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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
InventIon Of the Compass.

The valuable invention of the com
pass is involved in mystery and its real
discoverer is unknown. Lafiteau, in
his history of Portuguese discovery
in the new world, says that Vasco da
CANA brought it to Lisbon from the
coast of Africa on his return from Mel
india, where the Arabs then used it, and
he believed the Portuguese to have been
until then ignorant of it Some, save
an exchange, attributed it to Flavia
Gioja, Of Amalphi, about the year 1902:
while others again are of opinion that
the invention is due to the Chinese, and
that one Of their emperors, a celebrated
astrologer, was acquainted with 1t l, 30
years before the Christian era; nor have
others again been wanting who have
supported the opinion that it was known
in the time of solomon. The ancient
Greeks and Romans are also supposed
by some to have used it, but the silence
of their historians on this subject rem
ders this statement doubtful
ical News.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
col. JoAN CHINE sAor.
The Wen Known Race Track starter sho4
While Attempting Murder.

WINE Attempting MURDER
ST. LOUIS, Nov l0. Col. John Chinn,
starter at the East St Louis Jockey
club track, was shot, and, 1t is believed,
fatally wounded yesterday afternoon
by Capt D. d. Anthony Col. chinn
returned day or two ago from Chica-
90, where he had been handling the
flag at the Hawthorne track.
The East st. Louis Jockey club,
which holds contract with Chinn, had
consented to the arrangement, but on
finding difficulty in filing his place or
dered him to return.
The turn of affairs did not just exact
ly suit Mr.. Chinn, and he was in de-
cidedly bad temper He came back
and took his place, however. He was
in very bad humor and read the riot
act 10 the jockeys before racing began
and before the day was over made lot
of ugly talk about several persons con-
nected with the track His work was
not Of kind TO grow enthusiastic over,
and the directors of the club held a
meeting, at which it was decided to
suspend Chinn indefinitely.
Yesterday morning Chinn began
drinking heavily and at noon was quite
intoxicated. His order OF dismissal was
made out, but he did not show up at
the track until after the first race was
run. The club had secured Starter
Dwyer, of the Madison track to handle
the flag, and he was in the box ready
for the second race when Chinn APP
peared and took the flag away from him
and started the horses
After the race Secretary Sinclair
found Chinn among the stables and
presented him his discharge. Chinn
said that II he did not start the horses
no one else should, and refused to ac-
cept the paper, at the same time catch
ing hold Of Mr.. Sinclair's coat collar
with one hand and reaching down into
his boot with the other and drawing
large dirlS-knife. Two police caught
Chinn and tried to disarm him, he in
the meantime making desperate efforts
to get at Alexander with the knife.
Capt Anthony came upon the scene
at this moment and seeing that Chinn
was about to get the best of the police
men he drew his revolver and fired full
in Chinn's face. The ball struck Chinn
in the mouth and ranged upward, com
ing out back Of the ear. Chnn was
removed TO u hospital on this side of
the river, where he lies with but slight
hopes of his recovery. Col. Chinn is
known all over the country in turf
circl es.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

again. You looked positively savage.
/ fairly hated my denr old Uncle Bob. =
"lle was a trific chilly. And then To
see you waste kiss on him and peek
out OF the corner of your eye, as much
as to say: Don't you wish-T"
II didn't--and s pose did?'
"By the way, how much do you sup-
pose had in my pocket when said
good by?n
Il don't know. You put on airs
enough for a millionaire"
Just twenty-five cents"
why, YOU poor fellow, You must
have starved Ii served you right
though, scraping acquaintance with
strange girls on a train. You won't do
it any more, will you, Jack? Therel
there-will that repay your
"No; yeu'll have TO take that very
same trip with me to make it square. :"
"But Jaclsi Do take more than twen-
ty-two cents-there'n be two Of us, you
know"
Taking a much worn letter from his
pocketbook, nrening it, and producing
two dollar bill, Jack said: "Isabel
Raymond, did you ever see thai be-
fore?p
"Ycs-no; I don't know"
"Yes you do. Read what's written
right under your name In this letter.
Isabel (readingl--" i hereby dedi-
cate this filthy lucre to a dinner for
one, to be eaten at Marshall, Mich,
the one to be John De Long and Isabel
De Long, his wife. D. W"
"Ahl Jack, you won my heart that
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17


A New York court holds that pro
posal made in fun" is binding.
Mrs. Reed, one Of the lady managers
of the worlds fair for Maryland, has
established a system of classes in Amer
lean history in the schools of her state.
and offers as prize for the best scholar
free trip TO the fair.
Rev. John Murray, the founder of
Universalism. was once berated by an
angry lady who did not accept his
teachings. He listened to her patiently,
and when she ended said mildly:
MADAM, Il is not you that are angry
with me, but the devil in you"
Bishop Doane, who always registers
as William Of Albany, and has his bag
gage so marked, is one Of the few bishops
of the Protestant Episcopal church who
follow the English fashion Of wearing
knickerbocl1ers and an apron
There are more than 2Oo. 900 women
in the United States earning a living
by professional and personal service,
outside that of mechanical labor or
work in shops.
One Of the best portrait painters Of
Boston is a woman, Mrs phwbe Picker
ing jerks. who devotes herself exciu-
sively to the portraits Of women and
children.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
CONSIDERING LIE cAsE.
Amalgamated lenders May Cali the Car
negie strikes ON


negie strikes ON
PTTTsBURGH, Pa, Nov. 15-It is prob
able that within the next twenty
hours decided change will take place
in the strike now on at the Carnegie
Steel Co S mills at Homestead, Law
reneevilIe and Beaver Falls.
What exact character this change
will be is hard to foreshadow, but its
solution win likely be known before
many hours pass by. There is now in
session at the Pittsburgh office of the
Amalgamated association meeting of
the leading men comprising the advis-
ory boards at Homestead, Beaver Fails
and Lawrenceville. This meeting is
one which viii determine whether or
not the strikes at the places named
will continue
The meeting was in session all day
and when it adjourned the advisory
committee refused to say anything Of
the proceedings Another meeting will
be held The prolonged strikes at the
big Carnegie plants, together with
heavy expenses incurred through sup
porting the idle men, and Sundays
trouble, which capped the climax, has
rendered il absolutely necessary for the
leaders to again meet and act upon the
serious condition in which the men
have been placed.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
THANKSGIVING

For the hay and the corn and the wheat that il
rc9pcd,
For the labor well done, and the barns that are
heaped
For the sun and tho dew and the sweet honey
comb
For the rose and the song and the harvest
brought home
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
For the trade and the skin and the wealth in
our land,
For the cunning and strength In the working
mans hand.
For the good that Our artists and poets have
taught
For the friendship that home and affection
have brought
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
For the homes that with purest affection are
blest
For the season OF plenty and wen deserved
rest,
For our country, extending from sea to sea-
The land that Is known as the Land Of the
free
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
American Rural Home
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
A NEW LEASE OF LIFE.
Tho United states supreme Court Thinks
clyde MattoN Was Not Fairly Tried.

Tho United states supreme Court Thinks
clyde MattoN was Not Fairly Tried.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15-The supreme
court yesterday gave new lease of life
to border rufliian named Clyde Mat
tox, under sentence of death passed by
a United States district court of Kan
sas, for murder committed in the In
dian territory. 1t appeared that on the
trial the bailif in charge of the jury in
formed them that This was the third
man Mattox had killed., and further
allowed them to have access TO a news
paper which published a full account of
the desperado's previous crimes
Further. the Kansas court had refused
to admit evidence that the murdered
man said before his death that be knew
It was not Mattox who shot him. For
these reasons Chief Justice Fuller
granted a new trial.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

The PRESIDENT ana governor have issued eacf
his call
To the people OF this prosperous land to lonor
one and all,
The eseason when the barns are full, the granaries
well stored.
When the farmers and the eitx, ,folkall count a
fatiened horde
And the housewife, town and country, with
Thanksgiving in her eyes,
Begins to think OF turkey and old-fashioned
pumpkin pies.
II It be true that there are some who think
they've nausht 20 bless
Who eat Of sorrows crust and feel no cause for
thanSfuiness,
Whcse purse is never filled at all, whose board
is always bare
Why, there must be a sympathy for them too,
in the air.
And thankful twice will be those hearts where
PHYS fountains rise
And flow to help poor neighbors to Thanksgiv-
ing pumpkin pies.
The quail Is calling blithely through the even
ing calm and still,
And the long roll OF the pheasant's drum beats
family DER The hill:
The cheerful cider mill ereaks out its own
melodoEs notes,
And the chorus Of Thanksgiving swells from
mutitudes Of thronts;
Which is why it's just as well for those who are
good as well as wise
To think Of folks who otherwise won't have
their pumpkin pies.
N Y World.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
The BROOKLYN FIRgMEN.
Recovery OF the Bodies OF Two Men Who
Herolcally Lost Their Lives.

Recovery Of the Bodies OF Two Men Who
HeroIcally Lost Their Lives.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 15.-The bodies of
Wayland Estes and John Spalding, the
two fremen belonging to engine com
pany No. 4 Of Brooklyn, who perished
in the big fire at IIarbeclS's stores while
rescuing their chief. were recovered
yesterday afternoon. They were found,
one on top Of the other, buried under
bale of water-soaked iute, and although
the men fell into an abyss of what was
apparently smoke and fire, neither was
touched by the flames Both had evil
IDENTIFY died by suffocation and Estes
face, though blackened with smoke.
was anmutilated and wore the express
sion Of perfect peace that betokened his
death had been practically painless.
Spalding's father, half delirious
with grief, got it into his head that the
firemen did not handle his sons body
with seemly tenderness. He refused to
allow them to carry it down TO the
dock, and had an undertaken come up
on the roof with rough coffin and
carry the corpse down The lives of
both fremen were insured
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
SHIP SUBSIDIES.
Contracts Entered into with Companies
May he Enforced In tho Courts.

! Contracts Entered into with Companies
May he Enforced In tho Courts
WAsHINGroN, Nov l6.-In the fore
cast that has been made relative to the
policy OF the Fifty-third congress. the
necessity has been pointed out Of maxi
ing some reduction in the expenditures,
in order to avoid deficit. In this re-
lation, il has been stated that the policy
of subsidizing mail steamship lines
would present an opportunity for a
democratic congress to use the pruning
knife and it has been averred that it
was likely that appropriations for the
service would be refused.
This new service, 50 far as it is es-
tablished, is being performed under
contracts with the government There
are now in operation FIVE subsidized
mail lines, plying between ports in this
country and ports in South America
The first Of next month service will be
begun on two additional lines. Of
these lines, three have contracts for
five years service and two for ten
years.
Next March another contract will go
into effect, and so, altogether, there
will be at the close of the present ad-
mnistration eight lines carrying the
mails 10 foreign ports Contracts have
already been entered into for three
more lines, and two of these are per-
haps the most important of all the con-
tracts, as they provide for the carrying
OF the mails from New York to Antwerp
and Liverpool This service, however,
according TO the contracts, win not be-
gin until 1895 Appropriations have al
ready been made for the cost Of service
on eight Of these lines, which amount
for one year to nearly $1,000, GOO.
It is estimated that the cost of the
additional service already contracted
for will amount to about 81 500, 900
yearly. While the post office depart
ment win be dependent on congress for
the money with which TO pay the
amounts 70 become due each year on
these contracts. the contracts are never
theless legal documents and the gov
ernmeut is bound bv them. 1t is stated
that if congress should refuse to appro-
pirate the money the steamship com
panies have legal recourse to the court
of claims TO compel faithful perform
ance Of all the obligations assumed by
the government under the contract
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

ST. LOUIS, Nov. lG.-After losing a
couple of hours this morning in search
ing for suitable place to hold their
national convention, the Knights of
Labor secured Walhalla hall, and about
noon the sixteenth annual general as
sembly went into session, being called
TO order by Grand Master Powderly and
the committee on credentials imme-
diately presented its report The con-
sideration of this consumed all the
morning session.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17


cago. Time, $50 p. m. Jack is feel
ing down on his luck Called home by
an urgent telegram in the midst of the
Thanksgiving vacation Of his senior
year, he has missed Thanksgiving
dinner with Jolly party Of his college
mates, to say nothing of a broken en-
gagement teT The german with the
prettiest girl in Binghamton. When
he pays the parlor car conductor sew
enty-fve cents for seat to Hornells-
vile and engages a berth in the sleep
er to be put on at that station he
makes the discovery that he has but
s5.12 current coin of the realm in ad-
dition to his ticket to Chicago. This
does not add cheerfulness to his frame
of mind And there is not pretty
girl in the car
His gloomy meditation is broken by
the arrival OF the trau al Elmira. On
the station platform, in response to his
.e ele e-s;siIl = ;siIl, are TWO gentlemen-Mr.
Richard Robbins and Mr.. Alfred Jane
son-classmates and residents of Ell
mira. Jack jumps off, and an animated
conversation follows At this juncture
group appears upon the station plat
form-two young ladies, an elderly
lady and ten-year-od girl.
Jack-Boys, who's the young lady In
the ulster; I've seen her somewhere?
Dick-Miss Dodge; you met her here
last winter at our german. Don't know
the one in cealslxin?
The young lady in the ulster bows to
Jacks friends. The girl in sealskin
enters the parlor car. opens the win
dow and converses with her friends.
Whispered Chorus-Can't you intro
duce me. boys? Don't know the girl.
Haven't the nerve; look at the eye on
the elderly party
Jack tinterrupting the conversation
going on through the window and
making most profound bow to Miss
Dodge) e)-Pardon me, Miss Dodgel Ah
--um-you remember ue-Mr De
Long, of Chicago?
Miss Dcdge's face reveals the fact
that she doesn't. but she murmurs
something politely Indefinite
81 see you have a friend-we're in
the same car-ah-um-wo you be
kind enough to introduce me?"
At this critical point the conductor
shouts: IAN aboardln
Miss Dodge-W ny, certainly. De-
lighted, I'm sure. Isabel Let me in
troducs my friend. Mr. De Long. Miss
Raymond, Mr.. De Long. He's in your
car
Mr.. De Long.
Miss Raymond"
Jack takes a hasty adieu Of Mr..
Robbins and Mr. jameson, who re- |
spond feeblv, being il a state OF men /
tai collapse, encounters for one brief /
instant the shocked and indignant gaze /
Of the elderly parsonage and springs /
on board just as the long train starts
up. He enters the parlor car and takes
= seat opposite Miss Raymond Beside 4
her sits the tenyear-old girl. He'd for
gotten al about her.
.Hum-pleasant day
rSes, delightful
Do you think il win snow to-mor-
fovfr
VITA this auspieiom beginning the
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

BosroN, Nov. 15.-Coon-hunting is
getting 10 be quite fad in Dedham
among the young women. They have
tramped the woods at night, and have
even treed coon, but they haven't
killed one Of the animals yet, for the
reason that none Of them would climb
a tree, even if the moon didn't shine
very bright Saturday night they had
a hunt and treed a coon in a tail pine
near Wilson's mountain. Dedham.
Their dogs woke the echoes Of the hills
and tried to climb the tree. The girls
kept quiet and didn't try to climb. The
girls say the next time they viii bring
a boy to shake the coon from the limb.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

hat aid you do on Thanksgiving?'
.Oh, ! had a glorious timel was
helped three times to turkey
80 was l.
And twice to ice-cream, aud had
aquarter Of mince pie and lot Of Gus
tard.
Il had pumpkin pie and custard pie
and minee and apple turnovers Then
! had nuts and raisins-7
$50 did IT.
"And candy
so dil J."
"And next day I had the doctor"
80 did Il'-Youth's Companion.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
Illinois Miners May walk out.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Nov. 10. The coal
miners of the Springfield district met
to-day and formulated a scale of As
cents per ton gross weight and PCS per
lxeg for powder coupled with a demand
for weekly pay. If this scale IS not a.
eepted within a week the miners viii
all strike.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

READING. Pa. Nov l5.-Philadelphia
& Reading engine No sos. drawing a
train of empty coal ears which passed
through this city at midnight. blew up
at Conners crossing. near Schuylkill
Haven at ? o'clock this morning, killing
five men, tearing up the tracks, dis
mantling the locomotive, hurting the
machinery for several squares. scatter
ing death and destruction an around
A large crowd gathered from The SUR
rounding country and assisted in get
ting together the remains Of The rail-
readers, whose bodies were horribly
disfgured
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

PHrLADELFu-A. Nov. lo.-kevised re-
turns from this state give Harrison a
plurality Of 6s,4gs, a democratic gain OF
15.a56 The Pennsylvania delegation
in congress. which has been increased
from twenty-eight % thirty by the adj
dition of two conTressmcn az large,
will co1sisi of twenty republicans and
ta~- a.a--,r.a--aH f.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

DUBUoUE. la. Nov. lL-Joseph
Scherbering. Of Petersburg, Delaware
county, with his wife and four children,
drove to New Vienna yesterday. Re
turning home last night his team ran
away, throwing the occupants Of the
wagon on the road Seherbering was
instantly killed. his back being broken.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

BosroN, Nov IA careful revision
Of the press returns of the vote for gov
ernor in Massachusetts was made to-
day. The result shows that Russell has
"A ,7iuralitv of 0aT
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

JEFFERsoNvuIE Ind. Nov. lL-Ni
liam y. Littel, Ss years OF age and mar
ried. while moving lors from one wagon
to another near his home at New Prov
idence. was killed instantly 81 Jog
rolling On bis body.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

OGDEN, Utah. Nov. li.-Complete re-
turns from city precincts show that
Lundy, the liberal or Gentle candidate
for mayor. is elected bv q majority Of
PA over both democraticaud republican
candidates. The city council is also
Tthara1
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
THANKSGIVING PREPARATIONS.

J the woods along
November's hills
age gently thro
the haze
Which wells the In
dian summer IN
the fad ing au.
tunn days,
And tho good year
fingers softly, ere
his ioc ks are
crow d with
gray
TO hear the har'
vest blessings OF
q nation by the
way
There's an air OF
invitation in the
woods and fields
and skies,
To get ready for
Thanks ing
and its famous
pumpkin pies.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
Tho ElectornI Collage.

The following tabulated statement
gives the vote for president in 1888 and
the vote in 1892, as far as indicated by
unofficial returns. Ohio is left doub
fut.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

night in the car. But you wouldn't be
stingy enough TO leave out that dear
little girl--m
Wouldn't ~ There won't be any
little girl around that trip to-"
Hush You wretchn-John d. Sher-
man, in Chicago Tribune.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
ANTICIPATION.

Baby Turkey-Mamma. do we cele-
brate Thanksgiving?
Mamma 1urlzey-No, my dear; but if
we're lucky we will celebrate the day
after. Judge.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

Deacon snodgrass-''Win you join
us, Mr.. Basso. in singing Old Hun
drcdT" hir Basso-"I would like to
oblige you. deacon, If knew 1t. 1 can
sing You the Ninety and Nine that's
the nearest I can come to it"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

Its been puzzling my brain" in
advertently remarked Suodgrass
'Nhat has2' asked Sniveiy Whether
3 man with glass eye ever has a paas
10 y
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
AD.licate Annette.

Chollie Spatts-Aw. waitah, me appe-
tite is vewy delicate this mawning.
Haven't you some little thipg in the
way Of a novelty that might tempt meP
Waiter-Noveltv. sab? Yes, sab. De
chef mas Jess made some ole fashioned
Yankee doughnuts wild holes in 'em.
Try some. sah2
Chollie-Aw; You may bwing me
about thwee Of the holes jury.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE popu-
list state and electoral tickets and eau
didate for congressman at large have
been elected by majority Of probably
1000 Republicans generally eoncede
that they have lost the state and differ
only as TO the size Of the majority.
Harris lat large) Jerry Simpson, Baker,
Hudson and Davis, populists, and Brod-
erick, Curtis and Funston, republicans.
elected to congress. The second district
(Funstons) is, however, not conceded
by the populists. Legislature close and
in doubt.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17

CmcAGo, Nov. 1t--This city and
Cook county gives Cleveland about 32,-
900 majority. He will carry the state
by about 10000 Altgeld and entire
democratic state ticket elected. Legis-
lature democratic and the congression-
al delegation will probably be IL demo-
Gratis and 10 republicans.