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THE OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITAL, SUNDAY MOBSTSC, FEBRUARY
100!.
POSTAL TRIAL
COINTINTES
Defense Charged Tampering
With the Jury
MRS LORENZ CONCLUDES
Attorneys for Machen Brine Out
Strong Points-Assistant Post-
master General Calls De-
fendant Scoundrel.
Washington, Feb. 6.—Interest in the
p -tal trial today attached to a complaint
made by Mr. Kumler. r«prt sentlng the
Lorenx . that he had received a letter
Intimating that attempts had been made
to tamper with the Jury In a way prejudi-
cial to hi* clients and the other defend-
ants, Justice Pritchajjl held u long con-
ference with counsel <>n both sides about
tiie matter, none of whom would disclose
th* conclusion* reached.
Mrs. ljur«us concludud her testimony.
She wait not cross cjuuulned.
Ferdinand W Mac-hen of Toledo, an
uncle of A. \V. Machm, explained his
connection with the oil buslneati
Another witnetts was John Tarms. a
real estate broker, who corroborated the
statemenU of I>. K lirolt that he kept
ro account. The witneau* said he knew
thiH b*-«*-Muse of his own transaction with
Qroff, which < ->vered many years and in-
volved fl .000,0U>.
First Assisluiit Postmaster General
V.'unne «u recalled and in answer to
questions by Mr. Douglass Stated that
h" <-atn« to the conclusion In lMn! that
Machen wad a scoundrel; that he said
so to his superior officer, the postmas-
ter general, but did not ssy to to Ma
chen his nubordluate.
Adjourned until Tuesday.
Washington. Feb. 6—General Banches,
the newly .ippolnted Dominican minister,
exiled at the state department today and
left a note expressing regret f' r the
killing of Johnston, a machinist, on the
Yankee. The minister liad riot heard
from his government, but presented the
tv 'e oti his own responsibility. He prom-
ised that steps would bo taken to punish
the guilty persons.
Get My Book if Sick
Don't Send a Penny
r>on't s«*nd a penny.
Just wait till you see what I ean do.
I>et me take the risk. Let me prove un first what I>r. Shoop's Re-
storative can do. The Restorative will gain >"our friendship, your
endorsement If you test It. And for a whole month you can test it
without the slightest risk.
1 will tell you of a druggist near you who will furnish six bottles of
Dr. Shoop's Restorative
A Month on Trial
T will absolutely stand all the cost If it falls. If you say, "'It did
no' help me," that ends It as far as cost to > ou la concerned Do you
understand me? 1 am telling It as plainly, as clearly as I
can. I want you to know absolutely and vtithout doubt this offer
is made on honor, l have the prescription that cur**. My only
problem is to convince you that Dr. Knoop's Restorative will cure-
Is un uncommon r« m«*d\ A common remedy could not stand a test
like thH It would bankrupt" the phyaidan inakinK the offer. And
I am succeeding everywhere and here is the secret of my success.
were
ed power. Where weal
nerves. Not the n
gan's nerves. The Insidi
This was a revelation.
was a lack of vitality the vital nervaa lack-
organs were found. I always found weak
rvee commonly thought of but the vital or-
—the invisible nerves.
rnal success began. Then I com-
JAPAN AND RUSSIA
(Contiued From Page One.)
bfried ingredients that would strengthen, that would vitalise, theeu
nerves. That prescription I called restorative. It is known the
world over now as Dr Shoo p's Restorative.
Thousands are accepting my offer and only one in etch forty writes
me that my remedy failed Just think of li 3# out of 40 get well, and
these are difficult cases too. And the fortieth has nothing to pay.
That is a record I am proud of. it is wrong to stay sick when u
chance like this in open. If well, you should tell others Who are sick
of my offer lx n't let a slek friend stay sick because he knows not
of my off or Tell him. Get my book for Mm. Do your duty. You
may be wick jourself sometime. Bl'k people need help. They appre-
ciate sympathy and aid. Tell me of some wick friend. Let me cure
hlrn Then he will show to both of us his gratitude. Your reward
will be his gratitude. Send for the book now. Do not delay.
Hook No. I on Dyspepsia.
Himply stute which book you want and Hook No. 'j on the Heart
addresa Dr. flhoop, Box &6M Rachie, JJ00)1 3' the Kidneys.
,,, Book No. 4 for Women.
I"- Hook No. 5 for Men (sealed.)
Book No. tf on Rheumatism.
GREAT STEAMSHIP LAUNCHED MRS. MAYBRICK
IS LOCATED
Phone No. 80.
Dr. F. O. Stafford,
DENTIST.
Knom« j and t, over Guthrie Savings Bank,
Corner First and Harrison. Guthrie, o. T.
In Quiet Home of Epiphany! BlilLER NOT GUILTY
at Truro
CONFINED 14 YEARS
' E1QHTEEN BALLOTS TAKEN BY
THE JURY
Is Resting and Hoping to Regain
Health Before Absolute Re-•
lease-Seems to Be Happy.
Famous Retreat.
have not yet awakened to the impend-
ing danger. It will be only when the
emperor shall Issue bin manifesto and
his call to arms that they will be
arousec.
cussed the subject with a number of
leading authorities on finance.
CONCESSIONS MADE BY RUSSIA.
One of the mpst prominent of the
Russian official* said tonight that def-
inite knowledge concerning the con-
tents of the Russian reply would be
communicated to the world certainly
1 Monday. This official intimated tha-
ul least some of the essential features
had already been made known to the
French government. He recognized
that war would not be popular 1ji Ru«-
f:, bwautaa >>1 the distance of the scene
01 the conflict and the unfamlllarity
of the Russian people regarding the
question.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 6.—The scene of
the Russia-Japanese negotiations has
•hifted and now Russia waits for Ja-
pan to see how her latest word is to
be received. As each communication
has passed between the capitals of the
contesting powers the situation has
become more tense until it is now fear-
e i diplomacy Is making it« last ex-
change and that the questions at is-
sue may go to the arbitrament of stron-
ger methods.
RUSSIA KEENLY AWAKE.
Russia tonight Ih keenly awake to
the possibilities of the situation and
1* eagerly awaiting the first intimation
m-hich may give a clue to the temper
of Japan
This means nfflcial. Intelligent Rus-
sia on the banks of the Neva and to a
lemur textent 1n the larger ditled
Beyond the confines of these centers
of population the calm current on mo-
notous life of the vast empire ha*
flowed on until now undisturbed.
HAVE NOT AWAKENED
The multitude in the interior, who
In the end must do the fighting if
there is to be war on a large scale
Does not Plaasa Japan.
Port Arthur, Feb. 6—Viceroy Alex-
luff has lorwarded the Ilusian reply
to Baron de Rosen the Russian minis-
ter at Tokio. by telegraph and the
latter ackhowledged its receipt. From
the RuHian viewpoint the not Is re-
garded as pacific.
London, Feb. 6.—Indications point to
the fact the Information received at
the Japanese legation here from Tok-
io shows that Russia's reply in the es-
tiamtlon of the legation, decidedly does
not meet Japan's wishes. The gener-
al tension in diplomatic quarters here
today Is conalderab'y increased.
Coast is Mined,
and carrying light artillery.
who has lately returned from the far
east Is quoted by the Moscow corres-
pondent of the Tint's to the efTect that
the Russian Pacific squadron posses-
ses at least two submarines. They
were built on the Mack sea and were
carried east in sections and fitted to-
gether at Port Arthur, where thew now
are.
The officer also stated that the mouth
of the Amur river is heavily mined,
ami the river Is equipped with light
craft, each patrolling about sixty miles
and carrying light artillery.
IN EVENT OF WAR
Danish Government Will Protect Her
Waters Against Russia.
Copenhagen. Feb. 6.—The Danish
government has now completed all
measures for the protection of Danish
waters In the event of war In the
far east. The goverment has decided
not to send any of Its warships Into
east Asiatic waters.
The depression in business circles
here Is increasing and the stock ex
New Ijondnn, Conn.. Feb. 6:—There
was launched from the ways at the big
plant of the Eustern Shipbuilding
company today one of the largest ves-
sels ever built %■. the western hemis-
phere—the gigautic Htetunship Dakota,
whose sister whip, the Minnesota, went
overboard last Spring.
The launching was in some respects
the most notable ever seen here. It
was. moreover, one of the most beau-
tiful and Imposing. There was some-
thing indescribably majestic In the
sight of the tremendous bulk of grace-
fully assembled steel descending with
rapidly quickening speed down the
long greased ways to theriver.
The available space about the ways
was occupied with enthulastic human-
ity, and as the big vessel took her
maiden dip in the brine there was a
j | great waving of handerchlefs and
j cheers from thousands of throats,
the stoppage of the negotiations be- j Jame9 j HU1 and a ,arKe party of
ween Russia and Japan would not t, up from New York by
necessarily mean war. It considers la, ,traln to „Ueml the launching
it possible that Japan will begin cer
tain undertakings in Korea for which
preparations were long ago made but
thinks it unlikely that Russia will op-
pose these undertakings unless Japan
extends her action to ihe Yalti valley.
It Is unnecessary, says the Gazette,
to suppose that Japan will require the
transport of a large number of troops
into Korea, since the numerous Japa-
nese settlers, merchants and workmen
In Korea would be transformable Into
excellent soldiers. The paper admits
that it is impossible to conider war
between the two countries absolutely
precluded, but says that In any event
war is unlikely to occur in the Immed-
iate future. Finally, the Gazette re-
Itorates the German view that there
are no indications that either Russia
or Japan desires war.
DAY OF APPREHENSION
London, Feb. 6.—A day of tension
and other visitors were present from
lioston, New Haven and other points.
The public schools were represented by
hundreds of pupils and every factoring
and ship yard 1n the vicinity suspend-
ed work for the time being in order to
allow the employes an opportunity of
witnessing the launching.
The I>akota and the Minnesota are
identical In size and construction.
When she is completed the Dakota will
Join her sister ship in the Pacific car-
rying service of the Great Northern
Railroad. She wll be capable of mak-
ing upwards of ofurteen knots an hour,
and will be, in all respects, the peer of
any vessel sailing the Pacific. The
ship's dimensions are: Lenght over all,
630 feet; width, 73 feet 6 inches; height
to upper deck. 68 feet; to captain's
bridge. 88 feet; to top of mart. 177 feet.
She will be rigged as a four-masted
schooner with pole shafts. Though
designed primarily us a freight car-
rier accomodations on a superb scale
will be provided for several hundred
passengers. The hull is constructed of
steel and a double bottom extends
from stem to stem.
There are five decks, extending the
whole length of the vessel. In addition
to the orlops and boat decks. The main
engines consist of two four-cylinder,
quadruple expansion engines, placed
abreast of each other in separate wa-
ter-tight compartments.
ALLOTMENT OF OSAGES
Each Indian Will Probably Receive 160
Acres and Funds.
Washington, Feb. 6.—Mr. Jones, the
commlsloner of Indian affairs, stated
this evening that the probable outcome
of the negotiations now on between the
Osage tribe of Indians and the Indian
office would be the adoption of a plan
of distribution of funds and allotment
of lands on the same basis as that
made for the Kaw Indians, that was
on the basis of 1G0 acres per capita and
an equitable distribution of the surplus
lands upon terms agreed upon. There
are valuab'e oil lands In the Osage
reservation, the value of which the In-
TWENTY-CENT CO I ION
Sully Says He Has not Liquidat-
ed and will Fight Shorts to
a Finish.
Hard Time Reaching Verdict—Attor-
neys -and Colone1 Make State-
ments Regarding ti.
Fulton, Mti, Feb. 6 -The Jury In the
ease of Colonel Ed Hutler. a millionaire
St. Louis politician on trial on til* chargu
of bribing nineteen members of the hou«o
of delegates of St. Louis, returned a ver-
dict at 10 o'clock this morning which
read:
London. Feb. 6.—Mrs. May brick Is "We. the Jury find the defendant not
serving out the last few months of her . guilty."
life sentence for Ihe kllllnK of ner him- !day^flS!?,1"rlV^e\i"'oV0tto^H'd"thi"i
baand in the quiet country home of the , morning they reported that they were
Sisters of the Epiphany at Truro. Corn- ' unable to ugree upon a verdict atid were
wall, under an asumed name and with I wider^the viae° thtlr rooln to furt,lor con"
her identity completely hidden. She When ti.« Jury finally reported ready
is guarded from communication with 1 render its verdict, the defendant was
the outside world as Jealously as If mlnut.-a
, J to niid him. The Jury wuv brouirht in
she were still In Ayluesbury prison, quickly and the verdict re;.d by Judge
Though the fresh Cornwall air Is Orav «. Ao It* import wa.> realised, c
dozen of Rutler'a friends gave forth a wild
shout and daithed out of the loom ;:n>i
into tho street to spread the news.2 Put-
ler stepped quickly from I.Ih place and
ahook hands with Foreman Rosier. Then
h. walked down the line of Jurors, shill-
ing hands with each. Within n few min-
utes the judge polled the Jury and dis-
charged them.
Friends surrounded Tlutler nnd after
holding an Informal levee, all left ihe
ti nun, Butler laughing and Joking with
those about him Circuit Attorney Folk,
who was in tho court room, appeared
dumbfounded.
"I thought the state presented a good
case," he nald. "Beyond that I have noth-
ing to say at this time."
About eighteen ballot* were taken, ac-
cording to Foreman Hosser, and at the
start the Jury stood ten for acquittal and
two for conviction.
"One of theae voting to convict, changed
sfter the first ballot, said Mr. K,> • .
"The other man held out tui> i .tttly 111 I
9:45 o'clock this morning when h- 'thi.tlly
came Into line. 1 do
bringing the color back to her cheeks
the strain of her 14 years of confine-
ment commencing with the imposi-
tion of the death sentence, passed un-
der the evere discipline of various
prisons, is still evident in her care-
worn looks. This, however, Is the
only outward sign she shows of her or-
deal. Even the sisters with whom she
associates and the servants have no
idea that sne really is Mrs. May brick.
She wears an ordinary black dres3
with a white frill at her throat. She
occupies a pleasant simply furnished
room in the home, and rises at 6
o'clock each morning. Though a free
agent in many ways she is obliged to
conform to the Btrict discipline of the
convent. She takes her meals in si-
lence and is not allowed to converse
except upon religious topics during i the" names "of" On- "two'wii".' held
change hai been strongly nfrected, al- war between Japan and Russia, ne
though political circles are not so appointed British military attache with
pessimistic
A large firm here having close con-
nections with the Russian government
today received a dispatch i-ontradlct-
ing the rumors that war between Japan
and Russia is imminent.
and apprehension has been passed here ■ rtlan8 have been learning from the
and London la still without other in- j white men in the fast few years, and
formation regarding developments In
the far eastern situation other than
was received in 'the dispatch to the
Asociated Press.
After a forenoon of intense activity
at the Japanese legation the minis-
ter, Baron Hayaahi drove to the for-
eign office where he was closeted with
foreign secretary Lansdowne for a
little while.
Up to late tonight 110 further dis-
patches has been received at the Jap-
anese legation, the officials insisting
that, except for the news contained in
the pres dispatches they were still
without even au intimation that the
Russian reply to Japan had been re-
ceived.
Lieut. Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton, quar-
temaster general of the British forces.
will, It is announced, in the event of
GERMANS NOT SURE
Berlin Government Still Hoping for
Pcace in the East.
Berlin, Feb. 6.—The north German
Gazette takes great Jains to prove that
on every
box. 25c
they will take Into account the relative
values of different sections of land in
the allotment. The tribe is not dispos-
ed to give 160 acres of the best oil land
to any one person, and there will be
some calculating done In reference to
this portion of their 1,GOO,000 acres.
So far as the distribution of the :
trust funds, amounting to %H,500,000 is
concerned a mere matter of arithmetic
will suffice to sett'e upon the Indians
heir individual share*. There was a
very manifest determination upon the
part of the Osages at the hearing be-
fore the commissioner not to part with
one foot of the valuable lands that they
own and there will likely be a stipu-
lation requiring every allottee to hold
his or her land for a long term of years
before offering It for sale to anyone
outside the tribe. The question of
full b'oods and mixed bloods and their
standing as regards the bounty is also
to be determined.
The Indians, with their governor and
attorneys, are at work now prepar-
ing a plan upon which to base negotia-
tions for the distribution. They real-
ize 1 hat it is a big transaction, as does
also the commissioner, and they will
proceed cautiously and conservatively.
Legislation is necessary to allot the
hTi lands, but the Interior department can
It I distribute the trust funds upon agree-
-ndehvered ment with the tribe, without any con-
1 gressional action. The Indians arn
Japanese Going Home j anxious that the Catholic sisters, who
St. Petersburg, Fob. - a .11,patch re- «>mve l en teaching their children for
ceiv.il from viadivoitock say* the jap- several years past without pay, be rec-
nnese commercial there, acting under o- otnpensed. This matter wil! be arrang-
'%Z,Sr™ir.:X5" r-.-i.-i.1.': th". I probably through the Catholic bu-
country that those who wish to do s.> can reau maintained here in Washington.
proce<*i to Japan on board the British The Indians wish to pay the teachers
steamer Afrldi. which has arrived there. ^ 0f their own pockets.
the Rusian force
Final Interview.
Tnklf*. Feb. 6—It Is believed that the
final Interview between Foreign Minister
Komura and Baron de Rosen! the Rus-
sian minister took place yesterday (Sat-
urday i afternoon. The Baron drove to
MinlHter Kumun'i official residence and
remained twenty minute*. The natun
their conference is a secret hs are
the lmj>ortant acts of the JupaneMt
New Orleans. Feb. 6.—W. R. Fugan,
Daniel J. Sully's New Orleans representa-
tive, makes the authoritative statement
I that Mr. Sully has not liquidated his cot- I
: ton future interests and does not Intend
I to do so, but on the contrary has decided '
to give up his trip to Florida and stay In
Ni * Torki and wOl tight it out to
W
^ ■ - tmi'lii itt 1 i
■ to the decline In the future
I market uml 11 spots at less than 15 5-1G
i cents Is ^regarded as one of the most re-
i nmrkable and at the Fame time a most
encourag.ng feature of the situation on
this subject.
I Mr. Sully today wired t" Mr. Fagan:
"Factors are doing a wise thing, impress
I on them that's what every one should do.
We will make the shorts suffer worse than
they have ev< r done before.
Messrs. Brown and Hayne are both sup-
porting the market and Insist the scare
is unwarranted.
W. P. Brown says that his confidence Is
Iost as strong a* ever and that the mar-
;et Is sure to advance as soon as the ex-
citement subsides. Mr. Brown still be-
lieves that twenty cents will be reached.
SPOT COTTON DEAD
Traders Refuse All Business Owing to
Fluctuations.
New Orleans. Feb. 6.—The spot cotton
market was dead today. Trader* refused
all business on account of the fluctua-
tions in tho market and no quotations
were posted. It was announced that
brokers would do business only ut an up-
set price of fifteen cents. The refusal
to trade today was made more with a
view to steadying the market than on
account of the Inability to deal with 13c
cotton.
the day. At tea time, when for an
Interval the sisters are permitted to
talk of mundane things, Mrs. May-
brick retires to her own room. She
must be In bed by 9 o'clock. No news-
papers are allowed her. and such book?
as are given her by the sliftera. At
first newspapers were surreptitiously
supplied her, but It was discovered
and a severe reprtmaand followed.
During a part o ft he day Mrs. Mav-
brlck works In silence in the sewing
room with the sisters, who make all
their own clothing. Last Sunday she
attended service In the Truro cathed-
ral and she has been allowed to walk
about the town accompanied by one
of the sisters. Mrs. Maybrick is sup-
posed lo be recovering from an attack
of Influenza and passes merely as one
of the many visitors to the sisterhood
who pay for their accommodation. She
will remain in charge of tne sisters
until she Is released next July, though
before that time, when the weather
Improves, she will be removed prob-
ably to the conva'esrent home under
t..e same management, which is locat-
ed in one of the mildest spots in the
Cornish coast.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Bching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Your druggist will refund money if
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure you in 6
to 1 4 day a. 60c.
WANTED iTTKANSAS
Jake Cahorin Arrested Near Wanita
on Old Charge.
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Waurika, Okla., Feb. t' .--Jake Cahorin.
alleged rapist who has been wanted at
Delight, Ivan., since last August, was cap-
tured near his mother's home at midnight.
A reward of $300 will go to O. B. Burgess,
who effected the arrest.
GLOVER ON TRIAL
Ex-Congressman Charged With Mur-
derous Assault.
fripplo Creek. Col.. Feb. 6.—Attorney
John M. Glover, a former congressman
from Missouri was placed on trial In
the district court today on the charge
of having morderously assaulted Ser-
g- ant Louis Dlttemore of the Colorado
nation.ti guenl. The ease r'iS|jlt from
the fight of Dec ember 28 last Wtoen Clover
resisted an- st by the militia and was
wo ipded. Glover is cnoductlng his own
defense.
Epidemic of Smallpox.
Bloomington. III., Feb. B.—The public
schools of Normal were closet! today oi
account of amallpox, and all public gath
crings have been prohibited.
conviction, nor the
firm up to the last moment.
"The Jurors did not want to convict tho
defendant on the teatlmany of boodlers
and perjurers, whoae statements w.t.j
flatly contradicted by men of good char-
acter.
"Again, we did not think the clrcurn-
starcMe pointed to ihe defendant's ^ >.
On the evidence of the state, even thoi^li
we thoroughly credited it. there w;«s .
ous doubt un to Butler's guilt. Weighing
the facts carefully, wo think we did out-
full duty fairly and Impartially."
As soon as the excitement began to dlo
down. Butler said:
"I expected to he acquitted. I didn't
believe that any sane man would believe
the stories of the six men who swore that
they had sold their votes every chance
they got. I believe Folk was absolutely
Just in the prosecution. I think he be-
lieved the stories put up on hint and nia
prosecution was In good faith.
"I don't know why my lawyers wouldn't
let me prove where I was that night ex-
cept that they might have had to drag
my wife in. The truth of it Is. 1 Was
over in Fast Si Louis that day end
bought a lot of mules. I have a bill show-
ing that I bought them that dav. 1 come
home that night drunk nnd my wife Tmt
me to bed. I'd almost rather be convicted
than drag my wife Into the case and h;..o
her testify."
DRIVEN TO BAY IN SWAMP
Two Negroes Prepare to Sell Life
Dearly are Surrounded.
Vicksburg, Miss. Feb. 6.—Drlvi
In
swamp ne
Greenwoc
Laither Holbert and his wife,
Doddsvllle for the murder of J.iNiea
Eastland, are prepared to sell their lives
dearly. The negroes today killed f. nr
of thn states bloodhounds that had tr ick-
ed them intl Che swamp. Several hun-
dred men from four counties are guarding
every exit from the swamp. Unless the
couple attempt to break through thi
cordon tonight the posse plan to leat
the woods thoroughly In the mortihig.
Hobert's wife Is dressed In men's nttlro
and both she and her husband are heav-
ily armed.
BROOKLYN FIRE.
New York, Feb. 6.—Fire in a south
Brooklyn factory occupied by Wnt.
Lane and Son, Shoe manufacturers and
Michael Cooper, ladies underwear, to-
night caused (100,000 damage.
fLu
UL
ers
Cherry Pectoral
for hard colds, chronic coughs,
consumption, old cases, severe
cases. Ask your doctor if he
has better advice.
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