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EDMOND. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. ERIDAY, DK(2, 1898.
NO 22
Grant G. Gillett of Woodbine, Kan.,
Leaves Many Creditors.
HE OWES ABOUT $1,000,000.
Kniisii* City (oiiunU-tlcui Mt«n Clme Dawn
on 111 in — Ho If (id !!0,030 Cattle In IIU
Fuctl I.ot* wt Womlliluo iiml Ilerrliig-
ton— Cent SI.OOO a Day to Foot! Tliem.
THIEVES IN THE STATE HOUSE
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 20.—Owing
from Woo,001) to 81,0)0,0)3 Grant G.
Gillett, the greatest feeder of cattle in
Kansas, and for that matter in the
world, has failed.
This debt, in the form commonly
known as "cattle paper," is in large
part held by twenty-live or more com-
mission firms at the Kansas City stock
yards. The Kansas City creditors,
without exception, contend that the
cattle which secures their paper will
easily meet all obligations. The brunt
of the blow will fall on Kansas City
commission men.
At Abilene, Kan., yesterday .T. S.
llollinger, president of the Gillespie
Commission company of Kansas City,
filed an attachment against Gillett for
a debt of 810,000, which, it is alleged,
was seeured with an intent to defraud.
The attachment is general, and is in-
tended to cover everything that can bo
found.
News of the attachment spread rap-
idly, and all day lawyers here. hr.vc
been busy investigating the ease in be-
half of Kansas City, St. Joseph and
Denver firms that did business with
Gillett. The register of deeds of Dick-
inson county has been compiling a list
of chattel mortgages given by Gillett
and finds that those still in force will
come close to 81,000,000, on most of
which Gillett was the only signer.
The commission firms claim that
many cattle have been mortgaged more
than once. About 5,000 head are at
his ranch. Gillett has recently taken
9237,000 life and 8200.000 accident in-
surance, has traveled in spccial trains
and had a cowboy band, lie is 30
years old and has startled the old
cattlcmen by his bold methods.
About twenty-five commission com-
pany representatives arrived in Wood-
bine yesterday. They investigated all
day, and found that the mortgaged
cattle are supposed to be scattered all
over Central and Western Kansas, Ok-
lahoma and Texas. Searches made so
far have been fruitless, and the pros-
pects are that further efforts in that
direction will bring no result.
Gillett has been the "Coal Oil .John-
nie" of the live stock business, an Alad-
din of farmers, u Napoleon of cattle
paper financc. Ilis 7,000 acre stock
farm near Abilene, Kan., is a town
with a name and a po&toflico of its
own, Woodbine.
Mr. Gillett has about 20,000 cattle in
his feed lots at Woodbine and Horing-
lon, Kan. They were being eornfed,
and the cost of corn alone was close to
Sl.nOO a day. In buying the cattle Mr.
Gillett overestimated his ability to
buy the corn for them, and the result
was that last Mondny he found he had
no more corn left and he had no re-
sources upon which he could raise
money to buy the corn sufficient to
prepare them properly for the market.
He became frightened and turned the
cattle and all his interest in some 0,000
acres of farm property and the greater
part of the town of Woodbine over to
1). W. Naill of Abilene, as trustee for
the benefit of his creditors. Mr. Naill
refused to aecept the trust, balieving
that he had no right to take cattle
covered by a chattel mortgage, but he
did notify all the commission men at
the Kansas City stock yards, who had
floated Mr. Gillett's paper.
"OPEN DOOR" NOT FREE TRADE
I'linirmnn Dlniflcy Define* ilie AilmliiU-
tration'* MeiinliiK of tlin Plirme.
Washington, Nov. 2(1.— Chairman
Dingley of the ways and means com-
mittee to-day, explained tin "open
door" policy as applied to the future
commerce of the Philippines in ease
they should be acquired by the United
States.
"The phrase 'open door policy,
which is now talked about so much in
the newspapers," said Mr. Dingley.
"means simply equality of treatment,
and not free trade. As applied to
the dependency of a country it
simply means that imports from all
countries are to be admitted upon the
same grounds as imports from the
mother country. As applied to the
Philippines it would mean that im-
ports from Great Itritian and all other
foreign countries are to be admitted
at the saiin rates of duty as imports
from the United States.
"Of course this policy could not be
applied to the Philippines if
they should be admitted into
the Union with their territorial
form of government, because the
constitution provides that duties shall
be uhiform within the I'nitod States,
unless there should be an amendment
to the constitution permitting this."
Port Arthur Citnul Decision.
Heaimont, Texas, Nov. 2(1.— The
Texas supreme court- handed down a
decision in the celebrate I l'ort Arthur
canal case, deciding all points in favor
of Port Arthur and removing the last
obstacle to the completion of the Port
Arthur ship canal. The litigation was
over the right of way for the canal.
Officers of the Kansas City. Pittsburg
& Gulf railroad, which is back of the
ship canal project, say it will be com-
pleted shortly. Four ami one-half
miles of the canal is practically fin-
ished; only two miles remain to be
dredged. The decision was celebrated
both at Port Arthur and licuuinout.
Dylnif From a Mow In n l'rlxo Flglit.
Louisvim.ic, Nov. 2s. -Tom Lansing,
. the middleweight pugilist, who until
recently assisted lu trainlug .lame
Corbett, is lying critically ill at his
home in this city as a result of a terri-
ble blow upon the back of the head de-
livered by Jack lloot, in their
fight in Chicago. Lansing is almost
entirely para«,> zed. His recovery is
not expected.
Money Stolen From tlia Private lloxot of
Kaunas State Officer*.
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 20.—The officers
and employes of the state house were
much excited yesterday forenoon by the
discovery that the private boxes of the
vault of the state treasurer have been
robbed recently of sums aggregating
nearly a thousand dollars, possibly
more. In this vault is a section of
boxes, which for years it has been the
custom of state officers and employes
of the state house to use as safe depos-
itories for money, private papers and
other valuables. The boxes arc la-
beled with the names of their respect-
ive owners and each has a key sup-
posed to fit his particular box and no
other. Hy the rules of the treasury,
nobody is permitted to enter the vault
except employes of the office and per-
sons holding boxes. At night nobody
can enter, the doors being equipped
with a time lock.
Four of these boxes were found to
be empty, and the losses, so far as
known, are as follows:
Governor Leedy, 8180.
Rev. J. M. Harrington, 8" 00.
James MeLallin, 8105.
William Harabec, 81*0.
Total, so far as known, 81,125.
The happiest woman around the
state house is Miss Lela Mcl.aUin. She
had 81.000 in cash in one of the boxes,
and she withdrew it only four days
ago.
Distressing Accident on a River
Near Stockton, Cal.
SIX DEAD AND THIRTY INJURED
rew iiii>1 Paascncrrt Terribly Ituriicil
liy the Fn-aplng Steam—Injured Per-
son* SiilTcrci! Terribly From Tlielr
MISSOURI'S OFFICIAL VOTE.
Secretary of Htiitn O|ioni tlio Return* of
tlie I.ate Flection.
Jeffkhson City, Mo., Nov. 28.—Sec-
retary of State Lesueur opened the
official returns of the election held on
November 8 yesterday. He announces
the following vote, as i.hown by the
totals of the county clerks:
For judge of the supreme court, long
term—Marshall, 285,770; Finkelnburg,
25. . I'.'tf: Voris, 0,037; Robinson, 2,933;
Sanderson, l,04.p>; Custenberder, 1,050;
scattering, 54; Marshall's plurality,
3' ,372.
For judge of the supremo court,
short term—Valliant, 288,130; Higbec,
253,178; S. Livingston, 0,752; Orr, 2,871:
llochen, 1,631; Cunningham, 1.031
scattering, 05; Valliant's plurality,
34,908.
For superintendent of public schools
—Carrington, 287,213; Kirk, 254,203:
Urown, 0,03-1; Bond, 2,812; Kendall,
1,040; Kaucher, 1,021; Carrington's
plurality, 32,050.
For railroad and warehouse com
missioncr—McCully, 287,002; Hatha-
way, 254,495; Htllis, 0,635; Williams.
2,823, Story., 1,040; Andrews. 1,059;
scattering, 53; McCully's plurality,
; 2,507.
MARINES LANDED IN CNINA,
Captain of tlie Charleston Places n
Guard AMioro at Tlen-Tslu.
Wasiiinoton, Nov. 24.—The navy de-
partment received a dispatch to-day
that the cruiser Charleston has landed
a marine guard at Tien Tsin. in the
roadways of the gulf of Pe-ehi-li, 10C
miles by water from Pekin, the Chi-
nese capital. The dispatch was con-
sidered of grave importance, and was
taken to President Mclvinloy at the
White house at once.
Secretary Hay, when called into con-
sultation over the dispatch, said that
the marines were landed, not because I sicians
Stockton. Cal., Nov. 21- The most
disastrous river accident in the history
of Stockton occurred yesterday near
Fourteen Mile Slough, when a part of
one of the boilers of the river steamer
T. C. Walker, which left San Francisco
about 0 o'clock Saturday night, was
blown out, killing six anddangeronsly
wounding eleven persons, while prob-
ably fifteen or twenty, more or less,
are badly hurt. The T. C. Walker is
owned by the California Navigation
and Improvement company, and ran
between San Francisco ami Stockton.
The dead arc:
John Tulan, captain of the T. C.
Walker.
W. A. lilunt, the agent in charge of
the shipping of sugar bests from the
Moss tract to the ( rocket factory.
Watson llcnty, of Stockton, cngln-
2er of the T. C. Walker.
Mrs. Watson Henry, wife of the
zhief engineer.
Jerry Daly, fireman.
Ferdinand Law, passenger.
The innjority of the passengers were
in bed when the explosion occurred
and were awakened by the report,
which was as loud as a cannon's roar.
People rushed from their rooms in
their night clothes and found the
whole forward portion of the steamer's
upper works blown rway. The electric
lights hal been put out and the escap-
ing steam enveloped the front portion
of the boat until it was impossible to
see how much of the boat had been
carried away.
The screams of the men who wore
loeked in their rooms near the pilot
house were heartrending. Captain
John Tulan had been blown from his
bed against the door of the stateroom
and so seriously injured that he could
not move. The door could not be
forced open as he was jammed up
against it. One of the employes of the
boat secured an ax and cut the upper
part of the room away and finally re-
moved him, but not until he was vir-
tually roasted alive When pulled out
the flesh dropped from his bones in
large pieces, and although ho was suf
fering excruciatingly he bore it brave-
ly and not a groan escaped him as he
was taken out of the steam.
Watson Henry, the chief engineer,
and his wife were in their room near
the pilot, house when the explosion
occurred. Mrs. Henry was blowu
through the roof. The flooring was
blown upward and she was hurled
with great violence a distance of
twenty-five feet toward the bow of the
boat. She was horribly crushed by
the fury of the explosion, and alsc
badly scalded by escaping steam. Her
injuries proved fatal. She retained
consciousness until a few moments
before her death. Her suffering was
| so intense that she begged the phy-
attendance to end her liie,
| ANOTHER AGUINALDO LETTER,
The Insurgent Chief Ftplalns a Few
Thlngi to (teueral Otis.
M anila, Nov. 28.- Aguinaldo, tin.
insurgent leader, has added a
second communication to Majo.*
General Otis, the American mili-
tary commander, upon the subject oJ
the Spanish prisoners in the
hands of the insurgents. He ha-;
declined to release the clericals and
civilians, arguing that both carried
arms voluntarily against the insuri
gents. Aguinaldo then refers General
Otis to the local papers published since
the insurrection for "irrefutable
proof" of his assertion that the cleri-
cals wero the "unst active ami venge-
ful agents in sacrificing the lives ami
honor of innocent natives."
Continuing, Aguinaldo quotes the
international rule of reprisal, claim-
ing the right to detain the prisoners
in the hope of causing Spain "to liber-
ate the Filipinos and eeaso torturing
and shooting natives whose only crime
has been the love of liberty."
The insurgent leader also maintains
his right to detain the prisoners until
the Vatican recognizes the rights of
the Filipino clericals and civilians or
until they are exchanged.
The United States transports, Arir.o-
and Ohio have arrived here with re-
inforcements.
of any •information of rioting or at-
tacks on American missionaries, but
solely to act as a guard for the
I'nited States legation at Pekin.
London, Nov. 20.—According to a
dispatch fro.u Shanghai to a news
agency published here this afternoon,
the liritish admiral has hoisted the
union jack over Ting Hai, capital of
the little island of Chusan, and over
•ral other islands in the Cuban
archipelago.
TROOrS REACH HAVANA,
The Transport Florid i Arrive* Willi the
First of the Occupation Army.
Havana, Nov. 2i!.—The I'nited
States transport Florida arrived in
front of Morro castle to-day, took a
pilot on board and proceeded to Mari-
anao beach.
General Greene and his staff went to
Marianuo early in order to superintend
the landing of the American troops
there.
Marshal Blanco, whose resignation
as captain-general of Cuba has just
been accepted, will nail for Spain on
Sunday next, lb; will be succeeded l>3*
General Jimiue/. Caste llanos, a division
commander.
$1,500,000 HOTEL FIRE,
San Fhancisio, Nov. 24.—The Bald-
win, for almost thirty years one of the
principal landmarks of San Francisco,
is no more. A fire which broke out in
tho east end of the building shortly
after 3 o'clock, yesterday morning,
supposedly in the property room of
the Baldwin theater, totally destro}'cd
the immense structure, entailing a
financial loss of nearly 81,500.000, be-
sides destroying property that no
amount of money or science can re-
placo.
Thee km of life, so far ns reportod,
has been miraculously light, but five
deaths having occurred, as far as
known.
Never Too Old to We I.
Goi.tux City, Mo., Nov. 28.—a
Thanksgiving wedding, in which the j turned
combined ages of the brido and groom
equalled 173 years, was a Missouri
novelty, this year. The contracting
parties were ttev. William E. Paine,
aged 88, of Peakesviile, Mo., and Mrs.
Mary T. Iiinger, aged 85, of this city.
Neither party had seen tho other be-
fore they met at Lamar Thursday.
The courtship had been carried'on by
mail, facilitated, no doubt, by the fact
that the groom was postmaster at
Peakesviile.
but all that could be done was to deaden
the pain by the use of narcotics.
Mr. Henry was terribly scalded. He
was thrown some distance away, but
not as far as was his wife, lie died
shortly after being brought to this
city.
Mr. Blunt was instantly killed. He
was standing on the lower deck, as he
intended making a landing a short dis-
tance above the place where the ex-
plosion occurred.
Jerry Daly, the fireman, was in the
fire hold when the accident occurred
Tho escaping steam completely envel-
oped him, scarcely a portion of his
body escaping the scorching vapor. lie
died at the receiving hospital.
Underneath the lower deck, where
the deck hands slept, groans ant
screams were terrible, for the unfor-
tunate imprisoned men were receiving
the full force of the steam as it came
from the boilers. Right of tlieai were
almost roasted alive.
About an hour after tho explosion
the passenger steamer D.tuntless. coin
ing from San Francisco, hove in sight.
She rendered immediate assistance,
and all the wounded and uninjured
were taken aboard.
Americans Pay Respect to Hlanco.
Havana, Nov. -S.—There is a report
in circulation hero that word has beet
received of the death of Genera.
Maximo Gome/., on Friday night, but
it is not credited in Cuban circles.
In accordance with arrangements.
General Wade, Admiral Sampson, Col-
onel Clous, Captain Hart, their aides,
attaches, all in gala uniform, and an
interpreter, called upon General
Blanco at the palace at 10 o'clock yes-
terday morning to extend a formal
farewell on his resignation of the cap-
tain generalship, and in anticipation
of his early departure from the island.
Flection Hcttor* Indicted.
Makyvillk, Mo.. Nov. J8.—The Nod-
away county grand jury adjourned
after a two week's session, during
which sixty-four indictments were
The nnture of all of them
has not become public, but Home sen-
sations are promised. A large number
of election bettors, umong them some
prominent men. were caught, it iB said,
it is understood also that a largo num-
ber of Nodaway county druggists who
have been violating tho liquor laws,
will soon be in the meshes of the law.
The Kaiser at Ills Journey's Kiel.
Potsdam. Nov. 28.—The empcrdr and
empress of Germany arrived her* at
11 o'clock this morning on their return
from the Holy Land- They will re-
main Ii •••!■ until nfter Christina*
•lasprt* City lias a Fire.
Cahthaok, Mo.. Nov .s — Word
cainu yesterday noon of a disastrous
fire at Jasper City, which occurred at
5 o'clock yesterday morning. Owing
to lack of water facilities eight busi-
ness houses wero totally destroved.
Total loss upward of 810 ooo. Insur-
ance U light.
No Paper Money for Chill.
Vaitaiiaiso. Chill, Nov. 58. -In the
chain'-r of deputies tho minister < f
fin.Hi- • d-.-ciared in the name of th
president that there would not be an-
other dollar of paper money issu•• I.
Dcrreabe In F.ukII'Ii Fiports.
London, Nov 20.— Right Hon.
Charles T. Kitchic, president of tlie
board of trade, in addressing the sub-
ject of British trade before the Cobden
chamber of commerce, said he regret-
ted to have to confess that the ex-1 811.000,WO
ports of the year ended with October
had decreased £2,600,000, chiefly
through the operation of the I'nited
States tariff.
SANTIAGO'S MAYOR A CUBAN.
General Wood Appoints Senor Itacardl to
That Position.
Santiaoo i e Cuba, N07. 28.—Some
time ago Major McLeary, whom Gen-
eral Leonard Wood had appointed
mayor of Santiago, requested to be re-
lieved of his mayoralty duties and to
return to his military post. This re-
quest was granted yesterday.
In the opinion of General Wood it is j
preferable to appoint to tlie mayoralty
a civilian acceptable to the Cubans,
and he has appointed as Major Mc-
Leary 's successor Senor Bacardi, an
old resident. He is anxious to give
the mayor as much authority as is com-
patible with military jurisdiction. The
new mayor will conform to General
Wood's ideas, which are to give the
i ubans every opportunity to show
themselves capable of self-government.
The first official aet of Mayor Bacar-
di was to discharge the entire clerical
force in the mayor's office and to em-
ploy Cubans who had served in the
war. He will shortly issue a manifes-
to to the effect that he intends to en-
courage tho city's development and
give employment as far as conditions
will permit to worthy persons. Gen-
eral Wood has high hopes of this first
attempt at civil government under Cu-
ban control.
PRAIRIE FIRES PLAY HAVOC.
pebry, Okla., Nov. 28.—Prairie fires
have played havoc in Oklahoma and
Indian territory for the last few days.
One farmer lost 1,000 acres of fine hay
in the field, several hundred .bales of
cotton and 500 head of cattle and hogs.
He estimates his loss at 820,000.
Millions of tons of hay in bale and
in bulk liaye been burned in other sec-
tions, ami 110 less than 100 residences
have been destroyed. Several lives
have been lost in these prair'.e fires.
In the Kiowa Indian reservation a
strip of land thirty by seventy-five
miles, was burned, causing great dam-
age. These fires have been more de-
structive, owing to high winds.
DR. LYMAN AlBOTT RESIGNS.
New Yobk. Nov. 28.—Dr. Lyman
Abbott, successor to Henry Ward
Beecher of tho historic l'lymouth
church, resigned as pastor yesterday.
The resignation came as a complete
surprise to a majority of the congrega-
tion. The resignation is said to be
clue to ill health, but is really due to
dissatisfaction of the board of trustees
with Dr. Abbott's views on the Bibie.
These wero too liberal to suit the
board or the church membership.
Children for Food.
Philadelphia, Nov. 28.—Mrs. Maria
King of Hayti, a passenger
steamer Navajo, declares she was com-
pelled to leave Hayti by the cannibal
istic tendencies of the natives of the
{aland.
She tells a disconnected story of he
reasons for leaving Hayti and claims
that under the present government of
that island young children are not
safe. She tells of mysterious disa
pea ranees of many children, who are
killed and eaten.
Mercedes in Danger.
Santiaoo i k Cuba, Nov. 28.—Lieu-
tenant Lucien Young of the Hist, who
some days ago examined tho wreck of
the sunken cruiser Keina Mercedes,
and found her with about 110 feet
hanging over the channel bank, made
another examination yesterday. He
found that the wreck had moved
slightly, and is now in an extremely
dangerous position. A southwest wind
of any strength would send the vessel
into the channel leading to Sautiago
harbor and completely block it.
Killed hy Sunstroke In I'orto Kim.
Caicaoo, Nov. 28.—Word has been
received here of the death from sun-
stroke at San Juan, Porto Kico
of George S. Willits, a well
known Chicago financier. Mr. Wil-
lits went to Porto Uico last July to
investigate in tho interest of Chicago
capitalists the railroads and other en-
terprises of that country, lie was
prominent in politics ami was a golfer
of some note, lie was 41 years of age.
Elevator Maker* to Go Into a Trmt.
Chicago, Nov. 28. — Negotiations
with a view to combining a number
of tho elevator manufacturing con-
cerns of the country into one
large corporation, which have been
pending for several months, have
reached a point where it may be said
that the success of tho scheme is prac-
tically assured. The capital stock of
the new company, it is said, will be
IT COMING.
Si
IN Till1] W ( Ol'NTIiY. j Oklahoma farmer> have better shel-
ter for their stock this winter than
DRIEF BITS OF GENRflAL NEWS it'V«r before.
FROM THE TERRITORIES.
i)EI.AIIOM A AND INDI AN TlltHITORT
The Rough Riders are all getting
into business. Most of theui will avoid
war herenftor. War isn't what U was
cracked up to be.
Tho townsite of David is said to have
been given by the whites to a half-
breed 8<[uaw in order to keep tho In-
dians from claiming it.
Pat King, of Arapahoe, has offered
S:> to any man who will say that he is
entirely satisfied with the result of tho
flection in Custer county. A terribly
mixed ticket was elected there.
Suit has been tiled in tli
court at Fort Smith by the
The ministers of Canadian county
are preparing to begin a crusade
against the saloons.
In Kay county recently a village
held an election to dissolve its incor-
poration. The vote was unnnimous
for dissolving.
In one year ami a half there will be
a great scrap to see who shall be Me-
Kinley delegates to the national con-
vention from Oklahoma.
William II. Crawford of Kansas, ha«
been appointed stenographer at the
Osage Indinn agency. Oklahoma. Mr.
Crawford was a member of the twenty-
first Kaasaa volunteers during the late
Okla. annually contributes a great
leal of money to the various lecture
bureaus throughout the country. Pro-
federal bably few people have ever stopped to
hoetaw think how much entertainment of this
The Republican press may say what it will to tho contrary, the
fact remains that the Silver Sentiment is stronger than ever. Had it
not bsen for this sentiment the Republicans would have made a clean
fweep November 8th on account of a successful war. Astute men
In politics feel that a Silver cyclone will come within the next two
years. The plutocrat, with his ill-gotten gains, may put on all the
false bravery that he can but inwardly he knows that he is soon to be
struck by the only kind of legislation 'Free Silver) that can drive him
from his position.
DEMOCRACY'S GAINS.!
GOV. ALTGELD SUMS UP THE
RECENT ELECTION.
Viewed n a Whole, the Kcpiilillcum Are
Welcome to All the Comfort They
Can Extract from the I're«eiit Situa-
tion—The Dili tie of 1000.
When viewed as a wholo, tho 1898
election was favorable to the Demo-
crats. While the Democrats in Congress
and out of Congress forced the ad-
ministration Into the war, they knew
that it would give It a tremendous
political advantage, for they knew tho
war must be successful, and a success-
ful war always strengthens the party
fn power. The Republicans should
have received much larger majorities
than two years ago. Instead of that
they have lost forty Congressmen and
a large number of others had their ma-
jorities almost wiped out. One more
such a Republican victory will destroy
that party and forever end the hypoc-
risy and false pretense now reigning
in Washington. The Democrats have
not lost a single state that th«y car-
ried two years ago, but, on the con-
trary. have elected a governor in Min-
nesota, which Is equal to a miracle.
That element of the Democratic party
which has favored the abandonment of
all principle and has urged harmony
for the Bake of spoils has had a chance
to try Its scheme and has utterly failed.
In Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jer-
sey, New York, Connecticut and one or
two other states where they had re-
fused to indorse the national platform
pound Is 16 ounces, the yardstick is
3G inches long, and the bushel con-
tains 2,150 2-5 cubic Inches. But II
there is no demand the price falls. Its
value is regulated by the law of sup-
ply and demand. The pound, the yard-
stick and the bushel nre tho same re-
gardless of their number. Quantity
does not affect them. They do not
change from day to day.
But the supremo regulator of all
values—the dollar—does change. To-
day it is up; tomorrow it may be down,
and no man can tell what it may be
worth a year hence. It Is of vital im-
portance—absolutely Indispensable to
the happiness of man--that the dollar
—the unit of value—no matter of what
substance It may be composed, should
be stable In value, or as nearly so as It
is possible for humnn wisdom to make
it. Property—the wealth of the people
—depends upon an honest measure of
value. If a man should make a con-
tract for future delivery of 1,000 bush-
els of wheat or 500 yards of silk goods
It would bo unjust to Increase the size
of the bushel or lengthen the yard-
stick on him. He would object. Hut
If It Is Important to have a definite
bushel, pound or yardstick, wiiy is it
not infinitely more important that the
measurer of all other measures be uni-
form? Where Is the Justice of such a
measure?
Such a dollar enables the crafty to
take advantage of the weak. It is the
dollar that takes from the producer
and gives to the non-producer. It has
pauperized tho many for tho few, and
In time. If not arrested, will destroy
the nation. But some one may ask.
How can it be prevented; what will
they have suffered humiliating .lefeat, [ r,,Htorf, „ ,jotwi;(,n '(,e|)tor
although In some of these states the
conditions favored Democratic victory.
I understand that nearly every Demo-
cratic Congressman elected in these
Nli Mile.I at Aatiberton, Mo.
I. 'i imana. Mo., Nov. 24 —In an ex-
plosion at tlie Hercules Powder works,
near Ashburn, Pike county, about 8
o'clock this morning, tho packing
house was demolished, several other
1 nildings damaged and at Icaat sir
men \ cre killed.
Wntihl Triiiln tlie l'lilll|i|iliieii for Camilla.
Washington, Nov. ','H.—Represent-
ative Mercer of Nebraska s.i vi
the Philippines would be useful
for barter. "it might lie found
possible,'' he said, "after wo had so-
cured possession of the Philippines t i
trade them to England for Canada, for
instance Such a trade would inc. e
i'.ngland happy in the Orient avd
would solidify us on the Western cou-
ti ncui
states was successful because he told
his constituents, if elected, ho would
support the national platform. That
fraudulent side-show called tho gold
Democracy will now pass out of exist-
ence and the Democratic party from
the Atlantic to the Pacific will line up
on higher ground. It will assume the
aggressive, and not only fight for the
mighty principles enunciated in 1896.
but it will make Itself the champion of
struggling humanity. It will pull this
country out of the pool of corruption
Into which the Republicans have
dragged it, and it will lead our people
toward a higher civilization. Tuesday's
election will make Mr. Hryan more for-
midable than he ever was, because it is
going to briug to the front the great
principles which he has advocated.
GOVERNMENT AND SILVER.
"Would
: commissioner
creditor?" It cannot be done. Tho
wrong has been inflicted, suffered and
endured. But It is possible to guard
the future against like results. How'.'
Uy adopting a financial system, not for
a class, but for all tho people. How
can we have such a system? Hy fixing
the unit of value upon both metals and
establishing the ratio of 16 to 1. Let
gold anil silver he placed on terms ol j county supiTinU'n.lint anil
exact equality.
Lot the government coin all of both
it can get, not into faith money, but
Into units of final redemption, and
Issue enough redeemable paper tc
make the per capita circulation at leas!
$40. The paper or faith money ought
to be retired and cancelled as fast at
coin could take its place, llut th«
amount per capita should not bo de-
creased. It ought to he maintained at
Its maximum hoight to preserve equity
between debtor and creditor. There
should be no banks of issue. The fed-
eral government ought to have control
of the money, not corporations.
Under this plan there would be no
contraction of the currency, so far at
least as the government Is concerned.
Neither would there be an expansion of
There would
Tho question Is often asked
the government back silver
United States should coin It free at the | j; af(er e8tabllsh„d
ratio of 16 to 1? It would not. any
more than It backs gold today. Its
function would be to coin It. Under
free coinage of both metals from 1792
| nation, through its agent, Sam ISuer-
vier, against Isaac Cohen of South Mc-
Alester, for 910,000, claimed to be due
j tho Choctaw nation as royalties on
I timber cut and shipped away by Co-
! hen. It is saitl by the Choctaws that
timber men have paid only about ten
I per cent of what they ought to have
paiil and that many other suits on the
same ground will bo brought in the
in tho near future.
! Tho auditor's report is now in the
printer's hands. Mr. Hopkins says tho
territorial expenses will average up
with former years, all things consider-
I ed. The school insurance law, passed
by the last legislature, has been taken
advantage of in nearly every country
district, and on the five per cent as-
J scssment there is now upwards of -
000 to tho credit of the fund. In the
cities, where buildings are more val-
uable, but little insurance has been
taken out.
Tho Agricultural and Mechanical
college nt Stillwater has started col-
lege extension work. A half dozen
members of its faculty offer courses of
three each, on science or its applica-
tion in literature or history, to be
given without charge, except the ac-
tual expense of the lecturer; to be giv-
en in as many places in the territory
as they can bo r< .inged for without
seriously intcrfe-1- • with the work at
tho college. Generally the lectures
will be given under the auspices of tho
high schools in tho places selected.
The first course will be given at okla-
homa City, December l-:i.
The Oklahoma Agricultural and
Mechanical college desires to a
the attempt to secure the holding
good Farmer's Institute in every coun-
ty in the territory during the next
three months. Members of the exper-
iment station staff have had large ex-
perience in this work and will give
any suggestions as to plans for the in-
stitute. So far as it will not seriously
interfere with the work at the college
and station, the institution will send
a member of the station staff to each
institute to give an address and aid in
the discussions. This will be done
without charge to the institute. There
is no need of an elaborate organization
or any considerable expenditure. The
' idea is to bring as many as possible of
1 those interested in any branch of ag-
' riculturo together, for the discussion
of subjects of direct interest to them.
Generally a meeting beginning in the
, afternoon and closing the next after-
' noon would be better than a longer or
' shorter one. The evening session may
1 be one designed to interest all classes
: of citizens, with discussions of eduea-
j tional and other topics of equal inter*
i est to townsman and farmer. Music
: would be an attractive feature. These
institutes are not designed to take the
1 place of other organizations of farm-
ers rather to help them.
i The fusionists arc contesting the
ounty
Held county.
Indian Agent Stephens, of the Crow
Creeks, reports that a serious nuisance
and detriment to progress, to correct
which agents would have to co-operate,
Is international visiting, demoralizing
to the Indians, encouraging idleness
and nomadic habits, abandonment of
crops, reckless distribution of property
as presents and the neglect of stock
Action to ininimi/e this mi
urged.
There is a vast amount of
Oklahoma.
B. P. Wampler, a boy convict from
Oreercounty serving a year's sentence,
was pardoned upon the showing made
to the governor by the county attorney
lo the effect that young Wampler was
Induccd to join a cow stealing gang by
x man much older than himself anil of
evil influence, arid that when arrested
be no national bank circulars Issued
requesting bankers not to make loans
nnd call those In already out. Tho 'or h,s fi,'ht flrst «ff«'nso he not only
Hazard circular would not have been plead guilty but assisted in the prose-
,. , . i .. t, ' ' u ■ "■ uiiii n < > ii i u ii i n nave nci'U (■•*>«••• i
to 1873 the government no j |H8ye,j because there would have been sution of the other members of the
either. The free and unlimited coinage
of silver would place both metais on au
exact equality. Under free coinage the
government would take 16.8 grain, of the currency at will,
gold and 412V4 grains of silver, each
9-10 pure, coin it, and invest It with
legal tender power by placing the dol-
lar stamp upon It.
no occasion for It. This plan would not fang by turning state"'
gi ve corporations control of the money. Lwts*of boffS are hviuK marketed in
I hey could not expand or contract the
The
Oklahoma just at the present time,
amount would always be the same, ao The government report just issued
It would be safe to make time con- on the average yield per acre of cotton
tracts, because when the debt came duo in the cotton raising districts are as
there would bo an equal amount of
money per capita with which to pay It.
According to some of our politicians it
Is not necessary to have much money.
Credit and confidence Is all we need.
The metal thus coined, both gold and
silver, would go out among the people
and circulate at Its face value, and as
long as each contained the required
number of grains it would be worth 100 I
cents Why? tlrcause the government •>' " l"">I'l'' talk l>™t confidence
would he compelled to take so many1 restoring prosperity I am remind.
grains of each and coin It Into a dollar, j what Thoma- Jefferson satd Conn-
Thln would establish a fixed price for, dence is everywhere the parent or
It. Silver could not he worth less than despotism; free government exists In
Its coinage value because the number Jealousy and not In confidence Flia
of grains of each establishes by law. I Kef ubllcans say the hard time, nre due
would coin Into 100 cents. But the!' " 'a'k confidence" and Demo-
value the dollar would ho another '"tic Incapacity to govern the couu-
thlng II* value would depend upon ' 'rV They want the people to have
the number In circulation and the more conlldenca, yet the .age of Mon
amount of work each had to perforin.
The word dollar signifies nothing,
because It is not an arbitrary standard.
It Is a relative term. It differs from
the yardstick, the pound and th"
bushel. Why? Hecause they are fixed gold brick
standards of measurement. They are,
Died bv law uiid do not change, ih* Hawaii hau -1,000 Japancae
tlcello said It Is the "parent of despot-
Ism" and "that free government exists
In Jealousy and not In confidence."
Heware of the cunning of the fox. The
bunkolst. like the gold standard man.
wants your confidence until he sell.« a
H. F. BARTINB.
follows, the figures represent pounds
jf lint: Indian Territory. Arkan
ias, 'jyo; Louisiana, ■ Oklahoma, 241)
South Carolina, •" • •" : Mississippi,
North Carolina. : Te'.as. 1"; Ala-
bama, W.r ; Georgia, 1 H't; Tennessee,
181; Florida. 117. Oklahoma can raise
other things beside* umbrellas and
disturbances.
8Home of the old settlers arc already
beginning t< predict an extremely
cold winter for Oklahoma. The farm-
ers arc in splendid shape for a severe
winter this year
Nathan Sh.-llleM, a rich cattleman,
was recently f und dead beside the
Iron Mounta u railroad tr
ton miles south of t'offeyv
kind there is to be found within the
borders of the territory.
It is true Oklahoma has an abund-
ance of all kinds of feed this year, but
the adjoining states have discovered
this fact nnd shipped thousands of
head of cattle in hero to be wintered.
This will prove a boon to the farmer?
as they can demand a higher price for
feed.
Wheelborrow election bets are being
paid now, but they do not attract ns
much attention as they once did.
There arc so many forms of ninking
election bets now that unless the terms
provide that the loser shall eat a boil-
a raw hop toad, they do not
create much of a ruffle.
November lHth H. W. C. Shelton was
elected to serve on the board of edu-
cation for three years by a largo vote
of tiic Cherokee legislature. This was
once one of the most important otliees
in the nation, but has been reduced to
minor importance by the rules of tho
interior department enforcing the Cur-
tis bill.
After all. the Noble county liar
should be treated more gently, lie is
not any more to blame for saying that
the meteoric shower had come than is
the scientist who said that it would
come, lie simply had an innocent bo-
licf that science is unerring, and rath-
er than go through a meteoric shower
at night be filed his dispatch early ami
went to bed.
Many farmers in Oklahoma succeed
but poorly in keeping sweet potatoes
during the winter months. The hor-
ticultural department has in progress
an experiment to determine tho most
suitable temperature for keeping this
product during the winter. Trial lots
are stored in locations ranging in tem-
perature from 4.") to 75 degrees. Tho
temperatures are noted daily and fre-
quent examinations made to note the
soundness of the potatoes. Along with
tho temperature test, the attempt will
be made to determine whether a stor-
age medium, such as sand, chaff or
charcoal has any influence in preserv-
ing the soundness of the potato.
A special dated, Guthrie, Nov. 22nd,
says: A. C. Springs, vice president of
the Kansas, Oklahoma Central and
Southwestern railway, returned this
morning from a meeting of the direc-
tors and officers of the road, held at
Coffeyville, Kan. Mr. Springs says
the road is now graded from Caney,
Kan., more than fifty miles In this
direction, and that at the meeting,
bridge material and steel were bought
to complete the road not only that far,
nty-five miles more, which
will take it to the crossing of the Ar-
kansas river He also says tlint the
instruction of the line will be pushed
with nil possible speed to Guthrie and
El Rono. He denies the statement
that the company is about to sell out
to any of the big railroad systems.
An Oklahoma editor, assisted by the
type-setter, announced the other day
that it was Jonah who commanded the
sun to stand still.
'iThe railroads have been socking it to
Oklahoma rather heavily on freight
rates, a fact that the next legislature
will do some talking about and ought
to take action on.
I'hit ('lover accidentally shot his
brother, Kube, in the eye, near Jeffer-
son a few days ago. In the future
Rube will see things out of only ono
eye. 1*1)11 took him for a deer.
Cliff I). Scott of Oklahoma county,
formerly a Rough Rider, will be an
aspirant for sergeant at arms in tho
lower house of the legislature.
As a campaign argument against
Miss Ilattie Darnell, candidate for
county superintendent of l'ayne coun-
ty, it was charged that she attended a
ball and waltzed. She was elected,
though.
It is charged that the prairie fires in
Pawnee county are set out by a gang
who plunder while the fire has the
neighborhood out fighting it,
Daniel Ryan, formerly a deputy mar-
shal under P. S. Nagle, I'nited States
marshal, has been fined $300 and costs
by Judft Bnrford for falalfylitff hii ac-
counts to the government. Ryanjlives
at Kingfisher.
John W. Sullivan, sentenced for
three years and a half in Grant county
last April for assault, is pardoned.
Tho assault grew out of a land contest
and clemency is recommended by tho
probate judge and other county officers
and more than 100 citizens of Grant
county.
All the trouble is not over yet. Th ro
aro a number of postofllee appoint-
ments that have been hung up pend-
ing the result of the election.
An Okla. exchauge says that a one*
hor.se farmer is one who comes to town
on Saturday, stays all day, buys 25
about ^onts worth of coffee, a paper of pins.
The ;l dollar's worth of chewing tobacco
ef is
b 1 in
aectlr n hand-, wen* i-o'.ng out t > worlc and a tank full of whisky. It is roa-
and discover. I the body, which had sonably safe to nay, though, that if a
been out entirely In two, nnd loading 0 refttl witoli wort kept in oklahoma
it cn their 1 1 a:-, took it back to towns, not many farmers would be
UaitapaU. In.I 11 1 found carrying out this program.
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