The Labor Signal. (Oklahoma City, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1902 Page: 3 of 16
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EMPLOYED AN ATTORNEY
SKELETON FOUND
Th« Bones of a Man Found Near
Wewoka, Ind. Ter.
SUPPOSED TO BE WILLIAM CRIFFEY
United Statei Marshal Informs Kan
City foilce of the Find-Several Checks
for Various Amounts Found on l*er o*
-luknowu In Kansas Cltj
Kansas Oity: Chief Haves received
a letter from R. C. Fleming, deputy
United State* marshal, at Wewo-
ka, I. T., telling of the discovery, si*
miles west of that place, of the skeleton
of a man supposed to be William Grif-
fey of this oity. Several oheeks for va-
rious sums, signed Isaac Star, and paid
by the Bank of Commeroe, Oklahoma
Oity, June 31, 1902, were found in a
coat pocket. There were also a pre-
scription for "Bill gtarff" signed by Dr.
Norvell, Earlboro, I. T., and several
dairy tickets issued by a dairy in Okla-
homa City. On the back of one of
these tickets was written: "Willie
Griffey of Kansas City, Mo., Fourth
street, No. 2424. This is my brother,
lives in Kansas Oity, his name is C. M.
Griffey and I have a brother In Austin,
Tex. He works for the light company."
The only C. M. Griffey known in Kan-
sas City was a negro who lived at 2025
Forest avenue. He moved some weeks
ago to Anthony, Kas. Deputy Marshal
Fleming says in his letter that the skel-
eton was found near the railroad track
six miles west of Wewoka, covered only
by a coat and vest and shirt.
999,446 ON PENSION ROLL
Th«r w« $187,504,808 Paid to Old
Soldiers and Dependents L it Year
Washington : The annual report of
the commissioner of pensions, Eugene
F. Ware, made public, shows that the
number of names on the pension rolls
still is under the million mark, despite
a net gain of 5,752 pensioners since 189S.
The total enrollment July 1, last, was
999,446, against 997,735 the year before.
The total comprises 788,809 soldiers and
860,687 widows and dependents, of
whom 4,695 pensioners aro outside the
United States.
The report says that the death rate
smong the pensioners for tho coming
pear will be about 40,000, and the losses
to the rolls from other causes will be
ibout 6,000. The total amount paid for
pensions during the fiscal year was
1137,504,268, and the yearly cost of op-
•rating aud maintaining the bureau
and the agencies outside of the payment
of pensions proper aggregates $3,590,529.
The pension system, says the report,
lince the beginning of the government
has cost $2,91-2,509,019, exclusive of the
establishment of the soldiers' homes.
The pension disbursements by the Unit-
id States from July 1, 1790, to June 80,
1865, were $96,445,444.
SEATTLE'S MAYOR FOUND
Terrell, the Convict in the Ransns Feni-
ten t tar j Making Another Effort
Guthrie: Ira N. Terrill, the Okla
homa convict in the Kansas peniten
tiary, who last July acted as his owe
attorney in an effort to free hlinsell
from the oonfines of the law, has era
ployed an attorney and will make an
other effort to have his freedom. A1
the former trial Terrill gained some
notoriety by refusing the sorvioe* ol
attorneys and plead his own case before
a Kansas court against the warden ol
the state penitentiary, on tho groundi
that he was being illegally held. T1k
case has again been tuken tip and ler
rill has this time secured the servioes ol j
W. H. ABhly, a Kansas attorney. Briefi j
aud arguments have been filed with the
attorney general of Oklahoma in sup
port of a motion for a new trial before
the Kansas supreme court, asking foi
his release for the reason that his liber
ty is illegally being withheld. Whc
Mr. Ashby is, is not known by the at
torney general or his assissaut, but they
admit the argument is able and hii
brief a strong document. The supreme
court of Kansas has notified the attor
ney generals of Kansas and Oklahoma
that they must file replies to the briel
of Mr. Ashby by the fourth of October
Ashby has volunteered his aid to ler
rill, in order to secure his release frorr.
the penitentiary and also to invalidate
the contract existing between the
warden of the penitentiary and the
governor of Oklahoma for the oare anil
maintenance of the Oklahoma oonvicts
in the Kansas penitentiary.
Mr. Ashby takes the position that the
state of Kansas under the laws is de
priving Terrill illegally of his liberty;
that the warden of the penitentiary has
only the right to serve the process ol
the Kansas oourts, and no right tc
serve the process of the courts of Okla
homa; that there is no authority on
tho part of the warden, given him by
Kansas to enter into such a contract foi
keeping of the territorial convicts. The
argument and brief presented by Ashby
seems to be the weightiest yet filed in
this celebrated oase, on the part of the
petitioner.
The Report on Crops and Weather
Ceases for 1902
ONE OF MOST PROSPEROUS TO FARMERS
Cool Weather Prevails Over Entire Sec-
tion—Farm Work Retarded Greatly by
Rain—Cotton Picking l'rogre «ing Slow-
ly and Poor Yield* Generally
Oklahoma City : Partly cloudy to
cloudy, cool weather prevailed during
the week; showers occurred generally
on the 23rd, and wore scattered over the
section on the 24th, 25th and 27th.
Farm work was retarded during the
fore part of the week by wet condition
of the ground, but progressed during
the latter part.
Cotton picking progressed slowly,
with good to poor yields reported over
the various localities; the recent heavy
rains caused considerable damage to
the crop by beating the cotton out on
I the ground, and by staining it, but were
i of benefit to the late cotton, about hnlf
of the crop has been secured; tho lint,
1 color, and staple continues good.
Corn, broom and kaffir corn, potatoes,
and turnips have been benefited by the
i rainB- . ,
Plowing for wheat continued with
ground in fine condition, but owing to
, wet ground very little seeding was
I done; the early sown wheat and rye
are up to a good stand, and are making
good growth; the wheat acreage has
been increased.
Pastures and range grass improved
and are in good condition; stock is do-
ing well.
Late apples aro making a fair to good
yield.
This Bulletin closes the season of
1902, which has been one of tho most
prosperous, in results, to the agricul-
turalists of this section.
Court of Appeals
Povtii McAlester : The court of a]*
peals for the Indian Territory handi i
down sixty opinions and adjourned sub
iect to call of Chief Justice McGill
There will be an adjourned term sons!
time next winter, at which tho rest ol
the cases oil which opinions have beei
written will be handed down. Tin
court heard a petition for writ of habeai
corpus in behalf of Charles L. Collate
and Dr. George Beattv, who are charged
with tho murder of J. O. Bailey, i
traveling man at Kiowa, June 1. Judg«
Clayton refused to admit dofendants t<
bail, and appeal was taken. The eourj
of appeals admitted Dr. Beatty to $10,
000 bail, but denied Collard's petition
A WaIoiika Woman Wante<l to Dla
Watonga: Mrs. Victoria Michon,
living a milo north of town, attempted
suicide by taking cholorform. A doctoi
was called to the Michon home ant'
after somo work the woman was re
stored. Family troubles gave rise U
the deed. Mrs. Michon stated that slit
wanted to die.
They Were Discharged
Muskogee: At a preliminary heating
before United States Commission©!
Marshall, of Eufaula, Alouzo Riddle,
Jim and Joe McFarland, charged witll
killing Cliff and Willis Brooks, at
Spokogee, ill a fend fight, were dis-
charged. The men refused to testify
and there was no one to testify against
them. John EroOks, who was shot
with a winchester is still alive.
A Choctaw-Taxat Kxt©n lon
Austin, Tex. ; Lieut. Orov. J. N.
Browning of Amarillo, who was here,
stated that the construction of tha ex
tension of the Choctaw, Oklahoma &
Glulf railroad into Amarillo is being
delayed owing to failure to reoeive
shipments of rails from the manu
facturers. The line lacks fourteen miles
of being completed into Amarillo. AH
this is graded. Trains have been run
ning into the place for some time ovei
tha tracks of the Ft. Worth & Denvei
City, via Washburn. Rapid progress
is being made in the survey of the
route of the proposed extension of the
Choctaw & Gulf west from Amarillo tc
Santa Rosa, X. M., and construction on
this division will soon commence.
I ?'
I'he Mayor Goes After Rears and is Lo t
in tho Wooils
Seattle, Was.: Mayor Thomas B.
Humes was found by a searching party
in the woods north of Bake Washing-
ton, where he had wondered, injured
ind praotioally without food since
Thursday. Mayor Humes slipped and
sprained his ankle while chasing a bear.
A storm oame up and he lost his bear-
ings. He slept in a hollow log two
night* and was unable to travel much,
owing to the condition of his ankle.
His only food was huckleberries. A
searching party started out and found
the mayor without trouble. He was
brought to his homo where he is suffer-
ing from exhaustion. It is believed no
terious effects will result.
Fire at Apache
Apache: A destructive fire occurred
at this place burning six business blooks
uid entailing a loss of $25,000.
Cattle Tax
Ardmore: Jesse L. Jordan, district
revenue inspector of the Second distriot
with headquarters at Pauls Valley is
employed under Guy P. Cobb of Mus-
cogee, who has the matter of the collec-
tion of the Indian cattle tax in hi*
chprge. Ho has a list of cattle on
which taxes have been paid in this na-
tion aud the amount of the taxes will
aggregate a sum exceeding $40,000. He
says that W. O. Davis' clients have bo
gnu to pay the taxes on their oattle.
Mr. Cobb suspects that in some in-
stances the cattlemen have sent in false
statements with regard to the number
of cattle that they own and the inspec-
tors are instructed to investigate and
report to headquarters.
To Establish Baptist College
South McAlester: The Baptist con-
vention for the Indian Territory re-
commended that a Baptist college bo
established at this place and a board of
trustees will be appointed. This action
was taken after the report of a com-
mittee appointed to confer with a com-
mittee of citizens chosen at amass meet-
ing. It is the purpose to establish an
institution that Will do full collegiate
work.
MAY HAVE TO DIG UP
A Suit Pending? in the United States
Court Regarding Unpnltl Taxes
Guthrie: A case of Rivat impor-
trnoo to Oklahoma is now pending in
the United States Supreme Court to re-
cover taxes from cattlemen in the Pon-
ca and Otoe Indian reservations and
from the Santa Fe railroad, which trav-
erses tho reservation. By an act of
congress the reservations were attached
to Noble oouuty, Oklahoma, for judicial
purposes and prior to 1808 the county
collected taxes for territorial and court
expenses in those nttions. Since that
time, however, the cattlemen and Santa
Fe have refused to pay the taxes until
a total of $58,661 now remains unpaid.
The suit to compel the payment of this
sum has been taken to the United States
Supreme Court. The defendants rely
on a law passed by the territorial legis-
lature in 1898, which they claim re-
leasos them from tho tax payment.
Say* Oklahoma City Is to bo llaudquarterl
Oklahoma City : Word has been re
ceived from Washington that a chiet
clerk and assistants have been ordered
to Oklahoma City to establish head
quarters for tho railway mail service ot
Oklahoma, Indian Territory and North
ern Texas. All railway mail clerks il
the territory described will liereaftei
report to headquarters in Oklahomt
City. Thero will be a chief clork aud
assistants, but the number necessary to
handle the work is not known.
Seriously Hurt by Discharge of Gun
Elk City: Sam Oakland, a youn*
man living near Sweetwater was ao
cidentally shot. He was loading a
double-barrelled shotgun, one barrel
being loaded and cocked. The jai
caused by ramming down tho wad die
chargcd it and he lost tho finger of oik
hand, one eye, and part of his face. Dr,
Edwards was called and tho patient wai
brought to Elk City and placed in th«
sanitarium for treatment. He Is seri-
ously wounded but may recover.
lloy Attempts to Board Moving; Train
Russet, I. T.: In attempting to
board an CRStbouud Choctaw freight
train near the Choctaw depot ono mils
east of town, Lou Cashion, a youth 18
years old, whose home was at this
place, was run over by the cars and s<
badly injured that he died iu an houi
after the accident happened.
To Leant) Gypsum
Guthrie : A deal is pending between
the United States Gypsum company of
Chicago, 111., and residents of Blaine
county, for the lease of vast beds o)
gypsum throughout the country. fI hs
beds of gypsum in that portion of Okla
homa ore considered sufficient to snpplj
the world with plaster.
Stabbed in the S:omacli
Oklahoma City: The police are in
search of a man named Ripley on the
:harge of assault with intent to kill.
At the Frisco depot Ripley and Chiles
Ruth, who are runners for lodging
houses quarreled over the possession of
a customer. The arguments became so
heated that Ripley pulled out a pen-
knife which he used on his antagonist.
He thrust the knife into Ruth's abdo-
men twice, making ugly gashes. Ripley
then made his escape and Ruth was
tnlr<-.ii to the hospital for treatment.
New Register of Laud Otlice.
Oklahoma City: Selwyn Douglas
has been appointed register of the land
office in place of A. H. Clr.sson, resign-
(d. Mr. Classen's private business has
increased so much that he could no lon-
ger attend to the duties of the land
Dlflce. His extensive interests both at
thin place aud Edmond and Norman de-
mand all of his time. The appointment
of Mr. Douglas gives universal satisfac-
tion.
Statehood Meeting Adjourned
South McAlester: Owing to in-
ability of Gov. Moselv, of the Chick*,
saw nation and Gov. Dukes, of tin
Choctaw nation to attend the Indian
conference to consider the future ol
this territory in its relations to coil,
gress, the conforonce has been post-
poned until some date about the middle
of October, to be fixed by Gov. Porter,
of the Creek nation, after consultations
with tho other chiefs.
Ardmore llat 8,<>80 Inlmliitants
Ardmore : Tho census of Ardmore,
taken under the direction of the city to
ascertain whether it had the required
population to issue waterworks bonds,
shows 8,080 inhabitants. Of this num-
ber 7,040 are white and 1,640 colored
A special election will be held October
2 to vote on the issuing of $175,000 in
bonds.
The Okumlgee Commercial Club it
now working on a waterworks proposi-
tion.
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Stirling, A. Z. The Labor Signal. (Oklahoma City, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1902, newspaper, October 3, 1902; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc120696/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.