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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-12
NOT A TRACE LEFT
A CURE FOR RHEUMATiSM THAT
Is COMPLETE AND PERMANENT.
Mr.. Wasar Tells How Or. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People Cured
Him. His Wife,s Enthusiasm.

There is one remedy that will cure
rheumatism N any of its forms and so
thoroughly eradicate the disease from
the system that the cure is permanent.
This remedy is DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People and proof of the state
ment is found in the experience OF Mr..
T. 8. Wagar, of No. 72 Academy street.
Watertown, n. Y. He says:
1.-The pain was in my joints and my
suffering for over two years was beyond
description There was an intense pain
in my shoulders that prevented me from
sleeping and I would get UP and walk the
floor at night. When began taking
DR.. williams Pink Pills the improvement
was gradual, but after l had taken four
boxes | was entirely cured and l have
not had the slightest touch of rheumatism
since that time"
Mr. Wagar's wife is also enthusiastic
in her endorsement of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills She says: 81 have tried the pills
myself for stomach trouble and have ex-
perieneed great relief from their use.
My daughter, Mrs. Atwood, OF Gill street,
Watertown, has used them for female
weakness and was much benefited by
them 1 regard DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People as an extremely valuable
family medicine"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are successful because they attack the
disease at it's root Other remedies act
on the symptoms-these marvellous pills
remove the cause of the trouble. They
have proven themselves a specific for all
diseases arising from impure or i'm
poverished blood and wrecked nerves
two fruitful causes of nearly all the ills
to which mankind is heir. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People are sold only
in boxes at fifty cents box, or six boxes
for two dollars and fifty cents, and may
be had of all druggists. or direct by mail
from Dr. Williams Medicine Co.. Sche-
nectady, n. Y.
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BIG SUIT FILED.
Claims Balance Due Of More Than a
Hundred Thousand Dollars.

Guthrie, o. T., Dec. u.-From Fort
Smith Ark. today is reported the filing OF
a big suit of interest to Oklahoma.
James Brizzolara, as an attorney for the
Fruin-Ba ubrick Construction company,
of st. Louis, has filed suit with the clerk
of the United States court against the
Fort Smith and Western railroad for
sI2l ,373.0c which is claimed by the plain
tiffs as the balance due them for the
construction of that railroad from the
Canadian river to Guthrie.
The plaintiffs aver that they took the
contract to build this portion of the road
at a stipulated price for each class of
the work. When completed the whole
contract called for s1,156, So. OF this
81 ,04J,9s5.7 was paid. portion each
month, to settle the claims for the month
previous Each month a certain per-
centage was withheld by the railroad
company to insure a fulfillment of the
contract and to be paid when all was
completed This amounted to $1l5,6s4-S6.
Other claims bring the sum up to the
amount sued for.
The marvellous success of Hoods Sar-
sapariila is based upon the corner stone
of absolute merit
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THOSE CEDAR CAkONS.
Scenery of Remarkable Beauty Along
the Beaver River.

Woodward, o. r, Dec. 11.-Edna McEl-
heney ia The News, writes as follows:
One beautiful day last summer l had
the pleasure of visiting the cedar canons
or Oklahoma. Having lived in Northern
Missouri the greater part of my life,
| had never fully appreciated the beauty
of the forest. This l realized as we were
approaching the canyons. which were
covered with branches swaying in the
breeze. Many of these canons are from
fifty to seventy-five feet deep. and they
are so steep that it would be impossible
to climb them were it not for the trees
and shrubbery that cover the precipitous
walls, as these serve as ladder in MAX
ing our explorations But what is that?
Why, up among the rocks tiny spring
has burst forth. trinkling along almost
silently at first but, meeting another
spring and another. they finally go tumb-
ling over the rocks together and then
spread out into the dancing ripping
waters of the Beaver river Birds fly
low to the brink of the river to bathe
in its clear, refreshing waters. and then
perching on the green boughs above,
burst into happy songs. They seem to be
thanking nature for their peaceful homes
amid the beautiful flowers and tall, shady
trees
I'VE had taken our kodaks along. and
it was very amusing to watch the girls
and boys each trying 10 find the most
picturesque spot TO pose. Some were
seated on the magnificent rocks that
were jutting out from the walls of the
canons; others on "a moss-covered couch
with a background of evergreens But
now we see the sun fast sinking in the
west ,and must prepare for our home
ward journey leaving it's brilliant rays
rejecting on the sparkling water. and
adorning the scenery of the conans with
radiance and spiendor'
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SET FIRE TO WASTE.
Hobo Got Into Car and Built a
Fire

Guyman, O. T, Dec. ll.-A hobo" got
into a refrigerator car Tuesday night
and set fire to some waste to keep warm.
says the Herald. The DO went TO sleep
and the car caught fire. Walter Naylor
saw the blaze about o'clock a M. and
with the assistance of Ed. Hazleton.
Charles Megginsin, Gene. Thurman and
NJ. A. Willoughby extinguished the blaze
after about twenty minutes work. The
boys got the hose at the depot, and for
tunately the car was near the depot pump
house which was locked. but they broke
the lock and attached the hose to hy-
drant and were soon doing effective work
on the FIRE. The side track was filed
with cars, and the timely discovery OF
the blaze and prompt work in extinguish-
ing the same prevented the burning Of
twelve or fifteen cars. She refrigerator
car was considerably damaged.
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HE DRAFTED A BILL.
Superintendent Benedict Refuses to
Make II Public.

Guthrie, o. T., Dec. IA dispatch from
Muskogee says: While John D. Benedict,
superintendent of the Indian schools. re-
fuses to make public the bill pertaining
to Indian schools which he drafted at
the request of Secretary Hitchcock. his
views on this subject are known and it
is presumed he but Incorporated them in
the bill
Mr.. Benedict has studied the problem
of education as it is carried on in the
state of Illinois. from where he halls.
and keeps posted on the advancement of
education in other states. The problem
of consolidation of rural schools is one
which appeals to him strongly and he
thinks it could be used to advantage in
the Indian Territory.
Recently Mr.. Benedict said he thought
instead of consolidating school districts
in Indian Territory, districts approxi-
mattel ythe size of the combined districts
could be formed. His idea is that the
school districts might conform readily to
the congressional townships and by plac-
ing the school house near the center of
the district no chould would be compelled
to go more than three miles to school
'That isn't so far down here he said
in defending his idea. People go much
farther for water in many cases. and
why should not the children be taught
that education is worth goin gafter? AS
the country became more settled and the
population grows larger, two school
houses could be used il they were need
ed.
LAS to the support of the schools, the
personal property of the people could
be called upon for taxes. There is no
way now by which he real estate could
be taxed but there Is a great amount of
personal property and as more people
settle here the amount will be greater. so
that the burden would grow less and less
until the time comes when real prop
erty may be levied upon"
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city. The present outlook indicates the
number of initiates will reach fifty or
more, while there will be probably sew
eral hundred members on hand to see
that they have their eyes opened properly.
All arrangements were completed last
evening at meeting of the local MEM
bers and nothing will be left undone to
in sure the visitors royal time.
Oklahoma City has already quite rep
utation for taking good care OF Hoo
Hoo. and he Will surely have no cause
of regret for having come to this meet
ing.
The concentration VIII begin promptly
at o'clock on Saturday afternoon in the
Masonic temple.
The reception committee will look after
the gentlemen and ladies and see that
they are we'll cared for. The visiting
ladies will be entertained by the local
ladies and will be rendered a theater
party at the new opera house on that
evening. Wives and lady friends of local
members are to be included in the party.
Later all will meet in the banquet hall,
where a joyous time is insured.
The committees having the affair in
charges are as follows:
Committee on hall. t. NJ. Richardson,
Jr., and Lee Van Winkle: invitations.
Wiley Seawell and Carey Davenport; ar
rangements, t. H. Rogers, r. S. Leeper.
Weston Atwood, r. B. Ragon and Nels
Darling; finance. T. NJ. Richardson, Jr.,
A. l.. Gartside, r. B. Thornton and j. E.
Crawford; applications. George W. Whit
ten am A. C. Mason; reception, T. II.
Rogers. R. B. Ragon, r. A. Finlap, w. p
Duncan. C. L. Walker and w. H. Roth;
ladies' reception, Mesdames Ragon. Rich
ardson. Mrs T. NJ. Richardson. Sr-. Van
Wrinkle, Foresman, Overholser. Rogers.
Seawell. Blanchard. Thornton, Atwood
and Crawford
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-12
PARDONS HAVE
Been ISSUED
Two Convicts, Sentenced for
Robbery Are Pardoned.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME
Severity of Verdict Was Re-
marked at the Time.

Guthrie, o. T., Dec l1.-Governor Fer
guson today granted pardons to James
Mitchell and Daniel McLoud, who were
sentenced from Garfield county. at Enid
on November 81. 1899. for term of ten
years each for robbery. Judge John l..
McAtee was the presiding Judge and the
verify of the sentence was commented
upon by the newspapers of Oklahoma in
an unfavorable manner.
The crime was more the result or a
drunken frolic than from any motive of
robbery. 1t seems that a railroad con-
tractor by the name of Wogan had a
contract near Enid, and Mitchell and Nc
Loud were in his employ, having come
all the way from Tennessee to work for
him. One night the boys, accompanied
by negro who was also at work at the
camp came to North Enid and got to
drinking heavily. Mitchell and McLoud
continued to spend their money as long
as they had any. and although the negro
was willing to drink, he refused to spend
any of his money. When Mitchell and
McLoud had gone broke they insisted on
the negro buying round of drinks, but
20 buy. The men were all we'll acquaint-
ed, and the white boys proposed to roll
the colored man for enough money to buy
more liquor. The negro did not get mad
at the time. appearing to consider the
whole matter in the light of a joke. and
even stepped, to the bar and helped to
drink the whisky the money purchased
The three then returned to camp, and
the whole affair was dropped.
About week later the negro went to
Enid, and after getting drunk, swore out
q warrant for Mitchell and McLoud
charging them with highway robbery
They were arrested and taken to Enid,
where court was in session, and on the
trial the jury found the young men guilty
thinking that the judge would probably
give them about thirty days on the rock
pile; but their astonishment was up-
bounded when Judge McAtee sentenced
each of the boys to a term of ten years
at hard labor in the penitentiary at Ian
Sing, Kan.
The attorney for the prisoners, Robin
son, prepared petition at the time ask
ing for executive clemency, but it got
mislaid. and shortly afterwards Robinson
died and the matter was allowed to rest
a few months ago Samuel Sproat and
w. z. Kimber, one of the jurymen who
convicted the boys, circulated a petition
asking that the sentences be commuted.
The petition was signed by fifty promln-
ent citizens, including eight attorneys of
that city, and was then carried to Gov
ernor Ferguson by Mr.. Sproat. He pre-
sented the case in go fair and favor
able a. manner that the governor deciGtd
20 cut six wears off the sentence of the
prisoners. making their sentence expire
on January /, 1904 The action of the
governor today gives the young men i'm
mediate release and restores to them the
rights Of citizenship.
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FLYNN IN THE RACE.
Republicans in the Midst of a Lively
ScrirnmaQe

Oklahoma City, Q. r. Dec. lo.-The
Daily Oklahoman says today:
The territory Republicans are in the
midst OF lively scrimmsge concerning
the nomination of the next Republican
national committeeman for Oklahoma.
The warm candidates for the place are
Dennis Flynn, Cash Cade. c. C. Jones and
John Dillon. The factional fight now on
may result in the last named gen;lemtn,
heretofore considered the weakest man
politically in the eminent quartet. KNOCK
Ing the coveted persinmon.
The fight has resulted in the alignment
OF the opposing factions in the Repuhli-
can lines. The Flynn-Grimes cliGue is
on one side and the Acknowledgment
cisn on the other.
Flynn has only recently come out into
the open and declared himself a candi-
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IA 9ToEIA.
B..r,tb. n The Kind You Hare Alkays Bought
''';;:''' ; !; re ZN42zzx
NEW MEN AT WORK.
Not Known Whether Other Union:
Will Give Assistance.

Enid. o. T.. Dec. 1l.-New men are
taking the place of the striking machin-
lists in the Denver, Enid and Gulf shops.
and already Master Mechanic Shaw has
enough men 10 operate the plant. The
men have not made any effort to- keep
the new men from working. but have cir
culated bills around, calling attention 90
the fact that there Is a strike on.
The men met this morning, but their
actions were not made public, says The
Eagle. 1t is not known whether the other
union men OF the city will assist them but
it is probable that a meeting will be
called 10 see what can be done.
General Manager Packham is out OF the
city, but will return tonight
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TO TEST THE COMPANY.
Building Was Set on Fire to Give the
Boys Practice

Oklahoma City, O. T.. Dec. u-Last
Wednesday night the fire brigade was
called out for duty. and the new chemical
engine had its first introduction 10 busi-
ness. and so well did st respond that many
are enthusiast over its behavior. says
the Record
A small building was saturated with
kerosine. and after II was entirely en-
vsioped In flames the alarm was given.
The 6Sys responded promptly. brough,
the engine tke distance Of block and
half and turned the engine 10 work. In
Jess than half minute the firss was
under complete control- After the fire
was extinguished the engine showed a
pressure OF thirty pounds and capable Of
throwing water twenty-five feet in the
us-
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TRIED TO BURN
SCHOOL HOUSE
Two Ladies Detected a Blaze
at Night
THEY GAVE AN ALARM
Coal Oil Had Been Poured
Coal Oil Had Been Poured
Through a Crack

Shawnee, o. T., Dec. u.-An attempt
was made last night to burn the big-six-
teen-room, Central school building, which
stands in the heart of the city in Wood
land park. Two ladies. who passed
through the park on their way home, no.
ticed tall man dressed in black, stand
ing on the north steps OF the building,
and a moment later heard him strike
match and run toward them. They turned
and saw a blaze shoot out of the door
way. A moment later an alarm was
turned in and the fire department put
the blaze out with very little damage.
Coal oil had been poured through the
crack in the panel of the storm doors
and match applied at the outside, the
fire finding it's way through the hole.
Oil was very plain and few momonts
later a bottle, covered with coal oil, was
found near the place. The wind was
form the north. and the electric lights
were temporarily shut off, hence the in
cendiary picked out the right moment to
act. His object cannot be imagined, The
loss Of this building would necessitate
the shutting down of the schools and
would be serious blow. as only ten
rooms in the ward building would be
available, should this one burn. II is
only two years old and cost $4,000. The
police are on the track of the incendiary
and should they catch him the people
are so greatly aroused. that violence is
feared.
The Boston Bakery, which was par
TALLY destroyed by fire Monday night.
was again found to be on fire last night,
and small blaze wass oon put out A pile
Of old rags in rear room showed that
an incendiary had been at work The
proprietors of the building and bakery
are now armed and will shoot the first
man caught fooling around their places.
No motive for the affair can be ina agined
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TO SEE HITCHCOCK.
Indians Visit Washington to Consult
the Secretary.

Guthrie. o. t, Dec. IA Washington
dispatch says: Chief David Tohee and
two other Iowa Indians from Oklahoma
were at the interior department today to
see Secretary Hitchcock about a plan for
the sale of lands belonging TO the Iowas.
They own valuable land near Falls and
also have $4,000 to their credH in the
treasury of the United States. The chief
told Mr. Hitchcock they wanted tho gov
ernment to authorize them to dispose of
their lands and to reinvest the proceeds
and the fund IN the treasury IN the lands
near the Otoe reservation. The secre-
tary informed them that this could not
be done upless congress passed bin
authorizing the interior department TO
take the necessary action.
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CLOSED THEIR DOORS.
Fierse Sand Storm Worried the People
Of Romulus.

oklahoma City, Q. T., Dec. u-Wire
communication from Romulus. o. T.. says
the town is in the midst of the tiercest
sand storm ever witnessed by the people
there. Every business house in the town
has close dts doors and the inhabitants
are compelled to stay indoors. Farmers
coming TO town have been compelled 10
take refuge in the business houses. and
no business of any kind is being tran
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EXACT FIGURES GIVEN.
Jail Carries by Small Majority but
High School 10 Lost.

Blackwell. o. T.. Dec. 1.-THE county
commissioners met last Friday as a re-
turning board TO canvass the returns from
the special election held on December y.
whereat- the jail and county high school
propositions were submitted TO the voters.
says the Sun. The Official retuns show
that there we're cast upon the Jail propo-
sition a toaI OF s.5ss votes. Of which 1-ss5
were for the proposition and i.sss sgaint.
thus giving the jail proposition majority
OF Is7. On the high school proposition
there were 3,5ss votes cass. OF which LIN
were for the high school and 2.ssl against
II. thus defeating the high school p.oposi-
ton by a majority Of I.2zf-
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TO MAKE HARD FIGHT.
Indian Territory Wants Delegate in
Conaress.

Guthrie. o. r. Dec. 1i--A Washington
dispatch says: The supporters Of the pro-
ject TO give the Indian Territory delegate
representation In congress arc preparing
TO make a hard fight for Favorable action
by the house early in this session The
bin giving the territory delegate. which
wau introduced by representative Curtis
today. was referred By SPEAKER Cannon
TO the committee on teTTItoriss- TIE baii
provides that. 'Sothins IN this ac1 shall
be coastrued TO prohibit the government
<f the United states from snEexing ths
Indiaa Territory 30 okiahona or frOz
giving the territory complete form 81
government"
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CHARGES OF soopLINo.
Attorney General Roberts viii Look
into Them.

e Reno, O. T. Dec. u--Attorney Gen.
eral ]. c. Roberts has arrived ia this
city with authority from the governor TO
make an investigation into the charges
OF boodling and bribery By public OIL
cials IN this county. beth municipal and
county. during the past two years The
list of witnesses has been summoned and
were on hand when the attorney gen
ersl arrived, and he at once started the
invesug CATION 1t is said the admisis,TA-
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Flynn ls for Seay.

Guthrie. O. T., Dec. fi.-Dennis Flynn.
ex-deIegate TO congress. announced be-
fore his departure FOR Washington last
week that under no circumstances would
he be a candidate for Republican national
committeeman. Flynn is said 70 have ad-
vised G. NJ. Cade not TO be a candidate.
Flynn WILL support Ex-Governor A. j.
Seay OF Kingfsher. should the latter con-
sent 20 make the race
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CA0ToEIA.
Bear, The ,Ihs KIsd ysa Esw liwsn Ssssia
's'a'''' sf &zZzZx

Guthrie. q. T.. Dec iI.--Goxernor Fer
suson has issued reqaIsition for the
return 10 Oklahoma city Of Osrar B
Mills. who is now under arrest az New
Orleans. louisiana. and is wanted TO
the Arnous Packing company. sherta
". A. q Brien was made the agent OF
the territory 20 bring the prisoner back.
The governor hoaored a reguisition from
the governor Of Nebraska for the return
60 Fremont. Dodge county. ef that state.
OF William Hart. who Is under arrest AZ
Aedford. and who Is wanted 60 answer
to the charge of forgery. A bowman.
Jr.. was named IN the requssstion as the
agent 81 the state OF Nebraska 20 take
the prisoner tack.
The First Christian Church OF wakifa.
In Grant county. with the fofio-inx lneor-
porators. o. r Walton. Peter Rfc~. wal
ter and Fletcher Privet, ". cisnss,ntfh.
Olaf Astson. W. - Ross ssd G. IT, Nal
Iory.
The Banner Missionary BspsIst Church
OF Cereal. with si.toc property owned. The
tncorporafor- are =. ". Bianfon aud J..
y. Fox Of Liberty ard Arthur whsts -
Cereal.
TiSe FIRST Prcsbytssiaa Church Of Rsd
Rock, with the following incsrporztors.
cbsz 4. Fraser. Il. 7. gchxsrtx and =.
-M. EcE1hzBey.
Sossrisi commissions v.re Issued today
70 Pred YTornhoix Of Bison. Ia Garns4
county. snd Daniel =. oEsnlsn os sophis.
iH Beaver county.
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eoNAPAaTs IN MusKocEE-
Baltimore Lawyer viii Visit the Terri
tory in pertcr.

Mu-korre. J. =. Dec. 1.-The Indian
agent here received n t<sssrsna trszs
Charles Bo-a.ar.e today requesting that
>. reserve = room IN th~ IEslza ar~nrF
that xcaia accommodate bozh ksr-@if
ara Mr. woodrsr. htz assistant. x5t =
c,rr- os s-encxrzps~ry- co-p4zsnts vi
he. heard there frps- December y - IL
Inssrccffoss we're sezt est 20 gre a.
rpueh pnhsscisy sx pozssais 30 shs matter
IA order that an perso1s vso have sTs~F-
zarzs nay hare .izs 80 prepare ard pre-
->ut tnssr czses xr B1osIagte End 1r.
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Gore Is fer Hearst.

Iawton. o. T. Dee u--Senstor T. F.
Gore. who represented this district in
the upper house of the Oklahoma isgls-
latsre last winter, in a recent interview
announced himself in favor OF w. r.
Hearst for president Senator Gore IS
one OF the most brilliant orators in the
territory ana is a Democratic leader Of
authority
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luMsEkmEN INTO MEET.
Order Of Hoc-Hoos and Their ladie
Will Enjoy an Ousira.

Oklahoma City. O. r. Dec. Is--&enbers
Of The Order OF Hoo-Hoo ard their ladies'
from all over The two territories and ad-
Joining states wiii be here in force to-
morrow 10 attend their cnlczfsnsrion and
banquet Vieeserent Shark J. Z CzT-
ford. the present head OF the order in the
twin territories. predicts the largest at
te:sdznce OF any similar occasion IA this
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COLLEGE in Session Until June.

Blackwell. o. T.. Dec. il.-There Is row
no doubt about the college holding ses-
sion TIL June. says the News Any one
desiring 20 enter can do so with the ut
most confidence OF having the privilege
of completing this season. Although
Prof Cave is TO go out in the feSd. his
classes have been arranged so that other
teachers will carry on the work. The
for the second term Is fairly
good