Woodruff County news., 1902-05-08
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

A storm TWO weeks ago Killed over 12,OOO head of sheep in Wyoming
 Packers assert that consumption of beef has fallen off one-third since agitation against the trust began.
 The Boers are expected to reach a final decision on the subject of peace negotiations some tilae this month
 The executive committee of the St. Louis worlds fair have agreed to postpone the affair till 1904.
 No rain of any consequence has fallen in western Kansas since last June, and very little wheat will be raised in that section
 W. H. Moody, of Massachusetts, entered upon the duties of secretary of the navy on the 1st inst, succeed ing MT. Long, resigned.
 Chicago street car men have form ed a union, and it is claimed any discrimination against the union men will cause big strike.
 Congressman Amos J. Cummings of New York died at Baltimore May 2. The cause of death was pneumo- nia, incident to an operation.
 Morgan is said to have received $12,000,000 of stock in the shipping combine as compensation for organ izing and financing the scheme.
 Packers of St. Louis and Kansas City will be- called upon to testify before the Missouri supreme court concerning the operations of the beef trust.
 Organized efforts are being made in a number of towns throughout the country to induce citizens to re- frain from eating meat until prices are reduced.
 Elias Leinbach, postmaster at the town of Leichbachs, Pa, since 1858, has resigned. He was the oldest postmaster in point of service in the United States.
 In fight with pitchforks and clubs on Richard Williams farm in Oklahoma Willard Wilson killed Charles Parker after a prolonged combat. Wilson and Parker are. farm hands. After knocking Par ker down with the handle of pitch fork, it is alleged, Wilson plunged the tines into his face.
 The Newspaper Publishers Asso- citation, embracing owners of all the leading papers and publishing houses of the country, and the print ers' and pressmen's unions have signed five year agreement to sub init all questions of hours of labor and wages to arbitration, no strike to occur pending the settlement of any question between employer and employe.
 An accident to an elevator boy in $ building in Philadelphia was indi- rectly responsible for the death of eight girls The boy was caught in the elevator and when companion called for help some one cried fire The hundreds of girls rushed to She windows and down the stairway, stumbling over one another, and when quiet was restored it was found eight of them had been crushed to death.
 The oleomargarine bill has passed both branches of congress. The bill as passed provides that oleomarga- rine which has been colored to look like butter shall be taxed 10 cents pound that oleomargarine which has not been colored to look like butter of any shade of yellow shall be taxed one-fourth of one cent per pound; manufacturers of process or renovated butter shall pay tax of $50 a year; manufacturers of oleo- margarine or adulterated butter shall pay tax of $500 per year; wholesale dealers in oleomargarine or adulterated butter shall pay a tax of $4S0 per year, and retail dealers S4S per year; tax of 10 | cents pound is levied upon adul- terated butter and a tax of one fourth of cent pound upon pro- cess or renovated butter.
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