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BEAVER OKLAHOMA TERRITORY THURSDAY AUGUST 8 1895.
NO. 29.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
CmcAOo's directory shows that St hm
Wore people thrn New York city anil
her school enrollment shows '25009
more children at school than In the
enstcrniclty.
OrnciAi.s-of the Pullman and Wagner
companies say that the business of
their sleeping and parlor cars for Juno
unJ July -rms tho largest In the history
of the corporations.
Tins year's corn yield promises to ho
ly far the greatest ever gathered. Tho
stimato Is 2400000000 bushels. In
nearly all the western corn state tho
prospects are unusually good.
Tim governors of twenty states have
felgnlfled their IntenUort-oI. attending
tho i Chlckarau)ju6kTPrtJ"ocaicatlon In
September. The governors of Kansas
and Missouri are among the number.
"Wihtr fish of marketable size are
rapidly disappearing from Lake Erlo
mid Ontario. It has been 'tho custom
to market the small fMk caught in tho
nets even If they were no larger than
(melts and the result is a ruined in-
dustry. This inhabitants ol Orange Sullivan
nnd Delaware counties in New York
York state were Teparted as never hav-
ing suffered from the grasshopper
plague as at the present time. The
pests were devouring every green thing
before them.
A Momi.k Ala. paper recently said
that there were 25000000 gallons oi
molasses stored in tanks on tho Lonisi-
ana plantations which tho planters
could neithcr-sdll at a profit nor throw
away without crcatlng a nuisance io
tho neighborhood.
Twentt-kkm persons who have
taken human life are lying in jail in
HL Louis six iwomen and twenty-two
men. Thelr-orimes range from niivrdoi
In the first ulcgreo to manslaughter.
Koine of them have been convicted and
others are still fighting in tliecourts.
EixcTKicuir is relieving city:horscji
of drudgory.iand the agricultural jour-
nals are looking forward to the time
when cloctria feed wires will reaclvout
to tho fnrmsHo do the pumping thresh
ing churning chopping lighting unl)
eventually itho plowing and hoeing.
J. IL Iiuukk.v director-general -oj
the G. A. ill. nrrnngemenlh xX .Louis
ville. Ky. recently said in a Jettor tc
O. A. 11. men there that all statement?
regarding--tho proposed drawing of the
color line Rt tho national encampment
against tiegro ex-soldiers are absolute-
ly false.
Railway olllcials say tbtt tourist
travel this summer is 30 per cent mora
than it wat'lnst beason. To -Mich pro-
portions hn-s this traillo grown that Its
incrcate this year will cut a decided
figure in jpcsscnfjer earnings. (Tliey
will show 'large increases over tlc-st
yenr and -vill probably equal those of
1692. )
Tun preliminary bteps toward 'tho
building of an electric line for rtho
transmission of passengers mail .mid
express from Chicago to Buffalo aro
now on foot and It is the intention to
continue tho lino to New York. Tho
run to Huflalo Is to bo made tin ifour
hour?; cnd.lo New York in fcomieight
to ten hours Au nverago speed of IXiO
miles per hour is promised.
'Tin: cmnrtcrmaster-generj. of "tlio
army recently drow attention toitlo
fact that 'tinder tho act approved
March 2 !c8P all soldiers and sailors
honorably discharged and bc-ried .in -a
private cemetery were entitled to a
headstone and that the jotcrnmcut
paid all transportation expenses to tho
point of -.cemetery provided the .au-
thorities paifofor tho erection.
Consul 5jithxi.i.i:t at IUielwfT.'rnneeJ.
has Informed the state department at
AVabhingUm rthrough an official report
of the iliteovory of n new proocss for
keeping fruit ifrcsh which consists in
treating tliemrto a vapor of water and
alcohol. Tho discovery was nmule by
a Mr. I'eLit who contends that even
fruits which have begun to decay may
he preserved for an indefinite length of
time by the process.
At the age of JOO. tleorge W. doff
who lives near itunta Gorda Fliu has
grown young again. Up to a year ago
ho was blind deaf and bald; suddenly
he recovered his eyesight and hearing
.and his hair began to grow. Now ho
Hicars and sees ao well as he cTer .Aid
mnd his head U eoorod with a growth
if black hair. As USs eyesight strength-
ened and ills hair grew a marked
change occurred in his physical condi-
tion and from being a decrepit man
hardly able to walk ho became as
strong and active : a vouth of 2S
years. The case has puzzled the phy&i-
ls.us. HntKAPTKit tho agricultural depart-
ment will cull on specialists in certain
lincsof agricultural wurk though not
connected with the ofilet to mako iu-
vestigxtlons of importance to agricul-
tural faterests and to prepare brief
paper or articles embracing the re-
sults of tho work. These will bo paid
for at rates which tho department re-
gards as reasonable. Mcny persons
well known in this country and abroad
will be asked to contribute. Its object
is to do away with labored articles
couched in technical language and of
little interest or importance to the
average farmer. I
Rkv. E. R. Dosohue pastor of the
Eighth Presbyterian church of Pitts-
burgh. Pa. who has been identified
wtt" Chinese mission work for years
in a recent interview said that he be-
lieved the efforts to convert Chinese
paganism was futile. Ho said that al-
though the Chinamen go to Sunday
school and seem to take an Interest in
the Christian religion and even profess
Christianity yet they cling to theit
heathen ideas and ceremonies. Ho
lelieved however that the Chinese
ran be raised to a higher social level
by religious influences so he will not
jrlye up work amongst them.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Glaanod. By xCogfaiih and Mail
rKRSONAI. A.VO POLITICAL.
A rbckxt dispatch from London
6tatcd that Urgland has abandoned
her clam to Trinidad.
Ufcx. SciloriKl.l) commanding the
army returned to Washington on the
20th from his tour of Inspection of
army posts in tho west and northwest
and his trip to Alaska. Tho general
lias nothing- but words of pmiso for the
army which is he says higher in tone
and composed of better material than
ever before.
Tub last day of tho financial debate
between Messrs. llorr nnd Harvey
closed at Chicago on the 20th.
-A "New Yoiik Herald special from
'Chicago on tho 20th raid that Jacob
Schaefcr had not only broken his right
arm but had splintered it and physl-
clans thought that he would never bo
.oblo to handle a billiurd cue again.
Tiik democrats of Maryland in state
convention nominated John li Hurst
a 'Gorman man for governor. The
resolutions indorsed 'the national ad
ministration and declared in favor ol
gold ns the basis of itho monetary sys
tern.
Richard H. Ilea tho wcll-lcnown
'architect and designer of the world"
fair .buildings and Mr. V. K. Vandcr-
tiilt's marble palace died on tho-Sa-si
at Newport R. I. Heart failure "was
tho can so of death.
AmtAXOEMK.vifeiu-cro made ontheilst
whereby Hon. A.. J. Warner president
of tho National JHmotalllc league sand
Hon. R. G. Horrof Michigan will dis-
cuss tho silver ryw.estion at Lakeside
O. a August 3.
MISCELLANCOCB.
The national -ollieers and "flirectors
of the Ancient 'Order of Iliborjiians
met at New Yoiik on tho 1st nad passed
resolutions as to tho future policy of
that order. In the United States en for-
warding the Caruso of Irish independ-
ence. The resolutions nr -iiid 'to
mean that the A. O. H. indorsed tho
lri3h revolutionary movement which
seeks Irish independence by Uorcu of
arras. Tho importance of the Action
lies In the fact i that 500000 moa .form ji
tlie society.
Whim: "the tl5p Calrnhlll frenn Cal- '
cutta was unloading Its cargo'of jute
and saltpeter at llrooklyn en the Jst
an explosion occurred which set fire to
tho dock. Thn warehouse filled with
jute cotton hmp and saltpeter was
destroj-cd. Tlio Calrnhlll wlilch wot
burning was'towed to the i!irts near
Liberty Islandand it was thought she
would have to be sunk. The loss on
tho warchoaseinnd Its content is esti-
mated at from 8120000 to -130000.
Three lightcrend a barge all loaded
with cotton -wero completely de-
btroyeu
A SKlllous ttccidont hannomed -at ?
Chicago on tho 1st. A cur enntainintr '
about twenty -jjioplo was near ihettop '!
ot tlio chute iwlien tho cable brokn
and tho car went tearing denm the
slide of 300 feet. A wild nanic-ensued
among the peoplo in the car and many
of them in their desperate eftfcrts tot
escape were tpillcd out of the .car. No
fatal injuries iwcre. however reported.
At lloston omtlie 31st Oeorao Dion.
champion featherweight pugilist iwonf
on a foul in ftlio fourtli round in .hh
contest with Tommy Connelly.
Tin: lugger Zenith was oat on o
pleasure trip irom Gladmore to Haiti-
more Ireland rW!ntiy wheu (flames
burst through the hatchway. A panic
followed and a boat was s'watnpodiby
the people ho .clamhered into it and
ulno persons were drowned. Tbeklp-
rper of the ZenithttUen ran her a&kore
icnd tho rest were-taed.
W. S. Stratjxi.n.iUio millionaire lin
xriruck what Is probably the richest
lde ever found iln any mine In Uie
aiuntry. If not in Olio world. In the
.Independence at Wlctor CoL She
miners in following a lead ran across
vam that .will ran 81450 to the ton.
and the width warrants tho (statement
that thcro Is not lesstthan several mil-
lions of the ore in sight.
New regulations governing applica-
tions to the president for the pardon
of persons convicted of offenses against
the iuderal laws have been promul-
gated by Attorney-GencrrJ Harmon.
AoiouX)HURST did great damage a
Central City and at Hhielchawk CoL
on tlie29th und tho streets wero roar
ing torrents. FJumeo wagons pack-
ing boxes and out houses were swept
away nnd for mile the Ceatral City
branch -oi tho Union Pacific Denver &
(luU railroad was covered with mud
rock and debris to a depth of several
feet blockading nil trallic A amnbei
of business houses suffered heavy
loss from Hooded cellars.
Tiik thirteenth unnual gathering oi
tho Mississippi Valley Spiritualists' as-
sociation opened ut Clinton la. on th
2Sth for a four weeks' session with 30C
members present from seven states.
Chkkokbk Rill got his hands on a
revolver and attempted to liberate the
prisoners confined in murderers' row
of the United States jail at Fort Smith
Ark. on the 20th. Larry Keating thr
oldest guard was killed. The desper-
ado finally surrendered his revolver tc
Henry Starr.
The store of the Wewoka Trading
Co. at Wewoka I. T was looted oi
nboutS'OOby thq Clulstian brothers
Indian territory putlaws.
At Rockvllie Conn. tha most disas-
trous fire In the history of tho town oo
curred on tho 27th sweeping away sin
buildings on Main street and with
loss of 100003.
At Durham N. C file (Jcstroycd tho
Reams tobacco warehouse w$th eonsld-
rable stock. Loss about SlOO.OOa
A recision" Involving a portion of the
lown of Poncn City Ok. was rendered
n the land office nt I'erry on tho 31st
firing the lnnd on which arc the Santa
To depot and many of tho best build
ngs of tho town to Andrew M. Waugh
i homesteader. During the hearing it
eras developed thnt one of the claim
ints obtained a booth certificate at
Arkansas City and it was held to bo
o good and the holder not entitled to
Hold land in the Cherokee strip. This
decision If sustained will knock thou-
(amis of men out of claims they aro
sow holding in Kay Pawnee and 1'
:ounty.
A bad fire occurred at Menominee
Mich. on tho Hist. It started In a pllo
if lath in a lumber j-nrd nud a hrisk
wind fanned the flames. Conservative
estimates place tho lumber burned at
80000000 feet which added to tho
buildings destroyed makes the Moss
about S500.000. For two or three hours
the inhabitants oC the district were in
a state of panic and every available
wagon of tho town was employed in
saving household effects from threat-
ened destruction.
A riiKiaiiT train on tha Florence A
Cripple Creek railroad w&b caught in a
freshet and derailed on tho night ol
the 30th ncur Adelaide CoL Six per
sons were known to have been drowned
and two others wero reported missing.
The railroo-d for 10 miles near Wilbut
wxs svashod away. All the wires wcro
prostrated.
Water rushed down the eastern
Slope of 'tlio Magdalena mountains lato
m the 30th through the principal
streots'of Socorro. N. M. More thun
fifty iV.ouscs wero destroyed anil
almost-cvery residence damaged. Six
persons in a family named Dnran were
drowned and many other peoplo 'woro
missing. The Santa Fe tracks were
washed out In several places 'and a
braiwjh road as practically destroyed
forUO miles five bridges being washed
away besides the damage to the trade
At Wells Minn.r thrco business
'blocks and a livery stable tmrncd early
on tho morning of the' 31st. Loss
S2t000; insurance SllvOOfl. -A (Sreman
wts seriously injuretiiy falling glass
ard twenty horses were burned. -'
II. H. llouira the man jailed at Phil
adolphla suspcotedof unordering many
people to get their life insurance has
given out a statement that'-he procured
corpses and had thetn -suruped and ar-
iticulatcd and made n lucrative busi-
ness by soiling the litelatons but the
supposition that he had murdered pco-
I pie he scouted as arrant 'nonsense.
A dispatch from Markilt Lake Ida.
dnted the 30th tate 'tlrct there had
been no collUloa farthn past few dayir
with the Indisns but. that the settlers
were In a state of constant alarm. The
troops now on the groutd were ex-
pected to hold the -situation well in
hand except in Isolated cases where in-
dividual settlers might be attacked.
Mrs. Hattik Cwnv wife of Hers
j. Covey of Jayville N. VY oloped with
fj another man leaving her child t
j homo. She -ftcrwards returned amd
J was ordered to leave 'tewn by a mob.
She went to a oeig'hboring town nnd
got a peace warraut and svent back and
'J was met at the depot diy a crowd wic
stripped her of .her -clothing and beat
her so badly she 'may dee.
Tin: delayed Cmardamer Auraulu
reached New York.onttko 30th.
Tun steamer Helle of "Memphis which
was reported sxuk in the Mississippi
river between St. Louis and Memphis
t. - U. ...w. '.-.'
Tonn. and forty lives lost lv drowii-
in'-'. arrived at nor destination at 8
o'clock on the rooming of the 20th
Sho was delayed by a-great number or
way landings and -everybody was cafe.
At New York Referee Jacobs in his
report on the suit for divorce brought
Iy .Mrs. Corbctt against her husband.
-Tames J. Corbett -the pugilist finds
Mrs. Corbett entitled '.to a divorce and
Tecommends that the agreement en
tered Into by her and 'her husband at
the time of their separation by which
tfie agreed to py hor SSI00 a week for
die ue continued
Tin: Cunard line steamer Aurania
whieli sailed from iLiverpool Kng.
fluly 20 and was doe nt New York on
tthe 28th has been reported as being
disabled on tho ocean but the steamer
claimed sno aia not want assistance.
tfT(t- mrmlilnfti itrac lmn-ft.n.l
'Charles E.nlow aged 20 was dead
ntd Charles Dufiln aged 118 was dying
from the ellects of a figlrt at Marietta
Ind. on the 20th. It was tho result of
jealousy nnd the object ef their love
wts a married woman. Dufiln was
brought to his parents and though n
a (lying condition was .compelled to
furnish bond for 1000 to-appear upon
tho third day of the September term of
tho circuit court.
Dijueh Hiram Munoer -one of the
lending Second Adventlsts in a sermon
at tlie.camplng grounds at 'Springfield
Mass. -on the 28th prophesied that the
nd -of tho world would eamo in 1807
according to Scripture.
. Clearixo house returns for the prin-
c pal cltios in the United States for tha
week en&sd July 20 show an average
increase as compared with the -.corresponding
opeok last year of 20 S;in New
ork the increase was 2X7; outsido
New York 10.3.
Jons Hicks' house was burned at
Rig Stone Gap Va. and fonr of hii
children perished while his wife and
one child were badly burned. The
fire caught from u store and burned
very rapidly while tho family were
asleep.
Duitixo a cloudburst at the head oi
Garden creek Wyo. on the night oi
the 30th four persons were drowned.
A courier reported that everybody
was killed at Jackson's Hole Wyo. by
tho redskins and the excitement was
intense in tho towns in the vicinity.
Every homo and cabin of the settler;
had been burnod and it was thought
the Indians would continue their work
all down tho Teton river valley in
Idaho.
The Irving Cliff brewery at Hones-
dale Pa. was destroyed by fire on
the 30th. Loss 550.000; insurance
SJ2.000.
The county corrthouse at Fresno
Cat was damaged by firo to tho extent
of 530000. The fire was supposed to
be Incendiary.
J
Yoagor nnd Black wero Rounded
up In a Cornfield.
ISAAC BLACK IS KILLED INSTANTLY.
Mr. Snnili Cmnt llunK Herself In u 1)ur-
tint Diinily tVnahlmrii It Siiiiimnn-
'il to Vl)ttiieM tin- I:-iIiiiiiiii
Hon of Illll Hnoiln.
Alva O. T Aug. 8. (Special) Spec-
ial Deputy Sheriffs Marrlon Uildeth
nnd J. W. Mulr accompanied A. M.
Uildeth Adam Hands and Mr. Harmon
arrived In Alva about 3 p. m. today
with the dead body of Isaac lllack the
pal of Dick YenBer.. The particulars
of the UllIlnB so far as could be learned
are ns follows:
Marlon Hlldeth and five other men
who have bfen after Yeagcr and Black
for several 'days cornered their gam
yesterday about 6 p. m. at the house
of a widow and her son named Jones
about four miles east of Cantonment
nnd fifty miles south Of Alva near tho
line of WoodB and Bllne counties. The
house 1b completely surrounded by
corn the field being only 100 feet dis-
tant on the north Mid east. The poe
camu up and discovered tw6 horse
hlttjhed twenty steps from the house.
Yenger and Black were eating supper.
"When they enmewut they were ordered
4o throw up their hands but of course
reached for thdr guns. The posse
opened fire nnfl shot Black through
the head then Yeager ran Snto the corn
while the posst sent Winchester balls
after him ns rapidly as -possible.
The body rtf lllack -rtas left lying
where it fell nd Justice of the Peaco
Humphrey wtis summoned and pro-
ceeded to holfl an imiueM. The verdict
was according to the particulars stated
above lllack beinp Identified by three
men. BlacVs rlRht heel shows where
he was sho't on May 26 In a skirmish
with the ollieers. He also has a sori
scalp -wound above the left temple
where he was shot a'week or two rj;o.
Ytager lr Black vhot a man named
Al Richardson through the shoulder
on last Saturday morning In the neigh-
borhood -where the fight occurred yn-
terflay and Sheriff McGrath nt tills
comity lend posse vent down there 13a t-
urday night and have not returned.
RlcharQson is ncS. dangerously wound-
rO. The won who hrought In the hoay of
Black t.ays thii't nearly every wble-
iMDdled'inan soutn of the Cimarron Tlver
5s after Yeager and all are determined
to get 'him. Black had nothing -Dn his
.person "by "which he could e Identified.
oples 'of two' ballads a picture "and
Sl.TSO'tK'sllver'belng all his pockets con-
ta'IneS. He was photographeS and
Will "be burled here at the exjie-nse of
the'aeurtty.
SUIClIJi: IN A I1CT50CT.
Mn. Siin.li Grant limit; HeroetT nhllo
Temporarily I'Imhiic
'Alva O. T. Aug. S. Special) At
'About 'daylight thlB morning 'Mike W.
'Grant who lives near Clay 'poslofllce.
and Henry Brooks a neighbor arrived
In the city 'to get a couln and "Mr.'Grnnt
gins.- the following particulars of a
siilciile in his nelghbofhoo'd. 'Thurs-
'diry lie 'was working tiireL"quurter8 of
a mile fram home for John "Smith a
melghbor. cutting corn and 'between 11
and 12 o'clock he nccompariled by Mr.
Smith and Mr. Broofcs went to his
hcupe to vater their hones and found
Mrs. 'Grant hanging to a rope fnstened
to the rfdgepole of the dugout. 'She had
put n -sllp-noose around lier neck and
saTier maTKlng the rope secure nbove
step off a chair and liafl "boon dead two
or three hours when frund.
Justice W. C. Leslie was 'immediately
summoned and as acting coroner pro-
ceeded to hold nn Inquest the verdict
being In accordance -with the above
statement as to the .manner of her
death. No cause was found for the
rash act. except despondency on nc-
'count'df continued ill healtn she hav-
ing twen nfillcted with -neuralgia and
rheumatism. She left no statement
-and Mr. Grant had never heard her
threaten to kill herself tnifl the con-
cluslou generally arrived nt Is that she
was temporarily Insane. The couple
lived hi Alva from September 1S93 un-
til February 1S95 when ther moved to
the cliilm where they have since lived.
Mrs. (Grant whs about 30 years old. She
-well be burled near the .homestead this
afternoon.
aii:k hokh MTH.L. I'uuniKi:.
It l'rani-e DocMi't Nbuw tliat WitHer lire-
urd hhr'H Jimt Aloun Old Thing.
"Waiilllngton Aug. 3. 'FaTIhig to re-
ceive itnj' assurance of progress from
Ambassador Eustls in the 'Waller case
Acting Secretary of State .Adee has
again cabled him to press the request
for the record of Wallers trial at Mad-
agascar and has instructed him at
some length as to tho position -im which
he shuuld take in presenting It. It
Is understood that the department held
the view that this governmitat Is en-
titled to .the full record'of the jiroceed-
Inijrs and that Mr. Kustls has been In-
structed to say to the French author-
ities that nothing less than the Inspec-
tion of the complete records in the case
will be snlllclent to paflsfy the United
States whether Justice has been done.
It is also stated upon what Is believed
tp be good authority that the Instruct-
ions to Mr Eustls go farther In that
they direct him to say that a final re-
fusal to .furnish a complete trans-
cript will fee accepted by this govern-
ment as a denial of justice.
Washington Aug. 3. Attorney Ken-
nedy and others Interested In the Wal-
ler case are at present trying to devise
means of bi-c tiring financial assistance
for Mrs. Waller who notwithstanding
she has escaped from Madagascar to
Mauritius is still destitute among stran
gers and far from home. Kennedy has
made arrangements at the state de-
partment to have any funds contrib-
uted deposited there and forwarded
llrect to Mrs. V.raller. He. has tele-
graphed the facts of Mrs. Waller's con
dltlon to Governor Morrill with the
hope that something nay be done
there for her relief and will also seek
aid ot members of the negro race.
UKI'UTV WASIIMUHN IS SU.MMONKD.
Ill I'rnrnre nmlrnl at the Kxhuuiutlon of
the buppiMCtl Illll llnclln.
Hennessey O. T. Aug. 3. (Special)
This section pf the country has been
all excitement the last few days over
the report that the Yager-Doolln-Wy-att
combination have been playing- an
exciting engagement over In the Jun-
gles of the Cimarron west of town.
Nearly every able bodied man In the
northwest part of the county have
shouldered a gun and Joined the chase
come to Kingfisher Immediately and
Deputy Washbprn has Just received a
telegram from Sheriff Burchard to
be present at the examination of the-
body of the outlaw-recently killed near
Sheridan in thU county and supposed
to be one of the Willet boys. The tel-
egram states that positive evidence
has been received to show that the per-
son killed was no less than BUI Doo-
Hn the notorious outlaw and that the
parties captured are closely connected
with the Oklahoma tr3La robbers.
HKAVIES.T ItAIN IN IIKAVHK COUNTV.
rr Went I'ortlon r Oklahoma lint nig.
gent Drluco In'lU tllit'nry.
Oklahoma City O. T July 31. Fol-
lowing Is the report on the weather nnd
condition of crops In Oklahoma for the
week ending July 29:
THE WEATHER.
The temperature and sunshine for the
week Just ended were slightly In excess
ot the normal. The average temper-
ature for this period In July Is SO.O do-
greeo this week It was SO." drf rees.
The precipitation for the week was
mostly In the nature of local showers
badly distributed: In all sections how-
ever hevv rnlns. extending generally
over omall areas have fallen being the
heaviest In Beaver county where the
fall was the greatest knbwn since the
AtMemcnt of the country. Following
are the rainfalls reiwrted:
Grant county 3.S7; Denver county
excessive: G good: Logan 9G; lllalnc
1.40; Oklahoma showers; Kingfisher
good rain: Chickasaw Nation local
rains.
SYNOPSIS BY COUNTIDS.
Kingfisher Heavy rain on 2ttU In
southern and northwestern parts of
county; central and northern parts
were dry and hot causing c6rn to fire
slightly nnd making Immediate relief
necessary to prevent Injury. Harly
corn Is out of danger from drouth and
hot winds. In tho centrnl part of the
county cotton Is short and potatoes and
grass firing badly.
Wood First of week cool and cloudy;
very hot on 27th. Crops of all kinds
nre growing and maturing rapidly; late
corn is safe; all sorghum crops nre head
Ing. Potatoes remaining In the ground
are making second growth. Immense
quantity ot hay being made.
Chickasaw Nation First part of the
week was too wet for cotton much of
ll being baUIy In the grass; latter days
were warm nnd favorable. Corn Is ma-
turing slowly but a heavy ykld Is In-
sured; worms are doing slight damage.
Flax very light crop much of It not
-worth harvesting. Grass Is fine.
Blaine Hot dry weather first two
'days of the week had bad effect on
some fields ot corn tvhllc others stood It
nil right; rnlns or middle and latter days
saved It from severe damnj;c nnd assur-
ed a good mnturlty to nil late crops. '
"Farmers arc plowing for wheat.
Payne Crops uf all kinds initio gooS
growth during the week but ram vlll
be needed next week. Chinch bugs nr-
working on corn and other late crop"
.early corn almost ripe.
I Logan Weather of first oT week was
iot followed "by cooler during the mtd-
dle and latter days.- More rain will bo
needed for late corn; threshing nbuut
completed. Considerable plowing for
wheat has already hten done. Cotton
doing finely. Early corn nbout ma-
tured. G Greater part oT -week tvas cool and
cloudy with Ticavy rain 'In northwest
part. All late crops continue to "grow
rapidly. Borne ar)y corn Is most dry
enough to shell. Duge nre doing- con-
siderable damage to late potatoes.
Beaver Heaviest rains known vccur-
red during the week; all streams out of
their banks. Broom corn and all forage
crops making rank growth. Grain In
stack Is damaged considerably.
Cleveland "Late corn suffering for
rtln; early corn out of danger. The
weather "has been favurnble to cotton.
Canadian Splendid weather for crops
Garfield Weather Tavorable to all
crops now growing. There will be
plenty of Teed for stuck during the
winter.
Kay Very dry weather with hot
winds Tinve damaged crops. Chinch
bugs are very numerous. Grasshop-
pers reported a few -weeks ago to be
damaging young fruit trees have ceased
their depredations.
Oklahoma Crops during the week
have grown rapidly "but In most parts
of the county rain Is now needed. Far-
mers are preparing ground for wheat.
Pottawatomie Weather conditions
prompted good nrowth of all crops;
good rain on 23rd; large yield of corn Is
assured; hay first clats.
A .V. HANDALL Acting "Director.
KANGAROO COURT CAL'MOJ IT.
Jnllor Mcrtieraau unit l'roinlnent Clttaens
of Klngllclier Coma to tlloivp.
Hennessey O. T- Aug. 1 (Special.)
A general riot occurred at Kingfisher
today between Jailor Mcl'herson and
two of his assistants and J. C Cald-
well D. IL Solomon Elmer Solomon
and a few other prominent citizens -of
Kingfisher. The fight commenced
when Caldwell who is register of the
land office attempted to make Mc-
pherson stop a Kangaroo court In
which two federal prisoners we-e be-
ing tried. All Interested were more or
less bruised.
Ol'l-ICI.-RH AltH M.KIiriXl- AI!KAI.
Ouo lirml nail a our voumle! Aglttt
One Demi hiiiI Two l omitleit.
Hennessey O. T. .s-ug. 1 Another
vigilante whose name cannot be learn-
ed was seriously shot through the sho-
ulder by outlaws near homestead late
yesterday afternoon. This makes on
outlaw killed and four wounded and One
olllcer killed and two wounded In the
past ten days. Ollieers declare that they
will exterminate the gang.
Kllleil by Unknown Turtle-.
Stillwater O. T.July 81 Sprcla!)-;-A
report reached here Sunday morn-
ing that the body of San ford Duncan
one of the original founders of the
town of Stillwater was found yester-
day on the banks of the Arkansas river
near the town of Pawnee. The cause
of his death was a gunshot wound
by parties unknown.
Mr. Duncan came to this country
from Kavenna Kansas In 1SS9 and
has been closely Identified with Still-
water and Payne county ever since.
He was a Free Mason and a number
of Frontier Lodge No 6. The fraterni-
ty at once sent a committee to the
scene of the tragedy to Investigate the
killing and bring the remains to Still-
water for Interment
Vigilant Clime a Jjtwyrr
Hennessey. O. T July 31 A posse of
vigilantes who have been scouring he
country west of here for horse thieves
gave Lee Mt Gray a leading attorney
of Hennessey a ten mile chase late yes
terday afternoon. Gray had been vis-
iting his father's ranch forty miles to
the west of town and was returning
when seen by the vigilantes. They
mistook him for one of the thieves they
were hunting and fearing that If he
halted within range they would shoot
him he put spurs to his horse and not
until after a hard ride did he evade
them.
Illll n't Keep u Llt.
Perry O. T July 31 (Special)
Among the laws enacted by the last
legltlaitire to protect the cattle Inter-
ests of this territory Is one providing
that all parties butchering stock pr pur-
chasing hides or pelts in this territory
shall be required to k.eep a record of the
marks brands colorp from whom pur-
chased and by the party butchering
the sex and age must also be kept and
the hides must be kept at least five days
by the butcher.
I This law. it In charged has been vio-
lated by some of the butchers of this
city and vicinity and several warrants
are out for their arrest.
Cialmod That Ho Will Turn State
Evidonco If Protootcd.
MINNIE WILLIAMS STILL LIVES.
Mi (Hunt Intcrtlnw Ihiio'.lue Clgrnnil-
Allen II I unlit Kmmsn (Irrnt Drill
About llolmt-K Slum IJiN
ileum of n Cutr-lu.
Chicago JIL Aug. 3. The police have
nt last obtained a partial confession
from Pat Qulnlan the Janitor of the
Holmes "castle" and haye they be-
lieve poslttvo evidence that Benjamin
'F. l'jetzeliwasmunVe.'jLln'ihls city by
Holmes anoTlhe "corpse sent to Phila-
delphia. The confession was wormed out of
Qulnlan by menns of a tip given the
local officers by. Detective Geyer ot
Philadelphia who arrived In this city
today. The exact nature ot the story
told by Qulnlan the police will not re-
veal ami In fact Chief Badenoch and
Inspector Fitzpatrlck have both denied
that Qulnlan or his wife made any con-
fession at all. Notwithstanding the
denial of the police however It Is posi-
tively known that Qulnlan made a
signed confession because it was left
where Qulnlan's signature on the docu-
ment could be seen although the sub-
ject matter under which he wrote his
name could not be ascertained. Tonight
however It was learned that a confes-
sion was made covering all the dctlls
of thr murder of Tletzl with the ex-
ception of the actual place In which
tne rrlme was committed.
TMs the police declare they will have
tomorrow and they declare that by sun
set of Aug. C. they will have undlsnut-
able t-vldentc that Plet;l came to his
end through the direct agency of H. II.
Holmes. The confession was obtained
from the Qulnlans only after the hard-
est kind ot work nnd at the price of n
promise of Immunity from punishment
for all thn part the Qulnlan's may have
borne In the murder of Pletzcl or other
crimes committed by Holmes.
MINNIE WILLIAMS LIVER
Little Hock. Aug. 3. Attorney O. M.
Humphreys of Fort Worth arrived here
today and went almost Imcmdlately to
the prison where he arid Superintend
ent McConnell were closeted for some
time with Convlnct Allen. Mr. Hum-Phrej-B
represents the Interests holding
claims against Minnie Wlllam's prop-
erty In Fort Worth on debts contract-
ed by Holmes and his accomplices.
After the conference he sead:
"Undoubtedly Allen knows more than
anybody else about the transfer of the
Williams property because he spoke to
me Intelligently about the various pa-
pers conected with the deal which are
now In my possession and the contents
ot which have never been made public.
I 'knew Allen in Fort Worth nnd from
circumstances ns yet unpublished which
he mentioned to me today. In connec-
tion with those deals I know he was
Intimate with Holmes."
"Do you think Minnie Williams la
ntlll alive?"
"I most assuredly da From what I
knew nnd from what Allen Fald today
I am positive that she Is not only liv-
ing but that sho Is In the United States
and that were Holmes free he would be
with her In less than forty-eight hours."
WHAT MHS. QUINLAN KNOWS.
Mrs. Pat Qulnlan knew of the disap-
pearance of Mrs. Julia L. Conner In
Holmes' cnstle and saw the body of
tho woman after she -was dead. She
further knew and has admitted that
Pearl Conner disappeared mysterious-
ly in the castle after her return from
a trip to the Qulnlan farm at Lake
Michigan.
Chief Badenoch took Mrs. Qulnlan
and her husband to the castle today
with Inspector Fitzpatrlck and detec-
tives Fitzpatrlck and Norton. The ob-
ject of this trip was more for the pur-
pose of letting Qulnlan nnd his wife
meet than any other. They were clos-
eted together aloi.e for an hour In the
room In which the Julia Conner's car-
pet lies and the chair belonging to the
mjrdered woman stands. What took
place between them no ono knowB but
Chief Badenoch and his detectives. The
ch'ef now has proof positive thnt Mrs.
Connor anil fearl Her daughter or Co-
ra Qulnlan were murdered In ths main
building while the mother was In
Holmes' employe. Qulnlan has glVon
Information within the last twenty-four
hours which brings the charge of mur-
der nearer to Holmes than It has been
In Chicago at any time since the case
opened. Qulnlan and his wlfq while
demonstrating to the police that they
were at no time guilty of the crime of
murder themselves have made admis-
sions by which the chief could use
them on the stand as valuable witness-
es against Holmes In proving that Mrs.
Conner and a child were made away
with by Holmes for the purpose of se-
curing Insurance which Mrs. Cononr
carried on her life In favor of her
daughter or In which Cora Qulnlan
;ut an Important figure.
Further Qulnlan nnd his wife have
proved to the police that Mrs. Con-
nor was so well aware of the schemes
which Holmes were operating that It
became necessary for Holmes to put
the woman out of tho way
Mrs. Conpor's body was disposed of
by burial within the castle somewhere
close to the spot where Pearl's sup-
!osed body was found. The police have
not ceased their efforts to find the bot-
tom of tho basement and uncover her
remains The digging which was sus-
pended today will continue tomorrow
nnd during tho coming week Pat Quln
Ian and his wife have admitted parti-
ally the woman more than the man
that a business In receiving and dis-
posing of dead bodies stolen from
country graveyards was carried on In
the castle under the direction of
Holmes The graveyards of the west-
ern portion of Michigan. Grand Haven
South Haven MusVegon Holland St.
Jo-ph The Bay Lakota. all ancient
places with venerable graves were de-
spoiled of bodies.
The bodies were brought to the cas-
tle chemically treated and then dls
posed of to medical colleges. The cof-
fins were re-made by Qulnlan Pletzel
and Holmes refined and disposed of to
undertakers at a fair profit.
-we nave sumcient evidence to keep
Holmes In prison for the remainder of
his natural days" said Detective Geyer
today "without charging him with
murder. Should he. by technicality
escape the conspiracy charge In Phila-
delphia twenty worrants on other ohar
ges are ready to he served on him. The
Toronto charge of murder Is tho stron-
gest one agains him and If he Is tak-
en there he will probably be hanged
As to all she Chicago charges there Is
only proof that he was a swindler. I
believe It will be finally shown that
he did murder Mrs. Connor and the
two Williams girls. Minnie Williams
I think was killed last fall at the samr
time as Howard Pletzel."
Union Mo. Aug. i At the trial of
Arther Duestrow. the St. Louis wife and
child murderer a number of ultneste for
the defense .were examined today. Their
testimony shows th.it they cons'dered him
Insane Many of his alleged itrxnge acts
were told of. The statu will Introduce
witnesses In rebuttal to refute the. claims
t Insanity made by the defease.
(IOI.I) IS WITIIllItAVrX.
Kill It-1 .imp I rinrril by OnlcUls In (ha)
1 llonil Sj-nilliatr.
Washington Aug. 3.Thc withdraw-
al today of $23:0000 In gold from the
subtruesury In New York Is not regard-
ed by tho treasury officials as cause for
un:lnfcsy.
Since February last the bond syndi-
cate It is said has fully demonstrated
its ability to protect the gold reserve
from any Berlous encroaohments and
It is not doubted that today's with-
drawals could have been prevented had
such a course been deemed at all nec-
essary to save an Impairment ot the pub
lie confidence. So far ss It known here
there are no Indications of further with-
drawals but oven should they contin-
ue for n short time the treasury offi-
cials pay they would not feel disturbed
In consequence. Theyvargue that tha
autumn shipments to Europe of grain
nnd other farm products are certain to
sot In late In the present month and con-
tinue through November with the re-
sult that the-gold movement will be
turned toward the United States.
SUC-AIt BOUNTY CLAIMS.
The work Incident to the payment of
claims under the act appropriating J23S-
289 In liquidation of unpaid bounty
claims for sugar produced prior to Au-
gust 28 1894 Is being rapidly pushed
forward In the Internal revenue bureau
and already a large number of the
claims have been scheduled nnd sent
to the uudltor for approval. None or
them however will be acted on until
after Comptroller Bowler has passed
upon the question of the constitution-
ality of the act making the appropria-
tion. . . .
The claims under the act appropriat-
ing $6000000 as n bounty on laBt years
crop of sugar are coming In very slow'
Less than n dozen have been received
thus far and several ot these have been
sent back for correction as to the evl'
deuce nt correct poiarizeu test.
The application for refunding of tho
amounts paid as income tax. prior to
the decision of the United States su-
preme court against the constitution-
ality of the lnclme law are coming In
with surprising slowness. Not more
than one half of the whole number has
yet been received but those already at
hand at being examined and certified
to the secretary for approval prepara-
tory to their payment.
FLINT FOUND FRAUDS.
Washington. Aug. 3. A good deal of
Interest was aroused at the postoltlce
department this attttrnoon by a story
printed In San Francisco Btatlng that
Hallway Postal Clerk Culver has charg-
ed Superintendent Samuel F Flint or
the rnllway service with belnz a party
to extensive mall frauds against the
government. Second Assistant Post-
master General Nellson denied positive-
ly that Flint was concerned In any
frauds.
"On the contrary." he Bald "It waa
directly due to Mr. Flint that an exten
slve fraud was discovered last June
tho time when Culver charges that
Flint was In collusion with the rail-
roads for the purpose ot detraudlng
the government. -
"In that month the malls of the Pa-
rifle coast were weighed In order to ob-
tain a basis for payment for .tarrying:
them during the following years. A
amall circular on a small rqute attract'
ed Superintendent Flint's attention
and he followed It up skilfully and-
tlnally brought about the readjustment
of a much larger route saving the gov-
ernment much money. It Is no doubt
some confused Information in regard
to this that caused Culver to make
the charge that he has against Mr.
Flint. While no official action has
been taken IC Is thought by the officials
In the postoltlce department that Cul-
ver Is almost certain to lose his head
within a day or two. The method ot
the fraud attempted last year was to
divert mall matter from other routes
to the one that was being weighed."
Washington. Aug. 3. Miss Elizabeth
Flagler daughter of General FlaEler.
chief of the ordnance bureau and well
known In society. shot and killed .
14-ycar old negro boy named Ernest
Green today at her home In tho su-
burbs ot the city. Miss Flagler discov-
ered Green on the fence stealing fruit
and fired nt him from n second story
window. She surrendered. She Is 2S
years old and an attractive and ac-
complished woman.
The coroners jury exonorated Miss
Flagler and she was released.
Washington Aug. 3. The following
changes have been made In the Judge
advocate general's department: Col-
onel John W. Clans from West Point
to Chicago relieving Major Stephen
Grosbeck ordered to San Francisco
relelvlng Lieutenant Colonel Edward
Hunter ordered to St. Paul relieving
Captain Glenn ordered to Van Couver
Washington the latter relieving Cap-
tain McClure of the Eighteenth In-
fantry who has been acting Judge ad-
vocate and Is ordered to Join his com-
mand at Fort Bliss Texas
Washington Aug. 3. Conflicting re-
ports of crop prospects In Nebraska
have Induced Secretary Morton to
make special Inquiries from authorita-
tive sources. He has received a tele-
gram from an Omaha rallroand offi-
cial well acquainted with the situation
stating that corn has been damaged
from twenty to fifty per cent In parts
of southeastern Nebraska. Despite this
the telegram predicts that with favor-
able weather there will be as large a
corn crop as was ever produced In
that state.
Washington Aits'. 3. The comptrol-
ler of the currency today appointed
William S. Nelson- retelver of the Un-
ion National bank of Denver Colora-
do. Authority for the organization of
the Valley National bank of Phoenix
Ariz. has been given.
Washington Aug. 3. The poitoffice
department has issued a fraud order
against Frances E. Lannon of Ham-
mond Illinois. She is the proprietress
of a toilet concern recently debarred
'he u?e of the ind Us.
OMAHA'S COMMMIhSIOXKItS.
New Jlrn llrclvo Ortlllrittu Trout tho
Attorney UeneruL
Omaha Aug. 3 Three police commis-
sioners acting under the American Pro-
tective association police law are do-
ing business In Omaha tonight regard-
less of the fact that the district court
i e trained the city council from approv-
ing their bonds. The oath-bound or-
ganization in the council has a working-
majority and the. court's order was Ig-
nored. Asa result a citizen volunteer
guard of 100 men Is on duty at the police
station tonight to maintain peace and
assist the regular police force in holding
possession ot city property.
Messrs. Broatch. Vanden'ort and Fos-
ter were given their certificates as po-
lice commlvloners at noon by the at-
torney general anA the commissioner
of public lands and-bulldltigs. The gov-
ernor refused to sit. with them and warn
ed them that their course was illegil.
The Omaha council held a special ses-
sion at 4:30 to approve the bonds but
were met with an Injunction returnable
tomorrow In the district court. The or-
der wa ignored with a hurrah and the!
new police commlslson at once appoint-
ed a full police force. They will make
i.o effort to get 'possesion cf city prop-
erty be-fore morning. At.an early hour
tqmoxre-w th jdlstrm .ourt wiauk
up the matter u? tbe council pr'Vd-
Ings In contempt and will probably tya
nul Its wcrk
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