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THE FIRST PAPER PUBLISHED IN OKLAHOMA.
VOLUME 9.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
GUTH1UK, OKLAHOMA, MAIM II, 189S.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
NUMBElt '-'TI.
OFFICIAL OPINION.
Secretary Long Thinks Spain Oirectly
Not Responsible.
NO NEW LIGHT ON THE MATTER.
4'anfioii 4-ivi'ii lo Kaim-H* lo Think
lion* iiimI Nit) Movement*
I ti III MM* 4-oii-u Oil in
\\ u-liiliglon
Washingtnn. March 2. Tin* main inter-
est of the day In connection with the
Maine inquiry centered in a si:ilenient by
Secretary Long, following tin- cabinet
meeting, that, in his personal opinion, un>
official participation by the Spanish gov-
ernment In the blowing up of the Maine
was now practically eliminated from the
situation. This statement was not of a
formal or official character, and was
made by Mr. Ixing as be walked away
from the White House. As usual. the
various cabinet officers are besieged with
inquiries as to the questions before the
meeting and, in response to these Impor
tunities, the secretary rather casually
summed up the situation in a few words,
stating that most of the time hud been
given to the outrages on colored post-
masters in the South. Naturally, the Cu-
ba 11 situation had been gone over, he said,
but there was no actual development
and he felt that public excitement over
the subject had materially abated. Then
he added the statement, In the same pass-
ing way. that any participation by the
Spanish government In the blowing up
of the Maine was practically eliminated
In his Judgment.
This last remark was speedily given
wide circulation apart from the quieting
references which hud accompanied it. M
immediateh started much comment and
discussion, and when Mr. Long returned
to the navy department a..er lunch he
found that what In: had Intended to con-
vey was being given the force of ail offi-
cial declaration that Spain's responsibil-
ity for the disaster had been eliminated.
In order to make dear bis meaning, as
a personal expression of opinion. Mr Long
dictated the following statement:
•'The main tiling we talked about in the
cabinet were the outrages on the post-
masters. one a white man In (Seorgia and
one a colored man in South Carolina
in regard to the Cuban situation. I
said I thought thing' were growing qui
eter every day. and. as far as my judg-
ment went. I was inclined t" think that
. any official participation on the part ol
the Spanish government in the disaster
was now practically eliminated."
The foregoing conveyed all that Mr.
Long desired to say on the subject, and
this much was given only to offset en-
larged versions of what he had said. Per-
sons occupying the closest relations with
the secretary said that the opinion ex-
pressed was such as anyone might give
with the facts now at hand. It was not
in any sense, it was explained, a conclu-
sion drawn from new evidence not made
public, either from the court of inquiry
or any officer now concerned In the in-
quiry. Neither facts or intimations have
come from such sources, it is said at the
ileparltnent. which would serve as the ha
sis for an opinion.
The official declaration of Senor Du-
Hose. the Spanish charge d'affaires, that
no mines or submarine defenses exist in
the harbor of Havana bad coine to the
attention of Secretary Long, and this
statement from the authorized represen-
tative of the Spanish government was
fell to have given its due weight in the
opinion expressed by the secretary.
It was pointed out by persons bearing
close relations with the secretary, that
the language used was "official participa-
tion" on the part of the Spanish govern-
vvas said, had no bearing
of Spain's responsibility,
rtleipation" of Spain was
le the responsibility of
ment. This, it
on t lie questioi
The "official pi
one thing: wh
Spain. In case
the disaste
pro
iot her
of external origin, was quit
thing. The secretary's statement was re-
stricted. it was explained, to exculpating
Spain from direct, official knowledge and
participation in the affair. In case it was
shown that the act was due .o some fa
natic or person not connected with the
government, then the question of Spain's
responsibility would be still open.
Mr. Long was much surprised that so
much attention ha ecu given to hi
passing allusion.
Aside from this Incident. the day
brought forth few developments of im
I * portance relating to the Maim1. No ills
patches of any kind from Key West,
where the court of Inquiry is sitt
were given out during the day. and, ;
rule Of publicity is still in force, pres
ably nothing came from that quat
The vessel movements announced during
the day were devoid of significance.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION.
A BILL IN TRODC
TO HI 'I LI
• i: I IN < ONURESS
SHU'S.
Represent a 11V
o.iay Introduc-
ing resolution
ic navy be ant
in ids
a I coinmmlttec to the necessity for
tiding such a contingent fund in the
a I appropriation bill. If the coinmlt-
dnes not include such a provision in
the hill when li Is reported, lie will offer
an amendment In the house.
HAVE THE PLANS.
UNDERGROUND PASSAGES IN HA-
VANA IIARROR PROVEN.
San ^Vntonlo, Tex., March 2. Mrs.
Lucy V. Hunter, widow of Dr. ti. L.
Hunter, residing at 220 San Pedro uv
enue, this city, is In possession of con
vincing proof of existence of an un-
lergrotind passage which winds around
for many miles under the harbor of 11a-
Thls proof Is In the nature of a pho
togr.iph of a section of a passage which
* taken thirty two years ago by her
■ husband, who was a very learned
and scientific man. Dr. Hunter spent
some time in Havana and wrote a
number of Intetcsting letters to his
wile describing this underground pas-
age.
Ill one of these letters lie stated thut
e traveled for many miles under the
harbor and could hear the roar of the
waters in the bay above his head. II.-
stated that the passage led Into the bay
from Moro castle and he makes no
mention in any of these letters of prob-
able objects of passage under the har-
r. but that they had a direct connee-
• n with the fortifications in some
way.
The photograph which Mrs. Huntei
has is Somewhat dim with age, but the
view of the passage is very plain.
DAMON AND PYTHIAS ACT.
HA I LEV MARKS A STRONG TALK
FOR BRYAN.
Richmond. ^
tatlve Joseph
leader In
speech of thre
. March 2.—Represen-
Rallcy, the democrat -
* house, delivered a
lours before the legis-
lature today on the silver question. II.
lid not refer to the Maine disaster, nor
o the possibility of war with Spain. He
referred to David R. Hill, as a former
senator from New York, but added that
he would never be senator again. Rui-
y said the democrats would adopt the
bit ago platform in 1900 and would
nominate Hryan.
Speaking of J. P. Morgan and Wall
I reel. Mr. Bailey said he did not think
anarchists who burn property are any
sc than monopolists who steal it.
BIG MONTH'S BUSINESS
February Clearings Larger Than For
Several Years.
ItrunriNtreet Itcportn Clearing* of
Seventy'-Heveil CitieH Amount-
ing to
New York. March Rradslrect's says:
'ebriiary bank clearings as reported to
Hradstreet's. point to an Immense volume
f business done in the country during
he past month. The total clearings,
though naturally enough smaller than
January's record-breaking totals, were
lent I y so only because of February
being a short month, and because of a
holiday still further curtailing the time
available for business transactions, for
reason that the average dally clear-
ings were larger than those of January
nd themonthly total was heavier, not
Illy for any previous February on rec-
rd. but larger than most months of nor-
tal years.
The total clearings of seventy-seven ( it-
's of the Pulled States for the month
aggregated smaller by 7 per
cent than those of January but larger
by d per cent than February last year;
per cent in excess of ine low water
mark of 18SM, and 6.4 per cent .arger than
in lh'.i2, the heaviest February on record.
For the two months of 1898, the total
clearings have aggregated $11 ,r 27.iSM .iSHi. a
total larger by 42 per cent than the cor-
responding period of last year, all per cent
larger than 1894. and nearly .ri per cent
than the first two months of 18i 3. a per-
iod of very heavy totals.
Only two cities of the country show de-
creases as compared with February of
Canadian bank clearings were also very
hea\y. aggregating $110.390,i!iii, a decrease
of ii. ! per cent from January, but a gain
of 49 per cent over February last year.
CLASS OF BLOW-UP
Instruments ot Destruction that May
Have Been Used on the Maine.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF EXPLOSIVES.
Could ha\ c Been m Nnbinai'liie Mine
or nu Aaicliwi'd Torpedo -Infor-
mal ion on lletliodM ot'De-
m( ruction.
From The St ate Capital Rureau.GlO 14th St.
Washington, Marc'.i 1. As it is be-
coming more and more apparent that
the battleship Maine was destroyed by
the explosion of a submarine mine, or
an anchored torpedo, some information
as to these devices for the destruction
of vessels may be Interesting. From
con versa t ions with naval officers I ob-
tained the following Information:
A submarine mine, in a naval sense,
is an anchored torpedo, and it may be
buoyant or placed at the bottom of a
channel.
It may lie automatic or exploded by
electricity at the direction of an oper-
ator on the shore.
It may be charged with gunpowder,
gun cotton, dynamite or other nitro-
glycerine explosive.
Experiments have proved that dyna-
mite is the most effective. It furnishes
great power in small bulk: it is not
affected by heat or cold; detonation
does not ensue from ordinary shocks,
and its expulsive force Is not dimin-
ished by being saturated with water.
At a depth of twenty-live or thirty
feet below the ship. 250 pounds of gun
cotton or dynamite will destroy it.
Four hundred pounds of dynamite fifty
feet below the surface will destroy a
vessel directly
it.
The buoyant mine is more certain,
more destructive and as easily manip-
ulated as that at the bottom. The lat-
ter is used only in shallow water.
The buoyant mine varies in size from
twenty-four inches to four feet, it
contains from fifty to r.00 pounds of dy-
namite. The area- of destructiveness Is
called the crater. A pound mine has a
crater from forty to fifty feet.
A mine charged with 500 pounds has
a crater from sixty to eighty feet.
Experiment has indicated that sever-
al small mines are more effective than
two or three large ones. It has been
shown that a mine charged with fifty
pounds of dynamite anchored thirty
feet below the surface threw a column
of water 165 feet in the air.
This force exerted directly under the
strongest war ship in the world would
have blown her up and sent her to the
hot tom.
The submarine mine Is exploded by
electricity. The position of each mine
and each group is known exactly. The
position of a ship with relatinon to
them can be fixed with precision.
It can be determined what part of a
ship an explosion of a particular mine
will attack.
I'nless a ship is directly over a mine
when the explosion takes place she
is not likely to be destroyed. The Lat-
eral force of a mine does not compare
with the vertical force.
A fifty pound dynamite mine explod-
ed directly under a warship would blow
a hole in her bottom and wreck her
completely. If the mine was ten feet
away It might disable a vessel, but she
might escape immediate destruction.
The fuse Imbedded in the charge is
usually mercurial fulminlte.
The fuse mine is connected with the
shore by armored cables. The firing
battery will ignite the fuse if allowed
to send a current through it. A second
battery, too feeble to endanger the fuse,
is strong enough when (lowing through
connections to connect a relay that
automatically switches the firing bat-
tery.
This second current is constantly on
watch. It not only controls the firing,
but operates an electrical signal, that
promptly announces any deterioration
In the connections.
The Maine could have blown up by a
buoyant mine. The exact time when
the ship was over it sould have been
determined. The detonation would have
been followed Instantaneously.
The explosion of a submarine mine
makes a terrible roar, that is in maik<>u
contrast with the sharp shattering of a
surface explosion.
lUipments, lands and pastures ex-
tending thirty-five miles along the Dry
imarron river to tin* Colorado line,
he purchase price Is approximately
$350,000. The transfer includes 12,000
head of cattle and 18,000 acres of pat-
tented land.
The "J. R." and "J. O." brands are
probably the best known brands of
cattle In the west They were estab
Ilsbed by Heatty Bros, more than thir-
ty years ago.
Mr. Roise, the purchaser, is a member
of the firm of Berry-Boise Cattle com-
pany of Montana and North Dakota
and the company's ranches in that
country contain 10.000 head of 4-year-
old steers. Mr. Boise is an old-time
cattle man of the Panhandle. Texas.
Kansas and Colorado. This new ad-
dition to his holdings wil make him one
of the largest cattle owners in the
country.
Heatty Brothers, who built up and
controlled tills valuable herd of cattle
and ranches, did so by thirty years of
patient work and careful breeding.
They still have ranches at Manzatiohi.
Col. Mr. Boise is one of the principal
owners in the Kansas City Live Stock
Commission company at the stock
yards.
WATONGA COURT.
AN ARMY OF LAWYERS FROM EL
RENO IN ATTENDANCE.
Watonga, o. T . March 2.—(Special.)
Judge Tarsney is holding court here
this week and several interesting cases
will be tried, tlie principal one being the
famous Shacklett-Overstrcet case. It
is one In which Stonewall Shackett is
to be tried for the murder of Jim over-
street. in the postofliee at Frisco, some
months ago. This case was brought to
Watonga on a cha ige of venue from
Canadian county, by Judge Pitzer. at-
torney for the defense, and promises to
be a hard fought one all the way
through. The territory is going to try
to prove that Shackett murdered Over-
street in cold blood, ami the defense is
equally positive the jury will bring in
a verdict of justifiable homicide. I'n
less additional evidence is brought out
other than that presented at the coron-
er's inquest, it will appear that Shack-
ett killed Overstreel with a piece of
timber after having a conservation
with i verstreet, the nature .if which is
known to no person outside of U5 liv
Ing principal in the case. County At
torney Charles Carsweli and Senator
Frank E. Gillette are the leading attor-
neys for the prosecution and Judges
Pltzer and Loudermilk will take care of
the defense, other attorneys have be.-n
engaged for the defense
WEYLEB'S LETTER.
It Is Even Wrose Than that ol Minis-
ter De Lome.
4(i'*'ei1 Awked to Avenge tlie IiimiiIi
4>i\en Spain lt> n kiiilt'j'N Hen-
Mage to < ongrfM*.
New York,
petition to ih<
ing her to dei:
an immediate
larch 2. < JelieraI W'eylei
queen regent of Spain a;,
md from the Pulted Stat'
ipology for President M
ST. PATRICKS CHURCH.
DEDICATION
ING
AT
THE NEW B.I ILD
N( IHMAN.
Washington. Mart
Brornwell (Rep.), of Ohio, toaay
• d ill the house the followini', r
"That the secretary of the na
is hereby autiiorlzed. whene\
judgment it shall become e\pe<
the best Interests of theeountry
to secure options upon an
the purcha . of such battleships, cruisers
lane, torpedo-boa I • or oth.r form of nas-
al Vessels as are ..i the m..; i modern type
and ready for immediate use. together
\ armament and equip-
as in his judgment are
necessar.\ to place the naval strength of
the country upon a proper footing for
immediate hostilities with any for-
eign powers with which the same may be
threatened: and that for the purpose of
consummating such purchase there is
hereby approprlated the sum of $20.imn 1,00.1.
to be immediately available."
The resolution was referred to the naval
committee.
Mr. Brontwell syld he introduced the
resolution to call the attention of the
with the inc.
incut for t lie sa i
Norman, March 2. -The dedication
and consecration of St. Patrick's Cath-
olic church In this city will take place
on Sunday, March -0, lsys. attended
with all the solemn ceremonies of H e
church Incident to such occasions.
Bishop Meerschnert will officiate, as-
sisted by a number of the Catholic t ier
gy from all over the territory, and the
day promises to I of the great
days of Catholicism in Oklahoma. Ai
rungements arc being made for fine
singing and music, a number of ladies
and gentlemen from oklahoma City,
Guthrie and Wichita taking part.
PENSION HILL INTRODUCED.
From The State Capital Rureau.GlO 14th St.
Washington, March 2.—Callahan to-
day introduced in the house a hill
granting a pension of $2f> to Nathan
James, late of Company II, Fifty-ninth
Illinois volunteers.
Remember the date of the Flower
Show, March U, 1898.
SOME PENSIONS RECEIVED.
FromTheStateCapital Bureau,G10 14th St.
Washington. March 2 The following
pensions have been granted to residents
of the Indian territory:
Original Widows, etc Judah Martin-
dale, Mother, Vian, cherokee nation,
$12.
Reissue—Robert Carpenter, Buck-
horn, $lu.
The name of Charles W. Foust, de-
ceased, of Oakland, Indian territory,
has been restored to the pension rolls
to $ ; per month.
TWO PENSIONS.
From The State < 'apltal Bureau,610 llthSt.
Washington. March 2. The following
pensions were granted today: Original
Edward Forrester, Bridgeport. $ii: in-
crease William Hunt. Brnwnhoro. to
$350,000 FOR CATTLE.
THE FA Mop
DISPC >SE
HEATTY BROTHI
>F MAN YGATTLE.
Kansas City. Mo . March 2. (Special.)
11. S. Boise of this city, last week closed
the largest cattle deal that has been
made in the west during the past fifteen
years, by purchasing of the famous
Beatty Brothers' all of the "J. H." and
"J. o." brands of cattle owned by them
in Beaver county, Oklahoma, and Mor-
ton and Stevens county. Kansas.
The deal also included all ranches,
Kinley's allusions in his message to con-
gress to Weyler's methods of warfare Is
now made public for the first time. In
Spain the press was stric. y forhldeii to
publish tin* text ol the document for fear
that it might give rise to International
complications.
The letter was written In December,
when General Weyler personally present-
ed it to the queen after the text of the
American president's message became
known in Spain. Here Is the full text:
"Madame: I come today before the
highest representative of the country and
my, begging with the greatest re-
spect from Your Majesty a boon which
I deem necessary to the Spanish army
and to my own honor as a soldier.
"From his high position, the executive
of a foreign power, at the solemn mo-
ment of the opening of its congress, has
uttered Insults against the army of Spain
of so gross a nature that I can hardly
believe they will be permitted to pass
without the energetic protest of the gov-
ernment of Your Majesty.
"The heroic soldiers who are shedding
their generous blood In the (iehls of Cuba
to defend the sovereignty of Spain have
been insulted In a coarse and cowardlj
manner before the whole civilized world
and treated as though they were on tIn-
same level with rebellious hordes of band-
its who do not deserve an honorable men-
tion.
"The military measures, madame, adopt
ed In the Cuhau war with the full know I
edge and consent of one of Your Majes-
ty's governments, a government of Spain
are criticised as infamous and unworthy
of a civilized people. The orders of the
Spanish general who commanded that
army are tluallv qualified, madam. i-
brutal and calculated to till the civilized
world with horror. If such insult- wer.
given only to the sonnet- who ha- tin-
honor to addles Your Majesty, he Would
hot complain of the weakness oi the gov-
ernment in permitting them to go uure-
huked. He would. In fact, tie e\treuiel\
gratified to have called forth such an
opinion concerning hiimcif from a people
whom he consider: to be the open en.-
niles of Spain
"liut when the e insult are also direct-
ed at the entile Spanish army, when t he
opprobrious words are Uirc ted against
tlie honor of the Invincible. noble. cour-
ageous soldiers of Spain th general who
has fought side by sub with ' ... .
•Hers, the general who has scared the
hardships of their lives, the general who
has honored himself by commanding t In-
most heroic and largest iirm.v • >' modern
times. I cannot tolerate w ut protest
the injustice of such grav- words. All
my orders In tin- field. Mad.me . were In-
spired by the noble cry of 'Viva Espana
MORE FARMS WON
Interior Department Hands Down An
other Lot ot Decisions.
PLACES ALL OVER THE TERRITORY.
I.tuids I.fleeted Irr \ear Kit Id. I*err>
Mini Ol tier « lllew Wain Tolm*
ol' ll e IfteeltaioiiN hit t lv-
From The St a t e ('a pit a I If urea u,6101 It It St
Washington. March 2- The interior
department still continues to baud
down decisions III contested land cases
In Oklahoma territory. Decisions have
been rendered in the following cases
The case of Frank Mann vs. James
F. Farris, which involves the south-
west quarter of section 11. township 26
north, range f west. Enid land district,
was brought before tin* department on
a decision for review, filed by Mann, is
denied by the secretary. This case was
before the department last November
on appeal by the plaintiff and again in
January and both times tin- department
refused to consider the case affirming
the findings of the general land office
The department reverses the decision
of the general land office in the case of
Johnathan M Anderson vs. Temple W
Pyle, Involving homested entry No. ::so.
made September 22, JfSl.'t, for tin- north-
west quarter of section IT, township 20
north, range f> west. Enid. Oklahoma,
and holds the entry of the defendant
intact. The land In question is a part
of the Cherokee Outlet, and was open-
ed to settlement on September Ifi, IKWU.
on which day both Andreson and Pyle
started from near tin* same point on
the south line of the territory and ran
direct to the land in controversy, and
each claims to have reached it in ad
vance of the other.
The case was beard by both the lo-
cal and general land office and they
found in favor of the contestant An-
derson. The department, however, dif-
fers with them and holds the entry of
Pyle intact thereby reversing the de-
cision of both the lower offices.
The department denies a motion lot-
review tiled by Charles B. Henderson
in the case of Charles M. Link vs. ('has.
B. Henderson, involving the northeast
quarter of section 2, township Ua north,
range ti west, in the Enid, oklahoma,
land district Both the local and gen-
eral land office found in favor of I,ink I
in the case and the department denies
to disturb their decisions.
The decision of the general land otli.-.-
is affirmed by the department in the I
case of Warren P. Sloan vs. William
P Patton, involving homestead entry
for the southwest quarter of section 22,
township 20 north, range 9 east. Perry
land district, oklahoma, which held
thai the contestant was the first lo
reach and make settlement upon (In-
land in contest.
In the case of Christie P. Woigaiiiott
vs. J. ill li J. James, which involves the
southeast quarter of section 12. town
ship 22 north, range I west, Enid, ok-
lahoma, tin* sccrctarv denies the appeal
filed by James and affirms tin* decision
of the general land office which held
that VV'olgamott was the prior settler
Tlie decision of the general land office
is also affimed in the case of Alval I.
White vs. Patrick Rohan, which was
a controversy over the northwest quar-
ter of section 17. township 2S north,
range :I west, Enid land district, okla-
homa. \ hearing in the case was had
by the register and receiver oti June 21.
ISHTi, and they recommended the can-
cellation of Rohan's entry, tin appeal,
the general land office affirmed that ac-
tion, and a further appeal has been
made Jo the department ami denied.
The attorney for John VV. Walter has
filed a motion for review of depart-
mental decision of September 22, 1897,
in the case^ of Alfonsa W. Hadley
against John W. Walter, involving the
northeast half of the southwest quarter
of section 28. north, range 9 west, Alva
land district, Oklahoma. The motion
is denied by the department and the de-
cision of the general land office here-
tofore rendered in favor of Hadley
affirmed.
A motion for review filed by fin- at-
torney for Albert A. Barnes of the de-
partmental decision of November 12,
1897, in the case of John M Stokley vs.
Albert A. Barnes has also been denied.
This case involves tin* south half of the
northwest quarter and lots :i and 4 of
section f . township 21 north, range 7
east. Perry land district, oklahoma.
The decision of the general land office
is a filmed by tlie department in tin . is.
of Edward L. Raines vs. David R. Ma
gee, which involves the south half of
the northwest quarter of section 2T .
township 27. range I west, Oklahoma
In the case both tin- local and genet al
land office found in favor of Mage.- ami
the department sees no reason why
they should.be changed.
In the case of Ella Alford vs. (J
L. Livint/.eli, which involves lots and
I and the south half of the northw c-d
quarter of section 14. tow nship L.".t north,
range 3 west. Enid, <'klahouia, land dh
trict, the department holds that the de
ci; ion of the general land >dti< > t- . ..i
reel and that Miss Alford did not mak.
the land her home, originally fin- reg-
ister and receiver found In favor of
Miss Alford. but the general land ofilc.
later on reversed the de. isioii and now
the department affirms tin- action ol
tlie geiiei a I land office
POSTAL CHANGES.
Oh, How Thankful
Pain Was Maddening and Hope
Mad Been Abandoned Wonder-
ful Results of Purifying the Blood.
" A very severe pain came in my left
knee, which grew worse ami worse, and
finally a sore broke out above the knee.
It discharged a great deal and the pain
from my thigh down was maddening.
Large, hard, purple apols apjieared on my
leg. 1 suffered in thU way for year.*,
and gave up all hope of ever being cured.
My wife was reading of a cast like mine
cured by llood'a Saraaparilla, and *he
advised me to try it. I be^uu taking it
and when 1 had used a few bottles 1
found relict from my suffering. Oh,
how thankful 1 am for this relief ! 1 am
atronger t ban I have ever been iu my life.
1 am iu the best of health, have a good
appetite and am a m-vv man altogether."
J. P. Moors, Lisbon Falls, Maine.
Hood's pari'lla j
Is the licit hi fni't the one True Hlood Purifier.
Hood's Pills « are all liver ills. c uts.
est
routes fi4:tr.!i and MRU. l_'l f'eb
(Continued on fourth j-
ST A I: RiU "IT,
Lf >CATH N
From The State
Washington,
<!> part tin-nt h;
ing postofliee
ma territory:
Anvil, Lincoi
AND PoSTOFFR'E
RE<!!'LATIONS.
'apltal Bur*
March 2. Tin
s announced i
sites changed
, '110141 h St•
le postoffic
ounty.oiie mile south
98.
Hinton, Noble county, one and one-
half miles southeast oil route r. 12'..
|21 Jan 89.
Also the following star servlt >
changes:
Route 54236. Kiowa, Kansas, to
Driftwood, oklahoma. From February
IK. 1898, change service to supply Keith
at the site authorized January 24. 1V. n.
increasing service l.aO ms | is feb ! v
Route r,4:iH<;. Earlsboro lo Maud.
From February is. 1898. change service
to supply Cook at the site authorized
February 3, 1898, Increasing distance
.r.o m. |18 feb 98.
Route 54389. Reaver to Reaver. From
March 2, 1X98. change service so -is in
supply six mile both ways. Instead of
only one way as at pr«*sent, increasing
distance equal to :: ms. and back. 121
feb 98.
Route 54419 Okeene to Bond Prom
February 15, 1898. change service t<
supply i herrv \ ile al tin- site authori/.
ed January L'v isiis, decreasing distance
2 ins 115 feb 9X.
INDIAN TERRITORY
Porum, Cherokee nation, from Star
v illa From February 2s, 1898, office
discontinued. I 15 feb 98
Route 53337. Ti to Hartshorne. From
February Hi. 1898, change service so as
to supply Ti at flu* site authorized Feb
ruary 14. 1S98. without change in dis-
tance. 110 feb 98.
PREACHER IN A BAD FIX.
Dr. Enibree ol Topeka Accused of
Kuininq A Colored Girl.
Mlir IHeil I ioiii mi Operation anil tlie
llvelor l*ni<1 r*\fOO lo Keep tlie
Matter Ntill.
I'o pelt a. Kan March 2 Dr. A S. Em
pastor of (he Elr i Methoilist church
is been accused of the downfall of Lena
It h, the colored girl who dle.i January
r. from the effects *>f an alleged criminal
operation performed b\ Dr I. S. Shields.
The Ciitli girl was a domestic in l r
Enibree s household for sonic time af't.-i
bis return from Europe ta-t September.
The mother of the girl now claims ...at
Just before death, Lena frith accused Dr.
Einbree id" being the palent of her till
born .hild. Mrs. frith has made an afli
davit to that effect.
Dr. Embree absolutely denies the gross
charge and urges the fullest and most
thorough Investigation. At his request
the official board of tin- First Methodist
church will be formed as an investigating
conimniittee and tin- matter probed to the
bottom.
Dr. Embree < attorney. R, I! Welch
acknowledged that Dr. Embree nave Lena
filth's parents $2oa, but says he did so
under protest and bellevcing it to be a
blackmail In- gave it in order to avoid a
sea ndal.
1 He 'oilovving s i ?opy of i receipt giv-
en by the frith girl after the payment
of the money:
1 lecember 2s. 1897.
1 hereby acknowledge payment of said
Two Hundred Dollars in full satisfaction
of all claims which I have or claim to
have against him and I further acknowl-
edge that the said Dr. A. S. Embree pays
this money under protest and as he ab
1 enes solely for the reason that he cannot
afford to have his good name brought In
question by such action as I have here-
tofore threatened and now threaten to
bring unless said money is paid forth
with.
Witness in\ hand tin- day and year first
above written LENA f It I I II
Witness W I JAMISON
The eleven hundred nn-moers of th.
I'irst Methodist church, of which Dr. Em
bree has been pastor for the last live
> ears, consider the affair a pure case of
blackmail and have every confidence in
the purity and innocence of their pastoi
Dr Embr.. preached as usual last Sun
day, both morning and evening. At tin
conclusion of the evening sermon a large
number of the members hook liumb with
hini and assured him of their confidence
and support.
QUAKERS ARE INVINCIBLT.
THEY ARE READY To VuLI N
I NTEEK IN CASE OF TRol 'RLi :
The following unique letter was re
reived yesterday by Acting (Jov. rnoi
Jenkins:
William Jenkins. Acting Governor?
Dear Sir Will thee please pr.--. nt
my regards to Governor Barnes with a
tender of my services should occasion
require in the Spanish (rouble. The.
• an (eli him thut when Quakers m ik
up their minds to tight they are Invin
cible. With kind regards,
THY FRIEND
FOREIGN VIEWS.
The French Think (lie Distruction ot
Maine Was the first Battle.
IT WILL LIKELY SAVE MUCH BLOOD.
Culm \«« Hin ,. t„ |t,. t rer--< ulonvl
\uiiec and Jack O'Mrten He-
turned t-rum an I'.xpidl
linn to Cuba.
New York. March 2. A dispatch to
the II.-i,ibl from Paris, says:
"In the Intra ige,ant Henri Rochefoot
writes: To really grasp the situation,
the explosion of the Maine must be re-
garded is the first battle between Spain
and the l'nlted States. As for us. we
only see In it the last stage of advance
of Cubans towards Independence. The
catastrophe has caused the death of LT 4
unfortunate sailors, but It has also sav-
ed the liv.-s of millions of combatants,
for it insures (he final triumph of the
Insurrection before many weeks."
FIGHT i IN HAVANA.
New York, March u. tm the day
that the white squadron opens fire on
Havana. Maximo Gomez will begin an
attack by land. He will keep on fight-
ing until Havana surrenders or noth-
ing is left of it but a heap of ruins."
These words were used in Tampa,
Florida, to a World correspondent by
Einilio Nunez of New York, who com-
manded the filibustering expedition
which has been landed In Cuba from
the Steamer Dauntless.
Captain "Dynamite Jack O'Brien has
r.-turned to Tampa with Colonel Nunez.
Tliey left for New York last night.
I am Just back from fuba," Colonel
Nunc/, 'aid, "fuba which is almost
free.
nur little steamer carried two allot-
ments of arms and ammunition. We
mad.- one lauding at orierite, where we
left a laic, quantity of rifles and dyna-
mite f•.i falixto Garcias command
"Then we put about and steamed
along Go- entire length of tin- Cuban
coast of Pinar del Kio province, where
vve p|a< .-d the remainder of our cargo
in the hands ..( Oeneral Diaz, who com-
mand- our forces in that part of the is-
land.
"Trouble with Spaniards? < if course,
but Spaniards are never clever enough
to stop an expedetIon If they tried, and
it never seemed to me they tried very
hard
v it li
fel-
eant
"At Kev West | hail a long talk
Dr. Guiteras, who is (lie surgeon
tending tin- wounded sudors of
Maine. II. told me that one
low asked him the meaning
Spanish word. 'Matalo.*
The doctor told him that
in English. Kill him '
"The sailor shuddered.
I jumped overboard al the explo-
sion.' said In-, and swam to a fishing
boat A man in it knocked me off with
an oar. and said Matalo Yanke' That
shows y .mi the way Spaniards love
Americans.'
"Everyone in Cuba knew of the Maine
disaster (weiit v four hours after it oc-
curred our underground railroad is
telegraph.
\ besieging Bayanio.
with 2fi.00<) men, is try-
^ ay up t he «'antes river
iiuntry between Marcia
in. / is slowly but sure-
nl the capital, burning
alls his troops to pro-
nie/. draws nearer from
-It igties and I)iaz from
that the (Tnited
la re war. The moment
they will mass their
l-.-tate with the 1'nited
i \ ana will fall and < 'u-
aloinst as quick .
"Gan-ia is nov
General Pando, -
ing to force his w
to dislodge him.
"In the o
and Havan
ly working
plantat ions
"As Rlun
lect
the <
all
that happens,
forces and co-
States fleet. 1
DEAD BODY AS SECURITY.
THE FI'NERAL EXPENSES OF IN-
VENTOR FERRIS STILL CNPAID.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 2 The re-
mains of C.-orge W. (! Ferris, known
throughout tin world for his daring
invention and construction of the great
Ferris wheel it the Chicago World's
Fair, are still held at the crematory of
Undertaker Sampson in this city, for
the unpaid funeral expenses, contract-
ed over a year ago Mr Ferris was
practically penniless at his death, but
carried insuiam-e to tin amount of
000. This, it is said, was more then
eaten up b\ tin- numerous claims left.
After coughs and colds
tlie germs ot consumption
often gain a foothold.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod-
liver Oil with Hypophos-
phites will not cure every
case; but, if taken in time,
it will cure many.
Even when the disease is
farther advanced, some re-
markable cures are effected.
In the most advanced stages
it prolongs lite, and makes
the days far more comfort-
able. Everyone suffering
from consumption needs this
food tonic.
V>c. J'i.1 $< oo, all druggUts.
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