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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-17

farmers with vegetables and sacks
of produce, anxious to dispose Of them
and to return; auctioneers holding
forth with the ingenious patter Of their
tribe the world over, trying to dis
pose Of secondhand furniture OF worn
out horses" which they yainly guar
antee to be "salted ed"-that is, immune
against horse sickness. There are
Syrian women, with shawls across
their faces. offering laces to the in
spection Of the voluble vrouws who
have accompanied their husbands up
on their journey, to take charge Of
the receipts, in fear that Hans. or Jan,
or Paulus may happen to fall in with
jolly companions; and, passing deity
among these, are the native attend
ants. leading horses to water, or herd.
ing oxen
The Rlckshaw "Hoy,"
One Of the most picturesque sighta
IN johannesburg is the Zulu rickshaw
"hoy. one Of whom Is shown 10 The
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-17

their backs enormous bundles of wash
Ing. Beers with wagons and oxen,
cracking their long whips round the
market square: halfcastes and natives
from every tribe between the Zambesl
and Table mountain, pass and repass.
intent upon their business. There is
the sturdy farmer from the back weld,
making his first visit TO town" with
his round fringe. yeldschoen Of un-
tanned antelope hide and nautical
trousers buttoning at the sides, and
the Hebrew, predominant Ia every
thing. in the saloon trade, the fac
tories, the general stores.
Before the war there existed IN
Johannesburg syndicate, well organ
ized. with wide ramifcations, con.
trolled by half a dozen miIlionaires,
which sold liquor Illegally to the ma
tves at an enormous profit The pen
atty for conviction Of engaging in this
trafHc has now been made life i'm
prisonment. and the stringeney Of the
4 law has mended matters, but moi
ended them. Illegal whlskey ant
snuggled opium are now the desper
ate enterprise Of few smaller men
who stake their liberties against th'
/ 900 per cent profits which can b.
made by them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-17

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5re -r rs
H eye e
fs a-6 r1 qi
1H-a1rmelr z- 1 course w
t6s former T1aFealcl he E EraF
fichtlF 81 wagon wheel and receives
So lszhss from whip cE hipHcP cPctanaiaz
h.1a. Hiel5e1 by hsiieastes. These
mar delighted at taking their revenge
upon ons Of the whits race. % not
spare the victim His hack is literally
cut u plsees. and ar the end, lalI'
dead and streaming with blood, be j.
au1g cut Of the compound.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-17

Illustration Iaezs
rewa maa. n act-AaTa
framed hundreds & miles rgr-lHar- f.
ftsr is m tie southeast
ro4e- ~ the continent % seek Work in
tfs rtt- y cola YET % frmly bound
ara .hsv 30 thelr tribal chiefs tna-
= e1r to arms. as So the recent zulu
rebellion. SIN send them hHrrying in
st haste h0meward TO enroll In their
rsaments. Ii Is dimcult 70 identify
Is their smiling faces tie descendants
Of the fierce warriors who made the
ZaIr name q nightmare throughout
South Africa Tor nearly a century.
They hire their 'rickshaWs from the
fg---er- -aving at she rate Of about
three shiiiiugs. Ut ID cents, a dass
and receiving all their earnings. The
rickshaW is IN general request IN Jo-
ha1nesburg. being cheap, conf0ryayls
and just adaptable to two persons sit
ting rather closely together Hence
it plays a leading part in bringing
about airtations, and IS requisitioned
in dozens on moonlit nights in winter,
when the band IS scheduled to play at
the Wanderers club grounds, and the
sitting heat and the dust storms are
nullifed by brisk canter through the
empty streets. The Zulu rickshaw
boy would consider himself dlshonored
in the eyes Of his brethren IL be did
not attire himself in garments Of an
esthetic value. The specimen shown
il the illustration appears to have
combined the horns Of the Evil One
with the wings Of the seraphim. It
IS probable, however, that this com.
bInation possesses some weird secret
symbolism OF its own, known only to
the wearer. AS he flies swiftly along
the road toward his destination, utter
ing an occasional whoop Of salutation
to a passing comrade, or shout Of
warning to pedestrians, his chocolate
aEA slistens with perspiration and the
copperbanglets round his knees and
ankles glitter in the moonlight. He
does not stop-usually-unti he has
deposited his fare, tilted down the
vehicle and assisted the lady to alight;
then. mopping his brow, he holds oui
his right hand for his legal fare, and
his left-instInctive hackman that ht
is-for his extra "bosella."
zulu as Serving Maid.
The Zulu Is one Of the mainstays D
the housewife in South Africa. Th'
maid Of the up-country Boer woman
Is usually a yellow Hottentot girl; bu
the Zulu takes in the towns. the plac'
filed in Northern countries by th'
serving maid. He is the housemaid
nursemaid, errand boy, good cool
and fair coachman. To take care 0
the baby is however. the chief pleas
ure OF his existence. When he reache
this acme Of confidence his life Is on
series Of caDacious smiles. Il Is a.
amusing sight to see small childre
! In Joubert park. carefully tricked ou
/. IN white sunbonnets and inery, a
| tended by some stalwart Zulu Of 81
feet and more, who. almost uncouth |
the clothes, OF rather halfclothes
/ civilization, stalks proudly along. a
most overcome by a sense Of his IN
q portanee, wheeling the go-cart or holl
7 ing the tiny hand In his enormou
z ebony fist.
! Revel In Drunken Conflict.
% From Saturday afternoon till Tue
e day morning work is practically at
d gtandstill upon the Rand. It is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-17

Johannesburg, South ca.-Botba,
fhe famous Beer guerilla general q
British premier and feted IN London;
lie TransvaaI. after three years Of
warfare and FIVE Of military rule, once
more 4 selfg0Yerning colony under
poer control--how strangely events
reverse themselyesl And yet Jo-
hannesburg. which created the Trans
wal and Is nlne-tenths of IT. goes on
eerenely. pouring forth gold IN a com
finuous stream. unmindful Of political
change. and VIII continue, doubtless,
10 do 20, It'll the last paying particle
" the aurlferous metal has been ex-
tracted. Then the mines viii close
down forever. the houses tumble %
decay. and the myriads Of migrating
eprlngbok win once more wander over
che site of the great mining city.
Dumped down Ia the middle of a
vast. rolling sea Of barren uplands,
crowned With strong granite hills
Joined 10 the southern coasts, over a
thousand miles away. By only two
slender railway lines, johannesburg
fs smphatIcally dependent for its ex.
fatence on the gold output just one
and-twenty years ago party Of pros
pectors made a discovery Of gold
upon the farm Of an ignorant Boei
named Johann. who resided far from
civilization 10 q desolate region where
fl had been stated officially that gold
gould not possibly be found. The'
offered him q price which seemed
enormous for the sale Of this property
The old man pocketed the money
packed bis wife. children and house
hold utensils inside his ponderoui
wagon. inspanned his oxen am
frekked away northward into the vii
derness. To-day hls farm Is valued i
billions; and nov. where once to-
weld vas blackened with antelop
herds, stalked by the lion and ieoparl
and a few adventurous frontlersmen
there stands a city Of 10000 souls
white. black. yellow and brown, know
as johannesburg.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-17
The city Today

II is long, irregular. strungout
gucceeglon Of mining villages. amalga.
mating into a fine town toward the
center of their length and stretching
away for about 80 miles along the
course Of the famous reef--a series
OF tall chlmneys, miners huta, groups
of stores, negro and Chinese com
pounds, huddled beneath the shadow
Of the great wheels which crown the
headgear at the entrance to the shafts.
From miles away, when everything Is
hidden under the noon haze, or floats
"A dancing mirage, between earth and
sky. may be seen the immense heaps
OF "taillngs." which Is the name given
10 that refuse that remains after the
gold has been extracted by cyanide Of
mercury from the pulyerlzed ore, and
shines. whittier than snow, in immense
mounds along the whole course Of the
outerop. SO vast are these heaps
that when, during the exciting days
OF revolution and the jameson raid
BOer officials suspected that maxim
guns and rifles were hidden therein
they were searched systematically foi
days without their contents being dis
covered.
There IS probably no city in the
world which has seen 80 many event
ful days or held such an assorted pop
ulation. The fame which Johannes
burg attained on the discovery ther'
OF the richest gold fields in the world
sustained by her constant prominence
in the eternal Anglo.Dutch feud Il
South Africa, attracted thither adyen
fHfers and fortune.hunters from al
corners Of the earth Here we ma
soc the Engllshman. recently arrive
and superhcialiy scornful Of colonlals
the miner from Wales. speaking n
tongue but Welsh, drawn thither b
hleh WAGES the Yankee. supreme
enterprise and slowly outing ali HI
competitors from business. tho Frenc
investor the German brewer and, {
course the Scotch bank clerk. India
coolies. highana with horses, Persian
IN round. embroidered caps; Syrian
peddllng and hawklng. Greeks az
Italians pushing great barrows lade
sith frulis aud luscious grapes fro
me Cape orchardsi Malay women wi
regular. oval fea-z-v carrying Hps
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-17

OF course rs dDna1nescuF8 tAefe IS
the great market square. feature
common % an South African citie5
which are built about them When
ore 81 tie frequent tornadpes comes
along &c becomes a reservoir of dust
which ius4ies every corner 81 the
town. compelling the housewife 20 en-
gage il an additional spring clean
ing. Every morning the square is
alled with great. ponderous OK wagons,
something like the old prairie schooner
Of the type which has been used in
South Africa for the past century
and has protected many e little settle
ment from massacre. When. during
one Of the continuous native Fisings.
4 hostile army Cf tribesmen menaces
town, the inhabitants at once 90
into 4laager. forming an encampment
behind a bulwark Of wagons fastened
together. the duesselbcom. or center
pole Of each. against which the oxen
are fastened in pairs. being locked
into the hind wheels Of the wagon ad.
jacent. and the spaces between the
wheels being piled high with sacks Of
maize. Seldom or never has such a
barricade been overwhelmed. It was
In such wise that early insthe last
century, the Beers overcame the
hordes Of the treacherous Dingaan. the
Zulu king, the men firing from behind
these defenses with their elephant
guns, while the women. in the inside
Of the square loaded and passed uI
the rifles. These wagons are more
4 like caravans The produce is stacked
upon the front portion, behind which
there Is a sitting room. covered with
white, waterproof canvas, stretched
upon hoops. beneath which is th'
karteI, or family bedstead. woodeI
frame interlaced with strips Of hippo
potamus hide, on which the entir
family sleep IN their clothes
At Night IN the Square.
The farmer, arriving at Johannes
burg about midnight, after a long day
trek, @outspansp In the great marke
square, and goes to sleep beside hi
wagon, while the native boys" haI
ing fed and watered the animals, kiI
die fire IN the square, round whic
they crouch in their blankets unit
! the morning, chanting and twangin
upon their one-stringed Tyres, or pla.
: ing some cheap Swiss accordion. a
Q break Of day coffee is made, and breal
fast prepared--the latter haphazaT
mixture Of hare, steImbok an
partridge, or whatever else may hay
Z fallen to the farmers rife during h
r journey, stewed in the ubiquitous pi
/ and eaten with a coarse porridge mad
? from ground MARIE. Soon the squai
G win be filled with chattering crow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-17
Few q Enaes RoIe q spy.

But the vengeance Of the liquor
syndicate was no less far-reaching
than that Of the Illicit diamond brok-
ers at Kimberley, and thus 1t occurred
that the role Of Noah Ciaypole was
never popular one
To-day the trafic Is chiefly in opium.
The importation Of 10000 coolies from
China, accustomed to smoking II, has
led to an Unsuitable demand for the
product. Upon the Rand, the name
given to the districts along the gold
reef, there exists a yellow population
Of mdentured servants-virtually serfs
equal IN number to az the whites IN
johannesburg. Lodged in overcrowded
compounds. where they are confined
like animals, liable to be logged for
any infraction Of discipline BY theig
white oyerseers. who have learned the
summary ways Of the Beers with ma
tlyes from time TO time some Of this
seethng horde overwheims It's guards
/ breaks out. and takes to a life Of pil
lag9 and murder along the outlying
districts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-17
IIIeaaI LIauor seIIers.

made by them.
Illegal Liquor Sellers.
IN the old days when johannesburg
vas still a mining camp, when beer
and champagne were both retailed at
S. the bottle, ia the corrupt and palmy
DAYS of the Kruger olIgarchy, the
Hquor dealers had monthly turnover
Of millions. the natives were de-
bauched by Cape gin, and all work.
upon the mines had to be suspended
between Saturday and Tuesday, until
they had recovered from their In
toxlcation. Vile alcohol, manufactured
from potatoes at a cost Of about two
cents gallcn, was colored, bottled
and retailed at 70 cents drink. Us
ualiy the manager Of the nearest mine
received salary from the syndicate
10 close his eyes to the affair; and the
majority OF the detective force like.
wise received a salary from Two differ
ent and, theoretically, opposing pow
ers. The bars in which the liquor
was geld we're simple rooms, adjoining
some store, access being obtalnable
only through a single door The
liquors stood upon a disappearing
sideboard, which, when a spring was
pressed, sank through a trap door IN
the floor. Spies stood at every cor
ner in the vicinity to keep watch
against the approach Of strangers Of
a suspicious nature; and should such
draw near, an electric signal bell ranl
out It's warning. 80 that the detective
rushing into the store. pistol in hand
} would find nothing more exhilaratint
( than a party Of Kafirs bargaining
4 over blanket, unless one Of thes'
Z same bargainers happened to be
{ confederate Of the raiding party, an'
4 had retained the alcoholic beverage Il
3 his mouth through the medium Of
/. small sponge, and had thus kept tn
\ evidence which was to send the she
beener down to Capt Town for nun
r Der Of years, to help IL construction
= work on the bleakwater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-27
FORFEITS COLLATERAL,
Street Vender Fires Revolver to Scare
a Crowd

A pistol shot fired by some one in a crowd
at the corner of 18th and streets north
west yesterday afternoon created great ex-
citement for a brief period. The man who
fired the gun, it is stated, was Of the Greek
nationality, and Sergt Stol of the eighth
precinct placed him under arrest At the
station house the prisoner gave his name
as Damino Tito, and he furnished $50 COL
lateral for his appearance in the Police
Court this morning to answer a charge of
carrying a concealed weapon. When his
name was called, however, there was no
response and the money was declared to be
forfeited.
Zito was pushing his ice cream cart up
18th street yesterday afternoon when q
crowd of colored men gathered around him.
Zito became excited and feared the loss Of
all his stock in trade. Whipping a re-
volver from his pocket he fired 1t off. the
bullet passing over the heads of those in
the crowd. They scattered for a minute,
then they rushed upon the vender with
shouts of Get the gun" Tito had some
sprinting ability himself, and he started to
run away, taking a course along street
to Vermont avenue. He was running up
that avenue when Stoll. attracted by the
gun shot and the crowd, captured Tito and
diSarmed him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-27
FOUNDER OF BOYS BRIGADE.
w. A. Smith Delivers an Address at
the v M c. A.

"Nake YOUR company the best in the regl-
n,ent and make yourself the best soldier In
the regiment" was the advice given to the
local members of the Boys Brigade by W.
A Smith of Glasgow Scotland, the founder
of tho brigade at the boys building. Y.
NJ G. A. Yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Smith
is in the United States visiting the various
hrisades. and urging them to greater en-
deavor.
Commissioner Macfarland presided at the
meeting and he welcomed Mr.. Smith TO
this CITY in words describing his work for
the bows brigade Rev. Charles Alvin
Smith of the Peck Memorial Chapel occu-
pied seat on the platform.
Mr. Smith described the growth of the
brigade from the small company started
in the Presbyterian Church, of which he
was a member in Scotland. in 1889. TO
its present strength of more than 100000
members, scattered through several coun-
tries He urged the local members of the
brigade to add to the membership and per-
feet the organization for more efficient
work.
MIR. Smith this evening made trip to
Mount Vernon, and was guest at the
British embassy. \ reception will be ten
dered him in Hamline NJ. f. Church.
Mai Charles Shaver will preside and
the ladies to receive with Mrs. w; A.
smith are Mrs VIM. Hart Dexter, Mrs.
Angus Lamond Mrs. Charles y. Smith.
Mrs. James NJ. Pickeas, Mrs. j. ]. Butler
and Mrs. Carl Douey.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith tomorrow will be re-
ceived at the White House.
In addition to the Boys Brigade there
| were present at the meeting yesterday
members of Junior Rechabites, pastors of
several churches and superintendent of
Sunday schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-27
SYNOD DELEGATES NAMED.
Maryland Chassis Held Election at
Westminster

WESTMINSTER, Md. May 26.-Much of
the time of the Maryland Chassis of the Re-
formed Church Saturday was taken up in
the election of delegtes to the next tri-
will be held in Akron Ohio, in May, 1908,
and to the annual meeting of the Potomac
synod. to be held at Washington, D. c..
next October. The elections were as fol-
lows:
Delegates to the general synod-Ministers.
primarii. DR.. ]. S. Kiefer, DR.. E. R. Esch-
bach, Dr. A. S Weber, ]. Stewart Hart
man, DR.. ]. NJ. Schick; secundi. C. S. Slagle,
DR. c. Clever. l.. E. CobentZ. F. w. Bald,
D. N. Dittmar; elders, primar.i, G. w.
Crum, ]. Gassman; secundi. H. S. Bonn
berger L. r. Schnebley John Freyer, w.
c. Neidig, j. r. Webster.
Delegates to the Potomac synod-Mnis-
ters primarii, S. NJ. Hench, d. n. Dittmar,
c. S. slagle, ]. w. Pontius, D. ]. Wolf
James B. Stonesfer, c. w. Leran, G. r.
Potter. ]. P. Harner, c. II. Rauche, DR..
]. S. Kieffer; secundi, S. S. Miller, A. NJ.
Gluck, l: NJ: Motter. Dr. j. T Rooster
DR.. f. r. Eschbach. A. Conner, ]. j.
Schaeffer. G. w. Snyder: elders, primarii,
II. 8. Bomberger, S. Phettyplace. II. G.
Rembsberg. L. R. Schneider. P; s: Lesh'
O. D. Gilbert w. C. Neidig, A. II. Geiman,
G. w Crum. c. NJ. Thomas. J. H. Abaugh:
secundi. w. Z: Main. w. w. Witheron, j..
Gassman, John Freyer, w. A. Brown, sam
uel Long, II. c. Smith. C. Warehine, ]. T.
Webster, ]. B. Hopkins NJ o. Ramsburg.
Rev. c. w Levan of Baltimore was
elected q member of the board of trustees
of the Chassis for five years.
Rev. DIR. r. w. Miller, general secretary
of the Sunday school board of the general
among other things, that at this time the
board is erecting seven-story building in
Philadelphia, at cost of $4,000. to be
used by the various boards of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-27
FROM AUGUSTA, GA, TO GULF.
Two Local Georgia Railway Lines Con-
solidated.

NEW YORK, May 27.-The Flint river and
Gulf railway, operating thirtytwo miles Of
track, and the Hawkinsville and Florida
Southern railway, operating forty-four miles
of track both in Georgia. are to be consol-
dated into one line by local interests and
will probably eventually be extended to
form continuous line between Augusta
and through cambridge to port on the
gulf. The new line is ultimately to be
known as the Gulf Line railway but pend
ing the requirement Of charter it will be
operated under the charter and name of the
Flint River and Gulf railway.
The latter road, which runs from Ash
burn to Bridgboro, has been purchased out
right, but the Hawkinsville and Florida
Southern, which runs from Worth. which is
three miles from Ashburn, to Hawkinsville,
has been leased until 1853 with an option
for the purchase. The president of the lat
ter line is Bird NJ. Robinson of this city. He
said Saturday that the new line would be
entirely Independent of any of the large sys-
TENS and had been organized with the con-
sent of the Georgia Southern and Florida
railway, which at present guarantees the
bonds of the Hawkinsville road.
The Georgia Southern is controlled by the
Southern railway, but neither line will have
any interest in the new organization. except
that by agreement the tracks of the for
mer will be used for three miles between
Worth and Ashburn to join the two merg-
ing roads
Mr.. Robinson will not be interested in the
new road himself but H. F. Rodes, who Is
general manager for him of the Hawkins
vile will be general manager or the new
line Associated with Mr.. Rodes in the en-
terprise are Mr.. Afford and Mr.. LoVeJoy OF
Hawkinsville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-27
MAN FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM.
Pittsburg Family Fear That Son Conn
mitted Suicide
Worth fQc to Ssc.

PITTSBURG. May 27.-With a bullet
hole in his temple, Harry D. Sellers, twenty
years old, was found dead in his room In
the Sellers home, 1922 Wightman street,
Squirrel Hill, early yesterday afternoon.
He was a member of one Of the Oldest
families in Pittsburg His parents MAIN
tain that his death was due to an accident.
Deputy Coroner Black, who IS investigating
the case, is inclined to the belief that the
young man committed suicide
The other members of the Sellers FAM
lily went 10 church in the morning, leaving
Harry at home. He said he wanted TO kill
an old sick dog, which had been suffering
for several days and which he would shoot
while the family We're away. There were
no servants in the house, and young Sell
lers obtained a 3S-calibre revolver and went
to a window in his room which overlooked
the back yard. From there he intended to
shoot the dog. so his parents say. When
the other members OF the family returned
from church they found the lifeless body OF
the young man lying in his room. The re-
volver clutched in his chand
Harry d. Sellers a son Of Henry
Sellers. who made fortune I'm the whole
sale grocery business here just after the
close of the civil war. Mrs. Sellers
brother is Gen. Presley NJ. Guthrie for
mery adjutant general of PENNSYLVANIA.
and is a cousin of Mayor George w.
Guthrie.