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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-31
CHANGES IN
MINISTRY

s. Petersburg, Aay . Il ) mmor.
q thls afternoon that Premier Gore.
mfkln haa resigned and heon sueoead
e 81 shlpoif Of Moscow. e IS alao
reported that Primes nnapi. fbfmes
assistant = the mlnIster1f TIE lnte-
flaf. las beam appolnted minister of
tie InIeIIok
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-31

0rlno Laxative Fruit syrup Is lsesf
Tor women and children. is mild
action and pseaait taste makes IL
preferable q violent puNatly0s, such
"a pills. tablets, etc 0et tie ho0k lsl
ana q sample II oflno d
A. T. Owens
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-31

Guide Ilarlln, Introducing and dis
posing.
joe Vint0n, assault % kill
Edward IIarlin, murder
Laura Hurley, murder
Roy Wilhanks, burglary and larce.
n.y.
Grady Mitchell and Ciaud Hurd
larceny and receiving stolen property
Rufus Erwin. Sid Fletcher and Es-
erett Van Wrinkle, burglary and lar.
ceny.
VI f. poan, introducing and Dis.
posing, SIX counts
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Mn. s. Joyee.lo sulllsaQ So
Ilafamonf. \ H., writes About &
year ago bouRlss tuo bottles Of
feley's Kidney Cure Il cured me of
q severe ease 81 kldrax trouble ol
several years standing II certainly
is : eIand. good medicine. aud /
heartily recommend H. A. 7. "a.
ems.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-31

THURSDAY guNE ].
s. Kelly and Alvin CFoucll larceny
and receiving stolen property.
George Whitewater, earnal knowl-
edge.
Noah williams. larceny.
VII Townsend eafnal knowledge
Fred ana John CakeF. dIspasine.
Bert BIZ. disturbing peace aIld wear
Inz weapon.
Bert Blythe and alIe Brown. larceny
ana zsesizlne stolen property
Blunt Maffln laEeeng.
chris Werner. larceny and Feeels'
Ine stolen property. tHo counts
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wnDNfsDAY, srNHa

sam Ridenhonr permitting prison
ef 20 escape
Morris knight, assault e kill
VIII Rogers, assault 70 xii.
Iienfy Gaines, disturbing peace.
Wiley Barnes murder.
Maud pufnal, polygamy.
Waiter Spence. wearing weapon and
disturbing worship.
Boone Woodall. dlsposlue.
Ben Cheaters. larceny and receiving
stolen property.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-31
Quiet Today In Ohio.

Smlthfeld. 0hla. Mar q 4 night
O. eoualNuI alarms aud Wild FamuFz aE
tie Plum Kun mite Was followed 81
E siaF Fl apparent peace lolIaf
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-31

Hoe ean you afford 60 - Without ~
Associated Press weekly papaf when
TIE Jhleltaln can II secured lof ~
months fof 3 eensaduflnE lls lmrkaln
week
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-31

u sou claim citizenship rights and
are not en the rolls 81 have business
before Tie Interior Department, pFlis
Immediately - VI " Wright. regis
tefed attorney Cofconn BLDG. Wash
ingtuii. Il. g. r.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-31

The person sho disturbed tha con.
Trugatlon lasi Sunday hg continually
coughing 4 requested ~ bur 4 battie
Of fulef 'sIloneg aud Taf.
a. 7. OeeuA
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-31

funa lithfg 10th uill = li.e Weekly
ChIeilalns 8 bargain da5s aulsnfIrE lea
FecalFAd during this Nnez 81 si.A xefv
% rate e g eaass pef fozI.
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TUESDAY, tuNK ~
J. G Jenkins. introducing and dis.
posing
~ V MeIauiels Introducing and
dispoSing.
Lee Taylor. assault % klll.
Arthur Williams. lalse pretenseS.
Frank Andrews carnal knowlesiEe
Bud Cunnof. iniroaueiug
IN. Vica, introducing
WEDNESDAY, JrNE 81
,. II. Hood. removing m0fteagc3
property
Fannie Johnson. larecny. ans re-
moving stolen property
luhnuY Jumper de.
Rather Frog a.
Jim Ballard, aiding pTisoueg 70 ~
CAPE
Dave Nafney, assault % ALL
william Todd. cutting timber
Newton Marsh, mnfdef
rHpaspAY, ftNN iA
d Cass. larceny
W. A. Majors, carnal knoWlease ard
abuse. counts.
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MONDAY, 5uNKIL

MONDAY, 3uNK II.
y. G. Elliott, cutting fence.
Tom lourdAn. robbery
l., r Cas-. larceny, and receiving
stc,sn property, two counts
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CRIMINAL DOCKET
Iune Term United States Court
Sitting al vInlta

NANNAHff tAN& - tta7 D%Ntt VIVA tt"tt"f
and the civil docket VIII be announced
hi q few days The criminal docket
is OF abont the average length There
are several important murder trials,
however. that slll consume much
time. Court viii be presided over by
Judge j. A. GIN and Judge L. n
Parker, who will divide the time be-
tween them.
The complete docket Is As follows
MONDAY, JuNEi.
+. G. stanton, false pretenSes
Jesse Rowe, false pretenses, larceny
and embelzicment.
NJ. II. Kennedy, removing property
on which there existed a lien.
Charles Andrews, malicious mis-
chief.
l. II. Mayheld, dispOsing two
counts
Sam Davis, illegal cohabitat!on and
adultery.
Ed. Ballard. assault 10 rape.
Charles = Bogar, introducing aud
dlsposing, three counts.
John Terrell assault 20 slll.
NJ. r. Chapman and ]. Z. Briggs,
Introducing and disposing three
counts.
]. L. Michael, Introducing
W j. Harrison, gaming aud mAln-
tanning a gaming house
Clay Tittle, gaming,
40 Steiget, wearing a weapon
Elias Richardson. wearing Weap.
on.
j. N Fuser Introducing
Claude ketchum introducing
L. ]. Johnson, Introducing
Josh Martin, false pretenses
silas Longhoae, assault aud battery.
John Ballard introducing.
Mandy Wickett, larceny
VIII Barber gamiug
Jim Brice.
John trump,
Blll ilitsoa.
Eddie nell.
Chas Blackburn, "
Chas. Freeman,
Asa Freeman.
Bert Iandrum
Dave Dlrks,
Frank Ross
Harry Landum,
Babb Glass
Ike Glass,
Ed. Glbbs.
Hank Martin.
Lnm Rotand,
Rabe Hacker,
John Sharp,
John Williams
EdGlbhs. maintaining gaming house.
Hank Martin. maintaining gaming
house.
Frank HSu.ant introducing and
dlsposlng.
r. Z. Gates. Introducing
}. If. T0lbeFt. introducing.
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THE MARKETS
Daily Report Of Current Prices
In vlnlsa


Quotations fafui.hei - ~ Vmlis
rudace company
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GRAIN

fally grain market quotations faf
nisiscd b the Frisco NH %
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-31

EdGib1s. maintaining gaming house.
Hank Martin. maintaining gaming
house
Frank ftEueai introducing and
dIsp0slng
r. Z. Gates. Introducing
}. #. TolbeFt, introducing.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
WORST OF THE BURDEN.
This Tired Woman Was Obliged to
Run Her Husband AZ Well a.
the Farm.

= was recently riding along a hot,
dusty road" said a cyclist according to
the New York Press, land becoming
tired and thirsty stopped at farm
house for rest and drink OF water.
As l slipped the cold, refreshing liquid
the woman Of the house, who had five
children playing about her. was COM
planning of being overworked.
"I run this here whole farm she
said, in tone which indicated that
she was ready to resign.
"'How many acres have your In
quired.
ga hundred and forty-20 in wheat.
go In corn, 10 In medder and paster an
the balance in woods
SCOT any stock?'
"'Ten head of cattle, six hogs and
work critters for the place.
"'And you run the whole business7'
"'Indeed do; every hide and hair OF
IT, she sighed.
"'Don't you hire some help?'
"'Of course; but faint hired help
that takes the load often ones body
Haven't you got husband 2 asked,
sympathettically.
~'Yes, she responded, very slowly:
but have to run him. too"
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
LIVED IN MIRROR PALACE.
Prodtgal Russian Who souaudersA n
Vast Fortune IL 8snt to
Insane Asylum.

From Tomsk comes = curious history
Of a modern Narcfsus. His name Id vlad-
imir Yevtor tmoh, the son Of one Of the
richrs, merchants in Russia. After
spenG ~ millions OF rubles in all sor,s
Of TOO -, aats he retired II ?rmek wi h
u co"s'Gsrabie fortune in his ha"ts 10
bought II wooded hill in TIE. n "Hhrr.
hood and on the summit 4; II bni't 4
glass palace One OF the la,'s hs
rpcIns is y mirror hall. in - va'is.
roof ano i,cor are formed ~ - ,i,r-
rors Ia rhe fnidf'e u, the sr!l +tvt OLE
imoff had Il throne erected which re-
volved Oh pivot like \ piano stool.
Here be- woull sit for hours, turning
backward and forward and admirir &
himself in the mirrors. Gorgeous rot =
were in q neighboring room. and In (,
course Of the day he would change .
garments 4 score of times. His ll-
miration of himself In the mirrors was
sometimes varied BY y elaborate bs :
Quets;- to which, only women were in-
vited, and which are- said to. have re-
sembled the Thracian mysteries. They
were att,rsd =. B.s"cbantev ard he. pre-
siG7r. crn"rst wtfs rose. - nve We: .
he squandered I Hdn.no rnh(es and 10
now In an asylum for the insane.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
MENDINo FIRE BRICKS
Durable Cement That WIN Hon %,
Years Nay Be KAde 80.
at Home.

There are few things more unsatis-
factory than modern IRE Innings. The
fire bricks are easily cracked and some
times last only few months. when they
ought to last for years. 1t is a great
mistake to allow the IRE bricks to get
into bad condition. There is an iron
plate back of the fire bricks in every
stove. but this is easily burned through.
and it costs large sum to replace 1t;
therefore. cracks in the IRE bed of the
stove should be mended at once and bad
~ broken bricks should be replaced. -.
i, A durable cement for cracked IRE
bricks can be made at home. and will
hold the cracked bricks together for
several years. Mix equal quantities of
powdered soapstone, which may be pur-
chased from any druggist. and common
salt together. and add. enough water
to make paste. The mixture hardens
very rapidly after 1t Is put on, and as
the soapstone is freproof 1t makes q
lasting cement. Pumice stone is some
times substituted for the soapstone, but
Goes not last as we'll. In case Of an
emergency, equal parts Of salt and fine
ly sifted ashes mixed to a stiff paste will
make suitable temporary cement, and
will last until something more dura-
bler can be obtained.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
SOLDIER A BAD HUSBAND.
More Military Men Than Those Of
Any Other Class Are
Divorced.

Divorces In the United States are on
the increase, according to figures pub
lished by the census bureau. The latest
show that f,ve out OF every 1000 men
married are living In state OF divorce.
The census returns tisprove the theory
that early marriage leads oftenest to
divorce. A note Of warning is also
sounded to women who persist In mar
rying men Of the rowing class. who enter
on matrimony late in life. and for the
guidance Of those who ought to know 1t
Is figured out In cold and passionless
statistics OF Just what classes OF en-
ployment men are most frequently seen
in the divorce courts. Census figures on
divorce reveal the relative fc' Ieness Of
men according to their 'cl!c"'-~ N l'fe.
This table. based nm trr rur'' se"' a. 20.
divorced out OF every lrc rer-'ed.
showed come interesting "'''. ,'lenus.
Soldiers. marines and sa''ors 4: hos
tiers. IS: actors. II: agricul "r"l In bor-
ers. Is: bartenders. ls; ser"-nts and
walters. 10: woodchoppers ~: must
clans and teachers OF music ~: stock
raissrs. herders and drovers. 10: photog-
raphers. 10: paper changers N: BARRIERS
and hairdressers. 9: lumbermen and
raftmen. 3: clock and watch makers and
fspairsrs. .: painters. glasisrs and var
nishers. ..
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
American Archery,

The practice of archery as pastime
has been popular in England ever since
tho days of its greatest glory, when
Robin Hood. the bold outlaw and mas.
Ter bowman. and his merry clan roam.
ID through the glades and glens OF the
kings woods where the game did
most abound" as freebooters and
troublers of the realm. OF course. says
Albert Rankin Clark. in Recreation.
archery has never fourished in mod.
ern times with that vigor which is dis
played when the bow held the su.
premacy among weapons of warfare.
but 1t has yet. and always will have.
many ardent promoters. and when the
present popular instruments OF recre.
alton are but museum relics. the twang
Of the bowstring and the swift flight
Of the feathered shaft will still possess
theiR fascination for the human race.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
TENANT sEsrs LANDLORD.
ob3ssts 70 Children 10 Renter 0Akes
Out Lease in Name Of Child, Re-
versing Conditions.

Landlords in Paris are becoming day
by day more absurd in the restrictions
they put on their tenants. Some will
not allow u dog to- be kept: others will
not permit any pet whatever. and some
even will not allow children to be in the
house. A clever individual has Just
managed, however. to overcome this last
objection. He had seen an apartment
he liked ard well knowing that the land
lord objected to children. he said moth
ing Of the existence of his only child.
boy Of two years Of age. but simply
had the lease made out In the infants
name. When he came with his family to
take possession the proprietor flew into
. passion and objected most strongly to
the baby.
pardon me-" replied the astute dip
Iomas!st. but 1t is my child and not my
self who GAS hired the apartment. You
have made NO objection to his asking
his parents to stay with him. So here
We are!"
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
EXPECTS sTRANoEs VISION.
Distinguishsd War Artist Mas oussr
Dream and Constantly Expects
Its Fulhllmsnt.

Friends Of distinguished. war artist
now In Manchuria are said to be taking
an almost uncanny interest in his re-
turn from the scene CT war. 1t rises out
of strange, story told by the artist him
self Years before the artist began his
long record Of campaigns he was out
walking along quiet square in his ma
tive city when. looking down. he sud-
denly saw a pool Of blood on the pave
meut. Instantly. the story goes. from
the shock OF the sight. he went of into .
sort Of trance. He was on bleak plain.
running for his life from three pursuing
horsemen. He, saw their faces, knew
that his Efforts to escape were hope
less and then 4 swift blade descended
and cut of his head. After that he came
to himself and resumed his walk, but he
had always conviction that this vision
forebcded the manner OF his death.
Once during campaign in the soudan.
when the British square was broken he
was pursued It was with relief that he
recognized that the mounted pursuers
were not his men. the men Of the vision.
He wonders still when he will meet
them.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
DESIRE GROWS FLOWERS.
One Can Have Them Evsryvhsrs tas
Year Through BY Uang
Determination.

From Ottawa to Tampa. on preei-
pics or plain. you can succeed with
flowers I" clay or sand. In parching
sci' or swamp or nnnd. declares Coun-
try 1ife All you need IL desire, de-
ter "''o- md discrimination. Be-
fore the leaves appear Won can have
flowers c'den-bells. spice bush. shad-
bu~A 'nd many other shrubs;
snn'"'ror'. "rocuses. ,hyacinths. tulips
r'"".c' ~" previous autumn; ane-
nc-" h'~~'-oot helleborp. md other
hsrd'' rer"nnials.. All through the
summer Won can have flowers any
WIZ -"~--whe-e-herb, shrub. tree,
Are '~or' ~ the autumn you can
have f'o'~ --+-,lvs.um. golden-rod,
Iceland ropn-.. rhrrs-,themum Even
the b'-e spots under trees. where
Their = dense shade and no moisture,
car no covered with periwink'e or
Crrc"t-" Charlie. OF course. you do
VOW "'rt. too. You cannot leave
rv~-'-'''-~ 10 nature Ru' v you are
fn' 90" In such thin md really
.cnre -H-' viii nndoubt div succeed.
And me greater the difficulties you
overcome. the greater will be your
delight!
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
OKLAHOMA BUFFALO RANCH
Success Of "Pawnee Bill" In Raising
the Nearly Exterminated
Animals.

Some three or four years ago Pawnee
Bill bought up all the loose buffalo OBJ
tainable and declared that he would
raise buffalo meat for the market. The
buffalo ranch has been success, as
there is now large bunch Of as fine
young buffalo as ever was seen being
cornfed. and they will be slaughtered
and shipped east for the holiday trade.
reports the Pawnee Courier-Dispatch
An experiment of crossing the bufIa-
10 with Galloway cattle will be made,
which should bring an animal far sur.
passing the genuine buffalo. as the
Galloway animal Is of itself very hand
some. with q long silky coat and a
kindly disposition. which should tenn
per the fiery disposition of the genuine
buffalo, as well as improve the color
of the robe. The average price per
pound of buffalo meat Is about $l25-
the loin and short ribs bringing sl.5o
per pound-while the plate and stew
bring one dollar. The robe brings ST.,
the head. when mounted, readily bring
SIS to $3.50 each. according to size and
quality. Both the heads and robes are
very handsome when taken at this sea-
son of the year, as they then have
their heavy winter coat.
Oklahoma in years past was the par
adise Of the buffalo. Here is where the
heaviest growths of buffalo grass are
found. which to the. buffalo is equal to
the richest timothy to our domestic
animals. Pawnee Bill's ranch lies In
the heart Of this excellent range. and
he has proved beyond doubt that I've
buffalo can be raised for slaughter at
q proat.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
TIE VERY OLDEST VESSEL.
Probably Still in Service
in England.

Speaking OF the life of ships the
other day. George F. Sproule, secretary
Of the board of port wardens. said
about the Oldest vessel he knows OF is
the True Love. which II she is afioat
to-day is l49 years old. says the Phil
adelphia Record.
The True Love was built In this city
in 1864 and though she was only 96
feet and eight inches long, and of 26
feet beam, she was the largest ship
that had been in these waters up to
that time. She sailed from this port
In 1765, and did not return until 1873,
when she was 100 years old. She same
In with load of cryolite from Ivi.tut,
Greenland. Then she sailed again and
was no longer heard OF until discovered
In 1899 In the Thames river. England
where shorn of her glory, she was and
possibly still is doing service as a coal
barge.
There was a proposal among ship
ping men here to purchase her and
bring her over as relic of bygone
days and honest workmanship, but it
never came to anything.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
vNoER THE SCIENTIFIC BAN
01ehi1g safe 10 Hat and Mrs. ooods
Nt1e u Afraid 10 0seve
Anything.

She had Just attended . meeting Of The
Pure Substenance society, at nich the
learned Prof. 6carem had taIAt- III food
adulteration. relates ebs Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
mo. George" she said, Il can't siNo
you any coffee for dinner"
And why not?''
Because dear. It 10 adulterated with
chicory. pea bulls and wheat middiings.s
at is. Ell! Who says SOL"
prof. Scarem. He knows all about It.
You should have seen him when he
showed us what cream Of tartar IS really
made Of. Nothing but plaster and phos-
phate Of lime"
well. don't want any cream Of tar
tar Haven't you got some kind OF jelly
on the taller"
Jelly, George! Oh, couldn't think
OF giving you jelly. OF course. you don't
know that most of the jellies are made
from the refuse of dried apple iactories.
They consist OF starch paste sWeetened
with glucose colored with coal tar dye,
favored with chemicals and preserved
with salicylic acid"
"You don't say sol"
1i tits true. George. every word Of It.
And most of the favoring extracts. such
~ lemon. orange and vanilla. are poison
Gus. being 80 per cent. wood alcohol.
That's what we use for seasoning-A
deadly poison like that
We'll It's mercy any Of " are alive.
Anything eise!" ,
"Oh, yes, dear. The professor gives u
another talk tomorrow In which he
will in'o";r IFS how poisc nous tea IL. and
milk, nd meats. ard brf adj"
well say will yon eli me just what
there is on the menu ts,' T. safe 20 eat?''
Eyes. George. The professor .nNr that
fresh vegetables are usually pure. But
our grocer seems to be always out OF
them"
Never mind. my dear. I won't be
home tomorrow night I'm going to the
club to get something to eat"
why. George!"
Eyes, my dear. It may argue poor
taste on my part. but I'd rather die BY
slow poison than starve 10 death"
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
x.id and the Dtspensarv.

u o Commonly supposed that the
persons who use the public d1spen-
sAries cannot afford to pay a doctor
II the dispensary statistics are large
then Ut Is thought) the number out Of
work Is very great. This is not fair
inference. A large number of the pa
irons Of dispensaries are poor. bu,
large number are not At Johns Hop
kins hospital a story is told Of a WON.
m, who. after being treated. finrornn
In the dispensary as there amt ~
further, madam" young ID ~
asked "Oh. NO; I'm just waiting till
they've treated m1 maid."-World's
Woa1k
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
QUEER WAYS OF cHINAMEM
Some Customs Of the Cslsstials That
Are Different from Those
Of Other Races.

The ways Of the Chinaman are very
much different from hc,e o. Any other
nation, says writer N ihe ...n IS City
Star. will tell ,uu n lew OIL t.t IA:
When two or more friends meet they
their trlenLs.
The man wears the dress and the wom-
an wears he trousers.
In wal u. they never keep step.
:. At their a:+als the; nj! their mouths
full land tnen begin TALKING.
~ 1ffrriI " tessert Of any kind n On the
table ! = e,t that first.
The CT. ainsn hiss ~ many wives ~
he can AFFORD to buy. and the more be
pays for them the more he Is looked up
to.
A Chinaman always buys his wife.
and II he has not the money to buy the
one he wants he must buy . cheaper
one
h Chinaman never walks beside his
wife or sweetheart: he wake in front
and she follows him.
It takes q ChinAman about . week to
get married.
A very common wedding present y .
coffin.
II Chinaman commits a crime for
which his head II to be cut of he some
times hires another Chinaman to take
his place.
II chinamAn commits a crime and
gets w. they sometimes take his son
or Fr7- rs~n md he pays the penalty
Of his -ri.t, :orefathers.
l have, NJ proof Of the last two state
mentr, ~ y Ia told br people who know
thai . = -. commonly done
Chin :? ~oof place for Chinaman.
frr'" = '-r"' plsce for an indian Japan
Is ~ - 'nr the Japs. AID tho Philip
pts GOOD rl,re for the Goo Goo.
b. "r-- Is rre country 'he' beats them
: - where Won don'' hive to be
thi- ~ ether the man hehird YOU Ia
tn - lnife in you or not, and
ts,' 80 is-your country, my coun-
try. and Gcd's country.
The Meeker herald., 1906-07-07
MILLIONS ARE UNCLAIMED.
Great Fund Lies Dormant in England
Awaiting Missing 0wnsrs-
Negligence the Cause.

The funds In oficial custody In Eng
land awaiting claimants amount to an
enormous sum. During the recent par
liamentAry session questions were
asked ~ to these unclaimed deposits.
and several returns on the subject have
been made. The total balances In the
hands Of the paymaster general were
S273,6l2.30 on February 28. 1908. In
the chancery division . large portion
Of this great fund is dormant. but a.
. fund Is not considered as unclaimed
until 1t has not been Adjudicated by the
court for IL years. the proportion due
to missing owners cannot be estimated.
but IL an enormous amount Many per-
sons are negligent in collecting govern
ment securities and dividends. or have
died without leaving heirs who have
demanded the funds. The balance OF
government stock and dividends un-
claimed for ten years in the hands Of
the national debt commissioners on
March 81. 1904, was $13.912.005. The
government has taken over $1,000. 600
Of this fund for current expenses. Sim
liar appropriations Of these unclaimed
funds were made by the government In
1891 and 1908. and In 1863 Gladstone
cancelled not less than SIS 600 900 OF the
unclaimed stock. A large estate. $780,
900. that of Mrs. Helen Blake, reverted
to the crown in 1883 in default OF
claimants who were able to prove their
right to the estate.