Woodruff County news., 1902-08-21
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

1nSb. several Dflck structures were damaged.
 James Parish, the third of the party who robbed a Mexican Gen. tral train, near the border, several weeks ago, has been captured.
 According to statistics of the cen sus bureau, the cost of issuing mod ern newspapers has increased with corresponding decrease in profits to the publishers.
 The government is sending out special agents in the west to inves- tigate and adopt some plan to pro- tect forests from destruction by fire. In the last few years millions worth of timber, the property of the gov ernment, has been consumed by fire, the result of carelessness of hunters and movers.
 President Roosevelt has appoint ed Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes, chief justice of Massachusetts, to be an associate justice of the United States supreme court to succeed MT. Justice Gray, who resigns on account of ill health. MT. Gray served as associate justice for twen- ty-fve years.
 A dispatch from Manila says small party of Moros surprised an outpost of the Twenty-seventh in- fantry at Camp Wears. Sergeant Foley and Private Carry were kill ed and Private Van Dorn severely wounded. The Moros, who num- bered only dozen, were armed with spears and swords.
 The next congress will be asked to pass law directed especially to the punishment of all persons having anything to do with offering to sell alleged limitations of United States currency, under whatever name it may be called. This is considered necessary on account of removed ae- tivity among the 'sgreen-goods" men, who are buster just now than they have been before in years.
 A desperate battle took place Au- gust between government troops and revolutionists at Barcelona, Venezuela, in which the revolution ists gained victory. The dead on both sides numbered 167 and the city was surrendered to the revolu- tionists. At the request of the United States minister at Caracas, a man of war was dispatched to the scene of trouble to protect American interests.
 Joseph Dillon, a tramp who was arrested at New Orleans for break ing show window, died in the par ish prison, as result of his greed. Dillon was fed and there was some stew served. He was delighted when he found big piece of meat in his pan. He did not take time to break the piece, but swallowed it, and in second or so began strang- ling. He tried to call for help, but was unable to say word. In min- ute or so some of the prisoners no- ticed that Dillon was in pain, and they called Capt. Rennyson and sev- eral deputies. They did all they could for the man, and called an ambulance, but before it reached Dillon the end came.
 Several months ago the Pacific Commercial Cable Company sought permission from the executive branch of the government to lay Pacific cable running from San Francisco, via Honolulu and Guam, to China, there to connect with the British cable to the Philippines. The proposition of the company was to assume all expense of laying and operating the cable. For the con- sessions of landings at San Fran cisco, Honolulu and Guam the com
 
 pany proposed to grant to the Unit ed States government special rates, and, in certain conditions of war, practically absolute control of the cable. It is understood President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox are in favor of accepting the proposition, and the senate will be asked to ratify the same