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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

A mysterious outrage was attempted
at the British legation at Pekin, Oct,
10, on the occasion of a ball given by
military officers. An effort was
apparently made 10 blow up the
magazine where explosives and ammu-
milton for the defence of the legation
are stored. Wires We're laid to connect
with an electric battery, but the con-
nection had not been made, otherwise
there might have been a very serious
explosion.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
stops the Cough
and works of the Cold.

laxative Bromo- Quinfne Tablets cure COLO
In one day. No cure, no Pay. Price . Genus
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

The Pope has appointed Mgr Merry
Del Val papal secretary of state. The
nomination will not be made officially
until the next consistory, when the
monsignor will also be made a cardi-
nal
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

Kang Tung Bac. Chinese girl re-
former is in New York. She is said 10
have pledged her life to the cause OF
chinese reform and to the downfall OF
the dowager empress, who has set a
heavy price on her head. MISS Bac Is
the daughter of King Yin Wei presi-
ANT of the Chinese empire reform as
sociation. one of seven wealthy man
darins who organized the movement
and the only one who has succeeded in
ca,,inp his head. He fled with MS
slaughter TO India six years ago. Miss
Rae saws that what the reformers ann
to accomplish is the unif1caton Oh
China and the awaksning OF her pee
a,nnress bars the way to progress; that
she is in league with Prussia to rob
china of lands. Miss Bac will remain
In America this winter studying ana
rushing the propaganda OF reform
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

Special agents are reporting at
Washington that thousands of aliens
have illegally been granted naturaliza-
ton papers under the immigration law
passed by the late congress. One Chi
cago Judge is reported to have grant
ed 1900 naturalization papers in one
evening. The records show that the
New York courts are very careful and
that rigid examinations are required.
In MANY places, it is believed, the law
is being either winked at or carelessly
interpreted. The law requires that all
naturalization papers shall show on
their face that the affidavits of the APP
plicant and his witnesses were maze
and recorded.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

The Victorian club of Boston will
erect In that city monument to the
memory of the late British Queen
Victoria,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

Turkish troops again crossed the
Bulgarian frontier last week near Sam
akov They were pursuing insurgents
Occasional reports have been made OF
fighting in Macedonia. In an eight
hours fight near Marhovu Oct IS the
Turks lost 60, killed and wounded and
the insurgents 200. Little progress is
made in the Turkish Bulgarian nego-
tiations.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

The Maryland Trust company and the
Union Trust company, two of the best
known banking houses of Baltimore,
Md, went into receivers hands Mon
day. The suspensions caused the
greatest excitement until favorable as
surances We're made by the banking in
terests.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

Dan Patch (1:59) broke the worlds
pacing record to a wagon at Lexing-
ton. KY, Friday and came within a
quarter of second of equalling his
own sulky record. The previous pac-
ing record to a wagon was 2:O1 ",
made by Little Boy, on the Memphis
track. Dan Patch clipped two and
one-ouarter seconds off this record and
went the mile in 1:59A.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
A New Scandinavian Empire--Attempt
to Blow Up British Legation at Pc
kin-lsolated Assassinations Planned

The negotiations between Russia and
Japan have come to another standstill
1t Is thought doubtful whether Mar
quis Itos view of the military occupa-
ton of Manchuria Is Endorsed by the
whole country, but 1t is believed that
Marquis Ito is strong enough to carry
his point, owing to the stand taken for
the integrity of Corea and the open
door in Manchuria for all nations.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

Word has been received at Salonica
that Macedonian committeeman have
decided for the present to continue
fomenting the excitement by isolated
assassinations. Reports arriving from
Sofia say the murder of Prince Ferdi-
nand of Bulgaria has been decided up
on and the Russian consul general at
Salonica is said to be in great danger,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

The German government has replied
to a communication from Servia, to the
effect that King Peter was DESTROYS of
paying visit to Germany, stating that
the German emperor will not receive
the patron of regicides.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23

The bureau of immigration, depart
ment of commerce and labor, has col
lected evidence of a systematic and ex-
tensive violation of the contract labor
law Proceedings will be instituted at
once against the alleged violators.
Hundreds of men are involved
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
Always Ready

graduates have not entered other
professions that are not 20 crowd.
ed, and can offer better prospects
Of remuneration Sanitary engin.
Reering, naval architecture, and
the comparatively new profession
of forestry for instance, are not
overcrowded, and there will soon
be a great demand for really com.
petent automobile engineeres, men
who combine with mechanical
ability thorough knowledge Of
gas and other engines that are
competing for the control Of the
the field. Then there is the
sphere Of journalism, which, while
abundantly supplied as to numbers
is piiisbly supplied as to quality.
There must be among those thous-
ands OF graduates not few young
men who have a natural gift for
good writing-in these days an
all-too-rare Accomplishment that
threatens TO become lost art.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
WE NEED FEWER DOCTORS
Newspaper Fleid Poorly Supplied as
70 Quality.

The Scientific American has an
article in last weeks issue that
should furnish food for thought
and If slaiislioally correct ought
to be the signal for change and
reduction of attendance 81 the
medical colleges. Il is Sc follows:
fhe other day at the conven.
ton Of the American Medical As
spcuuon, In New Orleans, where
some 1000 or 5000 physicians
aud attendants we're gathered, DR..
Billings drew attention TO the de-
clded oversupply Of medical men
10 ihv United States. He sttri-
bu.ed the surplus TO the fact that
the medical colleges are graduat-
ting annually from 10000 to i2,-
500 physicians, when the actual
needs Of the country call for only
abou, 2,500. II DR.. Billings Is
correct, and there Is no reason TO
doubt his figures, from 1000 TO
10, 600 young men are annually en-.
tering a profession In which they
have but the slimmesi hopes Of
making even the verbal "oom-
Portable living. OF course, 1t
goes without saying that the most
Of the professions are more Or less
overcrowded, but we doubt II any
Of them. except the Law, could al-
ford a parable. 10 the condition Of
things brought 20 light A. the New
Orleans convention. What this
disparity between the demand and
supply means 10 this army OF
young men can only be surmlssd;
but certain il Is that IN the ma
jorily Of cases Il will involve the
loss Of much money, that can III
be spared. and much time that can
be spared slill less. Il does real.
ly sesm a pity thai come Of these
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
Alcohol liabIt q curable.

At one Of the sessions OF the
Anti.alcohol congress in Berlin
Professor Cramsr Of Gottingen
dealt with the treatment OF habit
ual drunkards, and declared bis
opinion that the alcohol habit was
curable if taken in time. The
proper treatment, however, could
only be carried outin a drunkard's
asylum, and 1t was generally nee.
essary that the patient should be
deprived Of bis civil rights. At
present however, II was only pos
|sible to infiict these civil disabili-
ties upon patients when excessive
drinking has resulted In insanity.
The number Of drunkards who
had been subjected to this dis.
qualification in Prussia In the
year 1901 was only $50. This was
.
small number in comparison
with the total Of inebriates and in
most casss restraint was impoeed
los late He advocated an alter.
alton Of The law in this regard
Dr.. Delbruck Of Bremen, the
president Of the congress The
idea that beer drinking was q
means Of combating alcoholism had
now been shown be said to be er
roneous. OF i49 patients who
we're treated ia North German
private asylum for drunkards, II
had been alcOholized By drinking
spirits, 30 by vine drinking, and
7s-or more than half-by the tx,
cessive consumption OF beer The
belief that delirium tremens waE
unknown among beer drinkers val
a mistake. 1t was impossible t
convey By statistics the extent o
the misery caused by what be de
scribes as "beeT alcoholism. +"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
C0OKSON AND COON.
Lewis cookson and Wolf Coon the
Nominees OF the Nationals.

The National party 10 conven-
tiOn at Bug Tucker Spring in Tab
lequah yesterday nominated Lewis
Cookson OF Illinois district for
principal chief and Wolf Coon for
assistant chief. The election will
take place the first Monday in
August next. Cookson is veal.
thy cattle man aud farmer and has
a clean record among the Cherokee
people. He has been In the Cher
okee senate for several terms and
has the reputation OF being an az.
gressive campsigner and is incor.
ruptible. He ie a leader Of the
fullblood element and opposed
the ratification Of the last treaty
Wolf Coon was the nominee four
years ago against Chief T. NJ. But.
tington who was elected on the
Downing ticket 1t 10 conceded
that the nomination Of Cookson ID
a strong one and that be will be
supported by the Indian element
throughout the nation. Il viii
take a strong candidate and a
mighty effort on the part Of the
Downlngs to defeat Cookson.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
MR. ROGERS SET RIGHT,
The K. c. Star Corrects Statement
Sent by rluskogee Correspondent


vinita, 1. T., May Ito The
Star: My attention has been call
ed to a clipping from your issue
date May l, 1903, which says:
yinita, /. t., May 1.-Several
days ago a stranger arrived here.
He offered TO go to Washington
and get 40 order from the Secre.
tary OF the Interior preventing the
removal of the land office TO Tah-
lequah. The money was raised.
The stranger went TO Washington
and wired back that be had seen
the Secretary and obtained an or
der that the land Office would not.
De muyed. Upon the strength OF
this the Vinita' a''sports''bet severe,
bundled dollars that the land !.
fics would not be moved No
more VAS heard from the lobbyist
and 20 order came from the Secre-
tary The land Office was moved
10 Tablequah today,
Toe facts are these: Mr.. Charles
B. Rogers OF this place was sent to
Washington. D Q by the people
OF this part oiihe Cherokee nation
TO interview the Secretary of the
Interior aud try TO get the Depart
ment TO order the Cherokee land
Office TO be continued at this place.
Mr. Rogers is lawyer and had
located At this place and came
here from Indiana. The people
here we're acquainted with him
aud he wac not stranger. He
did go to Washiagron and secured
an order from the acting Secretary
Of the Ihtesior TO hold the land OF.
fee here and wired the people
here to that effect, but after heat.
ed campaign on the part Of the
Dawes commission aud alter un.
expeoted representations were
made to the Department by the
Dawes commission the acting Sec
reiary was induced TO modify the
order so as TO allow the land Of.
fee to go to Tahlequah for a short
time. As inferences unfair to Mr.,
Rogers might be drawn from the
article, l write this and request
you to print il In justice 10 him.
Mr.. Rogers is we'll known In Kan.
sas, Indian Territory, Missouri and
Oklahoma, and especially Indiana.
X. O. Star.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
spRlNo AlLMENrs

There Is an aching and tired feeling;
The liver. bowels aud kidneys become
sluggish and inactive. the digestion i'm.
pared, with little OF no appetite, no aiii-
bition for anything, and feeling that
the whole body and mind needs soning
up. The trouble Is. that dnricg winter.
there has been an accumulation ei waste
matter in the system. Hefbine viii re-
move It, secure 10 the secretions right
exit. aud BY It. tonic effect, fully restore
The wasted tissues and give strength IN
place Of weakness soc At Peoples drug
store. dw
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21

The following we're among the New
Orleans exeursionlsts Sunday Or.
7 7 Winner aud wife; Z Ironsldes,
wife aud daughter. Fred L Langley
and wife Of Alton; VIM Howell of o.
euma; F L sharp and wife Of Aualrs
= = breeding and wife OF Adaif; Mrs
Dapenberg aud daughter Of Chelsea;
I Bard Of Chelsea; Mrs. Laura Cooper:
Z 4 Taylor; Capt. L J Barrett; ] "
Skinner and daughter; ] II Tlttle5
Matt Hawkins; Roswell Thom psup:
3 9 Chandler aud daughter. Mamie.
Claude Chandler; Miss oufa Tfundle:
John Drake aud daughter uf chelsea.
Mr aud Mrs. Lee Jones
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21

The rusf complete line ef Hall
Furniture ever shown Ia Vlnlta at
Frazees. da
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
PLINY L. soPER, canddasea Cor National Committeeman

PLINY L. soPER, Candidate
triots. There are four of these
districts in the territory, and they
are equivalent to congressional
districts in the states. The dele.
gates to the district convention
must be chosen by recording dis.
tiicts which conform to counties
in the states. Some OF them even
90 further. They want the dele.
gates to the big convention elected
by recording districts direct. II
the plan of election by judicial
districts is adopted then Soper
stands the best show Of getting
the Northern and Southern dis.
tricls, composed Of the Cherokee
and Chiekasaw nations al d Qua
paw agency, and Melletle the
Western and Central districts,
composing the Greek, Choctaw
and Seminole nations, This
would bring about deadlock each
with two judicial districts con
tanning the same representation
behind him. II the plan Of elect.
ing delegates. direct by recording
districts each nation would be
badly divided, aud there is no tell.
ing what would happen The tso
candidates are opposed to either
Of these plans. They want the
old system used. Whether the
central committee will take the
bits IN its teeth and adopt a new
system to meet changed conditions
or simply let MelIette and Soper
dictate things, remains TO be seen
Soper has given II out that he is
chosen committeeman be will 70.
sign the position OF United States
attorney. In this event James
Hucklsberry. Cherokee Indian.
now SOper's assietant, will no
doubt get the place. Mellette has
made no such rash promises. Ia
fact he lie a candidate TO succeed
himself for United States attorney
as we'll as for national committee
man.
United States Marshal Leo Ben.
nett hopes that compromise will
be effected. He and Soper and
Mellette have always trained to.
gelher and as between the other
two be doesn't like to make q
cholce. Judge Raymond of the
Western district is also on the
fence. Judge Gil will support
Soper, and soper expects help
from Judge Townsend OF the
Southern disiricl. Mellette has
Judge Clayton sure and hopes ia
have Raymond. The federal
judges have a big cay In politics
Ou account Of their many appoin.
tees. So do the four United States
marshals.
II Soper wins out the Arkansas
post masters in the Indian eoun.
try will have to hunt other jobs
The national committeeman nameI
all the poslmaslers and has a littl'
Say as TO who shall be marshall
and district attorneys. HIS recon-
mendations do not go for judges
Msllette, being from Arkansas
NATURALLY favored Arkansas mer
in postoilica appointments. soper
II elected, will root all Of them out
and put in Kansas men.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
Fight Among Republican Be-
gun a Year in Advance.
FOR COMMIT TEEMAN
P, L. soper, w. NJ. Mellette and
Clarence B. Douglass the AS.
pirants. Soper Backed by Kan.
sas and Mellette by Arkansas.

Kansas We. Arkansas. This Is
the lineup in the Republican ma
tional committeeman contest now
waging in the Indian Territory.
Pliny l.. Soper of Vinita is backed
by tbs Kansans and William NJ.
Mellette Of Muskogee, is backed
by the Arkansans. Republicans
from other northern states are
casting ancher with the Kansas
crowd while those from the south.
ern states are lining up with the
Arkansas push. II means a bitter
hght.
Mellette and soper are both
United States district attorneys.
Mellette represents the Western
district and Soper the Northern.
Mellette is from Arkansas. He
belongs to the Clayton crowd.
Judge Clayton OF South McAlester
is one OF his stanoh friends and
hackers. Clayton has the best ma.
chine in the territory. He oper-
ates mostly in the Choctaw coun-
try, but laps over some in the
Cherokee, Chiokasaw and Greek.
Soper is from Kanaas; be is q
nephew oil Cy Leland. In the post
Arkansas and Kansas have rather
played together In Indian politics.
From now on they will travel diff.
ierent roads. This will force new
political alignment everywhere.
Men who have fought together for
years must now fight each other
and men who have been opponents
for the same period Of time must
now become allies.
Having no general election in
this country a different method
from that ia the states had to be
adopted as q basis OF political ac-
uon. The basis Of representation
is not fixed on the number Of votes
cast as no votes are cast. II is
fixed on the number Of members
belonging to Republican clubs.
Muskoges has one club alone with
1900 members. In the past each
nation would hold a convention
composed of delegates from the
various elubs in that nation. Al
the national convention delegates
would be selected to a territorial
convention. The Cherokee, Ghoc.
taw, Greek aud Chlckasaw nations
would each have thirty-fve dele.
gates in the territorial convention.
The Seminole nation would have
seven and the Quapaw agency
fourteen. Any two Of the big ma
tions with the Quapaw vote could
control the convention.
If this system Is uted this time
there will be fighting all along the
line. sopes lives in the Cherokee
nation. Mellelte used 10 live there,
Each believes he can carry 1t. The
Quapaw agency generally goes the
way of the Cherokee. Mellette
lives ia the Greek country, but
scper Is going to invade this sec
,ion and actually believes he can
carry It. Mellette will depend
upon Judge Clayton TO carry The
Choclaw nation. soper proposes
to give him run for his money
there. soper has 4 lrifle the best
of ii in the Chiokasaw country No
attention is paid to the Seminole
nation.
Mellelte aud soper are both
willing to eight the battle out un-
der the old system. Some Of the
other politicians. however want q
new system adopted. There plan
is TO elect delegates 10 the terri.
torIal convention by judicial dis.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
The Territory Press.

SNNN'A'A'S>A'e'~1eNrAy4<N(Aser,a
The papers last winter we're fill
ed with statements that Secretary
Hitchcock was opposed to any leg
islation in the Indian Territory
looking TO statehood until the
tribal affairs we're wound up. But
outside old Brother Bate, who de.
MED that Indians we're citizens,
though his own name appeared in
the list Of those who voted for the
act, nobody on the Indian affairs
committee seemed to agree with
him. A cabinet officer does not
cut much Ice when II comes 70
creating states. Congress is jeal.
Gus o. It's prerogatives and heads
OF departments are hot asked ques-
tions about which they have no
control. South McAlester News.
The building OF the Missouri
Pacific and Santa Fe railroads in.
to Muskogee will go a great deal
for the growth and development
Of this city. Il may require some
effort and investment Of money by
this city's capitalists but will pay
we'll on the expenditure. .--Musko-
gee Times.
Vinita is working with Mr.. G.
N. Haskill to secure q new rail-
road from Cherryvale, Kancas,
through vinita TO Grand River.
Why should not the road come on
through the Spavinaugh and ILL.,
nois valleys to Fayetteville, fine
country ell the way, and so give
US direct connection With good
neighbors. Mr.. aaskill while not
citizen Of Fayetteville, IS now
having a summer house built on
the hill west Of our city and ie
! greatly pleased With our climate
and country -Fayelteville Daily
/ The iullbloods are good people,
generally honest and sincere in
their professions. They oppose
progression and the new order Of
things because they DO not want
such, even should they make
more money In the deal. They
want to be let alone and hold on
to the old order Of things, which
the u. s. Government says must
! go; and in all csndor. where is the
sense in opposing the Govern
ment, which will have things as il
sants7 If there was q chance Of
doing any good by Kicking no
one could blame the fullbloods but
such does no goDd; bnt instead,
makes their condition orse.-Ft.
Gibson Post.
Curtis Jett, Kentucky desper-
ado has been arrested for the mur.
der o. J. B. Marcum, e prominent
; lawyer who was recently shoi
down In the court house. The
murdered man was a brothsr oi
: Tom Marcum Of Muskogee, who
has gone to Kentucky TO take up
: the case against the murderer and
bic faction. We saw Mr. Mareum
At Muskogee Monday before his
departure, and he said that be
J might never return alive bul
would do his duty IN bringing bis
: brothers. murderer to justice, rhs
governor Of Kentucky will furnish
, him one hundred armed men foi
? protection, but he may be killed
: for all that. Jett, the murderer, Il
: : hired assassin. and Is charged
vith several similar murders. -
3 Fl. Gibson Post.
I
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21

Secretary Ethan Allen Hitch.
cock of the Interior Department
arrived from the west in the sleep
ing car "Adolphus" shortly after
three O'Clock this afternoon and
spent an hour or two 10 Vinita
talking with citizens. He has been
in Oklahoma for week since
visiting Muskogee and Tablequah.
He expressed himself as being
surprised aud greatly pleased with
the territory. He did not express
.tmbe4 IN shs matter Of single or
double statehood bnt oontented
himself By saying that this vas
truly a most wonderful country
just on the eve of great develop.
ment. he was accompanied By
his private secretary cad the same
retinue OF friends who have ac-
companied him from ST. Louis
and l.. +. Parker, general solici'
tor of the frisco System. lie left
here for ST. Louis.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
Another Railroad.

The meeting OF the ci,izens at
the court house last wvrk for con
sldering MIR. Haskell's proposition
to build a road from the northwest
through vinita to point on
Grand river to The south east was
an enthusiastic one. W. K. Row.
ssy represented Mr. Haskell aud
made a proposition 10 build the
road within oae year aud asked a
bonus Of $4,000 aud the right.oi.
wsy through tbs city limits. fhe
matter received favorable consid
GRAFTON aud ie ncw in the hands
OF a committee aud definite action
will b. AIKEN ~ once.