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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-08-30


.nyer last evening.
Miss Matte Mcclee., Of Coffeyyille.
cousin Of Mrs. Tibblls, returned tol
her home this morning.
Mrs. T. |. Blakney returned from 4 |
nontn's visit 10 her sister at Belle
oaIEe, kas., this morning.
Second hand goods bought and sold
al swain x Graffunders at Swain's
pld stand on the east side.
Mrs. 7. l.. Soper leaves Monday for
topeka for visit. Her guest, Miss
francis, viii accompany her.
Miss BIanch Palmer Will return as
trimmer at Badgett's for the fall
season, aud will arrive next week.
Mrs. HaIleck Herod and children
left this morning for Shawnee, where
they Will make their future home.
In passing Walen & Wilson's store
stop and buy one package OF coffee and
get a piece OF fine chiua-ware free.
L. ii. Finley is now shaving his
patrons In his handsome new tonsorlaI
parlors 10 the Frazee-Bufiington Bldg
Mrs. VIM. Melette aud children
left this morning for Alluwee on
visit. Miss Barnes accompanied her.
Miss Mary Hadnot. OF Dallas. who
has been visiting the family OF Rev.
Hicks, left this morning Tor her
home.
Why write? You can now tal k TO
Galena, Joplin, Columbus, Baxter
Springs and Weir City over the tele-
phone. u
Mr.. aud Mrs. l.. n. Ratcliff and
Miss JAMIE Hall returned from Buff
alo this morning and report delight
ia. trip.
Misses Bessie Barrett aud Alice
Cooper will entertain At Mrs. w L.
HalseIrs this evening with swim
ming party.
Mrs. Carpenter aud family moved
today 70 the dwelling near Sank
Wade's residence IN the northwest
part of town.
) d. Harper went 10 Miami last
night. where he has accepted posi-
lion as b0Okeeper IN the recently re-
organized bank.
Henry aud Merton RaInes, Oat
! TITLE aud George Couch left this
morning FOR Tahlequah TO attend the
Male Seminary.
+. VI. Connor. OF Fairland, left this
morning for Tahlequah with his son
aud daughter who ~ll attend school
al the Seminaries.
Miss Hattie Gore spent last night
in the city. guest OF Mrs. J. c. An
der.on, and left this morning Tor
Nowata where she will teach school
this fall.
wauted-rwn good men 70 sell
territory for one Of the best patents
out. Must be hustlers. Call for w.
c. Warner at Hotel Green before
Sept. 4th.
Miss Gertie Wigdtman, an accOmp-
lIshed young lady II Springfield, Mo-,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G.
III. Graham, returned to her home
last evening.
The opening exercises OF the Willie
Hal,ell College will be held on Tues-
day. Sert. 10th. Rev. J. ;. Lamar Of
Alton. will make the opening address
and the exercises will Commence
promptly at . a. m.
Mrs. Bessie Howard and family
and Mrs. NJ Howard leave today
for Coffeyville to make their future
home Her daughter, Miss Annie,
was formerly employed al RatcliA-
Halsell Wholesale Co.
$ f. Heinlein. for Is years past
territorial representative o. tue Mo-
! line Plow Co., was ia the city this
morninc. NJ. Heinlein has severed
connection with the Moline Co., and
snow member OF the Bennett
Wheeler Mercantile Co, OF Butler,
Mo.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-08-30

Sex * Miner are IN The Thompsr"
barn formerly occupied ny Spsiding
Bros. viii run feed yard and also
have come nire new livery riss.
Phone 6s
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-08-30
Local Sayings.

Wild plumS are ripe.
Get your visiting cards here
Dr. Z. b. Frayser Is at Miami.
Telephone your news items 10 a.
School books at L l Rose. the jewel
er.
S. B. Rouse, OF Joplin, IS in the
city.
A ane line OF ties--w walien & VIII
son.
ia Lee went to Wagner this morn
ing.
&C. Mars, of Hudson, is in the
city.
Bernie Burns + here FROM coney-
vile.
Flour and Feed at wallen & will
sons.
Lee Barrett -peat the day at his
farm.
W. A. Meeks went to Tahlequah
today.
Peaches at stroat'- farm AZ IS cents
a bushel.
Dasters and ny blankets At Lee
BarFctts.
WI. Doherty vas here from Grove
yesterday.
See those new rpad wagons At Lee
Berretrs.
Spend sl.oo this week at wallen &
Wilson's.
Slater Mcclure j. working for sam
r. Frazee.
Come aud se, u today.-sAm Il.
Frazee & Co.
Mrs. Wilson Franklin ., numbered
with the sicS.
FL Rose, the Ieweler, Tor all kinds
o. school books.
see I'd Rose, the leweler, for new
school supplies.
Father Charles entio Wagner
this morning.
l.. w. Marks WAS In from Woodley
this morning.
Judge Tullette. ~ wsgoner, was In
the city today.
Prettle,t buggy In town a. Lee
Bsnett's Tor so.
Price James. of Fairland, was in
the city yesterday.
A. NJ. Brock went 20 Tulsa on a
business trip today.
". r. Badgett returned from St.
L0gi, this morning.
Fresh cheese, bologna and dried
beef az Baleatinc's.
Fine candies just received at The
Silver Moon restaurant.
Mrs. A. Is. Berger D. able 70 III M
today after a weeks illness.
Swain < GrafIunder are doing a
thriving second hand business.
ArOuckle aud Lion coffee two pack
ayes Tor = cents at Balentine's.
Quart cans for putting up fruit for
sale al Darrough Hardware Co.
Atlas cat meal for sale At Balen-
tines. Coupon Ia each package.
Fine liue o. sweet cakes and crack
ers, nice aud fresh. at Balent.ne's-
sam Ridennour left this morning
fof FL Reno 10 look after his farm.
High grade guns 70 let TO response
bic parties. Darrough Hardware Co.
Z. Z. Smallwood. Of Springdale.
~as transactlng business here yester-
day.
Swain & GraiTnnder's second hand
store Is about the busiest place 10
town.
D0n't fail 10 see a. in our commo-
dioas new store rUom today.-San X.
frazee & Co
Miss Ruby Drew returned from
Chetopa, where she has been visiting
Der mother.
A nice water set given away with
every SO. worth Of goods bought Of
Mrs. Valentine.
Ar. Provlance. aged 30 years, died
a. the Wilson Street restaurant last
night after a short illness. Deceased
%-s stranger IN the city. The ~
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
BREACH IS WIDENING
Clarks Petition for Release as
Sureties on Heinze
Bonds.

Helena, April 13-Counsel for
United States Senator W. A. Clark
and his. son, Charles W. Clark, today
filed a petition in the supreme court
praying for an order releasing them
from further responsibility as %sureties
on the bond of F. Augustus Heinze in
the Pennsylvania case. Their aggre.
gate liability on the bond, which was
given to secure the Boston & Montana
company, is $685. OO. The Clarks
say that Heinze, by false representa-
tions as to the value of his assets, in
duced them to 60 on his bond. They
will make a similar application on
the same ground in the federal court
Monday for an order releasing them
from liability as securities Oh other Of
Heinze's bonds.
The liability of Senator Clark and
his son on Heinze's bonds aggregate
about 81, 600, 900.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
DENIED BY HANNA
Senator Not Interested in Syndi-
cate to Buy Panama
Canal.

Washington, April Is Senator
Hanna has made an explicit denial
that he is interested in the reported
movement to form a syndicate for the
purchase Of the Panama canal and
from. an authentic source it appears
that the story that Senator Hanna, J..
P%ierpont Morgan and others were
negotiating for the canal franchise is
a newspaper myth.
As soon as the rumor reached Wash
ington a civil engineer, who was
identified with the work on the Pan
m canal, wrote to the Panama com
pany in New York, inclosing clippings
from papers which published the re-
port, Offering his services should work
be resumed on the water way. He re-
ceived a letter from S. Deming, treas
urer of the Panama Railroad COM
pany, in which he declared, ''there is
no truth whatever in the report that
j. P. Morgan, or any one else, has
purchased the franchise Of the Pana-
ma canal" and SO far as he could say,
"there have not been any negotiations
to that end.'
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
MORE COMPLICATED
New Phase Arises in the
Clark-Harriman Rail-
road War.

Salt Lake, April 13.-The railroad
company contest for supremacy on the
Lincoln grade, is still being vigorously
kept up by the CLARK and by Hartman
interests.
A new and interesting phase of the
legal situation is that the Lincoln
county commissioners now assert that
the right and title to the grade, by
virtue of the tax sale in 1894, at which
time it is claimed that all interests,
title and right Of the Oregon Short
Line and Utah Northern road, that
originally built the grade, wal sold to
the county for delinquent taxes of 1898.
The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake company claims to hold all op-
ton on this tax title. A special meet
ing OF the board of county commission
ers OF Lincoln county has been called
for April %, at which time it is said
one or other Of the companies will Sc
cure the title of the county, whatever
it may be.
Officials of the San Pedro, Los An
geles & Salt Lake company say they
have 90 men and teams at work; that
they are taking possession of the grade
at different places, and express the de-
termination to hold every available
point.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16

way commission Of the Canadian
house of commons and will be passed
by the house. In explaining the oh.
ject of the bill before the committee,
counsel for the promoters said that
the United States afforded the only
market which it was worth the com :
pany's while to make large extensions
to supply. The demand in Canada
was toe small to warrant the concern
in proceeding with expensive develop
ment work, while on the other side Of
the boundary line the field was prao-
ticaly boundless. In anticipation of
entering American market the COM
pany had aleady decided upon spend
ing a very large sun in opening up new
seams Of coal. and as the supply was
inexhaustable, a very profitable bust
was in sight.
The new railroad to the boundary
will be owned by the coal company,
in which a prominent Great Northern
magnate is interested to the extent of
80 per cent of the stock issued. The
is that before another
year Crows Nest coal will he actively
against eastern coal IN all
the states.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
MATTER OF FORM
Explanation by Postmaster General
Concerning Alleged Frauds
at Manila.

Washington, April Nv. f. Vaille.
formerly director of posts in the Phil
lppines, and now assistant superinten-
dent OF railway mail service, was here
today IN connection with a statement
III the report of Auditor Lawsche of
Manila, that 1.-THE accounts of the DOS
tai service were very unsatisfactory"
Vallle established the service in the
philippines and remained there until
several months ago. He was called
mere from Philadelphia at the REQUEST
OF the postmaster general with a view
to explaining the facts in the case
Vaille said that the possible confusion
arising from the change in accounting
systems IN the interegnum between
the beginning of the war department.
system and the arrival of Lawsche
might have led to Lawsche's state.
ment. This, he said, was the basis.
unless something recent had developed.
OF which he knew nothing.
The details of the various svstems
OF accounting were explained at length
at 10Th the postofice and war depart
ments. Postmaster General s smith
said later that the further the matter
had been probed into the better show.
ing 1t gave for the service; that there
had been no intimatlons of d~iscrepan-
cles OF any sort, either in Lawsche's
report or in the subsequent report of
the matter and that it apparently was
wholly a question of the form Of ac-
counting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
LAX BOOKKEEPING
Experts Make Startling Discov-
cries in Chicago City
Accounts.

New York, April 13.-Some time
ago, Haskins & Sells, public account
ants of this city and Chicago, were
engaged by the Merchants club of
Chicago, to make an examination of
the accounting methods of the city of
Chicago. The accountants transmit
ted to a special committe of the Mer-
chants club a report which gave in full
the result of the firms investigation.
There was issued today by the firm
OF accountants a letter supplemental
to the above report and addressed to
the Merchants club. This letter says
in part that the accountants found the
accounts Of the city in a deplorable
condition. due mainly to the survival
of methods of control and accounting
entirely inadequate to the requirement.
of a great city.
The letter goes on to say that taxes
to the amount of $500, 900 a year for
the past decade have been realized as
loss and deficiency upon the mere un-
questioned word of the tax gatherers;
that clerical errors, such as posting,
involving hundreds of thousands of
dollars have remained uncorrected and
that books of records have been lost.
The letter also says that these faulty
methods have led to forced balances.
A frequent Jumping of accounts whole
sale omissions, arbitrary entries of
millions Of dollars each, credits in
anticipation of money expected and
the like, are responsible for the pos
slble duplicate payment of claims
against the municipality and according
to the statement it is questionable that
the city debt has been reduced more
than $1,000, 900 during the past two
years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
BREACH OF ETIQUETTE.
Minister LOOMS Must Explain RefIec.
tons on Castro.

Washington, April 12...The various
interviews ascribed to Minister
Loomis at San Juan have attracted
much attention here and the minister
probably will be invited to explain
some Of his utterances, if he is not
able to enter a broad denial of the
accuracy of the interviews. His refec-
tions upon the personal character of
the president of Venezuela are not re-
garded as proper, according to official
etiquette, and it is confidently hoped
that the minister will be able to repu-
date these. Otherwise it would be
manifestly impossible for him to re-
turn to Venezuela, even in the event
that the issues which led to his de-
parture were satisfactorily composed.
The present idea is that no matter
how these personal questions are set
tied, it will be a long time before a
United States minister the
post in Caracas.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
s~EKGEANTs SOLD FLOUR.
Trials Begun in Connection With
Commissary PecuIatlons.

Manila,April 13-The trial of Ser
geant Memson, the first case in the
commissary scandals, began with
startling disclosures, as expected.
Two witnesses testified that quantities
OF flour were taken from the govern
ment warehouse and sold by three
commissary sergeants and two others,
who divided the proceeds.
Finnick, the proprietor of an Ameri-
can bakery, al incriminated, and
other business men were also in
volyed. The extent of illegal sales
has not been ascertained.
Archbishop Chappelle has been
summoned to Rome and will probably
not return here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
Will START SOON
President and Party Ready to
Begin Tour Across
Continent.

Washington, April 13-President
and Mrs. Mckinley and party will
leave Washington by the Southern
railway Monday morning, April 20,
at 1920 O'Clock for a tour. of the Pa
cific coast, and return, covering a
period Of between six and seven
weeks. They will have a train con-
sisting of a private car for the presi-
dent iand Mrs. Mckinley, a Pullman
compartment car, two Pullman Sleep
ers, a dining Car and a combination
car.
The members Of the cabinet will ac-
company the president, with the ex-
ception of Secretaries Gage and Root,
u Attorney General Knox. The
total distance travelled will be about
$500 miles, crossing s3 states and
two territories and touching the Gulf
OF Mexico, Pacific ocean and the great
lakes. tTwenty-se e railroads are
embraced in the itinerary. Wherever
feasible state capitals are to be WIS.,
tied. Local programmes are arranged
covering cities at which extended
stops are to be made.
A feature of the trip will be the SUBJ
stitution of drives for receptions,
thus more fully accommodating the
people than would be possible at short
receptions. Reception committees will
be received at the cities they represent,
the various local committees having
cordially co-opperated in this respect
as we'll as in others in endeavoring to
make the journey of the president and
his party a most enjoyable and inter-
esting one. While the president may
make short addresses at several of the
large cities and at some of the colleges
and universities, it is not at all likely
that he will make as many speeches
as have been delivered in the course
of previous trips.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
RUSSIA IS HIGHEST
Partial. List of War Indemnity
Claims Held Against
China.


Berlin, April 13-The correspond
ent of the Associated Press hears to-
night from an authoritative source
that the Chinese indemnities for wal
expenses, exclusive of the claims of
private individuals and missions, have
been fixed as follows:
Russia $50, 900, 900 marks, (about
500, 900, 0O0).
France a6o, 600, 900 marks, (about
500, 900, O00).
Germany $40, ooo, 900 marks, (about
$50, 900, O00).
England 80, 900, 900, about $22,
900, 000).
France will also present claims for
the indemnity Of the Italian govern
menu.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
ASKS FOR WARRANTS
Father Of Fred Alexander Causes
Big Scare at Leaven-
worth.

Leavenworth. Kas., April l3-Al.
fred Alexander, father Of Frederick
Alexander, the negro who was burned
at the stake for the alleged assault and
murder Of Carrie Forbes and for the
assault on Miss Roth, has filed an in
formation with the county attorney
against a number of those participat-
ing in the burning and asks for their
arrest upon the charge of murder.
Before issuing. the warrants the
the county attorney decided to exam
inc witnesses under the law passed
BY the last state legislature. Ten or
IL witnesses have been examined.
About 30 more are to be examined be-
fore the county attorney decides
whether he will issue the warrants or
not.
Both the county attorney and
Alexander refuse to give the names of
the witnesses or the nature of the
testimony, or give the result of the in
v%estigation, which is to be continued
Monday.
The news Of the investigation and
the prospective issuing of a warrant is
creating great excitement, especially
among those who were clamorous for
the punishment OF Alexander.
Alexander will ask for warrants for
VIM. Forbes, whom he accuses of set
ting fire to his son. one of the city
officials and the policeman who he
charges assisted in piling fuel around
the stake, and aided in the burning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
MRS. SHORT MAKES sENsA-
TIONAL STATEMENT.
WOULD NOT Be FRIGHTENED
Charges Prosecution with Attempt
to Make Him Leave
the State.

New York, April 13-Mrs. David L.
Short, formerly of Wichita, Kas., wife
Of one Of the defendants in the Rice
will case, tonight gave out a state-
ment in which she says:
For six months after Assistant
District Attorney Osborne announced
that he would have my husband ar
rested on this charge Of forgery, he
was not only allowed to have his lib
erty, but every effort was made by the
prosecution to induce him to leave
the state. When they found they
could not induce him to do so, he was
arrested and his bail fixed at a figure
beyond any possibility of him giving,
which everybody tells me, and which
l believe myself, is for the obvious
purpose Of unduly influencing him,
through his great love for me and our
two children, and his natural desire
for liberty, to perjure himself against
Patrick and thereby c%ororborate the
universally despised and discredited
claims of Jones.
"There has never been any conceal
ment between my husband and my
slef and I know the statement he made
on the witness stand is absolutely true
and that he will remain a lifetime in
the gloomy Tombs prison before he
will dishonor himslef by bearing false
witness against his neighbour
Shorts bail has been raised from
S., 600 to $40, 600. Mrs. Short says
she had arranged to furnish the small
Ter amount and informed Osborne of
her intentions when suddenly the
amount was jumped to figures beyond
a reasonable limit and her hope of her
husbands early release on bond is re-
mote. As to the alleged %endeavors to
induce her husband to leave town,
Mrs. Short says they were exerted by
a man who professed to interest her
husband in two business propositions,
the first n in Buffalo, and the other
in Philadelphia. By the advice OF
counsel he refused to give any atten-
tion to either.
Mrs. Short thinks that the object of
this was to create the impression that
her husband had become a fugitive
from Justice from fear of having to
face a prosecution. This man, she
says, represented himself as a Colo
RADIO mining man and a man of large
property.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16

OMAHA,


SALT LAKE,
and all points east. south and west.
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS Follow
No ". Passenger. daily, Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas City, st. JO-
seph, Atchison. Omaha, Lin
coin, Denver, California, Col
orsdo and Texas points.
Leave 1l:bo p. m
points. Arrive .............. 1:5s EN-
70. Freight, daily, Sheridan snd
intermediate points. Leave. 1000 am.
IS. Freight. daily, from Sheridan
and intermediate points.
Arrive o1WosE
Sleeping. dining and reclining chair
cars (seats free) on through trains
Tickets sold and baggage checked tc
any point in the United States or Can
ada.
For information, maps, tables and tick
cts call on or address j. i. Harrington,
Agent, H. B. SeRur, General Agent, Bill
ngs, Mont. or j. Francis, General Pa.
sen9er Agent. Omaha. Neh.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16

VIII W W0.
Whitesburg, KY, April 13-Further
particulars of the big battle between
Sheriff John Wright and his posse and
the outlaws, headed by Greed Potter
and John Reynolds at Boones Fork
last Thursday, were received today
and another fight is anticipated in a
few days. In the encounter Thursday
Willie Wright and Isaac Willard,
members of the posse, were killed out
right and four others, two on each
side were wounded.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
NOW EASY SAILING
Canadian Pacific Withdraws OBJ
lection to Hills Crows
Nest Road.

st. Paul, April l3-The Canadian
Pacific railroad has withdrawn its
opposition to the charter sought by
the Crows Nest Southern railway from
fernle south to the boundary, to con-
meet with the line which the Great
is building from Kalispell
north. The bill introduced by the
Friday has passed the rail.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
SLOT MACHINE ARRESTS.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April ia
hundred saloon keepers we're arraign-
ed in the district court today under
grand jury indictments for operating
nickle-in-the-slot gambling devices.
They were all released on $3.50 bail,
each. and will be tried later.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
KILLED BY

Denver, April IA huge mass of
snow and rock swept down the noun
tain near Adelaide, ditching a work
train and killing three men and SER
iously wounding four others. The
men were clearing away the debris of
an earlier avalanche.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
RECOVERED HIS OWN.
Ibu Rashid Wages Successful Battle
Against Mabaronk.

against MaDdf0nk.
Bombay. April 12.-Ibu Rashid has
recovered the kingdom of Nejd, Cen
trail Arabia, after defeating Mabaronk,
sheik of Koweyt, who recently seized
the city of Nejd and deposed Ibu Ras-
hid after a pitched battle.
The army of Mabaronk was lured
into a narrow gorge where the hordes
of Thu Rashid swooped down from the
and overwhelmed their enc
mics The fugitives who have reached
gulf ports declare that s., 900 men were
The fate of Mabaronk is not known.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
DO YOU.
KNOW
The Gazette
Job Department

Turns out a better class Of
work than any other printing
establishment in the Yellow.
stone valley.
We are prepared to do any
class of printing on short
notice.
We employ only ti~rst-class
workmen, and consequently
can guarantee.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16
BATTLE WITH OUTLAWS.

The fate Of Mabaronk is not known.