The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 17, 1899 Page: 2 of 8
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THE OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITA.^: SATURDAY MORSINY*. JfTVE
! S9f .
SCARCITY MAKES
HIGH PRICES.
Wheat Reported Shart Many Million
Bushels.
IRON UNEQUAL TO DEMAND
Till* ProN|ieri() Nh> in (lie Lung Itnu
I'Ctd to I ii| ro*<|M-rif > < oiiou
la tlic Only 'I'luug
Thai Lug*.
New York, Juno 1G. Ura.l • tr- . ia tomor-
row w:#l say;
Weather uwl crop coudli on figure to a
greater ext-nt rhu> i-uul th . w,. k n .1
to lily In thi do mail 1 r. «• f actual eli.- 1
button bui in i 1 .it u on x.ilue < i , .
pie*. Part .cuiuriy ugi .cultural product*,
R majority of which am 'high. r. Note-
worthy 1n thia r« pect s wln.it, hlch 'has
advanced on gave. nm«<n;t and ther re
ports, pointing, acoi'tfc.ng to Humt.-, to
£50,0(10,000 t i «l l y oilier t -ttlmaioi us low
hh 500 million bu.-'. The po .-ib !i y 1m
aJto pre. nted of apn ng wheat, for the
Jirh't ti mo on record, eejua.linn t noti « \
culling in yie.ld thHt of the- winter novvu
■whea-t, owing t the mv. i,- weuither hunt
wlntw and hMcct damage to tin- crop
*inoa Chen. I'aithuiuny helpful, how-
ever, in advancing prices, have been "the
reports of widespread damage* to the Kua-
tila.ii crop, 'ivm glowing spring wheat r<-
pmtta from the Orthwest an,I : native
estimate* of <2ie world's crop pu ntlng to
230 millions to million- hush. i;.s smuiler
yield than In 1899. Oatu and h.r small
cereals 'have sympathised with wheat,
particularly as acreage and conltlcn
figures iH int likewise dlmlnlshe I yield*
Hog products have shared tile wire
year, the greatest ever known. Consuming
demand does not * ein to dlmlnlnsh and
appears greater because It falls upon
works crowded for months ahead with
ontracts lower pr|c s. but some of It
Is .speculative anil would cease with pros-
pects of lower pries. With more furnics
agkin into blast, ten last month, produc-
tion will overtake tin demand after a
time and the largest buyers of finished
product f< r inpl ments and car works
and railroads aiv taking nothing to cover
next year's needs, i'lg has been Irregu-
larly strong at the «ast and at Chicago
and unchanged at ittshurg, while finished
products average 2,J per cent higher,
plates, bars, pipes and rail sharing the
^ Ivance with demand for structural forms
j( I and sheets beyond the eaplclty of works,
of cereals, but eoitvm remains une hung- I Bv' n ,n nftllH a tw" r c,'nt* discount on
ed, notwuthatandlng reports « f dt?cr« ased nulek payments Is stopped.
acreago und firm codli.ona in the mu.uu Woolens gained a little further advance
faotured K todi, railher refle citing in I" c' y worsted and indigo blues at gen-
fact, rejK>rta of -Improve;! crop condition* erally strong demand and works well ru-
in the south a* u nault of lite bruakig 'g*Ked ahead. But dealers face th. stub-
of tho dry epell in the gitff titrates. Tin j born fact that consumers, accustomed to
crop la, however, still backward Ad- ] cheap grades mak every advance difficult
vic-en us to the distributive trade are in and mills appear to be buying very little
w l the YandcrUit properties and also
'hears th*t favorabln r suiv.s ar to be
prop ntlee.
looked for In the an'hracito *oaJ
1)UN 6 RBPORT.
New York, Juae lti- It O. Dun's week-
ly Review of Trade Will say:
it is one of the frequent paradoxes of
business that the one thing which now
makeg prices rise * the only thing th*
clouds the future. They rise In iron aril
wheat because scarcity Is feared, but the
scarcity If prolonged and real, would
much Impair prosperity. In wh at It do
not seem to be real, nor 11 Iron laatlr
and meanwhile other elements of pros-
perity continue to l>. potent. It Is a gr at
thing In the month's mark t that egports
of gold have caused no apprehension, be-
cause recognised •.« mere borrowings by j
foreign bankers, th- May r-turn of for-
eign eommerc showing • xports 23 mil- |
lum larger than imports. In spite of the.
decrease of cents in the export price
of wheat and a large Increase in Imports.
In eb ven months the excess of merchan-
dise exports has been !! " million, and the
bankers estimate that 2mt million worth
of securities have been returned from Ku-
r.tpe, with s . f w In rec-ut months that
th- imnunt remaining to be dislodged ls(
probably small.
FRANCES WILLARD HOSPITAL
USES PE-RU-NA FOR CATARRH OF THE STOMACH.
aj
8*
linn nnrnnr"w"An"^!
owass's-
CLEVELAND
RIOTERS WORSE.
Allow No Street Cars to Run on the
Lines.
SHOP GIRLS INTERFERED WITH.
Mips Oeorgi
I lie Frtiiela Willard llowpltal. C'lileago, III.
a Dean wa* t"r three ' slcian. I have seen some very remarka
spite I years missionary In Liberia under the
of very obstinate ca-
The scarcity of Iron Is re,
of the greatest production ■ vtr ko -wn in K. church from the training school tarrh of the stomach, where l'c-ru-na
th!.-« or any other country, 2ti.' .' ;2 tons'in Chicago. After her return she studlod wa sthe only medicine used. J consld-
eklv June 1. against *•.,•.♦ May 1 Th nursing, graduating from the present er It a reliable medicine.
stocks were reduced 7.092 tons n May. | l-'rances K. Willard National Temperance 1 GEORGIANA DKAN.
Im it ating .1 consumption of 1,1'n>.B6S tons Hospital of Chicago. She la an enthusi-' The symptoms of catarrhal dyspepsia
against one million tons per month last astie friend of lV-ru-na. as is evident arc: Coated tongue, pain or heavy feelin*
from the following letter: in the stomach, belohins of gas, dizzy
Chicago, 111., Jan. 20, 1890. ! head, sometimes headache, despondent
Pe-ru-na Drug M* V g Co., Columbus, O.: feeling, losg of appetite, palpitation of
Gentlemen—You will be glad to know the heurt and irregularity of the bpwels.
of the happy results obtained from tho Bend for a free hook writte n by Dr.
us of l'c-ru-na among the patients under Hartman entitled "Health and Heauty."
my .
whenever prescribed by the phy- . Address Dr. Hartman, Columbus, O.
the main very favorabb Hot wca-
th«r has atfmulute retail buslnc-M und
torders for fa« 1 delivery arc rej .rti-d In
larg4f volume and earlier Ulan for years
pasit. Al some canters, iti fact, 4ess
thai* the usual effect Js look>d fur fr. m
seasonable midsummer Influence.,. This
Is, however, best lliustjated In the iion
and stteel trade, Wh'-ch dls|t.ays unex-
ampled activity as regards summer prj-
duct.i>)n and consumption, limlttd oti'y by
fhe obtaining of supplle . Advance a
aJong 11.lie due are <w ilie futuns trade.
Prediction* in the furthur advance in the
price of rails are made, based upru 'th*
fact that old contmfcta at very low
raited have n< w been nearly tilled. Noi-
w it'hL-'tajndlng tboji (Advances t m\re Is
rftf.l souio ejip*urti -inquiry and a feature
reported haa lieen one on « jnlln run I ac-
count for American coke. Iron ore
■shlpmcn'tH. although three w. - ks late,
nearly equa4 (bone of a yoar ago. I/->ng
albamdoned < astern ore mines are be 1 g
reopenved, and shipmem s of Alabama
sfteel and Texas p-ig Iron tt l'Uitaburg dis-
prove* the truth vif the old proverb t'lr.tt
there Is 1 .title profit in "carrying coais to
Newcastle "
Wheat Including Hour, shipments for
the week aggregate 2,790,471 bushes
against S,158,i 47 bushels Inst week: 4.39u,
787 bushel's in Phe corre-i ondtng week of
1898, 2,647,319 bushes In 1897. :i,220,177 bu-
rhela In 189C luid 2,857,307 busheV- In
0805.
Since July 1 this sensn i, Hhe experts of
wheat aggrega! e 218,«2J.:C 4 bus he.s,
•ga;-"«t. 220,272.833 bush* . las: year, corn
exports for the week aggregate .'{,285,301
|)Ushe4a against 3,339,889 bushels ia^t:
week, 4,ltHi,7(H: bushel- In tli week a
yenr «g>>, 1,924,313 bushels In I8: 7, 1,510,761
In 1896 and 868,951 bushc U In 1895.
Binoe July 1 t¥Ws sewson corn exports ag
grega:e 163,425,726 buslu against 189.804,-
02fi bushols during the same period a year
ago.
Business failure number 15> against
178 last week, tt 7 11 this we k a y> ar ago,
127 in 1897, 265 In 1896, ae-d 231 ;n 1895-
Canadian feHures number 25 against 19
kiw w«ek nnd in th- week a year ogVj,
84 m 1897 . 85 in 18%, In 1S95.
FINANCIAL REVIEW.
New York. June 16 — Bradstr•- • t's Fi-
nancial Review -tomorrow w .; .-ay:
This week has seen advance s in a
tnumber o-f the higher grade of bond s-
«aies. wlHh new reoor<is in lie quotations
of tehm. The same tendency also has an
effect upon dividend itaying stocks. On
the otber hand uncertainty In r- 1 trd t )
the crops and the utc one as to rail
road toTmag« a«-vl earning. Is s 111 suffi-
ciently prominent to e\ v t r« r ctivo
Influence* \ui speculation. The 11 ■ gular
4ty in crop est mn s. ut ths portion of
fhe ye«r, is rather nr >r, pr noun« . el than
for some se.-ir-o- p.is'i en l 1- in ni < • •>'
quarters considered a god re.i-on for
•waiting On the part of larv .-!>• < ul.i.vve
interests. Bonn of the tatter have ind« ed,
given support to : '-lr n e. sal t es, but
others have ben active >1 the ear .- |e,
artth'ougli 4n all ope'ra:.ons .f hat «-har •
ter a.'.i preeent. i'ae dlspo.-ltlon .s r
for smsijl profits. Kurope has t b- e .1
Hactor in our markets The 1. m 1. 1 par
ticlpaitUtfi hero being small 1 1 cepta y
divided bet wen buying and s :;ug. Tli. ■:
ha\'e been no sun>rlK<^s a-* 10 earnings >r
dlvld^mds, although '.'he street is waiting
developments of some k a l In c )un-< :l"ii
In markets which are counting largely on
a rise In wool. Hales, mostly between
traders have been In two weeks 16,247,700
pounds.
Cotton goods have been fully sustained
without advance In price by good demand.
The cotton market haa not changel,
doubts about the coming yield being held
!n check by certainty of large stocks on
hand and the decrease In acreage re-
ported by the .Financial Chronicle hinders
faith in the government estimate of a
larger reduction In acreage.
am able and complimentary toward Mr.
Stor. r and enquired cordially concerning
the health of President Meltinley.
CANADIANS LOYAL.
EARL OF ABERDEEN THINKS AMER
1CAN ANNEXATION NON8E8E.
London, June 16—The earl of Aberdeen
In an address thla evening, said that Ca-
nada was thoroughly and unquestionably
loyal to the British crown.
"Anything like serious contemplation of
annexation to the X'nited States,"' said
he. "is absolutely a thing of the past; and
the French Canadians are among the
foremost supporters of a direct British
connection."
TO FIGHT TIN
PLATE TRUST,
SHIP WENT ASHORE.
IS A TOTAL WRECK BUT NO LIVES
LOST.
London, June 16—Advices have been re
celved saying the ship John R. Kelley, of
Bath, M-.. Captain Chipman from New
York, March 16 for San Francisco went
ashore at Stanley, Faulkland Island on
Wheat reports l.y thr K-vornment seopi i Mllv j, und woul(] ,)r[>b«bly bo a total
to mean Just what anybody wants tVmi^jt
tn m. nn, but 1 ho produc. -xrhante In. .-1 Th,. Kfllpy reglntarrd 2.2 tom net and
pretntion of th. June report that the
was cleared from eNw York by Dear-
million bushels mean no grerter aecroaae ' jwrn aj,j
In yield than may be beneficial, both n
company.
growers and consumers. With pro!.a;;*
additions to stocks from the last crop t
would provide for exports of nearly 20.1-
000.000 bushels, and frelgn prupe'ti,
though by no means wholly cheerln r,
scarcely warrant expectations i f a de-
mand as large. The price has risen 3 cents
but such produce Is shown, for w- st Tn
receipts of 10.202,189 bushels In two week",
against 1 6H4.W1 bushels last year, discredit
short crop reports and foreign cxpirts of*
4.582.319 bushels, titir included. a^alu&t
8.tK5,684 bushels lust year, do nolo Ind'cate
great needs abroad.
Corn exports are better nusta* i#d than
wheat. :.,K12.! r.fi bushels n two
against 7, 707 241 bushels last y. ar and the
price has been steady.
Failures for th week have ho n "ia !n
the I'nlted State? against 233 last year
and 18 In Cau ula against 20 last year.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Washington, June 16—United States con
sul Johnston, at Amoy, reports that the
plague has broken out there.
Pittsburg, June 16—John O lirlen who
has been plr.ylng second base for the Bal-
timore team has been released to Pitts-
Chlcago, June 16.—The Record tomorrow
will say:
Senator W. A. Clark of Montana, Char,
les Edwin Miller of N. Y and J. E. Shaw-
han of San Francisco, had a consultation
at the Audltornlum annex yesterday look-
ink to the formation of a combination to
fight the tin plato trust. It Is proposed
t i cstabl.sh a plant at Joliet, ills., with a
capital of $1,000,000. This capital, however,
does not represent the full strength of
the proposed anti-trust plant. Mr. Miller
is a son of Charles Wooster Miller, an<:
represents not ony his father, but Collis P
Huntington and Edwin Gould in the pres-
ent transaction. Mr. Shavvhan was f .,
merly one of the active financial powers
of the Pacific slope and Is reported to rep-
resent several San Francisco nnancial in-
stitutions in this deal.
\on-l nion l.mploycM Attempt to
U orit. (•uanleit by tlie l*o-
lice, Hut Are
Atoned.
Cleveland, Juno 16.—After a quiet morn-
ing. rioting on the part of the sympathi-
zer.-- of the street railroad strikers broke
out about noon In various sections of the
city. The first outbreak occurred at the
corner of Clark avenue and Tearl street
when the street railway company sent
a car from Lakeview fillel with non-union
omplayes and guarded by a force of police
men to attempt to operate the Hol'ben avo.
nue line. The south siders did not take
kindly to the imported motetmen and con-
ductor.-, and bricks, stones and eggs were
hurled at the car. The windows In the
car were smashed and the non-union men
rushed out and Joined the strikers.One of
them, who was struck in the face with a
brick, fainted. Two arrests were made
by the police.
Shortly after noon girls employed In
factories In the wholesale mercantile dis-
trict surrounded a Euclid <avenue car at
the corner of Superior and Bank streets.
After making it unpleasant f->r the motor-
man conductor the ginls drew *baek and
men and boys hurled missels at the car.
A number of arrests were made.
An outbreak also occurred on Perkins
avenue at the Cleveland and Pittsburg
railway ctosslng, wher cars were obstruc.
ted. V
A llltle after 2 o'clock a Wilson avenue
cross town car struck and exploded a
torpedo which had been laid on the rail
The car was nearly blown from the track
Flames burst through the floor of the cai
but were soon extinguished. There were
no passengers on board. On the track th,
police found the remains of a torpedo
consisting of two p eees of tin with a wad
of paper wedged between them.
BLOODHOUNDS ARE GOOD
CHASING THE BANDb IN BIG fllORN
MOUNTAINS.
Cheyenne, Wyo.. June 16.—The blood-
hounds sent to the Big Horn mountains
several days ago to assist in the chase
of the bandits who dynamited the Union
Pacific mail train, have been successful
In picking up the trail and following it
from T. K. mountain, where the robbers
eluded their pursurers to the headwaters
of No Wood river, south of Red Rank,
Wyo., and west of the Hole in the Wa
country.
They are In the heart or the mountains,
l.urg and Is expected to don Its unlforiji where the bandits are now surrounded
tomorrow.
MINISTER STORER
FORMALLY RECEIVED.
Queen Regent Gave a Flattering
Audience and Was Very
Complimentary.
(Madrid, June 16—The newly appointed
minister to Spain, Mr. Bellamy Storer,
was received in formal audience by th<
ijueen regent today. There wen no
speeches only a few cordial phrases were
exchanged.
Two state carriage s from the royal
stables conveyed Mr. Storer from the ho-
tel De Rome to the pal.10 and took h m
back to the hotel after the audience.
Pr- mier Sllvella presented Mr. S'.orer to
her majesty.
There were no crowds about the palace,
Mr. St'irers' reception being unannounced
in order to avoid disagreeable ;neid-nts.
The fact that there were no speeches is
no: surprising as this is the practice when
ministers are received. Speeches are on-
ly made In the case of ambassadors.
Nevertheless the -jaee-i regent was very
Lonldon, Juno 17—The Daily Mall an-
weeks nounces that three batteries of field ar-
tillery with fifteen officers and 500 men
will leave Aldershot on August 15 for
I>ady Smith, Natal.
Newport, R. I. June 16—To Increase the
rivalry between the Columbia and the De-
fender In the trial races off here the New-
port yacht club offeed a prlzc^of >500. It
has been accepted.
Pretoria. Jnue 16— "Chris" Butler who
had b en In custody under charge of com-
plicity In the recent alleged conspiracy
at Johannetseburg to prom to a rebellious
outbreak, was discharged today.
San Francisco, June 16—The board of
regents of the university of California
today elected Benjamin Ida Wheeier of
Cornell .as president of the unlvers ty, to
succeed Martin Kellogg resigned.
London. June 17—The Berlin corres-
pondent of the Daily Mail says that a
workman named Montag. living in Man
'helm. Baden has succeeded In manufac-
turing artificial coal from earth and mln-
eraJ substances.
on all sides by the state jnalitia and pos-
ses of armed men.
Capt. Thorn, In command of the state
troops, sent against the bandite reports
that the robbers, hemmed in as they are,
cannot possibly escape.
BAILEY WANTS IT AGAIN
SEEKING THE LEADERSHIP OF CON-
GRESS.
Chicago, June 16.—Congressman Bailey
of Texas, is expected to reach Chicago to-
morrow to consult with the Chicago de-
mocratic congressmen and some from the
northwestern states regarding tho leader-
ship of the house.
The three Ch.cag-. congressmen have
not yet decided to support either Mr.
Bailey, Mr. DeArmond, or Mr. Ri. hard-
son.
SHOOK BY AN EARTHQUAKE
STORM !N WISCONSIN
DID MUCH DAMAGE.
Killed Several Persons and
Destroyed Large Amount
of Property.
Minneapolis, Minn.,June 16.—A delayed
special to tho Tribune from Pinevillc
Polk county. Wis., says:
A storm whicb swept over this portion
of tflie state Monday left death and d€
Ktructi.-n in its path. Several persons
were killexl and Injured and much prop-
erty wu destroyed.'
The dead:
FRED KHNKT"
SAMUEL OLSEN.
The t'torm struck his place about 6:31
I . m. I.t wrought immense d.image, and
f( w people < scaped wl h 110 Joss. J n- school
district No. 6, t'he property of P. T
Yalor wais completely swept from th
face of tlhe earth. Nothing was left o
his farm buildings. Samuel Olsen, wh
was killed, lived in school district No. 2(
His property was cumpLeLely destroyed.
RIO GRANDE'S
GREAT DAMAGE.
VOLCANIC IRRUPTION 04«l NEGROS
CAUSED If.
Manila, June 17—00 a. m.—Earthquake
Washington. June 16—Spain bought 7.000 j was al ' ! >ilo at 3
tons of wheat from the
Un ted States len,ay after
lock yes
Inhabitants say it
NOTHING "JUST AS GOOD."
•t! If a sufferer from any of the various forms • g f
•'0 however severe, or in need uf a
lg|l" « specific for skin diseases, use 1 . <3 ® & I ■ J
Pond's Extract Ointment •&
It heals cuts, burns or bruises, and should
I.A|I . be in every home. AUdrufffuu ur by mn'. l\icc %#' m m m " ^
< X aA Wa hx-: tri<U sxzrtbc. Prepared only at our latwuUjry. * ^ B ■
last March; more than from any oth r
country, according to the report to the
state department of consular agen M -
tens, at Valencia.
Tacoma. Wn., June 16- The ste.imer -*i*y
. f Seattle passed port Townsend thi* \t-
ruo p bocrd for Tacofna '.v''th 2tK Ki-i
d ke •* who -1 iik out $.".00,000 n g 'Id das
and J."00.000 In drafts as the first Ins M-
ment of the spring clean up.
Denver. June 16—Gov. Thomas and
Mayor Johnson tonight named a c >:n-
m'ttee of business men who will meet wl'h
4!e operating committee of the Ameri-
can Smelting and Refining company
was the severest « v r known it sup-
posed that the shock was caused by the
volcano Uonl an In N. gros in eruption. An
explosion was hear-!, apparently under
Iloilo, following thirty seconds atcr by
shaking of the earth.
IS CABINET-MAKER.
San Antonio, Tex., June 16.—Tho flood
Which has devastated the Rio Grande
va'llc-y has caused a loss of property that
wivl approximate a third of a million of
dolary. The Rio Gran do river a,t Eogle
pass rose 40 feet Wednesday n.igiit com
lately isolating the town and carrying
away tho iron bridge whidh connectec
Ka^rle Pass with the Ciudad Portire 1) az
Mex. R'a 11 is still fallin gin the Rd<
Grande valley. Tho loss of life in conee
j qtunce of -the w,r- r -p.iuto Wednesday
j promises to be very foeftvy, principally
rar.ch hands and Mexicans. The tirst news
j from Hrackett, which was laid in.ruins
| Wednesday, was recoived toda>. Tho
dispatch •'-ays tli entir- town is wljn d
out and all county records aro destroyed.
l*he .people aro homel-'SM anel arc- being
fed ti id sheltered on military rations !>$'
the negro cavalry troop ut Fort Clark.
The
Maid
and
the
Miss Lucy Tucker, the daughter
of a prominent farmer of Versailles,
Iud., was the victim of nervous
prostration. Most of the time she
was confined to bed, and was on
the verge of St. Vitus' dance. It
was a pitiful case which medical
science failed to conquer. Finally
a doctor prescribed Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People. Her
father said:
"We began giving the pills at
once, and the next day we could
see a change for the better in her.
We gave her one pill after each
meal until she was entirely well.
She bus not been sick a day since.
We think the cure almost miracu-
lous.
Frank Tucker, Mrs. F.Tcckkh.
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Tucker, being
duly sworn, state that the fore-
going is true iu every particular.
Hugh Johnson,
Justice 0/ the Peace.
—From the Republican, Versailles,
Illd.
Dr. Williams' Pink PilUt for Pale People
contuin, 111 a condensed lorni, all the ele-
ment* uece* arv to give new life and rich-
ness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfailing specific for
such diseases us locomotor atuxia, partial
paralysis, St. Vitus'dance, sciatica, neural-
gia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the
after-effects of the grip, palpitation of the
he-art, pule aud sallow e-oinpiexictus, and all
forms of weakness cither in male or female.
Dr. Williams* Pink PlfU tor Pale People are never
sold by the dozen or hundred, but always in pack-
ages. At all druggists, or direct from the Dr. Wil-
liams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.. 60
cants per boi.Gbeies 12.50.
sion of the legislature for the relief oi
tizens ' whose reigns o£ terror" exist.
FURNITURE TRUST
AND TIIE CIIAIRS GO W1TII THE
TABI..ES.
Grand Rapids, Mich., June 16—The larg-
est table manufacturers in tho wot Id,
have organized here under the nam of
the National Dining Tablo Association.
They will at once order an advance of i."
per cent .on tahl.-i. There are forty-tlnvo
members of the association and only
thirteen mahufacturers have failed to
come in thus far. The new chair trust has
also ordered an advance In prices of 15
per cent, and indications are that the<«i
advances wllj be followed by furniture
makers in all other lines when the July
sales begin. ,
SAMPSON \ii BOSTON
TWO DUELS FOUGHT.
OFFICERS AND PROFESSORS QUAR
RBL OVER DREYFUS.
Brest, France, June 16—As the outcome
of quarrels over the Dreyfus affair, twe
duels were fought here today between
two officers, naval and artillery and pr>
fessors at the public schools.
One of each profession was wounded.
AMERICAN M BAT INaPBCTI#N
"Washington, June 16—A note of warnlnf
to American meat packers is sounded by
I'nlted States Consul General Winslow 3t
Stockholm, in a report to the state de-
partment upon meat inspection at that
place. H says trichinosis has been fojnd
in on.* piece of American pork njid In 1
carcasses of Swedish pork. Stockholm 1
a good market, he says, for America
meat, but it will be spoiled by ea/s^i
packing.
CITY COUNCIL.
HIS SQUADRON TO BE GIVEN A RE-
CEPTION.
Boston, June 16—The flagship New Y rk
and the battleships Massachusetts. lo ll-1
ana and Texas of tho North Atlantic
squadron, rear admiral Sampson In com
mand, arrived in the inne r harbor about
.1 o'clock this afternoon. The customary
courtesies were exchanged between t ana
Ft. Warren and the navy yard battery.
All arrangements have been mad : r
the parade of marines and blue jackets
from the war vessels tomorrow In con-
nection with tho Charlcstown Bunker
11111 day celebration.
RETURN TO THEIR WORK
CALIFORNIA MINERS TO TIIE NUM
BER OF 450.
Redding, Cal., June 16—'T'/a strike of 4"0
miners at Iron Mountain has come to t
peaceful termination and apprehensions
regarding trouble are all arrang'd. The
miners who congregated at Redding have-
been leaving by scores for Montana, Colo-
rado. Idaho and other mining localities.
Considerably less than one hundr-d re-
main in the vicinity. Great surpr . ■• was
caused today by about fifty of the strik-
ers, few if any of whom are first class
miners, returning to Iron Mountain and
going back to work at the old work sched
ule. Others will be put to work at the
mines as fast as they can be obtained.
Paris, June it;, s.-t
Rousseau has acce p
structlng a cabinet,
decline 1.
,itor Pierre Wa eck-
ed tho task of con-
M. Delcasse having
AD TO DISBAND.
His., June in.—Pre
ide-avor to bring about a settlement of Bi..wi,.-, 1 ,\ announced the ells.
bandment of the w. '.rn ba*
t'.'C strike.
Boston. .Tune 16—A Newport spe- ] (.1
the Journal «a{y« It Is reported that Re-r
Admiral Sampson Is to he de* :hel fron-
the North Atlantic fleet and aralgn^d to
th. naval station at Newport, th. s ope
of which is to be greatly hroadenco.
rn case nail asso-
ciation, being unable to secure n Htv
willing to take the iranch.se « f the tail
enders, Dubuque.Ottumwa was also weak
financially and Cedar Rapids refuse to
continue with a lour club league.
OKLAHOMA WE AT 11E R.
Washington, Ju Oklahoma .1 In-
dian territorj Pan.;. cloudy w-iither
Saturday and Sun a> . warmer Saturday;
easterly winds.
S >n Francisco, June 16—The figh
twe n middl weights Charley Goff 1 .1
."m Farrell before the National club o-i
night resultee! n a clean victory f.'_* ■ - . ...
Goff. Goff show 1 np w..; throughout be- f The Bc«f Prescription for Malaria
Ing particularly cffcitive with left jabs , Chills nnd Fever is a bottle of GROVE S
Fran* v was vicious nnd did a lot of rush TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. It Is sinn-
ing hut wat unable to land with any | Ply !ron and Quinine in a tasteless form,
effect. | No cure, no pay. Price 60c.
MARTIAL LAW ASKEO
GOVERNOR ASKED TO STOP KEN-
TUCKY FEUDS.
Frankfort, Ky., June 10— Col. Williams
of the first regiment, recommended in his
report to Governor Bradley on the feud
in Clay county thatttV soldier* be given
complete contral in the future by placing
the towns visited by them under martial
law. Coi. Williams says It Is 'mposslble
to protect the lives of prisoners or cit.-
zens under th. present system. Petitions
have come from other counties for ri lic-C
GOT $40,000
MURDERERS OF MARTIN MIERS,
THE OLD MISER.
Chicago. June 16—The police announced
ton ght that they had become convinced
that the murderers of Martoln Mlers, the
olod miser found strangled in his house
ten days since, secured about J4'\00C as
■the result of their crime.
The most careful search has failed to
reveal more than $40,000 worth of proper*.v
Mlers told friends som. time ago that he
was worth $RO,noo and the police believe
the murderers secured the difference.
MEET 'LAST NIGdlT IN ADJOURNED
SESSION.
At the adjourned meeting of the city
council, last night, the meeting was pre-
sided ove r by Mayor Berkey, Clerk Lauj
k-'i't the minutes and all the. members
were present except Douglass, who was
out of the city.
The bond of Monroe Felton for sprink-
ling the streets was approved.
Tho water rate of last year was aijpt
cd.
Cheadle moved that the Governor secure
the (Million donated by the United States
for this city; carried.
Th. subscription list Tor the Noble av-
enue and P rklns avenue bridge was turn-
ed over by Paul Schoner for collection.
Th Fourth of July committee. Messrs
Farquharson, Levy and Renfro, made
their report.
J. w. WcConnell, sidewalk Inspector,
,v - ordered to go to work tomorrow.
The mayor appointed and the counc'l
approved of Joe Bradfrd as regular 00-
llee.
The council the nadjourned until next
regular meeting.
The State Capital editorial roems en-
jo- ed the melody of sweet sounds, last
night, the artistic and refined work of
Messrs Moulton and Chapln on the gultor
an I mandolin, and while the music, was
wafled over the telephone it InstNnone of
it - sweet: ess by reas n of its novel way of
appealing to the senses. These gentlemen
certainly have the golden charm which
they weave around their instruments.
There was a small blaze last night In the
Banner hotel, across the avenue from the
State Capital office, which was quickly
extinguished by the fire department which
was Johnny on the spot.
Are you g«m# to St. Louis June IHth*
If so; go via Oklahoma City and the Fris-
co Line. Through sleeper account of the
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Greer left this morn-
ing for Seymour, la. Mrs, Greer received
word of the serious illness of e.er another.
ON THE WAY TO ALASKA
CONGRESSMAN PAYNE WILL INVES-
TIGATE THE COUNTRY.
Vancouver, B. C. June 16—United States
Congressman Payne of N. Y. and party,
arrived here today en route to Alaska,
i Mr. Payn said:
I "While in Alaska we shall get all the
I information we can relative to the boun-
dary question, but our trip has no offic-
ial significance. We are also out for a
good time."
' The party will sail from Seattle, Jun*>
tho
H 1
Bell and Clay e ountie a, but the governor
has no power to declare martial law or
to proceed until called upon by the local
authorities. Governor Bradley has been
consult ring not only t'ae conditions :n
Clay and other counties but also h;« In-
ability to take radical action, and hi is
now contemplating calling a special res
SIX ROUND DRAW.
Chicago, Jun 16—George Byers and
Billy Stift fought a six round draw to
night. In the fourth round Stift knocked
Byers down twice, but Byers was strong
•and before the round ended ki/oeked
Stift down twice. Stift did a great deal of
hugging in tho last two rounds.
DILLEY DALLEYS.
Dilley, Garfield Co.. Okla, June 15—
Crops are looking fine around here.
There has been so much rain lately tha'
corn plowing has been impossible.
Wheat harvest has begun.
Mr. and Mrs. Ifaughnn have just up-
turned from a.atos county. Mo. where they
have been visiting their son and family.
John Talllferro has returned to this
neighborhood for a short visit.
Frnng Gragg of Logan county has renr-
ed Geo. York's farm and will move to
this neighborhood In a short time.
The ie, cream supper at the Green Val-
iey school house last Monday n ght was
a grand success.
C. R. Boggess and M1ss Ollie Combs
were married last Sunday.
Frank Brassal and family visited Mr. C.
Ky gars' bust Sunday.
Chlchwikr'e KnglUh IMmuoh<I It rand.
fENNYHOYAL PILLS
P ^ Origin«l and Only firnnlnr. A
w
■ Kl'< for ClUfk—im * ffnutuH l>i<l i
iJ llrand tu Herd ' >'U metal
ith blu.-
Urand la Krd ai.l
• *lth blue rlt
othnr. n^futi danfft*
A I Drocrwu. or C*.
■ iMr.pt f(.r p«n|ca! r* iuum*atU« «c 1
It ;l^r r®r I.imIIi*." In («iur, by rclvra
r Mali. lO.OO© Tr.wmonUl.
Ohlckr«t«re%mlctlC ,ll 4!M
«.ti fnmtiu. ruiLii^TA.
So.4 fcj all Local L>ru4giau.
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