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Free press., 1901-08-31
okIahoma scnooI Ianda

Guthrie, Aug. 27.-Of the 2,o5o, 900
acres owned by the territory, the COM
mon schools have 1, ,41O, $50 acres; the
colleges are endowed with 322, $50 acres
and there are 316, 100 acres devoted to
the erection of public buildings for the
territory The funds derived from the
common school lands aggregate s210, 900
while the colleges and public buildings
funds get about s45. 600 each yearly, or
an income from these three sources of
about s3OO,00O yearly. Oklahoma's
school population is about 13O, 900.
Free press., 1901-08-31
MentaI sctentists Arrested.

Daytonia, Fla, Aug. 27.-Helen Post,
her husband, Colonel C. o. Post, and
her son-in-law, C. F. Burgman, were
arrested On information sworn out by
the United States postofice inspector.
charging them with using the mails for
fraudulent purposes. The offense al
legged consisted of sending through the
mails circulars protesting to cure pa
tients at distance by means of mental
science. Mrs Post claimed to he able
to heal all kinds of diseases, even re
storir-r the blind to sight
Free press., 1901-08-31
The Little ra,ls E1plo.ion.

Little Falls, y. Y, Aug. 22.-The six
identified. The vicinity of the wreck
ed roundhouse is scene of ruin. Twen-
ty-five houses are practically in ruins,
several of them having been turned
around completely on their founda-
tions. The building contained 600
pounds of dynamite, thousand pounds
of giant powder and quantity OF gas
oline. The property damage by the
explosion is estimated at $40, GOO.
Free press., 1901-08-31
ImnInent Miners. STRIKE.

Pittsburg, Kas-, Aug. 22.-The situa-
ton in the affairs of the ''Big Four
mining companies, looking to a settle
ment of difficulties between them and
their employees isnot at all encouraging.
Some of the companies decline to come
into the conference, while others refuse
to agree TO the basis of settlement pro-
posed. National President Mitchell
has been asked to come here and it
looks as though an ugly strike, affecting
the mines OF Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas
and Indian Territory will be called.
Free press., 1901-08-31
strikers Attacking working Girls.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. GA second
riot occurred at the Sterling silk mill
and the how1ing mob threatens to enter
it by. force and drag the non-union
girls from the looms. The strikers
were provided with stones and other
weapons. The first object of attack
was a small Italian settlement near
the mill. The non-union girls in the
riot the night before took refuge in
these houses and escaped from the
strikers crowd. Later when the nom
union workers arrived a volley OF
stones met them. Serious trouble
threatens.
Free press., 1901-08-31
Peacte. clint the Market.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Peaches by boat
load and car load were rotting in Chi
cago for lack of purchasers. The fruit
was sold at sacrifice prices ON South
Water street, crate of four baskets
bringing % cents, while single baskets
in some instances were purchased for
as little as cents, but even at that rate
the buyers were too few and thousands
of dollars worth of the fruit spoiled on
the hands of merchants. The market
was thoroughly glutted.
Free press., 1901-08-31
kansas Seed In IndIa.

Abilene, Kas., Aug. 27.-Last winter
Abilene merchants contributed ship
ment OF seed wheat, kafir corn, alfalfa
and other grains to the River Brethren
missionaries in India, and letters just
received say that all are growing well.
The missionaries are using American
implements and the natives regard
them with wonder as the work is done
much better and with only a portion of
the labor needed with native ma
chinerY.
Free press., 1901-08-31
After the Storm.

FL Reno, Okla, Aug. 24.-The build
ings at Anadarko used by the county
officials were damaged but none OF the
documents were damaged nor any of
the occupants injured. After the storm
the moonlight displayed scared people
getting their belongings together. At
Hobart two and one-fourth inches of
rain fell in one hour. Thousands of
dollars of merchandise thers in unfin-
ished building and tents. were ruined,
but as far as learned no one was
hurt.
Free press., 1901-08-31
The ZOE Riler YIctIms.

Ft- Riley, Kans-, Aug. 22.-Private
Mackey Sykes, one OF the victims of the
explosion of gun cartridge, died OF
his injuries, making three dead in all
Recruit Lloyd's recovery is doubtful;
his arm has been amputated and he is
suffering from conclusion of the brain
The fort surgeon removed one of Ser
geant Dennis Mahoney's eyes He viii
recover. The other injured arein good
condition. The bodies of Watson,
Sykes and King are held pending word
from relatives
Free press., 1901-08-31
Indian GhOuIs.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 26.-The
steamer Hating arrived in port, bring
ing tEle remains of five victims of the
Islander disaster In all 10 bodies have
been recovered and it is authenticallY
stated that the total number of lives
lost was 40. Advices from Sbagway of
the latest date state that after some OF
the bodies We're washed ashore ghoulish
acts were committed by Indians.
A number of deputy marshals were
promptly sent from Juneau, who have
made several arrests.
Free press., 1901-08-31
Kirk b. Armour Sick.

Elmira,- n. Y, Aug. 27.-Kirk B.
Armour, of Kansas City, who has been
taking a vacation at Watkins Glen, n.
Y, has been stricken with an alarming
illness. His family physicians were
summoned by telegraph from Kansas
City, and they arrived in Mr.. Armour
private car Lycoming, at Watkins
Glen. It is the intention OF the physi-
clans to take Mr.. Armour back tc
Kansas City if his condition will permit.
Mr.. Armour's son is with him,
Free press., 1901-08-31
AItIIers versus Irrirators.

Topeka, Aug. 26.-The millers along
the the Republican river in Northern
Kansas have joined the Nebraska mil
lers in a fight against the various irri-
CATION companies taking their water
supply from that river. The millers
claim that the irrigation companies are
taking almost all the water out of the
river and that it is almost impossible
now to operate mills The miIlers
claim they have a prior right to the
water and are trying to protect their
rights through legal proceedings.
Free press., 1901-08-31
Interesting Statistics.

London, Aug. 26.-The total number
of postal packets delivered in the Uni
ted Kingdom during 1900 was 3, 723, ,s1z,-
600. The experiments with motor mail
services are still unsuccessful but
recent developments have encouraged
the hope of the ultimate establishment
of this class of service. The public de-
posted in the savings banks $40, ,516,-
436 and the total amount due to
depositors at the end of the year was
e135, $40, ,645. The telegraph depart
ment showed a deficit of e652, ,1O4.
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Engine PIunRss Into FACTORY.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Aug. 27.-A North
western road engine and box car
plunged through the GAINESVILLE Can
ming FactOry's plant. The building
was of brick, just finished at a cost of
$50, 600, and is now in ruins.
The engine struck the big water
tank, which fell lengthwise OF the
building and crushed it. Thirty mill
lion tin cans were smashed and all the
costly special machinery, engine and
boiler crushed. The loss will reach
over 500. 600.
Free press., 1901-08-31
Snow Sheds Burn.

Truclzee, Calf, Aug. 24.-Three
thousand feet of snow sheds have burn
ed at Lakeview. The fire started in
car loaded with charcoal standing on
the sidetraclk close to the station. The
telegraph operator had barely time to
summon, e We trains freH, 1,rucizee. Cisco
and Summit, before the entire building
was in flames Having finished the
news. his dispatch ended with: ''It's
getting too hot to stay, good bye"
Free press., 1901-08-31
Fourteen New school Rooms.

Lawrence, Kas-, Aug. 24.-The new
school building, which was erected this
summer at an expense of s25, 900 is a
great improvement to Haskell Indian
institute and will add greatly to the
CONVENIENCE and comfort of the school
There are three stories in the new
building and fourteen school rooms. ali
of which are large, bright and airy.
The rooms are beautifully finished in
light co1ors, are heated and ventilated
with modern apparatus and have cleo
tric lights
Free press., 1901-08-31
Did Not Stop CuItivating.

Lawrence, Kas., Aug. 24.-Mr- Moses
Sauerback, living near this city, has
exhibited stalks of corn from his field
which would seem to substantiatc his
claim that his corn will make fifty
bushels per acre.
Mr.. Sauerback did not stop cultiva-
ting his corn when the drouth began,
and it is to the continued working of
the ground that he attributes his sue
cess.
There VIII be much corn along the
Kaw valley despite the drouth.
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sfarrying of ParoIed PRISONER.

Topeka, Aug. 26.-Two prison con-
viets, recently paroled by Governor
Stanley. have married. One of them
Chas. II. jackson married the daughter
of one of Carrie Nations lieutenants at
Wichita
The marriage of paroled prisoner
is regarded as bad public policy by the
officials. If the paroled man was
taken back to prison it is believed that
an action for divorce would not hold on
the ground that there has been no
Legal marriage.
Free press., 1901-08-31
Kan.ss Colored Graduate.

Lawrence, Aug. 27.-T. R. McWil-
lians, who was graduated from Kansas
university with this years class, has
gone to New Orleans to begin his
duties as instructor in natural history
in the University of New Orleans Mr.
McWilliams is one of K. US colored
graduates, and his work here in the
high school and university has been of
the very highest order. A farewell
reception was rendered him by his
friends.
Free press., 1901-08-31
Car And Kaiser MAY Mediate.

Copenhagen. Aug 24.-It is current
" reported in Russian circles that the
car has decided to broach South
African Intervention to Emperor Will
lam and President Loubet. He con-
siders t&e time opportune for friendly
mediation. The BRUSSELS independence
Beige adds, under reserve, that the
car, during his stay in France. will
receive Mr.. Kruger in private audience
and obtain from him direct statement
of the Boer position. with the view Of
formulating plan OF action.
Free press., 1901-08-31
kansas CITY stock Exchange.

Kansas City, Aug ga seat on the
Kansas City board Of trade has been
sold fo- s. 800 to New Orleans grain
trm. a seat upon the clearing house,
useless without the former, brought
$500. The s. 800 seat originally cost
s25. There are 200 of them. Seats on
the Chicago board of trade bring about
g. 600 which is lower than the price
for seats on this exchange, but it must
be explained that there are more OF
them Chicago has about two thousand
membera
Free press., 1901-08-31
smnreied Gnods Cantured.

Burlington, VT, Aug. 27.-Thirty-six
bales of imported cloth have arrived in
this city from Richmond. Vt, where it
was seized by Collector Olin Merrill.
The cloth was shipped from Montreal
to Holyo1e, Mass, and is valued at
about $50. 900, It is subject to nearly
its full value in duties. The cloth was
packed in car of paper stock which
filled the center and the bales of cloth
were placed at the ends where they
were less liable to be detested.
Free press., 1901-08-31
Cannot Operate In Kanass.

Topeka, Aug. 24.-Bank Commission
er Morton Albaugh has received a
number of complaints and inquiries
from persons who have made invest
ments with the Home Cooperative
Company of Kansas City, No, and he
has decided to compel the company to
discontinue its operations in Kansas.
The company has branch offices in
Kansas towns
Wichita. company operating
here declares that It has no connection
with that of Kansas City.
Free press., 1901-08-31
another Fatal ExnIoston.

Cleveland, o., Aug a4.-As the result
Of another explosion of gas in the new
water works tunnel under Lake Erie
five more lives were added to the al
ready long hist of casualties recorded
since work first began on the great
watercrib.
Crib No. B, five miles from shore and
two miles beyond crib No. ., where
nearly dozen lives were lost a week
ago, was the scene of the latest acci-
dent.
Free press., 1901-08-31
FOE Wreeking schoo1 House.

Emporia, Kas., Aug. 22.-County At
torney NJ. T. McCarty was notified that
Governor Stanley had offered reward
of $3.50 for the arrest within 90 days
and conviction of the parties who at
tempted to destroy Liberty school house
August Is. The citizens of the district
will add about $3.50 more. A number
Of detectives are at work on the case
Free press., 1901-08-31
China Buying Arms.

London, Aug. 27.-S'Immense quhnti-
ties of arms and ammunition are being
manufactured in the arsenals of China, .
says the Pel<in correspondent of the
Times, land immense quantities are
also being imported, mainly by way OF
the Nangtse Kianon
Free press., 1901-08-31
All Nations Are Invited.

Washington, Aug. 24.-President
Mckinley has issued a proclamation
inviting all the nations of the earth to
attend the Louisiana Purchase exposi-
ton in ST. Louis in 1903 He asks them
to send REPRESENTATIVES, and exhibits.
Free press., 1901-08-31

Rio de Janeico, Aug, sz--The royal
mail steamship Nile has bought sup
ply of American coal here in prefer
ence to the Cardiff coal sold by the
company7s own agents. This is the
first instance of the kind in the history
of the company.
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SUBSIDY MIssIoNARY woRK.

BE LONDON corr sPoNDFN Of New Tribune
that though
portion Of the English pres Eaga1d on the whole
with 2forgans purchase Of
secret that american corpston in el feightng
q
scale
half the oFerciai marine OF Bpga en
an
marin
the
10
ship
privileged trusts few ngaging paying
like to t
OF tn
London think
says the IeegraPh This serious situation which
to
American export trade and the gre American
tuon with entire
eq1antt and the Mail ong article insists
o the ation.
This doesn't if the Engsalt
to "
shape 1t doesn't look would
eaaniHs The Gag under which
to E7e ne 5is country e ag him several millions sake
gov
To an outsi5sr the New York opne IKE
inspired by
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Croker in the Harvard Piay.

l-Nf2Ys. 4AoEN NERD.
Cambridge Mass-Oid and young grad
yates crowded to the TASTY pudding cli5
fFioay evening to see tlle undergrad yates
give rheir.aitsllaI show. ID vas named
BE- DNnan1it erS. blst might have been
named any thing else such little plot IS
mere was centeTcd aroun6 The nnythica4
but By no means ideal kingdom 81 salpsfas
ruled by q worthless king who was hlul7.
SSlt DQssed Dy Mariana de la Croca.
The latter was supposed to be an frlita-
ton OF tbs famous Tamnany boss, and
SlicklIm and Pat SOkum, oarts taken By
K Dexter and H T.. MOVius- Bet Feen.
the three of them they gave q fair idea
OF hoWsthe New Y ERIK police. Department
- supposed, 20 be run TIE prisoners
We're m every case allowed To- 90 on pay
ing sufficient money.
Nf4len the coTlSDlrd tors were being I,lr-
Sueq Mike asked Pat what they should do
win them Wne1l-s caught, and got the
ready answer, 'nBlackunaiI them, Of
course Everything was paid for
De IA. tToca himself was a -atheF poor
lmltatIon Of the famous Riehsrd ply
Slcaily7 but ne was Boss 3f the king
~ ~ e 1-fl sense o. the word and governed
the kingdom Is a matter Of personal busi-
Hhe last aeS Of the play fntroduced a
DurIeSdue on Sherlock Holmes, which
was called .SureiQck COMBS and VTass
described as a ulefOdTau1ic epidenic in
one attack and three reIapses
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80 "a 90 - -.

Il HI9ndel- & or. I2llii7deI9biz Enqufrsrl
Il SKIN another warAke item which has
+ the scent Of novelty, IS the following.
which i have taken.-frora a ladEfs let
ter written from Durham Il relates 70
an episode H.btch was men toRed in a
cable dispa tch-EO the extent OF a couple
Of lines. She said;
"A dreadful thing happened the other
daE-ab0ut New Year. There was an
amusing element q bout it. 100. A party
of officers and ladies went some miles
out of Johanuesburg for q, picnic
about twent " IN all. While the 0rdeFIies
were busy laying a champa gnef 4ilnch-
con. party of forty Beers sWOoped
down 0pon them, drank al the Iiq0or,
and took ali the provisions Then the
commandment, turning to the officers
said, Now. then. we Will teach YOU to
tonne out for pienics and enjoy your
selves while We are lighting for our
country and our Independence. So he
ordered themu ladies. and an, 10 hand
over all their Valuables. Watches
Tlngs, etc. Then came the worst, tor
the men were. ordered TO go 10 one side
and strip themselves of ait their cloth
Ing, and the ladies were sent into a
wood IN do the same, and told that If
they refused they would be helped to
-do II. Finally. the ladies. We're allowed
to retain their petticOats. Then the ve-
hicies which had brought the, party out
from the town. We're ordered TO take
y
any thing more humiliating or horrible2
"A s hort time ago" continues the let
TER. all the. officers Of fpne OF the gar
E7s0ns were playing polo when the
Eoers swooped down and carried of an
the eattfe, almost from. under their
noses. Lord Kitchener was so angry
That he sent dotn and confiscated am
their polo sticks.
There IS san amusing story here I'M
London. TOO. which has toAdo with the
present stage Of the Boera war Hofding
ms his left hand a few sealed envelopes,
IA vegyeleary .hawker' APPEARED az the
corner Of street IN the. Strand and
WITH manE 2 stdelong glance in ppre-
hension Of the police. thus harariglfed
TIA crowd,
Now, I afp't allowed. tO-seIl To boys
nor no Did gentlemen over 80, biit I
ave the latest novelty an cur'osftv at
pennE--the snapshot Ihotygrsf7fi of
Dewet as he Appeared on the banks o.
the orange river III you want a little
4 IN am aia7liseInent zoe the trifiih' out
gudgeon stepped Up and bought
Win a Whispered and p1ysterious in
lunttion aot 70 took att till he got
nome the greenhOrn 1receiyed Eiser-
vesQI1e-rs,sid. three or four others went
on Ike ra1 cakes--but BY this time the
first purchaser had torn hrs packet
epeH and discovered nothing but a
blank oplong. piece of cardboard
Here CRED he returning to expose
the fraud. there's nothiBgi about De-
wet here
: Not there cried the hawler. mani
Testing great c0neern. ,fshowe Us - The
yeuth held out the virgin card.
Good lord exclaimed fhe hawke
aghast Genffemen. there's no deny
IN 81 the Boer general as slipped US
again.
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SALARY FOR oTERTI9R WORK
Little Sunday -schoo1-story-lik Incl
dent in Mr.. McCalPs Career.


.eSaturday Evning Post,)
The story printer by one ef the New
York papers that the salafy Of, AFR
John A. Mccall, president 90 ne New
York Life insurance company is 10
be raised an additionatsS 25 600 a year,
recalls the incident that proved 4
turning point in mr.. MeCalEs eareer.-
4t reads Like a chapter from the books
that used to be published for good lit
tie boys. and incidentalIE shows that
It pays to do more than your mere
duty
In the 70s. Mr., Mccall then a
young man with j wife and two chill
drens received an appointment in the
.NeWtYork state insurance department
PARTY. When ne entered upon
the duties OF his position. N hich was
that of a clerk at $1,000 as year he
dTopped politics and attended strictly
70 business Tais fact did not save
him from being marked for dismissal
when a Republican insurance commits
sioner was appointed to succeed the
Democrat under whom Mccall held Of
fee.
Things looked pretty black for the
been apie to save little or nothing ar
ter providing for mis- family. and the
prospects Tor SettiRg another place
We're almost hopeless
But me fact that he was going TO
lose MS JOB did not apparently inter
fere with Mr. MeCall,s conviction that
he ought, IN the meantime, to earn
the salary he was still dra wing
Therefore ii happened that the new
lnst. dhce commissioner, IN passing the
capitol late at night, noticed on half
a dozen occasions that lights were
stu burning in q room of The fnslIr-
ance department This made him curi-
Gus, and he con cluded to Investigate
20 ne went upstairs and found young
mccall pendlng- over a ledger and rec
ord and working away as though his
term OF office were to extend forever
HOW IS II You are working here SO
late when everybody else has gone
home? the new commissioner asked
Wen. was the response, there is a
iot 10 DO, ana when i 90 out / want
70 leave everything cleaned up
was Il YOU that was here last night
and night before, and the night before
that, burning the states gas2''
Yes, 1 was here
Are you in the habit OF working
Whenever it is necessary, I am.
And nave you been IN the past?''
Yes. whenever there was work to
do, have always thought it a good
scheme to get it out Of the way, be-
canse II proves troublesome If let Il
accumulate.
eH-mi" grnnted the new. commission
err. Il am glad TO see that somebody
IS anxious to earn his salary. Good
night
The next day the Republican com
missioner saw the Republican govern
or and said
II guess that fellow Mccall is all
right. Eic is the sort of chap I want
even if he is a Democrat
As result. the notice to Mr. Me-
Cali, advising him that his services
We're. to be dispensed with was With
drawn. and he remained in the insur-
ance department in various success
siVe capacities, until 1883. when he
was appointed by Governor CSroter
Cleveland as Insurance commissioner
After his term expired. he accepted an
OTTER from the. Equitable Life Insur-
and when the New York Life was re-
organized fe was by the unanfmotis
vote of IFS directors elected as presl-
dent
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punoan &c. ; riaatenanE.
New York b1H euing. Jouraa8.1
Washington.- Dt.irean Elliott, Il one

s NEW York biF euing. Jouraal1
hington,- Dtirean Elliott IS one OF
the 5sS men seleeted fog 6rst ard secon
lieutenants IN the regular army ilfter
the army REORGANIZATION 5Els
{ Elliott who. IN Newpqrts on sept. Is.
1871. married the Beautiful Saflfef JIar-
gous, now is being sued for divorce bys his
vile The couple appanently lived haD-
pity together until IN April Of last year
When Mrs. Silfott left him. taking with
made her home with Mrs g q. DE For
est. her sister
Il Juleeill y tllolI was appointed flTst safeu-
tenant in the Tweut y-s8xth infsntrV o.
leconfne1ldAtlon Of Governor Roosevelt fF
Ky he previously had a good military
record, hayinE served with distinction ia
the spanish war Oh the STAFF OF the cuban
General laoreI lie arrived at san Fran
cisco from the. Phi lippines last week, hav-
service
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81 READY FoR M.KINLEY!

eVlIen the president
s welt ast ecv
alspring
Store
II VIII be simple matter for each householder
doing the odds and ends OF work mat
IN
the downtown district elaborate
q
the
keHifbe to
to 5lstl
hostess would make add guest
for Tho
sup
pI sns in the ways sugge sted
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what a Clever water May Make.

CNew York Letter.
a dapper little English walter fz5svag5
I1ederer BY name. who is suing Sflerrt.
The caterer. fer s2.009s worth 81 tins al the
rate of 800 a week sat all Cav ia the
city court weiting for a chance TO tell 4
jury how he was deprived Of his income
adJeT Snefryas dUubwafter fell s0n his
head. Lederer was very angry f1ec7llse
rne secret of his tif-gaUting had cot into
pfIlt- IT IS awful. said he, mourn
Feople VIII th1nk that I, who have been
VWent4'-flVe years IN It. must own 4 5lock
or houses by this time. The minister viii
say TO me, .LedeTer. j always 1h3ueat YOU
were an honest man. burt -what 4 DluT
You must have made to tell such stories
linen Lederers professional pride com
Quered and be admitted that For sever
months in the year-fron Septeu15er 70
-Aprll-a smart waiter could make sI00
Week N UPS ar the Waldorf-AstOria,
SLeFIy $ Or any hrst-class place The
regular wages laid 70 walters nor er1-
pioyea on the tio basis are: Waldorf So
4 taontn :; sherr2--s. $50; Savsfin. S2S5 DeE
InOnice $ %. Sometimes the walters
make so a dsE extra