Woodruff County news., 1902-09-11

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 Gen. Gobin, commanding the troops in the Pennsylvania strike district, has issued an order to his men to shoot down all parties who attempt to interfere with non-union men.
 Two persons were killed, three fatally injured and more than score of others hurt in wreck on the Chicago and Northwestern near Waseca, Minn. The train was struck by tornado and hurled down an eighteen-foot embankment.
 President Roosevelt's escape from death in the collision of his carriage with street car at Pittsfeld, Mass, was miraculous. In the carriage with the president were Gov. Crane, of Massachusetts, Secretary Cortel- you and William Craig, secret ser vice agent. The latter was killed outright and the driver seriously in jured. Other members of the party escaped with slight injuries, though the tallyho was smashed to pieces and the horses killed.
 Plans for the new Philippine coinage have been decided upon, and the coins will be issued just as soon as the designs have been formally approved by Gov. Taft and Secre- tary Root. It has been determined that new coins, of distinctly Phil ippine type, shall be poured into Manila from the United States at the rate of $25O,00O a month, the stream to be kept up until it has driven out large part of the Mexi- can money, which now monopo- lizes the field.
 Hester's annual report puts the cotton crop of 1901-1902 at 10,680,- 6S0 bales, an increase of 299,25S over that of 19O0-1901, an increase of 1,244, 264 over that of 1699- 1900, and decrease of 594, ,160 un- der that of 1S99-1899. He says that, compared with last year, in round figures Texas, including In dian Territory, has decreased 816, 900 bales; the group known as ''other gulf states" consisting of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee. Oklahoma, Utah and Kansas, has increased 53,OO0, and the group of Atlantic states, Alabama, Georgia Florida, North and South Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia, has increas- ed 461, 1000.
 The monthly statement of the government receipts and expendi- lures shows that for the month of August the total receipts were $4S,- 605,S12, as follows: Customs, $26,- 592,231; increase as compared with August, 1901, about $5,1OO,OOO. Internal revenue, $17,525,36S; de- crease, $4,5OO,O0O. Miscellaneous, $4,498,213; increase, $2,600,000. The expenditures for the month were $43, ,115,610, leaving sur plus for the month of $5,492,202. The expenditures on account of the war department during the month were $1O,579,3S7, increase, $1,250,- 900. On account of the navy de- partment, $6,032,S56 increase. $990,OOO.
 An Associated Press correspon- dent has cabled the following ac- count of the phenomena witnessed at the time of the recent outbreak of Mont Pelee, Martinique: "Be- tween s and 9 o'clock in the even ing of August 30 spectacle of ter rible grandeur was witnessed. A pitch black cloud hung over the is- land of Martinique, through which shot at intervals pillars of flame high in the sky which broke into fantastic forms of colored fire and scattered showers of fiery sparks. About nightfall the clouds were darting about like millions of firefies and above all those large aureoles ap- peared in the sky" The correspon- dent then proceeds to confirm the details of the eruption as already known, and says: ''There were tre- mendous earth rumblings and explo- c;ooc Tho c,rorpd rookad and noth-