Woodruff County news., 1902-08-07

George H. Durand, a sound money man, is the democratic nominee for governor of Michigan.
 Chas. M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel company, is dangerously i'll from a stroke of apoplexy.
 John W. Gates, the Chicago mil lionaire, is at the head of company to perfect and build airships. The corporation has a capital of $3,O00,- 900.
 Richard Croker is to return to New York from England He will dispose of his English estate and re- main permanently in this country. It is believed Croker's intention is to resume the leadership of Tam many, either directly or by proxy.
 An earthquake shock, which was general over portions of California, NCUl dohd, WCotClu 1ONd dllu COul1 Dakota, occurred July 29. The seismic disturbances were felt at a large number of towns in the three states and lasted from ten to fifteen seconds. At Lampo, Cal, violent shock was felt, which lasted fully thirty seconds and was so severe that dishes, clocks, house plants and other articles were thrown from shelves. The people were stricken with terror and ran from their houses, some fearing to return, as other lighter shocks continued for several hours afterward.
 The annual report of the coal pro- duction shows that there are twenty eight states in which coal was pro- duced in 1901. The greatest in- crease in 1901 was in anthracite coal in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Is also credited with the largest in- crease in the bituminous product, followed by Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia and Maryland in the order named, each of these states increas- ing its output over 1900 by more than 100000 tons. The entire gain for the United States was 23,- | 026,659 short tons, valued at $41,- S71,675, an increase in value of 13.6 per cent. The total production for the year was 292,90S,4S6 short tons, valued at $349,763,O39. The production in 1881, twenty years pre- vious, was S5,881030 short tons, valued at 4,349, ,1SO. The pro- duction for 1901 was 269,SS1,827 short tons, valued at $306, ,S91, 1864.
 What is regarded by ordnance experts of the army and navy as the most important advance in modern war devices since the perfection of the Krupp face-hardening process for armor, has been achieved by the ordnance department of the army. It is no other than new time fuse used in combination with a power full secret explosive, the formula of which is known only to the ordnance department. The importance of this fuse lies in the fact that it does not detonate the projectile until the pen etration limit of the projectile is reached. Its great value to the United States will be understood when it is explained that with this fuse and shell loaded with the se- cret explosive fired from a twelve inch gun, a penetration of fourteen inches of Krupp armor has been se- cured before the detonation.
 The case of Gen. Clayton, ambas sador to Mexico, charged with own ing stock in a Mexican mining com pany, and failing in his official ca pacity to properly protect the inter- ests of one MT. Mealy, has been re- opened. The above allegations were made sometime ago, and caused Gen. Clayton to visit Washington by direction of the president. The ambassador made an explanation, which was accepted by MT. Roose- welt, and it was officially announced that Gen. Clayton had been fully exonerated. His explanation was that he had acted simply as the ex- ecutor of the estate of relative, and did not himself own any stock in the mining company. Senator Penrose has since filed additional | Ac l.x..4- ,t- +Lo c4o+o dorort,,,a,,t