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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-11
HELD BY STRIKERS
UEti! They Agreed to Quit
Work and Strike.
fEBsUAs10N, REINFORCED BY GUNS,

Has the Desired Effect and Another Penn
syivanis Mine Is Closed Down-Assault
Planned for Saturday-GIoomy Outlook
for Miners the Result ofthe Contest Over
tho Ohio D:nerential-OrganizinS q
Great Union of Shoemaker.
PoMERoY, O., April 1I.-Fonr hund red
strikers and sympathizers from Syracuse.
New Haven. Hartford City, Mason and
Pomeroy massed at Minersville, to force
the men working in the Williams mine
to lay down their tools and come out.
They formed in ranks, four abreast, and
marched up the street to the mine and
formed to wait the appearance Of the
miners as they came out at the close of
the days work, being forbidden by the
operators to trespass on private grounds.
AT 4 o'clock the men came out and were
met by a committee of seven from the
strikers who used persuasion to induce
them to join the strikers.
Surrendered After Four Hours' Talk.
For two hours the twenty-three men
held out stubbornly with the 400 strikers
massed about them on a vacant lot. They
were assured by Master Workma Eli
Thomas that they would be amply cared
for in case they joined the strikers. Once
riot was nearly started by Mrs. Amer
icus Manley, wife of the leader Of the
non-union men, parading up and down
the street with q revolver under her apron,
and declaring that she would shoot the
first man that molested her. Finally the
non-union men surrendered and agreed to
join the strikers.
Strikers Had Come sLoaded.o
This announcement was greeted by
cheers, followed by a volley of pistol shots
in the air, showing that the strikers were
determined to succeed by persuasion or
force. All parties were determined and
made no attempt to conceal the fact. The
affair has ended fortunately in that there
has been no bloodshed. An assault will
be made on the Peacock mine Saturday,
it being now the only mine in the Bend
not paying the 2-cent rate. One hundred
and four men are working there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-11

WASHINGTON, April lI.-Assistant Sec
retary Reynolds Of the interior depart
msnt has affirmed a decision of the PEN
sion Office refusing to allow a pension to q
man receiving gunshot wound while on
veteran furlough- In doing this he over
rules n decision of the last administration
holding that a soldier while on veteran
furlough was in the line of duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-11
Women won't Vote in Iowa.

CEDAR RAPIDS, April lI--Jvdge Thomp-
son, of the district court, has handed down
an opinion in the contested school elec'
tion case, holding that the Iowa Law
granting women the right TO vote AZ
school and municipal elections. on tax
levies is Unconstitutional, on the ground
that the constitution OF the state pro-
vides that only male citizens may vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-11

years old, lost his life here in a remark
able matter He returned home while his
mother was in a neighbor's and. finding
himself locked out, raised a window and
was climbing in The sash fell down and
broke his neck, tearing apart . leader in
the back Of his neck and crushing the
bones
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-11
further New, from Cuba.

NEw IoEK, April 1.-THE Ward line
steamer Seneca from Havana has arrived
at her pie,. She brought twenty-five
passengers. the majority of whom were
Cubans- N ID. O'Neill, of Brantford,
Cansda, was among the cabin passengers.
He has been in Cuba for the past two
months for his health He said the rebels
were steadily gaining ground
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-11

CHICAGO, April 1o.-The boiler Of the
power plant in the Labahn Brick COM
pany's yard ut Lansing, Ills, exploded
Seventy-five men are employed around
the yards. One man was instantly killed.
His name is not known
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-11
Are
.You
Build z

give You fgnres on the range work.
It will imosove the looks and vaIue Of your
house 5 per cent. some OF the incest ouiI1ngs
in the State are b 1t OF C0lons stone By all
means have your are ,ifect specify CoiOna stone
% be ned in youe building. Samples Of stone
Room u, Anchsll 4 lynde's building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-11

Parks Tea is a great blood purifier
and cleanser. A pleasant herb drink
which moves the bowels without pain,
gripping or discomfort. Sold by Hartz
& Cllemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-11
Chscs~o Po.somc. Teller Goes wro.s.

CHICAGO. April lo-Patrick C. Crane,
teller of the money order division Of the
Chicago postofiice, was arrested charged
with and confcssing to the embezziement
of $l.iu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-11

A word to those going
to build this coming
season! II you are 60
ing to build q nice res
idence get figures from
the Colona Stone Co. of
Colona, ILL.,, on . cut
stone building of white
or verigated sandstone.
II you build of brick let
them give You figures
on the trimmings. II
you build q frame or
wood building let them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

Speculation ON his successor by the
pope himself is humorous and interest
ing. Leo XIII snilingly told some car
dinals recently that Cardinal Di Rende,
archbishop of Benevento, would be the
next wearer of the tiara On being ask
ed why he thought so, Joachim Pecci
looked round slyly at the cardinals and
said: Because he Is the youngest The
mortality among aged members of the
sacred college is SO great. " Cardinal Di
Rende is one of the pope's favorites. He
speaks English perfectly and was for
some time attached TO a church in the
Marylebone road, London, and pro
fesSOr at the Westminster diocesan semi
nary of st. Edmund's s, Ware He was
afterward nuncio IN Paris He belongs
to the Odescalchi family. The mention
of his name by Leo XIII makes him top
icaL-New York Advertiser.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10
A FREAK or NATURE.
xAA Navel Orange ana How It Came Co
Thia Counfrw


The first navel orange was doubtless
freak or tsport, " as horticulturists
nay. To make such a fruit by artifice
would be impossible 1t is abnormal
even in the bud The navel shows in the
bud as early as the latter can be ex-
amined under the microscope. Tt NAV
even be traced back TO the flower, which
Ia deUble-though that word does not
express the idea very well, each blossom
having secondary blossom within it.
II the developed fruit the navel is itself
secondary orange, in some specimens
having distinct skin surrounding it.
The two story orange is no novelty.
A book on horticulture published in
1912 gives picture of the navel orange
and calls it 'tpomum Adami f9tum. I"
This is the earliest reference known.
The blossoms rarely have any pollen, and
the frnit is usually, though not always,
seedless The variety is reproduced by
budding. Where it originated is not
known with certainty, but it was prob
ably in southern Asia. Thence it was
brought TO the region of the Mediterra-
mean and eventually diffused over the
world A lady who had travelled in
Brazil told MIR. Saunders, chief gardener
OF the department of agriculture, about
the orange, which she had seen in that
country. Acting ON this information,
Mr.. Saunders told Star reporter that
he sent to Bahia and secured dozen
young budded trees. These reached the
United States in 1870, being the first
navel orange trees known here.
From these trees others were propa-
gated One Of the first batch thus OBJ
tanned is now in the orange house of the
department of agriculture. In 1878 two
OF the trees were sent to Mrs. L. G. Tib-
bets of Riverside, Cal At the same time
others were sent to Florida But those
planted in California fruited more quick
ly and were the first to attract attention.
It soon became evident that the climate
Of that state was better suited to the
cultivation of this variety. In Florida it
is not sufficiently productive. e., does
not bear freely enough to be profitable.
Nevertheless the finest navel oranges
come from Florida. though they are not
SO handsome as those from California
Washington Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10
Such Is Life.

Yesterday lady in Broadway cable
car addressed me, and everybody listened
and was amused She was young and
pretty and we'll dressed. As we rolled
down Union square a cab passed the car.
My neighbor craned her neck, and point
ing her finger at the cab remarked to
me, That's Judge Hilton in that cab -
Every one in the car looked at the occu-
pant of the cab. Then she took me into
her confidence and retailed such facts
about the judge as have been printed
from time to time in the papers.
As the car tore around the Broadway
curve her attention was diverted, and
she hadn't done scolding about the speed
and the curves when we passed a Broad
way shop window ON which was an
nounced i'll white enamel letters, "Col-
lars and Cuffs Laundried " IF they
don't correct that misspelled word
soon, " she exclaimed, Il shall scream. 4"
Everybody turned and looked at the
freak in photography. Then a man who
was watching the woman from the rear
platform came i'll and tapped her ON the
shoulder, and she arose and followed
him. As she passed out the men opposite
smiled, and one said to his companion,
Crazy as loon. " But how could they
tell? All she said was true.-New York
World
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10
Importance of the Exchange Reader.


The man who reads the exchanges is
a very important man, and, let me say,
too, he is pretty highly paid man. He
has to read, we will say, 5000 papers
regularly. All the newspapers in the
country come into the office, and he does
not do anything else. He sits at his desk
all day, and a pile of newspapers, or,
say, cord of newspapers. is laid before
him every morning. He starts to work
and turns them over and over to see
what is in them. He has to know what
it is that should be taken from them
and put into his paper. What is the in
teresting story2 1t requires judgment to
know this 1t requires knowledge and
experience as well as talent. 1t also re-
Quires a sense of humor, because there
are great many things that are really
important that may not seem SO at the
first glance, and the newspaper reader
has got to judge about that He must
always be on hand and spend great
many hours at his desk, and he is pretty
tired when he gets through with his
days task. 1t is hard duty, but he has
lots of amusement, and, as said, he is
very well paid. So he is happy. Charles
A Dana in McClure's Magazine
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A winning RIun.

Fogg-What do you mean by saying
that the thing can't be done? Gouge1
says it can be done, and Gouger is the
best authority in the whole world.
suppose you will admit that?
Fenderson-Oh, Of course If Gouger
says it can be done, / have nothing more
to say.
Figg (after Fenilerson's departure)-
Who is this Gouger and is he such an
authority upon the matter?
Fogg-Never heard of him in my life.
Don't know there is such a person.
Probably there isn't If there is, don t
know whether he is an authority on this
or any other question Boston Trans
cript.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10
ORIGIN or THE BANJO.


Own Peculiar Airs.
The banjo was in use long before the
day of Joe Sweeney. It was principally
played by the negroes, and was indeed a
rude and simple instrument. The first
one over saw was made in this way !:
A large gourd covered with raw sheep
skin served for the drum, and the strings
were Of horsehair, pulled from a white
horses tail 1t had only four strings /
am confident that Sweeney added the
bass string. My fathers carriage driver
was a banjo player. He played two or
three changeless tunes on one cord /
saw Joe Sweeney for the first time about
1S42, while was at school at Prince
Edward Court House He and his brother
Sam were together. Joe led on the vio-
lin and Sam played the banjo Both had
good voices, especially Sam, rich, full
baritone Of great sweetness and power.
Even at this distant day can recall
some of the tunes they sang-"Old Dan
Tucker, F" do Johnnie Booker, " "Juli-
anna johnson, "Oh, Susanna, THE
Blue Tailed Fly, +" Jim Crack Corn, "
and Il Don't Care. +"
When i saw the brothers again, the
character Of the music was somewhat
changed, and was much more sentimen-
tal and sympathetic, They rendered such
pieces as Dearest May, Rosa Lee"
Annie of the Vale, . Nellie Was a
Lady" and ELLEN Bayne," with won
derful effect. These airs were melodiOus
and concordant, and often brought tears
to the eyes of the audience. Joe Sweeney
was above the medium size, and of
fine proportions. He had light hair and
a ruddy complexion. He had wonderful
facial powers. He could change his ex-
preston in a moment from grave TO
comic.
Sweeney as negro delineator was in
imitable. He knew the negro well, and
was perfectly natural, and, like Polk
Miller, never overdfd his work. One of
his performances always excited APP
plause His old Virginia breakdown, a
jig tune, he danced, and made his own
music with his banjo hung around his
neck with string. Sweeney was entire
ly uneducated, but he was naturally
bright, and he often made smart local
hits that brought down the house.
Sweeney gave notoriety to the banjo and
brought it into popular favor. His habits
We're improvident, and he was the sub
ject OF many temptations. He lived a
life of unselfish generosity and died in
poverty. He spent his last days in the
county of AppomattOx. have heard
this story about him. do not vouch for
its truth:
Before he died, his mind wandering,
he said to his sister: Come here. The
old banjo is out of tune, the screws are
Slipping, and the bridge is about to
fall These were the last words of the
old fellow, who had charmed two con-
tinents with his melody and song. His
brother Sam was in the cavalry service
during the war. He often played for
General Stuart, and the brave troopers
would dance TO his merry music as he
sang:
If you want happy time. jine the
cavalry"
never heard of him after the war
Richmond Dispatch
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

An old negro named Nanny who had
-faken'a day off" in order 10 attend that
most important function among Afro
Anericans-a wedding-was asked how
she had enjoyed herself
"Enj'y meself didn't emily meseh
no how, was her reply. '' 'Twan't no
weddin, dat ar. Twas jest a marryin.
Dere wasn't no cake nor ice cream nor
muffin else to eat wuf talkin about.
'Twan't no weddin. Twas Jest q mar
rTin. New York Snn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10
LAFAYETTE'S GRAVE.
1t In In Old Paris and a SiIken American
Flag Always Floats Over 1t.

4G In IN OIu Paris ana a Sl1ken American
Flag Always Floats Over It.
while in Paris a short while ago, !"
said traveller recently, tit occurred to
me that it was a fitting act TO make a
pilgrimage to the tomb of that illus
trious Frenchman, dear to the hearts of
all American patriots, Marquis de La
fayette. / asked a number of people be-
fore could find any one to enlighten
me as to the spot, but after repeated in
Qutry ascertained its location. The grave
is situated in old Paris, within the
grounds of a convent that the ancestors
of Lafayette founded, and where repose
the remains of many of the French no
bihty. The first thing that attracted my
attention in connection with the hero's
tomb was that above it fioated a silken
flag bearing the stars and stripes.
1t seems that a good many years ago
an American gentleman left in his will
a sum of money to be used for the spe-
cial purpose of keeping an American
flag forever flying above the grave of
Lafayette. 1t has done SO, without in
termission, from the day the will went
into effect, and whenever, through the
wear of the elements, one flag becomes
unserviceable a new one straightway
takes its place. Through untold centuries
the emblem of the country which, in its
early struggles for liberty. had his be-
nefcent aid will wave above his ashes. :"
-WaShinQtOn Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

Summer ie99--Speeiai.
Low round trip rates will be made
with liberal limits and superior &C
commodations for persons attending
Southern Baptist Convention,
Washington, ID. C., May 10.
General Assembly Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, Meridian, Miss.
May 16.
International Convention Epworth
League, Chattanooga, Tenn, June
27.
Memphis Grand Interstate Drill,
Memphis, Tenn, May ii to 21.
international Convention of the
United Society of Christian Endeav-
or, Boston, Mass, July 10.
Tri-ennial Conolave of knight
Templars, Boston, Mass, August 26.
Cotton States and international
Exposition, Atlanta Ga, September
IS to 81.
Baptist Young Peoples Union,
Baltimore, Md, July Is.
These rates are open to the gener-
al public besides the usual summer
tourists rates to the health and
pleasure resorts of the north and
east.
Call on or write to the nearest Cot
ton Belt ticket agent for dates of
sale, rates and limits.
Correspondence solicited.
S. G. WARNER,
G. p. A. Tyler, Rex.
A. A. Gibson,
T. p. A. Fort Worth, Tex.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

The inhabitants of this earth never
get a glimpse of but one side Of the
moon, but in the course of a year every
portion Of the sun surface is turned to-
ward Us. This is because the sun s equa-
tor is almost coincident with the plane
of the ecliptic. the inclination being only
about seven degrees. st Louis Repub-
lie
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10
THE GREATEST RAIL
ROAD ON EARTH
SANTA FE RoU1E /!

Teachers and others going TO the
National Educational Association
meeting at Denver in July, should
remember that the SANTA FE Of
fers as low rates as anybody else,
with better service.
Special inducements to small or
large parties.
Tickets on sale July 3, 4, s and 8,
limited to return July u, 10, IA or
Is, except that teachers and others
wishing to remain longer in Colo
r2do, can obtain extension of limit
by depositing tickets with the
Joint Agent at either Denver, Col
orado Springs, Manitou or Pueblo,
prior to July is. Tickets thus de-
posted win be available for return
passage any time prior to and in
GLIDING September Ist, 1895.
Privilege of attending Summer
School, Colorado Springs, on re-
turn trip.
Low-rate excursion into the
mountains after meeting Is over.
For descriptive pamphlets ad-
dress w. s. KEENAN,, q. p. A.
Galveston, Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

Frederick the Great had sharp, hat
chet face, with cold, blue eye. that, as
one OF ms contemporaries said, "gleam-
cd ike reflection of light from bay
onet "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

Arrival and Departure q. >. Malls.
South bound mail closes 80 y. m.
South bound mail arrives 2.3O D. IN.
North bound mail closes ! 80 y. IN.
North bound mail arrives 2:80 u IN.
Night mails are closed at $3.50 D. m.
Money order department IL open
at a. m, and closed at p. m.
Office hours from s a. m, 10 6 pm.
Sundays from $ a. M, TO y a. IN.
JoHS :. HAMMER, r. NJ.
EDGAR SANDLIS, Deputy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

In 1864 pair Of shoes made in EnR.
land cost 20 cents.
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TIME TABLE.


Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
SOUTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express 8sas a. m.
Clebnrne and kansar city Expires 2sf7 =. m.
NORTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express 2sos a. m.
Cleburne and Kansas City Express 2st7 am.
LR. MASON. Ticket Agt.
w. 3. KEENAN,. Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

Ardmore Mission M. Il. Church south-ser-
vices az Tabernacle, Mission Ridge addition.
corner Wolverfon avenue and Carter street.
Services every nrst and third Sunday a. m.
and every Sunday evening Rt T.So. Come
and worship with uA.
J.H. Godfrey. Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

Christian Church-Frensley street. Ser
vices every Lords day nc IIs0o O. m. and Sis
ID. m. Sunday School -Qs0 a- m~ PraEer
meeting every Wednesday saiS u nm. Choir
practice every Friday evening nc H.1s u. m /.
Ladies' Aid Society every Tuesday after
noon at the church at D. III. Mite and So
cial meeting every Tuesday night M place
announced each Lords day. Ofhcera meet
ing first Lords day I'm each month. All are
cordially invited 10 al services.
Joe M. London, Sup'r Sunday School.
Nolney Joh hnson, Pastor.
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ARDM0RE HEALDTON
Mail-PaSSen9er
Express.

Makes the trip from Ardmore to
Healdton by the way of Lone Grove
and Hewitt, daily. Connection made
at Healdton for Duncan.
Leaves Ardmore daily at 1880 a. m.
and returning arrives here at 5 p. IN.
w. &. CUMMINGS, Prop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

First Baptist Church--Broadway street.
Services every Sunday M m 90 O. m and $500
p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings
at O'Clock. Sunday School Rt 10 R- m.
Choir practice Friday evenings Rr O'Clock.
G. Stubbleneld. Pastor.
q. III. Bruce, Clerk,
C. Hill. SUNK.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

Presbyterian Church-Rev. G. G. Mckinley,
pastor. Regular Service: Sahbath-a.45
a. m. Sabbath School; IL A. m, morning wor-
ships 7:so p. m, evening worship. Wednes-
day-7ss0 p. m prayer m@ettnw; ESQ session
meeting. We earnestly desire your prea-
ence at any OF our meetings. II you are not
worshipping elsewhere, we invite you TO
make your church home with us. Our pewa
are always open TO you. so are our hearts.
we bid YOU most hearty Welcome.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-10

NJ. +. Church South-Corner Broadway and
Church street. Preaching every Sabbath
morning at IL A- m, and Ts8o y. m Prayer
meeting wednesday evening at 7sso. sun
day School every sabbath nc no A. m. ED
worth League p. m. N. r. Law. Pastor
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Cumberland Presbyterian Church-Corner
Church and Cumberland streets Services
every Sunday at II a. M, and T.20 d. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday. Choir practice
Saturday evening. Sabbath School mr $50
a. m. Everybody cordially invited % wor-
ship with US. j. r. Williams. Sup't.
J. T.. Aubrey, Pastor.