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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-07-20
DOUBLE BARRELED CANNON.
Only One Is at Athens, Ga.-Result of
the First Test.

The only double barrelled cannon in the
world is one of the historic curiosities of
Athens, Ga.
There is a history of unique interest
that goes along with this old cannon.
Besides being the only double barrelled
shooting iron" of this kind ever haven't
ed, it was conceived with peculiar idea
by the inventor. John Gilleland, a MEM
Der of the Mitchell Thunderbolts, local
military company during the war. The
Mcneil Thunderboits was a company
composed of men too old for active serv-
ice in the field and was organized purely
for home defense.
Mr.. Gilleland, the inventor, believed
that with a cannon of the double barrel
pattern he could NOW down Yankees by
the hundreds. He had HIS cannon cast
at the Athens foundry, aid when fin
ished il was hauled out to the outskirts
of the city. where a test was made.
One test was entirely sufficient to demon
strate that the cannon was a rank fail
ure.
A fifty foot chain with the ends at
tached to two cannon balls was the
charge. These balls were rammed into
the cannon good and hard. 1t was the
inventors idea that when the cannon was
fired the chain would stretch taut and
cut down everything within its length.
When it was properly loaded 1t was
lOuCuGA Ol Will great CtIeUlOnys
One" of the balls got out a little ahead
of the other and the devil and Tom Jones
were to paw. 1t had a kind of circular
motion, ploughed UP about an acre of
ground, tore up q cornfeld, moved down
saplings, and the chain broke, the two
balls going in different directions. One of
the balls killed young cow in a distant
field, while the other Knocked down
chimney from log cabin. The members
of the Thunderbolts who went out to
witness the test scattered as though the
entire Yankee army had turned loose in
that vicinity.
The one test was enough to convince the
inventor that his double barreled cannon
was more disastrous to the men behind
it than to the enemy in front. 1t was
drawn back to the city and was never
used again except to celebrate Demo
cratic victories, the number of times for
| this purpose being rather limited except
in state campaigns. Several years ago
the old cannon disappeared from in front
of the city hall. and it was found in a
junk shop, from which it was rescued
and after being mounted was placed in
the little park on College avenue, oppo-
site the federal building, where it now
Sandstone of the most interesting relics
of the civil war.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-07-20
Strong as fron

Recent official tests Of the many valua-
bic hardwoods native 10 western Austr1 q
liza have made known the extraordinary
properties of yate, believed to be the
strongest of all known woods. Its aver
age tensile strength is $4,000 pounds to
the square inch. equalling that of good
cast IRON But many specimens are much
stronger, and one was tested up to seven
teen and one-hulf tons to the square
inch, which is equal to the tensile
strength of wrought iron. The sawn
timber Of yate is probably the strongest
in the world The tree grows TO a maxi
mum height of 100 feet, and has some-
times a diameter Of 212 or even feet
Youths COMPANION.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-07-20
Reporting at HEADQUARTERS.

IF the cap fits, wear IT," runs the
old adage Sometimes the knowledge
that 1t might easily TT cannot be CON
cealed by the conscious ill-doer ana he
publicly puts on the cap, and thereby
cunfesses his guilt. Frank WiIkeson,
the author Of "Recollections OF a Prl-
yate Soldier" had an experience Of
this nature. He WIS scarcely more than
a lad, young private IN the civil war,
when the incident occurred
ON the fourth day Of the Battle OF
Colo lIarbor the captain delivered to
me an order to repair at once TO head-
quarters and report 10 Adiutant GEN
eral Williams. My heart sank. had
been stealing haversacks; had been
impudent TO officers had been doing
lots Of things ! ought not Now for IL I.
This ends my career" | thought.
The captain said, Wash up. get a
horse, and accompany the orderly" l
ignored the first portion of the order,
but obtained a horse, and rode Off,
slouch-hatted, bIouseIess md supreme
~ dirty. ] had full belief as 10 be
severely punished. Certain sheep
weighed heavily on my conscience I
ransacked my memory and dragged
forth all my military misdeeds
knew / must at least be urt,martial-
ed. ! concluded finally that / should
not escape with less than shooting.
asked the orderly If General VIII
Jams was very save@e.te1npered He re-
piled that the General WAS the kindest
man In the army. and felt a little re
assured. Al last | burst out with
See here. what DO you suppose he
wants of me? I've been diso6eylng or.
ders, stealing haversacks, and been i'm
pudent to some Of the incompetent Of
fcers"
The orderly laughed loudly.
When we reached General Williams
tent ! was really frightened half out
Of my senses, and strGae in. hat on
my head The handsome General
smiled kindly at me, and asked me TO
be seated How | wished had wash
ed and brushed the dirt of He ask
ed me many questions. grew CONF
dentI1T- md finally confessed my fright
and my sins The General tried to look
severe. but be had 10 laugh. when
had finished BE- said, pleasantly:
You are not going to be shot your
crimes hardly deserve that. have
sent for you to tell you you are ap-
pointed second lieutenant to the
Fourth Regiment of the United States
Artillery Get your discharge. and
come u me If you need money to travel
with. or for clothes
lie was 50 gracious 10 rae. dirty
private, that my eyes filed with tears.
/ could not speak 10 thank him. and /
came very near to crying outright
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-07-20
A pest.Riaden Moroccan City

Fee, under and through buildings, ana ia
tapped in a thousand places by canals
which carry the water to every point u
tie town; so wonderful is the system Of
canalization that it is possible TO food a.
a moments notice any particular district
or any garden or court. This RUM uG
water should render the city beatty
did il not serve as a sewer to carry 0E
the filth of the population and a well 81
supply them with drinking water. As i
result Fee IS today suffering from an ep..
deTaic Of typhoid fever which carries III
from 300 10 $50 people daily. and "A
which. a this writing. the EnglisL nil
tary attache 20 the Sultan has suceumbel
Harold /. Sheets in The Outing Mac
zine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-07-20
A Story of the Iron Dn;e

Tie late Baroness Burdett-Coutts used
to relate with keen pleasure a story of
the Duke Of Wellington aud Sout. On
the first occasion the duke took Soult
into Apsiey house the latter was sur
prised at the absence Of pictures he had
known IN Madrid.
How is it. Monsieur le Due" he said.
that yon have 50 few of the Spanish
masterpieces -
Marshal, you forget replied the
duke, thar my army was only r. Madrid
after the one commanded ny yourself
r. Illustrated Bits
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-07-20

~There IS one short httia chapter IN
Rosecrans' career that was never told
by himself, and, so far as know,
never clearly told by any other person.
This was his narrow escape at Chicka-
manga. His headquarters were swept
out of the way by the charge Of Long
streets men as II by hurricane. The
regiments that were about him were In
five minutes swept away from him. He
was left almost alone In the very pres
ence Of a victorious enemy, with panic
stricken men about him. One who was
near him at that time tells how he rode
here and there pleading with the men
TO stop. At last he held out his arms
and said, Stop men; stop for your
General and q few dozen brave fell
lows backed up against his horse and
stood. knowing that they were sacri-
fcing themselves In doing So Then an
officer caught the bride OF Rosecrans'
horse, and saying, We must get out of
this led the way over some fallen logs
into the woods.
There all the historians leaNe Rose
Grams Some one saw him all the time.
few men kept him IN sight, running
along between him and the threaten
ing column of rebels. Rosecrans did
not know these men, but he knew that
the steady trot to his left and right
was of men who were loyal TO the last.
These men know how narrow was the
escape Of the General commanding ut
Chickamauga, but they are scattered
everywhere and not one Of them has
told the story as IL ought to be told
Isn't 1t time 10 tell II nowP'
Speaking of narrow escapes" said
one Of FORESTS men. II have been in
some pretty close places as have most
of those who fought with Colonel For
rest. But ! think the nearest ever
came to meeting flying bullet was on
Monday at Shiloh. Beauregard's army
was gaining on us. A few stray shots
came from point across a ravine op-
posite where we were stationed, and
the lieutenant colonel called for two
men to cross the ravine, make sneak
through the woods, and see how many
YANKEES were over there. was one of
the two who volunteered to 60. dis
mounted. crossed the ravlne. but had
no, advanced up the hill more than
fifty yards when l heard a shot not far
from me, and also heard the whlz of
the bullet
Il got behind the next tree, which
was not quite ms large as my body. and
put one eye around the tree to survey
my surroundings Almost instantly a
bullet went past my ear, So close that
| could feel the air of II. ! drew In my
eye and then put II out again, when
another bullet passed 80 close to my
head that felt It touch my ear.
though It did not break the skin. 4
third shot came. which grazed my hat,
and then l skedaddled. All this time
! did not know where the fellow was
who was shooting at me. | felt brave
enough when l went up that hill, but
the advantage that sharpshooter had
took all the rebel yell out of me and
when l got back to the company /
made up my mind that II ever got
into closer place than that would
be dead reb. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-07-20

New Yorker Gin Boston)--I say
there, hoy Nave you an cxtra?'
Boston Newsboy-I have an especial
edition issued at - o'clock meridian,
sir ,--Y onkers Statesman
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-07-20

Watch any man hong enough and
ynu win see him make 4 mighty bad
break.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-07-20
PATRICIA'S HUSBAND.

Author Of "Pamela Cousins" "olves Rebel"
Brooke " c." "Decevers Ever" "sir Gerards
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
DEDICATED
Ceremonies Attended BY One Thou
sand Masons at South
McAlester.

McAlester, l. T., April 23.-The
Scottish Rite Masonic temple was
dedicated here tonight by Grand Com
mGpder James d. Richardson of
Washington in the presence of 1000
Masons. He was assisted in the ex-
ercises by Sovereign Grand Inspector
General Harper S. Cunningham of
Guthrie, and his deputy, William
Busby OF South McAlester, also Bes-
ter G. Brown of Kansas City and Will
liam II. Talmage.
The degrees Of the chapter, council
and consistory are being conferred on
class of 300 candidates this week,
which will.swell the membership of
this consistory to about 1000, Noted
Masons from both Territories, Par
ons, Kas, Toledo, o, Boston, Mass.
and Baltimore, Md, were lin attend
ance at the dedicatory services.
The temple, including furnishings
and stage scenery, has cost approx
mately 100000, and will be used ex.
ciusiyely for Masonic purposes.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
BADLY COMPLICATED|B|D FIVE PER CENT
Cherokee National and Information
al Bank s. Trust Company Get
City Funds.

The bids of the different banks for
the deposit Of the city funds for the
ensuing year were opened at the coun-
Gil meeting Tuesday night and it was
found that the bid of the Cherokee
National and the International
Bank g. Trust company for
the use of these funds were the
highest.
These two banks agree TO pay five per
cent on all the funds, and as no other
bank offered as good an inducement,
the treasurer was instructed to depos-
it the funds with these two banks.
All OF the members OF the council,
except Col. L. B, Bell, we're presnt at
the meeting last nigho and busy
session was held.
A petition from a number OF clti-
zens. asking that milk inspector be
appointed to protect the people from
dairymen who adulterate their milk.
This petition was referred to the
sanitary committee.
Mayor Parks called the attention of
the council to the condition of the
city cemetery and asked that some
remedy be made for this condition,
Tie said that many of the graves were
caving ia, and lack Of care had caused
some of the monuments to fall apart
After considerable discussion over this
matter, the mayor named j. X. Tay
lor as park commissioner for the Gem
etery, and the appointment was unan-
imously confirmed by the council.
The matter OF the city dumping
ground was taken up, but as the leas
on the present dumping ground has
not expired it was decided to table
t. . matter for the present.
Mayor Parks appointed the follow.
ing phyeicians as board Of health
Drs. Louis Bagby, A. M. Clinkscales
and II. @. Mccarthy.
j. @. Wilkinson was made jailer for
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
IMPORTANT FEATURES OF
OKLAHOMAS CONSTITUTION
Initiative and referendum.

Initiative and referendum.
Nomination of all state, county, dis
trict and township officers by prima-
ries.
Prohibition Of succession in state
offices
Submission of the prohibition ques-
tion to the whole state.
Elective state corporation commits
sion.
Two-cent passenger fares.
ForbiddiDg railroad companies from
owning any productive agency Of a
natural commodity.
Fellow servant law.
Prohibiting corporations from own
ing more land than is absolutely nee
essary in the operation Of their bust
ness.
Prohibition of issuance Of watered
stock; books of corporations made sub
ject TO Inspection at all times.
Appointment of commission TO
negotiate purchase Of the segregated
mineral lands in Indian Territory,
valued at many millions Of dollars.
Fixing legal rate Of interest at six
per cent and contract rate at ten per
cent.
Compulsory anG separate school sys-
tem.s
Labor and arbitration commission.
Commission Of charities and corree-
tions.
Agricultural commission
Oil, gas and mines commission.
Requiring majority vote to amend
the constitution.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
Unconstitutional
CONVENTION ADJOURNED UN-
TIL AUGUST 5TH.
| MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME :
and "God Be With You Till We
Meet Again " and BenedictiOn
Closing Features.

Guthrie, Okla, April 23.-Amid
scenes of good will and the singing OF
songs the Constitutional convention
adjourned yesterday afternoon at 8
minutes after o'clock and its record
became history. The delegates first
sang "My Old Kentucky Home" and
then, led by Delegate Williams Of Buff
falo, "God Be With You TIL We
Meet Again" The delegates we're
then officially adjourned by the offer
ing Of the benediction by the chap
lain.
\ The convention organization will
remain alive until the day before
election to ratity the constitution, a
resolution by Johnston being adopted
to adjourn to August 5, and authoriz-
hing the president to call an earlier
session if necessary.
The election ordinance providing for
1.-THE election of state officers and vote
on the constitution, also a provision
for submission of the statewide pro-
hibition question to be voted on by
the people, were adopted by vote Of
65 to 0, az being absent and not
voting.
To hurry completion of the work
each delegate engrossed the part Of
the election ordinance covering his
county, and the prohibition and cleo
tion ordinances we're read at the same
time by two different clerks.
Provision was made that the records
and journals of the convention be left
in the hands of John M. Young, sec
retary of the convention, and the
stenographie records placed in charge
fof President Murray, both officers to
turn them over to the secretary Of
state.
After the convention adjourned the
delegates were loaded down with SOU
venirs. Some took their chairs home,
others pens and inkstands, and some
left Juggling waste baskets full Of
papers.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24

the ensuing year, in accordance with
the agreement for the use Of the fed
eral jail.
The recorder was instructed to draw
a warrant for the interest on the city
school bonds, as directed by Treasurer
Ficklin
Ed B. Thompson was appointed
city bin poster.
The new city engineer, E. II. Gin
was at the meeting and explained that
some improvements at the corner OF
Miller street and SeQuoyah avenue,
had been built about one foot above
the established grade and recommends
ed that the grade be changed to n
form to these improvements. Mr..
Gill said that nothing could be gain
ed by making a cut at this place, but
that it. would be an injury rather than
a benefit to the street. AS there were
several otf er instances, where chang
es are needed an ordinance was order
ed drawn covering this matter.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
The Prison Show.

The papers say that Withrell's Pris-
on show, which comes to the opera
house Thursday night, April 25th, is
not only a good show, but clean,
moral entertainment, that the most
refined may attend without ofIense.
1t follows somewhat the line Of John
Reynolds famous book, "The Twin
Hells," but it shows I'm actual scenes
what the gifted author could only des-
cribe in words. This attraction has
the record Of crowded houses every
where, and it will be well TO secure
reserved seats early.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
TOGUARD COAL land
GARFIELD ISSUES NEW SET OF
REGULATIONS
TO EFFECT DRASIC REFORMS
Valuable Coal Lands Obtained on
Terms That Amount
to Robbery

Washington, April Secretary
Garfield issued anew set Of regulations
governing the sale of public lands to-
day, which are calculated to effect
drastic reforms. The object is to pre-
vent future grabs OF valuable coal
lands by railroads and syndicates.
Since he took charge Of the Interior
Department., he has thoroughly in
vestigated lie old system and is con-
vinced that coal areas worth millions
have been obtained from the Govern
ment on terms thatamountt to robbery.
Under the old syStem the syndicates
secured coal lands of great value by
entering them as agricultural and
grazing lands. In many instances the
local Land Once Official innocently
permitted them to take these lands
through ignorance of their value.
This was found TO be true In some
of the land frauds developed In Utah,
Colorado and Wyoming.
Under the new regulations the Land
Office officials will be furnished with
maps prepared by the Geological Sur
vey showing lands known to lie with
out ascertained coal areas and open to
entry under the general land laws and
lands known to contain coal deposits,
with the price at which the different
tracts are to be sold.
Under this system there will be no
question as to which public lands be-
long and no opportunity will be given
for syndlcates 10 secure coal lands as
non mineral lands az low prices.
The regulations also contain q pro-
vision under which 1t Is believed the
syndicates will not be able to obtain
coal lands in excess Of the amount
single person or corporation Is per-
miuted toacquire under the law.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
ANTI CIGARETTE is
BEING ORGANIZED

Guthrie, Ok, April 23-Such an in-
terest is being taken in southwestern
Oklahoma In the work of organizing
the new state anti-cigarette league
that many persons Of prominence have
been enlisted as co-workers and as
members of the state committee, in
cluding Judge Frank Gillette, mem
Der Of the Oklahoma supreme bench;
Judge ]. B. Dickinson of Chickasha,
member of the federal bench Of In.
dian Territory; H. B. Johnson and R.
P. Smith Of Chickasha; G. J. Clark OF
Apache and Thomas Woodward OF
Anadarko, all bankers.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
LEGALITY OF ELECTION ORDI-
NANCE is QUESTIONED.
ATTORNEY GENERAL QUERIED
Can Governor Frantz Create a Def
cit in Calling an Election for
Submission Of Constitution.

Guthrie, Okla, April 24-Governov
Frank Frantz is addressing an inquiry
to the attorney general of the United
States for aD opinion as to the legality
of the election ordinance adopted by
constitutional convention, and to learn
whether or not che governor Of Okla
homa may legally create a deficit in
calling an election for the submission
of constitution and the election OF
state officers
IL is believed that the questions are
not without Importance and negative
opinion from Attorney General Bona
parte would complicate the statehood
situation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
PEACEMAKER KILLED
Chauncey Clemons, Of Tulsa, Was
Shot Dead When He Stepped
Between Disputants.

Tulsa, /. T, April 24.-Harvey L,
Beach and Frank Mitchell we're today
held to the grand jury without bail
charged with the murder Of Chauncey
Clemons at jerks, |. r., near Tulsa,
last night. Beach and Mitchell were
engaged in dispute when Clemons,
who was standing by, attempted to
play the part of a peacemaker.
He stepped between the disputants
and was killed by a shot fired by one
OF the men.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
DAUGHTER MARRIED NEGRO
FATHER IS IN JAIL

Buffalo, N. Y, April 23-At OIean
Yesterday afternoon Fred Hitchcock
was sentenced to six months In Jail
and to pay $50 for permitting his Is
year old daughter to marry a negro
named Arthur Jones. The negro
minister, w. f. Coffey, who perform
I'd the ceremony, is out on $500 bond.
He said the father insisted upon the
marriage.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
FREE FOR ALL FIGHT
OVER IN DARKTOWN

Late Tuesday afternoon East Illinois
avenue was the scene Of bloody
fight, between Ellis Williams and
Tom Mayfield, both colored. Knives
and half bricks were the weapons,
and some little gore was shed before
the officers interfered. Both are now
among Uncle Sans boardersand their
trial will be heard by Commissioner
Farrar either this afternoon or to-
morrow.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
The Sequoyah Club

The Sequoyah club will meet April
9th at 8 o'clock p. m. with Mrs. W.
P. Thompson. The leader for this
meeting viii be Mrs. w. B. Coley and
the subject will be study OF the
"Merchant of Venice" A paper,
history of the drama, and reading the
play will complete the program for
the afternoon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-24
STATE REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEE CALLED

Guthrie, OKLA, April 24-Chairman
]. L. Hamon will call the state Re-
publican committee together about
the first Of May to plan the call for
the state convention.
The program is for state conven-
tion the latter part OF May.
The dates favored now are the 21st
and 23rd Of May.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-06-15

anime the list and they will find that
eleven of the number are sired by the
sons Of George Wilkes and ten of the
others trace back to Hambletonian. AS
Wilkes is a direct son of Hambletonian
we find that twenty-one of the num-
Der are sired by sons and grandsons
of Hambletonian. One of the number
is by son of Mambrino Chief, grand
son of Messenger. Star Pointer 1854
is the only one in the whole gang that
is pacing bred. Therefore twenty-three
of the whole number of PAGERS with
records from 2:04 to 1855 are of Mes
senger or thoroughbred blood.