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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

MURDERER HAS
Been CAPTURED
Lewis Gilbert Is Taken Near
a Camp.
HE WAS IN HIDING
Has Been Lodged in the Jail at
Perry.


Perry, o. T., Oct. 16.-Murderer Lewis
Gilbert, cOlored laborer, was captured
near McCabe & Stems camp, five miles
northeast of Perry, this afternoon BY
Deputy George Foster, assisted by Joe
Clifton and James Taylor. Gilbert went
to a colored cotton pickers' tent on Win
Durkee's place on Cow creek, near the
railroad construction camp. and was hid
ing there, intending to make a getaway
tonight, so he told VIII Robinson, the
cotton picker, but Robinson told Foster.
and five shots into the tent brought out
Gilbert, with his hands up. He was
lodged in Jail at Perry.
The coroner, DR.. Watson, and the jury
had Just held an inquest over the body
of Tom Hinton and found Gilbert had
a.lled Hinton.
After the shots were heard, it was
only a few minutes when the confessed
murderer was in the hands OF the law
Never was the verdict of an Oklahoma
inquest followed UP by so quick a cap
ture.
The two men had quarreled over can
of lard Hinton was accused of stealing
and the shooting followed. The shot,
took effect at the base of Hinton's skull,
back of his head, killing him instantly
rThe shooting was witnessed by the most
of the camp.
Gilbert is bad man, having oeen IN
a shooting scrape near Quanah, rex
when the construction gang was working
there. Gilbert went to Robinsons tent
about 10 p. m. and asked the boys Wnom
he knew if he had shot Hinton. They
told him no, he had killed him. Gilbert
seemed glad He said: Il intended to
kill him..
Hinton was considered an industrious.
peaceable negro. He had a wife and
three children near Enid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

struck what they supposed was water and
after taking their tools out OF the well
drew up sample OF the water. findi ag
the water to appear oily. They waited for
1t TO settle more, so that If there proved
to be oil they could tell more about il
Their second sample proved to be cover
ed with thick scum of petroleum oil of
the very richest variety
As near as Mr. Crane could estimate il
it was about s5 per cent oil Samples
have already been sent to chemists for
analysis and If it proves to be the
quality supposed the well will inmedi-
ately be sunk deeper in hopes of striking
a flow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
STEAM SCALDED HIM.
Burns Were Very Bad, Extending
Over Face and One Arm.

Shawnee, o. T., Oct. 16.-Harry L..
Powell. general night foreman Of the
Choctaw round house. is suffering from
injuries received from escaping steam az
the Choctaw plant, says the News.
Mr.. Powell was. engaged in sending out
an engine which was wanted to handle
a train, when a valve, as he opened At.
allowed the steam to strike his head and
arms, scalding him instantly before he
could shut it off. He was blinded for 4
few moments, but was Immediately given
aid and taken to his home. where Dr.
Shive dressed the injuries.
DR.. Shive stated that the burns were bad
ones, extending over Mr.. Powelrs face
and one arm. the skin being scaldsu so
badly that it will come off. That the
eyesight escaped unimpaired is almost a
miracle, but beyond several weeks of en-
forced idleness on account of the injury,
and the pain which he is suffering, Mr.
Powell will sustain no other loss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
WON'T MAKE MONEY.
Cattlemen Will Be Pleased if They
Break Even

Ponea City. Q. T, oct. lS-Cattlemen
the Usage and Kaw Indian reservations
will not make much money this year and
msny OF them will be more than pleased
il they break even" on the seasons
business. This has been q bad year for
the cattle business. The stock was
bought high and The fail market has been
low. The cost OF shipping cattle bought
q from slS TO SO 10 the reservation, feed
during shipment pasture charges and ell
other expenses Of getting the animal On
he market amount To about $50 per
head. and when fat cattle bring but $50
per hundred i does not pay.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
OPERA HOUSE COMPLETED.
1t Replaces One Which Burned Dow
Last February.

Waukomis, O. T.. Oct. 16.-The new
brick opera house has just been COM
pleted and the first play. The Runaway
Tramp, will be played in it October 10th.
The opera house. it will be remembered.
had just been completed about two weeks
when il was burned last February, the
1st. along with considerable other prop
erty at Waukomis, and has just been
rebuilt by DR.. S. F. Scott.
The house will seat about 500 people,
is S5x50 feet, and built of brick, making q
very substantial building, as we'll as
showing the confidence DR.. Scott has n
the future of Waukornis.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
SHAWNEE WANTS 1T.
Odd Fellows From Shawnee Will At
tend Grand Lodge.

Shawnee, o. T., Oct. 1s.-The grand
lodge of Odd Fellows will meet at Okla
homa City next week, beginning Monday.
the grand lodge of the Encampment and
the Daughters of Rebekah meeting at the
same time. This includes representatives
of all lodges of Oklahoma and Judge P.
O. Cassidy, noble grand of the Shawnee
lodge, with about twenty other Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs Will attend
An invitation will be extended to the
Odd Fellows to hold their next encamp-
ment in this city. The council will be
asked to pass resolution Friday evening
to that effect and the resolution will be
presented to the grand lodge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

First, what are the prospects for finding
it?' We answer, from the first We have
been very conservative in making any
statements beyond what actual develop
ments would warrant, but at present, the
conditions we believe justify our strong
belief in the existence of strong flow of
gas in close proximity.
'On what evidence do we base our con-
victions?" is another question we meet
daily. First. the presence Of gas Itself in
stratas practically uniform with those OF
other good fields. Also the quality Of the
same, which precludes any possibility Of
pocket gas" Again the enormous press
ure 10 which these veins attain, as I'm case
of the Newkirk we'll which. though lack
ing volume, registered 250 lbs. to the
square inch, and doubtless the $40 foot
vein in our own well would have shown
a pressure equally as great. This fact
alone. in my opinion, makes the presence
of gas in larger quantities in close prox-
unity, almost certainty.
'In our efforts to overcome the almost
insurmountabie obstacles that have stood
in the way of completion Of the well. we
have often been accused OF being too per-
sistent-that we ought TO have abandoned
the well instead OF trying to accomplish
what has hitherto been deemed impossi-
BILE We answer, often we would gladly
have done so, often have We tried to do
So but we have been impelled to move
forward by a force which we seemed
powerless to resist and whatever the out
come may be. the efforts OF such men as
Waite. Pickett. Johnson and others TO
promote a healthy growth of our city
have already borne fruit. as the increase
in the number of business men and farm
ers seeking places of investment bears
testimony. and that we shall have gas
i'm the near future, either from within or
without our borders. l have little doubt;
but in any event the wise conservative
but aggressive policy Of our leading men,
Blackwell is destined. We believe. to be
the banner city OF Oklahoma.
Mean to His Mother.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
ARpMoRE NEXT TUESDAY.
Hearst Party Will Meet Delegation
From indian Territory There.

Ardmore, I. T., Oct 16-Prepardtions
are being made for the entertainment of
the w r. Hearst party Of congressman
and senators who will visit Ardmore
Tuesday for the purpose of studying con-
ditions here. Ii is the desire of Hearst
meet in Ardmore to discuss the situation
with the congressional party. The dele
cations will urge that Indian Territory
get delegate in congress and that sys-
TEN of general Schools and asylums for
insane be provided, and that congress en-
act road laws. etc. The party will spend
only a liinitef time here, then going
~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
Accounts Balanced to a Cent.

Guthrie. o. T., Oct 16.-A Muskogee
dispatch says that agents OF the treasury
department today concluded n ten days
examination of the accounts of II. Van V.
Smith. disbursing agent OF the Dawes
commission. and pronounced the accounts
correct 20 a penny. More than $3.50 600
has been handled by Mr.. Smith since an
examination of his accounts. This Is the
first investigation made OF any part Of
the work of the commission since the re-
cent agitation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
Has Money Ccm:no.

Fl Reno. O. r., oct. 16.-ars Hoover
received a telegram from her husband
Wednesday morning at 1920 from Seattle.
Washington. announcing that he would
be home next Monday. says the Ameri-
can. No reason for his leaving was men,
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
ANSWERS \ FEW QUESTIONS.
Expert Tells Blackwell That Gas Is
Within Reach

Blackwell. Q. T. oct s-F. c Harris
who has charge of the wcrk C the gas
peii. having hee7 asked 50 many e'a-s-
tiolss about the con6Isioa st the weIl and
he prospects for gas sends the Ne-rs The
following communication.
Permit me through your co2pznns 20
answer a few qCeStsorz couerr-iaS gas
a suhsect In vhtch everT resident in tbs
vicinity Is directly OF indirectly Interested
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

in the city Jail on the grave charge Of
assault with deadly weapon upon his
mother, says the American. IL is alleged
that Joe attempted 10 carve his mother
with butcher knife. IL has only been
a short time ago that he was In jail for
whipping his mother. He is seventeen
years old and has always acted mean TO
his mother
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
Married at Weiiinqton.

Guthrie. o. T.. Oct Is.-The wellington
Journal says that Henry Hill. - years.
and Miss Lena Abbott. OF the tender age
of 13 years. both Of Pond Creek. o. r.
were married by Probate Judge showaI-
ter Wednesday night at half past ten
o'clock at the special request Of the girls
mother. who accompanied them 10 this
~ft
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
Many Oppose the Sends.

Lavton. o, 7. Oct is-The bond e.ec
ton will be held next week. since 7ls ci,I-
=ens have registered. BY sn extra effort
the required number Of registrations was
obtained. There Is much opposition 10
voting bonds for a paper" raflrcad.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
He Last ths Mail

Shawnee. Q. T. Oct ls.-Sheri1 Grace
has left for western Tip on official husi-
hess The sheriff says he trared the
robbers who held up the Eerlhoro mar
shal Tor a distance OF ten miles into the
Seminole country where the traa WAS lost
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
CHICAGO Live STOCK show.

Every stocknan needs the Inspiration
and benefit q the international Live
Stock exhibition.
Arrange your plans 20 inciide a TRIP
10 Chicago for this event. November =
10 December :.
Special rates Via the santa Te. Ask
L. r.. Delaney. agent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
GROSS POSTAL RECEIPTS.
What Some Oklahoma and Indian
Territory Cities Show.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The following
comparative statement of the gross re-
ccipts of the laGing postoffices in Okla
homa and the Indian Territory for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1903, has been
obtained by Mr.. George NJ. Flick, now
in this city, from the advance sheets of
the annual report of the auditor for the
postoffice department, which will be
issued from the government printing Of
flee some three weeks hence:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
To Cure a Cold in One pay

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box 25c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
OIL AT WAUkOMls.
While Digging Well indications of
Petroleum Appesr

wsukemis. O. r. Oct. 1e.-ou Eas
found here today by MI Crane. White
digging well in the west part of the
city. on Mr.. Cranes lot. 1ter reaching
the depth of 4s feet, thsSFen-diggers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17
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Mean to His Mother,

Fl Reno. O. T, oct le.--Joe Beriiey Is
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

All forms of scrofdla, salt rheum and
eczema are cured by Hoods Sarsaparllia,
the blood purifier.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

Major H. L. Ripley OF the Eighth United
states cavalry. who was here during the
enesnpment Is very highly spoken of by
officers and men In the resolution adopt
ed by the officers it is asked that Major
Ripley be sent to the encsmpment next
year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

Monthly Magazine fm Practical and Progressive Women
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

The militia boys made hit in yester-
days parade through the streets of Guth-
RE. and it was the first time that the cit
izens of the city had an opportunity to
, zee the Guard. except by going to Camp
Logan. The companies filled up the
streets and the hundreds of people who
congregated to witness the parade did not
hesitate to cheer when an occasion pre-
sented itself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

n <1saxssx 2< kcxszG lTr Of tie ke>e IN rstL
ef Ao slzcs Iary1a. x&s srxsley s@tytsy1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-17

Colonel Roy Hoffman OF Chandler who
has been in command Of the Guard is pop
uiar with every member of the organiza-
tien. The militiamen state that he is an
ideal commander and that if they arc
ever called out he must be in charge Of
them. Colonel Hoffmans quarters at
Camp Logan were open 10 visitors and
the constant stream OF persons going
there proves the popularity of the colonel
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-18

Bargains in real estate are to be
found in the real estate column on
page 2.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-18

WANTED-YOUNG Man about IS
years of age to dog collecting and
Office work. 0. d. News Office.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-18
woman KiIled BIZ a Train.

COHASSET, Mass, April 1S.-Mar-
tina J. Lakin, sixty years old, one of
the few women agents in the employ
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad, was killed by a train
here. Her husband, who was station
agent, was killed in a similar way
twelve years ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-18
sonthern Editor Dead.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 18.-Wallace
Putnam Reed, writer and newspaper
man, well known throughout the south,
is dead at his home here, aged fifty
three. He had held editorial positions
on Atlanta papers and also had done
considerable literary work for maga-
zines and periodicals.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-18
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Pope pleased at President Roosevelt's
gift Of presidential messages.

Pope pleased at President Roosevelt'l
gift Of presidential messages.
Fire at st. John. n. b., did $4,000
damage to the transatlantic terminal.
Mrs. e. $. Willing, mother of Mrs
John Jacob Astor, died suddenly al
Philadelphia.
Andrew Carnegie and others are said
70 have promised large sum to endow
: university at Pittsburg.
Russia and Austria urged the sultan
te take severe measures against Alba.
mans who still refuse to accept pro
posed reforms.
The steamer Syracuse from Rio ia
metro was held at the port of New
YeEk because of two deaths from yell
low fever aboard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-18

YOUNG GIRL to assist with house-
work. Apply &c" Evening News
90. ls492-4-1S-1
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-26
RAILROADS AND BOATS
Monroe Railway and Navigation
Company to Reach Us.

The charter of the Monroe
Railway and Navigation Company
is being printed in the Daily Star
of that city. The company is
composed of leading business men
of that city and proposes to oper-
ate 8 line nf steamboats, in the
Ouaehita river and to build three
lines of raiload out from Monroe.
The railroad feature contem-
plates the building of three short
lines of road from Monroe. One
is to run to Winfield, in Winn
parish, the second to Gilbert, in
franklin parish, there to connect
with the New Orleans and North
western, while the third is to
build through Island DeSiard to
Bastrop and thence to some
northern conenction.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-26
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
A Corps of Teachers Elected for
Coming Session.

The board of directors of the
Winfield High School held a
meeting Wednesday and elected
teachers for the coming session of
the school. Prof. A. j Albert
son was reelected principal;
Prof. j. j. Nixon, first assistant;
Miss Eva Patten, second assist
ant; Miss Belle Barr, third assist
ant; Miss Susie Butler, third as
sistant. The school will open
early in September.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-26
PREDICTS STORM.
Gov. Heard Receives Warning
From Prophet Devoe.

Baton Rouge, La. June 20
Governor w. w. Heard has re-
ceiyed the following letter from
Meteorologist De Voc of iIack-
ensack. n. j., predicting Il severe
storm in the southwest early in
July:
"After closely watching the
weather conditions over the
United States for the past thirty
years, | have learned that when
a cloudburst occurs in the month
of June it is usually followed by
violent electrical storms and tor
nadoes. And the tornadoes usu-
ally descend about 500 miles due
west from the point where the
clOudburst occurs. A destruc-
tive clOudburst occurred over the
State of South Carolina on June
Z. The conditions which pro-
duced that cloudburst will pass
over your state between the 9TH
and 10th of july This tornado
may 1ot decend in your state,
butt. is likely to come sufficiently
near to be of great interest to
your people. VIII you kindly
lay this communication before
your agricultural board"
Governer Heard turned. the
communication over to the de-
psrtment cf agriculture.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-26
BASE BALL.
Home Team Got Licked but They
Played Ball.

Tic local base ball team, headed
by Manager w. NJ. Wallace. went
to Minden last Friday to play a
series of games of ball with the
team there. A game was played
Friday which resulted in a score
OF twelve to seven in favor of the
Minden nine. Another game was
played Saturday which resulted
in a worse drubbing for the home
boys than the previous game, the
score standing fourteen to five.
The games passed off nicely, there
being no i'll feelings in any way,
both teams doing their best play
ing. and had the home boys been
in better practice the score would
have stood differently. These
were their first games and they
made fair showing. 1t is hoped
by lovers Of the game that our
boys will not let their drubbing
scare them off. but will serve to
urge them to better playing and
that we will be.able to announce
9 heavy drubbing givensbs them
to some other pccd team.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-26
Another Oil Company.


The Sentinel man has been in
formed that another oil company
was organized here this week with
a capital stock of $1,0OO,OOO
and that it has some good
property within the vicinity of
the wells now being Bored. just
who the promoters of this new
company are is not definitely
known at this time, but they will
be known as soon az the: charter
is ledwhieh will be within The
next few days.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-26
Without Bail.

Joe Forbes was given a prelim-
mary heariug by Judge Machen
Saturday and Monday. Forbes
is charged with killing W. VI.
Adams at Midway near Dodson
two Meeks ago. ,rHewas returned
to jail without bond.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-26
I.EHfS PARAGRAPHS.

..s-s--s.--r-.4

j state bank with capital stock
of $4,000 was organized at Far
merFiIle with j. O. Frimble, pres
ident AMI [. j. Beard, cashier.
Albert Donner, q young man of
Shreveport, died there from
morphine poisoning administered
BY himself.
Tie town of Farmeryi.Ie voted
iye-mills tax TO the Farmeryille
Southern railroad, not vote
being cast against the tax.
The police jury of Caddo parish
levied tax for the current year
Of Il mills.
The election for a three miles
tax six years for school purposes
was carried in Lafayette parish
by 200 majority.
The First National Bank of
Morgan City has opened for busi-
ness
Anegro porter was caught steal t
ing from the Crowley State Bank
and arrested.
A shiif capsized and drowned
two negroes in the Ouachita river.
President Smith. of the Bank
of Winfield and about six others,
has organized trust company at
Shreveport with capital OF
s5eQ.000.
Louis Wikle was horsewhipped
on the streets of Monroe for
talking disrepectfully of the wife
of o. w. Deland, the latter doing
the whipping. II
The Bernice hotel was destroyed
BY fire at Bernice.
Alexandria is to have an elec-
tric street car line, "a franchise
having been granted by the town
council.
William Simpkins, young
white man, committed suicide at
Calhoun by blowing his head off 5
with a shotgun.
T. w. Moore, former pension
examiner, is in jail at Shreveport
TO await trial in United States
court on nine counts of ISSUING
false vouchers and several counts
of perjury. . Y
Farmervilld is to have a new "a
court house to cost $4,000.
A merchants association has
been organized at Shreveport.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-26
Excursion to Sibley.

The L. & A. railroad will sell
round trip tickets to Sibley and
return on Sunday, June %, 1903,
at y1.25 for Tie round trip from
Winn6eld.