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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-18

Last Cdll,
and in order to make
it interesting, we have
cut the very core out
of prices. as we are
determined, no matter
the cost, to not carry
any Holiday Goods
over.
Boxed Perfumeries,
Glove Boxes, Hand
kerChief Boxes. Hand
Painted Pin Cushions,
JeWeIry Boxes, Silk and
Satin Hand Embroid-
ere d Suspenders in
Glass Cases, Neat and
inexpensive Assort-
ment of JeWelry, COL
lar and Cuff Boxes,
Velvet Slippers, Dress
ing Cases, containing
all the needfuls, Shaw
ing Sets with all ap-
purtenanCes, Lovely
Dolls, grand aSSOrt-
ment of Gentlemen'S S
NeCkWear, Shirts, Ho-
siery. CIothjn G for
large and small. and
last but not least, an
excellent specially as
sorted line of Dress
Goods. All these and
more, too, we have re-
duced, until the most
perSi S tie mt bargain
hunter could not ask
for more.
Then Come Ye One and All,
and partake of this
feast of bargains. At
SIG
SIMON
& BRO.
Ardmore, |. T.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-18

If you would give an inexpensive
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-18
UNITED STATES COURT.

UNI ED > r IEO NOONI'
che United States COZ TT for this district
sfll meet as follows:
Chtekasha - February and october
RYAN February 81 and october Il
Pania valley March and October 81
purcell -.... March rs and November u
Ardmore April IL and December
Hosea Townsend d..-.------.U United states Judge
w B. United states AttorneS
~ ~ ComDheU United States Clerk
John s. Hammer United States Marshal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-14

pared by the minority as the introduce tion to his remarks. At the conclusion of the reading he said he regretted as much as any one could the manifesta- tions of partisan feeling in the house to-day It should have been a day for dignified patriotism. The substitute resolution was defeated, 147-190. Messrs. Beach, rep, of Ohio, Dorr rep, of West Virginia, and Mann, rep, of Illinois, voted with the democrats and populists for the substitute. Two were present and not voting.
 The vote was then taken on the adop- ton of the majority resolutions and they were adopted, S22 to 19. The names of the democrats as they voted for the resolution were cheered.
 The negative votes were cast as fol- lows: emocrats-Adamson, Bank head, Brantley, Brewer Clayton, Cox, Elliott Griggs, Howard of Georgia, Lester, Lewis, Maddox, Strait, Tate and Taylor of Alabama.
 epublicans-Johnson of Indiana, Boutel!e of Maine and Loud.
 Populist
 The house then at 6:S0 p. m. ad- journed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-14
THE FLYING SQUADRON SAILS.
Officers Bid Wives and Relatives Good bye

Officers Bid Wives and Relatives Good bye
 Ships Stripped for Action.
 Fort Monroe, Va, April 13.-It be- came known early this forenoon that Commodore Schley had received sail- ing orders, and immediately the scene on ships of the flying squadron and ashore became one of animation. Hun dreds of persons crowded to the piers, and at 11:S0 o'clock Commodore Schley and a number of other officers came off in the launches to bid farewell to their wives and families. An affecting scene followed, many of the ladies shedding tears. After the farewells had been said the officers went aboard their ships, and at 2:30 o'clock the squadron began to move out to sea. Far up the bay the other ships waited for over an hour for the Minneapolis, whose anchor was fouled. Finally the anchor came up and soon all the ves- sels went away at high speed. It is stated that the squadron was ordered out on a practice cruise and would re- turn tomorrow. The ships are strip ped for action, and they carry a full supply of provisions and ammunition
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-14
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING GO.

nation to ask for justice. That gigan- tic murder, the last spasm of cor- rupt and dying sovereignty which car ried down our ship and our men, cries aloud for justice.
 ''I care but little what form of words we adopt. am ready to yield my opinion to those about me in congress. Still more ready am I to defer to the wishes of the executive who stands and must stand at our head, but I want now to arm that executive with powers which will enable him in the good Providence of God to bring peace to Cuba and exact justice for the Maine."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-14
DETAILS OF HOUSE SESSION,
The Disgraceful Fight and Passing ot
 Cuban Resolution.

Cuban Resolution.
 Washington, April 13-The house of representatives to-day, after one of the most exciting and memorable days in it's history by vote of 322 to 19 adoped resolution which nine-tenths with Spain inevitable. It is a fact which was grimly commented upon to- future that every war in which the United States has engaged began in April and to-day was the anniversary of the fall of Fort Sumter which arous- ed the patriotic fervor of the northern CTS. The resolutions adopted direct the president to intervene at once in Cuba to restore peace and to secure to the people of this island a stable and inde- pendent government of their own and authorizes him to use the army and navy to execute the purpose of the resolutions.
 Although only nineteen members dis scented upon the final vote the proceed ings were marred by bitter and acri- dlSploIy OL poii tlScLH leSllllSs.
 During the height of the excitement the lie was passed between MT.
 Brumm, rep. of Pennsylvania, and MT. Bartlett, dem. of Georgia, and 8 dis
 graceful scene followed that almost re-
 suited in a free fight. MT. Bartlett
 hurled a book at his adversary and in minute half a hundred members were fighting like tiends. Order was finally restored and later the two members
 found that the altercation had arisen
 out of a misunderstanding upon which there were mutual apologies. Later in the proceedings the speaker was obIig- ed to cali upon the sergeant-at-arms with his silver mace to seat MT. John- son of Indiana, who was indignantly
 remonstrating against what he term
 ed the unnecessary war into which the country was being plunged"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31

won triumphs. She has done
much to make Wagner popular in
Italy. The foremost musical critics OF
Italy pronounced her the greatest
singer that has appeared on the opera
stage of their country in the last few
years. Madame Stalz, a one time
famous singer who now resides at
Milan, said after seeing Luise Won
Fhrenstein at the Scala in the Goet-
terdaemmerung that since her re-
tirement from the stage, she had not
seen or heard an artist of such perfec-
tiCn.
Luise Won Ehrenstein is only thirty
years old She will sing next winter
at Monte Carlo, next summer in Lon
don and at the expiration of her con
tract with the Vienna opera, she viii
come to the United States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31
San Francisco in 184S When Gold was Discovered

The parade was an imposing one
and embraced floats representing his
tOrical incidents and characters. A
leading feature of the pageant was a
calvalcade Of aids to Grand Marsnl
Morse consisting of 500 representative
citizens, selected by the well-known
organization The Native Sons
The Chinese residents made a grand
oriental demonstration and display
and the Chinese division of the page
ant was one of the interesting features
of the day. Among those who partici-
pated in the procession are four pio-
neers who witnessed the discovery of
gold by Marshall. Among these is
Henry Fowler, who crossed the plains
and went to Oregon in 1843, and tile
following year came down the coast
by the old Oregon and Sacramento
trail, settling in the Napa valley. Most
Of the other living pioneers also came
overland to California, making a pro-
longed and dangerous journey.
This afternoon was given UP to liter
AIRY exercises in Woodward's partition
which has a seating capacity for 600
people. In the evening there will be
a series of tableaux and living pictures
representing the NEUROLOGICAL history
| Of the State.
Tomorrow will be given UP to the
! Native Daughters of the Golden West
who will give a reception at N. S. G.
w. hall, and in the evening they vii
hold an immense jubilee ball.
! Wednesday, Jan. 26, and Friday, Jan
%, there will be a military tournament,
participated in by United States and
| California troops. Valuable souvenir
| prizes will be awarded by the Parade
| Committee to the various competitors.
Thursday will be set apart for the
display Of warships on the bay. All
available warships on the Pacific
| coast will assemble in the harbor dur
| ing the celebration. I
Saturday will be given to a celebra-
| ton of the school children, who will
assemble in Golden Gate park.
The celebration will come to an end
by the opening of a mining fair in the
j Mechanics pavilion, where the visitor
will obtain an idea of the mineral re-
sources of the Pacific states.
The finding of gold in California was
| accidental. Suffers fort was the
| first settlement in the valley Of the
Sacramento reached by immigrants
! coming from the east. This early i'm
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31

man, little Importance at the moment
was attached to his statement; but
he hammered his new metal, and
found it malleable; he put it into the
fire, and observed that it did not
readily melt or change color; he com
pared its color with gold coin, and
the more he examined it, the more he
was convinced that it was gold.
Next morning he made another
visited to the tail-race, picked UP other
specimens, and putting all he had
collected, about a spoonful, on the
rim of his hat, went to the mill,
where he showed them to the men as
added proof of his discovery of a gold
mine. After this he set out for the
fort to obtain his partners opinion
of the metal. Suffer had an encyclo-
poedia, sulphuric acid, and scales, and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31
TRAMPs CARRIED SOAP.

Out of the first twenty-six tramps
arrested only one had any money. He
was the Croesus of the crowd, with
* cents, and that he admitted he
gained from begging. He had but one
hand, and that was his stock in trade.
Not man in the lot had clean linen;
in fact few had even shirts. Nearly
every one had a pocket comb, and
many were provided with cakes Of
soap, wrapped in newspapers. The
usual contents of a mans pockets
were the articles mentioned, dirty
handkerchief, a suspender buckle,
some newspaper clippings, pipe,
cigar butts and little tobacco. Once
in a while a man with pocket mirror
would be found, but such toilet
articles were few and far between.
Few of the men looked as though
they had washed recently. All were
ragged, and many looked ais though
they didn't care much whether they
were locked TIP Or not. These viewed
the whole proceedings in an indiffer-
ent way and seemed bored From a
St. Louis police report
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31
BANQUET TO THE DEAD.

4 unique banquet was held IN
Iigonier, Ind. The participants were
members Of the Antismelling society
which had it's inception about twenty
Years ago, when twelve young men
bound themselves into this body
whose object is only known by its
members. On the night of Jan. II OF
each year, according to their rules,
the surviving members must banquet
the dead members, and plates are laid
for the dead ones. This custom must
be continued until but one member
lives, when he must banquet all the
dead members. A loving cup, with
each members name inscribed there
On. goes to the member who last sur
wives. The society is the only one OF
it's kind in America. There are about
ten members still living.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31

with the help of these, after Weighing
the specimens in and out of water,
he declared that they were undoubt-
eddy gold. Then came the deluge.
Fer six weeks or more work on the
mill at Coloma continued without
serious interruption, while effort was
made to keep MarshalIs discovery
secret. This proved impossible, al
though at first credit was not willingly
given to the report. When the pioneer
miners came to San Francisco and
showed their gold, however, hesitation
was at an end, ard the town went mad.
All business was speedily suspended;
the papers ceased publication; the
churches, nay, even the saloons and
gambling houses were deserted. scores
and eventually hundreds Of ships in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31
DIDN'T WANT TO WORK.
A Waupun Convict Chops Off a Finger
to Get a Vacation.

Waupun, Wis, Jan. 26. Thomas
Cling, sent to prison from Racine coun-
ty last July to serve two years for lar
ceny, has been greatly tr. ubled with
that tired feeling" and last week
made up his mind to take a rest. A
short time ago a convict accidentally
had q finger taken off while at work
in the shoe shop and was relieved
from duty Cling, hearing this, thought
he would like vacation and tried to
get several of the inmates to chCs his
finger off. Not finding anyone Wht
cared for the job, he picked UP a knife
and after getting it as sharp as pos
sible. laid it across his finger and
struck it with a hammer. This had
the desired effect. Cling was taken to
the hospital where his finger was
nroperly dressed. He is now putting
in his time with his hands fastened
to the cell door, where he will prob
ably remain for some time. Cling Il
one of the men who testified to receiv-
ing "crl1el and inhuman treatment at
the investigation here because he
didn't want to work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31
MARRIED TO A FLOWER VASE

A damsel of SoochoW, one Miss Hsu,
a young lady belonging to one of the
aristocratic families Of the city, has
married a red doWer-vase, this vase
being made substitute for the son of
LII Jen-Hsiang, Libationer or Vice
Chancellor of the Imperial Academy
of Pekin. The son of the Libationer
died last winter, a few days before
his contemplated marriage with the
young lady, and the latter vowed that
she would never marry, but be an in
mate of her betrothed's family, where
she could observe her widoWhood.
Hence the marriage ceremony.
James's Gazette
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31
A BEAUTY
lin OPERA.


Santuzza in Cavelliria Rusticana and
many others won a storm of applause.
The phenomenal success which Louise
Won Ehrenstein has attained is not to
be wondered at for in her are united
some of the rare qualities possessed
by few, namely sympathetic and
powerful voice, thorough education
youth and beauty. Wherever this
great artist has appeared, whether in
Berlin, Vienna, Dresden, Budapest,
Bologne, Milan or Munich, she has
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31
AN OAK 10000 YEARS OLD.

An extraordinary discovery, and one
which is just now exciting consider
able interest in antiquarian circles in
Lancashire and Cheshire, has been
made at Stockport. During the ex-
cavations in the construction of sew
age work for the town some workmen
came acress what has since proved to
be massive oak tree, with two i'm
mense branches. Prof. Boyd Dawkins,
the well-known antiquary, is Of
opinion that the tree is one OF the
giants of prehistoric times, and he
says that the tree is certainly 10000
years old. The Corporation of Stock
port is at a loss what to do with the
gigantic fossil, which is supposed to
weigh about forty tons.-Londor
Daily News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31
COSTLY DANCE IN MISSOURI.
thousands of Dollars Spent on a Ball
Given in st. Joseph.

AS a precursor of what is to be ex-
| pected this season from the society
folk of ST. joseph, Mo-, ball was given
IN that city recently upon which was
expended thousands Of dollars. The
aIIalr was given by Mrs. Bertha Hay
Forman and Mrs. Harrison Smith.
twin sisters of the millionaire banker
and manufacturer, Louis Hax of st
Joseph. The Country clubhouse near
the picturesque lake in ST. Joseph was
leased and entirely refurnished for the
occasion. The walls were hung in
magnificent embossed satin and in
oriental drapings, with pier glasses set
III at intervals. The entire furnishings
were in accord. Thousands of dollars
worth of floral decorations and palms
shed fragrance, while mirrors in every
conceivable space reflected the brilliant
scene. The outer decorations were
quite as picturesque. Walks were
formed with plants, and pines trimmed
in ropes of smilax and lit by electric
lights, while each seat represented
some flower. Palms reaching to the
ceiling met and formed a canopy for
the guests from the carriageway to the
entrance of the club.
The guests partook of an elegant re-
past after midnight. Many of the most
delicate viands were sent by special
order from famous chef in New York
There were present 500 people. The
tables each seated four guests and were
literally covered with floral decOra-
lions, each one representing a certain
flower. Canopies of mirrors swung
over every table, between which were
electric lights The floor of the din
ing-room was covered with a $4,000
imported rug. The scene was one OF
the most dazzling ever witnessed in
Missouri.
Mrs. Bertha Hax Forman was SO
ciety belle before her marriage ana
was equally as we'll known in ST. Louis,
where she visited as in ST. joseph.
The resemblance between the twin SIS
fers. Mrs. Forman and Mrs. Smith, was
so striking as to cause many humorous
and embarrassing situations, both 10
The young ladies and those VINO COM
mitted the error.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31

posed upon it's owner the obligation
CT furnishing provisions and supplies
to the newcomers, and in 1847 prompt
ed him, in anticipation of the rush
Of settlers from the east that it was
expected would follow the cession of
California to the United States, to be-
gin the erection of flour mill to
grind the wheat which he cultivated
in considerable quantity. To get the
lumber for it he determined to build a
saWmill also.
The site selected for the proposed
! saWmill by James w. Marshall, wan
dering Wheelright from New Jersey,
who had drifted from the east to
+, Oregon and then to Californi
he entered Suffers service, was in the
small valley of the Coloma, IS miles
from Suffers fort Excellent water
power was to be had in the valley
and yellow pine timber abounded in
the nearby hills. Suffer left the plans
and construction of the mill to Mar
shall, and in August, 1847, the two
signed an agreement of partnership,
money, men, tools and teams, and
Marshall was to supply the skill for
building and managing.
About this time a number of Nor
mons arrived at New Helvetia and
asked for employment. They had be-
longed to the Mormon battalion, which
after enlisting in Nebraska for one
year, marching to the Pacific by way
TO the Gila and garrisoning San Diego,
had been mustered out at Los Angeles
in the preceding July. They were on
their way to Salt Lake, but at the
fort received letters advising all who
could not bring provisions for the
winter to remain in California until
the following spring. Suffer hired
them to work on his flour mill and
sawmill, and sent six of them to
Colona, where Marshall had already
begun operations, assisted by three
men and a dozen Indians
For four months Marshall and his
men worked at Coloma, seeing no WISH
tors and seldom communicating with
the fort. The mill had been nearly
completed, the dam was made, the
race had been dug, the gates had
been put in place, the water had been
turned into the race to carry away
some of the loose dirt and gravel and
then had been turned off again. On
the afternoon of january "a, 1848 Mar
shall was walking in the tail-race,
when on it's rotten granite bedrock
he saw some yellow particles and
picked UP several of them. The
largest we're about the size of grains
of wheat. They we're smooth, bright,
and in color much like brass. He
thought they were gold, and going to
the mill told the rest that he had
found a gold mine.
Marshall being known by his COM
panions to be a fanciful and cratic
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31

ever and anon Europe tells us OF a
new and brighter star. This time
it is the "Ehrenstein," Luise Won
Ehrenstein, who has contracted to
come to America as the ''prima'
of the next season, and this is the
first announcement made of the fact,
and the first publication of her picture
in America.
Luise Won Ehrenstein, whom Euro
pean critics have pronounced even
greater than Calve Or Media, was born
in Vienna in 1867 She is the young
est daughter of an Austrian noble of
the highest rank, Friedrich Won En-
renstein. At very early age she
gave promise of her great talents and
when only thirteen years old, appeared
before the public as a performer OF
the piano However, a year after she
directed her attention entirely to sing
ing and her first public appearance
was at a charity entertainment when
Richard Perger's opera, De Vierzehn
Nothhelfer, was presented. She had
been assigned the leading part in the
opera and her wonderful voice and
great personal beauty attracted univer-
sal attention. 1t was, however, only
after overcoming the most strenuous
opposition of her parents that she was
permitted to enter upon an operate
career. Her teachers for a number
of years were Mrs. Nicklass- Kempner,
a noted instructor of Berlin, the
charming Pauline Lucca and Mrs.
Zachman- Wagner. Her first engage
nlent was at the Berlin Court theater,
where she appeared in Carmen, Mig
aon, Zerline in Don Giovanni and as
Marguerite in Faust.
Llise Won Ehrenstein soon won the
favor and applause not only of the
public, but also Of the critics. How
ever she was not satisfied with her
position, because from her earliest
youth she had been a great admirer of
Richard Wagner, and was therefore
DESTROYS to interpret and appear in
some of the operas of the great COM
poser. She remained at the Berlin
theater for some time in order to re-
ceive thorough instruction in the sing
ing of Wagner's operas, under the
guidance of the well-known teacher,
Mrs. Zachman-W Wagner. Soon after
she received a fiattering offer from the
Vienna royal opera and therefore asked
for her dismissal. She appeared in
Vienna, August 5, 1889, as Elizabeth
in Tannhaeuser and scored a sue
cess. Subsequently she appeared as
Marguerite in Faust and as Elsa in
Lohengrin, and her Interpretation of
these important roles won the favor
of the people and especially of the
critics, who were warm in their praise.
She was permanently engaged and her
contract expires at the end Of the year
1899.
Luise Won Ehrenstein is now the
most pOular singer at Vienna opera
Her ideal interpretations of the great
est roles of opera, such as the char
acters Seuta, Elizabeth, Siegelinds and
Eva in Wagner's operas, Eurydice in
Gluck's Orphens, the countess in Fig
aro's Marriage, Gounod's Marguerite,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31

from all organizations of civic, mill
tary and fraternal character partici-
pated. The following societies were
seen in the procession: United States
troops, Governor Budd and staff, Cali
fornia pioneers, st. Andrews society,
regents of the state university, volun-
teer firemen, Reali Italiana, Carabinieri,
League of the Cross Cadets, Young
Mems Institute, Native Sons of the
Golden West, Deutcher Krieger, Verein.
Hannoveraner, Turnverein, San Fran
cisco Baecker Verein, San Francisco
Commercial Travellers association
Fishermen's Benevolent Society and
Arizona Pioneers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-31

America is word to conjure with
among the stellar attractions of the
opera and drama in Europe, for to
those who have won their share of ar
tlstic success abroad, there even comes
with a rare pleasure Of expectation
the dream of the gold that flows from
the pockets of the American public.
So we have had the De Rezkes, Poe
PIancon, Lasa1le Patti, Lucca, Calve,
Media, Materna, Nordica and host of
others as famous in our midst, and