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THE YUKON SUN.
BERT MAXWELL, Publisher.
YUKON, i : OKLAHOMA
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Gtirsslnir lit III* Ace.
It is said that Aguinaldo himself
does not know how old he is. The
estimates of his nge range from 27
to 32 years, it is believed, however,
that 1874 is the correct date of his
birth.
To t ost ((«,000,000.
The new naval academy at Annap-
olis will be a fine structure. When
completed the building will have cost
$3,000,000 and will be finer than any
government structure outside of
Washington.
The Only Woman Admiral.
The queen of (ireece is the only
woman admiral in the world. She
was so appointed by the late Emperor
Alexander 111., of Kussin, because of
her love for the sea, instead of be-
ing given a regiment.
Of (Ik1 I li*fl MfiKnlludf.
For the first time in the history of
Havana, April has passed without ond
case of yellow fever. This seems to
be an American triumph of the first
magnitude, and can hardly fail to
impress the people of Cuba.
Flerpont Mnrjxnn** Clinrltlcfi*
J. Pierpont Morgan’s charities are
large though not much advertised.
Lately lie has given $300,000 for n
New York technical school, $173,000
for a botanical park, $100,000 for a
hospital and $300,000 for a church.
Kept Secret ”0 Years.
After keeping his secret 36 years,
James Alrnun, a well-known citizen
of Washington, says that he was of-
fered $100,000 to put poison in milk
which lie served President Lincoln a
few days before he was assassinated.
The Senior Duke.
The duke of Cambridge lins just,
reached his eighty-second birthday,
having been born on March 26, 1811).
He has now attained a greater age
than any other modern prince or
princess of the blood royal of
England.
Unprecedented UlsUnction.
The mother of Gov. Beckham, of
Kent ucky,# has a remarkable record
She has the unprecedented distinction
of having been the mother of a gov-
ernor, the daughter of a governor, the
sister of a governor and the cousin of
a governty.
The Waller* Turn Hack.
It has been said that a large per-
centage of mortals who seek the here-
after by the water route would back
out were they able to w.ule in instead
of plunging in. A Rhode Island man
has just tried wading to- his death,
hut. the cold water chilled his ardor
and he came ashore.
Would 11 ml n T.oiix Controversy.
The Omaha presbytery, by a vote of
16 to 4, decides that a man’s sister-in-
law is not his sister, and lienee tin*
confession and cntepliisin do not for-
bid him, after the death of his wife,
to marry her sister. Tlio delegates
to tlie general assembly are there-
fore instructed to got that body to
rule that way aiul thus put an end to
a long and bitter controversy.
Kcnl Holer of Germany.
The real ruler of Germany is not
the Emperor William II. at all.
Instead it is Frnulcin Victoria Louise
Hohenzollern. Miss Hohenzollern is
the only daughter of the German em-
peror and it is said that she tyrannizes
over the imperial family with a tyran-
ny much greater than exercised by
the sultan of Turkey over his sub-
jects. Her father is her devoted slave
and her six sturdy soldier and sailor
brothers bow in adoration before her.
Ho In Greatly MInnoiI.
A writer in the Rochester Demo-
crat and Chronicle says that old-fash-
ioned maple sugar the kind that was
dark in color, wavy and rich-flavored
has disappeared because modern
processes turn out. a highly refined
product. People get pure sugar, but
that can also be obtained from cane
and tiio beet. The old-time farmer
with the maple sugar of other days
is greatly missed. His formula beats
any of the later Improvements in
chemistry in liis line.
The Ilull'nlo Kipnxlllon,
On May 1 the Pan-American expo-
sition at Buffalo will he opened.
Though congress failed to grant tlie
$360,000 asked, the finances of the
enterprise nrc in good shape, and
the exhibition will lie one of the finest
of tlie kind ever held. The electrical
department is certain to surpass nil
previous displayes in the practical uses
of the current. Nearly every day
from May to November is set apart
for some special event. A system of
rapid transit to Niagara Fall's will be
a feature.
* MERE Mb TlniElE 0
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1 * OKLflltOfUL
I m port Hut CootMt C'M«I Daclded. Wheat Peit <nnie< .Much Damage.
Washington correspondence says: The green * p’ant louse which is
Acting Secretary of Hie Interior Ryan working on the wheat in Oklahoma is
has liaiiden down a decision in llie causing more damage than most people
contested land case of Chul ies 11 Lon- suppose. Tufts of wheat taken oui of
iger, Archie Canada aud others, versus fields in the Cottonwood bottom and
without exception the s alks were fair-
ly alive with lice. In some fields the
louse lias done more damage than in
others, but if the lice continue their
work there is hardlv any questiou but
what.much damage will be done.
Wheat is growing splendidly and is
up to the equal of past yeurs, but it re-
Isaac N. Richards, in which case the
land office with its letter of March 7,
lust, transmit led a motion for review
of the department decision of Novem-
ber 28, 1940, a motion f or review was
filed by Leniger in the local land office
January 5, last.
The tract of land iu question is a
part of of tlie Kickapoo reservation j mains to be seen whut damage the
which was opened to settlement May J plant louse will do.
23, 1893, and theicafter James T j A*well known farmer said: ”My
Richards made homestead entry of said j wheat fields are infested by whr.t is
tract. This controversy arose upon a known as’the plant louse. 1 have
contest brought bv Archie Canada j made an examination of thy field and
against the entry alleging priority of find them all over the wheat. I do not
settlement. Subsequently Benign'filed | know what will counteract the evd,
a second contest alleging that he was but if the louse, does as much damage
a prior settler and a nearing was ord j as many people claim I am afraid Ihut
the Oklahoma farmers are up against
it this year. I have not lost hope,
however, but I am anxious to find out
iiow much damage the plant louse
will do.”
Appointment a Are
Governor Raines made appointments
of unexpireo terras in hoards of regents
for various schools over the territory
W. 11. Coyle of Guthrie will be a
member of the board of regents for
Agricultural and Mechanical college of
Stillwater, to succeed .J, C. Tousleyof
Weatherford, whose terra has expired.
IVof. G.*D. Moss of Kingfisher, was re-
appointed as a member of the terri-
torial board of education. Thomas 11.
Martin of Tonkawa, was made a mem-
ber of the board of regents for the
University Preparatory school which
is to be established tit that place ac-
cording tb the act passed by the last
legist at u re.
erect to determine tin* rights of the
several claimants lit*fore the hearing
Richard* relinquished his entry and
at tlie hearing Canada and Leniger
were tlie only claimants on record.
The local ollicers could not determine
which was the prior settler but they
found in favor of Leniger.
Canada appealed and the land office
by decision August 1, 1W00, reversed
the action of the local office and held
that Leniger was disqualified from
making entry by reason of the advan-
gained by him l>v being in the
territory during the prohibited period.
No decision was made as allowing Can-
ada to enter the land, bnl it was belt’
that his right to make entry would be
subject to further investigation should
he offer to perfect his entry. Upon
appeal of Leniger the department by
decision of November 28, affirmed the
decision of the land office holding that
Leniger was disqualified by reason of
the advantage ga ued by him by being
in tlie territory during the prohibited
period.
Hoincltilng of Governor tfpnliinu
Sec.vlury Jenkins was born in 1836
in Alliance, Ohio. Ili.s parents Were
Quakers and during1 the early part of
his life lie was'a member of the Q inker
church, later becoming a member of
the l'reabyterian church. His parents
were farmers and the man now gover-
nor spent his early days on tlie farm
near Alliance. Mr. Jenkins graduated
from tlie Alliance High school and aft-
erwards finished a complete course in'
Mt Vernon college. During the years
while iu college lie spent several
months in leaching and in tlie school
room in those days secured a portion
of the executive ability which is non
his.
la 1887 Mr. Jenkins moved to Harlan
tlie co.ulily seat of Khelby county, Ltiva
and in 1889 he was admitted lo the bur,
One year after having been admitted’
to the practice of the law Mr. Jenkins
came west, locating in Arkansas City,
Knu. He pi noticed law in that city
and iu 1891 look up Indian work and
for a time was in Oregon and laier in
tlie same service in this territory. In
1893 he came to Oklahoma, locating on
a farm in Kay county, and on June 11,
189,, lie was made secretary of Okla-
homa.
Fitzgerald’* Soldier Colony.
An Indianapolis, Ind , dispatch says:
Arrangements for the location of a
colony iu Oklahoma promoted by F. H.
1' itzgerald of tills city, are advancing
rapidly. Part of the land will he
thrown open to tlie colonists by June
1, ami all of it will be available by
next October. 'Tlie location of the
land is in tlie eastern part of the terri-
tory, where the ground is said to be
fertile and well adapted to farming or
fruit growing. Eight thousand acres
will be purchased. A city will be lo-
cated on tt.e big Canadian river. Mr.
Fitzgerald says that he will take
23,000 people into the territory.
ban^Hton I ton rtf of Itegrntn Ment,
The board of regents for the Lang-
ston university met in the oflico of
Auditor Baxter recently. The meeting
was arranged in order that the plans
for the additional buildings for the
university could be discussed aud pos-
sibly the contracts let. Only routine
matters were taken up as Governor
Barnes recommended that as a change
of administration would probably fol-
low, to let tlie building plans go over
until a new board should take charge
of them.
thorirtw W-itoiign.
Tlie trackluylng of the Choctaw and
Northern has been completed to Wii-
tonga and tlie track is being surfaced
so I inti, I lie road can be opened May 1.
The road bed is in fir-t class condition
tint the management concluded not to
start a regular service until it was
made as perfect, as a new road can lie
made. Tlie crews are at work north
of Watonga and the w ork of construc-
tion to Alva is being pushed as rapidly
us possible.
• Itobbed rmtofllce Lock It mm.
Guthrie.—A thief who has been op
crating ut different times in the post-
office in this city was caught in the
act of taking mail from the lock boxee
by Arthurl’ei kins, a clerk in the office.
Tlie name of the thief is Ed Scott, a
colored youth about IS years of age
and a porter in a barber shop. At d f-
ferent times complaint has liee-n made
to Postmaster McCoy about the loss ol
mail mostly^from owners of eombina
tion boxes. No one knew anything
about, tlie matter, although the colored
hoy had been seen fumbling around at
tlie boxes at various times when the
the lobby was deserted.
In tlm Wichita I.amlH Now.
Sectionizing surveying corps are
now at work in tlie IVichita reserva-
tion. Judge A. R. Musellar and his al-
lotting corps will begin work on tlie
Wasliiia river in the eastern part ot
the reservation and will probably es-
tablish camp near tlie home of W. G.
Williams. The Kirkpatrick corps will
make camp at Kiowa Springs, 12 miles
north of Atiaduiko, and work among
the Wichitas all of whom live on Sugar
creek.
Still Shipping Ourtil.
Regardless of the United States
authorities who issued the mandate
that no more live quail oliould be
shipped out of the Indian Territory
the Wells-Fargo Express company had
charge of a shipment lo Wichita, Kan-
sas, from the Territory on April 17.
The only difference in the shipment
from others, was that gunny sacking
was sewed over the crates.
8elf ConfrMed Murderer
Fred Gay has confessed to tlie kill-
ing of Solomon Russell at Ardmore, I.
T., on the 5th, inst., claiming that
Russell was hoodooing him and his
family. Is was he who placed Ihe
cordon of bluestone, salt and pepper
around tlie house afier killing Russell
lo keep away Ihe spirits which were
working on him.
Mining Company Organized.
The Orient Mining, Milling and De-
velopement company, of Oklahoma
City was grunted a territorial charter
to mine, mill and ship either iu the
crude or refined state, copper, lead,
zinc, silver, asphalt, oil and all other
minerals. The eupital stock of the new
concert! is 8090,000.
F.iyne AsfioointIon Otland,
A meeting was held nt Jlramun, Sat-
urday, April 20, uuil a Payne Memorial
association organized. The purpose of
the association, in part, is to place in
the Territorial Historical society such
authentic data as can be found relating
to David L. l’ayue, the original Okla-
homa "boomer.”
(Mil .Mho Drowiieil Himself,
John Ross, an old man living near
Holder, on Red river, drowned himself
in that river Friday night by tying a
large stone to liis neck and jumping
Into the water. SeareherB found the
b.idv Saturday afternoon. The recent
dcuth of his wife is assigned as the
cause.
SWELLS KANSAS TREASURY.
Union Pacific Pays a $10,200 Fee for Filing
Charter to Increase Its Capital Stock
to s::ut>,000,000.
Topeka, Kan., April 23.—The state
charter board Monday liad presented
to it the largest charter proposition
in its history when A. L. Williams,
general attorney for the L'nion Pa-
cific Railroad company, came in with
an application to increase the capital
stock of the Union Pacific $100,000,000.
Tlie Union Pacific capital stock at
present is $196,000,000. The $100,000,-
000 that is about to be issued, bring-
ing the total capital stock up to $236,-
000,000, is to pay for the interests
bought up in the big.deals that have
been going on this spring, a largo
part of which is represented by the
purchase of the Crocker interests in
the Southern Pacific, giving the Union
Pacific control of tlie Southern. The
fee for filing the document was $10,200
and is the biggest ever received by
the state.
Finns for Kansas G. A. R. Rncampment.
Junction City, Kan., April 23.—Col.
W. W. Martin, department commander
Kansas G. A. IE, was in the city yes-
terday and has plans for tlie state en-
campment in June well developed.
The Commercial club raised $1,500 for
defraying tlie expenses of the encamp-
ment. Col. Rodney, post commander
of Fort Riley, has assured the local
committee flint the entire post will
be turned out to assist in receiving
President McKinley and party. Cok
Martin has received assurance that
Gov. Stanley' and all state officials
will come to Junction City to meet
President McKinley.
Mrs. Nation Hark at Wichita.
Wichita, Kan., April 23.—Mr's. Na-
tion arrived here from Medicine Lodge
last night with her bondsman, Wilbur
Jones, who had himself made a dep-
uty sheriff yesterday morning for
the purpose of bringing her before
I lie court for trial. Mrs. Nation was
perfectly willing to accompany Mr.
Jones to Wichita and impressed him
so favorably during the journey that
he invited her to be the guest of his
family until her trial is over. Mr.
Jones was the prohibition candidate
for mayor of this city at the recent
election.
Jldtf Corn Tor Six Years.
Wichita, Kan., April 23.—The Lock-
hart Grain company is disposing of
300,000 bushels of corn in Kingman
county. The company bought and
| cribbed it in 1893 nt 20 cents a bushel
and now it lias been sold for 33 cents.
Figuring the shrinkage, insurance,
taxes aiul interest on the money in-
vestd grain men say the storage of
the corn for six years was unprofita-
ble.
Kausns C'lmritnbln Institutions.
Topeka, Kan., April 23.—The cost ot
maintaining the eight charitable in-
stitutions for the month of March
aggregated $19,907.31, while tlie sala-
ries of employes amounted to $14,-
297.07, making a total cost of $34,-
204.38. There are in all tiie institu-
tions 2,999 patients nr.d pupils. To
care for these flic services of 522 em-
ployes and attendants are required.
Saloonkeeper Flees from Women.
Anthony, Kan., April 23.—James
Wilson, whose saloon was raided by
the women of Anthony during the
winter and who was badly smashed
about the head with a beer bottle,
had his trial here and he appeared,
but the temper of the women who
filled the courthouse was such that
during a recess he fled and has not
yet come back.
Finn to Store Grain.
Wichita, Kan., April 23.—A. S. Pierce
is forming a co-operative grain asso-
ciation among tlie farmers of the Ar-
kansas valley. His idea is to establish
elevators with farmers -us stockhold-
ers, in which to store grain and -bor-
row money, if necessary, on warehouse
receipts until such time as profitable
disposition could be made of the grain.
Two Towns in Hanger of High Waters.
St. Joseph, Mo., April 23.—The pres-
ent rise of the Missouri river is cre-
ating irreparable havoc on the Kansas
•side and the towns of Wathena and
Elwood are in danger of being swept
away. The river lias shifted to the
west fully half a mile, causing great
losses to bottom farm lands that have
never heretofore been under water.
Death of a Noted Scout.
Leavenworth, Kan., April 23.—John
C. Park is dead in this city. He was
n guide and sharpshooter during the
civil war and afterwards served for
many years as a scout on the Kansas
and Colorado plains. He was in com-
mand of the scouts during one of
Gen. Phil Sheridan’s Indian cam-
paigns.
Hit tlio Ilurglar's Flexor.
Atchison, Kan., April 23.—A burglar
entered tlie home of George Tickner,
a liveryman here. Miss May Tickner
was awakened. The man put his hand
over her mouth. She got, a finger in
her teeth and held on until her father
arrived, but tlie burglar escaped in the
fcculile which followed.
STUDYING ENGLISH.
Aguinaldo Preparing Himself for
American Citizenship.
The InMirxent Leader Tells of His Flight
Before Facie Main's Troops ami of Ui»
Life In the Mountains Once Frus-
trated by Lawton.
Manila, April 23.—Aguinaldo is still
non-committal, fearing that if he talks
on the siuation he will be misrepre-
sented, and his position thus jeop-
ardized. He said: “I will make no
definite statement on public or pri-
vate questions until 1 am familiar with
tlie situation. I am learning English
and studying the American govern-
ment.” When asked if he desired
to visit the United States, Aguinaldo
replied: “Y'es, greatly; but 1 am at the
disposition of tlie authorities.” He
said that he generally indorsed tho
acts of the Philippine commission,
which lie had followed interrupt-
edly in the newspapers for the
last half-year. He hud been secluded
in the mountain'-, however, and,
therefore, was not very well informed
ou current events. Becoming remi-
niscent he said: •
“I was often very close to tho
Americans. I expected to make my
greatest stand at Cnlumpit. When I
abandoned Tarlac I commanded 1,500
riflemen. I anticipated Gen. Whea-
ton’s landing at San FabUin. I planned
to retreat to Nuova Vizcaya, but was
frustrated by the brave Gen. Lawton.
1 slipped through the cordon with 250
mep only four hours before the land-
ing party came ashore.” In response
to a question concerning his opin-
ion of tlie American troops, lie said:
“How terrible are the Americans.
They are splendid and ferocious fight-
ers. 1 no sooner built arsenals and
bArrncks than they destroyed them.
Col. Marsh chased mu. in 1he most live-
ly manner for. two months in the
western mountains, until I worked
eastward with 30 horses and 80 men.
I crossed to Caga.vnn and lived on tlio
east coast for eight months. My out-
posts often saw the Americans, but t
did not participate in a- single en-
gagement, though I once commanded
40,000 riflemen.”
Aguinaldo still remains a leader.
He dominates the peaceful Filipinos as
he did the warlike ones. He argued
seriously for several days with Judge
Arroinno and Gen. Trias as to whether
lie would take tlie oath of allegiance
or be deported to Guam, but since ho
has taken the oath he accepts Amerh
can rule unconditionally, and asks
guidance with seeming childlike faith.
YOUNG QUEEN ANGRY,
Williolnilna Married n Spendthrift-and III*
Creditors Are Pushing llim for a
Settlement of Ills Debt*.
London, April 23.—.Special dispatch-
es received here from Paris report
trouble at the castle of Het Lo over
the bachelor debts of Prince Henrv,
the husband of Queen Wilhelmina. It,
is said t hat shortly prior to his’ mar- *
riage he promised liis creditors in
Berlin and Frnkfort to pay one-
third of liis debts within a month of
the wedding but the money has not
yet been forthcoming and thfe money
lenders formally applied to Queen
Wilhelmina- The latter declares her
husband must pay his own debts out
of tlie allowance made him by the
state. It is now said the creditors
have formed a syndicate and pur-
pose to negotiate the prince consort’s
paper on the Amsterdam bourse.
Queen Wilhelmina is reported to he
very angry.
BLOODTHIRSTY SCHEME.
A Viceroy Plans to Kill OfT at T.rast .3,000
Chinese Pirates During the Summer
—Plague Victims.
Tacoma, Wash., April 23.—Accord-
ing to advices Viceroy To, at Canton,
has taken heroic measures to stamp
out piracy and robbery in the two
Kwang provinces of southern China.
He lias put into effect an elaborate
scheme which lie believes will result
til the killing off of at least 3,000 rob-
bers during the summer.
Eighteen thousand people have died
of plague in the Lamko district of
nni Nan island during the past few
months.
Georgia Mountains Capped with Snow.
Atlanta. Gn., April 23.- Tlio weather
bureau reports light frost in tlie vi-
cinity of Jacksonville (Fla.), Meridian
(Miss.), and nt Charleston (S. C.).
Know is reported nt Gainesville, in
northeast Georgia, the mountain ton*
being capped with white. Albany, in
south Georgia, reports the estimated
damage to cotton at 50 per cent.
Americas, in southwest Georgia, wires
that considerable replanting of cotton
will be necessary.
Gould's Gigantic Railroad Plnns.
New A ork, April 23.—Developments
in tlie plan of consolidating and aug-
menting tlie Gould system of railroads
have reached a point which justifies
tlie statement Hint within the next
year the southwestern system, organ-
ized ivy Jay Gould and left in control
of his son, George, will include fully
15,000 miles of line and will reach east-
ward as far us Pittsburg.
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