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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-18
Mos Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
interesting Items Gathered from all
Paris Of the World Condensed
into Small Space for the Ben
eft ~ Our Readers
Domestic Items.

IN full uniform of the order accom-
panied by g. brass bands.
The naval reserves Of Illinois,
Minnesota and Michigan are OF 8
cruise OF the lakes with a fleet OF
seven vessels.
The Mississippi river at st. Louis
IN the lowest in 20 years. All traffic
above that point has stopped.
A :, Louis Man has Sued a Kansas
civ widow for breach of promise and
:iu.OOU damage. In his petition he
alleges ina, she proposed marriage to
him and promised to care for and sup
port him.
The Republican convention Of Texas
unuua'iiicdly indOrscd the administra'
ton OF President Taft.
4 fire. which for IL time threatened
the business district of Boston, ana
was only ,hcckcd by the use Of dyna'
mite and the assistance Of nearby
owns, consumed $4,000 600 worth OF
property.
In Columbus - policemen resigned
from the police force rather than ride
the street cars to protect strike
breakers.
The estate of Ira G, Rawn is to bs
sued for 81 ,"O0. 600 by the Illinois Rail-
road company. This follows tho dis
rlosur" that the former president OF
the road held stock In the repair COM
panios that had robbed the road OF
Sa,o00,oo
The steamer corwin arriving from
Nom" reports Mount Shisaldin the
highest volcanic peak on the island
again very active.
Representative Thomas Of Kentucky
will try to have Mammoth Cave set
apart as a national reservation.
When President Lewis opened the
convention of the United Mine Work.
ers at indianapolis he announced that
every delegate would have a chance
to speak and that there would be no
whitcwash used.
Four months of idIrn'sS has reduced
many of the 5,00o coal miners of Okla
homa to want and appeals for aid are
being made for them
The Oklahoma Democratic convcn.
ton at Oklahoma city avoided a fight
by making no cffu.j to give Gov.
Haskell an Endorsement
Indiana has followed the example "f
Kansas and filed With the Interstate
Commerce commission "A compliant as
TO the price of uppcr bcrths IN Pull.
man sleeping cars.
Seven companies q infantry have
been ordered to Montana to fight for.
est fires a pack train accompanies the
soldiers.
The Mississippi river is lower than
al any time sine" I''i
me heN' ahhuaI meeting OF the Ne
tional Goods Roads association VIII
be hcld at Oklahoma city, October 4,
. n u. President JACKSON states that
ne expects lo,ooo delegates to atterH
the meeting
Gov. Stubs has issued a special or.
der directed to Charles p. Drew,
brigade commando, in which he as
commander in chief Of the national
guard, directed that any member o.
the guard found intoxicated or usinS
liquors should be dismissed from par
ticipating in the man"uycrs at For.
Riley.
Al a conference between Prcsidcn
Taft and Secretary Hitchcock n
Beverly 1t was decided TO establish
chain of postal savings banks in tn,
smaller communities to test the Law
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-18

DR.. Pillem-There must be m
thing radically wrong with your sys-
tenn to have your hair fall out so.
You will have to diet.
Skantlox-Dye It? I'm afraid, doc,
there's not enough of it left to dye.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-18

Statistics are almost as unsatisfsc-
DRY as facts are stubborn.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-18

A wind accompanied by rain struck
Belleville, Kan, early In the morning
wrecked the Union Pacific round
house and did several thousand dol.
lars damage to the other property.
While there was a deficit of $5S,734,-
49, in the ordinary operations OF the
government for the year c1ding June
30, 1909, there was a surplus Of $780,
900. 900 for the last year.
All but s2O7 900 Of the S~27.297,354
corporation tax lived has been col.
lected. 1t is all paid under protest
and II the supreme court decides the
law unconstitutional it must all be
paid back.
The government crop report shows
the wints- wheat crop 10 be 45S,25O,-
900 bushels, or $1,000, 900 more than
was ind%a'od by conditions June j.,
ana 12,0C,,oo bushels more than last
year.
THE oklahoma capital removal case
has been appealed to the state su-
preme court.
Thirteen persons were killed and
25 injured in a wreck of a passenger
train which occurred neer ignatio,
Cal.
After half a century the Union and
Confederate veterans are holding a
reunion on the battle-ground of Wilson
Greek near Springfield, Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-20
SALE OF LOTS.

Everything Is on the advance at
The dam and in Hamilton except the
prices on our residence and indus
trial lois. Sale week begins Nov. 81
and ends Nov. 26. This is your last
opportunity to buy before the raise
IN prices. Cali at the office of Hamil-
ton Realty and Imp. Co., office over
Peoples Safe Bank, Hamilton, Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-20
FUNERAL NOTICE

SHAW-F,lneral services for the
late Mrs. Walter Shaw will be held
this afternoon at $3.50 at the family
residence. 1918 Timea street. and
at 300 o'clock at st. Paurs Evan
geiical church. Friends OF the fam
lily invited. Burial private.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-27
JAMES ADDISON REAv|S THINKS
 HE OWNS ALL Of ARIZONA

[ fly consists of a wife and two boys who wore velvet caps with gold crowns embroidered thereon. Mrs Peralta was a half breed Indian wo man who claimed 10 be one of the Pc ! ralto heirs Reavis married her iH nor .hern California while hunting uI evidence to support his claim. This afternoon tho baron" admitted that he was here in connection with the San Carlos dam project He seems to have an idea that if he gives the word the government will go ahead and build thedam. On this poin. however. he is very reticent
 Another idea which Reavis has is that he Is publisher of a magazine in Los Angeles. cElled Real Life" It is devoted mainly to illustrations and criticisms. he says. and sells at 25 cen.s a copy. The demand is so great that he can obtain a copy for himself only at rare intervals.
 Reavis is still in good health. His hair and beard are snow white. but he is as straight as a lath and walks with the springy step of youth. He claims hat he has no home but lives where he hangs up his hat
 And my hat is on my head most of the time," he said
 When asked how long he intended to remain in Phoenix. the baron" re- piled that he was not certain. "I may remain here some time and l may leave in a day or two" he said. pYou may rest assured tha, whatever I do will be for Arizona. l have always worked for Arizona but my motives have been sadly misunderstood. Had I been given my rights I would not have dispossessed any one. All wanted was to sec this country re- claimed and now that the govern ment is doing it have no-hing to say But the work must continue or you will hear of my case again.
 Without doubt Reavis was once the most unpopular man in Arizona. IL was feared that his claims might have legal basis and he was accordingly feared and hated
 James Addison Reavis is one who talks familiarly of big men and big af. fairs. He says that once he was of. ficial scale expert of the United States. though history does not so re cord. If he had continued in that ca pacity the sugar weighing frauds which caused the sugar trust to be in. vesugated, could never have been per petrated. During the last short session he prepared and sent to Washin gtor bill designed to give the government control ofe weigh s and measures Tha- bill has not yet been reported fr congress and he says it will not be un til he goes back to Washington More over. he isn't certain when he vii return to the capital
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-27

his home. at PSI West Fifth street. where he bought whisky of him. It was largely through Holcomb's evi- dence that Payne was forced to plead guilty.
 The conviction of Phillips was a more difficult matter. He claimed that he had no interest in the blind tiger beyond the fact that he rented the back part of his store to Payne. No evidence was brought forward to show that he had ever sold whisky. but Judge Broyles was of the opin- ion that he had a thorough knowl- edge of what was going on. and further. that he had given Payne his financial support.
 Following the conclusion of this case. James Farrall. F. 4. Wood, and George Walker were found gull " of violating the blind tiger ordi- nance and were fined s1O0 and costs each.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-27
STRANGE BLIND PIG CASE.


 ATLANTA. Ga. March 24.-Con- victed largely on evidence furnish ed by an injured husband, John H. Payne and John w. Phillips were fined $500 each and thirty days, and bound over to the city court under s1.O0O bond by Judge Broyles yes terday afternoon. for running a blind tiger at % South Broad street
 Acting upon evidence given by W. B. Holcomb. who said that Payne Brothers. at 8 South Broad street. had ruined his home the police raid ed the commission house of Phillips and found two and one-half barrels Of whisky put up in quart and pint bottles.
 Holcomb deliberately set a tran Cor Payne in order to revenge him. self for the alleged improper rela- lions existing between Payne and his wife He induced him to visit
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-27
RID PLATA MINES
 RETURN DIVIDENDS

TUCSON. March 26.-Advices have reached Tucson that the directors of the Rio Plata Mining company. whose home offices are in New York, have declared a per cent quarterly div!d- end as against 1 12 per cent on December 14th, 1909. It is announced tha. the balance of the indebtedness on the property. amounting to s10s.- o13.e7. has been paid off out of earn ings.
 The mine is located in the south western part of Chihuahua, Mexico, about twenty miles from the Sonora and Sinaloa state lines. l. is eighty five miles across the Sierra Madre from Sanchez on the Kansas City. Mexico and Oriental Railway (the ShllweH iine) which will run with in twenty miles of it when completed At present pack mules are the only means of transpor -ation across this gap, and the owners have performed the feat of transporting on mule back and installing 500 tons of sectonalized mining machinery at a total cost Of s3eo. .eos
 The mine was discovered six years ago by a Mexican ranch owner. Ru- dolfo Criz, who extracted the rich ore tha. could be easily mined. and then sod out to the present management which had capital and in tiative enough to install machinery to work 1t properly.
 The company is capitalized at S2,- 0Oe, 800. divided Into 100000 shares nore of which remain for sale. There are 700 shareholders so thas the stock has been widely distri buted over many states and is in the hands of investors. It has never been listed on any ex- haDgc.
 They are taking out concentrates with 1000 oz. of silver to the ton and sending hem by mule to the railroad which conveys them to the smeIter. Since the present owners took charge they have shipped out about TOO tons Of these concentrates From their cyanide plant they ge. silver 9Ss fine which they ship in bars to New York for sale. The annual output at present is approximately Io6s. eco or.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-27

PHOENIX. March 26.-James Addi- son Reayis. he "rcd baron who bases his claim to practically all of Arizona and sart Of New Mexico upon an old Spanish land grant. is in Phoeaix to- day. Baron" Reavis holds a view which may prove startling but not alarming. He thinks that his claim is still a Hive one"-that if he chooses he can bring it up in the supreme cours of the United States and prove his right to rule over an empire of his own.
 The court of private land claims. created a number of years ago by congress for the purpose of looking into land grants. declared ReaVis' claim the most monumental attempt at fraud ever made in the United States. Reayis was incarcerated in the New Mexico penitentiary for a term of years but came out firm in the belief that his imprisonment had merely given him an opportunity to be- gin life anew. Today he claims that there is nothing like prison life 70 re- form a man and give him new start.
 Nor did Reavis' imprisonment appar- ently affect his confidence. He ap- pealed to the supreme cour- and now claims that he made a compromise with Uncle Sam. His case is not to be pushed in the supreme court as long as the spirit of the reclamation act is complied with. As soon as the act is disregarded or repealed Addison Reavis comes into his own.
 At different times Reavis engaged come of the most distinguished men of the country as his counsel. Robert c. Ingersoll was al one time in his em- ploy.
 The original Perslta gran. embraced a small part of eastern Yuma county. It was acquired by a doctor named Willis, who sold to Reavis. Finding the Peralta grant not very good, nor embracing as much territory as he desired 10 control. Reavis set about 10 increase his holdings. In the trial before the court of private land claims and in other trials many of his rec ords were pronounced nothing more than clever forgeries.
 The Southern Pacific Railway com pany once acquired from Reavis right-of-way across the land Reavis claimed. For a number of years the Southern Pacific furnished him win money. but he admitted today that when he called upon officials of that line in Tucson the other day he re- ceived a rather cold turndown. Evi- dently the railroad people think that f Reavis ever had any rights they have lapsed
 Arizola. a little railroad station near Casa Grande. was designated by Req wis as the capital of the barony of Ari- zonac. or Peralta. He maintained his family there for some years. His fam
Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-27
To Cure Colds, Headaches, Constipation BousnesS Etc
 Take BONDS LIVER PILLS

They are absolutely unequaed effective bedtime is full dose persons DON'T TAKE CALoMET BONDS PILLS ARE BETTER Sold by Druggists
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-19
SHERIFF. AcKEn
UEIIHIIIl HUIlLU
TO LOCATE GIRLS
Two Young Women Rode Away From
Their Homes Wednesday And
Have Not Been Seen Since.

Sheriff Ridenhour has been asked
to assist in locating two young girls
who left their homes near Centralia on
Wednesday Of this week, and have not
been seen since.
The girls are Miss Susie Haggerman
aged II, and Miss May Foster aged IA.
The former is described as having a
light complexion and blue eyes. When
she left home she was riding a small
black pony with mans saddle She
carried a suit case, in which it is sup.
posed she had packed her belongings
before leaving home.
Miss Foster was last seen riding a
sorrel mare, also with mans saddle.
The girls had never mentioned to
any OF their friends their plans to rum
away When they failed to return
home Wednesday night the parents
thought they probably had gone to
some neighbors, or that their daugh-
ter had stayed with her friend. When
they failed to show up last night the
parents became uneasy and began an
investigation. It was found that
neither Of the girls had been seen
since Wednesday. The whole neigh
borhood was searched and failed to re-
veal the missing young women This
morning Sheriff Ridenhour was noti-
fled and began search for them in
this city and telephoned to the officers
in all Of the neighboring towns to he
on the watch. and if the girls were
found to hold them
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-19
INDIAN CONGRESS
OFFICERS NAMED
is Likely to Be Last Occasion OF Kind
in county-Held From octo-
Der 10 to II.

Muskogee. Okla. Aug. 1s.-The var
ious presiding officers, executive and
entertainment committees, etc, We're
named Thursday for the big interna
tional Indian congress, to be held at
Muskogee on October 10 to u.
The presiding officers are as fol
lows:
October 10, morning, Coy. Charles
N. Haskell; evening. Hon. Douglas
Johnson, governor of the Chickasaw
nation.
October 1t, morning, Hon. G. w
Rogers, principal chief of the Chero-
kee nation; evening" Hon. J. r
Brown, governor Of the Seminole ma
ton.
October IL, morning, Hon, Green
McCurtain, principal chief Of the
Choctaw nation: evening, Hon Hoty
Tige. chief of the Creek nation.
Among the speakers who have been
invited to address the congress are:
Hon. r. L. Owen, Cherokee, United
States senator from Oklahoma; Hon
Charles Curtis, Kaw, United States
senator from Kansas; Hon Charles p
Carter, Chickasaw, congressman from
Oklahoma; Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger;; Commission Of indian AT
fairs Valentine; Secretary of Agricul
ture Wilson; Hon. Theodore Roose-
yelt; Congressman Burke, chairman
on Indian affairs
on the invitation committee are
Governor Haskell, chiefs Of the vari-
GUS Oklahoma Indian tribes, a. F. Nc
Carr, mayor Of Muskogee, and H. G.
Spaulding, president Of the Muskogee
commercial club
Clarence B. Douglas, general secre-
tary Of the Commercial Club, and an
ex-editor; Tams Bixby, president Of
the Phoenix Printing company, and
others comprise the executive commit
tee The publicity committee is made
up Of local newspaper men
This gathering will likely mark the
last big Indian pow-wow to be held
in the United States.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-19
1O47
MANY NEGROES AT WYBARK
VOTED FOR AMENDMENT

The Chelsea Reportsy cf this week
has the following to say OF the way
the negroes in the neighboring county
voted on the amendment to disfran.
chise themselves
"Over in Creek county there is a
negro town called Wybark. white
man is not permitted to live there,
land up to short time ago the town
was placarded with signs that read:
White man don't let the sun go down
lon you in this town"
Before election the town was solid
Ily against the grandfather clause ac-
lcording to the vehement declarations
Iof its citizens. For weeks before the
election dummy ballots were pre-
pared and the negroes instructed how
to vote. They were shown time and
again how to run their pencil through
the For the amendment line. on
election day each one walked to The
polls with the grace Of cocoanut-
chasing ape.
When the7Syotes were counted it
was found thst 81 2-S per cent Of
them had yotid to disfranchise them
selves. The same thing occurred in
several negro Nettlements in Wagner
county Ninetylfive per cent OF the
negroes in Oklahoma are not capable
of making out their ballots even after
weeks Of instruction by their dear,
dear friends, the white republicans
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-19
Question Of RReopening Rolls Discussed in Testi-
mOny Before the Congressional Committee
Burke Asks About the Payment of $780,
900 Fee in Citizenship CasesFlutly
Denies That He offered Bribe to
Senator Gore--NeDer Said Either
Sherman and Curtis We're In
terested in the Contracts

REPRESENT you DelOfe any members OF
congress or any one else?"
4 did not"
Has any member of congress or any
employe Of any department Of the gov
ernment any interest in your con.
tracts?"
They have not"
Describing his contracts as plain
business proposition" Mr.. McMurray
told Of his relations with the Indians,
which, he said began in 1899 In the
first contracts for the sale Of land
Cecil Lyon, national republican com
|mitteeman of Texas, was a partner
These contracts were disapproved by
President Roosevelt in 1908 and Mr.,
Lyon ceased TO be connected with
them Mr.. McMurray then employed
las counsel fromer Senator J, M. Thurs
ton Of Nebraska, former Senator Ches
tier J. Long Of Kansas and Richard G
Adams Of Washington
The witness also denied he ever had
Offered $4,000 as bribe to D. q Nc
Curtain, Choctaw lawyer McCur-
tain had said the offer had been made
Ito him in connection with the old tri-
pal contracts. Senator. Gore has testi-
fled that Hamon had offered him the
|bribe in the senator's private office ii
Washington on May last Mr.. Nc
Murray today testified he twice had
called on Senator Gore after that date
and the senator had made no refer
|ence to the alleged offer Of bribery
until his speech in the senate on June
"a.
Jake T. Hamon was mentioned BY
Senator Gore as being the man who
Offered the bribe in McMurrays be-
half, took the stand two weeks ago
and denied he had ever made any such
offer
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-19
STATES RIGHT QUESTION
IN ST PAUL CONGRESS

st Paul, Mimi, Aug. l9-The old
question OF states rights that has Of
ten cropped out between the govern
ment and the various commonwealths
|of the union is bound TO be raised in
the National Conservation Congress in
St Paul September 10 3.
Indications of this comes to st. Paul
in statements attributed to delegates
from the state Of Washington. If two
delegates are correctly quoted there
lis division Of opinion in the Wash
Iington delegation which makes an in
Iteresting situation Wilbur S. Years
ley one Of the FIVE delegates appoint
ed by Mayor Nelson S. Pratt of Spo
kane is quoted as saying;
Il am unalterably opposed to ma
tional conservation and the present
tendency toward bureaucratic contro
Iof our public resources.
y. J. Browne and George Chandler
who were also named by Mayor Pratt
|are members with me Of the Western
Conservation League, We believe In
the control Of all public resources by
the states, and we have faith in the
Icitizens Of the state Of Washington
Ielecting representatives to the legis
Ilature who will pass laws controlling
public resurces II they are turned ovel
to the commonwealth that viii be
equitable to the state and the public
land the capital invested
Samuel Al Mann, Judge Of the Spo
kane municipal court, an 'insurgent'
candidate for congress win come ID
st. Paul with an entirely different
view from that expressed BY Mr.
Yearley, II he was correctly quot
ed when he said ~ am strongly III
favor Of national conservation. be-
Ilieve ia the title Of public lands anc
water rights remaining N the control
|of the government ! feel that the
Istates Will receive their benefit from
the development By the government
This difference Of opinion presents
to the officers Of the congress who are
now In ST. Paul an idea Of what may
be expected IN the debates that are
Ito take place in the convention 1t ii
mot regarded as unlikely that both
President Taft and Col Roosevelt viii
have something to say along this line
|of thought and that they will be sup
Iporters Of the contention that the gov
Iernment should control the resources
there IS no doubt here.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-19
WORK STARTS ON vIN|THS
NEW LAUNDRY BUILDING

Work was started this morning on
the laundry building to be erected on
West Flint avenue by w. B. Coley.
This building will be built especially
for a laundry and win be one of the
most modern in the southwest Mr.
Coley spent several weeks travelling
around looking over other laundries
and getting ideas for this plant. The
plans we're prepared by w. e. Corlett
and are designed to cover all of the
good points found by W. B. Coley.
The building will be forty-fve feet by
one hundred and ten It will be of
brick with an elaborate front that will
be the pride of the town.