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GALLoWs. FoRT sMITH.
in his chair.

Observe in the map that Fort'Smith is To-
Gated on the south bank Of the Arkansas
Eirer. on the state line, therefore within rife
gbot of the Cherokee and the Choctaw ma
tions, and only hundred miles south is Red
river. north of which are the ChicBaSaws and
south of it was the most lawless district of the
renubljc of Texas, because the refugees from
the United States usually halted for brief
rest soon after getting across the line. But
little way south of that is the famed Caddo
Lake region of bayou, swamp and thicket,
which seemed made by nature for an out
laws retreat, and was practically condemned
for that use for many years by the disputed
jurisdiction of two states and the lone repub-
lie Add that the disputed Oklahoma lies
NOT far west, the Ozark mountains not far
north and the wild wooded region all around,
and II will be seen that Fort Smith was To-
Gated at the right spot to get breeze of any
LITTLE excitement there was going From the
(,sss5o westward and southwark spread a
Ic1S disputed region in which the only GER
taintv from 1920 to 1916 was that no legal
process from the United States would hold,
and of which the reputation may be family
inferred from the local proverb; There is no
Sunday west of the Red, no law west Of the
Sabine and no God west Of the Trinity
West of the Brazos was left to the magma
ton.
A CURIOUS IDEA OF THE PAST.
During the first half Of this century the
good people Of the southwest looked on this
situation with good deal more complacency
than now seems possible. 1t was decided
advantage to the adjacent states to have
region to which all criminals were attracted,
and in which, as the good people complacent-
" said, the average life of fugitive was but
four years. If he escaped Indians and rob
bers, panthers and rattlesnakes, and was not
killed in brawl, the vile whisky in common
use would likely make way with him in ten
years, anyhow. But when the Indians were
located-that being completed in 1S39-the
United States established a court at Fort
Smfth7and after the annexation Of Texas IN
lsi5 both the states as well as the nation were
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his governorship and became practically a
Cherokee chief The history of the city is
closely connected with that of the Indians.
Though the fort was located in 1870, the
town was not laid out till 1888, and all the
early visitors went into raptures over the
beauty of the situation. There is an extern
sive view of the Arkansas, the land rising
from the river in gentle slopes and wooded
ridges; in all directions the native forest was
charming TO the pioneers, and the surround
ing'region is remarkably fertile.
The first Cherokees went west in 1880, set
ting on the st. Francis, their tradition being
that the tribe originally came from the west,
and it is claimed that they are closely akin to
the Navajoes. In 1917 there were 5000
Cherokees on the Arkansas under Chief Taxa
toka, and the United States began to urge all
the Others to so there, so Fort Smith was
soon after established. Some 5000 more
emigrated in 1878, and a sort of civil war
broke out among the I, 900 or so remaining
in Georgia, the John Ross party opposing
the removal, and the Ridge-Boudinot party
favoring it. The United States soon notified
thesIndians that it would not sustain them
against Georgia, and in 1888 Gen. Scott with
1000 men went to compel them to remove.
The eastern Cherokees had adopted q repub-
Hcan form of government, and on their arrival
in the Indian Territory there was trouble be
tween them and the western Cherokces, but
on the 18th of July, 1889, they adopted the act
of union, and thereafter proSpcred greatly
till the outbreak of the war With their
growth in wealth Fort Smith grew, but the
civil war Frustrated all interests.
JUST AFTER THE WAR.
There was an awful deafness about the
place after the war TIL the completion of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith road, of which
the voting public heard so much in 1884. 1t
is a short road, but gave much heat to a long
campaign, and has finally created big boom
to Fort Smith. Within few months past
the boom has risen to q regular speculative
frenzy. City lots are laid out in the woods
two miles from town, and on the main street
real estate is held at 500 per front foot.
Cotton, timber and minerals are the basis of
the local trade as yet, but experience has
proved the region to be one of the finest in
the country for fruit, especially peaches.
Petroleum has been discovered in the mount
aims some forty miles away, and experts talk
of the basin as ineXhaustible. About the
same distance to the north are springs from
which the oil flows. Large bodies of good
iron ore have also been Prospected, and the
coal fields within workable distance are esti-
mated at 5000 square miles. Why shouldn't
there be booml
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Another attraction" is Elsie James, a
full blooded Chickasaw woman, 90 years old,
who shot her white husband dead for striking
her daughter, said husband being drunk at
the time. Mrs Julia McCann and her two
daughters are waiting trial for murder. One
Of their exploits was TO murder a man for
the purpose of robbery and burn his body.
They are popularity supposed to be fiendesses
of the Kate Bender type. A few rods from
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court, murders in the territory averaged
nearly one day, and in order to check them
he began his first term by pronouncing the
death sentence on every convicted murderer
that came before him. At the close of his
first year he had sentenced fifteen men to be
hanged, and had sent about eco to the peni-
Tertiary, many of them for life. The deS-
peradoes became terror stricken, and some of
them, rather than come before him for trial,
killed themselves.
A correspondent of The Chicago Tribune
who visited the court not long ago, says that
1.-THE important branch of this wonderful
criminal court is the United States marshaFs
department, Of which Col. John Carroll is
the head. He has force of forty deputies
scouts he calls them. They are men OF re-
nowned courage and daring, who frequently
face death dozen times a week. There is
not man among them who has not been
shot almost to pieces, and eighteen OF the
force have been killed outright within the
last three years. The deputies are mounted
and are kept riding through the Indian
country, detecting criminals, making arrests,
and sunmoning witnesses. Each deputy has
an armed posse OF three men. With his guard
and outfit consisting of horses and wagon,
tent and camping utensils, the deputy starts
out, frequently covers hundreds OF miles of
territory, and returns with from five to
fifteen prisoners. Going as he does among
the worst despcradoes his trip is full of peril,
and is seldom accomplished without desper-
ate hand to hand encounters and bloody bat
ties with guns, but the deputies are venture
some, dare devil fellows, and not one Of them
was ever known to resign or shrink from
duty"
In 1873 the United States military post at
Fort Smith was abandoned, and Judge
Parker holds his court in the old barracks.
The western wall of the incioSed square runs
within a few rods of the Indian territory
line, and adjoining the court room is the
Federal prison, massive structure of brick
and iron that is at all times crowded to over
flowing with criminals. 1t now contains 1856
prisoners, some of whom are among the most
noted deSperadoes of the Indian country.
Most of them are whites, the average being
seven whites and two negroes to one Indian,
as most Indian criminals are tried in the
nations"
STAR PRISONERS.
Among those now under sentence of death
Is the fancy prisoner" Steve Bussen lille
Ultimate son of a once noted army officer.
He is a college graduate, bright, witty and
strikingly handsome Another noted pris-
oner is F. A. Watson, accused of having
assassinated the female desperate, Belle
Starr Her husband, John Starr, was wait
ing trial for horse stealing when he heard of
her death, and leave being granted he rode
over and caDturad Watson
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the prison stands the rude gallows on which
seventy-one men have been hanged. 1t is
fixed" for eleven men at time; but so far
no more than eight have been executed at
one drop. This is a little item, but not unim-
portant; in fact, it is quite Illustrative.
George Maledon, who has served as hangman
for many years, is professionally proud of
the fact that he has never had an accident,
and that all his subjects" go bravely to
their deaths. He has put the rope around
the necls of seventy-one murderers, and in
every case the neck was broken by the drop.
He may, therefore, be said to be fairly enti-
tied to be styled an expert.
Fort Smith has at various times been the
scene of many stirring events and the tempo
rary home of some noted men. Among these
was the eminent Sam Houston, governor of
Tennessee, and later president of Texas, the
republic, and senator from Texas the state
DISAPPOINTED in his first marriage, he resigned
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"a mean manr' exclaimed Capt. Norris;
81 should say so. Why, if you were to put
rat trap in his mouth, baited with a nickel,
you'd catch his soulln
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The horse one has had and the wife one has
not yet got are always the most perfect Of
their kind.
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AT OLD FORT SMITH.
Queer Old Times and Lively
DOingS on the Arkansas.
"a GREAT HANGING RECORD.
Fort Smith VS.. Fort GIbsOn-One Man Has
Hanged Seventy-one Upon the Same
GaIIOws-SOme Pictures.
ORT SMITH is acitated.

ORT SMITH is aGitated.
Fort Smith has been agi-
tated in the same way at
regular intervals for TWEEN
ty years.
The agitation has in it no
moral or religious elements;
- -i,,,,,1,- Al, ,rf ,.,,,,,-,.;,,o-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-03-07
COMMISSIONERS.
TRAN SFERS AND ATTACHMENTS.

Spring Session. Beginning Monday Mich.
18th, at II o'clock, A. NJ.
Tursd'y, l9lh,~-Consldcr Appeals and
make Transfers from Buckeystown, Freder.
ick MiGdlc.own and Creagerstown.
Wednesday Goth -Emmitsburg, Catoctin,
Urhana and Liberty
Thursd'y 2lt-Ncw Market, Hauvcrs,
Wood boro' and Prtcrsville.
Friday 22nd Noun! Pleasant Jefferson,
Mcchanirstown and Jackson.
Tucsd " Goth. townsville, Woodvillc Lin
ganorc, Lewistown and Tuscarora Dsts
Continuing the session they will hear ap-
pcaions for Bridges and School Houses,
All persons " no feel aggrleved from to, high
nm asses mrnt will observe this notice rs this
" i'll he the last opportunity for relief on the
tax for 1880
Transfers may be made before he Clerk at
any time c'osing April S0th.
All persons who have erected new build
lnCa that have not been ms sesscd will re-
port the slmc to the ounty Commissioners
BY order,
feb % Al f A. GlTTlNGER, Clerk.
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separated from the side walks by wire
cables, which the crowd threatened to
break by pressure at times. Looking
down upon this vista, long lines of gal,
ly decorated buildings charm the eye
with the National colors, none the
worse at this distance for yesterdays
pelting rain. From the windows thou
sands of expectaut faces are booking
Below, the crowds, despite the efforts
of the police become stationary and
refuse to be moved. Amid AL the
hubbub Of confused noises the voices Of
thousand fakirs rise in hardly seduc.
tive inducements to buy their wares.-
Even these are finally drowned by the
pressure of the crowd and one nuisance
is momcntarially abated.
Oh the Elst Por,ico of the Capitol
the great pcaklnS stand had been erec-
ted. On the right Of Harrison and
Cleveland WAS seated Chief Justice Ful-
Ter. on the left the Sergeant at arms of
the Senate. Officials and distinguished
visitors occupied the rest of the plat.
form. After the prayer Mr.. Harrison
stepped forward and delivered his in
auguraI address. Only about one half
Of the crowd heard this but the re-
mander waited patiently. Far ont ov
err the Plaza the crowd stretched, solid
". as if packed by machinery, A wo
man, faint with long standing swcons,
and cannot be carried out. The wind
comes np. Far up adj ,cent streets YOU
see the briga1es of the grand PROCESSION
waiting cheerfuIly. The President
turns about and Is sworn. tie kisses
again the family bible he kne" when
bov. A wild shout reNds the air is re-
peattA caught up and thrown back by
2O,OOOO0O voices. Thus new Presl
dent is inaugurated.
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PUBLIC SALE !

The undersigned Agent for the lleils Of
Henry Hendricks, deceased will sell at pub.
lie Sale on the premises in the southern sab
urbs of McchanicstOwE, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 9th, 1889,
AT O'CLOCK, p. N.
The following real estate.
First, the Home Place Wing on the road
leading from the + & f. Turnpike to Viii
hides Lime Kiln, containing
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The New Cabinet Officers.
Promptly nlirmed by the
Sen:llc.


President Harrison sent to the Sen
ate on Monday the nominations for his
cabinet, They are as follows:
Secretary of State-JAmes G Blaine,
Of Maine.
Secretary Of the Treasury-Willam
Window, Of Minnesota.
Secretary of War cdhelu Proctor,
Of Vermont.
Secretary of the Benjamu +.
Tracy, Of New York,
Secretary Of the lnterior-John ".
Noble, OF Missouri.
Postmaster General - John Wana.
maker, Of Peans\ lvauia.
Attorney Grneral-W. II. II Miller,
Of Indiana.
Secretary Of northumberland
Rusk, Of Wisconsin
As soon as the nominations We're re-
ceiyt d the Senate went INTO executive
session. and all the cabinet officers were
confirmed without opposition. Presl
dent Harrison was notified cf the Sen
Ate's action by Executive Clerk Young,
The members OF Pres dent Cleveland S
cabinet rendered their designations,
which were accepted, to take effect as
soon as their successors qualify.
The democratic Senators held con
ference Monday, at which "A seniAent
was Developed aga nst permitting the
transaction OF any Legislative business
at the extra session OF the Senate. 1t is
sad the republican Senator's will not
attempt to transact any but executive
business
James G. Balne was SO yeara old on
the 3O:h Of January and is holding
this position t)r Il second time.
William Window is 60 wears oh and
was also appointed to tins position by
President Garfield.
Redheld Proctor is farmer on q
large scale and had been until recently
identified with an immense marble in
tereSt
Benjamin F. Tracy is SO years old,
was an officer in the union army during
the REBELLION, one Of Dercher's counsel
IL the famous trial and is a breeder OF
famous trotters.
John Wilcox Noble is 81 years old
was an offer in the late war and a
lawyer
W H H. Miller is As years Of age
and is President Harrlson's law part
ncr.
John Wanamaker is 50 years old and
a merchant sufficiently we'll known.
jeremiah NJ. l.. Rush is SO years old,
vas Brigadier General III the late war,
he has held many prominent public
positions, among them, three terms in
Congress- be is an ex Governor Of Wis
cousin and one of the able men in the
President cabinet.
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CASH CAPITAL AND ASSETS.
Cash Capital $2JO,0OO.oo
Deposited with ~. 5000 600 90
Insurance Dept !
Assets JuHc 3D,h 1888. $3.50 ,0s,S. 30
Rts, ryc for Re Insurance $3l4 0G9 81
Net surplus June 30rh, SO SG0, $500
Losses Paid .... S.,20O.573
One of the reasons why yon should insure
with the above Company is the sound tlnan.
cjal CONDITION that it is IN and another reason
Is the special features ii offers, for instancea
policy of IS 600 will cost sci 90 perycar and
guarantees So OF weekly indemnity in case
Of sccrdcn, for 50 weeks.
For death by Accident s5O0O.0O
For Loss Of both Eyes $4,000 90
For loss If both Hands S5OOGVp
For loss of both Feet $5,OoO00
For loss Of ouc land and foot 100000
For loss uf one hand or foot 81 ,C6G $50
Smaller amounts Of insurance in proper
ton
MORAL Insure in the Fidelity & Casual
ty co. of New York for,
Railroad trains will lie wrecked,
Boilers or mps will explode,
Horses will take flight and run.
Brick or trmhrrs will Ial.
Fire hu rs and Lighlnjngs strike,
Machinery viii crush or mansle,
Tools or Glass will cut,
Splinrers or Nails viii wound
Slips or falls viii happen,
Hammers and Weights will biujsc,
Ladders or staging will give way,
Limbs will e s rainri or broken,
"Thc unexpected is Wha, always happens
BE Wis 20 lay lis ma mess 10 defer"
For further Information c i upon,
S. NJ BRIEFLY,
Mtchanic>tOwn Nd
p. s. Insurance tickets for Sale at Il ii
Road dcpo, by +. llr>sou, and VI S. NJ. Brc.
lv's office at % cents Der day, "a 80 per mo
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Order Nisi Oh Sales.
No. 5JlS, Equity.

Silas Nj Horner,
Theodore McAIlisler
and j. Harvey Cobean
Executors of John Witherow, Mortga.ee Of
George B, Dorsey and wife
Petition.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick County,
sitting in Equity.
January Term, 1889
In u" Matter Of The Report Of Sales fled the
10Th dav of February 1850.
NRDERED, That on the 10th day Of
~ March 1889, the Court will proceed to
act upon the II port of Sales of Real Estate,
rrror,ed to said Court by Sjlls NJ. Horner
Theodore McAllisler and J. Harvey Cohean
Executors OF Mortgagcr IN the above cause
and fl led therein rs afo, esaid. to finally rat-
fy and confirm the me, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown before said day ;
provid d copy of this order be inserted in
some newspaper published in Frederick
County for three successive weeks prior to
SAID day.
The Report states the amount of sales to be
1925
Dated this 10Th day Of February, 1899.
W. Irving Parsons
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Frederick
County.
Truo Cory Test W Irving PaG,ons, Clerk.
T,h ~ Il
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iIAS's'I made cas-, III lnufacturln. Rub-
Ni1tt9 Der Stamps. Send for Price
IHO4VLI List OF Outfits, 10 }. F w.
Dorman, No 2l1 East German Street. BALI
more, Mnrylnd L S. A,
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Syrup Of Figs.

Is Natures own true laxative. 1t Is
the most easily taken, and the most eli,
ieclive remedy known to Cleanse the
System when Bill Gus or Costive ; to dis
PEI Headache, Colds, and Fevers; TO
Care Hahjtual Constipation, Mdig"s-
ton, Piles. etc. Manufactured only by
the California Fig Syrup Company San,
Francisco, Oh. Fo, sale at Dr.. NJ. +
Leatherman' Drug Store, Mechanics
town, Nd.
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To Assist Nature

In restoring diseased or wasted tissue Is
all that any medicine can DO. In pull
monary affections, such as Colds, Bron-
chitis, and Consumption, the mucous
membrane first becomes intamcd, then
accommodations form in the air-cclls OF
the lungs, followed by tubercles, and,
finally, destruction Of the tissue. 1t is
plain. therefore, that, until the hacking
cough is relieved, the bronchial tubes
can have no opportunity to heal.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral
Soothes and Heals
the inhamcl membrane, arrests the
wasting process, and leaves no injurious
results This is why it is more highly
estcmeed than amy other pulmonary
specific.
l.. d Bixby, OF Bartonsvillc, VT,
writes -Four years ago | took a Sc
we're cold, which was followed by a
terrible cough. I was very sick, and
confined to my bed about four months.
Nv physician finally said was in con-
sumption, and that he could not help
me. One Of my neighbors advised me
to try Ayers Cherry Pectoral. did so,
and before | had taken half bottle was
able to 60 ont. BY the time had
finished the bottle was well, and have
remained so ever since
Alonzo P. Dnsgett, Of Smyrna Mills,
: Me, writes: "Six years ago, was trav-
cling salesman, and at that time was
suffering with
Lung Trouble.
For months WAS unable to rest nights.
/ could seldom lie down, had frequent
choking spells, aud WAS often com
pelled to seek the open air for relief.
was induced to Try Ayers Cherry
Pcctoral, which helped me. Its con-
,inued use has entirely cured me, aud.
believe, saved my life"
Ayers Cherry Pectora(,
PREPARED BY
Or. J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass
Sold by all Druggists Price ~; ss1 bo''L.- Is.
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Administrators Notice.

rINliIS is to give notice III" subscriber.
l. Samuel VI Bireiy, hath obtained
from the Orphans Court of Frederick coun
ty NJ l., letters Of administration on the ee,-
tate Of
CATHARINE GLEN
deceased. All persons having claims against
the estate Of The said dccc,s are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouch.
er thereof legally authenticated 10 the sub
scriber on or before the 18th day OF August
1889, they may otherwise 10y law be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate.
All persons indebted to srid estate ara
hereby warned to make immediate plyinent
Given under my hand this 2sth day Of
January 1889.
SAMUEL NJ. BlRELY.
Feb. IA Ct Administrators.
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Was hlngtcn Letter
FROM OUR Rec vLAR CORREsr0ND:NT
WAsnlNGrOH MNrch 4!h, 1889.

"As"lSGroH NAIch An 1857
ne crowd '1h spent yesterday !"
Warrington was as ihofo"9"N "ish'''''
ed ana so'n''Sea a lot is even one
Aet. M r~l'' 'fa' Deg III Oh . ''"'''''
last" al Gay, ana amusement was MAJ"
to hnd' except lor 'Ae cIass u P'ol'e
VINO like 10 "''ena variety theatres oN
Sandy. IN the afternoon 'he oo"ooS
B.nd save an alleged m''ic'l eh'er
'a!um>N1 "'I" d. n's''' " "'ll''' 1915 D'''
Ne arc James Whl'cono riley o'c"'
pied the tA"a'Fe' ~ Tue 4e'a1"5 ''u
devllI1 t'P"tfe' TWO sacred concerts
Consisting q tue usual Yn's'F programs
were gwen ana Al mum 7N' ""o' ne'
oe9a,'' Lac S''oohs a." " '"''E'"1 Jus
lAess al" Aot even a decent p'eVhce o'
clos g NA' maze. 1A1 romeo N''''
hsd Its handS iA'l' No'd'n5 eAlF' SIS
SONS lne''eS were ARRESTED os '''e
dom troops KEPT cFo"o'h5 10 mp 10
Sunday At ,,iInjabt and the brave
r,,.;c If br,,. o., ,,a ,hro1gb tha s,llan
d~;~z,e The. hotel Hobbies were BACK.
cd viii, p4on,e who were pottj., no in
cots in the hulIs who could not find
o,r n,,cs IA visit ,,,d If co,rsa lad n,
room in which to st,v Toe hote, pri
ces went rn ., the snjr,t, Of the crowd
went down A hotel that charges 81
INV lad ,;,o ;,r,oa1 "a e3 and 81 for \
cot The c'owd was oo)y to be exnrct.
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Rapture cure guaranteed. Ease at
orcr No operation or business delay
Thontalds cared For circular, Dr.
J. y. MAYER SO Arch ST PnilA. At
kvyttoHe Hotel, Reading Pa, Dad Sat,
Of each month.
ia. 24lh lvr.
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Newspaper Law Decisions.

l. ANY person who takes paper regularly from
,r ostuiicc-y>hcther directed to his name or an
others " whrthrr he has subscribed or not Is re-
sponsibic for the payment
If ?nv pt son orders his paper discontinued ne
orshr mast pay all the arrcaragcS or the publisher
NAV continue to seed il until payment is MADE
and collect the whole amount, whether the paper is
take" tom the c!,,Cr OF not.
No paper WIN be discontinued until pa'd up.