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THE ONLY F.VENIN8 AfttOCIATED fREM PAPER IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
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VOLUME 21
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GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA TUESDAY MAY 20. 1903.
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SINGLE STATEHOOD MEET
AT SHAWNEE JUNE 24
IOWA AND KANSAS
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Executive CQmmittee Calls Conven-
iM800 Delegates
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Special to Dally Lcaaer.
Oklahoma City Okla. May 26. The
Oklahoma and Indian territory single
atatehoodexecutlve committee which
convened in this city yesterday after-
noon decided to call a convention com-
jposed of eight hundred followers of
the single statehood movement to be
chosen by tho voters of all citizens In
the two territories. The convention
will be held at Shawnee June 24. and
at that lime will decide whether a
convention shall bo called to draft n
constitution for the state of Oklahoma.
Tho sentiment at tlho meeting of tho
committee yesterday expressed by
the delegates. Is overwhelming In
Atfor of the culllrig of such a consti-
tutional convention.
Tho meeting was callei? o order by
Chairman C. E. Castle of Wagoner
I T.. and In tho absence of Secretary
Eagleton. Chas M. Thacker of Man-
gum was elected secretary pro torn.
The credentials and the Introduction
of delegates was followed by a resolu
tion off ereliby. Thomas Doylo ..ofL J
Perry providing for the call ora-delegate
convention.
The resolution provided that the
convention bo composed of 150 dele
gates 75 from each territory elected
n Rnnthmbor VHhe number allotted
to each county aid' district being pro-1
portioned to tho population. This
convention bo elected should convene
convention of the people of said terri
tory Is hereby called to meet at 10
o'clock a. m. on Wednesday tho 24th
day of June 1903 In the city of Shaw-
neo Oklahoma said contention to ba
composed of 400 delegates frcm the
territory of Oklahoma and 400 dele-
gates from Indian territory to bo se-
lected by mass conventions of tho peo-
ple as hereinafter designated on or
about Saturday Juno 20th 1903.
Said convention is called for the
purpose of deciding whether or not a
constitutional convention shall bo held
b frame a constitution for a single
state embracing the lands now within J
tho present boundaries of Indian and
Oklahoma territories and to take
such further actlor as may bo deemed
expedient. '
Delegates to so. Id convention are an-
portl6nqd among tho several r(countles
For Feeble Minded at Glen
wood la. Destroyed by
Cyclone
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nf ntlnVnmn na frtltniwa
jl vmauuiudj.ui ivsuvrn a -
Counties No. Del.
Beaver . .... 6V
Blaine ...?v. 11
kCaddOiw..i.'w.9 . '. ... m16"mu'
Canadian 16
Cleveland II
Qomanche ... 21
Qustier ...' 'f ?" n
Day . ..V.'. A. ...... ... 5
Dewey ...... 11
Garfield m ''"-SI6
Grant i 16
Greer .... 16
Kay .... ...4... 16
By Associated Press. '
Glenwood Iowa May 26. A tor
nado struck the state hospital for the-
feeble minded at this place last night.
Two Inmates killed: Maggie Betnes
aged 11; Hazel Wright agod 10.
Eleven were injured bud all will re-
cover. Tho old dormitory building
and power house blown down.
Abilene Kas. May 26. A cloutf'
burst accompanied by hall swept the
northern part of this county last night.
Mud craek valley from Abilene to
Manchester was flooded doing great
damage to crops. Thq flood reached
hero after midnight Inundating ono-
thlrd of the cjt& Cellars and first
floors wor flooded. o Uvea wore
lost The wator was tho highest In
twenty years.
The most sorlodily Injured arei
Maty Eckort Anna Delaney. Myrtle
Dlckirieen 'E. NeWton. Harrison
Johnson Robt. Rnthbttrn.
None of tuo injureu w.iu cue me
casualties occurred In tho girl's dor-
mitory known as "Old building" and
located upon slight rise of ground
Tlils structur6 was" completely wffi?
ed. An effort was made by attendants
toVgot tho chlldronout before the
littTMknir'VoII. hiifclt WA8 Imnnsalhle.
tkJLe- .-. ? .!.' .- fl.i
i. yo giriu kiiiuu oru iuuuu m u
ruins pinioned botween two rafters
the roof having folleji upon them.
Slon not longer man uho iuuuvu.
the people Should vote on the adoption' .
or rejection of tho constitution ' 'jf -
Insurgents of Cebu Killed
Did'nt Know War
I Was Over
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fBy Associated Press.)
MYnlla May 2fi.-Lieutenant Javier.
"qomraandlng a forw of constabulary
auu volunteers nas acieaieu zuu ran-
aifcat insurgonts In tho Island of
(ebu killing sixty-olghrt of them and
capturing twenty-nine. ' TheSflght oc-
curred in the mountains of TabOgan.
No' details of the engagement havo
been received and the government
loTses are not known
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()rder is Made. by Grbssctlp
:l in "Beef'Tnist Case
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vSopres of People Killed jn Storms
Early This Morning
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reruvian uunooat springs
Leak and Goes to Bottom
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0kaooaVjla May jMk tornado
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an oiporoo iuniy ana Jn jq south
wpaaern part or Manftska' county ast
jghw Sculled in thblajjh of two per
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16
Pottawatomie 21
Roger Mills 11
Washita 11
Woods .. 26
"Woodward 11
Osage and Kaw Res 16
Ponca and Otoe Res 5
"A.
In GutbHe on October 1 and proceed
to frame acpnsUtuyonfiyaj 4
pers deHOWln Tftvor oi-sucu'-noMon-. viuigiisuw
fhr pfimmltiee should' remain in ses KlbWalf .V.-..-P.
lnn not loncor than one month and l'tSflLi6kJlfer't
. iA' UMXUItf nHNHWJB'A . 4 V ".
uoKatis .?;-.... . . t
Noble ......
In asking that the resoiunon Ana .-yuiuanpmatu.. .
-x.lfi - Tim .vnlnlnnH that tlffii ' ' &&W&miS& ..... .
flinctinn ofstato off tcors ould bo hid! m'XPayntfiTZ??. U .
. i ' . J -j ... 1.1 txnn. I DtttnrtAtAntla
at such timo as congress bhuuiu uck
In case tho state should be admitted
at the coming session; If admission
were refused then tho election should
be held at the timo of the next ge.ner
&l election.
The resolution was seconded by E.
E. Calkins of Tulsa I. T. Chairman
Castle opposed the resolution declar-
ing that tho convention had no power
to call a convention at this time and
that the call for the convention' should
come from tho peopla themselves.
. Mr. Doyle oxplahd that the resolu
tlon did iiot call-for a" constitutional
convention but merely for the election
of delegates.
A substitute motion was offered by
Colonel Roy . Hoffman of Chandler
providing that' a conventibn of dele-
sates from Oklahoma and Indian tem
rltory. apportioned araoni; the .differ
ont counfos and recording districts
be held to ueciae wneiuer or uui w
tall a constitutional convention and
in case of an affirmative decision to
make all arrangements for the hold-
ing of such a convention.
Tho substitute motion was followed
by a prolonged debate by
Busters
Bagged.
Joseph Hirsch of the Grand
teader Royally Remem
bered by Friends
iBy 'Associated Press.)
iChleago III. May 26. Judge Gr6ss-
cup In tho federal court today enter
ed a final order In the so called "beef'
trust" case restraining packers from
combining to regulate the trade. Tho
prdor covors all points In the provlous
fi'wlslon and Is regarded as a com-
plete Mctory for the government. An
appeal will bo taken.
Plymouth Eng. May 2G. Tho Pe-
ruvla fciinUpat Lioroto fining a leak
forLymllesmorthcnBt of the. Solljy Is-
lands yesterBay evonlngdAsanHn
an Houi. Tho crow was picked up 'by
a French schoonor and landed at Pl
mouth today The Loreto was a now
vessel She left Liverpool May 23 for
Para Brazil.
COAL LANDS FOR
SCHOOL ENDOWMENT
Final Effort Made Today
h in Behalf of Bonus
Congress to be Asked to
Take .Action at Next "
Session
The committees are at work today
making an effort to secur the ro-
malndoi or the lionus of $25000 nekod
by flhe St Iouls 131 Reno and South-
weetorn railroad. A meoting of tho
lw.t1 .f illHnrtfnun rt tlttt PntntriQrnlnl
V . n . ; lng with Immediate Indorsement among
club and J B Henderson chief ongln- .. . . !!
A Guthrie dlepatah to th SI Louis)
d!bli Democrat sw trhoro haa
been under discussion hero for somo
time the advisability of inning the gov-
ernment set aside the many thousand
ncros of coal lands In tho Indian terri-
tory for school endowment. It Is meat-
sons tho fatal Injury or seven and
minor Injuries to a number of others
Coming from tho southeast tho tor
jjado-Bwopt a path 20 feet wjddu first
strlftlffg a mining sobilbmotit on the
Chicago nrtrt Northwestern. At West
Buxton tho tornado destroyed several
residences and a largo number of
Batjafigpu' iputbUlldlngs.
The dead are:
Georgia Ulakoy.
Herbert Rhodosv s
Partial list attftttally inJureTIi
kdaUonRhpdoa:
i" MfsAUiinmrRhodeB
John Blakey.
Mrs John Blakoy.
Owing to th breaking of wires It
was impossible to securd ndsxjuato
medical assls?tnco for soveral hours
Whon assistance did arrive It was
extremely difficult to find tho Injured
as tho electric light plant had been put
out oi! Ljisinoss and tho town was ox
trerfoJycftfiV'J'hb rain which fell In
trront9 following tho tornado greatly
Increased tho dfficultyot the Uua7
tlon. A meiiBengor . secured aid from.
QdkaJoosa nniLAlbln.
Tornado at Hastings.
Lincoln Neb Mar 20.A special
frqm Host'iSs says a tornado struck
Hint olty ov6fly today wrecking sover-
al reeldances uttdftV8gfi'o1ie or twa
busliiMB Dlocltst No atjah& aro ro
ported. Sevoral storms are rt-ported
In this locality. Nine porsons aro re-
ported Wll&d at radf atld hoay dam
ago Is said to havo been done at Val
paralso and Raymond.
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Rattled ap Wichita in the
Iiterest'of Vic Murdock
(By Associated Fresa
Wichita Kas. May 2C Tho Soventli
district Is voting today for a congress-
man to succeed Chester I. Long The
sky Is cloudy: some rain fell early At
six o'clock the whistles biow bells
iranc and bands are now parading the
sevoral treetB victor Murdock. Republican
candldato lives In Wichita and speci-
al efforts are directed hero toward get-
ting out a large vote. A half do?en
mounted buglers were abroad early
arousing tho voters.
Next!
mambdrs Including Messrs Hoffman
Ttobbin8 Calkins and Doyle. Ledbetter
Thacker ofad Root. Whan the senti-
ment of the executive committee seem-
ed to turn towards the Hoffman substl.
tute Mr Doyle withdrew his resolu-
tion and said :
"If this thing goes through at all It
Taunt go through unanimously and I'm
o strongly In favor of single statehood
that I'm willing to yield my own opln-
' Jons to the wijl Of the majority" ;
mi t.aL. ...1i.l4i t tina tndn
adopted by a practically manlmbuV)"' K' '
yZ ? ZZZ irl Eiglit Thousand Chicago
holding the county and district
mentions for' the" selection of""(
gates was fixed as Saturday June 20
and the convention will assemble at
;Shawnee( at 10 a. m. Wednesday
.'Juno 24te '''?
The caltras Issued by he appglnt&l'
committee Is as follows! '
Josoph Hirsch of the Grand Leader
left this afternoon for Now York city
whence he will depart for Europe vis-
iting London Paris and Berlin and the
other large dry goods and clothing
markets Mr. Hirsch. will carry" with
him a handsome traveling bag pre-
sented to him by the elghty.slx clerks
of the wholesale and retail depart-
ments of the enterprising Grand
Leader store. Mr. Hirsch. 'was com"-
pletely surprised Tho presentation
speech waa mad by Golonel L. G-
Orr.wh6 will manage the'J3toro dur-
ing Mr. Hlrsch's absence Mr. Orr
Is a bonny Scotchman genial and af-
fable. Hla address scintillated with
wit and good cheer. Mr. Hirsch grace-
fully accepted the gift and Colonel
Orr's tribute and the salespwpfiSla a
body then wished him bon vogpsrantf
"caod mllle falltlio " rife ' t
Mr Hlich believes In keeping ab-
solutely up-to-date In merchandizing
and to do this he keeps in touch with
the large markets. Manager Orr Is
energetic and shrewd" and will keep
Grand Leader bargains to tho fore
during tho absence of ihe Arm's chief.
oer of the new road will bo hold at
the olub rooms this evonlng. The fol-
lowing subscriptions havo beon re-
ceived today:
Hlrschl & Knebel ? CO. 00
J. A. Sampsel 25.00
B. A. Slea 25.00
John Twambley 50.00
Henry Burt 50.00
Jos Wlsby .... 25.00
Buckner & Son . .-"-25.00
G. A Williams 10.00
W. P. Meredith ... . 10.00
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S;L- Barbers Threaten to
Strike
The Call.. vtf
By order of the Ok'homa-Indlonj
territory single statehood executive
.sdramttteeWaJhlnterterrltorlal delegate?
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ByAMoclatea PreiMi.I
jkUitChlcana. III.. Mav 28 Eicht thou
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sand barbers will go on strike tonight
If their demands for hlghjr wages and
shorter hours are refused.)
COLORED TALENT.
Hitchcock Extends
Thanks to- Governor
Governor Ferguson Is In receipt of
a letter from Secretary B A. Hitch-
cock extending his thanks to tho gov-
ernor and his administration for tho
courtesies extended during the visit to
tho several cities in Oklahoma
Secretary Hitchcock oppresses lilm;
self In bis letter as being wonderfully
pleased with the .esldajits of the ter-
rfttryand adds that QRInhoraa Is en-
titled to Immediate statehood and
party leaders nnd It Is believed the
secretary of tho Intorlor will bo askod
to hold up tho final disposition of
those lands until congress may act up-
on tho matter.
"With tho salo of ' the segregated
coal lands In tho Indian territory ottco
consummated the opportunity- of se-
curing a landed school endowment for
tho people of that territory loastwlso
one In any way commoniurato In ralurf
with that of Oklahoma. rwlll ' In "all
probability bo gone and gone for
ever." Such was the statement of one
jot the shrewdest and best known polit
ical leadors of Oklahomawhcn askod
regarding the importance of this mat-
ter. "ft la atinnfA tVtnt In I Halt nvnnaali
. ; mtn .! .ttM f The Cimarron river redded somo-
'v. '.-.'. . - what today from tho high water
mmenmie separate sta enooa or i aud
lahoma and tho advocates for tho lraT r . . ' . ....
Heavy -Kansas Losses.
St. Joseph Mo. May 2G- A tor
nado swopt through Doniphan county.
Kansas last nlgnt doing a great doal
of damage to buildings but no loss of
Ullto le5dEQrtoVi A Special m tho Dally
t 0W8 says ;ho brick Uatnollp church
at Severance ono of tho largest In
northwest Kansas was raztfaC A grain
elevator storo and wlbs at Moray
wore destroyed and a dozen of barns
blown down It Is roughly estimated
that tho damago will roach J50.000
Tho church at Soveranco cost 115000.
mediate union of both territories as a
state aro alike overlooking ono of the
most vitally Important matters whlah
concerns
rl tori es
fund. Ono thing Is certain: In ovent
of tho union of the two territories aB
High Waters Receding
ovenlng The Cottonwood creek which
late In the ovenlng was reported to bo
rising Is also receding and It is be-
1lmsV tliA lanrfUK tf nv ftvafflU; linn
s the peopl Qt - twpfrj k-STs Zi.u ol
the equalization ol t'io school
tHJU4U UUUJI
fin atntft whpfliirr It Im linnitallntp or
promises to lend all poUlble assist- ultmateip eItner lbat part or the state'
anoe towards helping the territory to
statehood at :'' next swfllon of oon
gross. The letter close-witlt a regret
from the secretary that he- could not
spend mor Urn In Oklahoma.
Glvq Cleyer Eptertalnmeni jt Opera I
.House. mt
A musicaL entsrtalnment was gtvB
at the Brooks' opera Iioiih last avail-
ing by ' local colorfd talent for
ti(t benettv Pf the A. M. K ehutjeh
The nrogrammo included selections by
Miss Hanrlelta Darla nnd !r Albert
Young Tja JkIan(oJlp oAub rendered
choice selections and the ladles Quar-
tte also assisted in the entertain-
ment. The entertainment was expap-
donally fine and was wofl received by
the audience. The affair was under
the direction of Vinson and West.
'Thr
ft&r
Sewer Inundated
mouth ot Bird cree"t Is four feet
Wteirf$;t
whlcji Is now Inoludsd within th lim-
its 0'f'thdlan territory must be provid-
ed or lse the school fund of the pres-
ent territory of Oklahoma will have to
be apportioned for tho benefit of chil-
dren of the whole state regardless of
present boundaries
"With this contingency staring them
Storm at Enid Destroyed 5150000 of squarely In the face the advocate of
Property. "'''' Immediate unlen of both territories as
Enid Okla. May JO. .The ttoode are lone state ar complacently (rlscttsstng
necAdlrft!. but 300 Deoole are still the proposed oonettttulonal conveu
THREE HUNDRED HOMELESS.
honioteea.
oofl.
Tlie loea yryi.ffwch HtQ."
open.
Mon. while their oppoaenu with an
eo.ua! thoyf of self assurance talk
PARDON FOR HAYS.
Relatives of Convict Petition Governor
Fe.- Clemency.
Application was made today to Gov
ernor Ferguson by rolatlvee of M P
Hays of Stlllwaxr. for the pardoning
of Hay from the territorial lwnlt'T
tlar at Lansing Ka where h has
ben a inlaoner slnct- Oi tober 1902
liajit vtaa convicted ai 1'ie fill irin
of court la Payne rounn of forger) in
the ttwond degree ami ts sentfurei
to two years lit th v m" ntlry If -
term expires Mar t l' The gover
ttor took the mat't-r undor consldera
knowingly of the early pasMge of an .. . ... i. lt
. . ' . .... . Man and will n-mier an opinion In a
enabling act to admit Oklahoma as it
Is now with tho provisions for the at- j ay
Mayfir Barnes' edict lor "closed
Sunday saloons" haW butXpr one Sun
day. Last Sunday all saloqns woro4aohment of Indian torrUojy after tho
land become taxable iaTa90j"gt-Dju pbabooypeab.
Its rather late In the season for re-
ports from the Central Amertcajrgy.
nTiitinntt. TTnwHVfir the Nlcaraeuan
v.vvv. .. - --. w ft f ' - SSwn1 1 -
rebejs may be foroed to keep active oh In a storm oj protest against the pro-
account of the'poor showing ia tihe bpx
onice aunng me resume nvaavu.
rvOklahoma'-people-whobuycoaIa8'r' - -(ByAato4ated Ere.)
well as pay taxe for tha syppprt ot St Louis Mo. May 26 -agr 8 He
sohoolB. havo'a double Interest In this b&rt gahody awlBtant WWtF ot
UM.vn. uivj pmiHfuf juiwiwtyi-ai 4W-1 "m:.- "i "t 3t cS kf ."
' "- .-B -5. ' I-4MT .. . IK. imt rf5. fK. -n -. . ..
S)njgajtwjqejy KBOwg aa an. wuu
the segregated coal.oater. dBdstradBSiy; tCRlay of epp-
posed sale of
lands."
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