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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-01

Little Rock. Ark. Jan. sI.-A special 10
The Gazette from Texarkana, Ark. says:
There passed through today eight train
loads OF negro soldiers, 1900 In number
composing the tenth United States cavalry
en- route to San Antonio. When they ar
rived here they We're drunken mob, and
an effort was made by them to tear up
The town A number OF the colored soldi-
ers kicked In door and entered a resort
and started 10 run the place at the point
or loaded rides. Constable James Roch.
ellie was called to the place after they
Aad broken up the furniture.
A chase for the cars resulted and jusi
as they reached them Rochelle captured
the leader Of the gang. As soon as he diC
so hundred rifles were levelled at hin
and every negro loaded his gun. Every
car window held a drunken negro with d
cooked rife, and after the guns had beer
stuck into the officers face the negro es
capped into the cars. The news spread anC
every officer In TeXarkana and hundreds
Of citizens fiocked around the negro col
diers, who seemed anxious for trouble
County attorney Horace Vaughan place.
himself In communication with the Cover
nor and as a resul. ---e trains were hel,
here FOR seven hours The negroes wante,
We're kept In car wit4 n armed guar,
outside. The rains were surrounded b,
irate Texarkanans. who were supplied wi
dynamite, ready 20 send the entire hord,
20 destruction, The negroes learned o
this and hnaiiy agreed "a hand over III,
guilty ones upon Identification. but as thil
was impossible. no arrests were made
Cool heads prevented more serious trouble
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larger sum. even az high sum as $1,000
900 II less VIII not be accepted. Whatever
is agreed upon Is to be q charge upon the
revenues OF the island until IL is paid
The Cubans civilians and military. are
aware that an engagement Of this sort
may prolong the American occupation. but
as Is seems 20 hc their earnest wish that
the army Doe paid great sum. the admin
istration 40 Washington viii yield. n is
understood and open negotiations with the
ultimate obseci
Mr. Porter s. said 60 carry letters frofn
President Mckinley and Governor General
Hroolc. The scope of his instructions is
not disclosed, except that it ls known that
hc has rather full preliminary powers. Sc
nor Quosada did not know them untI he
and Mr.. Porter were aboard ship
The Cubons here are In state OF ox-
pection and cNcitment. Shares on the To-
cal bourse rose from ono to .nree points
today. which is generally attributed to-
the probability that Tho Cuban soldiery
viii Doe disbauded and viii return 10 work
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-01
FiIipinO Atrocities

New York. Jan. 20 "a dispatch 10 tho
Herald from Manila says:
The Spanish civil prisoners have not yet
been realoased. Tales Of suffering, hunger
and dishonor come from the provinces.
Young Spanish girls are forced 10 live Ina
open shame with low born Indians Tho
parents being poworless. appealed 10 An
guinaldo his reply was "a letter from "a
dishonest child -exacted after God knows
what suffering saying she 81 happy and
coniented Ladies nave suffered dishonor
20 save their husbands from cruel treat-
mcnt.
Five priests have died iu one providence
from hunger ana cruelty although $50 200
had been sent the Incorporation Tor their
maintenance. An appeal 81 made 10 tho
American nation in the name of God to
stop the trngody
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-01
STICKS TO 1T.
Gen. Miles Again Says the Sol
dlers Were Fed on En-
balmed Beef

| New York. Jan. 3L-General Nelson A
| Miles gave out a statement tonight. after
having denied several published inter
views attributed to him lie prefaced his
statement by saying,
II have been most freely quoted without
authority from me or without any utter
ance on my part It has been "a source of
great annoyance TO me"
His statement is as follows:
ION the 18th Of last September I issued
an order to rcgimcntal commanders TO re-
port to me concerning the beef which had
been issued to their men. At the same
time that I went before the war board in
vestigatinE commission had only receiv-
ed reports from fourteen OF lhe command
ers. Now l have thirty reports. They all
tell the same story The evidence proves
the truth Of the statements / have made.
In addition TO the reports of the regimen
tai commanders, l have a great mass Of
evidence consisting of communications. ar
ldavits. etc, from officers, soldiers and
civilians. Every part Of the country has
been contributed to the mass of corres-
pondence which ] have received In refer
ence to the beef served TO our soldiers,
and the evidence is all corroboratlve of
what have said The great publicity
witch the press has given to the matter
has brought all the correspondence of
which speak upon me.
| 81 have overwhelming evidence that the
embalmed beef was treated with chemi-
calls in order to preserve IT, / have af-
| fidavits from men who saw the beef un-
ldergoing the treatment or embalmlng pro-
cess
Now as to the canned roast beef that
was different from embalmed beef The
canned roast beef was the beef after the
extract had been boiled out OF IT, You
have seen the advertisements beef ex-
tracts; one pound contains the substance
of from four 20 five pounds OF prime beef
Well this 81 the beef after the extract has
been taken from #. They put this beef
pulp up IN cans and label It canned roa 50
heef The soldiers report that the cam
ed beef was nauseatlng. II swallowed Is
could not be kept on the stomach"
1T was pointed out TO General Miles
that he had been quoted as having said
that If the men who supplied the beef
would deposit "a thousand dollars in such
a way that II could be made 10 pay the
cost OF the proceedings he would furnish
absolute pFoof of his assertions.
Tie was asked what tribunal he had in
mind or to whom he would furnish this
proof and in reply said:
81 made that statement I'm response "a
The offer Of beef men to pay 100000 for
evidence Of the truth Of my allegations
against their product. I looked on their
offer as a blum and took that way OF am
swerins n. / have no tribunal IN mind
/ have the greatest abundance Of evidence
20 support the charges I made and do not
mink that any part of the thousand dol,
lars need ne spent in more investigation. "
General Miles has received a telegram
from Colonel a. a. Pope, OF Boston, re-
Iquestlng General Miles 90 draw on him for
81 900 10 prove that chemicals were used
90 ombalm beef furnished % soldiers. but
his ofier will not bc accepted for the rea-
sons already given.
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Washington. Jan. 3l.-1he decision 90
send Air. Porter 10 cuba WAS reached
after a full discussion Of the situation OF
m insurgent army between the presi-
dent and his cabinet. Mr. P0rters mis-
sion r. not 20 make nor promise any pay
ments. but 10 gather Information. iie
vii ask n the Cuban army viii disbsnd
on present payment Of 10000. our
legal right 10 make this payment was re-
ferred 10 the attorney-general, who held
that this sum might be lawfully advanced
10 gle insurgent troops on condition that
the treasury be subsequently reimbursed
from the revenues Of the island. and "a a.
understood that the course will be Dersued
II AZ Is found that the desired results can
be obtained thereby. Mr. Porter was al-
50 instructed 20 inquire into the workings
Of the customs regulations and local tax
alton matters. IN cabinet az todays
meeting discussed very briefly the pur-
poses Of Mr. POrter's visit to Cuba. but
th greater part Of the time was given 10
the consideration OF matters Of 10 general
interest The subject Of the Pagan court
martial was not mentioned There were
now adyices from the Philippines. Score,
tary Hay reported the situation there 10
be apparently little eaiser.
Mr.. Poriers mission 70 Gen. Gomez Is
OF two-fold character. to discuss with
him fully the position Of the Cuban army
and 10 invite him 10 Havana.
The Washington administration desires
an immediate ana friendly settlement OF
the Cuban army question. As the militia.
~ chiefs decisevely refuse to accept 800
OO0 IN complete satisfaction OF the clalms
Of the soldiery, Washington had deter
mined, Il Is understood, 70 offer a much
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A Great
Live Stock Journal.

THE PRAIRIE FARMER
weekly Agricultural and Live
Stock Journal-one dollar a
year. 1t is admittedly the le1d
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States. 1t covers the entire
field of agriculture, dairying,
live stock breeding and live
stock feeding. 1t is edited for
western farmers and stockmen
who carry on diversified work.
in fact it is the farmers news.
paper. The regular subscrlp,
tion price is one dollar a year,
but in order that every one of
our readers may get it next year
we will send it a full year with
the Weekly Leader for 10 cents
This low price may be with
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Cold Time in 81. Louis.

St. Louis. Mo, Jan. 8l.-Four deaths
from freezing occurred IN rhis ct,y today.
and ono death in East ST. Louis Tho
fatalities are.
GORGE a. CLARK ogeo a.. candy
maker
CHARLES FARLER. aged 81 iaboror.
Z MRS. MARY RYAN
AUGUST BENSON, aged. 25. laborer
MRS. NJ. JENKINS, colored East ST.
Louis.
Mrs. Ryan slipped on tae zee in her door
yard ana was stunned boy the fan lIali
an hour later she was found almost dead
from exposure ana died soon after.
Farler an Bonson were both consump-
uvcs ana succumcd whTlo searching for
work. clark was overcome By the cold
whilo going to his place Of employment
The day was clear bat tho cold was NJ
the marrow penetrating variety AT rs
o'clock TO nlght the thermometer rcpis-
tered one degree nhoy zaro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-01

Denver Jan. 31.--Therecent discovery OF
wonderfully rich ore in the properdty OF
the Isabella Gold Mining company at
Cripple Creek has caused the greatest ox-
citment. The mining stock exchanges OF
this city. Colorado Springs and Cripple
Creek that has been for nubmer OF years
The stock OF this company which six
months ago was quoted al p cents share
sold on the exchanges yesterday al $3.50
having jumped from 20 cents In two days.
This morning signs Of reaction were APP
parent when the exchange opened. The
first sale OF Isabella was mt 81 90 ana at
once the panic began. There were many
buyers bur offerings We're too heavy Tor
them and the prices gradually SUNK 10 lLfs
Al 30 at the close or the first call
when the second call opened there was
fufther decline and the panic continued
the last sales being n.2ghQ 80. The
sales today were 1900 shares. Tonight
there r. a great diversity OF opinion az 70
the action OF the stock Tomorrow. many
declaring that the bear movement has
done IT'S worst and q Is predicted that the
next upward turn win carry the stock "a
s. This Is based on the claim that the
mine has $500 900 worth OF ore runnina
81 90 In gold 10 the ton, now In sight The
company is capitalized al f2.2j0.000
The excitement on change which has
been entirely due 10 the Isabella str 4,
has been largely confined 10 that stock
though some other gold stocks have beer
Influenced sympatheucaLy
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Agoncillo Impudent.

Washington. Jan. u-in his letter q th,
secretary of state yesterday. enclosing "a
memorial against ho ratification ~ ihe
peace treaty sen9r Agoncino. the Phil
pine envoy mere eAplesses r-sret that De-
has not received any aseuunce OF she
peaceful intention Of America toward the
Philippine republic ana hat his people
ere ieit 90 fear the f1reible Destruction
by America ~ her laie aiiy the moro So
as additional troops had recently been
seat 20 the philippine willie vloieut e2-
presions IN tho newspapers and filae ac-
cusations mentioned in thcm against se-
nor Agonciilo mes cerye. he fears. to tn
crease their tusinea BE rfsrets 20 ob-
serve that these expreaslons and accu-
sations have received no ofie,N condenl>
nation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-01

10 he Okiohona Roa0h ni,ier..

All members Of Troop ID, First 4. s
volunteer cavalry, are earnestly re-
quested 20 meet m the city Of Guthrie
on Wednesday, February e., 1899. for
the purpose OF organizing post, and
10 transact such other business as NAV
be deemed proper
This Invitation TO include all those
members who were transferred frou
troop ID TO other troops ia our regi
ment.
% G.. PALMER,
G. v. HUNTER.
CLIrF d. ScOTr.
GERALD A. WEnn,
r b. MILLER,
NOLNEY ID. MILLER,
WALTEH Cook
Territorial papers, please copy.
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A meeting Of the Taxpayers League
is called 10 meet az the probate court
room on Saturday, Janpary IS, at 1880
p. m. Every body who Is for economy
in the expenditure ~ the public finds
and the reduction Of taxes Is urged 10
be present. Matters OF importance are
30 be attended 20.
A, l.. HAEsAM,
Sec'y Taxpsyefs' League.
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On the California limited. santa Fe
Route; there is barber shop Ia the
buffet smoking car. entire train elec-
trie lighted through In ~ days, Chi
cago 20 Los Angeles.
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postage STAMPS whose use was dlscontinu-
"a on July /. There are 5000 sets Of these
awaiting philatelists. Their practical pos
tage value having gone, these sets OF twei-
We stamps each viii be kept on sale al
f5 set for private uses until December 81
next
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BILL PASSED.

The vote then came up on the passage
Of the bin and It was passed. l6s 70 rs.
The announcement was received with
cheers
The senate amendments 10 the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill wese
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-07

where a sloven and slothful people are
now raising futile arms against the re
lentless spirit Of the times for which
English colonization stands IL is an
old story, but / shall try 10 state it as
clearly as that very familiarity which
so often befogs will allow.
To get at the root OF the South Az
rican question only few facts and con
ditions before 1850 need be noted. The
in the century, from that territory
about the Cape. over which Great Brit
ain ruled. Why they went north IL is
hard TO say. They had been given ev-
cry liberty Of life and religion. But
they were a sullen and segregative peo-
pie, and the spirit of unrest and ad-
vance that came with the English was
as odious to them then as IT, is today.
So they took to their primitive OK wag-
ons and trekked northward Some
crossed the Orange and some went on
across the Vaal. Britain did not wish
TO hold them. She did not interfere
with their migrations or their home
building. BY the middle OF the CEN
tury, in fact, she had given them cir
independence. with those qualifications
laid down i'm the Rand river convention
Of 1852.
Were they ht for such independence
Subsequent events have answered that
question. The Boers. wI~1f still in Cape
Colony. had wanted slaves to do their
ttr,.t IL f.v h.f fT,s
sent blacks TO the land for that par
ticular purpose and when the English
took the slave away they sulked and
went on their big trek.
once across the Naal their treatment
OF the blacks soon got them in trouble
again. They did nothing TO conciliate
their new neighbors OF the desert
They fought the Kanirs under sekukum.
ensiaved what Basutos fell into Their
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-07

watchfulness I'm every Boer heart To
make citizens of the republic always on
the alert. That was the secret of the
Afrikander Bund and the excuse for its
existence. Under such circumstances
race hatred and bitterness of feeling
were only natural. i'm fact inevitable
When we first heard OF DIR. Jameson's
preparations Co invade our country on
behalf of the Chartered company. how
ever, We could scarcely believe the
truth. We really knew OF that intended
raid far earlier than the English realiz-
ed. but we said little. We had long be-
fore known OF the activities OF the Re
form Committee and had done our part
and prepared for all internal trouble
But we never dreamed that England
either secretly or openly, would permit
an armed band To be collected i'm her
territory and allow the same to cross
her frontiers into the territory OF a
friendly state FOR the purpose of muir
der and pilage. We knew that the Off
GERS OF the Chartered company had for
some time been doing their best 90 70
mcnt discomfort and bring about an up
rising In Johannesburg, and for n few
days things looked very dark for the
Transvaal But our heroic leader, our
stanCh old Oom Paul. rose TO the oCCa-
sion at the capital. just as Cronje and
Joubert did in the field. The world stiu
remembers the ignominy Of the Jgmc-
son defeat and how that land buccaneer
was forced TO run up his white flag and
surrender.
once in our hands. did we treat these
traitors as they richly deserved, or did
we demonstrate our good will toward
England and our desire for peace by
treating our captives as honest and
honorable Rentlemen-which they were
not? Many a burgher who bound up
the wounds OF these young bravadoes
and carried meat and milk and brandy
TO them can answer that question.
Aud England did she do her duty az
. Christian nation, or did she -riolalA
her promise " justice TO the offenders
as she had done 50 often Of old2 The
official investigation at London was an
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-07
ENGLAND PLEA.
Why the British Are at
War With the Beers.
TRANSVAAL AN ANACHR0NISM

N1ATloNs' like men, are never inn
N nlaculate. There never yet was
great power that had no sins 10
answer for. / do not claim for
my country that her hands are abso-
mtely clean of blood outlines. Eng
land. like other countries. has made her
mistakes. ana has at times wandered
from the straight and narrow path of
national rectitude. But what l do
claim for England is that the great
general trend of her national policy has
been one making for liberty. peace and
progress.
Whether or not civilization. English
or otherwise. is the best thing for the
hcathen do not care 10 discuss. though
England. il must be confessed. has been
The greatest 'civilizer of modern times.
No matter what her motives. no matter
how sordid and how selfish her aims.
1t cannot be denied by her most cap
t.ous or envious critics that order and
advance have always followed Eng
lish domination.
one has only 90 look at India. at
Egypt. at British North America, at al
mos, any corner OF the world 20 see
how true Is this. But especially and
remarkably true is 1t Of South Africa.
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SOME ROYAL CROWNS.

Inc crown that adorned the brow oe
The young queen Of Holland on her
coronation ia said To have cost s625. 900.
and has had most romantic history.
In 1922 IL was stolen by burglars and
remained I'm their possession for near
~ two years. Eventually some of the
stones composing II were found near
Brooklyn, y. ", and the remainder
were ultimately discovered in Belgium
Strange stories cluster round many
other royal diadems. Some time ago
Prince del Drago. grandnephew OF the
ex-Queen Isabella of Spain, paid a visit
10 America. his object being 10 sell the
crown whics his relative carried Off 10
exile with the rest of her jewels The
crown which is set with very fine dia-
monds. emeralds and sapphres. was
eventually bought for the late JAY
Gould's daughter, now the Countess
Boni de Castellane. for $25000 At the
time Queen Isabella was first wearing
the bauble Jay Gould was struggling
TO make "a living as a book canvassei,
The coronation crown OF Queen VIC
toria weighs 30 ounces penny
weight and is worth about 500 times its
weight in sovereigns. IL is set with
$500 diamonds, 213 pearls famous ru-
by. am immense sapphire and divers
other gems. The value is estimated at
a sum which would yield. II invested at
AZ per cent the snug income OF $4,000
a year. Richard III could only get $l0.-
600 on his crowl and regalia when he
pledged them to the city OF London.
The king of Portugals crown is es-
timated by different authorities at a
fabulous value. being. according 20
some equal to 40ia miles OF Bank of
England livers. and. according To 9TH
ers, : tons and 10 hundredweight of
soveregns; but If we take the happy
| mean and say column of sovereigns
| one mile and as yards high. or the SUM
/ Of So, 800 600 we shall probably be about
| right
| Whether the cars crown is more
| valuable is moot point. The prin-
cipal feature of the Russian crown Is
a magnificent cross formed of five SUI
perb diamonds resting on an uncut but
polished ruby OF great size and wonder
! ful luster The crown OF the king OF
| Italy Is known as the Iron Crown of
| the Lombards." so called because of
legend that a small circlet of iron
| forming part OF IL was originally nail
| from the cross on which Christ was
| crucified.
| The Hungarian crown belonging to
| the bereaved emperor of Austria was
made for Stephen III 800 years ago, and
| il weighs about II pounds. II Is adorn-
ed with SO sapphires, 80 rubies. j en-
erald and S33 pearls. but no diamonds
appear i'm it owing 10 some superstition
entertained by stephen that such gems
would bring bad luck 10 himself and
his family This crown has passed
through many vicissitudes. III was
once sewed up IN a cushion and carried
off by a queen. who eventually pawned
IL for $500 ducats. After IL had been
redeemed from the pawnbroker II was
| hidden away and lay buried in forest
| for five decades.
| The crown of the soveregns or Rou-
] mania is unique. in so far as IL forms
! a genuine badge of the nations free-
| dom from Turkish tyranny. IL is made
| from the metal of the Turkish cannon
captured at Plevna by the Roumanians
| i'm 1877.