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VuLLTME 17.
EIGHT PAGES.
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA THURSDAY APRILU 1901
EIGHT PAGES.
NUMBER 117
STORY Ot
THEY DON'T LIKE
GOVERNOR WOOD
DID RIPLEY GET GUNS?
DEATH RECORD
AMONG FILIPINOS
POSTAL FRAUDS IN
THE PHILIPPINES
AS TO THE
COMANCHE
WM. JONES SAYS SO
A PICTURE
The
Daily
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Mysterious Theft
Is Known
f ITS DISAPPEARANCE
BAFFLES POLICE
4dam Worth who Stole the
Portrait is Known to
the Detectives
Icripps-McRno Proas Ass'n.
New York April 11. Mystery
no
longer cnvelona the man who stole the
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rcvriut.wScr'v.tKii portrnit or the Duchess
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ui ucvuuswre irom mo an rooms or
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William Agnew & Sons In London.
The polti say the man who took the
KUnv is Adam Worth.
j Time however has outlawed tho
crime and though Worth la well
known to tho Scotland Yard authori-
ties and to the police of this country
he has no fear of prosecution. Alter
having the famous painting under his
Ontrol for twenty-ftve years lacking
two months. Adam Worth on March
'2G of this year returned It to C. More-
land Agncw.
The transfer was made In the Audi-
orlum hotel In Chicago) tho dotnils
paving been nrra s by tho two prln-
clpals who difllt through William
Plnkerton tho dotoct(ve and Patrick
needy tho gamblor.
Mr Agnow camo to tho Unltod
Stetcn for the purpose of regaining
possession of tlie Cilnsborough can-
.as Having accomplished his nur-
)oso he Immediately started homo.
lo should arrive In London tomorrow
with the precious plcturo and It Is
irobable that Adam Worth will travel
o London from Liverpool on the same
rain with him.
These men were fellow passengers
jn the Etruria when that steamship
rft New York ten days ago. Worth
raveling under an alias his name not
King on the Etruria'8 passenger list
t is probable evon that he and Mr.
igncw formed a friendship for each
thcr during the voyage
Mr Agnew never knew with whom
10 wob dealing when he was nogotlnt-
ng for tho return of his picture. Ho
tad no suspiclonsthnt tho man who
occlvcd the major part of the gold
10 paid to get his canvas would sail
vlth him on the Etruria.
Adam Worth's Hfo has boon filled
vlth raro adventure and fpr tho bond-
It of those who may think It worthy
f emulation It should bo ndddd that
o has spent many years at tho hard-
si kind of labor behind prison walls.
worth is said to do a younger son
1 a family whoso namo has boen
espoeted and honored In England for
enc rations. Ho began sowing a heavy
rop of wild oats when very young
nd after several tlmos bringing ills-
race upon his relatives ho was turn-
d adrift in the world. The story of
Is later doings Is Interestingly told
y one who knows him well.
"Worth drifted away from his
-lends and falling In with a lot of
lleves rnme to the United States. Ho
as In Chicago many years ago and
icro camo In contact with Pat
needy. There was somo transaction
otween thorn. Worth did not stay
ore long. He returned to London
hero ho fell in with Joseph Rellly
hapman Becker Suskovltch and
her notorious criminals. Ho was
litcrestod In two or thrco deals that
ero not entirely successful.
"Worth always a man of quick wit
vlsed tho schomo of obtaining pos-
asion of tho famous Gainsborough
mt was then on oxhlbltlou In tho
ipo that William Agnew would go
til for one of the band arrested In
iris If by so doing be could get his
cturo back.
"Sugkovltch Joaoph Rollly Hooker
id ono or two others had part In tho
eft. Spies were statlonod about the
illdlng occupied by William Agnow
Cuban People Are Sus-
picious and Demand
His Recall
Scrlpps-Mcltae PrM Aiw'n.
Havana April 11. The ipatr1a In
speaking for the Cuban constitutional
convention says: 'The United States
and the convention will be both gain-
era by a chance of the military gover-
nor ot the Island. So long as Wood is
military governor Cuba and the Cu-
ban people will entertaiu suspicions
respecting the purposes of the Ameri-
can government nnd charges that
these suspicions will be ampjy cor-
roborated and Justified."
& Sons Rnd then Suskovltch who was
a big powerful fellow hoisted Worth
upon Ids shoulder and helped him
through n window that had been left
unfastened by a careless clerk.
"Worth was small quick and wiry.
He was In the room loss than five
minutes but that was long enough to
enable him to cut the Gainsborough
masterpiece from Its Trame. When
shrewd lawyers obtained J.hc release
of the man In trouble in Prance Worth
retained possession of the painting
expecting that he would be aide to
return it to its owner receiving In
return a big reward. His expectations
have been realized ntter twenty-live
years.
"Worth escaped from n Turkish Joll
only to fall into the hands of Greek
brigands from whom he was resuced
by Sheedy.
"Worth then returned to (England
and having fallen heir to n few hun-
dred pounds settled dow: determined
to live an honost life. He had mar-
ried boforo tho disastrous trip to Tur-
Uoy. His wife novor knew of IiIb
wrong doings and as his chlldron
were domandihg to' know more of their
father ho found it oxpedlont to quit
his rbvings. Ho spent most of his
time In a small country town but oc-
casionally he would go Into London
where he saw his old companions!
"One of the strangest .features of
this case is the fuct that the detect-
ives of Scotland Yard have known
that Adam Worth stole the picture
from William Agnew & SonB. They
knew It but ney could not prove ..
Thus It wll. be up surprise to them
when they Ic-'u that he has at last
disposed of the canvas. As he has
lived In England for many years he
cannot be called a fugitive from jus-
tice and tho statute of limitations op-
erates now to make It Impossible that
ho shall bo punlshod. So it is that In
bringing about a return of fjie plcturo
to Mr. Agnew thero has bean no com-
pounding of a folony. Worth has ful-
ly roformad and will novor again turn
thlof."
MAY TELL OF GOEBEL PLOT.
Garnett Ripley to be Brought to Trial
For It.
ScrlppB-MoRao Press Asa'n.
Louisville Ky. April 11. The trial
of Garnott RIploy charged with com
pllclty In tho assassination of Gover-
nor Goobel commenced here yester
day. It Is expected ho will tell of an
ullogod Incriminating conversation
with ex-Governor Taylor. The conver-
sation was hold bofore the murder.
Taylor ordorod RIploy to organize a
company of militia with the promise
that he would bo protected.
"But If Goebol should be seated nnd
you ousted whatv would become of
mo?" RIploy Is said to have asked..-
"Goebol will not bo nlivo In twenty-
four hours" Taylor Is aald to havo
answorod.
Mooro's Pllutos aro a guaranteed
cure for all forms of Malaria Ague
Chills and Fever. Swamp Fovor Ma-
larial Fovor Bilious Fovor Jaundlco
BUlousnoss fetid breath and a tired
listless feeling. They euro Rheuma-
tism and tho lassitude following
blood poison produced from Malarial
poisoning. No Quinine. No Arsonlo
Acids or Iron. Do not ruin stomaab
or teeth. Entlroly tasteless. Prlco
50c per box. Dr C. C Moor: Co. No.
310 North Main street St. Louis Mo.
F. B. LHUo & Co. and Wheeler &
Son.
Lord of Arms Received by
Himjhe Day Before Goe
bel's Assassination
Icrlpps-MoRaa Press Ase'n.
Frankfort Ky. April 11. la the
Ripley case today J. W. Ferguson
Ripley's farm hand testified that Rip-
ley told him if Ooebef was elected he
would never take the office. William
Craftford corroborate this. The rail-
road company was ordered to produce
bills of lading which are expected to
show shipments of arms from the ad-
jutant general to Ripley the day be-
fore the assassination. William
Jones colored testified that he hauled
a load of military equipments for Rip-
ley to the tatter's honte.
PLEASANT VALLEY IN TOWN.
Hearing of Fay Sheffler. of Sprlngvalo
Township on Charge of Convert-
ing $4. x
Pleasant Valley Literary society of
Bear Creek and Sprlngvale township
is In the city today. The laddies and
lassies and their mammas anil papas
put on their best bib and tucker and
came to the city to hear the trial of
one of theh members on a serious
charge. It is said this Is a part of the
"Kuklux Case" of a few days ago and
came aboiit in something of the fol-
lowing way:
When this Kuklux case commenced
it brought strife Into a country liter-
ary society which was then doing a
land office business in the declama-
tion and sero comto song line. A num-
ber ot the members quit and separat-
ed shortly afterward organizing an-
other society. Fay Sheffler was troos-
uror of the Pleasant Valley socloty
imd took away thd funds he had on
hand amounting to about $1. These
were turned over. to the opposing so-
ciety. An action was brought against
him charging him with stealing and
taking away the funds of the first
named society. This Is the suit being
heard this afternoon and nearly every
body In the two townships are In
court to listen to the evidence.
ACQUITTED FOR WRECK
Of RIO JANERIO.
Scripps-McRae Press Assn.
San Francisco Cal. April 4. The
state board of harbor commissioners
have acquitted Pilot Fred Johnson of
the responsibility for the wreck of the
steamer Rio Janerlo and restored his
license. The board holds that the
wreck which cost a hundred and thir-
ty lives was a matter of misfortune
rather than bad seamanship.
CAPTURED AND TORTURED
BY BRIGANDS.
Scrlpps-MoRno Pross Assn.
Shanghai April ll.-Tho Ghlneso
forces loft hore post hasto nt the re-
quest cf the French consul to rescuo
the French prlost reported to be cap
tured and tortured by brigands
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SPANISH CONSUL DEAD.
Scrlpps-McRao Press Ass'n.
New Orleans La.v April 11. Pedro
Soils the Spanish consul a prominent
and popular man died this morning.
He was recently offered the Spanish
consul-generalship In the Philippines.
STABBED TO DEATH!
Sorlpps-McRao Pross Ass'n.
Memphis Tenn. April 11. Jack
Johnson a railroad man died this
morning from stab wounds Infjlcted
In a gory fight with Hardy Barker
over Mrs. Jonnaon. The men while
locked in each others embrace stab-
bed and slashed each other with
knives till both fell exhausted and
covered with blood.
STEEL AND COPPER
TRUSTS COMBINE.
Sarlpps-M'oRae Press Ass'n.
New York AnH 11. If statements
made today are true a monster cqp-
por trust. to mate with the billion dol-
lar ateel trust is pluoned for tho
consolidation of tho five leading coif-
por companies Including Senator
Clark. IB being considered to have a
capital of a billion dollars.
TO I'UKVENT PNKI'MONIA AND QUI"
Laiatlvc Uromo-Qnlnlne remove stbc came
War Has Done its Deadly
Work and yet it .is '
. Not Ended
Special io Dally Leader.
New York Aprlt 11. According to
tbe Herald s Washington reports tile
slaughter and causes contingent upon
war 66000 men is the lowest esti-
mate of the war department of the
casualties sustained by the Filipino
force-.; 7667 rifles have been captur
ed oi surrendered and 608112 rounds
of ammunition as shown by lncoinl
plete returns have beeh selaeiK
The number of Filipinos killed can
not be nccurfttely given as General
McArthur In his dispatches states
that it Is impossible to ba aocurate
on this point. It would not surprise
otftctstlB should the Filipino fntalltled
reach KflOO and some say that 50000
Is cloeer to the real figures. Adjutant
General Corbin is satisfied that the
casualties anffered oy the Filipino
win in themselves form a potent rea-
son for the abandonment of further
roslaUnee by the natives.
MILLIONS IN INDIA
DIE FROM CHOELRA
That Scourge and the Famine Account
For Lrfss or 5000000 Lives
Since 1896.
Scrlpps-McRae Press Ass'n.
London. April 11. It is
estimated
that 5.000(Hi(i persons
India since isfti; us a
famine.
have died In
result of the
The latest advices from Simla say
the r ensus returns of the central prov-
inces show a decrease of over 1000-
ooo since ifcUl. when under normal
conditions n incroaso of 1.B00.000
Lmight have been expected.
In Western India things are oven
wnrsf The Oodeypoor state returns
shou a decrease of 84000 or -15 per
cent of the population; the state of
Bhnp.iul shows a decrease of 808.00. ;
the district of Bi-.nda shows a decreasu
of 1::4.0oo. and ho on. In Bombay city
the population has diminished by 00-
Ouo. The localities which escaped the
plague show a satisfactory though
uncompensating increase. Madras
has Rained 8 per rent since 1891.
ILLINOIS' CIGARETTE.
State Legislature Wrestling
Bill to Prohibit Their Sale.
With
Scrlpps-McRao Press Ass'n.
Springfield III. April 11. The anti
cigarette hill according to Lucy Page
Guston has fallpn into the hands of a
hostile committee. In order there
fore to provont ltfl being killed tho1
National Antl-Clgarotte ieaguo has
planned a campaign deelgnod to forco
tho measure to a-vote.
Mnss meetings will ho held In every
city and hamlet of the state for two
weeks beginning today. The war on
the cigarotte will be so fierce It Is ex
pected that public sentiment will de
mand the passage of the rigid bill of
suppression.
"It Is now up to the legislature."
says Miss Gaston "whether the cigar-
ette shall be killed and the boy saved
or the cigarette protected and the boy
killed."
BRJDES GIVEN AWAY.
Three Hundred Squawa Disposed of at
Indian Festival.
Bcrlpps-MoRaq Press Ass'n.
Wichita Kas. April 11. The Easter
sacrifice dance of the Indians near
Darlington Okla. was a great success
so far as giving away Indian bride
was concerned. Thore were to have
been 600 young squaws sacrificed up-
on the altar but qnly 300 were pres-
ent. The Indians under charge of sev-
eral big raedfalno men commenced to
dance at duybroak and at 9 o'clock
the Great Spirit spoke to them so the
Indians commenced choosing their
wives as unseen powers directed.
many of tho young squaws objected
to accepting the buckB who were to
marry iJinm but their objections were
overruled by Yellow Feathers an
Arapahoe medlclno chlof.
Accounts Are in Bad Shape
-Experts Will Be '
Sent
Scrlpps-McRae Press Asa'n.
Washington D. C April 11.
A big scandal In the Philippine postal
affairs is promised; Secretary Root
received from the auditor Lawslje
report that the accounts there were
in a terrible shape- The amount said
to be Involved is three hundred thou-
sajtd dollars. It is probable that a
force of expert; accountants will he
tont from Washington to Manila..
GRAND EASTER BALL.
Initial Social Event of Post-Lenten
Season
The. grand Easter "bull given last
5 lit at Cnssidy's hall was the social
nt of the season to follow Lent
and whs a thoroughly delightful af-
fair despite the rain and mud. The
ball was' given by Prof. J. 11. Frasler
and his dancing class. Tho music
was furnished by a special orchestra
composed of the following well known
musicians: Mr. and Mrs. Wylle Bar-
ham Norman Smith W. 18. Furrow
M. A. Kesler. Mrs. Barham used her
new Italian harp In place of the
piano. v
This bell opened the society season
and was '.veil attended by the socloty
people.
MUST QUIT SHOOTING PIGEONS.
Scrlpps-McRao ProsB Ass'n.
Albany N Y April 11. Owing to
the result ot the w'iblesnie butchery
of pigeons recently by the grand
American handicap shoot n bill was
Introduced making It n mlsdomonnor
to shoot pigeons olther for prnctlce
or nmusomont.
WATERLOGGED WITH
SIGNALS FLYING.
Scrlpps-McRne Prose Ass'n.
New York April 11. The steamer
riohenaollern from Italy report pass-
ing the full rigged Norwegian vessel
Parthena sailing along proudly flvo
hundred miles from Sandy Hook
r-Ithout a soul on board. Signal flags
were seen "I am sinking." are flying.
It appears that Uie vessel was water-
logged and kept allout dy the cargo
of lumber which is worth a hundred
thousand dollars.
NOT MENTALLY UNBALANCED
Scrlpps-McRae Press Ass'n.
Amsterdam April 11. President
Kmgcr does not believe General Do
Wet to be mentally unsound. He says
the report Is prompted only by a do-
sire of tho British to domorallzo tho
uuar commandos in uapo uoiony
which lately aohloved somo success.
SEVENTY PUPILS KIUSED HER.
Sorlpps-McRao Pross Ass'n.
Grafton W. Va. April 11. Tho
town Is In tho midst of a small po'x
scare. Mfss Bonder a school teacher
yesterday told her pupils that she was
ill and would have to go home. Her
seventy pupils each kissed her good
bye. Today It is discovered that MIsb
Bonder's illness Is small pox.
ANOTHER DEMAND TO BE
MADE FOR TAYLOR.
Scrlpps-foelUe Press Ass'n.
Frankfort Ky. April 11 -At the
conclusion of the Ripley trial for al-
leged complicity In the Uoebel as-
sassination a requisition will be made
upon Governor Durbln of Indiana for
the return of ex-Governor Taylor of
Kentucky for trial. Bx-Oovernor
BradleyH teetlmony In the Ripley oaso
is the basts for the requisition.
RETIRES WITH GREAT HONORS.
Soripps-Molfao Press Ass'n.
Cambridge Mass. April 11- It is
announced today that Professor Good-
win professor of Greek literature In
Harvard will retire on account of old
age. He has received thn degroo Of
doctor of luwa fiom Amherst Edin-
burgh Columbia Cambridge Oxford
Harvard nnd bus been more honored
in this respect than any man alive.
It will be worth your while to study
the character of "A Thoroughbred
Tramp."
And Kiowa Coun
try
THE RUSH WILL
BE ENORMOUS
The Soil is Unsurpassed in
' Fertility and tQ Climate
Is Excellent
Scrlpps-McRao Press Ass'n.
Washington D. C April 11. Tho
Interior department ia flooded with
letters fron; all parts of the compaas
for Information respecting the Indian
reservations to be opened sometlmo
about August the first and the deport-
ment finds itself unable to answer
these numerous Inquiries. Most of
tnese lotters dlscloso the fact that the
wrltors aro pretty well posted with
regard to the adaptability of the res-
ervations for agricultural purposos
what portion Is best for grazing pur-
poses nnd what portion for farming.
There are some exceedingly fine agri-
cultural lands In the Wichita country
probably superior to that In any of
the other reservations. The lands aro
probably unoxcolled In' the west for
boauty and fortuity.
Tho reservation lies botwoon tho
South Cnmullnn and Washita rUcrs
and is forty miles long from oast to
woet and thirty miles wldo. Tho
lands like' the Commi'he lands lie to
tho west of a line drawn north and
south through tho central part of
Kansas and Nebraska but tho
droughts are not so severely felt as In
-io same longitude farther north.
Land Will Produce Anything.
The reservation is inhabited by tho
Wlchltas and allied tribeB about 10-
000 souls and contains 760000 acres
of land 1.250 square miles. About
1G0.000 acres are allotted leaving 600-
000 for school and homestead pur
poses. There are about ;l400 quarter
sections for settl"- and nearly every
one Is tillable and iVrtlle something
that run not bo said of the Kiowa and
'Comanche lands owing to the Wichi-
ta mountains.
A Burveyor who hasi boen over the
country says: "No finer lands can bo
found than those In this reservation.
It Is woll watered has an abundance
of timber and most of the land Is rich
productive soil. I never saw finer
lands than the Canadian and Washita
rivor bottoms and all the staples ot
agriculture wheat corn cotton etc.
(tain be produced on almost every
quarter section while the secenery Is
among the most picturesque in the
west."
(t is believed that If there Is a race
for the lands at least ton men will
struggle for every quarter section.
Most of the claims have already been
"spotted" by the campers along tbe
edges who know exactly the place for
which they will run.
It Is plain that with ten or a hundred
men racing for each quurter section
the weak the women and the old
soldiers will bo defeat.d and those
who most deserve homes will probably
get none. The Texas contingent will
come up from the south; the Kansas
and Nebraska hordes will go in from
tho north and the thousands of Okla-
hotnans who failed to get locations In
the other runs will he prepared to
raue for the bent claims with full un-
derstanding ot the direction and dis-
tance. KIDNAPPED BOY STILL
A MY8TERY.
Scrlpps-McRae Press Abb'ii.
New York. April 1 1 Th police ad-
mit today Hie disappearance: of Willie
Ma.Cormick. 11 years old is still wrap-
pod In as deep mystery as ever. Tho
boy disappeared a fortnight ago and
presumably was kidnapped and the
roward of ten thousand dollais ban : -suited
In nothing
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