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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10
A PLUNGER
President StensIand
Bet Heavily on the
Races

Chicago. Aug l0-Another sensa-
tIonal memorandum book came to
ligh1 last night during the examIna-
tion OF Cashier Herring Of the wrecked
Milwaukee Avenue State bank 1t
showed THAT President Stensland ia
company with coterie OF friends, was
heavy plunger on the races In one
instance SIS, 1000 was bet to win $780,
0O0 This bet was won, but there are
lots Of losings to Offset this big win
ming
Herring admitted taking 81 900 from
the paying teller's drawer putting
the money on slip and charging il to
the account Of mythical "Umbach. ("
Herring was arrested yesterday az.
ternoon two hours after he had ain
nounced he would give himself up.
He was taken at once to the ONCE Of
the chief OF police where he was given
a Thorough examination as to his
knowledge Of President Stensland's
mismanagement Of the institution.
Herring declared that he did not Know
where President stensland was and
had had no communication with him
for over week. The cashier stren-
uously denied the charge that he,
himself, was partly responsible for
the failure Of the bank. Herring main
tains that II he is guilty Of breaking
tile banking laws Of Illinois, Presidenu
Stensland IS responsible, as Herring
in his examination declared ne never
benefited a single dollar by President
Stensland's peculiar system Of bank
ing
The Chicago Title and Trust COM
pany at II o'clock last night was ap-
pointed receiver Of The personal estate
Of President Stensland which is vail
ued at so00,000- Tie appointment
was made by Bankruptcy Referee
Eastman, on a petition Of three Of
the creditors. 1t was feared that be-
cause Of Stensland's fight from Chi
cago he would transfer his estate and
defeat his creditors.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10
VERY IMPORTANT
Council Has Much Pressing
Business to Transact
Tonight

The city council will meet tonight,
at the call of Mayor Shanahan. There
is much important business to be
transacted, and for the good Of the
city it is hoped that the meeting will
be held. Probably the most important
matter to be settled now is the ques-
tion Of street paving and sidewalk
building. The thirty days allowed
for the construction Of sidewalks on
Canadian and Delaware avenues and
Thompson street and Of paving
on Illinois avenue and Wilson
street has elapsed. and the work is
still undone. The council must pro
vide for the issue Of script against the
property and for the letting Of a con-
tract for the work.
There are several sidewalk petitions
to be acted upon, and the question Of
a high school should be taken up. The
service rendered by the light com
pany will probably be investigated,
aud there are many matters Of minor
Importance.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10

Katy Wreck Near Wag.
oner Adds to that
Roads Woes

The Katy is experiencing the truth
of the old adage that it never rains
but it pours. As if the trouble at the
Canadian river bridge were not
enough, freight wreck near Leiiast-
ia, few miles north of Wagner,
shortly before noon today tied up the
Cherokee division most effectually.
The wreck was caused by soft track
due to the recent rains. There is a
bit of marshy ground where the acci-
dent happened, and the tracks were
probably undermined. The train
went into the ditch, blocking the
tracks, but no one was injured.
The flyer, which did not reach vi
nita till shortly after noon, was de-
toured over the Frisco, and the fast
mail which had left for the south on
time, had to be brought back to this
place and sent out on the Frisco. The
tracks will hardly be cleared before
morning. The wrecking train passed
through here from Parsons shortly
after 3 o'clock
The recent rains took out every
bridge across the Canadian river in
both Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
The Frisco bridge at Francis and
and the Katy bridge at Wirth both
went out, demoralizing service on
both roads.
The Frisco expects to put its bridge
in commission again today, the work
of building trestles for that part Of
the bridge that was swept away hav-
ing been pushed with all possible
speed.
1t had been expected that the Katy
trains could use the Wirth bridge to-
day: but the break was found to be
worse than at first anticipated. About
], 200 feet Of track was washed out,
and much of the remaining track is in
poor shape. 1t is possible, however,
with good luck, that the bridge can
be used tonight
Meantime service on both roads is
very irregular. No train from the
south on the Katy is within four or
five hours Of being on time. Last
evenings flyer did not get in until
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10

If the confession of Mrs. Minnie
Connor is true, then another revolt
ing state Of affairs has been uncovered,
Mrs. Connor, who is in jail on the
charge Of numbering her husband,
Ebenezer Connor, yesterday afternoon
confessed to the guards at the federal
jail, and afterwards repeated her con-
fession in substance before Commits
sioner Farrar, that Sam Anderson
killed Connor, with her assistance, in
order that she and Anderson might
live together
Mrs. Connor is "A years old, a full
blood Quapaw. Her husband was
somewhat older than she, and Sene-
ca. They were married some ten
yearago, she says, and lived eight
miles north of Grove, mile and a
half from Tiff City. A son, Willie,
five years old, lived with them
According to the woman's story,
she and Sam Anderson, who is her
sisters husband, have been intimate
for some time. Last week Connor
caught them in a compromising sit
nation, and quarrel ensued, (which
led to the decision on the part Of
Anderson and Mrs Connor to kill
Connor III order that they might live
together. The crime was carried out
AS planned on last Friday night. An
5aerson came into the house after
Connor had gone to bed, and while
Mrs. Coanor held her husband, Ander-
son beat out his brains with an ak.
Anderson then disappeared, and
Mrs. Counor went to the home Of her
mother, taking with her her son, who
had been awakened by the noise Of
Connor's murder. Anderson, she
says, told her to pretend to be crazy,
and she therefore told her parents
that she had killed her husband, and
pretended to them and to the com
missioner at Miami that she had lost
her senses. The guards at the jail,
however, say that she appears to be
as bright as the average, and talks
freely TO them.
When She was taken before Com
missioner Farrar yesterday afternoon,
immediately after she had told her
full story at The jail, she began her
recital all right, but soon became
stubborn at the commissioners Ques-
tions and refused to say much. She
did admit, However, the main facts as
outlined above, though she stated at
the close of her testimony that she
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10
Senate Investigating Com.
mittee Will Make First
Stop in Vinita

committee will come to thiscountry to
find out just what conditions are like,
and they will be here long enough to
discover 1t will be up to the people;
If we can't show them. the exact status
of affairs, then we had better ac-
knowledge that we are wrong and
the secretary right. Most of the sena-
tors are western men, who can sympa-
thize with the trials OF those who are
building new country.
Viniua is especially fortunate in
being 50 situated as to secure the
first visit of the distinguished states
men. This city should begin at once
to make plans for their proper recep-
tion, and also to impress upon their
minds very definitely just what it is
that this city and the surrounding
country wants. The committees at
titude towards the whole territory
Will be determined more or less by
their ,Se1sption in Vinita, their first
stop, and sherefore considerable re-
sponsibility attaches to this city
And vinita must put her best foot
forward.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10
FACT
Concerning Dartmouth College,
Originally an Indian Mis-
sion School.

Rev. w. H. Dunkle, who takes a
great interest in all historical ques.
tions has just dug up an interesting
fact 1t is that Daniel Webster, the
great defender Of the constitution,
was educated Ia an old Indian mission
school. Webster, as IS we'll known, ii
one Of the early graduates OF Dart.
mouth college, but it is not so gener-
allyknown that Dartmouth was origin.
ally an Indian school.
Rev. Eliezer Wheelock, a graduate
of Yale, was settled as first pastor OF
the church at Lebanon Crank, Conn
He became greatly interested there in
the question Of the education OF the
Indian, and one Of his parishioners,
Joshua Moore, gave land and 500
pounds for school, which was known
as Moore's Indian Charity school, Of
which Wheelock was both president
and faculty.
Among the first pupils at the school
was Mohegan, Sampson Occom, who
developed into a brilliant student.
He was converted and ordained a
Presbyterian minister. He is the
author Of hymn still sung by Chris
tan churches, beginning, "Awaked
by Sinai's awful sound.
Occom became greatly interested in
the work of the mission school where
he had been graduated, and finally
went to England with a companion
named Whitaker. There they inter-
ested the Earl OF Dartmouth in the
work Of Mr. Wheelock, and Dart
mouth gave 10000 pounds to the
school and secured a charter for.
from George III. 1t was therefore re-
named Dartmouth college and moved
from Lebanan Crank to Hanover, N.
H.. its present location. Wheelock
was the first president, and was at
the head Of the college still when
Webster was graduated in the class Of
lS0s The latter is perhaps the most
distinguished product Of Americas
Indian mission schools.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10
SENATOR PORTER
IN Y|NITA TODAY
Big Kansas Railroad Constructor Is
Here Looking Into the Northwest
Railroad Proposition

Senator S. M. Porter of Kansas dis
appointed the committee that was to
have met him last night to confer
with him in regard to his railroad pro-
position it wasn't the senator's
fault, however; it was the fault Of the
Katy railroad. The senator was in
Muskogee yesterday and expected to
come up to Vinita on the flyer The
train was 50 late, however, that he
could not have reached here in tine
for the meeting, 50 he remained all
night in Muskogee,
He came up to Vinita this morning
at about ten o'clock, and after con-
ference with Seymour Riddle, who
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10

midnight. The southbound flyer this
morning was also very late, though
the fast mail went through on time.
The Katy has been detouring trains
on the Missouri Pacific to Arkansas
and back over the Fort Smith &
Western to connection with the
main line at Crowder City. This
makes a very roundabout trip, and
one Of many delays
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10

has been instrumental in getting him
to come here, met with the railroad
committee Of the Commercial club,
with whom lie was closeted for several
hours.
The senator said, before going into
conference, that be had as yet no de-
finite proposition to make, but merely
came to Vinita to look the ground
over. He is not certain that he would
care to take up the Henderson propo-
sition, even If it we're free from com
plications He is inclined to believe
that an east and west road would pay
best, and probably if he makes a pro
position it will be of that nature.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10
AN AUTOMOBILE
WAS WRECKED

New York, Aug. 10-While pursued
by James f. Smith, a mounted police
man, early today, an automobile oc-
cupied by Stewart Elliot. the owner,
Miss Margaret Evans and a Mrs.
Howard Of Richmond, Va, was wreck
ed Smith and Mrs Howard suffered
fractured skulls and may die, and the
other two we're slightly hurt. Elliott
was arrested.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10
Robbed the Station

Verkhoyansk, Siberia, Aug. 1O-A
rowing band of Circassians rode into
the railroad station here yesterday
and robbed the cashier Of $4,000.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10
WOMAN CONFESSES
REVOLVING CRIME
Mrs. Connor Says She and Sam An
derson Killed ConnOr That They
Might Live Together

did not know all that she had been
saying.
United States Marshal w, II. Dar-
rough went to Wyandotte last night,
where the Senecas are now holding
their green corn dance, to try to find
Anderson.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10

For bloating, belching, sourstomach,
bad breath malassimilati0n of food,
and all symptoms of Indigestion. Ring s
Dyspepsia Tablets are a prompt and
efficient corrective. Sold by, A. r..
Ovens.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-10

Denver, Colo1 Aug. Senator
Clark Of Wyoming, chairman Of the
senate committee to investigate land
matters in the Indian Territory, has
called the committee to meet in Kan
sas City on November IL. The COM
mittee viii go to Vinita on November
13 and sit for several days. Muskogee
will be the next stand. Then sessions
will be held in McAlester, Ardmore,
Tulsa, and Bartlesyilles 1t is expect
ed that the investigation will be com
pleted by December |.
The following are the members Of
committee, Clark of Wyoming, Clark
Of Montana, Long of Kansas, Brand
agee Of Connecticut, and Teller Of
Colorado. They come to hear COM
plants Of graft in the oil and land
business particularly They will also
suggest a disposition of the coal lands
Of the Chcctaw nation.
1t is believed by many that the Wis
it Of the senate committee to the In
dian Territory will mark the end Of the
reign Of Secretary Hitchcock. The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-18
CONTEST OVER TIMBER LANDS.
May Develop Typical Fraud Case in
ir Idaho.

| A contest case of more than usual
interest Is being heard today before
the register and receiver OF the United
States land office at Boise, says the
Capital News. Mrs. Willie II. Gallo
way Of Mountainhome is contesting
the homestead entry of Andrew ].
Herring. involving the south half OF
the northeast quarter and the north
half OF the southeast quarter of Sec
tion. 2S, township 2 north, range 0
east.
This is one OF number of cases
brought to set aside homestead entries
in the Fall River country, near Pine,
in which valuable timber is sought by
various applicants. In May, 1905, two
townships of land were opened for
settlement and entry under the vari-
Gus land laws. Numerous applicants
were made to ,ter land under the
timber and storr act, a number of
which were reje ted for the reason
that entries had an made under the
homestead law. and In some cases set
tlment had been made prior to filing
the plats by the surveyor general.
Mrs. Galloway was one of a number
to have her timber entry rejected, the
reason being that Herring had already
covered the land with homestead
filing. She appealed from the decision
| of the local land office and asked that
hearing be ordered, which was done.
In her affidavit Mrs. Galloway
makes some sensational allegations.
She says that the land in question has
an altitude of 5000 feet above sea
level: that 1t Is covered with snow
from six to eight months of the year;
that II Is composed of hills and deep
ravines. with broken lava formation;
that It contains from 10000 to 5000
feet of merchantable timber per acre,
or nearly 100000 feet in all. and
that there is no tillable land fit for
agriculture IL the timber was removed.
She further alleges that Herring
did not enter the land In good faith
for homestead. but that he took the
same for the Page-Mott Lumber COM
pany. which is to succeed to his title
when the same is received from the
government, and that the expense in
cident to the entry and final proof is
being provided by said company. For
the reasons stated she asks that the
homestead entry be cancelled and that
she be permitted to perfect her entry
under the timber and stone act.
f. NJ. Wolf Of Mountainhome, ap-
pears for Mrs. Galloway. Edgar Will
son and Karl Paine for the homestead
entryman. A large number of wit
nesses are present for each side and
the matter will be fought to finish.
The claim Is said to be worth several
thousand dollars. Three other cases,
involving the same question are on the
ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-18
MGINN QUOTED THE BIBLE.
Eloquent Portland Attorney Makes
IT Plea for Chinese Client.

The soul that slnneth 1t shall die
The son shall not bear the iniquity OF
the father, neither shall the father
bear the iniquity of the son. The
Righteousness of the righteous shall be
upon him, and the wickedness of the
wicked shall be upon him.
With this language, quoting from
Ezekiel, Henry e. McGinn pleaded
for justice to the memory of a little
Chinese boy, Wong You Nom, years
of age, who was run down and killed
by street car of the Portland Rail-
way company, says Portland dis
patch.
The trial of the suit for $4,000 dam
ages, brought by Kong Kim, father of
the child, against the railway COM
pany, was nearing its end. Attorney
Dan j. Malarkey had just concluded
vigorous argument in behalf of the
company, and had referred to the
fact that the father of the lad was a
gin-seller. He held that in the ma
ture of things the child could never
have grown to be a very valuable as
set to society.
McGinn retorted in McGinn fash
ion. He read the passage from holy
writ, and probably no juryman in the
box ever witnessed a more apt or for
chile application of the Bible to hui
man affairs. The selection from scrip
ture was made the text for brief but
almost volcanic sermon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-18
alaska is. YET. 4
RICH, ,E[D0RAD0
FREQUENT GOLD STRIKES
EXCITE SMALL NOTICE.
People Not Alarmed by the Stories of
Rich Discoveries as Formerly The
Strikes Of Gold Which Pass Unno.
ticed Today Would Have Caused a
Stampede Seven Years Ago.

Alaska is still country Of frequent
rich strikes, and there Is every indlca-
tion that men will continue to find
gold as long as they continue to ex-
plore the country: for while hundreds
OF creeks have been examined for
color. there remain hundreds more In
the country which Is one-fifth as large
rs the United States. Alaska lis due
to receive a big influx Of population
after the Alaska.Yukon-Pa Pacific expo
sition, an international fair which IS
to be held In Seattle in 1909 principal
ly for the purpose of exploiting the
untold resources of the northland.
A recent issue of Seattle newspa- :
per contained in an inconspicuous
column three news stories OF strikes
IN Alaska. Ten years ago these would
have been sufficient TO cause a STAN
pede. AS It was. they were accepted
as included in the regular order of
things.
From Seward came a report which
follows, in part: "An important gold
strike has been made on the western
slope of Mt. Mckinley, near the head
waters of the Kuskokwim river.
Such is the information contained in
a letter to Julian Mott. machinist
Of Seward, from mining partner.
Mott is considered reliable
and the news has awakened much in
terest in mining circles here"
This from Seward also: Seward
IL In southeastern Alaska. In q terri
tory that has been known to miners
for 80 years): within three miles OF
Seward, on Tonsina creek, which emp
ties into Resurrection bay. Alfred
Lowell mined out s23.19 in IL hours.
He was doing his annual assessment
work and put in sluice boxes to see
how the ground would run. The re-
suit greatly exceeded his expecta-
tions."
Here is a story that tells OF more
than strike, a story wherein figures
real gold. II also bears a Seward
date line: 81 II. Herndon, c. II. ia
cobs and william Morris. with $780,
900 in gold dust, have arrived from
the Yentna gold fields. They have
been mining on Nugget creek. a trib-
utary OF Cache creek, and the hand
some stake brought Quits the result
OF couple OF months work. The
gold is coarse in quality. Four picked
pans on bedrock netted respectively,
$50, $75, $3.50 and SIS. George
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-18
FlorIda,s Great Orange Crop,

Jacksonville, Dec. 1S.-Though la
Dor was particularly short and wages
80 per cent higher than last year. this
seasons crop from all points of view
beats the record. The quality of fruit
in general is good and green fruit
shows better flavor than in previous
years. Prices are also good and are
likely to continue SO as the crops in
Madeira and Spain are reported to be
a failure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-18

Millions of bottles of Foley's Honey
and Tar have been sold without any
person ever having experienced any
other than beneficial results from its
use for coughs, colds and lung trou-
bles. This is because the genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow
package contains no opiates or ot.-er
harmful drugs. Guard your health by
refusing any but the genuine. Keep
pens drug store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-18
SMALLPOX at Month Powder.

Sheriff Frank Childers of Union
county, has just Investigated the
smallpox epidemic at North Powder
and found but two dangerous cases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-18

Eberhardt, one of the original dis
coyerers of the district, passed
through Seward on his way to Seattle
with a poke containing $4,000. M.
Schauffen, who mined on Lake creek
bar, took out about $4,000"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-18

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the
new laxative, stimulates, but does not
irritate. 1t is the best lIxative. Guar
anteed or your money back. Koeppens'
drug store. =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-18
Trains Running at Fargo.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 17.-Tempera-
ture is 10 degrees below. This morn
ing is clear, with no wind. All trains
are running.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-24
BLUEFIELD
POLICE FORCE.

In speaking OF the ring in the city
90 Blueneld We do not wish 70 uu-
dcrstood that We include our police
force uoue This dangerous class.
W"I o.. ring endeayors to rule
Them to great extent it has been
'u, 'b.oit .uon that they are an
efficient seen OF officers. Divorced from
the Influence ol this ring Of which We
have been talking BlueHeld would
have mo- reason 10 complain OF It's
police force and We shall an all
times gladly give them credit for
k'"pi1 % quiet and orderly city
"" 1re on the streets considerable ar
night and we have noticed with
pleasure that our police can be- found
90 The right place ana always ready
10 DO heir duty.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-24


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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-07-24
RUSSELL SAGE DEAD

New York. July 2:S Arrange
Wcnts for the funeral of Russell Sage.
Who died yesterday. were completed
today Services will be held at the
First Presbyterian church OF Far
Rockaway tomorrow afternoon a.
-FOUR O'Clock. Burial at Troy. y Y.
There is much speculation as to
where Sage's wealth will 90. but ru-
NOR has IL that Mrs. Sage gets the
greater part