Woodruff County news., 1902-03-06

AC last MISS Stone has been re- leased by her captors, the alleged Bulgarian brigands.
 Three federal jails will be built tt once in the Indian Territory, at South McAlester, Ardmore and Muscogee.
 On account of the Tillman-M Laurin scrap in the senate, Presi- dent Roosevelt withdrew an invita- ton to the former for the white house dinner given in honor of Prince Henry.
 The Association of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met in an- nual session at Dennison, Tex. last week. One of the most important matters considered was the adoption of a uniform wage scale for all roads. Business was transacted be- hind closed doors, and the scale de- cided upon was not made public.
 President Roosevelt will probably soon have an opportunity to appoint three associate justices of the su- preme court. The justices who are expected to retire are John NJ. Har- Ian, of Kentucky, appointed in 1877; Horace Gray, of Massachu- sets, appointed in 1881, and George Shiras, Jr., of Pennsylvania, ap. pointed in 1892.
 The Fort Smith and Western Railroad Company is employing full blood Cherokee Indians on the con struction of the line through that nation to Guthrie. This is the first time in the southwest where full blood Indians have accepted em- ployment. They have been driven to it by virtual starvation. The road foreman says the Indians are willing and excellent workmen.
 Eighteen lives were lost in a fire which destroyed the Park Avenue hotel, Park avenue and Thirty fourth street, New York City. When it became known that the structure was on fire the Frightened occu- pants appeared at every window and many were rescued. Most of the dead occupied quarters in the high CT stories, and were shut off from escape by the fire getting into the elevator shaft.
 The appointment of Ben Daniels to beUnited States marshal for Ar izona has been withdrawn and an- other named in his stead. Daniels was member of Rooseyelt's regi- ment during the Spanish-American war, and was rendered the appoint ment by the president on. account of bravery shown in battle. After the appointment was announced charge was made that Daniels had served a term in state prison for grand lar ceny. He was unable to explain away the charge, and his appoint ment was withdrawn.
 The spectacle of two United States senators engaged in a rough and-tumble fight in the senate cham Der while that body was in session was witnessed February 22. MT. Tillman, in the course of a speech upon the Philippine tariff bill, made serious reflections upon the honor of his colleague, Mr. McLaurin. who was not in the chamber at the time, being engaged in committee work, but he was sent for and appeared l just as Mir. Tillman concluded his speech. Pale as ashes, Mir. McI1aur- in rose to address the senate, speak ing to a question of personal privi- lege. He reviewed MT. Tillman's charges briefly and then denounced 1 the statement made by his colleague IS willful, malicious and deliber- lte lie. Scarcely had the portentous words fallen from his lips, when MT. Tillman, sitting a few seats from lim, with Mr. Teller, of Colorado. between them, sprang at him. MT. who had half turned to-. ward MT. Tillman, met him half way and in an instant the two sena- ors, having swept MT. Teller aside,