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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04
ADDRESS To FARMERS.
The Committee of Fifteen Address an
Open Letter TO Lease-HoIders Ura-
ing Immediate Action on
the Treaty.
ARDMoRE, Jan. 4. 1897.

Oi tllt ICln udN OF december, ,
1896, the Dawes commission
signed a treaty with the Choc-
taw tribe of Indians, which
treaty it is also expected that
the Chickasaw Indians will sign.
Disposition is made therein for
Chickasaw lands, providing for
The allotment of the lands of the
Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes
of Indians as putting each allot-
tee in possession of the lands
I allotted.
BY the terms of this treaty,
every citizen of the United
/ States not a member of an In
dian tribe residing outside of
the townsiteS, has all property
interests held or owned by him
/ in and to any OF the lands of the
/ Chickasaw nation, and the i'm
provements thereon situate alb
sOlutely forfeited. This treaty
/ ignores all rights of white per-
f sons to the possession of any
portion of the lands heretofore
iowned by the Chickasaw and
i thoctaw tribes OF Indians, or to
any improvements thereon situ-
ate, Notwithstanding, they may
have never received any COM
pensation at all for the improve
mentS made or that their rents /
may have been paid in advance /
and that they are thereby en-
titled TO the possession of the
premises The treaty +
provides that each allottee,
after the allotments are made
shall be put IN possession of his
property and all intruders re-
moved thcrefrom. In other
words, the farming class is
treated as intruderS, notwith-
standing they may have paid
their permits and have entered
into contracts in good faith i'll
accordance with the law, under
which contract they have eX-
pended large sums of money
and years of patient toll. At Il
mass meeting held at the United
States court house at Ardmore,
/. r., on Saturday, january ,,
the undersigned were appointed
as Il committee TO bring to the
attention of the farmers of the .
Chickasaw nation the provisions
OF this treaty and to call their
attention 20 the furtherfact that
within the next ten or fifteen
days the treaty will be present
ed to congress for its ratifica- +,
ton by passing a bill ratifying
said treaty and providing for Z
the execution of the terms there
Of. = ne farmers desire to
IKE any contest for recogni-
ton or protection of their rights
under the legislation that will
be put in force to carry out the
terms Of this treaty, it Is neees-
saly that they should organize
and act at once. 1t IS hoped
that, by prompt and VIGOROUS
action, you may be able to
50 shape the course of legisla-
ton putting INTO execution the
terms of this treaty that the re-
suit will not be an absolute for
feiture OF all your interests in {
the Indian territory. Meetings
should be held and organiZa-
tons completed at once. In
order that Il general discussion
Of the matter by the entire
farming interests of the Chick
asaw nation may be had, a
meeting is hereby called at
Ardmore on January y, 1897 of
all persons having interests in
lands outside of townsites in the
Chickasaw nation and who are
not members of the Chickasaw I
tribe of Indians. Every man L
4 Il L = i !. =. :.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

The ARDMoRETTE job department
turns ou. only first class work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

See Deacon Tidd" the Yam
kee sheriff, the most humorous
character on the stage. He is
in "A Midnight Bell" at the
Gainesville opera house next
Wednesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

You must see Eoyt's "A
Midnight Bel" at the Gaines
vile opera house next Wednes-
day night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04
wanted.

Woman or girl to do light
housework for small family.
Address B.. p. o. box 20. 294t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

You who UTn. tyHewrter letter
heads can fine So rel ing at this Of
fee that w : sT~ciy please you. ONLY
the best paper used.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

Just try Zoe box of CaScaretS,
the finest liver aud bowel regulator
ever made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04
PAY UP /!

l have not the time to rnn over
town looking for you TO collect
my bills. You owe it, you know
it, so come and pay it or you will
receive a notice through the post
Office by the 10th.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04
BRADY Bros.
For Sale.

/ offer for sale my horse and
phaeton. Too well known to
require any descrip ,on. Must
be sold by the 18th day of jan
uary.
3l-3t j. W. YoUNG.
The l.. o. T. NJ. of the Belle
of Prairie Hive No. | of Ard
more will give a twelfth night
entertainment at the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. /. X. Mason,
Jan. Z, from : to ii p. m, con-
sisting of music, recitations and
light refreshments. a small
admission will be charged at
the door. Il
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

i'm AMNN1
From the storm stricken dis
tricts of Arkansas and Louisiana
come reports of death and de-
struction. Mooringsport, La.
was completely wiped out by
the cyclone OF Friday night, and
IA large number of person killed
and seriously wounded. Ben
ton, Ark, WAS was also visited
and much damage done to prop
erty.
\ blizzard is raging in Kan
sas and Missouri, and heavy
snow is reported from all oyer
the northwest.
Everything you wan at Brady
Bros.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
NJ. London, Monday morning,
a boy. Regulation weight and
degree OF "lineness."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

heimer, j. II. Lockwood, J. B.
Spragins, W. S. Wolverton.
Mike German, E. n. Aims
worth, l.. p. Anderson, J. w.
Banks, Sam Noble, l. X. Best,
Nj. Wheeler.
Chickasaw Nation papers
please copy.
Brady's High Patent Flour
best made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

Miss Richardson Will reopen
her select school on Monday,
January 4, 1897. 30-lw
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

WILL PYEATT,
ct Central Meat Market.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

Everything you wan at Brady
RroS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-04

4-6t
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
mnreArrSe rnn Lour COUNTRY.
Application Filled with Stntc Hoard
for Annlhcr Mntcr RIght

ELBA, Neb Jan. l.-(spccial)-An
application has been placed on file in
the office OF tho State Board OF Irrigation
for water to be used in rrigating a strip
Of country located between the North and
Middle Loup rivers. The canal as sur
veyed, will leave the North Loup river near
tho north line of Howard county and follow
down the valley, emptying into Turkey
creek Tie length OF the canal Will be
about twcnty-threc miles and will pass just
above the towns of Ilba and ST. Paul.
The strip to be served by the proposed
canal averages from one to two miles in
width and is estimated to contain about
1900 acres of land, very fertile and well
adapted to the growing of all kinds OF farm
crops.
The North Loup canal irrigatcs the terri
tory just above that which will be covered
by the new canal which will be known as
th5 Loup Triangle canal 1t has proven OF
great value to the farmers. Last year, In
spite of the fact that the fall of rain was
much larger than usual in this section of
the state the crops grown under irrigation
were so much larger than those grown with
out that a good many farmers who owned
land above the ditch that could not be
watered arr renting land under the ditch for
the coming season.
Sugar beets have been tried in that part
OF the state and were found to do exceed
ingly well under irrigation, so that the
farmers are anxious that the irrigation sys-
TEN should be extended to embrace as much
Of the rich Loup valley as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
CONTESTS ARE DYING OF rNANIrroN.
Committee on Privileges and EIcc-
tiDns IL Only uIutiinE.

LINCOLN, Jan. 21.-(Special Telegram)-
The house committee on privileges and eiec-
tions is still grinding on the Douglas county
contested election cases, but leading populist
members of the house agree that the farce
will be wound up within a few days. The
resolution adopted yesterday empowering
the committee to send for persons and
papers has alarmed no one. The mCst
prominent popuist in the house said this
morning that 1t was not the intention OF
tho committee to send for any one in con.
nection with the contest. The resolution was
bluff, pure and simple, and as a blum
1t accomplished it's purpose.
The Douglas county fusion members are
openly working against the proposal to un-
seat their republican colleagues ard when
Edison Rich, Dudley Smith and Judge Telker
dropped the cause Of the contestants, which
they did last Friday night the bottom of
the contest fell out. Nothing is left of il
now but the fees for the attorneys and
stenographers, amounting to $500.
John JeffCoat. who was here last week to
push the contest for the seat of Senator
Evans has withdrawn from the field ana
abandoned his effort to break into the senate
The senate committee on privileges and cleo
tions will take no action on the case
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
VOTES TO IMpEACH THE MAYOR.
Long Standing Dispute with the Coun-
Gil COmCA TO u Hrnh.

NEBRASKA CITY, Jan. (Special) y
The city council met last evening, and, after
the transaction of some routine business,
went into executive session, rumor is
current on the street today that a resolu-
tion preferrng charges of impeachment
against Mayor c. w. Stahlhut was introduced
and passed. February ! is the time set for
the mayor to answer the charges
This proceeding Is the outcome of the diff
ferences between the mayor and council on
the question of the city attoTneyship, and
dates back to last April when Mr.. Stahlhut
was elected mayor He reappolnted C. w.
Seymour city attorney, but when the litiga-
tion between the city and the Water and
Light company came on, the council refused
to allow Mr.. Seymour to represent the city
and appointed in his stead Il. Il. Warren
This question was decided in the federal
court in favor of the mayor, and Seymour
was declared to be the city attorney. Since
that time the mayor and council have been
continually in opposition to each other
Much time has been spent at the meetings
OF the council in quarellng with the mayor
over small questions of routine business. and
little business of any kind has been trans
acted,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
RAILROAD IS HELD LIABLE
Rock Island Ordered to Pay Damages for
the Death of Passenger
SEQUEL TO THE WRECK NEAR LINCOLN
Jury DisrcTnrds the Instructions of
Judge nntcs and Brings In
Verdict for Five Thou
sand Dollars.

WAHOO, Neb., Jan. 2l.-(Special)-Dis-
trict court, after being in session since De-
cember 81. adjourned this morning on
Monday next the January term will begin.
number of cases tried during the term
just closed were of more than ordinary
Importance Among the most important was
that of Sizer against the Rock Island Rail
way company. This case Is an echo of the
wreck which occurred near the city of Lin
coin in the month of August, 1894, when
a passenger train was deTaled and eleven
persons killed and large number injured.
Henry Peters was among the number killed,
he being Il passenger on the train. Edward
K. Sizer the administrator of the estate
of the deceased, brought suit against the
company for damages to his family by rea-
son of his death. The original action was
in the district court of Lancaster county,
and on a motion by the defendant 1t was
brought to the district court of Saunders
county on a change of venue. II will be
remembered that George Washington Davis,
a colored man, was convicted OF murder
for causing this wreck and is now serving
a life sentence in the penitentiary. II rs
said that the railway company used all
its influence and power to convict Davis
in order to escape responsibility for the
wreck. Two of the cases have been tried
in Thayor county and one in Lancaster.
The question which gives the most trouble
in these trials is as to the liability OF the
company for damages caused by the wrong
full act OF another without the fault OF the
company 1t is understood that all the other
judges who tried these cases have held
the railway company an absolute insurer
Of the safety Of its passengers and on this
holding excluded all evidence of the com
pany which would tend to show that II
was free from negligence. In the opinion of
Judge Bates, however, there could be no
liability without negligence, and he accord
ingly submitted the entire question to the
jury, hedged in by proper instructions.
After a three days trial the case was given
to the jury at II o'clock last night. The
jury remained out all night and at 3 o'clock
this morning brought in a verdict for the
full amount of the statutory liability of
the company, being $1,000. The case will
doubtless be carried to the supreme court
which will have a chance to pass upon
the validity of the statute, which appears
to make the company an absolute insurer
of the safety of its passengers.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
RAILROADS WIN A VICTORY
Recent Decision by the United States Su- =
premo Court Establishes Precedent.
SUPREME COURT REvERSES STATE BOARD
Holding that No Private Concern Cnn
Take Land belonging to ~ Rail-
road and Use IL for EIc-
Nntor Purposes.

Railway officials connected with Nebraska
lines are much rajoiced at the decision OF
the state supreme court just given in the
case of Hiram Blair of Broken Bow against
The Burlington railroad. The decision re-
verses a previous decision of the State Board
of Transportation and declares that no prl-
vate concern or public corporation can take
land belonging to a railroad company for
elevator purposes nor compel the railroad to
erect an elevator thereon. a similar decision
was given by the United States supreme
court few months ago In case in which
the Missouri Pacific road appeared as tho
defendant The decision OF the highest ma
tional tribune has given precedent which
is apparently being followed by the state
supreme courts before which the matter 10
brought.
In the case just decided at Lincoln Hiram
Blair of Broken Bow had appealed to tho
State Board OF Transportation to compel the
Burlington railroad to grant him an elevator
site at Broken Bow. The board granted
the relief asked for and ordered the railroad
company to do as requested. The state
supreme court has just reversed the action
of the board and dismissed the case. Six
years ago the state supreme court set tho
precedent Of upholding the State Board OF
Transportation in such cases. but 1t Is evil
dent. so say railroad men, that an opposite
decision OF the nUited States supreme court
recently handed down has had the effect OF
changing the opinion of the state tribunal in
the matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
Atchison Directors Meet.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2l.-Thc board of dl-
rector5 of the Atchson, Topeka e. Santa Fe
railroad met today and formally voted to
accept the proposition that has been pend
Ing for the requirement OF the first mort
gage bonds of the western division of the
Atlantic e Pacific Railway company These
bonds amount in round numbers TO $4,000
coo. The plan contemplates the payment by
the Atchison of 52la per cent of the bonds
in general mortgage As of the Atchison and
57ls per cent in preferred stock Of the Atcn-
ison.
This arraI cement was provided for in the
plan of reorganization adopted by the Atch-
ison in 1895. 1t is also provided in the
agreement that certain litigation instituted
by the Atlantic & Pacific against the Atch-
ison shall be dropped.
The forelgI committee of the Atlantic e.
Pacific bondholder" has already agreed to
the proposition and 1t only remains now
that the New York committee shall do the
same. This committee is to meet on Janu-
airy 2S.
The western division OF the Atlantic & Pa
cinc extends from Albuquerque, N. NJ, to
MoIave, Cal, S1S miles of single track road,
1t is now operated by receiver, A. w.
Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
Hallway Notes ana Personals.

General Advertising Manager Campbell of
the b. O. NJ. is in Chicago.
General Agent Nash of the Milwaukee re
turned from Kansas City yesterday.
Miss IRA Kelly, daughter Of General So
licitor Kelly of the Union Pacific has Just
returned from Dallas, Tex.
j. II. Manchester, general claim agent OF
the Union Pacific, went to New York City
on business errand last night. He will
be gone two weeks.
Eastbound shipments from Chicago last
week were 67l3O tons, against 1907 for
the preceding week and n oil for the cor
responding week of last year.
Edison ]. Weeks, general agent of the New
York Central at Buffalo, n. Y, has just
been appointed general passenger agent OF
the Philadelphia & Reading railroad.
A rate of one and one-third for the round
trip has been made from all points in Ne
braska to Kearney. January &c, the occa-
sion being the Poland-China swine breed
res meeting.
For the Farmers institute at McCook,
Ncb., January 21-22, a rate of one and one
third has been made for the round trip from
all stations between Benkelman and Arap-
ahoe inclusive.
General Manager Dickinson of the Union
Pacific returned from his Texas trip via
Chicago yesterday. He said there was moth
ing new along the line, except the unusual
depression of business.
Assistant General Freight and Passenger
Agent Philllppi of the Missouri Pacific re-
turned from St. Paul yesterday He says the
cOmmotiOn caused in freight circles there
over the rates made by the 800" line is
the only topic of conversation among rail-
way men there.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
ELr1uoRN HAS A CORNER on ICE.
Preparing to Reap n Most BountifuI
Harvest.

Two carloads of sample ice cut by the
Elkhorn railroad at Pierce and Valentine,
this state, have just been received here.
The ice is now being inspected by number
of railway officials and local ice dealers. 1t
Is cut into blocks about three ana one-half
feet in height and is of an average thickness
OF eighteen inches. 1t has been cut on mill
ponds controlled by the ElkhoIn at these
two points and is as clear as any ice seen
here this season.
Superintendent Rathburn of the Missouri
Pacific was here the other day and conferred
with the Elkhorn officials about purchasing
the entire supply from these two points.
No agreement on the matter was reached.
Should this contract 0e closed the Missouri
Pacific will secure about 600 cars of ice
from the Elkhorn and the latter road will
havo no additional amount to offer for sale.
The ice from Pierce costs. in Omaha, about
$l.70, the cost at that point being 80 cents
and the freight charges sl.4O The Vaen-
tine ice is of higher quality and in Omaha
will bring about go a ION
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22

slan wells In Nebraska, and to provide for
the selection OF sites FOR the same.
By Prince. house roll No. 22i TO provide
for the erection OF an additional wing at
tho Norfolk Hospital for the Insane at Nor
BY Mills house roll No 225 to provide
for the collection OF fees OF justices OF the
peace on change Of place or trial.
BY Rich. house roll No 226 TO provide for
uniform procedure In punishment IN the
district courts. county or probate courts and
justices courts of this state and to provide
for the separation of proceedings In gar
nishment from those In attachment and to
make them separate and distinct aud to
repeal sections 2)1, POS, 2l2 22l, 222, 22i, 22j
and 226 of the code of civil procedure re-
lating to garnishment in district courts
and to repeal sections 93 g3i. g36. 937, 93S
939, $40 and 9il of the code of civil proceed
ure relating to garnishment in justice
courts and to repeal an Of article iii of
tain cases" Of the code of civil procedure,
and to repeal all other acts and parts of
acts inconsistent or in conflict with the
by Rich. house roll No. 227. to prohibit
the impeding or obStruCting of the business
or railroads and TO provide punishment
therefor
by Rich house roll No. 22s, to prevent the
entering of railroad cars in the night time
ard to provide a punishment therefor.
BY Rich, house roll No. 229, to prohibit
persons from climbing upon railroad trains
punishment therefor.
by Rich house rol No. 22o, to amend
section G1, of the Code of Civil Procedure
of the. state Of Nebraska, as the same an
pears In the Compiled Statutes of the state
of Nebraska published under authority of
the legislature of 1885 i'm reference to ap-
peals from the district to the supreme court
and to repeal said original section.
BY Rich house roll No. 23l, extending the
jurisdiction of district courts sitting in
equity and comforting jurisdiction on such
courts TO try creditors bills without iudg-
ment at law and without eXhausting legal
remedies.
BY zimmerman, house roll No. 232, to
amend section 1885, chapter xiv, Compiled
Statutes of Nebraska for 1895 and to re-
peal said section as 1t now exists.
by zimmerman, house roll No. 233 to
moneys collected for various purposes from
students of the University of Nebraska and
to appropriate said moneys to specific uses
and to provide more efficient manage
ment and uniform method for the dis
bursemcnt of the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
AFFAIRS or rnE UNION PACIFIC.
Purchasing Syndicate aud the Govern
ment soon tO AprCc.

Purchasing Syndicate aud the Govern
ment Soon to Agree.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2i.-The Press tomor-
row will publish the following: Minor de-
tails are yet to be arranged In the agree
ment made between the government and the
purchasing syndicate to adjust the debt Of
the Union Pacific Railway company, which
is due to the government Attorney Gen
eral Harmon returned to Washington yes
terday, after a conference with Ex-Governor
George Hoadley.
Mir. Hoadley, who is special agent of the
government, said: Il must withhold all in
formation concerning the affairs Of the
Union Pacific. The full details will be an
nounced within week; that | believe Will
be the case
The syndicate includes almost every prom-
inont banker in Wall street and will proba-
bly, have for it's chairman Jacob Schiif of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. 1t viii be one of the
largest syudicatcs formed in Wall street as
the total amount OF money required Will be
about $50,0OO,0 600. 1t IS believed 10 pei cent
of the subscriptions have already been
called. This amount was to have been de-
pcsited in local bank.
The government directors of the Union
Pacific will meet at IL o'clock today to con-
slider further details of the plan. The gov
ornment directors are: e. Ellery Anderson,
William j. Coombs of Brooklyn; j. w. Dean
of Chicago J. n. II. Patrick of Omaha and
John sheridan of West Virginia.
At the Mercantile Trust company 1t was
denied that there had been meeting OF
the Union Pacific reorganization committee.
1t was said that conference did take place
between Russell Sage and Mr.. Fitzgerald
and that there was disagreement regard
ing the plan OF the syndicate to liquidate
the government debt
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
Genera, pmwgnge Agents Meet.

RICHMOND, Jan. 21.-rhe Association of
General Baggage Agents, in session at the
jefferson hotel, today decided by vote not
to allow corpses to be checked as baggage
but to let the existing rule, requiring pas
senger ticket. remain
Tho following officers were elected for the
next year: G. t. Sipple. general baggage
agent Delaware & Lackawanna, Hoboken,
n. j., president; Il. f. Wood, general bag
gage agent Chicago, st. Paul d Kansas City,
and c. f. Wood, st. Paul. Minneapolis a.
Omaha road, ST. Paul, vice presidents; j. Il.
Quick, general baggage agent OF the Grand
Trunk, Toronto, secretary and treasurer.
general baggage agent of the Northern Pa
cific, st. Paul, chairman; II. II. Towe Maine
Central of Portland, Me-. A. Traynor, Union
Pacific Courcil Bluffs.
The body adjourned tonight to meet in
Denver Colo, October 13, 1897.