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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-24

Arthur kirg. who formerly clerkcd ia
the score n 4. II. To;man, is visiting
friends In town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-24

Mrs. +. G. Eerrin and Mrs. IT. \
Mansfield went To Portland, Tuesday.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25
CnnYicied and Escaped.

S. H Sharp was given trial be-
fore Judge Jennings Monday, on
the charge OF cutting timber on the
public domain of the Cherokee
nation. The timber cut was on
land claimed by c. J. Lamb and
Mrs. L. J Wilkerson. Sharp was
convicted and sentenced to sixty
days in Jail and 800 fine. When
sentence was passed the prisoner
tainted, and after being revived,
he appeared to be very ill for some
time. He was taken to the hotel
where Deputy Bud Trail sat up
with him until after y O'Clock,
then locked him in the room and
retired. The next morning when
Deputy Trail went after the pris-
oner he was gone, having removed
a pane of glass from the window
through which he escaped. Moth
ing has been heard of him since.
Sharp and several small child
rem have been living in tent in
the woods on Dog creek, and have
made their living by chopping
wood, hauling it to town and sell.
ing it. He was a claimant fol
citizenship, and the place where
he was cutting wood he claimed
he intended to take as his allot.
ment ifhis case was passed on IA
vorably by the supreme court
Claremore Progress.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25

Wanted.-A white girl for house
work. Apply here.
Nursery stock to trade for a good
young work horse. Must be gentle to
work and ride. Apply atthe nursery
or at this office.
For sale, a lot $50 by 800 feet with
I room house, good barn, smoke house
and other buildings, and good fenced
garden. a bargain for some one
wanting property in Vinita. Price
$500, cash.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25
NOT NEARLY EXTINCT.
The American Indian NotDe-
creasing in Numbers.

ci maps uo oITOUeOu5 Uelicl COn-
corning the Indian is more wide.
spread than that about their num-
Der. They are frequently spoken
OF as -'the remnant of a race, I"
"dying out, F." the ''last vestige of
a once powerful people," and SO
on. More than half a century ago
a teacher wrote long poem for
exhibition day" embodying the
sentiment then prevalent, which
began thus:
THE last. lone Indian. here stand"
and represented one of the race
about to plunge into the waters of
the Pacific, when supposedly the
race became extinct. The late of
"tbe noble red man" is frequently
thus deplored, while the truth is
that as nearly as can be ascertain
ed the Indians are as numerous
now as when the continent was
discovered by Christopher Colum-
bus. They are of such rowing
habits that it is not easy to ascer-
tain their exact mum Der but census
takers, Indian agents, missionaries
and those who are placed in posi-
sition to know, agree in placing
the number at about the same fig
ures from year to year SO that
the lapse of another halt century
will still see "the last, lone In
dian" standiog on the shore of the
Pacific waiting for his final plnnge,
when the last remnant of a race will
become extinct forever.
Another prevalent fallacy is that
he is a religious being. An Eng.
lish writer has given permanence
to his idea, implying intelligent
worship on the part of those who
..see God in the clouds and hear him in the
wind"
Two other distinct but closely
allied fallacies are, that the Indian
in his wild state is exempt from
disease, aDd that he possesses a
power over it amounting almost to
magic. To see how prevalent
these beliefs are, and especially
the latter, one has only to see the
crowd of lame, halt and blind that
mark the presence of an "Indian
doctor" That totally uneduca'
ted man as ignorant of the human
organism as of the materia medica,
should be aole to cure all the "ills
that flesh is heir to-" surpasses
belief. Ifcredulity had any bounds
they would certainly be reached
by those who place their implicit
faith in the skill. OF the Indian
doctor"
These are few of the fallacies
that prevail concerning the Indian.
A little more intelligent observa
tion about his character and sur.
roundings would give to all a bet
ter understanding of him and thu
better enable both his friends ane
his enemies to do him justice.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25

The search for Edward A. Rob-
ertspn, the missing Fairland Bee
editor, has been given up. The
disappearance Of John Morrison
about year ago in the Spavinaw
hills Was perhaps the same kind
|of a case.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25

There is no reason why the
Dawes commission should locate
land office in the Cherokee ma
tion at present. No census of the
Cherokee people has yet been
taken, and allotment is taking
place now as fast as practicable
under the existing conditions. A
land Office would not help matters.
-Claremors Progress.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25
NRNT DEPARTMENT

III you want to buy, sell or exchange any
thing. hire help. rent property. secure a
situ alton or get married. lose or find any
thing, you can profitable use this column.
Price: 2n cents line for each insertion--no
transaction for less than 10 cents.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25
THE FULL-BLOOD INDIAN.
Becoming Very Scarce in
the Territory.

Washington, April 2S.-"The
full-blooded Indian amounts to
bat little now in the affairs of the
people of the five civilized tribes
that make up the Indian Terri
tory," said P. L. Soper, United
States district attorney for that
territory. "The mixture of the
races has been going on so long
that the number of full.bloods is
rapidly approaching the vanishing
point. There are thousands of
people among the Cherokees SO
white Of skin and so thoroughly
Anglo-Saxon in every way that o
one would dream that they had
the slightest strain of Indian blood.
There is no racial prejudice in
the territory, and hence no social
stain on a white man who marries
a half-breed girl, Usually these
girls have been sent to some good
female college in Missouri or else
where, where they have acquired
excellent educations and on COM
ing home feel themselves so much
superior to the average young male
Indian that they naturally prefer
to become the wives of white men.
Such unions turn out as happily
as if both parties were of the same
race. One of my office assistants
is married to very beautiful and
highly intelligent young woman Of
the Cherokee tribe and they are
just as happy as any couple | ever
saw. These white Cherokees, |
want to tell you, are as smart a
people as exists in this country.
In no respect can you see any in
tellectual differences between
them and the pure whites and the
offspring of the two, which will
always be big element in the
Indian Territory, will rank among
the most intelligent and worthy of
the entire population" !"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25

The strawberry crop in Arkansas
and southwest Missouri promises
the biggest yield ever known this
season.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25
Indian Territory School Supervisor

Indian Territory School Supervisors.
Under the regulations formula
ted and promulgated by the secre-
tary of the interior recently four
supervisors of schools have been
appointed by the secretary for the
Indian Territory. Benz. c. Cow
peck, Of Newburg, Ore, has been
assigned TO the Cherokee nation;
Z. 7. Macarthur, Of Fort Peck,
Mont. present superintendent OF
the Fort Peck Indian school, has
been assigned to the Choctaw ma
sion; Calvin Ballard, of Illinois,
goes to the Creek nation, and John
NJ. Simpson, of Wisconsin, to the
Chickasaws. The superintendent
of schools in the Indian Territory
is John D. Benedict, of Illinois,
appointed some time ago. The
department is proceeding as fast
as possible with the establishment
of the new order of things in the
efforts of the department to reduce
matters from the present choatic
condition, and it will be some
time before the system is on a
smooth working basis. Capital.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25

1t looks as though Tulsa was
singled out by somebody to be
used as a terrible example to other
hop tea towns. Claremore, Wag-
oner, vinita, Muskogee and other
places drink their beer and hop ale
in undisturbed quietude, but in
Tulsa when a man wants drink
he takes it with fear and tremb.
ling, behind a door. Republican.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18
4kEMfaIE|
'FEy6~F
PERSONALITIES.

Yang Tu, China's delegate to the
peace congress. was educated at Har-
ward.
Henry Walters Of Baltimore has CIV
su TO that city s45, 900 to build two pub
lie lighthouses.
Don Jaime. only son Of the Spanish
preteudcr, Don Carlos. has Just won
100000 in a lottery.
Secretary Whltney's famous sta
blea at Whsatly are 500 feet in length.
The foundation is of brick and the up
per structure OF pine.
The Marion Qa.j Register sums up the
character OF Colonel Henderson with
the Statement that he lis the only man
in the country who can say God bless
you as II should be said"
President Mckinley has agreed to at
tend the laying OF the cornerstone of
the federal building in Chicago on Oct,
o. He will be accompanied by his wife
and at least four members OF the cab
met.
Joseph Jefferson is great tea drink
er and has lately been warned by his
physician to give up the habit lest he
should imperil his health. which, since
his illness OF last winter, continues very
poor.
d. O. Mills, the banker and philan-
thropist, who now has n fortune of
&25, 600. 900, says that while all his life
has been happy gone Of his happiest
hours were when he was small coun-
try merchant.
1t Is not an ordinary knighthood that
has been conferred on Sir Henry Stan
ley. The Grand Cross of the Bath
goes only TO general officers who have
particularly distinguished themselves
and to first class diplomatists.
While Benjamin Ide Wheeler, the
president elect Of the University Of
California. was an Instructor at Har-
ward, President Eliot said OF him, He
seetps TO have in him the stuff to make
The best college president know"
Admiral Dewey says the first bit of
Seton he ever read WAS Robinson
Crusos." Then he and his sister. now
Mrs Mary Greeley, started an island
IN their fathers burn, where George
was Dcfoe's hero and his sister Man
Friday.
General Wade Hampton and his
daughter, since the destruction by fire
Of their handsome house and fortune,
have been living In two small rooms In
Columbia. s. c. In an Interview Gen
esL Hampton says, 81 feel that l did
sot lose everything in that fire. for
saved my sword from the flames"
Richard w. Thompson. Uncle Dick"
OF Indiana. who recently observed the
ninetieth anniversary Of his birth,
served in congress- with Lincoln, John
Quincy Adams, Calhoun, Clay and
Webster. He was born In the year that
produced Darwin, Longfellow. Glad
stone. Tennyson, Holmes and other
great men who are now all dead.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18
MEN AND MANNERS.

Addison" says Pope, was charm
ing In conversation with intimates, but
should Il stranger be present he sub
sided into silence"
Southey was sedate, stiff and so
wrapped in the garb of nsceticism that
Lamb once told him that "he was
m-made for m-monk, but somehow
the c-cowl didn't fit
Coleridge was luminous In conversa-
ton and invariably commanded listen
ers, yet the old lady rated his talent
lowly when she declared that she had
no patience with man who had all
the talk to himself.
Ben johnson used to sit silent in
learned company .and suck in,.'' as
Fuller said, mot only his wine, but
their several humors." Like Shakes
peare. he held the mirror Up to nature.
hut chose some times to look In the
glass himself.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18
STAGE GLlNTS.

The small estate left by William (Old
Hossi Hoey is in litigation.
Charles Frohman will manage seven
theaters in New York next season.
Ten dollars was the price for seat.
for Tristan und Isolde in London.
lied for theatrical advertising pur-
poses.
John Drew will be seen here next
season In Haddon Chambers new play.
THE Tyranny OF Tears
"In Days Of Old" Edward Rose's
new play. which George Alexander pro-
duced in London, is failure.
Ethel Chase Sprague tNirs Frank
Donaldson) has denied a statement
that she would return at once to the
stage.
The verdict for 10000 against Nat
c. Goodwin In the suit of John N. Max
well Of Chicago has been set aside and
a new trial granted.
At the London Lyceum next winter,
while Irving is making his American
NS1As " 'epoeiiptioh hCASOu Va
Shakespearean plays Will be given. in
cluding some that are infrequently net
ed.
"Gharley's Aunt" is doing more than
many celebrated works to carry the
fame of the English stage to the CONT
nent. 1t has been played 400 times In
Paris and is performed at regular in
tervals at the Cluny theater in order
not TO lose the copyright.
Louisville Is trying to supply sec
ond Mary Anderson. A 19-year-old So
ciety girl. Eugenie That's Lawton, made
her professional debut there as Juliet.
and her performance was greeted with
enthusiasm, the local critics crediting
her with genius and predicting great
future for her She is described as
beautiful Of face and figure.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18
Tale of n TORNADO.

The August Century contains a
graphic description, at first hand. OF
the tornado that visited kirssville,
Mo-, last spring. II was seen from his
doorstep by John Il. Musick, an au-
thor. aud as 1t considerably changed
its course, which at first was straight
toward his house. he had an extraor-
dinarIly good opportunity to observe
Its actions and devastating effects.
Some Of its pranks seem hardly cred
ible. but are vouched for by trust
worthy witnesses. some Of whom. to-
gether with n horse. were swept up
and carried hundreds Of yards through
the air without suffering injury.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18

lakes The largest can transport 100
passengers.
The pina cloth Of the Filipipos' IS
made from the fiber of the pineapple
leaf The cloth is very expensive.
II all the landed surface of the earth
We're divided up and allotted in equal
shares, each human inhabitant would
get plot OF about 23is acres.
The sword Of naval officer is one of
the most peaceful and useful tools on
board of u ship. Orders cannot be Civ
en- with 1t ard It cannot reach tie enc
my that is being shelled.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18
Utopln In Sweden,

Utopia Is now known to be located
at orsa, in Sweden. The community
has In the course of II generation sold
SlGo0.O0O worth OF trees. and 10y
means of judicious replanling has pro
vided for similar income every 80
or 10 years. In consequence OF this
commercial wealth there are no taxes.
Railways. telephones, etc. are free,
aud so are schoolhOuses, teaching and
many other things.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18
THE TRoTTINe CIRCUIT.

Willie Martin has resigned from the
Fleischmann stable aud will ride for
Pat Dunno.
at the July and September meetings at
Du Bois, Pa.
1t Is said William Deasy's Hard
Times. 2:23a.. has worked several miles
way below 2:20.
II is said that Matt Byrnes. who once
trained for Prince George Lorillard,
will train string for Pierre LorGllard.
Charles Myers has good mare in his
stable for the fall races in Bonnie
Maid. She shows rare speed these
days.
1t was said recently that Martimas,
last years Futurity winner and the
winner OF the Canadian Derby. will he
a starter in the Brighton handicap.
Ben Masseth Of Butler. Pa, has a
pair OF good new ones in Florist, 3, bag
gelding, by Dexter Prince, dam by
Electioneer. and Sans Gene. brown
mare by Mckinney. dam by Elmo.
John Madden has bought Mcsieekin
from c. T. Patterson. Mr.. Madden
thinks the colt has had too much rae
ing and will let him have rest before
attempting to get him into condition.
A p. McWIlllams, Bridgeport Pa.)
horseman, has his gray gelding by Elec-
trotype, u son OF Electioneer, dam by
Amber. in Frank Jacksons stable. He
Is 5-year-old and is stepping miles In
better than 40.
One difference between Arion. 2:07A,
and his brother Eclectic is that the
first named once changed hands at
$4,000, willie the brother of Arion."
as Eclectic has always been known,
sold for Si25 some days ago.
Drum Major. 5, bay geldlng, by
Chimes, dam by Epaulet, being trained
nt Norristown by Champ Brown, trot-
ted quarter last year in "a seconds
and was second in stake race at Co
shen, n. Y, in 2:22 and . :23.
The great stallion Advertiser. valued
by the late Senator Leland Stanford
at over 100000, has arrived sufely at
Stony Ford farm, the birthplace of the
mighty Elecuoneer. His record IL
2:15h- and lie has been quarter in
Boy seconds.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18
THE GLASS OF FASHION.

Parasols Of the material like the
gown are the correct thing to have.
Hats Of black brussels net run with
innRitssimAlly narrow tucks very close
together are one variation of millinery,
and again you see hat brims lined with
tucked chiffon.
Dainty boieros Of renaissance lace
and embroidered chiffon fastened ut
one side with bow Of velvet or silk
ornament many Of the bodices of the
fOulard gowns.
Feather boas In black, white and
gray are one Of the very active fads of
fashion In London. and ut least three
boas are considered necessary addI-
ten to the summer outfit
Long. slender white wings are one of
the special features Of millinery and
are especially pretty on white straw
hats trimmed with white tulle or chif-
fon and. a black velvet bow with a
stunning buckle.
Fans are simply beyond description
II any attempt is made to give an Idea
Of the variety to be found in the shops,
for there Is everything between the
cheapest paper and real lace with jew
els which fancy can devise.
The white pique skirt Is indispensa-
Bile to the summer girls outfit. and
with this the correct thing is the lawn
shirt waist. snowy white. a white kid
belt and white or violet necktie.
Ecru piqus skirts, with the white
waists, are also very stylish. - New
York Sun.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Thunder can be heard nine miles
away.
Pearls are sometimes found in mus
sci shells.
There are e5 steamers on the Swiss
The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-18
NEW FIELD MORTARs
Efficient Weapons Being Per.
fected For Use In Philippines.
WILL BE TESTED AT SANDY HOOK.

rl,e Guns weigh but One Hundred
und Fifteen Pounds and Are Mnde
to BE Carried on MuIehnck II Nee
-ssnry-se,erui Dozen to lie Ready
by the Early Fall.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25
STAKE CONFERENCES.


on Sunday and Monday. March 18th
and goth. the quarterly conference OF
the Davis stake Of Zion was held at
the East Bouutlful ward, Elder John
W. Hess. prcaidlng. During the two
days OF conference the Saints were
blessed With the presence OF President
Geo. Y. Cannon and President Joseph
y. Smith OF the First Presidency VI the
Church. Elder George Tcasdaic. of the
Council OF Apostles; Elder Andrew
Jensen OF the historians office. and
Elder Arthur Winter. Elder John ~.
Smith aud Elder John W. Taylor. of
the Council of Apostles. were present
ON sunday and Monday respectively.
There was "a very large attendance OF
the Priesthood and Saints during tho
conference.
ON Sunday Elder John W. Hess re-
ported the stake. lie Rlid II never was
In aH good u condition as II In today.
All stake and ward organizations are
doing we'll.
The speakers on Sunday were Prcri-
dent Joseph y. Smith, Elder John ~.
Smith. Elder George Tcnsdnlc and
President George q. Cannon.
The General and Stake authorities
were presented. and unanimously rus-
taincd. ON Monday "a statement was
read Of amounts received aud dlsburHcd
for charitable purposes In the Davis
stake during the year 1885. Statistical
report OF the Davis stake for 1855. and
statement OF tither received during
IN. same period We're also read. The
congregation wns then addressed by
Elders Andrew Jensen. George TeaAdalc,
George q. Cannon, Eidcr John w.
Taylor and President George q. Can
non. IN the order named, The sub
iecta dwclt upon by the speakers were
Faith In the Lord; obedience TO Gods
laws and commandments, the Res
torntlon OF the Priesthood Of the Son
of God. IT, keys and powers ana its
authority here upon the earth and rcvc-
lntion aud the medium through which
revelation N given The speakers were
allied with the spirit and power Of their
office ana calling. ana gave much wall
liable counsel and instruction To those
that wcrt present.
Elders Thomas Steed and Joseph ".
Robinson OF Pennington. were present
ed and unanimously sustained 20 be
ordained Pntriarchr. 60 which office ana
calling Elder Thomna Steed was or
dnincd under the hands Of the brethren.
prcHident Geo. q. cannon being mouth.
The choir of the East Iiountlful ward
under tho leadership OF Prof. v. Thorn
AZ, furnished sweet music and singing
for the conference. After few clos
Ing remarks by Elder Thos. w. Hess,
conference adjourned for three months
20 meet at ccntrnvllle.
JOHN ]. SMITH, Stake Clerk.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-25

neoinst the authenticity OF tn. noop
OF Mormon. that even the ruins OF some
cities mentioned therein cannot be-
found today
Elder Matthias 4. Cowley then smoke
Of tho gospei and pointed out that il
ala not begin with the event Of the
Savior, for II had been preached to
Adam, Abraham and others. lie
proved that all the Keys necessary To
the performance OF the great work OF
the last days had been delivered TO
Joseph Smith. and declared that the
work would be contaminated In spite Of
all the powers that may be brought to
bear against IL.
1850 p,m.--During this meeting Elder
Seymour u. Young spoke OF the great
work that had been done toward the
colonizing OF Arizona. lie urged all TO
observe the Word Of Wisdom. and TO be
cleanly in habits and surroundings.
Elder Anthem II. Iund treated on the
customs Of the people Of Palestine.
March 20, 10 a.m.--After the opening
exercises Elder Seymour u. Young
spoke OF the organization Of the first
RELIEF Society by the Prophet Joseph
Smith.
Elder Anthem II. Lund thought II IRA
ti0nal that the learned men of today
should seek for the origin Of the human
family among the lowest forms OF anil
NAL life when the Scriptures declare
that we arc the children " Cod. He
urged ua moi TO disgrace our parcntage
by giving way TO tho allufcmcnts OF
Satan.
The conference was one that will long
be remembered by the Saints Of the
Malad stake. WIN. ANTHONY,
stake Clerk.