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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28

The discussion of Hnipe's school land
bin was resumed at once, the combina-
tion meeting every amendment or sug-
gestion with the order to vote her
down, boys Spencer's motion to
amend by leaving the appraisement of
the western lands discretionary with
the commissioner, was voted down.
An amendment by Stein to allow only
81 80 per section to appraise the lands
u Beaver and \ counties prevailed.
Hogan moved 10 amend 10y compeli-
iog the appointment of practical agrl-
culturisJs as appraisers. Voted down
10y "the boys
The gag rule was here applied 10y
the adoption of motion by Smith TO
limit all speeches to one minute and a
half
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS.
brief chances, Pointed, ut Happenings In
and About the CITY.

nricf Chances. Pointed, at Happenings In
and About the city.
Everybody go to the Eagle dugr
store for anything YOU may want in
the drug line. Everything as cheap If
not cheaper than anywhere else.
A G. llNoN 81 Go.
John sc5thorn is ia ED Reno.
g. D. orpn' is over from Enid
.
Attend the Capital City fair.
Eu Grimes, the only, is over from
kiughsher.
Miss Ella Potts returned yesterday
60 Edmond
King Berry is down from hs Pawncc
county claim
T. G. Chambers, Of Oklahoma City,
is at the Royal
Race at the fair grounds this morn
ing for $50 a side
Attorney John Shartcll is in Purcell
on legal business.
Miss Morris returned to Perry yes
terday after "a visit to Miss Cunning
ham
Sermon at ST. Johns church every
Thursday night during Lent at T:l5
p. m
Cheyenne Indian allotments, under
the new law, can be leased for five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28

vote Her Down, Boys"
Hendrix stirred up the animals again
10y moving to amend the bill 10y putting
the school land business in the hands
of a board composed of the governor
secretary and auditor. Vote her
down, boys, was the battle cry again
and down She went by a vote of IT, TO
Lovery moved TO strike ont section
ten and i'm a ratting speech riddled the
bin showing its weakness and how the
protection it claimed was the mcrcst
farce
Little tried to complete the gag rule
by moving the previous question but
failed by a vote of 22 90 q
Lowery'S motion was voted down.
Mason moved to strike out the clause
prohibiting any school land lessee from
putting ON quarter section improve
ments TO exceed i'm value $500 Voted
down, the speaker refusing to rec)g-
nize a demand for RON call AT first, but
finally yielded TO the repeated de-
mauds for same.
Mccoy moved an amendment giving
the land to the highest bidder, the one
10 vs. hom il was awarded TO pay two
thirds of the value of the improve
ments TO the person making them. lie
said this vas TO benefit the school fund
as taking out all competition Of the
bill would cause a loss of s25, coo to
$50, 600 per year TO the school fund.
Knipe again sounded the tocsiu,
"Note her down, boys, and down She
went
sutton moved 10 dN the bond of the
commissioner at $4,000 instead Of
S15, 900
Nesbitt applied the gag by moving
the previous question.
sutton amendment reducing the
bond prevailed and the bill went to
thId reading and passed hoy the fol-
lowing vote.
The Vote In Detail.
Ayes-Boyer Bradheld, Brown of
Edmond, Brown Of Clifton, DeFord,
Elliott Knipe, Little, Lowery, Nestitt
Smith, Stein, sutton ST. John Waite,
Walling, Barnes.
Nays-llendriX Mason, Mccoy, and
Spencer.
Absent Hogan, Posten, :odd. N.ck-
ers and Wade.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28
PROCEEDINGS or rnr HOUSE.

Bills were introduced as follows:
No 25l, by ST. John, authorizing the
Purcell bridge company TO construct a
bridge across the South Canadian
river at Lexington.
No e59, by Spencer to amend the
act establishing the agricultural col
lege and 90 loca e branch of the
same near Yukon.
No. 253, 10y Spencer creating the Of
fee Of county assessor
No. 254, boy Brown Of Edmond, re-
lating TO school matters
No. 255, by Mccoy, providing for
the location and establishment Of
territorial reform school The school
is to be located at Watongo on eighty
acres of land TO bc donated for the
purpose.
House bills 80, defining duties of
of road overseers, and 1903, amending
certain sections of criminal procedure,
passed third reading, while l22 to
compel railway companies to pay for
all damage TO persons and property,
was defeated by vote of IL to L..
Tax Bin Passed.
The house took up and passed house
bill PIG, 10y Vickers providing Tor the
forfeiture to the county of lands upon
which taxes remain unpaid, instead of
their being sold to spectators.
House went into committee TO con-
slider Knipe's school land bill, 2o3, and
soon got tangled on the matter of ap-
praisement OF lands of the western
division.
On motion the committee rose and
reported progress.
A motion TO adjourn was voted
down, the combination pushing the
bill declaring they would starye out
the opponents.
On motion of Knipe the house took
up the bill and proceeded with it until
the combination got tangled up among
themselves AMI secured an adjourn
meuL
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28

Ii. l. Cohen and bride have returned
from their bridal tour and are now re-
cciviug the congratulations of friends.
They viii be "at home on North sec.
Ond street
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28

Deputy Harry Callahan came in yes
terday from the Usage country with
Ben ECravens, charged with horse
stealing and committed him to the fed
.rnL inn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28

Wantcd.-House and lot on monthly
payments. Address, y, Leader
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28
LEGISLATIVE SHORTSTOPS.


Matters aud Things Pertaining 60 the Law
makers.
Members of The upper house Of the
legislative assembly are rapidly de-
veloping into popcorn fends.
senator Ray makes an excellent pre-
siding officer but he is SO everlasting
good natured tina. his children do not
behave as well as they would were
they afraid of him
Harry Gilstrap is assisting Chief
Clcrl, Brown in disposing of the mass
Of work which is being transferred 90
his desk.
A sight to make the gods weep is a
gray haired, gray bearded senator
with his mouth full of popcorn trying
to defeat or get a bilr passed
Mrs Fegan is an interested specta-
tor of the council prodeediugs almost
daily.
Tankersley aud his family present a
happy domestic group iu the council
calendar and they all feel at home
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28

Everybody come to the tafy social
at the First " j. Churhh Parsonage,
Friday evening, March /. You will be
made welcome and have good time.
A musical program will be rendered.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28

A race will, Jc given at the fair
grounds today at % a. m, between
john Miller's pacing horse and George
Cooley's bay trotter Purse, $50 a
side
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28

Every body go To- the Eagle dugr
store for anything YOU may want IN
the drug line. Everything as cheap if
not cheaper than anywhere else.
A C. HiNoN g. Co.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10

ferbsGrv bells. white pfnkS, and London
pride. buf Harriet. fresh, smiling jolly,
with a twinkle OF mischief IN her brown
eyes.
wen. r suppose here we may get few
words without having cur noses SNAPPED
Of our faces" she began with merry
laugh. planting herself with her right hand
on her hip between her sister and E0e1.
ssNoyv. Harriet do he good and dont let
Bob hear You say anything Ike that.
pleaded the little sister, looking up into
her face with warning in her blue eyes.
Harriet tossed her head little with
reckless and petulant air.
'toh I'm sick OF it, she cried ifnFla-
tientlv. IF one had done anything 10 de-
serve IT, il would be another thing bur
70 be chfved about and scowled al Tor notn-
ing al all. why, it's enough 70 make enc
say one would give him something 10 De
jealous for"
she had raised her voice. her deep-toned,
r,in voice. ringing with health and vitality,
high enough for her husband in the bar to
hear her. The young men found them
selves fnstinctively forming with their Hps
he word "HushT' es uaey heard the
heavy steps Of Robert France Ia the pas
sage behind them
There was something IN the contrast
they made. as they exchanged looks. the
one Of anger, the other OF defiance, mat
made ali three by-standers breathe quick
Is. Without word he directed her BY a
gesture TO go into the house After
moments hesitation, whether upon an inn
pulse OF real alarm or in order 10 please
Minnie, WHO was pulling at her sleeve. she
went in.
Robert looked, scowling, from Ned to
Eben.
ANY more orders for you. gentlemen
he said shortly.
NO. We're going" said Eben IN a tone
as surly as his own.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10

upcn the Lou6oner. as he saw more OF Il.
The club room was & long, wide apartment,
with a very low ceiling, wainScotted walls
dark With age. and door which sloped
down toward the corridor side in a rather
alarming manner
II was simply and so-nberly furnished
with 4 number OF wooden arm chairs. =
long table a few dingy engTavings OF for
gotten local dignitarles, ana an early por-
trait Of the queen. in colors. framed IN
mahogany.
There was a fireplace at one end,
couple OF ricketty doors at the other, and a
row OF three small Iatticed windows along
the outer side.
The supper cloth was laid at the end Of
the table farthest from the fireplace, by
the masters order. The servant looked
surprised al this. having begun TO lay it
al the other end. Bob France took the
chair az the end, and invited his guests to
seat themselves one on each side of him.
He was still in the best of hunor; indeed.
his manner grew positively jovial when
the wine. which he brought himself from
the cellar. had circulated pretty freely.
II was some old port from the cellar Of
an old gentleman of the neighborhood, and
was fully worthy Of the praises with which
the host introduced It. Ned began TO think
Bob France was a good deal better than
his reputation, and thought that Eben
Miles was little churlish not to yield 70
the pleasure OF the moment, and 70 become
less taciturn.
But the young sergeant. instead Of grow
ing genial. became more and more quiet.
until at last, when the landlord had gone
down for another bottle of wine, he had
sunk into absolute moroseness.
What's the matter?'' asked Ned. when
they were left together You look as
gloomy as if You were going TO be hanged
tomorrow morning"
Eben turned his face quickly and looked
at him.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10


- CHAPTER f---COAAE BACK
There IS not perhaps ia the length ard
breadth ~ the country q pFcttier Village
than that II Little I,rillinghan. nor one
where tie hoastod progress 81 the n.ne-
teeath century may moro easily De forgot
ter. No railway comes within three miles
Of H. And although s. les on the hlgh
road between Canterbury and another
market town. communication re- sgeen those
two centerB OF sleepy iife Is SUFFICIENT
IL maintained by a small and Intermittent
omnibus.
when Ned FotbeggsIl. or his summer
holiday, CHANGED TO bring himself and Bis
bicycle into the vide. bordered prln-
espaI street 81 the place. be was struck
with admiration. and getting OF as ie-
~ leaned against = tree 70 rest nis eyes
for q few inmates on the picture BEFORE
him.
cslancfnx behind hlra along tie roaf by
tSalch he had come. he saw street Flole-
useualy Wgae, with great breadth % PED
bis f0ofpatb On each side. and greater
breadth ~ road between.
on his right hand. oa the opposite SIDE
~ the rad 10 the place whore be stood,
another road ran az right angles 10 the
High street. aown past the church. and
the few mere pretontlous houses q the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10


What did this passive bah,,,,.-
Vicious reticenee in the fsrs ~ ~. us mar
OF tne other man. means eeasalnas
Surely, thought Nod 49,.
nt0 ore Interpret alton. II 49, N = hss,
TINS woman he had done the -, Killed
while Under the influence - Slesass ccaa
actions. fer IL
But another look al ira -
handsome. cpen face, now ,sis.se a -
drawn with grief. with bewasa,...asa aaa
Ned doubt even this. T'ha sn .--.eiss' mas
holding the hfeless body ueS,n ss@aae Eas
ness. an absolute ohliviors,ss- selalss-
was ia Inc presence Of the s3eaa -. - e
husosnd. was touching the hands mars Nh
gentle q pressure. looking into ~. ~, - =
nNed eyes with so earnest an sv-s s.Asss.
Ailal y seemed impossible to ean,ses. ~
win the ghastly work Ned fprnes "a
i n.1e. rom nm 10 the Frustrated 81 81
II ne KILLED yoIlr wife" said ~ -.
why DO YOU let him hold bsvss, shorty,
Robert France staggered 10 hfs a..
Why? Why? Because esq.,
What I'm doing" moaned he ..r Aaes
l can't 20 near the brute. came 1853 1853
MN, any more than | can AZ har - =
darlinS- he stopped hreathInc hs - saF
and gnasbing his teeth aya.n. .srsa "
Iice"' cried he suddenly. Eve ,,,,s. =.
Tor the police. They won't Be asr.s go
touch him. "@saA .
1t that moment the sergeant laos.s
again, and fixed his eyes rpon - y
Yes, said he. Fetch the poliea
And rising from the floor with "A.
den, he crossed che room to tba H.,
horse-hair sofa on which he hIrnsa,, A -
been sleeping, and placed the dead VS. 80
tenderly and carefully upon it. Tar A1 =
turned round. %
where's the police statione' Ia 81,
shortly, walking quickly to the door '.-
But the landlord dashed across tha e..
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10

Two figures on the floor with a shaking
finger
Look a. him. Look at her! she Is
ased- lies Killed her. murdered her-rny
W.fe. my poor wife,
lie seemed scarcely sane. as. crashing
his teeth and clench,ng his asfg. he sf3d-
denly dropped %ed's arm and made fr3u.
L.c rush In The direction o. the sergeant.
Hhen. however, Eoen looked uo. vglfb =
W-id stare, as 4 not recognizing the r.e~-
son OF rs woulG-5e assaiiant. the landlord
zen hack q step. and staggering aga5nsf
re table again, threw himself into =
enair and buried his head In his HANDS
sta a fond eroau
t5on1 Cone by darling. my darling
VIE. k.lle1, Murdered" sobbed he orcs
more. as Ned advanced into the middle ~
TIE room and gazed in oewllderment al the
soldier and bis CHASTITY burden.
IL was upon this quiet silent figure ara
iot upon TIE ravtng. bereawed husband
L4AI Aeas interest gaS =. once centered'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10

F,ve~v one noticed how good tempered
and "aGahie" Ro1 France was that even
5u-, ava ouine1 that +'he was uryer IKE
that when tae miss was ah8gt" lie
seemed 60 20 ashamed az his 4I-huuoT q
fhs mo-a.us, and cid a.s best g. atone 90
then :. les ana 20 Ned Fc-aergiI hy In
s.stng 1pon tGelr be.rS his guests AZ sep
per
Ned accepted readily. te vas interested
t1 IN hoasehc'1 ana was anxious 20
500 the end ~ rhe q fe's escaraee. atopt
She ina2c@o - which he bad begun 20
have hls 6oua-s. Eoeu. however. con-
scented w.ta manlfeEt uuwlHlnE1ess.
wen have e uP stairs IN tse club
r-an." vas the direction he gave lie
cid servant. as ne leJ tae way upstairs.
'-%as much doing tonight. - w. can alve
4 5alir eye1iHC.
il was az ecceDtg.- nroeeearg toT the
landlord % an IN GO neglect rs bar in
tfse evening. Ne5 thouga,. But thai. after
al sas no affair az hls.
4zs charms es tAs quaint old Aoase sEeT
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place. 20 the smooth water Of the mill
pond As Tar as that however, Ned could
nos sce But what he could see was a
row Of irregular cottages. with ovsrhang-
Ing upper stories aud with ga5lc-wlndoWs
IN their rcd-.lied roofs. broken by two or
the most fascinating OlG-Worid inns Ned
had ever seen.
The one nearest him stood AZ the cor
ner Of the street. weI back from the road,
and announced in every brick and N every
window that Il bad sheltered travellers and
refreshed wayfarers for three centuries
and more.
As Ned pipe In mouth. surveyed the old
house appreciatlve.y, he became aware
that q handsome vauDg soldier with tho
sergnant's stripes GA hts arm, who was
standing near him. knocking the new
shoots off Il tree witA bis ltce cane. was
giving % the study of the place attention
more earnest than hls own,
TIE was such nne young fellow, with a
handsome sunbssrnf face aat honest eyes.
that Ned felt interested Ia him, and made
n shrewd guess az the sentiment when IN
splred his interegted gaze.
Fine old house that" said Ned.
aye sir" said the sergeant i've been
about the country a bit IN the five years
since saw s. last; but I haven't seen a
prcttier."
'Home on furlough?'' hazsrded Ned.
YES, sir"
Ned dld not like 70 ask any more cues
tlors. but apparently the soldier liked MS
appearance as much as he liked the sol
dier's. AZ any rate. after pause OF a
Tow moments The latter added:
"Its kept by the husband 81 q woman I
was sweet on f1ve years ago And I'm
niest Il I don't think now I've a chance
Of seeing her again. that I'm sweet on hex
now"
go -, q. "a ~ ,tnare,,tG.- ssthetss
the sort ~ feeling taat generally melts
away fast enough when you como 20 see
the siln. shy gal YOU remember trans
formed into a buxon lady. with self
confident manoer who orders her hus-
band and servants about"
The sergeant shook his head.
Harriet wasn't ore u tAat sort" said
ne with conviction AND I could go IN
ss bold as brass and wish her good-day l.
she was haunv with a man good enough
for her. But by What I hear the poor
girl's not well mated"
'Ven." said Sed. who thouEht the SER
reaut hardly lkelv 80 be impartial on the
subject. ard who was rather Inter- ted IN
seeing what s-rt ~ woman 81 was who
lad lnsplrcG IRE roe8-,oal,'ng soldier Win
aech long staadlag devotion 'T'm roinE
IN - sample tneir Una ED airs VIII You
5oin mee"
TIe ssrseeot appeared - hesitate Tor
one moment ouN. Then he said. as be
followed Ned.
sn3 hy Eo'nE. i nf8F as WrH $50 ~ once
ftut vorN have the i2@Eh ot we. ssr. II I
At snubhe.f. woa't your
Ev thls time Ned " cour7c. was almost
80 truch interested Tn the meeting as
fben Miles. tfe soldier himself
As they went up else Wefu stems iuto The
cool. W!dt. iew-ce3llosc3 passage Nod
ffrrf nF a r. d a
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CHAPTER lila BLACK DEED.

CHAPTER lila BLACK DEED.
Ned Fothergill flung himself into his
clothes, and rushed out OF his room and
along the corridor toward the room where
he and the landlord Of the inn. and Eben
Miles. the soldier. had had supper on the
previous evening
It was instinct rather than an acute
sense OF the direction whence the cries
came, which led him straight to that
apartment.
But before he reached it woman's
frantic scream echoed through the house
in such piercing note Of agony that he
was seized with panic, with a sort of par
alysis of horror, and stopped short be-
wildered and terror-stricken. absolutely
unable to make out, beside, from which
direction this new sound came.
One moment he stood, irresolute; then
touching the walls with shaking, clammy
fingers and creeping blindly along with
slow footsteps instead of the run at which
he had started. he came to a door which
yielded, creaking, to his hand. At the
same instant there came from within the
room another cry, the cry that he had first
heard:
Help. helpl It's murder"
Ned threw open the door and entered
the room. 1t was the club room, but It
did not seem the same apartment to Ned
as that in which, not more than three
hours before, he ard his two companions
had supped so merrily. The long table
had been pushed back: the wooden shut
ters had been thrown open; and the sicllly
morning light of a gray, rainy day stream
ell through the tiny latticed pancs and
showed him such n sight as he never for
got.
Half on the worn carpet which covered
the middle OF the floor and half on the
oilcloth beyond, lay stretched at full
length, the body of a woman whom Ned
at once knew to be Mrs. France although
the face he had seen the previous dav
with the flush of robust health in lips and
cheeks was now livid and hideous gray.
Her head was thrown back, and round
her neck was dark ring of discolored
bruised flesh. Her arms lay straight down
by her sides, and her hands were tightly
clenched.
On the floor beside her. supporting the
mofionless form upon his knee was The
young sergeant, Eben Miles His head
was bent down SO that Ned could not see
his face. He was utterng no articuIate
word. but from his lips there issued in
distinct mutterings. like the whispered glib
berish Of an imbecile
4 little way Of leaning heavily against
the table. was the landlord, Robert France
lie was shaking from head to foot; his
black eyes seemed 10 be starting out Of
his head; his matted hair hung in rough
disorder far over his pale face As the
door opened and Ned came in, France
rushed toward him. and se.zlng him by
the arm IN a strong grip, pointed 10 the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28
THE TRADE " CHICAGO.

Chicago Aug 81 lspeciaD.-This another bear day
In wheat. prices closing ~ cents under Monday.
natural that there should be September liquidation.
delivery day benx now only week on September
opened at 6O1 sold between 81 and 00as and closed
Oh cents The market all day around put price
and closed under. That. course had pronounced
fuence on the trade. The receipts in Minneapolis and
duluth were large. LOGS The total almost 200
cars over last Liverpool cables without change
and Paris lower There increase the
worlds visible 66 90 bushels primary receipts scoeV
bushels showed increase. Seaboard ciearances
not large. 2io.ooo bushels There demand.
No charters reported. New-York. however. the
bushels The estimates OF the Vienna congress
certainly 6ush but they we're without influence Tho
corn rallied on frost scare.
Vas ss'n sGssa to cent under Monday although 1res
was however brief exhibition OF strength particularly
So% sod between S5 and SdN and closed 35<
cars but the estimate r n orsw s n ps S
cars The latter figure had Almost much DO thu
large sasoco N. sssSs % "s ss
corn shipments from this point aggregated 5000 600 bush
els almost all OF It Tor export New-Yok today VAS the
demand was not 30 good and New York sad the export
demand was not 80 sharp. Charters We're only $500
oats were weak In the sample crowd at / cen, do
iS. cents and cossd there Nay SessS At '", cents
premium No charters were reported Receipts 40
Provisions were nrm with almost ali packers covering
sepsmeer and selling for October The cudshys did more
the advance Of ~ to ii cents: lard 4
~ to IA cents ribs OF "a to 10 cents Armour
We're weak At 10 cents '.0 Decline inner ss were 1900
In the yards, The estimate for WAS e:ooo
sails eos cents Puts Sn September cora. ss.. Gala