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SWEPT BY FLAMES
PRAIRIE FIRES DO DAMAGE IN
OKLAHOMA.
A TRAIL OF RUINED HOMES
A Number of Persons Perish In ths
Fire and Hundreds of People Along
the Black Trail Are Destitute from
Ravages of the Eelements.
liAWTON, Okla. Five persons were
burned to denth nnd 3,000 square miles
of territory In Kiowa and Comanche
counties were swept by prairie flro
Thursday. Hundreds of people are
homeless and It Is impossible to esti
mate accurately the flnanclul loss, ow
ing to the wide extent of country ef
fected. At Hobart, the county seat of Kiowa
county, the fire nproached from tho
cast, destroying the stables and fifteen
race horses, fifteen residences, two
business houses and various small
buildings. Spreading to tho southwest
tho fire swept 75,000 acres of govern
ment, military nnd timber reserve
and Indian school reserve, destroying
several Iudlans' houses and forty head
of government cattle.
Spreading westward tho flames cov
ered miles of the homestead district,
destroying houses, barns and stock.
In this district five persons aro re
ported to have perished in attempting
to protect their property. They are
Dr. and .tolin Harmon, brothers, and
a man named Fischer. Tho other
two were women and their names have
not yet been learned.
Late at night the fire began moving
southward toward this city. At 12
o'clock, midnight, 5,000 people of this
city were battling with the approach
ing wall of flame. Tho advance line of
the fire was tullv two miles in length
and came In a semi-circle form.
A thousand men turned their efforts
to checking the grass borders of the
reservation at the city limits. Water
from every source, carried In every
conceivable way, was distributed along
this line and can led all around tho
city limits. This served the purpose
of checking the advance line of tho
fire, but was of little avail in hinder
ing the continued rolling of tho flro
brands Into the streets of the city.
In more than 100 places flames
arose from dwelling, barns and out
houses, but wherever a blazo grew
men were present to quench It with
water. As a result of the cool judg
ment of the fighters the city's loss was
only $10,000.
Stories are coming In of how fami
lies layed out on the barren prahie
through the freezing night after the
fire storm had passed with only tho
thin clothes of their backs asremalnd
ers of once prosperous homes. Hun
dreds of people are destitute and are
suffering intensely in tho cold nnd
with the excruciating, pains caused
by their burns.
A DENIAL BY CLEVELAND.
Calls Down Scott of Kansas for His
Statement.
WASHINGTON In the house a let
ter was read from Grover Cleveland
to Representative Webber of North
Carolina denying that C. H. J. Taylor,
a negro, dined with him at the White
House wnllo he w'as president, as
charged by Representative Scott of
Kansas a few days ago. Mr. Scott
promptly offered his apology to tho
former president, saying ho never be
fore had heard the statement which
he had made denied. A discussion of
the race question followed, during
which Mr. Williams, tho minority
leader, criticised President Roosevelt
for having Invited Booker T. Washing
ton to a seat at his table.
Representative Webber said Mr.
Cleveland had been n friend of the
negro, but never had held out to him
the hope of social equality. Mr. Wil
liams said that objection to the ap
polntment or a negro to a position
was met with tho statement that
there could be no discrimination, but
asserted that a Chinaman would not
be appointed postmaster on the Pa
cific coast.
NEBRASKA WILL SWAP LAND.
Interstate Commission Files Report
Relative to Boundary Line.
LINCOLN Nebraska will exchange
1,500 acres of land with South Dakota
for 5,000 acres. In brief, this is tho
report or tho boundary commission,
appointed by the legislature of tho two
states, filea on Friday.
Tho commission fixed the boundary
between Union county. South Dakota,
nnd Nebraska at, tho middle of the
Missouri river channel. Renlger's
cut-off accordingly shifts' to South Da
kota, while Hall's survey and Sioux
Point travels Into Nebraska.
Tho report of the commission will
have to tie ratified by the legislatures
of both states and then by congress
before It will' bo legal and binding.
Tho members of the commission
were: J. O. Robinson of Hartington,
E. A. Lunborg of Wayne and C. J.
Swanson of Oakland, representing Ne
braska, and E. C. Ericson, S. H. Dixon
and1 J. L. Jolly for South Dakota.
Filipino Tobacco Workers.
WASHINGTON. Secretary Taft
Monday submitted to tho house the pe
tition of the tobacco workers' guild of
tho Philippine Islands, praying for a
reduction In the tariff on tobacco. Tho
guild ls declared to represont 0.000
tobacco workqrs. Tho potitlon states
that thosp workers received twice the
wagos under Spanish rule that thoy
do now, tho daily wage at that time
being 50 conts. Prices of tho neces
saries of life. It Is stated, have In
creased threofold under American
rule.
Gen. Uennenkampff, who has started
from Itussln for tho front, took part
In tho Turkish war nnd Is credited
with being un able officer, Tho dis
patches report thnt when ho left Boris
soff ho was carried to the railway
stntion on the shoulders of fellow
members of the Ofllcers' Club. He Is
a little over CO yoartrtof ago nnd has
two sons In the army.
GEN. ROBB HEARD.
Before Committee on Postoffices and
Post Roads.
WASHINGTON The senate com
mittee on postoffices nnd post roads
heard Assistant Attorney General
Robb of the postofllcc department In
advocacy of a bill to prohibit guessing
contests, carried on ny newspapers
and circulars. The bill was propared
In tho postofflce department and in.
troduced by Senator Penrose.
During the course of Mr. Robb'5
statement tho subject of the postofflco
Investigation was referred to, Sena
tor Culberson asking If some men had
not been protected by the statute of
limitation. '
Mr. llobb said that he believed that
ruch was the case.
Senator Culberson then asked If Per
ry S. Heath was not one of those pro
tected by the statute.
Mr. Uobb answered In tho affirma
tive, adding that on account of the po
sition which Heath occupied, both offi
cially and politically, he would have
been glad to havo prosecuted him.
Senator Scott, nt this juncture, de
clared that Mr. Robb was going out
side his rrovinco In making such a
statement. He declared that tho post
master general did not authorize him
to make any such statement and
would disapprove his doing so. Sen
ator Scott moved that all reference to
tho matter be stricken from tho rec
ord. -no motion was carried by a strict
party vote.
Senators Culocrson and Clay strong
ly objected to the proposition to strlko
the statement made by Robb irom
tho record. Subsequently, Mr. Robb
stated that what he Intended to suy
was that if tho evidence had war
ranted tho indictment of Heath, ho
"would have been glad to seo him
take his medicine," on account of tho
high position he (Heath) held.
Robb also pointed out that In a pub
lic document presented to the senate
by Senator Hale, it was shown that
.Mr. Robb cxprosscd the opinion that
a suspicion lay against Heath, and
that there was not sufficient evidence
to warrant un Indictment.
OPENS TWO MILLION ACRES.
What Pending Bills, if Passed, will
Accomplish.
WASHINGTON If three bills that
are now pending in congress becomo
laws, there will be opened to settle
ment this spring, or next summer,
nearly 2,0o0,000 acres of flno lands.
The Crow lands compose tne largest
acreage. Next to these are the Rose
bud reservation lands, about 41G.00
acres, and tho third Is the Red Lake
reservation In MInesota, about 300,
000 acres. The Red Iake Indian bill
has passed both houses of congress
and has received tho president's slg
nature, but awaits a proclamation
lrom him as to the manner in which
lands shall be disposed of. Tho
Rosebud bill Is pending in the sen
ate and Just as soon as a favorablo
opportunity presents itself the South
Dakota senators will put It upon Its
passage, iecognfzlug that that Is tho
only thing left for them to do, leav
ing It with tho president whether ho
shall veto or sign tho samo and spe
cify In his proclamation opening tho
lands whether It shall bo by scaled
bids or by competitive bidding, which
method he heartily favors.
Dr. Charles E. McChesney, Indian
agent at Rosebud, S. D., is in Wash
ington to confer with Indian commis
sioner Jones regarding matters rela
tlvo to the conduct of tho pgency.
It Is said that Dr. McChesney Is really
hero to enlighten tho commissioner
and others relative to tho true values
of tho lands which through tho oper
ations of the Burke bill It Is proposed
to open to settlement.
Grants American Request.
WASHINGTON Tho Russian army
formally has granted the request of
tho United States that certain officers
of tho American army be permitted
to accompany tho Russian troops.
Bail for Anarchist Turner.
WASHINGTON. In the supremo
court of tho United States Monday
an order was Issued for tho release of
John Turner on ball and sotting tho
hearing of his caso by tho court for
April 4 noxt. Turner is a British
subject .who was taken into custody
upon arlval in Now York last October
on the charge of bolng an anarchist,
and his deportation ordered. Ho was
detained at Ellis Island nnd instituted
haboas corpus proceedings in the cir
cuit court for the southern district of
New York.
WHY WHITNEY WAS POPULAR.
Always the Embodiment of Chivalry
and Courtesy.
One of tho ndmlrnblo traits of Wil
liam C. Whitney was his habitual def
erence to women. Talk turned upon
this at tho Union League Club last
night. "Ho was a gent Ionian to the
core," remarked n prominent member
"Once ho told mo heofound It actually
difficult to keep his hat on whon con
versing with a woman on tho side
walk, even In winter, nnd yet more so
to remain seated when a woman ser
vant entered a room whero ho hap
pened to be. It was Instinctive gnl
Jnntry the old-fnshloned courtliness,
tho chivalry whoso decadence Burke
deplored."
Mr1. Stlllman recalled thut ono of
Whitney's favorlto quotations was Ii
martlne's reply ,to tho womnu who
asked him to guess her age: "Your
nge, mademoiselle? Whatever It Is,
you don't look It."
By another the point was made thnt
his unfailing buoyancy of spirits was
largely due to his determination not to
become an old fogy. His advice to tho
men of fifty and beyond was In thels
vein: "Watch the men of thirty.
You'll have to wrench your neck some
times, but It pays."
Rather a curious, but by no means
forced, anology was drawn between
Mr. Whitney and Ixird Roscbery by nn
Anglo-Amerlcnn financier who has
"M" among his Initials. The resent
bianco was In respect of social tnct,
administrative gifts, taste In th arts,
nednto opulence of domestic surround
ings, devotion to family duties, und
rral for the Improvement of- turf
standards. "Whitney," said Mr. "M."
"was a democratic aristocrat, nnd
never so truly ns in tho paddock. Ho
was always tho exponent of tho doc
trines that on tho turf nnd under It
nil men nre equnl." Now York Mall
nnd Express.
Simile Did Not Fit.
Mr. Jnmes Brock Perkins of Now
York nnd Mr. Henry Allen Cooper of
Wisconsin, became Involved In a re
cent spirited Houso debate about
the docking of horses' tnlls in the Dis
trict of Columbia, says tho Washing
ton Post. .Mr. Perkins ridiculed the
proposed legislation. Mr. Coopor
championed it. There wero aggres
she exchanges.
"What good purpose does the dock
ing serve?" Mr. Coopor finally asked
In a tone of voice which seemed to
Indicate a belief that tho question
could not be satisfactorily answered.
"Why," retorted Mr. Perkins, with
an air of impatience at his friend's at
titude, "It Improves their appearance."
Then he paused a moment before
adding: "Just as the gentleman from
Wisconsin cuts his hnlr."
Now, Mr. Cooper has a bald head,
and at that kind of.a retort tho House
went into convulsions of laughter,
which drowned the assertion of the
WIsconsJn member that ho didn't eeelr
in any such manner Jo Improve his
personal appearance.
Famous Cornwall "Pasty."
A proverb current In Cornwall says
that tho devil has never ventured to
show his face In that portion of Eng
land lest the Cornish housewife
should pop him Into a pasty.
The saying speaks well for the spiel
ness of the famous dish, an well as
for the thrlftlness of tho matron In
turning unpromising materials to
account. For just as Devonshire Is
famous for its "cream," 86 tho proud
boast of Cornwall Is Cornish pasty.
Many things go to make up its
savorlness which an unlnventlve cook
would never dream of employing.
Leeks, onions, sage and parsnips fig
ure largely, while potatoes nnd turnips
provide tho bulk of tho feast. To
flavor It successfully requires Iho
most Intimate and accurato knowledge
of the value of homely herbs.
Thyme, mint and parsley are three
powerful allies of the Cornish cook.
The hedgerows, too, aro made to yield
their share, and many a weed is prun
ed into the service.
His Nerve Got Him the Job.
A woman living in the vicinity of
Thirteenth and Wallace streets yes
terday who was nearly made frantic
by the snow shovelers hung a sign on
tho door:
"To snow shovelers: If you June
any consideration for a woman's
shattered nerves, please don't ring
tho bell. When I want the pavement
cleaned my husband will do It."
Soon after the sign was placed tho
bell rang furiously. On going to the
door the woman was amazed to see
a man there with a shovel.
"Can't you read that sign?" tho
woman exclaimed.
"Not without my glasses," was the
rejoinder. "I did read In tho papers
that peoplo who didn't have their
pavement cleaned would be fined ?5
and costs."
Tho fellow got the Job. Philadel
phia Press.
Rest.
They arc nt rent:
W may not Mtlr tho Iioavpn of their
repose
lly rude Invoicing voice or prayer ad
Uromt In waywnnlness to those
Who Id the niountuin units of Udc-n He,
And lit-nr the fourfold rlvor as it mur
murs by.
They linr It sweep
In distance down the. Jnrk and wivnno
vule;
Uut tlifty at rocky hod. or current deep.
Shall never more row pale.
They hoar, ami meekly muw, ug fain to
Know
How lung untlroi). uiiHpent. that giant
stream ahull flow.
And toothing amine
Iilenil with the nelKhltorlng; waters aa
they ulUIe;
I'oatr-d along the haunted Burden's
hound.
AiiRi'lle farms aUlilo.
Kcholmr. uh words of watch, o'er lawn
and urove
The vorueH of that hymn which seraphs
ofcant above
John Henry Newman.
HOW TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ESCAPED
DREAD CATARRH BY USE OF PE-RU-NA,
Catarrh Robs Women of Health and Beauty.
Peru-na flakes Women Healthy and Beau&ful.
1 i iff1 1 ff'MW W W j " '1
Miss Amanda Johnson. ! tjB-I:::?7
prove sufficiently serious to be ob- with '! Vp5sgsS?;" .$g
my head and nose were so stopped ! ;! Catarrh s SE:- ',
up that I felt I must do something. , can Be r:a2!S52:
Peruna was recommended to me by " , v; Jl-?r
friend. I used It for four weeks ; " Kdhcr ,; NS '
i and found to my relief that It cured iJcautlfulor I' -zz0&2
I'.me. I have not had a bit of troublo ' XfcJ-: - -iS258
;. since. My head Is clear, and I can ;,' ; Attractive, ;, 1 S.
i ' safely affirm that Peruna cured i ' ! i ' SSSw '
;! me." Miss Flora Hauser. j ; J wi-l55lfESlS-s, y
Hundreds of Women Cured by Pc-ru-na
of Annoying Catarrh.
vlL IIAItTMAN has probably done
moro man any otuer puysictan
townra popularizing a meauB or
cscajMS from tho facial deformities, such
as watery eyes, Iwktcd noso, offensive
breath, dry cracked ll3, duo to tho rav
aging uuuuib vi uumrrji.
Ho has mado chronic cutarrh a lle-long
btudy. His remedy, popularly known ns
Peruna, is tho most famous remedy for
catarrh In existence
Probably there Is not a man or woman,
boy or girl, within tho bounds of tho
United States that has not heard of Po
runn. By far tho largest majority have
used Peruna.
Tho multitudoof peoplo that havo been
cured of chronio catarrh by using Peruna
can never bo known.
FARMERS and STOCKMEN
We can ive joa middleman' profll by haTlnir our
own warebou.ea nnd feeding yurdi, nd enuring
blslieit potMble price Tor your cralu and ttoclc.
tend for our ITltliU "Booklet."
Firmnri' Grijn and Live Stock Commlulon Co.
CM Uloay Building. CiHtjo, 111.
MANAGER WANTED
Trustworthy lady or gemleman to manage buii
nets In tbU County and adjoininr territory for welt
and favorably known home otaolid financial itand
inr. 880.00 ttraliht rath talary and expemea
paid each Monday by check direct from headquar
ters. Expense money advanced! position perma
nent. Experience not essential. Address
T. J. COOPER. Manager,
Como Block, CHIOAQO, ILL.
MEXICAN
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Lincoln. Nebraska
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Many a girl has regained her faded
beauty, many a matron hav lengthened
tho days of her comely uppcaranco by using
Peruna.
Peruna produces clean mucous mem
branes, the base of facial symmetry aud a
perfect completion.
Tho women havo not been slow to dis
cover that n courso of Peruna will do moro
toward restoring youthful beauty than all
tho devices known to science.
Whllo It is truo that Peruna cures ca
tarrh wherever located, yet it Is udvLs
ablo for ovoryono to use Peruna ns a
provcntlvo aud not wait until catarrh
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No. 111904
BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER
j CURES catarrh of the stomach.
SW1
krl CVtHtlK' A NLv
W&Amk
EiNisaaxfefcKra
Miss Amanda Johnson, Palrchlld, Wis., writes.
"I wrlto to tell you how much Prrona benefited mo. For
n number of years I had pain lu my head around my cy
nnd I thought It was because my eyes needed treatment,
so I went to an occullst and had glasses fitted to my ojen
nnd woro them for r-omo time, but felt no relief whatever
In fact, I felt worso thnn before, and cntno to tho conclu
sion that tho troublo was not with my eyca, but with my
head nnd thnt It must bo catarrh. As so many of my
friends hnd Used. Perunrt with hcucflt for this troublo, I
thought I would try It. I was not sorry that I did so, for
iu n short time- I began to Improve, nud In four weeks my
ores wcro In splendid condition, my general health wna
much improved ami nil tho catarrh of tho head was gono.
I was glnd to get rid of this ti-orhlo nnd nro glnd to cudorso
such n good mcdlcluo ns Pcrumi.'' Miss Amanda Johnson.
has fastened itself In somo part of tho
system.
Peruna acts quickly and beneficially
on tho inflamed mucous inctnurami
lining tho different organs of tho body.
Thus It will euro catarrh wherever
located.
If you do not dcrivo prompt nnd satisfac
tory results from tho usoof Porunii, wrlto
at onco to Dr. Hartmnn, giving a full
statement of your ease, aud ho will bo
pleased to give y;u his vnluablo advice
grails.
Address Dr. Hartmnn. President of She
Hurtmau Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
& CO. ""SSSXBtf '"
50,000 AMERICANS
WERE WELCOMED TO
IOMED TO
Western
Canada
DURING LAUT YEAR.
They are settled and settling on the Grain apt!
Grating Lands, end are prospeious and sati'fiol
Sir Wilfred Laurier recently said 'A new star
baa liten on the horizon, and St ia toward it I hat
every immigrant who leaves the land of his ancer
tort to come and seek a botno for himself iibw
turns his gare" Canada. Tlieijjs
Room for Millions.
fltKK UouiestemlH given antsy. School,
Churches, Ilallwaya, Markets. tUhnute,
everything to be dealred.
For a descriptive Atlas and other Infori.ialicn.
apply to Superintendent Immigration. Ottawa, Can
ada, or authorized Canadian Government Atent
W. V. Dennett. 801 New York Ufo liutldiug.
Oicaha, Neb.
ONLY 2 CHANCES
MARCH 1st and 15th.
TEXAS. OKLAHOMAAKD IND.TERBITOBY
From St. Louis end Kenean City, $13. OO
From Chicago, 929. Co
From Dei Moines, SID. 03
From Cincinnati. S20.4O
From Indianapolis, 920.83
Tickets are firstclms and penult stop-overt
on going trip, toutli of Windsor. Ma. within
transit limit of 15 days, final Unit. 21da
from date ot tale. Never before has them
been tuch a chance to tee the Southwest in all
itt prosper tjr. One-way, eecond-clast tlrket
"ill be sold tame days al a mluced rate. Never
again will the tales be o low
GO NOW. 1'or particuUn
write rr call on
GEOHGE MORTON,
a r. a.,
Koty Bids. 8t. Louie, Mo.
Tf afflicted with
ore ores, use
Thompson's Eye Water
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