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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

The Capitol National bank has he
first worlds fair souvenir gold dollars
to come to Oklahoma Part have the
head Of Jefferson and part Mckinney.
Price 49, Proceeds go TO world S
fair.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07
MISS WILLIAMS WILL SING.

Popular Guthrie Lady to Appear az
Recital.
MISS Carrie Williams, one Of the
mo talented and sweetest singers
o. III west will appear IN ths pro
gramiae at the Baldwin recital, Jan
g Miss Williams has been heard
several times in Guthrie She has
become a popular favorEe. Miss
Williams Is a member Of the Welsh
Ladies chorus and her work has re-
ceiyed the plaudits Of royalty.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

Seats are now on sale for Penn
sylvania" which will appear at the
Brooke theater next Saturday and
Sunday nights. Prices, 25, S5, so.
and rs cents.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

NIatron Of th~
Peoples lIospi-
tai. She hes the
following 20 say
about Peruna:
"T have had fire.
quent opportuni-
ties 10 observe the
wonderful cura-
tive enects Of
Peruna especially
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

The Hon w J. Bryan who spsaks
IN the opera house Wednesday even
ins win donate half OF the net pro
.oeeds Of the lecture to the Carnegie
library
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07
NIaht school.

The night school at the Capitak
City Business college Will begin ;,n,
Wednesday evening, Jan 4 1903 lus
enrolment may be made ON ether
Monday or Tuesday evening by caiE..
ing at the college office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

Little Colds" egiected-thousan
of lives sacrificed every year. Or.
Wood Norway Pine Syrup cures lit
tie eolds--cures big colds too. down
to lhe very verge of consumption.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

LenoX Soap is a pure tallow soap
it, popularity extends TO all parts OF
the country
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

"Dr. Baldwin is master performer
on the organ New York Home
Journal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

The lady that washes her cBthes
with Lenox Soap never forgsts iae
name Of the soap
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

The justices OF the suprenae court
and their wives will attend the lee
nare tonight in body.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

Bryan at the opera house we6aa%-
day night.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

l.. w. Baxter "The normal schools
of Oklahoma were never in a better
condition than they are at the present
time. The schools in general through
out the territory show a marked in
crease due it Is supposed 10 the
n, althy influx the territory IS enjoying.
The schools are being well taught, well
managed and well attended, and the
territory has every reason to be proud
Of her schools"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

Seats are now on sale for Penn
sylvania."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07
PERSONAL MENTION.

PERSONAL MENTION
A. Allen Of Medford. is a guest at
no Eks today
j. W Diokey Of Wea'herford, is Q
wi toe in the city,
a. w MaclSey. G. a. Bacey and
p. c. Simmons of Pond Creek. are in
the city todasi
C. H Packe~ M. f. Flood and
John c. Moore Of Enid. are guests in
the city.
I. N Milton has returned from
trip to Illinois.
George W Hall. general superin-
tendent in Oklahoma for the Kansas
and oklahoma Rail- oad company, J..
in the city enroute from st. Louis to
hil home in Saltwater.
Hon w NJ. Bowles of Perry. rep
Iresentative- elect from the Second dis
trict. is in the cityt
! Representaive-elect HI w VIII
jams Of Pawnee, Is in the ely. ~,
4 Mrs John Dulaney of Perry. Is in
he city the guest Of Mrs Paul New
ImaQ.
~p~~7Fatma) Smith is IN the city
from Cashion.
Sheriff Carpente- left today for
Kansas City
Rcprssen'atlv Ballew Of Geary. IS
in the city preparing for the coming
legislature. \
n Judge A. G C. Bierer( general an
torrrey, for the Bes line, has gone u
Hobart on business connected win
4IAa--road
Colonel o. c. French and r. V.
Cummings of Temple are in uhe city
today
A.thur L. Walker, editor of the
Temple Tribune is in the city today
/Ben l.. Eaton. joint proprietor of
f,he Hotel Royal is in the city looking
Nafter his business interests. ~
Judges C. F. Irv in. B T. Hainer
and J T. Beauchamp have arrived IN
the city to attend supreme court.
j. f. Bullard of snyder the new
Gown on the Frisco. is a guest at the
Elks today.
,~~Mi.s Dora Hayden and Miss Grace
I, Hayden of Newldrk, are in the cityI
the guests of Miss Temple Field \
'-SAe+iff Sidney schram Of Shawnee.
is in the city
j. w 'Quick and j. B. Diggs Of
Perry are in the city today
J. 3 a. Robertson of Chandler IS
in the city.
p. S. Nagle. J. T. Curran and w
TO- Cromwell of Enid are in the city
attending the Bar meeting.
County Attorney John c. Hughes
of Pawnee. is in the city today
c. B. Ames of Oklahoma City is
a visitor in the city today.
w o. Kane and W w, Noffsing-
er of Kinghsher, are attending the
meeting Of the Oklahoma Bar as-o-
citation here today
j. w. Steen of Enid, is in the city
to a.,md The meeting of the Bar as
sociation.
W + Hunt and r e Fulton Of
Stllwater, are in the city today.-
IF. s Barde and Henry Stone are
Yin attendance at the single statehood
Aconvention at Oklahoma City ~
MS w S. Cain Of f4rchison, is a
guest at the Royal today.
d. J Chamners and Mrs. sellars
.of Montgomery Ala. are in the city
today
Thomas Aldredge of Houston, Tey
is a visitor In the city.
j. II Dillon. territorial oil inspec
tor has returned to his home in
Gyary
Representa- hves-elect Tom Ballew
of Geary and J. K Tuttle of Lawton,
have taken apartments at the Astor
house for the session of the legisla
ture.
c. w. Oims ad. president Of the
Territorial Association Of School
Land Lesees is in the city today from
Coyle attending meeting Of the ex-
executive board.
j. w. Casey, editor Of The Perry
Republican, ia in the cit ytoday
DR. b F. Blair OF San Francisco,
is a gu st at The Astor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07
SIDE LIGHTS.

Elk Governor Jenkins: Il have never
believed and do not now that any 9th
er kind of statehood than single state
hood IS possible. In my opinion the
omnibus bin means statehood At
all for Oklahoma My reasons for be
lieving this are the fac that IT is well
known that the purpose of congress Ia
to make a state of the two erritories
and that both New Mexico and Ari-
zona are not in condition for state
hood"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07

avenue. chIcago. IN, is tho .AssIs.ant
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
STORM STRIKES. ATLANTA
One Death and Three Fires by Light
.inn-Hraf6c Radlu Blockaded.E.t@

One Death and Three Fires by Light
ning-7rafifc Badly Bioekaded:;
One death, three, fires, the disrup
ton of the street car system and the
Gripping Of the telephone, electric
light, telegraph and police signal sys-
tens were the more serious results
of the storm which visited Atlanta,
Ca, Sunday afternoon. ,.,f.I
Miss Lula Higgins was struck by
lightning and almost instantly allied.
The Georgia Avenue Presbyterian
church was struck in two places By
lightning aud was burned to the
ground.
Two residences, which adjoined the
church, were badly damaged by fire.
Tnirty-eight trolley cars OF the Geor.
gia Railway and Electric Company
had their fuses burned out and became
imperative. -Four others were deraiE
ed by sand and mud being washed
upon the track. The entire system was
disrupted for about two hours.
The electric lighting system OF the
Georgia Railway and Electric Com.
pany was rendered imperative from
about 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon un
til Z o'clock at night.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
EARTHQUAKE HORROR.
Town In Aslatic Turkey Destroyed by
Shocks and Two Thousand Peo.
pie are Killed.

Advices which reached Constantine
pie Thursday from Asiatic Turkey
show that terrible earthquake occur
red April 29 at Malazghard in the viii
ayet of Van, so miles southeast OF Eff
zeroum, on the Euphrates. The town
was totally destroyed, with its entire
population, numbering 1000 souls, in
Guiding 700 Armenians, as we'll as the
troops forming the garrison Of Melazs.
hard. In addition, over 400 houses in
neighboring villages collapsed.
The foreign Office at London has
also received some details from the
British consul at Erzcroum regarding
the disaster, according to which a
strong shock lasting thirty seconds,
was felt on the morning Of April 29
throughout the entire district between
Lake Van and the Russian frontier
and as far west as kharput. The town
Of Melazghard, consisting of five hun
dred houses, was destroyed and much
havoc was wrought in the surrounding
villages.
Colonel Khalil Bey, commanding the
garrison at Melazghard, with his whole
family, three other officers and eighty
soldiers perished in the ruins. Lieu
tenant Colonel Tayib Bey, whose fam
lily perished, became insane.
The telegraph operator who sent the
news Of the catastrophe said he him
self WITS badly injured, and that his
wife and sister had been killed. The
foreign Office has appealed for sub
scriptions for the relief of the desti-
tute Mohammedants and Christians OF
the Melazghard district.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
TEXTILE MILLS CLOSED.
Great Strike, Involving About 10000
Operatives, on in Philadelphia.

Great Strike, Involving About 10000
Operatives, on in Philadelphia.
A general strike Of textile manufac-
turers was inaugurated in Philadelphia
Monday, involving about 10000 opera
tiyes. CT the 800 firms engaged in the
textile indus y In the city, forty-seven
have granted the demands OF the un'
ion, and their plants, employing about
$4,000 operatives, are In operation. All
Of the sixty-three ingram carpet mills
are idle, affecting directly 5000 weaV'
ers and 10000 hands in different de-
partments. The dyers, who are SAID
to control the situation, are on strike
with the exception Of those OF the
Berkshire mills in the northeastern
section Of the city, which has conced-
ed the fifty-fye-hour week and IN
creased the wages of the men from
$12 to $13 week. ...-
The ingram carpet weavcrs are ask
ing. besides the flfty-five-hour week, 4
10 per cent increase in wages.
The mill Of John and James Dobson
employing 1000. was closed indehuite
ly Monday morning. The Workmen
were notified that they could return &c
work at the present rate of wages, 9th
erwise the mill would remain closed.
Thirty-nine branches Of the trade
are affected by the strike, and the cap
ital invested in the mills is. estimated
at $1,O0O,CoO. The daily loss. will
amount to $125,000. The manufactur-
ers admit that the operatives are In
position to close all the mills not grant
Ing their demands. This Is due pr!n-
cipally to the Importance of the dyers'
branch of the industry. ..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
ACREAGE OF COTTON hAACHEN ARRESTED
Postoffice Employee Out Of
Frying Pan Into the Fire.
RECEIVED BRlBE MONEY
Postmaster General Payne Follows Up
Suspension With Dismissal
and Then an Order for I'm.
mediate Arrest.

A Washington special says: By far
the most sensational development OF
the postofice investigation up to this
time occurred Wednesday, when Au-
gust w. Machen, tho general superin-
tendent Of the free relivery, was ar
rested on warrant issued upon infor.
nation OF postoffice inspectors charg-
Ing him with having received rake
offs" from contracts lnede with the 10
cal firm Of Croft Bros for patent pos
til box fastener. The warrant specih-
cally charges him with having received
s18,9s1.7S since August 8, 1900. It is
alleged, however, at the department
that this amount does not represent
all that Machen obtained In connection
with these contracts, 1t being charged
that ne has prohtei by them for sew
eral years prior to the date OF the first
contract mentioned. Other arrests are
to follow.
Immediately after Mr.. Machen was
taken into custody. the postmaster
general issued an order removing him
from Office. He had been practically
under suspension for q fortnight, pend
ing the investigation into his bureau.
The discovery Of Machens alleged 2n'
terests in the contracts was MADE
quite accidentally By the inspectors
some three weeks ago and since then
their energies have been directed TO-
ward making out d case. After the
authorities had become convinced that
they were in possession OF the neces'
sary evidence, Mr.. Machea was nod-
! fed to appear at the department Wed.
nesday morning.
He did so and was subjected to
"sweating" process by the inspectors
and Mr.. Dristow for three hours, but
no admissions that Re had profted by
the contracts could be secured from
him. He declined 10 answer many
questions On the ground that they re-
lated to his private business. but IN
sisted to the enA hat be had. not re-
ceived a cent improperly. Neverthe-
less. he was arrestei on the warrant
which had been prepared and taken
before a United State commissioner,
where his attorney Immediately de
manded full hearing. Assistant DIS
trtct Attorney Taggs,'t, however, was
not ready to proceed with the case
and the hearing was get for June s.
Mr.. Machen gave $4,000 bond, fur
nished by Philadelphia bonding
company, for his appearance, declin-
ing to accept the proffer Of friends to
20 on his bond. After bis release he
declined to make any statement De-
yond the single declaration that the
whole thing was q grand stand play
and would come out al right. His at
torneys declared tha. at the proper
time they would 81 ow conclusively
that he had been guilty Of no wrong
in connection with the contracts, and
on the contrary, they would be able
to show that his administration OF the
free delivery service had been charac-
terized by ability and integrity. The
department officials claim that their
evidence is conclusive. Itais under
stood that civil suit viii: be entered 10
recover from Machea the amount he
is alleged to have received ON the con-
tracts 90 : - - = - :.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
APPEAL BY GOVERNOR.
GccruIans are Asked to Aid the Sorely
Stricken Storm Sufferers OF
Gainesville and New Holland.

While the first culver Of pity for
storm-mangled Gainesville still swept
the great, warm heart OF the people
of Georgia, Governor J. NJ. Terrell sat
down and pennod an appeal for aid.
AS the terrible news came clicking
In the governor was informed of each
newly learned detail of the whole sad
story. He was deeply touched and
early in the evening prepared his ap-
peal, which was transmitted to the
Atlanta Constitution for publication.
With the official communication, the
call upon the sympathies of the people
of the state, came :25 in cash, the
the fund.
He spoke of the never-failing SYM
pathy of Georgians for their fellow-citi-
zens, and expressed confidence In a
quick and bountiful response to the
bitter cry of anguish and suffering
from Gainesville. This is his appeal In
full:
ITO the People of Georgia-The ter
rible calamity visited upon the people
OF Gainesville today by the fury OF a
storm that left about two hundred
dead in its wake and thousand in
need of immedilte aid calls for a
quick and heroic response from the
humanity of our state.
"Georgians are noted for their readi-
ness to go to those in need, and / feel
that can call on them IN this unusual
hour to contribute quickly and ltber-
ally to their fellow Georgians dying
and to hundreds wht, though living.
are left in hunger and despair.
"As governor, I urge the people OF
the state to send contributions to Hon.
T. M. Parker, mayor, or D. T. Fitzger'
aid, cashier National bank. who will
apply same to meet the pressing neces-
stiles Of the people Of that city and
vicinity, that have cen rendered des-
titute by the storm.
81. NJ. TERRELL, Governor.
ATLANTA, Ca, June /, 1909"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
Shows Enormous Increase
Compared With Last Year.
CONDITION FALLS SHORT
Something Like 224,422 Additional
Acres Planted This Season, With
Crop from Two to Three
: Weeks Late.

The New York Journal of Commerce
issues the results Of a careful investi-
cation of the acreage planted II cot,
ton, the condition Of the plant and the
progress Of farm work. These results
In brief are:
First, an increase, to be exact. Of
elght-tenthse OF l per cent in the area
under cultivation; cecond. decrease
of 16.9 points in condition, and, third,
agreement that the season is two to
three weeks late.
In other words, ~ increase Of 224,.
422 acres is indicated, while the crops
average condition is Is. compared with
91.e reported last year by virtually the
samo correspondents.
The returns are from 1900 CORE
spondents whose reports bear average
date OF May "a. North Carolina reports
an increased area Of per cent. or g.
S43 acres; South Carolina, per cent,
or S9671 acres; Georgia three-tenths
of / per cent, or 1872 acres; Florida,
1 per cent. or 2,661 acres; Alabama a
decrease of 3 per cent, or 109.769
acres; Mississippi decrease of 1 per
cent, or 22,701 acres; Louisiana and
Texas, no change from last year; Ar
kansas, increase of per cent, or 120,-
41S acres; Tennessee, increase of 2
per cent, or :2,150 acres; the Indian
Territory an increase of per cent, or
1855 acres.
In condition, North Carolina reports
a decrease of 10 per cent; South Caro-
lima of II per cent; Georgia of % per
cent; Florida of 10 per cent: Alabama
Of IS per cent; Mississippi Of 8 per
cent; Louisiana, 12 per cent; Texas,
21 per cent; Arkansas, Is per cent;
Tennessee, 10 per cent, and Indian
Territory, 10 per cent.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
Hack Takes a Tumble.

A special from Seneca says: NJ. B.
Gaines hack team. while coming
down Stump mountain one night the
past week, missed the road at the most
dangerous point near Tunnel Hill and
rolled down the mountain.
~One horse broke loose from the
hack about fifty yards from the road.
The other horse rolled about one hun.
dred yards farther down the hill and
was killed.
A drummer, the only occupant of the
vehicle besides the driver. had decided
that on account of the intense dark
ness it was unsafe, so he had been
walking for some distance when a
flash of lightning revealed to him the
danger in time to warn the driver,
who jumped in the nick Of time and
did not go over the precipice.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
Want Places Under Crum.

A Charleston dispatch says: Two
white men are contending for a place
in the custom house under the recent
ly appointed colored collector, w. D.
Crum. Collector Crum is taking the
testimony in the case and will make a
formal report to the treasury depart
ment. The contestants are R. NJ.
Howell and James A. Lunn. Lunn was
appointed by Crum to succeed S. E..
Barnwell, who resigned an inspector.
ship rather than work under a negt 0
collector.
Howell claims that the appointment
violated civil service laws, as he him
self had been serving as a deputy in
spector and was entitled to the place.
DR.. Crum declares that he has VIC.
lated no rules in appointing Lunn, but
said that he would make a full report
on Howells complaint to the secre.
tary of the treasury. as he had been in
structed to do.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
FLOATING HOUSES AFLAME.

FLOATING HOUSES AFLAME.
The following special was sent out
from Topeka Saturday night:
The fire which began in North To-
peka, already surrounded by water,
Saturday afternoon ragged until past
midnight.
Four hundred houses have been
burned and, as near as can be learn
ed about one hundred and fifty per
sons are dead.
Most of these were burned to death
Burning houses were floating about,
setting fire to others. The lower story
of the burning buildings contained ten
feet Of water. The current was so
strong that no boat could approach
any of the burning buildings. Peo-
ple were gathered on the tops OF
houses and met death either by fire or
burning. The cries for help could
be distinctly heard a mile away. The
whole city was wildly exciteded be
cause of the fact that no al>. could oe
extended to the sufferers. The river
at North Topeka is five miles wide
No possible estimate of the financial
loss is obtainable, but 1t can be stated
that it will reach into the millions.
North Topeka was the manufacture
Ing district Of the city. Three large
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
HORROR AT NEW HOLLAND.

A car reached Gainesville from New
Holland Springs at 12:4O Tuesday
morning and the conductor stated that
thirty-nine dead bodies had been re-
covered so far, and that there are l17
injured at that place.
A courier from near White Sulphur
Springs. six miles north Of Gaines
vile, reports that that place was do
stroyed totally. White Sulphur Is q
summer resort, and, as it opened for
the season q few days since, it is fear
ed that fuller returns will reveal an
other horror. The place is one mile
from the railway.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
May Reorganize Bank.

The first meeting of me stockholders
of the City bank of Greenwood, which
suspended payment some time back.
was held few days ago.
The committee Of three appointed
by the directors to look into the az
fairs.of the bank made its report. The
report states that If the bank were to
be liquidated at onca the stockholders
would get IS per cent or upwards OF
their stock after depositors and credi.
tors had been paid in full.
Several propositions were made the
stockholders by neighboring banks, but
none of them was made public. 1t is
believed the bank will be reorganized
and continue business.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
SIXTEEN NEGROES DROWNED.
Two families in FraiI Boats are sent

Two families in FraiI Boats are sent
Down to Watery Grave.
Sixteen negroes, composing two
families of cotton plantation cotton
hands. were drowned in the Mississip-
nj river near Pecan Point, forty miles
north Of Memphis, Saturday.
They left the plantation after dark
In two skiffs. Waves from passing
vessel capsized the frail boats and all
hands save one, went down. a lad,
Will Bell. escaped by clinging TO an
oar. He was washed ashore and re-
ported the awful tragedy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-04
Sudden Deaths for Four Men.

P. NJ. Taylor, a white farmer, 40
years old, fell dead in his garden Sun
dar near. Antreville.
Dr. John A. Robinson, a prominent
physician near Due West, fell dead
from his chair. He reached home the
day before from the confederate reun.
ion at New Orleans. The next morn
ing he left the breakfast table. walked
into the sitting room, sat down and in.
stantly fell to the floor dead.
Ed Gordon, IS years old, fell dead
at the home Of his father, two miles
from Due West.
The last Of the quartet was James
McGill, who lived near Due West. His
family had spent the day at a picnic
and on returning home found him
dead. He was gallant confederate
soldier and was 62 years old.