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*L' County Republican
V. YY', IMMMII'K, I'Um.lHIlKII.
Round Fond, Okla
A cow In Georgia died row filly
from the effect* of outing a barb wire
fence. This h strange, of courso,
but after nil it would have boon
■trangor If *ho hadn't.
Ip tho American swimmer Boynton
has really been caught dally Ini; with
tho Brazilian revolution bo will need
something more than a rubber unit
to preserve hi* hldo Intact.
Woop for toothpick* I* getting
scarce, m thut tho manufacturer*
have to *end men into tho wood* now
to hunt material up—but that I* no
reason why any man should chow a
toothpick for half an hour aftor
lunch.
IT.' ■ ■ •
Thk memorial association of the
District of Columbia propose* to un-
dertake the work of maiking hlutorfo
house* in Washington with suitable
tablets. It is a good and patriotic
undertaking. Whatever emigres*
can do to help It on should certainly
bo dono.
Turn czar shows an Inclination to
pass the throne over tho bond of his
oldest, son. Such an uct might or
might not bo a sign of displeasure.
Tho c/.ar knows that reigning In
Kussiu is nothing in tho nature of a
picnic; uud tho boy can gut anothor
job
Acascai. glance at tho fashion
plates in which aro represented tho
latest in milady's fall capes leaves
tho mind In doubt us to whether Iho
eyes saw a bug or a butterfly. Tho
latest designs in capos are strikingly
suggestivo of a reversion to tho hy-
men op tera I period.
STRIP BONDS SOLD
4N ENGLISH SYNDICATE GETS
THEM.
t $6,250,0011 TRANSACTION MADE.
TIib Contrast Nlgnml l»jr Min Offlfllnl* ol
•he Cltoroke* Nation mol n llriirpaim-
tatlve of (ho Ur 11 la h 4n|il t h I la ta—
•«l«l for I'ar ami aJA.ooo In-
leroal —The Ileal a surprise
In Plnanrlnl Clrrlei.
FonT Oinsox, I. T., Oct. tft.—The
5.1,860,000 of Cherokee strip hoods are
sold, the A heroUee delegation having
signed the agreement I (st night with
the representatives of an English svn-
dleale.
The bonds sold for par and 5.1.1,000
Interest The buyers are to deposit
with the assistant treasurer at St.
I.ouis within twelve days 51 no,0(H), the
balance to he paid ns soon as the se-
curities shall have been engraved and
turned over. This t rade is a surprise
to all, as the chief had openly said
that no Idd would bo considered' until
the legislature should convene.
'lliis will relieve tin* great stringen-
cy which has existed since the inor-
elm fits began trailing on tho strength
of the sale.
Asian hound for California was
killed In a railroad wreck. in his
pocket was 51,1(10 and other ovldonoa
of alllucneo. No relatives liavo yet
appeared, but if tho body ho sent to
its original destination a relative
will 1, d» up from every county and
attend properly to the mourning and
tho property.
.Jesse Phmeuoy has made another
attempt to got out. of prison. Jesso
makes a mistake; if lie would only
"ait a few years without attempting
to break out, some sentimental
philanthropist would circulate a
petition for his pardon. The greater
tho criminal tho more zealous is
usually the pardon circulating crunk.
Particui.aus of a murder in which
the victim was burned aro being un-
earthed. Tho statement is made
that tjie perpetrators must have been
Indians, as tho deed was too tiendish
to bo ascribed to Caucasians. In
tho light of recent history it must
be conceded that tho nohlo white
man has received an undeserved
compliment.
Oscau YY ii.he says tho exposure of
meat, in a butcher’s shop is notesthetie
and thut butchers should only exhib-
it their wares by means of photo-
graphs. But tho majority of men,
who have not been educated in es-
thetics as Os ar lias, think that meat
that is not lit to bo looked at is not
lit to bocaton. Oscar should change
liis butcher.
Somebody lias given something to
Pennsylvania and has succeeded in
arousing curiosity. At least ho has
filed in tho state treasury a notice
that a certain unspeoiiiod sum ha*
been deposited by him with tho Gi-
rard trust company of Philadelphia
to tho credit of tho state, with tho
stipulation that tho latter shall not
bo opened until tho year 200).
EXPORT AND IMPORT FACTS.
Atlvnnee Mitnnriit ,,l Hie I 'nrclgn Traf-
fic for Hi* I’jifli Nino .Monllis.
Uasiiixoion, (let. is.—Tho treasury
department lias issued an advance
statement of the Imports and exports
for the first nine months of tho pres-
ent year. During the period tho value
of imports was Sii7.Y,8K.Y,r,23, of do-
mestic exports 5.1*7,1,A 1,102 and
of foreign exports 510, I E',7.1, n total
of exports of 5101,Hl |. |s.| The excess
of imports over exports for the nine
months win, S'.".',221, I 10. As compared
with IHir.1, tho relative situation lias
greatly changed Tho imports for
the month of September, lS'.il, were
S-Ht,1.7!l,snil, or about 521, toil,'ML1 less
than in 1SU2. The exports
domestic articles were greater
by 57,1181,2.1.1. September 10, Isori,
iho excess of imports over ex
ports for the month was *1,.1.17,.1711, for
the three months, 570,021,(ISO; but. fur
the nine months the excess of exports
over imports was 52!),2'M,o(io. In Sep-
tember, 1MH, the exports of gold were
51,‘110,802; imports : 0,07s,nr,. The
exports of silver were tl,712,082; im-
ports SI,011,7*0.
A LOVE CRAZED GARDENER.
lie Kills ilie Fount anil Fmintuas lilurhtr
iinrl Commit* Siiirl.lo,
Hkklin, Oct. IS -A dispatch from
Griefswald, Pomerania, reports that
in the employ of (lie princely family
of Illuchcr-Walstutt, which is connect-
ed by marriage with the l.oeh family
of Brooklyn, N. Y., was a gardener
and a pretty servant girl who were
engaged. The girl incurred, in some
manner, the displeasure of Countoss
Blucher who dismissed her. The
gardener begged for her reinstate-
ment and was era/.ed when this was
refused. Yesterday the Count and
Countess Hluehcr were looking out of
one of the windows, entirely unsus-
picious of danger, when the gardener
jumped out from behind a lmsli, raised
a rifle to his shoulder and fired a shot
which struck the count in the ear,
killing him almost instantly. Before
tho countess could recover tho gar-
dener tired a second shot, which struck
her in the neck.
The gardener then committed suicide
with the some weapon.
MARSHAL MACMAHON DEAD.
Tim IteuoWnrrt knbllar anil tCl-t'mb
iloilt r»a*»* la Ileal.
I'aiii*. Oct IS.— Maurice do MiioMa-
•">" ex president of Franco and mar-
shal of her nrinloH, died at 10 o'clock
this morning at hla homo, Chateau
LiiForen, on tho Loire. Ho was able
to partake of food Until yesterday, but
during last night hi# strength grad-
ually waned and he grew weaker until
the end eame peacefully. The family
were all present lit his death.
In the death of .Murshal MaeMnlion
France loses one of the most brilliant
figure* among her fatuous men of
......Is and valor. He Imd served well
and bravely under several regimes—
tile kingdom, the monarchy and the
republic. Hiss,empathies were, how-
ever, with a monarchical government
and of this fart, he made no secret. It
had long been |,is wish that lie might
live to see the time when a monarch
should once more rule France, lie
served as a youth in Algeria and
Inter in the Mime land lie was com-
mander of the French forces. lie
fought valiantly In the Crimean war
and routed the Austrians In the brief
Lilt memorable struggle near the
bridge of Magenta, for which lie was
made duke ol .Magenta and iunrsli.il of
France on the field of battle by Nil-
poleon III. lie came of a long line
of lighter*. It Is said that il was a
MaeMnlion who on the fluid of the bat-
tle of Waterlo ordered the famous
charge of tho Third eiiiriissiers, of
which only Bill survived and only
eight of whom escaped wounds.
GENERAL NEYV8
rairniiir
Mi-ftM Now*
1C 1 sals.
of Current.
The village of otto, N, Y , has been
wiped out by lire. The population
wit* loo.
The university of South Dakota at
Vermillion, was destroyed by fire Fri-
day morning, with u loss to the stato
of 8100 000.
Thuee tramps in London, one of
them an American, had gono to sleep
or.o warm night on tho Thames em-
bunkment. A constable insisted on
their moving on, when they caught
him up and throw him into tho
J ham us. Tho American afterward
gave himself up. being unable to
boar tho remorse. Ifis confession
was unnecessary sineo the constable
swam ashore.
A Washington cashier stole $20,.
000, repented to the extent of ex-
pressing sorrow and retaining
the booty, and got a seutenoe
of three years in the peni-
tentiary. Had ho stolen more the
sentence would doubtless liuve boen
less, and had ho Btolen tho entire
bank his safety would have been as-
sured, and tho respect of his follow-
citizens heaped upon him in smother-
ing bounteousness.
The duke of Veragua doesn’t seem
to bo suffering for the necessities of
life. While his bankruptcy at Mad-
rid amounts to nearly f.d,Odd,000,and
bis Parisian creditors aro loud uiul
bitter in their complaints against
him. letters from San Sebastian de-
scribe him as giving handsome enter-
tainments in the boautirul villa, or
rather chateau, which he possesses
at that ultra fashionable and exceed-
ingly expensive Spanish Newport.
Electric railways along country
reads will do the work which the
horse has dono. Freight as well
as passenger cars will consti-
tute a feature of electric railroads
and the only thing then left for poor
Dobbin to do to earn his hay and
eats will be farm work proper. With
electric roads tapping nearly every
rural neighborhood, tho expensive
smooth roadways proposed and
fought for by bicyclists will hardly
be realized. Electricity is a formid-
able obstaclo in the way of better
roadways.
TRAIN WRECKER ARRESTED.
James Dish man llol.l fur tlie 'Frisco
Mlfiliiip ut l,yniiin.
Spring field, Mo., Oct. IS—Consta-
ble Arnold this morning arrested
James Fishman, son of a well known
farmer who lives near Stafford,a small
town about fifteen miles from here,
charged with wrecking tho 'Frisco
train at Lyman and causing the death
of Engineer Hall and Fireman Robin-
son.
Fishman is a young man not out of
tlie twenties and a heavy drinker, lie
was ii section man on the 'Frisco and
was discharged. It is -aid that it was
his desire to play even that caused
hi in to commit the crime.
FIFTY PERISHED,
The List of Vlcllmi of the Great I.akcs
Morin Iiicreaulng.
Chicago, Oct* is. fcvory report
from outlying points increases the list
of victims of tho great gale on the
great lakes last week, and it is proba-
ble Hint when the returns are all in
the deuths will number at least fifty.
.Sciintor (sllmon Ovorcomn Suddenly.
Washington, Oet. 13.—While Sena-
tor Gibson of Maryland was standing
in the cloak room of the senate about
12 o'clock to-day, talking to several
senators, he was overcom • by heart
trouble dir* to indigestion. The
physicians declared thut there was
no organic trouble. This is the second
attack of the same nature which Mr.
Gibson lias had within the past few
days.
A #.10,000 Fire at Mankato, Kan.
Mankato, Kan., Oct. 13.—I-irc early
this morning destroyed the best busi-
ness block here, causing a total loss
of 5.10,000 with comparatively small
insurance. Fortunately there was no
wind, for if there had been the whole
town might have been destroyed, there
being no lire protection whatsoever.
A $350,000,000 PETITION.
IIOMton ('iipltntuu llmin In a rail for
I lie lt*|ii-al of I lie riirt'liui.* Law.
Washington, (let IH,— Henry Cabot
Lodge, the literalriiI-, political student
and recent addition to the senate from
the great state of Massachusetts, yes-
terday laid before that body u peti-
tion that was peculiar in many re-
spects. It was signed by I(XI names of
men who could easily produco a
stringency in the money market
they were to affix them to
Lank checks. Their combined capital
Aggregates 31.10,duo,non. The petition
briefly asked tlie senate to pass the
unconditional repeal hill and to
change the rules so as lo prevent ob-
structive tactics, and urged the senate
after tin- Sherman law should lie re-
pealed lii enact legislation w liieii
Mould ilia 1111ain I,lie use of silver as a
.....ney metal. It is not often that a
I'aper laid down berore the senate of
Hie brevity of this 0110 represented so
much of tliis world’s goods.
RICH GOLD FINDS.
Colorado Miner. Making III g Mrlkei
About. Cripple (reek.
Denver, Col.. Oct. is.—The decline
in tlie price of silver and the forced
dosing' down of many silver mines has
caused mining men and prospectors to
turn their attention to gold mining
with wonderful results in reopening
olii camps and the discovery of new
ones throughout the state.
The richest discoveries have been
made in tlie region around and above
Idaho Springs and Cripple Creek. In
the former the Pioneer, Melton and
Gold King, tlie latter an extension of
the famous Alice, have shown a vein
of 3,000 feet.
At Cripple Creek flic Anaconda,
\ ietur and a dozen others are causing
much excitement. Tlie Rio Grande is
preparing to build a line of road into
this camp. Tho ore in both districts
runs from 3100 to 8101) 1 or ton. The
number of people headed for these
gold fields is a reminder of the old
excitement of Pike's peak years ago.
YOUNG FAIR INSANE.
The Cull lorn la Millionaire Taken liy
Force From III. Ilrhle.
San Francisco, Oct. 18.— Charles L.
Fair, the young millionaire, who was
married to a young woman known ns
Maud Nelson a few days ago, left here
with his bride on an overland train
lust night fora European tour—after
transferring all Ids property to his
wife and making a will leaving her
everything lie possessed.
When tlie train reached Port Costa
deputy sheriff entered the train,
took forcible possession of Fair and
removed him. ilis bride, who was
not disturbed, left tlie train; of her
own account. The charges on which
the young man was arrested are said
to lie insanity, lie was brought to
San Francisco.
Strenuous effort* are being put
f'flh to swell tlie uttendlinee -it tin-
fair during the closing day* to enor-
mous propostlons.
Monday Delegate Flynn introdueed
hi* new statehood bill for the tidinls-
*ion of (iklnlioma and tlie Indian Ter-
ritory as one statu.
The vacancy in the Spanish cabinet
enuaed by Gonzales' resignation, was
flHedM0nd.1V by tho appoint me lit of
Senor Piilgeerver.
Compromise men.11 res in (lie senate
are tuklng definite form and it D con-
fidently believed tlint tho eud of tin-
long atrugglu is in sight.
The nmu nf uTir Mohican arrived at
Fort I'owuseinl, Wash.. Friday night
from lb bring sea with live ’ officers
anil seventeen men sick with grip.
Democrat!: member* of tho way*
and means committee ure making
haste to complete the tariff bill,
they hope lo be aide to report within
a mon Hi.
A program lias been outlined for
the house this week which will keep
It busy. The McCreary bill extending'
the provisions of tho Geary uct will
undoubtedly piss.
Memento Wilkes, owned by S.
Hutchinson, Shreveport, La., was
killed Friday on the Illinois Central
tracks, lie was by Red Wilkes ami
valued nt 51.7,000.
YV. G. Ripley, who shot Millionaire
Mackey last. February, was found
guilty of assault with a deadly wea-
pon and rcriiiiutiemled to the 'mercy
of the court Friday.
This week Tarsncy will introduce
in the house a bill appropriating' $3i)0,-
oon additional for tlie Kansas 1 ity
building', but there is considerable un-
certainty as to it* fate.
Bernhard Baiun, proprietor of the
resort known as Banin’s 1 *11 v i I ion, in
< hlmigo. suicided Saturday afternoon
by shooting. Hi- business lia l not
been prospering' of late.
Francis YV. Egan, son of Patrick
i’.gan, ex-minister to Chili, was nnir-
ricil Sunday last to Senorita Amelia
Rojas, daiig'liter of Don Jorge Rojas, u
member of the Chilian senate.
The grand jury of New York rec-
ommends that the offico of coroner
be abolished. In its place it is pro-
posed to substitute a new system In
which the several functions now
vested in a coroner shall be exercised
by separate officials. For example,
in ease of a sudden death tho cause
of the death shall be determined by
an experienced physician acting a*
aa official medical examiner, while
the business ot determining whotber
or not a crime has been committed
fkait be in the keeping ol the proper
Original authorities
Made a IIIjj Until.
Boston, Oet. 13.—A warrant has
been issued for George 11. White, rep-
resenting the firm of YVilliams, YVliite
& Co., tanners and lenther dealers,
for obtaining money by false pre-
tences—about 3200,000 from a dozen
banks in this city and about 8100,000
from New York and Philadelphia and
Pittsburg institutions.
Reunion or the Grant Family.
New York, Oet IS.—There was a
reunion of the members of tlie family
of General U. S Grant at the Fifth
avenue hotel to-day. Mrs. Grant and
her daughter, Mrs. Sartoris, with her
children, have been at tlie hotel for
several days. F. I), Grant. ex-Fnitcd
States niiiiis'cr to Austria, arrived
from West Point last night mid F. S.
Grant came from West Chester. Tho
occasion o' the reunion was to bid
good by to Mrs. Snrturis, "-ho will sail
for Europe to-morrow. Mrs. Sartoris’
son Algeron is 1.1 years old. After
completing his education lie will re-
turn to this country to practice law.
DeMeilo Again Slielllni? Itlo.
Beenos Avises, (let. IS.—Advices
from Rio do Janeiro are that Die bom-
bardment of the city by tlie insur-
gent vessels under command of Ad-
miral Mello was resumed yesterday,
and that the damage is extensive. Tiio
inhabitants are terror-stricken and nro
fleeing to places of security outside
the city. President I Vixoto is organ-
izing a number of vessels to resist the
insurgents’ war vessels.
liilltMl by 11 Poaai*.
Independence, Kan., (let. 13. —As
YVilliara Jones and family were re-
turning in wagon from the strip a con-
stable from Elgin attempted to arrest
him for stealing cattle. lie showed
light and a posse was organized which
soon overtook him and demanded ltis
surrender. He opened fire and the of-
ficers returned it, killing him instant-
ly. His family are destitute.
Dob Fltxul in monji IV an In a Fight.
New York, Oet. 17.—Robert Fits-
siimnons,the champion middle-weight,
has challenged any middle-weight in
the world. The challenger agrees to
meet Corbett or Mitchell if either of
them wishes to withdraw from their
agreement.
Tlie Olii Story About the Gun.
Topeka, Kan., Oct 17.—Roy Myers,
aged 8 years, was shot in the head by
his brother, Bert Myers, aged 17, yes-
terday afternoon.ami is in a preeari-
ou condition. Bert Myers was playing
with a revolver that he did not know
was loaded.
Ardmore Mliiers Return to Worlc.
Macon, Mo, Oct 18 —The Ardmore
mass meeting this morning reconsid-
ered the strike ordered Saturday
night, and tho miners here have gone
back to work.
Itrrrlrer Tor fin to Glass Work*.
Gas City, Jnd., Oct C -YV. K. Gol-
den anil John 1’. Newkirk, stock-hold-
ers in the American plate glass works
here, have asked that a receiver be
appointed, claiming the concern is in-
solvent. Die plant is a large one and
has been idle for several weeks oast.
Mulior nnd O’Brien Are Matched.
St. Paul.. Minn. Oet. 6 —Shadow
Maber and Dick O'Brien yesterday
signed to fight to a finish the first
week in December, before the B is ton
Crib athletic club, fora nurse of 83,500,
the winner to taka all. They wLU
fight at 143 pounds.
The Australian steamer Miowora is
several days overdue. The Canadian
Pacific officials are alarmed at the
non-arrival. The vessel lias eighty
passengers aboard and a heavy cargo.
The Baltimore Ii Ohio No. its. from
Chicago, wus badly wrecked seventy
miles east of Cumberland McL, Friday
night by running into a landslide.
I' i re mail I'enneli was seriously in-
jured.
1 he steamer Dean Richmond was
lost on I nke Erie, off Dunkirk, in
the terrible storm of Saturday night,
and her crew of eighteen perished.
Many other wrecks and fatalities are
reported.
It. is reported that General Von Kal-
turnborn Stnchau, Prussian minister
of war will lie appointed commander
of the third German army corps to
succeed General Von Vc'rdcn, who
died Sunday.
At Allentown, Pa. a destructive (ire,
Friday night, burned the Telephone
Exchange Mid tlie Rrctiig ,fc Bachman
building. Loss. 8300,000. The falling
walls crashed in the R. (i. Dunn & Co.
nnd R. F. Sliters’ buildings.
Trustees of tho Merchants' Savings
bank, Providence, hi ve applied to tiio
supreme court to wind up the affairs
of the bank: Deposits amount to 81,
207,0(0, while tho statement shows
only a small amount of cash on hand.
'I he venerable historian, Henry
»')we, died Monday night nt Colum-
bus, O., from a stroke, of paralysis,
lie was born in New Haven, Conn.,
October 12. I RIG, and went to Ohio in
1812. riding over the mountains on
horseback, ilis best known work
was "Ohio’s Historical Collections.’’
'Ilie steamer Newborn ran ashore
Saturday morning on Point Vincent,
Cab. during a heavy fog and was
wrecked. The passengers were landed
safely. The Ncwbern had 87.1,000 in
bullion from Mexico which is being
br. light ashore by boats.
A terrific forest fire has been raging
at the head or Lime creek on Sultan
mountain near Silvnrton, Col. Al-
though it is over five miles away the
smoke in town is almost unbearable.
Several thousand acres of valuable
timber have been destroyed,
I here is a good deal of disappoint-
ment tieeau.se Justice Hornblower wiiI
not be ready too lake the oath of of-
fice on Monday. A gown belonging
to one of the other justices had bee if
selected, and it was expected that the
ceremony of opening the October
term would include the inauguration
of 11 new justice.
Four of five hunters camping on the
Greenwood river, Routt county, Col.,
have disappeared. Two of them
started out and separated. One never
returned. Next day the fir.straun and
another companion went in search
and again one did not return. Then
the two who had been in camp all tiio
time started out together, but neither
came hack to tell of their adventures.
The first hunter thought it time others
than himself knew of the mystery,
and hastened to Rawlins, YY'yo., and
told liis story.
CONSUMPTION IS OURASLC.
The 4’• n«-lnnntI Dluenvernr Famed
IT’oiu Pole lo Pole.
Cincinnati, Dot. in.—Tha tame of
thl* city it* a con tor of medical re
Neareli hit* gone to tho end* at tho
mirth. Dr. C. Howard Strong of Capo
Town, Smith Africa, ha* boon hore u
woek Investigating tho Atnlok ouro for
consumption, and take* bnek with
him Milfelenl medicine* for sixty pa-
tlcnl*. lie sailed from Now York,
Uct. II. Dr. JoI'jiiln Ihienn*. secret*-
r.v of Ctibn'* delegation to the Pun-
American Medical emigre**, wa» also
sufficiently impressed to order tho
AlnlcU medicine*, and vet anot her del-
egate obtained 11 supply for Y'cnez-
mdln, In far off Alaska 1111 American
physician, Dr. Arthur Jordon. Is stop-
pit'll the ravages of consumption
amongst the natives on liis island of
St George with Ainiok’s help, nnd tho
Cincinnati dls -overer’s offer to physi-
cians everywhere of free tent medi-
cine-. for any number of patient* is ii*
eagerly accepted in the frozen north
a* in tin* southern tropica.
Tiio farmer* are Imsy planting their
fall grain.
The Ironaiiry department Thursday
purchased Minim ounce* of silver lit
it* counter offer of Jo.710.1 an ounce.
The purchase* thus fur tills month ag-
gregate 30.10,HIM ounces.
The Harvard and Yale football game
will Hike place at Springfield the Sat-
urday before Thanksgiving. Ex-Cap-
tain SeholT, of the i’Diversity of Penn-
sylvania, was decided upon 11* referee,
G. S. Thompson, one of the largest
real estate dealers in Montreal, has
abandoned hi* creditor*. Liabilities,
5277,000. The assets are nil in rent es-
tate and can not now be realized upon
nt a profit.
At Lnportc, Ind..CoronerCole Thurs-
day rendered his verdict In the YY’a-
bash disaster at Kingsbury, fixing tiio
responsibility upon Thompson, the
missing hrukemtin. If found ho will
be promptly taken into custody,
Tlie sheriff of Chicago Thursday
levied upon the property of the
Kctehiim Lumber Company, on Blue
Island avenue, on judgment* nggrc'
gating877..lin.it. No statement of as-
sets and liabilities lias been prepared.
At the conference of miner* held In
Kirmington on Thursday resolutions
were adopted declaring Hint tho min-
er-. would 11 it give up the fight until
they wore victorious, and ref lining em-
phatically to accept tlie proposed 15
per cent, reduction,
A notable and brilliant gathering
THE TWO TERRITORIES
CondantMl Ketr* of Oklahoma and tha
ladlm Tarrltarr.
' Tho office of Just lee nt the peace In
Perry nnd Enid I* counted to be worth
nt leant 83,000 for the first yenr.
Hennessey’s now no*tmn*ter in to he
Isndore Mo,She*, lie dUtanccd the
town tallows In the race for the plnce.
Only twelve piuee* of farm lend
were sold at the tux sale in Kingfisher
this yenr—u less uuniker than Inst
year.
There ure l> it few plnces In <) ooun-
ty, says the Scout, where good well*
entrant be secured ut it reasonable
fifth.
A citizen of El Reno recently
■hipped two tons of ore from tho
YY iuliltn mountains to be assayed
in Colorado.
,, TI'O Indian d in’c* nnd races nt the
l'.l lleno fair thl* month will tie
special at tract Ion not to bo suco out#
side of Oklahoma.
The cotton market nt Guthrie is
rapidly growing in importunee nnd
the quality of the product is highly
promising for the future.
The dead body found west of Shaw-
nee Sunday was recognized Monday
ns that of an Indian corpse, that was
burled some rwu weeks ago, says the
tieout.
E. Bee (luthrey; the versatile nnd
hrllllsnt young newspaper man Iihs
sold out II > Piiynu Hawk nnd em-
barked in the law and real estate bus-
ness in Perry.
• Attorney It. B, Smith of Henncnnay
lias be mi itppoin’e 1 county attorney of
county N Ity Gov. Ren/row, and it
In Woo I ward in the discharge of his
office duties.
The Press-Gazette say*: The prepa-
rations bid 11; made for’the fall race*
in Oklahoma City lliis month indicate
that a splendid urogram of attrac-
tions will be presented,
The vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of County Commissioner Huger
L.V being appointed sheriff of N coun-
ty, will likely be filled by the ap-
pointment of YY'illiam Martin.
Toonmseh is to linvo a new banking
institution. YY’. S. Search, cashier of
the Beloit KtutcHunk.of Beloit. Kan.,
which iias a capital of Si'O.OOO, has
made arrangement* to locate there at
once.
( It is said that moro improvement Is
being mnde in the Pott country than
in any other part of Oklahoma.
Houses, stables and sheds are being
assembled last evening at the opening built and a great deal of plowing be-
lli In-Columbus Club, tiio elite Catli- | ing done
olio club of Chicago. The occasion
was the dedication of the new 8kX)t-
(Vin cluli house, opposite the l’ulmer
house. A superb banquet was served.
A big combination of San Franoisco
street railways is completed, with a
capital stock of a little over 817,000,-
000. of whp'h tlie Southern Pacific
company controls 70 per cent. The
combination includes sixteen street
lines and controls nearly all the travel
of tho city. Only six lines remain out
of the combination,
Noah King, leader of the men who
wrecked the Vandalia express at
YY’ith a population of over 200,000
people nud progress away ahead of
any of the younger states, is there
any good reason why Oklahoma
should not bo admitted to.statehood.
None that deponent is aware of. ■
Oh, potatoes they grow large in the
Chandlc-r neighborhood, One of the
Yam variety, that weighed nearly 4
pounds, 13 inches long and 12 inches
around, was left in the Chandler News
office a few days ago.
The report comes from Beaver coun-
ty that on September 15, Sam Girter,
c,... ,,, , ■ I of Meade eounty. Kansas, shot and
sum. mi. III., sonic weeks ago, was killed Jack Rhodes and Jim Iferron
Saturday morning sentenced to thir-| j}eavcr county boys. Also that citi-
zens were guarding Girter to protect
teen years in tlie state prison. The
jury disagreed in the case of .loc Sliv-
ers. Moore, the third member of the
gang, explains his denial of the con-
fession by tho fact that King swore
lie would kill him if he did not
deny it.
The ease of If. II. YY’arncr is now
being investigated before the Monroe
county, N. grand jury. He is
charged with securing the* endorse-
ments of II. II. YY’arncr <fc Co., without
authority, It is reported on tlie best
authority that lie has been indicted in
him from the cowboy friends of the
deceased.
Governcr Renfrow has proclaimed
Perry a city of the first class and or
dered an election of municipal officer8
to be hold there on .Saturday, October
21, Tlie officers to be chosen are: Ma-
yor, city clerk, police judge, city
treasurer, city attorney, an asseseor
and eight counyilmcn.
( The same band of cattle thieves
___________________ who were arrested YVednebday by
New York and Jersey City on charges I Constatle Ross were again arre*sted,
connected with the Seven Stars Mining after giving a bond for tho offense,
company transactions. the stealing of thirty head of cattle,
charged with st ealing nthirty-two
Representative Doolittle has intro- more head of cattle valued at 81,100.
duced 11 joint resolution providing for Tlie second arrest was caused by tb?
a commission consisting of three :;en- | notice published in the News which
Damage to the wheat crop oLthe
Palouso, Potlatch and Hangman sec-
lions of Washington state by the
ruins is estimated at 5,000,000 bushels.
Saturday afternoon while. John
Doupley. u prominent farmer near
Milford, Pel., was looking after liis
men lie was met in the field by his
wifi* accompanied by her son. After
tel ing Ii r husband to take cure of
the boy awhile she went to tlie meat
house and putting a halter around
her neck hung herself. She was
found Sunday morning by her hus-
band who had occasion to go into the
meat house. The coronor will ♦old
an inquest.
The cruiser Montgomery arrived at
Baltimore Monday morning for re-
pairs. The full extent of the damage
enused by her running aground eun
not be ascertained until a survey has
l>een made. She bchavrd well all the
way home, averag ng sixteen knots
an hour without being pushed. She
will be docked and repairs made nt
once.
Bondholders of Die Kentucky & In-
diana Bridge company met at Louis-
ville Thursday afternoon and decided
that they would not oppooso a suit
for the i:p]Kjintiii' nt of a receiver for
the property. The eompsny defaultel
intejT8$ op i{s li.Y2d charges 'Mpher j.
ators and six representatives, to go
over the entire route of the Niearau.
giia canal and make a thorough ex-
amination with a view of submitting
to congress a comprehensive report of
the existing conditions and furnish-
ing information on which further leg-
c.ation may tie had. The resolution
has been referred to the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce.
Charles YY'right, a prominent mer-
chant of YY'ashington state, went with
two prospectors to sec some mines,
xliey had a dispute and YY'right-shot
one of thei men dead, the otlmr
jumped into a boat without oars and
drifted down the river to Bonner Fer-
ry, where he was taken ashore, but
will die from the two bullet wounds
received. A posse is searching for
YY'right.
Mr. Thomas P. Crap, reported to be
a citizen of Chicago, who has been _________
traveling in England for some time I principal office will be at Enid. The
past, was found Monday night dead, incorporation shall exist fifty years
with liis skull fractured, in aby-street and the capital stock of $.100,000 shall
of Birmingham, Eng. YY’hcn found, be divided into .1,000 shares of $100
Mr. Crap's pockets were empty. When each. The proposed road is estimated
last seen aiivo he had just drawn a to cost 8100,050 and when equipped
large stun of money from the bank, $500,000. The estimated length of
Deputy l’nited States Marshals Ru- !'he ll?e.,is 40 milos- I'he incorpora-
„s ( Miitmn nmi si nnfiniH tar* r«. I tors of the new road are Messrs, E. h.
I)unn, R. YY'. Patterson, Charles O.
caught the eye of G. YV, Reynolds,
who was in search of the men and
who is the complainant in the present
ease. The defendants were severally
YV. B. Jones, Louis Tighe, YV. F. Jo-
sephs and Luke Scott. These men be-
long to one of the strongest gangs of
cattle thieves in the country, anti in
making their capture Constable Ross
has done the territory good service.
The ginning season is now fully on
and the gins in the cotton section are
all running full time.
The Enid and Perry railroad com-
pany has been organized at Perry with
a capital of $500,000. In the secreta-
ry's office a charter was shortly after
granted the new concern to build,
construct, equip and operate a road
by electricity or motive power between
Perry and Enid. According to the
charter the road is to run through the
new counties of O and P. and tho
fus Cannon and Stanfield have re
turned to MeAlestea, I. T., from tho
Cherokee nation nnd report a lively
fight with the YVoodward gang of out-
laws near Fifty-two spring, found on
tne line between the Creek nations,
was waged for more than an hour
during which time over 200 shuts
were fired. Joe Pierce was killed And
all the outlaws horses were killed. All
of tlie other outlaws were wounded,
but escaped. The deputies escaped
uninjured, though several bullet Files
ill their clothing and a hole in Stan-
field's hat show what they went
tli rough,
, Judges YVood nnd Jenkins, tho sen-
ior members of the bench in the I'ni-
ted States court at Chicago, have de-
cided that it is atisafe longer to hold
court in the building, October 20 is
U10 last day in which the court will
occupy its room in the Chicago ruin.
In a Chicago circuit court bill, Fra*
zer .fc Chalmers, manufacturers of
mining machinery, are asked to ren-
der an account with the estate o£
Joshua Heady, deceased, who was tho
owner of letters patent on an auto-
matic o o feeder, and entered into a
contract with the defendants to man-
ufacture the machines.
Postmaster General Bissell is de-
termined that the patronage policy
shall not be exercised in the railway
mail service. Changes in the service
are to be governed by the merit sys-
tem. as he expects the record of effici-
ency of tlie clerks to attain in the
near future a much higher standard
than ever before.
Chris Huschmnn a desperate rob-
ber, was captured in Wabash covn'y,
Thursday. About a year ago Husch-
inan and nnithor robber tortured Far-
mer Matthew Davis, of Pike county,
in a horrib'e manlier, forcing him to
disclose thu hiding p'a-eo( $1,200,
which they mnl ■ way with,
YVood, J. YY'. Thompson, all of Enid.
A. Pierce of Denver. The proprietors
of the new road claim that actual
work will begin at onefe, and that the
road will be in operation before the
snow flies. The men at the back of
this schsrae possess indomitable push
and energy, end it is not improbable
that the road will be extended through
to Guthrie, in which e-vent an elec-
tric belt line in the city is assured,
The building of this railway will give
employment to hundreds of men, and
will redound to tho benefit of this
portion of the territory.
The Democratic patrons of the Te-
curaseh postofflee held an election in
that city last Tuesday to determine
their choice for postmaster in the
event a change should be made dur-
ing the present administration. It re-
sulted in favor of J. YV. Moyle.
A* J. E. Quien, member of the board
of regent* of the Stillwater agricul-
tural college, stepped off the train
Monday, in Guthrie, an officer served
an order on him from Judge Scott de-
manding that he turn over the books
A tarmar of Wands) has about 1,|O0
bushels of corn which he doolarei that
he wonld not exchange for the *amo I
quantity of wheat. He look* for hlgh«+
price*. '
If the arrest of bootlegger* contln- i
tie* long at the present rate the inllla >
of Justice will l>e compelled to depart
from their time honored eustoin of
grinding slow.
The Oklahoma Timcs-Journal I*
convinced that living long undor a ter-
ritorial government is calculated to
make anarchi*t* of the most devoted-
ly loyal people,
YVatonga Is in high giro over tha
announcement in tin custom newspa-
per that the Baptist association of
Now York hit* decided to e*tahli*h in-
dustrial schools for whites and Indiana
nt YVatonga.
■ t I* *nld that the sooner* seem to
he in a majority on the bottom*. And
the chance* are that a major'ty of
them will be In the Itottom— of some
prison cell—sooner or lat r, if they
remain there.
II. YV. Smith, n highly respected
young man and citizen of the Chicka-
shew country, wit* killed one day ln»t
week by the ne ddenlal discharge of •
shot, gun laying in tlie wagon in which
he wus riding.
Pawnee, the county sent town of Q
eounty, has a Scout that is on the kee
wee for local going* on. If any un- >
dertnke to pursue a tortuous course
thereabout-, they ore likely to be
llale-d by the Scout.
I). Cole Ini* cotton on his ploco on
Deep Fork in Okluhoma, that will
produce a halo to tho ncre. Tho Ed-
mond Sira says cotton on his place j
will net him $13 an aero, and he say*
that beats wheat raising. J
The contest for supremacy between
the government of Enid arid the rail-
rood promises to be long and bitter,
bnt the sooner it can he settled the
belter it will be for all who are le-
gitimately concerned in the outcome.
Governor Renfrow is engugrd in vis-
iting the strip cities in order to fnmtl-
iuri/.e himself will) their locations and
tin* general wants of the people by
personal observation. This is a good
move nnd will bring the governor in
closer touch with the people.
Ephraim Eldridge, a farmer living
four miles north of Norman, died
from hydrophobia. He was bitten by
a house eat on the 28th of July whl e
he was asleep at 3 o’clock, in the
morning. About one month’ ago he
felt symptoms of the dreadful disease,
but they passed away. On last Tues-
day he showed decided symptoms and
when Dr. YValts was called he was
suffering intensely and could not bear
liquid of any kind in his mouth. Ho
grew rapidly worse, dying in intense
agony Monday night.
In the annual report of the condi-
tion of affairs of the Indians under hi*
supervision Agent Moore, of the (Jua-
paw agency, gives some very interest-
ing infbrmation. As a rule, he say*,
all of the eight tribes of the agency
are desirous of taking land in several-
ty and to be admitted to citizenship
with the granting of statehood;to Ok-
lahoma. The Quapaws themselves
have made allotments to their own
numbers, with only two dissenters,
and they, with the Miamas and I’eo-
rias. arc anxious to make a division of
their surplus lands, and to sell the
same and make a final settlement with
the government. The Senecas and the
Sliawnees of the agency are mainly
desirous of the same advancement to
independent citizenship.
YVilliam Hoskins informs t.^e; Guth-
rie News that there is oil on liis claim,
which is located about six miles west
of Guthrie, lie’s got it, cock-sure, if
the sample he. left ut the News office
amounts to anything. It is the finest
specimen of crude petroleum that ex-
perts declare they have ever seen.
Hoskins says he will bore and believes
he will let loose millions of barrels of
fine oil shortly after he begins to
work. If this be true there is a big
future before this section of the Uuit-
ted States and a large-fortune in sight
for Mr. Hoskins. Mr. John Bussey
who lives near Hoskins, is an old
l'ennsylvanian, and has had a big ex-
perience with the oil wells of that sec-
tion of the country, and declares that
all the surface indications of the
country where Mr. Hoskins’ claim is
located are precisely those of the oil
regions of Pennsylvania.
Rights of way through the territory
have been granted the following rail-
way companies: Interoceanie railroad
company, through one Indian reseava-
tion within Oklahoma commencing at
west line of Sebastain county, Arkan-
sas, to Fort Smith, running in a west-
erly direction through tjie Indian ter-
ritory and Oklahoma to a point on the
west line of Oklahoma, between the’
North Canadian and YVaahlta rivers,
with a branch running from the main
-line in Choctaw nation in a southwest-
erly direction to a point on Red river,
near Denison; also brauch beginning
at a point in Seminole nation, near
YVewoka river, to south line of Kan-
sas, near Otto. Gainesville, McAlester
and St. Louis railroad company, be-
ginning on Red river near ea^t part of
Cook county,Texas, northeast through
Indian territory to eastern boundary
of Arkansas, but no way of definite
location has been filed. Gainesville,
Oklahoma and Gulf railway, beginning
at a point north of west part of-Cooke
county, Texns, running northwesterly
through Indian and Oklahoma territo-
ries to southern boundary of Kansas.
Kansas City, PitUlv. ; and-Gulf rail-
way company, beginning at south line
ot Chefokec county, Kansas,, near Ga-
lena, thence southerly through Ai-
kansa* and Indianterritory to Clarks-
ville, Texas. Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific railway company, extension of
litie, beginning at point near Chicka-
saw, Chickasaw nation, southeasterly
to Dallas, Texas, and sooth line of In-
dian territory, and also through terri-
tory from Chickaska southwesterly to
west line of Oklahoma.
The bluecoats having taken a torn
at corrupting the people ot the strip
the Salvation Army ia preparing for
an advance into the land to try its
dower of reformation.
The most cheering benefit that
Guthaie has realized from the opening
of the strip up to date, is the expend i-
tnre of something like a quarter of a
million dollars there for supylies.
There is not alwsyn special signifl-
to the new board of regents or appear I cance in a name, but it ia worthy of
before the supreme court next Satur-
day nod show cause. And tho guvner
still pursues them.
Rev. Swartz, who has filled the pul-
pit at the M. E. church for the past
ten months, has been assigned to
preach at Kildare in the future.
Mr. C. Merkle, who a short time ago
owned a fine claim on the Canadian,
informs us that the river at its recent
high stage cut out a new channel,
washing away his house, vineyard,
orchard, etc., ruioing his farm" and
leaving him homeless and almost des-
titute, the result of four years' hard
labor and money expended. His claim
was a valuable one and well improved
and ha<J ten «eres of very fine tiqj’
bet.
remark that a law shingle sticks out
in one of the streets of Perry bearing
the firm name of Quick, Justice A
Journey.
The delegations from the Indian
Territory at the Oklahoma City con-
ference are deeply and earnestly in-
terested in statehood and hope to is-
sue soon 50,000 pamphlets containing
the true condition of their affairs and
needs, to be distributed free among
their own people.
The Guthrie News which has its
smeller all the time set to catch tricks
and schemes as they are concocted,
says the slate is already fixed as to
who slat I be the officials as noon as
statehood come* to Oklahoma. The
senators and representative* ttava al-
ready been leleetad. J
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