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I M0tt VOhUMIS XII. (8IDNKV BUOUS.I 1 PaorBiMTOs, J AMM011E, LND. TER.. MONDAY EVENING, I) EC EM 15 15 It ID HKU SUBSCRIPTION 50G PER MONTH NUMBER 34 11 T QUICK REPLY COMES FROM WHITE HOUSE RE GARDING INVITATION. Which President Heartily Appreciates No Arrangements yet Made for Trip South Inpltatlon Will 'Receive Careful Attention. Only u few dajs ago the Uliumbor of Commorce through a committee composed of Homy M. Purmati, T. N. Hohnett and W. A. Lodbottor Kent an invitation to President Itoosovelt to rlstt Ardmore, when on his South ern trip. YsU-rday Mr. Ptirmnn received tlio following reply -which will ha read with Interest: My dear Sir: The letter or the 13tn Instant, signed by yoursolt and others, oxtonuing to the Preildent a cordial Invitation to visit your city has been reooived and he heartily appreciates your courtesy. No arrangements have yet been mado, however, for n south ern trip, hut Hhould the President de cide to visit the South he will glv I.. P. ANDKHSON. I'ri-BlJimt C. I,. ANOKltSON C antiler FIRST NATIONAL Ardmore, Indian Territory Capital Paid In $ 60,000.00 Surplus Funds 200,000.00 Total $260,000.00 Tbe ulileHt bank In Indian Territory. Account of II ruin and Individual "oftclteil upon tbe moat liberal tnrmi oonntntent with k'ooil banklDk' W. S. WOLVERTON a SON Insurance, Bonds, Real Estate, Abstracts Tbe Unrest and strongest acenov In tbe two territories. Managers of Ardmore Abstract Co. Oeneral A cents Il,tnol Lite Ituuranoe Co. and United State Fidelity and Ouarantr Oompanr J. A. BIVENS, President DON LACY, Vice-President. THE CITY NATIONAL BANK ARDnORE. Capital $100,000.00 Surplus Funds 30,000.00 Accounts of llrtns ml individuals solicited. Courteous trout mon t accorded t- all alike A Few Useful Christmas Presents Dining Table, Set of nice Chairs, a beau tiful KocKer, handsome Ladies' DesKs, strong' and pretty Dressers, Princess Dressing Tables, artistic Iron Beds, useful Chiffoniers, convenient Kitchen Cabinets, Mahogany Music Cabinets, Comfortable Cotton Felt Mattresses. R, A. JONES ARDMORE NATIONAL BANK, ARDMORE. IND. TER. Capital Stock and Additional Liability, : : : : : $20n jQO.OO Wo Conduct a General Banking Business fc r You and Accept Small and Large Accounts DIRECTORS. C. R. SMITH. President. C. fll. CAMPBELL, Vice I'rtsn LEE CRUCE. Cashier Q, W. YOUNO, Farmer. J. C. THOriPSON. lawyer. your wishes careful consideration. Very truly yours, 11. F. 11AKNHS, Acting Secretary to the President Mil. IIENRY M. FUKMAN, Ardmore, 1. T. TELEPHONE NEWS. 4.4. Roff. A prosperous Christmas week has oponud Tor Hoff. lluslness Is oxtra good and evorybody sooms chcorful. Marietta. Court begins boro today and the streets are crowded. Lcbanuii. Charlie lllllsborry and Miss Little Ilrldgman were married here yester day. George Wilson, who has been very 111, is reported bettor. The election of a new set of sehool trustees was held here last Friday and tbe following were choeen: J. W. Wilson. .!. A. Orr and I V. Shll lings. If you are thinking of buying a typewriter, buy the best the Visible Writing Underwood. This machine took the Grand Prise at the World's Fair and is for sale on easy terms by 0. P. Selvidge, Agt for Chickasaw Na tion. Ardmore. I. T. 18-tt Iludnut's, Palmer's, Uinauds and, It. and O's. perfumes nnd toilet water. I .on Frame has it. 18-Gt H. K KItl'NSI.KY. lru I'li'B c H. MAl'PIN" A'i rnntiliT A. H. PALMER, Casnter. FRED C. CARR, Asst. Cashl INI) TER. BANK sells all of the above and forty or fifty other useful articles. R. A. JONES, Furniture. SAA1 NOBLS, Hardware Merchant. I. R. PENNINOTON, Wholesale Her chant. R. W. liANDOL. merchant. CITIZENSHIP STEPHENS OF TEXAS INTRO' DUCES DILL FOR APPEAL. One Citizenship Court Sase to go to the Supreme Court of the Unltec States to Test Validity of De cision Llttlo Introduces. Special to The ArdmoreUu. Washington, I). C, Dec. 17. Kopru senlatlve Little from Arkansas has In troduced a bill In tlio House of Hop resuntativos to remove the disabilities ot all Iudlnns, not of full blood and thus itermltting them to sell all ot their real estate except forty acres to be held by them as a homestead Representative Stephen from T- as has introduced a bill In the Hons authorizing the appeal of one ensij from the Citizenship court to the St ireme Court of the United States; hu hopes In- this way to test the vali dity ai the numerous decisions or tlio Citizem.nip court In setting aside tbe' Judgments rendered In favor ol ninnyj Utizous ot Indian Territory In tho' United States courts; and should the) Supreme Court sUBtatry tho appeal and reverse the Judgment of the Citizenship court, 11 would result In giving a new trial In all these citizen hlp tuHi'tj or In restoring tlio old judgments to their former validity. V Neither of these bills have been considered In tho committee lor tho rt ason that the chairman has tailed to call a meeting of the Indian Af fairs eo in in it tee of Hie House aud.lt Is understood that his committee wilt not be called tog-Mer until after tho holidays. Senator Plait of Connecticut has resigned from the Indian affairs com mltteo of the Senate for the reason that he has succeeded tho late Sena tor ollar ns Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Senator Dllllngain was appointed to fill the vacancy on said Indian committee. There is no probability ol a re installment of the Citizenship court nnd It Is also generally understood hero that when the Dawes Commis sion term expires on July 1st., next that they will not be re-instated but one man will be appointed to wind up their unfinished business. VOTED ARDMORE OUT. At Yesterday's Meeting, Ardmore Franchise Was Given to Temple. Mr. H. 11. Uracy, president of the Ardmore base ball team, returned last night Ifroni Dallas, whvre ho went to attend yesterday's meeting of the Texas League. The league olll- clals held a meeting In Dallas on the 11th, when action was taken toward transferlufg the Ardmore franchise to Temple, because of tho long Jump fthe Tuxns 'toams are iVtu'lred to make to Ardmore, which is tho only town In this section able to support u team In the league. Tlio matter was not definitely disposed of at that meeting, however and Mr. Uracy was appointed a committee of ono to go to Oklahoma City and see If the base ball promoters of that city desired to enter the Texas League. Mr. Uracy went thero Friday and ascertained that Oklahoma City had already HO' cured n 1905 franchise In tho Western Association nnd that the lola (Kan.) team Is to be trausfercd to Oklahoma City. This -lecIdoB Ardmoro's fate- In tho league and yesterday by a vote of 1 to 2, tho Ardmoro franchise was given to Tomple. Fort 'Worth and Ardmoro's own vote were cast In fa vor of this city, but Dallas, Corsicana. Waco and Austin wcro In favor of Temple. Should tho Western Associa tion deal at Oklahoma City fait through, then Oklahoma Ctity and Ardmoro will be given franchises In stead of the two weakest towns now In. Mr. Uracy states that an effort will now bo rondo to form a Territorial League nnd if this cannot bo accom plished, tho Ardmore team will play independent ball. At any rate a strong ball team will be maintained hero next year. Our store Is Santa Claus' henu quarters for Christmas shoos bnd slippers. 18-Ct HAMILTON & CO. STATEHOOD NE OR TWO CHANGES IN INTRO DUCTION OF DILL. A Ten Year Prohibition Clause to be Inserted Constitutional Delegates to be 55 from Oklahoma and 54 from Indian Territory. Stecial to The Ardmorulte. Washington, D. C, Dec. 17. 1 wired you that the Senate Committee on Territories favorably reported the Ham llton Statehood 1 till to the Senate; i enclose herewith full Information con cerning same. The Senate Committee on Terri tories by a vote ot tl to 1 today au thorized a favorable report on the statehood bill providing for the ad mission luto the Union ot Oklahoma and Indian Territory to become the Btnti' ot Oklahoma, and of Ariwina ami New Mexico, to become the state of Arizona. I'Jio bill Is the one originating in tlii1 House In the second session of the fifty-eighth cnngress.biit has been amended materially by the tscnato Committee. The closeness ot the voto prnt finally makes It certain that there will be u minority report. Tomorrow Senator Uoveiidge, chair man of the committee, will submit the majority report. The opponents ol the bill will contest Its passage on tho lloor ol tho Senate. Those who voted today, for tho bill Mere Senators Uovorldge, Dillingham, Kelson. Dick, Uuniham and Konn, all if whom are Republicans. Senator Hard, republican voted against the bill, together with Senators Hate aim Newlands, democrats. Tho fourth voto against the bill was that of Senator "Patterson, who wns absent, but re corded as voting. Senator Clark, of Arkansas was also absent. The most important chnuges made In the House bill are the Insertion or a clause prohibiting traffic tn liquor for a period ot ten years In that part of the proposed state ot Oklahomn. now known as Indian Territory, nnd tho elimination from the House bill of all provisions with reference to suffrage except the following. "That said atate shall never enact any law restrlclng or abridging tho right of suffrage on account of race, color or previous condition of ser vitude." As passed by tho House, the bill specifically permitted the proposed states, If they desired, to abridge sut frnge on account of sex. Among other amendments made to tho House bill are these: Reducing the delegates from tho territory of Oklahoma to tho constitutional con volition from fiO to 5!, and Increasing the number from Indian Territory from CO to 51; reducing the numbor from New Mexico from 70 to GC, and increasing tho numbor from Arizona from 10 to 11; requiring that all, state officers of Arizona shall speak, read and wrlto tho Kngllsh Innguago. nm informed that this statehood bill will bo put on tho calondar and v 111 bo made tho regular business a soon as tho Phllllplno bill Is gotten out of tho way, which will bo shortly after tho holidays. A. J. MILBURN DIES. Fatal Ending of the Tragedy Enacted at Mllburn Friday Night. .ludgo Henry M. Fiirmnn received a teli-gram this morning from W. J, Mi lliii ni at Mllburn conveying tho lu foruvUlon that A. J. Mllburn died i ills morning. An account ot thu shooting appeared In Sumlnys Ard morolte nnd was as accurate as It could be obtained nt Uiat time. Tho telegram read "Undo died at four forty-five o'clock this morning.'" Slgnod. W. J. M1LI1UHN. It Is expected that a preliminary hearing of the case will bo taken up at once beforo the Commissioner nt Tishomingo. To Spend the Holidays. Tho following young ladies were In the city Saturday night from Illoom field, where thoy hnvo been attending tho Indian Female Seminary, en route to their respective homes to spend the Christmas holidays: Mlssos Lucy anil Mancy Voting of Herwyn, UoHopti MrGco of Wayno, Vorn, Howonn and Winona Hurks of Pnuls Valley, Peach le Colbert of Wayno and .May Hello Winnie and Maudo Johnson ot MUo FROM AN INDIAN VIEW. Speaks of Treaties of Long Ago and Asks that Prohibition Prevails. In n communication uddressod to the editor ot the Ardmorelto a cor respondent says. 'Wlilla much lias been wrltton on the tor., ory situation In tho past two years the half lias not bcou told. U you will please give mo tills space. 1 wll present a few facts ot vital In terest to tho peope ot the territory. in 1S1S-20 there was begun by General Jackson and nines (upon the part of the United States) ami tho Chief and Headmen ot the Choctaw people upon thulr part and completed compacts and agreements wheroby the Choctaw people were to port with and sell to the Unltod States nil their lands I'll Mississippi, and to buy the lands west of the Mississippi river beginning at a Mill on tho banks ot tlio Arkansas river 100 paces from qtd II. Smith, thence up said river to (he tnotHh ot the Canadian river, thence up the Canadian river to Its head or sourer., thence duo south to, lieu River, thenco down said river on its south bank to a point due south ot the beginning, t nonce due north to the beginning to have and lo hold o them and their heirs as long as they remain as a tribe and live on It. That boundaries of no state or ter ritory should ever be extended over their country without, their consent. The Iudlnns Consent. Intoxicants of everv kind should forever bo kept out of their country by the U. S., government anil the Indian government should nnd did co-operate fully In this and signed and tealod ami delivered with the faith o! the groat nations pledged by President Fillmore. In 18150 and concluded lu lSUl-'J that famous removal treaty was had nt "Dancing Rabbit" court house nnd to the new country wo came. ' In tho treaty all the foregoing sol p.my fdedgea were repeiijted. The treaty' of 181!!i which preceded this one gave us these assurances. Again in 1837 when the Chickasaw people bought an Interest hero with us, this same assurance was made. In 1857- 1SCC.1898 nnd 1002 trentlcs wore sign ed pledging the faith of the great na tion through Its commissioners, con gross and its president that all those things should be kept. It would now seem that an attempt Is being made to have tho treaty ab rogated and allow the sale ot liquor In the Five Civilized Tribes. Are the sacred treaties to be wiped out and liquor to be sold to thu In dians The people of every stnte lu this unloii are hereby asked, entreated and requested to protect tho Indian against the vices of liquor before It Is too late. Ask your neighbor, ask your friends, ask your Senator and pray to Cod that tho past uow be re mombored nnd that tho treaty pledged lo us bo kept. Chamber of Commerce Active. '' no Chamber of Commerce will o a strong effort to hnvo congress pass legislation during this susslon looking to tho removal of restrictions on the alienated lands of the nation. A committee representing tho Cham her of Commerce will draw up a memorial requesting congross to pass legislation to this effect. Such a law, It Is claimed, would greatly please tho business Interests of tho terri tory. It Is also said that leadlug In dians would be In favor of such a law. Hefcrlug to the romoval of thoso restrictions, It Is stated that Congross man Llttlo ot Arknusas has Introduc ed a bill which prc'Hos for Uhu removing of restrictions on Indian lands excepting homosteads. Tho new hill also exempts minors from his posing ot any of their lands. ASLEEP AT THROTTLE. Engineer Slumbered While Train IDashed Into Another. Mnnhattan, Kas., Doc. 17. A Hock Island train ran Into a Union Pacific train which wns standing on n cross ing of tho two roads horo today. Flvo persons were injured ns follows: Fireman McKay of Hcllovlllo, badly scalded, may dlo; Engineer Header son of Hellevtllo both legs hurt; head breakmnn, name unknown, ot Kansas City, sorlously; Fred Whoatloy, Man kato, stockman, back injured. Tho engineer, said ho had been, aalcop, Immediately nftor tho wreck tho engineer went to tho caboose and fell In to a sound sleep from which ho ennnot bo aroused. Holiday prcsonta for men at W. 11. Hyrd & CVs 18-6t SHIPS AT SEA FORTY JAPANESE SHIPS WILL RECEIVE BALTIC FLEET. Will Be Accorded Elaborate Recep tionGreatest sea Fight Nov Imminent Russians Must Give Battle or Retreat. Washington, Dec. 18. Tha Japan ese hnve dispatches n fleet or forty vommIb to meet and dostrffy thu iIub slnn llultic lleet. The news has come to this govern ment from official sources at Tokio, the original source ot the Information being the American consul on, tho Island ot Formosa. Recently thu Hearst news service announced ox chiHively that the Japanese had for feited tho Pescadoro Islands, wftlch are located oft the const or tno Isl and of Formosa. It Is now apparent that tho JiipatioM had tho Coming sea light in mind and had established, ut the Pescadores u base of olhlru tlons. The news to this government, is con tained In the following: "Toklo cable It Is reported that a Japanese lleet of forty vessel pass ed Pescadoro Islands yesterday, go ing south. This report has limn con firmed." Tho report was cabled first to tho American minister at Toklo and was cnbled hero today. The large number of Jupauusu ves sels seems to bu explained by thu fnct that tho Japanese have taken tho precaution to seud colliers aud transports with tho warships. Ttrj Russian vessels may attempt to es cape or mold battle and tbe Japan ese would bu obliged to remain nt sea for perhaps two or three woeks, an.l nro prepared for ' this emergency. Tho big scu light which, is to mnke history Is therefore imminent, nnd it has boon discussed as tho most Important lu modern times. Tho In tentions of tho Ilusslau government aro apparently guarded wlUi great secrecy. No ono knows what plans the llusslans hnvo made to moot just such u contingency us disclosed In thu Important dispatches of today. It lias bcon supposed that It tho Jap anese moved any Important body of tho lighting vessels south, as In tho present case, tho Vladivostok squad ron would attempt to to got out and, Join the Haltlc squadron. Thu Japan ese have dispatched n fleet of tort) tho Port Arthur squadron, so that no help can be expected from that quar tor oven It tho Japanese withdraw nil of their big vessols from the blockade there. One ot tho naval exports said to night: "If It be true that Japanese hart sailed In lighting Torco south ot For mosa, only two things can happen thu Husslnu Haltlc lleet will bo an nlhllated on the east coast ot Asia south of Formosa or It will sail back as soon as Its scout ships havo noti fied It of tho presence of such a for midable Japanese adversary." A MURDER DISCOVERED. Dog Unearths Head of Human Be ing Evidently Murdered. Oklahoma City, Doc. 17. A resi dent of Juno's City, Oklahoma, today discovered a dog lu his yard chuwlug flush from u human skull. Investiga tion proved that the dog had torn the skull from tho body, ot a man who hud boon burled near by. Tho body proved to bo that of W. A. Agee. Furtbor entch dovoloped the fuct that Aoe had been killed In his kitchen, us there wore evidences ot a desperate struggle; Agco owned horso and had $1S,000 in cash In his possosslou, of which It Is said was probably tho motive ot tho murder. He was very old ani canto to this country from Tenncssoo. Ho was a vetoran of the civil war. For health's sake eat Solomon's very best bread. Every loaf has his name on It. lU-lm Ho makes llttlo out ot life who Is always on the make. Depreciating othors will not help tho world to appreciate you. Tho servlco of another Is a sovor n euro for our own sorrow. Worship Is more In looking up than In bowing down.