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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29
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A YOUNG man named Taylor was wit
ness before the Clayton Breckenridge
investigation at Washington. Taylor
claimed TO have been present when the
Plummersville ballot box was stolen and
implicated Oliver Bentley and w. p.
Wells as the actual thieves.
RoBBINs' circus train has been wrecked
in New Hampshire. The loss was heavy
ATthe Tongue Pointe, Que, inquest the
nuns produced a list of fifty-six inmates
who persisted in the insane asylum fire.
BUSINESS failures fDun's report) for
the seven days ended May % numbered
222, compared with 2ls the previous
week and 229 the corresponding week Of
last year.
LIGHTNING recently struck a crowded
church at St Mahlen. Hanover. Six
persons were killed. four by the fash
and two crushed in the panic which fol-
lowed. In addition twenty were seri-
ously injured, four being permanently
blinded. The congregation was on its
knees at the time praying for q cessation
Of the storm.
A FRIoHrFuL train accident WAS re-
ported east Of Ashland. via, on the 22d.
Twenty lives were said to be lost anc a
large number injured
LABOR riots have occurred in Raven
na. Italy. Three peasants were killed
and numerous soldiers and peasants
wounded
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29
ApDITIoNAL DISPATCHES.

SANTA FE officials took charge Of the
Frisco railroad on tho 26th
The business part of the town OF Cam
bridge, Wis, was destroyed by fire the
other night Loss, Ss5 600
l. d. HoPsoN and Frank Moore, OF the
geological surveying larty, were
drowned at Eagle Rocl,, I iah, while
sounding the river. TIE BODY OF Hop
son was recovered.
RoBERr HARDIE. a well known lawyer
Of Los Angeles Cal, has been killed in
the mountains near Tombstone, Ariz.,
by renegade Apaches.
THE steamship Thingvalla, of the
Danish line, was in collision recently
with an iceberg Considerable damage
was done 10 the stem and much alarm
was caused, but the vessel was kept
anoat
CHARLES ;. KING, OF Guthrie, Ok, has
been appointed secretary and special
agent Of the Cherokee Commission, vice
Horace Speed, resigned.
SEvERE storms followed by floods are
reported in various parts of Germany.
At Alyensleben house was undermined
by water and sixteen Of the occupants
were drowned. At Suplinger FIVE per
sons were killed by lightning.
MENnERs Of the Senate Finance Com
mitfee believe that the House Tariff
bill can he presented to the Senate
within a few days unless the sessions Of
the committee are interrupted by par
ties desiring hearings
THE breaking of the automatic FIRE
extinguisher on the third floor Of the
Globe woolen mills, Utica. n. Y, flood
ed the building and caused $50, 600 loss
THE leading mine owners Of Germany
are trying their best TO secure a change
in the imperial labor policy to the dis
advantage OF the workmcn. They are
not likely 10 succeed
THE Car Of Russia proposes to hold
large hunting party in Poland to last
four weeks in September. There are
$50 deer. 260 elk. e64 stays and $50 boars
in the preserves
SERGEANT LANCE. the last German
survivor Of the wars Of lsiS-l5. died in
a Berlin hospital recently.
fN the Senate on the 26th Mr.. Plumb
introduced Banker St Johns Silver bill.
Debate on the Naval Appropriation bill
was resumed. After an amendment to
strike ont the appropriation for three
ships had been rejected
the bill was passed. Business in the |
House was extremely dull.
A cHEcK for So. Gs7. 20 given to Inter
nal Revenue Collector Ripey. Of Law
renceburg. KY, for whisky tax stamps |
has disappeared and no trace Of it can
be found.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29
BANK RoBBER IDENTIFIED.
The Crook Who Compelled Denver Cash
icr 10 Hand over $4,000 Arrested ant
Identified at st. Louis.

The Crook Who Compelled Denver Cash
icr 10 Hand Over e21 900 Arrested and
Identified at 81. Louis.
ST. Louis, May Mansfield King,
the self-confessed murderer, horse thief
and all around criminal, in jail at the
county seat OF ST. Louis County has
been identified as Wells, the Denver
bank robbor, who compelled President
Moffatt of the First National Bank OF
Denver, to hand over S2l 600 in cash in
March, 1889, at the point OF a revolver.
II. G. Otis, the assistant cashier Of the
bank, who was in the bank at the time
the bold act was committed, arrived in
this city a few days ago and went to
Clayton were King was lying at tho
point Of death. Until Saturday night
King wore a full beard and long
hair. When he committed the robbery
he had only a small mustache and for
that reason Otis failed to identify him
tho first time he saw him. Last night,
however, barber was called in and
Kings beard shaved Off and his hair cut
and Cashier Otis isimmediately recognized
him as Wells, the robber.
MING WIS hfEtSbcu hpIHt uaYh AEO loI
horse stealing by the sheriff Of st. Louis
County and placed in Jail at Clayton.
After his arrest he was taken very sick,
became communicative and confessed
TO being the author Of several crimes,
one OF which was the robbery Of Presi-
dent Moffatt
King, or Wells, entered the bank tho
day before the crime was committed
and told Mr.. MoiIatt that there was q
scheme on foot TO rob the bank, which
he was willing to give away for con-
sideration. Mr.. Moifatt talked with him
and told him to come back in q day or
two. The next morning he went into
Mr.. Moffatts private Office and drawing
revolver said to him; 'Mr. MofTatt,
am desperate man. must have
money Write check for S2l, 900 and
take 1t over to the teller, draw the
money and come back here. II you
make the least resistance or cry for help
I'll shoot you dead" The robber held
the gun and looked fully as desperate
as he said he was. Mr.. MoiTatt obeyed,
and Wells coolly walked out of the bank
with the money
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

At Rockford, H., recently a double
wedding was solemnized under peculiar
ly painful rcumstances- Mary l.. and
Allie d. Williams were married. beside
their mothers death bed to C. r Smith,
Of Chicago, and Walter ID. Williams, Of
Rockford. The mother of the young
women had been seriously i'll for some
weeks. When she realized that the end
was near she asked that her daughters
should be married The young men
were sent for, and upon their arrival
the ceremony was performed. The
mother soon after died.
The Butte, Mont, Miners Union has
S23 900 in its treasury.
Charles Finch, a placer miner in Bear
gulch, the other day stubbed his toe
against a gold nugget weighing four
ounces, the largest found in the Black
Hills for some time.
Miss Josephine Crowfeather. full
bloOded Sioux maiden. has taken the
veil at Tankton and become Benedict
inc nun. Her ather is a Sioux chief.
Doctors and minister's are about the
only people in this world to whom peo-
pie pay liberal wages for telling them
disagreeable things.
Five thousand carloads Of oranges
have been shipped from California this
season.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29
BAD WRECK.
An Alton Passenger Train struck NY =
Freight Near Kansas Marvellous Es-
cape Of Passengers.

An Alton Passenger Train struck NY =
Freight Near Kansas City-Marveious Es-
cape Of Passengers.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, May 23. The Chi
cago & Alton limited passenger train
was wrecked at the Missouri Pacific
crossing, bali mile northeast OF Shelf
field. The wreck was caused by q coll
lision with the engine Of Missouri Pa
eiflc freight train.
The freight train, southwark bound,
stopped before reaching IT, then started
again, the engineer having the right OF
way.
Eye witnesses to the disaster said
that when the Chicago e. Alton crossed
the Blue bridge it was running at the
rate Of forty miles an hour and made no
effort 70 stop hut dashed through at
full speed. The rate must have been
tremendouSas as the entire long train was
carried past except the Pullmans, the
second one from the rear being struck
about the middle by the freight and al
mostdomolishcd.
Three Pullman cars left the track,
rolled down the erabankment about ten
feot smashing the cars and furniture.
They were pulled over on the side until
all the ears we're clear of the other
track. The track was badly torn up and
the freight engine was perfect wreck.
Engineer II G, Welch of the freight
train and his fireman, when they saw
collision was inevitable, jumped, there
by saving their lives as the cab was
completely wrecked and in such
manner that no one could have Deen in
It and lived.
The front end OF the boiler was broken
in, tho boiler knocked of the trucks,
the cab totally wrecked and the axles
sprung
Tho Pullmans we're bottom side and
SO badly smashed as TO be useless. AL
most 100 people were in them, but not
one was killed or eSea dangerously in
jured.
The most badly Injured were: Mrs.
A. II. Reeves, li9 Monroe street, Chica-
90, injured about the head and limbs;
Mrs. Mary Morris, Milwaukee, Wis,
head cut and bruised; Newton Fry, Kan
sas City, Kan, log broken; c. c. Cope
land, Chicago, badly hurt about the
body and legs. W. w. Murphy Brook
field, Mo, bruised; 0. Hamilton Slater,
Mo, bruised; A. Il. Goss, Chicago,
bruised; Tom Troy Chicago & Alton
engineer, hand mashed.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29
ADVERSE TO kEMMLER.


The Supreme Court ofthe United states Re-
fuses TO Interfere In tho Murderer's
Favor.
WAsHNoToN, May 24.--The Supreme
Court Of the United States yesterday
denied the application for a writ Of
error in the case OF Kemmler, under
sentence Of death by electricity. The
opinion was by Chief Justice Fuller.
The opinion first reeites tho proceed
ings In the lower courts leading up TO
the bringing of the case TO this court,
and says that IL is urged In kemmler's
behalf that the Fourteenth amendment
is prohibition on the State Of im-
position Of cruel and unusual punish
ment this being included in tho
term due process Of law" The origin
OF the phrase 'cruel aud unusual pun
ishmentp was in the English ACT Of set
tlement in 1866 and meaut that barbar-
Gus methods of punishment should not
be inflicted. 1t meant that a man
should not be sentenced TO death by
torture, but did not mean that the death
penalty itself was cruel The Court Of
Appeals held that the punishment in
fiicted on Kemmler was unusual, bur
that there was no evidence to show thar
it was cruel The Legislature Of New
York had the facts bearing upon this
question and the court must presume
that the Legislature had devised a
punishment 1t thought less cruel than
the former mode. That decision was
not against any special privilege set up
by the prisoner and was SO plainly right
that the co urt would not be justified in
overruling IL. The Fourteenth amend
ment did not materially change tho
whole theory Of the Government. Citi-
zens still remain citizens, both OF the
State and of the United States. The
only change in that amendment fur
nished an additional guarantee against
encroachment by the State upon the
fundamental rights Of the citizens. The
privileges and immunities of citizens of
the United States are protected by
them. Those are the privileges arising
out Of the essential nature and charac-
ter Of the National Government
The Court quotes the opinion in the
Hurtado case on the meaning of tho
phrase, due process Of law. The change
in form of death was within the legiti-
mate sphere Of the Legislative power Of
the State. The Legislature Of the State
of New York determined that it did not
infict cruel and unusual punishment
and its courts have sustained that de-
termination. This court can not see
that the prisoner has been deprived OF
dne p..ocess Of law. In order 70 reverse
the ind crn1ant This court should he coul-
PEELED to hold that the Court Of Appeals
had committed an error so gross as 70
deprive the prisoner Of his const tutional
rights The Court has no hesitation in
believing it can not do this.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29
DETECTED EMPLOYEES.
santa Fe Railroad Clerks Find Their "Su
plus" on the Wrong side.

santa fe RAILROAD CLERKS fluu Ihelr "Sur-
plus" on the Wrong side.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 23.-Th@em-
ployes OF tho general Offices OF the Santa
Fe at Topeka are in any thing but a
happy state. On January / last there
having been no increases in pay Of em-
ployes for some years, some twenty-five
TO thirty OF all the employees received
an advance This increased salary was
paid them for the months Of January,
February and March. But in April
came an order from President Marvel
that the pay rolls be restored TO the
amounts paid prior 20 January /, and
that the overpay received by employees
during the first three months OF the year
be deducted from their April salaries As
a consequence the employees at Topeka
are in very hard lines and are in any
thing but pleasant state Of mind to-
ward the management Of the road.
How the order works is shown in the
case OF several employees in the passen-
ger department, who had been receiv-
ing $50 a month January I their pay
was increased to s45. The order COM
pels them TO restore the s45 surplusage
received out Of salary reduced to $50 a
month. In other words, they receive
nothing for the work they did in April,
and will get only SIS for the toll OF the
present month. Very naturally they
consider the order as an outrage.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29
An Imnnrtant rnini.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Nav ga mo-
tion was made in TIE United States
Court by the counsel fer Gregg. defend
ant in the Marion County election
frauds case 20 quash the Indictment on
the ground that the adjourned term Of
ihc court from the regular term In De-
cember did not have any legal status
and that therefore its action was null
and void Without specifically sustain
ing or denying the mot on Judge
SWavno said that the point was a very
important ono. and that he would re-
serve his ruling thereon until a circuit
Judge should sit with him on the bench
next noroun ianr
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

OMAHA. Neb., May 2S-Joe Shollen-
berger, the second defendant in the case
OF the murder Of Allan Jones and wife,
was discharged this forenoon, and is be-
lieved 10 have promised b. turn States
evidence. Whippie sherman, the third
defendant, is TO be tr.ed soon, and the
author ties viii have a strongcrcase even
against him, with their new witness than
they had against Ed Neal, whu was con
victed this morning Of murder in the
first degree Neal was arrested in Kan
sas City for stealing cattle and was
brought here to be tried for the murder
Tbirty-two ballots we're taken.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

ST PErERsnrRG. May 2A-The Gov
ernment is about sending a large de-
tachment Of the army 90 destroy the
grasshoppers now rayaging trans-Cau-
casia, and covering with their deprcda-
tions an area OF thousands Of square
miles The residents Of the ravagcd
districts fear C rapntttion % the fearful
famine Of 1879. At present there is
hardly a green thing lett. and the pco-
pie are dazed at the frightful prospect
before them
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

WHEELING, w. Va. May sd-The al
most completed channel span OF the
Union railroad bridge now in course OF
erection by the Wheeling Union Bridge
& Terminal Company, together with
the false work, etc, was swept away yes
terday afternoon. The river channel is
filed with hundreds OF tons OF twisted
iron, while the woodwork was carried
down the river Navigation is extreme
ly dangerous at this point and some
weeks delay in the progress Of the
bridge work will result The loss to the
company can not now be estimated. Il
will fall upon tho contractors, Baird
Bros. and the Edgemore Bridge Company.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

NEW York. May 2s.-J. & b. Selig-
man. who represent the control Of the
St Louis & san Francisco, state that
the formal announcement Of the sale Of
the control Of the road to the Santa Fe
will probably not be made before Mon
day. Pres dent Winslow. Of the St
Louis & san Francisco, says that he will
retire from the presidency Of the road in
about three weeks. lie viii then go to
Europe and has at present no intention
Of returning to the railroad field. lie
has been actively engaged in the man
agement Of the railroad for over twenty
five years, and saws he thinks he is en-
titled 20 a long vacation
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

HITRovo, the Russian Minister to Blu.
charest has been summoned TO St Pc.
tersburg to receive the censure of his
Government for The bungling manner
in which he managed the Panitza con-
spiracy against the life OF Prince Ferdi-
nand OF Bulgaria When the plot was
discovered NJ. Hitrovo was openly ac-
cused Of having instigated 1t and the ac-
cusation has never been refuted The
ostensible reason for mis- recall is TO
enable him to exculpate himself from
the charge Of completely, but beyond
doubt, 50 a dispatch states, the real
reason is that he is to be disciplined for
falling to carry the conspiracy to a sue
ccssful issue.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

NEW YoRK, May 2G.-The Anchor
line steamer City OF Rome. the tunard
line steamer Aurania and the Guion line
steamer Alaska. which left Queenstown
respectively at l2, 1850 and i.sO o'clock.
May IS. were sighted of Fire island
yesterday at 1;l0 and 5 p. m. Allowing
five hours difference in Queenstown
time the voyage was made by the City
Of Rome in days. hours. 4 minutes
by the Aurania in : days, hours, s6
minutes, and by the Alaska IN days, 2
hours, 40 minutes. There was much
betting on the result both London
and here.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

MrNNEAroIls. MINI. May aA-The
Northwestern Miller says Three or
four Of the middle class Of mills lost
more or less time last week and the
-four output shows a decrease Of q, 500
barrels The aggregate production was
12q,7s0 barrels against 1856 $50 barrels
for the week before and ll3. 200 barrels
FOR the same time in 1ss9 and 40. 800
barrels in 1sSS Business during the
week has been distressingly light and
there Is a disposition TO reduce the pres
eut output The nils Turing the past
week bave sold much less -four than vas
made
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

CINcISNArI May GA dispatch from
Hamilton. O., says that near Monon,
Ind. about midnight last night a young
woman on the vcstbulcd train which
left Chicago last evening tied rope
about her neck. fastened the other end
70 the railing Of the car and throw her
self oil. As soon as the act was discov-
cred the train was stopped, an engine
sent back and the remains found in a
pool Of water. No one knew her. a
ticket 20 Cincinnati was on Der person.
She WAS seen TO drink from whisky
bottle on the car, and was heard to say
She had no friends In Cincinnati
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

KING LEoroLD of Belgium recently
paid visit to Miss Dorothy Tennant
and heartily congratulated her upon
her approaching marriage to Mr.. Stanley
The regard and admiration entertained
by King Leopold for Mr.. Stanley are
OF so high an order as to induce the
suggestion that his Majesty will be
present at the marriage in Westminster
Abbey
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

DOROTHY TENANT, the fiancee Of
Henry NJ. Stanley, has been for years a
we'll known figure in literary and artist
ic circles of London. She is a contrib
utor to the academy and other picture
exhibitions. She is not by any means a
young woman, but is in every way fine
looking, with a strixingly intellectual
face. filled with what is called English
color, as the result Of her continuous
outdoor exercise and constant occupa-
tion. She walks a great deal, rides well,
and has a fine, supple figure, unham-
pered by the conventional corset OF
ls.-er ftaprovo~ a.ssi.a - tho original in
the picture ''Yes or No." painted by
Millais.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

GUTHRIE, Ok, May Ex-Governor
Steele arrived here yesterday morning
on an extra train at four o'clock.
The committee Of Guthrie citizens
failed to meet the Governor at Arkan-
sas City and much TO the surprise OF
everybody he entered the capital city
alone. The Governor and several gen
tlemen returned on special train to
hunt the committee. After "a trip Of
four hours the committee was found at
Arkansas City and the party returned
to Guthrie where the people gave the
Governor a cordial reception.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

THE will of the late Senator Beck has
been filed. The Senator made this will
over thirty years ago, and by its terms
all property is left to his wife during
her life. He then makes provision
for his children in the case of the
death of their mother, and the daughters
shares are so protected "that no hus-
band of any of my daughters may
or shall have the power to spend or APP
propriate the estate SO as to dispossess
my said children, or any of them, from
the benefit Of it." All the parties di-
rectly interested in the will, are
dead, excepting son and daughter of
the testator
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

THE United States Consul at CaIlao,
Peru. has notified the State DEPARTMENT
that the Peruvian Governilent has
leased to an English syndicate iho
famous quicksilver mines Of Santa Bar
bara. When in active operation these
mines we're the most productive in the
world, but they have not been worked
for more than half a century. Under
tho terms OF the lease il is necessary for
the iessees 70 form a company in Europe
with a capital Of $500, 900, and deposit
has already been made as = guarantee
of the performance Of the contract
The coal lease is for fifty years and the
Government receives as compensation
IS per cent Of the fali paid shares Of
the capital Of the company.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

Mr.. PARNELra speaking at a meeting
OF Nationalist leaders in London, urged
that the name of every Irishman in En-
gland be placed upon the voting regis
ter in view of the fact that general
election was possible at any moment
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

A TELEGRAM has been received in New
York. from Henry A. Root, who is now
a. Butte, Mont, saying that the estate
of-his late uncle Andrew J. Davis has
been found TO be worth Sl2, 900, 900. At
iiMt it was only estimated at $1,000, 600,
but so much cash and first class COM
mercial paper has been discovered that
twice that sum will be realized. Root
is one of the thirteen heirs to the
estate
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

THE House Committee on Commerce
has recommended favorable report to
be made on the bill amending the Inter
State Commerce law so as TO permit the
railroad companies to give reduced
rate to veterans attending the National
encampment, with an amendment ex-
tendigg-the same privileges te veteran
Confederate soldiers
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

THE conferees on the Senate Anti
Trust bill have concluded their labors
and willreport 70 irrespective houses.
The section introduced in the House by
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, and amended by
the'Senate relating to combinations to
prevent competition in the transporta-
tion Of persons or property was the only
pointin dispute. The conferees decided
upon limitation OF the inhibited combi-
nations, making only those illegal which
raise the rates of transportation above
what is just and reasonable"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

CANADIAN railroad magnates propose
TO ask the next Dominian Parliament TO
pass an act incorporating the Vancouver
Northern & Alaska Railway & Naviga-
tion Company TO build road from Van
couver to the Alaskan boundary.