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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-05-29

Cured His Mother Of Rheumatism.
MY mother has been "A sufferer for
many years with rheumatism" says
W H. Howard Of Husband Pa. AT
times she was unable 10 move at ALL
while at all times walking was pain.
nl, | presented her with a bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and after a
few applications she decided It was
the most wonderful pain relevcr she
had ever tried, in fact, she is never
without 1t now and is at all times
able to walk An occasional applica.
ton of Pain Balm keeps away the
pain that she was formerly troubled
with Sold by f. J. Ramsey, Ardmore
Drug Co, and w. b. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-05-29
LOCAL MARKETS,

The following are the prevailing
prices paid for produce today:
Wheat-s1OO.
Oats-jOc.
Hay-2jc per bale.
Corn-4jc.
Buttcr-1O TO 1G 2.3.
Poultry.
(By William Newman)
Ducks-Per dozen. $500.
Hens-Per dozen $3.50.
Frying chickens 215O03OO.
Eggs-Per dozen, lllac.
Green hides 4 TO &c.
Dry Hides-80llc.
Pecans-21ac.
Live Stack.
(By Cold Storage Market)
lat COWS grass .......$225G300
Fat calves ...............S2OON4OO
Fat hogs gross ..............4OO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-05-29

The things we get for nothing are
something dear at the price.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-05-29

A hairpin goes to extremes when
ii is also used as a buttonhook.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-05-29

You never heard Of any one using
Foloy's Honey and Tar and not being
satisfied. Sold by Bonner q Bonner
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-05-29

The twin burner vapor gasoline
stoye-none other quite so good. At
NrU.TNKC nDnc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-05-29

When n man is henpecked ne does
not go around Growing about H.
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Practical Timers and Plumbers.
slim
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vi the most interesting will be found on this page Mon
Saving prices on seasonabe merchandise always interests the
m and that what you invariably find in our dav store news
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-05-29

our school closed here last night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16

my trousers were torn away in my
efforts to escape from them.
Il was subsequently rescued by a
row boat and put on shore at the point
where the police found me-"
Fred Hoffman. a fireman and one Of
the excursionists. was brought ashore
unnerved and hysterical At first all
that could be gotten from him was
that he had lost his mother and sis
ter-in-law, his brothers two children
and a young woman with him. He told
this story:
i was on the upper deck with the
family and little Edna. my brothers
three-year-old child was in my arms
Beside me were my mother. Mrs So
phia e. Hoffman, my brothers wife
Celia, her boy, Raymond, aged 4 and
Jane Workman, my friend. aged 20. I
don't remember much about the fire.
1t seemed to come from below. 1 grab.
bed the boy and called upon the wo-
men to follow me, First the women
were separated from me. then the
crowd swept me and the little ones to-
ward the stern Of the boat.
1T was an awful crush, the women
fought and I could do nothing but
protect the two childreni with my
body and move with the crowd. Tug
boats were all around US. but they
were busy trying to put out the IRE
and / saw no attempt to take of the
people. The boat was gone, that was
plain. The fire was eating her up. The
tugs would have done better had they
tried to save the passengers. In try
ing to reach the women of my family,
i got lost in the crowd and went over
board with 1t. 1 remember nothing but
being tramped on. When came to
the surface a life preserver was with
in my reach and chung to that. My
strength was gone and It seemed as II
I could not hold on bit longer when
some one pulled me out of the water
and took me ashore"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16

had learned that his wife was among
the charred dead tried to stab himself
Inside the pier the bodies were rang
ed in three rows. the entire length OF
the pier, about $50 feet.
st. Marks Lutheran Church contained
in it's membership practically all those
Germans OF the Protestant faith within
radius of ten square blocks.
The excursion was the event OF the
year for scores of well-to-do German
families and had been looked forward
TO for many months Family parties
of ten or more had been made up. in
GLIDING in many cases the old grand
mother, the mother and the children of
all ages, with sprinkling of those men
OF the families who could spare a day
from their work.
Stream OF AgOnised Humanity.
A bureau of information was opened
in the church shortly after the first
news of the catastrophe was received
and ever since there has been a con-
slant stream of agonized men, women
and children climbing the steps to ask
for news of their relations or friends.
As soon as news Is received as to sur
vivors or victims 1t is posted out and
the information soon spreads through
out the neighborhood.
Rev. j. G. Schultz. the assistant pas
TOT OF the cnufCh, called at the tenn
porary morgue tonight and identified
the body of Mrs. Anna Haas, the wife
of the pastor of the church. The cor
oner at once gave permission for the
body to be removed to the residence of
Mr.. Haas.
Mr.. Haas is among the rescued. He,
his wife and daughter got outside OF
the rail of the slocum before the steam
er beached. He cannot say whether
they Jumped or fell or were pushed
into the water. He sank and when he
rose he found scores about him fight
Ing for life. He failed to find his wife
and daughter With great EFFORT he
kept a1oat and was about to give up
in despair when a man on one of the
tugs picked him up. OF the scores he
saw about him when he rose, one by
one they sank.
1t is not yet known whether his
daughter is among the living or the
dead.
Assistant District Attorney General
Garvin was at the scene of the wreck
for some hours He said that he would
subpoena the entire crew and as many
% the survivors as possible and would
make every effort to fix the responsible
ity for the catastrophe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
"MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
WINS VETERANS HEARTS
Sweet Voiced Young Woman Captures the Next
Confederate Reunion For LouisYille--Lee
Is Chosen Commander -in-Chief.

Nashville, Tenn. June ia sweet.
voiced young woman of Norfolk, Va.
Miss Mary X. Eweli, maid of honor
for the South. by her singing of my
Old Kentucky Home" today won fol
Louisville the reunion next year of the
United Confederate Veterans.
1t was after the old Veterans had
chosen Lieutenant General Stephen ID
Lee as their Commander-in-ch Chief and
had listened to a stirring speech by
Col Bennett Fl. Young of Kentucky
extolling the beauties. capability and
hospitality of his home city and peo-
pie. and their desire TO entertain tho
followers of the Stars and Bars, that
Miss Eweli was escorted to the front
of the stage, Her voice thrilled the
great crowd that filled the Tabernacle
and the last note of the famous song
had barely left her lips when the con-
vention went wild with shouts of Lou
isvfllei' "Louisvillei"
Seconding speeches were unnecessary,
although General Lee graciously per-
mitted one from a Virginia delegate
and another from Kentucky before re-
ccrding the choice OF the Veterans as
unanimous. The date will be deter
mined later.
Routine Business Disposed OF.
The Veterans in addition to elect
ms Officers, disposed Of a vast amount
of routine business, but did not com
plete their work, and ANAL session
will be held at o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon.
The report of Adjutant General
Mickle, which was adopted. shows that
since the last reunion. charters have
been issued to forty new camps, maxi
ing the total 1858.
When General Mickie took charge.
the first OF last year, the organization
had debts of s2,3T5. General Mickie's
predecessor had borrowed money 10
pay most of the debts on his own Sc
curity. This indebtedness has been cut
down to $3.50 during the year. The ex-
peirses for the year were $500
The Women's Monument Association
was instructed by the Veterans to turn
over ail funds - th~ S~Sr - wese.s5f ~
who win complete the work Of erect3ix
8 monument to the we men OF flis Sol !, J.
The most interesting part of the C5ie-
mittee on Resolutions' report is az fol
lows.
''First-That the resolution request
ing Congress to take appropriate ac-
tion looking to the care and preser-
vation of the graves of the Corfeder-
ate dead now in the various cemeteries
In the Northern States be adopted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16

sEecond-The Committee reports to
the Association that more than one APP
plicatfon has been made for this As
ISOLATION to fix permanent place for
our annual reunions, but your Commit
tee IL of the opinion that for the pres
ent 1t would be wise. for many reasons,
to hold our annual reunions as hereto
fore. at such time and places as the
Association shall fix from year to year.
Adopted
+Resolved. THAT ali Confederate Vet
.ersns regularly enrolled in this Assoc
citation. and none other. shall be eligi-
he to election or appointment in this
Association. Adopted.
At noon the regular business Of the
Convention was set aside for the me-
rlorisI, services, at which Judge Thomas
q Jones of Montgomery. was the ora
tor. All the departed heroes of the
Ccnfederacy were referred to by sew
eral speakers. but Gen. John B. Gordon.
the last great figure to pass over into
the invisible beyond, was made the &C.
easion of special tribute.
Brother Ass0ciation's 0fIicerr.
The Association Of Medical Oficers
OF the Army and Navy of the Confed-
erncy today elected these officers:
PRESIDENT, DIR. John 8. Cain. Nash
wife: First Vice-President. DIR. j. D.
Piunkett Nashville; Second vice-Pres-
tdent, Of. d. HI. Key, monroe, La. !;
Third ce-President. DIR. william Mar
In Kingston, KY; Fourth vice-Pres-
ident. DIR. Peter B, Bocat. Florence, 3.
c.
The Survivors Of the Confederate
Navy chose Capt. H. S. Littiepage of
Washington, d. c.. as Commander. in
succession to Commander Dabney H
Scales of Memphis and elected Capt.
". r Clayton of Florence. s. c., Sec
rotary.
The Southern Confederates' Memorial
Association met. heard numerous well
coming addresses and responses and adj
iourned until tomorrow. The Veterans
win have their annual parade tomor-
rnw morning. the start to he made at
/ ) o'clock. Owing TO the increasing In
fyTmities OF the old soldiers. the route
w sImost cut in two today by those
4 y sssss- the parade In charge
9flie Sons Of Veterans will elect ON
cefs tomorrow.
The most brilliant function Of the
reunion occurred tonight at the Golf
and Country Club, 1t was a reception
and ball complimentary to the spon-
eors and maids of honor by the Sons OF
Veterans. The grand march was set
for IL o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16

sides retained their positions after ths
encounter yesterday when the fixhtfnr
was of the most desperate Character on
the Russian left wing. No doubt exists
mere that the adversaries
brought up all the supports
possible during the night of the battla
ana that IL was resumed this mornInr
Fear for staReIberx.
But with the whole third army be-
hind General Nozu, there is appre-
hension that Stakelberg may be unable
TO get together a sufficient force to sue
cessfully oppose the enemy. The au.
thorities here have successfully con-
ceaied up to this time the number az
Russian troops on the peninsula ii
now develops that Stakelberg's whoIs
corps has been conferred at Kali Chou
tabout twenty miles south Of New
Chwang)
The dispatch of divisions southwark
Is not entirely attributable to a desire
to relieve the pressure on Port Arthur
as IL Is considered that the fortress
would lose most of its Importance to
Russia from a strategical standpofns.
II the squadron there should succeed II,
escaping and make a juncture with tha
squadron commander by Vice Admiral
SkrydIoff
stakelberg's purpose. the correspon-
dent OF the Associated Press learns is
mainly intended to DISCOURAGE the Land
ing of fourth Japanese army. which
the authorities have reason to believe
Is planned on the west coast of the
Lao Tung peninsula near New chwang.
whence could cooperate with General
kuroki's advance on Lao Yang.
Communication Safe.
The Japanese failure to follow IN the
bombardment of the Kai Chou and snan
Chen coast by Decentralization IL be-
lieved to be on account OF the deveIon
ment of Stakelberg.s position Al
though the Japanese forward move
ment from Stu Yen TO strike stakelberx
In the rear looks dangerous the war or
nee does not manifest anxiety at tho
prospect OF stakelberg's cornnunloa-
lions being cut. saying that az least stx
days march OF the Japanese is necesz
sary TO reach position commanding
the railroad over which the Russians IN
case OF necessity could easily retire
z No further news has been received az
the advance north of Kuan Dian sian
and It Is still considered TO be no more
than q demonstration. Little import.
ance is attached 70 the appeararScs III
1900 Japanese near Huan Jen Sian. tha
country being too wild and desolate "a
permit OF the march of large force
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
TALES OF SURVIVORS.
Deck Hand Says NO Water to Fight
Fire Could be Gotten.

OcSA bAHu says NO wafer to Fight
Fire Could be Gotten.
New York. June 15.-Peter ]. Trem-
BILE, a deck hand, was arrested by the
police wandering aimlessly about the
beach. He told this story:
I'VE left the third street dock at 10
a. m. / was polishing brass work
aft on the port quarter, soon after
when a deck hand called my attention
to smoke coming out of a forward
cabin. I ran forward and helped the
first assistant engineer to stretch a
hose. We could not get any water.
The fire spread so rapidly that we
were driven to the forward promenade
deck, which was crowded with panic
stricken women and children. 1 pull
ed down an armful of life preservers
and distributed them. then put a
life preserver around my own should
ers and jumped overheard with two
children.
They were torn away from me by
the impact of the water. / managed
to grasp one of the blades of the pad
die wheel and climbed up In the pad
die box. The water beneath me was
a perfect hell. Men and women were
clawing at my legs as 1 climbed and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
IN STRAITS OF KOREA.

Viadivoatok SQUADRON Menacen the
Shipping OF Japan.
Seoul, Korea, June I5.-It "a ofsrta,-
~ reported here that the Russian Via
divostok squadron is cruising between
Tsu Island. in Korean straits and tha
coast OF Japan and seriously threaten
Ing mercantile ships to and from
Korea. At Chemulpo there are Japa-
nese officers whose return to Naeasakf
Is delayed because the steamer ON
which they purpose to travel is await
ing news OF the position OF the Russian
vessels before venturing to sea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
CAPTAIN AND TWO PLOTS PLACED UNDER ARRcS;
CHARGES OF NEGLIGENCE IN THE ATTEMPT TO RE ,CUE

Overtunng Of Pot of Grease In Lunch Room Starts Blaze
Which Spreads with Rapidty- Panic StricL
en-, Push Each Other Into the Waters-Others are Cree
mated Drowned Like Rats when the Vessel Goes
Down-Mothers in Frantic Efforts to Reach Their Off
springs, Fight With Each Other and Finally are Crema
edWomen and Children Comprise Most Of the Victims
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
AWAIT HAYAsmrs RnrunN.

Japanese I'm Meantime WIN Take Ne
Steps I'm Korea.
seoul June l5,-t is not probable
that Japan will take any important
steps In Korea before the return Of M
Hayashi the Japanese Minister "a
Korea, who left here recently for TO-
kio.
M. Nagiawara, the Japanese charge
d'anaires. during the absence OF NJ
Hayashi is considered competent &,
handle any difficult situation which
may arise as result Of an endeavor
on the part of the Koreans to effect i
diplomatic coup during the absence az
M. Hayashi.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16

show cause why Meyer IL being re-.
strained from his liberty by being con =
nned in stockade. better known A.
the bull pen" at Telluride, Col.
Inc granting Of the habeas corpus ~
the result of the war that has bean 60
ing on between the miners union and
Soiorado oniciais for several months.
Iooay attorneys Hawkins and Richards
of Denver arrived in 81 I,ouis IA
went direct to the Federal huildsnS
where for more than three hours thew
Thayer.
fneir arguments were that the Pres
ident Of the miners was being held N
tne bull pen without any lawful au-
thority and was being restrained Of his
noerty At the conclusion OF their ar
su.nehts, Judge Thayer granted the
July s. oiS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
more THAN 900 Merry MAKERS DEAD FROM
BURNING OF EXCURSION STEAMER IN EAST RIVER

The General Slocum, Loaded with Members
of St Marks Lutheran Church of New
York. Transformed from Scene of Joy and
Gaiety to One of Horrible SIaughter---Ap-
proximately 500 Bodies Washed Ashore,
Taken from the Sunken Vessel, or Picked
Up in Long Island Sound.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
BULL WRECKS TRAIN.
Mad Animal Overthrows Engine ana
Coaches.

Shreveport. La. June 1s.--In a wreck
on the Kansas Southern Tuesday
morning two men were killed and sew
eral slightly injured. The dead
Frank Patterson, engineer
Harry Gambler. fireman
The wreck occurred at Rosepin. ana
was caused by bull charging the To-
eomotive on a trestle. The engine and
two coaches fell into a ditch. Both
dead men resided IN this city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16

New York, June 16.--six hundred
men, women and children, ut n con-
sentative estimate, met death yester-
day by the burning, beaching and sink
ing Of the big three-decker excursion
boat, General SlOcum, which took FIRE
in the East River near the entrance
to Long Island Sound, while ON her way
to Sound resort with more than a
thousand excurnionists, the Sunday
school pupils OF st. Marks German
Lutheran Church, their relatives and
friends.
At 10 o'clock this morning, accord
ing to a statement ISSUED by Coroner
O'GOrnan, 4S3 bodies had been reeOv-
cred from the destroyed vessel, burned
to death or drowned, and fcund on the
shores 20 which they had been washed,
or picked up in the river to which they
had jsfnped or fallen from the bprning
vessel. Tugs are arriving hourly with
bodies from North Brofhers' Island.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16


Denver. Colo. June l5.-Governor
Peabody today issued an order declar-
ing martial law in San Miguel County
at an end directing the release OF the
troops from duty and instrueting -ap-
tam buckley Wells, in command OF
the troops to turn over to the civil au-
thorities President Charles H. Mover
OF the Western Federation of Miners
now a prisoner In the bull pen at Tel
luride.
Governor Peabody says that these
orders were issued before he had any
knowledge of the action TODAY nv
Judge Thayer, OF the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals, at st. Louis.
directing that Meyer be produced be-
fore him in St. Louis, July s.
1t is understood however. that the
order did not go into effect in San
Miguel County until . o'clock tonight.
when it was publicly read in Telluride
by Captain Wells
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
EACH NATION
WINS VICTORY
AT FuchOu the Japanese Route the
Russians, and Tables are Turn
ed at Vafangan.

London. June ia despatch to The
Daily Express from Toxic dated June
10 says news has been received there.
but has not yet been officially publish
ed, of a great Japanese victory near
Fuchou on the railway seventy miles
north OF Port Arthur. The Russians.
1t Is added, were overwhelmed. lost a
thousand men, left all their guns on the
field and retreated in disorder.
The Daily Chronicles correspondent
at Toxic cables the same news. adj
ding that the Russians to the number
of 5000 men are now in full flight to-
ward Tshi Chaiao and Kai Chow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
MUST PRODUCE MAYOR.
Writ of Habeas Corpus Granted by
Federal Judge Thnyer.

st. Louis, June 15-United States
Circuit Judge A. NJ. Thayer sitting in
chambers. has granted a writ OF habeas
corpus to have Charles II Meyer. Pres
ident of the Western Federation Of
Miners, brought before him July S. The
writ is directed against Governor J.
n. Peabody OF Colorado. Adjutant GEN
eral Bell. Buckley Wells. and other
Colorado ofneials. The three have
been cited to appear with Meyer and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16

Iiaoyang. June 15.--The battle of
Vafansow lasted until 8 o'clock yester-
day evening. The Japanese In tre-
mendous force attacked the Russian
position, but were repulsed with ter
ribie loss. It is reported that three
squadrons of Japanese dragons were
absolutely wiped out and that sixty
men were captured. The Russian
losses were s11 men. Colonel Khvas-
terror commanding the first rife regi-
ment was killed. According to the
latest reports the Russian troops were
attacking the Japanese at 6 o'clock,
but no particulars are obtainable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16

London. June ia despatch TO The
Central News from Toxic filed at p.
m. today:
A despatch just received from Moji
says the cannonading at sea stopped at
p. IN. There was a heavy sea in
the straits all day. Ten Japanese mer-
chant steamers are known to have left
various points for Moji and there is
much anxiety about their fate.
1t Is rumored tonight that the Rus
sion warships have gone eastward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
sortie by Russian ships.


London, June 15.--A dispatch to The
Central News from Toxic says:
While fiotillas of torpedo boat des-
troyers and torpedo boats were sup
porting the military bombardment of
the forts at Siao-Ping Tao. Con the
Kwang Tun peninsula), between Port
Arthur and Dalny Tuesday morning,
the Russian protected cruiser Novik
and ten torpedo boat destroyers made
sortie from Port Arthur. The Jap
anese warships retired, endeavoring to
lure the Russians into the open sea
The Russians. however, returned to
the harbor the came afternoon.
A fiotilla Of gunboats and mine ships
sank number of unclaimed mines on
Port Arthur on Monday night.
st. Petersburg Excited.
st. Petersburg, June 1S.--Not since
the war began has such excitement
been apparent at the war and naval
ministries as reigned there to-day.
With the encounter between the op-
posing fleets imminent ana the heavy
hghting in progress south OF va
fangow CLiao-Tun peninsula) about IS
miles north of Port Arthur and along
the line established by the Japanese
reaching across the peninsula from
Pitsewo to Port Adams, both from the
land and sea, was awaited with few
erish anxiety.
The general staff believes that the
Japanese force which attacked Major
General Gerngress's division yester-
day was the advance force OF Gen.
eral Nozu's entire army Of nearly 50,-
900 men.
In Personal Command.
General Barren stakelberg, who COM
mands the First Siberian corps is
personally directing the operations at |
the front. but IL Is believed that the !
major portion of his corps is too far I
north to render effective support.
Stakelberg's dispatch given out last /
night came directly to the Emperor.
Nothing further. so far as ascertain
ed. has been received either from Sta
kelberg of General Kuropatkin. Both
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16

Hysterical women and frantic men
went along the beach looking at one
after another, searching for childre1
and friends. Women with dishgured
fsnss their clothes partly stripped