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THE OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITAL: THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 23,
CRIMINAL COURT
IN A WHIRL.
Judge Burford's Big Day Yester-
day-
SCOT MITCHEL IS DISCHARGED.
The Crlmiual Docket or Loiin t'ouu-
I) iirlN a Cleaning 1 | for one
l)R) that la a Mecerd
Breaker.
Judgo Bur ford cloaed the largest days
bu-iUiesH In the Logan county criminal
court ever closed in this county. The fol-
lowing is the cases disposed of yester-
day and records a record bn'nker. Th'Te
are but few more canea 'to dlnpose >>t and
will receive rapid treatment as they are
reached. But few If any will be con-
tinued to the next term.
Territory vs. Seward, plead guilty of as-
eault, fined 15 and cost.
Territory vs. Butler, plead guilty of sim-
ple assault, fined ff> and costs.
Territory vs. Smith .extortion verdict of
rot gulky.
Territory vs. Jarvls, assault with gun,
plead guilty, fined $T><) ami cost.
Territory vs. Armstrong, assault, plead
gul'ty .fined So and cost.
Territory vs. Wolf, assault with gun.
plead guilty .fined $.rt0 and cost.
Territory vs. Clark and Mitchell, verdict
of not guilty. There were the particH ar-
rested some nights ago, on nusplclons of
Intention to burglarize Oldsmlths store.
But the territory could not make caso
against them strong enough to convince
the Jury of guilty Inntent.
Territory vs. Blue MlteheJl, unlawful co-
habitation, plead guilty, fined $HH) ami
«o*t.
Besides the above cases J. C. Walls was
arraigned on two charges of offering
councilor Ilutto br1b s to vote for the
rhnrmscv and the Quarantine blllsi. De-
fendant wns given 24 hours In whlrfh to
plead.
THE CITY'S LOSS.
REV. BUCMCNER A'ND FAMILY DE-
PARTED FOR KANSAS.
Tn the departure of the Rev. 1. D. M.
Ttuckner -of ttie first M. E. church of this
city, to the church at Okut le Kansas,
O-uthrle loses ono of the best mln'stere
of the cflty, and Oklahoma, a preacher
and pulpit orator of u hlgih ord>er. The
popularity and esteem In wbh'h he Is held
by all of the people was evidenced by the
packed and overflowing midieivce t'hat
greeted his farewell sermon hutt Sunday
night.
Re briefly reviewed the work of the
rhurvh during his more than four years
and a half of pastorate and the showing
wes an excellent one. a wnik church
Tiatde strong, a debt ellmkiajtcd and i he
church 1s now practically out of debt and
a rwieiwed life and spiritual growtfll of
fhe (Church.
Wdtfh an apology for being personal he
g«avc a detailed account of bis work In
the territory, which included s*v>rvw « f
•<Tmw and numerous lectures given in
nJl the leading oHhn and towns and ev n
fn rural places. Re paid a tribute to
ft-uthrle end t!he ptwuple generaJ-ly of the
tewttorv and said ho would always be
keenly «Wve to her socdal Interests anJ
morel advancement.
Air. BuckneT Is a forceful and eloquent
speaker, and a man of unique personal-
ity and of original Ideas. His sermons jure
ehanu-terized by a rich vein of humor
and he Is wMhout a peer In the use of
pertinent and homely illustrations. While
be can and often does picture the future
blftra of tihe blessed saints and paint tho
beaiN'.ee of heaven In poetic imagery and
w^ift "himself and hearers imo beautlfu'
exaltation, and although a dremmer of
dreams be has too keen a sense, too coo',
a Judgment to find In Hint his life's w«>rK.
But be is qu-ivk to perceive the "dreams
t'ha-t are not all dreams" and no ho of
descends from the heights to disturb the
fanele*l security of the soul in its Indo-
lence ami rnpose.
He loves to sing and ask:
"Shall I be carried to the s'clcs
On flownry beds of ease.
Are there no f«>es for me to face,
Sure I must fight If I would reign.
Increase my courage, Lord.."
In that one word, courage, we find t'i<
key-no-te of his strength and of his :-vi<■
c«ss. He 'has the courage of his ron vie
tlons, a eourage that is ready to do or
dare for the rlg'ht, a courage not un'lk
that of St. Paul of Ephesus or a Luther
at Wcrms, the same kind of he-oi-m, th
f. nm of physical courage that made p s-
s'lble « Manila victory or led to tho fam-
ous tfliargo and capture of San Jua
b eights.
It Is this trart in Rev. Buekn^r n chai
aoter that makes him ready and willing
to satirize the frivol it ion and v initios
e.iolety. that c-ause* him to rebuke sin in
hlKh place.-, t . erMiolSc dlslrmes'y Ulltl
corruption in jHilltticn, ariatK'i '■ r.-.i-u
public offlclaJ# or condemn the domina-
tion of the salfion In |Mdltks aaJ glv*
warning of Its baneful Inllu-m e on ti e
municipal and national 1:f•• of ih.j repun-
Ifle. Mr. Buckner is free from the fanat-
ical spirit of hutr«*.l so common am rig re-
formers, which Is so offenslvo to wv«*n tim
better class of ckisens, and which oft-
times renders them only a Ilttl. lews ob-
noxious than the evil ways they n -«*k to
overthrow, lie 1m genial and kind, even
when 'he i« most unflinching In duty, and
a mind so free from animus and of so
brottd a charity t'hat he baa hardly an
enemy even among those who are dia-
metrically opposed to him In method, In
principle, and In practice.
Me has hardly attain.d his Intellectual
prime, and IvIk friends predict a larger
and constantly Krowlng field and an ex-
<> .idlng and widening sphere of influence
as the years ko l y and the frultl n <f
those ho|H>a will be a matter of tejolclng
to a large and admiring circle of friend-
Mrs. Buckner la an a< inpllsht-d ! id.v,
has been prominent In chu^jh. literary
ami philanthropic works In th city nd
has been Identified with everv in jv.-ni'-nt
looking to the la tterment of society here
and la 41 lady of rare tact and «r.iee. ind
Is 'her husband's confidant and his best
friend and wisest counsel >r.
Their fomUy consists of thrte bright
and talented sons who have been great
helpers of their father In his Church w rk
from the bcglnnlnff of his past "Kate here
and bave carefully rendered all sorts of
of services to the First M. E. church.
Their eldest son, Emery who Iia:« been
stenographer In <"h1ef Justici Uur'ord's
court for the several months i>ast, will
still retain his jxmltion for t'.i • present.
No stinger pnn f of the aP.'-t.on it. 1
esteem In whlc'n Mr an! family
«iie held than tlhe gre t* demonHratlon
made In their Ironor at ill-* final ie.ive
tsklng nt the tlepot yesterday afternoon
A great throng of friends ann acquaint an-
« met there to give them a farewell
eeting and bl<l them (lod speed on their
Journey. Mrs. Buckner was sought out
and completely surrounded by her lady
friends of the church, club and W. (\ T.
U. Mrs. Ray acting as spokesman for the
party called for attention and in a neat
Impromptu speech presented a parting
gift from the ladles, a beautiful solid sil-
ver cream spoon and a beautiful ruby
studded book mark. Mrs. Buckner was w->
completely surprised tihat tfho could only
murmur her thanks.
Mr. and -drs. Buckner were both deeply
affected by the many murks of respect
shown them and when on t'he eve of their
departure a voice started tho familiar
hymn:
"God be with you till we meet again,"
and more than a hundred voices joined
in the refrain, they were overcome with
emotion, and as the train moved cut
there was a flutter of handkerchiefs and
many blessings and prayers followed 'hem
as they sped away to their new ham •
CITIZEN.
ADMIRAL HIGHBORN HONORED.
— «JE MEMBER OF ENGLISH NAVAL
INSTITUTE.
Washington, March 22.—A notable com-
pliment has been paid to Chief Hitch-
born by the great technical society that
hau to do with naval ship building—nam-
ely, the institution of Naval architects.
Admiral Hlchborn received a cablegram
today from Prof. Biles .at London, an-
nouncing that the institution had elect
eU him to honorary membership .a life
connection of Kroat dignity In naval cir-
cles. I'rof. Biles 1s the designer of the
American line steamers Paris and N- w
York ami himself enjoys an enviable pro-
fessional reputation.
INGALL'S JIBE
ON REED'S JIBES.
Thinks the Speaker's Sarcasm Cost
Him lh Presidency.
WAfiT MECHANICS.
A NUMBER WANTED IN THE NAVY
DEPARTMENT.
Washington, Match 22.—Arrangements
have I n made at the navy department
for the enlistment of a limited number of
mechanists of the llrst class and ordinary
seani'in on imuiu tne receiving snips
Wabash at Boston, the Richmond at Lea-
/ru • island ,th> Vermont at New York and
the Franklin at Norfork and nt the navy
recrifltJt g statl >n at Oh c go. The deport-
ment hopes that at Chicago many valu-
able men will be enlisted who had service
011 the great lake;*. The machinists of tho
first class must be machinists by trado
who have had experience with the marine
engines at sea.
SMALL THINGS ABOUT GREATNESS.
THE CAKE WALK,
THE COVINGTON-PAGE COM PA NY
AT THE M KENNON.
Last night Covington and 1 ages grand
cake walkers presented their second per-
formance In the city, it was a first class
performance In every respect and was
repeatedly applauded In the course of the
program. The cake walk which terminat-
ed the program was a very artistic and
handsome affair. It captured tho audi-
ence. The company is composed exclu-
sively of colored people ana has a number
of splendid artists. The specialties aro
all good and up to date.
The merits of the "cake walk" last night
were decided by Speaker Tom Reed,
Judge Lawrence, and Joe Queen. They
awarded the honors to Harvey Washlnton
and Mrs. L. E. Mann, wife of J. L , Mann.
THEY'LL MAKE THINGS POP.
CHAMPAIGN TRT'BT TO TAKE IN
POPULAR BRANDS.
New York. March 22.—It Is reported In |
Wall street that the principal champaign I
Importing houses In the United States
have about completed a new combination
to control all the popular brands. The
new company will be capatallxed at JliO.OOO
000, half of which will be preferred and
half common stock. A large part of the |
stock, perhaps half or more ,lt Is said, |
wl.l be taken by wine Intertssemmt.fln 1
will be taken by wine interests In Europe. |
The plan of Merger, It Is said, has been
completed with the exception of mln<or
details, and the prospectus is to be Issued
within a few days.
WEST1 NOHOI'SE SUIT.
New York. March 22—The WeeUngrhouse
electric and manufacturing company be-
gan suit In the United States circuit
court today against t'he Western Electric
company of Illinois for damages for al-
leged Infringement of patent for direct
current dynamo electric generators, pat-
ented In I)fceml>er, 1X5*1 toy Benjamin C.
Lemmo, and owned by the penitentiary
company. An accounting is asked for to
assess damuges and pending tho decision
01 the suit the court Is asked to grant
an injunction restraining the defendant
company fn>m making selling or using
any of tlhe aHeged infringing generators.
ALASKAN EXPLORERS.
CAPTAIN ABERCROMBIE AND PARTY
GO TO COOK'S INLET.
Washington, March 22.—Captain Aber-
cromble and party .eft 'tonight for the
west, where they will explore the Cop-
per river country in Alaska, Capt. Clenn
and party, who are to explore Cook's In- j
let, will leave tomorrow morning.
The war department 'today named three,
stations on the Copper river all American
route to the Klondike country In Alas-
ka. The stations are Seward, Tetllng and
Slahna. These stations will be occupied
by detachments of United States troops,
under similar duty to that performed by
Canadian mounted police. The postofflce
department has been making some in-
quires regarding the opper river route
and will endeavor to make contracts for
arrylng the mails over It.
NEW PURSE OFFERED.
New York, March 22—When W A.
Brady and Martin Julian meet to decide
Where Fltsslmmons and Jeff vies will meet
they will consider a new proposition from
O. C. Bennett, a Chicago promoter, whi
has offered a $25,000 purse Mr Bennets
14600 forfeit has been sent to the Police
Gaxette office and Rrnd\ who has had
some correspondence with him. Is anx-
ious to discuss the details of the bid. Ben-
nett proposes to have the tight bike place
In an amphitheater crccre,! for- the pur-
pose In llllno's, Indiana or M ml. li.
is now in Kansas City looking ' a suit-
able battleground in that v-iivi• >.
DEWEY MUST BE HERE.
PEACE JUBILEE ASK FOR HIS
PRESENCE.
Washington, March 22.—A committee of
citizens who are arranging for a peace.
Jubilee In Washington next May called
at the navy department today to se-
cure, If possible, the attendance of Ad-
miral Dewey on that occasion. Their ap-
plication was made directly to Secretary
Lon. They stated that the proposed peace
Cf'ebratlon will be exceptional in iiie fact
that it Is to be practically national in
character and this would justify the re-
quest that the hero of Maninla be sum-
moned t oattend The secretary listened
to what ine committee had to «ay and re-
plied mot ne wouia confer witn tne
president on the matter.
Call and see my tine line of St ode
surreys, plica tons and bugg1-- •
1899 styles at prices lower than 1. .
hides were ever s >!<! for In ir
S. Lyon, corner Divisi ti , id Ok'a
avenue.
TROOPS THREATEN SPAIN.
MAKE A DEMONSTRATION AND DE-
MAND THEIR PAY.
Madrid, March 22 —-- band of repra rlta-
eo troops made a uemonstrauon trus
morning In front of the perfecture. The
perfect advised the solditr* to disperse,
adding that o;ht rwl.-c he would be com pell
ed to resort to force. The demonstrators
left, informing the authorlti s in a threat-
ening manner that they had better p y
the arrear due tne troops within a month,
DID NOT SAY IT.
1 v. itown, M- .. Uftr. tt-'Amoa i>. Al-
ien. secretary to Speaker Reed, says re-
garding th interview printed t day in
w i vn i'.e wis made to say that Mr. Reed
would not be a candidate for the presf-
til n-.tni' .'t on in !«•> that he did not
make such a Matement. and he did not
Know v • t aer Mr. Reed would be a can-
didate or not.
A Hit at llic I'uueral ©rule* the Gov-
ernment I'aj N rue the Ntatce--
Slen Who Die In
Hum- sm.
New York, March 22.—John J. ingalls,
j In the Journal, sayg of Speaker Reed;
"There Is no luxury so expensive as a
! caustic tongue. A steam yacht and a
private cur are economical In compari-
son. Half an .hour of Irony co^t B.alno
the presidency. A wound to eolf-love
I never heals. A sneer is never forgo*.ten
nor forgiven by Its vtcltm. No cynic or
scoffer has ev> r su' at the head of the cab-
, Inet table—nor ever will. It Is th? soft
answe which turns away the wrath of the
populace. McKinley probildy never dis-
paraged an adversary, or spoko slightingly
or contemptously of a riva'.
"The spearke's smile is always sar-
donic. He Is at no pains lo conceal his
resentments. He dumns with faint 1 raise
If he praises at all, and If h assents, it
is with a civil leer. His remarkable pow-
ers as a parliamentarian and presiding
officer have kept down insurrection rt far.
but their are Indications of revolt. He has
stretched the preogatlves of the chair to
extreme tension In the promotion or sup-
resSion of measures approved or con-
demned by his personal Judgment without
regard to the wish of majorities. As
Louis XIV was the state. Reed has been
the house.
"Pernaps from conviction, possibly from
disappointment at the result, of th* St.
Louis convention, he has set himself in
open or covert hostility to the policy of
which It Is compelled to meet In conse-
quence of the war which Mr. Reed did
everything In his power 'to prevent until
coerced by his associates.
"It was noted that his valedictory, 'In
which he ranked his station as next to the
presidency, received most demonstration
from the opposition. The Republicans
were lukewarm. Too many of them had
felt the iron hand. The speaker would
do well to read the Spanish proverb:
'What have I done that mine enemies
should praise me!"
Continuing the ex-senator says of "the
scandal of public funerals:"
"When great men die, statutes and col-
umns and trophies rise as naturally oyer
their ashes as b'ades of grass above a
peasant's bones. Euloey and elegy attend
their obsequies, and the pealing anthem
swells the nate of praise.
'Honor and respect to the dead are In-
stinctive. and 'the higher the cilivlsatlon
the more Impressive the obcervance. No
humane spirit begrudges the expense or
the trouble of the cremony. Senators
and representatives In congress are not
necessary*, ror alwavs. gr^at men, but
htye have great functions. They are mor-
tul, and when they die are entitled to be
properly Interred. IIow far the cost
should bo defrayed from the public treas-
ury was at one time an open question, but
custom has fixed the precedents, and now
'there Is no charge upon the estate of the
deceased except the bullal lot and the
gravestone.
Gradually the homeward Journey has
Increased In extravagant sumptuousness
till 1t has taken on the characteristics of
a holiday excursion. To transport the re-
mains and the relatives of Mr. Dingley,
with the committees and their attendants,
required a special train of four cars, at an
expense of $3,340. The contingent outlay
brings the total up to $4.!>ft0.
"The deceased was a total abstainer,
and an order was issued excluding all in-
taxlcants from the funeral train, but an
eminent statesman In the escort ordered
a large purchase of whisky nt Port^
mou?h. JJust before crossing the boundary
Into Maine, which Is a prohibition state,
The same mourner also Insisted upon
champaign, and It was furnished and the
bil s for both were paid from the United
States treasury.
"To bear the dust of Representative
Cranford to Texas only one car was re-
quired but to alleviate the grief of the
committees the government was obliged to
furnish four hundred ten-cent cigars
among >1' r solid and lluid cmsolatVms.
"Garfield's funeral was one of the orgleg
'of the : tury. Th. revelry began before
torches, ill reverence of the dead presi-
dent, and from the open windows of the
car reserved for the bacchanalians came
shouts of laughter, the clink of glasses,
and the din of the saloon and the gambling
hell. One lenowned legislator, now no
more, reached Cleveland In such a stats
that it became necessary to imprison him
in a stateroom and apply the Ice pack u
reduce him to such a condition that he
could be hurrl*d to a retreat and prepared
for the ceremonies of the foil >wm day. '
Following as Mr. Ingall's views on tho
change of inauguration day:
"The sennte passed, and the house failed
to adopt, a Joint resolution for an amend-
ment to the constitution changing the day
of Inauguration from March 4 to May 4,
with a corresponding adjustment of the
presidential and congressional terms and
sessions. The propriety, convenience and
advantage of this arrangement are so ob-
vious that it seems quite Incredible that
we should have stumbled and blundered
through more than a centuty with the
peril of life, the loss of time, and the gen-
eral awkwardness and confusion resulting
from the selection from the worst part of
the most sullen and exercabl'i mouth for
our most Impressive political function and
the ending and beginning of our political
years.
"But as the human mind d«?lig'nt* !n an-
niversaries, It seems strange that while
they were about 11, Ins tend of May 4,
which has no associations ihe commit.so
did not select April 30, <ne day on which
Washington was Inaugurated and the gov-
ernment set In motion.
" When enough states h id ratified the
constitution to make it ce^tai.i that the
the confederation designed N*w York as
machinery would start, the congress of
I he place and March 4, 17S9, as the time
for the organiiuition of the new govern-
ment. Travel was so difficult and Indiffer.
erence so great that a quorum of congress
to count the votes for president and vice
president was not obtained until April ti.
and it was not til the 30th of that month
that Washington kissed the btbla and took '
the oath of office. In 1793 they went back j
to the original date, March I, which has
been retained to the pressnt time.
"80 long as the ceremonus were eon-
ducted under covr. It wits well enough
but with the commencement of the out-
door performance trouble began. The first
fatal catastrophe occured at the In-
auguration of Harrison In 1841, a veteran
of '69. who delivered his address .and rode
up the avenue bareheaded, in a heavy
snowstorm, and died from 'the exposure
In thirty days.
"Grant delivered his second lnagural
March 4, 1873, on the portico of the rotun- 1
da, in a northern gale, that froze the
breath as It floated from his lips . t was
a Klondyke day. The sufferings of th« |
spectators were excruciating. The West ;
Point cadets, In their light uniforms, near- '
ly perished. A hughe temporary board
structure was built In Judiciary square for j
the evening festlvles, with no arrange-,
ments for heating, and the ball degenert- j
ed into a struggle for life.
"Humor originally meant moisture, and
In this sense Benjamin Harrison's lnaugu- I
ration was humorous in the extreme. He
read his speech under a dripping umbrella
with his hat and overcoat on. and the
collar turned up to his ears, to an aud1ence
that had been drenched for hours.
"Of course, there- is no assurance that
the weather would be fair April 80 or May
4. but the chances are equally and the
discomforts would be less."
MILES WINS HARVARD,
STUDENTS GAVE HIM A GREAT RE-
CEPTION.
Cambridge, Mass., March 12.-General
Miles addressed the students of Harvard
university In Sanders theatre this after-
noon under the auspices of the Harvard
Republican club. The theatr was crowd-
ed and the students welcomed Gentr.i!
Miles and President Elliot with deafen-
ing cheers.
General Miles remarks were ent'relv
impersonal and contained no reference
to tiie recent war or to the controversy
concerning the war management.
President Eliot, however made an Im-
pressive eulogy of the man. win ahe
said, had shown the same courage raid
fortitude under caiunilny and misrepre-
sentation as he had shown In camp and
battle. President Eliot's words made a
great Impression on the audience, whose
sympathy wis plainly manifested.
PORTO RIGANS
ARE SURPRISED.
Our Postal System Considered a
Great Blessing.
CONFESS TO KIDNAPPING.
MRS. INGERSOLL PICKED UP GER-
ALD LAP1NER.
ralnsvllle, O., March 2^.—John CoHns
who was arrested here yesterday with
Mrs. Anna Ingersoll on the charge of ab
ducting Gerald Lapiner from In front of
his parents house about a year ago, ha*
made n full confession. Collns says thatj
ho Is on old soldier, lie was an lnma'e|
of tho National Military Home at Los,
Angeles. There he met Mrs. Ingersoll.
She told him that she had a farm at j
Palnsvllle and asked him to come east J
and live with her. They came to Chicago
where they arrived a few days before the
last of May, 1898 On Decoration day Mrs.
Ingoersoll came to him wdtli the cfTlld.
She said that she had found the lfitle one
In Che street. They remained In Chlcagol
a few days and then came east to Paine* j
ville. Collins said that he had no sua-1
plcion that the child had been abducted
and that he "believed Mrs. Ingersoll when
she said that she had found the little one.
Collins was held In $300 and Mrs. Inger-
soll in $3,000 ball for the hearing on Thurs-
day. The prisoners have secured attor-
neys and will fight against removel to
Chicago where they have been Indicted.
ARE NOT USED TO HAVING
I*' nird l.etiers fetacred aud %% oudef
Thai I'liej art not Opened—
People Itcturnlug to work
Generally.
SCH011S FOR INDIANS.
MAKE HOTELS SAFE.
FIRE COMMISSION BILL TO BE PASS-
ED.
New ork. March 22—The corporation
counsel today sent to Albany a "bill giv-
ing power tt> the munkv.pal assembly to
make such laws or ordinances as would
guarantee better protection against fl *e
in hotels. The bill was drawn after con-
sultation with the Hotel mens associa-
tion, the board of fire underwriters, tho
superintendent of bulldiings, chief Bonner
and fire commissioner Scanrrel. The bill
puts on the commissioner of buildings
t'he responsibility of seeing that every
building erected or changed Into use as
a hotel, and upon the munlcii>al assembly
the responsibility of making such ordi-
nances as will make hotels safer from
fire In the future.
BENEDICT SAYS THAT HIS AUTHOR-
ITY IN INSTITUTIONS.
Muscogee. I. T.. March 22— As some
question has arose concerning the author-
ity of M. John D. Bennedlct, the new sup-
erintendent of the Indian territory schools
would have over the white or public sch-
ools of the Territory a Times reporter
called on Mr. Benedict and received *rom
him the folowlng statement:
"My authority at present Is confined to
those schools maintained by the funds be-
longing to t'he Indians—the In.dan and
the colored schools of the Indian terri-
tory.
"I regret to find that no -provision has
been made by congress for. the education
Of the white children. I am Informed that
there are nearly 30,000 white children In
the territory. This Ik a most deplorable
condition of affairs and I am sorry to say
that there seems to be no relief for tHem
nt present.
"I find that a few towns of the terri-
tory have already established free pub-
lic schools and that other towns are pre-
paring to do so as soon as possible, this
work should be encouraged by every good
citizen for I can assure you that a good
public school Is the l est advertisement
that any town can have.
"While I have no authority over the
public schools yet I might say that my ex-
perienceln public school work has been
quite extended, and that T shall be more
t'han pleased to assist the people of the
territory In every possible way In their
efforts to establish good schools."
Washington, March 22-Actlng postmas-
ter Heath today received a personal letter
from Captain W. II. Elliott, director ot
posts of Porto Rico, relating experiences
on an official tour of the Island which lie
lias just completed. Director Elliott stat-
ed that the people were incredulous when
he told them that sealed letters would be
a&cred In t'he malls and that any one who
meddled with mail In transit or in pos-
session of the government would be sev-
erely punished. He says the Porto Rlcani
entrust to the malls only unimportant
letters, never mailing any matter regard-
ed as private or valuable, as the mails
ji.ive frequently been rifted.
The municipal authorities In the Island
Capt. Elliott reports regard their relief
from the trouble «nd expense of oarrying
the malls as the greatest blessing. The
mutri ripal mttooriiles have bew coroi*
.t„ earrv the mails without compensation
„ a sort Of inti*n'hun«e of
courtesy, an Imposition required by
general lan « «< ">« l*li nd.
The people ''«1 h""7;
turned lo their regular avocations, .uid In
the farming communities the crop*
fine proepeets and the peop e e^ pe.
h.. nromeroo* All Br.-aUs PM« '' wlm
th< eomlng of American rule. Dlrertor
Klllott states that the report of dkwU-
et on or danger or rebellion among
the people Is untrue and that they ur.
entirely satlstle! with American rule.
ENJOINED COAL MINERS.
restrained" from interfering
miners.
South McAllster. I. T. Macrh 22,-Tho
I'nlted States court today issued an in-
Junction restraining the striking miner*
anil all others from threatening or In-
timidating the employes of the Kall-Inla
Opal company It Alderson. The Kail- nla
company received another eonslgnmen: of
miners today. The Osage company I*
working nearly full handed today, a.-, la
the Choctaw company at HartsTiorn. All
other mines are reported working r1lh"
reduced forces.
OKLAHOMA WEATHER.
Oklahoma and Indian Ty —Fair, warmer
winds becoming south.
Are you lacking in strength and en-
ergy? Are you nervous, despondent, ir-
ritable, bilious, constipated and gener-
ally run down in health. If so, your
liver Is torpid, and a few doses of her-
blne will cure you. Herblne has no
equal jus a health restorer.—J. W.
WHBEL.ER & SON.
NEW, NOBBY
SPRING STYLES
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
New Orleans, March 22—■Olear, track
fast.
First race mile and 20 yards. Distur-
bance won; Laurette second and 'Priekal
i third. Time 1:44.
Second race mile and 20 yeards. Dr.
Marks won; Miss Rosa second and Little
ltllly third. Time 1:45.
Third race 11J miles. Possum won. Sad-
ie Levy second and Planter third. Time
3:06.
j Fourth race 1 1-16 mllos. ForbuSh won,
! Ivglvart second and Lady Callahan third.
Time 1:48.
j 'Fifth race furlongs
Ranriea won;
McAllister third.
the train wa
yards, an 1 ke
and cigars w. 1
Jty grew wild
rav to Cleve-
!, champaign
id wild h ar-
ime on. The
Sim W second and
Time 1 :22v2-
Sixth v. e 1 mile. Sid vats won. Vol;
second and Mldglen thiid. Time l:!2Vi.
train slewed toward midnight at n ra'1-l
w !•: • • form, at -nntry station, where
the ve^era: f " Crund Army post were
kneeling around their flag. Illuminated by
(O 4 1 n r A 4 4M.I> IN 4>M" DAY.
' a Ke Laxative F >mo Quinine Tablets.
- s refund the money if it fails
o cure. 2">c. The genuine has L. D. Q.
a each tab.et.
♦ Come in and Sec Them.
+ Corner hirst and Oklahoma
David lietsch.
I CUT AND SLASH
IN
DRUG
A"i
RENFROS. 1
C. R. Renfro has purchased the large and e-tcn Jve s'.ock of Drugs for nerly owned by the Sea^onian Dr g Co, and has consoli a ed the two stocks in the old Seatonian DrugCo's store rooms, one
door west o. the old Keniro stand, and in order to reduce the stock wilt make a
Cut in Drugs, Paints, Oils, Soaps and Drug Sundries.
206 West Oklahoma Avenue.
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