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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
Important appointment.

Col. Dew M. Wisdom, of Union
Indian agency, has been appointed
special referee to determine the
damages to be paid by the Choc-
taw, Oklahoma & Gulf railway
company to the Choctaw nation,
for additional lands to be included
in the station grounds of that rail-
road company at South McAlester,
under the provisions of the. act of
congress of April %, 1896. This
appointment was made by G. N.
Bliss, secretary of the interior, on
the 4th inst.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
Set Aside by william Penn.

Philadelphia contains one relic
of the days Of William Penn which
is unknown to most inhabitants of
the Quaker City. 1t is piece of
ground which is still retained by
virtue of provision in the char.
ter Of its original charvation.
Right in the heart OF the bust
ness section it lies, the only place
for miles around that bears no foot
prints of the march of progress and
commerce, the only building lot
in the city which has never been
near the hands of a real estate
agent. You have but to 60 down
Walnut street to Second, turn up
on Second until you come to lit
tie iron gate on the east side ofthe
street, swing it back and enter, and
you stand within the Indian reser-
vation. In the days when Phila-
delphia used to be the metropolis
of the red men, and they came by
various trails across the country
and down the Delaware to hold
council there. it grew nece ssary for
them to have some appointed spot
for their conclaves. William
Penn dedicated this reservation to
them as trystring place, and pro-
vided that it should be sacred to
their use forever. 1t is a forlon
enough place now, shut in as it is
by high buildings on nearly every
side. The old Union Telegraph
Office confronts it on one side, a
wholesale liquor Dealers store
backs up againstit of another, and
a high board fence chokes off the
last hope of any outlook from the
place. There is no mark to tell of
its original use or to stamp it as
one Of the curiosities of the day
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
A Quiet Wedding.

Tomorrow morning at eight O'Clock
Rev. NJ. L. Butler will join in mar
riage DR.. G. Bailey Bell and Miss
Mabel Cook The ceremony will take
place at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. II. C. Cook, and will be
witnessed by but a very few persons
outside the families. The bride to be
came to Vinita with her parents in
her young girlhood and by her many
estimable qualities has endeared her
self TO good many people beside her
affianced husband. As the daughter
of the late II. c. Cook, cashier of the
First National bank OF this city, an
interest will be taken in the young
lady's marriage by hundreds Of per-
sons whom she has never heard of or
never will, but who enjoyed the ac-
quaintance of her father, and who will
wish the daughter, for his sake, un-
bounded happiness. The fortunate
groom, the brother of Mrs. John b.
Turner, is young physician who
came here and engaged in practice
about year ago. He has enjoyed SUI
perior advantages and it is believed
has availed himself Of the opportu-
nifty to fit himself for the honored
profession of his choice. The newly
married couple will leave on the 1925
NJ, K. s. T. train, shortly after the
ceremony, for a visit of several weeks
at the home Of the groom, in Tennes-
see, and on their return will embark
In the intrlcacies of housekeeping in
The city.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09

Last Thursday evening the little
nephew of Uncle Isaac Bertholf,
who lives few miles east of Che
cotah, met with an accident that
proved fatal. The boy men
toned and a small brother were
out hunting and after the boys had
been absent only a short. while
the report of gun was heard.
Shortly afterward the younger
brother, who is about eight years
of age came to the house and
announced that his brother
had shot himself. Hurrying
to the scene the relatives of the
boy found it only too true. A load
of shot had passed into his left
lung and life was extinct. The
small boy said they had stopped
in the woods and were looking for
squirrels when his brother set the
butt of gun on the ground with the
muzzle against his breast. In some
manner the hammer struck some
thing,the charge exploded and the
entire load OF shot entered his
breast ranging upward. He died
in a few minutes
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09

For more than century it has
stood in its native state in the
midst of the great city, a relic of a
pathetic past, an heirloom for
owners who will never reclaim it,
New York Herald.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
A Pretty Wedding.

A very pretty wedding took place
this morning at ten o'clock at the
Catholic church, Father Versavel
officiating. The contracting parties
were Mr.. Ed Monroe, Of South Dako-
ia, and Miss Mary Collins, Of this city.
Ed Shanahan and wife gave
the couple and few friends an ex-
cellent dinner Mr.. andNMrs- Monroe
win remain in vinita for the present,
but expect to make their future home
10 South Dakota.
$50 head OF stock cattle for sale. Bird
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
Cornsilk, Medicine Man
Turtle, Root. Doctor.

The "Dramatic Scenes in Con-
gress," in the National Magazine,
is one of the most thrilling presen-
tations of our career as nation
ever written, and incidents almost
overlooked by the prosaic narrator
of history are brought out, show
ing the dramatic impulses that led
up to the great events of the his
tory of the United States.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09

The above interesting document
was received hv Governor Mayes,
and not being versed in 'sweat
roots" and especially where the
"sell" in such root was little
too much of "sell." He turn ed
over the letter to Cornsilk, the
medicine man of the Tahlequah
band of Cherokees, and the root
with such "sell" being also un-
known to him, he held a councll
of war with Turtle, who is the
chiefs interpreter and celebra ted
root doctor, and for the good of
mankind they concluded to hav
the document published in the
Tahlequah Arrow, with the order
that the young warriors and other
medicine men make a diligent
search for this Vegetable" re-
sembling "rotton wood" with
sells" and having a ''gumey
stough," and report to the COVER
nor or the medicine man at the
next new moon. This Monta ma
man seems to be brother to one
of our Tahlequah merchants.
By order OF
Cornsilk, Medicine Man,
Turtle, Root. Doctor.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
Solicitation.

Poor workmen, we have none;
To get a good shave is lots Of fun.
So 60 to Hills, just up the street,
And get shave that can't be beat.
Hotel Cobb BuIldises
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
MhereWifhdl
Shall Ye
Be CIothed,.,.,
sassgsSS

AS the icy breath of Old
Boreas sweeps around the cor
ners it carries that question
right home to us. Before the
frost strikes home provide
against it by warmer and heav-
Ter raiment.
Remeber that hannels cost
less than funerals, and that
underwear is cheaper than un-
dertakers.
Come our way and we will
warm you up
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
A ROOT HUNTER.
C0rnsilk, the Cherokee Medicine Man !,
Replies to Him.

Tahlequah Arrow.
To the Governor of |. T.
Dear Sir: I am ancious to learn
if possible something of the WHARF,
abouts Of root known to me and
others as Sweat root. it is a root
gathered by the Indians it is really
an urb or | might say vegetable it
grows from the size of egg to the
size of small turnip or the size of
your fist. believe it is found in
the mountains.
To take the root its self it re-
sembles rotton wood with little
sells in it about the size of pin or
pin head which is filled with
quincy slough tasting like pitch.
If you wer to eat piece the size
of a small marble it would put you
into a sweat and it is great thing
to breake up cold; Lagripp or
any fever, or even Pneumonia.
Asit is very valuable to man
kind; in order to find it if | can /
will ask a fue questions on the
oposit side of this sheat.
used too get this root of one E.
Peddycoart of Conway, l. T.. but
of late | cannot hear from him.
Do you know of such a root?
Please give me the name OF some
of the Indians or the Indian
Agents, if it is there one can get
the medicine man to gather it
which | will gladly do.
Have you any part of the Terri
tory by the name of Potawamic
country?
Have you Territorial or R. R.
map showing ltl
Please give me the name of one
or two of your leading papers.
Hoping | have not taken TOO
much OF your time / will ad tha t
if this root can be found and used
it is great blessing to mankind.
E. E. RICHARDS.
The above interesting document
The record-union., 1898-03-24
DESTITUTE IN CUBA.
Thousands Upon Thousands Of Peo-
pie Utterly Without Food.

NEW YORK. March 23--Mrs. NJ J.
COngdon Of GoWanda. N Y, sent TO the
Central Cuban Relief Committee in this
city to-day o letter which she received
from Walter S. Barker, United States
Consul at Sagua la GIande. Cuba. III
part the letter is as follows:
The situation cannot he penned nor
expressed. One must see it in ali dis
tress and desolation. There are in my
consular district not less than 5000
souls utterly destitute and without
food, who must soon die The conditions
here at present render it impossible for
succor to be given, except it is sent here
by our generous people Rice, con-
densed milk, quinine for the sick, as
also light wearing clothing for women
and children, secondhand clothing
equally as serviceable as new: canned
soup, meats and bread, and where the
contributions are not large / would
advise sending money in exchange on
any Eastern city New York preferre0
with which provisions and medicines
can be purchased here, and thus give
relief the earlier as owing to the in
accessibility of this zone or district, it
requires much time to transport sup
plies.
If money is sent ! have to request
it to be transmitted through Consul
General Lee at Havana, with request
to forward same to me-
''Of the large number so utterly des-
titute, 80 per cent. are women and chill
dren, the latter being in the large ma
jority."
The steamer Orizaba, which sailed for
Havana to-day, carried go tons of Gu
ban relief supplies. consigned by the
Central Cuban Relief Committee to
Consul-General Lee.
.Consul-General Lee has just in
formed this committee" Stephen +.
Barton, President Of the committee,
said to-day, that he ascertains by
careful investigation that no less than
.1-3.N1 rcconcentrados are il absolute
want and help.essly DESTITUTE
The record-union., 1898-03-24
EXPRESS CAR WRECKED.
Nothing Left bat the Floor and the
Running Gear.

SAN FRANCISCO March %. - Man
ager Fillmore of the Southern Pacific
Company at s o'clock this morning re-
ceived a dispatch from superintendent
Burkhalter of the San Joaquin Divis-
ion giving the details of the robbery
and stating that advices received from
Officer Meade who had gone in pur-
suit of the two men, were to the effect
that the robbers had been tracked to
buggy as far as Kings River bridge,
where all trace of them had been lost.
The Sheriffs of all the adjacent coun-
ties, says the dispatch, are on the
ground looking into the matter. There
was nothing left of the express car but
the floor and running gear.
This information, together with the
fact that the car was blown up on
trestle. cause the railroad officials here
to believe that the robbers got very lit
tie plumber.
In all probability the force of the eX-
plosion threw the majority of the car
contents into Cross Creek, twenty or
thirty feet below the trestle and beyond
the immediate reach of the robbers,
who soon took flight after they had
demolished the car.
1t is believed that Wells, Fargo &
Co have knowledge of this fact and
have already taken steps to recover any
property that has thus escaped the rob-
berS.
The record-union., 1898-03-24
PERRINE'S COMET.
1t Is Now just Visible to the Naked
Eve.

SAN JOSE, March 23.-The comet
that was discovered last Sunday morn
ing by Assistant Astronomer Perrine
of the Lick Observatory is now just
visible to the naked eye by reason of
its distinct cellar nucleus and tail. and
is an easy object for a small telescope.
1t is situated in the northern constel-
iation Pegasus, mad is moving north
ward and eastward more than a de-
gree a day.
The elements of its orbit have been
computed by Professors Hussey and
Perrine. They find that the comet
passed perihelion on the 18th of March
at a distance of a. little more than one
hundred million miles from the sun.
and that it is now about the same dis
tance from the earth. It's distance
from the earth and its brightness are
slowly diminishing. The plane of the
orbit is inclined - degrees to the plane
of the earth's orbit The intersection
of this plane is in longitude 264 de-
grees.
The comet surrounding the nucleus
is more than 100 coo miles in diameter.
While larger in actual dimensions than
Jupiter. the largest of the planets. the
tail is some seven or eight million
miles in length. Some of its character
istics resemble those of the great
comet
The record-union., 1898-03-24
GRIFFO AND PARKER.
They WiI1 Meet IN the Ring Here
on April 9Th.

All the arrangements have been CONF
pleted for the glove match between
young Critic, the Australian light
weight phenomenon, and Kid Par
ker, the rising young Boston exponent
OF the manly art
The match Will take place at the
Old Pavilion on the night of April
9th. under the auspices of the Sacra-
mento Athletic Club. The Board o.
Governors received word last evening
that the articles had been signed and
that the men were already in fair
condition.
Parker will be here tonight and Will
complete his training in or near this
city. He is regarded by ring goers
as one of the greatest men in his class
now before the public. He has fought
many battles and was never defeated
Those who have seen him perform say
he is just the man to give the Austria
liam the fight of his life.
Critic has long been regarded as at
the head of the lightweight division OF
the world, but whether or not he has
any advantage over Parker remains to
be seen. He is considered the clever
est boxer of his day. and has generally
had to go out of his class to find man
to meet him.
The club members feel that they have
now the greatest pugilistic attraction
of the year on their hands, one that
will attract admirers of the pugilstic
art from far and near.
The record-union., 1898-03-24
OFFICERS ON TIE TRAIL.
One Man Suspected of Belonging to
the Gang Under Arrest.

FRESNO. March 23.-Word was re
ceived here last evening about mid
night of the hold-up of train No IL.
near the county line. \ special train
was at once made up and Sheriff Scott
with Deputies TimmOns and Peck, who
took prominent part in the pursuit OF
Sontag and Evans, left here for the
scene of the robbery. With them went
a score or more of deputies and Con-
stables.
1t was thought that the robbers
would make straight for Fresno, and
Constable Shaw. who also took prom
inent part in the SOntag- Evans troub-
les, stationed men at all points where
the robbers could possibly pass.
Another road for escape lay over in
the Porterville country. A number of
deputies We're accordingly sent out to
guard the roads in that vicinity.
At daylight every possible avenue Of
escape for the Goshen robbers was
guarded 1t is definitely known that
the robbers have started north, and
the officers are working this way. With
them is Detective Mead. who was form
erly Sheriff of this county. When last
heard from the party working north
had left KinSsburg. With the roads
and passes so well guarded, and Off
GERS hot on the trail of the robbers,
their capture is thought to be the mat
ter of but short time
At s o'clock this evening Sheriff
Scott arrested Joe Foster of WildtloW-
en- this county, who IS suspected Of
being one of the gang Of train robbers
who held up the Southern Pacific train
in Tulare County Tuesday night. The
grounds for sUspecting Foster, so far
as known, are that he was seen in the
vicinity of the robbery on Tuesday
and that he was not at his home that
night Foster is an alleged farmer, but
is believed to be an ex-cOnvict, and is
also suspected of being a member of
Ia gang of thieves which has been oper-
ating in Fresno, Kings and Tulare
Counties.
The record-union., 1898-03-24
EOFF MURDER TRIAL.
Defendant Was Long in Possession
Of the Coupling Pin.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-In the
Hoff murder trial to-day j. G.. Zimble-
mann testified that two years ago he
was working with the defendant at the
house Of Mrs. Mary J. Boyd, and saw
the deadly coupling pin in his posses
sion At that time. This statement was
supplemented by that of Mayer Fried
man, who testified that he had employ
ed Hoff to work for Mrs. Boyd.
When Rabbi Meyer May. who was
called by the prosecution to prove that
he had seen the coupling pin among
Hoff's tools, was placed on the stand
his sanity was questioned. Spiritualism
is said to have affected his mind. The
jury was excused, and Judge Cook or
dered that witnesses as to Mays sanity
and also expert physicians be in court
tomorrow to decide the matter of the
mental condition of the Rabbi
The record-union., 1898-03-24

something was wrong. The next thing
| heard was the explosion of a bomb
by the door of my car. The fireman
was brought along. and he was the one
who touched it off at the command OF
one Of the robbers who covered him
with d gun. This bomb blew down the
door OF the car. and then they threw in
q second one. but this did not go of
Il vas then at the front door and
saw them throw in the third bomb but
before it could explode one of the rob-
bers said TO mis- companion to throw IL
off the car 1t then exploded in the
field. All hands We're order back into
the car and the robbers proceeded
leisurely to look around, but they did
not seem to find anything worth TAX
ing.
one Of the robbers placed q stick Of
dynamite on the safe, and ordered the
engineer to go back and light it, which
he did. Then all parties retired To
safe distance and awaited the explo-
sion, which was not long in coming
There was q loud report, and the whole
top and sides of the car seemed to so
up and out, reducing it to the condl-
ton Of d fiat car, and streWing pieces
of it all over the country. The eXplo-
sion wrecked the safe, and the robbers
proceeded to pack up it's contents. They
got but little for their pains, as the
treasure on the trip was very light
The record-union., 1898-03-24
POLITICAL gCAKDAL.
A PhiIadelphia Councilman Com
fesses Accepting 4 Bride.

PHILADELPHIA, March 23.-What
promises to develop into the ugliest
political scandal ever inflicted upon
this city was revealed in court here
to-day when one member of the Coun-
Gil confessed the acceptance of bride;
another was accused of like offense,
and two others were charged with Of
fering the brides.
The whole affair grew out OF the or
dinance offered in the Council to lease
the city water works to the Schuylkill
Water Company, and the alleged at
tempt by Nelson c.. Green of New
York, representing the company, to OBJ
tain a favorable report for the water
company by the payment of between
$4,000 and SO, Geo.
During the recent consideration of
the bill in the Common Council, Wal
ter G. Stevenson, a member of that
body, charged that $1,000 had been Of
fered by Peter f. Smith, a member of
the Republican City Committee, to
vote for the bill. 4 Council Investiga-
ton Committee was appointed, and is
still at work, but District Attorney
Graham took up the case, and Smith
was held in S10.000 bail, and to-day S
sensational developments came at his
hearing before Judges Gordon and
Breezy of the Common Pleas Court
Councilman l.. j. Walker declared
that he and Councilman Edwin E.
Smith had each accepted 500 from
Councilman Charles S. Eyer to vote
for the bill in committee He also
averred that Councilman J. E. Byram
had previously offered him 5000 to
vote for the bill in the chamber, but
he had refused the money and voted
against it.
Stevenson in consequence of whose
accusation the bill was indefinitely
postponed, WAS the other witness to-
day, and ne repeated his story without
change. Smith entered denial, bun
was held for trial. 4 like denial was
made by c. a. r. Morrow. who was
Chairman of the subcommittee
The record-union., 1898-03-24
Three State Conventions in Session
at Portland.
Democratic, Free Silver Republicans and
Peoples Party.
While Popu-
lists Oppose Fusion, 1t Is
Thought the Three Parties VIII
Finally Reach an Agreement
and Nominate Fusion State
Ticket.

PORTLAND orr, March 23.-The
PopuIist. Democratic and Free Silver
Republican State Conventions met IN
this city to-day. The Democrats ahG
Silver Republicans effected permanent
organization, but the Populist ConVen-
ticn was still working under tenn
porary organization when an adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow.
The sentiment expressed IN the
Democratic and Free Silver Republican
Conventions to-day was unanimous IN
favCr of the fusion of forces in the
coming campaign. There was diff
ferent state of affairs in the Populist
X c. Luse. National Committeeman,
j. c. Young, Chairman of the state
Central Committee; State Senator h.
H. Holt and other Populist leaders eX-
pressed themselves as opposed TO tu-
sion until it can be accomplished UNI
der the name of the POpulist party
and on the Populist platform as adopt
ed at Omaha. It was, however dem
onstrated in the election OF a temper
airy Chairman that a majority of the
Populist delegates favor fusion in some
form.
The PopuliSt Committee on Creden-
tails was appointed early in the af-
ternoon, and Immediately commenced
work Later word was sent to the
convention that the committee would
not be able to report tonight. After
several hoors of speechmaking an ad-
jOurnment was taken until tomor-
row.
There are contesting delegations
from three counties. and tonight it is
apparent that a fight will be precipi-
tated in the convention tomorrow be-
tween the fusionists and the middle
of-the-road delegates when the Gre
dentials Committee makes its report
The Democratic and Free Silver Re-
publicans each appointed a committee
Of nine delegates on platform and nine
on conference.
1t is probable that when the PopuliSts
effect permanent organization a com
mittee Will be appointed to confer with
the Democrats and Silver Republicans.
The first work of the Conference Com
mittees will be the drafting of a plat
form upon which ali three parties can
stand. Should they be successful in
this, the work of a division of the Of
fees will be undertaken.
The record-union., 1898-03-24
DESERVED A BOoTING.
An Tnso1ent Loafer, Who is Not the
Only One About.

Yesterday a lusty young fellow, well
dressed, called at the back door Of d
residence in the eastern part of the
city and insolently demanded of the
housewife something to eat
When she told him it was after the
breakfast hour and that there was
nothing cooked, he still more roughly
commanded her to dig up some
thing and to do it quickly
The woman found some Hamburg
steak that had been left over. and
placing it between two slices of fresh
bread, wrapped it in a paper and
handed it to the loafer. He looked at
il contemptuousiy. but walked off
with it, and on reaching a vacant lot
he was seen to throw it away
That fellow wasn't hungry. Ha was
looking for an opportunity to do mis-
chief, and it was lucky for him the
woman's husband wasn't home.