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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-11

gions, or regions that swaymed with
hostile Indians, he must be always
ready to leap into the saddle and be
on like the wind There was no idling
time for pony rider ON duty. He
rode so miles without stopping, by day
light, moonlight, starlight or through
the blackness Of darkness-just as 1t
happened. He rode splendid horse
that was born for a racer and fed
and lodged Hike gentleman; kept
him at his utmost speed for ten miles
and then, as he came crashing up to
the station where stood two men hold
ing fast fresh impatient steed, the
transfer Of rider and mailbag was
made In the twinkling of an eye, and
away flew the eager pair and were out
Of sight before the spectator could
get hardly the ghost of look.
The stage coach travelled about 100
TO 12S miles day GA hours), the pony
rider about 25o. There were about so
pony riders in the saddle all the time,
night and day, stretching In long
scattering procession from Missouri to
California, 40 flying eastward and 40
toward the west, and among them
making 400 gallant horses earn stir
ring livelihood and see deal of scenery
every single day In the year. We have
had consuming desire from the be-
ginning to see pony rider, but, some
how or other, all that passed us and
all that met us managed to streak by In
the night, and so we heard only q
whizz and hail, and the swift phan-
tom of the desert was gone before we
could get our heads out of the win
dows. But now we were expecting
one along every moment, and would
see him in broad daylight. Presently
the driver exclaims:
"Here he comes"
Every neck is stretched further and
every eye is strained wider. Away
across the endless dead level of the
prairie black speck appears against
the sky and 1t is plain that 1t moves.
Well, I should think sol In second
or two 1t becomes horse and rider
rising and falling, rising and falling
sweeping toward us nearer and nearer
growing more and more distinct,
more and more sharply defined-near-
er and still nearer, and the futter OF
the hoofs comes family to the ear
another instant whoop and hurrah
from our upper deck, wave of the
riders hand, but no reply, and man
and horse burst past our excited faces
and go winging away like q belated
fragment OF storm.
So sudden lis 1t all and so like a flash |
Of unreal fancy that but for the fake
Of white foam left quivering and per
ishing on mail sack after the vision
lad flashed by and disappeared, we
might have doubted whether we had |
seen any actual horse and man at all. |
From Mark Twain's "Roughing It."
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-11
IA LITTLE NONSENSE.

Maude- "When he offered to kiss you,
did you cry foS help?" Kathleen -"No.
did better; Ih,lped him myself -Bos-
ton Transcript. 3
why is Edith crying so bitterly?"
"She went to the sewing bee this after
noon, and nobody noticed her engage
ment ring. "Cleyeland Leader.
II can't endure Willins, with his eter-
nal brag OF his ancestry" "He isn't
half as tiresome as Hillins, always brag-
ging about his observation-disclosures
lis Journal.
Nearpass-"I hope the minister didn't
refer to the creditors the deceased left"
Bennet-"He merely said that his loss
would be felt wherever he was known"
Detroit journal.
"I'm sorry" said Meandering Mike,
"but can't take that job you offer me
in the factory" "Why not?" "When-
ever get cold I'm slightly deaf.
mightn't hear the whistle blow at quit
ting time."-Washington Star.
The Crockery Smasher.-Mrs. Hiram
Dear, wish you would bring home
dozen Harveyized steel plates" Mr..
Hiram-"What do you mean?" Mrs.
Hiram-"I'm just curious to see what
Bridget would do with them. ."-Phila-
delphia Record.
"Some men are ungrateful wretches."
"Why?" "When l was passing old
Rockingham's packing house, last
night, saw that it was on fire, SO
broke into the Office, called him up by
telephone, and told him about It"
"Yes?" "Well, he called me all kinds of
hard names for not ringing in fire
alarm instead of wasting time talking
to him" Chicago Daily News.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-11
SHE WANTED THE SEAT.
Travelling on the Railroad
Interesting.

That's my seat, and you've got te
give 1t to mel"
The speaker was a woman In Den
yer & Rio Grande train that had just
pulled out of Colorado Springs toward
Denver a few days ago. She spoke to
o neatly lady who sat gazing
at the mountains in the distance with
an air of interest that betokened her
eastern blood. The lady to whom the
remark was addressed paid no atten-
tion-she really was unaware that she
had been spoken to.
II say, that's my seat, and want it, y
said the woman who stood up. This
time her tone was louder and more
commanding.
The other lady drew her head in the
window, and, adjusting her glasses, in
quired in a modest manner If she had
been addressed.
"You bet" said the other; II said
that seat was taken"
An expression of combined amuse-
ment and indignation crept over the
well-cut features of the eastern lady,
and she said: 81 think you are mis-.
taken; there was no one and no bag
gage here when entered the car
With this she turned and refused to
heed the further remarks of the wom-
an in the aisle. All of the passengers
had turned their attention to the rude
,rorpar ~ +ba xpop,an xvho x.,ac oftar
the seat, and some sneered while
others snickered
She sat down uncomfortably close to
the lady who had the seat and patted
her foot impatiently.
Suddenly she jumped up and seized
hand bag that belonged to the lady
and strutted to the other end of the
car with it. She was disappointed,
however, for the owner of the bag
failed to follow it and vacate the seat,
as was the desire of the other party,
and kindly passenger in the front
end of the car took charge of the bag
and preserved 1t for its owner.
This infuriated the rude woman
Walking back to the seat she had coy
eted for the last half hour without
any just claim whatever to it, she
Topped down in the lap of the eastern
lady and sat there.
The lady on the seat was in dilem-
ma she knew not how to avoid with
out allowing herself to be imposed on.
"What claim have you to this seat? ?"
she asked, looking up at the big, red
faced woman, who seemed as if she
weighed ton.
81 saw this seat as came down the
platform and chose to occupy it, but
when / came in you were in it. l had
my eye ON it first and am going to
have it if fight for it,"
"All right, lady (emphasized), just
get off my lap and I will let you have
the seat"
"Sure you won't get 1t again if get
up? I've got to get out t Palmer Lake
and meet my sister, and she will want
the other half" said the essence OF
rudeness, shaking her greasy finger
uncomfortably close to the nose of the
woman she was sitting on.
"I'll not only agree to leave you the
seat, but will be pleased to ride in the
next car as long as you Ore in here, :"
was the reply, and the red-faced wom-
an got up to allow her victim to arise,
even then with an air that betrayed
her uneasiness lest she should have to
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-11
PIRATES oF THE PHILIPPINES
Fierce and Diocdthirsty Moros from
rsOrAeo That Overran the
Islands.


The Moros entered the Philippines
form Borneo at about the time Of the
Gna nish discovery. They first settled
\ In Sulu and Basilan but rapidlv spread
over the numerous small islands Of
the Sulu and Tawi Tawi archipelaroes
and eventually occupied the whole OF
the great island of Mindanao to the
east, and Balabac and the southern
third Of Palawan to the west. Before
their conquest of Palawan was com
pleted they had their tirst serious col
lision with Spanish troops. and have
not since been able to extend their ter
ritory; but what they had taken they
have continued to hold.
Hostilities between Moros and Span
iards were precipitated by an unpro-
yoked attack by the latter upon one
of the Moro chiefs OF North Mindanao.
The attacking force was almost an
initiated and the fanatical passions
of the Moros were aroused. They forth
with began to organize forays against
the Spanish and native towns of the
central and northern islands and
from the outset met with great sue
cess. Their piratical expeditions soon
, became annual events. With each re-
curing southeast monsoon hordes of
them manned their war nraus and
sailed north. where they harried the
coasts until the change of monsoons
warned them to return home.
Thousands of captives were taken.
Men were compelled TO harvest their
own crops for the benefit of their cap
tors, and were then butchered in cold
blood, while women and children were
carried away, the former to enrich
the seraglios Of Moro chiefs, the latter
to be brought up as slaves.
For two and half centuries this
state of affairs continued. Embold-
ened by continued success, the Moros
no longer confined their attention to
the defenselese natives. Spanish plant
ers and government officials were
killed or held for ransom. But the de-
light of the grim Moslem warriors was
to make prisoners of the Spanish
priests and friars, toward whom they
displayed the bitterest hatred. islands
which had once been prosperous were
almost depopulated. Even foreign
sailing vessels were attacked and cap
tured.
The Spaniards did not tanely sub
mit to this state OF affairs. Expedi-
tion after expedition was organized.
Millions of dollars and thousands Of
lives were wasted. Temporary sue
cesses were gained, but they resulted
in no permanent advantages. On sew
eral occasions landings were made on
Sulu itself, forts built. and garrisons
established, only to be driven from the
island or massacred to a man.
The steel weapons of the Moros were
of the best, and for years they were
really better armed than the Span
iards; but with the improvement in
firearms the Spaniards gained an ad-
vantage In which the Moros did not
share. Such cannon and rifles as they
possessed were antiquated. and they
had difficulty in getting ammunition;
but Ii was not until the day CT rapid
fire guns and light-draft steam gun
boats that they were finally confined TO
the southern waters of the archipel-
ago.
An efficient patrol of gunboats was
established. and the Moro praus were
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-11
No Chemicals are
Allowed

in our laundry methods. We use
nothing but the purest washing
materials, or anything that will
hurt the finest fabric. Your
shirts. collars. cuffs or anything
sent here to be laundered will last
as long as by home methods. and
we do not fray the edges Of your
linen, or break the button holes,
but send it home in it's pristine
beauty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
TWO JAPANESE OFFICIALS HERE.

Two representatives OF the Japan Government.
Sa,taro OF and T s. Horiye. by name, the former
of whom Is attached 70 the M.n.stry OF Communi-
cation and the latter to the department OF In
dustrie- arrived In this city a few days ago for
the purpose OF investigating the telegraph and ele-
nhone systems Of this country In company with
5h,zuo Kondo. the president OF tho Japan Amer
lean Commercial and Industrial Association. the
Japanese representatives will devote about month
N visiting the large cities Of the United States for
the purpo.e OF obtaining knowledge Of the per-
fected appliances In use In this country tor me
dispatch and receipt OF messages over wires. with
a view 70 improving the system in vogue In Japan.
According 10 Mr. OF. whom Tribune reporter saw
Yesterday there are hfty thousand miles cf tele-
eraph lines in Japan. but their equipments are not
capable OF meeting the requirements that are put
upon them The telephone. which. Ike the tele-
Craph. is controlled BY the Government. is pay
ing venture so far t has gone. but before
further developments which are projected are
made the Government Is anxious TO obtain the
most modern Of inventions in the way OF switch.
boords transmtters receivers. etc. The japanese
Government pi opposes TO operate telephone services
IN no less than forty eight cities Of over nifty thou
sand inhabitants but before embarhrS on the
work Will await Mr. Ofs report. Mr.. Of said yes
terday that a necessary consequence o. his visit
here ne thought the japanese Government would
place orders for large supplies OF telephone ana
Telegraph appliances and material In this country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
GET FLESH

GET STRENGTH. vIGoR. CLEAR COMPLEXION AND
GOOD DIGESTION. NOT sX PATENT MEDICINE
BUT IN NATURES OWN WAY:
Any honest physician will tell you that there
is but way TO get increased hesh; all the
patent medicines and cod liver Oils TO the con-
tary Notwithstanding
Nature has but ore way 10 increase nesh.
strength and vigor, mind and body ana that IS
through the stomach. rs wholesome food. well
dgested There IL no reason or common sense
IN other method whatever.
People are thin. run down. nervous. pale ana
shaky in their nerves simply because their
stomachs are weak
They may not think they have dyspepsia. but
the fact remains that they d. not eat enough
food, or what they eat IL not quickly ana
properly dlgestcd. as IL should be.
DR.. Harlandson says the reason Is because the
stomach lacks certain digestive acids and pep
tones and efficient secretion Of gastric juice
Natures remedy in such cases rs 10 supply
what the weak stomach lacks. There are sew
eral good preparations which Will DO TINS but
none so readily as Stuarts Dyspepsia IaDiets'
which designed especially for all stomach
troubles and which cure all digestive weakness
on the common sense plan Of furnishing 'he
digestive principles which the stomach lacks.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets give perfect dyes
ton First eff eel is 10 increase The appetite
and increased vigor. added flesh, pure biooh
and strength Of nerve and muscle Is the per
fecty natural result.
strart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the safest tonic
known ard VIII cure any form ~ Soma u
trouble except cancer Of the stomach. May be
round al druggists al - ctnIs for fuH-szeh
packase. or direct by mail from Stuart CO.. MAI
SHAH. Mich
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
TO LOCATE TIRE LINE OF RAILWAY.
CAPTAIN W b. PARSONS TO START on HIS MIS-
SION TO CHINA IN FEW DAYS

SION TO CHINA IN A FEW DAYS
Captain william Barclay Parsons will leave this
city on Friday for San Francisco. where, on he
day after his arrival he will take steamer for
Hong Kong. Captain Parsons IL going 20 Nnina
chief engineer OF the American-Chinese develop
nent Company the big syndicate OF which eA-oeh-
ator Calvin s. Brice Is the head. and the OBJECT
OF his visit Is to locate the line OF railway tor
the building OF which the syndicate last sunme-
secured n concession from the Chinese Government
Picking He In still chief engineer OF the hhp'1
Transit Commission. hut that body has granted
him a leave Of absence IL is unlikely that mere
will; be occasion for some time TO come Tor the
draughting on any new plans for rapld-transt
route. In this borough. Captain Parsons saia yes
terday that he would probably be absent from the
city until May Four other engineers wou'o act
his assistants OF whom two had ALREADY saneu'
AS TO the nature Of the work before him. Capthih
Parsons was unable TO speak with much dehnite-
ness The concession held by the syndicate au-
thorized the construction OF a railway Inc from
Hong Kong. through Canton 10 Han-kow "hlch
is on the Yang Use Kiang River six hunnreo nies
from tho coast. The distance from Hong >ohe 70
Han-Kow In a direct line Is about SIX hunured
and fifty miles but the route to be followed by
the railway might be much longer as II hao oeeh
impossible 10 ascertain any details ABOUT III"
topography OF the district to be traversed Even
the Chinese Minister at Washington had been I'M
able supply any information on this point
Han-kow, Captain Parsons con'""e'
the heart of the district OF China, ana 'aise
part OF the traffic 10 be carried by the pro'.e.eu
railway would consist OF tea and coal persian
syndicate had concession for the CONSTRUCTION Oh
a line OF railway between Han-kow ana feklng,
80 miles. and the completion OF these TWO l e
would give direct south raj . WAY Gene The
muncation between Hong Kong ana fekihe 100
only railroad in operation in lima lima i lis nort
mile line between Picking and Ten SEN ils 70
Asked whether the concession 10 the AmerM1un
syndicate Nigh: be imperilled by the p0ss ,h,
partition Of China among European Powers witnin
the next few months Captain Parsons ansW nt
that i, would no. as the projected lire was wnNny
within the sphere of British influence, the uislI Us
in which Russia and Germany were intefes'e' oe
ing further north.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
THE FALL RIVER CONBiNAIlo''

MILLS AGREE TO CURTAIL PRODUCTION AND
SELL THROUGH JoIST AGENTS.
Fall River Mass Oct. lit IL UNDERSTOOD tnh'
the number Of names required to insure 'ne SUI
cess OF the combination OF interests lot 'he -
r,ar. If the print-cloth market has been secured.
The selling Of print cloths is to be placed IN me
hands of two men who vii! act under Instructions
given h, five other manufacturers 10 De sslrc,en
b,. -he association A curtailmcnt or prouucllol
wiz he made by thc thirty or more print-co COZ
in this CITY for Al least four week. anu
pppohshly EIGHT weeks between now ana FEBRUARY
and number OF tre,surers ana other nsn-
salatied mill officials will be relieved from outy
as n matter Of economy. . - A..
The resignation Of Abbott Slade. treasurer OF tne
Isnrel Lake Mills has reeube ed In the appointn
80 Eduard I Anthony OF the Border City NILS.
n Mi the vacancy The Laurel Lake Mills are
heavily IN debt and the resignation or MT SIacs
a. haie-ej 70 b. another move In the direction or
Consolidating the cement OF local nniiis me
Robson and Slade mills have been SHUT down Ioi
several months. and the Porcer Clty Mliis are ho"
closed on account OF a strike
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
TIE CENTENARY OF A WELL-KNOVN FIRU

When the county Of New-York. consisting Of the
entire island had only about 30 900 inhabitants there
came TO these shores thrifty young German by
the name Of Caspar Meier. from Bremen. This
IN 1895. On October y he began business in little
store in Governor Lane offering TO the people
the stock OF goods he had brough; With him from
Germany. which had mostly been consigned for sale
by his friends. who had confidence III MS ability
and integrity. Thus began In most modest way
the great mercantile and shipping firm Of Oelrchs
e. Co which celebrates to-day the hundreda year
OF its founding.
Early In the history OF the firm. whose business
under Caspar Meier's keen management had greatly
prospered. IL associated Itself with the transat-
lantic shipping interests. When the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company. Of which H. II Meier.
whose father had been Caspar Meters first part
ner was president as well as founder had Only two
ocean steamships. with gross tonnage OF 400
tons. the house became the general agents % the
line on this side OF the Atlantis.
Upon the death of Caspar Meier. In 1899 it became
necessary to change the name OF the firm. under
the laws of the State. Hence Caspar Meier & Co.
became from necessity L. IL Won Post & Oelrichs.
Through the long years OF us honorable existence
the firm has been most prominently associated with
no; only the upbuildins and development OF trans
GT T boS f D1 ne nd s
United States. For many years the chief business
Of the firm has been the importing OF wool and
At the time of the establishment Of the German
Epre the 1m o The the ssent 0 me
orders issued by the German postoffices and the
issuing OF money orders payable by them. "A
rangement which preceded and led TO the postal
money order system now prevailing between the
United States and Germany
The present firm Of Oeirichs Co. is the direct
business successor OF Caspar Meier. and. with the
execution twelve during the minority OF the
present senior member Herman CaSpar Won Post.
a grandson OF the founder. there has always heen
one or more OF his lineal descendants In the firm.
The other members Of the present firm are Gustav
~ Schwab ana benjamin W Schwah. great-grand-
sons of Caspar Meier. and Hermann Oelrlchs, the
nephew and nnmesake OF one Of Caspar Meters
yfr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
THE TROOPS AT LEXINGTON EACf1LD.
MEN OF THE TWELFTH NETWORK TRY ~
AvFNGE THEIR CoMRADE

Lexington KY Oct. 1l.-There was more excite
mon, here last night than at any time since the
arrival NJ the troops When the 30 p m LOUIS
Vile train stared for town about 300 members Oh
the i1th Neg-York Regiment were al the STATION 10
NEE. H. They were armed and were coming 10
town 10 try to get Provost Guard Kitchen from
,ai and shoot him Kitchen is the provost guard
who shot and instantly killed Private Henry Ny
gren Company B. 18th New-York, last night Inc
operator al the station teegraphed to the DIVISION
headquarters in the camp the facts, ana Cshett az
Wiley sent back word for the train 10 be ,heid re
sent a battalion the scene of the trouble unne;
Captain Holbrook. adlutsnt-general on eienel az
Wileys STAFF Captain Holbrook ordered all peace
ful soldiers to return to the camp corporal SPOKE
up and said, An who do are towards C ap,adhh
and he answered The Big Four" Captain Ho-
brook told him that was no way 10 speak 70 an Of
b hi d oy i s IN ne a hands and
missed the cantan. The corporal then crawied
under car Meutenan Langden followed him ana 20
the men Of the 18th Regiment had TO lie dubbed INTO
submission.
special guard around Camp Hamilton. Later a
report reached camp that a mob was forming In
town. The entire le0th Indiana Regiment was sent TO
placed around The jail and jailer. Sheriff and dep
utles. armed with Winchesters, are protecting the
prisoner. Kitchen is badly scared and fears ne VIII
yet be lynched.
Colonel Gunder, Of the 10th Regiment. and his
men patroled the streets going through every
restaurant. saloon and open house in town and
arrestlng every soldier Officers were arrested
the same as privates. All were taken TO Loudon
Park. with the regiment guarding them. over SIX
hundred were arrested. There is a soldier in
town now except the provost guard Captain
ordered his men shoot unless compelled 10.
but when they did to take aim to kill.
deslh Sentence Wien Re shot t' Sysren he
under orders not even 10 have his gun loaded.