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Battle of Santiago, Where Admiral Schley Made History. St. Jacobs Oil Known the world over as the promptest, surest cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia Plantation Chill Cure is Guaranteed To cure, or money refunded by your merchant, so why not try it? Price 50c. Woman's Charms Not Lasting. The abundant smooth black tresses of the Japanese woman may be said to form her chief beauty. Unfortunately, however, her hair invariably thins after 30. Decay of Fox Hunting. The London Field foresees the end of fox hunting where a "live" rail runs through the country. It imagines what would happen should a pack of hounds cross an electric railroad, to say nothing of the fox. Ask Your Druggist for Allen's Foot-Ease. "I tried ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE recently, and have just bought another supply. It has cured my corns, and the hot, burning and itching sensation in my feet which was almost unbearable, and I would not be without it now.—Mrs. W. J. Walker, Camden, N. J." Sold by all Druggists, 25c. If fortune's wheel doesn't turn to suit you, put your shoulder to it and give it another whirl. "Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy sured me of Bright's Disease and Gravel. Able physicians failed." Mrs. E. P. Mizner, Burghill, O. $1.00 a bottle. Every woman imagines she was created for the purpose of bossing some man. The Best Results in Starching can be obtained only by using Defiance Starch, besides getting 4 oz. more for same money—no cooking required. Tribute to Tobacco. What a quiet world this would be if every one would smoke! I suspect the reason why the fairer sex decry thee is that thou art the cause of silence.—Captain Marryat. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of Charles H. Hitchin. Bearsthe Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. Inventor of the Watch. A monument is to be erected in Suremberg to Peter Henleim, the supposed inventor of the watch, who died in 1540. St. Known the world over promptest, surest cu One way to improve the memory is to assume for a moment that you have everything you want. Do Your Clothes Look Yellow? Then use Defiance Starch, it will keep them white—16 oz. for 10 cents. People who fish for compliments frequently lose their entire angling outfits. Never Disappoints. "Many extensively advertised remedies are failures when put to the test. Hunt's Lightning Oil is an exception. Confidence in it is never misplaced—disappointment never follows its use. It is surely the grandest emergency remedy now obtainable. For cuts, burns, sprains, aches and pains I know no equal." Geo. E. Paddock, Doniphan, Mo. If a girl really has a young man's best interests at heart, why does she marry him? Plantation To cure, or m Admiral Schley Uses ONE of the greatest naval battles in the world was the Fight Off Santiago. Never since the dispersion of the ing victory in the onward march of civilization than in the notable event of July 23, 1898, in which the great hero, Admiral Schley, took a leading part. It was a great naval battle. Without a moment's warning it began. Quick decision, undaunted courage, excellent discipline, resolute self-confidence—these combined in Admiral Schley to produce that dash and daring so characteristic of the American soldier. A man must think quickly in these days. There is no time for slow action. New enterprises arise in an hour. Old ones pass away in a moment. A multitude of great themes clamor for notice. A man man must take sides for or against by intuition, rather than logical deduction. In union there is strength, so a meek and lowly man with a strenuous wife says. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. If girls were capable of distinguishing between a nibble and a bite there would be fewer breach of promise suits. $36.00 per M. Lewis' "Single Binder," straight 5c cigar, costs the dealer some more than other 5c cigars, but the higher price enables this factory to use higher grade tobacco. Lewis' Factory, Peoria, Ill. If a small boy is allowed to stay up late at night he is willing to sleep overtime the next morning. When You Buy Starch buy Defiance and get the best, 16 oz. for 10 cents. Once used, always used. Perfecting in false teeth and imitation in typewriting is due more or less to the imperfect appearance thereof. raised,—its popularity as a catarrh remedy, its national importance, its extensive use. One asked his opinion. Without a moment's hesitation, he said: "I can cheerfully say that Mrs. Schley has taken Peruna and I believe with good effect." Like the Battle of Santiago, the thought was sprung upon him without any warning, and he disposed of it with the same vim and decision as he did with the Spanish fleet led by the ill-fated Viscaya. His words concerning Peruna have gone out into the world to be repeated by a thousand tongues, because he has said them. ADMIRAL'S WORDS CARRY WEIGHT. from mouth to mouth, across oceans and con- For an in-born, manly independence, in a country of m, these words never would have been uttered by an such a notable position as that of Admiral Schley. For a world-wide notoriety and popularity, such as joys, no remedy could ever have received such out- public endorsement by such a man. WESTERN CANADA'S and passed from mouth to mouth, across oceans and continents. Except for an in-born manly independence, in a country of free speech, these words never would have been uttered by an officer in such a notable position as that of Admiral Schley. Except for a world-wide notoriety and popularity, such as Peruna enjoys, no remedy could ever have received such outspoken public endorsement by such a man. uaranteed Business University FINEST BUILDING. BEST EQUIPMENT. $60 Pays Total Expenses for Six Months' Course in Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Penmanship and if you are willing to work to pay board. Positions secured. Free use of text-books. Railroad fars paid. Write today for full particulars. Address TROS. M. MILAM, Prest., Oklahoma City, O. T. If a man was compelled to do what he wanted to, he would not want to. Write MURINE EYE REMEDY Co., Chicago, if your eyes are sore or inflamed, and get oculist's advice and free sample MURINE. It curses all eye-tils. It is not the lantern, but the candle inside it that furnishes the light. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.—J. W. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. A lawyer does not become a necessity merely because he knows no law. Magnificent Crops for 1904. 160 ACRE FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE Western Canada's Wheat Crop this Year Will be 60,-000,000 Bushels. and Wheat at Present is Worth $1.00 a Bushel. 160 ACRE FARMS ITT WESTERN CANADA FREE Western Canada's Wheat Crop this Year Will be 60,-000,000 Bushels, and Wheat at Present is Worth $1.00 a Bushel. The Oat and Barley Crop Will Also Yield Abundantly. Splendid prices for all kinds of grain, cattle and other farm produce for the growing of which the climate is unsurpassed. About 150,000 Americans have settled in Western Canada during the past three years. Thousands of free homesteads of 160 acres each still available in the best agricultural districts. It has been said that the United States will be forced to import wheat within a very few years. Secure a farm in Canada and become one of those who will produce it. Apply for information to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or to authorized Canadian Government Agent—J. S. Crawford, No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Mo. Beware of Influenza This trade mark on every mattress WHITE SWARL ANTI- GERM COTTON FELT MATTRESS Write for Catalogue Manufactured Exclusively by TOM B. BURNETT DALLAS TEXAS W.N.U.—Oklahoma City—No 45, 1904 When writing advertisers, Kindly mention this paper. yelling about Negro problem and that “one drop of Negro blood could change an angel” whether the Ne- gro is human or devil if he has the qualities which is the proper object of hatred and contempt in almost every particular sort of wickedness he has had rivals. Unfortunately for those of the Ne- gro race who are cursed with being closely identified with that race who are now yelling negro probiem but blessed to the memory and intelll- sence of the Negro, he was not the first to yell race question or separate partition, Have we not reason to make com- pliment with respect to the daily changes made by Negro haters? Why citizenship inspires me to teach my race honesty and economy and to place them upon safe and sound basis to stimulate them to proper incentives to higher and noble efforts. I hope to give a more extended ac- count of the charges made and are being made to keep the Negro in an abject condition. This I hope to do before my life work shall end. To bring the matter to a suort is sue, can they say before God that the Negro should not be treated with fairness and justice under the consti- tutional laws of this great nation? I answer first it would be better that our laws remained unwritten, that they were altogether unwritten for a few and not for the American Negro. Wisdom, virtue, merey and generosity of public spirit, and love of our country, these are necessary to the real glory of a nation. Dr R. H. WATERFORD. Diseases fo women and successtuly treated, Also chronic diseases of men- Office, 1o1 1-2 N. Main St. Residence 813 S. Ma St. When You Want # A SHAVE, HAIRCUT, SHAMPOON. ORSEA FOAM, EXCELSIOR TONSORIAL PARLOR S.Second St., Next to Creek Gro. Co Clean towels, sharp razors a speeialvy J. A. BANKS, Proprietor Hello! Who is That2 Say. did you know that Geo, Pleasant kept a first-class place on the east side of Second atreet Rverything good to eat, cigars of the best brand, fancy candiee ice cream, fiour, sugar, coftes and country vegetables. GEORGE PLEASANT, Love sichardson’s "BARBER SAOP, OPPOSITR COCRT HOUSER BATISPACTION GUARANTFEBR Nave Richardson, - Prop LOST, STRAYD OR STOLEN. One dark bay mule, 17 hands high and avout ten years old, no brands, collar mark on each shoulder with lump on jaw bone. ill pay $25 reward for the mule A. J. ADKERSON, Checotah W. H. TWINE, Lawyer. Wil practice in U. 8. Ooum end Laws Commission, Ofoe on Senond Miewet ‘ Pie MUSKOGEE UNION RAILWAY, TO AND FROM Ft. Smith and Wagoner and the Kan- sos and Cherokee Oil Fields, via Coret- ta and Missouri Pacific Ry. Ly. Muskogeo— 9:30 a. m. and 8:05 p. m, Ar. Ft. Smith— 12:55 p. m, and 11:45 p. m, Ly. Ft, Smith— 4:00 0. m, and 8:15 p. m. Ar, Muskogee— 7:31 a. m. and 7:35 p,m. Ly, Muskogee-— 6:25 a, m. ond 6:20 p. m Ar. Wagoner— 7:10 a. m. and 8:10 p. m, Ly. Wagoner— 9:65 a. m. and 9:17 p, m. Ly. Muskogoee— 19:46 a. m. and 2:17 p. m. For time of trains beyond Wagoner see Missouri Pacifico Iron Mountain time tables A. R. Payinanavs. Traflic Manager, Brotherly Criticism. Zoltan Doehme, Mme Nordica’s hus- band, has an amusing way of putting things. On one occasion he was speak- ing of the vocalization of the well- known singer Van Dyck, and profes sional leniency vanished in the critt- cal sarcasm: “With mos’ tenors, they sing along a false note, an’ you say, ‘Oh!’ [Mr. Doehme frowned and winced.| But with Mr. Van Deeck he sing along, an’ sing along, an’ once in a while he strike a true note, an’ you gay, ‘Oh!’” And Mr. Doehme’s smile of pleased surprise called forth a round of laughter. Copy of Famous Proclamation. Mrs. Arthur Bishop of Newark, N. J., has in her possessicn a copy, print- ed on white satin, of the tamous prooe lamation of President Jackson to the people of the United States on Dec. 10, 1832, known as the “odict as to unification,” drawn up by South Caro- ina. Smokers’ Jubitee, The anniversary has just been cel- ebrated in Berlin of the day when, fn 1832, the old law forbidding any- one to smoke in the streets was re pealad. THREE TYPES OF RUSSIANS, They Are the Great, the Little and the White. There are three grand divisions of the nationality—the great Russians, the little Russians and the white Rus sians center at Moscow, the little Rus @ians. The great Russians ‘center at Moscow, the little Russians at Kieff. The blood of the white Russians is pure, but their civilization is less advanced than that of the other two. The great Russians, many times the most numerous, are the vig: orous and pushing element of the Russian nation. Though the least Sla- vic, it has been the great colonizer of the Slavi- race. Its whole history has been of one long struggle against Asia. The great Russian’s stature ts eftener high than low; his skin is white his eyes often blue, his hair mostly blonde. The little Russian ts handsomer, taller, livelier, more alg® in mind, but more changeable, med! tative, indolent. He has more inde pendence, more individuality and 1s more dreamy and poetical. The white Russian ts so called be eause he is fond of wearing white clothes, yet he is not as clean as the Other two divisions of his country- men. In old times he was also called “white” because of his freedom from taxation. Call on Elliott Bros., when you want anything in the Dry Goods line, they will treat you fair. y 2 as ae MADE CLOTHES SHIRTS Kirshbaum: ALL KINDS OF HATS Gents’ Furnishing Goods, Shirts, Hats. Underwear, Suit Cases, W.E. MicCLURE, Muskogee, - : : - fia Ter’v. u WATCH-MAKER R. A. GIVENS @® JEWELER. xi Dealer In e Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Etc. Just opened in front of U. S. Court House, and has just re- caive my fall line of Jewelry which is strictly first-class and up-to-date in every respect. I carry nothing but the best goods and of the latest design. My prices are reasonable. Call and see the latest whether you want to buy or not. North Second S. - - Muskogee, Ind. Ter. BIG LINE OF FALL MILLINARY! Shirt Waist Suits, Shirt Waists, Corsets, Hosiery, Muslin Underwear, Dry Goods, Tin Ware and Enameled Ware, Queens Ware, and Glass Ware. THE FAIR! THE FAIR! FRISCO SYSTEM | | CHICAGO © EASTERN ILLINOIS R. R. | / e e ' Double Daily Trains | BETWEEN | e e | $t.Louis & Chicago | | MORNING AND EVENING ' From LaSalle Station, Chicago, 9:50 a, m.—9:10 p. m. From Uuion Sta., St. Louis, 9:30 a, m.—9:46 p. m* (Merchants Bridge) ; Morning or evening connection at both termini with lines diverging | Equipment entirely new and modern throughout. A Double Track Railway. Equipped wita practical and approved safety appliances. Substantially constructed. | WE CAN RENT YOUR HOUSES The Canadian Valley Trust : Company Has a number of applicants who desire ‘ to rent houses, Owners of three, four, . five and six room houses can secure de- { sirable tenants by listing their property ‘ with us, ‘ REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT Canadian Valley Trust Co. | FOR Burns and Scalds For Sprains and Strains use FOR Cuts and Bruises Mexican Mustang Liniment WE WANT. YOUR NAME and will send you prospectus and full particulars of NINE SUCCESSFUL COLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, ZINC AND QUICKSILVER Mining Companies. If you will send us your name and address.* Mining Maps Free. ARBUCKLE-GOODE COMMISSION CO., 325 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. FISG'S CURT FOR GIRES WHERE ALL LIKE GIRES. Best Gough Syrup. Testes Good. Use in time. Sold by drugrists. W.N.U.—Oklahoma City—No 45, 1904 BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP cures coughs and colds. HAPPY WOMEN. Mrs. Pare, wife of C. B. Pare, a prominent resident of Glasgow, Ky., says: "I was suffering from a complication of kidney troubles. Besides a bad back, I had a great deal of trouble with the secretions, which were exceedingly variable, sometimes excessive and at other times scanty. The color was high, and passages were accompanied with a scalding sensation. Doan's Kidney Pills soon regulated the kidney secretions, making their color normal, and banished the inflammation which caused the scalding sensation. I can rest well, my back is strong and sound, and I feel much better in every way." For sale by all dealers, price 50 cents per box. FOSTER-MILBURN CO., Buffalo, N. Y. Stay in Bed. There is something exceedingly satisfactory in the statement of an eminent London physician that "criminals are always recruited from the early rising class." There is usually something dark and devious in the ways of the man who rises before sunup.—Boston Transcript. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by (catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarh Cure. Send for circulators, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists. 756. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Whoever is satisfied with what he soes has reached his culminating points; he will progress no more.—F. N. Robertson. BETTER THAN SPANKING. Spanking does not cure children of bed wetting. If it did there would be few children that would do it. There is a constitutional cause for this. Mrs. M. Summers, Box 516, Notre Dame, Ind., will send her home treatment to any mother. She asks no money. Write her to-day if your children trouble you in this way. Don't blame the child. The chances are it can't help it. When a lovelorn youth's intentions are serious his attentions are apt to be ridiculous. Temples Cut in Rocks. Among the interesting sights of Hindustan are the Karle caves of India, artificial temples of worship which were cut out of solid rock a century before the Christian era, it is claimed. Saved Him. "It didn't kill me, but I think it would if it had not been for Hunt's Cure. I was tired, miserable and well nigh used up when I commenced using it for an old and severe case of Eczema. One application relieved and one box cured me." "I believe Hunt's Cure will cure any form of itching known to mankind." Clifton Lawrence, Helena, O. T. Roused Her Enthusiasm. A tiny girl riding in a car became deeply interested in a baby held by a woman seated beside her, frequently calling to her mother to join in her enthusiasm, culminating with: "And see its dear little hands, and its fingers, and its cute little nails; and, oh, mother, isn't this too cunning, there's dirt in them!" Every housekeeper should know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save not only time, because it never sticks to the iron, but because each package contains 16 oz.—one full pound—while all other Cold Water Starches are put up in ¾-pound packages, and the price is the same, 10 cents. Then again because Defiance Starch is free from all injurious chemicals. If your grocer tries to sell you a 12-oz. package it is because he has a stock on hand which he wishes to dispose of before he puts in Defiance. He knows that Defiance Starch has printed on every package in large letters and figures "16 ozs." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. THE FISH BRAND SLICKER A VALUED FRIEND Jones is nothing if not gallant. Mrs. Brown is exactly the same age as her husband, but she will not admit it. "My husband is 40," she said to some friends the other day; "you wouldn't believe it, but there's actually ten years' difference in our ages." "Impossible, dear madam," hastily interposed Jones, anxious to say something agreeable; "I'm sure you look every day as young as he does." "You say that you came from Denver alone." "Yes, sir." "Now, isn't it the truth," roared the lawyer, "that your husband came with you?" "Sure, but I didn't think it would be component and relevant to say that I was worse than alone."—Detroit Free Press. In Real Money. Too. Foyer—"You remember what gorgeous diamonds Mrs. Footlight used to wear on the stage?" Parket—"Yes." Foyer—"Well, they were sold at a pawnbroker's auction to-day." Parket—"So? I suppose they brought a neat little sum." Foyer—"Yes; $3.90." ```markdown ``` Fuzzyhead—Confound it, barber, what are you doing with my hair? Did you ever handle the shears before to-day? The Barber—Yes, sir, I used to trim hedges. "The other members of his family are as mean and contemptible as they can be, according to his story." "Oh, I guess there are two sides to that story." "Huh! If it's a family row I guess there are at least half a dozen sides to it." Active and Passive. "When did Peckham marry Miss Strong?" "He didn't." "Why, they told me when I go home yesterday that he was married to her." "Yes, but she married him." Not Hard on the Horse. Fuddy—Oh, yes, horseback exercise may be all right for you, but isn't it rather hard on the horse? Duddy—I don't see why it should be. You know I rest the horse right along; I'm up in the air half the time. Boston Transcript. A Question of Grammar. "Did I understand you to say that you summered in the mountains?" asked the man with a precise manner. "Yes." "Well, in stating where you spent the autumn will you say that you failed or you fell?" "She claims she's a fine singer. Do you think she ought to see a vocal teacher?" "No." "Who then?" "A claim adjuster." Still Has Some Hope. Chumpley (gloomily)—What makes you thing there is hope for me? Miss Kidder—She told me she wouldn't marry the best man living. Japanese Belief in Dreams. A fanciful race, the Japanese people set great store by dreams. The native astrologer is usually very busy in the early part of the year delineating the meaning of the many visions brought to him for solution, and foretelling events to come. If you dream that you are struck by lightning, it means you will grow suddenly rich; but to dream of frost means a feast; of wind, it denotes that sickness is coming. Sensible Housekeeper will have Defiance Starch, not alone because they get one-third more for the same money, but also because of superior quality. Store Whisky in Church. Thorverton church, Devon, England, was recently used as a storehouse for whisky which had been taken from the village inn during a fire. Demand for Small Farms. In England the best remedy for farm depopulation is held to be small farm holdings. It is stated that whenever a large farm is divided into small holdings the demand for the land usually far exceeds the supply. Japanese in 'Frisco Schools. There are 15,000 Japanese in San Francisco. All the children attend the public schools, side by side with the whites. As the schools will not hold all the white children that seek admission a movement is on foot, for that and other reasons, to provide a separate school for the Japs. The Japs object to being put on the same plane as the Chinese. Pennies Bother Car Companies. What to do with the copper pennies taken in by street railway companies is getting to be more and more of a problem in English cities. In London many of these coins are disposed of in five-shilling packages to hotels and other places where change is needed, but much remains to be disposed of otherwise. Condemn Army Step. The congress of naturalists and physicians which recently met in Breslau strongly condemned the "goose-step" as practiced in the German and some other armies. Dr. Thalwitzer read a paper on the subject, in which he showed that the adoption of this ridiculous step accounts for numerous knee and foot complaints among the troops. Sixty per cent of the sores on the feet of the men are in consequence of persistent adherence to this antiquated step. BY PROXY. What the Baby Needed. I suffered from nervousness and headache until one day about a year ago it suddenly occurred to me what a great coffee drinker I was and I thought may be this might have something to do with my trouble, so I shifted to tea for awhile but was not better, if anything worse. "At that time I had a baby four months old that we had to feed on a bottle, until an old lady friend told me to try Postum Food Coffee. Three months ago I commenced using Postum, leaving off the tea and coffee, and not only have my headaches and nervous troubles entirely disappeared, but since then I have been giving plenty of nurse for my baby, and have a large, healthy child now. "I have no desire to drink anything but Postum and know it has benefited my children, and I hope all who have children will try Postum and find out for themselves what a really wonderful food drink it is." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Both tea and coffee contain quantities of a poisonous drug called caffeine that directly affects the heart, kidneys, stomach and nerves. Postum is made from cereals only, scientifically blended to get the coffee flavor. Ten days trial of Postum in place of tea or coffee will show a health secret worth more than a gold mine. There's a reason. Get the book, "The Road to Wellville," in each pkg. THE CIMETER. Published every week in the interest of the Negro by the Cimeter Publishing Co. Entered at the Post Office at Muskogee, I. T., as second class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION: (In advance) One Year..... $1.00 Six Months..... 50 Three Months..... 25 W. H. TWINE - - - - Editor. R. WOOD, Ass't Editor and Manager. J. T. TRIMBLE - - - Solicitor. Republican Ticket. For President, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, of New York. For Vice-President, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, of Indiana. It is said that there will be a Negro candidate for assistant postmaster. we don't know wheth or not this is true and we are uot in touch with the friends of the party applicant, and at this time, of course, we are unable to say whether or not the individual is competent and worthy and at eligible for the position, but, of course, we are willing to leave all that in a short time the fellows down in the trenches will be informed as to who we are expected to support. We understand and are informed that Bev. Wm. Martin, an A. M, E. preacher, will attend the conference at We defended this fellow some years ago when he was charged with the crime of rape, and he has promised year after year to pay for our service. Fortunately or unfortunately we got the cuss out, and we know unfortunately for ourselves for we have not been paid for our services, when a fellow don't pay we call him a dead beat. When a minister don't pay we call him a ministerial dead beat, and that's the name we apply to this cuss. Rumor says that a colored man has been appointed clerk in the post office, If this is true the old man has played a pretty strong card, and the other fellows will have to show and beat him because it us a hard one to who we are expected to support. Rumor says that a colored man has been appointed clerk in the post office. If this is true the old mau has played a pretty strong card, and the other fellows will have to show up and beat. It is almost an ace and may be a king, and we feel certain it is a queen. Now we want to see what kind of cards the other fellows have got, because this is a game in which you have got to play cards with faces up. --- The excises at the C. M. E. church on last Sunday were of the very highest class, highly appreciated by the audience. All of the speeches were complimentary to Rev. Gratton and his officers. The reverend has shown by his zeal and earnest efforts that he is deserving of all the praise tendered him by those present, and that his assistants are earnest christians. We have watched his course as a man since he has been in town, and we desire to add our testimonial to that of his flock and his other friends, as being one of the cleanest men of his profession that has ever lived in Muskogee, and we earnestly hope that his good bishop may return him to his work, as we need men of good character—pure men—to build up this section of our country, and such a man is Rev. Cratton, pastor of the C. M. E church at this place. There is a muddle—a great muddle—in the affairs of the A. M. E. church. The Cimeter has always stood for right and justice. We would rather be right than be wrong, and for the benefit of the fellows who have been Brong since the selling of the church property on Second So., we desire to inform them that that there are some men who signed the deed who are not trustees of the church, and we understand that the name of one man who was a trustee was signed to the deed without his knowledge, presence or consent. Now, the men who are responsible for this condition of affairs know that they gave the man a bad title—if they gave him any title at all—when they pretended to sell that property. Somebody is guilty of false pretense and that is a serious crime in this chuntry. Now, if there is any pleasant, amicable way onr of the lamentable condition of the condition of the church, we think they ought to find that way and find it quick, as there is extreme danger of some fellow allowing his ministerial robe to trail in the dvst, and as it rains in this country occasionally, the lower parts of the robe are liable to get muddy. We offer these suggestions in fairness and hope that in the end all will be well. FARM LOANS AND ABSTRACTS JAMES L. LOMBARD, President. CHAS. H. LOMBARD, Secretary and Manager. D. G. WILSON, Assistant Secretary. MIDLAND ABSTRACT COMPANY 207 N. Second Street, MUSKOGEE, IND. TER. FARM :: LOANS :: ON :: FREEDMAN :: LAND Loans made to Creek Freedmen who are farming on their allotments WE CAN RENT YOUR HOUSES The Canadian Valley Trust Company Has a number of applicants who desire to rent houses. Owners of three, four, five and six room houses can secure desirable tenants by listing their property with us. REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT Canadian Valley Trust Co. Do Your Banking Business With The Territorial Bank & Trust Co. Oldest and Strongest Bank in the Indian Territory. Interest Paid on Deposits. Abstracts Made. Fidelity Bonds Written. MUSKOGEE, INDIAN TERRITORY. MORRIS' CAFE A Splendid Billiard and Pool Hall Adjoining The finest in the southwest. If you are hungry step into the cafe; if you want to spend an hour of pleasure the pool room is the place. R. H. MORRIS, Prop. Corner 2nd and Denison Sts. MUSKOGEE TITLE & TRUST CO. ABSTRACTS of TITLE, INSURANCE, SURETY BONDS and REAL ESTATE Farm Loans a Specialty Second and Broadway. MUSKOGEE, IND. TER. OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE COMMERCIAL NA'TN'L BANK United States Depository Muskogee Indian Territory. At close of business Friday, January 22, 1904. RESOURSES LIABILITIES Loans and Discounts $410,936.13 Capital $200,000.00 Overdrafts (Cotton) 23,198.69 Surplus and Profit 16,978.26 Bonds and Premiums 106,080.49 Circulation 50,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures 5,046.26 Deposits 345,142.28 Cash and Exchange 68,125.35 Reserved for Taxes 1,266.38 The above statement is correct. D. N. FINK, Cashier. Business intrusted to our care receive prompt attention. A FIGHT AVERTED War Talk Between England and Russia Is Almost Hushed LONDON: War between Russia and Great Britain has been averted and the settlement of the only point in dispute regarding the attack by the Russian second Pacific squadron on British trawlers on October 21 has been referred to an international commission under The Hague convention. According to the statement of Premier Balfour, Russia has ordered the second Pacific squadron to remain at Vigo, Spain, until the investigation is completed. ADMIRAL ROJESTVENSKY The Russian Baltic fleet is under the command of Admiral Rejestvensky. ST. PETERSBURG: There was a feeling of profound relief in higher government spheres and diplomatic circles where the knowledge existed that the grave crisis in the relations between Russia and Great Britain over the North Sea decision to submit the decision to a committee to be created under the articles of The Hague convention. This outcome will insure a definite establishment of the facts and place the responsibility, and is attributed in diplomatic circles mainly to the direct interposition of Emperor Nicholas and King Edward. The British government, in the face of an excited public opinion, which was demanding the most extreme measures, proposed LORD LANSDOWNE the submission of the issue to a commission under The Hague convention, while the Russian government was preparing a similar proposal to Great Britain. Netural powers, notably France, and, it is believed, the United States, were using all their influence to avoid a world catastrophe. Definite assurance of a settlement came when the czar, at an audience with Foreigner Minister Lamsdorif announced his complete and hearty approval of the plan for an international commission. Meanwhile orders had already been sent to Vigo to detain the ships which participated in the firing on the British trawlers until detailed arrangements for procedure could be agreed upon. Fire destroyed the big department store of S. E. Boggess at Curtis. The loss is $20,000, with but $5,000 insurance Creek House of Kings Adopts Resolu MUSKOGEE: A resolution has been introduced into the Creek council at Okmulgee and adopted by the house of kings declaring in favor of separate statehood for Indian Territory. The resolution sets forth that since Chief Porter in his annual message has expressed the belief that the Creek people esire a separate state of Indian Territory, and the principal chiefs of the five civilized tribes, at a conference at Eufaula on May 21, 1903, expressed their opposition to a single state with Oklahoma, "Therefore, Be it resolved that it is the sense of the Creek council that if the United States government shall attempt to carry out its promises of statehood for Indian Territory at the next session of congress, the same be established so as to embrace only the territory now occupied and owned by the five civilized tribes of the Indian Territory." A NEW RECORD FOR DAN PATCH His Own Time Lowered by a Quarter of a Second—A Mile in 1:56 Flat MEMPHIS, TENN: Dan Patch paced the fastest mile of any pacer, circling the track in 1:56 flat. This lowers his own record of 1:56 $ \frac{1}{4} $ made in 1902. The wind shield used was the same as that employed when Lou Dillon trotted a mile in 1:58 $ \frac{1}{2} $ . It consisted of a strip of canvas about four feet square attached to the sulky of the running pacemaker. Another sensational performance was that of Major Delmar, E. E. Smathers' trotting champion, when he trotted a mile to a high wheel sulky in 2:07 flat. It was announced by the judges before the trial that the sulky was non-ball bearing and weighed $54\frac{1}{2}$ pounds. It was also explained that the vehicle was of the same pattern as that uesd by Maud S in her memorable flight against time in 1884, when she trotted a mile in $2:08\%$. COTTON PICKERS ARRIVING Hundreds of Negroes Are Being Imported From Texas LAWTON: The cry of cotton pickers throughout the new Oklahoma, and the efforts put forth by the commercial clubs, the business mer and the farmers have resulted in an influx of pickers unpreedented in the history of Oklahoma. Representatives of the farmers have gone into the boll weevil districts of south and east Texas and are shipping negroes into this country by the car load. Last week four hundred negroes were brought in at one time and distributed among the farmers of the southwestern part of this county and the southern and eastern part of Kiowa county. Other train loads have been shipped to other counties, and more will be brought here. There is little danger of getting too many pickers here, for the cotton crop is an enormous one, and the farmers are desirous of getting it picked before cold weather sets in. CHILDREN FATALLY BURNED The House Caught Fire While the Parents Were Away From Home MANGUM: Information has been received here of a holocaust which occurred near Coralea, this county. Jesse Evans, a well to do farmer, and his wife went away from home, leaving their three children, aged four, two and one a few months old, alone in the house. During the absence of the parents the house caught fire. Upon returning home, Mr. Evans discovered the house to be on fire. He sought to rescue the children, who were sleeping in one bed. They were badly burned, and the two older children have since died. The origin of the fire is unknown. THE ODD CORNER Loss and Waste. Than our higher law has made; But I pray, in the name of reason, And the holier name of Trade, That the reckless haste and the sinful waste Of our noblest sport be stayed. The African in his jungle. Which is, that you eat when you've killed your meat. And have it within your reach. We have mastered the art of killing, Quickly or by degrees; Our torture is more than thrilling; We scalp and we flay with ease; But the 'Pache and Sioux before us knew Such primitive things as these. And have not the wit, or gumption, or grit To have not the wit, or gumption, or To finish our barbecue. →James Jeffrey Roche in the Independent. Photograph in Hen's Egg. Somewhere, probably plodding away in a rural barnyard, unhonored and unsung—if, indeed, her labors have not been ended in the prosaic boiling pot—is a photographic hen who embellishes the interior of her eggs with landscape and motion reproductions. That at least she has done it once can be testified to by the family of W. H. Herring, a weaver, who lives on 2921 North Third street. Mr. Herring can, moreover, back up his testimony with an undisputable exhibit in the shape of the broken egg, with the picture inside. Mr. Herring cannot, however, indicate the identity of the hen who wrought the wonder for he got the egg in a lot from the store. In its exterior appearance there was nothing remarkable about the hen's work. It was just an egg of the common or garden variety. It was cooked with others for breakfast—boiled in the shell. When Mr. Herring's little daughter, Anna broke the shell in half and poured the contents into her egg cup, her attention was arrested by a peculiar formation on the albumen lining of the lower shell. "Why, it looks like a picture," she exclaimed. The other members of the family studied it and they, too, agreed that the outlines of a photograph were clearly visible. An Inquirer reporter later inspected the curiosity inside the shell resolved themselves into a distinct picture. It was a photograph showing two buildings, evidently stores or factories. On the roof of one of them was a sign, several letters of which were distinct. On the street between the buildings was a wagon with two horses attached and the figures of several persons. How such a freak of nature could be wrought is beyond explanation. Albumen, which forms the lining of eggs, is used by photographers, but only as a film to hold a sensitized preparation. In itself it is not sensitive to sunlight. The address of the artist hen is velled in obscurity.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Where Streets Are Steep. High in the mountains of northern Mexico there is a city of several thousand people where the sound of wheels is never heard in the streets. It is the rich mining town of Catorce, where millions of dollars worth of ore have been found, and all this ore is sent out into the great world beyond on the backs of patient little burros or donkeys. The streets sometimes hug deep precipices and are so narrow and steep that no wheeled vehicle can be used on them. It is several miles to the nearest railroad, and the only way to reach this thriving town in the clouds is over dangerous mountain trails. The Spaniards worked these mines centuries ago, but they are as rich as ever. The name Catorce is Spanish for "fourteen," and legend has it that the town is so called because fourteen robbers, driven to the mountains by the people, found the rich mines and stayed there to work them, finding mining to pay better than robbery. Seven Modern Wonders. The seven world wonders of antiquity were the pyramids, Babylon's gardens, Mausolus' tomb, the Temple of Diana, the Colossus of Rhodes, Jupiter's statue by Phidias and the pharos of Egypt, or, as some substitute, the Palace of Cydus. The seven wonders of the middle ages were the Coliseum of Rome, the catacombs of Alexandria, the great wall of China, Stonehenge, the leaning tower of Pisa, the porcelain tower of Nankin and the Mosque of St. Sophia at Constantinople. How will these compare with the seven wonders of the modern world? asks the Kansas City Independent. Perhaps there may be a difference of opinion as regards the latter-day wonders, but the following are substituted: The steam railway, the telegraph, the telephone, the wireless telegraph, the ocean steamship, the submarine man-of-war and the air ship. To Grave in Farm Wagon. Though a wealthy landowner in Surrey, Mr. John Innes, J. P., had a simple funeral yesterday in Merton churchyard. By his desire the ceremony was of a rustic character. The coffin was placed in a wagon, and drawn by four farm horses from Manor hall, the residence of Mr. Innes, through Wimbledon to Merton. A large party of laborers followed in their farm attire. In the wagon were placed several sheaves of wheat. Hundreds of spectators witnessed the remarkable procession.—London Telegraph. Rapid Growth of Oysters. Capt. John H. Burns of St. Michael's, Md., has a hard crab, to the bottom shell of which was attached a small oyster five-eighths of an inch long. According to those who are familiar with the habits of the crab, it sheds every moon. The appearance of this crab indicated that its shell was not more than two weeks old. Thus we learn how rapidly oysters will grow from the spawn in the waters of Miles river, where this crab was caught—five eighths of an inch in two weeks. Has Birds Subsidized. E. M. Smith of Machias, Me., has no trouble in raising cabbages without the least inconvenience because of worms. His method is to draw birds of all sorts to the cabbage patch by regularly scattering grain among the plants. The garden swarms with the birds throughout the summer months, which prey upon the butterflies and worms, completely destroying them. Watch Dog Worth Having. Before light one morning the watch dog belonging to Joel Flagg of Guilford, Vt., insisted by a noisy demonstration that he be allowed to go out of doors. On visiting the barn later it was found that a valuable horse stood in its stall with a halter bound tightly about its body. The thieves were doubtless frightened away by the dog. Mackerel Brought High Prices. A lot of 1,000 fresh mackerel which were sent from Port Clyde, Me., to Boston, last week, were disposed of in that city for $300. This is said to be the highest price ever paid in Boston, and would bring the retail figure for the fish to forty or fifty cents apiece. World's Swiftest River. British India has the swiftest river in the world. It is the Sutleg which, in 180 miles, has a descent of 12,000 feet. a CZAR PROMISES TO MAKE ALL AMENDS NECESSARY MISTOOK FISHING SMACKS FOR | JAPANESE TORPEDO BOATS RUSSIAN BLUNDER BRITISH FISHING BOATS FIRED ON BY RUSSIANS WAR SHIPS TURN SEARCHLIGHTS AND FIRE Two Englishmen Killed—Others Are Seriously Wounded—Intense Indig- nation at Hull—Britain Sends Ur- gent Note to Russia gent Note to Russia HULL, ENGLAND: A. M. Jackson & Comapny, solicitors for the owners of fifty Hull fishing boats, have noti- fied the foreign office and admiralty of an attack on the Hull fishing fleet by the Russian second Pacific sqiad- jron, commonly known as the Baltic ‘squadron, commanded by Vice Ad- miral Rojestvensky. ' The official information is that, shortly after midnight Friday, the Russian squadron fell in with the Hull fishing fleet in the North sea. The first portion of the fishing fleet ipasved safely. Then the Russian shins turned their searchlights on the British vessels for some time and a littie later opened fire. The steam trawler Crane was sunk and the decapitated bodies of her skipper and mate have been brought to Hull. The boatswain and other members of the crew, who are under. stood to be seriously wounded, are on board a mission ship. The only slight LONDON: The inevitable delays of diplomatic procedure appear to re tard a complete and satisfactory set- tlement of the acute differences be- tween Great Britain and Russia arts ing from the deplorable North sca et- fair. King Edawrd has received from Emperor Nicholas himseif a telegram expressing the deepest regret and a practical acknowledgement that Great Britain's note will meet with a reply conceding every demand for the act of aggression against the British flag, compensation for sufferers and pun- ishment for the officers responsible for what is everywhere conceded to have been a gigantic blunder, and the Russian ambassador to the court of St. James has expressed to Foreign Minister Lansdowne his sorrow and sympathy. These developments have allayed to some extent the deep re- sentment in the public mind, and the admiralty has given evidence of {is appreciation of the necessity of prov: ing that it is prepared actively to sup: port the position of the people of Great Britain and fulfill the expecta tions of the world wren it issued tue following statement: “On receipt on October 24 of the news of the North sea tragedy, pre liminary orders for mutual support ly injured member of the crew has arrived at Hull. From iuterviews with members of trawler crews it appears that the ad- miral of the fishing fleet burned green flares to show that they were harmless fishermen, but these signals were ignored. Eighteen injured men are here under treatment. One trawl er, the Wren, is missing, and it fs feared sho has been sunk. The news has created an intense sensation and indignation in Hall. The Moulmein arrived with her flag ot half mast. Her skipper states that the trawlers were fishing about 229 miles east by north of Spurn head, the weather being hazy, when the outlines of several vessels, apparently warships, sailing in a line, were dim- ly visible. Whilst the crew were watch’ng the warships, searchl'ghts wove flsshed upon tnen, tn the glare of which the Moulmein’s crew ob- served what they teok to be torpedo boats approaching, apparently with the intention of boarding the Moul- mein. They steamed away, however, and soon the fishermen were horrified to find they were being fired upom. LONDON: The British govern- ment sent urgent votes of protest to the Russian government on the re port of the Russian attack on the British fleet in the North sea, through both Ambassadar Harding and the Russian ambassador in London. ST. PETERSBURG: The authorti- ties are dumfounded by the press re- | ports of the Hull affair and cannot |credit accounts as presented. For this reason the censor declined to al- | low the publication of the foreign ac: /counts of the affair. and co-operation were issued as a measure of precaution from the ad- miralty to the channel, Mediterranean and home fleets.” LONDON: Ail the steam trawlers, including the Gull from Dogger Bank, are now back at the Hu'l. There are no additions to the casualty list, whichi s coutined to the crew of the Crane. Tho three wounded men who were brought to Hull belong to the Crane, having just left the hospital ship. They tell graphic stories, amply conlirming prey’ous reperts of the affair, but appoar unable to say positively whether they were cruisers or battleships. In the meantime nothing fs known of the exact whereabouts of the Bal- tie fleet. It is reported to have been seen in the bay of Biscay by a pass- Es steamer, and therefore it is sur- mised that it 1s continuing on its course for Vigo. The report current ‘at St. Petersburg of the arrival at | Brest of the Russian squadron is evi- dently based upon a misunderstand: |ing. The only arrival at Brest known here {s of the Russian transport |Knias Gortschkoff Tues!ay morning, 'which has not communicated with ‘shore and refused to iet reporters gc on board. and were not aware that any damage had been done. Brideativ, the ad- miral said, the fishermen had shown no lights, The admiral repented that he greatly regrettes tnat any injury had been done fishermen, and added that he had no doubt the Russian government would make ample com- pensation. The arrival of the Russian battle ships Emperor Alexander Ill, Boro dino, Orel and Kniazsoroff and the transport Anatol, which have anchored in this port,.has caused con siderable excitement. WORLD'S MARKET Cotton. GALVESTON SPOTS. Ordinary oe Middling 0.06 o% @ood Ordinary §% Good Middling.. 0% wow Middling % = Middling fair... 10% NEW ORLEANS SPOTS. 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Reiiable miners employed in the camp say thit thee were between thirty and sixty mea in the mine The regu ler force numbered elghty, but it ts eafd about thirty of thom were in town for the purpose ef taking ont naturalizition pipers preparatery to electioa, The number at work is not positively known, because tho meg -are checked off when leaving the mince instcad cf when go'ng ia. Tuc number of dead wil not be agcer tained until (he mine is thorough!y explorod, The mon are fore'gners, who had been recently imported to bane the places of strikers, and their names have not be2n learned, The Gotton Market DALLAS, TEX.: The position of the market remains practically un- changed from the closing of last week. Except in Texas, where the movement to market is on a smaller seale, owing to the determination of farmers to hold cut for higher prices, receipts continue to keep weekly in- sights ahead of last year, and basis of crop for a yield of more than 11,- 000,000 bales. On the other hand, however, spinners continue to take cotton on a wholesale scale, accepting 318,000 bales during the last week, against 242,000 last year and 212,000 year before last; since September 1, 1,559,000, against 1,113,000 last year and 1,565,000 year before. These figures bring spinners’ takings thus far this season cloce to a basis of 11,000,000 for the season, which is the estimate of this season’s consump- tion of American by Ellison. The steadiness of the market of late has been due to operators looking for falling off in the movement when w2 enter the month of November, and it remains to be seen 1f such anticipa- tien will be realized. he ginners’ r lias yet to be published in ful', 1 ‘d bulleting of which will like- ly ssued the first of this week, and {3s expected to indicate a total ginuei to October 18 of about 6,500,- 009 bales, against 3,700,000 last year and 5,800,009 year before last, but as no percentage of the crop ginned to tho date mentioned wi'l be pub ished, its value as to the probable size of the cop will have been lost, and the trade will be compelled to wait for the official estimate of the United States government, to be issued on December 3, from which to get an idea as to what the total crop prob- ably will be. For the week the market is report: ed rather tame, though firm. For seed the ruling price has been about $12 at the stations and the sales average. For prime crude oj] 19¢ has been Ireely bid. and there have becn oc- casional sales at that price, but in small lots, Meal had fair inquiry at $22.25 ta $22.50 f. o. b. Galveston Linters have becn easy at 3c to 4c, according to quality and grade, Hulls have been on a steady mar- ket, with a wide range of pric:s, ac: cording to the location of the mills. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE Prisoners at Chickasha Failed in an | Effort to Secure Liberty CHICKASHA; The prisoners a the United States jai! here mae an attempt to escape, and Tom Boswell, under sentence of horse stealing, was fatally shot. There were about fifteen prisoners in the jail, and Deputy Marshal Mad- sen was soon to. start for Fort Leavenworth with them. Three guards, Dave Hopkins Luther Smith and J. P. Eliis, were cn duty. Frank Goins, a prisoner, asked per- mission of Hopkins to go for a bucket of water and as he passed the guard turned and pinioned him from behind. At the same tim: ill Dunn, another prisoner vs 6 in the corricor, had secured permission from Smith to do some sweeping. With the broom he attacked Smith, and at the same moment Boswell escaped through the door and was about to attack Ellis The plan evidently was to seize the guards, secure their arms and permit all the prisoners to es care. When Boewe!] was within five fect of Ells, the latter fired, The butlet penetrated the skull of Boswell.. Ellis fired a second time at one of the other prisoners, but the shot took ct fect in Boswell’s ear. Moinwhile Hopkins had struggled with Gons and shot at him. Goins was not hit. Tho prisoners all went back to thoir cells, There is no hope for the re covery of Boswell, Goias is under a sentence of a year for cattic stealing ans Dunn is te serve three years for embezzlement. FOR MORE MONEY CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION 16 NOT NEARLY ENOUGH WILL ASK FOR $500,000 SCHOOL FUND Superintendent Benedict of Indian Territory Schools Will Ask for Additional Appropriation—Great Eagerness for Education. MUSKOGEE: "The inadequacy of the $100,000 appropriated last year for support of schools for non-citizen children in Indian Territory is becoming more apparent every day." said J. D. Benedict, superintendent of schools in Indian Territory yesterday. "I shall ask congress to appropriate at least $500,000 for the school work of next year and I believe that we can find good use for every dollar of it." Scores of letters and petitions from people importuning for the establishment of schools in their neighborhood come into the superintendent's office every week. Some of them are pathetic in their pleadings. Mr. Benedict by the very limitations of his funds is compelled to turn a deaf ear to most of these communications. Many communications do not give up the fight for schools until they have sent repeated letters and finally made a personal call upon the superintendent. Mr. Benedict explains to them that he has already established as many schools as can be supported with the limited appropriation and promises them that he will try to do something for them next year. Some communities in their deep anxiety for the privileges of education appeal to the secretary of the interior. The following is a letter of that nature written by a citizen of Grayson, who evidently could profit by a little schooling himself: "Mr. sekearey of the intar: "Sur, i wish to ast you fur a free scool here in the town of Grayson i. t. and we wish a free scool. We have 100 to 50 studnee all radda fur scooling. We had a privat scool and become every body wuld not pay up the scool stopped so if you can giv us a free scools let us here from you." This is only one of a large number of letters received from people evidently ignorant themselves, but very anxious that their children should not grow up in ignorance. Superintendent Benedict received a letter from Twin Bounds, where a school has already been established by government appropriation, pleading for an assistant teacher. The letter states that there are 100 scholars in the school and fifty more of school age who would like to attend. The teacher cannot give proper attention to the large number of pupils already under her care and is discouraged. The writer suggests that he will be willing to board a teacher free and to guarantee her one month's salary if the government will send one and pay for the other three months. Some people get the idea that the $100,000 is to be distributed in cash like an Indian payment and they write inquiring what has become of their share of the money. One man informed Mr. Benedict that if his community was not given its share of the $100,000 he would bring an injunction suit against the whole school system in Indian Territory. Many incorporated towns in the territory find themselves without schools for their children. The value of their property is not sufficient to bring in money enough to sustain a school. The money from the appropriation cannot be given to incorporated towns. These communities are left in the cold. Some of them have offered to abandon their incorporations if the government will furnish them schools. TERRIFIC MINE EXPLOSION Number of Dead May Reach Sixty Resembled a Volcanic Eruption TRINIDAD, COLL: The most terrific explosion in the history of coal mining in Colorado occurred at mine No. 3 of the Rocky Mountain Fuel and Iron company at Teroio, forty miles due west of Trinidad, at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. The number of dead is variously placed at between thirty and sixty men. The number reported as having gone into the mine was seventeen miners and four companies. Many more miners are known to have gone into the mine, and the exact number dead may never be known, as the mine is burning, and in all likelihood the bodies will be cremated. A large number of mine officials left here as soon as word of the accident was received. Company surgeons were picked up all along the line, as well as all other available physicians. F. J. Foreman, United States stock inspector, was at Teroio when the explosion occurred. He returned here and gave the following account of the affair: "I was standing not more than 300 yards from the mouth of the tunnel when the explosion occurred. The explosion was preceded by a low rumbling sound, resembling an earthquake, which made the earth tremble and startled the whole camp. "When I looked toward the mine and out of the mouth of the tunnel and two air shafts came a great volume of smoke and dust, which continued for nearly a minute. Out of the two shafts, each of which were seven feet in diameter, timbers that were fully from two to three feet in diameter shot into the air and broke into splinters. Rocks were thrown over the camp for a distance of a quarter of a mile. In fact it rained rocks, broken timbers and all kinds of debris for fully a minute, and many people were injured by being struck with these missiles. "Immediately after the explosion, which was for all the world like a volcanic eruption, caused the wildest excitement. Women, men and children rushed to the mouth of the tunnel, and women whose husbands were in the mines had to be taken away to prevent their being killed by the deadly fumes coming from the mouth of the tunnel." The mine in which the accident occurred employs eighty men, and it is believed that at least sixty men were in the mine at the time of the explosion. News of the accident brought assistance from the adjacent camps, and hundreds of men set to work in an effort to get into the mine. Poisonous fumes overcome the rescuers frequently, but their places were taken by others, ready to risk their lives. It is not thought to be probable that any one in the mine can escape death, if they are not dead already. Nearly all the miners employed are Slavs. The mine is a new one, opened only a year ago, and extended two thousand feet into the hill. The explosion is supposed to have been caused by dust. Only one body has been found, that of T. Duran, a driver, who was just entering the tunnel when the explosion occurred. He was torn and burned almost beyond recognition. All mines within a radius of 200 mfiles have been shut down, and the miners are on their way to assist in the rescue of the bodies. Hearing on Allotment Cases MUSKOGEE: Beginning January 2 the Dawes commission will hear contest cases at various points most convenient to the persons interested. There are 752 cases in the Cherokee nation arising from disputes over allotments, besides a number of contests in other nations. The places and dates of hearings are: Claremore, January 2-14; Vinita, January 16-21; Dawey, January 23-28. SUES THE KATY CHOCTAW NATION SEEKS TO RES COVER ON RIGHT OF WAY ROAD CLAIMS A GRANT BY CONGRESS Choctaws Want to Fare as Well as the Creeks—Involves One Hundred and Thirty Miles of Road and Terminals —Tams Bixby a Witness ATOKA: A case of wide interest to the Choctaw nation has been instituted in the court of the central district. It is a suit filed by that nation against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad company for the value of the right of way of that road through the nation, together with all ground used for stations and terminals. The Choctaw nation has never received pay for the land used by the M., K. & T. for this right of way and station grounds, and seeks to force a settlement. The railroad company will contest the suit on the ground that it was given a grant by the United States government. But the Creek nation got a settlement with the M., K. & T., and now the Choctaws want to know why they have never been paid. The M., K. & T. has 130 miles of right of way running through the Choctaw nation which is involved, as is the land used for station purposes. The action was brought about because of the failure of the Dawes commission to allot the lands that are thus occupied by the railroad company. None of the land claimed by the railroad people has ever been allotted, and it is understood that no allottee has ever asked it so, though law which says such right of way shall become the property of the railway company instead of the Choctaw nation. It is on this allotment point that the fight is to be made. The chairman of the Dawes commissison has been summoned to appear in court as a witness, and is expected to produce all the official correspondence that has ever passed relative to the allotting of lands used by the railroad company. Of recent years the M., K. & T. has straightened out a lot of track, and thus abandoned the old right of way, but the company still claims title to it. All right of way acquired since 1899 has been by condemnation, and there is question of title about this. The suit involves the title to all station grounds and right of way claimed by the railway company which was not acquired by condemnation. Meeting of Chiefs Called Off MUSKOGEE: The meeting of the chiefs of the five civilized tribes and the Osage nation, which was called for this place, was not held because some of the chiefs could not attend. They wrote letters explaining their absence. The purpose of the proposed meeting was to address the president of the United States and urge that he recommend separate statehood for Indian Territory in his message to congress this winter. The same result will be accomplished, however, as such a petition will be written and signed by all the chiefs and forwarded to the president. Fire Destroys a Camping Outfit LAWTON: While camping in the big pasture a party of prominent Walter citizens suffered the loss of their camping outfit by fire, and barely saved the entire pasture from the ravages of the flames. Nothing was left of their outfit except the pack and team. The flames spread to the pasture grass, and it was with much difficulty that the fire was put out. FIRE AT FORT SILL. Stables and Ammunition Burned Loss About $30.000 LAWTON: Fire originated in one of the stables at Fort Sill and in an hour five stables and nearly everything contained in them, a large storage house and some smaller storage houses in the different stables, containing saddles, blankets, ammunition and other things belonging to troops A, B and D, were destroyed. The total loss is estimated at $30,000. The losses are as follows: Ammunition, 120,000 rounds, consisting of loaded shells, carbines and six shooters, $6,000; five stables, $2,000 each, $10,000; saddles, blankets etc., $6,000; other losses, about $5,000; hay and grain, $4,000. The fire was observed while the troops were at dinner and had gained such headway that it enveloped nearly the entire covering of the stables of Troop D, in whose stables it is believed to have originated. All of the horses were removed at once. Only a small part of the belongings of the troops was saved. No cause can be assigned for the fire and the exact location of the ignition cannot be established. Inasmuch as the men were all at dinner and no one was about the stables, it will probably be impossible to learn the cause. Only the walls of the burned stables are left standing. THE SHEPARD AFFAIR President Demands Assailants Be Punished. VINITA: As a result of the murderous assault committed about thirty days ago upon Colonel Shepard of Buffalo, N. Y., of the Choctaw townsite committee of Indian Territory at Hartshorne, accidentally coming to the knowledge of President Roosevelt, instructions have been received by the Indian Territory officials, directing them to immediately search out and punish the perpetrators of the crime. The interior department has been advised that the United States marshal for Indian Territory has detailed men to protect the members of the Choctaw townsite commission in the performance of their duties. This action is taken at the instance of the department of justice, whose attention was called by the interior department to the recent assault on Colonel Shepard of New York. FIRE AT RAVIA Main Business Portion of Town Burned—Less $25,000 RAVIA: The main business portion of this place was burned Sunday night. The losses were as follows: W. H. Putnam, drugs, stock worth $2,000 to $2,500, insurance $1,000; only a very small portion of goods and show cases were saved. U. A. Lowrimore, general merchandise and furniture, stock valued at $8,000, no insurance; everything, including books, notes and accounts, a total loss. Jake Wilson, general merchandise, loss of stock estimated at $15,000; insurance $3,000; saved his hardware and some implements carried in a separate building, and his account books. Banker James at Roff lost two brick buildings. The fire started in Lowrimore or Wilson's store, it is not known which, but was under such headway when discovered that all efforts to stop it were useless. Stocking Reservoir With Fish SOUTH McALESTER: A member of the United States Fish commission was in the city last week for the purpose of stocking the city's reservoir with fish. About four hundred black bass and crappy were placed in the reservoir. The fish were about eight inches long. Next spring some German uarp and rainbow trout will be added. A Mooted Question. The tortoise's face had a sneer unconcealed When they spoke of the lion as king of the field; And his bosom e'er swelled with a purpose remote Some day to tread hard on the tail of his coat! So meeting his kingship one day in the road— And monstrously mighty his lionship showed! He started to cussing, and gave no excuse To the lion for all of his sudden abuse. The king of the field, with a look of surprise, Heard the volley of "scoundrel! assassin! cur! lies!" For he'd ne'er read, in fact, of the beast cussing there Excepting along with the somnolent hare! But that booted not! With a terrible roar He started to drink up the tortoise's gore; But the latter drew simply his head in the shell, And cussed in a manner I shudder to tell! "Come out!" roared the lion; "come out of that fort, You coward! you cur! and I'll eat you for sport!" "Eat away!" said the tortoise; "that shell's part o' me, Just the same as the part you don't happen to see! "And if you can whip it, go on with the prank! In the meantime I say you're a blankety blank!" The lion looked 'round at the beasts who had come At the noise, but they all were discreet and quite glum: In fact, not a one had dared snigger for lack Of the tortoise's armor plate over the back! And so, with a roaring that filled them with fright, The lion decamped and was soon out of sight! Now this question only is talked in the wood; Did the tortoise act as a gentleman should? —New Orleans Times-Democrat. TERRIBLE FATE OF PAUL KEISTER I was working on the Canadian Pacific railway when I first met Paul Keister. We were fellow engineers engaged in the construction of the big bridge at South Bend, and boarded at the same house. Perhaps it was the loneliness of the prairie that made me open my heart to Keister; but when I look back upon it after a lapse of years I realize that there was a fascination about the man for which I can offer no satisfactory explanation. Sometimes, when away from him, he seemed almost repulsive to me; but his presence always brought with it the old, irresistible charm. As Kelster and I were the only boarders at the little farmhouse, it A Cross-legged and gazing intently. as he used to squat upon the veranda soon became a habit with us to sit upon the veranda overlooking the river for a while after supper to smoke and chat. I can see him yet his arms thrust between his thighs in true oriental fashion, and smoke with that air of perfect resignation of which only the people of the East are capable. Occasionally he would run his fingers through his thick black hair, look out upon the river as if he saw some object of interest upon its glassy surface, and then begin in a low, monotonous voice one of his Indian yarns. It was about the snake charmers that he loved to talk the best of all. At times he would wax eloquent over this uncanny theme, his usual nonchalance giving place to a feverish earnestness. He used to maintain stoutly that there is a subtle affinity between snakes and the human race, the psychology of which is not understood. "I tell you," he said on one occasion, "you have no idea how a snake and a man who possesses the gift can read each other's thoughts. You talk about mind readers, they have a lot to learn yet from those dusky devils in India who conjure with the descendants of the tempter of Eve. Once I saved the life of a professional snake charmer—the old fellow slipped into the river among the crocodiles, and I pulled him out just in the nick of time—and out of gratitude. I presume, he gave me a few lessons in his exalted art. I must have been an apt pupil, for before I left I could charm a cobra every time." For some minutes he said nothing more, falling into one of his old fits of abstraction. Then he roused himself and said, with a slight shiver: "But there was a fearful fascination about it!" and apparently forgetting my presence, passed into the house. One evening, after an exceptionally hot day, instead of taking our accustomed places on the veranda we strolled out to a knoll overlooking the river, where we could enjoy the slight breeze that drew up the channel. Within a few feet of Keister was a pile of stones upon which the sun had been beating mercilessly all day. I was lying flat on my back with my hands locked under my head, enjoying my evening smoke, when I heard my companion utter a sharp exclamation of surprise. Turning to him I saw his eyes riveted upon the stone heap, and in a moment a large rattlesnake came gliding out of the pile. Instantly Keister was sitting cross-legged and gazing steadily into the reptile's eyes. I was too terrified to move or speak and watched like one in a trance. For a time the snake wavered, then, approaching to within a foot of Keister's lowered face, it twisted into a coil, and thrusting up its head more than a foot from the gray-brown mass, swayed with a rhythmic motion like that of a rush in running water. The two gazed into each other's eyes as if each were reading the inmost secret of the other's being. For a moment the snake's bead-like eyes seemed to soften till they looked almost human, while Keister's eyes took on a hard glitter, and his face became contorted until it appeared the incarnation of evil. Presently the snake turned and glided back to the stone heap. When it had disappeared Keister looked about him in a dazed way, as if he were trying to recall something. Then he flung himself upon his face, and bursting into a tumult of sobs, exclaimed, brokenly: "My God! I thought I was delivered from hell when I left India!" Feeling that I was powerless to comfort him, I went back to the house, leaving him to wrestle with his trouble alone under the quiet stars. The next morning he did not come down to breakfast, and when he appeared at the bridge he seemed to have aged years. His face was drawn and white, and there was dark circles under his eyes that told of a sleepless night. From that time forward Keister was a changed man—so changed that even the dullest navy noticed it and followed his listless motions with many a curious glance. On the morning of September 4. there was a great commotion among the workmen who tented on the south bank of the river. One of their number had been found dead in his blanket, and the doctor who acted as coroner hinted that there had been foul play, although he finally brought in a verdict of death from heart failure. Keister seemed greatly affected by the unhappy affair, and did not put in his appearance at the bridge after dinner. Three mornings later another man was found dead, and on the following morning still another. Upon the face of each victim was a look of wild- . Looking at me with venomous eyes. eyed terror that was horrible to see. By this time the excitement among the workmen was at white heat, and terrified navvies began to pack their bundles and disappear by scores. Then an extraordinary thing happened. The last victim came to life as they were burying him. He was wrapped in a piece of an old tent, and when a fellow workman threw the first shovelful of dirt into the shallow grave the canvas began to move, causing the shoveler to fall backward over a heap of sods into the dead prairie grass. When the supposed dead man had been removed from the grave and the coarse winding sheet removed, he lay very quiet for a moment, gazing at the sky. Suddenly he sat up, and looking about him in terror, cried out: "Keister! A snake! Oh! Oh!" When finally the poor fellow became calm enough to tell his story, it was this: In the night he had awakened from what seemed a horrible nightmare to find Keister, with a large rattlesnake coiled about the arm, gazing steadily into his eyes. He could see his face distinctly in the bright moonlight and it paralyzed him with fear. After that he could remember nothing definite, as his terror was supplanted by a drowsy feeling, against which he struggled desperately, but in vain. By 3 o'clock the man from the grave was walking about among his fellow workmen, telling his story again and again, each time making it more startling than before. The men began to whisper together, with here and there an oath thrown in that presaged trouble for somebody. Presently one of the masons, a sharp-faced little fellow from Maine, with restless, ferret-like eyes, threw down his trowel, and mounting a lime cask, shouted in his shrillest tone, "Keister! Where is he? Let's stretch him!" Knowing that Keister was in his room and that it would not be long before these men would be searching for him, I hastened to our lodgings, feeling assured that if they found him he was a doomed man. The door of his room was locked, and when he did not answer to my knock, I broke it open. As I stepped in an ominous rattle made me start back. When my eyes became accustomed to the twilight of the place I saw Keister's lifeless form upon the bed. Coiled up beside him, and looking at me with venomous eyes, was a big rattlesnake. Then I heard the howls of the approaching mob and sprang to the door. "Keister! Keister! To hell with Keister!" they shouted, and would have borne me down and trampled me underfoot had I not drawn my revolver and leveled it at the head of the leader, a brother of Keister's last victim. Raising my disengaged hand for silence, I said so that all could hear me: "Keister is dead upon his bed; he has been bitten by a rattler." Never shall I forget the look of superstitious awe which, in the hush that followed, came over the faces of these men. A moment before and they had been distorted with passion; now they resembled the faces of overgrown children who had listened to a ghost story. Soon they slipped quietly away by twos and threes, until only the doctor and myself were left with the dead. TO MEASURE STAR DISTANCE. Bessel Solves Problem by Finding Quantity of Parallactic Change. What is the length of this room? Anyone can make this simple measurement with a two-foot rule. How far is it from this house to the end of the street? This question also can be answered easily with a surveyor's tape-measure. But how many people ever think of the possibility of measuring the distance of an inaccessible object? To discover how far away a thing is, when we cannot reach it in order to measure the distance—this is a problem of a very different kind. And when the distant goal of those luminous stars from which we are sundered by the profound depths of space; when that object is not only supremely inaccessible, but also remote to a degree nearly as infinite as the human mind can grasp—in such a case the problem of distance is not merely one of attractive difficulty; it is one that stirs the imagination strongly. Bessel was the first to solve this observational problem. His method was simple enough. We have seen that the actual quantity of parallactic change in a star's position diminishes with the star's distance. Consequently we have but to measure the amount of this change in order to have at once an estimate of the star's distance. So Bessel selected his star on account of its large motion as indicated by the older star catalogues. His method of observation, like every method destined for conspicuous success, was perfectly simple. Two small auxiliary stars were selected near the one under observation for parallax. Every observing night Bessel measured the exact distance on the face of the sky between each small star and the parallax star. He judged quite correctly that these two insignificant objects must really be almost infinitely far from us. If such was the case, they must be perfectly free from any appreciable parallactic shift, even according to the Copernican theory. If, on the other hand, the suspecter star really is near us, it must suffer parallactic changes, and these must make it appear to swing back and forth during the year between the two auxiliary stars. Harper's Weekly. Reindeer Thrive in Alaska. Dr. Jackson's experiment in acclimatizing the Siberian reindeer in Alaska, at first thought a failure, is proving a great success. The animals have taken to the Alaskan moss, of which there is an inexhaustible supply, and are multiplying fast. They are useful as pack or sledge animals and yield a rich milk. Nell—Yes, he actually had the impudence to kiss me." Belle—The idea! Of course you were indignant? Nell—Oh, yes, every time.—Philadelphia Ledger. Local Happenings. Prof. Johnson was in town Wednesday evening. S. A. Owen of Oktaha made his usual weekly trip to Muskgee Wednesday. Messes W. Wilburn and Willis Walker, of Wagoner, visited friends here Sunday. Call on Elliott Bros., when you want anything in the Dry Goods line, they will treat you fair. Mr. E. D. Nickens of Fort Smith Arkansas. is in the city representing The Fraternal Union. Mr. Hilliard Taylor of Boley was in the city Sunday. He reports cotton moving freely and that he is buying his share. The Store of Smith-Torrans Furniture Company is the pride of Muskogee and one of the finest Furniture Stores south of Saint Louis. They keep the best at right prices. Mr. H. R Pearson, left Thursday for Gerthrie O. K., in the interest of the Afro-American Investment Co., while there he will cast a Ticket for Roosvelt and Prosperty. Smith·Torrans Furniture Co., is offering a reduction in Wall Paper during November, at one fourth off. They have a big Elegant stock of new goods. The Thompson Cafe, on South 2nd St., is catering to the best classes of people in Muskogee. Their meals are perfection. Try them. They please all that come. Mrs. Julia Peyton, of Tahlequah, passed through the city on her way home from Denison, where she had been attending her mother who had been very sick. Messrs Young Bro's have moved to their New quarters, in the Jones Blodk on South 2nd Street; where the will be pleased to meet their friends. Mr. J. Sturgeon has opened his New Billiard Parlor in the Jones Block on South 2nd St. Spend an evening there, you will be pleased where good order is assured. The excelsior Barber Shop owned by J. A. Banks, in the Jones Block, on South 2ond, St., with the following master of the Touvorial Art; Wm. Stoutamair, J. Pavton, W. B. Harrison, and J. A. Banks. They will be prepared to give hot and cold baths. Their card reads this way: - "Jones Cafe, 203 South 2nd St., Muskogee, I. T. Meals, Short Orders and Banquets a specialy. Neatly Furnised Rooms. Terms Reasonable, Appointment Superb Modern and up-to-date. Cuisine Exellent. We Invite Inspection. Jones Block, B. M. Jones, Prop. 20th CENTURY BATH COMPANY School of Is in advance of and far more sweeping than schools of Osteopathy, including in its course of study Osteo-Manipulations coupled with Dr. Corpin's famous Turko-Russian bath, the use of which is thoroughly and practically taught. All instructions given in operating room on patients suffering from some of the many chronic diseases. For further information address, Or the Editor of this paper. A CALL. A meeting of the Muskogee Republican club is hereby called to meet at Gavagan's Opera House November 16, 1904, ato'clock for the purpose of indorsing a candidate for the appointment of postmaster of Muskogee, Ind. Ter., and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting. This call is made in pursuance of the request of many Repnblicans of this city and vicinity, who desire the action of the club on this important matter, and in view of the fact that a meeting has been called by members of the Republidan party to be held at the opera house October 29th, which call is non-official and unauthorized by the club, and in view of the further fact that it seems proper that a meeting called for the above purpose should be held after, rather than before, the coming Presidential election. October 25, 1904. (Signed) I. N. URY, President. G. K. DAVIDSON, Secretary. OFFICIAL GUIDE TELLS YOU ALL Money refunded if not as represented. Order It Today Presses upon mail- ed free. AT LAST You Can Buy Indian Territory Lends But There is only one reliable and approved guide on Indian Territory, and that is J. M. Duyn's Indian Territory. It is just out. Contains 500 pages, has many fine half towns, large maps of Oklahoma and Indian Territory. 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GLOYD - LUMBER - CO. SMITH-TORRANS CO. EVERYTHING FOR THE ' HOUSE 10 STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES We have anything you desire in the Grocery Line at prices that defy competition. Give us a trial and you will repeat. Located on South 5th St., near the South Side Boulevard. TAKING THE STUMP To tell about our lumber. It is put forward to win the approval of the lumber users of this section and when its good points are appreciated it will certainly do so. We see no satisfaction or profit in handling low grade stock. Neither will consumers when they learn that the finest lumber does not piece by the foot but by the inchesr Lumberjack