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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
WOOD CABLES IT
Refers TO Charges in News
papers.
OVER THREE YEARS OLD
Has Been Where Aggrieved
Parties Could Find Him.

Washington, Dec 23.-The war depart
ment has made public the following let
ter:
Manila, p /, July %, 190S.-To the
Adjutant General United States Army,
Washington, D. c.; Sir: L have the honor
to invite your attention TO statements
made in the editorial columns OF the
New York Sun of June 2, and 6, and
later dates, which clearly charge me with
conduct of a most censurable character,
perhaps contemplate would be a better
word
81 also invite your attention to the
source from which the paper claims to
statements Of First Lieutenant James F.
Runcie Gate major United Staes volun
teer cavalry. made to various reliable
parties, and request that the matter be
referred to the inspector general of the
army for such action as may be required
under the circumstances or to any other
authority which the war department may
deem proper. In enclose herewith a
statement of the facts in the case, to-
gether with true copies of letters ex
tracts from letters, ETC., bearing on the
subject.
The matter is now one of three and
q half years standing. and during the
greater portion of this period l have
been within easy reach of the aggrieved
party or parties. The statement en-
closed gives the addresses of most of
the persons who have more or less knowl-
edge Of the affair 1t will be noted that
many of the letters are confidential in
character, the original Of which are in
the confidential Office files of the secre-
tary of war. Very respectfully,
LEONARD WOOD,
"Brigadier General United States Arny'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
HIGHER CRITICISM

Not long ago a young man named
SChwab pushed his way from humble
employment in steel mill 90 the presi-
dency Of the steel trust. the greatest in
dustrial combination ever known His
career was promptly used as a text for
sermons upon the opportunity before the
young American possessing the right kind
Of stuff. Now they are using him as the
text for sermons in quite different kind
Schwsb did not have the moral stamina
10 support his fortunes. Wealth ord
power turned his head. and IN the craze
for greater profits he went II speculative
excuses that ont only brought 10 an end
his brilliant career. but left him with
smirched reputation which Will cling 10
hi matter the story 81 his rise from labor
er 10 millionaire IS forgotten. The perils
OF sudden riches We're never better Illus
trated than II this case.-Ral!egh N. c.
Post
MIS-. 2. + Toothaker of Phillips. Ne.
has an apple tree that bore some queer
specimens OF fruit this year For tho
past - years it has borne a small kind
of natural frsit This year il bore ar-
pies OF the usual kind. also russets. ger
feet in appearance and taste. and also
a third variety. which were a cross he
tween the natural fruit and the russell
4 man walking along the Boulevard ST
Michel. Paris. stopped u light i cigar
cite Suddenly he began 10 dance with
pain. and the curious crowd was sur
prised 10 see flames issuing from the
mans nose His nose had isnited when
he applied a match 70 his cigarette. The
nose approved 20 be an artificial one.
made q eelluloii.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
NECK WAS BROKEN
Driving Rapidly, the Buggy Was Over
turned at a Corner

Ponca City. o. T. Dec. 23.-Saturday
evening about o'clock Elmer Hogue, in
company with an Indian by the name Of
Alex Upshaw, started out of town in a
buggy at a reckless pace. and in at
tempting to turn the corner near the
stock yards, the buggy was overturned
and Hogue's neck was broken, killing him
instantly
Elmer Hogue was young man Of
about 80 years of age and unmarried. He
was a brother OF James Hogue, of this
city, and had only been here about three
months His home was in Pennsylvania
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
ALLOWED THE CLAIM
st. Louis National Club Secures
Catcher Starnaqe.

Cincinnati, o. Dec. 23.-President Herr
mann of the National Baseball commits
Louis National club TO Catcher George
Stranagle of the Colorado Springs team.
Stranagle signed 4 contract with the St
Louis Nationals for 1895 and the Colorado
Springs club claimed that player was on
their reserved list at that time. The St
Louis club proved that he signed the
contract some time before being placed
on the reserve list OF the Colorado
SPRINGS team.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL
Yet She Was Forced to Spend the
Might in Jail.

New York. Dec "A young and beau
tiful woman, dressed in the height of
fashion and wearing costly furs. was ar
raigned in The Jefferson Market police
court yesterday afternoon on a charge
of grand larceny Court attendants and
spectators alike gazed at her in amaze
ment when they heards the charge pre-
ferred by Detective Harry Blades of a
Broadway department store, and DR.
Percy E. d. Malcolm of No. IS Eas,
Twenty-sixth street. in whose name she
is said to have bought large quantities
of goods. says the World.
She said she was Louise Pilgrim of
No. 3S1 West Forty-third street, and %
years old. Lawyer Moran. her attorney.
waived examination. and in default of
s2.ooo bail she spent the night in Jeffer-
son Market prison.
II was said at the store that the young
woman bought silk waists. skirts. UNI
brellas, feather boas and costly things
and had them charged TO the accounts of
Laura Biggar. The actress, and DR. NAL
colin, in each case representing herself
at various times as the daughter of the
one and the other. Then she returned
most of the articles. saying she wanted
goods of q different grade. and induced
the cashiers TO give her cash for them
At The marked price, giving fictitious
names and insisting that cash had been
paid when the purchases were made.
The scheme was worked successfully
several weeks and the store is said TO
have lost several hundred dollars. Sus-
picion was not aroused at first because
of her appearance
DR.. Malcolm said last night: II saw
the young woman who claims TO be my
daughter for the first time today. She
gives her age as p years. while / am
but 31-rather young to have a daugh-
ter of that age. don't YOU think? l
haven't the slightest idea how she came
to know that | had an account with
the store. I know absolutely nothing
about the woman"
Miss Pilgrim gave Detective Blades. II
is said. the address OF a girl friend who.
she says. has part Of the goods in her
possession. The reason for doing this
she said was to make partial restitu-
ton She said her mother would be heart
broken by news OF her arrest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
CLARK is NAM ED
is Manager of the Western Maryland
Railroad

St Louis. Mo. Dec. Announcement
was made today by President Ramsey o.
the wabash road of the appointment Of
Horace q. Clark as manager Of the West
ern Maryland and West Virginia Central
and Pittsburg Central railroads with
headquarters At Baltimore.
Mr.. Clark az present Is the superinten-
dent Of the middle division Of the Wa
hash system with headquarters st De
cayur, IL. and was formerly general
manager OF the Choctaw. Oklahoma and
Gllf mad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
At the ToIer,

One hour of play, one hour of clever
specialties and thirty minutes of laughter
is the program promised by The Two
Merry Tramps," which will be produced
here by Wood and Ward, at the Toler
Auditorium Christmas day, matinee and
night, at common sense prices. Let no
body fail to see and hear them, who
want to while away two hours pleasantly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
HE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Cut His Throat With a Penknife. But
Will Live

Oklahoma City, o. T.. Dec. 23.-W. G.
Boyd attempted TO commit suicide in this
city yesterday by cutting his throat with
a penknife. No cause is assigned for the
rash act, except that he was respondent.
He was hastily taken to the Catholic hos
pital and attended by physicians. His
condition is not considered serious.
though he will have to be confined to his
room for several days. That he was not
successful in his intention to take his own
life is no fault OF his. as he came near
severing the wind-pipe. There is proba-
bly, no doubt now that he will get well.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
Writ OE ERROR
Defendant Has Been Granted the
Right of Appeal

Austin, Q. T., Dec. BIN the case of
the state of Texas against Greer county.
Oklahoma, in which by the judgment of
the district court and which was affirmed
by the supreme court. the state received
from Greer county little over 700 acres
OF land, the defendant has been granted a
writ of error to the supreme court of the
United States by the chief justice of the
court Of civil appeals of the Third district.
These are the lands that were grained
by he state TO Greer county while it was
organized as a county OF Texas for school
purposes. ana are located in Hockey and
Cochran counties
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
Secretary Shaw Accepts the Action of
Collector of Porto Rico.

San Juan, P. R., Dec pa cablegran
has been received from Secretary CT the
Treasury Shaw accepting the resignation
Of Alonzo Cruzon, collector of customs of
Porto Rico. 1t is believed here that W.
H. Elliott of Indiana, commissioner of the
interior for Porto Rico, viii succeed Mr..
Cruzon, and he in turn viii be succeeded
by Regis H Post of New York, who at
present is auditor of Porto Rico
1t is reported that President Roosevelt
will permit Senator Beverage of Indiana
to name the new collector.
The resignation of Mr.. Curzon is the
result of the recent investigations into
the charges of smuggling made against
certain officers of the United States navy
and Porto Rican officials.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
CALL ON GOVERNOR
They Still Urge the Appointment of
r. T. Prouty.

Guthrie. O. T. Dec. 22-The following
members OF the Territorial Grain Dealers
association have called on Governor T. b.
Ferguson here today. They came 10 urge
the appointment of their secretary. r. T
Prouty, 10 the place recently made vacant
by the death Of G T. Prouty. the father
of the secretary:
]. G Robb. Kingisher; NJ. c. CARRIER.
L w. Lyons Enid: G. \. Lyman. r. Re
no: II. II. Swim. r. W. Writ, ". NJ Ran
dels. Enid; r. 4 Hammer. Douglass: J.
r. Bailey. Enid: +. {. Cones. Douglass.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
Divorce Suit Pending.

Guthrie. O T.. Dec eS.-The wealthiest
family on the Usage reservation. the De-
noyas, now has a law suit pending be
tween two Of its members Josephine De
noya has just filed suit in the district
court OF Pawhuska for divorce from her
husband. Lewis Denoya. alleging cruelty.
She enters suit for alimony and the Gus
tody OF ihe four children.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
Music and Drama
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusement. Lovers.
At the Crawford.

AK tne OTdWsoru-
1.-THE Irish Pawnbroker," three acts Of
consistent jollity, viii be the attraction at
the Crawford Christmas matinee and
night The famous inventors OF fun, Nc
Cabe and Mack, and Maize Trumbull, are
the leading spirits in presenting this popu-
lar skit which is now in its fourth year
of unbrozen success and stands at the
head of the farce comedy procession. The
company numbers thirty people, has
many new costume numbers. new music.
a complete scenic outfit Tor three acts.
and Edgar Selden, the author, has writ
ten many comic successes, including "A
Hot Old Time" His latest. THE Irish
Pawnbroker.' bids fair 20 outrival in
popularity that famous comedy.
IN THE PALACE OF THE KING"
In the Palace of the King" with all
its original scenery, costumes, etc, of
Miss Viola Aliens magnificent New York
production will be presented at the Craw-
ford New Years, matinee and night
In the Palace Of the King" as will be
recalled, was originally drafted by F.
Marion Crawford. even before he began
work on the novel of the same title. The
late Lorrimer Stoddard. one Of the most
promising of American playwrights. took
up the Crawford scenario. and as the
novel came serially from the author filed
in the dialogue aud detail The play ran
for 20 nights in New York city. 1t viii be
presented here with Miss Helen GRAVITY
as Dolores and a strong east. Il promises
to be one of the most pretentious dra-
matte productions seen at this house dur
ing the season.
Paul Gilmore, who is soon 10 appear
here in the New York and London sue
cess, The Mummy and the Humming
Bird" seems to have secured another
quite as popular play as his The Tyranny
of Tears" was last season.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
ss ssass sss Of &Mzzu
SENTENCED TO PRISON
Found Guilty Of manslsuqh;er as Re
suit of Riot.

Montpelier. VI. Dec 3.-Alexansier
Garretto. charged with the murder Of
Eli Cor1i az not between anarchists
aud socialists ~ Barre. OF the night OF
October :. last. was today found guilty q
raanslaaghte- aae Sentenced to uot less
than ten nor mare than twelve yezrs IN
~sztes prison
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
Raid Gambling Houses.

Oklahoma City, O. T. Dec. ss.-The par
aphernaIia in all the gambling houses was
confiscated by the authorities yesterday
on warrant sworn out by the civic
league. Several Of the gamblers saved
their property by carrying it down the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24

The big organ that is 20 be AZ the ST
Louis worlds fair. IL is said. will be capa-
be of producing 17.17e sss.1s3 distinct tonal
e0ects-a continuous performance that
would last s. $50 years It were drawn
cNarr nrfnllfe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
CRUZON HAS RESIGNE

rear stairways and hiding it, All slot
machines escaped The raid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
REFUSES TO APPROVE

''Brigadier General United States Army
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-10-21
Trade Lacking In Demand.

General trade and industry still
lacks in spur of insistent demand
which has been so conspicuously pres
ent in the autumn of recent years.
There are, however, some very fav-
orable features in the situation. The
indisposition of producers to meet
consumers demands is a sign of an
ability to hold, which, whether wise
or not, indicates underlying prosper
GUS conditions.
Relatively the best trade comes
from the southwest.
Business is rather better in the
northwest and collections show i'm
provement, but only moderate
amount of wheat threshing has been
done
Cotton is opening rapidly at the
south and picking is active except in
Texas, where rains interfere with
gathering and marketing.
Complaints of dull trade are numer-
GUS at the east. Trade in dry goods
at New York is not up to expectations.
Cotton has advanced mainly be-
cause of reiterated bad crop reports
and a tendency to pare down esti-
mates. Spinners are buying sparingly
Business failures for the week end
ing with Oct. 16 number 209, against
203 in the like week of 1902.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-10-21
TWO SHOT DEAD.
Negro Killed Policeman; Bullet From
Another Officers Revolver Laid
Out the Murderer

McKeesport, Pa, Oct. 19.-In an at.
tempt by three officers to arrest ne.
groes at Glassport, William Shields, a
constable of Glassport, was shot
through the heart and almost instant
ly killed and Peter Melvin, one of the
negroes, was shot dead by Patrick
Kelley.
For some time several negroes have
been creating trouble. Saturday they
attempted to shoot William Davidson,
a railroad workman, who escaped and
notified Officers Shields and Joseph
Morris, who swore in Patrick Kelley
as special officer The three men
then started for the scene of the
trouble. They found one Of the men
in company with another negro named
Melvin.
The officers started forward, calling
on the negroes to surrender. Morris
caught Melvin by the arm, and upon
Melvin attepting resistance Constable
Shields started forward to help Nor
ris. Melvin pulled a revolver from his
pocket and fired. Shields fell to the
ground with bullet in his heart, and
Melvin, wrenching himself loose, es-
capped.
Kelley later encountered Melvin.
Both men opened fire, each emptying
his revolver and Melvin fell. He died
In few minutes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-10-21
NURSES SWlNDLED.
Trapped by AIlurng Advertisement,
Inserted by Alleged Physician.

Newark, N. j., Oct. 1.-two nurses
Miss Frances McCurdy and Miss
Jessie Giossi-both of this city, noti
fed the police that they answered al
advertisement in a New York news
paper on Sept. 80 for nurses to take
charge of a private sanitarium to be
opened by e Holden, M. D." After
negotiations, they accepted positions
one as matron and the other as CHIEF
nurse, and were to have an interest
in the business, for which they were
to pay 5000 each.
Miss Giossi, who was to be matron
gave Holden" the money and Miss
McCurdy gave him a note. He sent
Miss McCurdy to Philadelphia to en-.
gage nurses while he took Miss Giossi
to South Orange, where the supposed
sanitarium was located. At the Lack.
awanna station at that town he
slipped away from Miss Giossi A
merchant lent her dollar to get back
to New York. Later Miss McCurdy
arrived with nurses she had engaged
and when she reached the address
Holden" had given her found va
cant house, and learned that he was
unknown in the neighborhood
Holden" has disappeared and with
him 800 worth of surgical instru.
ments for which he had not paid, and
nearly 500 in cash which he had OBJ.
tanned from Miss Henderson of No
80 Broad street, Newark whom he
had engaged to be principal Of train
ing school in connection with the san
itarium.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-10-21
Bonds Mostly Held at Home.

The report Of the register of the
treasury shows that an aggregate Of
$15,065, $50 of the registered bonds are
held by foreigners. OF this amount 49,
991 ,250 are credited to individuals and
s11, 1,154,500 to foreign insurance COM
panies The latter amount is on de-
posit in this country to secure policy
holders.
"The amount of United States bonds
thus held by foreign individuals" says
the register, "is so insignificant that it
may be said that the national credit
Is entirely upheld by domestic
money"
Out of a total of $500, 4G3,3 the
banks have on deposit as security for
circulating notes and for deposits
S45S, ,43S 100, leaving to be accounted
for $4S,O25,250 OF the latter amount
SIG, ,792.S5O are held by individuals,
the balance being in the possession of
various companies and societies.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-10-21
Died From a Pistol Wound.

Owego, Oct. 20.-Ethan Slocum, en-
ployed at the electric light plant here,
died at his home from a pistol shot
wound in the forehead. He had
quarrel with his wife at dinner. James
Catlin, cousin of Mrs. Slocum, and
a boarder in the family, says he re-
monstrated when Slocum struck his
wife, at which Slocum hit him. Mrs.
Slocum says that later she heard
pistol shot and found Slocum lying on
the floor of his bed room unconscious.
Catlin says Slocum was alone in the
led room, that he (Catlin) heard the
shot, and rushing in found Slocum
wounded. The authorities are in
vestigating.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-10-21
Decides Against Faith Cure.

The court OF appeals handed down
a decision in the case of People VS..
Pierson, declaring dependence upon
faith-healing in cases of sickness of
child to be criminal negligence.
Pierson lives at White Plains, and
early in 1901 was sentenced to $500
fine or 500 days Imprisonment for
criminal negligence in failing to pro-
vide licensed physician to attend
his 16 months old adopted daughter in
a case of bronchial pneumonia, which
afterward proved fatal.
The conviction was secured under
the penal code, which holds that "a
person who omits without lawful eX-
cuse to perform a duty by law i'm
posed upon him to furnish food, cloth
ing, shelter or medical attendance to
a minor is guilty. etc.
Justice Bartlett in the prevailing
opinion in the appellate division, held
that the medical attendance" re-
ferred to in the statute does not mean
exclusively the attendance of medi-
cad practitioner in the general sense
of the term.
The appellate division reversed the
conviction.
In its opinion, written by Judge
Haight, the court of appeals says: 1T
would seem thai the legislative intent
10 reasonably clear, although possibly
more precise language could have
been employed.
But, sitting as court of law for
the purpose of constituting and deter
mining the meaning of statutes, We
have nothing to do with variances in
religious belief and have no power to
determine which is correct. We place
no limitations upon the power of the
mind over the body, the power of faith
to dispel disease, or the power of the
supreme being to heal the sick. We
merely declare the law as given us
by the legislature We find no error
on the part of the trial court that
called for reversal"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-10-21
NO INQUISITION.
Decision as to Rights of superintend-
ent of Elections,

ent OF GIeCtiOnS.
New York, Oct 20-Justice Leven-
tritt in the supreme court his handed
down decision in which he states that
a person need not answer the ques-
tion of the superintendent of elections
as to whether he is married or not.
The question came on a writ of ha-
beas corpus sworn out by counsel for
Val Carleton, a resident of the Occi-
dental hotel on the Bowery. Carleton
had been arrested by a deputy for re-
fusing to answer a question as to
whether he was married. The justice
said: 81 am of the opinion that this in
quiry can only be made after registra-
ton
"The legislature has not attempted,
nor can it constitutionally attempt, to
direct an inquisition merely because
a person chances to be an inmate of
hotel or lodging house, who has no
intention of registering. By register
ing an intended voter subjects himself
to the contemplated control, but not
before"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-10-21
Monday.

Bandits raid a bank in South Da-
kota, obtain $4,000 and escape on a
hand car.
Dan Patch reduced the worlds pac-
ing record to wagon from 2:01R to
1:59k at Lexington, Ky.
The Union Pacific railroad is formu-
lating a plan by which it will open
much land for free settlement.
Henry Farley, walking delegate, dis
closes a wholesale plot to eXtort bribes
from New York contractors as q
means of heading off strikes.
American Alaskan claims have been
granted in all particulars save the
Portland canal, which is awarded by
the mixed commission to Canada. This
insures the retention by Americans Of
every foot of land they have believed
their own and gives the British an
outlet to the sea.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-10-21
7 hursday.

Odds quoted on the mayoralty cleo
tion in New York were to 4, with Nc
Clellan favorite.
The American whaler Joseph Man
ia was wrecked on one of the Azore
islands and the entire crew of Is were
drowned.
Boston American league won the de-
Gliding game for the professional base
ball championship of the United
States.
Joseph Maghell, one of the men shot
by Hackman Follett at Niagara Falls,
died in the Memorial hospital. Dur
kee will recover.
Reports of the opening of hostilities
between Japan and Russia are de.
MED in Yokohama, and it is believed
in Berlin that a modus vivendi as to
Corea may be arranged.