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VOLUME 9.
THURSDAY EVENING.
THE FIRST PAPER PUBLISHED IN OKLAHOMA.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, FEltltU A IIV, - I, 1
I III liSDAY EVKN1NG.
NUMBER
WAR TALK SERIOUS
Washington Being Convinced that the
Destruction Was^Planned.
SITUATION IS GETTING GRAVE.
' clo
All thr OldrerH or llie Maine Believe
the HintrurlIon U rn h fearful
Outrage Again*! II ii mi mi •
" J.
Washington. Feb. 24. The aetisatlonal
news fakirs who have been sounding the
trumpet of war ever since the Maine dis-
aster have had no reasonable ground for
their alarmist reports until within the
past twenty-four hours; and, even now,
the prospect of trouble with Spain, though
greater than at any previous time since
the disaster, Is still a contingency Involv-
ed In very serious doubt. Men whose
judgment In worth something still esti-
mate the situation as greatly In fafor of
peace.
The first news of the disaster crea'
much excitement here in official and up
official circles. But for the one enjoining
sentence In Captain 81 ghee's first dis-
patch. requesting that Judgment be sus-
pended, congress might have adopted ag-
gressive war measures the next day. Slg-
bee's injunction to suspend temporarily
dampened the war spirit, and the major-
ity of prominent men here connected with
the administration and the legislative
branch of the government, men whose
voices have weight, and whose action*
bear on the policy of the government
settled down to a waiting attitude to set
what the Investigation now in progress
would develop. Little by lutie, the opin-
ions of these men are changing, i
news of the situation in Havana, from
credible sources, ontcial and unofficial,
reaches Washington.
Within the past twenty-four hours the
Impression, which had been strengthened
by Slgbee's conservative dispatch, that
thefl&Ialne was blown up by an explosion
aboard the vessel. Is waning, and in Us
place Is rapidly coining .fear that s
fearful outrage against the laws of ii i
Hons and the doctrine of neutrality aa
humanity lias been committed. There re
mains little doubt In ttie minds of th<
president and the leading men of th
country here In Washington thai ever;
officer of the Maine, front the highest t
the lowest, believes tnat the beautiful
vessel, the prh.^ of the American
was destroyed by foul means. The only
reservation made in favor of the Spanish
in connection with the act is that the out
rage was not premeditated by the author
Ities.
The question asked, and which futur
action seems now contingent, is to what
extent can the explosion of a torped
submarine mine in Havana harbor
Identified with Spain's responsibility for
the destruction of the vessel and its ■
conceding that the explosion itself
the work of a fanatic.
It is expected that Spain will do all in
her power to evade official responsibility
for the high crime against the 1'nit
States, should the Investigation conclu
slvely establish that it was a crime
In any event, the time for actloi
not yet arrived.
The disaster still continues the topic of
general discussion in Washington, but
with an entire absence of excitement. Tin
reports from New York and Interior
points of a general tumult of excitement
sound strange to the ears of Washington
lans. Congress Is grinding away at ap
proprlation bills with monotonous regu
larity. and the war prophets In the sen
ate and house who occasionally burst
their cerements of becoming obscurity In
order to let their constituents know that
they are attending to business, are viewed
as harmless Imbeciles. The Reeds, tin1
Dingleys, the llitts and the Hoars. Alli-
sons and Hales have not yet reached the
stage of warlike declamation. So far. tin-
Eastern Bryan press, its Western branch-
es ami Its spokesmen in congress have
monopolized the sensational features of
the situation. The dags that bite have
not yet barked.
The government, however, is not Idle.
The diplomatic, the navy and war depart-
ments are working under pressure. There
Is no bluster, hut monitors and rams and
gunboats are getting ready. Shipyards
and navy yards are Increasing their forces
and ammunition and ordnance are being
concentrated at pivotal points, and the
best warships are quietly rendezvousing
within striking distance of Havana.
it can be stated on good authority that
the president is thoroughly aroused. The
accident theory 1ms been almost complete-
ly discarded in high administrative eli-
and attention has within the past
twelve hours become fixed on the fact
that, while the Spanish authorities prob-
ably did not inspire or sanction the out-
rage. the Havuna officials allowed the
Maine to lie placed over n mine without
rning Captain bigs bee, and that this
mine, somehow, was exploded. This point
wnf"probably become the most serious
problem In the matter of deciding action
s It may take an official form.
What filibustering and accidents may con-
tribute to the situation nobody knows.
GOV. BARNES COMING NOME.
AS DONE AM. UK CAN Foil FP.LK
HOMES.
pom Tin- State tTapHai Bureau till) 1 It h St
Washington, I >. C. Feb. IN -dow i nor
ames has left for home. He says that
le postponement of consideration of
ie ftee homes bill precludes his re-
maining here until the consideration,
and he feels that all that can be has
been done by liitn. It. S. McUuire, of
has gone home with tin* ns.r
ances that he will be appointed as-
sistant I'nited Slates attorney
•eed McMechan. The change
made about April first.
WARNED TO LEAVE.
Gen. Lee Thinks Hr-vana Not a Heal-
thy Place for Americans.
SUDDEN TROUBLE LIABLETO ARISE
41 lie II ii imI red Head Million* t-'omid
Their I allium With Their
%rni* Meaeliing I p .%«* In
Miidilcu Alarm.
o suc-
vill be
M'MECHAN RETAINED.
HOFFMAN'S KIOSK 1NATI< N WAS
ACCEPTF.!) AT ONCE/
Thomas F. McMechan. assistant
nited States attorney, will be retain
d by the department of justice to as-
sist in the prosecution of persons wli •
participated in the burning of the tw ■
inole Indians near Maude. He has
been on the ground ever since F pi ted
States deputy marshals began making
arrests, actively engaged in taking
timony and securing evidence. When
the department of justice asked for the
resignation of McMechan and Hoffman.
It. Brooks. United States district
torney, was requested to offer any sug-
gestions why the resignations should
not be accepted at once. He called .it
tention to the fact that the removal o
Median would interfere with a snt
isfactory handling of the Setninol
•ases.
Mr. Brooks received a telegram fn m
the attorney general hist night slat
that the resignation of 15. V. Iloffn
had been accepted and J. It. Scot in
had been appointed Ills succe ssor.
ictloii will be taken on the resignati n
if Mr. McMechan until March 1st.
SENATE TO THE RESCUE
Committee Asked to Investigate Beli
gerency Rights.
foraker Think** the Pat \ot l-'t
Hihtant When Action %% ill lie
\l>('t'NNItl>) .
Washington, Feb. 24. While the so
e had under consideration the dipl
matic and consular appropriation bill
today, a sharp debate on the Cuban
situation was precipitated by Mr. All
• f Nebraska, who offered as an amend
nicut the resolution passed by the set
ate a year ago recognizing the belllgi
rent rights of the Cuban insurgents.
The debate became general and o
cupied nearly four hours.
In the eours of a reply to the prelim
inary statement by Mr. Allen. Mr.
gan of Alabama said thai this country
relations with Spain at the present
lime were seriously strained and thi
intervention by the United Stales
year ago would have been inoffensiv
would now be almost a cause of v
He expressed the opinion that tli
ban affair would eventually be sub
mitted to the arbitrament of the
between the I'nited States and Spain
but he did not want war preclpitat
by the rash acts of legislation.
i ir. Foraker of Ohio thought the d
not far distant when the time for act!
by this country would arrive and that
the chief magistrate of the nation ought
to rejoice that the legislative branch
the government was prepared to support
him in asserting American right
•ston of Nebraska, counseled calm
ness and prudence, for he believed th
•ountry was rapidly drifting Int
with Spain. "We ought to have
e." said be. "and wait sis a great
powerful people, not in fear, but In hop*
that some satisfactory conclusion
nt difficulty may be reached."
Hoar of Massachusetts maintain*
the floor of the senate was no prope
place for angry discussions of Internation
al affairs, and that no senator ought
utter anything .hat might not well be
uttered by the President of the I'nited
States. He expressed his willingness,
however, to give Ids support to the execu-
tive should the time for action arrive.
Mr. Allen's amendment was ruled out of
order, and the appeal from tneruling tak-
en by the Nebraska senator was laid on
the table by a vote of f.l to 5.
Marly in the day Mr. Allen offered ;i res-
olution for a committee of live senators,
who should go to Cuba and ascertain the
precise situation on the Island. I nder the
rules, it went over until tomorrow.
Havana, Feb, 24. The situation In
lvana is more grave than it was ti
ek ago. Although the officers of the
ival board of inquiry preserve an Im-
penetrable reserve, it is learned that
some of the best naval experts believe
v that the explosion was the result
treachery.
They do not believe that the Spanish
a Is were part of the conspiracy
mm evidence now in their possession
y believe that the Spanish govern-
ment, Genral Blanco und till its mili-
tary subordinates were guiltless alike
knowledge of or participation in tin*
line. It is believed to have been set
by a fanatic.
uinsul General Lee lias Informally1
Ivised Americans not necessarily de-
tained here to leave for home at once,
any families will sail on the olivette
irrow.
These precautions were taken in view
the fad that there Is strong sus-
ion that the volunteers, anti-Amerl-
i and anti-autonomy, have been in-
spired create trouble in case tli«•
ine inquiry proves that the catas-
phe was due to design. The au-
thorities iti Havanna are taking every
union in their power to protect
foreigners, but it is generally believed
that the counsul general has acted ad-
Isedly.
It is believed that American consuls
other Cuban ports have given like
warning.
This is an indication that those on
e ground reliaze the possibility of
otible arising suddenly ami their in
biiify to protect the women and ehihl-
•ti if any outbreak ocurred.
The further the inquiry of the causes
that led to the disaster proceeds, the
■ remote appears the chances that
uny evidence will be discovered that
n if any outbreak oecured.
Those divers who penetrated into the
rward part of the wreck found that
ie whole forward end of the ship
from a point just abaft the forward
•t had been twisted fifteen or twen-
ty degrees to starboard. That part of
he vessel was a wilderness of debris
ml curled and twisted plates.
The sharp, jagged edges of some
lates added danger to the difficulties
if the divers, getting life lines into a
angle and fraying the cords. In one
instance they almost cut through a rub-
tube which supplies ti. diver with
OKLAHOMA AND CORN.
FBI'S. MORROW. OK Till' A & M col.
I.KUK WILL WORK FOll IT.
Stillwater, Ok., Feb. 24. .Special Cor-
respondence.) President and Director
Morrow, of the Agricultural College and
(experiment Station has been elected a
member for the executive committee ut
the recently organized American Mai/.'
Propaganda, the object of which Is to
promote the larger use of Indian corn
in the I'nited States and foreign coun-
tries and to develop further the possibil-
ities of the corn plant Encouragement
to larger use of corn as food for man. it
larger us*' as food for animals in foreign
countries, and development of new uses
of the plant are the chief things aimed at
It is purposed to make an extended ex-
hibit of corn and its products at the Oma-
ha Exposition with a large cooking sehool
Illustrating methods of preparing corn is
f -ad and to have a more extended
nihil of the same class tit the World-
Exposition in Paris in P.mni
DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE.
GOOD MANY PEOPLE KILLED l>
CHINA BY IT.
San Francisco, Feb The Pacific mal
steamship. City of Pekln. which arrived
from Yokohama anti Hong Kong, via
Honolulu, today, brought the following
Oriental advices:
A terrible earthquake occurred on tin-
Island of Ambolna In the Molucca group
on January 0. us the result of which IIftv
people were killed and over 20U injured.
Vice Admiral Baron Tsubol. commander
of the Yokosuka admlralt\ died at l.«
residence at Shlroknne-Machi. Tokio, on
January :tt . lie took a prominent pari in
the late Japan-China war. espei lall>
tin- naval engagement in the Yellow S :■
when he was in command of the ilrst liy
ing squadron.
FARMERS INSURANCE.
A MPTPAL ASSOCIATION FOR IN'
SPRING GROWING GRAIN.
ExOounty Commlsloner .1 A. Osborne,
J. W. Bennett and J. M. t.annon are over
from Canadian county, incorporating tin
Farmers Mutual indemnity Association
The object is to insure Ihe grain of farm
ers from loss by hall and cyclone during
the growing period. The membership i> *
is $1 and the minimum premium on in
surance Is one-half cent per bushel oi
wheat and one-fourth cent on
maximum Is two cents on win-
ONE YEAR IN PRISON
Zola Is found Guilty and Has Been j
Sentenced.
WADE A HERO BY HIS FRIENDS.
\ Mil %llllO*<t 1.3 lulled
log <!oli lie t.i\
lie **liof al the
I lie How I
a Pari
•od days ahei
unanimity wa
cd in the Jur>
und the s lite
da ami four tu
for M pel
of the Am
in the ev*-t
lighted by elect riclt y.
the face of e\ . i y p 1 s«i
iu object. "t 'hrlst ('rue
behind the bench.
M Malt re Lah..iie ,
by saying: The nam
most abhorred in hist<
Tin- figure of (Mirist <
After s<-nt(-uee had h
pompous *1- oruni. lie
am a victim of mob
wardice and a gran
Hut he .lid not win
il:r-.l as i 1 id H el en I ;
r. Mine, /.da's dev.
St s. etn.-d bt.ikcn, I
at sin* must brace
the height of Zola'?
'he hour was
id the court I''
•icily, which
Very : till,
hung high
tided his
• of Pilat.
aught Zola's *•> *•
-•.•ii passed with
I ho Ko .il is the highest o|r«ode baldnq powder
known. Ailunl tfklk thim it goesono-
tbirol further than an* other brand.
^akiK"
powder
Absolutely Pure
I liAKi'. i P1*M R I
TAKEOATHMONDAYl
Judges Burlord and HainerWillBe As-
signed to Districts.
SPECIAL SESSION SUPREME COURTI
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
lit It I N POWELL OP STILLWATER
eli A Rd El> WITH POROINll
11 IS WIFE'S NA..L
1 In im. a yotinR
imed Orrln Po
e as securlt;
The siKuatur
mere spect." -
heart at the
when she felt
elf up to rise
ami situation,
-tell'-possessed.
Ilrtineau ami
tied
Stillwater, t ik . Pel
man living near her*'
borrowed $.'l(M and 1
mortgage on Ids fur
his Wife appeared oil the document ill the
form ..f an "X which she testified In
court was a forgery and tin* result was
that the mortgage was set aside, powell
has sue. iu eluding lie officers until
yesterday when County Attorney Neal
was coming down the street from the
. ..lift house lie recti - tilted tile young man
going into a blacksmith s.iop, lie follow-
ed to make sure. Powell recognized him,
th*
had
qua
ug'
l-he
c.impan-
mob vio
eatly up
elite
In
Th.
nr.
cent on oats.
The headquart
Yukon and the
of Yukon.
•rs of tile
i.t her friends
■late that by
eined from all past faults
>1 him upon a radiant pedes
him an unique position, an
alse him I lie repi-s.'lltativ
Tile
had
CONTESTS SETTLED.
The Interior Department Again Gets
Oklahomans Out ol Trouble.
llonieNteadM \ear Perry. Hemi
liltcreMlcd in KcMllll of He
nIoii Iteiidered.
FromTheSlateCapltal Bureau,filO HthSt.
Washington. P*d . 24. The interior de
partment has handed down the following
Mr. Neal went to lieptity Sheriff Johns
and informed him of Ihe presence of tin-
man in town. Powell sahl on being ai
tested that lie knew there was a warrant
out for him. and had come Into town to
give himself up. Williams «V Male asked
till in o'clock this morning to tile a de-
murrer to the complaint. The request was
granted. The preliminary was set for
Monday morning, and the prisoner is held
under $7<mi bail.
KILLED AT A DANCE. "
.11 >| I N BLACK KILLED BY W P P
KINS N KA It AVOCA.
dance live miles
Tuesday night, a
John Blackwell wa
kins, who a.so w
Perkins imiiiedlat.
th
... Jl. 1 S|
it beast o:
tilt of
killed by \
>unde.^ Bill
y gave hi in
Ave
• ik
uopuo-| iy >jJ°A M8N 4'00 J.OVb-LX3 S«uNOd
vuu fqvt uo *no joJ
ExTrAcT
THE HOUSEHOLD PAHACEA FOR PAIH.
ie important discovery made was
position of the bodies found in the
k, 100 of which were floating about
torn compartments. All of these
bodies were in hammocks and all laid
111s curved upward. They gave
tln impression that the men had been
startled by some sudden shock of dan-
r and were in the act of reaching up
r their hammock hooks to swing
themselves on deck when death came.
This seems to conform with that
which has already been said about
there having been two explosions—the
first startling the men into the act of
arising from their hammocks, the other
lashing the life out of them while they
were in that position. Before the ex-
plosion the ten-inch magazine was lo-
oted on the starboard side forward
and beneath the forward turret. What
is left of the magazine seems to have
been driven toward the port bow in a
The six-inch magazine, which had its
location in the port side of the ship
forward, was hurled In a direction di-
rectly opposite to that of the ten-inch
magazine. One of the copper cylindri-
cal tanks for the six-inch magazine was
found by the divers in the wreck of that
structure. It contained no powder
charge.
The ten-inch magazine has not been
closely examined tit this writing, but
such inspection of it us was made leads
t*i the belief that a big pile of twisted
wreckage lies about the top of it is
composed of unexploded ten-inch
charges.
The theory of the two exph
born*' out by the testimony of Setior
Antoniu Cabalero a tobacco dealer of
Havana. Henor Cabalero was crossing
the hay in a ferry boat at the time of
the disaster. He was familiar with tin*
Maine, having paid several visits to
that craft, and was i^dnting out to a
group of friends on the ferr> boat her
pec uliarit ies.
There came just at that instant. In
says, a dul report from the forward
part of the vessel, the upheaval of a
geyser of water about the boat, follow -
ed almost Instantly by it terrific roat
ami a blinding flash <>f light.
II*- is positive about the tirst explosi
•tilled out.
Lround the
dte all fire
ivillian ci.
•ers in the
nanifestn t ii
• liul
the jut >
and hot
into the hall. T
in uniform,
id the young
ml hall Joined
wa\ d t heir
•" was cried,
•ontcnt to h
lir ay. but soin
cot; ti I zed ill the
1 th1ough t he f
decisions in contested hind cases in okla-
homa territory:
The case of Benjamin L. Klrtley vs.
May Dykes, Involving the sw qr of 2"
tp "'2, north, range 1 west. Perry, okia
homa, was brought before the department
on appeal by Klrtley from the decision
of the general land office of May I, 18! t;.
which affirmed the action of the register
and receiver In dismissing hi?; contest for
the above described entry and ti warded
it to Miss Dykes. The principal question
involved in tills controversy is. whether
Klrtley was a bona fide settler on the
land ut the date Miss Dykes mad" entry
thereof.
The testimony In this case has beer
carefully read and considered by the de
partment and Klrtley's relation to the
land does not show good fanh. TI10 tie
partment therefore finding no suflicicnt
grounds to disturb the decisions of both
the local and general land offices in*hold-
ing that Miss Dykes is th** rightful claim-
ant to the land, denies the appeal.
The department reverses the decision of
the general land office in the case of p. 1
sle (lakes (now nee Snowdell) vs. \\ . 1
Keno City. This case Involves hom* sie...|
entry No. 3489, for the w hf of the ne qr
of sec 29, tp 15, n. r 7 w.. Oklanoma. and
Is before tin* department now on th** ap-
peal of Persle (lakes from the decision of
the general land office on June l.Y 1S!'T.
dismissing her portest against the allow
atlee of townsite proof and rejecting her
application for reinstatement of the abo\.
kindly .
them, pi
•oph
Cllt.1
Id Napoh« II
•rs, lout Un-
church
. to put
ev*-r aimed
first and
ctit-ally for-
tmge com hi-
and people,
down Israel
SUBMARINE MINES.
Plan ol Havana Harbor Sold By
Spaniard to the United States.
Multterrniieaii Panwagcw Have F.%iwled
l-'oor Vciii'nBi'Isi'I'ii Pi. 4 aba hum
and Mom 4'aMle.
Havana, via Key West. Feb 24. An
American of rank of sufficient author-
ity to entitle lit 111 to tho* command of a
ship is the authority for the statement
that ti Spanish naval officer some time
ago sold to tin- Washington state de-
partment a map of Havana harbor,
showing sub-marine mines. The Span-
ish residents deny this statement, and
say that the mines exist only inimagin-
atioii. The Cubans on the other hand,
laim that there are mine galleries tin-
er thelmrbor leading fr>
a 11 passages k 11
in Pram-*
tban it lo
which
What I
entry.
This case comes tindei
under department order
and the department
"current work '
of June ll. IV ;
III po
ch
WiJh the record a a mot
the appeal, on the ground,
that all the issues now ran.
testant have been heretofor'
dlcated against her, that
testant without Interest a in
entitled to the right of app<
A brief history of tills ease
est ing
The land is in fh« ('hey -t
ahoe country, which was 1
tlenient and entry at 11001
against
■deal fore
■d ill the I
been long
behind it.
srteat universal
ereforr
but ?
could only I •
111! z.-d for \
lilitia, hut
hoping for
'nbam
subterran-
' existed for
s ami Mora
night
n mili-
qiubllc
oihstant ially
I by the pro
finally a.l jn
• I to
mi.
'tlell. now
and says that it was noticed by
companions. The statement 0 of
came to th*' ears of the court of in-
quiry ami hist night an officer was
sent to Senor Cabalero to ask him if
he would appear as a witness before
the court. He announced his willing-
ness to do so.
On that dat
made homestead entry for t
the im* qr of said section, t
range. 011 April 2". IHM'J. one
a Weill filed a contest nga.il
alleging seltlcnien prior to
any other person.
(in May 14. 1H! 2. John F
judge of Canadian county, <1
rltory. applied to enter said
tlon . together with lot r. of f
^'s townsite purposes, which .applicatl.
his
hip
years between
Past Ie and this port
General Blanco on th
disaster, was sitting with General Mar-
inns in the corridor of the palace. When
he heard the explosion he jumped from
his chair, exclaiming:
At Inst they have put a shell in the
palace."
The censorship is \>ry strict and, ac-
cording to a recent order all dispatches
must be submitted in Spanish as well
jis Kngllsh. This doubles tin* trouble
..I correspondents and quadruples de-
lay. The means of communication in
Havana, a large city, are rather prim-
itive, and the work of visiting ships in
tin- harbor is tedious. At the palace
dtiting the hours when Lieutenant Col-
• • I Mendezz, the censor, Is present.
. re can always be found ti long lined-
wspaper men anxiously awaiting his
proval or disapproval of their matter
and his affixing of tin* official stamp, its
as we| as all proofs of till daily m-us-
p.-peis published here, and matters for
in-, sh papers in Spain must be censured
WASHINGTON DAY.
a i riii'. norma lschooi. at f:d
M( )N1 .
I alnn.inl, <> i
.- pomlence. 1 il
.nil appropriate
At I" {l a. in., i
pecial request 1
Judge IIaihot ||a« Carefull> Looked |
%Tter 1 bo- f It)'* liotereo«tH in
a««liiiiKioii- tci-aiiKiiiK
loo lto'><iKii.
The * ommlMhiiis tor John Burford. as
chl.-f justice, and B t llalner. jis asso-
ciate justice were forwarded from Wash-
ington yesterday ami will he received Prl-
day or Saturday Chief Jus.,*.- Dale has
called the supreme court iii special session
on Monday, at which time the oath «of
office will be taken by Judges Burford
and llalner and they will be assigned to
districts by ih< supreme court. Chief
J list h e Burford will immethuttdy relieve
Judge Dale and Judge llalner will relieve
Judge Blercr.
ASPI KA NTS M I 'ST WAIT.
Judge llalner was asked this morning
1 J hv the State Capital reporter If there was
any truth In the report that Ham was to
tide Ids clerk. "No," said Mr. Haln-
there is no truth in It. I do not know
my clerk will be. Tin-re has been ti
number here to secure the place and 1 told
each of them that tin* appointment will
not he mad.- r* r about thirty days. I
desire to appoint si man who will be en-
tlr*-l.\ satlsfactors to the people of my
district Pnt11 I consult with the people
ot tin- (listrl*-t ati.I learn their wishes the
appointment will not he decided on."
"Some of the papers I see are trying to
mix Mark Hanna In local affairs. I was
in Washington seven we.-ks and during
all that time not on. word was spoken to
ni«• by anyone regarding the distribution
of these places. Not oven a suggestion
was made - ither by word or action. The
Interest taken iu the appointment of the
oklahoma judiciary by senators and con-
gressmen has been great, but at 110 time
was such a thing mentioned. The tight
has been long and tedious one. The
best feeling has prevailed among the
candidates throughout . e entire time
and not one derogatory paper has been
tiled against any of them. The light has |
been a clean and pleasant one. The dis-
patch of the contirina. itni of Judge Bur-
ford and myself Is not only a compliment
to us, but to every candidate. Congress-
men and senators were frequently heard
to speak I11 the highest terms of the man-
ner iu which the candidates had conduct-
ed the tlgnt. The appointments were
made on Friday, the judiciary commit-
tee ma.h 1 favorable report on the fol-
lowing Monday and 0*11 Wednesday the
nominations were confirm*-..,
HANSON PAYNE CASK,
"The Hanson Payne case is in excellent
condition said Judge Haiti.r " The
opinion Is now being prepared by the
I'nited States supreme court and will be
handed down very soon probably 011
Monday next. In my mind there is no
doubt what the decision will he In favor
of the citizens. Th** opinion is a very
lengthy one from what I can learn and
will probably be broad enough to settle
all cases effecting the city now Involved.
Solicitor (leneral Hlcnards has taken a
great interest iu these cases and is doing
evi-rytliitig in his power to uphold the pat-
ents Issued by the Plilted States to the
town sites. Judge Hlchards Is regarded as
of the best lawyers n the I'nited
States and til** people of Guthrie are for-
tunate ill having such Important matters
iu Ids charge and can rest assured he can
he trusted to care well for their Interests.
KLRCTHIC LIGHT REPORT.
Judge llalner went before tae comptroll-
er of currency while In Washington when
Receiver Watts made his report as receiv-
er of the Hut brie electric light plant. The
receiver reported a balance due uie Amer-
i. an National Bank of Arkansas City of
from the city for arc lights. Judge
llalner contended that tin* lights have
i t-.-n worthless to the city sis the condi-
tions of the franchise have not been lived
tip to by the company. The franchise
• ailed for arc lights of 2.«hn candle power
and the lights refused to he pal *
not more than I.'hki candle pow
thus making the franchise ah
void. He also contended that the receiv-
er could not get a judgment for more
than for those reasons, lie showed
further that the tsix.-s on the plant were
delinquent and unpaid to the amount of
$2,000. These facts had never been report-
ed by the receiver and changed entirely
the face of the report of the receiver. The
matter was taken under consideration by
the comptroller and it Is probable the
matter will be settled at not ti far distant
date and with a great saving to th** city
PREPARING TO RESIGN.
Judge llalner is arranging the affairs
of the city sis city attorney iu such a
manner that they .an immediately be
turned ov.-r to his successor. He will pre-
sent his resignation as city attorney to
solutely
t he
eli
JAPAN DOUBTS RUSSIA.
si.I tit Murdaug
I Vel'ed ti public
the
cteil fo
•onflict
kitll SlloWtlel
A hearing
den and the townsit
hearing having been
rdere.l bo
claimants,
between :
(Continued on Fourth page
I | Washington " The
(crowded with apple.
•! eho-sic English, and
i-. | ing oratory.
At tile ( Veiling III
P.i o,mi. of (iklnhom
.1 on the "Federal «
,,l Brown displayed eti
1,. expounder of t he >••
assembly hsill was
dative list m i s The
ect paragon of line
graceful ami thrill
mi. the II..11. J L.
1 < 'it \ lectur.-d up
'oust it ut ion ' M r
tin. ut ability sis an
11st it ut i. oti. particu
DOES NOT believe it will evac-
I ATE PORT ARTIll R.
London. Feb. Li The Pekln correspond-
ent of the Times says:
"Japan, distrusting Russia's activity at
Port Arthur, recently pressed china to
r.-new the assurance that the Russians
would withdraw from that port in the
sprint-' China through her Minister at
St Petersburg iM Vang Yu> endeavored
to obtain the requisite assurance.
••Russia r.plie.l that i t-r ships would
remain longer than was origlnsioy intend-
ed their withdrawal being opposed to the
Interests ... both China and Cor-a This
reply being communicated t«> Japan, was
regarded as .111 Intimation of Russia's in-
1 ....i i.,n 1,, occtip\ Port Arthur perma..
but thinks she
lis the history of its origin lie held |
his audience spell hound from lirst to!
last. j
Both addresses will long be remeber-
-.1 among the finest to which our citi-
zens have liu.l the pleasure of listening.
' All lace curtins at reduced prices nt
Bamsay's on*' price cash house. Friday
February 25th.
If you feel drowsy, dull languid. In-
expressibly tired or debilitated. it
you've no appetite and frequent head-
aches or dizziness, si furred or coated
t oiigue- it proves that you're bilious.
In that case you shoTtld use Dr. Pierce s
pleasant Pellets. They are anti-bil-
ious granules, which act In a prompt
and natural way withoue griping.
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