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OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN INDIAN TERRITORY--ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
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SIDNEY SUGGS. PROP.
ARDMORE INI). TEH. MONDAY EVENING JANUARY 15 1906
SUBSCRIPTION 50G PfR MONTH NUMBER 2G1
THEY MUST
REORGANIZE
INDIAN TERRITORY REPUBLICANS
TO WORK FOR HARMONY.
The Many Factional Fights Result In
Confusion to tho Administration.
But Few Appointees Who Have
Not Charges Against Them.
An Indian Territory special to tho
Kansas City Journal says:
Some conservative republicans be-
lieve the party In Inillan Territory
should bo reorganized If it would win
the first great political battlo which
will attend tho founding of a now
state. The Idea Is that the reform
should be accomplished as nearly as
posslblo within tho ranks of tho
present organization.
Tho watchword of tho rejuvlnatod
republicanism according to tho Idea
of these reformers Bhould bo harmo-
ny oven If It must bo obtained by tho
crucifixion of personal ambition upon
tho cross of party welfare. All the
factional fights which havo been wag-
ed In Indian Territory for years and
havo worked tho political atmosphere
both hero and In "Washington this
fall and winter Into a white heat
pregnant with charges and counter
charges have resulted from tho fact
that someone has placed pcrsonnl
ambition for n federal office or tho
power to control appointments above
the good ot fho party. Such methods
have caused come of the leaders of tho
republican organization In Indian Ter-
ritory to come Into disrepute at
Washington nrd havo kept tho ad-
ministration in almost a continual
muddle as to who really deserved fed-
eral ofilces In tho territory. With few
exceptions every candidate who has
como up for appointment to a federal
office In Indian Territory within tho
last twelve months has hnd charges
filed against him by some member
or faction or his own party who
wanted tho place for himself. Tho na-
tional committeeman would indorso
one candidate possibly the republican j
clubs would Indorso nnothcr nnd
tho republlenn executive committee
would recommend an appointment
which tho committeeman could not
Indorse.
Theso differences have been fruit-
ful sources of discord. During tho
Bcramblo over appointments in tho
Centrnl and Southern districts recent-
ly. President Roosevelt was thrown
Intd such a muddle by the" pulling
and hauling of fnctlonal interests for
and against certain candidates that
In despair he finally asked tho del-
egation of rough riders which was
waiting on him In the interests of
Lathnm's appointment to tho United
States attorneyship In the Central
district If there was not somo man
In tho district In whom nil factions
had confidence nnd who could bo ro-
lled upon to give unbiased Informa-
tion. Tho delegation agreed that Judgo
Clayton federal Judgo In the central
district was tho man nnd President
Roosevelt Immediately summoned
him to Washington by wire
Then it is said that Pliny Sopor
mistaking Judgo Clayton's presenco
for a slap at his authority as national
committeeman took offense withdrew
a number of his indorsements and
pulled out for Indian Terrftory. When
Judgo Clayton returned to tho Central
district somo of his ovor-cntliuslastic
friends only widened tho breach by
declaring him tho boss of Indian Ter-
ritory. This is not only distasteful to
Pliny Sopo'r nnd his friends but puts
Judgo Clayton on a pedestal whero
ho Is In danger of being mado a spe-
cial mark of disfavor by tho particu-
lar republicans who want to bo boss
thomsolvos nnd of those who bcllevo
that tho day ot party bosslsm has
passed.
According to tho roform olemont
another sourco of discord lb tho po-
litical nlllanco which certain republi-
can leaders In Indian Territory aro
forming with big party Indians in
Oklahoma who have plo to distribute
or who may bo usoful to thorn' lator.
Two political alliances of this kind
stand out with special promlnonco ono
commonly known as tho Soper-Flynn
nlllanco nnd tho other Uio Douglass'
McOuiro and Frantz flirtation.
Conservative hard-hoadod repub-
licans who havo kept out of tho fac-
tional fights of tho party but who havo
spont years as leaders In Its ranks and
aro now in positions of power and In-
fluence In Indian Territory ngreo nl-'
most as ono man that these alliances
with Oklahoma factional republican-
ism should bo broken off at once. Ono
of them said on this subject today:
"No ono knows whero tho republi-
can territorial leaders In Oklahoma
who now havo patronngc at their dis-
posal will bo when statehood govern-
ment la secured. Tho faction ot In-
dian Territory republicans that allies
Itself with ono or more of them may
find Itself mnrooned upon a reef In
the political sea whllo strango crafts
never sighted on the horizon of tho
territorial government may be plying
the waters. Let us flrop our factional
fights purify our organization so tho
Interests of tho party shall stand par-
amount n-" ns Indian Territory re-
publicans snnlzo thomsolvos thor-
oughly nit ig alliances with no Ok-
lahoma re items. Then when wo
secure stat- iod and the time comes
when wo ki who Is who In republi-
can politics i Oklahoma lot our or-
ganization ally Itself with tho reor-
ganized nnd harmonious party over
the way with victory for republican-
ism as our watchword regardless of
personal Interests."
An nttcmpt will bo mado to sow tho
first seeds ot such party reforms nt
the next meeting of Uio Indian Ter-
ritory cxccutlvo committee which will
be held nt Chccotah this month. As
tho plans now are no attempt will
bo mado to dethrone anyone. If any-
thing Is dono it will bo In tho Inter-
ests of harmony nnd with the consent
of the leaders and membership of
tho present rpubllcnn organization In
Indian Territory.
WAS ADJUDGED INSANE
REMARKABLE TRIAL OF EDUCA-
TED ENGLISHMAN.
Is a Brilliant Orator When Verdict
Was Given He Hurled at Jury th
Hope They Would be Judged
as They Had Judged Him.
Houston Jan .14. Oliver Hamilton
who claims to bo tho son of a prom-
inent Episcopal minister ot Chicago
nnd n graduate of the Etou university
of England wns adjudged Insane by
a jury In 'the county court.
Hamilton is an Englishman by birth
nnd ho graduted as an oxpert elcc-
trlclnn nnd master mechanic both of
which callings ho followed until ho
become addicted to the habitual use
of morphine nnd otlfer Injurious
drugs.
Notwithstanding tho fact that ha
was on trial on tho charge of being a
pcrfon of unsound mind ho conducted
tho examination of witnesses nnd
urged objection to questions and
nnswers whonover ft became neces-
sary and ho ovon went so far as to
take a bill of excoption to tho courts
ru1 jg whenever It was against him.
Tho manner In which ho .conducted
tho examination of tho witnesses sur-
prised tho ofilcers ot tho court nnd
many lawyers who happened to bo
present at tho tlmo tho trial wns
going on wcro freo to admit that tho
defendant wns a well lenrncd man In
tho law and tho English language.
When tho proper time came ho
mado a request of the court that he lie
allowed to address tho Jury In behnir
ot himself which request w.is by
Judge Duprco granted.
In his speech to tho jury Hamilton
showed that ho was a master ot tho
English languago and possessor of
rare oratorical powors. So woll was
tho ground covered by him that many
comments of prnlso wero passed by
lawyers present.
After tho jury had roftirncd a ver-
dict adjudging him of being a person
of unsound mind nnd whllo they wcro
filing from tho courtroom Hamilton In
a tono that could bo hoard all over
tho room' said:
"May tho Almighty Judgo you as
you havo JmlgeH ino.'
SWITCHMEN ON STRIKE.
Rock Island Men Quit on Personal
Comfort Grievance.
South McAlester I T. Jan. 14.
All switchmen In tho Rock Island
yards at Halleyvllle last night wont
out on a strike on account ot an order
having been Issued not allowing n
bonfire to bo kept In tho yards. Up to
this hour they haVcnot gone back to
work. ' .
Jaurant Company Tonight.
Ardmoro Wall Paper company ex-
clusive dealers lu wall paper and
paints. 115 A St. northwest. 14-3
OUTCOME OF :
MORRIS CASE
IS CAUSE OF MUCH APPREHEN-
SION WITH SOME
Of President Roosevelt's Friends Who
Are Urging Him to Make a State-
mentPublic Opinion May
Yet Force Action.
Now York Jan. 14. Tho Globo's
special from Washington says:
With Mrs. Minor Morris In n soiIoiib
condition ns tho rosult of'lnjurlos In-
flicted on her when alio was dragged
from tho Whlto House a week ago;
with congress and practically tho
house Indignant over the woman's
treatment; with tho press limiting
cnustlc comment and tho subject a
matter of discussion lu nearly all
quarters ot Washington the presi-
dent's frlneds nro growing npprehon-
slvo over the outcome of the unfor-
tunntc episode.
Representative Shcppard's attack
on tho president last evening In speak-
ing on his resolution calling for nn In-
vestlgnton and the fact that Mrs.
Morris instead of Improving Is now
threatened with prostration havo
combined to acccntuato tho matter
Just when the president's friends wero
hoping It would blow over.
It would surprlso no one hero It
tho president would bo forced to take
the caso up nnd personally disavow
all responsibility for tho nets of sub-
ordinates. Dismissal of the subordi-
nates responsible for Mrs. Morris'
treatment and asurances of no repe-
tition of tho brutnllty to when sho
was subjected would probably ap-
pease public sentiment.
Somo of President Roosevelt's clos-
est friends partlcuarly Secretary
Taft and another cabinet officer nre
understood to bo counseling tho pres-
ident to mako a statement. Thus fnjr
howover all Information given out
pard however docs not Intend to lot?.
gardlng tho incident ns closed. Tho
president through Mr. Loob has ta-
ken occasion to Inform one locnl
newspaper that tho handling of tho
matter was distasteful to Mm.
As this paper has always been re-
garded ns an administration papo-
and It has been most outspoken In
treatment of tho Morris caso thH
action of tho White House has not
helped tho situation.
The house committee on rules to
which tho Sheppard resolution wns
referred will not allow tho resolution
to bo reported. Representative Shep-
pard howver does not Intend to let
tho matter rest with tho rules com-
mittee If ho can avoid It.
Ho will continue to stir up. trouble
over It and In this ho has tho sympa-
thy of a largo share of tho house.
For party reasons however thero Is
no prospect that tho resolution will
ever get beyond the stngo of talk.
FLOYDADA FUEL FAMINE.
People of West Texas Burning Corn
to Keep Warm.
Floydndn Tex. Jan. 14. Tho
ground Is covered hero with a two
Inch snbw nnd prospects nro good for
more.
A "great many pooplo nre out of
wood nnif coal nnd some are burning
Knlflr.corn and mahe which can bo
bought at $5 per ton. whllo coal costs
$20 and wood $10 por cord. This fall
and winter havo been unusually se-
vens In this country. Considerable cot-
ton Is still In tho field.
MAKES INDIANS SENSELESS.
Tea Made from Strange Bean Causes
Queer Orgies.
Sioux City la. Jan. 14. Importation
of tho muscatel benn Into Iowa by
Indians of tho Winnebago reservation
has reached such an nlarmlng oxtont
that tho government Is pioparlng to
tako radical measures to stamp it
out. It is said tho Indians linvo organ-
ized a lodge ot 250 members who
meet regularly and Indulgo In orgies
moro torrlblo than any of tho dances
which hitherto havo proven so ob-
jectionable Tho Intilnns prepnro n
sort of tea from tho boan which causes
them to lapso Into a state of wild bliss
that Is attended by blindness nnd loi
of hearing and speech In Us final
throos. .The Wlnnebngoos long havo
been noted ns the rlqhest and most
dissolute trlbo on earth.
If you wish to buy or sell real est-
tato soo Jolnor & Keller postoffico
building. . " 14-tf
MINERAL
LAND FIGHT
THEIR DISPOSAL IN CHICKASAW
AND CHOCTAW NATIONS.
Representatives of Large Corporations
Seek to Influence Legislation In
the Matter Delegations Arriv-
ing Dally at the Capital.
Washington Jan. 14. Tho ninunor
ot disposing ot the mineral lands of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
Is an Issue which will bo fought out
beforo Congtoss with nil tho vigor
nnd determination that nro always
shown whon Interests of groat magni-
tude aro at stake. Slnco tho beginning
ot congress tho representatives of
large corporations have been lu Well-
ington to watch nnd Influenco ns much
as they could the legislation which
will prescribe tho method tn which tho
Immense deposits of coal will bo dis-
posed ot nftcr tho dissolution of tho
tribal governments. Within tho last
week there havo been additions to tho
ranks of theso Interested gentlemen
nnd todny still another delegation nr-
rived. The Choctaw and Chickasaw chiefs
wero desirous that they bo empower
ed to sell theso mineral lands for their
tribes. Sccrotnry Hitchcock was decid-
edly opposed to this plan nnd It nev-
er had a chanco ot npproval by con-
gress. Tho Curtis bill which Is tho ad-
ministration measure for closing up
tribal affairs gavo unrestricted powr
to tho secretary of tho Interior to sell
(not only tho unleascd mineral lands
but those that aro now under lease.
Tho bill has been considered by tho
committee on Indian nffalrs of which
Mr. Curtis Is the chairman and It Is
now on tho house calendar. Tho sec-
tion providing for tho sale of theso
lands was amended only In ono par-
ticular that is it provides that tho
secretary shall sell only tho unleascd
mineral lands. Tho essential part of
this section ot tho amended' bill is
ns follows:
"That all unleascd coal and asphalt
lands and doposlts In tho Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations segregated under
or tho snlo cf which has been nuthor-
Ized by any net of congress shnll bo
sold at auction under tho direction
of the secrctnry of the Interior In
bulk or in such parcels ns ho may
d6tormlno for the best Interests of
tho tribes and under regulations pre-
scribed by him."
Thero is no llmltntlon to his nuthor-
lty to dispose of property which It Is
estimated Is worih $20000000. Ho
may soli nil of It to ono corporation
or In quartor-acro tracts It ho wills.
Somo mcmbors of tho committco an-
nounced that thoy wero unalterably
opposed to tho proposition to vest
tho secretary or any man with such
nbsolute authority and Mr. Stephens
declared his Intention to carry tho
fight to tho floor of tho houso.
Thero Is another Interest which de-
sires tho sale of theso lands should
bo prohibited Tor a term' cf years cr
until tho mlnornl lands now under
lease Bhould bo exhausted of their
mlnornl. Such n disposition of courso
would relieve them of tho competition
which would como it tho undevelop-
ed coal lands of tho territory woro de-
veloped and worked.
It Is thought likely that tho C-uftis
bill will go through tho hoiuo substan.
tlally as It iins beon reported and that
tho contest will havo to bo mado
first beforo tho sonato committco and
then tho sonato Itsolf. The property
to bo disposed of Is ns has been re-
marked estimate! to bo worth
000000 nnd tho contest over tho man-
ner of disposing of It will be of a kind
commenunVto of tho value
Vital Week In Congress.
Now York Jan. 14. A sopclnl tO
tho Ih'rnld from Wrfsh'lngton says
this will ba tho administration's vital
wook In congrcsB.
In tho sonata tho Investigation o(
tho Isthmian Cannl Commission's acts
by tho Intoroceanlc Canal commit-
tco will come up.
Finance committee's report on tho
Taft-Cromwell Pannma party ngreo-
mcnt. Debato on ship subsidy and pura
food bills.
Speeches by Sonators Nowlamls
and Clay on railroad rato regulations.
In tho houso tho voto on the Phil-
ippine tariff bill.
Final effort by speakor to down In-
surrection against the Administration
statohood bill.
SHAW BOOM LAUNCHED.
Announced at Guthrie Iowa Man Is to
Get Oklahoma Delegation.
authrie O. T. Jan. 14. That
Charles T. Fllson chnlrninn ot tho
Terrltorlnl Republican committee nnd
Incoming secretary of Oklahoma ten-
dered to Hon. I3sllo M. Shaw secre-
tary of tho treasury the next Okla-
homa delegation to tho Ropubllcnn
nntlonnl convention nnd that tho
Minio wns practlrnlly nccoptcd by tho
Iowa candldato for tho irosldoncy Is
tho nnnounccmont mndo hero todny
ru t tho snmo Is cnuslug tho grentost
sensation politically known In Ok-
lahoma for a long tlmo.
It Is nlso nnnouncod that Captain
Frank Frnntz who will bo Inaugurat-
ed govomor of Oklnhoma Monday
was with Mr. Filson whon tho latter
had a conloronco with Mr. Shnw and
that tho conforonco occurrod nt Ok-
lahoma City last May whon Sccrotnry
Shaw was on a lecturing tour In tho
wost. Tho next dny following tho
conference" Mr. Shaw sent tho follow-
ing answor to Fllson:
"Tell Fllson thnt I nppreclnto his
offer very much."
Another Broker Liquidates.
Cleveland Jan. 15. P. II. Fnhey
nnd company stock nnd grain brok
ers nnnouncod today tho firm would
go Into liquidation nnd rotlro from
business owing to speculations of nn
entrusted employe nnd tho contlnuod
III health of the senior member.
MORALES COT AWAY
LANDED AT SAN JUAN PORTO
RICO A PAUPER.
Deposed President of Santo Domingo
Left on United States Gunboat
Dubuque Says He Will
Have to Work.
San Juan P. R. Jan. 14. Tho Unit-
cd States gunboat Dubuquo arrlvoJ
hero at 3 o'clock this afternoon from
Santo Domingo and at S o'clock startod
on her return to Santo Domingo city
which placb was left without n wnr-
ship when sho sailed for Porto Rlio.
On tho Dubuquo wns General Carlo?
F. Morales former persldont of Sant i
Domingo. Ho is suffering from r.
broken nnklo and a navy hospital am-
bulanco was waiting when the vessel
nrrf veil to convoy him to tho hospital
His Injury result. 1 froji a fall from
his horse Dec. 21 nni lncn that tltr.o
ho has been .vr'tout r.edcnl nttn-
tion. General Morales Is reported to havo
beon within a fow miles of Santo Do-
mingo city until he arranged through
tho American minister Mr. Dawson
to resign tho presidency nnd was
brought to tho city by his secretary
Enrique Jimlnez who is a-nophow ot
former president Jlmlmy ot Santo
Domingo. At present tt Is tho Intention
of General Morales to remain In Porto
Rico until ho hns rccovorcd from his
Injuries nnd then ho may go to Pan-
nmn. Officers ot tho Dubuquo say (Jonoral
Morales has no funds and that his en-
tire luggngo consisted of two trunks.
Ho remarked to Commander Fetchel-
or of tho Dubuquo that bolng flnnn-
dally ombnrrassed ho would bo forc-
ed to seek employment and ho hoped
to scciiro this In Panama .
Tho Dubuquo reports that quiet pre-
vails lu Santo Domingo nnd that
Monto Christ! Is tho nly rrovteco
not controlled by General Caceres tho
temporary president of tho ropubllc.
Monto Christ! will probably bo Invnd-
ed next week.
Tho officers of tho Dubuque say that
after tho resignations President Mo-
rales Gonoral Caceres and his follow-
ers announced thnt thoy would sup-
port tho proposed American treaty.
Domii'I Like to More
A most curious nnd sluggish creaturo
la tho tautawa a nluo Inch lizard
whoso homo Is In New Zenlaudi Thin
little Imitation saurian has the reputa-
tion of being tho laziest creature ever
created. IIo Is usually found clinging
to rocks or logs along tho shores df rlv-
crs und lakes nnd hns been known to
remain lu ono position perfectly mo-
tionless for many mouths. How the
creaturu manages to exist is a mystery.
llln dim Chnlr.
"Heg pardon" said tho garrulous
passenger "but I think I heard you
addressed ns professor. Might I in-
quire what chair you hold?"
"The chair right next to tho door"
answered tho professor. "I run n shop
of my own." .
Tho Ardmorelte eells coupon boon
STANDARD
OILCOMPANY
VIRTUALLY SHOWS CONTEMPT
FOR ALL LEGAL RESTRAINT.
Standard oil company
A Law Within Itself and the Courts
Be Damned Such at Least Is the
Declaration of H. H. Rogers
Member o fthe Corporation.
Washington. Jan. 11. In an author-
ized interview on Attornoy General
Hailley's attempt to mako n II Rogers
toll what tho Stnndnrd Oil company
hns lieon doing Roprosontntlvo Phil-
lip D. Campboll of Kansas who fa-
vored tho resolution that rcsultod In
tho Investigation ot tho Standard by
tho fodornl government nrralgns tho
trust In tho following terms:
"Somo years ngo ono ot tho Van-
dorbllts said: 'Tho public bo d ';
now Rogers of tho Stnndnrd Oil mo-
nopoly mnkos It stronger and says In
effect 'tho courts bo d .' Ho Is In-
different as to what tho court expect
of him. Ho nnd his monopoly aro a
law unto themselves. Tho Standard
Oil monopoly and Its officials havo
always been Indifferent to both tho
law rind tho courts. That monopoly
during tho days of Its creation and
throughout Its existence has paid lit-
tlo attention to either tho law or
courts and has violated tho law and
held tho courts In contompt
"Tho Stnndnrd Oil monopoly which
Mr. Rogers so fittingly represents
hns robbed tho railroads and crushed
competitors with tho samo contempt
for law that Rogers now has for tho
courts and It Is known thnt no law
either of God or man except alone the
decreo of tho Standard Oil monopoly.
In dealing with the producers of crude
petroleum.
"Tho quostion naturally arises 'Up-
on what meat doth this our CnosaV
fyjd that ho has grown o groat?' Ho
hna fed upon tho public for whoso
laws and tho orders ot whoso courts
ho now has such Indifferent contompt.
"His nttttudo on tho wltnoss stand
wns llko that of a party to n fraudu-
lent conspiracy and mnkes It easy for
tho public to bolovo all that has boon
said against tho Standard Oil monop-
oly nnd Its methods.
"If his monopoly Is Innocent of tfio
charge mado In tho Missouri caso It
would havo boon easy for ono so fa-
miliar with nil Its nffalrs as Mr. Rog-
ers Is to say so. It Is up to htm prob-
ably to say that nil this tlmo ho Is
conscious of tho fact that his manner
on tho wltnoss stand was contempt-
uous to both tho public nnd tho court
whoso authority ho denies.
"To say tho least ho has weakened
tho position of tho Standard Oil mo-
nopoly boforo tho country and
strengthened tho caso of tho country
ngalnst tho Standard Oil monopoly."
SIGSBEE AT GIBRALTA.
American Squadron Had Rough Voy-
age to Other Side.
Gibraltar Ilrlthh Spain Jnn. 14.
Admiral Slgsbco arrived today with
his American squadron consisting of
four ships tho armored crulsor Brook-
lyn his flagship; tho protoctod cruis-
ers Chattanooga Galvoston and Taco-
ma. Tho squadion had a vory rough voy-
ago In a gale tho Brooklyn whoso da-
vits aro low sustained somo damago
to her boats which aro rigged closo
to tho sldo. Repairs can bo easily
mndo hero.
Tho international conference ovor
Morocco will moot next Tuesday at
Algeclras six miles distant by water.
For Moroccan Conference.
Tanglor Jan. 15. Tho Amorlcan
minister Cummers second member of
the Amorlcan mission to Moroccan
conference and Austrian Portugueso
and Delgian representatives sailed to-
day for Algeclras.
Hope for Recovery Abandoned.
Now York Jan. 15. It was admit-
ted at tho Holland Houso whore ho Is
a patloht that hopo for tho ultlmato
recovery of Mnrshall Fiold has been
generally abandoned.
Heavy Damages to Milling Plant.
Clarksvlllo Tenu. Jan. 15. Dunlop
Milling Co.'s plant damaged by fire
today to tho oxtont ot a quarter mil-
lion dqllars
The Ardmorelte soils coupon books.
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