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VOL.8.
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. FKIDAY, FER. 5, 1897.
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TAYLOR IS CAPTURED.
THE MEEKS MURDERER
CAUCHT IN CALIFORNIA.
)<lentltl<'il liy 11. I'- I .imo of I.Inn County,
Wlio Hail Known linn Mitnr Yearn In
Mlatourl—Ciirrolltoa OIHcan Ilellev©
He I* I lie Might .W;tn.
IIanpuiu), Cal.. Feb. 1.—Georire
Taylor, the man wlio is wanted for the
murder. of the Meeks family, near
Browning, Mo., in May, 1894, was cap-
tured at this point by W. V. Ruckner,
sheriff of Kings county, and his depu-
ties, Andy Ayres and Howard MeGin-
nis. 11. ]•'. Lane, a painter by trade,
who came here twelve months ago
from the town where the murder was
committed, and who has known the
whole Taylor family from boyhood,
first sighted Taylor, alias Rattlesnake
Bill, Thursday afternoon. Lane states
that he imagines Taylor recognized
him, but he gave no sign of recogni-
tion. Lane went immediately to sheriff
Buekner, who caused search to be
made. The man was traced to the
Jacob sheep ranch, a few miles out of
town
Taylor was unarmed and made no
resistance. Ilis capture was a clever
combination of detective work and dis-
guises, Lane, who elaimcd to have
known liini from boyhood, having
changed his appearance and visited
the sheep camp tosee if the man it was
proposed to arrest was really Taylor.
Taylor refused to answer any ques-
tions put to him by reporters. He is
in a ragged condition, hut still has not
the appearance of a tramp exposed to
wind and weather. A boy who was
with him. and who is held for what he
may know, states that he and Taylor
came down from Oregon recently.
' Carhom.ton, Mo., Feb. 1.—The cap-
ture of George E. Taylor, who is under
sentence of death for the murder of
the Meeks family in Linn county, and
who escaped from the Carrollton jail
last April, has been the absorbing
topie of conversation in Carrollton.
Citizens here are divided in opinion
as to the identity of the George
E. Taylor who is now held by
Sheriff Buekner of Kings county.
California. Nearly all agree, how-
ever, that there arc several circum-
stances connected with the sus-
pect in irons at Hanford which give
plausibility t > the belief that
George E. Taylor lias been captured.
It is known that James Taylor, the
father of George, years ago lived in
California, and it is thought that
George was born there. He has a
number of relatives living in Califor-
nia. 80011 after George escaped from
the Carrollton jail his In-other Albert
raadc a hurried trip to the far West.
firesumublv for the purpose of making
t easier for George to conceal his
identity and whereabouts.
In addition to these facts, li. F. Lane,
who recognized George Taylor and
caused his arre.-t. is an old resident of
Linn county. Lane was subpoenaed in
the Meeks murder ease, but was not
eallcd to the stand, as was the case
with many o!her citizens of Linn coun-
ty who had been subpoenaed. It is
conceded that Lane grew up with the
Taylor boys, and should not be mis-
taken in hi;, identification of George.
No man who ever saw George Taylor
could well forget liini. as no man living
looks like him.
Only 8-00 reward by the governor of
the state is now outstanding for (icorge
Taylor's arrest, ex-Sheriff Stanley hav-
ing withdrawn the8." oo he had author-
ized up to the time of Taylor's escape
until Stanley retired from office on the
first of January.
PERISH IN FLAMES.
Mother anil Flvo < bllilreu ItiiriiiMl to
Dentil In Ke« .loraey.
Nmv Yohk, Feb. 1.—During the early
hours of yesterda}' two fires occurred
in Hoboken, N. .!., which resulted in
the loss of seven lives. Many poor
people were made homeless and even
had narrow escapes for their lives.
The tires occurred in different parts of
the city, and one of them, at least, is
believed to have been of Inccndlary
origin.
The dead arc: Mrs. NellieSchoeder,
4o years old, wife of Charles Schoeder;
her children. Henry, 11 years old;
Kate, II years: Maggie. 7 years; John,
It years; Willie, months; Mabel Man-
gles.
The sccond fire was at Nos. 153 to
159 Fourteenth street. It was there
that little Mabel -Mangles perished.
Her sister. Florence, was seriously
burned, but is expected to reoover.
TWO MISSOURI HANGINGS I CONGRESSIONAL j SENATOR DUBOIS BEATEN.
Perry, the Au Triple >liir«li.r r,and liikt
of Oregon Die on the (itillovr*-
Si'kin<-111:1 1 >. Mo.. Feb. 1.—Edward j
Perry, who murdered three member?
of the Sawyer family in Douglas eoun
tv. May 20. was hanged at Avu Satur-
day afternoon. Thousands of excited
people were in the town, but only 200
were admitted to the stockade. A
clamor for the destruction of the stock-
ade went up, but the officers kept off
the crowd with Winchesters.
•rry parted from his mother at 1
o'clock. He was then taken to a band
stand where the Rev. .1. 11. Hridgcs
made a statement in his behalf, in
which it was stated that he was not
afraid to die. He said that the former
statements he had made, connecting
his uncle, William Yost, with the
crime, were true.
Perry was pronounced dead fifteen
minutes after the drop fell, death re-
sulting from strangulation.
The only telegraph wire into Ava
was cut early in the day to prevent
the possible sending of any message
which might save Perry's neck.
Orkoon. Mo., Feb. 1.— James B. Inks,
the murderer of John Patterson, was
hanged here Saturday morning. He
mounted the scaffold with a tremor.
His neck was not broken, death re-
sulting from strangulation.
crime • for which he
ommitted in 1805.
MANYMATTERSUPIN BOTH
HOUSE AND SENATE.
Agricultural Hill I.emlM to Political Dis-
cussion—llHUKchinvtli hikI Vermont
Croaa Swordi—Nlearagua Canal, t'ul a,
Ktc. —Monetary Conference.
Ilenry lleltfehl, a l'oputljt, Kleetetl
fulled State* Senator.
Boisr, Idaho, Jan. to. —Henry lloit-
feld, l'opuiist, was elected United
States senator to succeed Senator Du-
bois. The vote stood: Heitfeld 39,
Dubois 30, T. F Nelson 1. Fourteen
Democrats joined the Populists for
I lleitfcld, and he also received the vote
I of the single Republican member.
Jan. 3.1.—The nominal ba.l..e« of tin- i Democrat, went lo Dubola.
Bouse was the consideration ot the agrl- I Henry Heitfeld is a man of limited
cultural appropriation hill, which was 1 education. He was born in St. Louis
passed befure adjournment. l>ut much of the in January, 18,V. . His father, Henry
time was devoted to political discussion. Heitfeld, was of German birth. The
Incidental to mis dlirusiloa_ a a spiritedf„tur„ Idaho Senator attended the,
speech by Mr. MondeU. Republican ot ; mo„ s,.h(1„|s„t St. I.ouis until IMO,
Wyoming, upon the free silver Kepuh- . , .1 , 1 .
licans of the west who had bolted from j )vhen« his mother, lie moved to
their party during the campaign. He
declared that the bolting Republican lead-
ers had been raised to prominence as much
by their party organization as by their own
worth, had used thai organization to aid
the Democratic-Popullstlc combination, ami
then after the election had been rewarded
by the treachery of their allies. He cited
the defeat In* Idaho of Senator Dubois, to
whom he paid high tribute. A motion to
Seneca, Kan. He lived there until
1882, being employed at farm work and
learning the trade of stonemason. In
188'.' Mr. Heitfeld moved to the north-
west, locating at Potneroy, Wash. For
a time he worked in the shops of the
Northern Pacific railroad at Sprague,
Wash., remaining there until the fall
of 1883, when he became a resident of
strike out the itcin for free seed distribution ! Ne/. Perces county, Idaho. Since that
was defeated, 42 to 70. 1 time he has been engaged as a farmer,
Jan. 29.—At the end of an acrimonious de- , fruit grower and cattleman. In poll-
bate on the conference report on the bill to . tics Mr. Heitfeld was a Democrat until
confer the right, and franchUe of the At- j lu, jolned t, i.„pulist partv, is a
lantlc 4 PaciUc railroad on the purchaser* j ,J,, , . „ ,
under the mortgage foreclosure, .Mr. Powers
TRAIN DYNAMITED,
fubann Make a Hleli Haul—Forty-live
Spaniards Killed or Injured.
Key West, Fin., Feb. 1.—On Friday
one of General Wcyler's supply trains
was dynamited on the railroad near
Cieze, north of Cienfuegos. Two bombs
were exploded under the engine and
four under the train, being fired by
electricity as the train was crossing a
trestle. The engine was blown apart
and ail the cars were splintered. They
rolled over the trestle into the ditch,
the fall completing what the dynamite
hud left undone. Out of the guard of
100 soldiers on it forty-five were in-
stantly killed or terribly injured. The
others surrendered, as a force of 20<;
Cubans appeared. The train was
ANOTHER TREATY.
A Commission Will Settle the Alaska-
llrillftli Columbia ltoundary.
Washington. Feb. l Secretary ol-
ney ami Sir Juliau Pauucefote, at 11
o'clock to-day. signed the convention
for the definition by commission of so
much of the bouudary line between
Alaska and the Hritish possessions as
is marked by the 141st meridian. It
will be sent to the senate Monday. It
provides a commission of four mem-
bers. The names are not given, but
will be agreed on hereafter. The
commission will meet in London or
\\ iishington.
X-RAYS ON DUESTROW.
The Until! or the - Millionaire .Murder-
er Photogratilled for Sanity Trial.
Sr. Lous. Feb. 1. — Efforts continue
unabated to save Duestrow. the ex-
millionaire murderer, from the gal-
Iowa Several X-ray photographs have
just been taken of him to discover, if
possible, any malformation of the brain
that might be construed as producing
insanity. The photographs were de-
veloped and the details of the experi-
ment will be produced before the sher-
iff's jury which will pass upon the
question of his sajiity at I'nion llill.
To Fight Had l.cftialatlon.
Chicago. Feb. 1. The National
Business league, an organization of
business men without regard to poli-
ties, has been organized in Chicago.
The objects of the organization are
stated to be the advancement of good
legislation and the defeating of bad
legislation, both in Congress and the
state Legislatures. It is understood
that state organizations will soon he
formed in New York. Pennsylvania.
Wisconsin. Iowa, Indiana. Ohio and
Michigan. The organization has a
charter membership of about 100.
The Anti-Hall l.etter Forged.
Canton, Feb. 1.—a great many pu-
pers have, within the past few days,
printed what purported to be a letter
from Major McKinley to the commit-
tee in charge of the inauguration ball
at Washington, 111 which lie is made to
enter a protest against the expenditure
of money for the ball and to advise the
committee to devote to charity the
fund raised for inaugural <
The letter is denounced as a forgery
of Vermont and Mr. Barrett of Massachu-
hanged was ! setts exchanged broadsides. Mr. Powers
defended the conference report against the
assaults of a half-score members, led by Mr.
Barrett The latter was particularly severe
in his criticisms, charging that a stock job-
bing operation was behind the measure.
This drew from Mr. Powers a reply
in which he charged that Boston
was the home of the railroad wreckers,
and, with keen satire, ridiculed the Massa-
chusetts member, and continued that per-
haps he was "interested" In his opposition.
Mr. Barrett, In responding, was very vi-
cious, not only denying absolutely any In-
terest In the bill, but scoring Mr. Powers,
who. he said, was on the supreme bench of
Vermont when the Central railroad of that
state was "wrecked under its decree." The
report was rejected by an overwhelming
majority—71 to 141 and the conferees were
Instructed to Insist on the house amend-
ments. At the night session nineteen
private pension bills were favorably con-
sidered in committee of the whole.
member of the Farmers' Alliance and
it was through his connection with
that organization that he was influ-
enced to ally himself with the Populist
party. He was elected to the state
Senate as a l'opulist in lS'JI and agaiu
in 181)0.
OREGON TRAIN ROBBERS.
The Express C
r Looted and lliirned—
A I'osne Arrives Too I.ate,
Portland, Ore., Jan. 30.—The north-
bound overland train, which left San
Francisco Wednesday and was due
here this morning, was held up two
miles west of Iloscburg, Ore., early
this morning.
Fireman Hendricks slipped from the
engine and ran to Koseburg and gave
the alarm. Then, arming himself, he
, , . started back to the scene of the
Jan. 28,-Tlie open session of the Senate , troublc. SuperinUnacnt Fields of the
was very brief, as more than half the dav .. ,{ ... , .
was .pent bclilml closed doors. The lilll f.r Southern l'aeiHe road, ,vlio was at
an international monetary conference was 1 Rose burg, quickly gathered a posse of
debated, Mr. Chandler speaking In favor of | a dozen armed men and started for the
it and Mr. Stewart of Nevada against it The 1 scene 011 an engine.
Nicaragua canal bill and the bankruptcy | Heavy explosions of dynamite or
- «•- - brief time, ( ,M)wder were distinctly heard at Rose-
! burg during the progress of the
' "loldup. When the officers arrived-it
"• rt'K" " ICOUIUUHU ||UI .mulling tuc ■ . .
president's rights to foreclose against the 1 found that the express car had
B ittc railroads The resolution went 1 1— --■ 1 1
before the Senate for a
but 110 progress was made on either of them.
Early In the day a lively debate
over Mr. Allen's resolution questioning the !
j been looted und burned.
I hurt ami the high way ti
in making their escupe.
speech by Mr. Thurston of Nebraska.
A number of petitions urging the speedy
ratitlcatlon of the Anglo-American peace
treaty were received-
The House passed the Indian appropria- JUDGE DAWSON AT REST.
lion bill and eutered upon the consideration j _
of the agricultural appropriation bill, but all
Interest In these two measures was over-
shadowed by two very remarkable speeches,
one made by Mr. Qrosvenor of Ohio, attack-
ing ex-Governor Allgcld of Illinois, and the
other hv Mr. DeArinond of Missouri, heap-
ing ridicule on Secretary Morton for the
recent Issue of a pamphlet entitled: ' The
Farmers'Interest In Finance.' which ridi-
iluled the people of the states that voted for
Bryan. DeArmond's arraignment of the
gentleman from Nebraska was caustic, and j taught school at Fort Scott. Kan. He
w as as severe a criticism of a cabinet officer ; m lo Xodaway county, Mo., in 18113,
as has been delivered at lliis session ot Con- . . . . , . >,,• •• >■
(res,, and it created a distinct sensation. >l,t. 11 m"1"' He Mme
back to Maryville in 1805 and ever
Jan. 27.—Senate: in the Nicaragua de- ) s{nce been one of the leading mem-
bers of the bar. He was Presidential
The Missouri Alaska .Jurist and Lawyer
of MuryvUle l' s«e* Away.
Maryvili.k, Mo., Jan. 30.—Judge
Lafayette Dawson died at his home
here at 11 o'clock last night. Judge
i Dawson was born in McLean county,
i Illinois, May l'i, 18.'10. He received a
school educatiou and in 185S
lata Mr. Sherman foreshadowed
treaty by which the United States could
build the canal without the Intermediation
3f a private concession. The Senator dc-
rlared that this governmental execution of
the project was the only feasible one, and
that all private efforts in the direction had
proved failures Answering Mr. Morgan's
recent charge that England inspired oppo-
sition to American control of the canal,
Mr. Sherman asserted that this was ,i
"bugaboo," wholly without foundation.
He added a handsome tribute to
England and her institutions. Mr.
Vilas followed with a motion to
recommit the canal bill to the committee on
foreign relations, a step which Mr. Morgan
characterized as an insult. The motion
was changed so as to make the recommittal
to the special committee, of which Mr. Mor-
gan is chairman. The Senate adjournad
before a vote was taken, and the Vilas mo-
tion to recommit is pending. The miiitary
academy appropriation bill, carrying ap-
proximately 1479,000, was passed, after tlie I 10-year-old son lay
defeat of the amendment for participation
of the West Point cadets ill Ihe inauguralic
ceremonies.
The House, after a debate of four hours,
elector on the Tilden ticket, federal
iudgc of Alaska in President Cleve-
land's first term and always prominent
on the stump and in forensic encount-
ers. lie left a wife and three children,
besides other relatives and countless
friends.
QUADRUPLE MURDER.
Nehranka Man Returns From a Kevlval
and Slay* Ills Wife mid Children.
Waynk, Neb., Jan. 30.—C. K. Hash
returned home Wednesday night from
a revival meeting and murdered his
wife und three children. When the
sheriff and coroner reached the house
the dead bodies of Mrs. Rash and her
the floor, fright-
fully gashed, and the tv
•hildren lay dead on their
their heads mashed to a jelly.
younger
ids with
The
adopted the conference report on the immi- deed had been done with three pieees
grallon bill by a voteof 131 to lis. It ex- of soaps tone. When the sheriff en-
For a Beer Trust al Cincinnati The Dakota nilisard.
Cincinnati. Ohio, Feb. 1.—Three rep- I)kaiiwooi>, S. IX. Feb. 1.—Word has
resentatives of a gigantic London ay ti- just been received 1 re showing the
dlcate are in the city for the purpose
of gobbling up all the biggest brew-
eries here, and success has so fur
crowned their efforts. The syndicate
intends consolidating under the laws
of the state und make them all one
•grand corporation. The old brewers
were the most eager to make the sale,
owing to the condition trade has been
in generallv for some time.
Tliurittoii Will Not Obey.
Washington. Feb. I.—Referring to
Ihe action of the Nebraska legislature
in instructing him to vote for the free
coinage of silver. Senator Thurston
said to-day: "The present Nebraska
legislature does not represent the
party that elected me to the senate.
When auv of the legislators show a
disposition to come to my proposition
1 will consider the matter. We are
now as far apart us the poles and there
?s no apparent prospect of agreement."
For n Ham Aerots the Rio (.ramie.
l«iN < iii'ckh. N M.. Feb. l. Presi-
dent Edgerton, head of the Scotch syn-
dicate which is to dam the lUo Grande
near Fort Seldon, has gone to London
to present his final report to the cap-
italists who are back of the enterprise.
The report is highly favorable, the
preliminary work has been finished
ind all detail)
suits of the severe weather on the
Cheyenne agency during the recent se-
vere weather. Three Indians froze in
their tents, and a number of others
will die from the effect of the expos*
lire. Thousands of head of cattle per-
ished in the storm, and 300 were found
dead in one place.
IlcMpcrate Men right In <>all.
Sr. Joski'ii, Mo.. Feb. 1.—Charles
May and Walter Rice, two prisone
tends the educational clause to female
well as male immigrants, to read and write
some one lauguage.
Jan. '26.—Senate: Mr. Turple of Indiana
closed his speech on the Cuban resolutions,
urging that Spain had utterly failed to quell
the outbreak, and that the United States
should Intervene. The Wolcott bill for an
international monetary conference was
considered for the llrst time. Mr. White
Democrat, of California. Mr. Cannon. Inde-
pendent, of Utah and Mr. Daniel, Dem-
ocrat, of Virginia urged that the con-
ference would l e futile and was not
pintended as a serious movement toward
biinetalllsm.lt was made evident, however,
that the bill would meet little opposition be
mpstone.
tered Rash was sitting ill the window
and made no offer of resistance. It Li
supposed that Rash's mind had become
unbalanced as tho result of the excite-
ment at the revival meetings.
OLD-TIME COOKINQ
Like llie Men of Tlio*e l>My It Waf
Course I ut Strong.
It was very different three hundred
rears ago. There was no science and
very li:t ic fashion. The culture of the
age was well expressed by sirloin,
whit h aristocratic word was coined by
in inebriated monarch, who Insisted
upon knighting a loin of beef on ac-
<>um of Its excellene and Juiciness,
lays the New York Mail and Express.
There were no forks. Instead of plates
w6oden trenches, nnd spoons were of
wood and wore what we would call
ladles and napkins and table cloths
were practically unknown. The cook-
?ry books, whnt there were of them,
were on a par with the rest of kltchcn-
dotil. Honey was largely used and
recommended when mixed with spices,
with fish and crabs. Potatoes were
not in vogue und tomatoes if known
were considered poisonous. Almost all
cooking consisted of soups, stews, plea,
fish and pastry. The theory of a soup
was rich liquid or semi-liquid food. Tho
old Blnglish beef soup had carrots,
turnips, cabbage, and even apples
thrown Into the pot, and when cold
could be cut with a knfe. The rhyme
of "pease porridge nine days old" gives
a good notion of one style of cooking
which consisted of boiling animal or
vegetable substances until they became
a mere paste There were flsli soups
and fish pasties, but these on account of
the prejudice against Roman Catholics
were never very popular. There were
huge pies and puddings, of which the
Interior was made of chopped-up beef-
steak or mutton, kidneys, birds, squir-
rels, hares, rabbits, venison and. among
the wealthy, oysters. These pasties
were valued according to their size.
Those served to the rich merchants and
goldsmiths were two feet In diameter
and a foot thick; those served at the
tables of the great lords were three und
four feet In diameter and a foot and
a half thick, while those served to
royalty were sometimes six feet in
diameter and two feet thick. The
cooking was like the men of the period,
coarse, brutal but strong, wholesome
and refreshing.
MANUAL FOR ARMY COOKS.
( itinp Cooking Not So Had a* Might He
Nupponed,
In camp life the joys of dining are
more precarious than In the barracks be-
cause of the Inconveniences to proper
cooking of the food, says Chautauquan.
However, as an offset to this drawback
tocaniplife.theappetite is better In out-
door life. For field use the cooking uten-
sil sare necessarily simple. The dishes
are few and instead of the reliable bar-
rack range in the shelter of a tidy
kitchen some rude cooking place must
be Improvised. Of these cooking places
the simplest and most economical as
to fuel is-in the form of a trench dug in
the ground. With moderate weather,
favorable soil and sufficient skill such
a stove can be made to answer every
purpose. Field ovens, too, of primitive
fashion are constructed for baking "soft
bread," beans, meats, etc. This is
done even when the army Is on the
march, provided the weather Is not too
stormy for the bread to rise. For in-
dividual cooking and eating on the
field, necessitated by emergencies, the
government furnishes each soldier with
one meat can and plate combined, one
three-pint canteen, one tin cup, one
knife, fork and spoon. With all its
hardships, camp cooking with the moBt
primitive implements is not so fatal to
good food as 'night be supposed. Per-
haps tho chief reason of this Is that
there are many recipes for cooking
meats, breads, vegetables, soups, etc.,
adapted to Just such conditions of fir#
and dishes.
Dismal Dawson—This here paper
says that the greatest crime Is com-
mitted in the localities that goes pro-
hibition. Hungry Higgins—Of course.
Wot greater crime could they be than
goln' prohibition?—Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
IN THE NEW COUNTRY,
F.very actor who strikes Oklahoma
advertises himself as 'the prince of
comedians.''
Letitia! lire.
The (iuthrle lluilding and Loan asso-
ciation lias declared '< per cent setni-an-
! nual dividends.
•Ian I"! The following bill* weie Introduced,
liy I>nn<■ i*. ( uuncll bill No. 3d, relating to
■ inking fund*
liy I.iMii n >d -Council bill No n. Amending
section article Is. chapter M. Oklahoma *tat
utea IH!':;, entitled "Procedure—Civil."
By Mnruni Council bill No. 40, an act to
. I r rotect domeatii'nnlmnU ami (or the creation ti
A ''Ipppi tor bavin* Iwen socure.Urora J „„ni,arJr
the Chicki'saw government, Ardmore council bill No j.. wm reported i>ack with tiie
will MH.ll lllivc U telephone PIVPltrni. p-r,th.l It do ip.p.pp .ppd th.l It b.
1 , Jilaceil on the rni«iidar Hie bill provide* that
Garfield county last week shipped Xho funeral of General Thomas at nil jawaltlea now duo on delinquent taxea for the
■l.toP worth of stPPi'k mostly l„,Ks. , pfcirtonm as military, llishop HroolM , ft"a-'T-*?l""-''t!
The big question with Dick Plnnkett preached the funeral sermon ",u
ust now is the fare to Nevada and mains were sent to Maine.
jack.
OKLAHOMA AMI INDIAN 1 MtKITOllY
The re-
froui the committee on rulea. nik-
i! for further time to complete retiaiou of Ui«
| ulea, which wit* Rruntod.
Mulhall has another juicy sensation ,lAV >, .phere w « practically nothing done
There i* a petroleum war on in Med- ' in churel. circles. While a pastor has >n either the houae or the aenate to-day. Tho
Mcnate la waiting for comuiittcea lo report and
fort). The price in now down to ten been prenehlnjr temperance -™ • ",-
senta.
A Ponca City spiritualist has receiv-
d a long communication from Antonio
Maceo.
The most interesting men in the Ok-
lahoma legislature appear to be the
Chaplains.
Thousands of acres of pie melons
will again be raised in Oklahoma this
year for stock food.
Kingfisher county holds more tax-
payers meetings than any other coun-
ty in the territory. Are the taxes low-
ered any thereby?
A ladies society nt Guthrie gave an
entertainment called "An Kvening
with Dickens." One of the guests kick-
ed because Dickens wasn't there.
A Norman man lias given up a good, i
the Intrudiirtlon of one bill thi* morning
hers of his flock have beon led astray that body took an adjournment. The bill waa ln-
by villains trudoced by Colonel Johnann of Oklahoma City
The livestock meeting at Woodward
should be made a howling success.
With a committee of lawmakers pres-
mid rclules to
lotarlea public.
.Ian 25.- The tipper boll
III .1 o'clock In the alteni on. its adjournment
hnvlnn continued from Snturflay Until tbnt time
cut, the meeting would uttain much All the aenatora were preneut. t ut Lynch, taking
eiek nmiin waa excused during tho aenaiou
prominence I 'I'liere waa only one bill puaaed nnd that will be-
The <> K. bote' and a grocery store eome n law «a anon aa the governor llgna It- I*
• ■« the bill appropriating f . non for the puy of the
were burned at Kdmoild on the J. th. employes of tho Drat legislature.
The Alva Normal bill waa read theaeeond time
, , ., , . 1 nnd referred lo the committee on education.
kept on hand saved the town from be- , olllli jl N„ tb0
third time and passed. It provide* for tile relief
of taxpayersnud Ihe eitension of the penalties
for the taxes of iHIMi.
Senator Milium in an elohuent speech formally
invhed the council to participate In the cattle
convent.on at Woodward on the 0. Kith nml llth
After very little additional liuaiucM Ihu council
mil on mod till niominK,
.Ian 26.—Council called to ord< r nt 10 o'clock
this morning Prayer wan said by lie*. Joues
nnd yeslerday s journal rend nnd approved.
, The following hills w#ro read by title and r
with one or more fingers off (erred to committees.
I t' II No. 40—To committee on municipal co*
inun and adopts,! the uncertain a oe . e)Ke, btlt his l.i.-U d.K>8 not end here. „_To commit!., opp corpoppptlon.
tion as an evangelist. He says the xhero is a slot machineinan Oklahoma , <orpornie laws.
Lord "called him. billiard hull, and a railroad man with j ,,ornljong
The mayor of tho town of Laurie is i three fingers and a thumb off bucked c ira if, 80 and 51—'Tocommltteo on Judiciary,
before the loRiBlatuie asking that a It recently and tvon every cent *" °na
bill he passed prohibiting freight train was in it. i An unfavorable report waa made on C H No. 11
from going through hU town im though | A omlntv iav bought mm* i
they were greased.
Steady job
i railroad section fore- I
The barrels of salt water which were
hand saved tho town from be- !
ing swept away.
The Oklahoma clerk who baa two
girls nnd wants to go home from '
church with both of them realizes how !
a member of the legislature feels as he
looks ut bin anti-railroad bill and his
unnual pass.
It is ti well known fact that a rail* |
i'lth one or more fingers
can throw higher dice than any c
It No. 48-To committee on municipal
MRS. ANN R. ALLEN DEAD.
Tli« ICh hesi Woman of Nt. Louis fusses
Away—No Request* of Millions.
Sr. Louis, Mo., Jan. 20.—Mrs. Ann
H. Allen, reputed to be the wealthiest
vomnn of this city, died at Pittsfielil,
yond the expression of senators that the bill ; v vesterdav Her estate is valued
would accomplish nothing. The Nicaragua "l: * ehtaie is vaiuea
at 810,000,000. ilic attorneys for Mrs.
Allen and the manager of her vast In-
terests are unaware of tho existence
of any will and seriously doubt
whether one was over made. If there
is no will the estate will be divided
among the heirs, twenty-nine in num-
ber.
SECRETARY OF WAR ALGER
would accomplish nothing The Nicaragua
canal debate waa resumed, Mr. Daniel
speaking against the measure. The House
amendments to the Senate bill for a survey
of a water route from the mouth of the Jet-
ties at Galveston, Texas, to Houston, were
agreed to and the bill finally passed.
The House overrode another of President
Cleveland's pension vetoes by a vote of 137
to &2. The bill pensioned Jonathan Scott of
the Sixth Iowa cavalry, who is now living at
Oswego, Kan., at the rate of 172 per month.
Mr- Cleveland vetoed It on the ground that j
the disability for which the beneliciary was l
to be pensioned was not contracted iu thr j
service. The rest of the day was devoted to
a continuation of the debate on the Indian '
appropriation bill. Only a few amendments I
High-Geared.
■Watson—Those South Americans are
so high-strung that they want to fight
on the smallest provocation. Crank-
shaft—High-geared, I should Judge,
from the number of revolutions they
make.—lirooklyn Life.
I'nelt* Khen's WUdom.
"Hit am better," said Uncle Eben,
'ter be er man dat changes 'is mind
ian ter be one dat didn't hab no mind
ler change in de fus' place."—Washing-
ton Star.
money ii
gnnlc net.
Hooai ix Detail.
.Iak 'is. The following l l 1 Were introduced:
Ity Ferguson—No. 131. en art relating lo towns
and \ illnsei
Ity I.ytinn -No. 13'.', an act amending election
My Doyle No. i:n an act Incorporating the
Sisters of Mercy retreat in the territory of Okla.
< II No. '.M Wiih announced liy ihe iiii'isetiicer as
having been |>a««ed liy the council. It relates to
i ladlea that deaired
ri, . i I>y (iarrlson, wiilcn jirescnncs me manner oi
I A Logan county jay bought aome i j,Uy,„rn( „( „n obligations of debt to be psid in
candy und some strychnine nnd put money m lb* terrttoiy, as 111 rlolutlon of the or-
A good old joke has been revived in them in the same pocket, the candy
Oklahoma. It is said that there loose. The strychnine paper broke
is a girl down there studying nstrono- and as he rode home he ate the candy,
my so cross-eyed that she has to have , wondering what made it no bitter.
elbow put in her telescope. , The strangest part of the story is that
An Oklahoma young man who has j the Lord had future use for liim and
studied church affairs pretty carefully permitted him to live.
thus defines them "A church fair is Secretary Francis is quoted as say- I ^ lifting of county
a place where we can spend more mon- • ing: "I am of the opinion that
-.v tip- for tiling* iv„ do tlplp, Indi.n question |
not want in order to please whom we should be made at tills session of con-
do not like and to help the heathen gress. It appears to me to be the in-
who are happier than we arc."
George T. Nicholson of the Santa Fe
is a young man. Recently a conduc-
tor after looking him and his pass over
telegraphed to headquarters: "Young
Nicholson is abroad using his father's
pass. Shall 1 take it up?" The answer
came: "There is only one Nicholson, j cured Oklahoma divorces slipped out | op>
You have him. Leave him und Ilia ppii of tho territory without paying the tlm. ..t work.
alone." j — Action of Oklahoma law,
little known, provides that no divorce | nT j,-0 K(UoD n„ ix,. nti act relating to town
tr ran ted in the territory shall be valid i ships nnd township oiileei
. . .. . ,1 whole of the pre*.
unless the costs are paid. Hundreds ity May—No. 11'
of Mich decrees on the court records | i* ie i, chapter
rnllitltee could hear *
be heard on the subject.
, II 11 No. 41, by May, relating to register of
evitable that the Indians Will be crowd* | was considered It provides for the mim-
ed off their lands in time by the whites, i eiVal register of mortgages.
, , . . | Mr. Hose thought it wus a waste of time papet
villi p.p- without legislation. Upey I, mmj p.„c0 „„
ought to realize this and recognize books. TMi bill was recommendod to the Judi-
Unit nil ml iilst inP'nt now in for their ci p-y cnonitt,-,' «n>M It
j udjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning,
own protection • jAN „ . The foUowlng vai. wel.„ ,nlr0d red
Hundreds of Eastern people who se- ] By Ferguson No. 1 11. an set amendatory to
l chapter relating to county aurvey
f t per day for actual
MISJING LINKS.
Man lias Accepted the War
Portfolio.
Canton, Ohio, Jan. 30.
the"county jail, fought to-day and May j were adopted, and those were of minor lm- I tendered and have accepted the
was stablH-d three times and Rice's ] Portance. Ab. ut twenty-Hve pages of portfolio/
jaw was broken in two places. May is
under sentence of death for the min-
der of William Jiurdette at the Sugar
Creek church nud Rice is charged with
burglary.
Trying to Kill Ihe Trenty.
London. Feb. 1.- The Daily News,
commenting on statements cabled by
the New York correspondent of the
paper, suys that the I'nited States Sen-
ators are trying to kill the Anglo-
American ti eftty indirectly. This they
fear to do directly, Wen use the public
sentiment of the peoyle of America is
in favor of the measure.
( olonel Oiirncr l'nsae* Iwiv.
Richmond, Mo.. .Ian. :il —Colonel
hristopher Trigg tiurner, one of the
I'cfuliy figured out. j oldest and best known I Aw* vera in
Northern Missouri, died at his home in
this city yesterday In his ; M year, after
one week's illness from blood poison-
Sli. ver« Should Ite Km milled.
Toff.ka. Kan., Feb. j. — Senator Helm
has a bill to regulate barWrs. The
measure provides for a board of three
examiners, whose duty It shull be to
examine those desiring to engage in
the tonsorial business. The object of
the bill is to do away with worthless
barbers. The bill was prepared by
the president of the national burbers'
Alt Oklnlimiiiin I mind llelieudeil.
Wh'iiita, Kan., Feb. 1.—The head
less body of a man waa found on the
bank of the Canadian river, four miles
J southeast of Norman, Ok., todav, ami
a abort distance away the head was
found. Several persons identified it as
that of "SHpnery .luck" Wilson of Nor-
man. who disapftoared about three
months ago,
ing.
Ileeelver for i« < lilengo It.nil,.
( nit Alio, Feb. 1 Jndgc Freeman
to-da^y appointed KalpU Metcalf re-
ceiver for the Dime Savings bank. The
institution has about -|,ooo depositors,
to whom about $800,000 is due. It is
■ Thus spoko General Kussel A. Alger
I of Michigan, yesterday afternoon. The
I general bad just emerged from the
j south parlor, which is the conference
I room while Mrs. McKinley is out of
the city, lie and Major McKinley had
A kerosene lamp with an electrical
attachment is nomethlng new. You
press a button, and an electric flame
1 have been | "S1"8 th(> lamP'
Complaint is made against the water
3f the Schuylkill by Philadelphlans,
on the ground that there Is too much
oal in it to drink antl not enough to
the head with a i
A Consul Fined for Assnulti
Berlin, Jan. 30 —a dispatch from
Mayenee says that Perry Uartholow,
tho United States consul there, hu
been lined S00 marks for injuring last | j„st eompletei] tho interviewlu wliich
"" ! the formal tend, r and aeceptauee wan
passed.
A St. Louis llot CompMiiy Fulls.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 1.—The Stand-
ard Eagle Box and Lumber company
has placed its property nnd plant in
the hands of a trustee. The liabilities
amount to moro than 9loo,000.
summer
striking him
volver.
Delivers I'ardona In l'erson.
Lansing, Mich., Jan. 30.—Governor
Pingree added another chapter to his
dramatic career yesterday by going to
tho Jackson prison and iu person de-
livering pardons to August Furlunan.
Carl Vncgler, August Grossman and
Henry Jacobs, who were convicted
four years ago of the crime of murder
ing AlWrt Molitor ut Rogers City,
Pre&que Isle county, in 1873.
Attempted Wife Murder nud Suicide.
Dknvkr, Colo., Fob. I —Fred C.
Riebe, aged 4." years, a fugitive from
justice, shot and probably mortally
wounded his wife, aged ,17. at her home
this morning and then killed himself.
Member of I'nrllament Iteslicus.
London, Feb. 1.—Tho Kt. Hon.
Mlclilgsn's Output of Lumber.
Saginaw, Mich., Jan. HO.— GdCowles,
lumber statistician, has compiled
A farmer of Durham, Mo., while on a
joii.. spree In Kansas City, bought a
block of city lots. A few days later,
when sober, he sold them at an advance
of $6,000.
Charles T. Farrier of Polk county
Minn., has artificial legs. He rides a
bicycle, can Jump fifteen feet In thre«
jumps, and can kick a hat held eight
reet above the floor.
Some of the large life Insurance com-
panies are considering the advisability
f establishing a colossal sanitarium
j for the care of consumptives who de-
w lop the disease after insuring.
A four-master Iron ship, with provis
A Sautn Fe clerk who desires to be
unknown, contribute* tho following to
a prominent newspaper: "Widows un-
popular because they have none of the
kittenish ways common to girls. The
startled fawn and the kitten business
is greatly overdone by girls. Widows
have lots of common sense that men
admire. If a mouse appears in front
of a widow she grabs a poker and
smashes it, while a girl will scrcain,
and possibly faint, although she is no
more afraid of a mouse than a widow."
The Guthrie Daily Leader,says: "The
araouut of thieving in Guthrie is simply
tippalin(r. To ull appearances there is
an organized gang of young thieves In
the city, who make a practice of steal-
ing household and office fittings and
ornaments nnd putting them in pawn.
The city council should pass an ordi-
nance requiring pawnbrokers to turn
in to the police a list daily, showing
the goods purchased by them aud by
whom sold. Thus a check could be
put on the thieves and *the nefarious
practice eventually broken up.''
It is said some uneasiness prevails
among non-citizens in the Indian Ter-
ritory as to the scope of Secretary
Francis' order regarding the removal
of intruders. The order refers only to
those who claim citizenship and are
occupying lands under the claim, whose
claims have been adversely decided l y
the Daw.*s commission and who have
failed to appeal. After February 0, all
such persons who are still in the terri-
tory will be removed. Wo suppose
that these persons might make legal
contracts with the citizens and obtain
permits as non-citizens do.
A new Oklahoma probate judge mar-
ried his first couple as follows: "All
right," said the judge, "according to
the power invested in me by the stat.
utea of Oklahoma and the ordinances
of this city, as., I declare you man and
wife. My fees are two dollars and you
stand convicted until allco.sts are paid,
but in the meantime join hands, and
the groom is hereby ordered to kiss the
bride before the judge of this court of-
fers his congratulations. The witness-
es in this case must claim their attend-
ance or they will not receive any fees
Tho court is adjourned for breakfast.'"
A farmer of Pottawatomie county,
while on his wedding tour across the
the
It cl'UHK -I
■elliott.
, im net to nmetid section
relating to lienors
ruguljte the listing
, ,, « j_.ii. / Bj M.iv—No. 188, an net to re
will soon he p-aneelepl. A majority of , o|
the parties have since been married. liy Mourl<|Usnd No. Lit*, an act to amend sec
mill II cancellation will leave them """ 1 V"1" "" ">• « ' "" ^
I ull criminal cane*.
Hills were passed a* follows:
House hill No. (d. providing or tho closing of
hool di*!iicts. House hill No M, by Barnes.
tatement .l,owi,,S that lh.i state pro- 1" 9 '"r ,lwlJ ?ni1 ' "■ '
plucod s.iiiii.'pja ppv; feet .if inmlx-r and 1,1 > "'• " ■ latcl>' « Yarmouth
- ■ • i '..™i,. ...i «.... • -r, ti... i l .. ,
Sir
said that the indebtedness of the bank ' O. O. Trevelyan (Radical), secretary
nit.side of the deposits does not exceed
Jfl.ooo, and that S: .'.'i.ooo in cash is on
hand for immediate distribution.
I'.iKhtv ThoUHHiid for the I diversity.
Toi'KKA. Feb. 1.—The lloilse by a
vote of 70 to 1 passed Hackney's bill to
make an appropriation of 880,000 for
the current e\|ienaes of the State uni-
versity f " the lisi.nl yearsondlntr June
30, 1101, aud tiUtie 30, iSOu.
for Scotlnnd in the cabiuct of Lord
Koseberry, resigned bis aeut in Par-
liament ou account of ill health.
tlorlda (frso|* Crop (Jnlujured.
Jacksonville, Fin.. Feb. 1.—Re-
ports frot, all over the stato are that
though the vegetable crop has been
ruined by the cold map orange* and
pineapples are uninjured
041,f-27,200 shingle* last year.
TeiA4 Creak I.e^Ulutlou.
Austin, Tex., dan. 10.—In the llouse
a bill was iutroJuced prohibiting the
manufacture und sale «.f pistols in this
state, and providing a line of froinSlOO
to 81,000.
Filibusters ludictod.
P'ALTikioiiK, Md., Feb 1.— Ucneral
HolofT and I)r. .lose .iaiues Luis of the
Cuban junta were Indicted to-day by
the federal grand jury for filibustering.
Lynching In .tUiisius.
Hikminouam, Ala. Jan. 29.—Jim
Jackson, a uegro. accused of assault-
ing Miss Hattle rssr Kaudolph, yeiter
day, was lyuuhed last uigh<
England, for $55. The vessel had run
nshore three inile« from the town.
Three bandits drove up to the groc-
ery of Harry Cliff in Taylor street, Chi-
ago, lu a barouche, entered the store
iud deliberate y robbed the proprietor
if $25, all the money he had. They then
• entered the barouche and drove ofT
ii style.
A heartless rogue In Louisville
lashed excitedly Into a doctor's office,
iiroclaiming In alarmed tones that he
'iad just act Mentally swallowed a pint
if elder In which he afterward learned
ila wife had unintentionally dropped a
'mall quantity of arsenic. The doctor
troduced a stomach putnp and rushed
lownatair for warm water. While h*«
"as gottfi the rogue atole the stouiaeb
guilty <>f bigamy and liable to criminal
prosecution.
The kicking Chickasaw anil Choctaw
Indian lobby is now in Washington in
full force. It proposes to defeat the
treaty if it can, and iu any event will
concentrate its forces in an effort to
hold tho matter in abeyance until an-
other congress shall convene. Mem-
bers of the Dawes commission ami the
friends of the measure are confident
that us soon as Secretary Francis re-
turns from the bedside of a sick Mis-
souri relative, he will submit the
treat v as amended and very little de-
lay will be occasioned in getting it be-
fore the lawmakers
Secretary Francis sent to the senate
at Washington, Jan. 27, a memorand-
um of agreement between the Dawes
Indian Territory commission and the
Choctaw tribe of Indians, in which the
Indiana agree to the division of their
land in severalty among themselves.
The agreement is incomplete, owing to
the fact that the Chickasaws own joint-
ly with the Choc taws, and they have
not agreed to the division. The com-
mission reports, however, that it has
been in conference with the represen-
tatives of the Chickasaws, and that the
latter failed to sign only because
thority had not gone so far.
A prominent Oklahoma newspaper
suggests the following: "Why would
it not be a good idea to so amend the
statutes as t^i have the county treasur-
ers succeed to office the first Tuesday
in March Instead of January, as now?
providing thot all half seetlon line roads «hall
be not less thsn in feet antl more rhnn fill. House
bill No. 5H, by Tousley. n.-paratinK Ihe section of
rebuiring the probate Judge beings
lawyer three years prior to election.
Naw Mll.l.S.
•Ian. so.—By Learned, No 07, an act amending
I ti w relating to revenue. The runs were sus-
pended and he bill rend a second time and re-
ferred to committee on ways and moans.
By Uould—No. «s, an acl amending and relat-
ing to lllitiK of chattel mortgage*
ity Johnson No. fi'.i, An act providing for office
of bnnk commissioner nnd relating to banks,
Th rules weie sunpended. the bill read n second
time and referred to privute corporations colli-
mil tee
By Gould—No. 70. An net repealing law regard-
ing • lOalllieations of probute judge.
The Chickasaws who go to Washing-
ton to fight the Choctaw treaty get
81,-r 00 each.
All non-citizen doctors of the Chick-
asaw nation must puy S.~ for a permit
to practice.
Au Okln. paper says the reason wo-
men are always so interested in a bride
is because the married ones are won-
dering whether she known as inuch as
they do, and the unmarried ones are
wondering whether they kuow as
much as she does.
A Logan county farmer and stock
raiser says he has spent enough mon y
for cigars to buy the best farm iu the
county. He farther says he does not
regret it because ho had had moro
pleasure out of it than the beat farm in
the county was worth.
The national senate investigating
committee recommends the removal of
It would enable the treasurer to collect I Colonel Freeman, Osage Agent, and
and apportion the December tax be J severely criticises him for the aupptes-
fore turning the office over to his sue- sion of the Wah-Sha-She News, which
censor. As now, he can collect the tax , was published at the agency. The
if the tax roll reaches him in time from : News criticised Colonel Freeman, who
the county clerk, but he can uot com- got even by suppressing the paper
plete the collection by placing the de- ! The editor was not suppressed, how-
nt notices in the hands of the ever, but went after Freeman's scalp
Being versant with the tax and it is now within his grasp. A
roll he could better complete the work ! newspaper which engages in a just
than a new officer unacquainted with cause always wins against insolence
it and the office. and tyrannical officials.
lilHjll
Whatever became of the trial of the
men who engaged in the only lynch-
country in u prairie schooner was held j ing Oklahoma ever had the one at
up and robbed. The outlaws didn't | Watonga last September?
Four inches of snow fell in Custer
ounty during the recent cold snap.
| the larg«**t in the history of the county
ince it was settled.
There are ten nice girls to
Hose, the chairman of the judiciary
committee of the house used to prac-
tice law ia Wellington.
People who think the financial ques-
tion is dead should observe the street
corners in Okla. They are crowding
up again just as they were before elec
tion.
Sid Clarke is now in Washington. He
boy iu Oklahoma and there are about ! will remain there duriug the iuaugara-
i a thousand uice girls to < very nice boy. tion ceremonies.
It is generally printed in Oklahoma
that the soft fall of wet snow saved
s heet crop.
With the south half of Day county
get his bride, and he is thankful.
A Lincoln county man fell sixty feet
into a well and crushed his skull
Hunting has been absolutely ^rohih
ited on the Ponca, Otoe, Pawnee and !
Osage Indian reservations.
Corn s worth 15 cents a bushel at I in fact, we know of no nice boya Sure |
Newkirk. Corn is higher in Oklahoma enough boys are tough and uasty.
than in Iowa and Kansas. (Jood boys are sissies.
Guthrie ought to have more reliable At a townsite board sale of unclaim-
weather vanp'H. It in frequently IP pi Im- ,-<1 lot" t l'erry recently tweiity-t,v.. milled Roger Mills county, Uin In the
portant matter to Unow which way I.pU l,rp.u(th« an a cr i[e ol I0 apiece, latter p ounty would be reduced 1.5li
the wind li blowing. ' Giver county will noon become one on $100.
The late snow has placed the ground Df t Ls>- richest cattle countries in the A petition is being circulated in Day
lu good condition for the wheat. world. Every man down there can county asking the legislature to add
Home Oklahoma people will go to , have " acres dirt cheap. The grass half of that county to Woodward coun*
Galveston to see the citizens of Texas is pond and the people are bound to ty and half to Roger Mills.
present the Texas battleship with a become prosperous Senator Allen, of Nebraska, has com
silver service. ]f the original Flynn bill was back pleted a report of his investigation o
What will the Cheyenne and Arapa ju the hou < from the senate it wouM Agent Freeinau and the traders in tin
hoe settlers do if payment, is no longer have no trouble in passing. It is the Osage nation. He roasts the whole
eitended and the free homes bill fail- Jocirased draft on the treasury that is shoot ingmatoh auil re« tunuieuds thi
to pass? That i| a suilous questlub causing the trouble removal of ITresuitn
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