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VOLUME I.
BEAVER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1895.
NUMBER 10.
CURRENT COMMENT.
TnK supreme court holds that pen-i
elon regulations nro entirely within
tho control of congress; that no man
lias n legal right to one.
New Yonic city expects soon to have
1hc two finest hotels in tho world.
The William Waldorf-John Jacob Astor
feud has taken tho form of hotel
rivalry, regardless of expense
Twkntv-six states and territories
thus far havo appointed commissions
on national uniformity of law, nnd tho
movement has reached a point whero
Its future usefulness is assured.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.'
Boston is going to build a subway
for the use of electric cars through tho
most thickly settled and business parts
of tlio clty."'i'hdundertaklng Is one of
prcat magnitude and It is estimated
that before It is completed it will cost
at least 830,000,000.
Tiik civil rights bill passed by tho
late Oklahoma legislature did not be
come a law becauso the governor re
futed to 'sign it If it had become a
law colored men could have obtained
damages for being icfused admittanco
to any public place.
Gov. IIkxfhow, of Oklahoma, har. re
fused to sign tho bill giving probato
courts jurisdiction of divorce case's.
Tills knocks out tho dlvorco lawyers
nnd compels persons seeking divorces
to come Into the district court in open
session, Instead of allowing them to
get divorces on the quiot any day in
the week before some out-of-the-way
probate judge.
Waiiiikn 1'. Thompson, tho matri
monial agent of Chicago, who claimed
to be able to supply wives of dazzling
beauty and unlimited wealth, was
convicted In tho United States court in
that city of using tho malls to defraud.
He is tho pnbllsher of tho matrimonial
paper, Heart and Hand, and got him
belf into trouble by advertising heir
esses at 25 cents apiece, thrco for hall
& dollar.
Thf. building in New York In which
-was Nicolo Tesla's workshop was re
cently burned. Its destruction comes
just when it was whispered in tho sol
entitle world that tho inventor was on
the eve of ono of tho greatest of dis
coveries connected with tho problem
of improving the electric light It was
feared that the disaster might result in
tho physical collapse of tho great in
ventor. Ho has long been in a state
bordering on exhaustion through over
work.
Tiik combination of tho klnetoscopi
with the phonograph, upon tho pcrfco
lion of which Thomas A. Edison and
his assistant, William IC. L. Dickson,
have been working for soveral years
has been made practical, and will be
offered to tho public within a short
time in tho shape of an instrumen
which will show action and give pho
nctlo expression synchronously. Tin
combination, whilo now to tho public
has been working in tho lidlson labora
tory for some time.
A commit! ki: of three, representing
n dozen business men of New YorV
city, will, within a fow days, leavi
there for South America In ordei
to Investigate reports of gold, pro
clous sVoncs and coral that havo re
cently been brought to their notice. II
the investigators find what the reports
bay exists, tho investors expect to real
ize many millions each from tho ven
ture. The reports tell of untold wealth.
Gold In countless millions Is to be had
for the mere taking. Diamonds, ru
bies, sapphires and emeralds are in
abundance.
Qloanod By Tologrraph nnd Mali
rr.nsoxAi. ani roi.tTicA.t
Tiir.ltK was n report that tho Spanish
unboat Alccdo had sunk an American
ichooncr off tho Cuban coast and six
teen people aboard had been drowned,
out the state department at Washing
con ha3 had no otllcial Information on
thn subject and was inclined to put lit
tle credence in tho rumor.
Ionatius Donnelly and Sydney M.
Owen, populist leaders in Minnesota,
mado otllcial declaration that tho peo
ple's party In that state would not join
tho free silver coinage party. They
ald tho people's party had always
favored tho frco coinage of silver and
had other plans In view which they
;ould not abandon.
Tiik Italian lncldont tho recent
lynching of Italians in Colorado ono
of three international complications,
Is practically closed so far as it in
volves tho relations of tho United
States and Italy, and instead of leav
ing irritation and ill feeling the nilalr
appears to havo resulted in further
strengthening, tho friendly relations
between tho countries,
Mns. Hallinotox Booth and Adjt
Edith Marshall, of the Salvation army,
arrived nt Cincinnati on tho 10th on a
llvo weeks' tour, during which they
will (hold thirty-seven meetings in
Pittsburgh, Detroit, Milwaukee, St.
Louis, Galveston, Dallas, Wichita, To
peka and Kansas City.
Gen. Philip St. Gr.oitor. Cookij died
at Detroit, Mich., on the 20th, aged 85
years. Ho had seen service in every
field where American valor has been
displayed for flfty-sevon years.
Tin: nlnety-tlrst anniversary of tho
birth of Gen. Neal Dow, tho American
temperance reformer, was celebrated
by all the temperance societies of Lon
don. The meeting, which was remark
able for enthusiasm, passed a resolu
tion warmly congratulating Gen. Dow
upon tho attainment of his ninety-first
birthday and recording thetlecp appre
ciation of tho meeting of his immeas
urable service in tho causo of temper
ance and prohibition to humanity.
It was believed at Yokohama that the
negotiations for peace between China
and Japan would not bo successful.
Tho army is the dominant power in
Japan, and tho military men wero bent
upon continuing the campaign. Fresh
troops were being hurried forward.
Final ratifications of tho new treaty
between the United States and Japan
were exchanged at Washington on tho
21st and nothing now remains to bo
done but issue a presidential procla
mation putting It into ctfect, when it
will become a law.
Tiik president on the 21st appointed
ex-Congressman William M. Springer,
of Illinois, United States judgo for the
Northern district, and ox-Congressman
Constantino 11. Kilgoro, of Texas,
judgo for tho Southern district of the
Indian territory.
Additional news continues to be re
ceived from Cuba of insurgent victqries
in the east. The latest and most start
ling is that Guillermou Moncada, the
negro leader of a baud near Guantan
amo, wants to turn the revolution into
a race war. It is also reported that he
surprised a largo dotachmont of Span
ish troops near Guantanamo recently
and completely routed them. In this
An undertaker at Rod Key, Ind.,
claims that ho has secured from an old
hermit a secret which will revolution
ize tho art of embalming. A visit to
tho hermit's cabin, which is in tho
mountains of West Virginia, was paid
by the undertaker and a friend. Up
htairs wero three bodies which tho
hermit baid ho obtained eight years
ago. They looked as if death had come
hut yesterday. Tho hermit also haa
1odles of different animals all looking
as natural as life. Tho first experi
ment witli tho fluid will bo made in a
medical college in Baltimore, Md.
FmK broke out in the yards of tho
International Cotton 1'rcss Co., at Now
Orleans on tho 21st, nnd was not ex
tinguished until it had destroyed be
tween 15,000 nnd 20,000 bales of eotton.
Tho loss will probably exceed S-'50,-
f 000, all covered by insurance.
At Crippio Creek, Col., I remont anil
Soleu McCloskcy, brother, who havo
been in tho employ of the Union Min
ing Co., wero arrested on tho charge of
having stolen from the company dur
ing the, past year 850,003 to 8100,000
worth of ore.
Tiik excitement In the speculation In
African mining shares was so intonso
In London that brokers continued their
dealings after regular trading hours.
The mining speculation has become
wilder than ever and prices go on ad
vancing enormously. Many brokers
are making fortunes out of the deal
ings. Throckmorton street was full of
warnings against n collapso that Is sure
to come, but no attention was paid to
them.
At Homln y Post, near Guthrie, 0k
Charles Wah-Rc-Ihc nnd Dick Hl-Kah-Mah-Kah,
full-blood Osagcs, quarreled,
nnd tho former struck tho latter on tho
head with a club with such forco as to
irush his skull and break his neck.
The murderer was arrested. J
tIAJIKH iAI.l WUS UII1UH3IIUU HUfll
Perry, Ok., aud tilled with buckshot
Ills body was soon afterwards found.
William Stoval was arrested, charged
witii tho crime, and there was consid
erable talk of lynching him by tho ex
cited people.
H.vitiHKT Tallky, colored, was
hanged by n mob near Petersburg,
Tenn. She was suspected of burning
tho residence of Mr. Marshall near
there n fow nights ago, hence her un
timely death.
Youno GniFFO and Jack Hanley
fought six llvoly rounds nt the South
wick Athletic club, Philadelphia, on
tho 20th nnd, whilo no decision wns
given, tho contest ended decidedly in
favor of Hanley.
In San Frnncisco fire broke out in
Kllborno's cooper shop nnd destroyed
the entire plant and a big stable ad
joining. Eight tine draft horses in tho
stable were burned to death. Loss,
850,000.
John L. Suli.ivn, ex-champion,
says ho will challenge tho winner of
the Kilraln-O'Donnell fight.
It was reported that tho Irene, a
schooner employed hi tho fish trade,
had been fired upon by a Spanish
cruiser that had followed it from Key
West. Fla., to the high seas. Whether
anv lives were lost was not known.
In tho presence of 2,000 peoplo at the
Suffolk Athletic club at Boston on the
night of tho 18th Jake Kilraln, of Bos-
ton, and Stevo O'Donnell, of Austrnlia,
Corbett's sparring partner, fought
eight rounds, and at tho close Refereo
Patsy Shepard declared tho contest a
draw. O'Donnell seemed to hnve the
best of tho bout for tho first seven
rounds, but In tho eighth and last ono
Kllrain rallied and dazed tho Austra
lian boy.
Fouty saloonkeepers wpro arrested
an the ISth at tho instigation of the
taw and order league, of Cincinnati,
for violations of thn Sunday closing
.aw. No jury could bo secured to try
ny of them aud all of the cases were
a oiled.
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII. re
turned to Cadiz, Spain, on the 10th
from a long search for the missing
:ruiser Relna Regente, nnd brought
THE NEW TAX LAW.
Tho Ulll In Full dimming tho Tlmo
of lnyliiK Tniw.
County Treasurer Shnulil I'nste The Vol-
lowing Information on n Cnnt In
Their onire, Tor the lleuelU
ol tlm Taxpayers.
killed and wounded.
battle, It is said, 20J Spaniards werel. juU confirraation 0( the worst fears for
Thomas A. Edison means to learn
something about nrgon, tho newly dis
covered gaseous constituent of tho at
mosphero. "To tell Iho truth," said
the electric wizard, "the discovery
of argon is n fresli cvldento of how
littlo wo know of even tho com
monest matters. Tho air lias been an
alyzed over and over again for half a
century without suspecting that it held
any new elements." air. ktllson ex
plained that his investigations concern
ing his incandescent lamp showed him
phenomena which could only bo ex
plained on the hypothesis of a now clement
Piiof. W. W. KEE.v.n well-known Phil
adelphia surgeon, had n patient, ono of.
whose legs wns paralyzed. Relieving
that by tho use of a nerve from tho leg
of an animal he could restore to ills
patient the use of his lo,', Prof. Keen
tent to tho city pound for a dog with
which to make tho experiment The
pound is controlled by tho Society for
the Prcvontion of Cruelty to Animals,
tho president of which is Mrs. Carolina
K.irl White, who is opposed to vivisec
tion, und sho positively refused to per
mit him to havo ii dog, despite tho fact
that the life of a human being depend
ed upon It
Mil. Moisky, of La Porte, Ind., served
in tho Mexican war nnd also in tho
civil war. For this latter servico he
was granted a pension. When tho
Wexiean pension law wns enacted ho
applied for a pension, nnd it was
granted, but ho was Informed that tho
law would not permit of two pension?
heing drawn, aud ho mustchooso which
onJ ho would take. The Mexican pen
Lion was tho larger, nnd ho took that,
and tho other was stopped. He now
claims the latter and will suo in the
court of claims for the recognition oi
his demands. Tho case is interesting to
old soldiers of both wars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
At Palmer's mills, a lonely spot on
Marvin's crsek, near Rradford, Pa., an
aged couple wus tortured by masked
men to make them tell whero their
mono3' was. The robbers secured over
8(300.
Tiik total number now known to
have perished in the mine disaster at
Red Canon. Wyo., on tho 20th Is sixty,
of which flfty-ono wore married men
and nine young men and boys. There
nro fifty-ono widows and 250 orphaned
childron as a result of tho disaster.
Tiik six round contest between Joe
Choynskl and Dan Creedon at Chicugo
was a draw, no decision being given by
tho refereo. Choynski had all the best
of it, except in ono round. Ho knocked
Creedon down twice, brought tho blood
In a stream from his nose and had his
man vory tired and going when the
ilxth round closed.
Tiik diamond cutters from Holland,
for whom the Immigration authorities
had been on tho lookout, arrived at
New York on the 21st on tho steamship
Majestic There wero 125 of them.
They wero Bent to Kills island, sus
pected of being contract laborers, and
if that can bo proved they will bo sent
back in accordance with tho decision
of Secretary Carlisle that diamond cut
ting was not a now Industry, and that
those- coming under contract wero to
bo treated ns nny other contract labor
ers. At Newcastle, Pa., flvo masked rob
bers entored tho house of John Mc
Millan, bound and gagged tho hired
man and threo women, and wnited
nearly two hours for tho roturn of
McMillan. When ho camo ho was
bound to a board and placed head
lownward against tho wall, whilo tho
robbers threatened him with instant
death unless he divulged the hiding
place of his money. He had deposited
81,000 in a bunk recently, and had no
money. After burning his feet with
hot conls uid whipping him unmerci
fully tho rutlUns left
The report of the commander of the
Spanish man-of-war that tired on tho
American schooner, Alllauca, has been
mado public. He says tho Allianca
hoisted a British Hag and ho tired at
nor to make her heave to, as she was
anly VA miles off tho coast of Cuba.
I'ho captain and the officers of tho Al
lianca, however, deny these statements
ind have mado affidavits, which will
bo forwarded to Washington, that the
Allianca was Hying the American en
lgn.
An explosion of giant powder oo
jurred iu the Verde, Mex., mine on the
ISth which killed four minors am!
wounded ono fatally. Tho men were
olown with terrific force against the
tkles of tho mine nnd crushed out of tvU
icinblance to humanity.
tho lost vessel. Tho Relna Regento
was found sunk not far from tho straits
it Gibraltar. Only twenty Inches of
the masts wero above tho water. Not
i soul of tho -120 men on board escaped
is far as can be learned. Divers will
try to recover the bodies of the crew.
TIIK V.A.TISST.
Kansas Citv, Mo., Mar. 24. A
spcslal fiom Topehn, Knn., says: Un
less tho judgment of Piofessor W. S.
Mayo, veteriuiirinn at the stale agri
cultural college, is nt" fault pleuio
pneumoula has been located in Kansas.
The dread disease is sa'd to have mado
its appearance in Geary, Wabaunseo
and Morris counties. Governor Morrill
has asked that an export be sent from
Washington lo verify Professor Mnyo's
diagnosis.
Tahlequah. I. T., March 21 Wal
ter Hark was hunged In tho jail hero
yesterday, for tho niurdnr of Johnsou
Rees in Going Shako district several
years ago. On the scaffold Dark mado
n short talk in which ho said ho uas
innocent of the murder and 'hat ho
killed Rees to keep tho latter from
robbing him.
Lkavknwoiith, Kan., March 14
James Howard, turnkey at tho Kansas
state penitentiary, was tomahawked by
an Indian convict who is serving sen
tcuco for murder committed in the
territory. The Iudian hud been nt
work with n l.ntchct and Howard who
was near turned his back, aud at that
Instant tho Indian sank his blade into
Howard's skull, intlictiug a fatal
UOUIlll,
Ai.iiuq.uehq,ue, N. M., March 21.
Jim Turner, who was arrested nt Ros
well last Monday afternoon by Sheriff
C. C. Perry, as the notorious Jim Turn-e-,
alleged partner of outlaw Hill
Cook, hits been brought hero. The
prisoner ndmitled that his name is
Jim Turner but says lio wns never in
the Indian territory, does not know
Hill Cook, nnd cannot imagluo vhy ho
wns attested. Marshal Hall and Slier
iff Poiry are confident Hint he is tho
man wanted nnd will hold him hero
until on officer fioin tho Indian Terri
tory arrives to identify him.
Topeka, Kan., Marcli 21. Governor
Mori 111 bus announced tho following
appointments on tho hoard of public
woiks: Sol Miller, Troy; JohnSeaton,
Atchison; Miehuol Beery, Topeka.
Chicago, Clinch 24. In lis annual
report Chief of Pollco lirenuan declares
tho Debs strike mi uulmportuut affair.
The most nunoylng clement consisted
of hulf-grswn boys who wero determ
ined to do mischief. Ho bays there
was no trouble whore there were no
troops. Tho trouble was attributed
to the United States marshals.
Tho following is nn oftlctnl copy of
the tux law, nnd Is printed for the ben
bcneflt of county treasurers nnd for
general Information:"
SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE HILLS
NOS. 11 AND 542.
AN ACT Amendatory to Section 11,
Article 0. und Suctions 1. 3. 8, 0. 10
nnd 13 of Article 10, nnd Section 1 of
Article 11. All of Chnpter 20, Statutes
of Oklahomn, Untitled Revenue.
He it Enacted by tho Legislative As
sembly of IhoTcrritory of Oklahoma:
Section 1. That section 11, nrtlclo 0,
of chapter 20 of the Stntutos of Okla
homa of 1803, tho samo being running
section 5042, bo and tho s.nno is hereby
amended to toad as follows: Section
L8i)42. No demand of taxes shall be
neeessiry, but it snail be mo iiuty ui
every person subject to taxation under
this law to nttcud tho treasurer's office
at thn county seat and pay his tnxes;
and if any person neglect to so attend
and pay his taxes until after they havo
becomo delinquent, tho treasurer Is
directed and required to collect
the samo in tho manner provided by
inw; Provided, however, that in case
any person owing taxes who lcmovcs
from nii3 county in tills territory, the
county treasurer shall forward such
tax claim to tho treasurer of tho coun
ty to which such poison Is removed,
nnd such tnxes shall be collected by
the county treasurer of tho latter plnce
nsother taxes and roturned to tho
proper county loss legal charges.
Sec. 2. That section 1 of nrtlclo 10,
of the same chapter, tho name being
running section 5013, bo und the samo
is heieby nmended to read as fbllows:
On the first Monday of August 1805,
nil tnxes assessed in tho year 1S91, nnd
then unpaid, shall then bo delinquent,
unless otherwUo ordered by the county
commissioners, us In this act provided.
All taxes levied after tho year 1831
shall bo payable one-half on tho first
Monday in January next after the date
of tho lew, and tho remaining half on
the first Monday of August following.
Any peison chaiged with taxes on tho
tnx-bnoks in th-3 hands of the county
treasurer, other than tho tax levied in
the year 1S91, may a'- ills option, pay
the full amount thereof, on or before
the flrsi Monday in January in vach
year and receive a robato of 2 per cent,
on one-half of said tax, or he muyjiay
one hulf on tho third Monday in De
cember and tho remaining half thereof
on the third Monday in June, next en
suing, nnd if any part of tho said first
half of sold toxes remains unpaid after
the first Monday in Jnnuary, tho vth61e
amount of taxes charged against such
person fulling to pay tho first half of
said tax, as hereinbefore provided,
shall become delinquent, undu penalty
of 2 per cent, shall at onco bo attached
thereto and shall bo collected ns pro
vided by law, nnd nil tnxes duo and
unpaid on tho thin' Monday in De
cember in eacli year shnll be subject to
hnvo added thereto, as a penalty, tho
two per cent, before provided. If one
half the taxes bo paid on tho third
Monday in December und tho remain
ing half be unpaid on tho third Mon
day in Juno, next ensuing, tho sumo
shnll become delinquent and shall bo
subject to tho penalties nnd be collect
ed in tho manner provided by law. To
all taxes, nfter delinquent, in addition
to the 2 per cent, hereinbefore pro
vided, there shall be added as a pen
alty, ono per cent on tho amount
thcicof on tho first day of each mouth
for the first thrco months, and 2 per
cent, a month to bo added on tho first
day of each month for the second three
months after delinquent, and 5 per
cent per month shall bo added on ths
first dn of each month thereafter un
til the taxes tiro satisfied. The county
clerk of each county on the first Tutn-
day iu January and August of each
year, or as soon thereafter us possiblo,
shall plnco on tho tnx roll of the coun
ty in separate columns, and opposite
each description of property upon
which the taxes then lemalu duo nnd
unpaid, tho amount of penalty then to
be udded to such tuxes, ashereinbefoio
piovlded, nnd shall charge tlij union n
of penalty to tho county treasurer;
Provided, All penalties shall be
ci edited to the county fund and nil
rebates charged to the sumo fund.
Sec. 3. That section 3 of said article
10, tho samo being running section
5015, bo nnd samo is hot eby amouded
to lead as follows: Section 5015. All
taxes on personal property that re
main duo and unp.tid on the third
Monday in December and on the third
Monday in June, respectively, may be
collected in the following manner:
'J he county treusuier ahull, between
tho 10th und 30th of Jnnuary, nnd be
tween tho 10th and 20lh of July, re
spectively, issue -a warrant under his
hand and directed to tho sheriff, com
manding him to levy tho amount of
such unpaid taxes und tho penalty
therein, together with tils lawful fees
for collecting the sau.o on the chattels
belonging to tho person or persons
owing such tuxes, or to whom such
tuxes wero assessed, und on collecting
the same to pay tho amount so collect
ed into the county treasury und malio
jeturnsof such warrants within sixty
days from the date of Issue; provided,
that tho treasurer shall mail each de
linquent a stutement of Jils personal
tax at least thirty days before putting
such delinquont tux warrant into tho
hands of tho sheriff; nnd, provided,
further, that to the tax of such delin
quent shull be added the expense of
such notification. 'Iho Mierltl on re-
.celpt of such tax warrants, is author
the sale of peisonal property on exe
cution. Section 4. That Feclion 3 of said
nrtlclo 10, tho samo being running sec
tion 5050, bo ntiumdcd to rend us fol
lows: Section 5050. Tho tieasurcr
shall, in all enses whero taxes arc a
Hen on real ptopcrty and unpaid on
the thitd Monday of October, pro
ceed to advertise and soil such ronl
estate for sucli taxes nnd costs us here
inafter provided, and shall not be
bound before mi doing to proceed to
collect by salo of personal property
tnxes on pei sonnl property which are
bv this net inndo u lien on really, hut
shaft Include such pel sonnl lux with
that due on the realty, and shall sell
tho reulty for nil of said taxes.
Sec. 5. That section 5 of said article
10, tho Bnmo being running tectum
5051, bo nnd tho same is herd y iimond
ed to read ns follows: bed Ion 5051.
Tho treasurer shull give notice of tho
snlo of rcnl property by the public ttlon
thereof onco n weelt for threo consecu
tive weeks, cninniencing after tho
third Monday iu October preceedlng
the snlo, in some newspaper lu the
county, and if there is no piper
published In his county ho shall give
notice, by written or printed notices
posted on the door of tho court house
or building In which courts aie com
monly held, or nt tho usunl place of
meeting of the county commissioner;
such notice shnll contain a notification
thnt all lnnds on which the luxes of
thejear (naming It) remain duo nnd
unpaid will bo sold und tho
lime and plnco of sale; and wild
notice must contain n list of tho hinds
to be sold aud the amount of taxes
duo. Tho county tieusuier shnll
chnrgo nnd collect In addition to
tho tuxes and Intel ost und ponnlty, tho
snm of twenty-live cents on each truct
of renl properly und ten cents on eueh
town lot advertised for sale, which
sum shnll bo paid hito tho county
tieusuier and the county shall puy the
cost of publication, but In no cusq
shall the county bo liable fur mora
than the amount charged to tho delin
quent lam's for advertising.
Sec. 0 That section 10 of said arti
cle 10, the same being tunning section
51)52, be ur.l the samti is hereby
amended to rend us follows: Section
505.2. On the third Monday in Novem
ber of each year, between the hours of
0 o'clock n. m. aud 0 o'clock p. m. the
treasurer Is dlicctcd lo offer nt public
sulo at tho tteiiMircr'h office, whero by
law tho tuxes are inndo payable, nil
lauds, town lots or other real property
which shall be llublo for tnxes of any
dcsciiption which shnll bo Hnble for
taxes for thu pieeeedlng year or years,
nnd which shall remain duo and un
paid, and ho may adjourn the sumo
from day to day until all the lands,
lots or other real pioporty havo been
offered, wild no taxable property shall
be exempt from levy and sale for de
linquent taxes.
Section 7. Thnt section 13 of said
article 10, the tnine being running sec
tion 5(155, be and the same is hereby
amended to rend ns follows: Section
5055. On or before tho second Monday
of January following the sale of real
properly, the treasuiei is inquired to
tile iu tho olllce of thu county clerk of
his county a lulurn of ills sulo of luutl,
letuiiiijg u copy lu his ollico, showing
thu hind sold, the names of iho pur
chusuis, and tho sums p.iid by lliem,
und also u copy of-.lhe iioiiee of sale,
with u certificate of tho udvcrtlsmout
verified by ulliduvit, nnd such coriifl-
cuto shail be evidence, of the reguluii-
ty of thu pioceodlngs.
Section il. That section I of urlielo
11 In said chapter, thu samo bel'ig run
ning section 507,', uu amended to rend
us follows; Section 5072. Thu treas
urer of tho several counties shall pay
into the lerrltoi ial treasury nil funds
in their hands belonging thereto, on
.or before the fit st Monday of Februa
ry und on or bufoio tho first Monday
of September iu encli year, and nt such
other times us the territorial treasurer
may require, which shall not be
ofteuer than nt the times ho shull
make his quurterly reports lo the
county board, and tho funds so paid in
shall bo tho identical toirltorial war
rants, if nny, received by tho treasurer
for the payment of tho tax, or iu coin,
or iu treasury notes of the United
States; and tho said treasurer shall
send such warrants and money to, the
terrltotial tieusuier by express, for
which lie shall bu allowed tho actual
oxpouto foMraustulttlug thu same mid
no moie.
Sec. 9. That tho tnxes becoming
delinquent on the first Monday of
April of tho year lb9i, and by this net
nude to bu payable and dulliiqueint on
thu first Monday in August, 1&95, shall
lu all casus become delinquent and
collectable as in this net provided.
Profidcd, however, that the board of
county conuniisioners of nny county
in this territory may by ordor entered
of record provide thnt tho tuxes paya
ble iu the jear lS'JI shall become de
linquent on the first Monday of April
of thnt year, and when so provided,
that taxes in such counties shall be
come due, delinquent and collectable
as provided in article 10 of chnpter 70
of tho statutes of Oklahoma, bv-foro
tho samu was amended by this act;
Provided further, thnt all sales of
realty for the non-payment of delin
quent taxes iu thoso counties shull, in
any event, bo governed by tho pro
visions of tills act.
Sec. 10, This uct shull bo iu forco
ufter its passage mid np-
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SPRINGEM AND KILGORE.
Tho Two i:i.t:nuri'niim Nnmril for lh
luillnn Territory ,inli;rhli Other Nom
ination. Washington, March '22. Tho presi
dent to-day nominated Wllllnm M.
Springer, of Illinois, and Constantino
lluclclcy Kilgoro, of
Texas, to be United
States judges for
tho Northern nnd
Southern districts
of the Indian terri
tory.
Tho two Indian
3 territory judge
ships nro newly cro
fted offices estab
lished by nn net of
tho Inst congress,
framed for tho pur
pose of checking In
n tnensurii tho great spread nnd growth
of lnwlessncss nnd crlmo In tho Indian
territory, which had becomo n rofugo
of robbers nnd outlaws.
The now judges nro well-known ox
congressmen. Mr. Springer served In
thu houso of representatives for ninny
years ami tooit a
prominent pnrt in
debates ns ono of
tho democratic
leadors. Ho was
chairman of tho
banking nnd cur
runcy commltteo in
the last congress
nnd of tho wnys
und mctns commit
tee in tho preced
ing congress. llo
hns nlwnys kept up
his legal rcndlntf
nnd hns been counsel beforo tho
United Stntcs supremo court in mnny
cases during his congressional career.
Soon nfter his defeat for congress in
tho Inndslido of tho Inst election ho
was tendered tho supremo court
practlco of one of tho principal
Granger roads, nnd hnd its accept
ance under advisement for some time.
He owns a house in Washington nnd is
fairly well-to-do. Judgo Kilgoro served
In thu last four congresses and attract
ed a great donl of nttontlon by renson
of his vigorous personality and fre
quent objections to various bills. Ho
is n Georglnn by birth nnd CO years of
ago. Ho served in tho lato war, and
his courage, it is behoved, will in alto
him useful in dealing with the lawless
oldment who must bo tried In tho In-
dinn territory courts.
The president nlso mado theso nddl
tlonnl appointments:
United States mnrshals Samuel M.
Rutherford, of tho Indian territory, for
the Northern district; Luclen L. Stowe,
of tho Indian territory, for tho South
ern district
United States attorneys James V.
Walker, for tho Contrnl district; An
drew C. Cruco, of tho Indian territory,
for thu Southern district
IIICHIGAN'S BENEFACTOR
in Oft Bopontod story of Truo
Philanthropy.
iYhnt Ch. II, Ilncklrr Has Done for
Western Michigan.
sr
fly
c. I). Kir.noni!.
'from Grand Rapid), Jfkh., Ectnlnj Prtii.)
Tho most beautiful spot in nil this city is
nseparably associated with tho namo of
dackloy. Chas. II. Hacliloy has been in tho
Umber business hero continuously sinco
19.V) und In that tlmo hns nmnsscd a fortune
vhlch gives him rating among tho wealthy
non of tho nation. Dut with wealth thcro
lldnotcomo that tightening of tho purao
ttrings which Is gonornlly a marked char
ictcrlstlc of wealthy men.
It is not a wonder then that the name of
Charles II. Hackloy is known nt homo nnd
luronil. His munlflcoiico to Muskegon alono
represents nn outlay of ncarlyhulf a million.
For tho past twenty years he has been a
:oiistnnt snflorec from nourolglu and rhou
mntlsm, nlso numbnoss of tho lower limbs,
to much so thnt It has sorioualy Interfered
ivltti his pleasure la llfo. For homo tlmo
past his friends' havo noticed that ho has
loomed to grow young again and to hav
recovered tho health which ho hod In youth.
To n reporter for tho Press Mr. Hackloy
explained tho secret cf this transformation.
"I havo sulforod for over 20 years," ho said,
'with pains In my lowor limbs so severely,
that tho ouly rollef I could got at night wni
by putting cold water couiprcsscs on my
limbs. I was bothered mora at night thoc
In tho day time. Tho nournlgic nnd rheu
matic pains in ray limbs, which had been
growing in intensity for yean, finally bo
camo chronic I mado threo trips to the
Hot Springs with ouly partial rollof and
then fell back to my original state. I
couldn't sit still nnd my sufferings began to
iiiaku llfo look very bluo. Two years ago
Inst Hcptcmbcr I noticed an account of Dr
Williams' Pink l'llls for l'nlo Peoplo nnd
what tbny had done for others, nnd soma
t-asos so nearly resembled mlno that I was
intorostoti, bo i wrototo ono wno una given
a testimonial, nn cmlnont professor of music
In Canada. Tho reply I received was oven
itrongcrthnn tho printed tcstlmonlnlnndlt
javo mo faith lu tho tnoilicino.
"I boifim taking tho pills nnd found them
to bo nil that the professor had told mo thoy
would bo. It was two or thrco months be
fore I oxporloncod nny pcrccptlblo better
ment of my condition. My dlsonaownsot
uch long standing that I did not expect
tpoody recovory and wns thankful oven to
o rellovod. I progrossod rapidly, however,
owards recovery and for tho lust six months
lavo felt myself n perfectly well man. I
lave recommended tho pills to many people
md am only too glad to assist others to
lonlth through tho medium of this wonder
'ul modlclno. I cannot say too much for
jvhnt It has done for mo "
Ur. Williams' Pink Plus contain all tho
llomonU necessary to give new llfo nnd
ichuoss to tho blood and rcstoro shattered
lorves. Thoy are for sale by all druggists,
ir mnv ho lnul hv mall from Dr. Williams'
ir-ll-l t h U..!....-.,......!.. T IT ..
lcuicmu umimti, ocuuuwbuu.v, ai. jl.
Wo. per box, or six boxes for 2 50.
,for
.,..,1 tn Vrn lin innlA Oil the OrOKCrtV
!of tho tnx naver nnd sell the samo in
tho manner aud form as provided for
from und
proval.
(Signed) John II. I'itzkii,
President of the Council.
(Signed) C. M. H WINKS,
Speaker of thu House.
Approved March 8th, 1893.
William C. Hknfiiow,
Governor.
A CONFERENCE.
Tho l'rrnhlent unit lilt Advlaers Detiste
KnglnmrVi Nicaragua Ultimatum.
Washington, March 33. For threo
hours yesterday nfternoon tho presi
dent. Secretary Gresham nnd Secretary
Carlisle wero in close conference nt tho
white house. It Is known that tho sub
ject under consideration was tho ag
gressions of Great Ilritaln In South
America. The president nnd Ills ofil
jlal advisers look upon Groat Ilrltain's
demands on Nicaragua and Venezuela
with the greatestconcern. and a formal
remonstrance has been mado by this
government to Great Ilrltain ngnlnst
the ultimatum of that government to
Nicaragua. There Is reason to boliovu
that tho llrltlsh government is
stubborn nnd has intimated nn in
tention of protecting the rights nnd
property interests of llrltlsh subjects in
Nicaragua and Venezuela. There Is
no division of sentiment in tho cablnot
as to tho proper course for this coun
try to pursue under tho circumstances.
Tho Monroe doctrino must bo main
tained. Great Ilritaln must not bo ill
lowed to in alto a Matnbcleland of Ven
ezuela, or nn Egypt of Nicaragua.
It is suspected that at a conforenco
between the president, tho secretary of
stato nnd tho secrotary of tho treasury
yesterday afternoon an amplified dis
patch to Great Ilritaln was draughted
In which tho Monroe doctrino was
forcibly reaffirmed und pthaps broad
ened. THE WYOMING DISASTER.
Later lleportu l'laco the Number of Head
nt blxtjr.
EvanstoN, Wyo., March 22. Tho to
tal number now known to havo per
ished In tho mine disaster at lied Canon
Wednesday evening Is sixty, of which
fifty-ono uro married men and nine
young tnon and boys. There nro fifty
ono widows and 25U orphaned children
ns a result of tho disaster. About
thirty of tho men belonged to tho A. O.
U. W lu which order they wero in
sured for 82,000 apiece. There
nro thirty-eight unrccovcrcd bodies
in the mine. Tho greater part of tho
men who have perished are covered
with debris at tho seventh level whero
thoy wero gathered awaiting the car.
Work is being pushed with all possible
speed to recover thu dead. There Is no
Uro in tho mine.
Tho timbering is largely blown out
nnd tho walls and roof of tho whole in
terior arc wrecked and scattered so
that tho volunteer searching party
now seeking tho bodies of their com
rades are every moment in danger of
being burned.
VALUABLE LITERARY FINDS.
A iiithkiito unknown work by Lcss
ing on .flSsop's fables was recently dis
covered by Prof. Richard Forrester,
of Hreslau, In tho university library of
that place.
An English translation of "Tho
Thibetan Llfo of Jesus," which M.
Notovich, tho Ilusslnn traveler, says ho
discovered in a Lnmnlst monastery in
tho Himalayas, will bo published soon.
Two pilAOMKNTAHV copies of hitherto
unknown editions of "Tyndnlo'o New
Testament" hnvo como to light in Eng
land; tho llrltlsh museum experts as
sign thcra to tho yotirn 1334 and 1535,
respectively.
A MANuacmrT conclusion to Gogol's
"Dead Souls," is suid to hnvo been dis
covered roccntly at Kaluga, in Ilussla.
Gogol burnt his own original himself
in a fit of disgust, but a copy remained
In tho possession of tho man who copied
for .him, who Is still alive, and has
sent it to a Russian journal.
THE SCULPTOR'S ART.
TnAcnnn "Johnnie, did you look in the
dictionary fnrthesiellIni;ufi'H'loue'" John
nlo "Yct'm: I read tho first tea luges an'
I couldn't find It no plu.-o." lntct Ocean,
MiLLioXAUtE "Honesty, my son, Is al
ways tho best policy" Ills Bou-"Well,
maj bo it Is, father; but still you've docs
pretty well." Tit-Bits.
Women Tukliic Out Naturalization Tuners.
Atciiisov, Kun., March 22. Thore Is
so much interest In the coming local
election that tho women of foroign
birth nro taking out naturalization
papers. Fifteen took out their
first papers yesterday, nnd a lurgo
number is expected to take them out
beforo closlug of tho polls Saturday
evening. Four times as many women
havo registered this year, as ovur
before, but their activity is the result
of tho labors of experienced men poli
ticians Equal suffraslsts havo nover
been ablo to work up much enthusiasm.
Fon a charity festival in Brussels re
cently, the sculptors got up n novel ex
hibition of statuss executed in snow in
ono of tho parks.
CumouBLY enough a huge statue of
Li Iluntf Chang, ordered and paid for in
his most prosperous days, has just been
finished in Germany.
It Is but eight years sinco Leopold
Von Hanke, tho German historian,
died, but the hundredth anniversary of
Ills birth is already at hand. It is pro
posed to celebrate It by erecting a mon
ument to him at Wlcho, !n Prussian
Saxony, his birthplace.
A bust of John Couch Adams, who
tharos with Loverrier tho honor of dis
covering tho planet Ncptuno, has been
tet up opposite tho bust of Sir John
Hurocholl, in tho great hall of St
John's college, Cambridge, tho college
of which both astronomers were fel
lows. John Wh.kes'Iiouso InPrinco's court,
Westminster, where ho was arrested
for tho publication of tho famous No.
15 of the North Britain, has been torn
down to make way for new buildings.
Tho warrant served upon Wilkes In
tills houso was tho last "general war
rant" ever enforced in England.
ADOUT THE OPERA.
"Ninon Lenclos," a now opera by 31.
Edmond Mlssa, a pupil of Massenet,
was yecently produced nt tho Paris
Opera Coralquo with success. Tho musia
is slid to bo Wagnerian In character.
IlEitn IIUMi-EitDiNCK, according to tho
Frankfurter Zcltung, has refused $3,000
for two years' royalties on "Haensel
and Grctcl" for Vienna alone; by tho end
of this year ho will havo mado $50,000
out of tho opera.
A sew four-act opera by F. II. Cowcn,
entitled "Harold, tho Last of tho
Saxpns," will bo produced at Drury
Lano this season Tho llbrotto la
written by Sir Edward Malot, tho Brit
ish ambassador to Berlin.
A new operetta by Audrcan, tho com
poser of "La Mascotto" and "Olivette,"
has just been produced with bucccts
at the Bouiles Parisians. It Is called
"La Duchesso do Fcrraro." Thu char
acters aro chiefly art students and
artists' models.
Bauv opera having proved successful
ncrr Ilucipordlnck, tho composer of
"Haensel and Grotol," ha3 just com
plctsd another fairy tnlo called tho
"lloyal Infants." after a story by E.
Rosmer, in which, as In his llrs,t opcru,
tho two leading parts arti written for
women, who rcproaont children.
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