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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

J. Y. Schenck has bought the
Gale Leader moved it to Durant
and changed its name to the Dem
ocrat.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

The Guthrie State Capital has
been sued for libel for denouncing
the promoters of a bogus scheme
OF some kind.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08
Mark TWain's Plan.

Mark Twain says that during his
recent interview with the emperor
of Austria be did not submit his
plan for universal peace because
Secretary Hay had pronounced it
too comprehensive. Mr.. Glenn
mems plans for universal peace as
presented to the secretary of state
at the time of the meeting of the
disarmament congress at The Ha-
que was to exhaust all oxygen in
the atmosphere. This, he wrote
Secretary Hay, would be an abso-
lutte guaranty OF perfect peace with
in a radius of 26,362, ,412 miles
around Washington, and it is true,
as he states in this interview, that
Secretary replied that the plan was
a little too comprehensive.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

There is no accounting for the
ambition of little territory towns.
Claremore is talking seriously
about a land Office being located
there.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

1t is said the managers of the
National party in the Cherokee
nation are arranging for a vigorous
campaign, and will stump the ma
tion thoroughly between now and
the first Monday in August.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

1t does not take much mental
effort to grasp the fact that the
politica! campaign in the Chero-
kee nation is to be a comparatively
tame affair. The absence of a
well-deiined issue, and the limited
powers of the emasculated Indian
government renders a repetition Of
the old-time heated campaign i'm
possible. Our so-called govern
ment today is only the remnant Of
its former self, and what is left is
entirely under the supervision Of
the United States authorities. The
constituted authorities Of the Cher
okee nation remain intact only for
the purpose of further settlement
OF the affairs of The uibe and with
no intention or suggestion of per
manency. If possible the last YES
tage of tribal government will have
been wiped out and new order Of
things established long before the
term of the governor who shall be
elected in August next, expires
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

St. Louis has struck the tobog-
gan in the base ball race.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

About the only issue worth
naming in the present campaign
for the election of q chief and
council in the Cherokee nation is
that of treaty along the lines Of
the agreement made last winter.
The platform of the successful
party must state specifically its
position relative to the treaty.
The changes that it advocates
must be stated not inferred or
guessed at. To say that the party
is pledged to fair division of the
lands of the tribe according TO
the constitution and laws of the
Cherokee nation is not enough.
Much depends upon the construc-
ton placed upon said constitution
and laws. The treaty was remark
ably clear upon those points, and
the same provisions must 60 into
the treaty that will again be sub
mitted to congress for ratification.
The Chieftain will support no par
ty, and no candidate that does not
come out unequivocally upon this
proposition. We want no ambigu-
ity Of language. The time has
passed when political claptrap will
be tolerated in an election that
may mean so much TO the proper
ty Interests of this nation.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

Would Aguinaldo be proper
officer to place in command of one
of the divisions OF the American
army in Manila even before he
had publically professed allegi-
ance TO the American cause? Can
not some of our Downing friends
who want to ignore the veterans
in the party for an outsider see
the application?-Sentinel.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

The Dawes commission is at
Wister this week taking the Choc-
taw cesus. The work in the Choc-
taw country Will be completed
about September 1st.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

The Creek warrant cases have
been continued at Muskogee till
the November term of court.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

Charlie Hine was down from
Monett yesterday and reports a
wholesale hold-up Tuesday night
of strawberry pickers at that place.
About 100 pickers from Arkansas
were hanging around the switch
yard waiting to 60 down to Sar-
coke. About dark half a dozen
bold tramps with drawn revolvers
corralled the whole crew and got
them into refrigerator cars, where
they went through their pockets,
securing about $50 out of the en-
tire crowd, even taking D cents
away from one poor fellow who
had no more. After the robbery
the door was locked on the outside,
then the ventilators were opened
so their victims could get fresh
air, after which the tramps walked
off and left them to stay until dis
covered next NOTWITHSTANDING
Press.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

Neither the Downing, nor the
National party in the Cherokee
nation has declared its position
upon the issues that confront the
Cherokee people by the promulga-
ton ofa platform. Perhaps in
due time both will do so. The
people in the meantime are anx-
iously waiting to hear the keynote
of the campaign. Hundreds of
voters have declined to support
any candidate or party until it is
definitely known to what the party
proposes to pledge itself. The
attitude of these parties toward a
treaty which means a final settle
ment will be the turning point.
There should be no lodging nor
wavering along this line.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08

The Vinita Chieftain says there
seems tc be a lull in the work of
Dawes commission. The Chieftain
is i'll error. Two of the commits
sioners have been in the Choctaw
nation and have been busy enroll
ing Indians since the 18th of
April, and they have been assidu-
Gus too, in their labor. Tams
Bixby has succeeded in winning
sold Spi" over to allotment, and
that has taken some work. The
Capital might say that it seems
that a number of papers of the
northern district generally COM
plain if the Dawes commission
and other federal officers devote
any time whatever to the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations, and yet
these two nations were the first to
treat with the Dawes commission
and should have been the first to
receive the benefits of that agree
ment. Still, perhaps, there is
nothing lost by this seeming de-
lay, as the country and these
towns are constantly improving
South McAlester Capital.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-08
Let Her Go n That.

An aged rural citizen engaged
the local town poet TO write an
obituary on his brother. After
numerous failures, the poet SUBJ
nitted the followino.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
BREVET FOR COL. HAWKINS
All He Is Likely to Get, as General Otis
Refused to Recommend His
Promotion,

WASHINGTON, July 18.-Representa-
tive Graham of Allegheny, who brought
the subject of Colonel Hawkins promo.
tion up in talk with the president, was
informed that General Otis had failed
to recommend the colonel for promo.
ton. In fact, it appears that General
Otis expressly declined to make the rec
ommendation in answer to direct ILL
quiry sent him at the presidents sug.
gestion.
This action of Otis is q serious OBJ
stacle in the way of comforting the de-
sired honor on Colonel Hawkins if the
established usages of the military ser.
vice are to be followed. Another OBJ
stacle which the president intimated
stood in the way is the fact that the list
of brigadier generals is now full, and
that the war department authorities
take the position that no further nomi-
nations in the grade can be made, even
temporarily.
Altogether Mr.. Graham got the inn
preston tnat Colonel Hawkins promo
ton was not probable. He thinks,
however, that the executive will give
the colonel the brevet rank of brigadier
before he is mustered out. TO this
there does not appear to be any obstacle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
AFTER STEEL COMBINE
Monnett Will Proceed Against
National Company.
SERVICE SECURED UPON REFS
Had the Papers Served In Chicago-Said
He Had Been Informed That the Com
pany Had Violated the State Antitrust
Law by Their Organization.

CHICAGO, July Attorney General
+. S. Monnett of Ohio, through Sheriff
Magerstadt. had service secured on
William Z. Refs, president of the Ma
tional Steel company, that action may
be taken against the corporation under
the antitrust law of Ohio. The service
was secured and the papers returned to
Attorney General Monnett.
In the notification that action will be
brought against the National Steel
company, Attorney General Monnett
said:
81 am informed that your recent cor
poration, which had been Incorporated
under the laws OF the state of New Jer-
sey, is such "a combination of capital.
and acts as constitute you a trust as de.
fined by an act of the general assembly
of the state of Ohio known as senate bill
1856, passed April, 1885,"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
ON ANOTHER STRIKE.
Street Car Men Again Out In
Cleveland.
MAGNATES ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH.
Employees Charged That Company on
clals Did Not Keep Their Agreement
In Full Mayor Farley Declared He
Would Protect Cars Against Violence.

CLEVELAND, July 18.-The inaugu.
ration of a second strike by tho EN-.
ployes of the big Consolidated Railroad
company was a complete surprise to the
putlic and nearly 80 to the company
Ever since the men returned to work,
about three weeks ago. under an agree
ment prepared by a committee of the
city council and signed by representa-
tives of the strikers and of the company
there had been frequent complaints on
the part of the men that the company
was not living up to the agreement.
Several conferences We're held. the
latest about week ago, and it was then
announced that everything was salts
factory or would be as soon as the COM
pany had been given ample time to ad-
just its schedules and arrange the runs.
The presence on cars of the non.
union men who were retained after the
settlement of the strike was still bone
of contention, however, and a crisis
was reached when, as is claimed, q num-
Der of union men were discharged for
refusing to go out ON cars with non
union men. A meeting followed and
the decision to strike was reached All
the lines were tied up for awhile when
the operation of the Euclid avenue line
with non-union men under police pro-
lection was undertaken. Oars were
run at five.minute intervals on that
line until evening, but no attempt was
made to move cars on other lines.
Henry A. Everett, president Of the
company, issued statement in which
he says the terms of the agreement
with the strikers has been strictly ad-
hered to, but it was impossible to in
augurate all the reforms promptly be.
cause of the continued interference
with the non-unlon crews and he holds
the union men directly responsible for
this. He attributes the present strike
to a feeling Of disappointment on the
part of the union men because the non
union men have not been "mobbed and
beaten out of the company's service. "
He says he will operate the cars if he
is given police protection. Protection
has been promised by Mayor Farley
and it is said that the militia will be
called out if the police are unable to
preserve order.
There has been a little disorder, but
nothing of a serious nature.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
MORAVIAN CHURCH SYNOD.
Some Points of the Proceedings Held In
Saxony-Ohio Mans Election.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, July 18.-The gen.
eral synod of the Moravian church,
which convened at Herrnhut, Saxony
on May l6, and which adjourned on
June 80, reelected the four members of
the missionary directing board, Revs.
Romlg of the American, Latrobe of the
British, and Buchner and Padel of the
Germany provinces. The report of the
committee of doctrine. composed of
memb ers of the various provinces, was
unanimously approved by the synod. 1t
commits the church to the maintenance
of the fundamental truths of Holy
Scripture as the only rule Of faith aud
practice. The synod elected Bishop
Romlg of Ohio as president of the ex-
ecutive board of the church.
Representatives of the three prov
inces moved the adoption of resolu-
ton commendatory to a degree only
short of being mandatory, recommend
ing to the executive board the calling
of the next general synod at Bethle.
hem, Pa, in 1900.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
AN OFFER FROM CARNEGIE
Proposed, In Reply to a Letter, to Give
Steubenville a Library.

STEUBENvILLE, July IS. - Andrew
Carnegie has written from Skibo castle
Offering to donate $50, 900 toward pub.
lie library building, if the citizens will
furnish a site and maintain it. Mr..
Carnegie in his letter speaks of his early
days when a telegraph operator i'll
Steubenville.
The correspondence has been carried
through DR.. A. Reid. lie first wrote,
to Mr.. Carnegie reminding him that he
was founding libraries elsewhere, and
asked if he could not give one TO Steu-
benville. Mr.. Carnegie answered say
ing he believed in helping those who
show a disposition to do something.
DR.. Reid found that the people here
would furnish the site and maintain the
library, and wrote to Mr.. Carnegie,
who asks the city to maintain it at not
less than $1,000 year.
He worked here when 10 years Of age
and referred to this in his first letter;o
also about his getting messages through
to Pittsburg from Wheeling one time
when the wires were down. The Ii
brary oGer will be accepted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
IMPEACHED AND REMOVED
Director of Public Safety DusenburJ
Ousted From Office at
Columbus.

COLUMBUS, July 18.-The city council
by vote of 20 to impeached and re.
moved from office Joseph w. Dusen.
bury, director Of public safety.
Mr.. Dusenbury was the appointee of
Mayor Samuel j. Swartz, Republican,
who was elected last spring. He has
recently been criticised severely by the
ministers of the city on account of his
attitude on the question of the enforce
ment of Sunday laws, especially in con-
nection with place of amusement in
which he was interested as part owner.
Mr.. Dusenbury has also, been severely
criticised on account of his management
of the affairs of his Office. The resolu-
ton removing him charges that he has
been guilty of misconduct in office.
Other charges are also made.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
BOTH SIDES STUBBORN.
The Trolley Strike In Brooklyn Appar
emily Was No Nearer
Settlement.

New YORK, July 18.-The strike stu.
alton in Brooklyn remained unchanged.
The striking employees were even more
determined and the managers of the
rapid transit lines were obdurate and
unflinching.
Cars were run on most of the lines
governed by the traction company from
early morning until Z o'clock in the
evening, but after sundown there was
a considerable falling off in the service,
and by 8 o'clock not a car was moving
on any of the lines affected by the strik.
ing motormen and conductors. The
roads comprising the Nassau system
were most effectively crippled.
None of the striking employees re-
turned to work, and most of them were
busy during the day influencing union
and non-union men ON the other lines
to quit work. In this respect the strik-
ers were partially successful, but they
made no inrOads ON the running Of the
Putnam avenue cars. This line is prac-
tically intact, not more than half a
dozen of its employees being affiliated
with the strikers.
The Coney Island Railroad company
picked rich harvest on all of its lines
during the day. The Franklin avenue,
Smith and Jay street, Hamilton avenue
and De Kalb lines were running on full
time and carried great number of
passengers throughout the day and
night.
The Coney Island company lived up
to its agreement with it's employees, and
consequently it's business was not inter.
fered with in the slightest. In fact, the
business on these roads was considera-
bly, augmented, as many travellers pat
ronlzed the cars, although in many
cases going blocks out of their way to
do so.
The strikers held meeting to which
they invited President Rossiter and
Seth l.. Keeney. Speeches were made
on both sides, but toward the close of
the meeting President Rosslter told the
men that they could come back to work
at o'clock last evening, but he as
sured them that the company would not
concede any of their demands, and eX-
pressed himself as believing that the
strikers had no grievances to back up
their actions.
"There is no strike nor cause for it,"
said Mr.. Rossiter.
"You lie, you lie," came from 500
throats in answer to this assertion, and
it looked for q time as If serious trouble
would ensue. Fortunately wiser heads
governed the more active strikers and
no damage was done to either of the
representatives of the company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
CALL ISSUED
For the Democratic State Con-
ventiOn.
viii BE Held on August 80 and 80 Ac-
cordlng to omcial Call-Appor-
tionment of Delegates.

Chairman w S. Thomas, of the
state central committee, has Issued the
following call for the Democratic state
convention:
'The Democratic state convention of Ohio
will be held In the city of GAINESVILLE, Ohio on
August 30 and 80 1899, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the following state
offices:
Governor, lieutenant governor, Judge of
the supreme court member of the board of
the board Of public works, state treasurer, at
torney general and state auditor.
The basis of representation for delegates
and alternates to this convention shall be one
delegate for each 500 votes or fraction over
$50 cast for Hon. Horace l.. Chapman for gov
ernor in 1897. All electors who voted for
Horace L. Chapman for governor, and all
other electors who are now in accord with the
Democratic national platform adopted in 1896,
are entitled to vote in the election of delegates
to this convention.
''All delegates and alternates to this conven-
ton, elected after June 16, 1899, shall be
chosen in one or the other of the following
ways: Either by direct vote of the people at
general primary or in delegate convention
or by mass county convention held in the
county.
No mass delegations to be admitted, and no
delegates or alternates appointed by any COM
mittee shall be admitted to the convention
except where a county central or executive
committee has passed a resolution for such
appointment prior to June Is. 1889.
THE counties shall be entitled to the fol-
lowing number of delegates and alternates:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
A WOMAN In UNIFORM.
Put on the Train Carrying the Nine.
teenth Infantry, Enroute to
the Philippines.


PITTsBURa, July 18.-The First and
Third battalions of the Nineteenth in.
fantry, from Camp Meade enroute to
the Philippines via San Francisco over
the Pennsylvania road, passed through
here. There were five trains, one of 1S
cars containing regimental baggage
and equipment and the other four of 10
and IL cars each for the soldiers. 1t is
not known just when the remaining
battalion viii leave Camp Meade, but
1t will not be long.
A handsome woman, probably 90
years old, the wife of private in Com.
pany X, was discovered on the train,
dressed in the regulation army uniform
She came from Martinsburg, w. Va,
and boarded the train at Harrisburg. 1t
was her purpose in Disgusting herself to
accompany her husband to Manila and
be near him while in the. Philippines.
She had closely cut her black tresses.
She was put off the train in this city.
She.bid her husband an affectionate
farewell and told him that she would
meet him in San Francisco.
HARRISBURG, July 18.-Recruits for
the new Twenty-seventh and Twenty.
eighth regiments of volunteers for the
Philippine service were reaching Camp
Meade from various sections at the rate
of from 20 to 100 per day and there are
several hundred at Camp Meade at
present.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
BLOODY FIGHT WITH ROBBERS.
One Bandit and an Ohicer KiIled-Other,
b Wounded.

EAST LAS VEGAS, July 18.-Word
was receiv ed here that the dead body of
one of the train robbers concerned in
the Folsom train robbery on the Colo
RADIO Southern railway had been con-
yeyed to Cimarron, N. M, from the
scene of the fight and was afterwards
taken to Springer, where an inquest
was held. The other two robbers
abandoned their horses and were being
pursued.
Later accounts of the fight state that
the train robbers were overtaken at
about o'clock Sunday morning in the
canon ten miles above Cimarron.
About 80 shots were exchanged.
Sheriff Ed Farr received the first
wound in the wrist, but bandaged it
and renewed the battle. He was shot a
second time through the body and fell
dead. +. II. Smith, another member of
the posse, was shot through the leg.
H. N. Love sustained dangerous
wound through the thigh. Special
Officer Reno remained ON the scene un-
til s o'clock Sunday night. and then
left for Cimarron to secure medical aid,
which was secured at Springer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Claimed Enough Cities Arc Represented
to Make 1t Go.

ST. LOUIS, July 18.-Mr. George
Schaefer of st. Louis, who last winter
offered the National League 800, 900 for
a clear title TO the st. Louis baseball
franchise, and who is interested in the
new baseball organization, said in part
1--WE have already completed first
class organization, composed of leading
eastern as well as leading western
cities.
buffalo, Detroit and Milwaukee are
anxious to join us.
"We have clubs enough now to com.
plete our organization without the as
sistance of the cities named.
"The st. Louis end of the new league
only can speak for. 1t is as solid as a
rock"
Ted Sullivan, the veteran baseball
manager, said soon after his arrival
from Chicago:
"The new league is certain go, and
everyone in Chicago is talking about it.
Up there they say that Anson and LOT.
tus will be at the head of the new Chi
cago club"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-21
MAYOR HARRISON DECLINED
tsemeR as He Didn't Like the
Local Committee.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-Mayor Garter II.
Harrison sent the following letter to the
committee in charge of arrangements
for the Democratic meeting at the Au-
ditorium July 20.
j. f. Cooling, Esq, Chairman Committee of
Arrangements:
DEAR SIR--Replying to your favor of
the 14th inst, in which you ask me to
deliver an address of welcome at the
Auditorium, July 20, to the national
Democratic committee and ga large
number of other prominent Democrats
OF America" regret my inability to
accept. In ordinary circumstances l
should be only too glad, both as mayor
of Chicago and as Democrat, to well
come the national committee or any
number of prominent Democrats to Chi
cago, the city in which the platform OF
1896 was framed, and in which Will
lam j. Bryan was elevated to his pres.
ent leadership of the national Democ-
racy. l can not but think, however, it
would be an absurdity to welcome these
distinguished men under the auspices OF
a self-constituted committee whose per-
sonnel is too obscure to be known even
in its home city. Had this meeting
been organized under the direction of
Democrats of regular type and known
party standing, it would have afforded
me great pleasure to be present. In the
existing circumstances, while thanking
you for the honor, must beg leave to
be excused.
Respectfully yours,
GARTER Ii. HARRISON.
Altgeld said he was sorry the young
man had failed to accept the opportu-
nifty to make himself a party leader.