Woodruff County news., 1902-11-06
NEWS OF THE WORLD.


 The new census of China shows that country's population to be 426,- 0O0,0OO.
 Over 90 per cent of the Pennsyl- vania coal mine strikers have re- turned to their old positions.
 The Pennsylvania coal mine op- orators have advanced the price of coal at the mines 50 cents per ton.
 Twenty-Five physicians of Indian apolis, Ind, have been indicted for aiding in the wholesale robbing of graves.
 The United States fish commits sion has announced that the oyster crop for the coming winter is scarce in quantity and very poor in quality.
 Gen. Fred Grant recently ap- pointed commander of the depart ment of Texas, with headquarters at San Antonio, has assumed com- mand.
 The premier of the French cham Der proposes to adopt the plan of President Roosevelt and appoint a board to arbitrate labor strikes now on in that country.
 Anthracite coal is being rushed into the eastern markets, and the fuel is being sold in small quanti- ties at retail in order to gradually supply all consumers.
 For the first time since retiring from office, President Cleveland has consented to make few public speeches in favor of the Yew York democratic state ticket.
 Alfred Peterson, of New York City, invited his friends to a party and after an evening of apparent enjoyment committed suicide in the presence of his guests.
 According to advices received in Washington there has been 75,O0G cases of cholera in the Philippines the past seven months, 75 per cent of which were fatal. In China this disease is carrying off thou sands daily.
 Wu Ting Fang, who has been the minister of the Chinese empire to the United States since May l., 1897, has been recalled to China bv an edict of the emperor, to accept the appointment of minister of commerce.
 A man giving the name of W. w. Chlnn, was arrested in St. Louis on the charge of fraudulentlv using the mails. He operated an alleged matrimonial bureau, and is said to have victimized thousands of people throughout the country by collecting fees with the promise of securing wealthy Efe-partners.
 Bankers and representatives of big mortgage companies report farmers of this state in good fnan- cial circumstances as a whole. There has been a big decrease in the demand for loans on farm proper ty. Parties who have been paving interest on loans for years have paid the premium and as a whole the agrlculturlsts are in better condi- tion than for years.
 The annual report of the fourth assistant postmaster general shows: There were 3,039 postoffices estab- lined during the year, decreae as compared with the previous year of 256. The record of establishments during the last six fiscal years is as follows: 1897, 1,601; 1898, 3,6O1; 1899, 2,935; 1900, $500; 1901, 3,294; 1902, 3,O3s. There were f,ooS postolllceS discontinued dur ing the year, being 1,022 more than during the preceding year. On June 30, 1902, at the close of the fiscal year, there were 75,924 post \ offices, divided as follows: First class, 220; second class, 1,O23; third class, 3,4SS; fourth class, T1,l99. From June 30, 1897, to June 30, 1902, the number of pres idential postoffices increased from 3,76S to 4,731, an increase of 969. pr about 26 per cent.
 Gen. Uribe- Uribe, the revolutions ist leader of Columbia, has surren.