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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY JUNE 26. 1903.
NUMBER 10
T.
Writes Letter to Attorney General Suggesting Investigating
Force be Increased—Violators of Law Must be
Punished—A Strong Fearless Letter
(By the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—The
President has sent the following letter
dated June 22nd, to Attorney General
Knox:
. "As you know, charges In connection
with the post office department are
now being investigated by the fourth
isslstant postmaster general, Bristow,
ivho has had placed at his disposal by
Ihe postmaster general every resource
of the department, including the sr-
vices of Mr. Robb, whom you detailed
from the department of justice to the
post office department imemdlately af-
ter the removal of Mr. Tyner. As a re-
sult of this investigation a number of
Indictments have already been held and
It Is probable that other indictments
will hereafter be asked for. There can
be no greater offense against the gov-
ernment than a breach of trust on the
part of a public official or the dishonest
management of his ofTlce and of course
every effort must be executed to bring
such offenders to punishment by the
utmost rigor of the law. The district
attorney of the District of Columbia
has faithfully and zealously seconded
KILLED 5ISUR Willi KIKE
Six Year Old Boy Uses Loaded Riflo as a
Plaything
(By the Associated Press.)
RT. LOUIS, MO., June 24.—Gladys
Ttlncer, aged 11 years, living with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Klncer, at
2810 North Broadway, was accidentally
thot and almost Instantly killed about
\30 o'clock yesterday morning by her
brother, John Klncer, Jr., six years
oldf with a. 22-caliber Winchester re-
fer .TTlf rifle.
TTie dead girl and Lottie Llndsey, a
neighbor's child, about the same age
as the little victim, were playing
"housekeeping" in a second-story room
when the boy entered, trailing the gun.
Gladys asked her brother to put the
weapon away.
Instead of complying he playfully
pointed the gun at different objects
about the room.
The litle girl insisted that the gun be
placed In a closed, and grasped the rifle
by the barrel.
The boy ( lung to the rifle crying In
protest. Suddenly there was a sharp
erport, and the girl let go her hold on
the weapon and sank to the floor.
The bullet struck the girl about threr
Inches below her heart and ranged up-
ward. severing an artery, causing death
in about twenty minutes.
"Mamma, I'm shot; brother did It,"
was ail the girl could say In answer
to her mother's entreating questions.
The boy reiterated this information and
explained between sobs, "I didn't know
it was loaded; I saw papa take the
bullets out yesterday."
Mr. Klncer was not at home when
the accident occurred, but arrived soon
after. His grief wai pathetic, as he
blames himself more than his son for
the death of his child because he al-
lowed the rifle within reach of his chil-
dren.
After the death of his daughter the
father broke the gun by striking It
against a tree.
SERVE OE ENGINEER ULMER
Prevents Terrible Collision With Freight
and TYolley Car
fBv the Associated PressA
NEW ORLEANS, LA., June 24.—The
presence of mind, prompt and Intelli-
gent action of Engineer Ulmer, In
charge of switch engine No. 159,
which had in tow a long train of heav-
ily-laden freight cars bound from the
government yards to the freight yards
sheds which are on the river front,
averted a disaster this morning at 7:10
o'clock at Camp and St. Joseph streets,
which otherwise mljfht have resulted
In the death or Injury of several pas-
sengers and the total demolition of a
Magazine line car of the New Orleans
Hallway company.
Magarlne car No. 029, one of the big
vehicles with air brakes, was on its
way up town In charge of Motorman
V. Pellegrini and Conductor J. Doyle,
carrying a dozen or so passengers. The
damp weather and the numerous vehi-
cles crossing and recrosslng had cov-
ered the tracks on Camp street with
a coating of slippery mud, which put
the rails into a condition known among
railroad men as a "glass track," be-
cause of its sllpperlness.
When the car was nbout a block
away from the Intersection of Camp
and St. Joseph streets, traveling at a
moderate speed, the gate man in charge
of the crossing, Charlie Bobe, noticing
a heavy train approaching from the
direction of Carondelet street lowered
the gates aa the usual signal of dan-
ger to all vehicles nearing the cross-.
Ing.
Motorman Pellegrini saw the gates go
down, and upon reaching th« middle
of th« Mock, between Julia and St Jo-
soph streets, began Blowing down. He
noticed that his car would not answer
to the application of the air brakes,
the speed continuing unreduced, and,
surmising that something had gone
wrong with the air brakes, tried the
hand brake. This, too, failed to check
the headway. The car whs now close
upon the gates, and as a last resort he
quickly Jammed hla reverse lever over
and turned the current on full speed.
The wheels or the Dig coarfi whirred
and groaned, but though turning tn
the "b'idk-up" dlre'trtlon. the bussing
wheols failed to ttdp the fyrwftrj nao-
Iton, the cor sliding ahead over the
track# d? ty/of ap oiled surface.
Theri wa^ a crain, the car broke
through tno gate, and meeting the
tracks of the attain railway, which
psrysd as "checks", came to a atop
the efforts of the post office depart-
ment in this matter, but the amount
of work in the office is such as to make
It difficult without neglecting other
important public duties to devote the
time necessary to the prosecution of
tluse cases. I sugest therefore, that
If you cannot detail some of your pres-
ent staff you appoint special assist-
ants In the post office cases, not only
to take up the cases in which indict-
ments have been found or hereafter
may be found, but to examine Into all
charges that have been made against
the officials in the postal service, with
a view to the removal and prosecution
of all guilty men In the service and the
prosecution of the guilty men whether
in the service or not, where the cases
are not barred by the statute of limi-
tations. Sincerely yours,
"THEODOHE ROOSEVELT."
Tn carrying out the President's sug-
gestion Knox has appointed Charles J.
Bonaparte special attorney to assist
in the nrosecutjons, and Holmes Conrad
former solicitor general, will be tend-
ered a like appointment.
astride of the rails upon which the
steam train was approaching.
Engineer Ulmer all but lost his breath
when he saw th£ oar crash .through
the gate and stop directly in the path
of his powerful six-wheeler, wfiioh,
though on the tip-grade, had a fair
headway, considering the weight of the
long train of heavily laden freight cars
which ho was pulling. The cowcatcher
of his machine was within thirty feet
of the street car, and |t looked as
though a terrible acident was immi-
nent beyond prevention.
But Engineer Ulmer Is an old-timer,
and a man of rare presence or mind and
coolness of head. Quick as a flash he
reached for the sandbox rod lever with
one hand, threw it wide open, reversed
his engine and opened his throttle to
the last notch. His good old machine
responded like a thing of life, threw Its
ponderous weight up againat the line
of cars in its rear, snorted and puffed
and throbbed like some mighty strong
man working in a life or death contest,
and finally brought the train to a
standstill, with the cowcatcher within
six or eight feet of the imperiled street
car. Then Engineer Ulmer stopped the
stream of sand that was pouring on to
the track, and, closing the throttle,
leaned out of the cab window and
looked on complacently, as though
nothing had happened, while the flag-
man at the crossing was taking the
names of the motorman and conductor
and the number of the car.
As may well be Imagined, the pas-
sengers in the car were panic-stricken
when they realized their danger. The
motorman struck to his post gamely,
making vain efforts to check the speed
of his unwieldly vehicle.
"That engineer deserves promotion
at the hands of his employers," one of
the passengers observed after the ac-
cident. "He's too valuable a man to
be doing switching work,'' and all the
rest of those who owed their limbs. If
not actually their lives, to Engineer
Ulmer's promptness and coolness, de-
clared such fb be their sentiments.
ABE IN IHE LEAD
Silverites Out Voted at the Oca Moines
Convention Today
THE KANSAS CITY PLANK
CASERO TO ATTACK BOLIVAR
United Forces of Government to Besiege
Revolutionists Stronghold
(By The Associated Press.)
CARACAS. VENEZUELA, June 24.—
The government has decided to attack
by land and from the River Orinoco
the town of Ciudad Bolivar, which Is
still In the hands of the revolutionary
general, Rolando, the only lieutenant
of Gen. Matos (who has fled to the Is-
land of Curacoa), and who possesses an
army of about 2,000 men. with guns and
ammunition. Twelve hundred troops
have left Mnturin for San Felix, where
they will meet Vice President Comes,
who is on his way thither by sea with
3.400 men.# After a junction of the two
forces haw been affected they will
march on Ciudad Bolivar, which It Is
expected, wll be atacked next Sat-
urday. A heavy resistance Is probable.
JUMPED THE TRACK.
One of the May wood cars Jumped the
track last night near the corner of
Fourth and Broadway and It took Su-
perintendent Chas. W. Ford more than
two hours to replace it.
Is to be the Bone of Contention Before
the Convention—The Two Can-
didates
(By the Associated Press.)
DES MOINES, IOWA. June 24—At
the district caucuses held in the fore-
noon to-day, before the convening of
the Democratic stateoonvention, the
gold men won a decided victory. Sev-
en out of eleven selected gold men for
their members on the committee on
resolutions. The followers of sliver,
who held a conference also, decided to
fight to the end any desire to keep out
any reference to the Kansas City plank.
The convention convened at 11 o'clock,
J. H. Quick, of Sioux City, as tempo-
rary chairman, delivering a speech and
receiving hearty applause. But two
candidates are In the fleld for governor
J. B. Sullivan, of Creston and Judge
Adam Van Wagner, of Sioux City.
At 180 the committee on resolution*
by a vote of seven to four, decided
not to re-affirm the Kansas City plat-
form.
THEY WILL
Leaders of Wilmington Mob May be Brought
to Trial
OFFICERS WERE WARNED
GUARD STRLEE CARS
A Thousand 5oldi r* are on Guard in Rich
iro't1, V'rjinla
RICHMOND. YA.. June 24.—A thous-
and troops are um/er arms here to-day
and" detachments are distributed In the
various power houses and barns within
the city limits. Each car run will carry
four soldiers.
White troops were attempting to
move the first car from the east end
barns when a mob assembled and tor-
pedoed the track and Captain Sklpwlth
of Company C, seventy-first regiment,
was shot In the arm. There was no
return fire. More troops were hurried
to the scene.
RAIN AND HAIL IN KANSAS
Wheat Hounded into Ground and Itail Lies
in Drifts
(By the Associated Press.)
PHTLLIPPSBURG, KAS., June 24.—
A heavy rain and hall storm visited
this section early this morning. Over
an Inch of rain fell and a strip of
country three miles wide from this city
west was greatly damaged by hall, the
wheat being pounded into the ground.
Drifts of hail six inches deep were
found on the streets this morning.
LIPTON IN AMERICA
Receives an Invitation to Dine With the
President
'By the Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, June -4.—The Liner
Oceanic with Sir Thomas Llpton and J.
P. Morgan on board, was sighted this
mbrnlng. Later Adjutant General Cor-
bln, who met the Liner with a Yacht,
welcomed Sir Thomas on behalf of Pres
Ident Roosevelt and bor^ an Invitation
to Sir Thomas to take luncheon at
the White House Friday.
E0R LYNCHING WHITE
Delaware Authorities After Leaders of Mob
of Lynchers
(By The Associated Press.)
WILMINGTON, June 24.—Arthur
Corwell, arrested last on suspicion of
being implicated In the lynching of
George White, will be given a prelim-
inary hearing on the charge of murder
as soon aa the authorities can made
the necessary arrangements. It Is said
other arrests will follow.
Reached Critical Stage
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—Ne-
gotiations with China for a treaty have
reached a critical phase growing out
of the demand of the United States
and Japan for the opening of a port
in Manchuria,
PETER IS NOW AT BELGRADE
New Servian Ruler Received at Capital by Whole People-
City Gayly Decorated—AJTiplomatic Boycott
(By Associated Press).
BELGRADE, June 24.—King Peter
arrived here this morning and was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm. The
ministers, government officials, Judges,
municipal authorities and leading citi-
zens were assembled on the platform
of the railroad station, which was pro-
fusely dscorattd. The only foreign
representatives who participated in the
reception were the Russian and Au-
strian ministers, with the numbers of
their despectlve legations. A guard of
honor, with a band, saluted as King
Peter descended from his car and
greeted the cabinet ministers. The pre-
mier introduced th Russian mister
father of the Murdered Girl Savs That He
Nolilied Officers of the Contem-
plated Lynching
said the caller quietly, "and I want
to have a litle talk with you."
"Yes. I saw you," replied the little
violinist, and then calling to his wife
he said: "Here Is Mr. Glynn to see us.'
The little woman broke down and
sobbed. The men searched the house
and found the molds( base metals, the
furnace and silver plating machines |
and several hundred dollars' wc#th of
counterfeit money. This th«y took i
away with them, and with them also (
went the violinist.
The wife remained weeping In the cot-
tage.
In Jersey City Nayulss was arraign-
ed before a United States commissioner
and, locked up for the night and yes-
terday Commissioner Shields held him
in $2,500 ball for the federal grand
Jury.
"He was no violinist." sail Chief
cf Detectives Glynn. lie « a riled his
counterfeit money to New York In a
violin, that was all."
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I IMCI.A. HISTORIC/
n/Tni o
OriETT^
Legislators Called Together to Give Relief to Flood Sufferers
—Governor Bailey Expresses Wish that General
Legislation be Not Attempted
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to the king and the Russian minister
presented the Austrian minister. A
procession was formed and the king
proceeded to the cathedral. The streets
were lined with troops and crowded
with people who had been pouring Into
Belgrade from the provinces during the
last day or two. After the celebration
of mass, which was attended with all
the splendor of J£e eastern church, the
king drove In state to the new palace,
Alt&otggh tly kjnir> entry was dff
tinayls&l^ by a alpTS^utlc boycott his
reception by the jJVojuewas everywhere,
marked by heartiness, which approach-.
3d genuine enthaslusm, In which all
classes participated*
(By the Associated Press.)
WILMINGTON, DEL., June 24
excitement attending the
tragedy enacted last night, outside the
city limits, when Geo. F. White, the
negro who outraged and murdered 17-
year-old Helen S. Bishop, was burned
at the stake, has subsided. The swift
and dire punishment meted out to the
perpetrator of the terrlbie crme is the
sole topic of conversation but the de-
tails are calmly rehearsed. Public sen-
timent appears to deplore the resort to
mob violence, but the concensus of op-
inion is that summary vengeance alone
could atone for the outrage upon the
life and honor of the young girl. It
Is generally believed that had the courts
brought the murderer to speedy trial
last night's tragedy would have been
averted. The judges who had post-
poned action upon the case of the con-
fessed assailant of Miss Bishop to-day
explains their action by stating that
popular prejudice and indignation
would have precluded the possibility of
a fair trial.
It Is not known as yet what notion
the state authorities will take. Gov-
ernor Hunn says he will confer with At-
torney General H. H. Ward. The lat-
ter made a brief statement. In vhlch
he said that the state will await the re-
sult of the coroner's inquest and that
an effort would be made to ascertain
the names of the leaders. Coroner Mo-
Cortnlck has not fixed the date of the
Inquest.
Deputy Coroner Wlllmer . who to-
day visited Price's corner, the scene of
lynching, found little to view. All
semblance of the* human form In
White's body had he*n obliterated by
the avenging Are and the morbidly cu-
rious relic hunters. A small portion
of the trunk and one or two charred
bohes were recovered and taken to the
morgue. Of the hundreds of persons
who visited the spot where the funeral
pyre was lighted scarcely or.e left with-
out some ghastly memento that bore
mute testimony of the mob's work.
One arrest was made last night by
State Detective Fran is. The prison-
er's name was not divulged .by the po-
lice. but it Is said he is charged with
having been a partv to the lynching.
spolic officials have little to say re-
garding the affair. It Is said that state
and city detectives were In the crowd
and recognized some of those who
participated In the burning Other ar-
rests, it is believed, will follow.
The. Rev. Dr. A. T Bishop, father of
the murdered girl, in *n interview de-
plored the mob law which had termin-
ated the life of his daughter's assailant.
He said, however, that it was the Im-
pression of the citizens that had a spoe
dy trial been proirsled the tragedy
could have been averted. Mr. Bishop
stated that his wll • was in delicate
health, but since hearing of the lynch-
ing and knowing Wirt "s confession she
seemed much Improved.
He had been aware for several days
he said, of the purpose of the citizens
and had so notified the police of Wil-
mington, and warned the officials. Mr.
Bishop sat up with ills wife and when
the mob arrived shouts could be heard
at the house. Mrs. Bishop hearing the
shouts and the pistol shots became ex-
tremely nervous, and asked if the pris-
oner was In the hands of the mob. In
order to quiet her Mr. Bishop replied
that the crowd was only celebrating.
No member of his family was present at
the lynching.
The execution took place on a farm
owned by Wm. Armstrong, not more
than four hundred yards from Mr. Blsh
op's house.
COl'NTEREfITERS ARRESTED
Carried Spurious Money from Jersey City
to New York in Violin
(By*the Associated Press.>
NEW YORK. June 24 For months
the residents of the southern part of
Elizabeth wondered at the strange but
neatly constructed cottage built by a
good looking Italian whom all under-
stood to be n violinist of great ability.
The cottage was mysterious looking
and stood well back bv itself tn a
clump of wood. Once a month, accom-
panied by his wife, a beautiful young
woman dressed in noticeably good
taste, the soloist would take his violin
case under his arpr ar,d lot king up his
little cottage In th< woods, visit New
York.
The Elizabethans understood that the
young Italian was to play at a con-
cert, and that he had as his patrons
several prominent wgmen of New York
society. In a few duvs the violinist and
his wife Would return -to their little
home and resume their qrllet. pastoral
existence, not to b« Interrupted again
until tholr nest concert In New York.
Georgle Nayulas. fv r that wav the
name the violinist, was knewn by
in Elizabeth, did not seem to care much
for companions other than his wife,
and even calls from his countrymen
were few. Several tiroes Italians living
In Elisabeth asked hi mto plsv at one oc
their church entertainments, but Nayu-
las always got out of It on some pre-
text,
Friday evening a man over six fe*t
In halght enlled ^t the ljttle cot tegs
dodif Behind him cajne several other
mjjnt ♦ - c • •
Tne Italian opet d the door It bad
been years since be last saw his caller
but hq remeiptiejed him and tried to
Blam the door In his far*.
'rtie teller was too quick and entered.
"I at* William J Glynn of New
:Cret rvlce
EXPLANATION IS NNEAh
McSeveencv fails to Satisfy the Attorney
General
(By the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. ('.. June 24.—The
case of Edward F. M< Sweeney, former
assistant commissioner of immigration
at New York, was before the President
again today. By the President's direc-
tion, on Mr. McSweeney's request,
United Stages Attorney Burnett, of the
Southern district of New York, heard
McSweeney's explanation of the charg-
es against him of abstracting public
records and documents of the United
States immigration station at Ellis Is-
land.
General Burnett's report holds that
McSweeney's action comes within the
laws which punish the embezzlement
or unlawful withdrawing of official
records and documents; that the accus-
ed was given the fullest opportunity
to explain and that his explanations
were not satisfactory, and did not meet
the charges which are fully sustained
by the facts brought out during the
hearing.
After a conference between the Pres-
ident and the attorney general, and
upon the latter s recommendation, It
has been directed that the prosecution
proceed.
CRISIS IS GRAVE
Rebellion is Growing in Chinese Province
ol h*anq&i
(By the Associated Press.) ♦
SHANGHAI. June 5. via Victoria.
B. C., June 24.—The crisis grows more
grave in Kwangsi. The North China
Daily News says today:
"The local mandarins have received
the following telegram from Kwangsi:
"The rebellion is Increasing and dally
grows more dangerous and formidable.
The Imperial army here is too weak to
be of any use and is Insufficient to
garrison all Important cities and
towns. The latest news Is that the
rebels have beseiged the city of Ching
Chou, of the prefecture of Tal Ping
Fu, in Kwangsi, and that unless relief
Is sent at once it will certainly fall
Into the hands of the rebels. Vu, th-
prefe"t, has been sending an appeal
for troops to the governor, Wang Chi
Hung, and he has ordered a force un-
der Major General Pan to proceed to
rvise the siege."
Chang Chou in a departmental < Ity
II miles north- ast of Chung Chou anil
■eni'j twenty miles -'ast ol the Kwang
Tung border. Tal Ping Fu is a < Ity
twenty in lies from the Annamsse bor-
der.
(By the Associated Press.)
TOPEKA, KAS., June 24.—The spe-
cial session of the legislature called by
Governor Bailey to enact flood relief
legislation convened this afternoon, en-
ough legislators Inning arrived to In-
sure a working quorum In both houses.
The principal subject nf contention will
be whether a general relief bill or local
bills will be passed. There eems no
doubt about the "enabling bridge" ac-
tual law being quit kly ma le legal. It
also Is considered certain, from ex-
pressions of advance legislators here
thnt n charity bill of some nature will
be passed. The best authorities differ
as to the legality of such action, but as
one well known legislator remarked
this morning after viewing the ruins
In North Topeka, "The crisis seems so
great and the need so pressing that
relief will undoubtedly be granted and
courts can settle the legality of such
action later." There is some differ-
ence of opinion also on the question of
organizing the legislature. A majority
think, however, that the old organiza-
tion will stand. The legislators were
shown over North Topeka's ruins by
the Commercial Club to-day before con-
vening. Governor Bailey n his n es?age
to the legislature says: "The floods
which recently swept over a portion of
our fair state have created conditions
unusual and extraordinary.. The val-
ley of the Kaw and Its tributaries
which but a short time ago gave prom-
ise of rich harvests, have been de-
vested by the angry waters; villages
and cities have been Inundated; homes
have been obliterated and the property
loss to citizens of our state Is so vast
that at this time Its amount is but
conjecture. Bridges that spanned our
rivers that are absolutely necessary for
every day transaction of business have.
In many cases, been swept away, and
others made impassable, making nec es-
sary the expenditure of large amounts
of money before avenues of commerce
can again he opened. Especially is this
true in Wyndotte County, where the
| Immense busin. * between Kan.-ns
'Ity, Kansas and Kansas City, Mo.,
U suspended until the river in a gala
!>e bridged. While the conditions arc
perhaps most acute In Wyandotte coun-
ty, yet the Jiime situation obtains In
several of the other counties. In some
of the counties, those harged with the
responsibility of r pairing the-, great
losses And themselves helpl ss under
the law to meet these unusual and ex-
traordinary c ditlons ar.d It Is for the
purpose of giving sn h enabling leg-
islation as is necessary to meet the em-
ergencies. caused by the recent floods,
that I have exercised the power vested
in me by th « constitution of our state
to convene the legislature In extra ses-
sion. T regret very much that the ex-
igencies of the hour have impelled ml
to this action at this usually busy sea-
son of the year, but legislation neces-
mry to give those so desiring the au-
thority to use their credit to rnlHe mon-
ey to repair their losses can be passed
in a few hours, and I trust the great
calamity that has come to us will not
be utilized in an attempt to pass gen-
eral legislation.
"Assuring you of my highest personal
regard and with the earnest hope and
belief that your action In the present
spec ial session may prove benefl< ial to
the whole people who e interests you
have in charge, I pledge you my hear-
ty co-operation."
The session was called to order
promptly it 2 o'do. k with a quorum of
both bodies present. Speaker ,T. T.
Prlngle presided over the House and
Lieutenant Governor Hanna over ths
senate. Th reading of the governor's
message was the opening business.
Frederick Dim on t Smith, whose re-
lief bill v.as printed yesterday, said
early this afternoon that he had given
up the light for this measure. "The
house Is against it," he said. "The
powers are . pposc I ami that settles It.
if a charity appro pi i itlon is defeated
it may be charge I to policies and ths
machine."
tlattle With Mountain Lion
(By the Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, ILL., June 24 —Goaded to
fury, Beauty, tli Lincoln park moun-
tain lion, battled with DeVry for two
hours before a crowd of awed spec-
tators late yesterday afternoon, and at
nearly every stage of the contest the
life of the animal keeper was In dan-
ger. For two days DeVry had watch-
ed the puma, and had noticed that It
moped about and acted as If In pain.
He thought It had ruptured a blood ves-
sel.
DeVry with a piko and a noose, en-
tered the cage of the pumma. The an-
imal sprang at him, but he dodged it
and tried to angle the noose over the
puma's head. Several time during lb
hour he had to defend himself with the
pike, but he did not succeed In lan ling
the noose In the right place until he
had been nearly two hours In the
cage. The strange duel proceeded as
before, women screaming and De Vry's
assistants clamoring to come to his aid.
To all but the terrible Beauty In front
of him De Vry was oblivious. The
sapphire glow of the angry eyes seemed
to hold hla attention as much as his
own gaze and the menacing spear point
engaged the puma's sevage faculties.
Then the keeper tgaln gained the ad-
vantage, and, summoning his assistant
dragged and shoved the roaring, biting,
scratching "cat of the tree tops" to
the edge of the outer compartment
There the tawny head was foreed be-
neath th° bars and tied down, and help-
less Beauty suffered the place where
the blood vessel had burst to be lanced
and dressed.
THE CONVENTION
!E
About One-Third of the Delegates Attend
Statehood Convention
OPENING SESSION DELAYED
On Actotinl of Ihe Heavy Ra'ns Or.curing
la*t Night-No Strife Over Presid-
ing Officer
ryvale yards I t night, and Engineer
MX eon v as killed. Fireman Feist of
Ft. Scott Jumped and escaped with
rlous injuries, his he I being cut.
Th train wa.> running nt a good speel
wh n it crashed into two loaded coal
rs that bad gotten away from a crevf
and run out on the main line. The pas-
senger engine t«-l* ■ oped ' "- o dead head
baggage cars. None of the passengers
were seriously hurt.
WAN I LI) 10 ATTEND CIRCUS
Porto KicanH Smash Circus VNhcn not turn
ishetl Tickets
fBy Associated Pr*ss.)
SAN JITAN. P. R., June M A moH
« : .; It < imo ■ ■ i night att . ked th#
eli a ti. ;• it.-- : refused '#
give th in free admission. The em-
pli . ! "en I ! th' • !\e with gunf
until ti. lull I • 1 I 11 u 1 < • t d
I i Mn wound-
ed and many arrests made.
THIItTY 0AY5 fOJt SMASHER
RHAWNKH, June 24. T'p to 2:10 ti
tatehood convt ntion h id not 1
I called to orrttr. Arrangrnienm wit#
somewhat disarranged on account of
the flood that fell here last night. There
is no strife over the choice of presid-
ing officers of the convention, and no
body seems to know who will b. cho-
ARRANGING TO BOND
frisco Will Boad Heavily to Build its New
Orleans Connections
NEW ORLEANS, I^A., June 24—One
of the objects of the visit here of
Charles H. Palrchlld, president of the
New York Securities and Trust Com-
pany, who arrived to-day, Is to look
Into the lo«al situation Incidental to the
pbxlng of i heavy mortgage on the St.
Louis and San Francisco FUtllroad In
order to carry out the plans of the New
Orleans extension and the construction
of a vast system of terminals here, to
be Jointly used with the Southern Rail-
way.
The nttenda
Is dlsappoin
Miss Boies ol fopeko Punished lor Smjtfe
ing Ssloon*
City the Associated Presr)
TOPISKA, KAS. lane I 1W!Ss
Idanrhe Bob • previously convicted of
smashing saloon windows in Topeka, op
February 14. last, va-• today ute-w*d
I by District Judg ■ Hasen. to thirty lay*
tin*. F'.l |n th | . I u . .
Prominent Attorney Dead
fBy the Associated Press.)
ICANSAS CITY, MO.. June 24. Col
"W. J. Jenuklns, a prominent attorney
and ' Ivll war veteran, aged 78, died
at bis home here today.
Harvard Took First I rick
(By The Associated Press.)
OATh H Frcnur. CONN . June 24.
Harvard took first trick In the raring
game to-day by winning the frenhrmtu
lour oar race froiu Yale,
ly 400 were expected on the Oklahoma
City special, when In fact about six
ty arrived, counting the band, .l.aut
seventy-five. A few had come from
Oklahoma on earlier trains- probably
in th" neighborhood of fifty The at-
tendance from the Indian Territory Is
not large--not more than 150. The con-
vention was to have been made up of
800 delegates. From Oklahoma not a
half dozen republicans are In atten-
dance it is almost solidly democratic
The delegates are all at sea as to
what to do The wise ones know now
thnt they have a white eiphant on
their hands, and are o- ly too glad to
And a way to unload. Some <>f the
delegates are in favor of calling a
constitutional convention but it is ab-
solutely certain that a majority be-
lieve such a course impractical. Yet
nobody need be surprised if the cc.i
vention resolves In favor of < conn ti
tutlonal convention. The Indian Tn
rltory delegates are more flrnilv -et In
the constitutional Idea than Okl. h •> a
The Indian Territory ha- nothing '■
$10
Nutlo
Miss Uo
ol Ma
01)11) AT VALI 11
Husli Continues to the Newly Diuovcree*
Gold Fields
my the Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, WASH., June A Tht
r
the ben< fit of the agitation A
tlon where so little IntereM H rn
ed In results Is liable to do almc
thing.
Shawnee has made superb i
tlons for the entertainment "f t
vention When It meet* to-day
lster will pray for it and fifty v.
furnish music. The meeting w
HAH VNJ CI 01 U II rf Sis
Guthrie and Vicinity Visited by Dcstru'.live
Storm loday
\ ScounJrel, if I rut
(By The Associated press.
'HICAtjO, ILL., June VI
place In
M jny fla
nt.
ntii
many buildings. 8pe<
attention Is given to the pres T
pencil pushers want for nothing.
fRISCO TRAIN WRfCkfD
Passenger Trsia Ran Into Coal Cars on the
Main Track r
FORT SCOTT, KAS., June 24.-Frls- i
co passenger train No. 308. a fast •
press betwpwen St. Louis and Wichita, , 1
' Mtittife waft vitckwd hi th*
(Juit Army
-V Of Battery A. an irtllb
hi. h contains many of ti
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