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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-28
.SAPULPA'S
TROUBLES
THREE HUNDRED CITIZENS IN DAN
GER OF BEING EJEcTEp FROM
THEIR HOMES
THE DEPARTMENT INTERFERES
Indian Agent Ordered to Hold Back
Police for Time.

MusFogee, 4 ri, March a7 Ii
answer 10 y petition from 800 citi
zens Of SapuIpa who were II dangel
of being elected from their home:
as intruders by Indian police, the
department today wired Indiar
Agent Kelsey TO hold his police and
not send them TO Sapulpa until fur
ther orders. Meantime the govern
ment will see if the trouble cannot
be settled without putting she oc-
cupants off that portion Of the town
Site.
When the government plat Of
Sapulpa was made out, about sixty
seven acres of the townsite was left
out Of the official plat. When he
found that the grcNnd was not on
the plat, Mel Frank, an Indian
filed on ii, and it was allotted to
him. James Sapulpa, another In
dian, filed complaint on behalf Of
his minor client. claiming the right
Of alloting the ground. Sapulpa d.
vided the land into town lots and
sold them to alarge number of citi-
zens. The ground is in the heart
Of the city, houses have been built
upon it, and several hundred peo-
pie are living there.
When the contest was decided
all but ten acres went to Sapnlpa
and the rest to Frank, who then
made application to the Indian
agent for possession Of the ground.
The treaties bind the agent to com
ply with such requests where the
ownership Of the allotment is not
n doubt, and there was nothing for
he Indian agent TO do but 10 de-
elare the residents intruders and to
order the Indian police to put them
,ff
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-28

stuff and in joke offered $1,000
and got it.
A woman bought a very little
dog. l see posted in the boat today,
that dogs bought at Malta must be
left with the butcher, and $500
will be charged for keeping each Of
them and they cannot be landed in
England. ! guess there is some
thing the matter with Malta dogs.
She had better throw her little dog
overheard.
The day before yesterday was
nearly as cold Oh the Mediterrane.
an as it was when we left New
York. There was a cold north wind
coming. Today il is quiet and nice
and warm and I would like 10 go
III my shirt sleeves.
| am taking some pictures and
getting a souvenir book Of every
country and will have lots to show
and tell You it you will listen when
! get home. | am reading or writ
ing most Of the time / am at sea.
Uncle Bert
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-28

The Htein- Bloch WOOL Test consists ofa
boiling solution OF water aud caustic potash,
but not cotton. The two sam pies here
shown were originally ofthe same length.
the test proved one to be all wool, consnm-
ing the part immersed and leaving only the
olackened edge. The ether proved 10 be an
adulteration containing large per cent OF
nlercerized cotton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-28
ADVICE FROM SOLOMON. A YOUNG
PUBLISHER.

Don't crawl Worms get stepped
onl
Don't liel One lie in which you
are caught will make others think
you always lie.
The meek shall inherit the earth
but not this earthl
Never count the cost of your
picnic until you get back home.
When man asks you for a
thousand dollars security on ten
larsa-week job, call in the
police.
Be sure yau're right before ask
ing New York policeman. They
are great on sending you wrong.
WheR a person takes you tor a
fool do not argue with him. Just
show him that you are not.
Fine feathers may make fine
birds, but they do not make fine
gentle-women. Tell this to your
wives, sisters and sweethearts.
(Marred men need only tellii to
their wives)
Never go into business with
relatives. They'll skin you even if.
you get st. Peterfor the booleeper:
Beware of false profits. A penny
over-charged may cause you TO lose
a dollar customer
When you hear man say do
others befor they do YOU look
out for himl He is one of the evil
doers
When youare down, take knocks,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-28
ENROUTE:
TO ATHENS
GILKEY TELLS ABOUT ISLAND OF
MALTA WHERE THE MALTESE
CATS COME FROM
DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND
The People, Industries, Fort, the
Church Of Bones, etc


Mr.. Gilkey wrote the following
letter to his little nephews and niece
Edward, Boyd and Sue Gilkey. 1t
was not written for publication but
permission was secured for its use:
Steamship, Arabic" Feb. ~,
1906.
Tomorrow ! will be in Athens
the capital Of Greece. (You may
know something Of il from your
geography and will read much Of
Athens in your History Of the
World after while.
Today / am in the Mediterranean
Sea between Malta and Athens.
Malta is a great rocky island with
just little dirt on top Of the rock
but the climate is so fine they can
raise nearly every thing there. It
has the densest population in the
world for whole state There are
an average Of 1000 people for every
section Of land. We were in
Valetta. The whole islaud is a
kind Of town on one acre farms.
The cab drivers have little bundles
Of wheat or rye under their feet to
feed their horses while they wait.
The wheat is heading out, and is
about ieet high. Malta makes
lots Of fine lace and silver iligree
work. They have no big factories
but lots Of little shops for black
smiths and carpenters. They make
things at home. They were having
a cornwall yesterday and you ought
to have seen the costumes OF red
and yellow stripes. and Ounce cans
and false faces. They have some
confetti but they use something
like millet seed and cheap candy 10
throw at each other.
was in the church Of Bones
where they have the bones Of the
Knights Of Malta that were killed
in the war 400 years ago. There
are over 1000 skulls upon shelves
in there besides a car Of leg, arm
and finger bones ali tackled on the
wall and ceiling. It wouldn't be
be good place to sleep in there.
The church or Cathedral Of ST. |
John is the finest ! ever saw. I'll
is hundreds Of years old.
England owns the country and
keeps over 900 soldiers here.
This is the strongest fort ever built.
It was built by theKnights of Nal
ia 400 years or more ago. They
were pirates who captured Moham-
medans and made slaves Of them
aud made them do lots of the work
The Knights were all Catholics and
none of them Masons as I had
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-28

We are authorized to announce
that the meeting of the Republi-
can club will be postponed until to-
morrow night Thursday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-28

Mrs. R. w. Kennedy, who has
been visiting at the home Of S. L.
Newman returned home yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-28
JUNIOR LEAGUE RECITAL

The Junior Epworth League will
render the following program at
the Carnegie Library Thursday
evening:
Piano Duet Effie and Julia
Wootten.
Reading Josephine Dickerson
Vocal Duet Edward and
Sue Cilkey.
Piano Solo Miss Myrtle Guth-
ridge.
Piano Duet ( Mildred Dickerson
Juanita StalSy
Violin Duet Glen Lemon
Jennie Daniels
Piano Solo. Rife Wootten
Vocal Duet Mildred Dickerson
Motto Grigsby
Violin Solo. Jennie Daniels
Piano Solo Juanie Staley
Indion Club Drill by......,...... .Floy
Scott, Efie Wootten and Ora Daw-
son.
Piano Solo Mildred Dickersrn
Piano Duet Myrtle Guthriase
Vicie Wootten
Piano SoIo-~..~B Bernice Womel-
dorff
Reading .Juauita Staley 74-7s
Roy Ainsworth. of Enid, was in
the city yesterday visiting with
his numerous friends.
Bay Ross, agent for the U. S..
Express Co., at Kansas City, was
in the city yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-28

Bay Ross, agent for the U. S.
Express Co., at Kansas City, was
in the city yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-28

Roy Ainsworth, Of Enid, was in
the city yesterday visiting with
his numerous friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
BAD MEMORY
EDWARD F. SWIFT is UNABLE TO
KEEP TRACK OF INVEST
MENTS

Chicago, Ill, Feb. 2. - Edward r.
Swift, vice president Of Swift & Co.,
one Of the defendant corporations In
the trial of the immunity pleas by
which the packers are seeking to es-
cape prosecution under the indict-
ments charging them with violation
of the antitrust law, tried the patience
and temper Of District Attorney Morri-
son to the utmost yesterday under
cross examination. The ordinarily
suave tones of the prosecutor became
menacing and a threatening forefnger
was leveled repeatedly at the witness
in efforts to get definite answers to the
questions.
Mr.. Swift could not be indnced to
give the answers desired by the dis
trict attorney. He exasperated Mr..
Morrison by making such answers as
81 don't, know" II can't remember" II
don't recall" II have no recollection. :,
Once when Mr. Morrison was trying to
find out whether the witness was a
stockholder in the Kenwood company
Mr.. Swift replied that he did not
know"
Calls Himself Ignorant"
"Why don't you know ?"inquired Mr..
Morrison.
"I'm too ignorant suppose" smil-
ingly replied Mr.. Swift, the answer
awakening grin on the faces Of the
jurors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
DECEIVED HUSBAND CLEARED
AFTER TRIAL FOR MURDER

Dubuque, Feb. .2.-William Clark
was acquitted by the jury last even
ing of the murder of Leroy Sumner,
whom he found with his wife. Sum
ner had paid attention to Mrs. Clark
for months while he was with the de-
fendant, running a spindle wheel at
county fairs, etc. Clark warned him,
and when he found the two together,
he shot and killed Sumner last Octo-
ber. The jury had been out several
nours. The plea of temporary insan-
ity was made, but the real defense
was defense Of his home. Then SEN
timent was strong here for acauittal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MAY
GET THE WHIPPING POST

Washington, Feb. 2-Much to the
surprise of congress, the house COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia
has ordered that the bill establishing
the whipping post for wife beaters in
the District of Columbia be reported.
The measure will be sent in without
recommendations. Representative
Bertie Adams, bachelor from Phila-
delphia. introduced the measure,
which has the Endorsement of the
President. Members generally have
advised against it's passage for fear of
the possible consequences to wives
One of the arguments made against it
is that Ia wife when angry with her
husband may have him arraigned and
whipped, and that upon his release, he
my murder her.
The members of the committee who
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03

the spectators in the courtroom
cheering the verdict.
The fact that Clark took Sumner
when the latter was penniless and
friendless and aided him to a good po-
sition ELECTED much sympathy from
the spectators. Sumner was at Law
Ter, last August and approached Clark
and begged for a quarter to get meal
with, explaining that he was friend.
less. They were together at Dixie,
Malcom, Garden City and other Iowa
towns. When Clark discovered that
his wife had formed liking for Sum
ner, he pleaded with her and she
promised ito be good" but appears
to have been unable to withstand the
wiles Of her tempter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
CONGRESSMAN suLzER DE.
cLAREs SOME ONE IN WASH
INGToN HAS ERRED
TALKS OF A SCANDAL
He Wants to Know Why the Custom
House Property In New York Was
Sold for Third Of Its vaIue-Pur-
chase Price is Not Paid.

Washington, D. G., Feb. 2. - Rep
resentative Sulzer today introduced a
resolution in the house calling on the
attorney general for information as to
when the government executed deed
for the custom house property in Wall
street, New York, where the deed Is,
why 1t has never been recorded and
other facts In connection with the
sale Of the custom house property to
the National City bank.
Sold Below Value.
In explanation of the purpose of his
resolution, Sulzer said the bank was
lodging its taxes. He charged that
the sale of the property to the bank
was scandalous as the property is said
to be worth $10.000,O00 while the bank
agreed to pay only $3,2S5,00O and has
not paid anything as yet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03

voted to report the bill are Smith OF
Michigan, Allen, Morrell, Campbell,
Wiley. Greene, Beidler, Blackburn,
Kline and Babcock. Those voting
against it were Sims, Meyer and Nc.
Lain.
The President recommended the es.
tablishment of the whipping post in
his message to congress year ago
This Recommendation has been taken
up by the chief of police and the
judges of the police courts.
The bill provides that any man con.
victed of wife beating shall be subject.
ed to corporal punishment by being
given not more than thirty lashes. The
whippingiis to be done by the marshal
of the district, or one of his deputies,
in the presence Of q physician
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
ESPECIAL Cd REspoNDENcE.l
Washington Rure Y Of Courier.
w,shinr+No n n Eah .

svstSttsP8tSWy ~ Ssy U S6s Es
The decision Of Congressman R. r.
Hit, of Illinois. not again to accept
the nomination for representative in
the house, makes 1t reasonably certain
that Congressman Cousins of the fifth
Iowa district will become chairman Of
the committee, on y foreign saifai iss
again giving to Iowa four great chair
manships.
4 Congressman Cousins is third on
the list at present and therefore not
the ranking member, but for reasons
that need not be stated, 1t is very
probable tnat when Speaker Cannon
again makes up the committees Mr..
Cousins will head the list on foreign
affairs and that Mr. Adams will be
provided for in another manner.
In the fifty-sixth congress Iowa led
all other states in great committee
chairmenships, having six. and, SO far
as influence is concerned seven, as
Senator Dolliver was then a member
OF the ways and means committee,
high on the list, an assignment fully
equal to chairmanship. d. B. Hen
derson. afterward speaker, was chair
man of judiciary; j. A. T. Hull Of mil
itary affairs, which office. he now
holds; John F. Lacey, of public lands,
which he now holds: Geo. d. Perkins
Of printing: A. L. Hager, Of enrolled
bills. At this time the craftsmanship
OIL Lacey, Hull and Hepburn are all
that remain of that remarkable quota,
and at present Iowa has no representa-
tive on the ways and means commit
tee, although Judge Smith is we'll up
on the appropriations committee.
Foreign affairs Is one OF the great
committees of the house and as time
goes on its Importance will increase
To become chairman of this commit.
tee is the ambition of a large proper.
tion of the members of the house and
should Mr.. Cousins succeed Mr.. Hit,
as he likely will. If he continues to
represent the fifth district in con.
gress, he would have reason for spe.
cial qualification.
The Pension Status.
old soldiers in Iowa will be inter.
ested in the status of the service pen.
sion matter, concerning which there
has been some question of doubt un.
der the present commissioner of pen.
sions. If the clause which has been
inserted in the pension appropriation
bill is allowed to stand the Service
feature will be determined definitely
This clause reads as follows: "And
provided further, that age is perma
nent, specific disability within the
meaning of the pension laws"
The hearings held by the appropria
tion subcommittee framing the pres
ent bill developed the interesting situ
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
new UPRISING
IslldsO slels
aeos lsoIoasIH arms II
MORE SERIOUS AeRARIAN DIS.
ORDERS ARE FEARED IN
RUSSIA
GAR ISSUES MANDATE
Delivers Personal Speech to Repre-
sentatIves Of the kursk Government
and viii Send Copies Broadcast
Among the Peasantry.

st. Petersburg, Feb 2.-In view of
the profound conviction prevailing
among the marshals of the nobility
members of the zemstvos and other
classes which are in direct touch with,
the peasants. that spring will witness
renewal of the Agrarian disorders
throughout the country on a more de-
plorable scale than ever before. the
emperor has addressed a plain and
outspoken mandate to the peasantry
setting forth that the rights of prop
erty are sacred and that the peasants
will be violating his will if they at
tempt to enter into possession of pri-
vate lands. AT the same time his
majesty has assured the peasants that
with the cooperation Of the national
assembly he will institute measures
for their relief.
VIII Be Sent Broadcast.
The emperor's words were delivered
personally to deputation from the
Kursk government and will be sent
broadcast throughout the empire
1,500 slain In Russia.
st. Petersburg, Feb. PA pitched
battle between the mutinous troops at
Irkutsk and Cossacks, which resulted
In 1,500 being slain, is reported from
Siberia by way Of the newly repaired
telegraph line.
The Cosacks did not take the trou-
BILE to dig trenches in the frozen
ground to bury the dead, but threw
1900 bodies, many of them their own
comrades, into Lake Baikal through
holes in the ice.
Shot Without HearIng.
Details of cavalry from Tsarskoe-
Selo yesterday surrounded the rail
road station at Goolotvin, on the Ria
zin line, where strikers committee
Of thirty-six members had assembled.
Without a hearing or the attendance
of y priest they were ordered to turn
their faces to the wall and were shot
" Meanwhile eighty of the strikers
had boarded a departing train The
military chief followed on cars armed
with mitrailleuse guns. and, speeding
at the rate Of 100 miles an hour, over
took and bombarded the fugitive train
When the latter stopped nearly all it's
passengers were dead. Those who
were still alive were ordered shot by
the officer.
Sixteen Anarchists Killed.
Four more anarchists, making six.
teen during the past fortnight, were
shot without trial in the citadel at
Warsaw yesterday. OF the total fif-
teen were Jews.
Reports from Japan say that discon-
tent among Russian prisoners result
ed in an attempt to fire the stores and
depots which house 10000 prisoners.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
She IS HAPPY
MRS. YERKEs SAYS SHE is MRS.
MINER AND GLAD
OF 1T

New York, Feb. All doubt as to
the marriage of Mrs. Charles T.
Yerkes to Wilson Miner was set at
rest today by the filing of the certif-
cate of marriage with the bureau of
vital statistics. In addition news
paper quotes Mrs. Yerkes in confirma-
ton. According to this paper, Mrs.
Yerkes said today: call can say is
that / am happily married."
Miner left his hotel today and with
his baggage drove to the Yerkes home
on Fifth avenue
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
COTTON ON RISE.

Report OF Census Bureau on UngInned
Product Creates Excitement.
New York, Feb. 2.-The report Of
the census bureau, published today, es-
timating the amount of cotton I'M
ginned on January 16, at 250,SS4 bales,
caused considerable excitement In the
cotton market. The market was very
active and irregular before the report,
but lt>was followed by a sharp advance
of from 20 to "a points. There was
heavy realizing and the market later
ruled very irregular and nervous.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
[Continued on Page 81
FARM HOUSE is BURNED.

Residence of Frank Sheets, South Of
ottumwa is Destroyed.
The home of Frank Sheets, three
miles south of Otutmwa, was totally
destroyed by fire late last night. The
family had y retired at about $50
O'Clock and at II o'clock, Earl son,
was awakened. Smelling burning
wood he went down stairs to find the
kitchen in flames. 1t is supposed the
fire started from a defective kitchen
flue. The building was insured for
$500. The loss is not known. Moth
ing was saved except an organ, sofa
and a clock
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
oskALoosA PIONEER DEAD.
Harden Morgan, 80 Years Old, Passes
Away Durno Nioht

Oskaloosa, Feb. 2.-(Specialo o.-Har.
den Morgan aged 80 years, who ceIe.
brated his seventeen wedding anniver-
sary on Christmas day died at his
home here last night. He has lived in
r---,.. For sixty wars
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
RUSSELL MAY RECOVER.
Victim Of Shooting ARRAY Shows
Some Improvement.

Eldon, Feb. 2.-(special.) Red
Russell, who was shot by Night Po-
liceman Samuel Grow, Saturday night,
is somewhat improved and the attend
ing physicians say that he may re
cover from his injuries. Grow is well
on the way to recovery from the in.
iuries he received during his pistol
duel with Frank Russell and the lat
ter's wounds did not prove serious.
Grow is In Eldon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
A COLD WAVE.
Decidedly Chilly Weather Prevails Ir
Several Eastern States.

Several Eastern States.
as*s*s *ssss*s **.s. :
New York, Feb. IA cold wave =
prevails today over the New En- .
gland states, New York, PennsyI- =
uania and Ohio, temperatures =
ranging from is degrees above =
zero to 20 degrees below, the lat =
ter figures being registered at =
Meacham lake, in the Adirondacks. =
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
CABLE is CUT.

Communication Between New York
and the West Indies Interrupted.
New York, Feb. 2. Gable COM
munication to the West Indies is cut
off today beyond Jamaica. The cause
of the interruption is not known.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-03
RETIREMENT OF CONGRESSMAN
HIT WILL GIVE COUSINS
BIG GUARDIANSHIP
FOUR BIG COMMITTEES
Lacey, Hepburn,Hull and Cousins VIII
Next Year Be Iowa's Quartet Of
chalrmen Of Important Committees
New View Of Pension Laws lnter-
estIng to Iowa Veterans.

Washington, d. C., Feb. 2. The
senate committee on the inter-
state commerce today reached an
agreement to vote on the various
railroad rate bills February 16.
There are three measures being
pressed for consideration, the Dol
liyer-Clapp bill, the Elkins bill
and the Foraker bill. The measure
which receives the largest num-
Der of votes will be reported to
the senate as the majority meas
ure and 1t is likely both Of the
other bills will be given to the
senate In minority reports.
-
Washington, d. G., Feb. BE.
fore proceeding to the considera-
tton of the railroad rate bill today
the house passed bill extending
the public land laws to the tract
OF land ten miles square in Wyo-
ming, ceded to the government In
1897 by the Shoshone and Arapa-
hoe Indians.
Representative Thomas OF North
Carolina opened the discussion on
the rate bill, making an argument
In Its favor.