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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-18

Laughter is the pepsin of longevity
See "a Breezy Time" and laugh for
ever.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-18
DEMOCRATS N SESSION
-CCPT 4 CONSTITUTION AND
BYLAWS

=nssrss p. W DISK fer Natfo1sI Corr.
nrittesmln-Noct'rg Is Addr,sse-
sy Distinguished VISITOR. ssrs.
tor Sullivan % Nissssir9
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-18

ono. over T. N. Coleman, drug
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-18

seal Estate, Rentals and coiIsctIOna
Notary In once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-18
Music Thai Flows

From Bush * Cert Piano is al
ways at its best, The exquisite
tone and expression bring out the
best ideas OF the composer Even
Il you are not n musician you
know how differently the same
piece
WILL SOUND
II played on different instruments.
Drop in and let us treat you TO
some really good music played on
n Bush & Cert Piano. than which
there Is none better that we know
of, though there are many at
, higher prices.
r u II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-18
scIVALLY LsoeETTER,

AZ. scivalIy. G. 7. Ledbetter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-18

Your money back II Hcffman's
Throat and Lung Syrup fails-at
RAMSEN'S
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-19

minute, the time OF the start from Chi
cago, and hinted broadly that the
schedule was hair-rsiser; something
to make previous very fast records pre-
vious very slow records. And - here
in a scoop was the secret - the train
was to convey a prominent Chicago
capitalist to the bedside of his dying
son. Philip Mcwilliams. in Denver.
Further, that hourly bulletins were be-
ing wired to the distressed father. and
that every effort OF science would be
put forth to keep the unhappy boy
alive until his father could reach Dem
ven on the special. Lastly. 1t was
hoped by all the evening papers (to fill
out the half hrst-colu- "a scarce that
sunrise would see the anxious parent
well on toward the gateway of the
Rockies.
OF course the morning papers from
the Atlantic to the Pacific had the
story repeated-scare-h headed, in fact
and the public were laughing at our
peoples dogged refusal 10 confirm the
@NPOAN VI " NC AlACA fACNG0 al oAA OA
the subject. The papers had the story,
anyway. What did they care for our
efforts 10 screen a private distress
which insisted on so paralyzing a
time-card for 1925 miles?
When our own. the West End, OF
the schedule. came over the wires there
was a universal, q vociferous. kick.
Dispatchers. superintendent Of motive
power, trainmaster. everybody, pro-
tested We were given apout seven
hours TO cover 400 miles-the fastest
percentage. by the way, on the whole
run.
This may be grief for yong Nc
Williams end for his dad" grumbled
the chief dispatcher that evening, as
he cribbed the press dispatches going
over the wires about the special, but
the grief is not theirs alone"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-19

and for Foley's muddy cap to pop
through the Blackwood bluffs;
watched him stain the valley naples
with a stream of black and white,
scream at the junction switches, tear
and crash through the yards, and slide
kissing and painting up under our nose,
swing out of his cab. and look at no.
body at all but his watch We made
it 5:59 a. m. Central time. The miles,
136; the minutes. 121. The schedule
was beaten-and that with the 1876
miles the fastest on the whole 1925.
Everybody In town yelled except
Foley; he asked for chew OF tobacco
and, not getting one handily. bit into
his own piece.
While Foley melted his weed George
Sinclair stepped out of the superin-
tendent's office-he was done in a black
silk shirt, with q blue four-in- hand
streaming over his front-stepped out
to shake hands with Foley, as one
hostler got the 466 out Of the way and
another backed down with a new Sky
scraper, the 500.
But nobody paid much attention to
all this. The mob had swarmed around
the ratty, old. blind-eyed' baggage car,
which, with an ordinary waycar, con-
stituted the McWilliams Special.
Now what does a man with Nc
williams money want to travel spe-
cial is an old photograph gallery like
that for?" asked Andy Cameron, who
was the least bit huffed because he
hadn't been marked up for the run
himself. You'd better take him in
cup OF hot coffee. Sinkers." suggested
Andy to the lunch counter boy. you
might get a ten-dollar bill II the old
man isn't feeling too badly. What do
you hear from Denver. Neighbour" he
asked. turning to the superintendent
Of motive power. 'Is the boy holding
out?"
I'm not worrying about the boy
holding out; it's whether the Five
Nine will hold out"
Aren't you going to change engines
and crews at Arickaree?"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-19

Then he made a protest to Chicago.
What the answer was none but him
self ever knew. 1t came personal, and
he took it personally; but the manner
in which he went to work clearing
track and making a card for the Nc
Williams Special showed better speed
than the train itself ever attempted
and he kicked no more.
After all the row, it seems incredi-
bic. but they never got ready to have
McWiIliams Special lit into our train
system it was like dropping a noun
tain lion into a bunch Of steers.
Freights and extras, local passen-
ger trains even, were used to being
sidetracked; but when 1t came to lay
ing out the fiiers and q whisper this)
the White Mail, and the Manila ex-
press. the oil began to sizzle In the
journal boxes. The freight business.
the passenger traffic = the mail
schedules of a whole railway system
were actually knocked by the McWil-
liams Special into cooked hat.
From the minute 1t cleared Western
avenue 1t was the only thing talked
Of Divisional headquarters ana car
tink shanties alike were bursting with
excitement.
On the West End we had all night
to prepare, and at s o'clock newt
morning every man in the operating
department was on edge. At precisely
1858 a. m. the McWilliams Special
stuck its nose into our division, and
Foley-pulled off No. with the 46s-
was heading her dizzy for McCloud.
Already the McWilliams had made up
thirty minutes on the one-hour delay
in Chicago, and Lincoln threw her into
our hands with sort Of There, now!
You fellows-are you any good at all
on TIE West End ?" And we thought
we were.
Sitting in the dispatcher's ONCE, we
tagged her down the line like a swal-
low. Harvard, Oxford, GAINESVILLE,
Ashton-and a thousand people at the
McCloud station waited for o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-19

mot to-day" said Neighbor, grim
ly; I'VE haven't time"
Just then Sinkers rushed at the bag
gage car with a cup of hot coffee for
M. McWilliams. Everybody. hoping
to get peep at the capitalist, made
way. Sinkers climbed over the train
chests which were lashed to the plat
forms and pounded on the door He
pounded hard, for he hoped and be-
lieved that there was something in it.
But he might have pounded till his
coffee froze for all the impression it
made on the sleepy McWilliams.
Hasn't the man trouble enough
without tackling your chickory?"
sang out Felix Kennedy, and the laugh
SO discouraged Sinkers that he gave
over and sneaked away.
At that moment the editor OF the
local paper came around the depot
corner on the run. He was out for an
interview. and, as usual, just a tribe
late. However, he insisted on board
ing the baggage car to tender his SYM
pathy to McWilliaIns.
The barricades bothered him, but he
mounted them all and began an emer-
gency pound on the forbidding blind
door. Imagine his feelings when the
door was gently opened by sad-eyed
man, who opend the ball by showing
a rife as big as a pinchbar under the
editorial nose.
MY grief Mr.. MeWilliams," pro-
tested the interviewer in a trembling
voice; don't imagine 1 want to hold
you up. Our citizens are all peace
able"
Get out!"
'why, man, I'm not even asking for
a subscription; I simply want to
ten"
Get outl' snapped the man with
the gun, and in foam the newsman
climbed down. A curious crowd gath
cred close to hear an editorial version
of the Ten Commandments revised on
the spur of the moment. Felix Ken
nedy said 1t was worth going miles to
hear. That's the coldest deal ever
struck on the plans, boys" declared
the editor. Talk about your be-
reaved parents II the boy doesn't
have a chill when that man reaches
him I miss my guess. He acts to me
as II he was afraid his grief would
get away before he got to Denver"
Meantime George Sinclair was tying
q silk handkerchief around his neck,
while Neighbor gave him parting in
functions. AS he put up his foot to
swing into the cab the boy looked for
all the world like jocke. toe in
stirrup. Neighbor glanced at his
watch.
"Can you make it by II o'clock?" he
growled-
Make what7"
Denver"
Denver or the ditch. Neighbor."
laughed Georgie, testing the air. Are
you right back there, Pat?" he called.
as Conductor Francis strode forward
to compare the mountain time.
Fright and tight, and call It nve-
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-19


that baggage car at the bottom Of the
river as on my hands any longer"
There was some sharp footing, then
the McWilliams Special backed; backed
away across the meadow, ,-alted and
screamed hard enough to wake the
dead. 1 orgie was tr--'-- to warn the
section men. At that instant the door
of the baggage car opened and a sharp
featured young man peered out.
Whats the row-what's all this
screeching about. conductor" he asked
as Francis passed.
Bridge burning ahead there"
Bridge burning!" he cried. looking
nervously forward. 'Well, that's deal.
What are you going to do about it?''
Run It, Are you McWilliams?"
''McWilliams? I wish I was for Just
one minute. I'm one Of his clerks"
Where is he?"
'I left him on LaSalle street yester-
day afternoon"
whats your Manner
"Just plain Ferguson"
"Well, Ferguson. It's none Of my busi-
ness, but as long as we're going to put
you into Denver or into the river In
about a minute, I'm curious to know
what the blazes you're hustling about
this way for"
'Me?" I've got twelve hundred thou
sand dollars In gold coin In this car
for the Sierra Leone National Bank
that's all. Didn't you know that five
big banks there closed their doors yes
terday? Worst panic in the United
States. That's what I'm here for. and
five huskies with me eating and sleep
ing in this car" continued Ferguson.
looking ahead. You're not going to
tackle that bridge. are your"
I'VE are. and right OF. II there's
any OF our huskies want to drop out,
now's their chance" said Pat Francis
as Sinclair slowed up for his run.
Ferguson called his men. The five
with their rifles came cautiously for
ward.
Boys" said Ferguson, briefly.
There's a bridge afire ahead. These
boys are going to try to run It, It's
not in your contract. that kind OF a
chance. Do you want to get of?
stay with the specie myself. You can
do exactly as you please. Murray,
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-19

Back there sitting on ais griefs
reckon"
While the crew went up to register
two big four-horse trucks backed up to
the baggage car, and In 4 minute a
dozen men were rolling specis-kegs
out Of the door, which was smashed IN.
as being quicker than to tear open the
barricades.
Sinclair, MacElroy and Francis, with
his brakeman, were surrounded by
crowd Of railroad men As they stood
answering questions, a big, prosper
ous-looking banker. with black rings
under his eyes, pushed in toward them.
accompanied by the lame fellow, who
had missed the chance OF q lifetime
to die rich, and by Ferguson, who had
told the story.
The banker shook hands with each
one OF the crew. You've saved Us,
boys. We needed It There's q mob
of 5000 OF the worst scared people In
America clamoring at the doors; and.
by the eternal. now we're fixed for
every one OF them. Come up to the
bank. I want you to ride right up
with the coin, all OF you"
It was an uncommonly queer occa-
sion, but an uncommonly enthusiastic
one. Fifty policemen made the escort
and cleared the way for the trucks to
pull up across the sidewalk. so the
porters could lug the kegs OF gold into
the bank before the very eyes Of the
ratified depositors.
In an hour the run was broken. But
when the four railroad men left the
r *. after all sorts Of hugging by ex-
cited directors, they carried not only
the blessings OF the officials. but each
In his vest pocket a check. every one
OF which discounted the biggest vouch-
er ever drawn on the West End for a
months pay. though violate no conf
dence. IN. stating that George Sinclair's
w-s bigger than any a o OF the others
And this is how 1t happens that there
hangs in the directors room OF the ST.
ezra Leone National very creditable
portrait or the kid engineer.
Be. les paying Tariff on the specie.
the bank paid for a new coat OF paint
for the McWilliams Special from ca
boose to pilot She was the last train
across the Mattaback for two weelEA
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-19

the selection of twelve delegates to
the territorial convention at Ell Rito ON
Saturday the 9th instant. It is con-
ceded that a strong administration
delegation will be selected and that
the resolutions will unequivocally en-
dorse both the national and territorial
administrations.
Valencia County Republicans will
meet in county convention to select 10
delegates to the territorial convention
at Los Lunas on March II. The pri-
maries will be held March S. Valencia
is a staunch Republican and admins
tration county and its delegates to the
territorial convention will, OF course,
be chosen upon the same lines. The
resolutions adopted will be in the
same column.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-19
PLEAD SELF DEFENSE.
Senator Hessin, Attorney for chaun'
cey Dewey Claims That the Berry
Boys Started the Fight.

Norton, Kansas, Feb. 19-State Sen.
ator Hessin, attorney for Chauncey
Dewey and his cowboys today told the
defendants side of the shooting al
fray at Berry's ranch on June 3, last,
when three members of the Berry fam.
lily were shot down. Hessin asserted
that it would be shown that on the
day of the fight Dewey, Mcbride and
Wilson had gone to the Berry ranch
to take away tank they had bought.
The three Berry boys crossed the yard
with their hands on their revolvers.
Dewey called on them to stop They
fired. "Then," said the attorney, "our
men fired and not until then. Our
men acted in self defense of their own
lives. Burch Berry, instead OF shoot
ing only once emptied his revolver
The revolver was cleaned after his
death, reloaded and placed in its hol
ster on his body.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-19
Body of the Late Senator Hanna
Viewed BY Thousands in the
Senate Chamber.
THE LAST SAD RITES
Business Was Suspended and People
Stood With Bowed Heads While
Funeral Services Were Being
Conducted.

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 19-Cleveland
was again a city of mourning today.
Business was suspended while large
portion of the population paid its hom-
age to the memory of Senator M. A.
Hanna. Hanna's words to his friends
spoken before leaving for Washing
ton four weeks ago, were recalled as
sentiment that seems to have fore
shadowed the event of the future. He
said: 81 am tired and think | have
earned a rest. If can go to Washing
ton and simply attend to my duties as
Senator l shall be happy" The doors
of the Chamber of Commerce were
thrown open at dawn. The long lines
of people who came to take last look
at the face of the dead statesman
stretched away more than five blocks.
At 10 O'Clock members of the legisla-
ture, who recently reelected Hanna
Senator, drove to the Chamber OF
Commerce in body. The Washington
delegation. comprising members OF the
cabinet, representatives from the Sen
ate and the House arrived half hour
later
Funeral Services.
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 19-The last
rites over the body of the dead Sena-
tor were held this afternoon at st.
Paul's Episcopal Church. Promptly at
noon the funeral cortege left the
Chamber of Commerce building. Dur
ing the solemn occasion all business
was suspended and the people OF the
city bowed their heads in reverence.
Troop A. was the guard Of honor. Then
came the carriages containing the pail
bearers, the Washington delegation,
the Governors staff, the Chamber OF
Commerce committee, the Loyal Le-
gion committee and delegations rep
resenting various civic societies. At
the church the funeral party was met
by the clergy and after the body had
been placed upon the bier the choir
sang. LEAD, Kindly Light" Bishop
Leonard then delivered eulogy. The
body only accompanied by the pail
bearers and the family, was conveyed
to the Wade memorial chapel in Lake.
view Cemetery where it was deposited
in a crypt there to await burial at the
pleasure of the family.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-19
DECAL0GUE 4 GOOD
LABOR PLATFORM
So Says Labor Commissioner Carroll
D. Wright in Speech on the
Question of the Age.

New York, Feb. 19-United States
Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright
in a speech here on the labor question
said: "Law has always failed to ad-
Just wages and its efforts in that direc-
ton have done more harm than good.
Socialism is an ambitious remedy but
not a vital principle, not a construc-
tive force. The decalogue is as good
a labor platform as any. In religion
we find the highest form OF solution
offered. An application of religions
idea will evolve a new law on wages
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-19
TAOS COUNTY
REPUBLICANS
Elect Eight Delegates to Las Vegas
Convention.-Reso1utions in
Favor of Single Statehood
and Endorsing National
and Territorial Admi-
nistrations.

Pursuant to call the Republican
county convention of Taos County met
in the town of Taos in the court house
at 10 O'Clock on Wednesday the 18th
instant. The convention was called to
order by DR.. T. p Martin chairman, of
the county committee. The following
permanent organization was effected:
President, A. C. Pacheco, Arroyo Sc
co; vice presidents, Higinio Romero,
Ranchas, Florentino Gallegos. Cerro;
secretaries, William McKeen and Jose
Montenar, both of Taos.
The following delegation to Las We
gas was elected on a compromise: An
tonic C. Pacheco, Arroyo Seco; Squire
HART, Jr., Ranches de Taos; Ramon
Sanchez, Penasco Francisco M. Mar
tinez, Arroyo Seco, Juan B. Gonzales,
Ranches de Taos, F. c. Stevens, Red
River, E. B. Seward, Tres Piedras,
Jose Montenar, Taos.
Thesfollowing resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
Republicans of Taos County in
delegate convention assembled. reaf-
firm our allegiance to the principles of
the Republican party as declared in
the platform adopted by the Republi-
can National Convention at Philadel-
phia in 1900 and the Republican terri
torial platform of 1902.
"We learn with sincere sorrow OF
the death of that stalwart Republican
and staunch friend of our martyred
President Mckinley, Senator Marcus
A. Hanna of Ohio, late chairman of
the Republican national committee and
express to his family our heartfelt
sympathy in their great bereavement.
1--WE declare in most emphatic
terms for immediate statehood for
New Mexico with her present boun-
daries
"We declare our ability and desire
to conduct our own state affairs and
to assume the equal station among the
sister states of this great American
republic pledged to us by the solemn
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Eve declare for faithful and honest
conduct of public affairs, county, ter
ritorial and national and denounce the
embezzlement of county funds and call
upon the proper officers of the law to
bring to justice the guilty party
1--WE congratulate the present terri
torial and national administrations for
their wise and honest conduct of pub
lie affairs"
The convention was we'll attended,
every precinct in the county being rep
resented.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-19
FIREMAN or THE
IRIQUOIS ExoMERATED
Has Been Summoned az a Witness BY
the Grand Jury and His Evidence
viii Close the Inquiry.

Chicago, Feb. 19-The first tangible
result of the special grand jury Of in.
uuiry into the Iroquois theater disas'
ter has been the exoneration of w. G,
Sallers, the fireman of the theater
and one of the eight persons held by
the coroner's jury. The decision to re-
turn mo bill" in the case Of the fire
man. was followed by an issuance Of
a subpoena for Sallers to appear AZ
q witness. His evidence will practical
ly close the inquiry. The jury mas &c
cepted the theory that an electric ran
operating in the air vent OF the rear
wall drew the wave Of the fire from the
stage into the auditorium.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-19
Deiega gate Mcclure Makes the Last
Argument Before Committee
on Statehood Question
Today.
LAND LAWS AMENDED
Bill Passed Authorizing the Coastruc'
tion If Pipe Line For Oil and Gas
Through Indian Territory.

Washington, Feb. 19-The House
committee on territories will conclude
all statehood hearings today with the
argument Of Delegate Mcclure OF Ok
lahosna for the admission of that ter
ritory as a state. Today the commit
tee heard D. L. Sleeper of Lawton, Ok
lahoma, in favor of separate statehood
for the territory; N. Rummons OF Ho-
bart, who favored separate statehood,
and s N. Cunningham of Comanche
City, who favored union OF Oklaho-
ma and the Indian Territory.
Nava! Appropriation Bill Discussed.
Washington, Feb. 19-Upon conven-
ing today the House passed a bill
amending the land laws so that in a
county which lies in two land districts
proof may be made at the county seat
for either district. A bill authorizing
the construction of pipe lines for oil
and gas through Indian Territory was
passed. The naval appropriation bill
was then taken UP.
Russian Reply Reaches Washington.
Washington, Feb. 19-Secretary Hay
received the reply of the Russian gov.
ernmen, to his proposition relating to
Chinese neutrality by cable from the
Ambassador Mccormick. 1t is consid.
cred by the department to be respon-
sive to. our note and it's substance has
been communicated to the govern,
ments of Japan and China.
Arrests in Connection With Public
Land Frauds.
Washington, Feb. 19-As a result OF
the Investigation of the alleged whole
sale public land frauds in many west.
ern states. the grand jury of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, has reported joint
Indictment for conspiracy against J0hn
A. Benson, wealthy real estate oper
ator Of San Francisco, Frederick Hyde
of San Francisco, closely identified
with Benson in the land affairs; Henry
c. Dimond Of California, an attorney
representing Benson and Hyde; }. II
Schneider of Tucson Arizona, agent
of Benson and Hyde. Bench warrants
were Immediately issued and Schneid
er was arrested in this city by Secret
Service Agent William J. Burns, who
has been quietly investigating the al
legged public land frauds in number
of western states. Schneider was tax
en- before Justice Barnard and the lat
ter fixed his bail at $4,000. Attor
neys Cole and Donaldson, representing
the defendants, ask that bail be fixed
at $4,000, while the government insist
ed on $4,000 bond. Schneider has
been witness before the grand jury
in the case against the other defend
ants. Benson has already been indict
ed here on a charge of bribery, and Ii
now believed to be in New York, while
Hyde is thought to be in San Francis
co. The indictment is voluminous
document and sets forth number o
transactions by which land is alleged
to have been fraudulently acquired
from the government in California
Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona
and elsewhere. Most Of these transac
tions are alleged to have occurred un
der the Lieu Land Law.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-19
FORCED TO FIRE
on OOMIklCANS
Insurgents Attack American Mail
Steamship and Two U. s. Cruisers
Reply With Their Guns.

New York, February ia French
mail steamer which has arrived
here reports that the United
States cruisers Newark and Columbia
have, says a Herald dispatch from st.
Thomas, D. w. l.. been forced to fire
on the Dominican rebels outside the
city Of San Domingo, because the In
surgents fred upon the American
mail steamship Great distress and
starvation prevails at San Domingo
city. The town of Jeremie, in south
ern Hayti, is declared in q state of
siege.