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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-02-08
IMPLEMENTS

Oliver Chill and PlOWS of Every Description.
Corn Planters, both check rOWers and One-hOrse
drills. Browns and Moline Parallel Steel Beam
CultYatOrS, both riding and walking One-hOrSe
FiVe-TOOth CultiVatOTS. One and TWO-hOrSe
Tooth and Disk HarrOws. Mccormick Binders
and Mowers and Steel Hay RakeS, Stalk Cutters
and Sulky PlOws
In fact Anything in the Implement Line
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-02-08

Not o. Bac for Fifty Cents
Guaranteed toAaC go habit cure, makes weak
men strong. blood pure. Doc, 81. All druggists
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-02-08

One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
THAI u Whist u IVES made lar.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20
LEASE DENIED.
Too Much Land Embraced in the Ap,
plicatiOn.

Following is the salient portion
of the letter from the secretary OF
the interior in relation to the APP
plication of the Cudahy Oh Co.
and B. d. Pennington for a miner
al lease under the Curtis act:
at is stated by him that the
company claims to have some
eighteen wells at a cost of s2S, 600;
yet his claim is for 81 400 acres.
The present application of the
Cudahy Oil company covers about
II, 800 acres; it has located four
wells, and expended $50, ,7l1.96.
Mr.. Pennington's application COW
ers about sc, 600 acres, and he has
expended thereon $500 in develop
ing coal mines.
"Said act provides: no lease
shall be granted for a longer period
than fifteen years, nor cover the
mineral in more than six hundred
and forty acres of land, which
shall conform as nearly as pos
sible to the surveys
"The commissioner transmitted
a protest in this matter, by r. q.
Adams, who claims that the Cher
okee Oil and Gas company have
seventeen of their eighteen wells
located on lands occupied by him
as a home, and that all are within
an area Of ten acres. Apparently
this would entitle tie company,
should no other objection exist, to
one lease only. In none of these
has there been made
any attempt to comply with the
regulations of May -, 1899, after
due notice thereof.
"They cannot be allowed, and,
in accordance with the recon-
of the commissioner Of
Indian affairs, you are directed to
advise the parties that unless they
with these regulations the
will decline to give
their application any considera-
ton and that any delay il at their
own risk.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20
RAILROADS LAST YEAR.
Interesting Report by the Inter.
state Commission.

The report of railway statistics
for the year 1898, compiled by the
interstate commerce commission,
shows that eleven roads went into
the hands of receivers, against
forty-five taken cut, while the
mileage of receivership roads was
reduced by GIG miles operated
and >, 1873 miles owned.
There was a decrease in the cap
ital stock of the roads in receivers
hands of 1921, ,927 ,239. The ag-
gregate mileage of railways on
June 80. 1898, was 247 ,532, an in
crease of 4,0SS miles. The total
number of railway corporations in
the United States was 2,047. The
total number of locomotives in
service was Sc, ,2S4, an increase of
24S over the previous year. The
total OF railway employees was
S74, 55S, an increase of 51,0S2.
A feature is a wage summary
compiled from over 80 per cent Of
the total employees. There was
paid in wages s495, ,055, els, an in
crease for the year of $50 454 OBJ.
This sum represented 60.52 per
cent of the total operating sx-
penses.
The total number of casualties
for the year was 47,741. The ag-
gregate killed was 6,S59 and in
iured 40,SS2. OF railway en-
ployes 95S were killed and 37l,.
761 injured. The passengers
killed were 211 and injured 2,945.
The total number of persons killed
other than passengers and en-
ploves was 1850 and injured
GIG. This includes persons
classed as trespassers, tramps and
the like. One passenger was killed
TO- every 2.267, ,21O. One out of
every I47 employees was killed and
one out Of every twenty eight in
jured.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20
ST. LOUIS CATTLE nARKET.
Recent Transactions by Territory
Shippers.

Lasater & Noble had six cars OF
cattle on the market from Tulsa,
containing 716 pound calves sold
at 80 per head, and 500 pound
cows sold at SO 40 per 100 pounds.
The entire consignment was
bought by Nelson Morris & Co.
w. H. Jennings had in three
loads of calves from Oaktaha, con-
sisting of 40, IA and 14S pound
ers, all sold to Nelson Morris &
Co. at s4.75 per 100 pounds.
Blueford Miller, of Red Fork
marketed $50 pound COWS at s3. 80
and 997 pound steers $40.
Miller & Perry had in two loads
OF Sc pound steers from Red Fork
that brought 80 80.
II. J. Timon, of Tulsa, market
ed l49 pound calves at. $50 per
head, 40 pound cows at $500 and
63S pond heifers at SO. Is.
Kelley, Windsor, Porter and
Reed, Red Fork, 1. T., marketed
two cars of 1,O24 pound steers
bought by Kingan & Co. at $40.
HOgue & Kell, of Chelsea, were
on the market with $50 pound COWS
and heifers that brought s3.45.
J. c. Smith, Sapulpa, had in
697 pound cows and heifers bought
by Nelson Morris IL Co. at $40
and 9l6 pound steers by Swift &
Co. at $3.50.
w. f. Halsell Tulsa, marketed
1,005 pound steers at s4.05 bought
by Kingan & Co.
NJ. BOmgardner Vinita, had a
mixed load of cattle in the quar-
antine division.
Ware & Hawkins, Chelsea, bad
in among other cattle S77 pound
COWS and heifers sold at $3.50.
a. Forsythe of Red Fork had in
120 steers $50 pounds average that
brought 81 20.
Gus Palmer, Goodland market
ed 902 pound steers at So 20.
Ed c. Julian had in IS head S25
pound steers from Checotah, that
brought 1915.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20
CHOCTAW EXECUTION.
Chastity in Detail and Against
u. S. Court Orders.

VIM. Goings, the fullblOod
Choctaw who was sentenced by the
Choctaw court and execution
stayed by the United States court
two or three times, was finally
shot Thursday at Alikchi by the
Choctaw sheriff in the face OF an
order from Judge Thomas, as fol-
lows:
Tulsa, July 12.-To Thomas
Watson, sheriff, Antlers, l. T.:
You are hereby commanded to
have the body of VIM. Goings de-
tanned in your custody, as it is
said, together with the day and
cause of his being taken, before me
at the court house in South Nc
Alester on the 22d day of July at
the hour of 1890 in the forenoon,
and then and there state in writing
the cause of his imprisonment and
producing your answer, so doing
and not TO fail under the heavy
penalty OF the law against those
who disobey this writ, and to sub
nit all those things which then
and there adjudged in this behalf.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of July. JOHN R. THOMAS,
Judge in and for the Indian Ter
riiOry.
Again, long, wild ride over
the mountains, through the deep,
tangled bottoms in great haste to
the Indian court house at Alikchi,
and the presentation of the order
from Judge Thomas court. Again
the bullet that was to slay VIM.
Goings was stayed, and the sheriff
hesitated. He held an order from
Judge James of the Chociaw court
to execute GoingS, and here Eas
an order from another court, m
der which he was not actings 80
have the body of Goings in South
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

opment of farming and stock rails
ing in the Cherokee nation.
Sec. II. The National party
proudly points to it's national
record and history; TO the educa-
tion of the people and the accumu-
lation of wealth of the citizens,
their careful and judicious man
agement of public funds and the
respect they maintained and COM
manded for the nationality; the
success and dignity maintained by
the different National chiefs and
their administrations, in view OF
these facts, and the fairness of this
platform, and their obligations, is
sufficient TO guarantee to meet a
hearty approval and support of the
citizens.
Your aid is cordially solicited to
60 soul and heart together to
the polls on the first Monday in
August, 1899, and vote for princi-
pal and assistant chiefs, Hons.
Wolfe Coon and Watt Duncan
who are alike conspicuous as loyal
and patriotic and upright as pub
lie servants when entrusted with
such honors-who are true law
abiding citizens.
(Signed) JYo. GRASS, Chairman.
JNo. BEAMER, Secretary
Approved by the captains of the
Keetoowhah society.
DANIEL REDBIRD.
DAVE MUsKRAT.
June 80, 1899.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

McAlesier on July 22d, where the
case should be again reopened
The sheriff was in a quandary. He
knew not what course to pursue,
and in his dilemma he appealed to
Judge James. The Judge asked il
there was any evidence of the
court over which Judge Thomas
presided having jurisdiction or any
evidence why the execution should
not take place. There was none,
and the decision of Judge James
was that the United States court
had no jurisdiction, and that the
order of the Indian court must be
final and carried out. This set
tied the Indecision OF Sheriff Wat.
son and again preparations were
made for the execution OF Goings
Two ministers of the Methodist
Episcopal faith had been in prison
with him preparing him for death
but when the Indian came out ii
was the Indian stole who appeared
and not the Christian martyr going
to his execution. No fate is so
black that it daunts the Indian to
walk to it with steady step, and
with head erect, and staunch, firm
tread. VIM. Goings went TO his
fate, TO die at the hands of the
law of his tribesmen who decreed
that he was guilty of murder and
must pay the highest penalty for
his crime.
Preparations for the execution
had been completed. Goings was
placed on his knees, a handker-
chief was bound over his eyes to
exclude the sight Of the weapon
that meant his death. Two guards
held him by the arms, while q
guard of twenty men stood in files
on either side of him. Blindfold-
ed and kneeling, the shirt bosom
of the prisoner was opened, and
over his heart big black spot was
made by the sheriff, who was to be
the executioner of the man. Eight
feet from the kneeling prisoner
the sheriff leveled a winchester at
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20
MuskOgee Hanging Friday.

Arrangements are nearly COM
plete for carrying out the sentence
of the court. A fifteen foot rope,
made to order for the occasion by
St. Louis manufacturer who
makes a specially of hangman's s
supplies, was last Saturday re-
ceived by Jailer Lubbes, and is
now in his office, with a gruesome
loop and knot in the end. The ex-
ecution will be under the direction
of Jailer Lubbes, assisted by three
or four of the prison guards.
Only a limited number Of civilians
will be permitted to witness the
hanging, and everything pertain
ing thereto will be conducted as
quietly and decorously as possible.
Some fear is entertained, how
ever, that Curley may weaken at
the final moment, but il is hoped
by the Jail officials that this ap-
prehension is groundless.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20
CATTLE nARKET OFF.
A Decline Which VIII Check Cher.
Okee Shipments.

There has been a heavy decline
in the cattle market in the last
week-on some steers 50 cents or
better. In discussing the subject
yesterday morning Pryor Farley
expressed the opinion that the 1905
pound steers sold for w. z. Hal
sell at 81 % would have brought
81. 40 last week, a decline of s3 80
a head. The reasons, he believed, ,
were that a. lot of green cattle have
been rushed on the market, have
not "dressed out" the expected
percentage, and as a result packers
have refused TO pay what they
did. Good steers from herds
which buyers know, Mr.. Farley
believes, will yet sell at fairly
good figures all summer. In ex-
planation of the situation he re-
lated an incident which he wit
messed some time since. A ship
ment of good looking cows were in
the yards which were hard to sell.
When asked the cause the COM
mission man explain d that the
first lot had not justified expecta-
tions when killed, and as a result
he had been unable to get within
10 cents a hundred of what they
were worth since that.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

the black spot over the heart,
report and the body fell, but the
heart had not been pierced, and a
heart-sickening struggle ensued.
GOings was made of the stern ma
terial that does not easily succomb
to wounds. The bullet which
pierced his breast did not pierce
the heart and he fought a long
time with the grim monster, till
those vino witnessed the execution
turned away, heartsick at the
sight.
GOings all along pleaded his in
nocence of the crime with which
he stood charged. He denied the
murder of his uncle, and was con-
victed upon circumstantial evil
dence. He laid the charge at the
door of other men, and at his exc
cution he made no confession of
guilt. He went to his death with
a protest of innocence. The large
crowd of people assembled to see
the execution left Goings stIug-
Cling for life, with a fatal wound
through his breast.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20
THE WAGNER FIRE.
Its Story as Told by Satur-
days Sayings"


in damage that of last Novem-
Der, being estimated at $4,000,
much of which was to goods de.
stroyed. The fire started in the
kitchen ol the City bakery; how,
is not definitely known. The
flames spread both ways from this
building, but more rapidly to the
north, as there was considerable
gale OF wind blowing from the
southwest The City hotel, an old
frame structure Joining the ROark
building on the north, was soon
enveloped in flames. A small
frame structure burned next and
then the large stone building be-
longing to the George Schafier
Grocery and Packing Co., with its
contents, the heaviest loss sus-
tanned. Great damage was done
to DR.. Faine's drug store, Hills
grocery, and some to J. A. Crow
der's building The front OF the
handsome block of the Ii. +.
Jones Mercantile company, which
stands across the street, was Sc
rlOusly damaged, and it looked for
time as though this establish
ment was in considerable danger.
The building joining Mr.. Scnal-
fer on the south was owned by the
Kinds Brewing company OF Kan
sas City, and We understand there
was no insurance on this building.
The City hotel was owned by
w. ii. McAnally and occupied by
Mr.. j. w. Pendergrast, and in ad-
dltion to the hotel furniture and
fixtures he had a considerable
stock OF groceries in one room of
the building, on which there was
little if any insurance. There
were scarcely any of his goods
saved.
The building for the City bakery
and restaurant was owned by Ed
Lee and occupied by J. II. Roark.
who had no insurance on his
goods and fixtures. Mr.. Lee car
ried a small insurance on the
building. The building south Of
this belonged to J. H. Morton, and
J. G. Arlington owned the build
ing joining this on the south, and
the next was J. y. Schrimsher's
meat market.
Aside from the destruction OF
property that went up in smoke in
such a short time, great damage
was done to several large stocks
OF goods by removing them.
Aside from the loss of property
to the individuals and to our city,
we deeply sympathize with the
heroic boys who fell Frustrated
from overwork and heat.
When the Muskogee fire COM
pany was notified that our town
was on fire, about fifteen o. twenty
members came as soon as they
could possibly get here by special
train kindly loaned by the Katy.
They brought their hooks and lad
ders and went to work like they
had been through exciting scenes
OF the kind before.
This is the second big fire Wag-
oner has had in less time than a
year. and where stood the row of
buildings that was burned TO ashes
last November now stand magniii-
cent brick structures. In a few
more months we will see the same
kind of valuable Improvements go
up in the row that was destroyed
today. We regret to note the in
diyidual loss to each one and the
loss 20 our city, but the burnt dis.
trict will rise in more splendor and
beauty than ever before.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

Our esteemed cotemporary, the
Purcell Register, takes The Chief
tain 10 task for stating that the
Oklahoma debt amounted to nearly
half a million dollars. There was
a slight error in our statement. 1t
was either a slip of the pen or a
typographical error; we don't
know which. 1t should have read
that the Oklahoma debt was a
little over a million dollars, in
stead of nearly a half million. On
the seventh page of the report
Of Governor Barnes the county
Indebtedness foots up a total of
1926, 800, and on page six of the
report we find the outstanding
territorial bonded debt stated at
S251, ,530.51, making a grand total
of 81, III, ,S30.51. 1t is presumed
that each country will pay its own
debts, or perhaps repudiate them,
but if the Indian Territory should
be annexed to Oklahoma it could
be made TO stand anything that a
majority vote would dictate, even
to the payment of the debts of the
commonwealth. The reason why
nearly every man in the Indian
Territory is opposed to annexation
to Oklahoma is apparent. The
five tribes are sincere in wanting
to steer clear of debt-ridden Okla.
hnma.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20
BURLINGTON ACCEPTS.
A Formal Letter Setting Forth
His Views.
NINIrA. l. T. July IS. 1899.

Hon. Washington Swimmer,
Head Captain of the Downing
party, DEAR SIR:-I have the
honor to acknowledge receipt of
your letter notifying me officially
in behalf of the Downing party Of
the nomination OF myself for the
Office of principal chief ofthe Cher
okee nation and enclosing a copy
Of the platform declaring the prin-
ciples to be carried out in event
the party is successful in the COM
ing election.
fully appreciate in the highest
degree the grave responsibilities
of the office to which | have been
nominated by the Downing party
in this particular crisis of our ma
tional affairs at which our nation
has arrived in its career. The
gradual restriction of the powers
of our government by legislation
Of the federal congress and the
abolition of our laws and judicial
department and the further as
sumption of control and supervis.
ory authority of the federal powers
have left us but the mere SEM
blance of the government which
we once enjoyed with the other
four nations of the Indian Terri
tory. Enjoying the benefits and
privileges arising under the new
order of things brought about by
the recent agreements completed
with the Dawes commission, and
with the example of the progress
made in rapid strides under their
new conditions the Cherokee ma
ton the most progressive of them
all, very wisely entered into an
agreement last January at Musko-
gee, the terms of which guard and
protect every right dear to the
hearts of every class of our citi-
zens. This treaty, the platform
adopted by the Downing conven-
ton declares, contains the princi-
Piles for which it stands and has
ever stood in its general policies
of government. 1t stands for a
fair division of our lands and mon-
eys as stipulated in this treaty,
among all classes of our citizens
alike. 1t stands for the perpetua.
tion of our educational system; it
stands for the protection of
every nome in the land behind the
impregnable bulwark of a fee
simple title to one hundred and
twenty acres Of land; it stands for
the settlement of all class differ
ences among our citizens; It stands
for the final destruction of the
railroad grant; it settles the in
truder question forever and eter-
sIally, and last but not least it
makes every man equal before the
bar of justice and makes every cit
izen OF our country eligible to SIT
upon a jury in the courts, thereby
securing him a jury trial Icy his
peers when his life, liberty or
property is at stake. These are
some of the principles for which
the Downing party stands in its
platform, and | accept the pledge,
and with an honesty of purpose
and firm resolve will exert every
power to see it consummated by
into the law of the land |
at thevery earliest possible mo-
ment.
Thanking you for the distin-
guished honor conferred by nomi-
mating me as your standard bear
er, Twill use every honest en-
deavor to carry the standard of
the grand old party to victory at
the polls next August.
Very respectfully,
T. NJ. BURLINGTON.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

An enterprising individual was
making canvass OF the town
today to sell "real estate in Cuby "
We have not heard of any sales,
but "blue sky" finds a ready sale
in most places, and perhaps Nini-
ia is no exception to the rule.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

The Vinita papers are adding
insult to injury, by declaring that
"TUlsa is disgraced." Why did
you want to send such a gang of
buns, toughs, thugs and general
roust-a- bouts down here to blight
Tulsa's fair name? We know we
are disgraced but we don't think
Vinita should open her head
Tulsa Democrat. Among those
who accompanied the ball team to
Tulsa were Judge Burlington, can
didate for chief of the Cherokee
nation; VIM. Little, president of
the Vinita National bank, and also
an officer of the First National
bank of Tulsa; Luman F. Parker,
assistant U. S. attorney; James o.
Hall, vice president of First Ma
tional bank, Vinita, and an officer
of the Tulsa bank; George Nidiffer,
I. A. Chandler, tx L. S. Commits
sioner Mcclure, and about a score
of other Einita men equally re-
spectacle. Are these men buns,
toughs and thugs?
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

a good story is told OH some of
the Vinita boys in Tulsa Wednes-
day. As some of the boys were
walking out to the ball grounds
they overlook a lady carrying
sack of meal. John Thomson,
Bert Chandler, Jim Hall and r. 1.
Blakeney almost fell over each
other in the rush to offer their SER
vices. The lady with a melting
smile informed them that she had
a very jealous husband who might
make 1t exceedingly interesting
for them if he discovered them.
The boys ardor disappeared most
magically, when Judge Burlington
stepped up and proffered his SER
vices with the air of calm assur-
ance so becoming to the judge. On
arriving at her home the woman
thanked the judge and sweetly in
formed him that her husband was
dead and that she was a lone wild
ow. The other "boys" took turns
kicking each other.-Courier.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

The story started in Washington
by Dick Adams that the Delawares
were the chief sufferers from the oil
leases in the Cherokee nation is one
of the rankest fakes that has been
printed lately. The oil leases are
simply an outrage and it is hoped
will all be cancelled, but that the
Delawares are hurt by them worse
than other Cherokee citizens is a
groundless assumption. Some
very irresponsible men occasion
ally get hearing at Washington,
especially in Indian matters.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

Too much newspaper enterprise
Is dangerous. Solon Detwiler,
editor of the Enid Coming Events,
suicided Saturday, presumably
being mentally deranged.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

1t is rumored the daily edition
of the Vinita Chieftain is soon 10
be suspended Pro-
gress.
The above rumor perhaps origi-
mated in the Progress Office, and
under the diminutive hat band of
the editor of that paper. The
Daily Chieftain has no notion of
suspending but will continue to
print the news of the best town in
the Indian Territory.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-07-20

We are authorized TO announce the name
OF InO. II. Gibson OF Grove, Delaware dis
trict. as a candidate for seat in the Ma
a Dnal council. subject 10 the voters OF Del
aware district At the regular election on
August :. lsq9.