The Chandler Publicist. (Chandler, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF LINCOLN COUNTY
VOLUME VIII.
CHANDLER. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1902
NUMBER 46
SOUTH AFRICAN
PEACE IN SIGHT.
I this fall by a good majority, and both
I branches of the legislature are repub-
j lican. the senate will pass trie bill at
jthese.ssi n beginning*next December
and if the election proves that Okla-
Meeting Arranged Between Gen- Ihoma would be a democratic state, the
erals and Acting President '-mu:,. ui!i it. so itisunto
to Arraake Terms the v0tera of« kUhoina to saj what
, they want, \orinan i runscrip'.
of Peace. ,,
So ihal s ti:c republican policy, is
pretoria, April 1.—President Steyn it Mr. Ti a ico} i] . Held the hill as a
and Gen. Delarey have been located I club over the elii/en of Oklahoma for
and a meeting between them and act- 'political purposes. Well, sou had
ing president Scholk Burgher is ex-j just as well kill tho bill right now as
peeted to be arranged without further , to wait until after ti . lection, for
delay. It is reported that General < )klahonia will go deir.oiratic with a
Botha will also attend the conference, hop. skip and a jump. Tht
Commandant Mears has sent in word Flynn i iJI is not what t'.c people want,
that his command will abide by the not because it is a republican scheme,
decision of the fioer government, but because they want a state long
Commandant Devilliers, who has been \ enough and broad enough to consti-
operatinjfin the Kimberley district, tute ohm of the grandest states west of
PEOPLES ON THE STAND.
Defendant On Trial Poi" His Life
(liv es an Interesting Account
of tlie Tragedy and Events
" Leading up Thereto.
has sent in a flag of truce, asking for
terms. His movement however, has
in no way interfered with military
operations. The British are again
sweeping northwest to the districts of
the Orange Iliver colony, where it is
believed they have about a thousand
of tien. DeWet's men within the
don.
the Mississippi. Let us hope that the
congress next December will be corn-
posed of patriots, men who are im-
bued with the spirit of Thomas Jeffer-
son and the lighting qualities of An-
drew Jackson. If so, Oklahoma will
get her rights and statehood with
cor-j Oklahoma and the Indian territory
combined. -Perry Sentinel.
HEir.DEL.uEKi;, Transvaal, April j
1.—Commandant Alberts lias called u
meeting of the Boers in his district to
discuss the proposal for a general
surrender. It is said Gen. Hans | pla„ 0f Taxation 0utlined by Spe-
cial Agent Churchill to Give
Botha ha summoned a similar meet-1
ing at Amsterdam. Surrenders are
occurring daily in the Standerton dis-
trict.
Pretoria. April 1—Thirty-nine Bri-
tish soldiers were killed and forty live
injured in a railroad wreck March 30
near Barberton, Transvaal Colony.
London, April 1 —The war office in
reporting wreck, merely says it was
accidental. The victims nearly
belonged to a Hampshire regiment.
Free Schools to White
Children of Indian
Territory.
William T. Peoples the defendant
in the ease, was placed on the stand.
Said he was born in the state of North
Carolina and is.'IS years of age. Was
married at Gainesville, Texas, where
he was engaged in mercantile business.
Has lived in Oklahoma three years,
pi o{)om (i j£nt,u. Fi()y(i phillips who took supper
at the Peoples residence one night in
January. Went down town after sup-
per. Did not know his wife was going*
from home that evening When he
relumed home in about an hour he
found his wife gone. When he got
there the servant, Sallie Jackson,
colored and the children, the latter
being asleep, were there
Witness continued: "I asked Sallie
where my wife was. She said she had
gone away. 1 asked where. She said
'She has gone to Mrs Bennett's ' I
said 'She did not tell me she was go-
ing: did anyone go with her?' She
hesitated for a moment, then answered
•\es.' I asked 'Who?' supposing
some of the neighbors had gone with
her. Sallie answered, 'A young man
who works at Haley's drug store.' 1
asked, 'Is he in the habit of coming
here?' Sallie said, 'Yes sir; I have
seen him here.' I said, 'All right,'
and turaeii away That is all 1 said.
I did 4 • know up to that time the
young man had been a visitor or had
talked with my wife He was never
in my ln«u-e with my knowledge, con-
Specials
i
Statehood.
The statehood matter lias simmered
down to this: The bill will pass the
lower house before the June ad journ-
ment of congress. Then, if ti e repu -
lican candidate for congress is elected
Washington, D. April 1.—Sec-
retary Hitchcock has sent to congress
a report made by Frank Chuichill,
special agent, in response to the re-
all quiretnent of tli" last Indian appro- sent or invitation I went back to the
priation to the effect that it is prac- office and talked with Mr. Stafford and
ticable to provide a svstern of taxa- , , , , . ,
tion of personal property, occupa- ' linn to take a walk with me.
lions, franchises, etc., sufficient to Inteml'*d to tell him my troubles, but
maintain a system of free schools to finally concluded I must have more
all the children of the Indian territo- than a servant's word before believ-
The report make an elaborate pro- it'g this. I thought maybe it could all
sentation of the school system in In- be explained satisfactorily.
dian territory. Tuesday following I saw McLaugh-
Fancy Stripe all Silk wash Rib-
bon No 4d special iliis week i O,,
per yard I Ub
Liberty satin ribbon No (io & 40
regular value 50 yjfi-
and (>0 C'ts per JJ aid T'Uu
New Punkab corded wash
waist silks at
Have you seen our line of
Silks? The value here wil
great surprise to you.
Our 36-in black Taffeta Silk sells
everywhere for *1.25, our
price per yard....
EMBROIDERIES
No other house
the city can touch
on those goods.
50c
Black
1 be a
SI 00
STAPLE DOHESTICS
Calicos 3 to 5 cents per yard.
LL Muslin 3} to "> cents per
yard.
We are showing a
beautiful line of Swiss
Organdies, Hamburg
and Linen effects A
special discount of )0
per cent on these goods
for this week only
W. B. Corsets.
We are the regular
agents for the W. B
Corsets and the only
house in the city that
shows a full line of
these goods.
25c
HOSIERY SPECIALS
Hosiery is a strong point with
this store. Just received 1 (>0
dozen ladies1 tine fast black-
hose lace effect, on sale at.
A tine black silk Lisle hose, lace
effect, regular value 65 cts, we
make a sale on them this
week at
An elegant line of fancy
stitch hose beautiful
goods from jj ui
45c
drop
35 up 75c
A Few Mill Ends.
We have just received a few
tnill ends of very tine satin Dam-
worth in regular way $1.50 per
yard, while they last we
will sell at
' I" '
$1.00
With every 50 cent Purchase you get
a chance on a $60 Sewing Machine
to be given away May 1 st.
THE BOSTON STORE
Special'
See Qui
Ladies
J run m <
TWILlLINERY
—9
Special!
Baby Caps
and
Childs'
its
Up-to-Date
*« Style*.
S Dedal Sale o
1> *
Ready to Wear Garments
lin walking on the street with my wife
at about ten o'clock in the mornihg.
I was standing in the Santa Pe bakery
on Robinson street and they were
walking on the other side of the street
toward town, coming from the direc-
tion of ray home
Col. Russell: Going back a little
did you ever see that man before in
company with your wife?
Witness: "In Haley's drug store.
That was our regular trading place
But I did not notice anything unusual
in their conduct until in the neighbor-
hood of Christmas. We were in the
Fair store buying some articles. It
was a cold night. M\ wife made an
| excuse that she wanted to go back to
i the drug store and purchase some ar-
ticle I bought a veil and placed it
j around the head of my little girl and
j went outside where I saw McLaughlin
| and my wife in earnest conversation,
j and this seemed unusual from the fact
that the store was full of customers,
| and he seemed neglecting them to talk
with my wife, I did not say anything
j about it, though. Five or six days
j after I went into that drug store ami
my wife was there drinking a choco-
late at a table. There were other
command the language to describe the
way I*felt. I fully realized that I had
lost everything that my home was
gone. "
Mr. Chambers then made a search-
ing examination of the witness as to
whether he remembered certain in-
cidents which had occurred on the
eventful night and the day following
up to the time of thetragedy and after- j said
ward, the witness seeming to remember
nothing of his actions after making
the discovery of his wife's infidelity,
Peoples left that night to go away on
the train. It was before (i o'clock.
The next time I saw Mr. Peoples was
when he knocked on the door. Mrs.
Peoples let him in and said she
thought she had seen a man in the
back yard. I heard someone there a
half hour before Mr. Peoples came.
Mrs. Peoples went out in the yard and
ho saw a man. Before Mr.
Peoples came some one shook the
hack door. Mrs. Peoples turned off
the light and went down stairs and
drawing out the* peculiar circum- let Mr. Peoples in. Before she let
stances that the witness had remember" j him in she turned on the lights. She
ed nothing of his going in or coming opened the door and said: "Hilly, you
out of Haley's drug store but wa- I scared me" Mr. Peoples shut the
remarkably clear on points touching door. Before he said anything he
the actual commission of the deed. j looked into the hall and said: 'Alice,
Sallie Jackson, a servant in th« where is that man?" She said there
I ... tdies Wash Waists ui; ..' 1' a | New Petty Coats
^ood quality of Gingham 1 .
,8c i j<">" ■
Urates waists made ot the new ■ e\/i t;,*
Mercerized Madras, in all QQ- JJoC 0 h;3U i3o
the new,soring shades. . JJb : nfi
Hid OwiU'J
Other wash waists ircluditi.
plain white awl Silk
Dimitywaibt.s up to each.ttyui
raers in the store. II
gleet ing his busin •
all the time standing, and
conversation with her. Fie seem
be hovering over her us a young
would over the young lady he
fond of."
Col. Russell: When you were in
the Santa Fe bakei \ and -aw this mai
emember how
plain white and Silk ^<5 ftrt ■ • < /-«
ach.ki.UD Ladles'end Child, ens'
, .sl.nO
Ladies walking skirts,
made of Melton eloth.onh
ceepii
IOC to'$3.00
^ I \w i |>■'' .
nt, from..
I feai
"he Tape Girtl*'. 5l.<
l \ the knowled
FREE
u at mv hoim
Given nmy
One Coupon
with every
50 ceiil
KJ
j^KERBROS^V
Remember Wi
Advertisi
Nothing but Facts
Remember \V<
Advertise
Nothing 1>"1 Fact
seemed to
and was
n earnest
Peoples family, was asked to take the
st and this morning. She told of Mr
Phillips being at the home on Tues-
day nijji11 before tic tra.'oilv. Tl*n
she told of the night he
carriage and said that
said: "Alice, you have
home." Mrs. Peoples
our home is destroyed."
hallooed as loud as he
talking to his wife. H
•ame in the
Mr. Peoples
• • i
ruined my
said: 44Ves,
Mr. Peoples
could when
csnmin_r she
was
saia:
"Then I went away and left Mr.
People-, on the steps. Both were cry-
ing and I heard them crying when I
reached the hack gate. When I went
t - • JI a'< ^ au i nia 11 whom I took
for McLaughlin. Mr. Peoples was a
*
11 i> * in a n t o !.; - w i I. • ;i 1111 a > loving to
his children as anyone could be."
I l>on being cross examined
not describe the
i at evening carry-
d my gun in a
ned home about
prompted to do
je that this man hud
Tuesday night and
g her with him had led me to be-
that he was dogging my home,
i not willing to take anybody's
1 for it. I wanted to -«• for my-J
Mr. Chambers elicited from the wit-1
ness that he had got into a Frisco!
train tic night before th< tragedv and j
had gotten off thetrainin the southern
part of the city and walked back with
i intention of trapuing McLaughlin j
his home, having told his wife that j
was going to Sapulpa.
Witness then recited the facts as j
they have already boen given in these
columns concerning McLaughlin's
dodging about the premises on the
night before he shot McLaughlin.
4,l could bear his footsteps stop in
* neighborhood of the front gate j
•antime I had taken my shotgun out j
I of the case, loaded it with bird shot j
and walked up to the side of my
house. I knocked on my door and my
wife admitted me. I asked for this
ma1) and looked for him. I cannot
she
•
here six years. My
Norman. I own prop-
it saw McLaughlin be-
v. It was in the after-
clock. About supper
ay and he was in the
house when 1 came back He l<*ft then
bv wax of the front door. Mrs. Peo-
people lived i
erty here. I
before Christi
noon about ">
time. I went
pies was there am
away. Mrs. Peoji
the children with i
dinner. I t
I{e.diett's o
the children were
s asked me to take
•: went away after
k the little girl to Mrs.
Sixth street. I next saw
McLamrblin on the night they went
out walking. It was dark. It was on
Tuesday. Mrs. Peoples told nie sh -;
was going to Mis. Bennetts. She was
dressed to go. She went out the front !
gate and went north. I tvas at the
window in the dining room and saw '
her meet McLaughlin at the gate. The\ j
went on north. It was about in j
o'clock when Mrs Peoples came back.
Mr. Bennett came back with her. Mr.
peoples came back at W;'I0 and# I told
him she went to Mr. Bennett's with
Mr McLaughlin. I (old him he was
in the .habit of coming there. Mr.
Peoples then went away and returned
after Mrs. Peoples did. He had no
usual hour for coming home. The,\ j
slept upstairs on the south side of the i
house. I didn't see McLaughlin and
Mrs. Peoples together after that. 1
was at home on Thursday night, Mr.
was none there. I Ee sat on t b itep
I was crying while looking around mid
when he cam in. Then h<^ said:
Alice. I have caught you both day
and night,' and she said: 'I have done
nothing.' Then he said: 'Didn't 1 see
you with this man to-day?* and she
>aid: 'Ve> you have.' Mr. Peoples*
'asked her if she had done wrong' and
she said that she had and put her
arms around his neck. Both were
crying. Then I left and staid away
:ili night, returning in the morning. I
hav* stated all that I remember hav-
ing heard on Thursday night."
FOUND GUILTY
Y'. i i -all the -tory of the prf- >ner
who. on being asked if he was guiltv,
replied, "1 guess I am Judge, but 1
like to be tried just the same."
Now yam are guilty of not knowing
our "High Grade" coffee We do not
suggest that you be tried on this
charge, hut that you try the cooffee
instead.
Like the man who made i* an inva-
riable rule of his life to take a
bath once a year whether ho needed it
or not, it is a good plan to know
something about
Chase & Sanborn's
"High Grade'f
Coffee
whether you drink it or no.
As a matter of fact, you never can
tell when you mav drink it. • Our own
opinion is that you will drink it just
as soon as you have tried a cup.
The next time you get out of patience
with your old coffee, get clkan otTT,
and clear IT out! . uy another brand
What brand that will be depends on
how much you know of Chase tk San-
horn's High (Irade CoH'ee.
There arc a do/.en ways to miss this
khowledge. There is only one way to
secure it. Buy a pound! For sale by
Leader Grocery.
.). L. NU ITER.
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