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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
NAE WOOD
EXPLAINS
Her SUIT
Reveals the Secrets
Of Washington
Politics.
Says She Was Used as Club
Over Platt by AmDi-
tiOuS Men.
.
Letters From Senator Uiiliaad to Bring
About the Promotion of
Wynne.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

OMAHA, May 1.---iss Mae Wood to-
day gave to The Call the first author
lied version of the use of her suit
against Secretary Loeb, ex-Postmaster
General Wynne and j. Martin Miller.
and her statement seethes with sensa-
tional assertions concerning Washing
she is the victim.
( A woman clerk is wanted in any
of the departments for only two rea-
sons" declared Miss Wood. THE first
you can guess: the other is that she is
to be used as leverage with which to
force some powerful politician into line
with any certain scheme. She is made
TO serve one OF the purposes or she is
dismissed.
Il met Senator Platt in New York in
1901. He fell in love with me and we
became engaged, and / was quickly
singled out by the clique as the one
through whom to get a hold on Mr..
Platt. At that time Wynne wanted to
succeed Mr.. Payne as Postmaster Gen
eral. He did so, and at a terrible cost.
Mr.. Payne was driven to his death
bounded into the grave by political
enemies. Wynne and Platt were not
friendly. The greatest cause of this
was-well, say the admiration they
both had for Mrs. Janeway. whom
Platt married.
Mrs. Janeway was formerly a Choir
us girl. When she met Platt he fur
nished a home for her in Washington.
Mr.. Wynne was frequent visitor at
men resulted in a political animosity,
and was sought to be used as tool
to get vPlatt's scalp. 1 refused, and
then the trouble began.
Before the rupture l received scores
of letters from the Senator, which
came to me in care of Mr.. Wynne. 1t
looks suspicious that the letters ar
rived in the department in the morning
mail and / did not get them until late
in the evening"
Giving her reasons why the letters
were taken from her, Miss Wood said:
"Wynne wanted to be Postmaster
General He needed Platt's aid. Platt
opposed the appointment and hung it
up until they made me surrender the
letters, which / was at the time plan
ming to publish Wynne was then ap-
pointed Postmaster General.
BY the way, l did not say in the
announcements of my book that it was
compiled from letters from Senator
Platt. did not intend to say that to
the public. If Platt and his people had
kept quiet no one would have known
the letters were from the Senator, but
they could not keep still over it. l had
no hostile intention whatever in writ
ing the book and did not intend to say
who the letters were from"
Asked why Secretary Loeb had been
brought into the suit Miss Wood said:
1T will all come out at the trial un-
less these men are towards and do not
dare allow themselves to be served
with summonses."
Miss Wood said further that there
were some extremely sensational fea-
lures to her case which had not before
been made public. She promised sew
eral suits for libel against newspapers
in New York and washington and
against individuals.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
Day Passes With No Riotous Outbreaks
in the Cities of Russia Proper.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 2, a. m.--
Aside from the expected Mayday dis
orders In Poland. where revolutionary
parades led to sanguinary encounters
with the police and troops in Warsaw,
Lodz and other industrial centers, per-
feet order prevailed yesterday through
out Russia. There was no sign even OF
a desire to stir up trouble, Indicating
the baselessness Of rumors that had
been current for some time Of plans OF
rioting and pillage on the second day
of the Easter holidays
Correspondents at Moscow, Odessa,
Kieff. Minsk, Nishenev and other
points stated that Russians of all po-
litical faiths devoted themselves to
the customary holiday festivities, with
apparently no thought of disorder, and
in ST. Petersburg even the industrial
quarter. which had previously been
throbbing with discomfort, the day
took on the appearance OF merry max
ing and feasting. Governor General
Trepoff, who is closely In touch with
the situation. early realized the state
of public feeling, and while he did not
Withdraw the troops or police from
strategic positions he issued orders
that they keep out of sight and avoid
.any unnecessary display of force.
The explosion of a bomb early Mon
day morning in room in an apart
ment- house. while not connected with
any plan of rioting. indicates that the
terrorists are still preparing to execute
vengeance against individuals, unde-
TERED by the arrests or score OF par
ticipants in one plot
telegram from Lodz reports the
death of two persons who were wound
ed in a collision with the police on Sat
urday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02

called upon Chief of Police O'Neil and
asked If their men had not the right to
carry weapons provided they were held
in open view and were not concealed.
Chief O'Neil replied that there was no
law against 1T, and arrangements were
promptly made by the employers to
place rifles on every one of the wagons.
Over a thousand of these weapons
were purchased to-day, and during the
latter part of the afternoon a number
of wagons went through the streets
with a rife lying across the knees of
the driver and his assistant
MAYOR DUNNE OBJECTS.
When Mayor Dunno was informed of
the fact that rifles would be carried by
the non-union men he Was visibly dis
turbed and declared that the police will
not be permitted to authorize the car
rying of arms by any one, whether In
the employ of the Employers Associa-
ton or affiliated with the strikers.
The Chief of Police will give no sau-
thority. to any one to carry arms" he
said.
The City Council tonight passed a
resolution directing the Chief of Police
to enforce that portion of the State
<~<...<s.~~.<.<z
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
wYNNE GIVES HIS VERSION.
Claims He Had Nothing to Do With
the Mae Wood Letters.

Claims He Had Nothing to Do With
the Mae Wood Letters.
epecia, Cable to The Call and New York Her
sid Copyright, 1908. by the New York Her
aid Publishing Company.
LONDON. May 1. Robert j.
Wynne, United States Consul General
to London. declines to take seriously
his beirg mentioned as one of the de-
PENDANTS in suit for $4,000 brought
by Miss Mae Wood of Omaha.
80 far as my knowledge of Miss
Wood is concerned" said Wynne,
when seen to-day, 1.-The woman was a
clerk in the Postoffice Department
when was first assistant, and at
times when / was Postmaster General
she came to my Office and proposed
to read to me certain letters which
she alleged were from Senator Platt
of. New York I would not allow her
to do so. She then asked me. as a
former newspaper man, the best way
to get them before the public. I
told her did not believe any decent
newspaper in the United States would
care to print personal letters, rs such
an act would look too much like a
case of blackmail.
These facts I reported to POST
master General Payne and he told me
some time afterward that the letters
were in the hands of Mr.. Platt's
friends. How they were obtained
from Miss Wood l don't know, nor
can say what their purport was. as
/ declined absolutely to have anything
to do with Them"
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
SERIES OF OUTBREAKS IN THE CITY OF

afternoon
soldiers killed
men and
Square in Lodz, wher
fired into the crowd and killed three and
woun
who
Wa vask
In street in
the
disturb and demons
drivers
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
BOMB INJURIES TWO MEN.
Victims Believed to Have Planned a
Dynamite Outrage.

ST. PETERSBURG. May IA
bomb exploded to-day in an apartment
house room occupied by two men,
Both Of them were injured. one seri-
ously. 1t Is believed the men were
exploded
A Russian mining student named
Donbineen, who arrived in St. Peters,
burg ten days ago. occupied the room.
He received a visitor on Sunday who
spent the night with him. The visitor
is in a hospital and Donbineen Is un-
der arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
SCIENTIST USES
BOGUS CHECKS
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

TACOMA, May LA. M. Aten rep
resentative of the Brooklyn Institute,
studying bird and animal life along
the Alaska Peninsula and who was ar
rested at Fairbanks for issuing worth
less checks. is held in jail in default
of $500 bonds to await the action OF
the Grand Jury. At his preliminary
hearing it developed he had secured
loans from number of people at
Valdez and Kodiak The Commission
er before whom he had his hearing was
one of his victims, having advanced
him $50 without security
Aten could not give satisfactory
explanation of his actions and was
bound over. Aten comes of good fam
lily, his father having been a prom
inent scientist and naturalist.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02

years were unseaIed in the presence
of the authorities Many priceless
paintings and ikons were found to be
irretrievably ruined by dampness.
The principal service was attended
by the Prefect OF Police and General
Gallitzin. aide de camp of the EN-
peror, who was the bearer Of the
latter's decree granting religious
freedom. The worshipers knelt be-
fore General Gallitzin and begged him
to express their gratitude to the En-
peror aud many Of the congregation
loudly Invoked the Almighty's bless
ing on his Majesty. A delegation OF
old believers Is going to Tsarskoe-
Selo to thank the Emperor.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
GERMAN. CASTLE BURNED
WITH VALUABLE RELICS
Famous Lychtenwald Structure As
sociated With knight Hermann
Won Harras Destroyed

BERLIN. May THE Castle Of
Lychtenwald. belonging to Count
Bitzthum Won Eichstadt, situated
near Chemnitz. was destroyed by fire
to-day, with many valuable pictures
and memorials of the past. involving
a loss of several million marks The
castle was built three and a half CEN
turies ago by Knight Hermann Won
Harras and was rebuilt in the early
part of the eighteenth century.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
GRATEFUL TO THE czAR.
Old Believers of Moscow Welcome
Religious Liberty

MOSCOW. May 1.-The removal Of
religious disabilities by the imperial
decree enabled the old believers of
MOSCOW to celebrate Easter in the
churches of the Rogoshk quarter.
Affairs which had been closed for 40
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
UNPROvoKED SHOOTING sTIRs ALL CLASSES

vosy whereupon the
into the ereaing sheking multitude Thne persons were killed
maj fifteen will
The shooting described having been quite uprovok has
that they
when
at
tinev
OF is
to
to the ties N
ocIo
subj
ounded
but
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
SoIano to Resume Trips.

SACRAMENTO, May THE trans
fer steamer Solano will resume traf-
f1c across the Straits of Carquinez on
Wednesday. May 8.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
CARNAGE REDDENS
WARSAW STREETS
Soldiers Shoot FleeingMen,
Women and Children.
Other Cities Add Their Quota to Long
Roster of Dead and Dying


and
of
OF
md
o r
while Then Of
their dssan-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02

FIERCE STRIKE RIOTS BREAK OUT
IN THE STREETS OF CHICAGO.

sfnc the
he bewnu and nwf latter
that hoaw bring erod nmed neempkye
suppl rdiea and ueaps purchased f
d tn City Council such a
situation he number o ofmenon exceeds
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02

Continued on Page 2. Column 2.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
THE WEATHER

Forecast made at san Francisco for
thirty hours ending midnight. May 2:
san Francisco and Showers
Tuesday: fresh south winds. changing
to brisk west.
District Torecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02

THE THEArERs.

THE THEATERS-
AIcAzAR-.when Knighthood was
In FIcwer-"
cOLUMBIA-'sMuch Ado About Moth
ing
CENTRAI-s.shamus OBrien"
CHUTESEvaudeville Matinee.
CALIFORNIA-'The Eternal Femt-
nine
GRAND-s.A Gold Nine"
MECHANICS' PAVILION-"May Fes-
tiva1.''
ORPHEUM-Vaudev
TIvOLI-Comic Opera
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03
New York Cotton Letter.

Ardmore, |. II. Oct. 5. - Fol.
lowing is New York cotton let
ter by Mcintyre;
The government crop report
announced today proved to be a
great surprise to the trade, It's
estimated condition of the crop
as 71.2 per cent was nearly 3
points above the consensus OF
opinion here and at Liverpool
and new Orleans, and still high
er than the general opinion in
the south. 1t shows a deteriora
tion in the condition of the plant
of only one per cent for the
month against what has been an
ACREAGE of five to seven per ct.
for corresponding period daring
past ten years. Il. p. .ll1
Yours very truly,
E. E Guillot & Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03
Summary by II. G. 3. Beer.

Washington, oct. 3.-As a whole
the report indicates 10 decided change
in condition of cotton compared with
the previous week. slight improve
ment being shown in Northern Ala
bama and in portions of Texas, while
in other sections, of the latter state
there has been a slight deterioration.
The crop has suffered from the raw
ages OF insects in Louisiana, Arkansas
and Texas. boil weevils being numer-
Gus i'm the last named state, rains
caused light damage in Georgia, Ala
bama, Southwestern Mississippi and
Louisiana. and seriously injured the
crop in Florida, with the exception OF
heavy rains in Louisiana Southern
Mississippi and Florida, and showers
in portions of Alabama and Georgia,
weather conditions have been favor
able for picking. In the Carolinas.
Georgia. Florida and Alabama. II is
estimated Tiat from 60 TO 70 per cent
of the crop has been gathered. in
Texas from SO to 60 in Mississippi,
Louisiana, Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory from % to so per cent in Ark
ansas and Tennessee, from 10 to 80
per cent. Texas average condition OF
cotton but little changed, slightly I'M
proved and slightly deteriorated in
others, poor prospects for top crop.
Worms attacking leaves in northeast,
boil weevils numerous. Picking active
but some interruption by showers,
about So to GO per cent picked to date.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03
PAT GROVE ARRESTED
FUGITIVE IS APPREHENDED AT
BUTTE AND IDENTIFIED.
After Dodsins the Officers for Five
Years the Notorious Criminal
Wanted for kidnapping
Is Captured

Butte. Mont, oct. Pat Grove,
wanted by the Omaha police for the
kidnapping Of the son of the million
aire packer. Edward Cudahy. in 1900,
was arrested in this city tonight
Groves Identification has been
made complete through photographs
sent to the authorities by the Oma-
ha officers. Grove acknowledged he
was the fugitive. becoming alarmed
when he feared the authorities were
going to shoot him.
Captain of Police w. f. McGrath
and Detective Mclnerney made the
arrest. placing lie muzzlas Of their
revolvers against his stomach as nc
emerged from a saloon in the ten.
derloin section of the city. Grove
declared he would return to Omaha
without reQuisition papers. He cursed
bitterly at his arrest. expressing cha
grin at his apprehension in a town
the size of Butte where he, as ne
said, had travelled the world over and
cvaded capture I'm all the large cities
Grove has two brothers in Mon.
tana, one in Butte, and the other AT
Great Falls.
A friend of Groves informed the
local police of Groves presence in the
city and his arrest followed after pho
! tographs Of the fugitive had been So
cured from Omaha.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03
Fresh oysters and celery daily at
City Fish Market. 3-lm
Murphy's Bill.

Hon. A. p. Murphy. member OF
congress from the Sixteenth Missouri
district, will introduce the following
bill in congress. II meets unanimous
approval in Indian Territory:
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives:
That the restrictions on the alien
alton and taxation Of lands in Indian
Territory except as to the homestead
Of those shown by the records OF the
commissioner to the Five Civilized
Tribes to be of full Indian blood, be
and the same are herCS)y removed"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03
FARMER JAILED ON GRAND JURY
INDICTMENT.
Crop Share is Cause Of Trouble
Writer Objected to Renter Pay
ing one-Third Of His Crop
for Land.

The Fort Worth Record tells us
that r. w. Stafford is in the Tar
rant county Jail awaiting trial Stat
ford is a farmer of Webb, who was
indicted by the grand jury last Fri
day on charge Of sending a threat
ening letter through the United States
mail. He was arrested and placed In
Jail Sunday by Deputy Sheriff w. G..
Pritchard.
In the indictment against Stafford
the following letter, alleged to have
been written by HIM, Is quoted:
"Mr. w. w. Pinyon, Esq.-Dear Sir:
| understand you have rented for the
third all around. You had just rs
well rent again. You and that other
fellow had just rs well quit now. We
are going to see you and him don I
cultivate it. / have been in that coun-
try and find you and that other fel-
low rented in the same way. You
know the sun shnes-just that sure
we will blow your houses into he'll
with dynamite. You had better take
warning if you all want to live. We
mean to do It. We expect to do the
same to that widows houses. we
don't want to kill them women and
AllllAA tlAt buN IL NAll ut uOllt II NutN
move in the houses Take warning
This will be done just as certain as
the sun shines.
"A FRIEND OF HIS COUNTRY"
BY the statement, II understand
you have rented for the third all
| around" is meant that he has rented
a farm and intends to pay as rent
one-third of the amount realized from
! the crops raised-oorn and cotton.
! It is the general custom among the
| farmers who rent to pay only one
| fourth of the amount realized for inc
sale of crops, and it seems that the
| man signing as "A Friend to h.s
Country" was objecting to the one
third rent, which was more than the
| farmers are used to paying.
It is alleged that the widows re.
| ferred to in the communication is a
Mrs. Ragland. All parties mentioned
are living in the vicinity of Webb. y
As far as can be learned this Is the
! first indictment of this character ever
returned by 9 grand jury in this
| county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03
THE COTTON
REPORT
WEEKLY BULLETIN OF CROP CON
DlTIONS BY STATES.
But Slight Change Since Last Week
Boil Weevils at Work on Crop in
TeHas-Rains Damage Crops
in Southeast.
lRv e +. Guillot & Coz


Washington, ID. No, Oct. 3.-The
following is the weekly report on the
condition of the cotton crop, issued al
noon today:
Florida-Cotton suffered very much,
lint washed out of bolls and stained
picking suspended, two-thirds of crop
picked.
Texas-Average condition Of cotton
little changed, slightly improved In
some localities, slightly deteriorated
in other sections. poor prospects Tor
top crop, worms taking leaves in
northeast, boil weevils- numerous, pick
ing pushed. but some interruption by
showers, about 55 to 60 per cent pick
ed to date.
Georgla-Cotton about all open,
picking progressing rapidly, two-thirds
gathered in northern and three-fourths
in central and southern sections, pre-
mature opening of bolls and damage
by wind and rain in some districts
cause slightly deterioration of crop,
yield very small, lint short in many
sections, labor scarce in scattered To-
Calities.
Tennessee-UpIand cotton opening,
/ rapidly, low lands slowly, picking in
fun progress, crop one-third short,
about, one-fourth gathered to date.
Automatically general rains mid
die of week, damaged open cotton and
retarde picking. cotton all open except
some late fields in north, where slight
+ Improvement is noted, about five
| cighths Of crop picked probably all
will be gathered by close of month,
yield continues to improve.
( Oklahoma and Indian Territory
Cotton opened rapidly, no change in
= condition, crop late, promises short
Weld. about one-third secured, good
quality.
..lssi4siT1i - Picking progressed
! well. except i'm west. where IL was min
d by rain latter part of week
holland cotton nearly all open but bot
I ION land cotton continues to open
! slowly crop about one-half gathered in
! south ana one-fourth in north, yield
much below average, young cotton
! injured by worms, and especially in
west, excessive rains quite damaging
to cotton in extreme southwest, fal
crops benefited by rains.
! Louisiana-Cotton damaged by cat
erpillars, in some sections, by heavy
! rains in Others; picking interf5rec
| Win SOlllt ny quarantine anu ltldIut'
by rain, nearly completed in some
places, barely begun in others, croI
! one-third to one-half gathered
! South Carolina-No change in cond
ton of cotton except some premature
| opening, some localities have smal
top crop but generally there is none
particularly on sandy lands. and earl'
or late killing frost will not vary yiel'
materially, percentage of crop picket
- east, II; in central counties 76. IL
west, SO; sea island about 80. abou
two-thirds of unpicked is open.
Administration shows no improve
ment, some shedding, boil and lea
worms more active, top crop very ligh
opening slowly in some sections, rap
idly in others, about Is per cent pick
ed.
North Carolina-Cotton general!
| not improved, about thrce-ffths pick
ed, crop below average.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03
PERSONAL


- AaAAf1latN- - - tAAaAasalAH@--+NtlsAsaF
Miss Nazie ONellI is in Paris.
I-R. Mason is back from Ada.
John Cole is here from Durant
Jesse Hin IS here from Muskogee. d.
A. f. Sciyally Of Orr is in the city.
j. -. Blythe Of Davis is in the city.
Commissioner Robnett is in Mariet-
Ia.
J..F. Bennett of Graham is in the
city. e. 3D..
Agent Cain of the Sells show is in
the city.
James II. Mathers from Wewoka is
in the city.
Deputy Lilly of Duncan is a visitor
TO Ardmore.
Deputy Chris Madsen of Chickasha
is in the city.
|. w. Williams was here from Pur.
cell yesterday.
l.. p. Harrison. n well known citizen
f Stonewall Is in the city.
Attorney j. B. Thompson of Panls
Valley was here last night.
p. p. Hunter. Geo. II. Price and w
4. BCcs are here from Davis.
A. W. Durham came in from Mar
iCtta today where he attended court.
j. l.. Johnson. merchant of kiowa
and a former resident of this city rs
here. He VIII remain several days III
business.
Mrs l.. c. Leisure has returned from
Mangum. okla, where she has beer
for some time. Mrs Leisure went tC
Mangum on a visit but was taken il
and has been confined to the Sanitar
ium at that place for some time.
Mr. and Mrs Iphn II DpNtar are
at home from visit of five weeks
TO the Great Lake region of the Unit
ed States. MIR. Dexter reports a most
pleasant vacation. He spent portion
of the time in fishing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03
This On Broadway.

Jerry LOlIOn, a cOIOred man, start
Cd TO the country this morning in
his hack He had his entire family
with him, a mule colt followed and
the milch COW was being led. He
rove into the sewer ditch on Broad
way. The animal could not lift the
IS TX out. The whip was applied.
he animal lunged forward, followed
bv only the front wheels Lotion and
his family went into the mud.
Friends assisted him out of the pre-
dicament.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03
Prisoners Arrive.

Chief Deputy E. w. Roberts, as-
sisted by J. c. Lively, brought in
the following prisoners today from
Ardmore: Arthur Skritchfield. J. H.
Williams, Fred Huffstater, Will Be
night, c. o. Garrett, VIII Goodman.
w. L. Green T. b. Beard, Old Rich
and Clarence Brown.-Ada News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03

The Woodmen of the World have
settled the claim growing out of
the death of Engineer Mullens, who
carried a policy amounting to 81
800. His death occurred about two
weeks ago. The order made prompt
settlement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03
RANCH HOUSE DEMOLISHED.
Governor Asked to Send Militia to IN
Scene-Was Witness.

Omaha, oct. 3.-The ranch house o.
o. f. hamilton of Mulletin has been
demolished and the governor has been
asEe->to send the militia to the scene.
Hamilton was the chief witness in the
government ranch fencing cases, the
miscreants are supposed to be those
connected with illegally fenced
ranrhaS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-03

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 3.-Two Off
GERS will leave for Butte tonight to
bring Grove here. He will be re
turned on the charge of shooting with
intent TO kIl an officer two weeks
ago. However. Cudahy stated today
he 10 sim anxious to prosecute Grove
on the kidnapping charge.