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El Reno Democrat.
T. F. HENSLEY. Prop
PUBLISHED EVER^r THURSDAY
$1 00 PER
VOLUME IV.
THE EL RENO'DEMOCRAT, EL RENO. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1904.
NUM3ER 44.
BANKERS ARt
IN SESSION
EIGHTH ANMUAL CONVENTNION
LARGE ATTENDANCE
EVERY PORTION OF TWO TE >R
TORIES IS REPRESENTED.
A Grand Ball and Banquet Todight.
And a Visit to Neighborirg
Points of Interest Tomorrow,
Features of the Program.
I the masses in their honesty. school by Colonel
As our country develops as it has Indian Agent,
and will continue to do, these deposits Afternoon £e
| will proportionately increase and your Invocation K
business expand and develop accord- church, El Reno.
I iitgly. Address—Paul
While it is a fact doubtless well hank examiner,
nown to yuu; I may be permitt.'ii to Address—"IJoiii'
mention, that a careful estimate or I'oor Lo," A. (*.
ttm total bank deposits of the United | Muskogee.
i.ites at this time, national, state ! The Dangers of
saving and trust companies amour;' ' Dt ; osits, .1. \\ \
to the., stupenduous total of ten billion - ational Bank of
W. H. Stotich,
mi, 1:30 o'clock.
Parker of Christian
Cooper, territorial
liusiness With
rumbo, Hank ot
RATIONS ARE THE LA
RUNNING LOW
WEEK
this
increase
Short ('
)Uhl
in the pa
rie:ht U:
ifl<!
ilar in'Tt
ndld
continue,
hoirans we are iudeed
le <>reat West of which our
rrito^y is and will continue
!>e an important part.
That tin bankers of the country
(I especially of th ist havo discov-
(1 that tin west is to be taken into
I consideration in the business affairs
f our land is evidenced by the fact
! hat the National Bankers association
ill its last election of officers for the
nsuing .M ar. for the first time in its
• istory, came so far west as the young
and growing metropolis, Kansas City,
to find one to preside as president
over the deliberations of the organi/.a-
| tion.
This regard for the west may also
E. P. Bh
11 We
Hart man,
;>osit Insura
National 1
ink
The eighth annual convention of j
the Oklahoma Bankers' association
met in the new court house at 10
o'clock this forenoon. There is a
very large attendance of bankers of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, and I hnv<> l)P"n > ' 'I"' fact that
visitors are here from many c ities of "•« recent spirited competition for the
the north, south and east purchase of certain bonds or certl-
! ficates, one of our own good friends,
a banker of a neighboring city, was
The visitors were welcomed to the
city by Mayor Lincoln in an elegant
address, as follows:
Mr. President and Gentlemen of
the Oklahoma Bankers Association:
At the instance of your local com-
mittee on arrangements, it is my priv-
ilege and a very pleasing one, to bid
you welcome.
The good i>eoi!" of El Reno appre-
ciate highly the exhibition of wis-
dom upon your part in selecting their
city as your meeting place lor this
occasion.
We rre ver reudv
ind of welcome to those who
abide with us and aid in our
itr, and yet whi 1 your sin;
> I ? a permanent one, your
s1 ill be none the less cor-
lccesf nil in out generaling monied
men of the east, securing the pur-
and \ H; t <i'.n!it a satisfac
tory profit.
Our Exchange?
i)f Deer Creek,
ce, E. B. Cockrell,
ik, Hennessey.
Parties assigned to above topics
will opeu with a short address after
which all delegates are invited to of-
fer suggestions and give their views
under the five minute rule. Time may
be extended by g eneral consent.
Report of Coi inittees.
Appointment ot Standing Commit-
Adjourn men i.
Paul-Bogardus is visiting his broth-
er in Oklahoma City.
WRECK ON SAINTA FE
ENGINE JUMPED THE TRACK
EARLY THIS MORNING.
RUSSIANS AT PORT ARTHUR ARIZ OF THE CLEARING OUT SALE OF j
PIANOS AT ARMSTRONG,
BYRD & CO".
EXCEPTIONAL BARGAINS ARE I
YET UNSOLD.
I
SEE THEM BEFORE THE LAST 1
DAY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
EASY PAYMENTS TO THOSE WANT-
ING TIME—STORE OPEN
EVERY NIGHT.
ON SHORT FEED.
AMMUNITION SCARCE
GARRISON MAY HOLD OUT FOR
TWO WEEKS.
Russian Destroyer Escape: From Port
Arthur and Puts Into Che Foo
Harbor, Pursued by Japan-
ese Vessels.
1 am advised
the objeeis of your
solldatipn into one
' l:e Bankers Assoc
tlemen, that one <
m "ting is the cm
great orsjanizatio
iation of OKlaliom
strong
come t(
upbuild
is not
well om
dial.
s 110 business requiring great-
and more constant watchful-
with that of the Indian Territory. I
hope this object may be eonsumated.
tliat you may join hands in a bankers
association, as I trust and believe the
peopl" of both territories soon will,
xtend the | ttS citizens of one great influential and
prosperous state.
1 trust your meeting may bt u ill
things to your fullest satisfaction, and
that your stay in our midst may be
more enjoyable than your keenest an-
ticipation may have pictured, is the
wish of our*every citizen.
Gentlemen, I greet you. 1 bid you
ness than that of the banker, to keep • welcome.
from being engulfed by the constantly j The urogram as carried out today
occurring and re-occurring fluctuations! is as follows:
which mark the waves of business at-j Morning Session. 10 o'clock
fairs and conditions, anil il is that , Convention called to order by the
care and that watchfulness which ren- |)residen, Mr prank j. wikoff.
Che Foo, Nov. 16.—The Russian tor-
pedo boat destroyer Ratstoropony put
int< harbor this morning. Ifiring was
heard half an hour before sh" enter-
ed tlie harbor. A snow storm aud
high wind was prevailing at the lime
aud it is believed that the Russian
| vessel under cover of the storm a'
templed to escape from Port Arthur.
A press correspondent succeeded In
reaching the destroyer after her ar-
rival here but he was not allowed to
board her. The captain of the Chin-
e-i cruiser Hal Yung was the first
person to go aboard the Ralstoropony.
He held a brief conference with her
commander after which the Ratstoro-
1 ENGINEER INSTANTLY KILLED I l'onv lm farthei in the I ,m and
anchored in the same spot that the de-
stroyer Ry< hit !ni did last August
f before she was cut out by the Japan-
Fireman Badly Scalded. But the Pas-
sengers Escaped Without
Che Koo, Nov. 1G. 1J :40 a. m Then
,r^ury* is ev f evidence that the Rat
pocy will disarm here only as a last
resort It is thought that she intends
to elude the Japanese destroyer re-
ported outside of the harbor, at night.
The Ratstoropony brought a number
of copies of the Novakrai, a Port Ar-
thur newspaper. In one of the issues
it is stated that while a Japanese de-
stroyer was lying to on Novembei
11, she was surprised by the battle-
ship Retvizan and sunk.
der bank failures as a rule so infre-1
quent as they are.
The business transactions of th«
world would practically become par-
alyzed were it not for you and those |
Invocation- Rev. Smith of Episcopal
church. El Reno.
Address of Welcome—Hon. (' P.
Lincoln, Mayor of El Reno.
Response—John ThreadgilJ. Presi-
who like you are engaged in furnishing j dent Commercial National Bank. Okla-
the means, the facilities by which our
great commercial enterprises are car-
ried oi.
There are no men who in their busi-
ness relations come closer to the peo-
ple than those engaged in your voca-
tion.
The farmers, the tillers of the soil,
upon whom we all depend so largely
for our daily existence, rely upon the
banks of our country for assistance
absolutely requisite to their well be-
ing.
And when we realize that this year,
we have in this country a corn crop
worth fully one billion dollars, a cot-
ton crop worth six hundred million
dollars, and a wheat crop though un-
usually short in our own territory,
worth more than four hundred million
dollars—a total valuation of over two
billion dollars in these crops alone,
the necessity is readily apparent for
monied institutions, the banks of our
country, to come to the rescue that
these enormous crops may find their
way into the markets of the world.
homa City.
President's Annual Address—Frank
J. Wikoff. President National Bank of
Commerce, Stillwater.
Report of Secretary.
Report of Treasurer.
Appointment of Committees.
Auditing of accounts.
Resolutions.
Place of Next Meeting.
Nominating.
Afternoon Session, 2 o'clock.
Address—Bankers Money Orders,
Edwin Goodall, New York City.
Address—Consolidation of Oklaho-
ma and Indian Territory Bankers,
Association. Myron R. Sturtevant, Na-
tional Bank Examiner.
Address—Chas. O. Austin, Vice
President National Bank, N. A.. Chi-
cago.
Address—Deed of Trust Law. W.
T. Clark, President First National
Bank, Apache.
This evening a reception will be
given the visiting ladies, at the resi-
dence of Otto A. Shuttee, vice presi-
dent of the Citizens National bank.
Ardmore. I 'I'., Nov. 16.—South
bound Santa Fe passenger train No.
5 jumped the track this morning at
.Jo'clock as it was entering the
yards in north part of city. The
front trucks of engine went into the
ground completely, turning around and
throwing it on its side Engineer H.
E. Bemis of Cleburne was caught be-
neath the engine and scalded to in-
stant death. Four hours of time was
required to remove the body from
wreckage. Fireman Williams al-
though considerably scalded escaped
otherwise uninjured. There was no
injuries to passengers. Traffic was
delayed several hours.
If greater honesty or superior in-
tegrity should be looked for and ab- The bankers' ball will be given to-
soluteiy required in one calling more j night in the opera house, and the ban-
than in another, the banker should Quet at the Kerfoot hotel
stand at the very head of the list as j iomorrow morning at 8.30 the dele-
the possessor of these qualities—for gates and visitors will be taken in
in him the most implicit faith is ex
hibited by the people. Can the fact
of this faith be questioned when we
consider that the people deposit with
their banker for safe keeping, their
wealth, their earnings and their sav-
ings amounting in value to many times
more than the capital invested in
these institutions in which they thus
manifest such faith.
You are entitled to be proud of
the fact that this confidence of the
people In the banks of the country has
in so very few instances been violat-
ed. It speaks volumes for the In-
tegrity of our business men and for
tks well warranted abiding faith of
carriages to Port Reno and Darling
ton, to witness an exhibition drill at
the former place and visit the Indian
schools at the latter place.
The following program will be ren-
dered at the session tomorrow after-
noon:
Morning Session, 8:30 o'clock.
Promptly at 8:30 a. m vehicles will
wait upon all the delegates for a
drive to Fort Reno to witness Battalion
Review and Drill by U. S. soldiers
stationed at Fort Reno under the com-
mand of Colonel Bailey.
A visit will then be made to the
Darlington Indian schools and the
delegates will l>c- shown nrough this
OUTLAWS AGAIN.
Wyoming Bandits Turned Another
Trick Yesterday.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 16.—A special
to the Bee from Cheyenne, Wyo., says:
The two bandits who made a de-
scent on the First National bank of
Cody two weeks ago, committed an-
other bold robbery early yesterday
when they held up the inmates of
Edwards saloon and gambling housi
at Thermopolis, Big Horn county, and
secured a large sum of money, watches
and jewelry.
The outlaws wore masks, but were
recognized as George Merritt and his
partner, who killed Middaugh. They
were mounted on fast horses and es-
caped to the bad lands along the Big
Horn river south of Thermopolis.
Posses were quickly organized and
started in pursuit, but the robbers
reached the mountains ahead of then.
These desperadoes doubled back on
their trail from the Hole-in the-Wall
country after the Cody robbery and
took refuge in the Owl mountains,
south of Thermopolis, where the offi-
cers had prepared to capture them.
Feeling runs high in Big Horn county,
and if the desperadoes are ever
caught they will be punished without
waiting for the courts to convict them.
The rewards have increased, and addi-
tional posses will go in search of the
desperadoes.
James Longmire and Mrs H. H.
Longmire, who started to Wichita yes-
terday to be with the lady's husband,
who had been under treatment in a hos-
pital in that city, met the invalid at
Enid and accompanied him home. Mr.
Longmire is quite weak, but feels
much better, and expects soon to b«
restored to perfect health.
We are now on the last week of the
Clearing Out Sale of Pianos that we
purchased for lesa money that we ever
bought a piano for before, and the
public are getting the benefit.
Never before in the history of El
Reno have such remarkably low prices
been math Why, yuu can actually
save from $100 to $150 by buying a
piano from us now. We have but a
! w left that we are going to sell at
the prices w have advertised, so il'
you are interested you must act quick-
ly. as Saturday of litis week will posi
lively be .the last day.
$l'"p cash and $lo a month buys any
piano in the house; $15 cash and $7
a month buys some of them.
We will omit the quoting of prices
in this ad Just conte anil see what
ye t can get for your money—yuu will
be surprised. l)o not forget that Sat-
urday will positively bo the last day.
Stile going on at our store, 120 South
Uickford avenue, H21 Reno.
ARMSTRONG. BYRI) K CO.
1 he Holiday Season
Is Here
Elegant Presents Can Be Found
at my Store. Consisting of
LAMPS. JAHDENIERS.FLOWER
POTS. HANDSOME PAINT.
E0 CHINA
RANGING IN PRICE FROM
10c to $10 EACH
Great Specialty is
Odd Pieces in
Fancy Wares
The Largest and Most
Varied 1 id 0k a-
homa
Come in and Let us Show You.
E. T. PRINCE.
No. 104 South Rock Island Ave.
PHONES 43.
Port Arthur, Nov 16.—Spies and
Russians who have surrendered re-
port that rations in the fortress have
been reduced. The wounded found
by the Japanese are emaciated.
Russian artillery shells partly filled
with wood and which would not ex-
plode have been found. This shows
that the Russians are short of mater-
ial for making ammunition.
The capture of the eastern fortified
ridge will mean the surrender of the
fortress in a couple of weeks unless
the garrison there retires to the iso-
lated fort. This seems improbable,
however, and cold weather and the
lack of food and ammunition render
desperate resistance unlikely.
London, Nov. Hi. The correspond-
ent at Tokio of the Times says that
all accounts from Port Arthur concur
in attributing the merit for the stub-
born defense which is still being main-
tained there to General Fock, who com-
mands the Russian left.
beading Tokio newspapers, the same
correspondent says, declare that the
facilities given the Russian second
Pacific squadron to coal in French
ports is analogous to granting pass-
age to belligerent troops through neu-
tral territory.
The Bell Telephone company has
strung a special wire and erected a
booth in the court house, for the free
use of the bankers in convention.
This Is in keeping with the policy re-
cently adopted by the company of
furnishing free telephone service to
all notable gatherings.
Major Foster of the Fifth Cavalry,
who has been visiting here forj a
week, left this morning for Kansas
City where he will meet his wife and
son. From that city he will go to
Whipple Barracks, Arizona, where he
will have command of the post.
Mrs. F. H. Wright gave a dinner
party yesterday evening, in honor of
Major Foster of the Fifth cavalry and
Dr. Ford of Fort Reno, and at night
entertained at carda.
MET WITH MISHAP.
French Airship in Trouble at the
World's Fair.
St. Louis, Nov. 16.—Lack of a com-
mon language caused a misunderstand-
ing of orders given by the French
navigators of the Francois airship yes-
terday and resulted in an accident
which splintered the prow of the fly-
ing machine and was indirectly re-
sponsible for two large rents In the
top of the immense haloon. Owing
to the repairs necessitated by the ac-
cident which terminated the flight the
day before, it was nearly dark before
th« airship was taken out of the aero
drome yesterday evening. When r-
leased it rose easily to a heigh' of
about 35 feet and headed toward the
north fence of the aeronautic con-
course, rising slowly as it progressed.
When the airship was almost over
the fence M. Francois shouted, in
French, to cut loose. The English-
speaking attaches of the aerodrome
misunderstood him anil hauled In 'he
guide rope. The pull on the rope ex-
erted a lowering force, and although
M Francois emptied several bags of
ballast he could not counteract the
effect of the pull, and the airship
crashed into the fence, breaking the
prow of the flying machine and throw-
ing the navigators to their knees. M.
Francois quickly recovered his feet
and motioned for the airship to be
pulled to the ground.
The breaking of the forward sup-
ports had parted the forward guy
roi>cs, and it was found that the bal-
loon had raised too high in front to
enter the aerodrome door. The top
of the balloon scraped against the
roof of the areodrome. and two holes
were torn In the silk covering.
Dr Ford of Fort Reno left this
morning for Washington City, where
he will spend his three months' leave
of absence.
The opera house has been beautiful-
ly decorated for the bankers' ball, to
be given tonight.
Leo Brart, formerly delivery clerk
in the El Reno postoffice, is here from
Kansas City visiting old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jensen and son.
C. B., are here from Perry attending
the bankers' convention and visiting
relatives, the Jensen families of this
city and county.
THE COUNCIL'S WORK
A QUIET MEETING OF THAT BODY
LAST NIGHT.
TWO ORDINANCES PRESENTED
A:td Referred to Proper Committee—
Several Questions of Interest
Discussed.
Tin city council met l ist night with
barely a quorum, Councilman Huin-
pht'i \ Freeborn and Jackson being
absent Councilman Roberts acted
as clerk, Mr. ("lute being kept at
home by sickness in Ihe family.
Councilman Menger stated that he
had not yet received a definite ans-
wer from the commissioners in regard
to constructing the proposed ditch
leading from Ihe city north to the
river. The committee was given fur-
ther time.
An ordinance was introduced mak-
ing it a misdemeanor to turn in a
false tire alarm, aud fixing a penalty
of fine not exceeding $2."i, and another
ordinance was presented, prohibiting
the peddling of fresh meats In the city
without paying a license fee of one
dollar a day. Both ordinances were
referred to the committee, with in-
structions to report at the next meet-
ing.
Mayor Lincoln stated that the sup-
erintendent of the Rock Island had
given strict orders to trainmen to
keep the railroad crossings in the
city open, and that if it was not done
th> company would make horrible ex-
amples of the offenders.
Committees were instructed to con-
fer with the Electric Light and Water
companies in regard to the early ex-
tension of light and water service in
the city.
T. A. Cooksey asked the council for
permission to erect two small coal
houses on lots occupied by two resi-
dences within the fire limits, and the
request was granted.
J. W. Wilson, territorial manager
for the Bell Telephone company, is in
the city.
BIG BOND SALE.
Rock Island Company Finds a Buyer
For $25,000,000.
New York. Nov. 16.—A statement
has been given out at the offices of
the Rock Island Railway, that the
company has sold twenty-five million
dollars of its first and refunding mort-
gage four per cent gold bonds to
Speyer & Company, that the company
had requested James Speyer to be-
come a director in the railway and
a member of the finance committee
and Speyer consented.
The members of the barbers' union
will give their annual ball tomorrow
night, in the Gunn building. Rock Is-
land avenue and Woodson street.
Evebybody Is invited.
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