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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22
Suicide.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, May 22.-
Miss Petty Donahoe, the daughter of
the postmaster at Barboursville, this
county, aged 16, committed suicide
this morning by shooting herself in the
head. No cause for the act is assigned.
Her father is one of the prominent
democratic leaders of this section.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22
The G. A. r. and the Confederate
Monument

GREEN BAY, Wis, May Coon.
mander-in-Chief Lawler, of the G. A
r., said last night: II can safely say
there will be no Grand Army posts at
the dedication of the Confederate mon
ument in Chicago on Memorial Day.
Although there is no objection on my
part to the ex-Confederate soldiers
erecting such monument, I can tell
you now that no G. A. R. post will par
ticipate in the dedication ceremonies u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22
Fed ON Horse Flesh

MILWAUKEE, May 22.-Chicago has
been fed on horse flesh which was
shipped from this city. The health
authorities yesterday discovered that
from two to six horses had been killed
every night, the meat sailed and cured.
and sent to Chicago, where it was dis
posed of as cows flesh.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22

A man was robbed of a box contain
ing $4,000 in the Deacon and Man.
chester and Stafford Bank in London
to-day. The box had been placed on
the counter when stranger picked it
up and placed an empty one in its place
and made his escape.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22

Seventy-six- and-fve-eights for July
wheat was the top quotation up to
noon to-day in Chicago. The close on
That option Yesterday was 73s the
gain therefore being 8 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22

Marriage Licenses were issued in Washing
ton yesterday to Charles Edwards, of North
cumberland county, and Blanche Digs, and to-
Richard Thompson, of Lynchburg, and Milly
Mallory, of Fairfax county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22

BAsEBALL.-The baseball games yesterday
resulted as follows: Louisville Z, Baltimore
q; New York ID, ST. Louis 1 /; Philadelphia
ID, Chicago 2; Boston 7, Cincinnati 10;
brooklyn Z, Cleveland IL; Washington Z,
p.ttsbuig 10. The following is the standing
of the clubs:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22

NOTICE.-All persons holding COUPONS
~ for Photographs at NARAMORE's
STUDIO arc requested to use them during
the next 80 days.
STUDIO, 321 King Street.
my22 st
A HANDSOME new assortment of PER
~ GALS inst received at
A, c. SLAYMAKER'S,
Successor to Amos B. Slaymaker,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22

But mat, you know, Is rldiculously alb
surd.
'You can say" he said, in conclusion,
that / am bitterly opposed to this con.
tinued lawlessness, and I shall leave no
stone unturned in order that a stop NAV
be put to it. [ have competent attor-
ney in Alexandria looking after the
matter, and as fast as arrests are made
the criminals will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law. don't intend
for the county of Alexapdria and this
glorious old State of ours to have the
finger of public scorn pointed at us any
longer"
The Governor, in speaking of the
strike situation in Pocahontas, said: 81
intend to keep troops at Pocahontas
until it is very clearly demonstrated
that any man in the State of Virginia
who wants to work can do so. and he
will be protected. concede to every
one the right to work or not, as they
please. but when man wants to work
| will protect him, if it takes the whole
of the State militia"
"Will the Alexandria Light Infantry
be sent to Pocahontas ?n
II certainly think so, for at present it
looks as if the strike will last for some
time, and the men now on duty must
be relieved. The Alexandria Light
Infantry are go far away from the scene
that l will hardly call upon them until
the last. l think, however, they will
have to 60, sooner or later. They are
a fine body of men, and consider them
the crack company of the State. They
always make an excellent showing
when called on for active ssrvicen
A reporter for the Star called on
Judge D. n. Chichester of the Alex.
apdria county court, at Fairfax Conrt
House, Monday to learn his views
on the general state of lawless.
ness existing in Alexandra county at
this time. az
~, In his conversation the Judge said.
This whole muddle is brought about
by Gov. O'Ferrall having signed the
two bills legalizing the race tracks and
putting the liquor traffic in the hands
Of an excise board. Why" be said. 81
would not grant license inthe county
ana there was not one licensed saloon
within its borders. 1t is well-known
TACT that in the rear of every saloon
here is q gambling den, and for This
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-22

The report that smallpox is in Char
lottesville is denied.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

was one 81 the most picturesque char
acters known 90 modern history. Sam
Houston, the self-sacrificing lover, the
dashing statesman Of youth. the grim
and terrible soldier i'm the struggle
with Mexico, was nodded Of the stuff
Of heroes and pa riots But David
Crockett the hunter, who wore his
coonskin cap into the halls Of congress,
James Bowie. famous fo- his courage
and the terrible weapon 90 which he
gave bis name, aud William B Travis,
the young Alabamian, who failed in
law, but gloriously succeeded ia pa.
triotic war. were all worthy compau-
ions The ten days struggle Of the
devoted band against Santa Anna and
his 1000 Mexicaus will live in memory
long after the yellow rose has ceased
to bloom on Texas plains
The greatest strongest and most
progressive OF the Southern states
ought TO erect on the site Of the Alamo
another monument like that on Bum
ker Hin, and every relic Of that heroic
little band ought 90 bt revcrently
gathered mp aud placed in museum
for the admiration Of posteritv
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

Germany. France aud Engitnia splendid
Iicld FOR our , ruit.
WA~mNeroN. April o. l uitcd states
Consul-Gcncral Dcl>av. at Berlin. says
in report To- the state department
that there b. q demand fur good sound
American apples iu Germany. but NO
supply. This arises from the fact that
hitherto large fruit buyers have been
unable To induce the Trustworthy firms
i'm the United states 90 furnish them
with fresh fruit Of a given grade at all
seasons. Either no fruit at all can
bc had. or shippers send over half
rotten. unasSortcd stun TIA" fault
lies ina America. The fruit grow
ers should pack carefully the kind
Of apples that remain solid many
months. and firms should keep them
selves posted i'm regard 80 the needs of
Gcrman commerce and by the exercise
Of intelligent faithful care. establish
and keep up steady connections. Apples
at retail bring q very high price in
Berlin during the winter months. and
there would bc q good demand for
dried and preserved fruit
Very much in the same tenor are the
reports of Con~ul-Gencral samuel l..
Morse at Paris and Cou>ul-Gencral Pat
rick 4. Collins at London
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
Champ Clark

The Leader advises everybody who
enjoys wit quaint humor, eloquent
flights Of fancy, facts told in the pecu,
liar and inimitable way that captiyates
as well as instructs, should not fail to
hear the Honorable Champ Clark at
the opera house on the night of the
25th. Mr. Clark will appear on that
date at the opera house under the au-
spices of the ladies Of the Guthrie
Christian church.
From Rockhrdgc county. VA News.
Hou. Champ Clark, Of Missouri, is a
man Of fine presence and "A most at
tractive, interesting and forcible
speaker. lie spoke for nearly two
hours, and held the closest attention
Of a large crowd, which occupied
every available spot In the building.
lie was often interrupted by applause.
and the general comment upon his ad.
dress was that rarely, If ever, IN the
memory Of those who heard him, had
So able a speech been delivered in
Lexington n
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

INDEPENDENCE. Mo-. April @ A large
number Of Independence merchants
have been tlccccd hy one or two
men who led them tu advertise ON
programmes for fictitious show
and pay i'm advance These men OPP
Grated all last week They said that
they were to give show called q Tale
Of Enchantment," and they wished
the merchants 20 advertise ON their
programmes This the business men
did. They received in return handfulN
of tickets TO distribute among their
friends The show was 10 have been
given last night, but after waiting >ev-
cral hours the crowd Of several hun
dred people who had gathered gave mp
I i'm disgust
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
REMEMBER TmE ALAMO.

The Texas Legislature did patriotic
and wise thing last week when &,
adopted a resolution 10 pay $1,000
for the Bible found upon the body OF
Col W. b. Travis after the fall Of the
Alamo. That is ordinarily a good
price TO pay for a relic, but the value
OF such a momento Of that glorious in
edent in Texan history can not bee
oyerestimated. The Alam1 is "a name
dear 10 an Americans What the
death of Marco Bolzaris was TO the
struggle for Grecian liberty, the
slaughter Of Crockett, Bowie and
Travis was for Texas II has been an
inspiration 10 every patriot that has
since lived II nerved the forces that
captured Santa Anna In Mexico. 10
strengthened the arm OF .he dead and
gone Southern Confcderacy. and IL
steadied the courage OF the North. II IS
Wozshy To live in history with Leoni-
das and Thermopylae with the daunl-
iess Three that held the bridge against
Lars Porsenno aud with the never for.
gotten martyrdom of Arnold Winkel-
reid The blood Of such martyrs wa
ters the tree of Liberty in every land
and every age.
Tue state Of Texas was born in the
tempest No other commonwealth in
the union had such a romantic begin
ning. Its president and its liberstor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
STOCK LOSSES.
Great Damage Done by the Recent
storms in Kansas.
DAN CREEDON BESTS HENRY BAKER.
The Eight Round Contest Declared Draw
Higher Wages Demanded No
salaries for the Two OKLA
homa Judges.

G. upEN CRY. Kan. April @ In
formation is coming in representing
heavy losses of cattle and horses by
the three days storm which blew out
sunday. Losses of from ten TO fifty
head Of cattle are reported by SO many
small stpckmeu that the aggregate
losses will hc very heavy. \ good
many range horses also succumbed to
the storm There was high wind
continuously for over fifty hours.
,HEEpoN BI~rS BAKER
CWcNco April THE eight-round
contest between Dan Crecdon and
Henry Baker. which came of before
the Triangle club last night was de
clarcd draw Crcedon had Baker
groggy in the second round, but was
1nahle 10 put hi, man out From the
second round ON honorS were evenly
divided. Creedon did most of the lead
ing throughout the fight.
HIGHER WAGES pENANDEp.
CrNclNNAu. April n-The Coat Ma
llcrs' Protective association has had
nut one favorable response to its de
maud for 80 per cent advance i'm wages
Fully 5000 of their employees are idle.
Four-ffth~ of these are girls. Unless
the strike is ended soon it is claimed
AN the clothing industry employees will
Join I'm mammoth strike
so SALARIES FoE JUDGES
WASHINGTON, April 9.The comp
troller OF the treasury has rendered a
decision i'm which he holds that Judges
Springer and Kilgore. recently APP
pointed to the two districts i'm okla
homa. cannot receive compensation for
their services as such Judges until
after they have been confirmed by the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
Two PENSION DECISIONS.
Assistant Secretary Reynolds >ustains the
DecisLnm OF the lnmmLssinner.

Assistant secretary Reynolds Sustains the
Decision OF the Commissioner.
WAsHINGToN. April Assistant Sec
retary Reynolds of the interior de-
partment has recently rendered several
pension decisions of more or less in
terest In sustaining the decisions of
the commissioner of pensions in the
case Of Hannah Chapman. widow
of samuel Chapman. who claimed
enlistment i'm the SiNueth Indiana
volunteers. he holds that the question
whether man is enlisted rests with
the war department, and where the
war department shows that soldier
was not enlisted it is final; also that
an offer of enlistment by soldier
must be completed by its acceptance
by the government
In the ease of Susan IandraH. widow
of John l.andraH, OF Illinois. the sec
rotary afiirms the decision of the com
missioner rejecting her claim for a
pension under the act of 1890. on the
grruud that She had an income con-
-iderably in excess Of the pensions
allowed widows.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
WILL SOON BEGIN WORK.
The Projected Railroad Ncross oklahoma
ln BE Lnm mmemcel MIIhin IhIrLN DAA..

The Projected Railroad Ncross oklahoma
to Be Commenced within thirty DaNs.
KANSAS CRY. Mo, April %. Direct
ors Of the Kansas. oklahoma Central
a. Southwestern have decided To- begin
work within thirty day, ON this road,
which is projected 10 run from Coifcv'
Vile. kan, diagonallv across okla
homa to Vernon Tex. a distance Of
800 miles II is asserted that the road
will be completed from toireyville 90
Guthrie. l35 miles. before December l.
Guthrie has agreed to grant free right.
of-way through the city and donate
ground for terminals. besides giving "a
cash bonus Vernon offers q bonus Of
500 600 aud right-of-way through the
county Three surveys have been
made and it is said that the necessary
funds are i'm sight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

OK Good Friday the day after to-
morrow, the stars will bee in ihe same
position which they occupied on the
This Will be the first time this has
happened since that awful but glad
day for the world One may welt ask
what is going to happen No mind
but that Incapable Of broad and com
prehensive thought can doubt the
great influence the planets and their
positions exercise ON mankind
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
A laws FATAL ERROR

Dne Ia Kansas Providing for the Deposit
ing ot Public Fund. Rendered Useless.
TorEkA. Kan. April -Bcprcsenta-
tive Mccarthy. of jefferson county,
has found a fatal error ia the law pro-
yiding that the county trca,urerN in
counties having population of less
than 10000 may deposit funds i'm "a
bank Ina the enrolled bin the word
"shall" was used instead of may,
and after the word bank" was added
"at the county seat" II is thought
that the enrolling clerks got hold of
the original bill which was afterward
amended. The changes kill the law.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

Terrible prairie fires
have ncen raging i'm the eastern part
of Noble county, in the Usage, Otoe
and Pouca Indian country and Pawnee
county for the past month. The dam
age, will foot up over ~lOO, 600 At
chico post office the house i'm which
the office was kept and many valuable
buildings were burned with a heavy
loss 10 tine postmaster, George Il. Fuss.
w 4. Copeland and George Lewis. two
country merchants. lost their stores
and a considerable amount OF goods
hundreds of farmers report losses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

lF a man invests his money ia bonds
or buildings the supreme court says he
shall not be taxed TO support the gov
ernment, but Il his salary for labor eN-
more than -, 900 on his farm he can
be made 10 give down. On the surface
this would appear inequitab,e. 1t
looks as II the constitution was in
vented by Hamilton rather than Jea-
a,,-on
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
Agents wanted.

Why do people complain Of hard
times when any man or woman can
make from S. to $40 per day easily.
All have heard Of the sucsess of the
Climax Dish Washer; yet many are apt
to think they can't make money selling
it; but anyone can make money, simply
because every family wants one. One
agent has made Si1G.s3 i'm the last
three months, after paying all eXpen.
ses, and attending TO regular business
besides. You don't have To canvass.
As soon as people know you have it
for sale they send for dish washer
Address the Climax Mfg Co., starr
Ave, Columbus, Ohio, for particulars
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

WIcHIrA. kan. April 9.-AnCer 1n
Gray. convicted of murder and sent NJ
.cd To be hung. was lodged i'm Jail D. .re
last night. having been brought Rap
from Wellington for safe keeping. u.
is the man whose trial was interwovr1 0
with the hypnotic theory which ha
created such widespread discussion
sheriff Wood got AN intimation tina
friends ON the outside had formed
conspiracy to libcratc him and heuc.
brought him here whore there is
strong iron Jail.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

TorFhA. Kan. April Mrs. Nary
T.. Lease was the principal witnc. i'm
the state insane asylum iuvcstiga.i ion
yesterday She testified i'm regard TO
w :. Naite's conduct as membc" Of
the state board of charities. but her
evidence was similar To that n ed
Turing the campaign last fall Accord
ing To Mrs. Leases testimony W.itc
was hard man to get along with. and
It was largely ON his account the l~y-
lum wa, for several weeks last win Ter
the scene of "a series of disgrac.sul
rows.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

TorEKA, Kan. April M A. o. u~c-
holder yesterday filed mand mus
proceeding in the supreme court to
compel Gov Morrill, To- revoke t.' or
lee recently issued Su,pendiug him
from duty A. member of the tate
board of charities, pending am ir c~ti-
CATION. II is claimed that Ilou~ci 'Idcr
holds constitutional office, an the
governor has NO right to ~u~pcu nor
power to remove. The case WA bc
heard April 3D.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

WA>mNcroN. April o.-EN-Senator
Dawes. Of the commission hearing his
name, spent some time with the >ecre-
tsry OF the interior Yesterday. The
conference was joined 10y Gen. Frank
Armstrong. who is hooked a. IA member
# the commission in the near future.
Ex-senator Dawes stated that hc did not
want 60 remain ON the commission.
Ills health was poor and business IN. e.
tcrs were such that he had conclud, Il
to abandon the work If he could do %
with the consent Of those interested in
settling the Indian problem
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

san FRANCISCO. April o. 9.-Accordi
lo advicc~ per steamer Peru q n"
lcctinr of auucNJtioui~t~ under .'
auspices of the American league '.'.
place at Honolulu, Hawaii rec. .e
a. B. Wilson, the cN-quccn' agcu aud
g.. l.. Hopkins so-callrd convo to-
the new annexation movement terc
among the speakers. They advi~ the
natives To favor annexation as Ga. puly
remaining weapon To- overthrow the
present government
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
ROYAL Baking Powder.
Highest of all IN Ieavening
SfTeng1h.-U, S. Government Report.

The Hair is the browning beauty of
woman and Is something every wom-
an should be interested i'm. If your
hair is dry and brittle, falling out or
turning gray try Beggs Hair Renew
err A positive guarantee with every
bottle Price - cts. Sold by Seato-
nian Drug Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

a CAEEFCL analysis of his different
explanations shows that Mr. Mckinley
is doing his level best TO avoid any
sort Of standing on the financial qucs-
ton. When this particular issue is
considered the Ohio candidate prefers
10 euuat
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

rorrKA, Kan, April . Cards arc
ont announcing the mar gc of John
Frank Jarrcl ropc6a co- ~pondeut of
thc Kansas CITY Times a- Miss Myu
Williams. daughter of ca A. J.. WI
liam~, general solicitor .. the Union
Pacific for kansas. Ih, event i~ set
for Wednesday April %
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

For the oklahoma Live Stock Asso-
citation, to be held at Woodward. Ok
April 18th, the Santa Fe route will sell
round trip tickets to Wood ward April
18th and 18th at one fare for the
round trip, good to return until the
gath. l.. Il. Delaney, Agent
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

The wonderful Imminent for
Sprains, Bruises, Rheumatism and all
deep seated diseases where powerful
liniment is required. Ask for and be
sure you get Beggs' Tropical Oil
Every bottle warranted. Sold by Sea.
tonian Drug Co
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

For sale-At Leader office; one half
medium Chandler Il Price Gordon
press liX2O 1t is in perfect condi-
tion and is running every day at our
Office We must make room for large
press If
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
PERRYs mUnic PAL MUDD-E


City Omcisi. There Are Placing ThcmsrtVrs
in Contempf nf tonrt
PERRY. ok. April -lui- -e Ecrer.
Of the Oklahoma supreme court granted
a percmptory writ of mandamu> ~atur-
day compelling the mayor. city clerk
aud city officers 90 canvass the votes pf
the city election return, 10y noon yes
terday and publish the result The
city clerk cannot hc found anl last
night the council refused jb remove
him. Accompanied bv Mayor stone,
he left Perry late SUNDAY night for
Guthrie The city is terribly worked
mp and it is thopght the whole council.
mayor and a', viii hc placed iu Jail
mmLn., Tho -LLn. a-n .am.---.L-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

MIR CLAHKSoN is sure eN President
Harrison will accept nomination ii
he is properly asked. There is not
the least danger Of his being improp
crly asked
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
AN ESCAPE

is made from all the diseases that come
from tainted blood if the liver is reused TO
vigorous action, the blood purified and the
system b,aced up with DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. Languor and loss Of
appetite, with or without Indigestion, warn
YOU that graver ills are close behind. The
u Discovery - win sharpen the appetite, inn
prove digestion and restore health. A pos
ltive cnre for Liver Comnlaint.n IndiRes-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10
J. p. MoADAMs. EsS
PIERCE Cs...., ~. CURE.

10 may save you time and money TO
be informed that when you need a
blood purifier that Ayers is the kind
most IN favor with the medical science
II &, the standard and, as such, the
only blood purifier admitted at the
lNicag0 WORLDS fair.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

lr seems TO us that in deciding that
they don't have TO pay the income tan,
the 4 nited States judges are taking
rather m can advantage Of the balance
OF us
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

Those who never read the advertise
mente in their newspapers miss more
than they presume. Johuathan Jeni-
son, of Bolan, Worlh county, Iowa.
who had been trubled with rheuma-
tism in his back, arms and shoulders
read an item in his paper about how a
prominent German citizen of TT Mad
ison had been cured. lie procured the
same medicine, and TO use his own
words: vt cured me right up" IIe
also says: "A ueighbor and his wife
were both sick in bed with rheuma-
tism.' The boy was over TO my house
ane said they were so bad he had to
do the cooking ! told him of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and how it had
cured me, he got a bottle and it cured
them up in a week 90 cents a bottle.
For sale by L. b Lille & Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-04-10

MORTON and Morrill, with money
makes the mare move is the highly
alliterative- Republican ticket they
have sprung I'm Kansas