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THE FIRST PAPER PUBLISHED IN OKLAHOMA.
VOLUME 10.
FART TWO.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, U'Ull. 'J:!, 18! S.
t'J PAUES—S TO 1
N UMHER 4.
Wi
After One Of the Hardest Fought Battles
In Many Years.
PASSED BY A VOTE OF 173 YEAS TO 156 NAYS
President Directed And Empowered To Expel The Span-
ish Army From Cuba Immediately—Guba Given
Absolute Independence-Yesterday
Afternoon Session.
RESOLUTIONS AS ADOPT?D.
•amendment to the house joint resolu-
tion. with an amendment sinking out
in the first paragraph the word, 'are'
and also the words and that the gov-
ernment of the United States hereby
recognizes the republic of Cuba as the
true and lawful government of that is-
land so that the first paragraph <-f the
senate amendment will read as fol-
lows rF'Mrst. That the people of the is-
land of Cuba <>f right ought to be free
I and independent.'"
Upon his motion Mr. Dingley de-
| manded the previous question, which
served to 'cut off amendment and de-
hate.
Mr. Railey, who was still upon his
feet, asked if the motion to eon ur with
an amendment precluded a motion to
concur and was advised by the speakei
that it would not if the motion was
voted down. It was a moment of in-
tense excitement.
MR. B ROM WELL'S MOTION.
Mr. Johnson (Rep., Ind.) and Mr.
Bromwell (Ohio) were on their feet,
both demanding recognition to state
parliamentary inquiries. The former
wanted to ask unanimous consent to
address the house in antagonism to the
motion, but he was bowled down. But
i when Mr. Bromwell, a moment later,
| declared that he wished to offer a mo-
i ti on to concur, the democratic side sent
up cheer upon cheer.
The republican side was ominously
silent. The speaker sternly command-
ed order and then informed Mr. Brom-
well that his would not be entertained
until that of Mr. Dingley had been dis-
posed of.
Mr. Bailey, under cover of making a
parliamentary inquiry, brought out
clearly the fact that unless tbe motion
of Mr. Pingley was voted down, the
house could not vote on the motion to
"010 ALL HE COULD"
What Roy Hoffman Says About Call-
ahan.
He I - V.-rj Hi-limit \« To M liat
CmiMMl the Oefent Or the Kree
Home* Itill In the llou*e.
J[
SUSP
From TheStat.Capital Bun au.fl 14th St
Washington, p. C., April 18.—-Okl
homane arriving in the city, regardless
of political affiliations, all evidence the
greatest interest in the free homes bill.
Even the war which is now* over-
shadowing the nation is a secondary
consideration with them. And Roy
Hoffman, late Assistant United States
attorney for Oklahoma is no exception
to the rule. He has been here for the
past few weeks attending to private
business before the departments and
quietly looking up the status of the free
homes bill. He has sought out In-
fluential members of the house and as-
certained from them the objections
likely to be urged against the bill in
the future as well as the hidden rocks
which wrought its recent ruin. But
after a careful examination he has be-
come exceedingly reticent ;us v the
causes which defeated it in the house
recently.
When seen by the State Capital cor-
respondent all he would say about that
part which Mr. Callahan had taken
was that "he undoubtedly did all he
could" — which might mean severaJ
Delivered To Him Before He Presented
The Ultimatum.
PRECIPITATES THE BEGINNING OF HOSTILITIES.
The Blockade Of Havana Commences To--Morrow
Will Be Called Upon To Furnish At Least
Thousand Men-Minister Polo Lett
Washington Last Night.
■oncur, of which Mr. Bromwell hao things. It Is a oase of damninK with
lleM.Iveil. Bi the nenate anil hi.u«e |<if reprexentatlvex of the I nit-
eil NtateH of Anierlea. in eon(tre a «enililed :
BMi'Nt -That the people of the l~lan<l of < uliu are.ta.nl of riBl.t ought
lo he. free anil Independent. •
Hiion.l--TI.at it i« the ilutj of the I nited *tate« to demand, and
the government of the I nited Slate., doe* herel.j demand, thai the
government i.fMpaln at once reliiii|iil«l. it autlioritj and govern-
ment in the Inland of « uha and withdraw it- land and naval force*
fro... t uba anil t'uhan vvaterw.
Thlr.l--TI.at the prenldi'.it of the 1 nited Htate. he. anil he lierehj
iH direeted and empowered to u e Ihe entire land and naval force*
of the lulled WtateK and to rail Into aetual nervlee of the I niteil
NtateH Ihe militia of the neverel latew. to kui-Ii external may he
10 carry tlie*e re olutloiiH into eBeet.
t"i>urth--Tliat the I nited Ntatew hereby .1 i-<• 11. i... - any di-poult
or Intention to exereine -overeignty. JurlMilietion ..r eontrol over
Niild island exeept for the paeilleatioo thereof, and a *crl it* deter-
mination. w lien that i aeeompll-lied. to leave the governm and
eontrol of the iMlaml to it* people.
given notice
Mr. Sulzer (Dem., N. Y), attempted
I to interpose with the jN.int of order
that Mr. Bromwell's motion take pre-
j cedence over that of Mr. Dingley. He
had a copy of tbe rules in his hand and
was prepared to argue the question,
but the speaker unceremoniously de-
I clined to hear him. No division was
! asked on the motion for the previous
| question but upon th e main question
a chorus of demands from both sides
went up for the ayes and not s.
The roll call was watched with in-
tense interest. The democrats started
Lin to applaud every republican who
I voted "no" but the promised defectum
faint praise. Among the many startl-
ing disclosures which Mr. Huffman is
contemplating is the fact that Dele-
gate Callahan ha-s failed to get a single
bill through congress and has not even
succeeded in getting a private pension
bill favorably reported notwithstand-
ing the fact that he has introduced
some fifty odd bills of various descrip-
tions in the house which have all been
duly referred to the respective commit-
tees. Commenting on this an okla-
homa n said the other day that Dele-
gate Callahan bore a striking likeness
to the Kansas pop stateman who went
with his personal and legislative effects
consisting of a pair of socks and
-Oklahoma
One
Washington, April 19.—After one of 'lie
hardest fought battles between the tw <
houses known in many years, congress
at an early hour this morning came to
an agreement upon the most momentous
question it has dealt with in a third of
u century.
The Cuban resolution was passed and
was sent to the president this morn-
Its provisions mean the expulsion
Spain from the island of Cuba by the
armed forces of the Unied States. There
were many roll calls in both houses, and
nate should not tal
in requesting a conferen
two houses. They further r
when the senate conferees were
appointed at least two of them
voted "no" but thr- IMI'uhpcu uvi^v I vuumouue, «•- - -
of over 25 members on the republican I type-written bill neatly packed
side did not materalize. The democrats i hand satohell to Topeka. H« intr
•nly had 14 opportunities to applaud. J the bill, which was referred t-> the <
arent before the end of the . mittee and he sent his socks to
rst roll call that they were defeated, laundry, and complaining of his
Their disappointment was manifest on al the end of the session said that
their faces while the countenances of couldn't get either of them back."
Mr. Hoffman atributes the def
From The Stat« < 'apital Bureau. 610 14th St.
Washington, April 21.—The Spanish government delivered to Minister Woodford
hi* passports early this morning before he !>••«' an opportunity to present the pres-
ident's ultimatum. This will precipitate the commencement of hostiHtl
president Is not now bound to wait until Saturday for Spain's answer.
• of Havana will not commence before tomorrow
the
l he bloc.t-
From the State < 'apital Bureau,61014th St.
Washington April 21—The army reorganization bill will be passed by the
tomorrow. Ti. president will immediately issue a call for 80, COO ft ih«
Guard. Oklahoma will receive a call for.it least one thousand men.
senate by
Natlona I
J only had V
It was apps
ti rst roll ca
ing.
of
represent the majority sentiment of ti
body.
The radical advocate?
slowly, but none the 1<
ground, however, being .
the powerful and compact, minority op-
posed them. They yielded only after
one of the bitterst contests in the his-
tory of the senate. They capitulated but
did not surrender.
Hundreds of brilliantly attired women
th" initiative ' the republicans were correspondingly
between the ' joyful over the victory.
d that I When Mr. Boutelle of Maine, asoer-
finally | tained that th<* motion had a majority
should | he withdrew his vote and was recorded
j present.
I The
• 4 .. it.- ,.wn I and men in evening dress tilled the gal-
each body held tenaciously • leries until the close of the proceedings,
resolution. The conferees had great dif- when finally the verdict came from the
Acuity in agreeing. The first conference conference committee there was a hush
showed a determination on the part of in the great chamber, which a few sec-
, I onds before hart been thrilling with ani-
the house not to yield a single point, ana miit(on when thc verdict had been re-
it was only after long consultations with | turm,,j iim] accepted by the senate, the
the house leaders that they agreed to great audience dispersed—dispersed quiet-
allow the little words "the and ' in the ly almost solemnly. All realized that the
anow me I verdic t meant war. and the action taken
first section of the senate resolution
senate
which declares that the people of Cuba
"are, and of right ought to be. free and
independent." The resolution as finally
adopted is that reported from the senate
was too momentous to inspire anything
less than awe.
The house, after one of the hardest and
most desperate fights in its history, suc-
ceeded in forcing the senate to yield the
main contention in the war resolution—
aaopieu is umi main contention in tne war resolution—
committee on foreign relations, with theithe impendence of the existing govern-
addition of the fourth section, known as ment in Cuba. With that exception the
I i- --^.1 «v>" uonut0 resolutions
. announcement of the vote. 179-
•f independence I 156, and the decisive victory were loud-
surely. lost ( ly applauded by the republicans.
swept back by
DIED AT MULHALL.
MRS. IRA NEALIS DIES AFTER A
L1NGERING 1LLN ESS
Mulhall. O. T.. April 19.—(Special Pores
pendente.)—Mrs. Ira Nealis. who has been
sick for the past nine months, died last
Thursday morning at 6 o'clock. She
leaves a husband, one child and a host
of friends to mourn her loss. The re-
mains were laid to rest at 3 o'clock Fri-
day evening. The funeral services took
place at 1 o'clock Friday. Rev. J. N.
Black of Mulhall, conducted the funeral
services. She was buried in the McNal-
ly cemetery on Skeleton creek, near the
Victor school house. She was 20 years of
age. Her relatives live in Garfield coun-
ty, near Shaner, Ok.
in a
1 uced
com-
, the!
woes |
•he |
at of |
the free homes bill to the agricultural
college bugaboo and republican opposi-
tion. He is confident that the next
congress which he predicts will be
overwhelmingly derm cratic will pass
the bill.
Washington, April 21.-The Spanish! if the powers should net these two
minister, Senor Polo y Bernabe, and ' rountriee would Hide with Spain,
the six attaches of the Spanish lfga- i THE MINISTER REMAINED CODE.
tion, left Washington at 7 :20 o'clock I The Spanish legation had been in
house accepted the senate
the Teller amendment, disclaiming any i ' ' ,
it-nr. | The republicans who joined with the
intention on the part of the United States | democnits in attempting to concur in the
to acquire Cuba. The resolution cannot
lie sent to the president until after it
is passed upon.
The tocsin of war has been sounded by
the American congress. At 1:15 o'clock
this morning the senate received the re-
..nate amendments entire, rallied four
teen votes at one time and on every vote
thereafter « dwindled. When the final
vote was taken shortly before 3 o'clock
this mornfhg. 310 votes were cast for the
| declaration upon which we are going to
| war. if war it is to be. Six votes only
AVENGED THEIR COMRADE.
MEXICANS KILL AN ENEMY WHILE
UNDER ARREST.
n t
t v.Q I were cast against it. They included five
port of the conference committee of the | repubUcans un(i one democrat.
two branches of congress, and twelve RECSULAR HOUSE SESSION,
minutes afterwards had adopted it. There j ^ k„r of ,he house ascended
was a fight to the last minute, however, j ^ rostrum and with one resounding
the advocates of the recognition of toe , ,,f jjjg gavel silenced Ihe confu-
independence of the island republic stand-1 sjon on ,ihe floor anlj tie hum of con-
ing their ground until they were fairly Versation in the crowded galleries. It
knocked down by a vote of 42 to I he j was an impressive scene as the mem-
minority vote was cast by those who hers listened "with bowed heads to the
wanted radical action and insisted that so|enin invocation of the blind chaplain,
the resolutions should carry with it rec-1 N() sooner ti ad the chaplln. ceased
ognition of the independence of the Cu- j t,(Wevl.ri before the confusion was re-
ban republic. doubled, as the members labored dur-
The adoption of the conference report ( jnp (ht> )ast few pre<.j„us moments,
brought to a close one of the most inter-j ,rho ^radmsr of the tournal had
esting and tumultuous sessions of the
senate held in years. Such scenes of
confusion and excitement have rarely
been witnessed in the ordinarily staid
and dignified body as characterized its
proceedings from noon yesterday
nearly 2 o'clock in the morning. Interest
in all other quarters was dwarfed into
significance by the overwhelming ques-
tion of war—war which all now regard to
tie absolutely inevitable. Efforts were
made to transact the regular business of
the senate, but it was with the utmost
diffidence that senators performed the
work. Among those who remained upon
the floor while the sundry civil bill was 1
under consideration the confusion was so (
great that business could scarcely pro-.
, The reading of the journal had
1 been concluded before the clerk
nounced the passage of the house res-
olutions with the senate amendments.
Instantly the galleries were all atten-
d *t!! tion and members leaned forward. The
un leaders watched each other with intent,
alert features. The first move was im-
portant. As the resolutions were read
the declarations with regard to the
recognition of the independence of Cuba
were vcK-iferousiy cheered by the demo-
crats. This demonstration was re-
peated when the reading was conclud-
ed. Both Mr Dingley, the floor leader
of the republicans, and Mr. Bailey, the
democratic leader, were on their feet.
TO STRIKE OUT RECOGNITION.
eed I Mr. Pingley was recognized by the
A feeling of bitterness grew up between speaker and immediately moved con-
the senate and the house during the late j currenoe in the senate amendment,
afternoon and evening that at one time j with an amendment striking out the
seemed likely to delay action. Cooler clause in the first resolution which
counsel prevailed, however, and a deter-1 recognized the independence of the ex-
minaticin of the momentous question was luting republic. The actual form of
finally reached. the motion, whk-h was reduced to vvrit-
Thcise who were fighting for recognition ing. was as follows:
of the island republic early decided that "I move to concur in the senate
Albuquerque. N. M. April 19.—Partic-
ulars of the double killing at the Mago*-
lin mining camp have reached this city
Frank Kelly, who was the blacksmith at
the Confidence mine, was drunk, and at-
tended a ball, during the night having
two or three quarrels. After the dance
Kelly and several Mexicans left for their
homes, all pretty drunk. They quarrel-
ed again, and Kelly pulled his gun and
shot one of the Mexicans dead.
William Smith, a deputy sheriff, was
near by, and immediately arrested Kel-
ly, starting off with him. The dead man's
friends crowded around the officer and
Kelly, and before the former could real-
thelr intentions, Kelly fell to th"
ground mortally wounded, with two bul-
lets in his body. He expired in about
ten minutes. The men who shot Kelly
fled to the mountains, and have not been
captured. Kelly was a quiet man except
when drunk. He was the son of the
assessor of Sierra county.
STAR ROUTE CHANGED.
A NUMBER OF ROUTES CHANGED
IN THE TWO TERRITORIES.
FromTheStateCapital Bureau,610 14th St.
Washington, April 20. The jwist office
department has ordered the following
change in the star service of the Indian
Territory and Oklahoma:
OKLAHOMA.
Route 54260. Winchester to Alva.
Modify order of March 18, 1898 (Bulle-
tin 5511a), so as to state an increase in
distance of 1 m. by the supply of Win-
chester at the site authorized March
17, 1898, and to take effect Marc-h 22,
1898, instead of March 18, 1898.
Route 54385. McLoud to McLoud.
From April 8, 18^8 change service so as
to supply Lewiston at the site author-
ized March 2, 1898, without change in
distance.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
Route 53321. Wewoka to Sasakwa.
Permit postmasters at terminal to
make additional exchange < f the mails
when desired, provided tbe mails be
carried in a locked pouch by a sworn
carrier, and without expense to the de-
partment.
last evening. There was not the slight-
est demonstration at the railroad sta-
tion when they took a train, and few
people were there.
They were_ accompanied to -the sta-
tion by the German ambassador, the
Austrian minister, two attaches of the
British legation and two detectives.
The carriages reached the station a few
minutes before the train left, and they
walked in silence, escorted by two I« -
licemen and the detectives to the pri-
vat car, -Japan." There were ha«ty
adieus and the train pulled out with-
out special incident.
BY WAY OF NIAGARA FALL'S.
The Spaniards will go to Niagara
Falls over tbe Pennsylvania and New
York Central, by way < f Harrisburg.
Their purpose is to avoid New ^< Tk.
and it was concealed until th 's even-
ing. They -will spend a few days at
Niagara and then go to oMntreaJ.
Senor Polo yesterday received as call-
ers representatives of the different lega-
mparativ* mini thYoughout the early
•ins i ! the day, and it began to be ap-
prehended that another day might pass
without the signing of the resolutions.
Senw Polo maintained his imperturb-
able exterior, although he had aban-
than war. Outtride the legation a lieu-
doned all h«ope of «n outcome other
tenant of i olice and and offlcr were
on duty jus a result of the vandalism
of yesterday in th** destruction of the
legation sign.
At half past ten o'clock the Belgian
min ster called, followed soon after by
the French ainbasador and Mr. H n-
gelmueller the Autftro-Hungarian min-
ister. At that time no word haxl been
received of action upon the revolutions
or the ultimatum.
THE FORMAL REQUEST.
The Spanish minister's request for his
pasports was as follows:
"Legac-ion de fospana, Washington,
April 20, 1898. Mr. Secretary: The reso-
lution adopted by the congress of the
Hartranft Relief Corps, No. 23, of
Guthrie, met at Mrs. Charles Comer-
en's, on West College avenue, yester-
day for a quilting bee. The quilt was
pieced by W. R. C. ladies. It has
quite a history attached as a number
of the soldiers who wore the blue in
the sixties have their names embroid-
ered on it. It was lost and went through
the flood and now has been gathered
together, joined and quilted, and soon
will be sold for the benefit of the G. A.
R. and their auxiliary, the W. R. C.
The ladies present were: Mrs. L. Scott,
Miss Birdie Scott, Mrs. Charles Camer-
on, Mrs. Wm. Vampner, Mrs. Lewis
Vampner, Mrs. G. W Hopkins, Mrs, C.
Wolf, Mrs. Dillie, Mrs. E. Clark and a
numebr of others. A fine dinner was soon be upon us
which all partook.
NEW POSTMASTERS.
From The State Capital Bureau. 61014th St.
Washington. April 19. —The following
Oklahomans have been appointed post-
masters:
E. W. Nash Byron, Woods county, vice
Victoria <\ Spurret, removed; <'alvln L.
Moss, Warren, Greer county, vice Will-
iam Jewett, dead.
tions and his persona
adviser in Washington, Calderon Car-
lisle. All <-f the archives of the lega-
tion have been removed to th Frnch m-
bassy, and there was no delay in mak-
ing preparations to leave the city.
TALKS OF AN "INIQUlTOt S WAR
Yesterday morning as an oil paint-
ing of Senor Polo's father was taken
from the wall of the legation. Senor
Polo remarked:
•'My father served his country as its
representative in the United States dur-
ing th!? adminstration of General
Grant. Were that soldier statesman
president now, there would be no such
iniquitous war as that one which will
al friend and legal I United States of America and approv«
served
From The State Capital Bureau. 61014th St.
Washington. April 19.—Jacob Walga-
mott. of Hennessey, has been granted a
additional pension of $4.
Mrs. Ida M. Dyer, former wife of 1>.
j B. Dyer, the first mayor <>f Guthrie, is
at the Royal hotel. Mrs. Dy.-r was for
I many years a resident of El Reno, in
the wild Indian days, and wrote a lx.<.k
>f great interest on Indian character
ind early day life in the* Indian Ter-
ritory. Mrs. Dyer was here in 1889 for
ek. She is a woman of rare intel-
ligence. She will visit El lleno and
other places in the Territory before re-
turning to her home in Kansas City.
BOTH MORTALLY WOUNDED.
Paducah, Ky.. April 19.—Huber Reaves
and Tom Hinley, both colored. fought
with pistols early this morning and both
were fatally wounded. The duel was
about a woman.
"It did not take me long to prepare
to leave," said he, "for, although 1
brought twenty-four trunks with me. I
only unpacked three, and these were
packed this morning."
THIS IS SIGNIFICANT.
There is comment here in diplomatic
circles upon the fact that Senor Ber-
nabe has left tbe French ambasador
and the Austria-Hungary minister both
today by t'h-e president is of siw h miture
that my permanence in Washington be-
•omes imposlisle and oblige me t«► re-
quest you the delivery of my i*assp< rtsk
The protection of the Spanish interests
will be entrusted to the Fren< b ambas-
sador and to the Austro-Hungarian
minister On this occasion, very pain-
ful to me, I have the honor to renew to
you the assurances of my highest con-
sideration. (Signed)
LOUIS POLO DE BERNABE.
"The Hon. John Sherman, Secretary
for State of tfh• United States, etc., etc."
Assistant Secretary Day directed
Minister Polo's passports to be pre-
j pared and sent to him at once. The
, minister received th«-m at 3:30 o'clock,
j No instructions have been sent to
I Mini'tser Woodford, the state depart -
I ment not regarding Senor Polo's letter
' an answer to our ultimatum.
Attorney H. R. Thurston left for (.han?e of the legation at Washing-
handler yesterday where he \n111 be
attorney in the case of the Territory
vs. Bently and others, charged with
killing Qrissen and also Mrs. Burda,
charged with killing her husband Mrs.
Burda Is the Bohemian who was in
the county jail several weeks here.
ton, and it is said that the reason the
two were named was to make public
announcement that both France and
Austria are friendly to Spain, and that
Pomeroy (Ohio) Leader. _'4th ult: R. B.
Lawhead left Monday for Cincinnati to
et his mother, Mrs. J. II Law head*
o is on her way to this county from
Guthrie, Oklahoma, to visit. Mrs. Law-
head has been absent for nearly a quar-
ter of a century. In the DO's and 60's
her husband was a well known educator
>f this county located at Syracuse and
Chester., La'ter be removed to Kansas,
became state superintendent of public In-
struction and later went to Oklahoma
where died.
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