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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
WHAT IS GOING ON AT The
UNIVERSITY ON The HILL

The first OF the series OF aquatic meets
at Brown occurs next Tuesday, when the
Varsity meets Yale in tho Colgate-Hoyt
swimming pool The program will consist
OF roller polo. 20 and 100 yard dashes, re-
lay races and p1unges for distance. As
Yale has much weaker team than last
year g close contest is looked for. The
other meets will he those with Columbia.
about the last OF the month, Harvard and
Penn. The two last named events will
come some time In March, although the
exact dates have not been decided upon.
Tonight At I:l5 the annual r. A. A. meet
will be held in Mechanics hall Boston.
Brown VIII be represented BY Honiss Os;
Thurlow, or: Kelly. 'os; Mayhew. 'os.
Among the colleges entered are: Yale.
Harvard. Penn. Amherst. Williams.
Dartmouth Brown and Rowdoin.
Prof Marvel has decided to hold
freshman gymnastic contest 10 determine
the Freshman Gymnast." This Will prob
ably be held on Wednesday afternoon.
Feb. 2s The competitive events will be:
Horizontal bar. parallel bars. side horse
flying rings. tumblng. club swinging
The man winning the highest number of
points will he awarded the title OF
Freshman Gymnast' and will receive n
regulation gray gym suit with the Brown
stripes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
RUSSIAN LINE
STEAMERS To
SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco Cal. Feb. lo-A Russian
line OF steamers is TO be operated between
this port and the Siberian coast, and the
first vessel will arrive here about the lst
OF June.
Lieut.. Pavlov Of the Russian navy. ar
rived here on his way TO st. Petersburg
to complete the organization Of the com
pany that is to operate the steamers.
The vessel will ply between this port
and Vladvostok and will engage eXclu-
sively I'm the freight trade at present.
Later on passengers will be carried by the
steamers
The company which Pavlov represents
al present owns two vessels. one OF 1000
tons capacity. the other OF $500 tons bur
den. These vessels are a present plying
between Vladivostok and odessa.
II Is the plan Of the new company TO
build 10 steamers TO engage in trade be-
tween Vladivostok and this port, and also
to run to Australia 1t will be the first
regular line Of freighters ever established
between this port and Vladivostok.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
100000 BLAZE
ALMOST WIPED
TOWN FROM MAP

NewMartinsville. W. Va. Feb. 1o--Fire
broke out in Littleton, an oil town near
here. yesterday. and before II could he ex-
tinguished. nearly every business house
was destroyed, about 500 of the 1900 in
habitants were without homes. and A.
nancial loss OF more than 10000 was sus-
taiped
The fire broke out about noon in the
attic OF the William Crow gracery. In the
centre OF the town. In less than 30 min
utes from the time the alarm Of fire was
rung the building was a mass OF flames.
Inside OF ~ minutes the entire business
block along the Baltimore and Ohio track
was blazing In II was the Bank of Lit
tleton. the Opera House. the Commercial
Hotel and several smaller stores and resi-
dences
From this block the flames swept across
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks
TO the Exchange Bank and the Delbrugge
Hotel Assistance was sent from Wheel
ing and also from Cameron, w Va. Dy-
Mantle was resorted to, but the high vino
blowing carried the flames across streets
and over tracks. licking up the frame
buildings I'm their path
one hundred houses were burned and
$50 families are homeless. numbering
nearly 500 persons. Not 80 houses are left
standing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
NEWSLETS

Louise Cournyer. Il years old, has been
missing from SO Diamond street since yes
terday noon
Miles Ives OF 81 street reports his
wifes watch. valued at s3 stolen from
his house Wednesday.
Elizabeth Hamilton was committed 10
the state hospital for the insane today
by order OF Judge Reuckert.
Sadie fevesque Of 265 Dean street re-
ports her house entered Wednesday morn
ing ring valued AT $40 was stolen.
NJ Anatole T.e Braz. professor Of Celtic
literature in the University OF Rennes,
lectures I'm Manning hall al o'clock this
evening under the auspices OF the Al
allaance Francais
Arthur r. Congdon OF 81 Fountain street
reports that ne let. Thursday a horse
and buggy valued AT $3.50. The man who
hired the rig said that he wished 20 drive
TO Attleboro. The rig has not been re-
turned.
A lecture was given at the Moses Brown
school last evening by Alden Sampson OF
Haverford Pa. relative TO the govern
ment preserves OF the northwest. He used
stereopticon TO illustrate the nora and
fanna OF that section OF the country.
Edna Forbes of 36 Atwells avenue was
taken suddenly III on Aborn street. near
Atwel's avenue. at $40 p m. yesterday.
She fell. struck on her head was made
unconscious. and was taken into n store.
When she recovered she was sent TO her
home
An entertainment was given al the Bell
street chapel last evening. Mary 4. and
Karl Koopman gave a duet The other
numbers given were a soprano solo. Miss
stanley: piano solo. Miss Greenwood;
duet Miss Stanley and Mr. Bliven: rect
tations Miss Mahoney: tenor solo. Mr..
Bliven: piano solo. Miss Greenwood: so
prano solo. Miss sstHutrr-; reeitatiens Miss
Mahoney tenor solo Mr. Bliven: duet,
Miss Stanley and Mr. Bliven.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
MAN
REPORTED DEAD
ON FRAUD CHARGE

Victor COL Feb. l0-J. J. McEachern
whose death was reported on Jan. % and
hfc Insurance policies paid. was arrested
at the home OF his sister here last night
by city Marshal Naylor after fight. IN
which McEachern was wounded by a bull
let. McEachern was reported 10 have
been killed by the accidental discharge
Of giant powder but investigation by fra
ternal societies. in which he was i'm.
sured. disclosed that the body OF Robert
Speed who was killed two DAYS previous
~ in a mine. had been unearthed taken
To the tunnel IN which McEachern was
working and blown to pieces with giant
powder
The authorities were informed that Nc
Eachern was the victim OF ihe discharge
and an old line life insurance company
paid policy on his life.
a deeper Investigation by fraternal So
cietes resulted In finding McEachern
alive and his arrest followed
Frank Cowlcy. who worked with Me-
Eachern. was also placed IN jaii. The
treatment OF the body OF Robert Speed
greatly inceused his friends and lynching
was threatened.
In order 10 better protect McEachern
he has been removed 20 the county iail at
Cripple Creek and a heavy guard placed
around the prisoner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
DEERING COAL COMPANY
SELLS FOR 29 SOFT COAL CO.'S

Chicago, Feb 10-One OF the most inn
portant coal deals in recent years. CON
solidatng the fuel producing interests Of
two large railway corporations was an
nounced yesterday.
The announcement OF the consolidation
was made by tho Deering Coal company.
which will become the operating and sell
ing agency OF 20 Illinois and Indiana soft
coal mines, with a daily capacity OF 30.
600 tons-more that enough TO supply the
entire normal demand for soft coal In
Chicago and It's factory suburbs
r. r. Hammond. president Of the Deer
Ing company and former general mana
ger and president OF the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois railway. will become
president Of the Consolidated Indiana
Coal company In place OF Robert Mathen
of the Rock Island Railway company.
The Indiana concern will continue 20 ex-
ist. hut only as stock and bond corpor-
alton
The properties controlled by. tho Deer
ing company are I'm Vigo. Sullivan. Green
and Nermilion counties I'm Indiana and IN
Montgomery. Franklin and Nerblion
counties I'm Illinois. Ownership of IS of the
mines Is vested I'm the Deering company.
nine In the Consolidated and tho others
In other corporations now controlled by
the Deering company.
The Brazil Block Coal company's pro-
duct I'm the Brazil field will he handled
by the Deering as part OF tho business
assumed I'm tho consolidation.
The Joining OF forces. said Mr. Ham
mond. simply means an effort 10 reduce
selling expenses. The result will be that
sales will be made from one office instead
ot<wo. and the operation % all the prop
critics will be from headquarters The pos
siblity of n strike of bituminous miners
had nothing 10 do with the deal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
TEMPERANCE
LEAGUE HOLDS
CONVENTION

The seventh annual convention ~ the
Rhode Gland Temperance league was held
yesterday. At the morning session routine
business was transacted and addresses
made by Rev. A. B. Cristy and Mrs r. r.
Livingston.
Rev. A. B. Cristy presided at the after
noon session The topic was What Is
the State Doing About Law Enforcement
The first speaker was Lieut. Gov. Jack
son. He was followed by Rey G. a stem
house Of Newport
He spoke highly Of the class Of people
in Newport. and said he considered the
city itself 10 he one Of the best. from
a moral standpoint .n New England,
There are very few Instances. he said.
Of uproars and hIawls The sentiment
Of the citizens is against II. Recently.
with the approval Of the people the
licenses had been diminished by 25 or 2s.
Rev. Mr.. Stenhouse stated that person
ally he had only seen aoou' dozen people
intoxicated on the street I'm the last three
years.
Rev. w F. Williams Hon r IT, Pea a-
body. Mayor Higgins OF Pawtucket and
several others spoke.
THE EVENING SESSION.
What the Nation is Doing About IT.
was the central thought al the evening
session.
Rev. Edwin c. Dinwiddie national su-
perintendent Of tho American Anti Saloon
league of Washington. spoke upon Con
gress and the Liquor Traffic" He spoke
a considerable length on the canteen and
the anti-canteen measure. and said that
he thought the people would he able to
hold the latter law. rs congress is very
close 70 the people He hoped the appro-
priation OF a quarter OF million dollars
would be made for the providing Of the
subs titutes for the canteen.
Bishop McVickar. VINO occupied the
chair. introduced Rev Austin O'Toole.
president In the diocese Of Rhode Island
Of the Catholic Total Abstinence union.
who said I'm part.
by the program no doubt. YOU expect
me 10 speak 70 you of the Catholic Total
Abstinence union and it's work for tenn
perance. But for reasons which VIII ap-
I must speak 10 YOU rather OF the work
of the Catholic church in the cause OF
temperance As her share In the endeavor
20 stem the tide of evu caused by the
curse of Intoxicating drink. I'm this coun-
try, the church thus far has confined her
self almost entirely 10 an exercise OF her
influence over the individual. She has as
yet made no concerted. open, public at
tack on tho drink evil. and this for
various reasons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
CHILEAN GOVERNMENT TO
START FAST STEAMSHIP LINE

Washington. Feb l0-Thc Chilean lega-
tion has been Informed that the chilean
congress has just appropriated t250.0o an
nually FOR steamship line 90 establish
more direct communication between VAL
paraiso. chile and Panama
The tip takes 2 90 a days. because
ships make frequent and long stops IN
towns on the coasts OF chile and Peru.
10 IL the intention " tho Chilean govern
ment that ships shall make the trip IN
much shorter time. thereby establish
Ing n much more rapid connection With
New orleans and New York and other
American harbors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
MAGIC HAIR STAIN.

FOR brown or black. prepared by
GEORGE ORMSDY. Wig Maker and
halrworker. 10 fremont street. Bos on
II In srnp'e. safe and easily applied. COO.
tains no lead poisons: use Il once ana
you will never use arr other. BLAND.
ING a BI.ANDING, - Wsybosset strest
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
100000 FIRE VISITS
CITY OF WILMINGTON, N. C.

Wilmington. n. c.. Feb io-Fire Of an
unknown origin destroyed tho Willard
Bag and Manufacturing companv's Ger
mania Hall building. several warehouses
and badly damaged adjoining property
IN one ~ tho principal business blocks
% this CITY this morning The loss H.
between s7b.oo0 ana 10000
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
REVIVAL SERVICES

The Bailey Camp Meeting association
~lll hold revival service az the Ran
dali Square Gospel Mission. 81 Gladstone
svenue. sBaday afternoon. At O'Clock
Rev. Heriperi r. Murkett. pastor Of the
<sbnry Memorial NJ " church. win
speak George y Crookes VIII eing. The
public 10 Invited
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10

Rox 2 was pulled a. ig0 O'Clock this
morning. There was no fire Some mean
ance of the ircmen and the police OF the
Third district
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
THE DEATH Of
PAUL |. DUNBAR,
NEGRO POET

Dayton. o.. Feb. Paul Lawrence
Dunbar the poet Of the negro race died
at his home here yesterday afternoon of
consumption. For three years he had
been seriously in. and for a year criti-
cally so. but he kept at his work inter
mittently and wrote his last poem for his
Christmas book. "IIowcy. Honey Honey
lust before Christmas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10

Mr. Dunbar was born I'm Dayton. o..
June %. 1872. He passed his youth I'm
that city. and after graduation from the
high school went 10 New York and en-
gagged in newspaper work. His first pub
lished book was a volume of poems in
1898. which attracted considerable atten-
tion.
other volumes followed at intervals Of
a year or two, until mis- position as the
best known poet OF negro blood was firm
" established He also wrote two novels.
In recent years he had lived in Washing
ton. one who analysed his work few
years ago said Of him: Although Of alb
solutely unmixed African blood. and the
son of parents who were once slaves,
Paul Lawrence Dunbar has none Of the
confiding eXuberance that is so rarely
lacking in those Of his race.
PLAINLY he does not wear his heart on
his sleeve for DAVIS to peck at. His work
is fun Of surprises for the reader. The
qualities which one might naturally ex-
pect I'm the work OF one OF his race
imagination and passion--are conspcu-
ously absent. His poems are character
lied i'm many instances by extreme deli
cacy Of sentiment and expression. while
an insight into character. rather than
a care for plot or incident marks his first
long work OF fiction. The Incalled.
I'm spite of certain lacks and certa in
faults noticeable in his novel the work
Of this black author certainly possesses
some Of the qualities OF genius. Review
ing the conditions OF his birth. educa tion
and environment and considering his
achievement. one naturally recalls Car
lyle's maxin~.. Genius is not born In the
purple.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28
TAFT TO BE HERO.

American politics Of the highest i'm.
portancc appears to be- entering into
the consideration of the Cuban sua
tion. The tone of President Roosc.
yclrs letter To Mr. Qucsada, the Gu
han minister, Indicated Mr. Roosc.
yclts desire to eliminate domestic
political questions from consideration
in connection with the Cuban matter,
but his designation of Secretary y
10 conduct the negotiations with the
Cuhans is believed by astuto politi.
clans To mean that ne desires TO press
Secretary Taft forward TO the political
firing line. The belief has been
strengthened by the fact that Socre.
tary of state Root rs not to go to
Cuba. at all. but is to return direct
10 Washington from Cartagena.
II Is conceded by observers OF all
political affiliations that II Secretary
Taft should succeed in bringing about
an adjustment of the tumulruod5 sit.
uation in Cuba it will maze him yely
InEch stronger before he Amtican
people than he ever mas been and
will add materially TO his chance Of
making a successful campaign for
the Presidential nomination In the
event Of his conclusion to enter the
contest
That President Roosevelt desires
that Taft should succeed him as pres
ident is thus made reasonably certain
The personal and political relations
of Roosevelt and Taft are very close
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28
Warninr Order.

In the United States Court in the IN.
dian Territory Southern District
Jack Owens, plaintiGf, rs. Pocahun-
tas Owens, defendant, No. Gal.
The defendant Pocahuntas Owens.
is warned to appear in this court in
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff, Jack Owens.
Witness the Hon. Hosea Townsend,
Judge of said Court. and the seal
thereof, this 2Sth day of Sept, 1906.
(SealD
c. VI. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
BY w. S. Crockett, Deputy.
Brown G. Turner, Attorneys.
Attorney for nonresident, S. II.
Butler
First published. Sept. 2S.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28
Insane Man Under Arrest.

4 man giving the name Of !. NJ.
Morris, supposed to be from Gold
thwaite, Tex, is in the federal jail
here on a charge of lunacy. He was
first taken in charge by the city an
thorties and then turned over to the
United States officers. His derange,
ment was very sudden, apparently, as
he seemed to be all right to those who
noticed him the day prior TO arrest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28
MARKET THE COTTON SLOWLY.

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28
SUIT FOR MILLIONS.
Indians Claim TO Present Location Of
Town Of plaekwelI.


Guthrie, Ok. Sept. 27-The first OF
Eve suits. which involve the titles 70
many homes in Blackwell, Medford.
North Enid. Kildare ard Horton. was
field at Newkirk during the week by
Col c. r. Buckner OF Guthrie. The
o''c.s will be filed in the rear future
90 he counties where -, different
I'A'- are located. t.. p-gs.ut suit
G,"i, nth the city Of Blocswcp oniy
o. c''. today Of 10000 Jaoric and &c
Buckner wins the case it will cloud
the title to three-fourths Of the bus.
iness and residence center Of the city
The plai1,Ea in the case are three
Cherokee lnllans-Mike Hendrix.
George and Fred Palmer When the
Cherokee strip was opened to settle.
ment thirteen years ago Hoke Smit
roccutIy nominated for Governor OF
Georgia. was Secretary of the Interior
under President Cleveland. He ap
pointed the following rorsons to allot
the Cherokee Indians. living within
the strip: John Jordan, Robert l..
owen and d. NJ. Wisdom.
It is alleged in the petition filed by
Col. Buckner, that the land on which
threefourths of the city of Blackwell
now stands, composed the lands allot.
ted to the three Indian plaintiffs.
minors at that time.
The plaintiffs allege that their allot.
ments, now constituting a great part
OF the city OF Blackwell. were taken
for townsite purposes by the Chero.
kee Townsite company on an order of
the Probate Court Of Payne County in
October
There are over 1000 defendants in
the first suit filed, citizens of Black.
well, who purchased town lots on the
lands now claimed by the Indians.
IN all thrce-qugrter sections 4 sim
Tar salt Will be filed here for the In.
li1rs who claim the Kildare lands.
one at Perry for these claiming the
Horton lands, one at Enid for tine
North Enid claimants, and one al
Pond Creek for the Madford claimants.
20 an five suits there win be over
900 defendants and there viii be
involved property the present value
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28
OIL Well Burninu,

Duncan, |. T., Sept 27.-Informatiou
has just reached here that the oil
well on Bluff Creek, about nine miles
egst Of here, caught fire and could not
be eNtinguished until next day, The
company finally oXtinguishcd It by
steam. The derrick and rope were
entirely burned up. The flame as
cendod upward OF fifty feet.
The people Of this city are hopeful
If getting plenty Of natural gas some
dav for fuel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28

Whether Oklahoma should have a
child labor law is an important qucs
tion. Likewise compulsory education
II is idle to talk aboit making or
"rr.r. iIg child labor law unless
there is compulsory education Then,
if we make a child labor law forbid
ding children to work In any house or
mill. we can only enforce that law by
having the children in school. If the
child be driven to labor by greedy pa
rents. tie officer who enforcos the
school law will learn why the clili
is not in school. Oklahoma will be
called upon to pass these laws, and
then the newspapers will try % see
that they are enforced, or see why
they are not
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28
Short Session Over.

Judge Dickorson, Tuesday, complot
ed The two days session of L. s. court
given the attorneys for settlement OF
pleadings preliminary to the term Of
court beginning next Monday. Lite
business Of interest TO the public was
transacted. l., c, Andrews, having
removed from Ada. resigned from the
Examining Board of the Bar. The
court appointed as his successor Duke
Stone The other members are J. +
McKeel and w. c. Curry. News
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28
WARNING ORDER.

In the United States Court in the
Indian Territory, southern District:
Margaret Brown, plaintiff, VS.. vii
liam Brown, dcfendont, Marietta, No.
1876.
Inc defendant, William Brown, is
warned to appear in this court in thlr-
ty days and answer the complaint of
the plaintiff, Margaret Brown.
Witness the Hon. Hosea Townsend,
Judge of said court and he seal there
Of, this 29th day of August 1906.
(SeaD =. NJ. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
II. G. HOUSE.
Josiah Clark. Attorney.
j. {. Graham, attorney for non-res.
First published Aug. y. 1906.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28
so Per Cent Gain In 1905.

Our purchases CG DR.. Mendenhalrs
Chill and Fever Cure in 1905 were
% per cent, more Than IN 1904. The
frequency Of our orders indicate it
one of the staple Chill Remedies. ].
=. Nerrell Drug Co., Wholesale Drug
gists. st. Louis Mo. Sold By w. B.
frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-28

Cascasweet is vegetable correc
tive for the stomach and bowels OF
babies and children, Contains no op
iates and the ingredients are on each
and every bottle, Pleasing To take,
sold by Hoffman Drug Co.