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ARDJIOIIE ND. TEK. TUESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 2(5 1905 i SSSSCR'PTIOH 5CC PER I0JIB NUMBER 244
ORPHANS HOME
FOR INDIANS
CHICKASAW AND CHOCTAW NA
TIONS DONATE FINE LANDS.
Five Sections Set Aoart for Helplesi
Indian Children Congress Asked
to Veil Perpetual Title In
the Institution.
Congross wll bo asked at the pres-
ent session to pass legislation whl'-u
will vest the title of 3.200 acres ol
Indian Territory land In the Or-
phans' Home for Indians about twon-
five miles from Atoka. .1. S. Morrow
who Is nt the head of the move pass-
ed through St. Louis yesterday on his
roiurn rrom Washington whore he
received not only the assurance ot
support from many congressmen but
niso irom I'rosidont Iloosevelt and
Secretary of Intorior Hitchcock both
of whom heartily indorso tho work
or tiio institution.
Tho Orphans' Homo for Indians was
founded throo years ago by J. S.
Murrow who Is now spending his
forty-eighth year In tho territory as a
missionary among Uio Indians. Tho
ptirposo of tho homo Is tho rearing ol
orphan Indian children their train-
ing In tho pursuit of agrlculturo nnd
tho caro of the property which Is
inoirs uy government allotment.
At present there nro elEhtv-flve chll
(Iron In tomporarv Quarters at Atoka
with many moro clamoring for ad
mission. Those cannot bo taken In ho-
causo of lack of room. It Is tho hone
of Murrow that tho public will como
to ins assistance and furnish the
erection of buildings upon tho land
wmch belongs to tho homo.
Mombors of tho Choctaw and Chick'
nsaw nations havo glvon 3.200 acres
of tho finest land In tho cntlro terri
tory. The soil Is of tho choicest Is
well watered and Is capable of pro-
ducing tho finest sort of crops.
that Is necessary for tho Indian chil-
dren to havo a much-needed homo Is
tho orectlon or buildings. Mr. Murrow
has been unable to miss the requi-
site amount or money for this pur-
noso In tho territory and Is now
appealing to tho country at large.
Tho conduct or tho onterprlso Im-
presses ono as being thoroughly prnc
tlcablo and of creat worth. Tho or-
phan Indian children nro tnuon chargo
or uy tho Institution nnd tholr allot-
ments ranging from 100 to 250 aero
nre hold In trust for them' until thoy
hocomo ot age. This land Is rented nnd
Hip Incomo Is used for the caro of the
child. All excess Is placed In a safe
bank anil allowed to Increase from
year to year only to 1 turned over
at a futuro tlmo when tho orphan at-
tains to maturity affording him or
hor n snug sum with which to start
nn Independent life.
"Thoso orphan children nre groitly
In need of enre" said Mr. Murrow
yesterday. "Thcv aro easy prey tor
grafters. They havo no Idea of tho
valuo of their land nnd their 'da-
tives havo as little. Innd represents
nothing tnnclblo to thorn. They will
part with their holdings for a song.
"Wo nro doing otlior work In tn
Institution of which I am tho head.
Wo do not turn nny Indian away. Wo
havo with us now two old widows
nnd wo would extend In tnls lino If
wo hnd tho capacity. There aro a lot
of tramp Indians men who havo dis-
posed or their holdings and who wan-
der nbout from plnco to pWco with
no way of obtaining a living. Wo glvo
thoso men fifteen or twenty acres ot
land and set them to cultlvnto It. ve
feed them If thoy work nut thoy must
work or go hungry.
"Tho Indian child In tho Orphans'
Homo Is well trained In tho habits
of Industry thrift economy .morality
and tho principles of Christianity.
Tho Institution Is non-scctnrlan. Tho
American child 13 saveff from n life
of Ignoranco nnd lndolonce his prop-
orty Is carcil for. and when ho Is of
an ago to Intelligently caro for his
own. tho property cutlvnted nnd ma-
ny times Increased In valuo Is turnod
ovor to Its owner."
It Is tho Intention of Mr. Murrow
to orsct suitable buildings upon f'0
lnnd which hns beon given to tno
homo by tho Choctaws nnd Chlcka-
saws. Upon this great tract of land
which Is twdnty-flvo miles from' Ato-
ka ovory mothod of farming will ho
pursued. Tho boys will bo Instructed
In tho heavier work whllo tho girls
will bo tnught tho rnlslng of poultry
dairying nnd tho lighter tasks. Mr.
Murrow says that tho children tnko
to tho work with avidity.
At presont tho homo has very
cramped quarters In Atoka. Tho de-
mands for admission to tho homo nro
many and Mr. Murrow has npoalod
to Uio public of tho country for aid In
oroc'tlng tho buildings on tho dnnatoa
land. No further help In any way will
bo needed as tho Incomo from tho
farming and tho rentals will Do abun-
dant to furnish tho current oxpenses.
Republic.
ARDMORE
IS THE MOST
Prosperous city In tho territory to-
day nnd thcro is nothing that can
heop hor from becoming a largo city
Auction Balo of lots In tho McIJsh
Placo next Friday.
BY
INVESTING
In Ardmoro roal estate you havo
ovorythlng to' gain ami nothing to
los3. Don't miss tho groat salo of
Uio McLIsh Placo noxt Friday.
SERIOUS STABBING AFFRAY.
Abe Carmon of Gainesville the Vic-
tim of a Knife Thrust.
Galnesjvlllo Tex. Dec. 2C (Spa-
rial.) Abo Carman a brick-layer of
this city was stabbed and probably
fatally wounded by a man named
Owensby last night nt about C o'clock
nt Dradley's restaurant on Com-
morco street. Tho knlfo entered Car-
man's chest near tho loft nlpplo u -nt
a lato hour last night his attend-
ing physlclnn staled that It would
bo Imposslblo for him to live but nt
noon today ho Is still alive.
It Is nllcged that Carman wtj try-
ing to sopnrato two men who w-r
fighting when Owensby lntorforot'
with the abovo rosult. it Is not be-
lieved that Carman will survi-.e tho
day. Carman has a wifo nnd two
children. Owensby Is a. lad of 20
yean) and Is slnglo.
Trouble at San Domingo.
Sal Domingo Dec LC. Following
the nnnouncempnt lo(. iy that tho
president of tho ropubllc Oonoral
Cnlos F. Mnrrals had loft tho capi-
tal for an unknown destination
troops were sent In pursuit of Chlof
Mnngornl. Later a fight occurred ton
mllos from horo nnd It Is supposed
Gonoral Plmontnl tho rebel loader
whs nttacked by government troops.
Tho whereabouts of tho fugltlvo pres-
ident nro unknown.
Washington Dec. 2C. Advices
from San Domingo Indicate a serious
condition of affairs there. Tho cap-
tain nt tho port Pourlo Phata was
shot and killed during nn Insurrec-
tionary movement nnd tho governor
of that provenco had dotted tho gen-
eral government nnd barricaded tin
town. The dominion government has
Issued a decreo removing tho gover-
nor. Tho state department will not
Intorveno at this stago
Work of drilling on tho Townsend
well will bo resumed probably today.
It Is stated that tho delay has been
duo to tho absenco of some machinery
which hns arrived. Tho drillers nrs
well pleased ovor tho prospects and
state that tho work will bo resumed
In earnest nnd that they fully expect
to strike oil shortly.
Dr. It. II. Alvis wns called to Sul-
phur last night on professions! busi-
ness. STUFF ED GRAND JURY
H. S. CONNER OF PURCELL GETS
INTO PREDICAMENT.
Trouble Arose Ovor Fight for Post
master at Purcell Judge Dick-
erson Gets After tho Man Seek-
ing Mitigation of Sentence.
Deputy Marshal Leo Harris arrived
In tho city today having in custody
H. S. Conner of Purcell who Is
charged with contempt of court. Con-
ner was recently fined JS00 nnd given
a jail sentenco of thirty days. Attor-
ney Hockor will appear beforo Judge
Hosea Townsend today and apply for
a writ ot habeas corpus alleging tliat
tho statute does not provide for tho
punishment glvon Connor given by
.ludgo DIckerson. It Is alleged thai
the stntuto provides that tho punish-
mom in cases or tins Kind shall not
bo 1 noxce3S or $50 and a sentence or
ton days.
Connor wns recently arrested and
brought before Judgo DIckorson. It
will bo recalled that porno ilmo ngo
a blttor fight wns mado for tho en-
dorsement for ptmnstor nt Purcell
In which C. D. Strnssbergcr won out.
Tho fight wns very bitter and II. S.
Connor another aspirant. sued
Strassborgor for slnndor claiming
$10000 damages. Conner was nctlng
ns assistant postmaster at tho tlmo
and hnd a strong following
Saturdny of last week Judgo DIck-
orson learned (hat nil was not r
nnd ordered tho jury commissioners
to filo tholr list of both grand and
potlt Jurlos to srvo on tho April term
of court.
Tho onvelopo wns deposited with
tho court as usunl but In some way
was opened; or nt any rato tho names
It contained woro mado known to tha
Judgo. Ho at onco summoned tho
threo commissioners nnd upon In-
vestigation It wns found that ono of
tho commissioners Paul nourdaau
hnd boon furnished a list of both tho
grand and potlt Jurlos by Mr. Conner.
This mndo tho Judgo furious and ho
at onco brought Mr. Connor before
him. Tho examination rovealod tho
fact that Connor had boon guilty of
not only naming hlmsolf as on9 of
tho grand Jurors but had placed on
tho list such men as ho bollnved
would bo favorablo to htm In ho cvse
against Strnssbergcr.
Judgo DIckerson flnod Connor
$500 nnd gavo him a jail sentoiivo of
thirty days. Tho wholo transaction
roveals a condition of affair that has
prevailed in urcoll over slnco Uio bo-
ginning or Uio postofilce muddlo there
nnd Judgo DIckorson Is praised by tho
men or tho towa who are for clem
business principles and a squaro dojl
Married.
At tho Christian parsonage Sun-
day Decomhor 24 at G:15 p. m. Doge
Nolan and Miss Ora Selba. S. 11
Holmes pastor of tho Christian
church officiating. May Joy and
prosperity attend their every effort
in llfo for good.
Dally Ardmorelto 50 cts per month.
FOUND DEAD
IN HIS ROOM
DEATH ATTRIBUTED TO HEAVY
'IRINKING OF STIMULANTS.
The Lifeless Body of John Towery
Found In His Bed This Morning.
His Friends Say He Went to
Bed III Yesterday.
The lifeless body of John Towory
wns discovered this morning In his
room rit tha Cnddo rostaurnnt. Hoovy
drinking was the causo ot his death.
Towery Is n young man. Ho has no
family. Ills parents formerly Uvea
In Ardmoro but llvo now at Potors-
burfr I. T. Tho deceased for Uio past
four years lias been employed nt Al
Wee's shop. Mr. Klce stutod that Mr.
Towery was abovo an nvcrago as n
workmen nnd that his only fault wns
his doslro for drink. When once ho
begnn drinking ho drew tin; line on
nothing and would drink nny kind
of poisonous prohibition drinks.
On yostordny ho took to his bed
Last night ho asked for whiskey but
none could be gotten for him
Thoso who know him best wiy that
ho would havo lived If ho could havo
hnd somo whiskey during tho night
What tlmo ho died Is not known.
James Austin who rooms across the
hall from him opened Towery's door
at 0 oclock Inst night nnd called to
him. Towery seemed to ho sleeping
soundly nnd Austin wont to bed. Aus
tin stated that Towery's body lay thla
morning In tho samo lvosltlon It was
In last night nt 0 o'clock nnd believes
that at this hour tho young man wna
dead.
It Is the opinion of A. Schneider of
New York who Is In tho city at pres
ent on business that Ardmoro la the
best commercial point In tho torri
tory. Tho volumo of business done
horo ho says Is greater than In towns
much Inrgor thnn this qm. Mr.
Schneider predicts a bright future for
Ardmoro. Slnco his last visit ho
finds property values have triple 1 i.nO
It was only last spring that ho was
here. He states that Ard".oro Is
firmly established andltliat ltd growth
will continue. Ho Uilnks that U.o
town offors n profitable field fci In
vestment.
After working for sovoral hours
tho main lino of tho Santa Fo which
was obstructed by n number of de
railed box cars was clonrod by tho
wrockor. It was n difficult Job to
clonr tho track nnd tralllc was nffecl-
ed for somo hours.
Trains on tho roads nre now run-
ning with moro regularity. It :s
oxpectod that normal conditions will
be speodlly resumed after tho holi-
day rush.
Tho best Xmns gift a scholarship
In Sclvldgo Business College. 20-10
Notice to Property Owners.
Do you wnnt a first-class Job of ce-
ment walks collar floors curb nnd
gutter combined storm cellar? IX)
you want a nlco Job of coping dono
nt cemetery? I havo spent twenty
years nt cement work I havo com-
petent workmen I brought with mo.
I will niso bring four moro families
to your city. I havo bought proporty
hero and havo como to stay. I will
glvo you any color of work you wnnt.
Phono mo nftor noxt Thursday at my
residence. Phono No. GS0.
20-tf J. AV. Fielder.
FOUND DEAD NEAR CHANDLER.
Supposed to Have Been Dead Four
Days Had Money In Poukits.
Outhrio Ok. Dec. 25. Samuol
Snyder nired t5 whoso huino was
near Chandler wns found tit ad yos-
tordny by n neighbor bjy with Indi-
cations that ho had bo-n dead for nt
least four days. Foul pliv is not con-
sidered us $200 wns found In Chand-
ler's pockots. Tho romnlns woro
shipped to Indiana for lntorment.
YOU
COULD NOT
If you woro to try help making
money on Ardmoro real os-
tato. Auction salo .of tho McLlsli
Placo noxt Frldny.
CARR'S STAR BRIGHTER
CARRIES HIS FIGHT FOFT OFFICE
TO THE PRESIDENT.
Introduced by Senator Warren The
President Did Not Discourage
Carr's Candidacy Failed to
Induce Carr.
Washington D. C Doc. 2C (Spo-
clal.) Henry M'. Carr of Pauls Vul
ley candldnto to succeed W. II. John-
son as United States attornoy for tho
Southern district carried his flgh
for nppolntmont to tho president to-
day when ho was Introduced to tho
chlof magistrate by Senator AVnrron
of Missouri.' Tho prosldont did not
dlscourngo tho Pauls Valloy man's
candidacy nnd as a rosult Mr. Carr
Is livelier than ovor.
Judgo Clayton bofore leaving tho
city endeavbrod to lnduco Carr. to
withdraw In favor of flumphroy. This
however ho rofused To do.
Enter Sclvldgo Duslncss College
Monday January 1. 20-10
POLITICAL
INFORMATION
(TIE Rri TORY MAN IN WASHING.
TON SEES THINGS.
Says You Can Pick Up More Informa-
tion There In Two Days Than
You Can Gather In Two Years
at Home.
Washington D. C Dec. Dec. 2.
Bdltor Ardmorolto: Tn ono from
tho Indian Territory thoro nro
things In Washington new :
there are tilings in Washington now
under tho sun. If it Is political In-
formation a rellow wants no can gain
niorof It hero In a pair or days thnn
ho could acqulro In that many years
lu the territory. This Is tho home or
tho politician the plnco where the
office-hunter loves to be; ho can shlno
hero with an Indoflnnblo splendor not
drowned of lu Muskogee or Ardiuore.
You find him on nil sides twisting
squirming bngalnlng deceiving
back-blttlng nnd cnu have the finest
opportunity to study here that prin-
cipal characteristic of his nnturo-ln-gratitude.
To behold how gracefully
ho enn without a blush of slmmo or
prick of conscience turn down nn
old friend who hns stood by him for
years when ho thinks some ono olso
can do him little moro good. Whoro
Uio carcass Is. Ihero tho buzzard will
bo found circling eyeing picking ;
taxing an occasional morsel that hap-
pens to bo loft by the wolves ami
jackals who havo the first call. That
Is Washington.
Tnko for Instnnco tho muddlo from
tljo Southern district ovei Uio ntto-
npy nod niarshnlshlp places Uio
question why W. U. Johnson wns re-
moved for a short tlmo Inst week
and was saved from disgrace only by-
tho Intervention of Secretary Hitch-
cock; Tnko tho Colbert-Mansfield
McMurray & Cornjsh Indictments
connected with tho Tishomingo bank
and tho $750000 fee charged tho In-
dians in tho citizenship cases. Tako
tho charge mado by Judgo Rnymonii
that Parker ihe newly nppolntod judgo
for tho Westirn district rorolvsd
bribes from liquor men when ho wns
assistant Unltod States nttornoy ii"
dor Sopor and divided tho i.nme wPh
his chief on account of vhich It Is
now currently runiorofl tha. Soner ;s
barred from tho White Houhc until
ho disproves the samo. Tnko Cm
chargos mado by Jim Humphrey
that ho was nlmt.st defeated by tho
endorsement af his chief W. II. John-
son and his na'ton-il comnilttom.i:i
Sopcr whan ho .tn boan relying wi
tnelr support "iiirl.i; iho cntlro cam-
paign. Tnko into rt na' ration chat
tho fighting office-holders who nro
the organization havo mado so many
chargos against ench other that tho
prosldont was forced to call In Judgo
Clayton of tho Central district ns
iforoo to assist him In determining
whether any of thorn woro honest or
fit for the re-appolntmont to any po-
sition. Tnko tho protest of Carr hp
Itobnett over tho outrageous proced-
ure of tho Republican oxocutlvo com-
mltteo nt Ardmoro In which Humph-
rey nnd Colbert wcro endorsed re-
spectively for attornoy nnd marshal
when thoro could bo no doubt In tho
minds of any disinterested outsider
that Carr and Ilobnett woro tho
cholco of tho clubs nnd tho Individual
members of tho party In tho Chicka-
saw Nation. It Is charged Uiat tho
personnel of tho commlttco Is as fol-lows-
Chlnrnian O. A. Wells dopu-
ty clerk under Charley Campbell and
general field nnd cnmpalgn manager
In Marshal Colbert's candidacy for
reappointment. John Hlnkh. the
ancient Arkansas master
"chances who always voies for
moro. Hob Cummliih. deputy
shnl from Ada undor Colbert
of
' Aril-
m n r-
and
iloherta. chief oiilco iimmiv !.-
Marshal Colbert who had tho proxy
of Judge Payno commissioner at
Chlcknslih. This aggregation it Is
said mot somewhero in tho mnr-
shaj's office In Ardmoro nt night and
proceeded to endorse Colbert and
Humplvroy. Carr wns; not notlllou
ho claims of tho mooting nt nil 1'
hnd -beon. told by Chairman WoIIs
thnt tno commlttco would hold no
meeting for endorsements until nil
tho clubs In tho district hnd mot nnd
acted. It Is rurtnor nlloged that a
number of clubs somo flftoon or bo
had not had any meeting at tho time.
To a Democrat this looks like a ring
a ring of ofllce-holdors Imndod togeth-
er for tho purposo of koeplng them-
solves In power without nny regard
whatovor to tho wlshos of tho pcoplo
Shades of tho mighty If Goorgo
Washington could rlso from his tomb
nt beautiful Mount Vernon and hear
such a rocltaflon or political scandal-
Ism and trlckory as comes hero
ovory day rrom' our beloved territory
ho would send In to tho congross a
spoclnl mossnge requesting thorn to
mnko tho statehood bill an emergency
proposition and give our 800000 rrco-
men n chnnco to govern themselvos
a chnnuo to turn tho rascals out and
put good men In office.
I am horo as a dolognto ropresont-
Ing tho Democratic cxecutlvo commit-
too to work for linmodlnto Btatohood
for Oklahoma and Indian Torrltory
combined. I am butfbn-hololng con-
grossnioni hnlllui sjnBtors nnd do.lng'
my levol host to-'opon tholr yes to
our merits n-?ods and rights; thoy
all talk rnvorably and statehood .for
us Is near In my opinion. Tho only
pqiislblo show for defeat is the Now
Mf-xlro Arlzina rider tnn. will b-
fought bitterly In the fcnnto by nimv
Democrats but 1 tTo not think they
can wield enough Influence to ilctoui
tho mensure.
Nearly everybody has gone horn-
for tho holidays. I nm' trying to
worry It out hero In Washington. Af-
ter Jnnimry I Uio country can expect
to hear things doing on statehood for
Uio mighty rorcos behind tho move-
ment are armed with tho right n
will not stand to bo further tempor-
ised. MOM ON PHEUITT.
Merchants' Closing Hours.
Tho following morchnnts hnv"
ngreed on Uio opening nnd closing
hour for tho year 130(1. The npantn
hour will bo 7 a. m. for tli onllro
year. Tho closing hour will bo from
Jan. 1 to Mnrch 1 C p. in. Mnrch 1
o Sept. 1 7 j). m. oxcopt Saturday
nights which will bo 10 p. in. Alo
will close tho cntlro day on tho fol-
lowing nntlonnl holldnys: July -I
Tliniiksglvlng Day. Labor Day nnd
Doc. 25 Christmas.
Signed-llurlon-Pcel
Dry (looils Co.
Madden & Co.
Itandol-ltniiks Mer. Co.
Ardmore Dry floods Co.
Wosthelnier & Dnube.
Joseph Weiss.
W. H. Ilyrd & Co.
Hyilen Akers & Co.
Y. H. Yynn.
J. U. Hamilton & Co.
D. J. Trenilwoll Co.
Nickel Store.
Haltlmoro Knckct Store.
Tho Chrldtmns colobratlon on
Main streot yesterday nftornoon was
very noisy nnd will long bo ronii'ni-
bored by passers-by. Uedlain broko
looso In tho nftornoon and contJii'iod
until a Into hour. A big mob was out
In full forco and with horns kopt up
tho din for several hours. Tho crowd
howovor wns good-natured an I caus-
ed llttlo troublo other than to nnnoy
pedestrians with Jeers. TlfO polteo
roport llttlo troublo. Occasional! a
mnn with "tho hnppy fooling" w.ia
sont homo to tnko n nnp. Other wlso
thoro was nothing doing for the Mi:o
coats.
W. C. T. U.
Will moot with Mrs. Kd Noblo
Wednesday nftornoon" nt 2:30 o'clock.
All who nro IntoroMted In tho W. C. T.
U. work plcaso mako It known by
your presence at this meVtlng.
PH13SIDF.NT.
POLITICAL SITUATION
HOW IT IS VIEWED FROM LOCAL
STANDPOINT.
The Complications Which Have Aris-
en Puts tho "I Told You So" Man
In the Dark and He Is Afraid
to Venture a Guess. .
Political complications seem to In-
croaso ns tho days go by. No poli-
tician In Ardmoro has tho courago to
predict who will bo appointed to tha
oincoB that nro soon to bo filled for
tho reason thnt tho fight has becomo
so complicated that a prediction may
bo tho rovorso of things nnd tho pol-
iticians do not wish to sacrlllco their
Judgment or political reputation by
possibly naming tho wrong man.
Thoso Intlmnto with tho situation
I'-'nio that there never woro fights
that wero so uncertain n tho ones
that nro now ponding. Ordlnnrlly with
the political machinery behind a can-
didate tho situation wals accoptod
as nn almost cortnln fact that tho
organization man would bo nppolnt-
od. Hut tho recent trond of ovent3
havo convinced the mnchlnory men
that nil Is not woll nnd that they
must fight to win.
Tho troublo of tho party began
when Sopor packed his grip and left
Washington leaving tho candidate i
struggling for thoniselvoH.-Thls wni
a nlco situation it Is sa'd for tho party
to confront. Many messages havo men
sont to Sopor asking tho truo status
of things. Nothing hns been hoard
from him In nnwar to tho inquiries.
Honry M Carr 'vires today from
Washington to correct the roport thnt
ho Is wiportlng Humphrey. Ho adds
In his mossngo ho is a wlnnar. This
moans that Cnrr Is Htlll lu tho fight
nnd his candidacy will servo to com-
pllcato matters nnd lesson tho
chnncos of Hiimphroy who Is fight-
ing hnrd to land.
It is glvon out Hint tho candidates
aro awaiting the return of Runitor
Iong of Kansas who has gono home
to spond tho holldnys. If Long Is to bo
consulted then tho orgminllon ts
powerless. Tho Kansas sonator It la
said has boon given tho hunch that
his man Allon cnnilldato for attor-
neyship In this district cannot land.
It may bo posslblo that Long
nnmo somcono olso. Dut in tno moan-
lmo tho torrltory candidates In
Washington must fight outsldo Influ-
enco and thoy do not relish It. Ono
cnnilldato has arrived nt tho conclu-
sion that tho organization Is power-
less to aid him and ho has enlisted
tho support of th omen high up."
In tho party.
ltobnott Is In Washington and will
remain until ho gets tho Up lu somo
form that ho is to bo appolntod or I
not. worthnm will roach tho capital
today and ho will begin his fight. Cob
bert Is still In lorrltory snwlng wood.
Ho does not scorn to bo dltfturhsd In
tho least by the candidacy ot others.
It may bo poislblo that ho has recolv-
oil a tip from tho wlilto house. Somo-
aro Inclined to think that ho has.
It may bo sa.d to tho crodtt of the
party In tho territory that It has mado
a great fight for tho enforcement of
homo mlo
IS DEFIED
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF NE-
BRASKA DECLINES REMOVAL.
The Trouble Arose Over Light Sen-
tence ImDOsed on Wealthy Cattle
men Who Had Illegally Fenced
Public Lands.
Oinnhii. Dpc 2fi. United States
Dlctrlct Attorney llnxter whoso resig-
nation was requested by President
Hoosevolt about two weeks ngo has
defied the president to removo him
from olllce. In a lettor to a member
or the Nebraska delegation In Wash-
ington Jud.;c llnxter announced that
he hns no Intention or complying
with tho president's requost. " Ho
states In so many words Unit ho will
not resign nt tho present juncture.
Tho Information Uiat the resign!
Hon of District Attorney Baxter had
been roquostod wns mndo public a
few days ago aftor Uio announcement
that United States Marshal Mat.
thews would bo dlsmsHod. but It wns
understood tho request hnil been In
Uie linuilH ot Mr. Uaxtcr for over n
wock nt that tlmo. Tho troublo irt
both casos is tho outcomo of tho
light sontonco pnssod by Judgo Mun-
gcr on W. O. Comstock nnd Uartloy
HIchiirdH wealthy cattlemen who
pleoded guilty to lllognl fencng pub-
lic lands. Tho nctlon of tho court
was soverely crltclsed by Secretary
Hitchcock who It was understood
hnd tho support of the president.
The secretary declared a lino of ?300
and six hours In prison entirely in-
adequate In vlow of tho fact Uiat Uio
government hnd expended thousands
of dollnrs and years tlmo in worklns
up tho cases. Marshal .Matthews
was dismissed on tho ground that
when tho defendants woro sentence I
to six hours Imprisonment lu his cus-
tody ho permitted them to spond tho
tlmo with tholr own nttornoy nt a lo-
cal club llaxtor wos censured for
not Insisting on a moro sovoro pen-
alty and generally that his prosecu-
tion of tho lnnd casos had beon per-
functory. In announcing thnt ho will
not roslgn Judgo Ihixtor stntos In so
ninny words that ho considers that
ho hns performed his full duty as
Unltod Stntos district nttornoy In nil
casos nnd that to roslgn would be nn
admission that his prosecution of tho
Illegal fencing cases had boon based
on wrong promises.
HOUSTON CASUALTIES.
Toy Cannon Taken Boy's Hand and
Wheels Negro's Legs.
Houston Dec. 25. Tho toy cannon
wns tho first Instrumont of destruc-
tion to claim n vctlm horo but this
report was soon followed by reports
of other Injurlos of various descrip-
tions. ICdwnrd Carter ft lad of about
1G years received nn Injury from' a
toy cannon that cost him his right
hnnd. Tho boy was loading tho can-
non when It exploded promaturely.
Joo Manuel a Moxicnn boy of It
years was shot through tho left thigh
by a small targot rlllo. Ho was tak-
en to Uio Infirmary.
Honry Slkcs a young mm 18
years or ngo was painfully Injured
ns a result of his horso falling with
him.
AVesloy Oatos a nogro had both
logs cut oft by a Southern Pacific
train Saturday night. Ho was taken
to tho Houston Infirmary whoro ho
died.
A small boy whoso namo was not
learned was taken to tho Houston in-
flrmnry for treatment his car having
boon bitten off by his pony.
PASSED BAD MONEY.
Counterfeiters Flood Muskogee Stores
During Holiday Shopping.
Muskogoe I. T. Doc. 25. Last
night nftor tho banks closed n lot of
counterfeit monoy was put into circu-
lation among tho morchnnts horo.
Somo ot tho monoy was In counter-
feit $5 bills nnd somo of it in silver
dollars. In tho rush or Christmas
shopping and Uio tromondous crowds
in the storos llttlo attontlon was paid
to tho money taken In and It wns not
until a good deal or tho counterfeit
monoy hnd boon taken In Uiat tho
morchnnts caught on and tho word
was quickly passed around. No ar-
rests havo boon mado.
FRIGHTENED TO IDEATH.
Explosion of Torpedoes Causes Trag-
edy at Tahlequah.
Tahlcquah I. T. Doc. 25. Carrio
Moss a girl 11 years old was fright-
ened to death at this plnco last night
by Uio oxploslon of somo torpedoes
by boys. Tho girl was sitting In Uio
wagoa while her mother was In a
fttnrn flnlnf- anmn ahnnnlnr A lmv
" n ....... ..tuiifiubi . v
come closo to her nnd exploded a tor-
pedo. Tho team bocamo frightened
and tried to break nwav nnd nnnihnr
mont was over tho girl was foundly-
ing In tho bottom or tho wagon u5ad.
Thoro was no mark ot vlolonco ylipoa
hor nnd tho physicians say death Vaa
duo to heart failure caused by
fright. T
REAL .
ESTATE
Is choapor In Ardmoronow than It
will over bo again and'now is tho
time to invest. Auctlon salo of lots
in uio mclisu Placo rfoxt Friday.
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