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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-09-06
The Openlnp of College

Preparations are busily being made
at the college for the reception of
students. This year promises TO be
one Of unusual success to this school.
All Vlnlta and adjacent towns have a
just pride In Willie Halsell college.
1t is the hope Of this section for a high
prada echool
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-09-06

and made many warm, personal
friends, who will regret to learn Of
his death. Below we give extracts
from clippings from the Grass
Valley papers which will be of in ;
terest to his relatives and friends
ga. ]. Ridge is dead; one Of the
county's ablest attorneys passes to
that unknown world"
"Many able men have praoIiced
at the Nevada county bar and
many have since won fame, but it
is doubtful if any Of them were en-
dowed with a greater judicial mind
than A. ]. Ridge. He was a man
OF great ability, and his services
were in great demand on many oc-
casions where important cases
came up in the courts. Mr.. Ridge
was a man of genial disposition, a
scholarly gentlemen; liberal in his
views and above all honorable and
just in his dealings with his fellow
men. There is a great sorrow fell
over his loss by the bar Of the
county and the citizens in general. p
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-09-06

We publish today a call by
Chairman Brewer for a meeting
Of the democratic executive CON-
mittee, elected on June 11th, at
Ardmore, to meet in this city on
Sept l2.h, for the purpose Of car
rying out the plan suggested by
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-09-06

per quarter for the past four years
and prior to that time drew more.
There is evidently a nigger in the
wood pile somewhere. .-Pawhuska
Journal.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-09-06
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
Thereis only one way 10 cure deaf.
ness, aud that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamej condition OF the mucous
lining OF the Eustachlan tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have
a rumblIng sound or imperfect
hearing, and when II is entirely clos
ed, deafness Is the result, and unless
the inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored To It's norGal condi.
tion hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out OF ten are caused
by catarrh, which are aothing but an
infiamed condition Of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give Que hundred dollars
for any case OF deafness (eaused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls catarrh cure. Send for circu'
lars, free.
+. J. CHENEY s. Co., Toleda, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c. Halls
family pills are the best. W
1t would seem from reports from
Vinita that in accepting the in
vitation to meet in that city the
Indian Territory quill drivers are
to be treated to a number o
specialties not down on the assOci.
alton program. A speech by Web
ster Davis, a game OF league ball
and a bath in their artesian fount
aims, are promised. This last will
be especially refreshing to thos
editors who haye spent the sum
mer in the drouth belt with scare
enough water to wash their forms
South McAlester Capital.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-09-06

TAKEN UP-Bay mare, years old. If3,
hands high, no marks no brands; on Il.
Lumbard's place, 10 miles east OF Vinifai
and this notice.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
BEAR SHOT.
Especial to TELEGRAM


Randolph, luly Ii, waite thllleS
Wilson was out hunting woodchucks
with bis Winchester rifle Saturday
night, he had an exciting experience
and one that will last him life time
While crossing the pasture of Henry
Pond in Gilead, about three miles
from this village he came suddenly on
a big bear. 1lc drew up and fired and
br'in promptly charged, but he stop
ped bjm with three more bullets be
fore nc reached him.
The bear was brought to the viii
lage, reaching here about $50 p. m.,
and created much excitement. He
was shot about 7 O'Clock. He weighed
333 pounds and was the largest ever
brought into this village. The car
cas- was sold to j. a. Jcrd and Ran
dolphites will eat bear steak the rest
of the week. With the bounty lie
will net Wilson about $40, which is q
good evenings work.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
RAILROAD way.

Rouses Point, N. Y, July 16.-
There is war on again between the
Central and the Rutland system here.
The difference is over freight rates
and passenger traffic.
Pending the completion of the new
Rutland Canadian line through the
islands much of the freight routed via
tho Rutland road has been brought
over the Canadian Atlantic to Rouscs
Point and shipped oyer the ID. & II.
1t is said that the c. V. manage
ment has seen fit to charge local rates
for drawing this freight from Alburg
to RouSes Point, thus preventing the
Rutland road from making any mon
cy. There are hundreds Of freight
cars tied up by this arrangement.
Were it not for contracts forbidding
hindrancc of the mails, it is said that
the G.. Y. would MAKE no attempt to
have all it's passenger trains connect
with those of the Rutand'S leased
lines, the Ogdensburg & Lake Cham
plain to RouSes Point.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
LIKES FIRING LINE.

Brattleboro, July 19.-Capt. W. T..
llaigh has received letter from Clar-
ence A. Tenney, a Brattleboro boy
who is in Company E, 46th. regiment
in Philippines. Tenney says oyer two
thirds of the men are i'll, it has been
so very hot the past three months,
but it is expected that their health
will he better. IIe has been i'll but
little and weighs 10 pounds more
than when he enlisted. He says:"We
have been doing garrison duty the
last three months. We have had sew
cral scraps, and l find that like the
firing line better. | can't see what
they are keeping us here for, as the
inslrrection was broken up several
months ago. We rounded up the
town of Amadao while ago and got
one general, two majors, four captains
and 100 soldiers. The general, when
found, had on a woman's dress. The
officers were sent to Manila and the
soldiers were releasad after a little.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16

St. Louis, July 1G.-Arbitration of the
street railway strike has been proposed
to the st. Louis Transit company by
the citizens arbitration committee. The
Transit company's attorney, Fred w.
Lehman, to whom the proposition was
submitted, discussed the matter with the
committeeman foE three hours
Mr.. Lehman told the committee that
be would Immediately lay the matter be-
fore rho officials of the Transit compa-
ny. w. ID. Mahon, national president
Street Railway Employees, who has re-
sumed charge of the strike, said:
II find the men as determined as they
We're when they first went out in May
and that they still have the support not
alone of the trade unionists in the city.
but of the great mass of the people as
well. In fact, / find some people who
were Indifferent and il anything were
opposed to the men before are now out
and out for them, declaring they are in
the right"
The grievance committee met with
President Mahon at Walhalla hall. "A
telegram was sent to Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation of
Labor, who, with the cXec,Hivc commit
tee of the same organization, is now in
Denver. Mr. Gompers and the board are
asked to stop off in st. Louis on the
way east to advise with those IN charge
of the situation here aud hold u mass
meeting.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Rutland, July 16. While tempo
rarily insane last week William Rice,
a laborcr, ran down Gougcr hill and
plunged into Moon brook. He was
rescued by Andrew Winters who lives
near the spot and was reused by the
mans cries.
Rice was taken to the city hospital,
where after few hours he became ra-
tiona again. lie had been despond-
ent for some time, but had never be-
fore been violent.
Rice lives with bis sister, Mrs Welch
at ll6 North Main street.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
AhT!--SALOON LEAGUE.

a mass meeting Of the Anti-Saloon
League was held last night at 5
q CLOCK III The opera house, tncre DC
ing large audience present consist
ing mostly Of ladies.
There was regular program gone
through with, consisting of singing,
responsive reading and solo by Miss
Emma j. Phillips.
Addresses were made by Rev. c..
N. Kellogg of the Congregational
church Of Morlisvillo and State vice
president, G. W. Morrow of Burling-
ton.
In the morning Or. II. A. Durfee
of Burlington spoke in the Congrega-
tional church and G.. W. Morrow in
the Methodist.
Their subject on both occasions was
prohibition, and that kind of prohi-
bition which prohibits, no half ways
but all or none.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
WORSE Than SANTIAGO
The Battle Begins at Tien Tsn. One Of the Blood
lest in History
AMERICANS MOVED DOWN
Estimated That One>Fourth Were Hit. Were Subjected to
Most Terrible Fire From Chinese.
Copyright byAssocIATED Press. J

Copyright byAsSocIATED PREss.)
Tien Tsin, July 10, via Che Foo
18th and Shanghai 16th.-At two
O'Clock this afternoon 1000 Of the
allied troops were attempting to
storm the walls Of the city. The at
tack began at daylight. Its success
is doubtful.
The Chinese on the walls are esti-
mated conservatlyely at twenty thou.
sand. They are pouring a terrific
hail Of artillery, rifle and machine
gun fire upon the attackers. The
Americans, Japanese, British and
French troops are attacking from the
west and the Russians from the east.
The Americans suffered terribly.
AS the Associated Press representative
left the field, the chief surgeon of
the Ninth Infantry said cOnserva-
tive estimate was that % per cent.
of the Americans were hit, Colonel
Emerson II. NiSc9m js reported to
have been mortaIly wounded. Major
Regan and Captains Buchmilller, Will
cox and Noyes Ntfe among the wound
ed
The marine losses include Capt.
Davis, killed, and Butler, Leonard
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
WORCESTER MAN SUED.

Montpelier, July l6.--Thc Union
Mutual fire insurance company of this
city brought suit Saturday against A.
L. Dugar of Worcester for the rcCov
cry of 5000 paid him some three years
ago on a fire loss sustained by him in
the burning Of his buildings, with
amount of costs
1t is alleged that two boys have
made written confession to the COM
pany, in which they allege that Mr..
Dugar hired them to set fire to the
buildings, and it j., on these grounds
that the company seeks to recover.
Mr. Dngar is and has been for some
years constable and overSeer Of the
poor for the town of Worcester, and Is
well known in this vicinity, where
the bringing of this suit has caused
great surprise.
The case is set for trial at the Sep
tember term of Washington county
court.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
G. A. R. APPOINTMENTS.

Burlington, July 16.-The 33d an
nl,al encampment, held at Newport,
June 90 and 2lst, 1900, having failed
to elect a sufficient number OF repre-
soutalIves and alternates to the 34th
national cncampment to be held in
Chicago, ll.,>Aug. y to Sept. l, in
elusive, the department council Of ad-
ministration in conformity with the
rules and regulations of the order,
have elected Comrades Henry A.
Wheeler of Post No. "a, Bellows Falls,
and ". M. Blackmer of Post No. ll2,
Bennington, as 5th and 9Th alter
mates, respectively, to fill such vacan-
cicS.
The following additional appoint
ments on the staff of the department
commander are hereby announced.
Department Inspector - Chandler
Watts, Post No. 4, Stowe.
Judge Advocate-CharleS P. Hogan
Post No. 60. st. Albans.
Chief MASTERING Officer Herbert
e. Taylor. Post No. 8, Brattleboro.
Senior Aldo Camp and Chief of
staff Franklin G. Butterfield, Post
No. "a Derby line.
Honorary Aides-de- Camp Myron M.
Parker, Washington, D. G., John j.
Warden, Boston, Mass, Samuel w.
Shattuck Champaign, Ill.,, Henry
o. Clark East Orange, N. J.
Aides de- Camp William H. Gill
more, Post No. II, Fairlee; William
W. Sprague, Post No. l, St. Johns
bury; Heman W. Allen, Post No. 2,
Burlington; Sumner A. Andrews,
Post No. 3, Vergennes; Ziba H. Nc
Allistcr, Post No. So, Waitstield; Ar
mold G. Fay, Post No. SO, Milton; Le-
andcr G. Leavens, Post No. 10, Rich
ford; John n. Richardson, Post No.
II, Richmond; Torrey W. Sibley,
Post No. Sc, Essex Junction; Edward
r. Sawyer, Post No. 81, Hyde Park;
John L. Moscly, Post No. 04, North
field; George W. Flagg, Post No. 96,
East Braintrec; Julian J. Dumas,
Post No. ITO, Bristol.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
BODY FOUND
Services Of a Diver Secured
TO Search
FAIRLEE LAKE
George P. Johnson Lay at the
Bottom of the Lake.
(Special to The TELEGRAM J


Post Mills, VT, July 16.-The body
Of the late George P. Johnson, who
was drowned in Fairlee Lake on Fri
day evening was found yesterday
morning about S.l5 in about 40 feet
Of water.
The body when found Was lying on
soft ground at the bottom and show
ed no evidence that he was taken
with cramps when he sank. 1t is now
supposed that his drowning was
caused by fright.
The search for the body continued
all day Saturday, but the dragging
process was unsuccessful.
A diver from Boston reached here
Saturday and went down to the lake
bottom three times Saturday night.
Sunday morning he went down four
times and on the fourth trip found
the body.
The funeral is being held this af-
ternoon with Masonic services and
with Crystal Lake Lodge l. O. O. F.,
in attendance.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
W. F. BRADFORD HURT.


W. +. Bradford met with quite a
serious accident yesterday while walk
ing along the wall back Of the
Blanchard house on Merchant street.
In stepping down from the wall his
foot Slipped into a hole projecting
him forward with such force as to
dislocatc his wrist and fracture the
hone above the wrist Joint. His
friends will particularly sympathize
with him Just at this time as he has
a large force of men working under
him, building the beautiful new
house of &. w, Avorill.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
WAITSFIELD.

Miss Elizabeth Richardson goes to
Minneapolis, Mimi, this week We'd
nesday to teach in school which her
brother Ira is about to open.
Rev. j. 0. Judkins of Montpelier is
to lecture in the Cong'l church We'd
nesday evening, subject 1.-The man
with a crowbar." Tickets 20 cents.
Miss Brooks, who has been away
the past week, has returned.
Mrs. F. E. Badger went last Friday
to South Royalton on visit at the
home of her parents.
Rev. and Mrs. j. T.. Badger were in
Stowe the past week attending a
preachers meeting.
w. E. Jones has just had his
store furnished with 10 light gas
plant.
Albert kingsbury of Clarenceville
P. @, has been visiting his sons Al
bert and John the past week.
Misses Frank. and Caroin Bucklin
are visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Bucklin.
Three funerals this past week have
taken place in town and in Fayston.
Fred Eaton, who has been in York
state the past winter is at home for a
weeks vacation.
We learn that Miss Louise Gleason
who has just returned home from her
school, has position in the Union
school at Montpelier.
Harry Trask and brother, Perley,
from Worcester, Mass. are visiting
at George Wallace's.'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
new Telephone co.

The new telephone company Is get
ting along in splendid style. The list
is being circulated around among the
merchants, and the shares are being
taken up SO fast that they anticipate
calling meeting sometime this week
to report the completion of their la
bors so far as the subscription to the
200 shares is concerned.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16

Washington, July l6.-The Cabinet
council today discussed the Chinese
situation. The president will prob
ably come here in two or three days.
1t is believed about 10000 troops
will be hurried to China. Congress
will have to be called together if
more men than this are needed.
Coz. Emerson II. Iiscum. reported
killed, was a civil war veteran and a
native of Vermont. He entered the
civil war as a corporal Of Go. II, First
Vermont infantry, and had an excel
lent record.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
C0NTRAD|CTED
Not Certain That the Legations
Have Fallen
CONSUL GooDNo
Has Not Heard of it Yet and
Doubts it.

Washington, July l6.- Consul Gen
eral GoodnOw cables from Shanghai
today that there is nothing further to
report since he cabled the 18th. That
despatch reported an attack on the
Pckin legations as about to begin.
GoOdnow statement is in direct
contradiction Of the Shanghai. story
that all the foreign conSuls were in
formed Saturday by S'hcng that the
legations had fallen and that the
ministers had been killed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
Big hay CROP.

st. Albans, July l6. Reliable re-
ports from nearly all the
towns in this county indicate the hay
crop this year will be one of the hcav-
lest and most satisfactory for years.
There has been no drouth in this
part of the state, and neither climate
conditions nor pests have hindercd
it's growth. Most of the farmers have
commenced haying.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
HAND AmPUTA1EO.
Especial to TELEGRAM

Graniteyille, July 16.-Dr. G. L.
r. Hayes found Unnecessary to cut of
the left hand Of John Cummings, one
of the victims of the explosion which
occurred here Saturday. The ampu-
tation was just above the wrist and
was entirely successful.
1t was thought at first that George
Lawson would lose the sight Of both
eyes, his face was so terribly burned,
but Or. Hanson of Barre made an ex-
animation of them and says the eye
sight will be all right but he will be
distigured for life.
Both patients are doing as we'll as
can be expected.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
VERMONT PENSIONS.

Washington, July 16.---The fol-
lowing Nermonters have been grant
ed pensions: Additional, Eugene M.
Danforth, Beecher Falls, $l2; Harlow
Bingham, Gassets, SO: restoration and
reissue, Michael Recdy, dead, Rutland,
s.; renewal and reissue, George w.
Lee, Burlington, 1924; increase, James
B. Underwood, st. AlbanS Bay, $2l.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16

1t is said that Cliff Peake. ono of
Barre's popular BARRIERS, has Strik-
ing resemblance to Charles Bigelow,
the great comedian. At least theat-
rical men whom MIR. Peake has shaved
have told him SO. 1t made CT IFS
heart swell with pride, and he thinks
he is the real thing now,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
LINEMAN KILLED.

Portsmouth, n. H., July Is. John
Smith, %, Il linoman o'pH'gvcd ~ :hc
Portsmouth Street railway, received a
shock on pole this morning and fell
to the ground, dying in few min
utes. lie belonged in Wentworth.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
Ordered to China.

Washington. July 16. Major Hugh j.
Gallagher, chief commlssary of subslst
ence of the department of California at
San Francisco. has been relieved from
his present duties and ordered to pro-
ceed to Taku. China and report in per
son to Brigadier General A. r. Chaffee
for assignment to duty as chief commits
sary of subsistence of the United States
troops in China He will he relieved at
San Francisco by Major q. +. Wood.
chief commissary of subsistence Of the
division of Cuba, now in Cuba. Major
NJ Il. Peterson, chief commissary of
subsistence for the department of Ma
tanzas. is ordered to the relief of Major
Wood nj Havana
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
FIRE AT LANCASTER.

Lancaster, N. II. July 16. The
beautiful masonic temple here was
burned this morning, causing loss of
over $4,000. Richard x Tracey,
grocers, and +. +. Kcllum, butchers,
on the ground lloor were burned out.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
LAST EDITION
4 o'clock.
THE B0ERS
When the War is Over will
EmIgrats
TO UNITED STATES
President Kruger Still Refuses
to Surrender.

Cape Town, July Is. - When the
Buer war is over ten thousand Beers
will emigratc to the United States
Rich Americans arc looking after the
preliminaricS OF the movement. Pre- 81
dent Kruger has refused to surrender
until his supplies are exhausted.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
LEAGUE STANDING.
FoREs7ERS attention

The annual private picnic of Court
Granite City F. of A. will be held at
Cherryvale Grove next Saturday and a
cordial invitation to said picnic is eX-
tended to the ladies' of the Giro lie. Per
order of committee. 1S--S5
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-16
A NARROW ESCAPE.

A Almon Keith Of Hooker Hill had
narrow escape yesterday afternoon
from being badly hurt. He was out
driving with Nh Bancroft and was
coming down Seminary Hill when he
lost control of the horse. The an
imal immediately commenced to run
which scared Mr. Bancroft, who lean
ed over to help Mr.. Keith with the
rcins In doing SO he yanked one Of
the lines too hard, pulling the horse
around sharply oVertuming the
wagon, and throwing both occupants
heavily to the ground. Mr.. Bancroft
only received a severe shaking up,
while his companion was cut about
the face and side, his leg being hurt
and his left arm badly strained. No
bones were broken but he had mar
row escape. He was driven to his
home by George Johnson.
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