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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-09
FIND FORTUNE
IN HOTEL ROOM
New Workers Discover Sc
curities Worth 100000 in
a Canadian Carayansary
SEARCHING FOR OWNER
Wealth Is Found Under Pa
per in Bureau in Room
Assigned to the Travellers
SEARCHING FOR OWNER
Special Dispatch to The Call.

OTTAWA, Ont, July S.-To-nights g
Montreal Star publishes the following
Toronto dispatch:
Louis G. Monk of 1858 Broadway and
Jacob s. Stahl of $50 Broadway, New
York City, who are guests at the King
Edward Hotel, accidentally disarranged
the paper in q drawer in the bureau in
room 716. occupied by them, and dis
covered bonds and stock certificates to
the value of $500, 900. The companies for
which these stock certificates were is
sued are the Stewart Bottle Stopper
Company of New York, the Interna-
tional Copper Company of Arizona and
the Cheriguei Trading Company of New
Jersey.
The certificates are all signed by the
parties to whom they are issued and
were evidently transferred to the per-
son who left them in the drawer for
safekeeping. Stahl, who is a lawyer,
expressed the opinion that the paper
is as good as gold. and that should the
owners fail to respond to the adver-
tisement in the newspapers they will
proceed to realize on the script and
blow some of it. They are on their way
to the st. Louis fair, and a little extra
money will be a welcome addition to
their baggage. The men, state, however,
that they are anxious to find the own
ers of the prize.
According to the register the occu-
pants of room 716 have been mostly
commercial men. Among them were ].
S. Frank of Montreal, c. NJ. Lawrence
and S. Smith of Memphis, Tenn; ]. T.
Dufferin of Montreal, E. w. Fisher and
wife of Buffalo and the last occupants.
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JAPANESE STIR DIsCoRD.
MikadO's Men Make Significant Move
ment in Turkey.

ment in Turkey.
ST. PETERSBURG, July SIN a
long letter from Constantinople a COR
respondent Of the st. Petersburg Ga
zette reports an interview with the
Japanese vice admiral who is at Con-
stantinople, with a proposal to re-
organize the Turkish feet. The cor
respondent states that he cannot say
whether the vice admirars mission is
official or individual, but he alleges
that the proposal is taken seriously in
high political circles.
Abdul Hamid is eager to obtain the
necessary money for setting the fleet
in order, but how that is to be done
puzzles everybody and temporarily
balks proceedings. The Turkish states
men who arranged the interview be-
tween the Russian journalist and
Japanese admiral informed the corre-
spondent that emissaries like the nav
al officer and secret agents of Japan
are in the Persian court, in Afghani-
stan and even in large towns of Trans
Caucasia fomenting discomfort. They
stated that the news that the Cover
nor General Of Tiflis would be assas-
sinated was received in Toxic a few
hours before the act was committed.
The Russian inference. from all this
Is that the japanese are plotting trou-
BILE for Russia everywhere and are
taking initial steps for a pan-Asiatic
league against the white race.
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RUSSIANS NOT IDLE.
KurOpatI1in in Report to Gar De-
scribes Minor Battles.

scribes Minor Battles.
ST. PETERSBURG, July Z. - The
Car has received the following dis
patch from General Kuropatkin under
date of July 5:
Rifle firing between patrols took
place on July at the outskirts of
Vafangow, south of Senuchen and in
the neighborhood of Polaitza The
Japanese patrols retired to the south
ward. We lost only horses and a few
men were wounded.
According to Chinese accounts.
troops were landed at Datchjuangkhe,
thirty-seven miles southwest of Ia
kushan. A Cossack patrol, on July A..
pushed forward to Palamatzezza.
where considerable forces Of the enemy
were discovered"
Lieutenant General Sakharoff, in a
long report to the general staff dated
July 6, covers much the same ground
as the report from General Kuropatkin.
Sakharoff gives details of a number of
other minor engagements in which the
Russians drove back the Japanese out
posts and captured patrols, but he men
tions nothing in the nature of a consid-
cradle engagement or of serious losses
on either side.
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BRITISH FLEET SAILS.
English Warships, Under Sealed Or
ders, Hurricdly Leave Weihaiwei.

English Warships, Under Sealed Or
ders, Hurricdly Leave Weihaiwei.
TIENTSIN, July S.-A telegram re-
ceived here from Chinwangtao says
the British gunboat Espiegle reached
there on her return from Newchwang
on July 6. 1t was originally intended to
prevent the Espiegle from leaving
Chinwangtao for Newchwang, but the
message to this end was received too
late. The Russians did not allow her
to enter the harbor of Newchwang.
This evidently was prearranged for
the British Consul, Crosse, at New
chwang, boarded the gunboat outside
the harbor and was in communication
with her officers,
The British fleet left Weihaiwei hur-
riedly yesterday under sealed orders.
The Russian gunboat Sivoutch was
still outside the bar at the mouth of
the Lao River yesterday. She was
practicing firing her guns
SEOUL, Korea, July 8, evening"
Everything is quiet here to-day.
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JAPANESE ON MARCH.
Four Divisions of Army Moving
Toward LiaOyang and Haicheng.

-TIENTSIN, July Sit has been
learned here from Russian source
that the locations of some of the Jap
anese troops are as follows: The Sec
ond and Twelfth divisions are march
ing from Fengwangcheng in the direc-
ton of Liaoyang and Saimatsa. A
division of Guards is near the Yalu
and the Tenth Division is near Taku-
shan: both these divisions are march
ing in the direction of Haicheng, and
on their left and right flanks are re-
serves from the Yalu.
General Oku's army is composed of
three divisions. and, with the Sixth
Division and another unnamed di-
vision, is marching toward Port Ar
thur.
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BATTLEsHIPs TO MOVE.
Destination Of the Squadron Will Be
Kept a Close Secret.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 8, 1870 p.
ma division of the Baltic squadron
will sail from Kronstadt July % un-
der sealed orders. Complete mystery
enshrouds its destination. 1t is said.
although nothing is certain on this
point, that the orders for the division
will be opened at five day intervals.
Whether the warships are bound at
once for the Far East in advance of
other warships may depend on naval
developments at the seat of war. but
there are attending circumstances
which make il seem unlikely that the
division will start on its long Jour
ney until the other ships are ready.
1t is understood that the division will
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Late Shipping Intelligence
ARRIVED

ARRIVED.
Friday July s.
stmr Asuncion. Bridget sc hours from Re-
dondo
stmr Phoenix. Odland. % hours from Eu-
reks.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
ETREKA-Arrived July S-Stmr Eureka, M
july
BERDEEN-Arrived July S-Schr Sausa
Tito hence June %, bktn Wrestler. from Re
d0ndo. schr Albert Meyer from Redondo.
sailed July S-Stmr Rival for san Fran
cisco- stmr Centralia for san Pedro.
FOREIGN PORTS
VICTORIA 3 C-Passed in July S-No
stur Titauia from san Diego for Nanaimo-
Sailed July S-ItaI bark Regina Elena. 70
Port BlaEeley-
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PREPARING TO FIGHT.

NEWCHWANG, July 7, afternoon
delayed in transmission). = The Rus
sian forces are everywhere preparing
actively to meet the next Japanese ad-
vance Heavy firing was heard again
last night from the direction of Kai-
chou. and it is reported that serious
fighting has occurred.
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the garrison of the Russian stronghold
and that the Russians have mounted
700 guns on the heights north of Port
Arthur. They say also that the Rus
sian torpedo-boat destroyer Lieuten-
ant Burukoff has made in all four
trips from Port Arthur to Newchwang.
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PORT ARTHUR GARRISON.
Forty Thousand Men Compose the De-
fense at the Fortress.

TIENTSIN, July S.-Three French
men who arrived at TaRu yesterday
from Port Arthur, having come over
on a Chinese junk, report that 10000
soldiers and 10000 marines compose
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Heavy Firing Heard.

CHEFU, July 8, noon.-Junks
which passed through the Gulf of
Pechili on Thursday, July Z, report
having heard heavy firing at sea all
that afternoon.
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RUSSIAN VICTORY REPORTED.
Great Naval Battle at Port Arthur Is
Rumorcd.

ST. PETERSBURG, July s.. 1892
p. MT is reported in a special dis
patch from Liaoyang, under yester-
days date. that a persistent rumor
is current there to the effect that a
naval engagement has occurred at
Port Arthur in which twenty-one Jap
anese warships participated, result
ing in Russian victory
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TOSANRAFAEL.,
ROSS VALLEY.
MILL VALLEY,
CAzADERO. Etc.
Via sausa1ito Ferry.

SUBURBAN SERVICE. STANDARD GAUGE.
Depart from San Francisco, week days. az
$40 -7:1O. T:45. $50. 9:15, 1000. 11:OO a. m
III 40 a. m. SausalitO only). IL 20. 1:4J, 3.I5.
400 4:35 5:15. $50 6:25. 7:15. 800. 1920
II :35 D. m Sundays and legal holidays depart
a. 10 T:45 $50. 9:15. 1000. 100 Il 40
a m 20. 1900 LAS. $50 3:15. 400. .35.
5:15. $50 6:25. T:15. S:15. 900. 1920 IL as
D. m. ,., - -.
90 T.35 Sis. S.45. 9:35. 1920 1:O5 a. m.
i3.C5 los $50. 3:35. 4:20 sos, $40. els.
e-sS : Is 1905. IL :25 D. m On Sundays and
sSsi holidays extra trains arrive at Il AS. 2:O5
fS For = Fairfax week days. depart at T:45 a n.
ak n m 5.15 D. m Tex Sat-)- On SUNDAYS
go issaI holidays at 7:45. $3.50. 9.15 1000
II.OO n 40 a. m. 12;2O. 90. 1:45 so. T.I5
oNN THROUGH TRAINS.
--asa m daily-Cazadero ana way stations
OILS a. m sundays only-For Point Reyes.
etc. -. e.
GER NE D. m. daily except Saturday and sup-
dav-For Point Reyes. etc
7:I5 D. m. Sundays only-For Point Reyes.
etc
TICKET OFFICE-626 Market St
FERRY-UnIon DEPOT. foot of Market -
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TO n 8. navy yard and vall.,o.

stmr. H. J. coreoran-Leaxes s. F.. foot Of
$50 A. M. and IS p. NJ; Sundays. 9:30
A M. p. NJ. Leave vallejo-week days.
q e.ho A. M 1920 and $3.50 p M: Sundays 8
p M Fare. 25c each way. Excursion rates
sundays to Vallejo. Glen Cove and Martinez.
60o round trip. PIPER, ADEN, GOODALL
Co. phone Main GAL Saturday excepted.
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TO y. s. Navy yard ana vallejo.

sTMliS. GEN. FRISBIE. MONTICELLO and
ARROW-9:45 A. M. 1890 noon 3:15 p.
M. 900 p. NJ, $3.50 p. NJ. tex Sunday ;
sundays, 9:45 A. NJ. $3.50 p. NJ Leave VAL
lejo 200 A. NJ, 900 A. M. II 80 NOON
315 p. m. 500 p. m. lex. Sunday; Sun
days 700 A. NJ. AIS p. m. Landing and
office, Pier 2. foot Mission st. Phone Main
1908. HATCH BROS.
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KURoKI is ADVANCING.
Chinese Bandits Said to Be Aiding the
Brown Men.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 8, 1870
p. ma special dispatch from <New-
chwang, dated yesterday, says General
Kuroki is advancing all along the line
and adds that Japanese officers are
organizing Chinese bandit bands
through the Lao Valley for an at
tack on MuIkden.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-09
.orpAGn1E aENERALE TRANsATLANTIouG

DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. -.
Sailing every Thursday instead OF <MEnA
Saturday, at 10 a m, from Pier AZ, s@sz6z<eF
4 North River. foot of Morton st.
First class to Havre, $50 and upward. Second
class to Hayre. $40 and upward: GEN
ERAI AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND
CANADA 81 Broadway (Hudson bulding).
New York. ]. F. FUGAZI & CO.. Pacinc Coast
Agents 3 Montgomery avenue San Francisco.
Tickets sold by all Railroad Ticket Agents.
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GENERAL OKU OCCUPIES THE TOWN
OF KAIPING AFTER HEAVY FIGHTING

Fair Weather Permits the Renewal Of Operations and
Japanese Are Concentrating Their Forces and
Drawing Tighter the Gordon About Port Arthur
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AMERICAN LINE.

AMERICAN LINE.
Observation-Disclosures bourg-Southampton.
From New York Saturdays, $3.50 a. m.
Philadelphia. July 16I New York. .... July 80
ST. Louis. July % ST. Paul. ......, Aug. 6
ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE.
New York-London Direct.
Minneapolis. s...-..--....-.- july 10, a. m
Mesaba. .......-.-.............. July %, a m
Minnetonka. a...........-.....J July 30. 80 a. m.
Minnehaha .........'.-...-. Aug. o. noon
Only first-class passengers carried.
DOMINION LINE.
acknowledgements sea passage.
Dominion. July 16l Canada. July 30
Southwark. 49,. July % Vancouver Aug. 8
HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE
New Twin-Screw Steamers of IL, 500 Tons.
New York-Rotterdem, Via Boulogne.
Sailing Tuesdays at 10 a m.
Potsdam. July 10 Ryndam. Aug 9
Rotterdam -. Aug. p Noordam. 49,. Aug. 16
RED STAR LINE.
New York-Antwerp-Paris.
From New York, Saturdays, at 1880 a. m.
Finland. July 23lEroonland. Aug. s
WHITE STAR LINE.
New York-Queenstown-
Sailing Wednesdays
Majestic July 90, 10 ami Arabic. July 90 6 am
Cedric. July %. ! pm Teutonic Aug. 3. 10 am
Oceanic July 81, 3 pm miCeltic Aug 5 noon
Boston-Queenstown-
Cretic. ic............... July %. Aug. 25 Sept 20
Republic tnew)- )--..-.. Aug: II. Sept: 8, Oct. 6
Cymric. ....-......... Aug. Is. Sept 15 Oct 13
NEW SERVICE FROM BOSTON.
Fast Twin-Screw Steamers
OF IL 400 to $4,000 Tons.
BOSTON DIRECT TO THE
MEDITERRANEAN, VIA AZORES.
GIBRALTAR, NAPLES, GENOA.
ROMANO. Sept Il, Oct. 20. Dec. 3
First class $G5 upward depending on date
c. D. TAYLOR. Passenger Agent Pacific Csast
q Post St, San Francisco.
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CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RY. co.
LESSEE
SAN FRANCISCO and NORTH PAGlFlG
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Tfhurou Fo0f of Markak STRAIT

Tiburon Terry, Foot OF Market Street
SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN RAFAEL.
WEEK DAYS-T:30. 500. 9;OO IL 100 a m
12:35, $780, $40. $40. $50. $50 and IL 80
d. m
Saturdays-Extra trip at 80 D. m.
SUNDAYS 30 800 $50, IL 100 a. m; 80.
2:3O 3:4O $40 $3.50. 80 p. m
SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO.
" EEK DAYS-6:O3. 500 1855. 1880 3:2O.
11:15 a. M; 1850. t2:00. 3:4O. 500. $40.
6:25 .. m.
Saturdays-Extra trip at 1 AS z.
SJJNDAYS-6: 80 T:35 20. IL rs a. m: las.
$40 $50 800 3 20 6:25. 1850 p m
Catu
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TICKET 1925 MARKET ST. North shore RailroAdl
OFFICES land SAUsALIIo FEKEY, Foot Market sc.
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COAST LINE Marrow Gaaxe
foot or Market Street-l
7.45A Santa Cruz Excursion1 sunday snlyl
6.15A Newark. Gentervflle. San Jose,
Felton, Boulder Creek. Big Basin.
Santa Cruz and Way Stations.
t9- 15A AlvaradO. Newark, San jose, los
6atos. GlsnWood. FELTON,. Boulder
Creek. Big Basin. Santa Cruz
f2.ibP Newark, CenterVille. san Jose.
New AlmadeR. Los Gatos. s.Felten,
Boulder Creek. Santa Cruz and
Principal way Stations .........
A16p Newark, San Jose. Los GaEos ..
A.16p Wright, Boulder Greek aud santa
CrllL AafIIrhav anA annaar mir
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
BEAUTIES or HOLY LAND.
Resent viAltor TO Palestine Paints
Picture of the Country In
Lurid Colera.

In the Sunday Magazine. OF London.
Archdeaeon Sinclair, who was there re-
Gently gives a glowing description Of
Palestine.
II was struck he says, by It's spe-
elal and wonderful beauty. The sun
is the magician of the holy land, paint
Ing its plains and hills with the love-
liest hues and lighting up all with mag
nIfcent splendor az sunrise and sunset
The country is Tar more mountainous
than had realized Then, again. there
was great beauty In the fountains and
streams. pure and clear. from q lime
stone country, and Sometimes flowing
with great freedom, Perhaps the
erowning feature OF beauty in the north
Of Palestine are the glorious snow-clad
slopes OF Mount Hermon which can be
seen from the top Of every pass among
the hills. gllttering and cleaning In
the pure blue vault"
The flowers particularly struck DR..
Sinclair. who finds It impossible to do
justice to their beautyand brilliancy.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
vANDERBILT's FUNNY STORY
Relates Tale Of a Generation Ago Deal
ing with Don't Spit on the
Floor" Sign.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Is a student OF
the American OF 80 or 80 years ago
Mr., vanderbilrs researches have
brought up many striking instances OF
the crudiy OF the American OF the
past. when everyone chewed tobacco
and men wore paper collars instead OF
linen ones. and now and then he tells
a story OF those days
In 1856" he said recently. "A YER
mont shopkeeper came 10 New York for
the hrst time He was sitting one day
In railroad station waiting for a
train. and while he waited he ehewed
tobacco and spat on the station wall.
An Official soon bore down on him.
" Look a-here. old man said the
official. don't spit on them walls You
ought 70 know better than taat
" What's the matter with your said
the Nermoater Dona that sign there
say not TO spit on the floor7 guess
you can't read. stranger.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
SETTER STOPS DOC FIGHT
Utica, N. Y, CANNES Nearly Kill
Each Other, But Stream Puts
an End TO Conflict.

Il saw an ugly dog fight stopped Ia
q very handy manner the other day, IS
said an agent tb Utica Observer re.
porter 1T was between q couple Of
bulldogs. and they went at II in mau-
ner that threatened to put an end to
the life Of both. Finally each got a
hold that could not be broken. and
the men looking on were afraid that
the dogs would Nil each other. II was
a short distance from a saloon, and q
young man who appeared 10 be inter
esied 10 one Of the dogs as owner ran
10 the saloon and brought out a bottle
of seltzer water Approaching the
fighting dogs he aimed the Eyphon a,
their faces and pressed the lever
There vas a stream Of water stralgh'
into the mlx.up Of struggling and
groNllnB animals. and II had scarcely
touched their eyes when they let 90
instantly and ran in opposite dire
iions. yelping IKE whipped puppies
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
HoBos MIGRATE IN SUMMER
Advent OF Warm Season Marks Change
in Residence Of Travel
Loving Tourists.

with the advent OF summer the an
nual migration Of the hobo takes
place, said Henry Brundage, of Rhine
lander. to a Milwaukee Sentinel writer.
Il have just returned from a western
trip and the number OF tramps travel
Ing toward the western farming coun-
try is astonishing. The train men told
me that the migration Is apparently
larger this year than ever before. but
whether this is an indication OF pros
perity or Is on account Of the presiden-
tial year cannot say. Every freight
train has it's quota and the life OF the
train crews is a hard one. Many OF
these hoboes go to the farms for per-
haps a month and get together enough
money to last them through the season.
their chief expense OF course being for
whiskey and tobacco. Then after they
get through work they hit the road
again and in the winter take up their
quarters wherever they choose"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
NO MORE QUAIL IN ULSTER
Two Hard Winters IN Succession Be-
lieved to Have Extelmin-
ated All Of Them.

The game eonstabies through Ulster
county. n Y. will not have much
trouble 70 protect the quail this season
for the reason that there are no quail to
protect. Tvo seasons ago the whistle Of
the Bob White could be heard fieht in
the streets Of Kingston. bat this year no
quail are seea % The county. The writer
rode thr0pEh he cuaair9 for several
miles q few fi3s ago and n lde lu-
qulry fFou tht isrmegs concerning the
condition Of the quail, and the inyariabIs
enswer was that none bad bffn seen Or
heard this season u ls believed that the
Two veft hard winters experienced IN
The paat tvo years have frozen 10 death
ard sxtermltsslea the quail.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
THE MAN WHO KNOWS HOW
Not only to Decide Upon . Course,
But to Pursue It toA
Finish.


The great demand OF to-day Is for
the strong. vigorous, positive man. the
man who not only makes up his mind,
but does so with firmness and, when
he has considered all the circumstance
and conditions OF the matter he Is
called upon to decide. does so once for all,
and then throws II on his mind and
passes TO something else. Such man,
writes orison SWEET Marden. In Sue
cess, usually has superior executive
ability He can not only make pro
gramme. but he can also carry Il out
He can not only decide upon course,
but he can also execute II TO ilnish.
Every watch has an unseen spring
back OF the dial which compels the
wheels TO revolye and makes the hands
mark the time with precision; so be
meath the works OF every ereat en-.
terprise, at the head of every great
establishment, although not often seen
by the public, is strong character of
this kind. man with an iron grip,
who makes things 30 and forces the
wheels OF the machine around, regulat-
ing their motion with precision. There
is no getting back OF him; his decision
is absolute definite. final Others can
consider advise, or suggest, but he Is
the man who makes the programme.
and sees that Il is carried out, He is
the dominating power. Everything
else must point to him, and all 9th.
ers must get their cues or orders from
him. II he steps out or ceases to act.
the Institution Is like a watch with
broken handspring The wheels are
all there, and everything else Is in
place. but the power Is gone and moth.
ing moves. The iron hand. the decl.
sve power back OF It all, has failed
20 lend its impulse The splendid
business which A. r Stewart had built
up went to pieces when the great ex.
ecutlye and organizing force that had
guided II was removed The famous
old New York Ledger, which Robert
Bonner. by his audacious and orig
inal business methods. had raised from
an Inslgnlhcant little Merchants Led.
ger. 10 be the leading story paper Of
this country. began 10 decline imme-
diately after the master mind which
had made It ceased to Re rs inspira.
ton
There Is only one OF these great
leaders 10 thousands Of followers. II
Is easy to trail. TO lean or 20 hang
on the one who leads. but Il takes
courage. grit and stamina to be orig
inal prompt aud decisive. 10 stand
squArely on ones own feet and to
trust entirely to ones own Judgment
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-15
AN ALLOTTEE
HAMPERED
Cherokee Girl Saidss.tO Have
Been Forced to Needless
Expense.

A strange rule was put In force
Tuesday at the Cherokee land office at
Tahlequah, which the following will
illustrate.
Augusta Blevins applied for her al
lotment, and the card on which she
was enrolled was made In December,
1900, at which time she appeared TO
be fourteen years old, but she was
taken before Bruce c. Jones' who
ordered her to 60 to Muskogee to give
testimony concerning her age before
he would permit her TO file She went
TO Muskogee with her witnesses 10
prove her age and, upon arrival there,
the Commission apparently knew
nothing Of such an order This was
the first case OF the kind, and the tes-
timony was taken, since the girl was
already at Muskogee, but the Com.
mission viii, II Is believed, put stor
to such folly, now that the full i'm.
port OF Jones' ruling is understood.
What is strange about the case Is
that when the mother applied for her
land the girl was nearly OF age and
the mother asked the Commission tc
permit the girl to file for herself after
she reached the age Of Is years, which
shesiid July 4, 1904. The mother after.
wards asked TO be allowed to file fol
the girl but was not permitted to ID
so, because the girl was OF age, and .
separate ticket was furnished her for
the girl.
Augusta Blevins, in this instanc,
being a poor girl, was compelled TO r.,
main four days longer than was nee
eSsary, on expenses, and had TO 20 {,
Muskogee, aud take a witness Will
her, at an expense OF fifteen dollars o.
more, on account Of this apparentl,
frivolous idea OF Mr. Jones. Ii ap
pears that this order did not com,
from the Commission but was mad,
by Mr.. Jones OF his own volition.
This class Of testimony is usually
taken at the land Office. The aplll
cant, or allottee, goes before Law
clerk and makes oath as to age, and
that ends 1t. In this instance the
testimony could have been taken be-
fore a law clerk az the land Office in
ten minutes, and that would have
ended IL, were II not for the unwind
ing OF red tape.
It is the duty Of the Commission to
see that this needless expense TO
Cherokee allottees is stopped at once.