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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26
"THE DIXIE MlNsTRELs"
orEN IMPERIAL SEASON

The Imperial Theater opened its
season Sunday afternoon. with per
formance by the Down In Dixie Min
strels" a troupe of negro singers and
comedians, headed by John Rucker,
"the Alabama Blossom" Purely as a
minstrel show. the performance Is
hardly up to the standard, but the in
PRODUCTION OF some high-elass special
ties makes Il well worth seeing, There
Is, however, a lack Of good voices We
have been accustomed 10 associate
with the old-tme negro minstrel show
and Rucker. although holding up the
reputation Of his race fairly well as a
fun-maker, is anything but singer.
II his Sunday performance may be
taken as an index
John Pamplin. "The Demon of the
Tropics, appears In a Mephisto cos
tune and performs feats of juggling
that would make his Satanic Majesty
instantly cast off his familiar red com.
pleXi0n for the green OF envy. Pamplin
truly does wonderful work, and intro
duces features not seen In his partleu-
!ar line before Marsh Craig. The
Human Enigma" lives up to his name
In some OF the most unusual and dar.
ing contortIons ever seen on St
Louis stage Re appears to have
spine as flexible as a steel spring, and
with II unusual strength
A musical number entitled From
to New Orleans on the Mis-.
slssippi," echoes the olden days on
the Father Of Waters. The scenery
for this feature is very beautiful. in.
a river, wharf and an Inn
mense steamboat which moves slowly
up, throws down its plank and takes
D party OF exeursionlsts aboard Man.
ager Russell has installed q complete
outfit Of electric fans This keeps the
house at a comfortable temperature
regardless OF outside weather condl-
tions st Louis Star
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26
ApAlR NEWS.

Saturday. Just before noon, Mrs. w
R Stewart was cleaning a skirt with
some gasoline, which became lgnited
and caught her clothes on fire, burn.
Ing them completely off OF her She
Is in critical condition, and is suf-
ferlng greatly.
Adair experienced a case Of forgery
this week. A young man giving his
name as Jim Newman came into town
and dropped into the Bank OF Adair
with a check on The Citizens Bank
and Trust Co of Pryor. Oklahoma, Civ
en- by Prior Creek citizen The bank
phoned down and had the check oKd
and paid him his money He went on
his way rejoicing and has never been
heard Of since. It later developed that
the check was a forgery
The Bank of Adair has a nice dis
1say Of corn, oats. timothy and broom
corn on exhibition which looks mighty
good to land buyers coming in from
other states.
Tim Woods and a crowd Of land
seekers were In town Saturday even
ing and took a drive over the country.
Jim Davenport and Ellis Harlin are
two men that are going to skin their
opponents I'm Mayes county next No
yember.
Mrs, r. g. Delozier and daughters
were shopping In Vinita Saturday.
Or A. w Heron was down from
Vinita Friday and Sunday to see Mrs.
W c. Brock. who has been critically
III for some time.
Jim Elliott has sold his well i'm
proved farm on Rock Greek for good
sum.
Adair will begin the erection Of
$4,000 school building soon
Mrs Bette Markham, nee skinner
Is mere from uenison. Tex, for a
weeks visit with relatives Her sis
Ter, Gay Reed Of Little Rock Is also
here.
/ ]. H. Hinkle and Family left Thurs
ny for 4 months visit IN Missouri
]. r. Dunham II making an extended
dslt In Colorado. lie spends the most
il his time at the top OF Pixies Peak.
ahlch he says Is the most beautiful
= on earth.
Il F. Delozier and son, Ralph. made
business tip to Pryor Saturday.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26
TO OPEN VAST NEW TERRITORY

4 surveying party ls now encamped
northeast Of Wagner. where they are
putting down grade stakes for the pro.
posed extension Of the line north OF
Wagner to Joplin. No, and plttsburg,
Kan, and thence to Kansas City
T. B. Fisher, general superintendent
Of the road, left last night for Clarlta
on an inspection trip, returning Mon.
day
Maps Of the proposed northern ex.
tension are now being prepared The
new line will open an important
stretch Of territory In the state east
of Muskogee that has never been pen.
etrated BY a railroad line and Will
be the means Or diyerting large vol.
ume Of new trade toward this city
Maskogee Phoenix
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26
WOULD MAKE NO
REPLY TO RUMORS
A Complete Understanding of the Sit
uation Is Expected After Wis
its Of Various Politicians.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 20.-No dispo-
sitlon has been shown here as yet to
make even an informal or unofficial
reply to stories that recently have
come from oyster Bay telling Of a
serious break between President Taft
and Col Theodore Roosevelt The
president and Mr.. Norton absolutely
refuse to discuss the matter, either
officially or unofficially
There Is general belief in Beverly,
however, that Col Roosevelt's attl-
tude, II It has been correctly repre-.
sented, Is based on an entire msappre.
hension and misunderstanding Of the
facts There IS also feeling here that
a better understanding will be had
soon.
This may be based upon the fact
that Lloyd c. Griscom, president Of
the New York state republican COM
mttee, Is coming to Beverly next
week It is also said there that William
Loeb jr. may be an early visitor at the
summer capital
Representative Nicholas Longworth.
who has been In close relationship
with the president during the past two
weeks, will see the colonel at Oyster
Bay this week Mr. Longworth not
only spent several mornings with
president Taft on the golf links. but
was present at all the recent confer
ences.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26
NO CLUE TO TRACE THE
MURDERER IS DEVELOPED.
.By Assoelated Press.

BY Associated Press
Abilene Kans.. Aug 19.-The de.
yelopment Of the theory that chloro-
form may not have caused the death
Of Miss Bertha Benigus. makes an
autopsy within the next few days prob.
able The empty chloroform bottle
found on the dresser near the girls
bed Il developed later had been found
uneorked and dry In a box among the
girls effects and was placed on the
dresser BY the undertaken. The jury
convened today Following the an.
nouncement Of It's findings It develop
cd taat nothing could be used as a
clue 10 trace the murderer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26
Statement Includes an
Appropriation for Drinks

Guthrie, Okla, Aug 20.--s. l.. John.
son, candidate for the democratic
nomination to congress in Third dis
trlet, reported to the state election
board that he had lost his notebook so
did not know exactly what he spent.
He guessed the amount TO be S470
c. NJ. Campbell, republican, of Car.
ter county. spent s25.27 In the con.
gressional race in the Fourth district.
H. II, stollard, socialist, spent moth.
ing for the nomination In the Fifth
district.
Picnic donations comprise no small
portion of the $77494 expended by r.
|T. Daniel, republican of Tulsa. In the
congress tLal campaign. Thera Is also
an item or two for drinks, carothjy
designated soft" ]. II. Franklin, re-
publican. spent 1891 in the Fifth dis.
.trict congressional primary fight. It
cost Jim Davenport S772,26 to run for
congress IN the Third district.
Mrs. Kate Biggers spent nothing on
the republican ticket for commissioner
for charities and corrections. w. f.
Baker. who ran against Kate Barnard
for the democratic nomination, spent
$3.50.
II. L. Bolen coughed up S39,5O 10
get the democratic nomination for re.
preventative In Oklahoma county.
Paul Nesbitt, whom he defeated,
spent sl62.50 A. T Early expended
$3.50 and Kay Dawson, republican.
nothing
". II. Dill, republican, who ran for
state treasurer, says he spent S675.6O,
Jesse Curd, republican candidate for
state printer, expended $40SO.
A. II Huston, district Judge of Lo-
gan county, spent nothing to be re.
nominated by the republicans. Dis
triot Judge Clark of Oklahoma went
him one better. His primary campaign
cost him 81 for newspaper announce.
ment A. Nicholas, socialist candidate
against Clark. spent nothing and 10y.
al J. Miller, republican. spent ss5.54.
Among the candidates for Judge Of
the superior court A. j. Beddlson
spent nothing and Luther Key, demo
crat, s20141
The three republican candidates for
attorney general spent little. Malcolm
Owens bin was s2I5O and P. c.
Hughes s16.5O D. c. Smith spent
nothing
Joseph L. Pasehal democart paid
sSG070 to be beaten In the race for
president Of the board of agriculture.
] r. strickler Of Chickasha, prohl.
bition candidate for secretary OF
state, spent marry a cent In the pri-
mary and D. Frazier. epubllcan.
$t2.S0
OF the republican candidates for In.
surance commissioner. Fred Hoyt
spent S3319; +. r. Hughes. nothing
and Fred Edmonds the same.
Among the democrats, seth Gordon
expended s567 6s. and James J. Mar
tin s24450. Ballard. who got the nom.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26
'inatIon, spent $48

nation, spent S4S
Col j. J.. MeAlester paid s976.O7 20
get the democratic nomination for
lieutenant governor. John Hail. re-
publican mine inspector, paid $2l.s5.
Nearly every cent paid by Former
State Chairman j. b. Thompson OF
the democratic central committee IN
getting the nomination for state sen.
ator in Garyln county, went to news.
paper announcements. He had no op.
position. The campaign cost him
,Sl36.65.
j. +. Mcdaniel socialist candidate
for corporation commissioner, spent
nothing w. H. l.. Campbell. demo.
cratic nominee for clerk OF the su.
preme court, dug down In his jeans
for $l,4OS.S0 to get renomlnated.
Charles Daugherty who ran alone
for denomination as labor commits.
sioner on the democratic ticket. never.
theless, paid out $25762. Fred Pell
sr., spent $3.50 and r. Hamilton moth.
ing, the two latter were republicans
running for the same office
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26

2hAHhuAt ohiutt aug sG.--i ne htlbVk
committee appointed by the house Of
representatives to investigate Indian
land affairs and the so.called McMur.
Tray contracts, and which also has been
investigating the Gore bribery charges
Saturday night issued the following
statement:
THE committee has heard and care
fully considered All Of the testimony
submitted and Is unanimous In the
lopiidon tLet there y and was no war
ran 4 my person use lie III I
2osldent James 5 Sherman &sd
Senator Carles Cuts III tonnrcI. y
with any improper relation with any
Indian contract whatever"
This is the opinion of the committee
after hearing scores Of witnesses who
appeared following ;he testimony Of
Senator 7. P. Gore. Senator Gore de-
clared he had been approached by Jake
l. Harmon and that Hamon, acting in
the interest of J. f. MaMurray, had
offered him (Senator 'iore) s25.o or
$4,000 as a bribe to promote in con.
gress the contracts hy which McMur-
ray was to receive iC per cent attor
neys fee on the sale % $4,000 900
worth Of Indian lands
The senator testified Hamon had
mentioned Senator Curtis and Vice
President Sherman as being inter.
tested in the deal, Mr. Sherman being
named as The man 'higaer mp" Hamon
on the stand denied he had ever said
anything about the contracts to Gore.
The committees report was signed
by Representatives Charles u. Burke,
South Dakota; c. B. Miller, Minnesota,
=. ". Saunders. Virginia, n. Ste
phens. Texas; and Phillip r. Camp.
bell, Kansas.
In giving It's decision Saturday the
committee announced Il had received
from Senator Gore a statement rela.
tive TO Yiee.President shsrloan and
Senator Curtis and that the committee
commended" Senator torres state.
statement
The statement from Senator Gore.
which was read and inserted m tie
official record Of the investigation fol.
lows
TO the Investigating committees
feel In duty and In honor bound
to make the following statement: It is
also dictated by considerations OF com.
mon justice toward the parties con.
cerned:
Neither the name OF VIce-presldent
Sherman nor Senator Curtis was men
toned by me on the floor Of the Unit.
ed States senate. That the name Of ei-
ther Of these parties was alluded to by
Mr. Hamon was steadiastly withheld
from the public until this Investigation
began. No public mention Of their
names was ever made either directly
or indirectly by me until was re.
qulred and obliged TO do so, testtying
as d witness under oath and detailing
the conversation which occurred be.
tween Mr. Hamon and myself then
made formal protest against intrrduc.
Ing their names. but the committee n
the proper pursuit Of its duties required
me to make fun answer without res.
eryation, Their names were disclosed
not with any view Of inculpating them
nor with any view Of suggestIn ggullt.
but merely In order that the truth and
the whole truth might be- related with
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26
CANDIDATE WHO WITHDREW
CHARGED WHIT CONSPIRACY

Franklin. Pa, Aug 2S--Joseph G..
sibler, who withdrew as candidate
for congress on the republican ticket
for the twenty-eighth Pennsylvania
district, was arrested ma warrant
charging Conspiracy to debauch
votes" According to his own figures
he spent thirty.two thousand five hun
dred dollars to gain the nomination,
which averaged four dollars a vote
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26
ADMINISTRATION WOULD
MAKE RESTITUTION

Washington, ID, G., Aug 23-the
first authentic confirmation of the sue.
cessIon Of General Juan Estrada to
the presidency Of Nicaragua came to
the state department today III the form
OF d cablegram from General Estrada
Estrada said the first official act Of the
new president was 10 assure the Amer
ican people or a warm regard for them
BY the victorious party and their
eagerness 10 make the necessary res
titutIon for the two Americans exc
cuted under zelayas rule
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-08-26

President Taft, having abandoned
his speech-making tour, finds ii diff
cult to amuse himself with travelling.
A trip to Panama on a warship is pro.
jected, with another warship as t
tender, something on the plan of the
journeys of the crowned heads of
Europe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-11
Outlook For Heavy Supply Of Al
Grains Caused Lower Closing
Prices Yesterday.

Chicago, Oct. 10,--WHEAT.-Ra
lin Argentina, big world shipments,
and the increase on ocean passage all
combined today to depreSs the market
Even in the face of unexpected less
ening of the visible supply, the clos
| ing prices showed net loss of q to
am7s. Traders generally seemed dis
posed to await the government report.
Foreign selling here, however, was in
evidence, including some orders from
Buenos Ayres.
The bears held full possession of
| the nit until the figures appeared
making the amount OF wheat in sight
in the United States 65S,000 bushels
less than last week against an In.
crease of 100000 bushels year ago
This information rallied the market
u from the low point of the day. The
recovery was aided by complaints OF
dry weather in Kansas and Oklahoma
December opened 97$s M974; high
97%; low 971s; closed 971a; May
l$103%0103h No, 2 red 911s 09SA I,
No. 8 red 95h@97 No. 9 hard 973S q
OF; No 3 hard 95h09S.
CORN-The fine weather and bear
ish foreign statistics were partly Off.
set by the decrease in the visible sup
ply total. Fluctuations were m
usually narrow Closed easy, * to "a
q nc lower.
DecamberY opened 49m 49h; high
1914; low AZ; closed $685.; Mas
52052 cash corn steady; No.
5112M51A; No 2 white 5i& asa; No
> yellow 511aM5 No. 3 5l12; No :
white 511aM52; No. 3 yellow 51Aq
51&
OATS Closed AM18Ma4c down
December opened 32h@32&; high
32a, low 321a; closed 3212Q329,
May 35A No white 3tA ASA
No, 3 white 32ta @33A standard 33la
M3i,
short clear sides m111a.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-11
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice Is hereby given, that on the
18th day of October A. y. 1910. at
1880 o'clock p, NJ Of said day at 2l2
Fifteenth street. cairo, Illinois the
undersigned commissioners of high
ways of Road District No, Seven,
County of Alexander and State OF
Illinois, win receive and consider bids
for performing the following de-
scribed work upon the roads OF SAID
district VIZ;
For furnishing and placing Seven
HUNDRED C1O0) yards, more or less.
hill gravel new work. on the Hodges
Park road beginning at the Old Ho.
gan Farm and working nortn.
Said work to be done under the d.
rcction ana supervision Of the under
1ien-I commissioners
A sample Of the gravel to be fur,
.nitked must accompany each bid
Said work TO be completed by the
FIRST day Of December A. D. 1910. and
70 be paid for when completed aud
IaccSpted hy the commissioners
sealed proposals M Re sent to any
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-11
Fleet Footed postmsn Of Venice.

Probably the letter carriers In Venice
are the most ingenious in the world.
They know how TO dodge every water
way, turning up on their routes with
a precise regularity that conyinces you
they have mapped every scrap OF the
damp city's dry land on their brains.
If you go to your destination by gon-
dola they can beat you thereto by Q
good bit Of time What they know
about canals has been applied by them
TO navigation on land. and they know
every tiny street In the city.
OF course there are postoffice gon-
dolas, too, gay yellow things that quite
outcolor the yellow sunlight, and any
day you happen over the bridge of the
Rialto you will see them all fastened
TO their red and gold poles just under.
meath the old palatial Fondaco del
Tedeschi, which centuries ago by de
cree of the Venetian senate two IA.
nous architects Of early days. Glrola
mo TeGcsco and Giorgio Spavento
built for the use Of the many German
merchants then living In Venice (some
where about the year 1900. -Trave
Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-11
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, Oct 1d.--WHEAT. Re
ceipts 1850; spot easy; No. 2 red
S1.02-- elevator and IO2 rob afoat
No. Duluth Liz. Futures De.
clined sharply on weak cables, large
worlds shipments and rains in Argen-
tina, rallied on the unexpected de.
crease in the visible supply but al
the close was easy on the decline in
the northwest, Final prices were &c
net lower; December 1O3h May
1099s.
CORN-Receipts l09,125; ship.
ments S,39S; spot barely steady; No
, 591b elevator domestic basis to AZ.
rive and 1914 fob, ahoat Futures
closed unchanged to "a net lower;
December j7is May COS
OATS-Receipts 93.025; spot
steady Futures closed at A6% net
decline. October 80; December 1914
May 40%.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-11

1BE GIRLS HAD GREAT Fun CHOOSING,
rae gueases correctly who he is lie
vii! take her to the dining room
where supper is waiting"
ME girls had great fun choosing and
made many mistakes, to the great de-
licht % the boys. but at length they
were 81 seated round the large dining
room tanlc, which was gayly decorated
with bright red geraniums and yellow
rhrysHnihc!nums. The dining room
also vas lighted with wonderful jack
c'-l6ut rns Of all sizes and expressions
TIC s~p1er was just such as would
delight hungry girl and boy oyster
soup, with heart shaped crackers. for
first course; hot creamed potatoes,
broilei chicken: currant Jelly and dain-
ty little rolls, then salad. and, after the
Ice cream and cake, fruit, nuts and
ralsins, with motto candies, more de-
Iectable to read than to eat. There
Was great excitement over the ring
uale, which contained. besides the ring,
h thlnJAe, which would destine the re-
ceiyer TO marriage with n widower.
After supper was trick time The
girls one by one trotted round the out
kide of the house with the family
broom, and each girl met every one OF
the silent, monkish brothers stationed
ut intervals along her path. >As none
IT the girls would tell what she had
seen, each one had TO run the gautlet-
Then each girl went down cellar back
ward with looking glass TO see her
future lover. This time the boys prom
| ised ON their honor not 10 leave the
hall where the rest Of the girls were
gathered They kept their word. but
each girl saw through her looking
glass handsome effigy Of man
| with green cabbage for n head
| which had been stationed in the cellar
All together they roasted chestnuts,
named apples and cut slices from a
| bowl Of -four. These are all old tricks,
very old In the -four trick a dime is
hidden In bowl Of -four. the Hour Is
carefully turned ont onwa molding
board so that it retains the shape of
the bowl, then each one carefully cuts
a slice of -four. The one who first
strikes the dime has to find 1t and ex.
tract it from the -four with his nose!
Each one was bllndfolded in turn and
dipped hand into one Of three sau-
GERS, the cancers being changed after
! each trial The one who put n finger
| Into the empty saucer was destined to
single blessedness, the one who
d'npNd in inky water was destined TO
y widow or widower and the one who
dipped In clear water to be the first
| ctoirr.
/ fn",cncs We're told in an improvised
ten MS Bralnerd's sister was tho
crury Who revealed the future Then
| calil SaluCS and ghost stories and the
| de- M. evening Was over
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-11
WANTED.
The JAPANESE Policeman.

Japan has police force modelled
after the French system. In various
places throughout Tokyo there are
small kabancho, which resemble SEN
try boxes. but are larger Three men
are attached to each box daily. One
remains inside resting, while another
stands at the door, and the third pa
trolls beat returning at regular in
tervals to the box. Stations are
changed every eight hours. After
twenty-four hours work the three Off
GERS are given the same length Of time
to rest and three other men are sent TO
the box During their Off says the
men are employed in taking census re-
turns, making reports regarding the
condition Of streets, bridges. embank-
ments, drains and cemeteries They
also report weddings, births. deaths,
theatrical performances and the pres
ence Of suspicious persons. -Harper's
Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-10-11
The Mystery Of a Duel.

Having fought his duel and saved
his honor by firing shot In the air,
the editor of French provincial
newspaper went back to his desk, and
the incident had quite left his mind
when he felt something strange In his
thigh. He looked and found that he
was bleeding profusely. A doctor was
called. who discovered that q bullet
was imbeddcd in the editors thigh
some Two inches deep and required
extraction. why was this not taken
notice Of on the spot where the duel
took place." he asked. The editor
was as much in the dark as the doc
tor. At the moment or the duel he
had fired into the mir. and his adver
sary also took a distracted sort Of
aim, There had evidently been no in,
tention Of doing the slightest harm or
either side. The editor felt nothing
as he left the field ana had shaken
hands with his antagonist as a sign Of
reconciliation How bullet came to
be lodged In his thigh was simply one
Of the mysteries of dueling. London
Telegraph