The Daily Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 193, Ed. 1 Friday, December 3, 1897 Page: 1 of 14
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THE FIRST PAPER PUBLISHED IN OKLAHOMA.
FRIDAY EVENING.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, DECEMBER :5, 1897.
FRIDAY EVENING.
NUMBER HIr,.
PLUMBS TO FALL.
Friends of Oklahoma are Making an
Active Campaign.
STRANG'S BYCKWRS EARNEST
lu hi* Behalf, While Balner'a Frlenda
Are Allotting Nothing to Go Cu-
doa«-Una Office Ch nge
Will He Disposed Of.
Washington, Dec. 2.—[Special from
The State Capital Bureau, 610 Four-
teenth Street, N. W.]—Politicians are
beginning to arrive in the city by the
scores for the assembling of congress.
Senator Baker, of Kansas, Thurston,
of Nebraska, Allison, of Iowa, and
many other distinguished gentlemen
from the western states are already
here. These are the men who are in-
terested in Oklahoma affairs and who
are especially interested in the candi-
dates for the judgeships. Senators
Thurston and Baker have both en-
dorsed Judge Strang for the chief jus-
ticeship and will do everything in
their power to secure his appointment.
Ex-Senator Ingalls is also here. He
is a Straug enthusiast. He has not
only endorsed Judge Strang but has
spoken to the president about him and
urged his appointment. Senators Ba-
ker and Thurston have done likewise,
and the attorney general has at last
announced that the offices will be tak-
en up immediately and disposed of.
He gives as his excuse for the delay
thus far thlit the preparation of the
president's message and the reports of
the various cabinet officers have mo-
nopolized all the time of Mr. McKin-
ley and the members of his official
family. Now, however, these reports
are out of the way and he is urged to
take up the offices and dispose of them.
It is probable that they will be ready
for transmission to the senate the day
it convenes.
In the meantime Webster Davis,
Senator E kins, secretary of agricul-
ture, and others, have been looking
after Judge llainer's interests. There
has been some doubt occasioned in the
mind of the attorney general as to
whether he was competent to discharge
the duties incumbent on a judge of
the supreme court of the territory.
But Webster Davis and Senator El-
kins have dispelled this erroneous idea
by the emphatic announcement that
they will stand personally responsible
for the competent discharge of ehe
duties imposed upon Judge Hainer if
he is appointed to the supreme court
of the territory. This has had great
weight with the president and the at-
torney general, and there seems to be
very little probability that the opposi-
tion to the appointment of Judge
Hainer will be succes-ful at any stage
of the game. They may defer the ap-
pointment for a lew days, possibly for
a few weeks, but sooner or later they
will be defeated
It is announced at the interior de- |
partment that several land offices will
be bestowed upon deserving republic-
ans in the near future. There has
.been such an incessant howl by the
candidates for offices around Secretary
Bliss that he has weakened consider-
ably in his opposition to making ap-
pointments until the terms of the
democratic incumbents expired. So a
number of appointments may be ex-
pected from this source in the near
future. The postoftice department
will start the appointing machinery
shortly and a number of presidential
offices will be ground out from that
source.
In the meantime the opponents of
Mr. Thompson's confirmation as mar-
shal are already adjusting their
glasses and preparing for a vigorous
tight. Senator Hoar has already de-
cided to oppose the confirmation of
Mr. Thompson. What the outcome
will be is mere conjecture, but it is
said that the gauntlet that Mr.
Thompson must run is a very danger-
ous one.
A BIG HOLIDAY DISPLAY.
The Stowe Hardware Company Making
Arrangements for Big a ClirUl man
Trade.
The Stowe Hardware company have
had their store closed fo * the past
week in order to put in a new floor in
their store room, and in a few days
they will be ready and in shape to
take care of the big holiday business
which they expect to handle. This
year this firm has bought largely of
holiday varieties and will open up a
car load or more of all the new things
that the eastern markets affords. Mr.
Stowe has the goods now at the depot
and by the middle of next week will
open them up for your inspection, and
those who come first will get the
"pick of the lot." No one should fail
to look at the many new and novel
things that will be shown and get your
Christmas presents laid away for you.
ORATORY AT KINGFISHER.
The El Heno Star says: The follow-
ing is a partial list of :hose who will
be present at the lecture of Hon. W. J.
Bryan from El Reno: J. J. O'llourke,
J. C. Tousley, A. Lee, Joe Walker,
John Hudspeth, Mr. Campbell, Joe
Abbott. Win. Brown, Win. Hi ley. J eg
Potter and George Bellamy.
MIms Minnie Daylt Carrie* nit" First Honor*
lu the Content.
Kingfisher, O. T., Dec. 3.—{Spe-
cial J—The second annual oratorical
contest of t^e Kingfisher college was
held in the opera house last evening.
There were five contestants. Miss
Winnie Davis won first prize and will
represent Kingfisher college at the
territorial contest to be held at Guth-
rie December 31. She h id a splendid
oration and delivered it in a forceful
and pleasing manner. The Kingfisher
continueut are very sanguine of win-
ning at Guthrie. J. 1\ Alley won sec-
end prize.
PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW.
Hry.«n Executive Committee Announce*
Its Flans.
The free silver executive committee
has issued the following card of infor-
mation:
Guthrie, Dec. 3, 1897.
To the Public:—Hon. W.J. Bryan
will arrive in Guthrie on the 1:20 south-
bound train Saturday. He will be
met by the reception committee and
regimental band and escorted to the
home of H. II. Hagan. whose guest
Mr. Bryan will be while in the city.
At 3:40 Mr. Bryan will be escorted to
the opera house. The meeting there
will be presided over by Mr. Virgil
Hobbs, of Kingfisher, and Mr. Hoy
Hoffman, of Guthrie, will introduce
the distinguished visitor. Immedi-
ately after the lecture Mr. Bryan will
meet the general public. After the
levy the distinguished visitor will be
driven to the home of Mr. Hagan.
The price of admission to hear the lec-
ture will be 50 cents. Aoplications
for tickets from people living out-
side of Guthrie will be received up to
0 o'clock Friday night At 7:30 o'clock
Saturday morning seats will be on
sale to Guthrie people.
H. H. IIagan,
J. W. WlSBY,
T. J. Lowe,
L. G. NI black,
C. C. Hudson,
J. C. Twamlky,
Executive Committee.
At 7 o'clock Saturday evening Mr.
and Mrs. Hagan will give a dinner to
a small party of friends in honor of
Mr. Bryan.
EVEN IN OKLAHOMA.
Hlue Cut Train Robberies Are Known of
Hereaud Havea Had Effect.
Kansas City Star: "Yes, we Oklaho-
ma peonle hear much of the famous
Blue cut train robberies and, do you
know, I belieye they act as incentives
to our, bandits. 'Surely we can flag a
train down here if those Kansas City
fellows can do it right in the suburbs
and get away,' they say. I really be-
lieve it makes them bolder."
Edgar W. Jones, clerk of the su-
preme court and territorial librarian
of Oklahoma, said this, and he said it
seriously, too. Then he went on:
"One of the certain indications of
prosperity is the returning frequency
of train, bank and store robberies.
The bandits have been stirred to re-
doubled activity by a successful year.
They know when money is in general
circulation.
"We used to be a land of high heels
and big hats, but we're coming down
off our high-heeled boots and putting
aside our big hats, and the progress of
Oklahoma is surptising Hallways are
building all through the territory
since the wave of prosperity struck
us. From Guthrie a line is building
now that will run into the Creek coal
fields to Red Rock. This will make
coal $2.50 per ton along the Santa Fe.
where it now sells for SI. This will
be finished by July and will be a big
heip."
Although Mr Jones is a young man.
he entered the territory with the rush
in 1880 and has been in Guthrie ever
since.
BARBER SHOPS TO CLOSE.
Government Will Take Action to Recover
Electric Mglit dating.
Despite the wintery weather and
slippery sidewalks the city solons met
last night in regular session and dis-
patched city affairs in a lively man-
ner.
Receiver Watts, of the Guthrie elec-
tric light plant, filed notice that the
government would take steps to re-
cover the amount due from the city
for arc lights for the past two years.
The bill for the past month's lights
was allowed, amounting to $174 50
$5 50 a light.
A petition was presented asking that
the council pass an ordinance prohib-
iting the opening of barber shops on
Sunday. The city attorney was in-
structed to draw up an ordinance.
The committee looking into the ad-
visability of building a viaduct on
Noble avenue was given more time to
complete their report.
The assistant street commissioner
was dispensed with at present.
"Noxacold" positively cures a Gold
or Lafirippie in a day. Guaranteed
in every case. Sold by all Druggists.
Spragues' Collecting agency is a
great force in education. It teaches
people to pay their debts.
LO MAKES MERRY,
Reports ot tne Indian Agents Con-
tains Queer Truths.
MOTHER-IN-LAW A TERROR-
Agent'* Time In m« llf spent In Settling
Family Unpleasantnesses—Recom-
mendations Made for I'oor
Lo's Protect Ion.
Washington, Dec. 3.—| Special.)—
Some interesting reports have been
made by Indian agents in their an-
nual review of developments in their
fields. At the Pottawatomie and Great
Nemaha reservation in Kansas there
are about 16,000 acres of surplus lands
in the prairie land reserve that are
likely to be a subject of contention in
the future, and there seems to be a
growing sentiment in the tribe favor-
ing their sale. Captain Sprole. of the
Fort Peck agency, in Montana, urges
that the Indian trader, like the old
post trader, should go; the govern-
ment should own its own stores. With j
the trader "extinguished," Indian
agents' positions wouldn't be so valua-
ble, and meanwhile let the Indians
have all the stores they want, for in
the cut-throat competition of the trad-
ers, Mr. Lo stands some show.
Captain Sprole makes this comment:
"The treaty of these people will soon
expire. Whatever treaty is made with
them in the future should be done by
those not influenced with local race
prejudice."
At the Omaha and Winnebago agen-
Weak, Tired, Nervous
Liver and Kidney Troubles and Pal-
pitation of the Heart-Appetite
Poor and Could Not Sleep.
"For nearly 10 years I have been
troubled with my liver and kidneys and
palpitation of the heart, and was under
the doctor's care most of the time. I
could not lie on my left side. My appe-
tite was poor ami I could not sleep. In
January the grip confined me to the
house. I was very low and was attended
by the very best physicians 1 could
get. It seemed as though nothing would
help me. In March I began taking
Hood's Sarsaparilla. In less than a week
1 could get a good night's sleep. I con-
tinued taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and I
am now able to lie on my left side which
I had not been able to do for years. My
appetite is good and I have gained in flesh
and strength." Mrs. Nicholas Ma as,
Independence, Iowa. Remember
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is the Rest—in fact the One True Blood Puri-
fier. All druggists, ti. l* for $r>. (let Hood's.
■ ■ it rk«ii are purely vegetable, ro-
ll OOUS PlIlS liable and beneficial. 25c.
together husband and wife whose
troubles have been of sufficient gravi-
ty to cause a separation. His powers
of persuasion are frequently exerted
in vain, however. In most instances
the wife, backed up by the mother-in-
law, is most obdurate and proof
against all argument and entreaty to
return to the family abode.
Recommendation is made for with-
holding gratutious subsistence from
the non-progressive Indians not dis-
posed to labor for their support. Many
of the Indian agents reoommend dis-
continuance of the distribution of
rations and clothing, and urge the
FRANCES WILLARD.
cy, in Nebraska, the assumption and
dissolution of the marriage relation at
will, without form of law, is common,
and it is predicted will necessarily
cause endless troub'e in the future as
to the law of descent and in determin-
ing the legal heirs iq property. The
manner in which the allotments to
the Winnebagos were made, namely,
100 acres to the husband and nothing
to the wife, has been and will con-
tinue to be a source of much trouble.
Agent Cramsie, at the Standing
Hock agency in North Dakota, charges
that, notwithstanding the state prohi-
bition law, county or town officials
have never made a y effort to abate
the sale of liquor in Emmons county,
and that six or eight "blind pig-*" are
running wide open in Winona. North
Dakota.
Major A. E. Woodson, of the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe, in Oklahoma, re-
ports: "The mother-in law is much
in evidence among these people. She
makes herself a holy terror' unless
the family affairs are conducted ac-
cording to her ideas. Much of the
agent's time is occupied in the settle-
ment of family quarrels and bringing
substitution of a r olicy of maki ng cash
payments to the Indians for a time.
The aeents a; Rosebud and the Crow
Creek agencies in South Dal-ota, are
among these. Recommendation is
made that congress raodifv the act ap-
propriating SI87,000 of the Crow Creek
! fund so as to have it paid in cash and
to extend 850,000 for the purchasing of
cattle, 815,000 for fencing the reserva
tion, 820,000 for constructing cattle
sheds, §5,000 for mowers and rakes,
and after settlement of attorney's fe- s
the remaining 880 000 to be paid the
tribe in four cash installments. With
this done, it is claimed theCrow Creek
will be self-supporting within five
years.
at the Green Hay agency in Wiscon-
sin the tribe is reported as retrograd
ing, owing to factional troubles,
shough all of the tribes are capable of
becoming citizens.
ECZEMA
44 For fifteen years
my daughter suf-
fered terribly with
inherited Eczema.
She received the best medical atten-
tion, was given many patent medi-
cines, and used various external
applications, but they had no effect
whatever. S. S. S.
was finally given,
and it promptly
reached the seat of
the disease, so that
she is cured sound and well, her
skin is perfectly t'lear and pure,
and she has
been saved from
what threatened
to blight her life
forever." E. I).
Jenkins, Litho-
nia, Ga.
S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegetable,
and is the only cure for deep seated
blood diseases.
Hooks free; address, Swift Specific Company,
Atlanta. Oa.
EARLY MORNING BLAZE.
sss
VI. L. Turner's Home Hurued to the
Ground.
The residence of M. L Turner on
East Cleveland avenue was entirely
destroyed by tire early this morn-
ing, and the home of J. S. Lyon s was
saved only by heroic work on the part
of the citizens and the fire depart-
ment. The fire was caused by a de-
fective flew and was beyond control
when discovered. Mr. Turner's fam-
ily was awakened by the smoke about
2 o'clock, but the fire had started be
tween the sealing and floor and it was
impossible to check the flames when
they broke forth. The piano and a
few articles were saved The loss to
Mr. Turner is about82,500, while Mr.
Lyons suffered a loss of about 8500
Mr. Turner's property was insured for
81.000.
Owing to a mistake in sending in the
alarm he department failed to locate
the tire until it broke through the
roof. When the department <1 id ar-
rive the water service was poor and
ineffective, not beintr strong enough
to reach the roof of the house.
For abstracts and loans see Geo. H
ds >n, No. 115 South Division street.
A DARING PLAN.
Charles T. Yerkes Proposes to Build c
New Lake Harbor at Chicago.
TURNED HIS DAl'liHTERS Ol'T
A Mini Carrie* Out III* Thrent Hera use
They Did Not Get Hurried -Conference
About Quarantine Linen-White-
eapa—Allning; with l'lowa.
Chicago, Dec. 8. Twenty miles of
docks on the lake front and the trans-
formation of the Chicago river into a
boulevard are what Charles T. Yerkes
proposes for Chicago. The outline of
such a scheme as this was given by the
street car magnate at the meeting of
the council committee on harbors and
viaducts yesterday. "The days of
makeshifts for Chicago are past," said
Mr. Yerkes. "The deepening of the
Chicago harbor is considered a make-
shift." He said that Chicago must
maintain her position as a great, in-
land seaport if the city was to
be the metropolis of the west. This,
he said, could never be done with a
river harbor and cited the decline of
Philadelphia as a seaport to prove the
inadequacy of a river. "The city has
on the lake front something like 0,000
feet of land," Mr. Yerkes explained.
"I would there build 20 piers, running
a mile into the lake. This would give
the city 20 miles of dockage. Outside
of these 1 would build a breakwater,
leaving a safe basin for vessels to run
into. If the piers and breakwater
were well and permanently built, Chi-
cago would have a harbor unequaled
by any in the world. To do this a
company with a capital of 850,000,000
could be formed. I would have the
city reserve the right of buying hack
these docks 50 years later at the actual
cost of the work."
Turned 11 In i taught it* Out.
St. Louis, Dec. 51.—Jacob Burkhardt
has carried out his threat of two
months ago and forced his three daugh-
ters,' Ella, Laura and Lotta, to leave
because thev were not married by De-
cember 1. Ella is said to be engaged,
but she preferred not to get married at
once on account of her father's
orders, and has gone with her sisters.
'1 he others are said to have had
opportunities, but none suitable to
them. Theyoung women are apparently
happy and say they are able to take
care of themselves, lturkhardt is a
retired business man in comfortable
circumstances. Said he: "I believe
in raising a family on business prin-
ciples. I do not believe in forcing
girls to marry, but at the same time I
do not care to see them charges on
their parents all their lives. The
young men now-a-days do too much
courting. These skits with their hair
parted in the middle, fine clothes and
sweet manners do not seem to incau
business."
Conference About Quarantine Linen
St. Louis, Dec. a.—A conference was
held in this city to-day between the
chief of the bureau of animal industry,
of the agricultural department, and the
sanitary boards of Missouri, Illinois.
Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Wisconsin, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ar-
kansas, for the purpose of fixing the
quarantine lines for IH'.W, so as to pro-
tect all northern territory without in-
flicting any unnecessary hardships on
southern states. It ir, proposed to
adopt quarantine regulations that will
be just to all interests, and to ask the
secretary of agriculture to take imme-
diate steps for the prosecution of all
violators. It is the first gathering
looking toward the organization of a
national commission to act with the
government in protecting the health
of livestock in the north.
To Wipe Out Whitecap*.
Knoxvillk, Tenn., Dec. The anti-
Ku-Klux law, passed in the recon-
struction days by the Tennessee legis-
lature and prescribing a death penalty,
is to be applied to the whitecap offend-
ers in Sevier county. The circuit
courtis in session there now, and in-
dictments have been found under this
law against four men for whipping a
woman. The judge is trying to break
up the whitecap organization and will
inflict the extreme penalty on convic-
tion. One of the men has confessed.
Minlnir with riows.
Cripple Ckkkk, Col., Dec. .'{.—The
northern boundary of the Cripple ( reek
gold district has been extended three
miles by the discovery on Copper
mountain of an immense blanket vein
of ore running from 810 to 81,500 per
ton in gold. The ore lies near the sur-
face and is mined with plow and
wheelbarrow. In the opinion of many
mining men Copper mountain is likely
to prove one of the richest hills in the
camp.
MAXiM'8 AIRSHIP.
Description of a Machine Which Ha* Roea
NncceHNfullv Navigated.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 3.—The Pitts-
burgh Reduction company has just re-
ceived from the Atlantic and Pacific
Aerial Navigation company, of San
Francisco, another large order for
aluminum. With it came a letter giv-
ing some information about the com-
pany. Hiram S. Maxim, the gun in-
ventor, is the superintendent of con-
struction. An airship which has been
successfully navigated, and the alumi-
num for which was maO.e here, is de-
scribed by Mr. Maxim. The total
length is 158 feet. It occupies 100 cubic
feet of space. The propelling power is
a 105 horse-power naphtha engine.
The cylinder, engine and every part
of the machine, so .far as practicable.
powder
Absolutely Pure
is made of aluminum. lite ship now
weighs about 5,000 pounds, and will
carry more than a ion weight of pro-
visions and passengers. The naphtha
for the engine is stored in cases which
will hold enough to drive the ship
around the earth without replenishing
the tanks. The skin of the ship is
double and filled with hydrogen gas.
It is confined in separate compartments
ami in the upper part of the vessel anil
in the cones. Upward from the steru
of the vessel projects i tail-like rud-
der, which directs the ship up or down
as a bird. Under it is a rudder which
changes the course from right to left.
Motive power is secured by the big
aeroplane at the stern, which is driven
by the naphtha engine. The letter
says the ship has traveled from the
Pacific slope to Cleveland, O., and re-
turn in three days.
KARrngilAKK ALARMS MANY.
1'oliitH In Mout hern lianaa* and Oklahotnw
WUflljr Shaken, but No Harm Done.
| Wichita, Kan., Dec. 8.—An earth-
quake visited all of south central Kan-
sas and northern Oklahoma between
12:50 and 1:10o'clock this morning froui
north to south. At some points it was
quite violent, but so far as known no
j damage was done. Hundreds of peo-
ple in all of the towns of the shaken
section were awakened by the
vibrations, and many of them wero
frightened and rushed from the upper
rooms of their homes, hut returned
to sleep later, when the vibration
was not repeated. The shock was
felt here at 12:55 o'clock. Scores of
peo i« e were awakened and somewhat
frightened, but so far as can bo
learned no damage was done. At Wel-
lington and llunnewell the shock was
quite severe and much plastering was
shaken from the ceilings of houses,
while considerable ehinaware was
broken and other minor damage was
done.
A I.ONK II Kill W A V.MAN.
IIp AtteuiiitN to
Lou Ik, Keiikui
(Jet* Nothinir-
St. Louis, Dec. 8. A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Keokuk, la., says:
One lonely robber, with his face hid-
den by a mask, aud armed with a re-
; volver, attempted to rob the passen-
gers of the northbound St. Louis,
Keokuk A Northwestern train, which
arrived here early this morning. The
robber got on at La, Grange, Mo.
Soon after the train left La Grange
the desperado, who had taken a seat,
in the smoking ear, put a mask on
his face and drawing a revolver, start-
ed through the train. Pistol in hand
he demanded the money and valuables
of the passengers. There was a scram-
ble to get out of his way, but some of
the men in the coach stood their
ground and attempted to disarm the
bandit, who fired three shots from his
revolver, none of which took effect,
lie escaped without securing any
booty.
KX-8ENATOR BRUCE HONORED.
The .MiHNlHrtlpiii Negro Appointed lt«-i?iHfnr
of the Trcamiry hy President Mckinley.
I Washington, Dec. 8.—The president
has appointed Blanche K. Bruce, of
Mississippi, to he register of the treas-
ury. Mr. Bruce represented Mississippi
j in the United States senate in recon-
struction days ami is one of the best-
known negro republicans iu the coun-
try. The position to which he is ap-
pointed is one he held some vears atfo.
% <. A I \ st TIIK WORLD.
Amir
May
teel Girder Kail Tr
Mttkiii non. I'a..
8.- The Car-
negie company is about ready to com-
pete for the world's steel girder rail
trade. It has made nearly all the
necessary alterations in the plant at
Homestead. The C'arnegies can mine
their own ore, transport it over their
own road, and turn it from pig into
finished rails under one roof. Iron
men predict t hat in a year Homestead
will be the steel girder rail center of
the world.
Angered at. t-ov. Hradiey.
Lkxinoton, Ky., Dec. 8.—The an-
nouncement, by <*ov. Bradley that his
daughter. Miss Christine, in acting as
sponsor for the new battleship Ken-
tucky, would break a bottle of liquor
over its prow when it is launched next
January, has aroused not only the W.
C. T. U,, ' 'it Miss Hattle Balnbridge
Richardson, who was selected for the
honor a year ago. The latter has
given out a signed statement in which
she accuses Gov. Bradley of discour-
tesy.
AccUMed of Killing I urchin.
Inpki'Unpknce, Kan., Dec. —Ed-
ward Burris, 23 years old, of Madison,
Kan., was arrested for the murder of
Abe Curchin, of Madison, Kan., whose
body was found near Caney, west of
here, ihirrisand Curehin were traveling
overland in a wagon, and it is claimed
that Burris murdered his companion
for his money.
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