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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
EXPECT SITE 70 BE DONATED
Government not at all Modest in Re
spect to New Federal Jaiis.

South McAlcstor. t. r.. April 1o-Rob-
ert Y. Ia Dow and Aiexauder @. Caine
OF Washington were here the first Of the
week. looking into the matter of buildins
q new pail here. Through some error The
amount of the appropriation has been
popularity misunderstood. says the News.
Instead of the appropriation being tEGo0
for three ians is is but hair that amount
Owing TO the greater criminal population
in the northern district the inspectors
believe that Sso00 of that amount should
bee put into a Jail at Muskoeee and the
remaining sum be equally divided for
South Ale Alester aud Ardfiorc Hove
ever, the division of the northern district
may put a different face on the question,
and congress may b. asked to- lnefe y
$4,000 appropriation Tor tie new western
district This would give the territory
four 100000 jais
The appropriation is for building pur-
poses alone, and the various towns where
the bastHcs are located are expected 10
donate the site. Marshal Hackett has
been looking over the field and has four
or five sites to offer for the opinion Of tho
inspectors when they arrive Tile site
viii be located at once and il is thought
there viii be little difficulty in raising
the money to pay for the same by pops
lar subscription.
The annual appropriation for the i'm
provcmeut and repair Of each Jail is
5000 and it is thought that I'm a short
time with this sum the jail can be made
cutie creditahle. even if gut $1,000 is
expended here.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
HAIL KILLS YOUNG PIGS
Fearful Storm of Ice Plays Havoc in
Granite Country.

Guthrie, O. T.. April 17.-Ou account Of
the heaviest hail-storm in the history
Of Oklahoma. that at Granite Thursday.
Is given in the Enterprise which says:
The storm Thursday was one Of the
nest remarkable that ever visited this
section. Developing almost without warm
Ing. hardly fifteen minutes elapsed be
tween the calm of a sunny day and the
darkness OF the storm s. blacklist fury.
The wind attained a velocity tilat set ev-
erything loose whirHng and threatening
buildings, bur no damage was done i'm
town, except 10 awnings, etc. The cen
ter Of the storms fury was about six
miles south and southeast Of Granite.
Hail stones OF immense size fell. Several
were MEASURED and found to be from s
to y inches in circumference. Growing
crops were ruined. windows broken. stock
pelted with these Fey missils and numer-
Gus reports of pigs and young stock be-
log killed have reached town. Limbs
we're cut from trees and i'm the mount
ans hail stones piled in the gulches 10
the depth of six or eight feet
At the Preston ranch, on the south
ride Of Quartz mountain. even though the
violence of the storm was broken by the
rugged mountains. the shingles on rhe
Roof were literally splfntcred into tooth
picks. windows broken and trees stripped
o. limbs and the bark torn as if hit with
sharp-edged stones. Hail stones as large
rs teacups fell and two hours afterward
any number could be found as large as
iull-grown goose eggs.
In the direct center Of the storm cattle
and young stock that were unable TO
reach shelter were cut and manglcd as
though they had hit a harbed-wire fence
Iln6er 4 fnli hnad of eteam
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
. LIS IS &c CLIO YgAR
Eastern Oklahoma Branching out in
It's Ceibsatiou.


Guthrie. p ~ Hpf1-,s -ln trnag I'd
The cotton Greg cqaiAins la Payne ane
faWnee counties 10 The cnmme sces8a
che Glencoe Miner sdvss Tho cotton
crops az Pay0f ana Issnee counties
have beer ~ s6e1 magnitude in rast
seasons that che aumher ef g.as hete
not been of sufficient capacity io care fef
81 conveniently aad ID { n6w understood
that there viii be seteial rins ln chose
counties ir tme for th.s seasons crer
PawUee WIZ have $3.50 nev airs '.i.nsae
two. Jennings oue. Cleveland enc and
Fiacksurn one Thirsught ta make cona-
petition in cotton buyre hot auunef ~
the most ardent advocate ~ tis c.rnre-
uuve systcm. ana wii vthset aolht
maks cotton in this section 81 Oklahoma
seu for eorsiderabis greater pflers thsn
would otherwise he she rses
Cotton WAS the best crap last year.
an8 tbis section can always he depsrd IS
800 90 make "a stire crop 80 cotton Erer.
farmer vino f. 81 = poeitioa 80 81 ro
should consider csfefuii, whether be- vIf
rot De- r1 BITS Interest to fasat some re.-
tou fhis year Those who araersfaad q
eotteH buslnees ssv that n etfrt farmer
in tho country noaid plant f1rfs or ff
acres ol cotton. ~ weald 1rnF eoufhsU1
riekers into the ae.d nert arc rs1n.e
the cost ~ picslnE cons .israhly. setsr
farmers near Gieneo~ are paftaF .u fram
twenty-five go slxev screr ~ cotton ll
Cfites ir piaEfagE thllt acres Bob
Brothers about STATS nrroe = oaFef
fw,nty. Wm. Hsye FORTY George nf
gan twenty-five ard others wao nrffr
raj ssl cotton before RIi fr So fhia yfsr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
CANDIDATES ARE NUMEROUS
Some of the Men Who Carry Aspira-
tons to Enid This Week.

Guthrie, o n, April l9-The coming
week brings about the congressional con-
vention at Enid. on Tuesday. of the Dem
ocrats and Populists. Already convcu-
tions have been held for this event i'm
the majority of counties in oklahoma
and by Monday HIeht the dolegat iors
VIII he on their way To Enid. for the
event of the following day. There are
numerous candidates. and it is - be a
fight from start to finish, with chances
of all kinds of combinations being worked
among the candidates to land some favor
lite which would. perhaps. not be the case
should all OF them stay in the race.
Jones. Forest DOYLE. Cross. Jarboe and
Me6oiland and others have been persist
entity at work since tho new year began.
and even before thai time. I'm anticipation
Of the omiuating convention These
men have made personal visits to am
parts of the territory in their interests
and such work cannot help but have re-
suits
Judge J. IT Maxey, one Of the late en-
tries in The race. has secured follow
ing which may give him a good position
in the convention He has the backing of
his home county delegation 0totwat-
tonic. and his friends i'm Woods county
are claiming that the delegation from
that county viii he for him. Tom Jar
boe. the popular man for the Scarff.
O'Counor COMPANY. printers supplies. en-
tered The race when he secured the Cleye-
land county delegation aad ID recent
Statements says that he has gong into
the race 30 win.
..l-r
Cross. has declared for the Oklhona
CITY mae and I'll is reckoned that he VIII
make rs strong a showing in the con-
veution rs any enc man set mentioned
lor the nomination. Cross viii be at Enid
with brass Band at Tho head 90 his dele
eation. and If the Democratic convention
is up To its former standard this WIFI
he one of the unique Things in The long
procession OF entertaining events.
Jones. from Losaa count, has the dele
sation Of his horne county FOR him ARA K
is believed thaC he wHl have The support
ot number Of Del cations which So %
the convention uninstructcI lie has
made persistent campaign and his
method 81 c3mpaisnius 81 unique. In
IoSan county BE- has been q vote eetter
and his friends state that bis uersoul lity
is on far with thar ~ Dennis Fisun. iho
man who has repeatedly won battles FOR
the Eef bdeans iu the territory.
Tom Dayie. of Notla county. is uc small
power 81 Democratic circles ard Demo-
crats haE, stated lhat The hardest feh.
NiH ZEE between Doy.e. Cr7ss and Janes
either. HNles std the statehood
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
TlLeHmAN DlscAR0s PISTOLS
He has New-Fangted Weapon Which
Makes Them unnecessarY.

Chandler. o. r.. April 1a-Biu Thigh
man. the weI-kuowu sheriff and deputy
United states marshal has received an
inCfease 20 his already large supply 81
artillery. The Tribune says. ~Eni Tiieh-
man has just received one Of she ncw
French automatic guns by the use 81
which q man can ire several hundred
shots q minute. This sun les la use in Ihe
French army and has been adopted b.
the United States war department as q
side arm for oar cavalry 20 take the
place .of The revolver heretofore lissd
Though but "a small sized ste,l-encbsed
bail So used. St VII. carry 4le0 yards and
Will knl a man mile away This is the
safest euB a man can carry as far as
accidents 90 himself are concerned lt
is Impossible 90 disearge it hy letting DO
drop ard is so well guarded against acg.i-
dental discharge when in the hands of
"a man who IS pretty Wen acquainted with
The manner in which 60 is Co To- useL
sheriff Tnghmau VIII have no further
use for revolvcrs. now that De has this
new French automatic gum
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
DEATH oF A NEGRO
His Body Found in a School House at
Ki4sfisrcr. ---e--


Guthrie G. T., Apr. is-Fhe figiess
body Of AionEo Washington was 1iseoy-
cred lying on the west ssde ~ the negro
ehoal house lof Iaes-as morning aoort Z
@ ciac5. 70 aii aapea,anees o. ase a.op-
ped dead where he was to-a''d- lle had
been working en- -he I'D Admire home
stead. SIX miles west ~ io"n- which Is
now owned oy o Sir ki7s Monday be-
took sick ana could MOI wor@ Aie vas
Drought ~ town ard went 10 his ilta,rs
n2nse ana com planned Or tceling badly.
us ia.htt WenI Gown town ea business
ABOUT ee.oeS "hen Pc returned us
son was Aet III Rome and he ca Ae1 srf
nm amy mere tel1 n'sht y appears t'at
Aiahzo hs1 gore 90 i'r "a eras
slose ana haa iho 1oeir ares for
Did, tte was me store nA'f $3.50
t-tei tt.h w i'foN So" inaf hc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
TEAR LOOSE FROM DEPARTMENT
Dr.. Harkens' Idea of Only Hope for
The indian Territory.

South Manchester, 7. r., April l9-Dr
". G.. Harkens of Coalgate. a Choctaw
citizen of influence and "a gentleman Who
keeps i'm close touch with the people, is
liza the city. DR. HarSeus was asked re-
garding his observation of the drift Of
sentiment among the people he had seen
regarding the proposed establishment of
a territorial form of government. He
said.
AS far as 7 can observe. there is prac-
ticaly an unanimity of sentiment favor
ing the Moon bin We contend that local
self-government viii be the stepping
stone 10 prosperity and through the pro-
vision for representation in congress en-
able AS to discontinue To fight our bat
ties i'm the third house, or lobby and
carry our grievances to the attention of
the government on the door Of the house
We Will thus rid ourselves OF being a prey
for designing corporations who retard
cur interests in order to advance theirs.
Il am heartily in favor of tearing loose
as far as possible from department rule.
With additional courts county govern
ments. suffrage schools roads and
bridges. Indian Territory viii work out
its own destiny. \ continuation Of pres
ent conditions means to retard the de
velopmont of our great resources With
government immigration viii fol-
low. bringing prosperity t. all alike 1
am FOR the Moon bll as are a great
many people who have taken various
views Of legislation prior to the introduce
ton Of the Territory Of Jefferson meas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20

consisted Of some hfteen white men and
boys, part of whom wore masks and
handkerchiefs over their faces. took the
boy 10 the woods and after fogging him
gave him Notice 10 leave the country and
take his mother with him, on pain Ql5be-
ing more severely dealt with.
The case seems to be that Mrs Bon
ner, the boys mother. has had a contest
over the claim on which she resides and
had won ii over the white contestants.
Letters warning Mrs. Bonner and family
10 abandon the claim aud leave the
country have been left AT tho house fire.
quently, and as the letters did not seem
to have the desired effect this whipping
in twas resorted to.
John Bonner. the boy in question. was
in town on the 10Th and sworo out a
warrant for those of the gang that he
recognized, and County Attorney Wolf
expresses n determination 10 prosecute
them 10 the very fullest extent of the
law. Governor Ferguson and United
States Attornev Speed have also taken.
SIP the matter and VIII see that the
guilty parties arc punished.
Such Outrages as these are a blot upon
Cleveland county, upon the territory
and it is hoped the guilty parties can be
apprehended and given to understand
that 20 matter how humble an American
citizen may be. or what the color of his
skin, ne has rights that every man must
and shall respect.
Reports had gone out that County At
torney Wolf had belittled the outrage and
had told Mrs Bonner that jury could
not he secured in Cleveland county thar
would convict the perpetrators. Mr.
Wolf says that Mrs Bonner did not come
to see him: that no one but the SON John
Bonner. came, and he was told that
everything possible would be done TO I
bring the KU-Kluxers to justice. &. The
people OF Cleveland county are among
the most law abiding in the territory
and to say a jury could not be secured
here 10 do justice to everybody or TO
anyone. is a gross libel on our people
Mr. Wolf and the authorities win do
an in their power 10 bring the guilty
parties 10 punishment
From later reports from the locality Of
he trouble it would seem that it is be-
ween colored folks on both sides. John
Bonner husband Of Mrs. Helen Bonner.
md his adherents being on one side. and
he woman and her son, with their adj
lerents. being on the other. Tho contest !
'or the land is between the woman and
husband. the latter now having suit /
or divorce in the courts and for the land. /
With no disposition to excuse the out /
age Gf one has been committed. the /
Transcript believes that when the truth /
$ known the whole matter viii be found /
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
WANT THEM
BUSTED FROM
THEIR OFFICES
Proceedings Against Recently
Elected Men in AaadafkO.
1T IS QUESTION OF LAW
Case Viii be Settled by Court
Next June.

Gutarie. @. Apu u-lsdss -. =.
Aashsay. associated n4sh Vcu Hsra
-7sur II Ahaeirse. uas here reS,cfss
and today O. ale esr1on .s ~ saniere
court Tor - s~E---44 oastSr tr thc
moVal ef the reefnfig el,ctel officials
anedarko Ihe Fut.za u ee Beard %.
zee court t Jane- The Petition
thli Pr an ace ct lsa besrnis va
Jog. that iu ciaes OF tne arst-siass
erai elections wH CO.. hcd gTsr
tcars ard that eae member 81 tae
council and schnot eosFH shall 81
a-rlle the nterreriuS sears, Ih. net
aoa also states THAT The men elected .t
the special election should hold arsta H.
HcNt general election. and recites thsE
election recently heid is leeaI aui lIa
neNt scnorsl election dos aat tase F.a..
untA iaet Th election commissioner Is
Aaardako gave the rewll eIrlffa ola-
Gals certificates q. electien These em
citis arr rephblcanS, while fhe oiG oe-
eials were democratsc pa Is havins fhs
meH ousted. Is VIII sive One cts a druo-
cratic adminisfration. hoIdins unm the
next general election for cities ~ lht
drst-class which IS 1895. as interpreted he
chief Justice Burford
should this petition be sraHtcd IS SID
mean that tho three cities ~ Tho
country viii have democrats oTcIaie.
and It is one ~ the phases ~ ihe polite
hsht now going ou 10 thc rev country
The repubiicaus elected ~ thc last e.ee-
don Who have been srauted theis efe.-
tion certificates. viii contest the matter
and VIII scclre legal talent here to fsht
the battle in the supreme court rra-tf-
eaily the same aght'is eolus on in chan4-
Der. th9t city havfrg two sets III caar
mef trying 20 serve in spite az the lscf
thst Judge B1rforI banded down "a decie.
.t..r. fha~r 81. fft-s .-.a..e.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
SUSAN BROWNS GREAT AGE
Chickasaw Woman Who is 113 Years
Old

PaWs Valley. l. r.. April 19-Susa0
Brown. fun-biood Chickasau Indian.
vas in Paurs Valley SATURDAY she
was here attending court comng from
M.H Greek on horseback To Davis ANA
from that town 10 paui's Valley by ral.
II this couotry from Mississippi befor.
the war. and IS now Is years ODD. She
oenno1 speak q word OF Engdsh. although
she talks Chiekasaw- Choctaw- Greek aad
Seminole very ilueutly. She has several
hundred acres 81 nue Iaad nesr 3UI
creek. well stocked with lne eattle ana
hcfses. and has fifteen or twenty thous-
and dollars in gold Ia the Dcuisou hank.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20

dering him 70 bring no more Of his hands
here who had the smallpox. 4 commit
tee Of ten were also appointed e not al
low anyone with the disease OF symptoms
thereof 10 enter the town, There are six
eases in the school house just south ~
town. and there are 10 eases in town nor
Will be allowed 10 come 70 town.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20

Spillman. ) ON Fcaseliat. 6. E Bowman.
NJ J. Kane, L. $ Humphrey. s P Rich
ardson, G. T. Gossett, W c. Thorn. Geo.
Baldwin, Fred Eklsr, John Chamberlain,
y. G. BaEber, r. .Pappey Link Ear. Ben
Thorn. ~. r. BlaQissssygs, 7. c. Willis,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
ARE FOR M,cLHLAND
Grant County Democrats are Instruct

- 0'iN ScNtiAg LCttOSfdNS Dire lUSkFuSl-
ed for Him.
Pond Greek. o. r, April l9.-The demo
Gratis Of Grant county haze elected. dele
gates 10 the Enid convention are in
strueted for J. c. McClelland for con-
eressionaI delegate. NJ. AIcCleHand VIII
establish headquarters at Enid Monday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-31

The Brooke's Marine Band Orchestra
concert last Saturday night was the
finest amusement of the kind ever in
Alma according to the verdict Of every
one in attendance. Every member OF
this large musical organization is a
perfect musician and master Of his in.
strument, while Brooke as a conductor,
it is said, has no superior in America.
Miss Lillian Berry Reid, the soprano
soloist with the company, possesses a
superb lyric soprano voice OF unusual
power. purity and range, while Bert
Brown, the cornet soloist, completely
captured the audience. This number Of
the lecture course was well worth the
price Of the entire course. The next
number Of the lecture course will be .
lecture by Ebert Hubbard. chief Of the
Roycroft workers, Nov. 81.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-31
Hos.naa OIcIsIrY.

Rev. J. Clizbe went to Ann Arbor
Thursday.
L. A Sharp was in Detroit the first
of the week
Do not sell your turkeys until you see
Win. Wilson.
Rev. Louis Brooke Of Howell was in
Alma Tuesday night.
Order your wood Of 8 II. Epler at
Thompson and Sanderhoff's.
F w. Blair, Of the auditor generals
department of Lansing, is spending a
few days in Alma.
With each cash purchase Of $500 or
over, Pulfrey & %. give pound Of
good baking powder.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. I. Rich Of New
York visited DR.. and Mrs. j. II. Lanca-
shire the first Of the week.
Il. b. Holmes will pay seven cents for
fowls and spring chickens delivered at
the Pere Marquette depot, every day in
the week.
Jay Hicks wishes TO announce through
the RECORD that parties wishing their
shoes "shined" can telephone f. K. Pol
lasky's store and he will call for them
at the house.
5. II. Epler's team ran away last Mon
day and damaged his wood delivery
wagon considerably. Lester Fishbeck
had his ankle quite badly injured by be.
lug thrown from the wagon.
On Tuesday of this week f w. Brown
of Ithaca was in Alma and final under
standing was arrived at in regard TO
building a cold storage plant at this
place, the full particulars Of which we
are unable to publish until next week
by request Of the parties interested
The presentation of Faust" at the
opera house last Friday night with Miss
Ogla Verne as Marguerite" was up to
the usual standard Of the play as put on
here in former years by the same COM
pany with Porter j. White as "Mephis-
to-" A good audience greeted the per-
Torrance.
The San Francisco Minstrels at opera
house Tuesday evening were favored
with good sized audience and gave an
entertainment that was highly satisfac.
tory to those in attendance. The best
feature OF the program was the club
swinging by Mr.. Movey which was ably
seconded by the contortidn acts of Mr..
Lahore. The musical part Of the pro-
gram was very good and the jokes up
to.date, q rare thing In q minstrel enter
tainment. -Oldtown Chronicle. Opera
house tonight. Seats on sale ct Sharrar
81 Mulholland's.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-28
OPPOSES ACTION OF
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
jefferson Club Calls Mass Meeting
to Consider Laying Over
of Street Bills.

A mass meeting Of Democrats Of the city
will be held at the Jefferson Club Saturday
evening for the purpose Of appropriately ex-
pressing the sentiments OF the party on the
action OF the House of Delegates last Tues
day evening in laying over the various bills
providing for the improvement of certain
streets of the city.
The Board Of Directors of the club met
last night and unanimously agreed TO call
such a meeting and instructed Secretary
Fitzsimmons TO notify all members OF the
meeting at the earliest possible moment
The matter was brought before the board
in the following resolution which was in
troduced by President Hawes:
Whereas. a majority Of the members OF the
Of certain ordinances providing for the improve
rlent Of the OF the city. thereby killing
them. and by 50 doing they have become recreant
to the reposed IN them by their constituents
they elected int.rposed themselves for per
nicous reasons between the executive authorities
and IN. general sentiment for a Fewer and bet
ter city. thereby retarding prosress. against the
~ b. IL
Resolved That this board emphaticaliy de-
nounces such action and directs that a mass
meeting of all Democrats be called for the pur-
pose ot framing suitable resolutions expressing
the sense Of the community On the action Of
the majority Of the House OF Delegates IN thus
ctstructing the passage Of ordinances providing
for the material betterment Of city
All the city officials will be invited TO at
tend and address, the meeting. and II was
announced that the Mayor would be present
and express his opinion freely On the action
OF the House Beside the Mayor. a number
of prominent citizens will be invited TO ad-
dress the meeting
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-28
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

The trial of the Reverend Granville Low
ther on charges of heresy is begun al ar
kansas City. Kas., where eleven Methooist
ministers compose the court.
Pine Bluff Ark. enjoys the annual flower
parade. of which Miss Grace York is queen
CONGRESSMAN Vandiver obtains an add
tional supply OF seeds for Missouri drought
sufferers
Secretary of State Sam B. Cook has fur
nished q political chapter touching the as
sessment of railroad property In missouri
by Democrats IN comparison with hepooh
Iowa. .--...,,.,,,,,
Il.avy rains cause a practical suspension
of railway traffic in parts OF MISSISSIPPI
and melting SHOWS achieve the same result
in North Dakota.
Albert T. Patrick talks hopefully of his
case. and expects to win his fight Tor Ike
in the end Valet Jones is still at liberty.
Congressman NJ. Z. Benton of Missouri
was unanimously renomnated for Congress
by the. democrats of the Fifteenth District
Mrs Mary Fenton Haines, on trial at
Mount Holly. n. j.. on the charge OF muir
cering her stepdaughter. will testify in her
own behalf to-day
The ST. Joseph Gazette-Herald has been
purchased by LEWIS Gaylord and NJ. F.
kaufman of Colorado. The name of the
paper will be changed 10 the Gazette. and
politically II will be Democratic.
The Republican State Convention Of 1lli-
nois will be held at Springfield. May s.
Judge ". Nj. Kavanaugh. manager of Gov
enor Clarks senatorial campaign In Ar
kansas has issued a statement claiming
the latter will defeat Senator Jones for re-
election.
New York speculators plan to corner the
corn market and squeeze several st. Louis
shorts who have been operating extensively
OF late