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The Guthrie Daily Leader.
volume 17
EIGHT PAGES.
ommum Oklahoma Saturday aphil 20 1001
EIGHT PAQE8.
NUMBER 18ft
m no
CRISIS
Gage is Very 0p
timistic
WILD SPECULATION
CANNOT HURT MARKET
Secretary of the Treasury
Gives His Yiews Con-
cerning Finances
St ripps Mi Kae Press Ass'n.
Washington D. C April SOw
Set retary Gage entertains no hoar sen-
timents about existing flnnnolnl con-
ditions On the contrary ho 1b dis-
tinctly optmlstlc. He says that the
vast spr dilation in Wall street cannot
snrf.l will not disturb the soundness of
thV money market or the general
prosperity of the rountry. He says
tha there is no reason to believe that
the banks of New York have been
taking unnecessary risks in loaning
ruonfy to "Wall street but that on
tin ontrary. they have a superabund-
ance of rash assets and If by any
chance they should oxhaust their ro-
8cres below tho point that la com-
mouly knovn as tho danger Hue thoro
Is enough cash In tho United StiitdB
treasury to meet nil requirements.
Tho secretary points to uio unnrotio-
dented prices United Statos bonus dro
selling for in the market and to tho
Indisposition of their owners to let go
ot them as lncontrovortlblo ovldenco
of the fart that thoro is plenty of cash
oven in the face of oxtraordlnary
speculation that has been under way
since election.
The secretary doclaros tho call loan
rates for money in Now York furnish
proof mat nothing approaching a
squeeze exists or is in sight. Tho soc-
rcury of the treasury simply volcos
the sentiments ot the whole idmlnls-
ttatton expressing optimism about the
future The gigantic speculative
movements that have originated in
Wall street since last November nnd
whUh appear to have caught tho
wh A people are familiar In all of
their details to tho president nnd his
advlbers. thoir information cominic
"rom tho fountain sources of tho deals
and they nro satisfied that no mis-
fortune lurks in them.
As for tho administration having
any qualms about the billion dollar
trust and its possible Influonco on tho
future proBporlty of tho country ono
has hut to revert to the appointment
of Mr. Knox as attorney general at
the personal Instigation ot J. Plorpont
Morgan promoter of thu trust to be
'satisfied that neither tho .mco houso
I nor the treasury department regards
; (ho great combine with hostile oyos.
8UES FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Chas. Reckmeyer Asks for Legal
Separation
Scripps McRao Press Asa'n.
Wichita Kas. April 20. Nancy
Alice Heckmoyer vs. Charles H. Reak-
moyer Is tho tltlo of dlvorco case filed
In the district court yestorday. Tho
parties to this suit are wll known In
this city. Charllo Reekmoyer as ho
Is familiarly called was for a Jong
time traveling salesman for tho Mo-
Comb Brothers' harness establish-
wont. Tho plaintiff Ib a daughter of
tho lato Mr. Owen.
la hor petition tho plaintiff statos
that sho and tho defendant were mar-
ried In this city on tho 28th day ot
February 1890; that thore was born
of this union ono child Fredorick
Owen Retkmoyer who is now four
years of age. She asks' the court to
grant hci n comploto divorce to grant
her nllmony I ntha sum of 20Q0 and
to restrain the dofoudant from com-
ing to her home.
Reckmeyer nt one time livod in
Guthrie.
CORPSE CAME TO LIFE
DURING FUNERAL
Mrs. Frank Marlow Sun
prises Mourners Then
Drops Dead Again
Bcrlpps-McRae Press' Ass'n.
Huntsvllle Ala April SO. WW!
the funeral services of Mrs. Prank
Marlow was being held at Dallas Ala
the oerpss lying In plain sight of the
mourners came to Ufa. The physi-
cians were called but within an hour
she died. The physicians say the wo-
man was in a trance.
GUTHRIE TO BE FAVORED.
Local Contractors to be Favored In
Everything For New Hotel.
Mr. A. W. Keand has received a let-
ter from Mr. N. T. Shumate the gen-
eral agent of the Provident Life As-
surance society for the southwest In
which he says that the local contrac-
tors will he favored In every way in
tho construction f the new four story
hotel which will he built In the near
future. There will he no Importation
ot men to do the work or the letting
j of contracts to outside parties. It
I shall all he done here.
i The company lias asked but $350000
lot life insurance which when secured
will guarantee the erection of the
' ten Ann t..A1 xYa.m1. nil tf 41 fa
fW.UUV itUlCl. ilDUilJ UU Ut HUB
amount has been asked for by the
citizens. It will be nil taken up In a
few more days. The matter Is clear-
ly a business proposition from Mr.
Shumate and will live up to the pro-
visions made.
"1903" FAIR COMMISSIONERS.
Governor Darne
ies Appoints Them For
F6rthe"!'8t. (L'odls
' '' rili I - !.. -
vniuiiuuiH
Exposition
Govornor Dames today appointed
tho following men to bo tho Oltlnhoran.
commissioners to tho Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition at St. Louis in 1003.
They will superintend tho arrange
mont of a proper exhibit. Thoy nro:
Josoph Molborgon Enid.
Otto A. Shutteo El Reno.
Fred L. Wonnor Guthrie.
DR. COTTERAL FIRED.
Harmony Business Begins to Thrive
in Oklahoma.
The "harmony" sldo of things In.the
Republlcnn party has commenced Its
graft. Today Dr. Cottoral was In-
formed from Washington that his ser-
vices wns no longor nosdod on tho
board of pension oxnmlners for Okla-
homa. ROCY ISLAND RUSHING
ITS NEW ROAD.
Kingfisher Okla. April 20. Tho
Chicago Rock'Island & Pacific Is un-
loading a big outfit of grading ma-
chinery teams and mon horo to bo
sent west to work on tho route from
Enid to Anrfdnrko. Thoy will make
camp noar Cooper In Rlalno county
about twonty-flvo miles northwest of
Klngflshor.
LONG TOM GUN FOUND.
Sorlpps-MaRao Press Ass'n.
London April 20. Lord Kitchener
reports tho enpturo ot fifty moro Boars
and tho finding of soctlons of the fa-
mous long Tom gun. The Doors ex-
ploded It to prevent capture.
TO LEASE UNION PACIFIC.
Scrlpps-McPao Pross Ass'n
Chicago hi April 20. Negotiations
are ponding It is said for the lease
of tho Union Paclflo by tho Uorwaian
syndicate and tho Chloogo Northwest-
ern which Is controlled by the Van-
dorbllts. Two Little Children.
Superintendent N. 1). Wlokhnm of
t. o Children's Horns society rocolved
two little children for care today.
Thoy aro pretty children a girl and a
boy agod C and 7 years oach.
Mrs. John Furrow is an old Htudent
of the Oashvllle university of which
Hon John D. Richardson wbb presi-
dent at the time. Mr. Richardson Is
attending tho consistory and is one of
the Illustrious Masons of America.
JUBILEE
CLASS
Organized at
Temple
SESSION CLOSES
WITH BANQUET
Work Exemplified in Three
Degrees Today-Officers -
New Class
The eighty members comprising the
newt class at the Masonic temple or-
ganized this morning and styled the
class "The Jubilee class ot 1801." Jus
tice I). T. Ilainer was eleetcd presi
dent of the class; D. H. Ltambaueh.
Atoka vice president; W. T. Ilodaes.
Stillwater secretary; J. C. Clark Ok
lahoma City treasurer; Oeo. Oreen
Guthrie historian; W. II. Brown B51
Tteno orator. The class presented
Judge Ilainer an elegant Rite charm.
The judge was deeply impressed with
the brotherly token.
Yesterday Messrs: DeBarr Wolf
Dennett and others conferred tfie six
teenth degree with Impressive effect.
Last night the eighteenth degre was
givn by Governor Darnes assisted by
Wheeler. Swenringen Lent and
Twnmley. This was followed by the
twenty-first degree the principal roles
being assumed by DeBarr the Rev.
Hamilton und Prof. Stovans.
This morning iae crack Hennessey
tonm with AntrolniB up exemplified
tho thirtieth degree.
This afternoon tho dogreo of In
spector Inquisitor waB exemplified fol-
lowed by the thirty-second degree.
The tomplo work will close nt 7:30
tills evening. Tho brothers will
march In a body to the legislative hall
whore a banquet will be held.
The new members of the class to-
day were:
Chris Johnson.
F. C. Dolcator.
H. W. Painter.
F. S. Pulllam.
(Continued on page 7.)
BURNED TO DEATH IN JAIL.
Scrlpps-McRao Press Ass'n.
Claremore I. T. April 20. Dave
Taylor a young farmer near Chelsea
mat a horrible death last night In
Cholsoa jail He was placed in tho
Jnll for being drunk and disorderly.
Somotlmo after midnight tho build-
ing which was of plno was burnod
nnd Taylor porishod in tho flamos.
Tho origin of tho flro la not known
but It Is supioiW that Taylor startod
tho blnzo hlmi if.
PIE FOR M'LAURIN.
He Will Receive Recognition Over
Carpetbaggers.
Sorlpps-MoRao Press Ass'n.
Cleveland 0 April 20. A Washing-
ton special giving McLaurln's speech
last night. In which he said the Demo-
crats ot the South would retain their
namo and be Democratic In state and
looal affairs but Republican In Mou-
nt politics has created a sensation
hero. Hauna and MoKlnloy will give
MeLaurln the preference over the ne-
gro and Republican carpetbaggers
from the South.
Frankfort Ky. April 20. Gnrnett
Ripley was acquitted at noon today on
tho oharge of complicity In the Goebel
assassination. The jury was out two
hours. The jury had tho choice under
Instructions for acquittal life sent-
ence or the death penalty.
Captain Harry Barnes will arrive
home tomorrow from the Philippines.
Ills company has been mustered out
of the service.
TO rilKVKNT 1'NKI MONIA AND (lltll
t axatlvc Mrowu ynlnine remove tbe caue
BIGELOW IS
FIERCE
Commercialism
Runs Riot
SAYS J. S. IS CORRUPT-
ED BY TRUSTS
Holds That Administration
Holds ConsHution
in Contempt .
ScrlppeaMcRae Press Ass 'a.
London April JO. PovUtiey Qlge-
low the famous American historian
has returned from a series of lectures
in the United Stales. He says: "Com-
inerciaHsm runs riot In the United
States. Trusts are exerting a blight-
ing influence on the morals of the pub-
lic servants and creating temptation
and breeding robbery. In Washing-
ton there Is cynical contempt for the
constitution. Corruption stalks
througa all the government depart-
ments. Congress is but a brokerage
shop for th tale 0f authority to 'leece
the people. The Officials neglect no
opportunity to turn official preroga-
tives to profit. I'd rather live under
Itrnperai William than any vicious
tyranny of railway oil and ateol
kings.
GEOLOGISTS AT NORMAN.
To Make Another Extensive Terri-
torial Trip.
' NormVi Oklat April to. The geo-
logical survey party of tho University
ot Oklahoma has been organized and
will consist of the following persons:
Dr. A. H. Van Vleet director of the
survey; Dr. J. W. Ueode physiography
and Invertenrate paleontology: Paul
J. White botany: Mark White gen-
eral assistant and collector In botany.
At attempt will be made to secure a
good taxldermtbt to collect and pre-
serve material in zoology. Dr. Van
Vleot n addition to his duties as di-
rector of the survey will have special
charge of the work in zoology and ver-
tebrate paleontology and will make
large additions to his collector of
negatives of Oklahoma scenery. The
paity will travel by team and will he
In the field from about June 10 until
August IB.
COUNTY COMMISSIONcRS.
Proceedings of the Board's Session
This Week.
The county commissioners wero In
session this week and transacted the
following business:
Tho bids for tho erection of cortaln
bridges as advertised for were open-
ed. Those who hid were: J. W. K1I-
lough I). B. Trim and It. L. Potete.
The bids ware considered and accept-
ed as follows:
Miles Allan bridge 76 foot span to
J. W. KWOUgh for 181X0.
The Oldham bridge SO foot span to
R. L. FoUte for 1180.00.
The Shoemaker bridge 10 foot span
to D. B. Trim for $74.00.
The Oust bridge 40 foot span to J.
W. Klllough for $70.00.
The bod. ro-constdered the bid for
the erection ot the Allen bridge and
rejected the same and ordered Umt
It be advortlsed again for bids.
The State Capital wa made the of
ficial paper of the county.
The board than adjourned to the
first Monday In May.
Most women with female weakness
suffer dreadfully from piles in addi
tion to their other pains. They may
be cured by using Tabler'a Buckeye
Pile Ointment. Price 60 cents In bot
tles tubes 76 cents.
Wheeler & Son and i O. Lillle A
Co.
Foley-s Honey and Tar
for cfiildrcnsafe sure. No opiates.
BIG MOVEMENT FOR
0000 ROADS
"Good Roads" Train Goes
South to Push Laudable
Work
Bcrlpps-McRae Preas Ass n.
Chicago III. April 20. The Illinois
Central "Qoo4 Roads" train leaves
this evening for New Orleans under
the ansplcles ot the National Good
Roads association. On the return
journer mile of good road will be
lata at intervals. This is probably the
greatest Industrial movement for good
roads ever undertaken.
GOLD IN THE TREASURY.
Government Holdings of the Precious
Metal Amount to $500862626.
Berlpps-McRao Press Assn
Washington D. O April 20. The
gold holding.! In the treasury depart-
ment today amounted to the enormous
sum of $500562626. This is in spite
of the recent purchases by the secre-
tary of the treasurer of about six mil-
lions in bonds which were paid for In
gold. Exclusive of the gold heltd
against tho gold cor atcs or the
treasury the total gold is about $248-
199.517. This amount Includes the
$150000000 gold reserve leaving
$08109547 of free golJ.
This is the largest amount of gold
now held by any single financial insti-
tution In the world and it is the larg-
est ever held by any institution villi
one exception the Imperial bank of
Russia which In February U9S
raised Its total holdings to $600300.-
000. At present however tho Rus-
sian bnnk holds only $871500000.
The Hank of France now holds $172-
271000 its highest record being $470-
211000 on the 4th of this month. Most
of this gold Is held agnnst outstand-
ing notes. The Dank of Hngland holds
$109100000 gold and tho high record
ot Kb history wna $846600000 In Feb-
ruary 1800. Tho present gold hold-
IngB of tho Imperial Dank of Gormnny
are $180000000 and Its total of gold
and silver combined never ran above
$222600000.
Treasurer Roberts estimates that
the more than half a billion of gold on
hand will be Increased ten or fifteen
millions by the Umt of .In:- unless the
volume of bonds purrhit-1 by the
secretary of the treasury Is greater
than now estimated.
MANSFIELD WINS A CASE.
Actor Refuses to Pay for a Portrait of
Himself as Richard III.
Scripps-McRae Press Ass'n.
Boston Mass. April 20. Richard
Mansfield appeared In a one-act piny
In the civil court today with Judge
Dewey as tho ohlef auditor. Mr.
Mansfield wub defendant In n suit
brought by Louis Kronberg. a Bos-
ton artist for $480 balance on account
of work dono.
The portraits were of the actor as
Cyrano DeDergerec Ilaron Chevrlal
Shylock and Richard III. The price
agreed upon was $800 or each paint-
ing. There were $240 expenses which
made the amount $1410. Ot this
amount $600 had been paid. Mr.
Mansfield stood resdy to pay $800 for
Shylock but refused the Richard III.
After a lengthy hearing Judge
Dswey rendered a decision by which
Mr. Mansfield paid the $300 for Shy-
lock but wan not forced to stand the
balance.
Moore's Pllutes are a guaranteed
cure for all forms of Malaria Ague
Chills and Fever Swamp Fever Ma-
larial Fever Dillons Fever Jaundice
DUIousnese fetid breath and a tired
listless feeling. They cure Rheuma-
tism and the lassitude following
blood poison produced from Malarial
poisoning. No Quinine. No Arsenic
Aolds or Iran. Do not ruin Btomaob
or teeth. ISatlrely tasteless. Prlco
80s por box. Dr. C. C. Moor; Co.. No.
310 North Main stre- St. Louis Mo.
F. B. Ltllio & Co. and Wheeler. &
Son.
A GOLD 8TRIKB.
Portsmouth O. April 20. Gold has
boen discovered i i Scioto county and
hundreds of people are flocking to the
scene
BIG SNOW
STORMS
Over the Central
States
HEAVY SNOW STORMS PRE-
VAIL IN KENTUCKY
Wind Rain and Snow in
Ohio Virginia and
' .Tennessee
Sorlpps-McRae Press Ass'n.
Cleveland O. April 30. A fleroe
storm with wind blowing 51 miles nn
hour raged here last night cutting
off communication and toverlng the
streets with a maze of wires and
wreckage.
Guayandotte W. Va. April 20. Af-
ter thirty-six hours' of rain snow fell
here. J is now six Inches deep. The
Guayandotte river baa risen fifteen
feet. Tlmbermen fear disaster. All
inhabitants in Logan and Lincoln
countless valleys have taken to tho
hills.
Mlddleboro Ky. April 20. Tho
worst snowstorm In years prevallc-l
here today. There is ten inches or
snow on the level. Much suITorlng
prevails.
li
Bristol Tenn. Eprll 20. Four
Inches of snow has fallen here and 1
still falling. The fruit trooe nro
blooming.
Newark O. April 20. Tho hrcitfist
snowstorm In yours prevailed hero
this morning. Travel Is Impodudi
PLOVER HUNTING
The Sports Are Getting Ready- to
Slaughter.
About a week' ago some one who
happened to take a diive out fit the
rountry saw a flock of nluver. That
wns the beginning of the end for the
birds. The party who made the dis-
covery cme Into town and told It
to a friend who ejos unort of that
kind and the net day h loads up
his gun and staits out. When he
came back he had fifteen Writs to his
credit which wero shown to two or
three friends who are lovers of tho
shotgun brand or sport; and the dny
following each one( thinking ho Ik
tho only one. drove out to tho fields
whore tho birds wero- sufd to abound
most abundantly. So tho story gooa
until within nt least tun days from tho
tlmo the first plover puts In an np-
poaranco thoro Is an almost constant
stream ot hunters making for tho
birds. Where the Writ are plontiful
the crack of the different guns
sounds like a skirmish. It Is niways
open season for plater.
BOY CHOKED TO DEATH.
At Ardmore. a Quinine Capsule Lodged
In a hlld's Throat.
Scripps-McRae Press Ass'n.
Ardmore 1. T. April 20 The little
2-year old son of Charles Moyor liv
ing near here choked to death this
afternoon. A capHule containing
quinine lodged in his windpipe. Death
ensued within five minutes.
"Stlok to It."
Geo. L. Heard of High Tower Geor-
gia writes: "Eczema broke out on
my baby covering his entire hotly.
Under treatment of our family phy-
sician lie got worse as he could not
Bleep for the burning and itching. We
used a i- of 'Banner Salve' on him
and by the time It was gone be Yas
well 'the do tor seeing it was cui-
Ing him said 'Stlt k to it for it is do-
In him moie good than nnythlng I
r.av do'.e for him ' " J N Wallace.
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