The Langston City Herald. (Langston City, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 10, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 6, 1897 Page: 2 of 4
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THE UNISTON CITY HERALD.
LANG8TON CITY
OKLAHOMA.
faXAHOMA AND INDIAN TERRITORY
Oklahoma City is the victim of a band
of thieves who enter rooms in the day
time.
There is a petroleum war on In Med-
ford. The prico in now down to ten
cents.
A l'onca City spiritualist has rccclv-
d a long communication from Antonio
Macco.
The most Interesting men In the Ok-
lahoma legislature appear to lie the
chaplains.
The Chlckasawa who go to Washing-
ton to fight the Choctaw treaty get
11500 each.
All non-cltlien doctors of the Chick-
asaw nation must pay 85 for a permit
to practice.
H is generally printed in Oklahoma
that the soft fall of wet snow saved
the wheat crop.
Rid Clarke is now in Washington. He
will remain there during tho inaugura-
tion ceremonies.
Rose the chairman of the judiciary
committee of the house used to prac-
tice law in Wellington.
A petition la being circulated In Day
county asking the legislature to add
half of that county to Woodward coun-
ty and half to Itoger Mills.
The Oklahoma City Times-Journal
thinks that tha legislature of Oklaho-
ma Kansas and Texas should act to-
gether for freight rates to tho Hulf.
That is a fine Idea and should be push-
ed. Piatt in his speech against the free
homes bill in congress said it had been
passed solely because of the persistency
of the Oklahoma delegate; not because
the people of Oklahoma wanted It par-
ticularly. Then- Is soma doubt in the territory
as to just what has become of the frco
homes bill. It Is now on the houso
calendar. It calls for nn extra appro
priation over that originally passed by
the house. Accordingly it will have to
pass the house again. The troublo will
be to get It off the calendar.
Lee Klllian alias Rltsha lturncs was
arrested on the 24th at Joplln Ma
He is the last member of the Daltoti
gang and Is wanted at Coffcyvllle and
Guthrie for jail breaking and robbery.
Klllian was one of the seventeen pris-
oners who escaped from the federal
jail with BUI Doolln last July.
George T. Nicholson of the Santa IV
Is a young man. Recently a conduc-
tor after looking him and his pass over
telegraphed to headquarters: "Young
Nicholson Is abroad using his father's
pass. Shall I take it up?" The answer
came: "There is only one Nicholson.
You have him. Leave him and his pass
alone."
Hundreds of Kastern people who se-
cured Oklahoma divorces slipped out
of the territory without paying the
costs. A section of Oklahoma law
little known provides that no divorce
granted in the territory shnll bo valid
unless the costs are paid. Hundreds
of such decrees on the court records
will soon be canceled. A majority of
the parties have since been married
and a cancellation will lcavo them
guilty of bigamy und liable to criminal
prosecution.
The Guthrie Dally Leader says: "Tho
amount of thieving in Guthrie Is simply
appsling. To all appearances there Is
an organized gang of young thieves In
the city who make a practice of steal-
ing household and oRlco fittings and
ornaments and putting them In pawn.
The city council should pass an ordi-
nance requiring pawnbrokers to turn
In to the police a list dally showing
the goods purchased by them and by
whom sold. Thus a check could be
put on the thieves and tho nefarious
practice evcntuully broken up."
If Sob had known the following
says an exchange perhaps the record
of his patience would have been lost
to posterity: Tho yolk of un egg
made Into a plaster of honey and flour
of about the consistency of mustard
paste gives speedy relief to one
afflicted with bolls. Tho white used
as a coating for scalds and burns ex-
cludes the air which so aggravates the
sufferings of n burned person. It is
softer than collodion therefore better
and is always at hand. It is more
toothing than tho once popular sweet
oil and eotton. Tho white beaten with
sugar la Invaluable in bronchial af-
fections especially in hoarseness
when a little lemon juice may be ad-
ded with good results. Cldar vinegar
may be substituted for the lemon juice
when the latter Is not available.
The Korman Oil Mill Co. says that It
will be able to declare a dividend of
from 30 to 40 per cent on their stock
this season. It has had a six mouths'
run night and day awl no accidents.
This po far has b'.-en a mild winter
for Oklahoma.
Hunting has been absolutely prohlb
ited oi the l'onca Otoe Pawnee and
Osage Indian reservations.
Cora a worth 13 cents a bushel at
Newklrk. Com Is higher in Oklahoma
than in Iowa and Kansas.
Guthrie ought to have more rellablu
weather vanes. It Is frequently nn Im-
portant natter to know which way
t wlntf is blowing.
Tke late enow has placed the ground
ja fOoeVtOBdlttoB for the wheat.
Tha "reign of terror" recently sup
( be la progress at Newklrk
f tha theft of two revolvers
by hartrlan
Wkftt will tlM.ghejrMBe and Arapa-
HWartfctora 4 if paaaMit Is no longer
ulaaiH a4 thf tor kom bill falls
(want That to eariott sjiteetloa.
At a townslte board sale of unclaim-
ed lots at Perry recently twenty-two
lots brought nn average of 830 apiece.
When the Wichita mountains are fin-
ally thrown open to settlement miner-
nl will be dlitcotcred. There is no
.doubt of this.
An Oklahoma Judge has made a rule
that only parties mid witnesses con-
cerned may hear thu tales of woo told
in divorce trials.
Whatever bccninu of the trial of the
. i i it i.i l !
mull .Till uiiiilii III I.IIU .ill i l(tlivir
lug OUluhoma ever had-
-the one til y
Wntongn last September?
The funeral of (lencrul Thomas nt
Oklahoma was military. Illshop llrooks
preached tho funeral sermon. Thoie-
mains were sent to Maine
Another hanging will take place In
Oklahoma on February 12. Charlrs
Johnson will ha the one to go nloft
couyicted of criminal usmitilt.
Mulhall has another juicy sensation
In church circles. While a pastor has
been preaching temperance some mem-
bers of his flock liava been led astray
by villains.
Tho O. K. hotel and a grocery store
were burned at rMtnond on the 2.1th.
Tho barrels of wilt water which were
kept on hand saved tho town from be-
ng swept away.
A Norman man has gtven np n good
steady job as a railroad section fore-
man and adopted tho unccrtkin avoca-
tion ns nn evangelist. Ho bays the
Lord "called" him.
'i ho Oklahoma cleric who has two
glrla and wants to go home from
church with both of them ret lizes how
a member of the legislature feels as ho
looks nt his anti-railroad bill and his
annual pass.
There nre ten nice girls to every
boy in Oklahoma and there nre about
n thousand nice girls to very nice hoy.
In fact wo know of no nlco boys. Sure
enough boys nro tough and nasty.
Good boys ara sissies.
The latest ansault on Kansas comes
from Oklahoma. An Oklahoma man
has discovered that a Kansas man
without knowing it married his own
sister and tho two had nino children
nil of whom were deformed.
A Logan county farmer and stock
raiser mivs he has spent enough money
for cigars to buy the best farm in the
county. Ho farther hays he docs not
regret it because he had had mora
pleasure out of It than the bo.it farm in
tho county was worth.
It is a well known fnct that a rail-
road man with ono or more fingers off
can throw higher dice than any ono
else but his luck does not end here.
There Ik a slot machine in an Oklahomn
billiard hull and a railroad man with
three fingers nnd u thumb off bucked
it recently and won every cent there
wuh in it
A Logan county jay bought some
candy nnd some strychnine and put
them In tho same pocket the candy
loose. The strychnine paper broke
and ns he rudu home ho ate the candy
wondering what made it so bitter.
Tho strangest part of the story is that
the Lord hud future use for him and
permitted him to live.
A Santa Vo clerk who desires to he
unknown contributes the following to
a prominent newspaper: "Widows tire
popular because they havo nono of thu
kittenish ways common to girls. The
startled fnwn and tho kitten business
Is greatly overdone by girls. Widows
have lots of common sense that men
admire. If a mouse appears in front
of n widow she grubs a poker und
smashes It while girl will scream
und possibly faint although she is no
more afraid of a mouse than a widow"
The national senate Investigating
committee recommends tho removal of
Colonel Freeman Osage Agent nnd
severely criticises him for the suppres-
sion of tho Wnh-Sha-She News which
mis published at the agency. The
News criticised Colonel Freeman who
got even by Mippressing tho paper.
Tho editor was not suppressed how-
ever but went after Freeman's scalp
nnd It Is now within his grasp. A
newspaper which engages In a Just
cuibc always wins against Insolence
and tyrannical officials.
Secretary Francis sent to tho senate
nt Washington Jan. 27 a memorand-
um of agreement between the Dawes
Indian Territory commission nnd the
Choctaw tribe of Indians in which the
Indians agree to tho division of their
land In severalty- among themselves.
The agreement Is incomplete owing to
the fact that the Chlckasawa own joint-
ly with tho Choctuws and they have
not agreed to thu division. The com-
mission reports however that It has
been in conference with tho represen-
tatives of the Chlckasaws and that the
latter failed to sign only because au-
thority had not gono so far.
Last week every Osago waddled up
to headquarters and received 8.10 from
n benetlclent government.
Four inches of snow fell in Custer
county during tho recent cold map
the largest In the history of tho county
since It was settled.
If Oklahoma gets free homes It
should try to understand that It will
never gain such legislation through
congress. J lie legislation was a unus-
ual thing to ntteihpt and will never he
accomplished again.
Tho Oklahoma papers do not often
have a chance to say anything about
sleigh-bells but when they do the bells
always "ring out on tho clear nlr."
Greer county will soon become one
of tho richest cattle countries in tho
world. Every msn down there can
have 3'.'0 acres dirt cheap. Tho grass
Is good und the people aie bouud to
becoino prosperous.
If tho original Flynu bill was back
in the house from tho senate It wou'd
have no troublo in passing. It is tho
increaaed draft on the treasury that is
causing tha trouble.
Oklahoma Legislature.
Jav VO.-No. II. provldts tli Hi all male voters
between lh n(t o( 31 mxl IS jhii shall rrform
trroditys labor on the toaili isrh year or pay H
tatca In llril thereof and that t toad tai aball
bo assessed HRliirl ftut 100 acres o( land
No. 41 prorlilca Hint county itmiinlsiloners
shall let all contracts of tin or titer lo the low-
cit litililer.
No. Id allow cities and town lo auras a las
of not greater llitn SI on otar IG0 tslu-itlon of
taxable rocily
No 17 proTlili'i that all male oters (lull per-
form not I'M than (ho daft nor mor tlinn six
days labor on the road tarn (fir tin number of
diijn lo ! decided each year by Ibi township
board.
No Ijprorlilea tbat tbe riant of snore snail
tinted lo all male cltltent oror the sia Of II
r who ran read and write.
I llnt'is lima lsTiionucto
.Iav SI. Ily l'ernouiion-An act relating lo
dibis of town and tillages.
Ily Kills An art providing: for tha payment
and adjustment of debit contracted by school
ilMniH wluili hate Ui-ii flmnitPd and the lerrl-
i lory belonging to the tame organized Into new
dlilrkt Hint far other purposes
Ily llnno An ait amcndntoiy to section 1 arti-
cle I of i hepler II ii'iilon Iowa n( Iftl'.S being an
it to amend serllon III of article I chatitur 7J
statutes of Oklahoma entitled roads and high.
I urate and alio protldlng for placing pull lai on
tax roll and Tor tho rnllcitlon thi'ieor
lit Gault An art lelallng lo Injuries ocra
liune.l hy defectlto ildrwnUi
llydaii'.t All art relating to athool boardiln
cities nfllie flrst rla.s.
Ily (Irarea An net to exempt to the bead of
earh family from taxation l.'GO wmlhof property.
My Doyle An act lo amend sections II and It
nrtlcln 7 and to repeal a part of aertlon 15 arti-
cle 3 of chapter ") of the atatntea of Oklahoma.
.Ian. 21. The following bills wete latrodnced.
Ily Dulloli -Council bill No . relating to
alnklng fundi.
Ily l.ravnd -Lounrll bill No. 10. amending
ectlonim article lit. rhapterM Oklahoma tlat-
tllea law entitled "I'rorediire-Clvll."
Ily Marnm Council bill No. 10-nn act to
rotect domcellr anliialt and fnr the creation of
a lite dock military commlMlon.
Council hill No. 35 wai reported hark with the
recommendation that It do pale and that It bo
placed nn the calendar The hilt pro Idea that
all penolllea now dun on delinquent taxea for thn
tv.r ISM are remitted nnd ebnll not attach until
tho arctMid Monday In March IM17.
&'.t fiarrlion from the committee on rulea. aiL-
ed for further time to complete retlalou of tho
rulci which wi grkntoJ.
Jan. 2I. There wat practl-ally nothing dona
In either the homo or the tenate to-day Tho
'enate la walling for committer toreiort and
niter tha Introduction of one bill thin morning
that tody took an adjournment. The bill nat In-
troduced by Colonel Johnion of Oklahoma City
and relate to notaries public.
In tiirSi.natk.
Jan. 25. Tho upper homo did not rontcno un-
til .1 o'clock In the afternoon It. adjournment
having continued from Saturday until that time.
All the aenatora were pieient. but I.yneb taking
alck ngaln wai excused during the eraiton.
There waa only one bill parsed n that will be-
come a law as soon nt the goternor signs It. It
Is the bill appropriating IJ.00O for the pay of the
employes ol the tlrtt legislature.
The Alta Normal bill waa read the second time
and referred to the committee on education.
Council bill No. 2 waa read In the aenate tho
third time and passed It provides for the rolief
of taxpayers and thn extension of tho penalties
for the Iniea of 1190.
Senator Marnm In an elobucnt speech formally
Imliod the council to participate In the cuttle
contention at Woodward on the 0 10th and llth.
After tery little additional business the council
adjourned till morning.
Jan. 28. Council called lo order at 10 o'clock
this morning. Prayer wsa aald by ltet. Jouea
and yeaterday'a journal read nnd approted.
Tho following bills nero read by title and re-
ferred to committees.
C II No. 40 To committee on municipal cor-
poration. C II No. 4" To committee on corporations nnd
corporate laws.
C II No. 48 To committee on municipal cor-
porations. C II' tl no and M To committee on Judiciary.
Favorable reports were made On C II No 30 ana
they were ordered placed on the calendar.
An unfavorable report was made on C II No. 11
by Harrison which prescribes the manner ol
piyiuent of all obligations of debt to be pnld In
money In the territory na In flotation of tho or
gunlcacl
IlorsK iv Dktaii..
.Ias'. 2rt. The following bill Were Introduced:
Ily Ferguson No. 131 an act relatlug to towna
and village
Ily l.ytton-No 131 an act emending election
Inwa.
Ily Doyle No. l.VI an art Incorporating tho
Sisters of Mercy rctmit In the territory ot Okla.
(' II No. 2.1 was announced by the messenger at
hntiuglievn passed by the rouncll Ululates to
the sitting of tnilnty commissioners
The woman snfTrage bill waa called nnd passed
oter until the inestlon could be considered In ro-
tation to other bllla on the sania subject nnd tho
commtttco could hear some ladles that desired
to be heanl on the aubject.
II II No. 41 by May relating to register of
deeds was considered. It prot Ides for the num-
erical register of mortgages.
Mr. Hose thought It was a waste ol time paper
and money to place tbh law on the atatute
books. Tho bill was recommended to tho Judi-
cliuy committee. When the committee argse It
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
A Lincoln county mun fell sixty feet
Into n well and crushed his akull
lien Cravens tho outlaw who wns
captured in Kny county nnd tried in
Chntttutiqua county on tho charge of
housebreaking and highway robbery
hits been sentenced to twenty yenrs in
tho pen nnd 1ms been taken to Lnnslng.
An Okla. paper says tho renson wo-
men arc nlwnys so Interested in ft bride
is because the married ones nre won-
dering whether sho knows hs much as
they do nnd the unmarried ones aro
wondering whether they know us
much ns she does.
Ned llowlegs n Seminole recently
put a tie on a railioad truck to sco
what would happen when tho train
came along. A section hand discover-
ed It and had Mister llowlegs nrrcsted.
He was perfectly innocent in what he
did and will be released.
A man at Davis Indian Territory
hat a scheme. Ho Is going to tnko a
trip around tho world. Ho proposes
that peoplo who wish to receive letters
from him telling till about what he sees
send him one two three or four dol
lars just ns they are able. He will
then write them letters. He snys ho
will tnko tho trip whether any ono
puts up any money or not.
Still no newt comes from Now York
as to thu volume of business dudgo
Scott is doing.
People who think the financial ques-
tion Is dead should observe tho street
corners In Okla. Thoy arc crowding
up again just as thoy were before eleo
tiun.
It Is never too cold in Oklahoma to
play croquet. The gamo continues the
year around.
The old trersurer of Noblo county
tinned over to tho new treasurer 811-
371.30 In cash.
With tho south half of Day county
added Iloger Mills county taxes In the
latter county would be reduced 81.. 'if
on 8100.
Greer county produces good celery.
A llttlo water and patience will do
anything out iu thn short grass coun-
try. Senator Allan of Nebraska has com-
pleted a report of his investigation ot
Agent Freeman und the traders lu tho
Osage nation. vlIo roasts tho whole
shooting-match and recommend thr.
removal of Freeman.
MR. 4A0E IS THE MAN
WILL BE IWKINLEY'S SEC-
RETARY OF TREASURY.
formnl Announcement of tli Appoint
ment Made Hketcli of Mr. Oage
I.elaml of Kansas nt Canton Ultra
Nnaalon Program Outlined by Itlngley.
Canton Ohio Jan. 20. At 7:30
o'clock Inst evening Lyman !. (Inge
president of the First Xatlonnl bank
of Chicago emerged from tho dining
room of tho MeKlnloy home.
'.Mr. McKlnley offered mo tho trens-
ury portfolio. I told him I would ne-
ccpt tho high honor nnd fill tho posi-
tion to tho best of my ability" said he.
He said there was no ground for tho
publication thnt lus was ti gold Demo-
crat during tho campaign and thnt
his only nfllllatlon with tho Demo-
cratic party was in 1881 when he voted
for Cleveland. Ho ii1m Hitld that ho
nnd Major McKlnley substantially
agree on the tnrlft question.
Tho guests nt dinner besides Mr.
(Inge wore Xntlonnl Committeeman
Lclnnd of Knnsas ox-Governor Cornell
and Colonel J. .1. McCook of New York
the latter u lending nttornoy; W. C.
Iloer of tho National Security com-
pany of Now York nnd General Os-
borne the secretary of tho national
committee.
National Committeeman Cyrus Lc-
lnnd of Kansns joined Mr. Gngo on
tho train West.
Lyman J Gage was born at Dcruytcr
Madison county. N. Y June i!H 1830. Ilia
education was acquitcd In the Home N. Y.
academy where he acnt four years.
Ilia llrat oilttoii In liufdncss life was as a
clerk In the Home jiottnfllce and after leav-
ing there he became a route agent on the
Home and Watcrtown railroad. In 1854 he
aecurcd a position In the Oneida Central
bank of Home at a salary of $100 per year
and remained with the bank eighteen
months lie came to Chicago In the fall of
1855 and was engaged as a liookkecpcr by a
lumber llrtn. His duties as lmokkccpcr
however comprised the driving of one of
the teams belonging to the firm and loading
and unloading lumber. He also acted for a
time as night watchman. While he was
thus engaged he was offered the position of
bookkeeper of the Merchants' Savings Loan
and Trust company and this was the actual
beginning of his career as a banker.
In the aprldgof 1800 he had worked his
wav up to the position ot assistant cashier
and later to that of cashier which he held
until 1H08 w hen he left the Merchants' Sav-
ings Loan and Trust company to accept a
similar tioilMon with the Klrst National
bank with which Institution he has been
Identified until the present time. The old
charter of the hank expired In 1882 and
upon Its reorganization he was chosen vice
president and general manager On Janu-
ary 24. 1801 he was elcctvd president of the
First National bank and aslll holds that po-
sition. He was prominent In all of the work
that made the World's Fair a great success
and was one of the four men J. J. P. O'Dcll
Wirt Dexter and J. W. Jones being the
others who practically guaranteed that
Chicago would carry out Its pledge of rais-
ing 1 10000000 for the building of the fair.
Mr. Oage has been twice married his first
wife oelng Miss Sarah Ktherldge of Little
Falls N. V. whom he married In 1804. Stic
died In 1874 and In 1887 he married Cor-
nelia Qagc of Denver Col.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Representative Dlngley Buys Nothing but
the Tariff Hill Will lie Considered.
Washington .Ian. 20. Chairman
Dingloy of tho wnys nnd means com-
mittee bus outlined tho program of
thu tidmlnlstratlhu at th6 extra session
of Congress. Said he: "There will
bo no general legislation during tho
extra session. President McKlnley
will call Congress In extraordinary
session for tho specific purpose of
passing a revenue bill. When wo
meet in March tho bill will bo
ready to present to tho House nnd
It will bo pnssed within thirty days
nnd sent to the Senate. Nothing else
will bo done by tho House. Wo will
adjourn from day to day or take three
days' adjournments nccordlng to tho
provision of tho constitution. Tho
eyes of tho country will be on tho Sen-
nto alono. Tito House will not consider
pension bills nor enter into any gen-
eral legislation. We will simply re-
main nominally in session until thu
Senate rcnehes a conclusion on tho
revenue bill nnd then tho measure will
go Into a conference wb ro it will bo
tierfccted In a manner lo suit both
houses of Congress. I do not hellovo
that thu Senate will force a long ses-
sion when nothing is under considera-
tion but tho turilf bill."
MRS. ANN R. ALLEN DEAD.
The Itlrhest Womitn of St. Insula I'aasea
Away No lleqneate of Millions.
St. Louik Mo. .Inn. 20. Mrs. Ann
II. Allen reputed to bo tho wealthiest
woman of this city died nt Pittslleld
Mass. yesterday. Her estate Is valued
nt 510000001). Tho attorneys for Mrs.
Allen und thu manager of her vast In-
terests aro tiimwnro of tho existence
of any will and seriously doubt
whether ono wns ever made. If there
Is no will tho estate will bo divided
among tho heirs twenty-nine iu num-
ber. WASHINGTON'S SENATOR.
It Will Ilo tleorgo 1. Turner Sller
Ili'putillriiii of Spiiknuii.
Oi.yjii'IA Wash. Jnn. 20. Georgo F.
Turner of Spoknuc was nominated
for United States senator iu a caucus
of Populists and free silver Republic-
tins. Ilo received fifty-four votes.
This means his election .ludgu Tur-
ner bus been tv ltepubllcnu but nt tho
lute election ho supported llryun. Ho
is considered ono of thu ablest lawyors
in thu statu of Wushlngton. From
1881 to 1SSS he wns territorial gov-
ernor. Discarded Hiiltor'e Double Crime.
H.utTroiiii City Intl. Jan. 20. Last
night Joseph ltoxall a merchant at
Dundee shot Onv Hrotherton duugh
tor of tho oldest merchant lu thu vil-
lage In the temple tho bullet passing
out at thu back ot her head. Koxnll
then shot himself lu the head dying
Instantly. Tho young woman had re-
jected lloxnll's attentions.
I'J-Yc.ir-Old Hoy it Murderer.
Aitu.KNK Ivan Jnn. 20 Lobold
lllehlet tho "-year-old son of tt fitrmor
livin In South Dickinson county wm
(hot i.-.id killed by 12-yuar-old John
"Jhms. They were nlonu and hud becu
lunrreting.
Defuse to llldo on I'usses.
Toi'KKA Kan. Jan. 23. Shortly bo-
'oro tho opening of tho Legislature
.ho railroad companies sent passes to
).ich Senator and Representative.
Senators Hart und Sheldon mid Ilcpro-
lentutlves Truulilood and Kothwellur
tent their passes buck. It Is not re-
sorted that any of tho other members
avu done likewise.
r-witilusky Stores In Ashes.
Sandusky Ohio. Jan. "JS. Flro
darted till inoniing in tho grocery
tore of T O. T. Tuubert und iu two
lours C'g business houses were entirely
wined causing a total low of 1100000
SENATOR DUBOIS BEATEN.
Henry' Ileltfeld a I'opulUt Elected
United fltntea Senator.
HoiAK Idaho Jan. SO. Henry Ilcit-
feld Populist wan elected United
States senator to succeed Senator Du-
bois. Tho vote stood: Hcltfeld 39
Dubois 30 T. F. Nelson 1. Fourteen
Democrats joined tho Populists for
Hcltfeld nnd he nlso received tha vote
of tho slnglo Itcpubltcan member.
Four Democrats went to Dubois.
Henry Hcltfeld is n man of limited
education lie was born In St Louis
in January IS.'ill. His father Henry
Hcltfeld wns of Germnn birth. Tho
future Idaho Senator uttended tho
common schools of St. Louis until 1870
when with his mother ho moved to
Seneca Kan. He lived there until
1882 being employed at farm work and
learning the trade of stonemason. In
1882 Mr. Hcltfeld moved to the north-
west locating at Pomeroy Waslu For
a time he worked in tho bhops of the
Northern Pacific railroad nt Sprngue
Wnsh remaining thereuntil the fall
of 1883 when ho became n resident of
Ncz Purees county Idnho. Since that
tltno he hns been engaged ns a fnrmer
fruit grower nnd cnttlemnn. In poli-
tics Mr. Hcltfeld waH n Democrat until
ho joined the Populist party. Ho Is a
member of the Fnrmers' Alliance nnd
It was through his connection with
that organization thnt he was influ-
enced to nlly himself with the Populist
party. He wns elected to the state
Senate as a Populist in 18'Jl nnd ngnln
In 1800.
QUADRUPLE MURDER
Nebraska) Man Iteturna From a llevltal
nnd Slays Ilia Wire and Children.
Waynk Neb. Jan. 20. C. K. Hash
returned homo Wednesday night from
a revival meeting und murdered his
wlfo nnd thrco children. When the
sheriff and coroner renched tho house
the (lend bodies of Mrs. Hash nnd her
10-ycnr-ohl non lay on the lloor fright-
fully gashed and tho two younger
children lav dead on their beds with
their heads mashed to n jelly. Tho
deed had been dono with thrco ploccs
of sonpstonc. When tho shcrllf en-
tered llnsh wns sitting In tho window
nnd mndo no offer of resistance. It is
supposed thnt Hash's mind had becomo
unbalanced ns tho result of tho excite-
ment nt tho revival meetings.
WILL FIGHT IN NEVADA.
Illtl to I.egnllio (Hove Conteate 1 Up
to the flnsernor.
Caiisox Nov. .Jnn. 20. Tho Corbett-
Fltzslinmons light will bo pulled oft In
Nevada probably at Carson. Tho
atato senate yesterday prssed tho bill
to legalize glovu contests and lustnlght
Dan Stuart tho fight promoter an-
nounced that the null would occur in
the Silver State. The bill passed tho
senuto by a vote of I) tot) anil tho town
is nil excitement in consequence. Tho
bill wns not enrolled in time to bo pre-
sented to tho governor but it will
reach him to-day. There Is no doubt
of his signing It
FIRE IN A MISSOURI TOWN.
Fifty Thousand Dollars Damage Dono to
I'attonsburg A lllocls In Ashes.
Ciiii.i.icoTiiK Mo. Jnn. 20. Flro
broko out at 1 o'clock this morning in
Itloomcr's furniture storo in Pnttons-
burg und before the llames could ho
extinguished almost thu entire block
wns burned. The losses will probably
approximate 8.")000.
Legislators Accused.
Oi.ymi'IA Wash. Jan. 20. A sensa-
tion was cnused lu the Legislature yes-
terday by charges of bribery mndo In
tho l'ost-lntclligcncor of Seattle by
Dr. J. II. Calhoun lato mnnager of
Senator Squire. Specific chnrges of
bribery wero mndo ngalnst Represen-
tative A. L. Wnrner of Kverett nnd
Senator Plummcr president pro tern
of tho Senate. Warner nroso in tho
llouso to a question of personal priv-
ilege nnd lu a sensational speech
branded the chnrges as "false as hell"
and asked that a committee bo ap-
pointed to Investigate Speaker Cllno
appointed u committee of live to inves-
tigate tho charges.
Ilitnillta nt Lehigh 1. T.
Lkiiioii I. T. Jan 20. AtO o'clock
last evening two men rodo up to Mar-
tin fc Leahy's drug store dismounted
entered thu store and at thu point of
Winchesters relloved Mr. Martin of
8000. Mr. Gomez who carries on a
small jewelry business In tho drug
store was nlso "touched" for 8104
after which tho robbers mounted their
horses and rodo to tho woods. About
thirty citizens nro In pursuit.
(lood l'lncu for Oresr.
Jkffkiison City Mo. Jan. 20 Gov-
ernor Stephens announced last night
thnt he had tendered tho otllco of In-
surance commissioner to Ed T. Oronr
and that Mr. Orcar hnd accepted. Mr.
Orear was tho chief deputy in Gov-
ernor Stephens' olllco while ho was
btato treasurer nnd has been his per-
sonal friend nnd confidential adviser
for mnny yenrs.
Delivers I'arilnns In IVrson.
LA.N8l.vn Mich Jan. 20. Governor
Plngreo ndded another chapter to his
dramatic enreer yesterday by going to
tho Jackson prison nnd lu person de-
livering pardons to August Furhman
Curl Vncgler August Grossman and
henry Jacobs who wero convicted
four yenrs ngo of tho crlmo of murder
ing Albert Molltor at Rogers City
Prcsquu Isle county In 1873
Lynching- In Alabama.
IluiMiNniiAM Ala. Jan. 20. Jim
Jnckson u negro accused of assault-
ing Miss Ilattlo near Randolph yester-
day wus lyjnched last night.
Mlssourlans After Jobs.
Washington Jun. 27. Tho Mlssour-
lans who are seeking federal appoint-
ments under tho McKlnley administra-
tion aro numerous. Tho total number
of otllces outside of tho civil service
within tho gift of tho incoming Presi-
dent U Icsi than 2000. Up to ditto tho
Missouri members havo received close
to .100 applications from constituents
who ure anxious for office This of
couic does not include tho nppllcunU
for rovntry postotllces
Air. .1. 1- Flood of California Dead.
8vn Fii.VNiisco Jan. 20. Mrs. J. L.
Flood wife of tho well known million-
aire died lust night of pneumonia.
Queen LU Attends Criurrli.
Washington Jan. 25 With tho ex-
ception of tho tlmo during which sho
tit tended divlno services ex-Queen
Lilluokahtni of Hawaii remained in
her apartments at tho Shorehnin. Au-
coiupaiiled by her Hawaiian attendants
she uttended St John's L'pWcopnl
church within two blocks of tho hotel.
hboold Muke It" llome'ltuln.
Tanoiku Morocco Jan. 35. -David
N. llurke United States consul gen-
eral ut tho request of tho diplomatic
body here Is compiling a scheme fox
the formation of u police tone ai Tan
gier.
CONGRESSIONAL.
INTERNATIONAL MONETA-
RY CONFERENCE BILL.
Do Armond of Missouri Sharply Attaeka
Mecretnry Morton Indian end Agri-
cultural Appropriation Hills Nicar-
agua Cannl and Culm.
Jan. 28. The open aeaslon of the Senate
was very brief as more than half the day
was spent behind closed doors. The bill for
an International monetary conference waa
debated. Mr. Chandler speaking In favor of
It and Mr. Stewart of Nevada against It. The
Nicaragua canal bill and the bankruptcy
bill were before the Senate for a brief time
but no progrcsswasinadeon cither of them.
Karlyln the day a lively debate occurred
over Mr. Allen's resolution questioning the
president's rights to foreclose against the
raclllc railroads The resolution went over
for a ajiecch by Mr Thurston of Nebraska.
A number of petitions urging the ajiecdy
ratification of the Anglo-American peace
treaty were received.
The House passed the Indian appropria-
tion bill and entered uion the consideration
of the agricultural appropriation bill but all
Interest In these two measures was over
shadowed by two very remarkable speeches
one made by Mr. Qroivenor of Ohio attack-
ing ex-tlovcrnor Altgcld of Illinois and the
other by Mr DcArmond of Missouri heap-
ing ridicule on Secretary Morton for tho
recent Issue of a pamphlet entitled: "The
Farmers' Interest In Finance" which rldl-
dulcd the people of the states that -otcd for
llryan. UeArmnnd'a arraignment of the
gentleman from Nebraska was caustic and
was as severe a criticism of a cabinet oniccr
as has been delivered at this -iilim of Con-
gress and ItcrtaUda distinct sensation.
Jan. 27. Senate; In the Nicaragua de-
bate Mr. Sherman foreshadowed a new
treaty by which the United States could
build the canal without the Intermediation
of a private concession. The Senator de-
clared that this governmental execution of
the project was the only f tslble one and
that all private efforts in the direction had
proved failures Answering Mr. Morgan's
recent charge that Kngland Inspired oppo-
sition to American control of the canal
Mr. Sherman asserted that this was a
"bugaboo" wholly without foundation.
He added a handsome tribute to
Knglantl and her Institutions. Mr.
Vilas followed with a motion to
recommit the canal bill to the committee on
foreign relations a step which Mr. Morgan
characterized as an insult. The motion
was changed so as to make the recommittal
to the special committee of which Mr. Mor-
gan Is chairman. The Senate adjournal!
before a vote was taken and the Vilas mo-
tion to recommit Is pending. The military
academy appropriation bill carrying ap-
proximately $470000 was passed after the
defeat of the amendment for participation
of the Wcstl'olnt cadets lu the Inauguration
ceremonies.
The House after a debate of four hours
adopted the conference report on the Immi-
gration bill by a vote of 131 to 118. It ex-
tends the educational clause to female as
well as male Immigrants to read and write
some one lauguajc.
J .ib. 2f. Senate: Mr. Turplc of Indiana
closed his speech on the Cuban resolutions
urging that Spain had utterly failed to quell
the outbreak aim that the United States
ahould Intervene. The Wolcott bill for an
International monetary conference was
considered for the tlrst time. Mr. White
Democrat of California Mr. Cannon Inde-
pendent of Utah and Mr. Daniel Dem-
ocrat of Virginia urged that the con-
ference would be futile and was not
Intended as a serious movement toward
blmctalllsm.lt was made evident however
that the bill would meet little opposition be-
yond the expression of senators that the bill
would accomplish nothing. The Nicaragua
canal debate was resumed Mr. Daniel
speaking against the measure. The House
amendments to the Senate bill for a survey
of a water route from the moult of the Jet-
ties at Galveston Texas to Houston were
agreed to and the bill finally passed.
The House overrode another of President
Cleveland's pension vetoes by a vote of 137
to a'i. The mil pensioned Jonathan Scott of
the Sixth Iowa cavalry who is now living at
Oswego Kan. at the rate of 172 per month.
Mr- Cleveland vetoed It on the ground that
the disability for which the lienellclary was
to be pensioned was not contracted In the
service. The rest of the day was devoted to
a continuation of the debate on the Indian
appropriation V.1L Only a few amendments
were adopted and those were of minor Im-
portance. About twenty-five pages of the
bill wore covered.
Jan. 2.1. In the Senate Mr. Turpte of In-
diana characterized General Weyler as the
"Herod of Havana the murderer of women
and children." and as an "Indescribably di-
minutive reptile." These bitter words were
Incident to Mr. Turplc's speech of two hours
on the Cameron Cuban resolutions. The
senator confined himself largely to a care-
ful analysis of the constitutional rights of
congress his conclusion bring that con-
gress as representing the eople had the
primary and paramount authority over rec-
ognizing new governments Mr Turple did
not conclude his speech and cxjiects to pro-
ceed to-morrow. After 3 o'clock the day
was devoted to eulogies on the late ex-
Sjieakcr Crisp
Jan. 23. The Senate passed a large num
ber of bills Including those for a statue of
President Lincoln at Gettysburg l'a.; ap-
propriating 1330000 to pay one of the old
claims of the late John Itoach for use of his
shipyards and reclassifying the railway
jKistal service. Over 100 pension bills were
passed during the dav thus clearing the
calendar. A resolution by Mr. Morgan was
agreed to requesting the president for all
corrcsiKindcnce on the Nlcaraguan canal
since lbH7i also a resolution by Mr. Allen
asking the attorney general for Informa-
tion as to the re)Hrtcd Pacific railroad act-
tlcmcnt between the executive authorities
and the reorganization committee of the
rond.
Jan. 23. House: A large number of pri-
vate bills were passed. The bill to pro-
.vide for holding terms of the United Slates
court for the eastern district of Texas at
the town of lleaumnnt was passed over the
President's veto by a ote of HI to OH. A
bill was passed to grant a right of way
through the Indian Territory to the Galves-
ton & Great Nortncrn railway. After the
night session the House adjourned until
Monday.
In tho Senate Mr. Sherman presented a
letter from Minister Koderlguez the repre-
sentative of the Greater Republic of Central
America (Including Nicaragua) lu effect
protesting against the execution of thu
Nlcaraguan canal project by the I'nlti-d
States under the concession granted
In 1H87 to the Nlcaraguan canal com-
pany Mr. Morgan Its chief supiKirter
declared the letter was Inspired by
Oreat Ilrltaln who sought to drive the
United State from tho Isthmus by using
the Central Americas as a catspaw. He
asset ted Minister Itoderlguez had come here
to execute such a plan and that It was an
open threat against American control of
the canal The debate was very earnest
and the letter made a profound Impression
on the senators. Senator Vilas declared It
struck a death blow to the canal project pro-
posed by the pending bill. Alter mora dis-
cussion Senate adjourned to Saturday.
Outluw Neweomh'e Iteform Ilrlof.
l'Eitltv Oklu. Jan. yo. Ofllcers from
tho Osago nation report thnt Kd Xow-
comb who was sontenced six years
nco to tho penitentiary for robbing n
Santa Fo train hero but who wns later
pardoned Is ngaln leudor of tin outlaw
band which is robbing houses nnd
people
The South Joplln Minn Ht lit Allre.
Jopi.iN Mo. Jnn. S& Superintend-
ent Cox nnd a forcoof miners ure light-
ing tho llames In the South Joplln
mine but tho tiro continues unabated.
Tho men can only got within ten feet
ot tho (tallies.
A I'lnrldii I.J llililiii;.
TAI.I.AHA8SKK Via. .Inn '.'.V-I'lurr
Taylor u young negro who nttoinpli-d
nn iiMiiiuH upon Miss Kmmn Apthorp
Sunday night was taken from the Jail
Inst night by a mob und liunged to it
treo In thu jail yard. Taylor hnd con-
fessed to thu crime.
Allierlcillis Ai-qulttril St;irt llomi'.
10x110: Jan '.'.l.IMwnril .1 Ivory
alias Hell nctpiittcd of ;i chargu of
complicity In a dynamite conspiracy
nnd John V. Melntyio formerly us-
blstnut dtstrltit iillorm'y In New Yoi It
city who eamo to London lu his ilo-
fcuse si'i'cd for New York yetterday.
WEOABPINO PAS8SNU1IH RATES
DstWti of the Illinois Railroad and
Warehoose Commissioners.
In tho matter of tho communication
of tho secretary of the stato grange of '
Illinois dated Jon. 11897 embodying a
resolution of that body adopted at Its
December mcotlng 1890 asking the
board of railroad nnd wnrehouso com-
missioners to reduce tho passenger
rato from three (3) cents to two (2)
cents per mllo tho commission Is or
the opinion that to do so at this time
would bo unwlso nnd unwarranted ana
would be unjust to tho railroad Inter-
est of tho state. While somo of the
great trunk lines In Illinois might b
ablo to stand such a reduction yet the
smaller ronds and those which do
almost wholly a local business nnd
which nro now nnd have been for the
lnt lun vnnra BlrtH-ellnC fOT CXlBt-
enco would ho most seriously affected
by It. . .
Such action on our part would sim-
ply increnso tho heavy burdens under
which thoy ure slnggcilng now. It is
a well-known fnct to thoso who havo
taken tho trouble to Investigate tjio
amount of passenger business dono by
tho railroads In llllnolu during tho past
two years thnt there has been a largo
decrenso In tho number of passengers
carried. This is duo In our Judgment
not to tho amount charged for sucn
Bcrvlco but to tho general depression
In nil lines of business the low prices
of farm products and tho unsettled
financial conditions which havo hnd
their effect on tho passenger ns well
as the freight buslncba.
And It Is also a fnct as shown by the
sworn reports of tho rnllronds ot 1111-
.lols that tho capital invested In such
property hns not pnld oven a fair In-
terest to the stockholder. This ques-
tion wns beforo us when wo revised
the freight schedule In 1895 nnd tho
wholo question wns thoroughly con-
sidered. Wo did not think then nnd
neither do wo feel now that In Justice
in both tho nubile nnd tho railroads
becauso each should stand on tho Batne
equality beforo tho law this reduction
should ho mado at this tlmo. It tho
country was prosperous our conclu-
sions might bo different.
Tho statistics In our ofllco show thnt
for tho past thrco years 1894 1835 and
189C tho averago amount charged by
tho railroads per passenger mllo Is a
fraction nbovo two cents although the
maximum allowed them was three
cents. . .
For the reasons nbovo stated wo do
not fcol thnt this reduction should be
made nt thU time. Wo aro nlso asked
to recommend this reduction to tho
legislature. In view of our conclusion
wo do not feci thnt It would bo con-
sistent for us to do so; however tho
legislature has the power to regulate
the maximum rato which can be
charged for passenger service and wo
'cavo tho mntter to their wisdom.
(Signed) W. 8. CANTItELL
Chairman.
TIIOS. GAIIAN.
Attest: J. W. YANT1S Secretary.
Jnn. 12 2897.
Dr. Iiitpton a clergyman of the
Church ot Kngland has been preaching
In Gray's Inn Chnpel In behalf of Im-
mersion in baptism. Ho declares that
'ho rubrics in tho Hook of Common
Prayer demand it save in exceptional
cases and that tho exception has been
made tho rulo in tho practice of the
shurch.
A Very I'opulnr Calendar.
Few peoplo in theso busy days aro willing
tellvc without a calendar to murk tho pass-
ing of time. This fnrt no doubt accounts
for tho calendars of ull kinds colors shnpes
and sUes which Hood the malls at this
lenson. Among them nil tho ono that best
tuits us Is the ono issued by N. V. Arnit &
son tho "Keeping Kvcrlastlnply At It"
Newspaper Advertising A gems of Philadel-
phia. Wo havo Just received our now copy
iml nro llxcd for 15)07. It is not difficult to
ico why this calemlnr Isso grcatnfuvorlte.
I'ho figures on It nrolarcpenough to bo read
tcross n room; Its liandsoino appearance
makes It worth v of n placo In tho best fur
Ulicd olllco or llbraty. whllo Itlsbuslucss-
ttko nil tho way through. Tho publishers
stato that tho demand for tills calendar has
always excecJcd tlio supply. 1 Ills led them
rears ngo to plncn upon It a nominal prlco
fc.r tents on receipt of which it Issont post-'
paid and securely packed to nny address.
A tend In tho possession of Harry
Henderson of Pittsburg Pa. was
found in a snug little hole under 17
feet of hard pan at Tacoma Wash.
TO CUIIK X COLD IN ONK DAT.
Tnko Lnattvo Ilromo Qutntno Tablots. All
Orucfilsts refund the money If It f nils to cure. S5o
Humpendluck'a lntcst baby opera
"Tho King's Children" will bo one of
the earliest novelties of the next opera
season at Munich's.
Jt'BT try a 10c. box of Catcareta candy cathar-
tic the finest liver and bowel regulator made.
In Spain
tcok.
street car drivers get S3 a
Tried
And truo-U tho verdict of tho people rrgardlnsj
Hood's Fnrsntiarllla. Catarrh scrofula rheu-
matism dyifiepsla nervous troubles yield to.
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Tha Peat-ln fact the One True Wood rnrlfler.
HYnH'a PI I la euro nausea Indigestion
11UUU B flllS iiiiausnc. S3 cents.
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fjoba llreldcr. Ulihlrott. Wis.. kttonUhadt
Ftho world with a yield of IT J Lu. of H.lifr'il
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