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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

no renewal of the anti-administration
fight of two years age in the council
should be made Mr.. Miller said he
had heard the rumor. but had not been
approached with a view TO any decker
He added that he didn't think there was
likely to be any revival Of that famous
contest. but that in any event. as mem
Der or as speaker, his attitude as TO he
fractional situation was that it was none
OF his funeral. He said:
'tOf course, am not familiar with the
particular wheels that some fellows have
for their head-pieces, nor do know how
they reach their conclusions. But 1 want
to assure YOU that I an not coming to
the legislature to champion Barnes, or
Flynn, or any other of the Republican
leaders. am Democrat, and see no
reason why any Democrat should ally
himself with any Republican in their
fractional quarreIs. ] was opposed in my
campaign by both Barnes and Flynn Re
publicans, and am under no obligations
to either Of them. I was elected to rep
resent the people, and shall do so with
out fear or favor If Governor Barnes
favors a measure that in my judgment
viii be good for the people of Okla
homa, I shall support it: and the same
viii be true as to Mr. Flynn. They are
both political enemies of mine, and THAI
being true. no political alliance wou 4
be possible with either Let them feht
out their differences unno lested. 7 am
not particularly concerned in the tri-
umph Of either I shall try to look out
for the interests of the people Of Okla
homa and if 1 do that I shall be kept
too busy to play the proverbiaI cat to
either the Flynn or the Barnes money,
and pun their chestnuts out of the fire"
~. A.
at the coming session." he was asked.
Most assuredly I do. I am not at all
.pessimistic about the outlook. I have
a personal acquaintance with most OF
the members-elect and the personnel is
very high They are mostly business
and professional men who sacrifice much
in a personal way to serve the people
in legislative capacity and ] viii
never believe that they will be satisfied
for political reasons to let the interests
of the people suffer. T have had cor
respondence with many Of the members,
and they all express themselves in SEN
timents of the highest patriotism. 7 am
very confident they viii accomplish a
great deal Of good legislation for the
territory. We an recognize that pard-
san legislation viii be impossible. and
viii therefore have our energies centered
on a business and sensible session.
Along what lines do Won think legs
lation VIII be accomplished"
well, know something of many
things that are needed. Among others,
I would specify: A re-apportionment CT
the territory for council and Representa-
tive districts; school land bill: a school
book bill: a good roads law; the repeal
Of the county assessor law and the re-
turn to the township system the turn
ing over to school and township treas
urers Of the money belonging to their
organizations; the passage OF a law for
the payment of witnesses in the district
court and for increasing the pay Of ju
rors. These are only a few of the most
important ones that occur to me now"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
A1lNlj8E VENT DRY.
Hamp Willis Destroyed Citi-
zenS' Christmas Whi8key.
TOURED IT IN GUTTER
Twenty Gallons of Texas Rye
Spilled tuesday Morning,

Guthrie, o. T., Dec 26-More red liquor
has been spled out by the police at Ard
more The Cheftain says: Yesterday
morning about g o'clock Policeman Hamp
willis paid The express Office another
visit This time he found about twenty
gallons Of fine old red-eye from Texas on
separate packages which he proceeded TO
dispose OF in his own inimitabIe manner.
Ia a few minutes only broken bits Of
glass and earthenware and a large sec
ton of Iiquor-soaked ground were left to
tell the tale This makes in all about 200
gallons Of liquor poured out since Captain
Jack Ellis and Policeman Willis came to
the city three days ago. The ground
around the express Office is so soaked
with it that the idea Of digging a wen
there is seriously contemplated by some
citizens who have lost their Christmas
whisky.
Policeman Willis went to Davis yes
terday on the noon train to dispose Of
some Of their express packages He prom
ised to return yesterday evening, how
ever. and lay for more express packages.
Agent Ryan says he has tried to get
communication with the Wels-Fargo Ex-
press company in regard to this matter,
and find If he has right to keep the
Indian police from raiding the express Of
fee. but so far he has not been success
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
PLAYING BABY ACT
Count Boni Says the Mer-
chant Did Him U0.
He CHARGES USURY, TOO
French Attorneys are Picking
the Goose ArtisticaIIy,

Paris. Dec. ss.-Before ire arst c.va tr.-
5uaal Of the seine today Siaiue Boaaats
resumed his speech begun Decsmaer Is
when the case was ADJOURNED to- ueeS
in BEHALF Of the Count ana Countess ue
Castslane. in The sust Of Charles Nssta-
elmer. London Brio a brac dealer. %
recover payment for art Objects soIa ,s
the defendants In an elaborate a-r.i-
ment consul SET forth the counter cisin
81 the Casteilanes who demand q rclue-
ton OF the debt, professionally estaausast
70 BE- al least 2oo0 francs ana sae test.-
tuition az objects taken iu exchange av
Wertbeimer. under ths penalty q $3.50
francs Ter each days delay tha te.t.-
tuition from the day O. Judgment f-sav
claiming damages 10 the amount 81 ta g.
francs. Consul suggested thlt e2ne-.s
be appointed to appraise tbe articles IL
VOWED and suggested that these EXPERTS
be chosen from an ordinary lst % f-an
among the presidents OF the expoalu
jur.es He explained that Gelrce GoaI1
Of New York. ln ald.ng the CasteGan
IN his suit. desired 90 accomplish h ala.
which the court had previously ,onase
% him. while the CasfeHaues. atter
throw ing or Wertheimer's yoke. breur1l
the case into court because they thauea
the publicity ~ the hearing was Aef
than the mystery of the suspicious p1ets
and equivocaI arrangements In so @ .l-e
consul asserted they did an act ~ digsi-
g. and courage
Maitre Foucald. cous0l fse Werth-1a-
er, replied saying that IN authenticity 81
only FIVE articles Of the value az -e o81
francs could possibly De questlores ana
while Wertheiner affirmed their -encIre-
ness DE would consent 90 another expert
examination. on the undersfand.n- that
n the articles were declared spurious ths
60o oo1 francs was Co be struck oes ~ the
bill. but f they we're declared genuine.
the CastelIanes were 10 pay TIE fuu price.
uo revaluation being ADMITTED Wcr,h-
elmer's counsel added. opposed the rerti-
tuition Of the art works which tha Count
De Casteflane gave him IN nisars as-
payment or the total of the h.I on tas
evening % his departure for Amerca
Maitre Bonnet again spoke. aHrrr ne
that the C'asteianes only secured delays
payment and the Withdrawal of wsrta
e.mer's suit by fresh purchases ~ arflc 49,
for 5000 francs whlah wcre barely worth
f5.o4) francs. This counsel claimed. vas
selling delays at luxurious rates
The Castelaae's counsel continued de-
manded an expert valuation 81 all tas
purchases and nor ~ a fea objects
The case was Adjourned Until January
when Judgment SIN be delivered
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
OKLAHOMA CITY ROBBERY
Two Women Hold Up a Han with
Honey

Guthrie. o. T, Dec 26.-For several
nights the police have heard reports Of
the light and the brown" women, but
not until last night did these reports as
sumo definite shape The Times-Journal
says: At 10 o'clock last night a man who
gave his name as r. r. Mozart and his
address as BIulhaH, O. r., told the po-
lice that two women answering this de-
scripuon had taken $3.50 from him in an
alley between Main and Delaware streets.
He said he had stopped there for a mo-
ment and the women approached him.
and while they We're talking the money
was extracted from his p3ckethook. which
was i'm an inside pocket AS Is customary
in these cases. the money was defrly ex-
tracted from the purse without taking it
from the pocket The police have never
been able to discover why 1t is that these
women make it a point not to take peck
etbook and all. unless they think the alb
sence of the pocketb9ok would be noticed
before an escape could be made.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
SUICIDE OF RuPERI WOoD
Kills Himself Before the Eyes Of sis
Mistress.

Oklahoma City, Dec zS-Rupert weed
committed suicide in 9 bawdy house las,
night. The details as reported IN the
Tlnes-Journal IS as follows.
The revolver was paced in the mouth
and the bullet passed through the brain
coming cut on the top % The head a liz
tie back Of the center. Lillian AIcElusley
was standing ia IN e5oorway within I'VE
feet Of him begging him not 10 XII bim-
self when the fatal shct was fred
Rupert Woods was we'll known n OK
lahom City. having resided in this city
with his father. Judge j II woods prev
i5us 10 lSs5. He attended school in this
city and after quitting school learned
typewriting. an6 after removing 10 shaw
nee followed that work for three or four
years. hnlly going to the bad. acquiring
the morphine habit and become a regu-
lar freQuenter of low dives. Finally he
became attached to Lillian AIcKms.ey.
HIS father did his best 10 ges Rupert 10
quit his evil ways and in his eudeavor
70 lead his boy to reform went TO Miss
3fcKinsley and urged her to Ieove shaw
nee and forbid Rupert to follow her She
agreed to DO 50 and left Shawnee two or
three days ago coming here Rupert
Woods came over from Shawnee yester-
day and went 20 the house where the
tragedy took place He talked few
minutes with the woman handed her
some letters, part Of which she handed
hack to him. She 1enon trated with him
telling him to obey his father and
straghteu up. When she refused 10 60
bck to Shawnee with him he told her
he would Kill himself He got I'D and
walked out on the narrow gallery On the
south side Of the building. placed The
muzzle Of the revolver in his mouth and
snapped the trigger, but the charge failed
10 explode. She had reached rhe door
Just as the trigger snapped and seeing
what he was doing said Don't. DON'T
darling" He replied To her .WeH. then
won't" but the words had scarcely left
his mouth when the bulletin went crash
ing through his brain The explosion rent
his mouth, tearing back two inches on
each side. allowing the under jaw % drop
down. AS the body COLLAPSED It sank
down against the wal placing he body 81
sitting posture with head hanging
down The blood that flowed from The
wounds and down TO the ground yellow.
splashing over everything near made the
scene most CHASTITY than usual
sam Ginger was the first 20 reach him
after the shot was fred. Dan Phillips fol-
lowing closely behind sam. They csllel
the coroner who summoned a Jury TO view
the remains The verdict was in accord
auce with the facts herein stated After
the remains were viewed they were taken
to the rooms of the Oklahoma Furniture
company, where they were embalmed and
made ready for shipment % Shawnee to-
day. Judge Woods vas called up by
telephone and come over on last ever
ing's Choctaw train which happened 20 bs
late enough TO permit him to,catch t.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
ANNUAL SESSION BEGUN


Meet TT Guthrie
Guthrie. o. T..-Dec 26-Guthrie Is fill
ing up with public school teachers from
every county in the territory, who are
coming to attend the tenth annual meet
ing Of the Territorial Teachers associa-
ton. FIfty-seven had enrolled at A o'clock
coming from the north and northeast
and the southbound Santa Fe came In
at 6 o'clock with large accessions. These
are only the advance guard and the west
side yet to hear from even on that The
largest gathering in the history OF the
association is assured. An attendance
Of 800 is confidently looked for.
The preliminary session tonight was
held IN Brooks opera house. which was
packed As fine looking a body Of intel
Igent and progressive teachers as any
state on earth can boast was assembled.
while the people Of Guthrie lent iuspira-
ton to the occasion by their presence In
great numbers Senator o r. Fegan.
president Of the Guthrie City club elo-
quently welcomed the teachers on behalf
of the city. To which Prof. u. T. Nihart
OF the Edmond Normal. feeHngly ard TT
tingly responded.
The annual address Of the association
president, superintendent L. p. snider or
the Pawnee public schools was delivered
and was. IN part. as follows.
Five years ago this association met ia
this city. The opening session wac held
in one If the school rooms. This great
gathering here tonight illustrates what
ge have gained. The beginning made by
Zee pioneers Boyd Hopkins and 1far-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
8lD HIGH Old IIAE
Jolly Was the Company and
GIeefuI the Dance.
BEER AND MORE BEER
And Then a Bohemian Farmer
Was Robbed.

Perry, o. T, Dec, 2s.Two men who gave
their names as Thomas Creighton and
John Nelson. respectively. were arrested
last night in the city on a very serious
charge. widow by the name Of Greor
living near the mill in this city. ana on
yesterday evening Bohemian farmer.
living several miles north Of the city cali
ed on her. While they were having their
little Christmas visit. two gentlemen cali
ed and proceeded to make themselves very
agreeable. These were Creighton and
Nelson. They soon sent out for beer and
then more beer. Finally Nelson felt so
exceedingly vel that ne commenced
dancing sort Of can can with the BO-
hemian farmer, in The meantime holding
TO his hands while he skipped over the
floor. While in this situation Creighton
stepped behind him and placed his hands
in his pockets and Immediately extracted
about SIS dollars, coin in the realm, and
then projected to the door TO escape. The
old farmer. whose name is Cerney told
them that he was robbed. He was knock
ca down for that remark according 10 his
story and the men made their escape
They were soon thereafter arrested in a
saloon. On searching Nelson nothing was
found on his person bur a few cents but
after his hands were put down he was
searched again and about $40 was found
in a purse ia his coat pocket. In hold
ing up his hands he had held up the
little purse in it and no one had noticed
it, and when he dropped his hands 10
his side he adroiuy dropped the purse
into his coat pocket and Officer Foster
happened to notice it. These men have
their preliminary hearing tomorrw
Creighton is a nephew Of James Creigh-
ton who now lives here and IS well known
in the city Of wichita bv an the officers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
SUICIDE Al PONCA
Han OF Middle Age swallows Dose OF
Poison

Guthrie, o. T., Dec pa Christmas
suicide at Ponca City the Courier reports
as follows: A man about a years old has
been hanging about tina saloons and feed
yards several days trading horses and
drinking some. He brought two horses
and saddles from Gray Horse and had a
few dollars which he earned by husking
corn near Gray Horse Monday morning
Bob Mathis saw him swallow a dose OF
poison. The officers found him. took him
to a room at Kate Ryan's restaurant and
called a doctor. But the snan died al
O'Clock Christmas morning. From notes
he wrote. his name seems to be Marve
Rumble He directed a letter TO his niece.
Mrs. Eta Yost. 1910 Broadway. Kansas
City, and one to James Cow. Gray Horse,
O. T in the note to Cow he requested
him to write TO Nashville and let them
know" lie tells about a saddle horse
cat the red barn" which he wants Cow
TO have.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
C0LORED TEACHERS MEET
Instructors of the Dark Youth in
ression 80 Guthrie

Guthrie. O. T. Dee. 6.-The colored
teachers If the territory, as the Okla
homa Teachers association. held tonight
in the dictrict court room at Guthrie the
FIRST session 81 their thl-d annual meet
ing Rev. S. s Jones. pastor IF the col
ored BAPTIST church 81 Guthrie. offered
the invocation. sir g. ~ p Brown e
Guthrie delivered tae welcoming address
and response thereto was made 6y Miss
Etoua Bufkius Of kngfsher. The presi-
dent Of the association. Prof John
hampton az Perry. delivered tae annual
address 9Iuz -aI features helEhtenea laa
interest 81 tbe occasion. Tae session all
continue tf.I Fridar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
HAVE HAD THEIR DAY.
Local Treatments for Cafarrh ReIe
a-afed 10 the Herr


The surest and safest treatment for any
form Of Catarrh is an internal remedy
which acts specifically upon the blood
and mucous membranes. Such a remedy
IS the new preparation sold everywhere
by druggists as Stuart's Catarrh Tablets,
a medicine in pleasant tablet form
These tablets contain in highly eoncen-
trated form. well known germ antiseptics
like sanguinaria, guaiacol. Red Gum and
similar curative elements. and No one
who suffers from any form Of eatarrh,
and has experienced the ineHciency ana
inconvenience Of powders, sprays and in
haIers viii ever 90 back TO such antiquat-
ed remedies after once trying So pleasant
a treatment as stuart's Catarrh Tablets,
and one which gives so much relief in 50
short time.
Druggists sell StUart's Catarrh Tablets
at fifty cents for full sized package, and
their daily use viii effectually cure this
troublesome and dangerous disease.
The danger from catarrh is that it IS q
short road to consumption to chronic
stomach catarrh and 10 catarrh Of liver
and kidneys.
Most cases Of deafness are caused from
stoppage Of the Eustachian tube as a re-
suit Of catarrh.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
FREEMAN MILLER TALKS
Gives His Opinion OF "a Current okla
hOma Reunion

Guthrie O. r., Dec 6.-senator-eIect
Ere man z. Miller was in the city. from
saltwater, today while discussing Leg
islatigo matters. he was asked about the
report hat the Republican factonai fac
ter wouli enter into the contest for The
presidency az the council. The situation
p ms thar Of The thirteen council mem
beers seven are fus.onists. five are Re-
puhlicans and one is I'm ex-Bepuhlfcan
fopulist elected ly Eepu5 ican-Poeu-
list fusion. It has been rumor that adj
ministrati0n Republicans have mode
overtures Is fusion candidates for the
council pres dency looking to the ron-
aerng r. sun1ort I'm con=i eraf on that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
REASONS FOR APARD0N
New story Concerning the Punish
ment Of Rice.

TmeHE OF lk4Ges
Guthrie. 0. T., Dec 25-The case Of
BURN Price, who was one Of the five con-
victs selected by Governor Barnes as mt
subjects for Christmas pardons, has
story connected with 1t which was not
brought out in the evidence upon which
Rice was convicted of robbery and sen
fenced to ten years in the penitendary.
AS related by Assistant District Attorney
3. S. Mcclure, who was in no way In
terested with the case at the time, it an
pears that Rice did rob his man all right
but that he had some ground in reason
for his act no matter how little ground
In law 1t seems that about four years
ag5. Rice, then a mere boy. had got to
gambling and had won $40. The loOser re-
fused to pay and Rice out with his gun
and demanded his ten. on this argu-
ment IT was promptly forthcoming. Moth
ing was done about it at the time and
Rice went away into Kansas, where he
in course of time developed certain traits
of incorr gtbijtes, inasmuch that he was
sent to the reform school. Later, Rice
returned to the territory and at once
found himself looking down the barrel of
an indictment for robbery. His case came
on for trial. but no justification Of his
act on the plea that he was only collect
Ing debt, was urged Gambling itself
was q crime and any act done IN pursuit
or furtherance of crime meets scant
presumption Of a favorable character
from the law. However, the jury were
out three days, even as it was. and finally
returned a verdict Of guilty but with
the recommendation that the sentence
should not be placed at exceed one year.
Judge Haines who was the trial judge,
was inclined toward len ency himself. but
under the verdict of robbery had no op-
ton, but must impose at least the mini
mum sentence ten years, which he did,
but with the intimaton that in a reason
able time a judicial recommendation for a
pardon might be expected. The jurymen
were much chagrined at the iaadvertence
in overlooking the fact that I'm view Of
their verdict. their recommendation was
of no avail This circumstance made it
still easier to make out case suitable
for executive clemency. Something more
than a year having elapsed the appIica-
ton fer Bices' pardon was signed by
Judge Haines. and on the papers in the
case alone Governor Barnes at once or
dered the pardon issued.
The ingredients of Hoods sarsapariIa
are in effect strength vigor and tone
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

New York. Dec 2s.-The Evening Tele-
gram Says. Report has ~ police heal
that the application Of Chief q Police
Wflarn Devery for retirement IS lu the
Sexton. Whether this S True or not
there IS a belief amounting almost 81 a
certainty that Devery VIII re1re tais
week and that the new year and ths new
centray VIII see another az The head -
the uniformed police force 81 the citf-
If retired Chief Devery would have 5000
q year f0r life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27

Guthrie, o. r. Dee A-The shawnee
Democrat says of Alexander J ester. who
had such a fight for IFS life a. tie ac-
cased murderer OF Gilbert Gates. al
eEauder Jester. who was recently tired
al Mexico. Mo- for the murder OF Gil-
bert Gates near that place. over o Years
of age is 10 Shawnee He seems 20 be
In very good spirits and one would sfver
think to look az him. that he Sad exc
percnced all the troubles that has fall
len TO his lot Mr. Jester formerly re-
SIDED IN Shawnee, end while !here was
known as Iln. His home IS now az Nor
man"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-27
ADDRESS IS ISSUED
Oklahoma Socialists Met at
Guthrie Yesterday
OUTLINE THEIR POLICY
Turns Loose a Long Address
to All the Earth.

Guthrie, O. T.. Dec. 25.-The Socialists
OF Oklahoma met in a territorial delegate
convention in Guthrie today forU-one
delegates being present from sixteen coun-
ties. The convention adopted the par
tvs previous platform. published in the
Eagle last summer. formulated a plan OF
campaign; adopted territorial emblem
reelected as permanent officers Of rhe
territorial organization ]. w. McFau OF
2Iedfor8. chairman; Walter Olds Of Chan
dIer. secretary; adopted a set Of resolu-
lions embodying the party principles and
the policy and tactics TO be observed ia
the campaign Of 1902. The platform fol-
lows:
"To the Socialists of the United States
the following observation on the move
nent ia America in general, and in ok
lahoma III particular, are fralernaly
submitted:
eve maintain that The prime purpose OF
all Socialist organization is. First TO
come fla touch with the people; second. to
acquaint them with The wisdom Of the
principles Of Socialism. the substitution
Of cooperation III the production and dis
tribudon of wealth for the present ctm-
peduve wage systeh; third, to convince
them that this best can be done b. using
the machinery of government to that
end, fourth. to persuade them to take
cill