The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 83, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
§ If you v ant a book to |
| rc^ or to present to a f, umni,.i society ■■<?
$ friend you cin get it at '4
The State Capital Book |
and Stationery Store, cor
ner 2nd and Harrison.
33UJ SI Ifli
ti VllSiSifcftrffiv
ThfOwtf PRINT1HO«MJTA!(OHIRY rw-r
OHttMOWA-
Wt *cu y IMNL0BM Punpm*
See our line of Books
for 10, 15, 20 and 25c
Nothing; their equal
ottered
ever
west at these Prices
II1K STATE CAPITAL
Rullk \.\D STfflOiERY STORK
♦ Corner 8 oond and Harrison
VOLUUK XV
SATURDAY MORNING,
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA. AI'liL'ST 1, 1903.
* INDICTMENTS RETURNED
IN POSTOFFICE CASES
■SATURDAY MORNING,
NXMIIBH 88.
LARGEST CONCLAVE IN THE HISTORY OF
WORLD NOW ASSEMBLED TO ELECT
THE
LEO'S SUCCESSOR
BRIDGE COLLAPSED AND
INJURED MANY PEOPLE
Federal Grand Jury Com-
pletes Its Investigation
STATEMENTOF CASES
Department Gives Sketch of
Each Official's Misconduct
f MACHEN WAS A LEADER
As Central Superintendent of
the Free Delivery Depart-
ment Is Indicted for Con-
spiracy to Defraud
the Government.
W&Hhlngton, D. C., July 31.—The
federal grand jury, which hase been
considering evidence growing out of
the postofflre investigation, today re-
turned Indictments against the follow-
ing: August W. An* hen, formerly
Sreaetul superintendent or the free de-
livery; John T. Cupper, mayor of Lock-
haven. Fa.. VVm. C. Long, of this vity;
Nullum Gordon Crawford, also ot this
city; George K. l.*>reua and Martha J.
jLoreiu, his wife, of Toledo, Ohio; Mau-
rice Hunkel of New York lCly; Thomas
W. McGregor, formerly chief of thu
supply division of the rural itee deliv-
ery service, and Leopold J. Stern of
Baltimore.
'i he po3tolflee department today
inade public the following official state-
ment of the cases:
"In 1802 the department, through the
tree delivery division, entered iuto a
ipn tract with the postal service and
lock company for the purchase of car-
riers satchels for a period of four years.
The manager of this company, with
whom all negotiations were conducted,
was W. 0. Crawford of Washington,
D. C. The satchels were to be made of
u coated canvas valed Pegamoid, in-
stead of leather as formerly.
The specifications of this contract
requlreu the contractor to furnish
straps the same as in the Stern con-
tract. Geo. E. Lorenz, of Toledo, made
a contract with Mr. Crawford, repre-
sentative of the Postal Device & Lock
company, to aid him in securing the
contract, and to furnish the straps lor
a specific amount per satchel. Pur-
suant to the agreement, which was a
clandestine agreement and not. a mat-
ter of record, In the department, every
time the postal device and lock com-
pany was paid for a supply of satchels,
remittance was made by the company
to Geo. E. Lorenz, Toledo, for his part
of the compensation. Mr. Lorenz.
however, did not furnish the straps.
They were furnished by the depart-
ment through M&chen, and paid for by
the department Crawford therefore
paid l«orenz for the straps which the
department furnished and Lorenz, to
chow his appreciation of Machen's lib-
erality in furnishing free of charge
the straps which he (Lorenz) was paid
for. dividod his profits with Machen.
When Crawford remitted to Lorenz the
latter at once remitted to Machen.
"Machen, Crawford. Geo. E. ixirenz
and Mrg. Geo. E. Lorenz, in whose
name the money was deposited, have
been indicted for conspiracy to de-
fraud the government.
"Crawford was deputy auditor for
the postoffice department from June
13. 18«3 to Sept 15, 1897.
•*: In 1901 Machen entered into an
agreement with Maurice Runkle of
New York to furnish a small leather
case for the free delivery service, for
which the department paid 90 cents
♦•noh. This contract was entered Into
•without competition, and "the cases
cost Runkle about 30 cents each. The
inspectors have conclusive evidence
that Runkle divided his profit of rtO
cents per case with Machen and Mc-
Gregory. This Is analagous with the
Baltimore case In which McGregory
and Upton figured, and have been both
Indicted.
"Machen, Runkle and McGregor have
been indicted in this case.
"In 188S, through the free delivery
dlvlilon. a contract was made with
Leopold J. Stern of Baltimore for car-
riers satchels. The specifications re-
quired Stern to furnish complete sat-
chels. including the shoulder straps,
being specifically described as a part
of the satchel and to be furnished by
the contractor. After the contract was
entered Into Stern was relieved by Ma-
Chen from furnishing the straps, the
full pj-ice being paid for the satchels.
In consideration of being relieved
from furnishing the straps by Machen.
Stern paid to W. C. Long, a large
amount 91 money which Long divided
with Machen. The straps which Stern
had been relieved from furnishing were
purchased ty Machen from a New York
firm without compensation. He re-
quired this New York firm, however,
to pay a commission of 4 cents per
strap, which commission was collect-
ed by W. C. Long and divided between
I^ong and Machen. In this transaction
Machen not only secured money from
Stern for relieving him from furnish-
ing the strap which he had contracted
to furnish, but required the man from
whom he bought the straj* to pay him
a comission on the strap which he was
giving to Stern. Long was used as the
intermediary in both transactions. Over
$22,000 was paid by the department for
straps that were furnished by Stern,
though Stern had contracted to fur-
nish them himself.
"Long, Mat hen and Stern have been
Indicted in this case for conspiracy to
defraud the government.
"The department, through the free
delivery division, entered into an
agreement with John T. Cupper of
Lock Haven. Pa., to furnish material
and paint all of the letter boxes, pack-
ages and letter bax posts In the United
States for which he was to receive 25
cents for each post, 50 cents for each
box.
TRAMPS KILLED IN
SANTA FE COLLISION
I^oh Angeles. Cal., July 31.—-West-bound
Santa F# limited, No. 3. due here at 2
o'clock this afternoon, and east-bound No.
1. which left here at 8 o'clock last even-
ing. collided hend-on at Melen. -h station
on the Colorado river. near Needles, Cal..
today. Three tramp* were killed ur.d
several of the trainmen Injured. The
engines of both train* were crippled, one
composite car was destroyed and another
badly damaged. According to reports filed
With General Manager Weljs, the accident
wan caused by train No. 3 running by
Mullen, contrary to orders. At that sta-
tion the traiu should have aide trucked
in ordeT to allow .No. 4 to ims-
Knglneer Ireland and Fireman Meacham
of No. 3 are reported Injured, but how ser-
iously Is not known. The first named is
of the oldest men on the Santa Fe
system.
While.severs I of the passengers on both
- --verely shaken up, all are
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦J
Z WEATHER.
Washington. July 31.—Forecast:
Oklahoma and India ti Territory-
cloudy Saturday: shakers and
cooler by night. Hundajr fair.
51 List of Drowned May In-
3 elude Large Number
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦♦♦ ♦♦
the sherlfTs posses are returning t
their homes. All trace of the outlaw
appears to have been lost and the prot
pect of th$ir capture ia more remot
than ever.
AT PORTLAND, 0RE|
MRS. SROUTE INJURED
RAII.ROAD OFFICIALS PRIVATE
CAR IN COLLISION.
DOUBLE HANGING
AT PRESCOIT, ARIZ
Prescott. Ariz., July 31.—Hilario
Higaldo and Francisco Renteria, mur-
derers of C. E. Goddard and Frank Cox
at Goddard station. In February of
this year, were hanged in the Jail "hero
today from the same scaffold. Roth
exhibited the greatest nerve and the
fprmer smiled as he ascended the scaf-
fold and saluted a number of acquain-
tances in the crowd, the spectators
bidding them "adlos." The trap was
sprung at 11:20. Higaldo's neck was
broke# and he died withou-^.strug-
gle. Henteria's body twitched several
minutes, death resulting from strang-
ulatin. The execution was witnessed
by 200 people.
RUSSIA IVIORE AGGRESSIVE
IN MANCHURIA
(Correspondence Associated Press.)
Tokio, July lg, yia San Francisco, Cal.
July 31.-Although Marquis ito has been
mdde president of the privy council,
r .i rfterly presided over by Marquis Snlon-
. , ?r l0"*" no ri,nk by the change
i_ atstik.ita and Marquis Yamagata
have been appointed members of the privy
council The main point of the elevation
of Marquis Ito [3 that it clears his way
to the premiership. Incidentally It com-
poses the cabinet difficulty and allows an
unbroken front to be presented to foreign
nations but there i* a strong belief that
It also heralds the calling of the marquis
to rontr.ll the difficult foreign situation at
any lime needed it |, believed that
Maiquls Ito who has the full confidence
of the emperor is In favor of conserva-
tive measures toward Russia Rnd that
he will exhaust diplomatic means of ob-
taining a quid pro quo In Manchuria be-
fore resorting to hostilities. He Is re-
garded as a "anfe man." in a crisis
The foreign situation as a lever in the
Klshineff petition matter revived hope <>f
her assistance among the anti-Russian
party. Russia has been growing more ag
gresfdve in Manchuria and Korea while
Great Britain and Jupan have been mani-
festing greater vigor In counteraction.
STAR! FOR HOME
Salt Lake. Utah., July 31.—Governor
Odell of New York and party who have
been touring the west, departed today
from Colorado Springs and Denver over
the Denver and Rio Grande, arrangements
for their departure last night, having beep
changed. From Denver the Odell party
will go east over the TTnlon Pacific, arriv-
ing !n New York. August 6.
Mrs. Primrose Dead.
Buffalo. N. Y.. July 31 —Mrs. Kmmn
Primrose, nee Catlln. wife of George II
Primrose, the minstrel. died here toJlav
of heart paralysis. Mr. Primrose has
cancelled his ingagem nts and will come
on from Chicago on a morning train.
Secretary Root Returns.
Washington. July 31^-Secretary Root
returned to the war department today,
but left in the afternoon to visit the dis
trlct national guard In camp at Leesburg.
Va. He was accompanied by se\cral of-
ficers ot Lha war deuajrUnfent.
Tucson. Ariz.. July 31.—The private
ir of Superintendent C. C. Sroufe of
the Southern Pacific, Tucson-Yama di-
vision. having on board SupL, Sroufe
Epos Randolph, general manager of the
Pacific Electric railway of Log Angeles.
Senator Eugene S. Ives and General
Manager McFarland of the ananea rail-
way, collided today with a yard engine
In the Naco yards. Mrs. Sroufe was
seriously Injured In fee back and splue
and Supt. Sroufe wifi badly cut on the
head. The remainder of the party es-
caped without Injury.
NEW CHIEF OF POLICE
FORMER CHIEF HAD RESIGNED
UNDER CRIMINAL CHARGE
Rome, July 31—9 p. m.—The largest con-
clave In the history of the Catholic church
has now assembled In the systlne chapel
for the purpose of electing a successor to
Leo Xlll. Sixty-two cardinals, with over
two hundred clerical and lay attendants,
are to all intents and purposes, prisoners
within the vatican. One of them. Cardinal
Hercera y Eeplnosa, archbishop of Val-
encia, was prostrated Immediately after
entering the conclave and lies ill In his
cell. Tomorrow morning the cardinals
will enter upon the solemn duty of choos-
ing the new pope by ballot. The gen-
eral impression exists that within two
or three days possibly, though no proo-
ably tomorrow, a new pope will have been
chosen. But. no matter how long a time
it may be required, the absolute seclu-
of the princes of the hcurch from
weds
Prognostications as to who will wear
the tirara as Leo's successor have little
value, as even the cardinals, who this
evening entered their cells, seemed to be
without definite Ideas as to the issue.
Cardinals Ratnpolla, fierafino Vannutel-
II. Di Pietro, Got ti and Oreglia continue
to be most frequently mentioned as the
likely candidates, but the moment the
name of one of them is mentioned a
hundred reasons are supplied to show that
he cotild not possibly be elected.
go seldom have the majority of the
cardinals now here met each other, and
so widely do they differ in nationality and
personality, that no organized movement
In support of any one cardinal has thus
far been practicable, nor, In fact, se-
riously attempted. This does not apply
to the Italian cardinals, who naturally
are well acquainted with each other. With
their numerical strength, ike iisAian car-
dinals. if united, practically Insure the
election of a pontiff of their own choos-
ing It is the disunion and rivalry among
the Italian cardinals which, in fact, leaves
the question of Leo's successor so open
as to make one guess almost as good
as another.
The rerival claims of the leading Ital-
ian cardinals, so freely ventilated in the
local press, a *e matters which are all im-
portant in connection with trie decision of
the conclave, because It is assumed as a
foregone conclusion that the next occu-
pant of the Holy See will bo an Ital-
ian.
The foreign cardinals have shown no In-
dication of opposition to this assumption,
but, however, willing they are to honor
an Italian. It is believed that serious dif-
ferences among the Italians themselves
upon matters of political and-religious op-
inion must be reconciled before one of
them suitable to all sections can be elect-
id- The apparent difficulty of accom-
plishing this has rendered Interest in the
conclave doubly acute and is largely re
sponsible for the frequently expressed
opinion that lom,. rardlnal little talked
of, may emerge from the conclave as the
next pope.
More interesting, perhaps, !n a certain
way. is the impression which prevails
In ceitaln sections, that, no matter what
the verdict of the conclave may be, great
c hanges are impending in the policy of the
vatloan and that within a year or two the
new pope will no longer consider himself
a prisoner in the vatican, but will, unlike
Deo, leave its precincts when necessary.
Just before going into his cell today
a prominent cardinal threw an interest-
ing sidelight upon the chances of Ram
pOila Leo's secretary of state has been
persistently abused recently by the gov-
ernment paper for his temporal power
policy.
"I am not so sure," said the cardlnul |
to the representative of the Associated
Press, •'that the public attacks upon Car
dlnal Rampolla by the government are
not inspired with a view to working up
among Catholics and cardinals a spirit
of ent/iuaiasm for him which might great-
ly Increase his chances of election. In-
deed. it is perfectly certain that the Ital-
ian government would be not at all sorry
to see Cardinal Rampolla wear the tirara,
as at heart I do not believe the govern-
disppsltion to alter
between the vatl-
quirinai."
There is 110 doubt that Cardinal Ram
polla, who i« so well known to all the car
dlnals because of the position he held uu
der the iate popu, has a strong follow
ing. but whether it Is even approximately
strong enough to bring him within mcas
urable distance of th- papal throne will
only be revealed when the tlrst bal-
lot Is taken tomorrow. Cardinal Sera-
fino Vannuteill was Certain, according to
a statement of one nf those who enter-
ed the conclave tonight, to secure i *ii
votes at the lirat allot. He is regarded as
particularly friendly to Ireland, and it is
understood, has the support of Cardinal
Logue, Archbishop or Armagh, and. it is
also said, of Cardinal Gibbons.
One of the interesting features of to-
day's preparations was the comparative
Ignorance displayed by some of the car-
dinals concerning the conclave's method
of procedure.
One of them who looks old
enough to have participated in any num-
ber of conclaves, although Cardinal Ore
gHa.M course, Is the only member of the
.uu red college with previous experience.
Ingeniously admit ted tiiat he had not read
the rules given him, 011 voting since ho
was a boy at a seminary.
All the members of the sacred college,
took with them when they entered Hie
com-lave sufficient clean linen to last
three days. If at the expiration of that
time the conclave Is still in session ar-
rangements have been made to pass out
the soiled linen on dumb walters and have
the laundry work done by employes of the
vatican.
Before entering the conclave Cardinal
("ribbons requested the Associated Prcse
to deny ail Interviews alleged to have
been given out by him while in Rome
and aiso all published accounts of con-
versation he is alleged to have had with
private individuals, referring especially
to tiie statements of the. Italia to the ef-
fect that ho had criticised the policy of
Rampolla.
Until the conclave Is ended seven hun-
dred Italian troops will remain in the
piazza of St. Peters, four huhdred to the
riglit and three hundred to the left, and
a hundted and fifty will be stationed in
the piaua of St. Mark Mounted carbln-
eeis and policemen will patrol the walls
of the Vatican.
The gardens and streets adjacent to the
Vatican will be watched day and night by
four detachments of guar.Is. while an ex-
tra force of police will do duty In the
streets of the Borgo district and the
bridges leading Into It. m the barracks
will remain six hundred troops subject to
emergency call. Judging bv the small
crowd! and the perfect order of today
there appears to ba little necessity for
these pr< cautions.
TI e ceremony of the nntrance of the
cardinals In conclave which is always
tfven in as solemn character as possible,
was Inaugurated this morning with ceie
brut Ion of th<* mass of the Holy Ghost
In the Paulln chapel of the vatican. After
the ceremony the cardinals hurried awav
from the vatican. to return later, with
more or less numerous articles which
they deem necessary for their attend-
ance at the conclave. Some of them have
made preparations as though for a year'*
iibsence, while otheri
- prepai
i for t
urn at the
In the meanwhile the camerlingo, Car-
dinal Oreglia. had been performing an-
other ceremony in the sistlne chapel,
with the aid of the sub-dean of the
red college. Cardinal fierafino Vannut-
eill Seating themselves In two immense
chairs, witn their backs to the altar
anil lyinked by Swiss guards, the two
cardinals administered the oaths to the
conclavists, who advanced singly, knelt
and swore not to reveal anything which
they might hear In the conclave and put
no obstacles In the way of the ..-lection
of a new pope. The conclavists then kiss-
ed the cardinal's hands and retire,«, u
be followed bv others, and so on untl
all the conclavists had been sworn.
Cardinals Oreglia and Vannutellii then
passed to the famoua Loggia Raphael,
where the same formula was followed
with all the employes of the cardinals
who were about to be shut up In the
conclave.
Then, suddenly. In the midst of a hub-
dub of voices, they, to many welcome
words, "exit omnes" rang out in the so-
norous voice of the marslel of the con-
clave and were repeated by his assis-
tants. who emphasized the command
leave the apartments by ringing a n
bell, which for the moment prodi
complete Silence, but which In res
caused more nolsr- i>-'n «•< er In the v
the great throng soon made a
Colorado Springs, July 31.—Wm. S.
Reynolds, formerly street commission-
er of Colorado Springs, was appointed
chief of police today by Mayor Ira Har-
ris, to succeeded Vincent King, who re-
signed, in company with Detective Joel
Atkinson, on account of their convic-
tion on a charge of secreting a witness.
ieral
Id the
sound of leave-takings et
the great doors of the gala Regla, which
was the only one not wailed up Tired
cardinals were then left alone In their
confined quarters, but at least In pea>
The Swiss guards wore mort actl<
They saw that every person not entitled
to remain had left the precincts, and when
all was quiet the marshal of the conclave,
outside, and the cumerellngo, inside,
simultaneously locked the heavy d<
and also simultaneously registered the of-
ficial act of closing th.! door, so that
hereafter the world may sneak on
events going on in the conclave, but
one art least It is so believed In the vt
can. will know with any posltlven
What transpires.
The camerellngo had still one other
function to perform. Accompanied by
three cardinals dupted for that office, and
with guards tmrrying lighted torches,
the camerellngo made the rounds of all
the apartments and rooms. In order.to
verify that there was no unauthorised
person within the precincts. This inspec-
tion produced a most wierd affect upon
the vatican. the lights from the torohes
gleaming on the silvery hair of the car-
dinals and on the swords and helmets of
the guards.
Outside the enclosure of the conclave.
In the vatican. the confusion lasted for
some time longer, each visitor being de-
sirous of telling his neighbor who he was
sure would be elected pope. But by the
exercise of taet the place was gradually
cleared and with the fall of night the ac-
customed calm reigned over the vatlgan.
CURTIS JETT VIRTUALLY
A CONFESSED MURDERER
LITE PRISONER STARNS
CAPTURED AFTER WOUNDED
Cynthiana. Ky.. July 81.—Several
witnesses testifl*Hl today in the trial of
CurtlB Jett and Tom White for the kill-
ing of J. B. Marcum. This afternoon
Alexander H. Smith, another new wit-
ness. testified to seeing Jett, White,
Ewen, Marcum and others at the time
of the shooting, corroborating the tes-
timony of Ewen and others.
• Marcum's father-in-law. and his two
sisters testified during the afternoon.
Mr. Hurst, the father-in-law. testified
that Jett came to him the afternoon of
the murder and wanted to talk with
him. White was with Jett at all times
on the three occasions that they met
after the death of Marcum. Hurst tes-
tified that members of the family knew
of a conspiracy to murder Marcum for
over a year before his death.
Mrs. Hord, a slater of J. B. Marcum,
testified that when her brother came
Into her house on the Sunday after-
noon previous to his murder tiiat both.
Jett and White followed him into the
house and walked about In the differ-
ent rooms of her home. She finally-
Insisted that they leave and they did
so.
Mrs. Mary Johnson, another sister of
Marcum. testified that armed men were
frequently seen about the house where
her brother lived. She had lived at her
brother's home for a year previous to
his murder and the family were fre-
quently warned that Marcum was to
be murdered She testified that she
saw both Jett and White after her
brother was killed and that she asked
Jett directly about It. and accused him
of it and that he replied:
"Hargis' money killed him but I fir-
ed the shot."
Mn>. Johnson testified that she also
asked Tom White about the shooting
and accused him of helping to kill her
brother, to which he replied :
"Go and ask Ewen who killed him.
He saw who did. and will tell you; he
knows who did it."
Another Negro Lynched.
Tex . July 31.—An unknown negro
ladies by cursing and
Kansas City. Mo, July 31.—Ben W.
Starns. the one-armed life prisoner who
escaped from th- federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth on Saturday night last, was
captured at Richmond. Mo, earlv THs
morning by Guard Anderson. Anderson
'ay fitarns coming down the roadway, or-
dered him to ha.t and when h.- refused
to do so flred at him. Starns fell help-
U-ss to the ground, having been shot
through the leg and a bone broken. Starns
was well armed, but made no resistance
after bein^ shot. Starns was taken to
Fort Leavenworth today. His escape
front the federal prison wa> most darlilfl.
Htarns was searahed and two gold
watches and a purse of money, which the
robber secured ty holding people up since
his escajH* TI"- shot gun carried bv
Starns contairtad big charges. Upon Ui'e
train Starns commenced to bleed and a
phy«tr-t*n who was a PR«s« ng 'r 'i« d the
bandages about the leg to stop the flow of
blood Starns
I was captured because I would rath-
er be caugh fnHn k'.ll any one 1 stop
at murder i saw the posse before It saw
me and I leveled my double barreled shot
gun at them and could have killed one
or two and nrofebly escaped, but it is not
in me to kill a man 80 I crouched down
and thought rtiaybe they woiald think 1
was a dog and let me back off Into the
ner. J saw him. but he did not sec
me and I escaped In'o the brush. At an-
other time, near Orrlck. one of the p,.«H<i
came up near me and I pulled 1 ! • old
shot gun down on him a '
he was out of sight."
an till
FOLSOM CONVICTS
STILL AT LARGE
Placervllle, Calif., July 31.—Twelve
of the desperate convict* who escaped
from the Folsom penitentiary are still
at large and developments Indicate that
the pursuing ofTlcers have become
weary of their fruitless search Fol-
lowing clues through a rough country
and tinder a ho? sun. raott of them be-1
ing false, han discouraged both civil-
ians and militiamen. Late today an
order was issued witlalrawing the
Placervllle company and the national |
guard from the chase and reports have
been received UiaL many mtmbci* oX
INVESTIGATION NOT
ENDED IN MILLER'S CASE
Oyster Bay, July 31.—Secretary WTil
son remained at Sagamore Hill a com
paratively brief tlmo today. He left
on the 2:20 train, for New York^ en
route to Washington. John R. Proctor,
president of the civil service commis-
sion, and Mrs. Proctor were guests of
the president and Mrs. Roosevelt a part
of today. The president considered
with Commissioner Proctor the case of
William A. Miller, who recently was re-
instated in the government printing of-
fice at Washington, as a foremat
the bindery by order of President
Roosevelt.
The case, so far as the civil servi
commission la concerned, Is a closed
incident, but Mr. Proctor Is familiar
with the details of the matter since
the re-instatement of Miller. The
charges filed against Miller by the hook
binders union which expelled him from
membership, will be investigated in
course of time, but the indications are
that their consideration will not b<
hurried.
The president, It can be said, is Inter-
ested In the case, but beyond his pub-
lished letters to Secretary Cortelyou,
has made no public expression concern-
ing It. He is thoroughly informed or
the case, however, and is cognizant ol
the charges filed by the union againsi
Miller. The announcement of the de
elsion of the authorities as to th<
charges probably will be made by Pub-
lic Printer Palmer when the declsloi
shall have been reached.
COMPROMISE MADE
IN THE LA JUNTA STRIKE
Pueblo, Cok>., July 31.—After being
out on strike since July 14. the 159 ma
chinlsts and helpers at the Minnequa
steel works of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company will return to work at
7 o'clock tomorrow morning, the terms
of settlement having been decided upon
at a ere nee held this afternoon,
A" discharged men will be rein-
f- .*.ed and provision will be made for
some twenty non-union men who took
the places of the strikers. The men
demanded an increase from 31 cents to
35 cents an hour. A compromise of 32
1-2 cents was agreed upon in the terms
of settlement. Vice President Wilson
of the Machinists International union,
who has been in the city in the inter-
est of the strikers will leave tomorrow
for Da Junta.
People Were Watchtng Arm-
less Man Swim River,
THREE KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Many Fell Between Two Boat
Houses, Formfng a Pile Teti
Feet Hijh of Struggling
Men, Women and
Children.
Portland, Ore., July 81.—A section
of the bridgo which spans the Willam-
ette river at Morrison street collapsed
shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon,
precipitating more than 100 people 40
feet into the wator. Three persons are
known to have been drowned and It ie
feared that the list of dead will bo
much larger when all are accounted
for. Many fell on two small boat
houses, moored to a pier of the bridge
where it gave way. About twenty-five
were injured either by striking on the
boat houses or by falling timbers. Many
people fell from the roofs of the boat
houses into the water but dozens o£
small boats and launches in the vicin-
ity quickly commenced to pick them
up.
At nine o'clock tonight two bodies
had been recovered and five persona are
still missing. The dead:
LOTTIE E. CAMERON, aged 16.
EDWARD SHANK, aged 13.
The injured number eighty now. The
most seriously hurt are:
Clarence Wells, back broken. Mrs.
M. Bell, Mrs. R. L. McCumsey. internal
injuries.
Carl Mintle, arms broken.
Minnie Galloway, aged 13.
Chas. Rapp, Internal. , 'J 1 /
Mrs. Fuchs, back injured.
Mrs. Ilston, internal.
Thousands of people had gathered on-
the Morrison and Madison street
bridges and along the docks to watch
Clarence Lutz, an armless man swim
the river which is about three-eighths
of a mile wide. As L/utz was climbing
out of the wuer the crowd rushed to
the outh edge of the bridge in order
to get a good view. A section of the
passenger walk gave way under the
heavy weight, and the crowding, strug-
gling mass of people were carried dow a
u distance of forty feet. Some fell on
the two boat houses, moored under the
bridge while others were precipitated
directly Into the rimer, which is about
15 feet deep at that point.
Many fell between the boat houses,
forming a pile ten feet high of strug-
gling men, women and children.
Hundreds of people at the club house
of the Portland rowing club, men in
boats and on shoro Immediately started
the work of rescuing the unfortunates.
Every ambulance in the city, several
fire companies and a large force of po-
lice arrived wtth'n a few minutes an<i
those with broken arms and logs wore
buried to the hospitals.
The news of the disaster spread withi
great rapidity and within a few min-
utes thousands of people gathered at
either end of the bridgo anxiously
^seeking information about relatives op
friends. The bridgo waa closed and)
all street cars stopped in ord or to pra-
votit a repetition of tho accictent by a
crush of people.
The bridgo la an old wooden struc-
ture having be«*a built sixteen years
ago and has been considered unsafe
for some time, although it was not con-
demned.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY
MRS. GERTRUDE BRIGGS CLAIMS
RIGHT TO LARGE FOR-
TUNE.
I«os Angeles. July 31.—Mrs Gertrude
Introducing a document al
Hill's will In favor of her 1
b eti bound over to answer li
lull was tixcd at S2.0Gd.
WANT PROTECTION
1 tenver, July 3L—Tha announcement
w.is made t nught that Governor pMbody
nab thJ: afternoon waited up^i b" <1
committee from the union miners who
were riiv^n out of Idaho Sprlrn.s by *J9
clti7 .:is, lead hv prominent business men.
presented a petition for atato troojp t-i
protect them feom tho "lawless element"'
which I: reuresontad having driven
them from tLfir h.nnes without cause ai.d
subjected them to othur lndignltariea. Thd
governor did notgivs thorn tin answt r to-
day but be Is quoted as saying that
he wilt on Monday advla** them to ap-
ply to the civil authorities of Olc.u*
Creek county an.l-if they fall t. s.vi.ra
justice ho will then consider their r«
quest for protection from tho«state. Gof-
ernor Peatoody left tonight foe Canon
City t< fci/i jad jSttiulajfe
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Greer, Frank H. The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 83, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1903, newspaper, August 1, 1903; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc125157/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.