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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

exports probably marks but tie
first putting up Of the bars.
The war against American pro-
ducts has not become universal
in Europeean countries, but the
hostile feeling is certainly extend.
ing. France and Germany have
been excluding our meat products
for some time, and both are dis
posed 10 extend their restrictive
legislation 10 other products.
Russia has resented our counter
vailing duties on sugar, and Aus.
tria is disposed to put obstacles
in the way Of American products.
The competition Of American
iron, steel fnd coal with those Of
Great Britain has alarmed the
British producers, who viii in self
defense use the mos effective
weapons within reach to over.
come this competition.
The significance of the March
drop in American exports lies in
its revelation that foreign ala-m
at the growth Of our export trade
is being followed BY affective de.
fensive measures, aud American
manufacturers may as well face
the unwelcome fact first as last
for face it they must eventually.
that foreign trade on any extensive
scale must be a give-and-take af-
fair live persist in our chinese
wall tariff policy we must prepare
ourselves to encounter unfriendly
tariff restrictions everywhere.
Congress viii do well TO begin to
give more heed to statesmen of
the Kasson type and less to the
Dingleys if it wants our exports
to increase instead of declining
permanently.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

A decline Of ten millions in the
value Of our manufactured export
for the month of march, as com
pared with the same month one
year ago, indicates that our for.
eign customers, who are in a sense
also our foreign competitors, are
learning that high tariff protec-
ton is a game that two can play
at. Because they must, the Eu-
ropean manufacturing countries
have learned the Yankee trick Of
preserving their home markets.
The ten million drop in the March
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

nagpipes for the sultan Of Morocco.
Il would appear that the sultan OF
Morocco has become deeply fascina-
ted with Highland music. His love
for the bagpipes. for Scottish music
and for the tartan IS simply unique
for one who IS not native Of Scot
isnd. Ten years ago a piper became
one Of the Institutions az his court.
and very recently he commissioned
q well-known Glasgow pipemaker to
furnish him with a set of baupipes
for his own use. Possibly this set
Of pipes now furnished Is the most
ornate and costly that has ever been
made in Scotland They are mounted
with ls-carat gold and cost G 800.
The credit Of Introducing both IN.
bagpipes and the highland dress 10
the notice Of the sultan IS. no doubt.
largely to the influence Of Kaid Mac
lean, one Of the chief officers Of the
court Of his majesty London Tele-
graph.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11
NOTICE TO HoMEsEELERS
Every body Read This.

In view Of the opening and to
help everybody to gethomesin the
new country, / am going TO sell at
private sale and at prices to salts
fy my customers, my entire stock
Of horses, rigs etc, consisting Of
10 head Of saddlers, 3 double
teams and ; single drivers, also
my entire outfit of pole buggies,
and . 2surries 4 good saddles and
briddles. am not going to quit,
but am going to be in this open
ing business myself. My friends
and myself are going to build a
spur of the Rock Island r. r. up
the alley behind me. And I may
60 into the horse, mule and goat
trade.
Don't forget on Friday aud Sat
urday Of this week, ] viii have in
my lot just behind my o. X. barn
30 head Of 4 and 5year old horses
Is 1-2 to 16 hands.high, unbroke,
a top cut out Of Suggs' Brothers
herd Of 20O0. This will be a
chance to buy a thoroughbred
young horse.
Matt Chiffon at,
o. X. Barn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

2,00o pounds Of smoking tObac-
co, 10000 pipes and 10000 boxes
of matches was contributed by a
tobacco company for the comfort
Of the confederate veterans during
the recent reunion at Memphis,
Tenn. The tobacco alone was
worth e0c per pound.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

A colored widow with three
grown daughter worked her rab-
bit foot on a white boy long
enough to eutice him into the
probate judges Office at lola,
Kansas, where they we're made
man and wife.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

There is a rumor afoat that y,
Pierpont Morgan q co are about
to establish 100000, 600 bank
to be to the United States what
the Bank of England is 70 En-
GLAND.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

T rememberpcrfectly." repeated the
witness, "and that was an she said -
stand down. SIR" Numbered the
judge. "The idea Of mans COM
ing here and saying ne can remember
all any woman says."-Philadelphia
Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

a cattle steal is reported in
Crockett county, Texas, where
the thieves got away with two
thousand head Of cattle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

The ladies of Jeimore, Kansss
are going to get MP the 4ih OF
July celebration 40 that place.
Kansas women for energy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

Or. Foster boarded the after
noon train for Anadarko and viii
be gone tIll Thursday noon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11
cONOEMY BEGINS At THE NEW

Our spring and Summer cloth
ing is very swell, and of the
latest up-to-date styles. Prices
below all competitors. Call and
be convinced. Low prices and
high quality talks. We have both
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

W H PowelI's new house on
south Hill viii be occupied about
the 10Th. by Mr.. Jones Of Purcell.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

Mr. A. 1. Nail has gone to
Texas, he will be gone several
weeks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

Chiekasha pays more life insur-
ance than any other town IN the
Indian Territory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

G. M. Fecheimer is taking in
the Shriners fete at Kansas City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

Rev. Mr.. Wright Is sick with
fever but we hope to see him out
again shortly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

Dr. A.E. Snow is assisting DR.
Foster this week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-11

Yours for high quality and low prices.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26
LARKIN's FALL PROVES FATAL.
Man Found Unconscious in an lee
house Dies This Morning.

Robert LarkIns. tbirty-sevea years old,
who lived with his brother at $50 Twenty
fifth Street northwest, died at the Ener-
gency Hospital at 10 .p-cl0ck this morning
from injuries received at Heurichs Brew
cry, Twenty-sizth ard - streets north
west last night. Coroner hewitt was no
tilted and VIII probably give a certificate
Of accidental death, LaEkins was en-
floyed in the ice house. connected with
the brewery. Last night he quit work at
$50 o'clock and as he started home to
supper he was instructed to return TO
work AT : o'clock He returned to the
ice house about twenty minutes before the
time set. When the ice house was en-
tered half an hour later Larlins was
found in an unconscious condition He
had fallen a distance Of twenty feet sus-
tanning internal injuries The ambulance
was called and he was hurried TO the
Emergency Hospital where he suCcumbed
tic his injuries.
Coroner hewitt viewed the boGy and di-
rected Deputy Coroner GIazebrook to per-
form an autopsy upon the remains TO de-
teTmine the cause OF death Dr. hewitt
VIII personally investigate the cirCum-
stances this afternoon and T, We Dr..
Glazebrook's report before he .rues the
certificate Of death.
Larllins was a Spanish-American war
veteran Since the close Of hostilities he
had been employed in the navy yard in
this city He was native of washington
and was unmarried.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26
ORDERED TO PAY ALIMoNY-
IichncI LayyIer Must Give His Wife
$40 Per Month

IN connection with the proceedings for
divorce Of Michael LAWYER agsinst his
vie Honorah LAWYER. Justice Bradley to
day ordered that LAWYER shall pay the
defendant so per month as aIimoay- The
matter came up on the answer o. LAWYER
70 i rule 10 show cause why h should
not be committed for contempt cor fail
Ing to comply with the order issued by
Justice Hagner on June Il, requir-
lag him to pay the amount mentioned
BY affidavits filed. LAWYER claimed that
he Is not able TO pay the amount ordered
by the court. Justice Bradley, after hear
ing the aifdayits, stated that the grounds
set forth were rot sufficient on which 10
SGT aside the order issued by Justice Hag-
1er- LAWYER is given until Tuesday next
10 comply with Justice Hagners mandate
On June a, 1888, the parties to The pro-
ceedings were granted q limited divorce
by Justice Cox The decree also stlpu-
lated that LAWYER should pay ia his wife
$40 per month for the maintenance and
support 81 his minor child.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26
MAY PROVOKE ARAIB War.
A New Transatlantic Steamer SER
vice TO BE Established.

The Red star Line to Enter CompS-
f3tfoH With she White star and
-Cunnrd Cs,mpaR5cs-The Fight Of
1874 Likely 10 BE Repeated
NEW YORK July 25--The New York
Commercial says this morning that
new ocean steamship service VII shortly
be inaugurated from this port and it Is
predicted that it viii bring about one Of
the greatest transatlantic rate wars seen
in recent years
The Red Star line. which, with the
American line. is operated by the Inter
rational Navigation Company has decid-
ed 10 enter the Queenstown and South
arnpton trade from New York. and it is
Imported that in the latter part Of Sep
TENDER or in the early part OF october
the vessels Of The line will stop at those
ports on their way TO Antwerp
This. in addition to supplementing the
service Of the American line TO South
ampton. viii also cut into the Queens
town trade Of. the White Star line and Of
the Cunard line. as the vessels Of each OF
these lines stop Al the Irish port. both
going and coming from Liverpool IN
ouesrionabIy the White Star and Curard
lines VIII resent the intrusion OF the Red
Star vessels from this port into the
Queenstown trade and viii leave no stone
unturned 10 drive them out
1t IS stated that when the new service
has been started the two big English
lines will be found working together and
that the passenger rates will. in all prob
ability. be reduced to low figure for a
time, at least
Speaking Of the contemplated move OF
the Red Star line, a prominent steam
ship agent today said The new service
TO Queenstown viii undoubtedly cause a
great deal OF trouble in the steamship
business. The White Star people are very
aggressive when once started and they
stop az nothing until their point is gained
They are not afraid to face anything, es-
peciaIIy rate war The same may b.
said Of the Cunard line Should these twl
lines start out 70 drive Tie Red Star linz
from Queenstown the fur viii fly Tbs
Red Star line is Just as well equipped Il
every perhaps IN some respects bet
ter-as either Of the other two lines. ant
should a rate war be declared a long
dravn-out battle may be looked for
- would not be IN the least surprised
70 witness a rate war similar to tina
which prevailed in 1874. In that yeal
travellers crossed the Atlantic for S Pc
head Perhaps the rates viii not 60 Z
such low figure this time, should Their
be rate war, but I feel confident tina
neither the White Star line nor Tie Gu
nard line VIII permit the business to b
taken away from them without making
stupendous fight to retain it
The new service viii be entirely distinc
from the regular Antwerp service OF tn
Red Star line. In the Antwerp trade wi
be the steamships Vaderland. iceland
Kroonlaud. and Finland, while IN tn
Queenstown, Southampton, and Antwer
service It Is proposed to operate the HaS
erford, Merton, Southwark, KensingtoI
and FriedIaud-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26
THE sCHoFIELD GARRISON.
0RciaI Recognition OF the Ladies'
Auxiliary Last Night.

Schofeld Garrison Regular Army and
Navy Union held q most enjoyable session
last evening, the occasion being d TeCep-
ton and entertainments given in honor Of
its ladies. auxiliary an organization Te-
Gently formed to assist the garrison in its
frateruaI and social features The aux
Hilary and the friends Of the garrison were
ont in full force and completely filed the
hall Mr.. Champion the senior vice com
mander- presented the auxiliary 10 the
garrison, and Commander Maynard, in 4
few suitable remarks, welcomed the or
ganization and declared 1t officially rec
Ognized as the Ladies Auxiliary Of Sch0-
field Garrison. The following are the Of
fcers Of the auxiliary: President, Mrs
Cora MattingIy; vice president. Mrs. Mat
tie Miller; secretary, Miss Nellie c. Stur-
bits; treasurer, Mrs. NJ Z. Champion;
musical director. Miss Eva Smith
The Auxiliary starts out with forty
eight members. During the evening the
following programme was rendered under
the direction Ct Comrade MelchieT. chair
man Of the committee on entertainment.
Auxiliary song. by Miss Eva Smith; reel
tation, by Col y. O. brennan; song by
Miss VaEena Schmid, Mrs. Schrnid, plan
ist; song, by 1Ir- Curtis Isiageri recita-
ton, by VILLA 10 Champion
The entertainment committee was com
posed Of: L. J. MeIchier, chairman H
HimeIright, John II. Mcintyre, Joseph 5
MattingIy, and William Champion.
Garfield Post, No I, Grand Army Of tbs
| Republic, sent a delegation headed b.
! Commander Frea-. QUartermaster JO-
| chuIn Comrades Soften, Weber, End 9th
| ers. and their presence, with that Of theil
/ ladies, added much 70 the pleasure Of tbs
| evening. Comrades Seton and JochuI
| made interesting remarks
/ Among the ladies present were: Mrs
Katie Cryracs, Mrs. Frank Collins, Mrs
( Mary. Skinner, Miss Grace Bright, Miss
/ Jennie Champion, Miss Agnes EeIandt
/ Miss EstalIe Stewart, Miss May Connolly
/ Miss Matte Kidd, Miss Emma Boswell
/ Miss Mary Z. Hart, Miss Elizabeth Matt.
feIdt, Miss Julia Butler, Miss Mari
I O'Beirne. Miss Margaret g Anderson
/ Miss Emma Greeuweil, Miss y Rflefer
| Mrs. Mary COhiH. Mrs. William N Caller
/ Miss Ethel Nattingiy, Miss annie Skin
/ usr- Mrs Addis Shannon, Mrs Sorreil
/ Miss Catherine Connolly. Miss MaTgaret
! C0uneIly, Miss May Seton, Miss Grace
/ Day, Miss Annie HOIITan, Miss Annie T
J Casey, Miss Mary a Denmead. Miss An
| MIA NJ Wilson, Miss Josephine Hickey
( Mss Mary 1IenIng. Mrs O. Jones, Mrs
! Ida Reed Miss Josie Bealn. Miss Lille
| bfeIchier Mrs Carrie Lynch. Mrs SiDUs
/ Miss Mary Seton. Miss Mary MuuLZ
/ Miss Annie Ready, Miss Mary Moore
/ Miss Y Grimes. Miss L Weber. Miss J.
/ Clark, Miss =. Birch
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26
FUNERAL OF MRS. POLLOCK.
Services to Be Held n All Souls
Church This Afternoon

The funeral services of Mrs. Louise
Pollock. of 1925 Q Street northwest, for
many years well known through her con-
nection with kindergarten educational
work viii be held at o'clock this aft
eTnoOn at All Souls Church. Fourteenth
and / Streets northwest The remains
viii be cremated and inferred at Glen
wood.
Rev. John van Shack, if. assisted by
Rev. F Anderson, will conduct the sery-
ices
The Dallbearers are n. Prisnell, Libra
rian of the Bureau OF Printing and En-
craving; E. B. Daskam. Acting Chief
Clerk of thu Treasury; W W Hite. En-
est Lent AFRO ] Cory, and Miles II
Shand-
Mrs. Pollock was born in Prussia, DC
tober %, 1892. She came to this country
in 1850 and to Washington in 1871 Be
sides writing many works on kindergar-
ten methods. Mrs. Pollock was the au-
thor of several song books in use in the
schools and was a pioneer in the estab-
Iishment of the kindergarten training
school for nursery maids
She leaves six daughters and one SON
Mary r WeleSca Susan p and Mia A
| Pollock. residents of Washington. Mrs
! George Bush, of Seattle, and G. Freena"
Pollock
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26

NEW YORK. July 25-George W. De
lap. d coroner. OF + 5uklyn. was charged
with extortion yesterday before d mag
istrate, who, al the request Of District
Attorney Clarke, issued q warrant for
the coroner arrest The warrant was
not served however, Delap's attorney
promising that his client would appear
today Testimony was offered alleging
that Coroner DeIap had accepted sums Of
rrioney-in one instance S250-to suppress
the fact. =: suicide cases and issue GER
tiflcates Of accidental poisoning This. il
was asserted, was 70 secure the heirs of
the dead insurance money which would
not be paid should certificate Of suicide
bf. issued
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26
THE LOCAL DEMAND FOR ICE.
Cnrgocs Arriving Adequate to Avert
the Threatened Famine

the threatened sAtsiiAN-
For the past few days. there has been
much complaint among both large ana
small consumers of ice that they have
been served with short quantities OF that
commodity Tsy-the ice men Many house
holders have nos been supplied at all,
and ths larger Consumers have received
less than half the quantity that they or
dered and required The probability Of
an ice famine was the only supposed ex-
PLANTATION offered by concerns which had
,,ut q short supply of ice on hand or in
prospect
The schooner Mount Hope carrying 1899
tons of ice. arrived Wednesday night in
tow Of tRe tug Peerless She is now dis
charging her cargo, consigned to the
Purity Ice Company. at Willis icehouse.
at the foot of Thirteenth Street south
west
The Purity Ice Company has been in the
best condition to supply its customers of
any Of the ice companies in the city II
has q manufacturing output Of 1fo tons
a day and last might, after serving ali
customers. and without estimating the
ice brought In by the Mount Hope had
surplus OF 500 tons During the scarcity
the Purity lee Company has been con-
stantly able TO give its customers a tuH
! SLUDlE. "ElIlt some DLAlTA AA+-NhA 't-' 49,
/ made their customers DO with less than
/ half quantities
/ The Schooner LII zrayton IS also IN
! port arriving about L O'Clock yesterday
! afternoon Her cargo of L5i5 tons IS be
/ ing unIoaded at the Ninth Street wharf
! The schooner Augustus Hunt with lbs
/ tons. arrived late yesterday afternoon
and about ! O'Clock this morning the
( schooners p & T. Eargraves, with Lgi.
tons. and the ". {. Tanner, with L5tF
tons. arrived in Washington. after stop
! ping al Alexandria The Henry o Bar
| rett- a large fvlmasted schooner. carry
ing 2z59 tons Of ice. was sighted in the
! river yesterday afternoon and VIII be II
| port sometime This forenoon
| These arrivals VIII forestaU an ice fam
inc in Washington LOT the present al
least With z consumption daily Of Ion
! tons Of ice there vas on hand Wednesday
night a reserve stock Of-abOut LOO tons
and 2 manufacturing capacity OF the wv
! ice factories Of about $40 tons daily ms
| was less than enough 10 supply the cit!
! for Two days The CaEgOeS OF the six ICt
| boats, representing q total of s,4t2 ton!
| Of ice, viii thus be sufficient to last 70
| more than 2 week without drawing upOl
| the stock in hand Or the product of tn
| ice manufacturers
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26
: T-oIIey Cosapany Organized.

WESTMINSTER, Md, July 26.-The
Baltimore. Westminster and Gettysburg
Railroad Company has Just elected the
following directors: / a Sweigard, r. J.
Purcell. Thomas T. Durham, Of Philadel-
phfa: Samuel l. Johns. Of Hanover, and
Frank T. Shaw. Fred D. Miller. and
Charles Z. Fink, of Westminster. I. A.
Sweigard was elected president: Charles
+. Fink, vice president; Thomas F. Dur
ham. secretary and treasurer. This road
is the MARYLAND division of g system of
aIactrIc railroad which viii be built in
MARYLAND and Southern Pennsylvania. All
81 the capital stock Of the Maryland divi-
sion has been subscribed. and Mr.. Fink,
ge1eraI counsel, says that work on the
road will commence promptly
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26
THE GLEN ECHO COMPANY SUED
Judgment Asked Against the Land
and building Concern.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, July 26-Bird n.
Robinson and Randolph Barton, Of BaIti-
more, receivers for the Baltimore Build
ing and Loan Association. have brought
suit against the Glen Echo Land and
Building Company, Of Montgomery coUn-
ty, for So, 955. &, which amount IL IS al
legged, the company is now indebted to the
association William H Robson IS the
attorney representing the building asso-
citation.
It IS alleged that the building associa-
ton advanced the Glen Echo Company
April :, 1892. S4s 900. the company taking
out $50 shares in the building association
and giving a bond and mortgage to secure
the association The company failed 10
keep up its payments. II IS alleged, and
the mortgage was forecIosed. the land be-
ing sold in September, 1885 for g, 90,
The association now asks for a judgment
The proceedings were instituted in the
Supreme Court Of the District Of Colum-
hia-
The contract for the building Of the
county sch0oIhOuse at Dryers, IL Wheat
On district. has been awarded 10 Oliver
Eaa Horn. the lowest bidder.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26
THE KILLIGAN HABEAs CORPUS.
Justice Bradley to Announce His Dc
cision Next Monday.

II Jhe matter OF the petition Of limo
thy EIiIigan for q writ OF habeas corpus
TO secure his release from custody JUS
tiee Bradley this morning stated that he
would not announce his decision until
Monday next
Euiie&n was recently convicted IN the
Police Court Of three separate offences.
and vas fined IN the aggregate $40, with
the option OF spending 20 days IL prison
one Of the offences Of which h. was
found guilty was that Of a=saultiuS an Of
fer H conteujrd that h- should not
have been tried Oh this charge IN the
District branch ~ the Police Court.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26

NEW YORK. July 26.-The second-class
Greek cruiser Saua-cnos MiauHs. which
visited this port last September and since
has been in the West Indies, arrived here
again yesterday from Havana From
New York she viii proceed home by way
OF Bermuda and the Azores. Owing to
the fact that her passage from Havana
was Iess than i've days. she VIII be de-
tanned al quarantine ,InJil this afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26
Organizing the Mine workers.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, July 26.-W. B.
Wilson. national Secretary-Tre Of
the United Mine Workers OF America
who led the famous strike in this field in
1884, arrived here yesterday and went 10
the mining region to meet obligations Of
the organization to the exteat of 81 800
which originated in the strife OF last
year. Mr.. Wilson said the United Mine
Workers. with 23J, O00 paying members,
were in a prosperous condition. he said
that progress is at last being made to-
ward organization in West Virginia