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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-01-20
FRANCHISE EXTENSION

The electric light company is asking for an ex
tension Of its franchise for period Of fifteen year
beyond the expiration Of the present franchise which
IS fifteen years hence
Judge Holmes the president dt the company mas
taken the aldermen into his confidence and has told
them his reasons for desiring tie extension He states
that the company wants to make large investmerl
in improvements and for this purpose it j. desired to
b0ndthe plant. The fifteen year extension VIII make
the franchise more valuable and will render the plac-
iqg Of the bonds much eaiser This i indeed frank
statement scarcely to Be expected from public SER
vice corporation Let Us Be just frank IN dealing
with Judges HoIme as he las been with the council.
Judge Holmes, while he does not 1--we here is one
Of our citizens. Since be became interested here be
has not only been Identified with in business way
but be has done hs duto citizen well In every
movement for the advancement Of the city. he has
given US the benefit Of his counsel and has given lib
orally Of his means
But while it IS the duty Of the council to treat
Judge Holmes we'll it should not be forgotten that ths
first duty Of this honorable body is to look out for
The people .as Their interest shall appear" Will the
extension Of this franchise be the benefit the de-
triment Of the public
In reply to this question, it must be said at once
that certainly not for interest Of the city to extend
the contract for street lightning which part Of
the present franchise While this contract is better
one than that originally made and while the price Of
lights may Be reasonable one a this time it certainly
is not wise to extend it, conditions may arise which
win make it possible to light the city for less money.
1t may become possible for the city to supply its own
lights But Judge Holme states that he is not asking
such an extension and IT will be Easy to insert an
amendment in the pending ordinance providing speci-
fcay that the extension Of the franchise shall in no
way convey an extension Of this contract.
In the second place il should be stated that the
interests Of the people docs require an electric light
pIart adequate to supply the demands Of growing
city and Of the highest possible efficiency, larger
and.better plant than we now have. To build such
plant requires large investment Of money. If the
company will agree to build such plant condition
Of the extension Of the franchise certainly appears
70 the interest Of the city to make the bargain.
The prejudice. which exists in the public mind to-
ward corporation such should have no partin the
aement Of this question Let the council treat it
business proposition guided only the principle Of fair
treatment for the company and square deal for the
people.
The battle royal between tie "stalwarts' and
the insurgents is announced for next Wednesday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
ASTORIA. OREGON WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER le 1906
DEVELOPERS IN SESSION.
Organization Will Endeayor to Raise
100000 to Advertise Northwest.

SPOKANE, Sept. 25.--The convention
of the Pacific Northwest Commercial
clubs opened here today with delegates
from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana being present.
Tom Richardson, Of Portland; Sena-
tor Ankeny, Of Walla Walla; q. b.
Dennis, Of Spokane; Frank B. Cole, Of
Tacoma; /. A. Nadeau, Of Seattle; G.
G. Chapman. J. J. Browne and N. w.
Durham, were the principal speakers.
Judge w. o. Speer Of Butte was made
permanent chairman and G. G. Chapman
permanent secretary. The convention
decided upon permanent organization
consisting Of three vice presidents from
each of the four states who shall serve
as an executive board, one Of whom
Ii to be elected president.
The objects are declared to be the
fuller developmnt OF the Pacific North
west and the inducing Of immigration
and the investment Of capital The
new organization win endeavor to raise
one hundred thousand dollars for the
purpose Of advertising the whole Pa
cifc northwest, and not any particular
city or section.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
coMpERs' OWN REVIEW.
OF His Recent Bitter Fight Against Lit
tlefeld Of Maine.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26,--In the 0c'
tober number Of this American FEEDER.
ationist,' the official organ Of tho Amer.
lean Federation OF Labor, President
Gompers reviews his campaign against
Representative Littlehcld and gives bls
organization credit for reduction Of
Lttlefcld's majority. He says the fight
was made on Little6eld because of his
bitter and relentless antagonism toward
the best interests Of labor. and not be-.
cause he was Republican or because
his conspicuous opponent was Demo-
cratic. The charge IL made that com
mercial, railroad and shipping trusts
poured money into the Maine campaign
In Littleileld's interest. tompen also
pays his respects 10 Cannon, Taft and
other Republicans who assisted Little
field In his campaign and concludes by
sayings "1he recent campaign in Maine
has shown how great are the forces
aligned against the interests OF the peo'
pie, and II has also shown that labor
needs only 10 lead the way and oil
good citizens will aid in the noble and
patriotic work"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NOT HIS INTENTIONS.

TANGIER, Sept. 25.-The American
legation has issued statement that de.
nies the rumors that Minister Gnmmere
who il leading the American mission
to the Sultan Of Morocco at Fee, In
tends TO attempt to create American po-
litical interest in Morocco. 1t con-
firms, however, statements that Mr..
Gummere will vet forth to the Sultan
the difficulties Of the situation caused
by disturbances similar to those which
recently took place at Mogador and at
Casa Blanca. The statement makes no
mystery Of the fact that the United
States intends to make an effort TO do
business in the markets Of Morocco,
and compete, by the establishment Of q
direct steamship service between the
two countries. in the English and Ger
man import and export trade.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
viii Probably Be Nominated for
Governor Today.
JEROME HAS NO SHOWING
Temporary Organization Effected Yes
terday In Less Than Half and Hour
Lively Session Looked for To-
day-Surprises in Reserve.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 25.-The
Democratic state convention tomorrow
will nominate Governor and full
state ticket.
In less than one.half hour today, TEN.
porary organization was effected. and
Lewis Nixon OF New York, was made
temporary chairman.
There ia n tension among the dele
gates tonight and storm may ensue
tomorrow. According TO consensus Of
opinion tonight, Hearst win probably
be nominated for governor on the first
ballot, and w. Stuyvesant Chanler will
probably be named for Lieutenant. GOV.
ernor, with John S. Whalen for secr-
tary of state, All are on the Inde-
pendence League ticket. Hearst, it is
conceded, gained control of three inn
portant committees at the first session
of the convention; the committee on
contested seats the committee on plat
form and resolutions; and the commit
tee on permanent organization.
The candidacy Of jerome was prac-
tically withdrawn today, but some of
his supporters are endeavoring to Gre
ate q sentiment in favor of Justice
Gaynor or Adom Of Buffalo.
District Attorney Jerome, in his ca
gerness to have the anti-Hearst Dem
ocrats of New York, concentrate on a
single candidate and beat Hearst. has
practically shelved himself as Guber-
material aspirant. Whether this man
will be Gaynor, Adom, Sulzer, or q dark
horse is uncertain. Hearst has already
scored an organization point in the Sc
lection of Lewis Nixon, Tammany man,
as temporary chairman. A statement
from Murphy seems to indicate that
Hearst has Tammany lined up, but
Tsmmany has not caucused. The anti
Hearsts meet tonight. Hearst is to be
the first man nomisated.
District Attorney Jerome's candidacy
was practically withdrawn today at an
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
For the Lreat Convention Of State
Republicans.
PRELIMINARY WORK DONE
Governorship Seems to be Swinging Be-
b tween Hughes and Bruce, With the
Former in the Lead-Formal
Opening This Morning.

SARATOGA, Sept. 25.-The first ses-
sion Of the state Republican conven-
ton, though short, was harmonious and
comparatively uneventful.
The proceedings were interrupted at
one stage, by some excited individual,
who shouted out that Hearst had "sac-
rifced fifteen million dollars" He was
promptly elected by some nearby del
egates.
A resolution offered by Charles An
derson tcolored) deputy collector of in
ternal revenue( deploring race hatred
and omb law "at home and abroad"
was amended to include, specifically,
anti-Jewish rioting in Russia, and then
was adopted.
Neither Platt nor Depew, who have
attended every Republican convention
for the past generation were present
today.
The delegates seem to be at loss
regarding the nominations for the gov
ernorship, Lieutenant Governor Bruce
and Charles E. Hughes being about the
only candidates spoken of tonight, but
conditions may change before the con-
vention gets down to business tomor-
row.
The name of Timothy !. Woodruff,
ex-heutenant governor, is looming up
as possible candidate for governor. He
has strong upstate following, that
cannot be we'll ignored.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
viii Openly Accuse All Who Aid
ed Him to Wreck the Bank
Of It's Millions.
HAPPY IN HIS HOME-6O 6OlNG
His Son Is Entirely Devoted to the
Wretched Father-ExtraditIon Has
Been waived-Old Man Meas
ured by Bertillion System.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25-Paul O.
Stensland, the self-confessed embezzler
Of funds from the Milwaukee Avenue
State Bank of Chicago, Of which he
was president, is tonight son his way
to Chicago, ready and willing, he says,
to admit his guilt, but at the same
time determined to accuse others whom
he claims are equally guilty Of wreck
ing the institution. and its attendant
losses of millions of dollars.
Today he waived extradition and
appeared pleased with the prospect Of
getting back to Chicago. He spent a
sleepless night. and this morning was
almost in state of collapse, but as
the day wore on his mental and phys
ical condition was greatly improved.
Discomfort of night in narrow
and bedless cell, which was experienced
by Paul 0. Stensland, the former pres
ident Of the Milwaukee Avenue State
Bank, of Chicago, who was returned
from Morocco last night, prisoner on
the charge of wrecking that institu-
tion, was followed today by additional
unpleasant details Of police examina-
tion.
Stensland was lined up at police head
quarters with a score of alleged pick
pockets and Others who had been ar
rested during the night, and was sub
jected to the customary examination by
the detective sergeant This ordeal over,
he was removed to the Identification
bureau, where he was measured in ac-
cordance with the Bertillion system, and
later his photograph was taken to be
placed on file at police headquarters.
An early visitor to Stensland's cell
was his son, Theodore. The two con-
versed together until the summons came
for the father to appear before the
central office men. The former bank
president spent sleepless night and
was in a condition of semi-prostration.
He totteNd rather than walked from
his cell to the various offices, and
leaned heavily upon the supporting arm
Of his son.
Stensland during the night told one
of the officers watching. him that he
wanted to go back to Chicago and would
have done so had he not been arrested
in Tangier.
81 wanted to straighten out matters"
said Stensland. "There is good deal
behind this case, and I want to show
the public that / am not the black
sheep l have been painted
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
FIGHT WITH OCTOPUS.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.--A dispatch to
the Tribune from Mobile says;
"A five hundred pound octopus was
caught yesterday by fishing party in
Mississippi Sound and killed, after a
struggle that lasted eight hours The
octopus towed the boat, stern first, ten
miles. II was finally killed with rifles"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
ENDORSES THE ACTION.

CHICAGO. Sept. 25.--The city coun-
Gil last night passed resolution COM
mending and endorsing the movement
to establish United States postal saw
ings banks. The resolution cites the
wrecking of the Milwaukee Avenue
State bank as one of the reasons why
such law should be enacted, and
urges the representatives Of Chicago in
congress to assist in the work of es-
tablishing these banks. by their infu-
ence and votes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
BRYAN DECLARED PARTY LEADER.

HONOLULU, Sept. "a (l0:55 p. MI
The Democratic territorial conyen-
ton in its platform declares that W.
J. Bryan is the acknowledged leader Of
the party. After expressing approval Of
the Roosevelt administration the home
rulers endorsed George R. Carter, the
present incumbent, for governor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
Score Of Dead. Mostly Blacks.
Mark Three-Day Riot
GOVERNOR TERRILL ON SPOT
City Is Under Martial Law and What
Qnietude Prevails Is Enforced
Every Saloon in the City Barred
Close--Situation Better.

ATLANTA, Sept. 25.-The known
dead who have met death in connec-
tion with the riots here, since Satur-
day night, number one white man (Po-
liceman Heard) and eighteen negroes.
This is the third day of Atlanta's
race war, passed without any serious
disturbances and following the arrest of
PSI negroes at Brownsville and at Clark
University today, the feeling prevailed
that, at least. peace has been restored
by a strong show of authority. Two
negroes were killed this afternoon by
policemen.
Governor Terrell has ordered four
companies of militia into the city as a
matter of precaution. The saloons were
closed all day and will be so held until
further notice. There is great scarcity
of negro labor of all kinds.
The total known dead as the result
of last nights and this mornings en-
counters is seven negroes, besides Po-
liceman Heard, and Mrs. R. C. Thorn
son, white woman, who dropped dead
from the excitement of witnessing the
shooting of two negro prisoners,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
SIMPLY AN OPINION.

MOSCOW, Sept. 25.-M. Shiplof, the
veteran reformer, in an interview with
correspondent Of the Associated Press
today, declared that the only honorable
and possible escape from the painful
ordeal through which Russia is now
passing, and from blacker future, was
the immediate replacement Of the
stolypin cabinet by one composed of
men supported BY public opinion and
the immediate election Of a new par
lament.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
TOO BOLD FOR APPREHENSION.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25.--Joseph
Cueia, an Italian, was shot and killed
while driving along North Main street
this afternoon. by an unknown man,
who, mounted on bicycle, rode up be-
hind Cucia and fired three shots into
his body. No clue is obtainable as to
the identity OF the assassin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
MRS. LoyETT,s WILL IN uRoBArE.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.--In the sur
rogate court at White Plains yesterday
the viii Of Mrs. Lavina Lovett, drawn
after she had passed the age of l02
years, was offered for probate. Mrs.
Loyett, who led a life of great fru-
gality left an setate valued at $780,
900, consisting Of mortgages and ten
bank accounts. Her husband was the
village blacksmith of .Tarrytown.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
Ota Bsnso, the Congo plsmy
Creates Interest In Zoolos'
cical Garden.
pUsnCARTs HINDER TRAFFIC
'Big Tim" Sullivan Dodges Gambling
Law by Taking Parties to Sea-
Bank Clerks Get a Joke on W.
X. Hearst,

NEW YORK, Sept. 25--rhe New
York Zoo at present has on its hand
a Congo pygmy, n mild'mannered and
clean bit Of ebony humanity, which Di'
rector Hornaaay 10 very anxious to
have some benevolent person adopt.
When Professor Samuel =. Werner, Al.
rican explorer asked the Zoo to keep
the little man for him some time ago,
Director Hornaday thought ota Ben,
"a, for that was the pygmy's name
would make an instructive exhibit, and
10 he placed him In the cage with the
orang. g.outang, Hohong. The pair soon
became fast friends and chartered to-
gcther by the hour. Then the trouble
began Ministers from the rural dis
tricts began TO send In protests against
the exhibit, and delegations OF indig.
nant black citizens In high hats called
upon Director Hornday and demanded
that his ebony charge be removed from
the monkey house. So Ota Benga got
the freedom OF the Zoo. lie was Of
a pleasant temper but, apparently, de-
void OF fear, and the attendants have
had nervous time keeping him from
being gored by the big elk, eaten by
the lions, or killed by poisonous rep
tiles, Then, too, whenever the crowd
catches sight OF Benga fitting about
the Zoo grounds they will give a yell
of "there's the wild man. and soon q
bowling mob Is chasing after the lit
tie fellow, tearing across the lawns and
flower beds. lcaping fences and climb
ing trees At these manifestations the
pygmy Is not greatly perturbed'
Though he ia cannibal he always re-
mains gentle and polite. Prof. YER
ner first met Benga on the occasion OF
a banquet given to the explorer by a
friendly Congo tribe. Benga was to
be the roast, but Prof. Werner saved
him by purchasing him unslaughtered'
A certain street on the edge OF the
financial district, ordinarily jammed
with traffic has been torn up for sew
eral weeks and complaints made to
the city have apparently brought no
results. A few days ago q great rain
shower turned the street into big
swimming pool, and the clerks In
big national bank on the block, which
had suffered from the chaotic condition
of the thooughfare, painted a big sign
and stuck II UP on the shore of the
lake. The sign read: "This Is munich
pal ownership--the city owns the
streets" Crowds paused to grin appre-
ciatively at the legend and they were
more amused when big automobile
roundeds into the streets, hit the pool
with splash and came to dead stop.
Few persons in the crowd, however,
realized that the machine belonged to
w. R. Hearst, high priest and exponent
in general Of the municipal ownership
idea.
It's great to be Sullivan in New
York, because then you need not give
heed To the rules and codes that gov
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 25.-In des-
perate battle at close range at Clo-
rang, between Bicycle Officers Smith
and Maddox and Policeman Casen, and
two dangerous negroes barricaded in a
house near the corner of McGruder and
Randolph streets this morning, the me-
groes were killed and the police officers
had narrow escapes.
Officers Maddox and Smith had been
notified that negroes were shooting il
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26
Thousands ofMarines and Sailors
and War Supplies Going
Forward Daily.
WAR DEPARTMENT ACTIVE
Peace Commission Can Do No More
Secretary Taft Utterly Disgusted
With President Palma and the
Methods Prevailing There.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.- Fifteen
hundred more American marines were
ordered to Cuba today by the Navy
Department. This action was taken
following the receipt Of dispatches from
Taft, indicating that he had little hope
Of an amicablc settlement OF the trou-
bles in Cuba.
In addition to the marines 1000 blue
jackets will be sent to Cuba. There
are already in Cuba 1900 marines and
over 5000 bluejackets.
Bids were opened today at a mum.
ber Of western points for several thou
sand horses and jacks, to be shipped
to the army within the next fifteen
days Unlimited supplies are available
at a number Of eastern depots. Every
bureua Of the war department is hum
ming with the work of preparation for
any eventuality that may arise.
The practical failure of the United
States peace mission to Cuba became
evident this afternoon when Secre-
tary Taft and Assistant Secretary Ba-
con declined to keep their re-engage
ment with President Palma on ac-
count of the uncompromising conduct
Of the Cuban President during the
morning. Secretary Taft expressed
disgust with the methods of the Gu
ban government and said he had about
given up hope of peace without inter-
'vention. At the same time, he ex-
poets nothing more from the rebels
who have become mere plundering out
laws, according to his latest advices.
Secretary Taft intimates that force
alone will end the squabble.
The battleships Indiana and Ken
lucky will sail for Cuba tomorrow morn
ing.
The Cuban republic tonight stands on
the verge of the second period of Amer
lean Intervention. The moderate party
which six weeks ago was in absolute
control of every office in the island,
national, provincial and municipal, is
tonight determined to abdicate from
and compel the United
States to intervene.
In fact, every government, official,
from Palma down. is sincerely anxious
10 force intervention, rather than yield
to the terms offered by the liberal par
ty and those in arms against the gov
ernment.
The liberal leaders characterize the
conduct of the government as treason
10 the republic, while Taft regards 1t
rs an unwaranted and dishonorable at
,empt to force the hand of the United
States and into intervention, It is still
ust barely possible that Roosevelt,
through Taft and Bacon, may yet ar
range to establish the liberals in con-
,rol Of the Cuban government, but this
IS regarded as only the remotest sort
# possibility.
With either party installed in power,
here still would remain condition OF
leplorahle dissatisfaction and sunfest,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 25.-Ihe
Evening Post has received dispatch
from its correspondent in Atlanta say
ing that two negroes were killed by
whites in the residence section of the
city at daylight after the negroes had
made an assault on white boy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-26

It's great to be O Sullivan in New
York, because then you need not give
heed TO the rules and codes that gov
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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-07-26
His Eseuss.

In local business house a night
watchman has been under suspicion
for some time of falling asleep at
his post. The other night when the
house was open until near midnight
the manager came suddenly upon
the watchman and~found him fast
asleep in a chair in a secluded part
of the busiest room in the establish
ment. Waking him rudely, he said :
John, you had better go to the of
flee and get your money. You were
asleep! You're fredw
81 was awake all the time," ex-
postulated the watchman.
'Rats. Didn't hear you snor-
ing?"
"Sure, but there is a couple of
crooks in the vicinity, and I've been
piping them off. l was snoring to
let them think | was asleep"
The excuse was so brazen that the
manager decided to give him one
more chance, and SO he escaped with
a reprimand.-Albany Journal.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-07-26
ForsIun Tensass In ltaIy.

Few people, even in Italy prob
ably, are aware of the number of
colonies of foreigners in the country
who speak different languages and
are ignorant OF Italian. There are
at least half a dozen of these colo
nies, inhabiting quiet hooks of the
peninsula, a little world to them
selves. They are French, German,
Slay, Albanian, Greek and Catalan.
French is the language of the coun-
try folk about Aosta. German dia-
lects are found about Domodossola
and in parts of the Venetian PROV
inee; Slay is spoken about Friuli, in
the north, where it is Slayonian, and
in the Molise, where it is Serb.
There are about 10000 Italo-Serbs.
Albanian is spoken by about ITO, 900
Italians IN fourteen circumscrip-
tions OF southern Italy and three IN
Sicily. Fifteen eommunes about
Leece and Aeggio speak Greek.
Catalan flourishes in Sardinia
London Globe.