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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13
FIRE LOSSES WE'RE GREAT.
Ncar Has Been Very Hard ON tho In
surance Companies.

Tho year has been especially hard on
the fire insurance companies, because IL
has come Immediately after another year
of disaster. Losses were heavy IN 1900
many companies were forced 10 quit tho
businoss. and those that held on ala so In
the belief that the worst had been passed
and that better conditions were iuovlta-
biz. Instead Of that the losses for tho
year in tho United States are Se0O0O.0OO
greater than IN 1890.
The result has been n number Of rein
surancos rotiromcnts and nmalgamations
Of companies Unprecedented since the
year OF the Chicago fire. when so many
companies were ruined. Fourteen stock
companies and eight mutuals have re-
tired absolutely from the hold. beside "A
great number Of small mutual and as
sCssmcnt companies. Scores of other
companies have retired from the West.
the South or both. or have materially re-
strictcd their writings ia the sections OF
tho country where they had suffered
most
As n result business men needing large
amounts OF insurance have been unable
20 get II, and a horde OF wildcat COM
panios ana irresponsible Lloyds have been
started, 10 prey upon the necessities OF
the people.
The losses for the entire year are put
at N520si M, as against $3.50. OPS, 900 In 1909.
and SIP COG 900 IN 1899.
Life insurance has closed the most pros
porous year IN It's history. The people
have been prosperous and have been in
vesting their money literally In endow-
ment policies and ordinary life policies
for tho benefit OF their families. II Is be-
licved that the total OF new business
written during the year by the legal re-
serve companies will be 81 500 900. .OO1 and
that their Insurance In force will amount
TO N500,0O0.O0O. one company alone has
written over S300.0OO000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13

Tho relations 10 exist between the
United States and Cuba were determine .
al least temporarily. by the adoption OF
tho Plat resolutions hy congress in June.
Briefly these provide that the govern
ment of the island shall retain its mdc-
pendeHcc Of all foreign countries that
the United States may intervene 10 pre-
serve such independence, that The acts
OF The United States during tho period NJ
military occupancy shall Doc ratified ,tat
sanitary plans for the prevention Of opi-
denies shall bc carried out and that this
country shall be permitted 20 buy or , So
naval or coaling stations at points to be
agreed upon.
ON the 2lst of February the constitution
ms agreed 10 by the members OF the
Cuban convention WAS signed by tho
members 81 that body IT Is based large
ly upon that OF the United states Dec
81 Gen. TCmasO Estrada Palma was
elected the first president Of Cuba
Free trade between Porto Rico and the
Uniteu States went into effect July %. the
anniversary of the landing OF the Ameri-
can troops on the island I'm 1850. civil
government under the provisions Of the
Foraker act was established In May 1900
and the FIRST governor was Charles II
Allen. He was succeeded this year by
William H. Hunt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13
LYNCHINGS IN 1901.
Executions Due to Popular Excitemcn
show an Incroasc.

show an Incronsc.
The lynchlugs reported I'm 1900 shoved
an increase of eight over those OF rsqg
4 sull further increase must De noted this
year an increase TN brutality as well
as In number-tho record standing I0T
tn 1899 li5 in 1900 and l5J Bro 1901 The FOL.
lowing table showing the number OF
lvnenings in the last seventeen vears
may be OF value to those engaged In the
study Of this branch of crimnology. iNS5
1890 i27; 1891. 1o2; 1899. 255; isa3. 200: 1904
1905 1895. III; 1896 81 iS9,. 1867 iSgS. i27
1892 1O1; 1900, il5. 1907! IS.
The lynchings In the various state,
and territories were as follows. Ala.
bama, 10; Arkansas. 8. California. 6: Col.
orado. o: Connecticut. o. Delaware. o:
Florida. Z. Georgia, 10; Idaho. !. Illinois
o.. Indiana, Il Iowa. % Kansas. 2. Ken
lucky. Z. Louisiana. 10. Maine. 0: Mary
land o; Massachusetts. o. Michigan. o:
Minnesota o. Mississippi lG. Missouri, 6;
Montana, 4; Nebraska. 0; New Jersey. o;
New Hampshire. o. New York, o. Nevada.
o; North Carolina, I; North Dakota. 0;
Ohio. o: oregon. 0; Pennsylvania. .:
Rhode Island. O.: South Carolina, D; South
Dakota, o. Tennessee t.. Texas. n. YER
mont. o; Virginia. q West Virginia ?:
Wisconsin. 0; Washington. 0; Wyoming.
o: Arizona, I; District of Columbia. o;
New Mexico 0. Utah. 0: Indian Territory,
] Oklahoma. 2; Alaska. 0.
or those lynchngs i2i occurred In the
South and u I'm the North. or the total
number l0l we're negroes. 90 whites l In
dian and Chlnamsn. Tho alleged crimes
for which they were lynchcd were ns
follows: Murder. 39 criminal assault. 10;
theft. p; murderous assault. o; attempted
criminal assault. 8; cattle and horse
stealing. Z; completely In murder G; quar-
rel over profit sharing. g. arson. 4: sus-
pectcd murder. 3: suspected criminal ns-
sault. !; murder and criminal Assault L;
train wrccking. /; alleged theft. 1: keep
ing gambling house. 1 suspected OF
killing cattle. /; resisting arrest, !; In
sultlng a white woman, !; burglary, L;
forcing white boy to tommit crime l.
Besides these. Q were lynchcd because 81
race prejudice FOR unknown reasons,
tlty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13
1,thmipn Canal treaty slrncd.

Tho outlook for the building OF au 18th
milan canal in tho near future became
much mono promising wlon on Nov. Is
Lord Iagucoioto and Secretary Hay
sign'I NOW treaty on behalf of their
fo" ""DctNc governments This arrccm mt
superseded the old Clayton Bulwcr treaty
and did not contain the Objectionable
features of tho document which was so
amended 10y the United States senate as
20 ho unacceptable 90 Great Britain It's
most salient feature was tho implied
right OF this country 20 fortfy the canal
whenever IL ls lIilt The agreement W q
.al1 .toro the senate and was ratified
by that body Dec 10 by vote Of - TO 6.
The canal commission appointed to invcs-
ugate the two available routcs-the Mic
nragua ana the Panama-rcported In
favor of the former. and a bill authorlz-
Ing the building OF ship canal at Mic
aragua was M once introduced I'm the
house OF representatives.. Late In Decem-
her it was reported from Paris that the
French Panama company was willing 10
sell It's property and rights for i9.O0O. 600
and u Is. therefore. possible th1t IN,
claims OF the Panama route will receive
serious consideration at the hands OF
congress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13

Under n decision 90 IHo United States
Supreme cDsr' rendcr,f Dec 2 It was
held that the !.5 ". became domes-
tic territory imM,c. s. upon the rau-
fcation Of the treaty of peace and that
IN the absence of legislation by congress
duties levied upon the products OF the
islands were Illegal. II was further held
that the right Of congress to pass laws
for the regulation OF the islands was TN
restricted, coming from the constitution
itself. In substance II was held the col
lection OF duties on products coming from
Porto Rico between the time The treaty
Of Paris went into effec. and the date
when the Foraker tann act became q
Jaw was Illegal; that the island Of Porto
Rico Is a territory appurtenant and be
longing 10 the United states but not a
part Of the United States within tho rev
euue clause Of the constitution, and that
the Foraker act Is constitutional
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13

without n moments warning. ne was sho,
down by an anarchist. The fatal bullet
was nrcd ~ Leon czolgoss white the
prcsicont was receiving the puhlic In the
r mple of Music nj the Pan Amcr-ican
exposition IN Bunalo on the afternoon Of
Friday. Sept. 6. He fingered until early
on the morning Of the 18th OF the Same
month. when he passed away. with the
words: Gods will. not ours. be done. "
The grief Of the people was as deep and
sincere as It was widespread Telegrams
OF coincidence came from all parts OF the
civilized world and from persons In all
stations Of life
The assassin was speedily tried. con.
Victod and the sentence OF death exccu-
ted. Czolgosz died i'm the electric chair
In Auburn prison on the morning OF
oct. ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13
BUSINESS CONSOLIDATION
Increasing Tendency shown to Form
Combinations OF Capital


The feature OF the Industrial situation
OF the year was the continuation OF the
tendency 20 form great combinations OF
capital or trusts. In the first eight
months the aggregate capital of the new
corporations organized was s.. .i67. .355. 600
as against vi. .o65, $4,000 for the same PEE
riod In 1900 The most gigantic OF the
combinations effected was that known as
the United States Steel corporation hav-
ing capital of sl.lOo.OOo.000 Its chief
organizer was J. Pierpont Morgan The
companies entering the trust were tho
Carnegie. Federal. American Steel and
Wire, National Tube. American Bridge,
National, American Sheet Steel. Amerl-
can Tinplate. American Steel Hoop. Lake
Superior Consolidated iron mines and the
Shelby Steel Tube Some OF the other
combinations brought about were the AL
disclaimers Amalgamated Copper. Am
erican Can. American Locomc we Amer
lean Plow. Consolidated Tobacco North
American Trust, United Box. Board and
Paper United States Shipbulding and the
Northern Securities companies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13

Con .aoraAIe progress toward The settle
uont of the insular problems was u-adc.
Tho greater portion Of the Philippine
island. had been brought under complete
control carly in the year and the capture
OF Aruualdo Iy cen Funston March %
Old a great de8l O. hasten tho work OF
pacincaUon. ON the fth Of July civil
government was established with vii
liam IT, TAFT as thc first civil governor.
At the same time the military authority
in the islands was transferred from
Cen. Arthur Macarthur TO Gen. a. II.
Chaffee. Opposition 90 United states rule
II not entirely at an end. In Samar
b0lomen attacked a detachment OF the 9Th
infantry oct. Is. SiNng ten and wounding
six men, Other less disastrous en-
counters have occurred.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13
CHIEF SPORTING EVENTS.
Americans Uniformly Successful Over
Their Foreign Opponents.

Sporting events OF Importance Included
the races for the Americas Gun. resultin,
In another victory for the American
yacht the Columbia over Sir Thomas LIP
toms Shamrock H.. Sept % and Oci 2
and I. the defeat OF an English team OF
trapshooters by Americans at Hendon.
England. In June; the winning OF II.
WORLDS sculling championship by George
Towns OF Australia at Rat Portage Ont.
Sept u ana the decision OF the interna.
tional committee at Paris. May "A. hat
the next Olympirn games are to taks
place IN Chicago IN 1904 Pittsburg wln
the championship IN the National Base-
ball league and Chicago was FIRST iR the
American league. In the east Harvard
was tho undsputed football champi n.
while I'm the west the honors were dlvd-
ed between Wisconsin, and Michigan. In
horse racing the feature OF the season
was the trotting OF 4 mile In 2:O2A by
creScsus at Columbus o.. Aug. 2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13
III. Ycar rollLIc.Ilv.

Politically. the year in the United
States was "a rather cvoutful one. VII
liam Mckinley began hiF second term Ss
president Of the United states on the fth
of March. when ho was iuaugurated
with Theodore Roosevelt ass vice-presl-
dent. lu Sept wbcr hc was stricken
down by am assassin and Mr.. Roosevelt
became the chief executive. 40 other
changes took place al the time but IN
December the acknowledgement Charles
J.. Smith. and the secretary OF the treas
ury Lyman j. Gage. resigned, Henry 9.
Payne OF Milwaukee was chosen TO sue
coed the former and Leslie NJ. shaw.
governor OF Iowa, the latter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13
Legal Execution, I'm 1901.

The number of legal executions in 1901
was us. as compared with ll9 in 1900. 1871
IN 1899. i09 IN 1895. l23 In 1897. l22 IN 1896.
1872 in 1896. 1872 in 1894. l26 In 1888. and l0l
In 1892.
There lsere SO hanged In the South ltt q
% In the North. OF whom n were negroe .
aud a. whites. The crimes for which they
were executed were; Murder. i07: GRIM
inai assault. .; attempted criminal as
sauIt, !; and train robbery. !.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13
ITO be Contlnued)

In pulmonary trouble. the direct ac-
tion of BALLARD'S HOREHOUND
SYRUP upon the throat. chest and
lungs, Immediately arrest the malady.
by relieving the distress, cutting the
phlegm and freeing the vocal and
breathing organs Price 25 and so
cents.-W. b. Frame. City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13
president Mckinley. Murder.

The facts In the assassination Of Presl-
dent William Mckinley are still too
vividly remembered TO require extended
mention. He had entered upon his sec.
ond term under the most favorable aus
pices. Everything pertaining to the flu
lure seemed bright with promise when.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13
CHRONOLOGY Of
THE PAST YEAR
Events of Importance That
Have Marked the Pre-
Ceding Twelve Months,
COMMERCIAL RECORD GOOD.
UnIled States Is Nov the Undsputet
FiIlnCIaI Leader Of tie World.
LIST OF DISTINGUISHED DEAD.

Many Eminent Mon, Both Mt Home and
Abroad. Have Passed Away Disasters
Life Excessive business of tho Rail-
roads Gratifying -lriro Losses Abnor-
NAL Princely Gifts to Charity aud
Education.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13

Theodore Roosevelt assumed the ONCE
n president Sept II. the day ON which
Mckinley died. taking the oath OF office
in Bunnlo. one of his first public an
uouuccmcnts was tlat tho policy OF his
predecessor would be faithfully cN-
ccutcd
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13

You can never convince a vain wo-
man who has grown fat that she is un-
til she gets stuck trying to get In car
riage door
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13

iy yield to ths cieansing and purifying qusiitise
contained In Johnston's sarsApaIiiia. Ouas9
Bottles"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-13

stsiner. william. bishop OF oxford. Aprfs
A.
Tanner. Dr. Charles X. D., Irish states-
man Sept. T.
VERDI, Giuseppe. composer, Jan q.
Victoria. Queen. Jan. a.
Nonge. Charlotte NJ, author. March a.
Arizona republican., 1902-11-07

munication with the disturbed areas is interrupted.
 Of itself the news of these earth quakings and volcanic action in Mex ico is not surprising. Taken in connec- tion, however, with similar recent phe- nomena elsewhere at widely separated points on the globe they constitute a record of seismic disturbance which is impressive and puzzling even to those scientists who have made study of the subject.
 To speak only of comparatively re- cent happenings since the terrible erup- tions of Mounts Pelec and Soufriere last May startled the world, there is the great landslide, supposed to be due to an earthquake, in Transcaucasia, August r, and earthquakes about the same date along the coast of Alaska. About the middle of September there was another grand series of phenom- ena, volcanoes in the Philippines show ing activity and a wonderful electric storm on the coast of Colombia, when the whole sea and sky were a mass of fire" the phenomena continuing for fifteen days. About the same time the great crater of Kilauea, in the Hawai-
 
 umns of smoke issued from Mount Cop peras, near Bainbridge, O., and five craters were reported blowing in Gau- temala- week later and Stromboli. the lighthouse of the Mediterranean" ." was in violent eruption, Vesuvius showed signs of eruption and severe earthquake shocks were felt in Central America. September 22 the island of Guam had 1S0 earthquake shocks in g. day and October Texas had several slight shocks.
 These are not a complete list of vol canic phenomena even for the last month or six weeks, but they are suffi- cient to show that mighty forces are at work under the earth's surface. and that for some reason these are specially active at the present time.-New York World.
Arizona republican., 1902-11-07
ON THE RAMPAGE.

It is difficult now to regard the Doukho5ors we have in Canada as a sane people. A few weeks ago they addressed Q petition to the Lieutenant governor of British Columbia, asking for Q small corner" of the province where they might live exactly as they desire to live. Their ideas of living are peculiar. They will do no military ser vice, and they will not acknowledge any civil power. They will neither eat food nor wear clothing that comes from animals; and they will not employ beast of burden in any shape or form. They will marry and divorce them selves as the notion takes them In the petition they addressed to the governor of British Columbia they declare that we cannot obey the laws nor conform to the institutions of any country, or become the subject for any sovereign, because we are the subjects of God" As British Columbia did not want them, under those circumstances, the deluded people have now abandoned their homes, and all their possessions. to go on a pilgrimage they know not where. They would seek the Great Teacher, and when they find Him they would sit at His feet to learn wisdom and truth. An individual behaving in that way, in this practical age would be regarded as the victim of religious mania, and such. indeed, appears to be the trouble with 5000 affected Douk- hobors who have started on their re- markable quest. They are to be pitied, for they entertain convictions that no government can sanction. Wherever they go, they must render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars, and sub init themselves to law and government. In their present condition, without food or shelter, they will soon starve or perish from cold in the northwest. If they attempt to go south, as paupers, they will be stopped by the United States government. They have brought upon themselves what has the appear ance of disaster. Under the delusion that they are fleeing from persecution. they are seeking privation and possibly eXtermination. It is an embarrassing situation for the government that is responsible for their presence in this country, and it is one that calls for prompt remedial measures.-Toronto Mail and Express.
Arizona republican., 1902-11-07
ANNUAL OUTPUT OF FICTION.

From 5000 to 10000 novels yearly ap- pear the world over. They are but a share of the earth's great stream of print, but they are the largest share. Japan contributes a round half thou Gand-462 in 1895. There are q couple of hundred in India, letters in India still turning to verse in preference to prose, as in primitive Vedic days, writes Talcott Williams in the Review of Reviews. The Arab world has its scattering scores; in Egypt, three to five yearly; in Syria, a few dozen. Strange works they are The fiction of the east h2rks back to the plain spoken men who sit in the curving ring of listeners in the market place telling tales as old as Hammu Rabbi and as new as the Arabian Nights in the hands of a child. Japanese fiction is passing from the intermediate Chinese romance to fiction modelled on the Eu- Topean novel. Tn northwest India Mos lem Lucknow, on the appointed day, fills the street where the monthly num- bers of the last romance come fresh from the press. One which had a pro digious vogue a dozen years ago car ried modern hero through prodigies of valor in the Russo Turkish war. For d decade past in India vernacular fic- tion, as in Arabic, is taking the place of the tale modelled on old classic ex- amples. The world of the novel. like all worlds, is coming to be alike the world over
 Italy and Spain, between them. issue from 500 to 600 novels in a year, the larger country the larger portion France, the worlds school master in fiction. prints 600 volumes a year: Scandinavian Europe as many more. centering for publication at Copenha- gen. Russia supplies. on an average. year by year, from 800 to 1000. It's vast millions are unlettered, but the appe- tite of its small educated classes. so- cial conditions and the absence of libraries and newspapers stimulate reading. When the copyrights on Pushkin's poems expired the first twelve months saw 1S3 editions and a circulation of 100000 copies. What English poet is likely to have this com
Arizona republican., 1902-11-07
FILIPINO TYPES
Island Women, Their Dress and Char
 acteristics.

From the Filipino point of view" says a teacher in the islands, "the color line plays only a small part in defining social status. The possession of white blood is by no means considered an acquisition to boast of, and pure na- tives' pride themselves on the posses sion of that name. Even the more in- telligent women, though apt imitators of Spanish graces and customs, never wholly lose their hold on native ways. For instance, the same woman who one night, gorgeously gowned and covered with diamonds. may be seen receiving at a function in the home of the high est official in the islands, the next day appears sitting on the counter of one of the innumerable little stalls that line the street, gowned in blue calico and wearing sandals without stockings, and smoking a cigarette. She seems equally at ease in both places, for the simple reason that she is accustomed to both kinds of living. Incidentally her own home is probably palatial, and she herself a charming hostess. At heart, however, a native is always a native.
 But there are as many varieties of native women as there are tribes on the islands. The Tagal woman, for in stance, is no more like the Igorrote than an American girl is like Sioux Indian squaw. The dress of the Igor rote is more picturesque than that of the Tagal, and is usually made of coarse homespun. Igorrote women are the grimiest of the islanders, and their condition does not seem likely to i'm prove, unless some sort of household reform is brought about by the men. For IgOrrCte women do not believe in cO-educatiOn in any degree. Only boys are sent to school; girls are allowed to cultivate potato patches and 'chore around generally, but mathematics and foreign languages are considered un- becoming. Unaware of any depriva- tion, the Igorrote woman takes all this as matter of course.
 Perhaps her indifference is partially due to the fact that she is not bur dened with household cares. Tn an Ig- Orrote house, in fact, nobody cares IgorrOte houses are little more than places to crawl in out of the rain. There are no chimneys. and the smoke from the fire wanders around in Ieisurely
Arizona republican., 1902-11-07
AMERICA RICH IN GEMS.

The report of the geological survey, just compiled for 1901, shows that dur ing that year there were mined in the United States precious stones to the value of about s3OO,OO When talking about rare and beautiful gems ones thoughts naturally revert to South Africa or the orient, or the mountains of Asia and Europe, or perhaps to South America, says the Chicago Chronicle, but one is not likely to think of our own land yielding them; but the fact is that no insignificant value in gems is taken from the soil right here at home.
 Diamonds represent only $fOO of this amount, but the fact that they are found at all gives encouragement to the hope that paying fields of them may some time be found. Last year one diamond was found in Lee county Ga, where diamonds were not before