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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
SUICIDE AT "a.
Farmer Hangs Himself in Barn Nea
Alva.


Guthrie, o. T, June 3.-The Alva
Pioneer reports that John Clevenger, of
eleven miles south and one mile west of
Alva. committed suicide by hanging him
self Monday, aged "A years. He has a
farm near Whitehorse, but owing to his
poor health has spent the winter with his
son, A ]. Clevenger. His health seemed
to be slowly improving. and after being
confined to the bed for several months,
he was just able to walk around the place,
but was very weak and frail. His son, a.
]. Clevenger, left home yesterday at I
o'clock, for AIva, and when he returned
at o'clock this afternoon he found his
fathers dead body in the barn.
The friends and neighbors are Of the
opinion that he was not in his right mind.
as ne judgment was. used in committing
the act He climbed g partition in one
Of the stalls. where he fastened one end
Of the rope. placed the other end around
his neck and then jumped. The fall must
have broken his neck. as the body when
found was lying on the ground. and his
head not more than a foot and half
from the ground. An inquest was held
ny Squire II u. otdAIeH NSioiO' "''' ~
he came to his death by hanging himself
with a rope.
NJ. E. Frazier. Of that vicinity, came in
this morning for the coffin. and the re-
mains viii be laid to rest in the cemetery
two miles east of Hopeton,, at , o'clock
this afternoon. This is a most sad occur
renee. and to lose a beloved one in this
way makes it seem doubly hard for the
family. 4 general outspoken sympathy is
expressed for the bereayed son and the
family in this, their hour of aficton-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
CADETSHlP
WALTER FERGUSON, GOVERN.
oR'S SON, AFTER ONE.
Appointment by Mcclure Is Not Reg
ular One.

uidT O0Gs
Guthrie. o. T, June 3.-Walter Fergu-
son, the eldest son of Governor T. Il.
Ferguson, has been appointed for q ca
detship in the United States Naval Acad
emy at Annapolis by Delegate Bird S Nc
Guire The young man was graduated
this spring from the Wentworth military
school at Lexington. No, and the fact
that he is a graduate from this military
school is sufficient 20 admit him to the
academy without examination. lie is
supposed TO report for duty on the six
teenth of the month at Annapolis. He VIII
return here some time this week from
Lexington. if trains are operated through
the flooded districts of Missouri and Kan
sas. The appointment is not the regular
one. but is on account of q demand for
more cadets The regular appointment
will be made next year by the delegate
to congress; also the appointment 10 West
Point
Walter Ferguson is seventeen years OF
age and Kansas born. He has spent the
greater portion of his life in Oklahoma,
although he has been attending the mill
tary school at Lexington. While here
last summer he was made a lieutenant IN
the Guthrie company of the Oklahoma
National Guard.
In connection with the announcement
that the young man has been nominated
for the navy il can be said that Governor
Ferguson at one time took The 'exarii-
patton for admission to the naval acade-
my The governor passed the mental eS-
animation. but was rejected in the phys
icaI test on account of defective vision.
He states that he has always regretted
that he coul not make the navy and is
anxious for his son to make a name for
himself in the United States service.
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Board of Examiners.

Guthrie. o. T.. June 3.-The oklahoma
supreme court today acting under the
law enacted by the last territorial legis-
lature. appointed a board of examiners
to determine the fitness Of applicants for
admission to the bar in the territory.
which consists Of one attorney from each
judicial district and two members at large.
The men named are as follows:
First district. Frank Dale, Guthrie.
Second district, NJ. J. Kane. Kingfsher.
Third district. Frank Wells. Oklahoma
City.
Fourth district. II. B. Martin. Perry.
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place is on between Adam Lacie and G..
w. Swimmer, the present assistant chief
The election for principal chief assist
ant chief and members of the senate and
council will take place on the first Mon
day in August in the nine districts of
the Cherokee nation, and the newly
elected officers take charge at the con-
vening of the legislature on the first Mon
day in November following. The chief
and assistant chief will hold their offices
until March 4. 1906. when the Cherokee
tribal government becomes extinct under
the provisions OF the treaty with the
CheroGees ratified last August.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
SUPREME COURT coNvENEs.
Appeal of Bert WeIty Goes Over Till
Next Term

Guthrie. o. T.. June S.-The oklahoma
supreme court met here yesterday noon
with only four justices present: Burford,
Pancoast. Beauchamp and Irwin.
The appeal case of Bert Welty against
the territory went over until the next
term of court. Briefs viii be submitted
within ninety days by the United States.
Other criminal cases were called and at
torneys given time 10 prepare and file
briefs.
No opinions We're handed down today.
1t is probable that the other members
will be here tomorrow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
FLYNN AT HOBART.
Makes People of New Town Feel
Good

Hobart, o. T, June 3.-Dennis 7. Flynn
while here. said: Il am here to look
after some business matters and see a
Few old friends. There is no political sig
nifcance connected connected with my
visit here. l have been east a great deal
on account of tAe illness of Mrs. Flynn.
and any stay in Hobart viii be much
shorter than l would like to have it
When asked what he thought of our
6ewn he said with considerable pride:
I hea rail- over the country that YOU
have the best town in the new country.
and the improvements that have been
made since my last visit would indicate
that this is a fact; however I have not
visited AnadarkO or LaWton for some
tome
What about the statehood interview !''
Mr.. Flynn was asked.
Il am for statehood for Oklahoma.
That is the bill I introduced and the bill
] have stood by at all times We made
the recent campaign on those lines. and
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DYNAMITE NOT A NAIL.
Son Of Hobart Man Has Hand Man.
qIed Driving malls"

Hobart, o. T., June 3.-Cecil Connell,
the little son of Dave Connel, last Mon
day was driving nails in a work bench.
Among the nails was a small dynamite
cartridge. and the boy thinkink it was a
nail. struck It a blow with a hammer.
It exploded and tore away the thumb and
three fingers of the left hand. The cart
ridge was about an inch long and 1-S-inch
in diameter, and had a force of 500
pounds. The conclusion blew hole
through a two-inch work bench. Dr.
Stewart reports the boy doing nicely.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04

Fifth district. p c. simons. Pond Greek.
Sixth district. T. J. WomacS. Aiya
Seventh district. E. Z. Grinstead. Ana
6arko.
At large. John W. Sc0thorn Of Guthrie
and l.. r. Ames OF Oklahoma city.
The new board will organize lmmeaiatelq
and arrange for the examination Of appli-
cants for admission TO the bar. The new
law entirely changed the plan and admis-
sion as an attorney rests entirely with the
present board.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
ELEVEN FAITHFUL MEN.
Hired to Watch Woolen Mills and Re-
fuse 20 Leave

Topeka, Kan. June 3-There are eleven
men at the wooden mills who viii not
leave. as they are employed by the com
pany 70 look after their things. All OF
the women and children and men eho
cared TO come were brought Of; by the
Santa Fe launch before IT eapsized last
night The launch brought over more than
a hundred people.
Those at the mill are Charles Wilson.
Guy Hartman. George Williams. r. Rode.
George Rode. Fred Wilson. L. Hebber. II.
Hebber. A. Atkins. II. Davis. l. Carr.
This list was handed 10 a Capital reporter
by T. W. Shultz. and j. known to be cor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
ROBERTS FEELING GOOD.
Queenan Case Came Out Just as HI
Wished.


Guthrie, o. T. June 3.-Attorney Cen
eral Roberts is much elated over the
decision of the supreme court in the
Thomas p. Queenan case in which the
decision of the lower court was affirmed.
Judge Roberts recently made a trip 10
Washington 10 argue this case for the
territory. Today he said: The Queenan
case was a close one in every respect.
When 1 appeared before the supreme
court ] was closely questioned on every
point. The interest was so marked that
could not feel certain how the decision
would be. The law situation was an in
teresting one and I am feeling mighty
good today over winning out.
There is no hope for Queenan. Il is now
for him 70 serve a life sentence for the
murder Of his wife in oklahoma City
some two years aso-
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Of ARadarko. and running southwark six
miles from their present tracks. com
ing back to the Main line at Harris. says
the Hobart News-Repu5liean. They win
missthe present towns of Fort Cobb.
Lathran and Mountain View il they do
this, and also miss the treacherous
Washita river.
In the opinion of this paper there is no
truth in the report.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04

the Republicans of the territory should
stand by Mr.. MCGUIRE. The interview
published in st. Louis and Kansas City
papers quoting me as being in favor of
single statehood is false. / am for the bill
that Mcclure vii Introduce in congress
and have unbounded confidence in his
ability to draft the proper kind of a bill,
and one Of benefit to the people of Okla
homa."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
coNTRAcT FoR THe kANsAs
Is Let, as wen as for the Miraesots
and the Vermont.

Washington. June 3.-Bids were opened
at the navy department today for the
construction Of tho Minnesota. Vermont
and Kansas. the IcQo9 ton batticships
authorized by the last congress. each ts
cost not exceeding s4l1.e98.
The Newport Nezs shipbuilding COM
pany. OF Newport New. va. were the
lowest bidders for orc Nee-sl ard The VIM.
Cramp * san company were the only bid
dcrs for more than one shlp.
The following are the bids. Newport
News shiphuHdins company. one vessel.
department plans. O. boz Completed IN
forty-two months from date ~ contracf.
aliaGoo. WA. Cnmp a Son. one vessel.
department plans 20 te completes IN
ferty-two months. ti.Iao ee. Tor two ves-
seis. department. plans. in game tlne.
81. Isl. go each.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
PLACED IN FEDERAL JAIL.
Sill Eekert Held Fer ApprcPriatins
EfFt~Sevea Horses

Guthria, o. 7. June s.-~BlI' Exert
chsrsed with appropriatiag hfty-seesn
horses 20 his OWE use. animals heio1s-
ing 20 persons IN various parts q Okla
horna. has becn placed In the federal sssi-
Eckert was hroush; here BY Defsty Vnit-
cd States Marshal Holt. who secured him
az vvatoHSa- He was arrested 81 Wa
tonga on ssnnIIsr charge and then turrcd
over 70 the narzhsTs force
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
GUTHRIE SELECTS FOR SCHOOLS
Professor Buck of EDS Moines to Be
City Superintendent.

Guthrie, o. T., June 3.-Professors S. z.
Buck formerly in the Des, Moines. Iowa.
schools, has been elected superintendent
Of the Guthrie schools for the ensuing
year. He succeeds Professor ]. r. Camp
bell. who was recently elected president
Of the Southwestern Normal school at
WeatherfOrd.
operate a teachers agency. but made
application for the vacancy in the Guth-
rie schools. He comes here highly recon-
mended. He will make this city his res
idence from this time one, remaining here
during the summer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
SUFFERING AT WILLARD.
Provisions Have Been Exhausted in
Rock Island Town

Topeka. June s-The plight Of the peo-
pie at Willard. "A small town about eigh-
teen miles west on the Rock Island. Is
but little better than these Of Topeka.
The town has Deen Hooded ever since
the high water. but all the people are
safe. Their provisions have been ex-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
Photoursphs Of summer Resorts.

The Pere Marquette Railroad, the Mich
igan Summer Resort Scenic Route, Is
sending out a handsome souvenir of the
resort country in the shape of four Pho
tographs of beautiful scenes, each 6xs
inches. mounted ready for framing. and
without advertising printed on them.
These make d handsome reminder of the
summer days and will be sent TO any ad-
dress on receipt of % cents. Address II.
+. MoelIer, G. p. ~, Pere Marquette r.
r., Detroit, Mich.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
GOT MONEY TOO EASY.
Reouisition Issued for Black in Indian
Territory.

Guthrie. o. T.. June S.-Governor Fer
guson today issued a reQuisition upon the
judge Of the northern district in the In
dian territory for J. r. Black, whe is
wanted on a charge of obtaining property
under false pretenses in Cleveland county.
1t is alleged that Black purchased of
s l. Williams a promissory note for 500
for which he gave check upon a Mus
cogee bank. It was afterwards ascertained
that Black had not had an account in the
bank for over four months.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
HOUSE WITHOUT OWNER.
Building Found at Toxic, KioWa Coun-
i.

Hobart, o. r, June 3.-Near Toxic there
is a house containing some furniture
awaiting an owner The building floated
down Rainy Mountain creek during the
recent flood and left near Toxic pOstoffice.
So far no one has been found who will
lay claim to the property. a man by the
name of Blakeley, road overseer for that
district. has the building in charge and
is keeping it for the rightful owner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
One Fare Plus $500 to Boston and
Return

via Grand Trunk Railway System, July
10 1888. Liberal stop-over arrangements,
including stop-over at New York City
st. Lawrence river and Rapids side rides
10 Quebec and the Saguenay.
For fun particulars write to Advertising
Department. Grand Trunk Railway Sys-
TEN, 155 Adams St, Chicago, Geo. W.
NauX. A. G. 2 ct A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
WOMAN HELD UP.
Well Dressed Man Robbed Her ir
Broad Daylight.

SFOdO Ddpit9Ht.
Oklahoma City, o. T., June 3-At $40
O'Clock yesterday morning as Mrs. J. j.
Andrews, the wife of a travelling sales
man, was walking along Harvey street,
she was confronted at the alley between
California and Grand avenue. by we'll
dressed man, who pointed pistol at her
and demanded her money, telling her that
if she made any outcry he would blow
her brains out. Startled by the demand
and frightened by the appearance of a
revolver pointed at her face, the lady gave
up her pocketbook containing $l5 in
money and a check for Sic payable to j.
w. Erickson. The police were notified
but have not effected the capture of the
highwayman, of whom good description
was given.
Now take your reliable spring medicine
Hoods 1arilla-A OpriCafc greatest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04
TO CHANGE ROUTE.
Rurror Has Rock Island Missing
Towns in New C5Untry.

Hobart. o T. lure 1--Aa vaaHts~at1czi
repart reached the city today 20 shs e<-
ssct hat ths Rock Isizn1 RAssvnad ron-
p.nv would en.n<e their re~ah~s s~x1n-
ming ~ . po:nt oze-azlf =sse ts2s see
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04

Esesy man thinks be never wsa ~ foolias
81 The boys be sees around him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-04

Now take your reliable spring medicine
Hoods rsaparilla-America's greatest
medicine.
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Fourth district. II. B. Martin. Perry.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
BUGS COST UNITED STATES
$550,O00,000 YEARLY.
Conservative Statement of the Damage Done by Annoying
Insects Shows Startling Figures-Little Chinch
Alone Is Said to Have Destroyed Produce
to the Amount of $1O0,O0O,O00.

is small, but its stronghold" is its tree
mendous power Of reproduction. What Is
to be done in conflict with an adversary
which is capable Of having a billion descend
ants In summer In conflict with such an
enemy Uncle Sam finds himself in much the
same situation as that of CULVER when he
discovered that he was at the mercy OF the
1iliputians.
DISGUSTING LITTLE CHENcH.
The chinch bug is disgusting little
''beAst'' only third Of an inch long. Origi-
nally 1t fed upon wild grasses but when civ
ilized man arrived and planted wheat the ce-
real suited It's taste exactly, and 1t soon be-
came what It il to-day. the worst foe OF the
most priced Of bread-producing crops. 1t gets
into the funnel-shaped part of the leaf,
until the plant dies The bugs, Multiplying
at a rate almost inconceivable. attack q
wheat field in armies which literally carpet
the ground. and when the wheat has been
harvested they fly to the autumnal corn.
Everybody knows the grasshopper, which
In the East IL . familiar but harmless in
sect. In parts Of the West, however, It IL
q serious menace to agriculture, and in q
bad year. will easily do more than $l00,-
100000 worth Of damage It IL the true 10
Gust. celebrated in Biblical and other his
tory. and In the United States ranks as the
worst enemy Of man, barring only tho
chinch bug. II is foe most dreaded by farm.
ers over extensive areas. Droughts they
may combat by irrigation; from tornadoe1
they msy take refuge In suitably construct
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
Machinery Can Do No Wrong.

The machine BY which railway tickets arr
printed gives another very amusing little
show of intelligence. or what looks to be
very like it. Railway tickets are not. n
might be supposed, printed In larss she>ts
and afterwards cut MP.
The cardboard Is cut into tickets first ana
printed one BY one Afterwards. Tia HttIe
blank cards are put In q pile ia 4 kiu6 If
perpendicular spout, and the machine ain.
bit Of metal underneath the bottom Of thu
spout and pushes out the lowest ticse, IN
the pile to be printed and consscptiy,ly
numbered.
1t is no use trying to print 4 bad sicket..
says the attendant '.ThA machinA ARA.
out an imperfect blank In an instant .na
natly refuses to have anything "a Al rim
II. Look here" He tearS on thu cor.S, A.
one Of the bits Of card and puts n into ~.
spout with the others, and VIM ,,e.,h -
see what happens.
One by one the blank cards ar. n,,,sa
out to the printing part Of the n,schss ,s,.
with swiftness and precision. u,ts, ~.
muuisted ticket sets to the bottom ana
tries to smugsle through. 'N
On the instant the maeb,ne .,a,. 49,
ana refuses to bulge again until eor,shosv
comes and removes the impostm.
Pull out the damaged ticket ana N. ru.Ah.
anlsm VIII set bfiskiy- q, worsr sss,n. -
ChambegS's Journal
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- saw h...s..-...AZLI 51z=.< 7, :.

I to the others about the nights occurrences,
l We forgot that the tops'l and jib were both
| set and both drawing.
can wat might be the bloomin' notion
| o. setting the bloomin' kite and jib?' de-
| manded Ally Bazan not half an hour after
breakfast. Shamelessly Hardenberg. at a
| loss for an answer. feigned an interest in
| the grummets of the Iifeboat cover and left
me to lie as best might.
But 1t is not easy to explain why one
should raise the sails Of an anchored ship
| during the night. and Ally Bazan grew very
suspicious. Strakher. TOO. had something
to say. and in the end the whole matter
came out.
Trust a sailor to give full value to any
thing savoring of the supernatural. Strak-
her promptly voted the ship queer old
| hooker anyhow. and about a seaworthy as
| a hencoop." He held forth at great length
upon the subject.
you mark my words now" he said.
There's been some fshy doin's IN this ERE
vessel. and it's like somebody done to death
crool hard. an e wants to git away from
the smell O. lard. just like them as is killed
on blue water. That's wy e takes an sets
the sails between dark an dawn"
But Ally BaZan was thoroughly and
wholly upset. SO much so that at first he
could not speak. He went pale and paler
while we stood talking It over. and crossed
himself-he was a Catholic-furtively be-
hind the water butt.
IL amt never a been keen on ha'nts.
anyhow. Mr. Dixon" he told me aggrieved-
ly, at dinner that evening. Il got no use
for 'eni. / amt never known any good 20
come O. anything with ha'nt tagged to it.
an we're maxim iii beginnin' o. this
island business, Mr.. Dixon-a blyme III be-
ginnin'. mean to stye awyke tonight"
But II he was awake the little colonial
was keeping close to his bunk at the time
when strakher and Hardenberg woke me at
about 3 in the morning.
rolled out and Joined them on the quar-
ter deck and stood beside them watching.
The same figure again lowered. as BEFORE,
gray and ominous In the crosstrees. As be-
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/ fore, 1t set the tops'; as before, It came
down to the deck and raised the jib; as be-
fore. 1t passed out of sight amid the confu-
sion Of the forward deck.
But this time we all ran toward where
We last had seen it. stumbling over the en-
numbered decks, jostling and tripping, but
keeping wonderfully close together. It was
not twenty seconds from the time the Great
ure had disappeared before we stood pant
ing upon the exact spot we had last seen It.
We searched every corner of the forward
deck in vain. We looked over the side. The
moon was UP.
This night there was no fog. We could
see for miles each side of us, but never a
trace of boat was visible, and it was i'm
possible that any swimmer could have es-
capped the merciless scrutiny to which we
subjected the waters Of the bay in every
direction.
Hardenberg and dived down into the
fo'c's'le. Ally Bazan was sound asleep in
his bunk and woke stammering, blinking
and bewildered by the lantern we carried.
Il sye," he cried, all at once scrambling
up and clawing at our arms. Did the bally
ha'nt show up agyne?" And as we nodded
he went on more aggrevedly than ever:
''Oh. sye. y know. doan't like this.
Il event shipping In no bloomn' 'ooker
wot carries a ha'nt for supercargo. They
woan't no good come O this cruise-no, they
woan't. It's sign. that's wot It is. I
event goin' to buck again no signs-it
event human nature. no 1t event. You
mark my words, Bud Hardenberg. We
clear this port with ship vot has ha'nt
an we woan't never come back agyne, my
hearty"
That night he berthed aft with us on the
quarterback. but though we stood watch
and watch till well into the dawn, nothing
stirred about the foremost. So # was the
next night, and so the night after that
When three successive days had passed
without any manifestation the keen edge
Of the business became little blunted and
we declared that an end had been made.
Ally Bazan returned to his bunk in the
forecastls on the fourth night, and the rest