The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 78, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 19, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 21
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GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY MARCH 19. 1903.
EIGHT PAGES.
NUMBER 7
ffilNG UP
CITIZENS NOIINATE
BILUNGSLEY FOR -MAYOR
EVES TURN
TO KANSAS
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Will be Assisted to Certain Victory
by a Strong Ticket '
A representative body of the citizens
jitlzens
In tho
of Guthrio met this afternoon
Brooks opora houso ana nominated a
ticket for the city offices. The opera
house was crowded and both floors of
Iho house were filled with representa
tives from each political party
Edgar W Jones was elected chair
uieuL uiiu iiuituf uiua buuiuum.
The ticket nominated up to 4 o'efook
lsos follows: V
Mayor C. E. BUllngsloy.
i City Clerk Lawrence Cunningham
Police Judges-Frank Olsmllh
City Treasurer Fred ttolcatec
Chief of Police Bofi Myers.'
City Attorney U. M. Jones.
WITNESS CLAIMED I
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
Refused to Give Self Incrini
inatirif 'Evidence Before
Committee
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(By Associated Press.)
Jefferson City Mo. March lDr-Tho
constltutlonal'rlghtfnoUlo.bo'liforced.toItlon by him soveralduys. A decision
give self lncrimlnTrtfrisr " evidence was reachod lato yesterday nfternoon
which was Invoked yostorday by I. L. and the resignation followed. Coupled
Pago also stopped tho offorte of bood- with this Is tho fact that tho loglsla-
ler Investigating commltteo today and turo mado no provision for contingent
when he loft tho room tho other mem- extfoWus amKtho salary was affixed
bers of the commltteo loft Chairman i at ?1200. Tho expenses of tho office
Eersolo and Joe Tapley both ofiamounU to $05 a month leaving $85
whnm nrA nYinrlnnno1 Inwvnrfl to nro. f
pare the repoft to tho house while
they returned to their 'desks.
Tho cows that tho second man had
claimed his constitutional rights soon
spread through tho house.
WEITZEL V8. WEITZEL.
Strained Relations Alleged and Wjfo
Asks for Divorce.
Mrs. Elvira Weltzel has commenced
a suit through her attorney Cam Har-
ris of Perry for a divorce from her
husband Edward B. Weltzel the land-
lord of the Elks hotel. They were
married In 1801 In Dallas Toxas but
according to hor petition tho domestic
relations havo beon strained for sever-
al years She asks a divorce perma-
nent alimony and the custody of her
two year old daughter.
There has boon filed with tho clork
of the court a transcript of udgmont
from the probate court In tho case of
J S Lyon against B. F. Ramey.
SENATOR MORGAN'S
EUTOPIAN DREAM.
Wants Legislation to Abolish Abuses
of Powers of Taxation
Br Associated Press.
Washington D C March 10. When
the senate met today a resolution was
agreed to authorising the committee
on territories to sit during the recess
to consider proposed bills relative to
tho district of Alaska to meet at such
time and place or places as the chair-
man mav designate
Morgan Introduced a resolution
which recites that it Is the duty of the
Vnlted States to take action that will
tiuae abuse ot powers of taxation to
rease; that there should be free trade
between the United States and Insular
possessions that the Interest bearing
debt of the country Bhould be exting
uished that corporations employed
for tho purpose pf monopoly are sub-
Sect t xhu control of congress.
ludgo Beauchamp has ordered tho
ind Jury ot iilalno county to Invos-
tlrfato tho charges of gambling being
carried on la that county and to re
tpn Indictments against all violators
ft tho law
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CORNS MENTIONED FOR
JOHN DILLON'S PLACE
Man Jlfho.Was Not Cofr
firmed Hands in His -Resignation
Dr. Z. E. BeonibloBsom secretary of
the Oklahoma Sanitary board has ton
dered his resignation to Governor
Ferguson the resignation tailing effect
at onco aud th6 office Is today vacated.
Until another secretary Is appointed
C. II. Woods as assistant attorney gen-
eral will havo charge of tho corre-
spondent and the affairs of the office.
Tho resignation of Dr. Beemblossom
Is the result of the refu ' of the
council to confirm his nr. it
during tho last days of th legkMatu.e.
it will be remembered that six mem
bers of the council voted for the con
flrniatlon UirejS agnlust threo not vot-
ing and'odo i!tu8ent.H This wa's taken
by the attorney general to not consti-
tute a majority In favor of tho ap
pointment and
was
under consldora
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for tho secretary's services td the ter-
ritory. Dr. Bcombloasom has made no plans
for the future and may decide to con-
tlnuo his residence In this city. He
was appointed by the governor last
March and has boon of .roat servico
to the territory during tho Inspection
period last year. Boforo moving to
Guthrio ho resided In Oklahoma City
near which place ho owns several
stock farms.
It Is rumored today that Josso Walls
of Norman former member of the
legislature has been offered tho posi-
tion and It Is thought ho will accept.
The position will be a difficult one to
occupy as all oxponBos are to be paid
by the secretary from his salary
Tho second territorial office to be
closed today Is tho Oil Inspector Dill
on's office. Mr. Dillon vas confirmed
by the sonate but the salary was fixed
at $1500 a y.oar. The office had here
totore paid from $0000 to ?3uun and
Mr. Dillon retusod to carry on the in
spootlon at tho reduction In salary No
oil has boon Inspected this week
Ed P. Korns Is prominently mention
ed as a candidate for the office
RODE 600 MILES.
What an Indian Squaw Did to Warn
Old Geronimo.
Lawton Okla. March 19. The En
terprise says-
Loretto a full blooded Apache
squaw was at the polloe station tin-.
morning koklng after a warrior thj.
had been arrested last niijht for belu
drunk.
Loretto has tho distinction of hav
lng beon an attraction with Geronimo
at the Buffalo exposition where if was
told of hor that In the old days AbPn
Geronimo the deadly enemy of th
whites was killing mea women ami
children In tho west and tho govern
ment had planned to capture him she
this tall stately Indian woman learn-
ed of tho facts mounted her pony and
rode 600 miles In four days to wam
the "human tiger" of his danger.
And yet Bhe.ilooks-.as peaceable as
a white womq. She wilt not talk ot
her famous ride.
Roosevelt Wants
Running Mate
LOOKING AHEAD
FOB NEXT YEAR
Sunflower State May be
Isked to Name Vice"
President
(By Associated Pre3a.)
Chicago III. March 10. -The Chi-
cago Tribune (Republican) prints to-
day tho foliolwng from Its Washing-
ton correspondent:
"Kansas may furnish the Republican
vice presidential candidate to run with
Roosevelt In tho next campaign; In
fact political loaders of that sta'e.
It Is claimed already havo been calieu
on to exhibit tho material they possess
for tho vice presidency. It Is so abund-
ant that a solectlon hore In Washing-
ton will be a difficult tak and the
opinion of Kansas ' the subect Is to
be sought Jn advance should a selec
tion bo madep. j-
EXECUTIVE APPRR0YAL
WITHHELD FROM BILLS
Governor Forsuson today completed
his workmen tm legislative bills sent
mj mm lor approval in all e?enty;
five measures received the annroval of
the executive and neither the ouaran -
tne executive ana neither the quaran -
tine hill nor the school text book bill
i Is among the number
CUBAN TREATY RATIFIED.
President's Pet Measure Finally Sanc-
tioned by Senate.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington D. C March 10 The
Cuban treaty was ratified by the sen-
ato this afternoon
Photo f tmour Htn Vort.
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Things Grea
for Barnes
GRlFfER AND GAMBLER
WHOOPING BIS CAUSE
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nesrucb rreaominaie iilin. A r .
Invention and Practic-Tr"13 Fro"' "f ''
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ally Run Tilings-
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t?p to 4 o'clock this afternoon the
Republican convention had nomlnatad
C. M Barnes for mayor; James Hep-
burn for city attorney and Zella Hop-
km for citf clerk.
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. Tie Republican convention held lu
VUy auditorium this afUrnoon as void
ofthe usual enthusiasm at a convan-
tfou of tho clans. The dologatos select
ed at last night's primaries wore all
present whon 0. R. Rnfro called tho
meeting to order and the call for tho
convention was read by N. J. C. John
son Harris Houston was olected
chairman of the convention and was
escorted to tho chair by W. H. Merten
aridf H S. Cunningham. Mr. Carlin
arilQN J. (1 Johnson worfl olor.tod nnft.
rLnrles. Tho oommlttoo on oredon-
lf appointed from thosovfiiTU wards
nvas composed of W. T. Walkor A. P.
auuiiimrs. un jonuson. u u stowart
and vr.tH Merten. Will the com-
ntt "" credenUals were out W R.
Saunders. Ed Johbson. R E Stowart
layn nm"e1 Uie crowd wltl an
-.-- w.M-w.w 1mi.tr.
I pleau ror tne PU"lioans to stand by ;
' 71IOB1I tnr tho nAnitlilUnH n.l t.u I
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' the By nd touched briefly upon the
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' tat0 'H-estlon
F It. Qreer followed W. n. Tivn
In an attack upon those who refuse to
support the Republlcau party at this
time
The committee on credentials sub -
muted their report after which F II
tiruer II. S. Cunningham Scott Coop-
er Jolfn Coloblo C. E Smith and
rranK iucivammor wore appointed a
rommlttei. on resolutions A recess
AS EBEN H0LDEN.
was tliPn tal pu fur tont mimi'im
Effect of Flood
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Various Points in Arkansas
BWOF GOLD BULLION
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MYSTERIOUSLY SWIPED
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Express Car at Detroit
Union Station
Qr vAssoclatea t'ress
Detroit Mich. Mardh It). A tinr of
erolil. said to bo vnlnml nr ssn nnn tn
$23000. dlsappearetl from the exprexiwo passenger trains which are hem
car of Wabash train No 4 which ar
rived at l Union station from the
west at 8 o'clock and left for Uuffalo
at midnight.
. UIIU.IMI.
The projierty was In charge ot the
Pacific Express Cp. and was consigned
to Buffalo If Is supposed tho gold
was shipped from a westorn mine.
Tho bar was missed Just boforo the
train pulled out for tho oast
ALLEGED DOODLING
UNDER INVESTIGATION
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Gfattd JUTV Still ScrUtlflfZ
.
ing UlllCiai COIiailCl 01
Legislative Members
The grand jury reconvened title
morning and resumed Investigation of
the alleged boodllng of legislative
Tom Dovle ot Parry iW u Du:m ot
Oklahoma City J. II. Havlghorat and
Representative Edgar W Jon8 were
before the Jury and today's witnesses
Included Representative H. W. Will
lams of Pawnee Senator Blakoney of
Shawnee Colonel J. W Hawkins of
Lawton and H. C. It. Brodboll of Ponoa
City
It Is believed that no Indictment
will lie returned as the evidence Is sold
to be not ery strong
The slot machine bill Introduced by
Representative Wagoner of Chandler
and which the morning paper has
iGjainmi was stolen while being re
tUrowii from Uie council to the house.
Ua liwu lu the Qfflce ot Secretary
( .rlniHH since Monday The bill wis
read in the council on March 11 and
irerred to the sifting committee '
which reported It back as a special '
jrder of bumi)"
There la no record
nh the dvki' ir Journal of the coun
oil of lu passage by that 1k1 although
th bill patntud th- house b; a good
majori!;
MISS ROOSEVELT IN PORTO RICO.
Daughter of the President Received m
Style by the Ooverner.
i By Associated Press )
' San Juan Porto Rico Marr I
Mini Alice Roosevelt land. ii
m ruiti(5 from the stwamer Coamo
from New York She was met by Gov
enwr ttuataml faintly ana was driven
to tbtt- pautce where sh- afterwards
hld an informal n-ftption Ksteni
pntparaiioos bare been mad- for !i-
enter'ainment Be' sure to attend the millinery
ODenInn of the "Pair" Frldau anrl flat.
lm'9 "
tlrday March 20 and 21. Music wll"
be- furnished during the evening
"Ehe assessed valuation In Lawton
for the year 1902 amounted to JD74-
150 00
Severely M at
(TlV.A i -MfA Tirana.
V -Jemphls T en i.r Morel? 40 Tho
ui(ui--v 9wg ui wuier ureuiciou uy ma
MW WA8 p
morninfe when the irmiiM ntHatnnui
uigaeeu sioge ot water predicted by the
monuiif when tho gauge- registered
forty foot. Tho crost of tho high wave
Is believed to bo near however and it
Is oonfyantLt mjujhosl0d that inside of
UvontyifOur hours a deolitio will bo
noted.
The situation In iho flooded area of
ArkntUdS Is about the samo as yester-
day. Efteottf of tho flood nro being -felt
moro sevoroly at Marlon Ark. Thoro
aIfvj.l0LjJa UiiijjawaltlnB
4oRMfg)fe t0.
day In an olfort to roach tliDM
A fleot of skiffs was today sent to
med In by water on the Iron Mountain
tracks three miles west of nndgo
Junction
Yuturday the Frisco ofTiclnla sent
I "WtM J MV I' I IRUU U111UJIIIB Bum
oIglUe;n1rcnrs of rock to a break in
their traQks All of this rock was
dumpod Into tho break but not a "single
stono appparod above tho surface of
tho water.
Tho leveo at OsceoIar Ark. la re-
ported In a critical condition. The
waters are scoping through and A
break Is Imminent atnny hour.
Tho situation at Ityrth' Helena
Ark. Is reported grave.. Thailovoe has
lPttrUnyr ?W-waia'nj!jniIJESW' Qfforts
iuu uuiuj iiwiuo io uom i against nio'
rising torront North -Holonh Is so-
nrated from the city of Halma by a
strong ombankmont.
Railroads entering this cltr from tho
Weet are completely tioa up
Good Weather Helps.
New Orleans La. March 19 The
river has risen a tenth of & root In tho
past twenty four hours Theru Is com
paratlvely little chang In the bx-ai
situation which is Improved by tho
continuance ot good wt-athor
Advices from points between here
aud Baton Rouge are to the effect that
Uie whole system ot looe is sustain
lng Uie strain without deterioration
CORPORATION FO
WITH $2000000 CAPITAL
Oklahoma Co-operative As
sociation to Begin
Business
Territorial Charters vrr-
l-i'd t"
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d ru ihn tollowiu in- i
Tho Oklahoma C j.)
'a
tlon of Oklahoma City. wHh capital
stock of 'i oon Tli innriorator-i
are J R K-i u H f brlnlling r
P CralK T k.-el W H l'.jr ('
K Ballani J Douglas ai' ot O'.
bonis Cli
Tin- TalM-ruac'.i Mlslonai liap'i-t
churrh of Oklalioaui Cl'y wli'i 'h f '
IowIiik 'run!- H VA-!i' Rob-i '
Man in F (. Houston
Tho Pt-rr) It . 8toiai( ai ' tiai
coni-MMtv ot t'i-rty with a u.i n! mo k
ot t-!''H''i I'lit lncirioi.i i-v I
S Br an Prootor ' " rrv V J
Black. A
1 O'ier ai I i ui1 Rlt f
buwh ot ti itn .
SOME REASON LEFT
MtMQur LeajtWO-JNe- Quite Ready
to Follow Kansas B.got-y.
(By Astucia ed Pr j i
Jefferson City Mo. Ma-i'ti 19 a
bill to prohibit turf lnv--ru jt o -u
panUw from advertising tu a i -m
was killed by the senate today bj a
vote ot 15 to 13
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Niblack, Leslie G. The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 78, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 19, 1903, newspaper, March 19, 1903; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc72009/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.