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N. e.LllFtr AND MS FISH.
Caught IL in Presence of Napoleon Iii and
IL Made Trouble.

/ Frum the Chicago Inter ocean.
/ In the etats de service Of Gen. GaIiifet.
/ the present War Minister Of France. there
Is q curious note which should endear him
7 20 the hearts OF all fishermen. After pay
ing just tribute TO his abilities. the note
reads:
But. unfortunately, he selects extraor-
dlnary companions"
Thereby hangs a fish story. Long ago,
IN the days OF the second empire. Gailifet
was the aid-de-camp Of Napoleon III AT
St. Cloud his quarters were Just over the
imperial bedroom. Everything around him
was very grand and very gloomy. The
window Of mis- room looked upon the pond
that washed the walls OF the chateau.
The water was clear. and the surrounding
scenery was beautiful: but the young
/ lieutenant felt like a prisoner. Early one
morning while seated at his window try
ing 10 drive away the blues with a cigar
he espied below in the crystal water an
enormous carp. The instincts Of the ang-
| Ter, strong in Gallifet, made the young
mans eyes snap and set bis heart a-throb-
bing.
The big fish was the private property of
] the Emperor Consequently. for Gallifet
Il was forbidden fish. But II was such a
| fine fellow! The resistance OF the SOL
| dier's conscience was useless. 1t surren-
\ dered unconditionally. The remaining part
/ OF the campaign against the carp was sim
/ PIE enough. Gallifet went to his trunk,
/ brought out his trusty line, 10 which he
/ fastened a hook and an artificial bait
/ With his accustomed skill he cast the line.
| The carp was hooked and hauled in
| through the window.
| Here the lieutenants fun ended and his
! trouble began. The fish landed upon a
| table, overturned large globe filed with
water. and car0med from that to a mag
| niicent vase, which it also upset and
| smashed TO pieces upon the door. Then it
/ began TO execute a genuine pas de caIpe
among tht smithereens.
/ The Emperor, hearing the strange racket
| overhead and seeing the water trickling
| through the ceiling. was astOnished. He
I rushed upstairs 70 ind out what was the
matter. Gallifet heard him coming and
| endeavOred TO grab the carp ard throw ii
out Of the window and thus destroy the
| evidence of his poaching in the Imperial
| pond. But the slippery thing was hard 10
! hold; so he tossed il into the bed and
covered II up with the led clothes. When
/ the Emperor entered the room Re noticed
imm diately the quivering bed Clothes. He
| pulled them down and uncovered the
! toundering flsh. His majestys face as
sumtd an air Ost JIM jamie expression
which gradually faded into a faint smile
he took IN the entire situation, saluted
and left the future war minister to medi-
tate upon the mysteries of a fisherman's
| luck.
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JOKE ON A CHICAGO REPORTER.
Why His Convention Whisky and Cigars
Failed 90 Find Patrons.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
"D'yOu ever hear of the joke we played
on Brown when he went down to report
the last Rep lhlican National Convention
at st. LOUISE"
1t was after u O'Clock, and the last copy
had gone upstairs. Jenkins was getting
out the cards for a poker game and the
newspaper men were swapping stories.
We'll, the managing editor called
Brown in and said: Now, you'd better
get some good whisky and cigars TO take
with you. ThereIl be a raft of politi-
clans on the train, and besides real good
whisky and cigars are scarce as hens
/ teeth in st. Louis"
1--WE got 'em already" said Brown, as
he exhibited some bottles of rare old
Scotch stuff and box of S cigars.
Good said the managing editor
charge 'em up against the Office"
Before Brown went away that evening
We got hold of his grip. We sent a boy
over to cigar store across the street for
box Of the cheapest, greenest, vilest ci-
gars that a man ever paid a little money
for. Then We got some 2J-cent whisky
that brought the tears to nv ewes when
| looked at 1t. We emptied the s. cigars
out OF the box and packed the green home
crowns in as If they belonged there and
pasted the lid back as well as we could
/ We made the same sort OF exchange with
the whisky
Now if there's anything that Brown
thinks he knows and doesn't. it's good
whisky and cigars" chuckled the manag-
ing editor.
We'll, when Brown got back from St
Louis We asked him the first thing. of
course, how the crowd took 10 his treat
" There's something queer about that
said old Brown innocently. Politicians
ought to know good whisky and cigars.
but they don't. l passed the box around
once. and everybody took one I didn't
crack EN- up much, for | thought they'd
speak for themselves. After that I pass
ed the box several times and nobody cared
for EN- Same way with the whisky. At
ter The first sample everybody coughed a
little, and l brought the rest Of the Iduor
back IN my valise. Mighty funny propo-
sition, those politicians"
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TIGERS REpUDlATE THEIR GIFT.
Refuse to Contribute Anything 10 Jefferson
Davis Monument in Richmond.

Special 10 The Washington Post.
New Orleans La. Nov. 10-During the
last Confederate Veterans reunion at
Louisville. KY, sums Of money were
pledged by representatives of various
camps of the army of Northern Virginia
for the erection, at Richmond, Va, of d
monument TO jefferson Davis. The dele
gates from the Louisiana camp promised,
in the name of their organization, $3.50.
Tonight the camp, in session at New
Orleans, repudiated the action OF their
delegates. and refused positively TO give
one cent toward the monument 10 the
Confederate President They declared
that if any money is TO be raised by the
Louisiana division of the army of North
ern Virginia for monuments, il will be for
one TO Gen. Pierre Gustaye Toutant
Beauregard
The Louisiana camp is the parent camp
of the organization, and il is believed
here thaS their action will arouse a wide
controversy. IL is held that the removal
Of Jefferson Davis body from this CITY
10 Richmond was the direct cause of the
refusal 10 aid in erecting the memorial.
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REV. ]. WESLEY BROWN DEAD.
Episcopal Clergyman Who Officiated ut
Famous Weddings.

New York, Nov. 1O.-The Rev. DR.. ].
Wesley Brown, rector of ST Thomas
Protestant Episcopal Church, died this
afternoon. He had been i'll for several
weeks. DR.. Brown was siXty-three years
old. He was born in Baltimore in 1881
lie was & civil engineer in the govern
ment's service, but in 1866 entered the
Methodist ministry. Subsequently he be-
came an Episcopalian. He had a church
at Middletown, Del, and from there went
10 Trinity Church. Philadelphia. He
served in Christ Church. Detroit: Trinity
Cathedral, Cleveland, and St PauTs Ca
thedral, Buffalo. He succeeded to the pas
torate of ST. Thomas upon the death of
Rev. DR.. William +. Morgan. In 1883
DR. Brown performed the ceremony
which united Consuelo Vanderbilt TO the
Duke Of Marlborough He also married
Miss Pauline Whitney TO Almeric Hugh
Paset. and Miss Clark daughter OF Sena-
tor Clark. OF Montana. 70 DR.. Morris.
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The IiiEllest Art

From the Woman's Home Companion.
The word artistic has been so nisap-
piled that the majority of people suppose
II means something rather disoTderIv and
haphazard. How often literature gives lis
the prim, precise maiden aunt, with her
narrow. intense love Of exact outline. and
the art-loving niece, all on fire with rap-
lures over color harmonies," and con-
tempt for everything which is not pictur-
esque! Let US give our sympathy. how
ever, to the derided aunt. Craze for color
is lower degree Of the sense Of beautv
than appreciation of symmetrical arrange
ment. Sculpture is a finer achievement
OF the intellect than painting. Savages
and ignorant children can take nlaaSf1re
in color display, but only an educated
mind is moved through effects Of form,
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Ex-senator Qaay in Florida.

Jacksonville, Fla. Nov l0-Ex-Senatcr
Matthew Quay, OF Pennsylvania and a
party Of friends arrived at his winter
house at Saint Lueie, Fla, to-day They
Travelled in Senator Quay's private ear.
Wildwood" He Will remain here during
the wfrter, returning 70 his State al in
tCrvals To look after his political interests.
He stated tO-dav that he was absolutely
certain of over 80 votes in joint ballot in
the PENNSYLVANIA legislature for United
States Senator, and that he expected TO
be- elected
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Dr. Cnmeran LerOf with n Fine

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. l0-It has lust
leaked Out that DR.. Charles T. Cameron.
who at the June term Of the Middlesex
Superior Court pleaded TO charges of lar
ceny OF valuable book plates from Har-
ward College Library, appeared late
wednesday evening and paid fine OF H50.
which was imposed ty Judge Sherman.
Five remaining counts OF larceny and re-
ceiying stolen goods were sent over TO
the rrxt term O. the court In court II
was stated that Ne had made restitution
10 the extent OF 81. 800
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LIVED TOO HIGH FOR HIS MEANS.
Empioye of a New York House Missing
His Shortage MAY Reach SIS 0n0

New York, Nov 1O.-Oscar Wencke. for
ty years old, in the employ of WaitaT.
Iatum q Co, manufacturers of druggists
utensils, at Nos. &c and IS Barclay street.
this city. disappeared from his office last
Monday afternoon. He is being searched
for by detectives, hut up to a late hour
tonight no clew had been obtained as 70
MS whereabouts. Mr.. Tatum, jr., said:
81 do not wish 10 discuss the case, but
| admit that Wencke went away and took
money with him. ! cannot state the
amount which was stolen, but one thing
is certain. that 1t is not large enough TO
affect our firm in any way"
AT Wencke's home. in Hoboken, the
family said he had come home hurriedly
on Monday and announced that he had to
so to Boston. Wencke, while seemingly
leading a blemeless life, lived in very fine
style and wore costly diamonds, say his
neichtors. Various rumors have been cir
Culated as to the amounts of the pecula-
tions, some placing il as high as $4,000.
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RIVER GIVES UP TWO MORE DEAD.
Bodies of Victims OF H0bOken Dock Fire
Brought p with Debris,

New York, Noy. 10-Two more bodies
supposed to be victims OF the Hobokea
dock disaster. were found late this even
ing between piers and 8. Of the North
German Lloyd Steamship Company.
For several days tugs have been en-
ployed about the ruins Of the fire, clearing
away the debris. While a tug was al work
between some Of the piles the two bodies
were seen floating some distance away.
II is believed that the churning OF the
water between the piers caused the bodies
10 come 10 the surface. 1t was impossible
10 identify them.
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SON MANNED, FATHER BURNED.
Chris RHd. Made Insane by Accident 10
Child, Fires Jail and Perishe..

Lansing. Iowa, Nov. 10-The twelve
year-old son OF Chris Rud was run down
by freight train to-day. and his left leg
severed below the knee The father took
the matter 10 heart so that he became ir-
responsible. assulting an officer. who land
ed him in Jail
Within twenty mii utes the jail and city
hall building we're fiScovered 10 be on fire
and the agOni2ing tricks OF the priaoner
told that he had paid the penalty OF his
recklessness with his life. The building
cost $4,000. and was totally destroyed.
circumstances
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MISS BkRTON'S WORK FINISHED.
Coming North After Two Months of II elief
Labor Among Texas sufferers,

Galveston, Tex, Nov. 10.-After spend
Ing nearly TWO months in relief work
among the sufferers at Galveston and
other places on the Texas coast Miss
Clara Barton feels there is no longer a
necessity for her to remain in the field.
The work of relief will be continued. how
ever, during the entire winter but the
local Red Cross in Galveston, organized
at Miss Barton's suggestion, and the
local committees at the various points on
the mainland, will be amply able to dis
tribute the supplies now on hand and
the large quantity that will continue 10
be sent without the aid Of Miss Rarton's
STAFF. 1t is her purpose to leave Texas
within a few days
John Sealy, treasurer of the Galveston
relief fund, makes the following state
ment:
Donations received from October p to
date, Sll3, ,35l. of which SG771 was received
through Mayor Jones. Previously ac-
l53 7l9. T-'
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Rx-ua,or MrkI..an Grnn,ed a Dlo,rc.

Cleveland, Ohio. Nov. lO-At Akron
Ohio, to-day, former Mayor Robert Z. Nc
Kisson. OF this city, was granted a di-
vOrce from his wife. Some time agr
Mrs McKisson brought suit for divorce al
Elyris, Ohio, charging gross neglect oi
duty. Her husband filed a cross petition
asking for a divorce o. the same ground
Al the hearing, which was secret. he ties
tifed that his wife no longer loved him
Mrs Mckisson did not contest the suit
Al.mony Was agreed upon outside o!
court
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Thomas b. Reed wnnr. More Room.

Prom New York Letter.
Thomas b. Reed has caught the real e.
tate fever. Residents OF Prospect Park
South Brooklyn. we're thrown into a fever
OF curiosity the other day when the great
man matestically looked around for an az
tractive building site. Mr.. Reed does NOT
Ike his New York residence. According TO
a friend he wants al least half as rnucn
elbow rooTe as he had up In Maine
Brooklyn was suggested as among The
possibilities, and now Mr.. Reed threatens
TO build himself home on the road 70
C0ney Island
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Tory in Nsvf.updInnd.

81. Johns. y. F., Nov. lo-The only eler,
lion return received to-day was from ne
tDEr district where Mr.. Earle. the LiDera
caHd'tS .-5eated his Tory opponent
Mr. Cooke, by 1872 votes. A. the last elec,
.on this district gave a Tory majority 0!
80 The F0ge district for twenty con.
scculve years previous 10 this election
has returned Tory candidate. The Bono
government now has seventeen members
a-t the Importers OF Ar. Morlne have
one member.
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Two Dnush'ers Inherit SEA. 900 ooo.

New York, Nov. lo-The will Of the late
Abraham Wolf, partner in the banking
aTm of Kuhn, Loeb Co, was probated
40 MorfistoWn, y. J., to-day. The estate
f5ors up S-1V0,OJJ and most Of a. goes "a
h- TWO daughters, Mrs. Kuhn and Mrs.
MyFtnheim. To each lu ais firm that Of
Kuhn. Loeb q Co, bankers. who had be.n
Boo the service ten years Mr. W0lr he
queathed $500 Those who had been en-
pl0ycd there i've years, 500, and less than
that time. 500.
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The SILENT BALLOT.
ballots fall like fakes Of snow.

TIE ballots fall Ike fakes of snow,
So Elleat. pure. and alll;
Majestic ia their peaceful fos.
To speak the free mans Will
The natioa'G voice IL uttered there,
In tones u Go6-liks sound
Demanding homage everywhere,
Unmarked By mettH AID bounds.
Columbia from her mountsin crest
Proelsims from shore % shore
The silent ballot Esst ana West
Shall rEls t0TsFeT more
JOHN A JOY
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Threat to Tie Up yaua,rhi,,. .,.,.,

Springfield. Mass. Nov. 10.-The strik-
ing boilermakers in the shops of the Bos-
ton * Albany Railroad in West snring-
field threaten 10 Tie up the entire yanSAP-
bit system IL their demands are no,
granted They declare they have ao m
boiiermakers behind them and can calI
Upon other labor unions 10 back them in
their demand
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ohie village Nearly wiprd On,

Lima. Ohio Nov 10.-The town OF
Wren. southwest OF this city, was almost
wiped out OF existence by fire last night.
The entire business district and half OF
the residence portion was burned The
loss VIII reach slo9,00o. The town is with
out IRE apparatus.
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sir.. KID, ,irCo, Eputledto Diyorc,

New York Nov le-Daniel j. Ingra.
ham. who was appointed referee IN the
divorce suit brought by Mrs. Norman
seIby against her husband, Norman
se.by (Kld Mccoy. hled his report To-
entitled 70 her divorce.
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M fowrse,

From th9 fSiiadeiphia Press a
1T seems 20 be an actual fact ihsf
Indian never laughs" 49,
sNonsense, Dlda't Longtell0E
M!nnehahaT''
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zEIMER DIVORCE MILL
Clients All Over Country and
in Foreign Lands.
THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL DEGREES

The search Of the once. Occnpied hy the
~eAemer- Reveals the Pact that the Plot
Was Far Mere Extensive Than First
sHpposed-Au she Dscrscs ThHs I--aed
Vitiated By Fraud and Can BE Let Aside
Mrs. HerTick Makes statement.
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CHANDLER.

troubled the placid pool of Bethesda
He is like the small boy who stirs
up the animals in the cages for the
pleasure of hearing them roar. When
the Senate lapses into dullness, Chandler
launches a shaft of sarcasm, strikes the
weak point of some fellow-Senator's ar
NOR, incites an angry reply, and laughs
a the disturbance which ensues. He Is
the matadOr Of the Senatorial bull ring
the bear-baiter of the Senatorial pit.
Chandler VeIeers his sarcasm with a
crust Of good nature which makes him ir-
resisuble. Nobody takes him seriously.
not even the fiery Tillman. whom he
taunts with singing jibe in public and ad-
mires in private. Under his most waspish
sentences there is a laugh which robs
them of their sting. He is keenly sarcas-
tic because he cannot help il, and he has
so many good qualities that everybody
likes him
If Chandler is retired to private life. the
Senate will be dull, indeed.
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Chandler, OF New
Hampshire. We can
not afford TO lose
Chandler. He con-
tributes 10 the gaye-
ty of nations. If he
had lived in Bib icaI
times, he would have
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Family Features.

Short Stories, Latest Fashions. Fancy
Work, TIE Good Cook Talks with trt
Doctor Puzzle Contests. Library Corner.
and Young Folks Page. combine 90 make
this department Of as much value and .r-
terest as most Of the Special Family
Papers.
Questions answered on Law. Medicine,
Veterinary, and other topics free.
The Magazine Form. Each issue comes
out with a neat cover. the number o.
pages varying from q to IS.
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Some Statesmen Who STEP Dovn.

wOleott. the orator: wolcott, the dressy;
Wolc0tt. the defeated. A golf player and
an automobiles. he l. an up-to-oate Sena-
tor. Colorado has decided against him.
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I.ENTZ.

be a Cleveland idOla- .pxr1
tor. When Cleve-
land took snuff, he
sne eZe d. w h e n ''''''''''.'''''' '''.-..
Cleveland went out
TO Columbus to attend the Thurman
dinner, LentZ met him at the depot
and carried his grip. At the conven-
ton which nominated Bryan Lentz was
a Cleveland worker, gave out a sign
ed statement expressing his disgust with
the outcome OF the convention, and then
departed for Columbus. He went 10 bed a
gold-stapdard Democrat and woke up in
the morning rabid free silverite and
friend of Bryan. II was the most remark
able conversion of modern times. When
ne was nominated for Congress on the
free-silver ticket everybody thought it
was a joke. 1t wasn't. LentZ was elected.
In Congress Lentz achieved notoriety as
the only man who attacked Mckinley per-
sonally. He has since had several rows
with Dick and GTOsveLOr and other Ohio
Republicans. Incidentally. he looks like a
prize-fighter, and prides himself upon his
COrbett pompadour hair.
The list of statesmen who step down
might be indefinitely extended Let US
hope that it will not contain the name o.
Chandler of New
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ton of Republicans
and POpUlists. be
steps down and out.
Now he will resume
his place on the edi-
t0rial tripod. His pa
por is the Caucasian.
Putler's chief beauty
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pearance. Perhaps
this is against him.
At any rate. he is
tall and disjOinted,
he stoops at the
shoulders; he is fur
tive-eyed; he whines
He is a Vermont
hut has liunl %.
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BUTLER.

lies in his ebony name. His locks fall
all over themselves, ard when he runs
his hand through them, rolling his
eyes In fine frenzy toward the pan
eled ceiling. it is a sight for the gods.
Butler looks wise, but isn't He is also
the national chairman Of the Populist
party. As there is not much of his party
left, his duties are not arduous.
Lorimer. of the golden locks. and LentZ.
Of the large and open mouth. are two vic
tins OF the election. Lorlmer will be
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lUe EtIlILI IIds HuL
outw ardiy rufie
him. but down In his
heart the arrows of
disappointment rsE
kie. II g re liy
thought that another
term In the EnIfeI
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that his opponents are his enemies They
hate him with a bitter hatred
Long ago Hanna vowed vengeance
against Pettigrew. The latter attacked
him personally on the floor OF the Senate
and Hanna forgave him not. From tina,
day Il was war 70 the death between the
'wo. Out into South Dakota went Hanna,
determined 70 slay the man whom he
despised- Hanna won.
Moral: Beware OF HaEna-
The tidal wave OF Populism swept some
unique figures into the Senate one OF
these was Allen. OF Nebraska. Now his
course is run. Alien
IS man Of ability. .........................
In fact. he Is one OF
the few Populists .,rpx
who are something
more than a mere
accident In politics. '''''''''''''''''''''''''
At the same time,
he viii go down to fame not as
really great man, but as the cham
pion ong-distance talker in the SEN
ate. During he hght over the repeal
OF the Sherman silver-purchasing law he
started in at o'clock in the afternoon
and took his seat at S o'clock the follow
ing morning. For fifteen hours he stood
upon his feet, save when a call for
quorum gave him a resting spell, words
and words and words falling out OF his
mouth in an inexhaustible stream. 1t was
a connected, logical speech. too. giving a
history Of finance from the days of Jo-
seph and Jacob 10 the present time. II
made book when it was printed.
Physically, Allen is a giant. He is over
six feet tall and Of stature in proportion.
He has smooth-shayen face, with strong
features, reminding one of the statesmen
Of bygOne days
II there is one man In the Senate who
takes himself seriously. it is Butler. OF
North Carolina. Brought into the Senate
through a combina-
- u.
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AAAAo1EAs ASIAAAL ia ,
had a remarkable
career. He used TO
be a Cleveland idOla-
tor. When Cleve-
land took snuff, he
8 n e G Ze d. W h e n
CIaValopd uyant ont
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PETTIGREW.

ssss.....sssss.......t,
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- "a -AAArAs
IS a man OF ability.
In fact. he Is one OF
the few PopuIists
who are something
more than a mere
accident In politics.
At the same time.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-27

The contest Of Judge Bufington's
seat to the chieftaincy Of this ma
iiOn was not brought that justice
might be done the fullblood Cher.
okees. II was instigated BY the
worst enemies the nation ever had,
BY men who have never scrupled
to plunder the treasury nor TO be-
tray the people.