davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
Bill DOOIin Re yard.

Guthrie. Ok, Aug. %. The
body Of Bill DoOlin was official
ly identified by the government
officials today and pI, Of filed
for the s., 800 reward. re body
was embaImed and tonight WAS
taken to Fort Smith. Ark, 10
claim another $l.700 reward
for crimes committed in that
district. The govern ent red
tape is such that the body must
be taken within the bounds Of
the district and identiie I beIo. e.
the reward can be claimed.
After being taken to Forl
Smith the body viii also likely
be taken TO Missouri in order to
claim rewards for the South
west City raid, IN which Doolin
was one of the leaders.
Mrs. DOolin arrived here late
last night. but is unable to ce5
possession OF the body. = G
says that she and Doolm had a
wagon loaded to leave the coun-
try Monday night, having been
delayed by Doohn'S sickness.
but they We're betrayed for a
share of the reward, and that
the betrayer fired the shot aud
killed him. She vows velge-
ance on all who assisted in kill
ing him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
PhIIomashean Society.

\ number of our young men
perfected am organization here
last night to be known as the
Philomathean Literary Socie r
or Lovers of knowledge"
The society will meet every
Monday night in the law office
Of Furman x Herbert. The
question for discussion next
Monday Is:
Resolved, that Bryan will
make a more acceptable preSi-
dent than Mckinley" and will
be championed in the affirma-
tive by James Mathews and Joe
Bledsoe, while the negativefore
will consist of Marcus Bright
and John Roberts.
An invitation is extended 10
al young men between the ages
of l6 and 20 years to be present
and encourage the organiza-
ton.
The officers elected are: Jim
Mathews, president; Joe Bled-
soc, vice president; Marcus
Bright. critic and secretary:
John Roberts, treasurer; John
Cooner, Sergeant-at-arms.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
-. i. DLElNbts I it~'
JNO. \. MCCLURE, Sec.

Attention is called To- the earl
of Prof. Brewer, which appears
in another column. He make;
a specially of piano tuning and
Is n teacher of violin, mandolin
and other string and brass IN
struments. He is "A thorough
master of his profession ami
comes highly recommended a.
a gentleman and musician. He
has located in Ardmorc perma-
.nently and guarantees 10 give
entire satisfaction in all work
done.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
A FINANCIAL PUZZLE.

Republicans insist that the
gold reserve must be maintain
ed. At the same time they de-
nounce President Cleveland for
issuing bonds to maintain it
and denounce Bryan for pro-
posing to redeem the treasury
notes and greenbacks and other
coin obligations III silver.
Will some able Republican
finanaier tell the people how
the gold reserve is to be main
tanned underS our present finan-
cial system without selling
bonds to buy gold or redeeming
treasury notes and greenbacks
in silver?
No Republican has limited to
what device a Republican ad-
ministration would resort to
keep the endless chain from do
ing its work on the gold reserve
whenever Wall street wanted to
make a raid, without taking
Mr.. Cleveland's way or Mr..
Bryan's way, both of which the
Republicans have condemned.
Senator Sherman, the great
Republican fnancier, has care
fully avoided the question.
Bourke Cochran did not touch
it in his speech. Tom" Reed,
with his usual sagacity. walked
around it, and Senator Foraker
with all his ignorance of the
money question, was wise
enough to keep away from this
pitfall.
The Republic yearns so to
learn the Republican plan of
handling the situation that it
VII offer a prize-a fine picture
of Mark Hanna, framed in gilt
Ito any Republican or quasi
Republican statesman who will
solve this puzzle.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
Ttrr Litti. trek.

A well meaning young woman was
covered with confusion IN a cable cn-
tho other day.
She had read OF the pretty littls
trick that a gentleman acquaintance
of mine loves TO practice upon poor
children-'hat of taking penny out
OF the child's hair and presenting Il
10 tho amazed youngster-and shs
thought she saw an excellent oppor-
tunity
\ shabbily dressed, shooloss littls
girl sat next TO her, holding tho
hand of her mother, who was even
shabbier and dirtier than the child.
The lady took n nickel from her
pocketbook, ''palmed" IL and then
said. as sho seized one Of the little
girl 5 struggling locks:
Mercy on me, What have you
got in your hair"
The child burst out crying, and
the mother jerked her hercely to
ward her.
Noting do mat wild her hair,
Missed the matrOn. She was an Ital-
ian, and her eyes blazed with anger.
"Her hair al righta- / comba dis
morn. You minda your own biz
The philanthropist paled
You don't understand me, mad
am, she gasped 1t was little
trick of mine
No wanta any tricks
Ito take this coin out of her
hair and give it to her. Here, little
girl. "
The child reached for the nickel.
but the mother pushed it away.
NO beggar, she said as her eyes
glowered with rage. My man he
maka dollar day. She gotta good
clothes for Sunday. You go away. +"
And away my friend went accord.
ingly.-Polly Pry in New York Re.
UOrder
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
Report Not Believed.

South McAlester, /. T. Aug.
26.-The report sent the press
that Green McCurtain, the gov
ernOr-elect of the Choctaw ma
tain, had been assassinated, IS
not believed to be true. No
trouble of any kind has been
reported from this section o.
the country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Chicago expects 10000 hogs
today.
Omaha has the biggest cattle
receipts of the season.
This was the first day since
May 26 that car receipts exceed
ed 600.
Twenty thousand head of
cattle in two days bring receipts
up to old time figures.
Tuesday last Kansas City re-
ceived 1900 cattle, 765 calves,
1000 hogs, 1925 sheep and %
horses.
The board of administration
of the Southwestern Traffic as
.sociation has authorized a e.
duction in rates on cattle from
points in Northern and Western
Texas to st. Louis, Kansas
City and Chicago, this action
being rendered necessary by
the Indian Territory lines some
time ago reducing their rates to
these northern markets.
The market j. healthy and
steady. Light grades ) cents
higher. Heavy grades steady
at the following prices:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27

FROM all accounts the celebra-
ton to be held at Purcell next
Monday and Tuesday in honor
Of the greatest event in the his
tory of the Indian Territory, the
going out of foreign jurisdiction
and the Inauguration of full
jurisdiction for our home courts
will be a magnificent success.
The gathering there will be
from all parts of the territory
and will be a thoroughly repre-
sentative body of people. On
Monday there will be held a
conference on the subject OF
sending a delegate to Washing
ton in the interest Of the terri
tory. This within itself is an
important matter. ArdmOre
should be well represented al
this conference. We under
stand thirty delegates have beer
appointed to attend. We trust
u majority of that number viii
90. tits important they should
Purcell will greet them with
enthusiasm and entertain then
,oUallv
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
He Should Know.

Almon Pierce, Il United States
prisoner, was arrested at South
Canadian Switch, /. r., June Z.
1895, and taken to Fort Smith,
where he was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary. When
arrested he was accompanied
by his daughter, ID years old,
and son, 10 years old. They
We're on their way from Gaines
vile, Tex, in a wagon. He
told the children to try to get
back to Gainesville to his SON
in-law, Thomas Brown. He
says he has heard nothing from
his children since that time.
and the prison authorities i'm
the territory would not allow
him to write to anybody. ] call
that hard lines, and would like
to know, myself, what has be-
come of the motherless chill
dren.-Ohio Penitentiary News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27

A meeting of the Bryan N
Sewall democratic club of Ard
more is hereby called for Satur-
day night. Aug. -, 1896. at $
y. IN. at United States court
room. Airport Will be expect
ed from each member of the
committee on membership.
There is business of Importance
that needs immediate attention
at the hands of the club. y
full attendance Is desired for
this occasion.
=. II. BLEDSoE. Pres.
JNO. a. MCCLURE, Sec.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
Ilncoln's Per.onaI Apprarane..

But before going further let me
endeavor 20 give those in this audi.
ence who mover saw Mr.. Lincoln
some idea OF his personal appear
ance. He was a very tall man-6
feet 4 inches. His complexion was
dark, his eyes and hair black, and.
though he was of lean. spare habit,
l should suppose he must have
weighed about $50 pounds. He was
a man of fine fiber, and thus brain
Of superior power was contained in
a small but rather elongated skull
HoratiO Seymour onco spoke of him
as a man who wore n No. z hat and
q No. II boot" His movements
We're rather angular. but mover awk-
ward, and be was never burdsnei
with that frequent curse of unfortu-
nate genius. the dreadful oppression
Of petty self consciousness Charles
A. Dana
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27

The Report Untrue.

Wide publicity has been gisel
through the Associated Press
dispatches, dated at Antlers.
/. T.. to the statement that
Governor Gardner had called a
special session Of council for he
purpose OF DISTINGUISHING the
mtormalTicd white citizens anil
adopted freedmen. Hon. Josigl
Gardner called this morning
and authorized us To deny the
report cmphatically. and state
that thr call was made for the
purpose of perfcrting the rolls
Of thoctaw citizenship" There
Is nothing in the call that can
be distorted into meaning thpt
the object Is TO diSiranchise any
body he thinks. South McAie.-
ter Capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27

In the United states Court Ga the Indian
Territory. southern District.
Jerry Ashley. Plaintiff.
Ns.
Anuis Ashley. Defendant.
Toe defendant. Anuis Articr. i- warned ..t
Appear iu this court iu thirty uavs aul "a
surr B." she complaint uf the pia.rfir. Jr
Ashley.
Witness tire Honorable Constantine b.
Ei iif.n. 90. Judge 81 said currt. auH ike So
thereof. this z1th dgt 90 August. saa
@u~srb ". pmatLsss. Clr~ss.
Garrett g Hardy 1tt.Fu-vr.
g.. ". ~it a@G atturuev tur rua-rsss.sis.r. d.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
Bailey Goes to Washington

Deuison, Tex, Aug. 2G.-Cou-
gre>Sman J. W. Bailey, accom-
panied by his wife and two
children and W. B. Jaynes, his
private secretary, arrived in the
city this morning on the aye..
Mr.. Bailey went on to Washing
ton. while Mrs. Bailey returned
TO Gainesville. Mr.. Bailey v .
take treatment for his throat
and post up on the campaign n
Washington SO as To be able To
take the stump in Illinois in
September.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27

Purcell. /. T.. September a., 1896.
For above occasion the SANTA e
will operate a special train between
Clehurne and Purcell. Special train
leaves Arjmore q:20 4. m. Sent. Z q,
arriving az Purcell L. noon, resurn-
ing, leaves Purcell no p. m. sept. = q,
arrives Ardmore 1855 a. m. Tick -
good only on special train. 81 ior
the round trip. {. r. MNso.,
Ticket Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
sumner Excursion Rates.

The G.. c. & ). F. Ry., will place
on sale June lst round trip tickets at
summer excursion rates to Lampasas,
Tex, at S1l.50, 10 Galveston, Tex.
at SI7.65, to San Angelo, Tex, at
$3.50 and to Davis, /. T., at SI.10.
The limit of these tickets will be
80 days from date Of sale. For futher
information call upon or address the
undersigned. i. r. MASON,
Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
national Democratic Convention.

indianapolis, Ind, Sept. =, ishG.
For the above occasion the Santa
Fe will sell excursion tickets u In
dianapolis, Ind, and return at rate
OF one standard frat class limited
fare for round trip. Selling dates.
Aug. ., -, 81 and 81, tsl6. Final
limit for return Sept. 10, iso6.
I. r.. NAsoS, AGENT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27

Tue local union N the Y. =. :.
G.. f.. meets this Thursday.
Aug. -. Special meeting.
Every one invited.
Il. y. DAVENPORT, Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT
W. j. BRYAN, of Nebraska.

FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
ARTHUR SEWALL, of Maine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-27
Arrival and Departure U. s. Malls.

ARDMoRE, THURSDAY, AUG. 27
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-15

confident and self-posed. but without vanity:
learned in books and statecraft, but without
pedantry or pretension; a superb orator. yet a
man of the greatest caution and method,
equipped with large experience in public
affairs, true to his convictions, true to himself
and false to no man, William Jennings Bryan
is a model gentleman and a peerless leader.
Under his banner and guided by his wisdom
we will 90 forth to conquer.
Let us rally everywhere on hilltopS and in
the valleys-aud strike for homes ami loved
ones, and our native land. Ihlve no doubt of
victory. 1t is as sure to come as the rising
ing the mists, and the nation. exultant and
happy.will leap forward, like n giant refreshed,
to that high destiny 1t was designed to ac-
complish- This man will he president. His
administration will be n shining epoch in our
history. for he will leave behind him Al name
made illustrious by great achievements and by
deeds that will embalm him forever in the
hearts and memory of his countrymen.
Mr.. Bryan, L esteem it a great honor, as IL is
most certainly a pleasure. to be made the in
strument of informing you. as 1 now do, that
you were nominated for the office of president
OF the United States by the democratic ma
tional convention, which in July
last. I hand you this formal notice of your
nomination, accompanied by n copy Of the
platform adopted by the convention. and upon
that platform L have the honor to request your
acceptance of the nomination rendered.
You are the candidate Of the democratic
party, but you are more than that-you are the
candidate of all the people without regard to
party, who believe in the purposes vnvr
election is intended to accomplish. This
battle must be fought upon ground high
above the level of pa~rtisanship. 1 hope
TO see you unfurl the flag in the name
OF America and American manhood. In
saying this 1 but repeat the expressed
wish OF the convention which nominated
you Do this, and though you will not have
millions Of money at your mman You will
have millions OF sturdy Americans at your
back. Lead on and we will 70 low. Who will not
follow is unworthy to lead in any cause. Lead
on. with unfaltering step and may Gods b ess-
ing attend you and His Omnipotent anna
crown you with success.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-15
SONG OF
Appropriate Words Set to an Old Rhyi
Make Interesting

Appropriate Words Set to an Old Rhyme
Make Interesting Reading.
Tell US not in mournful nun bers,
life is but an idle dream; for we see
that wealth controls us and we are
not what we seem. Rights, that once
our statutes gave us, now no longer
can we claim; for the Shylock buys
conventions and the candidates both
name. What are we that we should
grumble, DER the platform that he
writes; tits the task of common people,
to believe what he indites. Cringe, ye
slaves, for Wall street Shylocks have
the g. o. p. in hand; you must vote for
Bill Mckinley and for gold, alone,
must stand.
All, but listen to the murmur, of the
thunder DER the plains, as the people
rise in anger. to protest against such
claims. Down with tyrant gold"
they're shouting, ''out upon those
blatant knaves; we are freemen and,
by thunder, none can sell us out as
slaves. We're for silver and for free
dom and our clans are brave and true;
we can beat that Bill Mckinley and
his Wall street masters too" Silverl
Silver! shouts the chorus, from the
hill-tops far away, while the millions
in the valleys, sing it's praises every
day.
Silver will increase our wages, it
will give us work each day: for twill
thwart the mighty Shylock and will
take his power away. Rising prices
for our products, business for our idle
men; all will come to bless the nation,
when silver's money once again. Plenty
will return to millions and prosperity
will reign, in the home of every work.
man, when silver's money one again.
When the ides of next November, give
to us the chance to win, you can bet
your bottom dollar, silver will be
money then.-James u. Goode.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-15

in the past is no reason why, believing
as they do, hat the restoration of BIZ
metallism can alone bring renewed
prosperity, they should stand apart On
the old issues and refuse to support a
common candidate standing for the
free coinage of silver and financial in
dependence.
Partisanship must be subordinated
to patriotism. There is no occasion
for bimetallic democrats, or repub-
~licans. or populists to sacrifice their
principles, but there is every reason
why they should not divide their forces
in the coming campaign on three dis
tinct candidates, and by Sc doing de-
feat the great and at this time all-im-
portant question of policy on which
they are all agreed.
Eor bimetallists to array themselves
into antagonistic groups is to court de-
feat. There are great differences, it is
true. between bimetallic democrats,
republicans and populists over other
questionsof public policy, but when
they are agreed that the approaching
gold standard is undermining our indie
peDdeDce, impoverishing our people
and rapidly degrading our wage-earn-
ing classes to a condition of abject de-
pendence. of virtual slavery to an
aristocracy of wealth built up on the
suffering and poverty of our producing
classes; when they are agreed hat a
prompt return to bimetallism can
alone check the appreciation of gold
and stop the disastrous fall in prices
that is running our farmers and manu-
.facturers and reducing our wage-earn-
ing classes to beggary, and when they
bring renewed prosperity, why place
the restoration of b~imetallism in jeop-
ardy because of differences over ques-
tions of policy that are admittedly SUBJ
ordinate to the great question of BIZ
with which the interests of
all classes are bound up?
The restoration of ~bimetallism ac-
complished, then democrats, populists
and republicans who have united their
forces to bring about ~bimetallism aud
to free our people from encroachments
of the money power and the agrees
of centralized capital can fight
out, by the ballot, their differences
other questions without endanger-
ing the future of our people. But for
in different parties to di-
vide and pull at cross purposes at this
over issues that, though great in
are subordinate to the
money question, and so regarded by
the great majority of bimetallists, is
% place in jeopardy the independence
IF our producing classes.-American.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-15
SILVER WAS THE UNIT.

Even Before the United States Govern meni
Was Established 1t Measured Values.
The silver dollar was unit OF
value in this country even before the
United States government was estab-
lished, M the first coinage act, which
made the silver dollar the unit, only
confirmed what already existed.
Mr.. j. C.. Gerville, of New York, has
an old colonial bill of 1875, which
reads as follows:
This bill shall pass current in all payments
in the colony for two Spanish milled dollars,
or the value thereof in gold or silver currency
according to the resolution of the provincial.
congress of New York, the I'd day OF Septem'
Der, I77a."
(Signed) THOMAS TUCKER.
This proves conclusiveIy that the
value of gold and silver currency, and
per force, everything else was at that
time measured in Spanish milled dol.
lars. When our own minis were es'
tablished in 1892 the American dollar
vas mad to contain the exact mount
of pure silver in the Spanish milled
dollar, and it was made the unit OF
value and so remained until the de-.
monetization act of 1873. That act,
besides destroying the silver dollar.
made the gold dollar the unit, and
thus doubled the value of every debt
and cut in half the prices of industrial
products. That is what every man in
dorses who votes to sustain the gold
standard.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-15
IOWA DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

Complete Fusion with PoPuIists and Silver
ties on Electors and State Officers.
OTTUMwA, Ia. Aug. I3.-Complete
fusion was effected by the democrats,
populists and free silver republicans
at the democratic state convention here
yesterday. The state ticket was di-
vided and terms of division in con-
gressional districts were also agreed
upon for congress. The democrats get
nine, populists one, and free silver re-
publicans one The platform declares
for free silver. The ticket selected is as
follows: For electors-at-large: Horace
Boies (dem.) J, Waterloo; Gen. james b.
Weaver, ColfaX (pop.); secretary of
state, L. ii. Karr, of Clarke (dem.);
auditor of state, G. w. Davis, of Louisa
(pop.); encouragement, William d.
Boies, of O'Brien (dem.); treasurer,
Charles Ruegenetz, of Clayton (dem.);
for supreme court judge, IA Bolt
err. of Harrison (dem.); railroad com
missioner, long term, Amos Steckel, of
Davis Silver rep.); short term, Thomas
j. Denser, of Fayette (dem.).