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The evening times., 1899-02-25
IRVING to Ee- Definite.

(From the Philadelphia North American.)
Lawyer-Where did he kiss you?
Pretty Defendant-In the mouth, sir.
Lawyer-No. no. you don't understand.
mean where ypu2 -.,-,.,s..~ g,-r
Defendant (blushinGl|n his arms, sir.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

There was no lack of canal enthusiasm
in the Senate, and there was no one present
who had the courage to filibuster against
such overwhelming odds. The Canal bill
went through as a part of the River and
Harbor bill, by a vote of fifty to three.
Ii the House will dispense with a confer
ence the canal will escape year of delay.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

The alleged Manila news of the Filipino
agents in London, published for the pur-
pose Of bringing American rule into dis
repute really comes from Hongkong, where
the conspirators who manage Aguinaldo
and his government have their headquar-
ters. The purpose is to bring all possible
influence to bear on America to induce it
to withdraw. The Filipinos themselves are
not deep enough to invent these schemes
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Positive Proof.
(From the Chicago. News.

(From the Chicago News)
t'Why do you think that is from New
York;
Because he admits that he never stopped at
the SqualIdorf- Castoria. New York people are the
only ones who don't go around boasting about
how they put up there
The evening times., 1899-02-25
ATTEMPTED Genti1ity.

Little Eddie-Papa, what does hant ton mean2
Papa-Whenever you hear anybody make use Of
those words it means there is some one around
who is trying to show off, and who has taken
the poorest way to do il.
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Not Sentimental . .
fFrom the. Phiindelpsis- -p-slteein)

t'The leading lady accnsed the manager OF hav-
ing skeletons in the closet" =
''What did he say2'
'.Said that didn't worry Inn half so much as
deadhea<s IN the hsazse." y
The evening times., 1899-02-25
Senator Hanna's Pfans.-It Is un-

derstood that Senator Hanna will issue
call for a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Republican National Com
mittee soon after the adjournment or the
present session Of Congress. He proposes.
il is said to open the Presidential canl-
paign of 1900 right away. Senator hanna
feels that there is great deal OF mission
ary work to be done in order to insure the
Republican party a new lease OF power
after March t. 1901. Particular attention
will be given, it Is stated to defending
the Administration from the army scam
dals A pamphlet is being prepared which
will be distributed as a campaign docu-
ment that will be devoted TO a discussion
of this subject. II will be an elaborate
defence of the Administrations conduct or
! the war and will contain carefully selected
extracts from the report of the Alger Re
lief Commission. Senator Hanna also
hopes TO make use of the findings or the
Miles Court of Enquiry In this connection.
Republican headquarters will. ii is said,
be opened in Chicago by the first of April,
and full force of clerks set 10 work get
ting UP campaign material Next summer
will be busy one for Senator Hanna, "
said one OF his friends today, even II
there should be no extra session OF the
Fifty-sixth Congress. In addition 10 look
| ing after Mr. Mckinley's fences and paw
ing the way for his unanimous renomina-
| ton next year. he will have an interest
| ing campaign in the State OF Ohio on his
hands. The Ohio Republican State con-
ventfon will meet in June. and the con-
test over the governorship nomination is
| already very warm. The fight for the con-
| troll of the State convention between the
| Hanna and Foraker factions promises to
| be very exciting and there will be serious
danger OF our losing the State in Novsm-
| ber unless some kind of a compromise can
| be arranged. Senator Hanna does not an
ticipate any serious opposition to the re-
nomination of Mr. Mckinley next year al
| the present time, but 1t spust be admitted
| that the loss of Ohio next November would
| be q serious blow to Mr.. Mckinley's fu-
| ture prospects,
The evening times., 1899-02-25
GENERAL. WASHINGTON
NEWS AND GOSSIP

General Eagan and His Pny.-The
alleged intention of the War Department
to hold up General Eagan's salary during
the six years he is under suspension from
the service is believed to be an after
thought on the part of the Administra-
tion II the President had desired or in
tended to deprive Eagan of his pay he
would in all probability have made his or
der suspening the Commissary General
read suspended without pay" This the
President, it is claimed, clearly had the
right to do, and it would have relieved the
matter of all doubt. Army officers believe
that Eagan will be able to collect his sal
airy during his suspension; that he will
have valid legal claim to it inasmuch as
he was not specifically suspended with
out pay" However, a great deal wili/d
pend upon the, view the Comptroller OF tina
Treasury takes of the case. This officer
as rule has been a law unto himself!
There is apparently no way to compel him
to pay General Eagan his salary il he de-
cideS not to do so. II EaganS pay Tor
the whole sip years is withheld it viii
amount to a fine of over 100000. Eagan IS
not rich man and iif he is deprived OF his
income from The Government he will have
to seek some means of employment, il is
said, to defray his current expenses. He
| might be retained, it is suggested by the
beef combine to- furnish certificates as to
! the excellent quality of their product.
However, Easan's certificates would not
be likely to have very much weight with
| foreign governments.
The Last Week of Congress.-Next
week in Congress being the last one of
the session practically everything will have
| to be brushed aside for the appropriation
bills. There will, of course, be some ex
| ceptions, and the most notable of these is
| the Army bill, over which there has been
SO much contention for the past month.
| The prevailing opinion is that that meas
ure will be adopted in the House in sub
stantially the same form in which the
| Senate passes il. This will be necessary
| in order to prevent serious complications.
Mr. Hull and other prominent House Re-
| publicans who labored so industriously to
| perfect their own measure do not conceal
| the fact that they are disgusted over what
! they term a surrender on the part or the
| Senate Republicans to the minority. Quite
number still insist the fight should be
| renewed even if an extra session of Con-
| gress is forced upon the party, but they
! are not likely to have their way, since 1t
| is evident that neither the President,
| Speaker Reed, nor Senator Hanna want an
extra session. IONCeSSlouS SetiH HuH " Dc
in order, and every indication points to
the passage of all the annual appropriation
bills. Possibly the River and Harbor bill
may fail, but even that has fair chance,
In spite of the known opposition OF somG
of the House managers on account of MAX
ing the Nicaragua Canal rider on that
measure.
The week in Congress promises to be
both interesting and exciting. There Will
be unusually long daily sittings, and the
chances are the statesmen will remain al
work throughout next Friday night. This
is generally the case the night before the
final adjournment.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

Communications intended for publication IN
THE TIMES should be tersely and plainly written,
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer Rejected com
munications will rot be preserved. and only man
Vscrpts Of obvious Importance will be returned TO
their authors.
The evening times., 1899-02-25

3O,UtD horses lJO,uhO cattle 1haI the C0tohf
has been able 10 survive these terrific losses Is
striking proof of energy and resource Translated
into money. the colony has suffered a loss OF
from EI2, ,OO0, ,O00 to e20,0OO,000 For 80 much,
when expressed in pounds, shillinss, and pence,
do a few inches more or less OF rainfall count.
We are probably entering cycle Of years.
a contemporary thinks. when the kindly skies
viii pour on the far-stretehinS plains their bene-
dfction OF rain. and these vast losses viii q'ncSy
be made up
A lover of the curious has just published col
lection of names of inns and taverns in Great
Britain which contain many quaint and curioHs
titles Here are few of the gems OF the col
lection. The Cow and snI.ffers." the Beetle
and Wedge The Grown and TIVE Chairrnen" "
the Ass in a Bandbox,'' the Case Is Altered.
the s'Worid Turned Upside Down. the 'Cardl-
Eal's Hat" the Valiant Trooper. the Com
plete Angler the First In and Last out. ths,
''Old Quiet EOuan,' the MAN Loaded with
Mischief" In Brussels tehTe i i public house
opposite cemetery with the title: Better Here
Than Opposite while another. the way 10
tie same cemetery Of Ixelles. has for sign Bet
ter Here Than Farther On" The case Is Al
tered ia curious but net very uncommon
| The worthy host ut BFadwell. where this name
hangs over the tavern. explains the phrase after
| this manner He declares that before his inn
I cane on the scene the neishborho0d very
/ bodily served. but, OF afterward the case
was altered.
! What IS known as the Hanoverian freproof floor
| is being more and more introduced aboard. The
| floor is framed with light iron beams. set about
| three fret apart. and either between upon
J these beams Is laid Of hollow bricks or
/ tiles about ten inches hong. five inches wide.
/ and four inches thick, formed with tongue on
I one edge and groove the other As soon
as the beams in place these tiles Laid
over or between them. giving a smooth floor.
I upon which the workEen can stand TO continue
/ their operations. The thing Is very strong anil
/ is nearly waterproof, 80 that, until the roof is
on suitable holes are left in the floor to carry
1 off the rainwater Where the blocks are set be-
| tween beams of five inches depth or less, the
| under side may be plasteTed and the top finished
| with tile flooring. bt5 where they put on top
of the beams a separate ceiling IS necessary. Tbs
blocks, weigh about fsuF pounds. each, less
than twelve pounds per square foot OF hoOr- No
centring Of any kind is needed for laying them.
and very little cutting is required. and thus the
work Is quickly and eheapiy done.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-23

J. T. Dickson, general live stock
agent of the Wabash railway, was
in st. Louis this week. He has
been to Texas on business and in
nidentally hunting a man named
John w. Inman. who is fraudu-
lently representing himself as an
agent of the Wabash railway. The
5 man is using Wabash letter heads
that he had printed himself and he
is here, there and everywhere in
Texas, but not anywhere when
Dickson is around.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-23
Nv. R. BADGETT MERCANTILE COMFY.

a fact and proved that the wife de-
serted the husband, no matter for
what cause, the husband still re-
tains his rights as an intermarried
citizen, and will have to be en-
rolled as such.
"It is the divorce cases that
will attract the most attention and
where the decision will be the
most difficult to reach. Where a
separation between man and wife
has occurred, the man will always
endeavor to demonstrate that his
wife abandoned him, instead of
his abandoning her, and the evil
dence is sometimes volumious and
exhaustive. The reason such
cases were not settled in making
the original enrolment of the
Dawes commission in the Chicka-
saw nation,' was that these inter
married citizens would make their
claims and apply, for enrolment,
when the Chickasaw commission
ers with the Dawes commission
would protest. and make counter
claim that the applicant. for en-.
rollment was a non-citizen, on ae-
count of the abando nment Of his
Indian wife.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-23

A Live, Building Railroad
Coming This Way

That the Arkanaas & Oklahoma
railroad is going 10 build through
some portion of northeast Indian
Territory cannot be- doubted, for
ina very short time it will have
reached Southwest City, Vinita
being the only important city in
this whole section it follows very
naturally that any road pointing in
this direction is within our grasp,
if we make an effort to obtain it.
Aletter received last evening from
President Bayless states that he is
not just now in position to speak
definitely as to the route Through"
this country-that the first effort
was to get under way to Southwest
City. He stated that the engin
GERS would begin work at Gravett,
Ark, today, and that grading
would begin next week. The fact
is not generally known, but Presi-
dent Bayless was here short time
since, though he made himself
known to very few persons, one ol
whom, however, was Mayor Buff
ington. That the gentleman
formed favorable opinion ol
Vinita may be inferred from the
closing line of his letter: "You
have fine young city
Let US not lose sight of the Ar
kansas d. Oklahoma.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-23
WIN TWO MILLIONS.
Eleven Tribes Win Suit Over
Kansas Lands.

The supreme court in denying
an appeal f'the United States
from the decree of the court Of
claims ia the case of the New York
Indians VS. the government, ended
a legal controversy of long stand
ings II had been twice settled by
the court Of claims and brought to
the supreme court on appeal, but
was sent back after the first trial
for the lower court to make certain
notifications of the decree, which
in the first instance was against
the Indians. This was done, and
the United States appealed from
the latter decree. In January last
the solicitor general filed motion
for an order to the court of claims
to make additional findings of fact.
This motion was denied Monday
and the appeal Of the United States
from the last decree of the court of
claims dismissed. This decision
will cost the United States 81, ,967,- :
056, that being the amount ofjudg-
ment rendered by the court Of
claims last November.
The litigation between the gov
eminent and the Indians began
June "a, 1885, when the claim OF
the Indians was referred to the
court of claims under the Bowman
act. The claim was for the value
Of certain lands in Kansas granted
to the New York Indians by the
treaty ofBuffalo Greek, January 15,
1888, the terms of which the gov
ernment failed to carry out. The
treaty included the enames Of eleven
distinct tribes and the court oi
claims found that theywere all en-
titled to recover under the bill
filed, although they did not sign
the treaty, but merely gave their
assent. The treaty was signed by
the Senecas, Cayugas and 0nonda.
gas, residing on the Seneca reser-
walton; the Oneidas in New York
and the Tuscaroras and Stregis.
The 0neidas, at Green Bay; 0non-
dagas, at 0nondaga; Stockbridges,
Munzes and Brothertowns are the
other Eve tribes which are to be
included IN the division Of TIE
money realized fronn The judgment
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-23

Brother Butler will begin a series of
meetings at the Methodist church
next Sunday night which will probab-
u continue several weeks. About a
week later be will be ioined by Rev.
B. B. Hicks, Of Guthrie.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-03-23
THE DAWES COMMISSION.
They Have About 900Cases to Decide
a at south McAlester.

nearing eYiu6nce In appeafeu clu-
zenship; cases and disposing of
these finally. Hon. A. S. McKen-
moo aud Thomas B. Needles are
the only members of the commits
sion at present in the session, but
Hon. Tams Bixby is expected to
join them in a few days. t. B.
Hopkins, clerk for the commits
sion, is with them, taking the evil
dence in the cases pending.
There are approximately 900
cases pending before the commits
sion for a hearing. Practically
nothing has been done so far with
the cases before the commission.
1t was late Monday when the COM
missioners met, and practically
nothing was accomplished. Yes
terday Col. Needles was summoned
as witness in a railroad right of
way case at Atoka and had to be
absent from the meeting, conse-
quently nothing was done. The
citizenship cases of the Colberts,
Goldsbys, McKinneys, and several
other families near Denison are to
60 before the commission, and it
is expected q decision will be rem
dered in these cases before the
end of the week. The more i'm
portant cases that are contested
grow out of the nationality OF the
claimants, the Chickasaw COM
missioners claiming that their
original blood is other than Chick.
asaw. Many Of the claimants, ac-
cording to the Chickasaw commits
sioners are entitled to citizenship
in the Seminole, Creek and Cher
okee nations, instead of the Chick
asaw or Choctaw nations.
The work of hearing all the evil
dence in these cases, reaching, q
conclusion and handing down a
decision is going to involve some
pretty points in law, and settle
some difficult questions as to citi-
zenship for the Indians. The de-
cision reached by the Dawes CON-
mission will be final, and there
will be no appeal, hence the me-
cessity of going over all the evi-
dence carefully. Speaking OF the
cases, an attache of the commits.
sion, who is familiar with the his
tory of these appealed cases, said
to Herald representative in South
McAlester last night:
'sThese cases are appealed cases,
set over from the original enroll.
ment of the Dawes commission,
and then again set over from the
meeting at Ardmore last Novem.
ber. I believe the total number
will approximate 900 and no more
These cases involve the right to 9
great deal Of valuable property in
the Chickasaw nation, and the
question of blood is the principal
one in the more important cases
There are several cases of ths
type we call divorce cases; thai
is, where the husband and wife
have separated. Thatcharacter O
case involves pretty point in
law and equity for final decision
The law in the Chickasaw nation
is peculiar. 1t provides thai
iswhere a white man marries {
Chickasaw woman, and becomes
an intermarried citizen Of tht
Chickasaw nation, he holds all hiI
rights in the nation as aninter
married citizen, unless he aban,
dons his wife, and in that event bs
loses all his right and title to in
termarried' citizenship. On ths
olhar band. If II Il establiahed Al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
HOW THE STAR
GETS THE NEWS
Keen. tho Foot Racer, Brings
the Scoops.

LONDON, May p-Jahn narre,.
ex-unlted States minister 90 Slam.
brings back a bunch Of coed Manila
anecdotes.
The only trouble with the voiun-
tecra.s ne said. is that they won't
stop" This wyemlngs were clear.
lnK out detachment Of rebels when
their colonel ordered halt. oh.
not now, Jimmy demonstrated the
men. Let's nnish up the Job
The colonel relsnted and the Job was
finished"
-Four men were playing cards hack
II the hiring line. A spent hall killed
one Of the men. After a decent in
tervai Tor The removal ~ che body
NTH soldier stepped in and finlshsd
the game,
When a mail arrives Admiral De-
Wey'r frst inquiry IL far Pspcrs with
noeleY stories Ia them.
The constant campaigning keeps
the newspaper men on the jump,
iamsa CHeeimaa has a nsFvS way u
stroliing along the trins line. a. II
he serv cemmandeFsin-chie Of the
whole outfit. Keen. the Serlppa-
McHae isrras association CORES
pendent. Collins ana others spend
their time h.-tWeen the fifinE line
and doing foot Faess back 20 the
cable Offices
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
WATSON WILL
SUCCEED DEWEY

WARRINGTON. May s.--Aamirai
Watson. now in command at the
Mare island navy yard. was ycster-
day selected successor to Admiral
Deweq, just as soon as the latter
feels that he can safely report OF
duty at Manila.
Watson is senior 20 schley. which
accounts for his appointment. II is
Understood here that Watson asked
Secretary LohE TO be appointed as
Dewey'a successor. when u was made
evident that Dewey would return to
the United States.
Admiral Dewey viii undoubtedly
rciinauiah his command AT enec. but
will stay In the Philippines 30 com
piste the commissions work. when
he does return. he viii go direct to
New York
New York residents have sent,
Dewey an invitation 20 he present at
a dinner in his honor. and the form
er has accepted. The dinner will be
an siabornte affair. ana prominent
New Workers have already slgnlned
o willingness 10 subscribe 10000 to
wards IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
SHERMAN FOR
SPE.AKERSHIP
He Has Strong Support From
tho Eastern States.

NEW YORK. May s-In the last
congress- the Speaker 81 the house
and the chairman of the committee
% ways and mean. were Maine men.
Ia the next congress there IL an ex-
ceiicnt chance OF both ~ these posi-
tions being held by New Workers.
the chairman of the WAYS and
means committee Will be Serene =.
Payne. who succeeded 20 that posi-.
ton on the death OF Mr. DinEiey
MFR. Payne has an ambition to be
speaker. but u Is not likely 90 be
gratined. he viii have 20 be con
tent with the second place, NE out
ranks James =. sherman. Of Utica.
In years amt IN length OF service.
hut Mr. sherman h the better par
Humanitarian. and. moreover. has the
more powerful political backing, II
10 believed here that Mr.. Sherman
will have the support. not only Of
the New York delegation. but also
Of "a large number 81 congressman
from the cmst and central esss. IL
- naid here tonight that Senator
Hanna will support Senator riatt In
Pushing ar sherman fer the speak
ership. Certainly Mr.. Sherman
must have the assurance % the most
pow effui political support, or he
would not have declined tsfe pest
ton az General Appraiser. Al $3.50 a
year. for a mefe shadow u ehanes
u tho spcskerrhip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
A Mystery In the Town Of
wsusau, Wis.

wArsAu. wis. Mar "a prom
in-nt FARMER u Frankfort. Marathon
county. came Is town this morning
% demand the dlsinterment and cx-
animation % a roffin containing tbs
body of a woman ana the boncs %
another unknown perxen.
The woman came 20 frankfort a
short tiuse ago with her husbarsi-
Receafiy she vas taken ~. ana when
az the point OF death hceEod her
husband 10 So ap stairs ard bring
down to her certain bones. that she
nnixht elssp them In her arms as
she died lie left the rooms and
nesshherr were astouishei 90 sec
him return with an arufui % ha.
man bones. Including skull. 10
which come short hair vas eliuginE.
all % which h. placed IN the dying
wnmansa arms. and she weps over
them until life passed away.
The husband pat the bones in the
caskst with the h-oiy ~ bis wife
and they were buried together last
Friday. The coroner left for Frank
fort at nsson today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-09
PROTEST TO Be SENT
TO SECRETARY OF WAR

The publication In yesterdays
.ar Of war ekeohn Washington
from Manila feeling Of and dis
satisfaction Throughout, seceary position the
matter generally Of Naval Constructor
EpAe Who himself working
reny against sound and favor OF
streets Attorney p. personally we acquainted
Star this morning that he had just
Of yesterday Star
conclusions had
the Port Orchard
bringing the
protests by prominent men WIN
RECOMMENDATION Of the action taken by secretary
NJ
. president o he chamber o said TO
The matter contained In your let
Acting Secretary OF war VIII be
in ohcals
that the
disregard previously
orchard
remarkable warsbip record They
United states lows
way 81 be Overhauled
ouarermaster habor Ia
a ships ard Equnnlt Brit
is British whrahipa
OF the fastest
built and that revenue tug the
be lost sight OF
commercial center few days to the
sih Davis speaking the
dry
Orchard Why
OF
ana then remember what 10 going on out hefeF