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The Delta independent., 1898-09-30

To ihs Editor NJ The lssiepxpdens.
have reod In the LAboseF what sesms
70 b . Deuocratic article, severely
esnsuring Mr Horny, the nominee for
Judge Il the Judiciai convention of the
Peoples party for tho seventh district.
This appears - an editorial in what
claias to be a Populist paper. The
scuesiIous add libelous statsments there
10 ass of pieco with former assaults
nsds two yesrs sgo on the regulsr
neaioss oe the Peoples party for .
susssdsrstioo By this same quasi Pop.
ulist editor. This apparently very in
digssst man nov holds . job under
Jsdas Theron Stevens Democratic
ssoines) and therefore the Sght be
askss sgainst Henry. O.. Aow his
righteous soul twioees! He chargts ,
that Mr.. Henry manipulated the sppos.
tioeosut q delegates to the couvsntioo
fos NJ own bsnsGt; sec how coDpletely
~ - b given to all this inssmy BY the
ss8s ststeDent q NJ. J. p. Csssedy.
Who ~ tisodIy to Ns. Stevens can.
diaaey ~ district jsdGs-
IT, ep110Wing 10 the s0lsvh q Nr.
Cody:
State q Co,ossdo, Cosoty ef Oursy ..
J. p. Cssssdy. being asst dolly sworn
On oath, :eys: l .:s prsesot st the
teo q ths P"psliss party q Mootruss.
srpostioenest Tor the isdiei.I district
sr,nvsnkisrn xsa na1a t.@>a -ss,v
The Delta independent., 1898-09-30

part in the work Of the spportionment.
A the entire editorial Il the LAborsr
referred to and its further statements
rest on utter falsehood 1t 10 needless to
further consider this ixDominious slsndeF.
1t must not be forgotten all the time
that editor Snidsr holds down his job Of
district clerk under Judge Stevens
whom he now supports.
1t is we'll to keep in mind thst sone
Of thoee who lead the bolters from the
convention are Of doubtful populiem ss
we'll as the editor OF the LsboTer.
JcsrIcE.
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The Delta independent., 1898-09-30

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Oiathe. last Saturday. Vas = very poor
selsction. While he has been . prolessed
Populist ever since the party was organ
lied. he hes bten . seeker after once IN
every election. and on failure OF nom'na-
tioa. hes back capped and fought 10
dsesat those Who we're suecessfui enough
to Be- placed on his ticket. More tnsn
one candidate on the Populist ticket
owes his defeat to tfo opposition OF Mr.
Hammond. while others who nave no'
been the objects Of his stacks nave
bssa elected. Another trouoie WIN MI.
Hammond 10 that he 10 In the nao't OF
expressing himself IN very empnatic
tsrns on the religious views ana con.
victious. and hss made sport OF ana
bussssqued the sentiments ana oe''e's
othsss that arc dearer to theIi IMAM 'ne
ties oe home and family. The temper
abcs element. too. has oeen maoe inc
special object Of his sarcastic ana
o6sssivs rsnarks Ar. Hammond nov
comes bsfore the people and asks Tor
their suhrages We guess init.
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The Delta independent., 1898-09-30

The cattle and sheep men q ColosssSo
estioste that because q IN increased
demand ssd advanced prices, their prolis
dssipg The last two yesrs b seversI
million dollars In excess q what they
we're during the two years previous.
This 10 due 10 Improved industrial sod
sommescial 20 ,ditioss throughout tie
cosntry. Lets quit bowling sdvsssity.
md gysep our shsrs q The rstuvpiog
prosperity thst b hseded this vsy. and
By % tlsjog hasten its sppsoach.-Tel-
mid Jovsuol.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

Natchez, MISS. June 14.-Ai
Oak Ridge, La. q negro 90,
full of liquor. and when an
officer undertook to arrest him
he secured the latter's club and
pistol and assaulted him. A
posse was organized and the
negro was captured. He was
given the alternative Of being
either hanged or shot. BE
chose the latter. Whereupon he
was told to run. when some
forty or fifty shots were fred
INTO his body. resulting in in
slant death.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

Rrs.,v.s sua csrr-etsd Eseh Dsy by
wire q X. y. DsEsy cs-'s
stoek EEehssas.


Chicago. June I5.-Liverpool stay
ed at 1 lid advance on Sptemoer
but July pressed for sale and 50
lower Broomhall wired connrmn-
ton of drouth reported from Eastern
l;ussia and gave lowered prospects
N Italy on account Of rain with In
proved weather I'm the United King
dom and Western Europe, the latter
Of which was confirmed by 81. Louis
cable from Paris. Primary receipts
$50 900 against zoe, 900 last year. The
settlement OF the large amount on
cash wheat formerly controlled oy
Letter into the hands of Armour with
his great facilities for distribution
brourht nillers as buyers I'm this and
other markets. One hundred thous-
md reported sold here at about
northwestern prices. Northwest re-
ported too much rain and n rank
growth. Rain also reported In
Texas interfering with harvest.
There was some early selling OF July
wheat thought 20 be hedged against
cash wheat but there has been
notable lack OF offerings. Looking
the Geld over considering the price
as compared with past weeks and
that the war news looks toward q
lingering OF the campaign We think
as we did yesterday that the long
side IL the right one
Corn-Has ruled strong on good
bdying. Country acceptances were
almost nothing. Weekly crop bull
letins generally favorable and prl-
vate advices about the same. At this
writing q better condition 10 tele-
graphed from Omaha, but we believe
the season 10 now late enough com
lined with the cereal planted to war
ant behalf In only \ moderate crop
at best. We feel favorably TO the
price.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
Death Tapping at the Door.
''pecisl to the Ardmorete.

'pecial to the Ardmoreite.
Kingston, Jamaica, June Is.
The combined forces of
Sampson and Schley are slowly
but surely placing a network
about Santiago. Death is tap
ping at the door. In the past
three days three sources of
supplies and reinforcements
have been cut off.
Santiago is now isolated from
the world and is down to famine
rations..
When Cervera arrived be
brought 700 more men to feed,
instead of provisions.
After the bombardment of
May 81, the Reina Mercedes
"as disabled and towed into
the bay behind the Socopa bat
teries, where she now lies, with
two torpedo boats.
At different points along the
bay are the Vizcaya. Oquendo,
Crlstobai Colon and Maria
Teresa.
The ships are a mile and a
half from the city proper, shall
low water forbidding them to
go nearer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
Insurgents Force Fighting.

Manila, June 8, via Shan
ghai, June 14.-The insurgents
forced the Zapote river on June
D, attacked the Spanish flank
and by hard fighting captured
the towns of Las Pinas and
Paranaka. They drove the
Spanish under cover of the
stockades and are encircling
the environs of Manila.
There is fighting now day and
night despite the heavy rains.
The Spanish are suffering from
exposure, want of food and
sleep, but are battling bravely.
The rebels intend to concen-
trate at one point. break down
the Spanish defense and beat
them back into the city, where
surrender is inevitable.
Dewey is surprised at the
progress made by the insur-
gents. The American troops
are expected on the 18th, but
will probably not be needed.
The Spanish are holding In
hope of help. otherwise they
would surrender.
Many Spanish have been
killed and wounded. The num-
Der of the sick is unknown, but
hospitals and churches are
crowded. Dewey has refused
to allow the Spanish women to
embark.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
PREACHER LYNcHED-
-. was q Negro. end Assaulted q Pam
er's wHe-wtnehestsred IN The
Most Approved Manner.

Clarendon, Ark. June IA -
Roy. Moses Ricks. a negro
preacher and religious exhorter
" I'll known among the members
or his race in this vicinity. was
lvnched by a mob Of 200 citizens
IN the southern portion of this
(Monroe) county Mt 9 o'clock
last night. The body. perfo-
rated with Winchester rife bull
l..,s was left dangling in the air
y ith a placard pinned on the
clothing as a warning to other
negroes.
Kicks crime was a fiendish
one. He went to a farmers
+ nuse and asked for a drink Of
ater. Finding nobody at home
but the farmers wife. he seized
her and after choking her into
insensibiIity outraged her.
The crime was committed
Last Friday. Kicks was arrested
ou Saturday 6y Sheriff Jackson
and he was given a preliminary
t-ial before a justice of the
! .aee. About 300 citizens were
aL the trial and threats were
rldde of lynching, but no dem
custration was made until last
night, when the negro was
taken from the officers and car
red before his victim. who pos
lively identified him. He was
t!Ien taken into the woods near
by and lynched.
Before being swung up he
made a full confession of his
crime. Kicks was about %
years of age and was fairly we'll
educated. He was a leader in
religious circles among the ne
crnes and was to have been or
dained next Saturday as a reg
I:iar minister.
1t is learned tonight that
Moses Kicks and his father
were both lynched. the son be-
ing hung last night and the
father on Sunday night. 1t is
said that both were lynched for
completely in the same crime.
There is much excitement and
further lynchings are in the
prospective.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

A correspondent writes that
his opinion is that Porto Rico
Is the home of the red man. He
is hopeful that a trade can be
negotiated between the Five
Tribes and the United States
whereby the Indian can secure
entire controlof the little island
and give the "usurping whites"
quit claim to that territory
Capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
Manila Surrounded .

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Berlin, June 5.-A Shanghai
dispatch says the Philippine
insurgents are only a mile and
half from Manila which is en-
tirely surrounded.
1t is understood they will en-
deavor to force the Spanish to
a surrender and establish an
independent government before
American reinforcements ar
rive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

WHEN the war is over the
work of building up Cuba's
wasted industries will set in
with great vigor and enterprise.
A live company ought to get
rich mining for lead and iron
in the vicinity OF Santiago har-
Dor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

TME difference: There is no
need of a press censor when
bataeS are fought as Dewey
fights them. He attached q
Newspaper correspondent to his
personal staff and commends
him for bravery in his official
repert.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

IT is feared that the continu-
Gus rains will prove damaging
to the grain crops. Already
some farmers are giving the
distress sign.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
Purchase n Transport.
Special to the Ardmoreite.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
New Orleans, June 15.-Ar
rangements have been complst
ed for the purchase of the Brit
ish steamer Bendie for use as
a transport. The Bendie can
carry 5000 troops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

A WAR in behalf of freedom
and human rights is justifable
from an American point of
view; but a war for conquest or
in the interest of monopolies
cannot be justified upon any
plea whatever.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
French Cabinet Resigns

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Paris, June 15.-At a cabinet
meeting this morning that body
determined to place their resjg-
nation in the hands of the presi-
dent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
A Serious Clash Between VOlm-
teers and Regulars--POlice are
POwerleSS--Many Dan
gerOusly Injured.
DEATH TAPPING AT THE DOOR,

Is the Ominous Doom of Santiago--Slowly
But Surely is the Network Closing in on
the Doomed City--Already Isolated
From the World and Down to Fam
inc Rations--ManiIaS Surrounded
by the Insurgent Troops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
Pope,s ALLEGED Offer.

London, June 14.-The Rome
correspondent of the standard
says:
Owing to the serious news
from the Philippines, the POI G
wired the queen regent of Spain.
placing his services at her dis
posal If she considered that the
time had arrived for the inter
vention Of the powers in favor
of Spain. The queen regent,
in replying, telegraphed her
thanks, saying that at an oppor-
tune moment she would feel
the pope's offer to be very pre-
clous."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

ANY healthy man in four
months can eat his weight in
food-provided he can get it.
This may not apply to enlisted
men in the army.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

We will have good roads now,
and a good grain trade; thanks
to the good business men of
Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Port Tampa, June 15.-The
expedition has left with Santa
go as the supposed destination.
All those on board the Oil
vette are newspaper men and
members of the hospital crops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

TIE ARDMoREITE's Holder
correspondent says the churches
at that place are granting their
members temporary withdrawal
cards when they start to Ard
more, owing to the bad roads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

Ir IS believed that the amount
of powder and steel so far con-
sumed in the present war will
not exceed three or several
more tons to each man killed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
A Good Catch.
Special to the Ardmoreite.

RpeclaI 70 the Ardmorelte,
Key West, June 15.-The
British ship Twickenham was
brought here this morning by a
prize crew from the st. Louis.
She is loaded with 5000 tons
Of coal,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
ThirSting for Gold .
.ial to the Ardmoreite.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Tacoma. Wash, June 15.-
The Lake Bennett News says
Four thousand boats with 80, 600
souls have sailed to the Klon
dyke in the past ten days. AS
a majority of the boatmen are
inexperienced. a heavy loss OF
life is feared.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
A Spanish SpN.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Washington, June 15.-The
Cuban legation advises that the
notorious Spanish spy AldOfo
Vera is operating at Key West
and other Florida points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

FRANCE, Italy and Austria are
each willing to act as mediator
between the United States and
Spain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

Special to the Ardmoreite.

SptclhI % the Ardmoreite.
Newport News. June 15.-The
British element Of the crews of
the Yale and the Harvard
threaten trouble and refuse to
go to sea because when these
ships were converted to men of
war they claim it vitiates their
term OF enlistment by the Amer
lean lines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

ST. LOUIS women are furnish
ing night robes for soldiers in
hospitals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
Third Philippine Expedition.
Special to the Ardmoreite.

San Francisco. June 15.-The
third Philippine expedition will
sail a week from Saturday
under General King. and will
consist of two battallions of the
Fifty-irss Idaho. First Montana,
Thirteenth Minnesota. Twen-
tieth Kansas and Seventh Call-
fornia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
A Serious Riot.
Special to the Ardmoreite.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Old Point Comfort, Va. June
15.-A riot occurred at mid
night at Phoebus. near here,
between the First Maryland
Volunteers and the regulars at
Fortress Monroe. Over 300 are
fighting in the streets and the
police are powerless to act.
Many are seriously injured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

WnAT a meeting that will be
at HAvana. We alIHdO to Lee
and Blanco. Enemies for
keeps.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

y. VI. Geary. Pierson, Mich, saws:
DE Wits Witch Hazel Salve 10 cur
ing more piles here today than ali
other remedies combined, II cures
eczema and all other akin diseases. -
City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

BLANCo was too busy to bid
Lee goodbye when the latter
left HaYana. Ere long he will
be forced to bid him good morn
ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
Hawaiian Annexation.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Washington. June 15.-The
house will vote this afternoon
on the resolution to annex
Hawaii.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

THE whole nation wants to
soe General Lees army in shape
to dc business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

Pimples and Blotches on the face
are most unsightly things to look Al
and disngure an otherwise handsome
face. Are you aware that these can
be entirely removed by using BeRnsi
Blood Purifier and Blood MaEer
sold oy City Drug Store and T. N.
Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

We infer that the reason
whistling among our youths is
on the decrease is because of
the increase of the cigarette.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

THE union printers of Guthrie
arc getting out a neat little
paper called the Free Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
TIME TABLE.
ARDMoRE. WEDNESDAY. JUNE Is.

The present is the rainy sea-
son. in Cuba and Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
That dark brown taste and horrid

breath you have in the morning ia
eaused by an inactive liver; some
medicines relieve for awhile, Others
for a few days. but Herbine cures.
Sold by T. n. Coleman,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
Earthquake Shock FeIt

Paducha. KY, June IA
distinct earthquake was felt
here and throughout this part
Of the state at $3.50 a. m.
Evansville. Ind, June IA
\ distinct earthquake shock
was felt here at about $3.50
o'clock this morning.
Memphis. Tenn, June a.
A distinct earthquake shock
lasting two minutes was felt
here at 9:23 this morning.
The Cuban question and political
issues sink into insignificance with
the man who suffers from the piles.
What he most desires, is relief. De-
Wits Witch Hazel 9alve cures piles.
City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
Murderinr Robbers cauEht.

Galveston, Tex. June a.
IL somebody is not hung for the
killing of Fireman Lee john
son at the holdup near Coleman
junction last week. il will not
be the fault of the sheriffs OF
the surrounding counties. Siim-
ulated by their duty ant per-
haps by the vision of the 200
reward the Santa Fe road Of
fered for the arrest and couvle-
ton Of the would-be robbers,
they have searched day and
night for the bandits.
Sheriff Shields telpgrapbs
from San Angelo that he has
three OF the men and
has them locked up. he says
he will have the other one soon.
The men were captured near
Sonora and showed fight when
the officers came up with them.
The officers opened fire and
broke the arm Of one man and
the leg Of another. The l'ar-
dts were then Overpowerr'i.
not until Que of them had
escaped. however. Who the
men are and further particulars
Of their capture are not at hand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
TODAY's MARKET.

IODA1 . MAhhEI.
Grain
Wheat, 9Oc bu.
Oats, sacked, 22c bu.
Oats, bulk 2oc bu.
Corn, shelled, 4sc bu.
Corn, in shuck, 35c bu.
Hay
Hay, $500 per ton.
Other Produce
Potatoes, Irish, new T5c, old sI.IO.
Butter, fresh country, I2 lac.
Eggs, q to Sc doz.
Poultry
Hens, fat, sl.75 doz.
Large fry, s1.50 doz.
Small fry, u.25 dos.
Geese. $500 per doE-
Ducks, s1.40 per doz.
Turkeys, IS and % per dos.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
snalI-ttis Toni.

What interested me most in the
burying ground at LeghOrn." re-
marks a writer. was the tomb sf
Smollett, though I was rather pro
voked to find il sCribbled all over
with signatures aud trashy remArh
of innumerable tourists who seemed
to imagine that by hooking on their
unknown names and insignihcnnf
compositions. both In prose aud
verse, they. too. might have a chance
of some touch of distinction As II
did not strike me 81 first that this
designation of a great persons
monument is really one Of the besi
compliments that can be paid to biz
Tenown, / turned TO the sexton and
impulsively promised him a reward
II he would clear away all these i'm
pertinent additions Before lsfi
he had procured a bucket Of vaiS
and q bit Of marble. with which be
had effectively restored the stone TO
its original brightness. Until thea
IL did not occur TO me that had
missed the true point, and in thus A.
similating Smollett's tomb TO those
around II had, in fact, lessened the
only distinction which such things
are capable Of comforting on the
memory of the dead.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15
PRODUCE MARKET.

Following are prices paid on
our streets for country produce.
These prices are changed with
the market daily, and can be
relied upon as being strictly
correct.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

"One Minute Cough Cure is th,
hest preparation 1 have ever sole
or used and can't say too much In
is praise" l.. M. Kennon, Mer
chant, Odell, Ga. City Drug Store
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-15

ruTs And CALLS o. SnrTHnnER wHHAr-
Puts 20 rs. n la
calls ~ is. TO i-s-T-a
COTTON.
sPOTs-MDDLING.
New York. ss-is; sales. 80: tone. quiet.
New Orleans. si-is; sales. I1so tone steady.
FUTURES.