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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-27
=" CHARGED WITHWHACKING UP"
Sensational Suit TO Gust the County
Attorney OF Woods County.

Guthrie. o. T., Oct. "a special from
Alva says: Attorney General Harper s.
Cunningham has taken a hand in the
county attorney fight of this CWoods)
county and has filed a voluminous petition
in the district court in which he seeks.
in the name OF the territory Of Okla
homa, to GUST the present incumbent
Jesse J. Dunn, and also TO keep J. T.
Wilson, who was the opponent OF Mr.
Dunn at the last election. from getting
possession OF the office. The attorney
general reciteS in his petition the fact OF
the election, the award OF the Office TO
Mr.. Dunn, and the contest by Mr.. Wilson.
Here the petition becomes sensational
and the statement is made that Dunn
and Wilson entered into a corrupt and
fraudulent agreement for Wilson to dis
miss his contest for the Office. which l.
had ,instituted before the district court.
the two then to cut up the salary and
perquisites between them This the petit
ton AYERS, has been done; also that a
bride was paid by1 the conspiratore 10 one
John D. Carter, who is characterized as
professional boodler, and who claimed
TO have great influence with the Judge
OF the district cOuTt. and said he was
able to advise. dictate and direct the ac-
ton Of the court and thus facilitate the
scheme of Dunn and Wilson in thus
''whacking up" This, and much other
matter, is set forth in the petition. and It
closes as follows: THAT by reason Of
the fraud and corruption entered into and
practiced in reference 10 said ONCE. and
by the giving and taking OF b~iba IN
defeat the ends OF Justice. the defendants.
Jesse ]. Dunn and I. T. Wilson, have
each forfeited any right 10 said office.
and that the defendant, Jesse J. Dunn.
be ousted from said Office o feounty at
torney OF Woods county. Oklahoma Ter
ritory. and that said office OF county at
torney Of Woods county. Oklahoma Ter
rtory, be declared vacant and for such
other relief as justice and equiay may
demand in this premises"
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which now give most frequent cause for
complaint The number OF traders who
would take advantage OF the opportunity
would be too large to admit OF success
full collision, and each would be more or
less OF a restraint upon the others. by
his liability TO complain in the hope OF
getting rid of a competitor who is doing
business on a bad basis. The first nas-
ural result of free competition would be
10 give the Indians the lowest possible
prices for their. goods. and thus. 10 edu-
cate them to some extent for trading
judiciously after the reservation barriers
had been thrown down
The feas OF many good friends OF the In
dians lest free trade on the reservations
should result in an increase OF the Illicit
liquor traffic is not Wen founded, That
increase is liable to occur quite as much
under the existing system as under the
one proposed. Very few OF the general
traders on a reservation viii sell CT give
an Indian liquor; the danger In this re-
Spect lies with the ''boot-leggers and
their class OF smugglers. Moreover, the
bonds exacted OF traders under free
competition would be just as effective
in restraining the liquor traffic as those
exacted under the present system OF pokt-
ical monopoly. There would be the added
advantage 10 the enemies OF Indian
whisky OF having self-constituted de-
tective corps always within the circle OF
traders themselves. How little the pres
ent system protects the Indian from the
bottle was made evident on the Usage
reservation only few months ago. when
only an accident, as it were. prevented the
extension TO one trading store there Of
the privilege of keeping alcohol in stock,
ostensibly for use in Compromising med
icinal re ssdies," The use the Indian
makes of alcohol for medicinal purposes
is too well known to call for more than
the mere suggest ton.
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Half Nile Track Pacing Record

Bethlehem. Pa. Oct 1-The wss.d' g
pacing record for a Half-rlis tack vas
beaten tzsce by Price Af5ert here to
day IN the concluding event O. the Penn
gylvauia Fasr assocsatien's fsH rreetins
The weather was aBe. re fTssk fairly
good and vfth comparative ease Prime
Als-- paced tie hrs, n1fis y 20 - ssE1sasd
cut by Democracy. ard - third heat e.
20 sat MAJ beirE On - hesls >; tas
Halsh- u she ssr1uf heat Prince Alert
broke son sfseT t5s start and. Dem
ocracy losing BIS borpfes. 1aFi 80 sis
own way u1zfI me Lass euaffer. Nai p
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woa ~ ,s-Eta - 2-l2 "a The heat pre-
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GRADERS ON THE NEW ROAD
south of Kiowa-- Money Ready for the
First Twenty Miles OF Track

Oklahoma City. o. T. Oct. pa Kiowa,
Kan, special 70 the Times-Journal says:
Graders are strung along TIT new road
south OF this city in Oklahoma They
are mostly farmers who had donated work
TO the new project. In addition to the
work donated, considerable cash in bo-
muses. is due with the commencement Of
work The protector. Mr.. Cunningham.
claims 20 have money 10 put down the
track for the first twenty miles after
which bonds viii be sold to complete the
road in twenty-rnjIe sec .kass into Okla
homa City. The projected road runs
through country rich II f-eigh-s. as 4
IS devoted largely 10 the growing OF
wheat Il Is believed that the Missouri
Pacihc IS backing the enterprise.
Santos. Oct e6.-Two fresh cases of the
ouoonie plague have occurred here.
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| JOHN WILSON TELLS HIS STORY
How He Was SIugged While Asleep
and RObhed hY Nike Nc DnMeII


Guthrie, o. T., Oct 26-Further details
Of the assault and robbery of John Will
son by Mike Mcdowell at Enid are con-
tanned in yesterdays Enid Wave. which
says: John Wilson and Mike Mellow
ell, two men engaged with the track
laying gang of the Tonkawa Rock Island
branch, came into North Enid yesterday
evening, October "a Early in the night
they walked over to vacant shack on
the claim of Jim Hutton, adjoining the
town on the northeast and laid down
outside the house to sleep and spend the
night. Wilson fell asleep, but was soon
awakened and found Mcdowell leaning
over him. He inquired, ''Why don't you
go to sleep?" 81 don't feel just like it,
answered Mcdowell. Wilson was soon
asleep again, when Mcdowell struck him
a fearful blow on the head with a coup
ling pin and repeated the blow several
times, knocking Wilson unconscious. Nc
Dowell then robbed the person of Wilson
of $3.50 IN gold, currency and silver and
put out, leaving hts victim for dead. Will
son came to himself and when a train
came in and stopped opposite the house,
which was close to the railroad, he man
aged to groan and otherwise make noise
enough to attract the attention of the
trainmen, who found him and gave the
alarm to the people of the town. Wilson
was carried to the house of Mr.. Hutton
where his frightful wounds were dressed
by DR.. Armstrong. Wilson told his own
story quite intelligently and says that no
doubt Mcdowell meant to kill him for
his money and no doubt thought he was
dead when he left him. The sheriff's posse
are out after Mcdowell and no doubt he
will soon be locked up. Wilson is in a
precarious condition and may die from his
injuries. He says he first met Mcdowell
in a tie camp in Kentucky two years ago
and did not take him for a had man
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H, 0, G. ROAD SAID TO BE SOLD
santa he Is Understood to he the
Rurf hn

Guthrie o. T, Oct 2s-Mr. John I.
BAR "a prominent politician Of Medford.
VT@Al county. is in the city He said il
Is understood that the H. Q. c. railroad
mas sold out 20 the Santa Fe and VIII 90
INTO the possession Of the latter on No
Van2er i The H. o, C. win then con-
meet with the Rorthbound santa Re
train ar Cross, ana with the south bound
Rock Island train.
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Admitting Cattle Into Oklahoma

Guthrle. Q. T, OCT 15--Tne Okloaona
live stock sanitary board met here yes
terday and passed al order permitting
cattle 90 be brought into the territory
south o, the federal quarantine iaE after
November /
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house for throwing match into the
street
Company D of Panca City, although
only two weeks organized, will, by the
time encampment is over, be conducting
themselves like veterans.
Captain Rsmbo of Pawnee, is one of
the best posted officers in the tactics on
the ground and company z shows the
benefit of its advantage in having him for
captain.
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s. Thomas. D. ", +, Oct. es-Tba mt
ted States training ship Alliance 49,,
TaEgier ard Madeira. las arrived =. .5a.
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Santos. Oct e5.-Two fresh cases OF the
oubonie plague have occurred here.
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Bradslreet's Trade Report.

NEW YORK, August 4.-Bradstreets
tomorrow will say: July bank clear
ings are usually of relatively small
volume, rejecting, as they do, midsum-
mer quietness in speculation and bust
ness. 1t is no surprise, therefore, to
find that the aggregate of bank clear
ings for that month is smaller than in
any preceding month this year, with
the exception of February. When
comparisons are made with preceding
months of July, however, it is found
that the volume of bank clearings ex-
cseds that of any corresponding
month. An especially favorable show
ing is made when comparison is insti-
tuted with July, 1898, a month of large
business and Of unprecedented mid
summer clearings. In every instance
gains by groups of cities over 1898
prove to be heavier than were shown
in June, and when the additional fact
is remembered that only two cities of
the United States showed decreases IN
July from July a year ago, some idea
may be had of the immense expansion
in current clearings which has occur
red. This practical unanimity in the
matter Of gains over year ago is, in
fact, most striking feature of the
months returns and it is doubtful ii
in this respect, at least, the record
made in July by the individual cities
has ever been equaled.
The total bank clearings at 76 cities
for the month aggregate $7,OS1, 026, 692,
a decrease of five per cent from the
June total and Of 1877 per cent from
the record total Of March, but a gain
of 41.S per cent over July year ago,
of 47.3 per cent over July, 1897; of 102
per cent over the corresponding month
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LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, August 4.-Cattle, re-
ceipts to-day were light to make much
of a market. High grade cattle were
strong and about 10c higher, but COM
moner grades sold slowly. Good to
fancy cattle sold at $5.35@6.05; COM
moner grades bringing $4.40@5.9O;
stockers and feeders sold at S3.25Q
$50; bulls, COWS and heifers, $2.250
BPS; Texas steers, $3.90Q5.35, and
calves, $4.00@7.10.
The hog market was again on a
boom, but the scramble for offerings
resulted in an advance of 10@20c.
Heavy hogs sold at S4.0504.75; mixed
lots at $43504.S0, and light at $4,000
400. Pigs brought s3.75@4.50, and
culls, $3.50003.90.
Heavy receipts of sheep and lambs
again cut prices most 10@15c lower,
and about 25c lower for lambs. Sheep
were salable at $20003.25 for inferior,
up to $4.5005.00 for good to choice ma
tives. Lambs sold at $3.0004.25 for
culls up to S5.00@6.00 for choice lots.
Receipts: Cattle, $4,000; hogs, 49,
coo; sheep, 11,000.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, August A.
CdLtIe, supply llSHI, extra, 3o.tVVp
$50: prime, $5.60@5.70; common, $3.50
Q4.OO.
Hogs active and higher; prime me-
diums, $4.900495; heavy Workers,
$4S50490; light Workers, S4.S0@
ASS; pigs, $4.700475.
Sheep steady; choice wethers, S4.S5
049O; common, $200Q3.OO. Spring
lambs, $400@6.00
Veal calves, $6.50@700.
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WOOL.

BOSTON, August 4.-The Boston
Commercial Bulletin will say to-mor-
row Of the wool market:
There is no change to be noted in
the market which continues firm at
last. weeks quotations. There has
been no further advance but a large
business has been done at full rates.
The sales this week represent an aggre-
cation of small transactions rather
than a movement Of large blocks. One
sale of Texas years growth of 100000
pounds at 20 cents to cost 55 cents
clean, is a typical transaction.
In London wool is moving by pri-
waite sales at prices a shade higher than
during the recent auctions.
| THE sales OF the week are: 100000
pounds domestic and $4,000 foreign. a
total of 5,435, 000 pounds against 6,637,-
600 pounds last week and S,I66,50C
pounds same week last year.
The sales to date show an increase
of 79,95S,100 pounds domestic and A.
026, 900 pounds foreign from the sales
to the same date in 1898.
The receipts to date show an increase
Of 218,137 bales domestic and de-
crease of 1882 bales foreign.
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dwindled to almost nothing during the

dwindled to almost nothing during the
middle of the session and attempts to
realize on early purchases were attend
ed with considerable difficulty. Sep
TENDER slowly declined to 69@69sc,
and hung around that price until about
noon, when the strength of corn put
some life into wheat and resulted in a
steady advance, which was continued
to the close. Northwest receipts were
305 cars against 391 last week and 20
a year ago. Chicago receipts were 129
cars, sixteen of contract grade. The
proportion of new heat was much small
Ter than at this time a year ago. Total
primary receipts were $4,000 bushels.
Atlantic port clearances of wheat and
flour aggregated 100000 bushels. A
visible decrease of about 100000
in northwest stocks for the week was
looked for.
September advanced to 695s @69Ac,
and closed at $3.50, and advance Of
Nc.
Corn was fairly active. At the open
ing the market was firm and higher On
continued hot weather damage reports.
Weakness soon developed on reports Of
rains in Iowa and Nebraska, and pre-
dictions of cooler weather with liberal
receipts, APT cars. Later the market
became strong and advanced sharply.
The cash demand was excellent, 200, 900
bushels being reported disposed Of here
and the seaboard reported forty loads
taken for export. The market was al
so helped by the exceptional strength
of hogs and provisions. Country &C
ceptances were light. September rang
ed from 3O14c to 307sc and closed 80
&c higher at 305s@30Ac.
Oats were quiet and fairly steady in
sympathy with other grains. Trading
was entirely local and fluctuations
small. There was some buying on the
wet weather, which is not desirable at
Iliio pCl1Ou.
Receipts were 474 cars. The sea-
board reported a good export trade.
September ranged from 1910 to 1880
and closed shade higher at 191ac.
Provisions were strong and active.
The yellow fever situation was more
favorable, but the strength came most
ly from a sharp advance in~hog prices.
Buying of all products was general and
prices advanced steadily, the close be-
ing at about the top. At the close Sep
TENDER pork was zoe higher at $S.621s;
September lard 121ac higher at $5.45@
5.471h, and September ribs 15c higher
at $5171a@5.20.
Estimated receipts for Saturday:
Wheat, 10 cars; corn, 300 cars, oats,
425 cars; hogs 1000 head.
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MINING STOCKS.
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, August Corn and pro-
visions cut out the pace on Change
to-day. A heavy cash demand for corn
resulted in a complete recovery of an
early decline, the market closing so
14c higher than yesterday. Provisions
closed at advances Of rom 121a Q20c.
Wheat ruled weak early and then re-
covered with corn and closed Ac high
or. Oats closed a shade higher.
The Liverpool market was the guild
ing start OF wheat traders at the open
ing. The usual surprise came from the
English market, quotations there being
about 14c higher, condition not look
ed for in view of the decline here yes
terday. This was afterward explained
On the ground Of advanced ocean
freight rates, but it had its effect on
opening prices here, September starting
at 695sc, an advance OF &c. A momen-
tary dip to 69izc followed, but good
buying by shorts mostly local, resulted
III s,EdQUGl auh CAlIC ~ NSoV ~, liz
highest point reached during the SEES
sion. Besides the strength shown by
Liverpool, prospective buyers were en-
couraged by continued crop damage re-
ports from the northwest and by Snow 5
summary crop summary, which made
the condition of spring wheat S5c, or 5
points less than July 1. This indicat-
ed a total crop CT about 275,000,000
bushels. But interest in the market
soon died out.
The cash demand was almost moth
ing here, and only a moderate demand
was reported from the seaboard- The
northwest which was seller in this
market reported the flour trade quiet
and the first rush OF winter wheat APP
parently over. The buying demand
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Of 1894. and Of SIS per cent over July

~ 49, - sss~~ - vv'S 49, - - = - 2
1892.
Another interesting feature brought
out is that the decrease in clearings in
July total this year from that of June
is not as large as the falling off in
July last year. The increase of Ais
per cent in the month just closed COM
pares with a gain Of 1852 per cent in
June, and of SAG per cent in March,
the month of largest clearings on re-
cord. Every group of cities showed a
heavier gain in July than in June, the
middle States group leading with an
increase of 46.7 per cent, closely fol-
lowed by a gain of AIS per cent in
New England. Next important in the
matter of increases shown is the far
western group, with a gain OF 1856 per
cent. Every group however, but one,
the Southwestern, shows an increase
in excess of 20 per cent, and in TINS
group it lacks only fraction of one
per cent of that gain.
AS estimated above, the practical
unanimity of the cities of the country
in showing over July a year ago, is a
special feature of the present exhibit.
Only two cities, Portland, Maine and
Lowell, Mass, snew decreases, and
even in these the losses are small.
Among the large cities showing gains,
Minneapolis in the Northwestern
group is prominent, with an increase Of
So per cent. New York and Boston
also show large gains, the increase in
the former being 4S.4 per cent, and in
the latter, 1876 per cent. Among the
other important increases might be
mentioned those at Philadelphia and
San Francisco. 10 per cent each; Cleye-
land, 81 per cent Pittsburg, 80 per
cent; st. Paul, % per cent; Denxer, u
per cent; Providence, 26.4 per cent;
Baltimore, nearly 26 per cent; Chicago,
25 per cent; Milwaukee, q per cent,
and st. Louis and Detroit, 20 per cent
each.
Fer the seven months period ending
with July, the total clearings at 76
cities aggregate $55, 154 ,4S5,S13, total
it is hardly necessary to remark,
never before equalled for that period,
457 per cent larger than the aggregate
for 1898, S4.6 per cent larger than
that of 1897, 1855 per cent larger than
that of 1894, and 54.5 per cent in ex-
cess of the seven months prior of 1892.
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Mexican dollars, 48c.
Government bonds strong.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds irregular.

Government bonds strong.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds irregular.
Stocks-The stock market was
largely devoted to dealings in a few
industrial specialties. Under cover of
the strength in a few industrials there
was marked tendency to realize in
the railroad list, but the selling pres
sure there was not heavy and offers de-
creased as prices declined. Union Pa
cific was subject to pressure by I'M
confirmed rumors of a strike on its
lines. The stock broke IL points en-
rather liberal offerings and closed at
a net loss OF a point. The preferred
declined q. The chief movement Of
the day was in Tobacco stocks and
| Tennessee Coal. American Tobacco
gained an extreme four points. Con-
tinental Tobacco common, 33s, the
preferred 81, and Tennessee Coal,
211.
Late in the day prices of these were
suddenly let down from ia to 212
points, apparently with the purpose
/ of shaking off weak followers Of the
bull movement. A rumor of great
combination of coal and iron inter-
ests in the south was added to those re-
| Gently current to explain the Tennes-
see Coal movement. The vigorous adj
vance of this stock begot some SYM
| pathetic strength in other stocks in the
same industry Colorado Fuel, Hook
ing Coal, Federal Steel, American
| Smelling and number Of other stocks
advanced from a fraction TO over a
| point. Peoples Gas was up at one
! time over a point on reports of the
company's prosperous condition. There
ives gains in isolated instances else
where, notably in st. Paul & Omaha,
Chicago, Grearwestern preferred,
| Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf, Pitts
| burg, C. C. & st. L., common and pre-
ferred National Biscuit and New York
Brake, ranging from 1 to So. On the
! other hand Sugar was heavy most of
| the day on account OF the shading of
! prices in some grades of refined sugar.
] The local traction stocks showed weak
ness throughout and Consolidated Gas
lost 31a per cent net. Rock Islands
June statement, showing an increase
in the surplus after charges of nearly
| $4,000 compared with last June. fail
ed to hold up the grangers. The re-
-
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by strong cables and slightly better sta
tistical conditions Trading was more
active. Closed steady to 10 points
higher Sales 25, $50 bags.
Sugar, raw, strong with good de-
mand: refined, strong, active and tend
ing upward
PHILADELPHIA, August 4.-Wheat
firm; contract grade August 70A Ole.
Corn steady; No. mixed August
So y @36c.
Oats dull and 1sc lower; No. white
clipped Csc: No. Go. 2612c; No.
mixed do. 26l2c.
Flour dull and weaker; winter SUI
per 50 0002 05; do. extras 50 2092 So;
Pennsylvania roller, old clear, So 00@
Is.
Butter flrmer; fancy western cream
cry 1S1ac; do. prints &c.
Eggs firm. fresh nearby 49, @14c;
do western 131a@14c; do. southwestern
13c; do. southern 10911c.
Cheese firm.
Sugars, refined strong and in good
demand.
BALTIMORE, sd, August 4-Flour
quiet and unchanged; receipts 1896
Wheat dull and easy; spot and the
month 705s@71Ac; September 7112Q
1880: October E2Sz 4E3c; steamer No,
2 red 671s @67Ac. receipts 69,l35 bush
els; exports 1900 bushels; southern
by sample, 62@72c; southern, on grade,
6S1a QT11ac.
Corn firm; spot and the month S512
@36s4c; September 551sQ35$sc; No.
yember or December, new or old, 800
3SAc; steamer mixed 34Q34Ac; re-
ceipts 1852 bushels; exports 107, l4S
bushels; southern white corn 40c ask
ed; southern yellow corn 39c asked.
CINCINNATI, O., August 4.-Flour
dull.
Wheat steady: No. 2 red 6SG6S1ac.
Corn easy; No. 2 mixed $50 3S12c.
Oats steady; No. soc.
Lard firm and higher at SIS 2505 271a.
Bulk meats firm and higher at So 50.
Bacon strong and higher at Sc %.
Whisky dull at 81 70.
Butter firm.
Sugar steady.
Eggs quiet at sc.
Cheese firm.
J TOLEDO, O., August 4.-Wheat
higher and firm; No. 2 cash 70Ac; Sep
TENDER 71%c.
Corn lower and steady; No. 2 mixed
33c.
Oats dull and steady; No. 2 mixed
19c.
Rye dull and steady; No. 2 cash 5212c
bid
Cloverseed active and lower; prime
cash So SIS; October 81 80.
Oil unchanged.