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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
Eeath by Lightning.

Bartlesville Magnet: On Saturday
evening last l.. ID. Hicks, "a well-known
territorial farmer residing at Lenapah
started from his home to attend a
meeting of the Woodmen of the World
at Nowata, and was killed by light
ming during an electric storm which
passed over that country when he was
but.a short distance from town. Some
time after the storm a man going into
Lenapah with load of hogs was hor-
rified to see a man and horse lying in
the road, and from the clothing of the
man little tongues of fire darting and
hickeriug as the garments. were being
slowly consumed. The horse and bug
gy were blackened and charred by the
electric fluid. When discovered Mr..
Hicks was lying on his face and his
hat was cut To pieces as IL with a knife.
His body was at first blackened by
the lightning but afterward regained
it's natural color. The unfortunate
man was in the prime of life when
death overlook him, and leaves wifs
and seven children 10 mourn his loss
They are well provided for, however
as he was not only a Mason and a
Woodman, but was one of the mosi
successful farmers in the territory.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

A MOB attempted to break into the
Jail at Urbana, o., on the night of the
Sd and lynch "Click" Mitchell, the ne
gro who had assaulted Mrs. Eliza Gau-
mer, a white woman. The negro a
short time before had been taken to
the courthouse and sentenced to 20
years imprisonment for the crime.
For two hours the militia fought Off
the angry mob and finally the troops
fired at the crowd. Two citizens were
killed and seven wounded. The eN-
citement in the community was in
tense and more trouble was expected.
THERE was said to be gigantic
plan on foot of New York capitalists
to form pool to buy up so, 200, 900 gal
Ions of whisky in bond in Kentucky.
The amount of money required to
carry the whisky would be nearly $50,
900, 900. The plan implied advancing
the price of the stuff.
IT was reported that the American
steamer Valencia was fired at by q
Spanish gunboat off Cuba to make her
display her colors. The United States
consul at Santiago de Cuba has lodged
formal protest with the authorities.
The affair has serious aspects.
THE head camp of Modern Woodmen
had parade at Dubuque, Ia, on the
Sd, 1000 being in line, and IL was wit
messed by big crowd, 81 special trains
being run To the city.
ATTORNEYS for Theodore Durrant,
the condemned murderer, applied tC
the United States circuit court at Sar
Francisco for writ of supersedeas
The application was denied. Leav,
was then asked for an appeal agains
that decision TO the federal suprem,
court which was granted. This virtu
| ally means respite for about sis
months, as the supreme court does NO
meet until October.
The United Confederate Veterans a
Admission, Ala, have prepared an ad
dress, which will be sent to every cam
in the association, protesting agains
inviting g. A. X. men To their reunions
The protest is not based on hatred o
the men who wore the blue, but be
cause the United Confederate organ
ization is bound up in the confederat,
idea and union soldiers can have N,
sympathy with the confederates' OBJ
jects.
J. w. RoBERrs, wife and two chill
dren were struck by an Illinois Contra
passenger train at Alma, H., and al
were instantly killed. They wer
driving in wagon and We're caugh
at a crossing.
Mr.. j. II. WHITE and his wife wen
for visit the other night leaving
their five children in bed in their farm
house at Welsh, w. Va. They returne'
10 find the house in ashes and thei
children burned to death.
POISONING from pulling up wild par
snips in his garden caused the death o
Charles Seward, the wealthiest farme
in Harrison county, Ind. He was Z
! wears old.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
Personal AND POLITICAL.

THE National Business league sent
but on the Sd letter from Chicago to
prominent business men in over a hum
dred different cities of the country
asking for their immediate action in
urging the United States senate TO dis
pose Of the tariff question before June
Is. The object was TO get the letters
or memorials signed by the leading
business men OF the country sent to
the league headquarters and then have
them presented to the senate as fast as
received.
OVER 1000 applications had been filed
in the state department up To the Sd
for consular positions and the number
OF such appointments at the disposal
Of the president is In the neigh hborhood
of i40.
SPEAKER REED, of the lower house
of congress, has received number of
letters from cranks threatening his
life IL he does not allow the house to
take action on the Cuban resolution.
The Spanish ministry on the I'd
rendered its resignation TO the queen
regent owing to the difficulty il had in
carrying on the government, caused
by the liberals refusing to take part in
the deliberations Of the cortes
Mr.. WHITELAw REID, who has been
appointed as the presidents special
representative at the queens jubilee,
may go from London TO Madrid to be-
come our minister to Spain. lie was
said TO be the presidents first choice
for the place now, with ex-Secretary
Tracy as second choice.
IT was said at Washington that the
democratic members of the house ways
and means committee had formulated
an antitrust sugar schedule. which
they would offer at the proper time as
a substitute for all propositions in that
line. II was said to give more protec-
ton than either the Dingley or Aid
rich schedules and at the same time
enable consumers To supply their de-
mands cheaply.
SECRETARY BLISS, of the interior de-
partment, received on the LIST. the APP
plication of Maj. Thomas Anderson, of
Topeka, Kan, for pension agent, to
succeed ex-Gov. Click. The applica-
ton was Endorsed by probably o,000
names and the paper that contained
them weighed close to 60 pounds.
PRESIDENT WooDMANsEE has issued n
,all for the annual convention of the
National Republican league at Detroit,
Mich, for July 10.
An trade has been communicated to
the representatives of the powers by
which the sultan agrees to an armis-
tice of fortnight beginning May 30.
News from a Russian source stated
that Premier Ralli and his colleagues
in the Grecian cabinet were implicated
In plot to overthrow the dynasty in
Greece.
Ar the unwilling Of the monument
erected at West Point, n. Y, to the
soldiers of the regular army who lost
their lives in the civil war, Justice
Brewer, of the United States supreme
court, delivered the address of the day
A MONUMENT was unveiled on Boston
common on the 3lst to the memory of
Col. John X. q. Shaw and his brave
black men who fell in the assault on
Fort Wagner, 5. G.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
Extraordinary Growth.

Ponca City Courier: At the rear Of
the Courier office stands cottonwood
tree from which a bud began to swell
when the warm days of spring came.
The bud was just an ordinary bud ap-
parently, but it has developed like an
Indian miracle. 1t has grown until it
II is four feet from its top TO its start
ing place, and is over three-fourths of
an inch in diameter. In addition
numerous small branches have started
out which are foot in length. We
expect 10 be able to sit comfortably y
while subscribers crowd in to pay the
arrearages on their subscription ac-
counts. This shows what 0klahoma
can do if she wants
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
SUDDEN RICHES.
Montana Poor Man Falls Heir to an Estate
of Over a3.8OO.OOO.

GREAT FALLS. Mont, June 4.-John
Vance. living in sod shanty near
Logging Creek for the past five years.
has just received $40, 900 as the returns
from an endowment policy investment
of years ago. He has further received
notice of the settlement of a
lawsuit, pending 33 years. in favor
of his mother, who died recently,
leaving him her sole heir. The prop
erty consists of North Carolina es-
tate, stocks and bonds to the amount
of S3,6OO,OO0. To-day, though aged
"a, he will marry Alice Cross
man, 16-year-old girl, who nursed
him through severe illness. Her
father, a section boss on the Great
Northern, has resigned his job, and
Vance will take the entire Crossman
family to Europe. The Vance story is
authentic, as he has papers To prove it
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
QuELLED A SCHOOL ROOM RIOT
Prof. Kelsey, of Omaha, Easily yanqGishes
Several Football Players.

OMAHA, Neb., June 4.-Prof. Kelsey,
of the Latin department of the Omaha
high school, had to use physical force
yesterday to quell riot in the class
room. A pitched battle between a
dozen seniors and juniors took place
over the possession of a small plaster
cast of Venus, which the juniors had
used as the class mascot for year. 1t
was stolen by the seniors and suspended
from the ceiling of the class room.
The noise attracted the attention of
Prof. Kelsey. lie rushed at once into
the melee, picked up the football boys
as if they were babies and slammed a
half dozen of them right and left.
After the arrival of the professor the
fight speedily stopped.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
WIRE TAPPERS CAUGHT.
Supposed Expert Electricians Deprived of
100000 Snap.

DENVER, Col, June 1.-Two men Civ
ing their names as Charles Moran and
III. NJ. Summerfeld, aged respectively
80 and 20 years, who have been posing
as expert electricians, were arrested on
charge of wire tapping and swindling
the pool rooms of this and many other
cities. Their rooms in the Burke block
We're raided and one of the most
complete and expensive outfits for
wire tapping ever seen was found.
The men do not deny that their bust
ness is robbing pool rooms, and that
they have operated in England, Ger
many Canada and all over the United
States, but say they have done moth
ing of the kind here. 1t is claimed,
however, that the pool rooms here
We're hit yesterday to the extent of
$500, and it is believed the two men
arrested are responsible for it.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

LIEUT.. PEAKy, who has been granted
five years leave of absence by the navy
department for another expedition in
search of the north pole, will start
north this summer to communicate
with the Esquimaux at Whale sound
and get the most intelligent Of the
young men to go farther north and
take their families and establish col
ony. During the year the Esquimaux
are to be employed in laying in a large
stock of supplies and training pack
of dogs and then in the summer of
1898 Lieut.. Peary will make dash
from that place to the north pole.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
Agents VIII Have to Hurry.

The press correspondents are giving
out all kinds of gags with reference
TO the aIloting of Indians in the Wich.
ita country. Following is the latest:
The government allotting agents sent
to Anadarko to allot the Wichita lands
have at the end of months work sue.
ceeded in alloting land to eleven mem
bers of the tribe. During this time it
is said seven babies have been born in
the tribe, each of whom is entitled to
an allotment At this rate the agents
will not complete their job until the
opening of the twentieth century.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

The general passenger agents OF the
western roads, who for several months
nave been trying to find form of round
trip excursion ticket which would prove
useless for scalping purposes, have
finally decided that the ticket invented
by General Passenger Agent Sebastian,
of the Rock Island, and known as
the Sebastian ticket, is the only
one that will answer the purpose. The
chief feature of this ticket is that the
purchaser does not receive the return
portion Of his ticket until after he has
arrived at his destination and is about
to make the return trip.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
Bryan to Go Abroad.

ST. LOUIS, June ALBERT j. En-
right, st. Joseph, Mo-, business man,
who is in the city, was at Lincoln,
Neb., recently and was guest of Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan has
announced his intention of making a
trip around the world, so Mr. Enright
says. He expects to leave within a
short time and will be abroad several
months. His family will accompany
him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
Accidentally shot.

Wichita Eagle: Ada Stibbins,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Stib-
bens of Shawnee was accidentally
shot last Saturday by her uncle John
Stibbins, who was preparing to &c
hunting when his gun was discharged
the load passing entirely through the
body of the child. inflicting wound
from which death ensued Sunday.
The little one was about three years
old.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

FROM the large number of Inquiries
now being received at the post Office de-
partment there seems TO be a general be-
lief that congress has authorized the is
sue and'use of private postal cards, mail
able at one cent rate of postage.
This belief is unfounded. The depart
ment has called the attention of all
postmasters TO this fact end has no
titled them that no law has been enact
cd upon the subject, so that private
mailing cards, bearing written mes
sages, when deposited in the mails
are subject TO postage at the letter
rate.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
r,-pre,,dent Cleveland pec,lnes

NEW YORK, June A special to the
journal from Caracas says that Presi'
dent Crespo has just received letter
from ex-President Cleveland declining
To act as counsel for Venezuela before
the arbitrational tribunal, In the
letter. dated May "a, Mr.. Cleveland
expresses himself as deeply touched
by the, honor and compliment con-
veyed in the recent tender of the posi-
tion, but declines on the ground that
having taken such prominent part in
bringing about the arbitration treaty
precluded him from acting as counsel
for Venezuela
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
Minor Notes.

John Sumpter of Lowe owns the
prize COW of the strip. She gives sew
en- gallons of milk day.
IL. ID. Mcknight register of the Man
gum land Office, announces that he is a
candidate for delegate to congress
Kansas City Star: Kay county, Ok.
lahoma is awfully stuck up over the
fact that it will produce nearly three
million bushels of wheat.
Burglars attempted to enter the res
idence of Mrs. Hobart of Ell Reno but
Miss May Hobart frightened them
away with revolver.
The territorial bank examiner Mr..
Richardson has forwarded blanks to
all the banks in the territory. He
wants to know the condition Of the
banks ON the fourteenth of May.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

This bit of domestic wisdom is from
Fuller: ''In marrying, always take
the daughter of a good mother"
A farmer in New York estimates his
gain at sl.a5 per acre per year by the
Improvement of roads.
Another bridge is to span Niagara's
gorge. 1t win take the place of the
upper suspension bridge and is to be
finished by April l, 1898. So much is
practically certain, but the contract
viii not be awarded for two or three
days. The new bridge will be built
ON the parabolic principle and it will
undoubtedly be one of the greatest en-
gineering feats Of the year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
SUGAR PROBING NOT LIKELY.
Contingent Committee VIII Likely Report
Unfavorably on an Investigation.

thfaNoraDiy on an ihSestiHation.
WASHINGTON, June Sit becomes
hourly more probable that there will
be no investigation of the charges that
senators have improperly speculated in
sugar stock, and that the sugar trust
has exercised undue influence in Sc
curing the schedule which appears in
the senate tariff bill. While the
matter has not been definitely deter
mined, it can be safely predicted that
the resolution recently offered by Sena.
tor Tillman and referred to- the com
mittee on contingent expenses, OF
which Senator Jones, of Nevada, is
chairman, will be reported back adj
versely.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

Barllesville Magnet: James Blythe
brought TO this office on Tuesday
morning two radishes of considerable
size that were raised in j. B. Keeler's
garden. One of them is thirteen inches
long and ten and one-half inches
around at the largest part, while the
other is much different, being nineteen
inches long, FIVE inches around and SO
crooked it is nearly at right angles
with itself
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

Blackwell Times-Record: The citi.
awake TO the necessity of securing "a
railroad to move the immense wheat
crop in The Salt Fork valley. They
have organized a board of trade known
as the Salt Fork Valley improvement
company, for the purpose of assisting
in the construction of line of road To
that point. They are taking hold
of the matter in earnest and we
hope they will succe ed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
A Western Tragedy.

Ponca City Courier; The allotment
Mt Cross has been fenced, and is now
affording pasturage to large number
of cattle The metamorphosis from
the streets of well-built-up city
teeining with life and business to II
pasture occupied only by lowing herds
is one of the tragedies incident to
western pioneer life. 1t brought
financial ruin to hnn dreds of men and
its effects will never wear out of their
lives.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June 5.--Nex,
Sunday is Flower Mission day at the
penitentiary. S. ii. Isgrigg, of Kansas
City, state superintendent of flower
missions, assisted by Col. Van Il.
Wisler and wife. of Sedalia, will hold
services inside the penitehtiary. Each
prisoner will be presented with a How.
err and $500 flowers will be required
for the work
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
Estimate of okiahon,a's wheat Crop.

PERRY, Ok, juno 5.-The wheat crop
of Oklahoma will be much larger than
was at first expected and reported.
Frank q. Goodaaugh, wheat expert OF
the Burlington Commission Co., of St
Louis, has just ended weeks inspec.
tion of wheat of the territory and puts
the yield at 80, COG, 900 bushels.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

LIBBY prison will soon be closed
at Chicago The Appomattox table,
the first oil portrait of Grant and all
the other pictures, documents, cannon,
shot and shell forming the collection
of American war relics will probably
find "a resting place in Washington
city. The Chicago prison building
will return to its original con-
dition as a warehouse, unless the own
ers shorld change their plans and re.
move it to another part of the city.
The prison has attracted few visitors
lately, while the ground upon which
its present use.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

CHARLES Il. WILSON, colored, was
whipped in the Jail at Centerville, Md.
by the sheriff in fulfllment of the sem
tence of the circuit court for Queen
Anne county, which condemned him
to Is days in Jail and IS lashes for wife
beating. The whipping was done with
"a cow hide
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
Appointed a Cadet.

ST.. JssEpH, Mo-, May 5.-Congress.
man C. \. Cochran yesterday sent to
the secretary of the navy the name OF
w. 4. Wood, of Platte county as naval
cadet from the Fourth district, and
Frank Mccommon, OF Maryville, as al.
ternate.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

THE results of the local option cleo
tions in New York towns under the
new law have been tabulated, and 1t
appears that 266 have voted against
any kind of license, and "a for drug
licenses only, while 35s have voted for
every kind of license, and 2s4 for va
rious combinations of licenses.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

A NOVEL exercise took place short
time ago in one of the principal min
ing camps of Colorado when the pro-
spective returns from producing min
ing property were formally offered TO
the Lord TO aid in charitable and other
works of philanthropy, but more es-
pecially to aid and educate or
phans The mine is the Bon Ton, a
gold producing property, located in
Russell gulch. in Gilpin county, and
has been leased by Rev. J. II. Weber,
of Preston. o.. and Mr.. c. w. Elmer, OF
Monroe, Mich. The ceremony was
witnessed by large concourse of peo-
pie and most of the local ministers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

ROBERT w. BLANCHARD, the fat boy
of Hinsdale, N. H., who weighs All
pounds, is IL years of age and less than
six feet in height, has challenged
''Baby" Bliss, who weighs over 500
pounds, TO compete with him in a cycle
race for any distance from one to 20
ntlou
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
Events of Interest Gathered From
Over the Territory.
Tornado Killed Cattle.

Woodward News: A tornado when
recently visited the vicinity of Hardes-
ty, Beaver county, killed twenty
head of cattle and seven head of
horses They were scattered over an
area of about 40 acres. Some of the
cattle had their horns twisted off by
the storm
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10
a Kansas Farmer Numbered While FIshing

INDEPENDENCE. Kan, June 5.-Last
uight James Pennington, farmer liv.
ing about three miles west of here,
went fishing and did not return. A
search was made this morning and his
body was found in the stream. His
head had been crushed. neighbor,
who had made threats against the
murdered man, is suspected and viii
be arrested
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

A STATEMENT of the comparative
strength of the navies of the world, as
given in the official organ of the Ger
man naval service, says there is only
one naval power of the first rank-Great
Britain. The French navy is barely
half as strong and is classified as a sea
power of the second rank. The third
class includes Russia, the United
States, Japan, Italy and Germany.
Expressing the fighting value of the
fleets in terms of units, the author esti-
mates the English fleet at 1000, the
French at 466, the Russian at $50, the
American, German and Italian at 1875
each and the Japanese at l79.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

Az innovation in funeral corteges
was bicycle funeral at Elizabeth, n.
j., the other day. the hearse being fol-
lowed by the mourners. men and wom-
en-, on wheels.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

KANSAS City, Kan, June "a tele-
gram from Washington this afternoon
said that the president sent to the sen.
ate the nomination of ex-Mayor Nat
Barnes for postmaster at this place
Charles +. Bowman was appointed
postmaster at Argentine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

A NEW English vessel, nemed the
''Turbinia," equipped with three sepa-
rate turbines coupled to three screw
shafts, has been run at speed Of IS
land miles an hour.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

THE recently-completed census of the
United States army, state and federal,
shows that the state organizations ag-
gregate lie, 200 men, which, in addi-
tion TO the 25, 200 soldiers of the regu-
lar army, make force of 1877, 900 men
that could be called upon for immedi-
ate service. In ease of war the United
States would be dependent upon vol
nnteers or drafts for any increase of
its army of $4,000 men. IL is esti-
mated that the entire reserve of men
between the ages of IS and As subject
To call for military defense is about
10000, 600 men, greater army than any
country but Russia could muster.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-10

THE American apple is carrying all
before il in Austria-EIungary and the
supply in nowise satisfies the demand.