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The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05

quarantine line may be exhibited IN COM
petition with the world under such rcgu-
lations as the Department OF Agriculture
may prescribe.
President Francis has not agreed 10 this.
but says he is in favor of it and viii call
the leading BREEDERS OF thoroughbred cattle
together upon his return TO ST. Louis. and
see if an amicable adjustment OF The
trouble cannot be brought about. Sena-
tor CuIberson offered an amendment to-
day to the loan provision which Is pend
ing in the senate as an amendment TO
the urgent deficiency bin. providing that
the loan shall not be available unless the
privileges Of the live stock department Of
the exposition he extended 20 al cattle,
whether they come from north of the
quarantine line or south Of Il. providing
such cattle coming from south of the 'line
are exhibited under such rules and regula-
tions as may be prescribed by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. This amendment viii
come up tomorrow
While Senator Culberson was looking
after this part Of the work on the iiuor of
the senate, an animated conversation to5S
place in one of the senate corridors be-
tween Senator Bailey. President Francis
aud General Manager Wortham. Mr.
Worthsm complained 10 Governor Francis
that he had not received courteous treat
ment at the hands of r. y. Coburn.
Il have always felt that II I could got
the opportunity tp present this matter L
you ingtead of C0bura 81 could b. sd
justed" he said "Coburu however. die
missed me with the statement that pc
would decline 70 discuss the question
with me ar al. although : travelled from
Texas to 81. Louis o. see him II he
had shown me the courtesy a. consider
the matter IN spirit ~ fairness and
reason. / would not D. herc now in
Washington. Now that ara here. I'm
going 20 sec u the senator's and repre-
sertauycs from Te1as can protect the
interests q the state .a the matter"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
FIRST SUIT FOR MINERS
Land Office Holds in Favor Of Com
rGny Against Homesteaders.

Iawtou O T. Feb. 1.-The drst de
c.s:on ever given here in favor Of the
miners and against the homcsteajers was
rendered in the local land office today.
The office held in favor of the Shawnee
Mining company in a protest against Eli
sha =. W,leh committing his homestead
entry I'm section 50 north. Is west MI
Wolch had homesteaded the land for aEri-
cultural purposes and the Shawnee COM
p5ny was holding the mineral right. The
case came up clearly upon the question
rs 20 whether the land was more valu-
able Tor mineral purposes than for agri-
cultural purposes and il was decided in
favor of the mineral Major Mcknight
register cf the land Office stated to q
representative Of The Journal this after
noon thar it was the first case properly
brought before the Office were the mine-
had shown his faith by his works.
The Shawnee Mining companp has ex-
pended several thousand dollars in de-
velopment work. Dr. Harmin is the NOV
ing spirit of the company. Miners
throughout the district rejoiced at the
decision.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
Dead ripe" said Alderman Burns.
'.-Thare has heen no inspection of {
SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
Fixes the Date at 1s4t for the Visit

Rochester. Y Y. Feb. 4.-"Christ Will
surely come again in 1s41.' said Capt L.
T Nichols tonight. lie is the leader or
the Christian Brethren. a religious sect
founded by him years ago.
In this band are thirty families" said
the captain. and the women have cooked
over one range and we have all eaten at
the same table for over two and a hair
years without q single quarrel or harsn
word That is evidence that We are living
our religion OF Christian brothers
we don't believe Adam was the first
man We have thrown out the God % tn
churches and take the God Of the Bible.
We do not believe there is a hell Th-
true God would 10 more prepare a hell
than he would make deYn. The only
devil a man sees is when he looks int"
a mirror. The only devil is I'm Us
Capt Nichols presents Bible figures
and prophecies To back his assertion that
Christ IS due IN 1871 He says the fact
that all nations are now preparing for
war is a sure sign of the end of the
world as God said that In the end lie
would destroy the world with Ere an1
sword 4"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05

district court there are a number of cases
involving the United States and to take
care of these United States Attorney
Horace Speed viii leave for Lawton to-
morrow Perhaps the most far-reaching
OfS the cases in which Mr. Speed will he
interested are the fraudulent bridge con-
tracts Of the new country" and num-
ber Of perjury cases growing out of the
ReenbIossom murder. The bridge cases
charge fraud on the part of certain coun-
ty commissioners and other officers in
the letting of contracts for the eOnstruc-
tion of bridges. it being alleged that
vouchers We're approved for bridges that
were never in existence and bills allowed
for building material that was never so
much as seen by the contractors. The
money used for these improvements was
in the charge of the interior department
and was the result of the sale of town
lots in the new country at the govern
ment sites. it being the purpose of the de-
partment to use the same in the construc-
ton of permanent improvements. 1t will
be remembered that due 20 the discovery
of these fraudulent practices Secretary
Hitchcock held up these funds until more
satisfactory arrangements could be made
for their expenditure. thus delaying the
putting in of waterworks and other such
improvements in many of the new towns.
and incidentally many complaints against
the secretary from the citizens of the af-
fected places.
The perjury cases result from the at
tempt Of George Moran. serving life
sentence in the penitendary for the muir
der Of Joseph Beemblossom, to prove an
alibi on the evidence of those now charg
ed with perjury and others at the time
Of his trial. This murder. which at the
time of its occurrence excited such wide
spread sympathy, took place near Rush
Springs l. T. but Just over the line in
Oklahoma, in the month Of August, 1900.
Dr. 4. r. Beemhlossom Of Oklahoma City
and party including the twelve-year-old
son Of the doctor. Joseph, were on their
way 10 the Lawton land office to register
Tor the opening Of the new country and
We're camped near Rush Springs for the
night when they were attacked by Bill
Casey and his band of robbers Due. II
IL said 70 the feint on the part OF the
driver Of the Beemblossorn party in reach
ing for his gun the robbers fired at him
one Of the bullets passed through his
clothes and into the body of the unonend-
ing boy While the hoy lay dying the
rusf3ans held up the party.
The first trial OF lthose OF the murderers
who had been captured resulted in a hung
jury and il was here that Moran brought
in his witnesses 70 prove that st the time
Of the muresir he was IN the Chickasaw
nation Several Of the fourteen who were
expected 20 testify in behalf of Moran
went down before tha cross questioning
20 which they were submitted The sec
ord tiu1S the matter came up fer trial
Moran and Mort Perkins were convicted
and given life sentences IN the peniten-
tiary The perjury cases now before the
court are six OF the fourteen alihi Wit
uesSeS
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
UNION LEAGUE CLUB
EIihu Root Was the Guest Of Honor
Last Night.


New York. Feb. 4.-Elihu Root was the
guest of members of the Union League
club at dinner tonight. Speaking of Mr.
Roosevelt Mr.. Root said: Il count it one
of the greatest privileges Of my life to
have ben able when that sad day came
that brought the death of President Me-
Kinley 10 hold UP the hands of his true
and loyal subject. | am told that his
successor is not popular in the city of
New York. They say he is not safe. He
is not safe for the men who wish 10 pros
ecute selfish schemes TO the public detri
ment or men who wish government 10 he
conducted with greater reference to cam
paign contributions than to public good.
He is not safe for men who wish TO draw
the president of the United States into
corner and make whispered arrangements
that are known by his constituents But
l say to YOU that he has been during
these years since President McKinleys
death the greatest conservative force for
the protection OF property and of our in
stitutions in the city of Washington.
There is a better way of protecting prop
erty. capital and great enterprises than by
buying legislators; there is a better way
of dealing with labor and keeping it from
running in tumult and resistless riot than
by starving it or by buying or corrupting
its leaders.
L have said President Roosevelt was
the greatest conservative for the protec-
tion of property and capital in the city
of Washington. l could give You specific
instances where he has stood between
rash men ncongress who greatly desired
Tho ,,oceaoa of extrpu,e and violent meas
ures through congress and has stopped
them by his strong and answering dec?
laratfon will veto your bill if you pass
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
GOVERNOR ON
CHARGES FILED
Secretary Hitchcock Refers
Them to Mr.. Ferguson.
PRESIDENT PAYS NO HEED
Matter Was Explained to Sat-
isfaction of Department

Guthrie. o. T, Feb. 4.-W'hen Governor
T. B. Ferguson was seen today with
regard TO the charges that We're filed with
President Roosevelt against the governor,
Secretary William Grimes and Superin-
tendent Baxter as members of the school
land board by Editor Everett Purcell, OF
the Enid Events. he made the statement
that he had been ignorant of the hling
of the charges until the last days OF De-
ceoher when thev were transferred to
him by Secretary Hitchcock These
charges consisted, the governor SAID OF
copious clippings from the columns OF
the Events, presumably setting forth the
history of the Houston charges aud cul-
minating in the charge of 'whitewashlnS
the matter by the school land board.
II would seem that thte charges re-
ceived a somewhat lukewarm attention at
the hands of the president, who simply
referred them to Secretary Hitchcock.
who likewise seemed not inclined to at
tach much significance 90 them; for no
investigation is on record. and when. Il
na!Iy. the matter did receive any atten-
ton from the secretary he merely sent
the whole bunch of stuff to Governor Fer
guson with an inquiry as to what steps
had been taken TO prevent the recur-
renee OF any such irregularities as took
place during Houston's term OF once.
This was nearly half a year since Pur-
cell had filed the charge of white
washing and seven months after Hous-
ton had left the land office.
At the time of Houston's resignation
Governor Ferguson had filed in the inte-
rior department a full account of the
whole matter, the testimony, the disclo-
sures, and the findings of the board
That the department regarded the gov
ernor's statement of the case and the
boards action final is evidenced by the
fact that the Purcell letter received SO
little attention.
On receipt of the inquiry from the de-
partment the governor sent to Secretary
Hitchcock a copy of the old rules regard
ing the leasing of school lands, as they
had come to the territory from the depart
ment itself. and uunder which the irreg-
ularities had occurred. Together with this
by the school land board requiring the
prospective lessee of school land 10 ap-
pear in person before notary or before
the secretary Of the board, giving the
board the double assurance of the man. s
oath and that of the officer before whom
he appears which latter is required TO
give oath that the signature on the ap-
plication is Of the person appearing be-
fore him. 1t will be borne in mind in
this connection that the Irregularities un-
der Houston were in the form of leases
let to persons who did not exist, fictitious
signatures appearing on the applications
And here the matter of the Purcell
charges ended so far as the department
was concerned
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05

Here Senator Bailey said: Francis.
shall offer an amendment 10 the loan
amendment attaching the provision that
the amount shall not bee available unless
range cattle as We'll az halter broke eat
tie from the south of the line may be cx-
hihited at the exposition. ia compcti-
tion with all other cattle. under depart-
men OF agriculture regulations"
President Francis promised that tho
matter should be taken up with tho
breeders as soon as he got back O. 81
Louis, but the Texans determined %
push the CulbersoB amendment IN which
later Senator Bailey Joined. the idea BE-
ing that 10 was the best policy not 10
Yield single tia 81 vantage which was
enjoyed because IT the pending loan
proposition. Some % the friends ~ the
fair F,cw the Texas effort ia tine light
of "A hold-up and they say its suocesa
would result Ia every ststc which has a
grievance demanding concessions.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05

were local saIoonists since the early days.
In connection with their business for
several years they operated a "honka-
tonk'-a variety theatre-until the people
Of this city secured a permanent injunc-
ton from the courts preventing its opera
ton.
About eighteen years ago II. II. Reaves
died The brothers owned in common
much property. estimated in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 This consisted principal
ly of residence property and one corner
business block After the death Of II. II.
Reaves. the widow petItioned 10 be made
administrator of the estate, but her petit
ton was contested by her brother-in-law.
Z. s. Reaves. and 1t has been in all the
courts. the widow winning verdict in
all until today it was filed in the supreme
court.
It was ascertained that the chief tcsti-
mony given by r. 5. Reaves against his
borther's alleged widow. was the fact
that IL II. Reaves and the defendant in
the court case. Francis \. Reayes. had
never been legally married. The case
consumed much time in tho district court
where Judge Burford brought out oil the
testimony 1t showed that II. II. Reaves
and The woman. then = widow having
been previously married, drew up an
agreement signed by both. by which they
practically performed the ceremony that
welded them; Judge Burford held this
a common law marriage and stated that
the widows share in the estate was not
the least different than had the marriage
Of the parties been one of pubic record
and according to the laws. The finding
was a complete victory for the widow.
In appealing 70 the supreme court the
attorneys for f. s. Reaves ask that Judge
Burford's opinion he reversed and they
cite numerous alleged errors to back their
allegation
Locally the outcome is watched with
greet interest
The attorneys for the widow are ex-
Chief Justice Frank Dale and ex-Asso-
ciata Justice \. r. c Brierer; on the
other side the attorneys are Just as
prominent: ex-Atto~ney General Harper
s Cunningham. George w. Buckner and
Cotteral < Hornor
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
FERGUSON HAS PROSPECTS
Sait and Other Products VIII Make 1t
a LARGE Town

Ferguson q. +. Feb 4-The oklahoma
Salt company. realizing the greatest op-
por.u3i.ics, is constructing a Sle3G19 salt
plant hero The Ferguson Salt company
has already erected "A large salt rlant.
The capacity Of both plants Will be $50
barrels 81 day ara VIII give employment
e. over I@' men.
Tho Ruby Suucco company now known
as tho United states Building Material
company Of Kansas City. has a large
rler5 west of town and loads several cars
here oahc week. mother large Stuco
1l3ae win bs constructed Immediately
close go this place
Ferguson. hy advantage of location. Is
dst.re3 10 he r manufacturing center.
Several business houses are in contempla-
jioa Banks. hote,s and stores. some
6.y>lin- houses are already contracted
20. This town has a near access to all
tn commercial cities of oklahoma and
Texas. the southwest and cast for its
products and other resources Yet to de
vC'o3. such as building stone. marble.
fire clay. oil ana copper It's future is
undoubtedly assured.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
FREIGHT RATES LOWERED
El Reno Rejoices Over Her Many
AdvantaueS

Ell Reno. Feb. 4.-For the third time in
three months FL Reno has been favored
with lower freight rates. BY the adop-
ton of the mileage freight system on
all the roads in oklahoma, which went
into effect on Monday, February !, 1904
FL Reno has the advantage of reaching
a per cent of the entire trade territory
in Oklahoma of both the wholesalers and
retailers The system which was put in
TO effect Monday gives from three 10 ten
per cent a hundred pounds cheaper rates
to all points in western. north and south
western Okla ahoma points than it does ok
Iahoma City or Guthrie. The mileage sys-
tenn has been agreed upon by all the
railroads operating in Oklahoma and will
put FL Reno in the foremost rank for
wholesalers as we'll as retailers, in that
the price of freight in shipping from the
markets is on the same basis as our
competitors and gives them no advantage
whatever over FL Reno. II will mean
more wholesale houses for Ell Reno for
in the past they have been Handicapped.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
TO LOOK FOR A NICKEL
Lighted Match and Dangerous Fire
Resulted

Guthrie, O. T. Feb. "A fire that prom
ised for few minutes 10 be a most dis
astrous one started in the Grand Leader
department store. located in the heart of
the business blocks of the city. yesterday
afternoon at about five o clock. \ man
lighted a match TO look for a nickel that
had fallen through a crack in the counter
when the goods hanging from the counter
ignited. the blaze spreading al once along
the draperies and UP the wall among the
bolt goods 70 the ceiling. The fire compa-
MES were OF hand almost Immediately
and with their efficient help the fire was
extinguished BY the chemicals on hand in
the store. thus avoiding the heavy dana ge
II water had been Used.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
Territorial Charters Granted

Guthrie, 0. T, Feb. 5.--Territorial char
ters We're granted today as follows:
The Anadarko Plaster & Cement COM
pany of Anadarko with s10o.Oo0 capital
stock. The incorporators are Homer W.
Dunbar, Guy r. Gillett. J. D Th0mp-
son. James r. Stock, T. B. Page. J. q.
Gallagher. G. W. Baker. ]. e Earring
ton. ]. F. Richardson, W. P. Lacy and
a. W. Koontz.
The Kingfisher county Farmers Insti-
stute of kingfsher with the following
incorporators: W. j. Patterson. ]. p. Dun.
L Barr Clara E. TaImadge and o. J.
Mcdowell
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
WILL REPORT SATURDAY
Grand jury viii Be Ready Last Of
the Week

Oklahoma City. .. T, Feb. At was
given out TO-DAY from what seems 10 oe
reliable sources that the grand jury
would make its report Saturday. II Is
said il was the intention Of the jury 20
report Monday or Tuesday. but-e new
clue" as 70 other matters that NEEDED
attention was responsible 20 the exte1-
sion II time taken. Il Is believed that
the latest attraction s. fl the vicinity
Of the police department. as neariy all
OF the policemen IN the city have been
srmmoned before the jury ,; is said THAI
the ease of the experts recently eTnployed
20 examine the books q the city vii also
he thoroughly investigated There IS
uauch speculation a. % whether auy in
dlctrents wil be returned
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
FREE TO cRiTIcIsE
University Of Chicago Faculty No
Longer Fear Oil Magnste.

Chicago. Feb. members Of the UEi-
versity of Chicago faculty may erlticlsa
at wiIl tavorabiy or Otherwise. she A.
t-ona 81 John n. Rockefeller. tbs instI-
iuucns uost llbefci bonefactoT. without
fezr % dismissal This Announcement
was made - Trevldsut Harper q the
s,aior Glaze a. the university today IA
response o. g Question
u was asked by one student .'Woaid
any professor be dismissed for cssficis-
lng John -. Rockefeller Ia relation to
the STANDARD oil company and public
aCairsT
President Harper reulisd The mem
hsrs ~ the faculty have right II say
az they plesss The university stands
for free speech. 30 professor has ever
besn dismissed for. .expFesrsss his oyia-
l0n on any subject"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS
Dover Republicans Favor Cash cade
for Committeeman,

Dover .. T. Feb. At called meet
ing the Republicans Of Dover had very
enthusiastic meeting orga mixed Repub
Ican club, naming il the Roosevelt &
Fairbanks club of Dover. O T J w.
Worl elected president and J A Holmes.
secretary This club has political views
and may express them later.
The Republicans of Dover are practical
Is unit for Cash Csde for national COM
rnitteenau
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05
IN COLD STORAGE
Turkey Kept for Twelve Years In the
Cold

Chicago, Feb. Alderman Peter Wend-
ling has outlined an ordinance which re-
quires the inspection of the contents OF
cold storage warehouses.
Il worked in the stock yards as
butcher for years and / know all about
the conditions there" he said. Il have
known of turkeys being kept In cold
storage for twelve years and chickens
for eight or ten years. Eggs laid back
before the worlds fair are being placed
on the market"
The turkeys and chickens ought 10 he
ripe by this time" suggested Alderman
Hunter
Dead ripe" said Alderman Burns.
There has been no inspection of the
slaughter of poultry" continued Alder
man Vending. Diseased carcasses Of
animals are disposed Of the moment the
inspectors back is turned. If he doesn't
watch closely. the meat he condemns is
shipped away and gets into the market
as good food"
Alderman Burns, who also lives in the
stock yards district. says that Alderman
Vending does not exaggerate the condi-
tions He believes that per cent of the
condemned meat is eventually sold TO
consumers as first class meat
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-05

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