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p.LTuc FLEET HAS SAILED
Its Destination IL Said 10 he the F"'
East.

ST. Petersburg, Sept. 12.-The depar'
ture of the Baltic fleet for the far eas'
is officially announced.
Admiral Biriloff. commander OF th'
naval forces at Cronstadt, Will accom-
many the fleet as far as Libau, from
which port this modern armada OF al
most 40 remnants will sail Immediately
for the orient.
Tho admiralty does not state no"
long Admiral Rojestvensky Will stol
at Libau. but it is understood that !
will be only for few days
The plan of the cruise has not oeei
diyulsed. but it has been carefuh!
manned out Golfers accompany th'
fleet for the purpose OF supplying tht
torpedo boats and torpeo boat destroy
ers whose steaming radius is smailoth
er Golfers have already sailed or are
,waiting orders at foreign ports to meet
the squadron on the day. All the ves'
sells are equipped with apparatus Ior
coaling at sea.
The general opinion is that the YES
sells will go by way of Suez, but some
rumors say that the cape route VIII De
taken.
rho decision of the admiralty to
send out the fleet in the face of existing
situation in The far east Is evidence OF
the temper of the government TO prose
cute the war to a. finish.
II is understood that there was con-
siderable divergence of expert opinion
on the question Of delaying the sailing
of The fleet until the spring. but the en-
peror turned the scale in favor OF I'M
mediate departure.
In this connection there are other
war moves. Mobilization in southern
Russia was announced Sunday. and IN
addition practically all the reserve or
ficers of the navy have been called OUT.
The emperor will leave about Sep
tember Is for Klschineff and Odesso.
TO bid farewell to the Eighth army
corps.
At meeting Of tae emperor's mil
,tary advisers on Saturday, War MIN
isted Sakharoa recommended the send
ing of an additional $50 900 men to the
far east.
The very brief report from Gen. ku-
ropatkin. which was given out sunday
constitutes the latest news from the
front. The place at which the dispatch
was filed is not indicated, but the re-
mort seems to show an almost entire
suspension of active operations on both
sides.
The few news dispatches drifting in
all refer 10 phases Of the last weeks
fighting. which are already known.
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Won with Colonial Girl Again.

New York, Sept. 11.-When Colonial
Girl romped home first In ;ue Omnium
handicap at the Sheepsheai Bay race
track, Friday, Otto Stifel, he St. Louis
brewer. who owns the western filly
won more than $4,000
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-15

London, Sept. 1o.-Slr Thomas LIP
ton leaves England the END OF Sep:e u
ter for 81. Louis. where he pTo3a5ly
q-ill be the guast ot David :, : Ii-Aeis
..-eS.cerr Of tbs exposition
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More whiteeappers Arrested.

Gov. Vardaman's policy OF en-
ploying detectives from the Pinker-
ton agency TO run down the white
cappers in Lincoln county continues
to bear good fruit, and at the ap-
preaching court session IN that
county some surprising revelations
are promised,
The governor has received word
from Brookhayen Of the arrest q,
three alleged whitecappers named
Will Smith, viii Franklin and os,
car Franklin. They are charged
with completely in The marder Of an
old negro named Henry Last, anG
other killing charges are also SLATED
AGAINST them. Notice is also giver
that warrants have been issued fo'
ten or fifteen other persons charged
with murder and whitecapplng.
The lawless bands in Lincoln ar
thoroughly alarmed over the formld
able array of evidence that has bee'
collected against them, and the com
ing court session promises to be T.
most notable in the history OF IN
county.
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Joseph Fortesque, owner Of the
launch.
Wade Auday.
Thomas Duffy.
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pope FamiIy Hold. reunion.

Pana. H., Sept. 1.-THE annual re-
union of the Pope family took place at
the home of ]. w. Pope near this city
Friday. About 1.c00 persons attended.
The ancestors of the Popes came from
Tennessee in 1929.
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school As a Pacihcator.

st. Louis, Sept. 1.-THE school
started for the benefit of ,he Moro
tribes of Filipinos at the Worlds fair
has resulted in effecting bond OF
harmony between the Samal Moros aud
the Lanao Moros, formerly deadly enc
mics
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Truck FARMING Pays.

1t is claimed that the hill ceuh-
ties of Mississippi are no longer,
cotton producing counties; But II
kim Cotton has departed farmers
are still prosperous in the trucking
industry. Kent Jones, of Kinds
county, says that he put IN thirty
acres o,f cabbage and twenty,slS
acres in peas and watermelons' me III,
cabbage netted him ss,sso' Ins ne
meas Yielded "A profit Of s3lo, while n,
the watermelons netted 5000. The
cabbage land is now IN corn
Corn Crop willfully Destroyed :,
Considerable excitement prevails
among the farmers living IN the VI
emily of Bay Springs, over one o
the .meanest acis OF a villain eve n n
heard Of in that neighborhood' bel
Waldrup went into his held EAR, earl
tbe other morning and found sbon
an acre of his finest corn cut doNi
He also noticed mans tracks an
The signs of hoe. The villain na
done I his meanness the night oeto!
and made his escape after putting
vhole nights work.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-15

Chicago, III. Sept. 12.-The striking
packing house teamsters voted 70 re-
turn to work Monday morning.
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launch.
Wade Auday.
Thomas Duffy.
Thomas Corvesir.
Anna Young.
Joseph Pfromer.
Mrs. Joseph Pfromer.
Engineer James Briggs.
The accident was the tragic ending
OF a days pleasure trip on the river.
The launch was owned by Joseph For.
tescue, and the party had been made
up from among few of his friends.
The day was spent In a cruise up the
river as far as Trenton. Tho return
trip was begun after nightfall, the
pilot of the boat keeping close to the
Pennsylvania shore on the run down
the river. When point was reached
near Anda,usla. the Columbia suddenly
| loomed up In the darkness. Fortesque
| jammed his wheel to starboarj, but
| Just a moment too late. The big
steamer struck the launch squareiy In
the middle and cut 1t in half, throwing
all the occupants into the water.
A terrible shrek went up as ths
boats struck, which almost caused
panic among the passengers on the Go
lumbia. Dozens OF life preservers wer
thrown overheard to those In the VI
ter and a boat was quickly loweres
When the rowboat reached the spo
anlv fuur persons could be found II e
d.rLness. 1t IL believed that lever
Il 81 the victims were crushed pyzs'
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Newspaper AdveFusmg.
the
faith persistent and uic invest
advertising Of NoTosae NE original
tobacco spand smoke y@
life throughout
Unprecedented results Tho secret o. ms
sioo ne wrote typewriter himself and his ss
and this hc z p. s,sesS
gaphhune
900 ana he cevsa -
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STEAMER CRASHES
INTO A LAUNCH
Grinding 1t to Pieces and Drowning
Eight of the Occupants.
ALL WERE PHlLADELPHlANS
The Accident Was tho Tragic End
Ing of "a Days Pleasure Trip On
the Rtvcr-Only Four
Escaped.

Philadelphia, Sept. t2.-Thc Della
ware steamer Columbia, on Its way
from this city to Bristol, Pa. Sunday
night, crashed into a steam launch
about ten miles north of here, grinding
it to pieces and drowning eight of the
dozen occupants of the small boat. All
the party were Phlladelphians.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-08
British
Troops Capture Thlb-
etanF ortin Gallant
Style
(By Associated Press. }

Gyantse, Thibet, July S.-s-The pin.
icale fort near Cyantse, held by seven
thousand Thibetans, was captured by
a mere handful of British and Indian
soldiers yesterday. The excitement OF
the long day eliminated in the scaling
of breach in the walls on Jong (the
forD by Lieut. Grant, who was fol-
lowed by mixed company of Guerl,-
has and fusileers. They climbed the
cleft in the rock in the face of hail
Of fire and fusilade of stones which
were hurled on their heads by the fran
tic Tnibetans. A stone struck Lieut..
Grant. sweeping him of mis- feet, but
he recovered himself and was the first
over the breach.
Jong is on a rugged rock 300 feet in
height
At dusk the battle was over, and
though itful bursts of musketry were
still 20 be heard, the British held the
fort, which dominates the town and
the monastery beyond.
The plan of attack included three
columns which we're to rush the vii
lages fringing the base of the rock. At
midnight last night British troops be-
gan 70 move into position. The left
and center columns were able to enter
the village by sunrise, but so heavy
was the fire directed on the right col
umn that it was impossible to make
any headway for several hours. BY Z
O'Clock the whole fringe of villages
was completely captured.
Lieut.. Gordon, who was leading q
party Of SiShs, was killed. The house
TOPS we're full OF 1hibetans, who pelt
ed the right column with bullets for
hours. The British ten Founders made
a breach in the wall between the tow
ers on The face Of the cliff. the wall
falling down in great masses.
Shorty afterward an explosion oc
CURED IN the powder magazine Of the
Thibetans by which many must have
been killed. This. however, did not
dismay the Thibetans.
When the reserve companies Of fus-
ileers and Guerkhas advanced and de-
lvered their assault the Thibetans
opened heavy fire but only one man
was hit, owing to the open formation
Of the British troops.
By dusk the pellmell of Guerkhas
and soldiers we're to be seen on the
highest buildings Of the forts. The
men were cheering.
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to the secretary of war:

Ten thousand people have been
driven from their homes in Kansas
City, Kansas. by flood. ! earnestly re-
quest that you direct commander at
Fort Leayenworth to issue rations as
We may need"
All Kansas streams are high and
thousands Of acres of rich farming
land has already been inundated, caus-
Ing losses 90 crops which will doubt.
less run into the hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars. Farmers at a dozen
different points have been forced to
fee from their homes, driving their
cattle before them and taking their
horses and what household goods
could be gathered hurriedly.
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KurOki
Reported to be Lining
up Forces for Gen
eral Attack

st. Petersburg, July S.-A special
dispatch from New Chwang. dated yes
terday, says General Kuroh is advanc-
ing al along the line and adds that
japanese officers are organizing Chi
nese bandit bands throughout the Iiao
valley for an attack on Mukden.
II is reported in a special dispatch
from Lao valley, under yesterdays
date, that a persistent rumor is cur
rent to the effect that a naval engage
ment has occurred at Port Arthur in
which 21 Japanese warships partici-
pated, resulting in a Russian victory.
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PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
Filed by Capitol National Bank Against
Guthrie Wholesale Co.

Filed by Capitol National Bank Against
Guthrie Wholesale Co.
Bankruptcy proceedings we're insti-
tuted in the district court today against
the Guthrie Wholesale Grocery COM
pany, a corporation established in
March, 1901. The concern is capital.
lied $14,100 fully paid up. The orig
inal incorporaors were: L. E Kim
ball, Nj. N Smith and Harry Whit
beck. The present stockholders are:
l.. e. Kimball Ed W. Kinnan, Chas.
e .Billmgsley, Chas Winslow and J.
A. McTaggart, of Saltwater. The Pc
titioners in the case are Receiver
WilloughDy Of the Capitol National
bank; the Yorst Yeast company and
the Nave, McCord Mercantile com
pany. The attorneys for the petition
ing creditors are Flynn & Ames and
Chas. Blair H. w. Gray has been ap-
pointed temporary receiver and is now
in possession. The receiver has sus-
pended the business, pending settle
ment OF the bankruptcy case His
hond has been fixed at s25,000 The
hearing on petition has been set for
the 18th of this month, when the cred
itors will meet and select a perma-
nent receiver
The financial standing of the Guth-
rie Wholesale company is given as
follows Assets, capital stock, s14.-
100; stock inventory, $4,000; book ac-
counts. $4,000; personal properly. in
cluding Office furniture. team and
wagon. $1,000. Liabilities-Due the
Capitol National bank on note. S21. 900:
due to wholesale houses, $1,000.
Since the Capitol National bank
failure. President Kimball has been
trying IL make arrangements - sAt-
tie the Indebtedness with the bank.
even making proposition to the
comptroller Of the currency, through
Receiver Willoughby, which was to
Increase the capital by reorganization.
but his efforts were turned down by
the comptroller, who made a counter
proposition, which would necessitate
the company raising at once $4,000;
which WSs Impossible to do at this
time AMI the officers OF the company,
realizing this, decided to allow the
cerditors 10 proceed in bankruptcy.
The one thing, more than anything
else, to decide President Kimball to
take this action was the every day
comments by creditors Of the Capitol
National and connecting the name
OF Mr Kimball with his son-in-law,
chas E. Biningsley, president Of the
oefunct bank
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THE WAY TO
FIGHT DRUNKENNESS


Certain well.meaning journals in
this country fight against intemper.
ance by simply ignoring It. Drunken.
ness, whisky. even wine, are never
mentioned in their columns. Their
story-writers are put TO hard straits
by this rule. One OF thsm the other
day, describing an Alpine climber
freezing to death. had to save him by
an opportune dose of aromatic am
monia found in a 1Ss., in the pocket
Of passerby" and in another story
We had glimpse of the leaders cf the
-Four Hundred at Newport sitting
long after dinner over their bottles Of
Apollinaris
Hundreds Of thousands OF drunbards
probably die yearly in this country
But these reformers with ladylIko SEN
sibnities expect to put an end TO
drunkenness by shutting their eyes TO
IL. "You see no mention of It in our
paper. therefore il hoes not exist"
they argue.
How Is this soourge 10 be checked?
What is the hest way Of dealing With
IT, TO consider these questions a
great convocation Of the w. e. 7 u.
Is now called in St. Louis.
As with all reforms carried on by
women, there is certain amount Of
sentiment involved IN the work Of this
vast organisation. which now extends
into every country on the globe. It
was founded to carry cut the wish Of
q dying child, and every woman in it,
probably has been hurt by the evil
which e combats 1t is quite natural
that their appeals should be emotional.
Here. il seems 70 as, has been the
great mistake in dealing with intem-
perance Il is a disease not a sin.
This boy comes into the world with
the tendency 20 alcoholism In his
body: that with the tendency to tuber
culosls. The last is promptly given
the air. the food. the medical treat
ment which viii help him TO resist thg
disease: The other. on the appearance
0f It's first symptoms. is given tears
and prayers and emotional excitement.
which tend e make MIN q more easy
victim.
There 10 no doubt a moral obliauIty
IN the lad who deliberately chooses 70
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Terrific
Storms Work Death
and Destruction in
Oklahoma

Oklahoma CITY, okla, July s.-A
waterspout accompanied by terrific
wind, passed through Clinton. Okla.
AMI vicinity at midnight last night, in
which six persons were killed and sew
eral injured. The dead are:
Mrs. Baker and three children.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Flenner
All we're drowned.
Reports from Arapaho, weatherford,
Geary Cordell, Anadarko and other
points IN western Oklahoma tell of
great damage by foods Aterrifc hail
and wind storm is reported from
Weatherford.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-08
EnCrOaChing
Floods Again Work
Destruction in Kan
sas City Bottoms
(By Associated Press.J

Kansas City, Mo-, July S.-All OF the
west bottoms on the Missouri side. in
clrding the Union depot and the great
wholesale district Of Kansas City will
probably have been covered with
water before the day has closed. The
break IN the Kaw river near Armour
dale, Kas, late last night sending a
current of water into the bottoms at
first inundated the railroad yards and
finally crept north and flooded cellars
in wholesale houses and spread to-
ward the Union depot. The water
rose slowly and while It win undoubt-
edly do great damage it is not believ-
ed that the tremendous losses of last
year will be duplicated This will be
so because the water is not expected
TO reach so. high stage as last year
ana because the merchants had taken
warning from their experiences from
last year and removed their goods to
higher ground or to upper stories.
Wichita, Kas., July S.-The food
sit lation here today is not improved.
Morning brought no relief, Bi gand Lit
tie Arkansas rivers rising slowly
since 4 a. m, and messages from Hal
stead and Valley Center indicate that
a rise Of 4 inches more may be ex-
pected. Halstead is under water and
so is Valley Center
Arkansas City. Kas., July S.-The
food situation here is worse. both
rivers rising all night the Arkansas
10 feet, five inches, the Walnut II feet
3 inches The latter is rising at the
rate Of an inch per hour
Ottawa, Kas, July s.-The third
record breaking food Of a year is up
on the town today All railroad com
munication is cut on and water is 2
70 3 feet deep. There is a swift chr
rent through the Santa Fe yards
Kansas City, No., July s.--The Ar
mourdale district OF Kansas City.
Kansas, has heen deserted, its inhabi-
tants having been driven from their
homes by the overflow Of the Kaw
river fos the second time in thirteen
months.
Mayor Gilbert Of Kansas City Kan
sas, is using all the means at his com
mand 10 care for the thousands OF
homeless people who have been driven
from the food stricken district, Last
night he seat the following telegram
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Then again, Mr., Roosevelt may want
70 be the candidate of his party in
1873 TO seek vindication for his defeat
in 1904.
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Uruguay is little and geographical
iy obscure, but her revolution is CORY
enough to merit few newspaper
lines.
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All the while Uncle Grover has his
ear TO that private wire.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-08

General Grosvenor is said to fee
strong symptoms in his prediction de
partment.
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American steel rails at S32 per ton
In the United States; abroad s24. But
we must protect our infant industries.
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One need but view Governor La Fol.
Iette's Jim Corbett cut of hair to size
him mp as a pugnacious proposition.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-08

Blobbs- MY wife gives me a birth
day present every year Doesn't
yoursg' slobbs-"No can't AFFORD
it,
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BY the way. what has become Of
viceroy AleRien7 He is getting no
more "newspaperiety."
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The e. o. p. has done for civil SER
vice reform what It has done for reel.
prnciiy-" done" 1t.
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There is a suspicion that Admiras
Togo, too, is making some of his Of.
ticial reports during pipe dreams
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Dick Croker might tell Charlie Muir
ply whole lot he does not yet know
about running the Democratic party.
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There are lots Of Democrats VIII,
would like the sound Of Parker ant
Folk"
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The election Of Roosevelt means
mo qearter to the south"
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No, Maude. dear; We shouldn't re
fer 70 man as regular fre-eater
just because he Datronizes a llght,
lunch cafe. F'
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The latest rdmor is that a young
man'of Guthrie. interested in banking.
Is soon 20 we'd one Of the most DOau-
La young lAdies Of Oklahoma City.
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become rot. but nine times out Of
tea IT is diseased liver or nerve or
brain that drives him tc the choice, II
the mother or wife who watches his
ruin would treat his failihs as dis
ease and pu; him IN charge Of skill
ful physician, she would help 70 put
an end lo drunkenness lar sooner than
BY any passionate hymns or nutteAng
ribbons OF despairiOg appeals 70 the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-08
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Jessie Pardoe has returned
from weeks visit n Winfield Kas
]. W. Glasgow. travelling freight
agent OF the Santa Fe, is back from
a trip south
Pref Calvert superintendent Of the
Logan county high school. Is hone
froin'a Wait to "Old Mlzzoo."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-08

The fellow who bets a kiss with a
girl should be careful about who holds
the stakes.
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How'd you like to be the button
man al St. Louis?
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lawmakers or 10 God. It is doubtful
II the law ever kept temperate a man
with craving FOR drink. and God
helps those who help themselves by
rational remedies whether their all
ment be alcoholism or measles.
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BRYAN GIVEN
GREAT OVATION
Appearance of Great Commoner
Causes Whirlwind of Enthu-
siasm to Sweep Through the
National Convention.

addressing the chairman. The chair
man Of the committee on credentials
was called for several times. and then
some wag created amusement by yell
ing; The convention has lost it's
head"
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Arkansas City, kas., July s.-The
food situation here is worse. both
rivers rising all night the Arkansas
13 feet, FIVE inches, the Walnut II feet
3 inches The latter is rising at the
rate OF an inch per hour.
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Ottawa, Kass July S.-The third
record breaking food Of a year is up
on the town today. All railroad com
munication is cut on and water is 2
70 3 feet deep. There is a swift chr
rent through the Santa Fe yards.