The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 61, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 26, 1904 Page: 1 of 12
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Ton.gh' and Suada fair continued cold tdiright; warmer Sunday
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Daily Leader
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THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS PAPER IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
VOLUME 23
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA SATURDAY MARCH 2fl. 1804
NUMBER fi
Guthrie
SPECTACULAR
BLAZE
EW YORK
Thousands of Spectators Attracted
to a Blaze in Skyscraper Row
Which Brought Forth the Dread-
ed "Two Nine'' Alarm.
Corbetrs
Swelled Head Loses
Championship to
Jimmy Britt
fir?F1F23I?I
(By Associated Pros3.)
New York March 26 AH Wall
street and the down town secMon ot
New York were throwa Into unusual
excitement taday by a fire thai smarted
in the building at No. Gl Broadway
occupied by tho Morris European and
American Express company. When
tho enlghborhood In which the Are
occurred is taken Into consideration
it was tho most spectacular day time
blaao that has occurred ftfr a long
time in that oart of the city. Thou
Bands of people poured from tho
thickly populated financial district In-
to the narrow canyon of Broadway
and massed back for square atove
and baltfw the blaze. Towering sky-
Bcrapors that faced the fire held a
t?roup of fuces at every window. The
burning buildings reached through to
a narrow alley on the rear and as the
wind eddied through. It swept clouds
of smoke Into Droadwny so thick tha"
onlv .ooas1onally could the flames be
seen smoKe roired up uie ww
hemmed in by tall buildings and great at noon
flaming brands fell thickly in crowds.
Closely following the- first alarm a
"four" was turned in and then with
the warning of the Baltimore fire in
mind a "two ntae" tho dreaded gen-
eral alarm followed. Bnglne after en-
gine followed by their hose trucks
water towers and ladder trucks swept
clanging down Broadway tho only
street of accoes to the fire bringing In
their wake added thousands people to
swell the crowd that already packed
every Inch of standing room In tho
vicinity. Bursting hebo and Uio back
roll of choking smolco now and then!
drove them back and aided the police
resenes ro olear the streots
Tho fire started In the building a;t
No Gl Brodaway occuplod by the Mor-
rli Express company an old structure
On one side of the burning building
was the American Uxpresti comnsny
and on the other the Adams express
company. The occupants of the bum
Ing building were removed by means
of ladders. The fire was still burning
(Dy Assomatea Press)
San Francisco Cal Maroh 1G.
James Britt of California was given
the decision last night over William
RdUnveil letter known as "Young Cor.
bott" of Colorado in a M-round con-
test K Woodward's pavilion
In the seventeenth round Corbett's
advantage watt apparent but in that
round Britt rallied and rained right
and left blows on various portions of
Corbe t's anaionn forcing Hie cham-
pion to clinch o &u htmseir The
style of the tvsi boxers wen entire-
Bill Designates Guth-
rie as the Capital
Until 1910
SOUTH ISOLATED
FROM THE NORTH
Burton Case
i
hat Burton had said he v.ould not con-
tent to be employed to appear before
he departments."
Lenmsnn asserted that Cochran's
testimony showed that Burton did not
attempt to Influence hlra In any way. '
The testimony merely showed that on
his first visit Burton Innured only
whether any charges hail been filed
against the Rlalto company. On tho
(By Associated Press.)
Kansas City Mo March 2G. A spo
clal to the Star from St Louis sayB:
At tho beginning of the last chaptor
of the trial of Senator Burton it was second visit he said the testimony
the consensus of oplnton among those showed that Burton called Only to In-
who had attended tho trial that the quire whether or not a certain man
result depended upon the naturo of Wns a postofflco Inspector. Tho third
Judge Adams' charge to the Jury. (time the senator was called to Intrc-
Thl opinion was shared by the duco Major Dennis and all he did was
numerous friends of Burton present to say that Domrts was "a fine man."
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'J'.mj &i.-imr r-i- ti'.vc
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and the government officials who had
been Interested la the case. It was
conceded that Judge AdamB' rulings
had been unfavorable to the defend-
ant. Every line and wrJrd of evidence
which tho government had colleotod
it had succeeded In getting bofore he
jury with the excoptlon of two letters
relating to tho senator's monthly pay.
The court had rofused to admit this
evidence becauso as Judjje Adams
expressed it the evidence was "mere
surplusage" the fact having been
clear'y established.
Whether Burton had strengthened
his case by his tos'iiraoay wae a mat-
ter of speculation. His friends were
agreod that he had made "a splendll
witness."
It wa agreed when arguments be-
gan that Dyor should open for the gov-
ernment and be followod by 'Fred"
F Lehmann far dafens. Bert Nortoul
for the awverntnent will follow Leta
mann. For the defense Juige Krum
will close and for the government Col.
Dyer Dyer merely reviewed In hi
opinion an argument of an essential
facta which had appeared in the docu-
mentary evldenoe. Lehmann opened
for defense
"An ideal letflslaMve body." said
Lehmann. "would be competed of
memlers who were kv no wtoo lntr-
rated in other callings Ih ltfe. It was
not expects t theee legtolators
should abandon all Uielr lHislneM eon-
neetlon. There was no more die-
credit to Burton because hie name was
on the UWoo Company's lrierafatr
than there would be to a banker qf
president of a mercantile compy
wluwp name might be there.
"Burton has a much rigto to en-
ange himself as an attorney a any
other 1-wyer would have. He had a
Tight to go tinywhere to look for !
denoe This defense of BprUm was
the primary conMderatton. at tta.
There was another feature and that
was the financial department ct the
company. The company waned the
benefit of the senator's associations
and friendships. Harlan has testified
The fourth time was when Burton call.
od toi ask about books In possession
Dice the St. lxn!s poetnrflce inspec
tor Burton had callpd at'entlon to
his financial condition and losses
through no fauk of his own. Burton
explained that ho wanted to practice
his profession Jut a Senator Ed-
munds and other disMngulshod sena
tors had done without impairing their
usefulness or services to the govern-
ment As matter or fact Edmunds
was a man of large legal practice
whllo senate- as was bIbo Senator
Conklln Burton wished 'o supple
ment his splary. The domands on a
man in his official Station are R.eat
It would be a traniendou sacrifice te
him to abandon hts practice. It wa
a laudable amblUoa i?r him to wish to
continue In the i'iuoHoe ot law. It
wa question with some men whether
they go to Washington without Bitp-
plementing their official salary with
Sufficient legal practice to maln'ain
themselves."
It is believed the case will be given
to the Jurj late th afternoon
JIMMY BB1TT
ly different Britt fought for the body
most of tho time while Corbo't devot-
od his atentlon to ho head face and
Jaw. BrIU weighed Just 120 pounds.
but Corbott's- weight was not made
public though it Is undoretoovi he was
at least a pound and a halt below the
agreed wolght 130 pounds.
When the twentieth round was
reached they ehook hands and Imme-
diately mixed It neither landing.
Britt missed a loft for tho Jnw and a
right and left swing by Corbott wont
Into tho air. They mtxed it Britt
crossing tho left to the Jaw. As they
broke Brl'.i sent In two lefts and a
right to the Jaw. Britt mtesod a ter-
rlflo swing for Uio Jaw and Corbetrs
effort were wild. Very few blows
round n lodging place. Britt tent In a
right to the head and followed tt. with
a loft to tho face. Corbett stalling
desperately. BrIU did most ot the
landing and the round ended with tho
man engaged In a fierce mix up Britt
landing almoet at will. Britt was
awarded the deotelon which was re-
celved with tremendous cheers
Special to Dally Leader.
Washington D. C March 86. The
ubcommkteo on territories today
odatrnued consideration of On ill cre
ating the etate of Oklahoma out of
Oklahoma and Indian territories. At
the conclusion of the meeting a new
draft of the bill was ordered which la
turn will be subjected to further con-
sideration by the Democratic mem-
bers until Thursday. The bill ae at
present designate Guthrie ae the cap-
ital of the state until 1010 and pro-
vides two federal Judicial districts
cotniwsed of the present boundary
lines of Oklahoma and Indian territory
with bead offices at Guthrie and Mus
kogee.
A re-arrangement of the congres
sional districts Is n8 follows:
District Nit 1 Logan Lincoln
Kingfisher rayno Garfield Noble
(irant Kay and Pawnee counties and
Osage reeerratlon.
District No. 2 Oklahoma. Canadlns
Blaine Custer. Dewey. Day Woods
Wood war 1 Beaver and Caddo coun
ties.
Dlatrtat No. 3 Seminole Creek
I ( 'herokee Hiul Qucpew nations.
District Nrt 4 All Choctaw nation
and the ortton ot the Chickasaw na-
tion east of meridian ninety -seven
District No 5 Tlmt prtilon of the
rbtcltdHW nation west of meridian
ninety-seven and the counties of Po'-
tawatomle Cleveland Coinanche
itJrper. "Llowa Wnehittt and Boger
Mills.
The bill provides for one hundred
and ten delegates to the oonaltutknnl
rnnvenitloni flffcv ffOm I nil! an towl-
tory nnd slxlyfroin Oklahoma. XThoi
hill nrOVhlos " nlKO that sulTrneo shIUi
fnfti be restrlctrtl lwcawo of rftco color
or previous condition of sprvdtudo but
that llio s'ate may restrict suffrage on
the ground of Illiteracy sex. minority
and upon eonvlctldn of folony.
Happily Though Tis Merely the
Raging- of the Elements and Not
the Din and btrife of Fracticidal
War.
(By Associated Press.)
Louisville Ky. March J6. SeMom.
if ever sdnce the civil war had the
entire South been so completely Iso-
lated from the North as It was today
for tho tlmo. Tho dostruotlon or
paralysis of tolograph faalMUos by the
sfttorm was so widespread nnd unparar
lelled that not a wire was working
south of hero. Anxiety wns felt ns
thero were numerous rumors ot groat
ions of Mfe and proporty damage ns n
direct result of tho storm. In Louis-
ville the wind nithlned n velocity of
sixty miles am) rain fell in torrents.
The entire city for a time wns flooded.
Third avenue near the Confedera e
monument being three feet deep in
'water In the
WTe nnirtofed
borne marchcM mio tin confer of tli
building after th" n orm had Uti
away a part of the roof of thaf inr
tutlon All escaped injury
Grand Rapids the American Venice.
Grand Rapids Mich. March 26 -On
thi woat side ot Grand Rapids 2.500
residences are surroundod by water
today and citizens aro compcllej f?
use'boats in getting from one placr. to
nuuwiui. unvnu rivon continues to
rise nnd lni noSv oxcooded nil high
water records. A large number ot
west sldo treets have become veritalu
t renins with water rushing swif ly
through them tni a deth ot from 1 tr "
feet This la really a part of Mi
oW(y several Iiousoh Grand river current The Grand gorj
Tlio reeldence of I through this city on a bend wlncn.
Henry Dubourg a mile from the city
limits was blown awny nnd the family
ot eight had a remarkable escape
from death In all at different poln s
In the city eight person were Injur-
ed none however fatally.
The roof of the maim building of the
Industrial school rtf reform wae blown
off A panic ensued among the bun-
veers at the central part of tho city
toward tho coat Tho. river u f. no
in? to make for itself a straight than
nel. Many win side ntidentH awoka
this morning n n.ni Hieir bed room
Hoars covered with ftoin one t . Ro
Inches of water although la-.i a ?;h
they hnd supiwso! their houn w ro
In no danger. The water is withu a
dred lioys sleeping In tlmt section of foot ot the top of the pier.s of ninvi.-u
the school Tliey began to rush forjovery bridge In the city. The Edtson
tlie ground floor but were stepped Klectrlc company's large plant W"ill bo
wlthcut anyone bolng injured. put out of commission by water and
Two hundred and fifty Inmate of tho city thus bo doprlved ot the ch'oC
tho Masonic widows and orphans source of electrical suppl
beon met b a pravMon for nn appro-
priation ot f G.000000 out of the treas-
ury ThlB money is to be used to
establish and maintain schools. Ihc
principal of tho fund may bo used to
extont nooeesary the balance being
placed on deposit at threo per cent
Interest to tho credit of the state for
the maintenance ot schools WIiHh1i-ed.
BIG ADVERTISING FIRM FAILS.
By Associated Pi ess.
Boston Mass. MaroU 3(1. News
paper advertising agency Pettlnglll &
Co. today announced that It had placed
IU affaire In hand of Its creditors.
Counsel representing PotMngUl & Co.
stated that linblllties may reach Jl.
000000. with assets possibly ono- 0r anZed Today With Guthrie Cltl
- . . I
ENTERPRISE OIL COMPANY.
quarter of that amount
Two States
Clarence Wilson & negro who Inter
fered with Officer Gedrge Dean white
making an arrest yesterday and who
was fined 125 and casts paid his floe
this morning
505000
Acres of Land to be
Settled
Famous
Civil War General's
Son Creates Mad
Scene Act
(By Associated Press.)
New York March In an lawn
treaty IUidolph F. Stegel. son of the
famous soldier the late General Franz
Bill Finally
Upon by
Agreed
House
Republicans
(By Associated Frees.)
Washington D. C March M. The
states of "Oklahoma" and "Arsoua"
are created In a bill wfclok has been
completed by the Republican members
of the sub-committee of the liouse
eomniltee on territories. The Demo
emtio members of this sub-cowmlUee
hare been placed in posse cm ot the
bill and after they huve ecswUered it
tor a few days a meeting ot the full
subcommittee will be held. The two
states mentioned we ootnpotoKl of
Oklahoma and Indian territory as
"Oklahoma" and Artsoaa and Kew
Mexico as "Aiteona." The admission
of the latter two territories ttMfet de-
layed by any restrictions of law bat
zens and Guthrie Capital.
Labor War
Will be Fought to the
Bitter End in
Colorado
(By Associated Pross )
Denver Colo. March 20 Governor
Peabody soot 11m following messagu
In reply to one received from PrrsV
The enterprise Oil company of
Guthrie and Red Rock was organised
klnv with tlia fntlowtnir ntffcars:
Preeident J. B. Beadfea; vice nfeai-l'lent Clin Moyor of tho Western
dent Al Cocknim; secretary Prank
Htndman; treasurer Robert Sohlberg
The school board met thai af ernoon
at the Central school building.
City Registration.
The registration books were closed
lest night at 8 o'clock . 16 J 8 men and
106 women registered The total reg
nitration la 1811.
Collins
Spaetalto Dajly Leader.
Washington D. C Maroh 26. The
Stephens' bill c&eoing 606000 acres ot
Kiowa Comanche Apaoho reserva-
tion today passed the house.
elderly wife of a enlghbor at Egg bar
hor. H. Y.. today. Slegel had beea
discharged from an asylum where he
was under treatment. He walked Into
Uriah's house and attacked the old
lady with a knife stabbtng her sev-
eral times In the head and neck Af-
ter a vtolairt s'ruggle the police over-
powered the madman.
Slegel tried to kill Mrs. Uriah the may be effected as tflow aa a eotttfM
The Ladles Guild will meet with
Mrs. Nlchdlaa next Wednesday at 2
o'clock.
lion can be called to form a ersse eott
stitution
The blil provides however ttiat Ok.
lahoma and Indian territory shall not
be admitted as a state until the year
lm; By this time all Indian lands
will have been allotted The protora
rtf providing proper revenues for
schools growing out of the fac that
the Indian lands ot Oklahoma and In-
dian territory hare been aRotd in
severalty to the Indiana under a law
which makes them nontaxable has
The Bank 'Robber and
Murderer Strangled
to Death
Federation of Miners asking whether
the miners deported from Telluridr by
a mob will recwlie protection forr.
the nntlonnl guard when they rotum
to their homes
"Denver. Colo March 2" 19'M
Charles H Moypr prfldenr Ye-t. p
Pederattoti of Miners Ouray. Colu
"Aaewering your telegram rf
tnrday I have no dlnpoeltlon to m r
fere with or interrupt the moi tu u
of ua-artned (iz-u K!ng from iia '
to place In a lawful 'naaaer but atn' I
bodies of m-'n will not be perm i I
U march In a.iy pi rtlon of th a
other than t'e militia
"James H. Peabody "
That the sltuar'on at Tellurl.i. i
not regarde) as set led la nm ie .
dent In the aimoiui emnt at it rai
Itol today that Adjutant Ci-n. ri"
Sherman Uu'l v. ill I himself ivmai
commuid In tha' .It riot for at l a
a work
Trinidad. Celo Man h 16- Tin dwl
m'nerx s-'nkn In diistilct flfteou 1 n
t-d Mine Worker America h
Hlhtitig of Colorado New MM"
Utah and Wyoming hlch ha-i t
on slnco November isrlll ! ecu'
ued to the bitter e:ui accordlnx ' a
unanimous voc of delegates if H"
Heer! unions In cunvenHon iiii
bled here Resolutions were aviiii 1
comleniiiig Oovernor Peabod at. 1
(Oy Associated Press )
Union Me. Maroh 2 (1 CUllrui
the Union bank robbet oart ir of It'll
ItoV!ph who wae captured In Kansas
recently was hanged here at 1 " 'l:t
afternoon for the murder of DetectHe
Schumacher Collins ascended die
scaffold calmly and deliberately II"
x la need once at the ixoae an. I the i
dropped hto eyes Just a the cap wm citizens of Trtarldad fcr having iro.i-
alitwied Collins uUred bin las" bMiKtu to too aistnt'
words to the jail guard: "Well good
bye old man." CotltM' neck was not
broken and he died from strangukv
tlon.
Eiu t For Sale.
Otto a en ie 5 H. P. for nalo
cheap Call at Leader offlee.
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