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The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
"THE WASSAIL BOB"

rections, one to the Asa gods in heav-
en-, one to the Frost giants, and the
third to the underworld.
In the far East, Japanese sacred
books, written a dozen centuries ago,
relate how the gods pulled up by the
roots on the mountain Kager the Saka
tree, on the branches of which they
hung jewels, mirror and blue and
white peace offerings to the shining
goddess of the heavens.
The Hindoo Parijata and Kalpavris-
ksha yielded all the objects of the de-
sires Of gods and mortals, and so, too,
did the Iranian Harvisptokhm, "the
tree Of all the seeds"
At cremation ceremonies In Bud
dhist Siam a framework representing
a tree, to which are tied lines and nut
shells containing money and lottery
tickets, occupies prominent place, and
after the rites these fruits" which
are called "karaphruk." are scrambled
for by the crowd.
In Upper India the scavenger caste
carry in professions. in honor Of their
god Zahir, a bamboo framework deck
ed with bright colored cloths and pea
cock feathers, and hung with fans and
punches of cocoa nuts.
Lucian described trees covered with
ornaments and sacred attributes which
were brought each year to be burnt
offerings to the goddess Atergat.s at
Hierapolis of Syria; and he told also
of great trees, loaded with goats, sheep,
garments and gold and silver objects
which were burned before the Syro-
Phoenician gods.
Conventional. or "nade-up" trees
are pictured on Babylonian cylinders,
and one Of the bilingual hymns trans
lated by Prof. Sayce describes how the
"Place Of the Tree" (of which these
pictured trees were undoubtedly SYM
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
SHOOTING AT CARTHAGE, MO,
John Z. NcCrillis Kills w. j, GilalIan at
the Latter's Home.

CARTHAGE, Mo-, Dec. 17.-Yesterday
morning John D. McCrillis, retired
business man of this place, shot and
killed W. J. Gilfillan, superintendent
of the Carthage Flagstone company.
McCrillls killed Gilfllan because of the
alleged criminal conduct of the latter
towards his wife while she was visit
ing in California recently.
About 8 o'clock McCrillis went to
the home of Gilfillan, on Clinton ave-
nue. to call upon him for an explana-
tion of his conduct He requested
Mrs. Giltillan to leave the room, which
she did. He charged Gilfllan with
running his home, and without
further ado pulled revolver and be-
gan shooting at the latter. Gilfllan
started toward him, but two balls
struck him in the breast ranging
through his body. He knocked aside
the revolver before the third shot.
G1lhllan ran across the street to
neighbor's and McCrillis sent for the
sheriff in order to give himself up. He
was taken before Jastice Garland,
HAlC-C th &c Ol ASSAULT Was nleQ
against him and he was released on q
SIS, 600 bond.
Mr.. Giifllan fingered until o'clock
in the asternoon, when he died. Nc
Crillis was rearrested and placed in
charge Of deputy sheriff.
Carthage is greatly excited oyer the
affair, as both men were highly re-
spected citizens. For many years Mr..
McCrillis conducted a hardware store
IN this city. He retired from business
several years ago. He has wife and
several children. Mr.. Gilfllan has re-
sided in Carthage for number Of
years. He was married to q daughter
of ex-Mayor J. w. Sennett and has
several children. Mrs. Gilfllan and
Mrs. McCrillis are old school maths
and were intimate friends.
Friends of the deceased assert that
there was nothing in the charges
against Gilfillan and Mrs. McCrillis.
Thursday evening Mrs McCrillis as
sisted at church bazaar and later
Mr.. Giltillan accompanied her to her
home. It is claimed McCrillis found
discriminating letters III his wifes
possession.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
MILLIONS LOST BY FIRE.
Terre Haute, Ind, Suffers From a Dis.
astrous Confiagration.

Terre Haute, Ind, Suffers From n Dis.
astrous Confiagration.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 21.-The
worst fire in the history of Terre
Haute took place last night, causing a
loss of nearly So, ooo,oo The blaze
started in the big show windows of the
| and retail dealers in dry goods and
notions. The cause is not definitely
known, but it is supposed that liv'
electric wire set fire to the cotton will
which the windows were decorated
and before the blaze could be extin
guished spread to the decorations Of
evergreens in the store, and the build
ing was wrapped in flames in an in
credibly short space of time.
Kate Maloney, clerk in the notion
department, is at the point Of death.
She sprang from window in the sec
ond story and sustained injuries from
which she will probably die.
Miss Luella Ferguson, clerk in the
same department, jumped just before
Miss Maloney, but was caught by some
men who were watching for her. She
is internally injured, but will recover.
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Given e,1Oo for a Wounded Heart

MACON, Mo-, Dec. 17.-After a two
days trial of the breach of promise
suit brought by Miss Ora Sisson
against Charles Allen, the jury brought
in a verdict this morning of 81, 100 for
the plaintiff The young woman had
asked for $4,000 as recompense.
Miss Sisson is pretty girl Of 21; the
defendant is 20. When asked if she
would consent to marry the defendant
now she promptly replied that she
would if the defendant would give her
a bond that he would live with her.
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PANIC CAUSED BY A FIRE.
Three Deaths and Three People Injured
in New York.

New YORK, Dec. 21.-Willirm Doerr,
railway conductor, went to the res
cue of Mrs. Underwood, who stood
in an upper window of a burning
house on West End avenue
this morning. Doerr was half way up
the ladder when Mrs. Underwood
jumped from the window, striking
Doerr full in the breast and carrying
haot with her to the street. The fire.
men bore away Mrs. Underwood while
others rescued Doerr. Mrs. Under
wood was dead and Doerr was dying.
Their skulls had been crushed. A sis
ter of Mrs. Underwood, Mrs. Raymond
was killed by jumping from window.
Another woman, Harriet Fee, was
rescued after she had been overcome
by gas.
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For Free Tuition at Columbia,

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Dec. 1.-THE board
of visitorsto the Missouri university
has recommended that tuition fees be
wholly abolished, that an armory
building be erected for the use of the
student cadets and that a summer
school be established. Improvements
are suggested in the machine shops.
An appropriation for the finishing of
the dormitory building is among the
needs of the university mentioned by
the board
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
The Strike at Pana.

PANA, ILL.,, Dec. 21.-Another COM
pany of twenty negroes arrived in
Pana yesterday. They were held up
by the soldiers and relieved of arms
before being permitted to proceed to
the coal mine stockades. There are
now about 400 negroes in Pana. The
mines are operated about half time.
The white union miners remain out
solidly for the state scale. They re-
ceived 1000 yesterday from the ma
tional union
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
Strictly Private Hanging.

MACON, Ca, Dec. 16.-Abner Taylor,
4 white man, was hanged here yester'
day at noon for the murder of his wife.
The execution was private, even the
newspaper reporters being excluded
Since Taylor has been in Jail be has
been constantly trying to commit
suicide.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.
Committee on Military Affairs Orders 1t
Reported to the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The House
committee on military affairs COM
pleted consideration of the army re-
organization bill and ordered it re-
ported to the House. The most i'm
portant changes made were those fix
ing so years the age limit for appoint
ment to the several staff corps, and
adding a new provision for 100 army
dentists with the rank of first lieuten-
ant. Many changes in rank were
made in the staff corps.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
Simon Greenspan In an Asylum

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 21.-Simon
Greenspan was sent to the asylum for
the insane to-day. Greenspan is a
young man who married the wealthy
widow of Allen Sells, the oldest of the
family of showmen. Greenspan imag-
ined he was to head party to go
around the world and offered 500, 900
each for persons to join him.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
Fatally Shot at Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Dec. 21.-Yester.
day Ike Dodson of this city was fatally
shot while out hunting near Brook.
line, by the accidental discharge Of a
gun in the hands of country boy as
the latter was crawling through a
wire fence.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
FAVOR RETIRING FOSTER.


The Kansas Federal Judgeship Bill Re-
ported to the House for Action.
WASHINGTON, Dec 21.-The House
committee on Judiciary decided by a
unanimous vote yesterday afternoon
to report favorably the bill to
retire United States Judge Foster
of Kansas, with pay. Representative
Broderick later reported the bill to tE
house with strong recommendation
that it be passed.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
7orth AS much as a1. .5oo.

These and kindred customs prevail
Ing in the England of century ago
are generally regarded by archaeolo-
gists as survivals Of tree worship,
which seems to have existed every
where.
Germany probably received the tree
from Scandinavia, where the ancient
legend tells Of "Yggdrasil," the ash,
which binds together heaven, earth
and hell; its branches spreading over
the whole world, and reaching above
the sky; its roots running in three di-
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
French EYacuate Fasho,la.

CAIRO, Dec. 21.-Major Marchand
and his party evacuated Fashoda dur
ing the morning of December II, when
the French flag was lowered and the
British and Egyptian flags were
hoisted. The French detachment
started for the Sobat river.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
Finds His Money in the Ashes

LIBERTY, Mo-, Dee. 17.-John Will
Jams. merchant of Harlem, had ST.
900 ia gold hid in his store when it
burned last Saturday night. All of it
has been recovered from the ashes but
about $50.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
Dossier Handed to Court

PARIS, Dec. 21.-The Dreyfus secret
dossier was handed to the court OF
cessation last evening under the pledge
that it should not be communicated to
the counsel for the defense or to any
one outside the court.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
City Officials Indicted.

LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. 21.-The grand
jury returned indictments against
Mayor Simrall, Police Commissioners
George Land, w. FL. May, j. B. Rogers
and F. E. Ellis, for failing to enforce
the law regarding Sunday closing of
saloons.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
Killed in a Rich Hill MIL Collapse

RICH Hull, Mo-. Dec. 21.-A portion
of the Rich Hill mill collapsed at l
o'clock this morning. Homer Kim
brough, transfer man, was caught
by timbers and crushed. The building
was badly damaged.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
KILLED 5000 CHINAMEN.
A Powder Magazines Explosion Levels a
Square Mile of Houses.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says that powder magazine
situated in the center of the Chinese
camp at Hang Chow exploded, leveling
a square mile of houses. 1t is esti-
mated that 5000 soldiers were killed,
including the general commanding the
forces.
are both supposed to have been dam
aged. but it is said there were no fa-
talities among them.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
Balloon Crosses British Channel.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-Yesterday a bal
loon which ascended at the Crystal
palace, Sydenham, London, crossed
the English channel to Fecamp,
France, about twenty-seven miles
northeast of Havre.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24

"Wassail bob," bunch Of holly or
other evergreens on pole, decked with
ribbons and hung with oranges and
apples, and sometimes bearing a pair
OF dolls, was carried about in York
shire at Christmas nearly a century
ago. And until 1890 the "besant" was
escorted by procession with music at
Shaftesbury- being a tree-shaped
framework covered with ribbons, flow
ers and peacock feathers, on which
were hung Jewels, coins and other ar
ticles of value, loaned by the local gen
try. Hutchins' history of Dorset states
IN 1903 that the decorations OF
nbeSant - or
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
0uaen LII EiIP4 Rrnfnat.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-Ex-Queen
Liliuokala1i sent to the Senate yester-
day protest against the appropria-
tion of the crown lands of Hawaii by
the United States.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
He Wrote Religiol

He Wrote Religious Works for the Young.
ENGLEwoor, N. j., Dec. 2..-The
Rev. DR.. Daniel Wise is dead at his
home here. DIR. Wise was the author
of more than thirty religious works
for young people.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
THE CHRIST-CHILD.

- x lRan sne / path today
career o1e kfagi fpund-
The hother ( h Of Nomanhood
Makes thatc1 A*h's holy ground.
The singing angels hover now
Above the naanger, there.
Where Gods light shone upon His
brow,
The Prince Of Peace SO fair!
The wondrous story, never old,
Thrills on the wakened heart,
Who led us to His Heavenly Fold,
WHO walked from men apart.
Awake, today, in spirit strain,
The song that never dies!
Find out that glittering star again,
The scales dropped from our eyesl
For Gods dear love is potent now
AS when His reign began;
The chanting the seraph band
Shames restless heart Of man.
Here, in our midst, the Heavenly Dove
Seeks an eternal rest;
Descending from His throne above
To hide within each breast.
Wake! Better Natures, sleeping long!
Cast off the thralls Of sin!
List to the choiring angels song
And let the White Dove in!
Mute by the graves of vanished hates,
Greet all in love today!
lift up your brows with hearts elate,
And meet Him on our way!
Richard Henry Savage.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24

bols) is the central spot of the earth,
while it's fruits-obviousl the stars
are of brilliant crystal and reach into
the liquid vast
The pine Of Cybele and Attis is still!
to be seen on the ancient bas reliefs,
hung with bells, reed flute, wheel
and other objects, and there are sacred
birds among the branches and a ram
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
and harbof work were sdopt9d.

and harbofwork were {Edopted.
At the opening Of the session Mr..
Cannon cf1ed up the conference re.
port on the army and navy deficiency
bill and moved it's adoption.
Mr.. De Almond, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, asked whether the re-appropria'
tion of the balance of the $50, 900, ,0OC
to be expended under the direction OF
the president would in any way sane.
tion or authorize the payment out OF
that fund of 100000 to Whitelaw
Reid and Judge Day for services as
peace commissioners.
Mr.. Cannon said he knew nothing
about it, and on his statement that
this re-appropriation made no change
authorizing such an expenditure tho
repOrt was adopted.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS,
Speeches for and Against the Ex-
pansion Policy.
TELLER FAV0RS EXPANSION,
Mr. Williams of Mississippi Fires tho
First Gun Against the Now Policy In
the House Bill Passed
Peace Commissioners Salary.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Teller occupied the first half of yes
terday's session of the Senate with a
speech in advocacy of the theory that
there are no restrictions upon the
right of the United States to expand
its borders SO as to include far distant
territory. He went quite thoroughly
into the legal points bearing upon the
question, and also incidentally dis
cussed at some length the form of gov
ernment for the Philippines, saying
that he would encourage self-govern-
ment among the islanders, and would
give them the most liberal government
which they are capable of conducting,
but that he would not take down the
American flag where once planted.
The remainder of the session was
given up to the Nicaragua canal bill
Senator Caffery was the only speaker
on this subject, and he opposed the
Morgan bill.
The Wichita tribune., 1898-12-24

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The House
yesterday listened to the first speech
on the annexation of the Philippines.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, Demo-
cratic member Of the foreign affairs
committee, in an hours speech, stated
his opposition to a policy which would
bring the islands under the sphere of
the United States influence He con.
tended that it would be hostile to the
spirit of our institutions to assume
control over 100000 unwilling sub
jects; that annexation would cost us
$140, 100000 year; that the annexa-
tion of the islands met none of the
tests which applied to our past acqui-
sitions of territory and would be
mistake from social, political and ma.
terial standpoint.
Mr.. Williams remarks received care.
full attention and several times drew
applause from his Democratic col.
leagues.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was passed Srvithout material amend.
ment. 1t carried S:,696, 32s, or $751;.
l20 more .han the current law.
Severag resolutions from the riveA
and ha,A,,rs <.,r,, ,Y,,;4foo on Hin
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-18
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

mo W. V. WA son AND PAUL KEY
Il ser: You are hereby notllic,! that
l, t'le Undersigned. have expended the sum
Of one hundred dollars in labor and I'M
prnsemcnts on the Lone line mine in
Silver Star Mining district. E5merilda
county. Nevada. for TIL, year 1897 in order
to hold said mining claim and location
under the provisions Of Section 1924 81 the
Revised Statutes of the United States,
and VI tho Acts and parts OF Acts of
the Congress OF the United States
amendatory OF or supplementary to snid
e-pentioned Act. said sum being the
amount required tqhold said mining claim
for ono year. and particularly for the yeai
1897.
And il within ninety days after the
con- plction of the service OF this notice by
publication. you fail or refuse to contri-
butte your proportion of sich expenditure
as co-owner, your interest in said claim
will bscome tho property OF the under
signed, under the statutes Of the United
States hereinbefore mentioned
J. G. RUPERT.
Hawthorne, March %, 1898.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-18

THE Liberal, Madrid newspaper,
said the other day: "On the Amer
Jean side are hodgepodge, brag, blus-
ter and hypocrisy; on the Spanish
side are complete unanimity and
readiness to die for the country,
trusting ip God" We wonder how
the kind OF hodgepodge, brag, blusler
and hypocrisy displayed by Dewey
suits the Liberal. That paper has
often referred 70 the utter want oil
discipline in the American navy.
What will 1t have to say now Prob
ably it will rest its case on the want
OF politeness shown by the American
feet in sailing straight into Manila
harbor, despite Notifications, fleet
md torpedoes and silencing the
whole outfit
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-18
To Whom It May Concern
STATE LAND OFFICE, !
CARSON CITY, NEVADA, :,
December 8, 1897. J.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the State Of Nevada, under the Act
Of Congress, approved June Is, 1880 IA
Stats. 287), has filed in the United States
Land Office at Carson City. Nevada, list
No. 207 of lands selected under said Act
and has applied for patent for said lands !;
that a part Of said list is open to the pub
lie for inspection, and a copy thereof, by
descriptive subdivisions, has been posted
in convenient place in the United States
Land Office for the inspection Of all per-
sons interested and the public generally.
Within the next sixty days following the
date Of this notice protests or contests
against the claim OF the said State OF Ne
vada to any tract or subdivision described
in the list, on the ground that the same is
more valuable for mineral than agricultu-
raj purposes, will be received and noted by
the Register and Receiver OF the United
States Land Office at Carson City, Nevada,
for report to the General Land Office at
Washington. II. G.
The following are the subdivisions de-
scribed to-wit:
SE4 Of SEl4. Sec. 4, and EH OF NEl4
sec. 8, t. s., II. Al f., II ID. b. Il M.-120
acres.
A. G. PRATT,
state Land Register OF the State OF Ne
vada.
Date Of first insertion. Dec. ID 1897.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-18
To WhoNli tMayCon}e m.
STATE LAND OFFICE,
CARSON CITY, NEVADA,
December 9, 1897.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIyFN THAT
IN the State Of Nevada, under the Act
OF Congress approved June 16, 1880, l21
Stats. 287), has filed in the United States
Land Office in Carson CITY, Nevada list
No 20S of lands selected under said Act,
and has applied for patent for said lands;
that part OF said list is open to the pub
lie for inspection, and n copy thereof, by
descriptive subdivisions. has been posted
in convenient place in sid United States
Land Office for the inspection OF all per-
sons interested and the public generally
Within the nett sixty days following the
date of this notice protests or contests
against the claim Of said State OF Nevada
TO any tract OF subdivision described
in the list, on the ground that the
same is more valuable for mineral
than agricultural purposes, will be
received and noted by the Register and
Receiver of the United States Land Office
at Carson City. Nevada, for report to the
General Land Office at Washington, d. c.
The following are the subdivisions de-
scribed to-wit:
NEA Of SEA and So Of seq, Sec. 9,
VIZ Of NWA and NWI of w, Sec. IL,
and NE4 Sec 16, T. 3 s, r Al E, M.D.B. &
Mo- acres.
A. C. PRATT,
State Land Register Of the State OF Ne
vada.
Date OF first Insertion, Dec. Is, 1897.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-18
70 Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OFFICE, !
CARSON tIrY, NEVADA, :
hsann,lnr1 1917

a,
December H. 1897.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT,
~ the State OF Nevads under tho Act
of Congress approved June is, 1890 l3l
Stats, 2a7l, has filed in the United States
Land Office at carson City Nevada, list o.
1856 of lands solicited under said Act. and
has applied for n patent for said lands;
that n part of said list is open To tho pub
lie for Inspection. and a copy thersof. by
descriptive subdivisions, has been posted
in n convenient place in said United States
Land flee for the inspection of all per
sons Interested aud the public generally,
Within the next sixty days following the
date OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim of the State of Nevada
to any tract or subdivision described in
the list. on the ground that tho Same is
more valuable for mineral than agricul-
tural purposes will ba received and nots.t
by the Register and Receiver ut the United
States Land Office ut Carson City, Nevada,
Tor report To the Qonoral Land Office at
Washington. d. G.
The following are the subdivisions de-
scribcd. to-wt:
SEA of SE4, See. s. and NWi4 OF NEA
Sm. II, I. :, Il. 3s f., MOB 4 M.--so
acres.
4. c. PRATT.
stite Land Register of the State OF Ne
vada.
Date of FIRST publication. Dec. %, 1897.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-18
NEW TODAY.
NOTICE OF ASS SSMsAT.

DIG INDIAN MINE AND MILL
- ING COMPANY.-Locat of prin-
cipal place OF business, Carson City, No
vada. Location OF works, Esmeralda
county, Nevada.
Notice IL hereby given that at meet ng
II the Board OF Directors held on the 2Sth
day OF April. 1898. an assessment NO. q
Of one and one-half az, cents per share
was levied upon the capital stock Of the
corporation, PAYABLE immediately, in
United States gold coin to the Secretary,
ut the Office Of the company. Carson City,
Nevada. Any stock upon which this as
ssssment shall remain unpaid on the
Twenty-eighth day Of May. 1903,
Will be delinquent and advertised for sale
at public auction, and unless payment liz
made before, will be sold on Tuesday, the
2sth day of June, 1893. To pay the delin-
quent assessment, together with the costs
Of advertising and expenses Of sale.
b. II. MCCLURE, Secretary
Ofiice-Carson Lumber Company Building,
Carson City, Nevada.
hnitd.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-18
The Costa Rican Countefeiters.

For months the Costa Rican counterfeit
ers have been Issuing bogus notes Of the
municipal government is to be put to the
supremest test Within It's limits is con-
tanned population equal to that OF thir-
teen Of our sovereign States at our last
census. and as numerous as that Of the
original thirteen States Provisions for
the life and health of this vast multitude
OF all nations and climes is an unsolyed
enigma Thousands Of sufferers in New
York and elsewhere are wrested from the
grasp OF that agonizing complaint, rheu.
tism, by the timely use Of Hostetter's
stomach Bltters. which is a preventive OF
malaria and kidney complaint, and a cura-
tive OF liver complaint. constipation and
nervousness