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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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AFTER the introduction OF bills on the iith
| the Senate resumed consideration OF the
Oklahoma bin, the pending question being
/ Mr., Rlumb's amendment, extending turisdic.
| tl0n over No.Man's- Land. long debate
followed, but no final vote wasireaohed. Mr..
Hoar introduced a Congressional Election
| bill The Senate bill appropriating 10000
for public building ut Beatrice. Ncb /,
passed, and the Educational bill was debated
until adjournment. In the House the
journal was approved by the speaker "see-
ing a quorum, and the new rules we're
again discussed After a lengthy debate the
demand Of Mr., Cannon Qll.) for the previous
question was refused and Mr. springer's
motion that final vote be taken Friday was
carried and tho House adjourned
WHEN the senate met ON tho 18th the jOlnt
resolution congratulatinK Brazil upon the
establishing OF a Republic was taken up and
passed unanimously A resolution request.
ing the President to invite the King OF the
Hawaiian Islands to select delegates 20 the
Pan American congress also passed. After
nm executive session the Senate adjourned
The House continued the debate on the
new rules, no other business being In order
until tho rules are disposed Of
THE Senate on the 18th resumed consldera-
tion OF tho Oklahoma bill. After a lengthy
debate Mr.. Plumb's amendment including
No. Mans. Land within the jurisdiction OF tho
new Territory was finally adopted by a vote
Of n to 1d An amendment by Senator Plumb
TO attach the Cherokee outlet to tho new
Territory for judicial purposes was rejected
An amendment prohibiting the issnlng Of
bonds TO railroads was adopted and tho bill
passed as amended. Tho House unani.
mously passed the senate Joint resolution
congratnlatng the people OF the United
States Of Brazil upon the adoption OF a re-
publican form OF government The rules
we're then debated until adjournment.
AT the expiration OF tho morning hour
the Senate on the iith proceeded TO the
consideration OF bills on the calendar
and passed sixty bills Among the bills
passed was that for tho relief of
soldiers ana sailors who enlisted un.
der assumed names, and tho bin to prevent
the Introduction OF contagious diseases from
one State 20 another, Most OF tho bills
passed we're local In their nature. After an
executive session the Senate adiourned....
Tho House continued tho debate on the new
ordered aud the rules adopted by strict
party vote, l6l TO ii5. and the House ad
journed.
THE Senate was not In session on the 18th.
... The House concurred in the Senate
amendment 10 the bill fixing tho duty on
ribbons The senate bin to provide for the
ascertainment of the mortgage indebtedness
OF the country was reported. IL was amend.
ed and passed. Public business was then
suspended and the House proceeded 70 lis
ten 10 appropriate eulogies to the memory
Of the late Richard w. Townshend, OF MI
nois, at the conclusion OF which the House
adl9s.ned
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20
Clirninc.


II is estimated by the Southern Pacific
officials al Rosoberg Ore, that IT, will
take /. 500 men one month % repair the
railroad track damaged by the food be
tween that place and Ashland, dis
tance Of about one hundred and forty
miles
As the the result Of an invitation to
the congregation 10 throw their filthy
lucre away the audience at salvation
Army meeting at Greeley, Col, tossed
$40 on the stage.
Don't marry a man simply for his
reputation II is likely 30 he a second
hand affair, borrowed from his ancestors
A wicked contemporary. in speaking
Of poor men in Congress SAYS there
are not as many poor men in Congress
as there are poor Congressman
The late floods in California caused
the Los Angeles river % change its
course at almost right angles just south
Of the city limits Of Los Angeles and
after crossing the country for six miles
it empties into the old Gabriel river
Many orchards and growing crops were
completely destroyed. the damage being
estimated 40 near one million dollars
Marriages is a lottery full Of chances
That's what gives it flavor. All like to
chance IT, because everybody thinks tc
win prize.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

A PoRTIoN OF the great Farwell build
ing, Adams and Marke. streets, Chicago,
was destroyed by fire recently. The
loss footed up nearly $500, 600 and would
have been immense but for lre-proof
wall
A STREET car was smashed by Pan
handle train at Newark, O., recently,
A man and a woman we're fatally in
jured.
The fourteen-gan British steel and
iron corvette Conquest has gone on the
rocks OF the island Of Pemba. above
Zanzibar, and will probably prove a
total loss
By the explosion Of the boiler OF a
moving locomotive on the McKeesport
railroad, near Douglass, Pa, two men
were killed and three badly hurt.
The long overdue steamship Domira
from Glasgow, December 81, for Balti-
more, has reached port after a terrible
experience. One seaman was lost
The European holders OF Peruvian
bonds have decided to accept the Grace
contract recently made by Peru.
A Mrs DANA, Of Tennessee, is the
latest claimant to the millions left by
Thomas L. Bean, the mysterious Texas
cattle magnate She claims that he
was her brother and his real name was
Sanders.
SAN JoNEs. the evangelist it is said.
will locate on the valuable ranch he has
bought for himself in Kentucky, near
Eminence.
w. r. SAUNDERS. a deputy United
States marshal, has been assassinated in
Gadsden County. Fla
THE Sixth annual convention Of the
Electric Light Association ended at
Kansas City, Mo-, on the i4th. NJ J.
Perry was elected president
An awful story is reported from Craw-
fordsville, Ark. A young man named
Corvett outraged and murdered a young
lady relative ard was seized by an in
furiated mob who chopped him up and
burned the remains
HHE great university at Toronto, Ont
has been destroyed by fire. Loss, $780,
600; insurance. S164. 600.
BRowN BROTHERS & Co, perfumers Of
Baltimore, have failed, with SiO0, 600
liabilities
TIE Denver Coll police have arrested
two men charged with conspiring to
kidnap ex-senator Tabor aud hold him
for $50, 900 ransom.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

OVER twenty lives we're lost in the re-
cent floods in Northern Queensland
Australia. Forty-nine inches of rain
fell in nine days.
The Rider block in Belvidere, H., oc
cupied by William Bowley, dry goods,
and the Chicago Clothing Company,
burned recently. Loss, $50, 900; insur'
ance, sl9, 600.
LATK reports from the smallpox dis
tricts along the Rio Grande show an
appalling mortality list. On a rancho
in Duval County, l47 out Of $50 EN-
ployes were stricken with the disease and
sixty Of them died.
THE Louisiana Lottery Company is
said to be willing, in order TO retain its
corporate existence in Louisiana, 10
pay the entire State debt, aggregating
sl2, OO0, 600.
IHE Chickasaw Legislature, in extra
session at Tishomingo. has passed a res
olution memorializing Congress not to
locate any United States courts in the
Chickasaw Nation.
TIM labor organizations of France and
Great Britain and possibly Germany and
Austria may make great eight-hour dem
onstrations May 1, when the United
States laborers make theirs.
THE lincoln National Bank Of Ian
caster, Pa, has closed its doors because
of the embezzlement Of Cashier Baird
which is now placed at $40, 600.
KATE DAvELER, aged sixteen. was
scalped and otherwise horribly injured
in the stocking works at Mannheim,
Pa, her hair having caught in the ma
chinery.
GILNARrIN & DOYLE, wooden mer-
chants Of New York City, with a branch
in Chicago until recently, have assigned.
Their nominal assets are s2SS.00O and
their liabilities $40, 900.
MAJOR NIssMAN. at the head Of a
strong force, will march into the inte-
rior of Africa at the end Of April. He
will have 400 natives fully equipped and
armed with magazine rifles. He will
take eighteen mountain guns, two tor
pedo boats and four river boats and two
large guns to defend stations to be
built on the caravan road.
TIM senate on the 18th passed the bill
authorizing the President 10 confer
brevet rank on officers distinguished in
Indian campaigns. The Educational
bill was further considered, Mr.. Blair
continuing his speech. In the House
Mr.. Struble introduced a bill providing
for a temporary government for Okla
lhoma. The Worlds Fair Committee in
troduced their resolutions. when the
point Of no quorum" was made and a
long wrangle followed Finally the
Fair bills were made a special or3er by
vote Of AS to "a.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20
A MIscREANT.s WORK.

The burning OF TrestIe and Wreck Of a
santa 10 Train Charged to IncendiariHm.
WIcHITA, Kan, Feb. 49, The Santa
Fe train which left Wichita AT seven
o'clock yesterday morning was In charge
OF Conductor John Landon with Road
master Peters riding In the engine cab.
At s:04 o'clock, just after leaving Green
station, Peters saw smoke arising from
the track some distance ahead, but as
piles Of burning ties had been noticed
at several points along the road no at
tention was paid.
just before reaching the trestle five
miles south Of here, which is 100 feet
long, Peters cried out: my God, the
trestle is burning" and he and Engineer
Ward and Fireman Jacob Benfer leaped
from the engine.
Peters was on the wrong side, and the
forward car caught him. After q half.
hours work his mangled remains were
chopped from under the debris. His abb
domen was crushed and his bowels pro-
truded, presenting a horrible sight. He
died almost Immediately upon being
taken out
Wand alighted on his head and
sprained and wrenched his neck badly
Benfer had his left leg broken. Ex-
press Messenger W. j. Clark was injured
in the right shoulder.
The passengers we're more or less
bruised, but none seriously hurt
Among them were w. p. Hackney, of
Winfield, and Captain cayanaugh, of
Guthrie.
Various explanations are given as to
the origin of the fire which burned the
trestle, but it is the prevailing belief
among the railroad men that 1t was the
work of an incendiary done in revenge
or in the hope Of securing booty in the
confusion and excitement
William H. Carlton, a farmer living
near the scene of the wreck, discovered
lamp on the trestle just before he saw
fire, which he supposed TO be burning
prairie grass, and Sunday afternoon a
suspicious looking tramp had inquired
particularly as to the time OF the pas
sage OF the Santa Fe trains. The offi-
GERS have a description OF the fellow
and are looking for him.
The loss TO the Santa Fe will be quite
heavy, as four cars were smashed up and
the engine il a mass OF broken iron.
The debris was cleared away soon and
trains were but little delayed.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. ls.-Lawycr Case
who has just returned from Alma, Wa
baunsee County. says a compromise has
been brought about between the bonds
men of the dcfauiting treasurer Joseph
Field and the county commissioners
The bondsmen made proposition to
pay $40, 600 and costs and the commission
ers concluded to accept this sum although
the decision OF the referee, Hon. A. l..
Allen. finding the amount stolen TO be
$50, 500 SO was sustained by the court
Tho commissioners argue that il is bet
ter to accept the sum offered by the
bondsmen than put the county 10 more
expense, $1,000 having already been
spent in litigation.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20
THE ELEcTRIcIANs
Close OF tho Convention at Kansas city
Oncers Chosen.


Onicers Chosen.
KANSAS CRY, NO., Feb. 10. 1T wag
within a few minutes OF ten O'Clock
when President E. r. Weeks called the
electric light convention 20 order this
morning. The attendance would have
seemed much larger had the audience
punched itself together In the
lower part OF the parquet. Tho
secretary read the report Of the com
mittee on nominations, which was as
follows; Marsden J. Perry, Of Provi-
dence, for president; Edward w. Mahar,
Of Albany, first vice presidents G. l.. Ed
gar, of Boston, second vice president.
Executive committee X. Huntley, Of
Buffalo, chairman; Il. r. Weeks, James
i. English, Il. A. Armstrong, NJ ID.
Law, NJ. J. Francisco, A. H. Mason, John
Il. Seeley and II. X. Thurber.
At the conclusion of this report DR. A.
f. Mason, OF Boston, arose and In a
hearty speech nominated the present
president, r. r. Weeks, Of this city.
Vice-President De Camp seconded this
nomination and in so doing paid a
glowing tribute TO Mr.. Weeks adj
ministratlon The president was
deeply grateful for these kind
ly remarks and sincerely thanked
the gentlemen for their approval of the
retiring administration, but said that
he must decline with thanks the honor
Of a second nomination.
The president then declared the fore
going nominees the officers for the en-
suing year, with the exception of f. A.
Armstrong, of Camden, ~ j., Of the ex-
ecutiYe committee, who declined to ac-
cept. John j. Burley was appointed in
his place.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20
BANK ROBBERY.


burglars steal a Goodly sum From the
salem tIiL) National Bank.
SALEM H., Feb. l6.--The Salem Ma
tional Bank has been robbed Of $40. 600
besides securities for SIS, 900. The burg
lars drilled through the vault door ami
then entered the vault and blew open
the burglar-proof safe and took the cur.
tents There is no clew 20 the thieves.
Tho vault Of the bank in which the safe
Is located was thought to be secure but
it looks as though the robbers found
little trouble in breaking into it. The
safe proper was cracked" in the old
fashioned way, by the drilling Of holes
and the use Of gunpowder and fuse. The
safe was badly wrecked. The money
taken was mostly in bills. The robbers
must have been in a great hurry as
they left a quantity Of gold pieces scat
tered on the floor OF the vault and over
looked az least $4,000 in currency and
securities All was confusion az the
bank with the broken safe and shattered
vault. papers, checks, etc, scattered
about and hundreds Of depositors de-
handing admission 70 ascertain tho
amount taken by the robbers
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20
INDIANA TouoHs.


JEFFERsoNvuLE, Ind, Feb. II. "A
Farmers Alliance of three adjoining
counties was organized and an enter
tainment given Saturday night in the
little city OF Lexington. Some of the
toughs of the surrounding country at
tended with the intention OF breaking
up the alliance, and they interrupted
the speaker by letting windows down
with a crash, and when William Bolles
stopped their proceedings, Sheridan
Stoner and others of the crowd went
outside, but returned, Stoner hav-
ing put pistol in his oyercoat
pocket. The gang stood around Stoner
with pistols in their hands and
tainted Bollss who. finally broke.
bench leg off and struck Stoner. who
retreated shooting, A wild panic en-
sued, while ladies tainted and several
attempted to jump out OF the windows
and over the banlsters. Bolles fell. shot
through the heart, while Frank Wells,
Of Saluda, was shot through the elbow
and Mrs. Bolles went into convulsions.
During the confusion Stoner escaped,
after knocking down George Shea, a
prominent teacher who interfered. The
strangest thing is that he passed through
Nabb yesterday morning at nine o'clock
and TO "A crowd OF forty related the af-
fair, yet was allowed to go on unmolest-
ed. He is still at large, but a sheriffs
posse is after him. Mrs Bolles is in
critical condition.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20
WRETCHED REDSKINS.
The Devils Lake Aborigines in Worse Fix
Than Ever.

me DeNlis Lake AboflSines IN worse FIX
Than Ever.
ST. PAUL Mimi, Feb. 17.--lndian
Agent Cransie, Of the DEVILS Lake
reservation in North Dakota, who was
here yesterday, said that the destitution
among the Indians OF that agency had
been understated rather than other
wise The winter was a much more
severe one than had been published,
so far as the suffering of the
people on the reservation was CON
cerned, and in his opinion il the 50, 900
recently authorized for their relief by
President Harrison had been delayed
longer there would have been few Indi-
ans TO have received any benefits.
Cransie further said that unless moro
help should be quickly furnished it
would be doubtful whether all of the
900 Indians on the reservation
would live until spring. Already a
number OF deaths had resulted from
starvation. The Carlisle pa Indian
school contributed $3.50 for the relief Of
these Indians and the money was ex-
pended in the purchase Of supplies in this
city which we're then transported to the
reservation by the Great Northern rail-
way free Of charge.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20
QUITE a REDUCTION.
The Western Freight Association Makes n
Considerable Reduction.

me western Freight ASSOCIATION MAKES u
Considerable Reduction.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S-The Western
Freight Association, after a tfTee days
discussion OF the subject, voted to re-
duce the rates from Chicago TO Kansas
City and Omaha 70 the basis Of 60 cents
per 100 pounds first class, taking effect
February -. The present rates are
based on % cents first class. The ac-
tion is taken to meet the reduction from
Chicago to Sioux City by the Illinois
Central, which is to be put into effect
to-day Great efforts were made toinduce
the Illinois Central TO maintain the IS
cents schedule on Sioux City traffic, but
that road refused TO be persuaded, claim
ing that the 33h per cent reduction to
St Paul forced il to take this step as
measure Of self protection. 1t was de-
cided by the other lines that the rates
20 Omaha and Kansas City could not be
maintained ON a higher basis than those
to Sioux City and consequently SINH
lar reduction TO those points was au-
thorized. The association, however, re-
fused TO authorize the reduced rate to
Sioux City, thus putting upon the llli-
nois Central the onus OF breaking down
the Missouri river rates in violation of
the agreement
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

EAST RocHEsrrn, y. H., Feb. Is. The
body Of Hiram Sawtelle was found at
I1.l5 O'Clock Thursday night in the
woods near East Lebanon. Me. II had
been decapitated and the head had not
vet been discovered. When found the
hody vas projecting from a poorly made
grave and had q bullet in the heart
The 5odv was entirely naked with the
exception II the feet which had on a
pair Of socks. Beside IL was lot Of
clottei blood. where the arms and head
had been cut OF. Isaac = Sawtelle. the
dead mans brother, is IN Jail charged
with tle lurleE.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

A BILL passed the Senate the other
day appropriating s., 500 to pay attor-
neys' fees due Porter, Harrison & Fish
back. Toward the close of the war Gen
eral Hovey, now Governor Of Indiana,
then in command Of the department,
convened military commission TO try
certain members OF the knights Of the
Golden Circle. A number Of years after
yard Lamden =. Milligan, one of the
persons convicted by the commission.
brought suit in the United States Court
against General Hovey aud the members
Of the commission for damages The
case was prosecuted for the plaintiff by
the late Vice-President Hendricks, and
by direction OF the Secretary Of War and
the Judge Advocate-General, the firm Of
Porter, Harrison & Fishback was re-
tanned to defend the members Of the
commission. Mr.. Harrison, now Presi-
dent Harrison, did most of the work in
the case for the defense, and the bill
passed in the Senate is to remunerate
the members Of the firm for the services
at that time.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

St JosErH, No. Feb. i6 The pro-
ceedincs brought by the divorced wife
Of John T. Hooper % gain possession ~
her child were dismissed in Judge Ra-
mev's court az the request Of the attor-
news Hooper stated in his answer b
the petition that his divorced wife was
not = it person U care for the child and
that he only allowed himself To- he made
the defendant in the divorce proceedings
10 shield from the child its mothers
shame. The child is attending school
at the convent here. Its mothers par
cnts. who are wealthy, have frequently
sent her presents only 10 have them re-
Turned DESTROYED
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

THE New York Legislative Commits
sion appointed to test the electrical ex-
ecution apparatus in State prisons, after
experiments in the institutions at Sing
Sing, Auburn and Dannemora, find that
each one of the apparatuses can be used
successfully and that death by electricity
can be accomplished within four seconds.
There is, in their opinion, no cause for
imagining that there will ever be any
failure Of results.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

A BIG railroad trust has been formed
called the Central Union Company. IL
is TO control the Cincinnati, Hamilton 81
Dayton, Fort Wayne & Chicago, In
dianapolis, Decatur & Western and the
Dayton & Union roads. Among the i'm
corporators are Sidney Dillon, Russell
Sage, II. p. Schoonmalfer and Stephen
Whitney,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

SENATOR cocKRELL has not been able
TO procure from the Treasury Depart
ment a statement in regard TO the
amount of money that has been made by
the Government in seniorage for coinage
silver since tho Bland act went into ef-
feet, and II his personal request for this
information is not granted within few
days he will introduce resolution in
the Senate calling for the report
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

THE Drovers Journal, OF Chicago,
learns from Colonel Pierson, OF the
Bureau OF Animal Industry, that the
Government authorities have decided
on the new quarantine line for splenic
or Texas fever, starting at the southeas.
corner of Kansas, running due west
along the Kansas southern boundary to
"No-Man's-Land." Then directly south
to Cottle County, Texas, and then due
west on the saith parallel to the center
Of Bailey County, Texas. In other
words the new quarantine line places
under the ban all Of the Indian Terri
tory and all Of Texas except the Pan
handle portion lying north of tho saith
parallel.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

PAYArAsTER-GENERAL WILLIAM b.
ROCHESTER, Of the army, Is sixty-four
years Of age and has retired from office.
He was the occupant of this position
for eight years and earned the reputa-
ton OF being one of the most efficient
and careful accounting officers who ever
served the Government The retire
ment will necessitate the appointment
of a new Paymaster-Geneaal
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

WASHINGTON, Feb. iS-The President
Yesterday afternoon issued a proclama-
tion directing the removal Of all cattle
from grazing upon what is known as the
Cherokee Outlet in the northern part OF
the Indian Territory by October I next
unless negotiations now pending for the
cession Of that territory TO the United
States shall have been completed sooner,
in which event the cattle must be re-
moved forthwith upon notice. lie also
directs that no additional herds be per
mitted to enter the territory after this
date.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-02-20

TX the struggle for the recovery
of the throne OF Uganda, Mwanga
was assisted by Europeans and there
was very severe fighting King Ka-
lema's force was annihilated, few
Arabs escaping the subsequent mas
Sasffe. During the battie uhow on
the lake was blown up and all on board
perished. In the dhow were twelve
Arab chiefs and 200 fighting slaves
i nc OuVtiu UVCurrcu AT tle Capltai OF
Uganda. Only three Arabs escaped.
The victims are members Of most of the
leading Zanzibar families. 1t is not
known who were the Europeans who
aided Mwanga, but it is supposed that
they belonged to Jackson's and Gedge's
caravans.