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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
A. DISASTROUS FIRE.
Kansas City. Kan. Has . Connsgrsticn
That Iays Waste Many Housea

KANSAS CITY. Kan, Sept. "A fire,
starting in the third floor of the Han
son block in James street, in this city,
a few minutes before five o'clock
Thursday afternoon, wiped out about
hall Of the buildings. all wooden struc.
lures, in the blocks bounded by James
street, First street, Reynolds avenue
and Lyon avenues and caused loss OF
between SIS, 900 and $40, 900. which is
insured for about SIS. 900. The origin
of the fire is not known. but it started
in rear room on the third floor
of the Hanson block, now used as D
rooming house. The Hanson house,
ten other small business houses in
James street, three dwellings in the
rear of these business houses. Sharpe's
row in Riverview avenue. three dwell
ings in First street and St Bridgets
Catholic church, the parochial school
and residence were burned.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Throat Gu, with a Barb wire.

Wichita Eagle: Gus Jones, living
accident a few days ago which may re-
suit 10 his death. He was stretching
barb wire fence, when the wire
brote and few back with great force,
the barbs catching him on the side OF
the neck and cutting cash in his
throat from which he nearly bled TO
death before a physician could be sum
moned to sew up the wound. The
brim Of his hat caught in the wire and
broke some Of the force of the blow or
his head would have been cut of.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
WINDOWS TERM ENDED.
Indian Agent at Muskogee Urges Reforms
In His Last Report.

MUsKoeEE, /. T.. Sept 4.-The fifth
annual report of United States Indian
Agent Window, of this place, has been
sent to the commissioner of Indian
affairs at Washington. In his report
Agent Window recommends that some
provision be made for the proper edu-
cation of the children of the non citi-
zens of the territory. He also urges
the necessity for an asylum, supported
by the United States, to care for the
200 insane persons within his agency
who are without public protection.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Leland WIN Cut ON Heads.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 4-The first
official act of Cyrus Leland, the new
pension agent, was to recommend to
the department the appointment of
Mark Miller to succeed democrat in
a clerkship. He has selected the dem
ocratic victim, but declines to disclose
his name. Miller is an old soldier, and
four years ago was a clerk in the pen
sion Office under Rev. Bernard Kelly.
1t is stated that Leland will also re-
move q second democratic clerk before
a week passes
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Kneeland,. Eleventh Wife.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Sept 4.-The 1lth
wife of Albert Kneeland, the polyga-
mist in Jail here, has been found in
Pittsburgh, Pa. A man who does not
want his name given because of the
disgrace that would attach has writ
ten from Parkersburg, w. Va, TO the
sheriff here that several years ago
Kneeland had eloped with the writer's
daughter, then Is, from an Iowa town,
where the writer and family then
liyad
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
A TERRIBLE ACCUSATION.

Herman Mack Swears That His Wife En-.
gagged In the Business of Numbering In
fants.
New YORK, Sept. 3.-District Attor.
ney Oleott made public yesterday re-
markable statement made by Herman
Mack, the husband of Mrs. Augusta
Mack, who. with Martin Thorn, is
charged with the murder of William
Guldensuppe. In the statement Mack
says that his wife has been killing in
fants for number of years. Mack
said that his wife made a living
through illegal operations involving
the murder of children. He said that
she was so-called midwife, but that
she never had diploma.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
APuIIman Car Ousrnntiped,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept A Pull
man car which came in on the Ell Paso
train of the Chicago, Rock Island Il
Pacific railway this morning was de-
tached at the company's yards in Ar
mourdale because it was believed to be
infected with smallpox. The COM
pany had been notified by wire that
one of the passengers in the car, who
had left the train at Fort Worth, Tex,
had been taken with smallpox.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

"SHALL Memorial day be relegated
into obscurity, becoming itself only q
memory Is a matter that has been
under consideration in various states
for some time past, the ground being
taken that the day set apart for honor
ing the memory of dead heroes is made
more of a time for jollification than for
paying tribute to those who fell in de-
fense of freedom 1t is suggested that
a Memorial day be observed on the last
Sunday in May, when services can be
held in the various churches and the
tributes from the living to the dead
placed on green mounds in the differ.
ent cemeteries
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

NEGOTIATIONS have been begun by
representatives of John w. Mackay, of
California, with the authorities Of
Greenwood cemetery, in New York,
for the purchase Of "a plot of ground
large enough TO erect mortuary
chapel. Mr.. Mackay's son was killed
in Paris by being thrown from his
horse and the body was inferred al
Greenwood. IL the difficulties abou,
conservation are overcome one of the
handsomest chapels ia the world will
be erected and priest will specially
be assigned to say mass in it every day
for the repose of the soul of the bo-
panza kings son.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
wanton Murder of an Old Man.

JACKSON, Mo-, Sept. 4.-Perhaps the
most cold-blooded murder ever com
mitted in this Cape Girardeau) county
was perpetrated at the town of Allen
vile, Is miles south of this city, on
the Iron Mountain railway. John
Sinks shot and instantly killed Gabriel
Mouser about midnight. The testi-
mony at the coroner's inquest showed
the homicide to have been without
provocation, and the coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict TO that effect
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

The Arapahoe Bee says: Standing
Bird, Cheyenne. who was blanket
Indian" five years ago, has this year
raised and dug 80 bushels of Irish po-
tatoes and has good fields of corn and
Kaffir corn and has four acres of the
finest cotton in Custer county. Simi.
lar progress is being made by nearly
all OF our Indians, and we are satisfied
that allotment and civilized surround
ipgs is the only solution Of the Indian
problem
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

THE United States government main
tains a reindeer farm up in Alaska,
and at Fort Clarence, in the vicinity
of the lower Yukon, there are over
1000 of the animals and they are null
tiplying rapidly. Notwithstanding
their great number none of the deer
have been utilized as yet. although il
is expected that some of them may be
put into service transporting the mails.
Why would it not be good idea for
these animals to be disposed of 20 those
who are visiting the KlondilSe regionsg
The government can help the miners
greatly by allowing them to become
possessed of them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
A MILLION A DAY.
That Much Money Being Sent West from
Chicago TO Move Crops.

That Much Money Being Sent West from
Chicago to Move Crops.
CHICAGO, sept. "a million dollars
a day, at low estimate, is the money
that is being sent out by the bankers
Of Chicago to help the farmers move
the big grain crops which they have
begun to harvest Fifteen million
dollars is close approximation to the
sum which has been sent to the west
and southwest during the past two
weeks, and yet the movement has only
begun. 1t shows signs of growing in
strength every day. The bulk of the
money thus far sent out has gone to
Kansas City and Omaha, but some
large shipments are reported to Min.
neapolis and the northwest.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
MCKINLEY with Former Comrades.

FREMONT, o., Sept Yesterday
was a day of pleasure for President
Mckinley. At nine o'clock a break
fast party of invited representative
guests of the city was given at the
Hayes homestead in the presidents
honor. The rest Of the day was spent
in renewing old friendship with his
comrades of the Twenty-Third Ohio
and taking part in the reunion exer-
eispS
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
peyo,. Pal Probably Captured.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Sept s.-Chief
John Hayes received a telegram at
noon from Sheriff Robson. of Abilene,
Kan, saying that a man supposed 10
be the pal OF Harry Deyo, who is sus-
pected of the murder OF Patrolman
John jacobson last week, had been ar
rested there.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

THE board of health of Jersey City,
n. j.. has brought charges against
Gustave Schmidt, a butcher of that
place. setting forth the fact that horse
flesh has been discovered in the sau-
sages which he has manufactured and
sold. He has disappeared, leaving his
angry patrons in a state of anxiety.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Hot Weather Damaging Crop..

SEDALIA. Mo-, Sept. 4.-The ther,
mometer registered 100 degrees to-day,
being within two degrees of the sea
sons record. The broiling sun and hot
wind is rendering it disastrous to all
kinds of vegetation and unless there
is an early rainfall the crops of late
fruit and vegetables will be ruined.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

FORT SCoTT, Kan, Sept 4.-George !.
Finch. one of the Paola men arrested
here charged with the murder of Frank
Swofford three years ago, attempted
to have chloroform smuggled into the
Jail last night intending to commit
suicide. He said he would rather die
than to go TO the penitentiary for life.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
bandoned Their Baby.

Special in Sundays Wichita Eagle:
Last night Constable Dobbs OF Choc-
taw City brought to Oklahoma City
and placed in Jail f. l.. Davis and Mol
lie McCurrey, who are charged with
abandoning an infant child near
McLoud last week. The charge is a
serious one, the penalty being not
more than seven years in the territor-
ial penItentiary or not less than one
year in the county iail.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
A swlss A.,Iam,. Deadly Collapse.

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept "a
dispatch from Montreux, IA miles from
here, announces that an asylum for
the insane. which was in course of
erection there, has collapsed, burying
a number of workmen in the ruins.
Seven bodies have seen recovered and
seven men seriously wounded have
been removed from the building.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
BIue and Gray Parade.

WARRESsBURG, Mo-, Sept 4-Yes-
terday was the second day of the re-
union of the Johnson county veterans
of the blue and gray, and the attend
ance is increasing. The parade was
witnessed by several thousand people.
Senator F. NJ. Cockrell marched in the
column by the side of a union veteran.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

WARRANTS have been sworn out for
many of the Indians in the Indian ter
ritory who are living in polygamy and
otherwise disobeying marriage laws
The Indians have employed counsel
and will take the cases to the United
States supreme court Many Indians
still say they will shed blood before
they win be separated from any OF
their wives and children.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Russell sage Gives Up one once.

CHICAGO, Sept. +.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Iowa
Central railroad was held here to-day,
and Ii. J. Morse was elected president
in place of Russell Sage, who declined
reelection.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

THE best previous record for heavy
lifting. that of Louis st. Cyr, who put
up 1886 pounds, was broken by man
at St Louis recently. Pat Mccarthy,
aged SO. shouldered board platform
on which there was pile of stone ag-
gregating 4.222 pounds in weight.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

BERNARD MOORE claims the townSib
of skaguay, Alaska, having paid th'
government s4o0 for it, he says, ter
years ago. in conformity with United
States laws. and now thousands of citi
zens in Skaguay are claiming his land
because Of the gold rush.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
A Craxy Man Kills Hi. sister

MEXICO, Mo, Sept Near New
Harmony, Pike county, Albert Jones
shot and killed his sister, aged is, be-
cause she had talked about him. He
is reported to be crazy, and is confined
in the Troy Jail.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
increase in Money CircuIation.

WASHINGTON, Sept 4.-The amount
of money in circulation on September
l was 81, 665, $50, O9s, which is s126, 51O.-
4o4 more than on the same date last
year. The greatest gain was in gold,
which increased So, ,S52, ,594 to s521,-
s4s ER9
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Freight and Passenger trains Collide.

New YORK, Sept .-Disarrange-
ment of the block signal system led to
a freight train running head on into a
passenger train standing at Floral
park, on the Long Island railroad, to-
day. -Four passengers were injured,
two of them SO badly that they had to
be sent 10 hospital
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Wholesale MiIiiner Closes.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Sept. 4.-G. w. Hol-
lister. who came here year ago from
Des Moines, Ia, and opened a whole
sale and retail millinery house, closed
his doors last night His stock is one
of the largest in central Missouri, and
is in the hands of w. f. Hansberger,
trustee. The failure is directly at
tributable to investments in mining
Dronerty
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

Ponea City Courier: The officers and
members of the Reunion Association
met at G. A. r. hSll on Saturday last
and perfected arrangements for a
grand reunion 10 be held in Lewis
grove October 8. :. Sand o.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
WARD COMMITS SUICIDE.
The Man who Created a Sensation by Flop
ing with Mr.. RrAdhnrf Kill. HimseIf.

CHICAGO, sept Al. Russell Ward,
the Englishman who created a sensa-
tion short time ago by eloping with
the wife of John Bradbury, the young
millionaire of Los Angeles, Cal, com
mitted suicide some time last night by
throwing himself from a sleeper of the
Chicago & Northwestern overland
train. The fact was not known until
several hours later. and as the result
of search, which was Immediately
begun. the body of Ward was found at
Wheatland, la.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Revenue Collection. Increased.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Sept 4.-The
internal revenue collections for this
district. which includes Kansas aud
the Indian and Oklahoma territories,
for the month of August amounted to
s25, ,552.97. The collections for August
last year amounted to s16, 6,574s7. The
increase is mostly from tobacco stamps,
and it shows that the manufacture OF
cigars has been resumed in Kansas
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
RIght-of-w.y Granted.

The town board of Parker has grant
ed the right-of-way to The Kansas &
Southeastern Railway company. The
contract has been let and work will be
commenced at once. The condemna-
ton board ut Parker has been appoint
ed by Judge Bierer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Lost rtrIr Hou..boId Cooa.

Norman Transcript: A family
named Barrett, moving here from Fort
Sill, |. r., lost all their household
goods in the Canadian river just west
Of Norman Monday. TIE water was
pretty high and the teams got stuck
,apsizing the two wagons and spilling
all the contents into the river. The
wagons and small portion of the
were recovered later.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Explosion at a cider FACTORY.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept 3-Diehle
a Lords wholesale beer, cider and
soda works were almost totally de-
stroyed by fire last night An explo-
sion of several soda founts, carbonic
acid and gas drums occurred, injuring
several persons The loss was about
$40 OOO
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
A Merchant Held for Horse Theft.

FORT ScoTT, Kan, Sept 4.-W. II.
coggeshall, now of Joplin, Mo-, a
former Wichita man and once lead
ing business man of this city, was ar
rested here yesterday upon his arrival
from Joplin. charged with stealing q
fine stallion, which he was driving.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Noyak brought Back.

BELLE PLAIN, Ia. Sept S-Frank
Novak, the alleged murderer, who was
followed by detectives to the Klon-
dixie, has been returned here in charge
of the officials who arrested him in
Alaska
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

ST. Louis. Sept 4.-Clarence Reitb,
the l5-year-old son of Edward h. Reith,
cashier of the Adam Roth Grocery Co,
fell from the third floor of the build
ing down the elevator shaft yesterday
afternoon and was instantly killed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
A would-Be Eioper wb,pned

SEDALIA, Mo-, Sept. Al. ID. Mackey,
farm hand, aged 10, attempted to
elope with the l5-year-old daughter of
Mowen Campbell, wealthy farmer,
but Campbell met Mackey and whipped
him soundly with cowhide.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
s~ift JnstIee in Te.as.

MExIA, Tex. Sept S.-Tom Clark,
charged with attempted assault on a
young girl, was indicted and sentenced
to 10 years in the peniteneiary, S. hours
after the crime was committed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
An Old woman Want. to Attend school

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept AIRS Il. X.
Crittenden, OF Brookville, who states
that she is "a years old. has written TO
the state normal school for year. She
is teacher by profession, and desires
to review some branches of study,
with the object of obtaining a state
diploma
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

FIVE women have just been enrolled
for three years course of study in Q
New York college for veterinary sur
geons Their speciality will be the
treatment Of dogs, eats and other
household pets
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
Post once Inspector sullivan Retired.

WAsHISsroS, Sept 4-Dennis Sulli.
san, post Office inspector, who lives at
Albany, Mo, who had been in the
service for IL years, was called upon
last week by the department To send
in his resignation. He has done SO.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

LADY HtBEsroS will preside at the
congress Of women in behalf of "a
tional dress at oxford. Eng, some time
this month. All of the delegates are &c
Near bioomerS
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

SPANS public debt is 81. 500, oco, 600
Her income is only $50, 900, 600. secre-
tary Sherman had good grounds for
saying she was bankrupt
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09
CURRENT COMMENT.

SrIRfruALIsTs In Jefersonville, Ind.
have rented a haunted house as their
meeting place.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

Two persons have lately lost their
eyesight in LONDON by having the
sharp point of women's hat pins run
into their eyes by accident One case
was that of passenger ON a coach
next to woman with her hat fastened
by one of these pins, and another was
that of child who was injured while
playing with companion. The London
papers are now making warfare on the
use of the long hat pin. The most Pc
culiar thing about the hat pin ques-
tion is the fact that, while the United
States patent Office has issued 81 pat
ents for hat fasteners, the pin in use Is
one that has never been patented.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-09

FRENCH scientists, under the direc.
tion of the Paris museum of natural
history, are about 10 try to determine
whether man is descended from the
ape and thus unravel the secret
of the origin of the human race.
Prof. Armand Wire has obtained per-
mission from the French government
To carry on a series of experiments,
extending over many years, looking 70
the development from anthropoid apes
of type Of animal identical with man.
1t is hoped to produce a human being
by using the same methods by which
evolved man from the monkey.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Spunk and teaches are on the
Dingley free list.
The New York senate has passed
the anti-cartoOn bill.
The Bradley Martins and thrir pet
poodle are in England.
The ballot used in Chicago, on the
west side, was 26 by "a inches and
contained 50 names of candidates.
A woman in the state of New York
has been sent to Jail for three months
because she did not keep her children
clean.
\ Chicago minister has engaged
a reformed gambler to appear at the
church and show the congregation
how the lambs are fleeced.
Lord ROsebery is said to have an
income of S5,OOO,OOO a year. 1t was
worth while for him to marry into
the Rothschild's family.
A Massachusetts woman who is As
years old and weighs 800 pounds has
been sued for breach of promise by
heart broken fellow of % who tips
the beam at l05 pounds. m
The largest employer Of labor in
the world is Krupp, the German gun
maker. On the payroll of his vast
establishment at Essen are over 25,-
900 men.
The Illinois Republican legislature
is considering civil service bill in
tended to prevent Carter Harrison
from discharging 1900 Republicans
and filling their places with his
friends when he becomes mayor OF
Chicago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-13
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is blood constitutional disease and in order
SO cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls CataTh Cure is takeninternally and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous oj
faces. Halls Catanh Cure is not a quacl
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one Of rh
best physicians in this country for years, an
is regular prescription 1t is composedl
the best tonicS known, combined with tn,
best blood purifier, acting directly upon the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination
of the two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh, Send for
testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
WS Sold by all druggists.