The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-07

Joseph A. Swain. pFe9loent Of the
Indiana state university. has sccepted
. call to the preaidency sf Swarthmore
college. Philadelphia.
Lord Kitchener Saturday reported TO
the British war office that LIST Beers
surrendered Friday In the Transvaal.
Orange River and Cape colonies.
Intense cold. accompanied by heavy
snows. prevails In lhe Transvaal. The
Cape mail WIS blocked In the snow at
Springfield for twenty -four hours u
was necessary to employ three engines
TO extricate the train from the drift.
II In now considered almost definite
~ settled that the president will visit
points In Kansas and Nebraska when
he goes to San Antonio and the South
west on his tour In October. although
tho ttinery has not yet been arranged.
George Goodell has been pardoncd
from the Ohio penitentiary BY Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He was sentenced In
the Indian Territory to serve two SEN
tences OF ten years each for man.
slaughter. He killed John Fulsom's
brother. Goodell was released Satur-
day morning.
The treasury department has author
lied Revenue Collector James Simpson.
OF Kansas. to appoint an additional
division deputy to his Office. This
extra service was urged on account of
the Increased revenue business In
Oklahoma. The office pays $1,000
year. and per diem expenses.
ID. Z. Gilbert. OF st. Louis, commit
ted suicide on Chicago q Alton pas
senger train Saturday afternoon by
shooting himself. He had been to Chi
cago to receive instruction In physical
culture and was returning to st. Louis.
Ill health Is assigned a. the cause. The
shooting caused CONSERVATION among
the passengers In the coach. which was
crowded.
Albert Kirby Fairfax. OF New York.
who IL tho twelfth baron Fairfax OF
the English peerase. sailed for Eng
land Saturday on the Etruria to attend
the coronation. to which he was invit-
ed with the other peers OF England.
Lord Fairfax is an American citizen.
His mother. the widow OF the eleventh
baron. resided In Northampton, Prince
Georges county Maryland.
The city OF New York will commence
. series OF actions against corporations
to compel them 10 desist from using
soft coal. Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Cosby announced Saturday that
criminal proceedings will be commenc-
ed against the Manhattan Elevated
Railway Company to compel II to stop
using soft coal. The railway will be
charged with violation OF law.
A severe hail storm passed west of
weIunstoh, has. Saturday morning In
general north and south direction. A
numper OF farmers who suffered by the
,n... s o' tn.cc weeks ago are again
rs.ds q. 80 ~ uta, ol "neat 'hat was
s.r~v.s a. .s' ~ waS oca.en uowh ana de-
"A u .on @ anu nno oa,s a'so suuer.
:" -. NV sin aIso ieiI. ana harvest
..ssa.ee ue'"'eu " tne continued wet
-.
Ihere Will be no strike at the stock
yards. 80 far as the teamsters are con-
cerned, said Albert Young. president
OF the Transfers National Union. Sat-
arday. and u we have any grievances
tney VIII be referred to the standing
board OF arbitration. We admit that
sS ssera, men nave been discharged. but
ny .oIe ie, go Ior good reasons, We
~. "o. auoIu 20 STAND oy men who do
"o' uo their duty
Lemuel Hickman. a restauranteur of
Springfield, ILL.,. while walking with his
wife In Washington park Saturday
night. drew q revolver and shot her
three times In the right lung. right
shoulder and right side OF the head.
The last named wound fractured the
skull. Hickman then shot himself in
the stomach. Mrs. Hickman died soon
after being taken to the hospital
Jealousy was the cause of the tragedy.
Governor Savage of Nehrask. ha.
refused TO approve n contract msaa n~
the board of public lands and buildings
with q Lincoln broom factory for the
use OF convict labor at 45 cents a tay.
The governor takes the stand that 20
cents Ia low enough for this class Of
labor and has ordered Warden Davis
to refuse to allow convlcts to 20 TO tho
fActory at the lower figure. The gov
ernor is not member of the board OF
public lands and buildings. but the
law provides that he Is party to the
letting Of prison labor contracts.
"Eddie". 0uerin and Oeorre Mn,er
of CHICAGO. were sentenced M ,ise i'm =,
prisonment n pennl servltnae md Nav
Churchill. known as '.ChIcaso Nav !.
was sentenced 10 Ave wears imprison-
ment, I'm Paris France sn,uraav yvhan
~"s' =" 40 rsoucc, outuruuy. Wuen