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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-14
READY TO APPROVE LEASES

INDEPENDENCE, KANS., JULY 49,
(SpeciaL)--Th announcement from Wash
ington that the secretary OF the interior
is ready to approve leases on mineral
lands in the Indian territory means a
great rush into that country. Local and
foreign capitalists have been waiting for
two or three years to begin operation in
the Indian country, and now that the
leases are to be approved they will COM
mence work al once. Enough developing
has. been done to establish the fact that
there is an abundance of mineral there,
and experts are confident that the Indian
country is especially rich in oil and gas.
A few wildcat wells have been put down
in that country, and a good quality of
oil found in paying quantities, but the
fact that the leases were not approved
by the secretary of the interior kept the
bifg oil companies from dong extensive
developing. The dip of the Kansas field
is southword, and oil and gas deposits
increase in ansas as one goes south, so
that the opinion held by experts that the
Indian country south of here is still rich
er in oil and gas seems Iiely proba-
BILE
A company of independence business
men, headed by John F. Ovcvheld, holds
leases on 2OS,OOO acres of land in the
Cherokee nation which they were able to
secure through the influence of leading
membrs of tn tribe. This tract they have
sub-leased to the Cudahy OIL company, of
Chicago. which also have large leases
in the Creek nation. The Cldahy COM
pany is to pay the local company 100000
for the leases as soon as twelve oil wells
I,o ctr, hn ND ht1t he
fact that the leases could nCt be approv-
ed by the secretary of the interior has
kept the Cudahy people from beginning
operating. No wthat the leases are to
approved work will begin At once.
Ell RENO, o. r., JULY 13-(Special)-
The Rock Island announces that tie new
Mountain View extension of the Chica-
sha branch will be completed the latter
part of this week.
This is the new branch running through
the Kiowa and Comanche reservations
from Mountain View to Granite. A large
force Of men have been at ork for sew
eral months in the building Of this line
1t has been necessary to tuild about
twenty bridges in distance OF less than
100 miles, in completing the branch. The
line will be open for business on or about
Monday of next week, and the Rock Is
land road predicts big rush Of people
and business. The new town of Granite
promises to be an important point with
the opening OF the Indian reservations
next fall.
A Rock Island official stated yesterday
that already 100 ears Of freight for Garn-
ite were in the railroad yards at Noun
tain View, awaiting the opening of the
new branch.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-14
BETTER THAN EVER.

The big clubbing offer of the
Weekly Leader is catching on
in great shape. The people
know a good thing when they
see it and they are not allowing
the big offer TO escape unnotic-
ed.
The Leader, by special ar,
rangements with the Times
management ena bled us to make
the big offer still better.
Instead of the Weekly Times
we give the twice week Times
with club offer.
The whole thing for only 81.
so.
This gives the new subscriber
or the subscriber who pays UP
arrearages four metropolitan
papers and two farm papers 10
say nothidg Of the Atlas and
Dictionary.
One Republican and three
Democratic papers.
This is open to all, PEI Isoas
al~eady Subscribers can get the
big offer by paying up back
Subscriptions.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-14
SaVm Journal
b Years.
his Paper
onp Yn"r.
Pay Up and Get Both Papers at
the Price Of One.

We want TO get 10000 new subscrib-
ers 10 the Leader, and are going to do
il if we can; we therefore continue our
arrangement with the Farm Journal,
by which we can send the Weekly
Leader and the Farm Journal for FIVE
years, both for so cents. And we will
make the same offer to all old sub
scri bers who will pay all arrearages
and one year in advance.
You know what our paper is, and
the Farm Journal is a gem-practicals
progressive-a clean, honest. useful
paper-fu of gumption, full of sun
shine, with an immense circulation
among the best people everywhere.
You ought to take it..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-14
Summer Tourist Rates to Colorado.

Summer tourist tickets to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo will be
placed on sale June 1st, and sold daily
up to and including September 18th.
1900, with final return limit of October
31st, 1900. Stop overs will be allowed
on going tip after reaching the first
Colorado common point. he return
trip must be an absolutely continuous
passage, commencing on the date of
exetution by the joint agent.
A. j. CoRKINs, Agent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-14

MUSCOGEE, I. t., JULY 13-United
States Marshal Bennett, Of this place
and his office force have completed their
report for the last quarter and are ready
to submit their accounts which amount
to nearly $4,000. The expenditures dur
ing the past quarter are far below the
usual amount, and the decrease is graft
flying to the people of this section, as
1t indicates corresponding decrease in
crime.
FARGO, n. D., July 13.-The middle
of-the-road poplist state convention to-
night decided 10 put full state ticket
in the field, headed by c. G.. Mayer for
governor and ]. =. Williams for con-
gress.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-14
Notice,

We are going TO send you soon
sample copy of the Farm Journal and
let il speak for itself. Look out out,
for it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-14
Frisco LINE

Take the most popuiar route TO st.
Louis and all points east Kansas City
and all points north and west
Santa Fe trains make close connecs
tions at Oklahoma City and Wichita
for Rll points on the Frisco line.
St Louis and Kansas City mail and
express leaves Oklahoma City at 9:l5
every morning; leaves st. Louis at $40
every evening and arrives at Oklahoms
City at 500 the following evening.
Through reclining chair cars with
out change. Pullman palace sleepers
from Monett to st. Louis and Kansas
City. You can secure berths befor'
leaving Oklahoma.
Further information will be cheer
fully given by the nearest agent o
b. #. DUNN.
Dist.Pass. Agt. Wichita Kaus
PvRoN SNYDER.
g. p A. St Louis. Mo.
Bicycle Swine book is just as valua.
BILE for a man with one hog in lit e
sty as for man with hundred hogs
feeding on the sheltered side of a
harbed wir fence. Its chapter on
Cholera" is alone worth ten times
what the book costs. You ought to
have il, the Leader says so. The
price is fifty cents, free by mail; sd
dress the publishers, Wilmer Atkin-
son Co., Philadelphia.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-14
THE SUCCESS

Ot physician is dependent upon his ability to diagnose
and disease The best evidence of ability lies the
of those who have sought relief from the
dangerous and painful chronic diseases in this climate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
PENSION COURT OF APPEALS.
Grand Army of the Republic Wants
One Established

Efforts are to be made by the Grand
Army of the Republic to secure legislation
providing for the creation of pension
court of appeals, which is to pass finally
on all applications for pensions rejected
by the pension office and Interior Depart
ment. General A. D. Shaw, the commander
In. chief of the Grand Army, and General
Daniel Sickles, member of the organiza-
ton, have the matter in charge and are in
Washington preparing the final draft Of the
bill which is to be submitted to the Presi-
dent and to other legal authority before Its
presentation to Congress. This will be
done in a very short time
Ihere are 1900 cases which have been
rejected by the Interior Department, and
these. in addition to others that arise from
time to time, will be referred TO the new
court. General Shaw believes that favor
able action can be secured on the measure
at the present session Of Congress, and its
enactment, he says, will determine finally
the cases coming before 1t, and will re-
move the necessity for special legislation
by Congress except in few instances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
PRISONER MAKES ESCAPE.
Was Under Arrest in Baltimore for
Crime Committed Here.

A young man who gave his name as
Noah 7. Quigley, and said he lived in Roch-
ester. n. Y, was arrested in Baltimore
Saturday afternoon on charge OF stealing
a bicycle IN this city earlier in the day
The bicycle belonged to Charles Kiplinger
OF 455 street northwest. and was taken
from place in front of the Central Ma
ticnl Bank. Mr.. Kiplinger reported his loss
to the police. and an hour later the Balti-
more police notified Inspector Boardman of
the recovery of the wheel and the arrest of
Qu!gley. Detective McNamee went to Bal
timore for the prisoner, and upon arrival
was notified that the latter had ESCAPED
from The police.
When the Baltimore police were informed
of the theft Detectives Hagan and Miller
of that city went to the railroad depot ar
irving in time to see a porter take a chain
less wheel from the train to the baggage
room. The young man mentioned appeared
and claimed the wheel, and was placed I'M
der arrest He was taken to the new head
quarters of the Baltimore police department
and placed in an inner room where prison.
ers are ''sweated." He gave his name and
told where he was from, but declined to
answer other questions. The windows of
this room are nearly twenty feet from the
ground, and are not barred. and during the
temporary absence OF the officers the prs-
oner raised the window and dropped to the
court yard below. When his disappearance
was discovered a general alarm was sent
out, but he was not again captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
Interesting Statement Issued by the
Treasury Department..


More money per capita, more gold, more
silver and larger total of money in cir
culation than ever before is the summarize
ton of the circulation statement issued
by the Treasury Department for April l.
For the first time in the history of the
country the per capita circulation has
crossed the 500 line, and the year 1860 car
ried the total for the first time past the
two-billion-dOllar line while the amount of
gold and gold certificates in circulation is
larger than at the corresponding date of
any previous year.
The circulation statement" which is IS
sued at the beginning of each month, shows
the total money in circulation on April l.
1900. to be S2.O21 274, '106, and on April l.
1889, 81 ,927, SIG 942 while on the correspond
ing date in 1893 it was 81, 1856 05s, 645; April
l, 1897, it was l,669, $50 694, and April 1,
1896, 81, 52S. 629, 463. This shows an increase
in total money in circulation in four years
of $492, 6450 or 80 per cent.
The per capita money in circulation, or
the average amount for each individual in
the United States, is also larger than ever
before, being s26.12 Calculating the present
population al 77,295,OOO, against s25.45 one
year ago, $2369 two years ago, s23Ol three
years ago and $21.5 80 on April /, 1896
The amount of gold in circulation is also
greater than at the corresponding date of
any preceding year, the total gold and gold
certificates in circulation April l. 1900 being
s7S5. S45,549, against s727, 74s, 501 April /
1889; $61S, 44S, 941 April 1, 1898 and s554.-
$50, LOG April /, 1897. and s4S9, 151, 800 April
l, 1886. the increase during the four years
being $296, ,O44, or 60 per cent.
The amount of silver in circulation, In
Guiding standard silver dollars. subsidiary
silver. silver certificates and treasury notes
OF 1880, which were issued for the purchase
OF silver bullion, and are to be retired when
the silver Is coined and put in circulation
amounts to s631 ,133, ESQ., against $500. 9S2, sO4
April 1899; S6l0, 681. 100 April l, 1885, $685.
O24,715 April l, 1897, and $55S 524, AL April
l, 1885,
The following table shows the total
money and total gold in circulation April /
of each year from 1890 to 1900:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
Anti-Cigarette Leaxue.

There was large attendance yesterday
afternoon at meeting held in the Sunday
school house of Calvary Baptist Church in
the interest Of a local branch of the Anti
Cigarette League. Addresses were made
by Rev. Wallace r. Struble, vice president
and national lecturer Of the Young Peo-
pies Temperance Federation of America,
and Rev. William Brown, president Of the
same organization. Both spoke Of the evil
people present yesterday afternoon signed
pledge and promised toswork among their
schoolmates and playfellows in the interest
of the league. Each was presented with q
badge, the emblem of the league. Other
meetings will be held while Messrs. Stru-
BILE and Brown are in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
General Incorporation.

Attorney Tobriner declares that this SIM
ply amounts to an act providing a general
Incorporation for these particular companies
l. they see fit to exercise the right. 1t
practically enables the Washington Trac-
ton and Electric Company and the rail-
road companies mentioned in the billiard
they include every street railway company
of the District. except the Capital Traction
Ccmpdny-to do as they please with re-
spcct to their franchises: to form what
combination they please; absorb such roads
and franchises as they desire. independent
OF and free from the control of Congress.
Franchises intended TO be operated by one
company, or all franchises generally. can
be acquired by others: the right to dispose
of franchises is made independent of the
will of Congress by which the franchise Is
created. II is simply a declaration of indie
pendence for the railroad companies, who
are left free 10 do as they feel inclined to-
says Attorney Tobrincr
1t is also said that Mr.. John F. Shea
who has a large holding of stock in the
City and Suburban Railroad Company, and
who is now liIigating with the Anacostia
Railroad Company, Is about 10 take steps,
through Attorneys Hamilton and Colbert
in opposition to the bills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.
Intellectual Conference of the "Stcer-
ing Committee" Saturday.

Intellectual Conference of the "Stcer-
ing Committee" Saturday.
The republican caucus committee on or
der of business of the Senate held a session
Saturday, but when 1t adjourned the mem
bers declared that nothing had been def
nitely decided upon beyond a steady effort
to secure final disposition of the measures
now receiving the attention of the Senate
These are the Quay case, the Philippine
BILL the Alaskan code bill and the appro-
priation bills. They estimated that the dis
posal of these bills will require two or three
weeks time. and said that there will yet be
penty of time to decide what measures to
take UP next.
The shipping bill received more or less
attention. the result being tentative de-
cison to bring it up before final adjourn
ment if there should appear probability
of getting it acted upon without too great
delay. 1t is understood, however. that the
democrats will make stubborn resistance to
the passage of this bill, and fear is felt
that an effort to pass it will extend the
session beyond the time when the republi-
can leaders hope to be able to adjourn
finally. They are quite determined to close
the session during the first half of June,
and on this account may have to temporar-
lily sacrifice several measures which are
very jealousy championed by individual
senators.
No formal action was taken upon the
treaties before the Senate, but it is under
stood that none of the pending conventions
VIII be- pressed to vote during the present
session. These include the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty and the French and other reciprocity
treaties. Senator Davis chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, said early
in the day that he would not again during
the session ask the Senate to consider the
1Sthmian treaty, and it is understood that
this determination on his part has the
sanction of the commit tee on order of bust
ness.
Senator Lodge will ask the Senate We'd
nesday to vote upon the Philippine tempo
rary measure, but he does not expect to
accomplish more than to get day fixed
for the vote. There is apparently no dis
position to debate this bill to any great
entered to a vote al this time The republic
can senators are disposed to crowd on al
possible sail with the view of securing early
adjournment, and to this end will seek to
get early action on appropriation bills and
other necessary legislation. The democrats
apparently are disposed to fall in with this
idea, and they, too, express a desire to get
away early in the summer
The committee on elections will conclude
its consideration of the case of Senator
Clark of Montana during the week Sena-
ton chandler, chairman of the committee
expresses the opinion that only one sitting
OF the committee will be necessary to de-
termlne the attitude of the committee
portion OF the session of the Senate
Iueday afternoon will be devoted to eulo-
giles upon the late Representative Bland of
Missouri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
Arrangements for commencement
DIV

The executive committee of the National
University Law School met Saturday even
ing in the Assembly Hall and announced
the following committees for the prepara-
ton of the commencement exercises:
Speakers-Wm. Hallam. Chas. I. simms,
George May. Clark Mckercher,. Wilfred
Jessups and E. c. Roots.
Music-Gus A. schuldt, Roy Chase, A. H.
Dawson, Harry Coope, John Scrivener and
Lawrence Hufty.
Halls-Chester Brush, T. Morgan, Geo. F.
Havel, E. c. Meredith and F. A Fenning.
Program-Chas. Happier N. B. Grahme,
W. Richardson and j. w. Wilson.
Finance-Dean Swift, Geo, A. Towsend.
Jos. ]. West and II. Nesbit.
Arrangements were made for joint ban
Quet to be given after the exercises. The
graduating class this year is one of the
largest in the history Of the university,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
WOMAN FATALLY BURNED.
Death of Mamie Hurley at the Emerr.
ency Hospital.

Mamie Hurley, colored, twenty-six wears
old was fatally burned at her home. No
2l2 Willow Tree alley southwest. at an
early hour yesterday morning She was
taken to the Emergency Hospital for treat
nent. where she died yesterday afternoon.
Saturday night when the woman retired
she left lighted lamp on a chair near her
bed. About o'clock in the morning her
screams attracted the attention of neigh
bors and of the people who lived in the
house. They found that the lamp had ex-
ploded and set fire to the bedding. The wo-
mans clothing had also caught fire and she
was soon badly burned.
Corner Carr deemed an inquest unneces-
sary. The body will be held at the moreue
for reasonable time to give the friends
opportunity to claim it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
DEATH OF JOHN j. McDEyITT
Union Veteran of the Civil War Passe
Away,

John ]. McDevitt. who was born in
Georgetown, d. c., seventy-one years ago,
died Saturday, at 10 o'clock PM, after a
protracted illness. Mr.. McDevitt was a son
Of John McDevitt, who was employed as
landscape gardener for many years on the
White House grounds. During the civil war
he enlisted in Company A, 18th United
States Infantry, and white serving in the
field was captured and confined in Ander-
sonville prison, where he contracted dis
ease from which 1t is said, he never fully
recovered. In May, 1883, he married Miss
Frances Sullivan of Maryland, who sur
wives him.
Mr. McDevitt was one of the oldest mem
bers of Meade Post, No. 8, G. A. r., and
for many years was an employe of the pen
sion office. He resigned the position in
1898 on account of i'll health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09

Mr.. James s. Gray of the railway mail
service, Post Office Department, received a
telegram from his brother at Norfolk. Va.
late last night. informing him of the death
of his mother at that place. Mrs. GRAY
formerly lived In Richmond, Va, and was
seventy-five years Of age at the time of
her death. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
Gold and gold
Palm sunday Generally ob.erved.

The weather was proptious yesterday for
those who wished to observe Palm Sunday
by attending the services in the churches.
At all the houses Of worship there was a
large attendance and the sermons had ref
erence in many instances to the significance
of the day. In the Catholic churches palms
were distributed to the worshipers The
bright weather served to attract great
many out of doors, and in consequence the
street cars were crowded, especially those
running to the suburbs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09

In a communication to the Attorney Gen.
eral the act Of Congress of January 15,
1897. empowering juries in the District of
Columbia In capital cases to qualify YER
diets of guilty by the words without capt.
tai punishment" is approved by United
States Attorney Anderson His view is
justified. he says, by the records of his
Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09

The Evening Star is the
only afternoon paper in
Washington that receives
the dispatches of the Asso-
ciated Press. 1t is there
fore the only one in which
the reader cnn find the
complete news of the
world, directly transmit-
ted by telegraph, up to
the moment of going TO
press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
What the Bills Provide.

The bills provide. according to the attor-
ney. that any company or companies may
exchange or guarantee for the stock or
bonds of any one or more of the others;
that if any one of the companies enters
into any contract authorized by the act, 1t
may change its corporate name by action
of its board of directors; that any COM
pany may acquire the capital stock of
other companies and provide for the pay
ment thereof by issuing additional amounts
of its own capital stock or bonds, or other
obligations: that whenever any corpora.
ton obtains 90 per cent of the capital stock
of another company or companies, that the
acquiring company may enter into contract
with the company whose capital stock has
been so acquired. for the purchase of the
estate. properly. rights and franchises of
such corporation. and each company is en-
powered with the consent in writing of
the holders Of Go per cent of its capital
sock to enter into contracts of purchase
and sale by its board of directors for that
purpose: that upon the execution of such
contract all the estate. property. rights and
franchises of the other company shall vest
in the purchasing company and be man
aged by its directors in the name of the
purchasing company. that in case such
contract of purchase shall not be made, any
company may file i'll the office of the
ctrder of deeds Il certificate of the acqui-
sition by it of 90 per cent of the capital
seek Of another company, and by the mere
fact of the filing of such certificate. it is
claimed. all the property. rights and fran
ci.iscS of the company whose capital stock
shall have been so acquired shall vest IN
the acquiring company, in the same manner
as if such rights and franchises had been
acquired under contract of purchase. The
act then provides for the appraisement of
the stock of non-assentirg stockholders,
practically. it is said. depriving chem of
their stock. whether they are inclined to
sell not