The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 263, Ed. 1 Friday, March 9, 1900 Page: 3 of 8
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*HE OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITAL: FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH % 1«S§.
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the motto, 'Don't fre.i.1 m r>n •
•howed a pine Jil™ „ "T-
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... l.it. octurrM tlii ijrv;
met in the history of ,he Wori,i k.,^
our side by the Hjuhoi.irw I: clu.d ,
d-r the command or lieutenant .K-ts
H^h.rrf « h "hiP S"raP' . 1" which th,
Richard ^as fought to a oomplet ■ \v-. ■{
though victorious, and the 1 outen int*
with Ms crew, sailed away on the ie-
feated British vessel. Paul Jones in his
career set the pace for bravery and t-
trepldity in action which has been "to
ously followed down to that Mav morn-
ing: when George Dewey sailed into fie
harbor of Manila and eCectrifl. d his ooun
trymen 'by the most wonderful naval ron-
fl-tc in the history of the world. n"t. ho-.v-
e<vrr. surr&slng in bravery and gi .ious
achievement that other conflict i.ff San-
tiago, whon and ■where the only rema'n-
lng Spanish squadron was sent to the
bottom of the sea.
He spoke of that other noted naval
commandor, Oliver Hazzard Perry, who
In the war of ]fl| constructed himself a
fleet of seven vessels with which he at-
tacked the British squadron then in Lake
*Krie gaining over It a victory as signal
find complete as in our history, and li s
dispatch to General WIMIam Henry Har-
rison announcing his victory, is as fa-
tnous as the victory Itself—'We have met
the enemy and they are ours." World
that have been an inspiration to his
countryman and will be remembered and
quoted as long as our republic sha'l erv
dure.
He mentioned 'Lieutenant James Law-
rence, another of one noted naval h
In the war of 1812, and his terrib'o battle
between his own vesel, Chesapeake, ml
the British vessel, Shannon, in wh.Mi
Lawrence was defeated and lost his MV,
leaving to'his countrymen those imm^rtaJ
•words, "Don't givie up the ship,"
Ho spoke of the achievements of tne
navy during the civil war, referring pur
ticurterly to th^ victory of the Kearsarge
over the Alabama off the coast of Franc
a victory that sent a thriC'l of joy to the
hearts of every lover of his country, and
to Farnagut in front of New Orleans.
Running over the long line of our nav-
al heroes, he noted as remarkable, tha
during the more than one hundred years
Flnee the organization of our navy, that
at no time and no where have we oeeii
called on to explain or to apologize for
■ ny act of cowardice or short-comings
on the part of our noble tars.
Incldently referring to the war in South
Africa, he expressed a confident belief
end "hope that England would be victori-
ous, an event In his judgment, that wo'J'd
ultimately redound to the uplifting, ad-
vancement end betterment of the con-
dition of the Boers themselves, and an
event in line with the higher civil.za.
tion of the age in which we live.
In conclusion he said that he regarded
Geor'ge Dewey as but an instrument in
the hands of the Almighty in his wonder-
ful achievement In 'Manila bay, and that
Dewey's memorable words, 'You may op-
en fire Mr. Gridleywas but the pre-
lude and Introduction to what the gr.*at
ruler of the universe designed for that
oppressed, abused and down-trodden peo-
ple, and he predicted that the time v as
not far distant -when the course of the
administration of President McKinley in-
wards the Philippines and their peop'e
■would be applauded and approved by ti e
entire nation.
Referring to the "Monroe Doctrin-V
he said that then' was nothing in the
principle announced by Mr, Monroe in-
consistent with our cialm of right of
possession, and the exercise of toe so\-
ere;gn .power of this country In the Ph 1-
ippines. or other of the possessions wh eh
came to us by reason of the war wit h
Spain.
PROF. JOHN DAVIS.
Mr. Davis occupies the chair of English
in the Northwestern.
Attorney General J. <?. Strang answ. red
to the toast "New Duties;" ex-S<nator ( .
"W. VIckers to "Locating Northwestern
Normal;" Senator J. P. Gandv to "Fifth
AssmblyF. H. Greer to "Educational
Influences."
THt NORMAL AT WORK.
/VISITORS SHOWN* THE INSTITUTION
IN REGULAR SESSION.
Tomorrow morning a committer will
meet and conduct the governor and part;.
the CO lego to see the great instltu' on
In session and In its every day .vork.
Ah the governor enters the largr as-
sembly room, the whole school will sn-
ipe and sing this sons composed for the
occasion by iTof. Frederick Albert Ab-
bott:
•'All hall! all hall! our governor.
With gadsomc vo'ce we sing;
Our happy hi irt n ••• si t •• son®
Our homage hero wo brine.
Long may you 1|vt . long may you serve
As leader brave and true;
JThreo cheers we give right roya.ly
'And pledge oursefives to you.
•If foes shall make a mean onslaught
To overthrow your power.
Mav all their scheming come to naught
Within the sei'f-same hour.
Around you firm to guard and aid
May friends forever stand.
And o'er and underneath, the shado
Of the Almighty's hand.
' As students of the N. T. N.
We hold you very dear;
We recognize your sterling worth,
Your freedom from base fear;
•Within our hearts you are enshrined;
God's smile upon you rest.
(May you enjoy the richest good
By mortals here possessed."
•An elegantly engross d copy of this sor.g
iwill afterwards bo presented to Gover-
nor Barnes.
One of the enjoyab'.o features of the
opening exercises of tho school v*il! be the
Pinging Of the College Choir c"ir.po«-.-d
of fifty voices, conducted by Prof. A A.
©now den.
GOVERNOR IN IliE SIZE.
vountrest president of a state normal
scnool In the United States.. While he
is quick and of a somewhat nervous
temperament, he is noted tor the tight
reign ol' self control he holds. He is re-
markab'y free /rom the ear mi;rks of the
pedamgue aiul often says that he has
never known a stmnger to be able to
guess his calling. .He is agreat scholar
and a constant student but without ped-
antry.
Prof. Smith, one of the professors who
has known Mr. Amont for years, says:
"If I wire asked to state his chief char-
acteristics in one word, that would/ be
'efficiency,' for I have never known an-
other man able to do as many things and
do them well. There is no detail <^f th<>
management of the Institution that es-
capes his attention. Not long ago. 1
found him In the boi'.er room' covered
with soot and sweat, doing the ring. He
said he wanted to see for hims?lf how
hard it was to keep steam with that new
smoke-stack.
"If the engine gets out of order the
janitor comt's for him at once. In fact
though some of us are cider than he.
none of us make a move without first
consulting him, and 1 think we would do
just the same if he were not president,
for there is hardly a business move made
in town that he is not first consulted. On
the other hand, he takes up no important
matter without first consulting with the
faculty, and often times matters pertain-
ing to the internal management of the
school are laid before a committee of
some of the business men and their ad-
vice acted upon.
"One of our business men said not long
ago. The Northwestern Normal without
President Ament would not be the North-
western, so Intimately interwoven is his
personality with every eernrnt of pro-
gress the school has had." We should,
Indeed, have a case of the play of Ham-
let with Hamlet left out!
"Another (if the distinguishing charac-
teristics of Mr. Ament patent to all who
have ever known him as a teach' r, is
the remarkable hold he secures upon his
pupils. His influence over them, is su-
preme. I would not attempt to analyze this
power, but I know by some years of ex-
perience that nothing can shake the fiuth
his pupils always repose in him. '
CHAIR 01 BIOLOGY.
IV BEtAUTHFUL PAINTING OF HIM UN-
VEILED.
At the close of the half day session the
prhool wll congregate in the a emb'.y
hall again, where a mag niti< ^nt pa n • x
of Governor Barnes, hung on the ea^t
trail, will be unveiled. The portrait i*
more than life-size and Is tb-- work 1 f
the talented Mrs. Poppy Hostettcr Brun-
ncr of the Northwestern. The pictnr.' ;s
In a massive frame of gol' and ebony
On tho bottom of the frnrt* i; a fj.d
plate bearing this inscription:
GOV. CASSIUS M. BARNES, 3899. :
THE MAN AT THE HEAD.
FQMETHlNtt ABOUT PRESIDENT
JAMKiS A. AM KM' AND IIT3
Vlt GREAT RESOURCES.
All Oklahoma will he interested to
know something of the personal side
r f th resourceful nfion who has Icon at
<h*> head . f ii.e 'Northwestern Normal
from Its inccp. on Mr Ament is thlrty-
••VPU TS>1 «•{ MTI 03d iS UffO'SlhWT
BRIEF REVIEW OF PROF. EVERETT
SMITH.
Prof. Smith Is very popular with the
people of Alva and the school and is
considered one of the strongest men on
the faculty. Besides his university work
ho graduated from the four years'
course of the Iowa State Normal and ha:
had several years' experience as princi-
pal of high schools and superintendent of
city schools.
THt TALENTtD MRS. BRINNER,
WHO PRESIDES OVER DEPARTMENT
OF ART.
'All readers of the State Capital will be
interested' in the picture we pr.nt of the
talented and popu ar Mrs. Poppy Hos-
tetter Brunner, who presides so well and
gracefully over the department of art in
the Northwestern. Mrs. Hruuners portrat
of Governor Barnes will link her name
with this school forever.
Mrs. Brunner's work, prolr to comingN
to th-' Northwestern, was in tho cities of
Des Moines and Omaha. She is a daugh-
ter of M. L. '.Hostetter, Missouri State
Agent for the Iowa Insurance Co., with
headquarters at Keokuk.
CHAIR OF EXPRESSION.
Prof. Abbott holds the chair of express-
on. As an elocutionist, nis reputation is
national. He has appeared in all th>
large cities of both the United S ates and
Canada. He is an exceptionably agree-
able gentleman.
THE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
Prof. John Davis Is known on this
side of the territory and w'll soon he as
well and favorably known oa the West
side.
ANCIENT AND MODERN LANGUAGES
Prof. A. A. Snowden is a vigorous man
In every way, standing 6 feet A in stock-
ing feet. (He is the leader in all athlet-
ic sports in the Northwestern.
ROUGH RIDER PROFESSORS.
Professors Llsk and Palmer are some-
what associated because 'both were Rough
Riders in tho recent Spanish-American
war. Prof. Llsk was in the hottest of
the fighting around Santiago.
PROF. O. G. PALMER.
Profl. Llsk holds the chair of Physics
ami Chemistry, and Is recognized by his
colleagues as one of the ablest members
of the Northwestern Faculty.
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC.
(Mrs. Nellie Flowers llickey has charg
of instrumental mus e.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
Tho oldest teacher In point of exper-
ience is 'Mrs. Mary Do Lisle.
BI 'SINESS DEPA RTMENT.
Miss Flaude E. Hullct, a business-like
young lady, is President Ament's private
secretary.
A BRILLIANT FACULTY".
It Is no babble when we say that the
school is such as any stato in the union
might be proud of We especially com-
mend the wisdom or President Anient In
gathering around him BUch a faculty as
he has. Its members are strung and bril-
liant, almost without exception.
A MASSIVE SlRlXTliRE.
of tho style of architecture, but really the
building must be seen to be appreciated
1 he 1 ltion Itself is one of the finest in
all Oklahoma. The main entrance is clos-
ed by four solid and masslvo oak doors,
whose upper haiivea are l.« ■. > plate g MS
Upon entering the so id stono vestibule,
on-- is face to face with the grand oak
stairway. The two great newt I posts,
fcventy.four inches in diameter, are as tal
as a man. Upon ea<jh of these newel
posts is mounted on bronze statues, two-
thirds life size, holding candelabra In the
upstretched hand. There arc three other
grand stairways whose massive new
are mounted by statues, each hodl.ng a
bras light. Upon each side of the main
stairway, one leading to the gentlemen's
cloak room, and the dwelling rooms of
Mr. Calvin Jackson, the custodian. (Mr.
Jackson serves as engineer ,and employes
three men to assist in taking care of the
great structure. There is a little matter-
in this connection that tho public should
know. On the 13th of January, 1900, Mr!
Jackson presented her husband with
bouncing boy. As this was the first, and
perhaps will be tho only, boy born in tho
great Northwestern building, the admir-
ing fatner named the little lad Casslus
Barnes Jackson. Long may he live. No
one can ever tell this boy that he was not
col'.ege bred, nor that he doesn't bear a
goo.1 name.
Governor Barnes called on Mr. and Mrs
and Mrs. Jackson anil presented to them
a handosme silver cup for their baby son,
named in honor of Oklahoma's chief exec-
utive
TSe cup is a very pretty
ce of
workmanship and has engraved oa it the
governor's name.
On the first fllor of the building are
many class rooms, but there are four oth-
er rooms that deserve special mention.
Chief of these is the great asssmb.y hall.
This room is 85x70. Tho celling is arched
and is 3G feet h:gh. It is steel-<ind of a
beautiful design. The decoration Is in four
colors and gold. In the back of the
room are six fine oak leaf brackets upon
wall abutments. Upon each bracket is
mounted a life-size bust—one of iPestailoz-
zi, one of Froebel, of Lincoln, of Mann, of
Shakespeare, and of Dante, Others are to
be added.
In the southeast and southwest corners
of this room are colossal statues of D ana
and the Apollo Belvidere. In a niche ■
the north wall is a halfli fe-size af An-
gelo's "Moses reading Law." In another
nlcho is a statue of similar sizo of Vic-
tory.
The library room Is finished In three
shades of delicate blue. In this -f-oom is
a very line, large colonial fire-place.
The president s office Is a suite of three
rooms—the reception room, the private
office, and the secretary's off.ee. This
suite is finished in terra-cotta. In the pri-
vate office is another fine colonial fire-
place, ato\«e whose heavy marble mantel
are three plate mirrors, before each of
which Is a fine piece of Italian marble
stautary. The northeast corner of this
room is one of the great corner tow
of the building, fourteen feet in diameter.
The art department consists of a suite
of three rooms in the northwest corner.
The main room is a tower room, and is of
great beauty. This room is filled witn
work of art.
On the second floor the two most noted
rooms are the labratories. The depart-
ment of chemistry and physics occupies
a suite of three rooms—the lecture room,
labratory. partly fiiled with "lockers"
the latest design, all supp'ied with gas
and water, and the work room. In this
room was the genial Professor Lick In ov-
eraf s and cap, busy at his work bench
with jack-plain and other tools, making
apparatus for the institution. Professor
Lisk is one of the noted men in this facul-
ty. He is six feet one in height and a fine
specimen of manhood in every way. He
was on of the Rough ltlders. as before
mentioned and Sargeant Fennesey says he
was one of the most beloved men in his
troop.
Hn the tower corner of the physical lab-
ratory is the stair leading to the top of
the northeast tower where w.B be placed
a twenty-foot telescope.
In the west wing is the department of
biology, a suite of two rooms. The labra-
tory is supplied with dissecting tables.
Both these science departments arc well
equipped wdth apparatus.
On the third floor are two society halls.
These halls are fitted with stages.drcss.
ing rooms and finely painted drop cur-
tains The halls are seated with opera
chairs. The stago furniture is very fine.
Each has an elegant new upright piano.
The assembly hall has a grand piano. One
of these hlals Is named in honor of Gov.
ernor Barnes, the other in honor of Sena-
tor Marum. These halls can be thrown
together and when so arranged, they
make one of the finest auditoriums in t
west.
, ______ v
BROOKS' THEATER,"iff1!
— SATURDAY, RUBCH
W. P. EDMUNDS'
big sensational production
in i our acts,
MIDNIGHT IN CHINATOWN
PERFECTl« prfsentld by
a company of
20—PEOPLE—20
EMBELIStfED WITH
SUMPTUOUS
MARVELOUS
ELECTRICAL
SCENIC INVESTURE,
MECHANICAL AND
EFFECTS.
FEATURES:
Beautiful Mountain Top....The Office of
Big Bonanza^.Meiggs' Wharf and Frisco
Bay„..A Street in Frisco... The Owl Re-
sort...Mary Street....The Interior cf an
Opium Den....A Performance Everyone
Should Witness ::::::::
TWO RAILROADS.
TALOGA EXPECTS TO EXVA.vD EE-
FORE SNOW FLiFES AGAIN,
While in tho city yesterday. County
Clerk Dunnagan, of Taloga, state 1 that
in all probability, that city, which now
has no railroads at all, will have two
lines before the year 1900 expires. Tne
Frisco js certain to build a branch line
through Dewey county ,and at last re-
ports the Missouri Pacific had decided al
also to put an extension through the strip
into the city of Taloga. "While wo could
put up with only one railroad," sa;d the
county clerk, "still two will bo accepta-
ble, apd then Taloga will expand like a
morning glory."
DESCRIPTION OF TIIK P.EAFTIFL"iL
•NOltTl i WEiSTERN Ul'IEDING.
The great Northwestern Normal school
building has leon desvrbei through the
prens many times, 'but the State Capital
reporter cannot refrain from offering one
more description.
POCKET BOOK
SAVED HIS
LIFE,
l1,er name(
u&Mk we
l • ' - \ JUW : ler> SI-''
PONCA CITY, MARCII 7-(SpecIal>-
Tho Courier says:
•Newkirk was vefy much excited yester-
day over a shooting affray which occur-
red at the City hotel, in which a bar-
named 'McMahon and .Landlord
ero principals and Broker 1'or-
aln merchant, an auxiallary to
I stop the bullets.
The barber's wife had been employed at
the hotel and had quit working there to
take a place at the 3£agle hotel. This
was followed by Smith's bhowinjf a s Ip
of paper which he claimed ito be com-
promising to .Mrs. M'Mahon. The barber
was very much enraged at this and went
I to the City hotel and demanded the slip.
Smith gave it up "but admitted that he
The barber demanded tho
,s refused. A quarrel ensued
hlch Smith ordered him out of the
j house, using a poker to enforce his or-
i ders. M'Mahon pulled his revolver and
attempted to shoot when Mr. Porter
stepped between them. The gun went off
and the ball went throuigh Porter's over-
| coat, outer coat and was stopped In a
grain record book which was jn the poc-
ACTS GENTLY LIVER
KlDNtV BOWELSIS",-.:-
CLEANSe^S
• | grain record book which was jn the poc-
V f\frH I kc, JUMl ov' ' 1,1 heart. Tho other shots
f1u q. and the i
1 i but was caught and placed in Jal where
OVERCOMES . nATiAk
NABlTWLC0Hf~
MODERN Fill-
Dl
LONDON, FEB. ^.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press.)—Writing of
a modern action, as judged by tho hard
fighting that preceded Spion Kop, Wins-
ton Churchill says in the Morning Post:
"Modem action is very disappointing,
as a spectacle. There is no smoke except
that of the bursting shells. The com-
batants are scattered. spread over a
great expanse of ground, conc-*aled
wherever possible, < | m! in neutral tint.
All the pomp and magnificence of Om-
durman, the solid lines of infantry, the
mighty Dervish army, bright with flash-
ing spears and waving flags, were exclud-
ed. Rows of tiny dots hurried forward
a few yards and vanished into the brown
of tho earth. Bunches and clusters ot
brown things huddled among tho rocks
or in sheltered spots. The six batteries
of artillery unllmbered and the horsps,
hidden 4n somo safe place, -were scarce y
visible.
Once 1 saw In minature, through
glasses, a great wave of infantry surge
forward along a spur and dlsapear be-
hind a crest line. The patter of thoMau-
ser rifles swelled Into a continuous rumb-
ling like a train of wagons passing over
PERMANENTLY
ITSB^CVfECTS'
BUY THE GENUINE-MAN'F'D BY
(AL' foFJNIA JRi^YRIF (§
fQ w6.^fciuof>Ls.>r-aMt.w yrm.
he now awaits a preliminary and Is not-
ing the truth of the adage that two
wrongs do not make a right.
CALL FOR CITY WARRANTS.
I will pay city of (Juthrle warrants as
follows:
Street and bridge fund, scries B. rig.
No. 128.
Street and brlr'ge fund, series C, rog.
Wo. M.
Contingent supply fund, series B reg.
No. W.
Contingent supply fund, series C, reg.
N.. ::v
Interest will cease thirty da>s from
• !i du'e, March 7, 1U00.
W. ■ SPKNCBR,
City Treasurer.
MOST PROGRESSIVE.
The First Presbyterian Sunday school
of this city yesterday ordered a hand-
some Macey sectional book case for the
Sunday school library, which they are
putting in. Th s school Is one of the. most
progressive in tho territory and is in a
flourishing condition. Tho attendance
last Sunday was ICO and the average at-
tendance for nine weeks past has been
131. Thirty new scholars have oe«n en-
rolled slnco January 1, raising the en-
rollment to 200 and In addition to this
an active home departme.it has be)) or-
ganized.
Australian Opul Mines.
Opal raining is ono of tho latest Aus-
tralian mineral induutrios. Tho prln*
cipal opal mining canter Is White
Cliffs, where the gem has been founi
in highly paying quantities and of the
rlchcst quality, within a radius of ten
miles, and a population of 1,600 or
thereabouts is settled there, -
some pontoon bridge, and presenctly the
llnp recoiled, tho figures squeezed them-
selves into cover among somo rocks, a
great many groups of men began carry-
ing away black objects. A trlcklo of in-
dependent drops dispersed itself. Then we
groaned. There had been a cheek. The
distant drama continued. The huddling
figures began to move again—lithe, active
farms move about, re-arranging things,
officers, we knew, even at tho distance
Then the whole wave started again fu.i
of impetus—started—went forward, and
never came back. And at this <we were
all delighted and praised tho valor ot
our unequalled infantry and wishe. i wc
wero near enough to givo them achoer."
(First Pul11 shed in tho Oklahoma State
Capital, March L'. 1000.)
LIQCOR NOTICE.
To who it may cocern:
Notice is hereby given that P A. Ar-
thur and I,'. W. Clark have th.s day tied
their petition to sell at retail spirituous,
vinous and malt liquors in Lagnston, Lo-
gan county, Oklahoma, and that, unless
objection be filed on or efnr" the 15th
day of March, A. D., 1900, said petition
will be granted.
Guthrie, Oklahoma, (March 1st. 1000.
R. P. MORTON. County Clerk.
REPUBLICAN ATTENTION!
THE CITY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
CALLED TO MEET TONIGHT.
All members of tho city republican city
central committee are hereby requested
to meet in the probate court room in
Guthrie tonight, at 7:30 o'clock for the
purpose of organizing for the primaries
to bo held in tho different wards.
By order ot
IT. IM. FrRLDTNG.
Chairman Republican City Central Com-
mittee.
HHADACHE,
FOUL BREATH,
NO ENERGY,
CONSTIPATION.
These symptoms mean torpid liver and a clogged condition in
the bowels. They also mean the general health is below
par and disease is seelung to obtain control.
PRICKLY ASH BITTERS
Quickly removes these Symptoms, Strengthens the Stomach,
Cleanses the Liver and Bowels and Promotes Func-
tional Activity in the Kidneys. A few doses
will restores Health and Energy
in Body and Brain.
SOLD BY ILL DRUGGISTS*
Price 91.00 Per Bottle.
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