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VOLUME XIII.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, MARCH I4 i902,
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NUMBER 47
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.
CAPITAL $100,000.
HOTEL LEE BLOCK.
DIRECTORS:
G. S. SOHLBERG,
S. G. GLOYD,
O. G.LEE,
W. S. SEARCH, Pres.
S. E. MOSS. Vice Pres.
J. S. CORLEY, Cashier.
DO YOU want a loan? Do you want
to deposit? Do you want to do
any banking business, large or small?
Call and see us. We want your bus
iness and will give you every accom-
modation consistent with safe banking.
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Bill lo Equity
Filed For
States
ATTACK SECURITIES CO.
thus converted into interest in the
property and franchises of the North-
ern Securities Company."
After reciting the organization of ihe
Northern Securities compnny the b'il
goes on to say:
"The Northern Securities company
does not have and neve had any cap
tal suff'cifnt to warrant such a stu-
pendous operation. Its pubscrlbed cap-
ital was but $30,000 and its authorised
capital stock of $40,000,000 is just suitl
cient, when all issued, to represent und
covt:* the exchange vaV.w of substan-
tially the entire stock of the Gre*t
Northern and Northern Faclflc ra I
way companies upon the basis and at
the rrte agreed upon, which is about
$12?,('00,000 in excess of the combin il
capital stock of the tw> railway com-
paa'-.b taken at par."
The petition prays that the Northern
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12. By {securities company, it9 stockholders,
direction of the attorney general of the officers, etc., be perpetually enjoIu*d
United States a bill was filed at St. frOR purchasing, voting, etc., any of
Paul to-day in the circuit court of the «hH shares of the capital stock of eitaer
United States for the district of Min- f^e Northern Pacific or Great Northern
nesota in the case of the United States, f0l, panies, and that * i andatory in-
complainant against the Northern Se- junction may issue requiring the North
curities company, the Great Northern l ern Securities company to recall and
railway company, the Northern Pacific cancei any certificates of stock issued
railway company and others, defen- by n jn purchase of or in exchange for
dants to test the legality of the alleged any Qf ^jje shares of the capital Btock
Action at St. Paul Under the Sherman Law
Seeks to Break the Combination.
combination or merger of the two roads
and others named in the bill. The ac-
tion is brought under the act of July 2,
1890, known as the Sherman anti-trust
act.
After reciting the fact that the North
ern Securities company is a corpora-
tion organized under the laws of the
state of New Jersey; that the Great
Northern railroad was organized under
the laws of the state of Minnesota and
the Northern Pacific railroad under
the laws of Wisconsin, the bill recites
"that prior to the year 1893, the North-
ern Pacific system was owned and op-
erated by the Northern Pacific railroad
company, a corporation organized un-
der certain acts of Congress; that dur-
ing that year the company became in-
solvent and was placed In the hands of
a receiver. While In this condition,
awaiting foreclosure and sale, an ar-
rangement was entered Into between a
majority of the bondholders of the
Northern Pacific railway company and
the Great Northern railway company
for a virtual consolidation of the two
and placing the control of the Northern
•Pacific system in the hands of the Great
Pacific system in the hands of the
Great Northern. Thla arrangement
contemplated the sale under foreclos-
ure of the Northern Pacific company to
a committee of bondholders, who should
organize a new corporation to be known
as the Northern Pacific railway com-
pany. One-half of the capital stock of
the new company was turned over to
the Great Northern company, which In
turn was to guarantee the bonds of the
Northern Pacific railway company.
"The carrying out of this arrange-
ment," says the petition, "was defeat-
ed by the decision of the United States
Supreme Court in the case of Pearsall
against the Great Northern railway
of either of the said railway compa-
nies, surrendering in return therefor
the certificates of stock in the respec-
tive railway companies in lieu of which
they wore issued.
The petition is signed by Milton G.
Pudry, attorney of the United States
for the district of Minnesota; Philander
C. Knox, attorney general of the United
States, and John K. Richards, solicitor
general of the United States.
THE GRADUATING CLASS STRIKE3
GUTHRIE, O. T., March 12.—The Al-
va normal matter has assumed another
phase. What will be the result remains
to be seen. The graduating class com-
posed of twenty-three members, have
written to the governor, with the excep-
tion of five, and informed him that un-
less James E. Ament is retained as the
president of the institution there will
be no graduating class for they will
all leave the school unless their de-
mand that Ament oe retained is grant-
ed.
The letter to the governor is signed
by eighteen members of the class and
makes the threat to withdraw in
manner not to be misunderstood. The
governor has answered that as the
course of study in this school is not up
to the standard of the high schools of
the territory, that it must be revised
and that under the circumstances it
will not be possible for the scholars to
graduate without several years more
work.
The ultimatum of the schoolars is
nothing more or less than a strike.
Whether or not they will carry out
their plans remains to be seen. There
was but little opinion expressed here
on the matter yesterday. Among some
it seemed to be the idea that the action
of the class was backed by the presl-
.
Cause of Death Was Cerebral
Hemorrhage
WAS ILL BUT A FEW HOURS
Had
Spoken at a Pro-Boer
Meeting Meeting
HE BECAME SUDDENLY ILL
As He Left the Stage—Remained
Concious Until 12 O'Clock
and Died Early This
Morning.
JOLIET, ILL., March 12.—Former
Governor John P. Altgeld died at the
Hotel Monroe this morning. Mr. Alt-
geld was the principal speaker at the
pro-Boer mass meeting last night. Just
at the close of his speech, sudden diz-
ziness seized him and he was assisted
from the stage. The meeting proceeded,
the audience not realizing what had
happened. Several vomiting spells seiz-
ed him. He retained consciousness,
however, and urged the newspaper men
to keep the afTlr quiet for fear of alrm-
ing his wife. Shortly before midnight
he became unconscious. He remained in
this condition until death. The cause of
death was given as cerebral hemor-
rhages, there having been an apopletlc
seizure of the brain. Mr. Altgeld was
feeling badly befolre the meeting, but
Insisted on speaking. In his speech he
made a forcible plea for the Boer wom-
en and children in the concentration
camps in South Africa. He said the
people of America had raised a large
sum of money with which to relieve
their distress, but were unable to send
it to them because Lord Pauncefote, the
British ambassador at Washington, ob-
jected. He farther charged that Paun-
cefote had for years meddled In Ameri-
can affairs.
John P. Altgeld was elected governor
of Illinois in 1892, serving one term of
four years, being defeated for re-elec-
tion by John R. Tanner. He was an in-
tese free silver advocate and took
prominent part in the convention whlcn
nominated Bryan in 1896, and also took
a leading part in the campaign. Since
that time he has lectured much of the
time on political subjects. His home
was in Chicago, where he practiced lawl
as a profession, and dealt extensively
in real estate.
of an opposite belief in thinking that
he had nothing to do with the matter.
In connection with this matter it was
stated yesterday that Prof. Ament will
be a candidate for the legislature this
year, and that he has great hopes of
being elected.
company, which was decided March (.^^^others Y.er?'
30, 1896, In which It was held that the
practical effect would be the consolida-
tion of two parallel and competing
lines of railway and giving to the de-
fendant the Great Northern railway
company, a monopoly of all traffic In
the northern half of the state of Minne-
sota, as well as of all transcontinental
traffic north of the line of the Union
Pacific, to the detriment of the public
and in violation of the laws of the
state of Minnesota."
"Early In the year 1901 the defendants
the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific railway companies, in contem-
plation of the ultimate placing of thv
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
systems under a common source of
control, united In the purchase of the
total capital stock of the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy railway company of (
Illinois, giving the joint bonds of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railway companies. In this manner
the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific railway companies secured con-
trol of the vast system of lines known
as the Burlington system, about 8,000
miles In length. The attempt to turn
over a controlling Interest of the North-
ern Pacific railway company to the
Great Northern having thus, in the
year 1896, been defeated by a declsl. a
of the Supreme Court, the defendants,
James J. Hill, and 1.1s associate stock-
holders of the Great Northern, owning
or controlling a majority of its stocks,
and the defendants, J. Pierpont Mor-
gan and his associates, owning or con-
trolling a majority of the stock of the
Northern Pacific company, entered in-
to an unlawful combination or con-
spiracy to effect a virtual consolidation
of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern systems, and to place re-
straint upon all competitive Interests
and foreign trade or commerce carried
on by them, and to monopolize or at-
tempt to monopolize the same, and to
suppress the competition theretofore
existing between said railway systems
in said Interstate and foreign trade or
commerce, through the instrumentality
and by means of a holding corporation,
to be called the Northern Securities
company, which was to bo formed un-
der the laws of New Jersey, with a
capital stock of $400,000,000, to which,
in exchange for its own capital stock
upon a certain basis and at a certain
rate, was to be turned over and trans-
ferred the capital stock or a controlling
interest in the capital stock of each of
the defendant railway companies.
"In this manner the individual stock-
holders of the two independent and com
petlng railway companies were to be
eliminated and a single common stock-
holder, the Northern Securities compa-
ny, was to be substituted; the Interest
of the Individual stockholders In the
property and franchises of the two rail-
way companies was to terminate, being
A TORNADO STRIKES OMAHA.
UiwAHA, NEB., March 11.—A torna-
do struck Omaha at 1 o'clock this morn-
ing and half a hundred buildings in the
north part of the city were damaged
more or less. Cuming street from 18th
to 24th, and 24th street north of Cum-
ing are strewn with debris from the
damaged building, signs and fences.
Nobody is thought to be injured but
Bicycle Patrolman, Dan Baldwin had a
narrow escape. The storm struck him
before he had dismounted and the force
of the wind threw him heavily to the
pavement, but he managed to get to a
place of safety. Coliseum building is
the worst wrecked of the larger struc-
tures. It was directly In the path of
the storm. Nearly all of the skylights
are gone and the roof is badly twisted.
A high board fence surrounding the
building was carried away| The Ander-
son match factory Just east of the Coli-
seum was badly wrecked and a row of
five flats across the street were badly
twisted and all the windows were torn
out. Five large plate glass windows
In Taggart's undertaking parlors
2224 Cuming street were blown out and
the furlnlture and the Interior were
wrecked. The storm created considera-
ble excitement for a time and aroused
the entire population In the north part
of the city.
The storm moved southwest, striking
Elkhorn Village, ten miles away. Half
a dozen dwellings in that town were
badly twisted and several small build
ings were blown down.
ENTERTAINING GEN. FUNSTON.
CHICAGO, ILL., March 12.—The en-
tertainment given General Funston
which began last night with a banquet
given by the Marquette Club, continued
to-day despite the rain.
He visited Gen. Otis at army head-
quarters, spent a few moments at the
board of trade and then went to the
stock yards. Later he attended a re
ceptlon in his honor at the Peoples
Club. During his stay the General
will be a spectator at the Studabaker
Theatre where George Ades as "Sul-
tan of Sulu" had Is first appearance
last night. After the theatre he will
attend the Chicago Yacht Club's ban-
quet.
A WIND STORM DOES SOME DAM
HOUSTON. TEXAS, M .rch 12.—A
wind Btorm In the outer portion of the
city last night wrecked several small
residences. There was no loss of life.
The property damaged will hardly ex-
ceed fifteen thousand dollars.
INTERRUPTED THE CEREMONY. |
NEW YORK, March 11.—Franklin |
Marcellus Olds and Miss Agnes Aprile
stood before the altar In Lyric Hall and
Rev. Chas. Cuthbert Hall, of Union
Thee logical seminary, was pronouncing
the words that joined thenf In wedlock,
asking: "Does any man know cause
why these two should not be united?"
when a young man In the crowd shout-
ed: "I do," and the unwelcome guest
walked forward and reaching the bride-
groom's side said: "This man was en-
gaged to another young lady and has
failed to keep his promise to marry
ner. She is now suing him." Mr. Olds'
face flushed crimson, while Miss Aprlle
looked astounded and seemed ready to
collapse. The intruder was a lawyer's
clerk sent to serve a summons in a suit
for fifty thousand dollars damages for
breach of promise brought by Mlsa
Olma Landsdorf. The minister remain-
ed silent until Olds stuffed the paper
into his pocket and told him he could
proceed as there was no valid objection.
Rev. Hall continued the ceremony to
the end. The bride Is the daughter of
a wealthy Italian, olds, who Is aboi t
60 years old, is a Ns— York lawyer,
reputed to be wealthy. The plaintiff,
who claims to be a niece of Baronne de
Neuvllle, claims to have been engaged
to Olds, and that the match was broken
off without warning while she was in
Europe.
The Freight Handler's Strike is
Extending to Other Lines
THE ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED
Now Number Twenty-Thousand
and Increasing Daily
RURAL FREE BILL.
WASHINGTON, D. C., M rch 11.—
The bill to classify the rural *ree der
livery service and place the carrier^
under the contract system, which has
been debated in the house for over a
week, was passed yesterday, but in a
form that completely changed the pur-
pose for which It was framed. Be-
fore it was passed the bill wa3 alter-
ed radically by its opponents. All the
provisions relating to the placing of
carriers under the contract system
were stricken out, and the salary sys-
tem not only was continued, but the
maximum salary of carriers was in-
creased from $500 to $600 per annum.
motion ofTered by Mr. Williams,
(dem) of Illinois, to recommit the bill
with Instructions to report back an
amendment providing for the dismissal
from the carriers those who should use
their Influence In favor of any party or
for any particular candidate, was vot-
ed down 96 to 141.
As passed the bill classifies the ny-
al free delivery service and fixes tne
free compensation of employ es as fol-
lows:
Special agents in charge of divisions
not exceeding $2,400 per annum; spe-
cial agents for classes, graded from
$1,300 to $1,600; route Inspectors four
classes from $900 to $1,200; clerks four
classes from $900 to $1,200.
The compensation of carriers is not
to exceed $600.
THE COMING FIGHT.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March 12.
Jhamplon James J. Jeffries is speeding
hltherward to train for the coming bat-
wlth Fitzslmmons. The next im
portant step in the prospective cham-
pionship will be taken Saturday, when
bids will be opened and the fight
awarded to the club offering the best
inducements. Jeffries will be on hand,
and Fitzslmmons will have a represen-
tative present wh^n the bids are open-
ed.
It is expected that the California club
will be the successful bidder, and the
champion favors the coast, as he real-
izes that a big championship battle can
be pulled off without any Interference
by the authorities, while Fitzslmmons
would prefer an Eastern club for the
fight
If the contest goes to San Francisco,
Jeffries will train at Harbin Spriags,
where he prepared for his bout with
Gus Ruhlin, and Fitzslmmons will
leave at once for the coast to complete
his preparations.
For several weeks the former cham-
pion has been working like a beaver
with Gus Ruhlin at his Bath Beach
training quarters, and he is well satis-
fled with his present condition. If the
flght goes to the Pacific coast it likely
will be put forward a month, and, in-
stead of taking place In May, may be
held the latter part of April. The rac-
li g season there doses at that time,
and it is figured that the turf crowd
would be an important factor in the
gate receipts.
WU'S RECALL DEMANDED.
PEKIN, March 12.—A prominent
Manchu censor has memorialized the
throne for the removal of Wu Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister to the Unit-
ed States. The censor asserts that Wu
Ting Fang corruptly retained, ostensi-
bly for repairs to the Chinese legation
in Washington, $80,000 of the Tien Tsln
sliver refunded by the American gov-
ernment.
According to a dispatch from Wash
ington dated January 23, Secretary Hay
th it day handed to Minister Wu Ting
Fang a draft on the United States
treasury for $376,600, the value of the
silver bullion captured by American
marines at Tien Tsln.
The Washington dispatch continued
that as Minister Wu was charged with
the payment of salaries of the Chin
consuls in the United States and with
defraying the expenses of the Chinese
legation In Washington, Lima and
Madrid, it was believed the money
would be applied to these purposes.
GETTING IN SHAPE FOR CON-
STRUCTION.
BRIDGEPORT, March 11.—The much
talked-of east and west Rock Island
line Is taking sh .pe, and In all proba-
bility the work of grading will begin
In a few days. The Rock Island line
whkh begins at Enid and runs through
or near Geary and this place to Ana-
darko, is now pretty well graded except
across the South Canadian where a
huge embankment from twenty-eight
to forty-two feet high is being con-
structed. This enbankment is a mile
in length, and most of the earth has to
be brought in from the hills.
Within sixty days the north and
south line will be completed.
The principal interest, however, cen-
ters in the road that is planned to cross
this one at right angles, six miles
south of Bridgeport, where a town cal-
led Junction, is to be built. About
section of land has been secured at
this point by men who manipulate the
Rock Island towns. The grade stakes
have been set from Junction almost to
El Reno, the line being some ten to
twelve miles south of the Choctaw
until El Reno is reached. From there
it parallels the Choctaw into OkDlaho
homa City. West from Junction the
cross sectioning has been done to
point six miles south of Caddo. From
that point the survey bears to the
southwest, going twelve miles south of
Weatherford, and striking Cloud Chief
in Washita county.
THERE MAY BE A COMPROMISE,
W ASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
There are indications that the repub-
licans of the House will compromise
on the Cuban reciprocity, the basis be-
ing a twenty per cent reduction
continue for two years. The leaders
on both sides have been conferring
during the afternoon with a view of
reaching an agreement on these lines.
Overtures of a compromise are to be
considered by the republicans from
each side, namely: For ways and means
committee, Chairman Payne, Repre-
sentative Dalzell and Cannon; for those
opposed to ways and means committee,
Representatives Dick, Forney and Mor-
ris. Meeting will be held this after-
noon. Representative Dick Expressed
belief that wl® republican membership
divided almost evenly time had come
for a compromise Instead of extermin-
ation. He thought the chances were
good for an agreement.
ROBBER CONVICTED.
ST. LOUIS, MO., March 12.—John
Stevens, whose right name is said to
be Burns, has been convicted by a Jury
in the circuit court at Belleville, 111.,
on the charge of robbing the National
Stock Yards Bank on the night of Jan.
6th. Sylvester Savlgnac and Pas My
ers weer acquitted.
This Is the case In which three men
bound and gagged two watchmen and
secured $iu.000.
ALLIED TRADES TAKES STAND
Hack Drivers and All Others Wi I
Refuse to Carry Trunks or
Packages.
BOSTON, MASS.. March 12.—The
strike among New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad freight handlerH
which began last Saturday, has extend-
ed until now there are twenty thousand
men Idle In the city. Of these 3,000 to
5,000 are employed by manufacturing
concerns which have been compelled to
shut down because of the difficulty of
handling freight. The various lines of
industry directly reached by the strike
Includes the freight handlers, team
drivers, wool handlers, longshoremen
and railway switchmen. If the threats
of the strike leaders are berne out, thin
day will see the movement extended to
the building trades union and to unions
connected with foreign steamship traf-
fic.
The business men of the city find
themselves staggered by the strike.
Many conferences have been held but
without result There is great hope
that the meeting arranged by Governor
Crane, between the labor leaders, rail-
road officials and merchants to be held
at the state house today will show some
way out. At the docks of steamship
lines doing coastwise business great
iiuantitles of merchandise are piled up
and the wharves are choked. The
Longshoresmen are out and the mater-
ial cannot be moved. The express com-
panies are tied up and It Is said that
the hack drivers will Join the strike If
an Issue Is made, because they carry
passengers with trunks, or matter that
should go by express. The strike of the
coal teamsters presents one of the most
alarming features of the trouble as it
menaces not only many Industries but
also the welfare of the household |
and especially people In the poor quar-
ters.
NEW YORK, -iarch 12.—The effects
of strike of freight handlers and ex-
pressmen in Boston were felt here to-
day.
HANNA AT WORK.
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 12.—
Senator Hanna when asked about his
connection with an effort to settle the
Boston strike, said he Is doing what[
he could, but did not care to discuss his
plans or Intentions In the matter.
PROSECUTION IS BREAKING wells in eastern Kansas. This flow of
DOWN. gas was found at 800 feet. Contrac-
KANSAS CITY, MO., March 12.—A tor Plunkett of Coffeyvllle pronounced
special to the Star from Savannah, Mo., | the flow of gas one among the best he
says: | has seen. The contractor has tele-
Lydla Brinkman, another Important I graphed for a larger packer, the one
witness for the state In the trial of i theY have not being of sufficient size
Stewart Fife for the murder of Frank ! for this well. The new packer will be
THE BOSTON STRIKE CONTINUES.
BOSTON, ASS., March 11- With
more than eight thousand men actually
out and with promises of support from
unions whose membership It was claim
ed would bring the total up to 25,000 If
It became necessary for them to Join
the movement, the striking freight
handlers and the men of the allied in-
terests to-day began the second day of
the contest to prevent the employment
of non-union labor by the railroad and
other coroporatlons. The labor forces
declared themselves this morning to be
In a most satisfactory position. Backed
by the large force already Involved and
by the prospect that befor? to-night
some 2,000 men from the general team
drivers union and expressman's union
would have stopped work. The rail
roads which are principally affected are
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford, and the Boston and Albany
ranch of the New York Central. By
the employment of non-union men and
by drawing help from their forces In
other cities these roads are able to
carry all business as usual.
STILL LOOKING FOR MIRACLE.
NEW YORK, March 12.—A dispatch
from Utrecht over the signature of
Former Prest, Paul Krueger says:
"There will be more good news yet
from Delarey. This victory reminds
me of Gen. Botha's allusion a year ago
to miracles of faith which saved Dan-
iel out of the lion's den. My confi-
dence In the ultimate triumph of Boers'
cause could not be greater than it Is
now."
RUSSIAN CASUALTIES WERE
LIGHT
ST. PETERSBURG, March 12.—A
number of engagements between Rus-
sian troops and Tunguses occurred In
Manchuria during the past two months.
Several bands of Tunguses which have
been plundering, were dispersed and 133
of theralders killed or wounded. The
Russian casualties were light.
WEATHER FORECAST.
CHICAGO, ILL, March 12. -General-
ly fair to-night and Thursday; •••lor.
to-night; brisk northwest winds.
Kansas—Fair to-night and Thursday;
cooler in east portion to-night; north-
west winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory—^To-
night and Thursday, fair, colder to-
night
PRINCE HENRY LEAVES.
NEW YORK. March 11.—Prince Hen-
ry, who went on board Dutchland
about one o'clock this morning after a
gala performance In his honor at Irv-
lngs Place Theatre, spent a quiet mc
Ing on the steamship. It had been
planned that the Prince would make
several farewell visits but he felt the
need of rest and leave-taking took
place on the Deutchland. Those who
called were the German Ambassador
Von Holeben, Rear Admiral Evans,
Adjutant General Corbln, Col. Bing-
ham, Commander Cowles, Assistant
Secretary of State Hill, Col. Bueni, the
German Consul General at New York
and tue Mayor of New York.
The police made extra precautions
to keep In order the large crowds that
gathered. The time set for the steam-
er to leave her pier was 3:30 p. m.
Pope Wants to See You
:And have a little quiet talk about:
SHOES.
Tell us your troubles: we can fit your
purse and feet: our styles and quality for
this season's wearing, at the price, will
surprise you.
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We use no imitation.
THE POPE SHOE CO.
We Want Your Trade.
W. Richardson, was not on hand when
•anted today. It was this woman who
Is alleged to have confessed that Fife
made confession to her of hlB connec-
tion with the murder. E. E. Norris, a
St. Joseph saloon keeper, who was ex-
pected to swear that Fife had threaten-
ed to kill Richardson, and who disap-
peared yesterday, has not been found.
Mrs. Richardson was in court when
the state resumed the examination of
aptnesses today. L. C. Caldwell teati-
ed that last summer before Fife left
for Washington, where he was arrest-
ed, the defendant had told him he would
commit suicide. Fife had said if he
(Caldwell) had had as much trouhle as
he had, he too, would kill hlmaelf.
Charles F. Booher, who is conducting
the prosecution, became ill suddenly
while cross examining a witness daring
the morning and court adjourned until
afternoon.
here to-morrow evening. The flow of
gas is so strong that the contractors
consider It dangerous to Ignite at this
time. Blackwell Is now prepared to
show the world at large that we not
only have gas, but plenty of It
THE FOURTH DISTRICT CONTEN-
TION TO-DAY. '
EMPORIA, March 12.—The Repabli-
can Congressional Convention for the
Fourth District Is set for this after-
noon. It Is generally agreed that
Howard Martlndale, son of Wm. Mar-
tlndale, will be temjorary chalrmaa
and that J. H. Miller will be re-aoaMa-
ated by acclamation. The plnt«ono
will be a general approval of the Na
t Iona I and state administrations aad a
special endorsement of Miller. NKler
I* to be given the selection of th** dis-
trict committee chairman, It Is said aad
supposition is that he will select
Chairman Bolton of the Central Com-
mittee of Osage county. Among (he
early arrivals were Geo. ID. Cole,
E. Rlchter, Geo. iu. Davis and P>.
Wilson.
THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
SEDAL1A. MO., March 12.—Th«
seventh district Democratic Congress
lonal convention, organized here this
morning. The committees were appoint-
ed and when they retired. Governor A.
M. Dockery was called for and spoke
for an hour. The only known candidate
before the convention are James Coon-
ey, present congressman, and C. W.
Hamlin, of Greene county. Friends
of Hamlin predict his nomination on the
first ballot, by the following vote
Greene, 18; Lafayette, 14; Polk, 7; Ben
ton, 5; Hickory, 1; 45 out of a total of
86. There Is a possibility of a dark
horse, however, and a protracted strug
gle.
WILLIAM HAMLIN NOMINATED.
8EDAL.1A, MO., March 12.—C. W
Hamlin of Springfield was i.t 1 o'clock
this afternoon nominated for congress
on the first ballot by the democratic
convention of the seventh district,
er Congressman James Cooney. The
vote was: Hawlin 44; Cooney, 42
WILL SUPPORT HIS ENEMY.
KANSAS CITY, MO., March 12.—A
special to the Star from Emporia, Kas.,
says W. A. White, who has been sick
and in California for a month, sent his
first editorial since his illness to his
paper, the Gazette, to-day. It was
one on the local congressional situa-
tion announcing that J.: . puper will
support Miller, though White has been
one of ids most extreme newspaper en-
emies within the party.
TWO NEW JERSEY WO-iEN SHOT.
CAMDEN, N. J., Marh 11.—Mrs. Lafe
Gruss and Mrs. Frank Gowin, of West
Mont were shot this morning on the
outskirts of town by two unknown
men who made their esc ,*e. Mr*.
Gruss was killed and Mrs. Gowin was
probably fatally wounded. The polios
are looking for Lafe Cruss, the husband
of the dead woman from whom she haa
been separated.
MAY MAKE A SALE.
TOPEKA., KAN., March 11.—The
Populists and Democrats may yet fus-.i
In the coming state campaign. Mem-
bers of the Populist state committee
who favor merging their party with
Democrats, having failed to have their
party declare for fusion at the recent
conference, have evolved a plan to hold
a joint session of the state committees
of the two parties here on March 26,
and arrange for union with Democrats.
E. R. Ridgely, chairman of the Popu-
list committee. In a call for a meeting,
says:
"It has been mutually agreed be-
tween officials of Democratic and Peo-
pled Party committees that much good
might be derived from a Jolrlt meet-
ing of the two committees whereby the
whole opposition to the Republican
party In the state might be united un-
der one ticket and platform."
J. Mack Love, chairman of the Demo-
cratic state committee, who has been
opposed to fusion ever since the enact-
ment of the anti-fusion law Ly the last
legislature, now favors it, and his Is-
sued a call for a meeting. It Is ex-
pected some plan will be discussed at
the coming meeting for forcing a de-
cision from the supreme court as to
the validity of the law.
THE EARTH QUAKED.
8T. PETERSBURG, March ll.-A se-
vere earthquake shock reoccurred at
Shamaka, Trans Caucasia, on Sunday.
About twelve thousand persons are des-
titute as a result of the subterreanean
disturbance which occurred at Shamaka.
about the middle of February.
GRAIN IN PARMER'S HANDS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1L—
The government report shows the
wheat In the farmers hands Is equal to
23 per cent of last year'a crop; corn,
about 29 per cent; oats, about 30 per
cent.
The wheat Iri the farmers' hands
equals 158,000,000 bushels. This la a-
bout what was estimated.
YUKON IS HAPPY.
YUKON, March 11.—A heavy rain haa
fallen In thla vicinity today. Wheat In
thla vicinity Is quite badly damaged but
the farmers are all In fine shape.
M. V. Mulvey is the happiest man In
town. He is the leading merchant of
Yukon and has probably $25,000 In out-
standing accounts. The rain Insures
the collection of the accounts, and while
the rain was falling In torrents Mrs.
Mulvey presented him with a fine son.
THE GAS EXPLODED.
PERU, IND., March 12.—An explo-
sion of natural guj to-day wrecked
the homes of Frank KUey and Mrs.
John Hays, fatally Injuring KUey and
badly Injuring Mrs. .Clley, her t*vo sons
and Mrs. Hayes and baby.
ARRESTING WHITE MEN AND NE-
QHO WOMEN
BEAUMONT. TEXAS, March 12.—It
Is the theory of the police that an or-
ganized band of negro women and
white men are responsible for the re-
cent murders after robbery here, and
the sheriff is making arrests on that
theory. He now has a woman in the
"sweat box" whom he believes to be
the ringleader and believes she will
shortly confess.
IN KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, MO., March 12.—Geo.
P. Welch, proprietor of the Taylor Ho-
tel at Pleasant Hill, Mo., was found
dead In his room at Hotel Cosby,
where he registered last night He
took poison during the night and left
a statement bequeathing his body to
the Kansas City Medical College for
scientific purposes. No cause was giv-
en. Welch was 45 years of age and
came to the city yesterday
ANOTHER GAS WELL AT BLACK-
WELL.
BLACKWELL, OKLA, March 12 —At
five o'clock last evening a flow of gas
was struck here In the fourth gas well
BRYAN WILLING TO RUN AGAIN?
SCRAN TON, March 11.—W. J. Bry-
an, who lectured here this evening, re-
fused to discuss with newspaper men
the action of the Democrats of the
Mississippi Legislature In passing the
McAllister resolution cutting loose
from Bryanlsm. He said that his
views upon this matter will be fully
set forth In the coming Issue of the
Commoner.
Mr. Bryan, In answer to a question
as to whether or not he is again a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
tion for the Presidency, said that he
was merely a private citizen and not a
candidate for anything, but he would
i.ot give a bond not to accept the nom-
ination If It were tendered him.
THE RAIN EXTENDS INTO KAN-
SAS.
ARICANSA8 CITY, KAS., March 1L—
The first rain for several weeks fell
here this morning which comes In time
to help out hard wheat but Is too late
to do much good for soft wheat, over
half of which Is lost. Rain is much
heavier south of the Kansas line than
In the state.
RAIN WAS HEAVY AT ClIICKAfi£LA.
CHICKASHA. March 12 - Slnse r«<
terday morning 1.93 Inches of rain have
fallen, making In all since the /be-
gan about two and a half Inches. This
Is practically the first goscl • joXjng
rain that has fallen here In eight,
months.
that Is almost equal to any of the gas' day
MISS ROOSEVELT IN CUBA.
HAVANA. Marc.. 12.—Miss Alice
Roosevelt, daughter of the President,
accompanied by a party of "rlends, in-
ludlng Senator Piatt, arrived here to-
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