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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

Inc following open letter puD-
hshed in the South McAlester
Capital is straight to the point.
and its sentiments will find an
echo in the hearts of 100000
persons living in the Indian
Territory:
"The Dawes commission has
been cndeavoring for three ]
years to treat with the Indians
of the five civilized tribes for
the allotment of their lands and /
the dissolution OF their tribal /
government. 1t has been con-
fidently expected that they /
would protect the interests of
the white people who are law
fully residing in the territory as
we'll as the interests of the sew
eral tribes. But it now devel- /
ops that an agreement has been
reached by that commission
and the Choctaw commission
which will in a measure rob
every white man in the terri
tory as well as the citizen who
has dared to exercise any thrift
and energy. They have tried
to keep their doings a profound
secret, but it Is now definitely
known that the agreement makes
provision for the allotment of
lands among Indians, and that
the allottee is to be put in pos
session of his allotment regard
less of the improvements that
have been placed upon it, and
the person making these i'm
provements is to lose all his
time, money and labor in max
ing same. This is a grave in
justice to the non-citizen and
also to the citizen who may not
receive his allotment upon his
Improvements, or who may
have more than his allotment
would cover.
1 1t is also proposed 10 sell lots
in towns and make the occupant
pay the current prices for them.
1t S further proposed to de
prive the citizens of his royal
ties on coal, to which he is en-
titled under the constitution
and laws of the nation. If the
Dawes commission becomes a
party to such an injustice to the
people as this they will call
down upon their heads the con
I demnation of more than 800, 900
good people and may create
such a storm of Indignation as
to cost them their official posi-
tions. Besides. congress cannot
afford to ratify such an iniqui-
tous treaty and will certainly
never do so. The agreeme ut in
effect will paralyze business in
this country, rob the people of
thousands and thousands of
dollars worth of hard earned
property and render thousands
of good people homeless and
penniless.
IN. Nj. WINNINGHASI."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

For arrest and conviction OF any one hav-
lng cattle OF horses In their possession I'm
der a., on either side on cattle and n or
n with a bar under it. on thigh or shoulder
on horaea. No cattle sold except for ship
ment. BIN OF sale goes with hormea when
sold or traded. Ranch i've miles west Of
Savanna. I. T.. Poatofnce Savanna. Choctaw
Nation. Indian Territory.
fuu1n-fr NJ IA Hrnaw
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24
WE OBJECT

To three particular provisions
of the Dawes Choctaw treaty we
register a vigorous kick. We
should not be made to pay the
appraised value for property as
that means simply the present
value, We should not be made
TO pay on the short notice of 80
DAYS or forfeit our interest.
We should not lose that prop
erty on which we have fences,
orchards, outbuildings and
other improvements because
the commission say they are
not substantial improvements.
The above editorial appeared
in Wednesdays ARDMoREITE,
and at the mass meeting last
night the concenSuS of opinion
was that as far rs the citizens
of Ardmore are concerned the
objections were we'll taken.
1t was on the above lines from
start to finish that the meeting
acted and on the above objec-
tions we will pursue our fight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

Everybody is invited to at
tend the Christmas Eve Christ
mas tree at the Baptist church.
Come early and bring the pres
ents you desire to bestow on
your friends at 3 o'clock. Re
spectfully,
BAPTIST SUNDAY ScHooL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

To its many friends big, little,
old and young the ARDMoREITE
wishes a merry, merry Christ
mas and a New Year more pros
porous than any which have
gone before.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

The memorial and amend
ment committee will give the
treaty close attention and in
their report to the, mass meet
ing Monday night will suggest
a radical change in certain pro-
visions thereof.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

We can not afford to divide
our forces on the treaty fight as
in a matter of so much import
ance to all our people, petty
differences should be relegated
to the background.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

In company with the world in
general and in pursuance of a
time-honored custom the ARD
MoRElTE force will take a hOli-
day tomorrow and there will be
no Christmas issue of the pa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

am located at the Bankrupt
Store, where / will be glad to
see my friends and customers.
| can save you money on your
purchases. ROBERT Law.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

The original Stuart dispatch
as printed in the hand bills aud
distributed on the streets is in
the ARDMoREITE Office as is the
typewriter copy of the treaty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

DR.. WoLvERToN, president of
the City National bank, voiced
the sentiments OF the meeting
when he referred to the i'm
provement clause of the treaty
as unjust.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

Chronic constipation is a painful,
disagreeable and life-shortening diff
ficulty. 1t deranges the system,
causes sick headache, bad breath,
and poisons the blood. It can be
readily overcome by DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. These little pills are
grea regulators.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

A. EDDLEMAN, while at times
facitious, was very clear in his
education of the necessary
amendments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

REV. VoLNEY JOHNSON struck
a key note on the church prop
erty proposition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

CAPT. HAMMERS motion to
indorse the treaty in toto was
promptly tabled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

R. w. DICK is familiar with
the conditions as they exist and
talked forcible and plainly on
the subject.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

ia. MCCLURE is not troubled
with either a constipation of
ideas or words on the townsite
proposition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

H. G. POTTERF seemed very
much in earnest about securing
concerted action.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

c. L. BYRNEs presided with
dignity and grace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

THE property owners We're out
in force last night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

THAT was il representative
meeting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

WE can not believe that the
Dawes commission will know
ingly perpetrate such a wrong
on our people, as would follow
the ratification Of the signed
treaty, and we believe when the
Objectionable features thereof
are called to their attention,
they will promptly remedy the
defects. This is the belief of
all our people who have the
honor of their acquaintance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

THE people are in earnest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24
Arrival and Departure U. s. Malls.

ARDMoRE. THURSDAY, DEC. "a.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-24

The ClaremOre Progress says:
Judge Lewis, of the Central
judicial division, announces
that he will not grant any in
corporation under the Arkansas
law until decision is handed
down by the Indian Territory
court of appeals on the legality
of the incorporation of Wag-
oner, at it's January term. If
the incorporation of Wagner *
sustained it is expected that II
large number of towns will
apply for incorporation at once.
WITH less than ten hours
time to give publicity to the
call, the ARDMOREITE went to
work yesterday, printed and
distributed bills at its own ex-
lpense and through the columns
of the evening edition called
the most representative meet
ing of property holders ever
held in the courthouse. Our
citizens were familiar with the
treaty, having read the ARD
MoREITE of the previous day in
which it appeared exclusively
and when the meeting assem-
bled all We're ready for action.
This shows the circulation of
the ARDMoREITE.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30
MIR. EDWARD ATKINSON ON FREE
COINAGE

We give space this morning to two very
interesting articles by Mr. Edward At
kinson, who ranks at the head of polit-
ical economists in this country. The
first article is addressed to Bradstrcets
Agency and the second is in the form of
an interview with the New York Herald
Boston, Mass, July Ito the editor
of Bradstreet's-Sir: ! am asked to say
first. what free silver of full legal tender
ut the ratio of sixteen parts of silver to
one part of gold would mean to the farm
er; second, to the laboring man and the
industrial employe. and. third, to the
clerk or other employe in Il commercial
establishment.
The payments which are now made to
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30
IT MAY BE DEBS.
He Is Prominently Mentioned as Presi-
Dental Nominee.

st. Louis. July 25.-At 1 o'clock this
morning the corridors of the Lindell
were filled with excited delegates and
interested spectators. The convention
had just adjourned amid scenes of dark
ness and confusion, the former on ac-
count of the failure of the lights and the
latter owing to the almost universal
opinion that Bryan would not accept the
nomination after the defeat of his run
ming mate.
"IIe is the man to lead us now" was
the cry of the Texans, who were
anxious to head the ticket with the tail,
which they had just selected.
Georgia and portion of Texas, Wis
conSin and Illinois delegations were
shouting for Eugene V. Debs for presi-
dent, while others declared that
the convention should declare for
Bryan, regardless of his official accept.
ance or refusal to accept the nomination
of the new united populst party" as
they are styling themselves here.
The sentiment is not crystalized suffi.
GENTLY TO predict any considerable fol.
lowing in the direction of the man from
Indiana and prominent delegates refused
to permit the use of their names, wish.
ing first to learn the sentiment of thcil
respective delegations that are canvass,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30

ng either officially or unofficially in Sc
crct 1t seems certain that the Hoosier
leader will show his hand in the coun-
ellis tonight, and tomorrow his name will
be on the roll call of the convention and
the bulletin boards of the country, to
the surprise of many who up to the ad-
iournmcnt would not consider the name
of Debs even as Il possibility.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertising rates will be made known
IN application 10
Eastern business office. 4S Tribune
office. Ago "The Rookery," Chicago
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RIFT STILL, REHI\D TEN AS.

BV NIIII bTIIINU ITNNN.
Selma. Ala. July 2S.-Thc first bale OF
Alabama cotton of this seasons crop was
marketed here today. chasing middling
and sold for Q cents. 1t is n days
earlier than the first bale last year and
breaks the record for early cotton in Ala
bama.
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THE sTATESMAN'S OFFER.

A strictly up-to-date, newsy, non-par-
fsan 12-page weekly and the Sunday
daily, running from II to "a pages, for
one year for So.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30

i, III
senators 10y Il direct vote Oh 'he peopic,
Second We tender TO Tue ln,n n,,r pm IN
pie of Cuba our deepest SNlhpa'n! ~
their struggle FOR political freedom ana
independence, ana we utl'IN r ,"e tho
has come when the Ohiteu olatcs' 'np
great republic OF the World, SHOULD lEtos
ni2e that Cuba is, ana OF rlSht ought W
he. free and independent Sia't'
Third-Ne favor nome RUIZ ~ ~.
ritOricS and the DlStflct Oh Eo'uilioi"
and early admission OF the terrl'orles It's
states. ,,, l.,
Fuurtl,All pubic salaries sl!oull -" 'f
made 10 correspond WIN 'he Pll'c VI
labor and its products. ., !,
Fifth-ln tunes OF great lliuus'll'i , Wv,
preston idle labor shoulu pe eIil'lo! 'u vi
Sixth-The arbitrary course OF the
courts IN assuming 10 i1pr,SG ;r 'i ~, IN,
ior lllulret. vTi''ii,'l ',.ornntaJ NV nroner
Iunc1lon Sho"'" W p'''''''' -
le%lSlatloil' .4 ,,,,,io,., for
Seyenth-NG favor , iuS. p'iS'o'''
our diS1oiGn ! mon So .t,nt +ho oloctivo
ElShtil-bHliuNil , ,nIa hnilot aro as-
lraicIise anu ui ,it ~ fnr and Inv tbo
seHllill 10 SoNtlIi,ii'ra a., condomn thr
pGol,lc' 'he ptop,' pa II sfronobisnmont
NnoieSIit s!s.cnh tos rs ,,nronmhlicon
au9pteu III solliG SUIT I vt" wo I Tm If 70
ana ullielLloela'!i, ANU '.on,I Stoto Ioc;slo.
ne the uu.E ol tiie Seho,"t s s'" viii Secure
lures 10 take SUN nv, iSrt as ~" ~ Honest
Il run Tree ana l"lr p"iio' anu an i'0''>''
co T.u.,, Will a., f,roooing nronosi-
NihInmiI nile + I',e ,,,atforun mon which
o,U.'' o,.t,, sta,,dS md for tbe yindicn
tion of Which this organization will be
maintained we recognize that the great
and pressing issue of the pending cam
nnirn mon which the present presiden,
tioi election will turn is the financial
uuestion. and upon the great and specific
issue between the parties we cordially in
wife the aid and co-operation of all organ
izotions of citizens agreeing with us upon
this vital question.
BRIEF SKETCH OF WATSON.
WASHINGTON JuIv o4-Tbomos Watson
of ThomnSon a., was horn in Colum-
Ins "a in Sent9mher 1S5f He re-
cnivsd ~ cannon school educotion and
u,as tbnn scnt to Mercer university, Ma
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30

DIR. Siegerts Angostura Bitters, the
world renowned South American appeti-
ger and invigorator cures dyspepsia,
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30

When Baby was sick, we gave her castorfa
When she was Child, she cried for Castorie
When she became Mss she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoris-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30

his non-intcrcst hearing bond PROPOSE
ton, but it was voted down, II to II.
The following is tine platform rs
agreed upon 10y the committee:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30
SILVER CONVENTION.
Work of the Convention Completed and
Sine Die Adjournment Reached.

st. Louis. July 1.-The national silver
convention was called to order at 1910
this morning by Chairman st. John.
Rev Colbert of the Missouri delegation
delivered the opening prayer.
4 motion was made and carried that
when the convention adjourned the hour
for reconvening be set ut $3.50 p. IN. and
that the consideration of the platform be
postponed till that hour.
Senator Stewart of Nevada then ad-
dressed the convention. lie said that
Wall street was very much III evidence
in the Chicago convention and closed
with plea for harmony.
4 roll call was then ordered to ascer-
tain the number of United States vet
Grams in each delegation. 1t resulted:
EX-UniOn soldiers, 1876; cX-COnfederatcs,
49, veterans of the Mexican war, 1.
Judge Scott of Omaha then took the
platform and addressed the convention.
As he finished the convention rose i'll Il
body and chcered.
Gen. McIvcr also spoke and was greet
ed with enthusiastic cheers.
At 12:3o p. IN. the convention adj
iourned until $3.50 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The delegates as usual came together
for the afternoon session very slowly,
and at the hour fixed, $3.50, not half were
in their seats.
1t was nearly o'clock before the at
tendance assumed its usual proportions
Spectators were slightly more numerous
than at previous sessions.
At 800 p. N. Chairman st. John raped
for order and introduced the Rev. Mr.
Haggcrty, who made the opening prayer
At the conclusion of the innovation Mr.
Baker was called upon for Il report from
the conference committee. He said the
time was too short to reach Il satisfac
tory conclusion. There were not more
than 100 men i'll the conference, and only
two hours in which to discuss the meth
DDS to he pursued. He read the resolu-
tons, which were adopted by the confer
ence. On motion of Mr.. Turner of Kan
sas the report was accepted and adopted
by unanimous vote.
The report of the platform committee
was then read by Senator Tones of Ne
vada. As he read the platform he was
frequently interrupted by applause. The
platform reads as follows:
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30
DIRECT LEGISLATION.

the initiative and referendum,
under proper constitutional safeguards.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30
GENERAL PROPOSITIONS.

First-We demand the election of pres,
ident, vice president and United States
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30


FirSt-The true policy demands that
state and national legisla ton shall be
such as will ultimately enable every prov
ident and industrious citizen to secure
Il home, and therefore the land should
not be monOpolized for speculative pur-
poses. All lands now being held by rail
ways and other corporations in excess
of their actual needs should. by lawful
means be reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only. and pri,
waite land monopoly as well as alien own
ership should be prohibited.
Second-We condemn the fraud by
which the land grant to the Pacific rail
way companies have. through the con-
nivance of the interior department. rob-
bed multitudes of equally bona tide set
tiers of their homes and miners of their
claims and we demand legislation by
congress which will, enforce the eXemp-
ton of mineral land from such grants
after as well as before patent.
Third-We demand that bona tde set
tiers on all public lands he granted free
homes. aS provided in the national home
stead law. and that no exemption be
made in the case of Indian reservations
when opened for settlement. and that all
lands not now patented come under this
demand.
The record-union., 1896-12-17

Alameda Encinal: A blameless, I'M
selfish season upon earth was ended
yesterday when Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper'S
life was sacrificed to her great love for
her daughter and to her high sense Of
duty. The knowledge of her daughters
suicidal mania had been wearing out
the noble woman's life for months past,
but she never faltered In what she con-
sidered to be her duty toward her un-
fortunate OffSpriop
The record-union., 1896-12-17
NO TARIFF LEGISLATION
THE PRESENT SESSION.
CONTINUED from First Page.)
action of the Senator from Nebraska
himself

action of the Senator from Nebraska
himself.
Allen repeated his question, and was
asked by Chandler whether he would
vote against the free silver amend
ment to the Dingley bill, to which AL
len responded that he would not be
guilty of such a lack of intelligence.
Chandler asked Allen if he did not
know that with the free silver amend
ment it would be impossible to pass
the Dingley BILL
mo, 1 do not" Allen replied, "as the
Senator from New Hampshire has
called himself bimetallist Qaughter),
and as several other Senators have
called themselves bimetallists.'
THE Senator knows very WELL" said
Chandler, that this bill cannot pass
unless the Republicans of the Senate
are helped by some of the Palmer Dem
ocrats, or by some Of the Bryan Dem
ocrats, or by some Of the Populists."
Il do not think that the Dingley bill
is rad" Allen remarked. 1.-THE asser-
ton that it was consigned to the tomb
of the Capulets was mere poetic Ii
cense on the part of the Senator from
Missouri
Allen went on to say that instead of
having an extra session of Congress,
the most sensible thing that Congress
could do was to adjourn and not re-
convene for two years and let the coun-
try have some rest.
Sherman (R) of Ohio addressed the
Senate briefly, but passionately The
&c L.
was almost a crime. 1t was the first
duty of Congress to provide for the or
binary expenses of the Government.
How to raise the money to pay these
expenses and to carry on the operations
of the Government was question on
which the two parties were entirely
apart-one believing that duties should
be levied on imported goods, but only
for revenue, and the other believing
that the duties should be so levied as
to raise revenue and to encourage do
nestle manufactures. The result had
been that on account of this dispute
the Government had been for several
years expanding more than it's receipts.
That state of things was disgrace to
Congress. and ought to be put stop
to whenever the opportunity offered
Sherman called attention to the fact
that the public debt had been reduced
from 1866 until the beginning of Mr.
Cleveland's administration by 81 $50, :
GOO, 900, and that since then it had been
increased by 500, 100000 That in
crease, he said, was not the fault of
Mr.. Cleveland, but was the fault of
the existing tariff law. There was no
doubt about that. Even if the rates
in the existing tariff law We're appar-
entity high enough, the difficulty was
that the duties We're ad yalorem instead
ofspecific. He (Shermam would have Tho