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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-19
SMALLPOX.
Let Vinita be Kept Free of
the Pest.

There is smallpox at several
towns in the Choctaw nation, and
Sherman has quarantined against
Denison. There is need Of strict
vigilance on the part OF the health
officers in this city. Winter is
coming on, and If it should be ex-
ceedingly cold the danger will be
correspondingly increased. We
are clear of the disease now and
let us leave nothing nndone TO
keep clear oft. II IL no time for
carelessness or hilarity; it is too
costly and too dangerous.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-19
Apreclous ) Relic.

The waist belt worn by Napo.
leon /, ON the day of his. corona.
ton at Notre Dame, is in the pos
session Of a French family living
in Paris, and counted among
their greatest treasures. This
belt is SO small that 1T is suspect
ed the emperor must have had a
bad quarter of an hour when he
wore it or was really the slender
little creature history paints him
at that age. The relic is COM
posed of crimson velvet, emboss-
ed with exquisitely chiseled gold
eagles, and is starred with mon
ograms in gold filigree. A leath-
er case in which II has been con-
fined has kept the belt in perfect
preservation. This French fam
lily cannot be persuaded to relin-
quish this souvenir Of the Napo-
lleonic collections, and until now
the secret Of its habitation has
been unknown, though it was well
understood that such a belt had
been worn BY Napoleon, and that
II disappeared after the corona
ton. How some girls would like
to get hold Of that belt to wear
with their tailor-cut waists!
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-19
UNITED STATES COURT.
Whiteturkey Acquitted Sec
ondine Now on Trial.

A blind man was summoned TO
sit on the jury in Judge Springer's
court the other day, but the law
yers on both sides of the case had
legal objections that barred him.
The law requires a juror to be
able to observe the demeanor OF
witnesses on the stand, thing
sightless man could scarcely do.
The trial of Joe Secondine was
begun in the United States court
this morning. Secondine is a
Delaware Indian and is charged
with manslaughter, in the unlaw-
ful killing of Charles Clark at a
dance IN the neighborhood near
his home in the Verdigris country
some time last year. There was
good deal Of drinking and young
Secondine is charged with striking
Charles Clark with a whiffie-tree
fracturing his skull, from the ef-
tects OF which he died two days
later. The attorneys in the case
are Mr.. Wilcox for the govern
ment and Edgar Smith, Col Blue
and j. H. Keith for The defense.
The case will not be conclued be-
fore tomorrow afternoon.
The jury in the George White
turkey murder case returned a |
verdict of acquittal this morning
very much the surprise of the
court, and for which they received
a scorching lecture from his honor. |
Judge Springer said that be want
ed 1t understood that the verdict
was unusual, and not fair sample |
OF the kind of justice generally |
meted out by the courts of the In
dian Territory, and that it was not
the fault of the court but of the
twelve men who sat as jurors that
q wanton murderer had been
turned loose. Perhaps no jury in
the Northern district ever got such |
q scathing arraignment as did this
one today. The defendant, George
Whiteturkey, was told that he must
not go out Of the court thinking |
that he could repeat his offense at
will, as such another verdict could |
not be expected in any other court.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-19
NEED NOT FREEZE.
John Bullet May Mine Coal
if he Wishes.

The statement made in one of
the Claremofe papers last week to
the effect that the action of the
interior department in enjoining
John Bullet from shipping coal
would cause q coal famine in
Claremore does not seem to accord
with the facts. Mr. Bullet refused
to pay the royalties due the nation
and stated to some of the officials
that he owed 81, 800 or 50, 900 back.
revenue. By paying as others are
paying we are informed Mr.. Bull.
lett could have gone on mining
as before, but he had perhaps been
advised by his attorney to not pay.
We are informed by Attorney
W. T. Hutchings that he is not in
the employ of the Cherokee Ma
tion and has not been since last
December. This being true, as
matter Of course the gentleman was
at liberty TO accept fee in a case
against the Cherokee nation.
Our information was that he was
regularly employed as. the attorney
for the nation and that was the
prevailing idea in this city, especi-
ally among the Cherokee citizen
population.
Tho "public" that is turning
Smithward does not include Che
rokee citizens outside Of some Of
the directors Of the First National |
Bank. The public is generally |
made up Of lawabiding people who
are willing to pay tax and mott
willing to deiraud the Indians out|
Of one cent. The public has not
turned Smithward 10 any great
extent, and the royalty on hay is |
being paid with great regularity I
BY all shippers.
TO Int good horse for his keep. I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT.
Lord Ashton Allows His Daughter
$4,000 Year.

London, April 14.-The largest mar
riage settlement ever paid by an Eng
lish father was made over by Lord
Ashton to his daughter, Ella William
son, who was married today to the
Honorable William Robert Wellesley
Peel. The allowance is $3.50, 900 a year.
The wedding recalls very many mat
tiers that came under the close personal
observation of Americans. The most
interesting one was that Miss William
son was once engaged to marry Sir
Robert Peel, the scapegrace cousin of
the bridegroom of today. Sir Robert
visited America with the avowed inten-
ton of marrying whatever heiress
would bid highest for him and his title.
He was shown the door of several man
sions at which he offered himself for
sale, including that of Miss Sanford,
to whom he was engaged for a few
days.
The youth came back to England and
was next accepted by Miss William
son. Her father, Lord Ashton, had
gone as far as promising his daughter
a dowry of $4,000 a year on that oc-
casion. when the incidents in Feels
career linking his name with that of
Mrs. Langtry came to his notice and
the betrothal was broken off Young
Sir Robert Peel was not present at
his cousins wedding, which was a
lavish affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.
Announced That He Will Marry Miss
CLARK of Chicago.

New York, April 14-Richard Harding
Davis, newspaper writer and novelist,
whose stories Nof land and fighting
We're features during the recent war, it is
duthorltatiVely announced. is engaged to
pc married to Miss Cecil Clark, the daugh-
Ter or John NJ. Clark, president of a tele-
phone company in Chicago, who was col
1 EISds or the port of that city, during the
Morld fair, and also president of the
civil service commission.
WIN TINS announcement, an explanation
naturally suggests itself of the mission of
Mnlam Thomas Jaggers, the messenger
poy recently sent from London to Chica-
go by MT Davis. Betrothed folk can
easily conceive of love tokens too precious
70 De lntrusted to the prosaic malls, nor
would they be surprised to learn that TO
William Thomas Jaggers had been in
trusted the task of delivering even such
romantic object as an enga cement ring.
Mr.. Davis, who is about 81 years old,
was correspondent the flagship New
YORK and elsewhere during the Spanish
American war. He had been a neWsDa-
per man for about six years. afterward be-
coming editor of New York weekly pub
years.
His first long novel, Soldiers of For
tune, achieved great success for its au-
thor He has done his best work, however,
IN the short story. His most clever in
Ventlon has been the interesting charac-
ter OF Van Bibber. His early newspaper
work was done in Philadelphia, and while
mere ne did good work in Johnstown, writ
Among his works are Gallagher and
the, Mediterranean, Our English Cous-
ms and Cuba in War Tfme'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
A WESTERN TOWN SCHEME
Foiled Because the Country Grew the
Faster-An Amusing Situation.

Lucas, April IA legal battle was
spoiled by the final backdoWn of the
promoters of the scheme to incorporate
the plated $50 acres of this town to-
gether with 200 acres of farm lands ad-
joining, into a third-class city.
AS in many similar towns. the owners
of the plated lands have held their loUs
so high that people bought one acre
tracts all around the town and built
thereon. AS a consequence the plated
town was used for pasture and base
ball grounds, while the greater part OF
the inhabitants lived in the suburbs"
Several months ago some leaders con-
cluded that by including farm lands the
found to make a city. But the decision
of Judge Simon at Fort Scott, in the
quo warranto case against the alleged
officers of the city of Garland, complete
dy discouraged the promoters. Besides
this, some of their own number conclud-
ed that they did not want their wheat
fields and fenced lands in the city, and
others feared a scheme to saddle upon
the new city, the waterwOrks built last
year by voluntary contributions Hence
Lucas will not figure among the list of
Kansas cities for the present.
Their petition has been presented per-
functorily to the board of county COM
missiOners and there indefinitely post
poned- However, if the town cannot or
ganize there are indications that it will
vance which was burnt out a year or
two ago At present this CRusseID
county with 5000 people gets along with
only two newspapers, the RefOrmer and
Record, both at Russell, and of oppos-
ing politics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
KANSAS NEWS.
Logan County Refuses to Com
promise With u. p.
On That Roads Delinquent
Taxes For 1896 and 1897.
MUST GO TO COURT.
Ellis County Compromised by
Throwing Off 25 Per Cent.
While Russell County Threw
Off 81 900 in Interest.

Russell Springs, April 1.-THE county
commissioners of Logan county still
hold out against any compromise with
the railroad company in the matter of
delinquent taxes for 1896 and 1897. Ellis
county compromised in this matter of
real estate taxes by throwing off about
25 per cent, and Russell county threw
off all interest on lands that had been
bid in by the county, at a loss of about
81, 900 or more of interest to the county,
but refusing any compromise on the
lands, certificates TO which had been
sold to individuals. Ellsworth county
also refused to compromise. Doubtless
the questions at issue will have to be
decided in the higher state courts, if
not in the supreme court of the United
States.
The railroad Union Pacific contends
that as the road was then in the hands
of the receivers the lands could not be
legally sold for taxes. Probably the
question will come up when tax deeds
are issued to purchasers at tax sales.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
REDUCES ITS FORCE.
The Missouri Pacific Lays Off 1875 Men
at It's Kansas City, Kansas, Shops.

Kansas City. April 14.-One hundred
and twenty-five shOpmen of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad in Kansas City
Kan, were laid off yesterday The re-
duction in the working forces was de-
cided upon at a meeting of General
Master Mechanic L. NJ. Bartlett and
several other officials of the road, held
in this city, Wednesday.
Mr.. Bartlett, accompanied by his pri-
vate secretary, came to Kansas City,
last Tuesday night. He spent Wednes-
day at the company's shops in Kansas
City, Kan, examining the books and
the time roll The reduction came as
great surprise to the men. more so from
the fact that the men who We're dis
charged were among the Oldest en-
plOyeS of the road.
In the machine shops across the Kaw
the men were put on half time two
weeks ago, and it was thought that the
company intended not to cut the work
ing forces when all the shop men were
put on half time.
The reduction of forces, following
closely the resignation of Assistant
Master Mechanic w. II. New, has caused
a whole lot of gossip in railroad circles
There have been about 400 men en-
ployed at the shops during the winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
KANSAS sHERIFFS GATHER
State Association Meets at the Kaw's
Mouth Today.

Kansas City, April 1.-THE advance
guard of the Kansas Sheriffs' assOcia-
ton, which is to hold it's annual meet
ing at Kansas City, Kan, today. ar
rived in the city last night and others
will be here today.
The association will hold it's sessions
in the rooms of the Mercantile club in
Kansas City, Kan, and the people of
the Kansas metropolis will entertain
the visitors in their usual hospitable
way. The fact that the meeting was
to be held here was not generally
known and the matter of preparing a
special programme of entertainment
has been neglected, but last night some
of the citizens got together and pro-
vided for the reception of tine army of
peace preservers that will invade the
town today.
Nearly every sheriff in the state is a
member of the association and they are
all expected to be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
In Havana Causes Gen. Ludlow to
Hold Up an Appointment

Havana, April 14.-Popular disapprov-
al has caused Gen. Ludlow In command
of the department of Havana to hold up
the appointment of Senior Aguerro as
superintendent of the relief of the des-
titute. The local newspapers are op-
posed to him.
Twelve generals and many other off,
GERS of the first and second army corps
of the Cuban forces met at Bayamo
yesterday and decided to name General
Maxine Gomez as the representative of
the Cuban army to the Americans with
full power to treat for the army. There
were 120 votes in favor of Gomez and
IL against him.
At the same meeting it was decided
to eXterminate the bandits of the pro-
vince of Santiago.
In this connection there seems to be
a conflict of opinion. Gen. Leonard
Wood, in command of the district of the
Santiago, has telegraph to head
quarters here, that there are no bandits
in the province, while the news dis
patches give names, dates, places and
incidents in connection with the BAN
ditti.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Furan'S e. ; !: s:: Ell;
$500 Shoes

tried to climb fence, but on account
of his extreme age he could not make
it, and the Infatuated bull rushed at
him. Time and again charges were
made. Soon help arrived. Madison
Powers, a son, came, and a neighbor ap-
peared. Powers secured a pitchfork
and repeatedly jabbed the animals neck
but it only seemed to make the bull
madden. A shotgun filled with buck
shot was used, and it's contents fired
several times into the bull before the
body of the man could be secured.
Powers wife died five years ago. At
the time Powers had his coffin made out
of the trunk of favorite cherry tree
which had for so years grown in his
yard. Funeral plans were also arranged
in part. Two sons and daughter sur
ViVe him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
REFUSED A LICENSE.
A Merchant of Wamego Stirs Up
Trouble With an Auctioneer-
ing Deal at Russell

Russell, April 14.-One of the hottest
fights that the city of Russell has ever
waged in the courts has begun here
over the question of auctioneers' licen-
seS.
Sam Deweese, who has big store at
Wamego and other points, put in a
stock of dry goods and clothing. etc,
here last summer and has been trying
to get foothOld against the keen COM
petition of long established merchants.
A few days ago he started an auction
sale of goods inside his store, having
A. H Thixten as auctioneer April IL
the marshal arrested Thixten on a COM
plant containing two counts, one that
ne was selling without a license as the
mayor had not signed his license, and
the other that he sold dry goods. cloth
kng, etc, which by another ordinance
cannot be sold at auction except by
special license costing $50 day. sec
ond complaint was also filed. Yester-
day the cases were both tried before
Police Judge NJ. H. Fox. Thixten was
found guilty. and the cases were ap-
pealed. Meanwhile Thixten goes on
with his auction as if nothing had hap
pened. The defendant was represented
by B. H. Tracy of Wamego, but no de-
Tense was made, the purpose apparently
being to make the fight in the district
court.
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TO OPEN IT'S oUARR1Es.
Russell County Starts a Move to De-
velop an important Industry.

Bunker Hill, Kan. April IA few
miles east of this place the Union Pa
ciffc railroad leaves the Dakota sand
stone formatio through which it runs
for many miles and enters the Fort
Benton limestone strata 1t aScendS
steep grade and passes above the layers
of limestone that underlie Russell and
neighboring counties. These layers are
easily accessible and are excellent for
ballasting purposes. As a consequence,
a well defined movement is on foot,
and has met with success all along it's
way, to run a switch out a short dis
tance from the railroad to the quarries
to get rock primarily for ballaSting the
roadbed, but also to get and ship the
stone fence posts for which Russell
county is famous.
These posts are used on hundreds of
miles of wire fence in this county and
have almost superseded all other kinds
of fence posts. Fences built thus twelve
or thirteen years ago seem as good as if
built yesterday. A rock crusher to pre-
pare the material for ballasting the
roadbed is also talked of. Altogether a
new era seems opening up in the use of
our inexhaustible deposits of limestone.
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performing their work more effectively
and that all that was necessary was to
wait for the fullness of time to demon
strate the correctness of their theories
NO man has less regard than l have
for much that is called socialism po
litically. Much of the current literature
and teaching of these men seems to me
70 be mere cant and tends to afford
hiding place for incompetency, ignor-
ance and vice, a leyeling down instead
or IeVellng up. 1 have no sympathy
Whatever for anything of this sort,
which destroys the stimulation of legiti-
mate and fair compensation, but 1 have
no respect for a government which va
Gates the field of proper governmental
activity and permits the people to be
oppressed in the interest of aVarice and
greed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, April 14.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Restoration and increase-John Mat
lock, dead, Independence, $17 to $72.
Increase-John Nauman, National
Military Home, LeavenWorth, Sc to $12;
Jesse c. Mclean, Meade. So to $12;
Charles A. Stadter, Hays City, So to $12;
Jacob F. Frey, Lancing, So to $40; Will
liam c. Anderson, Xenia, $12 to $17;
Moses S. COPYRIGHT, Topeka, So to $12
Charles D. Carroll. Oswego, Sc to So
Isaac r. Darling, Concordia, S14 to $17;
Phineas Foss, Randall, IS to $40.
Reissue-Richmond B. Taylor, Circle
Vile, $12.
Original widows, etc.-Sophia Jane
Matlock, Independence $12.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Grain Letter.
Furnished by ]. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant, 112 East 5th St, Topeka, Kan,
receiver and shipper of grain

Furnished by ]. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant. 112 East 18th ST, Topeka, KAN,
receiver and shipper of grain
WHEAT-Wheat has ruled irregular.
strong early, but on the advance such
heavy selling that the market could not
recover. There was continuance of
damage claims, but they were not so ag-
gravated. and the market declined re-
ports showed Improvement. The country
buying seems to have halted, and it will
hardly break out again except as the crop
news should take a serious turn. Our
private adVices are reasSuring as to the
general condition in the southwest. Cen
trail Illinois still claims extensive winter
wheat killing. This is confirmed today
by a prominent member with large farm
ing interests. Think the market should
react further.
CORN-Corn has been heavy all day.
the advance. The seaboard did not do
much export business 1t was at one time
a big trade There was selling of July
credited to St. Louis. The weather was
favorsab BILE. Talk of increased area con-
tinues.
OATS-Oats have been weak: early they
were steady on small receipts. The de-
ferred futures showed most weakness,
owing to favorable weather. Speculation
is light.
VISIONS-Provisions ruled steady
Small receipts of hogs and an advance at
the yards We're the helps. Packers have
sold July and September products early.
They are counting on May selling to help
them out. Cash demand slow
]. F. HARRIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
HAS LANDS RESIGNED.
Said That Governor Stanley Has the
Resignation in His Pocket

Friends of Governor Stanley say, in
explanation of his words of commenda-
ton for H. s. Lands, the Populist war
den of the state penitentiary, that the
governor has the resignation of Lands
in his pocket. Last Sunday the COVER
nor went over to Lansing for the avow-
ed purpose of reaching some sort of an
understanding with the warden. He re-
turned heaping praise upon that official
and his methods.
1t is believed that Lands has handed
in his resignation effective in May or
June l and that this is a part of the
agreement Lands wins laurels from
the Republican administration and gets
out of office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
CAPT. ELLIOTT'S FUNERAL.
Several Thousand People Attended
From All Portions of the
State.

Coffeyville, April 1.-THE funeral of
Captain D. S. Elliott took place today
at noon and was attended by thousands
of people from every part of Kansas.
The G. A. r. had charge of the services.
The remains We're inferred in Elm
wood cemetery. The funeral procession
was the largest ever held in this section
of the state, composed of secret and
fraternal orders, city and county OFF,
Gals and a company of the Twenty
second Kansas regiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
FOR WEST POINT.
Russell County Has Worthy Candi-
date In J. P. RuppenthaL

Dorrance, April 1.-THE list of candi-
dates from the Sixth district for the
appointment to West Point, as given by
the Journal recently, is increased by
several in the counties along the Union
Pacific. Russell county seems to have
but one aspirant, a school teacher
named John P. Ruppenthal.
His inclination that way is natural, as
he had great uncle in the Revolution
airy war, two cousins and uncle in
the Union army in the Civil war, his
father in the Prussian army, a brother
who tried for West Point in 1891, and
another brother now at Manila with
company NJ of the Twentieth Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
TAKES FLOODED STOCK.
sion of Judge Randolph's Horses
For Debt.

Emporia, April 14.-One of the Cross
banks debtors is w. A. Randolph. dis
trict judge for Chase, Lyon and Coffey
counties. Yesterday Sheriff O'Conner
took possession of fifty-fve head of
blooded horses owned by Randolph to
satisfy a claim OF IS, 662. rs, secured by
chattel mortgage on the stock. Receiver
Albaugh has instructed the sheriff to
advertise the sale of the horses not less
than ten days. The stock would have
been seized before, but the judge asked
for delay in hopes of raising the mort
gage. 1t is now predicted that another
dividend of 10 per cent will soon be de-
clared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
IT PICKED UP A COW.
Ottawa Has a Small Tornado, the
First of the Season.

Ottawa. April 14-Citizens in the south
part of town were badly frightened
about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by
the appearance in the southwest of q
funnel-shaped cloud which dropped
down in the southwest corner of the
town and began picking up small build
ings. In one place it almost unroofed
a dwelling house. 1t picked up COW
and turned her into a neighbor's lot. 1t
went on east, but lifted before it got
through town. No one was injured.
The business part of town did not know
of the tornado until some one came in
and reDOrted.