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THE ENID ECHO.
J. R. DPT WILL'It. Ed. and Prop.
[ID. - • - OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA AND INDIA* TBRBITORT
Pawnee hu a sie^e of typhoid fever.
The "Orient"* ha* doubled ita force
of graders in Woods county.
The ladies of Stroud are arranging
for a chrysanthemum festival.
There was proved up in Woods coun-
ty in September 35,5*- acres of land.
Wellston. Lincoln county, claims to
be the banner cotton town in Oklaho-
ma.
The "basket worm"' is defoliating
the trees in some of the Oklahoma
cities.
The ranchmen in lieaver county and
south of there in Texas, use wide-tired
wagons.
There were 31 teachers in attendance
upon the Woodward irounty teachers
association.
Country correspondents in the Strip
counties report mnch wheat that is
still not threshed.
Elder Bnrney. a negro. aged 80, picks
140 pound* of cotton a day near the
Sac and Fox agency.
Strutting Turkey, a Sac and Fox In-
dian, died recently, leaving three wives
and twenty children.
Nearly every business man in Pond
< reek owns his owu boainoa house and
his residence property.
C. F. Nsaler lias been assigned to
supreme control of the men in the work
of making allotments.
It will require a session of court of
three months to clear the docket in
Pottawatomie county.
A through excursion train from Cen-
tral Iowa to Oklahoma City will leave
l>ea Moines November 13.
Castor lx an trees twenty feet in
height, with spikes two feet long, are
not uncommon in Oklahoma.
It is estimated that the Knights of
Pythias of Oklahoma have sent 31,500
to their brethren at Galveston.
Kingfisher's vote for $20,000 of bonds
for waterworks and electric lights was
nearly unanimous for the bonds.
Allotting Agents Hawley and Rey-
nolds have lieen removed. Thev failed
to give satisfaction to the department-
A fullblood Oneida Indian, Mr. Cor-
nelius, has gone to Chicago to fill dates
as a speaker during the close of the
campaign.
There has been an order issued mak-
ing it imperative that white children
living in the Osage nation shall attend
school or their families w ill In? evicted
from the nation.
The seeming certainty of delay in
opening the Kiowa country, it is said,
will cause hundreds who arc waiting
on the border to take claims in Rrefcr
and Washita counties.
The new town of Jtcrg, half-way l>e-
tween Uuthrie and Caahiou. on the Ok-
lahoma and Western railroad, has had
its name changed to Navina and John
llerg has been appointed postmaster.
A woman swindled the citizens of
Stroud and robbed the landlord there.
She gathered quite a sum of money by
representing herself to l>e an author-
ized agent to collect for Galveston suf-
ferers.
Irving school in Oklahoma City,
which cost $30,000, has been closed on
account of bad sanitation. There has
been delay in getting the right from
the Santa Fe to build a sewer on t heir
right of way.
While assistant Superintendent
O ruber, of theUreat Northern railroad,
was passing through Oklahoma in a
private car with his family his children
were suffering with typhoid fever and
one of thein died.
The Kebekah assembly elected these
officers for the ensuing term: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary C. Dowell, of El Reno;
vice president, Mrs. Kate McWethy. of
Guthrie; warden Mrs. Mary V. St. Clair,
of Wakita: secretary, Mrs. Sue Smith,
of Perry; treasurer, Mrs. Kdith M. Rob-
erson, of Newkirk.
Two boys were robbed of their
money in the Medford stock yards.
With the money was a German coiu by
whic!« *he thieves were identified.
Tiie bridge across the Arkansas
river at Cleveland will have four spans,
two '.00-foot spans, with end spans
ii h 198 feet long, a total length of 078
feet.
Kxcursionists from Iowa now in Ok-
lahoma say that after tghc election
there wilf'be such an otftpoufing f \)in
the state into Oklahoma as was never
heard of before.
There were 750 names on the petition
for an election to change the county
seat from Cheyenne to Iterlin and the
county boa id struck off 500 of them
because the signers names do not ap-
pear otrtn<« tax lists of iiw .
I). C. Itickford, of Chandler, helped
recapture the cannous which Buffalo
Hill has with him from the Confeder-
ates ifityttlan&O'k
Kvtjry fandMlpt" for Jhe oklahoma
legislature has been written to by
prominent woinsu suffragist* urging
suppoA% tlteifdrwr fries.
Tiie Cnfef engineer of the « i ient road
suvmIW has ordered a survey of the
line of that road through Granite,
v Nearly all the cotton grow n in Greer
county is growu iu tields ranging
from 10 to 100 acres to the farm, inost
frequently being from 5# to 30 seres;
so that practically ti) ti cotton crop was
made without hired help. No expen-
sive machinery is needed. A total .in-
vestment of fW wiH supply the cotton
farmer. Almost the*feotihi prn^g,
therefore, represent the work of the
farmer and his family.
MY MAllF SISTER
A.VA By ELTON HARRIS X.XX
CHAPTER IV.— (Continued.) j owner of Chalfont. whom, indeed, she
It was terribly galling, but until she would deariy have enjoyed shaking,
came of age there was no help for It Kate was looking after the retreat-
W«II, the only thing to do * • to mak* |ng lr)o with rather a disconcerted ei-
the best of things, and he an happ) a* presslon, for her sharp earn bad caught
circumstance* would permit. But thin Reggie's remark, and she l:ked Reg-
was easier said than done, the™ was i g|l.; b(fr ha(] ^ prlllclpajly
not a soul in < halfont she liked or t„ |mprpes hjrn h>.r ,ml)ortance.
trusted, and time hung heavily on bei . ... w ,,,
hands, for she could not always be j E"r> f "k" """'ti
with the Anstruiher's, eyen had ma- , Eh" 8a"? «°*r- J «PP°« i( be-
dame allowed It. and no one else came | sbc 18 a Estrange; Jane and
near them. Madame, had he known Harrle* "ay to. Though 1 think It Is
It. wa^ In rather a difficulty. She great- horr,b'-v m(,an the Reverton people
ly valued the Anstruthers acquaint- j not call on us, and make such a fuss
ance, making a point of stopping to over her. for, as Jane often says, 1 am
speak whenever she met them in Rev- I the heiress and mistress of Chalfont,
erton, and hoping those who kept aloof and much richer than Mollie."
from Chalfont would observe it; but I will tell you why every one likes
strange to say, she had forgotten Reg- Mollie," replied Joyce, regarding the
gie, who, Indeed, was not often a? stylishly arrayed little imp severely,
home, and now Kate had aroused her "it Is not alone because she is very
suspicions she was much perplexed. pretty, but because she is always pleas-
She had hsr own plans for Mollie and ant and sunny. Who ever heard Mol-
if It came to a choice between them lie say biting and unkind things on
and the Anstruthers' friendship, she purpose to hurt people, or boasting
must reluctantly abandon their friend- 1 about her possessions?"
8h,P- suppose you mean that I do." And
Mollie soon found the difference; she Kate sat still on the swing, and flung
was never left alone for a minute. Was , her curJg back wlth an angry ge8turP
she going into Reverton, madame was ..Yet Mollie has got .some money, you
going also, or Henri would accompany know or Aunt Clare wou|d nol make
*>r; there was nothing be would en- 8U(,h a fU(iS of her Harrj(.t gays ^
she Is sure she meana to marry her to
■ What do you think of Henri. Henrl; , hoard her But J#ne
Joycer asked Mollie the Saturday aft- | that w|th my |)trg|„on , ht ^
ernoon preceding Eas.er Sunday, when | marry a ut|e; and , , d „
she had managed t° wade both the And h
Dubois, and, taking Kate to put ai ,, . , . . . ,
wreath on their mother's graye. tad T iu her high childish
gone on to the White house. , volce, "he th" wln* wltl>
The White bouse was not so large a, OD.?w^; Wack-.i'k-stocklng^ leg.
Chalfont, but It had a beautiful old! Ja"e ""1 H'"'rle, "ked
garden, and the two girls were wan- 1 9 or 5'
derlng up and down the sheltered
paths, while Kate took a solemn, digni-
fied ride on the old swing under the
trees that had recalled to Mollie her
childhood days.
"lie was very pleasant the few times
he has been here," Joyce responded
doubtfully, pausing to look at the yel-
low daffodils, the sweet-scented jon-
quils that lifted their heads from the
dark mould. "But do you like him,
Mollie?"
"I am afraid not," said she, thought-
fully. "You see. Joyce dear, he acts
so strangely. He pretends to me that
ho loves England and the country, and
1 know he loves nothing but his be-
loved Paris. Yesterday he insisted up-
on accompanying me for a country
walk, and madam said nothing, though
she was angry when Reggie went with
me to get moss. 1 know he hated it,
far he had on French patent leather
boots, and really could hardly limp
home; and then, as 1 was going up-
stairs, I heard him swearing awfully
to himself as he pulled them off. But
he paid me compliments all the time,
and he tells me that he adores 'le
pport,' but he does not understand a
gun, und he dare not drive the chest-
nuts, I know. And—und I cannot help
thinkiug that because I shall have
money "
She looked at Joyce, wistfully, and
Joyce not wishing to meet those sweet
gray eyes at the moment, contemplated
the daffodils, while she rapidly turned
over in her own mind how to answer.
Reverton both said and thought a
great deal about the inmates of Chal-
font that it would be a great pity for
Mollie to know. For good or evil she
was unfortunately in Madam Dubois'
care at present; therefore why make
her feet more uncomfortable than was J
necessary.
That Henri was paying court to the !
heiress seemed likely enough; her for-
tune would be a large one to a French-
man: and that her own darling, hand-
some Reggie had more than a liking {
for the lovely, slender girl herself was
equally true. Raising her eyes from
the flowers. Joyce caught sight of both
young men advancing towards them,
and Reggie called out;
"I have brought you a visitor, Joyce.
Mollie. come and have a swing with
the child, for the soke of old long
avne "
They all turned bat k together to the
8pot where Kate was slowly swinging
herself to and fro. But Joyce felt far
from comfortable as she stood with
the young Frenchman watching the
half-sisters, as Reggie's strong, brown
hand on the rope sent them Hying up
aud down -Mollie s pink-and-ri9.ite
Kate's
face like the soring itself; Kat
flaxen crtrlsI'floltlifg (n<J Brok'te.
it was a' prettf picture enough
youth, and, perhaps, looking at two of
the facespof love. But Henri did not
seem to appreciate it as hn stood fierce-
ly twisting his silky little black mous-
tachi. while his *harp black eyes roved
from one to the other, and his remarks
grew fewer and fewer.
"I shaJi hav* «Ks>ying pnUup in my
grounds," announced Kate condescend-
ingly. as they came to a full stop.
Mother had one made near the ten-
nis-lawn," said Mollie. pushing back
her rebellious curls, and fastening her
hat
"Oh, that is not good enough," re-
torted the child, her flefp-sef gray
eyes fixed on her sisfei* v^itM ceollit-
solence. 'Chalfont Is *my ; property,
and 1 shall have everything done that
i like.'
lfcggic took Ills hand off the ropes
with a muttered t'kcialnaitbrt that
sounded mrt unlike ^'llttln beast,M add
asked Mollie to conrn flown to look ut
the tennis court, anft As Henri f e*me,l
determined to go also!
garded her brother's appealing
"My servants."
"Oh! And when you marry this
nobleman, suppose you have two dear
little girls, you will naturally leave
this property to the younger?"
"Certainly not; that would not be
fair. I should leave the most to the
elder, or divide it." Kate had begun
with lofty eloquence, then she caught
Joyce's eye, and, being a very quick
child, saw the pit into which she had
fallen, and stopped abruptly. "You
think Mollie has not been properly
treated? The people in Reverton think
so," she ended, below her breath.
"That has nothing to do with us,
Kate," Joyce said gravely. "But if
you can see this, perhaps—though you
aro so young—you can also see how
well Mollie behaves. She does uot
grudge you anything, though Chal-
font was her home before you were
born. She never says bitter things to
you, yet who has the most reason? 1
wonder you don't love her!"
Joyce never forgot the strange old
look on the little thin face, as the
child glanced at her after a dead pause.
There was something both, sad and
weird about it; she might have been a
hundred, with all the cares of life on
her small shoulders, and looking at
her Joyce remembered with a wave of
compassion that she was but 10, and,
if report said true, her life had never
been as other children's. She had been
a tool In her father's hands from birth;
she was one in her auut's now. Spoiled
from policy, neglected from want of
affection, left to the care of ignorant
servants, who flattered her for their
own ends and filled her head with
nonsense, what chance had the un-
fortunate little heiress had?
"Come along,' she said, holding out
her hand to the silent child. "I see
my mother beckoning to us from the
drawing room window; let us run and
call the others in for some tea."
CHAPTER V.
The White House was one of the
most comfortable of homes; no dis-
sension was ever heard there. The
very servants, who had been in Mrs.
Anstruther'a service for years, seemed
to share the prevailing harmony of
contentment, und took a pride in serv-
ing the family faithfully.
And Mollie could not hut notice the
difference as. after a somewhat quiet
«.« llip.vjiiulo iottd,<.hai
separated the two houses by about a
mile, the'gH'fes of'ChWforit had clanged
to behhid-'them, and e lnordse-lookln*
maid opened the.lut^Uoot;.
No household could have been happy
under Madame Dubois1 tvniunieal rule,
Mollie had quite madeirp her mind to
that; and also gnot,h^c point— uamily:
TbaJ both mother and son were to be
kept at arm's lenj^hi tfiM she was a
1/Kfrtrange, ottd conlfl Mt^oouM uot
-.stand thtnv). • . *96.'<jv i.h
( And shetimd walked ^ome ijy a fer-
ment of Indignation bepipse Henri,
tihbrMJll thMeitoWi '-tflfcltol gHfo into)
I *i d actually j. «Jai'e<l | f«nl4^1ien. "MpK-
ten",
\ istors whp Jiga conj«>c In, and assumed
airs of pFQ^rfet'oWhTp1 tnftt^lie'd
them homey • ^ a.
So us ivufe "skipped off after the
sulky-Tobkfng maid, shif turned abrupt-
ly to the yotmg man, who was loung-
ing In the ftoorway furtively wutchiug
her with n faint cynical wtnlle lp his
round black. eyes. Sh" was but a
school girl, this young K'nglish
hut she was adorably pretty, with a
•kin ah; sUrh lovely white skin —
what WiHiid lull Ccleai itt« or I u0ie giye
this mere school girl, he re agnized
yet a very evil look came into his face
for a second ere he replied.
"And why for not, mademoiselle,
| you are my mother's ward, and that
long-legged Anstruther he calls fou
what he pleaae, doesn't he?"
"The Anstruthers are old family
friends," she said hurriedly. "But it
' is not a subject to argue. I simply
state my wishes, which I feel sure you
I will respect."
"Do not be too i onfldent." he mut-
| tered between bis teeth. "It is pos-
sible that I may resent beiug treated
worse than this other fellow—"
"You have no right to resent any-
thing, monsieur," she interrupted, with
a haughty gesture. "I am alone here,
but I can appeal to Madam* Dubois, as
I am in her care
And she paused irresolutely as his
mocking laugh fell upon her ear.
"Bah. mademoiselle, she lives but for
me!" he said, with veiled Insolence.
"I am master here."
It was true Mollie's heart was beat-
ing uncomfortably last; the prospect
looked gloomy; but she had plenty of
spirit, and Henri's whole manner was
so detestable that her pride came to
her aid and stilled her fears.
• If I am not treated with ordinary
politeness, and allowed to live iu
peace, I shall complain to my trus-
tees," she retorted, with flashing eyes.
"Of no use at all," he returned, with
a sweeping bow. Then, coming closer
and laying a small claw-like hand on
her arm: "See here, Mol-lee, you are
in my mother's power absolutely for
two years, and she has an awful tem-
per when opposed. You had better be
friends with me. I, Henri Dubois, offer
you my friendship."
Mollie shrank from his todch. from
the sound of his thin, fal*e voice, with
unutterable loathing, realizing, poor
child! with terrible distinctness that,
like the man in the parable, she had
fallen among thieves; then aho drew
back, throwing up her head with a
scornful jerk, while her knees trembled
so much that she leaned back 3gainst
the door for support.
"You have again disregarded my
wishes, monsieur." And by a great
effort she spoke firmly. "I have noth-
ing more to say." And she went down
the steps into the garden.
(To be Continued.)
A Point Well Made.
Lord Russell took a great interest in
sport of all kinds, and he bad a weak-
ness for lecturing people of all sorts
on their shortcomings. When In Oc-
tober, 1898, tho London Irish Rugby
football club was matched to play
Hammersmith club on the London
county athletic ground, % Herne hill,
Lord Russell was invited and consent-
ed to kick off the ball. On arrivipg
punctually at the hour appointed he
found that some of the members of the
j Irish team were not on the ground. He
! waited patiently for ten or fifteen min-
j utes until all the players were assem-
bled, and then tailed up Mr. Dyas, the
captain of the Ix>ndon Irish, and de-
livered the following homily: "Capt.
Dyas and members of the London Irish
football club, I desire to point out to
you that one of your cardinal rules In
life should be punctuality. Unless you
study that rule, whether In business or
play, you will never be successful men,
and I hope that you will take to heart
the lesson lam now reading you." The
lord chief justice with the utmost grav-
ity then proceeded to kick off the ball
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"Monsieur Dubois." she said gently,
'rising her cWf gray feyefclMupoti Mfe
iKirt* face, "now thy half-sister Is gone i
I'WjnU to speak to you' .to remind ;ypy
and |
Miss
and watched them off, tor she had no- '' Estrange, t am 'sorry Von bate,
tleed the sudden flimVon Molllo's faeo f<*r* diinb. u> mention t ihnptd,
She knew how.-tendaiSy the' glrl'-fre t',a' -vou understood It." , Mkf,.,v||
garded everything her mother had For a moment they stood facing
done, and In some wrath determined each other, but her eyes never qualleu
to have a word with the vain-glorious \ before his; she had spirit and courage, ,
Joyce dl'st4«'- mere acquaintances, a
pqallng eye t0 M"h I am not Viol lie. hut 'M
llenaona of French 1'reparation*.
Lord Salisbury Is not wrong when
he alludes to the very unfavorable feel-
ing toward England existing through-
out the world, but to suppose that this
feeling can lead to anything more un
less England herself provokes'it, espe-
cially to believe that this pretended ex-
plosion is to occur at any precise date,
such as November of the present year,
is simply idiotic and ridiculous. Iq
any case we aro sure of one thing, that
France at any rate is contemplating
nothing of the kind, and In the present
state of the world a coalition could
not l e formed against England with-
out France. It is true that for some
time past we have become accustomed
to contemplate the possibility of a rup-
ture with England, and we have even
made definite preparations in conse-
quence, but we have been compelled to
do this by circumstances that were not
of our seeking, which wo have been
very reluctant to take Into account.-*
Paris Journal des Debats.
f'.rln«V Mongol Idol*.
Prince Qukthomsky sent his cele-
brated collections of bronze Mongol
idoTs the- Ruoftna Asiatic section of
the Paiis exhibition. They remained
op v^w for a tlnps,. but some of tho
figures shocked even Park ideas of de-
ctofafcy and oombl'alntrt hfegah to come
in. Havings been accepted, the exhlln
it pould pot very well be returned, so
the officials picked out th6 worst spec-
imens, packed them in a bttx of Asiatic
appearance und-have planed this iu a
cpnspir.upus - jjppition, with the label,
"Mongol Idols.*
it' iP'iil • >-U3 li;i
Tli*' Su*tahi1nir l'nW«r of ilafaWaat.
•i One o{ the-raou coivraswus iflgreljes
ever4 takeq wya tfiat el,Col. Wiuoocj^
io4'Kuinasl. wife hear that 'Miring the
Awcfr'froih Kiirtiusi^fhe Whole'pnrty
llyotj op bananas. On o^e qwaahjn
they fivpn waded shoulder hig^i
through a river fofr'twA hours. Does
anyone want a higher teet of endure
ance on a vegetable dletjthan this*-—
The Vegetarian.
tiiVhrU' h Die lilt * Irkaonir
That lb* diguity., ot (he Supreme
ben< ty is auimQtjmefi byrdensome is il
lustrated by a remark made by Justice
iirewer to a Washington official The
justice was about to take his vaca-
tion, and he said: I am glad I am
going to.ji resort vvhei;e l eap -wear
one gallus, no collar and roll up my
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dirty. The coral is smoothed and
pressed with rollers until It is prac-
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The 14tli I". S infantry has left
Pekin.
The population of California is 1.-
485,053.
Cholera prevails in .lapau to au
alarming extent.
Singh* tube tires are to be higher in
price before Spring.
John Sherman was in the 78th year
of his age. He was l orn May 50. 187a.
An electric railway is talked about,
to be built from Leavenworth to St.
Joseph.
A local trust combine of undertaken*
of Louisville, Ivy.. is indicted for con-
spiracy.
llerlin celebrated the 100th birthday
of Fi^ld Marshal von Moltkc on Octo-
ber 2G.
The llritish have lea ed winter quar-
ters for troops in Tien Tsin for 910,000
a month.
Mayor Jones, of <>alveston has
been nominated for representative in
Congress.
Forty of the 100 students of Miami
university, at Okford. Ohio, have ty-
phoid fever.
Massachusetts has 'JO towns having
25,000 or more people, a larger number
than any other state.
In 1890 Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma
had a combined population of 98,705
the present census gives them 155,293.
There is an impression in Washington
that seven million dollars, the price
asked for the Danish West Indies, is
far too large.
The 500th anniversary of the death
of Chaucer was coiuuwmorated by the
unveiling of a memorial window in a
London church.
The first installment of the volun-
teer army will leave Manila November
1. The sick will be sent among the
first shipments.
A vessel having on board 100 passen-
gers was boarded by pirates near
Canton, China, and several thousand
pounds in specie taken.
The woman's board of missions of
the Evangelical churches, in session in
Chicago, appropriated $80,000' for mis-
sions in Asia an^l Europe.
A thousand shoemakers; employed in
thirty factories in Quebec, went on
strike becusea one union man refused
to work for weekly wages instead of
piece work. A non-union man took
bis place.
The synodical conference of the Pres-
J byteriaus of Missouri begin their an-
I nual 4'onfercnce at Maryville October
| The Widow of the murdered Oerman I
ambassador to China has reached the
home of her father, Henry l . Ledyard, !
iu Detroit.
The cities of the greatest population
rank in this order: New York, Chica-
go. Philadelphia. St. Louis, Host on and
Kaltimore. After these come Cleve-
land. Buffalo, San Francisco. Cincin-
tiuUjand Pittsburg.
•\ gold nugget front liritish Colum-
oia.ima «'<*vW r^)cciicu> iii i.oli*
which weighed a fraction over 753
pounds, valued at 8154,000.
The registration shows a total of
40?,8H;i voters. Only about 1,500 wom-
en registered for the privilege oli voting
for school commissioners, against <1,2.14
in 1890. _
The percentage of population en-
rolled in elementary secondary and
edininbn school* in Kansas is 27.87;
oklahoma, 34.10; New York 10*94; Mis-
sour/, l.i$; Massachusetts, J7.21.
• Theve.-have- been ;tf ,ooo claims tiled
ifpt* peysions for .Spanish war soldiers,
of whien 4,'.Mi have peeh already al-
fowea* most «.f thWse settled have been
for ' widows and in eases of
jwirere .disabilities «>/. sobliers
There are. 1-M* -eitu's in the I nited
^t^ee witlt more than '/5,poo inhabi-
tants. Their combined population is
19,61)^,021^
'Inhere are 19 cities Which according
to the eetrsusltave eoo.-ooo atid over/-of
popniation. with,a total jiopulation of
79^.809.
An^ODi'k present population is about
two-thirds that of Kansas City. Mo.
An e^plosi,on occurred at the Indian
Head proving ground, thirty miles
dbwn the* lVHortiac from Washington
M'he U k is comparalively, trifling to
. what it flight have beeu and there
\|ere 119 lives lont. ,
Frightful maMBat*reN of Armenians j
'Will4 Cohtiuuc The M^isseltnen s last .
'i;rtd eunlinue<l five dayw: pillaging out- 1
waging ami killing and destroying vil-
iHges without intervention of Turkish
troop*.
Iron And Steel Market Conditions
—Pipe and Plates in Demand.
WOOL PRICES SATISFACTORY.
New York, Oct. 29.—R. O. Dun A
' Go's Weekly Review of Trade says that
contracts for steel rails for the season
j thus far are within 50,000 tons of last
year's heavy bookings, and the eonfi-
| dence in an ultimate marked improve-
j ment is so strong that all raw
materials arc firm, and without any
speculative activity to stimulate them.
The weather over a great part of the
country has been favorable for agri-
cultural operations, which are pro-
gressing well, and in the West the
unseasonable temperatures have re-
tarded general trade comparatively
little, as there has been no great stim-
ulus yet this season.
Conditions in the iron and steel mar-
ket steadily improve: orders gradually
swell in volume and buyers make less
effort to aeeure concessions. In most
eases quotations are not altered, but
there is an advance to 820 at Philadel-
phia for billets, owing to the better
business in rails. Pig iron moves free-
ly, especially at Chicago, where manu-
facturers have contracted heavily for
finished stuff in excess of raw material
on hand. Cast iron pipe is in urgent
demand and new plans for ship build-
ing will take plates, ltridge builders
are buying structural forms heavily.
Cotton showed little recuperatire
power after last week's decline and
closed lower. The loss in price is
87.80 a bale since October 9, and ex-
porters are still holding off. Wheat
also continued its downward course,
owing to the good news here and
abroad, but an encouraging feature
was the accelerated foreign buying as
quotations declined. Atlantic exports
for the week were 2,935,028 bushels
against 2,253,625 a year ago, and
Pacific shipments 878,043 bushels
against 658,583 last year. Corn is
slightly weaker, while pork products
have fallen sharply. Most other pro-
visions are heavy, but linseed oil rose
sharply to 75c. The better tone of the
boot and shoe market was sufficient
explanation for the advance in materi-
als. New England shops are busier
than for many months before, but thus
far manufactured goods have not ad-
vanced with materials. Sales of wool
at the three chief Eastern markets
continue to increase, exceeding 5.000.-
000 pounds last week. Prices are not
altered, and bids slightly below the
markets are refused. Cotton goods
move rather more freely as the price
comes nearer parity with raw material
but wide sheetings aro dull at the ad- :
vance to 22c.
—
Vnrlmit Horyinc (Jrwund.
St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 26. P. M.
Kiefer, a grading contractor, while at
work on an excavation on Horn
heights, in this city, discovered a
mound that had been used by an an-
cient people as the burial place for their
dead. Several skeletons had found a
resting place, but only oue was in a
state of gotwl preservation. It had
been covered to a great depth by beau-
tiful Shells, artistically arranged.
Student Veteran* of Kjiauiili War.
Berkely, Cal., Oct. 26.—The students
of the University of California wlv>
served in the Spanish and Philippine
wars have formed an organization
intended to be the nucleus of a national
association of student veterans. A
committee has been appointed to con-
fer with eastern colleges and endeavor
to secure their co-operation.
New K. N. Kale*.
Topcka, Oct. 28.—S. M. Fox, Adju-
tant Oeneral, if- preparing a new book
of rules and regulations for the Kansas
National Guard. The last one was is-
sued in 1897 arid material changes in
the laws have been made since that
time. The new books will inriude all
the changes ond w ill render it unneces-
sary for general orders to be issued
from time to time covering the points.
Money Order lluainens nI Nome.
Washington. Oct. ''x A letter re-
ceived at the post office department,
from Nero* City, 'ilhoWs that
npto September -.'l the Noute poStotHde
had sold 5,000 money orders. The
money order service had been In opera-
tion then about three months aud
officials here estimate that the sales of
money orders for the quarter amount-
ed to *400,000.
Kentucky Mining Ktrlbe Over.
Middlesboro, Ky., Oct. 25.—The coal
nliners' strike has been declared oft
Eight, hundred men will return to
work at ofi<:e.
(MlN-tlefl of Srhool I- und Inter**).
Topeka. Oct. 27.—The foroe in the
State Treasurers office is now clipping
the cobpobA'fVma Vhe bonds, of whirfi
there arc 4O,O0Q/h>tJh' £)eceknber t, He]
tice will Ix; Fftnt oyt yplliqg upon, the
townships, counties school disj
triets to send in the interest for
1901.
The aggregate ralrfe of thifbb'ndA is
$t?,006;000. The rate of lintcveat/vavie?
from 4 to 0 per cent aqd the totyl
amount received will be in the neight
borhdod af 9350,00(1.
SCRIMMAGE WITH STRIKERS.
Flflit Soldiers and Fifteen of the M«h
Were Injured.
Montreal, <>ct 27.—Twenty threr
were wounded, one fatalty, in a con-
flict l et ween militia and striking mill
hands at Valley Field, Que.
Two hundred men employed on the
foundations of a new mill went out on
strike demanding an increase of 2f.
cents a day in their pay. The company
refused to deal with the union. The
strikers prevented the company from
shipping goods and held up the com
pany'a coal pile. The local police were
powerless. The company had to hav«-
coal or shut down. A message was
sent to Montreal for military assist-
ance.
At dusk a big crowd composed i,t
strikers and their sympathize™ gath-
ered near the mill anil began throwing
stones through the windows and other-
wise destroying property. The troop*
charged the mob with fixed bayonets.
They were driven back. Eight of their
number were wounded, two of them
seriously. The strikers had ti f tee v.
men injured, one fatally.
Reinforcements were then asked
from Montreal, ami 300 men with med-
ical assistance left there promptly.
Projected K^errolri.
Sioux City, la.. Oct. 29.—Colonel N.
M. Chittenden, United States engineei
at this point, has just returned from
Watertown. S. D., where he investi-
gated the matter of the projected
reservoirs, in which to store the sur-
plus water of the Sioux river in spring
time and release it when wanted dur-
ing the drier portions of the year. The
colonel will report favorably to tbi-
war department on this subject. The
plan is to construct a dam across the
Pig Sioux river, so an to back the in-
terrupted waters into Lake Kampeska.
During the summer when stock is
looking for water along the course of
the stream the stored water will be let
out and the river made a running
stream during the whole year.
Stole MTOO.OOO.
New York, Oct. 25.—Charles L. Al
vord. note teller of the First National
bank of this city, is a fugative and a
defaulter to the extent of 5700,00<i
The announcement of the defalcation
created the utmost excitement in
financial circles but the well known
stability of the First National
and a statement issued by the !>ank
had a quieting effect. Alvord has be >n
with the bank for twenty years aud
was one of the most trusted men in
the institution. His stealings extend-
ed over a long period.
<;nnl>o*t Flotllln to Chin*
Portsmouth, Ya.. Oct. 29.—The com
missioning of the gunboat llotilla for
Chinese waters is going forward rapid-
ly. The Frolic has raised her llag and
received her crew. Oraftsof men for
the crews of the Annapolis have ar
rived and she will be put in commis-
sion at once. Captain Lord and Chief
Engineer Winter have reported aboard
the collier Hannibal, which has be**n
rushed i. coin mission for servir.* n
Chinese waters and for coast duty in
the Philippines.
ltoi«*r« still l or Hlood.
Hong Kong, Oct. 2'J.—Advice* from
Lienchau. on North river, say tliat
American missionary property there is
' threatened with destruction by boxers
who have posted a proclamation which
: includes the following:
; "We have organized to protect our
, country and our homes and we rely
upon one another to support the order
to drive out the foreign devils. They
are mad. Their folly passes descrip-
tion. They are the usurpers of our
laud. They disturb our borders."
I'tilon Printers' Home.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 27.—The re-
port "f the treasurer of the Union
j Printers* home for the six mouths end
i ing August ill, 1900, shows a balance
i in the treasury of 810,008. The ex-
, penditnres in the six months were
j 822,150.
High Water In Bast Tennen ee.
Bristol, Tenn., Oct. 37.-—High water
is raging in many streams in upper
cast Tennessee. Railroad trestles over
, the llolston and Chuck}* rivers and a
steel fridge have been washed away.
' Miiuy thousand log* were lo^t
Ceylon Kirk* For Its Cllutnte
Colombo, Ceylon. Oct. 25.—The state
j ment that the government of the
United States has intervened with the
view of the transferral of Afrierfftttn
Transvaal prisoners to a more salu
brious climate has astounded Cey,lon
Among the prisoners are an officer and
six men. described as Americans. They
are all well and have beenHosinwlheir
arrival. The prisoners' camp mi ait
uated in the healthiest locality.
'igm
K Point4-r on lluftlnei* l)o .
Topeka, (kit. 27. There were V 00
telegrams sent out.' on Wednesday by
the telegraph department of the San ti
Fe road in the general offices. This is
the largest number of' telegrams ever
sent out in one day by this office. The
nearest to this number was a few over
3,400. There is only one reason to be
given far this immense number of tele-
grams being necessary to one day's
business, and that la tHe iiumenae
amount of business being done by the
fcanta Fe road.
Hoxera Stilt for Itlood.
llong Kong, Oct. 27. -Advices from
Li.^11 (r'hau, on North Riyer,, say .that
American missionary property there
is threatened with destruction bjr ftok
ers. 'who have posted the proelafluUftin
which includes the following: t(1
."\Ve have orgaui/ed to pt;oteot. ,|pvr
country and our homes'and relv
upon one another to support the orcilM
to driVe out the foreign diiVUs. 'Tlfe\
are mad! ThMr tolly* passes deserlp
tion. They" are the ,usurpers',o(,<mr
jand They disturb our l orders."
) All Uxehauffe f(M. |UA|tti.
Atchison, Oct. 25. Two girl.*, ti and
13 years of years old, from the orphans
home at Denver, were received at the
Atchison Soldiers', Orphan's home
as a courtesy to I he 'Colorado institu-
tion. They have lfcaA troftble, and
were keut'here to get them outi oJ the
high altitude. The older of th* .two
is vf ry ^riously }1U so 111, in fact,, that
she may not live. The Colorado home
will receive tWo chil'drou from the
Kansas home iu ekchange n hn need
change of climate.
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