The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-08-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
DEWEY AT NICE AGAIN.

anq Caldwell, arrived here this after
| noon. Accepting the United States
vice consul's invitation, the admiral
drove to Point Anfree, stopping at
the Grotto. There he assembled the
Falcon, from which there is a superb
view. The American officers re-
turned to Villiefranche after dinner.
WARM FOR COLORADO.
Greedy, Col, Aug. 29.-This has
been the hottest day in Greedy for
many years, the mercury reaching
los degrees in the shade this after
noon. There were no prostratioIs
so far as known.
sUICIDED TOO SOON.
Dublin, Aug. 29.-J. NJ. Sinclair,
high sheriff of Donegal. committed
suicide by shooting himself yester-
/ day, on receipt of the announcement
that his daughter. Is years old, had
been drowned in another part of the
country. The latter story now turns
out 70 be false, and has caused an
immense sensation in the county
where the family is prominent. The
author of the falsehood which caused
the father TO commit suicide is un-
/ known.
INSANE FROM HEAT.
Topeka, Aug. 29.-Charles Page, a
farmer living north of here, went in
sane today on account of the heat,
while working in the hay field. He
was brought to Topeka and lodged
in Jail to await hearing for lunacy.
ENGLAND AFTER GOLD.
Paris, Aug. 29.-At the session to-
day of the Anglo-Venezuelan Arbi-
tration Commission, Prof John R..
Seley, continuing his argument in
behalf of the Venezuelan case, dis
missed the line of Sir Robert Schon-
grounds now known to be fallacious.
He maintained that great Britain had
violated the agreement of 1850, since
when, he added, she has been strip
ping the contested territory of its
most valuable products of gold and
silver.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Washington, Aug. 20. = Today's
statement of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $3.50, ,2o2, ,623 !;
gold reserve, s246, 727 1902.
; DEATH AT SANTIAGO.
Washington, Aug. 2s.-Gen. Brooke
reports the death at Santiago OF
Perry Straughn, Co. D, 10th cavalry,
of malarial fever.
MORE ARRESTS PROBABLE.
Caen, France, Aug. 29.-The police
today searched the house of a high
parsonage, whose name is withheld
and seized documents aud letters in
dicating connection with the Orlean-
ist and Derculede plots. Several ar
rests are probable.
KILLED FOUR AND SUICIDED.
Winnepeg, Manitoba, August 20
Frederick Johnson, a Gilbert Plains
farmer, today shot and killed his
wife and three children and then
committed suicide. No reason can
be assigned for the deed.
MAJOR HARRISON BETTER.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 29.-Gen.
Wood cables the war department
that Maj. Russell Harrison is con-
sidered to be improving. His tenn
perature is normal, but he is still
weak and not out of danger.
KANsANs RE-ENLIsT.
Lawrence, Kan, Aug. pa letter
received today from Capt. Wilder s.
Metcalf, of the goth Kansas, says that
many of the men are re-enlisting in
other regiments; that not more than
500 will come back with the regiment,
and that probably 900 will be nearer
the number who will return.
TROOPS ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
Leavenwortb, Kan, Aug. 29.-Pri-
vate kilograms TO the officers of the
32d Volunteers, received today, are
to the effect that the regiment is to
sail for the Philippines September l6.
Preparations are being made to leave
here September s, and a bulletin was
posted this afternoon stating that no
passage for over II hours would be
issued after September 4.
The soldiers are very anxious to
start for the Philippines, and they
are bearing hard drill during the
heat of the day without complaint.
MUG b of the time from now until the
departure VIII be devoted to target
practice. An entire battalion of 400
men practice on the range at one
time.
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