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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24

Minneapolis, Aug. l9.-lt is announced
that final arrangements have recently
been concluded in New York whereby
Minneapolis and st. Paul are to be given
direct railroad connection with the Black
Hills. The company is to be called the
Twin City, Pierre & Black Hills, and is 10
be built from Aberdeen to Rapid City, in
the hills, crossing the Missouri river at
Pierre.
The road will be 295 miles long and will
eventually become part of one of the
great systems and be part of short line
from the northwest to Denver, the gulf
and California The plan is to extend the
road from Rapid City to connection with
the Union Pacific at Grin Junction, Wyo.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24
1.-THE OTHER WOMAN"
To Her Pierre Loriliard Left Hand.
some share of His Estate.

To Her Pierre Loriliard Left a Hand.
some share of His Estate.
1t has become the rule rather than
the exception that the wills of men of
great wealth are contested by the nat
ural heirs, who are disappointed with
the shares bequeathed them or indig-
nant at the provision made for some
person or persons whom they consider
as having no moral or equitable right
to share in the estate. Unfortunately
In many instances these contests are
accompanied by revelations of discred-
liable chapters in the lives of the tesla
tors, which during their lives have been
sealed books to the general public
The will of the late Pierre Lorillard,
who died recently leaving an estate of
100000, Is to be contested because of
a handsome bequest to Mrs. Lille AL
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24
STRANGE TREES TO LOOK AT.
Eent Into Fantastic Shapes by the
Franks of the Wind.

beht ihto FANTASTIC Shapes by the
Franks of the Wind.
Wildwood, the resort on the Jersey
coast where the ceremony of casting
flowers upon the sea on Memorial day.
ia memory of naval heroes, was inaug-
urated, has a good reason for its name.
II is located upon an island, which Ia
separated from the mainland by Grassy
Sound. For about two miles grove of
trees, perhaps the most remarkable In
the world, fringes the sound. The place
have been shriveled and distorted into
all kinds of fantastic shapes by the
gales which swept over it from the At
lantic for centuries The coast is COM
p'etely exposed to the full sweep of the
southeast and northeast storms, which
in the winter rage for several days at u
tjme
Some of the trunks Of the trees have
twisted into numerals, letters of the al
pnabet and weird forms, which give
the grove the reputation of being haunt
81 among some of the negro servants
and ignorant white people who live In
tie locality.
one Ice which must be fully so years
old. has been bent over until ii forms
fhe figure =, looking at it from one side,
while from another point of view it Is
a perfect Oval. from the lower left
hand corner projects branch which
Startlingly resembles snakes head
with the tongue sticking out :
Two Of the largest trees started q,
grow up from the ground. then changed
their minds and bent downward, shap-
Ing their trunks into the form of the
letter w. Still another tree has grown
In the form of the letter n two trunks
starting from the same root below
ground and third growing from one
to the other in a diagonal direction.
Another consists of two trunks running
straight up and parallel to each other.
At no less than five different points
branches or stubs have grown from
one trunk into the other, forming a sort
of natural ladder, for a distance Of 80
feet from the ground.
The warm sOutheaSters have brought
nourishment to Wildwood, and vines
and plants grow luXuriantly. Some of
the grapevines are of mammoth size
and, trailing along the ground, have
run up into trees and expanded until
they seem like immense boa construct
ors. Even the upper branches of the
trees have been twisted into curious
shapes, and a number have been cut
out in the form of different articles.
Three of them are almost exactly the
shape of triangle, a harp and pitcher.
In walking through the grove one can
scarcely find tree which has not some
odd form about it. A large holly can
be seen which really consists Of two
trunks twisted about each other. Each
trunk is fully foot In thickness, and
1t Is supposed that when young two
| slips were blown around in this way
and have gradually grown together.
The spiral separation can be traced
from the roots fully forty feet from
the ground.-Phladelph Record.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24
NEWS ITEMA

Frank Matheson, laborer at Pull
man, Wash, had his left hand crushed
SO that amputation may be necessary.
The steamer City of Golconda, plying
between Paducah. KY, and Elizabeth
ton, ILL.,, was struck by a squall during
a storm as she was en- route to Padu-
cab, and turned over in 10 feet of wa
ter, six miles above the city, as she
was going into Cromwells landing.
Sixteen people are reported drowned.
At Rossland, B. c., Thomas NJ. Beam
ish was sentenced to two months i'm
prisonment for intimidation. He is
one of the men implicated In the out
rage on a nonunior smelterman from
Northport, who wal hunted through
the streets of Rossland August 10.
Beamish defended himself. Appeal was
taken and Beamish released on S1100
bail.
The Colombian minister, DR.. Silva,
has had conference with Secretary
Hay. 1t was the first personal exchange
between the secretary and the repre-
sentative of Colombia since the present
disturbance started. DIR. Silva gave
Mr. Hay information to the effect that
the traffic on the isthmus was entirely
unobstructed, and also assured him of
the ability of Colombia to keep the
traffic open.
AT Cleveland, Ohio, Adam Kest and
Joseph Eugene, two of the workman
who were trapped in the waterworks
tunnel 200 feet below the surface of
Lake Erie by the burning of the crib
No. aweek ago have been rescued
from their dangerous position and are
now lying semiconscious at the hos
pital. With careful nursing the physi-
clans say they will soon recover their
former strength.
Four masked men, armed to the
teeth, made a rush through the en-
trance of the Log Cabin saloon from
Resort street at Baker City, Ore, and
demanded hands up" Dangerous
looking shotguns and revolvers were
fiourished in wild manner and the oc-
cupants of the gambling room compli-
ed with the order. One of the bandits
covered the faro dealer, his hand hold
ing the revolver shaking like leaf,
while another took the bankroll of
$500. The other two men got 800 from
the safe in the saloon in front.
If plans which are under way ma
ture, work will soon be started again
with all vigor in the LIE Roi and other
mines at Rossland, under the manage
ment of Bernard Mac Donald.
Al. Geiser of Baker City, Ore, we'll
known mine operator who formerly
owned part of the famous Bonanza
near Sumpter, is an old friend of Bella
Kadish, manager of the Northport
smelter who formerly ran sampling
plant at Baker City. MI Geiser an
nounces that he is planning to take a
contract for working the Rossland
mines. He said he would also take a
contract for furnishing the Northport
smelter with about 800 tons of lime
rock day. Mr.. Geiser made the trip
north in order to get exact information
as to the situation there, before finally
deciding on the terms which he will
offer. He was furnished by Manager
Mac Donald with full list of the
prices paid for labor in all parts of the
mine.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24
Walthour Defeated EIkes.

New York, Aug. l7.-Bobby Walthour
scored signal victory over Harry Fixes
on the Manhattan Beach cycle track this
afternoon. They met in one hour motor
paced race and WalthourWon by lap and
quarter after traversing SO miles and 3-4
laps on the three lap track.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24
GENERAL
DANIEL BUT TERFIELD]

Gen NewY
of the
his
the defense
twice wounded When
a General Of
and also held the the Though
tired responsibilities
lost his strong patriotism and his military spirit When the Spanish American
calling out the members the Grand Army which he belonged the
Tended Though West Point training
where sleep gallant soldiers
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24
IIarge Antlers.

The biggest pair of elk antlers in the
world is said to be that which hang
In Head Keeper Manley's Office in the
lion house at the Philadelphia zoo. In
height the antlers are above five feet,
and the distance between the main
horns at the widest part Of the loop Is
four feet six inches. At their base the
antlers are fourteen inches in diameter.
Undoubtedly" naturalists say, 'these
are as big and heavy and perfect a pair
of horns as ever grew" The elk that
carried the huge antlers was sent from
the West to the Academy Of Natural
Sciences. The skeleton eXcelled in
weight and size any that had ever been
seen there.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24

Washington, Aug. l9.-The war de-
partment has directed the commanding
officer at Jackson barracks, at New Or
leans, to issue 500 rations to destitute peo-
pie who were driven into Fort Phillip by
The recent gulf storm.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24

President of Ecuador.

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Aug. l9.-The
Ecuadorean congress, in session in Quito,
has declared General Plaza legally elected
to the office of president with plurality
of $1,000 votes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24
FATAL STREET CAR ACCIDENT
FOUR PERSONS WERE KILLED
roIIision of Trolley Car and Train
i'm Chicago-EIeven Injured-An-
other Collision in BrooI<Iyn-one
killed.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-By the collision
of a trolley car on the Forty-seventh
street line with a rapidly moving pas.
senger train on the Pennsylvania rail
road II people were injured and four
killed. The dead are:
Frederick o. Edwards, aged 81.
Harriet Sutcliffe, aged so years.
Ida B. Osier aged 49, Connecticut.
Unidentified woman, aged 25.
The injured: Willis Bowman. ia
tally: Luther Jackson, internally in
iured and ribs broken; Mary O'Malley,
left arm broken and head cut; Kate
Greenfield, both legs broken and in.
ternal injuries; Marion Branard, cut
on head and shoulders; James Gillette,
cut about face and head; V. P. Fulton,
conductor of car, slightly CUT Mar
garet Dryer, internal injuries; Mrs.
Lizzie Coale, three ribs broken; DR..
Clarissa Bigelow, left thigh broken;
]. Browdwilz, left leg broken.
The accident occurred at Forty-sev.
enth street and Stewart avenue, where
a large number of railroad tracks run
Across these the street car line runs
at right angles. The car, which was
filled with passengers, came up to the
tracks from the west. The gates
across the street car line were down,
as a passenger train was moving rap
idly south. Whether the motorman,
Willis Bowman, was unable to control
his car or whether he became con.
fused and turned ON the current is a
matter of doubt.
The car paused a moment as it ap.
proached the tracks, but before Con
ductor Fulton could alight to run
ahead of the car, according to the
usual custom, there came violent
lurch, the car shot forward, passed
rapidly across two intervening tracks
and crashed heavily into the passen-
ger train. Had the car struck a pas
senger coach in the side the loss of life
would not have been so great, but it
struck between the rear end of the
second coach and the front end of the
third. 1t was caught up, whirled
around, turned bottom side up and
carried so feet south of the crossing
in few seconds.
At the time of the collision nearly
all the passengers were inside the car.
Not one of them had the slightest
warning of the accident or any chance
whatever to make an escape.
The noise of the collision and the
screams of the injured passengers
quickly brought a large crowd to the
scene and ambulances and patrol wag.
ons were soon at the place. The car
was so badly smashed that it took but
short time to remove the dead and
dying.
Towerman Albert Haas of the rail
road declared that the gates were
down and as the car passed the cross.
ing he could see Bowman Juggling at
the brakes and heard him shout that
he could not stop the car. The train
men and the railroad men are not
blamed
New York, Aug. ia car on the
Fifteenth street Rapid Transit line to-
night collided with Long Branch
Railway company locomotive at Ken.
sington crossing in the lower part of
Brooklyn. The motorman, named Lee,
was killed outright and some 20 or 20
passengers on their way to Coney
Island were injured. Three of these,
it is said. will die.
RaiIrOaU TO black Hills.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24
Canal Tolls.

The toll on an ordinary ship passing
through the Suez Canal averages about
$4,000. The distance is ninety two
miles.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24

Old love letters are landmarks which
Time handles with tender touch.
Women know how to inflict wound
while paying a compliment.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24

If there is a drunkard in brass
band, it Is nearly always the bass
player.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24

When a girl goes to stay all might
with another girl, 1t Is a great pleasure
to have love affair to tell about
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-07-06
IMPORTANT POINT
Touching Validity OF Stray Law
Passed Upon by Commissioner.


In the replevin suit of Barrett
vs Buf1ington, heard before Com
missioner Stanfeid yesterday, TO
recover heifer. that had been
sold under the stray law, the
point was raired and allowed by
the commissioner, that the law
was not valid in any United States
court. As there are no other
courts in the Cherokee nation, the
railing is equivalent to the remov-
al of the law from the statute
books.
= The case at point concerned a
heifer, the property of Lee Bar
rett, " bach had been sold under
the stray law to Webb Burlington.
The court ruled that the sale title
was not valid, and ordered the an
imal returned to the plaintiff. with
the costs Of the action charged TO
the defendant. A motion of ap-
peal was .entered and the impor-
tant question will be taken to the
higher court for a ruling.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-07-06
odd Fellow Dead.

Charles A. Walker. aged about ifty
years, died at bis home on John
Chandler's place east OF town yestcr-
day, Of dr0psy. Deceased leaves a
wife and children. He was a mem
Der Of Joplin, Mo-, lodge but bad been
cared for by the Odd Fellows Of this
city for several months prior to his
death. The funeral occurred at 10
O'Clock this morning, conducted BY
Vinita lodge. The remains were de-
posted ia Vinila cemetery.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-07-06
HAY ABLAZE
Causes Much Excitement This Morn
ing.

The igniting of some baled hay,
stored in a shed, in the rear of the
Missouri store, on South Wilson
street, this morning, threatened
for a while to result in a disas-
trous conhagration. The tinder-
like contents of the building, were
licked up by the rapidly spread
ing flames, before an effort could
be made to save them.
A crowd soon assembled, in re-
spouse to the cries Of "firel" and
q fusilade Of pistol shots, and
their efforts were speedily directed
to the saving Of the neighboring
buildings. towards which the
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-07-06

flames were rapidly spreading A
shed, which was connected with
the main building, was soon
ablaze, and thin lines OF fame
were racing toward the upper
structure. which is used as a
lodging house by Bob Carselowey t.
The alarmed guests speedily re-
moved their belongings to the
street. while others carried the
heavier furniture 70 place Of
safety. >+- - u - 4
The flames were gotten under
.ccntrol. before they reached 'the
building, which escaped with only
a scorcbing.
The burned structure and it's
conteats, were the property of J..
NJ. Jones. of the Missouri store,
and are a total loss.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-07-06
Prarlinent Cherokee Dead.

VIM. w. Burlington died at the
home 81 his son Lucien w. Bufiing-
ton. in this town at about 10 o'clock
last night. Uncle William, as he
was familiarly known. was an old
land mark in Vinita and i'm the Cher
oSee nation. He was seventy-two
years old, and had spent nearly all
his life in the Cherokee nation. lie
went TO California in the time Of the
gold excitement in lSf9 and knew all
about frontier life. As a quiet.
agreeable citizen, good humored aud
pleasant he excelled. aud claimed ev-
cry man as hlse friend. He belonged
to one OF the leading, aud most num-
erous Cherokee families in the nation
aud had held several Offices OF trust
and importance. The funeral takes
place this afternoon from the resi-
dence OF his son, L. W. Bufiington, at
4 o'clock.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-07-06
HORSE THIEVES
Gathered ar by narshal Ledbetter
This forming.

Two self confessed horse thieves
and their stolen mounts, were
gathered in by Marshal Ledbetter
tbds morning. The men gave their
names as Sim DillmaD and Harry
Stephens. and their residence as
Tehlequah. The strangers were
first noticed by the Marshal near
the Katy railroad last aight, and
thinking they were tramps. /. he
questioned them closely as to
their presence here. They claimed
10 be from the country. and men
toned in snbstantiation the pres
ence of their horses in nearby
stable. This morning a card was
receiFedd from John Riley uof
Chouteau,. containing a descrip-
tion of two horses recently stolen
from him. An examination of the
horses the men claimed ownership
of, showed themjto be the missing
animals
Their arrest followed, and af-
ter being lodged in Jail, confessed
10 having stolen the animals at a
picnic, near Wagner. several
days ago.
A reward Of $50 had been Of
fered for their apprehensicc, which
the marshal will likewise gather
-
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-07-06
STOCKMEN RECEIVE
Festursge of Many Thousand Ac-
res on the Texas Border for
Their Herds That Have Been
Ousted From the Lands to be
Opened.

Washington, guly 5.-The proc
slamation OF the president decIar-
ing the Kiowa. Comapcke and
APACHE and the Wichita reserva-
iions open Tor settlement was
signed by Mr.. Mckinley at the
cabinet meeting today. IL was
taken 10 the White house by Mr..
Hitchcock, secretary of the inter.
ior. 1t came before the cabinet
merely as a rontine departmental
matter, which was fully under
stood and which did not call for
any discussion. After tha cabi-
net had adjourned it was returned
10 The interior department by
Major o. l.. PrGden, the preei-
dents assistant secretary. who de-
livered il TO Judge Vandevea.er.
the assistant attorney general,
who has had charge Of the legal
features OF the opening.
A copy Of il was sent this morn
ing TO the government printing
Office, where it will be set up in
type. Proofs of il TO be delivered
TO The newspapers wilt be run of.
The present plan of the interior
department is to promulgate the
proclamation Monday. 1t was
signed by the president today, for
the reason that he will leave to-
smorrow morning for Canton and
remain there until after the date
designated for the opening.
The interior department is CON-
pleiing all preliminary prrpara-.
tions for the opening. Assistant
Commissioner Richards of the
land Office will GO TO Oklahoma al
once. He will be accompanied by
a force Of twenty I've Of the most
esicient clerks ia the land Office.
who will be stationed at the nine
different land Offices in the terri
tory. Ii is expected thatthe large
forces will be at the Offices in
Guthrie snd Perry, Ok. The ap-
poinsment Of the two receivers and
two registers for the new Office at
Lawton and FL Reno probably
will - announced Tuesday.
Tb Interior department has de-
cided 70 take care of the cattlemen.
II was announced today that the
cattle feom the Kiows country and
Wichita reservation, would be
taken TO tract OF pasture land
about 4OQ. 800 acree-and located
on the Texas border. The sesre-
tary Of the interior decided that
this would be the best way out of
the officially, as under such an
arrangement there could not be
any hardship to the cattlemen.
The interior department had re-
,eived letters from Oklahoma stat
ing that some Of the cattIemen
nad greatly exaggerated the num-
Der Of cattle they hold, and while
some have claimed that they own
thousands Of head. in reality they
10 not own more than few hum
lred head. II is also stated that !
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-07-06

some of the cattlemen within the
last week have brought large
number of cattle into the Kiowa
country frona Texas. These re-
ports will be investigated by the
department.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-20
WILL. e. FISHER,
AUCTIONEER.
MoRTGAGEE's NOTICE OF INTEN
TIoN TO FoRECLOsE MORT
GAGE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
by virtue Of the power of sale con-
tanned in that certain mortgage dated
July 10, 1860. and executed by Kaia
Williams, Keliialohookahi and Kaheie-
luhiau. all of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Territory of Hawaii, to James Berry.
o. the same place. said mortgage being
recorded in the office of the registrar
of conveyaDces at said Honolulu, In
liber 204, on pages 460 to 462, /, the said
James Berry, MORTGAGE in said mort
gage named, intend to foreclose said
mortgage for breach of a covenant in
said mortgage contained; to wit, the
non-payment of interest when due.
The property described in said mort
gage is as follows: All of that Ger
tain piece of or parcel of land situate at
Kewalo, Honolulu, aforesaid, being lot
number o. in block II, of the Kewalo
premises conveyed to said Kala Will
Iiams and Keliialohookahi by deed Of
Thomas J. Higgins and WIFE dated
February Z, 1893, recorded in the Ha-
waiian Registry of Conveyanees in
liber III, page 434.
Further notice is also hereby given
that the above described property so
covered by said mortgage will be sold
at public auction at the auction rooms
of Will E. Fisher, on the corner of
Merchant and Alakea streets, In said
Honolulu, on Saturday, the 2Sth day
of September, 1901, at the hour of u
clock noon of said day. Terms; Cash
Deed at expense of purchaser.
Dated, Honolulu, H. T., September 5.
1901
JAMES BERRY, Mortgage.
FRANCIS ]. BERRY,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Love Building. Honolulu, H. T.
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