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The Claremore Progress.
VOL. XI.
C'KAltKMORK, INI). TKft. SATURDAY, FKM. Ittua.
NO. a.
INVESTORS LOSE MONEY
"G«Mtlch-Qulck" Concerns Have Got Away
With Enormou* Sums Belonging
To Depositors.
A. i, Arnold, the h« d of the lurf
Investment t'omiMtuy which went to ihe
wall in HI. Unit*, li * >«ii. .1 higher
aad laden harder iimn any whemer
who ever tackled the turf a* n •> in
rlilie., Other plunger* <m the turf
hate been known fur ibeir own Indi-
vidual Iomb. or gain* rfutlt m-n a*
Hlley Uiaiman. Tlttabutg I'bll" anl
other* played for ibvin*«lr<>* When
they luet they were the only lusera,
Il a. different with Arnold. II*
couldn't tbie
Arnold wan a l«orn k hewer If* be
(an achtoilna taea he iu ti) year*
of me, and he la now ti lie Itegnu
with noihill* nnd the report* *ay that
he haa failed lor about U.uwi.oim), |i
I* •otnetbing of * trick to be able lu
/all for such an amount, and In that
reapert Arnold haa been a magnificent
luccoss,
Arnold began carefully and did not
a«ek notoriety. He was way down at
the atari and handl d lOcenl plnce*,
later he K t hold of some half dollara
and about ten year* ago he began to
handle paper money, lie never an-
tagonized anyone, lie kept plugging
and hla frlenda believe now that he
never meant to cause any patrun to
loae money. Arnold had an Idea that
lie could do something that ran never
be done, ao hi* friends aay.
Here waa Arm.Ma acheine In hla
own worda: "If you had flO.ouo In
caah, a good jockey, a siring of good
horaea and farllltlea for flndlnx out
what waa going on. don't you think
you could turn out a few hundred dol
lata' profit ovcry week? Well, that la
just what I am doing, and the few
hundred on every flu,000 that I have
enable* mo to pay 5 per cont Interna
evory week. If I intended to butt, you
don't think I would buy race horaea
and farina and other thlnga that could
be aclaod. do you? Not much; If I wua
a crook I would be doing bualneaa In
a different way."
Arnold'a argument won. In the lat-
ter part of 1900 ha had enough monoy
to establish hla co-opuratlvu bualneaa
and to advortlae It. Muncy began to
flow In and Arnold began to pay out
6 per cont a week. The Invoatora got
the Intoreat and the principal back If
tbey wantod It. Arnold began to buy
farms; hla namo appeared In the dally
newspapers na a prominent factor on
the turf. One day ho mado a big kill-
ing at St. Louis and peoplo read about
It. The roault waa iin received more
money for hla achome.
The Arnold acheme succeeded ao
woli that othera Imitated It. Milllona
of dollara were inveated. The turf, of
courae, could novcr pay auch rate* of
Interoat and tho schemers woro forcod
to pay Intoreat out of rocclpta of cue-
tomora. The rocclpta had to grow.
Withdrawal meant ruin. Arnold be-
ing tho flrat In tho field waa naturally
tho flrat to fall, becnuae ho handled
the moat money.
Ryan Alao Under Arreat.
John J. Ryan, head of the turf In-
veatment company bearing hla name,
waa arreated on a bench warrant Is-
sued by Judge Douglas. Tho Indict-
ment alleges fraud and conaplracy to
commit fraud, which Is the same
charge brought In the indictment
againat Arnold and QUI.
Raid* In Other Cltiea.
In New York and Chicago the police
have raided the offices of the "get-
rlch-qulck" concerna which operated
along the same llnea as the Arnold
company. The books of these firms
show they did business in enormous
amounts, reaching up Into tho mil-
llona. Investigation Into their stand-
ing and legitimacy la still going on.
WAYS OF BETTING CONCERNS.
Some of the Varioua Kind* of So-
Called Turf Investment Scheme*.
There are at least four klnda of con-
cerna connected with horse racing
achemea for making money, which
may be claaaed as follows: Co-opera-
live companies, which five Informs
non and place iowwi* ti>n* on one or
mure rate* day, a* w« li a* (uveal*
lug tu"*ey la the pur>ba*« ot bar***,
I A' lh£ lnl l-ieedllig e«lal<ll litiielil«i
Infuimailon and commu.tun bureau*,
Information <r lipping n w*iail aa,
and (omiuUaionor* who either place
wager* or profr.a lo do ao al tho
varbiua track* or In the large pool'
room* In different part* of ibe u*un<
try.
Column*, and In many Inrianres
whale pane*, of snorting and dally
rawipai'-r* ara wed by organisations
and Individual* In dUplaylnn the
templing «ff«r* of "sure-thing" money
winning luforniaitou. a* lo the uondl-
lion, eiorrlae, and .table knowledge
of well-known animal* wblrb are to
run In (be several event*, Investor!
A. J.ABNDLD
are sssured that they have only lo
aend on any amount, from 110 up, In or-
dor to have It doubled or trebled In an
Incredibly abort apace of time, and all
that la aaked of them by lb* advor-
tlaera la a small percentage of tho
wlhnlnga, In addition to a dally fee of
from $2 to (10, for tbo excluaivo Inalde
Information. Tbe.n concern* guaran
tuu to place tho beta In tho handa of
rcllablo commlaalonera at the track
named or aoloctod.
Thoxo who give tlpa for a consider*-
Hon of from $1 to $lo a day aend their
Information by letter or wire each day
lo their customers, who are auppoaed
to lie able to place their beta at will.
Then thoro are many commlaalonera
who advertlao that they aro In a po-
allien to placo wagers at the track or
In poolroom* all ovor tbo country for
a percentage of tho winnlnga, and tho
account* of their cuatomera are set-
tied each day. or each week, or on do-
mntid. It la unreasonable to auppos*
tnat all tho money Bent to those com-
mlaalonera could be Invested at anj
one track, and the mailing achomo Is
aimply a subterfuge for making an
Individual book in many Instances.
Neither the tlpsterB nor the com-
mlaalonera nor the flrma which com-
bino both Information and the placing
of bote on it give any guarantee of
winning, but they aro blindly trusted
by thoao who bellevo that tlioy are
being furnished with the most exclu-
sive information, which In the long
run muBt turn out to be both correct
and profitable.
One of the prominent "turf Invest-
ment or co-operative companlea,"
which la now among those which are
not paying out any cash to the hun-
dreds of clamoring customers, sent
thousands of circulars broadcast
throughout the United States a few
weeks ago, in which they said:
"We started In the turf Investment
business five years ago last August.
Since that time wo have used a per-
centage-winning system which has en-
abled us to pay a weekly dividend of
not Icsb than 5 per cent. We have
not missed one single weekly dividend
and have paid In the five years divi-
dends amounting to $1,360 on a $100
Investment.
"Bear in mind, our business is large-
ly transacted through the United
States malls. If we had failed to do
as we promised the postal authorities
would havo stopped our mail long ago.
Our position la.such that we can take
no chances even If inclined to do so,
for we must be perfectly square or
stand to be convicted for using the
mails tor fraudulent purposes."
Victor Hugo Museum.
Paris is about to add to its literary
attractions by opening a Victor Hugo
museum. It Js to be established in
one of the quaint Louis Trelze houses
still surviving on the Place des Vosges
which was inhabited by the poet while
he was yet the young lion of "Her-
nanl."
Good Child Labor Law.
No child, young girl or woman can
be employed more ihan sixty hours a
week In Canada, and the law is strict-
ly enforced.
No Joke for Mrs. Foster.
At a recent function In Washington
John W. Foster, the diplomat and ex-
aecretary of state, was sent by Mrs.
Foater to get her aome salad. He
procured a plate of the dainty and
was returning with It when some one
asked him a question about the
Alaskan boundary. Mr. Foster has
a fad on that subject He began to
talk earnestly. Then he gesticulated.
The result was that the salad slid
gracefully off the plate and landed
full on the front breadth of Mrs. Fos-
ter'a magnificent dress. The conver-
sation about the Alaskan boundary
ended right there. Mr. Foster had
more serious things to think about
Bualneaa Before Religion.
Rev. Frank P. Bachelor of the Sonth
Congregational church. Hockanum.
Conn., haa realgned hla pastorate be-
cauae leading members of hia flock
refuse to abandon the culture of to-
bacco. Sir. Bachelor hates "the filthy
weed," but as tobacco-raising has been
long the chief Industry of that section
the thrifty Yankees did not see their
, way to meeting hla views.
Senator Clark and Hla Flaak.
Since the recent agitation of the
temperance question in the United
States senate Mr. Clark of Montana
has come to be called "The walking
speak easy." The rule againat aelllng
liquor In the senate cafe 1b being rigid-
ly enforced, but the Montana man car-
rlea In hla pocket a amall looking but
capacious flaak of fine old Scotch
whlaky. He never takea luncheon
alone, but alwaya Invites a colleague,
with whom he ahares the contents of
hla flaak before they begin their mid-
day meal.
V*nderbilt Had to Be First
Senator Alger tells this story of
W. H. Yanderbllt. who owned Maud
S. He had purchased a horse from
Mr. Yanderbllt about the time the
latter had sold the famous mare and
asked the millionaire: "Why did you
part with such a noble animal?" Mr.
Yanderbllt replied: "When I drove
her along the street the people used
to say 'There goes Maud S.' They
never thought of saying There goes
Vanderbiit.' I couldn't play second
Addle to a maro—ev.n auch a mare."
II.
War* Many Delegate! To Stale
Y. M, C. Convention.
HOTEL REGISTER BURNED.
Cedar llapi.u, la, l'e . 11—Ten
tier* aerortlliitf lo ibe beat information
obtainable under iHti-iuillea were luftl
in a lire wliMi ile.li.-ved Ibe Clifton
liolel lu Hit* eli). The lire iarled at
fiMi o'eloek and al III o'eloeb ilia
•moulderlnif .'ebrl* fnrui*be.l ... Oeree
a Ileal I bat urarvb fur bu.ur. waa Hip
|utoltd<>. The |Ul of Ibe drad i>y
prove larger than llie nmubrr given
Two |wrM>ne were fatally injured and
• auure or more injured mow or lea*
Niver*ty, mnaily by jumtdotf from
window* 'fite wink ul iuartllnr the
name* of Ibe dead la mndeied utOtuiili
by lite Iom of llie l-otel regiaUr, tvhivb
wu burned,
The hotel waa a Sutory brieb veneer
structure. The flainee .tarted iu a pile
of rubbish in llie batemeul, preeuuia*
bly Ignited by defective eleetrlu light
wire*. In an jnolanl llie hallway*
were choked with frightened gueat*
A ru h wan made for ibe aiairway*. Il
waa then thai Ibe crowd collected in
llie atrect beard heart rending erie of
angulali and desperation, for the Ore
had ooutplelely cut off eMMl(>e.
There followed a alaui|>eda for the
Ibe winduwa, the only mean, of exit
left
The flame., looking bloodred from
reflection agalnal the anovv III up the
pale drawn face* of the people In llie
windows vvllh the glow lhat was un-
earthly. The vtcllina were literally
driven by llie flnmea to jump. Nearly
evaryone of them lingered to the last
moment, urged by tin- people below lo
wait as long a. poasilile In llie hope of
assistance. Then a cry vvouliriell that
the lire had resulted litem, or the amoke
had made It impossible to breathe and
ono after another Jum|M<d, aome to the
street nnd some more forlunalo lo the
roofs of adjslning buildings.
The proprietor of the hotel plaoed
Ills estimate of tho number of people
in the building at between seventy and
eighty. Many of them were delegates
to the atutc convention of tiiu Young
Men's Cbrlallan association. Thoao
who were llrst lo escape where they
were not loo aeverely Injured stood for
some time Imrefoolcd in tho snow,
chained to the spot nnd rendered un-
conscious of the cold by tho horror of
lliu scene. Many of litem had to be
led uway.
Admiral llew.jr Win. I'tl.s Mono?.
Washington, Feb. 'J.V—The U. H. su-
preme court decided the prize money
eases brought by Admiral Dewey on
account of the vessels sunk at Mnnlla
and afterwards recovered. In their
favor, but tbo eases of Admiral tin nip-
son, for whose uaine that of Admiral
Taylor vvna substituted, in his own
bohalf and thut of his oflluers and on
account of Mariu Teresa sunk at the
battle of Santiago were decided ad-
versely to the elaimunta. Tho Teresa
was sunk after being rcscuod, whereas
the vessels roclaiine.l at Manila arc
itill in use.
No Dlnn.r—Uot UtmiiH.
Trenton, N. J., Feb. 35.—In the Uni-
ted Stales court here a jury awarded
$500 damages to Rev. Henry P. John-
son, of Caiuden, a colored man, who
sued the Pullman Car company for
810,000. Johnson la editor of the
Chriatlan Advocate, and while riding
in a Pullman car sought services in tho
dining car. He claimed that ho was
refused food, notwithstanding that he
.pplied three tluiea. Finally, when all
tho passengers had been served and
tho employes were eating, he said he
i offerod food.
Mtuoart Pselfle Moving.
KansAs City, Feb. 20.—The oflice of
E. A. Gould, general superintendent of
the Missouri Pacific railway will be
transferred from St Louis to Kansas
City as soon> as quarters enn be ob-
tained. This is in accord with the
policy outlinod, by George (iould a
year ago. The Missouri Pacific haa an
extensive system in ICansaa, a line to
Omaha, another to Denver and its
Central Branch is to be extended to
Colorado. Kansas City is thus tho
geographical center of the system.
The Fope'. Jubilee.
Rome, Feb. 33.—The pope completed
the functions of his jubilee without
undue fatigue. Upon roturniug to his
apartments he exclaimed: "ThisI*real-
ly the happiest day of ray life."
"It seems impossible that it Is 35
years sinoe I have been there," was
Pope Leo's exclamation as he looked
from a window into the sunlit piazza
of St. Peters. Tills was the pontiff's
only reference to hia imprisonment in
the Vatican during which time he has
not gone beyond the palace grounds.
Withdrawn For Irrigation.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 35. — The
Cheyenne land office received instruc-
tions from the general land oflice to
withdraw from entry, except under the
irrigation act, a strip of land in North-
Laramie county, varying in width
from twelve to thirty miles and ex-
tending entirely across the county
from east to west This tract com-
prises 750.000 acres and will be under
the Devil's Gate reservoir, perhaps the
first to be constructed under the na-
tional Irrigation law.
The Starvlac Swedes.
Stockholm. Feb. 21.—When the relief
supplies began to fail the people were
forced to begin again to slaughter
cattle. Practically all over the district
of Pajala and Pello, North Sweden,
the peasants are killing their milch
cows—one of the saddest sights ever
witnessed in thi* land of tragedy and
mourning. In nearly every ease eons
had been the mainstay of tho family
for year* and the women and children
wept as though their own flesh and
blood waa being sacrificed.
DOINGS or CONGRESS.
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Tb* b"«ue Unas >4 ibe aef.1
Till aaoet Ibe ..i-.eitee *4 a
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Mwenf Ibe ket*l MMt«u.r lewder
tirsrs iletCn Ibal Ibe
|uel lu .iMttre I* any (urn,
W rawMie fad ISM la KaMH
Tie biewe by a NMl.*ily '4 I I" I r*P "««4
Ike .W.«..«<. ir|..il uti Ibe .na>
n,Milall l«.lie imMuu fur lb* i«
Ur.nuniUrl.ll aer m. r« el an advaluol
#.«.!. .twl ix(i.,lllin* artut udleeee lu
11,.-Hey «ilk Dieguvemtawil.1 ibree |wr,.bl
i< lierduet iTeiin i iNir^newl *
i iirr. at muilumei il.- Uitny ibal |i n lb*«" e
<d ««<m lltei lite Ulu >4 hiwe u iwru-ry
Ul a*la« l llir I'iiiikI HlalM aud ibal
•uvi-retyHiv ten l« lawfully .i rn«d
e«ee|tl by Ibe L'aiM M.l>
Mm na*.
Til. nilbiary aradewy Wll *. r«e*|ed by ib*
•eaai« ~.u,iniilr. „n miliiery .fairs r*W il.
I,,1.1 eerne.1 l.y lite I — Ull AUlO. lirlB.lB.
i made fur a
I heard nail
lU-b leiuiml
■ qUMllun id
ISe lulal I..MU,a< iTi.rtolun u I
i l. I fruui |N,rtu III.
The M-nale In ejeeullve MWktua
the i ..In.1.1 tan ranal irmly wbk„
iwuliianx. slid linn dol-sU-d Ike .|l
rsiifyin* II Ibe r l <4 Ihe day'i
I hy llie huoae pro
- _.nia •bip. and ««e
•■ten I ne fnr irainin* |mri>«r«; aleu fur
Ihe inirelteao <4 •nlmierine l„r|«- in l*«le al
the <U TettHfl <4 Ihe .eerelarT An efli^l lu
IImil ihe iiii-r. eM. I., two (ulildtlimien lu wk
eettaI.rf- end reprwntallr. Iv Ihe |M<rled end-
ing 1*11 waa vutvd down.
Mrn nsv.
Tlte Renale •| -ni another day In dlaraaun*
the Panama eanal trealy eenalur Murean
lut> uiT, iv<l many aim-ndmenu lail ao vole un
any ul tlihiu wan r<«i-lu«l
II waa develote.l llial Ihe alat.-hiaal meaaure
haa etioukli vol.-. not iMily I" i«e II Iml l«
override a deeulon araliiat te, kin. the Mil
U| n aome Other nuawure. Willi Ihlala alulll
lite o|,|M.ii, ute ibr.ai.-n lu |ir venl a vut.' I
the end of ihla a^aion. Menatur Barton Mnd
wtebi'l intu tlte treaty delaiteiiulto a leii.lhy
apee«-h In fsvur of tbe alalelinud hill.
The hiiuae cominlttee on iirintlnt favoral.ly
reiMirlial the aenate |ir..vtaluita for the '-.'in
jtifai ton „f all elate lawa reUtlliv to truate and
ciriHiratlima.
Tile aslary of ante-rliitendent of railway mall
nervlee la Uter.a.ae.1 liY the ixulortt'i' bill from
if.flMi to II,Vll. slid that of hla eiitef aiadelatil
from 11. tO to • i.ill The atiiimiirlallnn «t llila
aervjee ta inereaeed lu a total of llll jl VUI.
e*ru day.
The at.teho.al bill .a reported In Ihe aen.le
s> ti |t.rl of the ixatulHee a p prop rial Ion Mil.
Im> ArUona sa the liral territory mentioned In
the amendment. It wua an placed lo five the
flrat vote, na a te.1 vole, on Alisons. In tlila
(■ill the amount fnr free delivery aervlre ia
IU',n;..t«i. an inerenae of II.AM.i.i. The hill
1-errlee II u^l (llo anrply sutomobllea aa well
sahoraie for tllla a.-rrlce.
Henntor Burton a lutrialti'-e.l mea>nr.ln the
aenate and Hepriwentatlve Millar In the lionao
which snthiirlxea the aeeretarir of Ihe Interior
to em-haiiite landa In wiwtern Kaiia ia wllh the
I'nlutt PaiMBr Vallwty en a. toaolldlfy le- hold
litunnf ladli.
Tin- Irri'triilitrltlix whleh havi-K-r-ttrr.-O niel. r
tlie di-wri land aet and the atone end tlinte-r
net are Mild lit- leaillnit iin-nikera of the aenalu
tola- reeponalhiv fur Western euinlty to the
Repriwntatlve Itimler. of Knnaaa, haa pre-
m-nii-d a petlimn In the Ihiuhii from Lincoln
post. ti. A. It. Tnpelui.protwtlnf aicainat the
admit ance of General f- e' iatuetoHtatuary
linll of the national capltol.
liepriwntatlvnUoldfoule. of Now York. In-
troduced a hill to prol.ll.lt the ua.' of nxplueivc
man-hm In sny government liuildln*. A fine
of 1200 or ais montlis' imprlaoninent la provid
The aenate psaaed tile omnlhtis public botld-
inifa hill, and considered th. iwstotllce appro-
prtstlon bill. An nniendment for t&>,<w fnr
Mil it
n nni.-inliii.-nt to lln- iiifHcult
the sundry civil bill which provtdo. for l
site for tho hall of record* to coat IMU.OJO.
The senate committee on ialsnd poMeaaiona
reported s bill to refund duties paid on mer-
chandise from Porto Klco and from the Phil-
ippine. between certain dates.
The house committee on judiciary referred
ill resolutions bearinK upon polygamy toaauh-
jommittae to renort promptly. The house
passed the (teneral deficiency btU, the ia^t ^ of
atore house-
pn-M-il the Ki-ni-rul defleli-ncy bill, t
the supply Mils. A million dollara '
to replace the burned stores and at.
at the Rnck lsLrtnd nratmul.
tilldrai
i
jnmeree a ,
plans drawn cost imd estimated.
A bill drawn by the house committee on pnh-
' uoedau-
... depart
and Ialxir, and to nave
lie buildings and grounda waa introduce
thorizing the securing of a alte fct the
ment of —* ,-1— —-*
Vlgorua. Campaign Marked Oat
Indianapolis, Feb. 21.—President
John Mitchell, of the United Mice
Workers, refused an offer of S4.000 to
appear tlila year in the Chautauqua
circuit Mitchell had been booked for
tweptv nights at #200 "net' a night
These engagements he cancelled on the
ground that the mine workers' organi-
zation had mapped out a vigorous cam-
paign for this summer, and that he
did not feel justified in making any
engagements that might conflict with
bis work for this organization.
Say It 1. the Flrat ro«.
Guthrie, Ok., Feb. 19,—Tho only bad
storm of the winter struck Oklahoma
about midnight and haa been raging
with terrific fierceness ever since.
Sleet and rain was followed by a
driving snowstorm, a cold norther ac-
companying. Oklahoma is frozen, but
on account of their good condition, no
damage to cattlc and wheat is antici-
pated.
The rain was preceded by a dense
fog, the only one known to present
residents of the territory.
Hungarian Glrla.
Vienna, Feb. 8.1.—With the objeot ot
stemming the wholesale emigration of
young girls to America, which is oc-
casioning the Hungarian government
considerable concern. Premier De Ssell
has sent a circular letter to the local
authorities of Hungary calling their
attention to what he describes as this
"melancholy fact." He directs Hist the
authorities only permit minors to emi-
grate when sanetioned to do so by their
parents or guardian and when I hey
travel in charge of adults.
Baker The Champloa.
. Baldwin, Kana., Feb.'?!.—Baker de-
feated Simpson college, Iowa, in de-
bate. The question waa the city
ownership of water works, electric
lights and street cars. Baker had the
negative. Neither Simpson college or
Baker had ever been defeated in debate
and the contest was unusually Inter-
esting. Baker received the nnanlmoua
decision of tbe judges. The stndenta
received word from Iowa and pro
needed to have a bon fir. and general
celebration.
IHIIIWH.
Th# Sultan CalUd On Trutmtnt
Of HuMlonia.
THE DEMANDS ARE EMPHATIC.
inualaaiiaufile, Felt M —Tbe Wenli-
eat note on ibe *ub)w>l t>f reloriH* ta
MtMHbinia |iimmii«I In ibe (fr.nd via-
wr natnr iay by n. Aetwlluaifarten
•mi lliwaien ambaaMdor* baa been
lri>n.lale.t mm Turkish and handed In
llie anlian ibe mw* evenmy Tbe
pu*er. revtiininend in andltlua tv llie
•PMuMtMenl of an m |MNitnr ifeaeral of
tfeiidnrwarie fur ibe year* wlib ample
porter* III ant Independently and Ul
r«|di.i|iun irnofia in na<# emeigeney
and Ibe rw>rfanl*alinn ul Ibe gea-
darewile and p.llea la number* prv.
pnrtionate lu Uie |Hipnlalluu wilboul
belnif re.|tiired lu read and write Ibe
Turkish languayv. Amnesty U aleu
d.maaded fur all person, nbo have
been arrested fur political off en sea
lb* srkeme for adiulelstrallun and
Unanciai reforms in Maeedouia as pro
posed by Ihe powers, besides planning
a more equitable Holleetlan of lanes,
provide, thai lucal espentas shall be a
Oral eharge un the revenues of eauli
vilayet lu Ilia event of Ihe re being
a surplus, this may be aenl lo Constan-
tinople. Measures are also demanded
for eoiupelting Ihe Albanian, to ra«
speel the laws.
The power wlileli it la proposed U>
give tu the Inspector general gendar-
merie, whose appointment or recall
•nil wIiom aticeeas.tr must be eonfirmed
by lite powers, thus virtually detach-
ing him from the direct control of llie
aiithoritiee al Constantinople, It al-
most sure to encounter oppoaltlon from
Hi* Turkish government. The latter
will al... nrnet likely object lu llie pro-
posed financial arrangements and to
the basis on whloh It Is planned lo
recruit tbe gendarmale, which, were
the auggeatlon* of llie powers carried
uut, would in several districts be prac-
tically entirely composed uf Chris-
tians, owing to their predominance in
certain parts uf Macedonia. It I* un-
derstood, however, that the power* are
tlaleruilned to admit of no mo llflcalion
uf the reform scheme that demand* lu
application without delay, and that
they are prepared to adopt coercive
inea.ures to ensure its being scrupu-
lously carried out
An Imperial tirade ha* been issued
authorizing the Turkish minister of
war to purchase ten additional max-
ima
round Lost I'spars.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2.1.—The minute*
of the Nebraska constitutional con-
vention of over a quarter of a century
•go, whioii It was supposed had by an
oversight been burned at the time of
the removal of the capital in 1875,
were found intact in a basement vault
of the alate house. For years an un-
successful search has been made for
the missing minutes, in order to settle
disputed constitutional queationa, and
their resurrection is regarded as most
timely as a source of Information for
courts and attorneys.
Pstl.nt Mail Con.ent.
Chicago, Feb. 34.—Consent of the pa-
tient, or of some person authorized to
■peak for hlin, must be obtained by a
surgeon before be performs an opera-
tion, according to a decision handed
down by Judge Murray F. Tuley. The
outcome of the operation, the court
held, is not to be considered. Without
express consent, the judge finds, a
violation or trespass on the body of
the individual Is committed by the
surgeon in Ills use of the knife, and
ground is thereby establised for a
damage suit
Trouble Onr an bland.
Leavenworth, Feb. 18.—It may be
necessary to call out the state militia
to preserve order on Kickapoo island,
seven miles north of Leavenworth,
where a number of farmers who hold
deeds to the land previous to its inun-
dation by the Missouri river, about
twenty-five years ago, are having
trouble with parties who seek to take
possession of the land. Tho Island
contains about 4,000 acres of fertllo
land.
Strikers Hob Workers
South Bend, Ind., Feb. 25.—An-at-
tempt was made by a mob of 150 men
to wreck the power house of the Indi-
ana Rallwny Company and do Injury
to the employes there. There were
seven men at the power house when
the attack was made. One, the watch-
man, was thrown bodily through a
wiudow and seriously injured. Two
others were badly pummeled and gash-
ed with brickbats, stones aud clubs.
Tbe hose was turned on the fires under
the boilers. Considerable damage was
done to property.
High Water In Indiana.
Vincennes, Ind., Feb. 20.—High wa-
ter which has turned to ice and the
bitter cold has brought intense desti-
tution and much suffering in scores of
homes in the Embarras bottoms south
of here. Thousands of acres of land
which last week were under water are
now covered with ice and many homes
are entirely surrounded by it The
Wabash river continues to rise and
add to the destrnction In the desolate
district The farmers are suffering
with hunger and cold.
ila Cattle Front Mexico.
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 21—The impor-
tation of cattle from Mexico has been
temporarily stopped. The "foot and
mouth disease" has been discovered at
Ran Luis Potosi, and the United States
government haa placed a ban on all
cattle from Mexico till a complete in-
vestigation can be made. The infor-
mation came to the bureau of animal
indnitry at Waabington which instracta
that all cattle from Mexico be refused
admittance to this country until the
lafwtfgft** baa bwa completed.
FOB THE NEW DEPARTMENT.
aeeen NUMaa* Im, lee HalMtag
•lie al Mia
WuhiagtMi, Feb. M,—Ja a.idii>«M
Ibe twelve bieiiehee of Ibe pnblie
•lea transferred u Ibe new department
from oilier departmeale, wbpfe Wave
been apf*upriete4 fur, neerrtary tor-
lelyun aabt fur appeuprteliuna far
•aiarie* •ggregaling •Me.auo. ihe
aalarle* rover the Mwreiary' oHee. in*
bureau* uf au. tairatiun* and mannfaa.
inree end *aburdlneie divi.luna
In hi* r*ouio>nei 4ai*uu for a build,
tag for Id* depanmiNil, neareiary lfcr<
lelyutt urge* ibal Um> future grow lb of
Ibe department be eoaaldered. lie
•ay* ibal It *huubl lie *o piaaaed In
advaaea a* to be nut inferior In eoa-
venienee or Iwauly u. lb* alrveture*
wbMi rummareial nnd Una acta I bun*e«
at tbe great uenkcr uf Amerlona trade
are en vting foe tbe Iran—Una nf
lheir daily bualneaa.
lie atetea it abould have •! least una
ball suitable fur eonf.reoee* or eva'
greaar., mternkinmal ur n liunal, nnd
dwells on ibe present Inadequacy of
Ibe preaeni deparlmenl buildings lla
n ks fur iT.ooo.noo fur Ilia building •«<
elusive of Ilia kiln.
falM.
fiulbrie. Ok., FeU vt < lurf JuMlea
llurford bended down aa opinion hold<
ing good the lease* obtained w.lh tbe
Interior department's approval by the
eoal eumpanles operating ia tba Creak
nation, now known as the bapulpa,
Choctaw, Catoosa, Newoka, R I Fork,
Nev«ka, Coneharty, Car Creak and
llroken Arrow no«| oonipanlea Tba
validlly of the leataa were attacked in
oourt here by proapeotive purchasera
Kerthaeake la Ma* lee.
Mexico City, Feb. 10.—The *ut* of
(ittrrrero continuee lo report many
mid somewhat alarming earthquabea.
Cbiipanclngo, which two year* ago was
•lmo t destroyed by an earthquake,
now reports auother whloh threw
down liou.ea, aa also happened In tba
towns of Chilapa, Ague* HUncaa, Han
Diego and Meslealn. Underground
roaring and rumbling were heard,
generally frlghteulng the people.
No reel Aed Moain OUeaM.
Washington, Feb. 25.—The secretary
of agriculture received a dispatch from
Inspector tihaw, Kogalee, Arizona, re
porting that he could find no evidenoe
of fool and mouth disease in Mexioo,
and cattle are now being admitted
into the United Slates from Mexico,
after inspection, aa formerly. Secre-
tary Wilson haa notified the British
authorities at London of the reault of
the Investigation.
T.xas Honor. Qnsf.
Santa Fe, N. M., Feb. 30.-Tn New
Mexico legislature has passed a bill
creating Quay county in honor of Sen-
ator Quay's tight for statehood. Tu-
cumcurl, at the junction of the Rock
Island Choctaw and Dawson railroads,
will be the county seat It waa first
proposed to name the county after
Roger Q Mill* and then after Leonard
Wood, bnt Quay won out
Gives Canal Fo. Iralfatloa.
Denver, Cola, Feb. 80.—The house
passed on third reading the Byan bill
to provide for the transfer of the state
irrigation canal, known •• the Uunnt-
son canal, now lu oourse of construc-
tion, to the federal government to be
utilized in reclaiming land in Montroae
and Delia counties under the new
irrigation act
Foond by Bojl.
Albuquerque, N. M., Feb. IS.—The
greater part of the <10,000 worth of
watches and jewelry stolen from the
safe of S. Vann & Co., jewelers, of Al-
buquerque, November 20, 1003, haa
been found under an old barn by two
boys who were hunting for. hens' eggs.
Oklahoma Leads Parade.
Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 23.—President
Francis of St Louis Exposition mana-
gers in a letter to the governor desig-
nates the place of honor, during the
coming dedication of the exposition
building at St Louis to the Oklahoma
National Guards, including the Ttoop
A. band, the battalion or more, of the
Infantry. Gov. Francia says that the
escort to the president and first place
in grand parade will be given Oklahoma
on account of her being the youngest
child of the Louisiana Purchase.
Settled Amount. For K V.
Topeka, Feb. 20.—The jiouse ways
and means committee hai effected a
compromise with the state university
officers on the university appropria-
tions. The senate allowed #200,000
for; maintenance and #80,000 for a law
building. The house has allowed
#170,000 for maintenance and #50,000
for a law building. The senate uni-
versity appropriation bill carries #512,-
000; the house bill carries #390,000.
The university officials have agreed to
the house figures.
Bmall Fire In Capitol.
Washington, Feb. 19.—Some little
excitement was created in the house
of representatives just before that
body convened, by the discovery of a
alight blaze in the flooring of the
east reserved gallery. The flooring
had become ignited from a defective
flue in the democratic cloak room, and
when discovered about fifteen feet
of the molding waa ablaze. The blaze
was extinguished and the members
suffered no inconvenience when the
house met
Hew Kl(hth District.
Topeka, Feb. >4.—The houae com-
mittee on congressional apportionment
have bald a meeting for the purpose of
agreeing npon and reporting soma sort
of a redistrieting bill to the houae. It
is understood that Jenks' bill, which
create* a new Eighth diatrict by taking
Sedgwick, Harvey, sumner and Harper
countiea from tbe Seventh, Butler
from tbe Fourth and Cowley from tba
Third, without disturbing the other
district*, la looked upon with favor by
a good awnber of tha jipmllHi
IHE PROPOSED COMPROMISi
8W#hoo<J M#uur# Mutt be Taken
Out Of TIn Way.
MORGAN STILL FILIBUSTERING
PRMFU1TT II OiMMML
W Vaaam. la lema *—- Amm
Washington, 1'ab *to-Tba aleukia*!
mini prom i m whleh Is Mfnwled tu uii>
luak ih* tangle III Ike *anala and re-
mure I be bluebadr projexea lu admit
I wo kinta*, one lu ba Oklalnana aewird-
lag t lu present Imnwlaile* Willi •
proviso ibsi Indian territory .ball be
added |o • ia lahoma In IM, when the
treaty obligations witb ibe Indians
will n«i i* la ibe wey The oilier
•tale Is to ba enmimaad of New Me«i«i
anil AriuM under the name nf Mon>
Uid.HS, Willi s |rf.. iv. lhat When Ihe
preaeat territory *1 An*>ma baa a pop
ttlaliou of Mu.uOO It shall become a
ae pa rate stele, providing Ibal Ibe peo-
ple of llie territory effected v..to m
favor of being divided from New Meal-
en or Moalaauma.
*eu a lor Npuuner was entrusted wllh
Iba legal quastbiae tuvolre I, ea| eUlly
In regard u> the rlgiita ol the InilUn
inbea ia ladlaa terrlUiry, He ba* been
in consultation with the attorney gen-
eral and other law oflleera of ihe gov-
ernment (•miliar with the subject end
iba bill when drawn will be based
iipun information which Menan.r
hpumtr obtaina. While this compro-
mise will l« •.-eeplable In tbe repub-
lican*, there la yet considerable doubt
about the deinoerate and ta far as can
be learned tbey will oppiwe it wilb
rigor, whloh means dafrat a I this stage
ol the aeMlon.
The effect upon the eanal trealy will
at once be felt as Senator (Juay and
other statehood mru will not try to
prolong llie debate on this measure.
At the same time aenalora nerved notice
upon llioae who are prenalng the treaty
that Henator Morgan should have full
opportunity to prevnt bis views and
amondmente to tha treat v in an orderly
manner and without uudua pressure,
were especially emphatic when making
these declaration*, aay In if that if the
treaty had lo go over until after March
4 the Alabama senator should not lie
bo subjected to undue premura «nd
•train.
Oa lestflaf Lattery TlekaU.
Washington, Feb. JJ.—The power of
congress to prohibit the sending of
lottery tickeU from one alate to anoth-
er by other mean* than the tnaila waa
passed on by the supremo court of the
United Mtatca. The question nroae In
connection wllh two casea. In both of
whloh tba conalltutlonallty of the uut
of oongrcss of 1893, prohibiting the
transmission of lottery ticket* from
one auto to another, being ohalleuged.
The opinion In llie one case waa de-
livered by Jmtlce Harlan and eustaln-
talned the validity of the law. In the
other easo Justice Ilolines held that
the offense alleged did not come with-
in the scope of the law in question.
Both were criminal cases.
sism
aad «a
One «f iba ftr.i iblag* ibal Ow mm
•bo wiabe* in rbaugn bi. rnl< w
•adaavun to |ad -mi u eksre ba —
ao aad u ewt u aead ba a ■
Of Hula dnubt ar ladeeietna an*. .
I lag Iba paat tanr r tta eara Iba
| vemnmeni of W..trra t'*aa4a
beea mi rapbl, aad iba rnaditloi
life there i-i widely bb t a. llHL _
ward* nf lae.WK. AtusrUatie ba«a tabaa
up ibeir bwae* ibere, and
. ch. e 1,1 Ihece ,a I* |* ||i | lb«y'
I Iboroagbiy naiUfl.d wllh ibeir '
nf borne
Tba melbnd* of fanalag _
•laiilar io iboea adopted ia iba
Male., but the operation, ara
iba yield of >.in gre«iar
| proBta nioro .aii.fkt.iory.
I* rained oa a lib lota ti
Miied faiating i* amaya
•bila ibe fncuiu ia «iata
aa ranale aa rplendM *oll. <
rthaata and lots of tbaff"
The yleldt uf- but nniblM i
•aii.fanory •• lb* eiperlaaca of \
farmer himself, and eiiracia an i
larlad from one.
A good. Intelligent fr.n_
Meara, John Mears in ba eiaet, I
('•vaiier counir. North Uabot*.
year* ago and folloaed tbe l
aim bad already gone in Canada. Ha
bad twenty flv* yean' eiperioaM ta
Minnesota, in buying grata, I
•a*, but In all bla aiperieaea ba I
•aw a dlatru-t Ml well •uflad to Ife*
growth <al flai aa Weaiera Canada.
The financial result* ot Mr. Maara*
operation. In a .inula unison ara aa
follow*: Wheat, 1,000 buahels, t bard,
at &7He. |i,Ti&, t.cio bushel* 1 Nortb-
ern. at ttr, |l,«&7 JO, Out*. 1.7i0 btub-
el'. at tto. Ml!.SO; Hpelti, 1M ba(k>
•K. al He. flit 0: Flat. «4 busbste,
at II, #«: . Total. It.mto. a reura
of mora than 14.too from a little over
tso acre*, an average of #11 par acre,
la aureir testimony lufflrieutljr atroag
lo MtUfr tha moat Incredulous aa Mr
the monay to ba made out of tha aoll
of tbe Canadian We*i. It li ta facta
tike these— argument* aipiaaalbta aad
demon.treble In dollar* and renta—
lhat tha aieaily northward moveaaat
of Amerlran farmcra It dua. Mr.
Mtara is *0111*11 near Areola. Aaaa.
A number of American* who bava
ehoien Western Canada as a home
had tha Idea that a man enjoyad laaa
freedom In Canada, but they tow
found their mistake, and say tha lawa
of Canada aro tba moit liberal In tba
world, nnd sueh as prevent tba litiga-
tion which breeds m much bad fad-
ing between people In the Ualtad
State* and eo*ta them m dear la law-
yen' fee*.
The governmant ba* established
! sgenelei at St. Paul, Minn. : Omaha,
Neb.: Kanias City, Mo.: Chicago, IU.;
| Indianapolis. Ind.; Milwaukee, Wta.;
Wauiaii. Wis.; Detroit, Sault Ste.
Marie and Marquette, Mich.; Toledo,
Ohio; Watortown, S. Dakota: Orand
Forks. N. Dakota, and Great Falls,
Mont., and tbe suggestion la made
that by addressing any of theaa, who
ara authorised agente ot tba goran-
ment, it will be to the advantaga at
the reader, who will ba given tha
fullest and most authentic Inform*- .
tlon regarding the results of mliaf
farming, dairying, ranching and grain-
raising, and also supply Information
a* to freight and passenger rates, ate.
Ae Old Timer Die*.
Kama* City, Ma, Feb. 2.V— Jamea 8.
Ceveland, who waa a lieutenant of the
Second Colorado Infantry during the
civil war and who afterward waa man-
ager of the Barlow-Sanderson atage
coach company, running from Eanaas
City to Sanu Fe, N. M., died here on
Feb. 21, aged fl* yenrs.
Coal Famine at Santa r.
Sante Fe, N. M., Feb. 25.—The coal
famine la growing in tliia city. The
penitentiary has been out of coal for
aix weeks, and a special meeting of the
city council haa been called to protest
againat the action of the coal com-
panies, which have coal mines only 23
miles from Sauta l-'e.
Naval Maga.lna Explodes.
New York, Feb. 20.—Three men were
killed outright, one man so injured
that he died later, two other men
fatally and at least seven seriously
hurt in an explosion In tlte work room
Of the naval storage magazine of Fort
Lafayette, in New Y .rlc bay. All the
dead and injured were workmen at the
Fort. The explosion could bo heard
or miles. Accounta as to how the fatal
blast was set off differ. One report
haa It that the men were filling a
thlrteen-lnch shell.
Aeeept Offer Canal Company-
Washlngton, Feb. 23.—The govern-
ment haa formally accepted the offer
of the Panama Canal company to sell
to the United States tbe canal prop-
erty and all of the company's rights
therein for #40,000,000, subject only to
the ratification of the pending treaty
with the republic of Columbia. This
will extend the life of tbe option held
by the government beyond March
next, and until the treaty now before
tbe senate has been ratified by both
houses.
Peculiarity ef Redwood Treaa.
A curious characterlitic peculiar to
the California redwood tre* li that If
the bead I* cut off by lightning a new
one will gradually grow out In Its
place as shapely as tbe Lrit
The Lonqaat Railway Trip.
From Halifax to Vancouver, by tha
tbe Canadian Pacific railway is S.Mt
miles, and the journey Is the longest
railway trip without a change In tb*
world.
Adulteration in Candy
Many cheap chocolate sweetmeats
contain paraffln wax, which has a ten-
dency when eaten to bring on appendi-
citis. states the chief Inspector of
foods and drugs for the county of Dur-
bum, England.
Lang to Vl*lt America.
Andrew Lang, the English author
will visit the United States thla year.
He will also visit Samoa, Stevenson's
exile home. Lang having been very
Intimate with the novelist.
Goed Road, or ao Malta.
Washington, Feb. 25.—In response tc
a request of a postmaster for five
leather bags for the use of rural car-
riers, who are often obliged to make
the trip oa horseback, A. N. Maclien,
general superintendent of the division
of rural delivery replies that mail on
horseback or on bicycle i* not suffi-
ciently protected from the weather. If
the patrons have not enough interest
to keep tbe roads in such condition that
they may be easily traveled the service
will be withheld from the community.
* ear If Sorted Alive.
Clinton, Ia., FeU 24.—William Mar
ehall, a wealthy farmer, had a narrow
escape from being buried alive. He
had been ill for some time and waa
declared to be dead by tbe doctor*
The (opposed corpse wa laid out in
the customary manner and all the
ritea gone through, when to tbe terror
aad amassment of IhoM who were
aittiag by the body early ia the morn-
ing, ha stirred aad aat op Hia illaeas
Some Year Behind Time.
Payment of an account rendered
twenty-eight years ago was recently
made to a Ryde (Eng.) tradesman
seventeen years after his retirement
from business.
President Not Wealthy.
An Intimate friend of the Preeideat
received a letter from Mr. Roosevelt
recently In which the writer ssys: "I
am not a rich man, hardly a wail-to-
do mun. and besides I hare a large
family of small children."
Schley to Tour the West.
Admiral Schley, accompanied by
Col. and Mrs. A. K. McClure of Phila-
delphia, Is to make an extended tour
of the west, going as far west aa
southern California, where tb* early
spring will be spent
Much Railroad Property Condemned.
Local Inspectors of the Wheeling
division ot the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road have condemned 2,500 box can.
fiats, etc., as lightweight or light car
parity. The condemned cars will b*
burned and the iron sold aa acra*.
Fighting Grasshopper Pea
Tubes of gelatine containing
of a disease warranted to kill
and grasshoppers are to be
uted to American farmer*.
Insects will be Inoculated an
released In order to spread 1
■a* nasi auuge—i ■■agp
1 ho la ^ aMtfestto
Pretty Necklace effect.
The Bayadere necklaces, wblc
slst of ropes ot colored or jet
finished In front with coqnettlah
tassels, are quite "the thing" fbr
lag gowns. As a finish tar aa
wise plain evening gow* thap am
equaled.
Origin ef Moor**
Monro* had pmt paid bla
$500 for curing a cold.
laid In a aupply of ~
and whisky, thus "
system of Moaroe
cold. TI 11 liM 1
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