Woodruff County news., 1901-11-09

| Three new oil wells were brought | in at Beaumont October 27.
 l New Orleans street car employees
 are on strike because one of their
 number was discharged,
 A table prepared by the director
 of the mint shows that the coinage
 of gold for the world during the last
 calendar year was $354,936, ,497, a
 decrease from $466, ,110,614 for the
 preceding year. The coinage of
 silver was $171011,902, an increase
 over the preceding year of $10,884,
 939. Of this sum $99,272,943 in
 gold and $36,S45,621 in silver was
 coined in the United States
 Lieut.. Gen. Miles has reversed
 his views, and in his annual report
 will discuss the anti-canteen law and oppose any effort to repeal that
 law Gen. Miles has been in the past one of the strongest advocates of the canteen system, and he was largely responsible for its adoption. He has changed grounds since the anti-canteen law was adopted, and now argues that the army is better off without the canteen.
 ''1n the line of duty, while re- ceiving the people, the president was shot by Leon F. Czolgosz," is the official statement by pr. Pres ley M. Rixey, medical inspector, IT. IS. N, as the introduction for his report upon the wounding, illness and death of the late President Me Kinley. The cause of death is thus stated; "Gangrene of both walls of the stomach and pancreas, following gunshot wound"
 The second trial of ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers at George town as accessory to the assassina- tion of Gov. Goebel resulted in conviction, and he was given life sentence in the penitentiary. Pow CTS sat pale and motionless when the verdict was announced by Fore man B. s. Calvert and his old choolmate. Opposite Powers, on the other side of the court room, with the attorneys sat Arthur Goe- bel, brother of the late governor, with his eyes fixed on the prisoner. The attorneys of Powers shook his hands, expressing aloud their renew ed belief in his innocence. Women crowded around Powers, embracing and kissing him, and tears were shed. The jury was out only 50 minutes.
 Pat Grove has written another letter to Chief of Police Donahue of Omaha This latest communica- tion from the alleged kidnaper was mailed in Omaha and states that the writer is secluded within two miles of that city. Grove insists that unless he is given assurances from the court that his bond will not exceed $500 he will not give himself up. The communication is evidently written by the same man who wrote a letter to the chief sev- eral weeks ago. A brother of Pat Grove and sister, both identify the writing as that of the man who has so long evaded the police and detective forces of the country. They profess to believe that their brother is not at Omaha.
 At 7:12:30 on the morning of October go, Leon Czolgosz, the mur- derer of President Mckinley, was put to death in the electric chair at Auburn (N. Y. state prison. The prisoner made brief speech in the chair. He said he was not sorry for what he had done. He declared that he alone planned the assassina- tion. The day before his execution, Czolgosz's brother visited him, and urged him to accept the offices of minister, which he refused to do, declaring he wanted no religion in his. He walked to the execution