Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-02-22
GENERAL NEWS.
Disastrous Effects Of the Storms In
Oklahoma and Kansas.

7 Hll Atbs Leb N7ItANShNs iIOIu
Guthrie, o. T., say that the unprece-
dented storms of January % and Febru-
ary II and l2 have wrought dire havoc
among the cattle upon the great ranges
in the Indian reservations in the territory, |
The extreme cold and the unusual &C. |
compartment of large quantities of snow |
could not well be withstood by cattle |
already weakened by the shortage of |
winter pasture and thousands of them
perished. while those that remain are in a |
very shaky condition. The cattlemen
who have cattle in this territory will,
many of them, be badly cramped by their
losses aud they declare that they will
market what stock they have in the
spring and quit the business. Continued
low prices the cutting down of their pas
lures by settling of lands and the constant
meddling of congress with their leases
with the Indians have caused them all
to lose heavily for several years and they
will quit entirely or go to some other
part of the territory. If the treaties
made with the Indian tribes are ratified
by the present congress the range land in
this territory will be so greatly reduced
in area that Oklahoma will no longer be
factor in the production of rance cattle.
Kansas advices state that the recent
blizzard and snowstorm which covered
the entire state is the worst on range
cattle that has visited the state for years.
If this snow remains long on the ground
hundreds of head of cattle will die OF
starvation. Already they are dying for
want of feed in several localities, the
per centage of range cattle being at least
ten per cent. at this time. Ten days more
will be very disastrous to the stock in this
state.
He Liked To Be Called Willie.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 21-One of the most
interesting dispositions in The Pollard
Breckinridge breach of promise case is
that of Mrs Julia c. ckburn, widow
of the late Gov. Luke Blackburn of Ken
tucky, taken at the Portland flats in
Washington two weeks ago Mrs. Black
burn said Col. Breckinridge brought Miss
Pollard to her, impelled, as he explained,
by consciousness of the good influences
that would accrue from the association Of
Miss Pollard with Mrs. Blackburn. Sub
sequently he expressed his admiration fol
Miss Pollard in a way that led Mrs
Black burn to believe he was captivated
by her. Mrs Blackburn questioned him
earnestly regarding his intention to Mrs.
Wing, his present wife, as common re-
port had it that he would marry Miss
IOlldTN, anu ne FtplltNl III All dpDdTGub
sincerity that his intention was to marry
Miss Pollard, whom he loved devotedly.
Mrs. Blackburn said the intimacy of the
relations between the two was attested by
the fact that Miss Pollard always called
MIN willie" and that he did not show
any displeasure thereat.
Courtship in Prison.
Boston, Feb l9.-The Globe publishe.
Mt cto rapitipor ha nf ,
courtship that began in the state prison
nearly two years ago and that will cul-
inmate in the early marriage of the prin-
cpals, one of whom will be released from
that institution next Monday. Rice NJ
Blakely was sentenced to state prison
from Taunton nearly seven years ago to
eight years imprisonment for assault "A
fellow workman and with assault with
intent to murder upon another fellow
workman in n stable in Taunton. His
conduct while in confinement has been
exemplary and his term has been largel Y
reduced by his good behavior. The other
party to the love affair is Miss Mollie Nu-
nan, an English girl of striking beauty,
who came here from London four years
ago, and is employed in a South End res
taurant. Through an acquaintance who
had been unfortunate enough to have
served n sentence in prison, she first
heard of Blakely, and at once felt inter,
ested in his case, and expressed a desire
to assist him if possible. At her acquaint-
ance's suggestion she accompanied him
to the prison on Blakely's visitors day
something like two years ago. 1t was
case Of love at first sight, and three
months later the couple became engaged
Booming the Populist Railroad.
LINCOLN Neb, Feb. 19.-Mr Stoddard
president of the Gulf and Interstate
railroad company Ohe North and South
road), corporation which sprung up out
of a meeting of leading populists in this
city and Topeka, is in Lincoln and says
the road will soon be built AS an evil
dence of the progress he holds the con-
tract entered into by which the company
secures terminal facilities and property
at Point Bolivar, across the bay, three
miles northeast of Galveston, valued at
S2, 0OO, 900. President Stoddard is ar
ranging transportation for some five car
loads Of grading equipments, teams, etc.
and will celebrate the first ground break
ing at Point Bolivar before the present
month closes.
Long Pays His Respects TO Lochren.
FLINT, Mich, Feb. 19-Judge c. d.
addressed the 6. A. r. posts at Flint on
patriotism and pensions. He arraigned
Commissioner Lochren very severely for
his methods of cutting off the support of
old soldiers without giving them a
chance to show that their pensions were
deserved. "There was a time" said the
sudge, "when congress controlled the
regulation of pensions, but we are com
ing to a time when one has been raised
up who is mightier than all those before
him.
Blunder of a Bank Cashier.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 21.-The pay
master of the Pttsburg, Fort Wayne &
Chicago railr ad paid out $1,000 in new
crisp bills to employees of the road from
the pay car in this city Saturday The
bills were not signed by the cashier of the
Youngstown, o., National bank which
issued them, but were signed by Presi-
dent McCurdy. This glaring defect made
the bills worthless and when the money
was handed back to those who offered it
in payment of debts there was great dis