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The World Against Him
'• By WILL N, HARBEN.
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Copyright, 1300. by
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chapter iil—Coxtinced.
Up had put all the things buck into
the basket, »\ lion lie noticed for the
first time the awful white look on Ron-
ald’s face,
‘•Why, what’s the matter?’’ he asked.
“Did it hurt you?”
Ronald was slowly rubbing a bleed-
ing bruise on the back of his hand, but
be seemed not to be thinking of it.
"He drove against me on purpose,” he
said, the words seeming to come from
far down in his throat—“deliberately
-on purpose, 1 tell you.”
"Do you reckon so, Ron?”
"1 know it!”
David gazed at him steadily for a
moment, then he remarked:
“To tell you the truth,Ron, 1 thought
so myse’f. You see, 1 was behind; lie
kept the bosses sepiar in the road till
he passed me, an’ then 1 seed ’im puli
like all possessed on the left rein. Hut
why don’t you come on? You know irs
late an’ the old man fusses when weave
late.”
Slill our hero stood rubbing his hand
and staring in front of him. When he
finally spoke, his voice quivered and
sounded unnatural.
“J shall never rest till I have resent-
ed it,” he said, as if communing with
himself. “1 could not live and take that
oil' any man alive.”
“Oh, come off,” said his companion,
“you don’t really mean you will take
’ini to taw about it.”
"I certainly mean nothing else.”
David laughed, “lle’n you is differ-
ent in seeh tilings Ron. Now ef a fel-
ler o’ my own sort gets on the back
o’ my neck an’ pulls hair to blow his
nose on, I politely invite ’ini down to
see which has the most grit, me or
him, an’ ef a man who ain’t my equal
—a buck nigger for instance—dares to
give me any o’ his lip, i jest knock’m
down an’ wash my ban’s, but law me!
I liain’t no ban’ to pick difficulties
with the big rich. 1 never knowed no-
body to do it that didn't come out at
the little end o’ the horn with their
■clothes drug off. A feller like that
squint-eyed dude will jest set up in
court, an’ look tired when he swetrs
out a ease agin you fur assault an’
battery, «n’ all the good lawyers in
town will huddle round him like a
pas.-de o’ unts round a dead doodle-
bug. The court will have obliged to
appoint some new beginner to defend
you an' tliar you are—tljo laughin’
stock o’ the whole layout. No, I’ll
take a lot off’n one o' that, sort 'fore
I'll git up a scrap with ’in.”
They were moving on now, and Ron-
ald made no comment on what his
brother was saying. The lire of his
•angry heart still burned in his eyes and
bis chin was quivering helpless!}*. That
night he sat only for a moment at the
supper table, and then, unnoticed by
the others, he went uptohis little room
under the sloping roof and lighted his
lamp. Four or live new magazines lay
unopened on Ins table, but he did not
look at them.
About ten o’clock, when the house
was still. Dave crept up the rickety
stairs softly, so as not to disturb his
father, who was a light sleeper, and
was about to turn into his own room
when he bethought himself of Ronald,
whose door was slightly ajar.
“Well, I’ll be dunged,” he cried, look-
ing into the lighted room, and finding
his brother up, “shorely, you hain’t
still frettin’ over thal business. 1
wouldn’t let a little thing like that
bother me a minute.”
“I was just going to bed,” said Ron-
ald, looking up. “1 am going now.
Don’t worry about me."
Dave laughed significantly, and
pointed to a revolver which, like a pa-
per-weight, rested on a pile of loose
papers.
“I'll bet that pup has got its stom-
ach full for the first time senee you
bought, it five yeer ago. Whew!” The
speaker whistled in low surprise as he
noticed another revolver protruding
from a newspaper on the table. “Ain't
that my thirty-eight caliber?”
Ronald avoided liis glance.
"1 got it in your room just now."
Dave stood perfectly still for a mo-
ment, a great look of wonder on bis
face, and then he sat down on the side
of liis brother's bed. He had washed
his feet at the tub in the yard and they
were wet, still only half cleaned and
red-looking.
“So you are really goia’ to call 'im
out?” he said, under his breath.
Ronald looked him directly in the
eyes.
“God knows there is nothing else
for me to do, Dave. J have tried to see
some other way, but I can’t.”
“Well, you’ll need somebody with
you. an’ I'm yore man.”
“I'd rather not have anyone, thank
you. Dave. He and 1 can fight just as
well alone. I’d rather die than take ad-
vantage of him. I only want to satis-
fy myself—to get rid of the memory
that he has—”
“I know how you feel, an’ I don't
blame you. When will you see ’im?”
“In the morning.”
“Well, go to bed an’ get some sleep;
you may need a steady aim; he may be
a good shot; them army chaps general-
ly is.”
CHAPTER IV.
The next morning the two brothers
met as they were leaving their rooms.
David caught Ronald by the arm and
turned his face towards the little glass-
less window at the head of the stairs.
“Own up.” he said, with a smile, "you
i idn't git a wink o’ sleep last night.”
“I confess it.” was the answer. “I
didn’t know-what was the matter with
me.”
“But I do,” David touched his brow
significantly; “it was hot blood in the
brain. 1 know how you felt. You jest
rolled an' tumbled. 1 heerd you git
up an' look out o' the window to see
ef it-was gittin' daylight five limes ef
you did once. My Lord, I couldn't rest
for two nights ’fore I whipped Bndd
Meyer fur reportin’ me fur sellin' that
quart to the Calhoun boys, but you bet
after I made liis face look like a buckle-
berry custard 1 slept the sleep of the
righteous. Two o’ my friends had to
perjure the'rse'vea to keep me out o’
the chain-gang, an’ I was tryin’ to wash
out tht’r sin with his blood; cf tbe’r
conscience ain’t clear it ain't because
tbar wasu't enough o' the fluid fur
laundry puriwses, fer he bled like a
stuck pig. 1 reckon,” Dave broke off
suddenly us they began to descend ilie
stairs, “that breakfast is about ready,
I heerd the old man eussiii’ about thar
bein’ too much ham fried?’
After breakfast our hero left the
housuaiidtook the road leadingtowards
Carnleigh. lie wore his best- suit of
clothes, which fitted him perfectly.
In each of the pockets of his dark sack
coat there was a revolver; lie had
shaved himself by the first rays of ilie
sun and wore a becoming necktie; his
boots shone with fresh blacking, and
he had on a stylish straw hat.
As he left the house Mary Lou and
Ann Josephine, having shirked the
dishwashing, stood arm in arm on the
porch. Their shoes were unlaced, their
dresses soiled and torn, their hair dis-
heveled.
“He walks mighty biggity,” observed
Mary Lon; "f reckon he is makin’
tracks fur town to sec about bein’ ex-
amined fur the law. Who do you reck-
on would hire 'im to speak fur ’em?”
“Thar's no toll in’ the luck of a lousy
calf,” opined Ann Josephine. “Ron
ain't nobody's fool; a body couldn't
read as many papers an' magazines an’
study law as hard as he does wilhout
Tamin' something.”
“He’ll take keer o’ number one any-
ways,” commented Mary Lou. “I heerd
pa. say t’other day that Ron refused
to market his cotton when everybody
•in the county was turnin’loose o’theirs
last fall an’ that he held onto it tell it
riz arT he put a cool two hundred dol-
lars profit in the bank; an’ another
thing, he never goes in debt overhead
an’ yeers like pa an’ Dave does; lie’s the
only farmer round beer that pays cash
fur labor an’ that’s one reason lie gits
sc much out o’ his hands. Niggers don’t
want to work fur orders on the store
at two prices when the cash planked
down will git so much better bargains.”
Meanwhile the subject, of these re-
marks was walking swiftly down to-
wards Carnleigh. The great house was
now in full view, and that part of the
grounds through which a ilower-bor-
dered walk led iu sinuous curves from
the veranda down the grassy slope
where there were a spring, a summer-
house and rustic seats. The spot was
only a few hundred yards from the
main road, where, in a corner of the
colonel’s zigzag rail fence, Ronald
paused and waited, hoping that by
some chance ('apt. Winkle would stroll
in that direction as Ronald in passing
Imu once or twice seen him do.
He had not long to wait. He saw
Winkle in fatigue uniform come out
on the veranda and receive a eigarfrom
a man-servant. A few minutes after-
wards, under a banner of blue smoke,
ilie young officer took one or two turns
on the lawn among the flower beds,
and then, ns if obeying Ronald’s fierce
desire, conveyed to hint telcpathic.ally,
he turned into the walk leading down
to the spring. He moved easily, with a
lazy, swinging stride, ruthlessly cut-
ling at the nearest flowers with a cane
which he poised on his shoulder like
a sword or swung in front of him as if
fencing.
No sooner had Ronald seen the di-
rection he was taking than lie vaulted
"THERE IS A MATTER THAT YOU
AND I MUST SETTLE, SIR.”
over the fence and made his way
through the dewy grass and weeds into
the wood which intervened between
him and the spring-.
He came upon Winkle ns that worthy
stood on the flat stones round the
spring. The officer wore his eye-
glasses, and had his cigar between his
liups. The grass muffled Ronald’s
steps, and us Winkle was look-
ing towards the house as if expect-
ing some one, he did not notice our
hero’s presence till he stood beside him.
“Ah!” ejaculated Winkle, as he
turned, and then through his glasses he
eyed Ronald coldly from head to foot.
“Ah!” lie repeated, and then lie took a
puff at his cigar and blew the smoke
towards the house as he looked again
tip the walk. One familiar with the
tricks of Winkle’s sallow face might
have found a hint of uneasiness there
as Ronald caught his: eye and held it
steadily for a second.
“There is a matter that you and I
must settle, sir,” said our hero, calmly.
For a moment Winkle gazed almost
defiantly at the speaker, then his glance
wavered just a little.
“A matter that you and I must set-
tle?” he echoed, with a faint sneer,
“and what is that, my good fellow?”
“Y'ou deliberately drove your horses
against me last night in the road and I
have come to demand satisfaction.”
The officer sent another glance up the
walk towards the house; it was as if he
were hoping some one would arrive to
prevent what seemed inevitable. He
did not like the expression of the face
before him; he dreaded the awful
threateniug tranquillity of it.
He removed his cigar front his lips
and held it in his fingers, that quivered
nervously.
“I don’t want to have trouble with
you,” he said.
“Then you should not have driven
over me," answered Ronald, “for noth-
ing uvder high heaven can avert the
consequences of that cowardly act.”
“I—I am not a good driver, Mr. Fen-
shaw—I believe that is your name. sir.
Just as I passed your brother my hand
Blipped, and—”
“You are a deliberate liar!” Ronald
interrupted him.
Winkle started, paled a little and
made a half threatening gesture with
his right hand, but as he gazed into
our hero’s eyes his arm sank slowly
down to his side and he made a lame
pretense of trying to restrain his an-
ger.
“You must not use insulting words to
me,” he said.
Ronald smiled. “You would not. be
so inartistic as to deny that you lied,
Winkle, but ilie fact that you tacitly
admit you are a liar does not satisfy
me. 1 tell you we have got to settle
this matter right here and now.”
"1 don’t know what you mean,” Win-
kle found Himself saying. “I do not
want any trouble with you. I’ve said
that tilt—the thing was an, accident,
and—”
“And I have said that it was not an
accident, and that. I will fight you or
have the satisfaction of knowing you
are a coward. If you are a coward I
would not soil my hands with you.”
Winkle was very white now; his ci-
gar fell from his lips and lie caught it
against his breast. “I urn unarmed,
and" (he looked Ronald over again)
“you are physically stronger than 1
am."
Thereupon Ronald drew the two re-
volvers from his pockets and held them
out. “I thought that pistols would be
fair,” he said. "You may take your
choice; they are practically the same.
This is a quiet place; we enn have it
over in a few minutes. 1 have thought
out a )ilan that will be perfectly fair
to both of us. The plantation befl will
ring in a few moments; we can get
ready and at its first stroke we may
turn and fire till the revolvers are
empty or one of us is down.”
Winkle stared fixedly.
“Why, that would be deliberate mur-
der,” he gasped, shrinking back a step
or two from the extended revolvers.
“It would not be any more murder
than death in any duel would be, Cnpt.
Winkle. If you do not light I shall
know that you are n coward, sir.”
Then an idea was born in the officer’s
almost benumbed brain.
“I cannot light a- a man in your po-
sition in—in life," he said. "Surely you
know what is considered proper.”
Ronald’s face grew purple with sup-
pressed. rage.
“Do you mean to tell me that you
mnv drive a carriage over n man in a
public road and 1 hen resort to such a
petty subterfuge to get around the con-
sequences? Gapt. Winkle, I would
strike you in the face if 1 could keep
from feeling that 1 was striking a
baby.”
Winkle gave a furtive glance towards
the house, lie looked slightly relieved
a? if he thought by the tacit confession
of cowardice he was going 1o escape n
duel, which lie feared quite as much
as death itself.
“You may think what you please of
me.” he said, “but 1 am not willing to
fight a duel with you—of course, con-
sidering all the circumstances."
“I sec your plan, Winkle, “said Ron-
ald. "You have insulted me in the pres-
ence of others, and if you avert trouble
with me, you leave the witnesses under
the impression that I yielded to Ihc
indignity without a murmur. That. I
see. I must bear; but I assure you. in
your refusal to light me, you have re-
lieved my mind, for no coward can in-
sult me.’”
Winkle began to breathe more free-
ly; he even allowed a defiant smile 1o
play about his lips as he took a match
from his pocket and relighted hiscignr.
“As you please," he said, with a slight
suggestion of a sneer. "I cannot fight
you."
“But I um not through with you.”
Ronald burst out, flaming up again.
“You are an officer in the pay of my
country." He had taken a penknife
from his pocket when he restored the
revolvers to their places, and he now
deliberately grasped Winkle’s coat and
cut off the top button.
“What are you doing?” gasped the
officer, pulling hack.
Taking a firmer grasp on the lapel,
Ronald jerked Die captain back to
where he had stood. “Stand still!” lit
thundered. “You are unfit to wear the
uniform of any country. You’d make
a gallant soldier in time of need, would-
n’t you?”
Without another word Winkle stood
still and allowed Ronald to sever from
liis coat his Huttons and shoulder straps.
“Now good morning, captain,” was
the parting injunction, “if you ever
dare to drive over me again, 1 shall sim-
ply strangle you.”
As if afraid another word might fur-
ther enrage liis antagonist, Winkle re-
treated towards the house, taking lung,
swift strides.
Ronald stood fora moment watching
the walk towards the house, then still
holding the buttons and shoulder-
straps in his hands, he sank on a rus-
tic seat near the spring. His passion
lind already spent itself, and a strange
revulsion of feeling came over him.
Be had drawn hack his hand to
throw the buttons and shoulder-straps
into the high grass, when he heard a
clear, ringing voice behind him.
"Don’t throw them away,” and Eve-
lyn Uasbrooke, her big white apron
filled with maiden-hair ferns and wild
flowers, emerged from behind a thick
hedge.
[To Be Continued.]
The Word “ftieer."
The word queer has a remarkable ori-
gin attributed to it. One night, when
the performance at Drury Lane was
finished, the celebrated Quin, many of
whose jokes are still remembered, of-
fered to bet a young nobleman $JU0
that next morning a word would be in
universal use which had never been
heard before. The nobleman accepted
the wager and left the theater. Then
Quin summoned all the “supers,” whe
happened to be very numerous, and
gave each a large piece of chalk. He
told them to go to the leading thor-
oughfares of London and write at in-
tervals on the flags the word “queer.’
Quin’s orders were faithfully carried
out. and, on the following morning, of
course, people were astonished—the
word was in everybody's mouth. The
great actor with little difficulty made
his claim to the nobleman’s banknote
while bequeathing a new word to the
language.—Detroit Free Press.
Malting a Billiard Ball.
It requires skilled labor to turn out
a billiard ball. One-half of it is first
turned, an instrument of the finest
steel being used for the work. Then
the half-turned ball is hung up in a
net and is allowed to remain there
for nearly a year to dry. Next the
second half is turned, and then comes
the polishing. Whiting and water
and a good deal of rubbing are re-
quisite for this. It is necessary in
the end that the ball shall, to the
veriest fraction of a grain, be of a
certain weight.—Chicago Times-Her-
ald.
THE VOTE BY STATES
Result of the Presidential Election
on Tuesday, November 6.
McKinley hn<t lloojevelt Carry 3H State,
and Secure 335 Electoral Votes—Uryau
anil Stavenson Secure 153 Elec-
toral Volos trout 17 States.
Alabama.
Bryan secured 05,000 plurality, car-
rying every county in the state. The
congressional delegation is-so.'idlydem-
ocratic.
Arkansas.
The democrats sweep Arkansas, the
plurality for Bryan reaching 65,000,
The delegation to congress is solidly
democratic.
California.
Complete returns show that McKin-
ley will have 40,000 plurality in Cali-
fornia, and the new legislature is
overwhelmingly republican. The con-
gressional delegation is solidly repub-
lican.
Colorado.
Bryan’s plurality in Colorado will
aggregate ill,000, which is 100,000 less
than four years ago. Fusionists elect
the governor and other state officers
and control the legislature. This
means the retirement of United States
Senator E. A. Woleott.
Connecticut.
McKinley carries oCnnoctieut by
28,415 plurality. The four lougress-
men are republican.
UolMvrarc.
Two thousand plumlty is Delaware’s
contribution to the national repub-
lican ticket. The legislature, which
elects two United States senators, is
iu doubt.
Florida.
Bryan carries Florida by 22,000 plu-
rality. YV. S. Jennings, a cousin of
the Nebraskan, was elected governor.
The congressional delegation is solidly
t'.emoeraiie.
Gnorgln.
This stale went democratic by 46,000,
The election was strikingly quiet. All
tin: democratic congressmen were
re-elected practically without opposi-
tion.
Idaho.
Bryan carries Idaho by n plurality of
1,760. The legislature is fusion which
will retire United States Senator
Shoup.
Illinois.
The complete vote on president in
Illinois is 505,023 for McKInlty and
407,030 for Bryan, n republican plu-
rality of 95,003. Yates (rep.) for gov-
ernor 1ms a plurality of 65,124 over
Alschuler. The legislature is repub-
lican. McKinley carried the city of
Chicago by IS,403 plurality. The con-
gressional delegation stands J3 repub-
licans and 9 democrats.
Indiana.
McKinley carries Indiana by 32,000
plurality. Durbin (rep.) for govern-
or has 25,-000 over Kern (deni.). Re-
publicans have 11 of the 13 congress-
men.
Iowa.
The republican plurality in Iowa ag-
gregates about 90,000. The congres-
sional delegation is solidly republican,
ami democratic losses are reported in
nearly every comity.
K*n*n«.
Incomplete returns give McKinley
a plurality of about 23,000 in Kansas.
Gov. Stanley’s plurality over Breiden-
tlial (fusion) will be about r„,G00. Re-
publicans will have an easy working
majority in both branches of the leg-
islature. The congressional delega-
tion stands seven republicans and one
(the Third) district doubtful, with
chances favoring Wheatley, the repub-
lican candidate.
Kentucky.
On the face of the returns the dem-
ocrats have carried Kentucky for na-
tional and state tickets by 5,000 to
8.000 plurality. The republicans, how-
ever, allege fraud without presenting
figures to substantiate the charges.
The electoral vote of the state will be
contested by the republicans.
LouUmitu.
Louisiana gives Bryan 30,000 plural-
ity and elects a solid democratic del-
egation to congress.
Maine.
McKinley carries Maine bv a plu-
rality of 28,000, which is a republi-
can loss of 16 per cent, compared with
1896.
Maryland.
The republicans sweep Maryland
with a plurality of 14,000 for McKinley
ami elect a solid republican delega-
tion.
The vote of the state for president
is: McKinley, 239,495; Bryan, 156,-
507. The congressional delegation
stands ten republicans and three dem-
ocrats. Bryan carries the city of Bos-
ton, the vote standing: Bryan, 45,-
005; McKinley, 36,190.
Michigan.
McKinley carries Michigan by a rec-
ord-breaking plurality of 99,747. Bry-
an carried but one county in the
state, St. Joseph, and that by only
89 plurality. The delegation to con-
gress is solidly republican.
Mlnn*»oti».
Minnesota gives McKinley a plural-
ity of 55,000 and elects a solid repub-
lican delegation to congress. Van
Sant (rep.) has a plurality of 5,000
over Gov. Lind (fusion.)
MUaUstppl.
Bryan had practically no opposition
in Mississippi, his plurality aggre-
gating 44,860. The delegation to con-
gress is solidly democratic.
MUaoarl.
Returns from 110 counties In the
state indicated that Bryan’s plurality
will be between 40,000 and 45,000, as
compared with 58,727 rn 189fi Dock-
ery (dem.) for governor, will receive
between 25,000 and 32,000, as compared
with 53,428 received by Stephens in
1896. The total vote of Missouri is
estimated as follows: Bryan, .370,000;
McKinley, 325,000. Democrats elect
13 of 15 congressmen and «.11 hnve
a large majority in the legislature.
Montana.
Brvan carries Montana by 8,000 plu-
rality. Fusionists elect st»e ticket
and W. A. Clark's friends control the
legislature.
Nebraska.
Nebraska furnished a political sur-
prise and cast its electoral vote for
William McKinley by a plurality of
about 7,000. Republicans also elect
part of the state officers and will by
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
Interesting Items Concerning the Territory.
a narrow margin control the state,
legislature, which in turn will elect
two United States senators. The con-
gressional delegation stands four fu-
sionists and two republicans. The
governorship wns in doubt when this
report wus nuule up.
Neruda.
Nevada gives Bryan 2,000 plurality
and elects Newlumls (fusion) to con-
gress.
New lltMnp.hlr*.
This state gives McKinley 20.000
plurality and fleets a solid republican
delegation to congress.
New .Irrtry.
New Jersey gives a republican plu-
rality of 55,00(1 and elects seven re-
publican and one democratic con-
gressmen.
N«<ir York.
McKinley carries New York state
by a plurality of 146,340, securing
every county except four. Bryan
carried Greater New York by 27,815.
Odell (rep.) is elected governor by 110,-
Oot) plurality. The legislature is re-
publican. Republicans gain live con-
gressmen in the state.
North O* roll mi.
Bryan’s plurality in North Carolina
is 2s,700. Democrats elect seven out
of nine congressmen.
North ItakotM.
This slate broke all previous records
and gives McKinley a majority in ev-
ery county. The total is 12,377.
Ohio.
Republicans carry Ohio by a plu-
rality of 71,017, a gain of 20,000 over
1896. The congressional delegation
stands 17 republicans and four dem-
ocrats.
Oregon.
This state gives McKinley a plural-
ity of 11,860, which is u record-
breaker.
Pennavlvunin.
The Keystone slide this year broko
ils phenomenal record of 1.896 by re-
turning a plurality of 300,000 for Mc-
Kinley. Of this, Philadelphia fur-
nished 125,000 and Allegheny county
50.000. The legislature will return
M. N. Quay to the senate.
It hodp InlMiul
Rhode Island gives the republican
national ticket a plurality of 17,000
and elects two republican congress-
men.
South Carolina.
This state gives Bryan 25,000 plu-
rality and elects a solid democratic
delegation to congress.
South Dakota.
South Dakota, which four years ago
■ gave Bryan a small plurality, this year
gives McKinley a, majority of nearly
15.000. The legislature is overwhelm-
ingly republican, which will retire
United States Senator Pettigrew.
Tannasneft.
Bryan carries Tennessee by 20,000
plurality. Gov. McMillan is rc-electcd
by a decreased plurality.
Tmw.
Texas elects a solid democratic del-
egation of 13 to congress and gives
the democratic national ticket a plu-
rality of 175,000.
thnh.
Utah gives McKinley 4,000 plurality
and elects a republican legislature.
Vermont.
McKinley carries Vermont l.y 35,000
plurality and sends two republicans
to congress.
Virginia.
To Move for Statehood.
Oklahoma City.—Judge S. Bradford
of Ardmore and other prominent men
from the Indian Territory were in con-
ference here Saturday night and Sun-
day with D. Lewie and other* for the
purpose of taking *tep* toward calling
a statehood convention, composed of
delegates front both territories. The
purpose of the convention is to pass
resolutions memorialising Congress to
admit Oklahoma and the Indian Terri-
tory to statehood as one state at the
earliest possible moment.
According to the plans agreed upon
the convention is to consist of 650 dele-
gates, with equal representation from
each territory. The convention will
probably meet at South MeAleeter in
December. The later details of issuing
the call and naming the time of meet-
ing were left to Judge Urudford. He
will aot upon the matter in a few days.
Judge Brad lord said:
“I have recoived numerous letters
from friends over the Indian Territory
asking me to do something toward
bringing about statehood. These let-
ters complain of the terrible conditions
that exist in the territory as it is gov-
erned at present. We are without ti-
tles to our land. We have no syatem
of taxation and we have absolutely no
provision for caring for our insane and
but poor police protection. The senti-
ment in favor of statehood with Okla-
homa haa grown wonderfully in the
last six months, and I am confident
that the convention will result, ulti-
mately, iu bringing about tlia desired
result."
Oklahoma Enterprise Chartered.
Guthrie.—A charier ha* been leaned
by Secreiury W. M. Jenkins to the Ok*
laliotua Telephone and Railway cob*
pany, which ha* organized to construct,
muiutain and operate a steel and eleo-
trie railway and telegraph and tele,
phone lines from Tecumseh, Pottawa-
tomie county in a southwesterly direc*
tlon to Pauls Valley, Indian Territory;
ihenee southeast to Roff; east to Stone-
wall and soul beast to Coalgate; with
the further and additional line starting
on said railway from a point midway
between Pauls Aalley and Roff and ex-
tending south to Sulphur, Indian Ter-
ritory, where the branch line diverges,
one new brauch going west to Davis
and the other east to Hickory. The
lines will be 125 miles in length and
cost 9500,000. The company also plans
to erect electric light and motor plants
In the towns menlioued and in any or
all towns in the Chickasaw and Choc-
taw nations; also to furnish power for
mining and manufacturing purposes.
The telephone line in connection with
those mentioned, shall extend from
Shawnee to Okmulgee and South Me-
Alester and all towns in the Creek,
Choctaw and Chickaeaw nations. The
principal pluco of buaineu is Oklahoma
City, with branch office* at McAleater.
The life of the charter la 99 year*. The
capital slock is 91,000,000, consisting of
ten thousaand shares. The following
sre the directors: J. J. McAlester, J. G.
Harley, M. M. Lindley, W. H. Arnold,
J. W. Ellis of South McAlester, 8.L*w-
ls, E. Snyder, W. K. Snyder of Oklabo*
mi City.
Virginia gives the democratic na-
tional ticket ,30,000 plurality and elects
ten democrats to congress.
ton.
TJie state of Washington reverses
its 1896 verdict and gives McKinley
17.000 plurality. Rogers (funion) is
elected governor.
Wincoiinln.
Wisconsin gives the republican na-
tional ticket a phenomenal majority
of 106,000 and elects a solid republican
delegation of ten to congress.
Wyoming.
Wyoming gives McKinley a plurality
of approximately 2,500. Four years
ago it was carried by Bryan.
Wnet Virginia.
McKinley carries West Airfjnin by
15.000 plurality. The congressional
delegation is solidly republican. The
legislature is also republican.
Oklahoma.
Dennis Flynn (rep.) is re-elrt:fed to
congress by 5,500 majority. T he leg*
islature is republican.
N«*w Mexico.
The republican delegate to congress
is elected by 2,236 plurality.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
State* Carried by McKinley and liryan In
1000 Compared with the Election
Four Yoare Ago.
STATES.
1900.
1890.
McKinley
Bryan____
McKinley
3ryan.....
Alabama ..........
11
11
Arkansas ..........
......
S
8
California .........
9
8
1
Colorado ...........
4
4
Connecticut .......
6
6
Delaware ..........
3
3
Florida .............
4
4
Georgia ............
13
13
Idaho ...............
3
3
Illinois .............
21
24
Indiana ............
15
15
Iowa ...............
13
13
Kansas ............
10
10
Kentucky ..........
13
12
1
l.oulslanu .........
8
8
Maine ..............
6
H
Maryland ..........
8
8
Massachusetts ...
15
15
Michigan ..........
11
14
Minnesota .......
a
9
Mississippi ........
9
•
Missouri ... .......
17
17
Montana .........
3
3
Nebraska ..........
8
......
8
Nevada ...........
3
3
New Hampshire...
1
4
New Jersey .......
10
10
New York .........
M
36
North Carolina. .
11
...ii
North Dakota.....
3
......
3
Ohio ................
2!!
23
Oregon .............
4
......1
4
Pennsylvania .....
32
.._
32
Rhode Island —
4
......
4
South Carolina____
9
9
Tennessee .........
.....4
•12
12
South Dakota......
4
Texas ..........
ij
15
Utah ...............:
3
3
Vermont ...........
4
4
Virginia ...........
.....4
12
12
Washington........
......
.....
4
West Virginia.....
5
6
Wisconsin ........
12
......
12
Wyoming ..........
3
3
Totals ............
295
152j
271
176
Necessary to choice, 221.
S’rlkr. Nettled.
• Pittsburg, l’a., h'ov. 10.—Officials of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers announced the set-
tlement yesterday of the strikes at
the Riverside Iron Works, of the Na-
tional Tube company, and the Besse-
mer Alabama plant, of the Tennessee
Iron, Steel and Railroad company.
The resumption of the two plants will
give employment to 8,000 men.
noN. DENNIS FLYNN.
Big Law Suit Filed.
South MeAleeter.—There is filed iu
the United States court here a suit in-
volving property and lands of the Choc-
taw and Chickusaw Indians valued al,
approximately, 920,000,000 and the citi-
zenship claims for some 4,000 persons,
commonly known as “counclaimiints”.
G. W. Dukes and D. II. Johnson, prin-
cipal chief and governor respectively
of the Choctaws and Chickasaws, and
some fifty other leading members of
the tribes, includind ex-Govei nor Green
McCurtain, P. S. Mosely, William M.
Guy, R. M. Harris, National Delegate
J. S. Stanley and Holmes Colbert lire
the plaintiffs, aud the Arnolds, the
Brazells and all other court claimants
are defendants.
Under the act of June 10, 1896, these
persons, it is slated, rushed into the
Indian territory from the surrounding
states and filed their applications for
citizenship, and it is claimed by the
tribes that in procuring the judgments
upon which they rely they overwhelm-
ed the courts with Laud, perjury and
other irregularities. This suit is a bill
ir equity, praying that such decrees he
declared void, and that these claimants
be perpetually enjoined from seeking
to enforce them against the property
of the tribes, or from asserting any
rights of citizenship,
Methodist Newspaper Sold.
Rev. J. J. Lovett, who for the past
two years has been publishing at Okla-
homa City the Jndia-OUla Methodist,
the official organ of the Indian Mission
conference of the Methodist church
south, has been appointed to the pastor-
ate of the church at South MeAleeter
and will relinquish the publication of
the paper, which will probably be
moved to some other point in the con-
ference.
Gas at Bartlesville.
Bartlesville Maguet: Attio’clookon
the night of October 24, drillers pene-
trated a thick stratum of suad rock at
a depth of 1,300 feetaud encountered a
large volume of natural gas.
Killing In Garfield County.
Enid Eagle: Sunday evening about
6 o’clock Courtland Roberts shot and
instantly killed Thomas Moss. The
The shooting occurred at Robert’s resi-
dence in Logan township. The two
men had been having trouble for some
time, and at the time mentioned Most
rode up to Roberts' house end called to
him. Roberts without opening the
door asked him what he wanted. Moss
replied that he wanted to see him.
Roberts then took a shotgun end went
out. Moss began firing at him with a
six-shooter and Roberts fired both
burrels of the shotgun, the charges
taking effect in Most' left aide tad
breast. Moss fell aud expired immedi-
ately. Moss’ gun eras found to contain
four empty and two loaded shells.
New Cold Storage Plant.
Oklahoma City Timea-Journal: The
Do ids, of Wlchitu, are to enlarge their
tertTiorial facilities to accommodate
their largely increasing business here.
Mr. J. D. Harrison, chief clerk of the
Hold Packing company at Wichita and
general. southwestern representative
of that concern; was in Oklahoma City
yesterday and purchased two iols on
Kobiuson street for the erection of a
three-story brick block to be used as a
cold storage plant and warehouse.
Killed a Very Lerga White Crane
Oklahoma City Times-Herald: On.
Thursday evening of last week Rev. R.
L. Morton allot und killed a white
crane. It was the largest ever eeea in
this country. From the tip of one
wing to the tip of the other it meas-
ured over eight feet and from the end
of the beak to the feet it measured
over five feet. It wee a very fine bird
pure whiU except the tips of the wings
which were black.
Sudden Death of Mrs. Hagan.
Mr*. Horace Hagan, wife of the noted
Guthrie democratic politician died sud-
denly on.the 6th of heart failure. The
debeased waa noted for her exceptional
musical ability
Bound For Osage County.
Numbers of farmers from Illinois
aud other states to the east passed
through Wichita Sunday euroute to
tiie Osage Indian reservation, where
they will lease Jand from the Indian
agent. It has only been within a week
that land iu the Osage Indian country
could be leased to the white men,
There are 1,000,000 acres of fine farm-
ing laud to be leased in 140-acre tracts.
The cost is very light compared to the
rents paid in the older eastern states
and the land equally as good.
Lady Hallowe’eners Arrested.
A Nardin special to the Guthrie Cap-
ital aaya: Four prominent young la-
dies of this city are under arrest for
playing Hallowa’en pranks on the
townspeople. The relations of the
young ladies are greatly exercised ov-
er the affair and say the arrest is ab-
solutely without cause. The marshal
says tha young women were going
about the town tearing down fences
and putting tick tacks on windows of
residences Perhaps the marshal waa
a little too hasty in this case.
Takes an Overdose of Morphine.
John McCosky died Wednesday morn-
ing at Shawnee from the effect* of an
overdose of morphine. He had recently
purchased a blackamith shop at that
place. There waa no known rcaaon
for the man's committing euicidc.
Pensions Granted.
Oklahoma citizens h„ve bean granted
pension* as follows:
Original—Upton Kitzmiller, El Reno
16. Increase, Andrew SDyder Evan*’
Edmonds, $12; William Thom**, Noble!
16.
Miners Are Not Disturbed.
EL Reuo.—James F. Kaudlett, agent
for the Kiowas and Comanchee, has
come to the conclus.ou that it doea uol
pay to ignore an injunction issued
from Judge It urin'acourl. The colonel
appeared Before the supreme court at
Guthrie Oct. 20, end received instruc-
tions not to disturb the Wichita moun-
tain miners in their search for gold or
other precious ores.
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