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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13
OKLAHOMA BRIEFS,


Miss Inez Goss. aged 20 years. of
Britain, shot and killed herself while
waiting for mail at the postofice. Dis
appointment over love affair is the
supposed cause.
Enid boasts of eighteen manufacture
ing establishments and sixteen jobbing
houses. Enid is one of the most prom
Using cities in Oklahoma.
Three big nit men at Lawton
tried to bunco a farmer on the old lock
trick, but the farmer was wise, called
an officer, and the police judge made 1t
an even 500 and costs TOR each of the
three grafters.
Two girls and boy. 5. and 10
years old, were burned to death at.
Guthrie last week. Their mother had
gone out to her days work, locking the
children in. The father, Samuel Grow.
/ der, is railroad labored and was away
at work.
! E. R. Laingor, locomotive engineer
of Chicago, ILL.,, dropped dead in hotel
at Shawnee, Ok, shortly after eating a
quantity of nuts, which the physicians
claim caused heart failure. He was 60
years old and was touring Oklahoma
for his health.
Judge Frank Toilette has opened the
third term Of the district court ever
held at Lawton. This term is a very
important one. Six murder cases are.
to be held, besides a number of lesser
criminal cases. Two hundred civil
cases are also set for trial. Court will
not adjourn before November 81.
Joseph Rogell, Dan Carnahan and
Hugh Morrow, newsboys aged Is and
IA years, while out hunting near Noble,
a station on the Santa Fe, went to
sleep on the railroad track and were
cut to pieces by the passenger train.
Section hands found the remains of the
boys scattered along the track.
A new town, Eagle City, is to be es-
tablished in Oklahoma, ffty-five miles
south and west of Enid, on November
10 by Kansas and Iowa promoters. The
proposed town will be located on an
extension of the Frisco system and it's
site is in the center OF fine country
which already is attracting homeSeek-
erS.
Amos Pierce, wealthy farmer Of
Kay county, was convicted and SEN
fenced about year ago to a term of
five years in the penitentiary for re-
ceiving stolen property. Pierce appeal
ed his case to the United States court
> of appeals at st. Louis, which affirmed
the decision of the Oklahoma supreme
> court. Pierce, who has been out on
bond, will be taken to the penitentiary
at once to serve his sentence.
Quanah Parker, the chief Of all the
Comanche Indians, has been appointed
deputy sheriff and was sworn in the
court room dressed in citizens clothes,
except his hair, which was braided
down his back. Other Indians have
been made deputies, but this is the first
time an Indian chief has been given a
position on the civil force of this coun-
try.
E. E. Higgins, superintendent Of pub
lie instruction of Pawnee county, pub
fishes in his annual report that his
county has 5000 children of school age,
= with an enrolment Of Alb. The aver
age daily attendance was 1853, being
81 per cent of the enrolment and IL
per cent of the enumeration. The
l county has sixty-five school houses,
valued at $4,000. Total moneys re-
ceived for school purposes were $780,
268.39; amount paid to teachers, $15,-
, 951.14.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Word has Just reached Washington
that Old Tabby, chief OF the Uintah
Utes for as far back as the memory of
the oldest inhabitant runs, died one day
last week. near White Rock agency.
aged 104 years. He was in the early
days the special friend Of Brigham
Young, and did much in his time tn
preserve peace between his people and
the whites.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Three trainmen were almost instant
ly killed Sunday by the explosion Of
boiler Of Baltimore & Ohio locomotive
at Halethrop Traffic was delayed for
three hours on account of the accident.
Those who were killed were: Engineer
F. w. Biggs, Fireman o. w. Hunt,
Brakeman c. o. Sailing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Lord Kitchener, who is no respector
of persons, as the world now knows, and
If an officer required talking to he got
1t, no matter who he was. Even the
members OF is own family were not
exempt from this unpleasant ordeal.
One day General F. w. Kitchener hum
Grossly remarked at Pretoria that he
had come up there to get ''wigging'
from his younger brother. And he duly
received 1t.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Joint agencies will be established by
the Southwestern railroads in New
York, Boston and other Eastern cities.
and also in the principal European
capitals for the purpose of turning the
tide of immigration into the Southwest.
This move involves an aggressive COM
petition with the Northwestern roads,
which have been carrying the greater
proportion of westbound emigrants for
several years.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

The president has committed TO life
Imprisonment the death sentence pro-
nounoed upon Solomon Hotema, con-
Victed in the eastern district OF Texas
of murder committed in the Indian ter
ritory November 20, 1901. Hotema kill
ed persons whom he alleged were
witches.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Fire at Larchmont, Westchester
county, n. Y, Sunday destroyed Sec
ton of the business district and wiped
out houses in which dozen families
lived The estimated loss is SIS, 900.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

After brooding fifteen years over the
accidental shooting Of a friend, Henry
Sweet, farmer living in Bloom town
ship, near East Glenwood, Illinois, kill
ed himself with the same shotgun that
had ended his friends Lille. The acc1-
dent for which the farmer apparently
desired to atone occurred while Sweet
and his friend were on hunting trip.
No blame was attached to Sweet. He
leaves wife and five children.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Judge C. NJ. Tompl1ins is the oldest
Pension office clerk in Washington. He
was appointed in 1861, and saw the
department grow from a little bureau
to one OF the largest and most lnf1uen-
tial branches OF the government.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

At the feast following the funeral Of
a centenarian at Vamoshara, Hungary,
the guests ate two oxen, two pigs.
seven lambs and ton of cakes, while
the liquor consumed included 400 gal
Ions OF wine, six barrels OF beer AMI
thirty gallons Of brandy. ----
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

F. W. Buckstuhl, director of sculp-
ture, left st. Louis Saturday night for
New York city to commission the
sculptors who are to design the groups
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

The st. Petersburg Official Messenger
announces the dismissal from the army
of the Grand Duke Paul Alexandra
witch, who is an uncle of the car.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

"Slip me a thousand-dollar bill or
two" Nineteen-Thirty called to his
friend. 81 want to catch an air ship
and don't like to ask those conductors
to make big change"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

1t is reported that ]. Pierpont Nor
gan has bought the manuscript Of Rus
kin's Seven Lamps Of Architecture"
for &25 n0O
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

The Parson-My boy. I'm sorry to
see you flying your kite on the Sabbath.
Small Boy-Dat's all right, mister.
Dis kites made NV a 'ligious paper.
See!-St. Louis Dispatch.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

He's quite a star as an atCer-dinner
speaker, isn't he?" "Star? He's a reg
Hlar moon. He becomes brighter the
fuller he gets."-Philadelphia Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

A cablegram received at the state de-
partment says eruptions OF the volcano
Santa Maria may cause new difficulty
IN the building Of the Panama canal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13
INDIAN TERRITORY.

The officers of the grand lodge I. D.
o. F., Indian Territory, met in Musko.
gee last week to devise means for the
government of the new orphans home
building.
The. telegraph company has placed
nine electric clocks at central points in
the town of Muskogee The master
clock is placed in the telegraph office
and will regulate the time.
Indian Agent J. Blair Shoenfelt has
drawn a check for 500, 450.98 on the
subtreasury of st. Louis in favor Of D.
N. Fink. cashier of the Commercial
National bank Of Muskogee. The
money is an installment to the credit
of the Cherokee warrant fund now be-
ing paid out at that place.
United States Commissioner Leekley
has committed Moses Seymour to jail
for one year and assessed a fine of $500.
Seymour was arrested for beating his
child at the graders camp on the Ozark
& Cherokee Central railroad near oFrt
Gibson. The testimony showed that
Seymour became enraged and stood his
child up before the fire and whipped
her until she could hardly stand. At
another time she incurred the disp1eas-
ure Of her father by asking for drink
during the night, and he got up and
made her drink gallon Of water.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Parsons contractors announce that
men are very scarce there at present.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

81 ought to feel quite stcyk up
writes a Kansas girl from small town
in one of the Philippine islands, where
she is teaching the young Philippine
idea how to shoot 1.-The other day
received a proposal of marriage from
the native governor of this province. 1t
was too funny for anything, yet some
how / pitied the fellow when he show
ed such lot of disappointment. He has
a big rice plantation and acres Of sugar
lands, too, and l might have been quite
my lady if had cared to-"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

The long period of fine weather in
Central Kansas has enabled the farm
ers to SOW a large amount Of wheat and
drills have been kept busy. But now
rain is needed to start the wheat and
put it in condition for winter. The
fields sown before the fall rains began
are in good condition, but those sowD
in the last three weeks are in need of
an inch of rain. Unless the plant gets
a good growth before freezing weather
begins it may suffer in the winter.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Four men escaped last week from the
Barton county Jail by crawling throug
a hole in one of the windows. This hole
was evidently made by some person or
persons on the outside Three of these
men were serving out small fines and
the other was nfor forging a ten-dol
lar note in Hoisington. The only man
remaining in jail was Frank Springer,
who is being held for murder. He says
he did not know of the escape until
morning.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Winfield has entered into a contract
with H. M. Hadley to Topeka to fur
nish the plans and surerintend the
building of Carnegie library to cost
$4,000. The sum was given by Andrew
Carnegie last winter. The building is
to be on the public school grounds, and
will be of the Rofan Ionic style of
architecture. The clubs of the town
will take steps toward getting books
for the library.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Moses Bertram. an old resident Of
Junction City, was killed by being run
over by a Missouri, Kansas & Texas
train. Mr.. Bertram was retired SER
geant of the United States army. He
had served thirty years and seven
months in the army and four years in
the navy. The body was given a mill
tary burial. the funeral being held at
Fort Riley.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Miss Inez Goss, aged 20 years. OF
Britain, shot and killed herself while
waiting for mail at the postoffice. Dis
appointment over love affair is the.
supposed cause.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

The famous Sweeney will case has
been decided at Alma in favor of the
four children of Michael Sweeney, who
sued to break his will. In July, 1901,
Michael Sweeney, a prominent citizen
Of Wabaunsee county, died, leaving an
estate worth $4,000. In his will he be-
Queathed nearly all the property to his
sons Michael, Martin and Thomas, and
cut his three daughters and another son
off with a pittance. The decision gives
an equal division.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

Cupid is sighting Butler county.
There hasn't been marriage license
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

While there are now hundreds Of
empty cribs in Kansas, reports from all
parts of the state say that farmers are
preparing to build more to hold the big
corn crop. This would indicate that
the moVefent of corn to market during
the coming winter will not be heavy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

The body of William H. Bennett, who
died while serving his country in the
Philippines in March, 1901, has arrived
at Concordia and was buried with mill
tary honor. Bennett enlisted in Troop
F, First cavalry, at Fort Riley in 1896,
and served through the Cuban war. He
then enlisted in the hospital corps and
was transferred to the Philippine is
lands. Kansas national guards, assist
ed by the G. A R., had charge of the
funeral
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

E. R. Laingor, locomotive engineer
of Chicago, ILL.,, dropped dead in a hotel
at Shawnee, Ok, shortly after eating a
quantity of nuts, which the physicians
claim caused heart failure. He was 60
years old and was touring Oklahoma
for his health.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

"Billy" Patterson will be pensioned
by the next legislature if the wishes of
E. B. Jewett, warden of the peniten-
tiary are followed. Billy is an en-
ployee of the penitentiary who worked
as mason when the building was be-
ing constructed. " Billy, is too old to
work and too old to be discharged"
says the warden. '"The only way l can
see out of the difficulty is for the state
to give him a small pension and let
him retire. He has served the state
long and faithfully enough to merit it. "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-13
WARREN.

Flag day was observed here yesterday
In a very appropriate manner. Flags were
displayed on all the public buildings OF
the town. The schools all gave patriotic
elections a detachment OF G.. A. r..
robin post, visited the various schools
md delivered addresses.
Bristols wonderful bowling team.
known az the Total Abstinance Society
Bowling cluh, suffered an overwhelming
defeat at the hands OF the ST. Mary's
L. a. society, Tuesday evening
Ash Wednesday services were held in
he st. Marks church and st. Mary's
.hurch, yesterday.
Amity lodge l. o. q. r., held a well at
tended meeting last night Routine bust
ness was transacted,
The new residence Of Mr.. Charles
Childs. on South Main street, is rapidly
nearing completion
Ernest Hodson Is confined 10 his homo
by slight attack Of illness
The Ladies' Aid society OF the NJ. y.
church he'd g well attended meeting IN
he church parlors. last night.
The Kings Daughters met In thei
rooms on Water street. Tuesday evening,
and transacted business.
Miss Jennie Keisor's dancing and gym
matte classes occupied the Town hall.
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-13
REFUSED.
$4,000
FOR SON
Poor Wash,rW,mln with SsV3n
Children Wouldn't GlVs Ono
Of Th,m Up for Adoption.

Chicago. Feb 1S--Mrs. Mary Carlyle.
a washerwoman. living at 103 Twenty
third place. has refused $1,000 for one OF
her seven children.
Leo Carlyle, a bright boy OF seven
years. won the affections OF Mrs. Walter
L. Peck. and she Is quoted as offering the
money to Mrs. Carlyle II she would give
the boy 20 her for adoption.
Mrs. Peck, who is wealthy. and sis
ter-in-law OF Fred. W. Peck, established
a free kindergarten in Mrs. Carlyle's
neighborhood. There Mrs. Peck met Leo.
She liked the little fellow. and leading
him TO a photograph gallery had his
picture taken, dressed as he was. in over.
alls and won-out shoes. Then she asked
Mrs. Carlyles permission for Leo to visit
her
The washerwoman consented and the
rich Mrs. Peck took the lad with her to
her country home. Two months in her
companionship gave TO little Leo an aris-
tocratic appearance. His tattered shoes
We're replaced by patent feathers and his
clothes were tailor-made.
Mrs. Carlyle. when she went TO bring
him home, scarcely recognized him. Mrs
Peck pleaded that he might be allowed
10 remain with her indefinitely. but the
hard-worl<ing mother would not think OF
IL. She took the lad back to the cottage
and the kindergarten.
Some months later Mrs. Peck was pre-
pairing TO start away. on a long journey.
She longed for the companionship OF the
boy. She ordered her carriage and drove
to the washerwomans cottage.
Mrs. Carlyle" she said, you are poor:
/ am rich. You have many children:
have none. Permit me TO adopt Leo and
will pay you 5000"
mo. Mrs. Peck, cannot do IL. I
wouldn't part with him for a million"
Mrs. Peck started on a trip TO Mexico,
where she now is. Since then many bun
dies OF good things have come for Leo.
Yes, ] have had many offers to put
my children out In wealthy families"
said Mrs. Carlyle. Mrs. Peck would have
given almost any sum OF money TO have
taken Leo. but / could never think of
having the children separated like that.
II is hard struggle for us to get along,
but feel that we're happier when we're
all together"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-13

TO about 1s40, the business making IL first
beginning with the arrival at Sebnitz OF a
few Bohemian artisans skilled in flower
making For some time only a very infe-
rior cheap grade of flowers were turned
out Chiefly OF tissue and thin colored pa
peri, which were bound together with
fancy grasses and ferns, and peddled at
the church steps and at village fairs.
Later on more serious attention was
given to the matter. and paper was re-
placed by more substantial materials,
such as cotton, silk. plush and velvet. At
the present time Sebnitz is not only the
center OF the artificial flower trade In Ger
many. but the manufacturers there locat-
ed compete quite successfully with their
French rivals
The Franco-Prussian war. so disastrous
10 most branches OF trade, was highly
beneficial to the fiower-makers OF Seb-
nitz. inasmuch as during the siege Paris
was unable TO ill its orders for such mer-
chandise, and the little Saxon town,
which has only $500 inhabitants, was call
ed upon to supply the demand. This was
practically the foundation OF the towns
export business i'm this line. and of its
reputation throughout the world.
such n notable impetus was then given
10 the trade OF Sebnitz that many new
factories were erected. and al the pres
ent time there are I'm Sebnitz and neigh
Germs engaged I'm manufacturing artificial
flowers leaves plants and fruits. the
largest firms employing from 30 TO 1000
persons.
A special report on this interesting sub
feet has been received by the department
OF state, and estimates the total eNpor-
tation OF artificial flowers from Sebnitz
TO foreign countries other than the United
States at over 81 100000 per annum. I'racti-
cally no machinery Is used In the indus
try, though hand presses are employed for
cutting out and embossing leaves and
petals. Also nuite an ingenious device
Is utilized for making cotton fruits, and
an exception 10 the above statement Is
furnished by a machine mat turns out
stems for leaves and flowers.
All the rest OF the work. such as dye
ing. coloring. stemming. shaping. shading
mounting, waxing and binding. Is done
by hand. Work is paid for by tho dozen
or gross. and earnings 81 the work people
women TO $50 20 SEQ for men, according
TO agr. kind OF labor. skill and diligence.
Childrcn Under fourteen years OF age are
prohibited by law from working In the
TIE making Of artificial flowers in Sax
onv IL n household industry. fully two
thirds OF all the work being done at home
hy tho employees, who are supplied with
the cut materials ready for stcmming.
sharing binding etc. Thus n factory
emnlcVing ioo persons on its pr misses will
give out, work 90 900 Go 900 people outside.
There H. hardly "A house in the town or
its nelghborhood where artificial flowers
are not made and even the farmer who
works IN the field In summer time makes
flowers during the winter. The tools used
for cutting out the petals. leaves. etc, are
made IN sebnitz and IN Dresden. and they
are quite ele borate and expensive, partic-
ulariy those smployed for cutting den'
sats tAru leaves
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-13
BRIGHT SPEECHES.
Continued from page Eighty

NIohtinueu from page Elgnt.D
spirit and regarded 1t as made for the
country and not the country for II.
GEN. sICKLEs SPEAKS.
Maj.-Gen. Sickles related a number of
personal "reminiscences OF President Lin
coin. whom he knew well. He said that
stephen A. Douglass said 10 him on the
day when Lincoln was nominated that
Lincoln. II elected. would prove TO be one
Of the greatest men in the world. He
told OF having had read TO him by Sena-
tor Seward a draft OF Lincoln's inaugural
address. which the speaker said he re-
garded as one OF the greatest documents
In the nations history.
The purport OF this. Gen. Sickles said.
was given to President Buchanan. who
declared that, II the thought uttered in Il
were true. Lincoln was true statesman
and that N was an augury OF peace. Gen.
Sickles described the incidents connected
with mission upon which he was sent
by President Lincoln to mitigate the se-
verities of Governor Johnson Of Tennes-
see" as he said. He closed with an
eulogy OF Lincoln, saying that his name
will be cherished and loved as that OF no
other American. Without Lincoln" said
he. 'ths brilliant administration OF even
Roscoe COnklin Bruce. the orator OF the
class OF '02 at Harvard, was received with
proionged cheering Ills was a finished
question. lie paid a high tribute 20 the
memory OF Lincoln and spoke feenngly OF
his ideas and hopes for the members OF
the negro race. Quoting statistics. he
traced the development OF the negro since
the war, and declared that 81 per cent OF
them now are uneducatcd and bound TO
the soil. The central fact Of the situa-
ion. he said, is that the work OF emanci-
lation rs not Yet done.
Capt. John Boardman. the last speaker
escrihed present conditions in the Phil
ppine Islands. from which he has just
returned. lie declared that 10 will be
Impossible TO grant them Independence for
many years TO come. The chief means
y which they can be made good Ameri-
an citizens, prosperous and cOntented. is
q reduce taxation, grant restricted fran
hisos and conservative mine laws, pro-
fide general education and "A representa-
The various Filipino districts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-13
Mr.. HYDE's BIO laAPHY.

The News Is In receipt OF n we'll written
interesting and Handsomely bound biog
raphy Of the late Henry Baldwin Hyde.
The founder of the Equitable Life Assur-
tnce company with the compliments 81
Ifs son. james " Hyde.
IL gives Go the reader an insight Of tho
ifc work of Mr Hyde IN connection with
he Equitable. his sterling qualities as
nan and Of his vast business ability. as
cen by various men he came In con-
act with. all of whom seem 20 taxi
.clal pride In swing their testimony and
cminiscenses.
Mr.. HYDE did q great work and he
act that the Ecultshls stands today as
ne q the nost substantial conpanie.
n the world 10 due much 20 the eforts
of the subject % the biosrn phy we have
lad ia pleasure "a roeAying.