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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27
Gambling In Iron.

There is probably no American in
dustry whose ramiiications extend in as
many directions and upon the condition
of which the prosperity of the country
50 greatly depends as that Of iron. That
this great commodity should be made
the subject Of marginal speculation is.
therefore, Of no liitle interest to All
readers This sort Of gambling is a.
easy in iron and steel as in New York
Central stock. and the public with dol
lass TO spare are fast learning that Il is
as possible to gamble by tons rs by bar
rels OF shares.
A gentleman Interested in this matter
said TO-DAY. The broker. and specu-
la'ors behind this new movement are
using every means to tell the public
that the heaviest metal can be hulled
and beared with a. much agility as cot
ton and wheat futures. Brokers who
know as much about p'g-iron, or any Of
the metal industries. a. they do Of The
capacity If the Cincinnati Music Hall
or the Brooklsn bridge. are sending TO
their tailor the clerk. the mIl.iner, or
anybody else with Few hundrci dol
lars. admission cards. setting forth the
possible profits IN one hundred tons Of
pig-iron. resulting from p fuciuation Of
81 much per ton. The card fails % state
the possible losses
Is gambling in metals new in tiis
country i asked.
Yes. was the reply. "hut IN pi0us
Old scotland h j. cammon enough.
There h j. madc easy by several coudi-
tons. none of which n 81 y the United
States
"Nhat sra ibey3
Vel for easmnle. fke surplus rro-
dueiic1 cf Se1,ch fufuscss j. sforei.
Ihcre i a regular usrgf0nsin- sTrcm.
tor this i'm ln store HnTants 80
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27
HUMOROUS.

An Oil City choir at rehearsal Sat
urday night ran over the "lIallelujal
Chorus. The music escaped unin
| jured. - OIL Gig Derfict.
A railroad conductor is about The
only man in the world TO whom is in
trusted the privilege of making time
Almost anybody can kill time.
--Digby has been working hard al
Italian all winter, and resolves to try d
little on newly-arriyed immigrant;
Parlate Italiano, Signor9 Immigrant
Arrahl now, what are ye giyin us?-
Lyc
"A clergyman asked some childreni
"Why do we say in the Lords Prayer,
'who art in Heaven, since God is ey-
erywherc?' A little drummer boy an
sw,red: Because it's headquarters. ~
y, T. Tribune
A plant has been found that cures
bashfulness. 1t should be promptly
tried on the man who leaves the hotel
by the back window because he is toe
dillident to say goodbye to the cashier
and clerk. - Cht.dgo Tribune.
"A man named Scheling, in Tai.
botsyille, is suffering from trichine,
from eating ham. Here is an excellent
opportunity to quote the old saying,
"Too much pork for Schelling,' but
there are limits, even in punnlng.-
NorTistown HerdH.
-"What do you suppose Hook like
when | get out of this?N Indignantly
inquired Acknowledgement young
lady Of a conductor of fearfully over
crowded tram-car the other day. "A
good deal Ike crushed sugar, Miss,
said the conductor And the lady stood
up and rode four streets further with
the smile Of an angel.
The next cyclone that passes over
the county will lie the sweet girl
graduate " lis path will be as wide as
the continent, and Its force will be such
that youthful hearts now whole will be
pulycrized. The affair will appear as a
funnel-shapcd cloud of white muslin.
large end down and upper end banged.
Pittsburgh Telegraph
Mr., Utta S. Thete was wandering
through wood the other day. He
stopped before fine cluster of huge
trees, and. striking sentimental atti
tude, thus soliloquizcd; How sooth-
fully SOULFUL how sublimefully utterin
suddenly Mrs Shillinga Pound, a
butchers wife, whom he had not OBJ.
served standing near, replied: "Ay
what grand butchers blocks they'd
make. Ulia $ Thete staid long
enough TO utterly utter one soulful
throaiiul scream Of horror, and then
vanished. - Boston Post
To remove varnish from the piano.
legs. let the children play in the parlor
Never clean your teeth with sand.
paper as the sand is apt TO make the
gums sore. Never attempt to black
your boots with a scubbing-hrush; il
has a tendency to ruin the leather
Don throw away your hroomsticks. \
broomstiok is splendid thing TO train
n sunhower no keep flies of bald
head during a sermon. the head should
be well saturated with kerosene before
going 10 ehurch. Puck.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27

rhFes Vessels aud rhsiI caTraes feiaiiy
Destroyed a. the ilaFhsel naek, hfeek'
lgH~fueiFs riremeR seriously inlarea,
ons fatai1.

Destroyed At the iiarhsel Daek, hfesk.
lfn-rwsiss riremsR seriously inIaFea,
ons fataiy,
NrN YnRK, lnly TO-
Al about ioiN o'clock this morning
sparks from the engine fell into pie n
luie which had just been landed on ilar'
hecs Dock ffom the ship l.awrgee =. Do
lap, from Calcutta. The dock vas hllnd
with hemp, iute and coffee. The flames
spread with incredible runidlty, and Ia
few minutes the entire dock was ahlnHe,
The pelap was the first vessel 20 caich hrei
and an her rigging was burned before she
could ho towed out Naxi 20 her on the
south side Of the dork was the ship ferse,
yerance, also from Calcutta, which arrived
yesterday, aud on the north side lay lhe
ship Col. Adams, from Calcutta, To both
these vessels the flames communicated, and
the crews jumped eyerhnard for safety la
the meantime general alarm had been
ront out, and i've steamers and frnr hook
and'laddur trucks were soon nn the spot,
When tho ilramvn reached the dock tho sup.
lnrts Of the roof gave way, and the roof
iell In with a terrific crash, hurylng
over a dozen hremcn and dock hands be-
meath the ruins. A resculng party was
quickly formed and the men dragged out
from the blazing ratters. Mono of them
were dead, hut all wero mora OF less burned
and bruised. Flremen Mcnamara, MELON.
aid aud McDougal, Of Hook aud ladder
Truck No. 2, were injured seriously. A
cOmmotioE just then occurred IN the crowd,
and the chief of the battalion gave orders
% clear the dock, as the ship Lawrence
Delap, which was no~ ON fire above AMI
below, contained i,aQl bags of salipeter. A
rush was made by the crowd 10 the further
end of the dock. While this was going
on the hoistlng derrick, from which sup.
ports had been burned, fell over on the
wharf with crash, knocking two dockmen
overheard.
Custom.house Inspector narrlden, In At.
tempting % escape from the ship Col.
Adams, was severely burned about the face
and hands. The ships Perseverance, and
Col. Adams had by this time been towed
far out in the stream, and the tugs poured
streams into their holds. The efforts Of the
flremen were mainly directed 20 extinguish-
ing the flames on board the Lawrence u.
Delap, In which IL was mOmentarilY feared
an explosion would take place.
Three mon were seen 10 throw the trunk
OF Captain Grove, of the ship Lawrence
nelap, overheard, containing f2,0OO and
5000 worth Of jewelry belonging to his
wife. II was picked up by river thieves,
who ri'ed It. The wife and child Of Cap.
tain Grove were saved. Twelve nremen
were badly injured by the falling in OF the
burning roof OF the pier, but only one is
thought to be fatally hurt. The ship De.
lap burned 10 the waters edge. She was
valued, with cargo, at $4,000, The ship
Col Adams burned at the pier The bark
Perseverance, fioatod into the stream and
burned 20 the waters edge. Total loss Is
estimated at II, 100000.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27
Popular Science Catechism,

What is this?
A druggists clerk, darling.
Is he not a druggist?
No, dear
But he Is putting up prescription.
Oh no. he is not.
What, then, is he doing9
He is trying to put one up.
Is he succeeding?
lie is very near success.
How ncar2
Well, the doctors prescription calls
for five grains Of quinine in each dose.
And what is the druggists clerk
doing?
He is putting five grains of morphine
in each dose.
Oh! But win not this hurt the poor
patient?
Not very much.
But how much'
1t will Kill him.
Nv. But what a dreadful thing for
the clerk!
Not half 50 bad as for the patient
What will the poor druggist say
when they arrest him for the murder'
lie will say his clerk put the preserip-
ton up
And what will the poor clerk saya
lie will say he was sleepy and mis-
took the bottles.
Why are the bottles Of morphine ani
quinine kept on the same shelf?
Certainly.
Then such mistakes are liable % oc-
cur at any time?
They are, my precious.
But why does not the poor druggist
hire clerks who know the difference be-
tween quinine and morphine
Because he can hire boy who does
not know for les. money.
Then we are in danger whenever We
take the medicine the poor doctor or
der.l
We are. darling
Can we do nothing TO protect our
selves
Oh. yes,
Nhat9
We can throw TIE me1'cine oni ~ voc
window
Bui is not fhe druggist % his clerk
punished for killing innocent people In
This waf3
No. dear
Why'
Because the over-zsalous Sheriff fils
the iurT with druggists and dealers, and
thfT acguii both ihe druggist and BIZ
ciark
Ohithe druggists ard doctors stand
hr each oiha9
Eurr time
Bur ehen tie poor druggists clct
puis up such g f1se bv mistake. doeshs
at r1alr murder the poor Taiisuis
OF 90. l1F pa
Nhra
bfcs1ss tre ra1r patient commits
su'cile ly taking it-& J. Lge
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27
Personal AND LITERARY.


President buchanan graduated ifom
nolleee when he was only fifteen years
Old
Thoma, McElmih, who founded tho
New YORK Tribune with Horace Gree-
lcy, lives In an humble way At liarlem,
Mrs. Harriet nsecher Stowe was
seyeniy-one years old recently, She
iilll gets fair income from the sale Of
"Uncle Toms Cabin
-Niillam q. Rich, for ten years past
Secretary, aud at times acting Gov
'mor, Oi New Mexico, has been q
carpenter, an editor, soldier and \
lawyer
Charles Sprague roarce, the Bos.
ton artist who has received iAu medal
Of the Paris Exhibition, Is less thar
TWENTY-FIVE years old, aud il almost an
invalid because Of weak lung Boston
l6si.
Ernest I.ongfellow, the poets son,
has made selection Of twenty Of his
father poems, which he will Illustrate.
The sub ects are mostly landscapes, and
the pictures will be made OF the scenes
themselves, ~ T. Post
Don Piait Is living quietly on his
farm At Mac.a-Check, Ohio, lie suffer,
greatly from an affection Of the liver
and rs this prevents his participation In
big dinner occasionally, bis life Is any.
thing but a pleasant one. Chicago
Ners.
John A. Campbell, Of New Orleans,
Is regarded by many as the first of
American lawyers. He Is q very old
man. and was on the bench Of the United
States Supreme Court when the war
broke out. and he went with the Con-
fcderaies, lie lives very quietly, sur.
rounded by one Of the finest law libra
rics in all languages in theworld.- Chi
cago Journal
Annie Louise Cary seems to be in
earnest when she says she loves her hus
band more dearly than she loves her
art. She has refused to sing at the first
Brooklyn Philharmonic concert, al
though in fine voice. The offer was
$1,000 sum which she did not seem
to regard as any inducement whatever.
She has sungat these concerts every sea-
son but one for twenty years. Chicago
Inter ocean.
DR.. Frederick II. Knapp, dentist
who died in New Orleans recently, was
Il native Of Chenango, n Y He had
certificates showing that he had at
tended professionally upon Henry Clay,
Thomas II. Benton, Charles NJ. Conrad,
Zachariah Taylor, Andrew jackson,
General Santa Anna, and many other
distinguished people. He was prom.
inent Mason, Aand took the thirty-third
degree tweniy-cight years ago.-M j.
Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27
Aerial Navigation.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 10.
In the Secretary Of States Office yester-
day George W, Starr, James Donncll and
Jos,ph Gotthelp filed a certificate for incor.
poration Of what is TO be known as the
"Aerial Navigation Company OF Chicago"
The object of this corporation is stated to
be "the transportation Of passengers and
freight through the air." Two millions Of
dollars comprise the capital stock Of the
new corporation, and each share to be sold
at 200. The total number of shares is to be
10000. The immense amount of capital
stock, together with the comparatively small
number Of shares is evidence that the scheme
is something more than an aggregation
Of intangible ideas, and from the intorna-
tion CLEANED it is probable something more
will be heard of the "Aerial Navigation
Company in the near future. 1t is as.
serted that the machines TO be manu-
facured by this company are a perfection
Of the one tasted at Hartford, Conn, nearly
two years ago, (which at that time attracted
such a widespread interest. Immediate
steps are 70 be taken toward the manu-.
faciure OF monster machine Of great
power and capacity, and II the inventors
Of the machine are not over enthusiastic
il will be but few months before the
scientific and inventive world viii be elec.
triied by the announcement Of attained
perfection In aerial navigation.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27

Swnv. THE man arrested at Nashville.
Tenn, for stealing the ledger, % important
in the Polk trial, has confessed be took IL
Il the instigation Of ex-Treasurer Folk;
slao that Le received sl75 for the deed
GExERAL CHAnLKs p. srovE. Chief 70.
gineer Of the Florida ship Canal. vii per
sonally examine three routes on which bis
surveyors have pronounced ths construc.
ton of the ship canal e. feasible, and pin
report 10 TIE board q directors Ct q meet
Ing In August.
II ls7s town vas founded st Eurska
springs. Ara. and for nsarly year noth-
ing uns dsns 70 give any prospects u r.
turt success. buf in 1sso uraards q four
thousa1ds psrso-1s settird here and noe
The number q inhatitants s Itaof ouf-
sIae parties rre-enried cs-tri1 ian1s wa
n ftt city limits ard ini1 ouf trlfirr iuts.
AZ ths ssus time thfy rass oIi re rspart
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27

ksoxvIuE, TrSS. July ls
Yesterday morning. a mile east Of the
city. the express train, going st full speed,
was thrown from the main track by mis-
placed switch. The train struck four coal
cars on side track, demciishing them
The engine jumped the track, ran into the
main building sorks Just erected by tho
Past Tsnncssee Valley Zinc Company,
tearing sway fhe whole side n tle build
ing and playing havoc with tie machinery
q the Locomotive. The enrinf ran into
stationary engine n the Zinc Company,
dsmolIshlng TIE latter completely.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27
A Hideous Hoax.
ST. Louis, Mo-, July 10.

Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, July 10
Early this morning a report began cir
,ulating 10 the effect that General Grant
had dropped dead On the street in New
York City. The story was that some of the
personal friends OF General Grant in this
city had received a dispatch conveying
the information OF the cX-fresi-
dents death. 4 great many friends Of
the Grant family in this city were seen,
but none Of them had received such a tele.
gram. Bulletins were posted in some Of
the newspaper offices A wing that a dis
patch had been received announcing
Grants DEATH but that it lacked confrma.
tion and was probably a canard. The great
body Of the people believed the report and
about nine A. n. flags were floating at
halfmast on al the public buildings
in honor Of the illustrious dead.
After twelve O'Clock dispatches were re-
ceived Al the Western Union Office stating
that Grant was alive and well.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27
A WEEKS NEWS.
els..sa bs Telegraph and nail



A cRouIkn was recently issued from the
sfiee otihe rAlnl Assistant Postmaster
General, officially notifying postmasiers
throughout the United States Of The redue
lion IN postage rates, 10 take effect the lsl
Of 0ciober, aud directing them 10 MAKE
preparations for H. Postmasters aro notl
hed i . desirable 70 have as small stock
Of the present three-cent postage stamps
and stamped envelopes a. possible on hand
when the reduction rate goes into effect.
In the Criminal Court At Washington on
the 18th, Judge Wylie delivered an opinion
upon the plees In abatement by the defense
and the demurrer entered BY the Govern
meni IN the case Of the United States
against william 7. kellogg, charged with
illegally receiving money while United
States senator for action IN connection
with the expedition Of certain slar routes.
The court oyerruled the plea Of defend.
ants attorney.
AT noon, Washington City time, on the
10th, was inaugurated the most extensive
strike In the history Of this country. For
some time past there has been dissatisfac.
tion between the Western Union telegraph
operators and the company, growing out Of
what the operators declared was too small
pay and too many hours work. The opera.
tors made demand for redress Of their
grievances 10 which the company refused
to accede. The Brotherhood OF Telegraph
Operators accordingly ordered strike, and
promptly at noon on the day mentioned
most OF the operators In every office In the
United States and Canada left their desks
and walked out. The Brotherhood is said
10 number 1900 members, well organized
and backed by the Knights Of Labor, an.
other powerful organization.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
appointed Isham Young, Of Knoxville,
Tenn, Revenue Agent, vice c. NJ. Horton,
OF Boston, removed.
The first vacancy in any Of the depart
ments occurring since the new Civil Ser.
vice rules went into operation was In the
Adjutant Generals office, and was created
by the death Of a 81 200 clerk. Over this
bone there was great contention.
THE body of II. W. Lord, son Of ex-Con.
gresham Lord, Of Michigan, and recently
clerk in the Patent 0fflce, was found float.
ing in tho Potomac River at Washington,
the other day. 1t was supposed he fell
from steamer.
THE Department OF State received the
announcement of the death Of Hon. James
NJ Priest, Justice of the Supreme Court Of
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27
THE LATESr.

A TERRIBLE calamity befell apicnic party
At the north point of Tivoli, an excursion re-
sort ON the Patapsco, ten miles from Balti-
more, Nd, about 10 o'clock on the night of
The 23d, by which many lives were lost, the
number being estimated at near one hun
1red. The excursion was under the
management of the Mount Royal Benefi-
rial Society Of the Catholic Church of Corpus
Christi, Of which Father Starr Is pastor.
Between fifteen hundred and two thousand
children and parents had gone on the excur-
sion and the party had mostly returned by
steamer, but when the last boat left, there
was rush TO get aboard for fear Of being
left, when the wharf gave way and fell
with crash, carrying with 1t fully two
two hundred struggling human beings.
Fully one hundred were reported lost, most
ly young ladies and children.
ESTIMATES made at the Treasury Depart
ment seemed to indicate the possibility Of
a call for for three and one-half per cent
bonds TO considerable amount, about
s2O,00O,OOQ, before the close Of the present
month.
Ex-Governor SWAMI, Of Maryland,
died recently at Leesburg, Va.
THE State Convention to secure the adop-
tion Of the proposed prohibition amend
ment 10 the Constitution, which lately as.
sembled at Columbus, Ohio, was attended
by FIVE hundred delegates. Mr.. Cnmpbell
Of Topeka, gave a review Of the Kansas
system, which was adopted.
IL attempting to step from the top Of one
car to another, Conductor Charles Merrill
Of the Hannibal & ST. Joe Railroad, was
recently killed at Chillicothe, No.
HARDY, the Polk County, Iowa, mur.
derer, was taken from jail at Harlan BY
mob and hanged.
The Chinese have prohibited the export
Of buliocks for the use Of the French troops
IN Tonquin. Two cargoes Of cattle were
detained At Hainan. The French Admiral
made q strong complaint and the British
Consul also protested.
GEoReE KAxE, Harry Scffer and Worth
ingt0n Mccullough, Of Cumberland. and
young man from Frosilurg, Nd, while
rowing On TIE Potomac in boat recently,
were cspsizsd and al drowned.
TIE barn of John Aisup. near Spring.
held. No, was recently burned, together
with several hundred bushels of grain, ten
rets of harness, q Dot of hay and other ar
ficles. Ths frt was TIE work q incen-
diariss. tro 81 whom Mr. Alsup saw and
shot 81 near tie burning buildine Just after
re Ere uas Discovered.
REcrxTLr he Pierce Lumber Companv
cf Ner Jersey purchased 400 scrcs q
l1ud In Saline County. Ark
Tn Pope hss donstsi e picture 70 tls
DEtroit. MAJ, A. Loan E1titilion q
snf Ortoler nsrt. anf ass frsi
gIit iVrnris . iutms psrnAnsni museun.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-27

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nirhf 81 Believe, liffis t0ir1 ah11f seven
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has leen enE1gei o. e rnanr lady
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refused 81 fnlGu tia rfluise Her
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