Woodruff County news., 1902-02-06
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

dollar loss from fire.
 The lower house of congress has passed bill providing for perma- nent census bureau.
 The savings bank deposits in the United States have increased from $6,973,304 in 1880 to $2,597, ,094,- 580 in 1891.
 Admiral Sampson, who is to re- tire in few days on age limit, is very feeble in health, and his mind is fast failing him.
 A bill has been favorably reported in the house of congress further de- ducting the war revenue tax in the neighborhood of $77,Oo0,000 an- nually.
 Congress last week passed a bill granting a pension of $25 per month to Hiram Crok, of New York, aged 102 years, the last surviving soldier of the war of 1872.
 Dispatches state that the release of Miss Stone from captivity by Bull garian brigands is expected daily as the captors have agreed to accept the sum raised to secure her freedom.
 James Carroll, carpenter of Ok homa City, in fit of madness, shot his wife through the heart and then shielded. He had been drinking heavily. The only witness to the tragedy was the 5-year-old son of the couple.
 Gen. Harrison c. Hobart, sole survivor of the Wisconsin constitu- tional convention and the last sur vivor of the five daring men who planned the famous tunnel escape from Libby prison, died at Milwau- kee last week.
 It has been virtually decided to place Admiral Dewey at the head of the special commission of three members which will be sent to Flu rope to arouse a more active interest in the St. Louis worlds fair than is now being manifested by many of the old world nations.
 Three ex-members of the munich pal council of St Louis have been arrested charged with corruption in connection with a measure before the council granting certain rights to the St. Louis and Suburban Car Company. It is alleged the com pany paid $1O0,O0O to secure the passage of the measure alluded to-
 Fred Tyner, a full-blood Shaw nee Indian, alleged to have crimi- nally assaulted three Shawnee squaws in Oklahoma, was tied to a stake to be burned to death by mem- bers of his tribe, men and women. He was first cruelty tortured. His face was beaten out of shape, his ears were torn nearly off by squaws and other horrible tortures were be- ing applied, when Deputy Marshal Davis arrived and saved his life
 The census preliminary report on the manufacture of liquors in the United States in 1900 shows the fol lowing results, with percentage of increase: Number of establishments, 2,S49; increase, AS per cent. Capi- tai, $457,674,0S7; increase, 70 per cent. Wage earners, average num- Der, 44,417; increase, 23 per cent. Total wages, $2S,005,4S increase, 20 per cent. Miscellaneous expenses, $1S3, ,O99, ,796; increase, 61 per cent. Cost of materials used, $70,512,O42 :; decrease, 12 per cent Value of products, $340, 0,615,4 ,456; increase, IS per cent.
 The president has issued the fol- lowing executive order: "All officers and employees of the United States of every description serving in or under any of the executive departments and whether so serving in or out of Wash ington, are hereby forbidden, either directly or indirectly, individually or through associations, to solicit an in crease of pay or to influence or at tempt to influence in their own inter- ests any legislation whatever either before congress or its committees or in any way, save through the heads of departments in or under winch they served, on penalty of dismissal from the government service.
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