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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-24
PROBABLE WORK or TRAMPs.
A Residence on West Fourth Street Ran
sacked From Top to Bottom.

A Residence on West Fourth Street Ran
sacked From Top to Bottom.
Sunday John Helwig and wife drove
into town and went to the residence of
w. h. Helwig, who with his family is
in New York state, to see how things
we're getting along during the absence
Of the family. On entering the house
Mr.. Helwig noticed that things did
not appear to be the same as a few days
before. Bureau drawers had been ran
sacked and their contents turned out on
the floor, closets were evidently over
hauled and things turned upside down
generally. Up stairs the same work
was carried on. Several trunks were
opened and clothes and other articles
we're scattered around. Mr.. Helwig
does not know whether anything was
taken or not, owing to the fact that
the family took great many things
with them on their eastern trip and he
has no means of telling what was
taken, but it is safe to say that the fell
lows carried away some clothing and
possibly some jewelry. Mrs. SherrillS
living next door to the Helwig home,
was awake most of the night Saturday
night and between and 3 o'clock she
heard several men walking back and
forth in front of the residence. 1t is
presumed to be the work of tramps, in
asmuch as so many we're in the city
Saturday night. An entrance was
gained to the house through the cellar
window, tearing away the screen and
removing the window. There was
evidence that lamp was used while
the fellows were making the search as
they found some hickory nuts which
they cracked and devoured. 1t wouldn't
be bad idea to keep little close,
watch on things during the present
fimo
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-24
Operation for Appendicitis.

On Friday last Drs. Crane & Dundas
operated on Wallace Ladd, farmer
living Is miles north of Mitchell, for
appendicitis. Mr.. Wallace has been
suffering from attacks of this disease
for the last year and a half. Consent
for an operation was not obtained until
his serious condition made it impera-
tive. Mr.. Ladd stood the shock OF
operation we'll and present indications
point to his recovery.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-24
GATHERING UP THE FUNDS.
A Smooth Individual Working the FEEDER
al Office Holders For Money.

al OnC6 Holders EOr Money
Chamberlain Register: On Monday
gentleman named Turney arrived in
the city from Grow Creek agency. He
was a good appearing gentleman and a
good talker on any question. He lost
no time in calling upon all the govern
ment officials in the city, upon whom
he pulled a certificate of authority
signed by W. 7. Harrity, chairman of
the national democratic committee, au-
thorizing him to collect funds for cam
paign purposes. When his business be-
came known the usual plan for raising
funds at once excited comment and
doubts were expressed as to the homes
ty of purpose of the gentleman We
were confident that he was not what he
professed to be, particularly as We had
noticed in the papers but a few days
previous that man had been placed
under arrest in Iowa for working the
very same plan. The matter was
brought to the attention of Geo. H.
German, assistant attorney of the court
OF claims, who was in the city, and who
is personally acquainted with Mr.. Har.
rity. He was induced to telegraph tc
the Philadelphia politician, and the
answer received showed that the sus-
picion which had been formed was well
founded. Following is the answer:
Philadelphia, Pa, July Is.
To HON. G. H. GORMAN,
Chamberlain, S. D.
Telegram received. Absolutely no
authority whatever for use OF my name
for collection of any campaign funds for
any purpose or on any account what.
ever. Will you kindly have public
notice of the fact given through the
newspapers. Parties representing to
the contrary of above are imposters.
W. T. HARRITY.
AS near as can be learned Turney Sc.
cured about S270 at this city and the
agencies He left town Tuesday morn
ing on the east bound train. He haG
previous to his arrival here, made {
pretty clean sweep OF Montana, and i
is likely that he has collected many
thousands of dollars.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-24

The same man Turney appeared in
Mitchell during the week and called on
the federal Office holders to contribute
heir share toward, the support of the
national campaign. Whether the
office holders were on to Mr.. Turney
we don't know, but they claim they
were not caught by the gentleman for
contribution. Turney went from
here to Aberdeen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-24
Prohibitionists Have Nominated,

So many conventions have been held
recently that all sight has been lost of
the prohibition party of this state but
they got together over at Madison the
other day and nominated ticket in
which Dawson county Jared pretty well.
Rev. J. F. Hansen of Mt. Vernon was
nominated for governor, while Rev. c..
M. Peck and Joseph Harker of Mitch
ell were nominated for secretary of
state and treasurer respectively.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-24
NO RECEIVER APPOINTED.

Business is Accommodating in the Mitch
ell Land Office, but Can't be Touched.
Since the vacancy occurred in the re-
ceivership of the Mitchell land office,
made by the death OF Hon. r. D. Welch,
the business of the office has been at
standstill and if the appointment of
new receiver is not made soon the
work will be away behind. During the
vacancy the register is permitted to re
cieve all filings of land, etc., which will
be acted upon, when the vacancy is
filed, in TIE order it is received. 1t is
to be hoped that the administration
will be able to get together and fill the
vacancy. A month and a half has
elapsed since the doath of Mr.. Welch
and as this Office has the largest dis
trict in the state an immense amount
of business will soon accumulate.
Sioux Falls and the Tramp Question.
Sioux Falls has had its share o.
tramps this season and efforts will saa
made to adopt plan which will rid the
city of the nuisance and in speaking of
the matter one of the Sioux Falls papers
says:
This city for the past week has been
suffering greatly from the influx of
scores of tramps and harvest hands.
Over fifty came in one day this week,
and they are arriving at the rate of
twenty-five or thirty a day. They re-
main in Sioux Falls for several days be-
fore the officers can induce them to
move on. Mayor Sites claims that
these men are put on board the trains
at Omaha and Sioux City and dumped
upon the people here by the railroad
companies. He has determined to un-
dertake new plan for the protection
of the people against this nuisance.
He will feed the wanderers at the city's
expense, and then put them on board
the next train. The expense resulting
from their care while here will be
charged up to the railroad companies
which brought them here, and if the
companies refuse to pay the bill. suit
will be commenced to enforce payment.
The mayor says that something is alb
solutely necessary to be done to pro-
tect this city against the tramp nuis.
ance, and he believes that this plan
will fetch it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-24

Mrs. Fannie McEwen, who has been
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. VOL
gemuth, left Tuesday morning for Clear
Lake, Iowa, going thence to Prairie du
Chem.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-07-24

Mrs. f. H. Winsor and children de-
parted Tuesday for Milwaukee to
visit with relatives for several weeks.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09
MODERN DETECTIVES.

Deputy Sheriff d. H. Harkey, of Eddy Co.,
New MexicI, arrived in the city yesterday, in
search OF Harry P. Brown, who is wanted in
Eddy, the county seat of Eddy county, to
answer charge of embczzlement. Deputy
Harkcy thinks that Brown is in this city
Globe Democrat, Dec. IS.
The above item illustrates the mod
ern method Of detective work. How
often do We see, in the daily papers, sim
liar statements cent over the wires in
advance of an absconding fugitive. In
all probability If Mr.. Harkey had mado
search for the party for whom he held
warrant, before disclosing his business
to newspaper reporter, he would have
succeeded in locating his man, but the
chances are more than 16 to ! that he
missed his chance by talking too much.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09
a CLEAR ISSUE.
Albuquerque A Democrat.

Albuquerque Democrat.
II Catron expects to secure support
for his statehood bill, he will have to
modify the apportionmont features.
At the same time the Democrat appre
ciates the utter hopelessness Of appeal
ing to his sense of justice in such mat
ters, for we are familiar with that
popularity OF character which leads him
to act from sense OF power and not
from a sense Of right. This trait has led
him into grave blunders heretofore and
it promises fais to do so again. for unless
he promptly makes changes in his state
hood bill, he will find himself unable to
have his constitution adopted, and all
labor will be lost by reason of his eager
ness to nso his present position to
secure an unfair political advantage.
The Democratic central committee
should meet at once before matters
progress further, and serve notice upon
him that unless the territory is fairly
apportioned according to the total vote
cast without regard to politics, that it
will be the policy of the organized Dem.
ocracy to oppose his bill to the bitter
end. This is an extreme course, but We
cannot supinely submit to Catron's
plans for his OWE personal agrandizo-
ment and pcrpetuatlon in power.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09
STATEHOOD

We publish elsewhere articles from
the Ne'o Meafcun and Albuquerque
Democrat complaining of the apportion-
ment for constitutional convention to
be created by Mr.. Catron's bill now be-
fore congress. There are even intima-
tlons OF opposition to the proposed
scheme OF statehood, in case no modifi.
cation is had in the bill in this respect.
Can it be possible that the respective
editors OF tho papers named, haye becn
advocating the admission of New Mexico
IN the hope or with the expectation that
any bill which the present delegate in
congress is capable Of drafting or sup
porting would contain provision which
fairly met the requirements of the people
OF this territory in any particular where
IN Mr.. Catron's personal and political
aims and schemes were not involved and
promotedY Did they ever suppose for
a moment that the man who las loft his
brand upon and is responsible for more
of the vicious and shameful legislation
now on the statute books Of New Mexico
than any other, was capable of anything
but treachery to the public? If these
accomplished editorial writer's anticipate
such a thing as fairness in bill drawn
or advocated by Thomas B. Catron they
certainly are wanting in their observa
tlon and knowledge of human character,
for which We havs been pleased to give
them credit.
No new feature OF the statehood move
ment has been presented by the bill
now pending. For years this same
element has been part Of the legisla-
ton OF the territory until our statutes
nave become mass OF Inconsistencies. a
shame and disgrace to an enlightened |
people, and yet, our people have, either
through dosign, Indifference or stupid
ity, submitted to such conditions for
years, and at the last election, by plu.
rality of more than three thousand
votes, elected to congress the man. above
all others, most responsible for those
disgraceful conditions. When men who.
ten years ago would have been ipsnlted
at an intimation that they would ever
cast their votes for Thomas Il. Catron,
give him an enthusiastic support, and
that too after ten years OF manipulation
OF our territorial Legislation to the
shame OF every decent man in New
Mexico, can it be said that we are ad
vahcing in the direction Of higher and
better civilization?
Instead OF finding fault with the
character OF the Cutron bill aud making
The unfair and unequal apportionment
clause therein the ground for opposition,
The able editors OF the Democrat and
Ne1c Mexican should have determined
ong since that statehood for New !
Mexico was premature and would re-.
main an injudicious movement so long
Is the people Of the territory are in.
'apable Of rising above Mr.. Cntron's
evel and not oqnal TO the task OF 8
hrowing off such influences as he and ,
lis ilk have exerted on the affairs of the ,
erritGry 70 long. AS the EAGLE has
'efore said, let us first demonstrate that
We can govern ourselves rs n territory, ,
With credit or at least decency and then ,
ssuE1o the greater dignity and respon. ,
ibility of statehood.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09

Washington, Jan. 2.-Prcsident Cleveland
announced the appointment of the Venez uela
boundary commission AZ follows: David j.
Brewer of Kansas, justice of the United
States supreme court; Richard II. Alvey of
Maryland, chief justice Of the court OF ap-
penls OF the district of Columbia; Andrew
D. White of New York, Frederick X. Coudert
of New York and Daniel 9. Gilman of Mary
land
OF the above Justice Brewer and
Mr.. White are Republicans, Judge Alvey
and Mr.. Coudert are Democrats, while
Prof. Gilman is president of Johns Hop
kins University and has no pronounced
political views. The commission as
constituted is considered an able, non
partisan and independent one
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09
A WORD TO DELEGATE CArRoS.

II Delegate Catron has modicum of
fair play in mind as respects the state
hood question be will insure the sup.
port Of united people at home for his
measure by making the apportioument
conform 10 common senso and reason.
All OF our peoples interests are too
vitally locked up in the statehood pro.
position to warrant him TO undertake 10
force his bill through congress in it's
present shape. lie may succeed in the
house but disaster will certainly fall
upon him in the senate. Should the
apportiOnmeut feature be modified as
right and justice demands, it is believed
that the bill eau be passed at this session
OF congress by the aid OF the votes of
our Democratic friends in the senate.
Without them II can certainly never be.
como law. Delegate Catrou has the
latter practically in his own hands. The
opportunity is a rare one. The coudi.
tons are extraordinarily favorable for
success. IL under the circumstances
he wants to assume the responsibility OF
defeating statehood by stubbornly
maintaining his arbitrary. unjust and
unreasonable stand, then lex him do 80.
The people will know where to place the
blame NctC Mexican.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09

According to Poor's "Directory OF
Railway Officials" there are 1916 miles
OF surface street railways in the United
States Of which 1928 miles are opera
ted by electricity, 57S miles by cable,
aud 1850 miles by horse power. Tho
number Of horses 10 use on these rail.
ways is now 1888, which is about li5,.
GOO below the number thus employed
only four years Ggo. or the 43l miles Of
street railway in Canada, only 40 miles
are operated by horse power, electricity
being employed on all The rest.-Spring
field Republican.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09

The causalities on the railways OF tho
United States for tho year ending June
30, while less than those OF the proceed
ing year, greatly exceed the losses ia
any OF the battles Of the Civil war.
There we're 6,li7 persons killed by the
railways, Of whom 324 woro passengers.
1893 employeesand 1900 victims Of grade
crossings or trcsspSssers on the track.
OF tho injured 23,422 we're emplo, ees,
1904 passepgers, and 5,i33 other pcrsons
The yoar before there were 2,727 EN-.
p'oyees killed, and 81 ,729 wounded. I'm.
provemenis adopted in operating trains
arc beginning to tell in tho increased 4
safety OF employees A reduction Of
92ll In one year in tho number OF caua
alilics to employ ocs is remarkable
showing. Globe Democrat.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09
SPANISH PURSUIT.

If the Spanish troops maintain their
present rate of pursuit OF the Cuban
army the latter will soon be driven into
the city Of Havana, and the former on
their way to the mother country. The
Spaniards seem to have peculiar
method of pursuing an enemy. They
are always ahead, and the pursued bring
up the rear.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09

All Legal Stationery Tor sale al the
EAGLE Oillco.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09
GOLD AND BONDS.

Under gold standard that precious
metal is becoming SO burdened with the
business of the world that it commands
a premium A new bond issue is soon
10 be made which will increase the
worlds supply Of gold to such an extent
that it is thought people can transact
business while longer.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09

-Four out OF five Democratic voters OF
New Mexico are for state hood, and all
they ask is fair chance and reason.
able apportionment. 1fDelegste Catron
is sincere in his advocacy of statehood
he should make note of this and act
accordingly, otherwise he may hear
something drop.-New Mexican.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09
The Cuban insurgents seem to be
bound TO have Anna.
GOOD CHANGE.

The name OF j. NJ. Hawkins, formerly
OF the Eddy Argus, appears at the head
OF the editorial columns OF the Ell Paso
Herald. The Herald will be greatly
improved under Mr.. Hawkins manage.
ment.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09

A decision has boon rendered by the
supreme court OF the United States to
the effect that there was no legal pro
vision against the passage OF silver
coins which were abradod only by cir
culation. and that they were a legal ten.
der as long rs they bore the semblanre
Of the coin. The case was one growing
out Of railroad conductors refusal to
ncccpt a worn silver coin rendered by a
passenger in payment OF fare.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09

Statements have reached Washington
that the Nicaragua government has cou.
cludod with an Englishmau named
Morgan an arrangement through which
he secures control, by actual purchase,
Of all the railroad lines in that country.
These roads run from Grenada to Man.
ngna, the capital, and from Momotumba
TO Corinto. The same report has Il that
all the steamers. certainly those IN Lake
Managua, are ALEC included in tho dra'
which, in addition. gives Morgan the
right tu build railroads from Lake Mica
ragua to 10 Rama and TO Rio Grandc. Il
is believed in Nicaragua that exclusive
steamship rights on Lake Nicaragua
have been obtained by Morgau.-PRJiic
Opiaion.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09
OPTICS GREETING.

The EAGLE acknowledges, with thanks,
the receipt OF an elegant and artisiic
calendar for 1896, the New Years greet
ing from that excellent enterprising
daily, the Las Vegas optic.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-01-09
NEW MANAGER.

Mr.. t. NJ. Wingo, recently OF Temple,
Texas, has purchased stock in the Dem
ocrat Publishing Company OF Albaquer-
que, and became the business manager
OF the Democrat on the first instant.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-27
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