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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12

Frank Chesley returned on the
Midland Valley last night from the
Glenn pool, the scene of the disas-
trous oil fire Friday night, and gave
the first authenticated details of the
catastrophe. According to Mr.. Ches-
ley's estimate, made hurriedly after
a strenuous days work, the loss from
the fire will be between $4,000 and
$4,000. Mr. Chesley says this is a
very conservative estimate, and
states that the final summing up may
bring the figures higher. The losers
from the fire are Robert Galbreath,
Frank Chesley and c. f. Colcord. The
tanks of John o. Mitchell were To-
Gated at least half-mile from the
fire, and were untouched. The tanks
destroyed constituted one of seven
groups owned by Galbreath, Chesley
& Colcord, which stand on the same
farm whe,e the fire occurred.
Mr.. Cbesley tells the following
story of the connagration: ~ was at
jerks when the lightning struck the
tanks, and plainly saw the bolts that
started things. Two tanks were struck
almost simultaneously. One was on
the north side, the other on the south
side Of the Glenn farm. Both were
sixteen hundred-barrel capacity. When
the Lightning struck, huge flames im~
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
"LIEUTENANT POJOTSKY" RE-
CEIVES COMMANDER.
HE WAS DINED and WINED
Daring Imposter Bearded Military
Post, Obtained Valuable Sec
rets and Borrowed Money.

Kharkov, August l1.-There have
been frequent cases in the central
provinces of the revolutionary agi-
tators wearing the uniform Of an
aide de camp of the emperor and
going through the country announcing
to the ignorant peasantry that the EN-
peror has decreed a distribution of
all the land, but that the mobiles
and landlords were preventing the
news from reaching the peasants and
instructing them to take what the
emperor had given.
A still bolder fraud has just been
exposed here, which illustrates the de-
ception to which the revolutionary
leaders are resorting in order to pene
trate the secrets of the government
and open up channels for their pro-
poganda into the army. Some time
ago a man appeared at the head
quarters of the commander of the
Kharkov garrison, representing him
self as Lieutenant Pojotsky, aide de
camp of General Sukhominloff, the
commander of the military district
of Kiev, in which Kharkov lies He
presented what purported to be an
official document, authorizing him to
transact orders regarding the DISPOSE
tion of the troops. The idea of ques-
tioning his authority never sens to
have entered the mind of the COM
nander of the garrison, who received
him with greatest attention and turn
ed over for his inspection all the mill
tary documents in his possession.
For several weeks, the "lieutenant
was entertained by officers, was pro-
minent at military reviews and per-
sonally accompanied several "puni-
tive" expeditions into the country.
When he left it was with full mill
honors. Later, in the course of a
correspondence with Sukhomloff, it
was discovered that the man was an
imposter In consequence of this the
commander of the garrison here has
received scathing reprimand from
the war department and orders have
been issued wainrng garrison COM
manders throughout the empire to
beware of similar tricks of the revo-
lutionary leaders. IN addition to the
information which the revolutionary
lieutenant received, wealthy land
ed proprietor mourns the loss of $S,-
900 which he willingly loaned to the
dashing young "aide de. camp"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12

For centuries the Big Horn river
in the Shoshone Valley in Wyoming
has rolled and tumbled down through
the canons, unexplored by man. Its
raging waters have been the awe and
terror of even the hardest pioneers
of score of generations. 1t is told
that only once in the last fifty years
has there been a man of sufficient
hardwood to brave its hidden and ap-
parent dangers. An old trapper whose
name has long since passed into the
realm of the things forgotten, once
went through the black canon. He
performed the feat in the dead of
winter, making the trip in canoe,
aided by the ice. From Shoshone to
Thermopolis is a distance of forty
miles by straight route. By the wat
er route it is probably hundred.
There is drop Of from thirty-five or
forty feet each mile. The Wind Riv-
er Canon, through the Owl Creek
mountain, is dark as night, and full
Of a thousand dangers. 1t is considered
almost certain death to try to pass
through this canon. The river is
wider than the Arkansas, and at most
places, its depth is unknown.
1t remained for four intrepid terri
tory braves to become the first navi-
gators of this mountain torrent. Hav-
ing learned that the river was 80 far
unexplored, a party of Tulsans, who
were on the scene attending the Sho-
shone land lottery, determined to
plant the flag of Oklahoma on newly
discovered territory. They tell thrill
ing story of the trip. Midway be-
tween the town of Shoshone and the
the bank of beautiful island on which
they landed and took possession in
the name of Oklahoma, christening
the island Tulsa. Having done their
duty, they proceeded on to the canon,
where their real troubles commenced.
They got half way through when the
raft on which they were making the
trip, was thrown by the angry waves
athwart a big rock, ard capsized. 1t
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12

Lcndon, August 11.--"What II
legal history will be considered most
celebrated ease was concluded today
when the jury in the old historic Lin
coins Inn, inquiring, at the instance
of the official solicitor into the men-
tai condition of the Marquis of Town
send, returned verdict that his lord
ship is capable of taking care of him
self, being dangerous neither to him
self nor others, but that he is of un-
sound mind so far as managing his ,af-
fairs are concerned.
The case which was already of great
public interest, developed some sensa-
tional as well as unpleasant testi-
mony. 1t was marked today by an
extraordinary incident when the jury,
against the wish of the judge, insisted
on hearing Townsend's testimony in
court, even refusing the request of the
marchioness for permission to be
present. 1t was alleged that the mar
quis was unduly Influenced by one
Robbins, whom he had known for IA
years and the marchioness testified
that Robbins influence over the mar
quis had brought on a separation be-
tween herself and her husband soon
after their marriage. II developed
also that the young marquis, find
ing his estate heavily mortgsged, was
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
WANT TO EXHIBIT HERE.
Labor Day Committee Receiving Of
fers of Attractions.

The committee on entertainment Of
the Labor Day celebration is receiv-
ing many offers from managers OF
high class attractions from various
parts of the United States. Promin-
ent among these is that of the "Great
Zenoz," the sensational one-legged
aerialist, who does various hairlift-
ing stunts while going up in balloon
and coming down in parachute. He
wrote from Iowa yesterday and want
ed to come and show the people Of
Tulsa how to go up in the air.Other
fine shows are writing for privileges
and there will be no end Of good
things to enjoy on Labor Day.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
ANOTHER TULSA MAN LANDS
A. H. Hartman Drew a Claim at the
Shoshone Lottery.

A. II. Hartman and Ed Blanchard
returned from Shoshone reservation
yesterday. Mr.. Hartman was the re-
cipient of the 1l25th number that
came out of the box, which entities
him to a claim after l,124 others have
raked the country with fine tooth
comb. Ed Blanchard had a measly
pair of deuces, and though he looked
hard at the hand he held, his eyes
refused to credit him with any help
ers. In plain language, he didn I
draw worth a cent, and came home
without any Wyoming in his. He
states, however, that he got his mon
ey's worth on the trip and is glad
he went and glad he got back.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
TOMORROW
First Gun of the Campaign Will b
Fired in Tulsa.

Tomorrow the republican editors
of the Third congressional district
of the new state of Oklahoma will
meet in Tulsa for the purpose of or
ganization and outlining plans fol
the coming struggle. With the advent
of the scIibes the first Gull of the
campaign will be fired. All indi-
cations point to large attendance
The district and city republican clubs
will cooperate with the republican
editors at Tulsa in entertaining the
newspaper men, and their path will
be one of roses. A successful con-
vention is looked forward to.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
NUMRER / WAS GENEROUS.
Sold Els Claim for $4,000 and Spent
$4,000 on "the Boys

Jack Hardesty returned from the
Shoshone reservation yesterday. He
announces that he drew a claim way
down the line in the lottery. Mr..
Hardesty tells an interesting story
of the lucky fellow who dew No,
l. The latter Immediately sold hi;
rights and title to the Northern rail
way for $4,000 and proceeded to
"blow in" about $4,000 of it "or
the boys"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
TERRITORY BRAVES CONQUER THE Big
HORN and PASS THROUGHBLACK CANON

took the party two days to find their
way out of the canon and on to Their
mopolis, their destination. But they
had done the impossible, and navigat-
ed the unnavigable. When the ex-
plorers told of the deed, they were
the pride of Wyoming.
The party consisted of Ed. Blan-
chard and A. B. Hartmna, of Tulsa,
Harry Egbert, of Chandler, and Roy
Smith, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12

Sycamore Hill at s:15 o'clock to-
night. They will remain the guests
Of the president for several days, and
then will proceed to Cincinnati by the
way of Washington. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt and members Of the
family were at the pier in Oyster Bay
to welcome the party, who came from
quarantine on the naval yacht Sylph.
Supper was waiting at the parental
home and the party repaired there i'm
mediately.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
DASH|NG YOUNG REVOLU7|ON|ST
PERPE7RATES BOLD M|uIRY FRAUD
SIR FRANCIS SCOTT DEAD.
Supposed Tha. the Baronet Com
mitted Suicide.

Portsmouth,, August 1l-Slf Fran
els Scott, baronet, lie utenant of the
royal navy, retired, was found dead
1T his residence, Dunnald, south sea,
today, with a bullet in his heart. 1t
is thought that he committed suicide
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
Landseekers in Tulsa.

J. Kanaly. Jack Frakes, Pat Muir
ply, Peter Frederick, Martin Kenaly
and John Kenally, of Falls City, Neb,
arrived in the city yesterday to viek
The country with prospects of locating
here.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY.

Rome, August ia severe
earthquake, lasting two seconds,
occurred at San Reno, at il
o'clock this morning. The popu-
lation was panic stricken. Slight
er shocks occurred at Bordinghera
and Goldirodi.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
SHAW AT COLUMBIA. MO.
The Secretary Of the Treasury Spoke
on the Tariff.

Columbia, No., August. 11.-Tns
secretary of the treasury, Leslie NJ.
Shaw, addressed large \audience
here today. He spoke on the tariff
and his arguments against recipro-
city we're well received. His speech
was largely reiteration of the re-
publican arguments that he deliv-
cred at Springfield yesterday.
lie left for Washington tonight.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
THE LoNewoRTHs AT HOME


Oyster Bay, August 11.-Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth arrived from Europe today BY
the Steamer st. Paul and reached
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
Labor Day Committee, Attention

A meeting of the Labor Day Com
mittee is called for this afternoon at
Labor Temple at o'clock. Business
of very great Importance is on hand
and a full attendance is desired.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
To 'Injoy a Days Outing.

The Mi es Wilhour, McDermott
and Shaffer, accompanied by Messrs.
Main, Davis AMI Reams, will drive out
to the Sigler ranch ten miles south
east of Tulsa, today, 1t is a pretty
drive and a / Yely place TO enjoy re-
creation, but the feature of all will
be the dinner that Mrs. Hubbard, the
hostess of the Sigler ranch, will serve.
II. c. Evans of Ramona is visitor
in the city.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12

A. d. Denham, representative of
the Remington Typewriter. was in
the city yesterday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12
GLENN POOL FIRE LOSS MAY REACH $4,000
TOTALLY DESTROYED:

TOTALLY DESTROYED:
-Four 1000 Barrel Tanks of oil,
sixteen 250-barrel tanks of oil,
derrick, engine -. one well.
ESTIMATED LOSSES: !
Galbreath & Chesley, $4,000
to $4,000.
G F. Colcord, $4,000 to $4,000.
= 4 4 y 4 1
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12

Milton and Miss Daisy Reinlard of
st. Louis are visiting their sister,
Mrs. l.. ID. Mari.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12

Mrs. B. +. Rice returned home
form a visit with friends at Winfield.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12

Washington, August 1l.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, today issued a
statement concerning the action Of the
Isthmian canal commission in decid-
ing to introduce Chinese coolie labor
to the work of construction of the
canal across the Isthmus of Panama.
The statement is in part as follows:
at seems that those in charge Of
the Panama canal construction have
regard for neither law nor principle.
First, in the most extraordinary man
ner, an eight-hour law is annulled in
the greatest publicswork ever under
taken by the government under the
pretense that conditions there are diff
ferent than they are in the United
States. 1t must appeal to the veriest
tyro that if eight hours work is re-
garded as sufficient in the compara-
lively temperate zone of the United
States, certainly, ten, eleven and even
more hours of labor day in the pes
tential and miasmatic atmosphere
of the Panama zone, are not only i'm
proper, but outrageous.
New York, August 1l.-Mr. Shonts
tonight gave out the following state
ment with regard to the statement
issued in Washington by President
Gompers, of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor:
"The eight hour law does not ap-
ply to unskilled labor on the Isthmus
of Panama. The entire present un-
skilled labor is alien. We could not
secure this class of unskilled labor
from the United States. 1t is, there
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12

7. F. Galley is a visitor in the city
from Mounds.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-12

Fred Frye returned last night from
a trip to New York and Chicago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-11

they had been rubbed away. The work
had been done very cleverly and thor
oughly. One would hardly suspect that
1t had ever borne arrow heads, for
this, but the industrious workman had
forgotten to rub away the rays behind
the eagle on the reverse of the coin.
"Therc were two varieties of half
dollars made in 1853. One, the COM
mon variety, had arrow points OH eli
ther side of the date, while on the re-
verse rays shot out in all directions at
the back of the eagle. The other va
riety, which is the valuable one, had
neither rays nor arrows.
Attempts have been made TO imi-
tate the cent of 1915. No cents were
issued in that year, and yet | have
seen dozen specimens bearing the
date.
"Now the latter day imitators have
taken up the task of adding mint let
ters TO certain coins to make them re-
semble rare varieties. The accumula-
tion of coins bearing these mint marks
Is taking good deal of the attention
of collectors nowadays, and the imi-
tators think they have an easy field,
but their time is simply wasted, for
their productions meet with no better
success than the imitation OF the earlier
coins and can be singled out in mo-
ment
"The coin most often initiated Is the
leans. There were only twenty of
these coined, and each one is worth
from $40 TO S100 To all appearances
this coin Is just the same as many
others issued at other branch mints
during the same year, with the cXccp-
tion OF the tiny 20 beneath the bust
"From time TO time persons have
taken an ordinary half dollar of this
date and with infinite paiAs have sup
piled it with this mint letter. In the
majority Of cases the work has been
done so skillfully that the letter has
every appearance of genuncness to the
novice. But almost invariably the let
ter is located in spot different from
that occupied by the % on the genuine
coin
Even if the imitator took care to
place the mint letter In It's proper po-
stion there are other points of differ
ence in the dies which reveal the fact
that the coin has been tampered with"
New York Sun
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-11
RARE COINS FORGED
THE COUNTERFEIT PIECES DO NOT
FOOL THE EXPERTS.
Dates Are Changed and Mint Marks
Are Initiated, hut There Are Always
Little Things That Reveal the
Fraud-Even Cent Pieces Altered,

Rare United States coins can't he
counterfeited so as to pass muster"
said an old coin dealer emphatically
There is no more chance of die max
ers being able TO make an exact coun-
terpart of a coin than there is TO imi-
tate successfully the impression OF a
mans thumb.
THAT there are limitations is true
enough, but they are clumsy. Most OF
them are simple alterations of date
They can be told at glance by signs
as unfailing as the sun.
"While the coins of Il series of years
may seem ut first glance to be all of
one exact pattern, yet close obscrva-
ton will reveal distinct differences
No better illustration of this can he
shown than the rare cent pieces of
1904.
"Ffty-siX distinct varieties OF cents
were issued in that year, and all of
them closely resembled one another.
Careful study enables experts to tell
them apart. 1t was in this way that
coin experts found that there were so
many diffcrc-t dies made for the cent
in 1884, for t,Ic mint records make no
mention of the fact.
"rhe favoritc coin with those who al
ter dates is the rare 1899 cent, which
is worth 5000 and more if in uncircu-
lated condition. The 1893 cent is the
issue that most closely resembles this
cent and this is the coin that is used
for alteration. No collector should be
taken in by one of these altered Speci-
mems, for there were only two varieties
of the 1899 cent, and each has marked
differences from the coins of the previ-
Gus year.
THE 1901 dollar is another fine eX-
ample. That is the rarest American
coin. You would naturally suppose
that there would be many attempts to
counterfeit this dollar, for it is worth
from $1,000 up. There has never been
a single attempt to counterfeit this ia
nous coin. but number of coins have
been turned out with the date altered.
"The design of the 1904 dollar Is the
same to all practical purposes as that
Of the year preceding it and in fact as
far back as 1T9S. The silver dollars OF
1T9S 1909. 1900. 1901, 1902, 1903 and
1904 are all supposed to be alike, with
the exception of the date, and they do
look as much alike as two peas to the
novice. Yet the die makers each year
have left tv.llng differences that make
the variety and the year Of issue as
clear as daylight
"In almost every case when attempts
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-07-11

the riders OF horses. courteous. with an
oriental graciousness. The blend with
the southern Spaniard made the Anda-
luslan race which profoundly infu-
cuced the first immigration into McXi-
90. We hear their words, the relics of
their speech. and we note often the
vcstigcs of their customs. The Moro
;ipaniard has made his Impress Oh
Mexican architecture and customs.
Often the Moorl II eyes Ia some MeXi-
can woman's face. proud, yet mourn
ful arrest attention in CI. crowded
streets.
The Anglo-SaXon Is the newer man,
as ii were. He Is man of positive
achievements. TO him are due the rail
way and the stcarl'h.p, the telegraph
and the telephone, the consolidation of
business, the active commercial con
quest of the worlds markets. lie in
our modern aga matches the old Ro-
mans In many deeds. in world adven-
ture. lie IL the younger brother in the
great Aryan family. which came into
Europe ages ago from northern India.
Spaniard aud American. Mexican and
German, are all relatives, knsmen
long time unaware of their blood rela-
ton. Spanish. English. French, Italian
and German. the basis Of .tryan and
the Sanskrlt Is the com!lon storehouse
OF the word roots. which we all en-
ploy every day.
Curious that we should insist on our
differences when we are all essentially
the same. Whatever Is Aryan i'm us
and that IL the greater part) is not
Semitic. We are blood bro hers and
not strangers. The Moor is Arabian
and therefore Semitic. as are the Jews.
But most of thn blood in Spanish veins
Is Aryan. ani hence relates whatever
is Latin In the NLeXican. the Central or
South American. to the German, Eng
lishIan and American.
BY mngnifyinG our differences, after
all but our distinctive family traits, we
draw apart lf we stopped to trace our
origin we Should see that we are not
strangers. Int Hrethren.- Modern Mex
isn