davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01
Mr.. RIsHEL is PROMOTED
Becomes Division Freight Agent at
at Hutchinson. A Popular Official

J.B. Rishel who has been travel
ing irelghtagenl for the Rock Island
mas been promoted to the position
Of division freight agent with head
quart rs at Hutchinson, Kas.
He left for his new field of labor
yerterday and his appointment be-
came affective today.
Mr.. Rishel came here as station
agent in March, 1901. In May
1902 he was transferred TO St. Joe
where ne became agent. This po-
sition he filled until he returned
here as division freight agent.
When this Office was abolished
about year ago he became travel
ing freight agent.
Few railroad men in Chickasha
have been more popular than Mr..
Rishel. A prince Of good fellows,
large-hearted generous and oblig
ing, his friends embrace all who
have met him. He is a man of
splendid abilities, fact which is
recognized by the company in his
promotion.
The loss Of Mr.. Rishel and his
family will be deeply felt in Chick
asha,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01

St. Petersburg, May 5I.-The
scenes Of grief witnessed at The
admiralty on Monday were repeat
ed in an increased measure today.
Wives, mothers, and sisters, many
Of them already in the deepest
mourning for other losses streamed
through the admiralty corridors.
sending in written requests for in
formation regarding the fate Of
particular ships. One and all were
Informed that the admiralty had
no details, but attempts were made
to reassure those whose relativee
were on the ships not reported
sunk by the Japaeese.
On the streets passersby gather
bulletin boards to peruse the dis
patches. but they learned little
as the government still refuses to
permit the publication of the
Toxic dispatches giving the names
Of the Ships sunk, although author
izing the public ltion of Togo's an
nouncement of the defeat Of the
Russian fleet to prepare the public
for fuller news.
Portions of the dispatches sent
from Vladivostok by CAPTAIN
Chagin Of the cruiser Almaz may
be given out for publicrcion in the
morning paDars.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01
y in securing victory for

ed only in securing victory for
Japan.
II is probable that many details
of the fight will never be given to
world. 1t will probsbly be DAYS
and weeks before its strategy are
made known. Admiral Togo APP
pears to have planned and laid a
complete trap which fitted Admiral
Rojestvensky's action, and the
Japanese out-maneuvered, out
fought and out-shot the Russian
fearlessly taking their lightest
cruisers against the heavy Russian
armor clad battleships and joining
batfleships with armored cruisers.
smoothering them with gun6res.
Tremendous interest attaches
to the use Of submarine vessels.
The navy department is silent on
this poiut, but it is confidently be-
lieved that submarines were effect
lively used for the first time in his
tory. The sea was too rough for
the employment Of submarines Sat
urday but the japanese sailors
welcome desperate chances. 1t is
believed that the torpedo boats
and destroyers scored heavily Sat
urday night. The conditions on
Sunday were most favorable. The
night was calm and clear, and land
was visible for forty miles acrosss
tue Tsu straits.
Hundreds of Russian refugees
who landed on the Tsu islands and
neighDoring provinces are coming
to Sasebo and Maizuru. Many Of
them are wounded and are other
wise suffering from the terrible or
deal of the long battle. Local
branchs Of the Red Cross and gov
ernment hospitals are sheltering
and treating them. 1t is believed
the fighting ended Monday. A
search of the sea is now in progress.
The newspapers declare that Ad-
miral Togo has gained a place be-
side Nelson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01
TOGUS STRATEGY WON
Measer Report Of the Battle Submar-
inc Vessel Used


Toxic, May sI.-The proverb
that Admiral Togo always fights
and seldom reports is proving true
III the case Of his greatest battle.
From the briefest and most frag-
mentary reports coming TO Toxic
it is impossible to gain an approx
innate conception or picture of the
desperate aud decisive combat.
The navy department, after an
nouncing the bare result, has lapsed
into silence again. 1t meets in
quiries with the statement that the
department is not interested in the
publication of news, but is concern
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01
ADMIRAL WAS CAPTURED
Latest Report Says Rojestvensky Was
Taken BY His Enemy

Washington, May 3I.-The Of
fetal Japanese report on the latest
details of the great naval battle in
the Korean straits is made in a ca
blegram received last night by the
japanese legation here from Toxic,
conveying Admiral Togo's dis
patches. The report says that Adj
miral Rojestvensky and another
admiral and staff officers were taken
prisoners on the sinking Of Rojest-
vensky's flagship, the Kniaz Sou
varoff, Saturday night south of
Urlong island, off the Korean coast.
The total number of vessels lost to
the Russians, according to Admir-
al Togo, now reaches twenty-five,
and he adds that, although the full
particulars are not yet iii, none of
the Japanese ships are seriouslp in
lured aud the loss to the first divis-
ion of the Japanese fleet was over
400. The report says that the ar
mored cruiser Dmitri Donskoi ran
aground on Urleung island; that
the battleships Oslabya (already
admitted by the Russian admiralty
and the Navarin, were sunk the
battleship Sissoi Veliky went to the
bottom Sunday morning; that the
coast defense ship Admiral Ousha-
koff was sunk after vigorous pur-
suit, her crew being rescued, and
gives other details as to vessels
sunk or disabled. The japanese
Admiral Eisu was slightly woun-
ded The protected cruiser Almaz
which has already arrived at Vladi-
vostok. is referred TO in the report
as suspected to have sunk"
London, May 3I.-The Associ-
ated Press learned today in Rus.
san Cfhc'a al circles here that ii is
considered far 100 early to di-cuss
lAe question of peace. The Rus
sian government mnst first learn
the effect of the defeat on the wholt
Russian people, and even then i
might have entirely different effec
i'll Russia.
The leaders of the Russian colon,
in Londor are eageraly awaiting
official news from St. Petersburg
scarcely any information having
vet reached the English papers from
the Russian ca pital.
The ofhcialsof the Japanese lage
ton still contend that the first sign,
of willingness for peace must come
from Russia.
Otter diplomatic and official cir
cles are unanimously Of the opinion
that the battle must result in peace
In some quarters there is talk Of
Intervention, but this is secuted, as
it is not considerd likely that any
government will interfere between
two such powers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01
LITTLE RUSH AND VICINITY
Great Damage from Floods. Interesting
Personal News Notes

Hail. floods and winds have dis
astered our county. Fields and
gardens laid bare, young turkeys
and chickens kllled, fruit trees
ruined and watermelon vines pep
pered and washed uLtil that very
important crop in this vicinity pro-
misses nothing as yet. But the
hardy pioneer still hopes and is
cheerful He is planting over be-
tween rains and while trife late
for cotton, many are replanting it
though some are putting in June
corn.
Mr.. Oscar Dryden, Mr.. J. w.
Mays. Mr.. Roady, Mr.. Will Dry
den. and Mr.. X. L. Grover were
heavy loser by the floods and hail.
Mr. Dryden and Mr.. Mays had their
cotton and corn fields swept as
cleanas a floor. Mr.. Grover lost
his entire wheat crop.
Mr.. Mays is replanting his fine
valley farm the third time, this
time in June corn. His large alta
lfaheld did not suffer but is as pret-
ty sight as can be seen this side
of irrigated Arizona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Dickerson
were i'll Chickasha last week visit
ing Judge Dickerson's family.
Mr.. Mrs, j. w Mays were in
Chickasha last Friday on business.
They experienced some slight in
convenience, their horses begging
up to the flaDks while fordlug tue
Little Washi.a Oh the.r return.
Judge Holding is very busy these
days operating bran new Cream
Separator. With his fine bunch
of ooung COWS and his separator he
should do paying business.
Among those from hersabouts
who were in Chickasha Carnival
week were Mr.. and Mrs Noakes
and family, Mrs. Holding aud cnll-
dren, Mr. and Mrs Crofflri. Mr..
Floyd McCaugh,ry and Mr.. ard
Mrs Mays.
The Little Washita gets our of
its banks every two or three days.
Crossing it is an impossibility. and
bridges don't appear to Be coriiIg
our way. So we Oh the other side
have no mai, no news, and little
else save water, water, water. If
it does Mt stop raining, like Noah,
we will be forced to build us an
ark.
Wednesday is The day for our
Annual School meeting, Let
every one, especially the woman.
brave the floods and come out. 1t
IS time Of note in both our districts.
as new Director comes i'll at Little
Rush aud both a new clerk and
director at Kechi.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01

memorial services at Chickasha
they report most enjoyable time
Vernon Baown Of Wheatland
visited Walter Dawson from FRI
day till Monday. His many friends
were glad TO see him and hope he
may make U. c. another visit in
the near future.
Mr.. Wager and wife visited with
Geo. Willis ane wife Sunday.
Lydia Mollett visited Mrs. H
Willis Sunday.
The IT, c. people had the pleas
ure Of listening to Miss Gregg,
"the woman suffragist" and all
that heard her were we'll pleased
with her remarks. She is a noble
woman, tells her views i'll such a
way that none could help but be an
ardent admirer Of her and even
those hereto fore opposed to the
woman having ballot said they
could not help but think of her as
a noble Christian lady and said we
need more such good woman work
ers in the church. If all woman who
go out in the world to occupy the
pulpit or lecture in any way would
advocate morals in the way she did
their influence would be great and
much good accomplished. Wehope
we may hear her again in the future
but should we not have this sacred
privilege again, we shall always re-
member her as noble Christian, a
deep thinker and a remai kably
fl uent speaker.
Our recent showers have been
liberal to an extreme. There is no
use to say it never rains in 0. T.
l. J. Dawson returned Saturday
night from Anadarko where he has
been for taree weeks attending
couri.
Mrs. Crouch called OIL Mrs. L j,
Dawson Tuesday
Lydia Mollett and Mrs Hannah
we're shopping in Chickasha Tues
dav.
Geo. Willis and wife visited J
w. Yager's 5 Saturday light
Mrs, H. Lewis visited Mrs. FL
gin Mordav.
We cannot boast Of our good
roads any longer; all bridges and
fills went out in our recent damp
weather
Mesdames Tucker and Thomas
visited Mrs. Dawson Thursday
Lloyd Smith visited with Hugh
ond Lester Handbook Sunday
Hugh Handbook visited Walter
Dawson Saturday night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01
SOCIETY
BY KATE R. REMINGTON.


ySSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSeSS
Mrs. A. H. Dlvidson, left this
afternoon for visit in Ft. Worth.
Miss Edna Pool is reported quite
i'll at her home on South 4th street.
J. d. Bowie has returned from
the mi itary school at Goodnight.
Texas.
Miss Adele Wantland entertain
ed friends informally on Saturday
evening.
Hugh Burris has returned from
Ft. Worth where he attended school
the past winter.
Miss Ina Fagan left Sunday for
St. Louis to spend the summer
with her aunt. Mrs. Newmen.
A jolly crowd Of young people
surprised Miss Kate Frazier Tues
day evening with a picnic supper
Mrs. WIN. Claycomb and daugh-
ter Miss Vassie. lefr Monday for a
two months visit in Springfield
Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Harris and
daughter, Miss Eva, will return to
their home in Guyman, Okla, next
Monday.
Mrs. J, w. Light and Miss Cora
Hamilton will entertain this even
ing with cards complimentary to
Miss Cloud.
Miss Bessie Cox of Granite. o.
T.. who has been attending school
in Sherman, Texas, is the guest Of
Mis- Eva Harris.
w D Miley Of St. Louis enter
tanned party If Chickasha friends
at dinner on last Saturday evening
at the Early Hotel.
Miss Capatola Kniss has returned
10 ucr home near Kechi, afler a
pleasant visit with Mis-, Pearl
Lamberson on Sonth 3rd street
Miss Buclsridge who has been the
guest of Mrs. A. H. Dsvidson, for
IN past month, will leave tomorrow
Tor her nome Ill Port Huron, Micl.
Miss Quinn Nelson of OAlahOma
Ciiy, formerly a teacher III the
public schools of Chickasha, WIS
the CUES. yesterday OF Mss Lillian
Pierce.
Mrs. w. NJ. Wiggington, who
has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. CArroi McGeehee for some
time past, will return to her home
in Hill~boro, Texas, Saturday.
Misses Valli- Sutherlrnd Of Ard.
more aud Agnes Segar of Fred
ericksburg, Va; cousins of Tom
Boyd, arrived today to visit with
Mr.. Boyd and Miss Vera Sherwood
Miss Ethel May went to MARROW
yesterday on a short visit. Mrs
May with Misses Anna and Ethel
and Earl May will leave in few
days for Albuquerque n NJ. where
they expect to remain several
months They will travel overland.
The Boiler Makers enjoyed a
pleasant dancing party Monday
evening at the Murray Hall. Those
present were Misses Chandler,
Dickerson, Pierce, Burk, Bryant,
Nell and BERTHE Powers, Ora and
Theo Ramey; Messrs Smith Peters
Higgins, Mccarthy, Walp, Nelson,
Trask, Hermes, Clary, Donohue,
ConCannon, Williams, Sparks and
Others.
The marriage Of Mr.. w. ". Lind
say and Miss Ruth Abraham oc-
Cured this week in St. Joseph
Mo The bride is bright and
charming Young lady and was con-
uected with the Chickasha post
Office for a number Of years. Nj.
Lindseyis travelling salesman OF
unusual ability and has number
of friends here. Mr. and Mrs.
Lindsey will make their home ir
Chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01

Gene Stenson IS the new yard
clerk in the Rock Island Office. A.
Wommack also takes a plrce as
clerk in the yard Office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01

On account Of the death of Dr.
German the bail game between the
lawyers and doctors has been post
poned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01

B. NJ. Scott has deem promoted
to the position of foreman at the
Rock Island warehouse. ]. P. Wo-
mmack succeeded him as cal clerk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-01
YANKEE WINS OF THE RACE
The Atlantic Arrives at Southampton.
Winning Williams Cup

southampton, England, May
The American Ihree-masted
schooner Ailantic, winner
of Emperor Williams cup, arrived
here early this morning, flying the
stars and stripes.
She soon attracted crowd OF
admirers to the quay side. Wilson
Marshall, owner Of the yacht, was
full Of praise for Captain Bars
splendid handling OF the schooner
aud attributed her vsctory to Barr )
remarkable seamanship Barr him
self was specially pleased and an
nounced that the Atlantic had beat
en- the Endymion's record to he
Needles Of thirteen days 2S dlours
and 90 minutes from Sandy Hook.
He. paid tribute to the crew Of the
Atlantic and their smart work
throughout.
Later III the day the Atlantic
was taken into dry dock for a clean
ing, preparatory to competing in
the DoverHeligoland race, which
Barr says he calculates on Winning.
Hundreds Of oongratulatory telc-
grams have been received by the
owners and commander of the At
lantic.
Jas Oliver, chief clerk III the
master mechanic here, expects to
exchange places soon with O. H.
Fauss, who holds the same posi-
ton at Eldon, Mo.
The Washington times., 1905-11-05
Barters Who Wait.

Some batsmen that l could mention
have achieved the reputation of being
swell waiters-that is. of being excep-
tionally patient in waiting for the good
ones-who are simply the victims of a
superstition. They won't take ii clout at
the first one, no matter how perfect it
is. because they absolutely believe that
it's out of the question for them TO put
the first one in safe place.
4 know one player who carries the
superstition to the extreme 4 at he won't
even take a wallop at tbs second good
one, but invariably waits Ior the third
He gets by with it at that, for he stands
high on the batting list. in spite of the
fact that he deliberately waits for the
third good one before he makes a sure
enough swipe at II.
1T looks Ike dangerous business. but
his success at it seems to justify him
He always looks, when he's up. as if he
were trying 10 work the pitcher. but as
a matter of fact he's simply burning in
cense to his pet superstition.
The Washington times., 1905-11-05
Fears Left Hand Barber.

zone OF the best backstops in fast
has a deadly horror of a left
hand barber. He has himself shaved
every morning right after breakfast,
and. as happens three or four times on
the average during the season, when he
finds he's being scraped by a left-hand
barber he relapses into the most pro-
found melancholy for the remainder of
the day. He solemnly affirms that he
never vet caught a game on such a day
that he didn't make a holy show of him
self by performing miserably and piling
up a stack Of passed balls.
Another first-rate catcher has the su-
perstition that when, in the progress OF
a game. he picks up his mask after hav-
ing thrown it OF 10 go after a foul. and
involuntarily tries TO put the mask on
upside down. his team is Just naturally
bound 10 lose the game. no matter how
big a lead the team may have at the
time
The Washington times., 1905-11-05
The Jewish Quarter F1ilIeRnial Celebration

Arrangements are being made
throughout the United States for the
celebration, on Thanksgiving Day, OF
the 250th anniversary of the settlement
of the Jews in the United States, and
representative Jews in every State and
Territory are active on committees APP
pointed to take charge of this commem-
grafton, says Max J. .,KOhler, in the Re
view OF Reviews.
The approaching Thanksgiving Day
will thus have a special significance for
the ], ,250, 900 Jews residing in this land,
VINO viii then invoke Gods blessing on
this beloved country. which, first among
the nations Of modern times. recognized
the Jews title 10 all the rights of man
and permitted him. in common with
all other members of the body polite. 70
worship the Almighty Father according
TO the dictates of his own conscience.
In 1865, at a time when the terrors
Of the InquisitiOn threatened the
Jew who disregarded the Spanish and
Portuguese edicts of expulsion, when
France and most sections of Ger
many were closed to him. and when
Menasseh ben Israel was about TO be-
gin his only partially successful nego-
The Washington times., 1905-11-05
Compared the Writing.

The inspector then, for the benefit
of the jury, explained that in COM
pairing an admitted with an anOny-
nous handwriting the expert judged
by general characteristics. Several
characteristic peculiaTities in the
handwriting of Mrs. Mcdowell, he
said. had been repeated in the
anonymous letters, and on general
characteristic" he had no hesitation
in expressing the belief that Mrs.
Mcdowell was the authoress of all
the letters
No sign of fear or trepidation, no
sense Of the hundreds of eyes turned
upon her, some already condemning:
some filled with scorn and abhor-
ence, was 10 be seen in the trim lit
tie figure of the smiling woman who
arose at the demand of the coroner
that she should tender an explana-
ton.
And in fluent, easy phrasing.
smiling at the coroner, the jury, the
doctors. the police officials she gave
her reply as, asking with her candid
look of a child, what had she to ex-
plain. She had loved the two chill
dren. They had been often to her
home She had given a cake to Oc-
tavia on the day that the little one
was taken i'll. But sure the child had
complained of sickness all the previ-
Gus day. Why would she, a widow
with three little children (here Mrs.
Mcdowell put her handkerchief tC
her eyes, seek to harm the children
Of another woman? How could she
The Washington times., 1905-11-05
The Poisoning of OctaUia.

The heart of the mother was full
of foreboding of that which was
yet to come.
With the coming of Monday morn
ing there again lay the familiar en-
velope on the table
There is reason in this warning"
wrote the sender of the letter.
There will be more reason before I
am done with you"
And now the letters came with
every post; slander was now alter
mated with commonplace verbiage,
and these letters, really telling little
of the hideous truth. are the only
communications made public by the
police at the inquest
Then once more came a cessation
of the letters, and the parents, trem-
bling, waited.
All through these weeks had Mrs.
Perkins, quietly watching, bent her
eyes on the one woman who of all
others, by reason of old memories of
which she even now Will not speak.
she believed hated her.
There is a woman who is killing
my children and who may take my
husband, as she would have taken
the other" she said.
The Washington times., 1905-11-05

ti1tions with Cromwell for a repeal Of
Edward Is edict of expulsion of The
Jews from England. the directors of the
Dutch West India Company. which gov
erned New York at the time. instructed
Governor StuyVes2nt, with respect 10 Il
petition submitted by protesting Jews
who had arrived at New Amsterdam
from Brazil the year before. that Jews
shall have permission TO sail and 20
trade in New NcJherland. ana to live
and remain there. provided the poor
among them shall not become a burden
to the company or the community, but
be supported by their own nation.
Contemporary construction of this
grant shows that il was not intended
TO he limited BY uneNpressed conditions,
ard hence IL may be regarded as the
first great charter of Civu and political
rights made To jews i'm modern times
But the American Jews emphasize. IA
this commemoTatiOn. also the further
fact that they are not mere recent ar
rivals and interlOpers on tnis continent.
but without reference even to the very
material aid they had afforded 10 tv-
lumbuS in 1UrJhCrauCe OF his discoveries
and their very extensive Settleuen-s IN
South America and the West indies
curing the period Immediately following
the discovery. have been among tho
pioneers in this land, entitled 10 be
counted, in priority of settlement, along
side of the Pilgrim Fathers and Ino
Jamestown settlers.
The Washington times., 1905-11-05
10 Zoe LII Wctims.

AS though In hldeous gibe at the
police. at the parents, at all those
who would drag the assassin to the
light. the fell hand again strikes
the Perkins home. And two Of the
four children left to the mother by
the destroyer lie at the point of
death. for again in the same way.
the poison has been placed in their
food.
Yet at the end OF three weeks,
with the accusations of the mother
on her oath at the inquest that Mrs.
Mamie Mcdowell, the pretty, dark
haired. smiling little woman, with
a soft voice and subdued manner,
Who. under the name of Mrs. Bry-
ant. lived only a few doors away
from the Perkins home, had brought
about tlfe death Of her children and
tired TO ALLEVIATE her husbands af-
fections, ringing through the city,
the police and the coroner alike are
brought TO the end Of their resources
in the following facts:
That both children clearly died
or phosphorus poisoning, the stom-
ach Of the boy, according to Or.
Taylor. the coroner. who 4ade the
post-mortem examination, giving
forth in darkness, a lurid flame
the unuiStaEahle evidence of OhOs-
phorus poisoning.
2-That from the days of her first
marriage Mrs. Perkins had been the
object OF bitter enmity on the part
of a woman once her closest friend.
3-That the symptoms displayed
by three of the eight children Of her
first marriage before their deaths
corresponded with those shown by
the children whose deaths are now
under investigation. The earlier