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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-05-28

dIers, rushed out and grabbed him by
the hand to say good-by.
blockade of Manila
Washington, May 24.-Secretary Gage
Issued an order 10 customs officers nou-
flying them that the port OF Manila,
Philippine islands, is blockaded by the
United States feet under Admiral
Dewey, and therefore clearance will
not be granted to merchant vessels for
that port. The instructions also warn
owners and masters Of vessels that in
undertaking voyages 70 Spanish ports
not now blockaded they run the risk OF
interruption by future blockades and
military operations.
The Philippine Expedition.
San Francisco, May 24-The prepare
lions for the first expedition TO Manila
are absorbing the energies Of all the
departments OF the state as well as the
enthusiasm Of the people. Nothing
remains TO be done but TO finish loading
the three yessels--the Peking, Austria
liza and Sydney. The first expedition
will be divided on the three vessels as
follows:
The City OF Picking. the First California
volunteers. composed OF 40 officers and 953
enlisted men, ten officers and n sailors
of the navy, making total OF 60 officers and
1.0A men.
The City OF Sydney. 10 officers and 31s
enlisted men OF the Oregon volunteers;
nine officers and 300 men OF the First com
panies or the Fourteenth United States
infantry. one officer and 90 men or the Call
tfornia heavy artillery and DIR. III. ~ Nc
Vain. ranking medical officer, making a
total OF "a officers and go men.
The Australia. the headquarters stan and
band and two battalions OF the oregon vol
nnteers, comprising 81 officers and GAG men.
To Reinforce Dewey.
Washington, May 23.-The president
has ordered the formidable double-tur-
reted monitor Monterey to sail from
San Francisco to join Admiral Dewey's
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-05-28

dlers, rushed out and grabbed him by
the hand TO say good-by.
blockade of Manila.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

In delivering an address before
the Minnesota Educational Associ-
alton, DIR. A. S. Draper, president
of the University of Illinois, whose
subject was 1.-The Public Schools
and Citizenship" said: "On the
public school system, depends to a
great extent the security of our
citizenship. The best possible
qualities are necessary to the state,
and to, secure them the state has
arranged this wonderful system of
schools and makes education COM
pulsory. The American people
are able to govern themselves and
the schools will do their share in
making good citizens, if the people
will support them. The country
is not anarchistic and the great
experiment Of Democratic govern
ment is fast nearing the point
where it may be said to be success
full. The country is not afraid of
the man on horseback" he said,
or of his more popular and more
powerful brother, the man on the
bridge of a battleship. The Amer
lean people need not worry them
selves about the Stabilize of the
government. 1t has a great prob
lem before it just now, the great
est it has ever had, but it does not
endanger its stability
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30
COTTON.


New York, Dec. 30.-A decline of
to 5 points took place this morn
ing, there was not much doing. Ca
bles were rather disappointing, some
firms were anxious to buy. Outside
trading was lig hter. Crop news was
without interest. Port receipts
small and promise to be quite small.
Some parties were predicting large
January movement and others a
sharp falling off. Weather in South
was clear and cool. At Liverpool
prices were down 1-2 for futures and
unchanged for spots, sales 10000.
Cloths move slowly. An additional
loss in price, equal to the early de-
cline, took place during the after
noon, owing to the very movement
for the week, which exceeded ex-
pectations Some private Liverpool
cables were of bearish tenor, and
some Southern advices indicated no
probability of iet-up in the move
ment for some time. The closing
figures were at to decline. The
amount brought into sight for the
week is fixed by Hester at 42S, 900
against 36S, 900 last year. Spot mar
kets all unchanged. Exports $4,000.
sPoTs-MIDDLING.
New York-5 IS; sales, 741; tone,
steady.
New Orleans-5 3-16; sales, $3.50;
tone, steady.
Liverpool-S 3-32; sales, 10000;
tone, steady.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

THE Democratic party is not op-
posed to expansion today any
more than it was when Jefferson
purchased Louisiana from France.
Let any man attempt to oppose
the march of the expansion idea In
the Democratic party, be he Vest,
Bailey or others, and the aforesaid
individual will be ground to pow
der. The Democratic party is the
father of expansionism: witness
the addition of Texas and Califor-
MIA, l. uisiana and Florida.-Okla-
hOman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

A WRITER of character observa-
tions says Lieut.. Hobson is devoid
of the sense of humor and of lights
and shades. He explains that this
active and tremendously educated
young man, Of strong personality,
could make fool of himself by
taking the kissing of women seri-
ously That a lack of the sense of
humor causes atrophy of good
taste if new idea.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

ARDMoRE must have water
works. The sanitary condition of
the town demands it. While we
are in much better shape from a
sanitary standpoint than we were a
year ago, we have no sewerage
system, nor can we have one until
we have the water to flush them.
Is the city council considering the
proposition advanced by Judge
Bradford to establish water works
here7 Money? Well. it will take
a whole lot of money to perfect a
system of water works; bnt it also
requires lots of money to bury lots
of people. If our city fathers will
take up water works proposition
and push it through, they may
find stronger backing in Ardmore
for that enterprise than they
dream of.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

A MCPHERSON, Kansas, man
who punched his horse in the ribs
with the muzzle of his shot gun to
hurry the animal along has since
bought another horse.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

THE Dallas News snap shots
says: Men may do the same thing
in different ways. The method is
not important. just so they are
equally successful. For example,
one man uses his arms as means of
self-defense while another relies on
his legs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30
cHERokEEs Wish TO VOTE.
Address a Letter TO the Commission
Stating Their Wants.

The following letter has been
addressed to the Cherokee com
mission as a synopsis of the terms
the Cherokee people wish to have
embodied in the proposed new
treaty with the United States:
To the Honorable Cherokee Com
mission.
The citizens Of the Cherokee ma
ton recommend that the following
articles be embodied in the pro-
posed new treaty with the United
States:
l. An equal allotment of lands
at its appraised value, without tax
alton for twenty-one years, 1G0
acres to the head of each family to
be made inalienable for that length
of time, the allottee to be allowed
to dispose of his surplus as he
chooses.
?. Minerals Of all kinds to be-
long to the allottee, alike with all
other things above and beneath
the soil. But upon any minerals
being developed by any allOttee or
company or corporation under the
direction of such allottee there
shall be a certain per cent paid
into the United States treasury to
the credit of the Cherokee nation
for school purposes to a sufficient
amount, any surplus, together
with any other surplus revenues,
to be paid out per capita to all the
Cherokee people annually.
3. Complete United States citi
zenship to be Immediately confer
red upon all the citizens Of the
Cherokee nation, and they to be
allowed to vote in all local and
national elections.
4. That a delegate or represent
ative from the Cherokee nation
shall be allowed in the Congress of
the United States the same as from
any other Territory, ard such rep
resentative shall be an Indian by
blood.
5. That the Cherokee nation
takes the initial step in inviting
all the other five civilized nations
to join together in organizing a
state government and ask for ad-
mission into the United States
within the next two years. In
substantiation of our former re-
concentrations, we hold that our
political right, the right to vote
and the right of representation in
the enactment of laws that shall be
placed over our country is the
most paramount right we have to
be guarded, and this right shall
have first place in whatever treaty
that we will adopt or ratify and
another form of treaty will be
voted down and justly so.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

The Territorial Teachers asso-
citation of Oklahoma is in session
in Oklahoma City, with 300 teach
ers present from all over the terri
tory. An instructive program is
prepared and great enthusiasm is
manifested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

DEN1soN is moving earth and
the atmosphere to bring to that
place the Denison, Bonham and
New Orleans railroad.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

ACCORDING to a Missouri ed
itor, every man contains enough
gas to fill balloon that would
lift himself, and some of them
ought to use it for that purpose.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

TEXAS merchants are experience
ing some difficulty in securing
payment for supplies furnished the
volunteer army.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

PUTTING sulphur in ones shoes,
eating raw cranberries and being
frozen inside an iron tank are said
to be excellent cures for la grippe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

SENATOR ALLISON will probably
succeed the late Senator Morrill, as
chairman sof the committee on
finance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

The idea is to make up your
mind what you can do, then do it.
This is especially applicable to wa
ter works.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

THE grip epidemic has reached
its climax in Cincinnati, where
there are now %, 900 cases.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30
PURELY Personal.
PrOmInent Goers and Corners nm Caught
on che WING by the Reporter
for the ArdmOreIte.

Chas. D. Workman returned to-
day from Paris.
Miss Bessie Head is visiting
friends in Lebanon.
William G.. Everheart of Marietta
is among our visitors today.
Col. W. P. Mullens made a pro,
fessional visit to Berwyn to-day.
Claude Washington of Marietta
is among the visiting guests today.
j. w. Galloway of Gair esville
was in the city yesterday evening.
Miss Matte Greenhaw os Gaines
vile is visiting the Misses Scales,
this city.
Berry l.. Scott of Gainesville Is
here to attend the Algonquin ball
tonight.
Mrs. Scott Prince of Davis is
visiting Mrs. Geo. Head and
friends.
William Noble of South McAles-
ter, distinguished Odd Fellow, is
here today.
Something like 100 bales of cot
ton were marketed on our streets
today.
Clint Graham our genial city at
torney returned to-day from Bur-
neyville.
Miss Pearl Caldwell of Gaines
vile is visiting Miss Zoe Olive for
a few days.
w. C. Baker of the Chickasaw
Lumber company returned this
morning from Paris.
Mrs. c.. w. Hughes and little
granddaughter is visiting Mrs.
Geo. Head and family.
Mrs. Sacra has returned from
Lebanon where she spent Christ
mas with her parents.
Henry M. Furman is at Decatur,
Texas, interested in a murder case
in the courts at that place.
Miss Retta Rogers from Pilot
Point is in the city visiting her
brother w. H. Rogers and family.
Mrs. John D. Kelley, from Den
yer, Colorado, is here visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Dayen-
port.
Gene WOlverton returned to-day
from Chicago where he has been
on business in connection with the
long distant phone system.
Miss Virginia Burch from Wes-
ton Texas accompanied by Miss
Lee Savage of Farmington Texas
are here the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Burch.
Miss Annie Clare Waldon of
Denton, Tex, arrived in the city
this morning to attend the AL
gonquins' New Year ball, and is
the guest of Mrs. G. l.. Herbert.
Misses Louise COmegys, Queen
Edwards and Grace Hickson came
up from Gainesville this morning
and will participate in the grand
ball tonight with the Algonquins.
Miss Florence Henderson, who
has been spending the holidays at
her home in Fort Worth, returned
this morning, and will resume her
duties at Hargroye college next
week.
w. B. Friedman, S. l.. Booth,
John McElvane, John Obarr
and John Pietzcker, all of Gaines
vile, are here to assist in the in
stitution of the 1. O. o. F, en-
campment this evening.
THERE is no necessity for the di-
vision of any of the judicial dis
tricts in the Indian Territory as
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

Two THINGS a man cannot enjoy
at the same time: his turkey and
the grip.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

WANTED-Chickasaw warrants.
A. NJ. Oliphant, Tishomingo, l. T.
n20d&wtf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

The ARDMOREITE office has a
good steam engine and boiler for
sale cheap. 3-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30
Fashionable DTeSSmaking
BY
madame Little
Rooms in Johnson, Cruce &
Cruce building, over
GarriSon's.

WARNING ORDER.
In the United States Commissioners Court
in the IndianTerritory, Southern Districts:
N. B. Gray. Plaintiff.
VS..
R. E. Griffin, Defendant
The defendant. r. E. Griffin. is warned to
appear in this court in thirty days and ans
wer the complaint of the plaintiff, N. b.
Gray.
Witness my hand and seal of Office this
18th day OF December, 1898.
s. B. BRADFORD, Commissioner.
Walker & Basham. Attorneys.
Jesse Hill, Attorney for nonresident.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

JUDGE Hamilton Ward of the
Supreme court is dead.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

DID some one say free schools?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

THERE is no necessity for the di-
vision of any of the judicial dis
tricts in the Indian Territory as
they now exist. The time is draw
ing near when this Territory will
be organized and courts will be es-
tablished in counties. The people
will hail with JOY the day when
they are free from United States
courts and under courts presided
over by men of their own choos-
ing. When that happy day arrives
three federal courts in the, Indian
Territory will be sufficient, and
one judge can do the business.
Muskogee Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30

ARDMoRE, FRIDAY, DEC. 80.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-30
UNITED STATES COURT.
TIME TABLE,

Gulf. Colorado and santa Fe Railway.
oUTH-BoUND.
Galveston and CHICAGO Express .... 4:12 a. m.
Cleburne and Kansas City Express. 6:1O m.
NoRTH-BoUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express--12:5 A. n.
Cleburne and Kansas City Express IL :02 a. m.
A. LUCAS. Ticket Agent.
w. s. KEENAN,. General Passenger Agent.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
Chase-Lister.

Last nights production of "Texas"
was excellent in all particulars and
was IA great" bill for the gallery
The siege of the Alamo was realistic
enough to please the most eXacting
and if those members Of Uncle Sam 5
famous rough rider regiment who
we're present disclosed somewhat OF
excess of enthusiasm, it is not to be
wondered at. Their experience along
in the early days of July taught them
to appreciate just what the realities OF
such a scene are. Albert Taylor, as
jim Bowie, was Il typical Texan OF
fifty years ago, and his efforts were
ably seconded by each member OF the
company. AS a commedian VIE Car
roll made hit lasting all through the
evening. All the companies now car
ry the magic lanterns, under one
name or another, and those OF the
Chase-Lister are the best that have
been brought to Vinita. Tonight the
bill is "Lost in London" comedy
bringing into play many scenic etfects.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09

Quoits is game that is seen largely
among the working classes. Off in the
mining districts, in the neighborhood
of large building contracts or at the
river side, a group of men. playing
quoits is a common sight. 1t requires
a fair degree of strength and quickness
and has peculiar fascination for the
player. A fattened ring of iron is to
be tossed over an iron stake, from
which the player stands distance OF
from 25 to rs feet. There are two
stakes used, and generally two or four
players take part. The game is not
of much Importance, but it has existed
for centuries, and its simplicity
horseshoes being used when the reg.
ular quoits cannot be had-will always
give it certain popularity.-N Y
Tribune.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
Busy Times.

What with getting out the daily, a
pretty solid page ad for the weekly
and big run Of half sheet bills, TINS
office has had pretty busy day. But
all days are busy at THE CHIEFTAIN
office. BY the way, this office now
gives steady employment to eight per-
sons, exclusive of the pressman, the
circulator and the carriers or, includ-
ing those functionaries, fourteen.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
at the Hotels Today
WESTERN.

WESTERN.
John Finch, Memphis, Tenn,
G. w. Dorman, Red Fork.
S. H. Myers, Kansas City.
Q. A. Randall, Kansas City.
Miss Frank johnson.
J. P. Selors, St. Louis.
Harry Gillett, Tulsa.
John B. Cunningham, Kansas City
Il. e. Neal.
w. L. Hutchings, Muskogee.
COBB HOUSE.
VIM. +. Schoenhard, st. Louis.
w. H. Christian, Dallas.
John B. Cunningham, X. G.
Shirley Chapman, ElReno.
J. H. Akin.
G. A. Jones, St. Louis.
E. H. Lowrey, K. G.
Phil. G. Johnson, Dakota.
Sol J. Homer, Caddo.
R. w. Bates, X. c.
L. R. Davis, K. c.
GREEN.
Jack Lawton, X. c..
Tom Allen, X. G.
Mrs. j. D. Breeding, Adair
N. B. Maxwell, Alton.
G. j. Hunolt and family, Clarence
Mo.
w. Holly.
J. P. Thompson, Alton.
Ed Jctfreys and wife, Fairand.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
An Enormous Thermometer.


A giant thermometer is being placed
in the ground at Winchester, England,
by Col. Knight. The great instrument
is 70 feet in length and is to be used
for taking the earth's temperature. A
shaft was sunk 70 feet in the ground
and then a scaffolding erected at the
mouth of the shaft. The scaffolding
was higher than the thermometer,
which had to be hoisted to the perpen-
dicular by means of steam cranes and
then dropped gently into the 70-foot
shaft. The work has progressed so
far without accident and will be ac-
complished, it is hoped, with no in
jury to the great instrument. The
largest thermometer ever made preyi-
Gus to the one constructed for Col
Knight was that made by Forbes, who
built one measuring nearly 40 feet in
length. This was considered a great
accomplishment, and the Forbes ther'
mometer became one of the curiosi-
ties of science. The one now con-
structed for Col. Knight, however, is
so much higher that the Forbes ther-
mometer is no longer considered
large. With the new thermometer the
temperature of the earth can be taken
at twice the depth it has been possible
to take it heretofore, and the records
obtained will be of unusual value to
science.-Chicago Evening News.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
PERSONAL NOTES.

--John Hogan, of Pryor Creek. is In town
today.
w. R. Badgett returned from St. Louis
today.
WIN. Mellette returned from Ft. Smith
today.
-Robt. L. Mcclure went west on the Fris-
co today.
--stenographer Dickey returned from MI
ami today.
Isaac summerAeld, of Spavinaw. is In the
city today
Pryor Farley returned from the east on
the noon train.
ID. H. Wilson goes to Miamito attend
court tomorrow.
Cashier Berry, of the bank of Seneca
came down on the noon train.
VIM. Reamer, Sr went to Chetops yes
terday; will return this evening.
Attorney W. T. Hutchings came up from
Muskogee on the night train and left early
this morning for Miami to attend court,
Rev. NJ. L. Butler returned from Nor
man, Okla, yesterday afternoon. where he
had been In attendance at the Methodist
conference.
Luther L. Truitt. OF Sherman, Texas. an
old friend and school mate OF OF E. N Will
Hanson, was In town Tuesday. Mr.. Iruitt
will likely locate here to practice law: (:
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
He Was Gay.

There is a severe joke on one of the
clothing statesmen in one of our big
stores. Yesterday farmer asked
the salesman to see some clothing and
the polite salesman said, 81 guess you
want some ducking clothes" The
indignant farmer went across the
street and purchased $40 worth of
clothes, paying cash for them.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-09
Arrastad. but Escaped.

A man named McCauslin, restaur-
ant keeper, was arrested at Pryor
Creek yesterday for the theft OF Vet
Thompson's fifty dollars, but last night
he made his escape from Charley Ri
der, the officer who had him in
charge. Mr.. Thompson proposes to
spend $500 if necessary, to effect the
capture and secure the prosecution of
the man.