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gard to the Austro-Russian re-
form scheme for Macedonia is
changed and that consequently,
neither Turkey nor Bulgaria can
expect support from any quarter
IN the event Of open or secret re-
slstance to that scheme.
The government, after point
ing out that the suggested re-
forms were at the outset attend
ed with good results, says the
Macedonian agitation spread in
Bulgaria on the mistaken concep-
ton that Russia would ''alter her
program and proclaim herself
the champion of the unrealizable
plans of the leaders eff the revolu-
ton" The Turkish oppression
will end, the note says, only
when the revolu tionary activity
OF the committees cease. Until
then reform cannot be applied,
nor the atrocities stopped.
TURKS LOSE HEAVILY.
Sofa, Bulgaria, Sept. 24.-Ac-
cordlng to telegram received
here today from Kostendil, (forty
three miles from Soia), six hun
dred Turks were killed in a fight
at Kotchani, Sept. 18. The Tur-
kish force numbered seven thou
sand. After the fight the troops
enraged at their losses, pillaged
and burned number of Bu1gar-
ian villages,
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lie generally.
Umstead in some wavsucceed-
ed ia getting ex-United States
Senator McLaurin interested
with him, and a big suit is now
pending in New York against
Umstead and in favor of Nc
Laurip.
Machcn and Umsted, it seem
ed, were close friends in the
steel plant and Brunswick and
Birmingham deal, and both of
them sold out and left the Bruins
wick and Birmingham about the
same time in New York.
1t will be remcm bered by the
News readers that Machen and
Umsted had their first difference
in this i'm mediate section while
inspecting the proposed route
Of the new railroad
Several Dawson citizens met
with them in a conference, and a
decided coolness between them
was very noticeable. Machen
retired from the road the next
week. Dawson News.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1903-09-26
GEORGIA COTTON CROP is
REPORTED 100000 BALES sH0

Atlanta, Sept. "a. The n1l
ly crop report of the con
sloner of agriculture was s.
today, and shows that the 81
crop will be 19 per cent.
than last years crop, or SCI
bales short. There is very
hope for improvement.
Following is the report:
Georgia Department Of
culture, Sept. "a, 1908 TIL
report of the Georgia
ment of agriculture, ISSUED
"A, 1908, and based on til
sweres OF nearly 1,0OOlette
to reliable persons in di
sections of every county
state, shows the conditio
prospect of our principal
up to the middle of the e.
month.
The report shows defe
ton in the prospects of so
the crops, especially
Everything was set back b
late spring, and when the 4
pect seemed good for rally \
the early unfavorable condifi
a long continued drought ST
which was at last broke
chilling rains that did Il
damage, especially to eel
Kust has also appeared in
sections, and in many ms
the boil worm and cate
have made serious inroad
and rice that had not been
suffered consid cradle das1
~
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Returned.

To all anxious friends, l desire
to state have returned, and re-
port cotton fine in the Irwinville
district. Further hereby chal-
lenge any fifteen mile runner,
Bill Simmons and Max Price
excepted. Yours truly,
Geo. w. Brown.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1903-09-26
IRWIN COUNTY DIRT
COMMANDS GOOD PRICE.
Fine Plantation of One Thousand
Acres Brought $4,000.

The Waterloo plantation of
Hon. Thomas B. Young was sold
several days ago to Thomas Y.
Fletcher for $4,000 cash. This
plantation is one of the finest in
the state, consisting of 1000
acres of land, all in cultivation.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1903-09-26

Take a chance at til
roker at Ovens Barrie
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FARMER FOUND 1T.
Watch Had Been Dropped by Suspect
ed Party.

Guthrie, o. T.. July 2.-According To
the Carmen News, last Thursday evening
Chas. Duskin laid down on a table by
the window in the Eagle saloon TO rest
and went TO sleep. Upon. awakening
he found that his watch worth about
$40 was missing. but thinking some Ct The
boys had taken it for a Joke he did not
report his loss until Friday forenoon.
As soon as Marshal Baise learned of the
theft ne commenced hunting Cor a cue
to go to work on. and after considerable
inquiry he found that Frank kioroaa,
a scraper holder on the \. Y. & W. ha /
been seen on Thursday night with h
watch and his informant told him IN a
Riordan had gone east. B'se Immediately
started after his man and came upon him
about p miles southeast. and as son SIS
he saw the marshal he ran into a corn
field; the chase ended in about hlf a
mile. When the marshal caught the man
he had no watch Just before hel EFT
he informed the man who owned IN
place that he thought the watch was
somewhere in the cornhcld ana that IN 2
owner would pay s. for its recove r.
The prisoner was lodged IN jal and the
marshal went back cut 70 look for the
watch. but the farmer had found II,
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NO TRACE OF JONES.
His Former Acquaintance Passed
Him in Silence.

New York, July 24-Detectives who
have been searching for Cherries F. Jones.
death of the Texas millionaire. William
NJ. Rice. whose valet he was. have been
searching the south in vain FOR the man
Jones received immunity Tor becoming
a stake witness against Albert T Patrick.
who was charged with killing Rice.
through the fundamentally of Jones for
the purpose Of securing the Rice millions.
IN June. 1862. Jones was given his free
dom on the nominal bail Of Sl.o00. Be
fore Jones was permitted TO leave prison
he was made to agree that he would keep
in constant communication with the dis
trfct attorneys office and with this IN
derstanding he was permitted to return
to his old home IN Texas. Nearly every
one he had known from childhood passed
him in silence IN the street. lie went 20
Houstaon. where he had worked as
clerk for Rice in a warehouse. He met
with scorn wherever he went and in
letters sent 10 the district attorney g
Office complained bitterly Of the treat
n1ept. As a last resort Jones went to
Galveston and shipped under an assumed
name as mate on the Schooner Raphel-
10. which made weekly trips from Calves
ton 20 san Jacinto river. Then he went
to New Orleans. when his letters stopped
It became necessary TO locate Jones In
a proceeding connected with the Patrick
APPEAL but no trace Of him can be found.
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DISTURBED THE MEETING.
Two Bellicose Coiored Brethren In
dulge i'm a War Of Words.

Hennessey. Q. T. July 25-1!essrs. Luck
EFT and Hatton, the bellicoSv members Of
the eolored Baptist church. are having
more trouble says the Democrat. Last
Friday night. during a business meeting
At the church these men became in
volved In row which landed them both
before His Honor. Judge Van Tress
II seems that At the meeting OF the
church board during the reading Of the
names of the members % the church
the name of Hutton was read along with
the other members. l. :. Nicholson. one
Of the deacous. remarked that Hutton
was ne longer a member. he having been
expelled some time ago. Hutton jumped
az and took hold Of Nicholson and told
him TO sit down ana keep quiet. or he
Oiutton} would crush him TO the earth.
At this ju0cure Of the proceedings. Mr.
Duckett put "a his car. and Hutton 5
attention was directed TO that gentleman
LucSet- thinking that things were be-
Coming too warm Tor him. decamped.
LUckett afterva-d svore out a warrant
for Hutton on charge OF disturbing q
Religious meeting The trial was held
before Judge Van Tress Wednesday night
w>o upon the evidence. fined Hutton SIC
and costs. After the judges decision
Iee Gray. who IS defending Hutton con
WINGED the court that he had no juriSiic-
ton ~ the case and the case was dis
rnissea
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THRILLING ADVENTURE.
Bull Fight in Real Life Takes Place
at Eennessey


Guthrie, Q. T., July 25.-According to
the Hennessey Press-Democrat, o. B.
Kidney. the Hennesey grain man, stock
buyer and coal merchant. met with an ac-
cideut last Sunday. in which he may be
thankful that he did not lose his life.
Mr. Kidney had some cattle in a pasture
west of town among which was vicious
bull. He went out Sunday to get the
stock to help make out shipment which
he intended to send out Monday morning.
When Mr. Kidney arrived at the pas
ture. he found that the bull had gotten
over into Carse McKeever's pasture. Mr.
McKeever's cattle with Kidneys bull.
We're run into McKeever's corral. in order
that the bull might be cut out of the
bunch and put with Kidneys cattle.
Kidney rode his horse into the corral
when the bun made a dash at the horse
and rider and knocked the man and
horse about sixteen feet. the horse falling
with Kidney underneath it. The bull
followed up its attack, but dog belong
ing to McKeever came TO the rescue and
attracted the animals attention by biting
it on the hind legs This gave Kidney
an opportunity 10 roll under a wire fence
out Of reach Of the maddened bull The
horse. in the meantime. had scampered
away Mr. Kidney was brought 10 town
and physician summoned. He was
found to be severely injured in the right
shoulder and right groin. but no bones
were broken. He was laid up several
days. and Is still quite sore. as a result
of his injuries.
1t was a narrow escape FOR Mr.. Kidney.
and he undoubtedly owes his life TO Nc
Keever's dog
Men were sent out Monday to bring in
the cattle and ,hey were shipped out
Tuesday
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DETAILS OF FIRE.
Geary's Blaze Proved to Be an Ep
nenslNc( One.

Geary. O. r. July Z-Ths uuileiln
gives the details or the disastrous fre
n that city last sunday 10 started IN
the Red Front clothirg store owned BY
j. NJ Weiburn. and hurBrd his stock
Of goods. also the stock ~ a. r. %
trander DRUG Co. end l. a Holmes =
TO. iewelry stock No one kn9ws how
The fire started. for when ia was dis
covered 10 was 80 Tar al uug a. o. bs
hopelessly past control. The store "a
which ;he ere originated was . two-stogy
brick and Vas cuf up Tor oTces above
and used hy J. " Welboru for o. clothing
AID furnishing goods store below 70
was separated from the other buildings
occupied b. Philip Houks saloon hy
stairway when the blaze scr under
hcadway there was no earthly show fsr
saving either building as he hallway
above ac ted az e fan to fhe flames md
in au iarreditabie ehort rpace ~ fiuls
The entire uppor para 90 both bu1dings
were in a mass = flames
Following Is ist - the losers and the
amount ~ loss ard insuFance
-. J. Cor. Insurance g o. ssiae. sseo0.
total Joss. choctaw T9vnshn Co. ianir-
auce = 60. value 8 so fofa. laaa phil
liD Hogk. r0 leeura arfs fsiae o. 80. total
ioss .zeo J = weibaru lngarsare.
slo75a, valrc SIC ofos total iona 81
Holmes irauranee. $50 yalur y ~. -.
tai iof- - ostranasr insara.-.e
e 90. va'ae s.1e total ioza =
ifoifnse insuranes 80. vaIlfe. 80. totsf
iosE Gaileusy p f1iree iurafsr re. T.
Faipe. Nfe dsnag-a q Biseke-sl
Insurance. $3.50 vaire 50 ~. dansrs.s
q D. nrVniIe lnsnranre. q -. ssir~
= 90. canagna ~ H Nerrrn ia-r
angs So. vaIee tfzs faruazsG. Te.tss
soa. ifaHrancs e. su trfne. = 49,
esnnsz yd 3 = Rrann. ias.fanee go.
fslae nsr aamarr8 s b Faiger
irapranee. ~. vaiue no. dsrr ~ II
fefAer !nssranre sore. fsfas sF0- safai
ioss; Bafsd hors. Insurance pore. 9ala~
Il. total iers Co H,iiaae lnsafsnls
none. salse. 8sss ,sfsI lasr
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BIG DAMAGE SUIT.
1t Grows Out of Alleged Liquor Traffic
in Territory.

Guthrie, o. T.. July 25.-It is currently
reported on the street at Chick
asha. according to the Express. that
the Pabst Brewing company. Of Milwau-
kee, has filed suit for $4,000 damages
against United States Marshal Ben f.
Colbert. of the Southern district Of the
Indian territory, for stopping the sale Of
Nutria after the liquor had been passed
,pon by the authorities in Washington
and pronounced Notwithstanding and sale
able in the Indian territory. No official
confirmation Of the news can be secured.
though the Express questioned several
people who were supposed to know this
morning. All had heard Of the suit. but
none could state authoritatively that II
had been instituted
1t is also rumored that new brand Of
the same old stuff Will soon be intro
duced and offered for sale in The territory.
1t will not be labeled Nutris. but will
come under another name.
A man who was arrested at I.awton for
boot-legging and taken to the Ar7mors
Jail. was released a few days ago. and
returned to Chiokasha. on his return he
made the statement TO several parties
that Nutria was being sold openly in
Ardmore. over the bar. ard that no ef-
fort was made to stop il. He also stated
that there was another liquor on the
market known as Frost"
This statement the officials deny as abb
solu5ely false. Deputy Marshal Brock.
Of Ryan. who was in the city today.
sad that no liquor Of any Kind was being
sold in Ardmure OF any other town in
the Chickasaw nation. and none would
be so long as the present orders were in
afFart
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near GraysviIle. on the banks of the
Wabash, a few miles south OF the
stamping grounds of Alice Of Old Vim
cennes. He came to town from his farm
one day and somebody told him about
Oklahoma. He got the. fever then and
there. The force of desire was too
strong for successful resistance and he
took the first train for Oklahoma. The
GRANVILLE Mercury printed the following
story.
Ky. H. Barbre. a. farmer living near
Cerfterville is missing He came to this
city Monday with a load Of wheat, and,
after delivering the grain. drew between
$500 and 800 During the day he made
some purchases about town and at night
boarded the l. c. passenger train for the
north. having bought ticket for Bone
Gan. This is the last that has>been seen
of him. His horses were left on the lot
back of the city hall. where they remained
until the animals probably got hungry.
when they broke loose and strayed away.
They were later found near Chas. An
dre's place and taken home ny the fam
iy. Mr. BaTbre's father and his sons
have been in the city rev times trying
TO learn the whereabouts of the son and
father. but nothing had been heard Of
him last night. His father thought that
he had met with foul play and feared
his body had been thrown in the river.
He intended to have the river dragged,
so ii is said, but since he learned that
his son went away on the train he has
given UP that idea No reason Is as
signed for Mr. Barriers disappearance. :"
Barbre reached Oklahoma City last
week and was greeted by some old time
acquaintances They knew nothing of the
manner of his coming ana he told them
nothing about it. He said he had heard
of Oklahoma and had come 10 take look
at It, He might stay month or for the
remainder of his natural life, he did not
know. but If it suited him he would send
for his family. He seemed entirely COM
pos mentis, but did not appear to be
brooding over the fact that his wife and
children might be mourning him as dead
or that an aroused community might be
disturbing the sounds of the classic Wa
bash searching for his supposedly lost
carcass.
To him the tremendous and all-suf-
ficient fact that he inhaled the eXhilirat-
ing ozone of the land OF the Fair God"
seemed safety. Unmindful is he of the
murmurings of the m2andering winds
which seem TO sing. Bill Bailey. won't
you pleaoe come home?'
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INSTANTLY KILLED.
Boy Falls Into the Feeder of a Thresh-
ing Machine.

Guthrie, o. T., July 25.-Information
was brought to- the city today by a
farmer named Cox, residing in the north
part of Logan county, stating that d boy
about twelve years of age was instant
" killed yesterday by falling into a
threshing machine which was being oper-
ated north of the Cimaron river in this
county. 1t is impossible to secure the
name of the boy, or the fun particulars.
but as far as can be .ascertained, the boy
was standing on the separator box when
the machine was started up and the Jar
ring incident to the operation Of tho
separator caused him to fall into the
feeder, coming in contact with the CYL
inder. literally tearing the boys body
to pieces. It was impossible to stop the
machine before the body went through
the machine
Efforts are being made 70 ascertain the
boys name and every detail connected
with the horrible accident.
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INTERESTING SUIT.
Tailor Demands Damages for Goods
He Had Lost.

Guthrie. O. T. July 81 very interest
ing lawsuit took rlace belore a jury IN
Justice OK the Peace Douthitt court
Saturday afternoon. 8 s. Brown. the
tailor. sued the Wells-Fareo Express 1n-
pans for $500. vhi,h amount r. claiue3
was due him for goods lost De- ia COM
pauy. ard Tor cash witch bad beer fo--
warted him from Fose for .. y. -
shipment that he had made 60 that poiaf-
Tho company claimed thst they bad a.
ready paid Che shippers for The ioai pack
sge. and that they had simply app opfi-
atoa she Foss O. ~. 70 reform ffisfD ard
arpura g. on count which fher cl-irued
Brown owed them TIE 1ury rrttrned q
verdict IN fasor o. Hrosn frr fisa1 vs.
p Cardwcii reeves ntsi ths eyre 5
company and j. 81. ra~tsr BOXED after
Treur 4 interests
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ORIENT
PEOPLE TO
CONSTRUCT
Colonel J P Candy, Custodian,
Is Authority.
NEW INSANE ASYLUM
1t Will Soon Be Located at
Fort Supply.


Guthrie, O.. T., July 25.-Colonel ]. P.
Candy. custodian of the Fort supply
Military reservation. who was IN Guth-
RE last winter actively working for the
law locating a territorial insane asylum
on the reservation. announces this week
that the Orient people viii construct a
line Of road from Fairyiew, Woods coun-
ty, to Fort Supply and then to Wood
ward. Colonel Candy says that the road
between Woodward and Fort Supply VIII
be constructed within the next ninety
days. and the balance Of the work done
after that portion of the road is complet-
ed. The distance between Fort Supply
and Fairview is seventy-fve miles
1t will be remembered that the law en-
acted by the last legislature locating an
insane asylum atinsane asylum at Fort
Supply expressly states that the inmates
of the sanitarlum at Norman shah not
DE moved to the reservation until a line
of transportation. either steam or cleo
tric, is in operation between Woodward
and Fort Supply. or rather 10 the reser-
walton. some point close to the principal
buildings.
Since the law has been In force cong
siderable effort has been made 10 Sc
cure a railroad TO construct line to
the reservation in order that Woodward
county might have the insane asylum
1t has been hard work and Colonel Candy
has teen making a number of trips over
the territory TO see railroad men.
Transferring the inmates Of the SEMI
tarium within the next six months or a
year will mean a loss TO the stockholders
in the Sanitarium company These men
have been forced TO eXpend large sums of
money in repairing and charging the
plant These improvements have been
made. however. with the knowledge that
the inmates may be moved from the Nor
man institution as soon as a line Of
transportation is constructed to the res
ervation. Provisions are made in the
law whereby sum of money may be
used in transferring the patients
Woodward county people are anxious
for a line of railroad to the reservation
and there has been some talk Of an cleo
trio line. but nothing definite has ever
been heard from it,
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TO PROTECT GAME.
Local Chaplain VIII Help Honest
Sport at Anadarko.

Guthrie. O. T. July 25.-Last Friday
marked the inauguration of very i'm
portant organization in Anadarko of a
local chapter of THE ell ague Of Amer
lean Sportsmen" \. c. Cooper, of Fort
Sill came up on the evening mentioned
and took preliminary steps f or the or
ganization. The chapter starts off very
auspiciousIy with a membership of thir-
ty-seven of the best business men of the
city.
one of the most important features of
this organization is the protection Of
game and fish from the ravages of lille.
gal tactics resorted to b ymany who seek
to make money at the expense of the
game and fish in defiance of the safe
guards thrown around them. At the rate
the infractions Of the law are INDUCED
in now it is only matter of a very short
time when the game and fish Will be
extinct. The local chapter will material
ly assist the officers in the performance
Of their duty in bringing the guilty to
SPEEDY punishment
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counsel of their own selection 20 look
after their own interests
The Indians in their petition further
said that under the rules and resuia-
lions OF the interior department pay
ments which should have been made
at the close Of the year lS;e were not
made at the date Of petition. and that
as a consequence many Of their tribe
were left in destitute circumstances
They averred that some % them were
forced in order 20 save themselves from
starvation 10 Kill and eat their ponies.
They. therefore. petitioned congress to
pass Law requiring the officers OF the
department to make the payments at the
certain stipulated times. and that one OF
these payments be made on or about jan
uary l of each year.
They further stated that some Of the
heads OF the families OF the tribes had
allotted to them and their infant chill
dren. and under their control. more than
leo acres OF land. and in many in
stances that the head Of the family vas
the only person able 20 perform manual
labor. and that 1t was impossible for
such persons 10 cultivate so large sn
amount Of lard
Under the rules OF the interior DEPART
ments such parties cannot rent or use
their own allotment in any way except
by actually cultlvating IL themselves ana
that they cannot use the sllotments IN
any way for the benefit OF such infants
upon the terms named by the secretary
of the interior and Inat in many cases
such terms are detrimental 70 the inter-
ests OF the infants. The petitioners
closed their memorial with the state
ment that many OF the Kiowa. Comanche
and Apache Indians have advanced in
intelligence and citizenship untH they
are entirely capable OF controlling theif
own ahsirs and to a better advantage
than can the secretary of the interior
upon the advice often clouded by mis-
representations of those occupying posi-
lions under him. The pstitncn was signed
by Little BAN. president Of the council
Yellow Face. secretary. and Sadie Ban
ket Yeu IA, Comanche Jack. Seu-co-la
Apache. Water Man. Cam Al To. Spotted
Bird. Tao 10. Mexico. Elmer Odern. Lone
Wolf. Noahman, Acheuto. Whyepa, Que'
Sho and Nicola.
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OKLAHOMA FEVER.
Queer incident illustrates Its Effect
on Indiana Man

Oklahoma City. o. ?. July si-The
Oklahoman prints the following:
The patentiaiity o. The Oklahoma
fever Is something remarkable. \ nan
in The eastern states wiIi ordinarily hear
Of oklahoma and its wonderful crops.
progressive and prosperous peoPle. snd
ne WI think 81 Il. read about il nd
anauy visit II and then pun Up stakes and
move to l.
Sometimes the party Is taken suddenly
and feels that he must drop everything
instanter and hike" 20 The promised
land. flowing with milk and honey
This was the case with q man LIVING