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Tlifc FIRST PAPER PUBLISHED !N OKLAHOMA.
VOLUME II.
TUESDAY MOHNING.
(jrUTHHIK, OKLAHOMA, il LV .25. 18<>}>.
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NUMliEU 71.
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France and the U. S. on a
Basis of Reciprocity.
WORK OF TWO YEARS ENDED
Duty-Reduced on Over Six Hundred
French Commercial Articles,
COTTON ANO OIL THE PRINCIPLE
Ctonrral Redaction Will be About
Twenty Per Out Auioricuit
^ I>uly on ChMupiKtir Low-
ered- Lant of All
TreatifN,
"A Little Spark May
Make Much Work."
m 77,e Ititle "sparks" of bad blood lurking
in the system should be quenched <with
Hood's Sarsaparilla. America's gteat blood
purifier. It purifies, vitalizes and enriches
the blood of both sexes and all ages. Cures
scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia, catarrh.
ccd&«Si
a trade expert ,as special reciprocity de«
legate.
Ambassador Cambon will leave f or Pails
In about a week, carrying with him the
French draft of the treaty.
The French treaty Is the last of the In-
struments of this kind and the treaty
work under the Dingley act is now
brought to a close. Six treaties have
been made, all save that with France, re-
lating to British West India Wands.
ENGLAND WILL
ARBITRATE BOUNDRY.
( Washington, July 24.—The long pending
reciprocity negotiations between the
(United States and France were brought
to a successful close at the state depart-
jnent late this afternoon when A nib as-
sadore Cambon, in behalf of Franco and
Commissioner Kusson, in behalf of the
United States affixed their signatures to
the reciprocity treaty, it is by far the
(pinst Important teraty concluded under
the reciprocity provisions of tho Dingley
law and tho only one effecting the trade
Iwtth a large commercial nation. The ne-
gotiations were marked by rather sharp
nnd long continued discussions which con-
tinued up to the time the signatures were
placed on the document. In tho end a
spirit of compromise prevailed aiid each
|dde yielded something. As a whole, both
' fcides exprnss satisfaction with the gener-
al result secured, for while the compro-
mise necessitated some minor sacrifices,
the general effect of the treaty will en-
courage commerce between th two coun-
|rl«s . 1 l> rim
The concessions granted by France em-
brace most of the articles in what is
known as the French mlnumum tariff.
This compromise! f>44 heads, the rates
being on an average about 20 per cent
t>elo w those tn the gen era J tariff oij
France. Tt was found necessary, how-
fever, owing to protests from French Ag-
rarian interests, to except from this min-
imum list about 24 articles, chiefly agri-
cultural products. The French ministry
Was ohllced tn pay heed to this sentiment,
tnd In turn M. Cambon made the excep-
tions a condition of closing the treaty,
ft was on thl* point the negotiations were
In doubt for several days and it was only
by compromising on the extent of the ex-
Beptions that an agreement was made
possible. As first presented the excep-
tions numbered 12 but some of these were
classes including a number of distinct
Items. As finally determined upon, these
exceptions were narrowed down to twen
ty-four, and outside of them, the United
States gets the benefit of all the reduc-
tions on French minimum list1!.
SOME OF TH E ARTICLES.
Besides the reductions given to thin
Country, the trenty is important in con-
tinuing a number of minimum rates
•which would have been abolished had not
the treaty been concluded. The most im-
portant of these articles are petroleum
and mineral oils. At present these
enter France on the minimum rate, but
had today's treaty failed, a ra*e would
liave been Imposed making a difference
of duty amounting to about $5,000,m The
same Is true as to cotton, whle
one of the chief articles of shipment from
the United States to France and en'ers
duty free. Had the treaty failed, a heavy
duty would have been imposed upon Ame-
rican cotton. The same is true of copper,
rubber and many classes of machlnsrv.
France secures important concessions or
•over 100 of the chief products sent by
Trance to this country. The Dingley law
fellows not to exceed 20 pe>r cent reduc-
tion as a basis of reciprocity, but 'he full
20 per cent is not owed on all the article:
covered by the treaty. On some of them
the reduction Is five per cent .on others 10
f e cent, others 15 per cent and up to 20
per cent. The list would have been larger
and the percentile of reduction great
In some cases, had it not been for the r
luetance of Commissioner Kasson to pe
jnit exceptions from the French mlnumum
list. This was the main cause leading
to the omslsilon of champaone from the
list of important French products Icluded
In the treaty. While quite 'lecjrous of
seeurlng a reduction of duty on this class
fef wines, the French authorities worenot
ready to grant the large number of re-
ductions asked as an offset of the propos-
ed reduction on this particular article.
As a result, the regular rates will be main
talned on sparkling wines coming to this
country.
The treaty will result in placing the
products of the United States on the sam
balsls In France as products of Great
Britain and German w. At present -these
countries have the minimum French rate,
which the American jroods with few ex-
ceptions have had to pay the maximum
rate.
The negotiations ended today were be-
gun nearly two years ago by M. Paten-
tre. then Ambassador from France.
When he was succeeded hv M. ^amhnn, I
the latter took up the negotiation and for i
n time there was prospect of conclud-1
lng a treaty, but delays occurred, and In
order to close the matter the French au-
thorities sent from Paris M Chapentire |
New York, July 24—A' special to the
Herald from Washington says:
There will be neither war nor arbitra-
tion over the Alaskan boundary dispute.
It will l>e settled "by amicable agreement
between the United States and Great
•Britain, on nation granting concessions,
on this question tn return for e.onscsslons
■by the other on some other question at is-
sue between the two governments.
This Is the view expressed by an official
havng much to do wth the pendng nego-
tiations. Referring to Sir William Luur-
ier's speech i-n the Canadian house of
Commons In whicvh the Canadian premier
declared thero were but two ways of de-
ciding the question—arbitration or war-
be official said significantly: "S r Wil-
liam Lourler is merely stating to the Ca-
nadian parliament the recognized moth
ods by which civilized nations settle con
troversles. There are three methods—first
by mutual agreement, second, by a
sort to arbitrate and third b ywar.
Wilfred has neglected to mention the
first ojnd most important of these meth-
ods."
It Is receprnizcd by the administration
that the boundary question is a difficult
one. as other questions, but it Is hot re-
garded as impossible of adjustment
some way satisfactory to the American
miners and the Canadian (government.
w *Rl as tbe United S1'ate* and Great Brft-
i. Some of the questions at Issue
re or 'less 'independent and it was inti-
mated to me that there was reason to
hope a final settlement of «tihe boundary
controversy might grow out of this rela-
tion between tbe pending questions
Tt is felt by officials of the administra-
te generally tha * while it may take time
to work out a final solution of all pend-
'•ng questions, such a solution will ulti-
mately be reached In a neighborly
an'i without any clash or serious sprain-
ing of relations between the two nntinnrf.
"London, July 24—Commen.-ing upon the
debate, in the Canadian parliament
Saturday nrarding the Alaskan boundary
question .the St. James Gaette say
day:
"The brisk air of the United Stales and
Canada Is conducive to strang words,
which would never pass *'he Hps of an
European statesman until an order to mo-
bilize was on the point of issuing. Nobody
•thinks of war In connection with the Ca-
nadian-American duspute. Yet, since it
•s we who will Have to fight if Canada
makes a. quarrel, we musit plead with one
of our fellow subjects to use a quieter
style. If Sir Charles Tuppeir's words mean
anything be deetres the presentation of
an ultimatum which would only mean
war. Sir Wilfred Laurier ..though calm,
was tolerably emphatic. As things arc go-
ing now, we are drifting to a very ser
ious diplomatic coWislon wi'h the United
States, which (Trent Britain is earnestly
anxious to avoid."
IB
Fifty-Seven Survivors oi Ed-
monton Trail to^wson.
TELL OF WOEFUL HARDSHIPS
Transportation Companies Mislead
Prospectors for Self Gain.
DEATH BY SCURVEY AND DROWNING
R Griffln, Montana, lluroid I'ainv, Vn>
t ria.
Seattle, Wash.. July 2*. A Times spec-
ial from Vancouver, 1 . C, sajs:
C It. Malty, who atrlvtd heie yester-
day from Dawson. Alaska, after fifteen
months « n the J*dra< , r.nn r ute *Wth
about !'to other pr>sp« < tors, he winter-1
at Wind City. Wh v ii0 left In January
sixteen men were < k with'scurvey. He
heard In March that Dr. Mason, of Chi-
cago, and W. tk>uchlt\ s n of a Chicago
banker, were dylrg.
There were about fifty men stranded
there, scurvy str' ken and frozen K.
Harris, of Hamilton. h id bo.h feet frozen
and they wore amputated at the ankles.
Two Russians were dying witu .-curvy
They were living m the sifting* «►' sour
flour only J. Patterson, son oi Lieut.
Governor Patterson, of M.mtoba. a To-
ronto lawyer, were a. • mr;u,ded In Wind
City in March. All would have been well
if the Indian guides could have been in-
duced to navigate beyond tho divide.
THOUGHT HIM INSANE
1 moiiton JtouteMaid to be Inipanel-
able i> Water or l.aud l.iftt of
the Murvivorn W lio t ame
Muck to Tell tho
Tale.
Drangcl, Alaska, July 20, via Seattle,
July 24.—Tho Stickoon river steamers
Strathcona and Casta arrived here yes-
terday with fifty seven survivors of the
Edmondton trail to Dawson. These un-
fortunates had been on the trial nearly
two years and related tales of hardship
and demonstrated tho non-feasibility of
both tho land and watacr routes over-
land.
Under orders of the Canadian govern-
ment, the Hudson Hay and other trading
companies have sent out relief parties
to bring in the several hundred sick and
starving still struggling along the Liard
and Pclly rivers. During the past winter
tit is estimated that fifty died of scurvey
and as many more wero drowned, whi'le
others returned to Ednimnklton.
Strong language Is used in decrying the
misrepresentation sent to newspapers by
agents of the transportation and trading
companes operating at Edmandton, «as
well as the Canadian officials who said
the route w|s a practicable one. The
ority of the survivors are without
Ttitrds. The majority are American citi-
zens. and tho loeal authorities are noti-
fying the Washington officials of ther
destitute condition. The following is a
list of the retunr.ang survivors:
D. L. Shawborn, St. Louis; J. Jennings.
S*. Louils; I. L. Ingles. Los Angeles; O.
Cosmal, I>os Angeles; L. Stevens. San
Francisco; J. K. Hastings. Boston; M. K.
Corning; West Virginia; D. Hopkins.
Michigan?; J. Seymour, Montana; L. J.
Gibbon, Montana; S. McQuinn, Nova
Scotia; A. Coswell, New Brunswick; J.
P. Mansfield, Los Angeles; H. M. Payn.
Northwest Territory; T. M. Simpson,
Yarmouth: N. S. J. Hansen, Chicago; D.
Davis, Montana; E. I* Kem, Manchester;
N. II. Ci. W. Gilmore, Manchester. N. H.;
L. H. Baird, Northwest Territory; H. F.
Barthllns. Nova Scotia; J. N. Ilamer,
Ivos Angeles; J. H. Dowdy, Montana: H.
Peterson, Minneapolis; J. H. Pruden, Sel-
kirk, N. W. T.; F. W. Ferguson, Yar-
mouth, N. S.; T. J. McIIugh. Manchester.
N. II.; A. Lilga, Minneapolis; J. Imeson,
Ontario; N. Mcl^oud, Nova Scotia ; J. 7".
Erckson, Minneapolis; W. J. Da.ws-on,
Wyoming; J. Neshit, Canada; W. Gil Ids,
Calada; J. Hanna, Montana; I>. Fisher,
Ontario; S. Ilson, Nova Scotia; C. Miller,
Minneapolis; W. Dick, Los Angeles; T.
Johnson, Halifax; J. Allot . Montana; J
California; G. A. Sheppard, England; L.
Ramstron, Philadelphia-; S. T^. Shannon,
O'Neill. Michigan: J Kearney, Oregon;
Jones, Northwest Territory: P Flem-
ing, Yarmouth, N. S.; L. Rox worthy.
Portland; Ore.; J. En/right, Chicago;
MRS. PARSONS. ANARCHIST.SON AS-
SAULTS HER.
Chicago, July 24 Alfred Parsons, son
of tho anarchist executed for compI|aity
In the Hay Market riot, who waa ar-
rested recently for a>.- ntlting his mother
with a knifo because of her objections
to his enlisting In the army, was not
prosecuted by Mrs. Parson* when the
case was called in the justice court to-
day. Mrs Patrons said she believed her
son to be Insane and that she had him
taken to a detention hospital to bo ex-
ami ned as to Ills sanity.
HAGUE CONFERENCE
DRAWS UP SUMMARY.
Chief Topics of Work Sumariz
ed for the Benefit of the
Czar of Russia,
The Hague, July Jl—The general act,
embodying tho result of the international
peace conference, of or enumerating tho
names and qualification* of all the dtJo-
gaites, says:
In a series of meetings in w! Ic'i the
above delegates participated, inspire"
throuefliout by the desire to realize In th«
highest possible measure the guierous
views of Its august lnltiaitor. the confer
enee has drawn up for the approval c.|
the respective governments the series of
convention and decli.ratjk.ns ui>j->ended
'^Convention for tbe Pacific settlement
of International disputes.
••Convention concerning tho laws and
customs of war on land.
"Conven'tion for the. adoption of la
against the use of asphyxiating or dele-
terious gases from balloon pr
nnd for the prohibition of bttMots th
easily expand in the human body.
The general act contains five ex pre.1
Ions of opinion as follows:
"The conference considers that limita-
tions of •the military charges which at
presen.* oppress tib world a -re greatly
be desired for the increase of the material
or moral welfare of mankind.
"The conference expresses the opinio!!
that the question of the rights and duties
of neutrals should he inscribed on tie
program of a conference to be bold at an
early date.
"The conference expresses the ipinlon
rbat questions relative to the tvoo and
ca'Mbre of rifles find nnva'l artillery as ex-
amined by it. should be the subject of
study with the d fferent governments
with a view of arriving at a uniform so-
lution.
"The conference expresses the wisli that
an early convention be called to revise
the Geneva convention.
"The con'erence has resolved that ques-
tions relating t • t he invloVabil1>ty of pri-
vate property in war on land and the
) bombardment of towns or villages in na-
val war be reserved for future confer-
ences.
The convention was signed by all the
plenary delegate.--
ect'lfles.
Men Imprisoned for Refusing
to Fulfill Contract
STORY OF SOME GALICIANS
They Are Mistreated nnd When Sick
Time is Counted Against Them.
ed this afternoon
e I into the hand.s
Titles for trial.
She pro'.M. | strong!)
en Into the possession
came resigned when th
jant was read to her.
shoulders and head in
ami enterd thi arrlam
f the At* \uan
in Ame-i. i fl i
driven
the rlvrr
Mr
Re-
tracted
IMHttlSONMENT IS INDEFINITE
Conditions That Cannot F.x|«r I nder
the Present tiovflrnmput of the
I (tiled tttufe* and tlu*t
be Itemed led —Aus-
tria's Interest.
(iKl*. P. J. JOL'HKItT.
*Ph1« redoubtable warrior, who stands at the boad of the Transvaal army, wai bom
In Unlontewo. Pa.. In 1841. and *ls therefore a full-fledged American. ITe went to
South Africa while quite your g, and identified hluiaelf with the Hoer movement.
\Vb<ai timi British government attempted to subject the Dutch republicans, ne led
the UoAir and defeated the British troops at Majub* Hill, in 18X1 A cable
state* it is G wl. Jouhifrt'a plan. If war 1* now declared, tv st once taks the
ofTenaive c.yalnai the British toy destroying the DeBeers dUmoad ml us nnd caie
turing Ute city of Klnfearlay.
DEMOCRAT-PATRIOT SOLD
THE PERRY DEMO-POP PAPER GOES
TO REPUBLICAN
Perry. July 21 SiK-cial.)—Saturday Am-
os Fitts, the well-known editor and pub-
lisher. of the Perry Democrat-Patriot,
the official daily • rean of Popocrac
N >ble countv pul-li-'hed in this city,
the paper to i > ndicate of repuMi
headed by Recelv.-r Redes
States land ofti* • here, a
San Francisco, July 24-Tie Examiner
prints a detailed etory of tho alleged
evils of -the contract labor system in the
Hawai/ inn islands as practiced by the
coffee and sugar plantation owners and
quotes as its authority. Rabbi S. M. Lev*
of tihis city, who has Just returned f-om
a t-mr of the islands. It says:
Tblrty-aix Cali-cians, BUbJ«.^•.f^ of th*.
Austrian empire aro now confined in thn
Oa.hu prison, Honolulu, because they re
fused to comply longer with the onerous
conditions Imposed upon them by their
owners. They were convicted <
Ing contract service" and were sentenced
to indefinite prison. Thoy can gain re
lease only by buying their way out o
prison or «oi-ng back to the cane fields.
Their tale is todd by Rabbi W. C. T,«vy.
"When T w«ait to HanohiLu," Dr. Levy
is quoted as saying, "I bad occasion to
visit the re#*f. That is tho island prison
of Oahti. where all iilastea of off«-nders,
munlerers, f *loni iuuJ mJ dcme«nc rs are
confined at bard loN>r. While I was th«\fe
my att*^!^"1^ was draivn *.o 37 1Ralieian
subjects f Austria, who -were conflne'l,
beemtse fhey raid rerfitaed t«o fulf.'l t-hoiv
contracts for labor In the Oa.hu pianrv-
tlons They were dmuKd 4n str'pes 11k ?
all he other prisoners. They were mad>
Ho do t.he wwiip labor n tbe naa-dea and
on the roads. They were conveyed about
islands in a public back, ttcormypanled bv
arnved guards and! dreose^l 1n the prism
garb. In fat. they w^re made to suffer
all tbe Ind tern it tes and partns of a felon
under sentonce.
What was their crlmeTThey bad eo*n-
«nltt -d no crime They had refused to ful-
fill a contract entered Into In Euro no
prior to emigration to work for tbre.i
•years on the Oahu plantation. I have "he
orlg-irjitl contract made by Jacob Tet> >'
at Bremen. You will perceive that it calls
for three years labor on the plantation to
work out the passage of each Immigrant
at J18 a month. Whether a man could
work out his d<Vbt at that rate fn three
years is more than doubtful. T nder the
contract his pay would run otflv for the
time he is actually employy-d. If be toll*
sick h « expenses rnus against him. As a
matter of f;tct. Jacrtb Te.per after nearly
h'ree months work had Incurred a
of some t sto the pla.nftJatlon.
"Why did they quit work? They
me tihey were treate«1 with cruelty and
oppression on the plantation and were
trlvern such poor food that they were un-
able to do the bard and exhausting labor
of a plantation in the-traplcs. That te tlwtfr
story.
"Term of prison? N'one -whatever. They
are In prison under an indefinite sentence
to continue untSl they pay the debt or
agree to go "back to work tt out < n the
-plantation. So great was the horrnr of
tbe severities of plantation life that th y
told me they wtould prefer to stay In i'll
fV.rever raAher Cluaa go Tra*-k to the Qalui
company.
"FVurme of Justice? Well, they w/ r«
brought before a magifftr.'i-te on the plan-
tation and summerily e- nvic.ted of the
deft>t ami 'ben amd there sc^nitenced, with-
out trlail by Jury. You onn imagine wtiat
khwl of Justice they would iret under such
elrc-unied ances.''
One of the m prisoner! f^aikilnns refer-
red to was Jacob Toper, an TsrawHte. He
told 'his story to the Rabbi. The latter 1n-
vcfrtgated, found tho tale true nnd thtsi
Id raised $120. with which ho .bought Tep-
ui li ans, j or's freedoro. The 'latter is now working
e United Un Honolulu, a free man.
wide attention, particularly along tin
border where cltlaens have prot< ' i
ly agslnst the exrtadltlc • ^ruerl
can cltlson to Mexi. o. Tie f*e: that i
this case the cltlsen Ir i w- tn n i
greatly intensified the opposite J dm 1
Itlch w is a banker of Dodge City Kan
and courted and married hi- wife in Chi
• -.•go during the world's fair.
They wont to Me\l>-<> and engaged 1
merchandising, she furnishing a larg
share >f the capital. They* . u—cled i
ten because, it i 11 lege. 1. M R' h **as (
Jealous. Two months ag
t.ilking with ri notorlou- worn ... where-)
upon Mrs. Rich attack-- 1 vcrelv
beat her. Rich came home late lurie/r
the nlaht wn shot while Ivlrn^ In ^0
Mrs. Rich called ror a doctor and carri-
age atid had her husband convev 1 t/. .
hospital In thl" city. Rich died and 1« ft
a statement saying the fatal bullet wis
fired from a pistol In the hands nf hi*
wife. Mr-*. Rich did everything In her
power to aid the recovery of her husband
nnd has protested throughout that she Is
not the guilty one. She i soon to give
birth tO a child. The Mexioan • v
ment has been touched to the quick b\
the comments on IN methods <>f tleallnr
out Justice an dibarbarous treatment of
prisoners and has provided Mi • Rich
with fine quarters and promises Her a
speedy trial.
NEW SECRETARY OF WAR
BLIHU ROOT HAS A CONFERENCE
WITH M'KINLEY.
Washington, July 24. -Hon. Ellhu Root.
Gen Tnomas Andersen's Free
Expression on Ute Policy
NO ONE MAN IS EQUAL
i General 0ti3 is tho Grsatast Ru!o
lb-re- |
Mot Accepting the Czar ot Russia.
debt
to"d
-iiuo
he will do In tie
tired from I
.: or moulding public i
-w ill change the policy j
convert It Into an ad- |
with harmony for I-s
ias not indicated f.hat
future.
LLOYD TEVTS DEAD
Ban Frandsoo. July 14,—Lloyd Tevis,
one of the w«althiest and best known re-
sidents of San Francisco, died ' .night at
a private sanitarium He caught a severe
cold about two weeks ago, and owing to
his advanced a^e and delicate health,
complications set in which made recovery
impossible. He was 75 years old.
I Seattle. Wash. Tuly 24 —A Tost Int<
| grncer special from Port Angeles st
i that William Armstrong, wanted In C
I cago on the charge of Jury bribing, i
1 arrested there today.
MRS' RICH RAS BEEN
FORMALLY EXTRADITED
Mexican Government Promises
to Treat Her Well and Give
Her Every Courtesy
of Now York., who Is to succeed Oeneral
Alger ns secretary of war, arrived In
Washington tonight and had a long con-
ference with the president, lie reached
the city at 1 Oo'clock Oeneral Corbln
was with the. president at the time of Mr.
Roots arrival but left after a short con-
versation with Mr Root, to whom he
was Introduced bv the president.Mr. Root
remained ai the White hou*<c until f quar-
ter nfter 12 when he returned/to tho
Arlington hotel where he had previously
registered.
DOUBLE LYNCHING
ON IN GEORGIA.
Two Negroes Are in th-e Pos-
session of Whites and
Must Be Rescued.
♦os El Faao, Texa.- . July 24.—Mrs. Mattie
hi- TI Rich, oharged with having murdered
vn&. hr r tmsbaJid, John D. Rich. In Mexico
! two months ago, was formally extradU-
Rainbridge, Oa.. July 24.—There will ho
a douMe lynching In West Ralnbrldge
early 'tomorrow morning unless something
unforseen occures. Two more members
of the band nf negroes Implicated in Sam
niins confession arc in the hands of a
termined posse of whites. One of
captives 1* Charles Mack, the comp
ion In crime of Louis Sammln who •
lynched yesterday. It was Sammln
Mack who outraged Mrs. Ogb'tree in thi
presence of her husband at Saffold, one
holding a pistol at the hi^ul of tbe hus-
band to prevent his Inti rference.
Muck was captured at Iron city bv a
white man named Cardin He tried to
get hl^ prisoner to Jail and secreted him
A mob met r*o.rdell and asked the where-
abou-t? of his prisoner H" declined to tell
them. A rope was quickly put about his
neck and he was allowed ti n minutes In
which to give up tho rapist or his life
He then told where tbe negro wu - Tn
n short while tbe crowd had Mack While
arrangements f««r the lynching were In
progress a "telegram came from Tmn city
that other membiirs of the gang i-ad
been enptiired. As it would require sev
end ho"ire to get the new prisoner to
tho ocene. It w:is dM. rm1 vyl to "postpone
-the execution of Mack until tomorrow, at
which time it is proposed to have a
dotrble hanging.
Rofore Sammln wn lynched he confes-
cukI and said be .and Mack had robbod
the Oglotrees an^l thut both had out-
raged the woman WWIe they were com-
mitting -their crimes he said, six others,
whose names be gave, were on watch out-
side. Murk 1* said to have confessed, c >r
r<iborating Sammfn statement. The men
he said, were l anded together fr>r raur-
der. robbery nr<l raitlno. Fve of^the ne
grr^eg named, including Sammln are now
dead and every Indication favors th"
death of these two
"Kid Jim" one of the Saffold negreoy.
was located this aftemoonln a cabin near
IPtckard. Ale Tie is guarded by about
100 men of hie race, who sa/y they will
defend him agairwrt any attack
A posse of about will take KM Jim
dead or alive.
ACTOR BOB FORREST
COVERED HPMSFLF WITH OLORY BY
ACTING PYTHIAS.
FI R«no. O T . July 21—Colonel Bob
Forrest covered himoelf all over with
honor and glory last Friday night. Mr
D. T' Davidson, who has been m ting the
part of IVthhin In the play of Damon and
Pythias with the May Stewart company,
was taken 111 and Cohooe.l Bob offered to
take his place. He did his work to the
queen's taste and wu« the recipient of
hundreds of hearty congratulations. Rob
says there Is nothing a good democrat
cannot do If he makes up his mind it
has to be dunrt
as military and civil governor
TIiIm in \ot Criticizing; HIh Ability—
\o Man Can I-ill the Two I*lace*
—A Civil 4-overuor HUouid
Com maud All
Action.
Chicago, July 24.—'The greatest states-
man in th'.s country snoulu be. rnude gov-
ern- r general of tho Philippine inlands
and tho military authorities In tho is-
lands subordinated to him."
Brig.-lion. Thorn.is M. Anderson, com*
mandlng the. department of the lakes to*
dav outlined in tho focgolag words wlmt
ho bell«*ved to be the best course to pur-
sue In the fur east.
General Anderson expressed himself as
foH.iws When asked his opinion of the re-
sults likely to follow 1 ho institution ot
th" new secretary of war. He said:
"The greatest exigency ^wtli Which w«
have to ileal at present exists in tluj Phll-
ippinc.-#, arid to It wo should brtaig the
best talent wo have. Tho guvornorsgen-
er.ul should be lirst of all a stiuUesman.
lb should have tho dictation of the
course to be pursued and the military
representatives should carry out the or-
ders of the governor-general implicitly,
but prefferrably in 'hk< own way.
"As it Is General Otis 4s both civil and
military general ;n tne 1sl«<nd. Exorcis-
ing torh of these functions, he is th*
most absolute ar.d arbitrary ruler on
earth, the Cfcer of Russia not excepted.
The military of fleers should, in my opin-
ion, lie merely a means of carrying out
the policy oi tne civil admindstratlon.
Understand, that I do -not mean this a« a
criticism of General Otis, for he is vested
with his dual power and most do the
best, he can. 1 bel1e VB tho task 'he is
trying to iierform Is too great for any otie
man. no matter h< w capable he may be.
"The man at tho head of the wur de-
part mont at Washington should bo one
of K<* d business executiWt ability and
sound • use. The gtaatesmanship is re-
quired on tho sceno of action. I hope
no intimation >f any Change In tho a<i-
mlnistrallon of tho department undor Mr.
Root Om thing «is certain. Iiowever,
so long .is (ie >-ral < "lis is allowed "to re-
main in c.omjnand. he should receive the
support of the admin str!fctl m at Wash-
ington. An inc^irrfjct policy carried out
with dot errrn I nation Is usually productive
<.f better results "than a policy which on
the whole might bo better but the exe-
cution of wh'oil Is wavering. Whether
or not Geni ral Ofs h.ifl ax)M wisely laf
tii« matter nf j.ress c n^urehlp, I am too
far away to tell. Personally, T have a
great deal of respect for the oirrespon-
1 -nts with whom I camo in contact In
the Philippine* and bediewe them to bs
men of truth and honor. There may be
other elements enuring in what be is
said to have doine."
SENTENCED TO HANG
( YKI S A. BROW N' WILL FORFEIT
HIS LIFB.
Mil; \-< gee. I. T., July 24.—Tho Times
ivs: .1 udj-.e Timmas ha^ convened the
May term of tie* district court in special
adjourned session to dispose of ceolata
U'v ! t niafcte; One of the causes was
to sentoiKe Cyrus Brown, a convicted
murtk*.r« r wlioee iase has Juat been dls-
P -sed ( by tn> . ourt of ap)>eals. Th*
judge- pass- i i ne death sentence upon
lirov.- ,uid fixed too date of Iri* execu-
tion for Friday. August 35, 1S99.
BIG GATTIi DEAL
TWI-JLVB T HOT'S AND HEAD CIIANCH
HANDS.
Musco?if, T T. July 24—W. H. Jen-
nis of T. xas, t ay purchsuicd from Mleasrl
H. K. spuuldim Clarence W. Turner,
and D. H. Middleton of Musoogee, 12,000
head of cattle Tbe price paid was "$4,rA-
( "' Tin.- i th largest cattle transaction
made this vear In the Tndlan Territory.
The cat ti • .ire being hold and f"'d in the
" reek ition for shipment to a market
this fall.
AMATEUR WORLD'S RECORDS.
t- .TuJv 34—Three, amateur wi^rld
ree. rd won- broken today on the ten lap
hike track here. C>. S. Dusoivberg. lower, d
unpaced flyL'.g
stadt fmm I 27 ^-4 t 4:?.'> Tt was previou-
!v h**'-1 Kv W. A S t.!#r r He alio lowered
tihe three mile unpa«-**l flyings tani fr>tt\
7 to :"9 1-5 previously held by O. B,
Hack berry*
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