The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 10, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 27, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY MARCH 27 1001
EIGHT PAGES.
NUMBER 10
RUSSfAN ARMY OFFICER'
HE SAID
DELBERT JOHNSON
IS INSANE
BUBONIC PLAGUE
AT CAPETOWN
GOVERNOR STANLEY
COMMITTS SUICIDE
ARRIVED TODAY
HE DID IT
The
GrU'
And Maybe Hell
Hang
BRUCE CRAMER
ADMITS HIS GUILT
Tried to Assault Annie
Leary Then Dragged Her
Into a Ravine
"Scrlpps-McRao Press Ass'n.
Seward O. March 2 .-Bruce Cram-
er 17 years 'oh) pleaded guilty UiIb
rooming to attempting to assault Anna
Leary. 9 years old. He dragged the I
child Into a ravine There Is much
lynching talk going on among the
people
Friday Is the day set for our Taffeta
Silk Sale. GRAND LEADER.
ARE FRIENDS OF
LONG STANDING
H. H. Hagan and Henry Watterson
Know Each Other.
Colonel Henry wnttorson has per
sonal friends In this city. Among
them Is Horace It. Hagan whoso
hrother Frank. Is the -legal counsol of
the Courier-Journal ot Louisville Mr.
Watterson's groat papor. They aro
frleuds of long standing and when
Mr "Watterson arrives In the city on
the evening of the 0th Mr. Hagan will
give a slag dlnnor In honor of tho
eminent Journalist-lecturer. Mr. Hor-
ace Speed Is anothor who Is acquaint-
ed with him. E. E. Brown tho
' Younger Democracy." Is still another
who haB the pleasure of Mr. Watter-
son's acquaintance. Each of those
gentlemen heartily rocommond this
great man to tho people of this city
as a speaker whbm thoy should honr.
That It Is an opportunity to hoar ono
of the grandoBt mon In tho nation.
There are numbers In tho city who
have heard him lecturo and thoy all
come forward to recommend Mr. Wat-
terson Already the demand for seats
are being modo nnd Indications are
that a full house will groot tho oml-
nen
Southerner.
Friday Is the day set for our Taffeta
Silk Sale. GRAND LEADER.
Mooro's Pilules are a guaranteed
cure for all forms oI Malaria Ague
Chills and Fever Swamp Fever Ma-
larial Fever Bilious Fovor Jaundice.
Biliousness fetid breath and a tired
listless feeling. They cuio Rhouma-
tlam and tho lasslludo following
blood poison produced from Malarial
poisoning. No Quinine. No Arsenic
Acids or Iron. Do not ru!n stomach
or teeth Entirely tasteless. Price
BOe per box. Dr. C. 0. Moor: Co. No.
310 North Main street St. Louts Mo.
'Sold by F. B. LUllo & Co.. and Wheolor
Friday Is the day set for our Taffeta
Silk Sale. GRAND LEADER
Horses Stolen.
riuAfnitin1 titan i li tima ni'ft it at
IltUt-'DOIUllUl IVKV WisvvvM owv
if! Ihb their graft in strong in Wost Guth
t i T ... ..(l.. .I.a rtn l..rr Imvcfft
TIC.' .L.UBI UlgUl IIIU UUU "I'bft iwibu
ll Ol IV It. Wiinin WUH BIUIUJI uiuub nun
. n "i-l. .! !.. .IM
li a bridle and lap robe Mr. uarnns
1 valued his horso at $300. J. H BUI
Ings also a resident of West Guthrie
lost a horse buggy and harness last
night by theft.
For those who have not bought
spring hats we want to say that the
shipment "special order" or fine 20th
century creations received today aro
mighty swell. THE FAIR1
ABANDONED ON A REEF. !
I Scrlpps-McRao Tress Absti i
V Key West Fla. March 27. JThe
t ntpnmni- stvrla. Is ashoro 6Wa reef and
is abandoned wlttf Tin (himense lUd
t of cotton and merchandise.
Verdict Against Shylock
L:an and Trust Officers
in Court
The attorneys for the defense In the
notion against the officers of the Ok
lahoma Savings Loan and Trust com
pany filed a tlemurror to the Indict
menu yesterday afternoon when the
case was called which Is as follows:
"Bach defendant demurs to the In-
dictment on tho grounds atul for the
renson that said Indictment falls to
state facts which constitute a public
offense and further because the facts
stntod In said Indictment do not charge
a crime or constitute a public offense
against the laws of the territory of
Oklahoma."
Tho persons against whom Indict-
ments wero roturned and who are tho
offlcors and Incorporators of tho In-
stitution oxo :
J. V. McNenl president; A. J. Seoy
vlco prosldont; K. M. Soay. secretary:
W. J. Horsfall treasurer and John W.
Shartel and K. P. Young.
Those men aro charged with set-
ting up a lottery constituting a pub-
lic offonso. Judge Burford passed the
hearing of tho demurrer until tomor-
row and hold'oach defendant on $500
bond. Judgos Frank Dale and A. G. C.
Bloror represent tho dofonse.
Judge Burford rondorod a judgment
on speolnl findings In tho lluutor vs.
Griffith enso yostorduy afternoon. Tho
case waB one of Interest. Hunter's
took a small loan on a Jarm of Chas.
Griffith socured by a mortgage on tho
samo. That was a fow years ago and
tho homestead of Mr. Griffith. For
sonio reason tho mortgago wont by de-
fault. A salo wos had which fallotl to
pay tho principle and cost. A fow
city lots property of tho Grlffihs
wore sacrificed towaru paying off tho
remainder of debt and still thoro was
not enough to pay It. Mr. Urifflth's
death occurrod soino tlmo ago at
Woatherford and some life Insurance
was left his widow. With this her
prosont homo on East Cloveland was
purchased. Tho Hunters then com-
menced suit on tholr old judgment to
collect from her on this property.
Judgo Burford had tho caso undor ad-
vlsoment for soveral days and ren-
dered a vordlct for tho defendants.
Mrs. Griffith's attorneys were Green
unil Green.
Export testimony wnu taken yester-
day afternoon In the Territory vs. Del
Johnson murdor case to tost his
sanity. Drs. Duke MaKeoby Winn of
Porry and Sharp of Orlando woro ox-
amlned nnd each was ot tho opinion
t'jAt hlB condition wob ono ot Insanity.
fht testimony was taken before a
Mpoiilal jury and a verdict rondorod
this morning finding that ho was in-
sane. Tho court Issued an ordor turn-
ing him ovor to tho county to bo ex-
amined by tho insane board for con-
finement In tho sanitarium.
Tho romalndor ot tho petit jurors
wero dismissed yesterday evening
from furthor sivloe. In his remarks
to thorn Judge Burford oxtondod his
highest ostoem and slncoro thanks for
tholr enroful consideration of ovi-
donee in tho many onuses tried. He
said thot this term of the court had
tried cases where the amount of val-
uation and property was Involved was
tho largost In the history of his term
and tho cajos had been disposed of to
tho satisfaction of the court in most
ovory instance.
Tho special venire drawn by the
sheriff to fill up the regular petit Jury
panol composed of the following:
C. F. AJglro Burr Williams H. C
DIohlo. C. E. Smith H. S. Elliot and
Qeorgo Cooper.
29C3 .Western Savings. Loan Trust
Co. vs. Jbb. D. Crosby ot al; motion to
confirm salo and doed ordorod to Is
sue.
2825 M. L. Carlisle vs. J. fi. WJuks
motion by dopohdant for new trial oven-ruled.
3177Uoal Estate Trust Co. ot Phil-
adelphia vs. Ww. Flonold ct ul; de-
murrer to answer withdrawn and
loavo granted to filo reply.
3J.78 a'ho Real ERtato Trust Co. of
Philadelphia vs. It. Casalus ot ul
Casslus et al demurrer tp answer
withdrawn.
2906 J. F. Keller vs. Geo. Ulckors
motion to recall witness suatalnod.
3187 Silas Withers "vs. J. JV Wat
kins;
motion suatalnod to order
A'rrested for Complicity in
Recent Plots l Against
Goverment
Seripps-McRne Press Ass'n.
Berlin March 27. St. Petersburg
advices say a colonel of artillery a
son of a Russian senator end an officer
ov' the dragoons and three others
while emigrating were arrested In
connection with recent assassinations
and plots against the gorrn r t. The
senator's son has comEtltted suicide.
Falkner to deposit $8 In district court.
3070 Tester Page et al vs. Chas
Page; motion for additional security
for costs overruled.
3071 L. A. Hasty vs. Thoa. J. Wal-
lace ot al; motion for new trial over-
lulod. 3004 J. T. Biggs vs. E. It. Price ot
al; motion for new trial overruled.
8209 L. F. Crupper vs. Anderson
Morris; plaintiff given ten days to
make new bond or make deposit.
QUITE A TWIRLER.
Luther H. Taylor of the New York
League Vlslt3 His Parents In
Guthrie.
Guthrie has had as her guost the
past two weeks Luther II. Taylor one
of the host base ball playors ot the
day. "Deafy" as ho is better known
has jiade a phenomenal record on the
diamond. He has been visiting his
paronts Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Taylor
who reside sevon mllw watt ot Guth-
rie also his slstoes living bevr-hihe
city Mrs. W. S. Wolls. whole1 hus-
band Is tho day oporator at the Santa
Fo depot and a Bister teaching' In the
deaf and dumb Institute who is also a
muto.
The following appeared In last
week's New York Clipper with plc-
turo of the subject of this artlolo:
uuther H. Taylor
Is pitching fdr the San Diego. Cal.
team this winter and his work has
boon of tho highest ordor. Recently
he sfruck out eleven men and hold the
opposing team down to thrvs sofo hits.
Taylor was born Fb. 21 1870 at Os-
kaloo8a Kub. and learnod to play ball
while attending sehooi for deaf mutes
at Olathe that state. It was not un-
til the beginning of the season of 1890
howover that he started on his pro-
fessional career. That yoar he ac
cepted an engagement with tho Shreve-
port club of tho Southern league and
nftor that organization disbanded on
Juno -I he finished the season with
tho Mattoon toara of tho Central
longue. Ills boat pitching foat while
with the Shrovoport team was In shut-
ting put tho Now Orleans foam with-
out a run nnd allowing It only three
safe hits. Ho began the season ot
1900 wllh tho Albany club of tho New
York State loague and continued with
this team until the latter part ot Au-
gust when his roloaso was purchased
by the Now York club ot the major
league. He participated In eighteen
championship games with the Albany
team. His best performances In any
game with the Albanys were Inshut-
tlng ont the Romo and Oswego teams
without a run and allowing the Cort-
lands only one run oft his pitching. He
made his first appearance with the
New Yorka In a game against the
champion Brooklyns on AUg. 27 at
Brooklyn. Ho replaced Mercer after
the fourth Inning. The Brooklyns got
only four hits and one run during the
three innings in which he officiated.
He appoared against the Brooklyns
again on Sept. 20 at tho Polo grounds
tins city and his oxcellont work en-
abled the New Yorks to win by a score
of 3 to 2 In ton Innings. Ho hold the
champions to eight sate hits. Aftor
tho season was ended Taylor returned
homo but soon nftor wont to
San Diego and joined the team
Jthoro. Taylor has fourid the trip
a money makor with' two after-
trip a money makor with two after-
noonn on the ball field and the re-
mainder of the weok at his trndo that
of printer. He has boen Qffored $200
a month to play with tho Qaklands nf
tho California league during the cum
Ing summer but ho profers tue East
In summer tlmo to the Pacific coast
and Will bo wearing the uniform of
tho Now York club wben the nt (de
JLsor begins.
Scourge is Spreading and
'Natives are Terror
Striken
BMIpps-McRae Press AM'n.
Capetown March 17. Bubonic
plague Is spreading and people are
fleeing from the city. Much misery
among Kaffrs as the people are afraid
to employ li.jm for fear of contagion.
Three white soldiers each In a differ-
ent camp have caught the disease and
on employee of the naval depot Is dead
of the plague.
KODAK PHOTOGRAPH.
Mrs. Wl
illlam Sexauer Awarded Prize
for Amateur Picture.
The St. Louis Star of recent dnto
reproduces a prise winner kodak pho
tograph sent to the Amateur Photo-
graph iftssoclatlon of that city tho
work i Mrs. William Sexauer of East
CUvoldnd avenue. The subjects of
tho photograph are little Bertha and
Lucie Crossland daughters ot Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Crossland neighbors. Lit-1
tlo Lucie Is fondly carresslng a water)
melon weighing 69 poundB the figures
being cut in the melon which plainly
shows In the photograph. The photo
graph is a splendid piece of work and
Is quite a compliment to Mrs. Sexnuor
who besides having her work repro-
duced in a metropolitan paper re-
ceived n cash prize.
FSK JUBILEE SINGERS.
Last Attraction of the Ladles' Lecture
Course.
The lost attraction "ot tbe lecture
course of tho City Federation ofWo-
men'8clubs of this city appoared last
nlglt at tho Prosbytorlan church to a
crowded house. Evory seat was tnko-
en. The bill wits risk's Jt'bKee Sing-
ors a company of colored atudonts
from tho Flsk university of Tonnoa-
seo who have made an inturnatlonal
roputatlon. The attraction wna ploas-
Ing. Tho Indlos who havo managed
the lecture course this wfntor for the
benefit of the rlty library desorve
complimentary expression from every
citizen In tho city. Every attraction
has been first class not one of the six
uolng flat In anyway. These ladles
have Rccumulited a nice sum of money
for tho library having worked dili-
gently for It and every one f 'els grate-
ful to Uiem for their untiring efforts
to build up tho lu'ellectu?! side of
things In the Capital City of Oklaho-
ma. HEIRS SETTLE FOR $200000.
Remainder of Mrs. Thompson's Large
Estate Goes toChanty.
ScrlppsiMoRae Prosa AsB'n.
Brattloboro Vt. Murch 27. A com
promise docrco settling tho celebrat-
ed Thompson will case involving
more than a million and a quarter dol-
lars has been filed by Judge Knowl-
ton ot the supreme judicial oourt of
Massachusetts sitting in equity. Un-
der the terms of compromise the heirs
who contested the will will receive
$200000 while the remainder ot the
estate $1100000 will constitute a
trust fund of the income of which
two thirds is to be used annually for
charitable purposes In Brattleboro and
one-third for similar purposes In
Rhlnebeek. N. Y.
The "will had been In litigation for
many months contesting having been
precipitated by the death ot Mrs.
Elizabeth Thompson in 1890. Mrs.
Thompson was widely known as a
philanthropist.
CONVENTION NOT REJECTED
BY CHINA
ScrlppsMpRae Press Ass'n
Pekln March 27. There Is no truth
in mo ajspatcn irom gnina oi me re -
.. .. . A. -
jected convention with Russia regard-
ing Manohuria. China's objects to
soveral objectionable provisions In the I
convention whloh resumed (n tholr
elimination. That fact caused Ilio ru-
mor of rejection.
Lovely weather this beautiful spring
goods wo have and our prices are the
most bargainees that ever happened.
Why heettate? We quit business In
5 weeks. THE RUSH.
Is the Guest of the Y. M. C.
A. Workers of This City-
Banquet Tonight
Outhrie has for her guests this af-
ternoon anil this evening the governor
ot the state of Kansas Hon. W. 1.
amtey and his charming wife who
arrived at noon from Topeka. Thsy-I
are here the special guests of the
workers of the Y. M. C. A. of this
u'.ty and will be the honored guests at
a large banquet to be given tonight In
the Cassldy building up stairs'.
It is a prominent event to which thai
citizens oi thin city have been Invit-
ed The local committee hnvq sold
muny tickets to the banquet. Many
more will be sold this evening tho
proceods from which go to tho movo-
Tnt AkUIo from Governor Stanley
thoro are other consplclous guests
Messrs. F. It. Shlpp of St. Louis; J.
It. Thompson ot Keokuk and C. C.
Mlchnor ot Now York will bo prosont.
Those gentlomen will appear on tho
programme of the banquet In short
talks on the Y. M. C A work. Frank
H. Greer v. Ill be toastmaster and Will
introduce the speakers of the even-
ing. This will be ono of the most Im-
portant nnd pleasant entertainments
given In the city.
Governor and Mrs. Stanley wero mot
at tho dopot today by the following
committee:
0. Il Fognn prosldent of the Guthrie
club; W. M. Jenkins socreUiry and
acting governor; J. W. MoNonI prosl-
dent of the Guthrie National bunk;
Chas. E. Dllllngsley president ot tho
Cnpltol National bank; John II. Bur
ford chief justice ot Oklahoma; Hor
ace Speed United Stntos dlstilot at-
tornoy; J. C. Strung uttoraoy general:
J. E. Ball Robt. W. Rnmsuy and Dol-
burl Jenkins.
Govarnor and Mrs. Stanloy woio
escorted to the Royal hotel where nn
Infounal reception was held this af
ternoon.
Friday Is the day set for our Taffeta
Silk Sale. GRAND LEADER.
NARROW ESCAPE AT SHAFTER.
Shot at With Intent to Kill by Un-
known Person.
Stillwater Gasette. Friday evening
at about 9 o'clock when Denton Spen-
cer of Shatter In company with two
other men were locking the storo door
preparing to leave fov home somd un-
known person fired at them with a
Winchester and missing Spencer only
enough to save his life.
Ho was stooping ovor with the koy
In tho door whon thtf'sliot was flrod
and the ball glided along his ohook
only to lonvo a rod mark but not
orlng bood. Ono of tho mon nea. by
had his faco somowhat powder burnod
from tho shot. Tho ball wont vrotigh
tho door and lodgod In somti bpxos
within the storo.
Tho mon after the shot wn$ flrod
went to the telephone and called for
help stating their narrow escnpo.
It Is not known who tho purtloH wore
who had such a murderous Intent lm
strong susplalon Is had and an Investi-
gation will follow
It Is thought by Mi Spencer that
the parties meant to kill him. Instead
of niatctug a hold-up
Friday Is the day set for our Taffeta
Silk Sale. GRAND LEADER
TO REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE.
Scrlpps-McRae Press Ass'n.
Tallahassee Fla. March 37. Com-
missioner ot Agriculture McLIn has
IsjiMul a call for cotton Broward of
Florida to meet In April to ooiihMot
Ithe subject of reducing the dflttrm aaio.
I age
Friday Is the day set for our Taffeta
l ... '
1311k Sale. GRAND LEADER.
AWARDED $1000 DAMAQE8
Sorlpps-MeRae Press Ass'n.
. London March 20 Arthur Qlmnv
borlaln brother of the British colonial
mlnlBtor was awarded a ttvt.vrand. dol-
lars damages today In a sul ajjtfjnst
tho papers which averred that he had
used his brother's Influence to got the
army contracts.
TO:CWK A UI.l IN ONK HAY
TakeLaiftUvc Jimmo-Qulnlnc TaU?(
WANTS TO
HIM THE BEAR
Japan Wants to
Fight Russia
BUT SHE MUST
'GO IT ALONE
Cannot Expect Any Assist"
ance From America
or England
Bcrlppa-Mcltao Pn3 Ass'n.
Washlnnton D. C March 27
High officials here believe Japan In
sorlously contemplating declaration of
war on RusBla
If the Mlkai'n dops attack the Boar
he will have to m It alone for the
Uultod States policy hereafter Is to
Kcop hands off
Europciu and Asalatlc complfca
tlpns and England Is .very busy In
South Africa.
A cabinet member this morning
Ho'd; "It looks ver much an If Japan
's preparing to fight It Is n foregone
conclusion that she will lose for tho
car dosplto the disturbed conditions
In Russia can swallow up any army
Japan can muster."
Anothor high offlolal said: "The
contemplated absorption of Manchuria
by Russia Is a stinging Instult to the
proudo Japanesa who had won this
provlnco In tho war with China and
forced nt that tlmo by Russia to glvo
It tip. Japan holloves her national
Hfo depends on tho paramountcy of
Coren and If Russian persists Ihere.
Japan will fight."
BIG COAL MINERS'
STRIKE THREATENED.
Scrlpps-McRne Press Ass'n.
New York March 27. Fatner Phil
lips a prominent figure for peace In
the anthracite oaI strike last fall will
meet J. P Morgan this nfternoon with
a view of averting the strike Uneaten
ed In Apill unless miners are retog
nlzod. Coal operators are awaiting
word from Morgan to fight or make
concessions wan street ieiteves a
compromise will nveit tbe strike.
NEW TERM TONIGHT.
Prof. Frazier Commences One in H'
New Dancing School.
Prof. Frazlor Is having great sue cons
with his dancing school. Tonight ho
starts n new term nnd has slxteon
members In the new class. On April
10th ho will give a nice ball at the
Cassldy hall. The Invitations are b-
Ing printed now and will be seat out
the first of next weok
For those who lm. not bought
spring hats we want to say - at the
shipment "special order" of fine 20th
century creations received today are
mighty swell. THE FAR.
BOERS 8TILL IN FORCE.
Scrlpps-McRae Press Ass'n.
Capetown Mann 27.- IWis a.
still In considerable number between
liloemfonteln and l.ady brand several
skirmishes bln n-ported Boer fore
near Nluwpoort In northern Cape Col-
ony are retreating nortH.
Easter will soon be here and we
have a fine array of Easter novelties
at our to quit business prices THE
RUSH. '
HOB80N THE KISSER
TO MARRY
Scrlpps-MoRae Press Ass'n.
New York March 27. A Greens-
boro. Ala. dispatch announces the en-
gagement of Captain Hobson the
IMerrlinac hero and Miss Qrlgsbj of
New York.
Fancy spring goods serviceable
wearing itpparel of all description and
everything Is offered at to quit busl
ncss prices. THE RUSH.
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