Woodruff County news., 1901-10-19
Gen. Alger's book reviewing the

directed that the food be used.
 Traffic was stopped on the Chicago & Southwestern railroad by the em- ployes going on a strike. The strike was caused by failure of the company to pay off for two months. Engines and CTS were attached at many points and chained to the track to prevent them being moved.
 The directors of the Choctaw Oklahoma & Gulf railroad have de- clared a semi-annual dividend of 3 1-2 per cent on preferred stock and 1-2 per cent on common stock. A 10 per cent common stock divi- dend has also been declared to be paid out of the accumulated earn ings made during the past year.
 A bloody fight took place at the Union Baptist church, ten miles from Tazewell, Tenn, between fam flies named Caldwell and Morgan, the result of feud of long standing. Tip and John Chadwell and Rush and Henry Morgan were killed and John Morgan and Asa Chadwell ia tally wounded
 President Roosevelt has appoint ed ex-Gov. Thomas Goode Jones, of Alabama, to be United States dis trict judge of the middle and north ern district of Alabama, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge John Bruce. Ex-Gov. Jones has always been a democrat, and was twice chief executive of his state. He was Gen. Gordon's adju- tant general during the civil war. In 1896, as a gold democrat, he sup ported Palmer and Buckner.
 President Roosevelt has selected the following trustees for the Me Kinley National Monument Asso- citation: Wm. R. Day, Canton :; Wm. A. Lynch, Canton; M. A, Han na, Cleveland; Cornelius N. Bliss, New York; John G. Milburn, Buff falo; Thomas Dolan, Philadelphia j; W. Murray Crane, Boston; David R. Francis, St. Louis; Alexander s. Revell, Chicago; Robert J. Lowry, Atlanta, Ga. Charles W. Fairbanks, Indianapolis; Henry c. Payne, Mil waukee; Gen. Henry M. Dufington :; Detroit; George B. Cortelyou, Wash ington; Henry L. Scott, San Fran cisco; Franklin Murphy, Newark, N. J.; Gen. Eli Torrance, St. Paul.
 The count of the population of the United States by race has been completed at the census office. The greatest question has been the rela- tive growth of the colored popula- tion. Final figures show that the negro population at this time con- stitute about 11.5S per cent of our total population. Ten years ago the figures on a similar basis were 11.93. The figures since 1790, showing the percentage the negroes have consti- tuted of our total population, are as follows: 1790, 1927 per cent :; 1900, 1888; 1910, 1903; 1920, 1889; 1880, 1910; 1840, 1884 ; 1850, 1869; 1860, 14.13; 1870, 1866; 1880, 1913; 1890, 1193 i; 1900, 11.58.
 A dispatch from Manila of the 10th says: A detachment of the twenty-frst company of Macabebes today encountered a large force of insurgents near Lipa, province of Batansas, Lieut.. Beau of the Mac abebes was killed and one of &he force was wounded. The enemy was strongly entrenched. After two hours fighting the Americans re- treated to await achievements. The insurgents numbered over 300, were armed with Remington and Mauser rifles and apparently had plenty of ammunition. Martin, a teacher of Mauban, was captured by insurgents while visiting neighbor- ing town under an escort of native ,aaliao Inho ,aort dn1r h;r on,atonr