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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-08

Contractors ot all Electrical Construction Work Estimates
electrical apparatus installed Wiring and fixture work bell
work sign and window decorations speciality Electrical Irons
sewing machine and Medical electrical appliances fo
commercial and family In stock Wholesale dealers In wiz
Ing material Of all kinds Prices right and orders promptly
filed. We kindly solicit your orders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-08

MRS. w u. Peters, Miss Kella Clark
and Miss Myrtle Bruun went to OkIa-
homa City today TO see Isabel Iring.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-08

Miss Eme Farmer of Fort Worth
wf5 the guest Of Miss Bess Lattins
over last night on her way hore
from a visit in Mangum.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
BIG SQUADRON is SPLIT UP.
Four Harbors on Coast Are Entertain
ina B~attieships.

Los Angeles, April 81. - For the.
first time since leaving Hampton
Roads the battleships of the Atlantic
feet are separated. In four harhors.
a few miles apart. they lie at anchor
in divisions of four and the positions
they will maintain until next Satur-
day morning, when the sixteen fight
ing craft, again united under the flag
of Rear Admiral Thomas, will get I'M
der way for Santa Barbara, the next
port of welcome. The division Of the
feet was accomplished at 6 o'clock
yesterday morning, but at even that
early hour the shores of San Pedro
harbor and the hills overlooking were
well covered with spectators, eager
to witness the of the war
ships.
A striking feature of the service in
each of the big churches of Los An
geles was the presence of squads OF
sailors in uniform. The Church
squads composed of irst-class liber
ty men, after attending devotions
were given until morning to see the
city.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24

The supreme court Of Missouri has
declared that the state primary cleo.
ton law is constitutional.
The marine and fisheries depart.
ment at Victoria, B. c., is inviting
tenders for the construction of the
fishery protection cruiser for which
$500, 900 Is appropriated.
BY a decision Of the Ohio supreme
court the Union Central Life Insur-
m company of Cincinnati, OF which
the late Gov. Pattison was the presi.
dent, will be obliged to pay $4,000
omitted taxes and penalties.
According to a statement by Secre-
tary Wilson sent to the senate in re-
Spouse to a resolution, the total re-
ceipts OF the government from forest
reservations from July 1, 1907, to
April Z, 1908. were $e36,726.
That the interstate commerce com
mission has no authority to require
railroads to establish special fares
based on less than the normal passen-
ger mile revenue, for particular occa,
sions, was held by the commission in
the case OF AL G. Field against the
Southern railroad.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
news OF THE WEEK IN tPTOMt
important Events at Home and on
Foreign Shores Briefly
- Told.
Washington.

Rev. Reuben H. Sanders, aged sew
s%nty-four. q prominent Indiana Metho-
list clergyman, died at La Porte, Ind.
Rev. Henry Hikok, aged eighty
aine years, one Of the first American
missionaries to China. is dead at Wa
tertown, N. Y.
Capt. c. J. Badger. superintendent OF
the naval academy. will serve another
year in that capacity after the close OF
the present academic term.
Gov. Hughes has appointed Richard
l.. Hand, a Democrat, as commission
or to take testimony on the charges
preferred against District Attorney
Jerome Of New York.
John H. Mandigo. for twenty years
the head Of the sporting department
Of the New York Sun. is dead. He
had been in the employ OF the Sun for
thirty-three years, having begun as an
ONCE boy.
Capt. Royal r. Ingersoll, until re-
Gently chief of staff to Rear Admiral
Evans, has been assigned to duty as a
member OF the general stan OF the
navy, taking the place made vacant by
the promotion Of Rear Admiral Pills
bury to be chief Of the bureau Of navi-
cation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
TO INVESTIGATE PAPER TRUST
Definite Step Toward Solution of Wood
Pulp and Newspaper Cost
Question.

Washington, April %. - A definite
step was taken yesterday toward a So
luton OF the wood pulp and news
paper cost question in the introduce
ton by Speaker Cannon of a resolu-
ton for the appointment of a select
committee of six members t investi-
gate and obtain all possible infor-
nation" as to the reasons for the in
creased prices of white paper, to the
II hat needful legislation may be
enacted. The resolution, which was
referred to the committee on rules, of
which the speaker is chairman, en-
powers the committee to sit in Wash
ingtOn or elsewhere, during sessions
of the house and the recess of con-
gress and confers the usual authority
of subpoena, the administration Of
oaths, etc.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
FIRST STEP TO RELEASE TAAW.
Permit Granted Thaw to Sign Applica.
ton for Writ Of Habeas Corpus.

ton for Writ Of Habeas Corpus.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. April 22.-The
trst step in proceedings looking to
the release of Harry X. Thaw from
the state asylum for the criminal in
sane at Matteawan was taken yester-
day. James G.. Graham of Newburgh.
formerly secretary to Gov. Odell. ap-
peared as Thaw's counsel before Jus
tlce hauser of the New York
state supreme court at White Plains
and applied for an order directing the
superintendent Of the asylum to per
NIT Thaw to sign an application for "A
writ of habeas corpus. The order was
promptly granted and it will probably
be served upon the acting superin-
tendent of the asylum at once.
According to the usual procedure
in such cases Thaw will sign the ap-
plication for a writ of habeaS corpus.
which will then be submitted to a
Justice of the supreme court, proba-
bly, Justice Morschauser. The date
when the writ is returnable is fixed to
suit the convenience of all parties
concerned. Then Thaw will appear
before a justice of the supreme court
for a hearing to determine whether
he should be released from the asy-
lum al sane
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
Crlmeo.

A South Bessemer electric car was
held up by a negro ~highwayman near
Powderly, Ala, and Conductor Adams
killed.
william Robinson Of Old Forge. Pa,
aged about twenty-seven, shot and
probably fatally wounded Ellen Moore
OF Scranton, Pa. Jealousy is given as
the cause of the shooting.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to wreck a west-bound passenger
train on the Delaware, Lackawanna
E Western railroad near Lowman,
N. Y, by piling ties on the track.
The severed head Of a corpse, sup
posed to be that Of Michael Sobods Of
Bedford, a suburb. was washed ashore
from the river at Cleveland, revealing
what is thought to have been a case
OF murder and robbery.
Mrs. Bazzie e. Mutually, aged seven.
ty years, q wealthy recluse, was
found dead in her home in st. Louis
with her throat cut from a to ear,
and a negro chore boy has confessed
that he murdered the old woman to
rob her OF the large sum she was sup
posed to carry.
George w. Thomas, cashier OF the
First State Bank Of Newport, Wash.
committed suicide at the Colonial
hotel IN Spokane by taking strych'
nine. Domestic troubles and failing
health are said 70 have prompted the
oct.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
NEW PLAYHOUSE is OPENED.
Milwaukee Has Most Complete and
Up-to-date Theater in Country.

Milwaukee. April 22.-Milwaukee's
magnificent new theater. the Majestic.
just completed. and which is declared
the most complete. up-to-date ard
handsomest theater in the United
States. was formally dedicated last
night as a vaudeville house, Mayor
elect David S. Rose delivering the
d~edicatory address. The house seats
1900 people. The theater is housed
in a fourteen story building erected
by the Uihlein Bros. at IA cost of 81
800. 900.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
cANNiBALisM DUE TO STORM.
Natives Of Futuna Revive the Practice
After Cocoanuts Are Destroyed.

San Francisco, April %. - From
Honolulu news has been received of
a revival of c~annibalism on the island
of Futuna, in the South seas, brought
about, it is believed. by starvation.
due to a hurricane about ten months
ago, which destroyed all the %cocoanut
trees, and was followed a little later
by a plague of caterpillars, which de-
stroyed almost all kinds of vegetation.
Human flesh has been eaten when it
could be obtained, and a plan to cap
ture the trading steamer South Aus
tralia on Feb. 90 was discovered just
in time to Illustrate it, though not I'M
til after the purser, who went ashore
had been attacked by a native and his
arm almost cut of.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
LAKE STEAMER ON FIRE.
Vessel, Believed to Be the Maine, Re-
ported Burpjnu Of Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio, April %. : Resi-
dents living along the lake front cas-,
of the city reported late last night to
have sighted a burning boat upon the
lake about ten miles out. The life
saving station was notified. Atten-
ton irst was attracted to the boat : y
the shooting of skyrockets. The boat
supposed to be on fire is thought to
be the steamer Maine, which left Ash
tabula late yesterday afternoon,
bound for Port Huron, Mich. She car
ries a crew of ten or twelve men.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
BOTH BOUND FOR NAPLES.
Anna Gould and Prince HeIie To Take
Outline in ItaIv.

Naples. April %. - Nine. Anna
Gould. who was formerly the Coun-
tess de Castellane, will arrive here
April 23 on the steamer Friedrich der
Crosse from New York. 1t is related
here that she proposes to take an au-
tonlobile trip through Italy.
Paris. April 81. - Prince Helie de
Sagan left for Italy last night. Prince
de Sagan informed the Associated
Press that he was going to Naples for
a months pleasure trip. in proof of
which he produced a straw hat. He
emphatically denied that he already
was married to Anna Gould.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
FEDERAL COURT UPHELD.
Supreme Court Of U. S. Rules Against
Nebraska Tribunal.

Washington, April %. The SUI
preme court Of the United States yes
terday refused a writ of mandamus
requested by the State of Nebraska
in the case of that state against the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy rail
road, compelling United States Judge
T. C. Munger to remand back to the
supreme court of Nebraska the suit
begun by the state to enjoin the rail-
road company from charging for it's
intrastate traffic more than the rate
fixed bv the state statute.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
1RESPASS is CHARGED.
Three Men Are Bound over for Trial
in the Federal Court.

Bemidji, Mimi. April 22.-Before II.
A. Simons, United States commission
err. John r. Stewart and l.. Nap La
Pointe waived examination on the
charge of trespassing on government
timber land and were bound over to
await the action of the federal court
at the spring term. to be held in Fer
gus Falls in May. Both men were re-
leased on their own recognizance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
INDIANS FIND CORPSE.
Body o. Mar Who Walks Into Airho'e
Is Recovered From Mississippi.

Caledonia, Mimi, April %. - The
body of a man was found floating in
the water by w Indians who were
camping on the bank of the Missis-
sippi river close to Reno. The body
was found to be that of a ma b.
the name of Danehoer. from Rich
mond. Winona county. Danehoer last
was seen alive at Trempealeau. Wis.
on Feb. 81. on his way home across
the river. He evidently walked into
an airhole in the ice and was drown
ed
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
Woman Kills Herself.

Chicago, April 21.-Jessie Level
Ign Call. daughter of Former Govern,
or Llewellyn OF Kansas, committed
suicide in her room in a hotel here
last night by taking poison. De
s%pondency because of Ill health is be-
lieved to have been the cause.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
Repriexe for Rillik.

Springfield, ILL.,, April %. Acting
mon the recommendation of the
board of pardons, Gov. Deneen yester-
day afternoon granted a %reprieve I'm
til June IL to Herman Billik, convict
ed Of the murder Of Mary Vrzal in
Chicago by poisoning in 1905.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
KEEP BoozE OUT OF DRY STATES
Senators Nelson and Bacon Say Con
qress Has Power to Put on Lid.

Washington. April p. - What are
admitted to be the most important
opinions hat have been given by the
lawyers of the present congress are
those just issued by the five mem-
bers of The judiciary committee of the
senate relating TO the liquor legisla-
ton pending in congress covering the
question of the transportation of
liquor in interstate espe-
cially into states which have prohibit
tory laws against the manufacture
and sale OF liquor.
Two members of this subcommittee
of the senate Judiciary committee.
Senators Nelson of Minnesota and Ba-
o of Georgia, hold the opinion that
il is within the power of congress alb
so'utely to prohibit the entry of liquor
in interstate into those
states.
Congress Has Power. .
In other words, that congress has
power to SO legislate that the laws of
the states. enacted under the police
powers of the states, shall become op-
erative 70 cover liquor shipped in in
terstate commerce upon its entry into
such prohibition states and before the
liquor reaches he consignee.
Senators Knox Of Pennsylvania.
Fulton of Oregon and Rayner of Mary
land unite III holding that congress
has no such power under the constitu-
ton.
Senator Nelson's opinion on this
subject is regarded as by far the
los luminous and vigorous of any
that has been given in either house of
congress in favor Of the power of con
gresS to deal with this subject.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
b Is CHARGED,

New York. April 22.-Upon the is
suance of the bench warrants yester-
day for persons indicted as a result of
recent exposure Of alleged gambling
house conditions in the Tenderloin.
two policemen were arrested and
locked up last night charged with
bribery.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
BLOWS UP.
Brilliant illumination Is Followed by
an Explosion.

Caledonia. Mimi. April %. Citi-
zens were startled last evening by a
meteor or aerolite passing over our
village at an approximate close dis
lance. 1t caused a brilliant illumina.
ton. followed by a sharp sound as
from an explosion, and a rumbling as
if laundering at a distance. 1t is be
lieved by many who saw this phe'
nomenon that it dropped not far from
here.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
THUGS Break Into Convent

St. Paul, April 21.-While ten Sis
tiers of st. Francis were conducting
special Easter services for the chill.
dren at st. Adelbert's Catholic
church burglars broke into the con-
vent across the street and stole 5000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
Scow Ursets: Four Drown,

Winnipeg, Man. April 21.-By the
upsetting OF a c crossing the Bat.
tie river, swollen by freshets, nine
Grand Trunk Pacific railway work.
men we're thrown into the water and
four were drowned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
STORY PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Believiile Bank Cashier Is Arraigned
at Madison.

Madison, Wis, April 90. - Cashier
Belleville was brought into court yes
terday charged with the embezzle-
ment of S~23,355.05. The complaint
was made by Bank Commissioner M,
C. Berg. He pleaded not guilty and
bail was fixed at $4,000. The pre-,
liminary herring will be held Wednes,
day, April 20.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
FINES ABUSIVE HUSBAND.
Judge Then Takes Up Collection for
ToiI-worn Woman.

st. Louis, April 22.-After denounc-
ing Frank Jasinski for ~mistTeating
the mother of his seven children, Pc
lice Court Judge Pollard yesterday
fined Jasinski $500 and then adjourn
ed court five minutes while he took
up a collection for the toil-worn wom-
an. The judge started the collection
with a donation of S.. The clerk can
vassed the court room and the collec-
ticn totaled $17.4S. Judge Pollard pre-
sented the money to the woman. who
was weeping with gratitude.
God bless every contributor to this,
whatever the sum. Court will now re-
sume,' said the Judge. Jasinski went
to the w%orkhouse.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
Killed bv His Nephew.

Brantley, Ala, April 90. - J. w.
Weatherford. a prominent citizen, was
shot and instantly. killed late yester.
day by his nephew, Avery Hardage.
near here. The murder was the cul-
mination Of an old feud.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
FORTY-ONE KILLED IN WRECK.
Awful Loss Of Life in Train Collision
in Australia.

Melbourne, Australia. April %. -
Two trains from Ballarat and Bendi-
go, respectively. collided late last
night at Braybrook Junction, forty-one
persons being killed and sixty in
jured. The Bendigo train, with two
heavy engines, crashed into the rear
of the Ballarat train. Five cars of
the latter train we're wrecked. The
wreckage took fire and was almost
completely consumed. Many of the
bodies were unrecognizable when re-
covered.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
AtteH Defeats Kelly,

Seattle, Wash, April 22.-At Sound
Beach yesterday Abe Attell, feather
weight champion of the world, defeat
ed Eddie Kelly of Buffalo in the
eighth round.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
Accidental Happenings.

BY the explosion Of a boiler in Bells
tile yard at Pawpaw. sixteen miles
north Of Mendoza, Ill.,. two men were
Instantly killed and four badly hurt.
Mercedes Murray, the eighteen
year-old daughter of Jay Murray Of
Pocahontas, Iowa, died from severe
burns received In playing around a
bonfire.
A tornado passed over the southern
section Of ~Spartanburg county. South
Carolina. last week, killing a negro
man and seriously %injuring his wife
ut West Springs. and destroying a
number of houses.
The separator mill Of the Aetna
Powder company at Miller, Ind, was
completely wrecked by the explosion
Of nitroglycerin. Nobody was in or
about the mill at the time and the
cause Of the explosion is unknown.
The North Coast Limited train on
the Northern Pacific was ditched near
Glendive, Mont. by running into a
burned bridge. Fireman Gustavus
and an unknown tramp we're killed.
Engineer Waddingham was seriously
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
Senator Fulton Defeated.

Portland, Or, April 22.-The latest
returns from the primary election
show that Henry NJ. Cake (Rep.) car
ried the state as the candidate for
the United States senatorial nomina-
ton over Senator Charles w. Fulton
by $500 majority.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
Personal.

Charles B. Whiting, formerly presi-
dent OF the Orient Insurance company
of Hartford, Conn, is dead.
Lieut.. Charles A. l.. Totten, U. S. A,
retired, and former Yale professor,
died at his home in Milford, Conn.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Dayton. mother Of
Rear Admiral Dayton. U. S. N. in COM
mand OF the Pacific squadron, died at
South Bend, Ind.
Samuel l.. Carleton, at one time at
the head OF the world organization of
Sons of Temperance. died at Portland,
Me-. aged e~ighty-six years.
John vandercook. Jr., president and
general manager Of the United Press
association. died in Chicago as the re-
suit OF an operation for appendicitis.
The board Of trustees Of Princeton
university announces a gift Of $780,
900 from Mrs. Russell Sage for a dor
mitory building, to be used by mem
hers OF the freshman class.
In order to present military service
h its most attractive light, Gen. Bell,
chief of staff. has directed that all
Officers and enlisted men employed in
the recruiting service e their
incest military apparel.
j. r. Decker, the veteran editor OF
the Columbus (Wis.) Republican, died
in that city after a lingering illness.
aged s~ixty-six years. Mr.. Decker had
been editor OF the Republican about
forty years and was we'll known
hroughout the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
AUTO r e is FATAL.
Man Killed and Two Women Proba-
bly, Fatally Injured.

Kansas City, April 22.-H. N. Ken
rad, proprietor of a jewelry store, was
killed outright. and two women COM
panions, one of whom was his wife.
were probably fatally injured in the
collision of their motor car with a
Brooklyn avenue car late last night.
kenrad and the two women were
found thirty feet from where the acct
dent occurred and were dying on the
pavement. The man was dead when
found, and the women, both uncon-
scious and suffering from numerous
injuries, were removed to a hospital.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
1900 PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS
Monetary Loss as Result of Storm and
High Water Will Probably .
Exceed LOCO, 600.

r Worth, Tex, April 21.-The in
dications are that the storm which
has prevailed for the past several
days IN North Texas is about over
n waters are rapidly receding.
AT this time, however, the Texas &
Pacific tranScOntinental line is cut In
two. There has been on train to or
from California since Friday morning.
II the most optimistic of the rail
road officials do not hope to reopen
traffic before Tuesday.
Lost Miles Of Track.
The st. Louis & San Francisco has
Lost miles Of track between this city
and Brady, and one great steel bridge
oNer the Leon river is reported to
have been destroyed.
At Waco the Brazos river reached
It's hiSh-Water mark yesterday when
the gauge showed 81 feet. East Waco
was inundated by the breaking of a
sVee Farms in the lowlands are
greatly damaged and hundreds OF
head OF live stock have been drowned.
The situation is serious and the worst
of the rise is Vet to reach this point.
The Cotton Belt has lost many of
its bridges and it Is not attempting tC,
run trains.
Fort Worth Flooded.
The crest of the food reached Fort
Worth about noon Yesterday, and two
hours later the water began to recedc.
The city park and vicinity was mum
dated to a depth IF about ten feet
Between Fort Worth and North Fort
Worth. where the packing houses are
located. the water reached a depth of
SIX to seven feet.
Fully 1000 persons, principally of
the poorer classes, were driven from
their homes by the submerged dis
trict. While an accurate estimate OF
The monetary loss at this time is i'm
possible. it is believed that the loss
will exceed Sl.t00.O00.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
Run Trains BY Thursday.

Helena. Mont, April 22.-Wednes.
day evening. and certainly not later
than Thursday morning, the Great
Northern will be operating trains
from Helena to Great Falls.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
Will Take Testimony as to the
ReasOnableness of Railroad
Rate Laws.
MAY TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS
Great Mass of Testimony Necessary to
a Fair Determination of Case
on Its Merits.

st. Paul, April 22.-An application
was made TO Judge Sanborn of the
United States circuit court in cham
bers yesterday 10 appoint a master in
chancery to take testimony as to the
reasonableness of the railroad rate
laws passed at the last session of the
Legislature. the enforcement of which
was enjoined by Judge L.ochrep, pend
ing a decision of the cases on their
merits. The state was represented by
Attorney General Young and r. ID.
O'Brien. while Jared How and Stiles
W. Burr appeared for the railroads.
Judge Charles f. Otis of st. Paul
and George p. Flannery of Minneap-
oils, either Of whom will be satisfac-
tory to both sides, we're suggested
for the appointment. Judge Sanborn
took the application under advise
ment,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-24
BEN AND EMMA FIRED"
Ousted from San Francisco Hotel
Police "~Boresome," Says Reitman.

San Francisco, Cal, April 22.-Em-
ma Goldman, DR.. Ben Reitman, her
manager, and Alexander H. Orr, her
advance agent, were forced to leave
the San Francisco hotel last night by
the hotel manager, who objected to
the notoriety caused by the presence
of the woman anarchist. The party,
still under the watchful eyes of the
notice. went to the home of an an
archist sympathizer. DR.. Reitman
calls the police tactics "boresome."