Woodruff County news., 1902-10-30

The establishment of additional rural free delivery routes will neces- sitate an additional expenditure for the next fiscal year of $5, ,126, 400 over last year.
 Twenty-nine persons were cre- mated in a fire at Chicago, which destroyed large glucose factory. The men were working on the sev- enth floor of the building.
 Contractors and farmers complain of scarcity of laborers, 1t being hard to get men on railroad0 hard to get men on railroad work at $50 to $1.75 per day.
 Chicago is to have a restaurant trust, capitalized at $5,000,000, if the plans of certain promoters are carried out All the large restaur- ants of the city, it is contemplated, are to be drawn under one central management, the head of each es- tablishment, however, to retain the direction of his own place.
 British officers appointed to in quire into the purchase of horses and mules in this country for use in South Africa charge that Gen. Smith, in charge of the purchasing commission at New Orleans receiv- ed illegal commissions on all pur chases, and that many animals were accepted that were unfit for service.
 Dispatches report week of stub born fighting in Venezuela between | government troops and revolution ists. The government troops at La l Victoria were led by President Cas- tro, who personally led in battle and forced 5000 rebels to retreat. The killed and wounded on both sides during the week numbered over 5000.
 l A worlds record was made at the Memphis trotting track last week in a free-for-all pace to wagon, with amateur drivers. Edith w., driven by Frank G. Jones, of Memphis, and Fred s. Wedgewood, handled by c. K. G. Billings, of Chicago, were the contestants, the former winning both heats, each be- ing paced in 2:05 3-4. The judges announced that this was a new rec ord for two heats for a mare.
 After being tried with legal form and procedure for criminal assault and murder, and given the death penalty in each case, Jim Wesley and Reddick Barton were taken from the authorities at Hampstead, Tex, and lynched on the public square by an infuriated mob Both men pleaded guilty to assaulting and murdering Mrs. Susan Lewis, aged 63 years. The crime was commit ted Tuesday, October 12.
 | Beyond relieving what might have been a source of anxiety be- cause of inability to fill orders, Kansas City coal dealers do not ex- | pect the settlement of the coal strike to affect the situation in the west. They don't expect to see much Pennsylvania anthracite coal cross the Mississippi river this fall and winter. Every large dealer, partic- uldrly if he is interested in Arkan- sas coal mines, asserts that there will never be much anthracite coal from Pennsylvania sold in Kansas City territory again.-Kansas City Star.
 An east bound passenger train on the Northern Pacific was held up 1 by lone highwayman near Drum mond, Mont. Engineer Dan O'Neill was shot and killed. The train was signaled to stop and the engineer accordingly slowed up. While do- ing so he saw man creeping to- ward him over the tender. The man, who was armed, called to O'Neill to stop the train imme- diately. The engineer took in the situation and, pulling open the throttle, tried to start the train at full speed. The robber divined his purpose and fired at him. The shot took instant effect and the engineer