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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-11-07

BORN-Last night to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ii. Law, on Caddo street,
a son.
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A car of Canadian apples just
received by the Armour Packing
Company. 2-tf
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Mrs. DIR. g. L. Mitchell will re-
main in the city for a while longer
to treat diseases of all kinds, male
or female, by divine healing. Res
idence in west part of city. Tim
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The Ladies' Benevolent AssOcia-
ton meet Wednesday afternoon at
three o'clock at the residence of
Mrs. J. G. Thompson.
MRS. MADDEN, Secretary.
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WANTED-Warrants on Chicka-
saw nation. A. NJ. OLIPHANT,
1d&w1w Tishomingo. /. T,
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FOR SALE CHEAP.

Bar fixtures and two pool tables
Will sell cheap or trade.
J. H. HUGHES, Ardmore.
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Cord or stove wood taken on
subscription at the ARDMoRETTE
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Gainesville cotton receipts run
from to $50 to 400 bales every day.
This is a very good showing for
our sister city, in view of the fact
that much cotton which comes to
Ardmore rightly belongs in Gaines
ville's jurisdiction. Ardmore's re-
ceipts run from $50 to $50 bales
every day.
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oYsrERsi OYSTERS,

Fifteen hundred New York
Counts.
Sweetbreads.
Brains. At
70 JoHSsoN's MEAT MARKET.
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vertisement elsewhere.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-01
THE CUBAN MAClIETE.

While military experts have been
telling us for years that the new con-
ditions of modern warfare have made
the cavalry charge obsolete, we read
nearly every day of Cuba victories
won by cavalry welding the "terrible
machete."
Yankee hands forged the weapon
with which Cuba patriots are carving
out for themselves and their children
an independent state.
The machete pronounced "machct-
ty'), which is the implement for all
needs throughout Spanish America,
and has, in so many furious charges,
brought triumph to the Cuban insur'
gents, has long been made by the thou
sand at Hartford, Conn.,, and sold to
all Of our Spanish-speaking neighbors
This blade is first cousin to the sa.
bre of our own cavalry; but, while
the sabre serves only one purpose, the
machete serves many, and is as useful
in peace as in war.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-01

indications at Tampa point to an early
departure of the military force massed
at that point, with much uncertainty
as to whittier the expedition is bound.
The expectation here will be disap-
pointed if Puerto Rico is not its desti-
nation.
Assuming the correctness of the re-
port that the Spanish fleet is shut up
in Santiago, it is concluded that there
would be no difficulty in Admiral
SIMPSONS supplying enough ships to
convoy the transports to Puerto Rico
without weakening the blockade of
Havana, still holding in reserve enough
ships to attend to the Cadiz squadron
should it appear suddenly in these
waters.
One suggestion made to account for
Admiral SIMPSONS last appearance in
the peighborhood of the old Bahama
channel is that he is acquainting him
self with the route about to be taken
by the ships that are to carry the ex-
pedition to Puerto Rico, not necessa-
rily to San Juan, for it is more than
guessed that the landing in Puerto
Rico will be at some point where in
fantry and artillery and perhaps cav
airy can be put on shore to attack the
defenses of San Juan in the rear. So
much attention is being given to the
Puerto Rico occupation by the military
authorities that it is assumed by OFF,
GERS that the army and navy plans
have gone along together. When the
moment of attack arrives it may be
expected that Sampson will be out
side the harbor prepared to attack the
batteries he has already tested, while
the land forces are trying the ability
of the Spanish troops to defend land
positions.
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fleet, and no doubt put part of the
coal on board the Pluton and Furor,
which needed it badly. They left be.
hind them a rumor, which they prob
ably started themselves, that they
were bound for Porto Rico.
"Consul Smith sent first cable to
our state department from Curacao at
a. m. on Saturday, the 18th. After
the fleet entered the harbor he cabled
full particulars as to names an arma-
ment. I got a cable from United
States Minister Loomis at Caracas,
Venezuela, telling me to keep in close
communication with him and the con-
sui at Curacao. Smith and cabled
all we learned to Caracas as well as TO
the state department, so that LOOMS
might he we'll informed in case the
fleet touched at Caracas. On Sunday
Admiral Sampson, who had evidently
been notified by the state department,
cabled to Consul Smith for full partic-
ulars, which were sent at once.
81 learned, after the fleet left, that
they had asked that all their vessels be
allowed in the harbor. Then they
wanted to come in two at time, but
the governor would not allow it. l
was at the Curacao club, near the gov
ernor's residence, and saw the Spanish
officers besieging the governor.
"On board the Prins Frederik with
me were the Davis boys, William H.,
Carl aud Give, who live at G2 street,
n. W., Washington, ID. G. Carl and
Give are twins, about 20 years old.
They were the only Americans on
board and they volunteered to find out
all we could about the Spanish. We
slept on deck and kept watches by
turns Of two hours each through the
night.
II was at Caracas when the war
broke out. Only the Spanish resi-
dents Of Venezuela sympathize with
Spain. The rest of the people favor
Us. The Government at Caracas put
a guard around the American consul
late to guard against any attack by
the Spanish residents"
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10 to % inches long, may be either
blunt or pointed, curved or straight,
bl DAD or narrow. The favorite with
the laborer is the machete of medium
length, with unornamented handle and
broad, straighG blade. The Spanish
American hidalgo bears a scabbarded
machete, long, straight or curved, as
taste prompts.
Two things have made cavalry con-
spicuous in the Cuban war at time
when men had begun to think of the
cavalry sabre as sure to take its place
with the lance among the weapons OF
the past. First, every Cuban owns a
machete, and may own a horse. Given
so Cubans, each with horse and ma
chete, and you have for the purposes
of this war an effective troop OF
cavalry.
Again, nearly every engagement OF
the insurgent war has been fought on
rough ground, where the infantry hol-
low square could not be effectively
formed.
Cavalry can rarely penetrate the
square of infantry bristling with bayo.
nets, and ready to pour volley after
volley into an advancing foe.
But, on the other hand, infantry
formed as troops must be-. upon the
rough Cuban battletields, cannot easily
withstand the charge of cavalry armed
with the terrible machete.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-01
GOMEZ To CUBANS.
Must Conduct Civilized Warfare Against
the Spaniards.

the Spaniards.
General Tomas Estrada Palma, the
representative of the Cuban Republic
in New York, has just received the
first copy of Las Villas, the war bull
letin which is published by authority
of General Gomez at the headquarters
of the Cuban army. 1t contains the
official news and movements of the
Army of Liberation and in itself is an
interesting publication. Printed, of
course, in Spanish, it comprises three
columns on two sides of sheet about
18x14 inches. The papers has green
ish tint, and the type is set up and
printed at Gomez's headquarters under
his direction.
The first number, under date of May
10, 1898, is designated as "Supplemen-
to-" and contains halfcolumn ac-
count of the battle of Manila, which
conveyed for the first time to the SOL
diers of the Cuban army the facts
concerning Admiral Dewey's magnifi-
cent victory in the Philippines. Be-
sides the official notices and orders
issued to the army, the paper contains
a lengthy address, issued to the Cuban
army and people by General Gomez,
in which he says:
~, Maxine Gomez, commander-in-
chief of the Cuban army, take this op-
portunity, through the medium of Las
Villas, which will hereafter be pub
lished once in each week at the head
quarter of the Army of Liberation, to
communicate with those of my COM
mand and our people. In view Of the
adoption of the constitution of the
Republic of Cuba and the armed in
tervention of the United States in our
behalf to aid us in securing our inde-
pendence, which will soon be recog-
nized by all the world, I desire to
make known that hereafter our SOL
diers shall no longer be known as in
surgents, but soldiers of the regular
army of the Republic of Cuba.
II hereby direct that there shall be
issued each week a war bulletin,
which shall be published at the gener.
al headquarters of the army, and shall
begin wit this issue on the 10th day
of May, to be known as 'Las Villas
It will be circulated under the direc-
ton and by the authority of the staff
officers of the army, and in it will be
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published all the circulars, orders and
official notes of the war department,
as well as information which our army
and our people may desire to know
concerning our progress and our allies,
the United States.
81 take this occasion to remind each
Cuban in service that he now has a
country recognized for which he must
fight with all honor and glory. He is
now Cuban soldier, and not an insur-
gent, and will respect the rules OF civ
ilized warfare. l will order punished
any chief, officer or private whc fails
to respect the rights of our prisoners
of war, and such prisoners will be
treated with respect to their rank and
according to the rules of civilized
countries and the constitutional army.
Our soldiers will conduct themselves
in such manner as to gain fer them
selves the good offices of our brethren
of the United States, and for this rea-
son it is my wish that the army OF
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prompt execution of this since the
troops, the supplies and the transports
are all at Tampa and all, according
to the reports received here, are ready
to move on short notice. The fact
that General Shafter has been author
lied to send a portion of his command
at Tampa to Jacksonville, so as to
make them more comfortable, is taken
there as to indicate there is no inten-
ton to send them to Cuba at once. If
General Shafter knew his entire force
would be called on to 60 to Cuba next
week he would not 20 to the trouble
of having them break camp and move
over to Jacksonville.
The plan, as it is construed here, is
for General Shafter to send the least
available of his volunteers to Jackson
Vile, while holding the regulars and
the pick of the new troops to the
number of 10000 or 10000 for the ex-
pedition to Puerto Rico. Private let
ters received here say that all the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-01
VOYAGE OF THE OREGON.
Steamed Around the Continent and Never
Saw n Spaniard.

Steamed Around the Continent and Never
Saw Il Spaniard.
Writing from Jupiter Inlet, Fla,
upon the arrival Of the Oregon at that
point last week, a correspondent tells
the story of the ships remarkable trip
around the continent as follows:
The Oregon left San Francisco
March 10, arrived at Callao April 4,
left there April 7, and passed Sandy
Point April 81, arriving at Rio Janeiro
April 80. The battleship reached
Bahia May 6, and touched at Barba'
does May IS. At the latter place the
warship was quarantined, but she was
detained only one day.
On leaving Barbados the Oregon
sailed almost directly north, going to
the north of Porto Rico about 15O
miles. The northerly course was con-
tinued until the Bermudas were sight
ed, when she headed for the Florida
coast. Captain Clarke explains that
the reason for going to Jupiter Inlet,
instead of putting in at Key West, was
to enable the Oregon to be ready to &c
either to Key West or Hampton Roads
in short order, after getting official in:
formation from Washington.
Captain Clark had no official knowl'
edge of the situation after leaving Rio
Janeiro, April 80. During the entire
trip the crew expected momentarily
to meet the Spanish fleet. Only once
however, was there Il call to arms
This was shortly after midnight on
leaving Rio Janeiro. AS the Oregon
was ploughing through the black equa'
torial sea dark object was discovered
astern, apparently giving chase. The
call to general quarters was sounded
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confirmed the report they already had
as to the bombardment of San Juan.
The second they took into the back
cabin, and he could not hear it. 1t
created great excitement among the
officers at once. Orders were issued
at once to be ready to up anchor and
leave at p. m. They did not get of
until p. M, and they were in such
hurry then that they left two lighter
loads of coal and six head of cattle
behind them. They steamed away to
the westward at an easy speed, and
we lost sight of their lights at 1890
D. m. We could not learn their pro-
posed destination, but, in all probabil-
ity, they went to a small island -
miles off to the west, where they dis
tributed the provisions among the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-01

at 145 Broadway yesterday morning.
The result of the conference was that
Mr.. Holland and Colonel g. +. Creecy
left for Washington last night to lay a
plan, agreed upon at the conference,
before the president and the secretary
of the navy today. This is the plan
If the government will transport the
boat from the Erie Basin, where it now
is, to some point near the entrance to
the harbor of Santiago, and a crew
can be secured to man the boat, MIR.
Holland will undertake the job Of
sinking the Spanish fleet, if it be still
in Santiago harbor, commanding the
boat in person. If his offer be accept
ed, and he is successful in his under
taking, he will expect the government
to buy the boat.
According to the plan which MIR.
Holland now has in mind, he will
withdraw short distance after he has
blown up the mines, will submerge
his boat and will make the trip into
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the harbor under water. He is con-
fident that he can get right under any
ship he selects for attack sometime
before any one in the harbor knows
that the boat has passed the entrance.
The chief difficulty that Mr.. Holland
anticipates in making his experiment
should the government accept bis
offer is to secure crew for the boat.
That the undertaking would be dan
gerous is admitted, but it is asserted
that no one on the little boat would
run as much risk of being killed as
would the crew of a. battleship in
action. Mr.. Holland has no particular
desire to be killed, and he expects, if
the plan is undertaken, to live to tell
all about his experience.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-01

- Ell Progresso, one of the leading
Madrid newspapers on last Sunday
published circumstantial story of
battle off Jamaica between Sampson
and Cerveria, in which it was alleged
that two American warships were de-
stroyed, one Spanish ship disabled and
Sampson killed. The American flag
ship was alleged to have been destroy
ed by the Spanish torpedo boat Furor.
The story purported to have come to
Madrid by way of Paris; but careful
inquiry by all the London and Paris
ian news agencies failed to discover
any foundation for it. The Madrid
officials refused to confirm or deny
it" but on all sides, even in Madrid,
it was generally put down as a pure
invention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-01

the men rolled out of their berths with
the enthusiasm of boys on Il circus
day, and almost instantly every gun
was manned. The Oregon left her
course and circled around her black
pursuer only to find it harmless bark,
instead of Spanish warship. Back
to their berths crept the men with
mutterings of disappointment and
disgust.
At Rio Janeiro Captain Clark was
told that the Spanish torpedo boat
Temerario was following him. This
report gave interest to the trip for a
day and night, but at the next port of
call he was informed that the Temera-
rio had gone into dry dock at Rio
Janeiro just after the departure of the
Oregon.
The cruise through the Straits of
Magellan was most interesting. 1t
was at this far southern point of the
American Hemisphere that the crew
expected to receive a visit from the
Spaniards. In many places the chan
mel was very narrow and crooked, with
hidden bays, and back of them noun
tains towering into the clouds on eth
er side. Moreover, they were in the
lane of icy winter. For more than a
month they had been sailing under
tropical skies, and now the cold blasts
whistled among the crags above them,
and the ice at night lay on the decks.
But the Oregon did not lag. Cap
tain Clark had no idea of giving the
Spaniards, if they were there, chance
to catch him mapping. IF the great
battleship was to be caught it should
be a catch on the wing. The engines
were warmed up to their best work,
and where it was safe and possible the
Oregon bowled along at Is knots an
hour. The machinery worked well,
and on occasions the speed was in
creased three knots in a few minutes.
A stop of three days was made at
Sandy Point, where coal was taken on
and other supplies secured.
The Oregon's 25 officers and her
crew of 425 men were well and happy
when the battleship cast anchor off
Sand Key light house at half-past 6
o'clock this morning. The Oregon is
in st-class shape and ready for an
other cruise as long as the one just
ended. The excellent condition Of
the men after &C days voyage is,
perhaps, even more remarkable.
Throughout the entire trip there was
no serious case of illness, and the men
are as ready for immediate activity as
if they had just come from a vacation
in the mountains.
The Oregon picked up the cruiser
Marietta and the dynamite cruiser
Nichteroy between Rio Janerio and
Bahia, but she parted company with
them after 100 miles. Captain Clarke
said the crew of the Oregon had suf-
fered much from the heat in passing
twice through the tropics. "All the
way along" he added, 1--WE were
wondering where the Spaniards were,
and we never ascertained that fact
until we reached here"
"Do you know now p Captain
Clarke was asked.
"Well he replied, II imagine we can
make very accurate guess"
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on To PORTO RICO FIRST.
The Eastern Island Is More Healthy Than
Cuba.

Cuba.
Washington Cor. N. Y. Times, Saturday.
Though today has been devoid OF
definite developments of military
nature, it has been marked by a
strengthening of the conviction, now
general, that Puerto Rico and not Cuba
is to be the first object of invasion by
the combined land and naval forces of
the United States.
The administration is not making
its plans known, nor is the war board
taking the public into its confidence,
but there are other ways in which
coming events make themselves known
even in war times.
A significant indication of the atti-
tude of military arm of the movern-
ment tow ard Puerto lRican invasion is
afforded by the earnestness with which
high members of General Miles's staff
urge the measure. The commanding
general Of the army is not talking for
publication, but it is understood that
the members of his staff who declare
unreservcdly in favor of taking of
Puerto Rico without delay reflect his
views. The announcement that Cen
eral Miles may leave Washington in a
day or two on tour of inspection Of
the army camps in the south is regard
ed as con nirmatory of tho understand
ing that there is to be no invasion of
Cuba at once. 1t has been taken for
granted that General Miles will 60 to
Cuba with the army. If the invasion
is to be off and Puerto Rico taken, in
stead, his present tour of inspection is
easily explained.
The strongest argument used in ia:
vor of the attack of Puerto Rico now
is that the easiest and just at present,
and in fact, about the only thing we
can do. The decision was reached
long ago that not less than $4,000, and
probably $4,000 men will be needed
for the army that is sent to Cuba. Not
more than $4,000 men are now in
shape for foreign campaign. These
are the regulars and the equipped VOL
unteers at Tampa. The rest of the
volunteer army is unframed and un-
equipped and it may be accepted once
and for all that it is not going to be
sent 10 Cuba until it. is both equipped
and to some extent, at least, instruct
ed in and Injured to the practices Of
war.
With the $4,000 men already at
Tampa, it is urged, Puerto could be
taken and subdued while the rest of
the army is being put in shape at
Chickamauga, Washington and the
other camps. Then, when all has
been made ready for the grand move
on Cuba the regulars could be with
drawn from Puerto Rico and used to
lead the army against Blanco. The
fact is, that while giving needed train
ing to the regulars themselves and de-
Iivering them from the debilitating life
at Tampa, this move would strike g
deadly blow at Spain in vital part of
her colonial structure and rob the re-
serve Spanish fleet of its only base of
supplies on this side of the Atlantic,
are urged as reasons in its favor, which
are believed to have had the effect OF
determining the powers that be to un-
dertake it.
There does not seem to be, it is
pointed out, anything to prevent the
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Cuba may exhibit model discipline.

Cuba may exhibit model discipline.
81 desire to impress upon you that
we will not continue this war, which
has been so gallantly kept up for the
past three years, with the idea of re-
venge. We are fighting for liberty
and independence, and not for revenge,
and would call your attention to the
fact that the history of the world
shows that loss of blood has always
been the price of liberty. Notwith-
standing, we must ever remember our
dead martyrs to the cause of Cuban
freedom and fight good fight, and it
will not be long before every Spanish
soldier will have left our soil. We
have had to contend against most
cruel enemy, one which has known no
honor, and its methods of warfare
have been most barbarous, and every
act of Spain has shown their thirst for :
blood and desire to trample down and
annihilate the people of Cuba. I do
not desire that our army shall emulate
their example, but would prefer that
our methods of war he those of civil
lied nations, that we may show to the
enemy that those whom they are
fighting are more honorable than
themselves.
"In a recent proclamation issued by
General Blanco he made the statement
that it was now the duty of all Span
iards to die for their honor in the war
against the United States. Spain does
not know the meaning of honor; her
definition of the word Is nothing but
cruelty. Spanish soldiers have never
been known to die for. honor except
when they were opposed as ten to one.
Their idea of honor has been to assas-
sinate defenseless women and children,
whose protectors are now fighting for
freedom in our army. Their idea of
honor has been to rob, to plumber.
They die for honor drinking, gamb.
ling and committing crimes against
humanity and against society, but now
they will die before American and Gu
ban arms. ....
II take this opportunity to speak
to our people and our army that they
may be encouraged and know that we
have now noble allies, who will aid US
in our fight for freedom, which has been
long deserved and which we can now
see will be reality at no distant day.
shall also from time to time in Las
Villas communicate with you in the
same manner"