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THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN INDIAN TERRITORY ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
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VOLUME XIII
FOHSiMO OF THE
WHAT THE NINETY AND NINE
ARE DOING IN GUTHRIE.
Convention Sat Yesterday as a Com'
mlttee of the Whole Work for
More Committees Election Sys-
tem Is Mentioned.
Gutlirl". Ok. Xov. 22. Tlio consti-
tutional convention sat today as a
committee of thu whole to consider
the report of the committed to name
the standing committee. The commit-
tee's report was ndopted with the ad-
dition or committees on geological sur-
veys oil and gas impeachment and
removal from office. Insurance public
debt and public works loans trust tll0 rollowlni; named gentlemen to via-
and guaranty companies nnd public lt tlle convention and deliver an ad-
health sanitation practice of mc.ll- dress:
cine and practice of pharmacy. Ml-i h. Robert M. lFollctte of Wis-
nor ameiulmeuth wcro alo made. cousin on tho subject of "Railway
As a committee of the whole each Regulations;" Col. Moore president
committee wns considered separately j of the Rood noads Commission; Win.
with a view of reducing the working Jennings llrynn. "Senate Committee;"
machinery to an advantageous basis. 'John Sharp Williams Mlsrisslppi;
It was proposed to eliminate the com- ( Hen Tillman of South Carolina; Rob-
mltteo on crime and punishment as ert 1.. Taylor of Tennessee; Jeff Da-
the only crime against tho state Is vis of Arkansas; Senator Halley ot
that of treason which would be am- Texas. It was a close vote on Halley;
ply covered In the constitution without Henry W. Watterson of Kentucky. Tho
unnecessary Interest at this time. Tho vote on this motion was lost on the
committee was opposed to limiting 1 ground thnt he fought the election ct
the matter for it was announced there William Jennings Uryan. A motion t&
was already a growing sentiment to expunge this vote from tho record
abolish capital punishment and against warmed up the formerly of Kcntuck
wmUltiL' convicts of nubile roads. delegates and Mr. Henslmw withdrew
"There arc also those." Insisted Mr.
Kornlirnv of Vlnlta. "who believe It
Is a crime for a public official to have
:i nocketful of railroad misses." This
silitlmont Invoked a demonstration ;
of approval which clinched the mat
ter and tho committee report stood.
When tho committee on cotnplla
tlon and nrrangement was reached It
was proposed to enlarge Its function
by giving It authority to revise and
amend the style as well as compile
and arrange the constitution. I
To this Mr. llaker of Wewoka oh-
jected. quoting from tho experience
ni.ihnm in-iHintur.. where
one thing had been enacted and "re-
vised" Into another. He was wholly
opposed to referring action upon the
constitution to any set of men unless
the convention could have the final
ipproval of It. He did not question
tho motives of nny member but for
the Insertion of cunning and crafty
pnrases mienueii m hiu.wi uuu uuuh
but fully meaning another in order
to mako It "harmonize ' was a contln-
noncv to be guarded against. Consld
ernblo discussion followed tho result
toeing to givo tho committee author-
ity to stylo the constitution all to bo
reported to tho convention for final
action
Mr. linker also wanted a specific
committee on "trusts monopolies nnd
combinations In restraint of trade"
... .1 ..r.... n.l ...1..... ulwi... rMn-
IJUl was iieiu.iiru iivu o.iw.. v.... v..
committees named had ample author
ity to handle such matters
Tho convention after adopting tho
wnrit of tho committee on the whole
refused to declare Itself In favor of
tho Initiative and referendum on tho
motion of Mr. Herring of 151k City
as matters of t)ils character are to
como up In their regular order.
It
was officially announced however i'i-"eu i-resuient .viurrny's prl-
that Hiich election system will ho vat0 secretary. Is tho editor of the
ndopted. Morning Democrat at Ardmoro.
It Is doubtful If tho convention will
reach perfect working order until tho Meeting Hour.
last of the week or tho first of tho G"thrlo. Okla. Nov. 23. Tho first
week following. house rule to bo adopted was concern-
Adjournment will bo taken next lK tho '"eotlng hour. Tho conven-
Wednesday for Thanksgiving until tn" wl" meot c'di day from 10 to
Monday. Dec. 3 according to the pres.
out program.
President Murray will not nnnounco
his committee appointments until
somo tlmo next vcek.
Minor Officer Appointed.
Giitnrle. Nov. 22. The morning ses-
slrii of the convention wns taken up
largely by the appointment and conflr-
matlon of the minor officers of the con-
ventlon. President Murray announced
tho following appointments whtcn
wero unanimously confirmed by tno
body:
Secretary to president L. T. Itussell
of Ard more.
Postmaster S. O. Davis.
Mall Carrier Jno. M. Day.
Chief Official Stenographers and
Reporters A. It. Taylor and S. A. Op.
Pllser'
uraciai aienograpner u t. Gore.
COMMITTEES
Committee Stenographer -U. 15.
Stork. Harry Stoneman.
M -ssenger James Thomas.
Minute Clerk O. 1). Harper.
Journal Clerk 15. C. Patten.
Enrollment and Engrossing Clerk
H. 15. I.. Ilaghy.
Door Keepers J. A. McClnln and M.
Clailk.
Cloakroom Attendants J. A. Wil-
liams. C. O. Mecks.
Ushros J. M. Miller J. N. Murray.
Day Watchman Miko O'urlen.
Night Watciiman Con Harrington.
i ages l.on Smith Goo. Keily
Frank Ilurke Harold Hays Kd (ialt.
Hobert 15. Jackson Walter Hondtes.
Speakers Invited.
Guthrie. Nov. 23. The convention
vol0( Cl.nitte0 of tnrPl t() tlivlte
tho 'notion and a new motion was put
Invite him and It was carried; Gov
c.r1"r Uecham of Kentucky; Carrie
""" " jireacnieu out tno
nollon wa8 Ios-
First Committee.
uuuirio .Nov. 23. Tho following
mnintltti.o nn .!.. ..... t ....
""a "" appoint
"a'8' Chlckasha. 1. T.
lnB' ouklrk. Ok.
"ttnn. ;'ld' OK.
famllln. Prague. Ok.
Johnston. Perry. Ok.
"opkliis Muskogee.
Murray president chairman
In all probability President Murray
w'" announce some of tho chairmen
"f cnin ttees by next Monday morn-
tall 18 the plums will
' """mK uoiegates .
....... v... ii.. ivuiK m mjWKit'K UK.
Legislative Cuudlll. Granite. Ok
Corporation Johnson of Perry Ok
School lands Fisher of Cnddo Ok.
Rall joads Ledbrltor of Ardmoro.
nanus ami winning Hoso of New
Mr' 0k'
County lines Leahy of Pawhuska.
I. T.
Judicial appointments Hakor We-
woka I. T.
Legislative apportionment Allen.
Tli in in it I rr
"
Contests-Iiob Williams Durant I.
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Edwin Gait Page.
Guthrie Okln. Nov. 23. Edwin Gait
"Pl'olnted one of tho pages Is nn Ard
10l' 'o)'- He Is son of Judgo John
L. Gait.
President's Private Secretary.
Guthrie Okla. Nov. 23. L. T. Rus
T- ....
i- anu reconveno at 2 p. m
Engineer Takes All Dlame.
Valparaiso Ind.. Nov. 22. Frank
iDolnnugh onglneer of tho Haltlmore
& Ohio pabsonger train which was
wrecked nt Woodvlllo recently cans-
uumns nroKO down
u0''"ro tho Indiana railroad comnils-
8lon today nnd took nil the blamo to
n-msoir fur tho wreck.
' IIe s'? " got no answer to his
w-hlstlo from tho freight train but
too It for granted It would bo nil
'eight and went ahead.
Spanish Troops Ready.
Gibraltar Nov. 22. Four companies
of the Spanish Infantry stationed at
Aljeclras have been ordered to hold
themselves In readiness to sLirt for
Morocco should developments require
the landing of foreign troops.
ARDMOKE I. T KM DAY KYKNINU NOVEMBKR
LYNCHERS REPELLED.
Although Wounded by Prlioner De
tective Holds Crowd at Day.
New York Nov. 22. After witness
ing a battle on the edge of tho roof
of a live story building between a man
and a detective twenty minutes a
crowd of a hundred when tho crime
charged to the prisoner was made
Known ntteinpted to lynch him.
weakened by his battle with tne
man Detective unnsiopncr v nru-i
stltl had the courago to use his revol
ver to keep the mtb at bay until the
arrival of the patiol wagon.
Tho prisoner is James I.andon 21
years of ago. lie Is charged with nt
tempting to assault a llvu-yonr-old girl.
Patrick Appeal Not Wl" drawn.
New York Nov. 22. lVrslstotit re
ports that counted for Albert '1'. Pat
rick had decided to withdraw his ap
peal to the United States supremo
Court were denied today by Mr. Ka-
llsh of LIndsday Kallsh and Palmer
who arc now preparing papers In the
appeal.
"I have no knowledge.'' said Mr.
Kallsh "of the source of this report.
It wns said by one of Patrick's
friends that t..ere might bo develop
ments In the matter of a commutation
of sentence within a few days. What-
ever Is done must be done quickly he
said because Governor Hlgglus has
only n little more than a mouth to
serve.
Pays Prisoners' Fines.
Fort Worth. Tex.. Nov. 22. Hob
Crowdus took ten prisoners from the
city hall tonight nnd paid their lines
after each one had agreed to chop
wood for him. Out of twenty-five pris-
oners only ton of them would rather
chop wood at 75c per cord than to
lie In tho prison or work on the street
which Is much easier. Labor Is so
scarco that Mr. Crowdns has to re
sort to this method to have his work
done.
T.1REE I E ISH
IN BLIZZARD
NEW MEXICAN SHEEP HERDERS
FROZEN TO DEATH.
No Losses of Stock Reported Although
It Was the Hardest Storm and
More Snow Than Ever Before
Known in Country.
Carlsbad N. M Nov. 22. News
reached hero this afternoon of tho
death of Kd Lamar a sheep rustler
nnd Antonio Santiago a herder for
Acroy Druthers thirty miles northwest
of this place both having been frozen
in the storm of Monday night 300
yards from their tamp. Coffins were
taken out and the bodies will be
brought In. it Is ulso reported thnt a
man named Hoge on tho Wiggins
place six miles east was frozen to
dentil. Mail Carrier Jaseiih N. Kemp
from Artcsla to Hope who was report-
ed dead Is still alive but very low.
ills team became fatigued and was
inable to pull the hack. Kemp rode
mo of the horses several miles but
ell off and was found nearly dead
Tuesday morning.
No stock losses have been reported
to dato. lt was tho hardest storm
md more snow than ever before
known lp tho history of the country.
No mall has arrived from the north for
four days and snow Is falling fast. Up
to 12 o'clock tonight tho total snow-
fall Is more than ono foot. Tho lowest
tompcrnturo was 1 degrees above zero
Tuesday morning.
SCHMITZ DENIES CHARGES.
Says They Are Work of Political En
emles Invites Investigation.
Hy Associated Press.
New York. Nov. 23. When Mayor
Schmltz of San Francisco landed here
today from his trip nbroad ho said
regarding tho newspaper nqiorta on
the charges of graft In San Francis
co: '"There is not a scintilla of truth
In the charges the fact is tho attack
is mado against mo by my political en
emles because I mado a strong fight
against District Attorney Langdon.
who was defeated for governor and
his friends ara now taking their ro
venge. I did not know of these charges
until today. I shall court the strictest
Inquiry and promptly as possible
have nothing to fear."
No attempt has been mado to ar
rest Schmltz.
MURDERED AND INCINERATED.
Chicago Women Charge Their Own
Mother With Heinous Crimes.
New York Nov. 22. The spectacle
of two women denouncing as u niur-
cress the woman who brought them
Into the woild. hut whom they refused
to call mother." was witnessed In tho
ifflee of the district attorney today.
The women are Mrs. Mario Socli. re-
contly a resident of Massachusetts and
Mrs. Wllhelmlna Ihrlg of this city. The
mother whom they accused Is Mrs.
Wllhelmlna Kckhnrdt who was ar
rested b representatives of the coun
ty medical society jostordny on n
chaige of htvInK performed u criminal
operation. Ho arrest vas made upon
Infonnatlo. furnished the society by
the duughtcis and the two younger
women appeared vi-luntnrlly at the dis
trict attorney's office today to amplify
the testimony they already had given
against their mother.
Mrs. Soch nnd Mrs. Ihrlg asserted
that they did not wish to bo known
as the daughters of Mrs. Kckhnrdt.
who they said. Is not worthy to bear
tho name "mother.'' Roth declared
that they had seen Mrs. Kckhardt kill
four Infants and dispose of the bodies
by burning them In her kitchen stove.
They said also they hail seen Mrs.
Kckhardt perform criminal operations
on women In her Kast Ninety-third
street home and Mrs. Ihrlg declnred
that her mother had quarreled with
her because she refused to assist In
burning the bodies Of babies.
Mrs. Soch told that when she was
three days old her mother wrapped
her Into a bundle of rags and cast her
Into tho street. She was rescued by
her grandmother who reared her and
with whom she remained until grown
CONVENTION ADJOURNS.
Asked to Memorialize Congress to Sell
Segregated Coal Lands.
Ardmorelte Special.
Guthrie Nov. 23. Col. J. II. Shop
ard of McAlester In n two minute
speech -asked the convention to mem-
orialize congress to sell the segregat-
ed coal lands. A committee wns ap-
pointed Tho convention then adjourned until
two o'clock p. in Mondny.
TWO KILLED IN KANSAS CITY.
Masked Men Attempt Hotsl Hold-up
and Shoot to Kill.
Associated Press.
Kansas City Mo.. Nov. 23. Early to
day two masked men in uu attempt to
hold ii) the St. Charles Hotel here
shot nnd Instantly killed William vo!T
the night clerk nnd wounded S. A.
llalpln nn actor ro badly that he
died a few hours later.
The men wero sitting In tho hotel
olllce when the robbers entered. They
wero ordered to throw up their hands
but before they could comply tho
shooting began.
The robbers escaped.
Respi'.'e From Electric Chair.
Hy Associated Press.
Columbus Ohio Nov. 23. Tonight
was the time fixed for tho electro
cution of Frank Castor In tho peniten
tiary annex but thanks to the strong
efforts mado In his u.'half by his fam
ily and friends in Flint. Mich.. tho
condemned man has secured a now
lease of life. The pardon board is to
be asked to commute tho sentence to
life Imprisonment. 'If tills falls the
case probably will bo appealed to tho
United States supreme court.
MAN AND WIFE ASPHYXIATED.
Found Dead In Bath Room In El Paso
Hotel Wife to Aid.
Kl Paso Tex. Nov. 22. W. K. New
comb a freight conductor on the Kl
Paso and Southwestern and his wife
wero asphyxiated. In a bath room nt
tho Hroadway hotel In this city short
ly before midnight Wednesday night
Roomers In tho hotel heard moans In
tho bathroom and upon entering found
Mr. Newcomb sitting in an upright
position In the tub dead and his wile
lying unconscious on tho floor.
A part of the bath apparatus was an
Instantaneous gas heater from which
It is supposed that the gas escaped
am) overcame the pair.
Mrs. Newcomb was fully dressed
showing that she had gone to help
her husband and In trying to lift
him from tho tub was overcome hor-
self. Sho died about two hours after
being dlscorered.
11)00.
negro imm hulla'baloo
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS TO DE
TAKEN TO NEW YORK.
Money Delng Raised by Negro Sympa
thizers to Aid Them Will he Al-
lowed to Tell Their Tale of Woe
to Those Who Want It.
New York Nov. 22. The three com
pilules of negro troops discharged
from the Putted Stnt.'s Army by or-
lor of President Roosevelt will be tn-
ken to Chicago. Philadelphia and New
York according to a plan announced
In this city today. The movement Is
salil to have been stnrteii by some ot
tne citizens of the three cities.
According to this plan the negroes
will be clothed and care.i for by the
committees selected for that purpose
nnd plans have been so arranged thnt
any citizen who Is Interested in the
case and who desires to hear the
blacks' side of tne history will have
access to the men.
How long the negroes will be held
together In their company formation
has not as yet been decided but pains
will be taken to see that not n single
former non-commlss.oued olllcer or
'lllll'l 11 Ml-t ..... .inn. ....... 111. ...
private suffers from lack of food anu
eventually employment.
At present tho negroes are at Fori .
Reno Ok.
Washington Nov. 22. oeeretary
Taft said today that he had not con-
sidered nny action by Congress In re
lation to tho negro troops who "shot
uii"' llrownsviUe Texus and were or-
dered by President Roosevelt to bo 1
discharged from tho service in con-
sequence. "But there Is ono thing I have learn-
ed that Congress can do" ho sulil
laughingly. "It can Investigate. I know
that from experience for Congress
lins Investigated everything I have
had anything to do with."
Washington Nov. 22. A dispatch
was received nt tho war department
late today from Major Penrose com-
manding the Twenty-Fifth Infantry at
Fort Reno saying that tho irder for
tne discharge of the negro troops un-
er the president's original order hnd
been received and was being execut-
ed. Ho said the men were being muster
ed out nt tho rate of twenty-five n day
mil that the mustering out would be
completed by Monday.
El Reno Ok. Nov. 22. Pursuant to
the order Issued yesterday from Wash
ington the officers at 151 Reno this
morning resumed discharging without
honor the remaining soldiers In Com-
panies II and C of the Twenty-Flttli
Ininutry.
Only one of them has caused any
trouble. Ho drove to 151 Reno this af-
ternoon became Intoxicated and whip
ped his horse until It ran away tio
seemed to havo plewty of money when
ho paid a lino for fast driving. Tho
other negroes are leav.ng quietly.
It will take until next Tuesday to
finish discharging them.
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR 1907.
Trans-Mississippi Congress Places
Finishing Touches on Work.
Hy Associated Pross.
Kansas City. Nov. 23. Delegatus to
tho seventeenth minimi convention of
tho Traiis-MIsslsslppI commercial con-
gress today placed thu finishing
touches upon their work at this gath-
ering which In mnuy respects has
linen the most memorablo In the his-
tory of tho organization.
Tho principal business today wns
the election of officers for the ensuing
year the selection of a convention
city for 1007 and tho adoption of ret
olutlons.
Tho following nominations for of-
ficers wero ratified: President II. D.
Loveland San FrancTsco; first vice
president L. llrndford Prlncle N. M.;
second vlco president L. G. Lerlmore
Larlmoro N. D.; third vice president
F. A. Follows Topeka Knn; fouftli
vice president A. Colbralth Denver;
secretary Arthur F. Francis Cripple
Creek.
Addresses wcro delivered by Sidney
Foster Iowa on "Ono Phase of In-
surance;" by T. O. Palmer Los An-
geles on "Heet Sugar Industry;" by
L. II. Prince. Santa Fe on "State
hood" and by F. D. Coburn secretary
of tho Kansas state board of Agrlcul-jhavo been tho first been In thirty-
ture on "Good Road's." years.
NUMB Kit 1(51
Uy Associated Press.
Kansns t'liv. Mo Nov. 211. Tho
Thans-Mlsslsslppl Commercnal cong-
less voted to meet nt Muskogee I. T.
In 11)07. Denver one of the leading
contestants moved to mako tho vote
for Muskogee unanimous and this
was done Tulsa having withdrawn be-
fore tho vote was taken.
Peary Arrives at Sydney.
Jv Associated Press
Sydney. C. 11.. Nov. 2.1. Flying tho
Hag ot the I'ulted States which had
been placed nearer tho polo than any
other national standard weather beat-
en and disabled tho Peary arctic
steamer Roosevelt arrived here today
under sail and steam after a sixteen
mouths' voyage In an effort to reach
( north pole.
Thotich not entirely successful tho
expedition nevertheless got to eighty-
seven degree six minutes north latl-
tude. or within two hundred and
three ' miles of the pole.
PARSON WROTE WARM LETTERS.
Letter Submitted as Evidence In the
assett Divorce Case
Washington. Nov. 211. A letter sun-
t.iMj.1 nu i'li1iiiw.f In tint illvnrrn suit
.III...... .... J. -. ...
I of Charles C. Hnsseit against his wife
! Fannie ltlce Hassett. throws an Inter-
estlng slde llvht on tho mental pro-
cesses of tho Rev. 15. Lawrence Hunt.
the prominent llrooklyn Presbyterlai
minister who is named ns co-respondent
In tho case. Denying thnt ho Is
the father of a child born to Mrs.
Hassett during the prolonged absence
0f cr husband tho clergyman admits
unbliishlngly his love for tho fnlr wife
of tho geological survey prcfeBsor and
declares that It has long been his In-
tention to marry her as soon ns isho
could securo her fredom from Has-
sott. Tho eplstlo In question which
was written by Hunt to a friend In
Paris contnliiB many torrid expres-
sions of nffectlon for Mrs. Hassett
and Is In part as fellows:
At thu first stage of my ncqualnt-
mice with Mrs. Hassett I had no per-
sonal selfish motives In aiding one ot
tho very best of tho flock that God
gnvo me to caro for. My friendship
was then purely Platonic and i hnd
no Intention of asking her to be my
wife when free from her hateful bonu-
ngo with tho ungodly Hassett. Soon
however I was Impressed with tho
marvelous beauty and character tho
Infinite grace and strength of woman-
liness tho brightness nnd cheerful-
ness with which this one woman in
all the world bore up under tho llerce
trials which best her. The lire through
which she has passed has only served
to purify this purest gold of lovo nnd
heaven. Sho Is a more gloriously pret-
ty nnd serene woman than sho has
over been. I nm convinced thnt she
will bo nn exceptional power In tho
social nnd spiritual life of tho congre-
gation to which God will send mo in
L.s own best time nnd I nm go-
ing to give my love tho right of way
and when she is freo I nm going to nsk
her to become my wife."
BIXBY'S DECISION REVERSED.
iVatter of Freedmen Enrollment Acted
Upon by Department.
Muskogee I. T. Nov. 22. Chairman
Hlxby has been notllled by tho Do-
pnrtment of the Interior of the rover-
sal of his decision pertaining to tho
enrollment of now bron Choctaw freed-
men. Tho opinion of the department .s
based upon the Act of Congress or
Juno 21 of this year. Tho decision as
rendered entitles all Choctaw freed-
men under tho ago of 21 years who
wero living on March 19 100R to en-
rollment. Knch Individual will receive
the equivalent of forty acres of av
erago land commercially valued nt
15 per acre. This affects from 3000
to 4000 people.
Old Man Takes Child Wife.
Corslcana Tex. Nov. 22. J. J. Low.
Is aged CO years and Miss Ida Gow-
an aged 10 years who reside near
hero went to Athens and wero mar-
ried. Kill Mexican Lion.
Denlson Tox Nov. 22. A gonulnu
Mexican Hon wns killed the past
week In tho dry fork of Little River
Choctaw nation. Tho sportsmen wore
there from Little Roclc Ark. The
lion killed a number of dogs boforo
ho was dispatched. This Is said to
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