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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26
UBIQUITOUS ANO MANY.EYeo.

FIIes and the Mystery Of Whenre They
Come in the Eariy summer.
The Questi on OF where flies come
from is asked many times during tho
summer. SAYS the Boston Herald. IL
is always n mystery 10 the woman
who has her house we'll screened how
even one OF the little pests can get
in. The parents Of a good many Of
them were probably housed the year
before, when in the autumn vigilance
was relaxed, and perhaps door or
window left unguar led With the
inst net with which nature has pro-
yided them they crcpt into the warm
house, into cracks not percentiDlc,
and there they hibernated There
too they lay their eggs, ~ 20 each
iiy. thus looking out for the propaga-
tion of the race; and 50, when the
llrst warm days come, they surprise
us by buzzing away on the windows
or around the table. In the mean
time the eggs are Matching, and by
'fy time" they come forth in swarms.
Sometimes in the dead Of winter hy
will appear, beguiled from bis resting
place bY the deceptive warmth OF the
furnace-heated house. lie seems a
harblngcr 81 spring, and perhaps one
NAV be inclined u pet tia Bit Don't
do IT, XIII IL and thus put m end 10
a prospective future generation OF
flies. Tney are natural scaYengers
Their purpose in life is 10 consume
various substances which are thrown
Of from the human body by articles
OF food. and by almost every animal
and vegetable production when 10 a
state of change. These substances
are given Out IN such small quantities
they are imperceptible % common
observers and not removable hy or
dinary methods Of cleanliness. even
in the best kept rooms. When a Ny
persists ia crawling over ones face IL
is merely taking care Of the particles
Of dead matter thrown on through
the pores and which helps 10 keep the
complexion clean. So Il Is really do
ing good while IL annoys As a com
mon dy has about four thousand eyes
10 Is no wonder 10 ., SO hard 70 catch.
or that % evadcs the blows aimed
AT IT,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

bound for headquarters. says the
General, with its team Of mules, was
stuck fast ia the mud some few miles
south Of Springfield. The driver,
who was G big burly man, standing
over six feet in height and built ia
proportion, finding that his team was
unable to move the heavily laden
wagon. began to belabor numerically
the poor beasts.
Seated on a stout, shaggy, black
horse, which was pursuing its way to
the left Of the road. was a broad-shoul-
dered. low-sized man. clad in the fa-
tigue uniform Of the regulation army
blue, but without any insignia Of rank
or staff buttons. and wearing on his
head an old, much battered cap. Pull
ing up his horse at the stalled wagon
the horseman demanded authorita-
lively Of the teamster why he was whip
ping the animals 50 severely.
The only reply that he received to
his question was a string Of oaths, and
to make matters worse the fellow struck
the near mule a violent blow with the
heavy butt Of his black jack. as the
wagons whip is called
In answer 70 a shout fIom the rider.
the surly teamsier said that Il he did
not take care and mind bis own bust
ness q similar blow would be dealt to
him. The threat was scarcely uttered
when Little Phil. for such II was. shot
from the saddle aud had the rufian by
the throat.
Although it was evident that the
assailant was much the smaller man Of
the two. still in a few seconds he had
his opponent on his knees and rained
up0b bis head. neck and chest q volley
q savage blows. ending in twisting
the whip out Of the mans hand and
applying II vigorously over arms and
shoulders until the fellow fairly
howled for mercy. When at last the
WAGNER was permitted 70 arise from
the ground. he received as 8 parting
warning q severe kick from the rate
Captain.
who the devil are ron ugH vas the
question Of the astonished and thor
oughly frightened bully. Is soon as he
recovered sufficient breath.
Captain Sheridan. Quartermaster
Of this army: and il Jon don't get 10
work - quick to get this wagon ont
q the way. I'll thra-h yen again.
II Is neelless 70 say that sheridau's
orders we're execufed with alacfitT
The mules br this time bad re1ained
1.
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aged. aud their fire was slackened, but
they stood by their guns as well s.
could be expected under the circum-
stances. 1t soon became evident As
the engagement progressed that every
gun ia the forts would be dismounted
and every man killed who remained at
: his post. About noon firing from the
enemy entirely ceased and they began
70 retreat in such a hasty manner that
/ they did not take time TO say good
BY. So rapidly did they go that they
! seemed Ia haze important business
elsewhere and we're in a hurry TO get
beyond range Of our shells. We were
then distant about six hundred yards.
and signal was made TO cease firing
I Commander Rodgers was sent on shore
at Fort Walker. and raised the Union
flag. The same interesting ceremony
took place az Fort Beauregard. and
Port ROYAL was ours. light men we're
killed and twenty-three wounded on
board the vessels Of our feet.
The capture Of Port Royal was an
event Of unusual Importance. ably
planned and skillfully executed. 1t
was exclusively a naval victory from
its conception until its final consum-
nation. It was ray Of sunshine
bursting through the dark clouds that
enyel0ped the Union horizon 1t plant
ed again the starry banner on the soil
Of South Carolina II increased the
value Of our securities, stimulated en-
hstments, and was o notice to domes-
tic traitors and their foreign allies that
the United States navy had lost none
Of its former prestige.
The escape Of the garrison was an
unfortunate event which could not be
guarded against, as our vessels we're
not intended for service on shore duty.
Some Of the enemys dead were found
in Fort Walker, but their actual loss
could not be definitely learned.
In grateful recognition Of DuPonts
services Congress. on recommends
tion Of the President, passed the fol-
lowing resolution Of thanks.
Is resolution ienaering the thanks Of Com
gress e. Captain Samuel L. DUPONT aud Off
GERS. petty officers. seaMen. and marines
under his command for the victory at Po "a
Royal.
IInaA llf tuAuh1 OF ANtiAice- ut anu arc
hereby tendered % Captain Samuel u. Du-
pont, and through him 60 the officers. pet
ty officers seaInen and marines attached
20 the squadron under his command for the
decisive and splendid victory achieved az
Port Royal on the seventh day OF N0yem-
Der last
Approved Feb %. IsCe
BY an actof Congress approved July
1G, 1862, the grade Of Rear Admiral in
the navy was created, and the Presi-
dent appointed Captain Dupont, A. H.
Foote, and d. g. Farragut to that po-
sition These we're duly confirmed by
the Senate, and DUPONT was made
Rear Admiral Of the South Atlantic
Squadron. On July 4, 1868, he was
relieved at his own request, his sue
cessor in command being Captain j A.
Daghlgren.
DUPONT died in the service June %,
1865, and is buried near Wilmington,
Del
We. too. soon will sail o'er the river OF rest.
As the strong and the brave before us
have gone;
And our sun viii go down ln the beautiful
West;
May IL rise Ia the glory that circles the
throne.
Wm Simmons, IN american Trib-
une.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26
A PIcARDY PASTORAL


ne WAGNER Pierre ia tail and straight.
BIS eyes are brave and clear -
And they shine With 4 softer. deeper lgh
When sweet Lisette is near.
Tair maids here Be 10 picardy
As any tia may be met
Bat none more bright and fIesh to see
Ihsn "a laitiere lisefte.
Small heed they give 70 he sleepy team
This slumnrous summer day
But weilbF meanow wood, and stream
The oxen knew the way
Pierre rules the pioE. Iisetie The COW,
The butter, and the cheese;
To the little inarche they take their way
Through lanes q poplar trees.
And be aud she for summers three
Have worked on the same farm.
While round them love its Ineshes woYe.
And wrought daily charm
Life moves for them in one straight groove,
Is spun ia one gray tone
But they've unlocked the world Of love,
Aud made { all rhe.r own.
For love siill laughs al rank and rule.
And a ricLer crown ] ween,
May weave for a maid AZ a milking stool
Than for a thr0ned Queen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Dr. John Frskinc. a weii-ku0wn
Scottish divine. was remarkable. tor
20 his simpl city OF manner and
gentle temper
he returned 50 often from the pull
pic minus his pocket handkerchief
that Mrs. Erskinc az last began to
suspect that the handkerchlcfs were
stolen by some Of the old women who
lined the pulpit stairs So both "a
balk and detect ihe culprit she scwea
a corner OF the handkerchief 30 one
OF the pockets OF his coit-tails
Half way up the stairs the good
doctor felt a tug. whereup0n De
turned round and caught hold of the
hand OF the guiltyold woman. saying.
with great tenderness and simpli .ity
no The day. honest woman no
the day, Mrs Ersklne has seved it
In. spare Moments
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

minutes the team and wagon were on
firm ground again. With q parting
admonition Little Phil mounted his
patient horse, which had watched the
encounter with seeming approval. and
rode toward headquarters as uncon-
cerned as if nothing had happened. ?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

MONG the
best illustra-
tions Of the
character OF
S eridan
is one relat-
ed Of him by
lGen. Bussey,
when in the
early days OF
the war he
was doing
duty as quar-
termaster in
South west
Missouri
A pro-
vision wagon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

ANY veterans
who followed
the feathers Of
S tone wall
jackson and
lEwell in the
cele bra ted
Banks cam
paign in the
Valley Of Yir
ginia remem
Der Belle Boyd
the Confeder
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Ia public meet
ing in Boston, Mr..
Goug h said
:" Not long ago I
was in a hospital,
and saw q voung
man, twenty six
years Of age. pale
aud emaciated.
with his shattered
arm resting upon
an oil silk pillow.
and there he had
been many long
weeks waiting
for sum eient
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

LONDON and Paris have been placed
10 Communication b. telephone. Be
fore the close Of the century an The
capitals Of Europe vii be thus COP
neCted. Our world space seems des-
tined e annihilaiion By che telegraph
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

command of flag Ofh-
Ger. Samuel +. Dupont His flag
ship was the splendid frigate, Wabash.
OF 5000 tons, carrying forty guns and
a crew Of about 400 men.
For the proper maintenance and a
more strict enforcement Of the block
ade, i was deemed essentially y requisite
70 secure if possible, a harbor on the
Atlantic Coast. Is coaling, supply
and repair station. For this purpose
the seizure Of several places was con-
templated Port Royal, however, in
the opinion Of the Navy Department
presented advantages not possessed by
any other locality on account of its
magnificent harbor 1t was also desira-
BILE 10 again plant the Union colors on
the soil Of rebellious South Carolina,
and establish q base Of operations for
aggressive hostilities against the en-
emy.
It was therefore with these facts in
view that the Port Royal expedition
va- fitted out and placed under com
mand Of Commodore DUPONT, a naval
officer Of unquestioned loyalty, popular
among his associates and possessing all
the qualities Of q great commander.
he entered the naval servi1s as mid
shipman, Dec. IS, 1915. and reached
the grade Of captain. Sept. IA, 1850.
which rank be held at the time Of his
appointment to command the Port
Royal expedition. It's destination was
kept secret as long as possible. but
when TIE enemy learned Of our iuten-
ti0ns, they made preparation 70 give
as q warm reception on our arrival
The following are the vessels and
number Of guns carried by each. and
name OF their respective commanders
which constituted the expedition, aud
whose brilliant achievement won the
grateful plaudits Of the loyal North
fKssELs OF THE PORT ROYAL ExrEDIlI ~. NuN-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

IT, SAVE annoyance. man should
u.s. the telephone Just g. he uses his
revolver only in c1ses Of abso'uf2
necessity
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

strength Tor an amputatinu. / knelt
by his side aud said VIII you answer
me one question: Yes sir, was his
reply. Suppose then, you were wen.
at home. in good health, and knew al
this would come to y0u. If you enlisted.
would you enlistgr Yes sir. he an
svered in a whisper; Il would in a
minute What IS my arm or my life
compared with the safety Of the coun-
tryg'
That was patriotism Of the genuine
brand.
heroes Of the Civil War.
The heroes Of the civil war have
disappeared much sooner after its close
than did those Of the revolution. II
vas half q century after the declara-
ton Of independents before Adams
and Jefferson died. and the year be-
fore their death the White House had
been vacated by President who had
joined the army in 1916 Il Is but
thirty years now since the firing on
Fort Sumpter. AMI the great leaders
Of that period in both civil and mill
tary life are all gone.
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itAnc nNatMi r. ?. lVu9N0f
The expedition, as already stated,
sailed from Hampton Roads on Oct.
%. and about Nov. !, on reach
ing the vicinity Of Cape Hatteras, en-
countered a stor Of great severity, in
which some Of the vessels we're severe
ly handled. One Of them, the trans
port steamer Governor was wreck
ed. This vessel carried a battalion Of
about seven hundred marines. com
manded by Colonel J. q. Reynolds.
and were detached from the marine
barracks at Washington TO accompany
the expedition and occupy the forts
whose capture was c0ntemp ated.
Fortunately for the marines, the
United States frigate Sabine bore in
sight in time to save a great many Of
them from a watery grave. Their res
cue at sea and during the prevalence
Of a fearful gale was indeed g perilous
undertaking. for which Captain Ring
gold, Of the Sabine. his officers and
crew received from Congress a resolu-
tion Of thanks, on recommendation Of
the President Of the United States.
The expedition reached its destina-
tiou on Nov. o. and made preparations
for action. Port Royal is situated on
the coast Of South Carolina. and about
midway between Charleston and Sa-
xaunah. It's defences consisted Of two
well-armed and RAPIDLY constructed
forts commanding the entrance TO the
harbor and situated about three miles
apart. Fort Walker. situated on Hill
ton Head, mounted % guns; Fort
BeaureQard. on Bay Point, Is guns
and a garrison of about 1900 men.
under command Of General Thomas
+ Dayton.
This constituted the land forces Of
the enemy. Ia addition 10 which Com
modore Josiah Tatnall. Of the relel
navv. was ordered from Savannah to
assist General Drayton. His force
consisted Of the following armed
steamers, viz.
Lady Davis. commander. J. Rut-
ledge. Sampson. commander. J. Ken
nard: Resolute. commander. j p.
Jones Savannah. commander, j. n.
Mofitt.
This hotilla In the early stage Of the
action took quite q prominent part but
as the engagement progressed and the
result became apparent, they inglori-
ouslv retreated. seeking safety IN Skull
Creek. q small stream in the rear Of
Hilton Head, leaving General Drayton
and his troops TO the mercy Of our
shells. Some Of these vessels we're
captured shortly afterward by Du-
Points feet
The importance Of Port Royal was
fully recognized by the enemy and
thov made preparations to resist the
confemplated attack. Several circum-
stances prevented DUPONT from com
mencinc the attack Immediately on his
arrival. but on the morning of the 1th
signal was made 70 get under way and
form line Of battle. About g. no.
firing commenced. each vessel pushing
no about midway between the forts,
firing from port and starboard battery.
while the movements Of the feet was
reduced to 6 speed just sufficient TO
maintain TIE line Of battle as previous /
~ agreed upon.
on nearing the forts and at q dis
tance of about 500 yards our shells
burst with great regularity inside The
works. Tie enemy for a time fred
ante 0riekir. bat g. He moved ID
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Interesting Manner Ten of Camp. March.
ana Battle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-29

fire Monday night. Between the hours
OF IL and / that night Mr.. Dickinson
was awakened out of a sound sleep by
the scmell of smoke He hastily
dressed and went down stairs to the
Kitchen where the smoke seemed to
be the thickest- There he found two
fires of incendiary origin One in the
pantry under the flour bin and one in
a corner of the kitchen. In both places
cobs thoroughly saturated with coal
oil had been placed. In the pantry a.
large portion of the floor was burned
and the flames would have been beyond
control in a very short time. It could
be easily seen where the fire bug had
gone from the wash house to the
kitchen with the coos. A washpan half
full of coal oil was also found on the
kitchen floor. The motive for the at
tempted crime cannot be explained, for
nothing was missed from the house
except five dollars in silver, which was
in a bureau dra wer in one of the rooms
down stairs MI. Dickinson says it is
not usual for people living in that Sec
ton OF the country to lock their houses.
but that they close the doors, and
when he went into the kitchen that
night the outside door was wide open.
M Dickenson's house IS one of the
finest in that locality. being a large ten
room dwelling with all the modern I'M
movements
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VENEZUELA FEELS SAFE.
European Governments Are Too Busy
to Bother Her

to Bother Her
New York, May pa dispatch to the
Herald from Caracas says:
President Castro hopes France can be
induced to modify the terms of the
protocol which the Venezuelan cabinet
has practically rejected and he has re-
quested Commandant DeLort. a dis
tinguished Frenchman. long resident in
this country. to make representa- tons in
his behalf to the French foreign office
M. DeLort is now en- route to France
He told the Venezuelan president that
he could not undertake to act as his
emiSSary but would make an informal
renewal of diplomatic relations unless
Venezuela changes her attitude COM
pletely-
The protocol. which was brought from
France by President Castro's brother a
month ago, cited three conditions under
which France would be willing to renew
diplomatic relations. The first was that
Venezuela should sign first and France
afterward. The second was that all
matters which were pending previous
to the breaking Of diplomatic relations
should be disposed of before the entente
cordiale should be restored The third
was that questions of claims, If there
were any dispute, should be submitted
toEuropean arbitrators. but that France
should not have a member upon the
tribunal
The Venezuelan government pleaded
Ignorance of the matter which had been
pending between the two countries prior
to breaking of relations and said it was
impossible to get the papers. France
offered to furnish aftested copies of all
documents. Venezuela. made no reply.
In the matter of claims which amount
to about "a, 600. O00 Venezuela insisted
that their validity should be submitted
to a tribunal composed exclusively of
Venezuelans This has been taken by
France, it is understood to mean that
Venezuela is not willing to pay, there
fore the negotiations fell through.
Venezuela is now seeking to open new
negotiations with France through the
secretary of young Mr.. Castro, who re-
mains in Paris.
The recent history of these negotia-
lions is the history Of negotiations be
tween all foreign governments and Ven
ezuela during the last six months.
President Castro appointed a court to
which all claims. foreign and domestic.
growing out of the revolutions. should
be submitted. All the foreign govern
ments united in refusing to recognize
this court. declaring the debts should be
settled automatically.
Recently, when German. Italian and
English claims have been submitted, the
government has in effect said:
I'VE want to hear nothing about these
claims 1t is too late. They should have
gone before the court we designated.
We viii not pay
Naturally the Situation is somewhat
from foreign pressure, realizing that the
European powers are now too much oc-
cupied with continental policies and Or
ierital questions to interfere. 1t is gen.
orally understood that Germany is much
exaspefated and is preparing the way
for q proposition under which her
claims can be settled on some other than
a monetary basis.
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shoulder and side the result Of injuries I
received in the war.
7 have said. perhaps. that I couldn't
stand II here another winter, but didn't
anything about resigninZ.
Ihen 1 have been trying to buy some
property both in LeavenWOrth and in
Kansas City. kan. and this probably
had something TO do with the circulation
81 the report that I was to resign
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SHOCKLEY TO RESIGN.
That Is the Report Which Comes
From Leavenworth.

It is currently reported in Leavenworth
that Major Shoclzley, treasurer Of the
National Military home. is soon to resign
on account OF I'M health Should he resign
Senator Burton and Congressman Curtis
would name his successor The appoint
ment would probably 20 to a Ieaven-
worth man It is said several have ap-
pileQ Tor the position already
MAJOR Shockley was asked last night
HI regard to the report and he said.
"A nave never said anything to any one
ABOUT resientng- The report evidently
nau ITS origin in the fact that / am ia
very poor health Yesterday was the first
time since being at the home that I have
been unable 70 attend the Memorial day ex-
ercises- suffer acutely from pain in my
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Beers Surrender by Wagon Loads.
Cape Town, May 29-Two hundred
Beers have surrendered in Bechuana-
land, and A wagon loads of men, women
and children have surrendered at Fort
Tuli. Rhodesia-
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Kaiser Leads His Troops.

Berlin, May 29.-Emperor William at
the annual review today of the brigade
of guards On the Tempeihoff field. put
the troops through a series Of move
ments. Then at the head of the color
troop he led the brigade through the
city. His majesty was accom- panied
BY brilliant encourage. including
General Bonnat and other French OIL
GERS here. Subsequently the emperor
lunched with the officers.
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WANTED statesmen.


SALESMEN-A firm with long estab-
lfshed trade with physicians, VIII re-
ceive applications for vacancy in their
corps of travelling men Permanently. Ad-
dress P. o. Box S5Ss Philadelphia
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MISSOURI PACIFIC
LINES
FROM KANSAS CITY.

No. leaving City a
St Louis consisting Of Smoking Day coaches Reclining
Chair (Seats Free), Pullman Parlor ca
Connections
York Atlantic points.
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BUSINESS CHANCFs-


NEW CREEK treaty 30 cents) opens
Creek country Magazine. 80 pictures,
stamps. Phoenix. Muskogee, i. T.
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IS to SO on a DON este sewing machine
BABcOCK & FROST,
718 Kansas avenue.
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city Topeka commenced to
neeI
for the H worked up the lint
inst uent rnana tengi L
which
Fulton worked inside the most
Hughes