The Weekly Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 53, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 4, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
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COMMENCEMENT
IS COMING.
The Schools of Oklahoma will
soon neefi Commencement Pro-
grams. Wo have the finest line
that ever came Into Oklahoma.
Write us for samples and prloes.
Th > cxQulslte prourams wo have,
acldadtoour splendidtypouraphy
make a beautiful effect. The
State Capital Book and Station-
ery Store, Guthrie. Okla.
Historical SO'
ELECTION BLANKS
IN STOCK.
MR .JVM stock and
n «h.p put the day order In re-
Made comply exactly
luw. Write us for 11st and
THE STATE CAPITAL CO.,
CUTHRl£, OKLA.
NAT! HI>A Y
CI I'll 1;I!•:. OKLAHOMA. Ali.lL. I, lllO:l
ATI/H DAY
NUMBER
IL i
Terrible Accident at Car-
negie Steel Works.
6 BURNED TO DEATH
Covered by White Hot Dust
in a Pit.
TEN OTHERS
ivho made hlstoi
the civil
!•< fori- th. civil war down to the present
time.
Colonel Plunkct Ik known from Salina
*° Skaguay, and his reputation Ik that he
I more "kuii IlKhte-rs" than
the business of enforcing the
kllle-d Hob
of Je
in
npany
haj
any man It
law. Heal
Ford, the
gambling
murderer was surrounded by a r
of friends, but Plunket. then th.
marshal of ("red.-, walked Into the place,
smashed him on the Jaw. bound him with
a miner'.-, belt and pacl.."d him In mi < \*
cart to the Jail, where, single-handed, he
bade defiant , to a mob of lynchers.
He was ITnlted States marshal of Okla-
homa at the time of the rush of settlers
Into that territory; was an Intimate friend
of President McKlnley, and is one of the
sturdy pioneers who can go to the White
House and hobnob with President Roose-
velt while effete senators cool their heels
on the nuside. Of late he has been in the
Klondike.
INEW WAGE AGREEMENT
Many Had Blotches Burned
Through the Flesh Clear to
the Bone-Large Strips
of Flesh Peeled Off
Their Bodies.
Pittsburg, Pa.. March 31. By an acci-
dent at the Carnegie steel plant today six
men were killed and ten more are in the
hospital not expected to recover. Four
others. Injured, went to their homes and
are suffering from painful burns.
The dt ad:
; >HN SMITH
John noLor
A NUKE W BRABAE.
JOSEPH PELAR.
JtJHN SHOKA.
JOHN PELAK
The seriously injured are:
«Seorge Kodak.
Michael Steveoko.
Ml 4hael ttkunaer.
Indianapolis, Ind.. March 31.-The new
wagt agreement between the bituminous
com I minors and operators went Into e f-
fect In nearly twenty states today. The
190- agreement will continue in Tennessee
Alabama and several other Western and
Southern states until Jon. of July.Figures
compiled by Secretary Wilson show that
the bituminous miners, as a result of the
national and state conventions, will this
year receive nn aggregate Increase of -
■41T7.000 in wages over hist year. This Is
based on the output of last year. It Is
probable that the amount will be even
more, as the prduetion is likely to be
greater. Including the advance received
bv the anthraeinte men. the total increase
will be about 135,000,000 this year.
APPROVED FINDINGS
ROOSEVELT BY
ACCLAMATION
Senator Burton Spoke of Next
National Convention.
Be,
Joseph B<
Frank 8* bula.
Pleven Bobon.
Joseph Bubelona.
The accident was caused by a hang In
i. furnace dropping and forcing large
nullities of white hot dust down a large
oe into pit where th- men were at work.
Ictlms were without means of es-
ape. and all were burned and blistered
over their entire bodies Large strips uf
II.-sh peel, d off their bodies when they
were pulled out of the pit by fellow work-
men The erica of agony of the victims
KK they wrlted in the lava-like stuff, from
which they wen- \alnly trying to extricate
themselves, could !.•• heaid nearly a block
swa\ Hundreds of workmen from othor
I ort'lo i! of the plant rushed to the rescue,
and as quickly as possible pulled the ln-
jiitid men from the pit and carried them
n th, emergency hospital. Seven of the
• bodies leached the emergency hopsitai.
Slid the others had but a few shreds of
. lothlng upon them The bo-lies of the
fntillv burn -d wore blackened or shredded
hi strips by the whit.' hot 'down-comer '
dust that burned into their flesh. Many
of the men had large blotches burned
tiirosrh the flesh, caused by large splashes
< r molten Iron that had struck them and
1 in i ed through to the bo:i
"Furnace 1 is e quipped with the fam-
ous el-ctiic •"skids" that are now used
on i^b of the United States Steel corpor-
ntion's blast furnaces.
Th-
I HEAR FROM ENGLAIM)
W
Washington, March 31.—The president
today approved the findings of the court
martial dismissing from the service First
Lieutenant Nell A Campbell, Twenty-first
infantry, who was tried on a charge of
disobedience of order.*. He was s rving
in the Philippines and some erron , vere
found in his accounts as commissary of-
ficer General Weston wrote to him ask-
ing him to correct the mistakes and he
paid no attention to the letters several
of which were dispatched to him. The
matter was brought to the attention of
the secretary of war, and an order was
issued directing him to reply to the com-
missary SMneral. and it was this order
hat he disobeyed. 11 was found that he
Rhode Island regiment during the Spanish
war, and was appointd from that state to
the regular army in April, 1RW.
FOUGHT TWO HOURS
TURKISH AND ALBANIAN TROOPS
KII>1, BACH OTHER.
St. Petersburg, March 31—It Is stated on
good authority that after two hours tight-
inn the Turkish troops repulsed the Al-
banian attack on Mltrovitsa. The Alban-
ians lost heavily. Turkey sent a division
of troops from the Vllayeta of Alden,
Asia Minor, to Albania, The Russian am-
bassador at Constantinople has been in-
structed to protest to the porte against
the insubordination of the Alblanalsn.
MISS GOULD ILL
St Louis, Mo.. March Dl.—Illness will
prevent Miss Helen Gould from attending
the world'.* fait dedication ceremonies
April 30. She had planned to no me to St.
Louis at that thne and brirg a party of
guests with her, but on the advice of her
physician she has cancelled the arrange
merits for the trip, a letter received here
today announ * Miss («ou>d 1s a mem-
ber of the weald's fair board ot lady 111*11-
■Iv a matter of fi
England received by
i:i. the British consul
avlts of Alfred Hen
■ r of the Globe Final
■barged that Wright, f
.r of the corporation
I upon the shareholde
managing dl-
pcrpotrated a
; that Wright
ilnnce sheets,
i In the books.
Trained Bloodhounds.
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
1... i:m . Tex.. March 31 Assistant Dep-
Ut\ i i ited States Marshal James B. Davis
nnd A. i. Cordell, bojji of Colbert. I. T .
e..n,M ill vest. riluv afternoon from the
vllle. hrlng-
thei
ained bloodho
9
; i h the^ had purchased for u.se in the
irv Mr Davis s.ivs that he
hounds in good shape and
lawn a criminal at all times,
be for the use of the public.
DICK PLUNKETT AND
SENATOR STONE MEET
Two Old Comrades Ex-
change Greetings in New
York.
rial Dispatch to the Suite Capital,
■w York Mai h :U. Senator Stone of
sourl was walking through the lobby
he Hoffman House a few nights ago.
•i he encountered a stocky man w< ar-
i slouch hat and the air of u west-
senator.
was the reply,
ime Into Mis-
:rr und grabbed
Sotiri when you was gover
that murderer out of Pike euu.u.v .-
The senator di«l. and for hours the suc-
cess, w of Senator Vest and one of the
jvust plctui est;u. t haracters of the strenu-
ous days of the west talked of old times.
Although the career of the senator has
teen worked out east of the Missouri riv-
er, he knows all of the men that Colonel
Dick Plunkett knows, and he knows every
Indian Agencies Abolished.
State Capital Bureau, 610 14th 8t.
Washington. March 31 -In compliance
with the provisions of the Indian appro-
priation bill passed by the last Oong:*ai,
the commissioner of Indian affairs has th
sui >1 an ord i abolishing the Pottawatomie
and Great Ncmeha agency in Kansas und
uniting the Klckupoos. towns, Sac an-J.
Fox tribes under one bonded superintend-
ent. The policy of the department Is to
do away with the agencies, wherever pos-
sible, leaving the Indians in charge of the
superintendent of th> government and
reservation sehools. In most eases the
lands have all been alloted .tnd ther^ is
no demand for the services of an agent.
Marconi Wireless-
Washington. March 31—General Greely,
says that ho has made two contracts for
wireless telegraphy In Alaska, one with
the Marconi and the other with the Fes-
senden system. Neither has been able to
perform the contracts which expired Inst
August. He has made no contract with
any German individual or company.
Will Feed Instead of Pasturing.
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Paris. Tex.. March 31.—A. M. Nance,
who came In today from across the river,
reported the territory settling up so rapid-
ly that leading stockmen are feeding their
steers and will put them on market In
June, the range having become contracted.
Queen Alexandra at Copenhagan.
Copenhagen, Denmark. March 31—Q'jeen
Alexandra arrived hc.e this evening .'rom
London. Her majesty was received at
the station by King Christian, the dowag-
er empress uf Russie, and all the membtis
of th« Danish royal family.
New Cabinet at Sofia.
Sofia, March SI Dr Daneft, the fori
premier, bos succeeded in forming a r
cabinet which in- uldes all the memh
of the late minister of war. He is s
ceeded by Colonel Savoff.
Sent His Seconds.
Paris. aMrch 81. -Thl Pa trie says the
brother of Emma Touret, who yesterday
fired two shots from a revolver at Marcel
Prevost. the well known novelist, hm he
was entering the ofllces of the Society nf
Men of Letters, has Bant his seconds to
M. Prevost
Damage from Drouth.
Bucharest. Roumania, March Si.—The-
persistent drouth is causing great anstuty
among the farmers of Roumania. The
wheat Is suffering badly from the lack
of rain and the colza orop Is already re-
For Benefit of the Public.
Berlin. March 31.—Emperor William has
Ordered that the statue of Eve by Moses
Exeklel, the American sculptor, be placed
in the Sans Soucl palace for the benefit of
the public The statue was presented to
the euiperor by a friend.
EVERY STATE IN WEST
Will Go for the Man Who Has
Backbone-The Kansas Sen- i
ator Spending the Time
at Horn",
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Topeka. Kans.. March 31. "It will be
Roosevelt by acclamation at the n«xt na-
tional republican convention." said Uni-
ted States Senator Burton to a group of
politicians >nd newspaper men here to-
night Senator Burton arrived here with
his Wife at 10 o'clock In the way home
from Washington. The senior Kansas
senator has undergone a change during
the last three months in Washington that
positively startled the politicians who sat
about the Copeland . >.ri:.ror when he ar-
rived. He wore a black suit with a Prince
Albert coat that had clearly been from
the tailor's only a few days and his hat
was the latest In silk tiles. He met and
shook hands to-night with a dozen men
who had played leading parts in electing
Senator Long and tlie sight of his apparel
recalled to them the sight of the junior
senator as he left Topeka In his rilouch
felt hat and frock coat. The" are tor-
tured by the fear that he may come back
to them arrayed in a style that will turn
sentiment or the "home spun brigade."
of the Seventh congressional district
against him."
"President Roosevelt will carry every
state In the West." continued Senator
Burton, "with the the possible exception
of Nevada. It will be unnecessary to hold
early conventions and start the movement
In the West, it has been started. However.
[ want to say that 1 think the idea of
holding an early convention In Kansas is
a good on#.
"When President Roosevelt is renom-
inated he will break the record by going
from the vice presidency to the presl-
dncy. He has always broken all records
that he has gone against. He is a very
great politician, using that word in its
best sense, where it Mentis into states-
manship. He it; able to trace public
thought and feeltng and keep in har-
mony with it He is such a politician
as was Lincoln and, like Lincoln, he
will not bed Ui certain influences that are
disposed to be tyrannical or dictatorial,
like organized wealth. He saves such in-
fluences from themselves He hus done
something nobody else could do; he has
conquered Roosevelt, and that is saying
a good deal Senator Long and l will ac-
company him through the state."
Senator Burton here took occasion to
declare that absolute harmony prevails
In tho Kansas congressional delegation.
In regard to the Cuban treaty he said:
"The treaty represents In a peculiar
manner the president s wishes and Its
advantages over the bill proposed last
summer are plainly apparent. By the
terms of this treaty no further reduction
in the tariff on sugar can be made for
five yeatf The present Dingley tariff
rates will he maintained for that length
of time
"Under th* terms of my amendment,"
said the senator, in response to a question
"the Cuban tariff on corn, Hour and corn
meal has been reduced 3ft per cent nnd
this is a benefit to Western farmers. The
treaty means a closer commercial anion
between this country nnd Cuba and this
may lead to a closer political union und
to annexation. That will come, however,
only In the event that Cuba wants it A
great deal of American capital is g .>ng
there and this may help the annexation
movement."
Asked what bo thought of members of
the Kansas congressional delegation going
to the national convention. Senator Bur-
ton said. "1 had not thought of that, but
I see no reason why they should be kept
off the delegation 1 think Kansas will
grow stronger politically when she iml-
reserve funds, because Wichita was
not a reserve city, aixl those national
banks situated within the territory
naturally tributary to Wichita were
forced to keep their own deposits in
other cities or else carry accounts with
both the reserve cities ami with Wich-
ita. The designating of Wichita as a
reserve city will enable these banks
to increase their deposits here, if they
formerly carried accounts to this city,
and will enable those which did not,
to withdraw their accounts from points
farther distant and necessarily lfss con
venient, and to deposit them with lo-
cal banks.
President I* S. NaftzRor, of the
Fourth National Hank, stated this
morning that he believed the deposits
from outside banks should show an
increase of at least $1,000,000 by Janu-
ary 1, 1904. He added that the addi-
tional business which would naturally
come with theJncreased hanking busi-
ness would amount to no small item.
Oeorge W, Robinson, cashier of the
National Bank of Wichita. Wichita's
youngest national banking institution,
was of the opinion that it would re-
sult in a material increase in the
local banks deposits, though he did not
estimate the amount. He said that he
believed upon their accounts carried in
eastern cities and In Kansas City, and
would either Increase their accounts
bore or start new ones if they had not
been carrying accounts here before.
Elsherry Martin, cashier of the Kan-
sas National Hank, expressed himself
as well pleased with the action of the
comptroller, even though it was known
that the action wo;ild be taken by him
as soon as he had received the appli-
cation. He estimated the probable in-
crease in bank deposits at from $500,-
000 to $1.000,000.
President A. C. Jobes of the National
Bank of Commerce, was of the opinion
that the deposits would not show as
great an increase as had been pre-
dicted by his contemporaries, but he
said there was no doubt but that It
would amount to considerable. He *aid
It would be a great thing for the city
and that it would be something which
would have its influence for good, from
a business and banking standpoint.
The territory tributary to Wichita
national banks extends as far south as
Fort Worth, Texas, and includes all
of Oklahoma, part of the Indian Terri-
tory and southwestern Kansas. North
of Wichita the business does not ex-
tend as far as in the other directions,
though points as far as 100 miles north
deposit in this city. Local bankers
argue that on acconn of the gr« *-
convenlence to their national uanv
patrons in other cities, which will be
able to communicate with the local
banks by telephoue if necessary, and
to receive and deposit their funds at
a less expense for express, as well as
receive a greater rate of Interest upon
their deposits, the increase in bound to
result. I.ocal banks pay 3 per cent
upon their bank deposits, While eastern
banks pay but 2 per cent. With all
of these advantages it seems possible
that, even the highest estimated in-
crease might be reached, when the
large territory tributary to Wichita is
taken into consideration.
All that remains to be done (6 for
each bank outside the city to dea'gnats
whatever local bank it may wish to
have counted a* its reserve agent, and
upon the approval of th® comptroller
the bank's account with the local con-
cern so designated will be considered
as a part of its reserve. The appoint-
ment goes into effect at once.
of Arthur R. lYnnell tho latter part of
thl* week or thi first oi n< xt we lc i
•Tho Burdl , . has taught one
thing," said 1 Murp'\ "and that is
to held such i i>; tioin promptly The
machinery un.l.' tie Uv for fineMlmiting
such matters. I ul«r it persons under sus-
picion can b. ti.-light before a magistrate
and compelled i.i tall what the> know,
while there is no chance for se ntimental
persons to shout against u -third degree.'
it abolishes th. third >< .;ree. absolutely."
IN NOTED CASE
PROMINENT LAWYERS IN NASH-
VILLE, TENN.
Nashville. Tenn.. March 81.—United
State® Senator J B. Foraker, of Uhlo;
Edward Lauter'iieh nnd Eugene Tread-
well of New York; Augustus K Wllsor. of
Loulaville, Ky.; Lawrence L. Maxwell, Jr.,
of Cincinnati, and Judge Alex I". Hum-
phrey of Louisville are h -i. ■
case bsfori I mud Sfaf- Judgi I. H.
Lurton that In iterest Of
the entire county. It Is that oi T i .1
Taylor and Compnay, against tin South-
ern railway compsn; Messrs. Forak.i
Lauterbach, Ti- adwell and Wll on appear
for tho eompiiiniints d Mc-f. Hum-
phrey and Maxwell for the defendants
The minority stockholder* repi. * nt'
by Talbot J. Taylor ami ompa *•. k to
enjedn the Union Pacific company from
voting 750.1100 shares at the eomin* nnual
election alleging that the major^ * as
controlled the Southern Pa< Iftc in nc In-
terest of the Union Pacific mil the re-
strain the Pseific ft m voting the fO-V
000.000 of stock which K holds In th«
Southern Pacific,
MAY NEVER REGAIN
HIS EYESIGHT
New York. March 81.—Ira I). Sankey,
the evangelist, probably will never re-
gain his sight, and the members of
hiB family have made up their minds
to accept his condition with resigna-
tion. Alan Sankey. the se>n. said to-
day that his father was slightly im-
proved but that he did not think there
would be any permanent cure. He said
he wished the public to know that his
father was not in needy circumstances
and that the family had been embar-
rassed by the receipt of many checks
and numerous offers of assistance!
that have been thankfully rejected by
the younger Mr. Sankey.
PRESIDENT
STARTS TODAY
Finest Train That Ever Left i £2
iiwnshlp and park
or the land and he
h< ground. The ln-
good rate of interest
terest tliat the earn#
Id bo borrowed from
ul catale security.
wait
BIO MURDER
TRIAL BEtjUIN
Special Dispatch to the State Capital
Winfield, Kans., March 31.—'Yesterda-
Just before noon a jury was secured ii
the Ooffelt case'. It has taken over a weel
to empanel the jury and 3Trf) men havi
been examined. The Jury Is as follows.
O O KImmell, Bolton.
William Steele. Sheridan.
M Savage
Washington.
APRIL 1 TO JUNE 5
The Trip Will Consume Nine
Weeks and the President
Will Travel Over 14,000
Miles-Six Cars.
Washington, March 81.—The special
train on which the president Will leave
here tomorrow for his Wesern trip will be
furnlshe-d by the Pennsylvania road, and
will be one of the finest ever run out of
Washington. It has been specially decor-
ated and equipped for the trip. It will
consist of six ears, manned by a picked
crew, which Conductor Win II Johnson,
who has bean with the president on many
trips In charge Spencer Murray will be
iu charge of the presidents car, which
will b« the private car of Elyslan. It has
a parlor and observation compartnmnt,
three state sleeping rooms, a dining room,
two sleepeir suctions, a kitchen and sleep-
ing section for servants.
The other cars of the train will be the
Trax. a compartment sleeper; the Senegal
a section sleeper; the St. James, a diner;
th* Atlantic, a combination buffet and
baggage car; and a reel bagguge car. The
trip will continue from April 1 until June
S—nine weeks and three raws. During
that time the) president will travel about
li.oO) miles John Burroughs, the poet
naturalist of Now York, arrived here to-
ela>. He will accompany President Roose-
velt until he arrives at St. Louis, making
the tour e f the Yellowstone park with
him. From St. Louis Mr. Burroughs will
i. turn to New York President Nicholas
Murray Butler of Columbia university,
will join the party at St. Louis, and will
be the president's guest until he arrives
in California. When the statu la miched
the president will be Joined bv Benjamin
1 Wheeler, president nf the University of
California, who will accompany him
through the state.
MADE BAD MONEY
WAYNE MACVEAGH
J W. Corbin. Wn
C. A Scr
A. O. Wai
M H. Ma
J. W. Nel
Henry Mo
Ark;
. City.
City.
oldei
until December
n lions
id hei
r: > matter whether
the congressional
•ltisens."
remain In Kansas
WICHITA NOW
RESERVE CITY
THINK PENNEEL
GUILTY ONE
i!
Verdict In the Burdick Case
Charges Dead Lawyer. '1
CENSURES MRS BURDICK
A. I.. Noble i
i vMHrdtty
P. Fuller
an the case
s opened by County Attorney Torrance.
0 told briefly the story of the Me>nt-
u?ry murder to the jury. He stated
t George Montgomery was a watch
for the A. T and S F railway, that
duty was to go where oid«r«<l, pro-
t the property of the company against
minals. protect the traveling public
unst train robbers, bridge burners, wire
te-rs and llkt menaces. That on the
lit of October o, 1901, he had come
1 . from his Work to his h
Now York. March .51 Twenty minutes
afiei the arrest in Jersey City of two men
on ih« charge of having spurious money
in their possession, a quartet of secret
service men dticendud upon No. 80 Allen
•street. Now Ye>rk, and confiscated one of
th most complete plants for the colnria^'
■ it lug us money that the federal officers
have yet unearthed.
A' tlng on a partial confession of one
of the men arrested secret service Hgunts
tabled the Allen street house where, on
th> top floor a fine outfit for the coining
of dime - was seized Dies were found
which Chief IHynn said were almost as
good as the official ones. A woman be-
lieved to be the wife of one of tho meu
was In the rooms at the time of the
raid.
According to the aecre-t service mem,
the two men undtr axrewt have* circulat-
ed nearly I0,0i*i spurious dimes since Jan-
uary. They "shoved the queer" by buy-
ing a lead penscil or a box of matches
and receiving nine cents In change. Hun- i
dreds of pencils and boxes of mutches .
were found In the rooms.
KNITTERS TO GO OUT
TO REPRESENT UNITED STATES
AT THE llAUL'Ek
Washington, March SI.—The presi-
dent has selected Wayne McVeigh, of
Pittsburg, who was a member of the
cabinet of President Qarfleld, to rep-
resent tho United Statos at The Hague
wlien tho arbitration tribunal consid-
ers the question of preferential treat-
ment as between the allies and non-
all led pokers having lcalms against
Venezuela. In viow of the smallness
of the claims of some of the allied peiw-
eds, ft is not improbable that Mr. Mc-
Veigh may be* required also to assume
charge of other Interests than those
if his own countrymen. Otherwise
there will be a most formidable array
of l« gal talent to present some rather
insignificant issues.
TWO WERE KILLED
IN A OLLla'ON ON THE NEW HAV
CORBETTYET
CHAMPION
Put McGovern Out in the
Eleventh Round.
A ONE-SIDED EIGHT
Corbett Knocked the Brook*
lyn Boy Down Repeatedly
BOTH MEN FOUGHT HARD
Waterbttrv, Conn.. March 31. —In n col-
lision between a wild engine and a [t>- • a
gem tTaln on th« New York. New llav. n ft
Hartford railroad at South ilrookh n today
two persona are- known to have been find
throe Injured An early report said that
there wore three either df ed bodies in the
wreok. The known dead are- Kngin. et
Chapman of the wild engine, and Fir. loan
Newman of the passenger train. The in-
jured arc Engineer Brown and Baggag.
master Mallette e>f the passenger train,
and Fireman Flahe rty of the wild oiiKinc.
It is thought that Mallet te is fatally hurt.
TWO WOMEN
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Corbett Showed the Stronger of
the Two and Urged the
Fighting All the Way
Through-Those Right
Swings,
mnkf
the r
ed hi:
'.ild l)i
tvhe i
ort.
utside e f the window f
i That for thla murde
hm to tried That
Introduced to show
who
The
plrac
II, Mass.. March 31.—Labor mei
e obeying the strike order of th
textile council clamored tonight for
I sympathetic strike In the Lawrence ho-
ery. the knitters of which are remain1'
I neutral on tht ground that the operative-
of th' other *!x mills Will be suff. i i. i
one mill Is allowed to run. For nearly fiv
hours the knitters of the hosiery
Rylnners' hall listening to the plea
knlttf-rs finally Informally endorsed th
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Taloga, Okla., March 81.—Mrs. A. R.
Driskell of Rhea came to Taloga Fri-
day in a carriage to convey uer daugh-
ter, who has been attending school
here, home. They started for Rhea on
Saturday by the river ror 1 All went
well uutli they arrived «u tho n. mth <u
Oswald Creek Whore it is nossuary to
cross at the point where this stre>am
empties Into the river. Thin is wliero
Mrs DrtekeU'fi trouble* began. 8ho
(uelng a plain track at this point had
no hesitancy in driving into fhe wntor
which wotild have been alright had It
not been for the fart that under the
water is about 47 fe>et of quick Hand—
so quick that it will bog n Huddle blan-
wet. Right there Mrs. Driskell and
the carriages, ponlea and all stopped.
The lady did everything she could to
get the team looso but they struggled
In vain to extricate themselves from
the bog and every struggle put them
deeper in the mire. Mrs. D. left her
daughter to watch the team and start-
ed back to J. Ii. Sorter's house for as-
sistance. The sereama and splashing
had been heard however by Hen Os-
wald and J. R. Kellogg who were at
the now mill near by and they arrived
In time to save the team from drown-
ing snd by hard work succeeded |n
getting the rig out and Mrs. Driskell
was permittee! to pursue the remainder
I . her journey.
A few bridges would come in good
, pisce on some of the innumerable !
• reeks that people have to cross In I
I this county.
NO ASSESSOR
APPOINTED
Tin
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Wichita, Kans., Mart h 31.—Through
a message received late last evening by
each of the four national banks of the
city, they were notified of the fact thai
the comptroller of the currency had
designated Wichita as a reserve city
in accordance with the application
made out by them and forwarded to
the comptroller la.it week. This action
was made possible, as stated hereto-
fore, by the amendment passed dur-
ing the last session of congress, by
which the required population of serve
cities was cut from 50.000to 26.000. The
messages to the local bankers wera
signed by F P. ane, deputy and act-
ing comptroller, and tiiey stated that
the (certificates hail been mailed to
president Naltzger of the clearing
house association, through which or-
ganisation the application wan made.
As stated beWore. the faot that Wich-
ita has been made a reserve city will
add greatly to the amount of bank
deposits kept here, and the probable
increase baa been estimated at from
$500,000 to $1,000,000 by the bankers of
the city. It places the local banks i
in a position to hold not only more of
their reserve In their own vaults, but
to carry the reserve funds of their
patron banks as well. Heretofore, the
national hank deposits which were
kept in Wichita, were not counted as
Inquest Info the Death of the'
Pennells Will Be Held Prob-
ably Latter Part of
This Week.
his abllitv to prove the
pel sons Coffelt had c<
TI.- trouble started b-
robbed between Ellsa
an<l Montgomery being
vestlgate the matter a
and
rlkc
et upon th-
itrike The kr
:lded
e«t
In UH with the
sympathcth ,
ftters say they are content
es, which run from 111 i"
they strike It might para- .
tr-. In Lawrence and de-
t Iona I persons of their em- i
took placi
al Dispatch to the State Capital. I
Veatherford, Okla., March 31. -The)
v council failed to appoint an a-
sor last night and decided to v.a
11 Friday night. Mr. J. C. C
ii went to Cordell to institu'-
i.-tion proceedings in the court i
ore Judge Irwin, in behalf of .Jo.
who wa
ity
ON TRIAL
Buffalo. N XY , March 31.-The verdict In
the llurdlck Inquest handed down by
Judge Murphy today, while stating that
the identity of the murderer of Edwin L
llurdlck has not betn proved, practically
ch&rgn* Arthur R. Penncll, the dead
lawyer, with the crime.
Pennall bad a stronger motive than any-
one "Iso for cutting Burdick out of th*
way. judge Murphy, says, and all the
fecti brought out i.v the Inquest constl
tut a Just grounds toe the Issuance of a
warrant against I'.-nntll if he were alive.
The verdict is softened woniowhat s.. far
mh It relates to Pennell by thu statement
tiiHt If Pennell w.-i > alive he would bej civ-
en the prrsumption of Innocence until
proven guilty
In the opinion of Judge Murphy, Ilurdick
had no woman guest in his den on the
night of the murder, and the crime was
not thu work of a burglar. Ho exonerntts
Mrs Uertrude B Payne and Miss llutch
Inaon from any connection with thu crime*
and in conclusion eriticisns Mr* Maria A
Hull and censur.-s Mrs liurdiik. the for
mer for her attltud-* toward the; authortti
tins and the inconsistency of her actions
with the theory that sho had no knowledge
of the murder
Judgi- Murphy stated this afternoon tKa'
1 « will hold the Inquest Into the death
Pioneer Dead.
New York. March 31. —Kbeneger Rutter-
lck. the originator of the tlhsu. paper
dress pattern, dlde at his Uoxqo in litook-
Yln, aged 70 years.
I Waterb
: progress
The leading de
K.>ssor last fall. If the injune
j granted the olty of Weatherford will
not appoint an assessor.
PENSION APPEALS
n.. March a.—Decided ;
1e today In the pollc- j
during the trlul of eighteen men
!3,35!
ntlscells
| charged will
William Merna and George Morriss. t
conductor and motocman of the trolley
cur which was attacked by a band of
a asked men on the night of F bruur\ '
F.ve of th. ! .:;< > I I« :m •! 1!
TVlnaegar. \\m \ ■ d. rmark, Clifford
i Vandermark. Hurry W Warren a nel John
Breacton wet. I.o'.nd ov.r i-. tic next
I prisoners wYl! be airalgued inNoourt to-
morrow.
j The surprise of hearing today was the
announcement mad. ven.ida> by the
tornsys for the defense at the conclusion
1 of Wlitnegar's trial that th.-v pu in
efeaae. Prosecuting Attorney Dlr
Washington, March 31.—During the
onth of March, the interior depart-
ent disposed of 1,000 appeals in pen-
on cases, which is 300 cases In ex-
iss of the record for any previous
onth in the history of the department
Bsistant Secretary Miller expresses
i the opinion that at the present rate
[the time is not far distant when pen-
Jefferson, Okla., Holds Eleciion Jinn appeals can ho disposed ot within
sixty days after their filing as against
the present average « f 18 months.
There are now about 14.000 cases on
appeal in the office and about 600 new
ones are received each month.
10 BUY LAND fOR
1AIR GROUND
and Proposition Carried Al-
most Unanimously.
Mechanics Pavilion. Ban Francisco, CaL,
Match 3L—William KotUw.-il belitrr known
as • Young Corbett," of Denver, showed
decisively tuoight that Ida victory over
Terry McQovern of Brooklyn at Hartford
a year ago last Thauii*givlug was no
iluk", by de-fcuthiir McOovern in the
ele-v-nth round otter a fight in which
t here was not a second of kilenese tor
•ither man. In nearly every round Cor-
i tt fig being like a machine, never ov*r-
ieioked an onportunity to send home his
blows, bad a shade the better of the argu-
ment, and when fluallT iu the e-ie gntU
round h got ihe Broouy boy faiciy go-
ing. he never let up on nlm until Terry
i auk to the floor, a badly defeated man.
Corbett put McQovern dawn in the Qrat
round U\r a count of seven seconds und
repeated It in the second. There was
som* question 'vbether or not McGovern
was down at tho e ount of ten and for •*
few minute* It looked if there -*..uUl
he a tee© for f .1 /•*>• U;-.dover urloil
to get Up. msti fcv s "-ad w « on k..i
feet an instant attw tlte time-' kvepe? "
evjunted him out, George? Harding, tho
club time keeper, who counted McGovern
out stated aftor the tight that the blows
that knocked McGovern out were I i rr.
and right swlngu on the Jnw und a right
upperout on the chin. Harding said V
Govern was In a dased condition; tluit
when ho had countcd nine he motioned
him to set np bu McGovern was too
confused to notice and was unable to
rise. At the- count of ten McGovern sturt-
ed to rifce, but it was too late and tha
refeiree awarded the tight to Toung Cor-
bet. Harding said that McGovern wae
complete iv out and that It was a mercy
to him that he was unable to get up.
Ceirbe-tt was strong and r«ady and had
McGovern risen to bis feet he probably
would have been seriously hurt As tt
was It v/as nearly a ndnute alter Mo-
Govern had been carried to his cornier be-
fore be was able to sit up or under stand
whaat had happened. The men In Mo-
Go vern's comer claimed that the decision
was an outrage. They said McGerwa
bu ti bean Instructed to fight cautiously,
and wh n he was knocked down M
was to tnke the full count and that M®-
(invern obeyed bis instructions. The#
claim at the count of tern he was on bis
fee t and although dased knew what he
was doing. They also clalincd that he
had plenty of light in hiui and would
i vc lasted tie; rest of the found. Hard-
hit position In counting McGown out
\\n sustained by "Chalky" Roberts, an-
"< timekeeper. I'addy Sullivan, the
' .id timekeeper, wajj very much In fa-
Vn Gove rn aud contend-d that the
nr.: ai accepted by tho referee was
Referee.. CJranev's decision seemerl
1 with the approval of most of the
. as McGovern was apparently
i y beaten,
ny way of winning the fight."
; Corbett, after the fight. "I
iiitlously tn every round and felt
• n weakening toward the end of
• !.. I euught him with a left on
i nel sent him back abatnsi tha
i . drumied his hands to his side,
vs < t feiV mlh, put rights and lefts to
id 1 Jaw, and was forced to f.ght
f free In tho clinch. The final blo^r
rght uppercut to the Jaw that
I 'i /en xu. the floor for tbe fall
i:\en had he been able to regain
« ct i't foro the count of ten, I wouIVi
.. h.iel him out, as he was absolutely
i ■ defend himself. At no time ia.
the . .ntest was 1 confused or dtecoxaa.fi*
ed. And to say that I won the fight ut*-
falrly is a great Injustice to mew Mr-
Covern is certainly tbe next hest man
the world but 1 still retain the champion-
ship and will light any man who ap
my elass. Bat I will not gfve
i pound of my weight to anyoua. I was
In sup. rb condition and to my trainers, i
give* credit for winning the content "
It v. .i i he greatest robbery in the hls-
torv eif the prize ring " said McGove rn. **I
had Corbett beaten freim start to finish. X
landed on him when and where I pleased
;ul surely would have had him out within
•i ti w rounds. 1 was not knocked out, tint
admit that the right upper out on the chin
dazed me and I took the count In ordc*
tn save myself. I could have gone on with
tho battle, and would, I think, have re-
gained the championship. I guess it is
ant,
having previously wirned them that the
testlmoPN In the first case would apply
to the other four meu.
STRIKERS FIGHT
I llkiah. Cel., March 31—There- wai
riot at Fort Bragg this morning between
| the strikers of the Fort Hragg humlit-i
company and the non-union men. The
| trouble started In a saloon and spread to
I the streets A free tight ensued. A num- •
b I of Shots were exrhane'-d on both 1
sides were wounded, some seriously.
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Jefferson, Okla., March 31. The elective
held In this town and township to vote on
a proposition to buy 40 acres additional
to the para, carrisd by a majority unst-
peeoted to the most ardent in favor of the
propeistilon. t'n.-le Jimrnl Farris was the
leader in oppe>sltlon. but the greatest mis-
take he made was in having II I Was-ea
of Pond I re ek come ove t and work for
the de-feat .if the proposition hTe-re w urs
nrobai ly "lie hundred vol its who fully
Intended t" vote aaaln It when they came
to the polls, but when they saw Wa-iseu
h«r-i they knew there was no good M
Issued a Manifesto.
Madrid, March 21 The Catalan pnt ty
psrtv Harfe-lona has Issue.l < manif--.-
sgslrst the government, which h <« pi
diioewl an extraordlnan. sensation The *
ent
ory.
orde i
ohief of police; has hs
Va!
Postoftice Investigation.
Washington. March 31.- The Investiga-
tion of matters at the
Tlie'Iit is p:..K'. '• !.K 'i'lle ln\ estl-
gatlon was begun by dm timi of f :rn.
ter Payne, and with his full approval.
There were no new developments lu tin.
cuse teda/
To Readjust Constituencies.
Ottawa. Ont. March SI.—Premier Lank-
ier introiiuced In the house to lay a bill
for readjustment of the constituencies,
'i « n-xt house of coinine-ns w'll rompilsn
214 memhe-re. < >f theseSfl will be elected
for Ontsri. ir> for Quebec. 1? for Nova
fcotla, 13 for New Rrunswlck, 10 for Man-
Itoba 7 for British Columbia 4 for Prince
< "1 island, 10 for Northwest and t
for Yukon.
Occupy New Home.
Berlin, March 31 Amhassaelor Tower
and Mrs Tower will occupy their house
h-Krida' and that evening the-y will
i 1,1 „i ..til il reception as expected by
t- .. iui-tte !••= which the c«mr£
uiliciaii will issue 1SO0 invitations.
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