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Tfl e Guthrie Daily Leader
THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS PAPER IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
GUTHRIE OKLAHOiMA FRIDAY JUNE 8. 1804
NUMEER 119
VOLUME 23
LAST NIGHT'S
WIND STORM.
Several Persons Injured and Huch
Damage Done to "Farm Prop-
erty Train Service Interfered
With
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'Rumors of Another
Great 'Battle
(By Associated Press.)
Llao Yang Juno 3. There are per
Blatant rumors that another great bat
tie Is In progress near Port Arthur
continuous cannonading being hoard
from the south. An additional force
of 16.000 Japanese Is rvorted to have
landed at Tuku Shan.
Japs Did Not Appear.
Vafangow June 1. A continuation
of fighting was expected here today
but the Japanese did not appear In
fore. A reoonnolterlng party how
over exchanged shots with the one
my' scout and latter were driven off
leaving two men dead on the field.
No New N'.. ".nations.
St. Petersburg J J 8. It U author-
itatively stated that no negotiations
have yet been begun looking to a new
cdjnmerclnl treaty wltU Russia aud
Great Britain.
DESPERATE IS
THE SITUATION
ALONG THE KAW.
The second oyclono to visit Logan
county this season swopt through tho
southern portion ot tho county last
night resulting In tho probable latal
Injury of Mrs. Ghas. Stout widow of
Chas. Stout who was killed In a run-
away white enrouto to the city sever
al months ago tho destruction or man
barns outhouses and farm property
great damage to fruit trees and grow-
ing crops and several farm houses be-
ing blown away.
The homo of Chas. Stout seven
mlloa southeast of Guthrie. vas liter
ally blown to ptecos. The storm In
all Its fury swept down upon the farm
about 9-30 o'clock and smashed the
house In a thousand plecos. Mrs.
Elmer Stout and her baby wore hurt
although the Injurlus are said tyflay to
not to be cerlous.
Airs. Cfiaa. Stout was probably fa-
tally Injured.
Ktn-.er Stout It la reported was also
hurt.
will sto-it was In tho city at a late
hnu- last night In an effort to have a
p -' uan accompany him to the scene
o . .natation.
Duke who went to tho home
U Ornlng returned this afternoon
and verifies the report that much farm
property was damaged
The farm across tho rond from tho
home of Elmer Stout was shaken by
the stem the plastor 1 ailing from the
walls and tho chimney tumbled down.
Aiw.nt two m'.lcs south of Guthrie
neur tho Santa Fo tracks a strip about
tvo hundred feet wide was devastated.
The extent the damage In that vlclnUy
Is not Known as u "-" (
Train Service Knocked Out.
Tram servlco on the Santa Fo
south bound has been put out of busi-
ness. Tho schedules of south bound
i&3sencor No. 405 duo here at 10
I p. m. and south bound pnssonger No.
17 due here at 11:36 liavo boon an-
nulled. This on account of washouts
botween Emporia and Kansas City.
The south bound train duo horo at
2:05 o'clock this nttornoon will not
arrive until 4 o'clock or after. No
damage was doile 'tho track between
Guthrie nnd Arkansas City.
Eastern Oklahoma on the Bum.
The Eastorn Oklahoma division out
of Guthrie was damaged to some ox-
tont by the storm. Tho passenger
train duo hero at 9: IE a. m. did not
arrive uutll 1:G0 p. m. and on account
of the poor condition of the track will
ndt leave hero this uftomoon. Tho lo-
cal freight train left horo sovoral
hours after tho scheduled tlmo of leav-
ing. An offort is now being mado to
place tho track In condltlou for sor-
vlce. I
Good Boy "Mike."
The Ft. Smith and Wostorn train
left on scheduled time this morning
nnd General Agent O'Donnoll an-
nounces that the track Is In good con-
dition. Other than that tho track Is a
little bit soft the "Kay" is oxperenc
Ing no troublo today In operating. Oi
tho main line between Oklahoma City
and tho Osage nation somo damage
to the track is reported.
No Files on wolf.
The SL Louis El Reno and WesWrn
combination train nrrlved on salted-
'ulod tlmo this morning. Tho Denver
Vb to fpeed
oo In)esttgate
Tho special grand Jury called by
Judge Burford for tho alleged pur-
po of Investigating the affairs of the
Cnpltol National bank marched up
hill and then Jnglorlously marchort
down again.
As a matter of fact the court and
county attorney lolt all right in doing
the "stronuous act" In response to the
clamor of doposllora and it was not
until this afternoon that their atten
tion was called to a United States de-
cision to tho effoct that stales have no
business moddllng with tho affairs of
banks which are under national con-
trol. Naturally Judge Burford who
has an ostlmablo ambition to become
federal Judge under statohood doesn't
wnnt to buck up against tho United
States supremo court nnd It's right
thoro that Horace Speed. Unltod
States attomoy. Booms to possess tho
ha-ha. For when Speed was asked to
bogin tho Investigation Into the at-
fairs of the defunct bank Speed
Sunday
School Convention
3?erminatesTonight a
Successful Meeting
impossible to securo any details of
the results of tho Btorm.
Hit Guthrie at 6 O'clock.
hT storm broke upon Guthrie short'
ly after C o'clock and for a few mln-
Enid and Gulf train also arrived on
scheduled time.
Luther Still on Deck.
Included In tho rumors afloat this
morning was one that tho town of
iftes a veritable Kansas-Oklahoma dust' Luther In Oklahoma county had boon
The elovonth annual convention of
tho Oklahoma Sunday school associa-
tion will como to a close tonight fol-
lowing an addross "The World's
nonchalantly replied that hs wasn't
ready; and what Speed says appears
to "go" during the hiatus between
territory and statehood.
Tho speolnl grand Jury will bo In ses-
sion probably for the noxt ten days or
two weeks during which tlmo the
patient taxpajor will have opportuni-
ty to rttmlnate. Tho Jury is com-
posed of tho following:
0. P. Cooper foroman capitalist.
John Englor contractor.
1. H. Hill farmer.
Chas. Leo hardwaro merchant
J. H. Norrls farmer.
I. V. Gray farmor.
J. E. Hartrell farmor.
Chas. Maple farmer.
A. P. Billings farmor.
V. D. Jenkins farmer.
Frank lilndman real estate.
Geo. Dotwllor.
O W. Lobdoll farmer. 
Jonathan Wheeler capitalist.
Sam Groonloaf farmor..
Joshua Gordon farmer.
wwvs
mont. Rev. Lewis Collins Waionga.
For mombers oxecutlvo committee:
L. Haynos Buxton chairman Okla
homa City.
Fred L. Wenuor. Guthrlo.
Andrew Klngkade Norman.
G. N. Hartley. Tecumsoh.
Dick T. Morgan. El Bono.
Low K. Darrow Medford.
-(r.U. MnrJihyrOklahoma CIty
M. McCullough Norman.
Geo. L. Halo Enid.
J. O. McCollister Mangum.
C. E. Helsol Enid.
A. Dalo. Polo.
G. B. Stono Oklahoma City.
Wm. Itogors. Medford.
(By Associated Press.
Kansas City Mo. June 3. All trib-
utaries of the Raw river in Kansas
are rising .rapidly today and a serious
floOd is threatened. Heavy rains for
two day at a time have prevailed nil
over Kansas nt various iliHM within
Via tia.it tlilrfv fflnt.fi In ihn lltiaf
twenty-four bourse further heavy rain
hare ngnln swollen the strtams. this
tlmo beyond Uio height experienced
In the two former rlsw. Today rain
continues to fall at many points
throughout Kansas 'and the ultimate
result must bo that the ISiw already
bank full at many nlacea along Its
sourco will ovorflow Its banks at Its
mouth Kansas City.
While conditions nro not such an
brought on tho great Juno flood of last
year preparations are being made to
moot the situation as It may dovolop.
Railroad traffic Is demoralized and
already mnuy through trains aro stall-
ed. So tar no casualties havo been
reported. "
At Newton Ku6. over six hundred
persons havo boon drlvon from their
homos hi the sudden rise in Sand
crook and in many housos the water
stttnds ns high as the second story
windows.
Hundreds of men worked all nigh
rescuing tho unfortunates.
Morning found nil removed to plnces
of safety but with tho water still ris-
ing and further heavy damugo likely
There wore many narrow oscapos and
much suffoilng. Tho homeless havo
been taken Into the homes of tho resl
ilonts in tho upper part of town rial
furnished with food and clothing.
East of Topolia nlong tho Kaw tho
ZoZl'" A6v to Greatest Syndicate." by tho Rev. J
storm provmicu r - - i  T. ...  frnm nnt
the cvclono would surely sweep uuu .. auu. "- "" " '
iinon the city hurried to tho cyclone placo says that tho rain fell there
If!" fthors took refuge In places night and the wind blow hard but no
of safety.
t tomnerature. which during the
attemoon had hovered about tho 10t
damace was done
Wltchpr the first staton on tho
"Katy" out of Oklahoma City Is re-
"""""" . ....... .i. . iho'irii tn hnvi- boon struck by the
mark Bhowetl a huuuuii mui' " - -- .
. .i.- .i. i.ninfr hocamo cvclono. Sovoral porsons are repoitod
cIS The rain and wind followed and I to have been Injured and many housos
it became almost noxt to lnipossiim.
for pedestrians to make their way
across the streets. Merchants clerks
and employes wore forced to remain
blown away
Gleneoe Had a Call.
A special to Tho Leader says that
Gloncoo. a town of 1.0Q0 Inhabitants
"own" town till the fury of the -storm J In Payne .county was struck by .tor
real effect of the flood has not yet
boun to be felt nor Ih It llkoly to be
before another tventy-four hours.
Further east of Kansas City there
has been a slow but steady rise In the
Kaw since late yesterday but at this
nolut the water Is being carried off by
tho Missouri river and no sorlous
damage it 1 believed can bo done
for same Umo.
Western Union Office Unroofed.
Dallas Tex. June 3. A tornado
horo todaly blow tho roof off the office
I of tho Wostorn Union Telegraph com
pany and wrecked a few small houses
In the outskirts of tho city. So far ad
known no one was hurt.
Haln had fallen in torrents all night
accompanied by a heavy win! which
finally dovoloped Into oyclonlv. propor
tions.
When the Wostorn Union building
was struck a panic ensued amon tuo
force nt work In the operating room.
All wlro communication with tho
outside world was cut off for several
hours ollro or less damage was done
In tho outlying country.
Damage tn Joplln Mo.
Jonlln Mo. Juno 3. Sovcral houses
wero unroofed In Joplln r-nd trees
wore uprooted nnd meny booths ar-
ranged for the annual carnival wcro
wrecked by a severe wind storm
whllo tho torrents of rain that follow-
ed flooded tVo down town streets fill
lng basements and causing more or
less othor damage Tho storm waa
general throughout Southwestern Mis-
i sourl and much damago was done In
the country.
Inland Netetoris
Huda At&aK&ntng
had abated. At 7 o'clock the wmu
and rain hud subsided to a degree per-
nlttlng a number to floe to tholr
lu.meB.
vi rm continued nt intervals be
tween 7 and 8 o'clock whon at the!
latter hour rain begm. falling In tor
rents. The streets became a is
creeks sidewalks were flooded light-
ning plorcod the air. thunder rolled
and to those who were witnessing the
storm and could hear the rumblings ot
its oncoming imagined that nothing
less than a mlraolo could save tho olty
from being torn up by a twister.
Lightning Strikes.
...i it.o hnir.it of tho storm
lightning struck tho building ocoupled
by S. W. 8chmldt at 210 Bast Oklaho-
ma tearing off a number of bricks at
ths southeast ooroer and loosening
more loavlng a small-sized holo in that
corner of tho building. No other dam-
ago has been learned of. uausod by
ItfrVltnlnC'
The rain wind and olectrlcal display
continued throughout the major por-
tion ot tho night causing many to re-
main awake until early morning.
When the city awoke this morning
U was then seen the results of the
atorm through which the city had
passed. In several places whert
sewers have recently been construct-
ed the rush of water made many deep
holes. Cottonwood creek rose several
Inches.
nado today and that Hyo rosldencos
were domollBhod. Tho Methodist
church was destroyed and several per-
sons wero hurt none sorlously. Much
damage was dono to mrm property.
Thero was a heavy rain storm ac-
companied by wind at Fallis during
the night.
Telephone Service Is Prompt.
The Pioneer Telephone company
had somo trouble this morning with
its llnoe out of Outhrle. At. a o'clock
this afternoon the damage had been
repaired and the wtros ware in place.
The Missouri and Kansas Tele-
phone company experienced no line
trouble.
MA8S MEETIN GTONIGHT.
Citizens Urged to Be Present at Com-
mercial Club Rooms
meeting
41-
of
Thora will be' a mass
.r.H t ia Inmrnafflal filitli rnnms
UllliUHD Ul 11417 WVUUWIV..I A
tonight at 8 o'ctook (0 mftDt Mr. Fram
the paper mill man who desires to lo-
cate in Guthrie. Everybody Is cordi-
ally Invltod to attnd this mooting.
Bank Commissioner Paul Coonor to-
day Issued a call asking for the con-
dition of territorial panks at tho oloso
ot business June 2.
Good music at the
every Saturday night.
Palm Garden
C. Carman ot uenvor
At tonight's mooting Mrs. J. W.
Barnes will addross tho convention
on tho subject "Illustrations as a
Haln or a Hindrance."
Tho meeting today oponcd with a
song service lod by Prof. Butts which
was followed by scripture vorsoe and
prayer by tho Rev. Rippoy of Guthrie.
Mrs. Lou Benson primary superintend-
ent submitted her annual rQport. The
program thlB morning also Included
addresses by Mrs. J. W. Barnes on
"Lesson Touching for Beginners
"Tho Bound Table on Organise''
work." by Iho Rev. John C. Cwrmnn.
and "Odr Official Organ" by William
Ui.zirs. the territorial field secretary.
This afternoon a special conference
with primary and Junior workers con-
ducted by Mrs. J. W. Barnes wa
held In the Bsptlst chureli. The Rev.
L. II. Holt the home department sec-
retary read his annual report which
una fniinu-fl liv an address. "The
Home Department" by O. W. Rogers
of Medford. An address "A Sound
Rvatom of Association Finance." will
conclude the afternoon's meeting.
The report of the nominating com-
mittee was adopted and the following
were declared the officers for the en
suing year:
President M. MoCullougb Norman.
Vloe president. Geo. T. Knott. Okla-
homa. Recording secretary. L. II. Holt.
Sickles.
Corresponding secretary Wm Rog
ers. Medford.
Treasurer. Lew E. Darrow Medford.
International vice president. Dick T
Morgan. El Reno.
International committeeman Fred
L .Wonner Oufhrle.
Supt. Home department Miss lou
Benson. Oklahoma City.
Supt House to House visitation
Mrs Geo. Rusler Hobcrt.
Supt. Teachers' Training depart-
Deneen
(By Associated Press.')
Springfield Hi. June 3. Charles 8.
Deneen was nominated for governor
by the Republican state convention
here this afternoon on the 79th ballot.
After Gov. Yates Col. Hamlin and
Sherman had withdrawn In his favor.
This broke the deadlock that had last-
ed since Friday May 13.
(By Asaociatoo Prrss.t
Newton Kas. Juno J. The flood of
last night-Is rocoding. Not less than
100 homes aro uninhabitable ns a re-
sult of high water. In some cases
foundations ot houses woro undermin-
ed and walls damaged. The loss on
household goods Is heavy while
scores of barns and other small bulbi
lngs wero wnshod away. Three street
bridges wore swopt away and overy
bridge In tho city was damaged and Is
unsnfe. Flooded section covors area
of not less than thirty blocks. Thero
were several Instances of consplcuoun
bravery displayed by rescuers. No
train from oast or south has reache
here for thirty hours.
fanta Fe's Worst
Flood Experience
ENID BANK FAILURE.
Seems to Have Started Something In
Financial Circles.
Relative to the reports from Id
Hint Receiver Denton of the defunct
Cltiseu's bank has located In the
poseeeuion of H. W. Pentecost here
the sum of $21000 in the bank's col
lateral tbo matter Is creating consid
erable sensation in authrle and Is be-
ing iuvestlgated by the governor per-
sonally. Today Attorney General
Simon returned from Enid where he
was sent by the governor to In vast I
gate the facto in the case and look
Into ttie matur.
It annoars tliat the outcome lies b
tween Cashier H. II. Watkins of the
defunct bank and Mr. Pentecost. The
latter Is assistant bank commissioner
for Oklahoma and as sueh went to
Bold woes the bank there failed to
take possession. After Receiver Den-
ton took control he missed $21000 o
the bank's assets and found them In
Pentecost's possession and -returned
them to Hnld.
Pentecost olalras he secured tho col-
lateral from Watkins and not from the
bank and was given them to hold a
security for the Fidelity Deposit com-
pany of Baltimore whose agent Peri
(By Associated Press.)
Topeka. Kas. June 3. The Santa
He railroad officials hore gave out the
following statement of the where-
abouts ot Uieir trains and condition of
track.. In the flooded district from Km-
porta west to Newton.
The most serious situation Is In tho
vielnlty of Florence. The main line
Is moro or less under water from two
miks east of Florence to Strong City.
The Martou McPlierson branch is
wuaiimi mil for otiveral miles 'est ot
Flon-neo. The Strong City -auch.
northwest is also Impassable on ac-
count of flooded track. For four miles
Aniit.li of Florence the El Doiado
branch truaka are under water.
The Wichita branch Is flooded two
mile south ot Newton as Is the main
lino two miles wsL Detour of trams
tins uea.- tairiy suoeeesiui ur i-Jiai.
lines being used principally.
No S carnc east over that lln' from
Hutchinson today. Numbers 1 and .
nnd I and C will also be detoured over
the sart't route. No. 18 reached Em
porta at 10 o'clock from Wichita via
the Frisco to Severy then oi tho
Howard branch. Thursday's Nos 7
and 17 took the same roule nouth
Thursday's No. 5 is Still flood-bound
at Clement
The Santa Fe further states tlnf
this 1 thfclr worst flood experience.
teoost Is In Oklahoma. The company
was guaranteeing a large sum of court
funds In the bank and Pentecost
claims iho $21000 assets were turned
tn him to secure his company. He is
.imuhatit- in the statement thst )it
nut Kt tin securities from the bank.
Ho turned them over to Receiver Den-
ton however wher th. !".: made
demand.
The facts In the case hae been
presented to Paul F. f'ooner of
Shawnee who Is the bank c-ommls
Jiatiei for .Oklahoma and under whom
Panteeost serves. He has been asked
to apt In the matter but as yet notu-
lnsr has been received from him.
nn HMvmnt of Penteooet's standing
Svlth the territorial administration the
matter is one of moment and the out
come Is being antioivated wuh eager-
h4S.
Frisco Gives Another Plum to the
Territory Town.
The Frisco train dispatcher's office
on the Ited river division of the Frist-1
was transferred yesteroay rrom oner
man. Tex. to Sapulpa. TrainmasK'
Hutchinson also moved Ills office front
Sherman to Sapulpa. The three divi
Sapulpa are to be operated from thar
place In the future.
Special Notice Eaglet.
Every mewler of Guthrie Aerie No.
a: aro commanded to be present at a
special martins Sunday eve at 7 30
sharp. Business of great importance
to.be considered.
J. R .Banta F. L. Woodruff
SeoreUry.  President.
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