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strong feeling that she was being held
for ransom. in which case had the Kid
nappers been captured. death would un
doubtedly have been their fate The
title girl. whose name IL Jimmie" had
been last seen about 8 o'clock WedneS-
day evening on the sidewalk short
distance from her home. Not returning
at dark. the members OF the household
made search for her. At 5 o'clock
the firebeus Of the town We're rungs
which called out the whole male popu-
lation. The situation was explained at
a meeting al the city nall, and every
man and boy volunteered 70 search
Every building in the town Of 10000 or
1000 population was thoroughly
searched and the searchers then began
To explore the surrounding country
At 10 o'clock this forenoon ore Of the
searching parties found Jimmie
about FIVE miles in the country. in
mentally deranged condition. The child
had not been physically injured, but
her mind was so clouded that she could
give no information as 20 how she had
wandered or was taken TO the place
where she was found. She was return
ed 10 her parents
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WHAT ARE WE HERE FOR"
object OF the Meeting Eudes the
GuiIeIesS Truth seeker

To 2 guileless mind the preliminarfes
which, like a choppy sea, beat and splash
ed ard splattered on the convention it
self. the issue was as hard to nail as
fresh watermelon seed on china plate.
Nearly every man who arrived had 2
befogged idea that the rest % the crowd
had compacted q conspiracy 10 keep
from him the real object OF the meet
ing.
That meeting had been caller for state
hood indeed. but what kind OF statehood.
and when, and how? conjured " as many
varying opinions as there are coIors II
a japanese sunset An inquiring mind
was 5oIted with the decisive statements.
positively expressed. that Cll Oklahoma
must have statehood, - Oklahoma must
be a state b. Itself. "a Oklahoma mus
be one state, together with the Indian
Territory, So Oklahoma must b state
with the Chickasaw nation. with the
other tribes excluded
These opinions were individual The
decision with which they we're suuscfated
VAS individual. and rot. as IN tho average
convention. the direction OF 3 leader For
IN truth. there were no leaders The ahsc-
tate lack OF a dominant directing ideas
vas probably the most curious feature
o: the gathering.
The gathering OF statehoos CONVEX
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sent to the retirement Of the greenbacks
and the issuance Of any form of money
in lieu thereof. This may be true, but if
true, il proves the existence of an ill
advised prejudice Concede the necessity
of maintaining the parity of each form
of currency with gold, and the necessity
of some modification of the present sys-
TEN is apparent. That the gold standard
should be maintained was the verdict of
1896, by a million majority. The fact
of notice that the case viii be retired
in 1900 viii mot justify a delay in placing
the country on safe financial basis. To
do this, demands the best and most sta
BILE paper currency. No one presumes
to recommend a contraction of the cur
rency. No one would limit US 20 the
use of gold as a medium of exchange.
All that is claimed, and all that inheres
in the evrdict Of 1896, is that the value
of each dollar of United States currency,
whether Of coin or paper, shall be the
value of 25.S grains of standard gold" -'
''NoXacold'' positively cures a Cold or
La Cripple in a day. Guaranteed in every
case. Sold by all druggists
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SOME OF THE NOTABLES
Familiar Figures Lightly Sketched
at the Convention.

The Oklahoma man has changed. The
veneer of prosperity is on his counter
ance and the upward curve of happiness
yanks at the corners of his mouth. His
dress. his manner anS perhaps his heart.
have been touched beautifully by the
magic mutation of the Iegerdemain of
good times. The Woodward contingent
is here with baroniai splendor flashing
diamond stud, or glstening on tailor
made coat, creaking in high-priced shoes
and LUMINOSITY cleaning from the ash
ening end of twenty-five cent cigar
Cattle have gone up and the bank depos-
its haveg rown and the general merchan-
disc prince OF western Oklahoma has
shared the wealth of the newly-created,
and resuscitated bovine nobility of the
west. The best dressed man here is
Colonel Virgins of Woodward
Then there is Mac of d. (MacDonald of
D county, a thorough pioneer, a man of
strong mentality. of a heart as big as
all outdoors, in a seal skin cap, a mauve
overcoat of voguish cut. a high. snowy
collar and sheeny front of shirt. 1t is
the same Nc of d who years ago at a
statehood convention in a Kit Carson suit
with his long hair waving about his neck
and his flannel shirt faring from his rug
ged throat, arose as an obscure delegate.
and gatlinged into that convention such
molten stream of lava eloquence as was
never heard in Oklahoma before.
And there is Bob Neff, with his early
stage career, the Thespian cut of hair.
the comedy lines of fun woven in his
face. still clinging to him as if he had
bowed at the footlights and washed the
paint off but an hour ago
And there is Frank McMasteT, keen,
surprising keen, Of eye lighted as It is
with a high-vauited brain, talking 10
Isenberg Of Enid. at present wearing
glasses and becoming ecclesiastical|mein
while George Orner, Of wide girth and a
confusion of receding double-chins. and
hair little greyer than it used to be,
listening.
There is Governor Seay, towering above
everything. massive. strong in opinion.
arguing a point to Jake Admire. looking
opulent. and Sam Murphy. whose vest.
as ever, IS so small, and yet too large for
him.
And there is Sid Clarke. the aristocrat
of the west Of the past and % the
present. Of easy manner. Of natural grace.
whose soft southern accent where did ne
ever get itg has stood adamant all these
years against the attacks OF a nasal-yocal
frontier
And there IS Governor Barnes with the
penetrating eye. quick. alert Of mind
analytical Of all men and all things. talk
ing lightly. thinking something else of
foreign import 10 the subject
Harper Cunningham is near him. ready
to counsel. ard ever there IS Harry
Thompson. IN black, with his prominent
white collar and cuffs. showing some la
dies the exit. with grace and attention
And here is BIZ Grimes. Just now wear
ing derby. having buried the Old soer
felt Always neat always tidy. always
ready 70 DO the fair thing. a nan vhc
rnade the run when the dust orr ~ very
admiration Tor his cleanliness. refused t-
light upon him. here is BIT Crime f-
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ACTION ON MiKENNA
His Name is Before the Sanate, After
IA Long struggle.

Washington, Jan. 13.-whe senate
committee on judiciary today decided
TO report favorably the nomination of
Attorney General McKenna to be a
court
justice Of the United States supreme
The meeting Of the committee was
comparatively brief and was devoted to
reading the newspaper attacks and let
ters bearing upon McKenna's nominal
ton and to a discussion Of their merits
by the members of the committee This
discussion was very generally partici-
pated in, one or two of the members
expressing regret that the presidents
choice for the Office of justice should be
made subject to the charge of incom-.
potency. When, however, the vote was
taken on a motion to favorably report
the nomination to the senate no mega
tive ballot was cast.
Washington, Jan. 13.-The nomina-
ton of Attorney General McKenna to
be a justice Of the supreme court of
the United States was reported to the
senate today, and Senator Hoar sought
to have it ated upon. Objection was
made however. and it went over
Washington, Jan. 13.-The president
today sent these nominations to the
senate:
Lewis Morris Iddings of New York, to
he secretary of the embassy at Rome,
Italy; Richard T. Greaner of New York
to be consul at Bombay, India.
John e. Haggart to be marshal for
the district Of North Dakota
Postmasters:
ADMINISTRATORS G. Brown. Magno-
LA.
Colorado-Horace a. W. Taber, Den
YER
Illinois-Thomas G. LawIer, Rockford
Smith u. Atkins. Freeport; J. T. Che
nault, Benton; Henry c. Claypool.
Morris; w. 2. Dicbie. Bunker Hill;
Harry P. Ward, Duuuoin: Louist Con
stantne. Aurora: Thomas NJ. Cross
man. Edwardsville.
Iowa-Joseph Madison. Fonda; z. c.
HAYNES. CentrevilIe; Beryl F. Carroll,
Bloomfield: Harvey Ingram, Algona;
Asaph Buck Keolluck.
Observation-Disclosures II. Haughawout,
Webb City; John Whiteman, Marceline.
Nebraska-Delhert +, sherman, Val
entine; Charles Miner. Ravenna; Chas.
\. Phillips. Exeter: Henry Gibbons,
Kearney: William II. Ketcham. Craw-
ford.
Treasury-Second Assistant Engineer
William l. Maxwell of California, 20 be
first assistant engineer. revenue cutter
service.
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DAVID HUGHES ARRESTED
Charged with Numbering John Jen
kins Two Years Ago.

Guthrie. O. r. Jan. 1T Special pa
vid Hughes was arrested by sheriff Rhine
hart on the charge of numbering John
jenkins about two years ago Il VIII be
remembered that Jenkins was shot from
ambush near this city while on his Nay
to town with load % wood. \ reward
Of so has been offered by the governor
for the apprehension ~ the murderer.
The complaint was sworn out b. John
jenkins. Jr.. son Of the murdered nan.
Hughes IS now In iail
Prior 10 the killing both Hughes and
jenkins lived % Cimarrou township.
about sixteen miles mort neast ~ tris city,
and 1t IS reported in the neighh7rFood
that there had been some difH@sitv be-
tween the men on account u le1E.ns
alleged intimacy with Hughes sy-''e-
Hughes IS the same ueEro who vent
home some months are. and dEa.1R h'F
wife warmly entertaining rs.Elior.
took p ehot NJ the negHtor but a7iT a1c-
ceedinx IN blowing bis wt<e's avn Of All
The parties are coioTed-
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ton is not without its pleasant features.
For, at bottom, it is.at best. a social af-
fair. The average Oklahoma man has
pretty fair idea Of how far United
States congress will suffer dictation from
Oklahoma and the belief that congress,
after ali, would do about as it pleased.
halted every delegate straight way with
the embarrassing question: What is the
use meeting, then. anyway?
The only rational reason TO this was:
ITO meet the boys"
And so the smoking coaches on the
railroad filed up. while the chair cars Of
fered a luxuriant superbundance of seats
On the northern end of the Santa Fe in
Oklahoma the delegates drove over 10 the
Rock Island to come south. They I'M
buckled thehir dignity and slid down in
the car seats and told stories OF question
able repute, discussed Mr.. Letter and his
wheat. China and her woes, and Hanna
and his joys land barreD. Occasionally
some ambitious conversationalist re-
membered the object Of his Journey and
with a logged fidelity TO ii, would ex-
press an opinion as TO just the proper
thing for statehood. and upon being dis
puted outright on his point by every man
present singly and several. would speed
lily collapse into silence communion with
a neutrality-suspicious. pipe
Some of these opinions are worth men,
tioning They were clearly individual.
unfashioned and undirected from any
source
One man said: 1--WE must have state
hood at once. The supreme judges OF
the territory are in the power of the rail-
roads There has never been a single
case against the railroads affirmed in that
supreme court. The district judges let
error creep in and then the supreme court
without looking into the facts. and dis
regarding the jury in the court below.
knocks the fluffy stuffing out of the thing
in favor of the railroads. Oklahoma must
elect its own judges. We must have
statehood at once"
Two minutes later this same man said:
eve will never get statehood while Mark
Hanna and his barrel control the country
and he is elected for seven years"
Another delegate said: People do not
want statehood, they want free homes
Congress will not give US both. 1t is In
consistent to ask it,
A half hour later the same man said
Rats. We will never get free homes.
Callahan (Oklaboma's delegate) couldn't
get anything, with everybody unanimous
~ for him"
Usually before a convention. delegates
act in accordance with opinions express
sed by their leaders and unanimity soon
crystalizes which brings an issue plainly
to the front. In this case there was no
unanimity and strangely no disagreement
In many cases the last man who argued,
carried the argument.
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WHAT LED UP Tot
Preceding History Which Illustrates
XeStereay-S Events

To properly understand the action OF
the statehood convention at this place to
day it is necessary to know OF several
important moves made Just previous to
the gathering here. Without that knowl-
edge most of the people Of Oklahoma Viii
be confused.
Il was this way: Several weeks ago the
chairmen OF the different parties in Ok
lahoma met together and called an inter-
partisan statehood convention for king
fisher. Mr. Grimes, chairman OF the Re
publican committee, says that Governor
Barnes was advised hy him 10 be present
ar this conference At any rate. Governor
Barnes was not present. Grimes went
into the agreement 70 call the statehood
convention. giving the Republicans and
the free silver forces the same represen-
tatlon-
New The Governor Barnes forces did
NOT approve OF an inter-partlsan state
hood convention and said 50. \ confer
euce was held between Governor Barnes
and Mr.. Grimes. which vas said 20 have
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FOR THE GOLD STANDARD
IOwa's New Governor Has Never
Questioned Hts Bencficence.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 13.-Although the
inauguration Of Governor Shaw today did
not take place until p. m, immense
crowds stood waiting at the state house
as early as noon. Several thousand were
unable to gain admission to the big build
ing. The corridors were jammcd from the
seats reserved for the state officers to the
street entrance in four directions. The
Inauguration procession started shortly
before O'Clock, headed by a platoon of
police and a band. Companies A and II
Of the Iowa National Guapl preceded
carriages in which were the Joint COM
mittees Of the general assembly, Govern
Or Drake, Governor Shaw. Private Sec
rotary Fleming. Adiutant General Wright.
the staff Of the retiring and incoming
lieutenant governors, chaplains. judges
Of the supreme court. state officers. Gov
ernor brakes family and friends, Gov
ernor Shaws family and friends, and cit
liens in carriages. Arriving at the state
house the party entered by the rear SEN
ate stairway, and prayer was offered by
]. T. Crippen of Marion. Iowa" Major
Byers' song, was sung by the Apollo club.
after which the oath Of office was admin
istered TO the governor and Lieutenant
governor-elect by Chief Justice II. e
Demer of the supreme court. The i'm
pressive ceremony over. Governor Shaw
delivered his inaugural address, N the
course Of which he said:
1t is ma&ter worthy of note that
our Industrial and financial skies are
frightening. After the experience of UNI
rest. distrust. doubt fear. disaster and
much of ruin through which we have
passed. no thoughtful man questions the
truth of the proposition that we are en-
tering upon a period of improved con-
ditions.
1T would seem from the suGerings
through which we have so lately passed
that no one able To commiserate the
homeless. the helpless. the friendIess and
the destitute Will again attempt TO revoIu-
tionize the single gold standard, the be
ne6cent effects Of which we have en-
joyed since January. 1872
Not only the people Of Iowa. but the
entire nation is 10 be congratulated that
II has at last learned the necessity Of
a single standard, and the supreme con-
hNAlltlNts al ltsi~ts A'A Al-.fNtl. li4L StataA-
ard gold 1t has also learned the ueces-
sity of maintaining the parity with gold
of each and every kind of money now
circulating, or thar may be created, for
in finance. as we'll as in mathematics.
things equal 20 the same thing are euaI
10 each other. When each form of our
money is directly or indirectly redeemabIe
or readily eNchaugeahle, at par for gold.
1t passes current under every sky. be
meath all flags and in all ports. Anything
short Of this is an embargo on American
commerce.
1T seems to be conceded by business
men and statesmen as We'll, that our
national currency needs reformation.
The various plans devised. formulated
and recommended, all tend in the same
direction with greater Or less abruptness.
II is urged that the country VIII not con-
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the aid OF that forcible fore finger. lay

the aid OF that forcibie fore finger. lay
ing out a plan TO Frank Gillette. no older
that he was twenty years ago
And here is T. J. Palmer. whispering
through that contrariety OF whiskers OF
his profound secret Ia Stauber of Te-
cumseh.
And here is Harry Gilstrep and Young
Mr.. Hoyt and Young Mr.. Wimberly. Mr..
Carney and MIR. Byers and half dozen
more, talking lightly together. bright,
able. superior young men. 10 whom Ok
lahoma politics must be an inheritance.
as the sun shines.
These are some OF the figures. just n
few. but they are familiar 10 any one
who has ever attended an Oklahoma
statehood convention.
In II all, there is but one familiar figure
absent. 1.-THE little Irishman whom all
Oklahoma knows.
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FREE SILVER CONVENTION
And How Individual Republicans
Went Into it.

The silver convention met in the aIter-
room as a caucus and passed resolutions
favoring free homes and demanding its
enactment and immediate statehood with
this proviso. to-wit: That If Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory are included in
the enabling act, residents in each OF the
five nations and Oklahoma shall vote sep
arately upon the acceptance or rejection
of a state constitution. which shall be
operative. for such of said sections as ac-
cent. The resolutions also call on con-
eress to prevent Secretary Bliss from leas-
ing the Comancbe and Wichita lands to
cattlemen thus preventing their opening.
In the evening the convention met again.
Immediately il was evident some of the
Republicans We're in the hall as dele
gates kingffsher and Canadian county
had full delegations FRANC Gillette, Re
publican, was made temporary chairman
and censured the Republican convention
OF the afternoon. At once prominent in
tie control of the convention were Laing,
Republican; PitZer, Republican,; Bradley,
Republican; Seymour Price, Republican
Apparently the Republicans had captured
a convention made up largely Of free sill
yer men. Bradley. Seay and McMaster
and Mccartney made speeches. com
nfttee on resolutions of all parties at
Dorted the platform of the afternoon sill
Yer caucus, but restricting it merely to
free homes and statehood. This platform
was adopted Then Pitzer moved that
Frank T. Gillette and the other officers
of the convention he made permanent
and have power TO call other statehood
conventions. As a substitute to this it was
decided that an executive committee on
statehood be appointed. The names Sc
lected are given above
The convention was called to order by
Hon Virgil NJ Hobbs, chairman Of the
free silver committee, who made a brief
statement of the object of the call.
Hon L. q. Spilman nominated Mr..
Dan Perry of FL Reno. who was unani-
mously elected chairman. r. Z. Bray Of
Enid vas chosen secretary.
The chair appointed M French Of
Chandler to examine credentials.
The roll OF counties was called and each
delegate reported the narNs Of delegates
elected and all counties in the territory
responded TO the call except Beaver.
Greer. Noble. Roger Mills. Washita and
Woods.
A committee Of one from each county
was appointed on resolutions. viz: T. F.
Hensley John Tanning, O. =. Woodruff,
Harry Patient, ". 5. WhiunghiI, VIM
Garrison. D. Woodson. Jas. A. Linsey
s. w. Provolt. JOS. Wisby. Frank Nc
Master. Col. Giazier and c. D. Ferren.
The committee retired and the conven-
ton took d recess until 40 o'clock.
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NEW OKLAHOMA CITY BANK
Renfrow T. SO be Pres
fdenf Of n.

Oklahoma CITY. o. r. Jan. y -fs1eciaiJ
"A new banking company has hsea orr
rarfzed 20 take the name "FIrst National
Bank" Ex-Gose-n7r Reufrow s. presi-
Gent. James II Wheeler n the Bank =
commerce. f. cashier. and J. II c4rs3ce
81 size precedent The capital stock g.
80 60
The Beuk cf Commerce f. % - merry
81 wlfh IRE new hank. ard ne hsslusss
VII b. conducted ln the Flrst Eat9eal
baHk block.
TIE storkhs3fs-s vii include Governor
Renfr5v. NJ curtlce. ~. J p yrseeter.
NJ J -. Wheeler. ". Arery. ard efHr--
= wiu 30 q particularly z-rsn1 haak
having the larEsss banking czsStal IS tae
territory. IRE stockho.5erB arc of5eeva-
tor. are known. net aniy as Ee1 q
means. hgt a. excellent e9tzeaz
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OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD
Two Companies Disdanded and Other
Imnartanf CHARGES Made


Guthrie. o. T. Jan. 13-(Special)-The
adjutant generals Office:
Upon the recommendation OF Colonel
D. F. Stiles. First Regiment of infantry.
o. n. G., that owing TO the failure of
Company d, stationed at Fl Reno. 10
comply with the provisions of the mill
tary code and regulations. the same be
disbanded, said Company D is hereby dis
banded. and the commissions OF the Off
GERS thereof are hereby declared vacat-
ed from this date.
?. Upon the recommendation OF thefcOl-
onel commanding the First Regiment, o.
y. G.. that by reason OF lack of arms and
equipments and the means 10 purchase
the same Company NJ. stationed at Med
ford. o. T. be disbanded. said Company
NJ Is hereby disbanded. and the commits
sions Of the officers thereof are hereby
declared vacated from this date.
3. Upon the recommendation Of the Of
fcer commanding the First Regiment
band, o. n. G.. the following named en-
listed men thereof are hereby honorahly
discharged from the militia service of the
territory for the reasons assigned, viz;
Band Master Pedro Romero. on hts
own application, approved by the officer
commanding.
Collar. Jacob. on his own application.
approved by the officer commanding.
Cook, Sell. change OF residence.
Cook, Thomas, change Of residence.
Furrow. John w. on his own Spplica-
ton approved by the officer command
ing.
Hinch, William, change Of residence
Price, Frank S. change of residence.
Smith. Albert c., on his own applica-
ton, approved by the officer command
ing.
Warner. Claude J., change Of residence.
4. Company f. stationed at Ponca CITY.
viii be known hereafter as Company y.
Company F. at Pawnee. as Company r;
Company G. at Shawnee. as Cor pany r;
Company II, at Kinghsher. as Company
C: Company I. at Perry. as Company II;
Company X. at Newkirk. as Company l.;
Company L. al Enid. as Company K
5. The company commanders OF Com
panies D and T are hereby directed 70
send into this Office the old pattern cap
ornaments OF their respective compa-
MES. upon receipt Of which the appro-
pirate new regulation cap ornaments VIII
be sent them.
By order Of the governor
PHIL c. ROSENBAUM.
Adjutant General.
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SEARCH FORALOST CHILD
Town or HzxahsehGe Texas Excited
Over Jimmie Davis

i7aTaz. Texas. jar I1-tlmoet th-
entire rnais gs,palattgr - fFszaaatea.e
twenty-five nsgl.s s.sth = I,al.1s. turn-
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aaggstef ~ james = T3asis- orc - fhe
gTea1tnieEt n~z = na-rae-1 Texas me
chas. 81 aaa ssAeFass had le.a KID
napDea " murdered. kut tAens 49, a