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OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN INDIAN TERRITORY-ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. y VOLUME Xn. SIDHIY SUGGS. PROP. ARDMOItE. INI). TEB., THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1906. 8PBSCB1PT10H SQC PER MOHTHI NUMBER 282 WHERE LABOR ASSEMBLED MASS MEETING OF UNION MEN LAST NIGHT. Labor Hall Crowded, Standing Room Only Every Union Represented. Much Good Accomplished. Some Splendid Talks. In response t oa mill for n Union labor m'otliig 'as- "'k'11 a llirB cr,MV'1 of Union men met at Union Iibor hall. So groat was thu attenilnnco that the Beating capacity of the ball vras Inadequate. J. W. Golledgo of the Typographical Union called tho meeting to order and was chosen chairman for the evening. Tho mooting was called on account of tho presence In tho city of Henry M. Walker, General Organizer of tho American Federation of Labor. Tho local unions woro well repre sented. U S. Bhelkowltz, president of the Clerk's Vinton and I H. Horn secretary of the same union made en thusiastic speeches and urged tho people to trado only where union cards were In ovldence. . Dr. IoMay editor of Union Review mado a splendid talk. He paid a glow ing tribute to the Farmers' Union and said that he was heart and soul with organized labor. J. W. Banks of tho Hanks Morcan 4llo Co., was Invited to address the meeting. Mr. Banks said ho was In hearty accord with tho union labor, that his Interests were theirs and their Interests wore. his. He said the merchants of Ardmoro would not make any attempt to stop the prog ress of organized labor. Mr. Hanks said the seeming difference between tho labor unions and tho merchants could bo easily adjusted. A commit teo was annotated to meet at 10 o'clock this morning with Mr, Banks . . -i nud to seo personam-, cacu..""--"' In town. It is uejiarcti mni a uu fcroncos wilt bo . settled today". The committee I composed of D. N. Fer guson of tho Carpenters Union: Mr. Vaughn of tho Barbers union; J. W. Gollodgb of tho Printers union; A. A. Holcomb 'of tho Electrical Work ers' Union;' J. C. Dickson of tn? BricklayoYs' union; J. B. DeArmon. of tho Teamsters' union; U B. Horn of tHc Clerks' Union; D. V. Vernon of tho Farmers' union. Mt. Walker In his speech advised Ills audience to not allow tho discus sion of party politics In tho meetings of their labor unions for tho reasons that history and costly experience had proven that party politics and rollglon had been two things on which an agreement could no', bo reached, and that thojc two questions had caused many organization of working peoplo to split nnd were thereforo questions not to bo discussed, but to allow each member tho right to worship accord ing to his own dictates and vote as ho desired. In speaking upon whnt had been ac complished by tho Trado unions he snoko substantially as follows; "Trado unlonB struck from tho limbs of labor tho chain of lgnoranco ani misery. They havo delivered tho llttlo child from tho cruol jawa of that Inhuman mon&ter, tho child-lnbor fac tor, and given her to tho school room Thoy aro rapidly putting an end to tho disease-breeding sweatshops and tho slums of our largo cities. Thoy havo domanded and compelled tho in traduction of safety appliances on our railroads and In our shops. Thoy winning shortor hours of labor for tho men and maklnB happier homes for tho women', and giving the children' healthy minds and sound bodies. "Tho labor union stands for order, Intelligence, prosperity and Christian brotherhood. It has lifted tho work' man to a higher placo than ho over know and has mado him a factor In tho upbuilding of civilization. The labor union noods no apologists. Its enemies aro tho common onomlos of lustico and humanity. "All tho Improvements that labor has gained during tho past quarter of n century, such as rcducod hours of labor, higher wagos, better living and working conditions, and higher education, culture and reflncmont, nro directly tracoablo to organized workora and to no other source. It Is larKoh duo to tho constancy and militancy of organized labor, Its roid- lnoss to atrlko blow for blow If necea twry, that, whatever JJbortlcs tho Muericnn people possess In this ngo of grinding competition nud trust en eroachmcn havo been preserved by the struggles and sacrifices of organ ized mm and women In the ranks of labor. "The laboi union Is the greatest moral foioe of tho age. It has ilono more good for a greater number of people than anything done on this continent slnco Washington and our forefathers founded In liberty this Imperial Republic." He an Id tho union label aspired tc be the emblem of humanism, oven ns tlu rriHH Is tho symbol of Christian ity. The one speaks to us of tho world beyond and of the fnthor-hood of God; the other speaks to us of this world, this stem, rnughlshod world .n which wo live, and of Its redemption by tho brotherhood of mnn. He told his audience of many In stances of most beneficial results bo- Ing accomplished In Texas by tho co operation of representatives of the labor unions nnd farmers unions, nnd predicted thnt the time was coming when the union farmer would come to town with his product upon his wngou nnd his union label upon tho product nnd that tho union man of the city would meet him at an estab lished marketing place nnd there business would be done directly be- iween the producer and consumer. Hs claimed that by such transaction tho farmer would receive from' 40 to CO cents higher prices for his product while the union man of tho city by buying it directly from tho farmer would bo getting It from 40 to 50 per cent cheaper than It could bo purchas ed of the third party. The Merchants Sign. 't'iie Merchants' Association and tho committee, appointed from the labor unions of tho city met at the whit ttngton hotel at 10 o'clock this morn ing. Mr. .1. W. Banks was called to tho chair. A. general discussion was gone Into, Mr, Walker, the organizer, c.f. plainiuK..tho object of tho. meeting.- fiich' representative of - tho unions present gave his views .on- tho bene' fits to bo derived, upon the merchants signing the contract submitted, Afier about Cwo hours, session, tho unlbn representatives retired and the mfr chants took the matter up. among themselves. At 1:20 o'clock 'the or ganizer and members of the commit' teo were requested to re-enter the meeting, whereupon tho following' merchants agreed to sign tho con' tract as submitted by the Clerks' Union: J. W. Banks Mer. Co. Hamilton & Co. Shoe Store. Hyden-Hodges Co. Burton-Peel Dry Goods Co. Ardmoro Dry Goods Co. Wcsthelmer & Dhube. Madden & Co. I). J. Treadwell & Co. Y. H. Lynn, tho Shoo Mnn. Joe Weiss, Dry Goods. W. H. Byrd Co. Morris Sass, R. A. Jones, Furniture. . Blcakmoro & Payne, Furniture. Hall & Hlllls. Ardmoro Furniture Co. REPUBLICAN CLUBS. Not More Than Two at any One Post office, Says Soper. P. U Sopor, Indlnn Territory na tional committeeman, being nrkod what ho, thought of tho proposed move In tho city of Muskogee to or ganlzo only two Republican clubs, said that ho thought this movo waa a very good one, and It compllos with tho rulo laid down by tho Republican cxccutlvq commltteo of tho Indian Territory that not moro than two clubs, shall exist at any ono postoffl'ce. Tho . purposb which Induced tho commltteo tc adopt Oils rule, Mr. Soper said, was to provont tho organ ization of a largo number of faction nl clubs in nny community, which conld only result In friction nnd work at cross purposes. Eufaula Postoffice Robbed. Eufaula, I. T., Fob. 7. It has boei discovered horo that tho Eufaula post office has been robbed of a largo quan tity of mall by someono who rifled tho mall boxos. It Is bcllovod that Paul Carey, tho negTO who robbed tho Muskogco and South McAlodtor post offices, stopped at Eufaula on his way to South McAlester. Caroy, who was arrested at South McAIostor and is In Jail there, has mado a full confession to robbing tho postofflco thoro and at Muskogee, nnd also Implied that ho robbod the post offlco at Tulsa. TO PROTECT 1 THE INDIANS BILL FOR BENEFIT OF THOSE DE SIRING TO MIGRATE The Measure introduced by Stephens Calls For Money to Locate Them and For Means to Insure Their Safety Elsewhere. Washington, Fob. 7. Mr. Stephens of Texas has introduced u bill, tho passage of which would greatly fa cilitate the efforts of those Indians of Indian Territory, who, dissatisfied with tho policy of tho government In trying to make them citizens, desire to move to Mexico to continue their tribal relations. States briefly the bill provides that whenever 200 or moro Indiana shall signify to the sccretnry oi tho inte rior a desire to migrate, ho may glvo them permission to sell their Innds or such parts of them as he may think proper, or that the secretary may supply out of the funds belong ing to the Indians sufficient monoy to enable them to movo and buy land elsewhere, the trlbnl fund to bo re imbursed when,, tho lands of Indlaus so migrating are sold. If the Indians emigrate to a foreign country, the secretary of the interior Is nuthortzod "to approve of such! terms or agreement with such foreign governments as will best protect tho interests, wishes nnd desires of tho Indians." A large number of Indians, It Is un .derstood, aro so opposed to the new conditions Imposed upon them, that they are oagcr to be permitted to ml grate to Mexico. TO SUCCEED BONAPARTE. Newberry May Get Position as 8ecre , ,' tary of the Navy. Washington, Feb 7. When Attor ney General Moody retires from the cabinet, which It lr. known hp intends to do, It is President Roosevelt's In tendon to give Mr. Moody's place to Charles J. Bonaparte, secretary of the navy, and in turn to give tho na vy portfolio to Truman H. Newberry of Detroit, now assistant secretary of uie navy. Mr. Newberry Is an old and strong personal friend of the president. Mr, Roosevelt wished to glvo Mr. New berry n high official place, but he did not know Just what to offer him. The senators from Michigan, It is .said, were not fully satisfied with the number of good things In tho way of offices that had fallen to men of their stato. The story has it that thoy told tho president that n Michigan mnn ought to bo mndo assistant secretary of tho navy. Tho thought of his friend New. borry flashed Into Mr. Roosevelt's mind, and turning to tho senators, he asked quickly: "How will Truman H. Nowbery ault you?" Senator Alger re plied: "Ho is tho man I want," and Senator Burrows echoed "Ho Is tho man I want." So there was ono place which the president filled to his own satlsfac tlon and to that of the pntronago pleaders. Mr. Newberry U n Jovial man, Im tho social duties which generally fall his wlfo haB devolved n largo part of tho social duties whlcoh generally fall upon tho housuhotd of tho socrotnry of tho navy. Tho assistant secretary has represented his chief on many speech making occasions and at ma' ny official gatherings Mr. Nowberry is ono of tho wealthiest men In Uio Btnto of Michigan. Rumor his it that If by any chance Mr. Nowberry should prefer to stay In his present position rather than bo como tho successor of Mr. Moody, the assistant secretary would bo sent abroad ns or nmbasBador to ono of tho first powers of Europe. If Truman II. Nowborry ever does becomo secretary of tho navy, it prob ably will bo necessary for the prcsl dent to ropeat his order forbidding tho Imparting of cabinet meeting In ormatlon to nowspapor men, for tho assistant secretary Is ono of tho do partmcntal ofllclnle who seems will Ing that tho publh should know what Is going on in government affairs if thoro bo no stato reasons why the Information fchouhl bo withheld. No Alonzo, sour grapes wore never Known lo cauap appemucms. UBLIC WILL FOOT BILLS COAL OPERATORS CLAIM THIS WILL BE RESULT OF STRIKE. The Situation is Grave The Present Wages High, Overproduction and Mild Weather Make Desired Advance of Pay Impossible. Chicago, 111., Feb. 7. Declaring that the public does not reallzo tho grav;ty of tho situation rosultlng from tho failure of peace plans In tho coal min ing districts, a number of Chicago operators Issued a statement today At the same time eastom coal men were estimating tho amount of fuel on hand April 1, tho dale set by the miners for a strike. The results may be Mimmnrlzcd as follows: If the miners strike tho public will foot the bill as uBunl. That the miners hope the opera tors will be forced to grnnt their de mands, be they Just or unjust, to save tho country from Industrial paralysis That the present pay of tho m'n crs is tho highest In the history of the country excepting two years ago That tho coal trado Is suffering from overproduction and mild wcath cr, which makes it Impossible, opera' tors, say, to advance wages. That the supply of coal on hand is .the greatest recorded. New York, Fob. 7. Following tho looting of presidents of several an Olracitc coal roads yesterday, there was an Intimation given In quarters friendly to tho operators that-the an thraclte which had been mined was so much in excess of tho demand that a shut down in the mines may bo nee easary. if there is no strike on" April 1st. W'AtTiNG .0$. PAJTEP-SON. No Date- for 'Statehood Vote Until Minority Report Is ln.( Washington. Feb. 7. Senator Pat-' terson sajd today that ho had been too busy recently to prepare tho min ority report on tho ' statehood bill from tho committee on territories, but that ho expects to mako report late In tho wcolc. Until tho minority report Is in there will bo no agree mint au to tho tlmo for voto on the statehood bill. Three senators arc claimed by batn Bovoridge and Forakor aa favoring nnd opposing statohood. Thoy aro El- kins, Burkott and PlatL Asldo frjm those, thero are fifteen Republican senators counted by tho ontl-Btato-hood forces ns opposed to tho bill as It stands. Most of thorn wirjld favoi tho bill if the Foraker amendment were added, permitting a separata voto on tho statehood question by Arizona and New Mexico, nnd it ap pears probable, such an amendment will bo made. IS BEER A FOOD PRODUCT? Department of Agriculture at Wash ington Takes up Investigation. Washington, Feb. 7. That beer Is a food product and that It Is fast com ing to bo classed with tho least harm ful boverages, Is a claim' now receiv ing tho closo attention of tho govern ment experts connected with tho de partment of agriculture Tho depart ment of agriculturo Is, and bns been for somo tlmo, pursuing an investiga tion of tho nature, effects and value of beer. Dr. W. II. Wiigy, chief of tho bu reau of chemistry, of tho department of agriculture, is especially - intore'it ed in the subject, having referred to It frequently In lectures. Dr. Wiley is notyct ready to mnko any statement or roport on tho question as to wheth er beer Is a food product. "I will say this much," ho said to day, "that tho use of beer and wlnaa nidB In the work of teraperanco. To Illustrate, there Is not near so much Intempornnco in Gorinany, whero wines nnd beor nro used to such a great extent, ns thero Is In Scotland, whero spirituous liquors aro princi pally used." Germany, Groat Britain and tho United States In tho order named nto tho Inrgest producers of mnlt hover ages, and the genornl good health of tho Germans, English and Amorisani Is pointed to aa strong proof of tho arKument that beer is a food product, and that Its consumption aids, lnstem' of retarding tho work of tcmporanc?', KILLING AT FOLSOM. E. R. Settles of that Place Killed by Dr. R. P. Dickey. The Durnnt News has the follow ing: Nnws came to Durnnt today from Fohom that E. R. Sottlos of Folsoui had been killed by Dr. It. P. DIckoy of tho samo placo. Tho only Information tho News has been nhlo to gather Is from J. V. Car ter, who lives near Folsom, and A. P. Broderlck, marshal at Caddo, and neither know tho particulars, except that Settles had been killed at Dr. Dlckoy's house Saturday night, nnd thnt Dr. DIckoy was In bed from wounds received In tho difficulty. E. R. Settles was burled yesterday evening by the Oddfellows nl Nail. Tho wires nro down over tho phono tn both Nail and Folsom' nnd Marshal Broderlck of Caddo only 1'iiow that tho homicide had been committed. The marshal's offlco hero know noth ing nbout the transaction nt all. Both men nro well known nt Durant and both nro spokon highly of. Thl unfortunate nffnlr Is verv much re gretted by everyone HOME FOR CONFEDERATES MATTER IN HANDS OF DAUGH TERS OF CONFEDERACY. Dr. Walter Hardy Makes a Generous Offer of Ten Acres of Land Ad Joining the City for That Pur pose Work Taken up. Tho local chapter of the Daughters of tho Confederacy hold nn Important meeting yesterday afternoon. Tho an nouncement was made nt tho meeting that Div Walter Hardy had offorod to give the chapter ton acroa of land adjoining tho city to bo used as a homo for Confederate .votorana The chapter .was elated ovei-ithO generous offer of Dr. Hardy arid 'tbv. mwnbora decided that they would at onco be gin an acttvn campaign for tho rais ing of funds to build nnd maintain a suitable homo. Tho chapters over tho territory will bo requested to co operate in tho movement nnd tho Sons of Confodcralo votorans will bo ex pected to becomo active In support of the "movement. Indian Territory has no home for Confcdcrnto votor ans and it is very nocossary that such a home bo built It should bo an easy matter to raise funds suffi cient for such a purpose. WILL ACCEPT GIFT. Miss Roosevelt's Answer to Sugges tion from Cuba. New York, Fob. 7. A special to tho New York Press from Washington says: That tho $25,000 votod by Cuba ns a wedding gift for Alico Roosevelt had been cabled to Paris and will be Used in tho purchaso of tho best Jew els that can be obtalnod for tho sum wns asserted today, when it bitcarao known that efforts bad been mado tn havo Miss Roosevelt oxprosa profor onco ns to tho form the gift should take. Tho Island republic in Its anx iety to pleaso the recipient of tho wedding present wantod to purchaso something which would delight Mlsa Roosevelt, but Bho declined to mako any selection, saying that anything that was sont would bo nctcptod"with equal-delight. MAIL HACK BURNED. Footwarmer Causes Damage to Mall and Baggage Near Balllnger. Bnlllnger, Tox., Fob, 7. A .mall hack running on tho Balllnger and Abllono route caught flro from' a foot warmer about half way betwoen Bal linger and Abllono today. A good deal of mall matter wns burnod. A rogls terod packago with about $600 In cur rency was but slightly damaged. Tho hack was almost totally destroyed. A passenger on tho hack lost all his baggage. PREACHER TRIES SUICIDE. Had Been Arrested for Sending Ob scene Matter by Mall. Chicago, Ills., Fob. 8.Rov. Justlno C. Wade, pastor of tho First Congre gational church of Waukogan, Ills., who was arrested for sending obscono letters through tho malls, attcmptod to commit sulcldo today by throwing himself In front of a train on tho Northwestern railway. His injuries aro conaldoreU dangcroua. THE OSACE OIL WELLS REPORT OF SECRETARY 8HOW8 REMARKABLE INCREASE. Not Only In the Number But in the Activity of the Wells Near the Town of Pawhuska Interest ing Tabulation. Biirtlosvllle, I. T.. Feb. 7 Morti mer F. Stlllwell of Bartlosvlllo, aecro tnry of tho Indian Territory Illuml nntlng Oil Company, hna prepared and forwarded to tho socroti- of the Interior a roport of the toUi number of wells completed In tho Osage res ervation up to tho first of tho yoar. This report la a ncaurato as It is posalblo to secure without maklnir nn nctunl canvns of tho cntlro field, or getting Into direct communication with tho owners of each loaso. Tho report will show that a total of 783 welts have been drilled, of which 544 have been producers of oil; 41 aro gas wells and 108 were dry. The last pre vious report was mndo on Juno 10 when there v. ere 355 oil wells. 34 Kas wells and 155 dry holes, a not gain In wells completed slnco Juno of 238, Tho report also gives tho total amount of c.ll run from tho reserva tion during tho twelve months of 1906 ns 3,421,478.09 barrels, divided as follpws: January 223,887.72; Februa ry 213,059.05; March 198,183.75; April 188,883,51; May 241,753.19; Juno 215. 191.01; July 250,2f0.87; August 331. 908.20; September 314,052.35; Octo ber 383,478.58; November 370,157.03; December 381.62C.67. This report rofutos tho stories published that the production of the Osago has been de clining, notwithstanding tho constant u.i.iiut,. iuu uieuuBL runs in any month nro thown fof October when; 383,478.58 ,lnrrcl were arrl,ejl -tho-plpo lines: Tho lowest was In April -when 188,883.51 barrels were taken -and tho nverngo per month was 28f).- ,123.18 barrels. This report does not show the actual amount of oil tho Osago wells did rroduce. aa many of ithem are shut down a portion of the Umo on account or tho Inability of ., thb Pralrlo Oil and Gas company to. Like care of tho production, neither , does it take into account tho Immense, amount that la hold in private stor age, but simply ahows tho amount that- has been sold. GRAND LODGE ADJOURNS. f. r Ancient Order of United Workmeri Meet at South McAlester Next Tulsa, I. T., Fob. 8. Tho Grand Lodgo A. O. U. W. of Oklahoma nnd Indian Territory adjourned this morn ing, after a night session. South Mc Alester was solcctcd as tho next mooting place. Tho following officers were elected for tho ensuing year: Grand master workman, E. O. Flood, Lawton, Ok.; grand rocordor, W. R. Welch, Guthrie; grand foreman, H. E. Rakomnn, Sa pulpa, I. T.; grand overseer, J. H. Johnston, Alva, Ok.; grand receiver, J. E. Satcr, Stillwater, Ok. Tho set Moment of rato nnd othor questions betwoen tho supromo nnd grand lodges was doferred until noxt yoar. Convicts on Trial, Jorferson City, Mo., Fob. 7. Tho trial bpgan today before Judeo Martin In tho Colo county circuit court of Harry Vaughn, Charles Raymond and "Ice-box" Ryan, convicts of tho pen itentiary whoso mutinous outbreak on Novombor 24 last cost tho lives of two prison guards and ono ecyvict. Prior to tho trial Ryan expressed, tho opin ion thnt as all threo wero on tho. trial for murder in tho first dogroo thoy would b? speodlly convicted "and hanged. Jury Is Still Out Jofferson City, Mo., Fob. 8. Tho Jury in tho coso of Ryan. Vaughan and Raymond had not brought In a vordlct up to ton o'clock today, when tho court took a recoss until 1:30 this afternoon. When court opened at 1:30 o'clock tho Jury had not reached a vordlcL Court adjourned till 5 p. m. Appropriations for Building. Washington, Feb. 8. Publjo build ing bills wero acted on favorably by. tho sennto committee yesterday a follows: For now Federal buildings, Hous ton, Toxh 500,000; Gainesville, Tex 55.00O. '