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New-York tribune., 1901-10-05

does George B. Mcclellan the thoroughness
OF his manhood and the purity of his personal
character In his walk and conversation he was
ever the pure, clean minded Christian gentle
man: a true patriot who gave the best and all
that was in him unselfshy to his country will
ingly, freely and unstntingly; man of sweet
and gracious mien and OF tender and loving
disposition. Unconsciously he drew all hearts
in responsive affection to his wonderful person
ality, and there never commander so cni-
versally beloved by his troops, and when, as ne
rode the lines of his army at Warrenton in low
ing farewell to his veterans. he saw the unbid-
den tears spring TO the eyes that had never
quailed in battle, he must have felt how much
greater than rank and command is the generous
and spontaneous comrade love which, though
born amid scenes of danger and death, can
never die
New-York tribune., 1901-10-05

much influence with the department." but your
boy shall not be shot; or, after receiving
request from General Butler not to interfere
with the court martial of his army, by Jingo.
Butler or Butler, here goes!" or, writing an
order II think that will have precedence over
Stanton" There are a goodly number OF LIN
coins own quaint Stories by which he was fond
of illustrating a point administering gentle
rebuke and several relating to incidents OF his
life in Washington and to his visits to the front.
In the nature of the none are new; but
many are less unfamiliar and MI
Pratt's compilation is welcome.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-05
4 WOLF AND A BUFFALO.


THE OUTCAsTs. BY W. A. Fraser. Illustrated
by Arthur Heming. l2mo PIP vi, 1Ss. Charles
Scribners Sons
Atm the outcast was half wolf, half Huskie
dog. and old Shag the outcast buffalo bull
They met in the prairie of the Montana border
land and passed through many adventures to-
gether. Mr.. Fraser has related these, and re-
ported the conversations of the two and has de-
picted their characters with a keen insight
into the wild beast nature-the shrewd wolf nat
ure of the mongrel who would he dog and the
slow and ponderous habit of the superannuated
leader of a buffalo herd. Atm was halfbreed
wolf because Of mans evil ways, thinking to
change everything that it should he be-
fore he came:
This false mating is of his thought: to get the
strength Of the Wolf. and the long fasting of the
Wolf, and the toughness of the Wolf. into the
kind of his Train Dogs And because of all this,
l, who a Wolf am Outcasted.
And the Buffalo Smooth Horn.
led a Herd that caused the sweet grass plain
to tremble like water when galIoped over it,
| We locusts-that many; and when cross
: ing coulee. I've turned with pride the op-
poste bank-l always went trst-and. looking
back the whole hollow just waving mass
| of life Such life, too, Lone Dog; silk-coated
Cows with Calf at knee: and Bulls there were
full many-because tolerated them. Of course
and all strong and fat. It's the many
breathed firestick OF the Paleface that has de-
stroyed us Atm; but like you, Brother who
outcast because OF my great age, and
because my horns have become stubs. care not
oVermuch.
There big kill of buffaloes by the Blood
Indians. and the two companions there, the
Dog Wolf to gain much meat warm to cold
stomach" Shag to watch sadly the slaughter
of his people. Then they went with their
travels. Joined by a cowbrd, and one morning
the cowbird had disappeared-he flew "the length
of your gullet, Dog Wolf Shag declared. In
the treacherous muskeg lands that border the
Athabasca, A'tms lean stomach tugged harder
at HIS eyeids and kept them open, looking for a
chance to betray his big friend. for his eating
but they finally parted company, on A'tms un-
successful attempt to get Shag and his Buffalo
Cow to eat of the deadly loco plant. Then the
treacherous outcast caught by a band Of
wolves real wolves. 1t for diplo-
macy. and to save his carcass he put them on
the trail of his erstwhile comrade And the end
of it that Shag had the Dog-WoK pinned to
the earth beneath the old horns, but he
hesitated In his vengeance:
Thou art traitor and great liar, Atim but
you may go because you outcast and
because l also
New-York tribune., 1901-10-05
A Story of American Politics.

Mr.. Barr has produced a novel Of
politics in the West, which shows the
richness of a field comparatively unde
veloped. The evolution of his central
figure, who passes through various
stages as clerk. lobbyist, legislator, and
Governor. is sketched with graphic
realism which is absolutely convincing.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-05
BYRON'S GREAT GREA AT-GRANDDAUGHTEl
From The London Chronicle

From The London Chronicle.
A great great granddaughter has Just been
born to Byron. The second child of Mr. and
Mrs. Neville Lytton is girl. and has Just been
christened Anne. after her grandmother LADY
Anne Blunt. The giving, in this way, of a single
name may again become fashion If So II
will be hailed by registrars. Not SO sure, how
ever. is the future approval OF the young ladies'
most concerned. The late Sir Henry Taylor
who prded himself on nice and philosophic
taste in such things, was great advocate for
giving baby girls variety of names so that
when they grew up they might choose one
among them to their own liking
New-York tribune., 1901-10-05
ANECDOTES OF LINCOLN.
HIS BIOGRAPHY IN A NEW FORM.

LINCOLN IN STORY. The Life of the Martyr
President Told in Authenticated Anecdotes.
Edited by Silas G. Pratt Illustrated. 12mo,
PIP. XIV. 224. d Appleton & Co.
No other public man of America has ever
figured in so many personal anecdotes, or prob
ably ever told so many himself. President
Lincoln. Indeed Lincoln stories almost
New-York tribune., 1901-10-05
L" THE TELLER.'
A POSTHUMOUs STORY BY THE AUTHOF
OF DAVID HARUM."

THE TELLER A Story. BY Edward Noyes West
cott With the Letters of Edward Noyes West
colt edited by Margaret Westcott Muzzey, and
an Account of his Life by Forbes Heermans.
Emo PIP. 113. d. Appleton Co.
The Teller" by the author of David
Harum," is without the humor which carried
that book into notice, but it is nevertheless an
interesting souvenir of Mr.. Westcotts talent.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-05

Mr. Moore. author of The Jessamy
Bride "A Gray Eye or So," etc, has
produced in "A Nest of Linnets"
story exceedingly happy in it's delicate
reproduction of eighteenth century at
mosphere. The love scenes are written
with Il daintiness and grace admirabl
bcfitting the finer aspects of the period.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-05

GENERAL MCCLELLAN. By General Peter s.
Niche. With Illustrations and Maps Great
Commanders Series) Octave, pp tx, 4ss. ID. Ap-
nlefnn n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
LABoRERs ARE NEEDED.
Difficulty in Getting and Keeping Men
In Oklahoma.

Guthrie. o. T.. Oct. 12-H P. Sheldon.
who has the contract for laying the tracks
of the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Western
railway from Harcsborne to Ardmore, l.
T.. states that work of all kinds on the
road is being impeded by the difficulty of
getting Iaborers.
Most of the men whom the railway COM
pany are able to get to come into the
territory are of wild and reckless class
we pay them off every two weeks
said Mr.. Selden. Payday is followed by
wild time. There are. very few of the
white men who do not play poker, ard all
OF the Negroes shoot craps As soon as
they get their two weeks wages the fun
begins. There are always lot of sharp
ers who hang around, who perform the
same functions as camp followers do in
war. They are not on our payroll but
hang on our flank for no ether purpose
but TO fleece the men out Of their pay.
and in this they are very successful.
Gambling is a breeder of all kinds of
trouble especially among a crowd Of ig-
nOrant, reckless fellows like ours. There
are fights and brawls constantly for two
or three nights after payday. Only short
time before L left one of our negroes
thought another had dcfIauded him. and
without ceremony he pulled & gun and de-
lberately killed him. Having done this.
the murderer turned about ard walked
away into the woods. We picked up his
victims body, made a rude pine box and
buried it, after we had sent news to his
family Of what had happened to him.
Il have use for only $50 men, said Mr.
Selden. But since we began to work, on
July 6, I have shipped in loo. We are
paying common laborers S1.75 per day and
board, and men and teams ST per day and
board. but even ct these high figures we
cannot induce them to remain with us for
any length of time
Considerable railway work is being
done and other Improvements on which
common Iaborers are required are being
made in the territory. We have shipped
in a great many negroes from Little Rock,
Arkansas. and Memphis. Tennessee. We
nave 10 lock the cars to keep them on
until we set to the place where we want
them to work If we get so in one night,
after breakfast next morning we viii not
have more than Is. 1t has been that way
ever since We began to work. They take
advantage to 90 into the territory on free
transportation and as soon as they get
there they scatter out in all directions.
There is no law preventing them from
leaving. and. as we must have men, we
keep on shipping Them in.
our experience is of the same kind
that men employing day laborers are
having in eli parts OF the country. There
is simply not enough of it TO meet the
demand
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
JOHNSON ON STATEHOOD.
Would Have One Big State Instead of
TWO Small Ones.


Guthrie o. T. Oct &c. Porter john
son OF Oklahora City. while in the city
was asked his opinion on the statehood
question from @ Democratic standpoint.
Mr.. Johnson said as follows:
I'VE must have one state-Indian Ter
ritcry and Oklahoma Territory win make
one Of tie greatest states in the Union.
In fact We would be tie pivotd state of
the west
eve would exercise 1r influence In COM
mercial and political affairs eeual 70 That
q New York and Illinois. We nrst nor
discuss double statehood In So doing We
might lead some "a The opinion that We
voald accept Thence lex US not consider
* even - q possibility Let Us get to-
Sether. organize au aggressive movement.
serd our committee to congress. and in-
sist th2- wo BE- given our rights. which
under the constitution We are entitled g.
enjoy. nor IN the distant fature. at the
viii OF congress. but rs 3 sacred right as
others.
The idea IS praposteT1us thar there
should - two states with two sets q
state officers. t~o systems of ta0ation.
two courts and tvo sets Of penal iustf-
rs1sions. and tWo sets of Charitable irsti-
tuuious. and last but 30 least f. fact
worst OF all tao legislatures 70 contend
with
40. We Hsut enc state-eau.alalns al
our royee- and .rfluezce e truilding 49, one
great state. thereby sessealnE tas bur
aes.s II slesle ssatehooa- TIE indiaa
question can - sritlea - the people -
The new state. IS vel as - zhs oomsiis-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
GOT LIFE SENTENCE.
Woodbridge Found Guilty of the Penn
harAna hh.rrHar


Arapahoe. I. T., Oct. 12.-District court.
which has been in session here for a num-
be- of days, has adjourned after trans
acting much business.
The most important case tried during
the term was the territory VS.. I. w
Wcolridee and Kid Oglesby. who were
Jointly indicted for the murder of Thos
Pemberton at Weatherford last April. The
defendants asked for a severance which
was granted. Woodbridge was placed on
trial first and found guilty as charged
in the indictment and sentenced to life
imprisonment in the territorial prison at
Lansing, Kansas. On recommendation of
the county attorney. the case against
Oglesby was dismissed.
Quite a number of important civil cases
were disposed Of An unusual number Of
people VINO had not found married life a
continual haven of ecstatic bliss came in
for the courts attention, and eight or ten
couples were freed from domestic cares
by q decree Of divorce.
The trial Of I. W. Woodbridge, who was
convicted of the murder OF Thomas Penn
berton Of Weatnerf0rd. recalls one Of the
most foul murders that was ever recorded
in the criminal history OF western OlLaho-
ma. Pemberton. who was an old man.
had gone II q 6rug store TO buy medicine
Tor sick daughter. on his return. while
crossing q vacant lot. he was struck on
the head with club and robbed, dying
a few hours later from the effects of the
blows
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
FULL BLooDs ARRESTED.
Accused of Poisoning Fish With the
DEVILS Shoestrinq.

The Cherokee Air says that number
of fullblood Indians were recently
brought up in the eastern part of the
territory and fined for poisoning fish.
They use, a groot-commonly called Devils
Shroestring' found all over the prairie
for poison. In fact, it does not poison
the fish, but makes them drunk or stupe-
fies them so much that they float on top
of the water where the Indians easily
capture them for food at their yearly fish
fries, q feast which usually continues for
some days. This root poison is gathered
from the prairie in large quantities some
days before the date of the fish fry, and
is pounded into a pulp and thrown into
the stream at a point selected for the
water becomes a milky color. The fish
inhale this and soon become so stupefied
that they roll on their backs and are shot
with arrows from bows in the hands of
the many Indians who go into the water
to assist in the capture and for the sport.
blood Indian use the bow and arrow in.
II allowed to stay in the water. as soon
as the sap from the poison" root clears
away the fish become all right and swim
away in their natural state. Why the Of
fcials make this manner of catching fish
poisoning them" we cannot comprehend.
The Indians consume their catch in this
way and are not injured in the least, ard
have done so for generations.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
Demurrer WAS oVERRULED.
Oklahoma city's Sewer Injunction
Case is Settled

Oklahoma City, o. T., Oct. 12.-In the
district court yesterday afternoon the ar
guments on the demurrer in the sewer in
junction case We're closed about o'clock
and Judge Irwin announced a decision
overruling the demurrer of the defendants
and continuing in full force all the orders
that had been previously made by Judge
Burwell.
In closing the decision Judge Irwin
stated that it was impossible TO Ax an
exact date at which he would be here 10
heart the facts in the case, but that he
would get here as soon as possible. He
is to hold court in Washita county next
week, and as there are several important
cases there that should be heard. he could
not tell when he would be through if
these cases were ready for trial; but that
he would be able TO tell in two or three
days, and if he could be here in ten days
he would notify the attorneys in ample
time to prepare for the case. For the time
the hearing would be set for the ed OF
this month.
Judge Douglas and Judge Hays closed
the arguments for their respective sides,
and then Judge Irwin made the decision,
saying in part: There are two important
features TO this case that the court will
have TO decide, but the decision now need
only be on the question of whether the
averments in the petition If true are suffi-
Gent to cause the court to overrule the
demurrer. In the case of the demurrer
the defendant recognizes that all of the
averments are true for the purpose Of the
argument, but contend that they are not
sufficient for the Issuance Of an injunc-
ton. In the opinion of the court the
averments that the council had no right
to make q contract for this work, but
should have done it through their agents.
is the important part OF this case. and it
is one that the court does not care to
decide at this time, but it is sufficient in
the mind OF the court to warrant the
everything of the demurrer the only
question in the matter is that averment
in which it is stated that the work was
let at a price that was greatly in excess
Of what It should have been, amounting,
as the petition states, to about S per lot.
If this is true, this would be sufficient
to cause the issuing of an injunction and
of course the court can not enter into this
question at this time; therefore, all orders
that have been made in the gre will be
continued until the hearing is had, and
the hearing will be set for the 23d of this
month"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
TALBOT
SUICIDES
IN JAIL
Another Chapter in the Case
of Mary Frye.
SUICIDE LEAVES A LETTER
Stating That Cofield Alone
Mas to Blame.

Chandler o r. Oct e.-The News
gives the followins details Of tragedy
at that plaee.
#. J. Talbot. Nho has been in Sail
since last April on a cnarEe OF man
slaughter. committed suicide BY takiaS
car5olic acid Tuesday night He was il
the annex at the west end Of the 5a5l. and
IN the cell adjoining was Miss Fanny
pake. female prisoner. Early yesterday
morning Miss Dake noticed that some
thing was wrong With Talbot and called
the jaileT. who at once entered Talootts
cell At first he thought the prisoner
dead. but be found that the body was
warm, and summoned DR.. Marsha. the
county physician. All efforts to revive
Talbot failed, and he died soon after
sunrise An empty bottle that had con-
tanned carbolic acid and iin cup from
which he had drank the acid. both ~
which lay near his head. showed how he
came 10 his death.
An inquest was held yesterday before
A. r. McElhaney. justice 81 the peace.
Neal Brown, the jailer. sheriff Tughman.
W. I. Lane and Thomas Bridge. Jan
guards, DR.. Marshall and Fanny Dake
testified before the coroner's Jury.
The carholc acide had been furnished
Talbot so that he could dlslnfect his cell.
He sat up quite late Tuesday night writ
ing letters, saying THAI he wanted 70 get
them of on the noon train Wednesday
There were three letters found one ~
them was addressed 90 John Embry. The
letter 20 Embry was about a contract the
deceased had entered into with Hoffman
and Embry as 20 paying them FOR defend
ing him. IN this letter he asked ihat his
remains be sent 10 his brother in Min
nesots- He also said that Mrs. Conied
was not TO blame for the death of her
daughter. and that CofTleld was the muir
derer. In the letter 20 Mrs Cunield 10
assured her that she was On no wise 20
blame for her daughter death. aad said
that the girl had been taking medicine
for some time that Conieid had given
her. To Mir. Allison he wrote a request
that Allison look after his little girl and
see that she got the benefit 81 his prop
erty after his attorneys had been paid for
their work
MARY Fry. the iT-year-old daughter o.
Mrs. John Conlold. died or April g. from
the effects Of an operation 20 produce an
abortion. Her stepfather and Talbot
were arrested and placed in JAIN % awslt
action 81 the grand jury. which indicted
Cofield for rape and Talbot Tor man
slaughter. Mrs. conicid was also indicted
as an acceasosy. and il now out on bond.
The cases were all continued tiil rho next
term Of court. and this, together with
the fear that he would be- put in the
main part ~ the Sail where Cogie.d IS.
seemed 90 worry Talbot q great deal
He seemed very much afraid of Coniel4-~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
wAsHITA RIVER MYSTERY.
Dead Man identified as Tilley Q
Weatherforo.

Weatherforo.
Anadarko, I. T., Oct. 12.-The mystery OF
the man found dead in the Washita river
east Of here on August . has at last
been cleared up. The remains have been
identified since disinterment by c. =.
Tompkins OF Weatherford, who came here
for the purpose Of ascertaining what be-
came of his father-in-law. The remains
are those of John R. Tnley Of Weather
ford. who has not been heard of since
August.
1t viii be remembered that according to
the evidence Of J. d. Downing before the
coroners jury that the body was found on
the afternoon of 26 in the river seven
miles east CT Anadarko and about one
mile from Mr. Downing's residence by
Downing and his son who, about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, mad driven their cattle
as was customary to the stream for
water The body was turned face down
ward and lodged against a tree in the
water
Evidences Of astruggle were visible.
About 80 yards from the river and under
an elder tree was found bed of leaves
which distinctly outlined the shape of a
person and looked as if someone had
been lying there. Against the tree was
a pool of dry blood and about seven feet
therefrom, thence to the river, was a
trail Of blood. Appearances indicated
that the body had been dragged to the
river. arms and shoulders first, and by
someone stepping backward.
Expert testimony at the inquest showed
that there We're three distinct wounds on
the head crushing the frontal temporal
bone: another at the back, crushing the
occipital bone, and another slighter
wound. These injuries were produced by
a heavy, blunt instrument.
The coroner's jury rendered verdict
that the deceased had come to his death
by blows delivered by blunt instrument
in the hands of party or parties to the
jury unknown.
Mr.. Tiney. the deceased. left Weather
ford August 6, last, and drove to Oklaho-
ma City. and while there wrote home
every five or six days.
The last letter received from him stated
that he intended TO drive TO Anadarko,
look around and return home, 1t is sup
posed that he had between $50 and $50 on
his person.
He was last seen with a young man,
who often kept company with him, by the
name of Red Miller, age . TO 30. five feet
eight inches high, weight $50 to 40, red
hair, with ugly mouth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
AS TO STATEHOOD.
Judge Bradford's Plan Finds Favor In
Indian Territory.


The Chickasha Telegram editoriallv ap-
proves Judge Bradford's statehood plan,
as follows:
The question Of statehood is doubtless
the most important matter before tho
Indian territory. As a people We are
weak. We have 10 power at the ballot
box. and we must depend on our friends
who have representatives in congress.
Certainly 100000 people are entitled TO
some rights OF citizenship. The possibH-
tiles of the Indian territory are as great
as those OF any southwestern state.
Arguments as to our qualifications and
merits for statehood seems superfuous.
Several plans have been proposed. but
Judge Bradford, nited States commits
sioner at Ardmore. suggests plan which
seems q happy medium between the va
rious extreme suggestions. His plan is
ito extend the lines Of Oklahoma around
the country OF the five tribes. Extend
the laws and system OF government over
the two territories and make one terri
tory. Divide the Indian territory into
counties and establish county seats. II
it is thought best make large counties.
so the burden Of government win fan
lightly. It Il possible 10 make one county
out Of each nation or tribe Apportion the
legislatures of the combined territory. -
that the new counties would have a
voice in making the laws. This living
together for one OF two years VIII unity
the people If the two territories shat 20
voice wiz be raised against their admis-
sion into the union o. states where Il
viii shine a. one ~ 1he brightest stars
on the blue II the flag.
Mr. Bradford believes that the next
session q congress. n sufficient effort IS
made. wlH adopt a plan similar % his
suggestion
Judge Bradforas pisn - FAR more
feasible and equitable Tor the Indian
territory than the plan favored by the
ma fority of Okiahonans, viz 10 give
statehood now ard annex IL
Dian territory later The Telegram pre-
fers single statehood. provided indian
territory can get Il simnltans4usly pith
and Oh similar terms. ouf q
not. count us cut ard give IS a state -