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THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN INDIAN TERRITORY-ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS-ALL THE LOCAL NEWS FIRS1 Mml mm VOLUME xiv AUDMOR12, 1. 'P., WEDNESDAY EVEXLNC, ,1 IW'E 11)07. M'MliEll II) MURRAY ISSUES lhIc0TI0N PROCLAMATION To the Qualified Voters of tho Pro- nor nforesnld, nnd for proclamation proposed constitution and for the posed Statu of OUlalioma: for HalJ election to lio IbsiioiI within olcctlon of members of tlio I.olyl.t- .,,'. , twmty days thereafter by tho gov- iur0i iid for live representatives to AUierens, An act of Congress en- Torr,ory of OMah(miai tmBr,.M , form ,,,, constltuto titled, "An net to enable tho poo- tl,Kl,,hl,r th mlc, olhur machinery full ntnte Rovermnent ns contemplated pie of Oklahoma and Indian Terrl- necessary for the Bubtnlsslun of salil . ilnd directed by said Enabling Act, tory to form n consiiunion and stato constitution nnd tho election nforo- nl, tilt, county clerk and board ot government and to bo admitted Into until to form a Htnto government, nnd i county commissioners In eneh county Union on nn equal footing with the did provldo that upon failure or ro-n!,med In until election ordinance linll original Btatos; and to cnablo tho funnl of said governor to niako proc- provide, agreeable to said election or peoplo of New Mexico and Arizona lauiatlon within tho twenty days dluntico, for holding elections In each ti. lorm 'n constitution and stato gov- from date ot snld ordinance, to Issue voting precinct In onch of tho pro eminent nnd bo admitted Into tho snld proclamation, , that said duties, 1K)eil counties linmeil In snld const t Union on an equal footing with tuo1 powers and responsibilities as provld- J tutlon nnd make returns agreeable O t.uKinsl states;" approved tho ICtuled In snld ordinance nnd tho laws BU, ordinance and the election laws day 0f June. A. 1)., 'SOC; mil (governing tho holding of elections; "Wh.-ons, liy tho terms of snld 'extended over nnd put In forco In tho net "nil malo persons over tho ngo of , Indian Territory, said duties, obllga twont) ono yunrs, who nro citizens of ! tt"ns and responslbllltloa Bhnll do- tho United States, or who are mem bers of nny Indian nation or trlbo In and who have resided within tho lim its of snld promised state for at least six months next precedliiR tho elec tion," were authorized to volo for nnd chooso delegate to tho c insti tutional convention for said proposad Btate; Whereas, said qualified doctor, tinder tho terms of said net, common ly known ns tho Knabllng Act, wero piTiiiiiuii ui i-uiKw mimwiuM districts formed by tho ordliinnco aa j ,mvi,rH () t10 executive r.nd Judiciary, to ,,,,J 1 nltnl States, by the Dfi'Ta provided by Bectlon two of slid actaml tllnt 8Ut conventions under tho tln" of Indeiiendence. by tho constl In compllnnco with said act to form i lm.rlcnn law possess all loglslatlvu ' 'ullon of the United States, and by tho nnd frame n constitution an t stato government; nnd, j press terms or by necessary implica- Whereas, In pursuanoo tn tho Joint , 1)y t10 act creating said cdnven proclaniatlnn of the govcriiu' ot Ok-1 U(m all(1 liy ti, constitution ot tho lahonin Territory, together with the Unte(1 states; and, Judge senior In service of tho United ...,,. .,,, rnnl,,tlnn nc. states courts In Indian Territory, del egates wero elected and convened In convention In the city of Guthrie, tho seat of government for tho Territory of Oklahoma on tho twentieth day of November, A. 1)., 1900, pursuant to thu terms ot said enabling Act; and. Whereas, Said delegates cnmiios lm nnlit rvmvnntlnn vim illlli" nwrirll by the chief Justice ,f the Terrify ... .i u.i. ui wnmiiuiiiu iiiiu in humd II ' vn-v-w- Ing Win. II. Murray, delegnto frfim district No. 101, ns president of said convention, nnd John McCIatn Young ns secretary of said convention from the city of 1-awton. Oklahoma Ter ritory, and after said organization, sild convention on behalf 0f the peo ple if said proposed stale did aiKpt by resolution tho constitution ot the ir..it..,i .... rnvi,i,i f,,- w Hm I !r,, nf ml.. I'.mMInn- Art- nn., nl ' by ordlnanco on behalf of tho peo plo of said proposed statu, did by or dinance irrevocably accept tho terms and conditions of said Knabllng Act, and did adopt a constlttlon nn, gov ernment for said proposed stato ot Oklahoma, republican In form, nnd In compliance with tho Knnbllng Act In the formation thereof; nnd, Wherens, In obedlenco to section four of said Knabllng Act, tho said convention, ngreeablo to tho rules ot said convention, nnd In compllanco with said Enabling Act, did provldo liy ordliinnco for submitting snld con stitution to tho qualified voters ot snld proposed stato for ratification or rejection, nt nn election to bo held nt n time llxed In said ordinance, to- wit: August Cth, A. I)., 1907, and nt which election tl" qualified voters of said proposed stato aro permitted to voto directly for or against thu proposed constitution nnd for or cgalnst- nny provisions scparatolv submitted, nnd for officers for stato, illhtrlet, county nnd township govern ment nnd for members ot tho Leg islature, and for flvo representatives to Congress, said ordinance being entitled "An ordlnanco providing for an election, nt which tho proposed constitution of tho proposed statu o 1 Oklahoma, shall bo submitted to tli peoplo thereof for ratification or re jection, and submitting separately to tho peoplo of nroposed stato ot Oklahoma tho proposed prohibi tion article, making tho terms of tho Knabllng Act uniform ly npptlcablo to tho enttro stato, for ratification and rejection, nnj for the election of certain state, dis trict, fount) nnd township otllecrs stato, for ratification or rejection, nnd for tho lection of certain stato, dis trict, county and township oftlecovs created by said proposed constltu- tlon nnd for tho election of members I tlon and making tho torim of thi tnbllsh a fund to aid consumptive ,of tho Legislature, and flvo rcprescn- Knabllng Act unltormly nppllcahlo to" ' members. This Is In keeping with tlio tatlves to Congress," adopted by sala tho entire state relatlvo to tho sain pollcv outlined nt the Pittsburg con convention on tho 22d day of April, prohibition question, nnd also to voto ventlr of tho American Federation A. D., 1907, which said ordlnanco pro- for and chooso certain stato, district, of l,ab r, bu the photo-engravers are Tides In express terms for tho sub- county and township officers created the first to take active steps lu the mission of said constitution In a man- and authorized nnd made clectlro by mat'er. 'v v .Ivo upon Win. II. Murrny, as pros Ident of snld constitutional conven tion; mid, Whereas, The governor of OMaho ma Territory has failed and refused and still falls and refuses, though do mantled bo to do, to exercise tho power?, functions nnd duties devolved upon nlm by snld ordinance, and to make proclamation aforesaid; anu, Whereas, A constitutional conven tlon Is a body with highest leglsla- t vo runct ons. toKiitlier witn moiiiiieii i fllnctlons which nro not denied by ox- copied all terms and conditions ot said Knabllng Act, and hag formed n government republican In Sof,a I Tj conformity with nnd agreeable to tno terms ot tho constitution ot tho Unit ed States; nnd, Whereas, No limitation exists upon tho power of the convention to pro vide for nn election of olllcers for tho U'roposed stat, of u custodian of re of Oklahoma, and for cords ponding tho holding of said election; and, Whereas, There has not been cre ated by Congress, nny such or other olllcer of thu proposed Mate; and, Wherens, Thu said Win. II. Mur ray, as president of said constitution al convention, was designated, In thu absence, refusal or failure of salu governor of Oklahoma Territory t." exercise the duties and functions for h, l'POSCl State, and K) Iliako dUO proclamntlon; and, Whereas, AVhen In Uio courso oi events of n sovereign people, that their rights shall bu dented by tboso in authority, and their rights ro de nied, under the laws of thu state enacted by thu Feoral Congress ex ercising thu attributes ot national power, mado for tho protection of tho rights of life, liberty, property nnd(to ,)orfm tno duties as designated tho pursuit of happiness, nru trampled , under root ly those in authority, sworn mid entrusted with olllclai duty correctly to consinio tlio law ami to administer tno samo. impartially to nil n.u'" Now therefore, I, V.'m II. Murray, ns president of tho constitutional con- ventlon, by authority In mo violed by said constitutional convention, com- posed of tho duly accredited rcpro, sentntlves of tho sovereign citizenship of tho proposed stato ot Oklahoma, duly elected and qualified, agreeablo to tho terms and conditions ot sajd Ennbllug Act nnd thu constitution of tho United States, do hereby mako I proclamation for nn election to bo held In nil election or voting pre-, clncts In all tho counties throughout tho proposed stato of Oklahoma, and to nil tho qualified voters thereof, on Tuesday of the Cth day of August, A. D., 1907, between hours named by law, nt which election tho qualified voters of said proposed stato of Okla homa In manner pointed out by srUrt election ordinance, nnd ngrreabl.i lo tho election laws of tho Territory fit Oklahoma, extended to and put In forco tii tho Indian Territory nnd made a part of tho laws of tho pro posed Btato of Oklahoma aro hereby authorized to voto directly for or against tho proposed constitution and for or against tlio artlclo entlMed j "prohibition," separately submitted. ,nnd providing for state-wldo prohlbl-i or the Territory of Oklahoma, extend ed over tho proposed statu ns aToro said. In duplicate fo-i.i, the original lo be in. warded to Mi-1 accrctary ot Ilia 'imltory of Oklahoma nt tho sent of government thereof; tho tin pllcnto copy to be forwarded Ui John McLaln Youn nt Uawton, Oklahoma Territory, as secretary of an advisory nnd nddltlonnl stntn canvassing board. And tho sovereign citizenship of the propose.) state of Oklahoma nru hcre by called ipon to exercise said citi zenship nnd sovereignty In their right to framo nnd form local self govern men', ns guaranteed to thorn by thj treaty of Franco, ceding this territory act and will of the American people as expressed through their reprcsen tntlves In tho United States Congress rouched In terms of thu Bald Kn aiding Act; and, Whereas, There being no funds with which to print the ballots, purchase nnd provldo election supplies, clerk hire or conduct said election, I, Wm. H. Murray, ns president of said convention, do hereby call upon said cltlbzenshlp to contribute to the said expenses by forwarding same to 11 It. Ilruudago of Tlshom'ngo, I. T., whom t)u undersigned has nppolnted treasurer and caused to execute n good nnd solvent bornl eoni!itinne;t that he will account for all Hinds coming Into litis hand 4 from this source, nnd simultaneously with the t'viisi.iittnl of such funds to such tro'i'.mir. forward to tho undersigned, a sta'riiient of tho nmou'.t forwarded to tlio said II. It. Ilriind.ig", that 1 may correctly check and audit said accounts. All boards of county com mlss'iinxM nnd county clerks elected by tho convention nd named In unlit electl n ordlnanco ngreeablo to tho terms of tho election laws of tho Ter rltory of Oklahoma, extended to nnd put In forco In the proposed stato aforesaid, and the county clerks nnd hoards of commissioners of tho organ Ized counties of tlio Territory of Okla homa (and recognized by tho constl tutlon), are authorized and directed ns named In said election ordlnino BaM ri0ctlon ordlnanco agreeablo to the terms of tho election laws ot t, Territory of Oklahoma aforesaid ,,,, to mal0 returng tliorcof. oiven under my official signature, as president of the constitutional con ventlnn, on this tho 3d day of June, A. I)., 1907, WM. H. MUUIIAY, President of tho constitutional con- ventlon for the proposed Btnto ot Oklahoma At the Jail, W. l4. I-apsley, was placed In the federal Jail jesterday on n writ of ro. moval from Colorado. Tho prisoner was nrrcsted on a chargo of being Implicated on securing money tin suuif cattle by false pretense. John V. Shcltoii charged with three crimes was placed in Jail. Shi Iton Is I charged with grand larceny, false pn V'Iibo nnd forgery. H. I'. .McKlnney charged with false pretense, was removed to tho central district today. Hob Ilolman, Dock Iloimau ami At- llu Ilolman, 'Tothers, wero released , on J500 bond each. They aro charge ' id with assa.'lt to rob. Hen Parker charged with grand lar ceny and .Mr . W. II. Neal charged wltli adultery ''oth made bond mid wero released. It Is tho Intention of thu Interna tlonal Photo ErFrnvers' union to es Goou Words for McKnirjh., ro tin' iiii rt of Carter C'.iumt Ai ii. i' presi nt time, when ihr one mpoii.uit subject In our lulu Is is that jf thi- coining election, mid who hnll lie tin first tiltlcerVi of the coining new state nf Oklahoma mid especially In Cartel count), I desire to su n few words In behalf of my friend, t!eo. N. McKnlght, wlio Is nn aspirant for the office of Itenlster of Deeds or Carter counn, and 1 feel Hint ... is lust to him, when I say that I know or no one who Is more rnpuble or bettter fitted for the olllcu than be, mr do 1 fly thin with tho men in flattery or smooth talk," neither have 1 any "ax to glial," but mil iwrfectly sincere and honest In what I aay, nnd when thu in'opl.. to whom ho Is jet unknown come to know lilm ns I do mjself, i have no hesitancy In saying that 1 fel cimfldfiit they will boar ino out In all 1 say. Mr. .Mcknight has neen In my em ploy ror i ho isut two )onrs mid thu tlmo has yet to como when ho lias not ever been faithful and loyal to his luty and Ills work, over ready to re spond to any cull lor service at any Hour lu tho twenty-four; tho night wns never too dark, nor thu storms too severo when ho has not willingly responded to any cnll that might bu placed UKin him, nnd 1 have always felt my busluens was us H-ifti mid se cure under his management, as It 1 myself wero present, and such a rec ord ns this I reel he will conscientious ly boar out In Ids olllce, should lm tie elected to that honorable position, nnd which ho rightfully deserves. My personal ncqtialutancu with him uaies ihick lor a numuer or years and I ..ao always been him taku an active Interest In all public ufralrs that might tend townrd thu improve ment and upbuilding of thu public ioou, either local, stuto or national. Ills wnlk nnd llfu ns u citizen, both public and private, nro exemplary and ibovu reproach. I havo given tho political ques- .ions or tho day, espi-cljlly as to llmvo In Carter county, nerlous unit thoughtful consideration and feel H to bo my duty to express my views thus openly for -Mr. McKnlght, nnu im nssured lu my convictions that ho will fill tho ollico of register ol deeds with dignity, honor mid trust In Riving tlio abovo endorsement for him I feel that I havo said but very llttlo In his behalf, as compared to what I might havo said, but trust that theso few words may havo tho desired effect of drawing tho attention ot many to him, mid when you shall havo investigated his merits and ability for tho ofilco that you will becomo thor oughly convinced that ho Is tho prop er ono to manage tho affairs of salu offi co., Again, I heartily and gladly endorso Mm. Yours for tlio good of Carter county, K. J. HAMSKY Druggist. A LITTLE HEROINE Although Fatally Burned by Gasoline, a Girl, Aged Eleven, Rescues Her Smaller Sisters and Brothers. Hammond, lud., June t. In a gas oline explosion "ut the home of Klmer Wagner here today llertlia Wagner, aged 11, was burned ti death while sho wns trying to save her four little brothers and sisters, l.llllnii, nged 6, and Oswald, aged (1, were fatally burn ed. Raymond, ngeil 7, and draco, t lie baby, wero seriously burned, but w'll I ecu Mir. Tho mother of tho children died a few mouths upo, and Ilerthn, wno wns tho eldest of the children, Itnt.li'od herself ns "mother" to the others, do ing tho cooking mid keeping house, I ho rather a work required Mini to leave hvjmo early and ho prepared ills own breakfast. Tho chlldi'i-n -inihi later and Ilerthn was getting break- rust for them, when the g.isollno stove expl6ded throwing tho liurnln-; fluid mer all tho children. Ilertln lecalvcd tho full forco of the expioslo.i, bu her enro was for her brother? and sisters, despite her own lutu! liijur- les. Sho smothered their burning gar ments with blankets and Miccced -1 In saving two of them, but uavu up bfr own life. Tho Irish labor conference held at Belfast sonio tlmo ago rejected by a votu of 635,000 to 90,000 a proposition to rerognlzu socialism as one of the objects ot tho labor movement. HARRY ORCHARD llv A-ikiic lati-d I'll- i HuHe. Idaho. June llariy Or f'hlllll lit,. Uilll, ua l. h,t tflll lot. tl... 1 foundation for the case of statement against W. M. llawiNd, was c. Il.-if (i tin tind half uu ;;.iu: alter court o -n ed this morning. Previously J. M. Ilrunsell, a hotel tiwi, testified to tlio presenre ot Orchard mid Slmpklns lu Namiw, in tihe summer of 11)05 This w oorroli- onileil by A. lllnkcy, another Nunipa hotel keeper. Haywood's mother camo Into court whllt. Illnkey was tindpr examination. John C. Conner, hotel lu-oper ot Silver City, Identified tho register tn show the prHsenco of Slmpklns at Silver Illy. November 8. 1U05. Theni wag lntenso excitement In thu court room when the roport that Orchard was tho next man expected to occupy the witness chair, the crisis caused being renrhed with his testimony, the testimony of tho con fussed slayer of Stennenberg nnd tho accuser of Haywood, Moyer, Petti- Slmpklns. A few minutes Inter Or clinnl entered the court room In cr.ni- inn ot the Jailer an I ii'i.nbei or gi i.i ids. He wns brought up by n bs'k stairway usod by tho Jury, Orchard looked cool and collected and was well groomed. J. P. Haw ley at onco commenced direct examination. Witness said ho was known as Orchard for eleven years. Ills real name was Alfred llnnsley. As the examination proceed ed Orchard becmno steadier nnd his volco Increased In volume. Haywood kept his eyes fixed on Orchard, who kept his gnze to tho front. liny wood evidently tried t get Orchard's eye, but except for nn occasional glance, Orchard did not look toward Hay. wood. llawley took Orchard through a close examination, looking up to tho Couer Do Alcno mining trouble, In 1899. Ho had located nt (Jem .Val lacu and Wiirdner. It was nt Ward ner where tho first troublo occurred. The defense objected to tho Intro duction of evidence bearing on thu Couer Do Alcno trouble, ns having no lit-nrlng on thu case aiiliiBt Hay wood, but Judge Wood admitted tha testimony, nnd snld that tho court could easily seo that it might bu Im portant. 'I Ills nppenred to settle tho question ns to tho extent to which Orchard's testimony would bo admit ted. Orchard proceeded In narrative form to tell tho story of blowing; up the concentrator at Wanlner, In April, 1S99, when two men wero killed. De fenso objected continually. Orchard said be had Joined Ilurke (Idaho) local of Western Federation of Miners, this was lu Couer. Do Alcno district. "Stato what unusual oeciirrenco theri was at Iliirko on tho morning of April 29. 1S99," command ed llawley of thu witness, ntter thu GAINESVILLE HAS BIG FIRE LIGHTNING STRIKES OIL TANK CAUSING CONFLAGRATION. Contained 75,000 Bushels or Wheat, Large Amount of Coal, Machinery and Other Property Destroyed. Loss Will Reach $100,000. Gnlnesvllle, Texa, Juno (.During a severo electric storm liero this morning, which frightened ninny peo ple Into their storm houses, lightning struck mi a big oil tank (,f tho gas com pany, which contnlncd nhnut 7,000 gal Ions of oil, exploding It, causing It to burn high In tho nlr. From this firo thu big grain elevator of Keel & Son, which contained over 75,000 bushel of wheat, caught flro and, bu lug saturated with oil from the oil tank, which exploded, It soon devel oped Into ono of tho fiercest fires which over occurcd In this city. A largo amount of coal nnd all sheds belonging to n coal dealer weru burned, together with n string of frelwht cars on a Santa Fo siding VIENNA CAFE ICE CREAM PARLOR NOW OPEN GOOD MEALS GOOD SERVICE o Dinners Served a la Carle. ON THE STAND i "in i h id nwinili'd an obji-ei Inn bv i In- ili'fi-ti-i- Oiclu.rd s.ild. "I was told thero was a Kpci'lal meeting ot the union, and uvery body was ep-cted to Ix present. I went lo tho meeting. Tim iiieeiiiig wan culled to oritur by tho secretary, who said It lisd bwn de cided that day to go to Wanlnar lo ulowiipthe mill at Sullivan mid Hunk r Hill mines, nnd tMlig th super intendent." i D.-fepsH objected again. Ilorali lor the prosecution snld It v.u necessary to go Into the Couer D AWtie trou ble, which was supprrasml by Slenn enlwrg, to show the motive for ha ired of Slouneuberg. The objeullnu wns overruled. Orchard continuing aald thu motion to go to Wnrdner was carried by i smalt majority and finally nearly every man decided to go. Ho snld ar rangement weru Hindu to cut tho wires along the railroad mid lake pos session of tho Northern Pacific train it (lam, tioy to bu Joined uy (Snni union mid together nil pracei d In Wnrdner. "Paul Cochran," snld Or chard, "and six other member ol i he union took chnrgo of the train. He went to limn mid took forty boxo.i of giant isiwder. Thero wore nhotlt one thousand men on tho train. At Wnrdner wu weru told by W. I-'. Da vis, wlio was lu command, to lino up. The men with long guns wero told o take tlio front ranks, followed by men with six shooters. Wo wero told to flro upon tlio mill ns wu approach ed. This wu did and thu flro was re turned by tho guards. It soon devel oped, however, that thero wero no moro men In tho mill and wo took possession. Powder wns placed at three places about tho mill and It was blown up." "Who set flro lo thp fuso?" "I III one; I don't know who lit tho others." Orchard said two men wero killed In the nffalr. Four or five died Inter. United States troops then camo to Couer Do Alene. Hteunenberg was then governor of tho state. "Was his namo mentioned nt tho meeting you hnvo described?" "Yes. Cochran snld ho did not bu llevo wo would havo any opposition from tho governor, that wo had ai. ways supported him nnd could con trol him." Soon ntter this Orchard left the state, and after going Into sevor al states reached Crlpplo Creek soon after July 4, 1902, where onco morn ho went Into thu union, Joining tho union of which W. F, Davis, tho samo man mentioned In connection Ith thu Wnrdner nfTalr, was president. Orchard said ho bluw up thu Vln. dlcntor inlnu on promise of JS0D from Davis. Ijiter Moyer gave him 20i) ho snld for blowing up tho tnlno, nnd llnywood gavo him J.Kio. Ilecess was then taken until nftcr noon. Many thousands of dollars' worth ot machinery wns destroyed; na tho out houses, stables, fences and overythlng In tho vicinity of tho flro was con. sumeil. Tho flro department fought tho fire for several hours, but could not check It until It mndo n clean sweep of everything In tho block. Tho losg will reach at lenst $10U, 000 .wltti $70,000 Insiiranco. Tfco CinlnoBvlllo flns Company, J. Keel, J. C Whaley nnd tho Sanbi Fo Itall road company are heavy losers. Kemp & Ki ll of Wichita Falls nru nlso los ers several thousand dollars. J T Iloberls of Whltewrlght, Tex as, Is n business visitor to I ho city. H-f 4--H4 (CARL D. DAVIS J Tailor-Made ClothiniJ J Clfhnlnir, I'ri-,lni; ami !li-.tlrln J 106 K. Mtn lhne V3' M--l-- """"l". For Picnics and linrbecues t j. aoiomon s very licst Urend r i t j in nny uuaniiy.