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'if.. QLSBEST DAILY NEWSPAPER 6H3 SMQIAW TRRjTOKY-AS800SftTED P51ESS REPORTS; FARTHIHG BROS. THE TAILORS Dyeing', Clcaninjj Pressing Phone 543 W. A. PRIDE tlcimlra And Put On Gravel Roofing VOI AIM E XII. f -iinhy Hucjua. i AKM10KE, INI). TElt., VRl DAY EVEN IN', OlTOJiER 0, li)l)6 SUBSCH'OTIOH SOU PER 10MB I Nt MJ3EJ m 1 W. -vtf- 4 mf S 1IH PAULS VALLE HAPPENINGS BIG FALL FESTIVAL THERE NEXT WEEK. Paula Valley Railway Ourvtylna Crew Ncar.no Headquarter Blfl fund for Improvement of Roads. War on Jclnt Men. .. Pauls Vallry, '1. T., Oct. o. I Spec mj Weather being favorable the Paula Valley Annual Fall Festival nnd nrnn lubilBo will be the biggest nlfiitr over pulled off lh th. Indian Territory October i) the carnival opens ana an kinds of preparations are being maile to turn this city cvir for a week's Jol lification and fes tvltU'3. All manner of attractions have been secured and the parades aa arranged will be something worth traveling far to nee. Surveying Crew Near Pauls Valley. Paula Vnllev. I. T.. Oct. 6. (Spec ial) Surveying crews of the Puuls Valley ralrway, from McAlester to Wichita Falls, Texas, via this poiiu, nro within six miles southwest of this nolnt today. It Is learned hero today that tho piirchuB3 of ties was mado Mondav for tho lino nnd that the con tract for grade would ho let Insldu of three weeks. This railroad crosses the Santa Fo In tho bouth part of Pauls Valley where right-of-way has boon so- cured nnd tho purchase of 30 acres for shops and termlnnl or division grounds was coiisumatod this week. Big Road Fund. Pauls Valley. I. T.. Oct. 5. (Spec lal) A fund of $7,000 Is being used in tho Improvement of roads and bridges and highways leading to Pauls Valley. Merchants of this place state that tho opening of fall trade promises to mako Uio coming fall tho biggest business time in tho history of Pauls Valley. Many now concerns are locating here, among which Is tho largest cotton compress In the territories now Hear ing completion. Revival Meeting Closed. Pauls Valley, I. T., Oct. 5. (Spec lal) A two weeks' revival meeting closed hero last night. Over 1,000 at tendance was tho average of tho meet-Ings.- Iter. Fitzgerald,' who has been conducting tho moetlngs, is a revival ist of great power and his work hero lms been characterized by remarkablo success In his onslaught on tho strong holds of sin. Raid on Joint Men. Pauls Valley, I. T Oct. fi. (Spec ial) Tho authorities havo been mak ing llfo miserable for the Joint keepers of Paul3 Valley tho past week. Raids wcro nujdo yesterday and qulto a quantity of boozo was unearthed be neath the floor of ono Joint. Quito a qunntlty of substitutes was discovered nnd confiscated by Deputy Jackson. Tho following wero nrrcsted and bound over to tho grand Jury In tho sum of $300 bond: U D. Beano of I,lndsay and John Stephenson of Pauls Valley. A vigorous war on bootleggers, Introducers and whisky peddlers Is bo lng prosecuted by tho vigilant ofllcers. Real Estate Activity. Pauls Valley, I. T., Oct. 5. (Spec ial) Activo Interest In real estato nf fairs aro becoming manifested In Pauls Vnlley. During tho past week Oklaho ma City parties ,havo Invested over $12,000 hero ond n now addition to Pauls Vnlloy will bo put on tho mar ket. Inside property Is awakening In values and demand. Building Is activo and not loss than a million and a half brick will bo required to build brick business blocks now planning to bo put up by local and outsido property owners, Tho two largest buildings will lo a thrco story brick bank and alllce building by tho First National bank and a thrco-story hotel by J. T. Jones nnd associated local capitalists, and hotel Interests. RUSSIAN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE. One Hundred Workmen Burled in the Ruins Seventeen Rescued. St. Petersburg Oct, C Flvo shop buildings In tho courso of construction collapsed today nnd a hundred work men wero burled In tho ruins. So far only seventeen-havo been rescued. Progress of Ada Court. (From Ada News.) In caso 2C8, against W. K. Drown, tho trial of which was concluded last afternoon, tho' JuryMhls morning re turned a verdict of not guilty. Tho grand Jury made. Its second re port, returning six more rruo bills. Caso No. 253, Johnson- Porter, as Sfuilt to HU, chargo reduced to nggra vatcd assault. Plea of guilty. Fined $50. pno day In jail suspended. , '220, 230, C. U Roff, removing mort' gaged property, both dismissed. 211, Tom Martin, perjury; continued, 3-10, WUlIo Coffoo, aggravated as'' sault. This caso was tried this fore- noon. ' Tho Jury returned verdict of guilty. Defendant was fined $300 nnd nentenced to six months In Ardmoro Jan. 3Sr., 'Chhrle Cochran, weapon. Plea cf eulltv. Fined S100: $300 noaco bond 110, John Elrod, -vvpapon. dismissed. 551, Doc Norman, gaming, dls- ' missed. 218, Charlie J;ong, disposing liquor, jiia qr guilty. Fined $iuu;.penco uonu of $300. . 93, Johnnlo Johnson, charged with larceny of a horse bolonglng to Young Stroud In November. 1002. on trial nt tlmo of going to press. SEPARATE. STATEHOOD. Small Crowd Assembles to Hear Lead er Haskell's Address. C. N. Jlnskell or Muskogee tho big man In the separate stnteliood agita tion, delivered tin. address on the Is sues Involved nt tho court house last night. Tliero was not n. vory large crowd out; and Mr. Haskell's talk was cut short owing to the fact that he desired to catch a train. Mr. Haskell la a pleasant nnd fluent .-peaker. lie dwelt at fome length on tne tax iuestlon, ntnl said that It was not Just that Indian Territory, now comimrutlvoly lree of debt, should shoulder half of Oklahoma s lndobtod niss. Mr. Haskell lnld particular em uhnsls on Indian Territory s rich nnd abundant rosourcos, mineral, agricul tural and otherwise, and said sho need ed nothing more than self-autonomy to make her one of tho most prosperous and Independent commonwealths oi Uncle Sam's dominion. The speaker denied the suggestion that the separate statehood move ment will havo n tendency to obstruct any kind of statehood legislation for the twin territories, but alarms that It will show to congress and tho wholo United States that Indian Territory Is anxious for admission Into tho union, mill I11HU I IUII) HBB1BI III Ullllftlllb UI'UUI that end. Mr. Haskell expects to visit nil of the towns In tho Chickasaw nation, in the Interest of his infant scheme, In sevenfl of which he will mnko ad dreses. THE PURSUIT OF MONK GIBSON CLEWS ARE DISCOVERED WHICH MAY ASSIST IN CAPTURE. Horse and Buggy Found Negro Ar rested by Posse Who Is Supposed to Make Some Disclosures Negro Probably Assisted. Edna. Texas. Oct. 5. Up to sun' down there were no developments of nn Important character In tho Gibson caBe. The situation remained prac tically unchanged. It Is barely pos Bible that somo clews havo been dis covered that may lead to Gibson's capture. This afternoon about o'clock Ed Pickering arrlvoH from Texann. bringing a hat which had been found between the houses of two of tho Chinn negroes, possibly kin- folks of Gibson. The hat was shown to tho Gibson family, now In Jail; tho father thought ho recognized It as tho boy s. Other members said It looked like It, but could not say for certain If It was his hat. It Is also stated on 'good authority that a horso and buggy belonging to ono of Uio Chlnn negroes, a rclatlvo of Gibson, has been found about fif teen miles from Toana, whero Chlnn resides. A gentleman living on San dies creek heard parties driving rap Idly by his house about 3 o'clock this morning, going In tho direction of whero tho hor3o nnd buggy wcro found. Thu supposition is that Gu son wns being transported from tho locality of tho search to a placo of safety In tho Sandles brush. William. Smith, a colored man, was brought from Tenna ami Incarcerated In Jail this afternoon. Tho parties who brought him In could glvo no particulars of tho arrest, beyond i..o fact thnt Smith had been turned over to Uiem by tho posso to bo delivered to tho sheriff. Tho prisoner had gone to his potato patch, and seeing so many men coming, ho becamo fright ened nnd ran into his house. Tho men asked him why ho ran and ho de nied having done so. Ono of tho pos so struck him on tho back of tho head Inflicting a painful wound. Ho can dldly stated that ho lied to them, an for that reason thoy inflicted tho wound. From the3o circumstances, nnd tho arrest of Smith, somo developments may or may not come. MUTUAL LIFE CONTRIBUTION ASSISTS THE REPUBLICAN NA TIONAL CAMPAIGN FUND. W. F,, Thummel Testifies That In 1901 He Received From Grannls $2500 and Paid It Personally to the , Campaign Fund Chairman. Now York, Oct. 5. W. F. Thummjl legal counsel for tho Mutual I.lfo In suranco compnny, of Now York, testl fled beforo tho leglsldttvo committee today that ho had received $2500 from Vice-President Robert E. Grannls in lp04 and had paid It personally to tho chairman of tho republican national campaign committee. Thummel Bala tho contribution had been suggested by "the danger that a democratic houso would result In tariff and other legislation of such a character as would npset business and affect all policy holders.. , Guv P. Cohh Fined. 'South McAlester, I. T., Oct. 5. Guy p; uobb of Ardmoro. charged with in troducing, whoso caso was brought to Atoka on a change of veuuo from Po tenu, pleaded gdllty today and wa3 nn ed 5810 and sentenced, to thlrtv davt In, Jail. Tho execution of tho sentonco was stispcned during good behavior, LAND MADE SALABLE WITH . RESTRICTIONS REMOVED LANDS GO ON THE MARKET. Thousands of Acres of Good Farming Land Will be Turned to Good Use. Vigorous Policy of Indian Aent Brings Change. Muskogee, I. T., Oct. 5. At lnt tho light has begun to break and Indian Territory fnrmlng lands are getting out from tinder the bano of departmental restriction, administered from wash Ington, nnd the land Is opening up to the productive plow of the while man. This has conio about through a vig orous policy under tho rules now In force that places the removal or re strictions largely within the discretion of tho Indian agent, and the agent la removing them. foday there wre eeventv-flve applt- cations representing nearly 12,000 nccos of hind, returned from Washing ton, annroved. removing the restric tions from land of allottees. Thin makes the land 8a-ible and taxnble, Indian Agent Kelsey states that appli cations for tho removal of restrictions aro belnu heard nnd forwarded to Washington nt the rate of about twon ty-flvc per day. When ho wont into tho agency the forco In the restrictions department was doubled. Prior to that timo It has been nlinost linpossiuio to get anything done, for two reasons, Nearly nil the applications wero mado Iv full bloods who wcro herded in by droves to get tho restrictions removed that tho grafters might buy their land Tho former Indian agent would not recommend theso removals. Ho was opposed to having the restrictions re moved on general principles, anyway, and most of tho applications wcro dls npproved before they wero ever Bent to Washington. This policy discour aged tno fall-bloods and now few of them aro making application. Indians of all tho nations may apply, but most of them aro coming from tho Choctaw, Chickasaw and Cherokeo nations. In tho Creek there Is a provl ton for dl root sales through tho ns?ei cy. Tho restrictions cannot bo removed from' tho homestead, but counting tho aver ncn nllottee's surnlUH as JG0 acre? theso applications represent 4,000 acres of land per dny that Is mado sal- ablo and taxable, or over 100,000 acres per month During the month of September tliero were COO removnla of restric tions cases heard and passed upon by tho agent. In tho samo month there were COO cases act for hearing. This division of tho agency constitutes a regular traveling court. A regular itin ernry covering tho territory Is made out and the applicants are notified when they may appear at certain towns where a hearing of their nppll cation will bo given them. This saves an expensive trip to Muskogee, or they mny come to Muskogco and get a hearing at any tlmo they desire. This saves cost to tho allottco and gives a grenter speed to tho work In tho odlce. Senator Clapp, chairman ot tho sennte committee on Indian affairs states that he will recommend lncrcns ed appropriations for this work that It may bo mado even more rapid than It Is new. iDavis New Map. Davis. I. T., Oct. fi. (Special.) SInco tho publication of tho new "Wash ita Valloy map by the Davis Commer cial club, laBt Stindiiy, tliero havo been over three hundred orders received for It from' all over the southwest. Orders for this map aro vomlng In from Mis souri, Kansas nnd Colorado, while Texas and I.oulshuia como In for a goodly number. Somo towns nlong tho Wnshlta Val ley that wero omitted on tho new map havo boon filing their "kicks" with tho officials but It appears they havo given them but llttlo satisfaction. This map will bo used by tho "Ten Thousand Club" of Davis on nil of their litera ture, nnd W'H oo distributed through out tho eastern nnd northern states by tho sovernl trunk lines running throngh Indian Territory. Uy recent surveys and tho building of now linos of road, Davis has be come tho financial nnd commercial center of tho Chickasaw nation. The map shows Davis and her location with rcferenco to other towns along the Washita VaTIoy, and Is recognized by all to bo a correct showing. CELEBRATED PALMISTS HERE Mme. Lisbon and Mme. De Garleen Astrologers and Clairvoyants. Mmo. IJbson and Mmo Do Garleen, eolobrnted Palmists, Astrologers and Clairvoyants nro hero. Consult these gifted pnlmlsta and be guided aright. Aro you content with your lot? Expert nnd unfailing ndvlco on mat tors of love, courtship and marriage, divorce, buslnesrs, Inwsults,, specula tions and transactions of nil kinds; tells when and whom you will marry: settles lover's quarrels and family troubles. TeTiS you whether friend, husband, wife or KWeetheart Is true or false. Tells you how to gain tho lovo of thn ono you most doslro oven though mll03 away. OpDoslto Qllmor Hotel In tent on Mam street. - . Ex-Conflres&man'B Health Improving, Wichita, Knns., Oct, 6, Ex-Con gro.'sman Jerry Simpson continues to siioy innrked Improvement,, ?ou. can make the terms when yoi mt a buggy from u. NOBLK DUOS PROMINENT VISITORS S SNA-TOR CLAPP AND PARTY , WERE ENTERTAINED. Were Shown the City nnd Met the People Senator Said He Felt Safe in Predicting Statehood for the two Territories. In yHterilay's Ardmorelt it was stuti-d thnt the senatorial party after spending two hours here, would do- part for Durum. The party clmngod their plans owing to a railroad delay On the main line and remained hero till 'J o'clock last night. The iwrty Included Senator Clapp, UniK d states Indian lnwpectur Wright Coniniifsloner Illxby, General Attor-1 my I'arkrr of the Frisco, II. Parker Of Bi. l.ouls, A. U. Macartney of St. Pauls and A. M Johnson of Demon, Minn , Mr. Deal), of Muskogee Joined the party here. 'I he visitor were driven over the' city. Senr.tor Clapp said that the thrift and onicrprlBi' of Ardmoro, Its build IngH and hnuteoino residences, were indeed a pleasing revelation to him and he further stated that no town In the territory could surpass tho city In point of nppiaraucu. Mr. il. Parker declared that Ard more was the best town In tho terri tory and that ho understood that more but-lnesg was done hero than In Mus kogee. Ho stated that he would like to nmko some Investments hero ns ho bcllovod Ardmoro was tho coming town of tho new state and somo day would mako a lino city. In fact the visitors In the party had many nlcu things to Bay concerning the town. Thoy wero greatly pleased with their hospltablo treatment hero. Tho drlvo Included a visit to tho oil mill, cotton compress, tho principal streets and the fair gTounds. "Flno own you havo here and clever pco plo," said Senator Clapp, "I am sur prised nt tho progress jnu havo mado and all this with, out an organized form of government." Distinguished citizens of Ardmore, nnd charming women gathered nt the Elk's halt last night to honor the party .Senator Clapp was presented to tho vlaltprb by Hon. S. T. Uledsoo of tho Commercial club s recoptlon commit tee, who said it was seldom that such a distinguished man visited tho city and nddresscd tho people. Senator Clapp hud a pleasant word for tho gentlemen, n gracious nn courtly bow for tho7 ladles. Ho was greatly pleas ed with tho opportunity ho said, of meeting representative people of Ard more. Great Interest was manifested In his Informal remarks mado In tho ball room of tho club. Senator Clapp mado a practical talk In which ho said that ho was safo In predicting statehood for tho Indian Territory at tho coming session of congress. Tho manner of statehood, ho said, should be left to tho people, lie maintained that homo rule was tho main consideration with lilnv. "What ever tho pcoplo wanted;" ho said, I will agree to. I do not believe In die- tntlng to the pcoplo,' Ho said that tho danger of statehood portended from tho fact that the pco plo mny get so badly divided as to overlook tho main issues in the qucs tions involved. He could not tell what kind of statehood tho territory would get, but in either ovent, who: her sin glo or doublo, ho would offer no re sistance to tho wishes of tho people. Ho favored tho removal ot land re strictions and said that tho Indian should bo given more power in land matters, paid n trlbuto to the enter prise nnd thrift of tho so-called graf ters, thought that probate courts wero necessary nnd also an Increase In the Judlclnl forco of tho territory. His remarks wero well reclved. The visit of Sonntor Clapp to Indian Territory Is particularly fortunato for ho has obtained knowledge of condl Hons that will bo of great nsslstanco to him ns Chairman or tho Scnato Committee on Indian Affairs. Tho Senator has made n close study of con dltlons In tho territory. It may bo said thnt ho has covered the ground pretty thoroughly for the length of tlmo he has been hero and nothing Important has escaped his nttcntlon. In dlscusBlng tho Indian situation ho spoko as ono who was fully conversant with the affairs of tho Indian nnd his country, Ho discussed it with an case and charm that was delightful to tho hear er. Ho Becmed to bo Intensely Inter ested In tho affairs of Iitdlan Terri tory nnd said that whenever ho could bo of nsslstanco to tho people, he wanted tlrem to call on him. His frank expression of manner was most pleas ing. Senator Clapp bellovcs In tho peo plo and ho Is In favor of giving thorn what they want. If the majority Want Joint statehood with Oklahoma ho thinks congress should grant their wish. Ho docs not think that a sonn tor should Ignore tho pooplo hecauso ho haB tho power to do so. Tho hum blest man' would rocelvo ns much con sideration at his hunds as the rlche.it bankor. Senator Clapp believes, that Indian Torrltory some day will bo a garden siK)t4 As he gazed at the landscape while- out driving he could hardly con trol himself nnd he paid a trlbuto to Indian Territory thai was pleasing to' hear. "Gracious, man, he aM, "your development hasn t hrew lour conn try Is rich and resourceful. You will tomo day be a pp'at st'ite The senator Is. somewhat a student of ethonolgy p his nivn sfHle ho has had dealings with tho .('hlppowns. Thercforo ho knows their traits ot chararter perhaps as well as nny atu deftt living In Indian Territory, no Known Dial APiitiim iti has cnubled tho Indian to enjoy coinHtkms that other wise would not be tolerated. He renllz is that the day will soon be at ltand when Poor I.o will no longer l a wnnl f the government and limit to It for support. It will be Uio oue of the hiii vlval nf the fittest. Indian Territory citizens can feel that they huvu a friend In Senator Clapp. WILL HAVE TWO DEPUTIES. White Man to Arrest Whites nnd Col ored Man to Arrest Negroes. South McAlester, I. T. Oct. 6.--Mar-shal Prltchard today held a conferi-nce with a rominlt'on of Wllhurtou citl eim nnd adjusted the dllllculty caus ed by the mnltiteiiaucn of n colored deputy In the city. Citizens petitioned tin- marshal for leputy Fortune's re moval, saying ho was responsible for tho trouble between the negroes nnd whites on t lio school question. At the (onferenee today Fortune presented n large number of letters from prom inent citizens nuking thnt he bo retain- rd. Fortune, will be rolnlned. but a wlilt-i deputy will be appointed to work among the whites and Fortune's work will bo confined lo the negroes. Both of tin- deputies must take a sol emn oath not to arrest a man not ot bin color, except In extreme eases. Fortune, the colored deputy, Is ono ot the olilest officials In the Held nnd is quite famous as a breaker ot whisky bottles and beer shlrmouts. TIMES AT TULSA ARE STRENUOUS VIRTUALLY "THE HOUSE OF TWO MUCH TROUBLE" FOR A iDAY. Pockets Picked, Houses Robbed, Booze Stolen, Men Shot and Other Start ling Events Have Served to Keep People on the Jump. Tulsa, I. T Oct. 5. So far this week Tulsa has been "tho houso ot too much trouble," there being a constant stream of nccldcnts to star tlo Uio peoplo and kcop a corps of newspaper reporters busy. Tho city pollco and United States marshals havo been busy night and day look ing after a great crowd of thugs, rob bers, pickpockets, nnd nearly fifty ar rests ha,vo been mndo so far during tho week, ranging from plain drunks to assault with Intent to kill. A circus wns hero Monday. Sovcral houses wr-re robbed and pockets pick ed. In addition, "sure-thing". gnmblcra took tho town, nnd ndded to tho dis comfort. During tho afternoon Frank Beasback was shot and fatally wound ed over a debt of 75c. A party In the city to seo tho circus drovo over nn embankment going homo during tho night, and two wero injured. Tjicsday morning .Ies3 Dm-bin was struck by a Frisco train In tho local yards nnd fa tally Injured. That ovenlng former Special OWcer Ion Conway, who led tho raid on gambling houses n few days previous, was enticed Into an alley nnd benten by a gamblor. Wednesdny tho olllccrs arrested nlno for robbing, fighting nnd other crimes. Three men stole flfiy-nlno qunrts ot whisky and were captured, whllo a negro house-breaker wns caught try ing to pawn his booty. Chnrlcs Shurt lift was fatally Injured during tho at ternoon by being thrown from a horse. Tho olllcors aro now w-'chlng a crowd of men, part of which havo been rec ognized as professional safo-dlowers. Banker Is Indicted. Muskogee, I. T Oct. 5. UikoM'ooro a banker nnd politician of Wclcotka, ono of the most prominent men In tho Creek nation, has boen Indicted by tho federal grand Jury on tho chnrgo of larceny. It Is alleged thnt Mnoro secur ed checks belonging to two Inldans. Ho assorts that tho Inulnns owed him money. SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS BOOKS OF PEORIA SCHOOL BOARD SHORT $75,000. Believed the Shortage Will Reach Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars One arrest on a Grand Jury Indictment of Forgery. Peoria, Ills., Oct. 5. Nowton C. Dougherty of this city was arrested today on n chnrgo of forgory following sensational revolatloiiH by tho grand Jury, which has boon oxnmlnlng tho books of tho Peoria school board. A shortago of $75,000 was found and tho discovery, made of peculations extond Ing over a long period of yoars. Tho shortago will reach liundrods of thou Banda of dollars. In order to cause the arrest of Dougherty, tho grand Jury mado a partial report today charging forgory lie was arrostcd ptoinptly on tho street, but reloasod on three thou sand dollar ball. HORSE RACE .TRAGEDY. Comanche Indian Shot by Companion ai unya;r. I-iwlon, O T, Oct. .ff. Two t'c manche inlmiib ouaju'ele'd at Suydei yesterdny uftnuoon over the result of a horse raci ami ono shot th'e other dead -with a rcvolv r Considerable In dlgnnt(on exists nmong others of tin inuo in that uciutiy. 4-PAW-SELLS CIRCUS EVERYBODY AND THE ELEPHANT AT ARDMORE TODAY. The Parade a Magnificent Spectacle Viewed by Thousands of People. Horses Attract Attention as Did Entire Animal Kingdom. The Forepaugli-ftollf clrctm arrived In Ardmore last night from Wynne wood nnd enrly this morning Main street presented a scene of unusual activity as the long string of wngoua ami animals passed from the Santa Fe tracks to the show grounds on tho Holder place In the western part of tho city. Tti parade, which attracted xreat crowds of spectator to the streets, was a gorgeous pageant ot attractive horses, wonderful nniinat.i nnd a wealth of novel features, many ot which were unique und Interesting. A body ot trumpeters ami mounted herald led tho parade, followed by u military baud tut a number ot har lots of allegorical nlgiillU naee, einbel liHhed In gold and bright coloring. A group of helmeted ItnlKhtn In pictur esque costume mounted upon enpar lMoned horses followed. The second division led by n band chariot consist ed ot nn oqtiestruln display, a largo float carrying fourteen Itusslans, men a tul women, costumed In the gowns worn nt n Husilnn wedding feast, three herds of elephants, Including "Congo" nnd "Zeffn," two African war elephants said to be tho only two of this species In captivity, a drovo of camels, followed by a float bearing a group of Jnpnncse in Uiulr holiday dress and two very pretty tandem teams. Tho clown bnnd leading tho third division created considerable morri mont. Then followed a body of mount ed hussars, two Roman racing chari ots drawn by eight prancing steeds, a number ot allegorical floats, a military display representing tho American nrmles ot 177C, 1812, 1848, 1801 and 1898, open cages contalnlg lions, tigers and other wild animals. All enormous tank cngo showing tho hippopotamus complotcd this division. Tho Tourth division consisted of a military band, many elaborately decor ated floats, sovera open enges ot pure white Alblna bears, Uio perform ing Shetland ponies, and many otner Interesting features. An Immenso crowd attended tho opening performance. Tho elephants danced, clowns cut merry capers and tho laugh of tho small boy resounded through the vnst arena, whero many thousands of his mothers, fathers, siBters nnd brothers kept him com pany. A series of Interesting historical groupings, In which nearly 1,000 act ors, horses, elephants nnd camels por trayed tho changing scenes incident to tho opening of tTIo Panama canal, bo gan tho performance nfter tho specta tors had passed nn hour In tho men agerie. Thoro will bo a farowell porform nnco tonight nt 8 o'clock. During the forenoon the circus lot wns visited by hundreds ot peoplo who found It nn oxtromely Interesting place. Good order was maintained. BIG REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. Boston Convention Today of Unusual Interest to Party. Boston, Mass., Oct. C Tito factional contest upon tho question of tariff ro vlslon, especially with reforonco to re ciprocity with Cunnda, which Involved tho nomination of llcutcnnnt governor nnd tho preference of several asplr nntB for the posltlton of nttorney gen oral nro things which gavo uuusunl Interest to tho republlcnn convention In Tremont Tomplo today. Tho platform congratulates tho pres ident on his part In securing peace In tho far cast and endorses him for his fearless enforcement of laws affecting tho trust so called, on tho subject ot tnrlft tho platform says "We bollovoi that policy of protection to Amorlcan labor nnd Amorlcan Industry should bo maintained, tho republican party of Massachusetts realllrms Its devotion to tho prlnciplo of protection and Is opposed to tariff changes, tending to depress or destroy any of our Indus tries or to lower tho wngos of Ameri can labor." i SERIOUS CHARGE BY BANKER. Says Weekly Bank Statement of Con ditions as Published Is Farce. Now York. Oct. 5. Charges that tho statement of tho condition of tho Now York banks us Issued weekly hns bo como a farco nnd that tho extending largo credits without maintaining ade quate reserves constitutes a great dan ger wero made beforo tho clearing houio association yesterday by tho president of tho Corn Exchnngo bank by "William A. Nash. Tho Corn Rx change bank Is ono of tho largest fin ancial institutions ot tho city, having avorago deposits of about $40,000,00. Mr. Nash denounced tho existing stato o( affairs by which trust com pnnos, opt-rnting outsido of tho clear ing house, nnd uoC cubjnet to Ita rulo, are not ubllgcd to. maintain the cash resoryo ot ono-fourth of tho sum of doposlts,. which Yoservo Is required ot .national bnnlis by federal law. and ot other clearing houso banks by (ha, rules of that lustltntlon. Mr. Nash urged that measures bo taken to bring tho trust companies under tho regula tors nt tho clearing houso. Subscribe tor tho Ardmoreltft