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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24
A Hornet Nest Prophet.

A mild winter says John Peterman,
Buffers hornet nest prophet. The hor-
rets are building high in the air. II
the signs are for severe cold they build
on the ground, where the snow drifts
over them to protect the larvae from
the cold. If they select a place high
for their nest they prophesy a warm,
open winter. The corn husks, too, tell
Of mild winter, says the hornet nest
prognosticator. The husks are thin
and few-Punxsutawney (Pa) Spirit
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24
The New Quartz Industry.

In the past few yeats the smelling
of quartz, to be cast into great va
riety Of vases, capsules, crucibles, hol-
low tubes, and SO forth, has assumed
considerable industrial importance,
Quartz melted in the electric furnace
form glass OF iridescent brilliance,
with which many kinds of jewels and
ornaments are made. 1t can be col
ored with great ease, and in great
variety Of tones and shades. In lab
oratories. apparatus made Of smelted
quartz has become practically indiF
pensable.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24

The mineral output Of Sweden is in
teresting, for few people know that
this country has a mineral field,
There are 326 iron mines worked in
Sweden. The total production for
1905 was 4,4e4.SSS tons Of orc. Total
value OF the ore products was s6,164,-
7s4 for that period. During 1905 there
were 1923 furnaces producing 529, ,437
tons of pig iron. worth $10.091.S96
The value Of the gold ore produced in
sweden during 1905 was sS6,45O; sill
yer. s52,sO1; copper, $114,255; man
ganese. s7,ss1; zinc, s796,666. and
coal. $6S6.55O.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24
A RICH EDITOR

Oklahoma City, Ok, Dec. 22--J. w.
Coon, editor Of the Miami Republican,
who owns small tract Of land which
he thought was almost worthless, has
suddenly discovered that it Is rich in
lead ore and zinc. He has been offered
100000 for it and has declined the
offer.
w. K. Halsell has gone to Boston To
spend Christmas with his daughters,
who are attending the Natick School
there.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24
Sale Of Land.

Vinita, Okla, Dec. 18th, 1907
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of the power invested In me, as
Guardian Of Garfield West, by an
order of the County Court of Craig
County sitting at its regular Novem-
Der term, / will offer for sale at the
front door Of the court house, in Sal
lisaw, Okla, on the 18th day of Janu-
ary, 1908, at the hour ofl1O o'clock, a.
NJ, all Of the right, title and interest
of the said ward in and to the follow
ing lands lying in Seauoyah County,
to- wit;
Sw ar Of NV ar Of NV or Of sec band
the half Of NV or Of sec 26and the
ne or Of ne or Of sec 2s and the e
f.slt Of ne qr Of Sc or Of sec % and
D6 Ir of sw or and che " half OF ne
Or OF sw ar Of sec 81, all in twp Il,
range 26.
The aggregate appraised value OF
said wards interest is s266.3 and the
land must bring said amount.
JESSE Rowe,
Guardian
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-12-24
JAcoB ]. JONES.
Attlr for GuardIan.

Atty for Guardian.
NIB At tho same time and place
and by virtue Of the same power, |
will sell the interest Of Callus Jones
in aud to the following lands, to-wit:
Sw Qr Of NV or Of NV ar Of sec l3
and the a half OF NV or Of sec 26, twp
II, range 26. Appraised value Of wards
interest, s2O5.00, and said amount
must be obtained from said sale.
JESSE ROVE,
2s-4t Guardian:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
ALIENS CAN ENTER COUNTRY
Federal Judge Mt Portland Decides
Important Case.

Portland, Ore. -'Bu there Is no
regulation barring the entry OF any
alien not having a passport from his
home government. II such a reguIa-
tlon exists ! am not aware Of it,"
This statement was made by Judge
G. f.. Wolverton OF the United States
district court in deciding the casc of
Capt, Maurice Ilcmet of the French
bark st. Louis, who was fined recently
by the United States commission on a
charge Of violating the immigration law
prohibiting masters of vessels from
landing aliens and forbidding their ad.
mission to this country.
The case grew out OF the case OF two
Japanese sailors from the ST. Louis who
had signed at Kobe, Japan, for the
round trip, Eemet's defense was that
the Japanese had no intention OF COM
ing to this country when they signed
for the trip, Capt, Helmet also asserted
that the order issued by President
Roosevelt last May, excluding japan.
ese aud Koreans from this country was
in excess Of his authority.
Judge Wolverton upheld President
Roosevelt's order. The court, how
ever, ruled that the japanese sailors
were not improperly in this country,
and discharged the defendant,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
EMBAL BEEF IN PANAMA
Miss Beeks Reports to National Civic
Federation.

New York. The latest report OF the
conditions on the Panama canal zone is
made 10y u woman-Miss Gertrude
Books, who spent twenty-three days
down there for the National Civic Fed
Grafton. Miss Beeks' findings start out
to laud the American for a hundred and
one improvements and end with about
the same number OF complaints.
Miss Beelss' Investigation discovered
the fact that the government is rener.
ally regarded as having broken its con
tracts ''by dischargiug by the wholesale
American employees who had hired out
for definite periods"
Much of the food served is unfit 10
cat, She says, the messcs are almost in
tolcrable, and the prices charged are
Three times too great. 4 drug company
sending adultcrated medicines 10 tho
sick, she says.
The investigator hints vaguely that
manufacturing concerns in the United
States are engineering somewhat of a
similar ''embalmed beef that created
such u scandal during the Spanish war.
She declares that rigid inspection OF
every article OF food SEN TO Panama
from the United States is imperative.
Most all OF the illness among the en-
ployes there is admitted 10 have been
caused by un.nutritious or rotten @
etabies and meats.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
PROHIBITION TURNED TRICK.
President Afraid to Oppose the Anti
Saloon Forces.

Washington, The surprise that was
created by the announcement that Pres
ident Roosevelt has decided 70 approve
the Oklahoma Stale constitution IAN.
ished today when the cause OF the pres.
idents action became known. Under
the persuasive cudgel welded by The
anti-liquor element which gained Il sig.
mi victory In putting prohibition in
the Oklahoma constitution, the defects
of the new State's charter become no
longer lDsurmountable and the docu-
ment is to be approved.
The process Of converting the admin.
~lstration 10 IA more favorable view OF
the Oklahoma constitution was an easy
one. The anti-saloon people simply
served notice on the administration
that II prohibition Is to be robbed OF it's
victory in the new State by the presi-
dents act Of rejecting the constitution
there would be an accounting which
Mr.. Rooseyelt's candidate for the presi-
dency, Secretary Taft, would have 10
settle with the anti-saloon element OF
III country.
This possible ouree OF annoyance to
Secretary Talt's candidacy was prompt
ly removed by the presidents announce.
mcnt that the constitution will he APP
proved and Oklahoma admitted as Il
tnll. tledged Prohibition state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
JAPS AID PLOT
CoNsPlRkToRs TOLD NEGROES
oRiENTALs BACKED THEM.
NEW WORKERS ARE INVOLVED
Finances for Uprising Planned Report.
ed to Have Come from
American City,

Havana-~Col Juan Masso PARA and
Gen. Juan Ducassi and Luis Lara
Mlret were arrested Thursday morn.
ing, charged with conspiracy to dis
turb the public peace. Governor Ma.
coon learned Wednesday night that
the officers we're planning personally
to lead an uprising. and issued orders
for their immediate detention.
1t IL said that the revolt fomented
by the three men originated in New
York City and has been financed from
there. II Is declared also that PARA,
Ducassl and Miret told the negroes
they were urging TO enlist that the
ucces Of the revolution was guaran-
teed by Japan.
Before making the arrests Governor
Magoon held a conference With Gen
eral Barry. Colonel Pitcher, Major
Faltz and Captain Ryan, his aids, and
communicated with President Roose.
welt in a long cipher message. The
governor believes the uprising has
been nipped in the bud.
For some time PARA and the other
two officers have been staggering in
the city, Boosting that they could cas-.
i.y defeat the whole American army
II only given 500 Cubans on horse.
back. Para went so far two months
ago as to invite Senator Norma Hell
gado TO join him in a conspiracy
against the Americans. ~1Ielgado then
denounced him In u letter published
by La Lucha. At the time PARA de.
MED the charge In another letter, but
continued to talk.
There has eve been a conspiracy
0 publicly carried out, as all the
local newspapers were speaking about
1t every day. La Discussion a few
days ago openly announced the upris-
ing was going to take place in Pinar
del Rio province, La Lucia repeated
the charges against Para. who wrote
another letter denying them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04


In 1877 n Richard Thornton, call.
ed to the bar of the kings bench
charged with the murder of Mark Ask.
ford. In open court threw down his
glove and defied his accuser. Where.
upon there was a pretty to.io. Wager
OF battle. Il was supposed, had died a
natural death in the dark ages, but
Lord Peterborough, after much con.
srltation Of precedent, held that II
was stitl the law of England, and or.
dered a field to be prepared. Thorn.
tons accuser thereupon declining com.
bat, the prisoner was discharged. Next
year parliament passed an act abolish.
Ing this privilege Of appeal to the
strong right arm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
TRANSATLANTIC WIRELESS.
Marconl Says Bad Weather viii Not
Affect the Service.

Glace Bay, Nova Scotip.-Declar.
ing that he intended to stay in Glace
Bay until wireless communications
with Europe had been placed on a
commercial basis, Guglielno Marconi
said Monday to the press:
"We have finally overcome all OBJ.
s~tacles, and In about three weeks we
VIII commence \ commercial trans.At.
lantIc wireless service"
He stated that bad weather would
not affect the service, provided the
masts and poles used In the wireless
system remained unchanged; that the
average speed used in sending mes.
sages would be twenty words a min
ute and that the rate would be 10c n
word for ordinary commercial mes.
sagos and &c a word for press dis
patches. This rate, he said, would be
cut in two later.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
jAPS PIRATE ALASKA TOWN
village ON Modiak Island Made OBJ
ject of Outrage.

Seattle, Wash. "A report was made
10 United States Consul Smith Of Van
conyer, yesterday, by Capt. Munro, u
the schooner Casec. of the pirating Of
an Alaskan village on Litak Bay, on
Southwest Modiak Island, by tie crew
OF a japanese sailing schooner opsrat-
ing Ia Behriug sea this season.
The Casec called at Litak Bay for
water and the Russian priests asked
Capt. Munro to inform tho United States
authorities Of the outrage. The Japan
csc landed from the schooner and broke
open the houses and looted right and
left. All manner Of things we're dragged
from the houses.
Another report was received that the
Japanese seal poaehers have landed on
Sheliko1 Island and killed cattle run
ming on ranges there.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04

st. L0ujs-As a result OF the TWO
cent fare law, Missouri railroads have
lost sl,50o,00o during the past three
months.
Every passenger train on the Wa
bash system has suffered a ser!oIs
| decrease In revenue, according to Gen
eral Manager Miller.
The railroads intend to submit
statements showing the effect of the *
fare law to Federal Judge Mcpherson
at Kansas City about Oct. Is.
The Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe
Wabash, Missouri Pacific. Burlington
Chicago & Alton and other trunk
lines have Joined to fight the further
enforcement of the Law, which became
effective June II.
By agreement with Atty. Gen. Had.
ley, the railroads decided to test the
law for 80 days.
Atty. Gen. Hadley says he under
stood the railroads would operate un.
der the new law until Oct. l, but he
has heard no intimation of what
course they intended to pursue after
that date.
In the proceeding now pending be-
fore Judge Mcpherson the railroads
seek to restrain the state authorities
from enforcing the law on the ground
that 1t Is co~nfiscatory.
At that time railroad officials stated
that the loss to the railroads under
the &c law would aggregate $4,000, 900
a year.
According to the figures compiled
by the railroad companies, based on
actual reports of earnings, the loss will
be at least Sc. Q00, 900, or about 20 per
cent OF the total revenue earned on
passenger traffic.
James MINIS, assistant general So
licitor of the Wabash, said he thought
the railroads would not be ready Oct.
1 10 make their showing before Judge
Mcpherson.
Nothing can or will be done" said
Mr.. MINIS, until we get the figures
on earnings from the traffic depart
ments. There is one thing we do
know. The railroads have lost ire
mendously under the &c law. Local
travel has increased some, but moth.
ing compared to what was predicted
by the champions of this legislation"
Az nfHptaI ~ tn lTI,,,rrt I.uz..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
LOST $4,000
But It Had Only Slipped Behind
a Check File.

Sioux City, IA packet con.
tanning 100000 of negotiable paper
was not In its place Friday morning
in the Rodney Savings bank of Rod.
ney, Ia, when the assistant cashier
unlocked the vault. j. P. Rogers, the
cashier, had come 10 Sioux City. A
telephone message was sent to +. l..
Collins OF Omaha, special examiner
o the bank. Collins hired u special
train and made a notwithstanding run
TO Sioux City. Here Mr.. Collins met
Rogers and they left for Rodney, A
telephone message announced that no
money was missing, the packet having
slipped behind a check file.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
ABATEMENT BY FEAR.
Missout3 Federation Official win IN
vesttnate a-Hour Law Violations.

Jefferson City, Mo.-Chas. ". Fear,
representing the Missouri Federation
OF Labor. in discussing the Teleg-
raphers' Eight-Hour bill and its en-
forcement In the state OF Missouri
said: Our attention has been called
to the violation in many of the coun-
ties In the state OF Missouri of the
Telegraphers' Eight-Hour law, passed
at the last session of the legislature,
and the Sedalia convention of the Mis-
souri, Federation of Labor instructed
its legislative committee TO make a
thorough investigation of violations OF
the law in every county in the state.
After consultation with state officials,
the legislative committee has decided
to make an effort to have the law en-
forced by laying the matter OF viola
lions before every county attorney,
and in counties where the county at
torney does not enforce the law, It
is our intention to begin proceedings
under the derelict official law to Dust
from office the county attorney who
does not do his duty"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
Confederate Reunion.

The opinion of every member Of the
State division OF the Confederate vete-
rams who attended is, that the reunion
held at Meridian was one of the most
successful since the organization was
founded. Each member is loud in
praise Of the royal entertainment of
the people of Meridian as well as the
Confederate organizations Of that city.
A resolution was passed asking the
legislature to appropriate $4,000 or
more, and empowering the supervisors
of the different counties throughout the
State to vote an appropriation to a
monument to be erected to the memory
of the Southern women at Jackson.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
ICE COMPANY TO PAY DAMAGES,
Baltimore Firm Obtains Verdict Be.
cause Supply Was Cut Off.

Baltimore-The jury in the case of
the Gardiner Dairy company against
the knickerbocker Ice Company re.
turned n verdict awarding the plaintiff
$3.50 damages. The amount claimed
was $4,000. The Gardiner company
had refused to enter into a contract
with the Knickerbocker company and
transferred its patronage to the sum
walt Ice and Coal Co, whereupon the
knickerbocker company forced the
Gardiner company to come to terms
by threatening TO cut off the supply
of the Sumwalt company. i
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
Mississippi
Atrs
Shrinsrs at New Albany.

The Ancient and Arabic Order Of the
Mystic. Shrine win hold q conclaYe al
New Albany on Oct. 10
The orderhas recently received, both
from Europe and The Orient, many
new and novel devices for the enter
tainment and dclectation Of those
novices who, In their Masonic zeal,
have decided to cross the burning sands
and pay homage al the shrine Of Ha-
masSa. Sg a assss
10 those novices who deign to honor
New albany with their presence assur-
ance Is given that nothing in Masonic
history in Mississippi will compare with
this gorgeous entertainment In all that
constitutes fun, frolic and Oriental Ma
sonic grandeur. A majestic Masonic
capram has been imported from Thibet,
and the late costumes from the Orient
and Europe are by far the most beauti-
full and gorgeous in America.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
American Bishop for Panama.

Richmon, Va.-Permanent arrange.
ments will be made by the Richmond
convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal church in the United States for
the formal transfer of the ecclesias-
teal control of the Panama canal zone
from the Church of England to the
American church. A missionary bishop
VIII be elected for that territory. A
report is to be made to the general
convention by a special committee
which has visited Panama. The bishop
elected will live in Panama.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
PAULA WILL BE pEPoRTEp.
Ellis Island Officials Get word From
Washington.

New York, n. Y.--Ellis Island
officials received word from Washing.
ton that the Department Of Commerce
and Labor has decided that Paula
Klipenbourg, the young Vienesse ac.
tress, recently held up as an undesir.
able citizen, shall be deported.
She declared her troubles were due
entirely to persecution at the hands
of Horace F. Miller, a wealthy manu-.
facturer, whom she is suing for breach
Of promise.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
POSSE SEARCHES FOR MINNIE,
Believed That Fugitive Cut Out
Tongues Of Horses.

South Bend, Ind,--A posse head.
ed by Sheriff Lan&nt and his en-.
tire force of deputies is engaged in
one Of the greatest manhunts ever
known in Michigan. The posse is in
hot pursuit OF Max Minnie, who is
charged with cutting out the tongues
Of eight horses.
Minnie has twice been sighted by
the posse and shot at, but none of tho
bullets struck him. 1t is feared he will
be lynched II caught.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
Mrs. Levi z. Letter III in Paris.

Paris-Joseph Letter, Chicago mil
~llonaire, is hurrying here to the bed.
side Of his mother, Mrs. Levi 2. Letter,
who is dangerously III Of an affection
of the liver. Severe and persistent
jaundice is her most alarming symp.
tom. Mrs. Letters daughters. the
Countess of Suffolk and Mrs. Colin P.
Campbell, are with her.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
Blaze in Kansas CITY.

Kansas City, Mo.--Fire that start.
ed from unknown causes DESTROYED
the sixth floor OF the Altman build.
ing, Eleventh and Walnut streets at
1870 o'clock this friday morning
A number of people asleep on the up
per floors were driven into the stree.
In their night clothes. At 2 o'clock a
m, the fire was under control.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
ROOSEVELT 70 MAKE A STATE
Formally Announces that He Will APP.
prove Oklahoma Constitution.

Washington - President Roosevelt
announced that he would approve the
Oklahoma constitution.
He said he had examined the docu.
ment with the attorney general and
that he felt that the question OF his
approval ought not to be based on his
personal opinion of the document, but
upon whether it came within the
terms of the enabling act.
His personal opinion of the docu-
ment, the president laughingly said,
was mot fit for publication"
The PRONUNCIATION OF his approval
will be made later.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04

The worst obstacle TO ~succossful
balloonirg seems TO be the earth,
They are always humping into that,
With usually disastrous results. II
the earth could bo avoided. somehow.
particularly in the downward flights.
the science and pastime OF acronau
tics might be popular.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
WILL NOT TRY EXPRESS CASE.
Federal Court Refuses to Force Com
panies to Comply with Sibley Law.

Omaha, Neb,-Judges ". II. Nun.
ger and t. G. Munger in the fed.
eral court remanded to the state su,
preme court the cases Of the state
against the five express companies
operating here, in which the state
asks an injunction TO prevent the
companies from refusing to put into
effect the reduced rates ordered by
The Sibley law. A motion for similar
action in the cases against the Union
Pacific, Rock Island, Burlington and
Missouri Pacific railroads. in which
an injunction is asked to prevent their
resisting the Aldpich rate law and the
&c passenger fare law, was oyerruled
and the hearing of the cases was be-
gun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
Auto Kills Iheater Mananer.

New York, N. Y.-Marcus ia
cobs, owner and manager OF the Co,
lumbia theater, Newark, N. j., was run
down by an automobile at Broad and
West Park streets, Thursday after.
noon at 4 o'clock, and died OF his in.
juries two hours later in st. Michael's
hospital.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04

san Francisco. Cal.--Able Sea.
men Soc Boyer and Thomas Gilman
TN, invalided home from the cruiser
Maryland, arrived here as frst.class
CABIN passengers on the liner Siberia.
They declined to be CHARTERED among
Asiatics ! n the steerage and were pro.
yided with cabin tickets by the sur.
geon In charge of the naval hospital
at Yokohama.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04

Connecticut has found that a trap
made Of a wooden nutmeg frame in,
closing sharpened shIngle nails, a
moving machine. cutting bar and
chisels carefully s~harpcned and all up.
turned. Is sufficient to stop any auto.
mobile that crosses 1t. But tho on.
terprislng inventor Is temporarily out
OF business. having been discouraged
by the courts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
The Jackson Fair.

The management OF the State Fair
at Jackson is greatly encouraged at the
prospects for q successful exposition in
every department of the enterprise
this fall, Manager Mckay believes
that the live stock department will be
ahead OF anything Of its kind previously
shown in Mississippi, both in numbers
and arint
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04

Something Ike fifty of the county
tax assessors Of the State have sub
mitted their rolls Of personally valua-
tion to the auditor. While some show
a decrease in the value OF personal
property compared with those for 1905,
the majority give an increase Of be-
tween 50, 500 900 and 81, 600, 600 in prop
erty valuations other than realty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-10-04
POLICE SEARCH A PRINCE.
Italian officers We're Looking for
Robbers at Station.

Perugia, ltaly--Prince Louis of
~Battenberg was the victim OF an
error on the part of the police on
his arrival here from Florence, but he
accepted the incident with a good
grace and made no complaint. When
he stepped off the Florence train the
prince was approached and searched
by detectives, who had been instruct.
ed from Florence to look out for three
men charged with the theft or a peck,
etbools on the train.