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VOLUME NINE
AMERICAN-NEWS, EL RENO, OKLAHOMA THURSDAY, JANUARY 21,
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NUMBER 4J
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Membership Fee Fixed
at $1.00 Only
OFFICERS ELECTED
said check being $500; PROVIDED,
| if the money bid is accepted by th
| board and the sum of 51,500 is not paid
j on cr before January 30, 1904, then
j :aid check for the sum of five hundred
dollars, and the money payable there
on shall be forfeited to said board for
the use of the public library.
All proposals shall be in writing,
with description of property and shal
be signed by the party making the
same. Said proposals or bids shall be
on file with the board or secretary,
thereof, on or before 8 o’clock p. m.
January 25, 1904.
Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids or proposals.
Bids and proposals shall be openec
at 8 o’clock p. m., January 25, 1904.
DR. GEO. \V. TAYLOR,
Acting President of the Bard.
Attest:
S. H. REID, Secretary. 142 61
in s of urn
Aiiu in
Every Property Owner and Laborer
Business Man ard Manufactur-
er is Desired Included in
the Club—Good Start
Viceroy can Make.
Hostile Move
no
UNIT ED EVANGELI CAL.
Preaching at Fairview school house
three miles north and six miles east
ni El Revo, Monday and1 Tuesday,
January 25 and 2(>. at 7: 30 p. 111.. by
Presiding Elder Morse, of Hastings,
Nebraska. Come and hear this gi>od
man preach the gospel.
R. N. BUCKNER, Pastor.
Safe, swift and sure is the proper de-
scription of Cheatham’s Laxative
Tablets. Cure colds in a day. Can In
carried in vest pocket. Easy to take.
Guaranteed. Price 25 cents. * * *
SALESMEN WANTED— Bright
young men for city work. Call at
Anstine hotel between 1 and 2 or
after 6 o’clock. J. L. MIKESELL.
144 6p
With Mrs. Baxter.
The city hall was crowded aga n
last nigut with citizens and business
men anxious to do something toward
making El Reno what she should and
will he. The Chamber of Commerce
members turned out. regardless of the
incleent weather, and filled the hall j
and every seat was taken. Tne library j
ENTERTAINED AT BREAKFAST
FOR MESDAMES DAVIS
AND CHANDLER.
committee reported that its mission to
the city council had been met witiij Mrs yy. L. Baxter entertained
success, and the library is practically1 few friends yesterday morning at
assured. breakfast in honor of Mrs. Davis and
The committee appointed to forma- ] Mrs. Chandler, sisters of Mrs. Dr
late rules and by-laws reported, and Smith and .Miss Mary Shuttee who
alter hearing the reading they were' are visiting guests at the Dr. Smitl
by sections. The member- j home, from West Plains, Mo.
considered by sections. The memoer- ■ home, from West Plains, mo. The
snip fe was reduced from $3 1° $1 in home was beautifully decorated wit’
order that every citizen may enroll
his name among the pushers, and iden-
tify himself with the future devclop-
1
ment of the city. The monthly dues
was reduced from $6 a year to $3. and
the provision adopted that additional
funds may be raised by voluntary ob- ^
ligations of business men an'd citi- ;
zens. The remainder of the by-laws
will be outlined in the Americn later,
t
to enable every one to know the ex-;
act manner in which the club will pro-
ceed.
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After the adoption of the rules and.
by-laws they proceeded to the election
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of the officers of the Chamber of
Commerce for the ensuing year. Th j
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following were nominated for presi-.
dent: J. E. Jones, Dick T. Morgan
and Sam Peach. Teach withdrew his
name in favor of J. E. Jones, who was 1
elected president by a large majority j
Dick T. Morgan was unanimously
elected vice president.
The following
nominations were
placed for secretary
: John Goodwin
Major Simpson, and Sidney Clute
electing John Goodwin by an over-
whelming majority.
J. A. LaBryer was unarimously
elected treasurer.
After the election of the permanent
officers the president took the chair
and made a very interesting speech,
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thanking them for the honor bestowed
up on him, stating that he was deep-
ly interested in the work arid woul 1
put forth all his energy to make the
Chamber of Commerce a grand sue
cess. > 5$ -?5
The meeting last night show 1
people are aroused to the proper ap-
preciation of, united efforts and will do
something. Already the club has ac-
complished a great deal. The feeling
among the citizens for pushing for-
ward was never better, and while the
flowers, and a delicious five ecturse
breakfast served. Those present were
Mrs. Dr. Smith, Miss Mary Shut
tee, Mrs. E. D. Humphrey, Mrs
Judge Irwin, Mrs. E. C. Young, Mrs
F. N. Howell, Mrs. Turner Brad
ford, Mrs. T. J. Allison. Miss Eagin
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Chandler, Wes
Plaines, Mo. Mrs. Herbert Humphre
of Abilene, Kansas,
ALEXIEFFS POWER
The Japs Contract for Ships—Accept
Terms of English Firm to Build
Powerful War Vessels.
St. Petersburg, Jail. 20.—The be-
lief grows in all quarters, and especial-
ly since the czar's utterances at the
New Year’s reception, that it is the
decided intention of tne Russian em-
peror to use his vast power in the
preservation of peace in the far east.
There is a strong indication that
through the czar's personal acts the
peace party is completely in the as-
cendant. M. Bezobrazoff, tile head of
the war party, lias gone abroad; For-
eign Minister LamsJorfT, who from
the beginnig has favored peace, is
now completely rehabilitated, and Vic-
roy Alezicff has been made subser-
vient to the foreign offee in the Rus-
sia Japan negotiations. His extensive
powers are curtailed and he can make
n move without the czar's personal
approval. In fact, the fresh assuranc-
es conveyed through Ambassador
Cassina to the authorities at Washing-
ton of the recognition of the rights
C. W. Goodwin, cashier of the
First National Bank at Clinton, waj a
business caller in the city yesrerday
and also visited with his brother,
John, and (riends for a short time.
Wanted to Killj Himself
THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN COM
PELLED TO COMMIT
CRIME.
PoDes Neice to Marry.
FAVORITE OF POTENTAE WILT
BE UNITED **TO RICH
ITALIAN LAND OWNER
Rome. Jan. 20.—The favorite niec
of Pius X. Miss Gilda Parloin is
about to he married to a rich landec
proprietor of northern1 Italy. Not-
withstanding te sohverign honors con
ferred upon their relative the member
of ten Sarto familyhave remaine,
more or less in the same position
tey hccupied before his promotion,
with the exception of his sisters, win
have been called to route.
Another niece, who has been wait
ing for many months to marry a mod
cst government employe as soonas
he could obtain a promotion, is stil
would he best for them to obtain firs
the expected increase in salery.
club is not ‘.‘jumping to conclusion,”
it will accomplish much for the city
in the near future, and as long as the
people stand together.
NOTICE.
Notice
board of
Caught at Paola.
BELIEVED TO HAVE COMMITT-
ED SEVERAL BOLD
Paola, Kas„ Jan. 20.—Two men giv-
ing their names as Charles Gorney,
aged 29, of St. Paul Minn., and
Thomas Rorers, aged 30, of Butte,
Mont., who are suspected of attempt-
ing to rob the the bank at Cleveland,
Mo., and blowing open teh safe in teh
is hereby given that the Missouri Kansas and Texas station
directors of the public li- »t Lomsburg, Kans last night with
brary of the city of El Reno, wil re- nitroglycerine, wrecking the safe and
ceivc sealed proposals or bids to fur- tne interior of teh stauon, were sur-
ni,h n suitable site for said building, rounded near here today and captured
n« , , r „nncpj citP by a posse of 300 farmers and members
the street frontage of propose*l she J I Honc thcif social,on
not to be les than fifty feet, baicl pro-j^ ... . . •, •
posals or bids will be received until who had been on (heir trad since day-
the hour of 8 o’clock p. m. on the 1'^
2-th dav of January, 1904- Persons, bcter-i snots j
making proposals or bids must under | surrendered but no one was nurt.
stand that if the same is accepted by
the board aforesaiJ. viz, if the pro-
acquired by tile Chinese treaty is
largely attributed to Count I.amsdorf’s
influence. Diplomatic circles regard
Count Lamsdorff’s conduct of the ne-
gotiations under the czar’s direction
as a very hopeful sign. Another strong
influence on the side of peace has been
the attitude of M. Witte, president of
the council of state, who has been
bending his energies to avoid a con-
flict. At the recent meetings of the
council of state, M. Witte, with his
his old time eloquence, pleaded 'the
cause of peace, pointing out the dis-
astrous consequences of war to Rus-
sia and declaring that Russia had ev-
erything to lose and nothing to gain.
It is predicted that if peace prevails
M. Wiite again will become a great
power in the government.
The czar's assurance at the winter
palace, January 14, that he desired
peace in the far east, is regarded b.
the foreign diplomats as a hostage
given to tile world for the preserva-
tion of peace, while the guarantee tha
Russia will recognize the open ports
and other .concessions in Manchuria
wil, it is thought, place the onus of
rupture on Japan. Most of the news
papers her join in the peaceful chorus
one paper remarking, however, tlmt
it was strange for Russians to first
hear of the czar’s words by way of
America.
The Novoe Vremya, referring to
the reports of the offer of good offices
from the United States, France and
Great Britain, asks: “How is it pos-
sible to render further service to the
cause- of peace after the szar has an
nounced that he will direct all his in-
fluence to maintain it? ‘A more prec-
ious guarantee that Russia will not
draw the sword it is impssible to con-
ceive.”
South McAlester, I. T., Jan. 2c
Dean Williamson, a journeyman lath-
er, took a large dose of carbolic acid
at tiic Valley hotel here at 8 o'clock
this morning. He had secured a room
about an hour before. His groans
caused his discovery by the landlord
and physicians worked on him all day
and will likely save his life. William-
son is a son of Mrs. Mary E. William
| son, of Cherryvale, Kas., and a broth-
er of S- I’. Williamson, of 1304 Grand
avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
I11 his pocket was found a note-
book stajing that lvc had been the
victim of a plot to implicate him in
certain bank and other robberies. The
matter was written in an incoherent
fashion, declaring that he never did
anything wrong when he was at him-
self and referring to his being doped
by four men, who might have forced
him into some crime. He carried a
card in the Lather’s Union, of Cha-
nute, Kans.
pose of this extraordinary session oi
the grand jury, which was discharged
last week.
Major Hugh C. Dennis, president of
the Rialto Crain and Securities Com-
pany, lias been subpoenaed to appear
as a witness before the federal grand
jury which convenes tomorrow. W.
It. Mahaney, formerly associated with
Major Dennis, with several brokers,!
have also been called as witnesses, j
Altogether, about too witnesses
have been summoned for the invest!-;
gation ol alleged gct-rieh-quick con-
cerns.
The grand jury will also continue!
the investigation of naturalization
frauds.
A number of witnesses were callc
by Mr. Folk to tell what they knew of
alleged holdups in the house of dele-
gates. Among them was J. W. Pee-
bles. manager of the company having
charge of the work of placing the
pneumatic tube between Union sta-
tion and the world’s (air grounds, who
is said to have been appointed for a
bribe of $10,000 for the “boys” in the
house in the interests of the passage
of the hill.
Dr. A. J. Hamerstcin, a member
of the house from the Thirteenth
ward, who said he was appointted by
other members to vote in favor of
the terminal railroad bill, and Speak-
er Gazzole, of the house, were others
who were closeted with Mr. Folk for
some time today.
Announce Candidacy.
DECLARES ROSE WILL RUN
FOR GOVERNOR OF ILL-
INOIS.
Washington, Jan. 20.—Gen. James
R. Campbell, of McLeansboro, was
here today. He did not hesitate to
proclaim that 11c is for James A. Rose
secretary of state of Illinois, for gov-
ernor, and that Mr. Rose will an-
nounce his candidacy at the annual re-
publican love feast in Springfield on
January 27.
Out Break Expected.
REPORT 100,000 PERSunS
HOMELESS IN MACE-
DONIA.
C. C. Club.
HELD INTERESTING MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
Robbing the Dead
The C. C. Club met with Miss
Laura Van Dyne last night and after
a thirty minute parliamentary drill in
which they had a heated argument on
the Carnegie library. Mr. Goodlier
was forced to use tne gavel quite vig-
orously at times. After tile parliament-
ary squabble ended the following pro-
gram was rendered:
Attention—Miss Laura Van Dyne.
Flow May Attention be
Prof, Koontz.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 20.—The latest
reports to the Armenian board front
tile relief centers in Macedonia, showr
that there are now 100,000 persons
homeless and without means of sup-
port. Of this number between 52.-
000 and 53,000 arc in Monastir vilayet.
The Turkish government is affording
some relief, and funds arc coming
from America and England. There is
fear that unless some decisive steps
are taken there will be another politi-
cal outbreak in the spring.
Postal Fraud Trial.
WITNESSES TESTIFY TO CON-
NECTION.
Washington, Jan. 20.—In the trial
of August W. Machen, the Groff
Secured— brothers and Dr. and Mrs. George E.
1 Lorenz, charged with conspiracy to
be Divided-
SALOON KEEPER
OTHER MEN ARRESTED.
Can Attention
May Riley.
Poem—Miss Fanny Crocker.
Demonstrated by Joe Harper
AND TWO Mrs. Woodside.
-Miss defraud the government, the prosecu-
tion introduced number, of witnesses
I to prove the relations of Machen with
and the Lorcnzes and the Groff brothers.
One of these, Ilia Liebhardt, Mac-hen's
Relation of Attention to Judge- former stenographer and chief clerk,
ment— Jim Roberson. j testified to visits of Dr. and Mrs. Lo-
Secret of Napoleons Success—Mrs. 1 renz to Machen in his office, but de-
A. O. Cromer. dared on cross-examination ihat dur-
Chicago, Jan. 20.—Charged with
robbing the dead and dying at the
Iroquois theater fire, three men bav
been placed under arrest by the Chi-
cago police. The first of the alleged
ghouls to be captured was Louis Wilz,
keeper of the Illinois saloon, located
few doors from tne main entrance
of the theater.
It is charged that Wilz robbed the
body of a dying woman, Mrs. E. J.
Trask, the afternoon of the lire, secur-
ing $199, which it is alleged was divid-
ed among three men, two of whom
were arrestetd after Wilz. Tne police
claim to have received confessions
from all three men. The other two
arrestted are Charles Conway, said to
have received $20, and Thomas Mc-
Carty, alleged to have received $27.50.
The third man, still at large, is a
stranger, • who received $12. He is
said to be a traveling man from St.
Louis.
It is said that Wilz confessed that
$210 was taken from the body oi Mrs.
Trask, of Ottawa, 111., when she was
carried, dying into the saloon. The
money was handed to Wilz by a phy
sician attending the woman Wilz i:
reported to have given $11 to the po-
lice and told them it was all she had.
We seek lnisabnd for widow in Ok-
lahoma, age 29, worth $4,800; maiden
lady in Texas, age 26, worth $9,000,
and for many others.
HOME AND COMFORT,
Toledo, Ohio.
yosal of real estate is good and suf-
ficient deed of conveyance, conveying
be cx-
The men had in their possessionre-
volvers, ammunition and nitroglycerin
Results of # Attention.—Miss Lula
Bennett.
Discussion—“Do Actions Require
Thought.”—Dr. A. O. Cromer and
Geo. Coodner.
The club will meet with Mrs. Dr.
A. O. CVomcr next Tuesday evening
CALUMET CLEANINGS’.
Geo. Hertlein, the cigar maker of
Geary was calling on the trade lierg
Tuseday.
W. J. Smith, of Shawnee, has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. G. W.
Jensen for the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Tobe Switser arc
the parents of a bouncing baby girl, ] would not
ing ilie several conversations she was
present, and heard nothing said about
letter-box fasteners. James E. Bell,
superintendent of delivery of the
Washington city post office, testified
that the Groff fastener had been adopt-
ed without any report on it having
been submitted by him, although it
would have been his duty to make such
report, as the fastener was tried first
in this city. John F. Clark, a letter
carrier, described the failure of the
fastener to work at a lest made in
1894 in his city, at which, he said, caus-
ed Machen to remark to Groff at the
tnat time that unless the fastener
would work work without sticking he
recommend its adoption.
which they seem to think is just the \ During the day Justice Pritchard
finest in Oklahoma. i showed a disposition in arguments on
admissibility of evidence not to toler-
ate unnecessary delays in the progress
of the case. - .-1 »
Charter Received.
FAIR ASSOCIATION.
J. A. Jones, wife and daughter,
were guests in the city yesterday.
They returned to their home in South
McAlester last evening.
W.
C. Hughes, of Oklahoma City,
was a business caller in the city yes
terday.
New Grand Jury.
$23.45 to New Orleans, La., and re
turn tickets on sale Febv. 9 to 14, in
elusive; return limit March Account
Madri Gras.
WAR
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good title to the property shall
ccuted upon demand and delivered to
said board as special trustees for
city property. And if'the bid be to |
furnish money to purchase a site | Adams*hve invitations out for a flmzh
QUARTERLY M E ET ING.
tA the United Evangelical church,
six miles north and two east of El
Reno, January 23 and 24.
7:30 p. m., Saturday, preaching by
tiie presiding elder, Rev. Morse, of
Hastings, eNbraska.
10 a. m. Sunday, Sunday school.
11 a. m. preaching by the elder fol-|
lowed by the sacrament of the Lord's
suppcr, ■< -is | St. Louis, Jan, 20 — It was annottne-
7 P- m. K. L. of C. E. meeting. ~ j ed today by Circuit Attorney Folk
8 11. m. nrenchimr bv the elder. ! that he would call an extraordinary
FOLK CONTINUES
OX CORRUPTION.'
Tom Jarvill moved onto the Bryan
farm north of town last week.
Alex Hadlock has sold his dray bus-
iness to R. E. Folsom.
J. C. Hurt went to El Reno Mon-
day night, and took a few degrees in,
Masonry. Ffe went to town in com- _
pany with Dr. Gilliam, J. Bledsoe and
Bob Crowley. Coming by Ft. Reno 011 FOR THE CENTRAL STATE
the way home their team got fright-!
ened and jumped into a ditch, capsized
the rig and dumped the occupants in-!
to the road. With the exception of. a'
six inch gasn on Mr. Crowley’s head, Charley Engle, secretary of the
none of the rest were hurt. One of the Central State Fair association, re-
horses was badly bruised in the runa- ceived the charter yesterday. There
way. will be a meeting of the association
Billy Sombart, of El Reno, and'within the next ten days. The main
Wren Moore spent Thursday and Fn- object of the association is to estab-
day hunting. _ lish a fine agricultural fair. There will
Miss Maud Pr^tners, our teacher, be a committee appointed before long
and Miss Alice Clevenger spent Pri- to solicit the buying of stock.
.lay and Saturday with friends in Ei ---------
Reno. | H. A. Melton, the Wells-Fargo
We expect to have a rural free de- express man has returned from Fay-
livery route from here south in a short etteville, Ark., where he has been for
time. The special agent will he hue1 the past two weeks, attending his lit-
to look over the route and examine , tie boy who has been quite sick, but
carriers Friday.
! is now improving -.lowly.. His broth-
,
Calumet camp, M. W. A. held theirler in law. C. C. Curry, of Fayette-
installation of officers last Tusdav! ville, returned with him and will look
night. Geary camp officers and team over the country for a few weeks in
Allison and Mrs. F. L.
said building, said hid must — -— . — .
certified check pay-jpsrty at Mrs. Allisons home on Fri-
p. tn. preaching by the elder.
An opportunity wil be given to -cssion of the grand jury Ur tomor-
ttnite with the church both morning row. The continuance of the myest.-
gation begun recqptly itno alleged
companied with a---- , , ,L
bio to the board, the amount of tne j day afternoon.
and evening.
M. T. Morse, Presiding Elder.
R. N. Buckner, Pastor.
boodle deals in the St. Louis house of
delegates is believed to he the pur-
after which the ladies spread the tab.
les and everybody had a
good time.! A. B. Brewster, of Apache, was it
! the city yesterday on business.
Mrs. H. K. Ricker and Mrs. Chas.
Wjttson will entertain at Mrs. Ric-
kt-i’s home on Saturday afternoon
E. A. Sharpe was a business caller
in Kingfisher yesterday.
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