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The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
Five SCHOOLS
TO Be There
Great Interest Taken in the
Field Contest.
STUDENTS ARE ARRIVING
Norman Boys Seem Most
Confident of Success

Guthrie, o. II, May 2s.-Great interest
is shown here in the Territorial Inter
Collegiate and Athletic and Oratorical
contests to be given here tomorrow. Five
schools viii be representative Normal at
Edmond, The Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College at Saltwater, The University
of Oklahoma at Norman, the Kingfsher
College and the Normal at Alva.
Students from the various mentioned
schools began to arrive this morning and
meetings were held in the Commercial
club rooms for the completion of the ar
rangements for the different events. The
athletic contests will take place in the af-
ternoon at the Driving park north of the
city, and the Denver, Enid and Gulf road
will run special trains to the grounds.
Nobody can tell in advance the result
of the athletic contests, but the Norman
boys are the most confident. The athletes
won nine out of possible ten events in
the Texas tournament, and this naturally
makes the boys feel confident of victory.
The yelling Will be done when the vari-
Gus field contests are pulled off, but
great interest is shown in the oratorical
contests, and it is expected that the
Brooks opera house VIII be too small to
accommodate the crowd that viii demand
admittance tomorrow night to hear the
favorites of the different schools.
The contestants viii speak in the order
named: a. c. Wilson, Of the Northwest
ern Normal; subject, is Twentieth Cen
tury Greatness Create" Frank Peyton,
Of Kingfsaer College, Emerson" r. D.
Bowers, of a. and NJ College. 'Zola;"
J. Walker Field of Oklahoma Univer-
sity, Essentials of a Great Republic
II. O. Shuff, of Central Normal, The New
Leayen."
meeting OF the representatives of the
schools taking part in the contest was
held today and judges selected as follows:
Field events, E. +. Shinn, w. &. Spring
ford and Wallace KneisIcy. Track events.
J. Q. Severns, ". 4. Benham and Prof.
Parlette Time-keepers, Jacl. Alley and
r. S. Briggs. Starter, y. 4. Stratford, of
Enid Dr. Naismith, of the Kansas Uni
versity, viii be referee.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
"a . TozTA.
+bs n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sf &HZzZx
MUsT CONVINCE THIRTEEN.
Judge Poes Not Feel Sure of Doty's
Guilt.

Judge Poes Not Feel Sure of Doty's
Guilt.
Enid, O. T, May 26-Judge Irwin of Ell
Reno, who has heard two trials in the
same case. was in the city today for two
hours, hearing an argument for a new
trial and granted the third hearing.
The cas- is that of Dan Doty. charged
with stealing 10000 shingles. Doty was
arrested and tried last fall at the term
of probate court He was convicted and
gave notice of asking a new trial Judge
Irwin granted the trial, and the case
jury returned a verdict of guilty Today
the case was argued for new trial and
Judge Irwin granted it.
From the statement made at court to-
day it is plain that he is not wholly GER
tain Of Doty's guilt. despite the finding
Of the two juries The evidence is found
cd on the testimony of Jay Simpson, who
states that Doty proposed to him that
they go to the lumber yard at Kremlin
and get some shingles. Later shingles
were missed at the lumber yard and
about 10Go0 found in Doty's farm black
smith shop. The shingles found were
mutilated so that there were no brands
or marks on them 10 identify them.
Judge Irwin stated that in a criminal
case there were always thirteen men to
be convinced of a mans guilt-the jury
and the judge, and consequently he
granteda new trial
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
SUES BOTH ROADS.
Would Be Sure to Catch the Right
Defendant.

Guthrie, o. T., May 26.-When the
Choctaw railroad secured a right of way
through the center of the city of Guthrie
starting on Vine street and following a
ravine north to an intersection of DiVis-
ion street, the people thought it was a
big thing. The Choctaw did some exca-
waiting before il sold out to the Rock
Island and now quite a number of peo
pie are talking of filing damage suits on
account of the excavation. j. NJ. Brooks,
of opera house fame, has already filed one
suit. placing his damages at the sum of
Sl5, coo. In order to be sure of getting the
right company, Mr.. Brooks has sued both
companies.
There is a suspicion on the part Of
some people in this city that these suits
are being filed to force the railroads to
complete the cut through the city. The
Choctaw built a nice iron bridge over the
ditch on Harrison avenue which in real
ity improved the appearance of that bus
iness thoroughfare. With very little fill
ing the same thing could be accomplished
on al the other streets and then to all
intents and purposes the Rock Island
would have a tunnel through the heart
of the city, with the exception of the
crossing on Division street.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
HITCHCOCK is UPHELD.
Government Hopes to Make Another
Hot Springs in the Territory.

Washington. May 26-The comptroller
of the treasury today gave out decision
in which he holds that there is sufficient
authority to warrant Secretary Hitch
cock in appraisoing the lots Of the new
government acquisition at Sulphur
Springs reservation in Indian territory
The question arose whether this latest
tract was legally made a part of the
original reservation by the last act of
congress. AS there is no other hitch Spe-
cial Agent Frank Churchill will immedi-
ately begin appraisement of the new ad-
dition. The government hopes TO make
another Hot Springs out of the Indian
Territory resort 1t was found necessary
to enlarge the place to preserve its wa
ters from pollution.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

City and one from FL Reno, for a purse
of s125. of which SO will go as first
money. s25 as second and S122. so third
and fourth prizes
FL Reno's entry will be Sheriff Or
nuns Miss Ringing" conceded to be
one of the fastest animals in the coun-
try. The race will be free, and every
body is cordially invited. Rabbits will be
brought from Wichita for the occasion.
and some splendid races may be expected.
Everyone who desires to do so is at lib
erty 10 bring dogs, and engage in races,
free. There vii be plenty of rabbits and
any amount of fun.
1t is intended to hold coursing meets
here frequently hereafter. The military
reservation affords the best coursing
ground in this portion of Oklahoma.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
HAS NINETEEN 6LoopHoUNcs.
Can Take Nesro's Trail for Thirty-slx
Hours

Guthrie. @ T. May 2s-According to
The Leader. J. B. Davis a deputy United
States marshal AT Coihert. /. T. has a
good OUTFIT for his business. two race
horses aud nineteen hlcodhounds His
hounds are OF the English. Cuban and
American breeds. Davis SAID Of his ioes:
The English bloodhound Is the kinaest
one Of the three and viii tran colder
track than the Cuban or American dogs.
The Cuban dog is fine runner but never
opens on track. I can ran n negro's
track thirtysix hours after the negro
has gone, but white man tran IS
harder ts raa-"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
THREE SUSPECTED THIEVES.
Sass and Trunk Contained Many Keys
and Some Piunder.

Perry, Q. T. May 26.-Chief Of Police
Phillips and Sherir McGehee and Po-
hceman Borisht made good catch yes
terday. out IN the southwest part of
town they found two men and a woman,
colored, who were concealed in an emp
~ house. says the Republican.
They placed them under arrest. Their
haEs nd trunk were gotten at the depot
end in them were found lots Of clothing
and such Also twenty-four keys used
In stealing were found. The parties came
from Enid and are wanted there for an
offense- About four miles southeast OF
Perry they broke into house.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
TAX MUST BE PAID.
Chickasaw Nation Insists Upon Col
lection of Fees

Ardmore. j. T., May 6.-The Indian po-
lice and federal authorities are enforcing
the collection of the Indian cattle tax in
the Chickasaw nation. During the past
week many cattle have been driven out of
the nation on account of the refusal of
the stockmen to pay the tax of % cents
on each head grazing on Indian lands.
Cattlemen have fought the tax for years
with much persistence, but the action
of the supreme court recently in declaring
it valid makes it impossible to escape
having thp fax
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

the Manchurian army, at least for the
present. None of those at Mukden have
been allowed to go to Lao Yang. much
less to the front, and when permission Is
granted it is probable that some sort of
pledge will be exacted which will re-
quire them to remain there until the
end of this years campaign, on the
ground that If they depart they will take
away information concerning the Russian
dispositions, equipment. guns and trans
portation facilities, which would be pub
lshed beyond the jurisdiction of the
Russian military censors and might prove
OF great value to the enemy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
Territorial Charters Granted.

Guthrie, o. T.. May 26.-Charters were
issued this morning as follows:
The Independence Mill and Elevator
company, of Independence. o. T, with a
capital stock of $4,000. The incorpora-
tors are j. G. Brunkman, of Great Bend,
Kan; A. Hassack and William Hassack
both of independence.
The Oklahoma Land company, of Okla
homa City, O. T., with branch office
at Tulsa, /. T. The capital stock is
100000. and the incorporators are S. l..
Johnson. John s. Hunter and T. II. Ship,
all of Oklahoma City.
Notaries were issued to the following:
Chas. Compton OF Washunga, and B. B.
Boylan of Cloud Chief
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
Stole Four Diamonds,

Shawnee. O. T, May 36-Ed Berry and
Jackson Davis. two workingmen, were ar
rested today. charged with robbing John
Scott. candidate for sheriff in Oklahoma
county. The robbery occurred at the
Rock Island depot. and when the men
were searched at police headquarters
Berry gave up four diamonds which he
had stolen from his employer. II. T.
Douglas. president of the Shawnee Ma
tional bank. Berry has confessed to both
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
Wholesale Drug Company Fails.

Shawnee. o. T., May 2s.-M. Aydelotte.
the cotton oil magnate Of this section.
has been appointed by the creditors az
receiver of the c. P Pottenger Whole
sale Drug company. a sl0o.oo0 corporation.
The Indebtedness ranges from one-fourth
10 three-feurths Of the capital and the
business was turned over by the stock
holders after the president Mr.. Potten-
ger, had failed to settle with the credit
ors. Mr.. Pottenger is city treasurer.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
PAID SHERIFF'S CLAIM.
Auditor Baxter Allows Several Bills
Presented.

Guthrie, O. T.. May 26.-Auditor Baxter
TO-DAY paid the following claims of the
shcriffS Of the various counties for the
conveyance of prisoners to the peniten-
tiary at Lansing, and insane to Norman.
The total payment is $1,003.l9: D. c.
Oates, Woods county, conveying insane.
S2i6; conveying prisoners, S224.96 s. \.
Elliott, Roger Nils. conveying prisoners.
sl72.o6 J. /. Compben, Custer county.
conveying insane. $5l.15 William Thigh
man, Lincoln. conveying prisoners. $236. SO;
conveying insane, s69.07
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
CA ToEIA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have AlwayS Bought
Signature sf &Azzm
GRANT COUNTY FOR JONES.
He Captures Eleven Of the Sixteen
Deieqates

Medford. o. T. May 26.-In the conven-
ton held here to select delegates to Ana
darko and Oklahoma City the contest was
hot, but good natured. Sixteen delegates
were selected to Oklahoma City. Edgar
Jones captured event and Frank Mat
thews five.
Much enthusiasm and activity were
shown by the friends of both these candi-
dates. No other congressional candidates
were considered. Hearst was endorsed
for president
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
is A HANDSOME STRUCTURE.
Entire Building vii! Be Ready for
Pupils Next Fall.

Oklahoma City. o. T.. May 26.-The
brick work on the great educational in
stitution that is being built on College
Hill by the sisters is now completed prac-
tically. the finishing work being done.
The entire building will be ready for the
reception OF pupils at the autumn Sc
mester and quite a number of applica-
tions are being received This building
is much the largest educational building
in the two territories 1t is built with
fire-procf walls in every portion. and is
a handsome building.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
Millinery Stock Burned.

Shawnee. o. T.. May 2s-Fire wednes-
day morning totally destroyed the 300
millinery stock OF Mrs. d /. Verhine
and the $1,000 stock Of W II. Dickersou
who came here recently from Texas and
opened a clothing house. Both stores
were located in the same building. IN ad-
Joining rooms The origin OF the are IS
unknown. The loss is partially covered
by Insurance
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
GRAND COURSiNG MEET.
VIII Be Jack-Rabbit Chase by Eiqht
SreyhOunSs

El Reno, O T. May 6.-Arrangements
have been perfected for a grand coursing
meet on the reservation west OF town
next Monday afternoon May 50. There
viii be jack-rabhit chase by eight
grey-hounds. four OF which will come
from Chickasha. three from oklahoma
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
Charged With Murder.

srdusore. I. T. MAY s-Feasral or
cisiS lodged jim Wallace Il tsi to-day
He Is charged with the murder o: his
wife. Emma. which occurred at WHEY on
the 18Th. Judge Guilstt committed him
70 jaii without bal pendIag the acton of
the erand jury.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
rn Build an Academy.

Corden. O. T. May 3.-The board Of
education cf the Reformed church has
decided 70 build an academy at this place
and the people q the city are raising
fund TO help the enterprise zlons. This
will be the only school cf this church IN
Oklahoma ard il vill be great edSca-
tt5uaI institution
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
NEXT MEETING IN SEPTEMBER.
To Perfect Permanent Organization Of
the German-American Verein.

Oklahoma City O. T. May 2s.-At q re-
cent meeting held in Guthrie. az which
eighty delegates were present, represent
ing Oklahoma City, Fl Reno. Lexington
Hobart, Anadarko. Kinghsher. Perry and
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
CALLS THE POLICE.
Undertaken Demanded an Exorbitsns
Price for Services.

New York. May 7s.-Hon. James 8.
Gookings, widow of sen cf the iste
Chief Justice Gookings OF Indiana. has
beau compelled 70 cali up the police IN
order 70 force an undertaken here 20 sur-
render her husbands body.
Colonel GSokins. who was a well known
civil engineer and iUrist. died suddenly
at hotel here. When Mrs. Gooksnss
and her son arrived from Chicago they
found the body had beer removed by an
undertake. who demanded an exo-ttfzns
sGu for RS services. He ,hreztessd %
send the body 20 tie rsorgus. when the
police were czIied IN
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27

storm ~ the E.lf os Pc chi II last night.
feet q fossr shIps passed here AZ ncca
going east There gzs rg-or c<r-es.
here ano;E the Chinese that THE Jspsn@ss
are ncE within ten niIes ef Port Ar
;hgr
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-27
NO MORE CORRESPONDENTS.
Aiexief Has Shut OF the Newspaper
Acr in Mancruyia

ST Petersburg. Nay 3-ytcsroy -slsx-
se- has decided rot 20 sa,ow any mere
foreign newspaper oss1essoodents % Sosn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-21
A JERUSALEM" SUIT.
Chairman Stubs Exposition Com
pany in Trouble,

st. Louis, Nov. 21.-Service has been
had on the exposition company in the
suit of the Jerusalem Exhibit
against the corporation to restrain it
from shutting off the light and water
supply and for the recovery of certain
moneys alleged to be due to the exhibit
from the exposition. Speaking
of the suit, w. D. Miles, general man
ager of the Jerusalem company, said:
I'VE regret the necessity for bringing
suit against the exposition for $132, 700
which it owes to us, but there was no
faction from the exposition officials.
w came here under contract, by
which we agreed to spend $500, 900, and
we have spent much more. The expo
sition gave to us a written obligation
to put up-feed wires for our electricity
at their OWL expense, and also to fur
nish the electricity, but they did not
put up the wires until after Jerusalem
was opened at the beginning Of the
fair, and the esult was that all during
May we were obliged to be a day con-
cesSion only. There are other clear vio-
of contract by the exposition,
yet, Notwithstanding all these, we have
paid them each day their full share of
our gate receipts until today. We have
finished paying them now until our &C
count is settled"
MED that the exposition had violated
any contract with the Jerusalem COM
pany. He said hat the company had
not paid a cent since the opening of the
fair for lighting, power or water SER
vice, and that the claims upon which
they based their suit for money alleged
to be owing them were not sufficiently
grounded to be allowed.
The Jerusalem company is composed
of a syndicate of Kansas bankers and
contractors. w. r. Stubs, chairman
of the state Republican committee, is
said to own the largest interest in it.
]. w. Creech is president, J. B. Case of
vice president and State SEN
J. G. Carpenter. president of the
Kansas Worlds Fair commission, is
one of the directors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-21
H-1reHoooK,s SUGGESTION.
Would Allow Land Sales for the Five
Tribes.

Washington, Nov. 21.-In his forth
coming annual report, Secretary Hitch
cock will recommend that legislation
be enacted authorizing the sale of
lands held by Indian anottees of the
five civilized tribes. Under existing
laws only the Creek Indians are allow
ed to sell their lands Immediately upon
securing patents. In the other tribes
such sales are postponed five years.
The secretary will recommend that
these laws be changed as to permit
immediate sales by all of the five
tribes, ito be made only to actual set
tiers, who should be required to oc-
cupy and improve the lands for five
years before receiving deeds convey
ing full title to them" The secretary
will express the opinion that under the
proposed arrangement the Indians
will receive larger sums for their lands
and also tina they will be greatly BEN
Gifted by having actual settlers in
close proximity to the residue of their
land.
"Such legislation" he says, Twill
tend to prevent accumulation of large
tracts of land for speculative
only and will permit the purchase of
the lands by persons DESTROYS of MAX
ing homes for themselves upo the
Indian lands.
The secretary is confident that this
plan will result in the rapid increase
of desirable population in indian Ter
present situation, which, he says, "en-
ables the s~peculator to crowd out the
homeseeker, leaves the Indian a help
less victim to the cupidity of the I'M
scrupulous and seriously enbarrasses
DEVELOPMENT"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-21
BIG CINCINNATI FIRE.
evera Business Houses Destroyed I'm
the Central Part of the City.
To Whom 1t Nay Concern:

Cincinnati. o., Nov. 21.-Fire caused a
loss Sunday in the central part of the city
on the south side of Fourth between Wal
nut and Main streets and also on Main
near Fourth, approximating 500, 1000. 1t
started about noon in an abandoned buTd-
ing in the rear of the PounSford Station
cry There was a strong breeze
that caused the flames to spread rapidly,
so that will the whole fire department at
work, it required several hours to get the
conf1agration under control, and early in
the afternoon a general conhaRration was
apprehended. Loss on several five story
buildings was $4,000, distributed as fol-
lows: McMicken estate, $4,000; Rudolph
Wurlitzer, $40. 900; Ia estate, $1,000
Sammett Bros, $4,000 j. Frank Jones.
5000.
The nine story st. Paul building owned
by the Emorys stopped the fire and was
damaged about $500. Next west of the
st. Paul building is the eighteen story
which suffered no damage. But little was
saved east of the st. Paul building to
Main street. AS the McMicken estate all
went to the University of Cincinnati that
Institution is heavy loser.
The heaviest losers were on stocks OF
merchandise, as follows: The Rudolph
Wurlitzer company. pianos and musical
The Pounsford Stationery ompan $780,
600; F. A. Schwaill & Sons. manufacture
ers of glassware and bottlers' supplies,
$55,000; Queen City Window Glass works,
$4,000: the Loring Andrews
1ewelry manufacturers $4,000; Sammett
Bros, %tailors. 5000: Thomas Kennedy.
bacco, $4,000; and a number of smaller
firms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-21
AFTER STANDARD OIL.
President Roosevelt Issues Some
Searching riders.

Washington, Nov. 21.-President
Roosevelt has ordered the department
of m and labor to thoroughly
investigate the petroleum industry of
ascertain whether the Standard Oil
is an illegal combination in
restraint of trade The prosecution
would have been inaugurated last
summer had not the president feared
his action would be criticised az hav-
ing been due to political motives.
Special agents of the bureau of cor
porationS are to be sent over the
United States to make the preliminary
Investigations, just as was done in the
case of the beef rust The president
expects that it will require some time
to get sufficient evidence to begin the
formal prosecution, but he is said to
be determined to find it.
1t was learned here from a gentle
man intimately associated with the af-
fairs of the isthmian canal commits
sion how the Standard Oil received,
with the sanction of the administra-
ton, a jolt in it's efforts to monopolize
the oil trade on the iSthmuS. About
three weeks ago." said the gentleman,
the commission received a carefully
drawn application from persons allied
with the Standard Oil company asking
for the exclusive right to conduct ex-
periments in the way of boring for oil
along the line of the Panama canal,
and also to construct a pipe line for
the carrying of oil across the isthmus.
"On the surface this application was
directed to the laudable attenIS to dis
cover new oil fields. theoretically,
however-and this view prevailed in the
minds of the men composing the COM
miSsion-it was a scheme to gain abso-
lutte control of the oil-carrying traffic
and the necessarily vast demand for oil
as fuel during the construction of the
canal and for an indefinite term of
ears thereafter.
1T was well known to the experts
on the commission that the application
for the privilege to conduct borings for
oil was only a subterfSIge. During the
french control of the canal work elab-
crate experiments in oil soaking were
conducted but the results were practi-
cally nil. These facts were, of course,
known to the Standard Oil interests
when their application for the exclusive
privilege of boring and piping the canal
zone was made. The question of fuel
during the building of the big
ditch and afterward is one of the
weightieSt that must be deal with. The
of transportation of coal to the
isthmus is enormous, hence h careful
consideration given by the commission
TO oil for fue purposes. If the Stand
ard Oil people had been able to safely
engineer their application for exclusive
to boring and piping the isthmus,
they would have been in a position to
monopolize the traffic and to rea mil
lions in dividends by the introduction
through pipe lines of petroleum from
Texas and California"