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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-27

latter to the Columbia river, and the
reached in December, 1906. This explora-
| tion completed the work of Captain Rob
ert Gray, of Boston. the first discoverer
Of the mouth of the Columbia, who sailed
up it Is miles in 1892 and named the river
after his ship. Captain Kendriek, an
American navigator, had sailed through
the Straits of Fuca, the Gulf of Georgia
and Queen Charlotte sound to the Pacific
in 1885, and was the first to make known
the true character of those wonderful in
land waters. All this was set forth as
more than countervailing any claim to the
basin. of the Columbia which England
might base, on the prior discoveries of
Drake, Cook and Van couver
The First Dwelling.
The first house in all that country was
built on the Columbia in 1910 by CAPTAIN
Winship, New Englander, and in 1911
John Jacob Astor established his trading
rost at Astoria, Is miles from the ocean,
his men getting there just ahead of the
expedition sent out for the same purpose
by the British Northwestern Fur Trading
company. In 1873 his agent sold out to
this company on account of the war. and
the name Astoria was changed to Fort
George. Though the site was restored to
the United States after the war, the fur
company held the property till it sold out
to the Hudson Bay company in 1921. The
operations of these fur companies not only
afforded a basis for England's claim of
occupancy, but were held responsible for
the many Indian outrages that warned
oack immigrants to Oregon from the
United States.
England claimed the whole country but
offered to compromise on the line of the
Columbia, giving us what is now the state
OF Oregon as our only outlet to the Pa
cific. This We steadily refused, but in
1878 entered into convention for the
Joint occupancy of the whole country by
English and Americans, leaving the claims
OF both nations for future settlement
without prejudice to either This Joint
occupation continued to be denounced by
our western statesmen till the cry Fifty
four forty or fight" in 1844-5 brought us
TO the verge of war with England war
which was averted mainly by our annexa-
tion of Texas which meant war with
Mexico; and not wishing to fight England
and Mexico both at once on territorial
questions, We compromised on the line
of the forty ninth degree in 1916. and the
backdown from fifty -four forty or fight
had great deal to do with. the defeat
of the democrats by the election of Tay-
lor over Cass in 1S4S.
The late ex-mayor and ex-governor. R.
N. Bishop of Cincinnati, was running
store in Kentucky village in 1S45, and
the writer remembers that the dry goods
advertisements of Bishop were all headed
''ffty-four forty or fight
In 1919, the year after the joint occu-
paney convention with England we were
so eager to obtain Florida from Spain
that we surrendered to her the whole of
Texas. This surrender was denounced
then and thereafter by Thomas H. Ben
ton as "a parricidal act" But the swap
did Spain no good. Mexico seeded from
Spain and gained her independence, with
Texas, settled by Americans, as one of
her states. The autonomy of the Mexican
states was abolished by the decree of
usurping dictatorship, and Texas, there
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-27
CROKER DEFIED
"BOsso Mclaughlin Insists Upon
CoIer for Mayor

New York, Sept. 27.-Hugh McLaugh-
lin, the democratic leader in Brooklyn,
made a brief but vigorous attack to-day
upon the slate prepared by Richard
Croker for the democratic city convention.
His onslaught indicates war between the
two organizations unless the two leaders
agree upon a compromise, or unless one
of them yields to the other
Mr.. Croker is still for Lewis Nixon for
mayor, in spite of the smothered threats
of the gambling element of Tammany. Mr..
Mclaughlin said that if Bird S. Coler'
name was not placed at the head of the
ticket, Kings county would have no can
didate for second place.
This declaration sounded very much like
a defiance.
Mclaughlin demanded the nomination
of Controller Coler for mayor. He de-
clared that he would fight for Coler
until the end. If neither leader
yields to the other, and if no
compromise upon a third candidate is
effected, there will be a fight in the demo-
cratic city convention.
Mclaughlin now has the Brooklyn and
Queen organizations, with 2,400 delegates
solidly at his back. Tammany will have
$40 delegates from Manhattan, the Bronx
and Richmond, but there is some doubt
whether they will go into the convention
as a unit.
Croker has found that certain element
in Tammany Hall, known as ''the gam
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-27

spent for the last five years in asserting our
claims to this title.
Benton himself is thus quoted on the
same resolution in June 1874
When Louisiana was purchased Mr. Jeffer-
son recommended a free grant of land to the
first 10000 emigrants to the west Of the Mis-.
sissippi. Liberal principles were not suff1-
. ciently advanced then to sanction the grants
proposed by Mr.. Jefferson. Let the
emgrants go on and carry their rifles We
want 10000 rifles in the valley of the Oregon
They will make all quiet there in the event
OF war with Great Britain for the dominion
OF that country. Thirty thousand
rifles on the Oregon will annihilate the Hud-
son Bay company, drive them off our con-
tinent, quiet their Indians and protect the
American interests in the remote regions of
the upper Missouri the Platte, the Arkansas.
ana all the vast region Of the Rocky noun
tains. Besides the recovery Of what was lost
or jeoparded by our diplomacy in 1875 the
settlers in Oregon will also recover and open
for us the North American road to India
Note the expressions "our continent"
the North American road to India Also
President Polk's apology in his message
OF December, 1845, for permitting boun-
dary negotiations on a basis of com
promise at time when he already had
the Mexican war bearing down on him.
Though entertaining the settled conviction
tnat the British pretensions of title could not
be maintained to any portion Of the Oregon
territory upon any principle Of public law
recognized by nations, yet IN Difference to
what had been done by my predecessors and
especially in consideration that propositions
of compromise had been made by two proceed
ing administrations to adjust the question on
the parellel of 49 degrees, and in two of them
yielding to Great Britain the free navigation
OF the Columbia. and that the pending
negotiations had been commenced on the basis
OF compromise, I deemed it to be my duty
not abruptly to break it off,
Representatives of the west in those
days were always in arms against any
proposition initiating against our title to
Louisiana purchase which included not
only Louisiana and Texas, but everything
else between the Mississippi and the Rio
Grande and west to the Pacific ocean be-
tween the forty second parallel and Rus
sian America. The plains, the mountains
and the Pacific coast were lands of mys-
terry, romance and promise to the youths
OF the west. Every Missouri boys dreams
were of future adventure in that region.
Their fathers looked upon it as ours be-
cause we needed it for our children and
for the millions of emigrants coming
across the Atlantic-ours because we
alone could soon make it an empire of
civilization and production-ours by the
highest of titles, a title bearing the sign
manual Of Manifest Destiny"
Samuel Williams
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-27
HAWAIIAN EPlSCOPALS
They Desire an American Bishop for
Their Church

San Francisco. Sept. 27--An important
question to be considered by the Episcopal
general convention which meets here next
week will relate to the position of the
church in Hawaii A statement written
by churchman from Honolulu says:
The people of Hawaii are strongly in favor
of their church being placed under the juris-
diction of an American bishop and of the
American church being established there
Although the church in Honolulu has selected
two men to attend the general convention
General Osborne and Give Davies, they in
no sense come as deputies, but merely to
further the interests of their church as far
as possible in an unofficial way
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-27
Frequent Train Service to Hutchin-
son via "The Milwaukee,"

Last spring ''The Milwaukee" put on an
additional train between St. Paul and
Hutchinson. The service via that line to
Hutchinson is now very frequent and con-
venient The full schedule including the
new train is as follows: Leave st. Paul
500 a. M, p. m. and $50 p. M; leave
Minneapolis a. M, 4:4O p. m. and 1885
p. m. Leave Hutchinson, returning, 1880
a M, 9:90 a. m. and 2:55 D. Nall daily
except Sunday. Purchase tickets to
Hutchinson via "The Milwaukee"
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Sleeplessness. You can't sleep in the
stillest night, If your digestion is bad.
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla-it strengthens
the stomach and establishes that condi-
tion in which sleep regularly comes and is
sweet and refreshing
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ness, constipation or torpid liver without
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college
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-27

bling element" is strongly opposed to
Nixon because of his work as chairman of
the Tammany vice committee.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-27

Another Reduction I'm Round Trip
Rate to New York via baltimore
6 Ohio Railroad.
Commencing September Is and contin
uing until October 20, the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad will sell tickets from Chicago
to New York and return at $29 with limit
of twenty days. Good going via Wash
ington, Baltimore and Philadelphia and
returning via Buffalo, with stop-over priv
ilege in both directions. For information
call on or address r. c. Haase, NV. T.
P. A., St. Paul, Mimi, or B. N Austin,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago. Ill.
California Kidney and Bladder Cure.
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These lessons will be Edition Of shakspe
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Th lessons on Up-tODa information as given
OF every day experiences will be
A answer questions Business We
ucn that
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California Kidney and Bladder Cure.
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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
Judge Thomas, Decision

The decision of Judge John R.
Thomas in the Choctaw-Chicka
saw citizenship cases, is for the
the Indian Territory one of the
most important judicial opinions
handed down in recent times.
Judge Thomas holds that the
Choctaw and Chickasaw citizen
ship DEGREES rendered by the Ard
more and South McAlesier courts
ale void for the purpose OF affect
ing the property of the tribes, in.
asmuch as they were rendered
against only one of the tribes,
when the property sought to be
affected is owned jointly by the
two tribes.-Wagoner Sayings.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
CRUSHED HIS LEG.
Lee Decker Badly Hurt While Steal
ing a Ride.

Special Correspondence from Falkland.
A tramp giving his name as Lee
Decker, of RAIDER, Webster coun-
ty, Mo, who was stealing a ride
or the Frisco local freight Thurs
day, was sitting IN fiat Car with
his feet hanging out over the
drawhead, when the train sud
denly bumped together aud one
OF his legs was caught between the
drawheads of the two cars and
broken between the knee and the
hip. This happened while the
train was at the depot in Fairland
about 2:35 p. no. DR.. +. r. Deans
was hastily summoned and the
fractured limb was speedily set
and bsndaged. Mr.. Decker ap.
pears to be about twenty-five
years old. After the accident
happened he fshed out $500
from one of his shoes with which
to defray the expense of setting
his limb and purchasing a
ticket home. He was placed upon
cot in the baggage car and
started for his home in Missouri.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
Increase in June Earnings

Railroad earnings for the first
week in June showed the follow.
ing increase, as Compared with the
same time year ago: Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg, increase,
s243; Canadian Pacific, s14 ,000;
Denver and Rio Grsnde, $500;
Hooking Valley, s1062; Interna-
tional and Great Northern, s13,
1856; Missouri Pacific, $4,000,
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, $50,
S53; Mexican National, s10,571;
Northern Pacific, s73,12S; Rio
Grande Western, s2l, 400; St.
Paul, $50, ,64S; st. Louis South.
western, $40. $50; Texas and Pa.
cific, 20.9l6; Toledo, St. Louis
and Western, sl3,219.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
Carved by a Negro.

Yesterday morning a. $40 a
negro, name unknown, employed
by the NJ, K. & T. in the ballast
gang which is at work at Bond f,
six miles south OF Checotah, u.s.
saulted the foreman of the gang,
P. w. Howe, with a razor and
succeeded in cutting him in sever
al places before he was beaten off.
Howe was cut about the back and
shoulders and the infuriated me-
gro cut three fingers off of Howe's
left hand before he stopped. The
negro then made his escape.
Howe was takeI to Checotah
where DR.. Rucker dressed the
wounds, none of which will prove
fatal although they are serious.
Deputy Marsh al Frank Jones
started in pursuit of the negro as
ter he had notified Deputy John.
son at Eufaula. 1t is probable
that the man will be caught
Muskogee Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
The Farmers Picnic.

The men who have laborec
hard, late and early, at last win &
holiday, the women who have al
so worked early aud later, have
washed and ironed dresses and
waists for all the children, have
sewed and trimmed and now have
cooked up enough edibles fol
three or four meals, and prepar.
ings for either sunshine or rain
have packed into the wagon and
jolsed over miles of rough and
dusty roads with a crowd of lively
expeclant and perhaps fretful
children.
At last they reach the picnic
grove.
A drink of cool lemonade sta rts
the day, then all the children are
treated TO swing on the merry
go-round, then they are ready Tor
a dish of ice cream, and after that
what? See The snake eater? See
the "nieger-dolls" knocked DOWN.
See the roping contesl2 See the
four-legged chicken, or two headed
cali?
How elevating for the farmers
wives and chiIdrenl How educa
tionsi, how amusing, how ethic
ally, nes:helically delightful
The idea seems Ia prevail that
anything is good enough for
farmers, all rorts of impositions
are sometimes pslmed off on the
accomplishing farmers.
Uncoulh performances almost
bordering on the vulgar are to be
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20

payable monthly for six months,
to employ Prof. Mockel at good
salary. And before 6 O'Clock the
came evening a contract had been
drawn up and properly signed,
employing the director.
Last night the band had its first
rehearsal under its new director,
with fourteen players present.
Prof. Mockel, both as a player
and director, is all that could be
desired, and his manners and
methods substaniia,e his state
ment that he has had wide expe.
rience and good success teaching
bands. He is also fine vloliBist,
and in fact, teaches any instru.
ment from a piano down TO pic
Gallo.
Before a great while an orches-
ira will be organized, and for once
in her history, Vinita will have a
band and orchestra that can play
anywhere under any circum-
stances.
Oflate several frst-ciass musi.
clans have located in Vinita,
among them two clarionet play ers,
piccalo and a ssxaphone player.
These, together with the old men,
bers, under the dictatorship of
Prof. Mockel, will in short
time "go up head" in the terri
tory class.
The boys feel very grateful to
the citizens, not a one of whom TO
our knowledge, refused to con-
tribute, and will put forth every
effort TO make them thrice proud
of Sequoyah Band.
Vinita mas the best band talent
of any town in the territory, and
from now on the watchword is
development" May they go to
| the top.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
Insurance Comnany Quits.

New York, June 13.-As re-
suit OF losses sustained in the
Jacksonville fire one New York
insurance company retired today
from active business. When the
Florida was reported it was said
that the Pacific Fire Insurance
company of New York bad been
hit hard although the exact
amount was not known. 1t de-
veloped today, however, that the
company's losses as a result of
that one fire aggregated $50, 600 and
that late last night the company
risks were reinsured with the
Westchester Fire Insurance COM
pany of New York.
The contract of reinsurance
went into effect today, so that the
Pacific, which ranked high among
tine smaller underwriting con-
Germs, is no longer in business.
The Jacksonville losses did not
cripple the Pacific, for it had a
surplus beyond all claims. but it
reduced its margin above capital
to such an extent that the direct
ors decided 10 withdraw from the
field. The Pacific had more than
sec, 600, 900 of insurance in force,
which will be amply protected
under the terms of the reinsurance
deal
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
THE SEQU0YAH BAND.
A Director has Been Employed for a
Term of Six Months.

At no time in the history of vi
nita have the citizens and business
men manifested such a kindly in
terest and given such substantial
support 10 band as they have
the past week.
On Mond.y las. the band boys
had an opportunity to employ.
director in the person OF. Professor
Edward Mockel, late of Indiana.
A subscription paper was circula-
ted and at 3 o'clock that afternoon
enough money was subscribed,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
A Successful Social.

Though the tragedy of Saturday
evening cast a pail over the Band
social, and necessitated the aban
don ment of the musical features,
yet from a financial standpoint, it
was an unqualified success. About
$50 was received from the sale OF
the ice cream and cake, that had
been kindly donated by the ladies
of the town, which will aid mater
tally In meeting recentlv incurred
expenses A corp of winsome,
little, daintily gowned girls fitted
around the tables, attending the
wants of all, while the dispensing
fount installed in the band stand,
was graced by the presence of
Mrs DR.. Meredith, Miss Crock EFT,
Miss Halle Thompson and Miss
Lewis.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
AN ELOQUENT APPEAL.
Rev. G. L. Browning Requests Aid
for Willie f1aIsell College.

An able discourse on "Educa'
ton" was the forceful introduction
to an eloquent plea by the Rev.
G. l.. Browning at the Methodist
church Sunday morning, for
financial assistance TO promote the
work oi the Willie Halsell college.
Taking as his text Proverbs
Alb: Take hold of instruction
let her not go; keep her; for she is
thy life." He advocated in a
masterful manner the necessity of
religious instruction and Christian
environment to produce the
finished education.
While paying eloquent tribute
to the limited efficiency of the
system of public instruction, and
the advanced teachings of the
great universities, he attacked
their deficiency in moulding the
moral nature OF the student.
In referring to The Willie Hal
sell college as an ideal institution
where the student while finishing
his secular studies, is surrounded
by the helpful influence of Chris
tian environment, he said in part:
"The value of Willie Hslsell
college cannot be estimated in
dollars and cents Its value is
found in the influence it exerts on
local and national life.
Though it brings more money to
Vinita than any other institution,
and from purely mercenary
standpoint, is the most profitable
institution in the city, yet lite
great value is found in the noble
characters that are developed un
der the guidance Of her Christian
instructors.
After referring to the Inadequate
accommodations of the college
building an earnest appeal was
made for assistance TO enlarge its
scope.
J. L. Bracket is arranging for all
kinds of amusements at the three
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
Postmasters' Salaries Readjusted

The annual readjustment OF
postmasters' salaries has just been
completed in the offics of the
assistant postmaster general, the
result being that on the Let of
July, 1770 postmasters will re-
ceive increased pay and 229 will
receive reduced compensation.
The total reduction is s2S, 400, and
the the aggregate increase s2l5,
600, making net increase of s187
200. In only one instance, that of
New Orleans, does the increase
amount to as much as $1,000. The
increase in the average salaries OF
postmasters noted last year has
been continued and this year it
will be s1777, as compared with
s1734 last year.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
Admittance Fee at Lansing Prison

Leavenworth, Kan, June 13.-
An admission fee of 10 cents is
now charged visitors to the Kan
sas state penitentiary on the
ground that extra guards are re-
quired to show the people around.
The excuse is not satisfactory to
the commercial club of this city
and at its meeting last evening
vigorous action was taken to Sc
cure a revocation of The order.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
Treasury Statement.

Washington, June 12.-Today's
statement of the treasury balance;
in the general fund, exclusive OF
the $3.50, 100000 gold reserve in
the division ofre1emption, shows:
Available cash balance, 1854, ,794 ;,
$50; gold, sos, 1858 ,5S2.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-06-20
Wedding.

Miss COrnelia Cornatzer, formerly
teacher in the public school of this
place, and c. J. Perry, of Sallisaw,
were married this week. This was
quite a surprise to their many friends
here who wish them much happiness.
They are now at home to their friends
at Sallisaw.