The Yukon Sun And The Yukon Weekly. (Yukon, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1902 Page: 2 of 10
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THE YUKON SUN
AND WEEKLY.
TERRITORIAL HAPPENINGS
BEEBE LET OUT
CALLS IT ANARCHY.
Itymi in n Sratliing Charge Sayi
lloodlhtf; 1m Annreliy.
St. Louis: In a most scathingchargo
to the grand jury which was ordered to
continue investigation liogun by tho
previous body into the charges of bribery
in connection with St. Louis and Sub-
urbin railway legislaton, Judge Ryan
said:
"The work and report of the last
grand jury revealed impaling conditions
touching bribery of public officials.
These revelations indicate that men in
high positions in the social life and
commercial activity of this community
have in their endeavor to secure public
franchise for private gain, not hesitated
to bribe members of the mnnicipa 1 as-
sembly to betray the public interests
and welfare they wero elected to protect.
“No graver danger exists in our midst
than this infamous method of robbing
the people by corrupting their trusted
representatives. It is a menace to our
civic and political life. It is nnarcy,
Hart Maxwell, Editor and I’nbllaher.
The Post Office Inspector’s Services
Dispensed With.
Latest Reliable News Gathered with Special Aim to Please
the Wishes of Our Readers.
HISKEY WAS THE CAUSE.
YUKON,
OKLAHOMA
THE TWIN^^TERRITORIESf.
Purcell is to have a fat stock show in
April.
A Id,000 cotton gin is building at Lono
THE WAY OF THE TRANSCRESSOR IS HARD
May I!»? Trouble Yet,
Asiier, O. T.: Another chapter has
been added to the story of the killing of
Mart West, a white boy, near Violet
Springs, by Cephas Bruner, a negro.
The shooting took place about Christ-
mas time. Last Friday a brother of
Brnner was called from his cabin in the
Seminole nation and was shot dead by
unknown parties. After the body was
found there was much excitement and
negroes made many threats to visit the
vicinity of Violet Springs and wreck
vengeance on the white settlers. The
negroes believe that tho killing of Bru-
ner was done by the relatives of West,
who was killed by Cephas Bruner. Noth-
ing has happened, however, and it is
thought that the matter has blown over.
Hotly anti Hot tie* Fount).
Chickasha : The body ofadead man
was discovered at a point one mile
southeast, of tho line by Messrs. Cox and
Perry. The body was lying in a ditch;
the shoes of the doad man were found
by his side, also two empty quart bot-
tles and a half pint of wine. Every-
thing indicates that the man was drunk
and pulled off his shoes, placed his hat
under his head and laid dowd to sleep
and died from effects of cold. The body
has been identified as that of Dan Ford,
a railroad laborer.
Some Oklahoma Land Office Jobs.
Washington : Tho president decided
to reappoint F. D. Healy register of the
Woodword land office; and Emory B.
The AccurKed I>rink Habit Ca lifted a Man
to Kill Hi* Wife ami Himself.
Oklahoma City: James Carroll,
a painter, driven to insanity from
drink, committed the awful crime
of murder. Iu a little home at No.
1102 east First street, just over
the hill, he shot his wife three times
with a revolver 32 calabre. Then he
shook hands with Raymond, his five
year- old son, after which he pressed the
barrel against his heart and sent a bullet
into his drunken body. His death was
as instant as was that of his wife. The
three bullets entered the right breast of
Mrs. Carroll. She had evidently thrown
up her right hand to ward off a bullet,
her index finger showing that a bullet
had passed through it. There was no
quarrel nor any evidence of a struggle.
The crime was committed in presence
of his five-year-old son and a baby of
ten months.
Ilia foaling n Candidate for Civil Service
Examination Not Agreeable lo flic De-
partment,—Testimony at Dellapar Hear-
ing Sen I to Government Officials.
Washington
Wolf, Kiowa county.
The total cost of the sanitarium in-
vestigating committee was $143.50.
Kid Noble, wanted at Muscatine,
The postofHce depart-
ment has decided to remove Postoffice
Inspector Beebe of Oklahoma and his
sueceosor has been agreed upon, but
who lias been chosen to succeed thn
Oklahoma official will not be made pub-
lio for a few iluys yet. He is, however,
a western man. The change will take
place on February 15.
PostofHce Inspector Beebe’s downfall
ia the result of a salacious episode which
was recently aired in the courts ut Ok-
lahoma City. It seems that Beebe had
become exceedingly “friendly to three
young women at Oklahoma City with-
out his wife’s consent.
Iowa, for murder, was captured at Enid.
Jas. E. Graham lias been appointed
is now missing and a few unpaid bills
am left behind.
Guthrie citizens are in hopes of get-
ting the Frisco into their c ty. 'The lino
will run in from Wells ton.
A new wholesale hardware firm with
a capital stock of #100,000 is one of the
new enterprises of Oklahoma city. *
An Ok lahonin City police judge knock-
ed ont a drunked cattleman in the first
round recently at the Southern Club.
It is semi-ofticially annonneed that
John H. Dillon will succeed C. W. Ram-
bo as territorial treasnmr April 1.
The next meeting of the territorial
medical examining board will be held at
El Reno Thursday, March 6th.
Thns. Middleton, chief accountant for
Yukon territory,
Tho girls finally
forced him to i>ay them #.1,400 and
blamed It upon
local palmist who the
girl claimed had hypnotized her and
compelled her to do his bidding. Dur-
C'liurrheM No! to lie Ilei in burned.
Washington: The house committee
on public lauds refused to favorably re-
port Flynn’s bill to reimburse churches
for money expended iu purchasing lots
in Anadarko, Hobart and Lawton.
The department favorably recommend-
ed the bill, but recently a large number
of protests have been received by the
chairman of the committee against the
passage,of tho bill on the ground that
other churches yet to bo erected must
buy lots and therefore it would be an
unjust indiscrimination against them.
Other religoius organizations which
have purchased property since the op-
ening insist upon being included in the
bill. This opposition resulted in the
defeat of the
written to one of the women. The let-
ters were typical love letters. In one of
them reference is mude to Beetle's effort
to get the woman into tho Oklahoma
City postoflioe, and she is told that ho
(Beebe) had seen the party and that she
must go to him a few days in advance
of tho examination and he would post
her. These letters and two local news-
papers containing writeups and com-
ments were filed with tho postoflioe de-
partment, In the meantime an inspec-
has committed sui-
cide rather than suffer arrest for em
bczzlemcnt. His books show a shortage
of #10,000.
The Canadian Pacific exacts to mnke
the trip from ocenn to ocean in threo
days. Beginning curly this spring an
John E. W. Miller, receiver of the
Woodward office, will not be reappointed
A Large Class.
Oklahoma City: / ;i. _____
the A. O. U. W. Tuesday evening
hundred candidates
tlie order.
was a banquet and a social session
which was
attendance,
tives1 from
present and assisted iu the work.
fine Guilty, Other Acquitted.
El Reno: The jury in the trial ot
William Creager and F. E. Herring, cat-
tlemen indicted for the murder of
Colonel Roland, another cattleman in
Mills county in 1900, brought in a sealed
verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the
first degree against Creager and acquit-
ted Herring. The shooting was over
some unsettled accounts.
Colbert Sworn In.
Ardmore; B. H. Colbort has been
sworn in as United States marshal of
the southern district, to succeed J S
Hammer. Colbert is the youngest
marshal in the country, being 29 years
old. He was a * ‘Rough Rider’ ’ in Roose-
measure.
At tho meeting of
/"one
were initiated into
After the initiation there
Sulphur as n National Pork.
Ardmore : The people of Sulphur, I.
T., have letters from Senator Bailey and
Congressman Little stating that in all
probabilty they will favor a plan setting
aside Sulphur ns a national park in the
Indian territory.
Metcalf is Vindicated.
Washington: Colonel Wilder S.
Metcalf was completely vindicated by
the unanimous report of thefcommittee
on pensions submitted to the senate.
The report of the subcommittee was
submitted to tho full committee and
action was immediately taken. The re-
port stated that sufficient evidence had
been submitted to thoroughly convince
the committee that Colonel Metcalf had
nothing whatever to do with the shoot-
ing of the Filipino prisoners, and con-
firmed the report of the military inves-
WIFE WENT WITH CONVICTS.
Two Men Sentenced to Hang Escape .tail
Aided by Warden's Wife.
Pittsburg: Edward and John Bid-
die, awaiting execution in tho county
jail for tlie murder of Grocer Thomas
D. Kalmey of Mount, Washington, over-
powered tlie guards and escaped. Both
prisoners had been provided with
heartily enjoyed by those iu
A number of represeuta-
noighboring towns were
SchBo\
Raws
with which they cut the bars in their
cells and were ready at any moment to
make an opening sufficiently large to
pass through. They had evidently been
preparing for escape for some time and
had assistance from the outside as both
were armed with revolvers.
The escape of the Biddles has beeu
explained. Warden Peter K. Soffet
has authorized its publication. It is
tho allegation that his wife is respon-
#31,840.83. Of this amount $20,000 has
been turned over to the territorial treas-
urer for the prnnion schools to be dis-
tributed by him.
The amount to the credit of the com-
mon school indemnity fund reaches
#5,871.57. A check for #4,500 payable to
tlie treasurer has been issued by Mr.
Houston. The college ’fund roaches
#18,334.47 and $10,700 of this amount was
tigation.
The charge against General Metcalf
were that he shot two Fillipinos in cold
blood- They were made / Lieutenant
Hall of Lawrence, Kansas. It was said
by Metcalf’s friends that he gave orders
to take the two prisoners to the rear and
that two privates shot them because
houth Mg A lestkr : Geo. Dmmright
who confessed to killing Johll Paynter
ni a gambling room fight here Friday
mght, was exonerated at tho prelimin-
ary hearing. The evidence showed that
the killing was in self-defense.
Asher has voted t<7 incorporate as a
village. There were 153 votes for the
proposition and none against it.
)V- Brow„, of Stroud, has derived
$i30 from eighteen acres planted in cot-
ton last spring. The yield was a bale of
cotton to the acre.
William People* |s Sick.
Oklahoma City: William T p„n.
they would not go along.
agreed upon. Mrs. Soffett was the only
person admitted to the jail and she vis-
ited them during the warden's absence.
She told hor husband that she was go-
ing to visit a sister at McDonald, and
that she would retire early so tliat, she
could get an early start.
it into town lots to be known as Ft.
Gibson failed to be approved by the de-
partment and the reservation will re-
main as it is.
Samuel Murphy, Postmaster at Okla-
homa City, has began his campaign for
re-appointment. His commission ex-
pires in July. The salary for the com-
ing year will be $3,100. Ho has an op-
ponent in the person of Samuel Miller.
When the Ponca lands open the claims
will be auctioned instead of the lottery
plnn.
D. W. McLaughlin has brought suit
against tho city of Enid for #5,000. He
alleges that on tho 29th day of Novem-
ber, 1901, he stepp'd into a hole in the
sidewalk on tlie nortli side of lilock 9,
that had been neglected by the city,
breaking his right foot and has been
damaged to the amount claimed.
A farmer near McLoud sold the pota-
toes off from 60 acres of land ut a net
profit of #2,000.
The name of the postnfllcc at Dennis,
Greer county, O. T., has been changed
to Erick, with George W. McGraw, as
post mas ter.
George W. Malone, of Oklahoma City
and Thomas L. Ladd, of Luther, O. T.,
have been appointed railway mail clerks.
Perry’s streets are so hard and dry
that a heavy safe was hauled along them
on its own wheels without difficulty.
John F. Welch,
TO SET ASIDE DIVORCE.
Woman
Guthrie: A case has boon filed in
the district court of Katie Worrell.»
against Chas. Worrell, of Canton, 111.
At the last term of court in this city,
Worrell got a divorce passing himself
off as a poor man. He drove an ice
wagon while in this city. He had sev-
eral thousand dollars worth of property
in Illinois. He married and returned to
Canton and now his first wife files a
motion to vacate the judgment claiming
that ho got tlie divorce by misrepresen-
tation and under frand.
Tho local attorneys who are working
on the case are Miutonys & Jones and
Judge J. C. Strang. The attorneys in
the Illinois court will be here in the
interest of their client at tho February
Warden Sof-
fett was about tlie jail nntil about 12
o’clock. He retired to his room, which
is sejxirate from Mrs. Soffctt’s shortly
before 1 o'clock. When ho awoke ho
asked for Mrs. Soffet and was informed
that she was absent.
I-ater when the
details of the escape became known lie
telephoned to McDonald and was in-
formed that Mrs. Soffett was not tliore.
He immediately made a frank confession
of his suspicions.
The parties were captured and in the
fight both men were shot, and died
from tlie effects. Tho woman attempt-
ed suicide, but will recover.
A bank has been established at Foss.
John H. Hosier is president and G. W.
Wagoner, vice president.
PLANNING A GREAT SEA WALL.
Gulveaton, Texas, to In. Protected From
Flood a Which tunic Great Lons.
Galveston: To protect, this city
from the danger of floods will cost #5,
816,745. Such is thn estimate of tho
board of expert engineers who hare pre-
sented tlieir report to the board of city
commissioners.
The report begins with a review of
tho storms which hare innudated the
island und city since 1834, down to that
of September 8, 1900, which was the
most disastrous and tlie water the high-
est iu this city. Tho average depth of
the water was twelve feet, six inches
higher than any of tho previous storms.
Between 1873 and 1900, eighty-two
hnrrioanes have occurred
term of court. A young lady residing
in this city will probably figure in the
case.
MUST BE CONTENT.
Ardmore : Judge Townsend sentenc-
ed Rufus Binyon to hang March 28, for
the murder of his stop-daughter, May
18, 1!X)0. He was chastising her for
eating sand and killed her with a blow
on the head with a board. He then
buried her body to cover up his crime.
This will be tlie first legal hanging in
the southern district of Indian territory.
Want Morn Lnilnicy ICxorciscc!.
Guthrie: F. J. Maldamer, G. W.
Han and H. J. Cnllen, all of Wellstou,
have been in the city to see Governor
Fergnson and the' school land board
about timber cutting on school lands.
They think more leniency should be ex-
ercised, especially where the timber is
of small value and removed to cultivate
the land, as is being donearonnd Wells-
ton. The board talked fairly and
promised closer investigation.
Cattlemen to Meet In Denver.
Denver : The American Cattle Grow-
ers association composed of the leading
cattle men of the west, will moot in Don
verou March 4, to discuss public land
leasing and other questions nffeotiug the
industry. Tlie bill concerning land
leasing now before congress will be a
matter for special consideration.
A bill has passed the house for the
creation of a permanent census bureau.
Government Employees Cannot Attempt
to Increase Their Pay.
The president has issued the following
executive order: «
“All officers and employes of the
United States of any description serv-
ing iu or under any of the executive de-
jiartmeuts and whether so serving in or
out of Washington, are hereby forbid-
den either directly or indirectly, indi-
vidually or through associations to so-
licit an increase of pay or to inflnenoe
or attempt t-o influence in their own in-
terests any legislation what >ver, either
before congress or its committees, or
abetting in any way save through tho
beads of departments iu or under whioh
they serve, on penalty of dismissal from
tho government’s service.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Wasiungton, D. C.
Lumber Dealer* Visit Washington.
Kansas City: About 200 of the re.
tail lumber dealers of ICuusas, Missouri
and Oklahoma who met in conve tion
here left on u sjiecial train for a trip to
Washington, D. O.
of Kay count/ lias
been granted u patent on a self-feeder
for threshing machines.
Pleasant Porter, chief of the Creeks,
has been called to Washington.
The Guthrie Electric Light company
si to make extensive improvements in
its plant costing about #35,000. This
hnrrioanes have occurred, which crigi,
"fried in the West Indies, thirty-eight
of which have entered the gulf. Of these
thirty-eight storms, eleven reached tho
Texas coast, or one for every throe and
a half years.
The Board of Engineers is of the
opinion that it is practical to place
Galveston entirely out of tlie reach of
nnv storm like those which she suffered
previous to 1900, and at tho same time
make the city safe from any serious
damage from water like tlie one of 1900.
will include a plant sufficient to furnish !
power for manufacturing and other j
purposes and will include a day service
something which tho city has not had
heretofore.
An inspector is at work investigating
ren al free delivery routes in tlie vicinity
M Blackwell.
Tho party will be
in Washington, six days, and will then
return. Representatives of the lumber-
mou will call on the president.
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Maxwell, William Albert. The Yukon Sun And The Yukon Weekly. (Yukon, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1902, newspaper, February 7, 1902; Yukon, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc911137/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.