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The age-herald., 1898-04-22
BESSEMER BUDGET.
Death of Thomas Stafford-Court Again in
 Session.
Special to The Age-Herald,

Bessemer, Ala, April 21-Thomas Staff ford, young man about 23 years old, died at the residence of Mrs. Williams in South Bessemer last night. The funeral took place this afternoon, being conducted by the Odd Fellows of which order MT. Staff ford was a member. The interment took place at the Union church cemetery. ' Court resumed its sessions this morning The docket will undoubtedly be cleared to- morrow. | Messrs. Edgar L. Mitchell, W. T. Ken nedy, and James Trotter returned this af- ternoon from the convention at Mont- gomery.
 E. J. Bruister, of Butler, Ala, an early invester in BesSemer real estate, has been in town this week looking after his inter- ests here.
 Dr. William Rosamond, of Warrior. was in town today.
 Say, Mamie, is your mudder much taken with her new bloomers?" stSure; never goes out but what she's photographed dozen times"
 There goes Miss Billions. Did you hear about her locing her voice?
 That's all right; money talks.
 
 Whatever Noahs shortcomings were he knew enough to go in when it rained. A COW may nave many good quaitleS, but she is too modest to blow her own horn.
 The wise father always tries to bring up his children in the way he should have gone.
 A woman can get shiftless husband in about five minutes, but it sometimes takes lifetime to get rid of him.
  kyS1 < So. Pick Leaf"s smoking nst1s Tobacco is the 'best of the best" ounces and cigarette book for 10 cents. Try it.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22

There goes Miss Billions. Did you hear about her locing her voice?
 That's all right money talks.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22
ayss kSs.. Pick Leaf" sme.,ss ns'1s Tss.eee

is the ''best of the best'' ounces and cigarette book for 10 cents. Try it.
The age-herald., 1898-04-22

Say, Mamie, is your mudder much taken with her new bloomers?"
 s'Sure never goes out but what she's photographed dozen times.''
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

THE man that the A:dmore
lawyers, the secretary of the
interior and even Congressman
Curtis himself are looking for
has been found. He is no less
parsonage than the distinguish
ed editor of the Pontotoc Coan-
ty News, published at Center.
[. T. He knows all about the
Curtis bill and all about Indian
affairs generally. and if you
doubt 1t you should not
let him know it. for he would
think you very foolish. Una
ware of the existence of this
prodigy, the editor of the ARD
MoREITE, in the simple inno-
cence of his soul. dared to ex-
press a few opinions regarding
these matters. and now we are
all chagrined and mortified at
the stupidity we exhibited. He
simply laid us out by saying
we should have a curb put on
us; that we were paving up the
earth and raising great clouds
of dust, to the amusement of
better posted lookers-on; that
we were foolish and a novice ;
that our editorials are full of
false statements and misrepre-
sentations; that but little study
of the question would clear our
liver of considerable bile, etc.
These are unanswerable argu
ments, and they stamp the ed
itor of the News as a very re
fined and educated gentleman
a scholar of wonderful attain
ments. The Territory. and es
pecially the press. should fee
highly honored that we hav,
living among us such a wonder
: fui character.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30
MARKET REPORTS.
Received and Corrected Each Day by
Wire of the Ardmore
Stock Exchange.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Aug. 3O.-W heat: From
a speculative standpoint the future
against the prize is lack of trade.
There 10 almost an entire absence
of scattered investment buying or
ders such as usually come into the
market after q good break. Condi-
tions still remain bullish as we see
them. A few are reported by
Prime" as is that winter wheat
millers in spite of the fact that they
have been paying 6 to cents prem
ium over futures, have not been able
to accumulate stocks. This is GER
tainly very unusual at this time of
the year when . large crop IL sup
posed to have been grown.
Corn - Appears to be gaining
friends, more outside buying orders
are coming in to the market and
some good local people are buying
this cereal. Weather good for ma
turing the crop. News from Ne
braska is mixed but majority are in
favor of q short crop.
Provisions-Stronge with better
buying for outside account. Liqui-
dation in products, we think, 10 we'll
over and we feel friendly to this
product.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

THE Chinese government ex-
poets war soon to be declared
between Great Britain and
Russia over their dispute about
Chinese possessions. Both
powers are making warllka
demonstrations; but the czar
says he wants the troubles to
be arbitrated, that he is op-
posed to war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30
ARDMoRE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 80.
The agreement was adopted
by a majority of 818.

WHEN Admiral Dewey was
asked what his personal opin-
ion was regarding the holding
of the Philippines he looked up
at the stars and stripes floating
over Manila and said: 81 hope
it will fly there forever"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

EVERY naval vessel construct
ed hereafter by the United
States should be made as near
ly freproof as the ingenuity of
man can make them. And
those vessels of our navy which
are not now freproof should
be overhauled at the first op-
portunity. and made freproof
So far as possible. This is one
OF the many lessons which the
experiences of the war have
taught US.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY wired
Admiral Dewey to hold himself
in readiness to come to the
United States by the quickest
route in order to confer with
the president concerning the
Philippines. He Immediately
cabled reply giving the fullest
possible information and also
his views on the subject. He
also advised the secretary of
the navy that it would not be
advisable for him to leave at
this time owing to the import
ant work yet to be done, and
urged that his squadron be re-
enforced with battleships and
armored cruisers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

SECTION 80 of the Curtis bill
says if the Atoka agreement is
ratified by the Indians it be-
comes the law with all that
part of the Curtis bill that does
not conflict with the provisions
of said agreement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30
COTTON.

New York, Aug. s0.-Liverpool
was disappointment this morning.
Instead of showing an improvement,
the market looked tired with prices
down on small dealings. During the
morning the market was irregular,
first sales being three points decline.
a recovery to last nights figures and
later on another decline to yester-
day closing prices. Liverpool was
1-2 lower for futures and lis for
spots. Sales 5000. Final prices
were ut q loss of points for the day.
Spot markets were all unchanged.
sPOTs-MDDLING.
New York. 63-4; sales. 1897; tone, steady.
New Orleans, S 8-s; sales, 100; tone, easy.
Liverpool. . sis; sales 5000; moderate de-
mand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

Ex-Gov. CLAUDE MATTHEWS.
of Indiana, is dead. He was
stricken down with paralysis
the other day while delivering
a speech. He was an able
statesman and Democrat and a
strong free silver advocate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30
FUTURES.

8. 8. Ford, Ty Ty, Ga "Beggs'
Diarrh@a Balsam gives the best salts
faction to my customers of any med
icine ever sold for all Summer Com.
plants. We always keep 1t in stock
City Drug Store and 7. n. Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

OIuOIW1SO OAc4U0AAAOA Vi 01O
abled, shall be competent wit
nesses in all civil and criminal
suits aud proceedings in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw courts,
any law to the contrary not
withstanding; and they fully
recognize the right of the freed
men to a fair remuneration on
reasonable and equitable con-
tracts for their labor, which the
law should aid them to enforce.
And they agree, on the part of
their respective nations. that ell
laws shall be equal in their op-
Grafton upon Choctaws, Chicka-
saws and negroes. and that no
distinction affecting the latter
shall at any time be made, and
that they shall be treated with |
kindness and be protected
against injury; and they fur
ther agree that while the said
freedmen. now in the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations, remain
in said nations respectively
they shall be entitled to as
much land as they may culti
vate for. the support of them
selves and families, in cases
where they do not support
themselves and families by hir-
ing, not interfering with exist
ing improvements without the
consent of the occupant, it be-
ing understood that in the
event of the making of the
laws, rules and regulations
aforesaid, the forty acres afore
said shall stand in place of the
land cultivated as last afore-
said.
This treaty, including arti-
cles three and four, was ratified
by the Choctaw nation, but the
Chickasaws refused to ratify
articles three and four. and the
United States government, by
returning to the Choctaws their
pro rata part of the $500, 900.
which was $225,000, and hold
ing the pro rata part of the
Chickasaws ($75. .000) and using
$40, 900 of it for educating the
children of the freedmen in the
| Chickasaw Nation, recognized
the rejection of these two arti-
cles of the treaty by the Chick
asaws.
From 1866 the freedman of
the Choctaw nation has been
recognized as a citizen of that
nation and has voted and en-
joyed all the privileges of citi-
zenship. occupying and holding
his own lands. On the con
trary, in the Chickasaw Nation,
the Chickasaw freedman has
not been allowed to vote or en-
JOY any Of the privileges of citi-
zenship any more than any
other non citizen. Since the
Choctaws have adopted the
treaty Of 1866 it is right that
the Choctaw freedmen be given
forty acres of land each and
all the rights of citizenship, but
it is an outrageous injustice to
force the Chickasaws to do il
against their will. They are
now forced to ratlfy the out
rage or accept the Curtis bill,
which imposes greater injustice
upon them.
We have no prejudice IN this
matter. We know but few In.
dians. and we're we hunting fo1
the popular side of this ques-
ton, we would do as the News
editor is doing, cry down the
Indian and denounce him, as
3 has been the custom here fol
many years. In the eyes oi
r many he is a defenseless anC
friendless dog. He has but few
} friends. The government has
, imposed upon him, and to-day
; is forcing upon him conditions
5 that are repugnant to his pride
and nature, and it won't b.
: many years before he will b.
! deprived of everything he has
The requirement of a medicine i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

The silver Republicans of
California met at Los Angeles
Saturday and nominated a full
state ticket. Their platform
reaf6rms fealty to the princi-
Piles of the Republican party as
enunciated by Lincoln and
Blaine. and adopted the plank
of the Chicago Democratic
platform declaring in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage
of both gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to l. James q. Nc
Guire was nominated for gov
nrnOr.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30
TIME TABLE.

Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
SOUTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express 4:l2 a. m.
CIeburne and Kansas City Express 6:l0 y. m.
NORTH BOUND.
@ llyeston and Chicago Express 1859 a. m.
CT .burne and Kansas City Express 1:02 am
A. LUCAS, Ticket ARt.
w s. KEENAN,. Gen. Pass. AGt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

Truth wears well. People have
learned that DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are reliable little pills for
regulating the bowels, curing consti-
patton and sick headache. They
don't grippe. City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

The Perfect Little Pill, Beggs' Lit
tie Giants, cures Consumption and
Indigestion, also Sick Headache re-
lieve at once. We keep them. City
Drug Store and T, N. Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

The requirement of a medicine is
to Tighten the burden of pain and
cure, this brings us to the ques-
ton of a remedy and Tabler's
Buckeye Pile Ointment is the only
remedy for blind, bleeding or pro-
truding piles that is indorsed by
physicians, cures the most obsti-
nate cases, so cents.
Sold by T. n. Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30

PUTs AND CALLS ON DRcRMBHR WHEAT
Puts e1 7-s, Sd to T-s.
Calls "a s-s, SIS to Ia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-30
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CITY

United States Court for 1888.
The United States court for this
district will meet as follows:
Chickasha. Feb. and Oct. 8
RYAN. Feb. q and Oct. IL
Pauls Valley . March Z and Oct. 81
Purcell. March % and Nov. q
Ardmore April IL and Dec. 5
Hosea Townsend. ......U- s. Judge
w B. Johnson. III 8. Attorney
@. NJ. Campbell. U. ). CLERK
John 8. Hammer. S. Marshal
The times., 1898-08-04
improvements Ordered.

The following orders were issued by the
District Commissioners yesterday:
That the following named work be done under
the permit system:
Law cement sidewalk in front OF new George
town University Hospital ON Street, near Thirty
fifth: estimated cost. Sl0S; also on corner OF
Thirty-ffth and Streets, adjacent to the hos
tpial estimated cost SIP; also lay cement drive
way in front OF the hospital, estimated cost S39.
Lay vitrifed block driveway in front of coal
yard at corner of Third and Streets, estimated
cost $50.
Law cement sidewalk and new curb in Seven
teenth Street at side OF lot 15 square 176
That Street northeast, between Twelfth and
Fourteenth Streets, be graveled, estimated cost
500 chargeable to repairs to streets, 1899.
The proposal OF Smith Petit to repair the Dis
trict steam roller at the Canal Street property
yard. for sl4l, is hereby accepted.
That lS-inch sewers be constructed along the
south side of Street northeast, between North
Capitol and First Streets, and in alley square
Go. estimated cost 1915; also 15-inch sewer in
same alley at an estimated cost Of $3.50, to be
ers Also that a 12-inch pipe sewer be con
structed in alley square go, under the permit
system estimated cost s206
That sewers in north and south sides of Pierce
Place, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets
be replaced estimated cest 1880, chargeable tC
appropriation for replacing obstructed sewers.
That permission be granted to use one sewer
for premises Nos 1885, Wilson Street.
Leave of absence with pay is granted j. G.
Gale for August 6 to 13.
That four gas lamps be erected on the ap
proaches to the P Street bridge, estimated cos
s24, chargeable TO appropriation for street light
The times., 1898-08-04
THE BRUSSELS CONVENTION.
Belgian Government Requests n
Delegate From Washington

Delegate From Washington
The Belgian government has sent a
communication to the District Commits
sioners. inviting them to send repre-
sentative TO the convention to be held
IN Brussels, beginning September 24th,
next, for the purpose of considering the
matter of adorning and beautifying
cities.
The Commissioners have no way of
sending such a representative. and re-
ferred the letter of invitation to the
president of the Corcoran Gallery Of
Arts.
Acting on the suggestion made by Mr..
Kaufman, yesterday they asked the De-
partment of State 20 cooperate with
them in the matter, and defray from it's
funds the expenses of a delegate to be
appointed TO represent the District of
Columbia.
In their letter to the Secretary of
State. sent yesterday, the Commission
ers say:
LAS it is provided in the Constitution
that the National Capital shall be con-
trolled by the General Government, and
as the Government now owns more
than So per cent of the property within
the District, exclusive of streets and
parks, 1t appears quite proper that the
national Government should take an in
terest In the movement"
The State Department will probably
instruct Mr.. Bellamy Storer, the Ameri-
can minister at Belgium, to attend the
congress as a delegate from this city
The times., 1898-08-04
TO SAVE OLD RECORDS.
Numerous Precautions Are RECON-
mended by Surveyor Richards


William P. Richards, the District sur
veyor, submitted his annual report to
Engineer Commissioner Beach yesterday.
The most important recommendation
made is for an appropriation for the
proper preservation of records.
The reports says in part:
'The improvements on many of the
avenues, streets and alleys in the Dis
trict rendered necessary the removal of
many of the marks of surveys which
were of great value, and in order to
preserve their exact location for future
reference their positions have been fixed
by measurements so that they can be
accurately replaced when the improve
ments have been finished To preserve
these points requires measurements to
be made on III avenues, streets and al
leys
During the year complete inventory
has been made of all the maps, which
are of great value, after which they
have been indexed and carefully filed
away. Three volumes of miscellaneous
plats have been carefully examined and
indexed.
"At least one-third of the time of the
personnel of the office is devoted to the
public in giving information respecting
the original records and subdivisions of
property, and other information concern
ing property interests in the District of
Columbia.
Il beg to renew the recommendations
made in former reports concerning the old
records OF this office which are rapidly dis
integrating, and which ere long will be
past saving. owing to the poor character
of the paper on which they are made and
their continuous handling since the year
1909 the date which first appears on the
records of the subdivisions. The records
in some instances have become so badly
defaced as to render the writing and fig
ures unintelligible. Every possible precau-
ton has been taken to preserve and save
them from injury, but, owing to the fact
lilat they are the current books of record.
and the only ones available for the use of
the public, and are in constant use their
condition cannot be wondered at. They
have been bound so often and the paper
cut so close to the writing as not to allow
any more to be cut therefrom without
wholly obliterating official signatures and
seals.
These records are of inestimable value
for the reason that they contain correct
The times., 1898-08-04

Health Officer Woodward yesterday is
sued a bulletin giving the health stats
tics of the city for the last week. 1t is
as follows:
During the past week there We're 12O deaths
in the District, as compared with ia in the
week previous OF those who died 62 were white
and IS colored The annual death rate pei
thousand for the whole population raised from
2lI to 22.3 that for the whites falling from Ill
to 1853 and for the colored rising from q. L te
223.
Deaths from the zymotic class of diseases mum
bered 81 OF which l6 were from diarrheal dis
orders, 5 from typhoid fever, from diphtheris
and l from measles
The range of diseases varied but slightly from
the former week Total of affections of tht
nervous system increased from 12 to IL, of tn,
The times., 1898-08-04

enth and Streets, one man, $50; total,
$3.50.
Columbia Railway Company-Ninth and
New York Avenue, S63; Fourteenth and
New York Avenue, two men, $3.50; total,
s11S50
Metropolitan Railroad Company-Ninth
and Pennsylvania Avenue, two men, s5l;
Seventh and F Streets. two men. sleo.50;
Seventh and Florida Avenue, two men,
s12o; Fourteenth and II Streets, two men,
$3.50: Ninth and f Streets, two men,
sl3950; Fourteenth and New York Ave
nue.. two men, $3.50; Ninth and New
York Avenue, two men, sS7; Eleventh
and Streets one man. $50; total. s744
Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad
Company-Ninth and Pennsylvania Ave
nue., two men, SIS: Ninth and F Streets,
two men, s10.50; Eleventh and F Streets
one man, $50; total, sS3.
The times., 1898-08-04
THE ALMsHoUsE HOSPITAL.
An Improvement Noted fn the Nurs-
ing Last Yenr

DR.. D. Percy Hickling. visiting physi-
clan to the hospital of the Washington
Asylum, submitted his annual report TO
the District Commissioners yesterday.
DR.. Hickling states that 1900 patients
were treated during the year. An increase
of 1874 patients was noted. The rate of
mortality, on the contrary, was not as
great as formerly. a decrease of from
Is 7-1O per cent to 13 1-10 per cent having
been recorded.
DR.. Hickling states that great improve
ment has been made in the nursing at
the hospital The completion Of the
steam heating plant added much to the
comfort of the patients during the cold
weather and enabled the wards to be
kept at normal temperature.
DR.. Hickling, in closing his report,
says:
The institution is not only doing the
work of a general hospital in all that 1T
implies, but is required 10 take care of
the worst class of cases, such as are gen.
orally refused admission in other hospit-
ais, and yet these cases are of such a
nature as to appeal 10 the charity Of the
city.
"In order to take ere of these cases
in a humane and proper manner, with
out endangering the hea III and lives of
the inmates of the hospital, special means
should be provided"
He recommends an appropriation of
$4,000 for building and furnishing a re-
eeiving ward, to be so constructed as to
provide for their care. An appropriation
of $1,000 for building a new maternity
ward Is also recommended. the one now
used having neither the room nor the ap-
planes for the proper treatment of
cases.
DR.. Hickiing says there should also be
a nursery connected with this building.
An ambulance for emergency service and
for the transportation of patients Is rec
commended, the sum or $1,000 being
thought sufficient. Another recommended
ton IS for three cooks at $40. SIS and s35 a
month. respectively. 1T being impossible,
says the doctor, for two cooks, receiving
s. and $40, respectively to do the cooking
for one hundred people. The sum of
$1,000 is asked for repairs TO the bath
rooms and closets of the female wards.
$4,000 to furnish the nurses home. pro-
vide clothing for the patients. furniture,
sterilizers and a new washstand for the
operating room and s30 a month for the
matron-
The times., 1898-08-04
THE SCHEDULE FIXED.
What the Street Railways Will Paw
for Special Police

for Special Police.
The pay of the special policemen who
were recently appointed for duty at the
street railway intersections has been ad
justed by the District Commissioners.
The expense will be borne by the differ
ent companies according to the intersan-
tions, as follows:
Fourteenth and II Streets northwest
Metropolitan Railroad Company. lbs
cars, 6I per cent; Capital Traction Com
pany, $50 cars, 80 Per cent
Seventh and F Streets-Metropolita
Railroad Company, 1,155 cars, 81 per cent;
Capital Traction Company, 562 cars. 33
per cent.
Seventh and Florida Avenue-Metropol-
itan Railroad Company, 952 cars. so per
cent; Capital Traction Company, 24O cars.
20 per cent
Ninth and New York Avenue-Metro-
politan Railroad Company, $50 cars, 5S
per cent; Columbia Railway Company. 6S0
cars, AZ per cent.
Fourteenth and New York Avenue-Met-
ropolitan Railroad Company, 1,155 cars, O.
per cent; Columbia Railway Company, $50
cars, 81 per cent.
The pro rata amount charged at each
intersection is in accordance with the
statement of percentages which have al
ready been submitted to the various COM
panies, based upon the proportionate
number of cars operated by them at the
respective intersections.
The cost to the companies will be as
follows:
Capital Traction Company-Ninth and
Pennsylvania Avenue, two men, SIS; Sew
enth and Pennsylvania Avenue, two men
$50; Seventh and Streets, two men
$3.50; Seventh and Florida Avenue, tive
men, $50; Fourteenth and H Streets, two
men. $3.50; Fifteenth and New York Ay.
enue, two men, $50; Fourteenth and {
Streets, one man, SIS: total, $685.
Belt Railway Company-Ninth and
Pennsylvania Avenue two men, 50; Elev.