The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-10-13

Philadelphia because of the action of
the ingram carpet yarn spinners in
shutting down this branch of their
business. For some time the spinners
have been turning out yarn about
twice as fast as we6vers could con-
sumo IL, and this forced the price
down to such an extent that IL was
deemed advisable TO close down for a
time.
THE Dawes commission has issued
orders that all intermarried white
men were intruders and would have TO
leave the Indian territory. The orders
have created sensation and will af-
feet 20, 900 white men. Indian Agent
Wisdom will comply with the orders
Of the commission. HIS mounted po-
lice are under orders TO eject the in
truders.
GEN. MILES, at n reception given at
his home at Washington on the Goth to
his comrades Of the Medal of Honor
Legion denounced as false the claim
that volunteer officers and soldiers
were themselves responsible for the
sickness in the camps, and said that
those who assert that our soldiers suf-
fered through their own fault insulted
250,0 900 of the bravest men that ever
carried arms under the sun.
A SPECIAL from Fort Reno, /. T.. said
that orders have been received there
to get the post hospital in proper shape
TO receive a number of sick regular
soldiers who have been doing duty in
Cuba.
THE United States transport Massa-
A. al
coal in her bunkers take fire and it
was found necessary TO jettison 100
tons. A portion of this coal was taken
on board again. On going to sea the
fire again broke out in the bunkers
and smoldered for three days. 1t was
finally extinguished by the use of
steam and the steamer reached New
York without further incident.
THE triennial conference of the Ger
man Baptists of the United States and
Canada at st. Louis was concluded
after a session extending over week.
IT was decided to meet in 1901 at Ber-
lin, Ont.
A SPECIAL excursion train on the
way to the Halifax IN. S. exhibition
from Pictou crashed into a working
train near Steilerton. The two engi-
neers, two firemen and a passenger
were killed.
A CLAREMoNT, Mimi, special stated
that that village was wiped out by fire
the other night, 20 buildings being de-
strcyed.
Gov. SMITH, of the soldiers home at
Santa Monica, Cal, was shot twice on
the 2Sth by an inmate OF the home.
He was badly injured, but the injury
was not believed to be fatal Smith
was formerly commander of the home
at Leavenworth, Kan.
COLORADO is being swept by forest
and prairie fires and ranches and min
ing camps are threatened with destruc-
| tion.
BETWEEN two and three o'clock on
the morning of the 27th the safe of
the Farmers bank at Flora, Ind, was
blown open by robbers, who secured
close to Si2, 900 and made good their
escape. Cashier William Lemon, who
was aroused by the noise of the eXplo-
sion, appeared on the scene while the
robbers were at work, was shot and it
was believed will die.
SOME person placed n spike on the
Iron Mountain track near st. Louis and
the locomotive of passenger train
jumped the track, shaking up the pas
sengers. Before order could be re-
stored freight train crashed into the
wrecked train from the rear. lmme-
diately afterwards an accommodation
train was stopped just in time to avert
third accident Nobody was hurt
very much.
INDIANS of Loeb lake in Minnesota
threatened to burn and destroy the
bridges and other property of the
Great Northern railway because the
road crosses their reservation and be-
cause the United States marshals ar
rested some of the Indians for selling
whisky to their tribe. There was said
to be considerable uneasiness among
the white settlers in the neighbor-
hood.
THE ninth triennial session of the
general grand chapter of the Order of
the Eastern Star was opened at Wash
iugton on the 27th, nearly every grand
chapter in the country being repre-
sented.
AT Malone, n. Y, Gordon Williams
was instantly killed by coming in con
tact with live wire and three other
men who went to his assistance were
transfxed in deadly grasp, but by
great efforts were pulled off.
ADvICEs from Shanghai state thai
500 missionaries in central China are
greatly stirred up over the marriage o.
Miss johnson, an American missionary
to n Chinaman whom she had con
verted.
A RECEIVER was appointed at New
York for the New England Loan
Trust company. II has branch a
Kansas City and was large lender o
money on western mortgages.
A FREIGHT train on the Mobile 4
Ohio railroad was wrecked just below
Hodges park, near Cairo, ILL.,, anC
Ernest Collie, bridge carpenter, wa!
killed and three of the train crew in
iured. The caboose of the trair
Jumped the track and three cars wer,
derailed,
THE train carrying Sells Bros &
Forepaugh's circus was wrecked a
Wilsondale, w. Va, and James Doyle
of Philadelphia, and Harrison Kipps
of Virginia, were fatally injured
Pat Forepaugh was also seriously
hurt A car of elephants rolled dowI
an embankment aud the animals wer'
injured, but none killed.
ToSAwANDA, n. Y, was struck by
tornado on the 26th and many build
ings were unroofed and barns blowl