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New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
DEvERY MEN CELEBRATE.
Big Bill Tells Them Justice LeVentrltt Is
a Great Jurlst.

william : Devery restored by Justice Leven-
+-itt-s decision his rights and privileges as a
r--oz7ll Or rhe Tan7mauy Hall Executive Committee
handed ont verbal bouquets to his election district
,z--sfrs tzs4 night at the district headquarters. in
rfrh-n-s--e- near THerty-tflird-st- They were ali
- hand. ana every oue felt as II his ship nao
come in. M Devery was there. with q rnaSterlul
look IN his eve Peter J. Garvey. the color bearer
. -re organization there, wearing a look OF
conscious superfority: Pump. the spaniel mascot
zzs there. wearing joyous face ano Z ne"
blanket 7lth his name worked in II black Pump
1urnped IT the table and ''gTinned like a coal
s--.t-fe He waved his plurelike tail ana CROWDED
The chief OF his chair But everything was
4elv II was happy family once more
! want to thank Mr.. Garvey and the district
leaders said Mr DeveTy. when he was called on
rc- re great victory won today in the courts
/ never had tle slightest fear ofIthe result Jus
-e Tevenrritr Is Of the greatest JGr1sIs N the
world He il jurist. and thoroughly ulderstallos
-hs Iav-the Law Of the common people We h-N e
~eceed this victory at the hands OF Justice LeNeh-
-rlrr r7-esllre now friends in IaTnr1laily
t+s1 z-iu recognize Us. both il the general and
executive committees
>o7- Tomorrow is the special election for Sena-
-or. Z want each snd every man and captain " o.
rs district t. do everything in his power 10 gel
,.-- -l7e Tsr7nsrv vote. Now that YOU have won
rau- case vou have got 70 keep inside the breast
works ] want - read you note thal J s't
this morning from the candidate for Senator
Here Nj Deyery read
anna assessment Hoping this VIII meet VIII
your approval am OUTS F. J. DooLNG.
That's $40 : district for you gents resumed
T.eve-,- This money not to bribe voters WIN
in an share or form. because If you attempt that
Won z-e likely 70 be disfranchised again by Tam
rz-v Han. Spend Il by sending messengers
around the district and getting out the vote
II move that We send the check back, said
.To=erh Clark.
Nc doubt continued Devery, many people VIII
ns looking for q days work tomorrow and some
VIII BE- out Of coal others viii be without hour
IN ~ house The best way for you felers TO DO
= % NOT have any long green in your clolles 10
morrow then you won't have 10 trouble
81 move that send that check mack Win
thanks said tf.e persistent Mr.. Clark
T7ete- J Carey didn't think this was the Ilsnl
-f7,nE - 60 and after much persuasion MI cLaFh
r+nC-ew his motion
Tpez-erz za.d that be didn't expect much more
---,lr5e in asserting his rights in Tammsny Han
The Stewart rnandemUs proceedings come Up -
-r~rra7- before Justice Gaynor- IN view oi li'e a.
irfor bv Justice Le-eutritt yesterday the stewart
gzSe r1sr he dropped-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
TO PROTECT BEARS.

tecting the black bears of this State. Heretofore
there has never been any provision for the pro
lection Of these animals. and during the last few
years their numbers have decreased to a large
extent The bill will provide for close season on
black bears during the summer months when they
commercially vaIueless; prohibit the killing or
taking Of cubs all times, limit hunters to one
bear a prohibit the Of traps or srlares
in the pursuit OF these animals. and require each
person killing bear in this State to file a record
CT such killing with the Forest. Fish and Game
Commission. Senator William Townsend Of
Oneida. will introduce the bill It is favored by
organizations of sportsmen and naturalistz.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
Entries for tomorrow:
RESULTS AT OAKLAND.

Ga akland Cal. Jan. 26.-There rain here to-
day. and the track was heavy. Summaries:
First race selling: five furlongsp-Warte Ncht 11o
'Aiuders !. Won Belle Reed los CW. Waldo; 10
a3Iz. Pure Dale. Toto Gratiot Dotterer Amourna.
Queen Cup. Ante Penance LansdoEne and Chief Rang r
second rsos year-old maidens: three half
furiongs-Knob Hampton 1I3 fW- Waldo. 10 ], wor.
is J. Dalyl 1 to J. third. Tine 0.4812 Box Elder,
Queen Fay. County Down and Midway also ran
4lado. Donovan, Il I. All About 90 C.
Kelly. to l. second; Rinroc (Adkinsl 10 10 third.
Bright. Orrheus Prima II and Dance Along also ran:
Fourth selling; one and one-eghth Iniesl-Su1-
L second Caneo 1o4 CBirkenruthl, 10 third
Tirae I:56=. Cromwell, Rasp Sleeping Child. Greyfeld
Fifth race selling; one mile yards,
Doreen. 81 Reed 70 !. Mission. 1o4 Minderl- 4
Time 80 TyrannUs. Nigar, The Miller Senator BeN
eridge- Baccheus. AImsgiver and July Gyp also ran
REED to Won: fiainauit i0I q WILSON, to l.
Laura F NJ and Golden Light also ran.
Entries for tomorrow:
Educate Carrie ". 100: Light Ban. 1o2; Assess
ment- Io2 skip Ne %: Fitz Stoc5Te 1o1; Esrado 96:
Victoria 3 60 fSagnarok II "a; Ace Of Spades. 20
D Io2; Azarine lo2 Torilla 102; Doie weithof.
Devista 1o5 Buzzer ~; Prue l0I; La Cona 10; Tower
of Candies. 10
Luton 1oi Yellow Stone 101: Marscino, IS; Rose Of
t1o lo6 blacktnorn IL -reraa lU-: Golden 'ottaga
S Iianfpress los Jim Gore II III Bedner loa Young
Morello. I05.
Fourth race Cone ne!Georsolette, 1o5; Epicure.
Cold Van 10: Cold Bel. 10
Fifth race selling: mile ifty yards,-Platonius
Wit 100; Nellie Forest I: Bonnie Lisak
1o6; sleeging Child los, Bard Burns III Pat Nor
sixth race selling: one mile,-ByrondaIe 100. stunts
-e4 Sir Hugh l"l. The Major. lo4 Fossil o7 Claus 9e.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
DAoY's SON HOLDS FoRDHAM RECORD

The Fordham College track team elected J. J.
Fallon. %. Of Boston. captain for the season Of
1895. Last year the 1O0-yard dash OF the New
York Athletic Clubs annual genes at TraYers
Island Fallon, from the 5-yard line. defeated
Duffy. of Georgetown. Four years ago Fallon and
Duffy side by side representatives OF Bos-
ton University. This is Fallons third year as cap
tain of the track team. Maurice J. Mccarthy.
trainer of the team. issued call for candidates
recently. and thirty-fve responded Among the
number were O'Toole and O'Conner. ten-second
men and Chester A Dady, son of Colonel NJ. J.
Dady. Of Brooklyn. Dady holds the college record
F0r the broad jump.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
NEW GAME PRESERVE IN VERMONT

BY TFLEGPAPH TO The TRIBUNE.I
Crotch. Vt Jan. 26-A four hundred acre tract
Of timber land has just been purchased here by
Fremont H Wright Of Auburndale Mass and is
to be transformed into d game preserve. The
Darling Pond, said TO contain the best trout fish
ing in the country, is located in this tract The
area is admirably adapted for a preserve, as the
original spruce has been cut off, and the dense
unGerbrush viii give feed and cover for many
deer and birds Mr.. Wright will build clubhouse
spring.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
cocKERILL TO RACE TRoTTERs.

John f. Cockeri president OF the Road Drivers
Associa ton OF New York has been elected mem
her of the New-York Driving Club and this sea
son instead OF having his horses ~ Bayshorc. he
viii have them trained for the matineca at the
F-mpre track II * not unlikely that his farncu
zeIdlug Swift will he sent to duplicate his per
formances Of last year. when he made the circuit
Of half-miIe tracks without meeting defeat Mr.
ockerills applica ton for membership carried the
name Of James Butler. president Of the Empire
q Troffiug Club
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
THE ABBOT BROUGHT EAST.

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
Fishldll Landing, N Y Jan 26.-The ABBOT ar
rived at Fishkill Landing ( O'Clock this after
noon. The celebrated horse had been shipped from
Louisville to the John J. Scannell stock farm here
The horse was met by Mr. Scannel and the train
er. John Kelly. and was taken to his new quarters
Mr. Scannen said The Abbot was in fine condltlon
and his performances next season were sure to be
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
HARVARD MEN DISQUALIFIED.
Amateur Athletic Union Suspends Cambridge
Basketball Players.

The basketball committee and the registration
committee of the Metropolitan Association OF the
Amateur Athletic Union Yesterday suspended from
further competition in sports under the jurisdlc-
ton of the Amateur Athletic Union the basketoah
PLAYERS OF the Harvard University Athletic Asso-
citation and the Washington Continental team OF
Schenectady. n. Y. These two teams played d
game Saturday night "A Schenectady the Wasn-
ington Continental playing with the Harvard tea!n'
Notwithstanding the fact that they We're not regis
tered with the New-England Association of the
Amateur Athletic Union OF the United States
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
REALTY NOTES.

Mrs Lila Gilbert transferred title yesterday to
No SIS F1fth-ave to William ". Hall and another
person. The property carries mortgage OF $4,000
Saks Co. have leased the basement OF their
building to the Baily Restaurant Company for ten
years at graduated rental from $4,000 to $4,000 d
year.
Charles r. Faruolo & Co. have leased for term
of five years the story te1ment houses NOS
10 and % Roosevelt-st. for Frederick Lausser 10
client at aggregate rental Of S16,a0
A. D. JulIiard is the buyer of No II West FIFTY
sev enth-st, reported sold on SATURDAY
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
THE BRONX BUILDING PLANS.

Keller-ave west size. 500 feet north of one-hun-
dred and sixty -ninth-st., story frame dwelling
house 25x52 feet /. Roth. owner: B. w Lerger &
Sons. architects $500.
Lebanon-st, north side 5on feet west of Bronx
Park-ave.. two story brick dwelling house, 22x92
feet: Virginia Ambrosino. owner Hamilton
Kitchen. architect: 6. 800.
Park-ave.. southeast corner Of One-hundred mo
ffty-sixth st. five story and basement brick rae
tory, 4711al19 Is feet; Signurd Feust. owner;
Charles Baxter & Sons architects StS,0G0.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
AMATEUR SKATERS TO RACE FEB. IL

The American speed skating championships for
1903 will take place at Verona Lake. near Montcar
N J.. on Lincoln's Birthday. February T. The dis
tances scheduled one-naIf mile, one mile ana
FIVE miles and three prizes will be awarded IN each
race Morris Wood the present one and three
mile skating champion who made three RECORDS
last Saturday says that the Verona Lake oval Ia
the best for fast work that he has ever skateo
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
eeeepoeT GUN CLUB WINS MATCH.

zreenort y Y Jan. 2s.-The second Of the
series Of the team match for championship OF Mas
sau County In trap shooting was decided mere 10
g. ~, The groonds OF the Freeport Gun Club
-,,-.s Island the home team defeated the Port
TTssSinetnn Gun club loo--1s2 sweePsrakes events
oyrtcF followed were captured oy GiIoessieFe' Ia
Gsrnan Emui and Herbert Csrran.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
Thirteenth Assembly District.

1 r' Ts5 Election DIST District & Is 6qg1a:s By ~. ~ -a %
t-eighh street Tenth avenue West Thirtysxt street
The second District is bounded BY
West FoTtieth street Te4tk sysaue West Thrysashra
The Third Election District bounded :, and wthfs
West Thrty-ninth street. Ninth agsuus West Thirty
eighth street, and Tenth avenue -
Forteth street, Ninth West Thirty-na-s
The Es Election District @ IS 69uHdsd ~ szs w,ss.s
street and Ninth avenue.
TIE sixth Election DstrIct Is bounded oZ and Tlt7
eighth street. and Ninth avenue
north and south sides OF Vest T6ttSeist street from
g9 ro 4osPqs .s 70 fn @ 50 sd VEST 81 Tr
ninth West Thirty-seventh street and Eighth
Ths Eighth Election District is bounded By and wi,s
sides OF West Thirtynnth street from Seventh
west Thirty-eEhta street West Forsieth Street
Fortyarst Eighth avenue West Fortis'H
street. and Ninth a.;y sysn4s, 4S;... = s,,... -.
north and south sides q For5sscond street fni
hus rom West Forty-arst Street to west F5r15if
TSs EsTen Eecton District IS bSa3s o and win
West Fortyrst street. Ninth avenue. West Fortst1
Ts Tsltth Election DissriSs : is oogassd BY and With
a slst t" street and Tenth avenue
,5, .69t TR1ss i4s Of Vest FoTtz-ird s strsst from %
avenue . To- Ie1a v9 rfoB5 @ 5n tef 70 % Vs. % E I7n
third street West Fortsecond street and Tenth avenue
within west Forty-second street Tsnth avenue west
Forrfe
It Fifteenth Election District Is bounded BY ara
Forty-third
rr-secoud street, Hudson Or river.
The Sixteenth Election District IS bounded By and
within Forty-fourth street Tenth avenue West
Forty-third street. and Hudson OF North river.
Election District IS bounded by ard
within West Forry-hfth Tenth avsrue. West
F7o-Tv-f1urth street. Hudson North
THE Eighteenth Election District BOUNDED BY AID
-Tthr West FCrtv-six-h street. Tenth avsnue. WsSt
Forty-ffrh street. Hudson North river
Polls open from 6 A VI. P N
JOHN R VOORHs
CHAS. B. PAGE.
JOHN NAGCTRE
RUDOLPH c. FULLER
January Is 1905
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
Elert1pn Noiire
ROARD OF ELECTIONS
OF THE
CITY OF NEW YORK.

General Office foI " 41st St. Borough of Aaanattan'
,o,;ce ia hereby given pursuance Of Chapt< 90 Ok
the laws of 1895 amended BY Section 10 Cnapte- 20
49, - teo1 Of The boundaries Of each Of the election
districts within Sixteenth Senatorial Disct IN me
ro1g ~ Manhattan Of the designation OF the place OF
rsJsen ~ registration or January 1Ithl, and OF N.
noing places special election 70 De nelo
,osn9 in each election districts within the
i+senth Senatorial District in said borough as foios
Vii
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
HARMONIC CLUB EXERCISES ITS OPTION

The Harmonic Club has exercised its option to
buy plot of three lots. 75x1Oo 5x50x255x15 feet on
the side of Sixteth-st rs feet east Of Fifth
ave The plot is almost opposite the Metropoht@sn @
Club 1t is said that the purchase price is sSaeNa.
A seven story clubhouse to cost about s4'@" VIII
he brfit the premises.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
JUMPS FOUR STORIES AND DIES.

While in q delirious condition Hannah konrnan.
siKty-thre years old inmate Of the Methodist
Episcopal Home fer Aged and Indigent Females. az
Sinety-second- 81. and Amstercam-ave, Jumped
from the fourth focr Of the institution yesterday
landing On the sidewalk and dying a few minutes
lr=er
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
CHAMPIONSHIP HOCKEY MATCH.

a championship hockey match will take place at
the St Nicholas Rink. under the auspices Of the
Amateur Hockey League. this evening. between
the teams representing the Hockey Club Of New
York and the New-York Athletic Club. These
teams played 2 tie game January , which re
suited in three extra periods and yet there was TO
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
Killing TO PLAY WITH CHICAGO.

Kansas City. Jan. 26.-.John King tonight denied
a statement sent out from Tacoma. Wash. To-Day
that he had been signed to play the coming sea
with Tacoma in the Pacific Northern League
King stated positively that he will play with tne
Chicago National League Club again next season
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TODAY.

HoCKEY.-Nepv-York Athletic Club Hockey Cluo o5
New-York. Nicholas Rink evening Counoia ~
team Hefaey School. Clermont Rink.
RACTNG.-At Nev-orIeans and Oakland.
CURLING international tournament, at Detroit
HORSE sALE-Fssig-T Upton sale. Garden.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
CUTLER DEFEATS MORRiSToWN.

Tho cutler schoI team defeated the Morristown
team in hockey game at Morrtstown yesterday
E,r the score Of 30 Q.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
gurousan properrn for Sale

CHARMING MANSION.-In part Of Thames
vsIIev TO be sold Erected by Architect 70 5ne 2
rosriis a. cost OF
f So Arist0cratc neighborhood- Within drive
~ windsor Castle Price close trust estate
J,+-cd,irtior 70 English Of title with rlgnt
p-esantaTion at Court he arranged BLAND, y!
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
NEW BUILDING PLAN.

sath 81 : 100 Il of Amsterdam ave, for I've
story brick apartment house. 5nxSG.9. F krupp,
oV-u'r = Robinson & son. arcEitscts--.-- NJ
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27

IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT
il YOU fail to secure Tribune Almanac for
1903, a the Second Edition has just been put
sale. First Edition ell sold. Price 25
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27

MOST POPLAR STATISTICAL PUBLICATION
OF THE YEAR.
Tribune Almanac 1893. First Edition ali
soId second Edition sale. Buy one
a once. Price Is ceufs.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
Proposals

OFFa,E WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT, 2I2S
". Ave Washington u. g. Dec .. 1902 Scales
-,1CsaIs for filters pure and appurre
.ances and VIII be received until y N
Tan q 1905; publicly opened Information Oh
spuiicaf.on A. Il. Miller. 1t Col Engrs-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
TREAsTRY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF

the Secretary Washington D. c. January Is. 1908.
requirements OF Section . %
tb A. ~ June o. 1874 notice hereby given that
received Treasury DsparJ
,7en- IN washington until o'clock P ~ Wednesiay
1905. for the carng OF dursols
n1srrhsndise imported at the Port Of New York y I.
OF os March.
1S6S All necessary information concerning
he ,arfornsd viii by the collector q Customs
Ssq- YORK upon application. TIE bids must Be al
5000 ta the So~retarv Treasury Washington.
n scaled and c1durSed qf.saIs carta@9 AZ
~, v,-s l. SHAW. Secretary-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27

4 MEXICAN AND SOREIGS TEACHERS Afs ENCT
"A Professors. Teachers Iutcrs, 11verne=sss
etc 10 COLLEGES scHooIs n Families. Appy 70
Mrs u J. YOCNG-FCLTcN 3 U1icn sanars.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-27
FURNISHED 5onses to tei-

OoND STREET. BETWEEN FIFTH AND MADISON
81 Averues-Con7pleeIy furnished children OF doss
FaFr,1sry to June. ALBERT +. -ssfiFotsIH west
33rJi Street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15

small matter as there are enough aspiring
towns in Oklahoma TO. make use ct maEsS
more public institutions than there is pos
sibility of locating. The framing of the
bill is now under way and the CITIES OF
Shawnee, Enid, Perry. Lawton. Ell Reno.
Newkirk, Granite, Pawnee and Norman
are already in the running for something
else just as good.
There are many who think no measure
can be so framed as TO meet the approval
of congress There are few who doubt
the advisability of attempting it, however,
and it is not unlikely that the chief in
terest In this legislature viii center about
a public building bill as it did in the last
legislature.
1t is expected that the lobby who are
going to recommend the location of public
buildings to congress by bin passed by
the legislature vii lhave their measure
ready for introduction next week. s.
1t is understood that the penitentiary
goes TO Perry, the asylum is safely con-
coded to Fort uppiy. the reformatory to
Shawnee or Granite, and the girls in
dustriaI school and reformatory TO Law
ton, or Hobart. Enid wants the capital or
penitentiary-
The filings have not been put on the
proposed bill yet, however. and the lobby
is not in any way ready to do these
things 1t will be necessary to canvass the
situation closely in order to frame bill
that will get enough support to go
through. Then there is congress to be
placated after the whole battle in Okla
homa has been fought.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
TERRITORIAL eEoLooIsT
Thinks There Is Little Chance Of Find
ina Artesian Water

Norman o. T.. Feb. "a Professor
Gould. the geologist of Oklahoma. was
called 10 Duranf which n situated IN
the southwest corner Of the Chocfaw
country last week. 20 pass upon the pos
sibIiity OF artesian water AZ that place
Durant l. a city % about gV0 and y one
Of the Iarses; IN the territory that has rot
a system Of waterwofks In operation.
There Were three propositions before the
people. First. TO secure water from Hlns
river, sbou, sin miles away. second. TO
drill forsartesian water. and the third. 20
throw dam across creek and secure
water from reservoir.
Concerning the chances for artesssn
water IN Oklahoma Profesor Could
said:
As far az 7 have been able 90 learn IN
my study 81 the rocks - the county FOR
the past ten years or more there y very
little hope Of arfesian water In Oklahoma.
The bedrock IN ali parts % the territory
except the limestone country IN tbe north
east and granite IN The wichita rnouatain
regions. consist Of rcd shsles upd Gays.
usually known ~ tire rcd hecs Just
bow thick these red beds are. - rot
Known for the dfu hss never gore through
them wells - shs~nse. Gyhrie. Fort
Reno ans other places have reached a
depth ~ 81 or T. 70 FEET. buf have always
stopped before getting fhrogEh the re6
te.fs II there - any artesian water IN
the country Il ought 20 be ~ the base
81 ne rel hetis. bat tbe chances % find
ing 8. ever there are no; Tery sncoErss-
INK However. uatif Ne know how thick
TIE red beds are ard ~aas Bes beneath
them. he pfeble maf the water supply
n this part q tse county Nil s>f -
solved.
At Ire present firss there sr~ not i~ss
thar az deep wells t,esag dssl'es 81 Osiz-
horssa. - nearly e. I arr afse - sssf-
nate. rot if-s than 81 o. xas sprrf 49,
rear IN prospeefirr fsr ~ gss sri snin-
rails 81 fh@ I'D t4sis. sr1. - - az kr0w.
xitb9gf avail. reFssf~ isTger s,sosns
riii - spent fhfs year - > s--aH part
Z this raoaey eosld - srens intsnisenffy
n = zsoiosscsi server - "a corsassy. -
Fe'ljd - fer bitter fer ~ reroernes eY
Z vel cousz - ~ eS.n whleh ~.sss
ass ihrouxh fha - fess ~ ~aufa :.
BE - fern a. fsfsElxsns kssa u N.
or5it,ors unsirr ~bsfh fhsss rrcks Ger.
isposiiss anf ~ rsseh easeiusion a. %
~ 7-ssibEitses q zsg saissf,fs Sre-
Sets
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
NEW INDIAN RELIGION.
MescaI Bean Is Benefit and Does No
Injury.


| Guthrie, o. T., Feb. H-Nun-Tsa-Wach
Ha. an Indian, is out in a signed article
stating that the mescal bean is a bene-
fit and not an injury to the Usage In
dams. He says: II see you copy from
the Usage Journal an article on the mes
cal bean and the medicine camps on the
Usage reservation. Now, would it not
be good idea for some of those writers
to go and look tbs matter up before they
denounce 1t.
The fact is that these medicine camps
have doSe more to make the Indians sober
and honest than all the missionaries that
ever came on the reservation.
changed the Indian camps from a drum
ken hell to a decent town. Two-thirds
of the Osag profess this religion and 1t
is nothing more than Christianity set to
an Indian tune. The fact is that they do
not eat mescal at all. One of the main
points is cleanliness and to effect this
they take Turkish bath to cleanse them
selves on the outside and eat a weed to
produce vomiting to cleanse themselves
on the inside
Before going into their church the only
use they have for the mescal bean is to
put a few on the inside of their drum
(the Indian organ which gives it pecu-
liar sound.
The writer has spent two weeks in the
camp at Doggy Creek and knows whereof
he speaks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
DEMAND MORE WAGES.
Miners in MeAlester District Are Ask
inq Union Scale,

Miners in MeAlester District Are Ask.
ing Union Scale.
South McAlester, /. T.. Feb. H.-Thirty
five hundred coal miners in the hitherto
non-union coal mines Of the McAlester
district. have joined the United Mine
Workers of America, and the local miners
have made formal demand on the coal
operators that they sign the union scale
on or before Saturday, February II.
The previous strikes for several years
have been unsuccessful. through lack Of
organization, the majority of the miners
refusing to join the union. But frequent
meetings have been held at every mining
camp in the district the past six months,
and the district president, Peter Henraty
says all the miners in the district, with
the exception Of few negroes at Lehigh,
are now in the union. Among the COM
panies on whom demand is made are
those under control of the Choctaw rail-
road, which, under the old ownership,
steadfastly refused to recognize the union.
The demand is for an eight-hour day;
semi-monthly pay: mine-run price of
IS cents a ton, and institution of check
of system.
president of the national organization,
will be here the last of the week to con-
duct the fight for the union. The places
affected are: Howe. Wnburten, Coalgate,
Lehigh. Krebs. Bache, Hartshorne. Buck.
HaileyvilIe. o. T., Hughes, Cowen, Car
bon and Dow