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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-10
Railroad Waterworks

The large reservoir of the
railroad company is; complete.
The pipe lac is finished from
the depot to lie tank. The
pump force are here today and
will erect the machinery at the
tank. Now all we want is
water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-10

One bottle Of DIR. simmons Cough
Syrup win cure you, when perhaps
all the physicians In the world could
not three months from now; Why not
Try bother Price dfty cents- Sat-
isfaction guaranteed or money re-
funded.
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Full Stock Of,
School Books and Tablets.
CITY DRUG STORE,
Full Stock of
LOTS EOR SALE.

Several very desirable residence
lots near Hargrove College. on high
rolling land, lots rs X 100 or $50 K
$50. A bargain to any one desir-
ing to secure them. Apply at this
office.
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Select Line of the.
Celebrated
LaZeII'S Perfumes.
Just Elegant.
CITY DRUG STORE.
United States Court.

Judge Townsend keeps dig
glng among the citizenship
cases, and today rendered the
following decisions: Elizabeth
Hignight ct al and Charles Win
ter VS.. the Choctaw nation; de-
cree admitting plaintiffs.
Evans Hill ct al. Andrew b.
Hill, Mamie Watkins ct al and
Henry Dutton ct al VS.. Chicka-
saw nation; decree admitting
plaintiffs.
Dora Bethel. Lee Norton. z.
w. Raines and G. A. Ramsey
VS.. Chickasaw nation; jude.
ment for nation.
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200 Paper Novels
Translated from French. Part
American. Choice, 10 cents.
At Post Office Book Store.
Notice

Seven'y : acres rood land for
rent in "a adg, f Ardmore.
Terms rea- ,naEt~. Apply to
Walker Il BaSham, or Mccoy
& Gardnt Cd ct.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-10

Just try n 10c box of cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
made.
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Central Meat Market

FINE BEEF A SPECIALITY.
Have 5000 pounds of pure
lard at &c a pound.
20O0 pounds of Hams.
1000 pounds of Breakfast
Bacon.
Fancy sugar cured; they are
extra fine and go at l0e a pound.
We have everything to be
found in a>irst class market.
Our stock is complete.
Free delivery.
We want your trade.
WILL Pratt & BRO.
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"A New Line Of
10 Cent Wall Paper
At CITY DRUG STORE.

Notice.
w. H. Rogers will pay a good
price for second hand furniture,
stoves, etc. East Main Street.
See him before you sell. 27-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-10
Base Ball.

Base Ball.
The ball game yesterday between
Gainesville and Dallas played at
the former place yesterday even
ing. The game stood, Dallas 22
and Gainesville IL. A few changes
have been made for the game to-
day among the players and a bet
ter game is expected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-10

Buy Chase & Sanborn's fine
roasted coffee at 8 pounds to
the dollar from Wehmeyer &
Co, loft
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ScadS of Books
AT
Post Office Book Store.

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys
and bowels. Never sicken, weaken
or gripe. 10c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-10

Born-On last Tuesday, to
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Crotzer, a
son. Only the extreme bash
fulness of the father in making
this fact known prevented its
earlier appearance.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20
Spain's Idea of War.

The theory of a protracted war OF
cruising against commerce, without any
corresponding effort to gain decisive
advantage over foe, may be at the base
of the Spanish war strategy. II so, it
only serves to pile up proofthst Spain is
not an enlightened or civilized nation.
Such war would be simply war for
the destruction of property, and it would
necessarily be condemned 10y the civil
lied world. In fact it could not long
continue, after its purpose became mani
fest, without incurnng the protests OF
the great marine and trading powers.
The doctrine that all private property
whether under neutral power or that
of belligerent, should be exempt from
capture at sea, has for many years been
held by advanced publicists, and it was,
indeed, proposed by the Umted States as
early as 1856, as part of the declaration
of Paris. The civilized world has not
vet reached the point Of making tse doc
trine principle in international law. vet
we shall come to it some time. The fact
that privateering has become almost Oh
solete shows the tendency Of things.
Privateering is war on commerce in its
most naked form, yet Spain will grant
letters Of Marque at the risk of mourning
the displeasure of the powers, signatory
to the declaration of Paris, which de-
clared that privateering is abolished.
In the light of these facts it seeing
improbable that the powers of Europe
which always prefer wars to be short,
sharp and decisive, and especially the
great maritime and commercial nations
of Great Britain and Germany, would
view with any complacency an ef-
fort by Spain to prolong a war with tne
United States for the mere sake of de
stroying private property. when Spain's 9
hope of being victorious on the real issue
of the contest had been utterly destroyed.
When the particular issue nations fight
for has been decided by definite military
| events, it is the practice for them To
| patch up a peace on humanitarian
grounds. if Oh no other. For nation to
continue a war for the sake Of piunder
or revenge is barbaristn and the world
would so regard it.-SorinSJieid Rep"t-
gican.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

One advantage of the war is in the
production of great year for the Amer
lean farmer whose enrichment feeds the
soil from which prosperity is produced.
The price OF wheat has been intermit-
tsntly increasing since last July and in
The market the last few days have seen
an unusually heavy advance in the price
OF this commodity. In many OF the
European countries the import duties on
wheat have been removed, implying ap-
preaching deficiency in their home grown
grain. The surplus production of wheat
IN this country insures to US the supply
Ing of the lions share of the foreign
market, and the most pleasing feature of
the rise in price is the large quantities
winch the farmers have on hand.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20
Facts in a Few Lines.

There are nearly 5000 gypsies in Eng
land.
Dutch onribuses are fitted with letter
boxes.
In Persia cutting the hair is the sign
of mourning.
In Persia the factory hands work from
5 a. m. to p. IN.
OF $1,000 breweries in the world $1,000
are in Germany.
Six thousand people sleep in the open
air in London every night.
There are nearly 270 different religions
in the United Kingdom.
Scientists assort that the fly can make
600 strokes "A second with his wings.
Taking all the year round, the coldest
hour of the twenty four is 8 o'clock in
the morning.
The bones and muscles of the human
body are capable of over l 200 different
movements.
The tunnels of the world are estimated
to number about LAP, with total
length of 5l4 miles.
Nearly 100000 of patent medicines
are exported from the United Kingdom
each year.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

War Measures.

Congress has passed several impor ant
war measures. The S5O,OOO,0O0 appro-
priatioa for defence having been ex-
hausted and no other fund beng availa-
BILE, additional appropriation was neces
sary, and it was provided by an emer-
gency deficiency appropriation bill,
which carries about S36,OO0,0O0. The
leading items are: transportation of the
army and its supplies, Notifications,
clothing, camp and garrison equipage,
Cuban expedition, torpedo work in our
principal harbors. This bill passed both
houses without much debate and with
out a division. Another of the war
measures provided for the enlistment Of
a volunteer brigade of engineers and
of 10000 men from the South immune to
yellow fever, these enlistments 10 be "for
the war" and in addition to these
called in the Presidents late proclama-
ton. A third war measure suspended
for the duration of the war the existing
legal restrictions on the purchase of sup
plies by the quartermaster's department.
The naval appropriation bill which ear
ries an appropriation of 5J7,O00,O0O for
new battleshIps, cruisers, torpedoes and
torpedoboat destroyers, was passed after
the senate amendment for TIE payment
of naval inventors for the use by the
government of their inventions had been
striAen OUT otedo Blade.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20
MARBLE HUSiNGS.

| THURSDAY
Clay Jessup started one of his freight
wagons on the road today, Elmer Evans
having the honor of driving the first
freight team into Marble this spring.
Mr. Buckles and his son Will returned
today to Marble after spending the win
| ter at Rifle. Mr. Buckles was the man
ager of the Hoffman smelter last sum.
mer. lie is also very competent as
sayer.
The Watson brothers arrived in Mar
bic today in search of work.
FRIDAY;
Jim Carpenter came down from Crys-
tai today and returned.
Elmer Evans returned to Carbondale
this afternoon.
Mr. Leonard Hoffman and his children
and MIR. Tischhouser's children were
coming home from the smelter across the
foot log, when Mr.. rischhouser's little
girl, Pauline. became dizzy and tell into
the creek. But for the timely assistance
of Mr. Leonard Hoffman the little girl
might have been drowned.
SATURDAY.:
Gus Bowman was in town today.
George Rummel returned TO the Daisy
today.
Chaley Melton brought Mr.. and. Mrs.
Pace and children down home on a visit
to-tight.
Chas. Melton and Bob Brown took up
quite a crowd to Crystal to night TO at
tend the dance.
Earnest Munsun, Fred Rolgate. Henry
Anderson and Ross Fulton went to Crys-
tai on horseback to attend the dance.
Clyde Fulton and Ed Hoffman came
down from the Daisy today TO visit their
folks.
Art Edgerton went to Carbondale this
morning.
SUNDAY:
Paul Tiscbhouser came down from the
Daisy.
George Young came up from Prospect
this morning and went on TO Crystal this
afternoon.
Mr.. Pace and family returned to the
Crystal Mountain mine this evening.
Mr. John Trotter is at present sick
with an attack of mountain fever.
MONDAY:
Art Edgerton returned from Carbon
dale last night.
Lew Mosely returned to Marble thi
morning.
Y. B. Ford and Clyde Fulton returned
to the Daisy this morning.
Lutte Fulton is improving rapidly in
the Marble climate from his late indis-
position.
Jim Downing went to Carbondale this
morning to get load of goods for
Messrs. Bush and Hoffman.
TUESDAY:
Mr.. John Trotter is able to be around
again.
Ambrose Williams was in town today
to get DIR. Fuller for the men injured il
the Crystal Mountain tunnel explosion
Paul Tischhouser returned to ths
Daisy this morning.
Tom Clark and Bill Moore returned
, from the Muddy today.
WEDNESDAY,:
Y. B. Ford was down from Crystal.
ANON.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

1t would seem appropriate now to
honor Hanna and Gage, since they have
meet with such success in keeping them
selves so vivid light in the front politi-
tical ranks by putting them in the front
ranks Of the army that invades Cuba,
and keeping them there.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

The powers are evidently opening their
ewes in the direction of the strides Uncle
Sam is making as a naval power; and
well they may.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

The prices Of government bonds at
New York have shared in the general ap-
probation Of prices following the news
OF American success in the initial naval
battle Of the war. The new fours due
1925. which may be taken as the most
representative class of government obli-
cations, sold few days ago as high as
12O.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

Commodore Dewey at Manila gave the
Spanish a free taste of what they
may expect when admiral Sampson gets
action on the Atlantic squdron, and even
now he is hunting them on the high
seas.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20
Some War Figures,

The distance from San Francisco to
Manila which is on the Philippine Is
lands is 1000 miles. japan is 5000 miles
from San Fransisco. San Francisco to
New York via Cape Horn, 13, miles.
Key West is 80 miles from Havana.
New York is 3,12O miles from Cadiz.
New York is 1,215 miles from Havana.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

Edison once said to young man in
his employ, young man you are too
popular. If you wish too succeed in life,
make some enemies
The silver lance., 1898-05-20
Subscription $3.50 a Year

A mark across this notice signifies tha
vour subscription has expired. The pa
nov will be continued to all subscriber
.nless we are otherwise notified and un
ill all arrearages are paid up.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

1t will be good news for the regulars
and national guards to hear that large
garrison will be sent to the philippine
Islands.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
Laborer.

Captain Sigsbee is not an old man, but
he is old enough 10 have served on Far
racuts flagship a month after ne was
graduated from the naval academy in
1864. It WAS during the Hartford's en-
gagement in Mobile bay that Sigsbee
was leaning against one of the ships
stanchions, when a shot went right
through her and smashed the stauchion.
Are you hurt, sigsbecs" said an Of
hcer standing near MIN.
The great Commander of the Maine
drew himself up proudly and said; No,
sir, but I would liae to know whore in
thunder that went to-"
-"What went 10? The shot went
through the snip Of course"
Il don't mean that;n said Sigsbee.
Where is the skirt OF nay coat?"
And he felt around his hip. Ons skirt
of his new uniform coat was gone. The
jagged end of the broken stanchion had
caught the coat and ripped it out of
sight.
The distinction between the various
I types of naval vessels is often misunder-
stood. "a torpedo boat says a writer
who has investigated the matter, "is
used to destroy war vessels, particularly
battleships, and torpedo boat destroyers,
as their name implies, are intended for
the destruction of torpedo boats. Tor
psdo boats are small vessels fitteu with
| powerful engines that drive them
/ through the water at a high rate OF
speed. They are lightly constructed and
carry small armes in addition to their
torpedoes The "destroyers' carry no
torpodoes. They are larger than the tor
/ 7edo boats. and have very powerful en-
gines, $50 as to be ab.e to overtake their
elusive prey, which they destroy with
/ the heavy guns they carry. The usual
tiue for DE attack of the batt.e5hip by
the torpedo Is at night. The boat is
/ painted a color that is almost indis-
T tiugaishabie IN water, and as she rushes
( o. ward almost all that can be seen OF
1 her i8 "A streak Of foam. She approaches
a warship mead on, so as to present as
small a mark as possible, and takes a
zigzag course When within about GoC
yards she lets go her torpedo and gets
away as fast as she can. In the day
( time a topredo boat runs along in hiding
I behind battleship, which she keeps be
tween her and the enemy until she gets
near enough to strike. She then darts
1 out and makes her attack. Her only
chance of escape is her quickness, for il
I she is hit the chances are that she will
/ go down. At night time the big vessels
keep their searchiights busy securing
the water to discover the torpedo boats
which may at any moment be approach:
ing to attack them. a battleshiI
is a fighting ship used for BON
harding forts and for doing heavy work
A gunboat is a small battleship, which
on account Of its lighter draught, is abl.
to slip in closer after battIeship has de
stroyed fort and finish the work or pro
tect the other vessels Of the feet while
marines are being landed. Cruisers are
commerc desIOyers, Or, 10 other words
Iegaiized pirates. They have lightel
guns than bastieships, ana are very
speedy, so as to oVertake the trade ships
of the enemy"
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

Spain is loathsome to give up, but
says she will force the fight to the bitter
end. Truly "bitter end" for the poor
Dons.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

Notwithstanding the fact that war is
in grogress the business outlook con-
tinues encouraging.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

Do to the Spanish as they would do to
you-sink 'em.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

NAH+ NNAS II sAiPpAAtS liVvV boAS VI Ctdl
per day to the Pacific coast, mostly for
the United States government. Making
coal a eontraband of war particularly
shut of shipments from British Column
bia, where the Pacific coast has hereto
fore procured the greater part of its sup
ply Mining Industry.
~
There is one gain because OF war. As
rule about 50,000 tourists go abroad
and spend on an average $1,000 each.
Nearly all this viii be kept at home, pro
vided the war lasts two months more,
and the money win be saved to the coun-
try. That s50,000000 annual drain is "A
very serious one, when We think what a
fuss IS made if the reserve falls down
below the s10000O,00O mark. The want
of one fifth OF that amount nearly
swamped the Bank OF England in 1890,
and when our revolutionary war was on
and the need Of funds made crisis, it
| required all the energies Of Benjamin
Franklin for moro than a year to nsgoti-
ate "A loan Of l0000oJ0 ia France. Now
our wealthy people fritJer away annually
five times that sum ana think nothing of
it-Aspest Times
~
With over three hundred million of
idle silver dollars in the treasury, over
| eighty millions of seignorage uncoined,
and the constitutional power of congress
TO coin full legal tender paper currency,
the congressman who would stand 10 the
halls of the national capitol and advocate
! the issuing OF bonds to the money lords
TO borrow funds to prosecute war, out to
be legally hung for treason or else
mobbed by mis- constituency when he re-
turns home, This country does not need
to borrow dollar. nor never did.-Delto
| Lo6orer.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20
OUR SALTED PLACER.
Washed From the Rich Deposits on The Lance
Exchange Table.

The risks in mining are necessarily
greater than in first class mortgages on
city property or in government bonds, but
the profits are infinitely larger, and the
risks may be rendered moderate by the
exercise OF ordinary business prudence
in ascertaining the value of what is Of
fered before buying, and in securing hon
est and competent administration here
after.-NoRtrose Pilot.
~
a bond issne is almost certain to be
made. Why should the government
borrow money with silver bullion ia 1aa
treasury? The people win take silver
certificates as readily as gold cola. Wiz
not issue treasury notes Or gresnha 81
The people will readily take that kind or
money, and as they will take II, it is
good. Why not swell the currency a1d
so force the idle money to come out Of
its hele and compete? That would mean
activity of money which means prosper
ity. So long as the volume of money is
not increased and everything is borrow
and lend, the interest sharks are the
only permanent benehciahes.-S
Nail.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

.-,vst.l is the coming metropolis OF
~ Rock Creek Mining District. No
S,hs, district in the world abounds
.-;,b such variety. Of both the rich
~ base minerals, and no section of
~. Centennial State offers better
onpo,tunities for investment.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20
LEAD $3.50.
SILVER 56.

Who said Uncle Sam had no navy?
The silver lance., 1898-05-20
ADVERTISING RATES /:
Il mo.I2 mo. : mo. 8 mo. l yr.

Special rates quoted on application.
The silver lance., 1898-05-20

Every person interested in the Rock
Creek Mining District, and Crystal
River valley, should read the SrLvER
LANCE TO keep informed upon the
progress Of development and bright
ening prospects Of this section. $3.50
brings you the LANCE for year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21
sYMPATHlzE WITH US.
Australia and Hawaii WIN Aid In the
Fight with spain.

Vancouver May 20. -Adyices brought
by the steamer Aorangi, which arrived
here yesterday from sydney, shows that
in both Australia and Hawaii an intense
feeling in favor OF the United States AS
against Spain prevails.
Australians are very anxious 10 join
the United States army. Colonel Bell,
the United States consul at Sydney, has
had offers from hundreds Of men want
ing to go the front Two trained hos
pital nurses also offered TO go 10 Cuba or
the Philippines.
When the Aorangi left Honolulu ON
MAY II, the Hawaiian government had
not received any official information OF
the declaration OF war with Spain 10y
America. President Dole had confirmed
the statement that he had carried hack
from Washington a bill drawn mp at
Washington, placing the Hawaiian Is
lands under the sovereignty Of the Unit.
ed States in the event Of war Presi'
dent Dole refused to say whether the
government would take action on the
bill.
American Consul Haywood at Homo
lulu had so many applications from
Americans desiring to offer their serv'
ices TO the United States government
that he decided TO open book for en-.
listment purposes. The list will be- kept
until the Washington authorities can bc
heard from There is movement
among 100 Americans here 10 90 20 san
Francisco and there enlist as body.
When the Aoangi left Honolulu, the
United States warship Bennington was
preparing to leave as soon as the expect.
ed British warship arrived. The Ben.
nington will join the fleet ON the coast.
She can sail ON very short notice. The
officers do not know what the British
vessel is coming for, but the informa.
ton 81 this programme came from Adj
miral Miller.
IL will be remembered that In the
agreement between Great Britain,
France aud the United States one or the
other Of the powers has to maintain q
naval protection for the citizens ~ IN,
three countries in case Of trouble ot
shore. For some years past, by mutua
consent Of the three powers. the duty o
caring for the islands has been lef
for the United States Now tha
the latter has become involved will
Spain, IL is probably justihe,
In asking Great Britain to assume, fol
the time being her share Of the protcc
ton Of Hawaii, and there Is no doub
that Great Britain has promptly acced
ed TO the request, more 80 a she appear
particularly anxious to obtain the goo,
will Of the United States at present.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-21
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
Two Regiment. NJ Infantry Ordered to
san Tranolsco 90 Go to Manila.

Two Regiment. of Infantry Ordered to
san Iranclsco 10 Go TO Manila.
Washington. May 20 The force as.
signed to the Philippine expedition has
been increased by two regiments Of in.
fantry from the regular army. Adjt
General Corhin has sent Geographic or.
ders to the Eighteenth aud Twenty
third infantry, now In campat New Or
leans 20 proceed M once TO san Fmncisco.
They will report 20 the general com.
handing at that point and will embark
for the Philippines as soon as supplies
and transportation can be furnished
them
General Corbin says the number OF
volunteers mustered into the service Of
the United States had now passed the
100000 mark The states in which the
mastering OF the quote Of troops has
been completed are as follows; Cali
fornia, ColoMdo, Georgia, Indiana, Kan.
sas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska. New
Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Pcnnsyl.
yania. Texas, Vermont, Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin and wyom.
ing. Reports at the adjutant generals
office show that 81 regiments are on tho
cars hurrying to the destinations to
which thew have boon ASSIGNED.