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AHDM011E. 1NJ). TER.. MONDAY EVENING MAKC1I 7 1904.
SUBSCRIPIION 500 PER MONTH
NUMBER 102
QUAY
RETURNS
TO INVESTIGATE THE STATUS OF
STATEHOOD.
Has Been Hearing Tales of SecretCon.
(erences on This Question Is Pre-
pared to Stir Up Trouble If
Affairs Don't Go Right.
Washington March (. Consldcr-
tiblo Interest attaches- to tho roturn of
Senator Quay from tho South where
ho had boon recuperating for a month
or moro from a threatened attack of
Illness. It has been whispered for
several days punt that the presence of
the Pennsylvania senator waH urgent-
ly needed to put now life Into the
statehood situation. When Senator
Quay left here It wn with the under-
standing that the sonato leadrs would
present no opposition to the admission
ot the four territories as four states'.
According to the heat Infornint.tr
the agreement was hatted upon a re
lprncnl program Quay agreeing to re-
port to no dlllatory legislation. On this
understanding It Is generally liellov-
ed the Pennsylvania!! betook himself
k- Palm Heaeh to rest and recover
his health.
Slneu that time rumors hnvo been
plenty that the senate was not Inter-
filed particularly In statehood logls-
latlcn. Quay It wan reported was
still in shattered health and probably
would not be able to come back in
time to accomplish any material good.
This latest reports well authenticated.
was that the house would pass the
bill but the senate would not act at
this .session and statohio.l Ioglsla
t!on would bo postponed nominally on
the ground that the Indian Territory
would by the time the statehood bill
was reached lit the short session tie
hotter equipped for statehood than at
p resen t.
It is now said that Quay has re
turned for the express purpose of
looking into the truth of rumors that
havo reached him that there has been
a secret uiiilorKtuuding between the
fcounto and limine that the house lead
cm are to shut off all efforts to bring
up the Htatehcod bills and thus re
Ileve the senate of the responsibility
.of dealing with the question at all.
There Is thought to be good grounds
for this belief. Kor some time pa.'
tho leaders at both ends of the capl-
tol havo treated the whole question ns
one of remote Interest. According to
btntements made statehood was to
bo taken up when there was a clear
tield for It. and the. opposition to it
had dwindled away w that tho pass-
age of the bill would consume no
tlmo and Interfere with the passage
of no other necessary and important
legislation.
This Implied a condition substan-
tially of unanimity which Is a day-
dream. The return of Senator Quay
probably will mako a material differ-
ence in Hie plans of both sides for
it Is reasonably certain t hat unless ho
L P. ANDERSON President.
C. L. ANDERSON Cashier.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Ardmore Indian Territory.
Designated Depository for Bankrupt Funds of Chickasaw Nation
Capital paid in $ 60000.00
Surplus Funds K... 180.000.00
Total $240000.00
The oldest bank In Indian Torritory.
sollcltoil upon the most liberal
W. S. WOLYERTON & SON
Insurance Bonds Real Estate3
MD ABSTRACTS.
The Larfjea- and Strongest Agency
in the Two Territories.
Managers. Ardmore Abstract Co. '
RrvniAi An-"- I Illinois Life Insurance Co.
(jfcNfcHAl aqknts Unjted Stot. jvjdeiity ant Guaranty U&
i.btahis substantial assurances in fa
wn- ot some form of statehood legis
lation there will he trouble and somo
Important legislation slated to go
through without much dllllculty will
run cp against a snag In tho person of
.i- rw.oiirccftil Pennsylvania!!.
fj'iity look very well and it believ
ed to be nhle to repeat tho tactics
which made things hang In the
scale for weeks In tho last ennurciis
when tho senate majority lined up
against him In his effort to pass the
.li'-ilbns bill.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Choctaw Nation Met at South cAlec-
ter The Delegates
S. uth McAlestor. I. T. Mi. :r. C -
The Republican conven'mi of the
Choctaw Nation met here Saturday nf-
ternocn. There wan contests from
tho Atoka and Duratit divisions but
the credential committee seated the
regular delegate denying tha appeal
of the insurgents.
V. M. I.ocke. a Choctaw Indian of
Ilnmdeii waH recommended as dele-
gale to the Chicago convention and
William litisby. a coal operator at
South McAlestor. an alternate. Tho
11 vu ineniberH of the Republican
executive committee of the nation
were chosen as follows:
South McAlestor W. R. Harris; An
tlers. Joseph loll: Atoka. Mike. Con-
Inn: Pet en u (5. II. Wltto; Diirant. W.
II. Hilton.
The resolutions deplored the death
of Senator Hniiiia. endorsed President
Roosevelt and the administration of
the Central district and I'llny I Su-
per for national committeeman and
declared li r the union of Oklahoma
and Indian territories ns a single state
at the earliest monteiit on term of
absolute equality..
The following delegate were ihoneu
to the territorial convention at (Marc-
more March 17:
South McAlestor division K. 11.
Kellogg. W. P. Freeman. W. S. Cumin
II. P. Robblns Jamii Klllott. (iuy A
Curry and .1. (5. llulsey.
Antlers division.). R. Foil.. (1. A.
Spauldlng V. M. i.ocke. Jr.. W. 11.
Caldwell. Frank l.oe Sam Wright ami
T. I). Uithaiii.
Atoka division R. X. Holt J. S
Cameron. P. S. Wllhelin. C. Martin
Mike Conlan. W. S. Farmer and (J. T
Ralls.
Dumnt division K. F. Rlnes. C. C.
Parker. C. It Kiting. II. F. Williams
J. U. Davis. R. li. Stuart and W. II.
Hilton.
Poteail division (5. 11. Wltto John
R. Pul'lnn. Walter Price. J. 11. Cood
night. C. A. Welch .1. R. Maihls and
K. W. Fannin.
BARRINGTON GUILTY.
St. Louis Jury Gives Him the Death
Penalty.
St. Louis March ii. After dellberat
lug lor almost three hours a Jury In
tho case of "Lord Frederick Seymour
Harrington" tried for the murder of
James P. McCann. St. Louis ltorse-
mnn. returned a verdict of guilty of
murder In the llrst degree. The pen-
alty Is dentil.
Hnriington's attorneys Immediately
tiled a. motion for a new trial.
Harrington sat motionless as the
verdict was read. When nsked If he
had anything to say he replied
"Nothing. He was then taken t
Clayton ci unty Jail.
B. F. FRENSLEY Vlee-Prei
C. S. MAUPIN Ass't Cashier.
Accounts of hrm anil individuals
terms consisting with good banking.
DEATH DUEL
JAP AND DEAR WARSHIPS FIGHT
TO A FINISH.
Neither Would Surrender and Both
Vessels Sink Two Hundred Jap
Soldiers Saved By Chinese.
Vladivostok Squadron Sails.
Loudon. March fl. From Shanghai
come a cublogmm which tells ot a
duul lK'tween two warships one Jap-
a nose. no Russian off the Mlnotnii
Island. Tho nows was brought by
twenty-eight Jnpaii' survivors. w:i
landed in Shanghai province. Tllby
re)rter that both warships were
sunk that neither commander would
surrender and that only liflO Japs were
wived out of the two crews.
l'ho dispatch says:
A mlstiiolnry at Tengchow. Shan
tung province reports twenty-eight
Japanese sailors landisl there Febru
ary L'.i. Tlioy reported tneir vessel
had been sunk between Port Arthur
mid the Mhiotau Islands In an action
Ith a RuMlaii warship which sniiK
before their ship foundered. None of
tho Russlnus were saved.
Two hundred Japanese were res
iled by Chinese Junk. The remain
der of the crew reached the islands
ind then tho uintnlnml. The Oil lilt-no
magistrate at Tengchow gave the sail
ors money tc aid them In reaching
'he Foo."
Tokio. March li. An Austrian
steamer which has nrrlvod at llako-
late Iroin Vladivostok reports that
the Russian .squadron lelt Vladivostok
on February 'J!i. It is presumed to be
riilsing in northern waters with the
hope of capturing Japanese merchant
men. Another report fays that two
Russian warships have been seen off
Usui In bay.
Advices from Hakodate do not men
tion any attacks on northern ports.
Burned In Effigy.
A Colligate special says the light
between tho Republicans In that city
h MiiiiutliliiK tierce. Those who act-
il with the Conlan faction at the Ato-
a convcutioii are recipient of all the
reproach anil contumely Unit a vli it-
lent oppoKltlou can heap upon them.
Last night nliout ! o'clock an alarm
ot lire was heard anil frightened citi-
zens were amused from their slum
bers only to lind that the "regulars"
were burning a prominent inemlier or
the Conlan faction in olllgy. A gal-
lows had been erected on Queen ave-
nue and the figure suspended with the
offending politician's name luscrllied
on It. with the prolix of "traitor"
The members of the "regular" dele-
gallon are innklng gieat preparations
to attend the convention at South Me-
Mestcr and demand recognition and
i large number of rooters will accom
pany them. A very exciting time is
xpectcd when the two forces collide
In South! own.
We are uot price cutters
but try to Rive you full
value for every cent you
8pend with us
' R. A. JONES
FL'llXITUKK
ARDMORE NATIONAL BANK
ARDMORE
Capital Stock and Additional Liability : : : : : $200000.00
We Conduct a General Banking Business for You ant
Accept Small and Large Accounts.
DIRECTORS.
C. It. SMITH President.
C. At. CAflPBIiLL Vice Pres.
Llili CKUCI2. Cashier.
0. V. YOUNO f armer
J. C. THOril'SON Lawyer.
IT RAINED FIRE.
Awful Experience of a L.iwton Man
With His Family.
Tin- 1 awton Kntcrprlso furnishes
the IhIIowIiir:
Attorney H. li. Troaper. who loet his
lwn.se and content bum nnd several
head of lino horses and cattle ha
OIK' of the iniMt thrillliiK e.prleitre
to reUie that fnlln to the lot of mortal
t under!).
When wen by an UnterprUe mnii
anil asked Ihiw. It was that the family
had .uch a narrow ecnpe Mr. Tn-
per snld:
"The tlrtt came up tm sudikuily wo
iliil not know what to do. I looked
out tho door ami ni I live you never
saw a storm where tho unow llake
fell fantcr around you tlmn the Mii'k
lit alKMit my place. My wife the
Olilldii'ii ami niyaelf niiide a run for
tile plowed grouuil whenv wo wore
forced to hkmhI the night. It neeinod
tbnt ti- house and barn caupiht at
the -ame time. It w iiiHtaiitaneoiiH.
KcrthliiR on the place wan ablaze
ami I wan helpless. Smoke dust mid
lire Hew about n so fast that one
could not stand iiriiIuh t It. After
the fire panned on 1 fought my way
against the wind to near where the
barn stood and there 1 found a buggy
that one of my nous had neglected to
put In the shed. In the vehicle wnf
a laprolte which I tiok back and
wrapped around my wife We nearly
froze but could not lenve the plowe;!
grouihl a the wind blew too hard.
Tlie stoni cellar which we used to
tore some plunder In whh a total
wreck and everything- Inaiile of It
was burned. How it could pos-
sibly have caught I. know not but I
seemed that the lire would simply
bum through the earth. I knew our
e.M-rlcnco was awful but ninny peo-
ple could rekit- tlie same."
Mr. Trouper's Iosh la wild to be
$I.ihhi. He Umi ills residence and con-
tent barn t-wo bugglen. several line
horses one of which he va offenul
00 cash tor a few- dayH ago. and
nut twenty head of tlni: milk cows.
ANOTHER WIND STORM.
Blew Over the Comanche Country
Sunday.
ljiwton. (). 'P.. March li. A llerce
storm has been raging here for sev
eral hours. The wind Is almost as
high as that or the great storm ol
Wednesday night. Uncontlrnied re-
pi.rtti state that tlu Indian pastiiiv re
serve consisting of ISO.nou acron. Is
burning. A late report this jifternoon
siatea that Mangiini was blown away.
No man can ever make love to a
girl in all tbu dllforent kinds of ways
she thinks lie ought tn.
No .Maude dear; tho Prohibitionists
dnesn't always suffer from water on
the brain.
When u conceited fellow sayH ho Is
wedded to his art he talios It for
grunted t lint he Is the better half.
Our limbics- are ojtcn the result of
a vivid Imagination.
It Is possible for a man to be a Mat
tiro: and nho a rounder.
CAKPKTS
IND. TER.
U. A. JONI-S I'urnlture.
SAM NOUI.I-. Hardware Alercbant
.1. R. IMjNNINUTON Wholesale fler
chant
R W. RANUOL Herchunt.
VON WALDERSEE IS DEAD.
German Field Marshal and Veteran of
Franoo.Prussl.in War Passes Awy.
llunover. Truaala. March rt Field
Jlarslinl Count von Wnlderwo died
shortly after S o'clock thin evening.
Vim Wflldersw has been a notable
figure In Herman army and political
life for many yours. He was very
popular with the masses and was the
only subject not -f a royal house
who wan always rheivd by the pub-
lic Not even the chancellor was
treated with mine respect mid admir-
ation for Wnldoraeo twtd to do with
the things that made Prussia great
and the empire HMuiible. Ilia partial
eatronffciiK'iit from the preiH-nt eniHr-
or In the early irt of the latter's reign
tho reason of which still remains ob-
scure had long since disappeared and
hiid Ikhmi replaced by the cmperni's
coixllal friendship.
Count vim Wnldcracc was I He moat
distinguished olllcer In the (lerimin
army and with tho possible exception
of ICnil Roberts prolwldy tho moat
notiHl military emmuiiinder of Ihirope.
He served with distinction In the
Fninco-l'riiHHlan war. He was well
known on both continents hecuueo of
Itla marriage to an American woman
mid hccniiKi) of his altercation lu
China with l.ieut. (Jen. Adna It. Shnf-
I'ee. now ranging oll'.cer of the Amer-
ican army (loueml Chaffee add! cased
a letter tii Count von Wnlderaee pro-
testing against the riotous conduct
of the (lerniau soldlera. Count Wnl
ilerseo refusal to receive the letter
mid the sltiuillon was very strained
for a time but was finally adjusted
through Uifi good olllccs of the ICnglish
cc.niniaiiding olllcer.
New Deputy Makes Raid.
Saturday .1. II. .lonoa of Healdtoii
the newly apM lutotl deputy marshal
who succeeded Hen Col I Inn. resigned
made a raid on the negro gamblers of
Hast Main street and arrested nine
of them whom lie charged with gam
ing and one he charged with Introduc
ing liquor CIiiih. Hoi tee having hoiiic-
ir the forbidden got'ds lu hi posses-
sion. Those charged with gaming wore
Dave Williams (leorge Morris Dixie
Owen. IJd Kelly. Ciirnnl Sadler.
Frank ICastman Chester Triinbell Os-
born ICrksfonl ami Uracil Davis. They
were committed to Jail but all gave
bond for their appearance before
tlie commissioner today except Dave
Williams and IM Kelly.
Williams was tried this morning and
round guilty. Hit lluo and cots
unoiinU to $ll.li nnd ho will have to
lay Ui jail about 17 days to Hquldato.
It-
When a man la hxiklug at Hie iueer
way a woman's bat Is kept on her
head it is mighty easy for bur to think
he Is marveling at the luster of her
eyes.
fter she has been nuyrled seven
years and had live children a woman
begins to know almost as much about
managing a family ns she thought she
did a week before her wedding day.
It Is us bad for a woman to be too
thlu where It doesn't show an too lat
where It iIooh.
Clocks are not sentlmentil - at least
they never hold hands.
J. A. BIVEN8 PresUsnt.
Cashlsr.
A. H. PALMER
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
.A.iorvic-ifeE:. :. Til
Capital $100000.00
Surplus Funds 30000.00
Accouutiof Arms anil IndlTlduals solicited Courteous tritwai.-
Accorded all All'
A S K FjD R
"CHERRY"
HAMS . AND . BREAKFAST . BACON
Thev Will Please You.
Wliiteman Brothers Company
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
PRESS
BUTTON
AND ALU THE FORTS AT PORT
ARTHUR AftE CONE.
Russians Have Mined the Place Tlior
oughly and at the First Sight of
Defeat Every Fort Will Bs
Blown Up By Them.
8t I'eterMiurjr. March . I'rom a
source which in uhstohitel-' tniK
worthy and vory vUmo to Uie goieri-
mcnt It bus bwii lHruil that the en-
tire sorles of PortllleutlfliiB at Port Ar
tliur are mlnod and mllier than per-
mit them to fall Into tho hnmU of the
.Inpauesv they will be blown up. Ac
cordliiK to tho authority aboe tiion-
tloneil all of the mines aro connected
by electrical dovleos tho wlr? from
which run Into a certain renin In the
MuMlati hendquartors. lly this niouni
ihe turning of a lever will son.1 tho
loitn with all the ammunition gnus
etc.. hurling Into tho air leaving noth-
ing hut rultm for the victor. Ortlurs
have been issued to Admiral Alexleff
to 'in1 this device the moment. It !s
certain Unit the town and its tronn-
ho:d mtiHt rail into tlie luiiiiU cf the
.la pan cm-. Knur olllcera according to
the understanding here havo been do-
tailed by the Kiimm-Iiiii viceroy who are
constantly mi duty lu the hoy room
in tho Port Arthur hiMidipiartors. They
have Instructions to turn tho lover
when It Is certain that all la lout.
Plans have been niado for tho romov
a! of the garrison from tho forta lu
cr.se of defeat. Hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars have been oxponded by
Russia in building and fortifying Port
Arthur ami the government Is determ-
ined that this shall not become tho
properly of .la pan oven If Port Arthur
Ir captured. It Is said that the samn
plan has been carried out at Vladi-
vostok where extensive fortltlcntlous
exist.
Notice in bankruptcy.
In the District Court of the United
States for tlie Southern District ut
Ard in ore.
In the matter or C. K. KhUch. bank-
nipt lu bankruptcy.
To tho creditor of C. K. ICbisch In
tho Southern district in the Indian
Territory at Ardmore a bankrupt:
Notice Is hereby given that on tho Gth
day or March. P.mi. tho said C. K.
Kblwh was duly adjudged bankrupt
and that the llrst meeting of his cre.l-
lljurs will bo held at my office nt the
couit house in tho city of Ardmore on
the l'.lth day of March. l'JO I. at 10
o'clock in tlie forenoon nt which time
the said creditors may attend provu
their claims appoint a trustee exam-
ine the bankrupt and transact such
other business as may come before
said meeting.
JOHN HINKl.K.
Referee in Hnnkruptcy.
Klrht published March 7. 1001.
DON LACY Vlct Prssldsnl.
W. A. WOLVERTON Asst. Cavti