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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-21

Bill Engle, young man of perhaps
eighteen, died Yesterday near Wood
ley.
Judge Fl. E. DonCarlos left last eve
ming on business trip to points in
Kansas.
Joseph Hunt is unloading a car Of
Springfield wagons today-a big furni-
ture car.
Miss Ella Hunt came in from Ar
kansas City this morning on visit
to relatives.
Mabel Chouteau went to Chelsea
this morning to visit her sister, Mrs.
Pennington.
Heck Bruner and Bud Ledbetter
were among the southbound passen-
gers last evening.
The telephone wires were some
what mixed this morning. the result
of last nights storm.
Ed Jones this morning begun the
foundation of Joe Harris residence in
the west part of town.
T. f. Thompson ordered a lot of
fruit trees today, to plant on his little
old 50 acres-so he said.
Jno. I. Hawkins is building some
nice chicken-pfoof fence at his home
in the west part Of town.
]. T. Brackett says his mill had the
biggest run OF business Monday that
it has had in four months.
The coal shed at the academy was
blown clear over last night, laying
this morning upon its roof.
The republicans will hold q caucus
at the mayors Office tonight and prob
ably nominate full ticket.
Mrs. Galloway will move soon to the
residence north of the Cobb hotel
which is now being painted.
A good many persons were not
afraid last night when the wind blew
but they got up and dressed.
Miss Lilly Payne, who is teaching
school near Klaus, visited her mother
and family in Vinita last week.
Miss May Holland returned from
Southwest City yesterday where she
had been visiting the past week.
Mrs. Cora Skelly, living in the west
part OF town, has been quite sick for
several days past, but is improving.
Orlando Wilcox, assistant district
attorney, was among the passengers ar
irving from the south this morning.
James Tullinger and family came
in this morning from visit at Spring
field and other points in that section.
Charley Tyler came in this after
noon to order The Daily Chieftain for
couple of months, on trial, TO Wood
ley.
Vinits needs long distance tele-
phone service and within a year, or
less, and perhaps within few months
will get it,
Bob Bradford, the well known gro
cery salesman, who now has store at
Tulsa, was . westbound passenger
this morning.
A. W. Foreman's drug store is TO be
papered Throughout, the workmen al
ready having begun putting On the
canTas overhead.
II y0a want good laundry work
done telephone number eight or take
Jour package to the Excelsior steam
laundry. Low prices, good work and
quick delivery guaranteed.
W. b Rzines boz. Myrton, aged II,
said TO his father yesterday: Pa, il
you are elected 10 council yo1H n
peal the dog Ian. won't youF Myr-
ton owns several grsy hounds
Sam Ridenhour i the Ersf man 10
down . neu sprins suit-and Bob
0'shez got down % bnzincss this
morning end I'D Il % him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28
THE RIOTS IN GUAD4LOUPE.

cable disnatch from London reported yester-
day a recurrence OF serious rioting in Guadaloupe
between the native population and British con-
tract labor immigrants" adding that the British
Consul there has appealed TO Great Britain FOR
that protection for British subjects which the local
Government is seemingly unable 20 afford" This
ls unfortunately true. as shown recently In The
Tribune where It was said that VI. Moracchi. Gov
ernor OF the French island. had requested the
home Government 10 send him some military ana
gendarmerie achievements But the trouble Is
not as stated in the dispatch with the native
population as a whole but only with the French
Creole laborers who complain OF the competition
OF the Hindoo or Indian coolies. imported mainly
from Hindostan work in the fields.
The Courier de la Guadalupe" reported. as
shown in the following extract from II. serious
riot which occurred in the neighborhood OF la
Pointed Ptre the 18th OF last April; that Is.
one week before the great fire which nearly de-
s,royed that city: I'm consequence Of quarrel
between Frenchmen and British. which happened
on the 80 OF April several Of our countrymen were
attacked on tho highway at 10 p. m. by some
British ambuscaded in caneheld. The police who
wen: there 10 mako investigation were attacked
with stones Soon after this the British watch
man OF the same sugar plantation caught a native
in the act OF stealing cane and took him 70 the
house Of the chief guardsman on the plantation.
despite the cries OF the thief. who called 20 his
friends TO rescue him. crowd assembled. num-
bering about SIX hundred people. which promptly
ransacked the house tearing away windows and
doors. The beseged men took refuge In the gar
But the ceiling battered down with poles
torn from cattle,pen near by and The m Isj,
with big stones brought by women 20 the assatl-
ants They covered with wounds. fell 10 the
ground and finally left alone by the crowd.
which thought they were dead and which with
drew with cries Of Bravo, RouO! We have killed
the Britishersr on the next day the cases or
cabins OF the foreign coolies were ransacked.
everything IN the shape OF clothes. provisions.
crockery. etc. Deng destroyed and thrown In the
road The British Consul Immediately Informed
his Government. asking for protection OF Eugiish
subjects In Guadalupe"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

II must cross the tracks OF the One-huudred-
and-twenty- cars. This all drivers feel
to be a wholly unnecessary increase Of their
perils and inconvenience.
SIMULTANEOUS SEWER WORK
In front Of the Harlem opera House the re-
porter was deeply impressed with the size Of a
great travelling bumper at work on a sewer.
This completely shut off the street from for
any purpose on the north side of the trolley
trench for some distance. The reporter was also
deeply impressed with the forethought shown by
those individuals who responsible for having
these two big enterprises going ahead in one
street at the same time
AS the reporter approached the northeast
ccrrer OF ne-hundred-and twenty hfth-st. and
ST. NichOas-ave. he saw immense pile Of
dirty cement barrels standing on what he sup
posed a vacant corner lot. To his sur
prise. he almost ran into a we-dressed woman
who suddenly emerged from about the centre
OF this pile. little more observation showed
that the woman had come out of fOur-foot
lane left in tire barrel mountain. The pile
was not standing vacant lot, but on both
sides OF the sidewalk. through which a narrow
path had been left, just the WIDTH or one nag
stone. These cement barrels are particularly
dirty. and II two persons wanted 20 pass each
other in this lane one or both Of them would be
almost certain. unless extreme care was ex-
cised to get his their clothes plentifully
smudged with the blush gray powder which
adhered thickly to the outside Of the barrel.
This being the condition Of One-hundred- and
Nv -uIIN-Sl. III It's pest part lut STATE VI
its extremlties, toward the North and East
rivers can easily be imagined.
Glad TO get away from this scene OF wofu
disorder. the reporter turned south. and. finding
a friendly teamster, rode with him on his seat
down the tree-shaded Boulevard The cars
have been taken OFF this thoroughfare alto
gether and now running on the Amsterdam
ave. tracks. This affords ample room for the
workmen in making the necessary change in
motive power. but gives little satisfaction TO
those who formerly used the In spite Of
the width Of the Boulevard the contractors
manage 10 spread their material all over IL In
an unsightly manner in those places where
work has begun.
a SINGLE EXCEPTION.
noticeable exception 20 this was the stretch
between Sixty-hfth-st. and Fifty nnth-st. Here
for the first time on his tour the reporter saw
consideration shown for the person awheel and
afcot and the work proceeding with swiftness
and neatness. On inquiry. it was found that
this stretch was being equipped with a double
trolley slot one OF which will be used by the
Metropolitan Traction Company for It's Sixth
ave cars, which will not run to Columbus-ave.
as at present before turning north from Fifty
ninth-st after the short cut Is completed.
Naughton & Co. were doing the work here, as
elsewhere but the mere fact that they were
doing part Of II for the Metropolitan seemed by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28
PARENTS FIGHT FOR FIVE CHILDREN.

Mrs Mary Lancaster. in obedience 10 writ OF
habeas corpus procured by her husband. John Lam
caster appeared IN the Supreme Court yesterday.
before Justice Beach. with her five children. Mary.
JOSEPH John. Laura and Adelaide. eleven. nine.
seven Ave and three years old respectively to OPP
pose her husbands application to regain the Gus
tody Of the children Lancaster Is the supernten-
dent of Boettger Brothers silk factory. Ono
hundred and forty -fourth-st and Brook ave- and
has a salary OF $50 a week. He and his wife
agreed separate on August q last and articles
Of separation signed. under which Mrs Ian
caster was have the custody OF the children and
was receive for her own support and theirs 80
week.
Lancaster alleges that since he and his wife sep
arated he has learned that she has become addicted
TO the Of intoxicating liquors and that she II
He therefore asks that he receive charge OF them.
George Gordon Battle on Lancaster's behalf
asked Justice Beach to send the case 70 a referee
He said his client would bear all the expenses OF
the reference. would pay his wife her amony and
would probably allow his wife her counsels fee In
the reference. He offered 10 give bond In any
sum deemed necessary. Ex-Judge Alfred stsckler
who represented Mrs. Lancaster, demanded that
the case be tried in open court
Justice Beach said that. upon Lancaster's giving
bond for the payment OF all the expenses OF the
reference, and upon paying arrears OF alimony duo
10 his wife. he would send the 20 referee.
but only on the question 10 the dtness Of thk
mother 10 bring up the family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28
LARGE RECEIPTS FROM THEIR SALE
INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS ADD TO THE GOV
ERNMENT's INCOME

INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS ADD TO THE GOV
ERNMENT's INCOME.
The movement for the organization Of Industrial
corporations which has been actively In progress
during the last few months, beginning little after
the enactment OF the war-revenue law, has had the
result OF increasing in important degree the re-
cepts OF the Government from the sale OF internal
revenue stamps The Amalgamated Copper Com
pany for instance which was organized in this
city had to buy 81 800 worth OF stamps afix to
Its 10000 shares OF stock; and Collector Charles
II. Treat. OF the Second Internal Revenue District
covering that part OF Manhattan Island south OF
Fourteenth-st.. believes that the receipts from
stamps sold by his office Industrial COM
panies will be increased this year by fully 81 00O00
The local trust companies are extensive pur-
chasers OF revenue stamps. mainly the 80 denom-
nation, and the Second District office has far
In the present fiscal year received nearly 81 600
from the sale OF such stamps.
Collector Treat said yesterday IN speaking Of the
operations OF his office. The industrial corpora
office and the trust companies without doubt
the largest customers have They purchase
stamps IN enormous quantities. generally OF the
80 denomination. but our facilities are quite equal
to their demands. The banks too. purchase stamps
I'm large quantities for their own and for their
out-of-town correspondents. and by the year ending
July ] next when the War-revenue law will have
been In force twelve months | think the receipts
OF my office viii aggregate nearly SlT,OOo.Ol0''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

some means TO have influenced their work for
the better.
down to Fifty third-st., where the work Is
being done wholly for the Third Avenue com
pany the same disregard for the public com
fort was shown again. Here both tracks mad
been torn UP at once. and temporary tracks con-
structed for the cars 70 run upon, on either
side OF the great trench 50 made. These tenn
porary tracks come within three feet OF the
sidewalk Between them and the trench was
an eight-foot strip but this had been filed
with material. go that all traffic was forced TO
crawl over the rough and ill-made plank road
rcd. which carried the temporary tracks over
the asphalt pavement.
From FIftv-third-st. 20 Forty second-st. the
horsecars are again running In the middle Of
the street. Forty -second-st along which the
Boulevard cars run east on their way toward
the Thirty fourth-st. ferry, had not been
tackled yet by the street-rippers, and the mer-
chants who do business there may well be
filed with the glOomiest apprehension when
they think OF their fellow merchants In one
hundred q nd twenty-f ftil-st.
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for their operations. would be content TO carry
on their work wholly within that space but no
nothing Of the kind. The sidewalk IL devoted to
purposes Of storage. and the unrestricted labors
Of ironworkers. carpenters tool sharpeners. etc.
SO that from house line to house line One-hun-
dred- nd-twenty-fifth-s is a gigantic work
shop that would do any contractors heart good
to see II II were not for the impertinence Of
pedestrians who gingerly pick their way among
the piles OF iron. pipe, sand and cement. and
the stubbornness Of drivers who cannot see that
II would be much better TO approach their stores
by way Of One-hundred- and-twenty- fourth or
Northumberland twenty-sixth SITS, and carry
their goods through the Easements Of houses
facing on those streets and into their own prem
ises by way Of the back yards and over the
fence the scene would be ideal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

world outside OF the Orient would tolerate for
a day.
striking instance OF the disregard for the
-,,blic convenience which this kind OF overdone
forbearance has bred among contractors Is
demonstrated in connection with the change OF
motive power that is being made by the Ihlru
Avenue Railway Company. This work was
begun In Third-ave. last fall, and is not com
pleted vet All through the winter that crowded
business thoroughfare has looked like a hastily
intrenched street in beleaguered town. Tralhc
mas crawled along the narrow spaces left he
tween the railway tracks and the curb. with
exaspera ting slOwness. blocked by every venice
which had 10 stop for q while at any point and
congested at every crossing by the difficulty vi
turning into or out Of the side streets where
the leeway was so CONSTRUCTED. When the heavy
snowfalls OF last winter further impeded the
street and Commissioner McCartney's peculiar
" Tammanvized method OF piling II in heaps
and leaving il there 10 be cut down and scat
tered again by the wheels Of passing vehicles
were added 10 the difficulties Of the situation. It
is almost matter for wonder that the store
keepers Of Third-ave. did not start riot. Being
New-Yorkers however. they did no more than
grumbe savagely keep the blacksmiths and
wheelwrights busy repairing vrenched vehicles
and buy new horses when their old ones became
worn out or crippled in the mix-up. Many COM
PARSONS were drawn between the expeditions
manner in which the Metropolitan Traction
Company changed Its motive power in Broad
way. in Sixth and IN Eighth ayes. and the ex-
asperatingly slow style in which the same kind
OF work was pursued amid no greater difficult
ties in Third-ave
HARLEMs SHOPPING STREET.
And now One-hundred- and-twenty- ffth-st.,
the shopping street Of Harlem, is in the clutches
OF the same contractor. The Third-ave road
which controls the crosstown railway there, is
LAYING an underground trolley from river to
river. and with even more than the customary
disregard for everything and everybody but
themselves. the contractors have not been con-
tented with tearing up one side Of the street at
a time. but have ripped UP both Of the old tracks
together. making a huge trench in the middle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

the early stages OF It's investigation. and Mr..
Moss began to question him as 10 how many
OF the men on this job had been employed on
the recommendation OF some Tammany pollti-
clan. The examination not pushed far at
that time, but any watching the men at
work could almost imagine himself able to pick
out those who got and held their jobs as q
political favor from those whose work was
their only recommendation. Some OF them
seemed anxious TO do much they could in
the short intervals when cars were not pasa.ag
ana reluctantly crawed out Of the trenches
when the gong sounded which told them that
another car was approaching. while others or
the men did little as possible, and were out
OF the trench long before the coming car put
them in any danger
From Grand-st to the Harlem River the
road is now completed sufficiently to allow
traffic to flow without impeachment. save for a
few blocks at long intervals where the asphalt
is being laid between the tracks. Thrd-ave.
will sooa have fine though dangerous. bicycle
path. all the way between the tracks. from the
Postofftce TO Onehundred- and-twen ty- ninth 81.
The reporter had purposed taking a transfer
ticket ct One-hIndred- and twenty ffth-st. but
one glance az that thoroughfare convinced him
that slow as were the horsecars now running,
or, rather. crawling, there they would bear him
along too fast for proper assimilation Of all
the havoc spread out before him. So he walked.
The first thing that struck him was the cool
insolence Of the contractors in tearing up both
tracks at once This has been. done from
river 70 river. with the exception OF one
stretch between Lexington and Eighth aves..
where the largest stores are. The sec
ond most remarkable feature Of the situa-
ton is the free and-easy way in whlcl
about ne-half Of the sidewalk space has been
monopolized for storage. and the preparation OF
material for the trench. When the space appro-
priated by the contractors In the middle OF the
street is 90 much larger than was found neces-
sary in Third-ave where only track was
torn up at a time this fragrant abuse OF the
rights Of pedestrians. is like adding insult 10
injury There were not nearly as many men
employed on the One-hundred- and TWEEN ty-hfth-
ST. Job as might be The merchants along the
line were indignant at this. ard said they
feared they were in for all-summer nuisance.
Promises have been made to them that the
work would be completed by August l. II the
Job Of the contractors could be expedited by the
ripping up of both tracks at once. but. judged
from the progress made since May ]. the un-
dertaking seems not likely TO he done until long
after that date
BRIDGES AT THE CROSSINGS
Rough bridges cross the One hundred-and-
twenty-hfth-st canal at the street crossings.
and an unusually broad one had been construct
ed In the middle OF the block near the Column
bus Theatre. for the convenience Of Hook and
Ladder Company No. IA. whose fire station is
next door This was done 10 LEI the engine out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

The Third-ave. railway is also engaged In
installing the underground trolley on its Boule-
ward NOW Broadway line from Maintained
to Forty second-st.
RIDE OVER THE SYSTEM.
Tribune reporter took a ride the
whole system one day last week beginning at
the Postoffice and made careful notes by the
way Of what he saw Some difficulty ex-
perenced in boarding a car al the start be-
cause ropes had been stretched on both sides OF
the tracks. and the occasional openings left in
these barriers through which access might be
had 10 the cars. by no means corresponded TO
the street crossings. Passengers naturally and
from long habit expect the cars to stop at the
crossings. and It shocks them a little just at
first to find that they must board or leave the
cars in the middle Of the blocks and struggle
toward the sidewalks best they may. among
rritated horses. exasperated drivers. tangled
wheels frantic pushcart pushers and the cheer
full bicycle idiots who love to show their skill
by pressing in where the throng is thickest. and
who trundle their wheels along the sidewalks
only when the middle Of a street is perfectly
clear.
However the reporter having scrambled
aboard one OF the Third-ave. lines 1olters. 10
which was attached a mailcar. which banged
into 1t at every stop and jerked 1t backward at
every start. proceeded gayly northward for fully
half a block when his brought up with a
Jerk just before butting into the rear end OF a
mass Of vehicles which was aiming at the en-
trance TO the Brooklyn Bridge. Fully eight
minutes elapsed before the car succeeded in
penetrating this obstruction and getting to the
north side Of the Bridge entrance. Then. with a
grand burst Of speed through long lines Of work
men. who labor for one minute at minute
Intervals. II reached New Chambers-st. From
that point to Chatham Square progress was
greatly impeded by swarms Of trucks passing
east and west across Park Row. North William
ST. enters Park Row at an angle which Is awk-
ward enough at all times but 1t was found that
the angle had been so narrowed by the trolley
workmen that only vehicle at q time could
pass either in out OF that street. Where Pearl
st intersects Park Row the confusion was
marked because much earth, iron, rock. bar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

Central Railway pOurs it's passengers into the
street in the mornings and receives them again
In shoals when business IL over. Their troubles
in boarding or leaving crosstOwn cars at this
point would be iudicrous II they had not become
so monotonous In the middle OF Park-ave..
lust south OF One hundred -and-twenty nth st.
the contractors had established another large.
commodious and particularly well filed storage
yard Here again rent must be saved In salts
factory quantities. The four corners OF the In
tersection OF Seventh ave. and One-hundred-
and-twenty -flrth-st. were also dlshgured by
huge piles Of barrels iron pipe. lumber and sew
eral tool shaI ties. This Is the favOrite driving
avenue Of Harlem. and on Sundays especially
IL is none too wide for the number Of horses and
vehicles that throng IL. These piles OF material
al the four corners had the effect Of converging
this traffic into one narrow channel. Just where
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28
THE EOLIAN COMPANY, IS West 23d ST., N. Y.

stenographers should be employed 10 take down .
full and complete statement OF the reasons impei-
ling each person TO leave this life, and this data
would be invaluable in enabling US 10 graprle with
the difficulties which make Nfe failure for so
many people. AS each suicide was sinking into
oblivion stenographer could stand by 10 get his or
her last words-the sensations and impressions
crossing the brain before the mind ceased opera
tions forever OF course. each applicant would be
examined first TO his or her sanity. and u men,
tally irresponsible should be taken Of in the
usual way. When
Morris Plansr yelled the brakeman.
I'VE get off here the STABILITY dressed man said
10 his enthusiastic friend
IAN right the reply indirerently given.
Just as the train moving OF again the
brakeman In smiling
You wouldn't take him 10 be insane. would
your he remarked TO
who?
The that talking 10 you. He's
monomanlac on suicides. and that was keeper
taking him back 20 the New-Jersey State Asylum
He's been out for while, but his relatives the
old trouble coming on and they had him re-
turnad
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Of the street throughout its entire length, just
twice rs wide was necessary.
In the narrow space thus left between the
grand central moat and the curb temporary
railway tracks have been laid. and on these are
old. shabby. dirty horsecars formerly used
Sn lines which now have the trolley. The space
LETT Between these temporary tracks and the
curb Is 50 narrow that no delivery wagon can
be backed Up 10 a store door 1t must stand
sideways 10 the curb. and the storekeeper
thinks himself lucky II II be brought any
where near his store al ell.
One would imagine that tho contractors, hav-
ing thus monopolized the greater part Of such
wide street as one hundred nd-twenty- fifth