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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-06
Through Holy Russia
Places of Interest ia the Territory Of de
Gar Beautiful Buildings Erected Ia An
cienf City Of Moscow

HE Grand Duke Con
stantine. chief Of the
feet OF Russian Black
Sea merchant and PAS
senger ships, makes
during the four days be-
tween Odessa and Ba-
tum four stops only
s e b a astopo1. Ialta,
Kertch aud NoverIs-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-06

or the disk, aud lens-holders. having
screw-threaded shanks projecting
through said slots and provided with
setnuts. 1t Is the invention OF Ed
ward CLARK, Saginaw. Mich"
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GEORGIA WOULD
PREVENT MERGER
GOV. GAMBLER WILL TAKE HAND
IN SOUTHERN RY., L. G. NJ. AND
sEARoARD AIR LINE DEAL IF
NECESSARY.

Atlanta, August 29.-The Constitution
tomorrow will say:
IF the rumored merging of the South
ern. Seaboard Air Line and Louisville and
Nashville reaches a stage where a fall
illment seems probable. Governor Can
dler will take a hand in the matter and
use such measures as may be in the
power of the state to prevent it, so far as
Georgia as concerned.
HE stated yesterday that he had reau
the accounts of the merger and consld-
cred it clearly Illegal and opposed to the
constitutional law of the state.
4" In the case of the Southern and Sea-
board. said Governor Gambler, the law
would be perfectly plain. think. They
are clearly competitors and a merger for
consolidation would mean a lessening of
competition. which the constitution ex-
pressly forbids'
Governor Gambler is quoted as having
said that If the merger should be at
tempted in this state between the roads,
the only way to proceed against the roads
would be through an injunction. Both
roads are operative under charters re-
ceived in other states, and it would not
be possible to proceed against them on
the grounds of forfeiting charter rights.
1T Is said that the state attorney will
be asked regarding the laws of the state
that would govern The reported merger.
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PRAcTlclNe AT sEAeIRT.
Probably the Most Important Event Is
Match for the Hilton Trophy.

Seagirt, n. j., August 29.--Although the
programme for this. the first day of the
big Interstate shooting tournament, was
devoted to matches open only to New Jer-
sey national guardsmen, the state teams
took advantage of every available min
ute for practice. Perhaps the most i'm
portant competition in connection with
the meeting is that of the famous Hilton
trophy now held by the District of Co.
lumbia. The Hilton match will be shot
next Tuesday, the competitors being
teams from the department of the east
United States army, the United States
marine corps, New York, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
the District of Columbia, Ohio Georgia
and possibly other states
The rihlemen are straining every nerve
to perfect themselves for this contest
and the interested ones are busy making
prophesies based on the results attained
by the several teams in practice. The
figures in the New Jersey competition
today were exceptionally close Many
of the riflemen who are here have as
their particular goal a place on the all
American team. The latter is to visit
Canada week after next to battle for the
Palma trophy that was captured a year
ago at Seagirt by a detachment of Can
adams.
The final competition for places on the
all American team will occur here Mon
day, September 2.
The programme for tomorrow includes
the match open to inspectors of rifle
practice and the Wimbledon cup match
both individual competitions. and the
interstate Sehuster team match.
The Columbia trophy. the prize being
the Columbia trophy and a medal to
each member of the victorious team, was
captured late today by the second New
Jersey team their total being 253 out of a
possible 300.
The First regiment of New Jersey won
the New Jersey national guard match
with a total of 512 out of possible 600.
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back to his old home by his many
friends. He was formerly a Tuscaloosa
boy and Tuscaloosa wishes for him
great success wherever he may go.
Mrs. Clara r. Jemison the former
editor of the Times. and one OF the most
charming women Tuscaloosa ever claim
ed. is in the city visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. P. Jemison. Mrs. Jemison is now
living In Montgomery.
Mrs. ]. D. Hancock of Nashville is the
guest of Mrs. e. J. Steger. Tuscaloosa
gladly welcomes this interesting lady. She
will return to Nashville in a few DAYS
accompanied by her niece Miss Vivian
Buckley, who will spend the winter there
at school
Miss Helen McGown and her niece, Miss
Nellie Anderson, left last night for Waco,
Tax. Miss Anderson has visited Tusea-
loosa since her childhood, and Is an ae-
knowledged belle In society. She and her
aunt will be greatly missed.
Miss Fannie Burton has finished her
course in violin and piano at the Cincin-
natl Conservatory Of Music, and is now
visiting her sister at Indianapolis. She
will be home next week
Miss Stella Searcy is in Birmingham
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. r. Moody.
Chief McGii received a telegram mes
sage from Bessemer this morning warn
ing him to be on the lookout for two
tramps. both white men. The message
also stated that the tramps killed Police
man Flowers of Bessemer yesterday
morning about o'ciock. They were found
In a boxoar and Policeman Flowers at
tempted TO arrest them, when one of the
men fired on him, which resulted in the
death of him few minutes later.
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with other Athens boys. enlisted in the
Confederate army.
1T will be remembered by old soldiers
that the horses Of the soldiers suffered
for the want Of shoes. The supply Of
horseshoes became a source of much con-
sderation with the authorities, and final
ly a number Of men, including the Athens
man, were detailed to invent a machine
to manufacture shoes His efforts were
crowned with success, and he built a
little machine which he set up in the
wagon way Of a large warehouse In Ath-
ems which turned out horse and mule
shoes at the rate of 5000 per day. | used
to be much interested In the machine and
have watched it work for hours at
time. The iron bars were heated red hot
and fed to this machine, and it cut the
iron, bent and shaped into shoes and
punched the holes on both sides. The in
ventor later built a machine of 5000
shoes capacity.
Il have heard that the government
promised him a small royalty, and at
the close of the war owed him upon this
account S6O0.00O.
when Wilson made his raid Into Ala
bama the inventor of the machines real
lied that the war was over. and not
wishing the Federals to get hold of his
machines, he took them apart and threw
the pieces into the Alabama river. where
they have now laid and rusted for over
thirty-five years.
After the war several influential men
proposed to organize companies to oper-
ate the horseshoe machines, but their in
ventor has persistently turned a deaf ear
to all. He refuses to make another ma
chine on the grounds that some one else
might get the benefit of his labor.
The men who examined the machine
were sure that 1t would yield to It's in
venter an independent fortune. but this
argument was of no avail. This man
also made machine for making tin but
tons. The children would bring him old
tin cans and he would convert them into
nice buttons with his invention. This
machine suffered the same fate as his
horseshoe machines"
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MURDERED" MAN SHOWS UP.
Mystery Surrounding Supposed Kill
ing at Last Cleared Up.

New York. August 29.-The mystery
surrounding a supposed murder. believ-
ed to have been committed near here
thirty-three years ago, has been cleared
up. says a WATERFOWL, N. Y. dispatch to
the Herald, by the discovery of the "vlc-
tim hale and hearty in Minneapolis.
MINI. He Is now on his way from that
city to join the remaining members of his
family.
Thomas Frederick was a lad of 16 thir-
ty-three years ago. when he was en-
ployed on the farm of Charles Pickett,
near Redwood. After a dispute over
milking. Pickett knocked the boy down.
Frederick disappeared. There were no
witnesses of the occurrence and no ar
rests were made. Picket grieved over
the suspicion directed against him and
died a few years later. His widow sur
vived him only few years. The boys
parents also are dead and his brothers
and sisters only recently learned of his
whereabouts through letter which he
addressed to the postmaster at Red
wood.
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ASKS WATTERsoN's AID.
Good Citizen Wants the McGovern-
Corbett Fight Prevented.

New Haven, Conn, August 29.-An
open letter in regard to the proposed
contest at Louisville. KY, between Terry
McGovern and Young Corbett was
sent to Col. Henry waterson, Of Louis
Vile, by S. P. Thrasher. of this city,
secretary of the Law and Order league.
Of Connecticut, and the agitation against
it, together with the measures taken
to prevent the intended meeting between
McGovern and Corbett at New London.
1t is suggested that Louisville should not
be regarded as a dumping place for pugi-
lists shut out out from New York st.
louis or New London, and that it would
seem to be feasible for some kind of an
anti-prize fight movement to be inaugu-
rated in Louisville.
1.-The calling of a brutal prize fight a
boxing match does not change its
character" says the letter. IF the peo-
pie of Louisville want prize fight they
should understand that they are to be
treated to the real article on September
o. think l know from your writings
that you are opposed to hypocrisy of this
kind"
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TUSCALOOSA
Justice Turner to Be Married to Miss
Taylor of Bowling Green.

Tuscaloosa, August 29.-(Special l-Invi-
tations are being issued in the city an
nouncing the marriage of Justin Turner
to Miss Annie Taylor of Bowling Green,
Fla. The ceremony will occur on Septem-
Der q. Mr.. Turner was reared in Tus-
caloosa and Is a splendid young man.
Miss Taylor is the daughter of the Rev.
Frances Asbury Taylor the Methodist
minister at Bowling Green. The host of
friends here watt the heartiest congratu-
lations to the worthy young couple.
NJ. T. Ormond is being requested to
become candidate for the office of alder
man of the Second ward Yesterday a
paper was carried around and in very
short time fifty names of prominent
merchants were secured. Mr.. Ormond
will perhaps be the youngest candidate
our most prominent young lawyers and
will doubtless have large vote
On Wednesday evening the lumber mills
owned by j. b. Harmons near Pearson
station, on the Mobile and Ohio railroad
was burned to the ground. The loss is
very heavy. How the fire originated is
not known
r. B. Thompson arrested Money Cow
din (colored) near Marcomville Beat this
morning Cowdin is charged with the
murder of Pinkey Clements a negro
woman. On last Sunday Cowdin was in
the house with several negroes and
while loading a rifle he claims that it
accidently went OFF, He now rests in
the county jail.
Harvey Cribs of ST. Louis, NO., is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs H. H.
Cribbs. Mr.. Cribs is cordially welcomed
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BESSEMER.
Three-Year-Old Child Of Mr.. and Mrs
&. A. Little Dies in Birmingham.

Bessemer, August 28.-(Special.)-
Bonnie Gray, aged years and 8
months, the youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Little, died this afternoon
in Birmingham at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Smith, after ten
days illness of typhoid fever. The
remains will be brought to Bessemer
on the 4:30 train tomorrow afternoon
and taken to the family residence on
Berkeley avenue, from which place the
funeral will take place Sunday after
noon at o'clock. The little boy was
a bright and beautiful child and great
sympathy is expressed for Mr.. and
Mrs, Little in their bereavement
The funeral of Officer J. ]. Flowers
took place this morning from the fam
lily residence on Nineteenth street, a
large assemblage attending the last
sad rites. The Rev. George w. Read
conducted the services, assisted by the
Rev. e. M. Craig. The remains were
inferred in Cedar Hill cemetery.
Chief of Police T. B. Wallace went
to Eutaw this afternoon, being called
there by telegram stating that two
men suspected of being wanted in
connection with the murder of officer
Flowers were being held at that place.
He will return in the morning.
Mr.. Alexander, well-known farmer
living near McCala, died yesterday
of brain trouble and was buried to-
day. He leaves a wife and several
grown children.
L. A. Stubblbefield of Birmingham
was in town today making investments
in real estate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-30
CLEYELAND'O LAW
STILL IN FORCE
FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDERS IN
CLASSIFIED SERVICE SHOULD
NOT TAKE ACTIVE PART IN
MANAGEMENT OF CAMPAIGN.

Washington. August 2s.-Acting Presi-
dent Foulke of the civil service commits
sion has addressed a communication to
all the executive departments in regard
to the part officehoiders may take in
politics. Attention is called to an order
Issued by President Cleveland July IA
1885, containing the following:
The influence OF federal officeholders
should not be felt in the manipulation
Of political primary meetings ana ma
tional conventions. The use by these Of
fiicials of their positions 20 compass
their selection as delegates to political
conventions is indecent and unfair; and
proper regard for the proprieties and re-
quirements of official place will also pre-
vent their assuming the active conduct
of political campaigns"
The communication states that this Or
der has never been repealed, but has been
declared by President Roosevelt to be
still In force. In constituting 1t, however,
there Is distinction. Mr.. Foulks says,
to be made between officers and en-
ployes who are In the classified service
and those who are not. The letter states
service are chosen largely with reference
to political consideration, and as a rule
are and expect to be changed with a
change of parties. but In the classified
service the choice is made witl6ut re-
gard to political consideration.
In consideration of this the communi-
cation further says the man in the classi-
fled service, while retaining his right to
vote as he pleases and to express pri-
vately his opinion on all political sub
Jects, should not take an active part IN
political management or in political cam
paigns for the same reason that a Judge
or army officer Is debarred from taking
such part. In addition to those who are
not in the classified service the communi-
cation says the limitations are not strict
but even in this case officehoders must
not use their offices to control political
movements or coerce the political ac-
lions of employees.
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Widest GAMBLING.
All Plunging Records outdone BY Sat
urday's Reckless Play.
Special to the New York World.

Special to the New York World.
Saratoga, August 27.-The midnight of
last Saturday at Saratoga wound up a
day that witnessed many interesting
events the breaking of all records in
gambling on the racetrack and In the
clubs, more men at play. the biggest
crowd of the season and display of fine
frocks and more diamonds than are to
be seen in the jewel collection of the
Nizam of Hylderabad, VINO is supposed
to have more diamonds than Grand and
Division streets and the Bowery saw.
The bookmakers at the race track
handled bales of money ana kept most
of It, though they got a whack or two
from the big betters in the Saratoga
Cup race Joe Ullman, Eddie" Burke
and Sol Licnlenstein hanuled something
like 100000, and as nue. more found
its way through the deft fingers of the
o. er bookies.
Ullman placed some very heavy wagers
yesterday, the biggest being $4,000 to
$4,000 against the Sanford stable In the
Saratoga cup race. Mollie Brant, III
to l shot. won the race.
One of the biggest winners on TINS
event was a beardless youngster named
Langley or something like it. Langley
began operations against the bookmak-
ers three weeks ago with a very small
capital, about $500. He has won $4,000,
and is attracting attention by bidding up
the horses that win selling races.
Langley comes from Kentucky. He Is
said to have put the pool rooms of Louis
vile "out of business a year or two ago.
whatever that may mean.
In the clubs last night the gambling
broke the record. There was the largest
crowd ever before seen at Canfeld's, and
the play was high, but it did not develop
any spectacular plungers.
Tammany men who come to attend the
st ate committee meeting appeared to
have saved some of the money they
made during the last four years and
gambled 1t recklessly. Two men who are
known to have received annual salaries
of $500 a year lost $4,000 and $500 respec-
lively in an hours play last night.
An unusual feature of the gambling
last night was the number of unknown
men who appeared at the roulette wheels
and faro tables and risked sums that only
the nerviest gamblers are supposed to
venture. A young man, whose father Is
said to have made fortune in coal dur
ing the last three months, sat in the
restaurant overlooking the gambling
room, and sent In commissions to venture
on the colors at roulette. His woman COM
panion selected the colors.
1T is coming reu aIter the next WHlrl
she said and the younb blood sent in
$500 or $1,000 every time she directed.
Her guessing was first rate, and she
claimed $1,000 of the $4,000 he won.
A man who watched the play at Can
fields between and IL o'clock said he
figured that about 100000 changed hands
Play at the Manhattan. the Chicago
and the United States clubs and three or
four institutions was proportionally as
high as that at the Saratoga club. though
the class of patrons was not so select.
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PRATT CITY
Republicans Hold Meeting and Elect
Delegates to Convention.

Pratt City August 29.-(Special.)-
The republicans of Pratt City held a
meeting in the city hall last evening
and elected the following delegates to
the county convention, which con-
venes in Birmingham August 80: P. A.
Grantham, A. ]. Prince, DR.. E. w.
Trainer, George Hurley, R. L. Gholson,
Hugh Moreland, G. j. Levy and H.
Trehern Alternates: J. X. Thomas,
]. D Rutledge, ]. S. Wade, Linn Crit
fifth, r. w. Coleman and William Don
aldson
A beat committee was elected, with
]. X. Thomas chairman and Linn Grit
fifth secretary. A republican club Of
thirty members was organized, with
]. X. Thomas, president; A. ]. Prince,
first vice president; DR.. e. w. Trainer,
second vice president; Linn Griffith,
secretary; T. A. Grantham, treasurer.
The club unanimously endorsed John
Powers for chairman of the county
executive committee. The next meet
ing will be held at the city hall on
Thursday evening, September 4, at
which time they expect to have some
of the nominees for the legislature to
address them.
j. M. Bagwell, general foreman Of
coke ovens for the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company, has ten
dered his resignation and has accept
ed similar position. with the Wood
ward Iron company of Bessemer. J..
A. Mclaughlin has been promoted
from foreman to general foreman to
take Mr.. Bagwell's place, and c. M.
Cook transferred from No. to take
Mr. McLaughlin's place, effective Sep
TENDER l.
Prof. P. M. Mcneil, superintendent
of the Pratt City public schools. ar
rived in the city today. He has spent
most of the vacation with his father
at Kennedy, Ala. The schools will
open on Monday, September Is. Pro-
fessor Mcneil will be busy during the
next two weeks making the necessary
arrangements for the opening.
The butchers union and the clerks
union will not have floats in the pa
rade at Ensley on Labor Day as was
at first intended
Miss Irene Kennedy of Woodlawn
visited friends in the city yesterday.
Miss Kennedy will leave in few days
for Goodwater, Ala, where she will
teach in the public schools during the
coming year.
Miss Jennie Dunlap will entertain a
number of her friends Monday even
ing.
Mrs. B. Spence and daughter, Miss
Mary Spence, spent last night with
friends in the city. They are return
ing to their home at Goodwater Ala,
after an extended visit to relatives and
friends in Pickens county.
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PRUNE CROP INJURED.
Estimate Is Made by a Grower on a
Recent Visit to San Jose.

From the New York Com Advertiser.
San Jose, Cal, August 2S.-According
to the reports the fruit crops are suffer-
ing far greater damage from the heat
than 1t was believed possible under any
conditions which might come. 1t LIS said
the late season and the summer months
almost without any hot weather have left
the maturing crops in poorest condition
to stand the sudden and extreme warmth
Inc prune crop is sust aiming the heavi-
est damage. The growers of Anderson
and Happy Valley have been jubiIant
over the prospect Of the heaviest yield
OF years and big returns from a firm
market. But the hopes of many are be-
Ing dashed. The heat Is causing the
nearly ripe prunes to become discolored
and fall from the stem. The ground in
the prune orchards is becoming carpeted
with wasted fruit
A prominent grower who was In the
city last week said: The extent of the
damage is not yet appreciated. 1t Is my
belief based on observations. that at
least one-half of the prune crop of
Shasta county will be lost owing to heat
The prune men have never seen heat
damage before to compare with this sud-
den SPELL"
Unfortunately the damage is not re-
strieted to the prunes. Peaches and APP
pies are actually shriveling, and while
they are not dropping as badly as the
prunes, they will be of inferior grade.
The second great fruit of the county.
the Bartlett pear. is also suffering, but
pears are not as far advanced as other
fruits and If the extreme heat does not
continue the pear crop may partly over
come the blight.
IT, ba H..w
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has twenty-five years experience a ma
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Endorsed by the press and people OF every
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The Southern Odd Fellow: We cannot
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