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VOLUME IX, f sidnby suaas. t I Proprietor. J ARDMORE, INI). TEJ?., MONDAY MINING, NOVEMBER 25, 1901. niHZm NUMBER 28 L. F. ANDERSON, B. F FRENSLEY, C. L. ANDERSON, S. U. TORBETT, President. Ylce President. C&stiler. Asst. Cishr, FIRST NATIONAL BANK. t gArdmorc, Indian Territory. u signaled Depository (or Bankruptcy Funds m Chickasaw Nation, Surplus Fund. Cash $120,000.00 Capital Paid Up, Cash.... 60,000.00 The oldost bank in Indian Territory. Accounts of Arms and Individuals solicited upon the most liberal terms consistent with itood banking. bo too late. There may be nothing FROBEFRT m BUY THE BEST Eupion Oil The folio wine merchants only are handling Eupion Oil in Ardmore: Pettitt Bro3., M. F. Bomnr, Skipworth J- A. A. A. Bailey, J. A. Bodowitz, Kendall V. 0. P. A. Laughlin. A. F. Jones, Dillard cc Allen General Insurance, Real Estate and Rental W. S, Wolvorton & Son, Agents, 7 J. J. .t J. )- Ardmore Cotton Exchange. GUILLOT BROS., Managers. Oldest Commission House In the Territory; OPPOSITE CITY HALL. (it stains.) COTTON, STOCKS, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS For Futu ro or Immediate Dellvory, p Wires New York, New Orleans & Chicago, MINIMUM ORDERS ACCEPTED. 20 Balea of Cotton. 1000 Bushels of Grain. 10 Shares of Stock. SO Barrel of Pork. ContinuousQuotations. Prompt Execution of Orders. llKFKKEN'CE: FIItST NAT. BANK AHD.MOIti:. J. JR. PENNINGTON & CO. ii dealers aid mm turn 'Biggest stock of staple und fanny candy ever in Ardmore. Ap ples, Oranges, Lemons, Nuts. Etc. See us before you buy for the holidays. Solo distributors for the celebrated m Of i moil ran" T-,. n'U"U TWI; olflllONhni, GO IU rUI DllK DUU lent Fire Spreads good resolutions among the unin sured are ns numerous ns the sparks that fly upward. But liko the Buioke, these resolutions die out with the fire nud tho nest eon flnrrrulinn ilosfrnvo n lnt nf linill sured property. Ij Hot Insure flov? 0 nnorrow or the day after may to insure then. Sc FOL-AIMD W. A. Payne, VV. A. Davis, Porter Staples, S. E. Jenkins, 0. Crosby. M, T. Felker. Son Bros. Co. -I '1 r T "J' Long Distonco 'Phone No. 96. BOOK STORE. w mm PEOPLE SEEK REFUGE ON U. S. GUNBOATS. Terrible Storm Raging on the Atlan tic Coast, Lives Lost and Millions in Property Destroyed Chilj. ren Perlch In Fire. Special to tho Ardmorolto Cblon, Nov. 25. The, government troops are attacking the Liberals ut Culehrn. results unknown. It Ih reported tho governmen'. gun boats ant now landing troops at Mio north end of Colon. Then Ih much commotion on the street ..nd the people arc cekiilK .of uge on United States gunboats. Colon. Nov. 21. Tins Colombian s in boat General I'ltzon has nrlved bro from Cnrthagonn with ttoops. The commandor of the gunboit Ma chlaa has notified tho commandor of the Colombian troops that ho will not permit them to stay in town. It is expected they will dlscmbirl'' In tho vicinity of Colon and an attack, on tho town is momentarily oxpected. Colon, Nov. 21. As a result of nn exchange of notes between the United States Kunlioat Machlas and General Plnzon, Ignaclo FIIIxo, conmm'.r.linRj the Plnzon, which had COO mon on board .has officially notified the Amer ican, Ilritish nnil French warships now In the harbor .that ho Intends to bombard Colon tomorrow (Monday), thus kIvIiir twenty-four hours' notice. The vnrlous coiibuIs are notifying their respective citizens that rofnije may ho had on board tho warship. To bombard the town of Colon it is absolutely necessary to fire across the railroad tracks, and the railroad fni ploycs probably will refuse to work. I.Ieut. Com. McCroa of the Machlas is tho senior naval offcer. und ho nwalts Instructions from Washington regarding tho threat to bombard Thoro is much excitement la Colon. Terrible Storm on Coast. Special to the Ardmorolte. Now York. Nov. 2fi The great atoms along the Atlantic coast has caused damages over a million dollnrs. Alnuy lives are reported lost. On Stateu Island, Long Ulaud and Coney Island much havoc wan wrought and shipping in New York harbor and along Long Island suffered .'aiiy. Some of the lioats plying on ti Sound had to seek harbors of refuge at various places last night. The Long Island shoie Is strewn with the wreckage of all description! ,A craft. Many of the sumiuur hotels, boat houses and pavilions along t)ie Sound shore were df-stroyed or paitly wreck ed. Hxtrnordlnnry high tides acrompau led tho storm In many places. DIs patches received from vnrlous points in Now Jersey show that great dam age was done. Wires wero prostinted and railroads washed out. From points along tho coast conic talcs of shipwreck and disaster. A dispatch from Atlantic City says two barges wont ashore near Chndwlck life station and live men were .lrown ed. The Cold Siuing life saving station reports that an unknown schoonor Is ashore nenr that point. A vowno! which was sighted off Long Hrnnch l.ict ev ening, In distress, was driven ashore near that place. She provod to ne ho Oerninn hark, Flottbok. I lor crow was saved by the life savors. The tug. Unhurt Iladdon. which wns towing the Flottbok. but had to abandon hr war dashed to pieces against the Iron pier hut the crew wns saved. Tho FloU hok Is now high nud dry on the giuul She was hound from Plymouth, 12ng- laud, to Now York ladon with china clay and arsenic. She carried a cow of twenty-four, including tho captain and mate. Tho heating of tho tug. Had Jon. against the Iron plor domnllHhod (hat structure and one man was drowned, Twonty-slx wrecks of sloop nr re ported from Koyport. Children Perish In Flames. Special to tho Anlmoiolto. Pittsburg. Nov. 217. Flro destroyed tho home of J. O. .Miller here last night. Two children wero burned to de ith. Miller aml his wife aro Hurloualy In Jurod. Texas Man Suicides. Special to tho Ardmorolto. Fort Worth. Tox., Nov. 2fi.--W illlum HurrougliB, ex-postmnster o Morgan 1 Mills. Krath ruunty. killed hline-iir night with morphine. IiunouKiiK was under indict n "lit :'oi embezzling government funds In Jan nary last. IIIh case wan to have boon 1 1 1. -1 in tho federal court hero today. f nnc.icu as MccnmpiiEC. A .-.I Special to tho Ardmorulto. Lindon. Nov. 25. Pugilist Dlek lliu'go Iibb been arrested charged with ooiiipllclty In the recent llnnlt of l.lv urpool frnunds. The police hnve recovered a lire amount of money which was taken. PROTECTING THE INDIANS. Measures to Prevent Them from Drink ing or Gambling. Guthrie. O. T., Nov. 2 1. The agent for several Indian tribes liavo devlnod a novel plan to stop Indian wards from drinking whiskey. They will withhold the money of the Indian who linn been drunk since the Inrt quar terly iinyinont. The yhnve also given orders that all porsons around tho Indian camp during the payment shall he arested unless they nro wards of the government. The Inst order is aline dnt n hordo of gamblers who heretofore, It Is nl- jlegod, have fleeced the Indians out of tnousnmi of dollars. HELD UP THE GAMBLERS. Four Highwaymen Get $700 From a Chickasha Gambling Room. Chicknsha. I. T., Nov. 21. Four masked men entered a gambling re sort at this place about 1 o'clock this .morning, compelling ovory one to hold flip his hands while thoy robbed the tables of what monoy there wns in sight. One shot wns fired at the man ager of the place, but It failed to take effect. The robbers got nbout $700. No clue. THE SUBMARINE BOAT. Submerged for Ffteen Hours, Dsclared by All to Be a Success. Oreenport. N. Y., Nov. 21. Tim Hol land submarine torpedo boat Fulton came to the surfaco this nornl.ig af ter being fifteen hours submersed. All aboard were well nnd as trnsh as though they had boon scaled up iut a fow minute. The tost took place at the Holland company's plant at Now Suffolk, where the boat was submerged at "lull last evening during the prev nlnuce of u severe northwest gale. Among those on board wen Hear Admiral Lowe and Lieutenant McAr thiir, commander of the torpei'o boat WInslow. Before going down the men ate a hearty dinner and the boat was provided with provisions for lunch nnd bienkfast. Admiral Lowe said he had as fine u nbfht's rest as though he hud passed It on shore. He declared tho boat Is a success. Captain Cable of the Hol land compnny, nlyo wont down on the crnft. Ho says the boat went down un til sho rostod on tho bottom anil rest- ed thoro without any motion until she eniu to tho surface. WERE MARRIED BY A WOMAN. Johnson County Clerk's Solution of a Welnhtv Problem. County Clerk Crank of Clohurne. Tex., was surprised on opening mall to find a marriage certificate r.igned by a woman as tho minister who join ed a couple as husband and wife. The lady who married tho couple Is Mrs Hosslo C. Morris, doaconess of the M. P. church. There was considerable dis cussion Jn the clerk's ofllco borcre ry cording the paper as to whether the marriage by a woman would hold In law. It was docldod tnat If any Irreg ularity should bo claimed it would affect the contracting nartlcs nrd no'. tho clerk, hence tho cortlllcate as sont In wont to record. This Is possibly the first marriage ceromony over perform ed In TexnB by n woman. The Oklahoma' Governor. A News Hpoolal I"rom Washington says: There are no now developments with regard to the Oklahoma govern m-shlp further than tho fact that dill! cultles seem to he multiplying In the oiibo of Governor Jenkins.. Ho has ox plnlnod the charges against him to Secretary Hitchcock, but It does not appear ut this timo that tho secretary Is well enough satisfied to ipcoiiiniond his appointment. In the meantime Governor Jenkins' enonilos nro Jiimy enough and seem to ho numerous and Inlluentlnl. Hmncock also has - his troubles In the Missouri patronage case, nnd It appears that Kerens li almosit upon the point of downing him It Is believed that tho defeat of Hitch cock In the Missouri mnttor inovltnbly moans his retirement from the cabinet Hitchcock wns primarily responsible for the appointment of Governoi Jenkins. FORMER TEXAS SHERIFF TELLS HIS STORY. Dr. J. L. Gartrell on Trial Chartted With Murder In Missouri of Man Named Donegan Is Fight Ing for His Life. Ilntlcr. Mo., Nov. 23. Dr. J. L. Gnr- trell, who sayn ho served several tonus In the Texas legislature from tho Ab ilene district and wns sheriff thoro for one term, Is on trial hero this wook for the murdor. last summer, of D. H. Donegan. n miner of Cripple Creek. Colo. Dr. Gartrell as on the stand In his own behali today. He said that he and his son met Donognu In Kansas City, whore all three were outfitting for a trip to Oklahomn. They decided to go together nud Donegan bought n toam nnd wagon for tho trip, Thoy traveled south for several days, quar reling frequently nnd drinking heav ily all tho time. One night, after they had camped near Amoret this coun ty, thoy had a more bitter quarrel than iisiinl. and the older Gnrtroll wns driv en out of camp. Ho says ho waited around until he thought Donegan had gone to sleep nnd then returned. As he started to enter tho tent to go to bed. he declares Donegan confronted him with nn uplifted monkeywronch Gartrell grabbed an ax and crushed Donegnn's skull In, killing him In- stnntly. All this time, nccordlng to Gartrell's story, his son wns lying In the tent sink with Biunllpnx. Tho Gartrell's throw Donegnn's body Into a creek nnd taking his mon ey nnd team, drove on toward Okla homn. Thoy wore arrested In a dny nnd both confessed nlong tho dines of Dr. GnrtrcU's testimony. Tho prose cution Is seeking to prove thnt the Gai troll's deliberately murdered Done gan for his money, nbout $205. Territory Farmer Killed. A special from Donlson. Tox.. says: C. J. McDonald, a well-known fnrmor. living on the Plorson farm, sixteen miles" southonst of bore, mot with nn nccldont yesterdny, from tho effect of which he died yesterday evening. Ho went to Sterrett. I. T.. In a wngon, one of the men driving the team. Tho NOW Is the time to list your property thnt ib for sale. List it with us. We have customers for all classes To Buyers. Bo sure nnd see us before buy ing. Wo can suit you and save you money. Tenant Property. We pay especial attention to collection of rents. We under etnud it nnd make it pay good re turns. We want to do business with you and for you. Redfield Real Estate Agency, I:stahllslied o Years, CRUCH BLDO. ARDMORE:, I. T. A. J. WOLVKHTON, J A. HIVI2NS, DON LACY, A.H. PALMEU. President. V-Proi. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. THE CITY NATIONAL BANK ARDMOF?E. I. T. Capital and Surplus Accounts of tlrms and Individuals Accorded ALBATROSS FLOUR, It is the Best. Top Notch in Quality, ' . . The Standard that all others try to reach. For sale by all first-class grocers. WHITEMAN BROS,, SOLE DISTRIBUTORS, team became frightened at something and Jumped, throwing Mr. McDonald out ot the wagon. The wheel passed out his body. The team wns soon quieted and Mr. McDonald given at tention. It wns found that he had been fatally Injured. His collnr bono, left arm and breast bono were broken, and almost every rib broken on one side, llo died nbout -I o'clock, three hours after the accident occurred. FIRE A I EARL. Coulter'b General Merchandise Store house and Content Destroyed. Special Phone to the Ardmorelt" Karl. I. T., Nov. 25. J. M. Coul ters general merchandise store burn ed here Siindny morning at a o'clock. The origin ot tho lire Is not known ns tho whole building wns afire when discovered. It Is thought, however, thnt It caught from some flro which was loft In n stove. Tho building wns valued at $200 nnd the stock of goods nt $2500. Mr. Coulter carried $2000 Insurance. ROBBERS' INORDINATE GREED. Not Only Took the Money but the Clothes of Their Victims. Guthrie, O. T Nov. 21. Ono of tho coolest hold-mis In tho Territory is reported from Chandler. The victims w F. M. Jones, a civil engineer In t mploy of tho Santa Fo railway, am. 0. O. Trimble, prlvnto secretary -i. Chief Unglneor Dunn of thnt road. At 7: HO Inst evonlng while they wero waiting for the 7:51 train nl. the sta tion platform, they wore held up by two armed men and relieved of their gold watches nnd chnins and $25 In money. Tito thieves also took the coats and vests from both nnd reliev ed Jones of his shoes and Trlmblo of his pocket knlfo. leaving their own conts on the platform. Tho thieves escaped In tho darkness nnd although the police wore nt onco notified they wero iinnblo to locnto tho robbers. Later In the evening two horses be longing to Dob Turner and Arthur Voso wero stolen from whero thoy wore hitched on the street nnd thoro In ..itlo doubt thnt thoy woro taken by the same men who hold up Jones and Trimble. "BREAD MONEY" BILL. Provisions of a Measure Introduced In the Cherokee Council. A Tuhleqiiah special says: Senator Georgo W. Ilongre or Tahleqiiah dis trict Introduced a hill In the senate providing that a "per cnplta payment of $7.50 per bend bo made to tho citi zens of tho Cherokee Nutlon for broad monoy." This hill, If It passes, will cause tho fullbloods to fall over ench other trying to got on tho Dawes commission roll so ns to participate In the distribution of "bread money." Senator Georgo W. Mayes Introduc ed n bill In tho Cherokee sonato pro viding for n general allotment of tho Cherokee lands and a settlement of the affairs of tho tribal government. Senntor Georgo W. Mayos Introduc ed in tho senato a bill providing for an allotment or tho land .distribution or tho tunds or tho tribe und a flnnl settlement 6r tho uffalrs of tho Chero kee government. Tho hill wns ordered to bo printed. Wanted Young man to learn tel egraphy and station work for rail way Borvico. Tuition refunded If sit uation not nsBlgned. Address Dallas Telegraph College Dallas, Toxas. 8-12-lm. $90,000.00, solicited. Courteous treatment all alike.