The Daily Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 107, Ed. 1 Monday, September 7, 1896 Page: 1 of 8
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THE FIRST PAPER PUBLISHED IN OKLAHOMA.
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VOLUMm 5
C. R. RENFRO
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7,1S9G-
NUMBER 107
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Drugs, Paints, Oiis,
Books ^ Stationery
HAMMOCKS and CROQUETS AT HARD-TIMES PRICES-
The Woman,
the Man,
And
The Pill-
She was a pood woman. He
loved her. She was his wife.
The pie was good; his wife
made it; he ate it. Rut the
pie disagreed with him, and
he disagreed with his wife.
Now he takes a pill after pie
and is happy. So is his wife.
The pill he takes is Aycr's.
Moral; Avoid dyspepsia
by using
Ayer's
Cathartic Pills.
BIMETALLISM.
i Gen. Walker Returns from a Meeting
in London and Gives His Opinion.
A TKMI'Kl! ANCK l'KTiTiON.
I I
! Quern Victoria t« Itrrelv# Iloruiuent to I
Wlileh In Appended 7.000,000 M|C >a- j
turn KlmlfrgNriuprC'htmwi for
Mr. Cleveland*® Daughter*.
The Cigar You Smoke is Handled by Me! IN1),AN pkof.LKM.
-imkmi
No. 204 Oklahoma Ave., and First Street.
C. R. Renfro Drug Co.
The Recent Election in the Choctaw
Nation of Great Import.
LANDS MAY 1!E ALLOTTED.
If tli«' Choctaw* Conaeiit to Allotment the
Other Indian Tribes in tlie Terri-
tory M ill Soon Follow Suit
Chief Curtain'* View.
♦
NOW IN !
ALL NEW
AND UP-TO-DATE
WITH
Prices to Suit.
e .
A
uul
for a school shoe buy the best
which is the cheapest.
ft Lie Kit Still Ste!
The neatest fitting and best wearing shoe made. II ■
you try them once yon will buy them always. Kvery
pair guaranteed to give the best ol serv.ee, NO
shody stock.
David Hetscta
Oklahoma Ave., and First St.
Low Shoe Stock
Is Going down last. It
will pay you to gel your-
self a pair as they are
going cheap, and wont
jast very much longer.
Gutlirie- Oklahoma-
Hotel Qkla.^-
S, BlLLlNCi 1 Manager.
^Brick building Centrally Located^'
First. Clas° FvBrY respect.
, H| r r,- gloPant Furnished RoomS
Political Headquarters ior all Parties
guthrie.
. OKLAHOMA.
Washington. Sept. (V —The result of
the recent election in the Choctaw na-
tion in tlie Indian territory unques-
tionably means more to the people of
Kansas^ Missouri and the other states
surrounding that section than almost
any happening in recent years. I he
election was held primarily t . decide
who should he principal chief of the
nation, hut the point of greatest inter-
est to the American people is that the
man who has been elected by a
plural it v of Hi:) is openly committed to
the policy of allotment, to which the.
Dawes Indian commission lias for
several years been trying to bring the
Indian tribes to consent. Nor is that
all. Two years ago the now success-
ful candidate, (ireen McCurtain, who
is everywhere regarded as the great
leader among his people, stood virtu-
ally alone, in all the Choctaw nation,
for allotment. His best friends turned
against him, his enemies reviled and
slandered and set on foot plots to kill
him. and the common people declared
that he was betraying them into the
hands of the white men.
The adoption of the policy of allot-
ment by the Choctaws means a com-
plete change in the present conditions
of the great Indian territory and is a
vastly important step toward the final
solution of the Indian question, for now
that the Choctaws have declared for
allotment, there is no reason to doubt
that their neighbors and allies, the
Chiekasaws, as well as the Creek.s and
Seminoles, will follow, leaving only
the Cherokee nation to hold out for a
greater or less period of time. It may
he said here that among the five civi-
lized tribes the Choctaws, Clierokees,
Seminoles, Creeks and Chiekasaws.
there is great and bitter rivalry among
the two first tribes as to which shall
assume the leadership in thought and
action .
'•1 his home in the San l.ois inoun-
t .ins, even now Chief McCurtain is
guarded by faithful friends against as-
sassination. He has traveled exten-
sively in this country and in Europe,
and is a keen observer of men and af-
fairs. He is reputed to be the wealthy
est man in the Choctaw nation, being
worth over $250,00(1, most of which he
has made in the cattle business, lie
appreciates the value of education,
though lie had no opportunities m that
line when he was 11 boy. and his sons
and daughters have been tinely edu-
cated. . ,
In a recent interview the new chiel
B me explain first what Is meant by allot- .
meal very few people comprehend the mean-
ing.,,! the term. At present all the lands of
the nation are held in common bv the tribe.
Aa Indian who has the money can go to work
and fence off as much land as he pleases, and
•here is nothing to hinder him irom such a
coarse. In this way the wealthier and more
powerful members of the tribe lr,'' J)!lss ()1! 1
rlchtsof the weaker. Under allotment it is
proposed to divide all the lands held bv the
tribes into three grades. according
to ehoiceness and desirability — first,
second and third. This will give
enoug'ta u>.allow each man. woman and child
in the nation 070 acres, besides giving the
freedmcn ill lite nation -10 acres apiece, l.et
the Indian understand that this land is li s to
,lo What he pleases with, except to lease it for
a longer period than five years at a time, and
the tltie of the land to remain in the Choctaw
nation for a period of years, so that^the Indian
cannot sell it or dispose of 11 until he is amply
able to protect his own tpteresls in the matter.
,\t the end of the stipulated term let a patent
ln fee issue from the choctaw nation to each
allottee or his legal descendants
There are many towns now scattered through
the Indian territory largely populated by
wuites Let these townsites be divided up Into
lots of eirial size and leased to those desiring
to build, and then at the expiration of the term
above mentioned let lhe e he sod to
the highest bidder in this way I
think the towns He matter can be xettl.d
in a just manner. As far as the while
int.uders who are already in the "•rmory.
I do not believe that there is anyth.m in thi
ta'.li that the goverment can or will pat them
i.rt However, they nhould he miule t.o pa\ for
the land they use. and should, en the other
hand, lie recompensed for the improvements
thev have put on the land, but m the sett, e-
nient between the government and the Indian
—let the«e Improvements be paid for by the
government.
Muj. MeKlnley to Make h Tour.
CiUCAuo, Sept. « . In an interview
to-dnv Mark Hanna announces lha.
! McKimeyu- probably lake the stum;.
I within a few days.
New York, Sept. 6.—Oen. Francis A.
Walker, president of the Hostou Insti-
tute of Technology, returned on the
steamship St. Paul Friday from a tiip
abroad, whither he went to attend the
British bimetallic meeting in London.
(Jen. Walker said that the meeting was
attended by all of the leading bimetal-
lists of England. Me returned more
than ever confirmed in his belief in bi-
metallism. lie said it is an open secret
| that Lord Salisbury is a strong adher-
I ent of the bimetallic idea. (ten-
Walker believed that it would be sui-
cidal for the I'nited States to tak" the
initiative, while independent action
would be injurious to the cause of true
bimetallism, and he for that reason
was opposed to it.
A Mounter Temperance Petition.
London, Sept. .—The queen has
signified her willingness to receive a
petition protesting against the traffic
in opium and spirituous liquors to
which is appended 7,000,000 signa-
tures. The names were collected by
tbe Woman's Christian Temperance
union. Miss Princes E. Willard, presi-
dent of the World's Woman s ( hristian
Temperance union, and lady Henry
Somerset, president of the Hritish
Woman's Christian Temperance asso-
ciation. leading the list.
A I earlier for Mr. Cleveland'* Dinmhlt rs.
Chicago, Sept. ( .—-Miss Mary Han*
ptister Willard, niece of Franoes E
Willard, and a recent graduate of the
I'estalo/.zi kindergarten school at I er-
liu. Germany, has been chosen by Mrs.
Cleveland as the white hou«e kinder-
gartner. She will have charge of the
education of the president's daughters,
beginning her duties upon their re
turn to Washington ff r the winter.
Einclunitlt & Mel's
Clearance Sale of Low
Shoes is still going on.
Xoay is the Time to Buy
A good Low Shoe Cheap,
all the Latest styles and
shades of Tan.
IIS West Oklahoma Ave.
P. S.-We have also a lot ol* Lad
ies' Sample Button shoes we are
selling at wholesale prices.
AN AIIUKKS8 TO IKISHMKN.
The lorclgn Delegates to tlte Dublin <«>n-
vrntton Want tlie Majority Supported.
DUBl.tN, Sept. O.-'-An address to the
Irish lit home untl abroad, signed by all
the foreign delegates, lias been issued.
It expresses the b«Wef that the Irish
national convention was a representa-
tive one and voiced the Irish national
spirit, anil exhorts all who desire the
welfare of Ireland to support tlie ma-
jority rule. The signers further ap-
peal to the people of Ireland to unite
for the cause of home rule, and thoy
undertake to convey to their constitu-
ents the delegates sense of the magni-
tude of the authority of the convention,
and they pledge the unfailing support
of the Irish parliamentary party "un-
til tlie blessings of self-government
have been won for Ireland "
ARTHU It - STATEMENT.
I The Chief Kiigineer Denies That He lla"
I Tried to Influence the Brotherhood Po-
litically.
Clf.vki.ani), O., Sept. .—Regarding
the statement made by Senator Faulk-
ner that 1'. M. Arthur made appeals to
different organizations to solidity the
engineers in behalf of silver, Arthur
said to-day:
In reply to Senatcr Faulkner I want to say
that whoever made that statement told a will-
ful, malicious falsehood. I have never ap-
pealed to any organization with a view of so-
lidifying the engineers in behalf of
silver or any other political issue The
laws of brotherhood are most stringent against
discussion or religion or polities in our gather-
ings as a brotherhood anil I would be false to
myself, if. by intimation even, I should intro-
duce either of these suble ts.
City School ltondu Sold.
Lot'isiana, Mo., Sept 0.--The Louiy.
iana school bonds, amounting to 810,-
000, which for the past three months
| have been seeking a purchaser, were
I bought yesterday by It. H. (loodman,
I cashier of the ltank of Louisiana, at
par. The bonds are for ten and twenty
years, with interest at six per cent.,
and payable in the currency of the
United 'States Ilrokers in St. Louis
and Chicago had refused to float the
bonds unless both principal and inter-
est were made payable in gold.
NERVY ROBBERS.
Two Men with Four G.ns Ho'.il Up
Forty Gamblers
PLUNGED OFF A I:KUIUK.
A llackman linn 11 Thr llliig I xpiTlence—
One of Ills I-res Browned lllgti Wa-
ter l ail«e a Wreck f atal Ouar-
rei—A Bollc.- ! \|..onion.
l'fKBl.o, Col.. Sep' 0 —Four bitr guns
In the hands of two nervy men held up
40 men in the (ireen Li,'ht gambling
house, in the heart of the city at llt'-M
Friday night and won for their daring
S-l.'iO 111 money belonging to the pro-
prietors of the place. The tall, slim
man held the crowd a' bay, forcing
them to keep up their hands, while the
short, rather lier.vy-set robber pro-
ceeded to the faro table and took from
the drawer $.1-5 in currency and tome
silver. Then he quickly made his way
to the crap table. Here was piled
some 8250 in silver, but the man con-
tented himself with taking 8I-T1. It
is presumed that they intended to rob
the safe, too, but one of the employes
j of the house, who iiad been out to sup-
I per, came running up the stairs, mak- 1
ing considerable i;o:se and this evi- j
dently frightened the robbers. They j
quickly backed toward the rear door,
meanwhile covering the crowd with |
their guns, and disappeared. A pecu-
liar fact in connection with the rob-
bery is that not one of the -10 players
had a gun.
Plunged OH Bridge.
Manibtki:, Mich Sept. ti.—Shortly
after midnight .lames Henderson, pro-
prietor of the city hack line, started
from his stable to drive to liastlakc.
having three passengers inside the
hack. The night was very dark and
foirgy and Henderson plunged off a
bridge abutment into the river. Hen-
derson escaped easi.y. but his pas-i-n-
gers were locke I inside. Two of them
broke the windows and climbed out.
but James Hawley went down inside
the hack and was drowned.
High Water Cause* a Wreck.
lio/.KMAN, Mont., sept. ti. —Uy the
wrecking of a work train yesterday on
the Pony .t Snpoinsrton branch of the
Northern FaciC': road. Patrick Cronin
was killed and t'.ve others s rionslv in-
jured, of whom two will die. 1 he in-
jured men were pinioned under the
Welcome to Oen. Hnckner.
Mi ni ouiivii.i.k. liy.. Sept. ti. -4
great crowd of the eltl/.ens of thu
•i v. n and county met (Sen. Bucltner on
lis arrival home this morning, all
eiioer to grasp his hand and otTer hint
congratulations, lie shook hands with
each one and said he appreciated this
I demonstration more than any he had
received since he left home. The
crowd was composed of all the differ-
« nt parties and many ladies were pres-
ent. '
A rrinoner Attempt* Nnlchle.
vuksail.t.ks. Mo., Sept. ti.—William T.
Martin, of this plaee, uttempte 1 to
commit suicide at, Heineinan's saloon
yesterday. Martin was in ciistodv of
Marshal llolman. 1 harged with assault,
when he suddenly watched the mar-
shal's revolver, turned the weapon on
himself and fired one shot into his
head, inlbctinga dangerous if not fa-
tal wound. Martin is a married man
and well connect* d.
1!
vater hail
Nervous
People often wonder why their nerves arc
bo weak; why they get tired so easily;
why they start at every slight but
sudden sound; why they do not sleep
naturally; why they have frequent
headaches, indigestion and nervous
Dyspepsia
The explanation is simple. It is found in
that impure blood which is contin-
ually feeding the nerves upon refuse
instead of the elements ol strength and
vigor. In such condition opiate and
nerve compounds fimply deaden and
do not cure. Hood's Harsaiinrilla feeds
the nerves pure, rich, red blood; gives
natural sleep, perfect digestion, >" tlie
true remedy lor all nervous troubles.
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
1 Is the One True Blooil Purifier. $1 per bottle.
; Prepared only by C 1. llooil & Co.. Lowed. >' "
::irr« I.
It. Wall shot
Stripling in
The two
cure Liver Ills; easy to
hood's Pills take, easy to operate. &c.
wreck for ten hn '.r
washed, out a hrid;*
A Fatal
Macon, Ga., sept. —'
and fatally wounded Hen S
a fight yesterday afternoon,
men quarreled over some trivial mat-
ter. and Wall drew his pistol and shot
Stripling just beneath the heart.
A Boiler Fx plosion.
Kdwahuhvii.i.i . Ala.. Sept. ti.—News
has just been received here of the ex-
plosion of a hoi!" r used for pumping
water just west ■ f here on tlie South-
ern road. The killed are .lolin lllack,
Elsie lllack and Dan Turner.
itisoKA* 1:0 iiis « ai.i.ini;.
Serious ( tmrges Agnlnst a Minister 1-n.vei. j
to He True.
1 iianxihai.. Mo . Sept. 0.—The com-
I mittee nppointc 1 i y l'.'.shop titillowny
to try the case ag ir.-,t He v. lhon.as
Cooper, deposed pastor of St. .losi-ph.
found him guilty of gross immorality,
slander and profanity and recom-
mended that he be expelled from the
church The conference adopte I the
report at or.ee and < ooper was ex- (
•rhfi "de «>f Dr. McDonald
pel.ud. 1 ne s\. -t-t. 1111
this week is said to have been due to
thre«i*.sof pr<-st •ution made by Cooper. |
; McDonald having jharged him with I
• . ... vvith ■ o off woman of the
Verdict in tli«- Ihinley Cane.
CHAUito.N, Neb., Sept. ti.—The coro-
ner's jury has found that the lire which
resulted in the death of the two Ilan-
ley children was, of incendiary origin,
the blaze being started by unknown
parties. Kerosene was in evidence,
the carpets, t edding and walls having
been saturated.
I'At.MKK AND BUCKNKK.
The Nominees Make a, Short Southern
Tour.
Indianapolis, 1ml.. Sept. ti.—Hon.
John 11. Fellows, of New York, will
make the speech notifying (tan. Ituck-
ner and Senator Calfery, who served as
permanent chairman of the conven-
tion. will notify (ien Palmer. The ex-
ecutive committee, or such of it us has
been appointed, is trying to arrange
for the nominees to make a short
southern tour. The plan is to have
them go from Louisville, after the no-
| tification, September 12, and appear in
' Nashville, September I t.
Wlliil and Hail to Oklahoma.
' l'KHttv, Ok., sept.' !• — Hast night a
very destructive wind and hailstorm
visited the north part of this county.
Hail as big as hen's eggs fell and did
great damage A number of farm
houses were blown down and it is re-
ported that one residence was blown
away at McK.nnev and several persons
hurt. Lightning struck the re-'dence
of .losenh Kible. lull the family es-
caped injury by being in a storm cave.
Ili^t (><!<)•' i lianlle Chair.
Di n vi.i:, Col., Sept. . Tin-most im-
portant event of the annual Eisteddfod
festival, the awarding of the bardic
chair to the successful contestant in
Welsh poetry, was won by liov. I). I.
lirittith, of Turin, N. V., well known
in Welsh literary circles under the pen
name of "Efrog." A cash pn/.e of s.tut
went with the chair.
Awarded
Highest Honors—Worfd's Fair,
•PR;
^ CREAM
BAKING
P0WMR
MOST PERFECT MADE.
\ pure Giapc Crenr? of Tarlnr Powder. Fief
from Ammonia, Alum or any other aduitcrant
40 VEAP 4 T A.KDARD.
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Greer, Frank H. The Daily Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 107, Ed. 1 Monday, September 7, 1896, newspaper, September 7, 1896; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc104042/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.