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peated the arguments In It's favor. Ali the
time the name OF DE Lesseps grew. He " As
3 greater man than the president Of the
Frrnch republic. There WAS not an Illus
trated paper or mRgaE ne on the globe that
didn't contain his picture. ANY monarch
was proud 10 have him as a guest. De
I.esseps said he would justify expecta-
lions Allied with hlm were most OF the
great Partisan names In business The
rich Baron lie Jacques de Reinach was in
terested ia Panama Ii VAS said that II.
Seerstan. Who aftcrWa ards headed the great
corner svndieatc. would help Even the
RSthschilds were mentioned as hackers,
and nearly all the great men in French
politics. Grevy. Fioquet. Lonbet. Clemen-
ceau, Carnot. Ferry. De kreycinet and the
others were friendly.
The officials of the company showed
their promptitude. They announced that
A contract had been made with Nm. Cou~
yreux aud Hersent 20 dig the canal for
500 co.. 600 francs. and that the contractors
had nut up forfeiture 80 do the work.
Sues had cost between 5000 e0o and co.,
Os0pO0 francs, aud was through the sand
Rat engineering had improved since ihsn-
Work could be done much cheaper lie
Grand Francois" could profit by the vast
experience he gained AZ ~ceE- Five nun
drsa and ninety million francs was rea-
Sonzble estimate Tor Panama But work
was not tegnn on thls contract lhe
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schene. and De Lesxeps visited pr;ss.s
- -.-s&- - confer On the subject with The
-oeaA authorities. who appointed a earu.
ton. 40 e7'ia eFA-
Toward the close Of iss0 De I.e--en-
gan 70 think OF piercing - r-fh.-.,. -
I iss. AID uniting the Atgantlc ana Pa
49, he bguFe Of lie Grand Franeassss
q men enTesoped IA glory. The French.
Zero orsaIpers always. endoxaa hsrn
sA every great attribute. The man ~Ao
nAs- cut through 5asz aud Duplicated tie
oaA q TIE PsoAenies appeaiec 20 the
snthusiEsm Of the French heart. When Il
pscstne sr0sD thar DE Lessons had made
MS hnaa determination 10 divide The Cor
eI4aefas enc pour the waters Of the tao
sfsa. oceans together, enthusiasm dubbed
~ IA France as 10 did ten the news Of
TIE sun OF Austersitx came 10 Paris The
san % Panama had risen, and Jacques
Donhomtne sas himself down bv hts
heaFtnstone and began 20 ealcuiate how
many millions Of tonnage would psss
tnTongn the canal. and how II any millions
81 francs IN tolls would come to France
Lieut. Luclen Bonsparte WISE skilled
engineer. vent 10 Bogota and obtained from
TIE Colombian government a concession
70 cut canal across Panama. De Lesseps
aha ns friends bought the concession
company was originated. Owing to
trouble with Colombia over the concession.
II Was not until 1851 that the canal com
pany received subscriptions Blu. the de-
Jay only heightened the enthusiasm of the
french and sharpened the appetite for
FaBams- Meanwhile Suex shares had
ocen advancing steadily. The original
holders had made enormous profits.
LFefyDody was waiting TO duplicate aud
double this success in Panama yEhan the
subscription books were opened the glow
ing circulars about Panama we're scarcely
required There was no need to tell 10
France the merits OF the canal and the
genius and resources OF the men tho would
dig IL. The subscriptions came in With a
rush. a. the tide would hew from the upper
TO the lower ocean when the last bar az the
lsthmns was cut. The great bankers aud
the speculators Of the Boufse. and the old
families Of the Faubourg Saint German.
who still dream OF a king in France, took
stock. But Panama could have dis
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elementary address, while that of Bar
fe.0na placed his bust in its bail. After
the revolution of iS3s be was recalled 10
Paris, bat on April 10, of the same year.
sent 10 Madrid as minister. Having
ksen displaced in favor of Prince Naroleon
Joseph Bonaparte. February 10, is49. he
was appointed to Switzerland. whore he
remained until May, when he vas sent TO
Italy, where. in concert with NJ. NJ.
6HaFcourt aud DE Rayneval. he was ex-
tested 20 fulfill the delicate task of restoF-
lag order in the papal dominions. and pre-
ssn.iag liberal excuses from interfering
slih the establishment OF a regular gov
eHnent. His instructions. II is asserted,
SIRE far from explicit; but the liberalism
sAich he eyinced in stipulating that the
oman people should be tree 10 choose
asir own government Was not agreeable
i the authorities at home. and he was
nailed in jane. la a report from the
ngncil of state he was severely blamed.
pei a. defended himself with great ability.
In October, lisa he went 10 Egypt on
&s Invitation OF the new yicsroy. Said
haha. Here he thoroughly examined
Re project OF canal across the Isthmus
Il saez, and drew mp q memorial on the
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and the alter sublsf II TO master OF
Chinese workEnen. some q whom had ar
rived s. Panama ~ FL francs per cubic
meter. And IL - said 1has the Chinese
master n ade . fns profit oE his Job. Nor
did the FFsnchmen inIure fhssr health IN
caring for their costly mschlnery. They
wouldn't SAINT Is again. "a they dldn'E IN
tend 20 dig any more canaEs after they
finished Panama They never built sheds
over IL II lay where the tropical rains
poured utcn II and rus;ed out IN the damp
and heat
Soon the fever came along. Bat that did
not snserfsre With tie pleasures and profits
OF the canal officers. The company esfEo-
Iished III Colon hospital with LOO beds.
No bed waz ever vacant Great nun oers
OF the negroes died. Nobody knows how
many. The company did not keep Stats
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Gen. Eiiakim p. seammon Dead.

NEW YORK. Dec. Ten. Eiiakim L.
Scammon died at Audubon Park today.
FEliakim Parker Scsmmon was born IN
Wnl teheld, Me-, December ~. 1910, ana
was brother OF Jonathan Young scam
mon, the great Chicago lawyer, FOUNDER OF
the Chicago Inter Ocean, lie was graau-
ated ut the United States military acaoeihy
in 1887. and promoted secona heuleha al :
of artillery. In ISIS ne was spPoihteu
sacond lieutenant of typographical en-
gineers, and he was assistant pIoi .ss ~ =,
mathematics at West Point from 1887 tiil
leqs and III ethics from ls4l till 1916. tie
was aide-de-camp 10 Gen. Ninheid SCOTT
in Naxieo in is46-47, engaged on the
survey of the Northern lakes IN lSa'-
81 and in 1858 became captain. In
1s5g he was dismissed the army ior dls-
obedience of orders. He was the professor
in Mount 81. Mary's college, cincinnati
in Is5s-5s. and president of the Poly
tecbnic college in that city from 1853 to
IsSI He became colonel of the twenty
third Ohio regiment IN June, 1s6l. served
in Western Virginia and Maryland, ana
Was promoted brigadier general oil Foiuh-
teers October Is, 1852. for gallant condaet
AT the battle of south Mountain, 40. ne
commanded the district of kanawha rom
Noysmhe-. 1867. till February !, 1874; was
a prisoner of war from the latter GATE tiii
Anrust3 and then led separate brigade
al Morris Is and. :. G. From November,
ts64 Till April 1865. he vas IN charge OF
,ha district of Florida. lie was Onlted
states consul in Prince EDWARD ls-aho
frorn lsf8 till 1870. and afterNaFd professor
OF mathematics and history IN seton nan
college Orange, y. }.
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y.u. Dec. ferdinand de Lesseps
~ iedsy. -
r;.rount Ferdinand de Lesseps was born
2. ysvsstIges. November 10, 1865. In fs25
80. attached TO the French consulate
!. ss,s1n ansi in 1873 10 that AZ Tnnis.
.,-- .he taxing Of Aigiers he was charged
80. SECURING the submission Of the hey
q sanstantine, and In 1851 he went 70
x-~yt where a. three different times he
=. temporary consul general st Asexan-
- He obtained from IbFahim Pasha.
ss-sur the occupation Of Syria by the lat
- ,rotection OF the Christians there.
= an much toward re-establiahing
s-srs bstween Mehefnst ali and the sui.
e He vas appointed consu. at Malaga
: 90 and AZ barcelona ia 1872. During
I. bgubaYdfnent Of the latter city bv
T..a.taro in the same year. he rendered
80 service 70 sufferers of ali nations.
t. fseasently exposed his life during the
sshssnr 10 save the lives Of Others: his
ss<,xetis circumstances postponed the
srr,esrarnent for several days, and when
! ,sok place he hired vessels and per-
.sssl.y superintended the removal of
ssrtigss. For this he received deeora-
ssas from the governments of France,
ssrd,nla. the two Siciiies, Sweden. the
Netherlands and Spain: the Chamber of
Commerce At Marseilies sent him a COM
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sid about il. Then the Panama C.orpauv
80 70 work 20 dig the canal itselE Ii had
plenty 81 money IN the treasury. for the
SUBSCRIPTIONS ser- stiil coznsu in q golden
1ooa. ard he Lesseps proudly said 10 tie
sfeFis1n en- peror That the '-woosen ssock-
Anybody who knows hos tee Fr-nrh
peasants store their noney zwav doesn't
need 20 Be told shat that means. French
olcers aud engineers by the score we're
sent down 70 Panama Tie Quiet Cd
istnmus. siumbsring IN its tropical ssoth.
vas awakened. The natives stared amazed
~ the fashions and The amasemenfs OF
farfs. AZ Colon. where the canal vas 10
begin. the French established themselves
IN large namberA The Americans 1t
Aspin ssll were suodued and impressed bv
the French veTye and enthusiasm IL
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pensed with both the rich and the
aristoeratic. IL was the middle classes
of France, the men in the city
with the little shops, and the men in the
country with the little farms. who took up
Panama The bone and heart of the
nation espoused the great enterprise Here
were the people who won Napoleon bis
battles, and it was these same peasants
and shopkeepers who unlocked the cup
boards and chests. paid the 5000. COG. 90
francs of ransom to Germany, and went
calmly. about their business 10 earn il
back again. These people believed in
Panama. In fact. the conservative French
peasant, who bites and weighs every SOU
and he is the steadiest and the soberest
and most cautious man In existence
never had doubt Of Panama. Five hun
dred thousand people subscribed TO the
fund. Not village III France but had
subscribers France was completely bound
up in the enterprise. The nation had de-
voted itself to Panama. The press gave TO
De Lesseps powerful support. The ablest
aud most powerful journals in Paris talked
OF the advantages of Panama and the Won
derful profit and prestige II would bring
TO France. The most famous writers re-
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an the conservative Republicans into one

all the conservative Republicans into one
solid party. ,, a..
De Lesseps was not cogniZant oil tue swim
ding operations of his colleagues. lie was
very old. and before the storm broke ms
mind had failed altogether. lie does not
know of the wreck of his great enterprise,
and paws little attention TO what goes on
sronnd him. On November 10 last. his
birthday. many messages expressing good
will were sent TO his home, but none were
read to him. for ne would not have under
stood them.
The liquidators OF the. canal company
have endeavored to raise funds TO complete
the work. which was half done when the
crash came, but they find it Impossible 10
raise more money in France. Inc very
name Panama" is detested throughout
the republic.
Wben De Lesseps was 81 years old ne
married a handsome girl of 10. and II Is
said his life with her was not happy that
she vas very extrayagant and frivolous
Victor and Charles de Lesseps are CHI
dren of former wife, and the cnhdEsh Oh
his second wife number nine.
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French did Snox exscily way &c.
thev never saw Or heard suythng more
abont Hersent and CoGVredN' ana tAs - -
-, 800 away BUT IL vas mere Incl
.f.vt that haa no Iuaueaes on fansfn a
ans ahoat the time ihst Hersent aAa
{,ouvreux we're forgotten Il gas staie1 n A.
an Anglo Dutch syndicate OF unilssAt s
wealth vas gong 10 dig the eSna' =.
F-snee. e =. u would 10 the meeh ata4cAA
labor Nhiis French brains rreslas3 over
H. But this syndicate o. bFss.SN 49,
fs,,,-h ..,sllfauaires was Ss Eeoaious -
lfe-sent aad CouvreBx. Nobody ever
knew ths name OF = single nenoeF O. u,
.nd after a Ilsils While nosAing Nas ever
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p-izs 90 10 go francs. snt ~
- .0'-eN iae fae D honorary freedom 81
slss q LeHGerl WAS awarded 20 aim.
| srF tAe cVap.e.s1n ot ;ho SueH canas
|sssskosiea t4e conversion Of the Desert
fsssTs into 4a inland sea, ana the cut
-. asRtr canal through she tsiAulus
se.n'h - connect yhe gults og LepAnSo
saa Ia i>-t be proposed central
= - saasSsy so uu,so directly the sooia
~ ITS win ilt;a Ehe project was
ses.'1s.s aesA by seac af the Ausso-indlan
| a. ,Naa% eho .shed 80 keep auy over
A-sFoad egt ut ghe reach o, Russian
srs,s.ss and Russian influence. Bat the
s2&aoF.sies s0rs net adverse e the
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IoxpoS, Dec. The sudden death OF
the Earl of Oxford is announced.
THE fourth Earl OF oxford was born In
1918, and owned nearly lZ,9lo acres OF Iaha.
urot a well known as his nephew
ard heir. Lord Robert Horace Waipole,
WHO ia Isss married Miss Louise Melissa
Corbjn. OF New ork- Nalpole, under
rroni.e of marriage, seduced German
yoyerness of Constantiuople. she soeo
him for breach Of promise. and vas de-
feated The case created 8 great scanaal.I
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NOTABLE DEAD.

Thomas E. Proctor. of Boston, prsslosnE
Of the Massachusetts shos Leather Corr
pauy. died Friday.
The Chicago and Milwaukee Brewers
Association has been dissolved. a COM
petittys var will probably be insngurased.
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Eugene Kelly Dangerously Ill.

NEw YoRK, Dec. Eugene Kelly, heaa
of the well-known banking house o.
Eugene Kelly B Co, IS IN q precarioaS
condition. lie vas stricken with paralysis
T,,asdar
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III. merely Good Health.

That beautiful complexion Is Aesshs preserved
By Eipsss Tsbulea-
Ripans Ia0ules purity tas b-ooo' Si~AF tas
49,. 80 h,sgssshe. and maze lie more worth
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Fine cold storage meats 81 the Pacific
Market Houss, COimsn block
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The Fulton Market is without question
the fsvorife marketing place Of the city.
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Nanaino coal Is down. Islephone 20.
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M LEssEPS IS DEAD.
<xs shrewd Diplomat Who
Built the Suez Canal.
..cs ne WAS FRANCES IDOL
Was Before the Panama Canal
crssh-How That Great Enter
prtss was Wrecked.

Y.us. Dec. ferdinand de Lesseps
~ Iodsy.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22
rnlksps, nIssIoy. sKIarooK. NorEs.

John Mskey ls recovering from an attack
Of the grip.
wv. c. Rogers is adding a ine once to his
store house.
The 1ne sielghing 81 valentine's day
made very enjoyable times at the school.
-Miss Jessie Mcclellan. accompanied tie
singlng Of the quartet with the organ at the
recent entertainment.
"A. } Pebanat has returned from Kansas
and rented Mr.. Tucker's farm just on the
Usage aud Cherokee line
Miss Matte Crawford, Of Claremore. is
making many friends In the school and getting
along nicely with her music.
&C. q Runyun has moved 10 bic farm east
Of Skolol and Mr Wilson has rented the home
farm In the timber on Tyner creek.
John Chandler came dovn from the mill
at the beginning OF the last storm to visit his
family who remain In reach Of the school So
that their children. Bertha and Earl, may con-
tiuue their studies without interruption.
Miss Della Williams. OF ooisgah, with
her cousin, are visiting at the school and en- 10
Joyed the cleaners literary with ia dne en-
tertainment Friday evening. 5. Il. Lewis. OF
/ Coal creek, read an essay on what lie saw on
his visit to the Cherokee council. Miss sadie
vann has just completed her term OF acting
vice president of ths Cleaners with excellent
success.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

oar literary aud debating society Is rapid
ly Improving.
There ls a great deal Of sickness In this To-
calityi many are suffering with the grip.
>. G. Lands two youngest children arc
quite ill with grip and may not recover
Rev White. Of Arcadia. Kan. held SER
vices nj the Rogers school last sabbath.
Andrew Gross, who has been ~ 20 long.
died al his brothers. Tuesday Of last week
lie was buried al the Walker cemetery.
"A man was arrested at Marion Holder
mans one day last week. he having been Inn
plicated in n murder at Pittsburg. Kan.
Again has death invaded our community
and taken two Of our beloved ones. Mrs } c.
Land aud her daughter. Annie. aged thirteen,
on the 18th and 18th insts respectively, and
both OF pneumonla Both were held iu the
highest esteem by all who kuew them The
mother was a church member, husband ana
six children, the youngest baby i've days Old.
survive the departed ones. Ths funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Shaver Of Clear
Greek, after which all that was mortal was
taken TO their 1nal resting place In the walker
cemetery. followed by host OF sorrowing rel.
atives and friends The bereAved family have
the sympathy Of the entire community In this
their dark hour OF afiiction
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

The farmers have nearly all their ground
plowedl the prospects are early planting raises
lno, what Mrs Mary r. Lease Of Kansas ssysl
but more corn.
"A revival has been in progress here for
some time and much interest is manifested.
The preachers are Of different denominations
Metholists. Biptlats. holiness aud latter day
saluts.
Salt creek valley 10 the name given 10 the
nelghborhood four miiee east qfCo0dy's Blun
II IA surrounded by a rich agricultural com-
munity Of fenterprlslng people who have re-
Gently erected a school house abont isN3j aHd
have a school In progress conducted by Mr
Daily. An oyster supper and entertainment
was recently given to complete the inside oi
the building at which each performer did ex-
cellentiy. TIE exercises ciosei by voting q
large cake 70 the prettlest girl In the house.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22
NEosHo SEED HOUSE
Established 1900 Devoted Ex.
olusively to the Seed Trade

Carries the largest aud best stock. i.
aud can sell same cheaper than any
house in the southwest. have in
stock and more coming a large supply
Of garden seeds in bulk from the best
northern growers; ear load Of grass
seeds, car load OF nolhern grown seed
corn, car load nolhern grown seed
oats, 1000 bushels seed sweet potatoes,
1000 bushels nothern grown seed poia-
toes. among them 2S
THE Nav RAnLY POTATO: FREEMAN,
the best early potato ever introduced.
| also handle berry boxes, fruit pack
ages, Paris green. London purple aad
blue stone Tor spraying purposes.
VIII have In season early cabbage.
tomato, sweet potato and paney plants
for sale. When say that | can give
you better hgures mean just what |
Say and II you will send for my price
list will convince you Of the fact.
Address II, W, SHERMAN, Neosho. Mo-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-02-22

Niles lone fiarland Ia now teaching near
Bloomfield. Ark.
--Dr.J. s McCrary took moonlight drive
to Foyil Tuesday night.
DIR II r. Wilmer and wife returned from
their trip TO Texas last Saturday.
- W Hardin. Of Klrksvllle. Mo-. Mrs y.
y. walkers father. ie down on a visit.
--Mrs stinnett and son returned Monday
night from visit OF week In Missouri
Mrs Chouteau has been home from Kansas
city for some days but s still In poor health
). y. Hancock went TO Lansing. Kansas, .
few days since to attend the funeral OF bia
father.
Mira Wilson and two children, Of Tama,
Iowa, are visiting the family ofJudge Tibbiis
tho lady's brother.
--Casbler Cook is at Topeka this week at
tending the annual session Of the Masonic
grand lodge Of Kansas
Rev. a Corlln. the new Baptist minister,
moved hts family down from Monett last
week They are living In the north part oil
town
Rev. O. A owens, Of Tulsa, came In Tues
day for the purpose Of lec,urinR to an audi
ence In this city on Africa. where he spent
some years as missionary.
Capt. Cobb went to ~. smith last week to
prosecute q fellow named Stewart who stole
some Of his cattle and was arrested At Baxter
Springs. Bob Taylor was also down on the
same errand.
Col l.. owen was In the city yesterday
on his way to Prairie city. lie expressed the
belief that the time had arrived for the nvs
civilized tribes to take some action on the lln,
suggested by the Dawes commission.
Watt West aud his brother-in-iaw, Vel
Thompson. were mp Tuesday. watt says h,
Is prepared to accommodate his credItors-i
they don't care TO take their pay ont OF IN,
Strip money he has an exceptionally nne tot o
yellow dogs.
q. w. Beck Of Alton, was down iasi
Thursday and made this once pleasant call
Tie is one Of the public spirited men OF th,
country and whether teaching country schoo
OF managing large merehatiie establishment
is alike successful