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Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30

The missionary council of the Protestant Episcopal church has appropriated $1O0,OOO to be ex- pended in missionary work in the south.
 Attorney General Knox is to take steps to put stop to sure- thing gambling and general faking in Alaska.
 William Haislip, of Donaldson, Minn, drank a quart of liquor at one time on wage and died in few moments.
 The Belgian coal miners have made a demand for 15 per cent advance in their wages. They have also decided to call a convention of French, English, German, and Aus trian miners for the purpose of talk ing international action.
 The United States government will probably be called upon to pro- vide food for portion of the Phil ippine inhabitants owing to failure of the rice crop, which is the prin- cipal product on some of the is- lands.
 Four of the big Hawaiian sugar plantations are to form a $12,000,- 900 trust. It will be organized un- der the laws of New Jersey and shares will be a $100 each. Sep arate plantation corporations will be preserved.
 Officials of the stationary engi- neers union threaten to order all members to refuse to handle an- thracite coal unless all the mem- bers of the organization who went on strike with the Pennsylvania coal miners are reinstated in their old jobs.
 The coal strike commissioners held a conference with President Roosevelt last week, when their line of work was pointed out. Most of the non-union men in the strike region are leaving and all the old men are taking their former places with bue few exceptions.
 As a result of head end colli. sion on the Iron Mountain near Dc Soto, Mo-, several persons were in jured, as follows: Engineer F. w Strothman, scalded, probably fatal Foreman Gus Lynch, seriously Conductor F. B. Halle, Engineer Peter Constant, Frank Stevens, o1 St. Louis, leg broken; Harry Shy. der, of Philadelphia; s. W. Poe, o1 St. Louis.
 The Soufriere volcano on St Vincent island, has been active since October 15, keeping the peo pie in the Windward district in z state of continuous unrest. Evi. dence gathered in the district prove: that the eastern crater was chiefly operative during the last eruption and the population is leaving ss fast as they can get away.
 The cash receipts by the govern. ment from the sale of public lands for the year ended June 30 last az. gregated $6,5OO,OOO. This is the largest amount derived in single year from the sale of homesteads within the public domain in the his tory of the government. Last year receipts on account of public lands reached a total of $5,OO0,OO0. The bulk of this money was paid by set tiers in the south and west.
 The annual volume on the miner al resources of the United States for 1901, prepared by Dr. David T. Day, of the geological survey, has been sent to press and will be is sued soon. An interesting feature is a compilation of statistics show ing the number of working days lost in strikes in the coal industry. The total number of days lost for the present year is placed at sO,- 100000 days, compared with the 33,s02 days in 1901, 4,S7s,1OS in 1900 and 2,124,1 in 1899.
 Officers have discovered that a regularly organized gang of grave robbers have been operating
Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30
Biennial Report of Land Office.

Following is the report of Land Commissioner Colquitt for the two years ending September 30: Fees, $17,72175; swamp land sold, 1G,- 830.13 acres, $13,469.55; internal improvement land sold, 3,479.86 acres, $4,34982; Saline land sold, 2,875.85 acres, $3, ,594.86; Real Es- tate Bank lands sold, 2,516.45 acres, $4,360.24; forfeited land sold, 72,964.36 acres, $91,2O5.76; forfeited town lots sold for taxes, penalties and costs, $2,221.30; for feited town lots sold at public sale, $5; forfeited land donated, 107,- 325.60 acres; forfeited land deeded to actual settlers, 64,153.91 acres ; forfeited land relinquished, 708.86 acres; total acres disposed of, ESQ., 637.95; total funds received, $150,- 119.41. The total of the funds re- ceived for the two years immediate ly prevoius, $127,164.88, showing considerable increase in sales. The state now has about 550,000 acres of land of all kinds, swamp, hill, timbered, rocky, mineral, etc., seat tered in large and small tracts in every corner of the state. The re- equalization of classes of funds re- ceived Is as follows: Currency, 113,113.92; county scrip, $34,- 438.39; city scrip, $14.5O; certifi- cates of indebtedness, $412.6O swamp land scrip, $2, ,140.
 Convictions in Federal Court.
 At the first term of federal court held at Harrison last week, Judge Rogers presiding, the following cases were disposed of: Wm. H. Spurlock, retail liquor dealing, fined $100 and thirty days imprison- ment; Marvin F. Haywood and Jas. A. Villines, cutting govern ment timber; Haywood fined $210, thirty days Imprisonment; Villines $3O and ten days imprisonment Jas. J. Roberts, breaking into post office, $1oO, four years imprison. ment; George W. Tennison, retail liquor dealing, fined $1OO and sixty days imprisonment; Thomas E Bradley, selling cigars unstamped fined $10 and one days imprison- ment; James F. Bennett, retail liq- uor dealing, fined $100 and ninety days imprisonment; James F. Ben nett, retail liquor dealing. fined S10o and sixty days imprisonment Samuel B. Wingate, mailing ob scene letters, fined $10O.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-18
FOUR DEAD IN WRECK
Collision on the BurlingtOn's Mon
tana Branch Stock Train
and Passenger.

Lincoln, Neb., May Flour men
were killed and four others more or
less injured in a collision on the Bur
lington's Billings line at o'clock this
morning. The dead: William Raw.
Tecumseh. Neb.; w. w. Pitts. Eldorado
Springs. No; NJ. futile, Whitman.
Neb.; John Cox, Strong City, Kan.
Seriously injured; Lee Leinhart. fire
man; Isaac Cox, Strong City. kan.
All the persons hurt, save the fire.
man, were riding in the smoking car
at the time. This car was reduced to
kn5ling wood. The injured have been
removed to Alliance
The collision occurred a mile east
of Hyannis. being the Portland-St.
Louis flyer, east bound, and an extra
stock train, bound west, with twenty
five carloads of cattle for the range.
There is nothing to indicate who was
responsible FOR the two trains. moving
in opposite directions. being on the
same track, and no details as to the
rate of speed at which either was go
ing.
1t was necessary 70 build a track
around the wreck. and this has indef-
nitely delayed the arrival of the pas
senger train. which was due here at
i o'clock this afternoon. A wrecking
crew was sent out from Alliance with
surgeons. Hyannis is in Grant county.
seventy miles east Of Alliance. which
is division headquarters for the Wyo-
ming extension.
The passenger train had orders to
meet the freight at Hyannes. but the
orders were misrs3d. With a full head
Of steam the passenger train dashed
into the two engines Of the freight
extra The engines, a baggage car.
one coach and three stock cars are
completely wrecked.
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PROMISES TO
PUNISH CRUELTHN ARMY

osIoN May IA letter from Presi-
- Neni Roosevelt dated May 2. in
'"0h De declares his determination
-.seo'er and punish every instance Of
r.r..-.'.y by United States troops I'm the
r. '-',..''les has been made public BY
nj William Lawrence of the Episco-
rrt.. or NaSsa chusetts. IL was
~. ~ q. reply Go q communication from
r.r... sent hv direction of the con-
r-. gu one diocese 20 place before the
'e.s resolutions Coademnirv the all
i- RI. ..i.7 and expressing confidence
D ..aNuD. The letter follows.
rss5r-,.- received your letter and the
t-.-rr- - OF the convention Of the Pro
81 }-4e.- s.'lal church Era the diocese
yga. s-l ..'.e'etts. Permit me to thank
WA. I'D. r..a-l you the convention. for
rrra-ss..-. zen done by YOU. 7 hope IL is
cHrt-. or say That no one On the
-sare -..--.-5 more anxious than I am
Cover a1f - -..l. secretary Root-to dis
larfr b.. punish every instance OF bar
l- 80 n our troops bon the Philinnines
VITA -,.-.e o. these cruelties. I arree
-N9 t WORD iu your address
r..a-4 tt.' '.HHa0. however rroaf can no
90 Hee... ah excuse for the misuse of
en- for f.-.t severity Of war. and. above
"Lor- t...e OF any kind or shane.
uafa rt, -'tt any statement hal bsar
been tst-.ll ana before anv action 80
bent hell nE congress. the war deusrf-
or .crtai- y-4ered rigid investteation
trarees cf 4, tue charges. Including the
i1Tcyri,s,. MAJOR Gardener, the orders ~
elarEes b.. as regards these particular
ans sone out over three
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or the mountain on either side are ap-
parently more beautiful than before
the eruption.
A curious circumstance connected
with the eruption is that the earth
quakes were not general. notwith-
standing the smallness Of the island.
While at Chateau Belafr the convul-
siOns preceding the eruption of May
were almost continuous, every few
hours, in Kingston and Georgetown
only sixty shocks were felt in four
hours.
Although attended with similar loss
Of life, the eruption of La S0UfTiere
was only less apparent than that Of
Mont Pelee in Martinique. The area
covered by lava comprises sixteen
square miles. The fact that the loss Of
life and damage to property in ST.
Vincent were smaller than i'm Martin
iqUe is due to the position Of Ia Sou
friere and the smaller population OF
the district the mountain Overhang-
ing sugar and arrOwroOt estates and a
couple Of thinly populated villages,
whose inhabitants were given warn
ing Of the approaching disaster and
fed for their lives. All the villagers
who remained were killed.
The officials Of st. Vincent are busy
renewing the sufferers ana housing the
sick and homeless. The problem now
facing the government is how to pro-
vide permanently for the natives who
lost houses, lands and everything they
possessed. Peasant settlements may
be formed on the estates, the lands Of
which the government possesses the
legal machinery to appropriate, but
money is needed 20 assist the settlers
to build houses thereon, and TO provide
them with sustenaAce dunng the cul-
tivatiOn of their lands.
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BODY OF UNITED STATES CONSUL
FOUND IN THE RUINS OF ST. PIERRE

Fort de France, Nay 17--United
States Consul Ayme, Commander
Thomas C. Mclean. Lieutenant Com
mander J. C. Gilmore and other Officers
Of the United states cruiser Cincinnati,
with a guide, searched the st. Pierre
ruins yesterday for the body Of Unit
ed States Consul Thomas T. Prentis.
It was found and the guide positively
identified the consulate
The party found a large quantity Of
table silver bearing the initial M.
Tons of rock will have to be removed
before a thorough search can be made.
The searchers found one body, the sex
of which it was impossible to deter
mine. The bodies buried beneath the
rock, it is believed, have been reduced
to ashes. A more complete search will
probably be made today
The French officials have burned
most of the exposed bodies, but the
stencil is intense. Within three days
past immense swarms Of germ-carry-
ing flies have infested the city, rem
dering exploration dangerous.
The members Of a party, which yes
terday returned to the town from the
INFERIOR reports tiidl niue uNloL4 AN@ADAA
was done there, and that the country,
except in the immediate vicinity Of the
volcano, suffered little.
The French cruiser Suchet returned
to Fort de France last evening, after
having made circuit of the island.
She landed some supplies at various
villages and took off some refugees.
Immense quantities Of supplies, such
as are being prepared in the United
States. are not needed in the island.
Martinique does not know officially
the extent Of the relief that is coming.
Every safe visible in the ruins is open.
Seventy-one persons have been SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for five years,
and eleven women have been con-
demned to serve three years for loot
ing. The prosecutor viii appeal to the
French government for heavier SEN
fences for persons convicted of such
crimes. The condemned persons, while
being conveyed to jail, were followed
by a crowd which demanded that heay-
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ASTOR rs NOT TO BE A PEER
Expatated American Has Not Succeeded Pesuadg the King
to Grant Hin Patent of Mobility" Beasty
Weahah in LunnOn"

7 ONION, May 17.--So far as it hal
progressed in London, rain, snow
and hail have been England's har-
bingers Of summer. Never has there
been such an inclement spring. Amer
leans who have come over for the coro-
nation sit around in dolefuI groups
waiting for the sunshine that never
comes.
Women go TO the opera and clubs in
furs, and the men have long since re-
verted TO their winter clothes, 50 pre-
maturely discarded in sunny April.
No amount Of festivities. and there
are plenty of them, can dispel the uni
veTsal gloom that the awful weather
has created. In the northern part OF
the country there was actually skating
this week, while an automobile trip to
Scotland has been abandoned. London
itself has been spared this last vista
ton, but cold northeast winds and per-
petual rain fully brought the unsavory
weather record Of the metropolis up to
that Of the provinces today when 1t be-
came slightly better and warmer.
Among the Americans who win have
a good view Of the coronation is Lady
Charles Wolseley's 16-year-old son,
Eric. Lord Wolseley, who win be close
to the sovereign throughout the cere-
mony, has selected Eric to act as his
page. Lady Wolseley was Miss Anna
Murphy Of San Francisco.
AS regards the London season, Of
which so much was expected, the fact
is that up to now the town is more
empty than usual at this time Of the
year.
The Associated Press Is in a position
to definitely deny that either Thomas
Upton, William Waldorf Astor or Sir
Ernest Cassel, who recently placed
100000 at King Edwards disposal for
unitarian purposes, win be made cor
onation peers, as previously reported
To friend, Sir Thomas said today:
"A peerage has not been offered me.
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u INGsTON. s.. Vineent. Ma

II INGSTON, st. Vincent, Nay 17.-Ln
the absence Of symptoms Of fur
Their eruptions Of the volcano Of
Soufriere, the inhabitants of st. Vim
cent are gradually becoming settled.
Most horrifying details Of the condi-
ton Of the caribbean country, where
thousands of cattle and human corpses
lay in a state of decomposition for
several days during the agitation, are
revealed. Although the number or
deaths on the island due to the dust
is estimated at 1000. up to the night
of May Is. only 1.21S bodies had been
buried.
The undiscovered bodies are prob
ably covered with lava. In a small
shop which was opened three days
after the eruption, eighty-seYen de-
caying corpses were discovered and not
one Of them was recognizable. In the
dwelling house of the manager Of one
Of the estates thirty corpses were
found in a similar condition and other
sickening discoveries have been made
The district is being rapidly cleared.
Many are suffering from fractured
skulls caused by the stones thrown
from the volcano and q majority Of
them were burned by the lava thrown
up with the vapor.
Toward evening yesterday there was
a slight cOaVulsiOn, followed by a
small discharge Of smoke, but this
caused no alarm. The weather Is fine
and the excitement is abating. The bed
of lava in the Windward district is
still hot. The abyss, 500 feet deep and
200 feet wide, which existed between
Langley park and Rabacci, is filled
with lava and the principal features
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PLANS TO SELL PIES
Woman Applies For Restaurant
and News Concessions of
New Line.
Especial to The Herald.)

Los Angeles, Cal, May 17.-Mrs. Nina
Blakelee, an enterprising pie woman Of
Los Angeles, is first in the field with
an application for the eating house and
news concessions from the San Pedro.
Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad. She
plans to conduct a chain of restaurants
from Los Angeles to Salt Lake.
r. Mrs. Blakelee is no dreamer. She has
already demonstrated her genius by
winning a snug little fortune on the
railroad
Her first husband was an employee of
the big Union News company. He
ran" out of Chicago, and upon his
death she took up the work on the Los
Angeles terminal. now the Salt Lake
road, conducting a pie counter at the
First street depot, and also running a
news service on local traffic lines. In
six years she has made $4,000 in this
business
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-18
BACKBONE OF BOER WAR IS BROKEN.

TTRYBURG Friday 1The immunity which
% Vreengng
immediate followers from moles
by the
which just wound against
; the bOckhOuse
gathered in 400
muchtr n
Among prisoners
Of resistance
of
, escape n earlier stages Of the drive.
- ~ 3 = ; y y y , ,
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WOMEN BUTCHERS UNION.

= Chicago, Nay 17.-Women I
= butchers at the stock yards have 1
= organized a union with a member
= ship Of 200 as a start They are I
? employed as meat trimmers in the
, packing houses Of Armour & Co, 4
? Swift & Co. and other big firms. I
= II is the first time in the history I
= Of the stock yards or the pack 1
= ing trades anywhere the world I
= over that a labor union of women I
? butchers has been formed. (
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and If IL should be, I, while appreci-
ating the great honor, would be com
PEELED to decline. I have no desire to
get so far away from my friends"
Mrs. Samuel NeWh0use of Salt Lake
City was among the Americans pre-
sented TO King Edward and the queen
at the third court held today at Buck
ingham palace. Owing to the recent
order concerning the dresses to be worn
at court, only the ladies presented and
those who presented them wore court
trains The unique spectacle was wit
messed of many ladies making their
bows to their majesties clad in dresses
only a shade more gorgeous than ball
gowns.
The question as to whether or not
trains should be worn at court has
caused great excitement in society here,
and the restoration of trains at all flu
ture courts. which has been ordered, is
a great triumph for the fashiona bic
dressnakers Of London, who brought
such pressure to bear at court through
influential customers that his majesty
yielded in the matter and cOuntermand-
ed his first order abolishing trains. But
he permitted those ladies who had not
had time to procure trains for tonight's
function to attend in gowns without
this feature.
The court was the best attended and
most brilliant of the year. A large
number Of Americans, in addition to
those presented by Mrs. Choate, wife
Of the United States ambassador. were
present. In the diplomatic circle. Mrs.
Choate presented President Roosevelt's
sister, Mrs Douglas Robinson, and Mrs.
John r. Carter, wife of the second sec
rotary of the United States embassy.
IN the general circle Mrs. Choate pre-
sented Mrs. Foxhal Keene. Miss Louise
Chandler Of New York. Mrs. Frank
Avery Of Chicago and Mrs. Blow of
Denver.
Among the Americans who attended
court and who had previously been pre-
sented were Mrs. John Hays Hammond
and Mrs. j. W. Mackay.
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GRAZING IN ARIZONA.
Governor Murphy Tells Of the Condi-
tons Prevailing There
Especial to The Herald9


Washington, May 17.-Chairman La
cey of the public lands committee, who
had invited letters from western gov
ernOrs on the land leasing problem. has
received a letter from Governor Muir
ply Of Arizona. who favors leasing, but
says it should be entirely subject to
state or territorial control Arizona
has no leasing laws, and the only lands
leased are school sections.
StOckmen in that territory state that
it would be Improbable to pay more
than cents per annum per acre. and
much Of the public domain in the ter
ritory is not worth more than / cent
per acre. The best grazing lands are
the Indian and forest reservations.
from which the stock has been partly
excluded. Governor Murphy concludes
that on account Of the peculiar cOndi-
tons of the climate in Arizona and
the absence Of perennial grass, it would
be practically impossible for congress
to fix an arbitrary rental which could
be applied TO all, the districts Of the
territory.
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Ter penalties be imposed. The gen
darmes. however, succeeded In quoting
the mob.
The French cable to the north is be-
ing repaired. The United States collier
Sterling from san Juan, has not dis
charged her entire cargo. She viii leave
only such supplies as we're contributed
by the citizens Of San Juan. The ply
stciaus may be sent from here to st.
Vincent, where they are needed
United States Consul Ayne IS max
ing extensive preparations to handle
the relief fund and stores contributed.
Mont PeIee is continually throwing out
smoke and heavy dust, and yesterday.
prior TO the landing Of the searching
party, the eruption was quite violent.
Ashes fell while the exploration was
being. carried on.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-18
RICH FATHER is ANGRY
Mormons Convert His Daughter
and He Drives Them Out
of Town.
lsnsclal 70 The Heraldl

Marinette. Wis. May 1.-THE story
of a wealthy father who drove from
the city two Mormon elders who had
converted his only daughter, is that
told today, when the two Utah men
who had been working in this locality
disappeared
The two men had been meeting with
considerable success and had secured
two score members. Miss Edith Mar
tinson. whose father made a fortune
il numbering, taught a Sunday school
class ia the Mormon services, but when
her father heard Of it he started out to
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M0RM0NS ARE GAINING
CONVERTS IN WISCONSIN
isaeclal b &c Heraldl

Lacrosse. Wis, May 1.-THE annual
convention Of The Church Of Latter-day
Saints in Wisconsin opened here today
for a days session, and closed tonight.
after q report had been read showing
that the church is having a rapid
srowth. There are now sixteen elders
in Wisconsin. the reports showed. and
each elder was able to report an aver
age gain of twelve members for the
years work. a total Of nearly 200. In
Milwaukee. especially. the work is sue
cessful and four elders are stationed
there Plans are on foot for a church
building at Fond dU Lac
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WARNING OF TIE ERUPTION.
All the Ships Had Chance to Get
Away.

ali Lub Gu4pa L4hA q @AldAC0 ~ NOs
Away.
New York, May 1z-The British
steamship Lord Antrim has arrived at
Perth Amboy, from st. Lucia, from
which port she sailed on May 6.
The officers said that on the day be-
fore the violent erupti0ns they passed
close to Martinique and saw that Mont
Pelee was in eruption and that smoke
and flames were rising from it. Their
coats were covered with dust and
when they tried to brush it off il
smeared the clothing. The air had a
peculiar taste and there was a CASEY
odor. They attributed this to the
eruptions, but sailed on This was 125
hours before the eruption that caused
the catastrophe. Chief Officer VIII
Iiams. commenting upon the affair,
after reading the newspaper accounts,
said:
I'VE were in range Of Pelee all night
and on the morning which saw the
grand outburst we could still see the
smoke high in the air. Of course no
one could realize clearly the situs
ton. but it seems to me that every
ship should have gotten away. It is
past understanding why they remained
that night"
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Denver. May Hunted States Dis
trict Attorney E. NJ. Cranton is. under
the orders Of United States Attorney
General Knox. investigating the work
ings Of the beef trust. which has in
CURED the III win Of the Washington
authorities. In company with United
States Marshal Bailey. the district at
torney has visited the stock yards near
Elyria. and questioned the dealers.