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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-06
McKennon's Successor /.

Major Breckenridge Of the Dawes
commission made the Chieftain Office
an exceedingly pleasant call Friday
afternoon after the adjournment Of
the commission at the court house
where for three weeks the enrolment
OF Cherokees has been in progress.
Major Breckenridge is cultured gen.
tleman of the old school and the Cher
okees are fortunate in getting so
worthy a successor Of Captain A. S.
McKennon. He has been a close
student OF Indian matters since his
arrival IN the territory and the In
dians may rest assured that In Breck-
enridge they have a man who will
soon master every detail of the matter
10 hand, and when the work OF en-
rollment and allotment is finished
they will have cause for graduation.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-06

1t now transpires that the great
air line that was to be built out OF
Arkansas via Tahlequah has gone
up in wind. 1t is question
whether a cheap 'jerk water"
railroad is a benefit to a town or
not. When some of the great
trunk lines like the Katy takes a
notion to build to Tahlequah it
will do so without any bonuses.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-06
Bitter lighting does not necessarily

mean personal abuse or usayory re-
marks. Keep your temper. Work
for your party and stand by your con-
victions-work all night and talk all
day II you find it essential to your
success. 1t will irritate you and
cause dyspepsia, but you can find re-
lief for that in DR.. Caldwell's pepsin
syrup, which is guaranteed by Peoples
drug store. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-06

Those who predicted the corn
crop would be disappointment
when gathering commenced are
now proven to be false profits. 1t
is not uncommon TO hear a farmer
remark that his corn is yielding
from fifty to sixty bushels per
acre.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-10-06
Stray Pig.

A black and white pig weighing
twenty-five or thirty pounds and hav-
ing a white list around its body,
escaped from Johnnie Crutchfleld's
barn Sunday night. Information
leading to its recovery will be thank.
fully received. s
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
HEAVY FLOODS.
Many Factories In New England Ar,
Forced to Shut DO>vn-IIiE DAM
age Reported.

Boston, Feb. 1I.-What is said to bt
the greatest rainstorn in II years ha,
come down upon New England, aud Al
times Tuesday there WIS the creates
apprehension in the mill towns ant
cities along the Mcrrillac and uthc,
rivers, in some of which The water ros,
many feet, breaking he ice, iloo,Iin.
buildings along the river front am
causing the shutting down Of mills
At the Tillotson WOODEN mills at Pitts
field it wis found necessary to blow
up the dam with dynamite in order
to save the mill. After the explosion
Il great rush of wafer through tn,
50-loot gap carried all before it,. IN
Dalton the srlrctmcn had ordered tn,
bridges chained to trees. At one OF
the IittslieId mills teams had to bt
sent to the imprisoned operatives. tn,
water being three feet deep at the en-
trance. Dams at East l.rr and Suu,l
Lee were swept nH,ay. rntniIing !;
loss OF thousands on du!Iars. Report!
come from all over Maine of wildI\
rushing rivers. streets flooded, busi
ness suspended. and Il number ul
towns, including Sanford aud Spring.
vale, are in darkness ON account o,
the power stations being Hooded. From
Vermont comes similar stories
Bridges at bellows Fails are bcin.
carried away, and water is rushing Xix,
a mighty river through the princiDal
streets.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
OUTLOOK IS GOOD.
Industries Not I'm Danger of StoppaRe
of Work or Material Decline
in priceA

New York, Feb. 1o.-R. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review of trade say: 1.-THE indus
tries are still surprising in actual output
the work OF any previous yrar. Their new
business is not corresponds sly large. nor
could such orders be accepted by most in
dustries If offered, but enough are coming
to prevent stoppage Of works or much de-
cline in prices. In woolsl goods new bust
mess of remarkable volume suStains a
marked advance in prices and in other lines
of Importance S in machinery orders indi-
cate surprising forei"'i demand. Mean
While, though encouraged by the abund-
ance and case Of mon,y. speculation Goes
not in any direction as yet go without a
check far enough to do mischief. There is
much Of the speculative spirit abroad, but
also more caution than is usually shown
after year OF exceptional prosperity. Per-
haps the war in Africa. With its possibilities
Of daily surprise, is in that respect produce
tive of good.
THE weekly output OF pig iron February
first was 2aS,0l4 tons. nut stocks unsold
rose H,3gO tons in january, indicating a
consumption slightly smaller than the cut
put When the month Logan AS III" con-
Stunning works We're latural.y stopped
about the holidays more han The furnaces,
the figures prove little hut be.scmer and
grey forge at Pittsburgh have not changed
IN price during the PAST week, and slightly
lower offers of pig l,y southern ard other
new furnaces at Chicago and eastern mar
kets have had little effect. 1t is more sig
nificant that the declin" of prices for some
weeks in bars. plates and sheets has been
checked. Large orders have been taken
for these and other rlar.ucis. indicating
that the works in need Of business may
have obtained enough lor i time.
Failures for the We k were 2i5 in the
United States. against II last year. and SO
IN Canada, against % iJ year"
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TO SUCCEED MISS ANTHONY.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, of New
York. Elected President of Wum-
ANS Suffrage Association.

Washington, Feb. 14.-The National
American Woman's Suffrage associa,
ton on Tuesday elected Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, of New York, prcsi-
dent of the association for the ensu-
ing year, to succeed Susan Il. Anthony.
who has been active in the battle for
woman suffrage for nearly half cen,
tury, and declined reelection to of
flee. Mrs. Blake, who had been urged
by many of her friends to become Il
candidate for the office. Withdrew her
name before any nominations were
made. With the exception OF the pres
ident, all Of the old officers were re-.
elected, as follows: ice president
Miss Anna Howard Shaw; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Rachael Foster
Avery; recording secretary, Mrs. Alice
Stone Blackwcll; treasurer. Mrs. Ilar
riet Taylor Upton; auditors, Miss
Laura Clay and Miss Catherine Waugh
McCulloch The retirement of Miss
Anthony caused genuine and heartfelt
regret among the members of the as,
ISOLATION, and when the announcement
of the vote naming her successor was
made many of them wcpt.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
BUTLER FORCED BACK.
Boer. Again Drive British Acros.
the TuEela-Other News from
the Front.

Boer Head Lager, Ladysmith,
Thursday. Feb. s.-The British who
were in possession of the kopic at
Molens drift abandoned it after bonn
bardment by Boer cannon this morn
ing and retired across the Tugela river
to their former position.
London, Feb. 10. - The war office
has evidently heard nothing of Gen.
Buffers retreat as described in the
dispatch from the Boer head lager,
Ladysmith, February 8. When shown
the Boer dispatch the officials appeared
utterly dumfounded. Apparently they
had not the least suspicion of the
possibility of such an outcome of the
operations.
London, Feb. 10.-The Times. dealing
with the military situation, says:
eff Gen. Butler has failed 1t seems un-
likely that another attem?. will be made.
The terrible initial strategic mistake of
abandoning the prinsipal objective for a
subsidiary operation still overweighs the
Its baneful influence will cease TO fetter
our action. The great issues Of the war
will not be decided in Natal
| London, Feb. 12.-Therc is Durham
report that the Beers have taken the
offensive and are marching. under Jou-
bert, to cut off further retreat by Bull
Ter. The Beers are said to be moving
on two important points simultaneous
ly. According to the Durham report, a
Boer column estimated at 5000 men
has crossed the Tugela and is now adj
vancing with view to oullianking Bull
Ter. Where the crossing is made is not
stated.
London, Feb. 12.-The Pictcrmaritz-
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail,
telegraphing yesterday. says: The
Beers have occupied Bloy's Farm, south
of the Tugela, which is under an hours
ride from Chieveley, and have turned
the homestead into hospital. On the
farm are hills commandine both bridges
over the Tugela, as we'll as Forts Wylie
and MolyneuX, and from which view
of Bulwana and Ladysmith is obtain
able. There is much apprehension here
regarding the Boer movements. and the
authorities are on the alert
Kimberley, 20 miles away from the
Modder river position, is in sore straits.
Details of the December death rate
show that in population of $4,000
whites and 10000 blacks the mortality
was GO whites and 1873 backs per 1000
The infantile death rate was Gil per
1000 among the whites ardo12 per 1 ,OOC
among the blacks. Entcric fever was
prevalent. This frigllrul state OF
things in December cannot have i'm.
proved much, if at all, stree. and the
fighting power of the garrison must
have been greatly diminished. Mean.
while the bombardment lsy the Beers
has increased, and there is immnen,
danger of the town falling under the
very eyes of Lord Roberts II is believed
in circles close to the war office that he
will move at once.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
The Army Bill,

Washington, Feb. ii. The hous,
committee Oh military affairs com
plc1cd the army appropriation bill. |,
carries 81 I,7Oo,3G4, against s0,OSO,I0
in the bill for the current year. I'll,
great seeming increase is accounted fol
by the fact that the appropriations fol
the current fiscal year were inadcquat,
and the urgent deficiency bill recent,
passed Carried large additional appru
priation for the army for the current
year.
The bill includes an appropriation OF
$450,55O for cable and telegraph lines
to connect the military posts in Alaska;
with headquarters at St. Michaels, and
100000 for military bridges and roads
in AlnSl1a
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
CONGRESSMAN IS KILLED.
crin., Member of House from
New York.

New York. Feb IA. - Congressman
Charles y. Chicllering. of Copenhagen,
n. ", was found dead outside the
Grand Union hotel in this city lie
had either fallen or jumped from Il
fourth-story window of the hote.
The body of Mr.. Chickcring was
found on the sidewalk of the Forty
first street side of the hotel, under vac
, open window Of his room, which WAS
on the fourth floor. by n milliman wh"
was driving through the street at five
a. m. Evidently it had been lying
there for some time, as the c'o,hInG
was saturated with rain. II WAS
shirt, trousers and vest. There WAS
a bad cash in the right side of the
head.
Mr.. Chickcring had been in the hotel
all day Monday. lie had complained
considerably of rheumatism, but uo'h-
ing irrational in his actions had hren
observed by those at the hotel.
a dispatch to the press from Nh any
says that Mr.. Chickering's iy,,mis
there have been aware that fer sG:it.
time he was afflicted with mclalcE0 Ia
following. severe attack of 'Npha'J
| fever.
The speculation about the nannr'
of death led to the conjecture that tht
man may have been seized by a tit "'
temporary insanity from the l4ain az
The rheumatism and have jumped "i
of the window in the night CT o.
he had been Il somnambulisl at
had walked out of the window %''
clambcrcd over the nrc escape. III,
body will be taken to Copenhagen ini
burial
Washington Feb. Members o
congress We're shocked Il, the news o
Representative Chickering's NiorHm
death in New York city. Nj
Chiclering was one of the wei
known and universally esteemed me-
in the house. although Il long Hines
had kept him away from his associate
during the present session. lie WI
last seen here when the vote on IT,
financial bill was taken. lie insi>tc'
on coming on crutchcs in order I
record his vote for the bill.
The members Of the New York dele
CATION held Il meeting rs soon rs tbs"
were appraised of Representative Chch
cring's death and appropriate rcsoI"
tions We're drafted for presentation T.
the house. The dead members de-
was drapcd and wrcathcd in flower
when the house met at noon. TIL
blind chaplain in his invocation T.,
fcrrcd fcclingly to the loss the hons
had suffered.
The resolutions prepared by the Ne>
York delegation were then adoptc
and the following committee was AZ
pointed to attend the funeral:
Mcssrs. Sherman On. W, Habcoc
(Wis.), Cummings On. W, Littauc
(N. W. De GraIl"nrcid Crcx), Davic
son CWis.), Gillctt On. W. AIcxande
IN. w and 0tey (Na.),
Then at 1925 p. M, as II furthc
mark of respect, the house adjourned
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17

de same, an don'tcher furgit. Oh,
but de gang O. doves I've took up!"
Stanton left the elevator almost on a
run, and pushed into the crowd, but the
boy seemed still following him. He was
sure his eyes were fixed on him. He
knew his feet were close behind him.
lie almost thought that he could hear
him saying to everyone he met: "Dat's
him. OATS de Malcolm. Catch on?
Till now Raymond had not entered
into his calculations. Suddenly, while
pushing his way through the crowd, it
occurred to him as a most reasonable
thing that he might have discovered his
error and be on the alert.
eff he should catch on he could cas-
lily stop the best plans could lay, till
after ~ o'clock, at least" he muttered;
and, with that thought connecting the
two, the phantom boy behind him sud-
denly became a spy of Raymond's, fol-
lowing him to the registrars. He
changed his plans, hurried to Jersey
City, and even took the prccaution to
engage the services of an obscure cler-
gyman whose name he CHANGED to
know.
"Fool,'' he muttered, on the way
back. "He'd think of Jersey City as
quickly as I did. I'll throw him off the
track"
To do this he made the record in
New York, and, the idea still progress
ing, continued the plan by securing
permit from the Brooklyn Office, and
then began the arduous task of waiting
till eight O'Clock.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
CHAPTER V.

For a man who has never had the
leisure to appreciate the uses of social
club, absolute inaction, on the very
verge of intense action, is intolerable
torment. Thinking of anything was
utterly out OF the question. He did
not dare to return 10 his office. He was
afraid of the elevator boy. The sun
was never so procrastinating. He
dined slowly and mechanically at the
city club, and still it was not time. He
ordered carriage and drove to the
main entrance of the Office building.
Still there was time; but there might
not be later, and. to avoid unnecessary
delay Or conversation at the last mo-
ment, he carefully instructed the driver
that when he returned and entered
the carriage he was to start at once,
without word, and drive as rapidly as
possible TO the ferry.
when we reach the. other side
will tell you further where to CO." he
said, and turned away; and still there
was time to kill.
The driver laid the instructions away
in the vacant corner of his brain where
he stored such things, and forthwith
went TO sleep.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17

He knew that she was gone. He had
seen her go. She left the room by the
private door opening on the corridor;
yet he read again the paper lying on his
desk to convince himself that it was not
all dream.
Esther Thorndilie," he repeated.
"Squint-eyed, one-legged, hunchbacked
something of the sort, I suppose; but
what does it matter? It's rather good
idea. She was a remarkable woman.
The most remarkable woman 1 ever
met. She must have come for this Es-
Their Thorndike at the start. If 1 hadn't
been l fool should have known that
she never came on such an errand for
herself"
He looked at his watch with an ex-
clamation of surprise, caught up his
hat and coat and hurried toward the
door, bethought him of word to his
office-boy, turned quickly and opened
the other door, then started back with
a veritable gasp, and stood shaking.
The boy had tilted his chair against
the door, the better to protect the en-
trance to his masters sanctum while
waiting for the sound Of the bell. The
sudden opening of the door sent him
headlong into the private office.
Stanton did not notice it, but in
speeches., nerveless CONSERVATION
stood looking across the room, where
against the wall, in the order of their
coming, the boy had arranged dozen
applicants.
They were young and old, white and
there was one black one among them
At the head of the line stood a be.
street. She was a Scared and brazen
veteran. At the other end stood young
girl, her eyes on the floor and hel
cheeks flushed with shame as she
crouched away from the rest.
"Good morn'in', Mr.. Malcolm" said
the duchess, stepping forward. "You've
got a good show to pick from, and
you'd best be about it, for her that's
to be merred the day orter be gettin
her togs on P.D.Q."
"Ladies-" Stanton gasped, and Their
he. stopped to shudder.
He would have begun in almost any
other way, but he remembered thai
they were all there upon his invita-
ton; there as his guests; there to con
suit with him about becoming his wife
He was too recently under the philos
ophy of his first caller not to appreciate
the situation.
'Ladies,"he said again, "you mustex
cuse me. I have already made my Sc
lection" And III the simple instinct Of
self-preservation he pushed the door tt
and locked it, for the duchess, will
clinched fists and purple face, was ap
preaching him. Having locked The
door, he turned and fled.
Going down in the elevator, he over
heard whispered conversation be
tween the operator and neighbour:
office boy.
"Dat's him. OATS de Malcolm. Catct
on? show'd yer de ad."
"Come off. His'n names Stanton
He's some. Whatever givin' us?"
"S'pose he a jay, ter hook his owl
name to gag like dat? He's him al
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
A DESPERATE DEED.
Shoots His Wife md Com
mitS Suicide.

La Crosse, Wis, Feb. 9.-EdmunG
OFT, prominent farmer of Middle
Ridge, this county. shot and killed his
three-year-old daughter, shot his wife
but she will recover then killed him
self with a shotgun, In discharging
the gun he set fire to his clothing and
to the house. The house was partially
destroyed. OFT was burned to crisp
OFT thought somcb"dy was pursuing
him with the intention of taking his
life. lie threatened bis wife Wedncs-
day, and said he wanted TO put her
and the baby out Of The way of the
crowd that wanted to kill him.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17

Ottawa, Kan, Feb. 14.-Word from
Williamsburg, this county, states thui
Frank ID. Allen died Monday night from
an overdose Of morphine taken 10 pro
duce sleep. Mr.. Allen WIS Il wcII-known
newspaper man, having been connect ed
at different times with papers at Chi.
cage, Omaha and Audubon. la. His ia.
Their is one OF the wealthicst stockmen
in Iowa.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
Stay II Granted.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. l4.--Gov. Tan
ncr granted stay Of execution in tn,
case of Charles A. LindcwalI. under
sentence to be hanged at GaIcsburg
OH Friday. LintewalI killed Peter
Bollenbach. His counsel asked for tn,
stay of execution in order to have
time to present the facts to the state
board of pardons. The governor was
informed that the general sentiment
of The citizens of Knox county favors
LintcwnIl. and orders q modification
of the sentence TO Friday, May IL.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
VIII COnnOlldnfe,

New York, Feb. l4.-Wnll street has
received practical confirmation of the
report current for some time that it
had been decided TO consolidate the
Troy steel works. the Bcssemer steel
works and he Rensselaer, iron works,
with capital of $17,0oD,O00. The bank
ing house of j. y. Morgan & Co. will
probably finance the consolidation.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
--------
An E0StOr DrovvAFeA,

Fond du Lac, Wis, Feb. 12.--Nijah
Cone, city editor of the Morning Daily
News, was drowned Saturday evening.
Absence from his desk was noted Sat
urday. and search instituted. Sunday
morning his body was found in Fond
du Lac river near the Second street
crossing. 1t would appear that he had
fallen off the river bank. which is I'M
protected. Cone was aoout 72' years
old, q graduate of Yale.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 14.-The weather
bureau reports heavy and general
rainfall throughout the central south
Monday and Monday night. In this
city 2.4S inches fell. Other reports
range from that figure down to 1.04
inches at Mobile. The rivers are very
high and above the danger line at
many points in Georgia.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17

Grand Rapids. Mich. Feb. a.
Nearly 1000 people attended the annu.
al joint banquet of the Lincoln club
and Young Mems Republican club.
Among the speakers were Assistant Sec
rotary OF War MeikIcjoiln. Congress.
man Dollivcr of Iowa; Congressman
Fowler, of New Jersey; Congressman
Taylor. of Ohio, and Thomas s. Butler
of PENNSYLVANIA.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17

Council Bluffs, La, Feb. IA. - John
Montgomery, who was probably the
oldest man in Iowa, was killed by Mil
wankrc train here Tuesday. lie was 1903
years Of age his last birthday. lie was
walking along the track as the train
was hacking into the depot and being
deaf did not hear the warning whistle.
lie WAS knocked down and his head
crushed, killing him instantly.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
AntI-Tru.t nm Passed

Jackson. Miss. Feb. 1.-THE Cox
antitrust bill passed the lower house
Tuesday by an almost unanimous vote
The bill is very broad and designed
to include all classes OF corporations
between which agreements or mutual
understandings regarding prices ex-
list. Civil and criminal penalties are
imposed for violation.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
Corn l:rOHxcrn.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE In
diana Corn Growers association will
hold a meeting at The statehousc
Wednesday, March Z, al ten a. m. Gov.
Mount,J.J. w. BiIlingslcy, James Riley,
Prof. Latta and Prof. Plumb, of Lafay-
cite, and prominent farmers from diff
ferent parts will make addresses.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
Want. Thcm Returned.

Washington, Feb. l3.-The director
of the census requests all cranberry
growers who have received special
schedules from the census Office re-
garding their industry and have not
filled them out and returned them to
the Office to do so at their earliest con-
venience. In ease any cranberry
grower has not received such a schcd-
ule it will aid the census Office II he
will report that fact in writing, ad-
dressed to the census office, Washing
ton,
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
A Jury Sccnred.

Springfield, Ill.,. Feb. ia Vienna
special to the State Register says:
After $50 talesmcn had been examined
the IL jurors TO try the IL Cartervillc
miners charged with numbering five
negroes on the street Of CarterviIle
are FARMERS. T.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
Military Governor Dead.

Rochester, N. Y, Feb. IA. - H. IL
Wells. military governor of Virginia in
the reconstruction period, died AT the
home of his daughter, Mrs. James T..
Walker, In Palmyra, after long i'll
ness. He was born in Rochester in 1923.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
,Ps,ti~ri~s Cun,bine

Akron. o., Feb. l4.-The combination
of three large potteries, Whitmore-
Robinson company, Markle & Son.
and the f. Fl. Merrill company, has
been perfected.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
To ne Ovrrlsn ute Il i.

San l'rnncihco. Feb. "a. - The United
States cruiser Philadelphia has gone Il
the Mare Island navy yard for an over
hauling.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
Died from SIncIx

New York, Feb. a. Carver Il. Cline,
n wcII-known theatrical manager, for
merly manager for Joseph Jefferson,
died Monday night from shock follow
ing the amputation of a leg.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17

New York, Feb. IA. - A dispatch TO
the Herald from Port of Spain says:
The revolution under the leadership of
Gen. Hernandez in Nenezuelais gaining
raNiIliY
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17
pnxsc. THIRD Realinu

Berlin, Feb. 14.-l'he reichstag. with
out debate, passed the third reading Of
the Samoa, Tonga and Zanzibar
treaties.
The Irish standard., 1900-02-17

Honest intentions may be all right,
but little honest doing counts more
in the long run