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ENID, oklahoma TERRITORY: SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1894.
Single Copy 5 Cents
Vol I, No. 87-15.
HIGGINS HANGcD
The Brutal MurJ?r r of Pet r Mc*
Coo y at the ScafTjId.
HE FACKS DKATH COOLLY.
Just liefore Starting Ho .Makoit :i Spee<
Accusing the Police of Perjuring
ThemHclveH The Dynamite
Work* of the Acme I'ow-
Co. Destroyed -
Liven Lost.
WEALTH STATISTICS
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K'lllAA*!
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Chicago, March 24.—"Duff' Higgins,
the brutal murderer of Peter McCooev.
an old. citizen, was hanged all by him-
self at eight minutes a.ternoon tn-dav,
Prendergast. Mayor Harrison's assis-
sin. having* been reprieved by Ju Ige
Chetlaiu at the la- t moment lie was
cool to the very end and received min-
istrations from priests on the scaffold.
.lust before he started for the scaffold
Higgins said: "If 1 had not been per-
secuted year after year by the pol.ee I
would not be here. They made their
attacks on me every time they h i I an
opportunity, and I can prove by West
side people that they threatened
frequently to hang me before they
got through with ine. Thev sire
doing* it now and their perjured
testimony has led to my conviction
and to my death. In the same way I
was sent to the penitentiary by them.
I contend that I am a victim of police
persecution and these police are here
to-dav to gloat over me, and that is
why I want to show a good nerve to
the end. It may convince people a little
that there is something in this police
persecution after all."
With two other hard characters Hig-
gins planned to rob an old citizen
named Peter McCooey. When the old
man awoke and started up to protect
his house, the leader of the gang shot
him before he could leave his bed. A
few days before the murder Mrs. Mc-
Cooey drew her savings, amounting- to
$400. from a West side bank. It is sup-
posed that Higgins heard of this and
surmised that the money was still in
the house.
five dynamite makers killed.
Pittsburgii. Pa., March 23.—The dy-
namite works of the Acme Powder Co.
at Black's run, on the Allegheny Val-
ley railroad, were destroyed by an ex-
plosion at 7 o'clock. Five persons were
killed and one badly injured. The
names of the dead are: Molly. Nelly,
Sadie and Samuel Remaley and W. M.
Arthur. Mrs. Arthur was badly in-
' jred. The killed were at work in the
packing house. At Logan's i« crry. a
mile away, a brick block was badly
damaged, and at Hulton, Oakmont and
Varona, houses were shaken.
Total Valuation of the Country
br tue Censu-* The liowlirjj «
Mln-tourl Oulahoina and Im'.i
tory.
Washington, March 24.—The total
true valuation of the real and personal
property in the country at the close of
the census period 1890 as it now ap-
pears in a special census bulletin,
amounted to $05,037,001,197 of which
$30.544.3:}3 represented real and
402. 546.804 personal property. The de-
tailed statistics relating to Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma and the Indian ter-
ritory are here given:
True valuation of n al nd personal prop-rty
— Missouri. Kinsas. $l,«0 ,3I3,vi
In Jian territory. $1 y.76>,i«.\ and OUiahomt,
Jr4H.8ft.l84.
Real estate with improvements thereo -
Missouri. 1.4 -■ ,731,2>1 Kansas. 59 59,530.1 rt) In-
dian territory. 1j3.2'J1, I. and Oklahoma tcr-
ri'ory, 3I.IW7.67I
Live siock on f rms and rtnzes, farm imple-
ments md machinery—Missouri. MiW.Ml.BJ;;
K.uisas. tll'J 931.1 • OUhibumo territory, *V
Indian erritorv. not suited
Mines and Quarries, including product on
hand -Missouri. ■jiS.ibj. ; ■); Kinsas, M. -7.MI
Indian territory, Sl.4J .x6 Oklahoma, not
Htated.
Gold and si ver. coin and bullion Missouri.
$i ,4 ti.37."; Kansas, j: , mflo^i. Oklahoma, iO 7.-
771. and Indian territory, J:7, t)y
Machinery of mills and produo:s on hand,
raw ;;nd manufactured Missouri. $11X1,566.0 7.
Kansas, 19,118.414 Oklahoma, $1,114. and In-
dim territory. Sll4,54U
Itailr tads and equlpm -nts. inc'uding street
railroads - Missouri. $3447. Kinv.is. J.41,J-
U .610 Oklahoma, $4,0.9,471, and Indian terri-
tory, *54,9l",14
Teleeriph telephone-, shipping and can Is
Missouri. $1, 931,18' Kansas $ 7)8.3*4 OUla
homa. 21",t33 and Indian territory no: sta- d
M seo.laneous Missouri, rid3.aJ3.44l; Kan-
sas. f 198.38-,.'27 Oklahoma, I742.0J8, and Indian
terri ory, not stated
Assessed valuation of taxed real es'ate and
in p 'ovements— Missouri. %0j!\8 8.301; Kansas,
Oklahoma. ft'.Wl,171, and Indian
leiritory, not stated
An interesting tabulation is pre-
sented, showing the increase in true
valuations of real and personal proper-
ty by decades, from which these
statistics are extracted:
> issc uri 180 , *97,90,945 1-H>. I,56J,00>.
<U>; 18 '. $i,.'84.922,89Ui , 6 1,211, 9J and
I'M, 137,247,7 '7
K Jnsas I8U . $1,799.3<3, 01; H8 , 700,0J ,0Ji:
1>7 . $.81 14 and 184J * i. 7.895.
Indian territory—If9 , $ 9,765.462.
Oklahoma—1*90. $4«,iB..I24
BRADSTREET.
Prices Have Advanced for Rice, Cot*
ton and Indian Corn.
LOW Kit PRICKS FOR C ATTLE.
Good Koads Have Stimulated Trade In All
Lines, Imperially <.rocerle«, I>ry
(ioods and Hard ware -Coot Inued
Shrinkage In flic Total
Number of liu.iness
Failures.
New York, March 24.—In its review
of the state of trade Hradstreet says:
.iK-reast d oi s.;rv nce oi Good Friday in In.ts.
nes« circles help* to check the volume of tra lo
bu otwithstandin< there being practically
on-- > ss business da mis week ih n last, con
t:i: e l spring-like weather has fur.herstimu
lated sal-s oi stip es at nearl/ all larger cities
i i eastern, middle and in some of th<- western
stales, eoinpa-ativelv few* southern distribut-
ing points reporting corresponding uaius.
While eastern woolen mills cannot meet orders
for fane, dress goods, many woolen mills art*
running on part time, and large stock-* of old
wi o.. w ith uew C-.il fornia and Texas clip av li-
able within sixty d ys, depress prices Print
cloths are selling well and eastern cot:on mills
ur< active although sales continu • sraal er than
the output
At c'hicaaro several I.«nn-ton orders for coke
pig iron, .► > delivery, have been in en as well
as for steel rails at fctv But prices are hirdly
satisfactory St Louis reports that deinind
for llnished iron and s eel. while improving, is
due to cuts tn quotations Among more con-
spicuous staple products, prices have advanced
f r rice, cotton and Indian corn, decry sod
available supp ios being primarily responsible.
CofT. e and leaf tobacco remain strong at prac-
tical; / unchanged figures, and lower ranges of
va i.e have been reached by several varieties
or iron and steel, b/ live cattle and ho.s at
wtsiern markets, by both raw and reflnel
su /ar. by wheat, oats and rae>a pork
i imsiuerabH activity is reported ut Kansas
Cit v ithcountr. buvers making personal se-
l'f :ons Om.iha reports gojd weather and
good roads have stimulated trade in all lines,
ii .( -.biv dry goods. ^*ro erles and hardware,
while Minneapolis. St Paul and Duluth agree
w.iiie tu re \< more activity in business circles,
the volume of general trade still remains mate-
rial y below that ut a vear ago.
The continued shrinkage in total number of
l.u-iness failures each week is another feature
of tli.- situation the total for the past week
(one dav short) numbering 197, against 231 last
\v« ek. 2*i- in the week a year offo. 191 two years
ago rid 21 in the third week of March. 1891.
Siock speculation in New York has been nar-
row. the market depending entirely on profes-
sional activity, the direction of which has tieen
const vntly chvnginj on the unc rtaint regard-
ing 1 he i resident's action on the Bland bill.
Prices, however, have held lirm and any in-
crease in the short interest causes rallies. Lon
don has been inactive in view of the Easter
holidays. Sugar stock declined in a generally
steady market on threatened opposition in the
senate to the protection to r fined sugar
imimi) in THE HANK.
The W: taut Ca«hler of a San Francl«oo
Institution Killed by an Outlaw.
S«\ h'ltAxcisco, March -4. A man
entered th • branch oftice of the San
: \nrisco Savings Union on Market
. trivt and presented to Assistant Cash-
ier A. A. Merrick a note written in red
it:k stating that the bearer should be
given money or he would blow up the
place with dynamite. On the bottom
wus drawn a skull and cross-bon^s.
Derrick ordered the man away when
he drew a revolver. I he first shot
w nt wide of its mark and Hcrnek se-
c : ;vd his revolver and fired at the man
but missed. Then the fellow ahot a
second time and the I ullet entered
ilerrick's head causing Instant death
*\ F. Melviti, the paying* teller, tired
two shots at the assassin, both of
which missed.
The porter of the bank tnade an at-
tempt to disarm the murderer, who inl-
ine liately turned his fire upon him, but
the shots went wild.
The murderer then tied from the
bank pursued by police and the crowd
which had been attracted to the scene.
He had only gone a short distance be-
fore he was captured.
The murderer gave the name of Fred
Tiorneman. and the police said he ar-
rived here last week from Denver.
me Elies oi tue sirip!
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Tlie <ieorgla
THE HUNGARIAN STUDENTS.
They Were Heter Ined That Proper Re-
speet Should He Paid to the Head Pa-
triot.
Buda Pesth, March '24.—The stu-
dents of Hungary, who have long been
admirers of Louis Kossuth, determined
PCADl.OfK IN THE
t>publlcanK Hefu-
IIOUKF
n the O'N
II-
ro Vote
.)« v Miction < ate.
W a sin noton March 24.—Although
this was Uood Friday the house met us
usual. M r Sa.vers presented for im-
mediate consideration a joiut resit;u-
tion appropriating $10,000 for the sa -
uries and expenses of additional deputv
collectors of internal revenue to carry
out the provisions of the Chinese exclu-
sion act as amended by the joint reso-
lution passed December last. It was
agreed to.
After the transaction of the other
routine business the struggle over he
O'Neill-, loy contested election case,
from Missouri, was resumed Mr.
YVatigli (rep.), of Indiana raised the
question of consideration against the
report of the committee and the fili-
bustering began. The republicans re-
peated their former tactics by refusing
to vote. The result of the vote was
100 to 1, which showed the democrats
were eighteen short of a quorum V
call followed.
Hit: Kir* rtt. I>t*nv*r.
Dknvkr, Col.. March 24. One of the
most destructive and at the same time
spectacular conflagrations ever seen in
this city broke out at 0:15 p in. yester-
day in the recently finished six-story
Champa building between Fifteenth and
Sixte nth streets, and threatened for a
time to sweep the entire block 1 he
tire department worked with desperate
energy, and. in spite of insufficient wa-
ter pressure, conquered the flumes after
about :t quarter of the square had been
destroyed, at a total loss of $175,000.
The St James, one of the largest hotels
in the city, was also damaged by tire
l.irue 'ril« of Wheat.
Minsk M'oi.is, Minn . March 'j4. All
the wheat in the elevators of the I'ea-
vev drain A Elevator Co., amounting
to li.250.000 bushels, was sold yesterday
to the I'illsbur.y-Wash burn Milling Co.,
to be delivered in the next four months
The price is not stated, but it is cash
on delivery, and the aggregate makes
it the largest cash deal ever made in
the northwest.
To Determine III* Sanity.
Chicago, March 34.— After a hearing
which lasted nearly eight hours Judge
Chetlain last night decided that he had
the power to proloug the date of the
execution of l'rendorgast, ntid he there-
fore delivered an oral opinion extend-
ing the time two week, and ordered a
trial to begin Saturday to determine
the sanity of the murderer.
Fourth-LiMS We.ti.rn l'ontinx.tKr.
Washington, March 34.—The follow-
ing fourth-class post office appoint-
ments were made to-day:
In Kin«a-At Brownell ses« county, I.
Squicr, vloo W. Anderson, removed: nt Murvln,
Phillips county. Wesley Aliraas.
In Mlwourl-At llrlirhton, 1 olli count), H
SlaRle, v'cc W Nichols, remov d
IRRIGATION C:lN - 11 ESS.
Itesolutinn* adopted by the Convention In
^eH^ion at Omaha
Omaha, Neb., March 'i4 —Nearly the
entire morning session of the inter-
state irrigation convention was spent
in executive session debating the series
of resolutions prepared by the execu-
tive committee. The pri icipal fight
was made over the clause demanding
that congress make an appropriation
to test the practicability of irrigation
by means of artesian wells Gov.
Kounz, of Nebraska, in ide a brief ad-
dress of welcome. Cli irles A. Greg-
ory, of New York and Chicago, tallied
on "Irrigation and Continental Devel-
opment," and Ira C. flub bell, of Ivan- I yesterday that the people of this city
sas City, read a paper on Tumping 'sjU)Uid show outwardly at least the
Machinery for Irrigation." The con- pr()per respect to the memory of the
vention took a recess for the purpose of patriot. In accordance with that
visiting the South Omaha stock yards, determination, hundreds of them at
At the afternoon session the report nightfall last night marched through
of the committee on resolutions, re- streets breaking lamps and win-
ported at the morning session, was <j0Wg Gf houses where no mourning was
adopted. After reciting the opening of displayed, and also raided the theaters
public lands to settlement, the platform anij eoncert halls and drove the actors
goes on: from the stage and forced the audi-
R solved, i bit it is the sense or this conven- es t„ leave. The police rallied in
| force, and in the conflicts which fol-
following mat hods of Irrigation for these lowed twentv-two men were wounded,
nlalns: When a strong band of the students
Fir.i-Th.it the (tovernment should hv ox- j t ,d tlie Uoya[ opera l,,,use an.l Na-
ixTlmcnts determine whether the underflow - .
water is of sufflelent vo ume and c m b • brought | tional theater, the attaches and tue po-
to the surface at a cost to make It available for lice guards attempted to prevent them.
general Irrigation purposes. , 'J'he students fought their way into the
Second—That It should determine the extent ^jie houses anil stopped the
lo which reservoirs ean be constructed for the ti.... timi
,-irpose of storms storm water sumciont , performances. I hey demanded that
quantitv for Irrigation purposes. banners be displayed, anil upon being
Resolved, That we fully indorse th - follow „iet with refusals, themselves hoisted
in.' xtract from the report of the special i- m mourning banners brought with them
raittee of the United States senate ond the ®
s ime be made a part of tho resolutions of this i over tne Doxes
convention Persons began to gather in crowds
If anything can be done to encourage the about the squares and other similar
people of these ;*rent plains it is important pjacos this afternoon and their number
was rapidly increased when the stu-
th:it it should be don speedily, ihere
over I.tO),0 0 people In the arid and serai-arid j
belt, who have paid Into th • United States lients put in an appearance in force
«isurv no less than > o .(XW for public .,ni| began making addresses in which
lands The government should demonstrate
to them the practicality before they can havo
the couratre or can comma d the? means to
prosecute the work on anything of a considera-
ble scale."
thry referred in fiery language to the
immense services which Kossuth had
rendered to the cause of liberty and
denounced in strong terms the
action of the government in al-
lowing him to die in exile They
ite pon- were still futher incensed at the fact
that the authorities had permitted the
removal of the black flags placed in-
side the theaters last night, they pre-
paid to make further attacks upon
the theaters, but the authorities had
i been preparing for disturbances and
the students found the theaters, con-
cert halls and other places of amuse-
ment as well as the public buildings,
strongly guarded by police. In addi-
, . .. tion detachments of infantry and cav-
!lu:.re,rV.',,.t!!0^Cr.?"".^^n8.^ ilr. Hereunder arms at the barracks
and they were notified that the au-
thorities had determined to preserve
Till: SI I, V K It CONVENTION.
The Two Old Parties sa <1 to ll«'
Mihle for the Condition of the Conntry
])kh Moinkr la., March 24 —The na-
tional silver convention closed last
evening. At the morning session brief
speeches were made on the question:
"What is the proper remedy, and how
inav it be applied?" President John-
son, Bimetallic League of Kansas, was
the first speaker.
"The silver age is upon us. Kngland
holds the key to all values in gold.
i t:o .(jiurr oyino.
• iH'oiiii'in Heconies Cucon-
Vil Hope Abandoned
Washington. March '34.—This after-
noon those about Senator Colquitt s
bedside had given up all hope, lli^ con-
dition was critical and it was thought
that, while death might come at any
moment, it might be held off for some
hours and possibly for u day.
The senator became unconscious at
noun and appeared to be so near the
point of dissolution that the end could
not be far oft.
cannot uk !ikm> i y rouc •
.lutltr*' lilerer, of Oklahomw, Decld©4 to Ap-
point Itece.vers In i ontest Chk<*<
(iUTHHIK. Ok., March *24. — In the past
a man who could get possession of a
lot by force held it and secured all the
income until the contest for it was
tin.illy decided. To-day Judge liierer
decided this was not right and in a case
before him appointed a receiver for a
center corner lot in Perry, to look after
the property an 1 t urn over the net in-
come to the person who should eventu -
ally be awarded th ' lot.
Heavy F ir^erie* ChurgMl.
ww'hita, Kan. March '24.—Consta-
ble tireen has arrested Farmer John J.
Hat Meld and Cashier < . L. Anderson,
of a Sedgwick City bank and a warrant
is fiut for Thomas Hazztrd, now
in the East, on charge of forgery
and causing to be forged promissory
notes for sums, running into thousands
of dollars. Most of the property sub-
ject to these forgeries is said to
be located in Harry county, Missouri.
The notes were acknowledged before a
notary named McCrow, at Cheney, this
county. The person who purchased
these notes is J. W. Ramsey, of the
firm of Thomson & Bland.
Charged With Embezzlement.
Kansas City, Mo., March 24.—T. W.
Cham bliss, formerly Independence,
Mo., representative of the Kansas City
Times, was arrested there yesterday on
the charge of appropriating <200 be-
longing to the newspaper company.
He gave bond before Justice Prewitt of
that town for his appearance next
Thursday. Chambliss has been identi-
fied with politics recently to which he
has devoted considerable time.
A Second Cat In IVnfW
Trkiir Haute, Ind., March 24.—The
Chicago Kastern Illinois railroad
people have posted a second \%&ge
schedule in this city announcing a
more radical cut in wages than that
announced a few days ago. I he em-
ployes declare that tliev will not stand
the cut and from present indications
they will strike. The men claim the
new schedule makes a cut of 20 to 25
per cent.
Not. n Man on llie Ticket.
Entkiipkisk, Ivan., March 24— Last
evening the women of Enterprise held
a mass meeting and nominated a com-
plete ticket for the spring election
; composed of women. Mrs. Margaret1
I Kohler, wife of ex-State Senator
Kofiler, was nominated for mayor and
i the other offices were filled by leading j
i ladies of the city.
Wlio buy all goods by the car load,
have the entire County on the fol-
lowing goods that they will sell to
Farmers
At Wholesale with Freight Added
Agents for the Nebraska Pony Breaker,
which has the most enviable reputation of
any breaker on earth-
The Triumph Disc Harrow, the world re-
nown western Olds wagons and a full line oi
the celebrated Buford George Buggies and
Carriages, also a full line of the Oliver Chilled
Sulky and G-ang Plows.
ft Mammoth Stock oi Builder's and
We have our goods bought at the very low-
est cash price and we will give you the
benefit. We have the largest assortment to
select from in O county-
: - All Mailorders will receive prompt attention.
Dont forget the place.
WOGAN, DQNLY & WOGAN.
Southeast corner public square. Enid, O. T. flifclw
DAN RYAN'S'
MONARCH
Sample Rooms.
Most Popular Resort in City for Fine Wines
Cigars, etc. Courteous Treatment.
Liquors Guaranteed Pure.
2nd St. NEAR CORNER E St., fcnld.
death of silver in this country A gold
bullion «ralue depreciates values de-
pending upon free coinage The end ,
of the fight may be the dethroning of 1 J
gold. Territory stockmen Meet Ht Wagoner.
"The international conspiracy seems Wagoner, I. T., March 24.—The Cat-
to have been at work to reduce silver j tie men's Protective association of the
far below its true value Any change Indian territory met here in annual
in the relative values of silver and gold session yesterday and adjourned late
is treason on the part of congress of in the afternoon to meet next at
the I'nitcil States The conspiracy of Wagoner subject to the call of the execu-
capital has given us the mortgages of tive committee. A ball and a banquet
to-day, amounting to $11,500,000,000, were the concluding features. During
payable only in gold."
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota,
made a brief address, in which lie said:
"The demonetization of silver was a
colossal conspiracy and crime, the
greatest ever perpetrated against the
human family. It Is demoniac." He
urged all to proceed on constitutional
lines. The two old parties were re-
sponsible for the fearful condition of
the morning session the following offi-
cers were elected: President, J. N.
Hull, of Solola; vice president, Dr. Leo
]v Dennett, of Muskogee; treasurer,
First National bank of Vinita; secre-
tary. T. A. Parkinson. Alfred Cun-
ningham was appointed brand in-
spector at Kansas City. Routine busi-
ness occupied the afternoon session
H M. Page, the wealthy banker of
Murtliil I inv In Brazil.
Rio .J aneibo, March 24.—The decrees
of 1888 and 1851, revived by Peixoto,
authorize the putting to death without
formal trial of all persons who have
taken up arms against the government,
as well as those who have aided or
abetted, directly or indirectly, the I
use of an insurrection.
McKmic'i Shortage l arge.
Nk.w York. March 24.— (Jravesend's
board of audit, made up of C. C. Over- j
man, D. S. Van Sicklen and James
Voorhis, met yesterday and gave the |
statement out officially that John Y. ,
McKane's acconnt with the town was j
! so muddled that he apparently owed |
| (iravesend nearly $700,000.
foley'* Army.
Mabsii.lon, O., March 24 —TheCoxey j
"Army of Ohio" does not materialize. |
Not to exceed twenty men have yet put j
in an appearance here. The leaders of I
the movement still profess to believe
that at least 1,000 men and maybe more
will be ready to march when the army j
moves next Sunday.
the country. He warned the people Km.t Worth, Tex., has been indicted f.
not to trust all who cry "free silver." j fhe immier 0f Albert M. Smith, o.ishlov
of his bank, March U.
Isaac 1'. (iooclnow, state superintend-
ent of public instruction of Kansas
from IN'S'i to I*""1 -"«<> W^d'
Munhutta"
•i \' nt
blNIIJ
Opera House,
2ND KLOOK. KOUSK ti RAKESTKAW BLOCK
This hall has been lately fitted with a stage
and fine scenery and will be rented to
travelling theatrical companies at moder
ate rates. For engagements address,
rouse & Rakestraw. Enid, O. T.
J.H. SHELLY & SON,
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