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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
COUNTRY FREE DELIVERY.

The Postmaster General Said To lie Com
sidering Plan For free Delivery in the
Country-rhe leu Block system.
WASHINGTON, March THE ten
block system Of locating and mum ber-
ing country houses, so successfully in
trodueed in Contra Costa county, Cali
tornia, has recently engaged the atten-
ton of the postmaster general, who
wants to see If IL is not Of import
ance in connection with the ex-
tension of the free delivery into
the country. The practical working
Of the Contra Costa plan IS especial
ly grvyiying 10 ali friends OF rufal
free delivery. because it removes the
only obstacle to rapid aud accurate
service in the country. 1t is ten block
system with the same usefulness and
even greater accuracy than that of the
city system, because it gives not only
the location, but the exact distance of
every house from n given point
Starting from convenient center, say
the county seat, each mile is divided
into ten equal blocks or parts having
q frontage of thirty-two rods Tive
numbers are assigned to each block,
the odd ones on the left and the even
ones on the right
Wherever country houses are near
enough 70 he situated within the same
block they have the same number, but
are distinguished as follows: 525, 525A,
535 B, etc. Distances can be quickly
calculated from the county seat or
from one house to another bv the sim
pie method of dividing the difference
by two, there being two numbers in
each block and the result 10y ten for
answer in miles As the sec
ond step is instantaneous by the
decimal method OF pointing off
the two places, the entire PRO-
cess is very rapid. For instance
425 is 2l3 blocks or tenths OF miles
equivalent to 2L3 miles from the coun-
tY seat or point of departure. Sig
nifcant and appropriate names are
given 10 roads, and all byroads are
further indicated by the three words:
Local connex and exit" which have
definite and uniform meanings; the
first having no outlet usually termi. |
mating in the hills and for local con-
venience only; the second applied 10
short connecting roads, and the third /
having no outlet by land, usually end. |
ing at a landing with a water exit
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10

A very becoming jacket is made Of
rose -colored. light weight flannel 1t has
a yoke OF moss-green velvet from which
the full widths Of flannel fall. being ar
ranged in double box plaits They reach
almost 20 the knees, sd have an inch
wi ide ribbon as the finish. A rolling coll
lar Of velvet is the neck finish, and long
ribbons here looped together condne the
Jacket at the throat The sleeves are
high and full and gathered into cuffs Of
velvet a mistake too often made in
dressing sack is that of having the
sleeves close fitting; as one wears the
sack when arranging ones hair or
sometimes placing the bonnet just II
position. the arms want 10 have free
swing. untrammeled by tight sleeves
For this reason very many ladies prefea
the old-fashioned angel" sleeve, which
closes Just q little below the shoulder
and salls entirely away from the arm
Ladies Home Journal
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
oAsTARoLY ASSAULT.
A Young Woman Assaulted Upon the
Streets Of Kansas City By an Unknown
Villain.

A Young Woman Assaulted Upon the
streets Of Kansas City By an Uhknown
Villain.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, March Miss
Lydia Thorsell, l9-year old domestic
in the employ Of Patterson Stewart,
who lives at Fifteenth and Prospect
avenue, was the victim OF brutal
criminal assault about o'clock last
night by an unknown man at the
corner Of Thirteenth and Prospect
| Though suffering somewhat from nery-
Gus prostration, her condition is not at
all serious There is no clew TO the
identity of her brute assailant, whom
she des ribes as being about "a or %
years OF age, black mustache, soft
black hat and gray overcoat lie was
about five feet eight inches in height.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Thorsell,
who had been employed by Mr.
Stewart only week, went TO visit Mrs
William Peterson, who lives on WASH
ington street, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth. She left Mrs. Peterson's
about 1880 and took Twelfth street
ear for Mr.. Stewards residence. She
left the car at Twelfth and Prospect
and started down Prospect on the west
side OF the street About half way
down the block she was accosted by
the young ruffian, who asked her the
name Of the street She told him and
hurried on. but he followed her and
asked her where she lived Frightened
by his actions she hurriedly told him
where she lived aud started to run.
The ruffian replied that he was going
that way too He caught the tremb bling
girl by the arm and displaying a large
dirk knife threatened her vii h instant
death il she made any outcry. The
two had by this time re Rched the corner
of Thirteenth and Prospect and as they
reached the corner the fellow held the
dirk TO the girls throat and then
threw her to the ground and criminally
assaulted her. His foul purpose ac-
complished. the brute ran swiftly north
on Prospect
Miss Thorsell with great difficulty
was able to walk TO Mr.. Stewards
house and give the alarm She pre-
sented n pitiful appearance, her cloth
ing beiog torn in shreds and covered
with muo from head 10 foot showing
the brave fight she had waged for her
honor. She was almost in Mysteries
when she arrived at Mr.. Stewards
house, but after time she quieted
down and told connected story OF tho
agenu1f
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
PRESIDENTIAL POINTERS.

Gen. Alger Is In the Race For the Repuh
| llcan Nomination For President Mr..
Morrison said to Be Opposed to Gen.
Palmer For the Democratic Nomination.
DErRoIT, Mich. March S The Trib-
une to-day contains the following:
Gen. Russell A. Alger viii leave for
California tomorrow evening 10 attend
the annual meeting Of the Fort Bragg
Redwood company. A rep )rter called
on Gen. Alger at his home on West
Fourth street last evening and in re-
sponse TO inquiries the general said
that his trip involved purely private
business affairs
"Will you not say before leaving,
Gen. Alger, something as. 70 your at
titude toward the suggestions of your
name for the republican presidential
nomination2"
Il have until recently" said Gen.
Alger, been undecided as to whether
l would enter the contest for the
nomination, but in view Of the express
earnest republicans throughout the
country, | have concluded to enter the
field, You may say this for me
through the Tribune for the informa-
tion Of my friends both at home and
abroad"
MORRISON OPPOSES sENATOR PALMER
CHICAGO, March s. Hon. William r.
Morrison, OF the Interstate commerce
commission, arrived in this city yester-
day. Speaking OF the Cook county
democratic convention, which last
week indorsed the candidacy Of Gen.
John NJ. Palmer for the presidency, he
said:
81 cannot see that it was conducted
any different from that which instruct
ed for Hill Ia New York" Continuing,
Mr.. Morrison said:
Il am opposed to Senator Palmer's
candidacy and regard it as an unwise
movement Senator Palmer is alto.
gether too old 10 be candidate. He
Is in his 75th year and | don't believe
any man at that age should be a candi-
date. Then again, the Democracy OF
the state would look upon Senator
Palmers candidacy as practical gift TO
the Republicans of a senatorship, be-
cause the next legislature which
would elect successor to General
Palmer will no doubt be Republican.
| shall have my friends in the state
convention. They will be stauneh
friends of mine. They will be opposed
10 Gen. Palmer's candidacy, which is
not looked upon fa7orably in the
southern part OF the state. l want TO
state right here, however, that | never
bolted the nominee in my life and !
never will Hence / have no reason
to believe that my friends would do
such a thing, but cannot tell what
they will do. Of course II the state
delegation is not for me l certainly
will not be a candidate.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
Archblshop Ireland Iauded.

ROME. March T. A sensation has been
created by the publication in the Moni-
teur Of a long article apparently inspired
by Pope Leo. strongly defend
ing Archbishop Ireland of Mime
apolis. whose visit to Rome
has aroused opposition to his
methods from American, German and
Italian sources The article lauds the
American archbishop as thoroughly in
accord with Pope Leo's policy of recon
ciliation. and praises his progressive
methods. especially in education, where
by he adapts the church to the needs of
the times and his people.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
Aner Cara Revoiutionlsts.

RIO GRANDE CITY. Tex, March Il
Information has reached here that a
party Of twenty-five well armed and
mounted Cara revolutionists are en-
camped thirty miles north Of this city
in the chaparral Captain John c
Bourle, OF the Third cavalry, and a
large force Of United States deputy
marshals and troops left here this
evening for the campof the revolution
lists They are confident Of the cap
ture Of some Of the men Catarina
Cara Is said TO be at the head Of the
party. and a strong effort will be made
to take him prisoner.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10

Milan. Tenn, March S-A sensa.
tional wedding occurred a. Point Pleas
ant James Smith some months ago
married daughter OF a widow lady
named Teat> They lived together
peaceablF a month or two. when their
connubial bliss faded away. They sep.
arated aid we're divorced. Smith left
the neighborhood aud went to Texas
He returned several weeks since and
lowered around the scene Of his with
cred affection They were. however.
centered in the mother Of his former
wife. and the widow aud her former
s0n-in-law were made one.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10

THE will of the late Lord Lytton has
been made public. The estate. valued
at e75, 27O, is entailed Tho most inter
esting clause is one directing the widow.
because OF the existence OF a letter
which the testator believes TO be
garbled, and statements which he
knows TO be wicked ami cruel false
hoods relative to the domestic life of
his parents. to collect and sell all pa
pers bequeathed by his father for trans
mission 10 the future earl OF Lyttol, SO
that the representatives Of a name
rendered illustrious by the testator's
honoed father shall never be without
the means OF refuting calumnies orig
mated by Rosina Lady Lyttpn. The
testator further exhorts his widow and
executors never to permit to be de-
stroyed these documents, which contain
a complete refutation of said calum-
MES
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
ARIsTocRAcY OF EUROPE.

QUEEN VICTORIA is the only queen in
Europe who has never ordered a toilet
from Worth, although he is an English
man.
PRINCE BISMARCK has Just received a
valuable present from the German col
ony in Burmah. Il consists Of a cen
terpiece Of solid silver two feet long and
three feet high.
The German kaiser recently surprised
his cooks and scullions by invading the
imperial kitchen without notice. He
was escorted. of course, by the steward
of the household.
MENDOZA CoRTEz. a peer Of the realm
in Portugal. was recently sent 70 prison
because he could not make good def
cit in the bank in which he is presi-
dent, and the house Of peers has since
met and passed a resolution approving
his arrest.
TIM emperor Of Austria's silver we'd
ding gift to the car is spoken Of as the
most magnificent present ever received
bv a European sovereign. Il consists
OF a dinner service Of solid silver, richly
wrought. designed for twenty-four per
sons, and numbering $50 pieces.
A FIFrEEN NuLLI0S-DOILAR railroad
tunnel is to be bored through the Alps
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
SENSATIONAL sui.
A Wealthy HornellsvIlie IN. W Contractor
Sues For Heavy Damages For Being H.
Legally Committed to Insane Asylum.

A wealthy HorneIlavIlle IN. W Contractor
suea For Heavy Damages For Being IL.
legally Committed to Insane Asylum.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, March 0. AT n
late hour last night copies OF the ,m
plant in most sensational lawsuit
were mailed 10 the several defendan Is
at Elmira and Hornellsville. Henry H.
Ladue is a wealthy and highly respect
cd contractor living at Hornellsville
lie had been a heavy operator in
railway switches and frogs and
similar appliances his business
taking him 10 various parts of
the United States For many years
he has been in the receipt OF an
annual income of $4,000. On April
80. 1891, Mr.. Ladue was arrested at
Elmira as a lunatic, and on the follow
ing day was committed to the state
asylum for the insane at willard, wheVe
he remained fifty-two days, when, by
writ of habeas corpus he was re-
leased, II having been shown that he
was sane at the time of his com
initial and that he was confined with
ont due process OF law. The arrest
was commented on by the Sunday Tel
egram and the Gazette OF Elmira Now
he begins suit against his abductors,
claiming damages in the sum Of $780,
900, an suits against the publishers Of
the two newspapers in which aggre-
gate damages TO the amount OF S75, 900
are claimed The defendants in
the kidnapping suit are John o.
Adsit Charles q. Hutchinson,
William Richmeyer, o, NJ. Warner,
Charles O. Green, VIM II. Murray, L.
Il. Youmans and Roswell T.. Morse, at
torneys; Chief of Police Levi Little,
DIR. Henry Flood, Dr. l. A. Dundas,
Mrs Jennie O'Neil Potter, the elocu-
ZIONIST, and Charles W. Pilgrim, the
superintendent of the Willard asylum.
Mr.. Ladue alleges that he was not in
sane and was in excellent bodily and
mental health at the time, and had not
been guilty Of any offense whatever.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
FELL WITH AN ELEVATOR.
Probably Fatal Accident to a Man at Indo-
pendcnCe, Mo.

Probably Fatal Accident to Man at indc-
pendcnCe. Mo.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. March s.-Daniel
Diamond was probably fatally injured
at Independence Just before noon to-
day by falling four stories with load
ed elevator. lie is an expert machin-
est from New York and has been
engaged in putting in the machinery
for Schultz's new mills in Independ-
ence. lie and three other workmen
were on the loaded elevator when at
the fourth iloor the cable parted. One
man leaped, catching the rope Two
others jumped off at the fourth floor
aud Diamond was carried 10 the base
ment being fast in the machinery with
which the car was loaded. One leg is
crushed badly and he is internally in
fured
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
MISCELLANEOUS.


THE crisis Of the fight between the
Pennsylvania aud Alabama in iron
production is felt TO have arrived. The
market has gone to pieces aud Bir.
mingham furnaces have over 10000
tons in their yards.
A BALTIMORE e OHIO vesHbuled train
was hurled against a stone wall near
Clarksburg. w. Va, on the 81 and fif-
teen persons injured
J. w. COLLINS, president of the de-
funet California national bank, com
mitted suicide at San Francisco on the
Sd by shooting himself
The national base ball league con-
cluded its work on the Sd and ad-
journed. The double championship
season idea was adopted.
II. V. PowDERLY has written letter
of $500 words to Attorney General
Hensel to say that he is surprised at
being summoned 10 isburg ito re-
peat the complaint" he had already
made.
BURGLARS blew open two steel safes
in the national bank in Coldwater
Mich, ON the night of the 2d and Sc
cured $4,000 in money and $40, OcO in
bonds.
A RELIGIOUS revival with unusual
features had its elimination on the End
in the service at Music hall, Cincinnati
morning. afternoon and night at which
that great structure was each time filed
10 overAowing Three thousand busi-
ness houses all over the city closed
l.,-s.,,, a, ., l. b,,,,-. ~ ea~~;oo The ,,-,-,,
ment was arranged for early last fall
and all the churches of the city united
in carrying out the plans suggested by
the evangelist Rev. Il. Fay Mills.
SPANISH anarchists badly wrecked a
church in Valencia on the Sd French
anarchists tried to blow up police bar
racks in a suburb of Paris
The vatican, desiring TO reform
church music with the view Of elimi-
naing the profane element the congre-
cation OF rites has addressed a circular
10 the principal musicians and compos-
ers of Europe and America soliciting
their views on the subject
The only depressing business feat
ures are duiluess in cotton and iron
due to over production
A guillotine twice failed to deeapi-
tate a murderer in Stade. Germany, on
the 4th, and the executioner had TO
tear and slash az the neck before he
could complete his work.
The condition Of the poor in Vienna
is said to be piiiful
HUNDREDS Of starving unemployed
workmen of Dantzic. Germany. looted
bakeries AMI hatcher shops on the 4th.
The police had hard fight 70 quell the
disorder.
THE searching parties sent out BY
the government from various parts OF
Trinity bay to search for the missing
seal hunters returned on the sth No
tidings Of the missing men could be
learned. and It was believed that they
have perishei.
IT is charged in Chicago that Kate
Reilly. a noted dressmaker. has evaded
customs officers By sending over En-
rlish women with goods
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
VERY DARING.
A Collector Knocked Down and Robbed
In broad Daylight In Kansas city.

A Collector Knocked Down and Robbed
In broad Daylight In Kansas city.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March o AT Q
o'clock this morning daring robbery
was made near the corner Of Troost
and Bolvedere avenues George s.
Rothwell, a collector aud rental agent
was the victim. He was sandbagged
by negro and S33 was taken from his
pockets
The locality is known as "Belvedere
Hollow" and has a bad reputation. A
dozen large frame tenement houses are
the abodes of negroes and MT unfre-
quently the hiding places for thieves.
Early this morning Rothwell began
to collect rents from the tenants in the
tenements He had S33 in his pocket
when he started to pass through she |
in the rear OF one of the houses He
had hardly entered the building when
a colored man followed him and dealt
him terrible blow on the back of the
head. Rothwoll turned and was struck
again on the forehead squarely be-
tween the eyes The negro then
caught him by the throat as he fell to
the ground and took the money from
his pockets Then he fed.
For few minutes Rothwell re-
manned partially stunned. Then he
ran TO the street and up the hill to In
dependence avenue.
Rothwell changed his money from
one pocket 10 the other while walking
along the street aud while doing 50
met the negro The man watched
him closely and probably followed
him. Rothwelrs injuries are not
dangerous lie has large confusion
on the forehead which Police Surgeon
Iuen thinks was ma lie by a sandbag or
billy"
The robber was copper colored and
smooth faced. lie was about medium
height and wore a dark coat gray vest
and slouch hat Two men were ar
rested on suspicion but Rothwell failed
a .stku. II A..
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10

CoRPUs CHRISTI. Tex, March Mr..
W. W. Scott, assistant superintendent
of the Texas Land & Cattle company,
has returned from San Antonio whith-
er he went TO arrange with the San
Antonio & Arkansas Pass railway for
immediate shipment Of p, 900 cows to
the Usage Nation All the available
stock cars viii be concentrated here as
soon as possible and the first lot of 200
has already been ordered. The ship
ment will be one of the largest ever
made in the southwest and will require
nearly 500 cars to do the work.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

1t would require the intellect Of a
Babbage 10 wrestle with the statistics
OF matches That 90. 900, 900 are burned
every day in Europe seems below the
mark. Such firms as Messrs Dixon, at
Manchester, turn out 200, 900 day, and
many 10 London 5000, 900 or 3, 600, 600.
The consumption Of phosphorus for tho
purpose in England and France shows
that about 100000, 600, 600 a year are
turned ont in these two countries alone.
1T is well known that horses can
hear deep sounds which we cannot For
days previous 20 the earthquake in the
Riviera, the horses there showed every
symptom OF abiect fear, which continued
without any change Of character till the
fury of the eonvulsion broke forth. But
not till few seconds before the earth be-
gan TO quake did human beings hear any
sounds, while it is extremely probable
that the horses heard the subterranean
noises for two or three days previously.
DIR. Nj. Segers, OF tire Argentine
feet, says that mussels are rarely in
furious at their maximum time of
growth, which corresponds with the
full Of the moon; but when the moon
wanes, they become poor and often
poisonous. The poisonous quality ap-
parently results from the death Of large
mum bers Of them at this time and the
putrefaction Of their bodies vie ding
ptomaines, which are absorbed by the
surviving mollusks
"A few years ago it was suspected
that the latitude Of places on the earths
surface changes. number of astron-
omers agreed TO make observations for
two years, and the result has just been
made public. Latitudes do change.
Berlin, for example, was fifty feet
nearer the north pole in September
than it was in March. This change is
not Of course a shifting OF any one
point on the earth's surface. 1t is a
fitting Of the axis OF the earth.
The first consignment OF fresh sal
mon from British Columbia to Europe,
which consisted of 10000 pounds from
Frazer river, left New York the other
day for Hamburg in a cold storage COM
partmcnt Of German steamer Frozen
salmon from Canada have often been
sent to England, but this is the first
cargo from the Pacific Coast, and If the
experiment proves successful very
large trade will result The rivers of
British Columbia yielded nearly 1l,o00,-
900 pounds Of salmon during 1891. al
though it was reported as a bad year
N. Y Tribune.
The Railway Review tells Of a
novel method of laying foundations in
swampy soil recently employed by au
American engineer. The building TO
be supported was low wooden one
which it was proposed to use for the
storage Of machinery. Casks were set
in holes in the ground along the line of
posts and were filed to the depth of
about one foot with iron turnings Tho
posts were placed in the casks, which
were then filled with iron turnings
rammed in place. A solution
of salt and water was slowly poured
over the turnings under the action of
which tkcv soliailed into a hard mass.
The heetof the oxidation OF the iron
was SO great that the posts were
charred This also served to act as
preservative, and to that extent the
iron turnings are probably superior to
concrete under similar conditions.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
TRIED TO JUMP FROM a TRAIN.
Maher, the Defeated Irish PugiIist, Made
Wild Leap For an Open Window.


avid Leap For an Open Window.
CHARLOTTE, n. C., March Peter
Maher. the prize fighter, who was
lately beaten by Fitzsimmons in New
Orleans. endeavored to commit suicide
by leaping from the window of a
car on the Piedmont Air Line near
here Saturday. The train was run
ming at the rate of forty miles an hour
going north.
Maher made wild leap for the open
window all Of a sudden and had gotten
almost entirely out II took five men
10 pull him back into the car and a
long time TO quiet him.
II is stated that Maher has been on a
crazy drunk ever since his defeat at
New Orleans and that he was madden
ed 10 such a degree that in a fit Of tenn
porary insanity or else utter reckless
ness he made this wild dash for death.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10

THE Vossiche Zeitung severely con-
demns the German government for
prosecutions of newspapers on the
charge of treason. 1t says that the
effect OF this win inc evitably be to lower
Germany in the eyes of foreigners
Nothing, it declares, is more harmful
TO a crown than the forced silence of a
nation.