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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-03
FRAUDS IN AUCTION BUSINESS.
Bold Swindles That Are Worked on
the UnsuspectinE Public

There is plenty of bogus auctioneering
nowadays said the old auctioneer. ''It APP
pears to me as though the good people are
being driven out of the business by the fell
lows who sell poor stuff Anyway, the auc-
ton rooms where they handle high-class
goods, secured legitimately to sell on COM
mission, are not supported by the public.
P. T. Barnum said the people like to be
fooled, and he hit the nail on the head.
''You take these, what 1 call low-class
auctioneers. One of their games is to stock
a house with shoddy stuff, engage family
to remain there a month or two, and then
announce private SALE Laying a found
alton for such play is not considered repu-
table by the better class of the members of
our profession. The thing smacks of the
same sort of procedure as the piano swindle
upon which residents in large cities ought to
be literally educated if they read the pa
pers. But they are not and, like the green
goods game the gold brick swindle, and all
the rest the piano auction or the plano priv
ate sale continues &c thrive. In many parts
of the country there are men who follow this
the same as the reporter hunts news. The
swindle lies in the fact that good, round
sum is obtained for a second-grade piano
on the plea that it is ''being sacrificed to
aid the poor widow family in distress,
and so on.
THAT sort of auction is not materially diff
ferent from the so called widows sale of
fast, blooded stock. Her husband died in
Kentucky and left her with stable of run
ming, trOtting and road and blood stock,
which she, being very, very poor, must sell
at auction, etc. She is usually there, a poor,
forlorn widow, in long crepe veil, near the
auctioneer; and she sees the second grade.
broken down, winded animals disposed of at
high prices, while she wipes tear from her
eyes with black bordered handkerchief.
There are as many tricks to the auction
business as there are in other trades A
woman has household goods which she
wishes to SELL and, being ignorant of the
various ways of doing business, decides to
have some one in the second-han business
hold the sale at her house. The fact is
duly advertised, the red flag is swung from
the porch, the neighbors call and walk Curl
ously through the ROOM and decide to do
something for her, but the auctioneer soon
starts in and all her plans are off. When
the sale is over the poor woman finds that
her household articles, which cost her 81, 500.
brought less than 10 cents on the dollar.
''Who bought the goods. In her excite
ment, in the commotion, in the midst Of the
wild alarms of the auctioneer, she failed to
observe. and she may never have known,
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CHICAGO COUNTRY HIDES.

NShOe ana Leather ReNieW.)
CHICAGO, May 3.-There is stronger tone
manifest in this market. Bluffs have brought hc
advance and heavy cows are stronger. There is
outcome of negotiations for forming an upper
leather trust. The promoters and members Of
firms that have given options held a secret ses
sion in New York city recently, but there has
been nothing perfected yet of which the pub
lie has any information.
No Bluffs 40 to SO lbs. are stronger. One car
lot equally divided the No and No.
lections. brought 91@c. Three other cars. running
largely No. l Bluffs, brought $3.50. The No
lection brought 9lsc. and another car lot of all
No l extreme light hides 81 to 40 lbs.
stronger. Sales have been made at 10Ac. which
price sellers are still asking. The Nc selection
No. l native streets 60 lbs. and over. free Of
brands and grubs are yet quotable at lOc, with
the rs at &C.
No. l heavy native cows so lbs. and
very strong with transactions since Wednesday
at 9iac. Holders are making efforts to get s&c.
but have yet not been able to bring any adj
vance. The No selection sells at 90.
Branded steer and cows stronger and in
close Of the week four cars were taken at
' Bills "a are finding small scattering sal
No 1 country calf to Is lbs. in good
quest with several transactions aggregating about
at G Ne city b SKINS M 500 selections IN tw9 o of
both brought 1lzc less.
Deacons under I lbs. are liberal sellers at 52lsc
and 721bc each Slunks rule at 25c each.
No / kips Is to % lbs fairly steady at
10Ac with limited trading on account OF long
haired stock which is still plentiful. Seconds rule
Horse hides are in fair demand at s. 35a3.3 7A.
according to condition: A lot Of 300 sold at s'.sa.
being sold at s1.33 each. IT..
Green Sailed Sheep Pelts-Since the active
sumed its former quietness ana TRANSACTIONS az
the close of the week were rev.
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But the COuntryman Made a Wrong
Guess When He Asked for One.

'"These queer, new-fangled names that
they get up for summer drinks confuse
the country folks said the clerk at the
soda fountain, land honestly I don't much
wonder. A man carrying a big. old fash
toned valise came wandering in here the
other day at the hottest part of the after
noon and sat down by the corner. He pull
ed out a red bandana handkerchief, and
while he was hopping his forehead he
looked the place over from top to bot
TOM I could see he was trying to make
up mis- mind what he could get the most
Of for his money, so I said nothing and
waited for his order. Pretty soon he no.
tced that sign hanging on the corner of
the fountain, Fresh vaccine received daily
is that there vaxeen fresh?' he asked. Yes,
SIR says 1, thinking he must be coun-
try doctor. Got it in today? Yes, SIR
said, Just arrived He thought for quite
a while, and then suddely pulled out his
pocketbook. %, WE'LL he said, 1 reckon
y kin gimme a glass, New Orleans
Times Democrat.
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A Close Shave.

road for the killing of his COW. There was
strong suspicion that he had purposely
driven the cow on heitrack.
did you drive the animal in front of the
locomotive? asked the attorney for the de-
Tense. sos
''No, sah l didn't"
s'Ycu swear you didn't?''
Eyes, sah 1 does; 10 times ovah!"
He won the case, but AS he pocketed the
check for his money Rhtwas heard to NUT
ter:
dat wuZ a narrow escape l had, very
close shave. but I TOTE him de truff. It
wusn't me dat driv' taIyEew on de track; 1t
wuz my bruder-in-laY. Mighty close shave!"
Ohio State JoufnalEAx e& -
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only during the summer time Of that region,
or, as the folks Whereabouts reckon, from
st. John the Baptist's day to st. Michael's
day-and is used only by the Alp herders,
who remain there through the summer with
their cows and goats and occasionally by
hunters in search of the channels and mar
mot. All the inhabitants of Salux climb up
thither on midsummer day to assist at the
first mass and hear the first sermon of the
year, and there Is also a crowded congre-
cation on Michaelmas day, at the last SER
vice Of the year.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, May 3.-Delayed seeding in the
Northwest owing to cold weather and higher
quotations from Liverpool started wheat firm
today. July opened A@Ac higher at 727s173c, ad-
vanced 73lkc, eased off to 73c selling against
call privileges and reported improvements in
the crop situation result of heavy rains.
heavy cash sales and reports of drought in Rus
STA. July advanced to 1850. Chicago received
Sc cars, of which graded contract. Mime
apolls and Duluth got 2SS cars. compared with
396 for the day year ago. Light
cepts and country buying strengthened corn.
Receipts $50 cars. July opened shade higher
at Bah G34Mc.
Oats ruled firm buying of May against cash
sales. Receipts 1867 cars July started shade
higher at 237sQ24c and advanced to 24lsa124l4c.
July advanced steadily to 1850, but realizing
at that point in consequence Of heavy rains
caused drain to 727s@73c at the close. Primary
board small.
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that nearly all Of her property was bought
by a dealer, the friend and confident of the
auctioneer; in fact, by the auctioneer's
silent partner, to whom he knocked them
down at the very lowest rates. I hope that
some day we will have legislation that will
drive 'em out of the business"
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11QQA CITX LIVE ET9NyK.
SIOUX CITY. Iowa. May 3.-Cattie-Receipts,
LEGO; Tuesdax. $50: shipments ass: market ac-
tive, steady to strong. Sales: IA beeves. av
1.os4 lbs. N:2s; Is beeves av 1870 lbs, N.5o: 2
cows. av Ia20 lbs $2.25; 2cows av go lbs s. rs;
Is stock heifers. av $50 lbs. 81 81 stock heifers.
av 81 lbs. Ms: bulls. ay 1850 lbs. g. 80; 2
p ssoc ax I0S s. bulls "a ay 60 lbs
stockers and feeders $50 lbs. a go. ii calves,
av 293 lbs. "A. %; a calves Al lbs, IS. 10; Ii
yearlinga. Az SIT lbs A35; % yearlings, av lS4
lbs. MIS- Hogs-Receipts. 1900 Tuesday, s4S;
market weak. selling S. 5O@3. 70 bulk Of sales.
$35503. 57k.
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OMAHA LIVE STOCK.

SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. May 3.-Cattle-Re-
cepts. 3100: market active. steady; native beef
steers, 81. 20sioz western steers. So .S0@4. 20:
Texas steers s3.sO04.5o; cows and hefers, $ 500
40; Gamers. $2.5og3.i0 stoekers and feeders,
8. s05: calves, s46.75; bulls, stays ETC., 50. 500
$50. Hogs -Receints. 100; market steady to
easier; heavy, S. s5Gs. 20: mixed. g 62!a@3:e6:
light $3.501365 pigs. s.. 2503 80; bulk of sales,
81 .6bd13.67H Sheep-Rsceipts. $500: market
strong to 10c higher; yearlings, a. 1905 80; west
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MARKETS
GRAIN.
THE DAYS RESULTS.

FLOUR
certainly better, not quite up to expectations
Prices are firm and held higher.
Canon pot es % 60@3t0
The market is very frm at the advance
oe Following are the quotations in cotton sacks.
Rye flour. er Dbl, Xxx .2 40
Rye hour per bbl Standard ................ 2.3e
S S,aiau Hour per Dbl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Buckwheat, per Dbl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 255
In wood. zoe extra Is charged
BRAN. SHORTS AND COARSE GRAINS
Washburn, Crosby & Co. quote follows to-
Shorts In bulk. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GOO g. %
Red dog, in 140-lb sacks ........".... 49, 506i45O
Feed in 20O-lb sacks $10O per ton additional; in
100-lb sacks. $3.50. Active and general demand
for all grades of mill feed with large sales Of
bran. -four middlings for export.
Corn.Fery firm: No. yellow, 31@311sc: No.
g. 2Sg3lc; No. 4. 3014@31c.
oats,No. 3 oats, 27A@27Ac; No. white. CSC.
Rye-No. rye, sac.
Feed-Reported by the Diamond Elevator and
Is very strong.
Trade is excellent Demand for all goods seems
to be increasing.
Coarse meal and cracked corn
IN sacks per ton sacks extra. to --,,. a.,
Mo- 5o0sss rro only feed 3, corn IA oats, 90
s01lb sacks. sacks extra. ........... 10. 75@140
No. 2 grouid feed. Y corn. " OATS
75-lb sacks. sacks extra ............ H.75@15.0 90
sacks. sacks extra. ........... i5.75@1s.oo
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MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.

MINNESOTA TRANSFER, May 3.-Barrett &
Llmmermans report: Heavy farm horses had
brilliant disposal quantity large and prices sat-
isfactory The light horses were somewhat slow
IN selling and commanded low prices. Drivers
had good demand; mules sold largely
TO railroad men in carload lots. The condition
OF the trade is favorable with large attend
ance of buyers. The representative sales were
follows:
Drafters, choice to extra NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S120G1 55
Drafters. common to good ................ 90G 100
Farm horses. choice to extra ............ 105d130
Farm horses, common to good ........... 60M so
Mules, l,2JO lbs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S0M115
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range of prices today:
DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH, Mimi. May 3.-Market dull and
frmer; July opened nc up at 72s4e, sold up to
7ssc at 1l:lo off 70 7s1se at 1880 and closed
July. Cash sales 1900 bu No. l northern, 7ac;
car No. northern or 72s.c 1900 bu No l north
No. 2 northern, sslac. Wheat-No. hard cash,
75Ac; May 754e; July 75!sc; No. I northern
cash ,2ac; May yt, a2+c sS juy' se; September.
to arrive: No: ] hard; 75Ac; No northern,
?2Ac. Oats, 2SG271ac. Rye. Sc. Barley 3SM 4Oc
Flax, $1.121s; May, ST. 121a; September 95c. Corn,
s2Ac; May, s2i4c. Car Inspection-Wheat, 26
cars: corn. cars: oats. 81 cars; rye, cars:
FAX cars. Recefpts-Weat. 6.8i7 blu; corn, 3,O46
bu; rye SOB bu shpments-Wheat, 500 bu; bar
ley 142 S31 hll.
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SEED MARKETS.

CHICAGO, May 3.-The flax seed market shows
no signs OF recovery in speculative way. The
present position is strong. but there is so much
said of the future crop that spectators in
clined to leave the market alone for the present.
Receipts here were none. four at Duluth,
and four cars at Minneapolis. The official close
as reported by the Weare Commission company
is as follows: Cash fax at $1.15h May Sl14, July
S1.1212. and September at 96ac per bushel. Min
neapolis fax seed quoted at $109 per bushel.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

KANSAS CITY May 3.-Cattle-Receipts 5000;
market steady; native steers, s4D5 Texas steers.
81. 90f4. So Texas $3a4. 10; native cows and
heifers, 81. 154. 10 stockers and feeders. So 15G
$40; bulls. So. 25G5. Hogs-Receipts, Il. 000 mar
ket steady to strong; bulk of sales 50 .60G3. 65;
heavy S. G0Gp3 80; packers and mixed. So 553. 75
lights. 50 450l3 65 workers.. 50 60Gp3 65 pigs, $50
80 Sheep-Receipts 1000; market firm; lambs.
81 .50d7 20; muttons, So. 50G4.9O.
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ct IONS GRAIN

ST. Louis. May s.--Wheat strong. shade high
err: No. 2 red cash elevator, 76c; track, 7Sc; May
77Ac; July, 725s@72s.c: No. hard. 69a7oc. Corn
higher; No, 2 cash. s41ac: track. s5Hc; May,
No. cash. 2Slac; track. 29.4c; May, Csc: July
24ac: September. 227sc: No. white. 316311ac
Rye higher size. Lead firm 81 80; spelter strong
IS. 10.
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MILWAUKEE, GRAIN

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. May 3.--F'iour steady;
wheat higher No. northern, 74hc: No. north
ern, 72lac. Oats firm; 29la@301ac Rye firm; No.
l. 591a@6oc. Barley lower; No 2. 4Sc; sample.
40Q43c.
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It has just been disss5ercd BY, the literary
and poet, was entndsasttc expansionst
One Of his patriotic poems. 1.-THE Broadway PaG-
can't" Is found to be almost prophetic of the
present conditions in the orient.-St. Louis Globe
!
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These prices are for prime No skins: No. :.
and and kits proportonately Wisconsin,
Mississippi river and similar musKrais &c apiece
higher than quotations. except kits. which are
1c higher.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN.

LIVERPOOL. May 3.-C'lose wheat firm. Sad
higher; May. IS, oAd; July. 5s. SAd: September
IS. $50. Corn firm. I'D higher; May, S. sd
July, S. sgd; September, IS, Sad.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
CHICAGO PORK.

CdlCAGO PORh.
CHICAGO May 3.-The speculative pork mar
ket little more active today. thus show
ing greater interest than for some time past.
The market opened steady, had period Of
strength. then weakened and closed weak.
The following was the range of prices today
pork:
May-Closing Wednesday, $3.50; closing Tues
day. $S.75.
July-Opening, $S.97k highest, 50; lowest s.. 70;
closing Wednesday. S.. 20: closing Tuesday 49, 97la.
September-Opening, $9.l2La; highest, s915;
lowest, ss.S5; closing Wednesday, S.. So; closing
Tuesday, $915
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. =.

CHICAGO, May 3.-The cattle market slow
yesterday with prices down grade. Fancy lots
sold at s.. 40G5. so; choice steers s5.o5I5.3 IS;
diums s.. IS; stockers and feeders So .so@p
80 beef steers S4Q4.50; and heifers, So 50
M4.25; bulls 260d4 49, western fed steers. 81 20
1920 Texas steers. $4,000 go calves. s4@6 75
There fairly active demand for hogs at
yesterdays decline: fair to choice, 81. 75013 go
heavy packers. $3.55al3 72A mixed s3.65d3 80;
butchers, 49, 65I38 light grades, 50 $500 S. pigs
So. 30fT3.70. There active demand for
sheep at previous prices. Colorado wooded lambs.
s. .S5@l6: clipped lambs. s51555 culls 81 .50d5. 70
spring lambs. $SG12 per 100 pounds: yearlings
IS. 10615 .25; sheep. $3.50M5.1- great many fed
westerns bringing 81. 75@5 10. Receipts-Cattle,
$500; hogs. $4,000; sheep, 12,0oo
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NEW YORK, May 3-Coffee. options opened
firm yesterday at 5d1o points higher on buliish
smaller receipts than looked for. and demand
from shorts: ruled moderately active at best
offensive accumulation of coffee checked by signs
of weakness in Brazilian markets and predic-
lions for larger receipts closed firm. 5er15 points
higher: July 1925; September. s5.45; October.
81 5O6I5 rs; November. s5.55: December. s.. 70O
So January IS S0 February. s. IS; March. s.. 90.
Spot coffee Rio firmer in tone Mild firm. Sugar.
raw strong refined firm
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CHICAGO, May g. Estimated receipts hogs to-

day. $4,000; tomorrow, $4,000: left over, $3.50:
market Opened steady. weakened later. Mixed
and butchers. 50 65dl3s5 good heavy 50: 7od3 go
rough heavy, 49, s0Gl370 light 50. 65T3.S2k. Cat
Receipts. 1890: market steady to shade
lower: beeves. 81. 25d5.5O: cows and heifers, $50
4.99; Texas steers. $4I4.75; stockers and feeders
So SOFAS. Sheep-Receipts, 900; market strong;
lambs steady: sheep. 81. 25@5.1 Is: lambs s4@6.
Official receipts and shipments for yesterday:
Hogs receipts, 1888; shipments, 6,113; cattle re-
ceipts. $500: shipments. 1921; sheep receipts,
IL 2iS; shipments, S25.
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CARRIED A HARPo0N SO YEARS.
The inscribed Weapon Found i'm the
Flesh of q Berlng Sea Whale.

A few weeks ago Senator Perkins, of Cal
ifornia, in a lecture before the National
buried in the flesh of whale caught in
Boring sea. The harpoon, which he do
mated to the society, bears this inscrip-
ton:
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NEW YORK HITTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK. May 3.-Butter-Receipts 1898
packages; market steady; western creamery, 14ls
@17c; factory. 121a@lS12c. Old cheese receipts.
3,706 packages; easy; large white 12c; small
white, 12M12Ac; large cOlored. 12c: small col
ored, 12@12Ac. New cheese steady: large. 9hD
9stc small. sc. Eggs-Receipts, 10,51l packages:
firmer; western 12RG13c southern, 1A@12hc.
Sugar-Raw strong; fair refining, 3-166D4Ac:
centrifugal 96 test. 1-l6c; moasses sugar. 4hc.
Refined firm; crushed. SIC: powdered. sac; gran.
ulated. SIC. Coffee steady; No. 2. GAc.
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MINNEAPOLIS HAY MARKET.

An UncOmplimentary View.
Marie-Why do men nearly always select
lit umbrellas with crooked handles?
Madge-Why, bait of all kinds Is offered
nth a hook, isn't it The jewelers. Weekly.
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PRODUCE.

Revised and corrected up to noon May g.
with creamery 1rsts quotably shade better
All other grades are quotably unchanged, but
stronger In tone. wv
Today's quotations are:
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SIOUX CITY Live sToCK.

lambs. 81 .50R4 rs.
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TGGsThe EGG MARKER 10 i'm, g.
large demand from cold storage houses No
change in quotations Wednesday.
Quotations are:
Strictly fresh laid. count cases
included .......... .................... II a..
Dirtes and small cracks and checks. 10 o.
CHEESE-There is good demand from small
lot buyers. but owing to large offerings by Job
Tc,,u
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POTATOES-The trade in potatoes at present
is quiet and the market is supplied. Farm
ers are hauling considerable stock by wagon.
which generally goes direct grocers con-
sumers and this cuts into the regular jobbing
outlet to quite extent. Another weak fea-
ture is that this market is comparatively higher
than Eastern markets and this has cut down
the car lot movement very materially; no change
Tuesday.
Small lots out of store delivered. bring
advance of about Sc to sc per ton above quota
lions.
Quotations for lots of choice No. l.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKETS.
TUESDAYS Quotations.

prices made between jobbers and receivers
for wolesala parcels Following the prices
realized for unbroken consignments For smaller
lots additional charge is made by merchants)
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter-Ma was quiet
and easy, with prices unchanged. Demand was
tame and buyers were purchasing on the hand
to-mouth order, they felt that the market
was not settled. and prices might go off to some
extent. Receipts were only fair, but all re-
ceivers We're very anxious to keep closely cleaned
UP the offerings appeared quite large Current
values follow:
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MINNEAPOLIS HIDE MARKET.

! MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, May 2.-Reported by
| the Mcmillan Fur and Wool Co. Receipts con-
tnue good. Short haired stock is now arriving.
Demand equals supply. Quotations slightly adj
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Receipts steadily diminishing. Except winter
caught lots and the water animals. the furs run
to the lower grades. Much less interest is being
shown in furs, although quotations remain UNI
changed. They should be shipped in promptly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-12
IN JAIL IN KAY C0UNNY
Is Grapevinish Story sErom fonca
City About Clode Mattox.

A special to the Eagle from Guthrie, o.
T., credits to the State aCpital, published
in that city, the following weird special
from Ponca City, o. T.:
Clyde Mattox is safe in the Kay county
jail. He was captured the next day after
the murder here, by two officers. The
matter has been kept quiet for far that
this knowledge would provoke lynching
parry and he would be lynched- This in
formation is corroborated by A. A. Hoi-
comb, an implement travelling man from
Kansas City, who overheard the CONVERSE
ton of two deputy sheriffs while in an
implement store last Friday. He says
that they noticed him and came TO him
and asked him if he overheard the con-
versation, and thot they told him not TO
say anything about the. matter, for the
sheriff desired to keep the arrest pro-
found secret until all the excitement was
over, as it was feared that the jas would
be mobbed by a Iynching party and Mat
tox secured and honged. This informa-
ton is vouched for by Mr.. Holcomb, who
says that there is no question about Mat
tox being captured. 1t is now thought
by some here that he is being he'd in order
to claim rewards, if any will be offered
for him.
The Guthrie correspondent further re-
marks that Sheriff Pierce, Of Kay county,
was in Guthrie yesterday, ostensibly to see
Governor Barnes in relation to the issuing
of a proclamation offering a reward for
the capture of Mattox.