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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-28
SEVENTY LIVES
ENDANGERED
Accident Befel! the Frisco
Train Out of Oklahoma City
EXPRESS BROKE A RAIL
Surprising That the Entire
Train Didn't Go Down.
EXPRESS BROKE A RAIL

Oklahoma City, o. T.. jan 2T.-The lives
OF about seventy people were endangered
by an accident that tefel the Frisco ac
| commodation train which started east
ward out OF Oklahoma City at 1910
clock yesterday morning, says the Ok
lahonan.
According to the theory Of Roadmas-
ter Fitzpatrick, the morning express train
coming in from Kansas City broke rail-
at the junction of the Y track, and when
the accommodation train reached that
portion of the track all wheels except
those on the front truck of the engine
left the track and coursei over the ties
for distance of 800 feet. crossing in
this manner the trestle bridge over the
North Canadian river.
The train was composed of an engine.
tender, baggage and express car, com
bination mail car and smoker and two
coaches.
That the entire train did not make the
fifteen foot drop into the water and ice
of the river is probably due 10 the fact
that the bridge is entirely new. Had
there been a single rotten tie the derail.
ment would have resulted in a serious
disaster
George A. Burns, a commercial travel
er residing in Oklahoma City who was
q passenger on the train, in conversation
with an Oklahoman representative al the
scene of the accident said that the train
was bowling along at a speed of about
fifteen miles an hour, but those in the
coaches were unaware that anything seri-
Gus had occurred untn the train had
70 cta nd xr-ifh he3Nv-
jolt. The movement of the train over
the ties. he said. had appeared as
slightly rough section Of the track.
The accident occurred in the south
eastern suburbs of the city, not more
than 300 feet east of the Santa Fe cross
ing. The marks of the wheels on the rot
ten ties on The line beyond the bridge
indicated that some of the trucks were
eighteen inches from the rails on the
south side of the track. It is also to lse
wondered that the train did not tumble
from the embankment beyond the bridge.
A wrecking crew under the direction
of Roadmaster Fitzpatrick spent the en-
tire day at the work of getting the train
back on the rails, but the work was
not completed until late last night 1n- |
coming trains had to discharge their pas !
sengers at the scene OF the accident, from
which point they were brought into the |
citysby a relay bob train.
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REWARD NOT READY.
1t Is Stated that Doubt of Mor!ey's
Death Exists.

Guthrie, O. T.. Jan. 27.-When asked
last night about the report that he had
notified the Cleveland COUNTY officials
that he would authorize the payment Of
the $500 reward offered for Ine outlaw
Sam Morley, Governor Ferguson said
that he had taken no such action. Coun .
ty Attorney Wolf of Cleveland county has
been to Guthrie several times TO see
Governor Ferguson regarding the reward
and the last time he was here he was Civ
en- assurances that the reward might be
issued in the course of a few weeks
should there be no new developments in
the matter. So far. however. Governor
Ferguson has taken no action in the
matter and when he does he will pay the
reward to those who killed Morley ani
not to their agents.
Morley is one of the noted Oklahoma
desperadoes- Morley killed Jacob Heit
man. a Bohemian farmer, near Noble, in
Cleveland county, about two years ago
in an attempt at robbery. He secured
change of venue TO Ell Reno after he had
been arrested, and when he arrived AT
Ell Reno he managed to escape from the
sheriff. A few months later a conductor
on the Eastern Oklahoma was notified
that Morley would board the train. Dep
uty Marshals Scorgill and Sorels attempts
ed to make the arrest. when the car in
which the supposed Morley was riding
was placed on siding. Morley resisted
and in the fight that followed Sorels and
Morley were killed. Scorgill and Sorels
heirs claim the reward that was offered
for Morley, but Governor Ferguson had
evidence that the desperate was still at
large and was in one of the Indian reser
vations. For this reason he has not
granted the reward.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-28
IMPROVING FORT SILL.
Steam Rock Crusher Has Been Put to
Work There

Lawton. o. T, Jan. PA steam rock
crusher has been put in at the stone quar-
ries east of the railroad at Fort Sin and
a system Of boulevards laid out to be
macadamized. A steam plow and large
roller have been ordered and arrange
ments have been perfected for beautify-
ing the military grounds upon a grand
scale. 1t will require five years to COM
plete the work that has been outlined on
the boulevards and 1t will be done by
prisoners. The first consignment. COM
prising forty military prisoners. viii soon
arrive from Fort Leavenworth.
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BANDS WILL GATHER.
VIII Be in Attendance at the CONNER
cisi Travellers Meetinu,

Oklahoma City, o. T., Jan. 27.-Manager
Bert Grout of the Oklahoma City band,
is making great preparations for enter
tanning visiting bands that will be in at
tendance at the convention of the United
Commercial Travellers of Kansas. Okla
homa. and Indian Territory TO be held in
this city next Nay Among the bands
which will be present on that occasion
will be Darnelrs Ninth artillery. mounted
band from Fort Riley, MarshalFs band
from Topeka. and bands from Independ-
ence and Salina, Kan. and from all parts
of the Indian Territory and Oklohamo.
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FOR cATTLEMEN's CONVENTION.
Lawton viii Try to Secure the Meet
ina Next Year.

Guthrie. Q. T.. Jan. Fit Is now gen.
orally known that Lawton will be on
hand in force at the cattlemen's conven-
ton. TO be held at Oklahoma City during
the coming month. for the purpose OF
capturing the next years convention.
I.awton claims that Oklahoma City has
promised her support to the movement
and expresses herself as certain of Sc
curing il If the promise is kept. Lawton
also claims that already a large num-
Der OF the prominent cattlemen OF the
southwest have expressed their wiling
ness to assist her in her ambition, recog-
nizing that she IS q city in the heart or
the cattlemens domain with little OF the
desirable west out OF her
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WILL RETIRE CHARTERS.
Three Banks Find Their Business Un
satisfactory,

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. 27.-Ter ritorial Bank
Commissioner Paul Cooper has received
notice from three Oklahoma banks that
they will go into voluntary liquidation
and surrender their charters They are,
the Curtis State Bank of Curtis; the
Citizens State Bank of Cumberland, each
with a capital Of 5000, and the Citizens
Bank of Hedrick, capitalized at $4,000.
These banks are reported TO be in per-
fectly solvent condition, able TO pay out
in fun and the only reason given for vol
untary liquidation is that their business
is not meeting expectations. 1t is also
stated that the First National Bank of
Harrison, wishes to surrender its national
bank charter and substitute for it a state
bank charter with a capital stock of
$4,000, which privilege viii be granted.
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DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETINGS.
Day County Will Organize by Town
ship Committees.

Guthrie. O. T. Jan "a report from
Grand says: The democrats Of the fol-
lowing townships will meet At the fol-
lowing places the first Tuesday IN Febru-
airy, 1905. at o'clock p. N, for the puT-
pose OF clec;ing two committeeman for
each municipal township:
Benton. Debolt school house: Little
Robe. The Thompson store: Grand Grand. /.
Rawdon r A Houstsn's; Wasnita, 81
Louis; Streeter. Perkins store; Dewey,
Rrantiey; Bar Ex. Shirley.
In the absence OF the committeeman,
any citizen may call the meeting 10 order
This call has been issued by County
Chairman r. NJ. Sanford
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REMOVED ALL DOUBTS.
Order Has Been Received 70 Transfer
the Records.

Guthrie. o. T.. Jan s7--J. J. Boles, reg
lister OF the local United States land Of
nee. received an order from ". a Rich
ards. commissioner Of the general land
Office. that has Dispersed ali doubts con
cerning the removal os the Oklahoma City
land Office 70 Guthrie As Judge Boiss
had not received the order sboiishing the
Oklahoma CITY offoe ne was becoming a
little anxious thinking that some presSnre
might have been brought 20 bear az
Washington to stop the arrangements for
th<. transfer
The order received yesterday from the
commissioner states that Festus Cosrush-
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SOLlCITS SOME AID.
Western Federation. of Miners Would
Accept Contributions.

Oklahoma City, o. T., Jan. 27.-Fred
Dandell. of Garfield, Colo, representing
the Western Federation OF Miners, who
are now locked out from the Colorado
mines, is in the city soliciting aid for
the men out Of work. In speaking of the
situation there Mr. Randell said:
when the trouble was precipitated up
on us we were unprepared for it, and are
now being ground under the despotic rule
of the military Why, they do not allow
the newspaper men in the district to
print the news. Denver newspape re-
porters have been threatened with i'm
prisonment if they dare print facts con-
cerning actual occurrences.
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Cattlemen Are Warned.

n Ardmore. I. T.. Jan. s7--Indlian lnspec-
tor ]. George Wright has issued a notice
TO stockmen in the Chickasaw nation
stating that they must comply with the
tribal law OF the nation. which imposes
a tax OF = cents head on cattle graz
Ing on Indian land or the stock viii be
e ejected Cattlemen object TO the regula-
ticns. which require them 70 make appli-
cation 10 the inspector before introducing
cattle into The nation
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LIVED AT CRANUTE.
Man Killed at Tulsa Was a Citizen OF
Kansas.

Guthrie. O. r, Jan. ga Tulsa dis
patch says the name of the man killed
here Saturday afternoon by the explo-
sion of the nitro-glycerine magazine was
Mcdonald and he lived at Chanute. Kan.
About two and a half pounds of his bones
have been picked up at several yards
distance from the place Of the explosion.
The bones were as dry as if scraped and
cleaned days before. Small pieces of
the steel magazine have also been found
melted as if taken from a furnace.
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Field Is Appointed.

Guthrie o. T., Jan. 27.-Rev. s. G.
Field. of Crescent City. this county, has
received an appointment from General
John C. Black, commander in chief of
the National Grand Army OF the Re
public, as an aide-de-camp on the staff
OF General Black. which entities him to
a seat in the national convention at Bos-
ton. Mass, next August. and to visit all
the posts and W. r. C.s in Oklahoma, and
assist in memorial exercises.
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citv c,a-L for cor.ernt

Guthrie. o. r.. Jan. 27.-City Clerk Jack
Slexas. of Guthrie, was before Judge Bur-
ford yesterday afternoon for contempt of
court, in that he refused to allow Sheriff
Carpenter 70 levy upon certain warrants
in the clerks possession. The court found
the clerk not guilty and appointed him
custodian OF the disputed warrants until
further order Of the court
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-28
coIored Farmers oruanize.

Guthrie o. T., Jan. 27.-The oklahoma
Farmers Union is a new organization OF
the colored farmers II the vicinity Of
Luther, says a Luther exchange. This
organization was incorporated in 1903. the
officers of which are as follows: S. S
Norman. president; s. p. Hudspeth, vice
president; T. ]. Watson. secretary; p. H
Walker. treasurer. Directors, ". II
Wallace, T. ]. Mitchell. A l.. McGlory.
j z Walker
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Territoria, Charters Granted.

Guthrie. 0. T.. Jan. 27.-A territorial
charter was granted today 10 the Ply
mouth Congregational church If Sparks.
in Lincoln county. perpetual. with Capt.
0. II Hin. John Morris and Chas. II.
Arnold as incorporators-
The Kildare state bank OF kildare filed
an increase in capital stock from $500
TO sieeoo
Notarial commissions were issued II
Hal johnson OF Shawnee and =. y. Wins
low Of Carmen.
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With ESCAPED Convict.

Guthrie, O. T., Jan. 27.-Sheriff Thigh
man. of Lincoln county. was here today
with a prisoner Slim Thompson. who es-
capped from the Arkansas state peniten-
tiary nearly five years ago. Some time
ago he was arrested in Chandler. but
again escaped and was located recently in
Omaha. Neb. He will be returned 10
Little Rock
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Not Guilty the Verdict.

Guthrie. o. T. Jar. I'll. E Henderson.
president Of the St. Louis. Ell Reno and
Western railroad. was today found not
guilty Of the charge Of disturbing The
peace and the case against him was dis
missed. Attorney Andersen. colored. was
the complaining witness. claiming that
Henderson '-cussed' him for entering the
Guthrie Union station without removing
his hat
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oMcers Were Elected.

Guthrie. o. r Jan Z--The Noble
county school land lessees net II os5eiai
session last Saturday aftsr1oos and esecs-
cd o.r.-ers for ire ensuing tvo years -
follows: President Richard Hzasszes
vice president, & < Van slyke. secre-
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veeder q. Paine Mandate.

Guthrie. o. T. Jan z7--In the Okla
hona supreme court today was received
from the United States surreme court =
copy OF the mandate fn the VeedcT e
Paine case. an appeal from Logan cosu-
~. wherein Paine claimed the right u ali
OF East Guthrss. asserting ihax be home
Steadea IL under the government lsvrz.
The higher court knocked ont Pai1sTs
petition
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VISITS FORT SILL.
Captain Oakes CT Oklahoma City VIII
Look Ii Over.

Lawton. o. T. Jan. 27.-some time this
week Captain Oakes. Of the Southwest
division. with headquarters ct Oklahoma
CITY. will visit Fort SnI for the purpose
OF looking over the field with the object
of selecting this post for maneuvers- He
viii probably remain here week and
depart with knowledge sufficient to make
recommendations to the headquarters.
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Revival at Blackwell.

Blackwell O. T.. Jan. 27.--Revival meet
ings are being held in the Methodist.
Presbyterian and United Brethren
churches in this city. There have been
110 conversions and eighty-nine united
with the Methodist church since the
meetings began. The Rev. William r.
WoodwarG, the pastor is conducting the
meetings
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made of that beautiful gray granite. The
monument was shipped to Durant, In
dan Territory and was ordered by Mrs.
Grace Fuller fer the grave of her hus-
band. who was buried at that place. The
stone was made in the form of a boulder
and Mr.. Morse had done some fine work
On It.
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Some postoeice chanoes.

Washington. Jan. eT.-oklahema post.
Offices discontinued: Opal. Woodward
county. mail 10 ManRum: Mckinley,
logan county. mali 20 Shiloh: Verdi.
Woodward county, mall 20 Doris.
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known resident OF this county. has oees
arrested on an indictment from the grand
jury charging him with efnbezriemcnt Of
funds from a church In which he collect
ed. The matter viii probably be ssttisd
out nf cnrrf.
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had the train toppled over, no Goub.
the loss of life would have been awful
as the embankment at this place is more
than twenty feet high. There were be-
tween seventy-fiye and 100 people on the
frai
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"a ST To HS Z a.
2saru Tho 'As kihd fag fsw NwsJs 1ssxs
''saa'''' q &1WZzZu
child FeIl Into a kettle-

Guthrie. o. r.. Jan. s7-The s-year-oid
son Of Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Crawford.
who 1--we near Tcxoia. in Greer county.
felI into 3 kettle Of hot soap grease ons
day last week. resulting IN 4 erfticaf
burn. At last accounts the child was stln
living.
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ing company OF Kansas City. which re-
Gently completed business heck here at
the corner OF Harrison and Second
streets have let the contract for two
more brick business blocks on West Ok
lahoma avenue, ard have both the build
fnqs leasal
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For Teachina of indians.

Guthrie. o. T, Jan. 27.-Locsi Secretary
p. +. Perkins today gave notice that a
civil service examination for teachers in
the Indian service VII be held in Guthri.
on April is ana 20. 1904
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Corn Growers Should Organize.

Guthrie, o. T.. jan 27.-As a result OF
the organization of the general agricul-
tura1 interests in the farmers institutes,
and of the organization of particular in
terests In the way of horticultural and
stock breeders societies, there is a grow
ing demand for the organization of the
Oklahoma corn growers. The subject viii
be handled in an address at the meeting
Of the Board of Agriculture in this city
February SIP, by Mr.. Howard Phelps,
Ct Outwine, who favors such organiza-
ton
Hoods Sarsaparilla is not cure-all; 4;
but it cures all blood diseases. Take
no substitute
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To Cure a Cold in One Sav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinire. Tablets.
All druggists refund the money ( it fails
to cure E w. Groves siynas--e Is OF.
each box. 25c.
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James CIapp Is Dead.

Guthrie. O. r. Jan. e7-A report
reached this city last evening announcing
.he sudien death Of James Clapp at his
rench in the Usage reservation Mr.
Clapp was an original citizen OF Kay
county. having arrived there on the day
cs the opening. Not long since he re-
moved from his old home at Poncs City
10 his Usage ranch He was prominent
in The territory and had been elected 20
office by the republicans Of Kay county.
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GRAY Grani.e shIpment.

Guthrie. q. 7. Jan -s.-fs- J More of
Granite Rad the hozor Of xhsrring TIE
nrst racnuucns from Gtanise thar wss
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They Will Dance

Guthrie. 0. r. Jan. 27.-some Omaha
Indians are visiting the kaws in their
reservation near Kaw City. They expect
to hold big dance during the latter
part of the week.
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Guthrie, O. T, Jan. @7.-Charles Rhey,
a cowboy. who has ridden in all the rop-
ing tournaments and bronchc busting
contests IN this territory in recent years.
was killed yesterday at Quanah. Texas,
in a like contest. hy being thrown from
horse and breaking his neck. The ac-
e.dent occurred on tho Q. h. ranch near
Ssanah.
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Two More Helm Buildings.
Guthrie. o. T.. Jan. q. The Helm Brew
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CHARGED With Embezzlemen..

Guthrie. o. T.. Jan. e..--A report from
Shawnee says: J. r. Woods. a we'll
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-12-14

has been an overpayment OF inter-
est; that the 81, 900, 900 debt, with
interest, paid by the Hannibal and
St. Joe railroad is not satisfactorily
accounted for; that the application
of the school fund to pay state debt
was crooked transaction in many
respects; that the official exper tre-
port of two yeers ago is largely
discrepant; tina, there has been an
overpayment of state bonds, as
we'll as of interest on bonds, and
there are other specifications that
demand, and have long demanded,
full investigation by an impartial
Legislative committee, with power
to call for books vouchers and wit
nesses. If the talk of discrepan-
cies is claptrap, the Democratic
governor and Democratic senate
should take great pleasure in court
ing full legislative examination
at the earliest possible time. But
to resort again to obstruction
would necessarily strengthen the
deliberate, carefully considered
charge of big holes in the books
lobe-Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-12-14

The prosperity of community
is best reflected in the accumulated
savings of the people out of their
daily incomes. In this respect
Washington County makes show
ing that would be fiattering to sec
tions held to be more prolific in
natural resources than we can
claim. The total valuation of pro-
perty in Washington county is
slightfy in excess of 82,0oo,000
and its bank deposits over $500,
900, or between 13 and IA per cent
Of the total valuation. These saw
ings are we'll distributed among all
classes. They indicate that the
county is resourceful ard produc-
tive, and the people prospering be-
yond the needs of everyday COM
forts. A community which can
show such results has a most fore.
ible argument to induce immigra-
ton. What may not be apparent
to the prospective settler in taking
4 superficial view of our natural
resources, is easily visible in the
periodical statements issued by
local banks.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-12-14
AN ORDINANCE,

Amending Section 95 of Chapter ii =,
Of the Revised Ordinances Of the City
of Potosi, relating to city licences.
Re it ordained by the board of alder
men of the City OF Potosi, as follows 4:
Section l. That Section ~ 4ot Chap
ter IL, of the Revised Ordinances of
the City OF Potosi be amended by in
serting in the third line Of said sec.
tion 95, between the words "saloon"
and "niue" the words, beer depot, SO
that said section, when amended,
shall read as follows:
Section 95; licenses. when required :
No person shall exercise, within the
corporate limits OF the City OF Potosi,
the business Of a peddler, auctioneer.
or keep billiard or pool saloon, beer
depot, nine or ten-pin alley, bagatelle
table, or own or conduct and manage
any theatre or public performance, ex.
hibition, circus, show or amusement,
for money or other valuable considera.
tion, other than herein provided.
AN ORDINANCE,
To amend Chapter II of the Revis'
ed Ordinances Of the City OF Potosi
"City Licenses" by adding new Sec
tion to be known as Section 10Sa.
Be it ordained by the board of alder
men Of the City of Potosi, as follows
Section lO9a. No person shall with
in the city limits Of the City Of Po'
| tosi, sell or offer for sale any beer OF
malt liquors In quantities exceeding
three GALLONS without first having ol
taking out a license as a keeper of a
beer depot, which said license shall
be paid and issued as other license,
are issued under this chapter, which
shall be for not less than period OF
six months, and not less than One
hundred dollars nor more than three
hundred dollars for every period Of 81,
months.
Filled Oct. 3, 1904; approved Dec. 5
| 1904.
L. T. HALL, Chairman.
]. W. SETTLE, Clerk.