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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02

Hon. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, secre.
tary of the department of the interior,
has his enemies in the territory. and
they are both numerous and ugly.
The latest is that he ignored charges
and rumors and allowed guilty sub
ordinates to hold their jobs Hon.
Charles j. Bonaparte, chief of the
legal sleuths appointed by President
Roosevelt has had several conferences
with Hon. Tams BiNby and the Hon.
Tams is not willing to accept response
blity for the blunders and bad
breaks of his superors The Indian
Territory scandals smells to the heav
ems and an example must be made of
some high official for the good of the
party and the good of the country
Secretary Hitchcock is a very schol
arly and highmindcd gentleman, but
ho is as hard TO approach as polar
bear ON neighboring ice foe lie
upheld his subordinatos when they
were accused Of crookedness and
snubbed citizens of the territory who
demanded a change Now Civic Re
former Bonaparto of Baltimore is on
his track and Bonaparte scents graft
from afar. lie has no enemies tC
punish or friends to reward"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02
THE MISSING EDWARD WENTz.
The Young Millionaire Said to Be
Alive in Cumberland Mountains.

Knoxville, Tenn Nov. IA special
10 the journal and Tribune from Eris-
tol Tenn, says
Robert Brown, president Of the coal
company in Wise county, Va, is to-
night quoted as having said that on
Friday afternoon the Wentz family re-
cciyed news from Edward l.. Want,
the missing young Philadelphia mil
lionaire. \ shrewd looking young
man, it is stated, appeared at the
Vent mansion at Big stone Gap, W.
Va, and requested a conference with
DR. John F. Vent, father of the miss
ing young man. He was admitted.
when he told DR.. Wentz that mis- son
was alive and we'll and that he had
been authorized to say that for $lUO,-
coo young Wentz, who was then in
handouts i'm the Cumberland noun
tains, would be delivered to the fam
lily uuharmed
Or Vent, it is said. told the suang-
er that he would have first to bring
him a letter from his son as an ovi-
oence that he was alive, ANA that then
his proposition would be considered.
The stranger agreed to this and i'm.
mediately left for the mountains lie
was shadowed and was seen TO get of
the train at the mining village of Es-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02
NEARING THE CLIMAX.

This week the exceptionally inter
csting campaign in New York city
will come to close and another vic.
tory or defeat will be added to the re-
form cause. Although the contest
was complicated only recently by
spectacular political diplomacy. the
field is now more clear and the stand
ards of the opposing forces are plainly
visible indicating also the positions
90 the various allies, says the Repub-
lie.
Mayor Lows prospects for re-elec-
tiOn as an bipartisan nominee are bet
ter, but his success is by no means
rrc-assured. The battle is spirited.
Congressman Mcclellan. the Tam
many nominee is aggressively sup
ported by the organization and his
managers are exhibiting rare polti-
cal shrewdncss. especially in disintc-
grating the fusion ranks, confoundng
the issues and confusing the voters.
y ll'' tAl tAll''N lllNAA dlf NlhAr llluNu dh
prominent, loyal citizens desire May
or Lows triumph, there may be more
than a possibility that Mcclellan will
win.
The situation now seems To show a
distinct division of issues. Mayor
Low stands on his record as a good
government officer and his record Is
such as to deserve emphatic ratiica-
tion from the respectable element Of
citizenship. However, his adhcrcnts
do not display sufficient enthusiasm
Probably his strongest and most earn
est supporter is District Attorney Jo-
rome who at first advised against his
denomination
Mr.. McClellan's managers are very
active and have enlisted the assistance
of factors that worl, on election day
Because they have individual interests
at stake. lie has the support of the
organization The disturbance effect
&c by the change of front accomplish
ed by Grout and Forncs appears TO
have helped him The Disscusion in
the Brooklyn Democracy has benefit
zee linn, Judging by the registration IN
Democratic wards if it has not raised
CONSERVATION among respectable
Brooklyn citizens over the Tammany
Invasion. ON the other hand. the
registration in strong fusion wards in
New York is a condition which is
considered favorable to Mr.. Low.
This is an important view of the field
as il is seen from a distance.
The people of other large cities are
wondering whether New York is not
yet good enough and progressive
enough to give itself another contract
for good government They are won
doring whether New York will adhere
10 the general custom of superscdng
good government with machine dom
ipation In the past ii has seemed TO
be impossible to perpeuate good GOV
orumont in the large cities, hut il has
been hoped lately that, in consequence
.of reform developments everywhere
il would become possible for good
administration to be succeeded by It.
self or another good administration
New York has a chance TO violate the
habit of retrogression. For this rea-
son the people of other large cities
will he exceedingly interested in the
outcome Of the municipal campaign
ir New York Te metropolis is on
trial and win render verdict tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02
CITY Officials Indicted

Vinita, l. r., Nov. James 7. But
Ter, mayor; II. Z. Thomson, city mar
shal, and J =. Testerman, city at
torney of the incorporated ,own OF
Grove, !. r., were indicted by the
United States grand jury which has
just adjourned here, on a charge o,
being accessory after the r',t 10 lra
introduction and sale Of HQg.r ia H..
dian Territory All three or the OH.
GERS have been arrested a7d nave
given bond for the a1oolunrc betoro
the United States court at this place
at the next January term for trial
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02
FIftY Years Nc sentence.

Dallas, Tex, Nov L. Charles Scott
the negro who was charged with the
murder of VIII Collins, another negro.
last August, was given fifty years 10y
jury in the criminal district court
last night The murder of Collins is
alleged to have occurred near the city
just west of the Trinity river on Aug
ust II, and the evidence showed that
the victim was cut with a knife.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02

The mud tax, which FARMERS now
pay in the losses sustained from bad
roads and in the damage to vehicles
and stock, is much heavier burden
on them than cash road tax for the
construction of good roads would be.
A farmer may lose more money in one
season by missing a good market be.
cause of impossible roads than his
read tax would amount to in five
yoars-Fort Worth Record.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02

The United States court for the
Northera district convenes at Table
quah today. The docket Is the larG
est in the history of the court The
Cherokee council will convene also in
annual session. The session will
likely occupy the full thirty days as
provided by law
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02
Grocery Asks for RECEIVER.

Chickasha, I. r., Nov THE Mas.
cot grocery has applied for a receiver
tc invoice stock and collect all out
standing indebtedness to satisfy the
firms creditors. The Mascot is own
ed by John Schrufreder. George Nc
Gaughey has been appointed receiver
by Judge Payne, and took charge to
day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02

Both Mayor Low and Colonel Nc
Clellan are confident Of winning the
mayoralty race in New York Tues
day. In politics it is always well to
experience your feeling of eXultation
before the fight comes off, for it may
be coming TO the other fellow after
the ballots are cast
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02
NEGROES MAY LEAVE.
colored Ministers at Guthrie Are
Talking Liberia.

Guthrie, Ok, Nov. Am effort I,
being made through the colored minis
ters Of this city to induce some of the
negroes of the territory to accompany
the first colony of American negroes
u Liberia, Africa. w II. Heard oi
Atlanta, Ga, is at the head of the
colony plan and offers to transport ne
groes TO Africa from Savannah. Ga.
at S25 per capita, s15 for children.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02

The weather bureau collects its in
formation by telegraph, and Tor a short
time twice a day the whole telegraph
ic system of the country Is at ITS ser
vice to the exclusion Of all other bus
mess whatsoever. The kilograms are
sent in cipher, to secure their correct
careful transmission and to lessea
tolls
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02
1 O'CLOCK EDITION
Ardmore, Monday, November ?, 1903

Now the express drivers at St
Louis are out on a sympathetic strike
and the express company has doubt.
less learned that, like a sympathetic
toothachc, the sympathetic strike is
lust as painful as the original one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02

There are few steps from the hign
to the low. In fact one step often
covers the way. Yet weary is the
way and long the day from low to
high.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Cen
tral Baptist church will meet WITH
Mrs. r. A. Thurmond tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02
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Madlll


Miss Hattie Hardy and A. J. Hender-
son were united in marriage here yes-
tcrday at the home Of Rev. Waters.
They will make their home at MaauI
Graham.
Mr. Burrow of Fort Worth is here
visiting his sons, j. c. and Jim Bur.
row.
Jim Cannon and John HaddOck
came in yesterday from Hastings, OK.
quite a number Of our people at.
tended the Fox box supper Saturday
night. Miss B. r. Boggess of near
.tlis place won the prize cake there.
Holder.
L. o. Smith went to Marietta today.
Sam Batey. who was about 25 years
o' age died here last night The TO-
mains will probably DE taken TO Nc.
MILAN.
Provence.
Grandpa Miller has sold his resi-
dcncc here TO VI. D. Warren
Each visit 20 Miss Collins store is
pfaT. Interesting by tha dienIay Df
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02
MASS MEETING.

The voters of the Twenty.hrst rec.
ording district are hereby called to
meet in Ardmore at the United states
court house at 2:3O o'clock D. m.
Tuesday November 9, 1903, for the
purpose Of olecting twelve delegates
end twelve alternates to attend a con
vention called to meet at South Meal
ester November 8, 1903,
This is the most important conven-
tion ever called to meet in the Indian
Territory, for the reason that there is
no division of opinion as to the necessi-
ty and importance of having a dele.
gate TO represent us in congress; and
We are assured by those high in Gu.
thority that the prospects are very
flattering for such legislation at this
session Of congress. Every patriotic
citizen should turn out and help se-
lect a strong delegation to attend the
South McAlester convention.
r. w. DICK,
Mayor of Ardmore.
A. c. NJ LAY.
Mayor of Marietta.
J. w. CLEMMENS,
Mayor of Davis.
W. w. WADE.
Mayor of Dougherty.
w +. WARREN.
Mayor Of Berwyn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02

J. b. Smart leads others in fresh
groceries. 1.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02

Each visit TO Miss Collins store is
made interesting by the display OF
new pieces of millinery ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-02

Grandpa Miller has sold his resi-
dcncc here TO VI. D. Warren.
The daily sentinel., 1903-05-18

CONTINUED on I'd page,)
The daily sentinel., 1903-05-18
DISASTROUS WRECK.
Train No. 5 on Rio Grande Hits Rock Slide Three
Miles East of Palisades. Engineer George
Stewart and Fireman Wood Lose Their Lives.
Mail Car In Grand River. Engine Total Wreck
and Driven I'm Side of Mountain.

the engine. just as if on the instant
and the tender, he would have jump
ed also on the instant.
'Wood could not be released until
after the wrecking crew cut him out,
by carving away part of the engine
cab.
when we succeeded in placing
Engineer Stewart in comfortable
position, he was conscious. He
looked up to me and said. You are
DR.. Eldridge. l answered that 1 was
He then said Il am glad of it AL
most Immediately he said Am going
to die?' From the manner in which
he asked the question 1 believe he
wanted to know, so as to arrange some
! matters before death. L did not hes
itate, but answered in the affirmative.
| could feel that the engineer end was
not far away by the look that comes
over the face of those who are mortal
ly injured or are approaching death.
There were two other physicians ON
the train, one from Buffalo and the
other from California They concur
red with me in my statement to him
and we realized that all we could do
was to make his last hours comfort
able, so we gave him those things
which would ease his pain for the
time being. He talked a great deal
to me. giving me number of mes
sages to his wife. He told me to take
what was ON his person and deliver
them to his wife. These we gathered
and placed in pillow case to be given
his wife.
For nearly all the time before his
death which occurred just two hours
and thirteen minutes after the colli-
sion, he was perfectly rational
''As dissolution approached he said
to me as his last words Give my wife
and child good bye for me DOCTOR ;
He then passed away.
i did not make a very extended
| examination of the body. His right
leg was broken, his left hand badly
mangled and 1 found that two or three
ribs were broken away from the spin
al column. OF course there may have
been other injuries, which L did not
note, as after his death Drs Bull and
lngersoll and Henderson arrived from
this city on a special that had been
sent out and Drs. Bull and Ingersoll as
the company's physicians took charge
of the remains.
The above is about as good re-
port as it was possible to obtain this
morning from any one who was ON
the scene. Dr. Elderidge made the
last hours of the helpess engineer as
easy as the best means of surgical in
telligence prompted him to do.
At this point ON the line of the Rio
Grande Junction road or near there
quite few accidents have occurred.
There is track patrol constantly on
this portion of the road, and the man
on duty last night it is said, by those
who had conversation with him, that
he passed over this point just short
time previously. That at that time he
saw no rock or no indication of the
falling of any. He did say however
that he saw the rock ON his return
trip over the track, which is curved
at this point, just as he believes the
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-09-05
Helpful Hints

4 good way ,p purify the air Of a sick
room in rainy weather i "a pour . little
oil Of lavender into cup IF s5eamins hot
water This viii also purify dining Tosn
and halls Of disagreeahle cookins '-iors-
To remove paint or yarui,h marks ou
glass. rub with a h,,le warm vinegar, or
with the edge Of copper oln dipped IN
water
Rice Glue. Mix rice -four smoolhiy
with cold water, and simmer li uyer sloW
fire. when IL viii FORM delicate aud dur
able cement, not only answering all the
purposes or common paste, but vel adapt
ed for joining paper and cardboard orua
mental work
70 prevent the cracking Of siass jar or
Jelly glasses. when pouring the boiling fruit
or jelly in them, place silver sP''ou IN
each before you pour the hot substance IA,
No previous heating Of the glass l. reqHlr
ed, and after many year. Of canning have
Vet TO break the first glass, and have us.'.t
no other method,
Mirrors are never 50 well cleaucl and
polished s. when wet newspapers are used
for the first pruoess, and soft, dry. cTulu-
pied papers for the las, Ii the mirnirs
are very much soiled With fy sPecks, for
instance, PUT ammonia IN the water. sap
should not be used At al
Brush the b0ttom crust Il pie giIh white
of egg before putin. in the fruit 70 pre-
vent the juices being absorbed and the
crust soggy.
Try using soapy water for making starch,
Ii Is said that the linen viii Toe given a
glass by this means. and that the irons
viii not stick.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-09-05
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Gnce Lutheran Church-Prayer Meeting We'd
nesiay 80 p. m. Divine Service sunday 1850 a m.
and 745 p m. sunday School ats a. m. y. T. ;. c.
L. zoo p. m.
p. H Miller u. D.. Pastor
Service at Pleasant Valley 10 "A. IN. Service at Ben
jamins p. N. Sunday school at p. IN.
James b. Stonesifer. Pastor.
Uniontown Charge Luiherau-Haryest Home Ser
vices will be held Mt. Union Sept 9th at 10 a m D.:
at Winters at 80 p. m, and Baust Church Sept
18th, at 10 "A. N.
G. W. Baughman, Pastor
salem Charge Lutheran Church-St Benjamin's-
Sunday school ut p IN. No preaching services on
account of Communion at Testers September g.
Communion will be celebrated September Is St
John's-Sunday school a. m. Holy Communion
10 a. IN. Preparatory service saturday p. m.
Rev r. W. Doty, Pastor.
Methodist Protestant Church, Rev. L. F. Warner
Pastor-Sabbath Services Preaching at 10 80 a. m
and 7SO p. IN. Y p. s c. f. at $50 p. m Sunday
School 9.i5 a. m. Mid week Service in the lecture
room Wednesday evening At 100 O'Clock.
The Quarterly Conference of Finksburg Circuit
VI. p Church viii meet at Finksburg church, Sat
urday, September II, at p. m.
St. Johns Church-Glndays-Low Mass at rs
and High Mass at 10 q. m. Nespers at $50 p. m
During the Week.-Mrs. att a. IN.
Joseph H. Cassidy, Pastor.
st. FauIs Reformed Church-Sunday School at
sl5a. m. Divine Service at 1890 a m and 745 p. m
G. 5. Slage, Pastor.
Centenary NJ f. Church.-Sunday School al g. IS
a. m. Preaching at 10 80 II. m. and 80 p. III. Ep-
worth League at Gas p. IN.
Rev. D. G. Miller, Pastor
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News of the Week

During the last fiscal year one in every
40l railway employees was killed and one
in every p injured.
The birth rate among the foreign born
in Massachusetts Is 81 per 1000 among
the native born it IS II.
Nearly 25e0 cabin passengers were
landed in New York BY five transatlantic
liners last Saturday.
Gold crosses and diplomas were present
ed by the German Empress last year 10
l76 women servants who had been 40
years with the same family
4 farm hand on place near Mount
Holly, n j., last Saturday night, cut
horse throat because he was aroused from
nap and asked TO care for the animal.
By the storm last Saturday night abou,
1000, 900 pounds Of growing tobacco were
destroyed BY wind, rain and hail in the TO
bacco region Of Virginia.
As result Of one week idleness Of !
Falls River Mass. cotton mills recently
the loss in wages to the / ,. 600 operatives
affected was not less than 500, 600
Window glass workers and mannfactur-
ers have signed agreements at Detroit, uu-
der which o per cent. increase IN wages
will be paid but factories viii not resume
until the stock of window glass in the
country is exhausted.
All the South Wales tin plate works
controlled by the Employers Association
closed for an indefinite period, in conse-
quenee of a wages dispute. About %,
900 workmen are affected The lockout
affects about four -fifths of all the mills
At Georgetown, KY, on August %,
the third trial of ex- Secretary Of State Ca
leb Powers for completely in the murder of
Gov. William Goebel in January. 1900,
closed BY the jury bringing in verdict Of
guilty, with the extreme penalty Of hang
ing for the prisoner. Powers had been in
the penitentiary for three years on life sen
tence.
Much damage was done in York county,
Pa, by the heavy rains of August y and
90. ElcluS NcIC NaSucu, ltuCSs ucStAbfCAi
and immense quantities Of second crop
meadow hay was washed away. The wa
ter was so high along the several streams
tina: travellers were inconvenienced in cross
ing bridges, and in vehicles crossing the
water flowed into the buggy boxes Some
farmers along the Conewago had exciting
experiences in protecting their cattle from
drowning in crossing the streams in their
meadows. Near Iron Ore washouts on
both the Pennsylvania and W. NJ. rail
roads delayed the trains for several hours
last night. At Spring Grove cellars were
flooded and pavements and streets were
considerably damaged The Glatfelter
paper mills were obliged to shut down I'M
til the water had receded. At York, the
Codorus creek rose to a dangerous heighth,
and many people living near the creek re-
manned up all night watching the water.
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Festivals, sc.

A. Elo,ujionary Recital will he gwen al
Eelt Fl ". f. Church. near Sans Greek, on
SEPT n'lsr II. at 5 ,. ~. by Miss Grace
Wasien Wright a noted elocuiionist. Of Bal
ti.nerc, assisted by musical talent Benefit o {
Ladies Mite Society.
Vents Union Sunday school will hold =
festival Saturday evening, September T..
The Sunday school Of Benjamin's Reformed
Church will be treated in the grove OF Mrs.
Elijah Wagner. on Saturday afternoon, sep
TENDER u Should the weather be uutavors-
bic, the following Saturday. Refreshments
will be sold on the groand for the benefit OF
the school; everybody Invited.
Bachmans Valley Sunday school will hold
its picnic in the grove near the church. Sep
tember D. The Carroll County Reed Band
will furnish the music All try and be
present, as they all will try aud make It
grand success.
St. Luke's (Winter's) Sunday school will
hold picnic in the grove adjoining the church
on Saturday afternoon, September 9th, al
o clock p. N. and continuing with lawn sup
per and ice cream festival ia the evening and
night for the benefit of the church. fancy,
town Band will furnish music.
The Ladies AID Society Of Emory Chapel.
Hampstead circuit, will hold Rainbow Sup.
per September 18th VIII meet at l o'clock
p. m.; supper served whenever called for, in
Mr. BENJAMIN Bonds grove, near the chapel.
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415 Deaths From Lockjaw.

According to figures complied by the
Journal of the American Medical Associa-
ton, Chicago, Illinois, 415 deaths have
resulted this year from tetanus, caused by
Fourth of July celebrations.
Most of the victims were boys and
most of the deaths resulted in blank cart
ridge explosions, causing wounds in the
hands. OF the deaths, 40 are credited
to Illinois, while New York reports only
SO.
Pennsylvania leads the list with 80
deaths. Ohio had 81 deaths. The deaths
in other of the States of the Middle West
were as follows Indiana, IL; Wisconsin,
IL; Michigan, 29 Iowa, IA; Minnesota,
and Missouri, %.
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DATIFICATIoN NOTICE.
In the Orphans Court of Carroll County.
AUGUST TERN, 1903.

In the Orphans Court of Carroll County.
AUGUST Term, 1903.
Estate of Gershom Huff, deceased.
On application, it is ordered, this 18th day OF
August. 1908, that the sale OF the Real Estate
of Gershom Huff. late of Carroll county, de
ceased, made by Edward F. HUFF, Executor OF
the last will and testamentof said deceased, and
this day reported to this Court by the said Ex-
ecutor, be ratified and confirmed, unless cause
be shown to the contrary on or before the Sd
Monday, 2lst day of September, next; provided
u copy of this order be inserted for three sue:
ceSsive weeks in some newspaper printed and
published in Carroll county, before the ID
Monday, l4th day, of September, next
The report states the amount of sale to be
two thousand five hundred and thirty seven
dollars and thirty-eight cents, (S253I3S.)
WILLIAM Y. FRlZZELL, J
JACOB RINEHART, Judges.
l.. CALVIN JORDAN,
True copy,-Test:
JosEPH d. Books,
aug - 81 Register of Wills.