The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-07-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY MEN POISONED.

Fifty men employed in cutting
railroad ties are down with fever
or water poisoning on Water Cut
Mountain, 20 miles from here.
Several have died and others are
past the aid of the physicians in
charge. The men pitched their
camp near an old well, from which
water had not been used in several
years.
ATCHIsON TICKET AGENT MISSING.
Atchison, Kan, July O.-J. w.
Trimble, city ticket agent of the
Burlington, is missing. He was
last seen at Topeka yesterday.
Auditor Currie was here yesterday
checking up the office.
MRS. STREET GOES TO MEXICo, MO.
Guthrie, Okla, July 9.-Mrs.
COrnelia Street, sister of Alexander
Jester. who is in Mexico, Mo-,
charged with the murder of Gill
bert W. Gates % years ago, mas
gone to the town where her broth
er is jailed.
GAS STRUCK AT CHANUTE.
Chanute, Kan. July Gas
was struck here today in the first
well drilled by the city. The rock
pressure is estimated at close to
800 pounds and the roaring can be
heard two miles away. The drill
ers say the we'll is as good a one
as there is in the gas territory.
Chanute is jubilant and celebrat-
ed this evening with big bontires,
fireworks, bells and whistles.
WHEELER TO SAIL THIS MONTH.
Washington, July 9.-Gen. Jo-
seph Wheeler will leave the city so
as to sail from San Francisco on
the Tarter on July 30.
He will not resign his seat in
congress, it is understood, even if
he remains in the Philippines all
winter.
NO WORD FROM OTIS.
Washington, July 9. = Adjt.
Gen. Corbin says that no word has
been had from Gen. Otis for the
past two days, hence it is infer
red that there has been no fighting
and no change in the Philippine
situation worthy of report
CERVERA Is ACQUITTED.
Madrid, July 9.-Admiral Ger
vera and the other commanders of
the Spanish fleet, destroyed in the
battle of Santiago, whose conduct
has been the subject of inquiry by
special court martial, were today
acquitted and formally liberated.
AN INDIANA MIDGET.
Wabash, Ind, July 9.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Davis, Of Travisville,
Wells county, last night became
the parents of midget. The lit
tie one is a girl. and weighed ]
pound and 6 ounces at birth II
was swathed in cotton, and every
effort is being made to save it, but
it is questionable whether it will
survive. This is the fourth chile
of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, the other.
being of normal size.
TO BE EQUIPPED AS REGULARS.
Washington, July 9.-The II
new regiments of volunteers viii
be equipped throughout as are the
regulars.
,, |, The ordinance department ha'
on hand a sufficient supply of krag
Jorgensen rifles and other arms t
equip the regiments.
! NEW DREYFUS TRIAL DATE.
Rennes, July 9.-Dr. Ferrend
{ of the War Office has arrived here
q He will attend Dreyfus during hi
trial, which, is now said will be
gin on August 10.
: MUST PAY FOR SUICIDES DEATH
: Topeka, Kan, July 9.-Rutl
q America Hart sued the Modern
: Woodmen and Maccabee lodges a
Wichita on claim for insurance
carried by her son, who committed
suicide. The lodges resisted the
5 claim on the ground of the suicide
t The supreme court today held the
claim valid, and ordered the lodge:
5 to settle.
i, Hughes Still at Large