The Ames Enterprise. (Ames, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1905 Page: 3 of 8
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- ’ CHAPTER XXV — Continued
"You are of course a ‘wanted’ man
tan hardly consider yourself free from
sn'est If once outside this city Would
you be willing to undergo say a year's
imprisonment to become a free man-
providing you would be left alone to
enjoy the wealth you have accumu-
lated?” "I would”
"You do not hesitate to tell me
this?” asked Louis
' “No” I know the drift of your ques-
tioning I have never looked upon
you as a criminal bo I am not sur-
prised to find that you are not— for
you are not!”
"You are right" replied Louis
“Well then If you are willing to do
the square thing how am 1 to know
’ It?”
“Put me to the test” said Golden
"You know me well enough now to
feel I hope that I am a friend of
yours You have saved my life— you
need not fear that I will do anything
that will betray you”
“You must know then Golden that
1 represent a large body of citizens
who are going to try to overthrow
this government- The thing can be
accomplished easier with your aid
than without It I want you to try
and win over Rogers to my side — to
spike the enemy’s guns so to speak
This Is not to be a light of right
against wrong but criminal against
criminal In the scuffle a few Intend
enriching themselves by acquisition of
the gold stored In the vaults Lend
me your aid win over Rogers and a
few of the most Influential trust-
worthy of his Ilk and I can promise
vou a free pardon from the United
States government There are a few
that I cannot promise pardons wheth
er on my side or not— but to you I
can What do you think of It?"
“You can depend on me! As I told
you before I am ready to do what Is
Tight" ’
The arrangements betng complete
Golden was considered by Lang to be
acquainting Sam Pearson with the
state of affairs Any one whom you
can trust — good and loyal men whom
you would like to see get a dip In the
gold bags Be leery however of
men who have really committed capi-
tal crime whom you know would have
trouble to get a pardon Understand?”
“Sure Where do we meet to draw
up a compact”
“At the haunted house" replied
Golden
“So Lang Is In It?”
“Head and front!”
“I thought so That man Is a devil
There is no doubt we will win!”
By means of Golden Rogers was
won over Rogers spoke to Pearson
Pearson spoke to Plntzer — In this way
a large company was formed compris-
ing the most daring and Intelligent
men In the community At the
right time the conspirators met at the
residence of- Lang Among those as-
sembled in the cellar of the house
where the meeting took place was
Wilson and Black Jack the instigator
the leader of the tunnel gang who had
been liberated by the aid of Rogers
The meeting was called to order by
Lang ns soon as all those Invited had
assembled '
“Gentlemen” he said “by appearing
here together each one of us has re-
solved to become a conspirator — or In
other words a rebel — one who rebels
against present government The only
difference I may add between a rebel
and a patriot Is the gaining of the
victory If we lose of necessity we
are traitors and If we win which Is
a foregone conclusion we will become
patriots or simply revolutionists As
each of you gentlemen has been In-
formed there Is a conspiracy on foot
to overthrow the government of Para-
dise Where you find power there will
you find a misuse of power — and such
we think Is the case here There are
two sides of course to this story The
men In the mines about three hun-
dred I think have resolved to have
freedom at any cost— they are deeper-
“You must be pretty well backed up Golden to dar to make such a
proposition to me!"
worthy of trust Being told of Lang's
plans and the necessity of quick
action Golden approached Rogers as
soon as he had a chance
“There is a well organized plan on
-foot" said Golden to Rogers In a
guarded but determined manner best
calculated to Impress the Chief of Po-
lice “to cause a rebellion In Para-
dise The ostensible plan Is for a few
to obtain control of the gold In the
vaults while the main body of citizens
are lighting among themselves What
do vou think is the better plan to
fight to maintain the present state of
things or jump In with the ring lead-
ers and get a free pardon from the
United States government at the
same time filling our pockets?"
“Get a Unger In the pie!” answered
Rogers “Is that your Idea?"
“That' my Idea" replied Gojden
bluntly
“You must be pretty well backed
up Golden to dare to make such a
proposition to me!"
“I am" firmly replied Golden ‘Free-
dom and pardon Is quite an Induce-
ment to me The same Is open to you
If you want IV"
“Then the state’s government Is at
the back of this?”
“Of course What do you care for
these misguided men? You are not
such a desperate criminal that you
need to hide yourself away here
Every moment you remain here you
are placing your neck further In the
' halter Don’t you think It would he
better ' to live In civilization like a
‘ white man?" ‘ 1 ‘
- ( presume so There l II doubt
of the success of the rebellPT ?’’
"None whatever The fnl’ rt Para-
dise is assored ’ Yen wi? jr-ln
then?"
“Us Certainly It you Bfv It!"
“WbU tbM show your lh’y hr
ate enough as I am Informed not to
hesitate at dipping their hands In
human blood to accomplish their ends
The conspiracy has reached that stage
where nothing I think can check
them from making a trial The way
to liberty Is open arms they have In
plenty alt that Is lacking now is the
signal to go ahead with the slaughter
“On the other hand there are at
least a thousand citizens who are rea-
sonably satisfied with the present con-
dition of affairs or at least are satis-
fied that they may be worse off than
they are now When the convicts
dash for freedom the others will de-
fend themselves and the laws as they
now stand The question before us
to-night then Is to consider the propo-
sition of whether It Is best to uphold
the present government with Schiller
at the head Join the convicts or as I
would suggest while these factions
are quarreling among themselves step
In and help ourselves to the gold lock-
ed in the treasury? That Is become
guerillas They say there is honor
among thieves! Have you gentlemen
found that you have not been robbed
by your more influential following?
Have you been treated fairly? 1 have
no excuse to offer for making the sug-
gestion— yon know the treatment that
has bee accorded me here - I advo-
cate the plan that we while oonvlct
Is lighting citizen each trying to sub-
due the other we dip our hands not
In human blood but In the money
hags and make our escape before the
loss can become known! We need not
risk our necks In vain attempt to pro-
tect a worthless Institution nor yet
bollttle our bravery by pouncing upon
helpless women and children ‘A
country divided against Itself will
fall One of these factions will win
Elthef cr both can live without money
beeaust money Is not needed here
Then I maintain that we ham aa ft
"Now speaking of the financial side
of the question Suppose there are n
million dollars in gold In the-vault—
which there Is— besides bank notes ot
high denomination If this sum only
was divided between each man wom-
an and child In town it would give
1500 per man To ten this sum rep-
resents a collossal fortune a hun-
dred thousand dollars each! Is there
any one here who thinks he could not
live well upon this sum? Not one I
ween — because even to us sensible
men this sum Is almost Incomprehen-
sible W7iat joy to control that sum
of money! But this Is not all The
United Staten government has a
standing offer for the counterfeiting
plate from which our ten dollar bltlfl
are made and free pardons for those
who bring It in there are st least
fifty men here who are wanted ‘dead
or alive’ with a price upon their
I heads aggregating $200000 Shall we
let this generous offer go by?”
Then up spoke Golden
“1 thought Lang you were sur-
rounded by a band already! I had no
Idea you were trying to organize one
now”
“I am not” replied Laqg “I am at
the head of a band It is s band bent
however on robbing the vaults This
town Is doomed There can be no
doubt of that! But what I want is
something more than ruins!"
- "Suppose we should refuse” de
manded Rogers evidently chagrined
at being “taken In”
“Do you suppose for a moment gen-
tlemen that I would allow any one to
warn the citizens or that a single life
would be allowed to stand between me
and the accomplishment of my pur-
pose? Not so all here are not new
to this phase of the scheme- Those
who are new I ask to stand aside out
of the scuffle — be saved! Those who
wish to refuse — will refuse! I want to
trust those who are here because my
purpose can be better accomplished
with your help Be warned! Money
I must and money I will have! " And
rather than face defeat I would alay
with my own hands the man who now
stands between me and fortune! It
now becomes a case with me gentle-
men of kill or get killed and you
know me!”
Then up spoke Black Jack: “The
gentlemen present If they were not
blinded could readily see what Lang
says Is the truth He certainly Is
backed up by a powerful Insurgent
force Take me for Instance I am a
life convict doomed to work all my
life In the mines Then how am I here
to-night? Some of you have seen me
out upon the streets before this Sim-
ply because Lang has a means of en-
trance into our prison and at bis call
all the convicts and people In general
who are dissatisfied with the present
government will arm themselves
break their bonds and throw them-
selves upon those who bar their way
I to liberty!”
This powerful argument was sec-
onded by Wilson who spoke
“It has long been an understood fact
to me that the majority of the people
desire to divide the money that Is in
the vault This mode of treatment
would enrich no one for no one nheds
money here what matters the loss of
a paltry hundred or so to those who
really have no use for money? Such
men as Golden and Rogera need not
hesitate to throw off the yoke of alle-
giance to this false state of things It
Is only a question of time any way
when we must be driven from the
stronghold we have made for our-
selves It Is too late to turn back
now ’Those who are not with us are
against us!”’
“I think It would be best to Join this
league” Bald one of the spokesmen in
the corner “In It for us there Is to
be no bloodshed To remain with the
government is to be compelled to put
down the Insurrection to side with
them Is treason: there Is no middle
course but this”
“I don’t see as we can do better
said Pearson “It seems kind of dirty
but still we are bound to protect our-
selves I for one am tired of living In
a constant state of fear of assassina-
tion all the time"
“Then gentlemen If you are agreed
sign this paper” said Lang “It blnda
you to obey me In everything con-
cerning this Insurrection In return I
give you my word of honor that we
I shall share and share alike In all
things Should I die divide my share
among you— should any one die we
will divide his share If there are any
family men amongst us let us pledge
ourselves as brothers to see that not
one of our brothers’ families saall
want for food nor drink while any ot
us have something to divide
Whtle the paper was being signed
Lang gave some details of his plan
“We have the town st our mercy I"
he said enthusiastically "We are at
the head of a band ot over three hun-
dred All that la needed now Is a few
bombs placed around under the walls
At a given signal from me light the
fuse and blow the walls to pieces
open up the prison and pour out the
convicts In the confusion I can lead
you by a safe iite to the treasury—
and the gold la ours! Be ready when
the signal strikes!"
(To be continued)
HAKE STRONG APPEAL KinramoBo
&U Hauls Soldlart Md SbUms
Aid TMIr Cana
WANT TO LEAD LIVES OF MEN
Workmen Struck to Save Constad
Sailors— "Down With Blood-thirsty
Commanders— Long Llvo Free Gov-
ernment and Free People"
St Petersburg Nov 20 — The work-
men’s organization addressed the fol-
lowing appeal to the soldiere and sail-
ors: "Comrades and Brothers: — For a
long time we have misunderstood
each other Your officers taught you
to regard us as enemies of the fath-
erland and as criminals whom you
should shoot best with your whips
and butcher with your bayonets Our
struggle for the people’s freedom and
the people’s well being has been de-
picted to you as a revolution 'against
the fatherland which you were ob-
liged to suppress Many of you be-
I llevlng this have shot your own
brothers and filled the streets of our
towns with blood
“The case is now altered The eyes
ot many of the soldiers and sailors
have been opened They understand
that all of us are brothers and that
we are sons of the same nation whose
common enemies are your command-
ers and those In power They under-
stand that the liberty of the people
is their own liberty and the good of
the people their own good
"The men of the Baltic sea fleet at
Cronstadt stood against their com-
manders and signified that they want-
ed to lead the lives of men that they
wanted liberty and they associated
themselves with the cause of the peo-
ple A hundred sailors at Cronstadt
have been handed over to a court
martial and may be executed Know-
ing this we the workmen of St Pet-
ersburg struck demanding the re-
lease of our soldier and sailor broth-
ers and the abolition of court martial
and the death penalty
“Is It possible that you soldiers and
1 Bailors will not arise and help your
brothers at Cronstadt? Is It possible
that you will remain hand In hand
with the murderers of your brothers
at Cronstadt?
! "We workmen say: The cause of
the soldier and sailor Is our cause’
and ao we have gone out on strike
You must say everywhere tbe cause
of the workmen Is our cause and the
struggle of the workmen Is our strug-
gle’ and you must associate your-
selves with the struggling people You
must strike and refuse to perform the
I duties Imposed on you Do not Ha
' ten to the word of cqmmand calling
upon you to put down the workmen 8
movement Let not one shot be fired
by you against the people
"Down with your blood-thirsty com-
manders Long live a free govern-
ment and a free people!"
FIGHTING FOR PURE FOOD
Washington Nov 17— A Joint com-
mittee representing the state food
commissions the Consumers’ league
and the National Federation of Wo-
men's clubs called upon Secretary
Wilson to file papers petitioning the
president to recommend the passage
of a law to control the Inter-state
shipment of adulterated and mis-
branded foods and drugs In hta com-
ing message to congress These pa-
pers were left for the president’s In-
formation and the committee will call
at the White House to urge the pro-
posed legislation
Staslsr Brttrlif 61m OltMiraglB
Haws tt OAlahMMM
Indianapolis' Ind Nov 20 Five
members of a delegation from Okla-
horns and Indian Territory which
bad been to see President Roosevelt
to obtain bis support for the meas-
ure providing for Joint statehood for
these two territories stopped on thels
way home from Washington to talk
with Senator Beveridge the origina-
tor of the Joint statehood Idea con-
cerning the measure that would be
pushed by the senator for their pla
at the next session of congress
In the party were C O Jon
chairman of the joint statehood con-
vention Senator Marum Woodward
Okla Thomas Doyle Perry Okla
Robert Lowery Stillwater Okla and
W H Anderson of Lawton Okla
The delegates were somewhat din
appointed to learn that their bill for
statehood would be linked with a bill
providing for Joint statehood between
Arizona and New Mexico saying thad -this
feature of the bill would Jeopap
dlze their chances
f
Foreign Office Makes Denial
- Paris Nov 20— The foreign office
gave out a denial of the report that
Germany has protested to France and
Great Britain against their negotia-
tions with Siberia by which s por-
tion of Siberian territory was to b
hypothecated to secure a loan
INQUIRIES NOT PURSUED
Patkm Caaiit Claim Immailly Fraa
Tit Law
Washington Nov 18 — Attorney
General Moody made a statement!
with reference to the pleas In her —
filed'by the defendant in the Indict
ment against the beef packers pend-
ing In the district court st Chicago
The statement says:
Ten separate pleas In bar have been
filed each one of them alleging facta
which I Is claimed ought to bar the
government from proceeding further
in this case Eight are based upon
the alleged conduct of Mr Garfield In
making the investigation of the af-
fairs of the defendants In pursuance
of the authority conferred on him by
law
The attorney general assert In tno
moBirpoeltlve terms that none ot tne
Information obtained by Mr Garfield
was used before the grand Jury and
further saya that be is Informed by
Mr Garfield and believes that at cer-
tain' stages of the Investigation the
defendants declined to give Informa-
tion unless they were put In a posi-
tion to obtain (he Immunity provided
by the act of congress and required'
by the constitution of the United
States and that when such Instances
occurred acting after conference with
the attorney general Mr Garfield re-
frained from pursuing the Inquiry fur-
i ther and made no further attempt to
obtain Information documentary or
otherwise along these lines
A FALSE EMPEROR
Cur’s TruIlM AifinM fram Niw
turn
8t Petersburg Nov 18 — A falBe
emperor has suddenly made his ap-
pearance near Penxa and already his
followers number 50000 This Is the
startling report received this after-
j noon In a dispatch from Simbirsk
Penza is In the heart of the vast re-
gion extending westward from the
Volga where Agrarian uprisings on a
large scale have been occurring and
If the reports turn out to be true that
the pretender to the throne has plac-
ed himself at the head ot the peasan-
j try the government will soon face be-
sides its other troubles a formidable
agrarian retelllon It required a year
to suppress the famous rebellion led
j by rugatlcheff who Impersonated the
j dethroned and murdered Peter III In
the time of Catherine II That upris-
Ing first started In the same region on
the banks of the Volga
Remembrance ef Friendliness
Berlin Nor 17— King Edward has
paid to the burgomasters of the Prus-
sian seaport towns of Swlnemund and
Dansig valuable silver presents In re-
membrance of the friendly receptions
accorded by these towns last summer
to the British channel fleet ‘
Protest Against Massacre
Milan Nov 20— The Zionist group
here has addressed an appeal to all
its members for a great manifestation
of protest against the massacre of
Jews In Russia Collections are be-
ing taken everywhere for the relief of
j the sufferers - ' ‘ '
Opening of Railway Bridge
Pekin Nov 17 — The Yellow rivet
bridge of the Pekln-Hankow railway
was formally opened on November 13
Many foreigners Including the Bel-
gian minister attended the ceremony
The line waa first opened for traffl
on January 2 1897
MESSA6E ON DECEMBER 5TIT
Cofrtu Will' Nor Frtfli PrtsMtil
Rfismlt Than
Washington Nov 20 — It iaa been
decided that the president’s forth-
coming annual message to congress
will be submitted to the senate aad
the house of representatives on Tues-
day December 5 The first day of
the session will be occupied fully by
routine business of the two branches
of congress The senate will take
an adjournment soon after meeting
on account ot the death of Senator
Platt ot Connecticut The house will
be busy probably throughout the day
In effecting Ita organization and draw
Ing the seats of the members
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Switzer, H. I. The Ames Enterprise. (Ames, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1905, newspaper, November 24, 1905; Ames, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1761630/m1/3/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.