Perry Enterprise-Times. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 230, Ed. 1 Monday, February 8, 1897 Page: 1 of 4
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PERRY ENTERPRISE-TIMES
Official Paper of Noble County and City of Perry—Published Daily.
VOL. IV
PBKRY, NOBLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, FEB. 8,1897.
NO 2:10
HAQ A LIVELY SESSION
smith brothers.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS,
At Their New Plaoe of Business,
Corner 6thand O St8. perry, Oklahoma.
They Are Now Fully Prepared
With a large increased stock and
facilities to supply their customers
with Groceries of the VERY BES^
GRADES and at the LOWEST
PRICES.
SHARPLY ATTACKED IN A
PETITION.
CLAIMED TO BE BANKRUPT
Th Aci.11! „f „ Company Controlling
•Mm 11 >- Ttioii*:tn<! Acre* fulls on ttio |
L«*UlMtur« f r Action—Wrongs '
"f ',an,l Owners and Gen*
«r l Injuulee — Some
Late Kmiibmh N>h .
Their Jobbing Department
Is well stocked with a full supply of
goods, which they will furnish to the
retail trade of Oklahoma, at Chicago,
Kansas City or Wichita prices.
k
f
Purchasing Goods in Large Quantities
FOR TIIEIR WHOLESALE TRADE ENABLES THEM TO
SAVKMrailN FREIGHTS WHICH TIH5Y GIVE TO TITF
'piii M CUSTOMERS BY MAKING PRICKS LOWER TIIAN
111 KIR COMPETITORS. A. the matter of price noJa-day
Is the major question to be considered by consumer, in pur-
chasing, it will be well to patronize P
smith brothers.
You Will Always be Satisfied.
And Pleased by Doing Business With
Smith Brothers,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS,
Corner 6th & C St3., Perry, 0. T.
PERRY MILL COMPANY^
Merchant Millers.
IJEST EQUIPPED MILL IN THE TERRITORY.
Capacity 500 Barrels.
Export and jobbing orders solicited. Special attention to home
trade
O. K. COAL CO.;
—DEALERS IN—
Mc AI later, Wler City No. 6, Can-
non City and Pledmon Smithing.
Corner 6th and B.
r EK DI.I.lVERY IN THE CITY.
GEO. A. MASTER'S COAL CO.
Genuine McAlester Coal.
Delivered to auy part of the city free.
NOTICE TO CLAIM OWNERS.
We are exiting ome CASH BUYERS for claims DUR
ING THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS, If you want to sell
LIST YOUR PROPERTY AT ONCE.
Have a few good farms in eautrrn Kansas to exchange for
choice claims. Alio have some Choice Stocks of Merchandise
to exchange for Deeded Lands. Good $3,300 farm for choice
Mock of Drugs Rusinr** ami Residence prn|«rty for Land.
Good Hotel, well furnished, for sale cheap or exchange for
fefiti pr i|ferty If you want Anything in our line write ua.
W. H. CAMPBELL A COn
EviM Block, Ptrry, Okla.
1'opkka, Kan., Feb. 8.—Ed Juquins
t"«ley county tiiis forenoon pre- I
sented m the House u petition signed 1
J) ■ . L. tonklin, a loan agent of Win-
. Id Praying the Legislature to grant
o non-resident owners of .and in i
Western Kansas relief from unjust i
a«sand from the extortion and ex-
travagance of county officers.
Conklin is agent in Kansas of the
->ort i American Trust company,
'•h cl'. °"'ns 'n Greeley, stun ton. Fin-
' v" Uno- •• Hudgman,
Kiowa. Morton, .Scott. Ilask, ij 'evens
'.art eld (now a part of Fim.. . Clarke
ana Comanche counties tracts of
land, or 855,055 acres. These tracts
were obtained by lending money se- '
cure, l,v mortgage and due pr...-'.ss of 1
foreclosure. In few cases ha, the
fntT?' r.rueiTUd either I"" il'i>' or
and 1SS7 Were "'a'L' 1SSIi
"These counties." the p, tition savs,
are hopelessly bankrupt, n.nl all have
a bonded indebtedness The one with
the least bonded debt is<;reel r county;
U owes the permanent sc-h 1 fund
*73,300 and is resisting in the courts
the payment of either principal or in-
t.-rest Scott county owes the per-
manent school fund 3i:,u,s<x) and it is
also resisting payment. Th e coun-
ties stand in the position among the
beneficiaries of attempting to defeat
the state in the collection of its most
sacred fund.
"The bonded debts of the remaining
counties range from upwards of 8100,-
OUO to nearly 8401 MX Upwar,u of
this del;t 'orm.-d a part of
the permanent schoo! lund. a.id but a
pretense is made of paying either prin-
cipal or interest. The taxes that are
collided are used in sustaining evpen-
, ve, county organizations and the
laws machinery of many of these
unties is used to defeat payment.
Notably is this the ease in the coun-
ties of lireeley anil Scott.
Conklin asks that the laws be re-
pealed and his petition says that mort-
gage companies made loens in Western
| Kansas in good faith. When the loans
were made there were on the lands
buildings fences and other improve-
ments. which in most euses have been
destroyed, and for years, with very
few exceptions, the loan companies
have not received a dollar „f inter-
est. but instead in many of these
cases, notably in llaskcu. th". have a
con* .nitIv increasing liability m the
amount of taxes paid.
Continuing, Mr. Conklin makes the
broad statement that the courts are in
• ague with the people, lie says: "It
is impossible for lis to obtain redress
in courts, for the machinery of the
courts is too slow and is inimical not
only to our interests, but that of ull
non-residents, dr. in other words it
IS impossible for us to obtain iustice
or protection in these counties. As a
final r -sort we now come Is-fore this
Legislature, make a statement of
grievances and request such remedial
legislation as will give virtu to ,.,ir
rights by relieving us of this an n~t
taxation. J
"As suggestions along this line, in
addition to the consolidation of , .mil
tics tluit fail to east th nstitution.il
..>0 votes, I would indid.lt.■:
-First That the state superintend-
•nt of public Instruction ha... ,
to consolidate school districts
abrogate such districts where
lire less than nix pupil*.
"Second Olve the county c
'loners |miwcr to cotnpro'tuini
taxen.
Third —('nil u constitutional eon-
vent Ion for the |>iir|«,«e of giving „li
sections of the state a just and
ble representation.
Kansu. H'.u.o Railroad Commute, at
War—Member. Corked In.
Topkka, Kan., Feb. 1. -The House
comu Ice on ruilrouds had a stormy
session yester **y afternoon. Tho
lnaximuiu freight rute bill whs under
discu^iou. and some of the members
tried to break up the meeting. A
tierce fjuarrcl followed and it became
necessary to call the serjeant-at-arms
to quell the disturbance. The good
sense ol the members perhaps was all
that stood in the way of a serious con*
llict.
The trouble occurred when Chair-
man Brown. Populist, suggested that
the ma* : . uni rate bill be read and
"onsidcred section by section. Mr.
I ry. Republican, objected, lie said
that, there were several other bills in
the hand ; of the committee, and asked
that they all be brought out so the
committee could decide upon which
should be read first Brown insisted
upon reading the maximum bill.
Ury si i tick th? tabic with his tist
and declared that he would not vote
To.- the maximum bill if the state never
got any railroad legislation.
Brown said he guessed I'ry would
have to lay aside his prejudices, 'Tor.*'
hp added, "this bill will be read to-
day. and in my judgment it will be re-
i ported and passed.''
'.'ry jumped up and said he would
not listen to the reading. 1*11 leave
the room," he roared, and started to-
ward the door.
The three other Republican members
Burtis, Henley and Brooke—rose to
follow Ury.
"You men can't go out of here,"
Brown shouted, and he ma-Je a dash
for the door, too.
The head of the table at which
Brown sa was near the door, while
the Hp iblicans were on one side
toward the lower end. Brown, there-
fore reached the doer first, and had it
lockfcd and the key in his pocket be-
, fore I ry and his friends got fairly un-
der way.
I ry d< .nanded that Brown open the
j door. B'- nvn refused.
For ten minutes the l'opulist chair-
man and his Republican adversary
abused each other, and the rest of the
members "put in" whenever there
was a lull.
railroad billreported.
Senate Keeommenda the Harris Memro
With Sll~ht Amendment*.
TV pi:k>. Kan.. F?b. —The Senate
committee on railroads agreed to
repc rt Senator 1 Harris' railroad
bill with slight amendments.
The bill contains the principal
features of the Iowa law, giving
the board of railroad commissioners
authority to fix freight rates an to
enforce its orders. It also places ex-
press companies under its control. The
only amendineLt of importance was
that a schedule of rates should be es-
tnh.;-hed by the legislature for tho
commit 'oners to go by.
I he t- i provides for the appoint-
ment of commissioners by the . v
ernor. Senators Harris, Householder
ami Johnson were named as a commit-
tee to prepare a schedule of rates for
the bill.
I lie com ni it tee also agreed to report
Senator. I'ritchard's bill prohibiting
tie is'u of passes to voters who " o
hone to vote."
UI ARMY HUE.
GREAT SYSTEM OF SOCIAL
SENTLEMENT.
chicago is the center.
Temporary Work to Be provided for
Idle Men Spacious Tenement Houses
to lie Part of the Ureal
Scheme—to Re Similar to
That In Operation la
England.
Chicago, Feb. 8.—According to Col*
onel Brewer of the Salvation army,
Chicago is to be made the center of a
system of social settlements similar to
that in operation in England, made
famous by General William Booth of
the Salvation army. Arrangements
have been made whereby General Booth
is to come to Chicago and personally
direct the inauguration of the
movement. He will apply the prac-
tical knowledge of such work gleaned
principal cities of the world to
the establishment of a system of city
colonies, where at least temporary
work will be offered every idle man in
the city, will place spacious tenement
houses under the supervision of the
army, and later will extend the move-
ment to form colonies within a radius
of several hundred miles from the
city. Eventually the movement will
include the whole country.
' """thods will be the same as
those employed in London. In that
metropolis the .1.000 men sheltered in
one year cost 8363,000, but all but 811,-
000 of this amount was contributed by
the persons helped. It has been esti-
mated that the expense to the city for
the same work would have been 81,-
.100,000. with no return in work. Col-
onel lirewer stated that the first effort
would lie to enlarge the Prison C.ate
home, the Albemarle Food and Relief
depot and other relief institutions in
this city. Others will be opened and
factories, where the work done will
not interfere with the product of out-
side labor, will be established.
"The next and most important step,"
said Colonel lirewer, "will be to secure
several large tracts of land in the
neigh liorhood of Chicago- As far as
possible the tide of immigration is to
be turned backward from the city to
the land and the congestion in the
crowded districts relieved. On these
farms, under supervision of army
officers, the men will be taught to
sup[«ort themselves. They will thus
cease to be dependent on 'charity and
instead will become producers and I
consumers."
watson loses.
GRAIN INSPECTION.
or to
there
om tula*
• back
'quits-
T« RevUe the Kanma *iMtiiti.«
Tol'l K \. Klin.. Feb. «. Judge W (
Webb linn decided to accept the offe
made to him by the commit!
Judiciary of the Mouse mid Semite to
revise and compile the statutes ,,f
Kansas For this he Is to M
per set of two volumes en. h for ,\,ouo
sets In Ills original proposition lie
asked r, per set. but ti,
thought thin too much
llsa«a« •;i*trttor (omltine.
AftMtM*, Kan,, tvu « o, y ||#|,
Htird of llurllngtiin, Iowa, who o, .r
ales twenty . levators; A. C. Huvi. ,,f
I'opeka, who i^ieraWm 1'SI elevators;
N. A. Ihiffof Nebraska Otv. who op!
erates thirty •levators; V. M. linker of
Alehlson, who operates seventy el,..
*a«or«. and other elevator men nr..
holding s conference |M Mehlson with
view of oriranlfting an Kspnrl Drain
ftfcMM'iatiotl.
Sa k«-4a4«e ««e4 lae ItHwo
Sm,. , Kan.. Feb pinion
for divorce and eit.t,elv irf th dr fonr
ehlldn-tt was Sled In the Hlstriet „,„rt
iT ulrT- 5"^
Tfcwtnpsna, III! lsi. lv
Sdehty * th* of '*•*
.% ii ti ti :• 1 Kr|iort to the Hoard « f Hall-
Wkl CoimnlMloneni.
.Hfkf.rson City, Mo., Feb. s.—The
stale grain inspection department filed
its seventh annual report with the
state board of ru'.'.yiay commissioners
yesterday afternoon. The report
shown that the nuuil>er of inspec-
tions ut public warehouses on track
for the year ending December ill, isu.'i
increased over lix) p« r cent tiver the
preceding year at St. Louis and St.
Joseph, ... d decreased nlsiut one-
fourth at Kansas City. Inspector ||il-
9T Ifl | s the i!i i MM :t t KlMM ( it y
\m h due to the more lilM>ral rules of
the Kansas state ins|n'ctioii In regard
to mixing i.'ain.
1'Iim «'\|i« n*es of the ilepartment
were greater lor than for
caused by , e inerense in bu* lneas.
The total receipts from fees in IHW.1
Were S 11. .'1.1 11, and in &9lHt the feen
affgrega'i'd # ,an Increase of
•flu. i i • ' The total ex| eiiftcft In lst |
wen* atld III ls\sj, $i. ,Sl« rj,
uu Increase of • im,
To Keep I rum St. , tint
Sr I.,.i i.. Mo,, Feb. s John ill,sen,
il Herman, took a horse nw-av from
ii crowd of hoys Inst evening and
drove It to his hut. and killed It
lor food i (le.cn was out of Work
mill (Villi Ills wife nnd four enildren
Win starving to death. The horaa lie-
longed to h coil dealer, w ho allowed
It t.i roam at large Is.eause it was
Innic s,,me boy. were driving It
iiMinui ii the snow when lilescn sidsad
the horse The lst\s who followed
11 . sen saw iiIiii kill the animal, cat off
the lilnd quarter nnd start to roast It
f.iise.i (old the policeman when ar-
rested that he and his fainllr had eaten
nothing for three dava The* had mil
eaten meat for months.
Nr. i,e* ay tke Papa
'tour. Kb . I'rinec llenrl Hi*,
lean., who !i It, this elly o« his way to
A ti,-wit o st the head of a large esHv*
illllo i or u ia>aeeable nature, wastlveii
nn iiudli loe hy the l*<|*. wstrrdav
The recptI.m st the Vatican has
CSII "d (Oii.iderslde comment and
Irinci llenrl Is thereby «iipi.ne,|
have s.itsmed the leadership ol the
Moi-srel.lsts, who ralllml In the san.
port of the French repah'le in .,he
aiekM t, the rwiaert of the pope
Th* Hon.. Klertlon Committee I'n.nl-
moa.ty 4(aln.t th. t'opnll.l
Wasiiikotom, Feb. S. — The house
committee on elections, which has
charge of the election contest brought
by 1 iiomas K. Watson of I'I'orgia. re-
cently the Populist candidate for vice
president. against Representative
"lack, decided to confirm Mr. Illack's
title to his seat. The agreement, it is
understood, is unanimous.
judge coff declines.o
The «nt Virginia J.rl.1 will Mot An-
rrpi a Plaee la the Cabinet.
Canton. Ohio. Feb. Judge doff
has written to Major McKlnley a let-
ter received only this morning, couched
in such terms as to warrant the an-
nouncement that he will not be in the
cabinet. His name must now be erased
from the cabinet slate.
Meriwether Withdraws.
Jitrrrnso* tirr, Mo., Feb. ii.-r.ee
Meriwether announced last night that
he hud withdrawn from the race for
lalsir commissioner, and It was at once
taken for granted by politicians, par-
tlculsrly the l'o| uilsts, that this msde
It certain that Roielle, the I'opullst
state chairman, would lie appointed.
It was asserted that Meriwether had
dropped out at the suggestion of liov-
ernor Stephens or some of his close
friend, to save him the discomfort of
la-lng turned down. Uovernor Steph-
en.. however, would Dot say that thla
assertion was true.
mala AivIim Heave*!*.
•trrrKaso* Ctttr, Mo . Feb
WihsIsoii. In charge of the stale aar.
lum ut St. Joseph, asked the commit-
tee on appropriates for aa approprla-
lion of 915*1,0(10 for a itaw a«vin M
J.ull.Hiig and lAO.iwn for an electric
l«ht plant d other Improvements,
torjt her with repairs IH- Hoblnson
!if N'"«',«, «rl ,n hsked for |i.no, .
•ski '"/ hi. asylum It has more land
lead l. 0,s?r ^ •V'-. •«« «ha
T' ,4. o. Ill,, reh I, —Twn freight
Ifalns collided on I be llltaets I antral.
I n miles north of here, |a a dense
'• * catty today Moth engines were
e mplelel denedlalMM. J w^e V\Z
hanna in the cabinet
Ths Krpuhlic.n Chairman Stay Us Ike
Nest Post waiter Ucaeral.
Ci.evbland, Ohio, Feb. ti.—Now that
it seems pretty certain that Mr. llanna
will not lie appointed to fill the plaea
to be made vacant by .Senator Kher-
man in the United States Senate, thers
is much speculation as to whether
or not he will enter the cabinet,
as Postmaster General. It is gener-
ally believed that this question was
discussed and finally settled at yester-
day s conference with Mr. McKinley,
and there seems to be but little doubt
that the chairman will be a member of
the next official household.
.There were many visitors of note at
the office of M. A. Hanna to-day,
among them Henjamin llutterworth of
Cincinnati, Judge A. Thompson of
I ortsmouth. Ohio, Ilishop Arnot of the
Methodist Kpiscopalchurch, and Judge
Dudley of California.
venezuelan presents.
A Rn.ee I e and a Cane or Rare Wootfa
Olven to the President.
Washington, Feb. h,—Senor An-
dradc, accompanied by Secretary Ol-
ney, called on President Cleveland
yesterday bearing a testimonial from
the governor and people of the state of
Zutia, \ enezuela, in recognition of the
good offices of the President and Sec-
retary (>!n-.y in the matter of the
boundary dispute. The testimonial
consisted r a rosette composed of 173
samples of rare woods from the foresta
of Zutia, and a cane made of 125 piecea
of these roots.
"Bob" Kneeb. Convicted.
beri.ix, Feb. 8.—Robert Kneebs. th*
America- '.orseman charged with en-
tering trotting mare Bethel in
races on tiie Herman tracks under the
name of * ellie Kneebs. was yesterday
sentenced to nine months' imprison-
n!-' ordered to pay a fine of
1,000 mar s. He will also be deprived
of all civil rights for two years. Seven
months' allowance for the time which
he has already served in prison will be
deducted from the sentence, so that in
reality Kneebs has only two montha
yet to serve. The court ordered the
forfeiture of the mare Nellie Kneebs.
Kneebs reserved the right to appeaL
America's Relief for India.
han Francisco, Feb. 8.-The India
famine committee has made arrange-
ments with the Southern Pacific com-
pany whereby that corporation will
transport, free of charge, to San Fran-
cisco bs.-. 1.000 tons of grain for the
benefit of the sufferers in India. Tha
coninittee has wired the Nebraska re-
lief committee that the Southern Pa-
cific con. any will handle l.oootonsof
Nebraska corn free from Ogden west
, and suggesting that the Nebraska
committee obtain the same terms from
the I nion Pacific.
Florence Hlrthe'a llu.bsnd Dead.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 8.—F. w.
Hinckley, husband of Florence Illythe-
Hinekley. the successful litigant intha
famous will contest for Thomaa
Illythe s millions, died early thla
morning in his rooms at the Portland
hotel of appendicitis and its attending
necessary operation.
Mow a Petty Swindler.
New York, Feb. s —Baron de To«-
louse, who came to this country soma
time ago, saying he was a representa-
tive of the Siberian-Oriental railway,
of which the c/.ar Is president, haa
lieen Birain arrested. The complain-
snt is Misa Alice Mason, who charge#
the baron with swindling her out of
ISO on November 12,
l>cll Rhodes a Hero.
I/ONtMix, Feb, s. — From the moment
of his arrival In Kngland Colonel Cecil
lthodc<> tins been deluged with invita-
tions. telegrams, love letters, bou-
quet. nnd r,Miiicst. for his photograph.
liK'k. of his halt- nnd autographs in
sdd it Ion to suggestions of u proposal
of marriage. —
fort Sen 11 Storekeeper, In Jail.
fn t Scott. Kan.. Feb. J. lireea-
burg and M llcrkwin proprietors of
the "Model" store here, were looked
up last night sftcr n preliminary trial
hy which It was >ho n that they had
knowingly received s .tolen bill of
goods from Whltclde A Stroud's ator*
at I'nlontown. which was burned after
having been roblx-d.
has.*. Pealteallar, MeMad.
Topkka. Kan . Feb. a -Wantea
Marry l.sndl. of the -1atc vealtentlary
lias made his llrst monthly report
The Unitary rarninirs were l3.iwa.at
■nil the eS|ienses •)I..wt" .n. Mr Im-
dls secured a voucher for I he balance.
IT.twa.iH,
Hosto*. Mass., Feb «, -John I. Hal.
Ilvnn, the e« chnmplon pu^lllat, Kail
his application to take the pmtr deta-
tir* nalli disumtiniietl today An ar-
rangeineaI «f court haa been wade
with the creditor.
h- M * —The ennaetl
Wasmanva*, Feb « _Consul tlaa.
ral l#e today telegraphed the M«ato
depart men! from Havana a* follow*
n* I vester Heovel, W orld Mrrespoad-
Hanto I Isra urovinee '
•tar town • hmam Wtak
WasNi,ny«a. Feb a—The vnata
emnmHtee on poaloSees and postmada
today agreed to repoH favorably
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