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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
Fight OVER A Farm
William Kicker Shot and
Probably Fatally Wounded.
JOHN t. KELLAR IN JAIL
Charged With the Deed
History of the Case.

Guthrie, March 29.-WiIliam Kicker, a
Of Seward, in this county, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by John T. KEEL
lar. another farmer, last evening. The
trouble originated over the possession Of
a farm and the two men were quarreling.
Kicker claims to have been unarmed and
| that he was retreating from Kellar when
| the latter fired, using a uble-barrelled
shotgun. Thirty-five duck shot entered
! the wounded man. and although at this
writing he is still alive 1t is said that he
| cannot possibly survive. KelIar left i'm
mediately after the shooting, but sur
| rendered himself to the officers today and
is now in Jail.
A petition filed in the probate court Of
Logan county on March IS relates the
trouble out of which probably grew yes
terday's shooting. The plaintiff, John F.
Kellar (the assailant in yesterdays shoot
ing) brought suit against George VIII
liams and Elizabeth Kicker and John S.
and Aletha Keller for possession of the
farm where yesterdays tragedy was en-
acter. In the petition John F. Kellar
goes back to the winter of 1862, when
from wild uncultivated farm of twenty
acres his father, John S. Kellar Zone Of
the defendants) skipped out, abandoned
his wife and five children, almost penni-
less and with the living to make. They
had emigrated from Noble county, Ohio,
and the next year the mother returned
70 oTa{1 ofd he
Buckeye state reared her family, and
died about four years ago. The father,
John S. Kellar, SO the petition states, af-
ter leaving his wife, soon took up with
a woman named Alethe Stewksberry and
lived with her through all the years, mar
rying her only on November. 15, 1899, at
Kingfisher. The old gentleman had come
to Oklahoma and prospered, owning
among other things this fine farm. In
the meantime John F, Kellar, the plain
tiff, had grown to manhood, marrying
and acquiring considerable property in
Ohio, prospecting we'll. He had not heard
from his father in years. Finally he re- /
ceived, through an Ohio postmaster, a |
letter from his father. who was in search |
of his son in order. to turn over to him .
his worldly goods. A correspondence +
started, and after much persuasion the .
son consented to come to Oklahoma, take I
the management of the farm and Ulti-
mately own it. He came, signed a con-
tract with John S. and Aletha Kellar,
built a house on the farm, raised a crop
and did other work. For several months
all was well. The plaintiff soon became
aware that his father was about to sell
the farm. He asked about it, and the
father admitted. saying that he had turn
ed everything over to the Cd woman"
The old folks sold the farm to the Rick
ers. named as defendants, and moved to
thus breaking their contract
with the plaintiff and practically kicking
him out in the cold. The Rockers began
to move in and take possession. They
have torn down fences and fixed things
up to suit themselves, ordering the plain
tiff and family to move out
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GA 81 O@TA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have llgayS BgggH
Signature a E2zIzx
RECORD LONG-DlSTANCE RUN
santa Fe Consumes 2.265 Niles in IS
Hours 30 Ninutes

Chicago. March 29-From Los Angeles,
Cal, to Chicago, a distance Of 2,2S5 miles.
in fifty-eight hours and thirty minutes.
This IS the record hung Up by the Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe tonight when
the Peacock Special pulled into the
Chicago depot at 1920 O'Clock. Trains
have been run faster for short distances.
but never before has train been brought
from the western coast to this city 81
the time approaching that made b. the
special AL records for the run were
beaten by nearly eight hours. An hour
after the arrival OF thetrain. A Y. Pea
cock, vice president % the Carnegie Steel
company. boarded a Pennsylvania train
eleven hours earlier than he expected.
The trip from 1se coast hee cost Mr..
Peacock $500. For the entire distance
an average speed OF 50 miles was main
tanned On several long stages Ct the run
the speed approached a mile a minute and
was maintained for distances thai are re-
msrkable. in view of the difficulties over
come The train vas made ID = engine
Pullman car ard q comblnari9n car and q
baggage car
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
CHASING QYER HE SAFE
Any Old suspect. Just 80 He Can be
Accused Of iIIiag GoebeI.

Frankfort KY. March z--Tae scene q
action in hunting down the persons sus-
pected Of eofnplIciiy n TIE assassination
% GoebsI has shifted - other points n
the state, temporarily. a. least Al q
the detectives ard others Who hays heea
working en- the case have gone ,eag.aE
AFFAIRS hare 20 Be Tatchs5 after b TIE
local officers The arrest q '-Tz-lsw~
Dick Combs. the negro al Baattyxllte. On
N old csp.ss from 1hs C5srk esrc18st csur-
s, IS unSerstood may - followed late-
By = warrant charging hsD <isA eozs-
plcity e the Gosbei muTde-. Tsso ayrest
on re cd cz52as Eas ser Re puTpoEe *
preventing from gesiiag axag 10 czss
he Is Eants1 slaee ,he detectives lefs
l2se n-gAt tasre have been al sorts II 70
ports as 20 who taey ars asisr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
BENEFICIARlES OF The BATS
Two RustIing Oklahoma Lads Lease ,
Guano s'ayh

Guthrie, o. T, March 29.-The Enid
Wave says; Several weeks ago Gus
Stettnisch and Fred McClane OF this CITY
leased a large cave in the Gloss noun
tains about eighty-five miles northwest
Of this city. The cave is on the lands Of
Mrs. Sarah Harmon. Its value consists
Of guano deposited by bats from time i'm
memorial four feet deep some places.
The value Of the guano IS quoted at som
$50 ana $50 per ton, there being the three
qualities in the cave. Nessrs. Stettpisc,
and McClane estimate that they viii get
about twenty car loads OF guano out o.
their leased cave. which viii net them
at least do00 per car, or s2l. 600 for the
entire deposit The cave IS about four
teen miles fromthe nearest railroad sta
ton. hence viii have to be f-eighted in
wagons that distance; besides Il VIII have
10 be sacked. The best market for gusno
Is in California, yet a great deal is used
on the Atlantic seaboard and Middle
states. The boys have contracted the
hrst shipment with Iowa parties. Work
IN shipping the guano VIII begin IN
Re wdays- The boys are receiving the
congratulations OF their many friends IN
on this streak OF good fortune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
TERRORS
CONTINUED from First PaEs.J

after enduring siege of two month:
| they should be called upon to leave tbs
town and go nobody knew wnsre, at al.
most moments notice. Colonel Keke-
| witch stated at a meeting of the town
council that the people would have to
leave on the entry OF Lord Methuen, but
| all the same, numbers of the people said
| they intended refusing to go, the great
proportion of them being not at all well
| off and having nowhere to go. A tele-
| gram was sent to the principal men in
the town. setting forth the difficulties OF
turning out $4,000 people Suddenly with
out provision having been made for them.
"Our intelligence department did not
| succeed in getting much information, so
Mr.. Rhodes organized a system of native
runners and scouts. by which we were
enabled not only to receive occasional pa
pers and letters from the outside world
but also learned that the besiegers were
about, where their laagers were, etc. We
gathered that there were probably never
more than two or three thousand round
US at any time, with about six or gwen
thousand Of as many more in Spyfon-
but SO mobile are these irregular E,0ops
that when we made a sorties they coll
lected from all parts in very short time
and made action on our part very diff
cult, if not impossible, without great loss
of life
The Standard Kimberley correspondent
states that the Sunday previous to relief,
when petitions praying that surrender be
resorted to were being circulated in the
beleaguered town, Mr.. Rhodes received a
message through the intelligence depart
ment from Lord Roberts saying it would
be too humiliating for the town to sur
render after it's brave defense, and ask
ing him to assure the people that relief
would reach them in a few days The
message, as received by Mr. Rhodes, Iras
market Secret / met him shortly after
its receipt when he read 1t to me, saying:
L know Lord Roberts never intended ait
to be kept secret The people need some
thing to cheer them up, and 1 want
everyone to know I have received this
cheering news He also caused pIacards
to be placed at the corners Of the princi-
pal streets announcing that the De Beers
and Kimberley mines would be lighted
and opened as places Of shelter for wo-
men and children at s P. m. over 1900
were accommodated at De Beers and 1850
in Kimberley mines, while 1900 took re-
fuge under the railway bridge, which was
also extemporized by him as a place OF
shelter. In these places they were fed
and looked after. by Mr.. Rhodes, Mr.. |
Smart, NJ /. A; Mr.. Gardiner Williams I
and staff of able assistants, during the |
four days Of active Smelling which fol- /
Owed"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
OEMo-POPS OF KAY COUNTY
VIII Meet i'm County Convention on n
Basis OF arr IN ,arE

Guthrie. Q. T. March @-The Demo
Gratis and Populists OF Kay county have
resolved on mass meeting in which the
delegates shall be equally divided. The
Ne"kirk Democrat. which is opposed to
fusion. says Of this: The two commit
tees Democratic and Pop. met in Black
Wen last Saturday and decided 10 fuse
on the basis that each township elect sn
equal number of delegates and meet in
mass convention and nominate ticket
This makes It a tie between the two mar
ties on the start and Il they succeed in
elscdng a temporary Chairman Ne see no
reason why the convention should no, be
pulled OF successfully"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
INSURANCE AGENT HALFHILL
Record of Court Proceedings Against
Him at Perry.

Perry. Q. T.. March ss-Tbe case
against ". D. Halfhm, who has been
representing the Farmers Mutual Hail
association Of Topeka. Kan. on a charge
OF committing an offense against the laws
OF the territory Of Oklahoma. b. insuring
property in this territory against loss b,-
the elements. when the company he rem
resented had not compiled with the terrf-
iorial laws in fling a copy of their char
ter with the secretary Of insurance Of
the territory came I'D for hearing before
the probate judge Of this county today o.,
demurrer to the complaint The de-
murrer was sustained on the ground Thar
the sum 10 be paid for the violation was
in the nature II a penalty and NOT a 6pa
and that civil proceeding was the pron-
er remedy. Immediately upan the ,5fs-
missal OF Halfhil he was served with
summons in a suit brought by County
Attorney Museller 70 recover against the
company on the penalty prescribed Tba
suit is for $50 penalty for not filing
copy Of charter and 500 for doing business
without permission under the law. FFa1f.
Hi leaves this evening for Newkirk n
answer 70 some old charge against hin,
az that place. This is the same compsny
50 represented by him, that David over
myer, D.. II L Warner L. 5. SDrarua
and ". c. Parker Of .Tooeka. Kan -,
yesterday denied having any further bns
mess connection with on the ground thar
they did not approve Of the financial pol-
Icy OF Fred Hiiiaker. the promoter Of the
association. At the time summons was
served On Haifhiil he made the state
ment that ne was no longer an agent n
The company. having resigned on Monday
last II this be true the COMPANY has
no doubt concluded TO quit business in The
terr'tory FOR while at least. or his res
ignation was unnecessary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
COYOTES ORIGINATED 1T
Extraord mary Geaesis of the 0kIaho-
ma Livestock Association.

Woodward, O. T. March st-Aasong
al the strange origins Of great organic
tons in Oklahoma that q the okIah 3rua
Livestock association leads al the rest 81
is novelty The lobo wolf is responsible
for il. Fer Z was first an organization
formed 70 make war Oh the coyote-
The Oklahoma livestock association
It's headquarters IN Woodward esaaty. a.
the CRY Of Woodward. i was organ zsa
nearly SIX years age BY the catllemeu
q Woodward e7unty. having for It's CO.
Jet The destruction % Wolves. as stztea
AZ rs second meeting i was decided -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
DEATH OF AN AGED INDIAN
"Auntie Beaver" Reaches the ne
markable Age ofIOI.

Guthrie, O. r, March 29.-Tah-tah-ke Ike
mong-quat, the aged Indian better known
as Auntie Beaver, died at the home Of
John Wadsworth. six miles east Of Mi
ami. Saturday night at the remarka BILE
age OF one hundred and one years She
was a Wea by blood and a Peoria BY
adoption. She was born In Indiana, re-
moving to the Peoria reservation in Mia
mi county, Kansas, in 1852. where she
lived until the tribe moved 70 this
agency. She was remarkably active. for
her age. and during pleasant weather it
was not an uncommon occurrence FOR
her to walk several miles to visit friends.
A brother. John Charley, survives her,
who is said to be over % years old.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30

I Nebraska. resigned. A. n. Hepburn Was
reelected treasurer. The members OF the
executive committee were rejected.
Ptt;sburg. Pa. March 29.-Mrs. Lille
+, Lanstry. who is booked t. appear in this
city next Monday week. will not be al
/ lowed TO produce her play The DeSener-
! ates."
/ London. Marc 9o-1'he queen has grant.
ed White Lodge. Richmond Park. Surrey.
the residence Of the late duke Of Teck.
to Former Empress Frederick Of Ger
many.
London. March s9-Tbe duke Of York
has accepted from a resident OF Cork a
thousand packets Of shamrock seed. which
will be sown upon the graves Of Irish SOL
diers in South Africa.
Portland, Ore. March 2s.-Fourteen
thousand people have engaged passage
from Pacific coast points Tor Cape Nome.
Alaska on the first feet OF steamers
which sails about May /
Plymouth. Mass. March 2s.-Mrs Re.
licity Pickard died at the home Of her con
today, aged JOB years 2 months and Is
days Until very recently her mind vas
clear and her health good.
New York. March Erred Gilbert. %
Spirit Lake. Iowa. defeated J A. r. FL
lott Of Kansas City. in hundred bird
match FOR the Dupont Trophy this az
ternoon az the Dexter Park traps By a
score Of 90 to IS.
New York. March 29.-Forty-eight
young women graduated tonight from the
womans law course o. the University q
New York. Misa Catherine Reed daueh-
ter % ex-Sgeaker Thomas b. Reed. was
one 81 the number
Dexter. No. March zs-Eiiiah Moore.
aged - who murdered the Rev. Jesse
Moore. mis- father. in this county, Novgnn-
Der l. last. was sentenced today 10 hang
NAY t. lie showed 10 emotion when
sentence was passed
PIan. March = About 10 90 Tien-rsin
coolies are leaving Tor Ssw Chwang 70
build the @anohuria railroad The rltua-
ton e quiet The Boxers. who bad been
causing trouble Ia the north. have been
Dy the troops.
Guthrie. o. T, March st-Paks Fe..y-
aiH. Vho broke 3af >ou1s sine aga. az
Taloga. came IN Tegnesfay afternoon
7af gave ~ 70 the officers 20 serve out
ne seventeen days ~ f. due the county
7n the last settlement lie also "a. a
hundred collar dns % settle
Haztiugz ,Fsb. March . States Alter.
~ McCrea-y aa9 rot conpfsted hia A.
.1inent ia fhs Ifef7seksr eare shsu cours
1jourafd usis afternoon lie Win arfsa
{ fae ~ 'rHlEg. after watch tae issKs ufu
.Fe slf ch'fge ard the ease vii 70 10
be s8-y.
Easl4n9re. I'D. Aarca = Tom Shaker
80 ssoesiieEs Couroy of Troy. s Y
.efe e AaFe gore sen rounds a. Mss
az tonight untsr tAs auspices q Ne
.aFeka Athletic cish. bit saarksy Pat
9-Fo1 o1lt S. 10 fhiFd Touac wlth = zig
- b p tss gzw
Jgaf0u &sreA > -Tae Tfsrr xen~ 70,
e17a4eat. o re 1Tuses saTs. -.Kusux-
s-Pal. raeneer x she Casness rsssr-.
s~fT va recently zb1aciss fr7-s hsre
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TELEeHAPnGo sExvITrKs

Washington. sIasca 1-Tse p-.sssent
ten Z. 5. " 90 be- a rear aera.Fal
New York. .bfsrcb = -Is2w.eT. tbe ca
c.nnats gitelseT. has slsaei wlsh -. ,gez
To-k baseball cish far ios sezsez < 90
Ss~ York. March zs-Tae Sassorai
EsEo5 Money seagua hsls 80 asazss snefs-
n EtssaT. J CsgEs ga elected rrss-
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nervous headache.

j. Thomas, in command OF the Tenderloin
precinct. Specifically. Captain Thomas is
charged with falling 20 close the resorts
in the tenderloin, such as the Tivoli, Bo-
hemia, Haymarket. Arcadia. Peidn. etc.
against which a public crusade has been
waged for nearly month. Chief OF Po-
lice Devery was Informed OF the indict-
ment, and when asked Il he woUld sus-
pend Captain Thomas. said: Il shall not
suspend Captain Thomas on such trivial
charges. The whole affair IS nsensi-
cal"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
1T WAS A FLYNN VICTORY
When LaceJ'- osoe and Nfssouria sale
Bill Was fsefeared

Guthrie. o T March "a dispatch
70 the CAPITAL from Washington says.
Delegate Flynn today ven q s.Eual v5c-
tory over Chairman Lacey - ths com
rzI,tes On Indian araIgz n The psszars Of
the bin approving a revision sa5 ADJUST
rrsnf % the saies - the otae ian1s n
made 3 persistent opposition - tbs hs,l
making a strong speech aEairst as pas
sage. relerste Flyrz also made a s7aerA
& favor Of tae passage q The a1sl Show
sns thai tavee-foErths - tie sds9t mem
hers q Tire tsLoe lad signed zrticses =
consent re wax assiste1 - Mr. 1Gti
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
. n @ - - u i
Bears the u TIE Kind You HAYS Als2yS esgTh
signature If N,l4A27zz%5I
BABY WOOD IS THE FIRST
Child of n Governor General 20 be
Born in Cuba

Havana, March 29.-Mrs. Wood. wife
of the governor general gave birth TO a
ten-pound girl at the palace az noon to-
day. Mother and child are doing well.
The records Of Havana DO not show the
birth here OF any other governor gener
airs child. Under the Spanish regime the
wife OF governor general Invariably left
for Spain, that the child might be born
there. The afternoon papers had gone
to press before the palace event was an
nounced. although the Discussion"
learned Of it directly and vas thus able
to say: I'VE wish all happiness 70 the
governor general, TO his wife and 20 the
C1oan little girl, who we hope. viii be
fervent partisan OF the independence OF
her native country
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
DEATH OF PROF. G. E. MORROW
Former President of saltwater Col
Iege. at Champaign. HI.

Guthrie, 0. T., March "a Cham
paign, ILL.,, dispatch notes the death in
that city OF Professor G. E. Morrow. who
retired a year ago from the presidency
of the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege at Saltwater professor Morrow
was president OF the Iowa Agricultural
college from 1876 to 1879, and in 1880 he
became dean of the college of agriculture
OF the University OF Illinois, resigning
the position in 1895 to become president
of the Oklahoma agricultural college.
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in the fight and the final vote placed him
winner by 1s4 10 II. The bill provides
that settlers pay for the land in one year
or forfeit rights to the same and en-
powers the secretary 10 sell forfeited
lands for the benefit of the Indians.
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gImira,. DefauIteripyau

Elmira. y. Y. March 2s-Frank z
Bundy. the de4aulting city chamberlain.
was arrdgned IN police court. today and
held for the grand jury IN $1,000 pail. n
default Of which he was commlite5 70
the county jail The dedication Is over
700.
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BrsoLIyners sold to Cleveland

New York. March zs.-The Brooklyn
BASEBALL club today SOLD the rsiease ~
First Bszernan LaCaarce. Catcher Gees
ham ard Pitcher HcKeraa to IRE Clsve-
land club The price q ths players Is not
made public
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Neg YORK. March @-Tse saressszz-
tioa iat5 - charges is4t waee 1assfssss
openly r. sals cisg under 5alsrs srsssc-
tea TeArhsa a se-sas4anas ezsnaz fsaag
rhen ias grazd 5srg rt.srSea sk-ez IL
aIesueafs against Tossee cxsszga AEzz-~z
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Washington, March Zs--Chin Pom YEN.
the Korean minister. today presented %
the presiden: HE official letter q recall.
He has been appsfufed minister 20 Rus
STA, France ard Austria
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PROSPECTS NOT VERY BRIGHT
For an Agreement With the Chero-
keeS--TOun Lots in Contention

kees--TOwn Lots in Contention
Vinita, 1. T., March &.-The latest adj
vice from the Cherokee delegation now
in Washington is that no agreement has
yet been reached and the prospect IS not
bright for ever making one. 1t is report
ed that the chief difference between the
Cherokee delegation and the Dawes COM
mission is the appraisement of town lots,
which IS the chief bone OF contention
throughout the long drawn negotiations
going n.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30

Topeka, Kan-. March &C. X. Hoai
ssy. ons q ihe directors sad fyanser.
q ths santa Re razlzay and q this esq
died ztnoaa To-Day. aged q
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Porto Rice Refugees at Santiago

Santiago Dc Cuba, March 2s-Ths
schooner Herod. from Porto Rico. which
arrived here today brought twenty refu-
gees, VINO say they came % OBTAIN en-
ployment, owing to the bad business con-
ditious at home. AL able bodied msn are
Immediately employed o. the mines
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saltwater Bank ConsoIida,,on

Guthrie O T, March 2S.-The COMP
troiier q the currency has approved the
application OF Charles F. Baaclck WI
liam l. Berry and S. ". KelSe- "a cor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30

A matron at Hamburg, Berks County,
Pa, who is hfty-two years of age, is taking
Ripans Tabules right along, so she writes,
and feels better than she has for long time.
She is taking them for a weak stomach and
nervous headache.
viii notbe
swfb lied
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30

vert the Saltwater State bank into the
Saltwater Nationa bank, with a capital
stock of So, 0OO