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ELKlNS AND THE CATTLE BARONS.

The Entire Cherokee strip Held by Them
| ,".:. In Violation Of the Law.
GUTHRIE, Q. r., Aug. 7.--Inspector +. G.
Davis of the interior department. the man
who first reported to Washington that tho
oattlsnen, aided BY tine Sante Fe Railway
! company, had taken rossession of the
6 6,000, 900 acres comp ising the Cherokee out
| let. in an interview says that Secretary
Noble ordered him to the scene aud after
he had reported that the cattle had been
| turned in there IN immense numbers the
secretary wrote to him to remain there and
act with the soldiers, whom the secretary Of
war had promised would bs ordered to clear
| the strip on June eth.
Inspector Davis waited in vain for the
soldiers TO come. No orders even have been
issued by the SECRETARY of war; except an
| order to the few troops then on the outlet
telling them to return TO Fort Reno and let
the cattlemen alone. Two hundred thou
sand head of cattle. 10000 horses ana as
many sheep are being fed free on govern
ment land. to be marketed in competition
with stock raised by the overburdened
farmers of the nation. At the same time
SO 600 homeless people are prevented from
settling on the lands illegally held by the
| cattle barons.
The outrage does not end here. Tho
| thousands of cattle on the strip have all
been brought from the fever-infeoted dis
tricts of Texas. in direct violation of the
quarantine laws, and the seeds Of that
dread disease have been scattered all over
the territory. Hundreds of native and
northern-Dred cattle have already died. and
the disease is spt eadinQ with great rapidity.
In every farmers pasture can be seen dead
animals. and many have been almost
ruined bv losing all their cattle. In this
city scores of poor men have lost their only
COW. and the disease is devastating the
large dairy herds.
The milk from these infected animals
has been used by many, and is the cause of
much aickn ess and many deaths.
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THEY MUST BE CITIZENS.
Question That IL Worrying the Treasury
Department.

A Question That Is Worrying the Treasury
Department..
WASHINGTON, Aug. IAN interesting
question has been presented to the treasury
depal tment in regard to the steamships
City of New York and City of Paris. the own
srs of which are preparing to have them
documented as American vessls in accord
aDce with the provision of the special act
Of congress- granting them that privilege
under certain conditions. The steamship
company is anxious to retain the presen t
complement of officers of those vessels most
OF whom. however, are of foreign national
ity. In o der to bring them within the law
Requiring vessels of the United States to be
othcered exclusively by citizens of the
United States, the companies took steps to
secu their sreedy naturalization. This,
however. was a very slow p. ooess The Of
ticers in question have already taken out
first papers. but have to serve out the
full probationary period before they
become full fedged citizens. Leaving ont
the question of financial ability to remain
, idle during that period, the company itself
Is unwilling to sacrifice them for unit ried
men of American citizenship. Accordingly
as test case, application has been made to
the treasury department. for the retention
OF a Captain Watkins ns master of the CITY
of Paris during his probational period of
naturalization. The commissioner of nav
igation. to whom the matter was efsrred
had replied tnat the law is obligatory as to
the citizenship of masters of the United
States, and that such citizenship in case Of
an alien is not established until he shall
have fulfilled all the requirements of the
naturalization laws. Unless the decision is
reversed, the steamship company will have
to secu Q new set of officers for the two
steamships or else delay the documenting of
the vessels under the United States law un-
til the present officers can legally serve.
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ALL WILL ASSIST.

The Federation Of Labor to Ala she
striking Carnegie Mon
HOMESTEAD. Aug. 7.--As result o. the
secret mission on which Samuel GompsSa,
president Of the American Federation OF
Labor. has been In Homestead, the ontirs
strength Of that organization will Be- utiI-
lied to help win the fight. Seven hundred
thousand members Of the federation
will be asked TO contribute money
and especially to be viQilanS il
boycotting Carnegie material and prs-
venting workmen from going to Homestead.
Gompers said: 1--WE shall certainly leave
nothing undone to bring victory 10 these
gallant workmen."
sunday was quies both here and at Du-
quese. Battery B goes homo tomorrow
and the Fifth regiment follows Tuesday.
The Fifteenth and Sixteenth regiments
will be left.
The advisory committee gave ont tonight
that letter had been received from Man
aRsr Potter stating hs would return X the
charge OF murder DO Withdrawal and 10 b
given his old position. sa
Thore 10 no particular change u Home
stead, excepting that the compAny hos
more n.en 1t work. OutwRrdly the atsiksra
a,e as firm - ever. but many privately sx-
press desire to return to work and say
they are only deferred by the influence of
the majority. An attempt will be made TO
start the Duqussne plant in tho morning.
Residents Of Duquesne are greatly excited
tonight and fear trouble.
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OUT FOR THE pERQUISITEs.
How Missoula Means to Work the Capital
Question.

How Miss0ula Means to Work the Capital
Question.
M1ssouLA, Aug. T. Special. Just at
present there il considerable capital talk
and gossip stirring among the Niaaoula
people. Missoula does not expss. to Rsts
the capital, but thinks this county holds tho
key to the situation, and while she dossn't
want the capital, she has little az to grind
in the way of 'perquisites" (publio insti-
tutions) which she would like to have un-
derstood before election. Certain Qentls-
men from Deer Lodge paid Missoula visit
few days since in the interests Of that city
ON tho capital question. They seemed psr-
fectly willing that this city should have
anything it wanted in the line of public in
stitutions. and thought that Deer Lodge
could fx tho whole matter mp a. easily N
rolling off log. There il, however, some
little skepticism prevailing hero az to the
ability Of the party of the second part being
able to deliver the goods when called on TO
do 80. What Missoula and Missoula county
wants is the university located here. and
tho vote of tho city and county will be cast
almost to unit whichever way seems most
likely to bring that end about.
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THE SAME SONTAas.
Minnesota Claims ths CalifoSaaa n
RshhsyA

Minnssota Claims the CsliSopaia a1a~n
hsbbeEA
MANKATo, MINI, Aus. 7.--0sosas ~
John sonsaR who are ssppossd o have
been implicated in the sxprsss sohbsry 40
Hollis on Wednesday, are believed to s.
former residents sf this sity. John 6outaa
removed to Colifornia Ave years aao, He
had good record. Gssrgs was b,oushA
before the United states osass q ~ Psvl
on a charge Of raising United etstss our-
rency. His reputation has NOT hesn rood.
He returned here thrss months ago, bs1 No
not been seen since. This oissumstaaus,
together With bis heht With ofIlssrs ~
Vlsala. Gal, leads 70 ths suspicion that Is
vas one Of the parties who figured In No
shortly .fs.r This shss '- Il. RS. Is.
bers wsrs In the city for two
days after the attempted robbery
and II 70 II may b. that Sontag and Evans
vera the parties. The police are thou2ht q
have important fasts. kut refass 10 give out
any information for 4 day Or two. 81 untu
more 10 heard from California. TIE rob
berries NJ West Prairie Jun action, ,Kasarta ana
Hollis wore conducted on The same plaas.
and there 10 reason 10 believe ths sane par
ties carried out the three The stspis5heP
Of tho SontaR boys 10 proprietor Of I hotel
in this city, but their own fathers pane n
Contant. which they do not carry. The
police believe there ID NO doubt that tha
6ontags in California belong to the ssrae
family that live here. Interesting develop
ments are sxpscSsd.
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Many Thousands on Their Way to
the Twenty-fifth Triennial
Conclave.
To Meet on Historic Ground Near
the Mount OF the Holy
Cross.
Great Preparations Have Been Made for
Their EntertminIn ent In tho Benu-
tifuI Mountain Metropolis.

DENVER. Aug 7. ~-- ISpscial.l -- The
twenty-tifth triennial conclavs Of the
Knights Templar will open in Denver
on Tuesday, Aug. o. Preparations have
been made in an elaborate way for the
reception and entertainment of the tens Of
thousands who are coming. The Colorado
Communicates and the citizens of Denve r
and other towns in the state will spend not
less than 5000, 900 in making this biennial
ono OF the most celebrated in the history of
the order. The illuminations in Denver will
cost $55, 600, which sum will include what
the knights, the county and the city COM
bined will sxpend for that purpose. About
100000 has boon spent in decorations in the
business center and residence parts of the
city. This expense has been borne by pri-
vate citizens. Many of the business blocks
have been decorated at cost of $500 each.
Never in her history was Denver 90 beau
tiful and in such gala attire. The national
fag the banners of the knights, bunting
and thousands Of tho smblems of the cross
and crown float everywhere. Many miles
of streets have stringers of inoandescent
lights at the crossings. These lights, glow
ing with the brilliant colors of the Knights
Templar and national flags, mingled with
the private electric display of merchants
and pl OCCASIONAL men, make Denver seem
almost like fairyland at night. From the
tops of nine buildings great search
lights of many thousand candle rover will
illuminate the city with almost the bright
ness of day.
The Knights Templar are here. They
have taken the city, and Denver has sur
rendered. Thousands are still coming. All
the states and territories, Canada. foreign
lands and Oceanica will be represented.
Many are coming from the Sandwich ISL
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s'o9 N.RarKerr aearer

Col. Byron J.. Carr, born in Grafton
county, N. H.. Sept. II, lS42, is the grand
commander of the Colorado Knights Tenn
plar. He served in the First and Second
New Hampshire volunteers and lost an arm
at Appomattox. He read law with Il. l.
Fe ry, who became COVE nor of Washing
ton. he IL one of the ~ ointment lawyers
of the state. Frank b. Hill, chairman of
the executive committee for the conolave,
was born near Detroit. Mich. came west in
1878. and is one of the leading real estate
men of Denver. Col. Carr and Chairman
Hill, assisted by the several committees,
have been busy for mouths past arranging
for this trlennial conolave. Not only the
Denver and Colorado Knights and Masonic
lodges will keep open house, but the Odd
Follows as we'll. At the time the Patriarohs
Militant Of the Odd Fellows held their na-
tionai encampnent in Denver the Knights
Iemplar of this oity opened headquarters
and were lavish in their hosnitality. The
Odd Fellows, not to be outuone by their
Masonic friends. will spend about $4,000
at the tsnt headquarters they have erected
in shady nook in the heart of the city i'll
entertaining with a royal hospitality and
with the best of good cheer. Many belong
to both orders and hence the brotherly
feeling that exists instead of jealousy or
rivaly.
The frat Masonic temple in Denver, and
also said to be the first in Colorado. was
the old log cabin Of W. q. Russell on what
was then known as Ferry street. Tho date
is usually placed i'll the year 1859. but tho
first meeting was held in this cabin, accord
ing to tho statement OF Andrew Ssgendorf,
in December, 1858. Mr.. sagendorf was
born in Columbia county, N. Y, August rs.
1928. moved to Nebraska in 1864. and in 1863
followed the gold rush to Pixies Peak.
Among those p esent at the frat meeting in
this old log cabin. Masonic temple" were
MIR. Ssgsndort. Judge W. Nj. Slaughter,
Henry Allen, James Winchester, W. q. Rus
sell, Robert L. Willis. j. ID. Ramsps, DIR.
l.. J. Russell, .. L. Lehow. Oliver Russell,
Z. Il. Blake aud Samuel Bates. Instead of
the old cabin of Russell. where the masons
used to meet in lS6s-59 tho oder now has
magnificent temple at the 90. nsr of Six
tesnth and Wslton streets. Denver. Tho
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Crsary is a member OF tho house Of repre-
sentatives, and WAS formerly chairman Of
troducsd In the house the bill providing
for the present monetary conference and
has taken a special interest In the subject
Mr.. Cannon has for years taken 4 leading
part in financial operations in New York
He was formerly comptroller Of this Cur
renee and ia now president Of the Chase
National bank Of New York. Mr.. Walker
is we'll known writer on economic questions.
lie has been supsrintsEdent OF the census
and was 4 member of the International
monetary conference held Ia Paris in 1878.
he IL president Of the Massachusetts Instl-
loan Statistical society and honorary fellow
of tho Royal Statistical society Of London.
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pavements NJ 4 COST OF several hundred
Thousand dollars.
The following are the officers of the grand
encampment of the United States:
John Z. y. Goblin, Lebanon, Pa, grand
master.
Hugh McCurdy, Corunns, Mich, deputy
grand master.
". La Kue Thomas. Danville, KY, grand
gensraIissimO.
Reuben II. Lloyd, San francisco. CAL,
grand captain general.
Henry b. stoddard, Bryan, Texas, grand
senior warden
Nicholas A. Kuckis. indianapolis. Ind,
grand junior warden.
II. Wales Lines. Meriden. Conn.,, grand
treasurer.
william b. Isaaos, Richmond. Va, grand
recorder.
George M. Moulton, Chicago, H., grand
standard bearer.
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HE KILLED SEVEN MEN

And Was Finally Worked or Himself
While Resisting Arrest.
JOPLIN Mo-, Aug. 7.-George Hudson.
noto lous robber and murderer of CRANKY.
WAS shot and killed last night in saloon
at that place while resisting arrest. Hud-
son began his career Of crime when mere
boy in his native state. Mississippi. where
he killed negro. He came direct to Gran
by. where he killed German shoemaker.
and then fed to Granite Pass, Col, wher Q
he murdered and robbed All old man of
$l.70O. Retaining to CRANKY he shot and
killed deaf mute and afterwards killed N.
q. Taylor and }. +. Goodykunt while re-
s,sting arI est. Later he killed DR.. l.. &.
Howa d for some reason unknown. 1t has
never been possible to secure conviction in
any of his trials. Hudson had intimidated
the residents Of CRANKY and the surround
ipu country.
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| ands. The lowest estimate places the num-
Der Of visiting knights ut $1,000, accompa-
MED by about $1,000 ladies'. If the rush
continues the number of knights may reach
between 10000 and $4,000.
For months past tbs leading commander
les of the United States have.beep securing
headquarters for themselves and families.
In addition to filling up the leading hotels
and family boarding houses. space has been
ressrved for over seven hundred Pullman,
Wagner and Worcester cars at the Union
depot. Large tents have been erected at
the station whore the reception committee
will greet tho weary pilgrims and ladies,
after the long journey over the mountains
from the Pacific coast or the thousand
miles Of plains and prairie to the eartward.
In these large and spacious tents, arranged
for both ladies and the knights, they can
rest and refresh themselves and then un-
der the escort of members of the re reception
committee be shown to the headquarters
and lodgings OF their respective command
cries. Many prefer to have their headquar-
ters III their private cars. and hence the
hundreds OF these cars in the depot yards.
A grand arch beautifully decorated and
illuminated at the depot has the welcome:
I'VE Greet You, Pilgrims" in large letters
that glitter in the sunlight during the day
and the brilliant electric light at night.
Other arches span the streets, the most
beautiful OF which il at the corner of Six
tsenth and Welton 1T eets, Here is the
grand quadruple and central arch. COM
posed of four lesser arches, one for every
intersection of the streets. On the four
sides OF this grand aroh are the words:
Twenty fifth Triennial Conclavs." Here
floats the beautiful banner of the cross and
crown. The Maltese cross and other em-
blems are respiendent in their beauty by
day. and in their many oolored lights by
night. Ibis grand quadruple arch, span
ming the corners of the four streets, il ad-
joining the Masonic temple, where the
grand oommnndery will hold its sessions,
and will be the point of special interest.
The parade promises to he gorgeous pa
geant. The line of march has been ar
ranged through four or five miles o. atreets
in the best part OF the business and resi-
denos centsrs. A good part Of the line of
march will be over newly laid asphalt pave
mont, the o,ty having recently put in these
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A COUNT NOW IN JAIL.
Sad Sequel to . Marriage Of American
Money to . Title.

Sad Sequel to = Marriage Of American
Money to = Title.
SAN Francisco. Aug. Tn Oakland jail
now lsnRnishes Count Leopold dc Claude
of Baden, who il charged with misuses Of
Uncle Sans mails, as we'll ~ abuse Of his
wife. Three years ago the count met Miss
Nulty, an helress of Milwaukee, while on
her way homo from Europe. Papa Nulty
Investigated she counts record when he
proposed marriage and found that he
had title and debts, but no
assets. The marriage was celebrated with
much pomp. Ihe count tried his hand at
business with the old man, but failed, and
then headed for the west. He settled IN
Tacoma. and by means Of his connections
borrowed much money. The count secured
large loan from DR.. EiRholz. of Tacoma
and skipped to Germany. The countess
and her two children have lived in poverty
here, supported by scanty remittanoes from
home. The count returned few months
ago. and when Eigholz tried to secure his
money, the nobleman sent him indecent let
tstB. SO he was arrested.
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Myron M. Parker, Washington, D. c.,
grand sword bearer.
Hugh NJ. Aiken. Knoxville, Tenn. grand
warden.
Francis +. White. Plattsmouth, Neb.,
grand captain OF the guard.
Grand Junior Warden Nicholas Van
Slyke, of Hartford Conn, died last March.
and his place is now filled by Nicholas A..
Ruckie, of Indianapolis.
Prize drill contests. participated in by
the best Communicates in the United
States. will also BE- an interesting feature
Of the sncampment. There will be excur-
sions to Pixies Peak. Longs Peak and the
mountain resorts. All the principal towns
of the state have made arrangem ents for q
lavish display of hospitality.
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Race War In New Jersey.

ORANGE. N. j.. Aug. "A race war be-
tween negroes and Italians broke out here
to- night and one man was seriously stabbed
and twenty others injured with clubs
hrickbats and stones. The row occurred
on South street on which about half the
houses are occupied by Italians and the
others by negroes. About six hundred mon
and women were engaged and stones. bricks
and other missiles flew thick, and by the
time the police reserves arrived twenty per-
sons were severely injured. Daniel Ticker,
u negro. has bad stab wound in the neck.
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THE DELEGATES NAMED,
of This Country in the
NIOhetAry COnference

Representatives of This Country in the
Monetary Conference.
WAsnINaToN. Aug. THE president has
selected the following delegates to the in
ternational monetary conference: Sena-
tor Allison, of Iowa, and Jones. of Nevada;
Representative MoCreary, of Kentucky;
Gen. Francis A. Walker. of massachusetts
and Hon. Henry W. Cannon, of New York.
Mr.. Allison has been for many ysars lead
ing senator of the United staten and for a
long time chairman of the committee on
appropriations and = member of the com
mittss on hnancss- le IL we'll informed on
financial massers. senator Jones is also \
leadinR member of the finance Ooun nmittes
of the senate and has given special study 10
the silver question. He has been noted for
his speeches on financial issues. Mr.. Mo-
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A 0Dom entHlist A0ded

LONDON, Aug. Tho Associated press
has authority to state that the new liberal
government is likely to add one delegate q
prominent monom etalist. to the delegation
announced b. Lord Salisbury yestes day to
represent Great Britain at the international
monetary conferences. The appointments
announced are considered unsatisfactory.
sir W. Fl. Houldsworth is an ardent bi-
metalist, and Mr.. Currie, who is a member
of the council of India. also has leaning
to bi-m etalism. Sir G. W. Fremont was
nominated solely on account of his official
position in the mint, and will take no active
part in the conference.
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NOT EXPECTED TO WORK,

Tho Queen lntimates that Parliam ent
. -. .azr:....r4,-, Need Do Nothing. ..ee,..t.,.:.
LONDON, Aug. 7.-The queens speech. az
communicated to the chief of the ministe-
rial and opposition parties. il the briefest
speech from the throne ever read in parlia-
ment. II formally intimates that parlia-
mont has not met for the transaction of
business. 1t contains no reference to
prospective legislation and is almost silent
in regard to foreign affairs and Ireland.
The queen simply says that no immediate
work can be expected of the members so
soon after the labors of last Session and the
farlgues of the general election.
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On AUGUST 8, 1926, Geofrey
Hudson was served up to table
in a cold pic by the humorous
Duchess Of Buckingham.
He was a dwarf, eighteen
inches high. Having challenged
Mr.. Crofts to fight duel, the
latter appeared upon the field of
honor armed with a squirt.
Several years later, however,
the dwarf figured in a more
serious encounter, in which he
shot his antagonist dead.
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aCHEyENNE, Wyo.. Aug. THE asstleman
prisoners were brought into court Yesterday
and formally charged with the murder OF
Champion and Ray, the two men killed
during the cattle war. Al the conclusion
of the proceedings they ware bound over TO
August 22 when the trial will probably be-
gin. In the meantime the prisoners wsrs
released on bail. this cattiemeR themselves
furnishing the bonds. g- e==z
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Tho Northern Pacitic's Hospital

MIssouLA, Aug. Especial. The work
on the new railroad hospital is progressing
rapidly and Missoula will again have an At
tractive building on the site formerly oo-
supied by the structure which was burned.
It will be frame structure and about the
same size as the old one. but with several
important improvements. 1t 10 understood
that the railroad company will build large
hospital at Tacoma within the next year
and for that reason did not increase the
size of that replacing the old one here.
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ReDulsed by tho Rebels.

LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch to the Times
from Tnneier dated Sunday says 1,50o of
the Suitan's troops. with two field pieces
and 800 tribesmen, advanced this afternoon
to Anehera. They then refreshed to within
three miles of Tangier. A detachment of
cavalry which attempted to charge the
rebels WAS also repulsed. The whole force
retreated to camp in the evening having
lost fifteen killed and wounded.