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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-05

Bonham. Tex, May 4-Uncle Ander-
son Rowlett, an old-time negro, died
here. ~
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-05
RETURNED TO WORK.
Striking Web Freshmen Resume Their
Labors on ST. Louis Papers.

st. Louis, May 4.-The striking web
pressmen, after an all-night session,
decided early Friday to return to work.
The Republic and the Globe-Democrat
came out with their city editions on
time. The employees returned to work
after agreeing to settle the matter I'M
der the terms Of the arbitrational
agreement Two Afternoon papers were
also affected by the strike.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-05
FOUR ASPHYxIATED.
Father, Mother and Two Sons Meet
Death From Illuminating Gas

Jersey City, N j.. May 4-William
Cross, his wife and their two sons
were found dead from inhaling illum-
mating gas at their home here. Gas
was pouring from disconnected
pipe In the kitchen
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-07
SUIT TO CANCEL DEED
INDIAN SEEKS TO RECOVER SUR
PLUS ALLOTMENT OF LAND.
OBTAINED BY FRAUD.

John O'Donnell, a Choctaw Indian,
brought suit against G.. o. Mays, J.
A. Cotner. J. +. Dotson, Lee Dotson
and wife and several others u can
eel deed given by him on his sur
plus allotment The petition alleges
the procurement Of the signature to
the deed by fraud and misrepresent-
ations on the part OF the defendant
The complaint alleges that the
plaintin entered into a contract with
three OF the defendants, Mays, Cot
ner and another, that II they should
be successful in having his name
placed on the rolls Of the tribes and
enrolled as citizen and secure for
him a homestead allotment that in
payment for their services. the
plaintiff would deed TO the defend.
ants thirty acres OF land from his
surplus allotment, in tracts OF ten
acres each In three different tracts.
The defendants were successful in
having the plaintiff enrolled and in
securing for him the allotment of
surplus land and when the plain
IN had secured same that the de-
PENDANTS brought for him TO sign a
deed which they made the plaintiff
believe was for the acreage stipulat.
ed In the contract. but which subse.
Quent actions proved 20 be- for the
entire surplus allotment, the same
having been procured by fraud and
Misrepresentation on the part OF the
defendants; wherefore plantin
prays that the said deed DE can
oclled and the land revert back TO
tn grantor.
The Midland Land company has
hroLght suit against T. J. Jernigan
for damages and rent OF certain
uact Of land In this district. The
petition alleg.5 that the Midland
Land company socr" d possession of
sa.i land through a lease from an
Indian named johnson to the Soutn-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-07
SALARIES INCREASED
OF AL EMPLOYEES IN LOCAL
POsTOFFtcE-RECElPTS
SHOW BIC GAIN.

There is an old adaee that facts are
stranger than fiction. and that figures
don't Die. IfucA .s the case. Ardmore
Is one of the fastest growing cities iu
the new state of oklahoma Th,
figures complied by the postmaster OF
the amount Of business done Boy tAe
local ras,uHce during tae fiscal year
that has ls, ended .uslres tue lora.
postmaster an increase in salary of
500 per year. the increase iu TIE
salaries OF ,he clerical force Of 500
per year each. and an Increase Of
800 per year in the salari IS OF two
Of the carriers.
The receipts for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 Of this year show an in
crease over the corresponding year
ending June 80. 1906 Of S33i>.si TN,
receipts for the past fiscal yea
amounted to Sl9,A7i2S.
The increase In the past Quarte
ending June 80 ud includes The
months Of April May and June, a
compared with the previous quartz
ending March 81. amounts to Sl.006A
The receipts for April. May and Jun
were the largest for any three month
since the Office has been establishe-
and amounted TO sG,35600 as agains
s5.349GO for the three months pre-
cedine
II the population Of the city increa'
es as fast as the postal receipts,
will be but year or so before Arc
more will be considered city of %
600 population.
The receipts OF the local postoiiic
not only pay all the running expense
OF the office. including clerk hire, ca
riers' wages. and the salaries OF th
postmaster and his assistant but ais
the salaries Of hye railway ma
clerks. each Of whom have received %
increase of 500 per year in salar.
and then rcmits a balance 90 the %
partmeut in excess of the expenses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-07
ARDNORE HORSE WON
c. A. PoRTER's COLT WON FIRST
AND SECOND MONEY AT
PkULS VALLEY.

Marshal C A Porter has returned
from Paurs valley where he attend.
ed the race meet and picnic which
has been In progress there the past
three days Mr Porter had his run.
ming horse Arro Springs 90 TWO races
al the meet and was very successful.
winning a three quarter mile race and
running second in a halfmne race.
Mr Porter stated that the people OF
Paus Valley Joined together 10 an
efforts 90 make all the visitors enjoy
the occasion. and tha, they were yer,
hospifable eutertainrrs.
on the evening of the Fourth quit,
a good deal OF fireworks nd- nred
Of and a very pleasant evening wa.
spent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-07

reasonable terms. lt will be pleas
ure for me 10 show them around and
give them amy and all Information that
can Come and see the country
boys and don't take any mans wo-d
Tor WLat you hear Yours
r. A. CRONER
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-07

Mrs Wake Hereford and little son
Of san Francisco, Cal, are visiting
Mrs Joe F. Taylor of Fourth avenue,
y. W
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-07

Plenty of comb honey at Porter
Staples, the Red Headed Grocers.
Phone 5sl 1-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-07

Loss Baum. the old reliable soda
water dispenser, at Lon Frames DRUG
Store. 73
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-07

en Trust company and that the iv-
ipndant is an interloper on said
premises.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-07

Como iu and drink hmoadc that
is a lmeade at Lon Frames Dru-
Store z,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-07

For information regarding these an,
other rates see
T. A. DEVoSS, Ticket Agent
Douglas Island news., 1907-03-06
The NOrthIand
The Latest News. from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed.
Information for Everybody,

Gov Hoggatt opposes a fourth judi, cial division for Alaska.
 The cable ship, Burnside is to be fitted with a wireless telegraphy outfit.
 An exchange thinks Alaska is little too big to fear that one big corporation will own it all.
 Skagway liquor dealers are forming an association the purpose of which is to regulate the retail price of beer.
 Frank Wallace, the Atlin mail car rier froze his feet at Otter lake. The mercury was 5 degrees below zero.
 The Fairbanks postofflce will soon move into class ?. It's receipts in 1906 were S9,0So.95. The class ? line is s8,0O0.
 A paper printed at Seattle hints that an "exhibit" at the A.-Y.-P, fair will be members of Alaska's fourhundred, in full dress.
 To drive 100 steers from Valdez to Fairbanks is the job of Gardiner, Wechter, McKinnon & Johnston. The distance is $50 miles.
 Collector of Customs c. L. Hobart of Alaska, has been ordered to Wash ington for a conference in connection with custom matters.
 Alaska's insane now number S2, be- sides two men in Juneau and one at Ketchikan, who are opposed to home rule and may get worse.
 A commission of ten is proposed to investigate Alaska this summer and re- port to congress. It will be lovely trip in the summer time. The Seattle Daily Star is maintain ing fight against the fake mining com panies of that city. The profes- sional bilk has it in for the Star.
 The telegraph line between Valdez and Fairbanks was down for two weeks In some places along the line the snow fell to the depth of sixteen feet.
 A copper shelter with capacity ot at least 800 tons daily will be built on Resurrection bay near Seward and will be ready for operation by the time the Alaska Central railroad reaches the Matanuska coal fields, which is expect ed to be early in 1908, assuring neces sary fuel supply, as the track will be pushed forward with all the men who can be secured from the opening oi work early the coming spring.
 The fact is, and it can be demonstra ted beyond the possibility of success ful contradiction, that the annual cos' of maintaining a territorial or other form of popular home government economically administered, would no be such as to necessitate single dol lar of direct taxation. When tha proposition is flatly denied, the Mining News will undertake to demonstrat' . it's truth.-Ketchikan Mining News.
Douglas Island news., 1907-03-06

Inhabitants of Afognak are rejoicing because the government fish culture station there is to become a reality. The happy, prosperous people were made paupers by governmental re- serve order. Now they rejoice at the prospect of half loaf. So much for government reserves.
 The news that Japan intends to throw Manchuria open to prospectors and mining men from other countries has created considerable interest among prominent miners in the Seward peninsula. l. is reported on good authority that number of men from that vicinity are spending the winter prospecting in the vicinity of Mukden.
 The newest hint of Japan's designs on America is that in case of war she will rush her ships to the North and possess herself of Alaska. That would be an unpleasant case of claim jump ing. to be sure, but it would be worth the price of.the war that would follow. Nothing would so prove the value of Alaska to the bulk of the American people as war to keep it!-Seattle Times.
 Senator Hepburn, of Idaho, took a fall out of the Forestry bureau, the other day, when, in the course of a speech, he declared the system of forest reserves, as now operated, so vicious" that he would welcome any thing in the way of legislation that would destroy ir. The gentlemen operating it, he said, "seem to treat these forests as their own private enter prise." In all which the senator will strike a responsive chord in the feel ings of the people of all this part of Alaska.
 The Ketchikan Mining News an nounces that the Alaska Copper Co.,, of Coppermount, has been reorganized, and will hereafter be known as the Alaska Consolidated Mining & Smelt- ing Company. The new organization is incorporated under the laws of the state of Minnesota, and will take over all the holdings of the Alaska Copper Company, including shelter, mining property and leases, and in return as sumes the indebtedness of the old company and furnishes capital to carry on the work in the future. The capital stock of the new company is S2,5O0,0O0
 A correspondent of the Seward Gate way, writing from Susitna Station at the head of navigation on the Susitno river, describes the Christmas festivi ties in the following cheerful vein We have to thank Henry Brumburg oi the Station saloon for livening us uI little on Christmas Day. Henry mixed up thirty dozen eggs and forty eight cans of Carnation cream with gallon or so of the "essence of olo Kentucky" thrown in for fiavoring, and the festivities commenced in real earn est. It certainly hit the right spot and put all in condition for the Christ mas dinner at the hotel with MT. anc Mrs. Dunn. All opinions agreed tha Mrs. Dunn's pies were just "llkt mother used to make" After dinner Santa Claus Henry "blowed" himsel for five-gallon pail of candy to regal' the small native AIaskans-(only on' of them has died up to datse),
Douglas Island news., 1907-03-06


 The proposed Portland and Alaska steamship company will not begin operations this year at least. The Portland Chamber of Commerce and the Portland Commercial Club finally turned the whole proposition down, The agitation has not died, however, and the matter might come up at any time.
 The Latouche-Iron Mountain copper mine, owned and operated by the Key nolds-Alaska Development Company, at Horseshoe bay, near the southern end of Latouche Island, is installing equipment which will enable it to have a regular output of 5000 tons of ore per month by next summer. This will employ 200 men. A townsite to be called Reynolds will be plated in the spring.
 The Chicago Inter Ocean, speaking of the widespread interest in copper at present, says that an output from Alaska ore deposits is eagerly looked for by consumers in hopes that it will lower the price of copper. It says: "ln the United States, the largest produc- ing country in the world, the chief mines are to all intents and purposes cleaned out of copper for four or five months to come, and big producers in other parts of the world are in much the same position. Meanwhile, users of copper apprehend great danger were it not for the fact that this Alaska copper will be placed in the market so soon aud will, in measure, supply their wants"
 The Council City correspondent of the Seattle Times says: II. M. Huber, better known as Reindeer Bill" has just completed record breaking trip to Nome, making the distance of ninety miles on foot in twenty-four hours, walking time. Bill carried private government correspondence and regis tered mail which it was important to get to the steamship Indiana, the last boat to leave Nome for the outside. "The Indiana was discharging freight at Solomon on my arrival" Huber said in speaking of his trip, "but drew her anchor next morning. She caught me at Cape Nome road house and beat me into Nome about three and half hours. I got my mail on board on time. I returned to Council with a supply of Seattle Sunday Times, In addition my load included magazines, two pair skates, one woman's bonnet for Christmas and Nome newspapers for subscribers along the trail. There were also lot of lamp chimneys, as the electric light plant which is in transit has not yet reached here." In order that there may be no dispute Reindeer Bill has the arriving and leaving time at all way stations made on the trip and the final time is attest ed by the United States marshal and commissioners in Nome and Council These documents, together with choice collection of silver tip, polar cinnamon and black bears, will be 2 part of Councils exhibit to be made al the Alaska -Yukon-Pacifc Exposition in 1909, when Reindeer Bill expects te come out. During the Spanish war he served in the Philippines and won the name of "Hiking Hube," because he was the best man in his regiment on the tramp, hitting only the high places.
Douglas Island news., 1907-03-06

The Ketchikan Mining News says: An anti. territorial organization sheet up the Channel thinks Uncle Sam is good enough for us,' and points to tho Ketchikan extension of the cable, and the probable appropriation of Sl9o,Ooo for a second land line between Valdez and Fairbanks as evidences of that aimable old gentleman's generosity. If the paper in question does not know that the Ketchikan cable extension was paid for, as will be the second Val dez-Fairbanks land line, from the earn ings of the system in Alaska, it is very ignorant, indeed. Before the senate or house committee on military affairs could be induced to consent that sum not to exceed a certain amount of the earnings of the system might be de- voted to the Ketchikan extension, and betterment of the lines in Alaska, they had to be shown conclusively that the money derived from that source was then already in the treasury. Generos- ity nothing! The tolls that will be collected at the Ketchikan office alone will more than cover the entire cost of the cable extension. So far as the tele- graphic system is concerned our Uncle Samuel is merely doin' business with Alaska capital, and pocketing the prohts-that is all.
 "The Windy Arm district is very rich and will be one of the great mineral producing regions of the world. The work that has been done on it this last winter proves that beyond question of doubs." That is what Fred Ronk- endorf. who has been at Conrad for nearly a year says of the country to the Skagway Alaskan. He continues. "The Venus, the Vault, the Big Thing and the Dalton properties are all rich and all of them will make mines of great value. They have been develop ed to the point where that is assured. "About the middle of January the men working on the Venus struck an ore body 40 feet wide in the lower tunnel and it is richer than any one hoped to ! find it. This is the vein that was look ed for last fall and the failure to reach which for long time made some men skeptical as to the final outcome of the property's development. "Ore IS being sacked on the Venus now for shipment below It will be hauled to Caribou and sent over the railroad. i This will go on the remainder of the winter and next summer. "That the Big Thing is rich is evidenced by the fact that some men who know what lG contains tried to get lay on 1t recent ly and were refused. They were will. ing to expend their own money and take chances on the result. "The more work that is done on the Vault the better it looks. It is splendid prop erty. "The Toochi and Wheaton river countries are prospecting well, also, and conservative mining men believe they will both become producing mining districts. The boys who are working in the Wheaton country have been pursuing stringer which was only two inches wide at the surface. It is now two feet wide. They are making a shipment of ore outside and it will yield s100 ton"
Douglas Island news., 1907-03-06

Hair tonics and restorers, the A. D. S. kind, superior to all others, at Heub- ner's Drug Store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
TAX COMMISSION SESSION.
One VIII. Held on Thursday to
Organize.

There will be a special meeting of
the state tax commission in Topeka
Thursday for the purpose of organ
izing the board by the election of
chairman. and discussing some of the
preliminary work to be done by the
board.
The old travelling library room, in
the south basement wing, has now
been moved into the old Academy of
Science rooms, and the tax commits
sion is ready to move into the rooms
vacated for it.
1t is the purpose of the commission
to- issue a book giving complete
compilation of the tax laws of the
state. This book will be prepared by
Judge James Humphrey, the legal
member of the board. The board will
also issue a book giving instructions
to the county clerks and assessors on
how to go TO work to assess property
under the now laws. The board will
probably devote several months after
going into office in the work of get
ting things in readiness for the oper-
alton of the new law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
SUIT IS FILED.
Government Starts Proceedings
Against the Anthracite Railroads.

Philadelphia, June 12.-The suit of
the United States against the anthra-
cite coal carrying railroads which are
charged with carrying on a monopoly
in the production, transportation and
sale of hard coal was filed today in
the United States circuit court in this
city.
The defendants are the following
companies:
Reading. Philadelphia & Reading.
Lehigh Valley, Lackawanna, Central of
New Jersey, Erie, Susequehanna, Phil
adelphia & Reading Coal & Iron, Le-
high Valley Coal, Lehigh & Wilkes
barre Coal, Hillside Coal & Iron COM
pany, New York, Susequehanna &
Western Coal company and the Tenn
pie Iron company.
After filing of the bill of complaint
by District Attorney Thompson the
machinery was put into motion to
have the papers served upon the de-
PENDANTS.
The suit begun today is the result
of an investigation started by the de-
partment of justice nearly a year ago.
The attorney general of the United
States appointed Alexander Simpson
Jr, of this city and Charles E. Hughes
of New York as special assistants to
carry on the investigation. Mr.. Hughes
withdrew from the investigation when
he became a candidate for governor of
New York and his place was taken by
G. Carroll Todd of New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
hat no personal controversy would be

that no personal controversy would be
tolerated,
John ]. Jones. a former attorney for
fucker and the Uncle Sam company,
was the first and only witness of Tues
DAY afternoon. He was put on tne
stand by Mr.. Krauthoff to prove thaI
the Uncle Sam OIL company deed OF
trust was duly executed by Tucker
and the officers of the company. He
identified the deed and told how It
was executed. Attorney Wilson then
cross examined Jones for more than
two hours.
At the outset Jones admitted that he
was an attorney for the Kansas Nat
ural Gas company and that in case or
Sam company he would favor the
gas company. He denied that the
Kansas Natural Gas company was
owned by the Standard Oil company:
Jones admitted meeting Mr.. Krauthofr
and of agreeing to the plan to have
deed of trust executed, of advising
Tucker afterwards to give 1t, ana OF
urging Tucker to furnish $2,5OO IN
Karnes. New & Krauthof as creditors,
to file the suit for receiver.
Jones admitted taking the bonds to
the law office and turning them over
without taking a receipt for them. An
other admission was that as an. attor-
ney he appeared in court and helped
with the proceedings to get a receiver
for the Uncle Sam company while rep
IL.
to these as Sham proceedings.
Jones was asked If David W. Null
vane was an attorney for or was on
the pay roll of the Kansas Natural Gas
company when objection was made 10
the question and it was ruled out.
The trial dragged and it VIII require
more than a week if no better progress
is made. Railroad attorneys, editors
and others. all alleged to be in the con-
Spiracy, who were Subpoenaed as WIZ
nesses are in attendance at the court.
On motion of the Uncle Sam attorneys
they are not allowed in the court room
while the trial is in progress. !,
The list of witnesses read incluoeo
the names of Judge John G. Pollock,
United States Attorney Harry ]. Bone,
D. W. Mulvane, Judge 0. M. Spencer
of St Joseph, and many other prom
litical circles.
1t is the intention of the Uncle Sam
Oil company to show If possible tnat
a conspiracy exists to drive it out OF
business, and the testimony of Judge
Pollock and Judge Spencer is expected
to bear especially on this point.
The jury which is trying the case IS
composed of G. C. Butler, Marysville;
W. A Morgan, Cottonwood Falls; Dan
iel Hart, Norton; Edward Capsey; A.
F. Horner, Topeka: F. A. Kiene, Valen-
cia: L. S. Meyerly, Collier; Charles
Marble, Troy; william Archer, Colby;
Robert Thornborrow, Wetmore; ]. B.
Edwards, Abilene; Elmer Reigle, New
Cambridge.
H. H Tucker. Jr.. was present
throughout the hearing. being in charge
of Sheriff Brown. He said he was
pleased with the way things had shaped
themselves.
II feel absolutely sure of a square
deal now, and believe 1 am going to
win he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-12
RUFF SWEARS TO 1T.
Tells in Court of Dividing Graft With
Mayor Schmitz.

San Francisco, June 12-When the
Schmitz trial was resumed today with
Abraham Ruef on the stand court over
ruled the objection of the defense to
the question that was pending when
court adjourned yesterday. The ques-
tion was: Did you in January, 1905.
in the house at 2S49 Fillmore street.
give this defendant, Eugene E.
Schmitz, S2.50O in currency?'
Ruef replied in the affirmative
Ruef said when he gave the 81 500 to
Schmitz he told the mayor it was his
Schmitz's share of the $1,000 that had
been received from the French restau-
rants Ruef testified that he had in
January, 1906, given to Schmitz 81, 800
telling the mayor that the French rest
aurant keepers had paid a second in
stallment amounting to $1,000.