The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-19
PUG DOG WAS CAUSE
OF THE TROUBLE
So the Male Portion Of the
StrOUg-HOpe Sensation
Declares
Jcripps-McRae Pfesa Assn

3cripps-McRae Piess Assn
New York, July ia San Francisco
dispatch to the Leader is as follows:
Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong, Of
New York IS still to be seen around
the San Francisco hotels. but Lady
Francis Hope is either in retirement
at Marchand's, French cafe, or has
gone to the country. Now that the de.
tails of their California visit are com.
ing out it transpires that they have
been guests at Napa Soda Springs, a
health resort. When Lord Francis
Hope came over to America on the
Teutonic several months ago his wife
hardly made a pretense OF concealing
her interest in the handsome and
dashing Captain of the United States
army, who was a passenger on the
same steamer Lord Francis Hope
went stormirg back to England while
she journey across the American con
tinent with Captain Strong.
There they arranged for the best
rooms. She brought her maid, her
secretary and her dog He came with
his negro valet, They were much
given to playing pool, and he let her
win the games, which were for pleas
ent stake of $5 a side They were
affectionate in their talk while at the
Springs. She lavished upon him the
endearments Of sweetheart" dear
est" and pet In return he promised
her dog which was to cost $500 In
Japan.
Finally firing of Napa Soda Springs
they came to San Francisco. They
were barred from the Palace and then
went to the California, where for a
week Lady Hope escaped identified
tion. Major Strong today indignant
ly denied that he and Lady Francis
Hope were elected from the Califor-
MIA
Spite and a pug dog prompted the
lying statements that have been pub
lished about the ejectment of Lady
Hope and myself" said he. q Ger.
tainly was not elected for it can be
proved by eye-witnesses that was
at the Palace Hotel at o'clock yes
terday and that had remained there
all night. Neither was Lady Hope
elected, for when / realized the storm
that was coming told Lady Hope to
pack her trunks turing the night and
to be ready to leave the hotel early in
the morning. | slipped out of the Cal.
ifornia by back alley and arrived at
the Palace at 2. Lady Hope paid her
bill at the California early yesterday
!. morning and started away before no
tice Of eiectment was served on her
What was the trouble. ?"
"A pug dog caused it all Lady
Hope was anxious to take one of her
prgs upstairs. but the clerk said il
Wa against the rules of the house
and would not yield sn inch TO hei
entreaties / became indignant. This
made the hotel people furious, and
they reaked their vengence on us
by announcing in the public press
that we had been elected Spite work
that's all"
Captain Strong said that he felt
faHgued last night and then h'
sought the relaxation a dinner at Mar
chand's occasionally affords Tn,
ejectment from the California hotel
the sluhs to which ne had been sub
iected at the Palace, the vigilance o
the reporters and the notoriety tina
had been suddenly thrust on him
have begun to take effect The CAP
tain's countenance is now of an al
most deathly pallor, and betrays th
nervous strain that Is telling on him
Captain Strong denies that Lad
Hope ever intended to go to Manila
Yet the steamship people know He
Ladyship has been booked on thu
Nippon Maru, which is TO sail fror
this port next Wednesday for Chin,
The Captain admits that he is goln
70 sail next Wednesday, but denie
that Lady Hope will accompany hin
He also declares that Lady Hope
now away from San Francisco.
- "she is overcome by this notoriet
and left this afternoon for IN
country. where she will remain for
few days" said he
Was It not her original intentio
to go with you to Manila?"
NO, it was not"
Were you not ordered b Manila q
one OF the transporter"
"Yes. but within the last thr,