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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

bin passed the senate the other day authorizing the
absent Wyandofte Indians select 50 Of land each
on the puba domain A few families Of these people
reside near Kansas CITY, In wyandotte county, Kansas
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

One Of tile strange things connected with the muta-
tlons Of time IN the Indian Territory is that many
federal officials retire from oce under fire and forget to
bring su against the newspapers that have wantonly
DETAINED them.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

Just before adourning Tuesday the house OF representa-
tyes authorized the printing Of lo5oo copies Of a Few
Directions for Destroying Mosquitoes" That issue is
not sufficient to supply single Of New Jerseys 200
slrtnnnr rn.nrfs
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

Since Judge Raymond las been selected as chief JUS
ce oi the court Of appeals says the south McAlester
Capital 'the attorneys wondering Il business meth
obs will be injected and less las aud more haste he
made the motto Of the court
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

Anderson Webb Of the Russell American is going to
break into Muskogee journalism democratic organ in
the city campaign being regarded necessity.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

1t is now almost definitely settled that there win be
statehood legislation at the present session and i Is
also stated that It viii single statehood when Il comes
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

Col Dick Blue Of Kansas pissed through this city a
few days ago and in high spirits tie republican
machines finish in that state in the bringing about Of
which he had hand lie stated thai after the Wichita
convention there would not be enough Of tie old outfit
left 10 be recognizable and the only thing that would
save the Indian Territory wing of il was distance. II
they could reach il il would suffer tie same fate.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

Judge Raymond. now holding court at sapupa, las
ordered attachments FOR the removal of al guardians u
minor children who lave failed 70 e the property With
In their care with the court lie said each guilty Of
this onense would BE- fined one dollar and costs Tie law
provides that every person acting guardanof nnors
shan report the amount and condition Of tie property IN
his care within sixty days after his appointment and
give bond for It's proper disposal
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

II looks very much like statehood legislation was out
Of the question at this session OF congress but relief for
the Indian Territory Judiciary reasonably be expected
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

It is believed that large number Of mineral aud oil
leases IN tfe Cherokee Nation viii Be approved b. the
Secretary Of the Interior yery soon as they have been
February q II IS expected that there VIII be some ac-
tsty along these lines IN the Cherokee country at an
early day Tie development of on iron and coal IN pay
ing quantities In the neghborood Of vinta Is one Of
the things Of which people feel reasonably snre
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

No knows where the Cherokee land onice win be
reopened but great many thousand cherokees are hop
ing and wishing that 1t win come back to vinita
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

Pny soper has whippedtc wafFlng factions m tie
publican parts a. Naskogee into line telling them that
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

Messr Guifey g. Galley have placed orden for material
to build six oil derreks near ynta This company ex-
pect 70 have large number o good wells near this
town.-south McAlester Capital
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

vINITA, IND. TER, MARCH 8, 1904.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

4 soaOOO Union Exchange bank has been chartered,
At SOUTH McAlester, largely hy foreign capitalists
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03

Tie two opposing republican clubs Of Muskogce have
failed to compromise their differences
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03
T. A. HITCHCOCK.

Department Of the Interior Washington D. c, Febrl-
sfy g. 1901.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05
Democratic state comm,t,e+.

ALBANY, n. Y, March 5.-Upon the
casting of two votes in the Democratic
state committee, which meets today in
this city. depends the decision of ques-
tons of the gravest moment to the De-
mocracy of the state and the entire ma
ton. Judge Alton b. Parker's friends,
headed by David b. Hill, seem TO con-
troll the situation by bare majority.
They are absolutely confident that they
will be able TO hold their forces in line.
The opponents of Judge Parker, head
ed by Charles II. Murphy. leader Of
Tammany Hall, are fighting desperate
ly to turn the scale. One question that
will come before the state committee
for decision is the time and place for
holding the state convention that will
name the state delegation to the nation
nj convention in st. Louis. Mr.. Hill
wants the convention held in this city
on April 49, Mr.. Murphy wants the
convention held in New York city on
some date not specified.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05

SALT LAKE CITY, March 5.--Jo-
seph f. Smith. president OF the Nor
mon church, is known TO have been
married six times. His first wife is
dead, He married her during his
young manhood. but they parted on
church doctrine She was his cousin
and, while devoted to her husband,
was bitterly opposed to the doctrine Of
polygamy and refused TO countenance
the practice When her husband es-
poused two sisters, Edna Lampson
and Julian Lampson, Mrs. Smith left
him and went TO California. Here she
secured divorce on statutory grounds,
naming the Lampson sisters as core
spondents. In the meantime Joseph +.
Smith had secured church" divorce
on the ground OF mutual agreement ="
Mr. Smith subsequently married three
women-Sarah +. Smith. Alice Kim
ball Smith and Marty r $ Wartz
Smith
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.-Five
favorites won at Oakland. and the
bookmakers were hit hard. Interest
csntered principally in the Six Fur
longs handicap. Sad Sam, the favor
lite, did not open up the usual gap Of
three or four lengths, but Sherwood
managed to keep him in front, and he
won by a head from Soufriere, who
was the contender all the way. There
were three other interesting finishes,
the horses winning by narrow margins.
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COLD WAVE
BRINGS RELIEF
Change Of Temperature Checks
Floods and Puts an End to
Serious Damage.

PITTSBURG, March 5.-The wave
Of flood is now receding from the Pitts
burg region. The crest reached here
when the Hers island mark showed
twenty-nine feet one inch In the Allie
gheny river at that point.
The water is now slowly receding,
and no further danger is apprehended,
the cold wave having checked the rise.
The damage done by the flood will
probably not exceed S250,000.
Along Pine creek and in the Turtle
creek valley especially the havoc was
beyond any done in recent years. In
the two cities 1t was not so great, but
many industrial establishments along
the two rivers were compelled to close
down, and thousands of men were
thrown out of work. The railroads Of
the districts suffered to an unusual ex-
tent, and landslldes added to the hand
leaps imposed 10y the high water itself.
The northern lines are still crippled.
but the railroad officials expect 10
have all trains running as usual be-
fore nightfall
A Harrisburg pa dispatch says the
Susquehanna river is gorged for sew
eral miles below that city and has
reached a height Of several feet above
the danger mark. There is a heavy
flow of ice up the river which is
crowding down upon that city, and
serious trouble all along the river is
feared The ice and high water have
forced many of the industries of Har-
risburg and Steelton to suspend OPP
eratiOns.
a report from Wilkesbarre, Pa, says
the ice in the Susquehanna river is
breaking between there and Tunkhan-
mock. distance of thirty miles,
though it has not yet started to move
out. At noon the river measurement
showed fourteen feet above low wa
ter mark, and it is now sixteen feet
above.
At Highspirc. Pa. the gorge extends
clear across the river and is forty feet
high. The water has reached point
within five feet Of the Bodmer House,
which Is one of the highest points in
that region. Cellars Of dwellings are
rapidly filling with water, and the
greatest danger threatens many Of the
people
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Corning cn.hier shot nIm.eIf.

SIOUX CITY, la. March Frank
L. La Rue, president Of the Corning
State Savings bank, now in the hands
Of a receiver, has shot and killed him
self. The savings bank closed it's
doors Feb. 10, and its affairs were
found to be badly tangled. The strain
and worry preceding the failure had
affected Mr. La Rue both physically
and mentally, and he had been con
fined to the house for ten days or
more. He had long been one Of the
leading business men of Corning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
lehEue Has Arranged For a "Threa
Trip" Schedule,

NEW YORK, March 3. - With the
adoption and announcement of the
schedule Of playing dates for the sea.
son of 1904 the representatives of the
National league baseball clubs finished
thelr annual spring meeting at the Vic.
toria hotel here
Like the American, the National
league has arranged what is known as
three trip" schedule, The eastern
clubs making the initial trip first to
western territory.
The season will open on Thursday,
April II, with New York in Brooklyn.
Boston in Philadelphia and Chicago in
Cincinnati, and on April Is Pittsburg
will begin the season in St. Louis.
The opening games in the other cities
will be played ON April 81. with Brook
Ign in Boston, Philadelphia in New
York, Cincinnati in Pittsburg and st.
Louis in Chicago.
The holiday morning and afternoon
games have been arranged az follows:
Memorial day, May 80, New York in
Philadelphia, Boston in Brooklyn. st.
Louis in Pittsburg and Chicago in Gin
cinnati June II, Philadelphia in Bos-
ton; July 4, Brooklyn in Boston, Phil
adelphia in New York, Chicago in Pitts
burg and Cincinnati In ST. Louis Labor
day, Sept. 3, Boston in New York,
Brooklyn in Philadelphia, Cincinnati
in Pittsburg and Chicago in st. Louis.
The season will close in the east on
Oct s, with New York in Brooklyn and
Boston in Philadelphia, and in the west
on Oct. o, with Pittsburg in Chicago
and Cincinnati in ST. Louis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05
TKAUE
= eccnt Rate War and E,i=hcr Prices
Prove Stimu!atIug.

Teccnt Rate War mud I,i=hcr Prices
Prove StimU!atIng.
NEW YORK March j-The Inter.
rational Mercantile agency from leads
ing cities and towns throughout the
United States ana Canada has received
reports inG eating that the past week
Ias been the most broken and irregular
IN general trade circles since the year
began. Railroad operation since Jan.
! has been disappointing to both roads
and shippers.
Rate wars between Chicago and Mis-
souri, river points. with higher prices
for cereals, have stimulated the move
ment of grain and, as an indirect eff
feet, have increased buying through
out the entire winter wheat region. st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth spring
wheat country centers do not find
trade as active as anticipated
In the Canadian Dominion trade has
been more active owing to an influx
of country buyers at important cen
tiers.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review Of
trade gives manufacturing failures for
February as 223, with liabilities OF
$3,S26,935; trading failures were 734.
with liabilities of $l,2S9,S01: banking
failures were 10. with liabilities OF $751;
S12.553
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05

NEW YORK. March .. - Charles
Carroll whitney, secretary of the New
York Life Insurance company, died
alone in his carriage while being driven
from his office to his home in Garfield
place. He seemed in perfect health
during the day, and partially smoked
cigar, on which the ashes retained their
form, was between his fingers when
the coachman opened the carriage door
at MrA Whitney's home and discovered
the form Of his employer sitting erect
on the seat, but lifeless.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05
Reid Heart In His Hand.

PHILADELPHIA. March D Or.
Stewart of Jefferson hospital felt the
heart of Thomas Emerson beat ms he
held the organ In his hand after ii had
been withdrawn outside the body Six
stitches were taken in the heart, into
which a knife in the hands of a jealous
woman had penetrated, and Emerson
now is in fair way to recovery, the
principal danger being from shock or
septicGmia. This remarkable opera
ton was performed after Emerson,
who Is a negro. had been stabbed. II
was thought fatally.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05
PRAIRIE FIRE VICTIMS.
Loss by Fire and storm VIII Reach
Half a Million Dollars.


OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, March 5.
Three persons persisted in the great
prairie fires Near Lawton. and the
financial loss by the fire and gale is es-
timated at 100000.
The dead are W. H. Meyer. near
Walter, overcome while fighting fire;
DIR. Harmon, near Lawton, burned to
death in his stable; unknown boy near
Lawton, body found on prairie burned
to crisp.
Scores of people are suffering from
burns and broken limbs
The area from which reports of dam
age by wind come covers hundred
miles square, and means Of commune
cation over the district are meager.
This difficulty is increased by the fact
that poles are burned and wires blown
down.
The little town OF Francis. west Of
Mangum. has been totally destroyed
by fire
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05
ConI Mincrn, wage scnle.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 8. -
President Mitchell and f. l.. Robbins
are present at general joint session
this morning to receive the scale com.
mittee report. If the terms offered by
the operators are accepted or but lit
tie changed scale viii be signed at
once. The operators say that such a
small reduction will practically make
no change in the coal market.
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old Lady Murdered For s1oo.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ. March o.
Mrs. Annie Boone, seventy years OF
age, has been found dead in her bed at
her home here. She had been muir
dered by being struck over the head
with a piece of gas pipe. She had re-
Gently received 500. and it is believed
the object Of the murderer was to Sc
cure this money, which is missing.
There is no clew
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05

WASHINGTON. March 5.--The May
flower. with Admiral Dewey, Rear Adj
miral Taylor, chief of the bureau OF
navigation; several members of the
general board of the navy and Mr..
Loomis the assistant secretary Of
state. on board, has left Guantanamo
for Santo Domingo, where they will
make an unofficial investigation OF
conditions there.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05

MoNTENIDEO, Uruguay. March 8.
1T is officially announced that General
MuniZ, commander of the Uruguayan
forces, has routed the troops of the
revolutionary leader Saraiva Mt Puntas
de Quequaychico The rebels fed,
abandoning number Of killed anc
wounded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05

PASADENA, Cal, March s. Mi
chael Cudahy, the millionaire packer
Of Chicago, who has been removed
from his winter residence here to the
Pasadena hospital, is suffering from
an attack Of msstoidtis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05
CoIumbIn Deaea Defent.

NEW YORK, March 5.-Columbia
defeated Princeton at basket ball by
the score OF % TO 16. This makes Co
lumbia's ninth victory in the intercol-
legiate series and assures her claim to
the championship, there being but one
more game to play, that with Cornell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05

TORONTO, March 5.-JOhn Z. Hall,
secretary of the Canadian Cricket as
ISOLATION, has received blank from
the Metropolitan Cricket association
of New York and accompanying re-
quest to have the Canadian association
cooperate with the New Workers in pc
titiOning the king to honor DR.. w. G.
Grace with knghthoOd.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March D.
Governor DOckery has granted res.
pite of fifteen days to George Collins,
who is now in the st. Louis jail ans
who was to be executed ON March 1:
for the murder Of Detective Schu.
maeher.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05

HANOVER, Prussia, March 5,--The
condition OF the veteran field marshal,
Count Won Waldersee, is causing anx-
iety among his friends. He has been
81 for some days and Is losing strength.
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destroyer FIotfIln PnsseA Perrin.

PERM, March 5.--The fOtilla Of
United States torpedo boat destroyers
bound for the Philippines under convoy
Of the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo has
passed here, outward bound.
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FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

After hearing from the elections
Tuesday Hon u. S. Stanton rises to
remark that he is a prohibitionist.
Hindsight is a great gift.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05

We notice that a Boys club has
been started at Bristol These clubs
are we'll meant but too often result in
communicating lot of good boys in
trying to improve few not so good.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-05
Electric Ointment.

Warranted cure for all soreness
OF the body, Colds, Coughs, Sore
throat, Group, Hopping Cough, Itch
ing Piles, and skin diseases.
Price, 25cts. Chas. Ainsworth,
81 w. Main ST.,
Remington, Vermont.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-26
NEGRO is HANGED
FOR ATRocious CRIME,

WASHINGTON, D, G., Aug. &C..
John w. Burnley, the negro In whose
case the president declined TO inter.
fere recently. was hanged today IN
the district jail. Burlcy's crime was
committed about d year ago. his vie.
tim being d little four yearold girl
named ELLA Turner.
An application was made TO the
president to commute the sentence
OF Burley 10 life imprisonment, It be.
ing alleged that The prisoner was OF
q mind 80 weak M to be irresponsible
for his crime Attorney General
Moody Investigated the case and re-
ported % the president fully al ID the
facts. IN rejecting the application
TOR communication Of linrley's sentence
President Roosevelt ordered the cal.
rying out Of the courts sentence and
stated his belief that quick justice In
cases like Hnrley's would lessen
lynchlngs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-26

found many bottomless pits or blow,
outs, and within the last IVA years
sulphur smoke has been known n
escape from some u these chimneys
invariably following excessive rain,
fan.
The waters Of this mysterious In.
visible river have evidently found an
underground channel through cavities
under the mountains, and following
that course hi the east $50 miles, vol
unfairly come ID the surface at RIOS.
we'll, N. nj, where a beautiful. level
and fertile plain extends from the
base OF the mountain TO the Pecos
river. At This point are hundreds d
artesian wells and springs that pour
out their llmnid waters 70 the god d
harvest, and many thousands of acres
5of waving cereals AMI alfalfa and
many miles of shasiy lanes find nour
ishment from the waters OF this iosl
river.
What Hfopian cities must have been
these. What a measure Of peace. con
tcntment and happiness must have
been the LOT Of this prehistoric race
who know not that the oarth'B meas
ure extended beyond the limits ol
their little valley.
1t has been said by those who
have camped around these great ri
ins that queer Hpecters can be seef
and uncanny sounds emanate from
the creyices OF the stone walls al
night. and certain It Ia that no Mex.
lean Al be induced 70 camp Within
ten miles Of Tho ruins with his flock
n. II WILDLY.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-26
A Modern Medi-
cine for Every
Kidney III.

Mr.. William Mclaughlin Of No. 542
South Duke street. Lancaster, Pa.
says: Il first noticed my back give
out when | was a letter carrier. / was
constantly taking cold. and 1t always
settled in my back. employed a doc
tor and took numerous kinds OF med
5icine. but they availed mi nothing.
When on the railroad the work made
me worse. The pain was sharp In the
small Of the back, and at night when
In bed IL was terrible, AMI | often had
to get upon account OF a urinary
weakness. sent my daughter to a
drug store and got Doan's Kidney
pills. After using them for three days
felt better. ! continued until I was
all over my trouble, and could heart.
lily recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
to Others"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold at all drug
stores; 50 cents. Foster.Milburn Co,
Buffalo. N. Y.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-26
The Death Penalty.

A little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus mere scratch, insight
ficant cuts or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. 1t il wise to have
BuekIen's Arnica Salve ever handy.
It's the best Salye on earth and will
prevent fatality, when Burns, Sores,
Ulcers, and Piles threaten. Only 25c,
at all druggists. :
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-26
Big Figures.

Loco, ooo, 900 bottles of Perry Davis
Painkillcr sold in 60 years, just think.
Nearly enough placed end to end to
reach around the world. What other
remedy can boast snch q record Of
services 10 humanity In curing stom-
ach and bowel complaints and the
many other ailments and accidents
constantly occurring ven In the most
careful homes. There is only one
Painkiller, Perry Davis. beware OF
limitations.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-26
Consumption Threatened.

Il was troubled with a hacking
cough for a year and | thought I had
consumption" says c. Unger. I'll
Maple ST., Champaign. Ill 4 tried d
great many remedies and | was under
the care of physicians for several
months. | used n bottle Of Folay's
Honey and Tar. II cured me. and /
have not been troubled stacs." For
sale by the Denot Drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-26
AN AERIAL RACE
FOR LIBERAL ARTS DAY

ST Louis. Mo. Aug, &c An aer.
lal . 6 for tho Washington Monn.
ment will be one Of the big features
Of Liberal Arts Day at The exposi
tion tomorrow George n. Tomlin.
son ,of s%yraenae, VIII make tho first
official trial Tor the prize of III. 900
offered hy the exposition company.
The balloon which will b used for the
race Il d new silk bag with d cap.
acity Of 1000 cubic feet. Mr.. Tom.
linson holds the record for the longest
amateur flight in this country. made
al Blnghampton. New York, last
year.