The Yukon Sun And The Yukon Weekly. (Yukon, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1902 Page: 2 of 8
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THE YUKON .SUN
AND WEEKLY.
NAMES M’CUIRE
EDITOR CROWN RELEASED
By William Albert Maxwell.
YUKON,
OKLAHOMA Cird McGuire Nominated for Dele-
TIBRITOSIAL NOTES
gate to Congrccs
The opera house ut Norman is to bo
Jilarged.
PAWNEE COUNTY MAN ON THIRD EAILOT
I TIinoB-tloiirnnl Man In tli* Abiencn of
Kvldem*® ('ould Not l»e Held
Oklahoma City: K. K. thrown was
I completely vindicated of the charge of
murder nml was released from custody. The
This is thi‘ end of the trial which has t
lasted several days. During the trial
sensations were of frequent occurrence
and the lack of evidence sufficient to
carry weight were lacking.
KING IS QUITE ILL
Condition of King Edward
Serious
There are I Oil prisoners «iu the jail at
Ardmi ve. *
STAR WITNESS MISSING
During (lie month of May fines to the
amount of if 1,368 were collected at Ok-
lahoma City.
Larj;*«t ('ontrillion In llishn y of Itrpiib-
lican J’urly in OKlitliouin—Convention |
One potatoe field of seven acres
Teonmseh yielded 1,900 bushels.
railed to Order lly Gov. Ferguson—
McGuire In I.end from the Start
•1. M. Harry tv ho Testified A^ulnnt K. E.
Brown Cannot he Found
Oklahoma Cjty: The hearing in the
K. K. Brown case has concluded. The
court issued an order for the appear-.
Enid: The largest gathering cvej of mice of ,1. M. Barry, the witness who
* territorial republicans took part iu the
'I lie fr'unndiun State hank will remove
to Crowder City about August 1st.
The grade of the Arkansas and Choc-
taw will be ready for the steel by Au<
gust
•stated that Brown offered him 15,000
and two lots to “do up” McMioh-
ael, but the sheriff and wdiole
| force nre unable to locate the
second battle ever held in the territory
for congressman and the first one since
1890. Delegate Flynn has always had
the nomination since that time handed
to him unanimously. Barge dtdega-
Tl.n ;\i u, t ons from aU over the territory*began I county, Georgia, telegraphed tHe
1 ,cas “kiunst the t.nee Shawnee,, arriving before the conventions—some
conn oilmen charged with boodling has j in special trains other in special cars
accompanied by bands and a crowd of
CORONATION POSTPONED INDEFINITELY
On Account of the mines* of Hi* Mnjosty
llio Coronation Will He Postponed
Several Weeks—Minister* nro Alai rflml
—An Operation .Necessary
London: The coronation has been
postponed indefinitely on account of
police the indisposition of King Edward. Sir
1.
l>eeu dismissed.
Providing a sito is donated, Gnthrie
is promised a hotel building to cost at
least $70,000.
Muskogee charges $000 a year fof a
license to sell the beverage known us
bunco's beer.
The mutilated body of nil unknown
man was found oil a sand bar in Grand
river this week, a few miles above Fort
Gibson.
George Cox fell into a seventy-foot
well at the hoine of \V. H. Bannister
near Skcedee, Payne county, and was
killed.
Pauls Valley votejfon the 12th of July
on a proposition to issue $25,000 in
bonds for a water-works and .sower
system.
The county assessor has found that
the population of Pottaw atomie county
is 88,08(1, a gain of 12,085 in the last
two years.
It is a common thing to sec reports in
the various papers of both territories
giving accounts of farmers raising 200
bushels of potatos to the acre.
by
“rooters” for their men. •
Governor Ferguson called the con-
vention to order after which prayer
was said bj^Rev. Heisel, of this city.
C. P. Lincoln, of El Reno, was selected
temporary chairman.
After the temporary organization
was perfected the convention took a
recess until after dinner. The com-
mittee on rules and order recommended'
that the temporary organization be
made permanent. Gov. Ferguson read
a resolution passed by the G. A. K.
organization asking President lioose-•
.velt to attend the reunion at Anadurko,
which was adopted by the convention.
During the time the committee on res-
olutions were out Judge Burford nd-
dresseil tliu convention anil was loudly
applauded.
The resolutions commend the record
ol Delegate Flynn, Governor Ferguson
•and the national administration; de-
clare for free text hooks printed by the
territory; congratulates the policy of
giving freedom to Cuba and endorses
Mr. Zueber on the stand claims he knew Francis Knollr8- th« kiu«’s l,rivato
him in Georgia and that he was an es- pecretary has issued offictnl medical an-
oaiiod coni let. The sheriff of Hull Mouncement as follows:
of “The king is suffering from peritypli-
ticials here that J. M. Barry was an es litis. His condition on Saturday w as
caped convict a notoriously bad man so satisfactory that it was hoped that
and there is a reward for his return. < with care his majesty would be able
The probabilities are that he has goue to go through the ceremony. On Mou-
agaiu, although a detachment of the ‘lay evening a recrndiscenco became
sheriff’s are after him. Mrs. Barry manifest, rendering a surgical opera-
was brought up to testify, but knew tion necessary: (Signed, Lister,
nothing ol her husband's whereabouts, Thomas, Smith, Lakiug, Thomas Bar-
gavc a sort of hazy history of their past, low, Treves.)”
and from her evidence and the man
Zueber it is quite evident that Barry is
the man wanted in Georgia.
Growth of Sugar Beet*.
Oklahoma City: L. M. Metz.
who
The following bulletin has been post-
ed at Buckingham Palace:
“Operation lias been successfully per-
formed. A large abscess has been evac-
uated. The king has borne the opera-
tion well and is in satisfactory' coinli-
Lemnel S. Fawcett, iff Holdenville,
I. T., and Thomas J. Hawkins, of
Weatherford, O. T., have been admitted
to practice before the interior depart-
ment.
The Wapanncka Press says that the
Indian candidates for governor call
each other names just like the most
highly civilized and respectable white
people.
It is reported that the yield of broom
com in the territories will bo largA
than ever before known. This report
conies through an investigation of a
large broker.
Earl M. Stewart was arrested at Nor-
man recently on the charge of stealing
a horse from a blind man by the name
of Ritch. In default of $800 bail ho
was landed in jail.
Tonkawa lias purchased two hose
carts and 1,000 feet of hose for fire pro-
tection. The next thing is to organize
a volunteer fire company and select a
chief and captain.
reciprocity with that republic, and de-
clares iu general terms for expansion. .
After the reading of the resoultions
the roll of counties was called for the
purpose of receiving nominations fur
delegate to congress Kingfisher pre-
sented the name of J. C. ltchberts.
Canadian county, through Tom Reid,
nominated Dick Morgan Joe McNeal
was placed iu nomination by Frank
Greer. Frank Johnson, of Pawnee,
presented the name of Bird McGuire
1’ • S. Goodrich, of Shawnee w as pre-
sented by George McGinnis.
The result of the first liallot was as
follows: •
McGuire 12(5; Robberts 8l>G; ,Mo-
Neiil 98; Morgan 93, Goodrich 39; Em-
bry 39; Flynu 3.‘,j. .
There being no choice n secoud ballot
was called for, and resulted:
McGuire 195; Roblierts 81'.;, McNeal
9ti; Morgan 80, Goodrich 40; Embry
29; Flyuu 1.
When the call to prepare ballots for
the third time was • enounced William
Grimes arose and niqde a motion that
McGuire he nominated unanimously,
which carried with u whoop and Me
Guile was duly declared rile nominee
came here from Colorado to investigate tion.
in the growth of sugar beets, said: j In the house of commons the govern-
"l have visited all the farmers in this raent leader, A. J. Balfour, announced
section who have made an experiment that an operation had been performed
of the sugar beet und find that the beets on the king and that his majesty was
are doing nicely, it is true that .only progressing as well as possible. Mr?
small patches have been planted but it Balfour added that while the king’s
demonstrates that the beet can be sue- condition was undoubtedly grave, he
cessfully grown in this section. There did not intend to increase public alun..
is no reason why the beet cannot be by adjournig the house,
raised here at a profit. I am a repre-i At the operation on the king it was
sentative of the American «Kugar boot privately admitted that his majesty's
company and if we can secure the co- condition is more serious than reported
operation of the farmers in this section by the medical bulletin,
who have made an experiment and will The first news of renewed illness of
furnish so many acres of beets every the king came from the house of com-
ycur, the company will at once put in a mons where various court officials gave
five hundred ton factory at this place to an intimation that arrangements for
cost, $200,000. Last year in Colorado, the coronation would bo postponed in-
the company had the hearty co-operation definitely. On account of the indis-
of the farmers in the matter of sugar position of his majesty, the sudden an-
beet and paid to them at least a half nouncement of the postponment of the
million dollars. The company also coronation, just on the eve of the cere-
paid a half million dollars for labor, mony, caused the utmost consterna-
te is an industry that the people of this tion everywhere. The news spread
community cannot* afford to lose sigh* like wild fire. The tens of thousands
of." . | of occupants of streets suddenly stood
------— still under the sudden shock and gazed
After .h« inK i-ost..m.-» J at one another in silent dread of what
Washington: S. H. Miller, of Okla- might come next. On Saturday and
homa City is in Washington in the iff Sunday society was discussing reports
lerest of Ins candidacy for the Oklaho- of the king’s illness and thought cir-
n.a City postmastership. He had a talk cumstancially of detail and sources
with Delegate Flynn at the capitol this from which they came, precluded on-
aftnrnonn. The postmaster, Samuel tire disbelief there was a disposition to
Murphy, it is understood, does not ox- Uonl.t the stories and when positive
pert reappointment, There are several categorical denial was officially issued
candidates. The president ^expected they were dismissed as being unfounded,
to take action soon in the contest fox At the morning’s reliorsal of the cor-
post.,.aster at Guthrie. Postmaster onation ceremony in Westminister Ah
William McCoy, who formerly lived bey, the Bishop of London, after an-
!" "nn,s a,u,thor lern’ anli ht! nounehig the postponment requested
tlle congregation to join in Litany out
of coronation service and pray for the
ll»ty l'rom TV ybarll to Tulsa
Ti’I.sa: The line of the Missouri^
Kansas &• Texas railroad has been lo-
cated from Wybark to Tulsa. Chief
Engineer Yale was in the city and the
terms wore practically agreed ni>oii, ol,
though thp exact nature of the agree;
rneut has not been published, Somij
weeks since the “Katy” notified tint
Frisco management of its intention oE
crossing the latter’s line here. There;
is a strong possibility that the Stevens^
Guthrie branch will be built to Tulsa
and up the Arkansas river.. The routej
across the Osage nation by way of
Hominyville is a very expensive one,
and the action of Pawhuska in protest-
ing against the secretary of the interior
granting a franchise through the reser-
vation unless the road is built to that
town lends force to the claims of the
Tulsa royte.* The line through the
Osage nation 1ms not yet been accepted
TV an it an Accident?
Topeka : Matron Lowe of the reform
school lies at Stormont hospital with
two bullet wounds through her abdo-
men. She is unconscious with no hope
of recovery. Her husband, J. O. Lowe,
with a slight bullet wound in liis head
is in prison, charged with the shooting;
When the shots wore heard tho watch-
man rushed to the scene and found Mrs.
Lowe writhing on tho floor. She ex-
claimed: “It was an accident! It was
nil accident!” and iu a few moments be-
came unconscious. Lowe also declared
that the shooting was accidental. In
passing the medical ward later Lowe
drank from a can labeled “Carbolic!
Acid,” but the contents proved a weak
solution and had no injurious effect.
As far as known there has been lie
quarrel between the couple and tho en-
tiro affair is enveloped in mystery.
A MOTHER-IN LAYV DID IT. •
district court. , In
the petition numerous hud various
C. O. Dunn, of Ardmore has been ap-
pointed assistant United States district
attorney in tho southern district of the
Indian Territory to succeed J. W.
Owenby, resigned.
A. B. Coryell, employed on a farm
near Wntonga, was bittern on the hand
by a rabid skunk while asleep in a tent.
A mail stone which he found at Cooper
adhered to his hand for nearly two
hours.
A young farmer named Barton was
drowned while swimming in the Arkan-
sas river at Porter’s Ferry, Pawnee
county. His wife witnessed his death
and sprang into the stream to save him
as he sank.
ilnaiu.ra»»riil AMni.ipt al Kuici.l..
Pawhuska: Mis* May Killihe, a
young society Imly, attempted suicide
here by taking two ounces of carbolic
acid. Prompt medical ntttontion saved
her* for a time at least, lmt her recov-
ery is yet doubtful. Miss Killihe is a
quarter blood Osage and her attempt nt
slilcidiyti. the lirst on locoiil among (lie
(. Isitges.
and other members of the Indiana dele-
gation in congress. Delegate Flynn, is
supporting C. R. Renfro. Senator Bev-
eridge has called President Roosevelt1*
attention to the appointment.
recovery of the king. The Earl Mar-
shal, the Duke of Norfolk, in issuing
notice of the postponement said:
“The Earl Marshal, lias received the
king’s commands to express his majes-
ty’s deep sorrow that owing to his
•i’ll of l''l«*|(| Vote*
(iovcrimr I’Vr^nson
CxITTIlKIK :
been nntifiorl hy the HPriutury of flic
interior that #600 each had been allow
rd to I’addo and Kiowa conn tie* to Ih*
to mala* a n cnnl of field notes
Oonuimdio county ha* a requltdtinn m
lor this satin* purpose which will L>»»
favoinhly reported on in a few days
Ouuy i* Mad
Washington: Senator Quay served
j formal notice that he would object to illness the coronation eorenionv
’ ill n-qncsts for unanimous consent te' *IU- postponed. ( definitions in
! consider anything until the statehood ^Jl>u<^°ui "'d in consequence he likewise
j hill had been considered by the senate. l)ostPO'«‘<l but it is-the king’s earnest
I Senator Bailey, in behalf of the friends hoPM that tlie celebrations in the coun-
j nf statehood, notified the republican **y shall be hold as already arranged.”
; lenders that if thev wanted to adjourn
bas ,, r . Clevelantl County's Railrouils
1 in tile month of July they must agree: -
to one of two propositions: Either a Number of miles main track, 21.03;
statehood hill to he considered now, oi Aadi^pei liiile, $5,200; rolling stock,
fix a dale at the short session nt which !*1\087;.t,oo,s’ ®91 1 tota1’ ^r,’B7S; number
charges are recited* among which i<
that from the beginning of their mar-
ried life lie has treated her with con-
tinous, extreme and unspeakable cruelty
that on three different occasions he
preformed criminal operations upon
her during a time when she was en-
ciento and destroyed the life of an un-
born child by instruments That lie
has threatened her life and has used
immoral and abusive language towards
her. •
Mrs. Short also claims that in her be-
lief Dr. Short administered to liei
poisonous drugs undermining her health.
The greatest charge of all, is the one
which made all the others conspicuous
is the refusal to allow a mother in-law
about the house. Part.of tho charge;
have lieen denied by reputable physii
cians who have visited Mrs. Short.
She is in poor health at present and
that has no doubt weakened her mind
and her mother’s presence has been the
means of making matters worse, te.
ordinary health and conditions out-
siders have always thought them a
happy and contented pair and this
action has been a great surprise H
them.
a vote shall he taken
« Hobart has ordered machinery for a
$09,000 brick plant.
miles sidetrack, 3.57; value per mile,
$3,000; total valuation, $126,640.14.
Pullman per mile, 54.37; nssesinent
Pullman, $1,170.02. •
Clmi'i;o(t With 1 ini lic/./louiciit
Woodwahd, Okla. : G. M. llayhnrst,
editor of the State Republican and ex-
imumger of the Woodward Beer and
Ice company has been arrested for 0111-4
iH'zzlemeut. The information charges
him with a shortage of $1,500. He gave
bond.
ENROLLMENT COMPILTFD
THE OLD MAN IS MAD
Thlrir .......anil
lilt* tv I I I | *S
A Grant county farmer gave a light-
ning rod peddler a note for $3.00 worth
of work. He has learned since that his
jieumausliip will cost him $150.
The dead body of Edward Gresel was
found in the yard at his home near
Pavnee with 11 gunshot wound in the
side. The coroner’s jury found that ho
accidentally killed himself with a shot-
gun.
The school hoard at Vinitn has made
an offer of $10,000 for the building and
grounds of Worcester academy at that
place. Tho buildings are to bo used
for public school purposes.
At a recent me. ting of the citv coun-
cil of Oklahoma City a right to lmild a
switch across a street was granted the
Frisco. Some time ago the road built
this switch, which was torn up under
instructions of acting Mayor Dunn.
A a HMOitH rhrep of the fonr (them
Lee enrolling puilies sent out In tfi„
Cheiokre nation by tho Dnwes com
mission, have returned mid the enroll
meat of full blood Cherokee* is practi-
cally completed M 1) Green and his
partv are still in the field, but will fie
ordered to report ut Muskogee. Major
O R. Breokenridgo, with a party of
clerks and stenographers, will finish
their work ut Tuh!ci|iiuh this week P.
O. Reuter, chief clerk of the Cherokee
enrollment division, states tlntt all the
parties will lie required to report at
Muskogee ami be disbanded and there
are now les* than 200 people on the lMlif
roll ol Ghemkees unaectuiuted for Mi.
Reuter says that the total of the rolls as
Mutinied up show fiS.OOO Glierokee* To
tlii-M allotment* will linsmade ami they
will he entitled to the annuities of the
trilie
Women to Guild Fen<-«*
IIunni vsijy: Members of the local
Women s Relief Corps have undertaken ‘Hfi-liai-il ( niln-r routing Hack 1 <4 smash
in raise money for the erection of a sub- ' “ Han's Par*
stiiutia! iron fence around the grave ol New York: On the authority of a
Patrick Hennessey, for whom tbis town well known turfman, who saw Mr.
I was 1111 mi'll. Hennessey was a pioneer 'Croker at Wantage las^ week, and who
: H'cighter. and was killed many years lias just.returned from England, a local
I ago by robbers in what is now the (pn]K>r says that Richard Croker is com-
! tmvasite of Hennessey. The women ing to New York, and will he here
! now have enough money to lmy the from August 23 to September 10.
fence w hich will be of heavy iron, “I'm going back jUBt long enough to
with nn arch over the gateway. On smash John Sheehan's face,” Mr.
the gate will lie a plate having Hounes- Croker is alleged to liavo said.
1 risli to Mnurn.
London : The United Irish Leagn |
is preparing to keep coronation day
a “day of mourning for Ireland.” Th;
district council of Care Moms, County
Mayor, lias resolved to heist a black
(lag over the council chamcer June 26
and 27, and has issued an invitation te
the other councils to join in thus celt-
brating tho “coronation of the English
king to whose government the peoph
of this country are so much indebted
for famines, cofhisljips, coersion am
castle rule.”
sev's name in raised bronze letters.
T. D. Close is the second man at Ed-
mond claiming to own a Stradivariua
violin. Hi
1725.
Blanche Johnson, a domestic employ-
ed at the Roek Island hotel in El Reno,
committed suicide hy shooting herself
In tile laeust.
Sheehan recently declared that Oro-
ker was a partner in Niiughtoii & < 'o.,
contractors, and shared in tho $1,500,-
000 the firm is alleged to have made
mstumont hears the date ^ rmt of thu oontract * hich wrecked the
, j Third avenue street railroad. Mr.
Croker is said to have declared to the
turfman: “It’s a lie and Sheehan has
got to answer for it to mo. I’m going
hack to make him eat his words. I
won’t do anything in polities at all.
That's why I am going to get away be-
fore the primaries. But I'll make
•Sheehan take back what ho said.”
A Snulve Story
The Oklahoman tells the following,
“Some local fisherman, who wenf re-
cently angling in a bayou about tw <
miles west of the city, were ustonishei
to sec swimming in the water what ap
peared to fie a very large snake with ar
abnormally developed head. Watching
it closely, they soon saw the front en
of it climb upon a fence, and then dis
covered it was a musk rat and appem 1
ed to the rodent’s tail was a large wate
moccasin.”
♦
I)r. John J*. Short, a Specialist of Okla.
homa City, Landed in Jail.
Oklahoma City: Dr. John L. Short,
a s]»‘cialist of the eye, car and throat
has been arrested upon a charge pre-
ferred against him by his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Sonner, declaring that I10
threatened the life of and attempted to
do bodily injury to his wife, Mrs. Mina
Short, who is in a precarious condition
of health. It is claimed hy Mrs. Sonner
that tho medicine was more hurtful
than beneficial to liis wife. A petition
for divorce has been filed in the office
of the clerk of the
i
\
ItcrallA Old Stmigirling Day*-
A scene recalling the old nays ot
smuggling and wrecking was enacted
near St. Catharine’s light on the Isle
of Wight recently. A French brig
went to pieces on tho rocks and fifty
casks of wins and spirits drifted
ashore. In a short time the whole
neighborhood was fighting drunk, und
the CY)fl*t Guard men had a hard time
In getting away from them
iiipior hud not been consumed
Senator Quay,'of Pennsylvania, is ’e-
'ormined that congress takes action on
" a the statehood hill before adjournment.
Fan Go Bight to Work
Washington: The sundry civil up,
propria tion bill reported by the confer,
a'nce committee to the two houses car
rics appropriations of $15,000 l'or Guth-
rie and $15,000 for Oklahoma City,
which are made litimcdiufidy availal.U
for commencement of work on the now
| postoffice building's. There anpropria
I lions were made inconformity with tin
report made by the supervising arehi
tect of the treasury that fifteen thous.
anil dollars for each town will enable
tho department to complete all work 111
the buildings by March I. 1903.
Red Fork is to be n division point on
the Frisco.
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