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ernment, and empowered to commu- nicate it orally to our new secretary of state, ticklish correspondence might be avoided, and yet tacit understand ing be arrived at.
 "ENTANGLING ALLIANCES"
 This comes perilously near one of those "entangiing alliances" against which George Washington warned us, but we began that business when we went into a joint occupation of Samoa with Germany and Great Britain, and we are getting more and more into it by the irresistible force of events.
 Just one other point may be empha- sized. When our troops land in Cuba, Havana will be the objective point, not Matanzas or some other harbor sixty or a hundred miles away All these recent demonstrations against Ma tanzas and other points are merely feints-serving useiu1 purpose in dismantling what might have proved to be dangerous Notifications, and perhaps opening the way for the safe landing of supplies for the starving reconcentrados (who must nearly all be dead by this time), but Havana will be the main point of attack, by land and sea-
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TWO VESSELS SECURED.

San Francisco, May IDA detail of army and navy officers visited the Pa cific street dock today and bearded the steamship Australia, on which the government has secured an option as transport for troops to the Philip pines. The steamer Is in splendid condition and can be pressed into ser vice at short notice. The steamship City of Sydney arrived from Panama and way ports before daybreak, and from the manner in which she was given quick dispatch by quarantine and custom house officers, it is evi- dent that she also has been chartered to go to Manila and will be placed in service immediately Orders have been given to discharge her cargo as rapidly as possible
 Twenty men were passed by the naval recruiting officers today and all
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TWILL NOT BE SHORT.
The Board of Strategy Recognizes the
 Size of Its Task.

Washington, May 10.-(Special.)- The war is not to be short one, cas- ily ended. This is the deliberate con- clusion of the board of strategy, which practically directs operations, after giving full weight to Dewey's magnificent victory, and the other suc- cesses which have crowned our arms in the preliminary fights.
 The task of capturing Havana in two weeks, which originated with con- sul-general, now major-general, Fitz- hugh Lee, has dropped. Of Lee him self, though his many splendid quail ities are admired, it is said in army and navy circles he reverses the cele- brated epigram on King Charles I of England, that he never said a fool ish thing, and never did wise one" " Lee is always saying foolish things, and reyerses the judgment that thus might be formed of him by the wis dom of his actions
 A PROLONGED WAR.
 In coming to the conclusion that the war will last much longer than is popularly supposed the board of strat- egy take into consideration the oc- cupation of the Philippine islands by
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MAY MAKE BUSINESS FOR DEWEY
It Is Feared That a Part of the Fleet Will Be Sent to the Philippines to Avenge the Recent Slaughter
 in the Bay of Manila.


 
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NO MONEY NO WAR.

Madrid, May 10.-The government intends to insist that the cortes sit continuously until the war measures are adopted. Minister of finance. Senor Puigceiver, declared that until the credits are voted, it is impossible to meet demands for ammunition and provisions for Cuba, Porto Rico. the Belearic island and Canary islands. or to obtain the necessary stocks of coal.
 Captain-General Blanco has cabled an urgent request for considerable supplies of provisions which the gov ernment cannot dispatch until the cortes has voted the war measures. Authorities here are greatly con cerned about provisions for this city. It is estimated that the stock of wheat will be consumed inside of month and measures are being taken to pur- chase wheat abroad.
Arizona republican., 1898-05-11
A MOVEMENT FOR PEACE.
Spain Shown the Futility of Keeping
 Up the Show.


 Washington, May 10.-As a result of the Spanish reverse at Manila, lead ing members of the diplomatic corps, representing some of the most influen- tial of great powers of Europe, have unOficially exchanged views on the opportuneness of a movement dictated by the most friendly spirit and in the cause of peace, urging upon Spain the futility of further prosecuting the war and inducing her to sue for peace on the basis of the reli2auishznent of Cuba, the premise of a war indemnity and the occupation of Manila by Ad- miral Dewey until the war indemnity is paid.
 It was stated tonight by one of the most influential members of the diplO- matic corps, an ambassador, that such a step by Spain was the logical result of the crushing Spanish defeat at Ma nila, and that Spain herself should be the first to recognize it as a measure of her own self-protection and self preservation. Her best friends in the family of nations ought to urge it upon Spain, this ambassador said, for it was patent to the world that Spain s military and naval strength was gro tesQuely inadequate to cope with the forces of the United States. He said that Spanish pride would ultimately be humbled into peace on far more se- we're terms than she might be able to obtain now.
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were sent up to the navy yard to the Independence. The office at present is shipping only first-class mechanics, first-class firemen, seamen and ordi- nary seamen. As the Charleston will take away nearly all the available men when she is fully commissioned and the Philadelphia and Yorktown will both need full crews, it is ex- pected that before long the recruiting office will be shipping all classes Of men. ~
 The City Of Pekin VIII be turned over to the navy department tomorrow morning. After going on the dry dock she will be loaded with supplies for Admiral Dewey's fleet. There will be stores for the vessels Of the Asiatic squadron and ammunition to take the place of the powder and shell that did such good work in Manila harbor. The navy department is not doing any thing about coal and the supposition is that Dewey has all he wants. It is known that there was a large amount of coal stored at Manila, and this must now be in Dewey's hands.
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portioned to it's interests in the Phil
 matic comment
 Spain's policy, so far as the private information interchanged among the diplomats of Washington enables them to form an opinion, is to let Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines take care of themselves, and neither to try to rescue nor save them beyond what has already been done. Spain's entire naval force and all the army reserves she can call out will be concentrated at home, both for domestic and other reasons and the United Statse will be dared to attack Spain on her own ground. Meantime such harassing warfare on American commerce will be pursued as will compel reprisals. Spain has felt the disadvantage cf fighting far removed from her base Of supplies, and she proposes to give Uncle Sam some of the same medicine. This is the deliberately formed opin- ion of the board of strategy, and that is why they are making and recon mending every preparation for pro- longed struggle, notwithstanding the brilliancy of our preliminary success.
 PAUNCEFOTE'S RETIREMENT.
 The retirement of Sir Julian Pauncs- fote, so long the British ambassador here, in advance several months of his age for compulsory retirement, is un- derstood to have a deeper meaning than appears on the surface, and to have a bearing upon projected se- cret understanding between Great Britain and the United States to mu- tually aid each other in resisting the encroachments of Germany. That is to say, England is to offset Germany's unfriendly attitude to our struggle with Spain by obtrusive demonstra- tions of friendship, and we, with the Philippines in our possession, will look favorably upon England's side the controversy in the dangerous dis putes which are now pending between Great Britain and Germany as to the occupation of Chinese ports. These are matters of so deliberate a nature that they could not be committed to writing, but by withdrawing Paunce- fote, and conferring upon him his we'll earned pension (and possibly a life peerage, for though blessed with four daughters, he has no son to succeed to the title), and sending as his suc- cessor the late British permanent sec retary of foreign affairs, fully charged with the policy of the Salisbury gov
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THE MOVE ON CUBA.
General Miles and His Staff Will As
 semble at Tampa on Friday.


 Washington, May 10.-By Friday morning the commanding general of the United States army, Major-Gen- eral Niles, will have assembled his staff around him at Tampa, Fla. He leaves Washington tomorrow night, taking with him Col. Micheler, Col. Maus. Col. Greenlaft, Major Osgood, Major Humphreys, Captain Seyburn and Captain Scott
 Only one member of the staff. Cap tain Davis. will remain at headquarters and he will follow the general within two or three days, or as soon as he can turn over the care of the business at afmy headquarters to an officer to be designated for that duty. Unless the plans are changed the general will
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go with the first military expeditionary force to Cuba. He is not expected to relieve the major-general already se- lected for the conduct of the cam paign, but both in Florida and in Cuba he will exercise the same general supervision over the campaign that he now does from the headquarters in Washington.
 Arrangements for the move upon Cuba are being hastened with such energy that it is evident to any ob- server that the beginning of the cam paign is imminent. It is expected here that within week the first troops will be on their way from the United States to Cuba. The only delay will arise in the difficulty of securing the necessary number of transports. The quartermaster's department is making great efforts to assemble a suf- ficient number of ships to gulf ports in time to receive the troops, who are even now on their way there
 Orders have been given for 10000 hammocks to be furnished for the army and to be delivered, beginning immediately, within the next fortnight Experts have reported that the ham, mock is an absolute necessity in Cuban campaign. It is the only means to escape vermin, which other wise make sleep impossible to sol diers, and it is the only way he can escape the fatal dampness of the rich soil.
 Engineers from the war department
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With Prayers On Their Lips and Murder
 In Their Hearts
Priests and Sisters of Charity Plot to Make Admiral Dewey Remember the Maine.-A Tense Situation
 in the Philippines.

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BROKEN THROUGH THE LINE

Madrid May 1oA dispatch received here from Havana today the Spanish and troops the port of Cenfuegos has squadron and here that this that not eff fectve
 The Spanish the blockade reached Cenfuegos April 27 with Spanish $5OO0OO silver eighteen of large cabr addition valuable including of The sighted m o her. The mail steamer alleged with mounted auxiliary eventually  utterly false have been given
  Havana will be required before the the blockade running as
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THE COURSE OF THE OREGON.
Reported by Lloyds to Be at Bahia on
 Monday.

London, May 10.-Lloyd's agent at Bahia, Brazil, cable: Tt is re- ported that two American warshipa entered here, cause unknown, at 10 p: m- on the 9th, and proceeded at midnight"
 The warships are probably the bat tleship Oregon and the gunboat Mari etta- The former arrived at Bahia on Monday last, May g. The Marietta was probably with her. but was not so reported. No direct news from Bahia has been received since.
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went into the neighborhood of Falls Church and located definitely the great camp upon which will be con centrated from 35,000 to 40,000 United States troops within the next week or two. The tract embraces about 1,4OO acres of splendid land, well watered and wooded and will afford accommo- dations for all the soldiers comprised within the presidents first order.
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TROOPS FOR TAMPA.

Chickamauga National Park, Ga, May 10.-Major-G General Brooke, com manding the United States regular provisional army corps at Chicka- mauga park, today received orders from the war department directing him to send all the cavalry and infan- try troops now in camp at Chicka- mauga Park, about 5000 in all, to Tampa without delay. The order is accompanied by instructions to provide the men with full supply of ammu- hilton for sixty days.
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GOODBYE GUssIE.

Tampa, Fla, May 10.-This after noon orders came for the departure of the Gussie, and shortly after she cast loose from her moorings and started on her long journey south. A large crowd of soldiers had gathered on the and as the boat steamed slowly away hearty cheers were sent after the boys in blue on her decks.
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Chicago. May 10.-A spec.a. from
 Washington says: An order was sent from the war department today to Captain Baldwin, assistant coulmis- sioner of subsistence at San Francisco, directing immediate purchase of near ly 100000 rations for the military ex- petition to the Philippines. The administration was unwilling to take the time for having subsistence sup plies sent across the continent, and the order was therefore given to have supplies bought in San Francisco to, avoid delay. The government has not when the expedition will embark for Manila, but in case ships can be equipped with necessary sup plies for the voyage, the start will probably be made before Monday.
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THE FLAGSHIP MONTEREY.

San Francisco, May 1G.-Admirai Miller intends to raise his flag on one or the vessels here, probably the Mon- terey, unless orders from Washington interfere. The Montery is the only vessel here with accommodations for a flag officer.
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NO MARSHES IN WAITING

Port au Prince, May IDA dispatch from the Mole, St. Nicholas, received late in the day, says no warshiDs have entered the harbor since hostilities broke out.
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DANGEROUS FISHING.

St. Johns, N. F., May 10.-Fifteen American ships decided to abandon fishing on the Grand banks through fear of Spanish cruisers.
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a combined naval and military force, the latter to be sent from San Fran cisco, and the immense advantage which the temporary cession of the Hawaiian islands will give us as a base of supplies for operations in the east. They also discount the effect of the capture of Porto Rico by Schley's flying squadron, and the suc- cessful bombardment and siege of Ha- vana. The upsetting of the Spanish tor which does not change their views, though it enters into their cal culations, inasmuch as all the elements which aim to bring about revolution in Spain-republicans Carlists and Weylerites-have for their one stock in trade denunciation of the Van kees," and an announced determina- tion to prosecute the war more vigor- ously than has heretofore been done.
 EUROPEAN COMPLICATIONS.
 The European powers see this, and are crowding Washington with naval and army attaches to their legations. They feel also that European compli- cations must sooner or later enter into the deal. The distinctly hostile attitude of Germany in delaying pToc- lamation of neutrality, and sending to Manila a fleet for so it may be called) of three war vessels, absurdIy dispro-
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THE PHILIPPINE EXPEDITION.

The Start May Be Made Next Mon-
 day.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-21
Taylor Not in the Row.

1t now appears from evidence not
to be doubted that w. L. Taylor was
not in the ''rucus" at Tampa which
landed several persons in Jail. The
facts, as related by Sergt. Taylor's
captain, r. ii. Bruce, commanding
troop NJ and detachments of troops
ID and L, are as follows: "a lot of
drunken packers belonging to the ar
my pack train engaged in a little
"wild west" performance in a brothel,
and among them were Troopers Carey
and Owens. In the melee several
shots were fired and Trooper Carey
was wounded in the arm. These pack
ers, together with the troopers named,
were arrested and carried to Jail. No
charges were made against either
Carey or Owen, and they were releas-
ed and turned over to the regimental
officers who punished them severely
for being in such place. So far as
Sergt. Taylor is concerned, it gives
me pleasure to say that at the time
of this row he was in camp attending
to his duties as a soldier"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-21
The Press.

Mr.. B. Franklin Lissaure, of New
York. well remembered by the press
gang at Wagner at the annual meet
ing as a very pleasant gentleman and
withal an excellent judge of cham
pagne. writes the following to the
Wagner Sayings:
The Indian Territory Press associa-
tion whose annual meeting was held
aft Wagner last week, are the finest
body of literary representatives l have
ever had the pleasure OF meeting.
They are a wholesouled lot of fellows
who have sacrificed all city pleasures
to spread out into a new held and
build up with this country. The ups
and downs of their lives have been
told so much that it is not necessary
Tor me to 60 into the details. Ihe
work that is being done by them Is
doing more TO bring about the settle
ment of this territory than all the
,T-makers we have in our MIDST.
THey have banded themselves to-
gcther to work for the good interests
ci the country aud i see no reason
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-21
Rock Creek Notes.
w has sold his farm.

Levi BaIlew has sold his farm.
The country is full of men hunting work.
The little son of VIM. Epperson and wife
is sick.
Threshing machines are not very busy
around here; several have been shipped
back 10 Missouri.
Arch Gibson, the stockman. from Musko-
gee. was visiting his many friends in this
vicinity last week.
Misses Maggie Cumming and Jennie Lang
lev. of Adair. were visiting with Mrs. viii
Propp few days since.
Mrs. Cox. from Saline district. was in the
neghborhood last week hunting for mare
and colt which she thinks were stolen.
Mr.. Brock, from near Claremore, was Ia
this neighborhood last week; he likes the
country around here and is thinking of
locating IL he can get farm to suit him.
We suppose every country and town has
its ..kickers." but it does seem as though
Bic Cabin and Adiar have more than their
share. They have men there who can give
the navy and war departments pointers on
every move made. We think the admins
tration knows what il is about and won'-
call on them for advice very soon. Such
calamity howiers make sensible man tired.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-21
The Search Abandoned.

The search for the body of John Nor
rison, who disappeared in the Spavi-
nav hills five or six weeks ago, has
been given up and was entirely un-
successful. The suspicion that Nor
rison was connected with L band of
thieves operating on the east side OF
Grand river is discredited by many
who know the man, and were acquaint-
ed with his transactions in buying
and selling stock. 1t is asserted that
he never had in his possession at any
one time more stock than he had mon
ey to have purchased. His friends
confidently believe that he was MUIR
dered and his body hid in the wild hill
country east of the river.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-21
Big Cabin Items.

Our Sunday school is progressing finely.
Miss Jennie Sloan has been visiting Mrs
Trout.
t. T Parks. of Chelsea. is clerking for G..
W. Trout.
Miss Maggie and Mr.. George Parks, of ChelY
sea- visited our town last week.
Fred Kelly has built an addition TO his
large barn; also put coat OF coal tar ON
the roof.
People are sure making hay while the sun
shines. and have had plenty of sunshine for
the purpose.
Bro Wheeler has been conducting series
OF meetings which have resulted in six or
eight conversions.
Rev Slater, the elocutionist, gave an en-
tertainment Saturday night which was enter
taining-except the accompaniment ON the
outside. which occurs at any gathering oil
our town. Marshals out of work might find
som here,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-21

when we get local government here
why not elect newspaper men TO I'LL
the offices, as they will be better
qualified to act rs our representatives
than any other citizens. l have had
the honor of being member of press
clubs in New York City and of be-
ing member of the staff of several
large eastern dailies, but nowhere
have met q finer body of literary
men than / have here.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-21
Notice

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday
August l6. 1S9s. an election VIII be heid III
Vinita, l. T.. for the following officers OF
the Incorporated town Of Ninita- as recently
incorporated. to-wit: one mayor. one re-
corder and five aldermen. said officers are
to hold their Office for one year, or until
their successors are duly elected and quail
flied,
All male Inhabitants of the territory In
corporated over the age Of twenty-one years
who are citizens of the United States, or oil
either OF the five civilized tribes OF Indians
who have resided within the Incorporation
for six months prior to the l6th day OF Au-
gust, lsas. will be entitled to vote at such
election. B. L. toRrRNEh'
E. NJ. RATCLIEF,
JAS. b. BUKCKHALTER.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-21

writes that he escaped the Spanish
bullets but has been sick and in the
hospital for about two weeks. Joe
Kline had his thigh broken and Dick
Day his arm shattered above the el-
bow. They have the advantage of
the best surgical and hospital atten-
tion, and are at the marine hospital,
on nStaten Island, near New York.
Young SHELTON, of Muskogee, letter
from whom was printed in The
CHIEFTAIN last week, was killed at
Santiago July 3rd. Tom Isbell is
with the boys on Staten Island, and
getting well.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-21
Stole the Wash.

Mary Shafer, a colored woman who
had been working at VIM. Chouteau's,
decamped one night last week and
simultaneously the family wash dis
appeared. Suspicion fell upon Mart
and Heck Bruner drove out some
miles west of Bluejacket and found the
woman and likewise the clothes
about grain sack full. In default of
$500 bond Mary was sent to Jail to
await action by grand jury. She left
town afoot but, but got lift on
several hay wagons and made the
way to her destination, some twelve
or fifteen miles, by middle of the
afternoon.