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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29
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II the Miles. Alger affair leada to a
court Of inquiry or c-urt martial
aud there is no possibility Of escape
from it unless Gen. Miles repudiates
in the most emphatic manner the in
tervlew published In the Kansas City
Star the secretary OF war cannot up
point the court from the fact that he
is directly concerned in the charges Z;
nor can Adiutant General Corbin take
any part In the matter, as he, too, is
involved in such a direct and unequiy
ocal manner as 10 exclude him from
any participation In the formation Of
The court Military law, while rigid
and exacting, Is also just 7d Rbso-
lutelv impartial, and by its terms and
provisions protects the accused and
the Rccuser alike.
The duty Of appointing the court
an unusual thing, Il is true-would
then devolve upon ,he president as the
commanderin chief Of tbe army and
navy But, with the presidents recent
utterance made TO senators that he
would stand by his secretary on the
ground that he was prosecuted mau,
the country will look on any court ap-
pointed by him with more or less suspi-
cion; and IL the court failed in its find.
ing to Lustain the charges the verdict
would not be accepted by the people
II matters little, however, what may
be done. Congress must and will take
the matter up, and the whole scandal
vii be laid bare, and the guilty, who
ever they are, exposed to the contempt
they so richly deserve
Since Secretary Alger is not subject
to a court martial, or even to courf
ef inquiry, by reason OF being cabi
net officer, he can only be reached
through impeachment proceedings pre-
ierred by the house OF Representatives
and tried before the senate. AS the
congress will not meet before Decem
Der 2, next, the chances are tpAt h,
will avoid this by resigning before
that time. This fact may have oper
ated with Gen. Miles in giving out tha
incriminatinR interview for the pur
pose OF placing himself in an attitude
to demand a court OF ing liry. Such q
court would accomplish the same pur
pose, as it would force 10 the front al
the facts connected in any way with
the Santiago campaign and other al
legged charges against the war depart
| ment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

II is recommended that the delegates
TO said convent n as thus apportioned
be selected by mass conventions helA
at the county seat OF ea h and every
county, on Saturday, the 27th day Of
August, 1898, under the auspices of the
Fusion or Free Silver committee in
those counties where such committee
has been organized and maintaieed,
and in those counties having no such
committee the chairmen of the Demo.
cratic and Popu ist central committees
are requested to act jointly in calling
and holding the county conventions.
VIRGIL M. HoBBs.
Chairman for Silver party.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

The Kansas city stars correspon
dent writing Of the Flynn-Barnes'
6ght in this territory sums it mp this
way Flynn stalsed mis- political fu-
ture beyond recall. II he is defeated
his political career in oklahoma is at
an end. II he wins he will Re su
preme. and the Barnes men will be
forever destroyed"
When IL Is remembe ed that this was
writ en- and published after the Star
had published tho so-cslled meeting
of reconciliation between the Cover
nor and Flynn, it is most significant
and places the situation and the resu I
precisely as every man IN the territory
knows It will be. No man in the terri
tory knows better than Gov. Barnes
does that II Flynn wins out he and his
friends will be compelled to go to the
rear.
The stars remarks are wholly from
disinterested and non-partissn stand.
point, and may be accepted as stating
the 81 uation precisely as it is, and will
be, in case Flynn is fortunate enough
to be elected.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

National E,icanspD,sst @. a. n, OiaciSHait
o., September $40, 1898, The ChOc-
taw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad has
been selected as the official route from
Oklahoma territory for delegates to
the encampmentS September 5th to 10th,
and will run through free reclining
chair cars to Cincinnati for the oeea-
sion. Tickets will be sold Septem Der
2, 3 and 4, wi final return limit Sep
tember -, which can be extended until
October 2 by deposit with the joint
agent OF the terminal line, Cincinnati.
The rate from Oklahoma CITY is S23.5O.
For additional information apply to
j. +. HOLDEN,
Traffic Manager,
South McAlester
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29
Frisco passenger RaAs.

For operating purposes, effective Sep.
tembor 1, 1898, the st. Louis and San
Francisco railroad system will be d.
gided into the following divisions.
ST Louis Division ST. Louis, Mo, 10
Monett, Mo-; Salem branch and Chad
wick branch
Kansas City Division - Springfield,
Mo-, TO Kansas City, Mo
Texas Division - Monett, Mo, 10
Paris. Texas st. Paul branch and
Mansfield branch.
Kansas division - Monett, Mo, 70
Wichita. Kansas; Arkansas City branch,
Weir branch, Joplin aud Glrard branch
and GaleDa branch.
oklahoma Division--Peirce City, Mo. ,
10 Sapulna. 1. T.. B. n. fOOKUA,
Vice Pres't and Genl i'gr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

SAMUEL "PIzEN" MURPHY has spoken
aud that settles Keaton's goose. Sam.
uel Pizen" is a wonderful production
leo loose by some hook or crook from
Arkansaw, and did not stop hopping
his wings until he liz into an ofiice IN
this territory, and then, after q short
respite, BY the grace Of GOV. Barnss
wabbled into the Oklahoma City post.
ofice
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29
County Gail.

In accordance with the recommends.
tion OF the Silver party OF Oklahoma
Territory, the Democratic, Populist
and Silver voters of Logan county are
requested TO Assem- BILE in mass conven.
ton at the district court room in Guth-
rie on Saturday, August 27th, at p,
M, for the purpose Of selecting eleven
delegates TO attend the Free Silver
convention to be held at Guthrie Sep
tenn Der 1, at 10 o'clock a. IN.
j. w SNYDER,
Chairman Dem. commit zee.
NJ w. ALLEN,
Chairman Pop. committee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

SINCE Dennis Fiynns convention
challenged comparison Of Governor
Barnes administration he must defend
the governor on the stump. Dennis
viii have whole big hook Of crow TO
eat, aud the worst Of II is that he will
have 10 eat IL raw and without the
usual appet'zing condiments.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

TnERF is no such thing Us a Barnes
Republican. There is no such q thing
as a Flynn Republican. There Is such
q thing Is a Republican Republican,
however The latter Is man who
believes ia the cardinal principles OF
the Republican party who believes
Ia ab honest administration Of public
Affairs These Republicans are always
ready 70 stand up and be counted -
Kingdsher Free Press.
There was mighty few Of the third
class to show up at the El Reno con-
yention. There was not enough Of
then 70 stand up aud be eoun ted "
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

TABLRR's BUCKEYE PILE OINTMENT
gives instant relief II all,ys inham.
nation aud heals. II is prompt In it's
action and positive in its effect. IT is
the kind that cures without p in or
discomfort. II is for piles, only scots.
Tubes 76cts. +. b. Lille & Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

FLYNN failed TO get free. homes for
our people iu the four years he served
in congress, and what's the use Of
sending him back and keeping him
there four years more when Keaton
can and will get free homes as soon as
he takes his seat Ia congress.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

TUE day is not far of in Oklahoma
when the Republican party and the
railroads must quit company; or the
people will quit the Republican party.
So FAR IL goes without saying that the
railroads have been mAste- OF the po-
htical situation In Oklahoma. King.
gsher Free Press (Repu blican).
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

The Democrats OF Cleveland county
have nominated Dr. b. P. Magnes for
the Fifth council district; for the Ninth
representative district b, S, Ray
aud for the Tenth representative dis
trict +. b. Allen.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

In is said that Dennis Flynn is try
ing 10 make up bis mind whether he
can beat Judge Keaton before he final
ly accepts the nomination. One side
ofahis mind was mare up before he
left Washington, bnt the other side is
wavering on the all simportant ques.
sion whether be can knock the per-
sfu,u,on
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

THE middle si.the-road Republican
side show IN this leity, Satu day, was
a little dwarfed. II took Frank Greer
and several other. Republicans to hold
the thing up, and then IL couldn't
stand alone long at time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

The Oklahoma delegation TO Cincin-
natl wiz leave Sunday morning, Sep
'ember 4th. All parties who desire
sleeping car aceommods ions viii leave
their order with Mr.. NJ. L. Mock or
with me at Cnce. Reservations must
be made st least a week in advance,
A. j. CORklNs, Agent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

II GEN. MILES failed TO get all the
lighting he wanted in Porto Rico he
has a fine opportunity to come bacl,
ard lick Alger
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

September $40, For the above occa-
sion the Santa Fe will sell tickets 10
Cincinnati and return at the low rate
OF So. SIS from Guthrie. On sale Sep
TEN Der ., 3 and 4; return limit October
2, Cali on Agent Corkins for further
information.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

Henry ASP Is said to have winked
sideways when that " challenge a com.
parison resolution slipped through
the El Reno convention.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

Crash suits that sold for
50 so now ............... ............. $500
Crash suits that sold for
800 now .,.............. 50. 80
They wont last long at these
prices. Better get one.
Mems all wool suits we sold
for 81. 90 and $500 now -..~. $500
Mems all wool suits we sold
for $40, $l2 and $15 now S76
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29
ASNOUNcEMkSrs.

The LEADgR Is authorized To announce tn ?
anne OF MI Edgar w. Jones as a candidate
the decision OF the joint county CON
We ntiou.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

OUR commi sary department is more
successful in finding the Cuban insur
gents than finding our own soldiers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

THE war has ended and Alger's stu.
pidity seems TO have kuled more Amer
can soldiers than the whole spanish
army
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

THE best thing the Republicans can
do with Flynn is to keep him at home
for the sake OF harmony in the party
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

ATTORNEY GENERAL CuNNINGHAN
don't ride that bicycle as gallantly as
be did before the III Reno eonven
tion
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

Tax price Of whitewash Is likely to
10 up rapidly, as Alger will want "a
coner the market.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

TIE president thinks Alger great
and conscientious man. The pre- ident
is little lonely.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

They are made well, sewed
well and will wear we'll.
We still have lots of hot
weather shirts, like value can
not be found in the city. Shirts
tor soc, 75c and 81 that are ac-
tually worth double.
Straw hats fos s5 cents that
sold up to $l25.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

wHE~ Barnes and Flynn meet there
is always a cold wave passing,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

Cat FOr Free SdreT County Convention.
Tue voters of the Free silver party OF Lo
gan County are hereby called to meet in
Joint delegate convention In the District
Court room In the city Of Guthrie on Tues
day, the 9th day Of September 1898 at 10
O'Clock a. m, to nominate county ticket
as follows;
Sheriff
County Clerk
County Attorney.
Probate Judge.
County Treasurer.
ST uperiniendent OF Schools
Register of Deeds
County Assessor.
County Surveyor.
County Coroner
County Weigher,
County Commissioners for lst, I'd and Sd
districts
Also for the purpose OF nominating one
candidate for the territorial council for the
Ninth Council District. ana one tepreSenta
tive for the i7th Representative District
It Is recommended that the primaries for
the selection of delegates under this call be
held m the various townships and precincts
on Friday the e6lh day of August, az 2 u.
m. In the towuships and ats p. m In the sew
eral wards OF Guthrie, at the usual place Of
/ meeting
That the delegates shall he one for each
pirty for each fifteen votes or major fraC-
| ton thereOf,cast for j. l. MCDaniels tor
| sherlu two years ago. The delegates 10 be
| equally divided between the populists and
| Democrats. and TO he chosen either in Joint
| OF seperatc primaries
| The various townships and wards viii be
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29
SUIIOl'S GGIn RE ROTb|e YQTd'

interest TO you who have friends resting
Ia the tomb. II home estAol olishn ent,
shipping direct from the qIarries marble
and granite, and manufacturing 10 this
city. Foreign agents show you laige
hne picture and ask you TO sign binding
order for a poor design and graie ~ d0u
BILE price, covering their wages and ca
penses. Think OF itl we Will duplicate
a. OF their work from 20 90 so per cent
less. All the work done In the Guthrie
cemetery. some weighing upward OF twc
tons, was done by us. hotice The name
cut on the bases.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-29

n H. HAGAN, Chairman Free Silver
Central Committee.
W, NJ. ALLEN, Secretary Free silver
Cent-1l Committee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-25

church and could think calmly of falling
weather
Evidently Mrs. Hill had something on her
mind all during breakfast she kept clear
ing her throat, and several times while
they we're washing the dishes she made as
if to speak, then closed her mouth once
more. As she hung the dishcloth on its
nail, she turned to her daughter: See here.
Effie," she said IL guess you'll have to
stay at home this morning and get dinner
Your pa wants me to go. His cousin, Micah
Hill. is coming over with his second wife.
and your pa thinks 1 ought t be there. You
won't mind, will you? 1t amt as if you
had anything special t 60 for"
Tears sprang to Eflie's eyes. She turned
her back silently, and her mother accepted
silence as assent.
"She don't mind" she said to her hus-
band, as they drove out of the yard. Il
guess she thinks it might rain an spoil her
new dress. Well, do want to see tn
woman Jane Hills husband has married.
Oh, Efiel" she called back, don't get t
studying and forget tn cranberries. The
herbs for tn turkey are on the right-hand
shelf" her voice died away in the dis
tance.
Alone, Ellie dropped her head on the
table and cried. She must wait three more
interminable days before seeing Granville!
After awhile she went upstairs and, after
listening a moment, though she knew there
was no one in the house, she raised oosC
piece of carpet and unearthed her greatest
treasure. 1t was tearstained copy Of the
Weekly Clarion, and it described the land
ing of the gallant Third and the subsequen
skirmish in which Corporal Granvill,
Barker, of this township, who had dis
played great bravery" was shot in the arm
"And suppose he had died believing al
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-25

new dress again. No time to stop now, with
all this Thanksgiving work t do. Land
alive! are those pies burning" Efiie heard
her dash to the cook stove and open the
oven door with cang.
She improved the opportunity to muffle
the new dress in the old summer one which
protected it from dust and hang it hastily
upon its peg in the closet. Then her
mother heard L-r sweeping the front stairs
with all her might
Mrs. Hill shook her head. "I'll just bet
she was standing still in the middle of the
floor doing nothing, if she wasn't admlring
that new dress She's that absent minded
now, what'll she be when. she gets grown
up and thinking of bcaux"
Ellie was almost 10 and her mother had
been married at Is herself; yet she always
thought of Effie as a schoolgirl.
Enie was cleaning the parlor now. 1t
was the day before Thanksgiving, but warm
as late October. The dead leaves rustled
in the light wind and patches of green here
and there showed that the frosts had been
light E,fiie began to decorate by pinning
lunches of pressed ferns and autumn leaves
in the Nottingham lace curtains. She re-
hcarsed a scene to herself as she did SO:
''Of course we'll get to church early to-mor-
row; pall manage that" she said. "We'n
60 traipsing up the aisle when only the
old folks are there. I'll know when Gran
vile comes in, though; I'd know his ster
anywhere!" She stood with a bunch OF
gay leaves poised in air; Il do hope pal
sit back in tn corner of tn pew, as he does
sometimes-then Granville can see me right
away in my new blue dress. He didn't see
anything like it in Cuba, if Lily Petit did
say the Cuban girls are so pretty. l never
cared for such dark compilations myself TC
be sure, Granville is dark himself, but that
is different I'll not look when he comes
in; no, I'll not turn my head even a tin!
bit. Then, after awhile, III just glance
across and smile at Dan Archer-not much o.
smile, but it will seem a good deal t.
Granville!" She started and ran a pir
into her finger, as her mothers voice
reached her:
"What you doing now, Efie? PinninI
tn leaves on tn curtains? Oh! didn'
know but what you'd got t studying again
it was so quiet in here. Well, now, it doe
look nice!"
Ellie was working with guilty haste now
Granville II be waiting to see US go out
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-25

Having found a coax, she wrapped it
about her and crcpt quietly out To kill
this wor0u,-how should she do it? Ger
tainly, the r;vcr-that was lest; and she
hurried on. At the corner of a dark street
she paused ior the Salvation Army to pass.
They t-Gmped a'oDg in IN uneven way,
shouting a lively melody, that sounded but
half a hymn. 1t ANNOYED and dsousted
the crazed woman. Sister Alicia was not
sinGng.
Mary Whttesly Looked after them n Sec
onl
"Those are the sort who would expect
me to pray, | suppose. That is religion. To
pray? Whv should I?'
Yet, when the long walk brought her to
the waters edge, she did kncel and, stretch
ing up her arms through the biting, snow
flecked air cried out:
"IO whom can pray? | have no friend,
parent, husband child, lover No. nor even
God! ! am all alone. For me there is only
death. Welcome! Welcome! Thou sweet,
black, silent death! With thee comes
peace" She arose, stepped to the piers
edge and threw off her cloak as she pre-
pared to spring.
a sound of music arrested her attention.
The Salvation Army was turning the bleak
corner that led river-ward Sister Alicia's
voice brought these words clearly to her
dull ear:
"Do thy friends de sp.se, forsake thee?
Take It to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He'll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a soiace there"
The slender figure stood quietly, calm, a
moment; then trembled violently. Sho
saw the better parts Of life; the happier
days before sadness had clouded her mem.
oly and dulled her soul. She realized the
sin of this and sank to her knees, praying,
hoping; imploring the God whom her lips
had Just denied.
Help me to be strong" she cried "To
bear my life, o Lord, as it is ordered. Help
me to leave my death to Thee, that nothing
be lost'-and there fell on her spirit peace.
1t was as if Gods hand had rested on her
head
As she rose, brave and trusting, and
turned her fleet steps toward home, in an.
other part of the city, the Army" was dis.
persing The tired soldiers were limping
lorlornly. 1t was bitterly cold, yet Sister
Alicia never noticed it, and her face shone
bright and happy, under her ugly blue bon
net. AS she passed Sister Mary, her shapey
little hand rested a moment on the older
woman's arm
Goodnight" said she-then added, half
shyly: "God bless you, sister | feel as
though it had been worth while this
Thanksgiving night"
ELVIRA FLOYD FECEMCKE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-25

seemed no good nor light; no love nor
brightness in life. Then why live it? Why?
The voice died away, and a series of pic
lures presented themselves to her mind.
First-A lovely, happy bride. Herself?
Yes.
Then a happy, blissful mother with
pretty baby in her arms.
A gloomy, morose husband, wordless at
home. Gay only when dining out or in
the society of those for whom she could not
care.
Two collins, side by side; father and
mother dead at once. No one now to stand
between her and the world.
She had hugged her baby very closely
then, and had tried shyly, lovingly and
Intellectually, to win her husband once more
There was one picture still, the last and
saddest. Three weeks past she had been
seated rocking and grooming to her baby,
He suddenly stretched his tiny hands to-
ward some invisible thing. His little body
trembled and stiffened. He was dead. Doc
tors came They all shook their heads, and
said something of a ruptured blood vessel
and the brain. What did it matter, since
they could not bring back life into that fair
body?
\ period of blankness followed this. The
poor, desolate heart all JOY had gone from
it, Everything now was but care and weari'
ness. She was fearless, apathetic, indiffer-
ent to all things; her husbands brutal neg
lect failing to arouse anger or scorn.
That dreary Thanksgiving night his club
friend had dined there. She had left them
but few moments. The wine they had
drank gave higher pitch to their voices,
and their words hoated clearly to her ears
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-11-25

IN prayer ana praise; Out not one new lace
greeted the workers
Sister Alicia whispered to Sister Mary:
rs it worth while? Last week we
tramped through snowy streets, sang our
selves into sore throats, and not one convert
didwemuke- one bit of good did we do"
They were forming in line tor the street
parade. Sister Mary turned around in sur
prise Her clear blue eyes gazed into the
companers brown ones in penetrating
way.
"Of course it is worth while she chirped,
cheerily. "Who of us dare say it is not?
Because we have not always two or three
maudljn, hysterical followers, who shall say
that we have not sent some lesson home,
cheered some lonely, aching heart OF saved
some soul? Sing, sister, and pray. For we
may help some one from sin this very night,
whom no one else can reach
The rebule caused Alicia's clear voice to
ring out with an added pathos-a sense OF
her own shortness of faith.
1t reached a woman, who stood at the
window of fine home. She lifted her
head and thought: Poor woman. One
who sings like that must suffer also!' The
upraised face was white, despairing and sad
Mary Whittcsly had lost all courage. There