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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04
Failure of Justice


The disbanding OF the Deep Gulch
Figilant Committee, after a short
and inglorious career. was due partly
TO general circumstances, but more
particularly to the treachery and lack
1f civic pride in the institutions Of
the camp displayed by Ike Stanton.
whom the committee had marked for
Its first victim.
Even before the day when Ike
broke loose" there had been a
growing feeling that the camp was
100 strenuous in its mode Of life and
hat frequent and unproyoked gun
1lays were driving away all would
De investors. Ike's behavior strength
sned this feeling. He had been too
rec In the use Of his revolver even
'or Deep Gulch Camp. where the ETH
luette on this subject could scraceiy
le called right, His performance on
he day in question had eliminated
n forcing staid Eastern tourist.
who had strayed into the camp by
lome mischance. to dance a cancan
IN top Of the bar. while Ike, by
numerous and well-aimed shots, tried
TO cut Off tho rim Of the silk hat
which had excited his ire. Ordi-
narlly, the camp would have looked
on this proceedings as a simple and
harmless jest. But after the tourist
had shaken the dust OF the camp
from his feet It developed that he
had visited the camp with the in
tention Of buying a mine. Then the
wrath Of the camp bubbled over.
rs that the way to treat man
looking to sink good money in our
played-out mines?" inquired Amos
Peterkin earnestly of a group Of in.
dignant citizens "Can we expect
the moneyed men Of this great Amer
ican nation to hurry toward Deep
Gulch Mining Camp when the only
inducements offered are to have the
tops Of their silk hats shot on and
TO be told that II they don't dance
quicker they will lose the tips OF
their ears? Is that the way to ap-
peal to the bankers Of the rich and
effete East?"
The sentiment Of the impromptu
meeting seemed To be that any ap-
peal to wealthy investors which was
meant to be effective must be put in
a different form. Ike Stanton had
struck a blow at the prosperity OF the
camp.
"And Ike being a citizen Of the
camp will be a good man for the Wig
ilants to practice on, added Amos
Peterkin. III things don't go smooth
ly it won't be as bad as IL we were
beginning with a stranger. II Ike's
got any proper pride in the camp.
blamed If he oughtn't to be proud OF
the opportunity. It viii give the
vigilants a chance to get sort of let
ter perfect. as that actor chap used
to say"
But Ike Stanton evidently was
lacking in proper pride in the camp
and it's institutions The situation
didn't seem to appeal to him in the
least
Want me for a blamed amateur
vigilance committee to practice onl"
he fairly roared, bristling with right !
eous wrath Going to use one Of
the oldest and most respected resi-
dents Of the camp when they had an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04

his place Of residence as quickly as
may be. Ike Stanton, overcome by
his emotions at having been selected
for practice purposes, dallied too
long, attempting to drown his sor-
rows and express his indignation.
The result was that the vigilance
committee was organized and on his
trail when he was barely clear of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04

Very brave about drawing a gun on
man whose hands are tiedls
sneered Ike.
camp. Ike urged his horse to greater
speed So did the yigilants. Then
a chance shot from a rifle brought
down his horse. Ike knew the game
was up and philosophically seated
himself by the roadside to await the
arrival Of the committee. He real.
tied that further efforts to escape
would only mean shower Of we'll
aimed bullets
When the vigilants reached him
the list OF his offenses, beginning
with the time he held up crowd in
a gambling house and ending with
the misplaced gayety which had
driven an investor with money from
the camp, was recited. The unanimous
sentiment OF the committee was that
hanging was the only thing which
would square Ike Stanton's account
with the outraged properties Of Deep
Gulch Camp. Ike's arms were bound
and he was led to nearby tree.
There a rope was prepared. Up to
this time Ike had watched proceed
ings with languid contempt. Now his
scorn bubbled over.
Il don't mind the boys stringing
me up" he said in deep disdain and
looking straight at Amos Peterldn.
but do object to having these last
sad formalities conducted under the
leadership OF a derned Eastern ten
derfoot mud turtle"
Had Ike simply sworn at Amos or
abused him IN ordinary Western par
lance, that worthy would have passed
over his remarks in silent contempt.
A man about to be lynched has spe.
cial privileges of speech But to be
called a "derned Eastern tenderfoot
mud turtlel" That was enough to
jar the sensibilities of the best-na-
tured leader OF a vigilance commit.
tee. Amos drew his revolver.
Very brave about drawing a gun
on a man whose hands are tied"
sneered Ike. again repeating his re-
marks apropos of tenderfoot mud tur-
ties. But II these ropes were off and
you stood up in front of me I'd change
your ugly face, so that even the mud
turtles would be ashamed Of you"
Amos promptly signifed his will
ingness to accept this challenge. Ike
was united But he still was unsatis-
fed.
IF this thing is going to he done
at all" he said earnestly, "for the
reputation Of the camp / want it done
right. It's the first prizetight and the
first-lynching. With me any little
breaks don't matter But you want
the details right SO that If you try 1t
on a stranger you won't make
laughing stock Of the camp"
Under the direction Of Ike the ar
rangements demanded By strict ETH
quette were made. A ring was cleared,
seconds chosen, timekeeper select.
ed. The members of the vigilance
committee beamed with approval Of
Ike's proper spirit as they worked.
Here was a man whom 1t was a pleas
ure and honor to hang, man who
had the credit of the camp at heart
and would spare no pains to make the
affair a success. There was no thought
of treachery.
But suddenly, while the members
of the committee were occupied with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04

Speaking of bad falls, remarked
Joggers, Il fell out of window once
and the sensation was terrible. Dur
ing my transit through the air
really believe | thought of every mean
act ! ever committed in my life"
Him." growled Jiggers, "you must
have fallen an awful distance"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04
Eound 4 coin in AIS Thinh.

NJ Lecuier of Sugny, In the Ar
dennes, an old pensioner who was
wounded on the field of battle during
the Franco-German war and suffered
from a tumor caused by shot in the
leg, recently underwent an operation.
The bullet had been extracted in 1870,
but the tumor continued, and finally
Lecuier could not walk.
The surgeons we're greatly sur
prised in the course of the operation
to find imbedded in the wound coin
of ten centimes Ia penny bearing the
efHgy of Napoleon III. and the date
1856. The penny is believed to have
been carried into the thigh by a Ger
man bullet, which had first struck the
soldiers purse The coin was bent
in two and covered with powder on
one side. 1t will be placed in the local
museum.
The patient is now out Of danger
and doing we'll
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04
Positively Brutal.

Husband-"I wish knew where |
could find buried treasure"
Wife-"Never mind, dear, I'm your
treasure"
Husband-"Yes, but you are not
buried"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04

meted out to his Christian subjects.
Two years ago he appointed members
of the Hebrew community to import
ant posts in the Turkish army, while
he attached two more to his personal
encourage. On another occasion, his
majesty evinced lively interest on
behalf of the same race whose good
repute was sullied by one of the blood
accusations periodically brought
against the Jews by the Christians Of
the East, and caused the local au-
thorities to take steps to prove its
groundlessness, thereby earning the
thanks of the Anglo-Jewish associa-
ton. g
Perhaps IT is to this increasing
favor of the Jews in the eyes of the
Sultan, and the consequent fear j.
opposition to Russia's designs in Pal
estine, that we must attribute a step
lately taken by the Russian govern,
ment. The Minister of Finance is
reported to have forbidden the sale
of the Jewish Colonial Trust shares
in the Cars dominions, a step which
has created great perturbation in the
camp Of Polish zionists, the most
deeply interested in the concern
Edinburgh Review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04

extra tourist. who wouldn't have been
missed and would have just filled the
bill? Well that's too much for me-
I'm going to resign as a citizen OF
this camp and throw in my lot with
ths.M Big Snake River fellows"
Jsut when gentleman has been
selected as proper material for prac-
ttco by even an amateur vigilance
ssmmittoe It behooves him to change
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04

Decimal fractions we're invented by
German, Johann Mueller Of Nurem-i
burg, in the year 1464.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04

number Of men who will not have
them, some because it is not fash
ionable, and others because they
think the hat will not wear so welI."
New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-04
New Crusade in cIasoow.

Glasgow is pursuing a crusade
against flower-sellers in the street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19
HOOKS TO HOLD TINE MEAT.

Until carving is taught in the public
schools as part Of the general pro-
gram of education the average man
win never become an artist as a carver.
There are very few people who can
develop system without having a
foundation plan of some sort for a
guidance, and, despite the universally
of the cookbook in the modern home,
very few men ever reach that perfec-
ton in their allotted task that they
look for in the housewife in the culin-
airy department. However, the in
structions to cut aleng the line o D
to the line A B, etc, are no longer as
cabalIstic in significance as they once
were. True, the primitive appliances
for carving have for the most part not
improved much, except in the matter
of form or shape; but this is all to be
changed in the near future, as a Chi
cago inyentor has devised a carving
appliance that should make the task
almost mechanical. This device is a
meat holder for carving platters, the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19

So-called wandering pains Z may
come from its early stages, or the
presence of danger may be made rnari-
fest by profuse menstruation, accom-
panied by unusual pain, from the
ovaries down the groin and thighs.
IL you have mysterious pains, if'there
are indications Of Inflammation or dis
placement, don't wait for time TO con-
/ firm your fears and 90 through the
horrors of hospital operation; secure
Lydia e. Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
pound right away and begin its use,
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass, will
give you her advice free Of all charge
If you will write her about yourself.
Your letter will be seen by women only.
Dear Mrs. Plnkham:--
g / take the liberty to congratulate you on
the success have had with your wonderful
medicine. Eighteen months ago my month
Hesstopped. Shortly after felt SO badly that
submitted to q thorough examination by a
physician and was told that had a flinnor
on the uterus and would have to undergo an
operation,
=" Soon after read one of your advertise
ulents and decided to give Lydia e. Pink
HAMS Vegetable Compound a trial After
trying five bottles as directed the tuSmor is
entirely gone. ] have been examined BY
physician and he says ! have no signs Of
mmor now. 1t has also brought my MONTE
lies around once more, andiI am entirSiy
well. Eapnie D. Fox, Chestnut Strsst,
Bradford Pa.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19
No Danger of Panic.

II do not believe that there would
have been panic II the stock had
not been taken out of Mr.. Hyde's
hands. No one had such an idea
except Mr. Ryan-and doubt that he
had, declared the witness, with heat.
Whatever ] said about opposing
Mr.. Ryan was not in relation to my
having a share with him, but in rela-
ton to my doubt as to his motives"
Mr.. Hughes put this question:
ut is openly charged, Mr.. Hartman,
that because of your relations to Gov
ernor Odell, you had political infiu-
ence?" e
Mr. Hartman replied:
Il should say rather that Mr. Odell
had political influence Because of my
relation TO him.
The witness denied fatty that he
was in any way personally responsible
for the pending insurance inquiry; he
had done nothing whatever to bring
it about
incidentally, he declared, if he had
threatened Ryan in so many words
with Legislative action" be would not
be ashamed of the fact; the reason
for this attitude seing that he was
not convinced that Ryan's alleged mo-
tive of unselfishness and public well
fare vas sincere.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19
why He Sought stock.

1t was this suspicion Of the motive
in seeking control Of the Equitable,
Mr.. Hartman said and not thought-of
personal gain-that led. him to seek
half the Hyde stock; his feeling being
that he could thus act as a check on
Ryan IN case his suspicioa of bad faith
should be verified by events.
He admitted that he had aided, with
his influence, the election of Paul
Morton as chairman Of the Equitable
board on Mr.. Ryan's suggestion; but
this was before there was any men
lion of sharing the stock and because
/ he believed MIR. Morton would be the
right man TO solve the Equitable prob
lem in case Ryan should demonstrate
his sincerity
Mr.. Hartman. near the close of his
testimony, admitted that he had con-
suited Governor Higgins and the late
Speaker Nixon about the prospect of
preventing legislation favoring the
Alexander faction in the Equitable
to which he was opposed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19

b One Of THE most remarkable legal
papers on file in the archives of the
world is one now in the National Mu-
scum Of Paris, labeled Sentence on a
hog, executed by justice iii the copy
hold Of Clairmont-Avin and strangled
upon a gibbet at that place" 1t is
gNealed with red wax, kept under a
glass, bears date of June IA, 1494. and
reads as follows: we, the jury, in de-
testation and horror of this crime and
IN order to make an example and to
satisfy justice, have declared, judged.
sentenced, pronounced and appointed
that the said hog, now detained in the
abbey as prisoner. shall by the exc
cusioner be hung ana strangled on a
gibbet near the gallows which now
stands within the Jurisdiction of the
monk, being near the copyhOld of
Avin. In witness of which we have
sealed this present with our seals
Following the above are the sigma
lures Of the Jurors and the prefect of
tie Department de Ia Aisne.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19


Successive pictures have been taken
Fnt intervals during an ocean voyage
to show the life aboard ship, the
swing of the great seas and the rolling
and pitching Of the steamer. The
heave and swing Of the steamer and
the mountainous waves have been so
realistically shown on the screen in
the theatre that some sQueamish spec
kators have been made almost seaslck.
It might be comforting to those who
were made unhappy by the sight Of
i!lle heaying seas to know that the OPP
orator who took one series of sea pic
lures, when dashed with his machine
. in the lookout place on the foremast
OF the steamer, suffered terribly from
EHeasickness and would have been glad
enough to set his foot on solid groundi
nevertheless he stuck to his post and
completed the series. From sSt0ries
Of Inventors = BY Russell Doubleday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19
HARTMAN BEFORE HUGHES
Financier on the Stand in Insurance
Inquiry Makes Confession.
ADMITS THREATENING RYAN

Declares That He Demanded Half of
His stock, and said he Would Use
His Influence Against Buyer II He
Did Not Get IT. Saw Hiaxins and Nix
on to Block Alexander Faction.
New York City.-E. H. Hartman, on
the witness stand before the insurance
investigating committee, practically
admitted having threatened Thomas
II Ryan with adverse political infiu-
ence unless he Hartman should re-
ceive one-third of the Hyde majority
stock Of the Equitable Life, just ac-
Quired by Ryan.
The admission was, in fact, quail
fed denial which lost weight by reason
of his own words.
The admission was made while In
quisitor Hughes was questioning him
about the interview with Ryan, in the
presence of Elihu Root and Lawyer
Cravath, on the Monday following the
Friday on which the Hyde stock was
purchased. Witness said he was nat
urally incensed, because Ryan had
sought his help and cooperation, had
promised TO do nothing further after
the election of Paul Morton without
the consent of Hartman, and then
deliberately violated his promise and
proceeded to carry out his original
plan
Il was naturally incensed," said the
witness, land l started in Oh my own
account.
Il said: You want my cooperation.
Now, give me one-half of your stock.
/ don't know what it cost, and / don't
care. Then you will have it, "
Mr.. Ryan, witness said, refused. At
ter which, he admitted he may have
said something about exerting his .po-
litical influence He did not remem-
Der saying this, but he believed the
other gentlemen in their version. At
any rate, he believed that every good
citizen should stop the Ryan plan If
possible, and It was his intention to
stop it If it weta possible.
II did not ask for 4he right to APP
point two trustees" declared Mr. Har-
riman. II Told him that if he would
agree to the selection, of two men who
would be perfectly independent would
give him my support, That Isl what
l said, and what ! wanted. 1t seemed
to me that il Mi. Ryan's motives were
pure. he would not object to two men
sharing control with him, or, for that
matter, to hundred.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19

If the query was made--whch is the
most widely known resort in the World,
without hesitation the answer would be
Atlantic City. Atlantic City gained its re-
nown through its aggressive up-to- dateness.
Its position is unique, its attractions
without equal, its hotels so numerous as
to care for hundred thousand visitors. its
beach can accommodate multitudes, and its
board walk is the greatest in the World.
Couple these to fine climate, unlimited
diversions and exceptional train service
and you have the reason for Atlantic City's
popularity.
! The New Jersey Central can take Won to
Atlantic City on trains than which there
are none finer, no quicker time can be
made than it makes, and upon application
by postal card, G. M Bart, G.. P A., Cen
trail Building, New York, win send you a
new illustrated booklet. Send for it..
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19

particular period, identify it as be-
longing to the same age as the famous
bas-relief in the Louvre and a statu-
cite in the British Museum. The great
Assyriologists of Europe assign the
figures possessing these peculiar char
acteristics to about $500 B. G., and
no Assyriologist Of repute, and who
is acquainted with the earliest Baby
lonian art, would question the date.
The statue, fully 1900 years earlier
than any other from Babylonia, not
only presents history with the name
Of a forgotten king; it is perfect
specimen Of the most ancient art in
the world, and opens a new chapter
in the history of the earliest known
people Of Mesopotamia. = Scientific
American.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19

VA 3.
Are you fondsof nuts? Which kind
do You like best? Chestnutg? That's
good; for here are some more for yoa:
WHAT'S that which no one wishes to
have, and yet when he has it he does
not wish to lose It? A bald head.
Why can't King Edward be buried
in Scotland? Because he isn't dead.
why is it lawful to arrest man
when riding on his bicycle? Because
, lie pedals on the street without a
license.
Why is q the merriest letter in the
alphabet? Because it always comes
In the midst of fun.
MI. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger and Baby
I Bigger. which of this Interesting fam
lily is the biggest. and why the biggest?
Baby Bigger, because he is little
bigger
If Dicks father be Johns son, what,
relation is Dick to JOhn2 His grand
= son.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19
Personal Gossip.

Residents Of Nice are about to erect
a statue in memory Of Nebain Dubois.
The Duke Of Connaught will sail for
South Africa on a tour Of military in
spection.
Oscar Hunt, one of the Carlisle foot
ball team, is an Indian millionaire from
Oklahoma
Lord Elgin claims to be the direct
descendant Of the male line Of King
Robert the Bruce.
Isaac Thomas Parker is q railway
conductor and also he is the Lieuten-
ant Governor Of Delaware.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-19
Black rsn,z Ell xKnn.la-

The woods il the vicinity Of Ian
caster, Ill, are thick with strange
winged creatures like bats. They are
eof various Sizes, specimens killed
weighing from two ounces to q pound
|hnd half. They subsist on squirrels
Nd sometimes invade chicken houses
Nj prey. They are Of nocturnal hab-
very few being seen in the day
v AS they fly at night their eyes
strange light. and, when com-
? toward one, resemble balls Of FIRE.
feral persons have been badly fright
ID by them.