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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-12

a query frequently raised by the
German press is how American manu-
facturers paying wages at least twice
as hlsE as are paid in Germany, are
able liz many cases to produce their
wares cheaper than they can be pro-
duced there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-12
WOODEN MILLS ENLARGE.
Mystic Company Will Install Machin
cry in All Its Available Space.

Mystic, Conn. Feb. 1.-THE Mystic
Manufacturing Company, manufac-
turers of woollen and worsted goods fol
mems wear. is charging it's facilities
for production. Six additional looms
have been ordered and will shortly be
installed. The additional equipment
will completely occupy all the available
space in the company's plant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-12

The sea is said to be gradually eat
ing away the French coast, having
within the last five years swallowed
up no less than 400 acres.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-12

The demand for the introduction OF
the metric system Of weights and meas
ures in England is becoming more and
more urgent. Lord Kelvin and other
eminent men of science are advocating:
The change.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-12
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

cheeruy Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
suffering medicine female de-
Had headache bach bearing pains
could hardly and
advised medicine which did nng
of Liver Pills also used the
troubles
was Iamno thankful my
suffering ANDERSON, Muskepon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-12

A metal roof is said to be positive
protection against the building it COW
crs being struck by lightning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-12

IL tell what your
taking them have continuous headache would
would have spells everything strange
where
81 went
do good but after taking Lydia E. Pnkhams Vege
table Compound, 1 began to improve
honestly recommend all suffering
advise all to give it trial"MRs
NEnfn EoREE!I live cannot " Hs
V0VOO uinenes Lydia E. Pnkham Medicine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-12
LINCOLN.
ALMA.

her ~, !. araiine MCGresor has returned to
o.u h"me after spending several
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
TO EXTEND ROAD.
Denver, Enid & Gulf to Build North
west From Enid.

Special to Daily Leader
Enid, Okla, April 7.-E L. Peck
ham. vice president and general man
ager of the Denver, Enid & Gulf rail-
way. announced today that the com
pany would shortly begin the erection
of an extension to the Northwest to
join one Of several roads and ope.
ate with a traffic arrangement gith
mutual advantages. There are four
roads with which the Denver, Enid
& Gulf is negotiating, and, with the
exception Of the Burlington, each pre-
sents equal advantages. The roads
are the Burlington. the Union Pacific,
the Missouri Pacific and the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe. The Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe is nearest by for
ty miles.
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session OF congress. The distribu-
tons win be made in both this city
and Okmulgee. It having been ar
ranged 10 establish a branch Office In
the later place This Appropriation
vas providd for those Creeks whose
property was either lost or destroyed
auring the rebellion at the hands OF
the Union army, and at the same time
remained loyal to the government.
There we're originally only about L.
500 but, including all the HERS who
will inherit their share of the appro.
priation there are now between 5000
and 5000 claimants.
When the act was passed. 1t pro
vided that the fund should be immed
lately available, but this was imprac
ticable by reason of the fact that
many who we're just claimants found
it impossible to establish their rights
at once. There are still few whose
applications have not been finally
passed upon, but It is believed thai
this feature OF the work can be com
pleted In time for the distribution o
the date named.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
sAoeNFELr IssuEs NorIcE.
Unlawful to Cut observation-disclosures
Coal Land Timber.

Special to Daily Leader.
Ardmore, I. r, April 7--United
States Indian Agent shoenfelt has Is
sued the following notice:
II is unlawful to cut and remove
timber from the so.cailed segregated
coal lands in the Choctaw and Chick
asaw nations, Indian territory, and
all persons are hereby warned not to
cut or remove any timber from said
lands. The United States policemen
arc directed. in event they find any
timber being cut or removed from
these lands, to seize the same and
impcund It in'o the custody Of this
agency"
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where their work Is supervisory and
where such contributions for self sup
port as are made go to local pastors.
Domestic mission work Is carried
on in fifteen languages; 1t touches
practically every state and territory
of the United States and the noncon-
tiguous regions Of Porto Rico and
Alaska. An appropriation for work
among Korean emigrants In Hawaii
was first made during the present
quadrennum as were also the special
appropriations for city mission work
ia about thirty of the leading cities
OF the country.
The Porto Rico mission. now having
a total membership OF twelve hundred.
was started less than two months be
fore the close OF the last quadren-
mum The Pacific Japanese mission
has celebrated the twenty-fifth ami
yersary Of It's founding and has been
organized into a mission conference.
The Gulf mission conference has been
made an annual conference, mission
work among the Chinese on the Pa
cifc coast has been reorganlzed and
the Alaskan mission has been recon
stituted.
Income Of the Society.
The contributions TO the missionary
society from conference collections
alone during 19OO.0s amounted to s5.-
Ol5 55s %; during the previous quail
rennlum, s4.449.530 C6, making an iH.
crease of s56G. O2S 16. same period was
$5,793,527 10 (frcm all sources, in
cludlng special gifts. etc); during the
previous quadrennium IL was $780,
499 SO, an increase Of ss3S,O27 90.
The Women's Societies.
The contributions OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society from 1886
90 were 81 22s,5s9; from 1900 O8 these
amounted 10 s1.sl4,O56. an Increase OF
$685.. 467 The auxillaries increased In
number during the four years from
G,375 to S,2Gi. AID the increase Of l.
$50 anxil,aries and .O,384 members
The contributions Of the Womens
Home Missionary society last quad
rennium were s739475 and during the
quadrennium Just closing Sl2l0.3l3.
an increase OF $40 S3S There We're
2.Gls organizations in 1899, In 1903
there we're s.47O. The total income
OF the society during the 793527 .iS
Cfrom all the contributions Of total
membership from 156,759 20 217,093,
and during The four years the mem.
bershlp increased from 6s46s 10 li6..
253. an Increase OF $50 organizations
and i7.7S5 members.
Grand Total Of Missionary Gifts.
The Methodist Episcopal church
during 1896 80 gave to home and for
eign missions through the missionary
society and ils two auxiliary women's
societies the sum OF s7122.563; dur.
lag t900Os It gave $s,sl7s9e. an Ia
crease OF S1.G95.33s or 20 per cent
The Missionary Awakening.
The auadrennium has Witnessed a
most notable m ssionary awakening
: throughout the church. The emerg'
= ency OF three years ago was occasion
}. OF the creation OF The Open Door
y Emergency commission. which, Ia.
+ deed. was none other than the mis-
y sionary sccie az work IN special
y ized way 10 meet this emergency The
2 Cleveland convention Of 1909 and Us
4 train Of successors in more restricted
$ 6elds have provided notable public
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TALE or SUFFERING.
CBy Associated Press.

Tampa, Fla, April THE story OF
terrible suffering. lasting twenty
hours, is told by President Walker
and Miss Newton. an art teacher, sur
vivors Of a sailing parry of seven from
the Florida Methodist college al
Sutherland, whose boat was capsized
after days outing on the gulf Fol
hcufs members Of the party held tc
the bottom of the upturned boat, drop
ping on one by one.
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we're two issues In the mayorality
fight. Yost represented the wide
OPEN policy and was nominated by
the Democrats. while Rogers repre-
sented the law and order people, and
had his nomination on the Socialist
ticket.
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New York, April THE general
conference, the government body of
the Me hodist Episcopal church, and
meeting once in four years, is to con
vene at Los Angeles, Calf. May A.
In view of the forthcoming session OF
general conference, World Wide
Missions" the official paper of the
missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal church, will print in the
April number the following survey of
the missionary work of the denomina.
ton for the last four years:
Foreign Missions.
Membership The total membership
in foreign conferences has grown from
1872, ,1O4 in 1899 to 216.476 in 1908. an
Increase of 34,372, or II per cent The
regions most fruitful in accesslons to
membership have been: Korea, the
Philippines, Northwest India Gujarat
district. Bombay conference. The
number of Sunday school pupils has
grown from 1927 to 23O,15S. a gain
OF 3s,241 or 10 per cent.
Difficulties. Special difficulties
which have disturbed missionary &C
uvity or which have tended to block
progress have been the Boxer upris
ings in north and west China, floods In
Central China and plague in South
China, cholera and the plague in va
rious reasons of Southern Asla, anc
famines in Indian. East Central Afri
ca. and Finland. No one of these dlf
fculHes was So widely and so distress
ingly felt as were the cuts in appro
priations which the general assembl!
committee was forced to make durinl
the first two years Of the quadren
mum, because Of the rapid extension
Of the work of the society. and conse
quent extraordinary demands upoI
Its resources.
Episcopal supervision Bishol
Moore, with the exception o. one tril
TO the United States, has spent tn
four years in Eastern Asia. He ha
seen the end OF the Boxer upheava
and the beginning of the Russian
Japanese war. Bishop Vincent ha
spent practically all the quadrenniur
In Europe. Bishop McCabe has visi
ed Europe once. Bishop McCabe an
Bishop Joyce have each made IVY
visits 10 the mission ia South Anne
ica, Bishops Hamilton, Cranston, an
Fitzgerald have visited Mexico. Bisl
op Warne has itlnerated in souiher
Asia throughout the quadrennium
Bishop Thoburn has made two trips
Southern Asia and Bishop Warn
none. Bishop Hartzell has made tvs
i extended journeys TO Africa, supe
; vlslng and administering our missio
/ work on the east and west coasts
8 that continent
d Deaths The most notable dealt
{. have been those OF Bishop Villa
Taylor, missionary bishop for Airie'
Bishop r. w. Parker, missionary bis
op for Southern Asia; Miss Isabel
Thoburn. pioneer missionary Of n
Z Woman's oreign Missionary society
T. and Dr. Stephen L. Baldwin. sometin
!. mlssioSsry to China and at the tin
y q his dessk. recording secretary
the missionary society. Not a fe
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Survey of Methodist
Missionary Work

-ass~ 4 .-s-,S lN-~
other missionaries and number OF
leading native workers have gone 10
their reward, nor must we forget the
FIVE hundred native Christians in
North China and the little group In
West China who have received mar
tyrs crowns. These all died in the
faith"
Conference organizations. Since the
last general conference Burma dis
trict of Bengal Burma conference has
become Burma mission conference;
the Congo missionary conference has
become the East Central Africa mis-
sion conference; the Western South
America mission conference has be
come the Western Scu'h America an
nual conference; the Malaysia mis-
sion conference has become the Ma.
laysia annual conference; and the
Philippine island district thereof, or
ganized since 1900, Is now petitionng
to become successvely a mission con
ference and an annual conference dur.
ing the coming quadrennum.
Unoccupied territory The outposts
of our foreign missions have been
pushed farther afeld into unoccupied
territory. Borneo has been entered,
also Bolivia and Patagonia. The line
OF preaching appointments has al
vaneed northward In Korea. New
cities and groups of villages have
been added to the scope of mission
airy supervision in most of our mis-
sions In China, while in the Philip
pines, instead OF one province Ct Lu
zon being entered, as four years ago
our appointments are now in eight
In India several conferences have
rapidly extended the geological range
OF their work. this being especially
true of Bombay and Northwest India.
Property values The es innate
value OF foreign missionary properi'
has increased $l.24I120, or from So
4l0,93S TO S6,655.O5S, an Increase G
22 per cent Particularly slgnihcan
have been the additions Of equipmen
made 10 medical work in China, an
to industrial work in India and Ar
ca
Self support. There was collects
for self support IN the foreign hel
, during 19O0-O3 the sum Of sl2G2,573
during the previous quadrenniun
1920. $50. an increase of S34l,s93, or 2
per cent
Comfy. Growing evidences are
be noted Of attempts on the part q
D our missionaries so 10 relate theI
: work geographically and 10 o he
/, ways TO that Of other societies tina
!. ihe most eccaomica' disposition
n money and life energies may be mad
+ ana the largest results achieved
Domestic Missions.
5 During the quadrennium now clo
n ing the missionary saciety has e.
+: pended Si947 .49s ~ on domestic mi
/. sions. this amount being used In sal
. plementing the exceedingly seaui
e salaries Of over 1000 Methodist pas
+: ors who are at work IN very need
e fields, in affording special emergen'
& relief to a few such from tine 70 tin
4 and IN providing the entire salaries
v few men who are At work IN regoE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
AARvARO Foor eALL MAN Los1
Mother Of William seoIley WhitewelI
Jr., is Anxious About Him.

Special to Daily Leader
Oklahoma City, Okla, April IA
letter of inquiry was received today
by Postmaster Brown from Mrs. w.
L. Whitewell, of New York. concern
ing her son, William scolley White.
well. Jr. who, she says. disappeared
from Harvard college about two
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Special to Daily Leader.
Eufaula, |. T., April Judge G.
w. Raymond has opened district court
here. This week will be devoted TO
the trial of criminal cases, and next
week the civil docket will be opened
There are more than 100 criminal
cases to try at this sitting Nine pris
oners have already confessed to hav
ing sold liquor within the limits Of
Indian territory.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
LONE BANDIT OPERATES.
(By Associated Press

Kalispeil, Mont, April THE mail
stage running between Holt and Big
Fork was held up by lone bandit
The stage driver was alone and was
compelled 10 give up a mail sack and
oIher valuable IN his possession. OF
fcers are in pursuit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
THE LOYAL CREEK FUND.
The Distribution Of 100000 viii Be.
gin April IS.

Special to Daily Leader.
Muskogee, l. 7, April THE In.
dian agency has decided upon April
10 as the date fer beginning the dis
tribntion Of the loyal Creek approprl-
a'ion fund Those claimants whose
applications have been recommended
will receive their pro rata Of $500. 900
as was provided for during the last
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
FIRE KILLS FIVE.
Blaze at Mount Vernon, New York,
Results Fatally.
IBy Associated p eas.l

Mount Vernon, N. ", April Five
persons are dead and another is dying,
as a result Of the fire today in the
Columbia hall building, a three story
structure. The dead: Nathan Frey,
aged &C, two sons, daughter and
Gussle Doheylng, cousin of Mrs. Re
becca Frey. all young. Mrs. Frey fa-
tally hurt, Mrs. Asa Berry badly
burned, Mrs Louis Lavign, overcome
by smoke.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
Indorses Or. HALEY.

Ardmore. !. r., April THE local
club at Tishomingo indorsed Dr. Hail.
ey, OF South McAlester, for Democrat
&c national committeeman. The Dick
men. It Is said, will send a contesting
delegation.
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Lawton Democratic.

oVVVINI % HaIIy LoIueT.
Lswton, Okla, April THE city
election held here went Democratic
by small majority. II. N. pope be-
Ing chosen city assessor. Two Re
publicans were elected to the city
council, William Kluck and e. o.
Flood The Democrats got the ether
three. IL r. Diehl J. II. wolverton
and Lee Beuning. The following men
were elected to the school board r.
A. sullins, L. Hubbard. w. P. Rec
ords, r A. Hubbard, w. w. Andrews.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
A SUBWAY FIRE.
(Bv Associaled Preas.)

New York, April Fire broke out
In the subway at Broadway and Full
ton street today, catching The wood
work and a dense volume of smoke
was sert out II was necessary 10 cut
nopening In the top OF the subway
further up the street 70 let the work
men tnt but no one was hurt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
STRIKERS TO CONFER.
Agreement May be Reached in Iowa
Miners Troubles.
(By Associated Press.)

oskaIoosa, Iowa, April 7.-An offlc-
ial call has been issued from the
miners headquarters here for joint
meeting of operators and miners April
II, at which time It is believed some
agreement can be reached and the
differences between the miners and
operators adjusted. It is predicted
that thirteen thousand Iowa miners
will be back at work within week.
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From Over the
Two Territories

Rev. G. B Collins being elected mem.
Der of the school board in the First
ward o nthe Democratic ticket. c. S.
Minor was elected city assessor. -Four
members of the council and I'VE mem
bers of the school board were oho-
sen.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
GRAIN COMPANY FAILS
(BY Aasoclated Presa.l

Chicago. llI, April 7.-Wanseer 4
Company. grain dealers, filed a pet
tinn In bankruptcy today The ia
bilities are a hundred and eight
thousand
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excellent merit and 1t is a pleasure to
drive from Ponca City to the agency.
The mud holes and swamps have all
been wiped out and the present condi-
tlon will be maintained.
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months ago. The letter stated that
adyices had been received there thai
her son had been seen in this city. A
photograph was sent with the letter
but no one here had seen the boy.
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cIark WIthdraws dom Rael

Special 10 DAILY Leader
saltwater, Okla, April John
Clark has Withdrawn as candidate
for the Democratic congressional nom
hie'ton. In a public letter he asks
his friends to support the candidacy
Of James l.. Mathews, Popuiist, who
is running as fusion candidate
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Special to Daily Leader.
Ponea City, okla, April THE big
payment of lease money has been de-
ferred tcr some time on account of
the time now taken up by the agency
office in the writing of tribal leases.
Most of the grazing land has been re-
leased at figures running very close
to the price paid last year while not
little has been bid on 50 low that
Il may possibly be over looked en-
tirely.
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A great amount OF read grading
hss been accomplished A. the agency
proper which adds much to the ap-
pearance Of the roadway leading Up
to the school. Feathers has demon
strated that he Is a road builder Of
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Republicans Elected at Perry.
Special to Daily Leader.
Perry, OKLA, April THE RepublL
cans elected their entire ticket with
bpt one exception, a minister, the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-07
Democrats Win at saltwater.
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
saltwater, Okla, April THE
Saltwater city election passed of
without excitement. John Yost was
elected mayor by a majority of eighty
votes over c. +. Rogers. The Social
lists elected one councilman. George
r. Meyers, was elected marshal in a
four cornered fight. H. s. Shanner
was reelected police judge. There
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Ponca -HSencY Ness'S

structures in the territory Not
foot of space in the entire building Is
superhuous, the plan being to unite
compactness with comfort and con-
venience. The large play rooms, Law
atories and ring baths are all located
in the commodius basement. The
three upper floors are devoted toI
school rooms; employees quarters and
the offices Of the building. The ma
ierial throughout the interior is Geor-
gia hard pine and the double walls
are Of FIRE proof Coffeyville brick
lmbedded in cement. The acetylene
lighting plant is located outside of
the building proper and 10000 gallon
tank and tower with complete connec-
tions are completed, giving the school
an ample supply of water for domestic
use ana fire fighting purposes. The
cost Of the building complete amounts
to nearly $4,000. The Oto Indians
are exceedingly proud of their new
school building as well they may be
and are now discussing means for the
erection of a visiting hall upon the
school grounds and near the main
building. DR. Newman for many years
/ in charge Of the physical ills OF the
Ponca agency, Is superintendent at
Oto and has already developed into an
able executive officer and is rapidly
winning lis way into the hearts Of
the Indians. 1t is very likely that the
force OF teachers required in the man
agement of the little Indians will be
installed before the close of the fiscal
year. The oto agency now gives
promise OF being complete and
model Institution.
The worlds fair display OF the
Ponca Indian Training school has
been forwarded to St. Louis, and aft
er careful investigation Of the same
the writer feels safe in asserting that
none better will be shown at the In
dian exhibits. 1t win take up one
hundred square feet and comprises
striking designs in bead work, vii
low work. sewing room output, draw
ings in water colors, and long lis
, Of photographs showing the differen
1 department in the school and thel
management and operation. Parue
!, lularly good IN The bead work OF Jan
I Haas and Emily Primeauxi the chi
! dren dresses and fancy tides and pi
/ low work Cf Phoebe Little Wake
a and Margaret Primeaux. The prlmar
I display calls for unusual comment a
b its neatness and design. Frank 1
4 Wa er and solon Cries For RIB, hay
o submitted water colors that must ca
d Tor favorable comment while IN
straw work Of Jane Haas and Ellie
a Roy arc especially unique and tast
and call for unusual skin. Visitors
the worlds fair from Oklahoma shoul
a not fail TO visit the Indian exhib
p while IN 81. Louis and the Ponc
II school display win be found most il
p teresting-
d A great amount OF read gradin
b-.s haa, acccmpIished A. the agenc