THE DAILY ARDMOBEITE.
Ardmore Wednesday January 3 1906
$Ijc Jirtily SftDmowilc
SIDNEY SWIGS Proprietor.
fUNIC4&m.ABEL
fUUrod at tho Poatonico al Aratnoro
as Second-class Mnttor
November 2 1833.
" Published every afternoon (oxcopt
iUturday) and bunaay morning
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rlcL Indian Territory. A1m for tho
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Indian Territory anc" tho oOlclal organ
if the city.
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Xaractcr and roputatlon of any por-
tion which may bo printed In tho Ard-
woretto or any nrticlo bnsod on ro-
ttrti that circ false will bo gladly cor-
rected If brought to tho attention of
ike publlshor.
PHONES.
'uorr Manager's Ottlco 538
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!ouj DlBtancti t3l
Ardmore Wednesday January 3 1906
An American olllcor Is nccusod of
giving away tho Islo of Pines. Sitci
prodigality should at least bo looltod
Into.
OfrO
Tlicro nro pooplo who covet a scat
In tho Now Yorlc Stock Exclinngo
moro than they do n down covered
couch In paradlBo.
Tho senate Is girding up Its loins
nnd sharpening up Its tomahawk. Tho
smoking out of tho canal commission
begins tomorrow.
If somo men drank moro water and
J'ss whisky tholr wives could have
now dresses hats and other things
nnd would not ho compelled to mnko
over old ones donated by relatives.
oo
Social and commercial ostracism of
men who escape justice nnd of th(
mon who. ny unlawful means nsslit
them to escnpo would tond to uphold
tho majesty of tho law and tnko somo
spots off tho crmlno.
oo
Russia begins tho now year with a
prolilom thnt staggers civilization It-
self Dark ns tho hky Is Uioro Is still
ground to hor that tho conditions
may Improve and that other nations
may not bo dragged Into IL
oo
Tho boycott appears to fit tho Chi-
ncso to a nicety. Tho hoathon to whom'
wo send thousands of missionaries
aro peculiarly wot thy of this barba-
rous weapon nnd thoy aro using It
with effect against American manu-
factured goods.
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J. Plorpont Morgan's prlvnto libra-
ry will bo assembled nnd tho thous-
ands of valuablo volumes gathered ny
him nnd his ngenls will bo In their
places on the bholves soon. Mr. Mor-
gan's representatives aro still scour-
ing Europo for rare volumos.
If your wlfo smltos you upon ono
check upon your return from loilgo or
tho club romombor what tho scrip-
tures say nnd glvo hot" a chanco at
tho ono on tho opposlto sldo of your
head. It Is n 200 to 1 shot tuat you do-
servo It anyhow.
oo
A celebrated doctor has announced
that kissing In tho winter tlmo Is dan-
gerous while In the mimmor tlmo It
Is not Tho Omiign Republican Is of
tho opinion that tho danger of kiss-
ing lies much moro in whom you kiss
than In tho season In which you do
tho kissing. If tho other signs nro right
for kissing most men will take
chances on tho woathor.
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An Irish fnrmor In Graham county
was somowhat under tho woathor and
ho consulted a doctor says tho Mall
nnd Brcozo Tho doctor said: "Pat-
rick you'ro run down a bit that's all
What you need Ig animal food." Ro-
moinbcrlng his caso n fow days after-va-d
. when In that neighborhood
tho doctor called upon Pat nt tho sta-
bio. "Well Pat how nro you gottlng
on with Uio troatmont?" "Oh sure
sor 01 raantio nil right with tho grain
nnd oats but It's mighty hard with
tho chopped hay."
oo
A young man Jubt homo from busi-
ness collogo stood watching his fath-
er writing a chock on Uio bank. Tho
old gentleman had not had many ad-
vantages In his youth nnd was a very
poor wrltor. Tho young mnn mndo a
number of remarks about tho poorly
written check; tho old man looked
up and said: "My son your old dad
don't wrlto a very good hand but his
slgnaturo on tho butt end of a cheek
-will get moro rcnl monoy out of the
bank In a mlnuvo than your finely
written slgnaturo will In sovornl yours
to como."
ELECTRICITY FROM COAL.
In the opinion of Thomas A. Kdlson
wonders lire yot to bo unfolded In the
world of electricity.
"Wo nro groping on tho vorgo of
another groat opoeh In tho world's
history ho said In an Interview at his
laboratory In West Orongo. "It would
not surprise mo anj morning to wnku
up nnd learn that somo ono somo
group of tho 300000 scientific men who
nro Investigating an over tho earth
has seized upon tho secrot of oloctrlc-
Ity by dlroc.t process and begun an-
other practical revolution In human nr.
fairs.
"It can bo dono. It will be done. 1
oxpeet to mo It bofore I dlo.
"The first great chnngo In tho pro-
duction of electricity will abolish car-
rying coal for that purposo' ho said.
"Instead "of digging gross material out
of tho onrlh loading It on cars nnd
carrying It say COO miles thoro to
put 11 under a bollci and burn nnd so
get power wo shall sot up plants at
tho mouths of mlnos gonerato power
there nnd transmit It whorovor It !
needed by tho copper wire.
"""It In propostorous to koop on put-
ting coal mlnos on wheels. It Is too
clumsy. It Is too costly. Thoro is
no necessity for II.
"It Is onslor to enrry molecular vi-
bration by millions of wnvos a second
thnn frolght cars full of crudo matter.
Wo can ship 100000 horso power over
tho wlr qulckor and moio economi-
cally thnn wo can send tho equivalent
In coal over a railroad track.
"Wo must eliminate tho railroad al-
together .from this problem. What Is
tho uso of It. Wo don't want coal any-
how. It doos no good to look at It.
What wo want Is tho resultant of the
most energy that can lo produced
And thoro Is no roiiro In carrying
around millions of tons of rawlmnlorlnl
like coal when wo enn get n product
dollvorcd to us by wire.
"Everything points to the fact that
In tho near futuro electricity will be
produced for general consumption by
great powor housos nt tho mouths of
coal pits. Thnt Is the loglcnl anil com-
mon sense out como of 'present
ovents.
"Now the truth Is that it will cost
a third o.a to transport electrlcnl
powor by wine than to carry It In tho
form of coal In railroad cars Assume
the price of coal to be $1 nt tho mouth
of a mine nnd nssumo tho frolght to
bo $1.00. Now wo can turn coal Into
electricity at tho rhinos and convoy
It by wire at loss than hnlf of tho cost
of I ho frolghtngo of coal.
"Electricity will take tho place of
horse. It will solve tho vehicle am
trnlll c problem of cities. My now elec-
tric storage battery Itself will make
electricity cheaper than horsos. In
tho spring wo will bo roady to furnish
tho now batterlos. Not only will they
tako half the space of horso trallle
but thoy will go twice as fast. Thoy
can bo stored on upper floors by
moans of olovators. Tho saving of
stable room' In Now York will cover
at least 200 million dollars worth o!
property.
"Not only will oloctrlc powor bo
developed nnd distributed from coal
mines In tho futuro but nil tho wntor
ltowor in tho world will bo used for
tho production of electricity. That
movement has begun and is advaucng
rapidly. In California whoro men
have nervo enough to ovorcomo hab-
it thoy nro transmitting electric pow-
er 27ft mllos by wlro and running
streot cars and lighting cltl by it
That Is tho sort of spirit i"' it will
wake tho world up ono of tl" days.
I wish that t pi lit In California would
spread ovorywhore."
-oo
Bishop Wordworth in a lottor to
tho lalety of his dlocoso says the
present gouoratlon nro sluckor than
their fathers In atteudnuco on Cod's
house. "As rognrds monoy" his lord-
ship remarks "not one of us Is suf-
ficiently careful of It as a trust from
God. Most waste It sometimes by
hoarding It moro ofton by nils-spend-lug
It and many nro proud of their ox-
travagance. Men nnd women run
lightly Into dobt nnd tempt othors In-
to It. In some villages there Is scarce-
ly a family which Is not In debt; nnd
to bo In debt encouragos dishonesty
and lessons gonorally tho sonso of
honor. Kvon educated men tako tholr
bribes and call them commissions'
othors tako what Is not theirs anil !
It a 'perquisite' again tho sin of bet-
ting nnd gambling and gonorally ot
speculation Is ono which particular!
affects tho young of our generation;
nnd those who givo way to It nro
drawn on Into othor sins ofton wi
out seeming to bo ablo to holpthom-
selvos Llko tho othor ovll passions
of Impurity nnd Intompornnco the
reckless pursuit of monoy onds very
frequently In roal suicide that Is to
say Intentional self-murder not caus-
ed by Insanity. Tills Is ono of tho groat
curses of our prosont life."
Our shotguns nro going at very low
prices. Como in nnd sco what wo
offer.
BlENS. COItHN & FRENSLY.
A NEW YEAR'S SUICIDE
NIGHT POLICEMAN FOR ROCK
ISLAND KILLS HIMSELF
Richard Burton nt South McAlcstcr
Shuffles Off This Mortal Coll.
Sends Bullet Through Head.
No Explanation.
"To Into now I'm dead."
Thpso' were tho words of Richard
llurton night pollcomnn for tho Rock
Island who sent a bullet through his"
heart Mondny night nt the union do-
pot In this city.
It was 10:30 o'clock whon Button
asked Wnllnco Green i(Ight ticket
agent nt Uio union t.tatlon for n tele-
graph blank. Green was over nt '.he
freight olllce nttendlng to somo busi-
ness. Green ropllod Hint thoro wro
somo blanks lying around Eomowhoro
and wont ahead with his work. An In-
stnnt Inter n plBtol shot rang out and
Burton wns seen clutching nt a fort;'
flvo cnllbre revolver as ho fnnk baoK
In a chair.
HnHtlly he was picked up and la! I
on n table.
"I am dond" wns the first remark.
Green hnnded hlin v rlece of pa-
per nnd suggested lint he :?.-i.'o a
stntomont. "Too lnt-. Green 1 nm
dead" was the roply. seco.id later
and llfo had departed.
Dr. W. C. Gravos the Rock Island
physician was summoned hut tho
man was dead boforo ho reached tho
freight depot.
Tho bullet entered tho loft sldo
passed through tho heart and emerg-
ed at tho shoulder blado nnd crashed
through a nearby window and spent
Itself Into tho sldo of a box car stand
lug near the frolght depot.
There Is no explanation for tho sttl-
cldo known.
Burton hns boon on tho Rock Island
police forco for tho past threo or four
months. Ho was about 23 years of
ago and single. Ills father nnd moth-
er rosldo at Kansas City and relatives
In this city secured tho position for
him thnt he had occupied since com-
ing here.
It Is stnted thnt Burton received a
letter yestordny. This missive may
have caused him to resort to self-do-stiiiction
but If It did lie destroyed
tho lottor for there wns nothing on
his body to glvo tho slightest clew to
the cnuso of tho deed.
The remains wcro taken In charge
by tho Cheny-Bockcr Co. nnd remov-
ed to tho morgue last night.
It Is slated by thoso who wore at
tho frolght depot that Burton wns not
drinking nor did his actions betray
any unusual mental strain. In fact
no attention was paid to him when
ho asked for a telegraph blank nnd
later took a seat at a desk.
Tho deceased wns a frail looking'
young mnn rather boyish In appear-
unco. Ho had no troublo locally as
far as Is known that would causo him
nny lomorse. it Is thought that tho
letter ho is said to havo recolvod
Monday contained some mcssngo that
prompted him to resort to self-destruction.
Cnpltal.
MADE LUCKY DISCOVERY.
Caddo County Farmer Finds Land
Open to Homestead.
Oklnhoma Clfv O. T. Jan. 2.
I.eonnrd Barthol. a Gorman farmer
of Caddo county yesterday discover-
ed that ho was paying rent on an r
lotincnt thai lrul boon fraudulently
given to nn Indian child entered on
tho rollB under two nnmos. Ho went
to HI Reno. looked the matter up In
tho land oI'Jco found that ho was en-
titled to fllo on tho claim nnd did so.
Ho has been paying leaso money on
tho allotment for tho last four years
when the last opening occurred. With
th Improvements onw on tho land It
Is worth about $1000. It ..- claimed
thero minht l:e other similar instancon
and every losseo of Indian land In tin
county will investlgnto their holdings
and soo how they stand.
Predictions nro ousy but they nro
dangerous. Bird McGuIro predicted
statehood lust yoor and It did not de-
velop. He has now mado a guess that
"The new slato will bo republican by
a safe majority nnd Iho republicans
will elect the ontlro state ticket and
a majority of tho legislature nt
the first election." While this is count-
ing uiihutehed incubator eggs It Is
protty woll known that thoroughbred
hens are busy laying good democrat-
ic eggs which will hatch out a brood
that will live. McGulro's Incubator; Is
out of heat.
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Youthful Horse Thieves.
Mineral Wells Texas Jan. 2. Two
small boys nged 11 nnd 12 years do-
elded a fow days ago that thoy would
leavo Mineral Wells and flnd'tiT a
couple of horses hitched nt a rack
whoso owners resldo north of town
mounted their and started southward.
Several days elapsed nnd tho young-
sters wero located about thirty mllos
south of hero am thoy wero brought
back nnd the horses restored to tholr
owners Tho boys wero put under $200
bond wlch thoy readily mado with
tho asslstnnco of their parents nnd
thoy woro turned looso.
No mnttor whnt a man has dono to
mnko his wlfo unhappy sho will nov
er forgtvo him for It unless he doulos
It.
PUERTA PLATA
ATTACKED
TROOPS Or FUGITIVE PRESIDENT
MORALES ASSAULT CITY.
Forces Under Command of General
Roderlglnz After Whole Days
Fighting are Preparing for
Another Assault.
Cnpo I lay Hon Hnytl Jan. 3. Ad-
vice from Puerto Plata Santo Do-
mingo says thnt troop3 of fugltlvo
Prosldent Mornlos under command of
General Rodorigiilz nttacked Puorto
Plnta yostorday morning. Tho fight-
ing was sovcro nnd lasted all day. A
liumbor of mon wcro killed or wound-
ed on both sldos. Bayonets and
swords woro principally used. Tho
forces of Roderlgulz are massed oui-
sldo Puerto Plata proparlng for nil-
other attack. If Is said Rodcrlgul.
has announced that I' his attack is
successful ho will proclaim hlmeolf
candldato for tho presidency of Si"tD
Domingo.
LEDBETTER'S TELEGRAM.
Addresses President Roosevelt on
Democracy's Standing.
After reading the most recent Wash-
ington 'spcclnls regarding tho present
political corruption which Is being
turned ovor nt Washington nnd tho
stntomont thnt President Roosevelt
nnd other otllcluls wcro becoming
thoroughly dlsg'ustcd with tho entire
political situation In tho Indian Ter-
ritory W. A. Lodbottcr In a spirit or
sympathetic feeling for President
Roosevelt sent him the following
soothing telegram:
Ardmore I. T. Jan. 3 1003.
To tho Prosldont Washington D. C.
Thoro nro many capablo Democratic
lawyers In tho Southern District of
Indlnn Territory against whom no
charges of misconduct can ho mate.
W. A. I.EDBETTER
Prosldent Ardmoro Democratic Club.
Up to press hour no reply hnd been
received to tho telegram but ono Is
expected nnd It may call for names
ns candidates for district attorney
United States mnrshal and no telling
what else. . 7 'j&i
Attention Eagles.
A full nttendnnce of tho members
ot Ardmoro Acrlo of Kagles Is re-
quested Wednesday evening when tho
Installation of ofllrors will bo held.
All elective officers will plcnso bo
present promptly nt 7:30 p. m.
T. C. BRIDGMAN Secretary
A Jamaican Lady Speaks Highly of
Chamberlain's C'junh rtemedy.
Mrs. Michael Ha-t wife of tho fu-
perlntondent of Cart Service nt Klnss-
ton Jamaica West India Islands
says that sho has tv somo years .lt-eri
Chambetlan's Cough Remedy fir
coughs croup nnd whooping cou?h
and hns found It vorv bunoll.-inl. Sho
hns Implicit confidence in it and
would not bo without a iott!o of It 'u
her homo. Sold by i" J. Tlinsey W.
B. Frame Ardmoro Drug Co. Bonner
& Bonner.
TTfT' IIMJiM
A
wpm niiuiiJ
mers for their patronage during past year and wish a contin-
uation of the same during the present. We mean to continue
the business on larg'er and more up-to-date basis than ever.
During our Big Sale we certainly run our stocK down
very low and for the Spring' and Summer trade we will have
no old or shoddy goods to show you but a nice new clean
seasonable goods. Our Mr. J. W. BanKs will start for the
Eastern marKets in a few days to purchase a nicer larg'er
and better line than ever before so we want all our old cus-
tomers and expect many new ones this year. Progression is
is our motto so a Happy New Year to All.
A Few Suggestions forflew Tear Presents from
R. A. JONES
Kitchen Cabinets
Dressing Tables
Chiffoniers
Princess Dressers
Hall Trees
Rockers
Art Squares
Ruga
Box Couches
Lounges
Couches
Ottcxzcanisnnan
Lyr.chlnsc In 1905.
Chicago Jan. 2. Tho lynchlngs re-
ported for 1005 nro but sixty-six the
smallest number slnco 1885. Tho fol-
lowing table showing tho number of
lynchlngs slnco 1885 will bo of uso
to thoso studying this particular fea-
ture of criminology:
Year No. Year No.
1885 184 1800 131
188C 138 1897 1C0
1887 122 18D8 127
1888 142 1S99 102
1889 17C 1900 115
1890 120 1901 135
1891 192 1902 9(5
1892 235 1903 104
1893 200 1901 87
189! 190 1905 CO
1895 171
Tho lynchlngs In tho various states
and territories wcro ns follows:
Alabama 3
Arkansas G
Florida 1
Georgia 11
Kentucky 4
Ijoulslana 4
Mississippi ....17
Missouri 1
Nevada 1
North Carolina...' 1
South Carolina 3
Tenncsseo 3
Tcxns 11
Virginia 1
Of these lynchlngs slxty-flvo occur-
red In tho South nnd ono In tho
North. Of tho total number slxiy-ono
wero negroes nnd flvo whites.
Tho crimes nlleged wero as follows:
Criminal assault 15
Clmlnnl nssault 15
Attempted criminal nssault 4
Robbery 2
Raco prejudice 1
Kidnaping 1
Elopement 1
Informing 1
Two lynchlngs were for unknown
reasons and ono Innocent victim was
hanged.
Night school Selvldgo Business Co1-
lego begins Monday Jan. 1. Bo on
hand nt 7 p. m. 3J-6
Cotton Market Today.
Cotton 10 to 10:75. Seed cotton 3:25.
Receipts 25 bales.
The Ardmorelto sells coupon booKk
NEW YEAR
GREETING:
UR Mr. J. V. BanKs having purchased the shares of
R. W. Randol and Byron Drew in the Randci-BanKs
Mercantile Company the firm will he changed to J.
W. BanKs Mercantile Company. The new firm as-
sumes all liabilities and collects all indebtedness
of the old firm. In mailing this change the new
firm desires to thanll our many friends and custo
J. W. Banks Mer. Co.
Sideboards
Buffetts
China Closets
Iron Beds
Ladies' Desks
Roll Top Desks
Lace Curtains
Sanitary Couch a
Combination Cases
Folding Beds
Pedestal Extension Tables
MARKETREPORTS
(By E. E. Oulllot fk Co.. membors of
Nbw Orleans Cotton Exchange.)
COTTON MARKET.
Ardmore January 3. Tho following
nro tho quotations for today:
Liverpool Futures.
oi-kn oi.osn
Jftn Feb 6 86 6 01
Fob Mar ...... .........................6 01 6 00
Mnr Apr. got 0 09
Apr Mnr o OS 0 12
MnyJuu . 9 10 e 15
Qpcta and Salej.
spots a 12
Sales...  .. .......... io. CO
New York Futures-
Open. High. Low. Close.
Mar 11 CO 1145 11 56
Mny 11 02 11 75 11 62 It 72
July' 11 C9 11 3 11 69 11 79
dpots and Sales.
Spots . u 85
8alos
New Orleans Futurea.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Jn 11 43 11 60 11 41 11 60
Mnr 'H 73 11 81 11 73 11 it
May 11 00 11 05 11 86 11 95
Spots and Sales.
Spots i j.16
Hales $23
GRAIN.
'VltUAT -
May.. . .. M 3-8 88 1-2
July. Et 3-8 84 3-8
Oohh
May . 41 3-8 M 1-4
July. 44 3-1 41 3-1
Oat-
Atar... . 32 1-2 3?;3-8
July 30 7-8 30 7-8
Livestock.
IIOCIS CATTLII !I1CEP
Chtcnco 31.C00 l'flM 2C0
Kansas City. 140CO WMj 3000
omiitm .... ;o;o 100 C500
Dally Ardmorelto BO eta. per month.