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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-30

There are still a few people who
refuse to clean up.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-30

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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-30
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE FARMERS STATE BANI

at Vinita in the State Of Oklahoma at the close
of business June %, 1909.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH

The charges made by Congressman
Bennett, of New York, of extrava-
gance in the purchase of paint sup
plies for the Panama Canal were met
by denials.
President Taft was received at the
the national trophy by the navy
team.
American brewed beverages and
liquors are practically without rivals
in the market Monterey, Mex.
Henry Lane Wilson will be ap-
pointed to succeed David e. Thomp-
son as ambassador to Mexico.
South American countries have
recognized the wireless as useful in
the conduct of government.
The cigarette is growing rapidly
in popularity in India.
Ambassador Thompson is said to
have engineered deal by which the
Pan-American Railroad of Mexico
passes to the control of st. Louis mil
lionaires.
John r. Carter telegraphed the
State Department that Great Britain
will be represented at the Hudson
Fulton celebration.
The President committed the SEN
fences of several men convicted in
Pensacola of conspiracy to commit
peonage.
The State Department received in
formation of the capture of Buha-
mara, the Moroccan pretender.
President Taft took cognizance of
the charges made against p. S.
CLAWS, chief of the Field Division
of the General Land Office.
Senior Francisco de la Barra, the
Mexican ambassador, has made final
arrangements to sail for Europe on
September 4.
A. K Fisher, of the Department
of Agriculture, said the house cats
kill thousands of birds and few rats
and mice.
Acting Secretary of the Interior
Pierce designated 50,45O acres more
land as coming within the homestead
act in Montana.
The Indians are displaying a will
ingness to work and to cooperate
with their white brothers for local
improvement.
me consular agents were ordered
to make collection of commercial
laws of the Central South American
republics.
Instructions in first aid to injured
will be given by the National Red
Cross to employees of large corpora
tons.
No American citizen suffered death
as the result of the collision at the
entrance of Montevideo harbor.
DR.. I. F. Tittman will represent
the United States at the meeting of
the Geodetic Association at London.
President Taft made it clear that
census work and politics are not to
be mixed.
Acting Secretary Norton said the
Western banks are overlooking with
money
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Government Testing Concrete.

Washington. d. C. Especially -
The Increasing. use of reinforced con-
crete as building material has led
10 numerous investigations of it's
strength when variously prepared
and when subjected to various con-
ditions. An elaborate test is now
being carried on by the Geological
Survey. The effort is to bring out
the comparative value of gravel.
granite. limestone and cinders for
use In concrete.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
HENRY FARMAN WINS
THE GRAND PRK PRIZE
All Aer0pIans Records For Time and
Distance Broken.
Day OF Great Excitement On The
Aviation Field At Rheims-Rec-
ords Made BY Latham and Paul
ham During The Previous Days
Are Badly Smashed.

Bethany Aviation Field. Rheims
Especially Henry Farman. the Eng
lish aviator, a hitherto unknown
quantity in the aviation contests. in
a biplane of his own design. broke
the worlds records for duration OF
flight and distance in a heavier than
air machine and won the $4,000
Grand Prix de la Champagne-the
endurance testify remarkable
fight officially recorded at $50 kilo-
metres (111.7S miles) in 3 hours a
minutes Sc 2-5 seconds.
He actually covered an extra ten
kilometres and remained in the air
ten minutes after 100 o'clock p. NJ,
the hour at which the timekeepers,
under the rules, ceased to keep a
record of the flight.
The other contestants finished in
the order named: Hubert Latham,
in monoplane, No. 90, 154 kilometres
500 metres, time 2 hours Is minutes
8 3-5 seconds; Louis Paulhan, in a
VoiSin biplane, 131 kilometres;
Count de Lambert, biplane. 116
kilometres; Hubert Latham, in
monoplane, No. IS, III kilometres;
M Tissandier, biplane, Ill kilo-
metres; Roger Sommer, biplane, so
kilometres; M. Delagrange, mono
plane, so kilometres; M. Bleriot,
monoplane, 40 kilometres; Glenn HI.
Curtiss, biplane, 30 kilometres; M.
Lefebyre biplane, 81 kilometres.
Although Hubert Latham, with a
different machine, took second and
fifth positions, the aviation commit
tee held that he was ineligible for
two prizes and awarded the fifth to
M. Tissandier and the sixth to M.
Sommer
Although Farmans brilliant rec
ord as an aeroplanist should have
warned the sharps that he was a
dangerous competitor, his victory was
complete surprise. He had been
preparing his machine secretly and
had not appeared upon the field until
today except for few practice
flights, and had been almost forgot
ten. Indeed, after he started about
4.30 p. M, keeping close to the
ground, while Latham and others
were soaring spectacular fashion high
in the air, Farman attracted no at
tention until he had flown 80 kiio-
metres
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03

Laredo, Tex. Especially With
partial re-establishment of commune
cation with the flooded section of
Northern Mexico, previous reports as
to loss of life and property damage
were confirmed Semi-oficial ad-
vices state that 400 dead bodies were
recovered in Monterey Sunday.
Direct communication with Mon
terey was re-established by the AS
ISOLATED Press at 1890 Sunday. The
operator at that point states that the
number of dead will reach 1900.
The Monterey News was compelled
to suspend publication for two days
owing to high water
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03

Waverly, Ia Especially In a panic
OF 800 emplyes of the Kelly Canning
Factory to escape from the second
floor of the canning department,
where a gasoline tank had exploded
and thrown fire over the room,
George McRoberts was killed, three
persons were probably fatally injur-
ed and score of others were severe
ly hurt. The building was destroyed
by the fire that followed the explo-
sion. causing 100000 damage.
While the Gamers were busily en-
gagged in preserving sweet corn in
the second floor of the factory gaso-
line tank used for the soldering Of
cans burst with frightfuf detona-
ton, hurting clots of flaming fluid
over the large room Most of the
employees are women, young men and
girls. All were excited by the show
er of flames, and with cries of fear
ran for the stairs and the windows.
Many leape1 to the ground in pell-
nell disorder falling on each other.
Scores tried to descend the stairways
with leaps and bounds, only to be-
come hopelessly entangled in the mar
row ways
Those employees working on the
first floor went quickly to the rescue,
dragging the entangled persons from
the damned staircases and fighting
off the flames until the injured could
be carried to safety.
When all had been taken from the
building it was found that Mrs Wal
ter Davis, Irene Lockley and George
Miller had been SO severely injured
that they will probably die.
The material loss included $1,000
600 cans of corn, not insured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
MANY LIVES LOST
IN RAGING FLOOD
Death Roll May Reach One Thousand
Property Loss Heavy.

The food waters of the Santa
Catarina River continued on their
rapid course throughout the night,
and to add to the horror of the sit
uatiOn rain commenced to fall, and
caused untold suffering to the thou
sands of homeless poems who had
congregated on the various plazas.
The destructive flood, due to the
continued fall of rain for the past
SO hours, swept everything before it,
and hardly a vestige is left of what
was a few days ago a conglomera-
Glon of small huts swarming with
families belonging to the poorer
classes The number of dead, which
cannot be accurately estimated for
days-perhaps weeks-is variously
placed at from 400 to 1000. The
victims were from the poorer class
es.
The food reached its creast be-
tween and 8 O'Clock Saturday
morning. Many families were swept
to death, with hardly a chance for
their lives. With the onrush of the
waters pandemonium reigned,' and as
the victims were swept from their
homes, on the tops of which many
had sought shelter, never anticipat-
ing that the water would reach an
unprecedented height, pitiful appeals
for assistance could be heard by
those on higher ground, but aid of
any kind was impossible.
Sunday night every effort was
made by kind-hearted people to
shelter homeless women and chill
dren. Private homes were thrown
open to the sufferers. The police
station, many hotels and clubs, as
well as the rooms of several organi-
cations, were placed at the disposal
of the authorities. Though most of
the women and children were thus
cared for. many men were compelled
to sleep in the open in the various
plazas. Both ZaragoZa and Hidalgo
plazas were alive with people
throughout the night, and vast
throng congregated in this vicinity,
which is ON high ground, in order
to watch the flood as it swept on
ward.
Already many bodies have been
recovered, but it is impossible to state
the exact number. A semireliable
authority says the police records
show that 400 bodies had been re-
covered up to noon today. Scores of
other bodies are believed to be still
lodged in various points along the
stream, and it may be weeks before
they are recovered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
PREVIOUS FLOOD DISASTERS.

Galveston, Texas, September
/. s, 1900. 5000 killed. Property
loss, $30,000,00O.
Pensacola, Fla, Mobile, Ala,
and other places along the Gulf
Coast, September 81 and %,
1906. More than 100 killed.
Millions of dollars worth of
property lost and more than so
vessels wrecked.
Along the Florida Keys, Oc-
tober 20, 1906. 1000 killed;
millions of dollars worth of prop
erty lost.
Mexico, October, 1906. 1913
killed; property loss heavy.
Cincinnati and vicinity, Janu-
airy, 1907. No fatalities; proper
ty loss, 100000, due to over
flow of Ohio River.
Eastern Ohio and West Vir-
ginia, July Is, 1907. Nine killed.
Dallas, Texas, and vicinity,
May "a and 20, 1908. Four
killed. Property loss heavy,
caused by overofiw of the Trinity
river
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
GAVE Ills LIFE
TO SAVE OTHERS
Wireless Man, Calling For Help. Sinks
With Ship.
MS last MESSAGE UNFINISHED
Five Lost When The Alaska Steam.
ship Company's Steamer Ohio Hits
The Rocks And .Founders-12S
Passengers Escape In The Boats
Vessel Goes Down In Three Min
utes-The Survivors Picked Up By
Steamers.

Seattle, Wash Especially Fly
lives were lost in the sinking of the
Alaska Steamship Company steame
Ohio off Steep Point, Alaska. There
were 1913 passengers on board, but
all these escaped, the victims being
employees The loss of the steamer
and the cargo is total.
The drowned are Purser F. j
Stephen, of Seattle; Wireless Opera
tor George e. Eccles, of Winnipeg:
two seaman and the Quartermaster
names not given.
Stephens and Eccles went dowr
saving the lives of passengers instead
of looking to their own safety.
A wireless dispatch says the Ohio
sank in three minutes. This proba-
bly, means that she was on the reef
a considerable time and that the pas.
sengers were all off before the ship
Slid into deep water. which she did
so speedily as to carry down five OF
the crew
Some of the passengers were tax,
en- ashore in lifeboats and taken by
the fishing boat Kingfisher to Swan
son Bay. Others were taken on. the
Humboldt and Rupert City. The
Humboldt's rescued passengers will
be landed at Ketchikan, while the
Rupert City is taking her passengers
to Vancouver
1t is $40 miles from Seattle t.
Steep Point, The rocks where the
Ohio sank shelve off rapidly into I'M
usually deep water. The Ohio was
insured for 100000 Capt Johr
johnson. her navigator, was regard
ed as one of the most skillful> on the
Pacific Coast
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
EARTHQUAKE ON THE
STHMUs or PANAMA
Canal Has Not Bean Affected IN
Any Way.
Buildings Were Shaken So That
Occupants Ran In Terror Into
The Streets. But No Serious
Damage Was Done-The Reports
Say That The Canal Was Not At
fected.

Panama Especially. = The Isthmus
of Panama experienced an earth
shock extending over large extent
of territory. No damage was done,
however, nor is it believed that the
canal has been affected in any way.
Lieutenant Colonen G. W. Goethals
gave out the following statement:
1.-THE seismographs on the isthmus
at s O'Clock recorded earth move
ments at various stations across the
isthmus. However, they we're not
sufficiently severe to be generally
felt, nor to have any injurious effects
on any of the canal work now in
execution or in prospect"
The administration buildings OF
both the government and the canal
commission here and at Ancon were
so severely shaken that the clerks
left their desks hurriedly for the
street. They soon returned. how
ever, when it was seen that no dam
age had been done and that the
first shock was not followed by a
second. The quake was also felt at
Aguadulce, in Cocle Province, and at
Pacora, in the province of Panama.
points more than 100 miles apart.
Colonel Goethals has received the
following official report of the earth
quake from Engineer Saville, at Gu
Zebra:
ION August %, at 11.O5 A. NJ,
the seismograph recorded disturb
ances. The Ancon observer reports
that he also was sensible to move
ment, and he believes he was con-
scious to a rumbling noise.
At o'clock the seismograph here
recorded severe shock, but the pen
was knocked from both the 100 K
instruments. The shock was noted
in several stations across the 18TH
mus and at Alajuela, in Culebra, ii
was independently noted by me and
the principal Observers
There is nothing as yet to indicate
that the Panama Canal was damaged
by the quake. Special inquiries are
being made in this direction, and a
report from the canal commission is
expected.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE

A Chicago banker says the Read
ing has $100,O00,OOO of quick as
sets which it can distribute at any
time. Reading officials have laugh
ed at this statement.
When asked if ]. p. Morgan &.
Co. were still trying to have United
States Steel listed in Paris a member
of that firm replied: I'VE will not
affirm the report. We do not care
to state whether or no such an effort
is being made
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
The De Sagans Robbed.

Paris Especially A local newspa-
perpublishes statement to the effect
that Princess Helie de Sagan was
robbed of $4,000 during her recent
stay at Rheims, and her husband.
the Prince, was at the same time re-
leved of $4,000 The robbers have
not been arrested. The Prince and
Princess de Sagan went to Rheims
to witness the aeroplane flights.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS,
Judge Orders Newspapers Not +
Print The News.

Youngstown, o. (SpeciaD For
the first time in the history of Ma
honing County, newspaper publishers
were ordered by court to refrain
from publishing stories regarding the
actions of grand jury.
Judge Robinson issued special de-
cree shortly after the grand jury,
which has the graft Investigation in
hand, convened. saying that no news
should be printed about the investi-
cations unless indictments were re-
turned.
The grand jury is composed OF
farmers and business men,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Fire Threatens Big Trees.

Yosemite, Cal. Especially A for
est fire at the entrance to the Yosem-
lite Valley threatens destruction of
the big tree grove. known as the
MERGED Group, one of the world s
famous collection of Sequoias. The
flames menaced the hotel at Ell Por-
tai, a 100000 frame structure,
which is filed with summer visitors.
Sparks from freight engine started
the fire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
KiIIs Woman And Self.

South Norwalk, Conn. Especially -
James Cavanagh. polisher, living
n Spring Hill, suburb of Norwafk,
ired two shots at his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. James Cavanagh. Jr.. after
family quarrel. and killed her I'm
stantly. He then placed the muzZle
Of the revolver in his mouth and
ired two shots. He lapsed into un-
consciousness at once and died after
oeing carried into the hospital. The
murdered woman was about 80 years
I'D. and Cavanagh was. 20.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Carnegie Gives Another sso. GOO.

Bloomington, Ill. Especially Pres
ident Theodore Kemp. of Illinois Wes-
leyan University, received notice that
Andrew Carnegie had given $30.-
900 to the university for a new sci
ence building, Wesleyan having rails
ed an endowment fund of 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
France Wants An Extension.

Paris Especially The French gov
eminent, in response to requests
made by French merchants, has or
ened negotiations with Washington
for an extension of the commercial
arrangement with the United States
until the month of August, or at least
until February of 1910.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Big Mine Oave-In.

Scranton, Pa. Especially The big
gest mine cave-in that has ever oe-
CURED in Scranton took place when
the earth settled over a large area
IN thlckly settled section of the
suburbs. Property worth $500, 900
was DESTROYED by the cave-in, inciud-
ing a 100000 schoolhouse.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03

The Victims, Who Were Mostly OF
The Poorer Glasses, Swept Away
From Their Huts 49, Rush To
Higher Ground - Recently In
stalled Industrial And Electrical
Plants Seriously Damaged The
Railroads Tied Embarrassing
Scenes In The Flooded Section
Torrential Rains Finally Cease
The Dead Unburied.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Cigarette Costs Ten Lives.

Key West, Fla. (Special9 AS a
result Of the explosion at noon of
TOO pounds of dynamite at Boca-
chica, 10 miles from Key West, on
the Florida East Coast Railway, 10
men are dead and five probably ia
tally burned. The explosion was caus-
ed by a member of the railroad con-
struction force carelessly throwing
a lighted cigarette into box of
fuses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Express Hits Excursion Train.

Springfield. Ohio Especially .-Thir-
~ persons were injured in a wreck
in the west end of this city when
special Big Four eastbound train,
RAINING at sixty miles an hour, col
lided with the rear end of an ex-
eaFsion train returning from Dayton.
Nc one was killed so far as known.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Bubonic Plague In Hawaii

Honolulu Especially Three cases.
If bubonic plague and one death
rom the disease were reported from
he Island of Hawaii. So far no
:ases of plague have been discovered
IN this island (Cahu).
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Indians Burn Old Woman.

Ell Paso, Tex. (Special) .-Bel;ev-
ing witch brought on the smallpox
epidemic that caused the death of
many of their children, the Indians
Of Huejotzingo, near Puebla, Mexico,
burned aged Juana Remirez to death.
The Indians barricaded all the exits
If her hut, set fire to it. and watched
er perish in the flames.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
To Keep Out Illegal Goods,

Montgomery, Ala. Especially The
;enate passed the bill to prevent in
ractions by foreign corporations of
state laws by shipping In goods
which cannot be legally sold in Ala
anna, and making revocation of
,harter the penalty for violations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
OIL KING TO GIVE 100000.

Promises To Complete Fund For
Academy In Rome.
New York Especially John d.
Rockefeller has promised 100000
to the $1,00O,OOO fund now being
raised for the American Academy at
Rome.
His contribution will bel made
when. other subscriptions have reach
ed 100000 and will be given in the
name of the University of Chicago.
About $150,000 is needed to meet
this requirement.
Present contributors include j.
Pierpont Morgan, James Stillman,
w. X. Vanderbilt, Henry C. Prick
and Harvard University through Hen
ry L. Higginson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
15 Killed In Mine.

Mexico City Especially A special
dispatch from Mateahauia says that
Is miners we're killed and 80 impris-
oned by the dropping Of a cage into
parted through failure of the brakes
and the men dropped 1900 feet. The
cage was sent to the rafters of the
shafthouse and the strain snapped
the cable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
BOYS TRY TO WRECK TRAIN.
FORr Lads Say They just Wanted
To See Smash.

Kankakee. Ill. Especially An at
Tempt by four boys to wreck the
crowded Chicago express. south
boand. on the Illinois Central Rail-
road. was discovered by a switching
crew in time to prevent an accident.
The boys had placed frog blocks
and rail braces at switch south of
town.
Werly Smith. Sam and David Blatt
ana Clayton Robertson, ranging in
age from IA to 16 years, were ar
rested near the scene of the intended
wreck, where they were awaiting de-
velopments.
They admitted placing the OBJ
structions on the track and said that
they lust wanted to see wreck
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Storm Kills Three.

Chicago Especially Three men
were killed by lightning, many were
injured and property worth thou
sands of dollars was destroyed when
the electrical storm swept over Chi
cago and environs at p. M. Those
killed were workmen employed in a
cucumber field west of Evanston.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Mosquito Pest OF Deer.

Duluth, Mimi. Is c a D.-Fhe
vet weather in this section has Fro
iuced such a bumper crop of mos
Iuitoes in sparsely settled localities
hat cattle and horses are driven
.rantic by the pests.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
sermon At Ball Game,

Minneapolis Especially Base ball
and religious services were combined,
ter the first time it is believed, when
the Rev. G. L. Morrill, delivered a
sAert sermon at the American Assoc
citation ball grounds prior to the
game Sunday afternoon between
Minneapolis and Kansas City. The
h@Me team won s to O..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-03
Favor SURFACE For Women.

Pittsburg Especially. = Adopting
platform, one clause of which favors
woman's suffrage. the Prohibition
State convention adjourned here With
the nomination of the following can
didates: DR.. Frank Fish, of Clays.
vile, State treasurer; C. w r. Smith,
Delaware County, auditor general;
Harold B. Robinson, Uniontown, JUS
tice of the Supreme Court.