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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-20
Tent Location Marked

Already the location of Washington
] Irying's tent at Fort Gibson has been
/ marked through the efforts of Col. ]
is. Holden. the editor-owner of the
Fort Gibson Post, who has spent prac
tically his entire lifetime at that place
A marble tablet marks the spot. bear.
ing the inscription: "Site of Wash
ington Irving's Tent. 1882, Erected by
j. S. Holden, 1909" The data that
! Col Holden has collected regarding
the visit of the Irving party will
aid the Daughters of the Revolution
greatly in their work of marking the
trail
Col Holden was prominent in Sc
curing the passage by the recent state
Legislature of an appropriation to place
in the national capitol building at
Washington monument to Sequoyah
the inventor of the Cherokee Indian
alphabet He has done much too, to-
ward the establishment. of old Fort
Gibson as a place of historical inter
est 1t was through his efforts that
the remains of Cen. Sam Houston's
wife. Talihina, were discovered and
placed in the officers circle in the
national cemetery. near Fort Gibson,
with a government monument
Wild Horses Captured
During the same year that he visit
ed Fort Gibson. Washington Irving
also travelled through the southwest
portion Of this state, in the Red river
country. and captured several wild
horses in what is now so familiarity
known as the Big PaslSre." 1t is
one of the richest agricultural tracts
in the southwest and was then a por-
ton OF the immense Kiowa-Comanehe
Indian reservation. and including also
what is known as Greer county. II
was a fayorite feeding ground Of buf.
faloes and wild horses, being sheltered
to some extent By the Wichita noun
tain range, and in laler years was
pastured extensively by herds Of cat
tie the property Of the great cattle
barons OF early border days
It has been discovered by former
Governor Tom Ferguson who is col
lecting data for a history Of Okla
homa. that Irving's operations In
southwestern Oklahoma we're confined
principally to that section Of country
bordering on the North Fork Of the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-20

The French guide, Antonio, or TON
ish," so conspieuously mentioned by
Irving. was well remembered by old
settlers at the fort. Information re-
garding the exact location of Irving's
tent was given by Samuel Houston
Benge, part blood Cherokee. whose
father was a Frenehman and friend
of "Tonish. .
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-20

lmittee are Mrs. Thomas Chambers oil
Oklahoma City, chairman: Mrs. c. r
Hume of Anadarko. Mrs. W. n. Red
wine of McAlister. Mrs. w o. Beall
of Muskogee and Mrs. Patrick S. Ma
! gle of Kingfisher
In carrying out plans to mark the
Irving trail the work will be patterned
III IS understood, after similar under
taking now in progress in Kansas
where the Daughters of the Revolu
tion are marking the old Santa Fe
trail Mrs. w E. Stanley of Wichita
wife of Kansas former governor, and
prominent In G. A. R. circles, address
sed the Oklahoma daughters at Okla
homa City. outlining the marking of
the Santa Fe trail, and from her re
marks the Oklahoma women received
much information that will benefit
them.
The Oklahoma committee viii be
assisted by their state regent, Mrs. W.
], Pettee of Oklahoma City and vice
state regent. Mrs. John D. Benedict
Of Muskogee, both of whom are greatly
interested in the work. In connection
With the Santa Fe trail. it is of special
interest to note that the trail crossed
the northwest corner of former mo
Mans Land" now a portion of okla
homa and when the Kansas women
have completed marking that trail
across Kansas it win be continued in
Oklahoma by another committee of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton.
Irving at Fort Gibson
Washington iryng's first stopping
place ia Oklahoma was at Fort Gibson
at that time an important army post.
He remained at the post some time
writing his eTgles OF Traveller" in a
tent Just outside the old parade
ground. a gigantic elm shadowing the
spot Relative to his sojourn at Fort
Gibson. Irving commenced the second
paragraph of "A Tour Of the Prairies1
as follows:
1T was early in October 1892 that
ARRIVED at Fort Gibson, frontier post
of the far west. situated on the Neosho
or Grand river near its confluence
with the Arkansas Then follows
the account of the crossing of the
Grand. verdigris and Arkansas rivers
on the trip to the buffalo hunting
grounds.
The arrival of the Irving party con-
sisting of several foreign gentlemen
and a French count. was notable
event in the history Of Fort Gibson.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-20
WHY?

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and persuaded of
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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
FreiehtS ervice Is Tied Up,

Montreal. July 2O.-With its more
important passenger schedule fairly
maintained. the pressing problem IN
fronting the Grand Trunk railway to-
day lies in the continued and apparent
~ complete paralysis of it's freight ira.
tic. This condition. the striking IN
ductOrs and trainmen declare to ave
been precisely the objective when to a
number of 5000 or more. they left their
various positions . on the company's
system from Portland. Me. to Detroit,
and in New England, Monday night.
Carloads Of p%erishable freight are
standing on siding far and near and
unless it is possible to begin to turn
wheels soon the property loss will be
large. Food supplies and crop trans
portation are vitality involved it is
said.
The generally expressed ouiniOn at
many important points on the Grand
Trunk is that the strikers will be able
to continue the freight train holdup
two or three days longer at least. Con-
ductors n yardmen in the employ of
the Wabash, which road leases from
the Grand Trunk between Niagara
Falls. Ont, and Windsor, Ont. OPP
posite Detroit have one out and as a
result the Wabash is having consider
able trouble in moving passenger trains
over that division. No attempt is be-
ing made to touch freight.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
is BETTER.
Strike on Eastern Railroad May Not
Be Called.


Philadelphia, July 1S.-The meeting
between General Manager Meyers OF
the Pennsylvania railroad and l2O rep
resentatives of the company's conduct
Ors and t%raiE::eH On the lines east Of
Pittsburg lasted from II a. m. to 1870
p. m.
w. G. Lee, president Of the rain
mems union, said upon leaving the
Pennsylvania railroad building:
Several apparent misunderstand.
ings, or whatever you want to cal.
them, nave been cleared up. I won't
say whether concessions have been
made by us or by the company, but
our subcommittee will probably meet
Meyers this afternoon or tomorrow.
J. A. Kapp, who acts as chairman OF
the conductors and trainmen's joint
committee, said. W have cleared
away the misunderstanding and hope
to fix things up with the general man.
ager. The general committee will meet
at 1870 p. H., to instruct the committee
which is to meet General Mana.er
Meyers later"
In a later talk Mr.. Lee said, EVERY
thing is satisfactory and there is every
chance for settlement. The subcom-
mittee which will consist of sixteen
members will continue the negotiations
with MeyerS."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
ACCORDING TO MAJORITY RE-
PORT o FTHE INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE.
NELSON HEADS MAJORITY
Minority Report Signed by Five Men,
bers of Committee Is Sai'A> DIFF.
fer With Majority Report
at Every Point.

Chicago, July 1S.-According to a
special story in the Chicago Tribune
today, under a Washington date line,
Secretary Richard A.. Ballinger will
be exonerated by a majority report OF
the joint congressional committee,
which for five months, has been maxi
Ing an exhaustive investigation of con-
duct of affairs of me Department OF
the interior and the bureau Of forestry
of the department of agriculture.
The Investigators who concur in the
majority report which carries a con-
domination of the course of former
Chief Forester Pinchot, J.. r.. Garfield
and Louis CLAWS, according to The
ribune story are Senators Nelson,
Flint. Sutherland and Root and
Representatives Mccall, Denny and
Olmstead.
1t also is declared that a minority
report will be filed. declaring Secre~
tary Ballinger guilty Of the charges
made against him to which the sigma
lures of Senators Purcell u Fletcher
and Representatives Madison, James
and Graham will be attached.
1t is asserted that the majority re
port was written by Senator Nelson
and that of the minority by Repre-
sentative James and that in addition
Representative Madison has written
his own opinion of the affair. although
he will sign the minority report. The
majority report is said to find that
Secretary Bal.inger ACTED within his
rights and displayed a proper iudg-
ment with respect to the Cunning
ham coal claims; that he was wise,
honest and conservative in his actions
n that he was justified in his criti-
cism Of the reclamation service and
in his abandonment Of the policy Of
Secretary James r. Garfield. The
minority report it is asserted will con-
fict in almost every particular with
the findings of the majority Of the
commission.
Kansas City, July 1S.-Rep. f. H.
Madison. member of the joint congress-
ional committee, in a message today
to the Associated Press from his home
in Dodge City, kans., declared that no
conclusion had been reached in the in
vestigation affecting Secretary Richard
A. Ballinger.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Lightning Strikes Aerop|ane.

Barcelona. July 20.-In a cross coun.
try flight today Aviator Ehrmann's
a"roplane was struck by lightning and
fell blazing to the ground. The aviator
escaped injury.
There never has a more startling
aeroplane exhibition thar hat which
Ehrmann unwilling afforded. and those
who witnessed it could hardly believe
their eyes when the air man emerged
from the Singel framework none the
worse for his experience.
he was sailing along as a moderate
height When he got in the path Of the
sky tolt. Instantly the aerOplane was
enVeloped in the flames. it's canvas
wings ShriVcled up. and clinging to the
skeleton Of his craft, Ehrmann came
down with a thud.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Fire at lakota,

Lakota. n. D.. July 19.-Fire which
started in the Tony LaBiere bakery at
$3.50 this forenoon from a gasoline ex-
plosion caused $4,000 damage in the
business district.
The following buildings were totally
destroyed:
Tony LaRiere, restaurant and oak
cry. loss $4,000.
Peoples Drug store. owned by Ivetz
& Jennings, loss $4,000.
Vacant building, owned by ]. w.
Murphy. $4,000.
Ferris & Son, general store, loss
$4,000.
Hartin Elevator, loss with contents,
$4,000.
After burning the Ferris & Son
store the fire was stopped on the north
by the brick building owned by the
Lakota Mercantile Co. 1t jumped the
street. however, and consumed the
Hardin elevator.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
ANNUAL EXHIBIT AT GRAND
FORKS Is VERY MERlTORlOUS
AFFAIR.
AVIATOR WAS CLEVER
Was Easily Leading Feature OF Open
ing Day and Made Successful
Flight, Staying Up for Six.
teen Minutes.

Grand Forks, n. n. July 20.-Arch
HoNsey. the aeroplane man, was easily
the feature of the opening day at the
Grand Forks fair wnen for sixteen
minute he kept the great crowd gap
ing with astOnishment while he cut all
Kinds of capers in the AR. He has his
machine under perfect control every
second of the time.
Yes terday's attendance is eSti-
mated at 10000. The srandstand and
bleacherS were filled and hundreds
grouped themselves along the fences or
sat in carriages and automobiles
around the race track during the af-
tcrnoon events. The and the
merry midway We're thronged with
people from morning until the gates
closed last night. 1t was a good
crow and an enthusiastic and we'll
behaved n and everybody seemed
to be thoroughly satisfied.
The afternoons race programme and
the vaudeville acts between the heats
were highly interesting.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Disaster Pursues Zeppelin.

Frieddrichshafen, Germany. July 10.
The gas works of the Zeppelin Air
ship Co., were demolished by an ex-
plosion today. Seven persons were in
iured.
The cause Of the accident has not
been ascertained. Shortly before noon
the has meter burst and the surround
ing walls were blown to a great dis
lance. Several colleges in the vicinity
fell in heaps of ruins while 9th n :.eal
by buildings which held to their foun-
Gations lost their windows and doors.
The donation was heard for many
miles around, causing It panic in the
district and even among those residing
on the opposite side Of Lake Con-
stance.
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ATTACH
Scouts are Prepared and Shoot First,
KiIIinu Three,

Manila. July 1S.-Dean G. Wor.
cestor, the American secretary of the
interior for the P~hi!tphont islands,
was set upon by Renegade Moros on
an island Of PalaWan today and es-
alertne,S # his ,"ri, !: ':rd wi" SHIT
down the outlaws, killing three OF
them outright.
Secretary Of The Interior Worcester
was touring the island which is the
most westerly of the LarSoi or Phil
iphOnts group, bounded by the Sulu
sea on the west and was present at
the installation Of q new governor.
In anticipation Of his coming band
of Moros planned his death. Armed
with bolos and carefully concealed,
they laid a trap for the secretary who
suddenly found himself the object of
a saVage rush.
Captain Moynihan of the scouts was
the first to recognize the hostile
movement and just in the nick Of
time he ordered the scouts to fire. At
the fusillade three Mcyos, who led the
attack, dropped dead while several
others doubled uN Win more or less
severe Wounds. The rest of them took
to their heels.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
GOVERNMENT OFFERS AID
WILL ARBlTRATE CANADIAN
STRIKE IF REQUESTED.
Will Appoint Board Of Arbitration at
Its Own Expense if Desired by
Both Parties,

Montreal, July 19.-Before noon today
the Grand Trunk officials claimed that
the strike of conductors and trainmen
inaugurated on it's line last night had
not tied up its service. The company
officials admitted some local trains had
been cancelled and that the freight
traffic practically had been compelled
TO come to a star1still. but claimed
that all important passenger and mail
rains We're moving as usual.
The International Limited from Mon
treal to Chicago. the company's most
important day train. left B~onaventure
station here as usual at 9 o'clock this
morning in charge of a %nOn-uniOn crew.
The company expects to replace many
{. the men who are on strike by re-
cruitS from their shops.
Montreal, July ia new turn was
given to the situation in the strike Of
the Grand Trunk railroad conductors
by the receipt of a dispatch from the
minister Of labor at ottawa offering on
behalf of the government to appoint a
board Of arbitration on the trouble be-
tween the company and it's employees,
the finding to be binding on both and
the government to Dear all expenses in
connection Herewith. The offer was
submitted in the form of letter to Pres
ident Hayes Of the Grand Trunk and to
head officials of the union involved
and is now under consideration by
them.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Monon r. r. President Murdered.

Chicago, July 20.-Ira G. Rawn, pres
iGent of the Chicago, Indianapolis &
Louisville railway (Monon route) was
shot through the heart and instantly
killed at 100 this morning by a burg
lar who entered his summer home in
Nlnnetka. a suburb fifteen miles
north Of Chicago.
The burglar forced open the base
ment door and was heard prOwling
about the first floor by Rawn, who
went down stairs to investigate.
Members of his family heard him
say. what do you want here and the
shot was fired Immediately afterwards.
When they hurried to the first floor
Mr.. RaWn was lying dea at the foot
of the stairs with a bullet through his
heart. The murderer or murderess
eSca ped.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Taft Also Breaks Record,

PASSPORT. Me-, July 19.-When the
presidential yacht Mayfowor pointed
her way up the Lubec Narrows this
morning. a president Of the United
States for the first time in the history
of the United States reached the
northeast corner Of the country. Fast
port. the home Of the American sardine
industry, was appropriately excited
over the OCCASION. Flags and bunting
were displayed from all the low lying
buildings along the water front and
the entire population was early astir
getting the little town in readiness for
the coming Of the noted guest. Mayor
Garnet, who was to have the ono of
entertaining the president. personally
superintendent most of the prepara-
tons.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Still Driving Out Jews.

kiev, Russia, July 19.-The expulsion
of the Jews from Kiev continues at the
rate # forty-fVe individuals a day.
From July 4 to July l., 497 were ex-
PEELED by what is known as the sec
ond method: that is. hey were forced
actually to leave town.
During the same period 1,121 persons
We're expelled by the first method,
which in effect is IL warning from their
department. but permits them a time
for the settlement Of private affairs.
In a majority Of cases the latter
method proves ineffective, as the Jews
in h a category are prone to return
to KieV after a temporary absence.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Foreign.

Australian diplomats are said to be
d~ispleased over the conclusion OF the
Russo-Japanese convention.
The elaborate funeral given kins
Edward cost the nation 1902 500. as Is
shown in the supplementary financial
estimate.
At Monivar, Spain. a bomb explod
ed under the table of Senior Gallardo,
a banker, during a dinner he was CIV
ing to some political friends. Two of
the guests were killed, thirteen were
injured, and the house partly de-
stroyed.
DR.. Leslie Dodd Ward Of Newark, N
j., vice president of the Prudential
Insurance company, died in London
DR.. Ward was not in good health when
he sailed from New York and his con
dition gradually grew worse after his
arrival in London.
There is a bible in the royal Ii
brary of Stockholm that is 80 inches
long and 19 inches wide. 1t takes
three men to lift the book. in which
there are 302 pages, seven having
been lost. The book is written or
parchment made from the skins OF
100 asses.
At Cracow, Galica, a great three
days national Polish festival ir
celebration of the 500th anniversary
of the battle of Tannenberg. in which
the Polish and Lithuanian army de
feated and broke the power of the
Teutonic order began with the unveil
JaeciO.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
FOR THE BUSY MAN
NEWS EPlTOME THAT CAN SOON
BE COMPRISED.
many EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
Home and Foreign intelligence Con
densed Into Two and T our
Line Paragraphs.
Washington.

Washington Lee Caps, Captain
in the regular naval establishment
has rendered his resignation to TAX
effect October 1st-
The officials of both the state and
navy departments are closely watch
ing the developments in the fight OF
Estrada and MadriZ forces in Nicara-
gua.
The secretary of the interior has
restored to the public domain several
tracts of land which had been with
drawn in connection with the !rriga-
ton projects but which are not now
needed by the reclamation service.
The text of the long-heralded Man
churian convention between Japan
and Russia, signed July 4 at st.
Petersburg, was made public. 1t is
one Of the shortest important treaties
of modern times, being just 237 words
in length.
Major John NJ. Carson. chief of the
bureau of manufactures OF the de-
partment of ommerc and labor. has
been selected to go abroad to look In
to the general trades conditions and
opportunities for American manu-
facturers.
Bids were opened at the treasury
for the construction of the public
building at Columbus, Neb. The bid.
ders were as follows: J. II. Well OF
South Omaha, SGS.S5O; Northwestern
Construction company OF kearney,
Neh. S6S. 500: General Construction
company of Milwaukee, $67,715. Bart.
lett w. King of Cedar Rapids, St4,'
$50.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
General.

President Taft has taken the con.
%servation policy in his own hands.
An international railroad commits.
sion may be formed by Canada and
the United States.
Governor Shallenbereer is said to
be somewhat annoyed over failure of
Omaha officers to enforce daylight sa-
loon law.
The directors of the Atchison. To.
peka and Santa Fee Railway company
declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend Of l ID per cent.
Officials OF the census bureau de.
clare they are paving as fast as pos
sible the anumerators VINO collected
the statistics for the thirteenth cen,
SuS.
President Taft talked politics with
Senator Grant of Massachusetts, At
torney General Wickersham and Sec
rotary Nagel of the department of
commerce and labor.
Eugene Ely, an aviator, in his third
attempt to fly between Winnipeg and
Portage La Prairie. fell a distance of
several hundred feet and was picked
up in a dying condition on the prairie.
A card torn from a freight car was
filed in probate court at Pittsburg as
the will of Robert J. McElroy after
being fatally injured by a freight
train, scrubbed on the card, MARY,
ell that is mine is thine"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Wickersham to Determine.

Washington. July 20.-Until the Off
Gals Of the department Of justice have
communicated with Attorney General
NlckcrSham now en- route to Alaska,
no announcement will be made here
concerning the procedure which may
be had in the pending prosecutions of
!hc officials of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor growing Out of the trou-
bic with the Buck Stove q Range Co
Of st. Louis.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Will Visit AIssua.

Seattle. WASH, July 10 United
States Attorney General George w.
Wickersnam and secretary Of the de-
Yartment Of and labor,
charles Nagel. viii start on their Alas
kan tour next Saturday from NancOu-
yer, r. c. on government fisheries
Steamer AlbatrOSS.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Governor Names Commissioners.

Bismarck, \. d.. July 2~0.-Governor
Burke appointed the followink commits
sioners for the new county Of Renville
today:
|. d. Johnson. TOlley.
Ben Harvey. Sherwood.
Donald Gillespie, Glenburn,
1T Is said that the appointment of
these men means that Ilohall will get
the temporary county sea
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Raise Was Unsolicited.

Louisville. Ky, July o0.-Four thou.
and Louisville shop employees Of the
Louisville Il Nashville railroad We're
given Il surprise today when they
opened their pay envelopes and found
therein an unsolicited salary increase
If 6 per cent.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-07-29
Cass Lake Had Fire,

Cass Lake. Mimi, July 15.-Fira this
afternoon Quilted the McDermid hotel,
causing a loss estimated at about SO, OOO
partly covered by insurance..
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Personal.

Pinchot will help the insurgents in
the California campaign.