The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 308, Ed. 1 Friday, October 12, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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EDITION
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NEW COMPANY WANTS TO PIPE NATURAL GAS TO SHAWNEE
ISLE OF
PINES IN
CUBAN TERRITORY
SECRETARY TAFT DECIDES THAT
THE ISLAND BELONGS IN THAT
TERRITORY.
Latest Story is That Cuban Land-
Owners In the United States
Started the Rebellion for Pri.
vate Gains.
Havana, Oct. 12.—If, as charged, the
American capitalists who are interest-
ed in the Isle of Pines brought about
the revolution in Cuba in order to se-
cure American intervention, and have
the Isle of Pines recognized as an In-
tegral part of the United States in-
stead of Cuban territory, they have
spent their money in vain.
Secretary of War Taft received a
commission of residents of the Isle on
Thursday, who demanded a separate
government for that territory. The
secretary told them he would reply to
their petition today. It can be an-
nounced with authority, however, that
he will tell them that he represents
the Washington administration, which
has already arrived at the decision
that the Isle of PineB is a part of Cu-
ban territory.
The committee which Secretary j
Taft received was headed by Captain
Stark of Pittsburg, who made an elo-
quent plea to the war secretary urging
that more than half of the inhabitant*
of the Isle of Pines are Americans,
and that fully nine-tenths of the land
there is owned by a party of American
capitalists.
Pinar Guerra and a number of the
other insurgent leaders were guests
of honor at a banquet at the Literal
Club last night, the toastmaster being
General Gomez. Speeches denouncing
the moderates were made, and a gen-
eral jubilation followed.
The practice of liberal officers pa-
rading the streets in brilliant uni-
forms resembles nothing so much as
birds of paradise, and is causing much
unfavorable comment, and it is expect-
ed that the provisional government will
issue an order compelling all offi-
cers to stop parading the streets in
their glittering raiment.
manner, and explained it to the jury.
He scored Horace Speed for stating in
his opening argument that Keokuk
Falls is a place of lawlessness and for
dragging the Rooneys into the case,
though they were not even witnesses.
He said that Speed had stated that for
years whiskey had been constantly
smuggled into Indian Territory from
Keokuk Falls and otherwise disposed
of Illegally. He reminded the jury
that for seven years until recently
Speed had been U. S. district attorney
and sworn to stop and prosecute such
illegality. At the conclusion of his ar-
gument, court adjourned until 7:30 and
the jury in charge of bailiffs, was al-
lowed to go to supper. At 7:30 B. B.
Blakeney took up the opening argu-
ment for the defense and spoke for
several hours, outlining a strong argu-
ment in favor of his client. The court
room is crowded to the doors at all
When court convened this morning
the big room was filled to the doors
and the arguments of Horace Speed,
ex-United States attorney, for the de-
fense, and Judge L. G. Pitman for the
prosecution, were given rapt atten-
tion. Mr. Speed n.ade a masterly ef-
fort to convince tli jury that there
was a n asonable doubt in favor of his
client and that lie was not guilty of
murder. Judge Pitman's address was
clear and concise and he carefully re-
viewed the evidence showing how
strongely it tended to prove the pris-
oner's guilt.
This afternoon County Attorney
Freeling began an argument for the
prosecution which is declared to be
the most masterly eloquent addresses
ever heard in this district. He had
a crowded court room for several
hours and as The News goes to press,
Is still speaking. The case will go
to the jury this afternoon.
PIPE NATURAL
GAS TO SHAWNEE
THREE MILLION DOLLAR COM-
PANY ORGANIZES TO BUILD
THE LINES.
Will Ask for Franchise Here in the
Name of the Shawnee Light-
ing Company of Shawnee.
Shawnee.
May Come Here.
President B. P. Ripley, of the Santa
Fe, is touring the southwest and it is
extremely probable that he will visit
Shawnee. A large party of other of-
ficials is with him.
Dysart & Jones.
GRUNDY APPEARED
TO BE UNCUNGERNED
GHEWS GUM AND PAYS LITTLE had been active in a town feud and
TRACKS BEING LAID
FOR NEW CAR
BARN
INTERURBAN LINE IS ALSO BE-
ING "GRADED UP" ABOVE
WATER LINE.
teams are working north and south of
the river raising the dump above the
water line.
In this city the temporary connec-
tion with the interurban has been
abandoned and interurban cars now
proceed directly onto the interurban
tracks at Main and Harrison without
Some big improvements are being ^ neccasity of changlng troUey a9
made in the Shawnee and the inter-
urban line construction, and all the
men available are being used. Cotton
Many Improvements Are Under Way
on the Shawnee and the Inter-
urban Electric Lines.
Oklahoma City, Okla,, Oct. 12.—Nat-
ural gas for domestic purposes at 35
cents per thousand cubic feet, and gas
for manufacturing purposes at a rate
that will put coal entirely out of bus-
iness, is assured to the people of Okla-
homa City, Shawnee, Guthrie and Enid
by a company of Oklahoma City, Chi-
cago and New York capitalists, articles
of incorporation for which will be filed
with the secretary of the territory to-
day.
The Oklahoma Natural Gas Company
is capitalized at $3,000,000 and wa^or-
ganized for the purpose of acquiring
by purchase, lease or otherwise, lands
In Oklahoma, the Indian Territory and
elsewhere, containing natural gas, oil
and other materials, and to build and
operate one or more pipe lines through
which to convey natural gas to Ok-
lahoma City, Guthrie, Shawnee, Enid
ATTENTION TO REMARKS
AGAINST HIM.
Young Man Accused of Killing Ed
Tomilson Is the Most Composed
Person in the Court Room.
who finally had shot and killed an-
other man, Grundy would not be the
choice. He looks too innocent and
meek.
The territory, however, has estab-
lished a strong case, showing that to
three or four persons, who testified
during the first three and one half
"The coolest man in the court days of the trial, that Grundy had told
room," is a term often applied to men them he intended to kill Ed Tomilson,
on trial for their lives but it was nev- the Keokuk Falls distiller. Other ma-
er more true than in the case of Felix lice of a feudal nature was shown, and
M. Grundy, who, since Monday morn- finally by practically every witness ex-
lag, has sat for ten and twelve hours cept Grundy, it was proved that he
a day in the district court room at fireel two shots into Tomilson from
Tecumseh while County Attorney behind and probably three others
Freeling, his deputy , Ed Hood, and which went wild, while Tomilson was
Judge L. G. Pitman fought over every
inch of the testimony to convict him
while Horace Speed and Blakeney and
Maxey have used every effort in his
unarmed, and had not provoked a quar-
rel. Four physicians testified that the
shots had gone into Tomilson from
behind and came out in front, one
picking and other industries have ab-
sorbed about all the workmen but the
interurban alone is using over one
hundred men and many teams. A
heretofore.
At Main and Harrison a large force
•to at work completing this track work
while other workmen are engaged in
laying tracks and sewers south into
the site to be occupied by the big new
car barn. This barn will be 300 by 100
large corps of electricians Is engaged ^ Jn ^ and ^ be located Jugt
in completing the wiring of the inter- M of Ma,n Rtreet Much of the
urban, arrangement of block
lights at each turnout, etc.
signal
Their
material for starting work
mammoth structure is now on
the
hand.
out.
work will occupy at least thirty and R wm b0 of br,ck an(J stce, throug^
probably sixty days longer, though
they are proceeding rapidly. Other
gangs of men are laying additional
turnouts on the interurban in order to
accomodate more cars, while men and
behalf. Grundy almost constantly through his arm and the other through
chews gum, smiles contentedly and has his body. The defense attempted to
the appearance of a man who certain- show and made a strong showing too,
ly expects equittal. He Is young, ap-'that Tomilson had threatened Grundy
parently 21 years old though in real-' and their efforts to prove the animus
lty he is many years past the point, j existing were successful.
His cheeks are ruddy, smooth and top | The evidence was all in at 4:05
ped by clear eyes and a well turned Thursday night and Ed Hood made the
head. Tn all the court room, if one opening argument for the prosecution,
were picking out a man who for years He took the testimony up in a brief
SATURDAY SPECIALS at McNeil & Smiley's C, 0. D.
50c
ON ALL GROCERIES OF $2.00 AND OVER SATURDAY
WE WILL GIVE:
10 LBS. GRANULATED SUGAR FOR
(Sugar not included in order)
SWEET POTATOES THAT ALL STORES ARE SELL-
ING AT PECK, 20c, SATURDAY'S PRICE, PECK ....
A 3 TIE BROOM THAT MOST STORES SELL FOR 25c,
SATURDAY'S PRICE
COLORADO POTATOES THAT ARE BEING SOLD AT
PECK, 30c, WE SELL AT PECK
OUR 11c CALIFORNIA HAMS ON SALE SATURDAY
AT LB
MORRELLS' HAMS THAT WE SELL EVERY DAY AT
17 1-2 c. PER LB., SATURDAY'S PRICE
EXTRA CHOICE MINCE MEAT AS GOOD AS OTHER
STORES GET 12 1-2c PER LB. FOR, OUF. I
PRICE, LB | yC
FRESH LETTUCE TOMORROW, LB 20c
Trade here and save ten percent 011 your yroi-ery bill
IVcNeil & Smiley's C. O. D. Store
I5c
18c
25c
9 c
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Knit Underwear
Ladies' and
Children's
Friday and
Saturday
Ladies' Long Sleeve Fleeced
Vests and Pants, 25c value,
on sal3 21c
Children's Union Suits, 25c
value, on sale 21c
Ladies' Vests and Pants, 50c
value, on sale 45c
Ladies' Union Suits, 50c
value, on sale 45c
Ladies' Union Suits, $1.00
value, on sale 89c
Children's Union Suits, 50c
value, on sale 45c
Prices tor Friday and
Saturday Only
COTTON FROZE
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Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 12.—President
Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton
Association estimated that between
forty and fifty thousand bales of cot-
ton were killed in Georgia alone by
last night's cold snap. IndicaUons are
for another killing frost with tempera-
tures below freezing tonight.
and other towns in Oklahoma and tb*
Indian Territory.
The principal placo of business ia
Oklahoma City, while branch offlcn
will be maintained in Guthrie, Shawnee
and Enid in Oklahoma, and Collins-
ville, Bartlesville and Tulsa In Indian
Territory.
The incorporators of the company
are H. M. Byllesby and Arthur 8.
Huey of Chicago; Henry M. Blackmer
of New York City, and Dennis T.
Flynn and C. B. Ames of Oklahoma
City.
"We have made definite arrange-
ments for the construction of a pipe
line from the Indian Territory gas
fields to Oklahoma City," said C. B.
Ames yesterday afternoon. "It is our
intention to commence work on the
project at once, and we expect to havs
natural gas with which to supply tha
residents of Oklahoma City, Guthrie,
Enid and Shawnee in less than twelve
months."
0 Mr. Ames said that application would
be made before the city councils of
all four of the cities named for nat-
ural gas franchises, and that where
they are granted such franchises they
will extend their pipe line.
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WARSHIPS CHASING
CUBAN DEFAUL1ER
TWO SWIFT U. S. CRUISERS ARE of this port bearing squads of Pink-
AFTER THE MAN WHO STOLE
A MILLION.
Is Generally Believed That
Steamed Toward Venezuela,
as He is a Firm Friend of
Castro.
kell & Gee
Investments
Neat 5 room cottage, good barn,
75 ft. corner lot, close in on North
Beard street, goes for only $2000.
Do you want a bargain?
A beautiful 100 foot east front lot
near Chas. KirBt fine home on North
Broadway is a bargain at $1100.' Re-
member the extension of the car line
will run by this property.
A choice half block containing 17
fine lots on top of the hill In South
Rose Garden, between Broadway and
Beard streets, price $100 per lot. Lo-
cated on the new car line going north.
For a few days we will offer a fine
five acre block; streets on two sides,
well drained, a beautiful building loca-
tion. Price $1000. This fine block
Is loeated within three bloks of street
railway. Also we have a fine 10 acre
block, good improvements, north of
Shawnee, price $2000. Will take some
trade. Terms on balance.
EASTERWOOD & PUGH,
U E. Main St. P>«one 505.
A GOOD RECEIPT.
When a check has been paid
and cancelled It makes the best
receipt.
A check book given with every
deposit.
Banh ©f Commerce
East Room Whittaker Bid.
New, York, Oct. 12.—Two swift Unit-
ed States cruisers were detached from
the West India squadron yesterday
by order of the navy department and
ordered to join in the pursuit of the
Cuban, Manuel Silveira and his pirate
treasure ship.
Simultaneously the speedy steam-
ships Curityba and Meridia slipped out
erton detectives to scour the tropic
seas in search of the fugitive.
A world wide alarm has been sound-
ed for the apprehension of the missing
financier, and it is believed that his
only escape from detection is by seek-
ing refuge in some savage or uninhab-
ited country.
Either Silveira Is a mad man roar i-
Ing the trackless ocean in search t t
some weird adventure, or else thei i
Is a gigantic conspiracy between him
and some one here to wreck the
ancient banking house of Ceballos and
Company and conceal the assets by a
plausible yarn. That a man worth
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Saturday
In order to get you to visit our store and ex- ^
le our line of Clothing, Shoes and Gents'
amine our line 01 uiotmng, ©noes ana i+entn o
Furnishings, we offer you special prices in each
line. A beautiful dark plaid, all wool suit, single
or double breasted—Cheap at $ 1 2.50
PRICE $10.00
We haven't spa«e
OUR
Mackinette
Rain-Coat
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OF AN ORDI-
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EASY TO SLIP
ON AND OFF.
If A GARMENT
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Rain-Coats
to quote f u r t h e r
prices, but coino to
our store with the
expectation of lind-
ing the best values
offered in the city
and you will not be
disappointed.
Gus Agee
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