The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 11, No. 76, Ed. 2, Friday, February 5, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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ARDMOlili. INI). TEJ Mi I DAY IiVKXlNG FKIUU'AllY 5 ISM) J .
S0BSGRIPTIOUS1TE18. NUMBER 7(i
WORKING AGAINST REPUBLICAN
LEADERS IN CONGRESS.
Whatever Is Done In the Matter of
Admitting New States Will Re-
dound to the Advantage of the
Democrats Regarding I.T.
Special to the Ardmorelte.
Washington Feb. !. Tho mutter of
statehood Is ugalu troubling the Re-
publican loaders and threatening to
do so. Tho political situation in the
four territories of Oklahoma Indian
Territory New Mexico and Arlsdna
Ik anything but satisfactory to the
irajority party In congress. What-
ever 1h dono In the matter of admit-
ting new states will redound to the
advantage of tho Democrats.
A careful survey or the conditions
In tho four territories mentioned has
convinced the committees which look
nf tor tho territorial affairs of this fac t
that of the four only one New Mex-
ico Is safely Hepubllcnn. Indian Ter-
ritory is overwhelmingly Democratic
becatwe It Is settled largely by peo-
ple from Texas and Arkansas; Ari-
zona Is Democratic aMiotigh by a
small majority and a recent Investi-
gation of the political status of Okla-
homa has brought the Republicans to
the conclusion that that territory. It
now admitted to tho Union would be
a Democratic state with in nil prob-
ability two Democratic senators cer-
tainly one Democratic representat.ve
and probably two.
Tho munition presented Is this:
Oklahoma Is by reason of her popu-
lation wealth and all other necessa-
ry qualifications entitled to admission
to the Union.
Indian Territory Is for the same
reasons entitled to recognition.
Its population is as great as that of
Oklahoma but tho Indian Territory
U in a state of legislative and gov
ernmental chaos. H has no form of
government whatsoever except the
little attention which Is now nnd then
given It by congross.
In legislation therefore Indian Ter-
ritory is deserving of more recog-
nition than Oklahoma. It is appar-
ent however that both must bo ad-
mitted within a short time. Honcc
the question with tho Republican lead-
ers Is will they admit two states with
n certainty of two moro Democratic
senators from Indian Territory and
a probability of two moro from Okla-
hema and with a certainty of four
and .1 probability of eight Democratic
votes In the electoral college or will
they combino theso two territories In-
to one state as nature Intended they
should and ns all laws enacted by
congress thus fnr have been enact-
ed with the object In view of uniting
them. There is no doubt but that
such a program will mean absolutely
a Democratic stuto but it would keep
the number of Democratic senators
down to two and the number of eloc-
toial votes front such a state down
to six. upon the presumption that
Oklahoma Is now Democratic.
The leaders have taken tho trouble
to ascertain that such is tho case.
L. P. ANDERSON President.
C. L. ANDERSON Cashier.
NAT
FIRST
Ardmorc Indian Tcrrlfory.
Designated Depository for Bankrupt Funds of Gickasaw Nation
Capital paid in $ 60000.00
Surplus Funds .. 180.000.00
Total- - $240000.00
The oliie bank in Indian Territory. Account l(f hrtns and indl virtual
solicited upi ii the tuoit liberal terms consisting with roiuI banking.
W. S. WOLVERTON & SON
insurance Bonds Real Estate5
AND ABSTRACTS
The Larpjest and Sironiiest Ajjeney
in the Two Territories.
Managers; Ardmore Abstract Co.
Qkn-ekal Agents f H11? Jf? Iue Cov
( United States Fidelity aud Guaranty Co.
They have further ascertained ilia'
tli' combined Democratic majority In
th two territories is. at tho lowest
figure 3oi)oi). They would therefore
prefer to make one certain Democrat
ic state rather than ouo certain Dem
ocratic state and auothor which would
In all probability be Democratic. Tho
pteent delegate from Oklahoma is
a Republican but ho won his election
or a tluke receiving less than one-
half of tho votes and even now una
a content on his hands. A survey of
Oklahoma has convinced tho Repub
licans against their wishes that the
Territory is Donioerncrc.
So much for Oklahoma. Indian Ter-
ritory whoso admission as it Demo-
cratic state would be somewhat offset
by tho admission of Republican New
Mexico were It not for tho fact that
tho advocates of Now Mexico believe
that In order to get that territory Into
the Union It Is also necessary to ad-
mit Democratic Arizona.
Theso two territories can not well
be united as can Oklahoma and In-
dian Territory which nre naturally al-
lied which have Interests In common
and where there Is no geographical
hindrance as In the case wTTIi New
Mexico and Ari.onu.
The people of Indian Territory and
Oklahoma aro fcr the most part will-
ing to be united while the som'iment
in Arizona anil Now Mexico is unan-
imously against union. Ttfen too
their Territorial Indebtedness could
not well be adjusted and ench has Its
own set of institutions. None of
these circumstances nnd conditions
prevail with respect to Oklahoma and
Indian Territory.
New Mexico and Arizona huve so
long been standing together demand-
ing admission thai the friends of the
lormer bellevo they will bo obliged
to stand or fall together. Then too
there Is this fact which serves :o
help along Arizona with its small pop-
ulation Its Democratic majority is
small and there are some Republicans
who believe that it may soon bo turn-
ed into a Republican stuto and thus
the Democratic advantage gained by
the admission of Oklahoma and In-
dian Territory will be offset.
Therefore It Is snld to have been de-
cided by the leaders that tho house
committee on territories shall report
separate bills admitting Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as one state. New
Mexico and Arizona. These bills will
go through the house all right but
ae tho committee Is having extensive
hearing action upon them will be so
Into that tho matter can not bo taken
up In the senate until next session.
IJy reporting separate statehood hills
It will bo possible for either body to
tako up and act upon any one of thorn
to the exclusion of all others am: in
this manner it might bo possible to
pass tho Oklahoma-Indian Territory
and tho Now Mexico bill and provide
that Arizona may be admitted when
lis population liaH reached a certain
figure.
Wo give one with purchases-
Air Ship.
ARDMORK DRY GOODS CO.
Lost.
Found.
For Rent
For Sale
Help Wanted
Room for Rent.
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B. F. FRENSLEY Vlce-Pres
C. S. MAUPIN Ass't Cashier.
BANK
JAPAN AGITATED HOLDS CADI-
NET SESSIONS.
War Seems Inevitable Now Powerful
Russian Fleet Leaves for Un-
known Destination European
Families Go to Shanghai.
Toklo. Feb. 4. Premier Kntnra nnd
hU associate In tho cabinet gave a
dinner today to eighteen represent!!-
tlvo peer and communicated to them
tho nature and progress of diplomatic
negotiations with Russia.
Marquis llo had a private audience
vrttli the emperor at which the situ-
fit Ion was discussed. These and oth-
er Incidents clearly indicates the seri-
ousness of the situation. It Ik gener-
ally believed that RttMla Ik massing
troops north of Yalu river so as to
be prepared to resist Invasion by tho
.lapane.se.
St. Petersburg. Fob. f. Advices
Irom Korea says that the fee-lint; of
panic Is general there and that dos-
IK-ration prevails at all sea ports
whore massacres of foreigners are ap-
prehended. F.uropenus nre preparing
to send Uielr families to Shnughnl.
Kvery steamer from Jam conveys to
Korea many JniKiucsu olllcers nnd
soldiers in disguise nnd their pres-
ence In Mich numbers is regarded by
Russians as being a secret occupation
of Korea.
Toliio. I'eb. I. Another cabinet
meeting took place this morning. The
ministers will meet again this niter-
noon when the empeior will be pres-
ent. I.ndcn. Feb. 4. All Russian war-
ships except one which Is undergoing
repairs are reported to have left Port
Arthur yesterday. Their destination
Is unknown.
Toklo Feb. 4. The Japanese com-
mercial agent at Vladlvostoek was no-
tilled Wednesday by tho commander
of tho Russian garrison that he might
at any time In accordance with or-
ders from St. Petersburg have to
proclaim a state of siege. Conse-
quently he desired tho agent to make
preparations Tor the eventual depart-
ure of Jnpanese residents. Japanese
olllclnl reports confirm marked mili-
tary activity In Manchuria.
London. Feb. 4. A dlspntcn from
Seoul Korea says that about C.000
Russian troops have sailed from Port
Arthur nnd will endeavor to land at
Chemulpo the port of Seoul tomor-
row. TERRITORIAL LAND SUIT.
Railroad's Efforts to Recover Each
Alternate Section Will Cloud Titles.
Dcnlson Tex. Feb. 4. Whatever
the outcome or (he Missouri Kansas &
Texas Railroad company to recover
"Keep pushing- ever upward work with 3 smile and not with a
frown. It takes a live fish to swim up stream any
dead one can float down."
WE ARE NOT FLOATING
I have Just returned from market when I bought two cir loads
of splendid values in I urnlture.
R. A. JONES.
RDMORE NATIONAL BA
ARDMORE 1RJD. TER.
Capital Stock and Additional Liability : : : : : $200000.00
We Conduct a General Hanking Businessjfor You and
Accept Small and Large Accounts.
DIRECTORS.
C. R. SMITH. President.
C. M. CAClPliF.I.L Vice Pres
LEU CRUCE. Cashier
0. V. YOUNQ. Farmer.
J. C. THOMPSON Lawyer.
nlicriwi'. sections of laud along Its
right ' wax thinugh tin- It.. 'Inn T' i
ritorj there is no doubt I hat .1 e suit
will cloud title to a great deal of In
dian Territory kind.
When the Missouri Kansu and
Texas Railroad comimny was panted
it charter through Indian Territory
the charter carried with It ccmcessron.
The concession xvue to the effect Mint
whenever the time came that the title
of the lauds of the Cherokees. Choc
taw and Chickasaw should pass
from the Indian tribes tho Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Railroad company
should be entitled to ovory altornato
section of lnnd for ten mite on oneti
side of the right of way or tho rail-
road extending from the Kansas line
to the Texas line.
The Missouri Kansas mid Texas
Railroad company Is now preparing
to file suit to recover this land. Rep-
resentatives of the railroad are now
at Muskogee compiling data Trout the
official record of the IXtwes commis-
sion ami when the rtuta Is compiled
the c ompany will file Its suit against
Indian citizens holding allotments and
all persons who lmvo purchased lands
on the alternate sections of laud In
either of the four nations through
which the Kaly line pnsse. The Unit-
ed States government will bo Joined
in the suit with tho Individual land
owners and mndo a party In tho ac-
tion. While lawyers who have made an
Investigation Into the status of the
company's claim are Inclined to the
belief that the railroad company can-
not take the land away from the In-
dividual Indians who have taken their
allotments nor frcm the white people
who have purchased Indian lands at
the same lime the suit will probably
result In so clouding the lilies and
compll' sting lnnd transactions that
It will hinder the rapid developmen"
oi Indian Territory.
The city of Muskogee Is locate I on
the alternate section of land claimed
by the railroad comp..y.
Other lawyers com em' i net of
congress giving the lallioi! . u i a
a clnlm was Illegal and unconstitu-
tional because tho United States gov-
ernment had no title to the land
through which the railroad passes
neither then nor prospective. The
treaties with the Indian all guarantee
ti! tho Indian tribes the possession
of t heir lands "as long as water Hows
and grass grows." Tills Is construed
that the government hnd passed the
title to tho Indians in perpetuity an 1
had not given all claim to the title
but had barred any possibility of n
claim being made later by the gov-
ernment. Therefore the government
having no title and no possibility of
acquiring one hnd no right to mako
any concession in the premises.
The cnio and restaurant formerly
conducted by H. Moskowltz was sold
about the first of tho month to C. b.
Klngsley and W. J. Alexander. Mr.
Klngsley Is an old traveling man nnd
Is from Dallas. Texas while Mr. Al-
exander Is an experienced restaurant
man from North Carolina. They will
renovato and refurnish their now quar-
ters for the first class trade of the
city.
NK
R. A. JONES Furniture.
SAM NOBLE Hardware Merchant.
J. R. PENNINUTON Wholesale Her-
chant R. . RANDOL.Tlercliaiit.
D
IERTAIN OFFICIALS IN TERRI-
TORY REMOVED.
'Ctlon Taken on the Recommenda-
tions of Attomey-General Knox.
Vicious Slap at Central Dls-
trlct Officials
Washington Feb. I. Acting unoii
the recommendations of Attorney-
(loneinl Knox which were based up-
oi. an Investigation of charges against
certain oilieiuls under the department
of Justice In Indian Territory the
president has removed from oillee
Renjnnilit K. linckott. United States
marshal of the Central district of the
territory and his successor will be
instructed not to retain as deputies
Finnk S. (Joining. T. P. Ilitckett. J. 15.
Kinmert II. F. Donnthnn. W. W. Wall
T. 1). Smith. John A. Hunt. If. K. Wall
and J. T. Hackett. nor as- Jail physi
cian I)r M. C. Wilson. Marshal Col
bert of the Southern district will be
directed to dismiss Deputy Marshals
(Jeorge 1. dates and Oscnr Wilkinson.
The Investigation also resulted In the
removal of Deputy Marshal J. C.
Rogers and Constable M. I Rogers
of the Northern district.
The charges against Marshal I lack-
ett were incompetency and failure to
punish his subordinates for miscon
duct particularly in permitting the es-
cape of a man named Short. Indicted
for manslaughter. Coming. Hackett
Knunert and Wilson were involved In
this escnpe. The other deputies dis-
missed were guilty of drunkri:; .
permitting prisoners to escape and
vMatc the law .;neinlng the Intro-
duction of Into .kunts In the territory.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Ten Per Cent Is Not Usury In the
Indian Territory.
Vliiltu I. T.. Feb. I. In the United
Suites court at this place Judge Jos.
A. (Jill handed down a decision In the
case of Kulm vs. Milam on tho ques-
tion of the usuary laws In force In In-
dian Territory.
Kiihn sued .Milam on a note draw
ing 10 per cent interest and the de
fendants filed n demurrer to the com-
plaint raising the question of usury
!r. the note.
Congress on Fob. 19 1001 passed a
law regulating the corporations doing
business in the Indian Territory and
providing that the legal rato of lu-
terest in the Indian Territory should
bo C per cent but that parties may
contract in wilting for a rate of In
terest not to exceed 8 per cent. Thoro-
foro tho laws of Arkansas extended
over tho Indian Territory malClng tho
maximum Interest rate at 10 per cent
and providing that If n rato was
agreed uiion for more than 10 per
cent It was usurious and forfeited
both principal and Interest. It
was contonded that when congress
limited this rato to S per cent that
notes bearing a greater Interest but
not exceeding 10 per cent were sub
Jed to the forfeiture clause also.
Tl" le are but two slates In the Union
'Mnounced against usur It was
J. A. BIVENS Presldsnt
A. H. PALMER Caihlir
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AHDMORE
Capital
Surplus Funds
.Voomu ' an1 wilirMuali
Aco r la.1
Alb
atross Hour.
ALL GROCERS SELL IT
WH1TEMAN BRC
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
'If j.-n-sal belief that tho penal' '
u-tiu tallowed all notes bearing
greater rale of Interest than 3
cent
Judge OIII held that where the n .t
drew ten per cent Interest on if-
fsce that It was not subject to a
i.vieiiure laws for usuary. but taa'
the plaintiff was entitled to recen
the principle and S per cent Inters
The case will go to tho court of a:
pea's and the case will lo watch I
with Interest. In tho meantime p.o
plo In tho Indian Territory will Li
notes hearing S per cent Interest j
less.
Business Closing Hours.
We luivo bem requested to call the
ladtts' attention to the fact that th-i
dry goods houses close at I? p. m. an '
to request them to make their pur
chases prior to that time.
In passing around we notl-ce tin'
there Is always n rush for the dr
goods stores about 5 o'clock whb '.
continue until after 0 o'clock whi
greatly discommodes the sjlffpeo;-'
In getting the goods in proper 'ond
tluii for closing
If the public would consider tha
most of the salespeople have families
and that from tho first rf Selenitic
to tho first of January the hours ar
such ns to practlcully debar then.
fiom front almost all social function-
we are sure they wohM glrw thes-
people the Iwnefl of the hour gran
ed by the merchants by doing th.-t
tnullng before 5 o'clock.
Uven oi.l folks like to play w;i
them Air Ships.
ARDMORK DRY (iOODS CO
Itch Ringworm.
H. T. I.mws. Wlngo ICy.. wri(-s
April 25. 1002: "For 10 to 12 years
I had been allllctcsl with a malad
known as the 'Itch.' The Itching was
most unbearable; I had tried for year
to Hint relief having tried all rome
dies I could hear of. besides a num
her of doctors. 1 wish to state that
one single application of Hallard's
Snow Mniuient cured me completely
and permanently. Since then I have
used tho liniment on two soparato oc
casioiiH for ring worm and It cured
completely. 25c. 50c and $1.00 For
sale at W. B. Frame's.
Ono half of the building now occu-
pied by J. II Splcgle will bo for rent
after Feb. 1. See Spleglo at his bak-
ery. 17-tf
FOR SALE.
Five-room cottage close In on Qc-
slrnble northeast corner. Price J 1030.
Vory desirable corner lot close iu
55x117 barn orchard. Prlco $700.
Desirable lot close In $100.
Four-room cottage good location
cheap at $150 cash and $525 on easy
payments.
Good cottage Ave rooms two halls
other good improvements good loca-
tion $1200.
Four-room cottage good location.
$750.
If you Intend to buy a homo bo 3ur
and let us ihow you Uio above for
thoy aro all In good locations anl
are bargains at tho price.
The Redfleld Agonoy
Real Estate Rents Loans.
Phone lai. AROriORE I. T
DON LACY Vles Prtsldsnt
W. A. WOLVERTON Asst. CrtSIr.
$100000.00
30000.00
jo:I?h1 Cjartnovn ;rtajt.t
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