The Konawa Chief. (Konawa, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1905 Page: 3 of 16
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ATTORNEY IS HOPELESSLY INSANE
AND RAYMOND CASE IS POSTPONE!'
CHICAGO: Leslie C. Fuller, an
assistant attorney to the department
of justice in Washington, was de-
tained at a police station in this city
and sent to the detention hospital for
the insane until his friends are able
to make arrangements for his care.
Mr. Fuller came to Chicago a few
days ago and registered at the Audi-
torium hotel. At 1 o'clock one morn-
ing he left his hotel and an hour
later attempted to arrest a man
named John Sherlock. Fuller said
he was a policeman, and claimed
Sherlock was violating the law. Sher-
lock thought Fuller was a highway-
man, and the two were having a des-
perate struggle when an officer took
Fuller to the station. A physician
who examined Fuller said he was in-
sane. Fuller refuses to talk to any-
body in Chicago, and persistently
calls for Attorney General Moody and
other well known Washington people.
THE MEASURE WILL STAND
MUSKOGEE: The question of the
sanity of Leslie C. Fuller, who began
the investigation of the charges filed
against Judge Raymond, has been
settled by the following telegram
from C. B. Waite to J. Blair Shoen-
felt: "Fuller under arrest. Adjudged
to bo insane. Department of justice
has men here investigating."
Mr. Waite is the stenographer who
accompanied Fuller when he left
here. Tho telegram was sent from
the Auditorium hotel in Chicago.
The Muskogee Evening Times pub-
lished a special telegram from
Washington, in which it was stated
that the department of justice has
wired instructions to this place to
the effect that the department was
aware of the condition of Fuller. It
was also stated that it would not be
necessary for Judge Raymond to go
to Washington, as the investigation
will be iijdefinitely postponed. Judge
Raymond had left here for Washing-
ton before the above information was
received. It is supposed that the
judge will lay his case before the de-
partment. It is said that Judge Ray-
mond will ask that a man be sent
here to make a thorough investiga-
tion of the charges made against him.
ONEMORETOJAPS
JAPANESE, IN A DESPERATE
BATTLE, HAVE FORCED THE
RUSSIANS TO RETREAT
READY FOR THE INAUGURAL
MIKADO'S ARMIES ARE DETERMINED
A New Campaign Opened With the
Usual Result—From Reports, There
Seems to Have Been a Sure-Enough
Battle
8T. PETERSBURG: A dispatch
from Sachetun, dated February 24,
says:
"The Japanese, in superior num-
bers, forced the Russian detachment
at Tslnkh'etchen to abandon their
base at Beresneff hill. The battle
has been desperate on both sides."
ST. PETERSBURG: General Kuro-
patkin, in a dispatch dated February
23, sends a report that twenty Japan-
ese torpedo boats and a large war-
ship are on their way to Vladivos-
tok.
A telegram from Huan Mountain,
bearing a recent date, says:
"The Russian reconnaissance 1n
force In the Tsin Khetchen district
compelled the Japanese to bring nine
battallions and twelve guns into ac-
tion. The gradual advance of the
Japanese in that district continues,
causing outposts to withdraw the
fighting to their main positions.
"On February 22 we had two offi-
cers and sixty-two men wounded."
Committee Has Perfected All Plans
For the Event
WASHINGTON: With the Inaugur-
ation of President Roosevelt so close
the members of the Inaugural com-
mittee have ceased to plan and are
awaiting what they hope will be a
successful culmination of their labors,
A.n unusually large attendance of
inaugural visitors is expected. The
parade will include many unique and
interesting features. The fireworks
display will be elaborate, and the In-
augural ball room will be handsomely
decorated. The entire pension bureau
building has been placed In the hands
of the inaugural ball committee, and
the work of decorating the great
court of the structure is already undei
way. The top balcony of the build-
ing has been banked with ever
greens, and blue draperies have been
hung on the upper floors. The em
ployees of the bureau, except the few
•needed to attend to the mail have
been excused until after the inaugur
ation. Major Sylvester, superinten
dent of police, has issued his general
instructions. Among other things he
ordered that the entire route of the
parade be roped in and cleared of
vehicles at 8:30 a m. on March
There will be 450 special policemen
sworn in to supplement the regular
force. A batallion of district na
tlonal guards will be posted near the
inaugural stand.
Former Attorney General of Ohio
Says Refinery Bill Is Good
TOPEKA, KAS.: Frank S. Monett,
former attorney general of Ohio, who
Is here assisting in tho fight again3t
the Standard Oil company, has, since
his arrival, made a thorough investi-
gation of the new law and all the cir-
cumstances connected with the draw-
ing up of the bill.
After a critical examination of the
measure Mr. Monett said there was
no doubt that it would stand the test
the courts. "Even if the peniten-
tiary feature "were eliminated, I be-
lieve it would stand the test," he
said, "and that feature only adds
strength to it. The rates fixed in
the pipe line bill for the transporta-
tion of oil are very liberal. They
could be reduced greatly and still not
confiscatory. No matter if the
Standard company has sufficient oil
of its own to fill the pipes all the
time, it can be forced to carry oil be
longiag to other people, to the ex-
clusion of some of its own. The
maximum freight rates fixed for car-
rying oil are also high. Both these
and the pipe line rates will have to
be reduced by the board of railway
commissioners. Great care should
be taken to guard against unconstitu-
tional features in the anti-discrimina-
tion bill. That is a difficult subject
to handle."
ST. PETERSBURG: Official dis-
patches given out dispose of the ru-
mor of General Kuropatkin's retire-
ment from the Shakhe, but taken in
connection with the Associated Press
the Sinketchen dispatches show that
operations of an important nature are
in progress in the mountain region to
the eastward.
The movement was precipitated by
the Russians, who last week sent out
two divisions and occupied well ad-
vanced positions. The Japanese at-
tacked these positions in force. The
Russians retired slowly, fighting and
were driven within their fortified line.
The latest dispatches prophesied
heavy fighting on Friday. The war
office attaches much importance to
the blowing up of the British South-
ern of Hai Cheng, and hopes it will
interrupt the transportation north of
Port Arthur munitions for some time
at this critical stage of affairs.
Cotton Growers Organize
GUTHRIE: The cotton growers
of Oklahoma organized here by elect
ing C. H. Ownby of Rossville presi
dent, Roy Hayes of Goodnight vice
president, and I. B. Irwin of Still
water secretary-treasurer. The plans
were indorsed to secure a 25 per cent
reduction of the cotton acreage and
a corresponding reduction of fertil-
izers, and also the plant to retire
fro mthe market a sufficient amount
of this year's crop, to be blended with
the crop of next year, to the end that
the law of supply and demand will
make the export price for middling
cottton a minimum of 10 cents per
pound.
Quarantine Law No Good
WASHINGTON: The interior de-
partment has decided that the act of
the Oklahoma legislature extending
the stock quarantine act of the terr
tory so as to include the Osage In
dian reservation was in evcess of the
powers conferred by congress and
was inoperative with in the Osage
reservation. The department will
open bids Thursday for grazing land
leases on the Osage reservation.
REFUSE TO DIVIDE
HOUSE MEMBERS OF CONFER-
ENCE COMMITTEE WILL NOT
SPLIT STATEHOOD BILL
BAILEY'S AMENDMENT THE ONLY REMEDY
FINED FIFTY DOLLARS
Davis, Who Refused to Serve on a
Jury With a Negro, Is Released
DURANT: Edgel Davis, the cat-
tleman who was sent to jail here by
Judge Thomas C. Humphrey of the
federal court for refusing to take the
oath and serve on the grand jury,
because one of its members was a
negro, was arraigned and fined $50
for contempt of court. The fine was
paid immediately by friends of Mr.
Davis and he was released. This
case has attracted unusual attention
in this county, and hundreds of peo-
ple called to see Davis during his
short stay in jail. More than a dozen
baskets of food, fruits and cigars
were taken to his cell by friends, and
even by strangers. Dozens of per-
sons offered their money, their in-
fluence and their labor for the wel-
fare of Davis. Several wreaths of
flowers were sent to his cell by
women.
Mr. Davis says he in no way re-
grets his action in the matter. On
the contrary, he says he is glad he
fefused to serve on the jury with the
negro. The court room was packed
when Mr. Davis was brought before
Judge Humphrey to be tried on the
charge of contempt. No sooner had
the penalty been announced than a
friend of the prisoner arose and of-
fered to pay the fine. After the inci-
dent was ended in the court room
Mr. Davis arose and thanked Judge
Humphrey for his leniency and kind
consideration.
House Contingent Refuses to Consider
the Admission of Oklahoma and In-
dian Territories Alone—Foraker
Amendment May be Considered
WASHINGTON: The conferees
on the statehood bill were in session
three hours Tuesday, but were unable
to agree, and no hope is held out by
the conferees that there will be any
ultimate agreement. The house mem-
bers of the comference committee de-
clined to considr the admission of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory alone,
and it still appears that the Foraker
amendment, which would admit New
Mexico and Arizona as a state If bith
territories voted to adopt a constitu-
ion is the only chance of statehood
legislation. One of the members of
the conference committee said:
"The chance is only one in one
thousand."
It is declared there Is no deadlock
in the conference committee, and
also that considerable progress has
been made in the tentative reconcili-
ations of minor details of the bill.
When the weakness of a friend be-
comes apparent avoid applying to it
the magnifying glass.
A NEGRO FIEND KILLED
Cy Nixon Shot and Instantly Killed a
Ravisher
OKLAHOMA CITY: In the Turf
Exchange saloon here Cy Nixon, the
owner of the resort, shot and instant-
ly killed Napoleon Ferguson, a negro
employed by him as a hostler and
yardman. The trouble leading up to
the killing was an attempt by Fergu-
son to ravish Nixon's five-year-old
daughter. The evidence before the
coroner's jury showed that when the
two men met the negro drew a revol-
ver on Mr. Nixon. Nixon caught hold
of the weapon In time to save his
life and, drawing his own revolver
shot the negro between the eyes. The
coroner's jury rendered a verdict oi
justifiable killing,
BAILEY CONTROLS
fexan Tacks Statehood Amendment
on Appropriation Bill
WASHINGTON: Senator Bailey
sprung a statehood sensation In the
senate, when he offered as an amend-
ment to the Indian appropriation bill,
that portion of the statehood bill re-
lating to Oklahoma and Indian Terri-
tory. This clearly indicates the de-
termination to force the issue of state-
hood, and there will be no more dodg-
ing and evasion. As a rider to the
Indian appropriation bill the state-
hood amendment, if it passes the sen-
ate, will put it before Speaker Gannon
and the house leaders, where they
will be compelled to show their hands.
Furthermore, as Arizona and New
Mexico are not included in the amend-
ment, there can be no excuse offered
for failing to accept the amendment,
other than a clear-cut refusal to
?rant statehood to Oklahoma and In-
dian Territory. Tho amendment is -a
part of a planned campaign. It wili
probably not be insisted upon in case
the conferees agree, but if the com-
mittee fails to roach an agreement,
Senator Bailey will press his amend-
ment and the indications are that it
will be adopted by the senate.
At the first meeting of the confer-
snce committee, it is not at all prob-
able that an agreement will be re-
ported. Neither of the opposing fac-
tions have so far shown any dispo-
sition to make concessions. Certain
information which we are not at
liberty to divulge, however, occasions
belief that in the event the conferees
fail to agree, an unlooked for surpriso
may be sprung that will put a new
ai^d favorable complexion on the sit-
uation, probably resulting in the ad-
mission of Oklahoma and Indian Ter-
ritory as a state without reference to
the other territories. In the langauage
of the informant, "There's a hen on."
When the house leaders learned of
Senator Bailey's amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill, they were
inclined to hostile criticism, and de-
clared they would not stand for such
a rider. Senator Bailey stated that it
was not intended to embarass the
conference In any way, but simply to
provide for statehood for Oklahoma
and Indian Territory in case no agree-
ment could be reached.
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Nichols, G. E. The Konawa Chief. (Konawa, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1905, newspaper, March 3, 1905; Konawa, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc97102/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.