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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25
REPUBLIC OF ACRE"
Arrival of the First Minister from
the Little Forest State.

CHICAGO, Nov. PA special to the
Chronicle from Denver says: Henry ".
Phillips. the first minister to the United
States from the new South American Re-
public of Acre, registered here from Arie-
opolis. 'Arieopolis,' said Mr.. Phillips, is
the capital city of the Republic of Acre.
the Forest Republic we like to call it
b. way of variation, and some call us the
Rubber Republic / dare say the national
ity is not widely known, and to secure for
NAL recognition on the part of the United
States is In reality my mission. 1 believe
this is the first time Arieopolis has. been
written on any American hotel register
for did not stop at San Francisco on my
arrival from South America for | was IN
a hurry to reach Washington before the
oTening of Congress
The Chronicle, in reference to the above
report from Denver, says: During the
past fifteen months new republic known
by the name of Acre, has sprung up in
the forest country, lying partly in Brazil
and partly in Bolivia. 1t has been estab-
lished by rich Brazilian banker and rub
Der dealer named Aries, who has set him
self UP President over a community of
about 10000 people, all of whom are i'm his
employ. Demonstrations have been made
against the little country by both Brazil
and Bolivia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25

Ladies' Home Journal.
The sensible custom OF leaving cards at
funerals Is finding general acceptance A.
tendance Is usually prompted by the desire
20 show respect for the dead and sympathy
for the living. but il il IL not known
Of courtssy fails Of recognition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25
UNDAY MORNING.. NOVEMBER rs, 1900

a quarter of century's faithful service
at the embassy. The distinction conferred
upon the concierge is one not usually ac-
corded except to German state officials.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-25

Rural free delivery service in Indiana.
beginning Dec. /. has been ordered az
follows: Colfax, Clinton county. additional
length route. 25is miles: area covered. -
square miles; population served. se3: num-
Der OF houses on route. l5i: carrier. TX. G.
Sample. Lewisville. Henry county: length
or route, e6z miles, area covered. IS square
miles. population served. SIS: number OF
houses on route Ia: carrier. John Parker
By rural carrier mall 90 IeWisvIlle. Ina
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
CALLS MACRUM AN ASS.


ST. Louis. Feb. a3.-l.yman \. Gage.
secretary of the treasury, arrived here
Thursday. lie came to 81. Louis to
speak before the Commercial club AT
its banquet last night. In an interview
Secretary Gage said of the ease of rN-
Consul Macrum and his charges
against the English government:
The administration thinks of Mnrrum
exactly what every rcISnnabl" mnn must
think-that he N AN urs. ! am convinced
that his charges are absolutely without
foundation and have been made IN spit"
To cmharrasS the administration, or
course, IL MaCru'n can suhstaniiatc his
charges. if hc eau show documents which
viii prove that his mail was tampcrcd
that will put III" case In another light II
the investigation should reveal that state
of affairs. then the administration would
demand an apology for the indiEnity. Eut
I do not believe thor" II IA" slightest
possibility of such u crisis arising As
III" case now ntHIida, MnCrum w not
troubling the administration. II Will not
give him III" slightest notice until hu
proves his charges.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
LOYAL LEGION BANQUET.
President McRisiey MAKES Few Remarhs
--secrstsry Root Responds for the
Army and Navy.

Washington, Feb. -. 80 President
Mckinley attended the eighteenth an
nual banquet last night of the District
sommandery Of the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion Of the United States.
I,rig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson. of tho
army, presided. In the course OF some
remarks the president said:
have come TO pay my respects to my
comrades OF the civil war and my COM
panions and supporters in times Of peace.
rhe union for which you Tough, has been
saved by your Valor. hcruism and sac
rihcc and that Of your comrades. The
union is stronger inighticr. more pow
erful and frccr than ever before. We are
together now and the national sentiment
stands stronger. iirmer aud higher than
u ever was before. There hns been with
In the past two years Reunion OF all
the people around the holy altar of
country, aud sanCtincd by common sue
rince. The followers Of Grant aud Leo
have fought under the same culurs and
have fallen for the same cause. and let
us. comrades of the Loyal Legion, On
this, the anniversary of the birth of the
Father OF His Country, resolve IN the
language OF Lincoln To- dedicate ourselves
anew to the impcriHhablc cause which
he advanced ~ far upon its way and
saved the state: az he said at GcttyS-
burg. let va fairly resolve that those who
have died have not died IN vain that the
cause for which they shed their blood
shall never perish from the face nf the
earth.
Secretary Root responded io the
ioasi, The Army aud Navy of ls9s,
1900"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
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A Pathetic Story,


wichita Beacon: There was a pc
morning when the 1905 Sai,ta f. pas
scngcr pulled in from the south.
Last Tuesday evening Mrs. james
Henderson and her l3.ycar old daugh.
ter ran away from their home near
Purcell, j. T., and came To this city.
they told strange but pitiful story 10
the officers about the har,lships they
ad undergone at home and said they
were driven away by the cruelty Of Mr..
henderson. This morning they went
To the depot Go take the train north and
were shocked TO zee Mr.. Henderson get
OFF the train. lie had heard they were
in Wichita and came here after them
and In short time had induced them
10 return with him
Mr.. Henderson told the officers that
IL was not because OF his cruel treat.
incnt that they left home. for every.
thing was as pleasant and agreeable at
home as cou'd he. lie said that his
wife had become infatuated with nn
Empora man who had been in purcc,.
all winter. and tried To follow MN
away. Mrs Henderson admitted the
trnth 81 her husbands story aud said
the Emporia man was to meet her
here. but failed to do ~. and that she
had received message to go at once to
Newton where he would meet her.
Mr. Henderson seemed very much
gricvcd over his wife's strange ac,ious,
but was happy Ia induce them To re-.
turn with him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
ANGLO-TEUTON WAR.
Prominent G-rmao Newspaper Declare, 10
IL Inevitable ~ Great Hatred for
Britsin Filis Herman urcast.."

Lripsic. Feb. -. The Lcipsic Tagc-
blati, representing in it's consiiiu.
cncy the nntionaliSis. pan-Germnnists.
anii-Scmitcs and SaXun exporters
who. taken together, form n consid-
cradle proportion of the cuuntry's
population forcsccs u war with En-
gland In the not too distant future.
II says In u remarkable EDITORIAL:
Events have proved that our relation
To England Is the most important fcn-
turc OF our International politics and
| that this problem can sooner or later he
solved only IN On" way. England under
stands the situation thoroughly. iicr
thoughtful politicians are famiiiarizinf;
| themselves with the Idea that war alone
can restore tn" equilibrium IN the Anrlo-
German relations. England has laid
stumbling blocks Ia our path so tha,
gradually n mighty hg;rcd Of England
has accumulated In the hearts of our
people Earnest concllntory efforts are
not wanting ON either side Of the chan
mel. but the flame can not long b. sup
pressed. We simply must anticipate war
some day.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01

London, Feb. 2a.- Madame Patti
sang last evening for the war fund
NJ Covcnt Garden. the scene of her
former iriumphs. The prince of
Wales and other members of the royal
family were present, together with nll
immense audience, including man,
of the most distinguished persons In
England. With Alvarez she sang IN
u duet from "l,omco and Juliet" with
undiminlshed sweetness and purity oI
tone. Johnnns Wolf and Edward
Lloyd took part In the concert, tn,
gross receipts OF which were $4,000
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
An Oklahoma AnnronrIntlnn

A Washington dispatch says: Dele.
gate Dennis Flynn Of Oklahoma intro.
duccd bill In the House 10 ratify nm
appropriation by the legislature Of Oh.
lahoma OF si5.OOO made on, Of the Nor.
rill fund for the use Of the. University
ol Langston, "a college for colorcd stu,
dents The money thus appropriated
was n balance left over from the
amount which the college at Stillwatcr
was entitled ~ from the Morris fund
and the legislature Of Oklahoma
thought IL could not DC better applied
than to the university for colored stu.
dents at l.angston.
The interior department held, how,
ever, that the action Of the Oklahoma
legislature, in divcrting the fund, VIZ,
not legal The oply way in which tn,
appropriation can be male available I,
the Langston univers ". therefore /
through legislation by Congress.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
Stock Quarantine.

The Oklahoma cattle Quarantir.
against Indian Territory has gone int,
effect. This line begins at the south
west corner Of the Seminole mn ion ant
runs north and east along the Oklahoma
and Indian erritory lines To the north
west corner of the Creek nation. theme,
east 10 the junction Of the Cimnrror
and Arkansas rivers. IL then follows
the course Of the Arkansas river iu 8
northwest direction 10 the northwcs,
corner Of Pawnee county, Oklahoma
where IL follows the southwest and
north boundaries of the Otoc, Missouri
and Ponca Indian res cs,rvations to b
point Of intersection with the above
river, thence north along the river tc
Kansas state line. It's enforced agans,
the Seminole, Creek. Cherokee and
Usage Indians in this territory AMI th,
Otocs, Missouri and Poncas In Otlaho
ma aud remains in force until Novcm
bcr Is.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
To Open New Country.

Topeka tkan.l journal: The Rock
Island will soon begin the construction
Of two new branch lines. The contract
for the grading of the roadbcds has
been let, and teams and men are already
ON the ground arranging to do this
work
These two new lines will he short
branches and will run through rich
territory. One line will be built from
Mountain View. Oklahoma, To the west
for distance Of about 40 miles. This
line will bc an extension of the line
from Ch ClSasaw To Mountain View,
which has Just recently been completed
and opened for traffic. The other
branch line will run from Kingiishcr
70 Guthrie Il distance Of about 10 miles.
II is expected that the contractors,
who have the grading of the roadbcds
Of these two lines will begin work ut
once and complete itas soon as possible
The laying at the track will be- com.
mcnccd NJ soon ns the graders are lar
enough ahead 10 n not 10 interfere. In
all probability he Ia, Ing Of the track
will bc commenced by May I.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
THOUGHTS FROM RUsKIN.
Faithful prayer always implies cor
relative exertion.

Faithful prayer always implies cor
relative exertion.
You may assuredly find peace W yon
are resolved TO do that which your
Lord has plainly required.
There Is only one place where a man
may be nobly tbougbtless-his death.
bed. No thinking should ever he left
10 be done there.
God always gives us strength and
sense enough for what lie wants rs 10
do. II we either tire ourselves or
puzzle ourselves. II Is our own fault.
Surely no one can always know what
IN right? Yes. you always can for to-
day; and " you do what you see Of u
to-day you will see more tomorrow.
No enc can ask honestly or hope
fully to be delivered from temptation
unless he has himself honestly and
firmly determined TO keep out Of II.
There is no music In a rest that
I know OF. but there's the making OF
music In IL. And people are always
missing that pnr. OF the life melody.
always talking OF perseverance, and
courage and fortitude; but patience Is
the finest and wortbiest part Of sorti.
tudc, and the rarcst. too.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
WILL DELAY REPORT.
industriai Comm,ss,o. to Hear Testimony
from worhmsu. Travelling statesmen and
s5perintendents-w WIN ao 10 Chicago.

Washington, Feb. o3.--Thc indus
trial commission has decided to con.
linuc its investigation of trusts and
industrial combinations and to delay
Is recommendations for legislation
FOR their control until additional tcsti-
nony has been taken. The new
feature of the investigation 10 BE-
made Is that workmen. supcrin.
tendcnts and travelling statesmen ARE
to he put upon the stand. those who
have testified thus far having been of.
icinls of the trusts, representatives of
labor organizations aud those opposed
to these combinations. II IL expected
that subcommission. shortly to
he appointed, will leave here about
March u for Chicago. from there Ia
90 io other parts of the country.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
TRUCE IN KENTUCKY.
Taylor WIN Retain tho once os Gov.
ernor unt,i the Hirh~.t Court Passes
Upon the Merits of the Case.

Frankfort, NY, Feb. 81. attorneys
representing Gov. IIcckharu aud Gov.
Taylor have reached an agreement
with reference to the two injunction,
suits which each has brought ngninsi
the oihcr-onc for the possession at
the executive office aud the other tp
retain IL. Agreed eases, cmbodying
the allegations in both petitions. shall
he submitted To Judge Field at Louis.
,illc. The ease Is To br heard by
Judge Field by next Tuesday. and an
immediate appeal will bc taken. Tay.
lor will have undisputcd possession of
the executive office until the court oi
appeals gives u decision. which vii,
bc three weeks
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
For tho sabine rio Grand. Cau.,

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 81. Can't.
Richie, Of the United States engineer
corps, has investigated the cost of
constructing an inland canal from the
Sabine to the Rio Grandc, connecting
all the bays along the rrNns coast. lie
says u canal four fee, deep and 100
feet wide can be- dug Tor Si,225.00O.
Such u canal, with but u slight rx.
tension on the Louisiana end, would
permit Of navigation Of bnrgcs or
light'draught vessels from 81. Paul
Mimi, ar Pittsburgh, Pa, to the Ric
Grnndc along an inland waterway.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
Here
and
There
Want indian Lands Opened.

N washington speclaI tO the tlODc-
Democrat says: The bill TO open up
the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache res
ervation, In Oklahoma. In now pending
before the Indian affairs committee OF
the senate. Recently the secretary OF
the interior was asked by the senate TO
furnish a statement Of the character of
lands embraced In the reservation. and
whether they were available for agri.
cultural purposes Secretary Hitch
cock furnished n statement To the effect
that only n small percentage Of the
lands were good agricultural lands. A
number Of prominent men In Oklahoma
have written To the senate committee.
taking issue with the showing n made
by the secretary in his communication
to Congress.
Chief Justice Burford of the supreme
court of Oklahoma, writes: "My at
tcntion has recently been called Ia the
report of the secretary Of the interior,
concerning the opening Of the Kiowa
and Jomanchc reservations to settle
mcnt. In this report the secretary
states that n large portion Of this rcscr.
vation Is unsuitcd for agricultural put.
poses, and much of IL unfit for grazing
IL Is very evident that the secretary ha,
received his information from special
agents, Indian agents and ca,tlcmcn,
who are Interested in preventing these
lands from being opened to settlement
81 am personally acquainted with u
considerable portion Of the lands In this
reservation, haviny passed through and
crossed over, as well as hunted in the
reservation u number Of times. The
honorable secretary has been misin.
formed and mislcd by the information
he has received. The truth is that
there is large number of well cultva-
ted farms, upon which there has never
been total failure Of crops.
"In my judgment, II the real facts
were known To Con" ress ana the inter.
ior department. these lands would bc
opened Ia settlement at n very early
day, and the cattlcmen who have for
years controlled the Indians. Indian
agents and special agents. would bc
compelled To remove their herds and
give way To n higher civ lization."
Associate Justice John l.. McAtcc
writes in part:
IL have been identified with interests
In the Indian Territory and with the
history Of the settlement Of Oklahoma
since March, 1859. and am well ac.
quainted with the character of the re-
spcctive portions Of the territory. The
kiowa, Comancnc and Apache lands are
OF very great intrinsic value ns agri-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
ART AND MUSIC.

French painters should have room
enough q; the 1900 salon, as the archi.
tcc' OF the building has provided them
with nearly four miles OF hanging
space.
A collection Of 100 old masters is ex.
bibiied in the Scdelmeycr galleries, in
Paris. One Of the most brillinns pnint.
ings in the exhibition is described a.
a Watteau Of the highest order.
IL is probable that Cbartran's picture,
"The Signing Of the Protocol" which
was painted on a commission from II
c. Frick, OF Pittsburgh, and which may
be presented TO the white house col;ec.
tion. is 10 be reproduced. II Is at pres.
ent on exhibition at New York. together
with other works by Cbartran.
Pepito Rodriguez Arriolc is n three.
ycar-old Spanish pianist who is aston.
ishing Madrid audiences. lie is said
TO play correctly and with feeling ard
TO be already composing. lie beat.
Mozart's record as nn infant prodigy
by three years. His father was Span.
ish officer who was killed last year In
Cuba.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01

Representative Curtis has introduced
q bill In Congress that the revised stat.
utes be- ~ amended as Ia provide that
~ any person who has been removed
from the Indian count y under the pro.
visions Of sect on 2ii7 or 2ii9 Of re.
viscd statutes, or under the provisions
Of any act of Congress or treaty will,
the Indian tribe. shall return or II
found within the Indian country, h,
shall De punished by imprisonment foi
not less than 10 days and "a fine of no,
less than siOO. Mr.. Curtis also intro
duced u bill Incorporating the grnnt
lodge Of Odd Fellows In Indian Terri
tory.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01

Mrs. w. $. Taylor, whose husband
has been the center of excitement In
Kentucky for several weeks, In tall
and stout In figure. She IL ~ years
old and was born up in one of the
mountain counties, from which the
long-haired and roughly-drcssed men
came down in hundreds To protect
her husband from alleged danger
She Is In no sense n society woman
and has not been received with much
warmth by the bellies OF the blue.
grass country. Gov. and Mrs. Taylor
have eight children, the eldest being
10 years old.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
The practice which so long obtained

The practice which so long obtained
In southern California of protecting
the orange trees from chill by canvas
coverings has gradually been aban.
doned In favor of the construction OF
roofs. The latticed ceiling over tn,
orange grove makes n difference oi
five degrees In the tempcrature-a diff
ference often sufficient tn save an en-
tire crop. Only about half the amount
of water Is needed, as the groves ar,
not exposed to the winds which draw
the moisture from the soil-an Item
Of no small importance where irriga
tion imposes such heavy tax.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01

New York, Feb. 23,---t special from
Hong Kong, british China. 10 the
Evening World, says: United States
Consul Wildman has Information that
three members of The Filipino iunla,
luhnn, Ponce and Agoncillo. brother
of the envoy, LEFT recently for Japan
tn meet Aguinnldo. This gives ere.
dcncr To the story that Aguinnldu cs-
capped from the island of Luzon to
Formosa when hunted by Gen. Law
toms expedition through the northern
part %! the island.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01

In the first 20 years Of the present
century only 100000 Europeans came
to this country, butt between IsaO and
1889 more than l7,ooo,Ooo migrated to
the Americas. In the last named
ycar alone the United States received
100000 immigrants. Since Issa the
European ou,pouring to various parts
Of the world has been over I2,OoO. .OOt
souls. Trustworthy data indicate
that during the century Europe has
been drained OF 3o,0OO,Ooo persons
seeking to better their fortunes iV
other lands,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
Direct to the Orient.

There passed through Wichita las,
week ten ears OF cotton, shipped by an
Oklahoma City firm which went direct.
ly 10 Yokohama, Japan. This Is the
first shipment Of Cotton from Oklaho,
mn TO the eastern market that has
pnssej through this city, and Is one Of
the evidences OF the growing trade be.
tween this country aud the far east,
when shipments from the very center
Of the United States are consigned di-
rectly to merchants In the aowery
kin gdom.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
area, Gr, shown q, Mn,.h,nv.

London. Feb. 23.-Thc Mails Mafc-
king correspondent relates some
strange Incidents Of life in the br-
sicgcd town. He says that up Ia the
Isl Of February the Beers had fired
500 rounds from their oI.pounirr gun
in the town. Some estimates are that
~ tons of metal were shot NJ the
town. The correspondent insists that
the bcsicgcd people still pursue the
even tenor Of their way. shelters ara
built everywhere for everybody.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
sh.s,.r Ray. IN. n.b.,,,on .. snd.s.

Chicago, Feb. -. Maj. Gen. William
u. Shnftcr arrived here yesterday
from Detroit on his way Ia his com.
mand In California. lie left late in
the afternoon for the west. lie cx-
pressed the opinion that the back
bone Of the rebellion In the Philip
pines Is now broken md that nl-
though many problems remained to
he met, including the suppression of
the guerrilla warfare aud the capture
of hguinnldo. which latter, however.
was unimporiant, matters in general
had reached that point Of success that
the rebellion could he called ended.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01
M Mercy FOR Ipe.erters,

Washington, Feb. -. The senate
committee on military affairs has r..
ported adversely the hill introduced
10y senator Cullum Ia grant an honor.
able discharge Ia all soldiers who were
~ any time in the service at the
United States aud who have for more
than 10 years been held tn br incliri.
blr for such honorable discharge by
reason of any charge of drsrrtioD
which may exist against them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-03-01

The Iowa legislature has posted u
bill creating board of public exam.
tners. rhe public examiners are to
be three skilled accountants up,
pointed by the governor. They are to
examine the books of the county
treasurers. making the examinations
at irregular periods, much as the ma.
tionai bank examiner does. These cx.
aminations must take place ut least
once year, while supplementary ex.
nminations nre To be held whenever
requested by the hoard of supervisors
Of any county. The plan Is a kind OF
Insurance against dcfalcations.