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Tee- Guthrie Daily Leader.
THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS PAPER IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
VOLUME 28
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA FRIDAY MAY 8. 1001
NUMBER 00
3
Port Arthur Invested
Japanese Succeed
Landing Troops
in Rear of the
Town.
I By Associated PiessT
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
O O
O HEAVY FIGHTING IMMINENT. O
O O
O St. Petersburg, May C (G p. O
O m.) News of very heavy fight- O
O ing near Feng Wang Cheng Is O
O expectod within thirty-six hours. O
O Largo relnforcoments have reach- O
O ed the Russian position. An Im- O
O iperlnl order has been Issued at- O
O tachlng threo batteries ol artll- O
O lery to each of the nine rltlo O
O divisions. O
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
London, May 6. Mixed reports como
from the scene of, war In the Yalu
river district. The most sensational Is
that vhlch comes by way of St. Peters
burg and states that the Russians have
nbandonod Fung Wan Chang (Feng
Hunn Chong) and are retreating to
ward Llao Yang with the Japanese In
hot pursuit
(By Associated TreasO
St. Petersburg, May 6. (12:48 p.
m.) -Tho landing of Japanese atjfPIt
sewo, n'orthensi of Port Arthur, la" of
ficially confirmed.
It Is expected that the railroad con-
east coast Is less than twenty miles
from Port Adams.
Washington, D. C, May C The
state department has received a cablfe
gram from United States Minister
Grtoeom at Toklo. confirming the press
report of the landing of 'Japanese In
Llao Tung peninsula, about 40 miles
abovq Port Arthur. Tho location as
given In tho Japanoso dispatch, how
ever. Is not PltseWO, but Klnchau.
The rpparent discrepancy Is explained
by the statement that Klnchau Is a
larger town. This Is the narrowest
point on tho peninsula and conse
quently the minister says, the railroad
Is practically closed and tho Invest
ment of l'ort Arthur has begun.
Details of the Landing.
St. Petersburg, May C (5 p. m.)
Dotalla of tho Japanese landing at
Pltsewo have just been received b
the general staff. From Information
brought to Port Arthur by Chinese,
sixty transports are disembarking two
division", numbering altogether 30,
000 men, of which 10,000 were landed
yesterday evening. No news has been
received up to this hour of any other
landing.
Strict orders have been given Hear
Admiral wUtsool't not tq talto out hla
warshTpsi from Port? Arthur. '
, Paris," May, G. A dispatch from St.
Petersburg says tho Japanese troops
landed at Pltsewo yestorday and cut
land communication with'1' Port Arthur.
New Chwang, May C It Is reported
Siege Henceforth
Will be Conduct
ed on .Land as
Well as Sea.
Turner of Oklahoma City, last night.
"Mr. Mctcolf of Kansas City, who was
formerly associated with mo In the
old Capitol National bank, Ims written
mo that he desires to return to Guth
rie. He has asked me to look over
the situation and I havo reported fa
vorably. Mr. Motcalf Is worth a whole
lot of money and moreover is a splon
did man and conservative banker."
CONDITIONS IN
WEST
ARE BETTER.
Harrlman
Returns Optimistic Over
the Outlook.
nectlng Port Arthur with Mukden and tno Japanese troops landed yesterday
Harbin will soon bo cut. Iat pjtsewo numbered ten thousand.
The departure of Viceroy Alexleff
and Grand Duke Boris wa.3 hurried,
owing to the possibility of Interruption
of railroad communication. Tho Jap
anese landed In sufficient force to dls-j
courago Russians watching at Plt
sewo from offering resistance.
London, Mny G. A dispatch to the
Central News from St. Petersburg
sasy the Japanese landed at Port
Adams, on the west coast of Llao
Tung, as well as Pltsewo.
Pott Adams Is situated about fifty
miles from Port Arthur on the rail
road connecting Port Arthur with
Harbin and Mukden. Pltsowo on tho
German Flags Flevv In Russia's Honor.
Lelplc, Saxony, May G. The Tago-
blatt prints a letter from Riga (Europ
ean Russia) In which the writer Bays
that when tho news of the Russian
success at Gensan, Korea, was pub
lished Friday "last the harbor master,
who is a govornment official, called on
the essoIs In port to display their
flags in honor of tho event. J
The British and Norwegian captains
refused to do so, but the German ves
sels, which were more numeious, were
decorated with flags. The townsmen
of Riga. It Is added, saw in the Ger
man demonstration confirmation of
thft emperor's words, "Russlnn sorrow
is German sorrow."
The afternoon newspapers hqre and
olsewhere In Gormany mildly protest
against the action of tho captains of
tho German ships, classing iC as a
breach of neutrality.
The Japanese Account. '
Toklo, May G. The noon report or
Admiral Hosoya, received toda gtves
details of the landing of Japanese
troops on Llao Tung peninsula, sup
pressing tho location of the landing
place. The admiral says:
"Our seventh division with torpedo
boats and the Hong Kong Maru and
tho Nippon Maru, arrlvod from the ad
vance bae off Llao Tung ponlnsulu at
5:30 May Gth. Discovering a number
of tho enomy's patrols wo bombarded
them for a short time and then a
landing party of sailors, Captain
Nomota leading, was ordered ashore.
It bolng low tide, It was Impossible to
use boats am' the sailors plunged Into
tho water, waded breast deep about a
thousand yards and reached the beach
at 7:20 p. m. Immediately advancing
tho y took possession of tho range of
hills without firing a shot and planted
our flag. The gunboats Amagal, Oshl-
ma and Chicokal were employed to
distract the enemy's attention. They
discovered a hundred of the enemy
land shelled them, ktlllnf; several. Tho
first fleet of transports, on seeing' our
flag displayed on an eminence, begin
landing troops at 8 p. m." t
The report of Admiral Katacka,
commander of the third squadron,
gives additional details of the landing.
The admiral reports that his squad
ron convoyed tho first bntch of tho sec
ond army to the Llao Tung base and
adds that tho Kara Maru grounded
near the base at 3 o'clock yestorday
afternoon. She was assisted by tho
protected cruiser Akltsushlma, which
succeeded In floating the transport,
which reached her destination safely
at 5 o'clock the same evening.
New York, May 6. E. II. Harrlman,
Just back from a trip over his sya
toms of railroads In the West, said
loday:
"I found tho situation In tho West
much better than I had expectod. On
my trip there last fall the sovero de
pression In tho stock market and gen
eral Inanclal clrclos was reflected out
there, but since last fall there has
been a steady advance In tho stock
market, nnd this advanco has been re
flected In a more cheerful feeling In
the West.
"Ah an ovldcnco of tho better feol
Ing, when I wont out West I had In
mind certain orders for equipment to
give If conditions warranted It. I
found them so much bettor than 1 had
anticipated that I not only gave the
orders I had In mind, but others also.
"Tho enormous expenditures for
improvements out of tho earnings of
Southern Pacific ar-3 rapidly drawing
near n close. Tho question of divi
dends on Southern Pacific has not
come up, and I havo given no thought
to It.
"Tho crops aro better than Indicat
ed by tho government crop roport."
KANSAS CITY FEARS
ANOTHER FLOOD
Denizens of Kaw River Bottoms are
Apprehensive of a Repetition of
Last Year's Deluge of Water
and are Leaving Homes.
(By Associated Press.) Btream.
Kansas City, Mo., May G. The Tho rainfall In this vicinity for tho
flood situation hero Is greatly Improv-jpast twelve hours is four Inches, tho
ed today, although a steady rain con- rain storm extending from Bruuswlck,
tlnues to full. No further damage is 'Mo.. t Wichita, but was most severe
expected. The city's water Bupply, ' around Kansas Olty,
which had been materially lessened by I
tho breaking of a big main and dam-' Abilene, Kas., May 0." Heavy ralnit
age to another, was practically rostor- last night flllod streams and stopped
ed today and street cars aro again spring work.
running.
At Roscdalo, Kansas, a suburb, sev
eral hundred families driven from
their homes havo roturnod to them to
day, tho water having receded, and
the bridge connecting tho stockyards
district with Armourdalo, which was
threatened. Is now believed to be safe.
Tho rainfall along tho Knnsas rlvor
valloy has been comparatively light
and m tho fall north of hero Is not
great, It la believed the Missouri can
carry off tho excess water and no
flood dnmago will result along that
Clay Center, Kas., May G. AlthfcUgn
heavy rains havo fallen, the Republi
can river remains stationary.
Gallna, Kas, May 6. Creeks la this
vicinity arc rising again as tbo result
of tho heavy rain last night.
Wichita, Kas-., May C A special to
the Beacon from Cherokco says tho
roport of a tornado at Carmen, Okln.,
la untruo. Theto was a wind and rain
storm at Jet, but no damage resulted.
Mr. Gopp
Copped to.o Main y
Wives and Copped
for 2.1. Months.
' , (By Associated Press.) -Lamar,
Colo., May 0. W. H. Grand
staff, alias William Copp. found gullt
ot bigamy liejo, was sentenced to
twenty-one mpuths In tho penitenti
ary. His first wife dlQd In Missouri.
He married another Missouri girl and
later deserted hor at Meramae, Okla.,
with two qhlldron. At Enid. Okla.. he
assumed tho namo ot Copp, became
engaged to Miss Stella Jonee, and
lator married hor at Raton, N. M.
When the latter learnod of tho exist
enco of wife No. 2. Grandstaff disap
peared. The Missouri wlfo was on
her way hero to testify against her
husband, but he was convicted before
she arrived.
this morning. Ho was a bright llttlo
fellow and the parents havo the sym
pathy of all In their sore loss. The
funoral will not be held until relatlvos
art heard from. s ,
Panamas the Thing. 8
)t received an fitvolce otjyParia-
ma hats today. "The Panama had a
monster run last yeari" said Mr. Abel!,
"hut this year pvorythlng and every
body will wear tho Panama. Tho
c&nlji liapo-wlll prVvSR."
ri
Major Pentecost asla,tant bank
Suicide
Should Have Come
to Oklahoma for
Life's Enjoyment
(By Associated Press.)
St. Louis, Mo., May 0. In the pre-
enoe of a score, of men and wpmen. ' t
j-aut ioore, a uraveung ??.. i otbor delates alone
Stormy
Scene Attended Con-
neticuts Democratic
Convention
Tornado
Reported- 4o HayTe
Stirred up Things'
in Southwest,
crs caused a riot toua. Tho occbr j
Ion was an attempt on tho part ot H
Plpor & Co. to send out twenty-flvo do
livery wagons with non-union bakery
goods In It. In spite of. the offorts ot
the striking bakers to stop tho wagons
by throwing bricks and other missiles
at tho drivers, tho wagons finally made
a successful Btart.
I!
nea s s
Bridgeport, Okla., May (vA cyclone
occurred two miles west of hero late
yesterday afternoon, and proceeded In
a wostorly dlroctlon to Hydro. Tha
wires west aro down, and It Is lnipos
slbb to gather any of tho details. The
clouds were seen from horo and were
the worst over wltnesod In this sec
tion, it Is bollovcd many people aro
killed and much propetty destroyed,
Surgeons have been seut from hero
to Hydro to render assistance, It
ncoded.
El Reno, Okla., May 6. Word was
js:zz:;,rt tl :issri.
(By Associated Press.)
Hartford, Conn., May O.Iu one of
the stormiest gatherings over held by
the party In Connecticut, the Demo
cratic state convention held here to
day selected fourteen delegates to
the St. Louis convention and Instruct
ed them to vote as a unit and tor
Parker.
Hartford, Conn., May 6. In a debate
between Hearst and Parker supporters
In the Domooratlo state convention
today, ex-Governor Waller and Doctor
Brothers of New Haven, nearly came
to blows, The scene was almost un
precedented In a convention In this
Cool headednees on the part ot
prevented a
received (hQi;e of a ,lorrlbIe oyclono
which BTvept thocouiury from a point
two miles -twost o$ Brfitaoport to
The territorial board of education is
in session this afternoon.
PER80NAL MENTION.
Major H. W. Pentecost returned to
tho city this aftornoon.
R. T. Grldlay, claim agont of tho
Santa Fo, spout last night in the olty.
ifupL G. D. Moss of tho Kingfisher
county schools, came over from King
ilslior this afternoon.
Mrs. O. A. 8mlth ot Wlohlta, paw
ed through tho city this afternoon, on
her way to Oklahoma Oity for a visit
with rolntlvos.
Supt. 13. S. Vaught ot tho Oklahoma ,
Band Wagon Moving
'Along at Acceler
ated Speed
Olympla, Wash., May 6. Tho selec
tion ot u dolegato to the Democratic
national convention, seven of whom
are considered favorable to the candt
dacy of Wm. R. Hearst for president,
and throe opposed, and the adoption
of resolutions dealing with national
issuos and containing an endorsement
of ox-Unltnd States Senator Geo 8,
Tumor ut Spokano, for vlco president,
constituted tho work ot the Demo
cratic state convention which clo'd
Its labor at 7 o'clock last evening Tho
resolutions endorso the national plat
forms of 1896 aiyl 1000 and insist on
tho nomination of candidates In svm
City schools, was In tho olty today. Ply thereof. Tho national admlnlB
"XT :7 himself In a stfoot oar atUi Inter
from a trip to Muloall Where ho e thorough-1
seoilQii. , Ho left
committed suicide
I because he "had no home, no wife
amined the Citizens bank and, the Mul-l "wU f l "
hall State banH Unit pW, Both,'a 'VfK
banks wore foun'J bo ifan excel- J f .?
The preliminaries wore practically
all arranged today In preparation for
the business ot the convention, al
though several committee did not
, tko a recess until nearly daylight. It
.was not until reports of all the eau-
Icubos had bean made up that It was
The territorial auditor made settle- definitely known that the Parker dele-
. .. . -..- .1 A Mt A - I .
Franklin's store on Oklahoma avenue mem loaRy wun ulw A- u traB' gates had won eleven of the tweivo
tomorrow. Everything good to eat for urer of tne Oklahoma World's Fair cauoUB6fl and that Alexander Troupe.
Sunday's dinner will be on sale. An commission, m me ui s.vuv. . iea(ler 0 the Hearst faction, naa oon-
lent condition
Tho ladles of the Cambridge olub
will hold, an "exchange", at S. T.
and nothing to live for.'
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Hydro. Tho wires are down, and It Is
inuoMlujQ,to secure any of tho do
talls. it 1 reported that tho oyolonq s Uio
worst that, evor swoptover lh sec
tion. ' '
Hobart, Okla., May 0. N&F W
received here to the offeot that a
cyclone struck Cordell. in Washita
county, and did much damage to
property and etoatc
It Is also reported that a death-dealing
tornado swept the country between
Bridgeport nnd Hydro. Details are
meagre, hsoauee ot the fact that the
wires nr down.
Strike
Invitation Is extended to all to atteud.
Death of Eugene Jackson,
Eugene Jackson, aged 3 years, son
of Ir and Mrs. Niton Jackson, died , house cleaning time.
" j trplle4 his own county caucus by only
After a woman passes 125 pounds lc tea votes,
weight, 30 years In age, she should not I
climb a step ladder, even it it Is "It le quite likely another bank will
1 soon be started In Guthrie," said M. L.
(By Associated Press )
Topeka, Kas., May 6. -tne strike of
shopmen on tho Santa Fe Is satisfac
tory at nil division points according to
a statement made Loday by General
Manager Mudge.
Vice President Buokalpw ot the
MaehlnUtB' Union, however. Bays that
sevbn additional machinists & To
p,eka and five -at Empoxte Jiave gone
gut and that othora wilt follow to
nTght, He says a modified Settlement
proposition will be submlttod to tht
railway today.
Chlcaao. I"t Mfty 6- 8trtklng bak-
attending u meeting of tho board of
education.
John Gngan has gone to SL Louis
to Inspect tho World's Fair. If ho
takoa a fanoy to tho exposition ho
may purchaso It.
Mrs. Capt. Barnhardt entertained a
few friends at cards last night in
honor of ber guests, the Mlstes Steele.
ot Lexington, Mo.
Capt. Orln Ashton Is In the city. He
lias bevn spending several weeks In
Cuttcr and Dene) counties and may
o,en a bank at Putnam, Dewey county,
. K. Bolton, president of the Ok
lahoma Live Stock Sanitary commis
sion, arrived this afternoon from
Woodward to attend a meeting ot the
commission.
Traffic Manager Wolf of the E
Reno and Western, Is home from a
week's business trip to noitheru
points. He reports heavy rata all
through the north, especially at Kan
sas Clt where the rainfall assumed
the proportions almost ot a otoud
burst
tratlon Is censured for alleged extra-
vaganoe and corruption In its depart
ments and for its old world con tro
ve rules. Tho resolutions demand a
cessation of "militarism, Imperialism
and colonialism add call for an Incotuo
tax and Inheritance tax. destruction of
trusts and removal of urm-ccsary
tariff walls."
The delegation elected to the na
tlonal convention follows'
It. W. Starr. V J. Byham M W
Ocdman. M. C. MUOsHi, Johu Y Terry.
L. C. Oilman, Frank B. role. Henry
BlQekman, Prank Hagan. A J s iawn.
The delegation Is unpledxtxi ui tic-1
to a unit rule.
Colorado
A Warning.
There was once a gay old WeUh rab
bit; When a chance for a Jest came he'd
grab IL
He said, "Now, bewaro
That you don't get a hare
In the stew-pan, for that's a bad habit."
Judge.
(By Associated Pri-ss
Denver, Colo., May C Tlf imi
liran stato convention to ! " i !
Rates to Lite national convninim mn
here trvlay. Kx-Senator KM wart u
Woleott, the temporary chairman m
hi speech said Mamtachuseits a- n
wore certain than Colorado to oast im
electoral vote for Theodore Hv3niir
He pralneit the action of (iotinj-r
Pattody tu the malutenano of ,aw
nnd order In the state and when tho
governor was Introduced to speau ho
was given an oration. Wotcot and
Peal&dy will be two of the delegates
Sojne luen gamble away all their
money and some get married.