The Chandler News. (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1897 Page: 6 of 8
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THE CHANDLER NEWS.
•HANDLER,
OKLAHOMA
Mlrille-oi-tiir
Warm
- --SfiTi&n
Against Fusion.
Dam, a s, Texas, Aug. 16.— Milton
Park, who, at the national conference
of Populists at Nasjiville, Tenn., July
4, was appointed chairman of the na-
tional oi ganization committee, created
at the conference, has issued a length?
address to the Populists of the I'nited
States, in which lie reviews the origin
arid organization of the party, naming
the abuses which led dissatisfied ele-
ments of the old parties to create a
new one, and, coming to the present
day, declares: «
"As chairman of your organization
committee, I urge every Populist
everywhere to avoid, repudiate and re-
ject all fusion or alliance with the
Democratic or'Republican party, Re-
pel every overture of these enemies of
the common ^people. I suggest that
throughout the entire country, wher-
ever there are two or more Populists
in a ward, precinct or township, they
go to work at on'ce, persistently, to
perfect a local Populist organization
in their midst. Press the work until
you shall have secured a compact or-
ganization in every county in your
state."
GENERAL LEE REPORTS TO
WASHINGTON.
ried no less than ten times, with otner
precincts to hear from, if records in
the possession of Attorney Joseph
Woodson of this city are true.
Scarcely a day passes that the attor-
ney is not in receipt of a letter from
some woman who says that she has
been married to the gay, gaunt, long-
haired artist.
HOW MONEY WAS USED.
Fourteen Hundred Destitute American)
Were Cared for by Him—One Hun-
dred Furnished With Transpor-
tation to the United States —
About 95 Per Cent Do
Not Speak English.
TWO CUBAN VICTORIES
Spaniards ISadly Dofcntcd at Mntanza^
and a Town Kalded.
Key West, Fla., Aug. "16.—An im-
portant engagement took place near
Cardenas, Mataozas province. The
Spaniards were badly defeated, with
very heavy loss, (ieneral Molina was
killed. 'I he fight lasted several hours
and General Weyler was obliged to
retreat from Aguacate to Jaruco.
Near (libra, Santiago de Cuba prov
Ince, the town of Rosalia was attacked
The insurgents entered the town
without resistance, finding manj
Spanish soldiers drunk in the stree'
and most of the officers at a ball
They made a machete charge, killing
one captain, three lieutenants and
thirty soldiers. Twenty-five guer
rillas who* came to the aid of tht
Spanish were macheted. After sack
ing the town, it was burned, and onl^
three houses were -left.
SPEAKER REED SCORED.
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Veterans of the Pine Tfee State Re-
monstrate to McKinlcy.
Porti.and, Me., Ai^g 10.—-"Some ol
the war veterans of Mains are souring
on Speaker Reed, and their displeas
ure was evidenced yesterday by tin
sending of a remonstrance to iVesi
dent Me Kin ley.
The veterans of the First. Tenth
and Twenty-ninth regiments held s
reunion at Long Island and the
speeches were n slump arrai -nnicut ol
Reeds political tactics. They were
based on his sanctioning the turning
down of Pension, Examiner .T. P. Da\
of Saco, which was expected through
the political work of Amos L. Allen
Reed's private secretary.
The remonstrance sent President
Mckinley calls for Dr. Day's reinstate-
ment.
Senator Teller at Home.
DenVEit, Colo , Aug. 16 —Senatot
Teller arrived here yesterday and in-
tends to remain in Colorado until fall.
In an interview he expressed himself
as strongly opposed to a combination
of the silver Republicans with McKin-
le.v Republicans in this state this fall.
On the money question he said: "It is
the purpose, i ndoubtedly, of this ad-
ministration to retire the greenbacks
and treasury notes and perfect a sys-
tem by •which the national banks will
be authorized to issue . all paper
money. I heir next move will be to
retire silver, and then bank notes will
not be legal tender. What will be the
result'.' The administration will have
succeeded in making gold the only
money by which debts can be paid.
All debts will have to be paid in the
jjellow metaL "
. Washington, Aug. 16.—Consul Gen-
eral Lee, in a report to the state de-
ra-tment, says that the $10,000 placed
to the Credit of the relief fund May 22
was equivalent-to 10,97.-> Spanish "dol-
lars. 'Ibis fund, which was expended
with the greatest care and teconomy,
is nearly exhausted, about 1,400 desti-
tute Americans having been fed daily
and provided with necessary medi-
cines. It cost !_• . cents United
States money for each person
per daiy, or even less, for transporta-
tion is taken from the relief fund.
One hundred and eleven persons have
been furnished with transportation to
various points in the United States.
About 95 per cent of the l,40i> desti-
tute persons are naturalized American
citizens, who have lived in Cuba for a
long time and whose business is there.
Many of them do not speak English.
A large number have never been in the
United States, being the wives and
children of naturalized citizens.
ENORMOUS SHIPMENTS,
Anaconda Weleome llryan Noisily.
Anaconda, Mont., Aug. 16.—Amid
the booming of cannon, rattle of
musketry and cheers of 1,000 people,
the train bearing William J. Bryan
and party arrived here last night. At
the Montana hotel, Mr. Iiryan spoke
from the balcony, and v-as followed
by Senator Mantel and Congressman
Hartman and Marcus Daly. Mrs.
Dry an >nade her appearance for a
moment and was cheered.
Chicago wheat market to-day. The
September price went up 2% cents
during the regular session and there
was a further advance of a cent on
the "curb" right after the market
closed, carrying September wheat up
to 85 cents, the highest price yet
reached. "Calls'' for Monday sold at
88 cents and above, showing how very
bullish is the sentiment among
traders. ♦
The Santa Fe Freight Department
Hosier Than Kver Before.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 16.—The
Santa 1-e railway - freight department
is experiencing the greatest rush of
business in the history of the road.
The movement of fruit from California
and grain from Kansas has never been
so great, and every available car fit
for shipping is being pressed intq ser-
vice. Last week and a few weeks pre-
vious the company was doing a rush-
ing business in potatoes and livestock,
but the big end of the potato rush is
over now, while the stock business is
again normal.
The fruit which the Santa Fe is
hauling comes from Northern Califor-
nia and consists principally of plums,
grapes and peaches. The bulk of it
goes to Chicago and other Eastern
cities. All of the cars are re-iced in
Argentine, and the company has a big
force of men engaged in this work.
PLACE FOR MR. ECKELS.
•
The Comptroller Slay Kecomn President
of a New York Trust Company.
New York, Aug. 16.— The rumor
was revived on Wall street to-day that
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels,
whose term will soon expire, has been
invited to accept the presidency of a
trust company in this city.
Hatchford's Policy sharply Arraigned.
Coi.tjmbus, Ohio, Aug. 16.—President
Ratchford of the Aline Workers' union
yesterday received a letter from Col-
onel \\ P. Rend of Chicago, in which
the writer declared that the refusal to
arbitrate had placed Ratchford and
his cause in a false light before the
American people and that it must be
abandoned to divert disastrous defeat
and concluded as follows: *"You are
wrong in three things—first, in onpos-
ing arbitration; second in trying to
establish exorbitant and prohibitory
rates for machine mining; third, in
your attack upon the fundamental
right of the use of private property."
Married Fully Ten Time*.
St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 16.—Albert
Kneeland, now in jail in this city
charged with bigamy, has been mar-
A I)lve Keeper Ordered to Go.
Central City, Colo., Aug. 16.—One
hundred men went at midnight to the
saloon in Russell Gulch, wher • the
affray occurred in which Alexander
Goddard was fatally stabbed, and gave
the proprietor, named Vinilla, warn-
ing to sell out and leave the camp
within five days:
No Opposition to Judge Simpson.
Hutchinson, Kan., Aug. li>. —The
Republican judicial convention for the
j Ninth district was held here to-day.
j All of the delegates had been in-
structed for M. P. Simpson of McI'her-
son. the present judge, antf he was
j nominated by acclamation.
Engineers' Strike Spreading
London, Aug. 16.—The dispute be-
tween the engineers and employers is
extending steadily to new districts.
Four centers, notable among them
Sheffield and Oldham, are affected by
the trouble this week, and more than
7o,000 men are now involved.
TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED.
Designs Against a Missouri Paeilic Ex-
press Car to Kansas City Miscarry.
1 aoific, Mo., Aug. 16.—As Missouri
I acifie express train No. .-i from St.
Louis to Kansas City left Kirkwood
Thursday night three rough lookino-
men leaped aboard, but as the con-
ductor and engineer approached,
jumped off. Two other men were
seen on the station platform, ap-
parently looking for signals. The
night operator, Glynn, said that four
men had been prowling about the
station, two of whom he had recog-
nized as "Detective Lally of St. Louis,
and Sam Wetchum of the Missouri
Pacific secret service, while he had
thought that a third was John
Osborne, deputy sheriff of Clayton
county. It is believed that a plot to
rob the express car was frustrated. A
torn letter that had come into the pos-
session of an official of the St. Louis
it Sah Francisco is said to have fur-
nished the clue
To Tax Theater Passes.
Paris, Aug. 16.—A parliamentary
committee appointed to investigate the
subject of theatrical passes hus rec-
ommended to the Chamber of Deputies
the adoption of a law to abolish sea-
son tickets foor all dramatic and musi-
cal entertainments and#the imposing
of a heavy stamp tax on all free passes
and a moderate tax on all tickets.
The rate proposed for passes is 12%
cents each. On this basis the income
is reckoned at §'.'S'.',000 on free passes
in Paris alone and a total of $708,750
on all classes of tickets.
WILL USE SWORDS
Henry of Orleans and Victor Emmanuel
of Italy Brady to Fight.
Paris, Aug. 16.—Prince Henri Or-
leans found the challenge of the Count
of Turin on his arrival at his father's
house in the Rue Jean Goujon yester-
day' and immediately telegraphed his
acceptance. The seconds of the prince
and • of Prince Victor—Emmanuel
Count of Turin, Count de Leontiffe
and M. Raoul, Mourisheon and Gen-
eral Count DiQuinto and Marquis Car-
olo Ginori had a conference this morn-
ing relative to the time and place for
the duel. It is stated that swords will
be the weapons and it is further re-
ported that the encounter will take
place at Chantilly, or else at Fontaine-
•bleau. The conditions of the duel are
said to be severe.
Rome, Aug. 14.—It is said that King
Humbert has sent a dispatch to the
Couijt of Turin and another to Prince
Iienri of Orleans, severely censuring
the "boyish hotheadedness."
BIGGEST ADVANCE OF ALL.
September Wheat In Chicago Sells at
85 Tents.
Chicago, Aug. 16.—The biggest ad-
vance of the season occurred in the
Senator Teller on Injunctions.
Denver, Colo., Aug. 16.—"Hereto-
fore it has been supposed to be the
province of the courts to punish men
for crimes committed," said "Senator
Teller, in discussing the injunctions
against the striking coal miners, "but
now it seems to be the accepted idea
that the courts can punish men for
crimes which somebody alleges they
may commit."
lias Weyler Resigned?
New "i ork, Aug. 16. — A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana, Cuba, says:
"I have learned, on what seems to be
the best authority, that Captain Gen-
eral W ej'ler has sent his resignation
to Madrid. This report is generally
believed to be true There is no doubt
thg,t the resignation of General Wey-
ler is due to the assassination of Senor
Cauovas 'del Castillo.
Miss Fairbanks Wedded. .
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 16.—Yes-
terday morning Miss Adelaide,' only
daughter of Senator Fairbanks, and
Dr. Horace R. Allen, jr., head of the
Allen Surgical institute, were united
in marriage. It was a love match, and
while there was no elopement the
girl's parents had no advance knowl-
edge of the event.
Texas Kates Demoralized.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 16.—The
threatened rate war am6ng the Texas
roads running to St Louis and Kansas
City has broken out in earnest. It is
highly probable that Texas merchants,
wishing to visit either of tin two
cities to-day, to-morrow o- .Monday,
the days set for the excursions, can do
so for less than a half fare rate.
(iolii's Trial Delayed.
Madrid, Aug. 10.— The court mar-
tial of Colli, or At: - :<ili.:tip- assas-
sin of Premier Canovas del Castillo,
which was to have-beguTi at Varg&zfo
to-day, will not. open until M-'inlay.
The court will be presided over by a
lieutenant <M>n>nel ol artillery.
Preston to Stand Trial-
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 16 —Henry
L. Preston was bound ov. r in the
grand jury this morning by Justice
Loar at Independence and his bond
was fixed at $1,500. Not being able to
furnish the necessary security. Pres-
ton was taken back to jail.
llio Cobden Hub Honors Laurier.
London, Aug. 16.— The members of
the ( obden club have caused a special
gold medal to be struck for presenta-
tion to the Canadian premier, Sir
Wilfrid Lauricr, in format recognition
of his attachment to free trade.
Silver Find in Missouri.
Lamar, Mo., Aug 1 . — Silver has
been struck at Newport, a small vil-
lage ten miles east of here. John
Mullens, a prosp.-ctor, sent a sample
to W. E. Sorst, state assayer, and to-
day received letters stating that the
sample assayed ten ounces of silver to
the ton. 1 he ore is, located fifty feet
below tlie surface, on a high sand-
stone bluff, and is in lumps of Various
sizes, some very large. The vein is
from three to four feet thick, of red-
dish color and extends along the blufl
for nearly a quarter of a mile.
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Gilstrap, H. B. & Gilstrap, Effie. The Chandler News. (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1897, newspaper, August 20, 1897; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc115349/m1/6/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.