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VOLUME XIII
ARDMOR1C, I. T., FRIDAY K USTING, JANUARY II, 11)07.
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BAILEY STILL
THE TARGET
FIGHT WILL WAGE AT PRIMARY
TOMORROW IN WACO.
WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT
Story Briefly Told of the Whole Mat
ter Pro and Con the Junior Sen
ator of Which His Cncmles
Make Capital.
Ardmorolto Special.
Waco, Texas. Jan. 11. The bitter
fight fur ami ngalnst the return of
Senator Ilalley, which has boon waned
In McLennan county for many wceVs,
will bo decided tomorrow by n special
primary ordered by the Democratic
county oxecutlvo committee. The tick
ets will read "For llalloy" and
'Against Ilalley," nnd the Issue will
be put fairly and squarely before tho
Democrat Miters. Frlonds of the sena
tor are confident that tho primary will
result In a vindication, despite tho
fact that Waco Is ono of the strong
holds of the opposition. Tho action of
tho Trnvls county voters In refusing
to Indorse ilalley at the primary last
Saturday has lenewed the enthusiasm
of tho Waco antl-llallcy forces, nnd
the fight Is being carried on with
vigor. Kvory effort will be made ,ro
poll a large vote at tomorrow's prima
ry and It Is believed that tho result
will have a profound effect upon Bail
ey's chances. Tho legality of tho pri
mary is questioned by several nttor
nos and It Is possible thnt tho matter
will bo tested In the courts.
The Wnoi primary will mark the be
ginning of tho end of tho long fight
against tho return of tho senor senator
of tho l.one Star State. Tho election
will tnko place on January 23. when
the stnlo legislature will ballot na n.
United States senator. Tho Toxas
houso numbers 132 members and tho
senate 31, making 82 votes necessary
to elect. Senator Dalley claims to have
twenty-threo members of tho senato
nnd elghty-threo members of tho houso
pledged In his behalf. Trior to tho Tra
vis county primary his election was
generally admitted and tho opposition
was apparently waging a losing bat
tle. Now Ilalley's enemls have again
takon heart nnd declaro that they will
win their fight.
Tho charges nsatnst Senator llalloy
are based on tho fact that during tne
last sixteen years tho senator has re
ceived from II. Clay Tierce of tho Wn-ters-Tlerco
Oil company, an auxiliary
of tho Standard, numerous sums of
money, aggregating $15,000. It Is nlso
alleged that It Is mainly duo to tho
efforts of Senator llalloy that the Wn
ters-Tlerco Oil company has been nl
lowed to transact business In Texas.
after having boon ousted for violating
tho stnto nntl-truat lawn. Senator
llalloy declares that all the money ho
has received from Mr. Tlorce wero
personal loans nnd that every cent has
been returned. Tho Toxas attorney
general has In his possession records
purporting to show that tho money ad
vanced to Ilalley was charged tip to
legal expemes by tho Standard Oil
company. The S'-nntor brands these
records ns forgeries.
Ono of tho peculiar fcalures of tho
flght has been that no attempt has
boon mailo by tho opposition
to unllo on an aotlva can
didate to run ngnlnst H.illey. Tho
Junior senator has himself been the
solo Issue nnd thn voters at all tho pri
maries havo been called upon to voto
for him or ngalnst him.
Tho popularity of Senator llalloy
among tho people of Texng was attest,
ed nt tho last Democratic primary at
whlh candidates for state offices wero
put In nomination. Within 2.000 of tho
total number of votes cast for nil can
dldates for governor wero registered
for llalloy. despite tho fact that tnero
was no opposition. It Is tho verdict of
this primary, binding upon tho mem
bers of tho legislature, that tho nntl
llalloy forces are attempting to sot
aside.
Senator Bailey's record In tho na
tional congress, both ns a representa
tive and a senator, has been in envl.
able one. No member of tho so-Mo has
been more active In pushing m-isures
for tho public weal. He was one .f the
loaders In the flght for tho rr'road
rate bill. Ho was Instrumental ti se
curing restrictions on the Issuing of
Injunctions by the courts. Ho fought
the attempt of the coal magnate to
secure a monopoly of the southweit
erti coh! fields. Nut only Texas, but
tlio entire country, long looked upon
Ilalley as one of tlio cnlef bulwarks
of the common people as ngalnst the
money lords who hate their servants
In the- senato. Kvory royal Texas Dem-oci-nt
felt the charges against Ilalley
koonly as a personal affront. Many
have never wavered In their allegi
ance an Instant. Others have been less
loyal, ami another populate Idol may
soon bo shattered oy the breath of
their suspicion.
Change, at Muskogee.
Ardmorette Special. ;
.Muskogee, I. T., Jan.'ll. ,Capt. Oli
ver C. Hlnklo, who has been a clerk
In tho office' of Dlktrlct Attorney Mel
lette for the past three years, has re
signed hli position to become law
clerk In the Dawes Commission office.
He is succeeded In the district attor
ney's nlllco by T. 1-3. Lipscomb, former,
ly an omployo of Tllny Soper.
HEAVY DOCKET AT ATOKA.
Additional Court Employees Necessary
to Handle Work.
Ardmorolto Special.
Atoka, I. T.. Jan. 11. Judge Hum
plitey nnd tho court officials tiro
very busy here this week. The grand
Jury jesterday returned the following
true hills: Lltile Smith, assault Is
kilt; Dmma Johnson, disposing; John
White and Anna Hlggs, adultery; Lot
tie llarr and Delmer Wise, adulterry;
Delmer Wise, cairylng weapon; Jim
Hargrove, Introducing; Henry Clark,
assniilt to kill: Annie Hale, manufac
turing; llenonl Crepel and Mrs. Cre
pe!, disposing; Chas. Tool, larceny;
Itobert Loll, assault to kill. Nine
cases have been dismissed and ono re
ferred to tho next grand Jury.
To relieve tho heavy work here.
Judge Humphrey has appointed A. S.
Fnrnham of this city to hear divorce
matters, and J. II. Oernert as probato
Judge to succeed W. S. Farmer.
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
Stolfa's Mercantile Establishment
Robbed of Fourteen Pairs of Pants
This Morning One Arrest
Made.
A man giving his name ns Tom t'a
gap, Is resting in tho calaboose, while
two men said to be his accomplices
nro on tho scout, on n charge of lift;
lug goods at tho Stolfn tailoring es
tnbllehmont In this city this morn
lug.
It Is said that the three men walk.
ed Into tho store. l'agnn called for
u yard of cloth with which to lino
nn overcoat. "While Mr. Stolfa win
Belling him tho cloth the other two
men made n getaway with fourteen
pairs of pants. They wero detected
in tho act by a clerk, and It Is said
that- i:agan seeing their work had
been 'detected cried out to ihem.
"run. they seo you." Ho also ran out
of tho store. Mr. Stolfa gave chase,
Ono of tho men was crowded so that
ho dropped the pants ho had stolen
When the 'liundlo was picked up It
was found that ho had nine pairs o
trousers under his coat. Thu other
man got nwny with fltv pairs. After
a chaso of about ten blocks Lagan
was caught by tho pollco and Mr.
Stolfn. Ho denies nil connection with
tho affair and says ho did not know
tho men.
Kagan claims to havo como to Ard
more from Uoxnr county, Texas
whoro ho worked on the section gang
Kagan is n man of about forty-three
years, nnd says ho canio to Ardmoro
yesterday.
Ho Is being hold until tomorrow
morning when his caso will bo deter
mined upon by tho court. So far tho
pollco have been unaTllo to locato ol
ther of tho men who nro said to hav.
stolon tho goods.
WOMAN" WAS POISONED.
t-'"eles Dody Found In Hotel Man I
the Case Is Gone
soclited Press,
filcago. 111., Jan. 11. It hns been
d-nltcly determined that tho womnn
wlioso lifeless body was found yester
il"" In n room In Hotel Whltcomb,
W -nt Madison street, was poisoned
Sh camo to the hotel with n man
v io registered n3 "M. Friedman and
wifo.1' Ho disappeared. Tho worn
nil's place of residence Is not know
Hard labor U a plaster that allcv
ntes tho pains of tho mind.
MORE CHARGES
IYI0TT
WfltlilliRton, Jan. 10 M L. Mott,
attorney for the Creek tilbe of lu
ll la us, lias filed additional churges
agalntt Commissioner HWby. Mr.
Mott declines to say what the nature
of these charges Is and all Informa
tion Is withheld at the Interior de
partment. Nothing can be learned as
what the attitude of Secretary
Hitchcock Ih with icpi-ct to thr-e
hinges, now tti.it Mi. Mott !..- i.Mib
ll.'Tll mm clllc.ilh Inn 111- b li.'l . 1.
tin tlt.r.. hi' lias lltili. -wnpitlo
l:b tin in. and tli.i ,i M M. n .u
MEMORIAL AGAiST FOIST RESERVE
(Jutlirlo. Okla., Jnn. in. Delegate
Itorkor of Academy, Choctaw nation,
iiibmllteil a memorial, addressed to
tho president of the United States and
to congress, to Uie constitutional con
vention today, requesting that tho or-
dilr of the secretary of tU Interior
setting aside a forest roserve In the
eastern portion of the Choctaw nation
bo not confirmed. Tho memorial re
cites that such an order Is harmful
to thoso citizens of tho now statu whu
are owners of tho entire property.
Delegato Chambers of Atoka, chair
man of the convention special commit,
too to Investigate Indian Territory
land and mineral propositions, called
his cotumltteo nnd It agreed to unan
imously report tho memorial at to-
monow'fl session.
The secretary's order No. 2 reserved
from allotment land having 2,7GO,000..
000 feet of Jilght grado pine, being
a largo portion of the new stato's tim
ber area. Senator Clark's congression
al committee has had tho matter up
n number of times, calling upon Scc.-e-
nrv Hitchoick to show why this nrea
was being withheld Jrom allotment.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
WILL IT
(Dy Clinton G, Warall,
Guthrie, Okla., Jan. 11. A close ob-
servntlon of the work of the conven
tion convinces us that Its work will
not bo completed within tho time prc
scrliied In the r.nabllng Act. Tho mem
bers of the convention nro evincing a
ileslro to carefully scrutinize all tho
provisions that nro to bo Incorporated
In tho constitution. Well knowing tho
vast Interests tif the people that aro
to bo safeguarded, they nro carefully
doing their work. The members, con
stituents over tho stnto should advlso
them not tu bo In a hurry, but to do
tholr duty, and do It well. If a rusu
of provisions slwuld como In tho late
days of tho convention, tho special In
terests that in.iy bo represented hero
might Incorporate many clauses that
would bo detrimental to tho people In
general.
Tho allotment of sixty days to com
plete a constitution for a stato with
as many dlversj interests as this one
will have, was too short a time. Tho
amount appropriated for tho oxpensog
of two elections and for holding tho
convention, wns too Binall. Tho mem
bers of the convonthin should not lis
ten to popular clamor about getting
through In tho sixty days, but should
dovoto their entire time to giving to
tho people tho constitution that thoy
have promised them. If this is done,
tho people, in tho end, will find no
fault.
Redeeming Party Pledges.
Wo havo met with tho oxecutlvo
commltteo of tho Democratic party
sevoral Union in tho last six weeks,
and have been In closo attendanco on
tho convention slnco Its beginning.
While thero hag been somo diversity of
opinion as to tho methods that should
be adopted, thero has novor been any
real difference as to tho necessity of re
deeming all tho party pledges that
AGAINST BIXBY
DECLARES THEY ARE WITHELD
ci tnpU-lii s am tiling I' wi.l li.ito to
be In im.iiis of all Hpp' ..' to Hie pres
ident. Whether he will i nl..' thl ap
i peal or not. Mr. Mott il. tinci to sa,
or In fact to give air Inclination
whatever, for hc ren-mi that any-
thing he might say publicly would
'be prejudicial to Ills efforts.
I It Is believed the picsliletu would
be reluctant to take tun union b(ch
might In cotiMi'Ucd a- i n luike to
Sint.itt Hitchcock nl no-i mi the
c,. ol bN i tin llli'lll I'. ' .1 lout,
anil no la ilc --.nice '"li. iliugea
uu.ili.--t th. 'uinnt:"m. "i t'u- .if
OTHER WORK OF THE COMTTE
This conimlteo lin also reported
that a coniniittee of file be named by
the president of the convention to in
quire Into the extent nnd laluc of the ,
coal and asphalt deposits, as well ns
the segregated surface lands, with n
view of stato ownership; they aro also
to open negotiations with the tribal
organisations looking to such owner
ship, and nro In impart tholr findings
to the first govornor after statehood.
In Addition thereto a memorial has
been reported showing the convention
favors removal nf restrictions on nil
surplus lands of both mixed and full
blood Indians. Tho homestead Is not
molosted.
Robert L. Owen of Muskogee, who
loaves hero tomorrow for Washington
on prlvato business, lias been assured
of the citizens' Interest In tho ques
tions, and will press' tho convention's
expressions beforo ttio proper tribu
nals. Tho convention's sesBlon today was
dewited to tho discussion of the bill of
rights, without result In tho afternoon
tho county boundary commltteo hail
under consideration designation of
GET THROUGH IN
Manager Oklahoma Democratic
tvero made to tho peoplo beforo the 1
election.
Tho question of putting a "Jim
Crow" proposition In tho constitution
in relation to railroads and wnltlng
rooms has excited somo discussion.
Tho Houston Tost, other Southern pa
purs, nnd many representatives of the
South In congroBH and tho senato havo
ndvlsed tho convention ngalnst insert.
Ing this clauso in tho constitution.
They bellevo that Hoosevclt will turn
it down If It contains this clause.
What ho will do In tho premises, no
man can say.
Tho plain duty of tho convention Is
to Incorporate in the constitution a
provision for tho separation of tho
races. Our opinion Is that this should
bo dono by a separate Hiibmlssloa
clause giving the peoplo tho right to
voto direct upon It. and containing a
provision that Itoosctelt can turn this
clause down without endangering the
remainder of tho constitution. This
will clearly express the will of the
people, nnd lenvo It to tho presldont
to sny whether that will Is to bo
obeyed or not.
The oxecutlvo commltteo of tho
Democratic party and tho convention
members nro working hand tn hand
for the peopIo'B good, and It Is cvldont
that whatever else I dono, tho prom
ises mado beforo tho election will bo
redeemed in the constitution In every
particular.
The Farmers' Caucus.
Tho Farmers' Caucus In the conven
tion has about forty members.. It is
milking Itself felt tn tho building of
tho constitution.
On Saturday morning this caucus
met and demanded a meeting of tho
Democratic caucus of tho convention
on tho Initiative and referendum. This
wus called Saturday afternoon. There
fall nl tin Ih.' t il., s ii.ni' been
I idijod llh Si rnioi link commit
tie Tin I'' .inn. in. m l'- i....tt will
ft- 'i' to these ami oilier i-haigi'S, and
II will ill leant ciilii'l-o the system
practiced In the romnilHolnner'a of
Hot. It Is apt. too, to hold congress re
rs nslble for some of the grafting
which tin- committee thinks Is so
pii vnleitt in Indian Teirltory on the
uroiind tli.it Home of the laws MKt
to "oven, the n hnlnlti:itlnn of the
aft. .Ii ol tin- live tilbes have made
it f!lll eCeeilllgl eSB.V.
temporary con'it. eito and tne nieth.
oil of changing tin in Tin- committee
has practically Hke-1 tin the towns.
Lehigh, Instead of Coalgate. is to
be the seat of Coal county; Cliecotali
Instead of Kuluiila, of Mcintosh conn
ly; Wagoner. Instead of Coweta, of
Wagoner county, and llristow, instead
of Sapulpa, of Momnn county.
SontliiKjnt of thi'4 committee as to
the length of time the designation
shall run beforo the people shall per
manently determine the county sentx
ranges from thirty days to five years.
The Texns method of changing county
lines nnd county seats Is much In fa
vor In tho convention.
Tho commltteo tin rules has been in
session today. Inquiring Into tho
charges of alleged bribery In connec
tion with the naming of county linos
prior to the hollda lecess. A number
! of newspaper reporters gave their nil
thtirlty. for the storte printed, which
brought about tho Investigation.
1 Alsdo from showing that Checotnh,
I. T , had paid one hotel 1.111 in Outli
ne, nmoutitlng to about J50. nothing
was developed. The committee sits
again tomorrow.
SIXTY DAYS?
Press
Dureau.)
wns a full attendance of members, and
tho Initiative and referendum clauso
as proposed by tho legislative depart
ment commltteo wns thoroughly dis
cussed. Thero was no opposition to
the law in general, and only n scatter
ing demand for nn Increase In tho per
centum fur the Initiation and reforrlug
of laws.
Tho Democratic party beforo tho
election had promised the people to
model this law after the Oregon law.
This wns adopted by unanimous voto
of the caucus, and tho per cent will
stnnd ns In Oregon olght for tho In
itiation of laws, and flvo for referen
dum. In cities, counties and districts
thoso por cents will be doubled. This
law will bo Incorporated In tho consti
tution with thli amendment as has
been given to tht prosg heretofore.
At this meeting a banket primary
law was resolved iiiin which will go
Into effect nt tho first stato olectlon,
This will forco nil pnrtlos to nominate
tholr caldldates on ono day at tho ono
primary, and the voto will bo tnkon
nt tho same time for the nomination of
I'nlled States senators.
The Democratic caucus worka hnnd
In hand with tho Farmers' Caucus and
Federated Labor, and by so doing
greatly expodltos the work of tho con'
vcntlon.
Fellow 3ervants Law and Cheap Rill'
road Rates.
The commltteo on railroads nn.l
public service corporations has re
ported n splendid fellow servnntB lav;
Thore has been a demand for a law of
this kind from rvcrv meeting of Fod
orntod Labor nnd the Farmers' Union
for tho past three crs In tho stato
of Oklahoma.
In tho nntl-electlon promises tho
(Continued oa pago eight)
Defunct Kiowa Dank.
Ardmnrelte apelal.
South McAlester, I. T Jan. 11. T.
A. Mercer of this city, who was ap
pointed examiner of thti defunct
Hank of Kiowa, luet complied his
work and states tl' Affair of the
imiik are In a very had eoti.iltl.m
The usMta of the concern are It-
.!7stl. of which Jtr.,001) ts bills re
cchable, white the Institution's llab.l-
liles nro (57,119.61, of which $3i,71'7. 1:1
Is due deiKisltors.
Tld.il Wave Devastates Islands.
My Associated Tress.
The Hague, Jan. 11. A tidal wnte
hns devastated sonio of the Dutch
Kant Indian Inlands, south of Achln.
The loss Is very great. It la reported
three hundred persons jierlshed on the
Island of Tann. Tortt are known to
have been drowned on the Island of
Blmalu.
Tody.t's Work In Convention,
riy Associated Prose.
Ciiihrle. Okla.. Jau.l 11. The Consti
tutional convention today imaaed a
memorial to congress and the presi
dent asking tliem to set aside tl rul
ing of Secretary Illlehoock In segio
g.itlng a four million aero forest re
Hette In the Choctaw nation.
Tho contention also adopted n pre
amble and bill of rights fcr the now
constitution. The committee on stnto
and public school lauds will report,
favoring tho sale of all school lands
of thu state.
Steamer Ponce Safe,
lly Associated Tioss.
New York. Jan. 11. Tho missing
steamer Touce, eleven days overdue
from Touce, Torto Hlco, to New York,
camo Into Hamilton, llermudn, this
morning, disabled, In tow" of n Ger
man Htenmor.
Ily Associated Tress.
New York Jan. 11. A dispatch from
llermuda reports all on board tho
steamer Tonee, woll.
NEGRO FOUND DEAD.
Cosby Black Found Dead Early This
Morning by Police Death Sup
posed to Have Resulted
From Poison.
Cosby Mack, a negro, about 20
years of age, wus found dead this
morning about 1 o'clock at thu corner
of Main street and Cnrtor avenue,
oast. Tho negro was picked up by
the night police force and taken l i
the pollco station. Whon dlseovoiod
he was Ijlug In the gutter of tho
street on his back, as If ho lind start
ed upon thu sidewalk and falluu back
Thero wub no marks of vloiencu on
the body nnd It !b the gcnoral opln
Ion that the negto died from either
a lit or from being kiIsoihm1. Tho
lattor solution haa grown In evidence
today and Is thought to bo the means
by which lllack mot his denth.
Tho city physician examined him
but no autopsy was hold. It Is snli
by porfona seeing lllack a few mo
ments beforo ho was found dead that
ho seemed In good health nnd had not
even been drinking. His doath
surrounded by mystury which will
robnbly never bo unraveled.
lllaok has beon n street character
for Rom oyoarB, being about half.
wltted and subjected to fit. Ho has
been often In tho clutches of tho po
lice furco and wns only teloased
from work on tho streets Wednesday
last.
Tho remains wero Interred thl
morning at 10 o'clock In the nogro
cemetery.
Earthquake in Kansas.
Ilv Associated Tress.
Arkansas city, ituu., Jan. wnai
Is belioved to have been nn earth'
quake Bhock was felt huro at 1:1
this morning. It lasted only a fow
seconds. Persons woro awakened and
lUlies rattkd but no damage has been
reported.
To Sell Indian Lands.
Ardmorolto Special.
Muskogee, I. T., Jan. 11. Tho first
bids on lands inherited by fullblood
Indians to be sold under the net ap
proved by congress on April 20 last,
will bo opened at tho Indian agency
today and on each succeeding Friday
hereafter. In tho Choctaw nnd Chic
nsuw nations tho land Is sold In tracts
of 320 acros. In tho Sumlnolo nnd
Creek nations In 1G0 aro tracts and
In tho Cherokco nation In parcels of
from 00 to 100 acros.
ENTIRE TOWN
SUBMERGED
ARQUETTE AND VICINITY WILL
DE DURIED A HUNDERD FEET.
REAT IRRIGATION PROJECT
ver Attempted by the Government,
It Will Render Productive a Half
Million Acres In Northern Por
tion of Wyoming.
Ardmorelto Hpeclsl.
Cheyenne, W yo, Jan. 11. Deeds f"f
he transfer of the entire town of Mar.
piottu, one tif the oldest towns in tho
northern art of the state, have been
executed and the site, together with
the farms in the valley west of It for
distance of ten miles, will shortly
be submerged under nearly 100 feet
f water. The purchase of the town
as made necessary by the plans for
ho huge $5,000,000 Irrigation plant
that the government will build In that
section. With tho completion of tho
big dnm nn the Stink Water river tho
atom will be backed for a distance
of twelve miles and the site of Mar
quette and tho rich farming country
djolnlng will become a gigantic res
ervoir. The plans contemplnto tho
greatest Irrigation project ever at
tempted by the government and will
render productive a half million acres
n Northern Wyoming, near the Crow
reservation. Work on the plant hns
leen In progress for two yours nnd it
will probably be three years longer
before tho project Is completed.
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
Destroys Tobacco Warehouse and Fac
tories In Pennsylvania.
Ily Associated Tress.
Lancaster, Ta., Jan. 11. Flro that
stnrted In the tobacco warehouses of
S. 11. Moss & Co., hero today, caused
a loss estimated at ono million dol
lars. Tho Moss warehouse nnd Moss
cigar factory, adjoining, wore both
lostroyed. The loss on tho wnrehnuso
thoro ts 1100,000; on the factory $200,
000. Tho warehouse of tho Amorlcan CI-
rjar company and Its contonts wero
damaged by flro nnd water.
Tho contonts of tho warehouso ot
Moroy'B, Levy, Kramer and Goldberg
nnd John llrlmmor wero nlso damaged
by smoke nnd water.
MUST WAIT FOR STATEHOOD.
No Appointments Affecting New Stato
Offices Until After Statehood.
Ily Associated Tress.
Washington. D. O.. Jan. 11. l'rosi-
dent Itoosovelt tdtay announced that
in would inalto no appointments nt-
fectlng Oklahoma ond Indian Territo
ry until tho new stato had entered
tho union.
Fatal Gas Explosion.
Ily Associated Tross.
Wllmingtoti. 111.. Jan. 11. Wm. Poo
nnd Kdwnrd Schelbnor wero killed nnd
dozen norsotia Injured last night by
nn explosion of tho gas plant In tho
Woodmen hall while n card party
sib in progress. In the list of In
jured Is Father Dwlcer, a Catholic
priest.
Will Not Consider BUI.
Ily Associated Tress.
Washington, Jan. 11. The houso
committee on Judiciary decided today
not to consider the Hophurn-Dolllver
bill mnklng liquor carried In Inter
state commorce subject to tho laws
of any state It enters.
Would Annul Shot Gun Marriage.
Clarksvlle. Vn.. Jan. 11. Alleging
that h owas forced to wed Bessie
Chandler nt tho point of a shot gun,
Illchard Klam hag filed suit hero to
bnvo tho marriage annulled. Elam
declares that ho was covered with
guns In tho hands ot Itobort Chand
ler, father of tho girl, and 'Texas Hob
Chandler, her cousin, and forced to ac.
company them to whoro tho young wo
man nnd a minister wero waiting.
Shortlv afterwards tho Chandlers
woro arrested, charged with kidnap
ping tho unwlllng brldegrom, and
wero fined 50 each. Warn nllegos that
"Toxas Hob" Chandler was Intlmata
with tho girl beforo ho becamo ac
quainted with her. Tho brldo Is 23
years old and was popular In local society.