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The morning times., 1895-07-28
CoACHM4N WILLIS DEAD.
For Fifteen Years He Drove the
Presidents Horses.

For Fifteen Years He Drove the
Presidents Horses.
William Willis, President Cleveland's
colored CUaChman. died at 5 O'Clock yes
terday morning. and will be buried Tues
day. Arrangements for the funeral have
not been fully made The interment will
probably be at GraCeland.
Willis was stricken with paralysis on
Eighteenth street near Col. Wilson's office
on last Wednesday He had left the White
House stables little while before in ex-
cellent health.
Doctors Robert ReybUTn and George W.
CabaniSs were called al the time and did all
that medical skill could suggest. but with
out avail
Willis had been COaChman at the White
House for nearly fifteen years. He was q
fine-lOOking fellow, six feet high and well
built. He was a very skilifuI hOrSeman
and highly valued by President Cleveland
The President and Mrs. Cleveland were
notified at once OF his death ana viii order
u floral tribute for his funeral
Willis was a native OF Prince Georges
county, Maryland. He leaves a mother. Mrs
Ellen Willis, who lived with him on the
White House grounds, and two brothers
The morning times., 1895-07-28
FOUGH HT AT THE ISLAND.


Ed. Barney and Ed. Luxembourg SwOrs
Out Warran nrs for Each Other.
At the Island track yesterday Ed Barney
who works for Dan DonneIy, walked up to
Ed Luzenburg, who W as sitting with Mark
Weir and Mr. Allen, of the Hotel Enrich.
in his box, where he works for Mr. Snyder,
and without a word bit Mr.. Luzeuburg in
the face. Before anything more could be
done bystanders interfered, and Barney
walked away
Last night Nj. Luzanburg had Mr. Barney
arrested for assault and Mr. Barney replied
with warrant charging threats
MI LuZeuburg said last night the GUAR
Iel arose from his asking Mr.. Springman,
the owner of No. 146 Sixth street. where
both men live, to get MI. Barney out of the
house,
The morning times., 1895-07-28
H---
UNDER A RUNAwAY'S HOOFS.
Richard O'Conner, a Photographer
Saved His Friends Life.

Richard O'CoHner, a Telegrapher,
Saved His Friends Life.
What might have terminated in a seri-
Gus accident last evening was happily
averted by the cboIness displayed by Mr.
Richard O'Connor. telegrapher, who
grasped the lines ard stopped a runaway
horse. at the corner OF Twelfth street ard
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Mr.. H l.. Keller, also a teiegrapher, in
the employ OF Silsby Il Co, narrowly es-
capped serious injury in the same connection,
he having fallen beneath the wheels OF the
wagon. He was picked up ard taken TO
Emergency Hospital, where slight con
fusion of the nip was treated by DR.. Nc
Donald.
The animal and the wagon 10 which it
was attached belonged to the To-Kalon
WineCompapy located on Fourteenths street.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
CUT AT CAMPIBELLo BEND.
Now the Mississippi Is Rushing
Through Like IL Torrent.


Shreveport, La, July 27.-Sone time
last night, cut was made in the Camp
iheIlo bend which is about sixty miles by
river and thirty by land below Shreveport.
The cut off is now wide and deep enough
to float the Imperial steamboat
The river above the cutoff declined
two feet since last night. The water is
rushing through like torrent, threatening
all low places below. The river above
Shreveport is falling. At Shreveport rising
steady and will go to thirty-One feet
gauge All places below unprotected by
leyees flooded.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Carriage Went over a Bank.

Mrs Moore. of No. 333 Missouri avenue
southwest, was broug ghtin at the Emergency
Hospital a midnight, where she wa streated
by Drs. Smith and Mcdonald for a fractured
wrist. She had been out driving with
friends during the evening on the Conduit
road, and the carriage went over an em-
bankment. The Others escaped with
muddy clothes and q few bruises.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Both Men Cruel TO Horses.

Superintendent j. j. Camp, of the Ivy
City Brick Works, was last evening arrested
on complaint of Humane Officer Rabbit
and charged with cruelty to two horses
in making them draw a load of 5000
pounds.
James James, the coloTed driver of the
wagon, was also locked up fol- lashing the
animals with a club until theiI sides were
cut and bleeding when the team became
stalled in a mud-hole.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Mr.. Bird Was Caug ht by Rogue.

Joseph Bird, of No. $50 Delaware ave-
nue. southwest, yesterday met near the
Army Medical Museum colored man
who had big bill he said he was unable
to get changed. Mr.. Bird had seen the
fellow before at Center Market, and was
induced TO lend him 81 to pay a small
debt at the Smithsonian. The man dis
appeared and Mr.. Bird has the police
hunting for his S4.
The morning times., 1895-07-28

ed TO ask that body to request the delegates
OF which it Is composed to insist on having
uniOn-made cigars alone on all excursions
and similar reCreations in which the mem
beIs may take part.
The committee on Labor Day arrange
ments VIII take place at the next regular
meeting
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Remains at Chicago

Cincinnati. July 27.-Ths headquarters
OF the Sigma Chi fraternity were to-day
againfixsd at Chicago by a vote of % to IS
against New York The following Off
GERS were elected: Grand consul general
Ben p. Runkle; annotatoI. DOmin Miller:
quaestoT, j. @. Nate; tribune, Charles
AIHng, JI.: editor-in-chief, Frank Crozier:
jewelIy agent. Samuel Logan; historian,
DT. George A Farnum
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Archhishop Kenrtck Rettred

ST. Louis, July 27.-The last step in the
retirement OF Archbishop Peter Richard
KenIick was taken to-day when the Judge
OF the circuit court divested the aged prelate
of his property rights and transferred them
to Archbishop John j Kahn.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Secretary Smiths Tour Ended

Cordele, Ga, July 27.-Secretary OF the
Interior Hoke Smith to-day concluded his
brief tour of the State in the interest of
sound money by addressing a crowd of
several thousand people gathered here
from all over Southern Georgia
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Robbed Commissioner Ross

Commissioner Ross owned a $50 set Of
harness. which was stolen yesterday from
Murphy's stable at FO1r-and-a-half and
Virginia avenue. Charles Scott, coIored
twenty one years old, was arrested las
night by Policeman Ais and locked up
charged with the theft.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
And Here 1t Is.

"Yes," said the humorous writer, as he
glanced at the balloon environment of his
sisters arm; Eyes, there should be room in
a woman's sleeve for at least one more
Joke Boston Transcript
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Sneak Thief I'm the House.

Edward Burley, of No. 1855 street
northwest, reported to the police last
evening that his house was entered by
sneak-thief and silver watch taken
from q trouser pocket
The morning times., 1895-07-28
How .Jtnlmie Counted.

Teacher-"Now Jimmie, If you ate three
apples at cents apiece, then four apples
at 1 cent apiece, what would the cost be-"
Jimmia-"Oh, about Sl2, l believe. Our
doctor is a steep one Exchange.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
SPORTS ALL ARRESTED.
Bookies and Their Helpers 4 ii Taken
in at Cincinnati.


(By United Pressl
Cincinnati, O., July 27.-It became known
to-day that ninety-two men were arrested
at Oakley race track late yesterday after
noon The men arrested included every
bookmaker, sheetwriter and all other en-
ployes of the bookies
The warrants Were sworn out by the
Rev j. j Hopkins, pastor of the Nor
wood Presbyterian Church, and DIR. J.
Viewer The charge is that of "receiv-
ing bets on the speed of horse" which is
contrary to the laws of Ohio.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
BOrdered CARPETS.

We have several hundred, made up dur
ing the summer from our remnants, which
We offer at about one-baH what ii would
cost TO make them from our regular stock
IL Is important that You bring the size OF
your rooms Shan you come 10 look at them
hese few sample values give you an idea
OF how much you can save:
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Guilty of Something Serious.

Commuter cook is going to stay with
US another month.
Suburbs-Giee whizz! How did you man
age 1t?
Commutor-I didn't manage it. She
went and confessed to the priest the other
day, and he ordered her to stay for another
month as penance.-Truth
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Woman Mail Rider.

Mrs. Baker, of Dickinson Courthouse,
Va, aged sixty years, has just been ap-
pointed mail rider in her district, which
is considered the widest in Virginia.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Recklessly Drove ON the Street.

George Warner, colored, was arrested
late last night for recklessly driving his
horse down Seventh street northwest Po-
Iiceman johnson made the arrest.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
But He Was.

The boy stood on the burning deck,
1t got hotter every minute;
He mopped his brow and simply said,
II wish / wasn't in IT.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
MOS s
Ha1f-Yearly
CA :: I I
Clearance Sale
Commences Monday. July 20.

Careful people, far and near, have come to wait
for our Semi-Annual Carpet Sales
The saving is frequently one-thrd from regu-
lar prices, especially pieces sufficient for
age rooms.
Carpet makers continually adding new de-
signs to maintain themselves against competitors
and the good, favorite styles of this year-pat-
terms that will not grow old to the user-are
cleared out to get room for the new. And small
lots are the stock-man's victims; though, of
course if they hadn't been favorites, they would
not have been sold down to small lots. Hence
with exceptions, you have choice of the
most charming carpets in special clearances
The terms of this sale are cash. All goods.
purchased will be stored free of charge until Sep
tember l.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

The Record OF Oklahoma City CON
tains the following:
1t is all right for q man To- earn money
hy lobbying, but We cannot comprehend
why such am intellectual, bright, aud
Withal genial, courteous ma.t like Mr.
Sidney Clarke should devote is talents
to plugging for the dctcstuoir sooner
bill Mr.. Clarke is too well acquainted
iu Washington 90 Boz unable 10 find other
axes 10 apply To the griudstonc.-Gu
rio Leader.
That Sidney Clarke is an intellec-
tual courteous and genial gentleman,
is true, and decade or SO ago he may
have had some influence i'm Washing
ton as a lobbyist His method of doing
business i'm Washington during the
past five years, however, has destroy
ed all the influence o." may have cNcr-
cised, either with rcmbcrs of congress
or with the heads of departments
Any man who would descend 10 the
disrepuJable methods 90 secure money
to dcfray his expenses in Washing
ton, as Mr. Clarke has done for
the past live years would not hesitate
at any species of doublc-dealing while
in Washington. Mr. Clarke's high
standing as a congressman som, wears
ago, his brilliant intellect and large
acquaintance with prominent men of
the nation has secured for him a suili-
cieut mum ber of victims to enable him
TO live in elegance at the national cap
ital from three 10 six months i'm each
year Ia commercial transactions the
methods he has resurtcd 90 TO secure
money would be characterized as ob-
tanning money by false representa-.
tons. This same Sidney Clarke who
is now working shoulder 90 shoulder
with the sooner leaders of Ol,laho-
ma TO secure the passage of the Martin
Moore sooner bill, bill which, if sue
cessiul would damage this city over
one hundred thousand dollars, was
paid by the people TO go to Washing
ton to aid in securing statehood and
other advantageous legislation for
oklahoma
II was President Lincoln who said
"you may fool all Che people a part of
the time, and part of the people all the
time, but YOU can't fool all the people
all the time As a rule Mr. Lincoln
was correct yet, the case of Sidney
CLARKE with the people of this city may
be considered as an exception, as he
has fooled all of them for the past five
years, and, 10 employ phrase more
forcibie than elegant he has buucocd
them individually and collectively ont
pf over three thousand dollars during
thai timr.
No SIDNEY Clarke is no lobbyist. Vie
is q puliti AL ehvster, but no lobbyist
He never was true % a friend From
the hour whom hc arose ;n ,hc halls of
congress and delivered an eloquent
eulogy over his bencfactor. General
James II. Lane, whom hc stabbed Ia
death byhis shameful betrayal of trust,
his life has been a constant repetition
of treachery and hypocrisy 70 be.
friend him is 20 invite ingratitude and
abuse. lie eats the bread OF the peo-
Pile OF this city while he, Judas-likc,
betrays their interests for the thirty
Dipcpg Of silver
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26
\ nnrnAcrInN ANn ArnLnnY.

The king6sher Times: ln our last
edition we said certain hard things
about the conduct of the Guthrie
Leader ia publishing charges against
Justice McAtte; but emitting 10 pub
lish the repudiation of the charges.
The Leader denies publishing the char
gees, The Leaders statement is cor
rcct IL may seem poor amends Co. -.r0
the assurance that what we said wa,
said i'm error, not with intent The
necessity of going through all daily
exchanges at one hasty sitting led MS
to attribute Co the Leader what must
have been published in spmc other
journal and forces us now to cat the
humble pie Of apology.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26
CHINESE AS FRUIT RAlsERs.


Members Of the Six Companies Lease
rig Farms in California.
SAN FRANctsCo, Fob 25.-A svudi-
cate of wealthy Chinese of this city.
composed of members of the Six
Companies, has secured lease
of the great fruit ranch owned
10y General John Bidwell at
Chico, containing between 1000 and
Q, 900 acres planted i'm the dcciduous
fruits. Several large orchards i'm the
northern fruit belt aggregating sew
eral thousand acres have also bcen
secured at rentals varying from
$1,000 to 900 year. TIA e.
past two seasons have been so uu.
profitable 60 orchardists that they are
glad 10 lease to Chinese who are
able TO hire coolies at half the wages
a white man would bc obliged TO pay
them and can thus afford 10 pay big
rentals. A local cJnuerv owned and
operated 10y Chinese will handle the
products of these leased ranches. In
the orchards white laborer5 win be
unable to obtain employment and
serious labor troubles are feared dur
ing the coming season
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26
DANA TO BE ARRESTED.
The Sew York EDITOR Accused OF Grim
iunny tibcling Publisher Noyes.

The Sew York Editor Accused OF Grim
iunlly iibcling Publisher Noyes.
WAsmNGroN Feb 80. - Frank b.
Noycs business manager of the Even
ing star of this city, and one of the
most popular young men i'm WASH
ington announced that he had
tclcgraphcd to his lawyers i'm
New Norj, TO have Charles
A. Dana, editor of the New York
sun, arrested for criminal libel The
sun printed a long editorial article
attacking the management Of the AS
sociated press, in the course of whic IA
was the sentence; They itha sub
scribcrs to the Associated prcsSl may
sec their way to making such a thor
oughly dishonest director as T. b.
Noycs of Washington, for instance,
refund TO them the amount of tho
extra assessments ont Of which they
have been buucoed'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

AMERICANS who would amuse them
selves by annihilating foreign nayies
and public buildings should expect 70
take the attendant risks on their own
shoulders Uncle Sam has enough TO
do without being called upon 10 help
such fellows out of their scrapes The
cases of Seward, who wanted 70 blow
up Hawaii, and Wilde, who contracted
10 serve the Japanese navy likewise,
are in pOint
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26
sOONtR SID.

The Record of oklahoma City is
after poltroou Clarke ia great shape.
~ says:
sooner Sid Clarke is the most shame
less old renegade in Oklahoma politics
and that Is saying % good doa. ile
took the city councils good money to
pay his expenses TO Washington and
now be IS down there working for a
sooner bin that will. if 10 becomes o.
law, knock The city ont of fifteen or
twenty thousand dollars and unsettlc
AIN the land titles iu this country. II
be ever comes back he ought 90 be met
al the depot by procession of taNpay-
cr-. headed by the city council, and
armed with white elm clubs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

A. B. CARPENTER, of St Louis, has
had 10 pay Mrs Sarah NJ Pierce 81, %
500 for a kiss he took from her nearly
three years ago. Mrs. Pierce first
asked $1,000. Mr. Carpenter has had
a costly experience and now under
stands that the only kiss worth hav-
ing is the one that costs nothing. The
higher the price the more worthless
the goods.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

THE Record is the style Of a new pa
Per ist established by Jay NJ. shaher,
at Marshall, this county. Judging
from the last issue the Record man
knows good thing when he sees it,.
since his entire editorial page is made
Of twenty editorials taken bodily
from one issue Of THE LEADER. We
have no objections to Editor Shaffer
building such a Record, but he should
give this paper the proper credit for
articles reproduced.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

sort Of relief Citrus himself seems to
have rather hazy notions of the sort of
relief he wants. but ne thinks hc is en-.
titled to something OF the sort llc
say @ doe. not want divorce, but
hc ,hinks thc court ought To look
after his wife q little
Ue explains that he married Mrs.
O Uunnoll three years ago aud that
since then she from time TO time has
married other men. five in ALL Citrus
asserts that he has laborei with his
polygamous spouse and has earnestly
sought TO wcan her frou her pcrni-
cious theories OK wholesale partner
ship, but all i'm vain After several
months Of martial tranquility and hap
piness with Citrus Mrs O'Donrell has
been accustomed TO steal away quiet
lv, swoop down ON some ncighboring
city and gobble mp another husband
a few months later she returns, dang
ling another scalp from her belt and
with another marriage certificate
added 20 her souvenir collection
Citrus adds that his wife has left
him again and gone 20 San Francisco.
evidently ON still hunt for another
husband lie doesn't want divorce:
he wants his wife And hcnow comes
into court 20 ask the law 10 do some
thing for him. u strikes ms that in
equity Citrus is entitled to some sort
Of relief II he cannot do better per-
haps he might find relief in praying
earnestly for brains
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

THE people Of oklahoma City are
hurling the gig Of scorn at An Sid
Clarke, the sooner poltroon. An Sid
ouncoed the people Of that place out
OF $500 by signing contract to work
for statehood in Washington. Upon
going 10 Washington, he not only
made miserable mess OF statehood
matters but absolutely betrayed nj,
friends for few pieces Of silver and
fell headlong into the gnarled ranks of
the sooner lobby.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

WILLIAM II. HILL died at his home
in Washington county, Pa, few days
since. He was 100 years, two months
and twenty-five days old. But for an
unfortunate habit of chewing tobacco,
which he contracted eighty five years
ago and persevered in tll his death, it
is believed that he might have at
tanned a ripe age.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26
JOHN Is COMPANY DrsBANDs
The Champion spent the RccCipts for
Wine aud Lcft Salaries Unpaid.

Tho Champion spent the Receipts for
Wine aud Lcft Salaries Unpaid.
JACKSONVILLE Fla, Feb. 25.-John
l.. Sullivau's company which has
been or the road for eight weeks
with "A True American" disbundcd
here yesterday and most of them will
go north ON the clyde ship, which sails
tomorrow morning for Now York.
They have not been paid for over five
weeks. and charge that ON top of
very poor business along the route,
Sullivan regularly spent the receipts
each night i'm riotiug and carou,ing,
compelling thcm to stop at cheap
hotel, and boarding houses, while hc
and his manager John j. Howard.
with gang of hangers-on, put mp at
The first class hotels.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

lN the lower house of the legis'a-
ture no man has made better reputu-
tion than Hon. a. y. Spencer Of Cans
dian county. lie is able, honest and
fearless The bin TO unite two or
more districts for high school purposes
was introduced by him, as well as sew.
eral Others of like importance. Okla.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

DEADEYE DICK PLUNKErr wants ok
lahoma's floor padded and the pugilists
turned loose. II Dick would spend
more hours at the legislative hall, he
would get his stomach fun of sparriur,
according to London prize ring rules
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

The Twice-a- Week Times, issued
Tuesday and Friday Is being sent to
subscribers on trial for four months
for % cents. Mail quarter in silver
or stamps to the Times, Kansas City,
Mo, and get thirty-two issues of the
best paper published i'm the southwest
Fifty cents buys the Daily and sunday
Times one mouth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26
a rennyt,aaa co.iss, n Ashes.

BEAVER FAILS pa. Fob Tho
Beaver Falls collcs. burned az 6
o'clock this morning Tine loss is
about -.5OJl There nere about
fifty student, iu the bHl ling an of
whom escaped. but lost their books.
clothing and other articles. The coll
lege was an old Methodist institution.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26
RANSOM GOES TO MEXICO.
1hc North Carolina Senator Selected
for the Vacant Position.

Tor th' vacant ioSttioh
WASHINGroN, Feb. 25.-Soon after
the senate met the president sent i'm
the name of Senator Matt W. Ransom
of North Carolina as minister 10 Mex
leo Mr. Rau,om's term as senator
win expire Monday week
Immediately after the nomination
wa, received Senator Blackburn
moved am executive session, and the
nomination was forthwith taken mp
Of the senate.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

SENATOR MARTIN is trying to crawl
from under the sooner bill protests
lie realizes his mistake. Therein he
differs from Sooner Sid, the pie counter
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

THE house acted wisely in recalling
the exemption bid and adopting Low
ery's su ubstitute.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

REPUBLICAN schemers IN the city are
endeavoring to control the commits
sioners, by legislation, in order that
Investigations may be stopped
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26
sunsCRIPrloN RATES.

The sooner bill is dead Sing peaens
of praise.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

JERRY SIMPSONS successor is not
afraid of trouble. In addition TO get.
ting elected to congress, he got mar
ried
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

The superstitious Ohio Republican
is much wrought up Ills party has
just exactly thirteen guberuatorial
candidates.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

WHEN Bill Cook asked for time to
repent he bad no idea that the Judge
would make it forty-fve years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

LET us hope that our war ON the
Russian thistle will not produce an
other elongated pension list
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

Ir will be noticed that as the time
grows shorter, the speakers eye is
hard 10 catch.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

THEY will never be able to stam-
pcde representative Nesbitt INTO jar
ing the Coor of another caucus. room.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-26

Now Is the time for the patrons of
the southern winter resorts TO come
up north and thaw out