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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16

A ease Of smallpox has developed At
Yukon, brought there by u coal miner
from Soath McAlestcr Dr. buxton,
territorial superintendent Of health,
upon being notified made n trip to Yu,
kon and diagnosed the case. which ho
pronounced as being smallpox undoubt.
cdly. The health superintendent took
immediate steps to prevent n spread Of
the disease, by issuing an order reqair.
ing every citizen of Yukon over the ago
Of one year who has not been success.
fully vaccinated In the last five years,
to DO vaccinatcd; and y certificate OF
health will alsp be required Of all per.
sons leaving the town, showing that
they have not been exposed to the di.
scase.
DIR. Buxton says that the patient a,
Yukon Is miner and came from South
McAlester to farmers house near Yu.
kon. lie was husking corn for The far.
mer when he was taken sick. The far
mer became suspicious Of the mans IN.
ness and last Thursday he put the man
In his wagon and hauled him to Yukon
where he left him on the street. where
he was finally cared for by citizens.
There are six people In the farmers
family and they are all ipoculated, "A
well as a lumber Of neighbors who
visited the farmers family. People in
Yukon who came In contact with the
man while he was on the street are liza,
BILE to take the disease.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
THE WORK OF FrENDs.
rsss,bis Railroad wreck In M,chissn ss the
Result Of Bo,ts Being Removed
from the Ratis.

Toledo, O., Nov. 10.--Michigan Cen.
trail train No. $40, from Toledo TO De-
troit, was ditchcd by the spreading of
the rails between Alexis and Vienna,
Mich, about eight o'clock last night.
Three persons were fatally injured,
ten seriously hurt and about 30 other
passengers more or less bruised and
shaken up. william Hamilton, the
engineer, was thrown through the
window of his cab and badly bruised
by the fall, rs well ms cut about the
face and head. His injuries may prove
serious. lie retained. however, SUN.
cient presence OF mind when he rccov.
cred from the shock. to hurry 10 his
engine and draw the fire, thus prevent
ing an explosion.
The accident was the result Of de.
iiberatc piece of work by unknown
train wrcckcrs, and happened Mt q
point just beyond short trcstle. Two
freight trains had passed over the road
In safety n short time before. Where
the rails were spread u was found that
the bolts that held the fish plates had
been unscrcwcd. The nuts were lying
on the ties and the threads Of the bolts
were not marrcd in any way. A
couple OF big wrcnchcs, such ns section
hands use, were found lying beside the
track, indicating how the rails had
been looscncd,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
A QUEER COMBINATION.
u Wa . Jssties Of the resee, Pies'
pocket aaa . Little
Prayer Beck.

Justice "Bill" Hall was ehueklins. the
ether day over . little adventure that b<fsll
him, aud which he related as follows;
1T was during the festival week, he said.
"and you all know how the dovntowa
streets were crowded. was walking dows
State street. and, happening to look in one
Of the big store Windows, saw pile OF boekA
which reminded me Of commission siver
me BY my wife that morning. went IN and
bought . book and put the parcel in my
overcost pocket.
"As I came out into the crowd on the
street again Eel, hand 70 into my pocket.
and turned quickly, bu, not quickly enough
to catch the woula,be thief. a tough. looking
young man. who skipped OIL in the crowd
and Was immediately Lost to view. Icouldae Z
help laughing to think how horribly disap-
pointed he would have felt il he had sue
ceeded in his THEFT. because the parcel in my
pocket contained . common little prayes
book.
There's what I call ludierous eombina
tion-a thief trying to rob q police justice
Of q prayer book combination that prob
ably has never before aud nsvee will again
sriie in the history Of Chicago. o.-Ch'eAss
Inter Ocean.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16

A d,spatcb to the Wichita Eagle ssys:
The ,post covardiv murder In the his
torv NJ ri Reno was committed here
SATURDAY. evening about 7;e0 Arthur
Bird. n we'll known md highly rrspec-
ted citix N, was shot and almost instan.
tly killed while returning 10 business
after supper from his home on Capital
Hill. The murder was committed by
one Of two persons who were hidden In
the shadow of tho Episcopal church.
The uurderers mus. have remained in
hiding until bird had come up close to
them, as the powder burns Indicate
that the weapon was thrust close To
his face when the shot was fred. The
bullet, q ss-ca ibre. entered the left
aldo of the fnc, lust n little nboye and
10 the left of the mouth passing throu.
oh the iupu,ar vein, running down
ward, and lodging lust beneath the
skin on the right side Of the neck.
The yard about the Episcopal church
IN terrnc,d nbout two feet above the
sidewn,k. and the downward course of
Nh. br,,,t ,roro. that the fatal shot
ms er.d IA, s,,,,n,c ,t,nd;nu 4, th.
churchvari. but Gloss 10 the sidewalk.
Frank penwcll. n farmer living n few
miles north OF town. was arrested sun.
day morning on susoicion. Penwcll is
snid to have had trouble with Bird and
Il In said. had repca,cdly threatened
Rird,s life. Dird was n collector for n
hardware and implcmcn, house and In
pnssipp his hills. il 1, said had incurred
penwell's epmity.
The sho, was heard by a great many
people living In the vicinity of the scene
OF the killing, but MS there Is no clcc.
tric light n, that street crossing there
| were no actual witnesses, Two little
girls, children Of J. X. Stone, were
within n few steps of the scene Of the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
CARNEGIE BACK FROM EUROPE
war Against tho Roer- and the FIilplnos
Not an Engiisb subject

New York. Nov. IO.-hndrcw Carne.
gle and Mrs. Carnegie were passengers
on the White Star steamship Oceanic,
which arrived to-day from Liverpool.
Mr.. Carnegie said that the stories that
he intended To become n subject Of
Great Britain were without foundation.
for he said, where mans treasure Is.
there his heart is also" Speaking Of
the present war between England and
the Beers Mr.. Carnegie said:
The war against the Beers II most Infamous
and unjust and II was brought about by En-
glands lust for domain and II on n par with our
attack on the poor Fiiipinos. These two at
tacks are o disgrace To both branches of our
race. Tn. people In the Trunsvaai and tho
Orange Free state have ri,ht To rule thcm-
selves. One war II an attack on an existing
and the other ON an embryonic republic IL "
worse for us Ia attack the FilipinOs than for
England to attack the I,ocr-, for we fall from u
grr atcr height. NJ we believe In government by
the consent Of the governed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
she rooh Fliehs By Might.

The Purcell Citizen has the follow.
ing: Some time between 10 o'clock Fri.
day night and o'clock Saturday morn.
ing Mrs Abbie Wilkins, wife Of j. II.
Wilkins, silently stole from her bed
and departed for parts unknown. Mr..
wilkins stated to u Citizen man that no
and hia wife retired as usual Friday
evening and some time during tho
nj hit he was awakened by their babe
crying, and that he turned to waken
his wife and found her place bssii, him
vacant. At what time she dspsr.e,l he
says he does not know, ror docs he
know Of any reason why his wife
should leave his bed and board. lie
states that on SCtur1aa morning he
learned frum the hackman that he had
hauled his wife's trunk to ~. depot;
that IL had been checked to Guthrie.
lie says he enquired at tho postofiice
IL she had been receiving any mail and
he was informed that she had been re-
ceiving letters addressed to Miss
Slcdge, which, he says, was her mai dc
name, Mrs wilkins ran . boarding
house on the corner of South Canadian
avenue and Apache street.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16


The following data for the month OF
November, covering 4 period Of nine
years, have been complied from the I'm
tied States weather bureau records at
Oklahoma City.
Temperature Mean or normal. ~ J
degrees The warncst month was that
Of 1894, with an average of 80 degrees,
The coldest month that of 1895 with an
average Of i5 degrees. The highest
temperature was s6 degrees, on Novem.
ber ,, 1893. The lowest temperature
was degrees, ON November II, 1884.
Average date on which first "killing"
frost occurred In autumn, November l..
Average date ON which last "k ling
frost occurred In spring, April ;.
Precipitation Average precipitation
Tor month ,..W inches Average mum.
bcr of days with .Oi Of nm inch or more
s. The creates, monthly precipitation
was i.GS inches in is?a. The least
monthly precipitation ~ as .O7 inches In
is0i The greatest aisount Of prccipi
tation recorded Ia any twcnty-iour con-
sccutivc hours was J. 90 inches On Octo
Der - aud "a, iSJ., and November II
AMI Is, iSol rhn greatest amount OF
snowfall recorded in any twcntyf mr.
consecutive hours tr cords extending
10 winter Of iso0.9i only was "a incacs,
on November -, ls95,
Clouds and wcathcr-Avcragc mum.
Der Of clear days, 10; partly cloudy days
0; cloudy days, s.
Wind The prevailing winds have
highest We ocity of the wind was IS
miles, from the northwest ON Novcm.
Der 20, 1861.
l.. LopuoLz, Observer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
A,,,,d O,,,,. y.,a-rbI,,.

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt has just
attained his majority. He graduated
from Yale last June. lie was quiet
and studious at college. lie Is said tc
have formed an attachment while an
undergraduate for Miss Elsie French.
and the belief IL entertained that they
will soon be married. Miss French !,
the daughter of the late Francis Or
monde French, who was president OF
the Manhattan Trust company. She
has fortune In her own right Of more
than SS. OOO, 900.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
The Differences On Esiha

Call Girl chick and she smiles; call
n woman n hen and she howls Call
Young woman n witch and she IL
pleased; call an od woman witch and
she 10 Indignant Call a girl n kitten
and she rather likes II; call q woman q
cat and she'll hate you Women are
queer. IL you call man a gay dog ID
will natter him. Call him n pup, 6
hound or q cur aud he will try Ia
alter the map Of your face. He don't
-uind being called bull or bear, and
set ne will object 10 being mentioned
as Q calf or cub. Men are queer. too
like the women.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
A89933D33G 3G<N&SRS s890G 0GGGGGGG&e
|...OKLAHONA...|
IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE TERRITORY. \



Kansas City Times. THE Texas steer
10 regarded a. On enemy to his north
err brethren, inssmuch ~ he carries
upon his frame the seeds OF disease,
which. coming IN contact with them
he communicates while he himself 10
In u healthy condition. From January
to November Texas cattle can be
shipped north of the cattle quarantine
line only for immediate slaughter In
previous years during November aad
December they were allowed TO be
shipped north without any restrictions
whatever.
This year the regulations have been
changed SO that even during Novem'
Der and December Texas cattle will
not be allowed to be shipped into
Missouri, Kansas, Arizona, New Mcxi'
20, western Texas and parts OF Ten.
nessee and Oklahoma unless they have
been inspected and found free OF In.
fec,ion. This safeguard has been
found necessary, and was recon-
mended to the department Of sgri.
culture by the Interstate live stock
sanitary association, which met re-
Gently NJ Chicago. There Is no re.
striction upon Texas cattle which lhe
owners may wish to ship farther
north.
For the past ten years the depart.
ment OF agriculture has regulated the
movement OF southern cattle, but not
In any Of those years, the officials re-
port, has there been less sickness
among northern cattle, owing to the
Introduction of southern cattle than
his one. Practice makes perfect, aud
In this instance experience has been
taken advantage of and greater pre-
cautions have been used this year than
asst. 1his has been the means OF saw
ing thousands of dollars to northern
stock raisers and farmers.
AS the regulations arc at present
while they protect those who are en-
titled to protection, yet they work nc
hardship to the owners of southern
cattle, who realize the situation and
readily acquiesce In what is requi, ed
Of them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16

smaun and FatmA. two tiny East In
diana arc the sensation of the hour In
one OF the leading music halls OF Ber.
lin. They arc undon btedly the small
esa married couple In the world. smaun
Il the taller of the two. standing almost
- ipches In his sandaled feet. fatma,
his better half. IL shorter by about an
zach and halt They were born OF
peasant parents In village OF central
tndls sad were brought " Ocrmasy
~ . thssssicsi msssger. who has been
tfsvsilne 10 the orient In search Of
aepolt>GS fps ths vaudeville stage. and
r. manlnR . 6ossuno with theuk
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
r.i, R.eo,d for Cov.-,l.

Cornell university has an ugly record
In murderous foolcry. The recent
drowning Of a student from NJ. Louis
rs the result OF a bazing trick Is by no
means its only instance of taking hu-
man life for the fun Of the thing. In
1878 n student was killed by falling
over n precipicc TO which he had been
led blindfolded by n party Of hazers-
Five years ago some Of the undergrad
yates of the same college killed an at
tendant through trick with chlorine
0us
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
Car famia~

Territorial Grain Inspector Prouty
says that the inability to secure ears
for shipping Is affecting the whea,
market In Oklahoma. Every elevator
along the Rock Island, according te
Colonel Prouty, Is allied with wheat
and buyers are not over-a nxious ts
buy more until they aro sure they car
get cars. lie thinks that SO per cen,
Of the crop Of wheat is In the farmers
hands Tho passenger trahic In Okla
homa Is 30 heavy that nearly all pas
senger trains these days are late.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Politics has two sldss--ths outside
and the inside.
A mans size usually commands more
respect than his age.
A spinstsr says she is sorry that shs
ever learned to say "No."
Steam may be 4 good servant. but Il
occasionally blows up its master.
A mans judgment 10 apt 10 become
warped u he follows has bent tso ire
qusntiy.
Donv walt until you execute your lsst
Will and testament 10 eeatsibutA -
sAasiv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
Ton MANI 0enostus.,

Amos Lunt, Of San Quentin, Cal, II
going To q sanitarium, n victim Of In
somnis and something like nervous
prostration. hut IL IL doubtful IL IL will
do him any good. Lunt IL the hang
man Of San Quentin prison, with n rec.
ord OF 20 executions in five years, and
his present condition II induced by
haliucinations. Every time he falls In
Ia doz- he secs the spirit Of some OF
the murderers whom he has hanged.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
TELEPHoRR AND TELEGRAPH

There are iis towns In France outsiee
Of Paris which are provldsd with tels.
phone exchanges.
Telephone rates at the Paris exposi-
tion will be 900 for the installation aud
service during the period Of the sxposi.
tlou.
The automatic coin -eontrolled tele-
phone 10 In ceasidsrsbls use In Berlin.
ard u the rssults Of the experiments
are sstisfaetery. this mseps ee con.
uapiestioa Win b ussA all ever Oar
UAnIs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
HE ESCAPED THE GALLows.
Levi Moore. who Killed Three Women 10
kan.a. city, Givsn = Sentence OF DO
Years In tho PenitentiA'

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. io.-Lcvi
Moore was found guilty Of the murder
Of Jennie Campbell and his punish
mcnt was fixed at 90 years in the pcni'
tcntiary. The verdict was for murder
in the second degree, and the punish
mcnt imposed was the utmost allowed
by law for that degree Of murder.
Nine Of the jurors were for verdict of
murder IN the first degree. Three of
the jurors stood together to save Moore
from being hanged. Moore, II will br
remembered, killed two other women
who were living with Mrs. Campbell.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
ar..t Rrit.in.. Inromr Ia..

Statistics just completed by the in
come tax commission Of Great Britain
show that ou, OF a total adult male
population OF IL, 500. 900. more than i0,-
600. 900 earn less than $3.50 year. The
income tax Il collected at the rate Of
10 cents on each s. above $3.50. and the
total tax. which last year amounted To
nearly siO0. 900, 900. was contributed by
not more than 1000. 900 people.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
shaw Br.shs Iowa's Record.

Dcs Moincs, Ia. Nov. iO.--Thc plural
ity for Gov. Shaw Is greater than hns
ever been given To n governor of Iowa.
His plurality IL estimated at 90, 900 and
his majority over all the candidates at
$1,000 The Legislature will stand:
Senate, 85 republicans and 10 demo
Gratis; house, ~ republicans aud II
democrats, n gain Of II votes ON joint
ballot for the republicans
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16

'Ssss NH"UcEr" hsosV'
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE report Of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow for the year ended June 30
was made public to-day. The work
Of the division Of nppointme for the
fiscal year has been much lighter than
the preceding year. The policy Of
former administrations Of removing
fourth-clnss postmastcrs for political
reasons, regardless of length OF service,
resulted In the changing Of postmasters
In all Of the important fourth-class
Offices early In those administrations
The four-ycar terms OF the great ma
jority Of fourth-class postmasters,
is,ration, which accounts for the
greatly decreased number Of appoint
ments made during the fiscal year as
compared with the preceding one.
There were 1905 appointing made
during the year, 1898 being OF the
fourth-class and i,Osi being presidcn-
tinl. There were 2,935 post offices es-
tablishcd during the year. There were
i.5O5 post offices discontinued during
the year.
The extension OF the rural free de-
livery service throughout the country
has resulted In the discontinuancc of
~ post offices, the salaries OF the post
masters Mt said Offices aggrcgating si,-
7io. Upon the urgent request OF the
patrons u number of these Offices have
been re-establishcd, and many more
requests for rc-establishmcnt were on
file in the department at the close OF
the fiscal year that had not been acted
upon.
On June 10, Mt the end Of the fiscal
year, there were nm even 10000 post Of
fees. The aggregate amount OF the
bonds OF postmasters In force Rt the
close of the fiscal year was si3o, 900, 900.
The gross revenues of the department
for the year amounted to SOS. Oh ,3st IL.
The loss from insufiiciency Of bonds
amounted to but $40, sos. 90, a surpris-
ingly small amount Of loss, consider.
ing the vast sums OF money handled by
postnastcrs, being only about i-50th Of
per cent. Special attention In called
to the decrease In the number of post
masters reported by the auditor of the
treasury 'or 'no PoS' o."'' "eP.''"e"'
Tor informaiitics or dei'nqocncies dnr-
ing the year. Nnmbcr OF posttnasters
reported pv the auuitor Ior 'niornnn'
ties or 1riinqucncies, 1898, s3i; 1899
AS. This greatly improved condition
is due largely To the s'rictness win
when TINS bureau mas required post
masters 10 comply WIN the postai laws
ana regulations IN the hahd'ihgo' pup
lie funds, ana also To the vigilance d
the inspector force
vi the tolai huhper Oh complaints o.
loss Of registered ma'i' i'oi. oi the ~
legged losses were recovered, collected
and the amounts returned 10 owner
The actual number oi eases IN whie'
loss was estao'ished was toi. Inc 70
tai hummer oi r'Ristere" pieces h"""'e'
| by the department. curing tue yohr wa
lo'ooo, i'o' making an average loss
but one piece IN every ao''oo pieces o
registered ma,i handied'
Ihe ann"". inspection OF every none.
order once mas oech undertaken ""'
ing ,he year ny the Inspector 'orce
ana Tue sNper'.hce IN 'n's o'',s'oh na
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
Prsetiest Advice.

Boswell once asked johnson " sui
eide was justiGable by man who had
been guilty Of great crime, which he
was sure wouid be found out. ''No,'
replied the doctor, ~ would advise
such a man To go to some country
where he is not known, aud not to tho
devil where he II known"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
pobbrJ n Kansas Hank.

Melvcrn, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE Mel.
yern bank was robbed Inst night. The
safe and furniture were demolished
and the building badly wrecked. There
was large amount Of money In the
bank u few days ago. but II had been
mostly paid ont. The robbers secured
about 5000. All the notes and checks
were taken. They amount to several
thousand dollars.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
wssos,. Trip Arou.a IN. world.

Mrs L. NJ. n. Stevens, national pres
idcnt Of the woman's Christian Tenn
perance union. Lady Somerset and Mrs.
Wilbur Crafts have been appointed on
q committee from the woman's Chris
tian Temperance union to Join reform
trip around the world In 1901. This
movement was started by Frances Will
lard two years ago, but the plan was
dropped at her death.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
s,,d,.r seal. Of Aam,..lo. vses.

One of the things learned by Paris
about worlds fair Is to have n sliding
scale of admission fees At the exposi-
tion Of next year ticket to all depart
men,s before 10 n. IN. will he 20 cen's;
between 10 q. m. and6 p. IN. the chark"
will be 90 cents. and after @ p. IN. the
price In again 10 cents On Sundays
the evening price remains at go cents.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-16
Reducing Her Debt.

According 10 n recent official return,
England, during the last ten years,
has paid on s355, 900, 900 Of her national
debt. and M n matter Of rank In the
debtor nations has sunk To third place.
France and Russia occupying the frs,