The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 97, Ed. 1, Friday, April 10, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
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Weather Ferecitt: Tonight showers; Saturday fair and cooler.
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THE ONLY RVENINQ ASSOCIATED PREM PAPER IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
VOLUME 21
EIGHT PAQE8.
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY APRIL 10 1903.
EIQHT PAQE8.
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AMERICANS VS. MOROS
BAYONETS VS. KNIVES
LUDICROUS
FIRE SCENES
SHELL FUSE
DEFECTIVE
VELXW DAGO DEVIL'S
RESIST CHICAGO POLICE
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Manila April 10. Caplala Per-
shing's forco captured Bncoldd Island
ot Mindanao Wednesday and kilted
a hundred Moros and wounded mans
others. Three Americans were
wounded. Pershing's forco consisted
of Shaw's battalion of tho Twenty-
seventh Infantry; Kllpatrlck's troop
of Fifteenth cavalry and Chacuals'
(battery Pershing was surveying the
yrest shoro lands when tho Bacolod-
lans provoked a fight. Pershing's
force attacked the enemy's strong-
hold. Rushing hls troops forward he
charged gallantly crossing a deep
moat and entering- the fort. The
Americans engaged the Moos bayon-
ets against knives. A hundred Moros
woro killed: Including tho Datto of
Palandugan and many were wounded.
Only three Americans wero wounded.
After tho capture of tho fort It was
destroyed Baclod leaders and a
majority of tile people of that dis-
trict had been hostllo to tho Amerlr
cans and encouraged attacks on the
American camps. They rejected ten-
ders of friendship. It IS expected this
defeat will I'osult Jn all Moros ac-
knowledging American eoverelijnty.
Pershing's column Is. going to Hnra-
hue which Is also hostile.
The Have Queer Ideas
The people of the states have queer
iilD iiwi-. .. "- - ttpolK snare.
UR&s faUlftjiu1Pj!P.miSy& wlfSaawaro .that thascumj
g letter was received hew today bjrf: ..? "aorrin mifwnv rntinno-
lng letter
tho postmaster:
Will you kindly Inform ma If Mr.
Jerr L Trotter gets his mall at your
OfflCP
Ho has taken up a claim forty-flve
miles from your city and not having
hz-ard from blm since ho has gone
there three months ago I fear some-
thing has happened to him. He Is a
friend of mine and I am anxious
about him. Any Information you
might give me will be thankfully re-
ceived "
Elks Issue Invitations.
Tho Elks have Issued Invitations
to the public Installation and ptosen-
tatlon to be given at the Elks parlors
Wednesday April. 16. Tho "regular
business meeting of the lodge will
take place April 14.
Hopkins a Good Man.
Mr Innls Hopkins Industrial com-
missioner for th Guthrie cluu. i. vs
entered on his work witn lm and
energy He Is a courteous agg' 'vt e
and painstaking man and U making
friends rapidly In Guthrie.
Las-- is Ctisy.
"Tne civic league Is busy spottins
law violators" said Capt. Jno. Taylor
today "The league Is defeated but
not downed It will have work for
the next grand Jury."
To Call Federation.
Mrs J C Robberts president of
tho Woman's Federation for Oklaho-
ma Is contemplating It Is said the
calling of the federation together In
Juno to consider special business.
Santa Fe Townsltes.
V C Guss and H. E Asp returned
today from Lincoln county wheo thy
iif" tlien IjoKing after townai'w on
i he Santa Fe .extension
Building Ft. Smith Bridge.
A forco of laborers is at work OulU-
lng heavy bridge over tho deip ci'
tn the Jamison farm east of tovi.
Easter Flowers
Flowers for Easter are In great de-
mand Local florists say the demand
exceeds tho supply.
Johrv Wants l.i.
John Holt upon seeing the sailors
today became heart-sick. He Is anxi-
ous to get into the navy
Hand Encounter
and Insurgents
ATTEND MASS MEETING
AT .OPERA HOUSE
Everyone Interested in Wel
fare of Guthrie Should
be Present
Mr. Innls Hopkins yesterday sent
out the follpwlng letter:
Guthrie Commercial club Guthrie
O. T April 9 1908.
Dear Sir or Madam: The proposi-
tion to raise $25000.00 in good notes
payable when the El Reno and West-
ern road Is completed and In opera-
tion from Guthrie to El Reno Is con
sidered by the ooard of directors 6f
the Guthrie Commercial club as abso
lutely essential to tho successful ad-
vancement of our city and tho reten-
tion of tho permanent capital in this
icily. t.
iwfvlll beeastralBe this amount
If every citizen and property owner
will rialtzo its importance dad do
tholR share
done toward securing railway connec
tions but this is tho keystone to tho
aroh without which the whole struo-
ture may fall. Numerous cities around
u St stralnfnW'evlry' nerve and us-
ing every effort with a Bleeplpss vigi-
lance to place Guthrie In a pocket
from which wo could not lopo to reap
these advantages to which she is en
titled.
This Is tno last effort your Com
mercial club can make to oonvlnco you
of Its Importance. Will you not come
out to the opera house tomorrow
Friday night at 8 o'clock bringing
with you every Interested citizen that
you can persuado to como and aid us
In this groat struggle to secure this
road and prevent Its golnlf through
the county south of us? It Is now or
never.
Fl-ano do us the personal favor to
lay aside oMier matters this one time
and omo out Mid help us drive the
golden spike that will unite us with
every locality of the territory and
which will boar fruit within a yoar
that will be both pleasant and profit-
able to all our peo' e and promote
those objects which every citizen of
Guthrie holds most" dear.
Ladles especially Invited.
Respectfully submitted.
By ordor of the Board of Directors
C. M. Barnes president; Chas. E.
Bllllngsloy W. H. Merten J. W. Mo-
Neal Frank H. Groer. L. G. Nlblaok.
Chas. Seton secretary
Innls Hopkins Industrial Commis
sioner.
Chance for Young Lady.
-Captain B. S. Ellis of Coddo Indian
territory writes the Leader to name
a young lady from Oklahoma to tako'
part in the presentation of the horse.
bridle and saddle to General Gordon
at the New Orleans reunion. The!
selection to be ratified by Oonfeder-
ate veteran Those Intoreetal should
send their names at once to Captain
Hills
New Contract Wanted.
"The olty council will have to re-
peat the paving contract and make a
new one to sa'fy the people"' sm1
J. M. Brooks today. "Ford does not
own this contract now. Private par-
ties here are preparing to reap a
$40000 graft. And the chief benv
floiary 'Is In?tbe'"Qapltal building."
Another Investigation Is brewing In
the territorial administration.
Comedy Element
at New York Blaze
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
ROUTED FROM BEDS
Women Make Life Miserable
for Policemen and
Firemen
(By Associated Press.)
New York April 10. Throo hun
dred guesle of tho Victoria hotel
wiro routyd from their beds todav by
tho smoke from a nearby fire and all
othor occupants of buildings In tho
block bounded by 2Cth and 27Ux
streets Broadway and Fifth avontto
wore frightened. In the hotol annex
wore many notors and actresses who
crowded oilt on tho flro escapes until
assu.ed there was no danger and In
othor bulldjngs women woro carried
down through the somko to safety.
The fire was In a building on Fifth
avonuo used as a storat;3 warehouse
for palntjngs and antiques. Tho dam-
age is estimated at a hundred thou-
sand dollars. One of the endangered
Kuests wns CapflUn E. T. Zalinskl In
Wf8htor-of'Uiedynnmlto gun. "Ho Is a.
crlpplo and In spite of his objections
in ordor to save valuable papers a
fireman picked him up and carrlod
him to tho street. On tho top floor
of an apartment house tho police
found a woman and her daughter
chasing two prize angora cats each
woman holding a basket for carrying
tho pete. Thoy woro warned to got
out and to leave the cats but rofusod
and a policeman had to catch tho ani-
mals and see them and their owners
safely to tho street. In tho Victoria
Chas. A. Towno ovsenator from Min-
nesota Tony Pastor and Poto Daly
tho comedian and his wife were
among those forced to seek safety.
TORNADO FROLICS
THROUGH KANSAS
Starts Something Doing in
Places but Fatalities .
are Lacking.
(By Associated Prera.l '
Parsons Kas. April 10. It Is re-
ported here today that the village of
Altamont five miles west of hero
was almost destroyed by a tornado
that struok that part c the state last
night. All wires are down and com
munication 1b out oft Tito wind-
storm at Parsons last nlg'Itt caused
more damage than at first reported
rlj. tt tlie uporary building at
the state asylum being destroyed and
the walls of the power house which
was ready for the roof demolished.
Tbe residence of F C Folk was blown
from lta foundation but no one wa
. jmrt
Independence Kas. April 10 One
of the most sevsre rain and wind
storms in yean; prevailed In this part
of the state last night. The brunt of
tho storm was felt Just east of here.
Thero It amounted to a cloud burst.
In ten minutes draws and gullies wero
swollen trpea uprooted 4 and tall
buildings blown from their founda-
tions and unroofed. Heavy damage
Is reported between Labette and
Montgomery counties but"1 tho wires
are down. i
Caused Explosion
on Battleship
PE4CE AS DANGEROUS
ALMOST AS WAR
Thrpp InrL'Jpc Wpta ftillpil'f
k w.: in a.
uuu Mui3iiiJ iuttu uuu
ly Damaged
..
(By Associated Press.)
Pentacola Fla April 10. Invostl
gntlon of tho explosion on the battle
ship Iowa yesterday resulting in tho
death et three seamen and tho seri-
ous Injury of five others shows tho
accident was caused by a defective
shell fuse which It Is stated burnod
faster than was calculated. It Is un-
derstood that tho shell exploded fully
sixty second beforo It was timed to
go off. An examination of tho ship
today Shows that tho burstcd gun Is
beyond repairs and that tho 12-lnoh
forward turret will have to be re-
paired. A number of supportors aro
also sprung and It Is stated that por-
tions of tho deck will havo to bo re-
placed where pieces of tho heavy gun
taroKtltrough.
jl lMf funaral of the throe men killed
in 'tho accldont took plaoe today. The
dead woro burled In tho National
eemeteir here with military honors
uuiiiijuiuue ui diuu jauneiB irnm an
ships of the squadron participating In
tho exorcises. It Is understood that
all of tho Injure! are nlraost entire-
ly out of danger except first class
seaman Paul Gought who lost au
eye and is in a critical condition.
The Iowa steamed lnco the navy
yard this morning
City Council Canvassed
Vote of Last Tuesday
The city council canvassed the vote
of the oleotlon of April T this morn-
ing Tho majorities of those declared
elected aro as follows:
Mayor C. M. Barnes. 26l
City Attorney J. Hopburno 476.
City Clerk F. Sexlos 24. '
Pollco Judge Frank QJsmlth. 161.
Chief ot Police H. H. Reynolds 407.
Treasurer H. Painter- 299.
City Assessor J. W. Ray lOji.
School Board Commlslocr; A A.
Beyer. 4C3.
Member City Council.
First Ward O. S. Oresn 82.
Second Ward. E. E. Tall man. 68.
Third Ward J B. Peterson S3.
Fourth Ward. J. B. Dotlglas 84.
Fifth Ward A. A. Portwood 39
Members of School Beard.
First Ward W. M. Spuria 22
Second Ward T A. Neal 64
Third Ward O. L Brooks. 68
Fourth Ward. H A Booth 32
Fifth Ward 8 mall wood 75
Tlw council will meet again tonight
t 7 10 o'elock.
Beacon Up-to-Oate.
Th- Beacon the new naDor last
iuupj at Fallis by Frank Lucas
cashier of the First Bank of Fallis
and tnrniAr atwmkrfirv nt iha ntltriA
'commercial club. Is a verv hvely ven-
turn It puts forth the gloriws of Fal-
lis In no uncertain U'n- Th Bea-
con is bright and up to date aad gives
every promise of a long and prosper-
ous career. Mr Lucas Is not only an
all 'round man but a town hustler of
grit and endurance The Leader
wishes the Beaoon unlimited success
Sullivan to Re-open.
Sullivan has re-opened his cafe ad-
Joining Patterson's This makes the
third time and it ought to be a charm
After Shooting and Stabbiirgya"White
Citizen to Death
BETWEEN THE DEVIL
ANDjDEEP BLUE SEA
.
Embarassing Position
M
Which Auditor Baxter
Finds Himself
s ' ....
A ser;&ucla8tfjias arlsOil bftlWden
the Judicial branqh ot territorial gov
oriment repreBontod by Chief Jus
tiCTBurfoitl. and tho oxocutlve depart-
mint roprosented by tho territorial
librarian who Is backed by the at-
torney goneral of Jho torrl'-ory
Tho causo of this squabble Is an
appropriation mado by tho lato legis-
lafiiro to covor tho contingent ox-
PQnsos of tho territorial librarian.
Tho amount of tho appropriation Is
?850 for oach ot tho years 1903 and
1004 and tho legislature furthermore
dqclared that this particular appro-
priation should bo expended under
the direction of tho librarian.
Undor the law creating tho torrl
torlal llftrary It was placed undor the
GontrolLMJmnljjl.aiaBtoM-
slstlng of the ohlof Justloe and assO'
nlnlo 1iiBtlpq of tlin fliinremo court of
' twr(U)ry and unU thp 1)refl9nt
time all moneys appropriated for the
ue of the library Including the con
tingent expense fund wero placed
under the disposition of the board ot
directors thus practically depriving
the librarian who Is appointed by the
governor of any authority whatso-
ever. Whatever may have been the actu-
ating motive the- last legislature as
above stated made a change In con-
ditions by Inoluillng in the appropri-
ation bill a provision that the amount
appropriated for the contingent ex-
penses of the library should be under
the direct control of the territorial
librarian. Notwithstanding thte ap-
parently explicit provision Chief Jus-
tice Burford as chairman ot the bpard
of directors promptly served notice
upon Mrs. Addlb Homrlghouse the
assistant librarian that the legisla-
ture didn't know what It was doing
or words to that offoct and Informed
her that the board of directors would
continue In control of the library ex
pense runu as in tno past it is not
known whether Mrs Hamrlghouse Is
from Mtesour4 or not: at any raua buildln upon the zrounds and this
she laid she would have to be I
"shown" and promptly laid the mat-l
ter before Attorney General RobberU.
Now Judge Rohberu Is as gallant a
Sir Oolalead as ever broke a lance la . I think a fair construction of tho
a Joust for a distressed female. andmeanla of the legislature In provld
is also deeply versed In the subtleties QS for the advertising of the Oklaho
of that mysterious thing called The ma exhibition would be the ordinary
Law His opinion was prompt and and usual methods of advertlnlng and
decisive and to the ffet ftou under would not inrlM.lw such advertising an
''he terms of the legislative approprla-
tioa the territorial Illirarlan Is the
I authorize.! custodian of th library
contingent oxppns fun.J
t was n.. the rhif jutlo movo
and It wa promptly foriln-omiat in
tlve shaie of a dignified i perempt-
'ry notice to the terrttor'ai auditor
l' &WUt ' 0W1 UpoD the
librar contingent fund unlui
prop
orly countersigned and appi v
f b
the beard of directors
The Interesting qusettoa !. which
horn of tbe dilemma will Auditor
Baxter chooser
Troops Can't Go.
It is not likely tbe militia wii: at-
tend tho dedicatory exercls o tbe
World's Fair. The law mad rto pro-
virions fer pay of troops out -f :'
fair appropriation so the at tor :ey
general hplds.
(fty Associated Press )
Chicago Jll April 10 Lieutqaant
AliUlrlna ITrutrn if Hi a Mil ifr..f n
praStttt as funded by revolve
snow jn a rjot early tolay The
trouble smarted In a saloon In ft post
election argument Sevoral blow
Wor struck Tltd crowd then aurced
out to tho sidewalk whore pistols And
knives were d-awn Whou tho police
arrived Frank Vlnch was found lying
unconHQlouirV alio stseej. shot au3"
stabbed. The others had scattered
or had gone to the lloor above tho
saioon uiuuv. niwrc twK uuu 9t
vhIw jSHnB SiaipftJLjJld rappittyr
fl onh aotfJHoriftrtJa ?ljpW4di& H
. tto-uiou pj" atvaniy. one nuuec
jra&lng his head and another entering
i his right arm Drawing his revolver
with his lef arm ho battered down
the door. As the police enWf&d tho
lamp had been extinguished loavlng
the room In darkness. Anothor one
was procured and moro than a doson
Italians wer arrested Vlnch will dl.
Disappointment in Store
For Oklahoma Kilitia
In an 6ptnou ronderod lato yester-
day evening Attornoy General Rob-
berts holds that there Is no approprt
atton available to dofray vtboaxponaa
Cflinpanlwi ofthe
Oklahoma National auardj. Louis
to participate In the dedicatorlal ex
erclses of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position consequent!) lr would ap
pear that the governor and hit gur
geously appareled maff will appear In
the big parade shorn or much of their
anticipated splendo- Tru attorney
general's oplnon Is called forth upon
an Inquiry submitted by Fred L Wen
ner secretary of the Oklahoma Ex
position commission concerning the
purposes to which the legjAjative np
proprlatlon may bo pladuk Section
one ot the appropriation Hllf'rifrils-
"There Is hereby appropriated
money J1 for the purpose of
colluding. MlMfiarnK' tfanspprtlna:.
exhlbltlpg (nf fo.r ahdeir.tong.
the asrlailltUfalwh9rtlcuUytJatural
and manufactured products TJr thla
torrltory and specimens Illustrating
tho development and advancement ot
Qltlahoma
Construing- the intention
is
section the attorney general th hm
oplnon says:
"it seeme to me that thla oeyare
vry pruposttton 'for whloh thpfp-
propnatton can be used except of
counv the erection and equipment of
would fqjaUeutaltp InelHde the -salary
of the eoramlsslun and help ai 'he
advertising of the exposition or in
other words the Oklahoma exposition
might iw rlmimwl by the'sendlns; of
ht mllltla t Um territory to tho
i ifeatoriul 80rvlceu I can not pos
Hibl me m way clear ti xi const im
nat phrase as t include that kind
u advertising rr th.. forogolug
r.aon I m fonud M thi conclusion
that no legal expen'I'ture of money
'""i1 " mae ot thU fmi 'n
mid expines of the rallltia to
st
I-"Uli to attend those nervie
Journal Clerk Named.
Dlstrlc Clerk T. A. Neal retujnxl
today from Chanrtier. He appobi''i
A'tomey Qenham Journal clerk t '
re urt at Chandler
.
Butted by a Claf.
Ueneral Jamison came to .
day wearing his arm in a slinf;
was gored by a pet calf
toil
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