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VOL. XVIII.
SATURDAY
FOURTH IN
Noteworthy Celebration
the Entire New State
IHt GOVtRINOR'S SPEECH
IMMENSE CROWD HEARD
FKANTZ AT HOBART
TAGGART'S GOODS GONE
Indiana Gambling Resorts Strip
t ed of Their Devices
BRYAN IN
LONDON
Went Baden Springs. tnd . July 4.—Of-
fk:orw representing the state today began
tearing out the Rumbling devices at the
casinos of t lie West linden and fronck
Lick Springs hotels, The paraphernalia I
fiivd two hi rite freight cars and will t* j
taken to Paoli and placed in the
The properi\ > iniiipsi-iited Included tliir- AngljClSCd AmCfiCSns
tr-two slot, machine*. ten roulette tables 1
four pokfr tables, two faro tables, two | ————
klondike tables, two wheels, book making i
apparatus, one keno outfit and several
bushels of chips, cards and dice. Tlia
eleven attendants at the two casinos will
have been released on bond. No raid
have been released on bond. No raid was
made at the Colonial hotel.
Political Leader Aduresses
"WHITE MAN'S BURDEN"
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA JULY 7, 1906.
j QS^^O^^OOOOOGOOOOQCb^OOQOOv OCH>OOOOOO<>OOOOOOOOOO0O0OOO
; Oklahoma's Nick Name |
OOOOOOOOOOOOX . .. ..OOvOOOO 0c<>0<>000000ix<00<
SATURDAY
SUFFRAGISTS TOO MUCH
FOR BLIND JUSTICE
I ondon. July 4.- Miss Kont:<-y end the
G'hcr women *jfTraglstK a-lasted In ra-
ve? dish square June _1 far creating a
dis urbance outside of Lnuttaell r of the
I^ihtquer Asqulth'e ■•use e proving
embarrassing to the magistrates by In-
sisting on martyrdom. Three of them
wire surrendered by their ball today
lot
repeat their perfor
Remarkab/e — Address! As4ui,h'fl « ,>u| > aii positive-
lv refused and the court finally ordered
them to furnish bail In $260 each for their
gcou behavior for a year or In default to
Undergo six weeks' imprisonment. The)
are elected to go to prison.
WITH OTHER LOCALITIES
Congressman Bird S. McGuire
Enthusiastically Received in
Newkirk and E* Delcgate D. T
Was
of Oklahoma Executive
TEXT OF SPEECH BEFORE
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY
POSITIVE AID IS NECESSARY
£r< cial to the State Capital.
Hobart, Ok., July 4.—Wednesday open-
e«k an Ideal day In the Queen City or tn*
southwest and most enthusiastic eel—
elnatlon /'■ the history of the town wus
yu:lled oft ) Governor Frank Fronts'* art-
«it - ss a as the feature of the day. He
■v. as followed by Ranker Joseph McNeal
©f Guthrie. Hill Cross and local speakers.
The attendance was large there being
nearly 2.000 people In the city. The pro-
gram arranged by tbo commUteos was
carried ou'. In detail and no accident of
my nature oeoured. The weather waa
Ideal.
The automobile race was the-feature of
the down town attractions. Anadarko
▼ as defeated by the Hobart ball team by
the s^ore of 6 to 1. The Indian parade
I ml five hundred red skins In line in
full war costume.
In the evening a reception to the gov
ftv >or was held In tl.e Elk club rooms ;
«..)'! wa« attended by over a itiou.mI ('
j«H>. le. All night the heavens r < -i **
i<p.:iir with Are works. The first evet |
OFFICER A SUICIDE
Fort Riley Corporal
Brains in Band Stand
Harmlessness Better Than Harm
fulness But Inferior to Decul
ed Helpfulness, Declares Ne-
braskan—Signs of new Era Al-
ready Visible — Draws Le3son
From Bit of Statuary
You never know wi.a. i in a thing till
you try It. was never ma h . lusively
proven than it has been In th« case of
Oklahoma's nickname. Already ■ ■ ■ti'
gegtlon* have been forthcoming sf:d ji
how many mure titles wi.. br henped « |
th enow united Herritories is a matter
of conjecture.
Two marked characteristics have been ' m-
found in the bulk of corresponded e
whkMi has receiveo
"here Is decided opposition to any name j
, /.flch suggests the lawless element and he
pertains strictly to the early dsys of the w>,
territories. Second, The Indian names, I tlfM
embodying some romembrance of the fast ,
disappearing red man sre fa«m>d in a.
sentimental way but ;w< 04<i.<ie.d to en, , .
the ground that t! e not a lit title +
for - afi fit < >kU h ... i Jt -niters <
the Union. ^
The O' ft)'
votes, frith the Banner State second and
the Kagle State third. Next in line is
the Flug Day Stale, then the stragglers
and many and varieA suggestions.
THE NEW ARRIVALS, I approp
'The Carpet Bagger" State Is offered i vertiso
G>OOCH>
Married 8lal«
nsidnt.
Territory thsn the
wou'd certainly suggest a c
grow'h of population end the motto
should Ik* "W hat Ood lias Joined together
let not man put asuntfsr."
.1 P White writes from near Orlando
rlt'cislng the '•Sooner'
*!ng as h<s choice,
" "We have had enough of the,
s without forolng onto posterity,' j
SPEAKS 10
NEIGHBORS
NUMBEfl U.
, rt:riRoose«1' July Fourth Ora-
tor at Oyster Bay
Will
;PLEADS FOR
STATEHOOD
Roosevelt Writes Personal
Letter to Arizona
JTlTfflCTimA'L. THOUGHT,
ri'-ent of Blackwell, <Jkla while
1:1. name, makes a suggestion
' \ to reftlTts. He likens the
A'w g part of a great
i f,. k ti architects offer
jt5- '' * C • line, giving an
> ...ig future to a oora-
(Mlifr.^.or tenVple.
' "b1"5" MRS. HftKOD'S VIBW8.
Mrs. W. Ij. HMrod, past president of
leading by 1<W tlu- t,Je A jt 8|antis staunch-
• by the "Plug IHiy State" and says
ist in fact, thai the news from Wasli-
gton reached oklahoma during the Flag
Day exorcl-a-s makes this title the most
any, and will seive to ad-
na throughout the land
THE SPIRIT 01 LI1NC0II
PRESIDENT ADVISES CITI-
ZENS TO DO FULL DOTY
THE BtST PROPOSITION
have not these qual-
by J. 11.
t-
Humphreys. a prominent
torney of Atoka, I. 'J'., who says In his
letter thHt all state nicknames have
been chosen to deride Home characteristic
people ana Is suggestive of the
A new name, similar to the "OK." title |
uid yet Including Indian Territory is o e
UTered by I* B. Mimon, Clinton, Okla. !
who votes for the 'Okit State' Includ-
ng ns it does abbreviations for both
-rltory caVpet bag rule, "If we must j Oklahoma Bud Indian Territory,
ve a nickname, he concludes, "one I VOTING RU'DES.
as good as the other." The State Capital's contest for the
CONTINUED TALK IN RAIN
Shower Failed to Dampen Exec
ntive's Enthusiasm and Only
Elicited a Joke — Called Out
Members of Aud;?nc<? Who In
termpted Him — To His "Old
Friends"
PRESIDENT SAYS PRESENT
BILL IS TIMELY
« qualities of t:
average loyal
i at the cost of >
needed to feel the lift
TWIN TERRITORIES WISH
HART MUINIMINT
Junction City, Kan . July 4.—Corporik
"V Redder of "A" troop. 3th cavalry, sta*
tioned at Fort Riley, eombiitted suicide
In this city tonight. With a party of
soldiers he came to town from tho post
tj bear the baud concert In the city park
and during the selection played by the
band excused himself from his comrades
walked up In the light ^ near the band
stand, in front of a large crowd, drew
revolver and blew his brains out. Ho
died Immediately, f'orporal Redder serv-
ed twelve years wljh the English army
und during th'1 Boer war received favor-
able mention for acts of bravery and
•le supposed to hi ve born des-
over a love affair.
J JL
c\y
•rnof Fran
addrei
follow#
IATAL FOURTH REAPS
FOUR IN INDIANA
,;r, Chairman and S'ollow Citl*en.«: |
W are met te commemorate the, birth |
„«mfirf<jan fr«*euooi. Solemn and sweet) —.
t'ae feelings that arise in us today. I
whmrer on ti.ia day, at homo or btyond Large Number Injured in Addi-
tion to Fatalities — Elkhart
r
the seap. Is found an American c'tlsen,
d.-ep in his soul is enshrined love of hf
country. In every American heart this
day runs the. sweet eternal strain
"My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet 1 md of liberty,
Of thee I sing.
T.;in-I wnene our fathers died.
t^nd of the p.lgrlm's pride.
From every mountain side
I,et freedom ring."
Tiiis la Independence
wrought und fought to achieve deliver- j
eric* from British lyhanny and wroni?,
valuing their lives l .s.- than their sacred
tionor, yielding all they were or ever
Iioped to be in this life upon the altar
of their faith for benefit of their pos-
terity, sleep today beneath a land falrt i
t i;.n day itsedf. by fallh s^"n from afar.
•"Would they might return today to view I
1he consequence of their service, the)
glery of their self sacrifice. They died. ;
not having received the promises, the Al-
mighty reserving the rich reward of their
Inheritance for us. As a nation we give.""
thanks for their noble ancestry, pray- ' ^
lug to be worthy of the heritage. We
fconor the memory of the dead, we pay
tribute to their patriot descendants liv-
ing. we turn with fonu hope and fervent
faith teward the future.
For us in the new slate this >ear's
Independence anniversary Is indeed a
liappy observance. For the first time
Oklahoma celebrates tae nation's birth-
day as an assured free and sovereign
commonwealth in the equality of states
For every citlsen In Oklahoma a new
meaning attaches to this day's celebrat-
ion. Kspecially Is this true of our fol-
low-hous. holders of tht "Indian Terrl-
tody. For thirty-five years deprived of
ell semblance of representative govern-
ment. these eminent cltisens have dis-
played patience and patriotism nothing
short of heroic, pursuing the even tenoh
of their progress with faith undaunted,
resolution undiscourageable.
At least we are free. Happily I he
dawn ef oar redemption draweth nigh,—
the last lingering shadows of paternal
abuse nnd usurpation but now dlsappear-
*ib<'fore the day break of self govern-
ment. The morning of our deliverance
break# eternal, bright und fair. The full
balot once our ready possession, witb
resource of character and quality of
-judgment, grace of mind and temper of
soul, outline of action and the will to
put It Into practice, what a common-
wealth will answer to the name of Ok-
lahoma! The fight for statehood for
Oklahoma and Indian Territory has been
pronounced by Senators and Congress-
men as the greatset battle ever fought
1n the admission of any of the thirty-
three states taken 'Into the. Union.
TJiat battle belongs to you, the people,
for the worthiness of your cltlienshlp,
the persist a nee of your fslth, the loyal
eupfxrrt advancer by you to our honored
«. J. Dodds of tills city writes, urging j selection of a name will close Aug. glh
tlie adoption of the "Red Suite," saying, pll out the blank below and forward to
"We have red soil. Red Rock, red cattle. I the "Midf-name Kdltor,' Guthrie, Ok.
red men and more red headed women , once.
than any state in the union." | While the State <'apital realises that
R. Mmbblns of Guthrie encloses his it has no power to fix a name, the con-
ote and suggests the unique title^of Che | test now going on will determine the
neral sentiment of the people on the
bject rnd In this way a moat popular
le will be selected.
I^)tid<jj). July 4.-William J. Bryan was
the central figure at l.iu annual Inde-
pendence day dinner of the American so-
ciety at the Hotel Cecil tonight. Nearly
members and guests surrounded the
BlCW Out society's board and cheered patriotic
sentiments with the peculiar zest born, "Forty-Six Shooter State," Impl^ng as j
of exile. Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and i; does tlie 4«th state and the wes'.erj*'
Mr. Bryan engaged in some sharp but I characteristics of the people.
g, od humored raillery and banter over] A letter from Perry, Okla., signed Jo-
politlcal differences, the crowd evincing j *"Ph I^afferty, suggests the "Comet
its enjoyment of the sport with chef j State."' Mr. I>afferty says that the name
and shouts of laughter.
Mr. Reld. in responding to Sir W. B.
Richmond's graceful proposal of his
health said with reference to Mr. Bryan:
"At home, as a citizen, l have openly
and squarely opposed him at every stage
of his conspicuous career. I am reason-
ably sure that when I return home T
shall continue to do the same. I believe
he tonight Is as well satisfied as
though by different reasoning, that the j cords his
is appropriate as Oklahoma is the great-
est star in the constitutional galaxy.
MO-RE INDIAN SENTIMIJNT.
When the "J'apoose Stale" was sug-
gested it was awarded the prize for
cleverness of name as regards the lnlian,
but it now has a rival In the "Wlg-wa.n'
state, as suggested by D. Lafe HubieB
of Newkirk.
John C. Nye of Iron Mound. Okla,,
vote
country we both love and try to serve
J,a"' Meet ruined :iy it,'guU u'.rn.i-y.
As the official representative of tlie
American people without d.atlnctlon os
to party I am glad to welcome him here
as a typical American whose life has
been lived in the daylight ami one whom
such a large host of my countrymen have
lonk trusted and honored."
Mr. Bryan, after a few preliminary re-
marks, read his formal a
"The "White Man's Burde
Mr. Bryan's Address
1 Th^ memor>' of 'h ev ntiisr -.p-nt
Boy Succumbs to Lock Jaw— with the Amerl( >m Society, Thankagiv-
Three Dead in Wisconsin 1 Da>' lwo aniJ a half years ago, is
! such a pleasant one that I esteem my-
Indianapolis. July 4-Reports from self fortunate ti be able to accept the
throughout the state tonight show four j Invitation so kindly extended by
iMth a suggestion that
fatallti<
Injured
ebratloi
Kay Browning.
the "Agricultural State" b«> selected.
THE CLEAVED STA': ?
From two widely separted towns come
the simultaneous suggestion that the
"Cleaver State" is appropriate in view o?
the shape of the new state, which with
Beaver county as a handle, looks like
& cleaver.
Those who offer this name are A. E.
Townsend of Skiatook, 1. T.. and M. M.
peoch, entitled Btnkley of Oklahoma City. Mr. Townsend
accompanied his vote with a letter in
which he says: "The name '"Cleaver" i*
suggestive of being able to out through
nil obstacles and further. If being a
great beef raising state.'
BRIDAL SUGGESTIONS.
Frank Daux. of,Guthrie, sent his vote
and with It a letter in which hd says:
HOW THIS
As couated last
leading by 108 v«
OK S'.ate, 7*1.
Banner FHat° c
VOTES STAND
n gt^ the "0>K Stale''
. aa follows.
Kag
The I*: |
The Ilwi
i
Oyster Bay. July 4.—President Ro ^
veil today delivered the Fourth of Jcl> |
oration to his townspeople In a natural
amphitheatre In a grov^ at 0>sfT Bay Memorial to
Addressing lis auditors as "my old
friends and neighbors, you among whom
I was brought, up und among whom 1
hav ellved for so many years." the presi-
dent said .t was a great pleasure to be
here and say a few words of greeting and
in a sense to give an account of his
stewardship. Mr. Roosevelt said that
wiille there were two or three things.
which he wanted to talk about, he would
take for Ills text'the words of Abraham
Lincoln just after his election:
"In any great national . il hereafter j «d fro
the meti ot that day ag compared with j which
those of this will be us weak and as j loan
strong, as base and as good. I^et uaj Aftl,
therefore study for the future." |
And later: "So long as I have been here'
7 have not plauted a thorn In any man's
.oiotn."
WAS UNVflLFD
Residents of the New Oklahoma
and Mexico Abandoned Antag-
onistic Position and Chief Ex.
ecutive Hopes Arizona Will
< Follow Suit — Compliments
People of the Southwest
Man Who Donated
Far to Lofan County for Or
piian s Home Uncovered With
Cremony at Seward
John Tr
m to'I.cm
Tucson, .Vrli., July Pr^trtent RnrnK-.
vclt Is so itnxlnu, for Ai-ljon. to bocom*
■I Ht te tlmt l,„ Juis wrltt.r a person-li
lettor to his old frisud. Mam A. Rogers.
urfli.K the people to vote to he admit.
•' wl"' N'* > -* • • The
j suys tliat he believes Ir the present op.
j le rtunity Is not srlsnd I, may be many
jcun before the opportunity may be Jial
again.
I Pr
*d by ih
u merit Is
feet high.
y with funds
e i"«*Jit of tfle (jiirm pr
et has not been conver
on the
and a large number of persons distinguished Ambassador Hon. White, j "Whut couId better typify the unity that
the result of yesterdays eel-! law Tiled," to be your guest'on this oc-i
of tho fourth. j caslon. Our Jinglslli friends, under
whose flag pme meet vtonight, recalling
Ring from
os ion of blank cartridge. Frank Beach
m an eye on account of a giant Are-
-J/ ist. . «.
| S| V Utni
i'ha
The I^K'
The .
The P*i'
The M -
The ,'om
The "
The \&ri
The t . r:t
Sta
1.
fif tgger State, 1.
i t ifhftoter 8tate,
d State, 1.
State, 1.
<^i State, 1.
iBiral State, L
r* State, l.
The Okit State, l.
Continued i
rtige T.
birth, would doub tless pardon
us if our rejoicing contained soething,
of self-congratulation, for it is at such !
times us this that we are wont to re- j
view those national achievements
which have given to the United States !
Its prominence among thenatlons. But
I hope I shall not be thought lacking
I In patriotic spirit If, Instead of drawing
j a. picture of teh past, bright with hero-
5 I 1c deeds and unparalleled in progress,
t j I summon you rather to a serious con-
sideration of the responsibility resting
upon these nations which aspire lo pre-
miership. This line of thought is sug-
gested by a sence of propriety as well
as by recent experiences by a sence
of propriety because such a subject
will interest the Briton as well as the
American, and by recent experiences
oentexperlencea r.l.ssionss) -rment o.i
because they have Impressed me not
_ , . .. i With out national duty tluui with
New Turk. July 4.—Harry K. Thuw. the superiority of Western over clvlll-
under indictment for the murder of Arch- | zal|on
keej Stanford White, gave his fellow
male prisoners at the Tombs a pleasant
surprise yesterday by treating them all to
between Oklahoma and
Write address on Line Abovo.
THREE IN WISCONSIN
Milwaukee, Wis., Jcly 4.—Threo deatha
re recorded in Wisconsin as a result of
le Fourth today.
ROME'S FOURTH OF JULf
Borne, July 4— Th« Fourth of July w-i: ■
lebrated here by a reception given i
to American embassy, Ambassadi
coming here purposely from the
court to receive the guests. Over 300
Americans were present.
A THAW TREAT
Harry K. Was Generous to His
Fellow Prisoners
>'<>, . tv has passed through .■ period of
Bgrandisement the nations taking what
... **.v had the strength to take and hold-
Wa(ln th. ,ilR* what they had the power to hold.
Wade, the Episcopal R(|t
Thaw
with B
clergyman who attends to spiritual
of the protestant prisoners. Thaw asked
the miuiMtr if tiie Fourth July ^vas
special way
being observed
the prison.
"Well," answered the clergyman, "I've
just finished a task that falls upon me
every independence day, that of supply-
ing the women and boys with Ice cream
and cake."
When the minister said tlmt the men
were uncared for in Lhut respect Tiaw
asked him lo get enough to go round and
send the bill to him. Mr. Wade did as
lequested, buying forty-six quarts of
ice cream and thirty dosen cakes.
Thaw's wife was not permitted to vis-
it him today, the order excluding visitors
being in effect the same as ou Sundays.
WELLMAN PUSHES NORTH
TroniBoe, Nil-way, July 4—The Well-
man Chicago Record-Hcrnld expedition
will sail from here tomorrow morning
<pr Its headquarters in Spitsbergen.
KILLED BV AUTOMOBILE
Buffalo, July 4. Prof*..Henry A Ward
eady entering a second era
— an era In which the nations does not
merely what they can do. but what they
should do, considering justice to be more
impor ::ut Lhafo physical prowess. In tri-
bunals like that of the Hague the chosen
representatives of the nations weigh
questions of right and wrong and give a
small nation an equal hearing with a
great decree according conscience. This
marks aa immeasurable advance, but is
another step yet to be taken? Justice
after all is cold and pulseless, a negative
virtue The world needs something
warmer, more generous. Harmlessness
is heitcr than harmfulness. Bu* positive
helpfulness Is vastly superior to harm>
lensness and we still have before us a
larger, higher destiny of service. Even
now there are signs of the approach of
this third era. not so much in the actions
of government^ as in the growing ten-
dency of men and women in many lands
to contribute their means, in some caserf,
■ '"v ' •■< .ntellei:ual. moral
aw.tk :i!nf of i ntse who s.t in darkness
Nowhere are these signs more abundant
than tw our beloved land. Before the
sun sets on one of these centers of civ-
(ligation |t arises upon another.
"As we are gathered tonight in Kug-
lund'f capital permit me to cuaclude wlih
To The State Capital
My choice for a Nickname for the New State is
Sign Name Here
One
a sentiment suggested by a p
uary at Windsor castle. It
Queen Victoria beside her c
of his arms is about her and the oth<
points upward. The sculptor told in ma
ble an eloquent story of strength con
pleted with tenderness, love rewarded
trust, sorrow brightened by hope. He to
the stor>* so plainly that It was hard:
necessary to chisel the words* 'allured
brighter worlds and led the way.'
icept;.
beautiful than that which gave the world
the Greek slave, the dying Gladiator o.*
the Goddess Athene. It embodies the
Idea which with the expanding feeling
of comradeship make applicable tho asso-
ciation of nations as well as the rela-
tions of husband and wife. I^et us In-
dulge in the hope that our nation may so
measure up to its great opportunities and I
so bear its shar# in the white man s , j.ondoi
buraen as to earn the right to symbolise j air Arth
Its progress by a similar figure. If III
has been allured by providence to a ^jr
higher ground, may it load the way in ( Vlil,nBMl
winning the confidence of those who fo
low :t and in exhibiting the spirit of hii
who said if I am lifted u , I will dra
all men unto me.' "
Bold, assisted by Congressman Nicholas
long worth and Mrs. Longwo th received
the guests Among tho ladies present
were many American who lnter-marrted
v th British aristocracy.
Refreshments were served las a larga
marque in tho north garden.
THE STEAMER IS SAFE
New York, July 4.—The Fabre line
steamer America which sailod from Mar-
ie.lies June 3 via St. Michaels, Azores,
11th, for New York and for whose safety
considerable anxiety has been felt as sh«
was I'J days overdue, was reported as ar-
ising at Bermuda today in row of a
steamer supposed to be the Dlnnamar*
from Clrgenti.
The America's machinery waa disabled
Refers M ciMn
Speaking on the conditions .t the time
when lincoln spoke those words, the
president s;ild It was proper for Lincoln
to say wiflt- entire trulh that he had no
rancor and did his work without h%tryd
and to the doer of evil Lincoln did hot
treat anything that was done against
him as a wrong calling for vengi an<"'
but for a remedy and it is just that
spirit, the president said, that American,
people must approach their problems
of today. "We have not as many prob-
lems as Lincoln had," he said, "but wo
have problems and the way we face them
J.
nt Roosevelt's latter, which was
" j received yesterday, reads:
"The White Mouse, Washington. D. C„
j June 27.—Dear Mark A. Rogsrs. secretary
j Arisona statehood aasoclatlon, Tucson
in- A,;lz,*,a-
"My earnest hope is that the people of
j the territory of Arizona In their wisdom
j will decide to enter the union as a part
I the great state of Arisona. No man
• an foretell what will happen In tho
[future. But It is my belief thit If th«
ithrle
in atU
HP
iclpal patriotic
rd. Mr.
dellv
ed (ho
then
'ill 1
and
the t
of the day.
Goloble, Cc
.ers spoke.
A REMARKABLE BOOM
Oklahoma
pride or j \
ould not I uf
will give our children cause to
for shame. It citizens of Line
had not done their duty we
have held up our heads today."
"Hear, Hear," came from the assem-
bled crowd.
"Will you stop talking over there?"
ejaculated the president, pointing to a
distant carriage ia< which some persons
were talking.
"It he deuf?" he added as the conver-
sation continued. "Well, makeAnm dumb
also," (laughter).
"Thank you" added ihe pr• it as tho
m, July
ate of Oklahor
to £dgar Hmlt
\ I. T . who Ik
nso a
The
of
1U l:i I
ased.
e middle
the prea-
appearefl.
iMee man
I Minste
LAOY DOYLE DEAD
July 4 l^idv Doyle, wife
ir Conan Doyle, died to-day.
an Deyle married In 1S86. Loi
daughter of J. Hawkins
irth, Gloucestershire
THE FOURTH IN LONDON
London. July 4
c ns. mostly Americ;
f July reception at
u*sy, Dorchesle
(fully decorated
Thr<
tho
attended the 4tb
at the American eni-
house. which was heau-
vith flowers The lawn
with I
In.r the
vnlngs and
:olors and
> fly
Ambassador Whiteiaw Reid and Mrs.
THIRTEEN WERE KILLED
Altoonu. Pa., July 4.—Investigation t .
ty of the runaway ear accident neat
^rtage late last night showed that thlr.
CM men of a party who were heiding *
lebratlon along the track were killed
•veral others were injured.
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♦ Weather ^
4 Washington, July 4.—Forecast: +
♦ Oklahor-i and Indian Territory o
♦ Fair Thursday and Friday. ^
While the preslden' was in (
of his speech It began to rain.
ident's face at once ,.t up. lie
to enjoy the rain, a se ret se
threw a long rubber cape over his
shoulders and turned to the audience,
numbering more than 1,060 men, women
nd children, and aa ti
"Men, I am ashamed of you because
ou are afraid you will get we; •_ but'
ladies, i feel sorry for you."
The Address
The president's speech Is aa follows: I
"Now friends, remember that Lincoln
faced the greatest crisis that this nation
has seen sinoe the revolutionary war, as
great a crisis as the nation can ever
face, for it wa« a crlsl« which, according-
ly as the reshlt went one way or the oth-
er. meant national life or national -lea'..; j
and yet with all bis Arm resolution of!
purpose, with all the unbending strength I
of his will, with all the deep seated in-
tensity and sincerity of belief which !
alone could have boro« him up through i
trials such as those he had to f.,. . it
was yet possible for him to "ay with'
entire truth that he bore no rancor
those who had gone hopelessly wrong.;
Ho treated the wrong as calling for it
remedy, not as calling for veugeance. Iti
is in just that spirit that we are a na-j
Hon, if we possess the power of learn-'
ing a right the lessons to be taught us'
by Lincoln's life will approach our prob-
lems of today. We have not got the same
problems not as great ptohicu, as those
with which the men of Lincoln's gener-
ation were brought face to face, and yet!
our problems are real and great and up-!
ins—that Is, on the condition og
| bolng joined with New Mexico.
I "If the people of Arizona come in now
1 1 / will achciv •• wh.11 ey. / 't
I in„ American ought to wish to achelve—•
j I'rial Is. the right of self-government. If
j ihey refuse what is proferred them, an4
: Edgar Smith Talks of Future
condemn themselves to an Indefinite con-
sequence of a condition of tutelage.
"I have a peculiar jiffbctlon tor the peo-
j pie of the four territories, which under
; the act of Congress I have Just signed,
now bars the opportunity to enter as two
states Into our federal union. These
j tctrltorles are filled with men and wo-
men of the stamp for which I grew to
feel bo hearty a regard and respect dur-
ing the years that I myself lived and
worked on the great plains and in the
of peo- ftocky mountains.
"It was from these four territories that
I raised the regiment which took part in
tho Cubtin campaign. Assurredly under
no circumstance 'I would advise the peo-
ple of these torrltorlee to do anything
that I considered to be against either
their moral or their material well beln^
I teel that for them now to refuse :•
come into the union an states would be
at the best mere folly.
ery wisely the people of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory, and, I believe the
people of New Mexico, also have abtn-
dor.ed an attitude which forbade their
tnus assuming Uio great privileges and
kept responsibilities ot full American citizen-
whip. I cannot express too heartily mf
hopo. that tlie people of Arizona, exer-
cising their sober second thought, whe
| coine to look at the matter In the same
I pretty [ llgM
I . t| *THJDODORB ftOOSaVKtiT
Hinn." aald he. "will |n
suit in a great boom. Th
P- ail over the United St
to the richness of Oklah
ii'i.de aware of the undev
that lard In the last six months and I
look for an immense Immigration to set
in Immediately.
"Oklahoma Is big enough for all that
od rloli
is
Muribt
The
else in tho
• ' al fli <J wiille i
rket will be at
ltage made It
his mills adjac-
ad
the
result that co
undoubtedly be :
• pari
P. K. I
PARDON FOR BIGELOW
Plea for Milwaukee Banker on
Ground of 111 Health
]^ venw rtti, Kai«.. July 4.-It l aiu*
In which
eel pride c
shan
Am
oltli
'If Lincoln and the men of his
atlon ,the men who followed Gran!
field, who upheld the statssmam
Lincoln himself in the council cf i
If these men had not done theii
not a man here would carry hi
high as an American citizen N
work done by any man must
SURPRISE IN MILWAUKEE
llwaukee. Wi* Juh I—<'Wh"iali
i g"t a pardon.
hav
itg influ
11*01
WANTS ROOSEVELT TO
GRACE BRYAN RECEPTION
New York, July *.-W.lUam Iloga, pree-
ident of the Commercial Travelers Anti-
Trust league, today sent a letter to Pres-
ient Roosevelt Inviting Mr. Roosevelt
| to pres'de at the reception to be tender-
, . j William J. Dryaa in this city upon his
j arrival from Kurope early In September.
| Mr. Foge explained ;n hlg letter that
I ihe couwnei-ciaJ .travelers anO-trti«t league
; Is not a democratic organisation nor a
partisan organization in any sens* and
that the organisation regards Mr. Iloese-
v elL<as b^ing muoh opposed to the trusts
' as is Mk Bry-'-n.
FELICITATIONS AT PARIS
hejf rarls, July 4.—The feat are of the 4th
of July ebservsoic*e here yesterday wan
ie banquet ef the JUneriqpn chamber eC
monroe at the Hotel Quai O'Orsay, vt
( j' v.'hich Amb issador McCortih h d.'acusssd
1 "Out nstloual house cleaning."
! : Minister of Agriculture lluau gpoke on
!•■ half of tne French government, refer-
rVng te the close friendship uniting the
i>1 two nations and concluding with a grac :-
s ! ful reference to the vlglt of Represeata-
,n tive and Mr NiohohM> long worth wno
jars tfi4 evtod<o arrive u> Pga«« te.Msgew.
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