The Daily Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1898 Page: 2 of 8
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Several Oklahoma Land Cases Are
Settled.
Hrvfral Mp«*riricn(ionM Contend That
, The Ikpartincnl Ham Krrrd In
Ntmr Of ItN DrriNionn.
From The State Capital Bureau. ®10 14th St.
Washington. April 2H —The interior de-
partment has rendered the following d* -
< -Islons in contested l.ind r:ui*s in Oklaho-
ma :
In the case < f Addison T <">nw > v .
Pierce C*. Uy.tn, "which involve.* the r.w
*jr of nor. 77, t| 2">. n.. range r. w - v. Enid.
Oklahoma Territory, the department if-
llrms the decision of the general land of-
fice rendered May 8. *s%. which re vers-s
the findings of the local ofti« ers, and re-
« ommendci for cancellation the entry >f
Ryan.
The department denies a motion for re-
view filed by counsel for Isaac T. Stiin*-
bury against the homestead entry of
Samuel O. tihelby, for the nw qr if
32, tp 2K. n.. range ? east, Perry land dis-
trict. Oklahoma Territorj on Septem-
ber 7, 1W7. the department r.-mlereti ,l de-
cision holding for c.incella on tie* home-
stead entry of Stansioiry f« r tne «hov.*
land and allowing Shelby to make h -rr.e-
ctead entry for i.ie s.ime.
The motion fir review til- 1 v Stana-
liury's counsel contains twenty-four spec-
ifications of error, amounting in sub-
stance to an assertion that ever;, -sepa-
rate finding in th- d<*partme ! • t-:• n
v .is erroneous
Several of the speeifi ations contend
that the department err -1 in n<o h >ldin«
that Shelby had exhausted his homestead
privilege by having previously made .
homestead entry, "when the re.- r<I dies
not disclose facts sufficient to justify - i;d
Shelby in abandoning his first entry;"
when "it fails to show that through no
fault of Shelby that he did not smv.-d
in holding the land covered by his first
<*ntry;" and when "lie made no effort
whatever to defend his first entry. In
rendering a decision in this case the de-
partment says: "It may l>e conceded
that Shelby has not shown himself p<>s-
*4css«*d tjf the utmost energy and enter-
prise. V ut he has at least done enough
to show that he has rot abandoned res-
idence on the land, nor been guilty of any
such laches .IS would work the forfeiture
of hie laim initiated by > ! ne-r' ai.d
the establishment of r- -idence upon
land prior to the dale of Stansoury'.-.
try of th • same "
"The motion for review pres.-. 's • i t
son why the department should di •
the decision heretofore rendered
In the case of Byron K. C'agle vs W.
.1 Hand -Hi ill, i he contest ml Cigle. h is
filetl with tile department i petition for
the exercise of the supervisory authority
of the secretary. The petition alleges
that the departmental «f<-cision of Febru-
ary 9, 1898, Involving the nw -ir of see.
22, tp. 23, n., range 1 west. Perry. Okla-
homa land district, has been duly pro-
mulgated.
Accompanying Cagle's petition ire cop-
ies of Mendenhall's protest and the ac-
companying al..w.avlt of Charles Gray, du-
ly certified as true transcriptions by the
register of the local land office. Men-
denhall's protest charges that Cugle is
a sooner ami asks a h- iring to establish
that fact. In support of this cnarge the
protest refers to the record of another
vontest and tti the affidavit of Gra\
An application lor rehearing by M
dcnhall based upon the same charge was
considered and ileni • I in the departmen-
tal decision of Feburary 9, 18I* . The
'department says:
"If Mendenhall's present protest is
made for the purpose of de aying Cagle's
entry until after t.ie planting season, so
as to «ive Meiidenhall the right to this
season's crops, the purpose of the appli-
cation will be accomplished even by a
delay in acting upon the matter as now
presented.
"The papers are therefore transmitted
to the general land office for considera-
tion and appropriate action."
trance to Havana harbor. Jutt aero*
from the Moro.
This Is packed with people day and
night. Every roof that gives a view of
th*? jculf has its quota watching the
horlson. When one of the American
ships shows «>n the horizon a wave of
emotion sweeps over the crowd.
There is an almost continuous coun-
cil of war at the palace. When «'ap-
tain-« Seneral Blanco is n«>t there with 1
his generals and <■ donels « f volunteers, j
he is inspecting the fortifications. He
spent an hour yesterday afternoon in
the lookout station of the Moro, watch-
ing th- specks on the 1. -ri® n
There are now probably 50,000 Span-
ish troops, including the v dunteers,
gathered for the defense of H ivan i.
They are strung out particularly to
west. At the Vedad > and Carmelo sev-
eral thousand are massed and more ar-
belng hurried thence by rail.
The indications to defense point to
this vicinity as the first battle field.
Blanco expects the American army to
attempt t < effect a landing there and
is putting up his sand batteries and
forts %\ith a strong line to meet the
foe if It succeeds In getting ashore.
The families in Havana are desper-
ate with dread. If they stay in the city
they fear the shells of the American
fleet and the sack and riot by Spanish
soldiers, volunteers and ruffians gen-
erally. that is almost certain to come
before the city is taken or surrenders.
If they go to the suburbs, even to
Marianao. they fear attacks by the in-
surants. who are drawing close around
the capital. Many have gone to Bata-
bano, there to take steamer for Oien-
fuegos or Santiago, the south coast,
as yet, not being threatened.
The withdrawal of troops from the
interior to defend Havana, has left the
rebels a free hand Yesterday it was
reported that Guines, forty miles from
Havana, was in the insurgents hands.
The railroads hav ebeen blown up at
Pa!os. Jaruco and near Rincon.
The milk and vegetable carts coming
into Havana with produce were all
stopped on the Carretera yesterday.
The rebels confiscated the horses and
oxen an-1 the contents of the carts.
This was withing ten miles of the capi-
tal.
From the ro.-fs in Havana the smoke
of burning fields is visible whenever
the rain holds up.
SUPPLIES GOT OFF
Havana Blockade Has Doubled Prices
In Everything.
.% Itlorkadr Of A Month Will Make
the 4 ity %t>«*olutely l>e*tllute
-•People Are Mtarving.
■IE CONFESSED,
WAS THI' MT'KDKUKR < >F NiHHT-
WATCHMAN KIMK
Independent.-, Kan April 2s.—(Spec-
ial.)—The man arrested near Newata.
I T.. and brought in here Saturday
night, charged with the murder of Of-
ti Will am Klme, at CoffeyvlUe, has
fessed that he is the murderer. He
*s his name as John Butler and his
as 32. He has a severe wound in
his right arm as a result of a bullet
from Officer Kime's revolver, and h-
s that the other two members of
the gang that are now in jail here had
nothing to do with the murder, al-
though they were with him when he
fired the fatal shot.
When he was brought up through
\>fl'eyville Saturday night on his way
here about ^thousand people gathered
at the depot and no doubt would have
hum; him if they n id u. .:t. n i cliancr,
but the officers were anticipating
lething of that kind at CoffeyvlUe.
and before the train got into town
he was taken from the train and plac-
ed in a carriage. He was hurriedly
driven around the town and the train
waited for him again on this side of
town, and in this manner trouble was
averted. A revolver in the possession
• f one of the other men in jail here
has been identified as that of the dead
jfticer, so that it is thought they had
i hand in the affair.
UNO CASE DECISION
'JIAtfDlCf) DOWN IN THK CASE OF
RYAN VS. ROBSON.
From the State Capital Bureau 61014th St.
washington, April 28.—The interior
department tins rendered *a decision in
the contested land case of iDrew Ryan
'vs. "George W. Robson, which involves
The southeast quarter of section 17,
township 27 north, range 5 •west, Enid
Oklahoma, concurring in the decision of
the local and general land offices in
which it held that th pl.nnillT.Kyan.
has the prior settlement on the land
in question.
The land involved is a part of the
Cherokee Outlet opened to settlement
September 16, 1893. 'Both parties were
in the race for the land on that day
plaintiff travelling in a buggy drawn
by two horses, and the defendant trav-
elling by train. The plaintiff claims
to have started by the signal from the
hundred foot strip, twelve or thirteen
miles from the land in question, and
to nave reached and staked it a little
before 1 o'clock. The defendant fixes
ihe time at which he reached the land
and stuck a small stake at 2:30 or 2;:{."i
■o'clock p. m.
POSTOFFICK SITES ESTABLISHED.
FromtheStateCapital Bureau,GlOltthS
Washington, April i'*.—The pislof-
tice department has established the fol
lowing postoflice In the Indian Terri-
tory :
Weaverton, Chickasaw Nation spec
lal from Pickens, route 53301, Ave milets
southwest.
Pontofflce site changed in Oklahoma
McKinley, Logan county, 190 rods
northwest on routes 54143, 54351 and
54412.
POINTERS ABOUT HAVANA.
CITIZENS ARE IN A CONSTANT
STATE OF FEAR.
H avail i, April 2X-There
..id nir the Pun to. fort
H ;i lumb
at the ci
Key W s:. April 2v -The pinch has
been frk In Huvai.j. When the fleet
appeared ouisidt the city the price of
food a. d pr vis: os we. t up wLh a
rush Saturday morning Hi
price has been doubled an 1 canned
g... ds. being n .n-p< rishable, are selling
at fabulous prices. Hardly an hour
passes without the city being thrown
into <t frenzy of panic by some evil
rumor.
This mori.lng heavy guns were
heard to the westward and apparently
in , n instant a report had flashed from
La I'unta to Machina that the attack
upon the shi.re batteries had b n
opened.
The city is simply overrun by regi-
ments i f soldiers brought in from the
surrounding country, and an American
army marching upon Havana would to-
morrow morning meet an armed an l
trained force * f not less than 50,000
men, including volunteers, who prom-
ise to r main loyal to Spain to the end.
THE CITY IS DEMORALIZED.
The city is demoralized. Th
blockade has not listed 1 tig
enough to bring disease upon the peo-
ple. I dread to think of the coming
of the rainy season. It is almost sure
to bring all sorts of fevers with it, and
in their weakened condition the people
will be unable to resist.
Havana Is in a wild state of appre-1 patton
hension and dread. Bombardment from
the American fleet has been expected
from day to day. and the inhabitants
of the panic stricken city have decid-
. 1 in their own minds that a live siege
will not be delayed longer than day-
break tomorrow.
Business has been practically sus-
pended ever sice cable communication
with the I'nited States was cut off.
Pric s of provisions of all sorts was
double 1 Saturday, and Monday morn-
ing found them again more than doub-
le 1. Many dealers are already refus-
ing to sell except in most limited quan-
tities. and agents of the army will
pn babiv take control of every grocery
islon store in the city before
f the week. Suffer.n;j anient,
cr c'ass -s, more especially
spected of anti-Span-
already is something
reconcentrados who
of General Wevler
tanooga yards air night. The regiment
numbers 52? men, and U In command of
Colonel I. C. Bates, who. it Is probable,
will be given the command of the Sec-
ond Brigade of Infantry, ot' which his
regiment is to be made a part. The first
regiment of infantry from the Presidio
and Benecia Barracks. California. and
Batteries C and F. Third artillery, from
th - Presidio, Cal.. and Battery K of th#
First artillery, from Fort Sam Houston.
Texas, are scheduled to arrive within the
next twenty-four hours.
Major Sharp ch.ef commissariat of
• ral Brooke > staff, has asked author-
it: from Washington to establish a pro-
vision depot in Chattanooga, such as the
government has at St. Louis and other
large cities. Th" provisioning of such a
large fore.- of troops as Is now gathered
at i h:< kama iga park, renders it absolute-
ly necessary to have the base of supplies
at a nearer point than St. Louis, and it
Is expected that the authority for the es-
tablishment of the depot will be granted
at once. Major Sharp has made his
headquarters at the park, and a local pur-
chasing agent was placed In charge of
the Chattanooga depot, who will buy sup-
piles necessary.
Hundreds of applications for enlistment
In the regular service has been made
since the encampment of the I'nited
States troops at Chickamauga, and It Is
the intention to establish a recruiting
station at Chattanooga immediately.
Opinion among the army officers varies
as to the lengtn of time the troops will
be stationed at the National Park. Among
those best Informed the opinion is freely
experessed that no movement in the di-
rection nf Cuba will be made for two
months at least, and perhaps not before
fall. The army reorganization bill will
necessitate whipping Into army discipline ;
ELEVEN PEOPIE KILLED.
Explosion Of the Santa Cruz Powder
Works.
Tlir Hndit-K or Tlio-e Killnt
I nrecogiii/able--Mhork Kelt
Many Niln*.
Were
For
an extraordinary number of raw men, at
best a tedious job but one necessary be-
fore the forward movement begins.
As by that time weather in Cuba won.a
be fatal to the landing of troops, it Is
believed by many. that, should the occu-
L'ubu by I'nited State- armed
forces be finally decided on it will not
bt* ordered before autumn.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets—one a
gentle laxative, two to three are ca-
thartic; all dealers.
Santa Cruz Cal.. April 2^.-1: 1- now
known that eleven people were ki.e-d in
Tuesday night's explosion at the Santa
ruz powder works. All that remains to
tell of tne gun cotton plant is some twist-
i iron and a large hole in the ground
made by nitro glycerine. Besides those
killed i>y the explosion an employe named
'aso, who had suffered from heart
use, dropped dead at his nome as a
result of tlie shock. H. Connelly had his
ribs broken. is thought a young man
named Miller was killed, as his horse,
with both eyes blown out. was found
where he left the animal. Ther. were
two others of the name of Miller who
were in the list of killed. Th* bodies of
those killed with t..e exception of Giller-
an. are unrecognizable. having been
frightfully mangled. II. < . Cutter, who
was thought to have escaped, is now
found to be among the dead.
The first heavy shock from the explo-
sion was felt for many miles around and
was shortly foii.iwvd by another .:jrhter
shock. The smoke from the works arose
In such dense volumes that it was impos-
sible for a time to perceive the extent • !
the damage that had been caused by the
explosion. It was said that the lire wis
! spreading and the main magazine was
in imminent danger. The bugle call was
' ae. ordingiy sounded for members of the
•California naval reserve, wno responded
I promptly, hurrying to th mills and as-
sisting the corps of fire fighter.- already
on the grounds. As nearly is can i
learned, the primary cause of tlie disas-
ter was the explosion* of the gun cotton
piaTit. The Igniting of this plant caused
the fire to spread to the adjoining brush
and small buildings ami was the.-, com-
municated to the power mill piant, where
are located the houses o. employes of the
works. The employes are naval reserve
boys worked heroically to prevent th«
fire from spreading to ihe smokeless pow-
der plant.
1 ne scarcity of water in the crew re-
tarded the work of the volunteer fire bri-
gade. Shovels and other tools were us-
ed in stead of water in fighting the
flames.
No doubt is entertained among the of-
ficials of the works that th<* explosion
was due to an acciuent. Extraordinary
precautions are taken to prevent treach-
ery. and no well informed man entertains
the opinion that the accident was the
work of a Spanish spy. as was at first
suggested.
It i.s not thought that the explosion win
interfere with tlie manufacture of smoke-
less powder for the government. The
fire is now under control, and all imme-
diate danger is passed. None of the
plat!'..- for making powder f.-r the fulfill-
ment contracts are Injured. In addition
to the gun cotton plant, most of the cot-
tages occupied by .he employes were bur-
ned. this comprising the property loss,
a financial estimate of which can not be
made at pr
ent.
A CHANGE.
THi: ENTIRK ISSUE OF THIS PAPER
SOLD DAII.Y FROM THE PRESS.
The State Capital has sold every paper
whi' h comes from the press to a circula-
tor who will hereafter have complete
charge thereof. The few complimentar-
les we have had on the list will be. drop-
ped, unless they place their names on the
paid list, as we no longer have charge
of the circulation, selling the entire Is-
sue In bulk as it comes from the press,
to one who will deliver no paper not paid
for in the regular commercial way. Mr.
j Ed Johnson has proven himself a reliable
'man. and will give prompt service to all
who give prompt pay. Mr. Johnson has
• ipted the Inflexible rule that the name
of every subscriber who does not pay^fc^
the end of the month will be dropped.
and pro
the en 1
among those su
ish sentiments,
terrible. Those
were by order
now being
A LUCKY STRIKE.
AMERICANS FIND A GOLD MINK IN
NEW — EXiCO.
El Paso. Texas. April 28.—A sensation
has been created here by the arrival yes-
terday from chuichupa. a village in the
heart of the Sierra Madre mountains.
Mexico, of J Newton Fowler with the
news of the discovery ty himself and
Morris Singleton of the famous lost gold
mine of Tlofa.
The discovery was made on the evening
of April 6. In a deep, narrow canyon,
through which runs the Rio Chlco, a tri-
butary of the Aras River.
Mr. Fowler, whi.e chasing a wounded
deer, came across the ruins of three Ar-
asta.-A and on Investigation discovered a
stone wall enclosing an opening. Cut-
ting through the wall, an old mining shaft
was displayed, and at its mouth were a
number of crude old mining implements.
Going down the shaft a few feet some
very rich specimens or gold were found.
If this is the old Tlofa mine, as is firmly
believed, Mr. Fowler and his associates
will receive $16.00) in gold from the Mexi-
can government, a standing reward It has
offered for the discovery of the mine.
The records of the mines were in the
hands of the priests, who have searched
the country for it, and the records state
that the shaft is walled in. More than
one man has lost his life aunting for
this mine.
J. Newton Fowler is from Brooklyn. N
Y where his father is a contractor and
builder, and Singleton is an old ex-Texas
ranger. The Tlofa mine was fabulously
rich In gold and was walled in when its
owners were driven out of the country by
the Indians in 1819.
To t ure a fold In One Hay
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if It
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L
B. Q. on each tablet.
brought into the city, ar
driven into the country.
A blockade of a month will produc
results too terrible to contemplate. I
Foreigners of all classes and Spaniards,
for that matter, are clamoring for an
opportunity to get out of the island.
Were there 100 neutral vessels in Hava-
na harbor tonight they would all leave
tomorrow with full passenger lists.
All this and much m^re was t 1
tonight From the deck «>f the English
vagrant steamer Lucilene, by John
Itolffe, Englishman and until recently
engineer of the float in r l:*y dock its
Havana harbor.
Tne Lucilene came out past Moro
castle just at dusk tonight, and after
a most exciting incident w as held up by ;
the flagship New York bein; allow 1
to continue on her way to Bermuda
and Philadelphia, afther giving a satis-
factory account of herself. Hard by, I
passengers, orricers and crew of the
Lucilene were hanging over the side of
the vessel, anxious to learn from the
Telegram's boat news of the outside I
world. Officers from the New York had
determined that there was nothing
wrong with the Englishman, and the
Lucilene was allowed to proceed.
As the Americans went off the side
to return to the flag ship three hearty
cheers for America, were given by
those on board the Lucilene. Answer-
ing cheers came from the jackies on
board the New York. As the Lucilene
started away Captain Tucker was
warned that he would do well to give
quicker attention to the next summons
to halt, as vessels of the squadron
might not have so much consideration
as had been shown by the flag ship.
Other incidents of the day have been
without particular interest.
BLOCKADE DRAWING CLOSER.
The blockade about the island is be-
ing constantly drawn closer. It is now
next to impossible for even a row boat
to put out from the shore by night or
by day without being held up. This
morning the Wilmington picked up a
small trading s -hooner east of Matar.-
zas. It was the Sol of Sague la
Grande and was laden with cheap
grade sugar molasses. It was towed
up to the flag ship, where its captain
succeeded in convincing Admiral
Sampson that he was Cuban and anti-
Spanish. that he would never do it
again and that his c;aft and cargo was |
not worth towing to Key West. After
being given some good advice to repeat
when he reached port, he was replaced
in possession of his property and went
sailing away happy.
Notice to water consumers—The regu-
lar hours for sprinkling lawns or gar-
dens will be between the hours of G and
8 o'clock p. m., of each day. All leaky
hose must be repaired. Any willful or
treasonable waste of water will not be
permitted. The ordinance! governing th.
ise of water wil be strictly enforced. 11
. Barney, water commissioner.
Buy a "Quaker Cabinet" for I".
ivave all the advantages of hot 1
in oytir own home. Mrs. C. M iik.a
Vl\ South First street, Guthrie.
anl
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
The twentieth century will begin on 1
Jan. 1st. 1901, and end with 2000. Pt
pie did not begin to reckon time from '
A. D. 1. but waited until about the
550th year of the Christian era. People
who begin to take the great health re- ..
storative, Hostetter's Stomach Bit-!'
t -rs. immediately after the first out*'
break of dyspepsia, malaria, rheuma-}]
tisrn. constipation, nervousness or kid-,
ney trouble will date their cure itn- j
mediately from then.
FROM CHICKAMAUGA.
MANY TROOPS ARE STATIONED
THE NATIONAL PARK.
< Uickamauga National Park, Oa.. April
.s —The entire Second regiment of infa
try. four companies from Fort Keogn,
Mont . two companies from Fort Harri-
son, Mont., and two companies from Fort
Vat> - N !>.. went int- an:;> here yester-
day after having remained in the Chat-
Spring
Suits.
Do you know that the fabrics in our handsome line of
Spring Clothing are just as good, just as stylish, just as up-
to-date as the stock of any tailor anywhere.
If you don't investigation will prove it. The tailor alters
and alters until he gives you a perfect fit. That's precisely
we do. The result is the same. There is one big difference
though in the price. The following is just a few of the many
bargains awaiting you at the Big Store.
Men's Suits, all the sizes, ranging in price from £1.8,"> to
Men's All Wool Suit* ranging in price from. .. .$2.50 to ^(5.98
Men's All Wool Suits-ranging in prce from . .$5.01) to $11.50
Men's All Wool Suits ranging in price from . .$0.50 to $15.00
Boys two-piece Suits ranging in price from 50c to $1.50
Boys two-piece, all wool Suits ranging in price from
$1.00 to $3.18
Youth's three-piece, all wool Suits ranging in price
from $1.50 to $15.00
Youth's three-piece all wool Suits, ranging in price
from $2.00 to $5.00
600 Straw Hats Just fo Start the Season,
48c,
SHOES FOR
SPRING
AND SUMMER.
Low Shoes are always in favor this year more than ever
The new styles are pretty and graceful, come in and see
them.
The prices are low too, quality considered We don't think
we have ever been abl to giv you such rare bargains as these.
240 pairs of Ladies Oxfords worth 80c we sell for.... 48c
150 pairs Ladies Oxfords worth $1.25, we sell for.... 75c
200 (tail's Ladies Oxfords worth $1.75, we sell for $1.00
The Cyclone Big Stores,
(>:t Oh.ihoinu Avvnue anil !()>> anil III Division Street.
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(iutlirie, O. T.
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