The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.
STATE REFORMATORY.

ent LankerSly or the Gatesville re-
fOrmatory is in the city to-day.
He states that he found the instit-
ution in a demoralized condition
when he entered on his duties re-
Gently and that it will make two
or three years to set matters right.
MORPHINE POISONING.
Dallas, Sept. 1O.-Lula Bennett,
a woman about town, was found
in dying condition on Camp
street this morning. She took
morphine and died about an hour
later.
UNCENSORED DISPATCH.
Manila, via Hong Kong, Sept.
10.-The censor refused to allow
the following dispatch, the aecur-
acy of which is unquestioned. to be
telegraphed.
The surgeons report in regard
to the condition of General Mac
Arthur's division show Sc per cent
of the officers and % 1-2 per cent
of the enlisted men are sick.
WILL DRILL FOR NATURAL GAS.
Yates Center, Kas, Sept. TO-
The third attempt to drill for gas
here within the past year is about
to be made. Incompetent contrac-
tors have caused mush trouble and
delayed the enterprise A citizens
company supplied ample funds to
promote the work.
SENATOR HANNA SAILS FOR HOME.
Southampton, Eng, SEPT. 10
The American line steamer ST.
Louis, which sailed today for New
York, has among her passengers
Senator Mark Hanna and F. S.
Monett, attorney general of Ohio;
Wayne MacVeach, former attorney
general of the United States, and
Seth Low, president OF Columbia
university.
WORK OF DAWES COMMISSION.
South M'Alester, l. T., Sept. 10.
The Dawes commission, which has
been in session at this place during
the past week. has enrolled 773
Choctaws, 10 Chickasaws and Isl
freedmen. From the present out
look the commission will finish
here by Wednesday next.
ESTERHAzY AGAIN.
London, Sept. 10.-CouCt Ester
hazy in an interview published
here this morning. repeats his
statement that he did everything
by order of Colonel Sandherr his
superior officers. He says he will
reveal all after the trial at Rennes.
Possibly he will go to the United
States to lecture. He declares he
will not return to France, because
it would mean immediate imprison-
ment
DYING, But MERRY.
Paris, Sept. 10.-Jules Guerin
last night threw a proclamation
from the window of the house Rue
de Chambrol, where he and his
follower are beseiged. 1t read:
"ThougI we are dying. We are
merry; we laugh at our beseigers.
TAGALS GROW RASH.
Manila, Sept. 10-Insurgents IL
the north sprung a surprise this
morning by making attacks on
towns Santaria, Guingua and San
Antonio, all of which were held by
Americans. Rebels used artillery
and attacked Americans positions
vigorously but were repulsed.
Colonel Bells regiment, in flank
ing the enemy, captured the cap
tain, lieutenant and six soldiers.
LESS WARLIKE.
Capetown, Sept. 10-The Beers
are backing down and now say
they are willing to have another
conference with the English COM
missioners.
London, Sept. 19-The tension
of the Transvall crisis is lessened
today and it looks as though there
was a chance for a peaceful settle
ment. At least that critical state
of affair which threatened instant
hostilities, ,thas been postponed.
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