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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Will SILVER Be oRoppEDq
Mexican Bankers Partial to Gold Standard
but Treasury Omcials Say No.

Mexican Bankers Partial to Gold Standard,
but Treasury Omciais Say No.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 6.-The drop
In silver yesterday sent exchange on
New York to its highest point I1S2)
after banking hours. Merchants have
already cancelled foreign orders and
will await something like permanency
in exchange. Tn. government is maxi
ing ali its estimates based on even
lower prices of silver. The lead
ing bankers are not dismayed,
and continue to predict a reac-
tion, although not until lower
prices have been reached. There Is an
opinion gaining ground that, although
silver will regain some of its lost value,
its role as a money metal will soon be
ended and that this country will have
to adopt the gold standard. Native
manufacturers are in some cases rails
ing prices on account of having to
buy foreign raw material. There is
no panic in business circles, but
rather a feeling of amazement and
wonder as regards the final re-
suit, and what changes will be ef-
fected by the disturbance of calcula-
tions. The treasury people insist
there is no thought entertained of
adopting the gold basis. The govern
ment will meet its gold interest at any
cost, even to the adoption of most
rigorous economy, and will pursue a
waiting policy. Many contractors who
have bought machinery and supplies
abroad find their profits reduced TO
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

A SECRET and armed expedition is be-
Ing fitted out, Tacoma, Wash, dis
patch stated the other day, to start at
an early date with the avowed inten-
tion of succeeding by armed force, IL
the exigencies of the occasion require,
in making thorough and systematic
prospect of Copper river, Alaska, SOC
miles northwest of Sitka- This local
ity, which has long been guarded from
encroachment of civilization by 800 ma
tives, composing the Copper river tribe
has been looked upon as source o.
great wealth of gold and copper, which
occasional visitors to that section have
seen in possession of natives.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
GROWTH OF THE BANKS.
Comptroller Complies Diagram Showing
Progress Since 1864.


Progress since 1864.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The abstract
of reports of condition of national
banks on May IA is accompanied by a
diagram prepared jointly by the comp
troller of the currency and the chief of
the bureau of statistics. The diagram
displays graphically the growth and
changes in the principal items
of resources of national banks from
1864 to 1896, inclusive.N In Octo-
Der, 1864, the capital of the sos banks
amounted to $50, 800, ,O0O The capital
gradually increased to $500, 800, 900 on
October 1, 1875, the highest point
reached until 1888, when it amounted
to $500, 700, 600. The increase thereafter
was gradual until 1892, when the high
est point was reached, namely, $685.
600, 900. In the fall of 1896 the amount
had declined to S64s, 500, 900. The de-
posits have fiuctuated, the maximum
being reached in 1892, when
they amounted to Sl,779, 800, 600.
In the following year depos-
it's declined to sl,465, 400, eco and
reacted the following year to 81, ,742,-
100, OOO The circulation outstanding
in 1866 reached $3.50, 900, 900 and the
highest point was reached in 1878, the
amount being SAL. 900, 600. The mini
mum amount outstanding is shown to
have been S122 9OO. 900 in October, 1890.
At the close of the report of the year
1896 the amount had risen to $780,
600 600
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
THIS YEARS HAY CROP.
Hardly Up to the Average but Good Prices
Are Expected.

Are Expected.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. THE
movement of the big hay crop from
the territory tributary to Kansas City,
and its handling by the big hay and
commission firms, is just fairly under
way. While the people of Kansas are
gloating over the big returns from
potatoes, the unprecedented wheat
crop and other big harvests, it might
be remembered that Kansas City is the
third largest hay market in the
United States. According to ap-
thentic reports, there are shipped
into Kansas City on an average
about i6, 900 car leads of hay annually.
The cars run about ten tons each,
which makes 100000 tons of hay. This
hay will easily average from So to 81
per ton, which, at the lower figure,
would amount to S960,000. The hay
crop in Kansas City's territory this year,
however, is hardly up to the average in
quantity. 1t will average about three
quarters of crop. and on account
of the wet weather in early spring and
the dry weather later the harvest of
timothy hay is about 30 days later
than usual. The prices are little
better this year on prairie hay, but
about the same as usual on timothy,
the latter running all the way from
SO. so to SIS. 80 per ton and the prairie
hay from S5 to So per ton.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

The Mound Valley school house
five miles south of Guthrie, was struck
by lightning last Sunday evening and
one end of the building demolished.
The siding on this end was entirely
stripped off in splinters, one of the
studding torn to shreds and several
others more or less splintered. The
roof also sustained some damage.
fortunately no one was near the
building at the time, Sunday school
having been dismissed about an hour
before.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

1T isprophesied that present methods
of illumination are to be superseded
by lamp nearly perfected by Puluj,
of Vienna. Not only does II generate
intense Roentgen rays. but 1t trans
forms nearly all Of the energy of the
electric current into light. Expert
ments prove that single horsepower
OF electric energy would be sufficient
to operate 10000 Pnluj lamps Prof.
Lodge, of Universe. college, Liverpool,
says that "if mechanical energy can
be converted entirely into light alone
one man turning the crank of suita-
BILE machine could generate enough
light for whole city,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Host. Of veteran. win March.

BUFFALO, n. Y. Aug. 6.-From in
formation by Secretary Turner, of the
citizens G. A. r. committee, nearly
81, 600 veterans will participate in the
parade during the national encamp-
ment. New York will head the list
with 1910 and Pennsylvania follow
with 5000, while Illinois, Ohio and
Massachusetts will have 5000 each.
The state divisions will march in the
order of their organization, with the
exception that New York will bring
up the rear.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

McnIaster's magazine.

The August number of this period
lcal prints carefully prepared article
the subject of which is the Wichita
mountains. There is map which the
editor says is correct and may be used
in laying out roads and determining
points. There is great deal of other
matter OF interest to the Oklahoman
such as "single statehood" and ''irri.
CATION in Oklahoma" The articles are
freely illustrated which adds to their
interest. The print is clear and shows
that much attention has been given
the magazine to make it attractive in
its makeup.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
A Man Uniustly Imprisoned.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 6.-The state
board of pardons recommended a par
don for w. II. Garrett, of Ford county,
convicted, with w. C. Smith, of steal
ing 76 cattle in Oklahoma and selling
them in Dodge City. Smith, who is in
the penitentiary, signed a statement
that he stole the cattle himself and
Garrett knew nothing about how he
came by them, was hired by him to
help drive them and was paid wages
for doing so.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
THE university of California is to b

THE university of California is TO be-
come one Of the famous universities OF
the world. At any rate, it is to have,
If designs are carried out, the finest
pile of buildings on the globe, and
these brilliant schemes are to be put
into effect at once. Inside of year
ground will be broken for the first of
magn ificent group of buildings.
There are to be 2s or 80 Of them. All
the buildings are to be of stone and
built to last for ages. How many mil
liors they will cost Regent Einstein
refuses to say, but he has enough
pledged to make his magnificent plan
a certainty.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Big Demand for Feeders.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 6.-Over s.
900 cattle--202 car loads-were shipped
to the country from the stock yards
yesterday, to be fed on the farms, and
all grades of feeding and stock cattle
sold at advanced prices-so great is the
change in sentiment wrought by the
general rains. Commission men are
receiving many orders to buy feeders,
and there is demand for many hundred
thousand dollars to be invested in cat
tie for short time feeding.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
TELEGRAPHIO BREvITIEs.

The queens speech was read to the
British lords and commons on the 9th
and parliament was prorogued until
October 8.
Gerald Allen, aged 30, poured hot
coffee on the breast of a man named
Miller to awaken him, in squatters
camp near Linn Grove, KY. Miller
seized pistol and killed Allen.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Charged with a Terrible Crime.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Aug. o. A dis
honorably discharged veteran from
the soldiers home named George Muir
ply, is in Jail here charged with the
murder of Alfred Cummings. Cum
mings was murdered in hut near the
soldiers home on the night of October
10, 1896. He was sitting at table eat
ing supper, when some one approached
from behind and cut his head open
with an AK, scattering blood and
brains on the table.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
FIGHT FOR SUPREMACY.
Michigan Salt Association Invades Kans
and VIII Seek Patronage.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, Aug. Z. = The
Michigan Salt association, commonly
known as the salt trust, has at last de-
cided to invade the Kansas field, and
will construct manufacturing plant
at Hutchinson with capacity
of 1000 barrels daily. Joy Nor
ton, of Chicago, the general sales
agent of the trust, has just purchased
a tract of 40 acres adjoining the city as
a site for the new works. This new
move means bitter fight between the
salt trust and the Kansas manufacture
ers for supremacy in the territory west
of the Missouri river.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 7.-Officers
of the Florida Fruit exchange, who
keep themselves posted on the condi-
tion of the orange crop throughout the
state, now estimate that the crop this
fall will amount to between $50, 900 and
300, 900 boxes. The crop would prob
ably have reached $50, 900 boxes had it
not been for the drought in the spring
and early summer
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Gov. prake,s condition Improving

OrTuMwA, Ia, Aug. IA sensation.
al story was sent out from this city to
the effect that Gov. Drake was on his
death-bed at his home in Centerville.
A telegram from DIR. Sawyer, his SON.
in-law and physician, says that there
is no truth whatever in the report;
that the governor has never been in a
critical condition, and that he is im'
proving rapidly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Confe.sed to a petectlye.

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. ,Aug. Peter
Bons, the tramp charged with the muir
der of Pearl Morrison at Crystal Falls,
has made complete confession, ac-
knowledging that he assaulted the
girl and then strangled her to death.
The confession was secured by de-
tective who visited Bons, clad in a
priests garb, and was heard by others.
Excitement over the confession may
result in a lynchinp
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Lixhtninx's Queer Freak.

CSScISNATI, Aug. e.--At one o'clock
yesterday Grace Buxton. five years old,
of Pleasant Ridge, was instantly killed
by lightning. A branch of tree with
leaves which fell on the little one as
she was struck is photographed in
black across her breast
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

DIR. STEPHEN EMMENs, of Staten is
land, N. ", claims that he has been
manufacturing gold from silver for the
past three months, and that the arti-
fetal bullion has stood the test Of the
government assay Office. The books Of
the ASSAY Office bear him out.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Baby Drowned in a Well.

A sad accident occurred at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson eight miles
north east OF Waketa. Tuesday even
ing, by which their little is-months
old child log. its life. One of the girls
went TO the well for a pail of water
and while the well was open the little
one wandered to the edge and fell in,
and before assistance could be obtain
ed IL was drowned.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Population and CIRCULATION.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The latest of
fetal estimate of the population of the
United States is II, 900, ,O6s. This is made
by the actuary of the treasury, an official
whose duty it is, at fixed intervals, to
report on the per capita circu-
tion of money in the United States.
He estimates that the present
holdings of money are S22. SO for every
man, woman and child in the United
States
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

Newkirk Republican: Last Monday
night Frank Radlof, who lives two
miles northeast OF Newkirk, lost a
number OF wheat stacks by fire, sup.
posed to be incendiary. About l,0Oe
bushels of wheat were burned.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
stockholders WIN Have to Paw Up.

KANSAS CrTY, Mo-, Aug. ct. b.
Wallace, receiver of the Missouri ma
tional bank, has received an order
from Comptroller of the Treasury
James ii. Eckels, making an assess.
ment of 100 per cent. upon the stock
holders of the defunct bank. The as,
sessment must be paid by August 80.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
ror the nenetit OF Teacher.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 7.-State Super
intendent of Schools Stryker is send
ing notices to all the county superin-
tendents that wherever six persons
will take examinations for state GER
tificates he will send the questions and
provide for the examinations
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Coal Found In Greer County.

John Fox was in Ell Reno from the
Post one day last week and told Star
reporter that be had received letter
from L. A. Williams, ex-county sur
.veyor OF Washita county, stating that
he had discovered fine vein of coal
In Greer county. He says that it is
near Navajoe and that 1t is big find.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Engine Makes . Long Run.

OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 6.-The Union
Pacific officials are pluming themselves
on new long distance record. En-
gineer Thomas Grogan, with engine
500, pulled special from Evanston,
Wyo,, to Omaha, 955 miles, in "a hours
including all stops.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

ODESSA, Aug. IA bridge at
Kertsch, in the Crimea, which had
been weakened by a food, collapsed
yesterday. A number of people were
crossing when the bridge fell, and 3s
of them We're drowned.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

STATE COMMANDER DODGE, of the
q. A. R., has granted the applica-
tion for the organization of n G. A.
r. post ut Notre Dame university, To
be composed wholly Of Catholic priests.
This will be the only Grand Army or
ganization in the United States com
posed Of priests who have won distinc'
tion in the field.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

J. v. CLARK, who started from Brop-
son, Mich, July 2s, 1895, to travel CO.,
600 miles in one year without begging
or beating his way and required to
show receipts that he had paid for
fare, arrived here two days ahead of
time and shows receipts which are
sworn to for go, 207 miles.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

READING, Pa, Aug. Z The Reading
Iron Co. will start up its plant at Dan
Vile next Monday, giving employment
to 700 hands. The establishment was
shut down some time ago because of a
strike against reduction in wages.
The employees in all departments have
expressed their willingness to go to
work at the company's figures.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

New York cigarette manufacturers
have decided upon an increase in the
prices Of cigarettes, and letters of no
tifcation have been sent through the
mails. The advance in quotations is
about 10 per cent on the whole list
from Turkish to common brands.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

NAoH RABy, who celebrated his l25th
birthday anniversary on April last,
and who is an inmate of poorhousc
in New York state, has had his eye
sight partly restored. The doctors
have no hope that the old man will see
for any length Of time. Still, he Is de-
lighted in childish way, and thinks
he win live until he is i50.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Lower Missouri, Insurance Rates,

MEXICO, Mo-, Aug. Z. THE local in
surauce agents of this city have re-
ceived notice of large reductions in in
surance rates, and it is understood
that the rates are TO be lowered in
most of the cities in Missouri where
there are good systems of waterworks
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
Counterfeit, Cents In Boston.

BosroS, Aug. THE subtreas-
ury in this city is being flooded
with counterfeit cents. The imitation
is so clever that experts have to go
over a lot two or three times to detect
all spurious pieces They all come
from Boston stores, indicating that a
clever gang of counterfeiters is operat'
ing here.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-There is still more
trouble over the rates for the Grand
Army encampment at Buffalo. This
time it is the Great Western road that
has made the trouble by announcing Q
rate of one cent a mile.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

A VENETIAN glass manufacturer Is
now making glass bonnets by the
thousand. The glass cloth of which
they are composed has the same brill
liancy Of color as silk and is impervious
TO water Glass is also made into u
fine cloth which can be worn next ia
the skin without discomfort.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

LrBERry, Mo-, Aug. Twenty men
rode into town last night and visited
four houses where negro families lived.
ordering some of the inmates to leave
town and the others 10 move to other
localities. The negroes all obeyed the
orders this morning.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

THERE is scarcity of cents in To-
ronto, Ont, caused by the $4,000 Ep-
worth leaguers who were there short
time ago carrying off about $4,000 OF
the copper coin as souvenirs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

A call has been sent out TO the state
presidents Of ex-Slaves' Pension asso-
Citations for national convention TO
be held in Nashville. Tenn, Septem-
ber 90. 1897. Four thousand delegates
are expected to attend.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

M. MoucHoT, French scientist, cal
culates that in an average day the sun
will pour on 81 acres of ground heat
which might be turned into energy
equal to the muscle power of 4, 1853
horses. He believes that this heat
might be utilized and made to do the
work now done by steam and electrici-
ty. He found that by condensing the
heat playing on less than ~ yards of
ground he could boil two pints of
water. BY arresting sunshine and
condensing It small steam engines
have been operated successfully in
Paris, but nothing has yet been done
to really utilize the power Of the sun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

THE horses of German cavalry regi-
ments are to be shod with paper shoes,
recent experiments having proved
their durability and lightness desir.
able.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
wnI a oa. Tor. wh..,.

Enid Sun: Already we hear Of many
farmers in Garfield county who are
gong heavily into the wheat business
next e year many OF whom will put out
200 acres or more.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

ARKANSAS fruit growers are negotiat-
ing for carload of red ants to be used
in killing worms In orchards.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

The greatest waterpower plant in
the world Is to be in operation within
few months 1t is intended TO take
power from the st. Lawrence river and
By means of turbines of 5000 horse.
power each operate an electric plant
of almost iDcalculable strength. The
plant is to be an immense building
near Massena, N. Y, on the United
States side of the St. Lawrence. TIE
St. Lawrence In the neighborhood OF
Nassena has fall of SO feet in dis
tance Of about seven miles, and the
Grass river at Massena is SO feet lower
than the ST. Lawrence. The plant 1,
70 be greater than that at Niagara Falls
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

REV. JOSEPH ABBOTT, colored, was
nearly choxed to death the other Sun
day by mosquitoes swarming into his
mouth while praying in Sussex county,
III
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

MENNoSIrEs of Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado, South Dakota and Oregon
are thinking about forming colony
near Houston, Tex.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12

THE new standard postal card will
be a trifle smaller than the card now
in use, SO that 1t can be inclosed in
business envelopes of ordinary size.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-08-12
The Beaver Herald.
W. I. DRUMMoND. Publisher.
BEAVER, OKLAHOMA.
CURRENT COMMENT.

DURING the year ended July 80, 25,-
479 mortgages were filed and only 49,
5ll cancelled on Ohio farms.