Muskogee Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • Page 1

LARGESTSEVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS SHK iCE IN INDIAN TERRITORY GUARANTEED CIRCULATION DEMOCRAT OFFICAL ORGAN OF THE CITY VOLUME n. MUSKOGEE, INDIAN TERRITORY, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1905 NUMBER 59 Hundred and Twenty-Five Dead are Accounted For War News Snyder, May hundred and twenty lives wore lost In tornado thnt wrecked Hie town of vder, Wednesday night, aceoril- reports received today. brought In todny fqom the hnF Ix'on cut off from Wire rono, for two days snys that twenVf-flve persons were killed outside of News of the losses In the country were brought in byJ -wtU) nune to town by verification naturally will IK slow. The counted dead at Snyder today Is ninety-five, while thirty-five are still missing, and it thnt nearly twenty-fit of the injured will die. rts of hundr- 1 the Snyder.

May 12. Pitinble scenes of want and suffering were witnessed here today an Much confusion still existed, de spit the efforts of hundr- 1 slders to aid day night's tornado. Last night, many who had lost everything they possessed, went hungry and unprotected from the cold. Many bodies lying in the temporary morgue remained unidentified, while among the Injured are dozens who suffered from ugly wounds, or broken limbs, and were without the proper medical attention. Others, still Were missing, and an exact list of caualtles was not to be had.

With the break of day, two scores of rescuers continued their search in the wreckage lor victims. Governor Fergusons request to the people of Oklahoma Render Immediate Aid to the destitute people began to show early results. Early today car loads of provlsicns clothing, tents, bedding and medl- Gines began to arrive and with them an added number of persons from all directions to aid In attending to the Immediate wants cf the citizens. The most serious phase of the situation presented, today, was the necessity for Immediate- Housing of the Homeless and providing sufficient medical care for the injured. While physicians and surgeons had arrived every hour since Thursday morning, they worked at distinct disadvantage because of the lack of house room and insufficient facilities Among the first things accomplished today v.ns sorting of medicines, clothing and provisions, which were hurried to separate depots ns fast as received from each of theBe places, separat? committees began a systematic distribution of this material.

All night two do7 men worked incessantly, preparing the bodies of the victims for and today Dozens of Funerals were held. Plenty of coffins have been sen; in, but wagons and (Jrays had to bp used in carting ths remains to the cemeteries. A'H day long the crude hearses pass through the wrerk littered streets. Poorly Clad Men, women and children, most of whom have loM some member of their lly and bad suffered from wounds, exposure and hunger, wandered Here and there, trying to find some 1 W(, nt. from morgue to morgiie in an endeavor to identify them among the dead.

Killed (By Associated Press.) May 12. persons were killed and twenty others are known to have been Injured as the result of an explosion cf the gas tank of the I'nlted Oas Improvement company, at Point Zreeze, today. Many were burled peneath the debris. Six painters were at work on the top of the tank, which exploded, and are all mlsBing. Tt Is believed they were blown to pieces.

Two.bodies recovered were so badly burned and crushed that identification-was almost impossible. GREER Case Heard by Judge Raymond and Decision Held The petition of n. R. flrcer. for a writ of habeas corpus was up by Judge Raymond In the federal court this morning, after the matter had remained In to Mr.

Greer's interest, about two The petition is In the case of the ted States against Mr. Oreer for vio- lallon of the postal laws by the alleged use of the malls to defraud. About three years ago he was indicted on this charge by the grand Jury in the federal court for the southern district of Illinois, siding HI Springfield, and that court has since been interested In getting him back to its Jurisdiction. When court adjourned at 2 o'clock tills afiernoon. announced that he would take the matter under advisement.

United States District Attorney Melcttc, represented the government and W. T. HuichlnKs of Hutchings Murphy, the defense. THE ADAMS LAND DEAL Another Tornado Reported Today (By Associated Press) OKLAHOMA CITY, MAY SPECIAL, TO THE OKLAHOMAN FROM MARLOW, INDIAN TERRITORY, SAYS A TORNADO, PRECEDED BY A HKA.VY HAIL STORM STRUCK MARLOW EARLY TODAY. TWENTY DWELLING HOUSES AND A HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE IS REPORTED; ALTHOUGH NO DETAILS ARE OBTAINABLE.

TWENTY KILLED. OKLAHOMA CITY, REACHINJB HERE ARE TO THE EFFECT THAT TWENTY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AT HARLOW AND DUNCAN, BY A TORNADD, WHICH STRUCK THIS MORNING. ALL WIRES ARE DOWN. ANOTHER REPORT. KANSAS CITY, MAY 12 IT IS REPORTED HERE THAT TWENTY LIA E9 WERE LOST IN THE TORNADO AT MARLOW, INDIAN TERRITORY.

MARLOW IS A TOWN OF 1500 PEOPLdS SITUATED ON THE ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD, IN THE QHICKASHA NATION, IN THE COUNTY JUST EAST FROM SNYDER, OKLAHOMA. MINE INSPECTOR BLAMED FORWILBURTON AFFAIR (By Associated Press) South McAlester, May Of the men who were entombed In the mine at Witburton, the bodies have been recovered with the exception of two. The condition of the bodies was such that Immediate interment was necessary. As "dead men tell no tales," the cause of this terrible, disaster will never be known to the public. The secret Is locked In the of mine operators and the mine inspector and there it will remain.

The Inspector will make a report to the government, but bis report will show that the company was not 5 egllgent. In view of previous on mine accidents, this is no violent presumption. In the history of Indian Territory there can be found but one instance in which the Inspector reported that an explosion WM occasioned by the negligence of the operator. That report was made by a former inspector and was occasioned by a personal row between the inspector and the operator. These reports of the Inspector are of inestimable value to the coal companies in damage suits.

Since his appointment the present inspector has had his office continuously with the right hand man of the coal companies, the man Investigates all the accidents tor the companies and prepared their evidence for prospective damage suits. In a- damage suit against one of the companies, the court, at Atoka, permitted this be brought out, over the objection of the defendant. It is. almost Impossible to recover Judgment against one of these companies. learn that an ployee Is to be a witness tor the immediately fire-him and use, every means to get bin not of the country.

Commission Certifies Twelve Thousand Acres to Dick Adams The Dawes Commission has certified the Hku-kwell land-, consisting of about 12,000 acres, to it. C. Adams. They have also certified to Cyrus Beede ihe lands to which K. C.

Adams had a right lo sell the improvements, as Delaware surplus holdings. According to the act of congress, passed April 21, l'JU-J, President Roosevelt designated Indian Agent J. Blair Shoeni'elt as the official to approve the nppraisment of the improvements on the lands. The act of March 3. 1905, provides that a new official should be designated hy the president and Col Shoenfelt was relieved from duty.

Tlie president designated General Indian Inspector Cyrus Beede as the man who should approve the appraisements on the surplus Improvements. He wilt now appraise the improvements and Adams can sell at tire i -n-vraised price. The purchaser can then select the land ns his allotment upon showing the approval of. the bill uf sale by Cyrus Beede. (lU- St.

admiral form. -ii 1 1 MI ships uf which ii i of vails in der (hi they Ii. strait it ante frre ni jest vr Associated Press.) -burp. May 12. The clrrllncR to divulge ii ii I ii whlrh It has nbout the 'i" Vladivostok division, 1 it -ported to be off the DMHI tut: the Impression pre- i I i I ties, thnt act ins un; -1 1 nc Ii ms of Jest vensky pushed through Tsuraru 'lit- 1'iiflflc on a ri-ttiiiii ils- i- 1 '-1 tain If the IMIHH.IH.- is 'i ins and feasible for l(o xuundron, and al-" to threniiMi tin- Japanese commerce All liMssinn naval divisions now In fWr -east are acting under Rojes: n.

orders. Paving Court Sireet Exert-. -'Inn for the paving work to t'o'it nn Court street is now under -yt! paving work will be eoninn in cd In a few day The wi'l l-p pnved from'Third to the Katy trnoks. THE SHOWER OF GOLD. New Market House When the Court street viaduct is comn market house will he erected at either approach and will be fitted up with booths for the sale or produce.

This will supply a long felt want In this city, as Muskogee has long needed an up-to-date city market. STARR Was Discharged by the Grand Jury at Wewoka Yesterday Frank Star (he Oklahoma saloon man charged with the murder of Frank Alleu at the corner salocn was discharged by the Wewoka grand Thursday. E. Kistler has returned from Wewoka and says the grand Jury was Is session only three hours. Frank Alberta and his brother Andrew were sentenced to Leavenworth a year and a day.

STEWART MAKES STRONG DENIAL The Theater The Chase-Lester company will open a week's engagement at the Hinton Monday. This will be the closing engagement of the season, Muskogee's last chance to go to the theater until next fall. The advance' man says the show Is a good One and the press notices are good, some of them very strong. Several people in the city who have seen the company give It a good name. Here is a late notice: "The Chase- Lister Theater eampany began a week's engagement at the Empire theater last night.

The Initial performance four act corosdx, entitled Cloverdale. Cloverdale Is a clean, wholesome story, and the company which presented it is an excellent one In every particular. It is a cast of twelve characters it Is seldom that one sees such an evenly balanced array of talent, a fact that was evidenced In the applause which greeted the efforts ot the gentlemen and ladles who make up this aggregation. Not only was the play a worthy one, but the specialties of a very high order. Miss Gertrude Harrison's singing was especially admired.

The lady has a very sweet voice, which she uses to the best Mo. Tribune. THE 3 Oklahoma and Indian Territory Tonight and Saturday, partly 0- cloudy and probably scattered showers, and. thunder storms. Mr.

Stewart, the non-union contractor takes exceptions to the artl- ile in yesterday's Democrat to the effect that the men from Royce, Texas, brought here to take the plates of the union men have declined "to' work under the proposed conditions and have returned home. A brother to the contractor vouches for the statement that the men are still boarding with him and he ought to know. The item was printed upon the authority of a member of the unlrn in whose word the Democrat placed confidence and if an error was made It was because the men from Royce, p.f visiting the union head-quarters and saying they were going back home, changed their minds. STREET CARNIVAL The local Eagles are busy as'bees these days. They are arranging for the Eagles' street carnival, which Is to be here the week of the 22nd, for six busy fun producing days.

The carnival will be held on the east side East Broadway, from to streets. The Eagles have Parker Amusment company which gave a fair here last year. The company presented a good bill last-year and this year say the" company is better than ever. PRETTY NAN IS OUT OF JAIL Court Permits Miss Patterson Her Freedom on Her Own Crowd Cheers (By Associated Press) New York, May 12. Patterson was released from jail, today on her own recoglnzance.

The district attorney agreed to give her her freedom without ball. The district 'attorney agreed that she could not be' convicted In this county. As Miss the, criminal conrt sand people In the strteet cheered. She was accompanied, by her father. and lawyer and was driven Immediately to lawyer's office.

BOARD OF EDUCATION HOLDS SECRET MEETING A mysterious meeting behind closed doors was held by the city school hoard at the office cf Superintendent Benedict in the Iowa building last nl glit. The meeting lasted well Into the night, and before adjourning, each member pledged himself not to divulge any of the important business transacted. R. P. deGraffenried, one of the members of the board, stated to a representative of this paper this morning that he had nothing whatever to say of the business transacted.

"All I can you," he said, "is that we met and We will hold another meeting Saturday night after which we Will let you know what has been done. I will say are going to give the people as good schools as possible. Everything we are doing is for their Interest." Bailey and To Clean BAPTIST ASSOCIATION The police made another raid last night. This time It was two houses of 111 repute in the north part of the city, run by negroes. Eight women, seven of them ne- grc-os, spnte by Judge Mo- tnyer, $5 and costs, each-as follows: Maggie Brown, Sylvia Flanlgan, Frances C-alhsun Anna Morris, Dora- James, Ada Hicks, Lulu Flynn and Mamie Ross.

-Six men were caught, in Hamlin Garland To Lecture Toniglt Kansas City, May 12. B. 'Stephens, president Missouri General association, was today elected president of the Southern Baptist convention at Its opening session here today. Among the vice presidents named was J. C.

Stolcup, of South McAlester. STORMS IN BAST. Huntington. W. May terrible storm of wind and rain, has prevailed for the past IS hours, created terlble havoc throughout section.

Rumors of loss of life cannot be verified'. j. Hamlin Garland, the noted author, will deliver his lecture, "Prairie Song and Western Story," at the Hinton theater tonight, for the benefit of the local library fund. A fashionable audience will greet Mr. Garland this evening and a crowded house Is anticipated If the weather conditions are favorable.

The program tonight will consist of selections and readings from some of Mr. Garland's earliest writings and will be asfollows: "tTncle Ethan's Speculation," r6m "Prairie Folks." "The End of the Trail." from "The Gold Seekers." "The Return of a Northern es and fined $1 and costs each for disorderly conduct. They' are, Ed. James, Ed. Halt, Kelch Louis, Joe Lockett, Jno.

Perryman and W. Peonarts. Mary Williams was given a dollar and costs for disturbing the peace. It was a small family row. City Attorney Bailey conducted In a manner and insists that the "city be ridded of gambling joints, vagrants and-street dler," from "Main' Traveled- RoadB." The program closes with a bunch of vernacular verse: (a Paid his Way.

(b) Horses Hay. (c) Goln' Home Toworrow. All from "Prairie Bongs." CHICK ASH A VISITED. Oklahoma City, May severe hall, wind and rain storm passed over Marlow, Duncan, Rush Springs, and Chlckasha, Indian Territory, early today. At Marlow a dozen small houses were blown down and a dozen Others unroofed.

As tar as known, no lives were lost. Is One of the Roosevelt returning from hunting and Diaz has Just las II is wishing he onlr dared go. Union..