Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • Page 1

ALL THfe NEWS THAT IS IS WORNIMG ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS MORinNG, NOVEMBER 23, 1905. NUiS9ER 80. tl Another Gasser NAVAt STUDENT TED AT BETWEEN POUR AND FIVE 'BROUGHT IN LAST NIGHT AT Jir CORPORATE LIMITS OF HE A -SftttelM tOHtbe Phoenix. Oovfeta, Nov. hlg gas iros In here tonight at o'clock bjr the DeUlng Invest- tBeM company inside the city cor- dopth of 035 twt.

Smith drilling company of Muslcogee Hunic the well. The flow is at four and Ave million cubic feet. MANYimED IN EXPLOSION CHINESE FIREWORKS FACTORY IS BLOWN TO ERAL ARE BLINDED. Seattle. Nov.

2 A building in Grant street In which fireworks wfere manufactured for Wa Chtng Company, Chinese merchants, was by a terrific explosion this afternoon. One white girl and two Chinese boys were taken from the rains badly hurt. Other bodies may Jl pinned under the debris. Mabel Klverson, a white girl, was taken out with her face and hands badly burned and suffering from internal injuries. Chin Foy had right shoulder broken and was also severely burned.

Tin Foy was blind when rescued. The sight of bplh eyes was by the flasnea. The cause of the explosion is not known. CRESdEUS SOLD Trotting Stallion Didposed of at For New York, 22 the world's champion trotting stallion, whose record is 2:02 1-4, was sold at auction today for $21,000 to M. W.

Savage of Minneapolis. WEATHER PREDICTION. MIDSHIPMAN MINOR MERIWETHER IS CHARGED WITH MAN. BEGINS WITNESS TELLS STORY Chargen Include That of Having Caused Death of Mid-shipman James R. Bnmch of New York: in Figlit-Novemlxfr 5.

Washington, Nov. 22. homa and Indian Rain Thursday and probably YOUNG FIELD SHOT Son of Millionaire Merchant of 'engo with Accident May Die. li. Chicago, Nov.

2 2. cleaning a gun preparatory to going on a hunting expedition, Marshall Field, son of Marshall Field, the well known dry goods merchant of this city, accidentally shot himself. He was taken To a hospital and will probably die before morning. Testimony in .1 A FIGHT AGAINST INDICTMENT PENDING AGAINST KANSAS SENATOR WILL BE DISPOSED OF PRIOR TO DECEMBER THERE BE HUNG JURY NEW TRIAL WILL BE ORDERED AT POSTOFFICE INSPECTOR COCHRAN ON STAND. HE IS KICKED OUT Gov.

Folk Removes From Office drew Biong, Prom Board Of Police Commissioners. ACCEIT M'CURDY'S OFFER. of Mutual Life Now Draw STS.KMK) Other Salaries Lowered. to St. Louis, Nov.

Gov. Folk today removed Andrew F. Blong from the St. Louis board of police commissioners, following Blong's refusal to 'resign. Oeprge P.

Jones, an oil merchant, was named as his successor. Blong is known to have been advised by his attorneys that the law igUes- powet' 46 -re-, move Jiim. His resistance it is expected will take the form of Injunction or quo warranto proceedings, directed against the governor or against Jones, or both. The governor considers that the re of an expected legal contest will I deterrtiine the degree of his respon- slbiiity for the conducT, the St. Louis police deparimerif.

The notice i of removal stated merely that fact, and made no mention of any cause. New York, Nov. 22. the regular meeting of the trustees of the Mutual Insiiranre company today, the offer of President Richard A. McCurdy to have his salary reduced from SmO.OOO to $75,000 was accepted and further reductions were amounting altogether to namea-of tiieofflciaia S.d were not made public It was also staled that it was decided to place all general agents on a salary Instead of a commission basis.

UNITED VETS MUSTERED IN AND ELECT REEYES LS COMMANDER. 't I STORY IS A FAKE 1 Worden at Says Banker Bigelow is Stronger the dispatch from Milwaukee that F-rank G. the dp- faulting bank president, now serving sentence In lederal prison at Fort Leavenworth, Is in a serious condition, was denied today by Warden Bigelow, said the warden, is depressed In spirits, bur Is physicStiy strotiiicn when brought to prison. Bigelow sa)-s he feels Annapolis, Nov. Midshipman Minor Meriwether, of Lafayette, a member of the third class of the naval academy, was put on trial here today before the naval court martial on charges that include that of manslaughter in having caused' the death of Mid-shipman James R.

Branch, of New York, a member of the class above him, as a result of a pre-arranged fist fight which took place on the evening of Sunday, 5. The first and gravest charge Is manslaughter in having caused the death of Branch, but there are two other Charges, the second supported by two and the third by one. The second charge is of the violation of the third clause of the eighth article of the rules for government of the navy. The first specification is that Meriwether applied to Branch the names of sneak and coward, and second that he assaulted him. The third charge of conduct to prejudice of good order and discipline, specifies, that Meriwether engaged in a fight with Branch.

The sad incident of the death of young Branch under such stancs has been widely noticed and has called attention to the existence at the naval academy of an unwritten code governing the student body but quite outside the authoritative regulations, and generally in Violation of them. Under the "code," every detail of, these fights is fixed, the mid-shlpmen on duty abstaining -frtrm reporting- them and excnsing from formation those connected with them. MrKittrick's Story. MIdcshipman Harold V. trlck, who acted as second to Branch, said that the fight took place in Hall, midshipmen officers niaBe no re-port of It, that being according to the "code." The rounds wer of two minutes in duration with one minute intermissions.

Early in the fight Branch had one eye closed, but up to the fifteenth round had something the better of It. Then Meriweher had it little in his faVor jlMill toward' the end, when he appeared much fatigued and clinched to himself. There were several minor fouls, none of which appeared intentional, nor had any effect pn toward the last, by hitting In a clinch and offered to give up the fight, but this was not epied by Branch and his seconds. Another time Branch was on his knees and under the rules coiild have been hit, but Meriwether would not hit him. Both ot tbese were points in Meriwether's favor On the cross examination an effort was made to show by him that the Of the 111 feeling between St.

Ikruis, Nov. 22. the ex- cef)tlOn of two or three witnesses, the government completed its testimony 'In the trl Senator Joseph R. Burton today and I will rett its ease before npon tomor-' row. It has been definitely, decided to tdtspDse of the Indictment pending against Burton prior to Dec.

1 and should there be a hung jury as of the present trial, a new trial will be ordered at once so the case may be finished before Tongress meets December. Witnesses from a distafice will not be di.imlssed until the result of the present trial Is so they will be here to testify proqjptly should there be another trial. The 'o Important witness for the government today was William E. Cochran, who was postofflce Inspcictor at the Ume Burton was indicted. Cochran today was asked to relate the details of the various conversations he had with Burton.

Cochraa was In charge of the Inspectors detailed In the Rialto company's case and In all had five interviews With Burton, who is charged with appearing beore the In behalf of the Rialto company. Three of these interviews Were In Cochran's offlee In the postofflce department and were in office in Washington which Cochran says he had at the request of BuMon. An Important Witness. Cochran testified in as follows: "Burton me, "I cannot fix the exact and inquired if the complaints had been made or if there was any, Investigation against the Rialto company. I said there was and gave him the names of the complainants.

"Burton again called upon me on JairuaTy -24, and stated that Postofflce Inspector Dice had refused the record that had been voluntarily turned over to him tar a certain and asked that Dice be ordere(J to return the book. I ac- Mllo E. Hendrlx Camp No. 1, I'nlted Spanish American War Veterans was mustered In In this city Wednesday night, and officers elected. The officers are as follows: Jra L.

Reeves, commander; Chas. B. selHof 07 "C7 Hinkle, junior vice commander; R. TtesnjfjSfftBCFSs said that chaplain; Theo E. Stidham, quartermaster.

The following were mustered in: Geo. M. Sponsler, Eugene T. Wayman, William T. Lilly, Theodore E.

Stidham, Walter G. Slagle, R. Cortland Fleming, John S. dall, H. C.

Osbotu. Smith Jackson. John H. Richard M. Manson, Fiir- rar L.

McCain, Ira Reeves, Oliver C. Hinkle, Charles B. Goble. E. Handle, J6e McConnell, Wm.

A. Green. H. R. Blake, Frank R.

Ap- ivlegate, WUllara M. Crawford, Earl Constantinople, Nov. 22. Bohannon. Maurice E.

Ollmore, John Porte has rejected the proposals of I Cofleld, Ben Berry. William Trimble, powers for international eoatrollp. J. EJlUs. M.

Williams, R. E. Wll- ot finances of Mecedooia. 1 Hams. NO CONTROL.

companied Burton to the fourth assistant postmaster general, where Burton repeated his request and then we all went to the office of the postmaster general, where the senator repeated his request to the postmaster general, and he instructed me to telegraph Dice for Information. "Again on February 5, 1905, Burton's secretary telephoned me asking me to call at Burton's office. 1 went there and the senator told me the record had not been returned, and asked me to send another tele- gra.m, which I did. "On the afternoon of the day the Indictment against Burton became public, I again called upon the senator at his request, accompanied by Postoffice Inspector Vlckery of Cincinnati. "Burton said he wanted to recite to me what had occurred, to see if his memory was correct, after I had told him that I was not In a position to discuss the He went on to say that he had appeared before the postofflce department not as a United States senator, but simply as an attorney for the Rialto company and that If It was wrong for him to go and see the department officer in regard to a matter he did not know It.

He also said he could not Imagine what section of the law he could possibly have violated." On crosB examination Mf. Lehman asked the following questions: "The only time Burton ever made inquiry of you regarding the complaints lodged in the department against the Rialto company, was on November 20, when he asked simply if any complaints had been made, and you mentioned those of Evans and Houck." Cochran replied: "It "The only other time he ever mealidaed the cotnyiaQy to was when he Inquired regarding the standlag two alleged inspectors and you Informed him they were inspectors?" Cochran replied; "It was." Branch had a greater chest measurement and considera'bly larger biceps. Commander Colvocoresses, at the request of the judge advocate, laid before the court the gloves, had been given him as the ones worn by the participants In the FOR ORPHANS' HOME Governor McCurtnin lU-coinmends Surplus liand Be Set Aside by Nttlio fight. They were of the kind known as punching bag gloves, used ta protect the hand any and almost without padding. i 1.

WHOLE South McAlester, I. Nov. Governor McCurtaln of the Choctaw nation has sent a message to the legislature It set aside about seventeen hundred acr of The surplus lands for tpe Morrow Orphans' Home at Atoka. INDIAN TERRITORY TION CALLS ON PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN PERSON. A VIGOROUS PROTEST Alleged That Raymond is Not Fitted for I'erformancip of Duties ond Rulings Have Worked Injuries to Litigants Washington, protest was made to President Roosevelt today against the re-appointment of Judge Charles W.

Raymond, as United States district judge for the western district of Indian Territory. The protest was made personally to the president by a delegation of citizens of Indian Territory. The delegation made a like protest to Attorney General Moody. It was alleged that Raymond is not for the performance of judicial duties and that some pf higi rulings have worked serious Injuries to litigants. Washington-, Nov.

The flght against Judge C. W. Raymond of the western district of Indjan Territory has again been transferred to Washington and is more vigorous than it has A delegation of fifteen attorneys and business men of the Territory, headed by the Indian Ter- rltoryfT national Republican committeeman, P. L. Soper, and Mayor F.

B. File of Muskogee, Is now here and in company with U. S. Senator Clarence Clark of Wyoming, chairman of the judiciary committee, calU ed on President Roosevelt and vigorously pretested against the reappointment of Judge C. W.

Raymond. There seems to be no politics in the flght, the lawyers on the delegation being about equ divided politically. The delegation is not asking for the appointment of any candidate "but it is very 'emphatic In its opposition to Judge Raymond. The delegation also called on Attprney General. Moody and' told him of the opposition to Raymond in the Ter-' ritory.

CongressnTan Curtis Is quoted as being against Raymond and using his influence with Speaker Cannon to get him to his support. It is understood here that the most prominent Republicans In the Oklahoma organization have also lodged protests against the re-appointment, of Judge Raymond and at least three United States senators besides Senator Clark have taken the matter up with the president along the same line. The Muskogee Evening Times Sold Again and Ciianges Politics. GOVERNMENT RULE WILL BE ENFORCED LOC-VL BEARING. it was always thft custom to have a general hand-shaking at the close of a fight and that this was done in this case.

Meriwether, he said, begged the pardon of branch for the Insujting language he had used and tiie apology had been accepted. Meriwether is'a sprinter and has had laJKe experience in fist fights, but was not, always careful of his condition. Branch was a fine boxer, wrestler and gymnasium athlete and kept In perfect trim. Meriwether was seven months old-, and seven pounds heavier tlian Branch and eieeeded hiM- by three As predicted in the editorial columns of this paper recently the Democrats of Muskogee have secured another organ, as will be seen by the 1 following announcement of the Mus' kogee Evening Times of the 2 2d families must not serve "Uncle, "A majority of the in the The husband may or the wife 'lmes Publishing has been may, or the children may, but the sold to local Deniocrafa, At a meet- husband and wife cannot do so, no Ing of the new board of directors to- matter Bow faithful each inar be tn day, it was yoted to chaoge the pol- bis or her particular sphere. This icy of the paper, so the fu- Is the ruling of the acting public ture The Times will be democratic printer, Oscar RlckettsT head of the FOREST RESERVE FOR BUFFALO PROMINTSNT NATURALISTS ORGANIZE TO PREVENT EXTINCTION OP THE BISON.

New York, 22. prevent extinction of the bulfalp, promi- government printing office. From the ruling it appna'rs that "Uncle Sam" does not trust whole families as employees, whether or not trusts them as The rule has really been on the books many years, but has been dead letter, circumvented bj' the wives In every iiLBtance retaining their maideni names after marriage. The order issued to-day coinpelff wives take and flve-elghtbs Inches in height, bat names of It was also decided to unionize the office. The change both.

In the me- orianlcal and editorial departments taftes place -to-day. Mr. Greer a minority share of the stock aiid will manage the business. Mr. C.

A. lx)oney will continue as editor." The fight between two organs to be "IT" with the wIU, no enliven the political situation during tlie 'winter andlheiUne US fif leaders wil) be an interesting 4 th nent naturalists and men Interested to organize an association to be known as the American Bison Society. On behalf -of the- society Alden Loriag left lor Fort Sill, today. It is proposed to place a new herd On the Wichita reserve and Loring will meet government officials and confer with them regard- Ing a range ihe animals." POLICE PUT ON STYLE. The night "bunch" on the Muskogee police force have discarded their canes and now sport walnut clubs.

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