Woodruff County news., 1901-08-08
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fortunates became separated from | other members of their party and
 suddenly found themselves going in
 deep hole. The ladies became fright
 ened and on finding themselves going
 down, grabbed their male companion,
 who was a good swimmer, and
 dragged him down with them.
 Senator J. M. Thurston, of Nebras-
 ka, said, on the 4th, that the pub
 hshed statement that he had rendered
 ms professional services to Admiral
 ochley was incorrect. "As his warm
 friend and admirer," said the senator. | l wired hlm a message indicating my
 friendship and desire for his complete
 vindication; but nothing in the line of | professional assistance was suggested
 or thought of
 The Venezuelan government an- | nounced, on the 4th, that force of
 invaders under Gen. Rangel Garbiras. | including 25 battalons of the Colom. | bian army, was repulsed by the gov
 ernment troops and compelled to fall back across the frontier after 29
 hours fighting, July 2S and July 29. It
 IS officially asserted that the invaders
 lost 900 men, the government troops
 losing 300.
 In an interview at Pittsburgh, Pa,. | on the 4th, President Shaffer of the
 Amalgamated association said: ''With-
 III week every union man and every
 union man at heart in the employ of
 the United States Steel corporation
 will be asked to join in the strike now
 being waged by the Amalgamated as- soclation. We must settle whether | unionism is to stand or fall" The Anchor line steamer Astoria.
 which arrived at New York, from
 Glasgow, on the 4th, brought the
 spars and gear of the cup challenger Shamrock II. The great mast, lower
 and topmast, which is in one piece,
 was lashed securely to the spGr deck
 on the port side. This mast is 169 feet inches in length.
 The biggest ship in the world, the Celtic, of the White Star line. reached her dock in New York, on the 4th, on her maiden voyage. Her time from Liverpool was eight days and 46 pin. utes Three hundred and forty-five cabin and 26S steerage passengers came over on the Celtic.
 The center converter of the smelter of the Detroit Copper Mining Co.,, at Morenci, Ariz., blew up, on the 4tb seriously injuring eight men. A botanical and geological expedi, ton of research, in charge of Dr. Hem
 ry c. Cowles, of the University of Chi
 cago, left that city, on the 5th, over the Chicago, Milwaukee 6 St. Paul
 railway, for exploration and research in the mountains of Montana and
 Washington. In the party were many distinguished educators representing different colleges and universities of the country.
 A frightful explosion Supposedly of gasoline) occurred in Philadelphia,
 on the 9th, which caused the wreck ing of six buildings, and loss of life estimated at over twenty, with twice as many more or less seriously injured. The wreckage caught fire, | and despite the heroic efforts of the crowd, it is feared many of the inn prisoned victims were cremated. Referring to the published state | ment that the imperial government had decided to organize colonial force with the troops returning from China, using this as a nucleus of a future colonial army, the Berlin Fries sinnige Zeitung expresses the opinion that such an attempt would lead to a new conflict between the government and the reichstag.
 On the 5th James Wilson, a patient at the insane ayslum at Provo, Col, threw himself head-first into the open door of furnace. He was badly burned before being pulled out. While bandages were being prepared Wilson broke away and again threw himself into the furnace, this time being so frightfully burned that he died with in short time.
 District Judge Dixon, at Pueblo, on the 5th, decided at that the new Colo rado state revenue law was invalid, having never been legally enacted by the senate. The state will appeal the case to the supreme court. The deci- sion, if sustained, may necessitate calling the legislature in special ses- sion.
 The programme arranged for the forthcoming geological congress in Berlin includes 130 addresses. Prof. Samuel Schneck, of the University of Vienna, will discuss before the con- gress his method of pre-determinipg sex.
 The private bank at Andrews, Ind, was closed, on the 5th, and the pro- prietor arrested, charged with forgery to the amount of $12,000.
 The Kosta glass works, at Stock holm, the largest in Sweden, were burned on the 9th,