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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
AssAILED BY LAND AND SEA.

ASSAILED BY LAND AND SEA.
Playa Del Este, Cuba, July
1.-The fight has begun.
The long expected battle has
opened.
Santiago is being assailed by
land and sea.
AT Z o'clock this morning
Gen. Lawton's advance opened
the firing and pushed forward
by successive rushes to capture
the fortified position of vantage
about Caney. The Spaniards
replied vigorously and soon the
wounded began coming IN on
stretchers.
They reported that the enemy
had been driven out of Cabona,
a suburb of Santiago, and one
OF the positions which it was
Intended to secure. The men
from the front also told of how
the Cubans were aiding Law
toms men and bearing the
brunt of much of the fighting.
The advance was continued
from Cabona and the firing be-
came fast and furious.
Meantime Cervera's ships
turned loose their shells on the
American line. The shells made
no impression on the advance,
but Kent's command which was
going south to attack the Span
lards at the mouth of the San
Juan is reported to have lost
heavily. as Cervera's guns had
clean sweep at him.
A great laundering to sea-
ward told that the American
fleet was attacking Moro. An
occasional explosion Of excep-
tional violence indicated that
the Vesuvius was hurting her
dynamite projectiles. Among
the smoke Of the land battle the
shells from the warships could
be seen exploding about MORO |
Castle and the other smaller
forts adjacent thereto.
By noon the entire American
line had been engaged and we're
slowly driving the Spaniards
from one entrenched position
to another. Many Spaniards
fled into the city itself, and in
some instances there was no
opposition when an American
division charged a line of earth
works. In other instances the
Spaniards fought heroically
and the number Of Americans
wounded grew rapidly.
When the courier bearing
this dispatch left the American
lines the battle was growing
iercer. The boom of the siege
and the rattle of musketry with
the quick reports of the Maxim
guns were incessant. The
Americans were pressing for
ward steadily in the face of a
rain Of shot and shell, the lat
.er bursting all about them.
Never did volunteers face )
such Ieaden hail more bravely
md their cheers. as the enemy
ell back before their irresisti- :
Die onslaught could be heard
lbove the deafening din of the
The indications at this time
ire that Shafter will be in Nor :
o Castle oy nightfall. though
le may wait till morning before
occupying the fortress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Camara's Fleet Moving
Special to the Ardmoreite.

Special 20 the Ardmoreite.
Washington. July 9. = Tie
state has received a despatch
from Port Said which states
that the Spanish ships Colon
and Cavadongo entered the
Suez canal yesterday. The
others. except one which is.be-
ing repaired. have left the har-
Dor, after coaling from trans
ports.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
JULY ARA AT PURCELL.

The Santa Fe will carry passen-
gers on an extra freight leaving
Ardmore at 8 o'clock on the morn
ing of the Fourth, tickets good to
return on early morning train July
5. For further information see
A. LUCAS, Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

HAVANA will probably be the
last Cuban town to be taken.
This will allow Blanco to draw
a salary as long as possible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Stolen.

From my residence on West
Main street, one gray mare, Is
,years old, Ia hands high, foretop
clipped, perfectly gentle. Liberal
reward given and no questions
asked on return.
27d&wtf j. III. SPIEGLE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Queen Wants Peace.
pecial to the Ardmoreite.

Special TO the ArdmOreite.
Paris, July 2.-Martin says
that the. queen regent of Spain
desires European intervention.
She is said to be willing to sac
rifice the throne if such an ac-
ton would in any way advance
the sentiment for an honorable
peace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

The proposition to send a
company of congressman to
Cuba is a good one. Make it a
battalion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

WHAT about Ardmore's fire
enginei 1t is possible that such
a piece of property should be
converted into a roost for
chickansl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
NOTICE TO cONrRACToRs.

Sealed proposals will be received
at the Office of the undersigned for
certain improvements, shown on
plans mentioned in specifications
for A. C.. Cruce residence. Open
until Saturday, July 9, at 3 p. m.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at my Office in Wilmington
block.
c.. E. TRoUTMAN, Architect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

WHY do the special revenue
stamps resemble the Span
iards? They have to be licked.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
El caney Taken.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Guantanamo, July "A
courier reports that Ell Caney
has been captured and Aqua
dores fallen. Santlago's fall is
only a question of a few hours.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

RUSSIA may soon be supreme
in Asia and the Holy Alliance
in Europe. but Great Britain
and the United States can still
rule the seas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Two Hanged at rIuskogee.

Muscogee, l. T.. July 1.-The
two negroes, K. B. Brooks and
Charles Pekins, alias Henry Whit
field. who were sentenced to hang
by Judge John Thomas at the last
term of United States court at this
place, were to- day executed on a
scaffold erected in the jailyard for
that purpose. This was the first
execution that ever occurred In the
Indian Territory under the United
States laws.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

CANADA and England are
making extensive preparations
to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Now we'll that's all right.
Letter rip.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

WHAT Great Britin will do to
Germany in case she lnterferes
IN the Philippines, will be
enough.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Train Held Up.

Ell Paso. Tex. July 2.-The
Texas and Pacific west bound pas
senger train was held up by three
masked men to night at 10o'clock
five miles west of Stanton and 300
miles east of Ell Paso. The Pacific
Express company's safe was blown
open with dynamite. No one was
hurt and it is not known what the
robbers secured. The bloodhounds
from Pecos and two posses from
Midland, Tex, are now after the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
VIII Capture santlago.
Il to the Ardmoreite.

special to the Ardmoreite.
Washington, July 2.-Dis-
patchch from the front make
it almost certain that the Ameri-
can troops will enter Santiago
tonight or Sunday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
c. E. TRoUTMAN, Architect.

Weak, pale and sickly women and
children made healthy and rosy
checked by using DIR. Simmons Sar-
saprilla. so cents and so doses. Man
ufactured by A. @. Simmons Jr
Med. Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

How MANY feet of hose is
there belonging to the fire com
pany that is fit for use at the
presentR
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

SHAFTER punched his game
before he shot them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

TAKE a day off tomorrow and
and talk with your neighbor
about democratic and patriotic
affairs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

EVEN the rainy season has
been postponed in the interest
of the campaign undertaken by
the Americans in Cuba.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

A postage stamp map of England
and Wales has been made by D. Nj.
Murrow, of London. Although it
took Mr.. Murrow Only two months
to draw the outline of the map,
and to affix the stamp. yet the en-
tire collection, which is valued at
200 guineas, was begun at the age
of years. The exact number of
stamps in the map is 2. .139, and no
two stamps are alike. All the coast
and prominent inland countries are
formed of contrasting colors.
FoR RENT-A four room house. GEN.
trally located. Apply to
las. A. Boyn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

HE bankruptcy bill has been
signed by president Mckinley.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

The strongest evidence that the
Sac and Fox Indian are taking on
the ways of civilization is the fact
that number of the tribe broke
into a Gushing store and stole a
pair OF trousers. A wild Indian
had no use for trousers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

According to the Shawnee Chief,
the watermelon crop will be fail
ure in Pottawatomie country-the
vines grow so fast that the melons
are worn off by being dragged over
by ground.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Prizes Captured.

Special to the ArdmOreite,
Key West. July 1.-Two
prizes were brought in this
morning-one a British steam
or, formerly Spanish, and a
Spanish fishing smack. Both
were captured while trying to
run the blockade with supplies
for Blanco.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
More than a Thousand American
Soldiers Have Fallen in the
Santiago Fight--Cervera's
Fleets Awful Work.
BITTER, BLOODY, STUBBORN BATTLE

In Which Anglo-Saxon Courage and Bulldog
Tenacty Overcame Spanish Vaor--The
Rough Riders There--Wi Enter the
City Sunday---Wheeler was Car
red to the Front on a Litter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Santiago Streets Timed.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
London July 2.-Well known
Spanish agents here say that a
great surprise awaits the Amer
leans upon entering Santiago.
The principal streets are mined.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
ARDMoRE. SUNDAY. JULY 2.

Has Ardmore a fire company!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Medical Departments
TULANE UNlvERsrrY OF LOUISIANA

Its advantages for practical in
structfon, both in ample laboratories
and abundant hospital materials are
unequalled. Free access is given to
Lhe great Charity Hospital with 200,
6eds and $4,000 patients annually.
special instruction is given daily at
bedside OF the sick. The next session
begins October 90 1898. For cata-
logue and information, address
Prof. 5. B CHAILLE, II. D., Dean,
2. Q. Drawer 26I. New Orleans, La
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

LET Old Glory wave tomor-
row.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

Or. Simmons SarsaparilIa effects
uaily aids weak, impaired and debili-
eated organs of both sexes. It's
ees.on is quick ana lasting. 50 centa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
TIME TABLE.

Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
SOUTH BOUND
Galveston and Chicago Express 4:I2 q. m.
CIeburne and Kansas City Express 6:10 p. m.
NORTH BOUND
Galveston and Chicago Express 1859 a. m.
CISburne and Kansas City Express 1I:02 am
A LUCAS, Ticket AgC.
W. q. KEENAN,. Gen. Pass. ARt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Pando En- Route.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
New York, July 2.-Sylvester
Scovell, correspondent. reports
Pando with 5000 men is en-
route to Santiago. Eight hun
dred Cubans. sent to check
Pando's advance, were routed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Watson WIN Nod SalI Yet.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Washington. July 2.-It is
stated that Watson's squadron
will not be sent to Spain until
after the fall of Santiago. 1t will
probably be ten days before the
feet will be ready to sail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
|oF9IOIAL ORGAN OF THE CITY
UnIted states Court for 1888.

UnIted states Court for 1898.
The United States court for this
district will meet MS follows:
Dhickasha Feb. and Oct. 8
Ryan Feb. 81 and Oct. II
Pauls Valley. 5. March z and Oct. 81
Purcell. March 28 and Nov. 21
ArdmOre. April II and Dec. 5
Hosea Townsend u. B. Judge
w. b. johnson. .....U. s. Attorney.
@. M. Campbell. U. 8. Clerk
John 8. Hammer. ......U. S. Marshal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03
Foreign Powers WIN Interfere,

Foreign Powers VIII Interfere.
Special to the Ardmoreite.
Berlin. July 2.-On the best
of authority a press correspon-
dent here is informed that Ger
many. France and Russia have
reached an understanding tn
interfere in the Philippines
when hostilites cease, to pre-
vent the United States and
Great Britain gaining posses
sion of the whole islands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-03

Arrival and Departure U. s. Malls.
South bound nail closes 4:45 p. m.
south bound mail arrives $50 pm.
North bound mail closes IL: :15 q. m.
North bound mail arrives 1900 m.
Night mails are closed at $3.50 p. m.
Money order department is open
at q. M, and closed ut 5 p. m.
Office hours from 8 a. m, to pm
Sundays from a. M, to 9 a. m.
MORAN SCOTT, P. M.
EDGAR SANDLIN. Deputy.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-25
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be
please to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that sciense has
been able to cure in all it's stages. aud
that is C.ta1rh. Halls Catarrb Care
is the only positive cure kroan to
the medical fraternity. C.tarth be-
ing constitutions disease, requires
q constitutional treatment. Halls
C.tsrrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the systrm, thereby
destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patieDt strength
by building up the constitution aud
assisting nature in doiug its work
The proprietors have so much faith
in it's curative powers, that they offer
Ooe Huodred Doliars for sng case
that it fails to cure. Send for list Of
test monials. 80
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-25

The resolution submitted by the
Richland delegation to the State
Democratic convention prohibiting
the use of money by candidates ID
primary election is the very essence
of absurdity and comes with exceed
ing bad grace. Outside OF Charles
ton and the Black District, there is
perhaps no place in the State where
more money has been used for pollti-
cal purposes than has been used in
Richland county. The Environments
there are such as to make the use OF
money an absolute necessity in order
to preserve intact a clean and sound
administration. But aside from this
consideration, which as a matter OF
prudence we do not wish to agitate,
a candidate, by the adoption of the
Richland resolution, will either have
to perjure himself or submit every
item of expense, whether private or
otherwise, to public scrutiny, and
failure to do 80 will make him liable
to be debarred from continuing the
race or his nomination be declared
null and void in event of his success
at the instance of any of his unsuc-
cessful competitors should they be
mean and low enough to prefer
charges of excessive campaign ex-
penses. Should candidate, under
the Richland resolution, give a
friend from distant point cigar or
a 'ssmile,' or extend to him any other
act of friendship or courtesy or hos
pitality he would be liable any day
: to be met on the stump with the
charge OF eXnorOltant campaign eA-
penses and with attempting to bribe
a voter and be put to the notifying
and humiiatirg alternative of parad-
ing his personal affairs before the pub
lie gaze or risk the chances OF being
ruled out for disreputable practices
by stopping to the low and mean
plane OF a ward politician who owes
his elevation to power to the length
of his purse or the number OF drinks
he deals cut to his henchmen. The
resolution was very properly re-
iected.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-25

Sundays papers contained a long
account of naval engagement be-
tween the combined American fleet
under Admirals Sampson and Schley
on the one side and the Spanish feet
under Cervera on the other off Mole
St. Nicholas. The movements Of the
ships and the incidents of the battle
were minutely described, and wherein
was recounted a glorious victory won
by the Americans. The number Of
Spanish fleets destroyed was put
down at twelve while only two Of
ours were slightly disabled. Dewey's
victory was claimed to have been
over shadowed by the dash and bril-
liancy of SIMPSONS feats, and a
patriotic fire of enthusiasm and
pride was kindled in the heart OF
every American. But such news was
too good to be true, and Mondays
papers denied that such naval battle
ever took place, in fact the opposing
fleets were thousands of miles apart
at the time when the alleged battle is
said to have been fought, and disap-
pointment and chagrin were depicted
on every face upon reading the con
tradiction. Why can't we have a re-
liable account Of the progress of the
war, and not such unreliable vapor-
ings Of irresponsible penny-a-liners.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-25

The State Democratic Convention
met in Columbia last Wednesday
and Mr.. l. H. McCalla was elected
temporary chairman. All the coun-
ties in the State were represented
except Georgetown, but their being
a contesting delegation from Dar-
lington the Convention decided that
both sets of delegates had been irreg-
ula1ly elected so that that county
was without representation.
Hon. D F. Eird was on the cred
entails committee. The following
was the delegation from lexington:
D. J. Griffith, D. F. E6rd, E. l..
Asbill, J. W. Eargle, j. D. Farr and
D NJ. Crosson.
D. F. Efrd was made vice Presi-
dent and Hon. E. L. Asbill was put
on the platform committee.
Col. D. J. Griffith is member Of
the State Executive Committee.
The convention refused to adopt
Mr.. Blease's resolution providing for
a separate box to ascertain the views
of the voters on the whisky problem.
The dispensary system of selling
whisky was endorsed and it was
decided to hold campaign meetings
in every county instead of every con
gressional district as proposed by
some. The committee will meet in
Columbia today to arrange a sched-
ule Of dates for these meetings.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-25
Irmo lettings.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:


The long absence of the Irmo cor
respondent from the columns of the
Dispatch makes the editor wonder
what has become of him, and sup
poses that he has either enlisted for
the Spanish-American war or is hid
ing out from the small pox. A wife
and happy little b.nd of four needs
the services of your correspondent
worse than Uncle Sam does just now,
and prevents him from offering his
services to his country. Constant
dread of small pox and fear of being
registered as a boarder at the little
new house just over the hill in the
bushes, which the Town Council
erected some time ago, has caused
your correspondent TO fortify himself
behind a huge vaccination scab.
Otherwise, be is here yet, as usual.
So far as I am advised, there is no
case Of small pox in this immediate
neighborhood yet, but there are lot
of sore armes.
Mr.. John Dreher, who enlisted for
the existing war, was home on visit
before leaving his present place Of
encampment, and returned to
Columbia this morning.
Mr.. I. H. Nunamaker lost one of
his tenant food houses in the suburbs
of our town one night last week by
fire. It is supposed to have been
incendiary.
Next Sunday is the day appointed
as Children's Day, at Uoion Chapel,
in our town. 1t is hoped that it may
be much enjoyed.
Mrs. NJ. L. Banks, Jr, is spending
a few days at her fathers, Elder
Dixon, of Columbia.
Miss Mamie Crooks still holds a
a hourishing school at Irmo Academy,
which will soon close for this season
with appropriate exercises.
Customers are not quite as plenti-
ful as flies are now.
The Spanish-American war, small
pox, high prices, dry weather and
fires are the most important topics of
conversation now. Everybody is
anxious for Sampson to meet the
Spanish and bury them in the mud,
as this seems to be the only thing
that will satisfy Spain.
The A. c. L., via the G., n. & L
and connections, now runs through to
GreeDville, and 1 notice that travel
has greatly increased over this line.
When I can find anything that
will do, I will write again. Look
out for the Spanish fleet in Twelve
Mile creek. II.
May %, 1898.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-25

The State campaign has been form
ally opened, and war news will no
longer monopoiize the attention OF
the people to the exclusion OF all
other matters of interest. The cleo
ton of Col. Willie Jones as State
Chairman was a graceful act and an
excellent selection. The candidates
will now begin to bestir themselves
in the race for votes and the promise
is good for an exciting and heated
campaign. Candidates Ellerbe, Till
man, Watson, Archer and Brunson,
to say nothing Of the lesser lights
are overcharged with campaign thun-
der and the political skies will soon
assume roseate hue from the flashes
of debate. The whisky question, it
seems, will be the leading issuein the
coming campaign and as there is
such diversity of opinion that it
would be difficult to forecast the re-
suit were the issue freed from all en-
tangling alliances and circumstances
were such that this question could
be divorced from politics. But as it
is, to our observation, the winning side
is not hard to name. 1t was unfor-
tunate that the Prohibitionists con-
cluded to enter the political field at
this time. It was an i'll advised
course and handicaps the movement
at the start. Before the inception of
the present effort to elect a State ticket
pledged to the enforcement of
prohibitory law, many strong prohibi-
tionists, men who would have worked
for the success of the cause and
would have voted for it, had already
committed themselves and are now
in honor bound to stand by their
pledge aid to redeem it. From this
cause thousands of votes have been
lost to the Prohibitionists which they
would have otherv lse controlled had
the struggle been made at time
when no other issue was before the
people to detract their attention and
divide their support. Our judgment
leads-us to the conclusion that it
would have been the act of wisdom
to have made no fight for State
Offices this year, but for the Prohibi-
tionists to have concentrated their
forces IN the several counties to elect
members of the General Assembly
who stand pledged to enact a prohi-
bitory law, absolute and simple, and
to submit it to the people for adoption
or rejection at an election to be held
in an off year, and as they decide so
let it be.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-25

Two changes have been made to
the Prohibition ticket. On account
of i'll health Hon. L D. Childs has
been compelled to decline the nomi
nation for Lieutenant Governor and
a Mr.. Featherstone of Laurens, sub
stituted. On account of favoring
the dispensary system the name Of
D. H. Tompkins has been dropped
as candidate for Secretary Of State.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-25
THE ROAD TO OFFICE,

~Weary pilgrims will b: permitted to
travel this quiet road at the low rate cf
50 for the ound trip. to be paid unalter-
ally in advance NJ money, no travel.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-05-25
FOR CONGRESS.

CONGRESSMAN J. WM. STOKES is
hereby AMI Danced as a candidate for re-
election to Congress from this. the Seventh
District subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary.
hereby announce myself candidate
for Representative il Congress from the
Seventh Congressional District, sui Jet to
the primary rnles. Very sincerely:
THOMAS F. BRANTLEI.