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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16
Sale of Georgia Pine.

Beaufort, n. c., Dee. 15-(Special) -
On Bogue Inlet a fine lot of Georgia
pine lumber will be sold at auction at
II o'clock Wednesday, December Goth.
There are one hundred and fifty thous-
and feet in the lot; sale positive; terms
cash.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16
Total Bank Clearings.

New York, Dec 15.-The total bank
clearings in the United States for the
week We're 81, 913, 1861; an increase of
1872 per cent.
Exclusive of New York $685. ,504:
an increase of IA per cent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

Sault Saints Marie, Mich, Dee 10
1t is reported that a diamond field has
heen found in the wilds between
AIichipicoten and Port Arthur. The
precise location is kept profound secret.
The discovery was made last summer
by an expert from Kimberley who made
am exploring tou5 A formation was
found precisely similar to that of the
Kimberley field The discovery Is re-
ported to he of considerable area and
in the opinion of the diamond expert the
precious stones undoubtedly exist III
large quantities.
lieutenant Brumby's condition last
night was slightly better.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

taken away.
Are we much
wiser than the
h G a t h c II (?
Thousands of
childless
W o III e II are
not as they
suppose un-
der Natures
ban, but are
suffering from
a disc as e d
condition of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

In the East c1lildlessness is considered
a curse from the gods. It is pathetic
sight to see some childless Hindoo
mother PROSTATE before an idol, irnplor-
ing that the curse of childlessness may be !
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16
Which viii Insure Rest and Comfort

A bank president OF high reputation writes
the following:
4tAbout three hundred years ago Cervantes
wrote; Blessings light on him who first In
vented Sleep Had he written in this late day
he would probably have included the makers Of
the Royal Elastic Felt Mattress. Your mat
tress is next to mothers lullaby, or con
science void of ofFense,' and 1t affords me
pleasure to speak in high terms Of it. The
one purchased several months ago is giving
very great satisfaction. Your Mr. Borden told
the whole truth when he persuaded me to buy
it. discarded hair mattress for yours"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

General Leonard Wood. the new Gov
ernor General of Cuba accompanied by
his wife arrived in New York from
Washington yesterday. lie VIII saul Tor
Cuba today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

The officers OF the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union have deer
ded on Washington, y. c., as the loca-
tion for the convention, which will open
November Both, 1900.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

Mr.. Henry c.. Lands. Secretary OF
the Baltimore Board of Trade and onc
of the most prominent insurance men
of that city, committed suicide YES
terday in a fit of insanity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

Assistant Secretary Allen. of the Navy
Department has gone South to inspect
the Port Royal naval station in company
with Admiral Rodgers, the president n
the Inspection Board
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

Admiral Schley ON his flagship Chicago
arrived at Bahia Brazil, yesterday
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

Emperor William has withdrawn Ma
Tor Baron Won Suesskind, military at
tache at Paris. The Dreyfus affair
was the cause Of withdrawal.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

The distress in the ADMINISTRATOR
districts Of India is becoming acute
About 2.250.00O persons have received
relief
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

At Albany. Ga. w. J. Glazer was
hanged for the murder of his wife III
August last.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

MCKNIGnT's large sawniill, near Hop
kinsville, KY, was blown up the other
morning killing the owners, Barrett
Mcknight and Ellie Mcknight. John
Whites legs were blown off and he
was fatally injured. T. L. Mcknight
was seriously injured, The mill was
totally wrecked.
TWENTY thousand barrels of oil have
been destroyed by fire from lightning
striking an oil tank near Morgantown.
w. Va, the other day, Loss, $50, 600.
\ SYNDICATE of eastern capitalists
has bought the street railway lines of
Chicago, the capital concerned amount
ing To nearly SI5, 900, 600
THE federal authorities OF the West
ern district of Texas have received in
formation that a gigantic plot is now
under way To smugglc Chinese into this
country from Mexico. A few months
ago the Mexican Central Railway COM
pany imported about l,G0O Chinese TO
work ON extensions of that line and
soon after their arrival professional
American Chinese smuggler got among
them and they are making their way
toward the Rio Grande in small bands.
The handsome monument erected by
the state of Georgia to commemorate
the deeds of Georgians who fought at
Chickamauga was dedicated at ChiclIa-
manga, Tenn, on the Ith with appro-
pirate ceremonies.
KEoKUK, chief OF the Sac and Fox
Indians, recently died OF smallpox,
according tn a dispatch from Guthrie,
Ok, on the 4th.
BEFORE house packed To the doors
at Louisville, Ky, Oscar Gardner, the
renowned ''Omahs Kid" received the
decision over Tommy Hogan, the crack
New York featherweight, in a 20-round
bout. The fighting was terrific from
start To finish.
SAN TOMAS was captured by Gen.
Macarthur on the 4th after strong
resistance by the Filipino rebels. Col.
Funston, of the Twentieth Kansas, was
wounded i'm the hand. Gen. Lawton
captured 80, 900 bushels of rice from the
rebels.
THE third annual convention of the
Good Citizenship league began at Gin
cinnati on the I'd with preliminary
conferences and committee meetings.
AT Breckinridge, Col, it had been
showing. there most of the time for
the past week, a dispatch on the Sd
stated.
ACTING SECRETARY MEIKIgJoHN re-
ceived a conscience contribution of $40
in gold coin on the LIST. The contribu-
tor in his letter said: This is for sta
tionery of the government destroyed
and used by me while clerk in the
war department"
FoUR inches of snow fell at Salt Lake
City on the lst.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11
Governor Barnes rardons PrIson.r

Guthrie: Governor Barnes last week
Issued pardons to four Oklahoma pris.
oners now serving in the Kansas peni-
tentiary. In the case Of three of them
the sentence has almost expired.
Frank Childe:s was sent up from
Grant county four years ago to serve
ten years sentence for rape He had
"A wife and several small children in
Denver, and mis- pardon was recon-
mended by Judge john l.. McAtee, the
trial judge, and 500 citizens of Grant
county.
Ben Vaughn was sentenced Decem-
Der so, 1897, to one and one-hulf wears
for assault with intent TO kill, the Of
fense being committed in Noble
county.
William Charleston was sentenced
on November rs, last, to six years for
assault, by the Logan county court.
Albert Schlosser was sent up from
Canadian county in Novemb Der 1897 for
three years He had been convicted
OF larceny. Schlosser was but 10 years
old when he was convicted and the
pardon was issued because OF his ex-
trene youth and the recommendation
of the prosecuting attorney of Cana
dian county.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
win Inter.st Iimbermen.

South McAlester: The department
OF the interior has issued the follow
ing new rulings which will prove of
interest TO the timbermen Of the
Caoctaw aud Chickusaw nations.
! Heretofore 4 has been unlawful TO cut
| timber in the two nations named for
commercial purposes:
''In answer 10 the question:: Does
the law which prohibits waste upon
the Choctaw domain pending actual
allotment forbid the use, by Choctaw
| citizens, Of whatever material may be
required to improve their several hold
ings should they settle upon their Sc
lection preliminary to obtaining a
title?
I'm reply you are advised that the
department On the 18th inst, instruct
ed the United States Indian agent for
the Indian Territory relative to the
cutting and use of wood aud timber,
IN which quotation was made from
the department letter of March 25,
last, in which reference was made to
letter of advice given to Mr.. johnson
Keel, at Oconee, l. T, relative to the
cutting of oak timber for local inn
provement, such as building of fences,
houses on his farm, aud also his neigh
bors' farms, and in which he was ad-
vised: That under the proper con-
struction of said agreement (section 20
OF the act OF June 2S, lsas), members
OF the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes
are permitted 20 cut or use from their
10 n nHi
Improvements thereon. The Inhibition
in said agreement and the rules aud
regulations Hereunder are against
the cutting of timber for sale.
1T is observed, however, that the
action of the Indian, in every instance
in cutting to make improveme It's upon
his claimS, or in dispusing of the same,
must be in perfect good faith, ana not
mere pretense for the purpose of
evading the law.
with reference to the question
Whether or not it would he proper to
permit the citizens OF the Choctaw a nd
Chickasaw nations TO cut cordwood to
be sold To those gin companies in each
neigh hborhood for the purpose of en-
abling them 10 properly run their
plants, it should be understood shat
when such wood is cut, proper royal
ties should be paid to the nation for
the benefit of all the people.
THE rule stated by the commission
er should evidently be limited in the
requirement of the payment of royal
ties to such payment from the citizens
who do not dispose of the wood taken
from the claims which they have Sc
lected for allotment and are clearing
in good faith; il The Indian is clearing
his land in good faith The tim Der cut
| from the land being cleared may be
disposed OF by him, but this can be
done only when he is in possession OF
the same, and cuts the wood or tim Der
for the purpose OF clearing and cult.
waiting the same in good faith. 1t is
believed that there will he no diff
Guilty in the execution Of the law and
the instructions, or any serious hard
ships result to individuals If the law
and regulations Hereunder be faith
fully and honestly observed by each
individual. THOMAS RYAN.
Acting Secretary"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

ffhNoNAL hND
THE part OF South Dakota around
Mount Vernon was covered with
/ prairie fires on the goth. A family OF
four living on the Dodge ranch were
frightfully burned one fatally. A
great many horses were brrned on the
ranch. On an adjoining ranch the
owner lost 800 head of sheep, while
another lost 30 head Of cattle. Many
other ranchmen lost all their buildings.
The announcement that England and
Russia have signed self-denying agree
ment regarding China. which is in
tended to put an end TO the contention
over railway and other concessions in
that country, was officially confirmed
at London and the papers ran the news
with big headlines.
SECRETARY ALGER, being asked
whether he viii be candidate before
the next Michigan legislature for
United States senator to succeed Sena-
tor Mcmillan, said he would enter into
no scramble for the office, but would
be delighted 10 be 80 honored. He said
senator Mcmillan had assured him OF
his support
SECRETARY HAY paid to the French
Ambassador at Washington on the 1st
the $40, 900, 900 for the cession of the
Philippine islands from Spain.
THE house republican caucus com
mittee, which met at Atlantic City, n.
j.. to agree upon a plan for monetary
reform, reached unanimous agree
ment on the LIST and is ready to meet
the senate republican financial com
mittee to submit its views to a joint
conference. Until such meeting it's
views will not be made public.
DEWEY day was celebrated in the
public schools of New York by special
exercises conmemorating the victory
at Manila and by the flying of flags on
all school buildings.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY returned to
Washington on the I'd. His first act
after reaching the executive mansion
was to call on Vice President Hobart
and he found him improved and gain
ing strength.
IL recognition of his gallantry in the
Philippine campaign, Col. Frederick
Funston, Of the Twentieth Kansas reg
iment, was appointed brigaiier gen
eral Of volunteers py the president on
the I'd.
JAMES II. CANFIELD, president of the
Ohio state university, has accepted the
position of librarian of Columbia uni
versity, New York. Garfield was for
many years a ,.rofessor at the Kansas
university at Lawrence.
REAR ADMIRAL STEWART, paymaster
general of the navy, has been retired.
The American delegates to the czar's
peace conference at The Hague sailed
from New York on the 3D.
THE Italian ministry at Rome re.
signed on the Sd.
IT was recently reported that there
was "A growing belief among prominent
members of congress that the president
will call congress TO meet in extraor-
dnary session probably early in Octo-
Der. The questions growing out OF
our possessions acquired as result of
the war with Spain and the general
legislation are of such great impor-
tance that the president is inclined to
regard ii as advisable that congress
should meet earlier than the regular
session in December in order to get the
work under way
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11

There are 16 men in tue Atoka jail
charged with murder.
Pawnee has commenced the building
of II water works system.
The White House Club saloon has
been re-opened. 1t was closed at the
time Mattox shot Swinnie.
1t is rumored that Clyde Mattox is
anxious to give himself up providing
he will be allowed TO give bail.
The wife and daughter of w. f.
Green of Oklahoma City were killed
in the Kirissville, Mo-, cyclone.
The agent of Wild Bill made the
second raid on the Iadan camps and
this time took away 20 Cheyennes.
The Enterprise says there are sew
eral men in Perry who want 10 enlist
and are anxious TO see recruiting
officer.
Twenty Cheyenne Indians skipped
out from their reservation in the alb
scnce of Agent Woodson, and will
join Pawnee Bills wild west show at
Chester, Pa.
Jesse Shaw, n saloon keeper of Enid
who was sentenced to 30 days in Jail,
and to pay fine of 500, was pardoGed
by Governor Barnes after having been
in Jail ten days
Scott Cooper OF Guthrie awolSe the
other night and found white man in
his room. The fellow explained his
presence there by saying he was drunlS
and Cooper let hin go.
The Canadian county commissioners
have been restrained from removing Il
bridge. They claim that il they have
the power TO locate one they have the
power TO remove it.
Rufus Sipes, bedraggled Individual
led cow into Perkins and sold her
tor $50. 1t was soon discovered that
he had stolen the animal and was
arrested. During the night he dug a
stone out of the wall of the Jail and
escaped.
The Oklahoma City lodge OF travel
ing men, which gained 65 per cent in
membership in a year has been award
ed the prize Of a mahogany altar cy
the chancellor, TO the lodge showing
the greatest increase. The Oklahoma
City lodge now has l3l members.
The Waters-Pierce Oil company got
a restraining order at Oklahoma City
preventing Inspector Ewing from
throwing out their oil. Ewing went
before Judge Burwell and had that
order set aside. The oil company will
now appeal to the supreme court,
The Canadian County Farmers; asso-
citation met and passed resolutions
condemning in unmeasured terms the
action Of the last legislature in passing
the bill pertaining TO the taxes
in the countries attached TO the
several coun lies for judicial purposes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11
HARD TO GET.
Hair Flowers and They
Wanted White.

A venerable white haired clergyman re-
Gently preached in the church OF a friend.
He had hardly got back to the vicarage
from the church when the door bell rang
and a young lady asked to see him. He re-
ceived her. They talked about the sermon
and other things until finally she asked,
dIffidently:
"Oh, won't you please give me lock of
your hairy"
Certainly, my child said the old gentle
man, tattered at the request. IN send it
to you to morrow" And he did.
On his return TO his own home he had
FIVE more requests Of the same kind. and
he proudly b0asted to his wife that he was
glad to see that he had not yet lost his
power to please. All went well until his
wife received this note:
Dear Mrs Fourthly: Won't you please
ask your husband to send me Just a little
lock of his hair? We have all been taking
lessons in making hair flowers So many of
the other girls asked him, and he sent it to
them, that | thought | would rather ask
you to get it for me. Won't you please do
this for me. 1t is so hard to get white hair
for lilies of the valley"
This was a terrible blow, and the less
now said about locks OF hair in that old
gentleman's presence the better.-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known +. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac.
tlons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To.
ledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot.
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11
Horsethteve. Csptured-

Tonkawa; An anti-lorse thief asso
citation composed of citizens living a.
Tonkawa and vicinity has captures
two thieves who nave been carrying
on carnival throughout the winter
The stable of James Robinson wa.
robbed OF saddles and harness las,
Tuesday night, and q posse composed
o: memb bers OF the association started
out the following morning. They 10
Gated the lair OF the robbers nea,
Blackwell, frightened the offender.
and captured two of the four after a
long chase. The best citizens of the
community are members of the vigil
lance committee.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11
A. Good as some Thar arc wbIt.

Duncan Eagle: Me-no-tee, wife of
Mad Wolf, the noted Cheyenne war
rior, about whom SO much has been
written, is dead. About six week S
ago, Mad Wolf and Me-no-tee went
over to Arapahoe from their home near
Seger's for the purpose of consulting
physician in regard TO the latter's
health, which for the past three
months had been very poor. Mad
Wolf never left his sick wife for an
instant. He waited on her and at
tended her bedside until death came.
The once fierce warrior who had faced
death on many battle field, became
the patient nurse and kind husband.
When death came he had the BODY OF
his faithful partner laid out and prop
erly dressed in all the savage finery
she had worn at many dance and
gathering, and decently buried in a
nice coffin. A white clergyman read
the funeral service. Mad Wolf never
received an education at the hands of
the government.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11
Matto, Want. to Com. Back.

The Arkansas City Daily Traveller
Of recent date says: This morning j.
V. Beekman, attorney for Clyde Mat
tox, received word from him that he
Is willing to come out of hiding aud
surrender to the authorities OF Kay
county on condition that County At
torney Pinkham viii concede that he
is entitled to his freedom pending final
hearing of his case, on condition that
a good bond will be given. Clyde
claims that he acted Ia self defe nse
and that this fact will be established
by competent witnesses in court.
Judge BeeRman SAYS that he is salts
fed that Mr.. PInkham has investi-
gated the facts relating to this unfor-
tunats tragedy, to the extent that he
would be justified in eonceding Mat
tox's right To bail. II is thought that
all preliminaries will be arranged
within few days and that by the end
OF the week Mattox will surrender to
the authorities. Mat,ox's friends are
legion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11
nn.Inen. EnfernrIsn.

The keen.eyed stranger sidled up TO the
tall man who was hurriedly shufiiing over
his mail. "Beg pardon, sir, he said, but
II | am not mistaken you are one OF the
physicians Of the sick author?' 81 am re.
marked the tall man. Thank you SAID
the stranger. Then | assume that yours
is one of the names that appears on the hour
ly bulletin?" at does" said the tall man.
"Thank you again" said the stranger.
"And now, what | want TO suggest Is that
you permit me, for handsome compensa-
ton. of course, to add these words at the
bottom Of each bulletin: Use Bulger 6
Blood Bittersl They fight off disease! "
with indignation. those bulletins are not
advertisements" Aren't they" screeched
the peppery stranger. Then take your
name off OF 'emi' And he stallyed away,
leaving the tall man speechless with rage
ST. Louis Republic.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11

"You Americans call things by such queer
Names" said the Englishman.
What's wrong nowy" asked the New
Yorker.
"Why call these things elevators, when
they take people down as often as they take
them up?'
"Well, what do you call them in your
country"
I'VE call them lifts"
"Well, | can't see that the word lift ex
presses their use any better than elevator
ooh, yes, it does Don't you know you can
lift persons down as well as lift them up!
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11

A REFORM in spell ling has been sug.
gested by Superintendent Andrews to
all principals of the Chicago schools
and the principals have notified the
teachers to enforce il as soon as the
schools open after the present vacation.
1t viii mark long stride toward the
adoption of the phonetic system.
Twelve words are included in the first
list, but these will be followed by
others in n short time. II is in accord
with the purpose of the National Edu-
cational association to diSpc nse with
the use of unnecessary letters.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11
Postmaster Borg. Want. a New rrlal

Shawnee: George G. Boggs, the
Shawnee postmaster, who was con-
victed a few weeks ago of tampering
with the mails, was brought nome
from Guthrie one day recently and his
motion for a new trial heard For
nearly two weeks Boggs has been in
Guthrie "in jail at the Capital hotel
After his arrest the government
authorities received several anony-
nous lie tiers and these led to Boggs'
conviction. A New York penmanship
expert testified that he was the author
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11

known as the Retailers national bank,
is about to open its doors at Pittsburgh,
Pa, with $500, 900 capital. The banking
authorities at Washington have ap-
proved the application for its organiza-
tion. The feature of the bank will be
collecting outstanding accounts of re-
tail merchants and discounting their
notes on such outstanding accounts.
Retail accounts haze always proved an
annoyance to merchants, and many
bills have proved uncollectiblc. The
new bank is to collect the money, and
in some cases appraise the value OF the
accounts and assume the risk.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-05-11

THE sealing steamer Hope went into
dock at st. Johns, y. f., the other
day to be overhaulcd and repaired,
preparatory to proceeding northward
next month with an expedition for the
relief of Lieut.. Pesry, the Arctic eX-
plorer, who went toward the pole last
summer with specially selected party
and who may now need assistance, as
his steamer. the Windward, has been
frozen in the ice since the early part
Of last winter.