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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-05

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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-05
FORMER AUDITOR
SHERRlCk INDICTED

AS ssciate8 Nfs
Indianapolis Ina SECT tugd
q shemIfs iafuef aHdAtof oi fhs
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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-05
WILL BOYCOTT
BRITISH GOODS
Associated dpmM

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deas q car to t.gceff hfittsi suesis
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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-05
TO RAISE
SUGAR BEETS
LARGE Tract OF Land Leased
For That Purpose.


Associated fTeNs
Tapeka kas Sept = \ y kan-
ders az Arkansas eiig kAs banker
lisa Informed ; u ,ebnFn that AlK
tinasand arfss u snd near tliat clty
has bsen LEASED. ana tiAt plans are
being pushed toward epctlns 4 uiam
monid lscf sugar plant sna raising
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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-05
CHARGED With C0NSPl-
RACY TO COMMIT FELONY
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indianapolis. Ind sept. 30 " p.
Wickar1 was arrested today on an in.
dlctment charging him With cansplr.
lng % commit felony lis arrest Is IN
connection with Ehe financial troubles
q shefFlek. former auditor Of the
stats.
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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-05
.RtQlSln0N PAPERS
ARE ISSUED

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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-05

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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-05
AMERICAN CRUISER
RUN AGROUND

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07

Tearing her heart out by lis very
strings. dangling u before the eyes
Of the Kieaiiug public. exposing all
Its pulaationn. holding its bleeding
form up 10 public opinion and crit
icism huiidozing its far owner.
threatening her with an uuifmely
death. making her more sick than
she ever would have been through
the course OF nature, making Of
themselves objects % general con-
dsmuaiion aud BY their actions IN
the ease themselves weakening IT
these are the tactics OF Mensrs
HuIurhriea and Humphrey. counsel
FOR James y. Zook. mayor Of ballard.
defendant IN the breach OF promise
suit brought against him b. RDaeua
+. Grover. Of Ballard.
There Was evidence brought IN
ghe past two days OF the trial which
4uuid put n wooden Indian to the
blush. let alone a pure and innocent
girl Facts were stated before the
h1Ey which were positively disgust
Ing. and. nA Judge Aiberfson held
tme and again. entirely unnecessary
Il evidence or Ia support OF evil
deucc.
PfTIFUL CASE.
And by these means do these
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07

plreH made the acquaintance Of
William Ellis. a wealthy horseman
Of Australia. Andrews and the
woman rented n house at berkeley
and Invited Ellis 90 dinner. While
seated at the table Andrews crept
mp behind him and dealt him a muir
deFous blow on the head with a
hammer. while the woman. to make
sure OF bis death. fired two shots
at him. neither taking effect.
Ellis escaped but tho two man
aged To secure all OF his money.
however Complete plans had been
made to dispose Of the body after
death by acids and chemicals found
In the cellar OF the house
The police surrounded the flat
last night and Andrews. realizing
that the end was near. killed him
self and paramour, and ended the
careers OF two Of the most diaboli-
cal characters this city has ever
known.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07

the summit Of Cutler mountain.
Colorado Springs. early In the spring
OF this year and there killed her.
afterwards saturating her clothes
with henziue and burning up her
BODY. She was identified by two
gold filled teeth. the last vostigo
OF n beautiful woman done 10 death
by an imp Of Satan.
Andrews fled 10 Australia aud
there was safe. Later he came to
this city with a woman known as
Nulda Olivia. and the two lived to-
gether. Andrews remaining hidden
by day and the woman buying the
supplies by night SO clever were
the two IN keeping the whereabouts
and Identity Of Andrews hidden that
the proprietor OF the flat In when
they lived stated 10 the police that
he did not know there was a man
living in the woman's apartments.
On the way over from Australia.
about a month ago, the two YAM.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07
NEWS OF the
STATE

SHERIFF A. J. BESHoIsA. % Ta-
coma. l. a candidate for United States
marshal 20 succeed Charles b, Hop
klns whose term q offiee expires In
MeGREGoR BROTHERS. Of Hoop
sr. who cwn q Co acres Il land. ex-
poet 70 break LOO acres and seed It
with wheat
TIE federal grand jury At Spokane.
engaged In ferrettng out land frauds
az Moscow. Idaho. completed its work
on Monday and WIS diRa narxsd.
a BRAKEMAN named Frank Colon
was run over az Hosuiam By q gravel
train and Instantly killed. On Sunday.
THE SUNDAY closing movement ~
suited M a closed town At Castle Rock
on Sunday
THE second annual convention Of
fha Puget Sound Central Lutheran
league i being held In Tacoma.
TWO MEN entered the Newport
Club saloon NJ Newport about noon
on MONDAY and. knoeking the barten-
der on the head. took - from the
safe. They escaped
THE BODY n ]. Carlson. second
mate OF the steamer NeWuera. who
day, has not yet been found.
A GS-ACHE wheat ranch. owned BY
a. q. Case n retired merchant ~
Clarified. was sold for 1880 to Mesnrs.
+. VI. HOWELL for city attorney
was fbe first municipal candidate Qf
AnAcOrtea 70 ME uis petition with the
clerk on Monday.
TIE DATE Tor the holding of the
election on bonds for the new North
Yakima court house was fixed by the
county commissioner for December ~
THE NEW sewer system at Ana
cortes ~ almost completed. The buai-
ness houses and residences IN the city
are getting ready % connect with the
main sewer.
PROM four 10 five boxes II ahrimps
are being shipped 70 Seattle from Ana
c0rtfs daily.
A COMpLAfNT was sworn out
against Miss Jean 3. Ireland Ia charge
~ the school near Oakland. and her
arrest followed. She was charged by
Charles Alfredson with beating his
boy.
THE FRANCHISE FOR the proposed
electric railway over certain streets III
Anacortea that parsed a second read
Ing at the last regular meeting Of the
city council. will not come Up for the
third reading this week
THE preliminary survey for n rail-
road from Index 70 Mineral City has
been completed and n the good wealth
o. continues tbs surveyors will finish
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07

the work In detail.
THE snahofnlah county exhibit az
the lewis ana Clark exposition has
arrived Ia Everett and 4 portion ~
Will DO arranged fer Ia accommocia-
4iHn.
THREE eases we're argued IN the
supreme puurt At Olympia ON Monday.
two o. which we're FROM King county.
WILLIAM PATTERSON. proprietor
~ the Louvre hotel. uf Mount Vernon
was shot BY l. ID. Ferguson a. about
~ o'clock on MeHaay Wafnina. The
Injured man Vas taken 70 HeiiinEham
% have the bullet extracted The
nhoosiux r. attributed TO family trou-
bles
rHE North Yakima q Valley rail-
road Was granted the riaht-of-way
across the Yakima ruads BY the conn-
branch line thar win run up the
Matches valley
THE CfrIZES9 han1ues given IN
Everett b. the Everett chamber %
Commerce IN Fraterual hail GA Mon
day evening wAs great auecesa Cow
ers we're spresd for - guests. Judge
Blacks cfitieiHn 81 the chamber
aroused much heated debate
TIE Southwestern Lumber Manu-
tsciurrrs- assaetstten on Monday
started procedure Al Olympia b which
Il sxpects 10 pat the Washington In
aurHncr company aslt 81 business
WORK on the Spokane 4 Inland
Elertrtc railway = being pushed aloux
iapidiy, 6. II. Moore. af Spokane. -
In Garfield IN The interest ~ thn rail
road Mr. Moore i making = tour n
tnc Falotse towns through which the
ruad will run.
FIRE at midnight in waua waiiA
nearly DESTROYED ". g Culien's hard
the fire aud made the work of the
firrmcu difficult
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07
RUSSIANS ARE
ROBBED

Ex-PoiIce Officer Hart. OF this
city. aided In the capture Of two
highwaymen who held up and rob
bed three Russians October Q near
the east approach To the Belmont
Point bridge. az Nome.
He arrived here Monday night
from the mining camp. and gave an
account OF the robbery. He was
acting as an officer At the time
The three Russians used their
lungs 10 the best OF their ability.
and brought the entire police forss
OF Nome 10 the scene. A chase 70.
suited In the capture Of Joe War
rem and Jim Gilmore. a third
siiek-up man eluded capture. The
Russians claimed that the highway
uicu secured. $3.50. No money was
found In the pockets of the pris-
oncrs. aud the police believe that
the third bandit got away with the
money.
The Russians were returning
home after a nights carousal when
they were stopped by the thugs.
They told the police officers that
the holdups carried no guns and
we're unmasked. One Of the stick
up men was captured within a block
OF the point where the holdup oc-
CURED. and another was captured
In the tenderioln an hour after
wards. When questioned both Of
them confessed to their share In
the robbery. The Nome police claim
that the escaped bandit is well
known to them and that they will
land him.
The matter Is now before the
grand jury at Nome.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07
GILL WILL FIGHT
FOR SALARIES

President Gil announced at the
meeting OF the council Monday night
that he would soon renew the eie-
waiting fight which he and other
members o. the council have been
making over salaries. He iutimat-
ed that he was tired Of allowing the
heads OF departments 70 create POI
Higlons In their departments and fix
any salaries for the lncubenfs he
desired.
he said that the council alone had
fnch authority. and should b. strict
IN using IT, lie thought there was
too much boosting OF the salaries
OF the higher officials and too mnch
neglect OF the small FRY
As a matter Of fact. politics mas
been the chief cause OF the crazy
quilt condition OF the municipal sal
nry list Raises have been made
by the hop. skip and jump method.
the employees with the biggest po-
LtieaI pull and psraisteney IN keep
Ing after the soions getting the fat
The Recommendation Of heads OF
departments have been cast aside
20 the detriment Of the service.
Much dissatisfaction has been the
result.
At times the heads q departments
have been In error or pr JUDGED.
but more often the trouble has been
with the council Even when the
latter have been honest they have
necessarily lacked the close knowl-
edge OF all employees 70 guide them
correctly In fixing salaries.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07
Human Fiend, Tracked By Police
Kills Mistress and Then Himself

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 7.-Pur-
sued by the hounds OF the law until
death was HIS last resort. Milton
Franklin Andrews. a veritable fiend
Of hell, one Of the most terrifying
and vicious criminal characters the
police OF the entire world have ever
had TO deal with. shot and killed
his mistress. woman OF his own
stripe, and then sent a bullet into
his own brain last night, In the
rooms OF the woman az 7fs Meal
lister street.
Andrews without doubt was one
OF the most cruel and bloOdthirsty
murderers the police have ever
tracked to justice. For 10 months
the authorities all over the world
we're hunting him down for the
chastity murder of Miss Bessie Bou-
ton. a young and beautiful giri Of
Syracuse, n. Y, whom he lured to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07

eounseiorn M law attempt to clear
from the shoulders OF their client
the crime OF breaking a young girl =
heart. Of holding her up to public
pity and 20 public ridieuie. making
Of her that most pitiahle Of objects
"a lifted giyL
several times during the proceed-
Tugs OF Tuesday morning before
Judge Albertaon. hc was compelled
20 score the attorneys for Zook for
their repeated violations of his rui-
iags.
Never before wnn such a farcieni
attempt made 90 make n case II il
seldom that court attaches ever air
their opinions. but time and again
since the opening OF the trial several
Of them have declared that the girl
was justified In suing Zoak. aud
that the arguments Of the attorneys
for the defense were not only ride
uiouH. bat actually reurehensshls.
Public opinion r. undoubtedly Ia
favor 81 the girl Men who a. 4
rule condemn a woman suing Tor a
monetary balm 20 her wounded nf-
feetipns. have repeatedly expressed
themselves In favor Of the plaintiff
in this case, and u is almost a fore
gone conclusion that the Jury viii
bring In a verdict for Hosena
Grover
HARRIS STRONG FIGHT.
Attorney John Hart. for the RIrl.
f. making one OF the best flrhfa ever
seen In a court OF King county.
Tearing down pieccmeal the weak
testimony OF experts scoring in
burning, biting phrases the attempts
OF the defense TO frightcn both the
plaintiff and her counsel arrniKu-
ing IN language that would fairly
cur the paper off the courtroom II
Il were parcrcd. building up day by
day his own case and tearing down
with ruthless hands the wohhllua
legal structure OF the defense. Alter
ney Hart has not only won the
hearts and sympathy Of his audit
ences. but the public at large Il
with him In his gallant, single
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07

suspected something was wrong
and had Petersen brought back TO
the hank and forced him 10 return
the $50. o00
Petersen. II Is said. secured more
than $780, 00 by selling the vessels
and pocketlng the money, He then
disappeared. and no trace OF him
has becn found until the report
brought by the Maekawalie
In addition To the money secured
from the sale Of the vessels Peder-
sen also collected considerable
freight charges In advance. which
he Is said 20 have appropriated
Among tho sehoonera which COM
prieed the fleet built BY Peterson
with the money Of his victims was
the schooner W. +. Gaines. schoon-
or Otelia Peterson and four others.
Petersen Is well known all over the
Pacific coast.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07
Ascending Sea Captain Is Now Barber

Officers OF the harkentine Mac
kawelie. which recently arrived on
che sound from Manila. say that
John Petersen. the Norwegian who
huncoed hundreds OF ignorant Scan
dinavian girls cut Of various sums
OF money In san Francisco In 1908.
and for whom the police have been
searching for two years. IN now
running barber shop In Manila
The officers saw him. and were al
times shaved by him In his shop
Petersen about two years ago
nhscondcd with thousands OF dol
lars belonging 70 stockholders In
vessels which he had purchased
with money secured from Sweio
and Norwegian girls He also at
tempted. Just before leaving. TO Sc
cure an ovcrdraft from the Croker
Woolworth hank. of San Francisco.
The officials OF the bank. however.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07
De SPERATE JAIL
BREAK AVERTED

ton over 20 Sheriff Grant lmme-
dlate steps were taken by placing
tho three suspected leaders In sep
arate cells aud apart from the
other inmates.
The jail Is being closely guarded.
and the authorities believe that they
have good show 10 catch the out
slider.
sheriff r. A. Grant has increased
his force OF deputies aud has caused
the jail TO be watched night and
day.
Never In the history of the North
Yakima Jail have tho county au-
thoritles corralled such a desperate
mob OF criminals. Each apartment
OF the fllmsy structure harhora a
murderer O highwRyman, The
prisoners themselves are we'll aware
Of the weak points In the structure
aud but for the idle curiosity OF
tha deputy the guards might have
been oyerpowcred and the county
overrun with desperate criminals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07

NORTH YAKIMA. Nov. 7-Ac.
cordlng Co a suppressed report from
the county authorities at North
Yakima. an attempted iailhrcak
planned and about 10 be carried
ont. will be frustrated by the prob
able arrest OF a desperate character
whose mission the officials have
learned Is 10 pass reyelvers. ann
munition. files. saws and other de-
vices Tor a successful tailhreak in to
a horde OF criminals
A few days ago three prisoners
were seen whispering together
Their actions excited Suspicion aud
a deputy turned eavesdrepper. To
his amRaement he learned that the
whole raft OF desperadoea confined
IN the county Jail were perfeeung
plans 10 shoot saw or cut their
way 20 liberty. Tie took tho names
81 the rlngleaders and l0tted down
the name OF the outsiders. which he
overheard. and turned the informa-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07

10 star. Tuesday morning Mayor
situation which placed. ! would
81 Ia favur Of be IN o he
aaid. 4 a
spent trying bring
and 40 . be /
this and end the ~ would
- suit but
dfaEsrd into a. believe al the through
aud s DO Tor the Er all that could be fairly expeCted
of al / % think
situation knowing that this girl has consumption.
hiH %
believe The star TO be fair IN the matter
think looked deeply tho
justice aud that IA ali ask"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07
Christmas Goods
Burn

Crossed wires started a fire In
Rhodes Bros. store. 1925 Second.
early Tuesday morning that de-
stroyed several hundred dollars
worth OF Christmas goods.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07
'I'n Give Rosie ST. 900 This Very
Minute If She'll Accept 1t
MAYOR ZOOK. OF BALLARD

DEFENDANT BREACH or PROMISE CASE SAYS IS
ING TO SETTLE Sow-DEFEsse WEAK CASE
ABOUT READY FOR JURY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-07
.MlleWM19e Cot sS5oH.
BaLSdm eRops
Worth Your While

It's worth your while to pick
up the good things offered in
Mechanics' Tools now, even
though you may not need them
at once. our Mechanics Tool
sale Il now In full swing.
&c Stanley Bevel Try Square
sssssssts sssssssssss.s lie
zoe Stanley Bowel Try Square
sssssHsssssss. sss.sss.. Pc
aoc Stanley Try square poe
2Bo Stanley Try square he
Sc Scratch Avn ........... 1r
10 Scratch Avn ........ &c
zoe Scratch Avn ........ 15T
2bc Scratch Avn 5000. fSt
75e oval Beaded Lock Set he
2bc Ice Chiscl ........... 1Se
2hc Ice Pick .......... ISS
a5c Two-Cutter Iron Spoke
shave .s.ss..+-ss.ss.s. 2DC
1910 Indian Motorcycle .S1O3
Spin1Ing's CASH Store
1910 Second Avenue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
D. N. Atkinson.
FRUIT REJECTED
Much Complaint in North Of
Manner in Which It Is Handled.

% 10 3f53 (By Associated PressO 70 j, No
PHILADELPHIA, PA. May S.-JfWo
thousand crates OF Strawberries from the
Wilmington. and chadbourne districts I o. o.
Gnv IN ordinary box cars, we're refused
by fruit buyers as unfit for market. Fruit
men continue to complain of the delay
In the handling Of the berry crop SSo rom ON
George b. Dixon, OF the Pennsylvnnia,
Railroad Company, to-day denied that
the Pennsylvania Railroad IS holding Up
MI. Dixon said that his company wants
the business, and In order 70 get al "
can. the private cars Of the, Armour Com ,r,
ia sDossible. lie said he felt satisfied that
the reason for the delay in the handling
IL the berries Is that REPRESENTATIVES OF
eror,. and in consequence the private car
line was cnught short OF cars. .3s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-09
POLL TAXES PAID
At eleventh HOUR
The Democrats Make Big
Gains by This
Fact. 81
VERY. FEW NEGROES PAID o UP.
The Democrats III the Cities
Qualified to a5Large
Degree.
VERY FEW NEGROES PAID UP
fspecia1 "a The rines-Dispntch)

Especial to The Times Dispntch)
ALEXANDRIA, VA. May b Tho books
OF City Treasurer Robinson show that
1474 citizens OF this city have paid their
poll taxes within the period allowed by,
law for eligibility. to registration for yot-,
Ing In the November election. or this
number only small perccntage-ab bout.
1B--aro negroes. A study OF the list
shows TINT the great majority are Demo-
Gratis. During tho past week the leaders
OF tho Republican party In this city made
q special effort to induce the rank and
file to pay the state poll taxes. and wlA'l
much success, but the full Republican
strength in Alexandria being small, the
result gives the Democratic leaders no
concern.
Tho total number qualified to vote in
20 far as the payment OF tnxcs Is con-
cerncd is considerably In advance Of the
voting strength OF this city IN the pre-
ceeding years under the new State Con-
gtitution.
Last year the figures were something In
excess OF 1000. The interest felt here
in the election OF Governor and United
States senator next fall was sho Wn ny
the action OF many citizens IN paying
State poll taxes which had been allowed;
to lapse. In order that they might vote
In tho November election.
Treasurer Wibert. OF Alexandria county,
stated this morning that It would be some
DAYS before he could tell the number OF
persona eligible TO vote In the county BY
the payment OF poll taxcs. He could not
even approximate the figures, but 1t is
known that the county Is largely Demo-