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The Vinita Daily Chieftain
VOL. VIII. NO. 68
VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY MONDAY JANUARY 8 1906
PRICE TEN CENTS PER WKKK
All The Great News Items First In The Daily Chieftain The Associated Press
STHMIAN CANAL
ADMIRABLY DONE
President Says Charges of Jobbery Immorality
or Inefficiency Have Proven to be Without
Foundation in any Instance.
Associated Press
Washington Jan. 8 President
Roosevelt today transmitted to cong-
ress his message on an annual report
of the Isthmian Canal Commission.
The president says the work on I he
Isthmus is being admirably done and
great progress has been made. "All
the work" says the president so far
lias been done not only with the ut-
most expedition but in a most careful
and thorough manner and what has
been accomplished gives us reason to
believe that the oanal will be dug in
shorter time than had been antici-
pated and expenditures will be wit hin
the estimated amount. The president
speaks of various publications purpor-
ting to give an account of jobbery or
immorality or inefficiency or misery
as obtaining on the Isthmus.
"All charges worthy of attention"
he says "have been examined care-
fully and in every instance he de-
clares the accusations have proved to
be without foundation in any shape or
form. The message states that the
charges spring from statements of ir-
responsible investigators of a sensa-
tional turn of mind tor with individ-
uals with a personal grievance.
The president says any attempt to
cut the salaries of the Isthmian Canal
Commission would be ruinous. He
said he courted the fullest investiga-
tion of the acts of members of the
commission and promised that wrong-
doers would be punished promptly.
SEVERE SPELL
OF WEATHER
The Themometer Reaches Ten
Below in Minnesota.
Associated Press
Sioux City Jan. 8 Six below zero
here this morning.
St. Paul Jan. 8 The themometer
registered tea below zero here this
morning. Coldest of the winter.
Kansas City Jan. 8 The themome-
ter registers five above here today
and in northern central Kansas four
above zero.
RAGE TROUBLE
AT TULSA
Associated Press
Tulsa I. T. Jan. 8 Threatened
race trouble growing out of plotting
of negroes to assassinate Joseph Pen-
ner as result of labor troubles be-
lieved today to have been averted.
Last night lynching was threaten-
ed by the whites.
PRISONER COM-
MITS SUICIDE
GOVERNOR
INAUGURATED
Governor of Ohio Reviews
Four Thousand Troops.
TO PASS ON
CHEROKEE CLAIM
Tribe's Suit for $4000000
in the Supreme Court
This Week.
Associated Press
Columbus Ohio Jan. 8. As curi-
ous a spectacle as ever graced a simi-
lar occasion was seen here today wheu
John M. Pat tison having taken the
oath of office as governor reviewed
parade of four thousand troops from a
glass cage. Standing on foot warmers
while the long parade shivered past
thenew governor bowed his acknowl-
edgements. Considerable interest was attached
to Pattison's reference to insurance
in tils message as lie is himself presi-
dent of a life insurance company. He
approved Roosevelt's efforts for na-
tional supervision of insurance com-
panies RAILWAY PASSES
TO BE PROHIBITED
Washington Jan. 8. A claim of t he
Cherokee nation against the govern-
ment aggregating overfour million dol-
lars will come before the supreme
court this week.
Charles Nagel of St Louis Edgar
T. Smith of Vinita attorney for the
Cherokees and Frederick I). McKen-
ney of this city will submit arguments
in behalf of the tribe. The claim of
the Indians dates back to the treaty
of 1835 under which they were moved
from Georgia to the Indian territory.
The. court of claims decided that the
government is liable for the principal
and interest and the case was appeal
ed to the supreme court. The attor-
neys for the Indians must show first
that the government owes the Indians
$1100000 and second that interest at
the rate of 5 per cent a year should
be paid.
In the event that they succeed in
doing this the attorneys for the Cher
okee nation must convince the court
that the money is due that nation and
not the branch known rs Eastern
Cherokees. The latter will be repre-
sented by Robert L. Owen and othars
Their contention is that the money
should be paid to the Eastern Cher-
okees. An element of the Eastern
Cherokees is represented by Mrs. Helva
Lockwood who has been granted by
the supreme court a half hour to pre
sent her argument.
Associated Press
New York Jan. 8 C. C. Meier of
San Francisco a prisoner on the
steamer Carmania shot and killed
himself in his cabin today just as
the liner was entering New York
harbor. Meier was charged with em-
I 1 . - 4.1 I
uezzimeiiL 01 twenty muusauu uuuma
from a San Francisco wire merchant-
He was arrested in London recently
at the request of state department.
TORPEDO BOAT DES-
TROYERS COLLIDE
Associated Press
Des Moines Jan. 8 The legislature
met today. Gov. Cumming's message
favored the reform of insurance laws
and said the primary election law
would minimize if not destroy the
power of railways in politics and there-
fore favored it and declared the is-
suance of railway passes should be
prohibited.
NEGOTIATIONS
A FAILURE
Associated Press
Washington Jan. 8 Secretary Root
has been notified of the complete
failure of negotiations in 'progress in
Caracas looking to the settlement of
issues between the Bermudez Asphalt
comyany and the Venezuelan government.
PARLIAMENT
DISSOLVED
Norfolk Virginia. January 8
During a heavy blow in Hampton
roads yesterday the torpedo boat des-
troyers Worden and Lawrence lying
off Sewells point collided. The Wor-
den was rammed and had to be con-
voyed to Norfolk navy yards by the
Lawrence which was unininred.
BIG FIRE IN
DES MOINES IOWA
Associated Press
Pes Mo.nes Jan. 8 Fire of su
posed incendiary origin early todj
destroyed the Morrison "afe in tl
Marquart building and did piobab
$100000 damaire to block and consent
Associated Press
London Jan. 8 King Edward to-
day held a meeting of Privy council
at which proclamation dissolving par-
liament was signed.
Union Prayer Meeting.
Some months ago there was a feel-
ing that a union prayer meeting
among the ladies would prove very
helpful. So at the suggestion of one
of our consecrated women it was de-
cided to hold such a service once each
mouth. Its purpose is to awaken a
deeper spiritual feeling in our homes.
The fifth meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. J. R. Scott Jan. 4 with
Mrs. George Clark as leader who con-
ducted the service in her own helpful
way. These meetings have been well
attended and have proved very in-
spiring. It is hoped more of the la-
dies will become interested thus add-
ing power and strength.
Missionary Society.
The Missionary society of the Pres-
byterian churcn will meet with Mrs.
E. N. Ratcliff tomorrow at 2.30 to
meet Mrs. Harry Williams and hear
her message from the board. Mrs.
Williams is an exceptionally bright
and entertaining speaker. All ladies
of the church are invited.
Four Simple Rules
Follow them and Health Happiness
and Prosperity will be Yours.
Another Burglary.
Murglars entered the E. N. Ratcliff
store Saturday night and robbed the
till of about $S. If anything else was
taken it has not been discovered.
Children Poisoned
Many children are poisoned and
made nervous and weak if not killed
Jf one would be healthy happy and
prosperous follow these four simple
rules. ( 1 ) Keep the bowels open every
day. (2) Chew your food slowly and
thoroughly. (3) Avoid indigestible
foods. (4) If there are any symptoms
of stomach troubles take Mi-o-na be-
fore each meal until cured.
No matter how many years you may
have suffered with stomach troubles
or how worried by sleeplessness ner-
vousness loss of appetite furred
tongue specks before the eyes head-
aches backaches weakness and de-
bilitp indigestion or other ills that
are caused by a weak stomach you cau
be cured by the faithful use of Mi-o-na.
Mi-o-na is not a fanciful experiment
it is not a patent medicine it is not a
cure all. It is a scientific remedy
recommended but for one trouble-
weakness of the digestive organs. It
is a permanent cure and is sold by
the Peoples Drug Store under a guar
antee that it costs nothing unless it
does all that is claimed for it.
outright by motl
cough svrupc contai
ley's Honey and Tai
tain remedy for c
them
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ld ppr-
p and !
Vacant Land.
Some vacant land in Sec. :55 Town-
ship 20 Range 19. No improvements
on this laud and no one claims it.
Would like for parties to file frac-
tions on same who would probably
sell later. This land is $2.50 and $3.00
land. George Skioki.
(io-68 Eagle Ind. Ter.
FOLEYSHOMTTAR
for children; tafe urf. Mo oplatmt
For sale bv Peoples Drug Store
DYNAMITE BOMB
FOUND ON STREET
Oaring Attempt to Blow up the
United States Jail Narrow-
ly Averted.
Saturday afternoon excitement
reigned on South Wilson street and a
vast crowd of men and boys gathered
around what appeared to m a dyna-
mite bomb lying in the middle of the
street covered with soft mud. A
bunch of boys discovered the infernal
implement of death and quickly gave
the alarm. Men braved the mud al-
most hip deep and stood fearlessly in
front of the globular object ready for
the worst. The striking of a match
would have caused a stampede. Many
vet erans who had faced open-mouthed
cannon on bloody battle Melds felt
their knees smite together and their
teeth chattered audibly. The crowd
grew rapidly until the whole city at
least the male portion of it seemed to
be gathered about the agent of des-
truction. When the tension had
reached its zenith and the city seem-
ed doomed when men thought of their
wives and sweethearts tenderly as
though they would never see them
again in this world a grizzled old man
with a look of desperation on his
weather beaten countenance walked
straight up to the mud-covered object
and poked it savagely with his cane-
it was a cabbage that had rolled off
of a grocers delivery wagon into the
mud.
Oil Shipment.
For the first twenty-one days in
Ieceniber the pipe line ruus in the
Kansas Indian Territory and Oklaho-
ma oil fields averaged 4i 1 barrels
while the shipments averaged 21996
barrels a day. This represents a de-
cline in the runs as reported for the
lirst two weeks of the month and a
Ismail gain in the shipments
i in iron tankage were Increus
rate of 27.521 barrels a day
the II rst fourteen days of
the runs averaged 60267 ba
the shipments 20721 barrt
while the stock! made a gai
536 barrels a day.
vember averaged
the shipments 13.
W Early Risers
The famous little pills.
For sale at Peoples Drug Store
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leaving
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s and
31.284
barrels a day to go into iron tankage.
December will be the greatest month
on record for both runs and shipments
in the Mid Continent oil fields but
the increase in the stocks are likely to
be less than was anticipated earlier
in the month. Oil City Derrick.
Jail Servicer..
Yesterday afternoon the Rev. W.
T. King and several young people
held services at the U. S. jail. The
attention and appreciation of the
prisoners were very marked. There
is an opportunity for good work here.
Young men who sing can help much.
Families having good reading to spare
will confer a favor upon the prison-
ers by sending it to the jail for tele-
phoning the office that someone may
come n - er it.
A Young Girl Hung
iler arms around her sweetheart's nook
and held nn until he promised to get a
package of those latest style visiting cards
at the Chieftain office. Ladies' and gents'
visiting cards all sizes.
Taxes are Past Due.
Taxes for 1905 are past due. Better
see me at unce and save the twenty
fie per cent penalty
d-feb 1 C. J. Hunt.
ISLAND IN LAKE SUPERIOR.
Where Gulls Do Not Tnke the
Trouble to Make Many-
Nests. "Gull island one of the Apostle
group of Lake Superior is one of the
most interesting bits of land in this
country" said Charles H. Collins of
Ashland Wis. to the Milwaukee Sen-
tinel "for the entire island early in
the summer is literally a mass of
gulls' eggs. The birds do not bother
much about nest making. A little
dump of mud kicked up into a mound
with a hollow top tilled with grass or
feathers is all that a gull require to
lay its eggs. These are usually laid
three in a nest. In the daytime they
are left to the tender keeping of the
sun's rays while the old birds hunt
food. When night falls the mother
gull sits upon the eggs until the sun
has again come well up Into the sky
so that they are never chilled.
"The nests are built within a few
feet of one another and there are
thousands of them. Fortunately the
island is seldom visited by a vandal
class and most tourists are content
to take one or two egs as souvenirs
leaving the rest undisturbed. While
walking about among the nests one is
surrounded by a crowd of shrieking
gulls but. in spite of their size they
are not savage before the eggs ( are
hatched. After the nests are filled
with young however the parent birds
will fly Into the faces of any ma-
rauders and make a savage tight for
their little ones."
Tremendous Possibility.
Among the tremendous possibilities
of future wars is that there Is likelj
to be a regiment of rough riders com-
posed exclusively of namesakes ol
Col. Theodore Roosevelt. Chicago
Tribune.
Orderly Retreat.
Madge Why do you think she was
passed the age of 30?
Millicent -Because she invariably
says "us girls." Puck.
We are through taking Stock and find
that we have too much
CLOTHING
To CLEAN THIS UP a discount of
20 PER CENT
Or One-Fifth off is being made
on all our
MENS' and BOYS'
Suits Pants and
Overcoats
...Get in line...
Badgett 'Sanders
MERCANTILE CO.
Vinua's Big' Store
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Marrs, D. M. The Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 68, Ed. 1 Monday, January 8, 1906, newspaper, January 8, 1906; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc773445/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.