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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
BRYAN HERE
over NIGHT

Bills we're being distributed today
advertising the big Democratic
barbecue at Vinita next Wednesday
and Thursday. September 26 and 27,
on the occasion of William J, Bryan's
visit to the territories. Mr.. Bryan
will speak here at o'clock Thursday
morning, but the committee is PLAN
ming to have something doing all the
time. Other speakers besides Mr..
Bryan willbe Governor jeff Davis and
David A. Ball Of Missouri. Major
John B. Turner expects to have two
thousand Democrats in a horseback
parade, while a hundred young Demo-
Gratis will be in line in uniforms which
have been ordered and are expected
soon.
The Bryan itinerary, which has
been received, shows that the Nebras-
kan, after speaking in Muskogee and
McAlester will come to Vinita late
Wednesday night, and will spend the
night here on his special train. he
will be in Vinita until 8 a. M, Thurs
day, when his train will leave on the
Frisco for the west.
Short stops will be made at Chelsea
and Claremore, and set speech will
be delivered at Tulsa at noon. From
Tulsa the train will make short stops
at the following points: Pawnee, Per-
ry, Guthrie, Oklahoma City. Thurs
day night will be spent at Oklahoma
and on Friday stops will be made at
the following points: 81 Reno, Gealy,
Alva, Enid, Blackwell, The tour Of
the territories will be concluded at
the latter point, and Bryan will leave
for Kansas City, where'he is billed for
a speech Saturday night
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
A CAIN OF ELEVEN
Membership Of COIOred Re
publican Club Is Con-
stantIy Increasing

The colored Republican club held
an enthusiastic meeting last night in
Rider hall. The principal speech was
made by John T. G. Newsom, late Of
Washington, D. G. The speaker urg-
ed his hearers to cling to Republican
principles. He dwelt especially upon
the Importance Of eiecting only Re-
publican delegates and known friends
of the negro to the constitutional con-
vention, and emphasized the influence
of the result of the first general cleo
tion. "The future is known only by
the past, " he said
He spoke of existing conditions in
the south affecting the voting fran
chise and the civil privileges OF the
negro, Of the expressed intentions Of
the Democratic leaders in the new
state Of Oklahoma affecting the same,
and urged his hearers to do their
duty.
Mrs. w. NJ. Callen read an essay,
good speeches we're made by H. f.
Watson, Rev. A. H. Hawkins and
others, and refreshments we're served.
Eleven new members were enrolled,
the club rolls now containing the
names of Sc members.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
MANY OBSTACLES
Work Of Building Sidewalks in
Vinita Is Making But
Slow Progress

A concrete walk is being laid in
front Of the Jumbo store on Wilson
street, and the material is on the
ground for one in front Of J. A.,
Wise's new restaurant on Illinois
avenue. Gradually modern walks are
being constructed in the business
district, but the progress is altogether
too slow.
And the city council, In its efforts
to build walks, has run against a
proposition that greatly increases the
difficulty Of forcing the property own
ers to build. The Curtis bill contains
a provision whereby, on petition of a
majority of the owners of property to
be affected by the improvement, the
council may order walks to be built,
and, if they are noe built, may build
them and tax the cost against the
property.
According to the city attorney, how
ever, a man who ready has walk
built cannot sign a petition, since he
will not be affected by the tax for
construction. If this construction Of
the bin is correct, it knocks most Of
the sidewalk petitions into cooked
hat, as there is scarcely a street where
the signatures of those who have al
ready builU walks are not needed in
order to secure a majority Of the prop
erty owners. 1t looks, therefore, as if
there were but little hope for side
walk system in Vinita under the
present law.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
A HOT FIGHT IN
new HAMPSHIRE

Concord, n. H., Sept. lS-The Rep
ublican state convention opened here
today. The indications we're that
the fight for the nominetion for gov
ernor would be the keenest in the
history Of the party in this state.
The candidates for governor are Char
les II. Greenleaf and Charles NJ. Floyd
regarded as standpatters, Rosecrans
w. Pillsbury, who charges extrava-
gance IN the use Of state moneys, Win
ston Churchill, the novelist, who is
running on an anti-machine platform.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
A BIC BUSINESS
Some Figures Showing What
the Katy Does in vinita

Agent ii. A. FarthIng said yester-
day, in talking about his road, the M.
K. ST, that few people realize the i'm
mense amount Of business done right
here at Vinita. For instance, last
month tickets were sold here to the
value Of 81, ,5OO and in the last week
In August 100 cars Of freight were
shipped from here, each Of which
brought a revenue to the road Of from
SAG to $50, the average being about
500. The Katy is doing the biggest
business of its history, In both freight
ana passenger traffic.
And millions Of dollars are being
expended in the effort to better the
condition of the road. New steel
rails have been laid thru the territory
in order to accommodate the heavier
engines and faster trains, ana as soon
as the equipment can be secured q
new fast train will be put on to light
en- in some respect the business OF the
Katy flyer, which has become so pop
ular with the travelling public that
the number of cars required to carry
the traffic seriously interferes with
the running of the train on schedule.
It had been expected that the new
trains, which will be even faster than
the flyers, could be put in operation
next month, but it will probably be
December before they are runnsng, as
new equipment has to be built for
them. The trains will run from st.
Louis and Kansas City TO Dallas and
Fort Worth. They will pass thru VII
nita, the southbound one probably
about midnight or little later the
northbound one early in the morning.
The new passenger engines recently
ordered, among the heaviest in the
west, are now being received, and are
being broken in on freight trains.
Several OF the new monsters have al
ready passed thru Vinita. As soon as
they are thoroly broken in they
will be placed in the passengerservice.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
A Rock island Fast Express
PIungeS to Destruction
With Hundreds.

Oklahoma City, Sept. 18-A special
to the Times-Journal from Enid this
afternoon stated that fully one hum
dred persons were drowned this morn
ing in the wreck Of the Rock Island
passenger train which went into the
river at Dover. 1t is reported that
a hundred passengers we're in the chair
cars that went into the river, and
that all were drowned with the ex-
ception Of one man, Floyd Zeist.
Four men were seen to fall from
the top Of one car into the water and
drown. No names Of the victims are
obtainable at this time.
A dispatch from Kingfsher says
that many persons were rescued from
the wreck and taken to that place.
Many persons, more dead than alive
from their experiences, were placed
in the hotels at Kingfsher, while q
number Of dead bodies were taken to
the morgue.
A number Of Kingtisher persons
who were known to have been on the
train cannot, be found.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18

The railroad committee Of the
Commercial club today received a let
ter from Senator S. M. Porter of Can
ley, KAN saying that he had had a
conference with Mr.. Gillespie, the
New York engineer who last week
went over the line of the proposed
railroad southeast from Caney through
Vinita to the Spavinaw country. The
senator said that Mr. Gillespie had
recommended the building Of the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
IN favor Of
ROAD TO SOUTHEAST
Kansas Railroad Promoter and His En-
gineer viii Be Here This Week
for a Conference.

road in enthusiastic terms, being es-
pecially impressed with the timber
and mineral resources Of the SPAWN
aw country and the coal near Vinita.
The senator recommended that the
railroad committee work up the in
terest in the road here in Vinita, and
that Nowata also be stirred up. Mr..
Porter and Mr.. Gillespie will be in
Vinita some time this week to go
over the matter in detail with the
railroad committee,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18

Enid, OKLA, Sept. ia disastrous
wreck occurred just before daylight
today few miles south Of Dover,
Okla, when the engine, baggage car,
mail car and one coach of north bound
passenger No. - Of the Rock Island
went into the Cimarron river, the
bridge having been washed out by a
heavy rain last night. The smoker is
partly submerged in the river. Two
Pullmans, a chair car and one coach,
composing the rest of the train, re-
mained on the track.
The engineer, tiremrn, express
messenger and postal clerks escaped
from the river. 1t is impossible to
state yet how many passengers were
in the coach and whether or not any
escaped. A brief message received
this morning from the conductor gave
the only details received so far from
the wreck. The bridge carried down
the telegraph wires, cutting off all
At 1:3O it was reported that all but
four Of the passengers on the wrecked
cars had lost their lives. The train
was going at the usual rate Of speed,
and went into the river without the
least warning. Relief trains and cor
have gone to the scene
from various points.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
225 Into The River.

Wichita, Kan, Sept. 1s-A tele-
phone message from Hennessey, Okla,
eight miles from the scene Of the
Rock Island wreck, says that all the
cars except the rear Pullman went in
to the river, and that 225 persons were
carried into the water, and that only
a small number Of these have been re-
ported safe.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
Frisco Freight Train Lost

Wichita, Sept. 1S-A despatch re-
ceiyed here says that's a wreck similar
to the one on the Rock Island happen
ed TO a Frisco freight train in Woods,
country. Okla, near Okeene, a. train
of fifteen cars going into the Cimarron
river. 1t ,is reported that the en-
gineer, fireman and head brakeman
cannot be found.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18

Kansas City, Sept. 1s-A cores
pondent Of the Associated Press at
Hennessey, Okla. at 800 says that at
that time the known dead number at
least 100. So far as known Clyde
.Zeist Of Dover, Okla. is the only
person known to have escaped from
the cars that went into the river
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
47BOdies Recovered

Kansas City, Sept. ls-A private
message received here at 8 this after
noon from Dover, Okla, said that up
to that tima AZ bodies had been count
ed in the temporary morgue there.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
LYCEUM TICKETS
Will Be on Sale at BradIey's
Beginning Thursday
Of This Week

Season tickets for the lyceum course
will be on sale at Bradley's book store
after Thursday Of this week at So for
the season. All persons who have not
already procured tickets may get
them there. Reserved seats for each
entertainment will be on sale the five
days previous to the time ii is given.
The first two days Of the sale viii be
given to the holders Of season tickets
to call and exchange theiri coupons
for reserved seats, while during the
last three days seats will be sold to
all persons desiring them.
The season tickets will be distribut-
ed to those persons who naye signed
the ticket guarantee list the last week
in September and the first week in
October, but they can be procured
earlier if desired by inquiring Of Miss
May York at Bradley's
The dates Of the entertainment and
the prices for single tickets will be as
follows: First
floor Balcony
Jubilee Singers, Oct. g.. 3d.. 35
Opie Read, Nov. 19.LOo. 80
Gen. 2. 7. Sweeney, ,Jan.22.. IS. 80
Rufus E. King, Mar II. so. ..35
Durno, .......-Apr4..75. ....... so
Tickets to the course will be sold to
all pupils of the day and Sunday
schools as half rate, 81 for the course.
These tickets will only entitle pupils
to seats in the balcony unless the
pupil is under 10 years Of age and ac-
companied by a parent holding fun
rate ticket. The coupons may be ex-
changed for balcony reserved seats.
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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18

On account of the international
convention Of the Brotherhood of So.
Andrew at Memphis October IS to Fl
the Frisco will sell tickets to Mem
phis and return at rate s12. Final re-
turn limit october 81.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
Taft Leavea Tampa

Tampa, Fla, Sept. 1s-The Taft
party arrived here on late train this
morning. They at once boarded
government tug and proceeded to the
cruiser Des Moines, which was watt
ing for them
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
KATY PAINT
SHOP BURNS

sedalia, Mo-, Sept, 1s-The paint
shop Of the Missouri, Kansas s. Texas
railroad was destroyed by fire this
morning, to gether with II coaches
including the private car Of Vice Pres
ident and General Manager Allen
The loss is SO o.00o.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18

Washington, Sept, lS-The cruiser
Dixie arrived this morning at Glen
fuegos, Cuba, to assist the Marietta in
protecting American plantations
there. The cruiser Minneapolis sail
ed today from Philadelphia for Cuba.
Captain Fiske declined to say what
particular port he is bound for.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-18
TAFT LEFT TAMPA
LATE THIS MORNING
Secretary and His Party Will Reach
Cuba Tomorrow, Where the In
surgents Are Still Busy.

terprise. Three bridges have been
destroyed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21

New York World: Instead of study
ing how 10 get the coal burned men
have been figuring for years on how
long the supply would last. The latest
geological estimate gave the mines a
life of a hundred years more. And
now comes nature with another of her
little jokes. Freshly discovered anthra-
cite fields in the Heckscheryille valley,
Pennsylvania. add millions of tons to
the available supply. The use of gas
for fuel has greatly increased within
a quarter of a century The consump-
ton of soft coal has been doubling ev-
cry decade. Both of these circumstan-
ces act for the saving of hard coal. In
addition there have been wonderful
Erowths in the field of applied electri-
city and there is in present evidence
an increasing return to the use of wa
ter power-of natures white COAL
Man has anticipated. perhaps. he will
make unnecessary, the exhaustion of
the mines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21

The death of Russell Sage brings
into the financial world a new figure.
He is Charles W. Osborne. a quiet I'M
ostentatiOus little old man who was
for years Sage's cashier on a salary of
5000 a year. As one of his executors
now he will get fees that will run in
the hundred thousands. and as eXecu-
tive head of the money-lending bust
ness of his money-hOarding master be
fore him he will have financiers kOw-
towing TO him daily. He is now in his
9th year. rather slender man of
about the average height His head is
surmoun.ed by an aureole of snow
white hair. and he wears a mustache
which has also taken on the frost of
age. But his complexion is rudy and
his eyes have a way OF sparkling. None
who knows him ever remembers to
have seen him when he did not have d
smile and a pleasant word.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21
Wheeler for Con gress.

The democrats of the Fifteenth con-
gressional district assembled in con-
vention last week in Quincy, nominated
Y. y. Wheeler. editor of the Quincy
Journal. for congress. The democrats
of the Fifteenth district wanted good
candidate, they needed a winning can
didate. and to get such candidate
they had TO choose a wideawake. gen
timely democratic and public-spiriteG
candidate, and when they picked II. n.
Wheeler. they picked such man.
True. the majority of the voters OF
the district have been voting republic
can more by force of habit than any
thing else. but in the candidacy of H.
y. Wheeler they must recognize an OPP
portunity to turn over new leaf and
to do something for their country and
themselves. BY rallying to the support
of Mr.. Wheeler and sending him to con-
sress. they will benefit congress and
the district and incidentally recognize
the merit of a man who is more than
worthG of such recognition. and whose
character and ability assure the dis
trict of splendid public service in the
interests of all the people of the dis
trict
In his address thanking the conven-
ton for his nomination, Mr. Wheeler
said: Two years ago, when every
thing came TO us wrong end TO and bot
tom side up. George w. Prince led
Meredith Walker in this district by
over 1880 votes. In 1900, when demo-
cracy was again divided. Mr. McKin-
ley led Mr. Bryan by 1900 votes in the
five counties which now constitute this
congressional district. In 1896, when
the democracy was still worse divided,
Mr. Mckinley led Mr.. Bryan in the five
counties constituting this district. by
500 votes. But in 1892. when demo-
crazy was at peace with itself and dem
ocrats were fighting shoulder to Shout
der. Harrison led Cleveland in the
fye counties constituting this district
by only 1850 votes. And that vote
Of 1892. | consider a much truer test
Of the relative strength of the leading
parties in this district than was the
vote of 1904--a much truer test
In nominating Mr. Wheeler the dem
ocrats of the district have performed a
service to the district
and if the district don't do the right
thing. it cannot be charged that the
democrats did not nominate the right
man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21
Then and Now.

During Colonel John SobieskTs lee
ture on My Army Life" before the
opening session of the Knox county
prohibition chautauqua at Galesburg
last week, the old warrior had occasion
10 refer TO his experiences in the city
of Washington in the stirring ante-bel-
Ium days. He named several of the
distinguished members of the United
States senate at that time, commencing
with Charles Sumner of Massachusetts,
and concluding for Illinois with:
Stephen A Douglas and Lyman Trum-
buIl-Oh my. what a distance! 1t may
be that l am a little oldfashioned, but
it seems as though we then made SEN
ators by hand and now they make them
by machine
His audience appreciated the point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21
Railroads at Home and Abroad.

Last year the railroads of Great Brit
ain and Ireland transported over one
billion passengers and only killed %
and injured 500. In American only
three-cuarters of billion passengers
were carried, but we killed 1000 and
injured $4,000 In medicine it is i'm
possible TO make comparisons because
there is no other remedy in the same
class with the famous HostetterS
Stomach Bitters. 1t has been first and
foremost for 50 years. and its record of
cures has been so wonderful that we
doubt if anyone will ever be able to
make a better remedy to take its place
Try it for poor appetite, insomnia, fiat
ulency. bloating. liver or kidney ills,
dyspepsia, Indigestion, cramps, diar-
rhoea or malaria, fever and ague. The
genuine has our private stamp over
the neck of the bottle. Refuse all
others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21
RED OR GREEN.
Color Troubles of the Color Blind
Poet, whittier.

Color Troubles OF the Color Blind
Poet. whittier.
1t Is well known that the poet Whit.
tier was color blind and unable to dis
tinguish red from green. He once
bought for himself n necktie which he
supposed to he of modest and suit
able olive tint and wore 1t once. He
never wore it again, for his friends
soon made him aware that it offended
against the traditional quietness of
costume enjoined alike by the habits
of the Friends and by his own taste.
The tie was of flaming scarlet.
On another occasion, when he found
a little girl in distress on account of
n new gown, made over from her elder
sisters. which was not becoming to
her coloring and complexion, he tried
10 console her.
Il wouldn't mind what a rude boy
says about it, Mary" he said kindly.
''Thee looks very we'll indeed in it.
like an Dread, Mary, dressed all in
green"
Unfortunately, Mary was not dressed
in green. She was red haired, and her
dress was red. That was the trouble.
Once, on a day in mid March, when
out walking with Friend and deeply
engaged in conversation, Mr.. Whittier
approached too near for safety to Il
place where blasting was going on.
The danger signal was shown, but
neither Friend noticed it until a work
man. violently waving his arms and
shouting, leaped before them and
warned them back.
Il didn't see the flag at ALL" said
Mr. Whittler's companion.
Il saw It," rejoined the poet. with
a twinkle In his eye but 1 thought it
was in honor of st. Patrick. Thee
knows my defect. 1 can't tell Erin
from explosions except by the harp"
Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21

The only woman in the United States
said to be the actual operating head OF
big textile fabric manufacturing fac
tory is Miss Elizabeth f. Bolt of Wake
field. Miss The goods manufactured
are stockings. Miss Bolt understands
her work thoroughly, having been a
mill girl herself. She started her fac
tory on small scale. but now EN-
pIoys over 100 men and women, who
turn out about 60 dozen pairs of stock
ings daily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21
General Fred D. Grant has a favorite

General Fred d. Grant has favorite
story illustrating his famous fathers
aptness in summarizing a situation in
a few words. He says that Mrs Grant
once asked her husband to discharge
their old coachman, VINO had again
made a botch OF some simple errand.
We'll. mother" replied the hero of APP
pomattox. ''if John could do everything
you wanted him to do and do il right
he would not have to be our coach
man"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21

Professor Tyler, of Amherst college
said recently: "a man can live com
fortably without brains; no man ever
existed without a digestive system. The
dyspeptic has neither faith, hope or
charity" Day by day people realize
the importance OF caring for their di.
gestion; realize the need of the use OF
a little corrective after overeating. A
corrective like Kodol For Dyspepsia
1t digests what you eat. Sold by ali
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21

The promise of enormous crops is.
according to the republican theory, en-
tirely due TO the prosperity caused by
tariff fostered trust taxation. If the
crops were poor and business was dull
why Of course it would be the fault Of
the democrats disturbing business by
demanding tariff reform
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21
HIS Exact Meaning.

Bellefield-What did you mean by
saying that Spitfins was u man of rare
That isn't the way in
which he is usually regarded. Bloom
field mean that his CLEANS of intelli-
gence are so far apart as to be very
rare indeed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-21

Secretary Shaw is said to be in a di-
lemma because the treasury cant sup
ply small coins and notes. Surely he
can find some one who will exchange
two little ones for Il big one?