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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-08-27
Letter List.

Letter List.
List of letters advertised at Ard
more, Ind. Ter, for week ending
Aug. 81, 1899:
LADIES.
Apperson, ,AnnieM Bownard, S M
Burton, Estelle Carlew, Theodosia
Coash, Bessie Camp. Emma
Cullers, Katie Day, r NJ
Gates, Katie Goodwin, Lou
Knight, Ella Laster, May
Linder, Moliie McWright, h arctic
Murphy, j Psten, Maud
Roe. Hatty May Russell, Della
Thomas Lizzie Thompson, Leoine
Wally, Ella White, Cora NJ
Walker, A c Walker, Jennie
Walker, Matte
GENTLEMEN.
Anderson, Mack Ballew. wv
Bryant, Geo Y Davis JP
Enlow, VIM Gilmore, Jack
Heffiington, King Hinnic, Bob
Howell, Chas Hobson, Mr.
Harper, K Il Hampton, Will
Johnson, II Kuykendall, Wesly
Lambert, Randolph
Linder, Grant McWright, Us
Mason, w F Medcalf, DR.
Monrey, John (2) Murphrell, G B (2)
Mccoy, X N McCurdy, Frank
Riley, Levy Reeves. Luther ~
Roberts, w Reding, 10
Sadler, Curnell Searcey, w H
Taylor, Leavis Wilson, Joe
Weaver, K Yo.k, John A.
Young, Y
In calling for above letters please
say advertised.
MORAN SCOTT, P. NJ.
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Young, ] 7
In calling for above letters please
say advertised.
MORAN SCOTT, P. NJ.
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police to-day that he was robbed of
$750s here Tuesday night. He
came up from Kansas City and col
lected the money on some notes.
Then next day he took three drinks
of drug store whisky. The next
day, when he came to, he was lying
on the bank of Deer creek, east of
town, penniless.
PETER JACKSON KNOCKED OUT.
Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 25.-
Jim Jeffords, of California, knock
ed out Peter Jackson in four
rounds this afternoon. Jeffords
had his own way all through.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
London. Aug. 25.-A dispatch
t. the Daily Chronicle from Rome
reports the throwing of a dyna-
mite bomb into the villa of the
Archbishop of Gallipoli. Provence
of Lecce. seriously damaging the
walls of the building. The mo-
tive of the outrage is believed to
be political.
NEGROES EXCITED.
Savannah, Ga, Aug. 25.-Act-
ing under orders from Governor
Gambler, CAPTAIN P. F. Gleason of
the first regiment infantry, took
200 men to Darien, fifty-six miles
from here on a special train yester-
day afternoon to suppress an in
cipient riot and bring here a negro
prisoner named Henry Delagall
charged with assault upon yOang
white girl. Word came from
Mayor Kenan of Darien that the
town was in charge of an armed
negro mob and he urged that
troops be sent. When the troops
arrived at Z O'Clock they found
many excited negroes gathered,
but otherwise there had been no
disorder. Delagall was lodged in
Jail here last night. Captain
Gleason left seventy-five men at
Darien to preserve order. The
crime for which the negro was ar
rested is said to have been COM
mitted several months ago.
Delagall recently threatened to kill
the girl.
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Guthrie, 0. T., Aug 15.-Miss
Lille Campbell, daughter of the
superintendent of the Guthrie city
schools, was married here day-be
fore yesterday to John Hildreth,
of Newton, county attorney of
Harvey county. Kas.
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CATTLE STAMPEDE.

THREE DRINKS AND OUT.
Topeka, Aug. 25.-J A. Me-
Keon, of Kansas City, reported to
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BROOM CORN.

Guthrie, O. T., Aug. 25.-Six
tons of broom corn, the first of the
season, were brought into Guthrie
yesterday, and will be sold TO the
highest bidder. The corn was
raised near Perkins, and is of a
fine quality. 1t is unusual for the
broom corn to be ready for mar
ket this early in the season.
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Guthrie, O. T.. Aug. 25.-Dr.
C. T. Rice, the territorial veteri-
nary surgeon, last week made a
professional trip through Custer,
Blaine and Washita countries. He
reports that cattle are looking
well and that there is scarcely any
disease among them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-19
THE sENAToRsHIp.

Waterloo Reporter: In it's own mod
est and unassuming way the Des
Moines Register asks: Have the eigh-
ty-four republican counties of Iowa
the right to demand at least equal rep
resentation in the national senate with
the fifteen democratic counties Of the
state?" According to the rules it
would seem as though they had, but
as matter of fact such large num-
Der of the legislators who live in the
eighty-four republican counties are
against the Dcs Moines city candidate
that the line can't be drawn as it ex-
lists in the Registers mind.
Clarinda Herald: The Des Moines
syndicate of newspaper bosses may find
that their bull-dozing and demagogue-
ry on the senatorial question will af-
feet their subscription lists in some
parts of the state. The republicans of
the state do not like to be bossed over
and dictated to by those fellows simp-
ly because they live at Des Moines and
are bent on ruling or running the re-
publican party. Their spirit is the
same as that which was manifested a
few years ago by Cummins when he
bolted the party, helped to elect Boies
governor, in fact claimed that he did
it, and was nominated by the demo
Gratis for representative. Now it is his
boast that he bolted to make the party
come to his terms, and the bluffing
policy of his syndicate of newspapers
shows plainly that this same disposi-
ton prevails. The republicans of Iowa
have had enough of this kind of discip.
line and will not tolerate it any longer
Clinton Journal: According to the
Des Moines Register and other Jealous
Cummins organs, the senatorial con.
test is now decided" in favor of their
candidate. Perhaps after it's sssettled'
the other way next month the esteem.
ed Register will wonder where it's
at"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-19
TRIUMPH OF PUBLIC OPINION.

The victory in Kentucky which cul-
minated last week in the Inauguration
of TAYLOR as governor is much more
than the victory of a party. 1t is a
triumph of political decency and fair
ness to which more than one party
Contributed. 1t is conquest OF re-
publican government over the forces of
the oligarchy which sought to control
the state in opposition to the will of
the people, expressed in constitution
al way. Without the aid given by the
honest democrats of the state, under
the leadership of Ex-Governor Brown,
the republicans would have been de-
feated, and the conspirator who seized
the machinery of the democratic par
ty, and who welded all the resources
of that organizat ton in his own interest,
would today have been governor of
Kentucky. The fact that this plot was
defeated, and the plotter himself made
the butt. of the contempt and ,derision
of the state, and of all honest men OF
every party in every state, is the most
significant demonstration of the power
of public opinion which the politics of
recent times affords.
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doing business within our borders, is
it wise policy for Iowa to pursueI
Does it promot the best interests of
the people? Such determinations
against foreign corporations do not be-
lieve are beneficial. They inevitably
engender retaliations against our state
companies in other states that may
seriousl-- embarrass their operations
and progress outside of Iowa, and they
tend to produce condition of things
within our own borders that may work
graf detriment to our home companies.
The insurance Of business, property or
life if it is a good thing, and no one
NOWADAYS doubts it, should be encour-
aged and promoted by the state by all
proper means; and determinations,
such as Iowa has inaugurated, do not,
in my opinion, promote the best inter-
ests either of our home companies or
of the insuring public. Iowa should
emulate the broader policy of New
York and Massachusetts,, and treat all
companies, as nearly as may be, alike.
The present statute with its discrimin-
alton against foreign companies was
passed for the purpose OF obtaining in
creased revenue from such companies
not TO make war on them or to drive
them out of the state, as generally
charged by the eastern press. AS such,
the act only passed the senate by one
vote. There was no local i'll feeling
against such companies. The home
companies opposed the passage of the
act AS vigorously s,s the foreign COM
panies. But, While passed as revenue
measure, the additional taxes received
are insignificant, compared to the
great harm which may come from such
discrimination. l urge the restoration
of the old uniform rate on United
States and foreign companies or the as
sessmeDt OF the same rate on other
state companies now imposed on for
eipn.'
| Undoubtedly State Treasurer Her
riott is. right about this. Insurance
comnanies are business institutions,
and as such should be treated in bust
ness-like manner. Iowa should not
adopt measures tending to repel bust
ness men and capitalists of other states
from doing business within her borfl-
ers, and although the statute was pass
ed as Mr.. Herriott says, not to make
war on such comps 'ies, yet as its eff
| feet is hostile to them, ii should GER
tainlv be removed from the statute
books. 1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Her
RIOTS advice viii be taken and the
| restoration of the old uniform rate on
United States and foreign companies
| be made. 81
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Guard Again.t SMALLPOX.

Marshalltown Times Republican !:
The Iowa press will not be doing its
whole duty unless it constantly as
sumes the role of the Waterman upon
the tower to warn the people of the
state against the rayages of smallpox.
While any sensational attempt to cre-
ate a smallpox fright might be depre-
Gated, a sufficient warning may in rea-
son be given. 1t is known to exist in
Storm Lake, this state, and ait Albert
Lea, Mimi, and now a case has been
reported at Northwood, Ia, in the
county just south of Albert Lea. The
mayor of Northwood has called upon
DR.. j. C.. Shrader, as member of the
state board of health, to make an in
vestigation, and he is now doing so.
AS Albert Lea and Northwood are on
direct railroad line with central Iowa
the Importance of vigilance in guard
ing against the dire disease can be
seen.
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D1FFERENT1AL TAXES.

In his biennial report, just issued,
State Treasurer Herriott OF Iowa relates
the particulars of the adoption in 1897
of the schedule of differeptial taxes af-
fecting insurance companies. The rate
for Iowa or local companies was placed
at per cent of the premiums received
during the year, less losses paid and
premiums returned. For stipulated pre-
miums or assessment associations of
other states, doing business in the
state. the rate was fixed at that for
local companies. United States COM
panies were assessed at the. old rate
of 2R per cent of their premium re-
ceipts. Foreign companies were assess
ed at the rate of 3A per cent. Under
the old law Iowa companies were ex-
empt from taxation, except locally on
their realty, and all other companies
We're assessed at the uniform rate of
21h per cent of the premiums.
In 1898 the taxes levied under the
new schedule amounted to $147.541;
in 1899, $156,927, or total of $780,
46s for the two years, as against
$246,565 collected in the period of
1S95-1S07. OF the increase of $4,000,
Iowa companies and assessment asso-
Citations, never before taxed, contribute
ed $36,720, and only $10,57S was due
to the addition of per cent to the tax
imposed on foreign fire insurance COM
panies. Iowa companies paid taxes on
So, 1858, 535 of premiums received, assess
ment companies on $31S,s96. United
States companies on $9,249,74O and for
eign companies on $1,057Ss5.
Naturally the foreign fire companies
opposed .ne operation of the new law,
more on account of the precedent es.
tablished than the excessive discrimina.
ton. A Swiss company directed the
attention of the secretary of state at
Washington to the subject, alleging
that the law was in contravention OF
the treaty stipulations that guarantee
to Swiss companies the privileges en-
joyed by domestic companies. The pro.
test was sent TO the governor of Iowa
who submitted it to the attorney gen.
eral, who held that the law did not of.
fend the treaty agreements. When
the foreign companies paid the tax in
1898 they filed formal protests. Many
Iowa companies protested also. Later
suits against the state treasurer to re.
cover were instituted.
Although the courts have declared
that the law is not unconstitutional
the state treasurer is opposed to the
principle of differential taxation. In his
argument for the restoration Of the un.
form rate, he said:
[ "But, granting that it is within the
power of the state to discriminate in
placing tax burdens upon corporations
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Bu.ines. Conditions.

Marshalltown Mmes-Republican: Two
conspicuous figures We're recorded by
Dun's and Bradstreet's weekly trade re-
views for the close of the week. The
first by Dun is the fact that the produc-
tive forces OF the nation are now as
sured active employment well into the
coming year by contracts already made,
This is a cheerful outlook for the labor
forces, who can enter the winter cour-
ageously.
The other fact, stated by Brad.
streets, is that with labor well and re.
muneratively employed and demand
crowding closely upon supply, the gen
eral level of values of staples is at the
highest point reached for eight years
This is a legitimate step in the prog
ress of industrial and commercial ac.
tivity and is another refutation of the
theory of silverites that prices cannot
be enhanced under the gold standard
these theorists ignoring, of course, the
law of supply and demand.
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THE SENATE CURRENCY BILL.

Most of those who desire the best
currency obtaipable, and believe that
no other is fit for the use of the self
governing people Of these United
States, will probably consider the bill
prepared by the republicans of the
senate finance committee distinctly
preferable in many provisions to the
bill prepared by the republicans of the
house. 1t has some defects, as has the
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The money in circulation in the Unit
ed States has increased 33 per cent
since Mr.. Bryan and his deluded fol
lowers at Chicago and all over the
country in 1896 announced that our
money could never increase without
the free and unlimited coinage of sill.
yer. On July /, 1896, the money in
circulation was $1,5O9, 1885, 200, and or
December 1, 1899, it was $1,9s5, $780, 1854
with the prospect of crossing the 49,,
0o0,o00,000 mark by the end of the pres
ent month, while the gold coin and Ger
tificates increased from $49S, 449,242 or
July 1, 1896, to $77s,3ss, 1903 Dec. /, 1899
cain of BY, per cent in total currency
and So per cent in gold and gold Ger
tificates,
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Tie Paciac Cable,

Burlington Hawkeye: Secretary
Root estimatse the cost OF an ocean
cable between San Francisco and Mani
la at $S,50O,OO0. The cable should be
laid even if it cost twice the estimate.
By thus tying the Philippine islands
with wire to the American continent
we should make them instant and im-
mediate, parts of our domain. With
the cable in working order the task
of maintaining good insular govern
ment, of depressing disorder and of
holding public officials to quick respon-
sibility for their mistakes or misdoing
would be wonderfully simplified. And
the cable would pay from purely
practical standpoint, too. For the gov
eminent would save money, as it now
pays S2.40 for every word that is tele-
graphed to Manila.
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CH1vALRY AT wAsHINGroN.

Irrespective of the rights or wrongs
of the Roberts case, it seems a great
pity that Mr.. Roberts young daughter
should be dragged into it, and made a
party to it by the curiosity hunting
public of Washington. Possibly it is
the first time woman has had cause
to complain that American men failed
in courtesy to her on account of her
religion, but Miss Roberts has had rea-
son to make such complaint, and in
a simple and dignified manner that
carries the conviction of truth she has
told an eastern paper what she thought
of chiyalrous Washington.
Miss Roberts went to Washington as
her fathers secretary. Perhaps she
shouldn't have gone, but perhaps cir
cumstances made it necessary for her
to go. Since her arrival she has been
the object of about the sort of incon-
siderate and offensive curiosity that
might be excited by rare animal out
of a menagerie.
People have not actually poked and
pointed at her with umbrellas and
canes, but they might almost as well
have done so. Sometimes there is a
sudden hush when she enters an eleva-
tor or nears group of men, and a
painful silence until she is gone. Some
times, and it is shame to American
manhood to say it, she has to overhear
rude jokes. Once she made a purchase
in store, and when she gave her
name and address work in that store
ceased. A whisper ran through the
place and trade stood still to let EN-
ployes and customers cape. This sort
of thing is in addition to Affections Wis
tied upon her by overzealous inter-
viewers and snapshot artists who dog
her movements with offers to ''take
her picture for nothing"
The east is not like the west. Chival-
rous and tender regard for woman
hood does not prevail in the same de-
gree at Washington as it does west OF
the Rockies. Going from newly-set
tied country, with its reverence for
femininity, into the chill conservatism
of the east, Miss Roberts has been
made to feel the comparative lack OF
courtesy to her sex in rather extra
| ordinary manner, and possibly the
cruelty of the situation is exaggerated
to her sensitive mind. But there is nc
! doubt that the instances she cites are
real and that she has suffered keenly
at the hands of unthinking and unfeel-
ing vulgarians.
| 1t is a pity. 1t may seem necessary
to take radical measures with Mr.. Rob.
erts, but his daughter has given nc
offense, and the treatment she has re.
ceived at the hands of the Washington
y public is a national disgrace.
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"Ho.. and IIo...n

Iowa Capital: Not having had a
sensation for long time Kentucky
took black man charged with MUIR
der, Wednesday, bound him to sap
ling, heaped a huge pile of brush and
wood around him and set fire to it. As
the flames began to shoot up, some one
cut out the fellows eyes. Others
threw blue yitriol' and pepper into the
clustered around the funeral pyre.
The victim was without doubt brute,
but he was equally as high in the scale
of being as those who assumed the
role of his self-appointed executioners.
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vice admiral and confer that rank on
each. They are both rear admiraIs
now and making them both vice admit
rails would be an equal promotion for
each, SO it does not appear clear how
this would better matters much, as the
friends of each insist that their favor
lite should be placed ahead of the 9TH
er. The controversy arises from de-
sire to have them driven tandem in
stead of as team, and that one or
the other should be given the lead.
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Nebraska State Journal: Mr.. Bryan's
former law partners are moving into "a
new Office and their names have been
freshly painted on the windows. Mr..
Bryan's name is no longer there. BY
the way, what is Mr.. Bryan's profession
since he gave up all pretense of engag-
ing in the practice OF law? When the
census enumerator comes around, what
shall he put down opposite Mr.. Bry-
ans name under the head OF ''occupa-
toni"
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FOR SHORTER HOURS.

A recognition of the growing ten
dency toward shorter hours of labor,
and an incident that shows that the
world is beginning to realize that lon
ger hours of rest are needed to bring
labor to its greatest efficiency, is seen
in an important modification in the
working OF French railways, which is
to be effected within the next two
months. M. Maudin, minister of pub
lie works. has signed two DEGREES, reg
iulating the hours of employment and
rest of certain classes of railroad men.
The object is to secure them an average
work day of not more lnan ten hours,
and a daily period of rest of not less
than ten hours. The first and most i'm
portant classes CONCERNED are engineers
and firemen. 1t is provided that they
must not work more than ten hours
per day and must have holiday OF
tWenty-four hours every ten days The
second decree refers to the work OF
conductors and brakemen, and :. is
much the same as the first, its pro-
visions differing chiefly in their method
of application.
The movement is an excellent one,
and should be emulated voluntarily by
managers of American railways. No
tired or oyerworled employe can do
good work, and when as in the rail
road business. men must have theii
wits sharp and clean and always with
them, they should be allowed plenty OF
time for sleep and for recreation. Tho
return they would give to their en-
ployers in the shape of work well done
would more than compensate the latter
for the extra amount it might be nee
essary to spend in employing more help
The saving in loss of lives and prop
erty, which would be the result OIL
such an arrangement need not b,
dwelt upon.
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4 j. 4 : = fs .
Peter Widener, of Philadelphia,
will celebrate Christmas in astine way
this year. He will present to that
municipality grounds and buildings for
home, hospital and school for crippled
children, ''open to all without distinc-
tion OF creed, color, sex or nationality"
and to cost approximately $2,oO0,0oo.
For this purpose he has purchased a
beautiful tract of some thirty-seven
acres within the city limits. There per-
haps a dozen buildings will be erected
where juvenile cripples may, first have
the benefit of the highest surgical skill
in the cure or the amelioration of their
3deformities; where, next, they may re-
ceiye schooling and industrial training
along lines best calculated to aid them
in overcoming their physical handicap,
and thus make more even the condi-
lions OF their competition with Others
in the struggles Of life; where, finally,
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Some of those Grand Army Posts
which have been Investigating the COM

Some of those Grand Army Posts
which have been investigating the com,
missioner of pensions for his alleged
hostility to old soldiers might unearth
p few interesting facts if they turned
their attention to the case of some
dozen or more republican senators who
are using their influence for the re
tention of Colonel" Richard Bright
the present democratic sergeant-at.
arms Of the senate. Having been a
member of the knights of the Golden
Circle and an associate of Vallandig.
ham during the war, Colonel
Bright, as sergeant-at-arms, has
had no mercy on Union sol.
diers, discharging them by the dozen
and filling their places with democrats
Colonel Bright is not on trial, how
ever; the old soldiers understand him
thoroughly; but perhaps they have
difficulty in comprehending the good
politics Of those republican senators
who are his such staunch supporters.