Bloody War In The Nation

Paris, Tex., April 15.- War has broken loose in the eastern portion of the Choctaw nation. Ever since the Jones-Locke feud oí two years ago the deadliest enmity has prevaüed between parties of different political beliefs. Last week Arnold Isliche was shot down by some unknown party in his own yard. He had always been au avowed friend of Governor Jones. His nssassination aroused the whole community, and the Cooper boys, who had always been warm friends of Locke, were suspeoted of the crime. Later Solomon Loanaker, Simpson Loanaker and three of their friends laid in wait two miles north of Eagleton, in the Choctaw nation, for the Coopers, who were planting a erop. As the Coopers came up the Loanakers opened fire from ambush with Winchesters. Their fire was returned. There were five men in each party, and for thirty minutes a deadly lusillade prevailed. Governor Gardner, of .the Choctaw nation, chanced to pass the place and found Solomon Loanaker, tíimpsou Loanaker, Cornelius Cooper and Toni Forbes dend in the road within a few feet ol each other with their Winchesters in their hands. Near his dead brother lay Willian. Cooper, shot in a dozen places, but still alive and conscious. He gave Gardner a detailed statement of the whole affair. His statement cannot be had uow, but enough is known to show that the Loauakers were instigated to do the bloody ■work by money given by political friends. The Coopers were vory popular -and their friends are furlous over the affair, and are on the warpath swearing vengeauce agafnst the Loanakers and all their frien'.ls.