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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

The shooting of Mr.. Cornelius
at Tulsa, an account of which ap
peared in yesterdays ARDMoREITE,
issonly small edition of what may
occur in Ardmore at any time I'M
der the present system of fire
alarm. A mans life is not safe
on the street when there is such
promiscuous shooting as occurs
here every time there is fire at
night. The city council should
protect the people from this
danger The practice is not only
dangerous. but it is a nuisance and
should be suppressed. Men vio-
late the law by carrying wea-
pons to the fire with them, firing
them as they go. The fact that.
they are not apprehended gives
them confidence in their ability to
escape detection when there is no
fire, and in this way the habit of
carrying weapons is developed.
The weapon ordinance is made to
l.evel the carrying of weapons.
and no exception is made in the
ease of fire. 1t is all wrong, and
should be suppressed. There is
no virture CIR necessity in the prac-
tice, but it is a constant menace to
peace and good order as well as to
the lives of our citizens.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03
What One Hears in the Telephone.

''It is very hard to realize that the
vo:ce one hears over the telephone is
rot the voice of the person who is
talking, said an electrician. chat
ting about the oddities of the bust
ross. 1T seems exactly like the real
tones, drawn out thin and small,
aEi carried from long distance bv
some mechanical means-but is
isn't. When one speaks into the
Instrument, little diagrphm, like
a drum-head, begins to vibrate, and
each vibration sends wave of elec-
trclty over the wire. These waves
set up a mimic vibration in arothcr
dlagraphm at the opposite end,
which Jars the air and produces an
of the original voice.
That's not a very scientific explana-
ton, but its accurate. The auto
graph-telegraph, which makes fac
simile of handwriting, is fair
Parallel. You write your message
with Il pen, attached to a special
electric apparatus, and little ink
siphon at the other end of the line
exactly initiates every dot and curve.
The result seems like the real thing,
but is merely first-class counterfeit.
It's the same way exactly with the
voice in the phone
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

The Dallas News, after labored
discussion of the laws of nations
as bearing upon the recent seizure
of American eargoes by British
ships, makes the announcement
that it is Just las we'll to make it
clear and positive at the outset
that no such interference with our
rights of commerce will be tolerat-
ed" Theoretically this statement
is alright and. embodies the Ameri-
tean spirit ,0fiE812, ,h4t the News
writer knows that practically his
suggestion is worthless. With a
strong navy. whose duty it is to
protect American interests, and
with thorough knowledge of
England's reputation for unjusti-
fable aggression, the present ad-
ministration forbade the presence
of American ships in South Afri-
can waters, although their presence
is in accordance with international
law and custom. 1t has been
openly charged and not officially
denied in Washington that this ac-
ton was taken at the request of
the British government, to deter
the European powers from sending
ships there. Our ambassador to
the court of st James publicly and
IN quasi official manner euIo-
sizes success and deprecates
disaster, at the same time.
echolng the sentiments of Jineo
chamberlain intimating a secret
understanding between the two
governments, and this without re-
''uiahd or remonstrance from his
ns government. These things.
together With the appointment Of
2 son Of notorious pro. British
sympathizer to be consul at Pre-.
toria, convict the News, suppes.
tion OF utter worthlessness At this
time. $50
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03
THE BURLINGTON ROGHE;
BEST LINE.

WEST: Kansas City to Nshsaskss,
Denver, Utah, Pacific Coast-TVD'
TRAINS DAILY. Weekly Califorsila
excursions.
NORTHWEST: To Black Hills, Ebns'
tana, Washington, Puget Sound .wf
the short Billings route, thes tins
saver-5O to 500 miles saved. Dur
ist sleepers Tuesdays and TharsdaFs,
Kansas City to Seattle.
EAST: Unquestionablx the best
trains via Chicago or 81. Louia
NORTH: To Omaha. st. Banl, MIN
neapolis and the noAhwsst region.
HoMEsEEKERs' EXCURSIONS to tho
West and Northwest.
1900 MILES or STANDARD RAILRoAD
The main travelled road in the Louf
siana Purchase.
Wide-vestibuled, Pintsch-liehfso'
complete trains Of chair cars tsssn
free), Pullman sleepers.
All Ticket Agents can ticket W
the Great Burlington Route.
For details. ask your ticket Aeen'
or l.. W. WAKELKY,
Geni Pass'r Agent, st. Louis, he
l.. J. BRIcKKR.
rrav. Pass'r Agent, Kansas City, No
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager ST. Joseph, No.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03
ABOUT STATEHOOD.

It is being constantly asserted in
Oklahoma papers that the senti-
ment in the Territory is fastchang-
ing in favor of single statehood.
This is doubtless mere conjecture.
but where there is so much smoke
there certainly must be some fire.
Then the persistence with which
the Purcell Register and few of
its pupils make the same statement
is significant. AT any rate, there
is no doubt that the question is re-
ceiving more serious consideration
at the hands of Territory people
as the time approaches for them to
pass on the question at the polls.
Several considerations are contri-
buting to this, chief among which
is doubtless the question of taxa
ton. made more forcible by the
operation of municipal government
in the incorporated towns.
But perhaps the consideration
which is principally responsible
for the study now being made of
this question is the statement, so
often made by those qualified to
speak semi officially, that congress
will never consent to separate state
hood for the two territories. The
sources from which these statements
come, together with the arbitrary
policy heretofore pursued by the
Washington government in its deal
ings with Indian Territory affairs,
makes this question worthy of con-
sideration. If an overwhelming
local opposition is to be utterly
disregarded by the powers that be,
wise men are considering whether
it would not be better for the fa :
ture of this country to forestall
coercion by embracing single state
hood. Such action would secure
to the Territory its proportionate
share of public institutions and a
chance at the permanent capital of
the new state, while opposition
might result in throwing all these
benefits into the territory of Okla
homa, without relieving our people
from their share of taxes,
We take this to be the view en-
tertained by those who are earnest
in their advocacy of single state
hood, but the reasons don't ap-
pear altogether conclusive to us.
The ARDMOREITE has never SHE'D
its caster into the ring either fol
or against single statehood, but
has been content to lay the argu
ments of both before its readers
At present it prefers to remain
fancy free so that it may consistent
ly take that side which will bes
serve the interests of its people
when the issue comes squarely be
fore them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

Mrs. J. c. Thompson will enter
tain the Woman's Foreign Mission
ary society tomorrow, Thursday,
Jan. t 1900. Members earnestly
requested to be present at 2:30.
Friends cordially invited to at
tend. The Home Mission society
will have a short session at same
place. Important business to be
tended to.
Mrs. J NJ. Gross. Sec'y.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03
TOLD BY TELEPHONE.
words Whispered In our Ear From
Inland Towns in the Territory
wednesday Afternoon.
RAYsvILLE.

RAYSvILLE.
DIR. Showers and his brother, Mon
roe Showers, went to Ardmore 70
day 10 disposses L. III. Clark of their
land. They claim that they bought
the land from Holder and Stewart.
There is much anxiety in this COM
munity over the outcome of the lease
question.
E. II. CLARK and Miss Bartha Har-
ris were married at this place Sum
day afternoon.
MANNSvILLE.
The Woodmen of the World gave
an oyster supper here last nignt'
which was we'll attended.
Rev. Garrett made the address OF
welcome. Judge h. NJ. Furman gave
an interesting talk on woodcraft and
other matters of Importance. All
present report a nice time.
Mitch Bonner of Ardmore is here
today.
The school at this place is pro-
crossing nicely under Prof Vandiger.
DURwoOD.
Lee Davis of Paris, Tex, and MISS
Izona Cornell of this place married
here yesterday. They leftthis morn
ing for their future home near Paris,
Tex, q. I. Searcy performed the
ceremony.
DR.. Bates is offering his residence
for sale, as he will remove to Emet
in a few days.
Several parties at this place went
to Ardmore today to see about theil
money they had depositedTwitii the
First National Bank.
M'MILLAN.
The new business house of J. g.
Lindsay is nearing completion and
within few days Mr.. Lindsay viii
open up a new stock of general mer
chandise.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

ANOTHER suit has been fled
here to dispossess non-citizen lease
holders, yet the department at
Washington persists in the asser-
ton that nothing in the law justi-
fies this injury to the agricultural
interests of the Territory. The
Dawes commission insists that
every lease can now be vacated
and the holder ousted from pos
session. 1t appears that the Dawes
commission is in the saddle on this
question.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

Walter Duryea, whose neck was
broken while making a high dive In
to shallow water at Bergen Beach,
near New York, is not only alive,
but improving rapidly. He is at
Roosevelt hospital, where an opera
tion was performed which is expect
ed to result in saving his life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

The Socialist Labor party of
Pennsylvania is not very large, bat
it is large enodgh to split into two
factions and to nominate two tickets
for the general offices TO be filed by
tie election this fall For the judges
one faction has non,inated an uphol-
-tterer and "a cigar maker, and the
other faction machinist and glass
..l. .s-r.es -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03
Have You Kidney Trouble?

Thousands have it and don't know
it. If you want quick results you
can lmake no mistake by using
Bright's Kidney Pills, the great Kid
ney Remedy. Regular size Csc. Sam
pie free; also pamphlet telling You
how to find out if you have kidney
trouble. Address G. W. Beggs & Co.,
Chicago. SOLD by Mason & Mason,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03
Sea Shell Curtain Fad.

''Shell curtains are the newest
fad in New York. 1t comes from
the seashore resorts IF Long Island,
where shells are found, but it has
broken out III the city with marked
virulence. Some ingenious person
has found tltat ii is an easy thing
to pierce the shells that are picked
np along the beaches. and that when
they are strung on wire the, make
dainty ornaments Lamp shades.
hanging baskets, portiers AMI win
dow curtains are made OF these
shells, and the effect is both novel
and brilliant. The light shines
through them, bringing out ihe de-
licate translucence md discovering
new heauties in 4 very comnion OBJ
ject If the seashoTc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

In our fluctuations over the new
year we should not forget the busi
ness of securing additional railroad
facilities. Two lines practically
bidding for Ardmore's favor. We
need them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

How about the naming and post
ing of the streets that was said to
have been taken in hand Jointly
by the Commercial club and
the city council before; Christmass
No publicity is being given to the
work, if it has been begun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

T. J. Holland has sold his~inter-
ests in the leon hotel and Wagon
yard on South Court street and
will move over on Caddo street.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

WHEN the streets are named and
posted the work should not be al
lowed to stop until the houses are
numbered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

The fire adjusters have made
liberal and amicable settlement
with the Odd Fellows for damage
to building sustained in the fire
from the Steam Laundry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

The worst after effects of Influenza
arise from deraDged functions of the
liver. Clear the blood at once with
with Herbine. for it will strengthen
the liver to Withdraw from circula-
tion the hillary poisons. Price SO
cents at w. b. Frames.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

The old maids miss an inning
this year because 1900 is not divi-
slble by four.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

w. T. Gardner, who is district
deputy grand master, of DurwoOd
Lodge ]. @. o. F., goes to that
place tonight, to install officers for
the ensuing term of that lodge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

THIS is the 3rd. How many
resolutions went through the last
two days unscathed!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

WHO knows the location of Col
lege. Court and Springer streets!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03
TINE TABLE,

TIME TABLE,
Gulf. Colorado and Santa re Railway
SOUTH BOUND.
Galveston and ChicaRo Express 1888 a. m.
Cleburne and Kansas City Express. 5:07 m.
NoRTH-BouND.
.ssiveston and Chicago Express---l2:50 q. m.
Cleburne and Kansas City Express IL :3s a. m.
A. LUCAS. Ticket Agent.
". 9. KEENAN,. General Passenger Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03
Solicitors For Insurance Wanted

Active, reliable solicitors for the
Territories, for fraternal insurance,
level premium plan, pays sick and
accident benefits. Practical and
sure winner. Good contracts for
hustlers. Ed H. Love, district
manager, Honey Grove, Texas.
H. d&w2t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

Everything in the line of notions
sold cheap at Davis Bros. 31-3I
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

Anything in the gun line that
you wish can be found at Noble
Bros. Also loaded shells for any
kind of game. 1-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

AnDMoRE, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03

The w. C.. Z. L. will meet
Saturday at 3 p. m. at the Broad
way Methodist parsonage. Please
be prompt.
MRS. j. Nj. CIR Jss, Sec'y.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-03
Living Though His Neck Wa. Broken.

worker
The Redwood gazette., 1900-10-17

ness Of the session. In 1898 1t cost the
Republican legislature $4,000; that
was under the administration Of
Speaker Lee. Under the administration
of Van SAINT, who was elected speaker in
1896, it cost the state s137, 900, or nearly
$4,000 less than under the democratic and
Peoples administration party administra-
ton. I cite this as an illustration of his
business capacity. want to say to you,
as fact that figures will demonstrate,
that under Van SAINTS administration, one
which he had more to do with than any
man in the legislature, the business of the
legislature was the most economical of
any administration for many years. When
people came there who wanted an office
and want to say that there are hundreds
of them at every session-they are look
ing for soft jobs at SIS per day-Mr. Van
SAINT had the nerve and the backbone to
say: 1--WE don't need you," and he ap-
piled the same business principles through
out as he will in every department of the
state if he is elected it's governor. It don't
take an orator or a good politician to
good, clean. honest business man like
Capt. Van SAINT
There are otner SUBJECTS winch sAOulQ
like to take up, but time will not permit.
What have stated, have stated to you
from my own personal knowledge, from
what / have been able to learn from q
thorough investigation of the different
departments. l have called your attention
to these matters that you may thoroughly
understand how a Republican ought to
vote this fall and thank you for your
attention.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-06

-Four more missionaries, according to
Shanghai advices, dated Saturday, have
been murdered near Kanhow.
The lien Tsin correspondent OF the
Times wiring July 81, says;
The previous decision to move tOmor-
row has been reversed. It IS reported
that the American coInA0naer is now
unwilling to advance unit he is rein
forced. The Japanese reconnaissance
yesterday apparently inclined them to
favor waiting for further reinforcements.
The Russians and French acquiesced.
General Gaselee is anxious to advance
but his command is 50 small, only 3, COO,
that he cannot take the lead. The date
for the departure of the expedition is
therefore again uncertain"
Commenting upon this despatch the
Times says
1T Is perhaps inevitable, although
undoubtedly disappointing. that the adj
vance should be delayed"
1t viii be noticed that the despatch to
the Daily Express announcing that the
troops had started Is dated two days later
than the despatch to the Times and two
days later than any other despatch
published IN London this morning.
There is no way of verifying the state
ments Of the Daily Express correspondent.
They must simply be taken Tor what
they are worth
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-06

Canso, N. S., August s. Arrived,
SC hooners Ellen Il. Gleason Cape North ;
Senator, Gloucester; A. Il. Clifford,
Banks,
Sailed, schooners Senator New Found
land; Annie Greenlaw, seeking bait.
New Bedford, Mass, August 5.-Ar-
rived, schooners July Fourth and Izetta,
Bangor.
Sailed schooner II. M. Stanley, Fred
ericton, N. B., for New York.
City island, N X, August 5.-Bound
south, steamer Horatio Hall, Portland,
Me. Schooners Annie Bliss Hillsboro,
N b.; Hattie AlcG Buck, Annie n
Chase, Susie p. Oliver, and Annie KIM
balm, Bangor, Me- Hope Haynes Gardi-
ner. Me. Addle Jordan, Portland; E.
Arcularius, James II Maloy and Thomas
Borden, Rockland Me.
New York, August 5.-Sailed, schooners
Susie NJ. Plummer, P0rtlani Stella
Maud St. John, N. b.; City of Augusta,
Raritan River, for Portland.
Baltimore, August 5.--Arriyed, schoon-
ers Mary Palmer. Bangor; q. A. White,
Eva Ferris and Charles x. Balch Bath.
Philadelphia August 5.-ATived,
schooners E, III, White, Hillsboro, N.
b.. Major Pickands, Bath; Oliver A1nes,
RockIand; Cumberland, Kennebec; tugs
Valley Forge, Portland, towing barges
Hammond from bingham; Albirtis and
Pine Forest from Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-06
FOUGHT MOONSHINERS.
Pitched Battle in which U. $. Marshal
Was Wounded.

Pauls Valley, I. r., August 5.--As o
result Of a pitched battle with moonshin-
ers near Johnson, twenty miles from
Pauls Valley, one deputy marshal was
slightly wounded and another is missing.
The band escaped under cover of dark
ness. The outlaws are part OF q band
that was raided near Centre, few days
ago, when five Of it's members, together
with a still aud a quantity Of liquor We're
taken. The leader named Iioe, veteran
A rkansas distiller, other mem bers OF the
band, escaped. After tour days pursuit,
they were located by posse in q deep
ravine near johnson. a demand to sur
render was answered with a v0lley of
bullets and shots were exchanged for over
an hour The deputies surrounded the
outlaws position to await day break, but
the latter escaped during the night.
They are we'll armed and their capture
win be d dangerous undertaking.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-06
DENOUNCED SUNDAY GOLF.
Sensational sermon by Fashionable
Newport Preacher.

Newport, r. T., August 5.-Sunday
golf and the favorite diversion among
the summer colony Of bridge whist, for
stakes, were denounced, and the fashion
able people who play them were severely
arraigned by Rev. Braddin Hamilton OF
New York, in his sermon at All Saints
church this morning. The congregation,
as it does every Sunday during summer,
represented the most exclusive social
circle of the country and the reverend
DOCTORS words became the theme OF
much comment later in the day In part,
DR.. Hamilton said:
"On account of the important position
in several ways, which Newport holds IN
the eyes OF the people OF this country
your life here is of most vital impor-
tance, not only for your own sakes but
because of your influence on the 75, coo, :
600 people who are looking to you for ex-
ample, for precedent Ir the people here
introduce certain idea this year, be-
fore two years 90, 000, 900 Out OF the 70,-
600 600 of our people in this country will
try and work out that idea in their own
way, in their own different sphere. You
are responsible to God, and the people of
this country for a great deal of good and
O. great deal OF harm. For example, If
you establish che idea that q lavish, un-
necessary, thoughtless expenditure OF
money is the great object of the Ameri-
can citizens ambition, many good
man Will go to prison through trying
to furnish his wife with funds while
she is trying to initiate your example.
Show the people of this country that
the boastful, vulgar, brainless spend
thrift is not the ideal citizen Of this
country, but that the cultivated Chris
tian gentleman living comfortably on
what he has come by honestly and sur
rounded by every comfort or luxury he
can afford, that he is the ideal citizen
There are good many people in our land
who might be excused In a sense il they
spend Sunday in recreation and amuse-
ments, on account Of their employment
during the week, but the people of New
port have no such excuse, and the young
man or young woman who will desert
church Sunday morning and go and play
golf, who has six days to play have very
little respect for themselves and far less
for the community which they are lead
ing in the wrong.
Another example, the last and prob
ably the most important shall mention,
is the Introduction Of petty gambling.
We have reason to believe with great
regret that such custom has been prac-
ticed and is being practiCed in many
cottages at Newport this season Now,
no langu age that / could use would more
than half express the enOrmity of such
an example. Therefore, the person who
teaches young man to gamble is stamp
ing him with a black mark which he win
carry oil the way through life across the
river OF death and very probably down
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-06
into eternal doom. These are the undeni-
able results arising from this great evil. -
WOODS FIRE in LEWISTON.
Several Thousand Dollars Damage Als
ready Done.
ESPECIAL no Tim Pnnss.7

Lewiston, August GA woods fire
which broke out two or three days ago
in valuable timber land between Web
stsr street and the Randall road in this
city, has burned fiercely this afternoon,
and evening and has already done dam
age amounting to several thousands OF
dollars. Buildings owned by DR.. N. @.
Bradford, Edward Hurd and Thomas Nc.
Namara, are liable to be burned before
morning. The Foster Lee Randall place
is also in danger. 1t is feared that If the
fire continues to spread that several vaI-
liable orchards win be burned.
The fire is now heading towards a cut
down which is as dry as 1nder, and IL
1t starts in that nothing can stop the fire
before it reaches Crowley's Junction.
Chief Engineer Moriarity Of the Lewiston
fire department, drove to the scene of the
fire this evening to decide If anything
can be done to save the buildings which
are in danger. Nothing except a sharp
rain can arrest the flames.