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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

The quarterly payment Of all Of the
Indians of the Kiowa, Comanche,
Apache, Wichita and Delaware tribes
a the Anadarko Agency occurred last
week. More than $15O,OOO has been
paid out in a few days, and after the
payment Of the Indian tribes. which
will be in about ten days, the Indian
agency will have paid out about S225,.
600.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

According to the report Of Attorney
General Knox. Judge Hosea Town.
send, of the Southern district of the
Indian Territory, transacted more
business in 1902 than any other fed.
eral Judge in the United States. The
report shows that murder is less com.
mon in the territory than in forty
years before
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

Representative Stephens Of Texas,
made an unsuccessful effort Monday
to have the House suspend the rules
and pass the bill introduced by him
providing for the sale to the highest
bidder Of 1000 acres OF wood and
grazing lands Of the Klowa, Comanche
and Apache reservation in Oklahoma.
The bill was opposed on the ground
that the Indians did not own the
lands in question as the government
had bought and paid million dollars
for them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05
NEW MEXICAN PREvIoUsNEss.

This Territory Elected Two United
States Senators so Years Ago.
"Fifty-two years ago." said former
Gov l.. Bradford Prince of Santa Fe,
N. NJ, "the people Of New Mexico elect
ed full state ticket and two United
States senator's. The latter started to
Washington and got as far as where
Kansas City now stands ere they learn
ed of the compromise whereby state
hood was given to California and New
Mexico was kept territory.
Ever since then the New Mexicans
have been bending all their efforts to
get into the Union, and several times
they have but narrowly missed sue
cess. Washington Post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

Major r. s Scoffern has received a
letter from Andrew Carnegie. the mil
lionaire philanthropist. in answer to
one Of inquiry in which he offers to
contribute $4,000 towards a public
library for Chlckasha If the city coun.
Gil will give a free site for the build.
ing and appropriate not less than
$1,000 a year for its maintenance. The
council has accepted the offer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05
Reflections Of a Bachelor.

It's a long bill that has no paying.
Woman is made Of equal parts OF
vanity and clothes
Every mans ambition Is to get rich;
every woman's to get married
The only ecstasy which surpasses a
woman's wedding day is when she goes
to a matinee and thinks the leading
man can't keep his eyes of her.-New
York Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05
INDIAN TERRITORY.
1t is said the Indian Territory has
twenty four millionaires.

While skating on the pond near
Chickasha. Floyd Ramey fell on
barbed wire fence, cutting his throat
almost from ear to ear, making jag.
ged wound The outcome of his in.
jury is in doubt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

Many cattle are lying dead along
the Choctaw railroad. The cattle men
IN that locality do not put up feed for
the winter and the cattle were not in
good condition for such severe weather
as they have had the past week.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

Territorial papers are advertising as
lost. stolen or strayed one fine Italian
clamate belonging TO Oklahoma, and
The finder is urged to return It to Gov.
error Ferguson
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

A well.to-do Pawnee bachelor who
was being leased by the young women
Of a club for not marrying, offered to
make the girl whom the club should
elect his wife, just to show them that
he was not averse to matrimony. Each
girl went to corner and wrote her
choice on piece of paper, Disgusting
her handwriting. There were nine
members of the club, and the result
showed one vote for each. The young
man is still bachelor, but the club
is broken up and it's members are all
mad at each other.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

1t is alleged white rat with pink
Eyes, indigenous to Oklahoma, has
been seen near Cement and an effort
Is being made to capture one alive.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

The formation between the Cana.
dian and the Washita rivers is the
same in Oklahoma and Indian Terri.
tory, and there exist asphalt springs
in both territories, at the foot of the
long ridge extending from one terri,
tory to the other This and other in.
dications are thought to prove that
Indian Territory beds extend into Cad
do county. The people of Binger, o.
T., are exploiting this theory.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

Gold in paying quantities has been
found in the Wichita mountains, &C.
cordlng to territorial exchanges. It
is said the mine from which the ore
was taken is in the vicinity of old
Mount Scott. People who are &C.
quainted with the facts are greatly
excited and SOME new developments
are expected every day.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

The amount Of coal produced from
The Lehigh mines in the past month
was a record breaker. The total
amount. $4,000 tons, several tons more
than was ever before produced from
these mines in the same length of
t.mc.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

Now some one is inquiring. shall
love be taken seriously? Certainly,
either that way or in capsules-Tele-
gram.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

Lloyd Forde, travelling salesman,
owns a turkey ranch near McLoud
which is probably the largest in the
West. He ships several thousand
fowls each year and is now starting
another ranch. He is experimenting
on crossing tame and wild turkeys.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

Miss Jennie Keith, a newspaper
woman of Cambridge, Iowa, has as
sumed the duties Of County Recorder
Of Wright county, having been chosen
for that office at the recent general
election by majority Of 1871 votes
over her Democratic opponent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05
OKLAHOMA BRIEFS.

A number of Oklahoma papers are
IN favor of raising the governors sal.
Try to $4,000 year.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

Anarchists are responsible for the
strike which has paralyzed all bust.
ness IN Bn, bos kyres.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

A mechanical coffee-maker that does
the settling itself and turns out
clear, inviting potion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05
RECENT KITCHEN INVENTIONS

An automatic cooler for custardS
blanc manages, and jellies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05
rhe Retort conrt.nna.

why are You in mourningf" "Ohl
for my sins. = didn't know that you
had lost anJ
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

The savings bank deposits Of the
United States equal the national debt
multiplied by three.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05
UNFAMILIAR FACTS.

Street car conductors in switzer.
land are paid so cents a day for
twelve hours.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

An automatic bread.kneader ant
dough.mixing device;also a handy con
trivance for beating up the raw ma
terial Of cakes and buildings.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

I HILE acts of piracy are still
\ committed, If reports may
Y be credited. in foreign
ocean and the China sea,
\ the black flag has not been
4 seen in this hemisphere
! for more than half a CEN
fury. Sporadic attempts,
III Goajira Indians, who have
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-05

Bankers and Brokers,
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
RELIANCE
ARRIVES
SAFELY
After a Windy Run Through tho
Sound New Cup Yacht Anchors
at New Rochelle.

Rochelle, n. Y. May AFTER a fast
and windy run UP the sound from Bristol
the Reliance reached New Rochelle, some
time In the night and came to her moor
ings of Premium point, near the resi-
dence OF c. Oliver Iselin.
She IL lying outside the harbor today
and under the lee of the point. The
greater part OF the run was In a strong
southeasterly wind and under more Sc
we're conditions than any In which she
has yet been rested.
c. Oliver Iselin said today that the Re-
lance had a pleasant run from BRISTOL
He did not know how long she would
be kept at New Rochelle. II the wind
moderated this afternoon she might be
taken out for a spin.
Mr.. Iselin said he hoped to have
brush with the Constitution which Is Iy-
ing across the sound at Glen Cove. but
he did not know whether the Constitu-
ton will afford him an opportunity. E.
d. Morgan, owner OF the Columbia, Mr..
Isehn said, had intimated to him that
he was not likely to bring the Columbia
up the sound to have a trial with the
Reliance until the first trial races which
are set for May u.
Mr.. Iselin seemed anxious to try the
Reliance in company with both of the
older boats. IL is probable that the Re-
lance will be kept at eNw Rochelle un-
I'll the trial races and will have daily
sails Oh here.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
BARGE FIDELIA SINKS.
Captain, His Wife and Dsckhand Rescued
Just Before Vessel Foundsred.

New Bedford. Mass. May 1.-Barge
Fidelia. bound from South Amboy. ~ j..
to this city, with a cargo OF between $50
and 700 tons OF coal consigned to the
Kerr Thread mills in Fall River. sank
three miles west OF Hen and Chickens
lightship IN Vineyard sound. at s o'clock
this morning.
Capt. II. A. Nelson and wife and . deck
hand were rescued from the barge only
FIVE minutes before she went down. by
tug James Hughes which had in tow the
Ffdelia and barge Falcon.
Very rough weather prevailed hast night
and heavy seas breaking over the barge
made II necessary to work the pumps
all night. At o'clock this morning 1t
was found that the barge was so filled
with water that she was in a sinking
condition and would have 20 be abandon
ed. The captain signaled the tugboat
and he and his wife and the deck hand
only had time to escape with their lives
and the clothes they had on. Capt. Nell
son lost 500 besides his papers and the
rest OF his belongings
The sunken barge rests with It's one
mast partly above the water. She Is
right directly In the channel and Is a
menace to navigation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
WINNER IN PRIZE DEBATE.

New Haven. Conn, May l.-George will
hanson Crawford OF Birmingham. Ala,
a negro, is one OF the winners In the
Francis Wayland prize debate at Yale.
The competition was established several
years ago by Dean Francis Wayland OF
the law school
Crawford who won third prize. 500. r. n
senior In the law department and was
graduated in 1900 from the Talladega col
lege I'm Alabama
First prize. 50 was awarded 10 J. IT,
Sears OF St Louis and second prize 20 G.
Bentley OF Rochester n. Y. Crawford is
the second negro 90 win prize at Yale
this year
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
ASSAULTED BY TWO MEN.
Man Resembling E. N, SImonds Attacked
al Madison and Clark Streets.

Chicago. May LA man answering the
description OF f. NJ. Simonds, the New
York promoter, who died OF fractured
skull Tuesday, was assaulted by two men
at Madison and Clark streets short
time before smonds was found uncon-
scious at Monroe and Dearborn streets
early Tuesday morning.
The motive OF the assault as explained
to bystanders by one OF the assailants
was that tho object OF the attack had
made an offensive remark to a woman
who was In their company. The ASSAULT
ed one denied this and said that the at
tack was unprovoked.
In the excitement that followed the at
tack the assailants and their woman com
panion escaped and after being assisted
10 his feet the victim refused further aid
and staggered away. The man beaten
answers the description Of the New York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
WILL ARBIT' ATE,

New York May 1-Following the agree
ment reached last night between the
marine engineers employed by the rail-
road companies and their employers to
arbitrate their differences. the threat
ened tie up in the harbor did not develop
today.
The situation practically is unchanged
from that OF yesterday. Many Of the
independent tow boat companies had
their boats tied u, but the railroad tugs
were doing business as usual
The prevailing opinion among towboat
men is that shipping conditions i'm general
will not be disturbed to any appreciable
extent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01

A year later he Joined the United
Train OF Artillery. which gave him bent
for martial life When Gen. Winfield
Scott went into Mexico In ls4s TO wage
war Nelson Wall went with him. The
campaign was an eventfui one. and tho
young soldier. who had not attained his
majority. was twice promoted for meri-
torious service. and once was laid low
by a Mexican bullet This was at the
battle OF Chepultepeo.
In 1850 he went to Brazil and was
placed at the head of an iron foundry at
Bahia May e. 1861. President Lincoln
called for volunteers to defend Washing
ton, and Nelson Wall was among the
first TO respond.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
STRIKE SETTLED.

New York. May l-At 3:25 O'clock this
morning Business Agent Mckay Of the
Boilermakers' organization announced
that the strike had been settled and that
all the men would return 10 work this
morning
He said the master shlpbuiders had
agreed to pay them So a day and to allow
them two and a half hours for each hour
overtime. He also said that the union
was recognized through the agreement
and that the bosses promised 90 employ
union men as far as the union could fur
nish them. The bollermakers helpers
will receive an increase OF Ave per cent.
Continued on page Two
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
DIVORCE
PETITIONS
heard
Judge Dubois DIsposss Of An.
other Large Batch In tho
Appellate Division.

Judge Dubois has heard another batch
OF divorce petitions in the appellate dfvi-
sion OF the supreme court They were as
follows:
Melinda Barnes w. Henry Barnes, de-
sertion and neglect to provide; decision
for the petitioner. Ambrose Delroques
for petitioner,
Catherine Vowel Va. Duncan H. Vowel.
continued drunkenness and neglect "a
provide. decision for the petition. G. Nj.
Leo for the petitioner.
James A. Nichols vs. Fred w. Nichols.
neglect TO provide. decision for the petit
toner. G. L. Kneeland for petitioner.
petition denied. Page a Page for the PEE
titioner. cross petition for the respond
ent on grounds OF neglect TO provide
heard and decision for respondent. Til
linghast and Murdock for the respondent.
Margaret Jefferson VS.. Freeman Jefer-
son. desertion and neglect TO provide; de-
cision for the petitioner. a. j. Cushing
for the petitioner
neglect TO provide: decision for the petit
tioner. A. j. Cushing for the petitioner.
George ~. Holden Va. Laura Holden,
adultery: decision for tho petitioner. a.
j. Cushing for the petitioner
James s. Wade vs.. Eva Wade, adul-
terry: decision for the petitioner. TIL
Harry e. Brown We. Grace l.. Brown,
Page for the petitioner.
william a. Capron We. Annie VI. Ca
prom, adultery. decision for petitioner.
Page & Page for the petitioner.
Continued on page Two.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01

McNIahon lived with his brother-in-law
and unmarried sister. The family gave
the police little Information which threw
any light on the murder.
George e. Michke, who occupies an
apartment on the ground floor, said he
and his family had been awakened about
o'clock by hearing n pounding noise In
the hallway and the noise made by them
was terrific. He said he heard the
struggle going on from one end of the
hallway 10 the other and heard the sound
OF oaths intermixed with blows.
Then he heard the door slam, he says,
and heard men walking away. He was
afraid to look into the hallway. he said
Mcmahon. it was learned, left his
brother-in-law's apartments at o'clock
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
ALMOST A MIRACLE.
Escape Of the Town Of WatsOnvllIs From
Destruction by a Forest Fire.

Bradford, Pa. May Later advices
from wstsonville, the town supposed last
night to have been wiped out by flames
started by forest fires Indicate that IL es-
capped. almost miraculously. The proper
ty losses in the vicinity are large. how
ever.
Mount Jewett also escaped with small
losses But In the vicinity OF Simpson and
Bingham the destruction OF all property
was complete over a wide area. IL Is es-
timated that at least 1000 oil well rigs. I'm
McKean county were destroyed. From
points along the Bradford. Berdell and
Kinzua road 125 refugees were brought to
the city.
Rain began TO fall during the night and
the fires are dying out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01

He remained In the service until 1855
being repeatedly promoted, and in the
end rewarded with the brevet rank OF
brigadier general His last command
was that OF the Ath Rhode Island Heavy
artillery. colored. the members OF which
learned to love the stern soldier. for while
he exacted duty TO the. finest point he
never failed to recognize and reward
faithful service.
In January, 1866. he was chosen as the
chief OF police OF this city. A few months
later a vacancy occurred at the state
prison. and he was made warden and
Jail keeper. both OF which positions he
held continuously. with the exception OF
a break of few months. when his SON.
in-law served in that dual capacity.
Gen. Wall leaves two children. a son.
Nelson. and a daughter. Mrs. Sherman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
$4,000 MEN INVOLVED.

Philadelphia, May IA meeting OF car
penters called last night TO decide the
question OF striking today lasted until 3
O'Clock this morning. when an announce
ment was made that the demands for in
creased wages had been refused
The strike order goes into effect today
and $4,000 workmen in other branches OF
the building trades will be out OF employ
ment before the week ends. Every
building operation in the city will be tied
up. The master carpenters compromise
OF S cents an hour. instead of the 50 de-
manded, was refused.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01

last evening, saying he was going for q
shave and would return In a short time.
The police say that between midnight and
1 o'clock this morning Mcmahon was I'm
a hotel in Harlem.
They think that perhaps Mcmahon was
followed by rot sh characters and after
being murdered was robbed. Certain
dance halls In " rlem are frequented by
a rough element and are kept open until
very late. They have been closed re-
peatedly by the police. but the raids had
no effect.
Mcmahon was 81 years old. He was
formerly chief clerk for ex-Commissioner
Brady of the Building department. He
always had considerable money in his
pockets. His brother, former Police
Justice Mcmahon is one OF the most
prominent leaders in Tammany Hall.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
DU CHAILLU'S FRIEND
Asks TO Have Remains Of Explorer Sent TO
Chicago for Burial.

Chicago. May 1.-John Anderson. pub
Usher OF the Scandinavian and lfe-
long friend of Du Chailiu. has sent Tho
following cable 10 Ambassador Mccor-
mick at st. Petersburg:
"Life-long friend of the deceased. PAU
word as 90 disposal OF his remains Would
be pleased To have them sent to Chlcego
at my expense for burial In oraee'sna
cemetery" 49,
closest OF friends for many years. There
were three places I'm the United states
which he called homo. one was VIII
Sytth George w Chiids I'm Philadelphia
and the third was In Chicago at my
home
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
James E. MCMahOn'S Body DiScOv-
cred in VeStibulc of New York
Flat House With Skull Crushed.
Robbery Probable Cause.

YorkM a
found in Of the
fiat house, in westl5s street earlyt
police
) of struggl m
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
SIX PASSENGERS INJURED.

Chicago, May 1.-while on the triple
grade crossing at One Hundredth street.
a Calumet electric street car was struck
by a Lake Shore express train, hurled
from the track and demolished and six
passengers were injured, two of them
seriously.
The motorman said he saw the train
coming, but thought he could cross the
tracks ahead OF IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
FIRE SILL RhGIkG.

Richmond. Va, May l.-At 2:i5 a. m. the
FIRE at West Point. reported last night,
was still raging and burning in the di-
rectlon Of the Terminal hotel
Two entire blocks on Main street had
been burned and the whole business por-
tion OF the town was endangered
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01

Philadelphia, May Ia Germantown
physician has made the discovery by ac-
cident that the so-called Finson rays
have valuable anaestheuc properties on
March rs. he was called upon by "a man
who was suffering with n wound In the
forearm. After cleansing the wound
the doctor placed the arm In the violet
light OF as Minin lamp for tho anticep-
tic effect OF the rays.
When he started 10 sew up the wound
the patient told him that the operation
gave no pain. The physician has since
used the rays with equal success IN a
score OF minor operations.
See the great voting contest now run
nlna In The News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
MARRIAGE
CAUSES A
RACE RIOT
Wedding Of a Co|oTsd Woman
to White Man Followed by
Attack on Couple.

Morristown. n. j., May 1.-The mar
riage Of Harry Hilderbrant white. and
Clara Van Dunk, black. was the cause
OF a race riot here. Hilderbrant had
been In town only three days. His ac-
quaintance with the Van Dunk woman
extended over a period OF "A hours.
They were married In the African
Methodist Episcopal parsonage. When
the colored people found out the Van
Dunk woman was going to marry white
man they were angry and surrounded the
parsonage, shouting and whooping. They
tried to break up the ceremony, but fall
Ing In that waited outside until the couple
came out
Hilderbrant and his wife then were
pelted with decayed vegetables. sticks.
stones and tin cans all the way to the
station. where they boarded a train.
Oakland Beach-Take trolley over the
most beautiful suburban line out OF
Providence. Cottage lots for sale. Agent
on the grounds every afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01


carpenters
o. of
The brickiayers also goins out
large hat severocc In city
men be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
For 81 Years He Was Warden of
the State PriSOn--SerVed With
Distinction in the Mexican and
the Civil Wars.


Gen. Nelson of
al O'Clock morni
had
Pnned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01

International union is expected in town
by Monday TO take charge OF the situa-
ton
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01
THOUSANDS OUT
n BIG STRIKE!

TO Enforce Their Demands ESQ
Union WOrkmen in This City Quit
Work---Carpenters, Structural
Iron Workers, Building LabOrers,
BricklayerS and Hosting Engin-
GERS Among Those Now Idle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-01

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