Woodruff County news., 1902-05-22
The Rock Island will build 8

for the relief of victims of the Mount Pelee volcano.
 Dispatches from London state that peace in South Africa is al- most certain to be declared by the first of June.
 John Poleet, a Baptist minister of Springfield, H., has confessed to murdering Sam Isaacson, a trav- cling companion, his motive being robbery.
 The German steamer Sakarah was wrecked off the coast of Chili and all on board were lost, beside the ship carried gold bullion to the value of $1,5OO,O0O.
 Ordnance officials of the Ameri- can navy have discovered a method whereby a gun may be fired without showing the usual cloud of white fog or vapor which smokeless pow der gives.
 Threugh the efforts of Senator Hanna, Rathbone, who was recently convicted of postal frauds in Cuba, has been granted a new trial by President Roosevelt. The action of the president is based on the un- shaken faith of Hanna in the inno- cence of Rathbone and on the addi- tional fact that new evidence has developed since the trial
 Attorney General Crow, of Mis- souri, has filed in the state supreme court an custer suit against the Armour Packing Company, the Hammond Packing Company, the Cudahy Packing Company, Armour & Co.,, Swift & Go. and the Henry Krug Packing Company. The writ asks that the certificates of these companies be taken from them, and that they be busted from doing bus mess in Missouri, alleging viola tions of the antitrust law of the state.
 A daughter of "Eligh IT" Dowie, of Illinois, founder of fanatical religious sect, died recently after suffering for hours without medical attention, and the responsibility of her death is placed on her father. The young lady's hair caught fire from gas jet and she was fright fully burned Dowie refused to call a physician and spent ten hours in the room with his daughter praying for her to be saved. During all this time the girl was suffering the most intense agony.
 The German government has de termined to send commission to the United States to investigate the organization and management of industrial combines. The commis- sion will consist of an attache of the imperial home office, and two mem bers of the Prussian ministry of commerce. With rare exceptions the German trusts exist only for the regulation of output and prices without pooling financial interests. many Germans, however, believe that the American idea of central izing management and capital will vastly increase the power and use fulness of the German 'kartels," and especially as factors in the ex- port trade.
 A battle is on between coal mi ners of Pennsylvania and the mine owners. The struggle promises to be one of the bitterest in the history of labor troubles in this country. It is estimated over 100000 men will be effected. The miners have been saving their money, and are said to be in a position to hold out indefinitely. The American Civic Federation, of which Senator Han ma is chairman, used its efforts to prevent the strike, the men agreeing to arbitrate, but the bosses refused to make any concessions. The mi ners contend that in view of the increase in the cost of living they have demanded nothing unreason- able, and since they have offered to abide by the decision of disinter ested board, they have the sympa thy of the public. If lawlessness is ,,o+ rocor4ol +o # ic ha1iovo1 Tho |