The Daily Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 18, 1898 Page: 2 of 8
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PROGRESS MADE
Ey the Senate in Considering War
Measure.
congrfss holds brief session.
b.-nute. at 3:50 p. m.. iih h further mark
of respect, adjourned.
A BRIEF SESSION.
'nrr otcl attom'A state capital. ^r.w is. isos.—wrpyrspav mokvtv
DISCIPLINE
Two Important Kills AffecUnf
Labor are Pnwnl n>' ,ho
llonae-An Kl«ht Hour*
f, Service.
Washington, M«y lT.-Conslderable
progress was made by the senarte today
in considering tin senate war measure.
Mr. Jones. (Ark.) presented in a gener-
al statement the views of the demo-
cratic members of the finance commit-
t e. He maintained that the taxes
imposed by the pending bill ought to
be levied upon property and not upon
consumption: that the policy of the re-
publican party always had b in to
impose taxes upon consumption. vhllc
that of the dem< ratlc party wn > lm-
r>?e It u; - n property. He ' v-1
that taxa.io\ that would ral.s.- , '/00,-
000 would b? sen ply sufficient to bo car-
lied by this bill, and that if the ex-
igencies of the war should d ?mcnstrate
that more money was needed. < •;i;rcss
could provide It late*. He opp- • 1 the
proposition to Issue bonds and .tifl-
cites of indebtedness far In ex of
the requirements of the war, and h Id
that the expenses should b paid by th
government as the war progre: s.
A -D1TIONAL EXPENSE.
Mr. June- called attention to the state-
ment of Secretary of the Treasury Gage
that the additional expenses of the war.
over and above the current expenses of
the government, would l>e tabcu. $25,-
C >,000 a month, a total of perhaps
(Ma year Secretary Alger had ned
t e finance committee that the «.
r -.ry war expenses of b!.< d<;
v ould bo about $ 150.(MX*.(.vX). He
t la ninount sufPlctsntly liberal. S. ry
long had pr.riled to ti coT";
c irefidly pr- ; r. d --t
CONHRESS PASSES TWO IMPORTANT
LABOR RILLS.
Washington, May 17.—Tho house hold a
brief cession today. The Important bills
affecting labor were passed, one limiting
the labor of persons employed upon gov-
ernment works {.nd In government serv-
ient to eight hours daily and the other pro-
\ ding for the equipment of a n'on-partis-
nn labor commission to consider legisla-
tive problems affecting labor.
Mr. Corliss (Mich.) railed up the house
bill to repeal the law providing that trans-
mission of tho electoral vote of the
states to Washington shall be by messen-
ger. The bill proposes transmission by
mall and expuds, and was urged by
Mr. Corliss In the Interest of economy.
Tho present method costs 120,000 every
four years. The bill was defeated after
a prolonged conversational discussion. In
which many members participated.
The house then took up Its bill to limit
*o eight houra each day the work of la-
borers. workmen or mechanics employed
In the service of the government or upon
public works by contract or otherwise.
Tho bill wus amended so as to suspend
Its operation as affecting military or nav-
al works In time of war, and was passed
\ Ithout division.
Senate bill providing an American regis-
try ft>r the ship Centennial, now at Seat-
tle. wus passed.
The house passed a bill to authorise the
appointment of a non-partisan eommls-
lon to collect Information and to recom-
mend legislation to meet problems pre-
sented by labor, agriculture and capital.
The bill proposes a commission of five
members from the house and senate re-
spectively and nine others representing
different Industries and er iployments. to
bo appointed by the president and con-
firmed by the senate.
The house then adjourned at 2:4G p. m.
W, M. IVY RELEASED,
f raut, tlie Supposed Murdered Mai-
Returns.
Tiber* or the Var«> s "•! •
Indemnity Am -iatiou ai
in a 4fuajidnry.
Pough Riders are Being Vigorously
Drilled.
OKLAHOMA MOUNTS ARE GRAY.
. - Portion of Our Troop Have
Ileen Transferred Willi \cw
York Swell*--hoi-*« h Arc
Inferior.
Oeo. K. Ford is In receipt of the follow-
ing newsy letter from (Joo. lludgess, with
Wood's rough riders:
Private Smith wa > transferred to troop
K. along with several of the boy.;. That
i the troop where the New York sw.'lls
are. They call that the Oklahoma sec-
ond troop. Tluit Is a nice way to treat
the Oklahoma people—give them two
ti cops and fill them with people from
elsewhere. I am ready to apply for my
pension ;ia I have contraeted tho gout;
this high living is too much for me. Each
troop Is allowed so much rations ar.d our
cook cooked too much at a time ho we
run short two meals. Say you should
have heard thu boys kick and you may
know it does lots of good, but the people
. f San Antonio are very kind and I have
net one that takes th" cak \ she also
1 akes them. My "six o'clock dinner"
( jay don't you think we are : well), con-
sisted of fried chicken, hamberg steak.
I each pie, cakes, Mexican cand> and two
1 titles of be«-r. That's worth going to
war for. I tike lunch tbl p. re at
Yavls park. The boys have their ui.l-
f irms. They consist of brown duck coat
. :id pants, light h-u,brown . ,.i i . .,Ia.*
} alrt'', r. n.1 iv the." 1 i'*c i r*'1 t M
' fitting the boys; you stand up In line
' .ey look at you ayd tnrow you the ;joods,
i' they don't lii .M 's >.i ■ .,i. .i, , >..u
f >.• ' ! -i sir-■ ' /. f " tr 1. \ :
; n offle« .
I was on guard last night f. - a
>{ twenty tour hours. Il was i - •
die - duty f hae .-v.
HALL MURDER TRIAL
l.BOUGHT BEFORE JI'DG*: I1A1NEB
AT PERRY.
Perry, Ok., May 17.—'Special.) -Ths
Frank W. . laii murder ease Is on trial
h^rn. This Is one « f Pawnee county's
most noted cases. I fall has been on trial
f r eleven days this term <if court. Fifty
seven witnesses have been examined thus
far and ihe case Is creating much Inter-
est. The court room Is crowded at all
t mes. many ladles heiris among the spe. .
t itors. A good number of lady witnesses
are here from Pawnee county.
Frank W. Hall Is on trial for the mur-
der of his wife, the d; ! being c immltte 1
over a year ago. The attorneys for the
pro., 'cutlon are C. A. Houston and A. J.
liiddison. The defense Is represented by
J. Wriphtsman of Pawnee a::d Thom-
as Doyle of Perry.
A most Interesting t«-st case ...;i come
up this term of court before Judge Haln-
er. The city school board of Perry brings
11junction suit for the purpose of re-
straining County Treasurer Tom Ury an
from turning ovrer to the territorial treas-
urer the live per cent levy known as the
t srrltorial Insurance fund. This fund in
this county now amounts to about tVJ).
What Is known as heroi treatment,
?ime times becomes necessary with some
• •f the loafers of our town who wear good
clothes, are always broke and are nost
; ctlve after the shades of night close in
« n this busy eity. Such a character was
Tiike Shadley, a dea ' same p >rt. who <n
former years gra-cd the shady walks of
( uthrie. Mike became too numerous and
\-as given short notice t. have Guthr: .
which he uid. For four months 'Shadley
1 as been loafing in Perry and finally po-
t ot toe trnr i
t ould he r'
( ),000 for > Xt:
i eded y i ;i
• his
Jch 1 . g . n h
•t v\..rk hoi leave town so
mckey put i Da 11 and chain
t a i hAI I
RBAT PREI
ENID FL0UBISK1N0.
Several New Buildings in Course d;
Construction.
t'olitienl llnttcrM are <(iiiet--tl e
l-luid * ity Nrhnolti Have
t ioHeii.
Enid, May 17.—<Special.)—'The Inte raln«
which have dampened the soil down to Hp
under watorline makes this county appear
like one vast pasture, dotted with the
patches of cultivation, on which cattle
c ould cat ahead on a straight line In any
direction until so fat they couid no longer
travel, without doubling on the trail.
The wheat crop la so well assured thai
the farmers are chuckling ut the pros-
pect of the fatness of their pocketbooks
from the pr. 1of the harvests and the
merchants contemplate with satisfaction
the promise of a harvest from the fann-
ers and. notwithstanding the chances for
fluctuating markets, are laying large or
tiers with the commercial supply centers.
Everything looks bright for this year's
future In Garfield county.
Prospects a v fully as promising for
JJnld. Alerady there are eleven substan-
ilal brick buildings facing tne square on
{Second street with vt r.u more nn other
treets '' her in course of erection or
waiting supply of material for building
i.nd not a block lit the residence portions
• f the city but what chow material Ini-
i . ... ... . eita?r ir njwly "ouiii. aou-v.*
r additions to t ' «" ' t
I eople also i <-rn to r inaportane<*
f tree growth and phrnhbepy—sbado trees
! elug recognize-1 as one of t'v* ^ 1 f
j ssary additions to ci • • "f ilu • rmr r •
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Your Suit-
Don't you very much J
need a new one '
Get c look at those wc sell. At present we are
having a Hot Sale on t ic Suits we are selling at
510,00; they are nice, n. w and nobby, and strictly
up'to'datc in fit, style and workmanship. Don t
neglcct yourself by nc. lccting to get one of these
snaps.
I our flax
Don't -;rou very much 0
n c:t a vr-.w ^ne '
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Mr. Halo chali I ti
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the stat* mt
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appropriation bill for t.ie p,-«.
a'id it id not l h:d". en
6(41,000 w.hich w -uUl be lnclui;-
general clef.<.it.i.cy bill. H \
teat, t lie artii .ti
I'" v« ■ i . i ■ • ' '
0-0.000. froi ti e | r.. .a time until t .
first of July, l M
POINT MADE CLEAR.
Mr. Allison tailed attention to the fact
that he had t \.i- that v • -' t cbar !n
B utemeiM yesterday.
Mr. Jones, continuing, malntfiii 1 that
it was entirely unnecessary for all <•?
expenpes of the erluting war to be pr > 1
< .1 for In the pending bill. «' - 14
would return here In December n- x'. anil
if the emergency required Its presence,
it could be called together by the president
sooner than that. Mr. JoncB did net up-
prove at all of the bill as It came from
the houee of re]>resenti tivea. His figures,
the best obtainable estimates, he said,
iiidicatcd that the expenses of t .e war
<lur Ing the n-'xt year would not be more
than IMO.OOO.OCO, yet advocates of the penU-
blll proposed to place at the disposal of
tho government more than three times
that sum through taxation and the issue
of bonds. Mr. Jones declared tnat every
feature of the bill was a tax on con-
sumption. The stamp tax was one of
the most onerous and vexatious forms of
taxation ever devised. The tax upon to-
bacco and upon beer was a tax on con-
sumption. In response to an Inquiry from
Mr. Aldiich. Mr. Jones said he did not
believe any man could determine defl-
vltely bow and upon whom the beer tax
would fall. "We on this ..Ide." said he,
"believe that the taxes levied ought to
rest upon property, while the bill p.-nd-
|: g Increases the taxes on consumption."
EVEN MORE TAXES.
In answer to an Inquiry by Mr. Al-
tfrlch, Mr. Joni said:
"I am willing to tlx the amount that
eight to be produced by the pen ling bill
st $160,000,000; but 1 believe it would be
1 ettor and wit r for us to levy even
more taxes than Increase our interest-
bearing obligations. If I had to take my
choice between an Issue of bonds and an
increase of taxation, 1 w uld prefer to
Increase taxation.''
Without reaching any agreement as to
what portion of the bill should be consid-
ered first, the senate proceeded with the
reading of the bill, with the understand-
ing that at any time senators should have
the privilege of returning to passed items
for their amendment or alteration.
Mr. Allison presented tables showing the
amounts of the ordinary appropriations
during the next year would not bo more
Cess $51,000,COO for the sinking fund) $tW,-
* 19.882.
The total estimated revenues (Including
postal revenues). Mr. Allison's tables
showed, were ?4'>2,TS4.647. an excess of
5?,024,7W < ver the estimated ordinary ap-
propriations. The appropriations for the
war. Mr. Allison gave as follows:
National dvf nse, (act < f Maren 9, l s>8)
ffO.OOO.OOC: army, fortifications and navy,
not of May 4. $35,700.00u fortifications
M,000,000; naval act. increase over 1898
for war purro'e-. $2:M0o.wj; naval defi-
ciencies. ISO*, f."' I1 T.e.i; nav.il establish-
ment for 1899. additional $75,000,000; naval
auxiliary bill. U immune 1>111 and
Mglneer bill. $1" .000,0c; army for 1890. ad-
ditional. $15,0O0.(Xm. Total appropriations
on account <.f the war, $379,192,000.
At 3 o'clock the till was laid aside and
Mr. Hale <Me > presented r. solution In
mory of the late Beth L Mllllken, a
1'fpresentotive from M;iine. Eulogies were
j ronounced by Mr. Hale Mr. Mills of
Texas, Mr. Carter of Montana. Mr. Raw-
l'ns of Utah. Mr. Calllnger of New Hamp-
thire, and Mr. Frye of Mai v
At the conclusion of th addressee the
came over, had the body exliurtu •?
identified it as that of C. U. Cuilt.
incidentally swore out a warrant for
rrest of W. M. Ivy, in wl • i «•.
the team and wagon b« >nglng to «' K. 1
Oault was found. Ivy was arrested and j
rlaeed In the county jail and immediately
clegraphed to C. It. Oault at Laplatte
T-xas. the circumstances, and requesting
Mm to come here at once, l.lttlo creden •
had boon placed iti tne story of ivy with
. oference to tho p«>ssesslon of the tea.i
and wagon, although he had a bill of sale
from C. R. Oault. and much less In tho
statement that Oault was still alive and
would turn up. His appearance Satur-
day evening corroborated the story of the
accused, who was at once released, but
t hrouds In deeper mystery the identifica-
tion of the murdered man. and the cir-
cumstances under which he met his death.
The article In the aKnsas City Times
• nder dnte of May 7 relating to the farm-
ers' Mutual Indemnity Association doing
business In violation of the Insurance
laws of Oklahoma territory has caused
considerable excitement among its offlc
era. At a meeting held in its office in this
city Saturday the board of directors di-
rected the president and treasurer to pro-
ceed to Guthrie at onco and Inquire Into
tho legal status of the association. Up
to this time the association has been do-
ing a lurpe amount of business. It has in-
jured probably three-fourths of the farm-
ers of this county against the loss of
wheat and oats by hall ar.d cyclone, but
the article referred to caused a suspen-
: Ion of business pending investigation.
The association Is an agreement between
the farn.i rs to pay pro rata the amount
«<f the loss sustained by any memm.-r >f
the association.
The board of county commissioners was
In session Saturday, navlng under advise-
ment a proposition from the cattlemen of
th? Kiowa, Comanche, Apacne. Wichita
and Caddo reservations ?o pay the taxes
assessed against them for the years 1S04.
06 and '06. less the raise of those years
by the boards of equalisation. The com-
missioners, pursuant to the recent decis-
ion of the supreme court of the United
States, determined not to accept less than
i *he full amount of the taxes.
th.. ."strict court Saturday M. M:is-
sey and Ristnger were each sentenced to
laprisonment In the territorial peniten-
tiary at Lansing, Kan., for a period of
three years euch. and one Busby pleaded
guilty and was given eighteen months.
They were all residents of Washita coun-
ty and were eh-rged with the larceny of
wire In the Caddo country.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
Hawarden, May 17, 11 p. m.—A bulletin
n!al government has t.-?en advised that,
owing to complications between Great
Britain and France which are likely to
result In war, and to the constant fric-
tion always developing along the
French shore of New Foundland. the
Imperial authorities intend to fortify
Fi. Johns.
The proprietor of the Guthrie Cash
Store has no disposition to carry ready
tnade garments over from season to
reason; we prefer to close our stock
out clean and will make prices that will
•nakti them cheap to you.
Two unfurnished room and board In
private family desired by man and
wife. Address at once, "C. G." Capital
office.
write About here. With - ?t v.: : i
Li!. I remain very truly : nu
GEO. i ■ I" I'.OESS,
Troop D, 1*''if. i cavalry, l\ 3. \ <i.
A STREET FAIR.
A NOVELTY PHO.IIH TED AT OFT A-
liOMA CITY.
Oklahoma City, May 17.—(Sepcial.)— >
Arrangements are now in progress for r I
ig free street fair at this city the com- 1
ing fall. The idea is a new one to this
. ountry and is novel. The center of the
principal streets. Main street. Grand nv-
« nue, and Broadway, will be used for the
fair. Booths five feet wide and twenty
leet long will be built in the middle of
the street and rented to the business
house directly in front, to be used In
advert'slng the wares of that institution.
Farmers who make an exhibit of which
nothing Is offered fur sale will be charg-
d nothing for tho booths. The booths
'' r live stock and heavy machinery will
e placed at the ends oi tne street, not
ar from the business part. Premiums
derived from the rent of the booths will
be given for the best cx.hiblts.The booths
will be covered with various colored can-
vass and the idea Is to present to far-
mers of ithe county and visitors to tho
ity un artistic reproduction of the Ori-
ntil street scene, which will have the
advantage of offering a market to the
armors and un entertainment that will
cost nothing.
Trains leaving this city for Shawnee
; re crowded with veteran.- going *o
he G. A. U. encampment. The encamp-
ess, at least, in point
id to
ships
■neill will be a ;
>f attendance.
MEXICAN VISITOR.
El Paso, Tex.. May 17.—Don Tgnaclo
<ie la Torre, s m-ln-law of Porfirlo Diaz,
president of Mexico, passed through
his city in his private car. He was
ccompanled by four prominent .jr,ues-
•nen of the republic. The party will
isit Kansas City. St. Louis, Chicago,
l\ew York, Philadelphia and New Or-
leans. It is underst I that the object
f the visit is to impress upon he peo-
ple of tho United States that Mexico is
in sympathy with this country during
he present war with Spain.
CO.iL FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
Sydney. N. S W . May 17.—Twenty-
seven thousand tens of coal were ship-
ped from this point to San Francis. .
last month and arangements have been
made for "the delivery of 150,000 tons
during the present month.
are not ready.
: PANISH CRUIBLHS CANNOT GO
TO MARTINIQUE.
London. May 1« -The Daily Mail
ays this morning: According to the
lost trustworthy information, the
•panish cruisers Catdenal Clsneros,
Princess De Austrlas, and Catallna, are
not yet ready for sea. *nd therefore
i annot have arrived at Martinique.
ispltal service, t
^use serv ice.
Every patriotic American
lis book. It c; n be secured «
'. T. BURKE, the authorize
uthrie and m county.
an accusation.
SAY VALUABLE SPANISH LET-
TERS ARE DESTROYED IN
NEW YORK.
Madrid, May 17.—3 p. m.—The news-
papers bore assert that letters for
Spain, even letters containing checks
and other valuables, have be. n stopped
it New Y rk and destroyed. The pa-
. ers demand that the government make
reprisals upon American residents In
Spain, especially in the case of the cor-
respondents of American newspapers.
twenty first leaves.
WENT TO CHICKAMAI'OA IN CHARGE
OF COL. FITCH.
Topcka. Kan., M;*y 17.---The Twenty-
first regiment of Kansas volunteers. Col.
'itch, commanding, left Camp Leedy this
afternoon for Chlckamaug.t. The regi-
ment went l>y way of the Santa Fe tr
Kansas City In three battalions, as fol-
lows: First battalion. Major Brown in
charge, at 3:05 o'clock; second battalion,
"apt. Vaughn in charge, at :'.;30: third bat-
talion, Lieutenant Colonel McCrum in
charge, at .1:4." p. m. The regiment car-
ried ten day's full rations.
Judge Foster left yesterday to attend
he Shawnee encampment.
to ib
is
•'ource of the itv . intense painful plea.
:re to John from the fear that the c .
line will be coaxed ; way by someone wc.
ellevos getting good ;! ;?s without g
.tig to Ohio after them. He is a:. o .-:
afraid to pnythecity logtaxontho fw fw i
afraid to pay the city dog tax on the pup.
He is experiencing ; s much trouble as
• lid Colonel Havens with his will adver
ism bull calf.
Last week .(vus th*..la. t of the school
•orm in ' hi Enid, city schools. The public
exhibitions suaw&d.,that for promising
itlzens Oklahoma would not lack for a
oil quota front Enid«" The commence-
ment exerelses of the graduates of t L -
ligh school showed a rare excellence of
ittainment; • exhibited that In the selec-
tion of instructors the school board had
shown a commendable appreciation of
.heir responsibility to the parents of the
hildren instructed In the schools and
ihat they regarded that tho standard
mark'd by the children of the city would
be the best evidence to the world ut
large of the true character of the people
of the city.
At the in. t mooting of the board of
'•dueation of the city, the board ruled
•hat all teachers employed the coming
school year must present certificates
bearing the date of May 1, or later.
This necessitates every teacher takin
ih teacher's examination. There wil!
be t" examinations, one « ii May IS,
19, 20, and the other begins August 30.
A fee of $1 will be charged. The ex-
aminati n will be held In the Central
a-hool building, beginning promptly at
S o'clock each day.
ean
Uncle Sam is using pun-powder. For
every kind of cleaning u. jut the
house, use
gMM
Shoes of . !1 kinds now going gt a
. jcrilice at tho Guthrie Cash Store.
Wishing: I OT-<ter. It dors the
work quickly, ch nply, thoroughly.
Sold everywhere. Mjde only by
THE N. K. FAIRPAMK CCMPA
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Don't it begii to look shabby?
Rcplnce it with a new one from our large assorts
mcnt, Wc have eve ything that is new and
stylish in Tecks, Strin ;s, Bows, Puffs and other
styles.
Look at Your
Underdo hing—
Do you need any ?
The greatest variety both in quality and price is
to be found here.
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Then look for us we will make your money go
further than any other concern will. Remember
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