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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
DEBS' LABOR UTOPIA.
The Social Democracy OF America Dui,
Launched at Chicago.

Launched at Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 1s.-The American
Railway union was yesterday formally
adjudged by Z. v. Debs and his follow
ers to be a corpse, and the social
democracy of America was launched to
take its place. This was quickly settled
at a meeting of the A. K. u. delegates
yesterday, but when it came to the
declaration of principles under which
the social democracy is to exist there
was trouble from the start. Six hours
of wordy warfare terminated, how
ever, in the adoption of the platform
on which the social democracy is to
stand. The document starts as fol-
lows:
Labor manual and mental. being the Only
creator of wealth and civilization, it rightfully
follows that all those who perform all labor
and create all wealth should enjoy the results
Of their efforts, but this is rendered impossible
by the modern system of production.
1t is declared that thousands of men
work in shops cooperating to the
most efficient division of labor, but the
fruits of this cooperative labor are in
a measure appropriated by the owners
of the means of production. The
present economic system of the coun-
try is considered and condemned at
some length and the declaration of
principles closes with the following
call for recruits:
We call upon all honest citizens to enlist un-
der the banner OF the social democracy of
America, so that we may be ready to conquer
capitalism by making use OF our political lib
erty and by taking possession OF public power,
so that we may put an end to the. present bar
barous struggle by the abolition of capitalism,
by the restoration OF land and OF all of the
means of production transportation and dis
tribution to the people as n collective body,
and the substitution OF a cooperative com
monwealth for the present state of planless
production, industrial warfare and social dis
| order.
A commonwealth which, although it will not
make all men equal physically or mentally,
will give to every worker the free exercise and
| full benefit of his faculties multiplied by all
| the modern factors of civilization and ulti-
mately inaugurate the universal brotherhood
OF man. For such purposes one of the states
OF the union, to be hereafter determined, shall
be selected for the concentration OF our sup
porters, gradually extending the sphere of oper-
ations until the national Cooperative COM
monwealth shall be established
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

WHAT is 20 be known as 'red,
white and blue American army for the
liberation of Cuba" has been organized.
Agents will be appointed in every city
and women and children will be i'm
pressed to do the work. The member
ship cards are colored red, white and
blue. The person signing red card
pledges himself to give five cents each
week to receiving agent The white
card pledges the signer to subscribe
for given amount of Cuba bonds OF
small. denominations at so cents ON the
dollar Of the par value. The blue cards
call for weekly subscriptions of 25
cents for three months.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

JOPLIN, Mo-, June i9.-The South
western Firemen's association held it's
annual street parade yesterday. Vet
eran firemen from Missouri, Kansas
and Arkansas were in the possession.
In the afternoon Weir City, Kan, won
the hub and hub $50 yard race in
50 1-5 seconds, with Joplin second
Pittsburg, Kan, third and Fort Smith
Ark, fourth. Nine companies con
tested
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
Triple Texas Drowning.

GREENvIILE, Tex, June ls.-Wednes-
day night while bathing in pool six
miles from the city, Cashier King, of
the First national bank, and Miss
Austin, of this place, and Ida Schenck,
of sherman, Tex, were drowned. Mr.
King and Miss Austin were together,
and, suddenly getting beyond their
depth, Mr., King called for help, and
Mr.. Fred Noteworthy, who was with
Miss Schencl, went TO the rescue, but
both were drowned before helpreached
them. Miss Scheack, becoming fright
ened, followed Mr.. Noteworthy, and,
jumping on his back, nearly drowned
him also
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
NEW WESTERN PosrMAsTERs.
A Goodly List of Favors Bestowed on Kan
sans and Missourians.


WASHINGTON, June 19.-Of the ia
post Office appointments made by Mr..
Bristow these We're of western interest:
In Kansas-At Denisop, Jackson county, r.
Schneider; at Hope, Dickinson county, Henry
Nickles, vice s. Miles, removed; at Meriden,
Jefferson county, Andrew Swallow; at Neal,
Greenwood county. f. Turney, vice n Robb,
removed at Quinton, Grove county; r. Sam
son.
In Missouri-At Anton. St Louis county, j.
Detien; ut Andover, Harrison county j. De-
long, vice j. Stanley, removed; ut Bellefon-
taine, St Louis county, J. Andrae. vice Henry
Hoch, removed; at Birch Tree, shannon coun-
ty ]. Budd, vice s Cole, removed ut Bridge
ton, St Louis county, Jacob Blum. vice Julius
Eessler removed; at Cadet, Washington coun-
ty, Edward Hansen, vice Samuel Long, Jr., re-
moved: az Gainesville, Harrison county, d. Oil
phant; at Clarkson, Lawrence county. j. Nor
ris; ut Harrisburg, Boone county w. Short,
vice A. Franker. removed at Martinsburg,
Audrain county, Il. Prtehett, vice NJ. Douglass,
removed at Moselle, Franklin county, A. Has
kins vice J. X. Wood removed; at Pacific
Franklin county, Sebastian Netscher, vice G.
Cross. removed at Rinehart, Vernon county
| T.. Gunder; at Thomas, Harrison county, T.
/ Price
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
Minor Notes.

The Kay County Normal Institute
will begin at Newlsirk June ?s
Chicago Inter-Ocean: Oklahoma is
now shipping east 100 cars of hogs ev-
cry week, and experts report her
wheat crop will be 30,O00,00o bushels.
Senator d. P. Marum OF Woodward
has set on foot movement TO abolish
the territorial supreme court, and re-
place it with an appellate court of
three judges.
Wichita Eagle: A man with a IT.
year old darling han ging TO his arm
appeared in Euid the other day aud
wanted to find notorious public to
marry them.
The Choctaw road reserves the right
when it sells man ticket for an ex-
cursion to put him off the train and
let him walk if he does not comport
himself as a gentleman.
Custer county has $4,000 acres of
land in cultivation, the most of which
is planted in wheat, corr and cotton,
and it is conservatively estimated that
INC III SOAhc iioh ihSSS thISS CIOps
will be si50,0oo.
At Purcell last week Arthur Sluder
boy about l2 years old, picked up g
railroad torpedo and began picking at
it, when it exploded, terribly mang.
ling his left hand, tearing off two
fingers and thumb.
Pond Creek News: r. Brceden's lit.
tie boy week or so ago stepped upor
a needle, a part of which remained iu
his foot, is now appearing, at the TOP
on it's way through the foot. 1t is
hoped that the needle will not change
it's course. The little fellow met with
another accident yesterday. He step
ped upon a broken glass and cut the
other foot badly.
Minco Min strel: In October of thi
year the treaty expires with thu
Com manches and Kiowas in their reser
walton. After that date there is N,
Indian title to the land. 1t Is publi
domain and should be settled at once
blackwell Times-Record. Alfalf
has been sown in considerable quanti
ties. in this township and Isl mskipi
good growth. II IL continues to, doe
we'll in. the future as in the past tn,
days Of prairie grass pastures are few
The next seasons crop may tell dii
ferent tale.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
A ranatical Sect at Homestead

A new religious sect calling them
selves True Followers are playing hav-
oc near Homestead. A week ago John
whooping cough, and was allowed to
strangle 20 death, the parents and
neighbors refusing to do anything for
its relief, saying if the Lord wanted it
to live He would look out for it. Last
week they induced Mrs. j. F. Eubanks.
who was very i'll to disc charge her doc
tor and join them. She did so, was
baptized and nothing more was done
for her but to pray, and she died yes
terday. The people OF the vicinity are
indignant.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

A CIRCULAR ia being distributed APP
pealing to the American people for
contributions for the relief of the
Thessalian refugees, who have been
driven from their homes by the inva-
sion of the Turks and who are in dan.
ger of starving. The object of the ap-
peal is doubtless worthy, the st. Louis
Republic says, but its principal effect
upon the American people should be
to call attention to the travesty on
sending supplies across the ocean to
people in danger of starving while
thousands of women and children at
pur doors are actually starving.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
EUROPE'S VIEWS.
Some Extracts from Foreign News
papers About Annesing Hawaii.
JAPAN WILL NOT OBJECT,
The Paris Temps Thinks IL IL a Plan to
Stop the Agitation In the United
states About Cuba-Comments
Mostly Favorable.

LONDON, June f9.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette says that Marquis Ito, the Jap
anese statesman, has declared that
Japan will not create international
difficulties in connection with Hawaii,
and that certainly no other country
will object to the annexation OF Ha-
wall by the United States. Comment
| ing on this utterance, the Gazette says:
president Mckinley may call annexa-
tion merely a continuance of existing
relations, but IL Is an undoubted de-
parture in the colonizing sense. 1t
does not mean that Cuba will follow or
any thing of that kind, but it means a
strong naval policy. The United
States will certainly be a great sea
power in the future-her commerce
and seaboard necessitate that-and
Hawaii will be of the greatest value If
It means naval expenditure now and it
may we'll repay it with compound in
terest in the future"
The Times correspondent says: "To-
day in the garden of the British en-
bassy / met a member of the American
senate, in high standing, who said to
me: In one way or another we were
bound to take Hawaii. 1t has, first of
all, the advantage that it can be an
nexed without serious difficulty aris-
ing from any European power. There
fore, we can satisfy our desire
for some sort of annexation with
out running the risk of serious
complications. Moreover, Hawaii is
so near America that it is quite out of
the question that it should belong to
any other power, and its government
is so weak that il could not seriously
resist II any other power really tried
to take it. Although not worth much,
Hawaii will make an excellent coaling
station, and il might prove otherwise
useful in our hands. Unless we annex
1t now, we should expose ourselves to
complications with the Japanese, who
would soon outnumber the Americans
in the islands, while now we have to
fight nobody"
The Paris Temps, referring to the
annexation of Hawaii by the United
States, says: 1--WE regard the annexa
ton of Hawaii less as the result of q
carefully considered plan than as ~
attempt to relegate to obscurity The
dangerous, thorny affairs of Cuba
President Mckinley evidently imagine'
that in throwing to the Chauvinist'
this bone to pick he will procure {
momentary respite. This calculation
too, is probably erroneous, because
nothing will so contribute to strength
en- aggressive Pan-Americanism an'
whet the appetite for Cuba as thi
first taste at the expense of little Ha
wall"
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung think
that the action of the United State
imposes upon Germany and Englan'
the necessity of devising measure
to prevent the adoption of simila
policy as to Samoa.
: The Berlin Post expresses the au
thoritative view held here when it says
"Germany has long regarded Hawai-
as within the sphere of American in
terests. and can scarcely find any pre-
text either to question the right of tn
United States to annex or to interfer
by protest or obstruction"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
Long flight for Pigeons.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 1.-two
homing pigeons were liberated in Kan
sas City yesterday which are expected
to make the longest carrier pigeon
flight on record-from Kansas City to
Montpelier, VT, more than $500 miles
on an air line. The best previous per-
formance on record is that of a pair
which travelled from Pensacola, Fla,
to Fall River, Mass, a distance of l,ls2
miles. They were liberated July "a,
1892. and arrived at their cote Angus;
S, IA days later.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
missouri Editors in Convention.

ST. LOUIS, June 19.-The Slst annual
convention of the Missouri Press asso-
citation opened yesterday at Meramac
highlands. At the afternoon session
President Ewing made his address. w.
NJ. Denslow, editor of the Spickards-
willie Gazette, read a paper on Person
ais in Newspapers" George w. Trigg,
editor of the Richmond Conservator,
read paper on "How to Solicit, So
cure and Create business"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

Kingfisher Free Press: The rains,
the rains! Will they never let upP
The Lord knows what is best in the
long run. but If the rain would only
let up now for about two weeks, such
considerute concession would be
greatly appreciated. 1t is not often
the case that Oklahoma people are
called upon to protest against rainfall,
but this is one of the occasions. There
doesn't seem to be any good excuse for
OVERRIDING hing, no matter how
good it is. We want sunshine, little
dust would be grateful, and breath
of hot wind would not give offense.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

LIGHTNING is destined to supplant
projectiles in naval warfare, n Wor-
cester, Mass, inventor having just per-
fected mechanism by which he
can discharge bolt of arti-
fetal lightning and control its direc-
ton. He is now at work on the
technical details necessary to the
adaptability of this invention to
the American battleships of to-day,
and 1t can be said safely that ma
val warfare is TO be revolutionized
by the substitution of electricity for
shot and shell, and the fate of the fu-
ture warship under fire is nothing less
than total annihilation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
sIoo.o 600 Canadlan shortage.

BARRIE, Ont, June ,s.--Sidney j.
Sanford, county treasurer, has disap-
peared. He went away last Wednes-
day, leaving letter which was not de-
liyered until yesterday, saying that
there was shortage in his accounts
which he could not meet A partial
investigation shows a loss to the coun-
" of about sl0o, 900, which will proba-
bly, be increased by further investiga-
ton.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

The discussion which has followed
The veto message of Gov. Black, of New
York, upon the graduated inheritance
tax bill reveals the fact that no less
than rs states OF the union have adopt
ed such tax in some form. The courts
Of the different states have not agreed
upon the constitutionality of the meas
nre. and the principle will, probably
not be definitely settled until case is
made for the supreme court OF the
United States.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
Issues "A PARDON.

Governor Barnes has issued his first
pardon which sets at liberty Ira Tay-
lor, convicted of horse stealing in
Grant county and sentenced to term
in the penitentiary. Taylor had served
fourteen months and the application
for pardon was largely signed by rep
resentative citizens and endorsed by
Judge McA,ee, who presided at the
trial and imposed tie sentence. 1t
was presented by the prisoners wife
who made strong plea for her hus-
bands release.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
PLENTY OF TEA.
Enormous Quantities ON the Way to This
Country.

TACOMA, WASH, June 1s.-More tea
is now afioat on the Pacific ocean than
ever before at one time. The import
ers of New York and other eastern
cities have made large purchases in
China and Japan for immediate de-
livery and are having it hurried across
the Pacific in order to enter it before
the Dingley bill goes into effect. A
thousand tons of the new crop of tea
has been landed here and 1900, ,00G
pounds are on the ocean between Yolo-
hama and this port This comprises
the cargoes of the steamers Braemer
due to-day, Mogul, Tacoma and Vic
toria. The Canadian line is also bring
ing heavy shipments
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

The grand assembly of the Rebelah
Degree. auxiliary TO the Odd Fellows,
organized at South McAlester and
elected the following officers: Mrs.
Louis K, Smith, president. South Nc
Alester; Mrs. Julia Darby, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Alice Powers, secretary,
Lehigh; Mrs. May Case, treasurer,
Purcell; Mrs. c. Hockey, chaplain.
Krebs; Miss Ollie Allen, marshal, vi
nita; Mrs. Mollie Clark, conductor,
Durrant; Miss Stella Johnson, outside
guardian, Chickasha; Mrs. Jennie
Turk, inside guarCidn, Checotah.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
Events of Interest Gathered From
Over the Territory.
To Insure Crops.

There is a scheme on foot to call a
meeting of eurepresentative farmers
of Oklahoma, CANADIAN, Logan and
Cleveland counties and to select com
mittee who will appraise ,he loss OF
wheat of those farmers whose crops
were injured by the hail aud the farm
ers each according to his share will do
nate out of their bountiful yield, to
relieve the distress of their brother
farmers
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
They saw a Great Meteor.

The Rising Sun correspondent OF
the Pond Creek News and many others
saw a falling meteor one night about
ten days ago. 1t appeared in the sky
directly over Rising Sun twenty min
utes after dark and resembled q large
ball of fire. 1t lit up the heavens like
a full moon for several seconds then
took its fight in southeaster!y di-
rection. About one-fourth across the
horizon it exploded causing a low
rumbling noise which lasted from one
to two minutes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

THE members of the Women's Vege-
tartan union in London have q new
craze. 1t is for vegetarian dress. They
want vegetable boots, vegetable gloves
and vegetable gowns They buve de-
cided that the kid, the calf and tho
sheep must be spared.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

Til. board of aldermen of Somerville
Mass, has decreed that the streets In
that city shall not be watered on Sum
day; the citizens are reported to be
opposed to patriotic parade on July
and the Women's Christian Temper
nnce union wants the drug stores to
stop selling soda water and the bake
shops to stop selling beans on Sunday.
The city is bent on reform, and the
population is decreasing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
Noted California Editor Dead.

SAN Francisco, June lS.-George
Eustace Barnes, one of the Oldest and
most widely-known journalists of this
coast, died yesterday of heart failure.
He was one of the founders of the Call,
of which paper he was managing edi-
tor for many years. Among other
notables on his staff was Mark Twain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

THE compilation of statistics Of coal
production in the United States in 1896
shows decreases in Kansas and Mis-
souri,. Kansas produced 2,764,s0 tons.
valued at SO, i75, oS2, while Missouri had
an output of 2, S3l, ,552 tons, with valuo
of 60 s1g 1Q1
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

THE process of photographing sound
waves from the plates, reproducing the
original sounds has been, II is an
nounced, successfully carried out by
Rev. A. S. Ferguson, Baptist min
lister. now living in Brooklyn.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

REPORTS every now and then of the
completion of new irrigation bitches
and reservoirs in different parts oi
Nebraska indicate, the Omaha Bee
says, that the irrigation movement is
making steady progress, although IL
has not aroused so much comment re-
Gently as formerly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

THE announcement that Nikola Tesla
had demonstrated the possibility of
telegraphing without wires was not
altogether surprise to the electri-
clans friends. lie has referred to II in
a casual way from time to time, and it
was generally believed that he would
not have mentioned his theory at all If
he had not reasonable expectation Of
demonstrating its truth.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
Wales Wins the Gold Cup. !.

LONDON, June 1s.--The. prince OF
Wales entry, Persimmon,' winner OF
last years Derby, won the gold cup at
Ascot races to-day, Sullivan's Wink
field Price was second and Hamer Bass
Love Wisely third.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE recent Irish fair in New York
netted $500, 900. II the committee will
hold few more such affairs, as pa
per there suggests, they can buy tho
green isle from the English.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

A movement is on foot 10 oust Russell
Sage from the presidency of the Iowa
Central Railway Co.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

GEN. WEYLER is reported to have
given brusque refusal TO commission
ers who asked that permission be given
for the importation of meat into Cuba.
He is quoted as saying that the only
remedy for the ills of Cuba is the ex-
Termination of the cubans and that il
he is allowed 10 remain three months
longer he win accomplish that end.
fweyler's proposition, therefore, the St.
Louis Republic says, is to remove the
opposition to Spanish tyranny which
he IS unable to subdue by force of arms
by condemning SOC, 900 people, all non
comllatants, mostly old men, womer
and children, 10 death by starvation
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

A COUNTERFEIT of peculiar char
acter is at present widely current in
the west Ii is 50-cent piece, which
appears TO be made of coin silver or sill
yer which differs but slightly from
that used in the mints. This counter
felt is one OF 'he mcst dangerous that
has yet made its appearance, because
it is not made, as so many Others have
been, Of base coin. 1t has been in ex-
isteDce now for two years or more, and
in spite of the efforts made by the
secret service officials its source has
not been located. The coin is a couni
terfeit, in fact, only in the sense that
il is not minted by the government
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24

EN-President Harrison is now the
only survivor of the remarkable group
of statesmen and political leaders
prominent in Indiana and national
politics since the war, The others
were Senator Oliver Z. Morton, Gov.
Porter, Secretary of State Gresham,
Gov. Gray, Senator Mcdowell, senator
Voorhees,, and Vice President Hen
dricks.
OF Sss seniors at Harvard college
who have thus far replied to the ques-
tions in the class secretary's circular,
i02 say they intend to study law and
IS medicine or surgery, but not one
theology. Fifty-two viii teach and
"a will engage in business
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-01
WATER NOTICE.

Proper application having been made
to me by Mary E. Foster by E. H.Wode-
house, her attorney in fact, for the ad-
judication of her water right in the
Auwai of Auwaiolimu Honolulu Oahu,
it is hereby ordered in accordance with
the provision of Chapter &c, Session
Laws of 1888, that all parties interest
ed in the water right from said Au-
wal of Auwaiolimu, Honolulu, Oahu,
to appear before me at the Judiciary
Building, Honolulu, Oahu, at 10 O'Clock
a. M, on Monday, the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1897, to contest, or other
wise said petition or judgment will be
given eX parte by default.
(Sig.) EMMA NJ NAKUINA.
Commissioner of Private Ways and
Water Right for the District of
Honolulu, Oahu.
Honolulu, August %, 1897.
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