Woodruff County news., 1902-12-11
News of the World


 stricken in Washington recently with acute catarrhal trouble, is re- ported out of immediate danger.
 Capt E. K Holton, a retired capitalist, committed suicide at his home in St. Louis. He had been in bad health for several months.
 One of the first acts of the lower house of congress was the passage of bill appropriating $50,0OO to de- fray expenses of the coal strike com mission.
 The war department has issued an order providing for the exchange of fifteen regimental organizations now in the Philippines with the same number of troops now in this county. The first of the home troop will sail from San Francisco about January 1.
 The senate committee on terri tories has reported a bill for the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as a single state under the name of Oklahoma. The commit tee reported adversely to the ad- mission of Arizona and New Mexi- co.
 The snowfall of the 4th inst, which was general over Arkan- sas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louis jana, Texas and the Territories, was the heaviest since 1890, though preceding rains left the ground in such condition it melted in most sections as fast as it fell.
 From the Guatemalan coast the Pacific mail steamer City of Sydney brings the news that the deaths re- sulting from the recent eruption of Santa Maria volcano number about 5000. This estimate is based upon the latest information that has been received at San Jose, Guate- mala, previous to the Sydney's de- parture.
 The anthracite coal companies and their employees, having failed to come to an agreement during the Thanksgiving recess of the strike commission, the hearing of the mi ners' side of the case was resumed on the Sd inst, and unless some thing is done by the lawyers on both sides to curtail matters, it's proceeding will surely run into next year.
 British and German warships have been dispatched to Venezuela for the purpose of forcing the pay ment of claims against the latter government. Failure on the part of President Castro to settle with Germany and England has greatly encouraged the revolutionists, who propose to continue the struggle, trusting that the Venezuela custom houses will eventually be seized by Germany.
 Orders have been issued at Wash ington directing that Major Glenn, of the Fifth cavalry, be tried sec ond time for alleged cruelty com mitted during the Samar campaign. Major Glenn was tried by court martial at Manila last May for ad ministering the "water cure" to na tives during the Samar campaign, and was found guilty and sentenced to one months suspension of Guty and fine of $500. President Roosevelt approved the findings of the court. Maj. Glenn returned to duty in September.
 Julius Nicolaus, the millionaire brewer of St. Louis, accused of bribery Ill the now celebrated su- burban street car franchise before the St. Louis house of delegates, was acquitted after all the evidence was submitted by order of Judge Ryan, before whom the case was heard. The prosecution alleged that Nico- laus signed a check for $135,0OO, which sum was deposited in a safety deposit vault, to be distributed among certain members of the house of delegates when the suburban franchise bill became law. The defense set up the plea that, though the plaintiff did sign check for the cu,,o mentioned thare was no eyi-