Woodruff County news., 1901-09-26
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
McCRORY,


 pital suffering from appendicitis.
 MT. Cortelyou, private secretary to President Mckinley, will remain in his position temporarily.
 The longshoremen of New Or leans gained an advance in wages from 40 to 50 cents per hour with time and half for overtime.
 The reformers of New York City, representing the entire opposition to Tammany, have selected the Hon. $ Seth Low as a candidate for mayor.
 The cold weather has seriously de- layed cotton picking and in some To- calities recent rains did considerable damage by beating out the lint from the bolls.
 The city of Pekin was formally turned over to Chinese troops on the 18th inst, the last of the for eign troops withdrawing after hold ing the city for over a year.
 Gov. Voorhees, of New Jersey, has been warned through the mails to keep quiet and 'send no detective to Trenton or get what Mckinley got" The governor says anarchists will be made to leave the state of New Jersey by the enactment of laws fitting their case.
 The funeral services at the capi- tol over the remains of the late Pres ident Mckinley were simple and beautiful. They were of the form prescribed in the Methodist church. Two hymns, prayer, an address and benediction comprised all of it, yet the impression left at the end was of perfection.
 The allied third party is the name of the new political party launched by populists and dissatisfied mem- bers of the other parties at 8 confer ence held in Kansas City. The platform favors the initiative and referendum, public ownership of all public utilities, scientific money" not redeemable in any specific com modity, election of senators and the president by direct vote and the es- tablsihment of postal savings banks.
 Joseph A. Wildman, minister of Huntington, Ind, was tarred and feathered and turned loose to wan der back home because he rose in a prayer meeting in one of the city churches and said: q suppose there have been more lies told from the pulpit and sacred desk today than was ever known before. While 1 want to give all honor that is due MT. Mckinley, still when he was living he was nothing but political demagogue."
 Czolgosz, the assassin, was ar raigned on the 17th before Judge Emory at Buffalo. When the indict- ment was read and the prisoner questioned as to how he would plead, he stolidly refused to answer. The court appointed counsel to defend, but when the attorney visited the man at the jail he still refused to utter word. Czolgosz is evidently feigning the insanity dodge His trial will terminate in about a weeks time, and his execution will no doubt take place without any un- necessary delay.
 The department of labor has an exhibit at Buffalo in which there is displayed record of strikes for the twenty years ending December 31, 1900. The figures are worth re- producing. Commissioner Wright, in commenting upon the record, says: During the period named there were 22,793 strikes, with wage loss of $257, 7,863,478, loss through assistance rendered by labor organizations of $16,174,793, and a loss to employers of $122,731,121 The lockouts during the same period numbered 1,0O5, with a wage loss to employees of $4S,819,745, a loss through assistance rendered by labor