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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
PROSPECTING
IN WICHITA
MOUNTAINS
WouId-be Miners Urged to
Have Plenty Supplies,
WILL BE NO BONANZA
Geological Surveyors Give
Out Some Pointers.
WILL Be NO BONANZA

Oklahoma City. o. T, Sept. Pc. o.
Glrich ard J. a. Taft, who are members
IF the United States geological surveying
sorps, were at the Hotel Lee this morn
ing on their way from the Wichita
mountains. near Davis, o. T., where
they wiz make surveys for the next few
aays.
These gentlemen have been in the
Wichita mountains for a number of
weeks at work on the survey of that sec
ton, and they have made a general sur
vey of the National park and the timber
reserves as well as of the entire mountain
district.
Both Of the gentlemen refused TO make
Z. public expression of what their report
would be TO the department, but they
stated that it would be in line with the
former reports that lad been made in
regard to this section, and that there
We're no new matters Of particular inter
rst. One Of the gentlemen said Of the
mining district, however, the following,
and it viii be of great interest here, be
cause of the fact that a large number Of
oklahoma City men are interested fnan-
cialiy in the claims that are being work
I'd in the mining district: There viii be
great amount OF restitution in the
mountains this winter. and "a newspaper
that desires to tell the truth about the
mines viii 90 well to warn the people
there that they should make a careful
percentage for the winter season. They
viii be unable TO take out any mineral
that viii pay them this year at least,
II there is any mineral there at all that
viii ever pay. While our survey was a
general one. we examined into all the
conditions that exist there from a geo
logical standpoint, and it is right that
the people who are in the mining district
so-called should be warned that they
must have good resources and be pre-
pared To spend them, because they viii
he in want Several hundred men are
there with their families, and they are
depending on their work in the develop
ment of claims To grub stake them and
they VIII have a hard time IN going
through the winter on the prospect. It is
not our province TO state that there is
not claims there that may be good some
time, but it viii be years before any are
developed. in our opinion, and as far as
am concerned would not give five
cents for the best claim in the Wichita
mountains. The prospectors there have
no bonanza field to a certainty. Some Of
the prospectors are crazy about their
claims, and one old man that came up
with US this morning talked in his sleep
about his daisy claim as he called it.
It would have been funny il it did not
have its pathetic side. We will be in
Arbuckle mountains for a number of days
and our report viii be made from there
and it viii possibly be published in the
ueNt six months by the department"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
DETAILS OF MURDER.
Facts in the Case of the Dead Man
Found Near Enid.


Enid. o. T.. Oct I2.-The Wave gives
the following details of the murder ut this
point Thursday night:
Master Tony Ridge and two other
smaller boys found a dead man about 100
yards from the track of the Rock Island
railroad. about one-fourth of a mile south
Of the stock yards on the farm Of DR.
Rush. today about 11:l5 q. m The boys
had noticed the man lying there at a dis
lance about q a. m, but as he raised his
leg every now and then, they presumed
it was q hobo kicking off a big drunk,
bat when they came up TO him two hours
later they found that he was dead, and
that his head was covered with blood.
The boys Immediately reported the
chastity ind and Sheriff Porter soon found
the man as the boys had described him.
The undertaken wagon of the Enid Fur
niture company soon gathered UP the re-
mains and brought them TO their under
taking rooms. they being the county I'M
dertakers.
"A Wave reporter viewed the remains
in the undertaking rooms just as they
were found. The man had been beaten
over the head with some blunt instru-
nent and his skull was crushed in two
places. Tt seems that the murdered man
had been a boarder at the hobo camp
rear the stock yards for several days.
Last night about = o'clock be appeared
in camp in an Intoxicated condition and
he was last seen in said camp an alone
at o'clock last night. Two men who
gave this report To the Wave said that
two young men approached the camp rs
they were coming away. but whether they
ever went TO the camp they did not
know. The dead man had been mending
umbrellas about town Tor more than a
week pasI. and undoubtedly had at least
9 small amount Of money about him.
sheriff Porter says that the man was
undoubtedly assaulted near the railroad
track south of the stock yards. and then
dragged To the point On the Rush farm
where be was found. Every stitch OF
clothing had been taken of him except
his underclothing. by his murderer. or
lnur3erers in search of money. His ef-
fects were scattered alone the trail from
the railroad track 10 where bc was
found. including 60 cents in money. The
two young fellows who were seen APP
preaching camp hobo are presumed To
be the guilty parties but the description
oil them is So imperfect as 10 make their
identity hard 90 unIavel-
In the absence % County Coroner Rob
erts in Perry. attending the encampment,
g. coroneTs inquest was held by Justice
rf the Peace Han this afternoon.
'Near where the body laid railroad
coupling pin was found. covered with
hair and blood. Indicating beyond doubt
that il was the Instrument used by the
murderer. The jury viewed tho remains
81 the undertaking. rooms this afternoon
ana found the dead u-sn's head crushed
81 many places. The deceased looked
Ike q man of between 80 ana q years Of
age. The ooroners jury adjourned untu
: o'clock this evening. Sheriff Porter arr
rested man with a bruised nose and
bloody clothes this afternoon. on suspl-
cion. He explains his bloody condition
IS she effects Of jumping from train be-
fore it stopped
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WILL YIELD $4,000.
Large Transactions in Schcoi Lane
Department

Large transactions in Schcci Lane
Department.
Guthrie. @ T. Oct 1.-ThsTe have been
three thousand. two hundred and seventy
applications for leases on school lands in
the new country received at the Office OF
Secretary James J. Houston in this city
These applications are for leases on nine
hundred and seventy-six pieces or tracts
Of land. The total amount Of deposits
made by the bidders in bonus" and rent
ais for the first year. is SssS aoo. or an
average deposit OF $50.
The unsuccessful bidders are those per-
sons who have bid the smallest amounts.
ana TO ali these their deposits viii be re-
turned. This VIII place the average de-
post 10 more than Sl10. or To a total Of
more than $4,000. Estimating that one
quarter Of this amount IS 10 cover first
years rentals. IL VIII leave three-fourths
or $1,000 excess over rentals. or what is
generally known as bonus"
The grea, accumulation OF mail at the
school land Office has been worked or
the books have been written up. and the
index and final entries completed The
books are now being checked over by Lew
Sargent and three assistants and they viii
necessarily consume At least week in
this WORK. The books are being checked
over in order 20 catch any error that may
nave slipped through during the big rush.
Every mans bid must be exact. and the
entry correct. as the awards VIII be made
from the books
AS soon as the books are checked over
the awards VIII be made and TIRE deposits
returned to the unsuccessful bidders. The
secretary has taken a separate certificate
Of deposit for each deposit made by a bid
der, and in order TO return the money all
that is necessary viii be TO endorse the
certificate and mail it back. All the work
in the land Office has been done with the
view Of espediting matters as quickly as
possible.
Mr.. Houston says: Il have received
many queries as 10 when the awards viii
he made and the deposits returned 20 the
unsuccessful bidders. 1t has been imDos-
sibie 10 answer all these and / must rely
on honest newspaper statements 10 in
form the people"
The mail is still heavy at the school
land Office On account OF the many re-
quests for leasing blanks and other in
formation. Two men are kept busy au
the time attending to the mail
Another force Of two men is busy check
ing up the appraisals on school land on
which leases expire in 1901 They are get
ting ready 10 nail notices 70 the present
Iessees.
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ment Of q district judge to succeed Judge
B. F. Burwen OF this district. Judge Bur
wei viii be his own successor without a
division, says the Times-Journal
Pottawatomie and all that OF Greer
county have signed petitions and written
personal letters advocating his reappoint-
ment and besides the bar, there is a
unanimity of sentiment amongst the news
papers and the litigants who have cases in
his courts in the several counties.
The experience of the past three years
in which Judge BurweH has administered
the laws of the territory have shown
them that they can get from him ali that
there IS in their causes and that besides
this he is ever ready to give his atten-
ton to matters that come up before him.
During the past three years there has
been a great amount of business before
the courts Of the counties that have com
prised the district and in order TO hold
the business so that it can be taken care
Of Judge Burwen has held night sessions
at every term and has given more hours
to his work than any judge who ever sat
on the bench Of this territory.
The sentiment for his reappointment is
best expressed in what a leading attor-
ney of an opposite political faith said to
the Times-Journal yesterday:
Il am working to secure the reap
polntment Of Judge Burwell because he is
always courteous, ready for work and
makes no distinctions in the way he
tries his cases. He is as good jurist as
there is in the territory, and as long as
we have 10 have our courts under the or
ganic act there can be no better man than
he on the bench for The best interests of
everyone. He never carries politics INTO
his court in the slightest particular and
Democrats are supporting him for reap
pointmen1 because of this fact being ap-
@E,or, al Zines
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OILLETT'S
CANDIDACY
ANNOUNCED
Former Kansan Wants to Gei
Pace on Bench.
BOOM HAS LEAKED" OUT
Said to Have Backing From
Eastern Politicians.
BOOM HAS LEAKED" OUT

Guthrie. o. T., Oct PA boom OF no
mean proportion has been started for
Senator Frank Z. Gulett Of FL Reno in
connection with a seat on the Oklahoma
supreme bench. Senator Gillett's friends
have been keeping this matter quiet, but
they have been working right along just
the same. Gillett is said to have eastern
influence and in conjunction with his
standing in Oklahoma is likely 10 land.
Frank E. Gillett was a member of the
last legislative assembly. He was a hard
worker and always looking out for the
best interests of the territory. AS a law
yer he is considered one OF the best in
Oklahoma. Senator GilIett formerly lived
in Kingman, Kan. He has been in Okla
homa for a number of years, and has
been identified with the advancement of
the territory. Press Gillett, brother Of
Senator GiIlett, is now serving a term
on the bench in Kansas.
The fact that a boom was on for Sena-
tor Gillett leaked out here today. Some
surprise was manifested il the natter
but it was the concensus of opinion that
he would make a good man in the su-
preme court
The appointment of several Of the
judges Of the court occurs within short
time. The change IN the administration
at Washington has given the politicians
of Oklahoma an opportunity to engage in
some speculation regarding the prospect
i've appointments. It is not yet known
what win be the policy OF President
Roosevelt in the judgeship matter and
70 rthis reason some of the politicians
are still at sea The naming of the SUI
preme judge viii be the first appointments
Of Importance for President Roosevelt to
make, and considerable interest is being
manifested over the territory in this
matter
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RINGLINe CIRCUS SUED.
Oklahoma Man Who Suffered Great
Mental Anguish.

Ardmore, I. T. Oct. 2.-J. N. Bennett
filed suit in the district clerks Office yes
terday against Ringing Bros. for sl059.
for taking his son away two years ago.
Mr.. Bennett alleges that while the show
was here Oct =. 1859, Ringing Bros
without mis- consent or knowledge. and
against his viii. persisted. induced and
procured the plaintiffs son. J. VI. Ben
nett. then IS years old, to leave the plain
tiff and go with the defendants and de-
PENDANTS did carry him out OF the terrific
~ and kept him two DAYS. and left him
in the state OF Kansas without any money
10 get home That they mistreated him
and exposed his life Ia great danger and
caused him great suffering.
Plaintiff says that he was deprived OF
his sons services for q days. which ser
vices he had riCht to claim. ard does
claim. and asks damages in the sum OF
s5e. and further the plaintiff claims 70
have suffered much mental anguish and
uueasiness about the welfare of his son
for which he asks damages il the sum Of
81 .0G8 Wherefore. he prays Judgment
against the defendants for $3.50 damages,
for his costs. and for all proper relief
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13

Of Leavenworth with earbiRes slung and
sabres changing. as the weary horses
marched along streets throngec with lciti-
zens and newly enlisted soldiers. who Ut
tered cheers and shouts OF welcome TO
this forloru but heroic band Many john
Ell the procession and Witnessed the AZ
rival and reception d the saved At IT.
Leev enworth.
Again Fl Cobb was brought into notice
during the war, October p, 1852. The loyal
Indian attacked The Confederate Indians
ana fought ar iAdeoisivs engagement
here II VII De IL order Cor the future
denizens CT IT Cohb--whsn Il becomes a
eity-Jo gather up ire lost threads of its
heroic history aud preserve 70 posterity
the story and the lesson in faithful 10y
atty which i teaches
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
MRS. FINGER WINS OUT.
Former Angie Lowrey Gets Claim
After a Lond Delay.

NtcF s-eNH S0tags
AIva, o r.. 0ct. 12-Tbe Pioneer says.
MANY 81 our readers remember that Miss
Angie Lowry formerly ~ this city. had
q homestead near Auegsta, and also that
il was contested. she married Fred Finger
ard they are al present az Sawyer. Kan
sas Their many friends IT. this county
viii Dc glad 20 learn that they have a.
last won the farm
In the case 81 Louis Smith va Anglia
Iowry. now Angie l. Finger. thn record
shows that on December q. 1924. Lewis
Smith nied e soialors deeiarafory state
rnent for lots and and The east hslf q
the southwest quarter ~ section 6. town
ship "a north. range - west Alva. Okla
homa. land district. bat did not perfect
same into a homestead cnfrv. on May 2.
lse9. Angle Lowry made Homestead entry
Tor the game land
ron September ~. Is91. Lewis Smith flee
contest papers against said ertrv. alieg
inr prior entry. and relying alsn on the
aforesaid decIaratofy statement On near
fnT defendant demurred % riaintias tee
tlronv ana the Demurrer was sustained
ard the contest diemlsaed on December
-. ZOO. the commissioner ~ the general
land cfice. upon appeal By the plainnr.
reversed tha acfior ~ the locsi officers.
zhereapeu attendant n.ed a hiH 20 re-
view ~ fal6 decision. on Aurl 81. lfss
the genergl land office eet aside End va
Gated ifs formss decision. On Iseceu. Der
- I7r0 alarmed the action ~ fhe .ecsi
officers ard 6lsn1i-ged ere coafsEf Tie
71al1tlT thfa apDeaie,i 60 ere secretary r
ere Interior from fhis decision. assiKriae
rainlF errors ~ law After earff4i err
animation ~ the reoerf in fle esse Act
ING Secretary van affirmed the iusgnssut
NJ the c1usnieafonfr - tha zeasrsi iaua
sace. dssrnlsslng ere coatsat. ard retssnssi
lnn nanara
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DIDN'T FORGET BROTHER.
New Comptroller Looked After an
Oklahoma Relative.

Chicka slla. l. r. oct IN 2. Ri1eely.
brother 81 our toxnsuan. F-anslin
Rtazelv. was recenslv appointed comp
troller OF currency Alr Mckinley short
IS before his death promised Mr. E.idgely
the position. ana sir Roosevelt iHrnedi-
RELY us,s,r assusnIrg the duties of office
made the appointment pr. Rtdeely. of
this CITY, received notice Yesterday iroTa
headquarters that be had been epFoi1tf-i
soeclaf lsaak examiner. at a salarv ~ So
per lsr. ar Ffase.s .has resigned Etg Yo-
sitIon vlth = 3. Ware aaa wii ieaFe co.
nIght for New Orleans 1here he E.1
enter uron his first duties
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sions and boards now existing under fed
eral authority.
Let our people work out and settle
these problems. for they are more vitality
affected than the people of any other sec
tor or state. The state OF oklahoma
How charming the name. How beautiful
the thought: I am citizen Of this great
stater .
How about politics?"
I am not up on the subject. know
nothing about it. am out of II for good.
Let those whose ambitions and desires
run in that direction have the field. I
shall vote my party ticket, Cor to DO so is
necessary 10 my health and peace OF
mind"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
PROGRESS OF Bes LINE.
It is Now Graded from Okene TO the
Chcctaw CROSSING.

Enid, O. T.. oct. 2.-The Echo has
the following: e. J. seymour of Enid
the well known railroad grader. was in
the city Tuesday and volunteered the
following bit OF Information IN regard to
Ends new railroads.
He reports the Bes line is graded
from Okeene To the Choctaw crossing
and the track VIII he laid within a few
DAYS. The main portion of The graders ~
the Bes line are now * work south az
Arapahoe. grading between that place and
the line OF the Choctaw thar runs from
II Reno To Weatherford and then west.
Mr.. Seymour having finished up the
contract he had with the Bes line has
been temporarily at work with the or
ient road south If Fair View finishing a
c-~tract he started last year
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13

ChaudIer. O. T.. oct I2-It has been
announced here that Juage Merrck -
Lincoln county. Is candidate fer ore
~ the Oklahoma supreme 5aareshlsz. and
hssss hls claims CT eastern support TIE
sizing Il charges against Governor Je1-
k.us ~ hi1 has sIsen h.1 Ilttae no-
t1riety ever the territory AZ tbs present
tine MERCK Is sid to - rrglag 90 So
cure tho endorsements from prominent
men Il OAlahonzz-
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AttornsY MonteIle a euthrie

Guthrie, Q. T. oct County At5or-
ney &oatele q WOODS county, was IN
tae city yesterday on business ana while
here had occasion 20 call on Auditor
Baxter. He inspected the vouchers on
hle in The auditors oaIce Tor bills paid
from the -klva normal fund ard with she
exception Of the duplicate warrant foand
everything rsEular. According - his
statement she AiVa normal = in splendid
condition and much progress being made
IL TIE school work
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
AL FOR BURwELL.

Three Counties in Favor Of His Re
appointment.
Oklahoma City. oct le.-If the wishes OF
The bar OF this county. PotsaR8 tomIe and
Greer are to be considered il the appoint
Evening star., 1901-08-08

mined citizens Of Coffee county yesterday
morning. A dispatch says: The mob was
composed Of both whites and blacks, and,
though the suffering man pleaded for mercy
and frantically endeavored to break the
chains that tightly bound him, not trace
OF sympathy was shown on the faces that
peered at him through the flames Pen
nington had committed brutal assault
upon Mrs. ]. @. Davis wife Of one Of the
most prominent farmers Of Coffee county.
and had confessed his guilt.
noon, while Mrs. Davis was gathering vege-
tables in her garden. Pennington choked
the woman into insensibility, accomplished
near by. As soon as she regained her
senses Mrs. Davis crawled to the house
and told her husband what had happened.
A large posse was quickly organized, with
bloodhounds, and they chased the negro
until early next morning, when he was cap
tured in q swamp. He was bound hand
and foot and taken to the Davis home
for Identification.
Mrs. Davis recognized him as her as
sailant, and the negro broke down and
wept. He admitted having committed tho
assault. and pleaded for mercy, but he
was dragged from the house to the woods,
where the crowd had gathered. Evidently
expecting the confession, several citizens
had already driven an iron pipe in the
ground, and as the captors approa ched
with Pennington both whites and blacks
The negro saw his doom, and with n scream
of terror fell in faint. He was quickly
revived and dragged to the stake, while the
crowd stood silently by.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
HyattsvflIe and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE. Md, August 8. 100


HYATTSVILLE. Md, August 8. 1901
The Hyattsville republican club held a
meeting last evening in the law offices Of
Mr.. Arthur Carr, Justice Of the peace. Mr..
F. b Metzerott, president of the club. pre-
sided, and Mr.. Howard o. Emmons acted
as secretary. The. meeting was largely at
tended by both the white and colored re-
publicans of the surrounding country.
Resolutions were passed by the club In
dorsing the state and county republican
ticket put before the people of Maryland
FOR the coming campaign.
One OF the features of the approaching
Upper Marlboro county fair viii be a
base ball contest the opening day. which
viii be participated In by the Hyattsviile
team.
The Berwyn base ball team played a
game of five innings. yesterday afternoon,
with the Maroon base ball team of Wash
ington. on the Hyattsville grounds. The
score was 8 to in favor of the Berwyn-
1ans. Up to the end of the fourth inning
the Maroons had not made q run. but In
the fifth they made six. Only five innings
were played, owing to darkness. The fea-
lures Of the game were the catching Of
Evening star., 1901-08-08
THOUSANDS DROwaEDsIN CHINA.
Yang Tse River Rises Forty Feet
Property Loa9 Heavy.


Property LosS Heavy.
Great floods. caused by thsspverhowing of
the Yang-Tse. in Chime have caused the
deaths Of at least 3O.000 persons, according
to advices brought BY. Ehe steamship
Empress of Japan. to Victoria, B. C.
The river has risen forty feet. and for
hundreds of miles the country is great
lake. with only tops Of trees and an occa-
sfonal roof showing
At Anking the town Isl flooded. some OF
the houses being immersed to their roofs.
At Kfu Kiang the native town is flooded
and two feet of water stands in the foreign
settlements.
Lower down the river toward Swu Hue
the destruction was greater. and b0atmen
estimate that twenty Thousand were
drowned In the district :.
Chong Teh was wiped away by food and
ten thousand drowned there, and many
other points have been Inundated, invo1v-
ing awful loss Of life and great destruction
of property.
1t was feared an embankment built by
Chong Cheh Tung. near Wu Chang, would
hreak. and II It. did the food would drown
hundreds Of thousands.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Philippine silk Import.t,o,.

comparative statement giving the I'm
ports OF SILK manufactures into the Philip
pines during the calendar years 1880 and
i'oV mas been prepared In the division OF
insniar anairs of the War Department
Ii shows that the total imports Of manu-
Iactures OF silk into the Philippines during
the calendar year 1900 amounted In value
TO $SS5.9s4 as against $1S3 600 for 1S99 an
Increase In favor Of 1900 of III per cent.
Inc imports OF this commodity from the
United States while comparatively small.
increased from 1861 in 1899 to $1.140 In
1900. or PIG per cent
Evening star., 1901-08-08

Robinson and the pitching of Brown for
the Berwynians
lawn fete was given last evening at the
residences of Mr.. Frank Carr and CAPTAIN
roger BELLS by the ladies of the choir OF
fIhkney Memorial Episcopal Church. The
proceeds Of the fete are for the benefit of
Ine choir The lawns were profusely H.
iuminated with Chinese lanterns