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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

Washington. Aug. :. Gov. Woodfn.
OF the soldiers home Mt Hampton. gave
out IL statement last night that the re-
ports of the yellow fever at the homo
had been exaggerated. lie CAV. this
history of the case:
The disease first made it, appearance about
the ssd Of July when several members were
sick In quarters. hut did not consider them
selves sufficiently III to require hospital treat
mcnt hut ON the 9TH the surgeon ordered ~"N'
ern) to the hospital md not until tn" next
dny did any symptoms Of yellow fever
appear, nj which time Surgeon NickctS
reported the facts tn me nnd rec.
ommcnded that u yellow fever expert he ir-
qucstcd from Surgeon General Wymnn, of tho
marine hospital service, who or'"rcd br Was
din to report Ia Dr. Nickcry for the purpose ~
investigation. On saturday he reached here
and hcsitatcd about reaching u decision until
such time ~ he could hold an autopsy. such
autopsy was hckl On SUNDAY aud the doctor
without hcsitatloh dcclatcd II to be- yellow
fever. Since the outbreak ~ the diScns" there
have been 10 cases. on, uf which number ave
have died to this date. The outlook nt the
present time IL that u the present favorable
weather continues We shall have no further
spread OF the fever.
Tents aud Cot. for the Homes Cse.
Washington. Aug. a.-Thc marine
hospital received word to-day that sew
cral hundred tents and n quantity of cots
had been turned over To the Hampton
home from Fort Monroe tn allow camp
! ing out of about l.500 Of the inmates In
! the home grounds while the barracks
are being disin fcctcd. There was no
report of eases. This Is taken To indi-
cate that the epidemic Is at n standstill.
The post office department reports
that the mails ar, now being dispatched
into the guarantined points on tn,
Virginia peninsula twice daily and nll
mail sent out from there Is being thor.
oughly fumiga,cd.
situation nj tr- indian school
Washington, Aug. 5.-ln response to
an inquiry rs tn the situation and
needs at the Indian schoolat Hampton.
Va. the following Shpatch was re-.
ccivcd to-day by the commissioner Of
Indian affairs from Agent Briggs;
Rigid quarantine for and against MS.
All Indians except II boys arc in the
north. They are efficient and faithful
in the general guard duties. Am AN
thorized to say that the possibility o'
infection is remote.
Two Deaths st the Home.
Newport News, Va, Aug. a.--No new
eases and two deaths Is the situation a
the soldiers home to-day. Gov. Wood
lin claims that one death was due Il
consumption and not TO yellow fever.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
ABOUT MEXICO.

Thef fare 10 distinct languages and
AialecH spoken in Mexico.
Of Y si.o0O,o0o increase In imports
to Maco In the last eight months the
UniteS States furnished one.haif.
In b last 25 years the number Of
DEATH n the City Of Mexico has just
about suaied the present population Of
the cit.-nbou, $4,000.
MeSb's cotton mills worked up s9o,.
100 wsh OF United States cotton In
Marcit 'os. and In the same month this
fcar s. .sO2.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
OKLAHOMA
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Fred wenner, private secretary TO
the governor has sent the following
circular letter to the editors OF the ter
ritorial press:
Territory Of Oklahoma,
Executive Department,
Guthrie, July 20, 1890.
"Dear Sir-During the year past
thousands Of items relating to new en-
terprises, crops and general progress
have been clipped from the columns Of
the various papers Of the territory and
filed In the executive Office f6p nsss.irr
compiling my annual report TO the sec
retary Of the interior. These will be
Of material assistance TO me, but i
should like very much In addition to
receive within the next few weeks
copies Of any special editions you may
have issued during the year, or OF any
current issues containing notices OF ex-
ira crops yields or reviews OF the gen
eral conditions, progress and prospects
OF your section OF the territory.
~ would also like TO have you pub
lish a notice asking that photographs
OF farm and crop scenes, natural scene
ry, fruit and grain displays, live stock,
etc, be sent 10 me i~r use In tllustra'
ting the report. The best OF these
photographs will be selected for use
and all will he returned to the sendcrs
by mail postpaid.
81 hope that these requests will be
generally complied with in order that
the progress and resources Of every
county may be faithfully depicted in
the report.
fully recognizing how greatly i am
indebted to the press of the territory
for the assistance they have given me
In the work Of presenting Oklahoma to
the world in it's true light, i desire te
thank you personally for your he :
cooperation in the past, trusting that
I may have the same In the future.
Very respectfully,
Z. NJ. BARNES,
"Governor."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


Tux international peace conference
met for It's final sitting on the s9th
when IL was announced that 10 states
had signed the arbitration convention,
10 the other two conventions, IL the de-
ciaration prohibiting the throwing OF
rojectilrs or explosives from balloons,
10 the declaration prohibiting the use
OF asphy xiating gas, and - the dccla-
ration prohibiting the Use of cxpan-
sivc bullets.
MR-. KATE CHASE SPRAauE. wife Of
n former governor OF Rhode Island and
the daughter Of the late United States
Chief Justice salmon y, Chase, died at
her homestead "Edgcwood," in the
suburbs OF Washington, ON the 3lst.
aged 80 years.
Mn. Roor assumed control OF the war
department Mt Washington on the list.
REAR ADMIRAL SAMPSON has filed suit
In the supreme court of the District OF
Columbia for the bounty for himself
and men in capturing the Spanish YES
sci Maria Teresa.
OSE Of the last official acts of Sccre-
tary Alger on the 3ist was to issue a
statement covering several matters re-
garding the conduct Of the war. u,
said he made very few army appoint
mcnts and declared that not n dollar
was smisapproprintcdo ar cmbczzlcd out
Of the millions expended by the wal
department.
Mm EIInu Roor took the oath Of of
flee n secretary of war ut Washington
ON the LIST.
WILLIAM WALDORF AsToR, who own
much real estate in New York, ha'
been naturalized British subject.
GrN. ALGER was given an cnthusi
astic welcome nj Detroit, Mich, on thu
I'd. from foar o'clock until nine o'clock
when the cx-sccrctary of war ceasr'
vrasping the outstrctchcd hands, being
u constant ovation. Gov. pingrce made
a characteristic speech. asserting tina
Alprr's best service tn his country wa
in his management Of the war depart
ment. Gen. Alger responded In mod
est and conservative manner.
Two of the assassins Of Presiden
Heurcaux were captured and shot a
Santo Domingo.
DAVID &. JACCARD. vice president q
the Mcrmod 4 jaccard Icwelry CON
pany of 81. Louis and president OF tn
Jaccard Jcwelry company Of kansa
City. died at his home in the fornc
city ON the Sd. lie had been suffcrin
= from n complication Of kidney an
, bowel trouble for some time.
DR. W. II. MILRuRN, the blind chaI
lain Of the United States senate. wa
: prostrated by sunstrokc and fell ~
1 conscious on the 81 while delivering
I, lecture ut the Nebraska Epwor,h "a
= sembly at Lincoln, Neb. lie wa
e brought round under the care Of phi,
= | stefan
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
$500 Howard offered.

Governor Barnes has authorized a re-
ward Of $500 for the arrest and convic.
tion Of the murderer or murderers Of
David =. Taylor, who was shot to death
In his own HON. In the southern part
OF Lincoln county in June. The grand
jury of Lincoln county, sitting at
Chandler, has returned an indictment
against Jesse Avery and Joe okclly
for murder. These are the men sus.
pected Of the murder Of Taylor and are
supposed 10 be In hiding in the Creek
country. Avery Is said to be AN es
capped convict from the Texas peniten'
tiary.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
Road to Blackwell Open.

The first passenger train over the
new blackwell extension Of the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad made
trip to Wichita July 81. The line
was completed the 20, the finishing
touches to the new 600 foot bridge over
the Chicaskia having been made the
day before. The blackwell station
will be completed In u few days, and
workmen are still employed putting
the telegraph line In place. The pas.
scngcr train Is to be run daily, exccp,
Sunday, between Wichita and Black
well, and the freight between Mulvan,
and blackwell six days in the week
The passenger is scheduled to make m
average speed Of twenty-six miles M
honr.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE.
Union Men In Chicago Say They win Have
Nothing to Oo with Laying Cornerst"ne
Of Chicmgo's Federal tsu,i'iiog.

Chicago. Aug. 5--Complications have
arisen in connection with the laying
ar the cornerstone Of the new federal
building which may interfere with the
arrangements. IL they do not upset
them entirely. The officers of the
Chicago Stonccuttcrs' union say there
will he no cornerstone laying unless
President Mckinley or some other
visiting official takes Oft his coat,
lifts the stone into position himself,
sinears the mortar which Is tn set H.,
trues IL up and leaves IL asi rs to stand
NJ long as the building lasts. Union
men say the cornerstone of the federal
building will bc the product Of non
union labor. and tina, no union man
will put IA hand To II.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

TBE Indiana Afro-American league
has issued n memorial To the country
at large pertinent to the race problem.
IL pronounced In strong terms against
the taking OF human life without trial
by jury and charged that within the
last seven years more than i.3oo per
sons had been lynched In the south.
More than one-third Of these. II was
asserted. had been accused Of assault.
IL favored the death penalty for the
crime Of assault after conviction in the
s.ottrt0
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

W. }. Lyon. Of the City of Mexico,
agent for the Mexican government, was
recently In conference with some prom
inent Cherolsees ia relation to the In
dian emigration business A press rep
rescntativc had n talk with Mr.. Lyon
in relation to the purposcd emigration.
lie said that about 1000 Chcrokces. H.
100 Creeks, 0,OcO Cboctaws, 1000 Chick
asaws and 800 Scininolcs have signed
nm agreement to go To Mexico and that
more .wouid follow. Agent, from III,
live tribes have been Ia Mexico 10 See
the lands and. ~ far as they have ex
amined them, are satisfied.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
ClIpplnEs.

The so-called kissing hug Is no new
creature, and has long been .nown in
the south and west. A. n rule, the
melanolestes picipes, for that is his
name, makes his home under the bark
of rotten trees The insect runs with
great swiftness and IL hard To catch ON
that account. II flies mostly at night
The insect has very poisonous secre-
tion which II injects through its beak
into the body of Its victim. The prob
able cause Of the prevalence Of the
melnnolestes this year is the great
abundance OF insect life 10 he found
every where.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

COMPLAINTS are being received Mt the
treasury department Of scarcity OF
paper currency II many sections Of the
country. particularly In the eastern
states. but practically nothing can be
done by the treasury To relieve the
stringency. The treasury holdings OF
paper money are no larger than are re-
quired for the current business. Treas
ury officials say this shortage Of cur
rency is the result Of general prosperity
the money being in the hands Of the
people "a greater extent than fo'
mnny wears before.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
To q. a. q. Reupicp.

The q. A. X. Of the territory will
take q corn and wheat exhibit to the
national reunion In September. De-
partment Commander J. j. =. Hassler
Of Enid, has issued the following call:
at has been suggested by many com
radcs throughout the department Of
the u. A. X. Of Oklahoma that an cx-
hibit Of the various agricultural pro-
ducts Of the territory be made at the
national encampment at Philadelphia
In September. The cost Ia the depart
.ment will be nothing, as they will lie
carried free Of charge by the railroads,
and this exhibit can and should be
made at department headquarters in
Philadelphia. Oklahoma has been es.
pccially favored In her agricultural
products and fruits this, season, and a
good exhibit, such as th, comrades can
easily supply, will be of vast benefit to
the territory. We desire that contri-
buttons Of the various cereals, fruits,
hibit, be from old comrades, as II is the
desire Of the department offices to show
the people OF the east what the old com
radcs can grow in Oklahoma. Let each
post collect from its members and from
old soldiers who are not members of
the post. the best samples Of wheat,
oats, corn, barley. peaches, apples,
grapes and melons, and hold the same,
subject to orders from department
headquarters, and let the adjutant OF
each post notify the assistant adjutent
general not later than August 10, what
kinds and amounts of samples he has
collected. Each sample should lie la
beled with the growers name. compa'
ny. regiment and location. These, In
the aggregate, should form n collection
Of which the department would be
proud. five attempt this at all, com
rades, let us make II grand success.
Yours in r. {. and H..
j. j. s. HASSLER,
department Commander"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

MEN Of the Indiana gas belt are bc-
coming bald. Physicians who have
been investigating find that new form
Of .''hnir scurvy" is sweeping the entire
section. At first II was thought II was
disease Of the scalp which had become
locally epidemic, but investigation
made later and covering the entire ter
ritory led to the belief that II Is due to
the action of natural gas vapor. The
investigation has reached over the
principal cities and II Is claimed that
fully % per cent. of the young men OF
the section are becoming bald. Hair
drcssers claim IL II ais" beginning io
he noticed upon the women.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
VIII ll.r u knnsnn Recipe.

Warrensburg, Mo-, Aug. D. A rain.
making enterpris, has been started
here. Al five o'clock p. M. saturday
firearms Of all kinds will be shot stimuli
taneously over tn. county. The Kan
Sas rain-making recipe will he used a,
several places Rain Is badly needed
and II Is hoped tina, the experiment
will be stlcc.Ssful
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
a. q. q. W. Territorial Omc.r..

At the annual election Of the A. o.
q. ". grand lodge at Norman, the
following officers were elected: q. II.
Montgomery, grand master workman,
Guthrie; A. +. Coleman, grand foreman
Norman; T. W. Mclaughlin, grand
overseer, Hartshorn, I. r.; T. X. Tin
gle, grand recorder, Guthrie; J. f.
Ssterr. grand receiver, saltwater; A,
c. Pickens, grand medical examiner
TecuInseh. The grand trustees are j
A. Smith, Kingfsher; T. q. Brown
Ponca City; $. l.. johnson, Alva; J. :
Boyd, T. A. Richardson, Oklahomi
City; W. T.. Bolton, Woodward, su
prene representatives; W. II. Welch
Guthrie, chairman grand lodge hnsnc,
| rom mmittec
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
Os,.hom. scnso, Money.

Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Hopkins has completed the semi-annual
apportionment Of school money derived
from the leasing Of school sections ID
and 10. the amount so apportioncd
being si6, 6,235.sI. On the basis OF n
school population Of iOi.47i, as shown
by the recently completed census. the
various counties will be benefited in the
following amounts:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

SUCCESSFUL experiments In the ether
wave system Of transmitting electricity
were recently made at Ncwbury, Eng.
A small powder magazine. located 400
yards from the sending point. was cleo
tricaliy exploded without the use Of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
nidd,.ou SAY. ~. spl,euork.

Senator A. J. Biddison, OF Pawnee
county, who has been bound over for
trial before the federal court ut Kan
sas City for passing counterfeit money,
has returned TO his home at Pawnee'
lie is under bond. Senator Biddison
thinks he detects piece Of spiteworls
In the ease against him and anirms his
absolute innocence of the charge.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

ACCORDING to Lloyd's Register at
London the merchant feet OF the world
consists Of 2s, $50 ships, Of which Great
Britain owns 1i.1oo and the United
states IN second with 500.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
lOi,4.I Sl6.as3. 81

The gratifying features of the above
report is the increase in school popu-
lstion, which is larger by l0,ss9 than
In 1898, when the census showed u
school population Of p,5s5. Wood
county makes the best showing with n
school population Of 9,aeO, while Day
county has but 36t. The returns from
two counties show "A smaller school pop
ulation than In l'9s. Logan county de-
crcasing 10 aud Beaver county 96.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

THr total as.essed valuation Of taxa
BILE property In Oklahoma, ms found by
the board Of equalization. reaches near
ly Sl3, OOO, 900.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

Bert Orner, Oscar Lehrer and Cap.
tain A. s. Mann are applicants for the
position Of nd jutant general, vice, Harry
Barnes, resigned. Mr.. Mann Is now on
the governors staf rs aide-dc-camp
with the rank of captain. Oscar Lehrer
is a Guthrie musician and has had con-
siderable experience In the regular
military service. Lieutenant Bert Or
ner was acting adjutant general after
the resignation Of Phil Rosenbaum.
The salary attached 10 the Office Is $50
year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
Mi.sour, Giri Drowasd while Ba,hins.

Linn Creek, Mo-, Aug. 5.-Miss Alma
Clarke, aged 10, Of Upton. Mo-, who,
with several other persons from Tip
ton and California, Mo-, have been
camping at Arnhold's mill, 1--we miles
west Of here, was drowned In the Nj
angna river while bathing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
Hraetursd nis ID oil.

From Ponca City Courier; While
STOPPING to pick up some corn behind
the horses, which stood at a bank In
the feed lot ON Joe Doolin's place In the
Ponca country, Ed White was kicked
on top Of the head and for more than
en- hour was unconscious. The wound
IL an ugly one about four inches long,
and the skull IL fractured.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
Lawyers Must ray Their licenses.

Indian Agent schoenfelt has served
official notice on the members Of the
Muscogee Bar Association that unless
the sas Creek nation occupation tax
levied on all non-citizen attorneys Is
paid before August I, they will be
deemed intruders aud, as such, cxpell'
ed from the territory.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

A boy brshe into the vault of the
county court houss Mt Taloga with IN
s.e and secured I'll.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

Misn BAHroS says that there are now
In Cuba 10000 destitute orphan chill
dren Of reconcentrndos who have In
the last few years died Of starvation
tion and want. When the starving
reconcentrados were driven into the
towns the residents divided food with
thesn. but there wns point at which
they had 10 stop giving. Only for the
CAbsa ratiors distributed by our army
ik ss0tld bc q sorry lookout for thcse
helpless Iiii.r ones. They range In
number - no to 70 and even 100 In
~ snyIo| towns, utterly homeless
ia u0one haS the least perannal inter
~ II them or responsibility for them
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
Hishsst In yssra.

In the territory the Arkansas river Is
too high TO ford. II has been years
since Il was rs high In July.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

The candidacy of Ponca City for Ok
iahomas ststs psnitcntisry has been
snuouncsd.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
CURRENT COMMENT.

TIE net debt Of New York is $780,
noo 00o
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
Rativosd NotSs.

Work on the Oklahoma City 4 West
srn railroad, which Is TO extend from
Oklahoma City to a connection with
the Fort Worth 4 Denver, at Acme,
has begun.
Surveyors are now at work on the
Denver A Gulf, TO run from Denver To
Paris, Texas, by way of Eiowa, King.
fisher and Oklahoma City. The right
Of way M far nv oklahoma City has
been secured.
A corps of surveyors will soon start
ant ON the proposed line from okla.
homa City to Coffeyville, Kan. This
line IL the Missouri Pacific.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
tiavsramsst Refunds Money,

Adam wageck, Of Ponca City, receiv-
ed papers which In due time will re-
suit in refunding Gas Of the money he
spent In sending message TO his son,
George, In Manila, this being the
price which the government pays for
such messages.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10
The Flour Train.

The Wichita Eagle says syl Dixon
has been In the city and purchased 900
yards Of painters muslin to begin
decoration for his flour train, which Ia
70 leave El Reno August rs. Mr. Dixon
says he will put four men to work
painting notices and decorations.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-10

Fred wenner, private secretary to
the governor has sent the following
circular letter to the editors Of the ter
ritorial press:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-15

LOBE, SATURDAY., 4
specified were the only ones in which
he had reached accurate conclusions as
to their nature and purpose
During the cross-examination Of wit
ness, which was conducted by Mr..
Shields, he testified to a page which was
missing: The defense repeatedly endeav-
ored to get from him the statement that
there might have been figures and words
on that page which would clearly explain
the entries on the other pages, and that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-15
iorei I'is
the child. The coroner feared that the

uSolii i1u peeH cNuSeQ Dy poison, out
there was no evidence of such a condi-
ton. The body was taken to the morgue
yesterday, and an autopsy will be held In
hopes of determining the cause of the
death.
Lena Peterson was formerly employed
al the Clarendon hotel, where she bore
good character.
INJURED JUROR.
Was Excused From Further Service
on a Personal Injury Suit.
While eleven jurymen conferred togetll-
er in the stuffy ante chamber Of Judge
Bunns court room yesterday on the
merits of the personal injury action
brought by Elsie Edlund against the ST.
Paul City Railway company, the twelfth
juror sat at home and nursed injuries
hn bod -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-15

THE DEATH OF LENA PETERSON,
WHICH OCCURRED EARLY

YESTERDAY
CORONER rs INVESTIGATING
She Had Been Confined at the Home
OF Midwife for Number of
Weeks-An Autopsy to Be Held
on the Remains-Some Letters
Found I'm the Dead Girls
Trunk.
The coroner yesterday investigated the
mysterious circumstances surrounding
the death of Lena Peterson, a young
woman, twentyseven years of age, who
died very suddenly early yesterday morn
ing at the residence of Mrs Jendzen, a
midwife, 104 South Robert street. rs men
toned in the G l o of yesterday But
little information could be gained to show
the cause of the woman mysterious III