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ahm rhi 4M-'igB&gfl rw -Y - -- i ( o 43 THE INDIAN CHIEFTAIN. CnilUFTAIN PUBLISHING CO. VINITA, INDIAN TERRITORY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1896s VOL. XV.-NO, 18. j-j-..., !,, - . ' ;- tim , EiHfi. HHlv V.J r iuX ylftM ffe w risiw jm r . ' -r i -Kl C' r . -L x v VS2TK t',"VA OLU TOT.I- TOT.T.I 'Til tho knell of the dylnjj year. , Trtinbllnir, weak Mil nlit . II .. ... M WIUt III! feeble puNa boat fslrtt anfi slow. An4 myatlo 5lliM)gw come and bo tt.l'L" M ' wh"' hushed nnd (till ,Yl Itli - I watch Time worlt his will , With deadly (kill. Toll, toll, toll! How the mournful sounds rlnff out. Like tho wall of a dylnn hope That despair linn put to routl OowHiy, old friend I you bear away A mnny happy, nladsome day, And many hrpes and many fears. With many bitter, burning tears. Old Yearl Old Yearl Toll, toll, tollt. And tho night creeps on a pa to I while tha candlo flickers low in her hangard, ghastly faeo. I count his heart-beats one by ono, And weep to think his race Is run. it harkl tho clock strikes loud and clearl The last sad knell of time I heart Oood-by, OU Yearl But harkl once again! In tho distance A tremulous rhythm of sound Floats In from afar on the keen, frosty air, And prals from tho church bells around A welcome as slad and as Joyous Aer young monarch has known, ttlth fair, happy face and a bright youth ful Krace, The New Year comes to his throne. He Is crowned with bright hopes for the fu ture. And craclousness sits on his brow. Ho holds In his hand the bright scepter of faith. And smites wreathe his youthful llpj now. Ills courtiers. In loud adulation, Ills pralncs and flatteries sing-. .With one breath they whisper! "Tho king, he Isdcadl" With the next, cry: "Long live the king!" Mary Morrison, In llouaokeeper. Kbit HENT-a spaci ous urn ins-room floor. handsomely furnished, near the II r 1 1 1 s h museum, Quiet genteel neigh borhood. Liveried servant for visitors 600 HusteU Bquare, n n." Just two short bourn after reading this ndicrtlsement In tbe Loudon Times, I, George Norland, lltcrnrlan cf tlio goodly city of Uoston, Miiks.. van tenant of tho nforc- nld "drawing-room floor," with my wife to whom I shall alltido In this veracious narrative os "mother" nnd her trusty waiting woman, Ituth JInrtln. It was near tho Urltlsh museum, nnd I had come 3,000 wiles to collate ma terlnl from the nrchltca of that ancient nnd very useful Institution. "Mother" had come to toko enro of wc, and Ituth had como to tnko care of "mother," and I In the end had to take enro of hath of them. The lodgings were nil right, but there wait ono awful insurmountable drawback. The children! The whole neighborhood swarmed with them, l'retty llttlo well-dressed hoys nnd girls, I confess, but to me utter and nbomlnablo nuisances. They nut-babelcd Ilahcl, and In nddltton to their Bcrcnms nnd laughter tho clatter of their rubhcrlcss-tlrcd tricycles on the stone pavement nearly frenzied me, for, In spite of the lateness of tho sen ran, tho weather was qulto sultry at times, and we could not always closo the windows,, so 1, who thought that I loved children, longed for tho jiowcr cf a Herod and the Immunity to ex ercise It. Wo had been there nenrly n month thcn Ussn was piled on Pcllon and l'ellon on Olympus, and next door was let to a family of nine. Mother's tongue, generally so glib In consolation, ceased to murmur noft platitudes nnd pluvial signs were in her eyes half the day long. Now, my wlfo hnd found a distant connection In tho shnpo of n gay, rollicking young fellow named jJuck Wlldcrs or rather he had found her and tho two had be come exceedingly great cronies, not withstanding tho disparity of their rges. "I sent for .Tack," sho briefly an nounced. "Something has got to be done." Bo Master Jack duly put In an ap pearance. "Why. I vqw, you two am ns blue as moonstones," ha declared, as ho tossed liln hat on a no fa and coolly seated him self on mother's work table. "Are you pining for the pumpkin pics nnd cream sod an of your native land?" Then mother, with a touch of pa thos, which would hnve pierced any thing less nbtuso than Jack's sensi tiveness, told how Iwasdlstracted with tha racket of the children, how I was growing wi irritable which was not true that sliu expected me to become a nervous w reck and a lit candldato for a "retreat." "Oh, Jack, Jack," she walled, "what must wo do?" And Jack oracularly answered, as though he had been pandering for hours over tho question: "Pull up sticks nnd go to Melcomb Itcglil" "What nnd where Is Melcomb Hegls?" I gasped, "Well," Jack continued, pensively, unheeding my thirst for topographical Information, "I think tlmt Is Just the plow for you. Tlmra Isn't nn able bodied Infant In all that blessed parish, Vnct, I assure you,'' "Ob, Jack, bow ran you jest nt bur misfortune?" "Jot, Indvedl I'm juit ns serious ns Mumbo Jumbo, You sre the hamlet of Melcomb Hegls, a lovely rpot 40 mile away In Knex, belongs. In toto to Blr Hugh McGregor, an old baronet, rich as Croesus, and mad ns a March bare, who has such n persistcut hatred of children tlmt h will not allow otio on his estate, and inserts In his leases ttiut If one of his tenants knowingly and willfully harbors it child, ho shall for feit ll b.oWluy jd as tlie rents we mm v- S Ml f Ktrr??i KTTP" JH a elite ran preposterously low, tho baronet's law j hs been religiously observed." "What a wretch 1 mean what n puhllo hcricfnctorl" Mother gushed. "And that's tlw plnco for you to steer to," Jack declared. "You can run up to London twlco n week to crib your stuff from tho old national curlosltv- shop, and grind It out down there as retired ns If you were enjoying the se clusion of n penitentiary. Then, again, 1 know thcro's a furnished cottniro vacant thero.for Denton of tho Qrnphlc, wno uroko down last spring, has Just given one up, which tho baronet keeps for lllcrnry fellers, who nro off their feed." "It sounds too good to bo true," I mused, "And," Jack added, In n burst of magnanimity, "If you'll pleaso Just tllo your head In n hurry, I'll take you down there, nnd show you tho nlnce myself." "No, thank you," I declined, fervent ly, "Sir Hugh's nencs shall never be shocked by stall n cyclone ns you, Jack. I'll go at once, and I'll havo no detrimentals." I went to Melcomb Itegls. I Inter viewed the baronet, and all Jack's ns Fcrtlons were verified to the letter. The place was lovely literally n childless Kden. For nine years the rulo of In fant banishment had flourished. Tbe baronet wns a gaunt, old fellow of 70, with puffed checks, and a white, bristling beard rather ogrclsh In as pect, but decidedly highbred while my Lndy McGregor was a swcct-faccd, meek gentlewoman, with n bisque skin und fleecy white hair, who hnd no Indlilduallty, but in gentle blrdllkc notes played echo to her husband's sentiments. As for the cottage, It wos a dream a thatched relic of the last centurr. with dlamond-pancd how windows, nnd curious gnblcs tho rent n mere bagatelle. So of course I Jumped nt Blr Hugh's olTer of It. Peace. Oh, the delicious repose of that enchanted spot, nfter tho uproar of Loudon town. My pen flew otcr the paper, and mother's faco was wreathed In chronic smiles. Hryond thu vlllngo folk, who were to the manor born, there were few resident gentry Just ono or two old mnlds nnd a couple of retired army ufllccrs and their whes. Child bate had begun with them ns n whim, but had cuded as a creed. They THCrtE BAT THK held periodical discussions and en couraged each other In theso Mnl thuslan sentiments, nt which some times mother's Indignation threat ened to hurst Its bounds or end In n fit of apoplexy. I Ihed In perpetual dread of some Indiscretion on her part, which might turn u, agnln back to the cruel streets of London, but tho weeks flew by and tho feared catastrophe came not. Nevertheless one day tho blow fell fell more heavily because It came from the least expected quurtcr. It was tho last day of the dying year that day of the awful catastrophe. Tho roses were all dead and gone, the sluglng birds were silent, but tho laurel, the Ivy and tho holly tinted tho landscape, with color, and the sparrow and some other liardy birds twittered merrily on tbe leaflet boughs of tho big elms. New Year's eve. Yes, we were going to celebrate nil by ourselves In trueNcw Kngland style, and on the morrow wo purposed to show the baronet and Ills tenantry how to keep New Year's day, Hut oil our plans were frustrated by n casualty as disastrous m It wns un looked for tho arrival of n little yel low telegram, folded In that prepos terous form tho Urltlsh government adopts for the bewilderment of Its sub jects. "Ellen Wills. Bhoredltvh Station, to Ocorgo Ilarlsnd . . . Melcomb Itcgis. 0a fe voysge. Jutt reached london. Com ing down with the two children. A New Year's day surprise party. Isn't It glori ous! NELU" Nell, Inconsequent Nell, ntwoys, get ting mo Into petty troubles, was my dear daughter, married to a young en gineer In Chicago, named David Wills, but now sojourning in Paris, attending to big business contracts. I knew he bad written for his wlfo and little ones to join him, and I saw nt a glance how the light-hearted girl, having to stop over lu Ixindon on her way to tbe Irencli metropolis, had planned tbe lit tle visit to us. "What Is to be done?" I gasped. "It ts too late to stop her, for iuq Is already on her wny." Then "mother's" fury burst forth, I hate bceu her husband far more than 30 years and I never suspected that rue It b volcano could rage beneath tint plucld surface, Bbe vowed that nil tha baronets of Knglund, backed by every , peer of tbe realw, Vrllb all tbe old tab- blcs and cranky noodles in Mclcotnb ltfgl. should not keep her darling and her darling's darlings from the shelter of her roof, "6o you forget my agreement with Blr Hugh?" I thundered. "Tlmt for your ogrccmentl" a snap of tho lingers "Nell's coining! It-r-r-uthl" And she ran to tell llm glad tidings to our Abigail and hustle her Into tbe throes of pre, ration. Suddenly my despair was Illumined by a bright thought. The train stops at n Junction thrc miles nway for 40 minutes. That gives me n clear hour of reprieve. I can walk there In time, hire n "fly" and smuggle them Into the house without a soul being the wiser. Bbe shall return to London to-morrow, nnd, of course, I must give up the cottage. Tho plan worked admirably. Tbcflv man hesitated to carry contraband li Melcomb Itegls, but n linlf-novercl, , modified his scruples nnd n fortunate downpour of rain kept the gaping vil lagers from their usual points of obser vation. Hut Nell I The Impulsive girl was furious at the whole transaction. "Did oo horrid gnnpn make a con tract with n wicked man to keep mam ma's own precious prcclouccs out In the rnin all night?" she asked the ra diant 1'IomIo of three years, perched on her shoulders, while flc-ycar-old Charlie clung to her dress. , "No, Nell," I groaned, ruefully. "I signed no contract. Sir Hugh trusted the unwritten word of nn American gentleman. He rented the cottage to mo nt one-third of Its value under cer tain conditions Implied and under stood." "Then pay what is right and be mas ter of your own house," she holly flashed. "Oh, child, you do not understand. Sir Hugh has certain scruples " "IJcsldes," she Interrupted, with withering scorn, "lunatics cannot even mnke verbal contracts." "Lunatics!" "Why, surely. You do not dare to In sinuate that any sane man would make laws to suppress my lenullful babirn as though they were little dramshops or smallpoxcs." Half-laughing, half-crying, she swept from tbe room with her treasures. Sleep wns Impossible that night, not only on account of my troubles, hut lrccause "mother" was fussing In her daughter s bedroom. OLI DAIIONET. When she did come In I saw trouble written on her face. "What Is It now?" I naked, petulantly. "Don't get into n flurry, dear," In tbatcxaspcrntlngly soothing tone wom en use to husbands and Infunts. "Hut" "Hut what?" "Llttlo Charllo Is not very well In fact, 1 sadly fear he's got the measles." She saw my abject misery. "Pshaw, there's nothing to be alarmed about he's n healthy rhlld and will get over It lu a couple of weeks." "Woman," I yelled, "do you know that It Is utterly nnd absolutely im possible to keep thoro children here 48 hours?" At this Juncture Nell, looking very sweet In her dressing-robe, cuuie into tbe room, "He has gono to sleep nil right," sho said, cheerily, "and tho fever hns left him. I don't think it Is measles merely a little mild rash, after all, which a few days' rest will cure, fcogo to liy-oy and forget us all." "Hut Sir Hugh McGregor?" "Oh, Pit settle him. Mother nnd I lmc arranged nil that. Holsngcntlc mnn, if be Is a maniac, and he won't want to evict us at n moment's notice, ns they do the poor Irish peasant. I'll tell Aim that our coming wos accidental, and that while we stay we will have a board nnllcd on thegardengntemarkedi HKWAHUI CIIILUHEN HIJHKI nnd that when we leave the bnuso shall bo dlblnfected at my expense. I'll llx It all right with tha baronet." New Year's day. - We were a miserable party ns we trudgtMl through the muddy lanes to Melcomb Itcgis hall. Ilow our foot steps halted. On wuat paltry pretense 1 delayed tho half-hour's walk, now to ndinlres blLjof jiccnery, now tooxnmluo soma strange shrub, till even mother's patience failed her. "How you can talk about anything but that awful old man I cannot under stand. My heart has been In a flutter ever since wo left the cottage," she murmured, "Putting oft the moment of bis con fessed Iguomlny," Nell laughed. "Oh, ilujl, thqjck Providence for these degen iruVe'Aay. If Sir Hugh's feudal nriv lieges bad demanded you might have found yourself swinging from a bough Of that grand old elm." "Anil serve jno right," I snapped, The gorgeous footman stared nt us good-naturedly, but of course not with the serv jlo f mlik reserved for "kcrrlilgo coiu'ny," "Is tbe baronet In?" "Sir 'uli an' me lady her drur In the pony cart to Wilfred collago to call on you, sir." "Whatl" . "You come up the shrubbery, an that's ov you missed 'em." Too shocked for words, wc sneaked back like bafllcd conspirators. Said mother, In nn awed whisper! "You don't think he'll do anything to tho children, If ho finds tbcni?Yoii tee, ho Is more or less mat), and" Nell's eyes blamed. Without a word sho started on n run. Mother and I followed more sedately, though I must confess when I saw tho empty carriatro nt our gate, my heart beat like a trly hammer. Nell was standing peeping In nt the parlor window. She put her finger to her lips to mo tion silence. I shall never forget the sight. There snt the old baronet, with Char t's on bis knee, riding cock-horse, wbllo on a low rocker Iidy McGregor re clined, clasping 1'losslo In her arms. Nell's eyes danced with mlschlof. "I.cd to grace by tbe Innocents," she laughed. "Let us surprise them be fore they can lapse Into their prluiitho barbarism." Very humbly I told my story. An ominous silence. Lndy McGregor looked nt her bus- land with wistful, hungry eyes. Still the old man wns speechless. Nell's flushed face nnd quivering lip told thai a storm was brewing. "If you please, Sir Hugh, I will tnko my child," sho said, advancing with outstretched arms. The hird lines of the old man's faco softened. "Nny, my dear, not so. I have not had n child In my arms for ten yenrs nnd I 1 did not think that I could etcr bo ro foolish, but I " He wns nit but Mibhlng, nnd Nell, with n woman's wonderful tact, taking the sttuntlnn as nmn tier of course, said: "Yes, nnd children ore so quick to discover who are rcnlly fond of them." The shimclcKS little liu&sle never e en blushed when she propounded this mendacious bit of sophistry. And that day's dinner at the hnlll Contrary to nil Ideas of Kngllsh domes tic etiquette, Charlie and 1'losslo sat In str.to In high chairs, with the resplen dent flunkey to wnlt upou them. "It was nil very well for a time," de clared tho baronet, "but my heart had grown very vtoary for the palter of a child's footstep In the bouse and the musla of a child's voice. I have seen nenrly 70 New Yenr's days, but this day of emancipation from a foolish vow Is the happiest of thcmult." "And how about the other philos ophersyour disciples in Melcomb Itcgis?" I could not help mischievously asking. "Oh," laughed Nell, with n merry twinkle In her eyes. "We'll Just turn the babies looso in the parish and bowl them ocr Uko nine-plus." Wc did. nErtNAItD BIOBDY. The King's New Year's l're sent. James I., of Kngland, was a thrifty soul, and, caring little for personal or naments or nny of tbe costly trifles pre sented to Kllzubcth, let It be understood that If It wasagrceablo to his courtiers nnd subjects, be would take lib New Year's presents In money, uud tbe New Year lists of this monarch furnish an Idcu as to the nmount expected. The archbishop of Canterbury and the duke of Lennox each paid 40; the other courtiers smaller sums, even down to as low as ten pouuds. I!eprcncntatlcs of cities en mo next, with sums varying from 20, paid by a Loudon delegation, to one pound, from n little town In Kent. Kicn the donations of private citizens were not despised, and some nnmvs are ghen of private persons who ventured to present the majesty of Kng land with a New Year present of one shilling. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The New Year. WC are standing on tho threshold, wo are In the open door. Wo are treading on the border-land we have never trod before: Another year Is opening, and another day Is gone; We have passed the darkness of the night, we are In the early morn: Wo have left the fields behind us o'er which we scattered seed; We pais Into the future which nono of us can read. The corn among tho weeds, the stones, the surface mold. May yield a partial harvest; we hope for sixty-fold. Then hasten to fresh labor, to reap, and thresh and sow; Then bid the new year welcome, and let the old year co. Then gather all our vigor, then go with all our might, And let this bo our motto: "For Ood and for tho right" Krnest Ollmorc, In Western TuiraL AJiri.u. Dealer A diary for'07? Perhaps tbls new stylo will suit you. Customer liather small, Isn't It? Why, it stops with January 131 Dealer Yes, It Is very compact doee nvtay with tbe unnecessary bulk of paper that you And In the old-fashlonvd diaries. Truth. A New Year's Hay Kutry, Caliph Abdulrahniun, who ictgned In Cordova, toward the closi of hit, long und prosperous career made nn entry lu his diary ono New Year's day; "1 have relgnrd to jcars, beloved by ruy friends, feored by my enemies, sus pected by my nllles; my reign hns been one of peace nnd prosperity; I have had rlohes and fame and power; 1 have en joyed all that hrnrt could wish; I havo coiiLtcd thu happy days ecrlencvd In all this time, and tboy iiuiubvr just 14." Uooil Uvvtls. It Is better to begin the new year with good deeds than food resolution. United rrtsuytertun. BANK FAILURES. Comptroller Eckolo Attaches Llttlo Blgnlflcanoo to Them. MORE CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION. Itales Made to Intlnit, Frilrrnl Penitentiary Employes Change In tit reunion Law Tariff Hearlnga Warning Agalnat a Counterfeit X Report Dented, Washisotos, Dc. 3a Comptrollar of tho Currcnay Kalcels said yctterdsy af ternoon that he feels no apprehension over tho bank failures which havo oc curred of late. When ns'.tcJ by n rep resentative of tho Associated press as to the goueral banking situation, ha said: "Of course bank failures nro more or less disquieting, bnt tliosa which havo occurred recently havo llttlo or no general significance at tached to litem. They were due largely to local causes, wholly unconnected with tbe general condition of the banks through the country at large. Tbe general condition of the banks is ex cellent. The reports received undei tho lost call, that of December 17, arc uniformly favorable, nnd show an averngo reserve held of considerably above tho 23 percent required by the law. On tho whole, It ii evident that tho national banks to-day nro as stablo as they over were, nnd tbe sporadic falluro of a bank hero and there, through defects peculiar to tbe failing bank, is of small importance, wholly without gen oral significance " iona civil sr.nvicK sxTgifsiox. Wasiiinotox, Dec 3a Tbe president hascxtcmlod the civil servico rules so as to Include all officers and employes in tho feduial penitentiary service who aro by law subject to classification. This principally nlfects tbo federal penitentiary at Port Laavcnworlh, ICan., though It Is to apply to nil such government Institutions ond to nit pen itentiaries hereafter created Immedi ately upon their cttablis'jtncnL At-torney-Ucnoral Harmon Is subjecting the recent civil scrvtco schedule, as af fecting tha department of justice, to a rigid scrutiny. The present amend ment Is to orcrcomo a defect In the rules promulgated November 2. Further amendments on similar lines may be expected. CIIANOKS IX THK FESSIOX LAW. Wasuinqtox, Dec 3a Two radical changes In tbo proccduro of tbe pen sion effleo have boon made. All claims for increase, savo in extraordinary rases, hereafter will be tent direct to the medical division of tbo bureau without having to be pasted upon by the board of review, ns has been cu lomary for years. This action b taken on tho ground that tho bulk of In crease cases involve only medical ac tion, nnd that much routlno detail In joiner through other channels of re view will On saved. Another step In the simplification and qulokcr adjudi cation of claims is that hcresfter there will bo no necessity for cases before tbo board of revloir being passed upon by three or four examiners. TUP. TAltlFr" IIRAniXOS. Wabuisotox, Doc. 3a The ways and means committee dcroteJ yesterdsy to listening to delegations Interested In the schedules relating to cotton manu factures und silk goods. Tbo attend, anco was not as largo as Monday, and tho number who appeared to mako oral arguments was much smaller. Tbe committee is encouraging the fil ing of briefs wherever possible. The feature of the day was a brief oral ar gument made by E. C Hovey, of New York, representing the Textile Manu facturers' dssoslatlon, In favor of moro stringent regulations to prevent under valuations nnd fraud on the revenue. WAUMXO AOAtXST A COUXTRnFKIT. Wasiii.nqtox, Dec. 30- Chlof Hazen of the secrot service has Issued a circu lar warning against a new counterfoil 310 national bank noto on tbo Union national bank of Detroit, Mich. Tbo noto Is tbo product of the same band which produced the recent counterfeit on tho National Hank of Commerce, of New York. Ono distlngulsnabio foa ture Is that tho back of the noto Is up sklo down. is nr.xico ox all sides. Washington, Doc 30. From official sources a denial Is made that Spanish Premier Canovat sent Secretary Olncj a communication accepting tho media tion of the United Mates in tho carry ing out of autonomy for Cuba. It is said no such letter 1 as been sent, nor has anything of such a nature passeJ through tho Spanish officials here. A DIFFERENT VERSION. The Facta Concerning the hhontlng ot O. V. Ullmurr, Near Atwood, Kan. Atwood, tlnn., Dec 3a Last Tues day night G. W. Gilmore, ono of the oldest citizens of this county, while sitting before his kitchen stove, wits shot by some unknown party, tin charge of shot passtng through the window, strlklntr him squarely In tbe left side ot the fsce. Tho left eye was destroyed nnd tbe left side ot the upper jaw shattered, but bo U nllvo and tnsy recover. A short time ago GUmore's wife left him act went back to her divorced husband In Nebraska. Since that time Gllmnrt has had a Mrs. Ilallnu. a married woman, keeping house for him, which caused trouble between her nnd bet husband nnd they, too, sepiratcd. The attempted murder Is supposed to be tho result of thoso complications. Iu (IihmI II cat Hi at BT, I.ondox, Dec. 3a Tho birthday ol U'ghl Hon, William 12. Gladstone wai celebrated at Hawarden yesterday. There was tho usual flood of telegramt and letters from home and abroad. The venerablo statesmen Is enjoying excel lent health. He was born Decembet St), 180a The rotations between Peru and Ho ltrin are said to bo strained, owing tc aq Invasion of the Peruvian frontlet by a Hollvlan force. The 14th anuual convention of tho Modem Luntfunge Association of Amer ica la la session at Cleveland, 0. DQ FIQUREsT Tbo population ot the earth ot the time of Emperor Augustus Is estimated at 31.000.000. It Is estimated now to be 1,400,000,000. Mulball estimates the number of Indi viduals who emigrated from Europe Id 73 yeors, 1810 tol8S8,atS7,500",000. Ol thcio 1000,OOQ came to the United States, It Is calculated from Revelations, Sit 10, that there Is ample room in Hcaveu fw 297,000,000,000.000 people, or hi mmiy as (tie world would produce In 1C0.QC0 ntur!w UANTA FB (JaSE. Jadge Myers !Mf th tCsnsts Allen taw Dors Not Apply lit This Cats. Tor-KKA, Kan., Dec. 29. Tbe Hanlii Fe receivership case, Which lately cre sted a ripple on the ocean of com merce, was yesterday deposited on the shelf nt O.knloosa by Dis'rlct Judge Louis A. Myors, who decided that tha Kansas alien land act, under which the suit was brought, did not apply torail road properly. This practically dis poses of the cose. The salt coald go to the supreme court only nt the Instanco of the nltprney-general, nnd It Is known that Mr. Dawes would not net, and It Is generally believed that Mr. lloyle would have nothing to do with the controversy. Judge Kceter, who as sisted In tho profccutlon.howovcr, had exceptions noted to tho ruling, but be probably did that from fnrco ot habit Mr. Hlte, Judtro Keoler's partner, ad mitted that there was llttlo prospect of an appeal from Judge Myers' decision. CHINESE JUSTICE. Coontrrfelter Ordered tlrenpllated and Tlielr Captors 1'rtimoted in Hank. Sax Fhaxcisco, Dec. 50. According to the latest advices from tho Orient, LI Ka Chuck, superintendent ot the Canton polite, on November S3 relied n larzo number of counterfeit Chinese coins and materials for their manufac ture. Tho chief coiner, Cheng Tung. nnd his confederates, Chan Mul, TVe Sang and others, wero arrested. An imperial decree from Peking commanded tho Immediate decapita tion of the thrco above named offend ers and enjoins tho viceroy to deal with the others as bo thinks necessary according to law, as a warnintr In futuro to tho people. Tbo oOlctals who effected the selzuro were all promoted In rank. A STEP FORWARD. Chinese OfflelaH Iiinnitn Order to Encour age Foreign Learning-. Wasiiixotox, Dec. 29. According to icws received hero from unofllclsl sources LI Hung Chang's visit to En gland and the United Status already has borne fruit in a decision of the Chineso government gradually to an glicize the Chinese people, at least as far as tbelr language Is concerned The Pole In government recently issued instructions to tho various viceroys and governors of provinces of the em pire to establish schools for the teach ing of tho English lanpnaze and west ern sciences In all of tbe principal cities of the country. Ireland Overtaxed. Dtmr.lx, Dec. 29. There was a large meeting nt the Mansion house yester day to protest nirainst tbe overtaxation of Ireland as disclosed by tbe royal commission. The report showed that Ireland Is now overtaxed to the amount ot ,730,000 ($15,750,000) nnnualiy. The meeting was attended by the Catholic and Protestant archbishops and the leading merchants of this city. Resolutions were passed demanding that the government remedy the In justice dono lo Ireland In the matter ot taxation. A Itleh Flrebne. Nr.w York, Ujc. 2 Isaac Ziicker, n wealthy real estato owner and manu facturer, was last night convicted of arson In tbe first degree In causing his Division street storo to be set on fire and himself aiding In tho arrange ments for Igniting It It was claimed by tho prosecution that Zucker was the chief ot the gang ot Drebujs whose glgnutlc operations three years ago startled tho insurance world. TheoiopliliU Will llava a Temple. Sax Fmxctsco, Dec. 20 A college for the revival of the lost mysteries ot antlqui y, sccb as has not been In ex istence for 2.000 years, Is to bo built In California. Tbls state has been chosen because tho Tbcosophlsls, nnd, In fact, all occultists generally, believe that It Is tbe cradle of the coming race. The funds for the erection ot the occult temple have already been subscribed. Sir, needier l'robab'y a Cripple for Ufa. hTAiiroiiD, Conn., Dec. 29, Mrs. Henry Ward llecchor, of llrook-lyn, N. Y., who is visiting in this city, was at tacked with dizziness yesterday and fell. Il'ir hip was broken In such o manner that she will probably uevet Lo able to walk again without the uc of crutches. Owing to her advanced age of 81 years her condition Is admit tedly serious. Chlruco Will Not llalire for Charity. Chicago Dec. 10. Cnlcaro's fashion ablo folks will not. In all probability, dance for charity s sako at the Audi torlum on tho evening of January 10, 1897. Tho cause ot the probable aban donment of this, tbe greatest event ol Chicago's soe'al srason, is tho general depression in all circles cau-cd by the recent upheavals In the banking wo-id. DrHra tha Catholic Chnrch. MoNTlir.AI, Que., Dec. 83. Li Patrlc, ot this city, comoi out with a two-column defiance ot ths Catholic church, in which It calls upon all liberal Cath olics to rerolt. It calls tho excommu nication tho kcfflnnlnu ot a war to the dnath.and offers Itself and all Its finan cial and Intellectual resources to aid In the war. Mutt Tar Their WItm D.bt. Nkw Yoiik. Dec SO. Tito appellate term of the supreme court handed down a decision to tho general effect that a husband, although HtIiijj apart from his wife, Is responsible for debts con tracted by her fur nccoisary articles. in the ubtenco of any agreement to the contrary. The World'! Wheat Crop. LlVEitroou the. SO. Tho latest nd most authentic reports place the world's wheat crop for ISO J at 3,t00, 000.000 buihels. Tho tour largest wheat-producing countries arei Amer ica, 47'J,000,000; France, 510,000,000; Rus sia, 383,000,000; India, 203,400,000. Another Chlrago Uank rail. Cmcaoo, Ujc. 2'Jl As a result ot the retirement of the Atlas national bank the Dime savinga bank temporarily suspended payments. Tho directors oi the Dime savings bank are practically the same as taoto ot the Atlas na t'onal CoM Ware la Now York. New York, Dec S9. The thermome ter uiarko4 III daifrtfrslbclow zero at Kingston, N. Y , ulidKir.degree below atCaUUIll, ytsUrdajjPTbo Ice harvest Is In progress iui UwMltudton. Two tramps were frgiealtq death at East port. 3 Want a lllabrr Kl- Tariff. tUVAHJUH, tis?. ilK-'O, 20, At g largely attended meeting bt the avan nan uicu associative decided unuulmou Now Orleans and boards i trade In endcavorl tie a lilkM tariff oil to. I ayVVVBVItVVVVVVtM u. S. Kiin)TY)ir)$t - Adair, l. i ., s WANTS ALL I THE nONEY YOU HAVE To Invest Irj. Hardware, Steel, Stove;, Tinware, Spring Goods, Parn, Irrjplerrjenty, Springs, Aattresfses, Silver Preferred, ...,D. S. Cumming, Adair, Ind. Ter. T. S. I also carry a full lino of !BAa.sV-VsVVlVVVVV' NOW IS THE TIME TO BUILD YOUR. Portland cement $4.00 a . Louisville 1.83 LUMBER AVcatherboardlng, only f 1.00 per hundred feet. Hough boxing and fencing nt tl.25 per hundred feet. 5-8 celling, dressed and beaded, $1.25 per hundred feet. Get My Prices on Your &. I Want to Merit Your ....Bills Before Buying. '"' Patronage Straight Car Loads vfe Cheaper than Anybody SPOT CASH - P. Q. BROWNING, Hardware, Stoves, Tinware. A SPECIAL JOB LOT KING HEATERS, AT $5.00, Formerly $8 AND $10. Furniture and Gaskets-Full BEDROOM SUITS $15 TO $65. .FRED. L. Wholesale Dealer Choice Upland Prairie Hay, Storage Capacity 3,000 Tons'. i im.ii.. n.i . 17.1.... Warehomes "'" "- J l b vnuiu Vli iu. w. a. Hight Csl? Prices Pn'd fr '1(iy to fill orders. Liberal advancements made on consignments handled on commission. ' 5tor of Bale Ties f superior quality always on hand at the very lowest nmrket prico. Agent for CHne's Pater)t 5krle Grinder, tho best in use. Grind your sickle in ten minutes. Saves prico of machine in ono year in saving of sickles. Saves in horseflosh nnd wear and tear of mower and will last any farmer for his natural lifetime. Have the Best Pair of Scales in tho city, whore you will ohvaya find competent weighers to serve the public. PONT GET LEFT THE KATY FLYER ANEW FAST TRAIN VIA DAILY AND "SUNDAYSTOO' UCHICAG0 I.LUUI ANDPRINCIPALPOINTSIN THE NORTH AND EAST ALSO TO TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST. fufW'fn'Aiy r Olivbk llAOIlV, J. O, l'rcsldcut. First Naiional Bank, vnsrrr.--., nsrr. theb. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $85,000.00, i "3To-u,r Business Solioitecl. -CRXOTOItl) 8, S, Cobb Olivet Uagby, E.N. Ratclifl, M. K. J.O.lIa,), W, K. iralpdl, 'V'VVVVVlVVevVV' Wagon Aaterial and Iron, Harness, Farrrj Wagons, Furniture, Bed;, Etc., Etc. Hut will tako cither Taper V or Gold $'8. Closo prices, cash only. t Coffins, Caskets nnd Trimmings CISTERN. barrel; former prlco fcS.00. ES" Lower than Ever Before NO CREDIT. -. The Lcadlnz Lumber Dealer of tho Chcrokeo Nation. HEATERS $4. TO $25. COOK STOVES and RANGES SIO.OO TO $60.00. Stock Carefully Selected. KELLEY,. in Hay & Grain ?.. Vinita, Ind. Ter. Hall, Vice-l'rcsldent. H. a Cook, f Cannier. B. P. Fortnor, G.W,Beck, Mllforu, W. A. Or-hsia. E.B.Frnyger, H, 0. Oook. Ly2J mmIS AMI BB rnffffyi rr I .1 rf v i: v I & . 1.'.4V',V o , .jir!t&Tni.r-ii'vf -JffR.WtwTOl$ rr-m. fry . jtmTir.vy "!? Tn-:.-.-.a (V --- V -ri. 1..- KiWJi. -vtTsctr"" -JA.-V twjmt