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THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN DISTRICT MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL THE LOCAL NEWS FIRST. WANTED Family wash lng Cc per pound, flat work Included. Artltnorc Steam Laundry TELEPHONE M. in Cream Bakery Bread Try the Now Process Cream Loaf. JOHN N. IiMRIE Phono 258. VOLUME XV ARDMORE. OKLAHOMA TUESDAY EVENING ,IUNE XS 1 1)08 NUMBER 31 tin STANLEY BRUCE IS INJURED ARDMORE MAN HURT IN WRECK IN ARKANSAS. SEVERAL OTHERS ARE HURT Pullman Overturned and all of Occu pants Hurt Accident said to Have Been Caused by Kink In Ralls Caused by Heat. l.lttlo Hock, Juno 2.1.- Twulvo peo ple wore Injured wliou u Pullman i ir ultuuhod to train No. II, west hound, o( the Hock Inland railroad turned turtle noiir Fourcho yesterday after noon. That tlio wheels Htruck u kltiK in tlio rails caused by tlio Iiiiouho heat and left the track U the oil) clul explanation. The Injured Include Conductor J. O. Strange, painfully cut nnd bruised on head and shoulders, still uucou scions. Stanley llruco, of Ardniore, Okl.i., nrin broken and partially paralyzed. Jnmos Oglesby, Fort Smith, Ark., cut and bruised. J. S. Hell, Ainarlllo. Texns, bruised and otherwise Injured. Mrs. J. S. Boll, badly bruised and cut. The nogro porter was also Boveroly hurt. Others received minor hurts. A relief train was sent from I.lttlo Hock to tho scone of the accident. Bruo; Not Seriously Hurt. Mr. and Mrs. fieorgo Henry Hruco of this city, pan-nts of Stanley E. llruco, who was Injured In the wreck received a message from him today stating that his Injuries nro not se rious, having sustained nothing more than a broken arm nnd cuts upon the head. TOWNSITE PAYMENT CO. ARRIVED HERE THIS MORNING AND IS DISBURSING BE TWEEN $20,000 AND $30,000. Within tho next few days botweon J20.000 and $30,000 will have been dis tributed among tho mcmbors of tho Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes of In dians part of tho payment of tho townslto monoy. Two previous pay ments have been mado of $10 and $35 per capita and this payment is $20 per capita to every member of tho trlbo who Is enrolled, children and all. Tho roll contains nbout 27.000 names. Tho money Is being paid In checks on tho assistant treasurer of St. Units, On ono occasion Mr. Dickson, whu has charge of tho party had a Mfo robbed and as a precautionary mens tiro the government has adoptoi tho chotl; system. Tho party arrived Jiern from Hauls Valloy last night, hav ing been delayed at that point for scv- oral days on account of tho washout on tho line of tho Santa To. 1'iom hero tho party will go to Midlll nnd from Madlll to Sulphur with ptosnocts of tho party remaining here until after July 4. Tho last trip of tho party to this city tho sum of $10,985 was pa'i't nut and this time over half tho "in in will bo paid out on account of On fact Hint fewor towns will bo visited one moro Indians will bo paid off it each point. Tho payment party consists of Ch.in, II. Dickson, chief clerk; (loo. W. Wachtol, Karl Coulter. Clms. 11. Whlto, John Spanbouborg, C. W. Mooro, Sid ney IVurton, Thos. J. Sexton, Peter Maytubby Jr.. and V. J. Farver. Thos. J. Sexton and Peter Maytubby Jr. n'u Indian pollco and Wm. J. Farver Is In terperter. Eastern Star. Thoro will bo a called nieotlns of Ardmoro Chapter Order of tin Eastern Star at Masonic hall, Wedn-'ulay uf ternoon, at 5 o'ejock, for tin purpose of Installing now offlcors. BESSIE PALMER, Worthy Matron REBELLION AT TEHERAN. Herlln, June 23. .Vows has Just been received horo that the troops of tho Shah of Persia have captured the parliament building at Teheran, anu the city la being bombarded by artillery. Tho square In front of tho par- llameut building Is Bald to be heaped with tho corpses of the 4- dead. f AFT SPEAKS AT YALE DEDICATION CEREMONY IN MEM ORY OF MEMBER OF CLASS OF NINETY-EIGHT. Now Haven, Conn., Juno 23. Tho coromuny of tho dedication or an AmerUnn flagstaff In memory of Lieu tenant A. C. liOdyard of tho class of ".IS, who lost his llfo In tho Spanish American war, was ono of tho fcaturos of tho day nt Yalo university today. Members of tho class of 'OS wero In Hough Hlder uniforms. An address was delivered by Secretary Wm. H. Taft, who read a brief biographical sketch of the dead lieutenant. MASS MEETING OF WOMEN WOMEN OF BROOKLYN FIGHT THE INCREASE MEAT AND FOWLS. WILL IN New York. Juno 211. Six hun dred woman held a mass meeting last night In Urooklyn and declared their Intention of making a determined fight against the prices of meat and fowl. They paraded tho streets and sev eral meat stores wero stoned. THREE ARRESTS FOR CRIME OFFICERS TAKE THREE MEN TO SULPHUR JAIL. INQUEST HELD THERE TODAY Body of Garlin Anderson, the Agtd Trackwalker, Was Interred at Sul phur This Afternoon OfficirJ Are Still Working. Sulphur, Okla., Juno 23. A coro ner's Inquest ovor the body of ti'irlm Anderson, tho Santa Fo track wnlkT, who was found murdered hi the Wash ita canyon yesterday morning, will bo held hero this afternoon. Charles Waltliam and his two sons, Leonard and Charles Jr., aro In jail hero and nro believed by tho olllcora to bo responsible for tho murder. Tho prisoners have so far refused to mako any statement. O Ulcers with blootraounns nro still at work In tho vicinity of the soono of the crime In an effort to unearth additional developments. Tho funeral of Anderson was hold hero this afternoon. His daughter, Mrs. Ilynl Williams, rosltles lu this city. Dougherty, Oslo.. June 23. Olllcora ytsterdny nftomoon arrested three members of the Waltham family fo; connection with tho murder of Nigh' Watchman Anderson at Crusher. Tho three prisoners and tho body of tho slain man were taken to Sul phur on tho same train yesterday att ernoon. Death of an Infant. Tho Infant fliuifr-.fer of Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Cutschow died at the family homo In South Ardmoro this morning at G:U0. Funeral sorvlces will bo held at tno South Ardmoro Hap tlst church tomorrow momlag at 0:30 conducted by Rev Dan Curb. Inter mem n Hobo Hill cemetery. WHOLESALE LYNCHING FIVE NEGROES HANGED TO TREE. FOUR OTHERS SHOT DEAD. FOR MURDER OF WHITES Sabine- County, Texas, the Scene of the Outrage White People Wreak Vengeance Races are Arming. Militia Under Arms. Houston, Texas, June 22. As n re sult of two murders In Sabine county, committed by negroes, of which white men were vlctinm, there was a wholesale lynching last night, live negroes being hanged to one limb, another shot as he ran, two other shot and thrown Into a creek and the ninth shot ns he stood at iltr- gate of one of the murder victims. Two weeks ago Hugh Dean, a young white farmer of Sabine county. was killed at a negro church. It was a rallying place for negroes and near there whiskey could be pur chased from a "blind tiger," that be ing a local option community. Dean had gone to get some whlakey He was shot down and his body left lying all night where It was discovered tho next moiulng. Tho negroes made up a purse for tho escape of the man who fired tho shot, but six wi; ar rested and Jailed at Hemphill on evidence of nnother who testified that he heard them planning to kill Dean. Tho result was tho arrest of the fix negroes who havo been held with out bond In tho Hemphill Jail. Theri has since been friction between the two races and high tension, armed men uf uoth races being continually watching each other. The affair was brought to a cli max Saturday night by tho killing of Aaron Johnson a young wilt?-? Tann er. Johnson was In his home and had Just eate nsupper and was lying on a cot playing with his baby wbil. his wife sat near by. Tho shot wtitcii killed him was from a double barreled shotgun, being fired through the win dow, tearing his head off. SUita ran gers Investigated it and arrest? 1 Per ry Price, a negro, who has boon work ing on the Johnson place. Prloo con fessed to the killing claiming tli.tt he had been paid $5 by Hob Wright, i brother-in-law of Johnson, to do tho killing. Wright was at once arrested by tho sheriff of the adjoining coun ty anil arrangements were mado to take them both to other Jails for wife keeping. Sunday night about 12 o'clock a crowd of 150 armed men went to tho sherlfl of Sablno county it Hemphill nnd demanded his keys. he refused, was overpowerd and tho six negroes being held for tho Dean murder were tnkon out. Five were hanged to the same limb of u nearby tree and one wiio ran from the mob was shot down in his trackB. The dead: Jerry Kvuna. aged 22 years. Will Johnson, aged 21 years. Moso Spellman, aged 21 years. Cleveland Williams, aged 27 years. William Manuel, aged 25 years. Frank Williams, aged 22 years. This morning two unknown nogroes were found lu a croo bot'im nenr Hemphill, their bodies riddled with. bullets, having been killed during tho night and tossed aside. Rabbit Hill McCoy, a nogro of tho Geneva community, win shot to doath this morning while standing at the gate of Aaron Johnson, th victim of Saturday night's murder. A load ed pistol, full cocked, was found by his side. Price, the nego who cou'eatcd to killing Johnson, and Wright, tho whlto man whom he Implicates, wero tonight lodged In Jail at llaumont. They were taken under guard of tho San Augustlno Rifles on a spoclul train to prevent furthor mob violence. Tho Jasper Rifles, the commnndor of whom Is Captain K- I. Kellle, a member of tho state senate, and a colonel on tho governor's staff, has been ordered to tho barracks to re spond to a call to suppress further violence, and the Stone Fort Rifles of Nacogdoches are being held In readiness. Incitement Is at high pitch In tho Hemphill country. It Is a timbered section of east Texas nnd the whites and m-groes are nrmed and any ti.'-et lug between the races will resutt In a race war. WILL RAISE TRACK SANTA FE CONSIDERING PLANS TO RAISE RAILROAD TRACK THROUGH CANYON. Fort Worth, Tex., June 22. .Tans are being considered, It Is said to change the entire routing of th Sen tit IV through the Washita rlv?r an yonJn Oklahoma In order to iipK" 'h track proof agulust future overllows nnd washouts. Chief Knglueer C. W. V. Felt ol tho (iiilf. Colorado & Santa IV, Is now on tho ground from Galveston along w.th F. (1. Pettlbonc, vloo president am general manager. The Wnshlta canyon Is about one fourth of a mile In longlh ml Is form ed by tho Washita rler ctitt'nn through tho mountains. The canyon Is very narrow, there being Just room enough for the river and the S.mta !V tracks to pass through. The recent overflowing of tho river ronvortod th entire canyon Into a mountain torr" the water lu places being four 1 live feet deep on the tracks. Al though this Is the first time In the history of the road that (he water has been deep enough In the ci.ivnn to htM) traillc completely, the ollclal think that It would bo ft wlso course to guard against all future lnuiu'a Hons. It Is claimed that It would bo quite nn engineering feat to accomplish this result. The plan In vlow, It Is said, alms to cut a shelf In tho rock side of the can yon and placo tho tracks on It above tho river. A largo Film of money would bo required to do this. At present a largo forco of men N at work in tho canyon restoring tho bridges nnd culverts which wero wash' ed awnv Tho water la still bo drop that tho section gangs and bridge crews have to stand lu wat"- four or live feet deep whllo at work. The Santa Fo succeeded y -sti-'J.iv In opening the line to Davis and re suming communication with Suli'in.'" Okla. Trains nro now liolng de out ed from Pauls Valley to Shawnee and Oklahoma City on a branch Une The fifth week of tho Santa Fc era bargees on northbound busluesi pass ed yesterday. WARD-REIO WEDDING INTERNATIONAL WEDDING CERE MONY PERFORMED IN LON DON THIS AFTERNOON. London, Eng., Juno 23. Miss Jean Hold, daughter of Whltcir.w nold, tho American ambassador to England, was married this afternoon lu the chapel royal of the St. James Palace to John Hubert Wnrd, brother to tho Earl of Dudley and equery-ln-waltlng lo tho king. King Kdward and Queen Alexandria wero present. Tho ceremony was performed by tho Rev. Edgar Shoppard, canon of St Ooorge's chapel, Windsor, whoro tho king nnd queen attend divine services, when In resldonco nt Windsor Castle, Sale of Model Stock, S. Toplotz and company, a Dallas firm, wero tho purchasers of tho Model Dry Roods Co. bankrupt stock yesterday afternoon for $15,150. The salo Is considered one of tho boat over mndo In this city or section It Is the Intention of tho concern to remain In this city and dispose of tho stock of goods. Tho now firm has been doing busl ness In various cities of Texas for tho past several yearB nnd but a few days ago closed out tho Dallas business to como to this section and engage lu tho same lino. r Wo want your work and you'll bo glad you gave It to us. Excelsior Steam Laundry SHERMAN IS SERIOUSLY ILL VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ILL IN CLEVELAND. HAS SEVERE BILIOUS ATTACK Present Attack Is Second One His Illness Causes Postponement of Great Reception, Which Had Been Planned for Him, Utlcn, X. V.. June 23. Word was i Lvlved here by the family of l,imo.i S. Sherman that the vice president a cnudldato Is seriously III In a liosp".il In Cleveland. Mrs. Sherman ana one sou hi -gone to Cleveland. Mr. Sherman Is suffering wlih gall tone. This Is his second attack, til' llrst having occurred lu Washington hist winter. Tho present attack be gan In Cincinnati Saturday, as he wh . en route home from Chicago. Ho spent Sunday at the homo of Mron T II r rick lu ClevelHtid but on Motil.i' hn , wns so 111 that It was noco.NSa 'v t ' remove Mm to a hospital. Extensive arrangements had been made to give him a great reception on his return hero and special trains from all sections of Central and North ern Xuw York hnd been arranged lor to bring the people to this clt. This ro-vptlon will now have to bo post polled or called off altogether. Sherman Resting Quietly. Cleveland, Ohio, June 23. Xo auth orized bulletin 1ms been Issued up to 1:20 this afternoon relative to tho condition of .lames Sherman, but at that hour ho was reported u-, resting quietly, after a rather restless pe riod following his arrival at the hos pital. Whether or not an operation will be neeosary will be decided this evening ai a consultation of the doc tors. OMAHA NOW FLOODED MANUFACTURING DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA CITY SUBMERGED ALL BOTTOM LANDS FLOODED Continual Rise In Missouri at Omaha and Points North for Several Hours Past Water Ros.i Three Inches Today, Omaha, Xob., Juno 23. A I noon there was u furthor rise of two Inches leglstorod In tho MIbsou-! rlv- or horo, bolng then at 10 t feet with prospects for tho stream continuing to rlso until tonight. If tho rlso In tho wi'eis continue tho stream will spread net over ;liu bottom lands and causT serious trou ble In Hast Omaha, whoro tho manu facturing establishments of tho clt are locatod. At Illalr, twonty-flvo miles up tho stream, there has been a continued rlso si n co noon, tho water being al most three Inches higher than this morning. Bus, ness notice. Upon retiring from business I wish to thank tho peoplo of Ardmoro for their liberal patronngo and hoarty co operation during tho past year, an.l I will appreciate any favors shown my succrssor Mrs. Nunloy and family are formerly of Monroo, Ia., nnd quite popular In church and social circle nnd will be qulto an addition to Ard moro rnMety Kospectfully, 23 3 EUZAI1CTII MAYES. Our Big Sale is Booming You sl.ould Invo soon that Kinbroidory going yesterday anil tin morning at HALF IMvKMC. Well it wont in .i hurry, besides thoro was lively soiling nil ovor tho Iioiiho, so much jo that oxtra liolp had to bo omployod. MO UK THAN $1 00.00 was savod to our customers Monday. WIS AUK SKLLINC Til 12 GOODS and the people aro getting tho bunolit. No Old Goods, No Catricd Over Goods, No Odds and Ends, every thing new, fresh and clean. Not an item in our house Is spared everything is reduced, from Domestics to Silks. WIOAD .MONDAY'S ARDMOKKITIC and don't miss this sale MILLINERY One-Half Off livery trimmed hat and all flowers in my stock will be sold at ONE HALF OFLas lon as they last. MISS GRAY At Dilzlcr Dry Goods Co. DURWOOD. Durwood, Okla., Juno 22. Tho far mers around hero sure enjoyed the few days of sunshine last week. W. M. Cox visited friends In Ma dlll last weok. Mrs. Mike Goldman of Ardmoro spent Saturday In our town. The singing at tho homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. Cox Ha'urday night was was highly enjoyed by all who attend ed. Miss Willie Matheson has boon at tending the normal at Ardmoro Is visiting friends lu Durwood. Il.-veral of the Mati-nsvlll) boys wero lu our town tho last of the week. Trustees of the Durwood school district aro busily ougngod In receiv ing bids of the new school building. Tho people of tho Durwood pre cinct aro highly pleased with their county superintendent, Mr-. Nlblack. Everything bids fair for Durwood's first school year to bo ono long re membered. usoa'f" dray" of Healdton has pur chased the resldonco of Jack King. Mr. Orny says ho Intends to make Durwood his home. Wo nro all glad to have Mr. Oray with us. Wallace Cook and Miss I.ydla Illoavens were married Saturday at the home of tho bride. Ilev. F. V. Walker officiating. We all wish them much happiness. liuy Dillord and wlfo of Keller aro visiting their sister. Mrs. (Jray. Sam flazaway or near Wheolor Is visiting relatives In Durwood. Hev. llrother preached horo Sunday and Sunday night. Mrs', lluchanan, mother of W. A. lluchnnnu Is somo bettor. (Jrandpa Tlndall, father of F. A. Tlndnll, who has been sick for some time. Is reported bottor. Kdward Saxton of House, New Mex ico, who Is visiting his sister at Mc Millan was vlsltlug friends In In Durwood Sunday. Mr. Saxton says ho will leavo Tuesday for Kansas and then from there home. Ills sister and brother, Mr nnd Mrs. Adkius, will accompany him. Tho peoplo of Durwood nro longing to see tho day when tho govennent townslto commission will sell town lots hero. Thoro will not bo a vacant lot left lu tho town of Durwood. Wo are going to organize a commercial club to look after tho interest of tho Uy; Property advancing every day. MARSDEN. Marsdon, Okla., Juno 22. The past j week was ono of almost continual sun I shlno nnd tho time was well utilized, by tho farmers. Tho fow days sun shine Improved tho crop conditions wonderfully, though It Is far from favorablo yet. Where after repoatod. trials farmers fall to get a stand of cotton tho ground Is bolng planted In June enrn, pens, etc. Tho Hev. Ilea of Ieon preached for tho DaptlBt people of this place Satur day and Sunday, filling tho place of tho pastor, Itev. J. E. Hammona. Itov. Itea delivered somo ablo sormona which wero highly appreciated by tho church. Tho Mothodlst Sunday school will hold Us annual children's day cele bration noxt Sunday. A nlco pro gram has been nrranged nnd a good, time Is expected. Dr. Jackson and T C. McCoy wont to Ardmoro on business today. Mrs. W. E. Allison has been criti cally 111 for tho past weok. Her Ill ness kept Miss Norma from tho nor mal last week, and will no doubt pre vent her returning ovon for tho ex amination. Mrs. Mncy Morris of Iebanon Is hero nttendlng tho bedsldo of hep mothor. Mrs. W. E. Allison. Dr. A. Y. Eastorwood, formerly ot this placo. but now or Cleburne, Tex., Is hero visiting iulatlves nnd friends. Keserved seats for the Quakers Quartette on snlo Wednesday and Thursday at Ix)n Fruino's. 10c each. Speaking of "night riders,' among those who should bo suppressed aro those who have to bo taken homo In hacks.