heretofore
has vecn very friendly to Robnctt nnd
has mado a strong effort to land him.
This was in recognition of what Rob-
nctt did for McGuIro In tho Oklahoma
campaign. It may bo said that tho
organization Republicans resent out-
sldo Interference in tho matte of ap-
pointments nnd ravor tho homo rulo
plank.
Tho announcement that Robnctt win
carry tho fight to Washington creaton
no surprlso in political circles. Tho
fight will bo watched with moro than
passing Interest by tho pcoplo.
A SCORCHING ARRAIGNMENT.
Governor Hock of Kansas Scores
Standard Oil Company.
Ottnwn Has. Doc. 13. Govornor W.
H. Hoch spoaklng here last night at
a gathering of republicans said:
"At this tlmo tho Kansas oil fields
la yielding sixty thousand barrels n
day an Insignificant part of Its capatx
Ity nnd for this oil tho Standard Oil
company which sets tho price Ib
paying loss than one-third what it
paid a year ago. I bcllovo It could
pay $1 per barrel for this oil moro
than it is paying and still make a
largo profit. In othor words It Is rob-
bing tho pcoplo of $00000 a day or
$20000000 a year. Wo sit Bupinely
down while wo aro being robbod of
enough monoy every day by this ono
corporation to build a hundred homes
for tho homeless or to rear a great
educational Institution or to endow
n college or in ono year to pay alt
Uio expenses of tho stato for flvo
years."
Destructive Fire In Brooklyn.
Now York Doc. 14. Firo early to-
day destroyed tho four story brick
business building cornor Fulton street
and Bedford nvenuo Brooklyn tho
proporty belongs to tho cstato or Sen-
ator Charles Cooper. Loss a quartor
million. A most spectacular foaturo
was presented whon thO' tower had
Its supporters burned away nnd went
crashing through throe floor. Tho tow-
er fell Into tho ofuco of tho Brooklyn
Trust company burying tho safo which
contained twenty-flvo thousand dollar
In cash. . .
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