The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-10-02
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FRENCH ARMY ARRAIGNED.

HarlS, OcL- I.-GOnl0r latest DOOk
in a terrible arraignment of the
army. 1t has created a sensation.
ADMIRAL sCHLEY APPLAUDED.
New York, Oct. 1.-Schley was
applauded yesterday by 1000 children.
He is the idol of the visitors and is
second only to Dewey.
There has been a continuous ova-
ton and pandemonium at the Dewey
arch.
MUNICIPAL RAILWAY OWNERSHIP.
London, Oct. 1.-Manchester is to
have municipal ownership of rail-
roads.
TWENTY CASES AT KEY WEST.
Key West, Fla, Oct. Il There
were twenty-five new cases of fe-
yer reported yesterday and two
deaths.
GIVEN HEAVY SENTENCE.
Little Rock, Ark, Get. IN.
Fred Pelton, colored, was sentenced
yesterday to lis years in the peni-
tentiary for attempting to assault
seven women in this city in August.
He acknowledged his guilt and his
attorney asked the mercy of the
court. The maxium punishment in
all seven cases would have been 147
years if assessed.
| AT LAST.
Washington, Oct. 1.-The presi-
dent has approved the sentence i'm
posed by the court martial on Capt.
Oberlin M. Carter. corps of engin-
eers, United States army, and a Cor
NAL order was today issued from the
war department directing the exc
cution OF. the sentence.
New York, Oct. Capt Oberlin
NJ. Carter was arrested today in this
city by Assistant Adjt. Gen. Simspon,
who came specially from Washing
ton for the purpose. Capt. Carter
was taken to Governors island and
turned over to Capt. B. ]. Roberts,
the commanding officer, with orders
to keep strict guard and put Capt.
Carter in close confinement.
DEMOCRATS OPEN IN OHIO.
Hamilton, O., Oct. 1.-Butler coun-
ty is the banner democratic county
of Ohio and the democratic state
campaign was most auspiciously
opened here yesterday with John r.
Mclean and his associates on the
state ticket and many other leading
democrats as the speakers. The
enthusiasm indicated lively interest.
The speeches OF the leaders, as in
dicated in thesk ynote spe. cl of Nr
Mclean and all the other speakers,
was for war on the trusts and war
on the bosses with Senator Hanna
as the target of the attacks on the
bosses and Judge Nash as the favor
ite of the "boss" senator.
BRYAN LEAVES FOR TEXAS.
Lincoln, Neb. Oct. 1-Col- VIM. j.
Bryan completed his Nebraskan
speech-making tour at Fairbury last
night and left today for Dallas, Tex,
where he takes part in the demo
cratic rally beginning tomorrow. AT
ter making a number of speeches in
} Texas, Mr.. Bryan will go to Ken
lucky for an extended campaign,
and may also speak in Ohio.
WONDERFUL APPARATUS.
Berlin, Oct. THE apparatus in
vented by Hungarians to telegraph
5000 words an hour has been tested
between Berlin and Boudapest. 1t
transmitted 200 words in ten seconds.
sHERIFF's EYE CUT OUT.
Victoria, Tex, Oct. 1.-Yeaterday
, was the last day of the fair and be-
fore everybody left the grounds it
seems that Sam Thurmond got in 3
a difficulty and the sheriff, w. R.
Calender, went to him to quiet him
He became enragsd and the 40
went together. The sheriff's eye was
cut completely out. The sheriff is
at home suffering intensely and
= Thurmond is in Jail.
CREW OF SCOTSMAN ARRESTED.
Montreal, Oct. 1.-Twenty-thrse
members of the crew OF the wrecked
steamer, Scotsman were arrested
here today laden with plunder. They
arrived on the steamer Montreal
Twenty police officers were kept
concealed until the gangways were
alongside, when they suddenly
swarmed on board and in a second
had rounded up the Scotsman IS .crew
1t was done so quickly that the men
had no opportunity of Kidding tken
selves of any traces of guilt.
On the 10th of December, 1897,
Rev. 5. a. Donahoe, pastor M. E.
Church, south, PIT. Mount, W. Va,
contracted a severe cold which was
attended from the beginning by
violent coughing. He says: After
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