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The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Murder and Suicide.

Pomona, Kan. Feb. ~. J. II.
White. formerly president Of the Kan
sas City Live Stock exchange. was
shot by John Parkinson, a prominent
stOckman, who then turned the gun
on himself and committed suicide,
falling dead upon the PROSTATE body
of his victim. 1t is the impression
that Parlslnson's deed was the insane
act Of man crazcd by recent financial
losses,
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Inst Fall With rhexc,

Dubuque, Iowa. Feb. 25.-ln II street
fight ut Dyersville J. Il. TIT and ex-
Mayor Gehrig. leaders of the silver
and gold Democrats aud OF rival
banks. were badly Injured. TIT at.
tackled Gelrig, who had attacked him
in his newspaper, and the friends Of
both men took Il hand.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Canadian. Get sn,, ,,sx

Windsor, Feb. 25.-.At the last meet.
ing of the city council Al resolution was
adopted fprbiddi ing any contractor ol!
public works to employ any person
who, prior to his appointment had not
been Il resident of Windsor for six
months. The law is aimed directly at
Americans in retaliation for the Cor.
liss bill.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Tn I'm, nroxe the Road.

Slooner. Wis. Feb. 25.-'rhe Omaha
road is getting land for right Of way
to change its line from Chandler north
to Superior Junction. The new line
will cut off Il half-mile in distance
and reduce one of the heaviest grades
on the Northern division.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
The Competitor Case,

Washington. Feb. 25.--Thc president
sent to the senate Il letter from the
secretary Of state in reply to Il reso-
luton of the senate asking for in-
formation in regard to the case OF the
Competitor. The secretary says no ad-
ditiOnal information has been re-
ceived since his communication of
Jan. 30 Oh the same subject.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
lu,por,a,ion of Tea

Washington. Feb. 2l.--Thc proposed
new system of regulating the iml,or-
tatiOn Of tea into the United States
was presented to the ways and means
committee Of the house recently by
representatives of the trade in the
United States has been approved by
the committee.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
THOSE SIX MURDERS.

$500 Reward offered for the Appre.
hensiOn of the Murderers.
Bismarck, n. D., Feb. 22:3.-'Thc legis-
lature passed a concurrent resolution.
introduced by Representative Baker Of
Emmons county, authorizing the gov
.ernOr to offer a reward of $500 for the
apprehension Of the murderers of the
Spicer family at Winona. Advices
from Winona state that large posses
are out searching for the murderers
and are being aided by the Indian po-
ltco
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

Denver. Feb. u. ] The week Just
passed has witnessed the heaviest
snowfall and the greatest number Of
snOwslides in the mountainous por-
tions Of Colorado since 1884, according
to advices from many points. There
have been many fatalities, numberlcss
narrow escapes and several persons
have been reported missing.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
k,eber SIN Lives.

Barnesville, Minn., Feb. 23. - Matt
Siebcr. the fireman who was 50 badly
scalded in the wreck on Feb. /, has
been enormously reported dead. He
is not only living, but doing remarka.
bly, well, and hopes Of his final recov-
erv are entertained.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
THE CRETAN SCARE
FOREIGN SQuADR0NS Still. BLOCH,
AIDING THE ISLAND.
Cretan Cheiftains Declare Their In-
tcntion tO Unite With Greece
Tarkinh M~n-oS-VNar shell the.
lnsurgents-Austr aud Turkey
Make PrOpOxals for Autonomy
for Crete.

Lantlon. Feb. 25.-Spcs.ial dispatches
Indicate little change in the Cretan
situation. The foreign s,lua,lron> ar..
still practically blociading the island
by preventing communication with
the camp of Col. Nassus at Platania.
All of the Crrtnn chicftains of tho
Provinces of Apokorenl. .Agio. VAS
sill and Spliakia have sent prM.lama-
tions to the foreign consuls declaring
their determination to unite with
Greece. Ii is reported thu, the sultan
has ordered seventeen divisions OF the
army mobiliZed for the purpose nf
enabling him, with the irregulars, to
put aN,WD men in the field. &'tAh,
each against Greece and Bulgaria. the
remand as Il reserve.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

Omaha, Feb. rs. - A special to tho
Bee from Lincoln, Neb., says: In the
house a resolution was introduced
calling for the immediate prosecution
by the attorney general Of all state
officers who are short In their ac-
counts. Tho matter was referred to II
committee to report In three days.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
steamer stuck in the lee.

Cleveland. Feb. 25. = The steamer
State of Michigan. which left Detroit
for this city, is stuck in the ice some-
where up the lake. No word has been
received by the agents of the vessel.
The wind is blowing a gale from the
west and the ice is reported to he
moving down the lake very fast.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Mater works to he Sold.

lleokuk. Iowa. Feb. %. - A decree.
has been entered in the federal court
case of the Farmers Loan and Trust
company against the Iowa Water conI-
pany and involving Il half-million dol
lars ordering the sale of the Ottumwa
Ax,.lf fn1. AA.Nll:S
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

Huntington. Mich, Feb. -. = Yne
fceight handlers Of the Flint l. l'ere
Marquette dock struck for restora.
tlOD of their pay to 20 sents an hour.
The strikers number about 400.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
CARPETS ron ROYAL FEET.
Gotham Has just Filled an Order for
the Empress of Russia.

| the Empress Of Russia.
The Empress Of Russia has made
the discovery that American carpets
are the finest In the world, says the
New York Herald. The fact was i'm
pressed upon the czarina through the
splendid showing made at a recent ex-
hibition in Russia by the product of
American looms. An order was forth
with placed with New York firm for
the furnishing Of the imperial palace
at st. Petersburg with some OF the
iaintiest carpets that money can buy.
A carpet. which is evidently intended
to cover one of the largest rooms in
The Russian palace. is of gray ground,
the design consisting Of Louis XIII.
scroll. with flowers SO cunningly woven
into the texture that they could we'll be
taken for real flowers scattered there
by lavish hands ta bs crushed beneath
the imperial feet. Another carpet, Of
the most delicate beauty. is of light
ground. with floral design several
shades lighter than the groundwork.
A carpet that will present a particu-
larly handsome appearance is of an
olive floral design with punches of
wild roses in pink and bordered with a
wreath and scroll. Another is of a
beautiful shade of crimson, the orna-
mentation being wreath with huge
chrysanthemums in peculiar shade Of
brown with slight tinge CT pink.
About the same time that the order
was received fr9m the czarira the same
firm received an order from MRS Cleye.
land to submit samples of carpetings,
in order that the white house could be
refurnished in readiness for the coming
occupant. Mrs. Cleveland has dis
played rare good taste In her selections.
For the east room of the white house
she ordered handsome carpet with a
ground of old gold and flowers of old
rose. This room requires $40 yards Of
material. For the main corridor, which
runs the entire length of the white
house from the east room 10 the con-
servatory door and requires 400 yards
pf carpet, Mrs. Cleveland selected
deep rich crimson carpe. with ara
besque scroll Of different shades of the
same color. which harmonize beauti-
fully with the black walnut wood
work
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Generous Manitoba,

Winnipeg, Feb. %. - Manitoba's 8
contribution to the Indian famine re-
lief fund will probably reach S1n,'hM.
1t is $9.OOO already.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

Moscow. Feb. %. :. The report that
Dr. William Stcinitz, the chess player,
is dead is untrue. lie is still in hos
pital suffering from q serious mrntal
iilalady.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Lfmdsa Libel Suft.

ST. Paul, Feb. 23.-The jury in the
libel suit of John Lind against the St
Paul Dispatch, which has been on trial
for several days, failed to agree and
has been discharged.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

The colorrl Knights Tempiar com.
mandcries Of the United States have
organized n grand cOmmandery in st.
Louis with &. W. Prentice, Missouri
grand master
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
One School Session Favored.

One School Session Favored.
Eau Claire, Wis.,, Feb. 23.-The Wo-
mans Club Of Eau Claire held de-
bate on the question Of whether the
single session was conducive to the
welfare Of the high school. The Judges
Of the debate decided in the affirma-
tive.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
nlue Earth Hennerie..

Blue Earth City. Minn., Feb. Il. -
During the sixty days of poultry sea-
son here this winter local buyers have
paid $21 900 for turkeys, geese and
.hickens to ship East.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Not Guilty Of Embexxlemept.

LIE Sueur, Mimi. Feb. 23.-The Jury
brought in verdict of not guilty In
the case Of N. Segelbaum against Fred
Womer, charged with embezzlement.
Friends Of Mr.. Wolner say that this
will be followed by suit for damages.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

Madrid. Feb. o5. - The cabinet has
ordered Minister of Finance Navarro
Revcr,er to reply to the United States
of America in the matter of the I'M
prisOned Americans In Cuba. that an
inquiry has been opened.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
ALL WILL RESUME.

Fire Has No Terrors for Crank Forks
RMsinenx Man.
Grand Forks, \. d., Feb. 25.--With-
out exception the merchants who were
losers by tile recent big fire in the
Syndicate building. will rc-engagc in
business as soon as suitable quarters
can Ike secured. Already insurance
adjustcrs are here. and by the end of
the week all losses will he settled
just what the owners of the block and
property will do is not known yet.
but II will probably be rebuilt.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Gain for separate Schools

Winnipeg, Feb. 23-The election for
the Manitoba legislature held in st.
Boniface district was carried by the
Conservatives and separate school
party. The seat was formerly Liberal.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

GOnc,, Feb. .5.-Desultory firing is
going Oh between the insurgents stat
toned along tho heights of Suda and
the Turkish OutpOsts. The Turkis,
Men-of-war threw Il few shells in the
direction OF the insurgents. No ,ian-
age WAS done
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
CAPT. HART Guilty.

The t'amom. FiliI,uster w Against :,
AT Last.
Philadelphia. Feb. o:. John H.
Hart. owner of the tilibustering steam.
Pr Laurada. who has been on trial III
the United States court here for scv,
eral days. charged with setting ul,
foot military expedition to Cuba in
defiance Of the neutrality laws. was
found guilty by the jury. Counsel for
tho defense at once made II motion for
a now trial. and was allowed the lls,,-
al thirty days in which to prepare his
brief.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Axain Rlockaded.

Huron, $. D.. Feb. 23-Everything
in this section of the state is again
blockaded by snow. AL trains have
been tied up.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
.sILvER REPUBLICANS"

They caIl a Meeting at Chicago for
June =.
Washington. Feb. 2j. The silver
Republicans in the senate and house
have signed an address to the people
calling u meeting Of provisional na-
!ional committee Of the silver Rcpub-
lican party to meet in Chicago June
8. 1897. for the purpose Of calling a
national convention Of all silver Re-
publicuns and those who will co-ope-
rate with them in political action. "un.
til the great monetary issue Is set
tied and settled right"
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
eve billion Dollar Hotel

New York, Feb. 23-John Jacob As
tors s5.OOO,OOO hotel, which is in
course of erection next to the Waldorf,
will bc called the Astoria.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
North Dakota You.r N1e..

Fargo, n: D., Feb. 2O.-The state Y.
n. G. A. began three-days' session
here. Delegates are here from nearly
every town in the state.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

Rome. Feb. 2,--Austria and Ru>si,
have submitted I" the powers a pro-
posal looking I" the autonomy OF
Crete. which, it is suggested. should
he made subject To n unanimous res
OlutiOn to lm communicated to Turkey
| and Greece
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
HELENA ban KTO RESUME,
The Merchants National Will Be Il
Opera tiOn in june

III" NeF"HHHtR Nut1Ohn1 " III He IA
Operation in June.
Helena. Mont. Feb. ~. - The Mer-
chants National bank will resume
business again in short time. The
bank Is not in Il bad condition. and
only that which would eventually
break amy bank. a constant run en-
tending over a period OF four or five
months. forced it to close its doors.
President IIersltieId has gone l.;lsr
where he has the promise of sufficient
funds to put the bank on its feet and
place il in Il position /" pay any .ir.
mHntlS
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

The controller Of the currency has
authorized the Peoples National Bank
Of Mcdonald. Pa. to begin business.
CapjtHl, StntHU
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Rottenness In Duluth.

Duluth. Mimi, Feb. 2a3.-The grand
jury completed its labors and has
turned into court its report, accompa-
MED by twenty-fiv indictments. The
report is sensational document. The
names of persons indicted will not be
known before Thursday, it is expected.
The jury has been in session about
five weeks and has returned thirty
aeight indictments. About 300 witnesses
-WQro examined
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

Vienna. Feb. 2i.-A dispatch to the
Aleure Frei Pressc from Athens says
that the great powers have requested
Greece to withdraw her forces from
the Island OF Crete within twenty
four hours
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
THE WATERS RAGE
FLOODS no GREAT DAMAGE IN KEN.
TuCKY TOWNS.
Families Forced From Their Homes
by the Rtsing Waters - Several
Hundred People Have to He Fed
by Citixcna Many Mines Are
Flooded - Railroad Bridges and
Treaties Washed Away.

Mi'ldlcsboro. Ky. Feb pa most
disastrous food visited this valley.
flooding two-thirllS Of the town. Sixty
families were forced from their homes
Cumberland avenue. the principal
street. is under water. Most of the.
stores are flooded. Several hundred
people have to he fed by citizens. At
West Pineville the Cumberland river
broke its banks. doing immense dam
age. Fifty families were forced from
their homes. All the bridges on the
creek We're flooded. All the trcstles
and bridges on the Mildlesboro rail
road are washed away. The bridge on
the Knoxville. Cumberland Gap Il
Louisville Is gone. No mail has ar-
rived since Saturday. All trains are
waterbOund.
Late news from Tazewell state that
James Clladwell, wife and children
were drowned in Powell's river. The
food burst over the bank and caught
them in their house, which was swept
away.
Cincinnati, Feb. -. Reports from
jackson. Hrlttyville and other points
along the North fork of the Kentucky
river tell Of disastrous floods. The yell
lOwstOllc is also out of its banks and
doing much damage. The rise in the
smaller streams has been very rapid
and there are fears of u general flood
in the Ohio Valley.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Little Roy. Dreadful Dl.covery.

Little Boy's Dreadful Discovery.
Falls Village, Conn.,. Feb. 2. When
lie awoke the ten-year-old son Of Pos.-
master Walter Chaplin found the:
corpse of his mother in the dining
room of their home, and near by the
dead body of Charles Mead. Many ac-
cept the theory that Mead went to the
house. an undesired visitor, or that he
broke in and that Mrs. Chaplin, in Or
der to protect herself, shot him and
subsequently killed herself.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Fatal snow side. in Colorado

BlondiD, the rope walker. is dead IL
London.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-30

The following notice was sent out
from Woodward on the cath instant:
Look out for and arrest one Herbert
Greer. who disappeared from home on
the night of September IL. 1897. lie /:
IL years old. small for his age, about five
feet four inches in height. light com
elected. blue eyes. weighs about 10
pounds, wearing a light grey suit OF
clothes. coat cut square. aH1 wore a
black hat.
He is thought TO be nut OF his mind
When he left he was riding aR iron grey
horse five and a half hands high, eight
years old, and branded - on left thigh.
tie is riding an old saddle with large iron
stirrups. The saddle has no name OF
maker on il.
| will pay 800 reward for the deten-
ton of the boy. Wire II. b.. Greer OF
Sheriff. Woodward, Oklahoma.
We SUPPOSE that description OF the
boy is all right; but it strikes us that
that is about BE smallest horse we ever
heard of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-30
The Agricultural College.

The Oklahoma Agricultural and
Mechanical College at Saltwater begins
its fall term, September 9; winter term,
January 4, 1898. By law this College is
placed in direct connection with the pub
lie schools of the territory, receiving
boys or girls well prepared in the com
mon school branches direct to its Fresh
mar class. 1t has an excellent prepare
tory Department for review of these
studies for entrance to the College or for
teaching. 1t has eleven instructors,
good buildings, a library of nearly 1000
volumes, well equipped laboratories and
large collections of apparatus. There
are no tuition nor i~ncfdental fees. Board.
ing can be had at low rates.
The College is literally endowed by
the United States. Its work is to teach
English, Mathematics and Science, as
well as Agriculture, all with special
reference to practical use in life. For
this work its facilities are moi surpassed
by any College within easy reach OF
Oklahoma young men and m II
aims to help all whom it can reach to ge,
a thorough and practically useful educa.
ton at the lowest possible cost. Its course
is SO arranged that those who can attend
but one year will be much helped. In
special cases, students Of mature years
may be permitted to select special studies
The work is well suited for those prepar.
ing for teaching in high schools.
For announcements or special informa.
ton write Pres. 6. E. Morrow, Saltwater,
Oklahoma.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-30
School Books at +. C. Tracy's.

The very best thing the people of Bea,
yer. old and young, can do for them.
selves aud for me benefit of the town
in the future. is TO organize some sort OF
a literary association or society and
make ii the basis for building up II good
public library. The long evenings 81
winter are approaching. aud the people
will be sadly in need OF sou ething
to interest aud amuse them. We knew
Of nothing that affords a greater range
of entertainment than a well conduct.
ed literary society. The members could
give n public entertainment once OF
twice month in the way of a concert OF
drama, and use the proceeds for begin,
nis2 the accumulation of hooks for a
nublic library which would be of great
benefit To- readers aud students. Think
the matter over.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-30
Notice.
Territory 81 Oklnhoma, | ,
u nAAlr lnnnIA

Territory o. Okibhoma, L.. In Probate
II aver County, Court.
Soic l. hereby give that on the 18th d1y
'f sep emboi. A. u. isr7, & a AlCn llrd In
the Pr hate Court of IN" county e BsHN r
rnd g. T tory o ok ahoma, e petition praying
T q, tiers / adm uiHtrl ~ TO be Issued To
him upun { e e,tatc Il VII I'm Brown, de-
c-ased, lat at The county Of Beaver aud ter
Iitory 81 uklahoma.
AID rutsua . TO an order Of said probate
cputt. the eth day e October \ u ~ Z, at the
Jrur 4 ~ o'clo k =. IN. 81 said da that being
day Of the REGULAR September term, a. ID
1877, af sa Il probate court, iu heen appointed
- Che lime FIR hearing said ap'li alton,
when and Nher aiy pc s"n in'etestvd m y
e n est sHid pc ~ n by Il ing VIZ item opp 81
VI n Il ereio on tie ground 81 incomreiercy
al the appl cant, 81 may assert his own riyhis
q tie ad iuistration and pay that Letters
be is u 4 himssf
Witness, CARrEs TRACY, Judge of the
probate court az the a. unity Of Beaver, ARD
The seal o. he court afixed tie isth day OF
b.p 'mber, \. d.. tSD1.
CARTFR TRACY,
SEAL Probate Judge.
FIRST pub .isacd sept %, 1897.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-30

ave venture to predict that if Mr..
Mckinley is elected, backed by a gold
standard congress, every smelter in the
district will blow out within four months
from bis election, AID there won't be a
thousand dollars spent 10 building all
next summer. Corn will 90 down to 10
cents in St. Louis. aud wheat to % cents
10 Chicago, aud what is more, it will
stay down. The closed mills will keep
company with the closed miuts, and only
those who have farms aud are absolutely
without debt will be able to keep out of
the sherifs hands McKinley's election
means d Oscillation to the farmer aud work.
man."-William j. Bryan, Oct. 1896.
Mr., Bryan is out again this year in
the prcphesying business, aud his dupes
are still believing him to be a prophe.
More than that, these dupes are paying
him from $500 to $500 day for fights
ing prosperity and prophesyiug evil to
the country. There may be bigger
fools in this world hat the Bryan wor-
shippers, but if there are we never saw
one Of them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-30

Pa : ytr.i se,G- a n "a, passage OF
Dingiey tariff hill he free trade cd
I.I. ib IS ssa o. ahUma raved aud
howlei over the ruio brought 10 the salt
WORKS at Hutchinson by that pernicious
measure, My. how they howicdl And
how they dad shed tears over the ruined
salt industry But . most of those
C DAINTY howiers are compelled to pub
lish items of news in regard to these
same salt works something like the fol-
iowiug, which We find in the Wichita
Beacon, one Of the most vUciferous Of the
Lowlers.
"The Hutchinson salt plants are now
f. ernpleyiu more men aud making more
salt than at any time since 1893; 30 per
ceut more than 10 August, 1896. Since
tn lst Of August. two old plants have
be u started agsiu aud a new one is
being luilt."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-30

In an article on the Wonders of the
Worlds Waste" William George Jor-
dan, in the October Ladies' Home Jour
nal, details how science at the present
day utilities the OK Not many years
ago" he says, when an OK was slaugh.
tered forty per cent of the animal was
wasted, ut the preseat time nothing is
lost but its dying breath" As but one
third of the weight Of the animal con-
sists OF products hat can BE- eaten, the
question of utilizing the waste is a seri-
Gus one. The blood is used in refining
sugar and in slziag paper, or manufac-
tured into door>knobs aud buttons. The
hide goes to the tanner; horns and hoofs
are transformed into combs and buttons;
thigh bones, worth eighty dollars per
ton, are cut into handles for clothes
brushes; i~ore>leg homes sell for thirty
dollars per ton for collier buitons. para
sol handles aud jewelry. the water in
which the bones are boiled is reduced Ia
glue; :he dust from saving the bones is
food for cattle ard poultry; the smalles,
bones are made into boneblack. Each
foot yields u quarter of a pint of heats.
foot oil; the tail goes TO the soup
while the brush Of hair AT the end of the
tail is sold to the mattress maker, The
cioicer parts OF the fat make the basis
OF butteriEe; the iutestines are used for
sausage castings or bought by gold beat
ers The und gesled food in The stomach.