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VOL. 8.
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, FRIDAY, JAN. 8, 1897.
NO 27
MAY BE A CONFLICT. [FUNERAL or MCULLAGH.
I Very Simple Ceremony mi tlie Homo of
COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA su"'rill"L"w'
St. Louis, Mo.. January 4.—{Service
over the remains of Mr. .loseph B, Mo-
; ' ullngh. editor of the Globe-Democrat,
CLAIM CORN ISLAND.
Colombia riunn to Selao It
KteaM m March by Taking
•easlon—Troop* HuppoiH
Krertln* H Fori on the 1st
Prior 1'on-
o He Now
Managua, Nicaragua, -Ian.
little beating of drums or blowing of
trumpets a war-like move upon the
part of the Republic of Colombia is
now believed to have been checkmat-
ed by the Republic of Nicaragua,
although further news from the ob-
jective point, Corn Island, is anxiously
expected here.
About a month ago the government
of Nicaragua was informed, unofficial-
ly, that Colombia had planned to make
a landing1 on Corn Island, a valuable
strategic spot, situated about thirty-
six miles off Mosquito coast, belonging
to Nicaragua, whose flag was to be
were held yesterday afternoon at the
residence of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
...anion, where he had mude his home
for many years.
| Rain had been falling all day with-
, out intermission and the weather was
With | eold, but notwithstanding this there
was a large attendance of the friends
and admirers of Mr. McCullagh.
Promptly at o'clock a quartette be-
gan the services by singing Cardinal
Newman's beautiful hymn, "Lead,
Kindly Light."
Rev. .John Snyder, pastor of the
Unitarian Church of the Messiah, read
the 23d psalm beginning, 'The Lord is
my Shepherd." At the conclusion of
this he paid a beautiful tribute to the
dead in a few well chosen words.
"Come I'nto Me," was then sung by
the quartette, and a prayer by Rev.
W. ^. Boyd, of the Second Buptist
hurch ended the services, which were
hauled down and the ensign of Colombia remarkable for their simplicity.
substituted for it. It was alleged that | the casket was being borne to the
Nicaragua was overtaxing < orn Island. 1,ear*e. the quartette sang "Beyond
and that the inhabitants, numbering a ' ,'K' Smiling and the Weeping."
few hundred, had appealed to Colom- ; The active pallbearers were members
bia for redress, on the ground that l',e ('lobe-Democrat editorial staff
that territory, some five miles long, j im<l heads of departments. Among
which formerly belonged to Colombia, the honorary pallbearers were the
Was unlawfully held by Nicaragua. It ' '"ditors of the other St. Ijouis papers
is further stated that the prefect of 'Wd men prominent in political and
Han Andre/., Colombia, had assembled business life in the city. Hon. Henry
a military force and was only waiting w"** . . ...
for the arrival of a Colombia gunboat
in order tcTembark the troops, to pro-
ceed to Corn Island, seize it and fortify
it against the possibility of recapture.
That such u plan was discussed there
is no reason to doubt, but President
Zelaya of Nicaragua took prompt steps
to meet this move upon the part of the
neighboring republic. Very quickly
detaohmehts of Nicaraguan troops
Were assembled here and at Granada,
and when all was ready, they were
sent in small parties across Lake Nica-
ragua and down the San Juan river to
Greytown and Blueflelds. By this
time the soldiers of Nicaragua are be-
lieved to be in possession of Big and
Little Corn islands, for there are two
of them and the work of erecting a
strong fort should be progressing.
The troops took all their best guns
available, and a supply of ammunition
and other supplies. Store houses ore
also to be constructed at Corn island.
Of course, if the Colombian expedi-
tion started earlier than expected, and
reached Corn island before the Nicar-
aguan troops, fighting may have oc-
curred before this, and, if so, the mat-
ter may lead to a general upheaval in
Central America, for Colombia was
warned, diplomatically and through
the press, early last month, that her
seizure of Corn island might lead to
warlike combination of the Republic
Watterson, editor of * the Louisville
Courier-Journal, was the only one from
out of town.
The interment was in the McKee
family lot at Bellefontaine cemetery.
Hlographleal.
Joseph Burbrldge McCullagh was born in
Dublin In 1843 He came to this country
when only 11 years old and at once became
an apprentice on a New York city weekly.
It 1858 he came to this city and was first a
compositor and then a reporter on the Dem-
ocrat. He had mastered shorthand—then j
rare accomplishment—which was of great
service to him. Before the war he went to
Cincinnati and U-came connected first with
the Gazette and later with the Commercial
as a stenographe
Mr. McCullagh acted as a correspondent
during the war. and his letters signed
"Mack" made him famous. He crossed the
Mississippi river with Grant, and the silent
soldier and brilliant correspondent struck
up a close friendship, which lasted till the
general's death. Mr McCullagh was also
with Sherman's army on its march through
Georgia. He followed the fortunes of war
nearly three years, and In that time had
various sensational experiences and narrow
escapes, proving himself under the most
trying circumstances cool, resolute and
daring.
Asa Washington corresjiondcnt Mr. Mc-
Cullagh added to the reputation he had ac-
quired during the war. His familiarity with
jxdltlcal principles, as evidenced by his ar-
ticles was such that his advice is said to
have been often sought by statesmen. He
ailed the "originator of interviewing."
THE M1NKRALOUTPUT
THE TOTAL VALUE OF 1896
WAS $653,311,468.
total Production of MetiiU *413,311.
^"1 Great Incrcano In Gold and
Copper—Little Decrease In Silver-
l'lg Iron, Spelter, l.ead.toal. Coke, *Xc.
Npw York. Jan. 4.—The Engineer-
ing and Mining Journal says the pro-
duction of mineral and metals in the
United States for the year 1800
amounted to $653,311,468. showing a
decrease, as compared with 181)5 of
RAILKOADING IN 1896.
A Year of Many MHappolntmeiiti anil
Great l.itat of Capital.
Chicago, Jan. 4.—The year just
closed has been one of disappointment
und losses in all lines of business, says
the Railway Age. and as the railroads
cannot prosper when other interests
suffer they have painfully reflected the
general depression. The promise of
increased earnings given early in the
year was not sustained, and as a con-
sequence many companies which, if
good times hud begun, would have
been able to meet their obligations,
were obliged to default and turn
over possession of their property to
824,089,266, or ubout 3 per cent This > courts. Instead, therefore, of the
decrease was largely in values rather ! cx'),vt<"d decrease in the number of in-
than in quantities: in none of the chief i Sl,'v,'nt'ies compared with the previous
articles was there unv marked ,le- in ,W",1 ""I
or,,,,;, while i„ several there
eonMderable increases. capitallaitlmi involved is considerably
1 he total productions of metals was less. Compared indeed with either
8242,311,481, an increase of 81,094,111 1804, lH93or the record of 189«i is
over the previous year, while the Value I favorable, although at the best it is
of non-metallic substances was 8110.- j enough, for it shows that dur-
999,987, a decrease of 826,383,37? from 5np lust. vei,r thirty-four roads, with
181)5. A large part of this was due tu I S;"4! J'™'1.
the lower values of coal, stone and a | mm. "hTllsl'of rui'iwavs
few other important substances, very | ted bv receivers. '
little resulting from the smaller quun- 1 'The live vears of financial trouble
titles. 1 commencing with 1892 have left n
The production of allutninum shows record of bankruptcies far greater than
un increase of 400,000 pounds over t,ult °f the preceding ten years and
of Salvador and Honduras in support! having practiced ti., a branch of Journal
of Nicaragua against her. Colombia !n a manner seldom if ever equaled. His
was also advised, if she still main- ,lrsl interviews with President Johnson
tained she had rights over Corn island. r"l>'*'d all over the country.
to submit them to the arbitration of a * n lsfiti and 1870 Mr. McCullagh
disinterested republic. i managing editor of the Cincinnati.
To these threats and suctions up- iftfSEE. 22&SS? ZtSX
parently no attention was paid, for it 'K ean. but when the property was practi-
was announced that the Colombian «ally destroyed In the 1871 tire, returned to
gunboat was being fitted up for the t,lis citv where he lived till death. He ac-
transportation of Colombian troops to ! ' ltJr' itorshlp of the Globe, one of
rom island It is honed hero that tbn ,worlval Republican newspapers here, the
NicaraX" foil's 3ll,lT,.,'c In ad "C""! """
vance of the Colombian dctaehn >nt.
Corn island is considered to be the
healthiest spot about the coast of Cen-
tral America. The ground is so high
above the sea and the sides of the
larger island are rocky nnd-adinirahly
adapted to being converted into strong
fortifications. The inhabitants are
tnainly Indians and smugglers, also
there are a few Americans and English
merchants there. Roth Big and Little
Corn island afford good anchorage to
the largest vessels close to the shore,
and in short a better spot for coaling
station and repair shop for the United
States war vessels could hardly be
found.
CUBA'S EXPENSES.
Over Tliree Mllllom. Spent So Far—A Mill-
ion Urgently Called For.
Boston, Jan. 2.—The Journal says:
''The Cuban provisional government
has forwarded a statement of money,
munitions of war and
other being the Democrat, which had been
founded in 1852 and had been the organ of
the lb publican party. A quarrel both In the
party and among the owners of the paper
caused the starting of the Globe. Its lot
was not a prosperous one though it took
awav enough of the business of the Demo-
crat to injure that materially. The Demo-
crat was a member >f the Associated Press,
and the Globe was not While Mr. McCul-
lagh \\as unable to make the balance come
upon the light side of the ledger of the
Globe, he was able to make a newspaper
which people talked about. There was a
snap In its editorial comments that St Louis
had not been accustomed to; there was a.i
air of sensationalism about Its news depart-
ments that was new In that Held.
A series of political and personal events
brought about a consolidation of the twi
papers with McCullagh at the head-a posi-
tion which he held the rest of his life.
He was unconventional in dress, manners,
habits and speech, though careful of his
written English. He had much humor,
mainly cynical, and made no pretenses.
Having neither kindred, wife nor children,
few external pleasures and no distractions,
he lived in and for his newspaper and cared
for little else. He was a Journalist of jour-
/ • i i e provisions nalists being saturated with nrinter'
furnished for carrying on the war | l« von,l all chance of chang.'.
ink
,. . ,• " , - .— I ocyoWai! cnance ot change.
all parts of the world since , He was a strong Republican from first to
duly 30, 1895, tip to November last, and on more than one critical occasion
'10, 1896. The statement is made that in his earlier life relinquished the pen for
when the struggle began General (So- | l,R- swor<l. being one of the handful of vol-
inez, the Cuban commander, agreed to imte('rs to man the ironclad St Louis, the
receive through the war 8100,000 to be i ms l vfssclsrun tl,e Klu"u-'
paid in installments of S"< ra of th* shore batu-rlcs. Among hlspolltlcal
paid in installments of *.(>,000 cierj pci-formam .■ was his participation in the
three months. It Is claimed also that i.ote.l ValUndlngbam campaign 111 Ohio
he has already received 860,000 ! Another was his write-up" of the South
from the provisional government 'rora observations made on a tour for the
and that the remainder is now due. l'urPos«' JUst after the war.
and for that reason he has become 1'ublic affairs were always of paramount
careless and inactive, which accounts i,'ll'ri'st,(' McCullagh. His political ambition
"f, umn- '!ut;" r
this IS denied by the v. uban delegate's I often mentioned for such a position, v. nich
in \y ashington, who say that Gomez is ; it is possible he would have r«*acned but for
that of 189.1. the total for the year be-
ing 1,300,000 pounds. The production
continues in the hands of a single com-
pany.
The increase in copper has been ex-
traordinary. the total gain amount-
ing to 07,763,150 pounds, which was
made In spite of a large decrease in
the domestic demands, but was ab-
sorbed by the extraordinary exports of
the year, which are the largest on
record.
The gold production in the United
States in 1890 reached the total of
$57,000,000. The increase far surpasses
the gain reported from any other coun-
try in the world and puts the United
Stutes in the lead. This country's out-
put of gold was ','0 per cent of the re-
ported output of the entire world.
The production of pig iron was
""09,809 long tons. The depression of
more. In that period L'13 roads hav
been turned over to receivers, with
lines aggregating 50,40.1 miles, or 30
per cent of the entire present mileage
of the United States, and a capital-
ization representing over $179,000,000,
or about 30 per cent of the bonds and
stock of our entire railway system to-
day. These are apalling figures. Cer-
tainly no other form of business In-
vestment has suffered such loss as the
railways within the past few years.
In 1896 no less than fifty-eight roads
were sold for their creditors, repre-
senting 13,730 miles of lines, and the
enormous capitalization of $1,150,-
000,000.
The most important failure of the
year was that of the llal ti more and
Ohio, with 2,0.M miles of road and over
$124,000,000 of bonds and stoek. besides
heavy floating debt and arrears of in
business which made itself manifest | terest. The bankruptcy of this old
in the latter part of the year had less | and formerly profitable company was
effect than had been anticipated, the discouraging evidenc of t.ie effects
decrease from 189.". b.-ing only or?.43'. (,f unlimited competition The other
tons, or about 7 percent. 'The pro- | notable failures include the Louisville,
duction of lead from domestic ores New Albany and Chicago. .">01 miles
amounted to 175,71? short tons, show- and $28,?r.o,(KH) of liabilities; the
ing an increase of 20,863 tons over the ; roads forming the Vandulia
preceding year. In addition to this system, aggregating nearlv r,u
there was 79,000 tons produced from "dies and P24.000.00'> . f bomb
imported ores or refined from imported |ind stock: the Pittsburg \ Western
bullion. The quick-silver output was | involved in tin- embarrassment of the
33.012 flasks of seventy-six half-pounds I Baltimore A Ohio, i. . miles and ?H.-
each, showing a decrease of 906 flasks 500,000, and two related lias'ern roads,
from the previous year. The produe- the Central Vermont and Ogdensburg
tion continues to come wholly from | ".nd Lake Chatnplaln. covering .'?*
the California mines, no new deposits miles of road and
having been developed to the produe- ! investment
BAG MAKERS COMPLAIN.
Tb« Wilson Titrl(T Held to llavc ltulned
the Industry In California.
Washington, .Ian. 4 —When the
Mouse ways and means committee re-
sumed its hearings to-day, William
Uutherford of Oakland, Cal., repre-
senting u company which had been
manufacturing twine, yarn and cloth
for thirty years, asked that yarns made
of jute be advanced from 30 to 35 per
cent ad valorem; that burlups and
bags of grain made of burlaps l e trans-
ferred to the dutiable list at 1 ^ cents
per pound and bags forgrain made of
burlaps be taxed 2 cents per pound;
that gunny bags and gunny cloths, old
or refuse fit only for manufacture, be
changed from the free list to }i cent
l>er pound. He declared that the Wil-
son law had wrought commercial dis-
aster and social discontent to the Pa-
cific coast, but the farmers and manu-
facturers had in the last election
voted for protection, knowing it
would restore prosperity to them. The
industry on the Pacific coast had been
stricken down and now there were 300
idle looms in Oakland, while in New
York and Massachusetts, mills had al-
so been closed. Under the operation of
the present law. horse blankets,plaids,
carriage robes, tarpaulin and print
cloths were entered free of duty und
came into competition with American
products, particularly cotton. They were
entered by virtue of the designation
"other materials" in the jute and
hemp schedule of the Wilson bill, al-
though the American manufacturers
had protested against fuch a construc-
tion of the law. Many of the goods
entered free were dyed so that the
American dyer was also robbed by the
system.
BIG FLOOD AND STORM.
Ureat Damage Done by Kaln In Illinois
and Michigan.
Chicago, Jan. 4.—Telegrams from all
THE MARKETS.
Weekly Hank
Nrw Yobk, Jan. 2 The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes;
Reserve, decrease, #1.022.950; loans, in-
rease, #3,702,600; specie, decrease, #4*5.-
700; legal tenders, increase, #G2'J.700; de-
posits, increase. #4,947.HOO; circulation, de-
crease. #159.900. The banks now hold
#33.286,950 In excess of the requirements of
the 26 per cent rule.
UKAIN MAKKKTi.
Kansas Citv, Mo.. Jan. 2. Wheat sola
readily to-day and some samples brought
more than they would have sold lor on
Thursday, but there was no general advam e
In prices. Offerings were fair.
Hard Wheat-No. 2. site. No. 3, 78c;
No. 4, 74c; rejected. 65. Soft Wheat -
No, 2. 93c; Nu 3, «K)c; No. 4. 78Sic; re-
jected, 65<(&70c. Spring Wheat No. 2, 79c;
No 3. 76c; rejected, 64c.
Corn-No. 2. 17V. No 3. 17j*c: No. 4. 17c;
no grade, 16H@16c. White corn. No 2,
18c; No. 3. 17V ; No. 4. 16V.
oats—No. 2. 16017c; No. it ,i . No
134614c; Nu 2 white, No 3, 16c; Nu
4. 14 Sic.
Itye—No 2. 32c; No. 3. 30c; N'u 4. 28a
llran-88®40c j er cwt sacked; bulked 6c
less.
Hay — Choice timothy #8^0.50; Na
1, I7©7.50; No. 2. 16® 6.50; clover,
mixed, No 1, I5@6.fi0; Na 2, #4.50
©5.00; choice prairie, 16.50; No. 1, #4 50
©5.00; Na 2, #4©4.60; Na 3, #3©3.60.
Chleago Hoard of Trade.
ABOUT MOONSHINERS.I night, and often by the light of the
• The spirits are sometimes
May
July
January
May
July
Oats—
December..
January
May
I'OKK —
December..
January
May
summary of
j last thirteen years
J roads with 90.876 mil
i nearly S3,000,000.00(1
gone to the wall.
dversliips for
>ws that 41-
of track and
capital have
FAILURES OF 1896.
ing point during the year
The production of silver from do-
mestic ores reached a total of i:>.i6.">, ] ?:
fine ounces, showing a decrease from
that of 1895 amounting to 80.'),0tJ2
ounces only. The silver production
has thus been maintained better than
had been anticipated. Moreover, there
were produced from foreign b illion by More Than In Any I
our smelters and other works no less
than 40,000.000 fine ounces of silver.
making the total quantity refined or
put into final marketable' form in this J ■,,rre ,,UV(' "eon
country 85,405.173 fine ounces. This 1 'u,^uri>K 1*90 than in any pre
large production was almost entirely ' J'ettr except 1893 about 14,800. ag
13,197 last year, with liability
iotu Year Es
In Mkbllldm.
. I >u n says
j about $225,0
J last year, i
| ill suit 12 per
absorbed by the markets and the
age price of silver of the year shows
an actual advance which, having been
67 per cent, towards the close of the
year fell about two cents In-low that
point. Of the silver obtained from
foreign receipts it is estimated that
38.000.000 ounces came from Mexican
ores and bullion and 2,000.ooo ounces
from materials brought into this coun-
try from Canada, chiefly from Hritish
Columbia.
The total production of spelter for
commerce for the year 1S90. amount-
ing to 77.084 short tons, showed a de-
crease of 1.074 tons from that of 1895.
The production was fully up to the de-
mand, however. Of the spelter 31,431
tons came from Illinois and Indiana
districts. 36,331 tons from the Kansas-
Missouri region and 9,322 tons from
eastern and southern productions. The
latter as well as the Illinois showed a
decrease, a slight gain Vieinj; reported : „
from the Kansas-Missouri region. •
As was inevitable in a year of In,si- fi" "V'"' v
ness depression, the increase in coal ! J,!, ' ' •«'«'verage of defaulted lia-
waa not large, in fact it is surnrising I _ . husine
"•hi. against 8175.1'.*0.060
increase in number of
nt and in liabilities of
The holiday makes it im-
givo exact figures nntil
but the monthly returns
prepared show that 836.-
000.(HH) of the execAs over last year
was in two months. August and Sep-
tember, in which manufacturing lia-
bilities were 815.000,000 larger than last
year, trading $10,100,0;)0, and brokers
and other commercial, 910,300.000 of
the latter class, 911(041,419 out of about
9l*.iHM),ooo were in those two months;
of the manufacturing class 821.910.356
out of about 898.200,000 in the whole
year were in those two months, and of
the trading class 821,831.*80 out of
about 8108.500,0 hi in the whole year.
Ihe ratio of defaulted liabilities to
unges was 84.37 per
; possible to
heret
January..
May
Short Ribs—
December..
January
May
80 \\
80H
23 J
3 H2tf
4 02 ■
parts of the West tell of duinage by Laho—
IVkmI and storm during the last twenty-
four hours. In Illinois, heavy rain has
fallen, streams are flooded, mnking the
roads impassable, and damaging win-
tor wheat. .Toilet is threatened with
one of the worst floods in its history.
Families ure moving out of their houses,
and lowlands are flooded Water is
sweeping through the lumber yards
and the Hock Island track is submerged
in the vicinity of Lacon; wheat has
been badly damaged by the twenty-
four hours' rain, and the roads are
impassible for marketing corn. The
Sangamon river is rising, threatening
destruction to thousands of bushels of
cribbed corn. It has rained for sixty
hours and is still raining but is grow-
ing colder.
In northern Michigan the rain is
also severe. Near .Menominee it has
rained for forty-eight hours. Logging . ^
has been suspended and hundreds of j kimer full v.4U>_
men have come out of the woods. Ice | Apples-Market is dull and weak; Choi,
gorges at Fisher and other points on j eating stock sells from low.i.o, a bushel; in-
the Menominee river are threatening I lerlor. 80@35c; cooking sto« k. ji
iquences at Menominee na"" "" 1
Produce Market*.
Kansas Citt. Mo.. Dec. SO.—Rgga— Kan
sas and Missouri strictly fresh gathered
12c dozen; cold storage, loc.
Poultry—Hens, 6c ll>; roosters, 12Hc
each; springs, flc per lb; coarse young
roosters, 4c; broilers, from 1*4 to 2 lbs. 7c.
Turkeys, over 7 lbs. H'.c; under 7 11m,
not wanted; old gobblers, 0c; ducks, 7c.
geese, 6c. Pigeons, dull, practically no de-
mand; dealers doing best they cau with
them.
Dutter-Creamery butter, extra fancy sep-
arator, 18V4c; firsts, 17>,c; dairy fancy. 13c;
fair. 10c; store packed, scs packing
stock, steady,6c; country roll, neatly packed
and sweet, 10c; choice, 8c; mussy,
wrapped stock, 7c.
Cheese—Missouri, Kansas and Iowa
8®9c; light skim, 5^7c per lb.
MANY SMALL STILLS — SOME
MORE PRETENTIOUS.
Carn Whlalty Made for Kxport — Aud
Lot* of Other Kind* Made for Home
Consumption Informers Are Always
Detested.
(Special Letter.)
HE moonshine bus-
iness In the moun-
tains of Georgia,
Alabama and Ten-
nessee has taken a
fresh start and
the local revenue
agents, In view of
lively times ahead,
have called for re-
enforcements to
1— ' help them In hand-
.lng the situation. As a rule the major-
ity of these Illicit stills are of the most
primitive character, and generally of
smnll capacity. Nearly every farm
among the mountains has a still se-
creted somewhere, and should the pro-
prietor be called upon to surrender his
booze and go to Jail, the usual expla-
nation Is that the moonshlno Is "for
family use only." There are, however,
many large stills scattered all through
that rough country, and once In awhile
some of these big fellows get caught.
The lurgest moonshine still on record
wns captured about a fortnight ago by
Deputy Marshal Thaxton of Polk
county, who, with a posse, was engaged
In making a aeries of raids all through
that suspected region. In this case the
officials wero well prepared for an
emergency, but had no Idea of the
warm reception that awaited them.
Guided by an Informer, they trailed
and Marl
Nebraska is suffering from the worst
bli/./ard it has experienced for years.
At Grand Island there was five feet of
snow in the Union Pacific railroad
yards. Telegraph and telephone
service is greatly impeded.
RAILROAD LAND GRANTS.
:i position, which
. . ve
1 the untimely termination
AN OATMi£AL TRUST NEXT.
loing all that man can do and is a true
patriot and putting life and soul Into
•his work
"Following is a recapitulation of the
contributions: Cities in the 1'nitcd T,,e M,1U "f lhe Country Arranging a
States, 81.700,000; states ou'sides citiis Combine—High Prices Coming.
127.1,000; foreign couutries, 81,228,000; C'liicAoo, Jan. 4. -The Tribune to-
total. 83,210,000. day prints the following: "Nearly
"Gonzelo de Quesada writes that if every oatmeal and coreal mill in the
Sl.ooo.0(H) can be secured in the next United States has ie t enterprf i..t« „n
t1/ w'iV ; «... <-t lo
Hut the money is sorely needed and. if r^te the «tput and prices of oat-
not furnished, it means a struggle with moa* rolled oats and other breakfast
contingencies as well as the enemy cereals. The new trust is called the
The commander-in-chief, Gomez, finds Cereal Millers' association. Ten days
himself in straitened, circumstances ago the representatives of the mills in
and il ls learned from privute sources the trust held a meeting in this city
and another meeting probably will be
that it may put a damp
the active movements contemplated
this winter. Hut (Juasuda believes the
friends of Cuba will come to the res-
cue in a liberal manner, as they have
done heretofore. Less than 8400.000
bus been sent to the army in three
months, the report says, and the treas
ury is entirely empty."
A SURPLUS ONCE MORE.
Deeemlier Treasury Statement Shows
tp on the Klght Hide.
Washington, Jan. 2.—The monthly
comparative statement of the govern-
ment receipts and expenditures shows
the total receipts during Decem-
ber to have been 8'.':>.k: 7.111 and
left u surplus for one month of 8:.'.oil,-
held January 12, when it is "likely, if
the trade outlook has improved by that
time, there will be a big advance in
prices. The general manager of the
association is George W. llrown of
Sioux City, Iowa. Most of the mills
that compose the trust ure located in
Iowa and < >hio.
Pennoyer Kept III* Word.
Portland, Ore.. ,lun. 4.—When ex-
Governer Pennoyer entered upon
his duties as mayor of this city last
July he expressed the resolution to
accept only half of the salary allowed
him by law,which is 85.0(H) and he con-
sidered it excessive. lie has subse-
quently proved his sincerity by offi-
cially turning into the city treasury
ono•half of his legal salary, which he
declined to accept on the ground that
v«r hc'V v* "X V" #wal dotien of his olHco lire not worth
L^"r'3™.5ve.,..'.V1''lidt > shown of it. He has also ilirri'ted Auditor (Jam-
bell to draw a warrant for half of the
time
8.'17.902,.'IU7. This was the first
within six months and the second
time within the year that the monthly
receipts exceeded the expenditures.
half, 8l,2.*iO, to the order of Sec-
retary W'uipole of the city board of
charities to lie expended for the needy.
thai bituminous coal should^ have I f£S)n,t *U'"' yt'"r Bni1
shown anything at alL Tlie output in ,
1" W hi.7T(I,o«ii tons. Showing a " i,'," "n
train of 4,:,7l.7.v: tons over Urns. On I *} llu
the other bund there was a decrease of
0,782,0.V7 short tons in anthracite pro-
duction, this amount Wing greater
than the gain in bituminous. The
♦-.tal coal production was therefore
H :i,:i51,027 short tons and the tidal de-
crease as compared with '.was 2,-
prosper-
CHECK FILIBUSTERING.
Hfate Auditor of Minnesota I'resentt
Startling Figures.
Sr. Paul, Minn.. Jan. 4.—The bl-
• i uuuiageu stock;
eninal report of State Auditor Robert per doZ; venison saddlcL. .
Dunn to the Minnesota legislature I casses, 8®0c lb; black tail
shows the grants of lands to railroad
companies by congress and by the
State, within the limits of the state of
Minnesota, to aid in the construction
of the 3,200 miles of line, have
amounted to over 20,000,000 acres. The
total acreage of the state is about
40.000,00o acres. A reasonable valua-
tion of these; railroad lands isf103,000,•
O'to. or about 832,000 per mile. Of
these lands the companies have already
received over 10,000,000 acres, and
under the swamp land act they have
received from the state over 2,000,000
additional.
The auditor's conclusions and rec-
ommendations regarding mineral lands
are most startling. He recommends
that the legislature direct that action
be begun in the courts looking to the
recovery of lands already conveyed to J broid ttrViM. lual,
the Dulnth and Iron Range Railroad, medium, 40@50c; mii.ii!,
amounting to 20,000 across, and that ■ large, s<-.; medium, r><- small
the remaining portion, 403,000 acres, caught, worthless. Muskrat. lai
be declared forfeited. These lands ! 7t • h 'rl"K. K*. Civit*, prime
conservatively valued, are worth I f,ray' ■ re(l' '"•W<7f" Wolf,
8:1,000,,too, befng I,...ted exclusively in I T^urTe,
M. l.ouis. Lake and ( 00k counties, | fil(/.,j. _
which comprise the mineral and tim- |
her portions of the state.
Davis, 90^40c; Wine Saps, 4<>fa05_.
lng to quality; Huntsman's Favorite,
75c a bushel for fancy stock in a small way
Potatoes—Market steady. Home grown,
In a small way; 17c in car lots.
Game—Ducks are scarce and firm. Young
squirrels and Jack rabbits are also low.
and And very slow sale at the low price
The weather has been very unfavorahh
Wild nee.se, 14 (K-r do/ curlew. tl.'iO p.
doz.; salt water turtles, 011 order, lo.- ).«
lb; young squirrels. 'J.r c pern../, ilm ks ran
vasa backs. I3.&0; Mallard *3. red head*
13.20; teal, green wing, \ 3,"., liiu. w-iiif
• 1.50; ami mixed. fl.fiO |h r do-/. :ackrabbltH
75c; cottontails (drawn) 3oc foi fresh si
20c for damaged stock; prairie < hick.-i
12c: buck
mule deer
1, 6*^8c.
WOOL-Missouri and similar line, 7tffc0<.
flue medium OQllc; medium U®12c;
combing ll©12c; coarse, lev#/11. Colora-
do tine, 6®8c; fine medium, 7rti'Jc; medium,
b'ttioc; coarse and carpet, 74(S. , extremely
heavy and sandy, 6©6c; Kansas, Nebraska
and Indian Territory, tine, i.^hc line me-
dium 7@!)c; medium, BQtlOi combing, s.ft
loc; coarse, 7@Hc; Nortli and Soath Dakota,
Ctah and Montana, line. r.-.(/sc; mcdi .in,
lOe; coarse, 7®8c; dark heavy or thort .'>u
<;« ; burry, from lc to 3c less.
Hides No. 1, 7He; No. 2. fi^c; nalt cured,
free ot brands flat, 7. , pai 1. uied, 1l.1t. ;
bull and siile brands.No. 1,0c; No. •2,r l green
uncured, 6c; frozen hides, green, uncured
He less; dry flint, No 1,10c; No. 2 h, dry
salt, No. 1, 8>ic. No 2, 7%. . dry gin.-! 4c;
green glue, 2c; kips, 15 to _•' lbs, N >. 1. 8.;
No. 2. 7c; calf. 8 to 15 lbs. No. 1, y, No. .
Furs—Raccoon, large, 40c; medium, 80c-
small, 25c, Skunk, l-l 1. k. Wk^70i short
striped, 40®50c; narrow strlp'-d. 2>Y(t8oi•;
c. i'OJ
The \e
111.i Ihe Dolphin Added
to the Fleet Off Florida.
Wahiiinoton. Jan. 4.—The dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius and the armed dis-
patch boat Dolphin have bean ordered
to Florida waters to reinforce the fleet
of government vessels now engaged in
the effort to suppress the filibustering
expeditions to Cuba. There are now
the earlier part of the vear. The price I !,"V • "i"?'')1'-' ""i, N''W1"'U ul1,1 Ul«
of coal continues very iow, the average I li .'i1V. r"v"°u"
for bituminous coal at mines being be-
low 81 per ton.
410,305 tons. With .
itv and activity in munufucturing
wot.'d doubtless have passed ,'00.000,-
000 tons before this, and it Is to be
hoped that point will be rearlie-i in
1H'.«7. The production of coke showed)
a gain of 44.4M tons; chiefly due to the
uetivitv of the iron and steel trades i
the earlier
in this service, and it may be that the
cutter fleet also will be reinforced.
This is taken to mean that the govern-
ment is determined to leave no sound
ground for complaint by the Spanish
government.
Morphine Her Kuln.
Cincinnati Ohio, Jan. 4.—Miss Had-
ley. daughter of an undertaker at
Rochester, N. Y.. committed suicide
yesterday at Jtelle Curry's place on
Broadway. She was known here as
lielle Howard Morgan, and. while with
Weber & Field's vaudeville company,
us Jtelle Weber. She was addicted to
morphine, and took an overdose, after
Wing out with Hilly Jtceker all night that Mr. McCullagh e
till 4 a. m lleeker is very wealthy I by falling from n wi
and wanted to marry her. but she said 1 tempting to escape fr
she was not tit to marry him. | gus, the result of an n
DECLARED AN ACCIDENT
Coroner's Jury Decides That Kill tor Mr-
Culluich Old Not Take Ills l.lfe.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 4.—The cor
jury rendered a verdict to-day
to his death
dow while
m the effects
eldon t.
o in it ha lli.nk Failure. i Vorkt. lo He a (a...11,1,,
Omaha, Neb.,,Ian. 4. -The total iiu j Fhankpoht. Kv .Ian
V"m,"i SLV|'"lf" ,,ank| : "l t h« ha" haekintf of ,
8890,000, and I dent-elect. Hon. John W.
which closed to-day
the assets exceed this amount by 8:. .
<m The securities are excellent and
no loss will result to depositors. The
bank has been in existence for fifteen
years. It has no connection with any
other bank and will not cause other
Omaha institutions any inconvenience.
A Cold Wate strike* Oklr.homa.
Perry, Ok la., Jan
Vcrkes
chairman of the Uepublieun state cen
tral committee, isexpected toannounct
himself us a candidate for Cuited
States senator next week.
Three of m I hoiIIv Found UeaiL
Youhostown. Ohio. Jan. Mr. and
A hltndln ""rN' JosoP^ and child were found
sleet storm with the wind blmviSg I 'loa<l bed nt
Abbey's Wltlnir In I.ondon, Fresh Cats on Coffee
London, Jan 4.—The Strand theater j Toi.kdo, Ohio. Jan. 4.— Yesterday
is being redecorated for the new les- j the Arbuckles met the one cent reduc-
see, J' hn Sleeper Clark, who has se- '• package coffee made by the
ctlTcd 1 'rcDce Oerard, widow of the Wool on Spice company, and this morn-
late Hen * / F Abbey, ,.f New York, a* ' in? the lutu'r cut u ,,q1' cent lower,
h is leading lady. The opening play
will l e ' The
"Home, Swc
A htiomin Killed h> Itobbers.
Alderman o m Ml., On, „„ BaiL | Chetofa, Kan., Jan. -Last even-
Ciih AGO, Jap \id€ I man Thomas ; ing T. W. Glass, a grain buyer, son of
J. o Malle.v, undei iietment charged J Captain T. M. lilass. «hile in his office
with the murder of « s Coliuu.ler in a m Welsh, was held up anil shot twice,
raid on a polling i 'h on election from the effects of which lie died in a
night, was admitted jail to-day In few hours. Two men have been ar
tha sum of fcjs.ooo rested on suspicion
The officers declare that thev will keep I
^^.ri^r^a! c the 't SSKZ*?^.,7X"nP^i
1 llolno- .nycosi Chester I l.on* la fow the convSntion
twenty-five miles an l our struck Perry
at l o'clock this morning and the mer-
sury went down 40 degrees.
Hoyle Favors a silver Republican.
Tofeka, Kan . Jan 4. Attorney
General Jtoyle to-day named Ueorge
K. Snelling of Anthony, Harper eounty
as his assistant. Tin- place pays a sal-
ary of $1,000. He is a free silver lie-
publican and was in the Republican
nth Congrei
Hetty Snow at l.arned. Kan.
Larnkd, Kan.. Jan 4.—Snow is fall-
ing heavily here to-day and pilling up
four boarders in the family
comatose condition when rescued, hav-
ing been asphyxiated by escaping gus.
The King of Wine Vats.
San Fhancisco..Jan The largest
oak wine vat in the world is being set
up bv the f a 11 for n i a \\ inc assm-iation
at the Laehrimn cellar on itrannan
street In this city. It has the propor-
tions of a two story cottage, and on
the botton four <|uutlrillc sets could
dance with ease. The lleidclburg
wonder has a capacity of .10,000 gal-
lons. while this San Francisco monster
is to hold MO,(MM) gallons.
Heavy Know at Kinsley, Kan.
Kinsley, Kan Jan. —A severs
w storm commenced last night and ;
Chicago Flooded.
Chicago. Jan. 4.—The continuous
•ain of yesterday, following without
intermission the downpour of the two
previous days, caused a deluge which
has rurely been experienced in Chi-
cago and Cook county. In the midst
of the city where the drainage facili-
ties were in better shape, not much
inconvenience was felt, but in the
outer districts the streets looked more
like ponds than thoroughfures, and
many basements were flooded. Out-
side the city many roads were in nn
impassable condition, and the fields
were covered with large expanses of
water. The Desplaines river, the Illi-
nois and Michigan canal were torrents.
In a number of localities the former
burst over its bunks and flooded the
the surrounding country.
New York'* New Governor.
Ai.hany. N. Y., Jun. 'j.—Frank s.
Black, of Ilenssalaer county, was in-
augurated as governor of New York
yesterday. The ceremony took place
in the assembly chamber of thccapitol
and was witnessed by a large as-
semblage.
Kngaged to a Kngllnh Lord.
Chicago, Jan. 'j.—The engagement is
announced of Miss Myssle itrown of
Nashville, Tenn., and lion. Archibald
John Majorlbanks, second son of Lord
Tweedtnouth and brother of Lady
Aberdeen, wife of the governor gen-
eral of Cunada. 'The marriage will
♦ake place some time in the spring.
gray, 40@00c; red,
• 1 prairie, 254600c Wild.
small,
Badger, I0<i&50i:. Otter, prime, large,
prime medium, I4/&4.&0; prime small,
60. Hear, lift and dowu, an iu hi^-j and
quality.
LIVE STOCK.
Kansas Citt. Jan. 2.-Cattle-Receipt*
1.077; calves, '26, shipped, " 8.' o cattle, r>9
calves.
Following are representative sales
SHU'PINU AND MtESSEO HKL'k' STSERS.
No. Ave. Price. No. Ave Pries
44 1316.. 4 00 | 0... . 1 '220 400
44 .... 1160.. B H.r> 2 11N5 H so
11 .... 1290.. 8 75 1 4.. . 1100. :i jft
1 .... 1100.. 8 60 i
TKX AS A SI) INDIAN 8TEKH.S.
16.... 918.. 8 50 150. 080.. 8 45
4 hf...812....2 15
6....1,820....3 35 r, 710 8 00
2 760....300 , 1 ,.H2o 2 75
5 ... 1,210 ...2 75 I 2 .5 60 J 40
NA'livs cowh
2 685.... 2 85 I 1 .. 1,200 . 2 85
2 .... 1,045.... 2 25 j 8 ... l.loil... .! r i|
1 2 733. ...2 15 ) 2 605 ."'5
I.... 1,060. ...2 15 I 1. .980... 1 90
native stocksbs.
..804..
31
3 111
lc&> 30 0O 1 2 hulls, 1
1 bull, 1,530.2 25 2 stags, 1
Hogs—Receipts, 5,211; shipped
mark* t was geuerally string,
price was 13.3o and the bulk of
from la 25 to 13.30.
'Wiiik are 1 rprevn(.it 1 \ .• ^
No. Ave. Price. No. Ave Price.
H7 096 :i Bfi M LM :i 82 ,
216 3 82M 85 206 3 82H
""" " 68 2'J8 3 30
7 7 255 : 3o
01 91 1 8 b0
24 217 3 80
so 214 830
80 240 3 30
25 112 315
13 123 3 10
7H
I 10
4 832 8 (mj
8 470 8 00
1 110 8 00
69 208 3 30
80 216 3 32"
70 195 3 80
47 237 330
46 1! 7 3 15
16 124 3 10
7 122 8 ("5
1 340 3 OO
2 27i > :i o.
H 420 3 00
Mrs. Nettle ( raven Critically UL
Kin Khan, me n, Jan. a . —Mrs. N tti«
Craven, claimant to a part of the t*H-
htatu ot the late Senator Fair, is ill and I The market «u ilruus
her death is said to he expected almost
any time.
Sheep—Receipts, 2,616,
Ave Price.
202 3 32*
211 3 32 4
71 206 3 30
i 'JO 1U6 3 30
48 210 8 30
77 103 3 8(1
8 180 3 10
3 185 8 10
4 5oo 8 06
2 <15 8 00
• . 871 8 MO
2 455 8 00
Ihlpped. l,30L
i a live viiept
for feeders.
Following are representative sairs
No. Wt Price. Ma WI. Price.
I 9;i nat 66 8 90 1 18 tut mx, 10V 8 70
Plot to Kill Cecil It bodes. , 210 N.«AL cw.,78 8 40 j 11 r.at uix, 122 8 16
Capetown, Jan. 3.—A plot to wreck
Cecil Khodes' train on its way from the 1 Hujar and toffs*.
coast was discovered and the extraordi-
nary precautions taken in consequence
thwarted the plotters. Several de-
tectives who were put on the cas. have
been shadowing three Germans from
the Transvaal. Humor connects the
same men with the burning of Hliodes'
country house a week or so ago.
doing to Defend Ivory.
Nkw York, Jau 2.—Assistant Dis-
in drifts that will make travel difficult continues this afternoon. Five inches ' trict Attorne>' M' lotyre will *ail for
if it continues u fiMv boo louver ' snow covers t4>,., n Londou to-day to defend Kdwurd J.
Ivory, who is charged with conspiracy.
New YouK.Jan. 2.-S .war,raw ^teady, fair
refining, 2 15-lOc; centrlfug.il 00 te .t 9^ci
refined, quiet; crushed, 61 |«.\vered. 4S(
granulated, 4%c.
Coffee—<^ulet; Na 7, 10c.
A MOONSHINER'S HOME.
their way up the mountain side by the
light of the moon, und a faint glimmer
in a ravine far ahead Indicated the loca-
tion of the still. As they drew nearer
the fire grew brighter, and a Jolly
crowd of men could be seen going
about their work ami talking among
themselves At a signal the posse,
with drawn revolvers, made a dash for
the spot, and the "Jolly crowd" Jumped
for their arms. A pitched battle fol-
lowed. In which more than one
"shiner" was shot down; but after a
stubborn resistance the whole outfit
was captured, marched off 10 Jail and j
their property confiscated. If there Is
one thiiiK a moonshiner hates worse
than a snake It is an Informer. Noth-
ing Ih more detestable to the elan than
a spy. and no mercy Is shown should
one fall Into their hands. This .broth-
erhood of moonshiners Is somewhat
similar to the old kuklux arrange-
ment, for they will stand by each other
to the last. The moonshiners really
have no grievance against the revenue
officials, and will rarely shoot or even
injure than, except in Mlf dsfsBN,
but nn Informer Is their common en -
m.v, and woe to one of this class should
he ever bo found out or even sus-
pected.
There are Individuals in every dis-
trict looking for this sort of Job; and It
is dangerous for a stranger to be seen
wandering about the mountains alone,
let his mission be ever so Innocent. A
pair of suspicious eyes are following
every movement, perhaps a woman's
or a child's eye, and should anything J
appear to these watchers to be of a I
questionable nature, a rough clap on
the back and a gruff "What's yer doing !
In these parts?" may he very difficult !
to explain satisfactorily. Not long ago,
near Waco, Ga„ a young man of excel-
lent character was ambushed by three
desperate m mnshlners, who spotted
him as an Informer, and It might have
gone hard with him had It not been for
his rare pluck and rapid work with his
muscle. Young Roherson is a rustic
athlete, who was written down In the
atalogue of the moonshiners as a spy
and a plot was laid to make away with
him on the* quiet. The opportunity
camo one midnight a few weeks ago,
when Roberson was riding home from
a visit to a neighbor. In a very dark
part of the woods the "shiners" waited
for their victim, and pretty soon he
was seen coining up the road, mounted
on a mule. As he arrived opposite the
place of ambush, quick as a Hash three
men Jumped before his steed, and
ordered him to halt. The rider, good-
naturedly. said he had no objection,
and quietly dismounted. One of the
whipped out his pistol and de-
manded to know why he reported them
to the revenue officers.
"Shoot the d—d spy," said one. "No;
thrash the life out of him,"said another.
The third was In favor of flogging, but
Roberson decided the question for hlm-
moon.
! called "blockade." for the'reason that
those who sell it have to run the block-
ade in order tc get the stuff to a purr
chaser. No one would suspect the ln
nocent looking load of cotton rolling
along the road of containing moon,
shine hidden somewhere down among
those flaky bales; but a load of pota
toes may be equally as guilty, an<J
wagons full of corn, cotton seed, hay,
or any other kind of produce or grali^
all lend a hand to aid the moonshlnef
In getting his goods to market. Thf
finest article Is manufactured from
pure corn, and It is intended principal*
ly for smuggling; but only the larger
b' engage In the export business,
iller affairs are run In a dlf-
The very small ones ara
re{* m'!y uso only;" the pro-
duct ended wholly for home
consurap, ,1 li-cpt the larger ones,
most of th. *. are run on the co-
operative plait n . You bring so
much grain to n nd I will re.
turn you so much t <t
AN ICE LEt/GB. ^1^ •
The Wonderful Nnturitl Fori. t| Ti, |
Hum llfrn Found la Ylrgt,
The people of Scott county, Vtr^ >,
aro thinking of making a populai
traction out of a wonderful ledge vt
Ice which has been found there, says
New York Journal. Why It does not
melt under the warm Virginia climate
Is a mystery. This natural Ice house ia
situated on the north side of Stor.9
mountain and about six miles from the
mouth of a small stream known as
Stony creek. The marvel is said to
have been known to at least one of the
early settlers, a Mr. Danrldge, who, it
Is alleged, discovered it while deer
hunting away back In 1830. Owing
to the fact that the land on which it
was situated could not be bought, Mr.
Danrldge positively refused to tell of
tho whereabouts of the Ice ledge. He
only visited the place when It was ab-
solutely necessary to obtain a supply of
Ice to bo used in case of sickness. The
old man died many years ago and from
that time tho >catlon of "Danrldge'n
Ice Mine" was unknown, the old gen-.
Heman having never even taken his
own family Into the secret. Recently,
however, a party of herb diggers visited
tho unfrequented region contingent to
Stone mountain and rediscovered the
lost ice mine. During two or three
months In the middle of summer tho
ico is only protected from the sun's
rays by a thick growth of moss. The
formation of the Ice-layer Is similar to
that of a coal vein, being thin in some
places and thicker In others, the aver-
age thickness being about four feet.
Persons of some scientific attainments
who have visited the place for the pur-
pose of studying ihe wonder say that
it has the appearance of having been
there since the time of the ice age.
ODD SECT OF CHRISTIANS,
(talon Clly, Mich., Han h Community
With Strange, Iteliirloin* llclirf*.
(La Grange (Ind.) Letter.)
An odd and Interesting sect of Chris-
tians Is to be found In the progressive
little town of Union City In llranch
TYPICAL MOONSHINE STILL.
REV. B. ASHTON.
county, Mich. Its members claim ta
belong to the Ilaptist faith, but they
vary much from the orthodox Uaptlsti
In many details of everyday life. They
believe In the teachings of the Oiblq
in a purely literal sense and try to
follow out its advice in every act. Th<j
greatest desire among them is to be-,
come missionaries and to expound the
Christian religion, as they understand
It, by precept and example, to benight^
ed foreigners. The head of this simplq
community is Rev. B. Ash ton, an Eng*
lishman, 32 years old, who emigrate^
to Canada twelve years ago. After a
residence of two years In the dominion
Rev. Mr. Ashton went to Michigan,
Reentered the ministry about six years
af?o and has been preaching In Union
City only a year. This clergyman live*
up to his convictions. He refuses t«
accept a salary, takes with him nelthei
scrip nor staff and despises the rich
things of the world. In a word he trlei
In every way to follow the advice ol
the founder of Christianity In his pro-
fession of preacher of the gospel. Hi
will not marry unbelievers or dlvorce.l
persons, caring nothing for the fees
He says he would not preach a funeral
sermon but for the fact that he can
thereby reach persons who would nol
otherwise hear the word. Rev. Mr
Ashton and his followers are regarded
with much curiosity by Christians oi
the- leading orthodox denomination!
and by other clergymen, who do nol
see the Biblical lessons in the snm<
light that he does. The Union Citj
Baptists are scrupulously honest ii|
their dealings among themselves a nt
their neighbors.
Wo
Are Khrmvit
NewNpuprr NtatUtb-M.
A publisher of a statistical turn 0,
self by shooting out his fist with the mind has been compiling some figures
forco of a battering ram. and the moon- about the newspaper business that are
shiner with the pistol executed some of astonishing. The total number of
the finest gymnastic evolutions ever copies of newspapers printed In a
seen outside of a professional circus, slnglo year Is twelve billion, a figure
The other two threw themselves upon which looks most Imposing when set
the young m .n, and one of them drew out in numerals, thus, 12,000,000,000
* gun. Roberson grabbed the pistol. The approximate weight of this mass
when It was accidentally discharged, j 0f paper Is 781,240 tons, or 1,562,480 000
and the third moonshiner, who thought pounds. If the newspapers of the
the "Informer was shooting at hiin, I world should consolidate It would take
cut loose and left his comprade to his the fatJte8. preag ,n the journal plant-
! fate. Roberson was more than a match und lt contains the fastest presses In
for the remaining one, and by a series 1 lho Worjd- a matter of 333 years to
of grapples threw his antagonist and
pretty woman doesn't want made him p prisoner. The others had
When 1
to do a thing, she pretc
can't, and smiles sweetl_.
est man, uM he tumble-,
self In hurrying to d<
men, as a rule aren't I;
as they pre'
shrewd.
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taken to their heels, and with the
man's own pistol Roberson murched
the fellow to town and turned him over
to the authorities. The name "moon-
shiner" comes from the fact that the
distillations ars generally carried on at j firmly and respectfully
print the edition ot one year. Folded
In the usual manner, and stacked on
end, the pile would be 270,000 fe#t, or
nearly fifty miles high.
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snapping It out dog fashion, but say It
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The Edmond Sun--Democrat. (Edmond, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, January 8, 1897, newspaper, January 8, 1897; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc142006/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.