The Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 126, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1899 Page: 3 of 8
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THE LEADER. GUTHRIE. OKLAHOMA
i P
JONES
Will Likely Succeed Quay as
Senator from Pennsyl-
vania,
TO OUST M'ATKE.
Scripps-McRae League.
Harrisburg.April 18-B.F Jones was
chosen by the new Republican organ-
ization to bo voted for as sen*'or to
succeed Miuliuw ti lay.
(' sT OF WAIt
Interesting Statest ic'n l'«m-
liilttl by the Treasury
Department-
Washington, April 17-<Sj>edal) A
ctn.ru! inspection ul >. eompa.al.v
statement ui U'e government recalpu
and e*j fuJl.u,> l..r March yield* ~«.e
interesting pregnant racla irlallu*
to th. I ' carrying on a wa
Of euurs . tula only one ot Ilia consld
trallona involved, but W la an import
ane one. J ne lues culled trom the slate
nicut, nivi eover only Indicate what the
(olal money coat will ho. for e^umWe,
,lia atatenieiit doeB not include the MV
uw.iMi to be paid to Spain (or the sur-
render or lier territorial rights and aov
ticignty In the Philippines, and In any
event, although It never would have
J,,.en paid out fur war. that amount
may not be properly chargeable to war
expenses, 111 View of the Immense com-
mercial and other advantages to be de-
rived by the United Stales trom this
expelldutire. Again some of the other
■war expenditures will result In a per-
manent benetit to till. country, and
were such aa might properly and prof-
itably have been made even If the Unlt-
ed Stales had been at peace with the
world. The war with SpaJn, happily,
was of short duration, but Is lias been
a costly one, because when it began, the
United States was by r.o means prepared
lor it and In no case that could arise,
would ihB maxim "110810 makes waste
be mora applicable. .But this 1 an old
•lory. All wars are wasteful to a degree
both of money and human life.
Thus far all the war expenditures have
been the direct result of the war with
Spain, and those which will have to be
reckoned in tile future as tho coat of
maintaining and preserving and devel-
oping what the country has won have
not yet begun to appear us entries in
the ledgers of the National treasury.
JiXFISNSES FOR THE MILITARY
BRANCH.
The biggest item of expenditure on ac-
count ot tho war, ot course, Is that of
the military establishment. According to
lie comparative statement tor March,
the expenditures under the lieod of war
that Is the support of the military estab-
lishment for the nine months since July
3, 185*8, amounted to $194,748,377 and the ex-
penditures for the corresponding period
ot iho last llscal year amounted to J48.-
W.1,883, showing an Increased expenditure
of >146,000,UUU In round ligures, or more
than 300 per cent. This comparison, It
may be remarked is an entirely Just one
because it was not until the last quar-
ter of the last fiscal year-in the months
ol May and June-that Increased expen-
ditures on account ot the Spanish war
begun to show in tho treasury accounts.
Expenditures under this head reached
the highest point In July, 18S8 (the first
month of the current fiscal year), when
ithey amounted to a total of *34,774,103,
.since which lime they have steadily di-
minished until in March the total amoun
ted to only *14,tiUC,46U.
it will be Interesting to note the
montilly rise and decline ot expenditures
•under tile head of war in the last, eleven
months us shown by the following state-
orienta
Republican Politicians Will Attempt to
I'nwMt Hint fur Scott.
A Guthrie special to the Kansas City
Times says The story is now current
that a determined fight is to be inaug-
urated on Associate Justice McAtee by
the Republican federal office-holders
of Oklahoma McAtee is a Democrat,
and while bis term will not expire
for some time yet, territorial politi-
cians have grown impatient with the
delay of the department of justice and
the president, and will try to force
the Demo ratic incumbent from his
office. All kinds of charges will be
brought against Judge McAtee and
even his divorce suit will be workad
i„. Judge Scott, of Newkirk, who
Has been wanting Judge McAtee's
place for the past two years, has,
metaphorically, exploded, and it is
said he has given it out straight to
Sicretary Jenkins that there must be
action of the swiftest kind.
Hcott did more than any man in 0k
lahoma to land Secretary Jenkins in
the place he occupies, lie scoured the
ooun ry for indorsements, visited
Waibington and utilized his pulls in
the east in Jenkins' behalf. In return
fur all this Scott was to have one of
the judgeships. No sooner had Mr.
lenkina landed than lie forgot a good
many of his promises However, hu
could not totally desert Scott, or at
least he was afraid to do so. The
judgeship plums were ladled out in
rapid succession, but Scott failed to
get his fins on one. Soon all the bestof-
(ices were given out and Scott was left
to hold the bag. lie roared, but his
roars won hitu nothing, Unally the
bump of gratitude in .lenkina mani-
fested itself and he said he would put
Scott in possession of a judgeship or
know the reason why. A few days
since Jenkios called a number of the
faithful to his ofti^e and stated the
matter to them. It was unanimously
decided that McAtee must give way to
Scott. And so the fTght is on.
Having outlined a program for the
fight to be waged on McAtee, Jenkins
suddenly took his departure giving it
out that he wan going to Kansas. Mr.
Jenkins did go to Kansas, but he had
TO SUE
Sue for Peace in the Philip-
pines-Filipinos to Ask
For Autonomy.
Sciipps-McRae League.
Manila, April 18.-Talk is begin-
ning to be heard here of the peaceful
settlement of the difficulties between
the Americans and the Filipinos. A
committee composed of Filipinos is
said to have been appointed to confer
with the American Philippines com-
mission for the purpose of discussing
plans for the cessation of hostilities
on the basis of liberal autonomy for
the 1'hiltppineB.
Washington, April In.—No official
advices have been received by the
state department bb to the l'llipino
committee proposing to meet the
Americans and sue for pi-ace, but the
report is not doubted. The state de-
partment officials have expected such
negotiations for some time. It is
claimed lhat thiB shown that the situ
ation is improving and that these are
the signs of a speedy settlement.
STOCK IB A.KK K P
Interesting Review ol the H
iirtiu'irti Situation on the
Exchanges.
New York, April 17. -(Speclall-Laat
week s break In tho Industrial and trac
Hon stocks has had a wholesome effect
upon the Stock market during the Week
now closing. W probed to the bottom of
lenklns dia go 10 <i.^, ,,v ,-vhat was known to be a weak spot and
to do it in order to get to Washington i„ so doing has removed a gri>ai<ie
by the shortest route. Mr. Jenkins is L( apprehension which has held aiiatis
in Washington now. and he is busy L, BU3pension and was producing a ie-
there telling the president and Attor- uctl0nary tendency. One of the cons«-
ney General Griggs how disgraceful it Luences lias been a diversion of atten-
is that a Democrat Bhould continue to liun trom lhe more sensational Indus-
hold down a juicy federal job when I hU3 jn tlu. a^ior securities. At the
there are so many good Republicans LlInu tlmo u has been a revelation ot
in the territory who are not averse trL luU.lnslc strength ot the general mar
wearing the ermine. He is also telling L such a was a severe test ot
them the deplorable condition of Okla-1 ^ 1Uon „r ,th() speculative interest;
homa Republicanism and inciaentially ^ .the rallnxul list stood
feUUnKO7eyZtivB0arB°torieaB ' aV^the ^^Tl^enT'oC so^dn-s In"the
U8Judg*T McMee'has been "attacked by re legitimate
sstms; — „
und he will not be sorely worried, it sltlon.
is believed, by this last outbreak of Certain other conditions were also
antagonism. McAtee has the confi- cullLled to help the break In tho Indus
dence of the Washington officials, and L-iuij in producing a marked general la
has letters showing that his worth as lu prie6s. several payments were then
a justice is appreciated ponding in connection with trust organt-
Even though McAtee should be Lmu, and railway deals, as well as the
thrown out it would not be easy B 'H1Hll,iaation ot Spain's claim for fM.Mi.wt
ingfor Scott, since Judge Jeremiah Lhlch pointedly suggests the possibility
Strang, of Guthrie, is a candidate for I a freu ^ung-ln of Stock Exchange
a judgeship and carries a trunk 'u''|loun3 Aiso prices were at a relatively
of strong endorsements. However, It ^ anJ n(}t ollly the professional
may be stated in passing, that Judge |juUS| who had recently
Strang, although a Republican, is I had a aistinct Interest dn tos-
making no war particulariy on the ,gil general break ot prices. Yet, in
the Democratic candidate. He is after influences the general list
bigger game in the shape of .> «.«- Ujta ££££, steadiness, there
in
ara K road Stocks have since shown a steady
I.IIXURY OF THE SENATE rallying tendency. Last week's market
UU Abftl I wua one o£ liquidation In getting out ot
debt and the environment was extremely
pessimistic. This week's movements how-
ever have obliterated all the gloomy fore-
bodings and established a rapid and gen-
It may be possibly limited by an lnorea e
of Imports consequent upon the growing
prosperity of the country.
Under these general conditions. It I®
not easy to find any "baar" elements In
the Wall tftivet situation as It now stands
Ha titer the position favors the prospect
of a strong market oiul a bullish ten-
dency in speculation until the fall months
Beyond that period, however^ there are
monetary possibilities which will need to
be watched. There are evident symptoms
that the supply of circulation Is falling
short of the requirements of our largely
Increased business. It Is true, there has
been an increuse of the money In actual
circulation; the amount having risen
from $1,706,000,000 on April 1st 1898, to $1.
H27.8UO,OOU on the flrst of this month,—a
gain of $171,800,000; but of^thls Increase,
$112,790,000 has consisted of gold, which
is almost etntlrely unavailable for active
use In trade; so that we may say that
the nlcreose In the form of money avail-
able for retmil transactions is only about
$110,000,000 with.n the last twelve months.
This increase in the aotlvo circulation,
outside of gold. Is at tho rate ot% i>er
cent, while the increase In tho transac-
ting of the Clearing houses of the coun-
try was 46.8 per cent, within the same
period; whlchh shows an amusing dlspar-
Ity between the expansion of tho active
Irculatlon and that of tho general trade
of tho country as expressed In our bank-
Ing operations. There seems to be no
for the demand for more currency
•lng met through an Increaso of notes
.r.sucd by 4he National banks* for during
the flrst quarter of tho fiscal year, the
tanks withdrew over $6,000,000 of bonds
deposited for circulation. The only ex-
Ming way through which this want can
be met la by the Treasury returning to
the Issue of gold certltlcates which would
ave the efTeot of giving circulation to a
imsidemble sum of now Idle gold. These
acts demonstrate tho necessity for Con-
gress taking up the currency situation
as one of the llrst measures after Its as-
•inbllng.
The money situation will bo materially
improved next week by the payment of
the $20,000,000 peace treaty money to the
Spanish government ns it will come di-
«ct from the New York sub-treasury
ito the New York Cbty banks, and it
.0 now quite contain that bills of exchange
will be remitted 4n place of forwarding
tho gold, it benlg cheaper to do It. It
Is reported from Washington that the
Secretary will recoup the treasury grad-
ually from the government funds In tho
National depository l<ankH at tho rate of
$1,000,000 a week. The banks will therefore
gain $19,000,000 by tho operation, as they
will receive $20,000,000 and only pay out
,000,000,0 next week.
Items of Eipeass Disclosed in the Report
of the Secretary
From the New York Times.
1uc bcu uc ui - icioi ivw.sw — «
an amusing body as it appears retlect-1 ^ oU^i<,0k on the part of both large an
ed through the pages of the report 18BvaJ1 operators,
which its secretary annually wake* to To some eJDte|
the taxpayers of the country, few of |
May
June
July
August
$17,093, &95
.. 19,723,804
..34,774,153
25,163,236
i
.September 24,643,374
October WfR
(November
December ^184.676
1899.
January
.February ^
March I -H606.466
A slight Increase of expenditures in
January 1899 over those of December 1898
vlll be noted aa well as the fact that
the decrease of expenditures from month
lo month has been much slower than
the rate of increase in the first three
months. In fact it took six months to
lose as much as was gained from May
to July 1898.
DIFFERENCE IN TIMES OF PEACE
A comparison of expenditure# undsr
(the head or war for a series of fiscal
years with those of the flrst three-quar-
lers of the current fiscal year is both
pertinent and Interesting, because it
brings out nl strong relief the difference
ibetween the cost of the military estab-
lishment in time of peace and when the
•country is at war with a foreign foe.
Here is such a comparison, covering a
-period of six full years and the first
ithree-quarters of the current year
Year ending June 30:
1893
lgy4 54,32>,644
1895..'.'.'." 51.810,378
1896 50,931,527
1897 48,959,267
1898 91,936,488
1899, 9 months 194,708,377
The average of expenditures from the
The average of expenditures for 'he
five years from 1893 to 1897 was a little
above $50,000,000 a year; those of May
and June, 1898 the first two months after
the declaration of war with Spain,
umounted to no leas t&an $36,817,391, or
only about $17,000,000 less than the aver-
age annual expenditures prior to that
time.
The expenditures of the first nine
months of the flscal year have amounted
to nearly four times as much as the av-
erage for any twelve months prior :o
that time, and even If the rate should 1
continue to decrease in the same ratio
that It has since January 1, the total ex*
penditures on account of the war was
relatively not as large as that of the
military establishment, thanks to the fact
that the Navy was in a Detter state of
prtT*aratlon than the army, but it was
heavy. In the first three-quarters of the
fiscal year the expenditures tmounted u
$50,895,028 as compared with $27,612,978 «n
the corresponding month of the last year
indicating an Increase of about $30,000,000
for the year—an increase equal to the
average annual expenditures on coount cX
the naval establishment in five ysars,
from 1893 to 1897, tho total Of whl:h
amounted to only $29,811,669.
v—r-, - rru been duo to an frnproving tendency in
whom, probably, ever see it. 1 &e 1 raQney market. The last bank state-
senate is not only grandly reckless in ^ ahoWod a better surplus of reserve
its expenditures for article# roalljl^n had been anticipated; money sent
needed to enable the body to be de I ^ for April settlement® is be-
kmjss. ;sTSS as rzar«-s
in.W"''persons "are' manicured, which
a:
lemonade made with lithia waters, for influence tending to give strength to the
which the senate obtains a rebate on stocks and to make permanent the nign-
all the bottles returned. or range ot values that lias been reaci-
Tbe pages of the report in which ed during the last three months. We reler
the many needs of -the senators are T tilB potency of tho now established
revealed make the head swim with | convi(.lUm llhat the average Interest --
HENRY
Wants to Quit as Governor
General of Porto
Rico.
adjudging Mr. Croksr and John F. Carroll
In contempt.
When the committee bfsran Inquiry
today about the first thin* brought up
wa* a resort known as the Broadway gar.
den, which had flourished in the upper
Broadway district for some time. In this
place the alleged robbery of former mayor
of Trenton Frank Ma go wan took place.
Simon Buttner .the former proprietor of
tho garden, made some startling charges
against police captain Prloe and his walt-
ers corroborated in part his testimony.
TACTICS
nm
prum mm
resident of the Oklahoma Hlmetallle
l.eage Ihhim*h a Call to Free
Sliver M«n.
rom the New York Times. iKjdlngs and estaunsneu a u.„v*
The senate of the United States is efaj reCovery in prices and a more cbeer
iw«i,T aa it. nnnoars reflect-1 . , .1,1, *1... nn.r,t of both large anc
11 UptTlU,lUtO.
, some extent this recovery has also
reVCBlCU maor u.«- , . .
entries of purchases of quinine in puis
and tablets, the effects of which may
be somewhat corrected by the con-
templation of other entries of pur-
chases of brorao caffeine, and bro-
COHVICU"" —
capital has definitely reached a perma-
oitly lower level. That has for Some
Lime been anticipated as the ultimate re-
sult of a variety of causes. But when the
chases of brorao caffeine, and bro- ' ar y demand for Investments appear-
ma lithia, with an occasional package unprecedented volume and In-
of soda mint tablets obtained In ™ i" a thcy couM mtt ,iro-
quantities thrt :^ cure «rst class securities yielding bett.r
turbances of the senatorial interior conviction become
fy running to the senatorial druggist, Juctlon in the rate ot
a^id that stimulants and sedatives tuaily arrived. The notable rise In prices
wereln about equal demand. ot stocks since the opendng ot Janua y
The mystery, after all, is, when one L„d the persistent malirtenance of the
has read about the otvious medication (adrance, with only temporary reactions,
of the seuate at public expense,how in j it neither more or less than an adjust
in the world the senate mustered up ment ot prlces to the lower rate of ln-
vigor enough to consume the enormous terest A new basis ot values ha« thus
quantity of what it calls "stationery created; and although reactions may
during one fiscal year. ] ;tris« from a variety of causes, any per-
———T7r,,„„ manent return to the former lower level
WEYLEH 8 SIGN A LI Illi ^ces Is not regarded as among the
~ <iie I probabilities ot the future.
Hill Little Receives Document From lg t 0 position of tho market
Cavlte Arsena . I *apect of the ln money and the
W. T. Little has received from oU erally healthy condltlone which may
brother, Lieut. Col, Ed Little, of Kan-1 ^ expected to prevail for the next few
sas, now with the American army in months The crop prospects are watched
the Philippines, a manuscript page of ^ i||ter€Jlt ^ bearing on the
a Spanish official record, on which ap-1 ^ ^ mlirket {or the next four
pears the name of Gen. Weyler In t ^ An y„t. however, the prob.Ujil-
latter's ^andwriting^ Lieut. Col. Little I (hu next harVe3t are too
"al' the^s^r house at to have much in Wall
Manila Uen. Weyler was captain gen- street. So far aa respects
era! of the Philippines when he at- wheat crop, the outlook at the moment
taclied his signature, and his official is somewhat unfavorable, one authority
stamp appears to the left of his name. 0f some standing having Interpreted the
—— — — April government report as meaning a
SMALLPOX SITUATION crop of about SU.OUO.tlOO bushels more than
last year. Th4s symptom is no more than
A call for a mass convention of bi-
mctallists. anti-island grabbers, and
all other peace and liberty loving cit-
izens of Oklahoma, to be held in the
opera house, Guthrie, on Monday, the
15th of May, 1899, at 3 o'clock p m.
Fellow citizens! Our enemies, ilie
gold standard bearers, are Haunting
their banner over this once generally
prosperous and peaceful continent,
and over many of the islands of the
seas. They are never found napping
but their avaricious work goes on
with startling activity. They^ want
the whole earth and are trying to
make the common people grab it for
them. Several scores of new million-
aires have been produced from the
confiscated earnings of the many so-
called free American citizens, since
the last general election. Our pefted
lords, not satisfied with making
immense fortunes at home, have,
under the plausible pretense of free-
ing the Cubans, created a large army,
not only to compel distant savages to
become "free American citizens" at
the musket's mouth, but in reality to
shed American and heathen blood for
the firmer establishment of the soul-
less money power abroad as well as at
home. Now their unjustifiable war
cry is, " Down with the Filipinos I"
Next it will probably be "Shoot down
the American rabble !'' We all rejoice
in the overthrow of Spanish tyranny
the western hemisphere, and the de-
struction of the Spanish lleet by Ad-
miral Dewey in Manila bay; but we
are utterly opposed to the wholesale
grabbing of islands. wlios*5 inhabitants
drill and are killed before accepting
our free institutions and superior civil-
ijation. ,
It behooves every true friend of HD-
erty and justice to awake from national
lethargy and criminal indifference
during the present progress toward
military despotism. Let us be active
and do what we can to «heck the pro-
gress of that which we believe to be
wrong. In order that all real friends
and advocates of liberty and justice in
this territory may have a chance to
exchange views on the most pressing
political issues, and connsol for a bet
terment of conditions, I hereby call,
invite and request the bimetallists and
all other peace and prosperity loving
citizens, irrespective of pjlitical issues
to meet in mass convention at the
opera house at Guthrie. Okla., on
Monday, May 15, 1899, at 2 o'clock p.
m., for the purpose of taking such
action as may be deemed necessary
for organized effort in conjunction
with the National Bimetallic League
in the nearing political conflict.
R. S. RKAVKS,
Territorial President of the Oklahoma
llimetallic League.
Guthrie, Okla., April 18, 1899.
P S. The above nailed convention
is not Intended for political jobbers
and "grafters," but for the common
people of this territory who believe in
"equal rights to all and special favorB
and opportunities to none."
Scrippa-McRae League.
Washington, April 18.—Tho presi-
dent will announce the new governor
general of Porto Uica in a few days to
replace Gen. Henry, who has ashed to
be relieved on account of sickness.
ALMOST A HOltKOIt
Narrow Kficape From (Jreat Loss
of Life at a London Fire.
London, April 17-The British metropolis
narrowly escaped a calamity today which
might have rivalled the horrors wltnean
od at <h# dent ruction by tiro of the Win 1
sor 1iot 'l in New York City.
Hyde l*ark Court. Albert Oato. one of
tho finest and most faahionablo blocks
of residential flats, overlooking the fam-
ous Hot ton Row caught flro at half paatl)
this morning. The building Is eleven
stories high, wa* built by the notorious
Jabes Spencer Balfour, the former mem-
ber of parliament, who was responsible
for the collapse of the Liberator building
association and other companies, by
which thousands of people were ruined,
ond who la now undergoing a sentence of
fourteen y«« rs penal servitude aa a re-
sult of his conviction on charges of
fraud. It practically adjoins the house
ocupled by Sir Herbert- Naylor Iceland,
hart, liberal member of parliament tn
the South Port dlvison of Lancashire,
whoso wife was MU*s Jennie Chamber-
lain of Cleveland, O.
The lire broke out In the lower part 01
the building and spread up tho elevator
shaft with great rapidity. The flames In-
volved the upper stories before the occu-
pants were aware of the dainger. When
the alarm was raised t'he affrighted ser-
vants dropped from the top windows to
a veranda on the ninth story.
The defective arrangemnts of the. Lon-
don flro brigade woro again demonstrated
and even when tho lire escapes reached
the scene, they wero too short to reach
fhe people in the upper stories, who only
escaped with -the greatest difficulty,
while the residents of the lower stories
streamed out of the building, carrying
what hey could of thertr belongings.
The flames wero not under control until
1 o'clock, when the upper part of the
structure was gutted.
It Is considered lucky that the fire oc-
cured In daylight, aa otherwise It woulJ
have resulted In loss of life. All the floors
j were supposed to be flre proof.
Th investigation made Into the cause
of the firo shows it to have been duo to
the overheating of an electric wire. Sev-
eral of the occupants of tho building es-
caped in their night dresses.
I A whole army of firemen under Com-
mander Wells was engaged in subduing
the flames.
During the conflagration the windows of
the French embassy which overlook-jt
the scene, were crowded, and an immense
concourse of people watchd the flre from
tho streets. The property destroyed In-
cluded a quantity of Jewelry.
Of tho (jiaut Oil Tmst—Brib-
ery Charges to bo Filed.
LOVE
Causes a Sedalia Youth to
Administer Lead
Poison.
Scrlpps-McUao League.
Sedalia. Mo.. April 18.—John Rich*
ardson, aged 15 years, committed sui-
cide today by shooting on account of
love.
Scripps-McRae League
Columbus, Ohio, April 18.—Attorney
General Monett'i statement of the
alleged attempts to bribe him to desist
in the prosecution of the Standard oil
case, which will be tiled in the supreme
court this afternoon, doee- i ot crive the
names of any parti* s alleged
made the olfer^ • ! the bribe-* M<
Monett says these ar kimwu t him
and to Mr. Wa s i. h- predecessor
but th se and ti. details of the
attempts are hold m ..uc'i a v ay that
it can only be elicited by an invebt.„'
tion by the court, and this he asks the
court to order at onee.
The opening pages of the statement
recite the cause of tho litigation. Mr.
Monett makes the following sp ciflca
tions to show that repeated attempts
have been made to interfere with
the department of justice in this case.
First—In October. 1800, soon after
the original Standard oil company
case was brought, a member of the
Ohio legislature, (ame not given), who
has had great experience aha lobbyist,
called on ex-Secretary of State Ryan
and offered him $75,000 if ho would
successfully use his influence to have
his case against the Standard stopped.
Second—A party known by name to
D K. Watson called him to New York
and offered him the attorneyship for
2,0()o miles of railroad fo- life if he
would let the Standard Oil case run
over his term.
Third Another man, claiming to
represent the Standard called on Wat-
son in Columbus and offered him #100
(MX) to drop the case.
Fourth—A second time a New York
party called Watson to New York,
told him he was a fool not to accept
the railroad attorneyship; and then
renewed the offer with $100,000 —
addition.
Fifth Thereafter another man,
claiming to represent the Standard
Oil Company, called on Watson and
improperly tried to induce him to
drop the cases, but failed
Sixth— HeWitt C. Jones,of Columbus
attorney and cousin of I). K. Watson,
was called to New York and Cleveland
to negotiate for Watson to drop the
Standard Oil case in consideration of
getting the appointment of United
States minister to China.
Monett then passes into a recitation
of the alleged attempt to biibe him to
stop the prosecution, beginning with
the telephone message from New
York, Jan. 10, 1890, which has been
fully published without tho names of
tho bribers. He alludes to the party
who offered this bribe as the "Cleve
land man.,'
The figures are given as published
before-8100,000 being tho first ofTer
and then raised gradually to $500,000
Mrs. Ueorcje'fl Flea.
Canton, April 17.—There was a strong
•Intimation today that the lines of de-
fense will be temporary insanity—emo-
tional Insanity. This cam* i >
bench admitting teetlmony bearing
'•^sons between tho accused f*>
,1, n" *«r aa the HgbtjlAv-
nnil also heeau.- !♦ ......
.mo *>f t'he relations betw- • >'on,
Mrs. George and Mrs. Althou
This decision also practical!
doors for all of what has her '
| regarded as doubtful testimony. He
fense Is now permitted to show all of m*
relations existing between 8n on and
Mrs. George and this will Involve the lit-
igation In which Rample C. George, the
former husband, s concerned.
It Is further Inferred that the ruling
will permit the state in rebuttal to go
no similar testimony regarding tho for-
mer life of the accusod nnd the eff<*at will
be, as now viewed, materially to length-
n the proceedings.
FilipanoH ('nil lie Governed.
l<ondon, April IS-The Dally Chronicle
publishes tliis morning an Interview with
Lieut. Sir Andrew Clarke, agent general
far Victoria and Tasmania, and for Gov-
i inor and commander in chief of the
,Straits settlement regarding America
policy In the Philippines.
Blr Andrew urges a thorough uni is-
landing of tho native character and a
national government as far as possible.
They would show the natives tht this
would bo a better outlet for capital and
they would thus be depriving th® enemy
if the sinews of war.
After that, ho continues ,they would
buy out the religious orders, with the
sanction of the popo and attach the secu-
lai clorgy in som® way to the adminis-
tration, securing their powerful Influence.
"Underlying everything" Sir Andrews
says, "must be the good will of the na-
tives. Then, with carefully selected ad-
ministrators, tho United States would
have nothing to fear from the Filipinos."
The Interview was supplemented by a
report based upon the experience of Brit-
ish administrations ln th straits settle-
ment.
LADItUK GUTHRIE.
WANTED CARDS
And Whisky to Drown Ills Loneliness-
Ills Squaw was Dead.
| last year, imm — •*- — i Jake Wyman, one of the Sac and
Among the Indians In the Vicinity of I rnl^ht be expected from the severe winter I pQX Indians under quarantine at the
...... «n<i wftt ooenlng of the | viHage| approached one of the guards
a few days ago, and in a very woe be-
gone and dejected manner, 6aid: "Me
much alone—Bquaw.pappoose no long-
er near me—they heap sick in big tent
—mebby so deaH. Give me cards me
play heap—mebby forget." The guard
secured a pack of ca'ds for him and
disconsolate Indian went ott to try to
forget his troubles.—Cushing Herald.
Creek Opening.
Muscogee Thoenix:—Tho opening of
the Creek land office and the rapid selec-
tion of the public domain by the citizens
of the Creek nation seems to indicate
that the Indian question Is rapidly set-
tling Itself. The fact that nearly one-half
of the Creek population have already ap-
plied for allotment makes it appear that
the remainder will be forced to do so as
a matter of self defense if for no other
reason. Over in the Cherokee nation the
matter Is roachlng such a stage that lot
jumping Is attempted $nd It Is pretty
certain that whenever tlie land office Is
opened In that nation there will be a rush
to flle. It may bo some time before all
will be located but In tho meantime each
one who has been located will be improv-
ing his property (or allowing It to be
'done by the thrifty white man) and when-
ever the opportunity Is again presented
the vote will be very largely in favor of
with the majority for individual titles.
For years this country ha® been watched
to see what he Indian would do, and in-
ee tments have been withheld and Im-
provements have been generally of th®
most temporary character and everybody
waited and Jet things drift. The bownslte
questions will be in progress of settlement
In a few weeks no^y, and the long looked
for will be at hand. Tho amount of work
to be done Is rather appallng to view
but the number who will be begging to
he allowed to take part In It makes It
I Vfure that It mill be done very swiftly
and that this country will see an Indus-
trial progress little short of the magical.
There >ls no need for "booming" for the
solid, healthy and well to do element
applying from every section of the broad
country for homes ln this favored land
gives assurance that there will be little
room for tho riff-raff that has so often
filled up new lands. Applications and let-
ters to this paper for Information con-
cerning this country como from the At-
lantic and from the Pacific, and It Is safe
to say that ther® will be enough new
oomers without giving any special invita-
tions. The people who Tiavo grown up
with the country will be more than glad
to see the country fully developed and
few of them will wish to se® tho wild nl-
flatlon and the demoralising and wast®
consequent. Every thoughtful man who
loves the country will now serve himself
and his neighbor and his oountry by giv-
ing his best work toward directing the
coming movement along safe channels
and by not allowing himself to be car-
ried away with th® excitement of th®
"boomer."
Once Mor® Comes Into Pronilnenee p In
Dakota.
With Hakota'ei abolition of the 30
day limit for divorce, has brought
Ladrue Guthrie into promidence again.
The Chicago Tribune ssys: "Fargo,
they say, Bhould have kept better con-
trol over its riotous visitors and not
permitted them to go across the river
to Moorhead in Minnesota and become
convicted, until the custodian of the
public morality had to rise up and
take the matter in hand. ' The at-
i torneys may talk about divorce cases
being only incidents of their prac-
tice," said L. Guthrie, of Grand Forks,
' known as tho founder of Guthrie, 0.
T., and as one of tho most successsul
divorce attorneys of that territory and
of North Dakota, "but it was a case
where the incidents were a deal more
than their other practice. The fees
were very exorbitant and the time
required practically nothing. It was
Fargo's fault, If they had not adver-
tised the thing so thoroughly down
there and had not worked up the peo
pie to think that the fair name of th-
state was being dragged in the mud'
thev might still be making easy
money. Aside from the advantagesoS
not attracting notoriety," continudf
Ladrue Guthrie, "Dakota has been as
Meers, b ecsute Dakota divorce law
have been more civilized than the
times. Dakota law does not provide
many more grounds for the granting
of divorces than that of many states.
Dakota is simply more liberal in in-
terpretation of th? grounds Dakota
is ahead of civilization in recognizing
that mental injury is as good ground
for divorce as physical injury. —
Wichita Eagle.
TEACHERS
of Cireer County Receive Their Pay from
Texim Legislature.
It is reported that the Texas legis-
lature lias passed the Greer county
teachers' relief bill, or the bill which
provides for the payment of the school
teachers who taught in Greer county
in 18(, 5-6. Much effort has been ex-
pended to bring this claim properly
before the Texas legislature both at
the last session and the present one,
the teachers realizing that the claims
would pass upon their merits when
properly shown. If tho report is true
a just claim is canceled and a number
of worthy servants of the people will
get their just reward.
Trying to Prove Alibis.
Charleston, S. C. April 17—Alter setting
up alibi's for Webster, Joyner ant Good-
win today, the defense in the trial of th®
alleged Lake City lynchers closed Its
case. Alibis w®re put forward for Ro4-
gers, McKnight, Eppes and Ward last
week, so the only man in whose behalf
efforts have been made to establish one
Is Htoks, the merchant who had been ai«
leged by the government to have be*n tho
leader of tho mob that killed Baker. The
minsertion of the day came after the de-
fense closd its case. Among its efforts
to break down the testimony of Newham
the man who turned state'® evidence was
lhe introduction of a pay certificate. It
was not dater, tho dat® having e/identty
h««n scratched out, but th® defense
claimed It was issued February 21. in
rebuttal, the government placed the stub
book of the county supervisor in evMsMse
showing that the certificate before and
one after that of Newham was issued
February 23. The inference that the New-
ham ticket has been falsified was direct-
ly made and this matter is expeoted to
cut a considerable figure In the case in
tho future.
NenHtttiou Promised.
Halting ,Neb., April 17.—When Sheriff
Slmerlng appeared at the court house this
morning with the expectation of serving
tho warrant on Miss Horlocker, the attor-
neys for tho accused to have the girt
present and Informed him that Miss Hor-
locker had missed her train and that it
would be impossible to produce the girl
before Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
county attorney McGreery and Sheriff
Slmerlng went to Lincoln. It is said that
they went for tho purpose of getting out
requisition papers.
The town is much worked up over the
delay and many ugly rumors are afloat.
Ai'l Quotation*.
Proverbs, axioms and wise sayings
have been uttered by Confucius and
other wise men from time immemorial,
but lew people realize how many there
are of them. C. I. Hood & Co., of Sar-
saparilla fame, have over two thou-
sand, and they have originated the
ingenious plan of serving them up in
delectable shape in thousands of news-
papers, with each one neatly turning a
point as to the merit of their well
known medicine, The extensive use
of these proverbs is original and cred-
itable to Hood & Co.
The smallpox situation at the village
is somewhat better. There are now 21
cases in the hospital, 35 deaths, 30 who
have tecovered, and 41 living in the
village who have not yet taken the
disease. There are 03 Indians living
on their allotments-around in the
township who have not had the dis-
ease, These are keeping away from
the village and are staying at home.
All the Indians have been vaccinated,
and if any more cases develop they
will be of varioloid,—Cushing Herald.
A torpid liver causes depression of
spirits, indigestion, constipation, head-
ache. Use Dr. M. A. Simmons' Liver
Medicine to stimulate that organ.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Painter are
entertaining an eight and a half pound
boy baby at their home,
and the cold and wet opening of tho
spring; there Is, however, ample time for
an Improvement in th® weather which
would materially Increase the output, es-
pecially a* "the acreage Is estimated to
exceed that of last year hy aboue 12 per
cent. Besides, there Is every probability
that, in the event of a probable decrease
In the wlntersown crop, the area of th®
spring wheat would be Increased. We are,
however making comparison with a year
of unprecedently large wheat crop, si
that even should the output show a de
crease composed with 1838, K would
probably still exceed that of the previous
year, to 1898. As conditions now stand,
therefore, there Is a fair prospect of an-
other agricultural year of great abund-
ance, with continued large earnings for
the railroads, large exports of food pro-
ducts and the continuance of an Import-
ant exce«* <>f exports, eroept so far as
Death of Mr a Gray.
Died, April 9, 1890, Sister Bell Gray.
She wan born January 13, 1872, and
departed this life April 9 1891), a*ed 27
pears, 3 months and 13 days. She
leaves a husband, father, mother, four
brothers ard two sisters to mourn
their loss, but her gain. May the Lord
bring these bereaved friends safely to
meet the departed one in heaven. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Joseph Faulks.
Croker on the Hack.
New York, April 17.—In the session of
the Mazet legislative investigating com-
mitee today Richard Croker was again
the principal object of Mr. Moss examlna.
tlon and the most important development
was tho probability that the Tammany
chieftain and John F. Carroll will be the
subject of contempt proceedings before
t'he state legislature shall adjourn. An
adjournment of the committee was taken
this afternoon until next Friday morning
and Mr. Croker Is subpoenaed to re-a^.
pear before the session on next Monday
morning. By the Initiative of Moss, many
of whose questions Mr. Croker repeated-
ly refused to answer, and with whom h®
had several sallies that came very near
being personal, the chairman of the com.
mitt eft look such action as would leave
Mr. Croker ln technical contompt It was
stated tonight that when Mr. Fallows, of
the committee left this evening for Albany
he had instructions to prepare papers
Comi'lituent to C. C. KneUlcfr
The Chandler Democrat and Tele-
gram pays tho following well de-
served compliment to Charley Kneis-
ley:
We sen it Rtated ti at Charles C
Kneisley has been reassigned to the
(iuthrie land office by tho department,
of the interior. The Outline officials
are eertalnly to be congratulated
that they are permitted to retain in
their office so efficient a clerk as Mr.
Kneisley Ever accommodating, he is
very popular with all who have busi-
ness with that office, and has won
many good friends during his stay in
the territory
"What's the matter" with giving
your horse or mule a dose of Dr. Ti eh e-
nor's Antiseptic when he hascolle? It
will cure him, and that is what you
want. For sale by B\ B. Lillie & Co,
Malaria cannot find a lodgment in
the system while the liver Is in perfect
order Dr. M. A. Simmons' Liver Med-
icine is the best regulator.
Wanted—in every town a local rep-
resentative. I-ady or gentleman. Kasy
werk. (food pay. No capital required.
Payment every week. Address for
particulars.—C. L. Marechal Art Co,.
218 Elm street, Dallas, Texas.
Younu Squirrel* Hantfit
I will pay 12 1-2 cents each 'or young
grey and fox squirrels for pets. Must
be large enough to eat well. Will
take all lhat come until further notice.
G. W. STKVENS,
417 east Springer avenue*
Ueneral Corruit Dead.
Scripps-McUea League.
Madrid, April 18.-—General Correa,
ex minister of war and chief of the
queen regent's military household is
BUY VEHICLES
Direct from factory and save jobbers'
and retailers' profit. We can sell you
a road wagon for $20, top buggy #i5,
spring wagon $35, phaeton $40, surrey
$42, etc. Illustrated catalogue free on
application.
SCHENGK CARRIAB' WORKS
ST. JOBKPH, MO*
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