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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
FRANK GREER ON CONVENTIONS
He FavOrs wO--C0mmitteeman and
Chairman in the Usual Way.

Guthrie. o. T., March 3.-The question
whether there shall be one or two Repub-
lican conventions this year eth continues
to excite intense interest and one by one
the party leaders are expressing their
views on the matter Much attention has
been attracted by the published state
ments Of Governor Barnes. Senator Ha-
vens and Tom Ferguson in opposition 70
the single convention idea and il l.
known that most OF the sspirants for con
gressional honors. notably Dick T. Nor
gan. Bird 5. MCGUIRE. J. c. Mcknight
and others favor the holding Of two con-
ventions Frank H Greer. editor OF the
State Capital. who was the author Of the
financial plank in the territorial cam
paisn o. four years ago. which, oddly
enough. was IA direct conflict with the
national platform four years ago. de-
csares that the mistake viii not be re-
peated. He says:
The Republicans % this territory.
through their county comnittesHen. vii
govern this matter. ard we 90 not think
that they have any desire 20 Do as they
did IN q Then Ne had 'mid-winter'
convention. At that time we made
platform After the national convention
met we found our platform did TOT fl
and We had 20 90 before the peaz,ie ~
vislng ourselves TIE canvas for 2eIs-
gate 20 congress was long 6ravn out an
resulted IN defeat
The result in = was the only leason
re Republicans should reed % canYfEce
than that TIE tine u make territorial
,sfztfgrru an5 nominate a sessEass g. cor
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pas IN Ire fed as4 the nationa8 platform
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
PROCLAMATION OF ARBOR DAY
Governor Barnes Designates March
23 for That Purpose.

Guthrie, o. T, March 8.-Governor
Barnes proclamation naming March %
as Arbor Day is as follows:
Heaven and earth helps him who plants
tree,
And his work his own reward shall re."
The people of Oklahoma are justly
proud of the beauty and natural scenery
of the territory-of the sparkling streams.
rolling prairies and wooded parks-and
take great pleasure and comfort in the
many natural advantages of their -four
ishing young commonwealth. And while
nature has bestowed beauty and variety
upon our landscape. there is much to be
done by our citizens which will add to
the beauty and comfort and wealth of
the territory.
Therefore, in accordance with a time
honored custom, now observed in most
of the states of the union, 1, c. NJ.
Barnes. governor Of the territory of Ok
lahoma, do hereby declare Friday, March
%. 1900, as Arbor Day.
I recommend that the day be observed
in the planting of trees. vines and
shrubs. in the adornment of public and
private grounds, parks and ways, thus
rendering the homes of our people and
out entire territory more beautiful and
attractive. also recommend that the day
be made a festival occasion in the schools
and educational institutions OF the ter
ritorv with exercises Of such a character
as will impress its beneficent object upon
the minds of the pupils and insull there
in a greater love of the beautiful.
In testimony whereof ] have set my
hand and caused the great seal of the
territory to be affixed this second day of
March. A, D. 1900. c. NJ BARNES,
Governor.
BY the governor:
WM NJ JENKINS,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
OF STARVATION AND NEGLeCf
Died the :CoIored Boy and Tom Fergu-
son Rrhukr- Al Concerned

Guthrie, -. T.. March tom FerEu-
son OF Vvatonga, the well known p0lli'-
clan and editor. in his last issue publish
ed a sermon with an oklahoma incident
as a text He wrote: There can be no
doubt that the oolored boy who left THIS
place some time ago for Oklahoma city,
and later was found dead alons IA
Choctaw road near Bridgeport. died -
neglect. He was in a pitiable condition.
unable to work, and had an abscesS fi
his side that refused to heal and rende
ed him helpless. Yet We call ourssivei
Christians. II Christ was 10 come to
earth today he would not recognize such
Christianity should he meet 4 in the
road. We are all guilty alike-the white
people and the colored people The con-
dition az this boy was known 10 both.
vet he was allowed TO die Ike an animal
No one person Is guilty. bat the guilt
rests upon the entire community where
this helpless creature was knowD--upon
white and colored-upon official and upon
private citizen. upon saint and sinner.
First the boy was sent 20 Gear. from
there TO Oklahoma city. and from there
back 20 Geary From Gcary he was told
10 move on. he StAfAf=l HDHu tftf itft-
taw road and died ~ starvation and cold
Why should We raise money % send mis-
sionaries 10 foreign lands % convert the
heather when such heathenlsh things
transpire IN our boasted civilization AZ
home? We need n little oid~fashioned
Galilee gospel preached end practiCed az
home before We send our kind away 10
convert the heather. Should Jesus
Christ come back and preach IN tho
churches 81 this country. hts text would
De. T know ye not. We whltei sepulchers.
He would mean YOU. preacher % ths gos-
pei. you. Sunday school superintendent,
you lady who takes collections 70 send
to the heathen. you. county offictsi: YOU.
member % the board ~ health; ne
would mean every newspapcr marin
fact. everybody IN a community where
charity Is kept IN Refrigerator al The
year around"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
CITY ELECTIONS ANNUALLY
saltwater Council Adopts the Short
Tenure Policy.

Guthrie o. T., March Sat the city
council meeting at Saltwater Tuesday
night an ordinance was passed making
the term of office of all the city officers
at large one year. The Gazette of that
place says: 1.-The territorial law upon
this point grants councils Of cities Of the
first class the privilege of fixing terms Of
office of city officials at either one or two
years and in most of the cities the longer
term goes There must be an election
each spring to elect a councilman and
member of the school board from each
ward so that expense is not increased by
electing all of the officers, and the coun-
ell decided that one year was long
enough. We can then have hot city poll
tics every spring.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04

THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH Il.
500 a. m.--Morning Prayer Meeting led
by J. w. Zimmerman, Ell Reno.
$50 a. m.-Song and Praise Service, led
by Rev. H L. Hem. Orlando
900 a, m.-Address, do Sentences Pray
ers' and Sentence Experiences'D e.
velop Spiritually ?" Rev. n. NJ. Eny-
cart, D. d., Pond Creek.
s:15 a. m.-Address, Should the Devo
tionaI Services Take the Place of the
Glass Meeting Among Epworthlaus!'
j. F. Palmer, Guthrie
$50 a. m-Epworth League Training
School, Dr. Berry.
70 go a. m-Address, Systematic Bible
Study-Motives," Rev. R. r. Fetch
er, Shawnee.
II 100 a. m.-The League-"Past," Miss
Bessie Burwell. Kingfsher, o. T.;
Present. H. C. Hicks, Ell Reno, o.
T.; Future" Miss Laura Van Dyne,
Guthrie
1870 a. m.-Paper, ''Twig Bending" Mrs.
ID. voce, Choctaw.
II 80 a. m.-Address, ''The Epworth Her
aid, Its Value to Epworthians." Mrs.
S. C. Roberts, Kingfisher.
Afternoon Session.
10 n. m.-Deyotional Services, led by
Rev. J. H Clarke. Yukon.
200 o m.-EIection Of Officers: Reports
of Committees.
a:90 D. m.-Address, social Recreation;
Soul Winning; How United?" Rev.
e. B. Cole. Newkirk.
2:45 D. m.-"One Thing that Succeeds IN
Our Chapter Three minutes tax
nv Delegates :rom Enid, Shawnee,
Newkirk, Oklahoma City, Blackwell,
Ponca City, Norman, Guthrie, Hen
Messy, Perkins. Kingfisher and HI
Reno.
3:15 q. m.-Address, "a Methodist Col
lege for Oklahoma. Do We Neeo
1t? Grade :" Rev. E. b. RANKIN
Enid.
$3.50 D. m.-"Our Pledge" James De Ha-
ven, Shawnee.
Evening Session.
7:S0 o. m.-Song and Praise Service, Kew.
D. w. Keller, Guthrie.
500 o. m-I,ecture. 1.-THE Devil and the
Fool" Rev. S. E. Belts, Kansas City.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
BRIDE DIES AT THE ALTAR
Strange Fatality Reported From Near
Burton. Garfield County.

Guthrie, o. T., March 3.-A strange
story is abroad. the truth or falsity of
which is not known, that reads as fol-
lows: On Tuesday night, near Burton, in
the northern part of Garfield county,
John Blair and Miss Rose Somerset were
before the altar TO be married and the
minister had commenced the ceremony
which was to make them husband and
wife, when the bride threw up her hands
with a slight exclamation and fell back
dead in the arms of her betrothed. A
moment before the couple walked upon
the floor for the ceremony the bride re-
marked to her sister, 81 am not feeling
we'll" the last words she uttered before
death claimed her.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
HORSETHIEF GATHERED IN
James Vance. a Prisoner at Mountain
View, Admits His Crime

Mountain View, o. T.. March al. W.
Morris, marshal at this pace, has sue
ceeded in running DOWN the leader o. one
of the boIdeGt gangs of h1:sc thieves that
have ever operated il the Indian coun-
try south of here. james Vance, VINO
has Guided the officers Cor months by
hiding in the Wichita Mountains, was ar
rested yesterday and admits that he is
the person wanted. Horses have been
stolen, chiefly from the Indians, and run
over into Texas, where they were sold
by members of the gang. The sheriff at
Memphis, Texas. now has bunch OF
seventy-fve horses that were captured
and Marshal Morris has gone to that
place with some Indians to identity the
stock stolen from the reservation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04

told his friends that he wants the mat
ter settled as soon as possible. This
case will be one Of the most notable
that that court has had and ii is under
stood that the line of defense will be that
Queenan was made temporarily insane
through financial troubles and other
causes. The prosecution has secured new
evidence that they think will combat
this theory, if it is the one that will be
used for the defense, and fix the crime
as murder in the first degree. There will
be a large number of witnesses.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
CAUGHT OUT IN A BLIZZARD
Exposure a Wear Ago Causes Thomas
ID. BIaekbarn'= Death

Gufhris. o. r, March Thomas D
blackburn. VINO died Is kinRHshsr last
week. had come u okishoma 20 rsgaia
hts health. which vas shattered ~ an En-
usual way About 8 year ago hs VAS
caught ia a blizzard Ga ~lid region o.
wyoming Re was iest faf fhrse days
and ivo nignts sna ths thrrs mea ~ a.
hira were frozen ~ testh TIE tsif Af
Blackburn tad - haze one ~ "a feet
supstatea an ria lanea wsfs 80 sHeTi-
- raat - psFrr rscoTeree DpFinS sbe
,ifs.e he Wa last she mercury NsH y &C.
zrseg bsI9E zero.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
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coed Fns.p~et That tho FEsses VII
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
MASONIC HOME PROPOSITION
For widows and Orphans of Deceased
Master MaSouS

Kingfisher, o. r. March sit is rumor-
ed that the Masonic Grand Lodge of Ok
lahoma has under its consideration the
establishment Of Masonic home for the
widows and orphans OF deceased Master
Masons. Two trustees have already been
appointed by the grand lodge for the pur-
pose % soliciting ways and means, Colo
mel ". +. Mead OF this city was appoint
ed as one Of these trustees Cor the term
Of TWO years and {. ". Brown Of SIN
water has been appointed for term
% one year. The grand lodge has already
on hand about 5000 10 De applied on the
use sIated.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
TOM QUFNAN'S TRIAL MONDAY
Defense. Ii il Expected. VIII be Tenn
porary Insanity.

Guthrie. o. T, March S.-The Oklahoma
City Times-Jcurnal announces that the
trial Of Thomas p. Queenan FOR the muir
der q his wife in Oklahoma City few
weeks ago viii go 70 trial Monday in the
district court The defense have signlhed
that ,hey are ready for trial and the ter
rit3-y IS also ready, and the case viii
probably &c pushed through as rapidly
es possible. Queenan is reported 10 have
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
DELIRlOUS WOMAN'S DEATH
Mrs. Chester Taylor Wanders. and
Dies of Exposure at Vinita

Vinita. / T. March a--Nrs- Chester
Taylor. who has been sick FOR some time
a. her home near here, had SO far recov-
cred that the nurse did not stay up with
her TO give medicine last night, and some
time during the night. while all slept, she
grew de.irious and creot cut from the
house and got Up in busy. where her
nfeless body was found this morning SIT
ding upright
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
GRIMES TO The Committeeman
He Asks for Express ems a. TO Best
TIme for Convention.

Klngfsher. . T. March 3-tion. WI
liam Grlmea. chairman - the Republican
territorial central committee has sent est
notices 20 the members % che committee
asking a. u the most pr7pjiious ure fgr
the holding ~ The territorial conTsniinu
20 select delegates 20 attend the nati9HAi
convention, which meets az Philsdeif hiA
On ZONE p. neI-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04
ASKED TO READ FROM SHELDON
Rev. j. q. Lange's Congregation Wants
10 Hear I'm H. @Irn@

Guthrie. O. T., March 3-Rey. J. 6.
I.ange O. Weatherfogd announces that his
congregation has voted for him 70 read
a chapter % Sheldon-s In HIS steps
once a week TO Shen- The book was writ
ten and read. chapter by chapter, 70
sheldon's congregation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04

GUTHRIE. . r. March the Asn-lsss-
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has vfves MzachssseT the sanse 5oss'erH'
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-04

BY the governor:
VIM. NJ. JENKINS,
Secretary of the Territory.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-09-11

De un conde que iba pOr la calle

OO uu CVlluC 4uS lUd pOT Id CdIlS
Espectaculo encantador sra yer Elena
Maria solas en- una estancia reducida pobre,
pero acknowledgements impia; Ell ajuar Sc COM
ponfa de una sola CANA, dc dos sillaS de una
gran mesa y dc tocador con IN espejo; las dos
j6venes, apenas vestidas y NAL peinadas traba-
jaban con ardor. En- pocas lecciones SO puso
Elena en- disposition de ayudar Maria venta-
Josamente en- 81 tarea de iluminar estampas pa
ra los lbreros. Yerdad es que, afortunada-
mente para las dos amigas, cuando lego Ele-
ma, habia recibido Maria una buena partida de
sstampas, tenian mas obras dc Las que podfan
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-09-11
ALFONSO KARK

ven de ojos negros y de una fisonomfa verda
deramente angelical.
Ell tendero no habfa visto jamas Elena, y
por consiguiente no pudo satisfacer la curiosi-
dad del desoonocido quien habl6 en- voz baja &
nm criado que le seguia; el criado echo CO.
rrer tras de Elena, y su amo continue tranquil
lamente su camino.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-07
MEXICO.

Henry McAllister, q nephew OF Mrs.
j. w. Richards, and Miss Pearl, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Richards, from Minneapolis,
Richards. with young son Of hers,
from st. Louis, are here.
Frank Richards has returned to Chel-
sea, Mass, where his son, A. c., Is quite
Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harnden from Everett,
Mass, are visiting Mrs. Harnden's
daughter, Mrs. r. p. Gleason.
Mrs. Eta p. Richards and SON are visit
ing Mrs. Richards brother, Albert d.
Park, at South Paris.
Workmen are hurrying the compile
ton Of the Involvement house A. j.
Marsh Il putting on the lot where John
McI,ean's house was burned.
Mrs. B. F. Virgin has house full Of
boarders.
Mrs. Geo. Daley, who lives In the
Durpill house, has eleven bosrders, and
Notwithstanding that the hotel Is over
flowing, and boarders are In many fam
ilies around Us, many persons are unable
to find homes.
Mrs. T. l.. Weeks and two daughters,
with about six hours help, have picked
and sold ell45 worth Of cultivated
straw berries, 81 so worth of wild straw
berries, and SIS worth of wild raspber-
ries thus far this season. From their
garden they have sold many pecks Of
string beans and peas. They have just
commenced to sell new potatoes, and
will soon have tomatoes, green corn and
other garden truck for marketing.
Many others engage In gardening, and
gather In dollars.
Good butter Is not plenty.
Eggs are very scarce.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-07

A London detective visiting Glasgow
met q Scotch police of,cial on the
street and In the talk that followed
spoke contemptuously Of the ability
Of Scotch thieves az compared Win
the English experts.
Taking this ms an asperslon cast on
the astuteness of the Scottish police ~
well. the Glasgow detective was net
tied and thirsted for revenge. Look
Ing around. he espied little fellow
who had been DIGGING them and who
was known as an expert plckpocket
Crossing the street he addressed the
hoy. and, pointing to the retreatins
ligurc OF the English detective. he ask
ed II be- would know him again.
Aye" replied the boy. What ABBOTT
Ity
81 want you to lift his ticker. He
saws no one In Glasgow can relieve
him OF IT,"
"Ah. it's a. RIGHT See ony greenT
Honor bright. Tommy! III give
you half crown when you deliver up
the watch to me-"
Eye will? An what elseY'
Nothing else"
Lets see. then. I'm to lift the tick
er. an you're to pay half crown fort
on the spot?'
"Yes. that's It."
IAN wad We ken II II ye seen itv
81 would among a thousand"
els that II. them And the boy. div
ing into his trousers pocket. displayed
the Identical watch and explained that
he had secured It "while the gent was
cbafiin ABBOTT ahe prigs."
CosIdar See the Joke.
Once Offenbach graciously accepted
the Invitation Of some friends to visit
them In Etretat. As his hosts were
waiting for him at the hotel. one Of
them. who was very intimate with the
composer. suggested:
Let us give him q rousing wei
come"
The idea was taken up and devel-
oped. One Of the party possessed
collection Of old weapons. This was
ransacked. and some two dozen young
fellows were soon equipped as halberd-
lcrs. Another mounted donkey and
waved the dag Of the club.
When OfYenbach's carriage came
In sight. drum beat, the halberdiers
presented arms and fireworks were
set OF from the balcony at o'clock
In the afternoon.
As the composer stepped to the
ground a venerable old man approach
I'd and presented to him the key OF the
hotel Oh a silver platter.
Offenbach, vain as peacock and
accustomed to all sorts Of queer re-
ceptions. entirely failed to see the joke,
though II was rs broad as anything
In The Grand Duchess" or la Belle
Helene" He took II all seriously a
tribute to his genius, and, with tears
In his eyes and In a voice that shook
with emotion, he murmured:
Gentlemen. this Is too much. too
muchr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-07
HEBRON.

There was q baptism here Sunday
morning, four ladies and two gentlemen.
DR.. Crane Is now at Squirrel Island
for his vacation.
Capt. Scribner and family are at Prof.
Sargent's.
Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Croker are at
Miss Martha Pratt's.
Mrs. Mitchell OF Bath, who has been
visiting Mrs. j. ID. Sturtevant, left there
Thursday.
Ernest Sturtevant went home Sunday.
Many visitors are in the place, nearly
every family having q share.
Mrs. Harry Whitney Is expected home
from Boston this week.
Miss Gould IL visiting her classmate,
Mrs. Fred Marshall.
Miss Rebecca Hibbs has gone TO
on . visit.
Alton Hibbs ID marketing his crop Of
6ne raspberries.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-07

Thomas Il. Reed at one time wore q
mustache Of few struggling hairs,
so often seen on the upper lip OF ex-
tremely aeshy men. How Mr.. Reed
parted with his htrsute apology can
best be told by certain barber In the
house OF representatives who attended
the gentleman's wants:
"One day the big man from Maine
settled himself I'm the BARRIERS chair and
requested a shave. When the operation
was completed. Mr.. Reed Strengthened
himself and asked. Have you any OF
that old fashioned pomade to wax
mustaches WITH
The barber hustled among bis pots
and Jars and produced n French prep
aration In vogue quarter Of CEN
fury ago and then proceeded to wax
the ends Of the Maine statesman's few
wirelike hairs.
when the man Of snapshot sentences
arose and contemplated himself In the
glass. he turned to the astonished bar
Der and said. Cut this blanked blank
mustache OF. for you have made me
look like COMPOUNDED catfish. New
England Home Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-08-07
BRYANT POND.


Services will be held at the Uni
versslist church Sunday, Aug. IL, at
10 80 A. NJ. by the Rev. Z. A. Hoyt of
Dover, n. II. All are invited.
Pomona Field Day will be held Tues
day, Aug. 4th, at Dearborn's grove.
Addresses will be delivered by DR.. G..
N. Twitchell and Prof. l.. C. Batemsn.
Picnic dinner. Coffee to be found by
Franklin Grange.
Some OF the ladies Of Franklin Grange
are st work on the drama called "a
Fighting Chance" to be played the last
week In AuguSt. The proceeds TO 90
toward plano which Il needed In the
hall very much.
There are large number OF summer
bosrders here at present, and they seem
to enjoy the fishing, boating and bath
ing, all Of which can be had here from
our beautiful lake.
Postmaster j. L. Bowker received
word by telephone Friday morning from
Frank Small Of West Paris that his store
was entered by burglars Thursday night
and goods amounting to thirty dollars
were carried of.
The putty was cut away from two
large psnes Of glass In the store Of Ed
Andrews one night this week, and the
superstition Is that the thieves got
frightened away, as no burglary was
committed.
We are pleased to report that Miss
George Bisbee won the sewing machine
10 the Eagle contest Of West Paris. Miss
Bisbee is resident of this town aud
has worked hard for the machine.