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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25

over-water torpedoes was thoroughly dis
cussed and I am frank to say 1 found no
one of the commanding officers who SEEM
ed to agree with the others as to. what
use should be made of them. l. therefore,
determined, as happens upon all such oc-
casions, to take the helm myself, and de-
cided that. as they were menaces to the
squadron, we should simply keep them
charged, with their warheads below the
protected decks. / put the squadron i'm
mediately on a war footing, established
pickets and patrols and also the. masking
of lights
Admiral Schley plunged immediately
into the campaign by outlining the plan
which he had indicated to his command
ing officers before leaving Hampton
Roads, saying:
During this time explained to all the
comma nding officers that, as it would be
impossible to contrive a plan of battle
that would meet unforeseen contingencies,
the general plan of the squadron would
be to cruise in line of battle and its gem
eral principle would be to attack the head
and leading vessels, concentrating upon
moral effect, and second to throw them
into confusion, making a victory over
them probably much more successful and
complete 1 did that for the reason tha
the older plans of battle had all been to
attack center and rear, resulting in the
escape usually of a part of each SQUAD
ron 1 felt that the attack of the head
of the squadron, which was to some ex-
tent new, would involve the destruction
of the whole, and that was the genera.
plan of action explained to them on
that occasion"
Result of Target Practice.
The admiral then detailed the target
practice the squadron INDUCED in daily,
saying that no day was bad enough to
prevent it. Sub-caliber was used entirely.
This practice, said the admiral. resulted
in accuracy Of fire which was fully dem
onstrated in the action six weeks or two
months later. He also said that the
squadron was kept in readiness, so far as
coal, water and supplies were concerned.
On May II or 13 he received orders from
the Secretary of the Navy to proceed to
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DISCOVERY OF A PLOT
AGAINST SHAFTS LIFE
Two Of his Brothers and His Son-in-
Law Lead the Conspir-
acV.

LONDON, Oct 25-"News has been re-
ceived here from Teheran," says a dis
patch from st. Petersburg to the Daily
Mail, "of the discovery Of a serious nlot
against the life Of the Shah. The leaders
Of the conspiracy were the Shah's two
brothers, the Grand Vizier, Sadr Assam.
and the Shah's son-in-law. The two
brothers have been banished for life to
Arolebil. The son-in-law was sentenced
to death, but on the scaffold his sentence
was mitigated by the Shah's firman to
hoeging until he had revealed all the
Ilarnes of the conspirators.
1.-The Shah's favorite, Gavame, who
was also concerned, was pardoned on the
sea fold, but died subsequently in prison
The whole revolutionary party, together
with the higher priests, were in the plot
sno all will be beheaded or imprisoned for
life. There is a veritable panic among
the people Of Teheran."
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Events of the Campaign.

United states navy, retired, at present or
service in this court of inquiry"
Events of the Campaign.
The admiral then, in answer to a ques-
ton from his counsel, proceeded TO give
careful and detailed narrative of all the
events Of the campaign up to the battle
of Santiago. He had not reached the
stage of his. testimony where he will tell
OF the battle when the court adjourned
for the day. The audience which listened
to his recital was by far the largest which
has gathered in the gunners workshop,
where the court sits. All the reserved
seats were occupied, as were the seats
set apart for the public at large In the
rear of the room stood probably as many
more people as found seats, scores of men
end women standing upon tables, chairs
and in the windows; in fact, everywhere
from which they could see the court.
There was no appearance Of demonstra-
ton of any kind during the admiral's re-
cital. On the contrary, the silence was
almost unbroken except for the sound n;
the witness own voice. Only once was
there. a stir in the room which indicated
any feeling on the part of the listeners.
That was when the admiral, detailing his
conversation with Admiral Sampson IN
the cabin of the New York at Kew West
told how he had assured the commander
in chief of fealty to him. When the court
adjourned for the day many of the spec
tators pressed Forward and shook the ad-
miraTs hand.
II was commodore" the witness be-
gan in response to Raynor's request fo,.
a connected narrative of the campaien
under orders to command the flying
squadron on the 2Sth of March. 1898. and
served until the 2Oth day of June of the
same year in that capacity
Schley Takes Command.
He had taken command of the squadron
at Hampton Roads, Va, hoisting his flag
on the cruiser Brooklyn. After relatin,
the origin of the squadron at the Virginia
port he said that he had called the com
manding officers of the vessels constitut-
ing that squadron together, and then he
added:
'The plan of campaign was threshed
over. The disposition to be made of the
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Continued on Page Three.
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ing squadron during the Santiago cam
paign. He was summoned a few minutes
after the court convened at 2 o'clock for
the afternoon session, and when the court
adjourned at o'clock he apparently hai
only got well under way in his testimony.
Captain Charles E. Clark of the Oregon
had just concluded his statement when
Raynor, rising from his seat, said:
81 should like to have Rear Admiral
Schley called"
The admiral accordingly was asked to
take the stand. 1t was a turn in the
proceedings, for which apparently neither
the members of the court, its officers nor
the spectators were prepared, and q mur-
muir of surprise was heard on all sides.
1t had been expected that the witness
name would be reached toward the close
of the afternoon session. There were still
two witnesses on his list who had not
been heard, and it was understood to be
his purpose not to take the stand until
the entire list had been exhausted He,
however, responded Immediately to the
call, and before the audience was we'll
aware of the fact he had begun his na:-
rative of the campaign which terminated
in the destruction of Cervera's fleet. Ray
nor introduced the testimony of his dis
tinguished witness by saying:
''Will you give the court your name and
rauk?'
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Hartman and Tweed Elected.

PORTLAND, Or. Oct. 24-At the ad-
3ouIned stockholders meeting Of the Ore
gon and California Railroad Company
held here to-day E. H. Hartman and
Charles H. Tweed were elected directors
in place Of c. P Huntington, deceased,
and T. H Hubbard. The other nine direc-
tors were reelected.
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MOB BURNS
NEGRO BRUTE
At 4 STAKE
A-ssailant Of a Woman
Dies in Agony in
Louisiana.
Body Is Plastered With Pitch
to Make the Human
Fuel.
Silent Men Apply the Torch and Then
Have to Turn Their Faces
From the Frightful
Spectacle.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

COLUMBIA, Miss, Oct. 24-"Bill" Nor
ris, the negro who, while her back was
turned. clutched by the throat Mrs. John
Ball Of Ball Town, La, dragged her from
her home, criminally assaulted her.
Knocked her on the head with a bIudgeon
and left her for dead by the roadside last
night at o'clock, was overtaken by a
posse at his home, four miles from Ball
Town, later in the night, kept under
guard until this morning, brought back
TO Ball Town to-day and, after freely and
fully confessing that he committed the
crime with which he had been charged
was taken TO the scene Of the assault
bound with chains to a sapling and burn
ed ct the stake.
The negro's victim, whom he had SUD-
posed was dead, recovered consciousness
and succeeded in reaching her father-in-
laws home. The alarm was promptly
given and the neighbors gathered and
began to search for the negro. He was
traced TO his home and while attempting
70 escape was wounded in the hip by a
member Of the posse
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Silent In his Agony.

Before the torch was applied to the pile
Morris was asked If he desired to make
. a statement He replied in the negative.
saying that he had already confessed his
guilt and it was unnecessary to talk
While lying bound to the stake he was
stoidly Indifferent, and even when the
names licked his body he refrained from
ntber1ng a word The men who were
present at the burning scarcely spoke to
one another while the preparations for
the burning were being made. The silence
eVerywhere was oppressive and impress
sive.
While the negro was burning the men
3 who were present stood speechless, with
their eyes averted from the scene. When
the flames had died down the crowd
quietly dispersed.
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Accuses Innocent Persons.

When captured Morris implicated two
other negroes. neighbor of his, in the
crime In order to learn the whole truth.
the captors decided to hold Morris until
to-day and TO examine the negroes who
We're thought to be partners of Morris
The investigation made this morning
proved conclusively that the two negroes
mentioned by Morris were absent from
the scene when the assault was com
mltted- An alibi in each case was estab-
lshed
When this was proven Morris confessed
that he, and he alone, had done the deed.
he pleaded in defense that ne needed the
money. and that, knowing Ball was ab-
sent in Columbia, he had entered the
sstore and attacked his victim
While riding IN a wagon from his home
10 Ball Town, accompanied by his captors.
Morris confessed the details of his act
Arriving in Bali Town, the captors took
their prisoner TO the scene of the crime
?and made ready TO burn him at the stake
motifs was bound to a sapling near the
roadside and his body was plastered with
tar and pitch Pine knots and pine straw
were piled about his feet and around his
.body- His frame from head to heels was
then saturated with coal oil
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ADMIRAL SCHLEY BEGINS THE THRILLING STORY
OF HIS SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN IN CUBAN WATERS
WORK Is DONE
IN PLACING FLYING SQUADRON
READY TO FIGHT THE ENEMY

Ships Under the Commodore Engage Effective Target Practice
While on the Way to Key West Where mpson Was Met
and Loyal Uneserved Fealy Is Promised to Him and the Cause
Hero the Battle Off San iago Also Relates the Incidents of
Blockade of Cenuegos and Tells Why Appeared Certain
to Him That Cerveras Fleet Was in the Harbor There
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25

Winfield Scott Schley, rear admiral,
United States navy, retired at present
service in this court of inquiry"
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-25

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Ad-
4 miral Schley took the stan1
to-day in his own behalf in
the court of inquiry which is
investigating his conduct as
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20
scHEmERs WILL GET
THE CREAM.

THE CREAM
(PeTy Sentinel)
The city Of El Reno is not to blame
1t is the cloyen hand Of the Rock
Island schemers, who, if dishonest
enough to compel the people to 60
twenty-five miles off of the railroad
to register, viii no doubt be dishonest
enough to steal all The good lands
from those who have registered. 1t
is plain to be seen that had the reg
istration been conducted at the nine
different land Offices of Oklahoma,
the schemers could not have worked
their nefarious steal, while with only
two land offices and they oew ones,
and one OF them twenty five miles
OF Of the railroad. clear water and
smooth sailing were in sight The out.
rageous aad arbitrary actions Of
those who have caused this hardship
is enough to damn them now, hence.
forth and forever in the eyes of All
honest Americans. The people Of
these United States have no rights
slhich corporations and poltical
schemers are bound TO respect. Il
has ever been the history since 1883
when old Oklahoma was opeaed to
settlement that one or two men had
more power in Washington than the
prayers OF ten thousand settlers bat
uing with the progress Of Oklahoma.
IN This instance one corporation. in
conjunction with few political
schemers had more power than all the
people Of Oklahoma combined. They
are prepared 10 grab all the good
land for their friends and leave the
barron bones for actual settlers to
pick a. In sixteen quarter sections
rest the price Of over 100000 This
Is the milk in the cocoanut-t this the
,lden calf aimed at by these Rock
Island manipulators.
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Another Indiana preacher has taken
occasion at a funeral to express his
honest opinion as to the character of
the subject. In this case the decedent
was held up to scorn because, al
though he had once had a fortune, he
had come to want through drink and
his remains lad been sent home in
a cheap pine coffin" Perhaps if in
life he had robbed somebody and thus
prepared the way for a costly funeral
he would have escaped particular
criticism II the Indiana custom Of
saying things at funerals spreads to
any extent it viii become necessary
for surviving friends to insist on the
submission in advance of written
copies of the parsons intended re-
marks, as Benjamin Harrison and
William Mckinley used to do with the
gentlemen who we're to make speeches
at them during political campaigns.
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surrendered Rx Hla Eather.

John Trimble, one Of the escaped
prisoners Of the federal jail, appeared
in the city today in company with
his father, and the sheriff Of Greer
county John b. Overton. Young
rrimble gave bond for his appearance
before the United States grand jury
in Greer county and was given his
liberty. He returned to his home
with his father.
Trimble is charged with larceny on
several counts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20
FoRcINe PARTlsAN MsANNEss.


NORMAN Transcript)
Governor jenkins Requested Res
ignation," says the Guthrie Leader IN
glaring headlines. in speaking OF
President Murdaugh1 removal Well,
what OF it? If he did, he did right;
and no one knows that better than the
editor of the Guthrie Leader In fact,
Mr.. Murdaugh, with all due respect
to his ability ought to have been re
quested" several years ago.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20
REPUBLICAN JoeeERY w
THE NEW COUNTRY.

THE NEW CObN ~
That the Republican equalization
In Oklahoma is planning to perpetrate
some deviitry in connection with the
opening Of Kiowa lands can not be de-
MED. But the success OF this plan.
ming is another question. II the ma
tlonal administration Is really honest
in its intentions Of conducting a fair
and impartial drawing and throws
about the scheme the necessary safe
guards to secure protection to pros
pective homesteaders the Republican
machine will experience trouble in
achieving its nefarious eIds. on the
other hand. laxity or dishonesty on
The part OF federal Officials will bring
about series Of political outrages
unparalleled in boldness and scope.
That contemplated iobbery on the
part Of Republican politicians is on
the tapis has been known for weeks.
Bearing out these stories, special
to a Kansas city paper from El Reno
says:
Another report which robs Com
missioner Richards Of sleep Is that
the Republican committee Of the ter
ritory IS planning to contest the
claims Of Democrats. The alleged
scheme is for committee strikers to
begin contest proceedings against
tlmid home seekers and blun them in
to a REIMBURSEMENT Of their rights
and then have Republicans step in
and take the claims.
Many Oklahoma Democrats be
lleye that the Republican committee
is putting up some kind Of a job and
much III feeling has been engendered.
The Democrats feel easy over the
situation ia the Lawton district,
where a large majority OF the home
seekers are Texans and farmers from
Arkansas who belong to the Demo
cratic party and who are prepared to
defend themselves against jobbery by
the Republican politicians.
"The Republicans started out to
make the new country Republican il
possible and the Democrats expect
them to use their pull with the ma
tional administration to accomplish
,hcir purpose. Thousands os people
have sought to verify these reports at
Commissioner Richards office but all
he cen tell them is that the govern
ment viii see that the drawing is
conducted fairly"
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Says the Oklahoman: The Re
publican papers of the territory are
shouting Eureka" over the supposed
discovery Of the mission of the JEFF
ferson club, which they assert is to
conhne It's operations in the new coun-
try. The club is charged with some
new crime each day. What next?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

a dispatch from Vermont says that
g w Mussey cashier OF the wrecked
Merchants National bank who was
paraoaed by President Mckinley ebe.
cause he had but few hours to live"
Is now quite well Must be an Ohio
man or acquainted w!th senator
Hanna.
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head aud legs. Had palpitation Of heart. aud
from June ist. 1895, 10 May ist, 1893, was not
able to do days work. ! purchased Eve bottles
OF Or Picrccs Golden Medical Discovery aud
before had finished taking the FIRST two bottles
was very much better. continued taking the
medicine aud BY the time the hnh bottle was
gone was well maun
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cleanses the blood Of the poisons which
feed disease, cures diseases of the stom.
ach and organs Of digestion and uutri.
tion, and enables the proper assimilation
Of food II is a Aesh forming, muscle
making medicine, making sound flesh
and not flabby fat It contains no
whisky nor alcohol in any form.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

The Atchison Globe says Men
who wouldn't take a chance in fish
pond at a church fair because they
are 50 opposed 10 anything like
gambling, are Joining in the rush to
Oklahoma Il is a wonder the Metho.
d4sts haven't denounced President
Mckinley for what they might call
his gambling scheme.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

u. G Benham, the principal figure
ia one of the most remarkable Grim
lnal Iials in the United states died
the other day at Columbus, o, Of
typhoid fever About four years ago
he was arrested at Batavia, N. y on
the charge Of having poisoned his wife
with prussic acid After a prolonged
ana stubborn contest he was pronounc-
ei guilty. Twice he was sentenced
TO death. three times the date for his
execution was set, and the last time
be was so near death that he could
hear the hiss OF the electric current
as they were trying the chair, Invi-
tations 70 his execution were Issued
The suit in which he was to be legally
killed was bought and tried on, and a
life Insurance company considered
him so dead that &c paid the policy on
his life rather than that it should ap-
pear that one Of its policy holders had
suffered the death penalty. A stay Of
execution was granted by Governor
Roosevelt however, and on second
trial Benham was acquitted II would
seem chat no man could stand such a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

William Maurer Of El Reno, enter
tains some rhapsodiess thoughts rela.
tive 10 the administration. Maurers
eye was intently fixed on Kiowa pie.
He even had the endorsement Of the
Republican organization. But the
governor Is giving an oceular demon
stration Of the insignihcante OF the
organization, Maurer viii not feed
at the public trough,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

Whatever else may be said of the
Kiowa lottery one thing is certain. 1t
is the greatest advertisement OKLA
homa ever had. Think of 100000
strangers coming into the territory
in two weeks
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

strain, and it is possible that Ben
hams death was hastened by it, but
during his stay in prison he wrote
two novels.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

Back TO the house tops with your
Republican harmony! The break has
come, Governor Jenkins stands pat.
He refuses to appoint to county Of
Aces, the Republicans endorsed by
the Republican Organization.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20
JULY
HoME NEMs WHlLE AwAY.

Subscribers Of the Daily Leader
away during the summer may have the
paper mailed regularly each Gay TO
any address at the rate Of fifty cents
a ninth. Address changed as often
as deslred. While out Of town the
paily Leader will be to you like a
daily letter from hons
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

Yet the El Reno American can not
expect to create much Of furore
With boiler plate, beastly makeup,
blacksmith heads and stale editorial.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

Speaking Of juicy things. Now
there's the territorial secretary max
ing 500 a day in fees.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

II Governor Jenkins really wishes
to perform an act of justice ne should
cause the board of Normal regents to
reinstate Miss Harriet Howard Jes-
sup in the Edmond Normal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

We fan to discern a desire on the
part Of the Alra papers to rush to
the defense OF Principal Ahment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

abe Times-Journal might vary the
monotony by printing the affidavit OF
Miss Maude DeCou, relative to ac-
tions Of Alya's professor OF expires.
sion.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

The Daily Oklahoman loudly t'um.
pets: Oklahoma Citys first Associa-
ted Press paper" The Ohahoman is
off. Sam Small conducted the first
A. p. paper in Oklahoma City.
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when reading the list Of appoint
ments IN the Klowa country, it should
be remembered that the negro Is Of
use only during the campaigns.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

Had Fatty Smith landed, things
would have been different. Hence
these tears.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

Walter Stevens of Hennessey. gets
a county attorney sit in the new
country. Thus is another congress
ional boom killed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

A woman writer says the crying
need Of the home is love. Yes love
and an appropriation
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

The grating at El Reno has as
sumed every phase thus far except
negro batting.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

The late Hazen J. Pingree develop
ed number Of cheap limitations. The
public can always stand little origi-
nal eccentriciiy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20

rho real administration bother will
begin when the appointments are an
nounced
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-20
SATURDAY July 20. 1901

Again it is too bad to see El Reno
robbed by outside talent.
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pilitlt tslnN 10
see tbs strong
man brought
low his muscles
melting way
, until he can no
more swing the
heavy sledge TO
shape the glow
ing iron
~ was troubled
with mniariai fever
Of about three years
standing aud was
under doctors care
for quite n time. %
writes Mr. J. r.
Kidd, Of parmicys-
willie Wayne Co, Ky.
" They had almost
given me up, and
my suffering was
very great My
pulse was very
weak. breath short
and / had severe
Mains IN the hack
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"TAe SEIth

mighty man is he" but =. IS not
mighty enough 70 defy disc Il is a
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DETEcrvEs-we want a eharp.

'~'@ A~~ 4 y 10 W. want nhalps
responsible man in every city and
town to do secret service work; $400
a day and expenses for actual service;
postage for reply. International De-
tective Agency, Milwaukee, Wis.