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The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
SOPER is CENSURED.
Criticism Is Offered on the Course of
Marshal Colbert

Washington, Feb. 12.-The attorney
general sent to congress today. in re-
sponse to the Stephens resolution, the re-
port of the special agents sent into the
Indian Territory TO investigate the
charges of s. NJ. BrOsius against federal
officers under the department Of justice.
The attorney general finds the conduct
of United States District Attorney Pliney
Soper and Of United States Marshal Col
bert open to censure. but not of sufficient
Importance to justify their removal. In
the case of Sopcr, the attorney generals
statement virtually amounts to a vindica-
ton, as also of his. assistant in office.
Since then. however, two additional
charges have been made against Marshal
Colbert which are now under investiga-
tion. If these charges are substantiated.
the attorney general says. they viii be
sufficient To cause his discharge.
The United States judiciary in the terri
to- is cxonerated and no question is
raised affecting its integrity. The land
companies are severely criticised and their
methods and manner of doing business are
held to be rcprehensible. their operations
having resulted in cheating the Indians
ouc of large part of their lands The
findings of the attorney general are based
upon the report OF Special Agent Chal-
mors.
The attorney general says. in C0nnec-
tiou with his comment on Marshal Col
bert that he recommended the permanent
appointment of Nr Kistler to succeed
Mccoy. and gives "a list of federal Of
fcials in The Indian Territory interested
o., 4 al . =
institutions in the territory. No i'm
proper conduct in connection with Indian
allotmonts has been proven against such
companies. I'm conclusion. he says he Will
cause further examination in the conduct
OF those companies if the interior depart
ment investigation has not developed
sufficient evidence touching their method
of transaCting business.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13

law as will result in the building Of first
class highways throughout the territory
at a cost but little, if any, in excess Of
the amount now expended such bills TO
be submitted 20 each county institute for
consideration, to the end that strong
united effort may be put forth for the
election of such legislators as will re-
spect the wishes of that element of tax
payers whose business requires the trans
porting of their merchantable stocks to
market.
"'while it is an established fact Of long
standing that the greater part OF OKLA
homa is well within the humid area, YET
we are not unmindful of the benefits and
advantages to be gained by the artificial
storing and application of water for irri-
CATION purposes in certain sections OF lh7
territory. We therefore insist that at least
a. liberal. portion of Oklahoma's share OF
the national irrigation reclamation tuno
should be expended within the limits OF
the territory, and we urge that our deie-
gate in congress exert his influence ana
increasing effort TO that end.
I'VE hereby extend our thanks and eS-
press our high appreciation to Colonel X
E. Smith. Prof. John Hamilton. Prof j.
II Conneu and Prof. F. w. Taylor for
their nresence and interesting and IN
str1ctive addresses to the institute, ana
We also thank the citizens of Guthrie for
their hospitality and courteous treat
me0t"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
AFTER THEIR RIGHTS.
Lswton Officials Will Go to Washing
ton for Business.

Lawton q. I. Feb 42.-Today at L
o'clock Mayor ". Al. Turner and Col.
u. l. Sleeper departed on the Frisco
OF bringing To bear some influence that
will compel the secretary at the interior
20 eNpend the money derived from the
sale of town lots in the city of Lawtou
as the law providing for such lot sale
intended. They viii be Joined at Chick
and Hobart who are en- route 90 Wash
ington for the purpose Of obtaining assist
ance for their towns and counties along
similar lines.
Mayor Turner goes 10 Washington as
Representative of the city council. in
accordance with the policy outlined by
the recent convention OF city officials Of
the three new counties that met in Ana
dsrko.
Col Sleeper goes as a representative
OF the citizens Of the city To labor Tor
the expenditure Of the lot sale money.
the establishment OF a regimental post At
Fort sill. the army maneuver proposition
and such other needs of the city and
sounty as he may he able TO present
As soon as the district court business
can be disposed Of 10 such an extent
that the presence Of County Attorney
Cunningham will not BE- absolutely neccs-
sary here he Will also so u Washing
ton as a representative Of the county
and at the expense OF the county. In
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Closed Annual Session and Elected
Members of Trustees.

Guthrie. O. r. Feb 12.-The territorial
board of agriculture today closed its an
nual session by the reelection OF Horace
J. Newberry of Hobart to be a member
of the board for three years and the cleo
tion of A. S Hankins of Alva to be
member for like term of years. TO sue
ceed ]. H. Seaman of Roger Mills coun-
". who was not a candidate for re-elec-
tion.
The meeting of the board has been in
every respect Il successful one and the
results can not help but he very bene
fetal to the people of the territory at
large. The presence of the representa-
tives Of the national department Of agri-
culture and OF the Louisiana Purchase
exposition management aided much in
making the meeting both interesting and
resuItful.
The annual election Of the boards Of
ficers. president. vice president, treasur-
er and secretary. will not take place until
the semi-annual meeting Of the board in
July next
The following resolutions were adopted
by the board of agriculture today
"As citizens; Of Il commonwealth whose
proud boast it Is that more money is eX-
rendcd for education than for ali other
public purposes combined. we hail with
expressions of Cratified approval the ad-
vent Of an organized farmers institute
system in oklahoma recognizing as we
do. that the farmers institute is as truiy
educational in its name and purpose and
scope as is the common school system,
we most respectfully memorialize the leg
islative assembly:
.First-That reasonable provision he
made for the assistance and maintenance
OF county and local institute organiza
tions
"Second-That the board of agriculture
should be provided with a special appro-
priation for institute purposes. thus en-
ablnr il 10 develop an. train a corps OF
competent institute lecturers.
.Third-ThaJ the agricultural expert
ment stations should be allowed al.
amount commensurate with its necessities
in the payment of travelling expenses in
Cured on account of institute work
..Fourth-we further recommend that
the membership OF The territorial board
Of agriculture be increased TO one from
each council district Of the territory.
..Fifth-We further recommend that
each chartered institute be allowed two
delegates 10 the annual board OF agricul-
VIre.
we most heartily commend the mem
bers Of the board Of agriculture for the
pror1pt action taken iu the organization
of county institutes and otherwise eStah-
fishing the foundation far the fujur-
great structure which Is - disseminate +
i--,.,v,-fss.-. a1a broader etltrztio-sI fea-
lures along the lien % agriculture.
we further commend the board for
their very wise selection q 8 secretary
whose ability. coupled with his setis-'s.
has already exerted an influence that has
been felt il. even corner OF the tern
tory
we recommend the appointment By
III. board Of a committee 10 act in con
nection with The secretary. Of The boara
! Of agriculture 70 draft a hll entirely a6o,-
ishine our present very undesirable road
| law and en4c,ins in lieu taereof such a
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
osAGE INDIAN PASTURE.
Rules and Regulations for Leasing
Have Been Issued.

Guthrie O. T.. Feb. 12.-Rules and reg
uIations for the leasing of the Usage and
Kaw Indian pasture lands for the ensu-
ing year have been issued and the mini
mum prices on the two grades of land
fixed at ten and twenty-five cents an
acree Bids will he opened in Pawhuska
March 10. Several months ago the Usage
council adopted resolution declaring
against the introduction of cattle from
Texas or other points below the quaran-
tine lire. although the Usage nation is
below the line. The Osages wish to rid
their country of the fever tick and to
encourage the breeding of domestic cat
tie The statement is made that the
Usage resolution will be disregarded and
that there Will be no restriction on the
cattle introduced for grazing purposes. 1t
is not expected that the biCs Will be as
high as last year as the pastures will
be cut mp by Indian allotments.<
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS MEET.
Elect Officers and Listen to Reports OF
Committees

Guthrie o. T.. Feb. 12.-The grand COM
mandery of the Knights Templars held
their annual encampment at the temple
Yesterday There were over fifty knights
in attendance and the regular code of
business was passed upon.
Theg rand commander, f. NJ. Bam-
ford. read his annual address. Then
came the report of the committee on
credentials and the report Of the grand
recorder. Harper 5. Cunningham.
The reports Of the following commit
tees were submitted:
Fraternal corTespondence-H S. Gun
ninsham. c. p. Wickmiller and c. p.
Johnson.
Centennial-J c. Hughes, II. c. Gun
ningham c. \. Morris
Jurisprudeace-J c. Hughes. ]. r.
Hsmill. DeFrost D. Leach
Appeals and GrienvanCes-Edwin De
Barr. J. Z. Murphy. G. y. Morris.
In the afternoon an election Of officers
took place resulting as follows:
Sir Charles Archibald Morris. r. z.
grand commander.
Sir William Jay Pettee, V. f. Deputy
grand commander.
ST JpHn tiditi4'' AAtciiN@f - S-eN'iN
generalissimo-
Sir Charles Paul WicXmiller. E. grand
captain warden.
Sir Henry Kimbsn. T.. grand junior
warden.
Sir william Spear Spencer, f, grand
treasurer
Sir Harper s. Cunningham. r. F.. grand
recorder.
Sir William Lemuel Eagleton, E. grand
prelate
The grand commander elect appointed
the following officers;
Sir Thos- j Sanford, grand standard
bearer
Sir George 4 Master. grand sword
bearer.
Sir William Yansey Tennysou. grand
warden.
Sir John Twamley. grand captain Of
the guard.
In the evening the knights of Malta
put on the black cross Of the command
cry. The Knight TeInplars degrees were
conferred by grand Commander Elect
Chas. Archibald Morris last night
closed the meeting OF the grand com
u7andery of the Knights Templars
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
FARMER HAS DISAPPEARED.
His Wife Cannot Account for II but
Hints az q Mystery.

Enid q. T. Feb FL g TriCg- who
resides On the Iine between Garfield and
Grant counties has beer missing from
nis home since last sunday. and his
family and friends are very much agi-
tatcd concerning his Whereabouts. says
the Wave
Trieg IS about - wears Ella and Only
recently Iocated in oklshouia- He came
here +, Is said from southern IcEa-
Wherc he was engaged n business.
According u the hest inrornsiinn Or
ts!aahle Tragg lsf, home las; Sunday q
come 20 FRid 70 be pTesesf AZ g iesz.
controversy or Monday. 81 which he vas
chosen as member Of an srbltrztsaa
oonui,tee His wife GlsclaiFns azy
knowledge of the uasure q the case Bu,
,. never returned hazss, and there : 10
oue in Eaid who hzS been abs . learn
xha sax the man here sny tine thia
week
be hadn't vsry much Enea@y ea hin
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
WOLVES HELDAT BAY
A GREEDY PACK OF ILLS SUR
ROUND cLERGYMAN'S WIFE.
Through the Arrival of Timely Aio she
Escapes from the Terrors OF a
Prolonged Siege.

Certain encounters with physical Ills
resemble very closely the terror OF an at
tack bv ravenous beasts, which crowd
around their victim in gradually mar
rowing circle filling him with a pro-
fonged dread of certain destruction IN
the end.
The Rev. w \. Denton, Of Girard'
Crawford county, Kansas. tells the foi-
lowing story of a narrowing experience
of one of the members of his family:
MY wife, he SAYS. was assailed for
fifteen years by a combination Of all
ments following the birth Of our hIst
child. Female weakness, rheumatlsfh,
dropsicsl tendencies, indigestion, torplo
liver. nervousness, insomnia and lrresu-
larity of the hearts action were among
them. The food she ate fermented IN
her stomach. she had frequent dlzzy
smells. her limbs were swollen, her nerves
were quite shattered and she was many
times on the verge of heart failure.
..phvsicians gave her only temporary
raI;ef Her Youngest sister had used DR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with
benefit for stomach difficulty. My
brother-in-law had found them helpful
for heart trouble and several neighbors
had given favorable reports about them
Finally my wife was induced 10 try them
She experienced Improvement almost at
once and continued to use them They
relieved her sleeplessness, the smotherlng
sensations have disappeared and have not
annoyed her for years. They freed her
from stomach trouble and the dropsical
tendency was mitigated. The progress OF
the rheumatic affection, which had peguh
to make her fingers crooked, was stayed
and the pain was banished. In every re-
spect they gave her more help than any
other remedy she had ever used. and she
is to-day in better health than for many
years.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have earned
our fun confidence They are our sta
ple household remedy, and L am In the
habit of recommending them TO all VINO
suffer from troubles like those which az
hicted my wife
All the elements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained, in con-
densed form. in DR. Williams Pink Pills
for pale People. They are also speclhc
for troubles peculiar to females, such as
e,,npression Irregularities and all forms
of. weakness. They build up the blood and
restore the glow Of health TO pale anu
s3Ilow cheeks. In men they ehect
radical cure in all cases arising from men
tai strain. oveTwork or eXceSseS OF What-
ever nature. DR.. Williams Pink PMS are
sold in boxes (never in bulk) at fifty cents
a box or six boxes for two dollars ana
ffty cents. and may be had of all drug
eists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, \. y.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
MUST lTEMIzE ACCOUNTS.
All Personal Expenses Must Be Kept
in Specific Items.

Guthrie. @. r.. Feb. l2-Acting upon in
stuueticus from Governor T r. Ferguson.
as communicated Of the oklahoma
national guard. the adjutant general. =.
T. Burlingame, today issued an order
that hereafter an personal expense ac-
counts of officers and others connected
with the guard must he itemTEed in detail
if payment is made by the territory.
This was the result of a recently pub
iished article iu the press showing the ex-
penso accounts of the adjutant general
judge advocate general and surgeon gem
cral. in making tho trip To St Angus
tine Fla. TO attend the annual meeting
of the association of state militia. There
We're expense accounts turned in for Si2
miscellaneous. but not itemized. The
governor did not like this way of doing
business ard at once placed his official
foot upon any future violations.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
POLITICAL
SUGGESTIONS
New Country Expects Recog-
milton at Convention.
H O B ART EDITOR OUT
He Wishes to Attend the Ma
tionaI Gathering

Guthrie, O. T, Feb. Pit has been
admitted ell along that the Republicans
in choosing their delegates to Chicago
would recognize the new country and
that seems 20 be the general opinion at
the present.
This fact now becomes important in the
announcement of Omer k Benedict of
Hobart. editor and owner of the News
Republican and member from kiowa
county of the Republican territorial COM
mittee He has authorized the announce
ment Of his candidacy and WILL Of course,
have the united support of hiowa coun-
ty, as well as that OF the adjoining
counties, which fact VIII make him
strong candidate in the convention
Benedict has done much to advertise
and develop The new country and on the
other hand has always been a fervent
Republican. keeping an organization Of
the party in that county to the front all
the time. and there is the general be
lief that he viii have no opposition in
the new country
Another thing in Benedict's favor is the
fact that in whatever factions there
have been. he has never been found
party disturber. always an upbuilder-
In this connection comes the reported
candidacy Of John II. Dillon of Geary, the
personal friend Of Governor Tom Fergu-
son strong Roosevelt advocate as it
is also Mr Benedict, and member of the
territorial committee from Blaine county
Those who are watching the situation
closely say that botf dillon and Benedict
will be on the Chicago delegation; from
present indications Northern Oklahoma
viii he represented by either ". c. Tet-
rick Of Blackwell or Postmaster Frank
FTantz OF Enid.
The announcement is made in this
county that Chas. II. Filson who was
secretary of the school land board un-
der Governor Barnes, will he asked to
enter the race for the territorial COM
mitteeman from this county, a place now
held by J. r. Cottngham; and also that
John II. Cotteral Of this city will be 4
candidate for delegate to the Chicago
convention
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13

when he left home. and fear of foul play
does not seem warranted by the circum-
stances. His wife says she knows no
reason why he should leave home for
good or commit suicide, although she
believes there is a dark secret in his life
which he has always withheld from
her.
Mrs. Trigg has solicited the assistance
of neighbors and sent for relatives in
Iowa to come and aid her in the recovery
of her lost husband. She says he was
always devoted to his family and the
circumstances make his absence exceed
ingfy mysterious. She did not become
alarmed until Tuesday night when she
informed her neighbors of the fact that
her husband had not returned. and that
she feared he had met with the worst.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
Brick Plant incorporated

shawnee O. T.. Feb. 19.-The Tulsa
sand Lime and Brick plant has been
incorporated with q capital stock of so, -
on. President ]. NJ. Han; vice-president.
Jay Forsyth: secretary. /. !. Weymouth.
treasurer. \. s. Houk. The capacity Of
the plant is 3a.ooo per day. Bricks are
to be made OF Arkansas sand and native
lime The company intends 20 establish
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
REWARD FOR MURDERER.
Governor Authorizes Payment of $3.50
to the Deputy

Guthrie, o. r.. Feb. 12-GOvernor T. z.
Ferguson today authorized the payment
of a $3.50 reward TO Deputy Marshal r. H.
Scargal for the killing of Sam Morley,
the outlaw, who was charged with mur-
dering Jacob Hartman. a Bohemian
farmer near Noble. Cleveland county,
in March 1902 In attempting to arrest
Morley he was killed by Deputy Marshals
Corrells and Scargal near Spiro. l. T.. in
January 1903. In the fight Corrells was
also killed and ScargaI was critically
wounded There was n reward of $500
offered by Governor Ferguson and the
other $3.50 viii be given TO Correils heirs.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN.
Knights CT Pythias Close Their Ses-
sion at Lawton.

I.awton. - T. Feb. l2-The first ses-
sion Of the erder Of Knights Of Pythias,
district Of oklahoma came 10 d close
today. This district includes the towns
of Hobart Lone Wolf Mangum. Leger.
Headrick. Cordell. Anadarko. Lawton and
Temple.
The following officers were elected:
Grand chancellor. J u. LiddicS. OF Lex
ington: grand vice chancellor. Arthur
Walker. Of Temple. prelate. J ". Dicks.
Of Leger; master-at-arms, Marion Miller.
of Lawtou. secretary. Otto Sump. Of Law
ton: inner guard. \ T. HammCnds. Of
Lawton: outer guard. X Beach. of Fort
sill
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
BURNED TO DEATH.
Soy Got Out ct Bed Early and Started
! Fire

Guthrie. O. T. Feb l2-The Four-year-
old son OF solomon Wiidring Of Barnes.
in Moods county. was burned 10 death
yesterday. he climbed out of bed while
other members Of the family slept. at
tempted to start IRE and was burned
almost TO death before the family kaew OF
the accident
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
FOR LiNcoLN's BIRTHDAY.
Langston Faculty and Students OBJ
serve the Occasion.

Guthrie. o. T.. Feb. 12.-The students
and faculty Of the territorial colored uni
versity ut Langston today celebrated
Iincoln's birthday on a big scale. The
principal speaker was Governor Tom Fer
guson. the meeting being presided over
by Inmsn f. Page, president Of the
school. There was a big attendance OF
colored people from all parts Of eastern
Oklahoma.
Governor and Mrs. Ferguson. Auditor
and Mrs. Baxter and Mr.. and Mrs Y. c.
Guss attended the celebration.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13

the meantime the committee appointed to
collect data relative to conditions in the
county will be doing its work and When
the time comes that Mr Cunningham can
leave this will all be prepared ana IN
proper shape for him to take before the
president.
Delegate Mcclure will be asked to
withdraw his bin asking for an additional
appropriation for the city and Will be
,skod to aid the delegates in their present
object
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13

is the third offence. having stolen ami
mails from his father twice before. but
was not prosecuted on the promise that
he would behave himself. AS a last re-
sort. Mr.. Ballew swore out warrant
for his son. in the nope Of giving him
a much needed lesson. and as a result
the boy is behind the bars of the county
II
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
FIGHTING LIQUOR LICENSE.
Many Citizens Of Yukon Are Opposed
to a Saloon.

Ell Reno. o. T., Feb. 12.-The citizens
of Yukon had on their fighting clothes
again yesterday and were on deck when
Judge ]. L. Brown, a noted attorney OF
Oklahoma City. as their leader before
the county commissioners in the probate
court room, fighting the application 1or
a liquor license by Charles NJ. Asklll 10
run a saloon in YUKON The probate
court room was crowded all afternoon
listening to the evidence and the interest
ing manner in which the lawyers handled
the case and especially the very enthus-
iastic and emphatic way in which Judge
Brown talked to the commissioners At
ter long and hot discussion the argu-
ment was closed and the commissioners
announced their refusal to grant Aspill
the license.
The cures a medicine makes are the
of and Hoods SarSa-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
Q q g II OR = a.
Bear, the A The Kind You Have Hsays Bought
signature ai Ls,2zIZn
Interior perartment Notice.

Guthrie. Q. r. Feb. 12-The Interior
department makes the announcement
that the Usage Indian pastures are now
offered for one years lease and are
open TO any cattle Thi Will be taken
advantage Of especially by Texas cattle
men, who annually pasture several hun
dred thousand head on the Usage lands.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-13
charoed With Horse Theft.

Norman. o. 7. Feb. 12-Bernie Ballcw,
son of Il. c. Bailey Of near Moore was
brought in this week from Durant /. T..
charged with the theft Of a horse and
saddle. which. it is said. he stole from
his father some three weeks ago. This