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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-16
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-16

Daily Leader 10 cents q week deliv
erod eTery day except sundSc,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-16

The "rwo Merry rraInps" do not
come alone. I'M VIII bring rs other
comedians with them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-16
PERSONAL
Mention,

Mention, (
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w NJ Jenkins has returned non
Indian territory.
Burns Hegler has returned from
visit to Topeka.
A =. jones' Of Perry is here tolay
on special business
L } Hurd Of Oklahoma City. is in
Guthrie ON business.
Sheriff Parker cf Cleveland county
was in the city today
Judge 3. p. Brrwen Of oklahoma
City, was in Guthue yesterday
Arthur N FORESTER of Dallas, IS 4
visitor in the cerral city today
Mrs. S g Hawkins Is visiting rela.
tiyes in Kentucky and tennessee
a J 'Tumstreet Of Shawnee. is in
The city today ON special business
j. Q McNatt OF Arkansas City. was
a business calle- IN Guthrie to-day
Judge J. c straag Who has L cen on
the sick list fo- Tie past week, is bet
ter
Mrs F andice Of Arkansas city
spent yesterday in the city visiting
frienos.
W. H Tolaad Of Oklahoma City. is
here today boxing after important
business.
Robert Plety of Terre Haute, Ind,
is in the city visiting his brother. A.
H. Picty
Rev G w Sherwood Of okeeae,
spent a short time in the capital city
yesterday.
Miss Albina Stevens Of the COVER
nor's Office, has gone TO Kansas City
for weeks visit
Mrs Robert sohlberg is in Nc?her
son. Kas.. visiting frienGs She viii
spend the holidays there.
J. C. Fisher, Chairman of the Blaine
county Republican central committee
was in the city this morning.
e. $. Weeks is in the city from Las
Vegas. New Mevico looking up a loca-
tion. He likes Guthrie quite wen
w. H. Foster came in this morning
from Ponca CITY 10 brings good
news Of rhe prosDerty Of ronoa City
& A Pc nett. representing The Two
Orphans company. vas IN the city to-
day arranging for a date here for his
show.
Joseph Grisl. ~ EFT for his home in
Missouri today aTt,l having Visited his
brother. Garlic Gdswold for few
days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-16

QUnhEV hGnntO All over the Two Territories and
LuuUuIV HSOHtO Kansas gathering bundles
Guthrie Eight Railroads to bring to the GUTHRIE LAUNDRY co..
them Laundred and -Four Wagons kept busy
ing for the City business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-16

Joseph Grisy. ~ EFT for his home in
Missouri toda, aTt, having 'isited his
brother. Garlic Griswold for a few
days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-16

& A Pc nett. representing The Two
Orphans company, vas in the city to-
day arranging for a date here for his
show
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Removing Baltimore Ruins.

BALTIMORE, Feb. ll.-Three thou.
sand laborers reported to Street
Cleaning Commissioner Wyckes to.
day, and after each had been provided
with workman's ticket they were
divided into squads and marched into
the burned district. Accompanying
the workmen we're hundreds of carts
and trucks. BY 9 o'clock this force
was busily at work in the debris, pill
ing the bricks and broken timbers on
the sidew alks, where they were then
loaded into carts to be hauled away.
Besides this force 700 railroa ad work
men, under the supervision Of con-
structing engineers of the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio rail-
roads, began to take down the pillars
and girders left standing around the
ruins, which, in their present condi-
tion, constitute an element of danger.
Thus the enormous task Of bringing
order out of chaos in the devastated
city has been forma ally inaugurated I.
The magnitude of this work may be
realized when it is estimated tn at the
mere clearing away Of the debris will
cost about $2,0OO,OOO
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
To Open Crow Reservation

WASHINGTON, Feb. l1.-A bill in
troduced by Mr.. Dixon Mont. pro-
viding for the ratification and amend
ment OF an agreement with the Indians
on the Grow reservation in Montana,
was passed today.
BILLINGS, Feb. 1.-THE news that
the Grow reservation opening bill has
passed the house was the cause of
great rejoicing in Billings. P. B.
Moss received message from Con.
gresham Dixon this afternoon and
soon thereafter meeting of the Com
mercial club was called at the Billings
club. Resolutions congratulating
Congressman Dixon were passed and
forwarded to him by wire. Every
business interest in the city, almost,
was represented at the meeting. The
bill has passed the senate twice, and
no opposition is expected from that
body to the present bill. 1t is almost
an assured fact that the land Office
will be opened in Billings Immediately
after the bill passes both houses and
becomes law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
To Preserve Integrity Of China.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Secretary
Hay has added another to his long
list of diplomatic triumphs and the
United States is once more enabled by
his diplomacy to head the nations in
a concurrent effort to preserve the in
tegrity Of China. Mr.. Hays note of
February 10 to Russia and Japan,
urging them to confne hostilities with
in as small an area as possible aud to
respect the neutrality and administra-
tive entity of China will be accepted
by Russia as we'll as by Japan, and
all the nations will join the Washing
ton government in inviting the COM
batants to agree to the proposition.
1t is generally understood tina HOSTILE
ties vii. b.. con fined, SO far as China
is CO. erncd, to Munchuria, Shan
Hal Kwau probably marking the west.
ern boundary Of the ,heater Of actiOn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Opposed to Eight-Hour Legislation

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1l.-Opposition
was entered against the pending eight
hour legislation before the house COM
mittee on labor today, by Daniel
Davenport, an attorney Of Bridgeport,
Conn. Mr.. Davenport said he was
the general agent of the American
Anti-Boycott association, composed
of large number of manufacturers,
combined for enforcing the laws
against boycotting of any man, or
business, or products. Mr.. Daven-
ports ground of opposition was that
legislation was not wanted
either by the employees or employers.
1t was, he said, socialistic legislation
of the worst character.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
will be heard February %. Both com.
panies last week reinsured their risks
not affected by the fire in outside COM
PREPARING FOR BATTLE.
Japan Reported to Have 800, 900 Troops
Ready for Active Service.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 15.-The Mobiliza.
ton of the Japanese army has been
carried out methodically. 1t is esti-
mated that 100000 troops are now
ready to be placed in the field without
impatring the national defenses. The
movements of the troops are shrouded
in secrecy. They are being moved at
night toward their bases and the lights
on ordinary trains are extinguished
when in the neighborhood of troop
trains. Members of the reserve force
Immediately step in to the places of
outgoing regulars. Their organiza-
tion is perfect and full equipment is
ready for each one of the reserves.
The Japanese are convinced that the
Russians will be unable to concentrate
and maintain $4,000 troops at any i'm
portant point of military operations.
There is much talk current in regard
to the possible dynamiting OF the Rus.
sian railroad in Manchuria. Thous-
ands of Japanese who are practically
undistinguishable from Chinese are
working in Manchuria and would will
ingly risk their lives to aid their
country's cause.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 13.-For the
first time since the beginning of hos
tilities in the far east, the government
tonight gave the Russian newspapers
permission to publish the accounts re-
ceived from abroad of the engagement
off Chemulpo, in which the warships
Variag and Korietz were destroyed.
The war fever, which has been
aroused here and apparently all over
the empire, or at least all over Eu-
ropean Russia, in a single week, is
truly remarkable. Such patriotic
demonstrations as have been witnessed
in St. Peters burg since hostilities be-
gan have been all the more astonish-
ing because Of the public Indifference
during the period Of negotiations and
almost up to the hour when Japan
struck the first blow at Port Arthur.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Japanese Troops Are Moving.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Informa-
ton has reached here that nearly 2O,-
600 Japanese troops were landed at
Chemulpo yesterday, the first division
of a large number which will be
thrown into Korea as rapidly as pos.
sible in the effort to thoroughly oc.
cupy the strategic points in the hermit
kingdom while the Russian fleet is
bottled up in Port Arthur.
By one cOnversant with the Japanese
plans, it is said that the repeated at.
tacks on Port Arthur are not for the
purpose of seizing that place at pres
ent unless an unexpected weakness in
the Notifications there should develop.
They are part of a we'll defined plan
for the harrassing of the Russian fleet
until Korea can be occupied. The
bottling up of the fleet there enables
the landing of troops in Korea with
out the convoy of large number of
warships.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Observed Lincoln Day.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Feb. l2.-The
home city and last resting place of
Abraham Lincoln observed the 95th
anniversary of his birth today by the
closing of public offices and the hold.
ing of memorial exercises under the
auspices Of the various veteran orga-
nizations and other patriotic societies.
The Lincoln tomb was decorated with
flags and floral tributes, number of
the latter coming from distant parts
of the country.
CHICAGO, Feb. l2.-Llncoln' BIRTH
day was observed in Chicago as a
general holiday. Banks, the board of
trade, the stock exchange and other
public institutions were closed, and
appropriate exercises were held in the
public schools. The celebration closed
this evening with a public Meeting and
banquet under the auspices Of the
NJ Marquette club.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Baltic Squadron Is Moving.

LONDON, Feb. 1l.-In a dispatch
from Copenhagen, correspondent Of
the Daily Mail says: The Russian
Baltic squadron of Is warships passed
through Danish waters today en- route
for the far east around Cape Skagens,
but as fierce storm was raging in
the North sea, the Russian admiral
ordered the squadron through the
Kaiser Wilhelm canal.
The report that Russia is attempting
to arrange with Turkey to permit the
Black Sea fleet to pass through the
Dard anelles is revived, and it is added
that Russia is trying to secure Great
Britain's consent. There is no con-
tirmation of the report in authorita-
tive quarters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Mcnaccd by Floods.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE
flood is gradually receding but the
danger is still great. The lowlands
are covered with ice and water. The
dams at Blooms burg, Tonawanda aud
N antocoke are solid and show no
signs of breaking. The towns below
the dams are apprehensive. If they
break great destruction will follow.
YORK, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE back wa.
ter from the ice gorge near New Hol-
land has caused the greatest flood
ever known at York Haven. The wa.
ter has extinguished the fires in the
York Haven paper mills and work
has been suspended there. The 30.foot
racewall Of the York Haven power
plant is entirely under water today.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
JAPS ARE CONFIDENT.
They Believe Russia Will Be Whipped
After Few Months Fighting.

LONDON, Feb. l2.-Baron Hayashi,
the japanese minister, has received a
cablegram from the government at
Toxic announcing that the latter had
not yet received an official report of
the battle fought off Port Arthur, and
adding that apparently the disembark-
alton of Japanese troops is proceed
ing satisfactorily and without disorder
at Chemulpo and elsewhere.
The British government has infor-
nation which leads it to believe lat
Japan is likely to.~be in possession of
Port Arthur a week from now. In
best informed Japanese circles here, it
is privately thought that the war will
be over by July. Those British OFF,
cials who are cognizant Of the extra
ordinary thoroughness with which
Japan prepared for war are inclined
to share the japanese view regarding
the duration of the struggle.
NEW YORK, Feb. ia careful
study of the reports that have reached
America and Europe from the east,
including press dispatches, would in-
dictate that but two conflicts of any
moment have so far occurred. These
are the Japanese naval attack on Port
Arthur on Monday night and Tuesday
morning and the affair at Chemulpo
on Monday and Tuesday. In circles,
whose knowledge of conditions in that
part of the world allows them to speak
with accuracy, the various reports OF
minor engagements are considered but
echoes of these two fights. Gable and
telegraph facilities are limited and it
is evident that as reports of the Port
Arthur and Chemulpo affairs reach
various points, they are promptly
cabled by resident correspondents, re-
sulting in natural confusion of
dates.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. ia re-
port has been received from Viceroy
Alexieff saying that the Russian tor
pedo transport Yenisei has been blown
up as the result Of accidentally strik-
ing mine at Port Arthur. The Yen.
isei sank and Captain Stepanotf, three
officers and IL men were lost
1t is officially announced that no
news has been received here Of the
fight at Chemulpo, the landing OF
Japanese, or the blowing up of a
bridge on the Manchurian railroad
The admiralty has issued specific or
ders that no kilograms from the far
east, whether for private persons,
newspapers or news agencies will be
transmitted. The admiralty will give
out official reports.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Three Killed on Great Northern.

ST. PAUL, Feb. PA westbound
Great Northern passenger tram back
ed into the rear of freight train at
Pennock last night. Three men who
were in the caboose received injuries
from which they have since died, and
others were slightly injured.
The coast train was running west
and had passed the station when it
was discovered that several passen.
gers wished to alight. The train was
stopped and then run back toward the
station, colliding with the caboose of
a freight train which had taken the
main track after the passage of the
flyer, and was about to pull out for
the east. All the persons injured were
in the caboose, which with two rear
sleepers of the coast train, Immediate
~ caught fire and we're consumed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Wealthy Brewer Commits Suicide.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. l3.-William J..
Lemp, president Of the Lemp Brewing
company, committed suicide today at
his residence, by shooting himself in
the right temple with revolver. De-
preston over the death of his favor
ite son, Fred Lemp, three years ago,
and the loss of Frederick Pabst of
Milwaukee, a lifelong friend, is be-
lieved to have been the cause for his
rash act.
Mr.. Lemp was IS years old and a
native of Germany. He had lived in
St. Louis for As years. He stood
high in business and social circles
and was repuled to be a millionaire.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
WAR WHOOPS FROM THE ORIENT.
Japanese Fleet Is Making a Roundup OF
the Enemy's Vessels,

LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch to
Reuters Telegram company from To-
kio, says an unofficial report was cur
rent there that the Russian feet was
destroyed, four battleships and three
cruisers being sunk, and that two
Japanese warships were damaged, in
an engagement yesterday off Port Ar
thur, the Japanese getting between the
Russians and the entrance of the har-
Dor before the fight commenced.
A special dispatch from Port Arthur
says the Japanese feet attempted
Wednesday to land men in several
ways in the neighborhood of Port Ar
thur under the protection of the guns
of the cruisers. 1t is asserted, how
ever, that all attempts were unsucces :
full.
TOXIC, Feb. 1.-The japanese have
captured at least FIVE Russian COM
mercial steamers. They were captured
by the Japanese in Korean and ad-
jacent waters at various times since
Saturday by small cruisers. Some of
the steamers are rich prizes
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE Journal Des
Debats, in a special dispatch from St.
Petersburg, announces that the BON.
bardment of Port Arthur occurred day
before yesterday and again yesterd ay,
and says that the japanese fleet with
drew after having suffered severe los
ses. Today, it is added, all is quiet
of Port Arthur.
LONDON, Feb. 11.-At the Japanese
legation tonight no great Importance
was attached to the report that the
Russian Baltic squadron is going to
the far east. 1t was explained that
even were the report true, the fleet
would not reach the scene of opera.
tions under six weeks, by which time
the situation might have changed
materially. In any case it was said
the Japanese navy would be quite
ready to meet the ships.
1t was also pointed out at the lega-
tion that since Great Britain has de-
clared her neutrality, and as most of
the coaling ports east of Suez are
British, Russian men-of-war will ex-
perience great difficulty in coaling or
be hindered by the necessity of hav-
ing colliers accompany them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Hanna's Condition Is SeriOns.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - Sen ator
Hanna is passing through the climax
of his illness and this afternoon it was
feared that he was dying, but tonight
he rallied strongly, and there is again
some hope that he may win the fight.
The odds are much against his recov.
cry, but the sturdy physique of the
man, aided by oxygen and powerful
stimulants, brought him through this
afternoon, when he was sinking rapid
ly, and possibly may again.
It is now question of how long the
climax Of the fever will last and how
many and severe will be any further
acute attacks, for today's spell was so
severe that another probably would
witness the end.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Positions Pay Big Salaries.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-The secre.
tary of the interior has requested the
civil service commission to hold an
examination as soon as possible for
constructing engineers in the United
animation is to be similar to tn at held
for consulting engineers last August.
Competition is to be confined to men
large hydraulic works, such as dams
and canals. The positions pay from
S., 800 to 81 600 per annum, and appii-
cations for particulars should be
made to the civil service commission
at W ashington.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
A Big Blaze at Topeka.

TOPEKA, Kan Feb. l3.--Fire today
destroyed the ParkhurstDavis Mer-
camille company's building and stock,
the Sells building adjoining, occupied
by the Mccormick Harvester COM
pany and w. l, Syck as storage
room for mattresses. The total loss
is e5tima mated at S4O0, 900.
During the progress of the fire sew
eral thousand cartridges stored on the
third floor of the Park hurst. Davis
building exploded, and half a dozen
spectators were hurt slightly by flames
and shells. The fire started from the
explosion Of chemicals in the mercan-
tile compauy's buildings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Colorado Congressman Resigns.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Represent.
ative Shafroth, of the Denver, Colo,
district, voluntarily relinquished his
seat in the house at the convening of
that body today. The contest for his
sea, by Robert w. Bonynge and the
examination of ballots, he said, re-
vealed fraud ia 20 precincts. If he
was a judge on the bench he would
have to find against himself, and he
invited the elections committee to pre-
sent a resolution seating Bonynge.
The statement created sensation,
and at it's conclusion great applause
was heard on both sides of the house.
Chairman Olmsted, of the elections
committee, paid a high tribute to Mr..
Shafroth. saying although the action
was a surprise, the case showed that
the frauds in the election were not
chargeable in any way to Mr.. Shat.
roth
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
He Worked a New Graft.

PITTSBURG, Pa Feb. l2.-Arthur
Spencer, who claimed to be an agent
of the Chinese Six companies engaged
in looking for Chinamen who had
been smuggied into this country, was
held to the United States district court
in the sum of So, 900 on the charge Of
imperson ating a United States officer.
Spencer visited the Chinese quarter
with Immigrant Inspector Layton and
reported th at there were % or 30 Chi.
nese in this city who should be deport-
ed. Later, it is alleged, he secured
money from Chinese merchants by
selling them bogus registr alton certi-
ficates.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Japanese Are Elated.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE members
Of the Japanese worlds fair commits
sion, now in St. Louis, have sent
cablegram to the Mikado, congratu.
lating him on the victories won by his
ships from Russia.
1--WE will have victory after victory
now,' said one of the commissioners,
and he laughed and bowed thanks for
congratulations. "In two weeks you
will hear that our soldiers have
crossed the Yalu and cut Russia's line
of communications. Then what will
the Russians do? With their supplies
gone, l guess they will have to sur
reuder.''
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
StOckmen Accuse Railroads.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Cattle
Raisers' Association of Texas today
filed with the Interstate commerce
commission a petition in beh alf Of it.
self, and including livestock shippers
generally, against the Missouri, Kan.
sas & Texas, the Rock Island, the
tAtchison, the Union Pacific and 55
other roads, alleging that the present
rates for livestock transporta alton, as
the result OF advances from time to
time since February, 1899, are unlaw-
full.
The defendant roads include many
of the great trunk lines west Of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Dynamite Found In Baggage.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. II. - The custom
officials today found l8 pounds OF
dynamite and 1850 detonators ia the
possession of an Austrian emigrant
on board the White Star line steamer
Majestic, which left New York Febru-
ary and arrived here yesterd ay. The
Austrian's trunk had false bottom,
in which the dynamite was concealed
The man, who ostensibly was bound
for Carlsbad, was arrested and re-
manded until February 20.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-02-17
Army officer Goes to Pen.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. I3.-Second
Lieuten ant Paul McLane arrived here
on the transport Logan under sentence
OF nine years Imprisonment in Fort
Leavenworth for embezzlement of
funds of the government. He was
tried and convicted by court-mar-
tial at Manila. He will be detained
at Alcatraz and will be sent under
guard to Fort Leavenworth to serve
out his sentence.