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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-17
RAILRoAo pEasol Is.
Some Alluslons to Some Active Rail.
read Men in Oklahoma.

}. S. McNally. division passenger
agent Of the Chociaw and Rock Island
road. is one OF The hard working and
well liked passenger men making
Headquarters in Oklahoma. Mr. Nc.
Nally's Office at OlSlahoms city is a
busy scene at all times. and McNally
puts in rs hours. net Nevertheless
he has time 10 extend the glad hand to
callers. McNally is regarded as one
Of the most experienced AMI up-to-date
men in the railroad business.
c. w. Strain Of Wichita. division
passenger agent Of the Frisco. is max
ing a good record Mr stain. how
ever. should drop down into Oklahoma
oftener.
Passenger Agent Cunningham OF the
d. E. & G. finds Guthrie a good place
TO be in The business Of the p. e.
& G. is Increasing daily" said Mr.
Cunningham this morning
J II. Lee, Of Little Rock. general
passenger agent Of the Choctaw. will
soon come TO Oklahoma for hunt.
A large number OF comics OF the
Bankers edition OF The Lea6er will
he distributed over the Santa Fe in
the enst
G. T. Purdy. tie successor Of Cor
kiHs a. the Santa re station, is a very
courteous and cntorprising man. Pur.
dy's wsrk is mountainous, but he is
bra'c!y going 10 work to surmount IT,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-17

the following was received from her
husbands
Thanks We are visiting at the
home Of T. j. Atkins. Our Newport
nome is ready. but Humansvino is so
delightful that the length of our s ay
here is indefinite We have done no
literary work as yet. But you will be
notified OF everything OF interest Ev.
erythiag is being done here. by the
entire town for our entertainment
Lesvitt.
Mr Leavius reference to literary
work is in response to question as
o whether or not the report that his
wife was writing o book was truo
After leaving Lincoln on the day fol
lowing their marriage they wen. 20
Atchison and ST. Joseph. proceeding
from there TO the Aklns home. where.
il IS supposed here Mr. Leavit is
painting a portrait OF th Missouri Re
publican chairman.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-17
A WAGON FIRED A SHOTGUN.
Unusual Circumstances Surround the
Wounding Of an Oklahoma
Woman.

Anadarko, Okla, Nov 17.-while
Samuel Ransom with his wife AMI
baby was returning from drive in
the country this afternoon, noe bar.
rel OF shotgun which was in the wa
gon was discharged by the iarring OF
the wagon The gun Kicked over
the dashboard and struck a single
tree, discharglng the remaining load.
which struck Mrs Ransom in the left
Ter and in the face. a number of shot
struck the chila The wounds are not
dangerous.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-17

Stroud, Okla, Nov. IA. p Alter.
widower with eight minor children,
tried twice to hang himself in his
barn five miles north Of Stroud this
morning. One OF his sons prevented
his fathers attempted self murder.
He was to have sale at his place to-
day and a party for the young folks
this evening His wife killed herself
two years ago. Several neighbors
are watching him, as he evidently
Is crazy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-17
THE LsAvlrrs NOT IN NEED.
A Denial Of the Report That Mr.
Bryan Sent Them Money.

Lincoln. Neb, NOV. 1.-THE editor
of the Lincoln Star received the fol-
lowing telegram today from Mrs. w.
u. Leavitt, who, with her husband.
has been at Humanesville Mo, for
several weeks:
Please emphatically deny all late
malicious reports, as they are false in
every item.
(Signedl Ruth BRYAN Leavltt.
The reports referred to by Mrs. Lea
Wit. are those to the effect that Mr..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-17

and Mrs. Leavitt are stranded in Hu-
mansville. where they went to visit
at the home of Thomas ]. Atkins, chair.
man Of the Republican state central
committee of Missouri Mrs Leayitt
was asked for further details this
morning. and in reply to the request
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
Cole Younger in Trouble Again.

Cole Younger Is under arrest in Missouri
on the chargesof enbezzlement. The back
ers Of the James Younger Wild West
show accuse him and the others. of de-
frauding them out Of $4,000. Cole will
have very little sympathy in Minnesota,
however. He has fagrantly violated the
terms of the agreement upon which his
parole was changed to full pardon His
engagement III the show business was In
direct contravention of the understanding
and promise on his part that if allowed to
go home to Missouri he would not make
himself conspicuous in any way, but
would live quietly among his own people
and not attach himself to any show or ex-
hibit himself in public in any capacitN
for the purpose Of making money out Of
the morbid curiosity which his appearance
might excite. Notwithstanding this agree
ment he went into the wild west show"
business with Frank James, and put his
name at the head of the show bills. While
he did not undertake to do any stunts
in the sawdust ring, his name was relied
upon, together with James, to draw
crowd, and that the show was a financial
failure excites no sympathy here He was
released on honor, but his honor does not
seem to have been very important in his
own estimation; he cannot complain if
the Minnesota public has come to put a
like value on it..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

E
throw thru the door. a stalwart officer
Win his sword finland. 5gs & AS
BUT the boys aloft "dinna haze their
doots They are convinced and happy,
as happy quite as was the gallery when
The Cherry Pickers" exploded here with
Iar ADLER ammunition several years ago.
These trusting lads. moreover, control the
situation at the Lyceun now, since the
opening OF the regular ,playhouses has be-
rett the Ferris stock company of its in
dulgent summer friends in the parquet.
The big gun, nevertheless, goes -of with
excellent -concussion at the proper mo-
ment, the several duels display a fine
alertness on the part Of tile- girls and
sWordsmen. The scenery, too, is pictur-
esque and the costumes are brilliant, at
the least.
Joseph Sontaw,@ the. Hindoo 'skansah-
ma, or station keeper, plays his part like
"a Chlnaman. The other Hindoos and
Euraslans are uncertain as to East Indian
atmosphere and even as to Indian names.
A. Byron Beasley concludes, apparently,
that the Hindoo half caste man makes q
sort OF strenuous American. Miss Grace
Hayward guesses prettily that Mourma-
lee, the half-caste heroine, has the allure
ments OF an educated Chippewa half
breed, and Charles G.. sBurnham feels
positive that the strong character OF
Ayoob, the Afghan, may best be repre-
sented by a negro II. b. Curry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
Stand Pat in Second.

The Minneapolis Journal displays in it's
interest in the congressional situation in
the second district it's antagonsm to any
congressman who Is not for tariff reform.
It lbetrays it's feelings when it infers that
McCleary will have strong opposition next
year. The WISH with T h e ] urn a |,
is the father Of thought. T he J gu r.
n a Is strong for revision. while Nc
Cleary is the staunchest of 'standpatters'
and stands squarely for the Dingley law.
During the last campaign the little
schoolmaster. Of all the Minnesota candi-
dates for congress, stood firmest against
revision, was open in his antagonism to
the revisionists and made his campaign
strictly on that question. And what was
the result? He swept the district as it
never was swept before and as no other
district in Minnesota has ever been swept,
His victory was greater even than that
of Mckinley. Such are the facts and they
are worth much more. than all the plati-
tudes Oft h j ur n a /. Cannot T he
j urnal see the handwriting on the
wall? The second district is unalterably
opposed to tariff revision at this time
Litchfield Standard. 3fst
Never mind about the father Of the
thought"-but is it true that the second
district republicans are ''standpatters" !?
Do the present schedules suit the repub-
licans of southwestern Minnesota all the
way through? The matter is referred to
the Standards contemporaries.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
. A KISS ON THE sEAsHoRE
Nav vo,b ,r;,, aso-

New York Times. ~
She Was5very pretty and very young and
very sorrowful looking, and as Arnold saw
her sweet lips CULVER and tear roll down
her cheek he felt an irresistible desire to
take her in his arms and kiss and COM
fort her. -
He had only known her few days and
wondered how she would take it. She
would resent it probably, and make him
feel like a fool. And there were two young
women walking further down the beach.
Arnold stopped to examine q shell, but
his eyes glanced stealthily at the forlorn
little figure sitting on a rock a. few yards
away. She had not seen him and he crept
nearer
Under his immaculate hannels and
faultless 'chappie'' attire there was al
most a woman's tenderness. Anything in
trouble appealed to him-stray dogs, lost
children or a pretty girl in tears. He
glared at the two young women lingering
on the beach and muttered into his mus
.tache an emphatic "Confound it!''
The waves Tapped softly. another tear
glittered in it's downward course and Ar
mold stood hesitating, distracted and I'M
certain. The young ladies had encamped
on the sand and were quite hidden under
the big sunshade.
A faint, piteous little sob.
Arnold strobe suddenly forward. and,
putting his arm around her, kissed her
tear stained cheek.
what is the trouble?''. he asked gently.
And the little 3-year- old threw her arms
around his neck and sobbed:
"Baby's losted! 90 nice man! 90 take
baby home!' N
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
"A Job for the Auditor.

Mr.. Iverson, state auditor. complains
that the press Of the state Is unfair to
the board of equalization. It is not the
board Of equalization that the press takes
exception to so much as the laws which
1t undertakes to enforce. Our tax laws
are so clumsily constructed that the board
Of equalization cannot very. we'll avoid
doing things that are unjust and calcu-
lated to bring authority into disfavor.
Mr.. Iverson objects to the use OF the
word 'penalize'' as applied to the man
share Of the taxes 1t does not make any
difference what you call it. Mr.. Iverson
admits in an interview with the Pioneer
Press, that Mr.. Generosity, as he calls
him who pays his taxes without grumbling,
does so to the advantage Of Mr.. SPEND
thrift. who speedily wastes his substance
and of Mr.. Skinflint, who carefully con-
ceals what he has from the taxgatherer
Mr.. Spendthrift, he says, cannot be PEN
allied, because he has nothing to tax
and Mr.. Skinffint cannot be penalized
by the state board because it cannot get
at him. Our law says the auditor
may be amended sometime to bring Mr.
Skinflint under It's operation" That is
the idea, and that is matter to which
we hope Mr. <Iverson will address himself
with great diligence. &S D AZ,
Presumably the auditor knows more
about the faillngs Of our tax laws than
anybody else and he ought to be a leader
in reforms Of this kind, rather. than an
excuser Of the errors and crimes which
are committed under the existing statutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
REFORM is NEEDED

The Chicago Tribune seriously and prop
erly objects to the alleged Improved
method of binding magazines in this
country, by small wire driven thru holes
in the back of the magazine by machinery
It is indeed an aid to celebrity in getting
the publication out, but the result to the
reader is torturing and wearying. Just
as Objectionable to the vast majority Of
magazine readers is the habit of most
publishers Of turning out the magazines
without cutting the pages. These gen.
tlemen pretend to believe that most read
ers of magazines love to dwadle over them
and languidly and lazily apply the paper
cutter as they read. 1t is, however, really
not conceivable that many, outside Of
persons Of absolute leisure, enjoy the bust
ness of cutting pages. The binders of
magazines can, by the use of the paper
cutting machine trim off the magazines
by the hundreds at one stroke. =. Instead
of doing that, the pages are left uncut
and the reader is left to cut them, con-
Stunning at the lowest calculation, eight
or ten minutes to each magazine, which,
to all busy people, is an abominable waste
Of time Reform is certainly necessary
in this direction. A few. publishers are
realizing their blunder and are increasing
the facilities for getting at the, contents
Of their magazines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
A LAUGH, IN CHURCH

She sat on the sliding cushion.
Us The dear, wee woman OF four;
Her feet, in their shiny slippers,
Hung dangling over the floor.
She meant to be good; she had promised.
And so, with her big, brown eyes,
She stared at the meeting house windows
And counted the crawling flies.
She looked far up at the preacher
But she thought Of the honey bees
Droning away at the blossoms
That whitened the cherry trees.
She thought of broken basket,
Where, curled in dusky heap,
Three sleek, round puppies, with fringy ears
Lay Struggled and fast asleep.
Such soft, warm bodies to cuddie,
- Such queer, little hearts to beat
: Such swift, round tongues to kiss.
Such sprawling, cushiony feet =:
She could feel in her clasping fingers
4, The touch of the satiny skin.
And q cold, wet nose exploring
The dimples under her chin.
Then sudden ripple Of laughter
Ran over the parted lips
So quick that she could not catch It
With her rosy finger tips.
The people whispered, "Bless the child,n
AS each one walked from a. nap,
But the dear, wee woman hid her face
For shame In her mothers lap.
Author Unknowns
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
Graft No New Sin.

Attempts are sometimes made to prove
the degeneracy Of this age by citing the
prevalence of graft. There is more graft
ties than there were and greater tempta-
tons, but from the earliest times we have
had grafters in this republic.
The greatest CRATER in the first half Of
the last century was Samuel Swartout,
appointed by Andrew Jackson to the post
Washington and Adams each removed a
defaulter and Madison turned out three.
Swartout's graft amounted to about
-thirtieth of the entire revenue Of the
government in his time, and would be
equivalent to steal of s22,OOO,OOO in our
time. He took $1,000, 900. fa-a
That Swartout was as bad as any politi-
cal rascal of these days is shown by the
letter he wrote to a. friend Immediately
after Jackson was inaugurated mo
damned rascal he wrote "who made use
of his office or it's profits for the purpose
of keeping Mr.. Adams in and General
Jackson out hof power is entitled to the
least lenity or mercy save that Of hang
ing. Whether or not shall get anything
ia tho general scramble for4zplunder~ re-
mains to be proven, but I rather guess I
will" He made a good guess. His steal
was the great political sensation of the
time, and waslargely responsible for Van
Buren's defeat for reelection tho the
president had opposed Swartout when
Jackson appointed him.
After the civil war there came the
whisky conspiracy and the Belknap post
leadership scandals. In the whisky cases
internal revenue officials were defrauding
the government. in collision with manu-
facturers. In all 23S persons were in
dicted and a number of convictions were
secured. 1T was in connection with these
cases that President Grant made his his
toric comment, "Let no guilty man es-
cape -. z -'. .a4 ,-. ..@...
The post leadership scandal resulted
from the fact that General William w.
Belknap, secretary, of war, had received
$24, $50 for the appointment and retention
Of the post trader at Fort SILL Indian
eli ltOly. Ilo lGSlSlleu dllu Was LrlGu De-
fore the senate in impeachment proceed
ings, but a two-thirds vote for his con-
viction could not be secured
In President Arthur's administration oc-
CURED the star route frauds, involving
frauds on the government in connection
with contracts for mails carried in
wagon or on horseback. Those most
prominently involved in the, scandal were
Thomas. j. Brady, second assistant post
master general, and Senator Stephen w.
Dorsey of Arkansas. Neither was con-
victed.
Altho it has been twenty years since
there has been any serious frauds in the
government service, the present postoffice
department; scandal is not indicative of
any general corruption. A gang Of ras-
calls happened to get into power and hav-
ing a chance to steal. stole, as rascals
always will.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
LET US BE CALM
Nebraska State Journal.

The common people of Great Britain and
the United States including the newspaper
men are all pretty hot over the marriage
of the duke of something or other with our
millionaires Miss Goelet. The Britons are
discounted at the waste of a dukes title.
which is very big thing, on an American
girl while the Americans are warm under
the collar about the waste of many mil
lions of good. Yankee. dollars on such a
fraud as a British duke And SO it goes.
Still if the duke and the Goelet girl are
satisfied perhaps it isn't anybody's bust
ness. Once in a life, a man or a woman
seems entitled by the laws of nature to
make a mistake. And Of course many
there be that avail themselves of the pre-
ious privilege. Let us be calm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

Mr.. Chamberlain will have something to
build on when he starts out to erect his
superstructure of preferential tariffs for
the mother country in favor of the colo.
MES. Canada already gives a preferences
of 33 per cent Of her tariff to English
made goods. British South Africa has a
similar plan in consideration, the rate
OF preference being 10 per cent Australia
gives evidence of a disposition to move
In the same direction. Chamberlain may
be defeated at the outset, but it must be
admitted that his policy would seem to
promise peculiar advantages, not only to
the mother country, but to the different
parts of the empire. "Brummagen Joe's"
luck may stay with him. He has fought
thru more than one contest, from defeat
in the first battle to victory in the end
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
WHO FIRST SANG 1.-THE HOLY CITY,
New York Press.

New York Press.
Few who have felt their religious en-
thusasm stirred by the glorious strains
of "The Holy City, a song which has
been more successful than any Of it's
class, since 1.-The Lost Chord" are aware
Of the strange romance attached to its
early history. The first voice to raise
the inspiring cry Of. Jerusalem! Jerusa-
lem! sing, for the night is o'er," was
that of Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the muir
deress.
At this time, when it is rumored that
the American woman who has spent thir-
teen years in an English prison may soon
be liberated, these words seem to- have
special significance.
stephen Adams" the composer not
only Of 1.-THE Holy City," but hundred
other popular successes, such as Nancy
Lee, IA Warrior Bold 1.-The Blue Asa
tan Mountains and 1.-THE Midshipmite,"
is in real life Michael Maybrick, a barry
tone vocalist and, a brother to the man
whom Mrs Maybrick was convicted of
numbering.
The Maybricks were sons of wealthy
Liverpool manufacturer. The younger,
Michael, chose musical career, while the
elder remained in commerce and married
a young American girl. He was an en-
thusiastic yachtsman, and aboard his ele-
CANT little vessel, usually moored in the
Mersey, many enjoyable musical evenings
singer, often being Of the merry party.
1t was on one of these occasions that
Mrs. Maybrick's brotherin-law produced
the manuscript Of new song he had just
composed. It was 1.-THE Holy City," Sit
ting at the piano in the little cabin, he
prevailed on his sister-in-law, Florence,
to try it over. She was a good musician
and read at sight. Thus her voice was
the first. to sing the song which after
ward achieved phenomenal success. IT,.
But this did not come at once. The oc-
casion referred to was about the year
1883. Michael Maybrick tells the story Of
how. the publishers rejected The Holy
City, again and again because it was too
somber in tone. From him they wanted
another Nancy Lee" or blue Alsatan
Mountains
Meanwhile the. woman who had first
sung it was convicted of murder, SEN
fenced to death, and finally; sent to prison
for life.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
PERPLExED THE. FRESHMAN
Boston Post.

Boston Post
J. P. Morgan, Jr., on the Oceanic, was
describing a visit that he made to Ire
land last year.
I'm Dublin. he said, my valet fell i'll
and I was obliged to send him home to
London. Thenceforward relied upon ho-
tel Wallets, and queer fish, truly, some Of
them were.
'There was a Derry hotel valet who
amused me. I sat in the parlor Of my
suite one morning and sent this valet to
the bedroom for a pair of boots.
Two pairs Of boots said, "are In
the marquetry closet. Bring me one pair,
and be sure that they are mates
THE Derry valet hustled off and
brought back pair of boots that were
not mates, after all.
BY Joye, Patrick I<said, this pair Of
boots are not mates
Sure, then, sir, he said, I don't know
what's to be done at all, at all, for the
other pair in the cabinet are not mates.
either
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22
The Panama Canal Treaty Expires

The time is up for the ratification by
the Colombian government of the Panama
canal treaty. The refusal Of the Colon
bian government, it is generally believed,
has been influenced by very unworthy
considerations There Is reason to believe
that members Of the Colombian congress
were ready at any time to ratify the
treaty when guaranteed a satisfa Glory
consideration for their votes. The United
States has refused to be held up in that
brigand fashion and the time for ratifica-
ton has expired. There is the alterna-
tive of the Nicaragua route, which some
engineering experts still maintain fur
nishes the better route Of the two, but
the prevailing sentiment seems to be
against it and in favor Of the Panama
Vexatious as this delay is, the prob
abilities are that some agreement will yet
be reached with the Colombian govern
ment. When that government under
stands fully that it cannot exact a bride
and that the great improvement and the
expenditure of millions on the isthmus
by the Apericans will be entirely lost to
that country unless substantially the AR
rangement provided for in the treaty Is
perfected. 1t may be compelled by .popu-
lar sentiment at home to agree to
treaty.
Another alternative is suggested in the
possibility Of revolt and secession by the
state of Panama and the ultimate recogni-
ton of the independence of that state by
our government. But that possibility is
remote and not to be relied upon. Fur
thermore, our government is in danger Of
being accused of fomenting trouble on the
isthmus and encouraging revolution where
our interests are affected thereby. Our
interests might be advanced in measure
by such a result, but more important still
and more to our credit would be a. con-
sistent stand on our part for stability in
government and respect for constituted
authority among the people of the South
American republics.