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lis what ! call a gratuitous falls hood" ,.
IT'S nothing Of the kind" replied the un-
scrupulous salesman, II get n salary and
commission for telling that falsehood."
New-York tribune., 1899-03-26

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New-York tribune., 1899-03-26

THEY PREFER opEN-AIR SESSIONS IN ALL SORTS
OF WEATHER. TO ROOF OVER THEIR
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
MAY BE ALIAS ELCORA


Restaurant Keeper says the DeeaDt-
tated Locks Like AItss.
Guthrie. o. g. Aug. 1O-The Oklahoma
City Times-Journal says: Miss Louells
Hougton, who manages the Hobson res
taurant, says that she has been of the
opinion all the time since hearing Of the
murder that the murdered man was Ala
Elcora, who registered at her restaurant
on July q and 90. She did not go to look
at the dead man until yesterday and she
is positive that the head Is that OF Alias
Elcora- She says that Elcora came to
her place in a half intoxicated condition,
and that he was accompanied by another
man who registered as Alexander Eeider.
Elcora seemed to have plenty of money,
Mrs. Houghton says. and he paid all the
bills for both men. The register does not
shaw where either OF these parties are
from. The authorities seem 70 doubt Miss
Houghton's Identification of the head and
are holding to the theory that the man
was one OF the threshing hands. The in
itials OF Alias Elcora correspond with the
A J. E. found on the dead mans shirt.
except that there is no middle letter. A
hat was found today by a white boy who
brought 1t up town and gave It 10 a color
ed boy who brought 1t up town and gave
1t to the police. The white boy can't be
found
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
PLANS Of P|)N|A CITY.
For Incorporation as a City OF
J the First Class
ARE TEMPORARILY UPSET
BY Adverse, Rulings of the
Attorney General
ARE TEMPORARILY UPSET

Guthrie. o. T., Aug. 1.-THE petition
and accompanying papers praying for the
incorporation Of Ponca City as city OF
the first class have been returned py
Governor Barnes, with copy of the at
torney generals opinion that the show
ing made is insufficient under the law
Under the law providing for the incor-
porattion of cities, as construed by the
attorney general, two fundamental prop
ositiOns must be found to exist before
the executive authority in the premises
can be called into action, viz: FIRST tne
corporate authorities Of such city shaiI
have ascertained that the population OF
said city exceeds 2,500 and have ceruheu
the same to the governor; second thal
petition signed by a majority OF the lesai
vaters Of such city should have been hlea
with the governor praying for the organ
ization of such city under this act. Inc
attorney general further holds that an
examination OF the papers on ME does nut
shovv an entertainment by the corporate
authorities in any lekal or proper man
ner that the population Of Ponca city eX-
ceeds $500. The record does not no"
that the corporate authorities tounu 4s d
substantive fact this to be the case the
certificate of the clerk and the enuIner-
ator is no evidence of that fact Oh Whlch
the governor can take notice Inc only
method Of proving this fact, which the
attorney general suggests, would be Ior
certified copy Of the record OF the pro
ceedings Of the president and board Oh
the town of Ponca City showing that
they had, with a quorum present, upon
proper evidence, examined into the ques-
ton and afirmatively found such fact
existed and entered the same upon rec
ord. which record duly certified would
be competent evidence upon which the
governor could act.
The second objection raised by the at
torney general upon the sufficiency OF the
petition is that there is no affirmative
evidence except the statement in the
heading OF the petition that the signers
are qualified voters In the town OF Ponca
City, which fact should, in his Judgment,
be verified by competent evidence.
In conclusion, the attorney general ad-
vlses the return OF the petition with the
suggestion that the population Of Ponca
City be ascertained and afirmatively
found by the corporate authorities OF the
city, and the fndink made matter OF
record upon the minutes of their proceed
ings, which finding and record, duly GER
tilted, should accompany the petition, to
which should be attached competent evil
dence that the signers were bona-fde
residents OF the town of Ponca City.
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TO THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
Commander HlssIOr's Order RelattuG
20 the OnieIal Route.

Enid q. r. Aug. 10.-he following gen.
eraI order has been issued from Grand
Army headquarters. department OF Okla
homa:
The official route TO the thirty-third
national encampment of the @. A. r.. at
philadelphia, September 40 inclusive. VIII
be over the Chicago, Rock Island and "a
cific railway to Chicago, and from there
to Philadelphia, via Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. through Pittsburg, or Bellaire
and Washington. Comrades can go on one
OF these routes and return on the other
az they desire This Is the only line run
ming trains via Washington. This route
was selected because both roads are
trunk lines, and will be personally con-
Quoted by a representative of each road
who will look after the wants and COM
forts Of the comrades and all others. The
rates by this route will be as low as by
any other line. We have arranged for
Pullman tourist sleepers and coaches TO
run through without change. The Of
qctal train will leave FL Reno Saturday.
September 2 at I a. m; okarche. 4:S5;
Kingnsher, 5:55: Hennessey, 5:27: Wauko-
mis-. $50; Enid. 500; North Enid. $40;
Pond Greek. 6:I2; Jefferson. s:4s; Medford.
7:G; reaching Philadelphia Monday. Sep
tember 5. 2:SO p. m.
2 The exhibit Of agricultural products
of the old soldiers Of Oklahoma will be
part Of the Official train. in car furnish
ed by these roads. These products are
for exhibition and fbr the use of the old
soldiers.
s. Comrade John r. Wallace OF Noble
county. is hereby appointed senior aide
de camp on the department commanders
stan. with the rank OF colonel, and will
be obeyed and respected accordingly.
4. The ladies OF the C. A. r. and the
w. r. c. are earnestly and Cordially in
vited to accompany the official train to
Philadelphia BY order Of
Official: J. S. HASSLER,
Department Commander.
J.E BURNS.
Assistant Adjutsnt General
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
BUILDING At BRAMAN
That HustIlng BarE Has It's Working
I,fnfhAa On and 1s Craving.
]. q. BURNS.
Assistant Adiutant General.


Bramon. o. T. Aug. n-Bramon is en-
3oying a boom and prosperity is in full
blast. Hunter Bros, 81 Wellington, are
there on the ground with material TO
build a $500 elevator. a fine hotel S0x
90 and two stories high is now being
built. This is located on Broadway and
will be fitted up In the very latest style.
The school board are making arrange
snents tc-put an addition TO their already
capacious structure F. r. Rees mas pur-
chased property and viii build a nice
residence soon. Grain is NOTING or very
lively and the market is steady. The
grade of wheat IL better than the farm
ers at first though. The business men are
feeling good generally. The people Of the
Christian church have just completed a
fine structure for their pastor. the Rev.
Monday. to use as q parsonage. Tue
large bridge across the Chicaskia. two
miles west OF Bramon. has Just been
completed. The growth Of Bramon has
been slow and steady since Its organiza-
ton. Besides being an incorporated city
and having its corps Of officers It has the
following business houses: One bank one
department store. occupying two rooms
and carrying about 10000 stock; zone drug
store four groceries. three dry goods and
clothing stores. one furniture. three eat
ting houses, two blacksmith shops, one
livery barn. two millinery stores. two sa-
ioOns, two lumber yards and one hard
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HOT
Continued from First Page.)

and his answer duly registered. Most OF
these documents are fragmentary reports
Of foreign powers from some of their
agents. The only ones that were os-
cisive against Dreyfus have been proved
to have been forgerfes. The others are
trash. 1 personally know that 1t was the
examination of these secret papers that
led from the first moment some Of the
chief men of the supreme court, preVi-
ously hostile to Dreyfus, to change their
minds and believe there had been ter
rfble mistake in 1894. These papers are
10 be commented upon by Mr.. Paleo-
losgue, in the name OF the foreign office,
and General CIiamion in the name of the
secretary of war. and it is a great point
that after having strongly disagreed
upon some Of the questions involved In
these documents, both Mr.. Paleologue
and General Chamion now entirely agree
that there Is nothing therein to be &C
cepted as a presumption of guilt against
Dreyfus
'srhe dossier secret being disposed Of
then will come before the public the full
Investigation on the bordereau. and then
the residue of secondary questions As
have just said. the bordereau. or missive
letter. accompanying documents seat to
Colonel Schwarzkoppen by a traitor has
been acknowledged as his own work by
Esterhazy himself. The fact D. that so
many proofs had been gathered against
him that he could no longer deny them.
He only alleges that he received an order
to write Il from Colonel Sandher, who
Is now dead. In order to make false evil
dence against Dreyfus. The reason for
not showing the alleged true one was
the danger Of war. All French stan ON
GERS agree that this - the lie>.0f traitor
who Is not ready TO confess his treason.
This being the case. the questions put
before the court-martial IS to know
whether Dreyfus (who was sentenced be-
cause he was supposed to have written
the bordereau) has really sent to some
foreign agents the documents mentioned
in the bordereau which was written by
Esterhazy. whom ne did not know. but
with whom Colonel Schwa<txkoppen had
relations that Esterhaxy himself has been
obliged TO own. This seems rather an
easy question to solve. but General Mer-
eler. who was secretary Of war in fsal
and bears heavy responsibilities on his
shoulders. win dnd himself in very hard
straits Il all he has done against irBo-
cence In spite of law Is fully exposed in
broad daylight II he could prove that he
had done this against guilt he naturally
believes that he might escape the couse-
Quence Of the law. which has been threat
ening him for 4 few weeks. since there e
bin Of indictment now submitted to- fise
house Of representatives against ksm.
Therefore General Mercier considers han-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.

Naples. AUG. .Ia-on his arrival from
Sorrento. Admiral Dewey wiz be the
guest OF Albert StolL
Mesbourne. Aug. I0-The assembly %
Victoria today adopted a resolution piedg-
ing the colony to Join the Pacific eaoio
schema
Paris. Aug. N-The Persian minister
of foreign affairs. oEushir-Da- DoWieh.
died suddenly today while passing through
this city.
Marion. Va. Aug. A-Thomas Martins
home was burned last night Martin ana
his three children. aged &. II and y years.
persisted
Rome. Aug. 1e.-cardinai zsidof srrA.
bishop Of AFoano and great psnissntiary.
L. dead He was born IN Italy in 1sse and
was created q cardinal In 181
Ajaccio. Corsica. Aug. lo.-An earth
quake shock vas feit last nigAt IN the
neighborhood Of corto A house was
cracked and there was q seml-panic n
the vicinity.
Galveston. Tex. Aug. le-w. B. Cleve-
land & Co. wholesale grOcsrs at Houo-
ton. have failed. A voluntary bankruptcy
petition has been aled On the federal
court here. The liabilities are so. 81; e.
1G%1 es11sASSs
Knoxville. Tenn. Aug. IA fsOd has
broken cut AetWee2 the Robinson and
Savage families In the mountains OF
Union county near the Kentucky line.
William Savage was shot ana killed By
Jack Robinson. who - thought 60 b
fatally wounded.
London. Aug. Il.--According to q dis
patch TO the Times from Bnsnos AyFes.
1nfOunded and persistent rumors % pro
Jects concerning q conversion Of the cur
rency at the rate Of two ana q half dol
lars paper 20 one gold dollar have alarmed
the stock exchange and caused q rising
gold premium
Cedar Rapids. Ia. k1g. lo.-curtiss HIT.
son OF General Superintendent A J. Hit
of the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
railroad, IL lying At 81. Luke's hospital
in this city with both feet crushed. the
result OF an accident ~ Dysarte. where
he was learning the details % railroadinS.
He will be a cripple for life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
ORGANIZATION AT TONKAWA
OF Business ~ en- FOR the sold I'M
pr0Vement OF the Town,

Tonkawa, o. T., Aug. 1O.-The mer-
chants Of Tonkawa met and organized
an association for the promotion Of the
interest of Tonkawa and vicinity. Com
mittees were appointed to make arrange
ments for the work of matchmaking the
main streets and all parts OF the wagon
roads N the sandy districts along the
river. Every effort is being made to Sc
cure the completion OF the Blackwell
Southern railroad to this place by next
Sunday. There are fifteen buildings in
course Of construction and contracts let
for a brick block as DON as brick can be
secured.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
ROCHEFoRT HATES DREYrUs
Beth ~ Sew asd Alleged esermaa-
Calls Hin n BesedIee Aruola.

On the other side Of the question Is -.
Rochefort. as follows:
The PROCEEDINGS at Rennes today,
though merely formal. mark the opening
OF Frances trial for her life. The nation
stands or falls with the decision OF the
guilt or the innocence Of Dreyfus.
'Wko Il this central figure 20 wh3rn
degenerate Frenehnen have paid horn
age today IN the ancient Breton town.
redclsnt with memories OF Renan Pnd
Dereuais1 A seif-coafeeesd traitor yen
would rightly call him the Benedict Ar
neld % Franco This n2a fs not nov,
and never was. Frenchman. no more
than Waldorf Astor was an American.
The latter Is By nature an Ensiishnan;
thu former Il ~ iastinct : German
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
wanted IN Krn.ockv for MURDER

Arkansas City. Kan. Aug. 1o.-Albert F.
EimOre who sSwanted in Greesburg. Ky.
for murder committed IN 1875. Is In Gus
tody here. Eimore shot and killed a man
named Durre- He s. well connected In
Kentucky and has well known and highly
respected relatives in this county. FL
more says the killing was in self-defense.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
seethrra Epl.oar in Ksnaas

Kansas City. No.. Aug. Alt Is re-
ported that the 16-year-old daughter Of J.
S. Perkins, a farmer living near Turner.
Kan. eight miles west Of here, has been
assaulted by a negro; that bloodhounds
were put on his train and that the negro
is now at bay near Turner. A lynching Is
probable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11

ware and harness Shop. There Is FIRST
class opening here for jewelsr. II any
one desiring to see humminb. buzzins.
busy little town. fun at future prospect,
had best come to BPamon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11

Guthrie. o. TT, Aug. la.-Governor
Barnes today honored the requisition OF
the governor OF Arkansas for the removal
Of Thomas FuQua. who is wanted for
highway robbery committed in Sebastian
county. Arkansas FpQua IS now under
arrest at Tecumseh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11

vineard Haven Mass. Aug. lathe
Columbia defeated the Defender min
ute. seconds. on the 81 miles run from
Brenton's reef iightship to West Chop
today. in a l5-knot 6resEe with eassd
sheets
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
0A0TOzEAs
a..aA. AIh Ddys EsR EnD szgS
- GAZzsz
Fhsru vyhss d.. F.apsza He Yo,

Rome. Ang- 1e-Dr. LAVgoak ths poess
payssesaa. who to-day rsssrnsd fr0n q
vacation. declares the poa<s Is IN good
health.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
CAUGHT THE CLERKS LOAFING
And Mr. VanderIIp Went on the war
path aC Once.

Washington, Aug. 10-Assistant SecTe-
tary Vanderiip. asked about g report that
he had ordered a reduction in salaries Of
several chiefs and assistant chiefs Of d.
vision in the offices of the auditing de-
partment because he had visited the off,
GERS and found these chiefs and their
clerks reading newspapers and lettering
during work hours, said that he had for
some time been investigating the audit
ing OF the bonds and other papers In the
third auditors Office. Last Saturday
Office and, accompanied by one of the Of
flcfals, walked into q large room where
he wanted to make an investigation. He
found general state Of idleness. Clerks
were reading newspapers or gathered in
conversation. This was after 8 o'clock.
The following Monday morning Mr.. Van
derlip again visited the auditor and they
went to another division to make an in
vestigation. Mr.. vanderlip says the same
state of affairs was again discovered.
Mr.. Vanderlip says he decided that the
chiefs and assistant chiefs OF these d.
visions were responsible for this state OF
affairs and that he ordered a reduction
in their salaries. He thinks that officials
Of this class should have the employees
under some regulation as to when work
should beginN and how employees should
conduct themselves.
Ut is said by officials In the treasury that
had Afr. vanderlip discovered the same
conditions in any ONCE well up with ats
work he would probably have said moth
ing. He was led to take action. It is said,
by the fact that the work in the AUDITORS
ONCE is nearly two years behind.
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i already convincse that Prince Gsorgs
4 worthy natch for her dHughtsr ana
= 6nza0th a. - tie young people set
fisas En-, e wsa1d not besurDrissa
At any time q hsa< Of . fornai snsaes-
msnk
Gsaa ceessaaaees HEADED 0ut.
sew York. Ans. ia TIRE lee q goid
eertiheates amounting % ahous steeo.soo
Was received a. The sub-trsasury here ths
nerning and beeors neca thsy had been
pareslled out anoag twesvs banks. Al
together abOu. sAsoaeoe Of these certfa-
Gates. Of al dsnomlnatioaa, have been
raceivad here
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
Grand CIreuIt nsraesS Races

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. 10.-The four days
card Of the Buffalo Driving club was
completed at the Fort Erie track today.
although. with the brisk half-hour show
er and the match affairs, the grand cir
cult performers were kept busy until
near o'clock. The shower sprang up as
the horses were called for the third heat
OF the Queen City trotting stake, and 1t
made the track heavy and sticky. This
stake was a hotly contested affair. At
the start Il looked like a battle confined
10 Surpol. the Electricity horse, and the
Village Farms The Queen. However,
both Surpol and The Queen fell by the
wayside and the winner appeared in Lord
Vincent, who won a hard race very cas-
fly IN the sixth heat. It was terrific
upset and thousands were lost on The
Queen and Surpol. Coney took the pace
with the greatest OF ease and Sphinx s.
had little trouble in his race. Summary:
PAGERS. 2:l3 class. purse $3.50: Sphinx
s. won second, third and fourth heats.
Time 2:10 IA. 2:l0 81. 2:lo s-4. Theodore
Shelton won first heat in 200 80 and was
second. Blaze Boy, third. Lotus. Kodak.
Scapegoat, Golden Prince, White Hose,
Lolltka and Flare Up also started.
21s trotters. purse 5000. Queen City
stake: Lord Vincent won fourth. fifth and
sixth heats. Time. 2:11. 2:12 IA. 2:1S Ia.
Precision won third heat in 2:1O 1-2 and
WAS second. The Queen won second
heat in 2:12 81 and was third. Surpol
won first heat in 2:12 IA. Robert j.. Jack
D.. Iris O.. Valpa, Niger Jack and
Leonard Ball also started.
2:25 class. pacing. Frontier stakes. purse
5000: Coney von in straight heats
Time e:13 IA. 200 81. 2:12 1-2. Annie
Thornton. second: TObogEan. third. Mt.
Clemens Boy. Frasier. Mary Ann. Sap
phire. Mace and Marion Maid also
started
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Daily Eagle By carrier. 10 cents a week
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-06-29

leaving it to be inferred that the
money is abstracted before the
letter reaches its destination.
She says the same man has been
working the same dodge for at
least year.
The Post Office Department has
published an official denial of the
charge that volunteers letters are
censored, at Manila, before being
sent to the U. S.
The Washington syndicate
which is trying to get Gen. Leon
ard Wood, who, is Military Gov
ernor of Santiago districtin Cuba,
and is at present in the u. S.
under orders from the War De-
partment, for its president is a
big concern, in which capitalists
from a number of states including
ex-senator German, of Md, and
Smith, of New Jersey. are heavi-
ly interested. The syndicate has
just completed the purchase of
nine street railways in Washing
ton, two electric light companies,
and the water power Of the Great
Falls of the Potomac river, four
teen miles above Washington, all
OF. which it intends operating
under one management Gen.
Wood will have toresign from the
army, where he has unusually good
prospects for so young a man, to
accept the position which is
understood to carry a salary more
than twice as large as that now
received by yfGen. Wood.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada,
says the g. s. can neither sell nor
abandon the Philippines; that any
government the Filipinos could
establish would necessarily be an
archy or despotisnl, and that
there should be a marked contrast
between our treatmentof the Fill
pinos and the treatment they re-
ceived from Spain, both iii the
v1gor and power of the military
force used, and IN the justice and
humanity for all who are willing
to cooperate with us in establish
ing Justice and good government
for the islands.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-06-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

FROM Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. c., June %, '99.
That few, if any, changes
would be made by Col. Hender-
son in the chairmanships Of the
important committees of the
house has been the prevailing
opinion in Washington ever since
it became certain that Henderson
would be speaker. That opinion
is confirmed by Representative
Tawney, of Mimi, who is now III
Washington, and who said on the
subject: "Whi1e [ have not dis
cussed the matter of committee
assignments with Col. Henderson,
| am of the opinion, from his con-
yictions in regard to the rights Of
members, that such members as
Payne, Cannon, Dalzell, Babcock,
Hit, Sherman and Hopkins will
not be disturbed in their present
positions. Col. Henderson has
long entertained and expressed
very decided opinions concerning
the right of members to itnpor-
tant committee places which they
have won by long and faithful
service. -
The absence of the president
from Washington has produced
| the usual prolific crop of rumors,
most of which are disposed of by
| the fact of his absence.
Secretary Hay received the
Commission from Bermuda and
introduced them to Commissioners
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-06-29

The Standard Oil Co. have
taken III the leading whiskey dis
tilleries of the country and form
ed a trust with nearly 500, 900,
600 capital. The profits on. this
industry will enable the Rockefel.
lers to donate more literally than
ever before to the churches and
church colleges.