The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 136, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 22, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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THE ONLY EVENING A880CIATED PREM PAPER IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY
VOLUME 20
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GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22 1902.
EIGHT PAQEtt.
NUMBER 13(1
FITZGERALD KILLING
COWARDLY AFFAIR
BOTH SIDES
TO STRIKE
SENATE
COMITTEE
ROGK ISLAND SUFFERS
FROM TRAIN ROBBERS
American Colony in Guatemala In
dignant Over Hunter's Action
(By Associated Press 1
Guatemala City Nov. 22. William
Vj Fitzgerald who was shot and kill-
;(lbji W. Godfrey Huntor Jr. -on ot
ho United States minister .was It Is
aid entlroly unprovoked. Hunter
Irad the shots behind Fitzgorald with
amea O. Balloy of Kentucky Becre-
ary ot the United States legation
tore standing by with drawn revolver'
th then ran away with their revol-
'6rs In hand. Titty woro arrested
mt are now at liberty Minister Hun-
r claiming immunity lor them. It
S asserted that Fitzgorald had no
hance to dofond hhnrolf.
The Hve of Huntor nnd Bailey ara
hreatoned by Indignant Americans.
BILL CROSS IN MEMPHIS.
re'lls a Reporter That He Will Con.
test the Election.
Miss Alice Adams In the Memphis
-Jews:
The Hon. William M. Cross of Ok-
ahoma City Okla. la In Memphis for
ovcral days. H0 formerly lived la
Memphis though a native ot Hum-
ioldt Tenn. Ho has many friends
hroughout the entire state who fe-
nember him as a traveling salesman
f prominence. Slnco moving to Ok-
ahoma ho has been vary succofsful
n business and also In politics. H
vaa tho Democratic nominee In tho
Ost election for congteas and was do
eated only by a narrow margin. He
latros fraud was practiced by tho Ro-
mbllcans and will contest thtt seat.
The district in which ho lived has
teen Republican for many years but
n the last campaign ho made a vigor-
ms fight and says h won though his
ipponent out counted him by a small
najorlty. Ho said yastorday that In
tos noxt election tho district would go
democratic without a doubt.
"While in Memphis he is stopping at
he Galoao.
IN ERROR MAY YET
SAVE BERT WELTY
iiithrie Attorney at Leaver
worth on Mis Ap
peal Case
Bert Welty partner of Bun Craven
mtlaw and convict may escap 1m-
irlsonmect through an error. In the
gan county district court Wolty was
onvloted of murder and sentenced to
mprioonmont for llfo at hard labor
fhe records show that tho "hard
for" provision In the sentence was
m!ttod. Judge Buckner Welty's at-
orney claims the aentence is void
n this account and Is In Leavenworth
e.fpn Judge Hook with a writ for a
labeas corpus. District Attorney
3poed is also in Leavenworth dpposlng
3uckuer
SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
Territorial charters wore issued to-
lay to the following corporations:
Thtt Mtehak Mining company of
tflshak. with a capital stock ot $100-
iQO. Tho incoiporators are: Julius
ruohband of Chicago and J. W. Slook-
ind 0. Porter John'on of Oklahoma
3Jt3T.
The Big Four Mining company of
ronkawa with a capital stock of
1000P0. Xhe Incorporators arv: It-
P. Brook W. H. Poffenbo ger and M
Irook all of Tonkawa.
The Hillside Cemetery of Sayr.
loger Mills county The incorporators
irt: Mock Beowm W. T. Sbaffin and
u t Hennlng. all of Plor.
HERR KRUPP
DIES SUDDENLY
Greet Gunmaker of Ger-
many Succumbs to
Apoplexy
By Associated Press.
Berlin Nov. 22 -Horr Krupp th
groat' gun maker and the richest man
it; Ooi'many died suddenly at Esson
at four o'clock this afternoon of
apoplexy.
SYMPHONY CONCERT
PLEASES MANY
Second Number of Lecture
Course Was a Big
Success
Tho second iitimbvr of the library
lecture course tho BoBton Symphony
concort was a notable attraction.
The Prosbyterlau church was
crowded and the entertainment was
the most enjoyable given this soason.
The orchestra Is conposed of rare
artiste and the programme was ro
plo'o with splendid musical selections.
The library ladles are deserving of
credit for their good work.
D. E. & G. RAILROAD
MAKING PROGRESS
Will Run Trainslnto Guthrie
by the Middle of
January
John B Linden on of the promoters
ot thai Denver Enid and Gulf railroad
is In the city today from Enid' on
business connected with the new road.
In speaking of which he said:
"We expect to have trains running
into Guthrie by January 15. Th
grado has been completed to within
a mile of Guthrie and we expect to
have it finished soon. As soon as the
grade Ib finlrhed wo will commence
laying steel from this cliy and trains
will be run on Bchedule time by
January 15. We wjll probably use tho
new Santa Fe depot as a tarralnls un-
til wo can mates arrangements to
build. By using the new depot we
will make olosa connections and thus
give the traveling public a union
depot.
CARY DAY OBSERVED.
Appropriate Exercises Followed in the
Various Schools.
Yesterday was Gary day in the
public -chools and was observed In
tin? different schools as follows:
In Banner school uy Miss Hoy-
land's pupils.
In Central school by Mlu Swan's
pupil"
In Capitol school by Mlsa Clayton's
pupils
J la Lincoln school by Miss Windsor's
pupils.
Willing to Settle
Differences
WITHOUT ASSISTANCE
OF STRIKE COMMISSION
But the Patient Public will
Continue to Beajvithe
Burden
(By Associated Pret.)
Scranton Pa. Nov. 21. Tho propo-
sition to hav the anthracite mine
workor.8 and their employes try to
octne to sumo ngreement without tho
direct aid of tho arbitration commis-
sion which became publicly known
yesterday remains In thv? Bamo Indefi-
nite form as when the development
firs' became known. Both sido3
waited for tho commlrslo i to adjourn
and as such action was taken by the
commissioners today It Is probable
that conferences will be held early
next' week. Where these meetings
will be h'ehl has not yet been decid-
ed nor is It known who on each side
will conduct the negotiations.
Tho commission adjourned today un
til December 2.
MONEF WANTED FOR
M. P. SURVEY
Guthrie Club Takes Action
On a Very Important
Matter
Tho Missouri Pacific road wll enter
Oklahoma running from Peru Ka.
to KIrkland Texas. Tho. road will
adopt the best survey offered. Col.
H'thorlngton Is now maklig a suvey
to Stillwater and asks $750 of Guth-
rie. The Guthrie club has named J. O.
Sovorns M. L. Wost' C. IL. Fllaon E.
J. Doughty and Frank Field a com-
mittee to collect this survey money.
WANT THEIR OFFICES.
Ocrnocratt in New Counties Want
Places to Which They Were
Elected.
Sherlffolect Nell Morrison Probate
Judge elect Morrill and Treasurer
Coombs of Kiowa county hard been
In Guthrie the past wek for the pur-
pose of making another attempt to
secure their places as county officers
prior to January 1 when the county
offices In the territory change wcoapt
that of superintendent of schools.
The newly elected officers of the
three new counties claim that under
the law they are entitled to their posi-
tions as oon as they are elected and
quallflod. The old officers olalm th'y
have the right to retain their offleM
until January I-
' The attorney general hag bean ap-
pealed to for an opinion on the mat
W but it Is quite probable the matter
will bo takon to the courts and It I
rumored that it will be presented to
Chief Justice Burford next weok tn a
writ to mandamus the board of county
commissioners of Kiowa county! to
compel tbem to allow th newly sleet-
ed offimrs to take their oCToe.
All members of the OAR ar
asked to mwt at the hail Sunday at
tarnoon at 2 o'clock to attend the
funeral o fthe lute Henry ariswoltl.
Arrive
Night
To
MET AT PONCA CITY
BY LOCAL COMMITTEE
Public Reception and Ban
qiiet Planned for.Dis-
Tinguished Visitors
A committed composed of Iterate
Spaed 0 R. Bllllngsloy I. O. Ntblaok.
J. W. McNal. and F. H Greer Mt
this aftr-rnoon for Ponca City where
jthoy will meot the sena'e sub-commit
too now omouto to Guthrie. Tho dele-
gatjon of senators la expected to ar
rh'o at 10-20 o'clock tonight and the
commltttfo left to make arrangements
for entertaining the distinguished vU
itors. Tho committeo will remain In
the city ovfcr Sunday and will attend
church Venice tomorrow morning.
A banquet and a public reception
are vbvslng talked of but this ts noC
certain I as it Is not known how Ions
the visitors will remain in the city
LTho senatorial party who will visit
Guthrie are:
Ssnatora Boverldge Bate Dilling-
ham Kelson Heltfiold and "Bard.
t .... neum afctf.
(By Associated Frees.)
Roswell N. M. Nov. 81. The sen-
ate committee on territories started
oast last night. The committee ex-
pects to reach Guthrie late Saturday
night It will next go o Oklahoma
City and thn Into the Indian terri-
tory reaching Chicago on Its return
about the night of November 88
Owing to the Ilmltod time before the
convening of congress the committer
will devote the remainder of the time
to hearings In the two territories that
It has nob vMted. Those who have
been in closo touch with the sub-
committee feel that it has accomp
llshed a great doal in the time It has
spent In Now Muxlco and Arizona an
it Is bolloved Ho report will show It
has overlooked no available Informa-
tion w'th regard to any phase of the
territorial c indltion.
JUDGMENT FOR PHILLIPS.
Chicago Corn King Wins Suit Against
a Dobtor.
I By Associated Frs.1
Galeiburg ill. Nov 22. The Gip.
H. Phillips company of Chicago was
given judgmont for $80700 againiH J.
A. Balrd of Knox county In the cir-
cuit court yesterday. Th suit was td
recover that amount involved in
speculation on the Chicago board qf
trade last fall. The defendant ad-
mitted the dabt. but pleaded Its ille-
gality on thv plea tha it was a
gambling 'ransaotlon
MIGHTY NJMRODS RETURN.
j And Game In the Oaagu Nation Again
I Breathes Freely.
Secretary Grime. B. S. McGulte
F S Barde ant others who have beJUT
on a hunting trip to the Osage nation
returned today bringing with them
their trophle of the week's vacation.
A "faker rumor was ou the strewa
yesterday tnat Secre'ary Grimes had
been Injured but lie was as hale and
hearty today as though he had never
encountered a feroolom panther.
The party expressed themselvee as
well pleased with the wek'e trip and
report County Clerk Dobeea a still
workng aealouly for the Btxtc.su vots
whll h stl$ larks for Me county
clerk - offlc.
TU- Standard theater opens Moa
day nlgkC.
Will
Daring Holdup Occurs Almost With
in Limits of Davenport
mismated emm
seek leshl mm
The Matrimonial Yoke Bears
Heavily Upon Some
Shoulders
Th supremo court has issued au
nler aligning Judge j. L. Panooan
to preside at next week's Mission; dt
the Logan county district court. Judgo
Burford has uot fully rucovercd from
his recent attuck of nppondlcltls and
finds he Is not strong enough to flnhh
tho proirant term of court.
Clerk T. A. Ncal was busy yester-
day receiving petitions for divorce
suits and last ulght had four petition
on file. Among them Mrs. Annie Fer-
guson va Thomns Ferguson the
fath'er who Is accused of rapo and In-
cost and who was rccontly'commlttoil
to the county Jail. They wore mar-
ried November 30 1883 and havo
lived as husband and wlfo until No-
vember 14. Bocaumj of his cruelties
Mrs. Ferguson asks for a divorce and
for the custody of the children n
follows: ' Alborta. agftd 17: 'Emily
aged 14: Jama aged 10; Waltor
aged 9; Annie nged 3. Judg Burford
has granted an Injunction retraining
Ferguson from dlHpostng of any ot the
farm property. Jones and Herod are
the attorneys for the plaintiff.
Mrti. Hattle Lntson wag married to
William K. Lntaon In Guthrie In Jun
1901. The usual charge of abandon-
ment and non support has boon 'pre-
ferred against William and Colonel T.
S Joiim i attorney for tire plaintiff.
Mra. Iau:a Patterson has askod to
be divorced from G W. Pattwiwon and
charges him with abandonment and
non support. Thoy werffraarrlod at
Wlnfleld Kas. In April 1800.
Mr- Eliza Washington hna loit all
love for Harvey Washington and ask
that she be restored to her maiden
unmv. Abandonment nnd non support
an the cba-.gea preferred against him
CRUM WOULD HOLD
HIS OFFICE
A Queer Election Contest
Case in New Caddo
County
SpaeJal.U Daily Leaner.
Anadarko Okla Nev. SI. In the
otuu of the probate Judgeship there
ttrpl-oente-u pending In the district
oottri Gtah. Dem. was elected b SIS
over Preload ifep. Freeland filed a
e8Ut"t claiming that Gteh wa not a
peactlcing atorney lor three year
next preceding his election and that
therefeee he Freeland was olactol
JMlyclhMjBnly one qualified for whleh
the pSSple voted. Judge Crum th
present Incumbent was made a de
fandangle Uie ai. Freeland claim-
ing the immedlat right to the office
a- agalm both Glsh and Crum.
Ju4f Oruni has filed his answer and
(roes peUUoa In which he claims that
neither pith nor Freeland a e entitled
'o the office aad aek that his right
there'o bd dclarM paramount ant
hat hn hold the same until a qualified
perou I frlwtwi arcorltng to law 10
succeed tUm.
Osvc'?rt Jtv Nov. 22 A wost
Vj ind paesengdr and express train on
tlu Rock Island road known as No.
11 was hold up by twelve masked
robbers soon nftpr midnight thl
morning uj a potnt ihreo miles weet
ot Davonport. Tho robbora uncoup-
ld Hie cxpvesa car. and ran it two
mljtps furthor weit to 'aalo Siding
whoro tiio safe Waablon open with
dynamite. The cxpldslon was heard
In Davonport.
Tho train which was robbed lott
Chicago nt OtOfokiBt niglit. It was tho
fast train that runs through to Ft.
Worth via St. Joic'ph and Kansas City.
Des Moines a Nov. 28. The locul
fflcem ot the United State Uxprosa
company stntp that the lose In tho
hold up ot tho wost bound Hoclc
hland train near Davonport about
midnight will amount to three or four
thousand dollars.
At local railroad offices today how-
4vor It is stated that tho loss must
havo amounted to ton or possibly
twenty thousand dollars a- the train
carried a largo quantity ot money and
lewolry for Omaha and Denver.
The safo was a screw combination
with n tlm'o locJt one of the best tho
company hai and ft la thought It con-
tained an unusually largo quantity of
Valuables. Posses ar& out after the
robbors but tha lattor havo good load.
- -. y
Goodnow'e -Statement.
Chicago III. Nov. 22 - General '
Manager C. A. Goodnow of th. Hock
Island road today gave out the fol
lowing oftlcIiU stn vmenf of the
Davenport hold up:
"Our No. 11 leaving CMcbk nl Gi)S
p. m yesterday for Fot Worth
Texas via Kama City was stopped
about a mile anil a hnif west of Wet
Davenport by a man displaying a red
light.
"Flvi men compelled the englnoer
and fireman to out off tho mall and
the baggage care and run thorn ono
mile west. Engineer and fireman
were compelled at the point of rovol-
vejw to go to the oxprws car and
open the door. Tho baggageman and
Hi oxprejsmun w.oro takon from the
onra ro thd engine mid tliroo men loft
to guard them 'and tho engineer and
tlromair whllo two blow open 'he
Chicago sniy oC the United State Kx:
press company In the oxpress car.
"All tho contents of the safe were
taken. The roof and sldo of tho bag-
gage and exprees car ware badly dam
aged. The train was detained two
hour and ten minutes
"The mon engaged In the robbery all
wore niaslca dark elotfiee and slouch
hate. kipl In lhjt(lurji a ii.ieh a
poeelble eo from that cause and ex-
citement our employee are unable to
give any detcriptiph of the men ex-
cejy. tha'. one was a wry tall slim
raw honed man. poeilbly six feet tall.
Usiee were medium shod mon. rather
heavy and on. wa a short . heavy
man
"The nolle at Davenport and Itoclc
Island were prompt'y notified gad
were quickly on Ut ground.
"The suppoellien Is that th rob
hers left th? roftd god went to the
north eutttng througli a cornfield
The (iierlff at Hoek Island wl h blood
hounds was promptly on th - cne and
every effor Is being niadrf to trace th
roll lie .
"The roliliiry onirreI Just outside
the city limits of Davenport and I the
boldeet affair that has evr taken
place o HflB comiWRy's lln. There
was no oae Injured
"The railroad and expreea corn
panlM will offer ou account of tb
mhoer and delay to the UnlUtd
Hum mall a fry larg. .award for
the appr-hilini and run vlotdin ?
the robbers'
(CoptlnuU on page 4.)
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Niblack, Leslie G. The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 136, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 22, 1902, newspaper, November 22, 1902; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc71913/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.