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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18

The Cherokee Normal opened
Monday wish an enrolment OF one
hundred aud nine. The insiruc
tore and lecturers for The normal
are: Prof. S. Y. Gillian. Mllwau
kee. VIE. Prof. & NJ Garter.
Holloville. Co.. Miss Eta J..
Rider Of iowa aud Mice Lille l..
Martin, Dallae, TexAs. together
with other special instructors. The
outlook for splendid work is very
ilatiefing. The results Of normal
training Is manifest and a larger
attendance IL expected than At
other uofmals heretofore hid in
The Cherokee nation Pupils are
In attendance from al parts oi The
Territory, Arksnsar. kansss snd
~ #=.Izz4.z
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18

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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
R-I-P.A-N.s Tabules
Doctors tind
A good prescription
EnT mankind.

The scent packet Is enough Tor usual
occasions. The larlllS hottle (e0eents)
contains supply FOR = year. All
drugslsls iall them, ae
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
HORRIBLE MURDER OR SUICIDE
Mutilated Body of Miss Olive Rayl. p Years of Age
Found Lying Across the Lake Shore Track
Near Gordon Park, Cleveland.

while the limbs were broken and
crushed When the body was exam
ined = the morgue a cut in the head.
which Il is thought could not have been
inflicted by the cars. was found DR..
Rayl,~ the young girls brother, ex-
pressed the belief that she had been
murdered and the body placed on the
track in order 10 hide the crime
Chief of Police KOhleT. after a per-
sonal invesJiga stated late today
that he believed the girl had commit
ted suicide while suffering from de
spondency by throwing herself in front
Of a moving train. He added that the
bloodstained handkerchief and the bug
gy tracks in the vicinity of where the
body was found did not tend, in his
judgment 20 show that murder had
been committed. Half a dozen detec-
tives have been detailed on the case.
Result of Autopsy
Dr. Perkins. who performed the au-
topsy this afternoon, said that ne was
not prepared to say whether or not the
girl had been murdered. Miss Rayl
came TO Cleveland from Wellsville. O..
several months ago and had been en-
plOyed as a nurse in a local hospital.
She left her hrother's home I'm tIien-
Vile. where she lived. yesterday morn
ing for the hospital Her rela tives
heard nothing more from her until they
learned Of her death today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23

n LEVELAND. O.. Sept. 22.-The
badly mutilated body Of Miss
Olive Rayl, p years old, was
found today lying across the Lake
Shore railroad track at the entrance
of Gordon park 1t was AT first sup
posed that Miss Rayl had been killed
by a train, but later the police stated
that an investigation developed that
the girl had been murdered and the
body placed on the track where "a train
had cut 1t I'm two. Miss Rayl lived with
her brother. Dr. W. J.. Rayl in Glen
Vile. a suburb. She was handsome and
highly respected. Thus far the case is
enshrOuded in mystery.
In the roadway near where the body
was found the police discovered the
fresh tracks of a Tubber-tired buggy
and also the footprints Of two persons.
one being that of a woman and the
other the heavy imprint OF a mans
shoe. In the bushes q short distance
from where the girls body lay. was
found a mans plain linen handkerchief.
1t was saturated with blood and bore
the initials j. d"
Terribly Mangled.
The throat of the dead girl was dis
COlored as though she had been choked
Her body had been most terribly man
gled by a train. The body was cut
completely i'm twain across the crest,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
TRAIN ROBBERY
NEAR ST. JOSEPH
Four Masked Men Hold Up the
Burlington Express.
MAKE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE
AMOUNT OF BOOTY OBTAINED
UNKNOWN.

L ANsAs CITY, NO. Sept pa
n special to the Times from st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, says:
Four masked men at 10 O'Clock to-
night held up westbOUnd Burlington &
Missouri River train No Al, five miles
north of this city. The safe in the ex-
press car was dynamited and the car
wrecked. officials of the road say that
the safe contained but little money.
Other reports say that il contained from
$1,000 TO $4,000 I'm money Everything IN
the safe was taken and the men escaped
IN the darkness with horses A posse was
organized and is in pursuit Of the han
dts. Not a single shot was fired
Red Light Used.
The train was stopped by means OF a
red light The engine and express car were
uncoupled from the balance Of the train
and backed half a mile further on. where
the safe was dynanited- The train was
ried TO the city and gave the alarm. The
Officers lost no time I'm organizing and
making start. IT was necessary for
the entire train to be brought back 10 the
city and a new train made UP. which left
at I o clock.
According to meager. reports received
from the scene Of the hold-up at mid
night. the instant the train was stopped
two OF the robbers climbed into the en-
CINE ana. with drawn weapons. compelled
the engineer and fireman TO obey orders.
Passengers in a Panic.
One Of the men uncoUpled the engine
and express car from the balance OF the
tram The party then climbed into the
cab and the engine and car were run W
the track The explosion followed As
soon as the safe was dynamited the men
rushed TO the wrecked car 1t is assert
ed they did not get a cent az A result
The train was loaded with passengers for
the west and the explosion created a
panic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
CRAVE CHARGES MADE
Suit Filed Against James J.
Chambers and Others on Ac-
count of Mining Deal.
lSpecial ID L. HeraIdl

iSpeclal to The Heraldl
san Francisco. Sept PA suit filed in
the superior court of Shasta county at
Redding today makes serious charges
involving James j. Chambers. "A local
mining operator. W +. SNYDER. head of
the Western Exploration company. OF
Sdt Lake. and man named A )
Mitchell The suit was filed bv the Great
western Gold company AGAINST James j.
chambers. who was formerly general
manager vice president and a director az
the Great Western company Chambers
IS accused OF having received and con-
Serted 70 his own use the sum of a least
The company 10 its complaint recitcs
several mining deals IN which chambers
IS accused OF having frauduicntly OBJ
tanned large sums of money Notable
among these. IL says was a deal CONCERN
ing the Afterthought copper proDertv.
Shasta county.
The company claims IL had Chambers
go from here 10 Salt Lake CITY to secure
an option on the Atterthought IN q sum
not 70 exceed SlJoC00: that be entered
INTO conspiracy with w r. SNYDER and
one Mitchell by the conditions ~ which
Shycer took title to the Afterthought Tor
the sum or $4,000 and gave an ,bnffOp 10
lne treat W estern at SI5Q.O0 ana when
lne company made the first pavrnent of
s-1Vyu snyder paid $4,000 TO the owners
on tue AfterthOught and $1,000 was ne
Elacd among Snyder. Mitchell and cham
Several other transactions eouau, as IT.
regular are charged against C-hsn1bars
snyder IS at the head Of the western nv
picIatlon company. a prominent minine
concern. Chambers saws tbara- sra ~
grounds Tor suit, which he Declares -, ~
brought for blackmaT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
NEW DENVER CHARTER
GOES DOWN TO DEFEAT

y Denver. Sept 22.-TlIe charter >
= for the city and county Of Denver =
= which was framed by the recent =
y convention under the constitu- =
= tional amendment creating the =
= new municipality. was submitted =
= 10 vote of the electors today A =
= very heavy vote was polled and =
y returns received Up to 9 O'Clock =
y tonight indicate that the charter =
y has been defeated by more than =
y 1000 votes. There are many =
= charges of fraud in the registra- =
= ton, a grand jury having recently =
been called for the purpose of in =
y vestigating them. The result Of =
> the election will be contested. ,
= At 10 o'clock the Times. which =
? has been prominent in advocating =
= the charter. issued an extra con =
y ceding it's defeat by 5000 votes. >
y but declaring that from 5000 10 =
= 10000 fraudulent votes were cast =
, against it. =
Under the constitution an cleo =
y tion for the choice Of delegates to =
y a new charter convention must be =
= called within thirty days, This =
y viii probably be delayed by con =
= test proceedings. Meanwhile, the =
= city and county officials elected =
= two years agO will continue in Of =
= fee. ,
. y y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
HANGMAN WILL
GET CURT JET
Found Guilty of the Murder Of
Town Marshal COckriIl.
DEATH Is THE PUNISHMENT
VERDICT OF THE JURY A GREAT
SURPRISE.
DEATH is The PUNISHMENT

= YNTHIANA. Ky. Sept 22--After a
trial lasting eight days the jury
in the case Of Curtis Jett, charged
with the murder Of Town Marshal
Cockrin at jackson. KY, July p, 1902.
this evening rendered a verdict of
guilty and fixed the punishment at
death.
The jury retired at PA p. m. When
the jury entered the court room at $40
p. m. after agreeing on a verdict
quiet reigned for few moments. JetCs
mother had gone away earlier under
the impression that no verdict would
be reached and the verdict Of death
coming about two hours after the jury
was out was a surprise to every one
In the court room. The reading Of the
verdict did not affect Jett, but his
brother was very much distressed.
Elijah Mckinney served as foreman
Of the jury. and after the delivering
Of the verdict to the court the jury
was polled. The death sentence was
then read TO Jett by Clerk T. J. Robin
son, after which he was given over to
the custody Of the deputy sheriffs. Col
onei Blanton. Jets lawyer will file
motion for d new trial tomorrow
This has been the second trial of
Curtis Jet on the charge of murder.
In his first trial for the murder Of J.
b Marcum at Jackson, KY, Jet and
Thomas White were sentenced to life
imprisonment.
The jurors agreed among themselves
not TO divulge the proceedings in the
jury room. one juror. however stated
that for four ballots eleven jurors
voted for the death penalty and one for
q life sentence. All agreed on The fifth
ballot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
TROUBLE OVER PARKS
Fights Between the Factions at
Kansas City-PiStoIs and
Billiard Cues.

Kansas CITY. Mo. Sept. 1.-THE conten-
tions between the rival factions in the
international Associations Of Bridge dho
Iron Workers were gwen an alrinS lL
police coure today when James Kelly OF
New York was fined SIS TOR carrying a
revolver.
ents OF Sam Parks. the walking delegate
and John Henderson OF ST. Louis, were
arrested last night Both men are uele-
gates to the convention. Ihey We're quar-
reIing. Henderson. who is a powerfully
built man, struck Kelly and knocked him
down
= carried the revolver because had
SfSI i'm my rockets explained Kelly. .
had SiS7 Tor one reason and for another
reason I was afraid of being sll ggcd by
the Parks gang ] had good y reason 70
fear that I would be assaulted.
Are youth the habit OF going armed ID
New York? the city attorney inquired
NO, not in New York
Don't you know that Kansas City is a
law-abiding town. asked Judge Brady.
Yes, but 1 was afraid OF being slug
ged.
SIS for you. announced the Judge. who
also directed the court sergeant to retain
Kclly's revolver until he was about 10 re-
turn 60 New York.
A. L. Simpson, another one OF the dele
gates 10 the convention. was arrested last
night The officer who made the arrest
said simpson had trouble in a saloon and
was preparing TO throw stores through
the saloon windows when the officer APP
peared. Simpson was fined s. in police
court Kelly, the New York delegate who
Uas fined SIS, paid Simpsons fine.
serious clash between the Park and
the anti-Park faction was narrowly avert
ed I'm the billiard room Of the Coates
house. Parks headquarters tonight
Delegate Brophy. an anti-Parks man. was
set upon by a number OF Parks followers
armed with billiard cues. and he was
forced TO hold his assailants AZ bay with
his drawn revolver antlh the police ar
rived. The DOli-c department mas detailed
a force Of a dozen officers to preserve
order at the hotel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
ANOTHER BIG SLIDE
AT FRANK, ALBERTA

Portland. Sept. PA special from Mel
son. b. G., says: Passengers arriving to-
nigut over the Crows Nest report that an
other immense slide occurred this morn
ing Turtle mountain. near Frank. Al
beUta- As far as known no lives were
lost, but all the people of Frank de-
serted the town again, being taken on to
Baltimore and other towns. The slid,
occurred inst as the train was nearing
Frank. and as quickly as possible the
brakes were applied and the train backed
for several miles. After waiting over an
hour the train was run TO Frank and the
people. who were all waiting i'm the sta
ton were taken on board.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
POSTAL FRAUD CASES
Beavers, Stern and Green in
Court to Answer Various
Damaging Charges,

New York. Sept. 22.-CounseI Tor
George ". Beavers were informed at
the conclusion Of an adjourned hear
ing today in the Beavers case that
Mr.. Beavers must be produced before
Commissioner Hitchcock Immediately
to answer to two additional complaints
received against him predicated upon
the two indictments recently returned
against Beavers in Washington for an
alleged conspiracy TO defraud the gov
ernment in connection with State Sen
atoT George +. Green and the Bundy
Time Clock company of Binghamton.
y. y. 1t was also made known that
other surety than ]. r. Brown. who
il now Mr.. Beavers bondsman on two
$4,000 bonds. must be produced. the
practice Of the district attorneys Of
flee being not to accept the same surety
on more than two bonds.
An adjournment until Friday was
taken to give the defense time to bring
contempt proceedings against District
Attorney YOungs and his stenOgrapher
Of Brooklyn and POstOffice Inspector
Little for failure to answer sUbpoenaes
made out by Commissioner Hitchcock.
Toronto. Sept. 22.-Leopold J. Stern.
wanted in Washington in connection
with the postal frauds, was again be-
fore Judge Winchester today. but moth
ing was done save arranging the for
malitics OF procedure.
70 Binghamton, n. Y, Sept 22.-The
case of State Senator Green, charged
with conspiracy and bribery. growing
out of the postal investigation, was
today adjourned until Sept. IS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
TURKEY SAID TO BE SHOWING SIGNS
OF YIELDING TO LITTLE BULGARIA

London. Sept. 22.-The Balkan situation
TODAY presents a somewhat DuZzling
aspect. Turkey is showing signs of yield
ing TO the Bulgarian demands, and it ~
evident from the daily meeting of the
council of ministers at Yildiz Kiosk that
some sort ~ regulations are I'm progress
with the object OF avoiding war
According 10 a dispatch TO the Daily
Mail frUm Coustantinople these councils
concern two ssibilities-either to make
an ARRANGEMENT satisfac tory 20 the Mace
domains OF obtain from the great powers
promises Of neutrality il it is found i'm
possible TO avoid a war.
Apparently both Turkey and Bulgaria
are anxious TO repudiate having taken
the initiative I'M the negotiations.
The Sofia correspondent OF the Daily
Telegraph asserts that the Overtures
came from Turkey and were welcomed by
the Bulgarian minister on the condition
that deeds were substituted for words
and that the cessation Of wholesale
massacres should become an accomplished
fact He adds that pacific solution, II
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
LIFE SENTENCE FOR
MOST BESTlAL CRIME

Fresno, Cal. Sept. 22.-"Judge, >
= hope that God VIII curse every ,
= person who has had a hand in ,
y sending me, an innocent man. to =
= prison. I hope he will curse them =
= and their offspring. I am innO- =
y cent. That is ali I have to say" =
= This was the malediction pro- =
= nounced by A. J. Canady this =
= morning. after a life sentence had =
= been imposed on him by Judge =
= Austin. Canady was convicted Of =
= improper relations with his 13- '
' year-Old daughter who committed y
= suicide yesterday rather than tes- >
y tify against her father. y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
PRESIDENT SHAFFER
ON The RAGGED EDGE

Pittsburg Sept. CIT was learned to-
night from am authentic source that
charges have been preferred by Iron City
lodge of PittsbUrg against President T. j.
Shaffer Of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers. He will
be tried i'm the near future, possibly on
Friday OF this week. by q special COM
mittce as provided for by the cODstitu-
tfOn. Among the charges is neglect OF
duty The special committee will be
composed Of representative from seven
lodges named by District Vice President
Gibson This is done to comply with sec
ton 70 Of article NV OF the constitution
which covers the specific case. Mr.. SHAFT
fer declines 10 discuss the matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
MANAGER AND SUPERINTENDENT
LOSE THEIR LIVES BY FOUL AIR

Buens Vista Colo. Sept. 22.-COlonel
y. Morley, manager Of the Buena
Vista smeIter and Of the Mary Murphy
mine at Romley, and AdOlph Abraham
son. superintendent of the mine were
killed by foul air when making an in
spection of the mine workings last
night Their bodies were recovered to-
Cay.
II is supposed that the air ia the
mine had heen vitiated by powder gas.
ho property is not operated at night
md there were no other men i'm the
mine when Manager Morley and Su-
perintendent Abra hanson were making
their tour Of inspection which resulted
fatally.
colonel Morley was about SO years Of
age and had a wife and six children.
one or whom, son. is attending college
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
FAILED TO SEE
THE PRESIDENT
Harmless Swede Turned Back
by Secret Service Men.
DID NOT CARRY A PISTOL
CURIOSITY BROUGHT HIM TO
OYSTER BAY.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Sept pa
" suspicious character. giving hi;
name as Samuel Swenyon, was
held up by the secret service officers
at Sycamore Hill late this afternoon
while making an effort to see the pres
ident. He was turned back to the vii
lage. Swallowed. stopped in oyster Bay,
searched and later placed on a train
foi New York He was unarmed and
appeared 10 be a harmless crank, pos
sibly religions fanatic.
Swenyon. who IS a slightly built man
of about IS years. with a reddish
brown beard and mustache. blue eyes
and a strongly foreign cast OF coun-
tcnaUce. walked up the roadway lead
ing 60 Sycamore Hill about 43O this
afternoon. He was shabbily attired.
his clothes being badly torn in several
places He was stepped by n secret
service officer He told the officer that
ne was Swede and had come from
New York TO see the president and
Sycamore Hill. having read about the
presidents summer home i'm the news
papers. A short time before the presi
dent, accompanied By Mrs. Roose Welt.
had gone from the house to the woods
A'NI h1 10 fnoD MODN. lldL DcllE a
fayorite exercise Of his.
Turned Him Back.
The man was turned back by the Of
ficer, who told him the president was
not az home. Swenyon, who said he
was a gardener. looked curiously about
the grounds and then started on his
return to the village. He was followed
by another officer in one Of the presi-
dents road wagons.
SWenyOn asked a passing driver for n
ride. and rode into the village witt,
him. He had scarcely arrived I'm Oys-
ter Bay when he was taken from the
wagon by two secret service officers
and examined. Swenyon had nothing
in his pockets except about 81 in
money and a Swedish religious news
paper on a piece Of paper he wrote
his name and address i'm a perfectly
lcgible hand. He said he lived at the
SaysZerTy hotel New York City. His
only object in coming to Oyster BAY.
he said. was TO see Sycamore Hill and
The president about whom ne had
heard and read great deal. He ar
rived here on the 3:19 train this after
noon. but did not have a return ticket
10 New York
Man Was Harmless.
After examining him thoroughly the
officers were convinced that he was en-
tirely harmless and that he was neither
an anarchist nor a socialist. He read
fly acceded TO the suggestion OF the
officers that he leave the village Thev
accompanied him to the station AMI
he bought his own ticket to New York.
He left on the 500 train. shaking hands
with the officer before he entered the
car At no time did he appear to be
excited. except when one OF the Of
GERS at Sycamore Hill told him that il
he returned he was liable TO be shot.
He left the hill ia a hurry. He an
swered ali questions in a frank and
straightfOr ward manner. and bore
every evidence Of being arAunsophisti-
Gated foreigner. touched slightly, per-
haps, with religious fanaticism. who
lad been induced to come here merely
by his curiosity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
MADE THEIR ESCAPE.
Posses Searching For the Robbers
Without Success.

St. Louis, Sept. 22-The train was in
charge Of Conductor Harvey OF St JO-
seph- As soon as he saw the robbers no
ran back down the track and secured "A
handcar on which he came 10 st. Joseph
and notified the officers Policemen and
deputy sheriffs to the number Of fifty
were taken at once TO the scene OF the
hold-up, armed with riot guns but the
robbers were gone.
The hills are being searched, but with
out success no to midnight. One of the
robbers is reported to have been hurt
the extent of his injuries being unknown.
The train was held up near a grading
camp and the scene was witnessed hv a.
farmer who went to his house and tele-
phoned to AmazOnia, the nearest station.
Citizens there armed themselves and
started to the scene Of the robbery. but
the bandits were gone when they arrived
According TO the report made by the
railroad officials and the express mrs
senger no money was i'm the safe and the
robbers got nothing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23
SWINDLER CAUGHT IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Especial to The Herald)

San Francisco. Sept. 22-Thc police OF
Pasadena. I'm the southern part of tho
state, made an important capture today
when they gathered i'm Matthew T. Ward.
an eX-COnvict and bunCO artist known in
many parts of the state, where he has
played his game.
Ward S scheme is 10 represent himself
as the owner Of valuable land I'm Utah.
He carries his maps and secures loans
from prospective buyers. who learn too
late that the property exists i'm Wards
fancy only. He is at present charged
with swindlinE John Watt Of Pasadena
out Of S117 on fictitious lands. He opcr-
ated in San Francisco tn 1896. but was
caught and convicted and served term
i'm iaiI
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-23

at Chester, Pa. Colonel Morley came
TO Buena Vista in 1894. since which
time he has been prominently identified
with the smelter and mine interests OF
the district
The Mary Murphy mine is owned bv
the Mary Murphy Mining & Milling
company. controlled by St Louis par
ties The mine is being operated unde-
lease by the Gold Mining & Milling
company, Of which Mr Morley was the
manager.
From the position OF the bodies when
found It appeared that Abrahamson
had called Morley after ne had lost
consciousness and had made a desper-
ate attempt TO reach air. in al prob
ability AbrahamsOn could have saved
himself had he not made this heroic
effort to rescue his companion.