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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01
oKLAHoMA's SALT PLAINS.
Hundreds Of Square Miles Covered
Inches Deep with Salt.

From the Kansas City Star.
Sixteen miles from Augusta, now as
suming Importance as new railway
terminus. lies the smallest of the two
great salt plains of Oklahoma. It's area
embraces nearly 100 square miles. It
measures ten miles east and west and
across it's center and twelve miles
north and south. The salt deposit is
from one inch to four inches deep. Its
elevation of 1920 feet above sea level
Is about the average of Woods county,
No trust seeks to control it, and the
sun, which shines for the poor as we'll
as the rich, never entirely shuts down
its evaporating plant. In the desert
are saline springs, the source of pools
and lagoonS where the water spreads
in the suns rays and passes away in
vapor. leaving the salt deposit. The
shifting winds of centuries have blown
this salt beyond the natural bound-
aries of the pool, yet ten years shows
very little encroachment on the tillable
land around.
During hot days one of the most act
i've springs deposits salt In the form of
an ant hill, from the apex of which q
tiny stream of saline water trick!es
down, leaving scanned, porous base.
The action of the wind completes the
work and column of chlorate of
sodium Is formed, but does not stand
long, for the erosion continues and the
column soon breaks at the bottom and
falls. With true American persever-
ance the little spring begins again and
the process Is repeated. This curiosity
has its archetype in Holy Writ. It's
sObriuuet of Lots Wife," however.
does not prove the hypothesis that II
is an exampifcation of the ancient
pillar of salt, which has none of these
suggestive repetitions. When Lot found
his wife transformed into pillar OF
salt he was wise enough to let 1t go at
that and not take fresh one.
over the west county line in Wood
ward county Is another salt plain
double the size of the one near Aug
usta. Blocks of salt cut in Woods
county have been exhibited in Augusta,
and government tests show them to be
9s per cent. pure and possessed of the
same properties and strength as sea
salt. This saline product of the plains
Is too far from a railroad now to be
available for commercial purposes. but
previous to the settlement of the
Cherokee strip hundreds of fat cattle
grazed on the nutritious buffalo grass
which grew close up to the saline de-
posits; they were never known to stray
far, and cattlemen came from a dis
tance and carted away big loads of salt
for herds grazing elsewhere.
On first sight the salt appears like
lake Of shimmering water. The view
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01
SpIorting!..
Comment.
Base Ball
Foot Ball
Boxing"..

missed the train and so did not accom-
pa by the team, and another big gap
waH caused by the absence Of Tackle
Jerv kelliher. who has gone to Pitts
bur,A to play on Smoky city eleven.
The hree center men Of the Athens
team were exceedingly beefy, their net
avoirdt Nois being $50 pounds.
Emmeft Kirkwood distinguished him-
self for \St. Thomas by making one
splendid Tp. Haggerty, the big left
guard. had his knee badly hurt during
the game. The st. Thomas second
team is tryinH to arrange match with
Keystone aca alemy.
Flanagan, the crack hammer
thrower, Is play ing tackle on the Uni
versity of Chicago and bids fair to
make one of the greatest players in
the position that ever fell on q pig
skin. Last year the big fellow played
guard, but Stagg has now switched
him to tackle and in a game played
with Lombard a week ago Saturday he
covered himself with glory by making
a great thirty-five yard end run.
Yale coaches are now endeavoring
to make center out Of Olcott, the
250-pOund guard of last year. Hale,
who played such clever game as
snap back last year, will be utilized
behind the line. 1t will be year Of
exceedingly big centers, and at pres
ent the most available candidate for
the position at Harvard is Roberts, a
gentle Freshman, who tips the scales
at go pounds.
The Carlisle Indians are minus the
services of their wonderful little drop
kicker Hudson, this year, but his sue
cessor as quarter back, Roberts, bids
fair to be an excellent substitute. In
the game with Dickinson he dropped a
beautiful goal from the field, and also
punted eXcellently.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01
GAMBLING IN THE SIX NATIONS
Primitive Form of Amusement That
Is Highly Interesting.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The Indians Of the Six Nations will
not play cards, for these were brought
to this country by the white man, and
would have evil for the Indian. They
look upon the violin as an instrument
that has led white young people to
harm and will not permit its music to
he heard among them.
The gambling game played at these
religious festivals is the peachstone
game + have brought back several OF
them The Indians lose all their sto-
icism when indulglng in this game, and
the scene within the Long House can
only be compared to O. morning on the
board of trade. Men and women both
engage in the game. Some of the most
valuable articles of wearing apparel
and other possessions have been coll
lected as prizes.
Two men, one from each side of the
Long House, are appointed to call out
the male players, and two women to
serve a like purpose for the women.
A blanket Is spread on the floor OF
the Long House. and in the middle is
a wooden bowl containing six peach
stones. These stones have been worn
and polished until they have almost a
piano finish. They are blackened on
one side. At the south edge of the
blanket Is vessel containing 100
beans, from which the callers takes
seven The players are exhorted to
keep their tempers, as 1t may please
the Great Master to make the losers
win next time il they behave well.
Two players are called at a time,
and each in turn shakes the bowl and
strikes the bottom. This throws the
peachstones up and they fall back. The
wining throws are six black or six
unpainted surfaces, the count being
five In either case, and all but one of
either color counting two. A woman
representing the winner takes the
beans wins by his throws, and the
game goes on until the beans are gone.
Each article contributed has had an-
other of about equal value attached to
it, which Is wagered against 1t, and
when the game Is over the winner gets
back his own article and also the one
attached to 1t. .,r. 49,
One Of the most impressive things
about this game Is the manner In
which the opposing sides gather about
and urge the plays, much as dice
throwers on Louisiana dock would
do. Pointing their two forefingers at
the peachstones, those who are for the
player say coaxlngly: "O-han-dah, o.
han-dah"-all black-or "Hun-je. hum
je"-all whits The opponents even
more fiercely shout "Scha -a-ah, scha-
a-ah" and "rek-i-ne-ta-weh, tek-i-ne-
ta-weh"-two of kind. This game
may last for twenty-four hours, but
the excitement never flags,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01
Scraps of Sports.

JEROME KEOGH, the former pool
champion and ex-Scrantonian, has
about completed preparations for
the national pool championship tourna-
ment, which will be held in Buffalo
in November. Keogh is the promoter
of the tournament and will be one of
the contestants. A. new championship
emblem has been offered and more
than $500 in cash prizes will be divided
among the crack players. All Of the
star pool experts in the country have
entered the contest with the exception
of the Cuban, DeOro. Extra induce
ments have been offered him to play,
but he is not satisfied and it looks as
though the tournament must be con-
Quoted without him, and the cham
pionship decided without his presence.
No start has been made as yet to-
wards organizing local bowling
league, as the continuing of the warm
weather still renders the active sport
trifle heating and uncomfortable. The
great success with which last sea-
sons league met. however, insures
another association of the crack bow
lers Of Lackawanna and Luzerne coun-
ties, and by November /, at the latest,
IL IL eNpeCleu tIldI steps VIII nave
been taken towards the formation of
a league.
Harry Vardon. at three differ
ent times winner of the open
golf championship of Great t!rit-
ain, who is ito give an eX-
hibition of his skill in this city
within a few weeks, will meet j. H.
Taylor, this years winner of the Brit
ish championship, in the American
open championship tournament. This
will be held at Wheaton, ILL.,, under
the auspices of the Chicago Golf club,
and will be opened Thursday. October
4. There Is great rivalry between the
two experts and, as result one of
the, best played matches ever seen in
this country is anticipated. Vardon
was defeated Tuesday at Montreal
when he played against the best ball
of Smith, the Montreal professional,
and Cumming, the Toronto profess
sional. He lost by one up. His score
was II and the best ball 76.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01
Among the PugS.

TOE WALCOTT and mysterious"
Billy Smith have once again met
in the ring, and now but little
doubt remains in the minds of the
members of the sporting frat" that
the ferocious little darkey Is the bet
ter man of the two. On several pre-
vious occasions the two men have met
and the results Of these mills have al
ways been more or less unsatisfactory.
The occasion of Walcott's victory was
Monday night, when Smith and the
"black demon" met at the Coliseum in
Hartford. Throughout the entire time
that the fight was in progress, Wal
colt proved himself the better man, and
punished his opponent with such vigor
that in the ninth round Smith. who
heretofore has not born the reputation
of gutter. asked that the fight be
called, as his left hand was hurt.
Referee White ordered him to go into
the ring and Walcott opened the tenth
round with such a shower Of blows that
Smith, who had been fighting more or
less foul all evening, deliberately
fouled his dusky antagonist by hold
ing him, whereat the referee promptly
disqualified him and gave Walcott the
decision.
Manager Sam Harris. who handles
Terry McGovern and looks after that
pocket Hercules finances, has at last
come to a satisfactory arrangement
with the manager of Joe Cans and the
bantam champion will meet the colored
lightweight in the near future. The
foxy Harris stipulated that Cans must
weigh 1873 pounds at the ringside. and
the clever black will have to diet him.
self for some time before the fight to
be able to tip the scales at that fig
ure. He will not be weakened, how
ever, nearly as much as poor Frank
Erne was, as the reduction in weight
will not be anywhere as severe, and
this fight promises to be one which will
be treat for the gods. and the con-
noiseurs of the ringside. Terry is in
excellent condition. as is also his op-
ponent to be. During the past few
weeks, McGovern has been obtaining
plenty of exercise in dramatic tri-
umph entitled, 1.-THE Bowery After
Dark" in which the cOnqueror Of
Erne, Pedlar Palmer, Dixon ct al.
demonstrates his ability to chastize
villainous Cinnamon, Bowery thugs and
demoniacal New York clubmen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01
Els Magnificent Stock to Choose From
Colored Dress Goods

27-inch Henriettas and Storm
Serges, In all colors-yard. I7Hc
s6.inch Fine Twill Henriettas,
fast colors, good qualities 75c
4o-inch All-wool Silk Finished
Henriettas. per yard. ...... soc
4o-inch Surah and Storm
Serge and 6o-inch Clay Serge
special. .......... soc
French FIannels in plain COL
ors, figures and polka dots.
from. .............. 43c
4o-inch High Lustre Mohair
Brilliantines. good weight yd SAC
42-inch All-wooI Satin Face
Venetians, per yard. ...... 75c
4o-inch AIl-wool Sackings and
Striped Finetta Suitings, yd soc
52-inch All-wool Zebelines and
45-inch French Poplins. at $I.oo
5o-inch extra weight Broad
cloth and French Whipcords
at.. S1.25
56-inch Armure Homespun,
all shrunk and sponged, per
yard Observation-Disclosures. -. $I.35
54-inch Golf Suitings of the
best weight and quality. $I.5o
DEPARTMENT or DRESS 40,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01

24-in. Lining Silks in change
able colors, per yard. ...... 35c
2o.inch to 27-inch Japanese
Silks, nice quality, per yard SOC
23-inch All Pure Silk, Polka
Dot Foulards, per yard. .... soc
2o-inch Liberty Satins, very
firm, good lustre, per yard. soc
1o-inch All Silk Taffetas in all
colors. white and black, yd. soc
24-inch Cream Bengaline, an
unusual quality for, yard... Csc
lo-inch Black Taffeta, good
weight and deep color, yard 65c
2o-inch All Silk Satin Duchess,
full line colors-from. ..... 75c
1o-inch to 2 inch Black Gros
Grain, in price from, yard. 75c
2o.inch Black Brocades with
colored polka dot, neat and
new. 75c
2o-inch Black and White
Stripes and other novelties
lrOm.. ............. 75C
27-inch All Silk Satin Duchess
extra good qua lity, yard. ,SI.oo
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01
Jonas Longs Sons.
Scranton:
Am Endless Procession of
Silks and Dress Goods
Passes i'm Review Here
Passes i'm Review Here.

cular attention to securing the newest
and most exclusive novelties, rather than
to load our shelves with weaves which
might become popular, and might not:
So taken all in all, we have a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01

lair quality and weight, At I2hc
3o-inch Henriettas, good dye
and very fine texture, from. a5c
4o-inch Mohair Figures, guar
anteed fast backyard. 80. 75c
3S.inch All Wool Venetians
and Satin Finish Foulards,y yd 800
3S-inch All.wool Storm Serge,
good weight for skirts, yard SOC
3S-inch Mohair Brilliantine,
very bright lustre. yard.... soc
3s-inch Fine Black Cheviots,
strictly all wool, yard. sac
44-inch All-wool Poplins. and
5o-inch Heavy GHeviots, yd 75c
45.inch Satin Soliey sHenriettas
and Drap De Etc. yard. ..SI.oo
5o.inch CameI's Hair Zebe-
line, handsome quality, yard,
frOm... $I.0O
5o-inch Pebble Cheviots and
54-inch Plain Heavy Cheviots.
from. ........ $I.75
5o-inch Cravanette Venetians
and Fine Broadcloth, ward
from. $I.25
wyou,Ne nveu,ie eNrRnwce.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01

Says the Dress Goods man to the
Advertiser
We have splendid stock for this
Falls trade-better, think, than has ever
before been shown here. We paid parti.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-01

The st. Thomas college eleven jour-
neyed TO Athens. Pa. Saturday after
noon and met eleven husky youths who
represent the Athens Athletic club. st,
Thomas was minus the services OF sew
eral Of her crack players and fell an
easy victim TO the Athens men, who
won out, 27-0. Langan and Keefe both
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-24
ALVORD'S METHOD
OF MANIPULATION
LUCK Out of Morning Mall Sufficient Cash
10 cover Declarations, Adding to Ex-
Change for Clearing House Receipts.

Washington Oct 2l-Mr It. p. Kane
+',Ns comptroller OF the currency to.
--y gave out the following statement
,,,sa'-'ns the detaIcaugn in the First
national bank. OF New York.
DlT'ns the progress of the oxamina-
"0' by Bank Examiner Hanna. octo.
'.I D. Of the First National bank. AS
S'''-ni Cashier Blckus discovered that
''e note and exchange teller Alyord.
"as snort IN bis cash to an amount
, .D'-n mas since been found To be $500
MS thefts have been going ON for a
''ns time. The plan Of concaaling them
ana making The cash on hand agree
win The amount for which he was ac-
''1nAbIe as shown by the books WAS
70 take out Of the morning mail OF
"A'lh be was 10 charge. sufficient
NUMBER OK cash items 90 cover the az.
siegate amount OF his dedication and
sad them to the exchanges for the
Clearing house receipts during the pre-
csdlng day. The examination Of the
'Aghange at the time Of examination
showed the total amount correct but
s'''V0 Of the items had been taken
ron The morning receipts and listed
WIN previous days exchanges, the
amount Oi morning additions being Zee
u1cel mat much So that the sum 0f the
'No aggregated the correct amount. a
CAahss IN the slip by Alyord later In the
la@ caused inquiry and comparison 20
pe made 40 the clearing house. when ii
was discovered that the two items OF
previous days exchanges and morn
lns additions dii not correspond with
ne list checked by the examiners and
count OF the current days cash and
checks In hands 0f the third teller re-
Fealel shortage OF $3.50 O0J The short
age seems % have been about 100000
tWo years ago and has been increased
gradually since that time, the teller
eoncealing the same 10 the morning add
d'llons which always amount 90 much
more than the amount OF his shortage
ana never enter into the count OF the
preceding days cash.
There IS no way Of having "a check
on the morning additions 10 the ex-
changes except by counting the note
telieTs cash and checks twice. or 20
begin examinations Of cash IN the even
Ing which is otherwise Objectionable.
The bank has charged out the
amount Of the shortage without I'm
pairing rs surplus or undivided profits
account
"A further examination Of Alvords
books by the officers OF tho bank shows
that he stealings have been going on
for several years Fourteen months
ago be took two weeks vacation, and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-24

u.v York Oct. PA dispatch to the
u.-,d from Pekln says
,rsliminary convention between
,s,,s and the combined powers has
been proposed by Prince Ching and ii
tr,rp chang. 1t is as follows
article Laying siege to the lesa-
,,,,s ~ foreign ministers Is a high or
go against one Of the Important
,-irclples Of International law. No
lonn,ry can possibly tolerate such
,blpg China Acknowledges her great
,,uIt IN this respect and promises that
II will never occur again.
Article China admits her liability
% pay an indemnity for the various
losses sustained on this occasion and
the movers will each appoint officials
"a examine and present all claims for
final consultation and settlement.
Article 3-As 10 future trade and
general international relations each
mower should designate how these mat
,ers are TO be dealt with. whether the
old treaties should continue or new
conventions should be made slightly
adding 10 the old treaties or cancelling
the old treaties and negotiating new
ones Any Of these plans may be
adopted. and when China has approved
them further special regulations can
be made in each case as required
Article 4-ThIs convention will be
made BY China with the combined pow
en- 10 cover the general principles
which apply alike to all This settled.
the foreign ministers will remove the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-24
Scarcity Of NIopey in sweden.

London. oct. IA dispatch to the
Daily Man from Stockholm, Sweden,
says.
The extraordinary scarcity OF money
which has been growing more acute
for a month. is 50 seriously affecting
commercial circles as 10 threaten q
crisis The balance Of foreign trade
continues against Sweden and the re-
peatcd contraction OF gold loans abroad
fails 10 palllste the situation. Indus
tries are daily launched, but adequate
capital Is not available, and The news
papers are filed With appeals from
affairs In desperate straits FOR money.
Rural people. attracted by thsinius-
trial activity are docking 20 the
towns and, consequently. the demand
for houses IS SO great that rents have
advanced twenty 20 thirty per cent.
The clyl servants have already been
granted twenty per cent Increase IN
pay % meet the hard times and 70 Is
expected employers general win have
10 follow suit.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-24
B. S, Bowen, a Salt Lake Nursery
man, Kills Himself in Ogden,
ON A PROTRACTED SPREE,
Had Been In the Junction city Sever.
al Weeks Dependency and Deter
Mutation 60 Die, Follow,
tspEcIAL TO THE "NEWs"l

Ogden. oct. 24.-B s Bowen, a nur-
seryman from salt Lake. committed
suicide here last night by taking a
big dose Of morphine. The rash act was
performed with special determination at
the Vendome hotel on Twenty-hfth
street
Bowen came here several weeks ago
and drank heavily from the FIRST and
was under the influence Of liquor when
he took his own lie. He had for
companion during the most Of bis so
journ here one Joseph Carr also a
heavy drlnker. Both men roomed at
the same place At their room early
last evening Bowen exhibited a small
box Of morphine pellets, at the same
time telling Carr that he had been
trying to sober UP" for weeks but that
he could not. That he guessed he
would take the stun, shuttle of and
end the whole business
Carr was not 80 badly intoxicated
that he could not see a foolish deter
a vain effort to dissuade him took the
drug away from him. though Il required
a physical struggle 90 do so. Carr
concluded that the man needed police
protection, and accordingly started for
the station, where he met Captain
Downing, with whom he returned 10
the Vendome. Arriving there and en-
tering the room Bowen exclaimed with
a smile OF intense satisfaction and In
an air OF triumph
"You thought you were going 70 fool
me, didn't you. But this is the time
you got left. It's all OFF now. Seel"
Sulting the action 70 the word he held
aloft an empty vial labeled Nor
ph!ne," and said he had taken dose
that would kill him He was hustled on
TO the police station, and city Physician
Condor sent for But he quickly sank
into a stupor and when the doctor ar
rived was beyond all earthly aid, and
died al 10 o'clock,
An inquest was held by Justice Hall
today. Julius Leavitt William Connell
and Joseph Belnap comprising the jury.
A verdict was returned In accordance
with the facts above stated. II trans-
plred during the course Of the inVestt-
cation that Bowen claimed "a have
spent several hundred dollars during bis
period OF dissipation. a fact that made
him dependent and which directly
caused him 70 take his own lite. He
was employed until recently by. the
Utah Nursery company in salt Lake
and has been a reliable man. He was
about forty-fve years OF age. unmar'
ried and a brother-in-law OF NJ. 3
Sowles. His remains will be sent TO
Salt Lake today for interment
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-24
The Robert Dollar is Safe.

Seattle Wah. Oct IA special 70
the Times from Port Townsend. Wash.,
says The steam schooner San Pedro.
arriving this morning with ls7 passen-
gers direct from Cape Nome. brings
news which viii allsy all fears as to
the safety OF the steamship Robert
Dollar for which some unsaslness was
beginning 20 be felt. When the San
Pedro left Nome on the 18th Inst, the
Dollar was in the harbor snd announce
ment OF her calling date had then been
given out There is great competition
II Nome FOR passenger traffic and the
San Predro people think the vessel was
held over 10 order to al up her accom-
modations.
While the San Predro was at anchor
here there was a stabbins ARRAY
aboard, 10 which a man whose name
could not be ascertalned, was severely
cut In the abdomen, The assailant was
put IN irons and will be turned over TO
the Seattle police. II is said that the
cutting was the result OF trouble be-
tween two Of the crew.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-24
BRYAN ON BROWN
MEN TO BLACK MEN

Easton. Nd, Oct. 4.-The Democratic
presidential candidate last night came
down Chesapeake Bay from Baltimore
70 the hamlet OF Claiborn. on the east
ern shore Of Maryland and this fore
noon he spoke al st. Michaels, Easton,
Preston, Hurlock, Vienna, Salisbury
and Berlin. He left the boat at Clai-
born aud from that point travelled by
special train.
AZ ST. Michaels. the first stopping
place Of the day, there were some col
ored people in the crowd and to them
AIT Bryan addressed himself to some
extent.
On the race question, Mr., Bryan said
1t is one Of the strange things we see
IN this campaign that the Republican
party goes 20 a black man and urges
mat man to say by his vote that the
brown American In the Philippine ISL
ends has not right 10 voice in this
government, and It seems to me that
before a black man votes In this GOV
eminent. and It seems to me that be-
iore black man votes 10 disfranchlse
brown man he had better find out up
on what basis his own right stands. II
cost hundreds Of thousands Of lives