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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-30

A TRADE EXTENSION PLAN

The MERCHANTS Of Enid are searching out foi
more business and they have adopted plan which
Is exported to bring results.
At a recent meeting Of the merchants Of Enid
it was decided 10 inaugurate the scheme Of trade
excursions. says the Wave. The plan is 70 form
sellers expense pool or bureau and each merchant
contribute to this bureau in proportion to the
lof goods he sells to outside buyers. The buyer
is to be given special nducement to do his trading
in Enid by having his fare paid to and from his home
town here
For convenience in determining the amount Of
purchase which must be made 10 warrant the bu-
reau in paying the buyers fare the surrounding ter
ritory has been divided into three zones twenty,
thirty and fifty miles distant and the requisite
amount Of purchase viii be based upon the expense
enta;led by the distance.
The Merchants have already organized for this
work and VIII be ready for trade excursion soon.
President Roosevelt looms up as the largest fig
ure in the peace negotiations Whatever may have
been said about his prediction for war he has taken
a permanent place in history as peacemaker and
his political opponents will join with his friends in
giving him the glory that is due to him Japan will
get more glory out of her magnaminity in conced-
ing the demands Of the Russians than she would
have obtained BY prolonging the bloody struggle.
She has won on the great issues for which she fought
and to have stubbornly continued the struggle on
the mere question of money, would have placed her
in position among the civilized powers, less hon
orabe than the one she now occupies
The baseball game between the Commercial Club
and the Oklahoma Getty Chamber Of Commerce ha v
proved very pleasant summer diversions and have
been the means Of establishing more cordial relations
between the two cities It wassa happy idea that
was conceived by Secretary Leech
90
THE EDITOR Of this paper SHE'D away to the
Dal-park this afternoon witness the death Of the
Terribles, leaving the editorial sanctum in charge Of
his Satanic Maiesty-The Devil
Holy WRIT says Remove moi the ancient land
marks This applies to the old surveyed 1inearound
the Indian Territory.-Ex
90
The Russians have the satisfaction Of having
beaten the Japs in the game Of deplomacy even if
they couldn't make good on the field Of battle.
90
Glad to see you Terribes, but feel sorry be-
cause Of the dreadful fate that awaits you
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
Summer Schools.

The seventeenth annual session of the
Virginia Summer School Of Methods will
be held this year at the University ofVir-
ginia, beginning Monday, June 10Th,
and ending Friday, August 4tb, cover
ing a period Of six weeks. Snperinter-
dent Edward G. Glass, of Lynchburg,
has arrange a large variety of courses and
employed one of the ablest faculties in
the history of the school.
A State summer school will be held
in Norfolk, beginning Monday, june
26tb, and closing Friday, July 81, DIR.
Thomas Jefferson Stubs, of the College
of William and Mary, will be the coh-
ductor, and Mr.. r. A. Dobie, superin-
tendent of the Norfolk public schools.
bas been chosen local manager.
A State summer normal school will
be held again this year at Emory and
Henry College, beginning Wednesday.
June 2Sth and closing Friday July %.
Mr.. Harris Hart, principal of the Roa-
nOke public high school, will be the
conductor.
A State summer school for col0redI
teachers will be held at the Virginia
Normal aud Industrial Institute, at
Petersburg, beginning June ~, and
closing July 9TH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
Another Man Disappears.

Bristol, Tenn, May Is. - Black
Mountain, in southwest Virginia, re-
cords what appears to be a mysterious
disappearance. ]. Harry Wood, a
Bristol merchant, recently left for Big
Stone Gap, Virginia, where he purchas-
ed a ticket on the Louisville & Nash
vile road for Pennington Gap, Lee
county, Virginia. This is as far as the
missing man could be traced and
his relatives here are puzzled to under
stand what has become of him. 1t was
in this same mountain in 1903 that Ed
ward I. Wentz, a young Pennsylvania
millionaire, so mysteriously disappeared,
and whose disappearance resulted 10 the
memorable search that proved fruit.
less. regardless of rewards aggregating
$50, 900. The skeleton of Wentz was
found some time later in a lonely spot
in the mountains and the mystery Of
his tragic fate has never been cleared.
Early in the same year John B. Gear
hart, a Bristol insurance man, disap-
peared in the SAME region and nothing
definite has ever been heard as to what
became of him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Fleets.

London, May l8.--The correspondent
of the Star at Hong Kong wires that a
fleet of $50 Chinese junks, fully laden
with provisions for the Baltic feet, was
sighted off KwaDgchauwan st. John
islaud), on May l6. The junks were
evidently under the direct control of the
Russians. The junks showed no lights
until they were approached by steamer
which sighted them. When the vessels
saw they were observed they suddenly
displayed their signals. When the
junks learned that the steamer carried
newspaper correspondents, the lights
were again put out. Foreign agents in
China are reported to be trying to engage
Chinese coast pilots, but for what pur-
pose is not known.
Saigon, Cochin China, May. 1S.-A
junction of the fleets of Admiral Rojest
yensky and Rear Admiral NebogatOff
was effected off this port and outside ter
tiroriai waters on May 8. The combined
feet remained in the vicinity OF the
point where the junction was effected
until May ii, when it started seward,
sailing in an easterly direction. Adj
mirsl de Jo1quieres, the French com
mander in Indo-China, reports that his
inspection of the AMMAN coast, looking
for the Russian feet, was entirely salts
factory, and that no Russian vessels
were discovered in any of the harbors or
bays.
Singapore, Straits Settlement, May Is.
The steamer Segovia which arrived here
today, reports that on May Is she
passed AZ vessels of the Baltic feet,
forty miles from Cape Varella, on the
AMMAN coast. The vessels at that time
were steaming slowly toward the north.
Hong Kong, May lS.-Informatiou
has reached here that the Baltic feet
left Hon Kobe bay last Sunday. The
vessels started nOrthward.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18

Speaker Cannon, Representative Cur
tbs of Kansas. Senators Hemenway and
McCumber and Eugene n. Foss of Bos-
ton we're among the callers at the White
House today who discussed the PROPOSE
ton made by Secretary Taft to purchase
canal supplies abroad whenever prices
for the same goods were higher in the
home markets The Speaker and Sena-
tor Hemenway were noncommittal when
they emerged from the Presidents office,
but the other gentlemen mentioned said
that they we're in hearty accord with the
Secretary's plan.
Philip c. Payne was today appointed
postmaster at Iceland, Stafford county,
Va.
A dispatch from Bad Nauheim says
Secretary Hays health is improving
steadily. Ambassador Tower will visit
Mr.. Hay tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
The Chicago Strike

Chicago, May lS.-There were no
new developments in the Chicago strike
today. Mr. Gompers and representa-
tives of the employers association held
conferences last night and another took
place today, but no decisive action fol-
lowed.
A meeting was held in Levy Mayors
office this morning. Representatives from
the team owners association, the alder
manic committee and employers were
present. Ont of this meeting is expected
togrow some definite plan fora settlement
to be laid before Gompers when later in
the day he meets Mayer and barrow.
The hearing in the injunctional suits
before Master in Chancery Sherman was
postponed today because of the absence
of attorney Mayer at the various peace
conferences.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
Death From Morphine Poisoning

New York, May l8.-HeFbert Kepler,
said to be the son ola wealthy business
man of Deland, Florida, was found dead
in room at Herman Sussern's hotel
from morphine poisoning this morning.
A woman who said she was Mrs. Donna
Miller, who accompanied him to the hotel
about nine days ago and who was the
first to report the mans death to the
hospital clerk, was arrested. At the po-
lice station the woman said Helper COM
mitted suicide. They were neighbors aide
land, she said, and were very fond of each
other Some time ago, according to her
story, Kepler became estranged from his
father becaused of alleged forgeries for
which young Kepler was accused.
Everything possible was done to bring
about a reconciliation between father and
son, but the elder KepIer refused to help
his son or to have any thing to do with
him. An elopement was then planned
and during the absence OF her basband,
she in company with Kepler came to this
city. Mrs. Miller also said that Kepler
had wife and two children at Deland.
Kepler was about 81 years old. The
woman is about % years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
FOREIGN NEWS.

The reports that the plague has broken
out among the soldiers at Hardin, Man
churia, are denied in st. Petersburg.
The London Central News says that
the steamer Lincluden, which was cap
tured by the japanese south OF Corea on
Monday, was japanese property. This
is the third OF their own vessels which
japanese warships have captured while
they we're carrying produce to japan.
A bill providing for a separate con-
sulsr service for Norway, independent
of the Joint department which had been
maintained by Sweden and Norway,
was passed by the Odelstiing, or lower
house of the Storthing or national par
lament, today. 1t is believed that by
this action crisis will result in the at.
fairs Of the joint nation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
BishOns DenOsed.

Rome, MAY lS.-The correspondent
to the Publishers Press in answer to in
quiries made today at the Vatican was in.
formed that the Bishops of Montreal,
Sicily and Syracuse, Sicily, have been
suspended for failure to enforce the law
of ce!ibacy, thereby creating scandal in
their diOceses. 1t is stated that a ma
jority Of the priests in these dioceses have
been keeping mistresses publicly. The
Bishop of Sardinia has been deposed for
the same reason. The Pope, it was an
nounced, is determined to stamp out this
evils at any cost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
Execution of a Murderer.

Hartford, Conn, May IS. Gershon
Marx, the aged Colchester murderer,
suffered the penalty of his crime at the
State prison just after midnight His
last words were protest of innocence.
Marx was convicted OF the murder and
butchery year ago last March, of his
farm hand, Paul Rodecki, whose body
was found on Marx farm. Marx is be-
lieved to have murdered another farm
hand, Paul Parker whose body was found
on a farm that Marx worked. Marks
wife is in the New London county Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
News Of the Day.

Capt. John S. Wise, formerly of Vir-
ginia, spent sometime with the Presi-
dent yesterday trying to persuade him
to run over into Virginia for couple
of days fishing with him. After the in
teryiew Mr.. Wise confessed that all his
arguments had been unsuccessful.
There are reports that Admiral Rojest-
yensky has broken down, and has asked
to be relieved from the command of the
Baltic feet. The admiral is said to have
shown utter disregard of all discussions
upon the subject of neutrality. It's be-
lieved in some quarters that Admiral
Togo has planned TO fight the Russian
feet south Of Formoso.
Just as the Baptist Convention at st.
Louis was about to adjourn yesterday,
DR. Josiah NJ. Gushing, president of the
Baptist University, Rangoon, India,
was stricken while occupying seat on
the rostrum and fell dying to the
floor. While waiting for the arrival of
an ambulance prayer vas offered for
DR.. Cushing. Before the arrival Of
medical assistance DIR. Cushing died.
President Samuel Spencer, of the
Southern Railway, yesterday made an
address on the dangers of paternalism
before the National Association OF Man
ufacturers at Atlanta, Georgia. Mr..
Spencer held, in effect, that the propos-
ed railroad-rate regulation by the gov
eminent might establish a precedent for
the regulation of profits by manufactur-
ing corporations. President Parry, of
the association, won his fight against
the exercise by the government of the
rate-making power when the resolutions
committee refused to report a resolution
approving proposed legislation in that
direction.
The chasm made by the civil war in
the Baptist Church organization has
been bridged at last by representatives
of both branches in st. Louis and the
conventions, North and South, of the
denomination are now united in one or
ganization-the General Convention of
Baprists of North America. The geo
graphical scope of the organization is TO
be North America and its islands.
There is to be a president, three vice
presidents and a treasurer. Churches,
local. State and Territorial organi
cations are to have representation. 1t
is to have no authority, except that ex-
ercised by the weight of its opinion.
1t is not to interfere with the affairs of
either OF the existing organizations.
The next meeting is to be held in 1906,
and after that they are to be held trien-
nially.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear There is only
one way to cure deafness, and that is by CON.
slitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
inflamed condition Of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube When this tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result and unless the innamma-
tion can be taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out Of ten are
caused by Catarrh. which is nothing bat an
intlamed condition of the mucuous surfaces.
We will give One Hundrei Dollars for
any case Of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls CatarTh Cure.
Send for circulars Free
F. J. CHENEY g. CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. zoe.
Take IIalPs Family Pills for constipation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
Remarkable REORGANIZATION.

Odessa, May i8.-Tens of thousands
of copies of remarkable proclamation
issued by the social democratic reyolu-
tiOnaries, calling on the people to hope
and pray for the destruction OF Admiral
Rojestyensky's feet, have have been scat
tered broadcast through this part of the
country. The proclamation warns the
people that they have unbappily been in
creasiDg the chances ola Russian victory
in the war, which would give renewed
issue OF life to the autocracy and buresuc-
racy. Every liberal and patriotic Rus
sian, the proclamation says, must hope
and pray for the destruction ofthe Rus
sian feet. If that consummatiOn fails,
it then behooves the people to raise the
standard of open and relentless revolu
ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
Virginia News.

Mrs. Caroline Marshall, widow of thu
late Joseph Marshall, died at her home
in Fredericksburg Wednesday, in thu
Goth year of her age.
Mr.. William Lane Slaughter died a
his home n Fredericksburg, Tuesday
after a protracted illness with hear
trouble, aged So years.
Mrs. Mary Appleton Thompson, widow
of DR.. William NJ. Thompson, died yes
ierday afternoon at her home in Culpep-
er, after ling ring illness.
II. F. Beattie, well-known citizen,
who was returning to his home after 6
consultation with his physician, dropped
dead on the street at Charlottesville yes
terdav.
DR.. J. Stills Daniels, of Richmond,
was arreste d in Chesterfield county yes.
terday by a postoffice inspector on the
charge of using the mails for immoral
purposes.
After a courtship of 46 years, Col,
Edward NJ. Triplett, of Page county,
and Miss Emma Thornton, of Kappa
hammock county, have just been married.
The groom is rs years old and the bride
6S.
DR.. William II. Taylor of Richmond
nearly a month ago received silver low
ing cup from his class 10 medical juris-
prudence at the Virginia Medical Col
lege as an indorsing of teacher against
the criticism Of his now lannon's lecture,
which treated the Immortality of the
soul from scientific standpoint.
Messrs. Davis Il Davis, Washington
patient attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens Of this State OF the fol-
lowing patents: Harry l.. Makely, Of
Centerville, for corn planter. Thomas
Pullman, of Cameron run, for Barrel
ventilator and cooler. Also trade mark
for Cranberry" brand for horse shoes,
by Tredegar Company, of Richmond.
DIR. William S. Love narrowly escaped
death at Winchester yesterday, when his
driving horse became frightened and ran
away. lut dulllldl udSucu l lC UuBS1
against a fire hydrant, climbed the steps
of the Shenandoah Valley Bank build
ing, collided with spring wagon, upset
the buggy and threw the doctor under
il, while the vehicle WAS dragged along
the street. The maddened animal was
finally stopped and DR.. Love rescued.
He suffered a severe nervous shock and
was bruised, but escaped serious injury.
The marriage of Miss Isabella Green
Stone, daughter Of the late Thomas
Stone, of Warrenton, to John Thornley,,
of New York, took place yesterday after
noon at the residence of the Fride's
uncle, George b. Stone. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. VIM. II. Laird,
rector of ST. James Protestant Episco.
pal Church. John Payne Stone acted
as best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Thornley,
lett on the evening train for an extended
trip North, and their future residence
will be in New York city. Mr.. Thorn
ley is young attorney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
Spooks in Parliament.

Sir Gilbert Parker, who claims to have
seen the astral body of Sir Carne Rasch
10 the British House Of Commons while
the latter was i'll at his home, in receiy-
ing confederation of his extraordinary
halncination. Sir Arthur Hayter writes
rs follows.
al beg to say that I not only saw Sir
Carne Rssch myself sitting below the
gangway, but | called him to the atten-
ton of Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
with whom | was talking on the front
opposite bench, saying wondered why
all the papers had inserted notices of
Sir Carne's illness while he was sitting
opposite, apparently well. Sir Henry
replied that he hoped his illness was
not catching"
1t seems that this is not the first in
stance of the sort that has occurred ia
the House. In 1897 Mr.. 0'Connor, an
Irish member, went to Ireland to be
present at the death-bed of one of his
parents. Swift Mcneil saw o. Cennor in
his usual seat on the third opposition
bench. He was also seen from the press
gallery.
Thirty years ago a member who was
abroad suffering from an acute malady
received an urgent ive-line whip. He
replied that he would attend the House
at whatever cost to his health. The
House divided on the matter at issue,
and The division lobby tellers saw the
member and counted his vote. The next
day it was found that the number of
votes recorded by the division clerks was
less than given by the lobby clerks,
aud on the list of the former this partic-
ular name did not appear as it did on
the list Of the latter At the time the
division was taken the member was
dead
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
Crisis in Turkey.

Manchester, Eng, May l8.-The
Guardian says that crisis is imminent
in Turkey. The Turks, according to the
papers information, have suffered several
terrible defeats in the Yemen province
of Arabia, where an instruction has
been in progress for so long, which have
never been reported by the press The
Sultan is furious with the heads of the
military department. 1t is rumored that
recently he broke chair over the
shoulders of military secretary in a burst
Of passion. Fears are expressed that if
the Bedouins begin march on Mecca
and threaten the palace of the sultan a
revolution will follow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18

For THE edifcation of the 800 dele.
gates to the recent International Rail
way Congress at Washington, Mr.. George
Westinghouse, the electrical wizard, on
Tuesday, at Pittsburg, "pulled of" a
railroad wreck on the interworks rail
roads there, which he owns, and showed
how easy it was to do tall without dam
age, the cars being equipped with what
is known as the friction draft gear,
which absorbs the strains. Planned
railroad collisions are entirely different
from the real thing, but still, il, by
mechanical contriyances, collisions can
be made harmless it would seem to be
criminal negligence on the part of rail-
roads if people are hereafter either kill
ed or injured in such accidents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18

The committee on church property
reported that $40, 900 had been paid
during the last council year on the
bishops residence in Richmond.
In future it was ordered by the
council that the secretary attend to the
obtaining of special rates from the
various railroad and steamboat lines for
delegates to each annual council. Here
tofore this duty has rested with the
rector or local committee of the church
when the council assemblies. The
council then adjourned to meet at eight
o'clock to nightin the interest ofdiOcesan
missions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
vIadivostok Prepared for Siege.

st. Petersburg, May IL According
to the latest advices from Vladivostok,
the garrison there now numbers so, 900,
aud is we'll prepared to stand long
siege if necessary. The place is well
supplied with cattle, coal and other
uecessaries, as we'll as with ammunition.
General Linevitch is reported to have
said the fortress is prepared to stand
siege for full year. 1t is stated that
several of the torpedo boats belonging t.
Admiral Roieslvensky's fleet have re-
turned to Libau, Russia, in damaged
condition. No details as to how many
vessels have arrived, the extent of their
injuries, or how they we're damaged, can
be obtained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-18
Funeral of Veteran.

New York, May lS-New York paid
obsequious honors today to the late
Hiram Cronk, the last soldier of the war
of 1912. He was 1O5 years old. Long
lines of New Workers, with barred heads,
fled past the hower-covered bier in
which the dead soldier lay in the city
ball, this morning. Over flty thou
sand paid honor to the late veteran yes
terday. The expenses of the unusual,
but fitting hDnors to Hiram Cronk, are
borne by the city The casket was closed
at 10 O'Clock and the funeral cortege
started for Cypress Hill, where the in
termebt was made.