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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-02-22
Taft Presents His Plan.
He Would Give the Fllipinos .
Measure of Self Government
"Within q Reasonably
Short Time.'

senate CON nittee on the Philip
pines Iodny stated more succinst-
lA than he has heretofore done
his Theory, which IL, be said, also
the theory of ths Philippine .oom-
mission, ~ to what congrsss sheull
q" In the way of supplying the
Philippine people with q govern>
ment. His'pIsn is first to give
the psopIs 4 qualified suffrage
with the gradual growth in popu-
lar government whioh should be
enlarged through education In tn.
English language and American
institutions. Second, to institute
within u reasonably short time .
local Legislature to consist Of two
bodies, one to no chosen by vote
and the athsr sppointivs. Third,
to permit the islands to send TIVE
or three representatives to Wash
ington.
In reply to questions Gov. Taft
said he agreed with Gen. Funston
that the establishment of q popu-
lar assem blage would give oppor-
tunity to dsmsgsguss to stir up
the people, but that he did not ia
cluds in this designation anU per
sons who are opposed to American
control. There are, he said, many
people in the islands who eonsci-
sntiou.ly oppose the domination
of tho United States. To q mt
Independence would, he Thought,
have the effect of consigniax the
20 per cent. of .nneduostsd people
in tho islands to the same ssrvils
position they held under Spanish
rue. He thought there should
DO = declaration on the part of tho
United States of itl intention 10
hold the islands indefinitely With
the understanding that when they
are suitable for sssh \ condition
they may be givon q quasi inds-
psndsncs. Such prsnsuscs
msst by this country would bs
wslc"msd by many and would do
much good. .~. ~
Replying to Senator Rawlins,
Gov. Taft advanced the idea that
on account Of the fact that the
Filipinos have for three hundred
ysars been under the lahusncs of
the Shristian religion, thsv would
prove to be different from stssr
Malay races and that in time us-
der the influence of American cd
usation the people might become
capable OF self government. he
anticipated some trouble on ac>
count OF undue or illegal s1pioi-
tation OF the island. and corrup-
tisn in case of continued Amsri.
'sa occupation, but hs would net
on account of this danger turn the
islands back to the safe of an oil
garchy so long AZ there it = prob
ability of success as there is in
this ease. '@" ".' s
Precseding, he said that his
idea was to unite example and ae-
tnal practice in tho American con
troll of the islands and he believed
that the result must be the uplift-
ing and the sducation of the peo-
pie to point which would put
them on u plane far above that
which is at present occupied. He
believed that then they would find
the association with the United
States SO profitable and agreeable
that they would not want to sever
the relationship and that possibly
The relatisash,p might continue
perpstually. /.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-02-22
A Fatal Drunk.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Florence, Feb. 17.-Since Fri
day night Florence has been slsst
and snow clad. There has been one
dsAth from exposure. Comnsders
Gurlsy, a we'll known negro man,
drant too heavily Saturday, and
Che result was that yesterday
sn'rning he was fousd in aa old
Reid, hs frozen. and unconscious
He died last night.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-02-22

"Say, Fat, what made yes 60
to work for cid Uncle Daas He
is the msancst man in the c0un-
try Name is ite said Pat "wsy
sure he is the foinest, and NV sisst
gsin, master ;yer | had, hedad!
he gives a man Is hours to do a
days work in.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-02-22
HOW'S THIS!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of ja,arrh that cam
not he cured by Hall's Catairh Cure
f J CHENEY & o., Props, To
iedD, o
We tho undersigned. | ave known
Sheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable i'm all
business transactions and fnanciali,
able TO carry OUT any obligations made
by their Arm.
WEST & rKUAx, Wholesale Druggisl
Toledo, o.
WALDING KINNAN & NAEvI>
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
HSlps Caiarrh Cure In taken in
rna iy, acting lire:tly upon the blood
and Mucous surfaces of the system
Price, 75c per bottle. SOLD by III
Druggists. festimUGiajs free.
Halls Fan'I, PiI'S ara tho bast
chow much do | owe you, doe.
ter!'
Eighty nine dollars and ninteeu
cents but it you have relapse I'll
give ysu a discount Judge.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

LEGER; J. b. Talkington, who lives
two miles north of town, is having a
hard time of it to keep his fine team of
bay horses. Some months ago they
were stolen and taken to Lawton and
sold. He recovered them at consider
able trouble and expense, and the party
charged with stealing them was after
terwards arrested and is now in Jail at
Mangum.
Some parties again stole them last
Sunday night. After getting the
horses they came to town broke win
dow in the rear OF r. c. Johnson S
store, entered and took $l2 saddle
two pistols and a shot gun, lots of am
munition and number of pocket
knives, canned fruit and what change
there was left in the money drawer
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
Sea GuIIs in Vinita

VNrTA: Large fiocks of water fowl,
on the ponds and lakes in this section,
brought out the hunters. After many
fowl had been killed, it was discovered
that most of them We're sea gulls, which
are supposed to have been driven from
the Gulf of Mexico by the recent storms.
There were many different species, and
several were killed, which resident ex-
seaman declared to be Mother Carey's
chickens. The high winds prevented
the birds from escaping, and hun
dreds were killed before their identity
was discovered. 1t is said that this is
the first time that these species of sea
fowl have visited the territory.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
WRECKED THE BUILDING

Amateur Burglars Make an Attempt to
Enter Postoiice Safe at Francis, 1. t.
FRANCIS, l. r.. An attempt was made
to "blow" the safe in the postoffice
here, which was failure so far as the
effort in that direction was concerned.
but they succeeded in making a total
wreck of the building in which was
located Uncle Sans postal business.
The burglars Judging from their botcf
job, were unacquaintea with the work
ings of nitro glycerine. or whatever ex.
plosive they used in trying to enter the
safe, as the big iron chest containing
between eight and nine hundred dollars
remained uninjured-a small dent in
the top was the only evidence it bore of
any attempt made to have it disgorge
its contents. There is, as yet, no lead.
ing clew as to the parties seeking to
purloin the funds of the government
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
PASSES HOUSE
The Appropriation Bill for Public
Building in Oklahoma
GUTHRIE to HAVE A FEDERAL BUILDING

The only Public Building In the Terri
tory, by the Provision of the BiII, Goes
to 200 the Amount of
Appropriation
WASHINGTON: The house passed the
public buildings bill carrying an appro-
priation of 100000 for public build
ing at Guthrie. Okla. The appropria-
ton included in the omnibus public
buildings bill of $lOO,00O to be expend-
sd in the erection of a postotiice and
court building at Guthrie is great
victory. This is the first time in the
entire history of the country that con
grcss has authorized an appropriation
Of more than $40, 600 for public build
ing in territory. In the present case
the appropriation of 100000 is made
which will enable the architect at the
treasury to construct building which
would be an ornament to city having a
population twice as great as Guthrie.
Heretofore congress has invariably re-
fused 10 authorize the construction of
any permanent buildings in any of the
territories until after their admission
into the Union as a state. This policy
was enforced during the territorial
period of all of the western states, and
the authorization would seem to be Il
good omen as to the success of the pro-
legislation
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

PoND CREEK: Charles Collins and J.
G. Hamilton, Grant county farmers
have closed contract with d. NJ. Ferry
d Co. seedmen of Detroit, to plant sew
enty-tive acres of watermelons and ten
acres of muskmelons. The farmers will
use only the seeds of the company, for
which they will pay nine cents pound.
Other farmers have contracted to plant
10 acres, The quality of Oklahoma
melons is such as to make them valua-
bic for seed purposes.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
U. S. CONSUL DEAD
VIM. Mex. Osborne, Consul General to
London Dead

London Dead
LONDON; United States Consul Gen.
eral Osborne did at his residence in
Wimbledon. Mr.. Osborne's death was
not a surprise to his friends. He had
been confined to his home since Novem.
Der last suffering from Bright's disease
and dropsy, which latterly affected his
heart He was conscious until near the
end. The deceased never had been
absolutely well since he arrived in Eng.
land.
William Mckinley Osborne was ap.
pointed consul general at London by
President KcKinley ON March rs, 1897.
He was born at Girard, Ohio, in 1912.
Later he moved to Boston Mr.. Os.
borne was a cousin of the late Presi.
dent Mckinley.
WASHINGTON: There is a probability
that Commissioner of Pensions Evans
will be offered the position of consul
general to London to succeed VIM
Mex. Osborne.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

ESCAPED BOODLER CAUGHT
The st. Louis Alderman, Who Jumped
His Bond Captured in Mexico.

His Bond Captured in Mexico.
ST. LOUIS: Ex-Councilman Charles
Kratz, indicted for bribery and fugi-
tive from justice, is in Jail at Guadala-
jara, Mexico. Following the precedent
set in the case of Boss Tweed, who
was delivered to the New York author
tiles at the request of the state depart
ment by the Spanish government,
though no extradition treaty covered
the case, Circuit Attorney Folk tele.
graphed Secretary of State Hay, asking
that the state department use its in
fiuence to have the Mexican government
voluntarily deliver Kratz to st. Louis
officials. So confident is Mr.. Folk that
the request will be granted and that
Kratz will be held for the authorities
here that Chief Kiely will send detec.
tives after him.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
Kock I.lnna oohhlcs Another nond.

ST. LOUIS; M. A. Lowe, general at
torney of the Rock Island railway,
stated that the Hartman syndicate,
embracing that property, had pUrchas-
ed the St Louis, Kulsas City & Colo
rado railroad, operating between St
Louis and Union, Mo, and had author
lied the Mercantile Trust Co. TO nego-
tiate for the purchase OF the Wiggins-
Ferry stock at $500 share. With the
purchase of the st. Louis Kansas City
Il Colorado railroad, the Rock Island
secures a right-of-way into St Louis,
and with the acquisition of the Wig
gins-Fer1y, ample terminal facilities
will be had. Mr.. Lowe declined to
state the price paid for the Colorado
road.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
Ex-secretary Morton Dead

CHICAGO; ]. Sterling Morton, secre-
tary of agriculture under President
Cleveland died at the home of his son
in this city Mr.. Morton was the orig.
inator of Arbor Day. He was gold
democrat of the pronounced type and
in the early struggle had falling out
with VIM. j. Bryan, both being resi-
dents of Nebraska He was at one time
acting governor of Nebraska when that
state was still a territory Tree plant
ing was his hobby and he not only
preached but he practiced it, as well.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
MORE LAND TO BE OPENED


Looks as 1T Congress would Throw 49,
900 Acres Open to Homesteaders
WASHINGTON: A determined effort is
being made to secure the passage of the
bill introduced by Representative
Stephens, of Texas, providing for the
opening to public settlement under the
homestead laws of the United States
4S0, 900 acres of land in the Kiowa,
Comanche and Wichita Indian reserva.
tion in Oklahoma. The land in Ques.
tion was set apart by the government
for the purpose of pasturing the stock
belonging to the Indians, but it was
soon found to be impractical by the de-
partment TO pasture the Indian cattle
of these pastures located off at incon-
venient points on the reservation. Ac.
cordingly, they have been leased to the
cattle men for the past year.
1t begins to look as if congress will
authorize the opening of these lands to
public settlement The house has
favorably reported stephens bill and
the indications are that is will pass the
house at an early date. The bill pro-
vides that the four hundred and eighty
thousand acres of land set apart in the
kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian (
reservations in Oklahoma Territory by
the secretary Of the interior shall be
opened to settlement by proclamation
of the president of the United States
within three month from the passage Of
this act and be disposed of under the
general provisions of the homestead
laws of the United States and under
the rules and regulations adopted by
the secretary of the interior for the
opening TO settlement of the said lands
of the Comanche, Kiowa and Apache
reservations heretofore opened under
said act of June sixth, nineteen hun.
dred: Provided, That i'll addition to
the land Office fees prescribed by stat
ute for such entries, the entryman shall
pay one dollar and twenty-five cents
per acre for the land entered at the
time of submitting his final proof: And
further provided. That i'll all home
stead entries where the entryman has
resided upon and improved the land
entered in good faith for the period of
fourteen months he may commute his
entry to cash upon the payment of one
dollar and twenty five cents per acre:
And further provided, That the rights
of honorably dischared Union soldiers
and sailors of the late civil war, as
defined and described in sections twen-
ty-three hundred and four and twenty
three hundred and five of the revised
statutes shall not be abridged: And
further provided, That the money aris-
ing from the sale of said lands shall be
paid to said Indians in the same man
ner as was provided in the said act Of
June sixth, nineteen hundred: And
further provided, That should any of
the said lands allotted to said Indians
or opened to settlement under this act,
contain valuable mineral deposits, such
mineral deposits shall be open to loca-
ton and entry, under the existing min
ing laws of the United States, upon the
passage of this act, and the mineral
laws of the United State are hereby ex.
tended over said lands.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13


WASHINGTON: Secretary Long has
received the following cablegram from
Captain Dayton of the Chicago,
dated Venice, in answer to the depart
ment's snquiry:
"Dodridge, Wynne, Ledbetter, Kress
and on marine on leave, We're arrested.
The principal charge that of resisting
the police, is serious under the italian
law. Sentences are Wynnc, four
months, ten days. The remainder,
three months each. | have not yet
their full statement or a report from
the court, but have applied for it, Re-
sisting the arrest was largely due to
the pressing in of crowd and not under
standing language. An appeal has been
made to Rome"
The officers and men of the cruiser
were on shore and number of them
went into a saloon where it is claimed
they became intoxicated and wantonly
overturned tables, breaking dishes, etc,
and when an attempt was made to ar
rest them they resisted the officers and
the bystanders were called upon to aid
the officers which they gladly did.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
POPULlSTs WILL NOMINATE
They VIII Name Separate Candidate
for Congress

NORMAN: The middle-o f-t h e-r a
populists in Oklahoma will nominate a
candidate for congress. John S. Allan,
national committeeman, has called Q
conference Of his party, to be held in
Kingfisher, May "a, for the purpose of
electing territorial chairman and 8
secretary. Allen suggests that "the
new territorial chairman, in conjunc,
tion with county and legislative chair,
men in the territory, issue a call for a
primary to be held ON the same day
tabout August 81 in every county in
the territory, for the purporse of nomi.
mating a candidate for the legislature and
candidates for county officers down to
road overseers."
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

Governor Tom Ferguson named the
following commissioners of Pawnee
county TO succeed the ones removed by
the court: John Dwyer of Ralston,
Joseph Rogers of Cleveland and John
R. Clarke of Blackburn. They are of
the same politics rs the gentlemen re
moved, populists and democrats, and
were recommended by the people of the
county. They will serve until the next
regular election.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

Early Reports Say Tornado Visited the
Small Texas Town Killing Five and In
juring Forty-FulI Accounts Cannot be
Had as Yet
HoUsToN, TEXAS: The small town Of
Glenrosc, county seat of Somerville
county, was nearly swept away by a
tornado. Six persons are known to be
dead and between forty and fifty in
jured. The dead Mrs G A Milan,
Mrs. James Musgroge, child of Mrs.
Musgrove, young daughter of j. r.
Milan, Miss Mary Connell, Rev Ford,
Thomas Most The seriously hurt as
far as known are four members of
Judge j. r. Milam's family. six mem
bers of G A. Milam's family, f. r.
Lee, Mrs. Il T. Lee, child Of Tom
Price, Mrs Fields, II. H. Lewis, r L.
Lewis.
Glenrose is located on the Paluxy
river in valley. The tornado came
down the valley. sweeping everything
before it. 1t struck the town in the
business district, and about one third
of the stores were wrecked A hard
rain succeeded the storm and stocks of
goods were ruined. The western por-
ton of the resident section of the town
where were located most of the fine
residences was struck The town is a
noted health resort and some of the
houses struck were commodious and
well furnished. The frame houses
were completely wrecked and scattered
in all directions. The inmates had no
warning and there were many miracu-
lous escapes. The exact number of
fatalities cannot be told until commune
catJcn has been re-opened.
The property loss is roughly estimat-
ed at quarter million dollars and it
may prove to be much greater Other
sections up and down the river are be-
lieved to have been devastated. The
FIT. Worth & Rio Grand ran a special
train to the stricken town carrying
supplies for the sufferers. Many are
homeless
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
InsIdc of Thirty Hours.

TECUMsEH: Will NJ. Wheeler at
tempted TO burglarize a house near
Stroud, Lincoln county, the other day,
got caught, was indicted, tried, convict
ed and sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary, and all inside of thirty
hours from the ii me he pried the win
dow up and entered the house. Will
lam will a0t growl about the laws de-
lay.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

Mrs. Binder, the wife of German
citizen living a few miles west of
Mounds, |. t.. was badly burned near
her home. She was burning stalks in
the field when her clothes caught fire
and were almost entirely burned off.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
THE WIDOW IDENTIFIED HIM.

An Embarrassing Moment for Morley,
Charged With Murder in Norman.
NORMAN At the county Jail, Samuel
Morley, charged with the murder of
Jacob Hartn al i'll this county some
weeks ago, was confronted by the wild
ow and two daughters of the murdered
man and fully identified by them as the
murderer. All three picked him out
from the rest of the prisoners as the
guilty man
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
An Alleged Tulsa Robber Caucht

TULSA; j. H. Lowman, the night
operator alleged to have robbed the
Frisco money drawer was captured at
Gale, l. L. The amount taken was
sos. He offered to reimburse the com
pany and pay all expenses. The offer
was rejected.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

LAwToN; Sheriff Painter has served
notice on the saloon men of the town
that hereafter they must close ON sun
day and that any of them found open
between midnight Saturday night and
D II. m. Monday morning will be prose :
cuted to the full extent of the law. He
has ordered his deputies to see to it that
this order is enforced.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

GUTHRIE: A company has been or.
ganized at Vinita, l. IT,, backed by the
Frisco railroad company to build line
seventy miles in length uniting the
the main line of the Frisco at Vinita
with the Frisco extension from Black
well, Oklahoma to Coffeyvillo, Kansas,
joining the latter at Bartlesville, |. T..
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
JAMES WILSON, Secretary
Prisoner Feined sickness and Escaped

rlsohef teIheu sickness. ana Escaped
TECUMsEH; Perry Brewer, charged
with robbery and incest, worked the
sick racket at the expense of the
authorities and, as result, escaped
from the basement under the Jail and is
at large. Six weeks ago Brewer was
arrested on the charge of stealing stock
and brought to this city. A short time
afterward his wife and daughter came
into town and swore out a warrant
charging him with incest with the
daughter. 1t was after this that Brew
er claimed to the authorities that he
was Il. He was placed in the basement
under the Jail i'll care of physician,
but he managed to escape and now the
officers are somewhat sore over the way
in which they were duped.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13
Jolly TARs "RuN IN"

Put Into DnRo Prison and Must Serve
Time jag
ROME: The officers of the United
States cruiser, Chicago, who We're ar
rested at Venice remain in prison there.
An application for their discharge has
been rejected. The Italian law does
not allow a court to grant a pardon in
cases of assaults on the police. Some
of the newspapers mention the lynch
ings of Italians in the United States as
sufficient reason for the refusal of royal
clemency.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

GRANITE; The general land Office has
directed that all of Washita and IA
portion of Roger Mills counties, now
embraced in the Oklahoma City district,
be transferred TO the El Reno district
on July /, 1902, after which date the
business Of that territory Will be trans
acted at FL Reno land office.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

The Ozark q Cherokee road expects
20 have steel laid from the Arkansas
river into Muskogee in forty days.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-05-13

Paul +. Mackey, of Grant county, O.
T., has been appointed copyist in the
navy department..