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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04


The first authenticated discovery Of
gold in British Columbia according 70
DR.. G. NJ. Dawson. occurred at Mitch
ell. or Gold Harbor on the west coast
Of Queen Charlotte island, IN 1851, g
nugget Weighing several ounces having
been accidentally picked up by an Tn.
dian woman on the seashore. This
nugget was brought 10 Fort Simpson.
and coming into the possession Of the
officer in charge Of the Hudson Bay
company's post at that place, was for
warded By him to the companys head.
quarters at Victoria. An expedition
was at once fitted out and. proceeding
to the spot, succeeded in locating a
quartz vein seven inches wide report
ed to contain 25 per cent gold in some
places The find was worked for some
months and then abandoned. the mar
row vein entirely giving out: no
other indications Of mineral were ever
found on the island. Notwithstanding
that this extraordinary little seam OF
quartz had yielded in the few weeks
it was worked. a value Of $4,000 on
the word OF one authority. or $4,000
on that OF another. About the same
time coal. which had been discovered
on Vancouver island as far back as
1885. began to be mined in earnest al
Nanaimo.-E Engineering Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

case. A great deal OF data with re-
gard to earth movements in the Phil
ippines was published in the Monthly
Bulletin Of the Manila Observatory
after 1880. but no seismologist has YET
undertaken the task Of collating this
material and summarizing the results.
1t may be said, with regard 10 our
present knowledge Of earthquake
phenomena IN these islands. that the
observations thus far are still insult
cient IN number and geographical dis
tribution for satisfactory conclusions
as to the seismic condition Of the ar
ehipelago as a whole In the long series
Of volcanoes that stretch from KAN
chatka through Japan and the Mala-
yam archipelago ia the form Of the
letter S to New Zealand. the greater
number OF them are situated on the
western side Of the Philippines and
other islands that are most severely
affected by earthquakes The shores
OF Manila Bay. the northwest side Of
Luzon and the southwest part Of the
island suffer more frequently than
other parts OF Luzon the largest island
IN the archipelago The most terrible
earthquake Ia the history of the is-
lands was that Of 1868. when nearly
an the public buildings and European
houses built Of stone In the city Of Ma
Mia were leyeled to the ground The
nI,oIl I.,r 1904 g. HrfrrroI - hnrro hnon
equally severe. but Its effects were far
less disastrous because the lesson
taught by the calamity 81 1868 had
been utilized and the buildings IN the
rebuilt city had been constructed on
a plan better adapted for resisting the
effects Of these violent oscillations
The shock OF 1880 originated in the
central part OF Luzon a little east Of
Manila. and 1t was felt for a distance
OF about $50 miles north and south.
more or less damage being done all
over the island. except IA the extreme
northern and southern parts Of t. In
Mlndanao. the second largest island,
there are three zones where earth
Quakes are particularly severe. They
extend from north to south. one run
ming through the middle OF the Is
land. and the others along the east and
west sides. Generally speaking, the
seyerest effects are felt IN the alluyial
plains or valleys not far from the
mountains. where more or less vol
vanic phenomena are displayed Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

Theories OF the Loss Of the steamer
Portland Borne out Lately.

Theories OF the Loss Of the steamer
Portland Borne Out Lately.
When the steamer Portland in No
vember Of 1898, was lost OFF Cape Cod,
everybody on board Of her was drown
ed and ii was therefore possible only
10 guess at the details Of the disaster,
saws the New York Times. The guess
es made at the time. however were
almost certainly correct. and a par
ticularly strong reason for thinking so
Is the fact that just what was supposed
to have happened to the Portland the
survivors Of the City Of Monticello now
tell us did happen to that vessel. IN all
essential respects a duplicatae Of the
Portland, when cruel fate carried her
into similar conditions Of wind and
water. Both were side-wheel steamers
of considerable age, and both were run
over routes more than ordinarily dan
gerous. not because Of special adapta-
ton for such service. but simply be-
cause the nature OF the traffic, passen-
GER and freight, was such as to permit
the employment Of It in vessels OF a
type too antiquated to hold their own
in the fierce competition between inn
portant ports. In other days, when all
steamers we're side wheelers, Of course
they were considered safe enough for
use anywhere. and both the inconveni-
ences and the perils incidental to con-
struction like theirs were ignored, for
the sufficient reason that there was
nothing better or safer available. But
that has not been true FOR years more
than a few, and today steamers with
side wheels are used here and there FOR
omen sea service with a full knowledge
that the lives and property intrusted
to them are subject to avoidable dan
gers. Il Is easier 70 understand than
to approve the motives Of their owners
They do not want TO sell for old iron
and frew0od vessels that are still
stanch enough to bring in some return
for invested capital With moderate
good luck the old-time craft make
their way up and down the coast. and
even longer voyages. about as well as
better steamers. hut when the moment
Of extreme trial comes they sink when
the others remain ahoat Modern
steamers Of the best type are not beat.
en- to pieces in deep water. no matter
how high the waves may be. 1t can
fairly be asked therefore whether tbs
side wheelers still left are to be used
until they meet. one By one, the fate
OF the Portland and the City Of Month
cello
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

head. Then he commenced 10 pan,
and hand over hand. hanging on sole
Is by his muscular legs. he commenced
to haul up the wretched Malay, who
was powerless. the blow pipe being at
taehed to his wrist By a strong leather
thong
Little By little the powerful brute
drew up the man until holding the
blow pipe with one hand. he reached
down with the other and wreathed his
huge hand in the thick. luxuriant hair
Of the miserable native. who. paralyzed
BY fear. conld do no more than gazo
at the savage face Of his eaptor with
terror-stricken eyes. spellbound with
horror the Englishmen below then saw
the mai-as with a single twist wrench
the Malay from the tree and commence
to swing his victim backwards and
forwards BY the hair, chuckling an the
time with nendish satisfaction
Too fascinated with horror to use
their rides and slay the monster or
else kin the man and put a mercifui
end to his suHerings the hunters
watched the wild man swinging the
Malay faster and faster until with an
unearthly yell Of deylish mallgnity. he
hurled him down The wretched man
turned over and over as he fell, and
came to the ground with a heavy thud
that sent a sickening thrill through
the hearts of the watchers They
rushed to the spoi, but it was too late
the man was stone dead Furious
with rage one Of the white man raised
his rifle and hastily sighting, fred
The bullet struck the mai-as as fairly
in the ribs under the left arm and
with a cry the brute slid to the ground
where for one brief moment he sup
ported himself against the tree. with
one hand on the wound Then with
a groan. quite human in It's intensity,
he pitched forward on his face dead.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04
Speed of Fast Flyers

The New YORK Central covers the
ninety-dve miles between Albany and
Utica at the rate Of 55.s miles an hour.
and eighty miles between Syracuse
and Rochester at 51i miles But the
best American speed has been made
over the Reading and Pennglvaniu
roads between Philadelphia and Attain
tic City The former line Is ffiy-ave
and hair miles long and the other
hfiy-nino. Several tralns a day have
been running for the last two or three
years at 90 average speed OF 55.5 miles
an hour But there were two trains
each way on each road that went fast
er than q mile a minute The schedule
time Of ihe Reading road was hfty-hve
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

A worthless old vagabond had an-
noyed the good people Of a western
town for several years. He had been
arrested for drunkenness and vagran-
cy times without number. but to no
purpose. Moral suasion had been tried
upon him without effect He steadily
grew worse.
An impromptu vigilance COMMITTEES
was formed one day and a lot Of citi-
zens whose patience had become ex-
hausted. and while they deprecated
mob violence. they agreed In the opin.
ion that It was time 10 shift the bur,
den OF this particular fagaboud upon
some other place. Accordingly they
went to his lodgings one night. lifted
him up. put him on a rlii. rode him
to the outskirts Of the town. dumped
him into D shallow creek. and left him
there. with the injunction that g
would be safest for him to set out on
the farther side and keep moving BY
guml~ be grumbled. as be crawled Qua
on the bank. scraped the mud from his
clothes and looked back at the vanish
ing regulators ''I don't h'liere they
want me TO live in this town any iong-
Youths Companion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04
Lone NfarfYr rn .Skirfs.

II Is amusing to read Of the mar
tyrdom OF a lone Boston woman TO her
theater hat. which she persisted in
wearing at the play in defiance Of
city ordinance and against the now
universal custom Of her sisters in all
civilized cities. This particular worn
an-the wife Of a musical critic at that
left the theater on one occasion rath-
er than remove her headgear. and on
another night accepted a transfer to the
managers box to avoid a scene. What
can possess the mind Of woman who
at once defies law, rejects fashion and
disregards the rights Of people who
pay to see the play and not to get a
rear view Of her millinery Boston
ought to send her to a kindergarten in
oltruism-and courtesy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

The mai-as or man-monkey Of Bor-
neo is possibly one Of the fercest and
strongest animals living. IN the fol-
lowing paragraphs is told the tragic
outcome Of an expedition that once set
out to capture a specimen alive. A
Malay. armed with a heavy iron blow
pipe was TO bring the brute to bay.
This blow pipe had a sharp spearhead
firmly fixed at one end in such a man
ner as not to interfere with the pas
sage Of a dart through the hollow pipe
The monkey had been driven to
take refuge in a tall palm tree. and
breathlessly the onlookers watched
the young man as, foot BY foot, he
crept up the tree. until when within
about eight feet Of the mai-as (who
so far had showed no inclination to
novel he raised his weapon and prod
ded the animal in the leg. whereupon
the huge creature retreated higher up
the tree. The Malay erept after him.
and repeated his spear-thrust. and
again the mai-as retreated while the
daring hunter followed him.
Afraid that the tree would not bear
his ponderous weight If he went any
higher-it was already beginning to
sway dangerously-the mais- as stop
ped and. leaning down. stretched out
one hand. and with lightning-like
movement grasped the iron spear
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

The Philippine. islands. Ike Japan.
are il state OF almost ineessant
tremor Most Of these vibrations Of
the earth's surface are so slight that
they can be observed only BY seismo-
graphs recording movements Of the
earth's crust. Many others are slight
ly perceived. but are not recorded AS
earthquakes. for they 40 no damage
whatever and they are so frequent IN
earthquake countries that the general
public pays little Of no attention 70
them. Some time before the last in
surrection against Spanish rule began
Mr. n. Saderra OF Manila collected all
the historical notices on earthquakes
IN the Philippines that could De found
IN the archives OF the capital Wfhey
extended over a period OF nearly three
centuries. from 1899 70 1865 during
which time nearly ZOO earthquake
shocks were recorded. Ii Is quite GER
tain that In the list be collected only
a small part OF the earth movements.
that might properly be called earth
quakes. were included. The reason for
thinking 80 Is that after the establish
ment Of the Manila observatory in 1865
when more careful observations began
20 be made. i57 earthquakes were re-
corded III the thirteen years ls66-79.
This did not include any seismograph
records. for these instruments we're
not introduced tim long after the ter
rible earthquake OF 1850 had convinced
the director Of the observatory that Il
was highly desirable to improve the
facilities for earthquake observation.
Between 1889 and 1895. the seismo-
graphs made many thousands OF rec
ords Of earth movements. Including
minor earthquakes. and there were
forty-one shocks OF considerable in
tensity which disturbed quite large
areas Maps we're made showing the
distribution Of these disturbances and
the extent OF country affected IN each
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04
WIN Wed a Prince.

The tragedy occurring at Paris sew
eral years ago in which Edward Park
er Deacon OF Boston bore q leading
part has been recalled to mind by the
recent engagement Of his daughter
Gladys to one Of the most distinguished
noblemen Of Europe Mr. Deacon is
hopelessly insane at WayeIly asylum,
where he Is attended BY his wife.
The marriage Of this beautiful youns
girl. oldest and loyeliest Of the four
daughters. to a man Of such rank and
standing as the prince Of Lichtenstein
will do much to relieve her family
from the scandal which has shrouded
Il ever since the famous Daaeon-Abeil-
le tragedy ten years ago And any
body who has ever seen Mr Deacon s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

The sicillan vespem Is the name
given to the massacre Of the French
In Sicily on Easter Monday (March
8W. 1862. the signal Tor the commence
ment OF which was the FIRST stroke of
the vesper ben. Charles Of Aniou
brother Of Louis TX Of France. had de-
prived The Hohenstausen dynasty Of
Naples and Sicily; bat his cuelty and
tyranny. his oppressive taxation. and
ths brutality Of his followers existed
among the sioilians the deadliest ani-
mostly. on the evening In question
the lnhabilant1 Of Palermo. enraged,
according 70 the common stogy at g
gross outrage offered b. French SOL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04
FlsA wAIPs vIcrlM vIcIousLY.
Captain HAD Periioas right win
strange Ininbiinnt el ne Sea-

"WNHHHNNNN
strange Iniabltnnt u ne Sea-
Capt. +. Domlnick a fishing
smack had fierce fight with an Ameri-
can whip sting ray. Or devil hsh. near
the Charleston Lighship. the other ar
tsrnoon. SO far as the local fishermen
are able 70 say. this Is the arst fsh Or
its kind ever seen around the waters
of Charleston. and being unknown 70
Domlnick, he was naturally in bad
fighting shape before the sea monster
was finally killed The ray had
wirellke tail Eve feet long. and when
this went siashlng through the air and
descended with mighty force on the
back Of the captain was more
alarmed than he cared 70 be. and it
was any mans game until the tail was
finally cut with a knife Capt Domin-
ick said be was fishing IN quiet waters
and his lines were hanging loosely
from his boat Suddenly there was a
vicious pull at the line and the whip
stingor. Weighing i25 pounds came to
the surface. The FISH fought 10 get
away. and some OF his teeth we're
broken 10 the scramble The tail be-
gan whipping the air as soon as Il
came from the water. and Capt. Dom
mick had 10 throw hts hands 70 his
face TO keep from having it lacer-
ated. Fortunately. a big knife was
lying open IN the boat. and with one
cut the tail was severed This some
what subdued the hsh. and 10 q short
time Capt Domlnick had Il under con-
troll The captain says ne had never
seen a living specimen Of the whip
sting ray before and be was not pre-
pared FOR the onslaught from the mon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

A Philadelphia young man. a victim
OF the tea habit. visits Chinatown
regularly. and drinks the special tea
which is brewed there al 25 cents q
bowl He wiz put away in an even
ing fifteen or twenty bowls. becoming
finally boisterous and silly. though be
will not stagger. He says he remem-
bers nothing after the ninth or tenth
bowl Of tea and that on the day after
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

and a half miles in nfty minutes. or AZ
tho rate Of CSC miles "a hour For
two months. though in 1908. the Read
ing flyer was ahead OF schedule time
on an but two secular days The ac-
tual running time ranged from iiA
90 iei4 minutes The speed was more
frequently above than below au aver
age Of seventy miles Twice Il was
733 once 1876. and once 7s.4 Occa-
aionally al the point where the two
roads crossed each other az grade
the Reading would be held by a signal.
and a little time would be lost But
the latter was always made up though
the final third Of the run sometimes
developed a speed Of eighty-dye OF
ninety miles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04
SICILTAN vESPERS

dier to a young Siciliar bride sudden
by rose against their opnressors. and
put TO the sword every man woman
and child 10 the number Of 5000 This
example was followed iv Ncesina and
other towns ana The massacre becaue
general throughout The islands the
French were hunted like wild beasts.
and dragged even from the churches.
The 6o0th anniversary ol the s.cillan
Vespess was celebrated with much enc
thusiasm IN lsSz. Garibaidi shortly be-
fore his death having gone 70 Palermo
on purpose to be present althoug
he was too feeble to take rart ln tte
ceremonies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

Photographlng objects solely by the
light from the planet Venus has been
successfully accomplished. The ex-
perlmenls were conducted within the
dome OF the Smith observatory at
Geneva. n. Y. Sc that All outside light
was excluded except tnat which came
from Venus through the open shutter
OF the dome The time was the dark
est hour Of the night after the planet
had risen. and before the approach Of
dawn. The actinic property OF the
light from Venus was much stronger
than anticipated. the Photographic
plates being remarkably clear Intense
and fully timed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

Some years ago Mrs De Wolf Taylour
Of New York married Austin Lee 3
young English diplomat Of promise
He has just secured the order Of
knighthood from the queen and his
wife becomes Lady Lee. She is one
Of the most beautiful and brilliant
women Of the English-speaking col.
ony at Paris. where her husband is
second secretary Of the British lega-
ton. Formerly she was the close
friend and conhdante OF the countess
de Castellane and helped The latter
through the intricacies that beset heI
when she went to France as a bride
and entered Paris society
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04
EDITORIAL PRAISE AND APOLOGY

Speaking Of rejection slips. here IS
one with which Chinese editors are
said to soften the feelings Of their un-
successful contributors, says the Book
World: ''Illustrious Brother Of the
Sun and Moon Look upon thy Slave
who rolls at thy feet. who kisses the
earth before thee and demands Of thy
charity permission to speak and live.
We have read thy Manuscript with de-
light. BY the bones Of our Ancestors
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

one Of his sprees he has a wretehed
headache and a sore, parched mouth.
He does not drink alcoholic beverages
because he dislikes their taste and he
is a member in good standing Of a
total abstinence society. An effort has
been made to throw him out OF this
organization. but. since he violates
none Of its rules. that cen not be done.
Philadelphia Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

we swear that never have We encoun-
tered such Masterpiece Should We
print it His Majesty the Emperor
would order US to take it as a criterion
and never again to print anything that
was not equal to it. AS that would
not be possible before Ten thousand
Years. all trembling We return thy
Manuscript and beg Of thee Ten Thou
sand Pardons. See! my hand Is at
my feet and am thy Slave"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

is the first man 10 serubber.
apply tn water
power to move the brush and thus
tighten the labors Of the scrub woman
or maA almost to a point Of extinction
Below we show his machine, which Is
a very simple affair. comprising a ro-
tary wheel set inside a casing and
provided with a series Of buckets
around It's periphery together with
small toothed wheel engaging a toothed
disk secured to the back Of the brush.
The water supply comes from a hose
attached to the end Of the handle. OF
the pipe may be directly connected to
tube IN line with the revolving
buckets. The gearing reduces the
speed Of the brush in comparison to
that Of the motor. and thus consider
able pressure can be applied to the
machine without interfering with its
efficiency. It can readily be appreciated
that there are other uses besides clean
ing the floors to which this machine
can be applied. chief Of which is the
cleaning Of windows and woodwork
which Is out Of normal reach. The
escaping water from the motor may
be allowed to flow through the bristles
or return through a pipe paralleling
the feed pipe to a convenient point Of
discharge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

BIRTHPLACE OF BUCHANAN.
70 1861. first saw The light Of day on
the 2Sd 81 April. 1880 This humble
domicile was situated In the midst Of
Wild and romantic mountain gorge.
which with It's beautiful scenery may
have served 10 imbue in bis mind sem
timenis Of lofty aspirations
Several years ago. however. the hut
was moved fsom its original site. and
nov stands near the edge Of Nercers-
brre is occupants at the present
tine are o colored family
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

Il Is a matter Of great satisfaction
that the emperor Of Austria has be-
come reconciled to the marriage OF his
daughter-in-law. the crown princese
Of Austria. 10 the Count Lonyay. This
beautiful and accomplished woman
drank the cup Of sorrow to the dregs
In her unfortunate marriage with the
Austrian crown prince. terminating
in the scandal OF his tragic death.
and the law Of compensation demands
a happier union should not be denied
her.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04

The driving Of the Great Northern
railway tunnel through two ID a half
miles Of solid granite in the Cascade
range Of mountains Is one o. ehe most
notable engineering feats Of The cen-
tury. Boring was started at each end
toward the center. and So accurate
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-04
AR az q Source Of MoffJe
Potycr.

Joseph knight. a young marine en-
gineer on a local English packet
claims to have discovered a method Of
utilizing az instead Of coal as a
source Of motive power A London
dispatch states that the admiralty has
already taken up the invention for in
vestigation. and this fact is accepted
as proof Of its probable genuineness.
The remark is volunteered in the dis
patch that If young Knights expecta-
tions are realized the Introduction of
the new source Of power win entirely
revoiutionize naval and ship eonstrue-
tion generally.