Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-08-30
NEWS OF The WEEK
AN EPiToME OF THE MOST I'M
PO7TANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
A Carefully Digested and Condensed
Compilation of Current News
items, Domestic and Foreign.
MISCELLANEOUS.


The jury In the case of Doss Gal
braith, the alleged leader of the mob
which iynched and burned three ne
groes In Springfield, Mo, in April
last, and who was on trial, charged
with second degree murder, was dis
charged by the court when it reported
that its members were unable to
agree. The jury stood 10 for acquittal
to for conviction.
One thousand of those who were
killed by the earthquake at Valparaiso
have been buried, and there are more
than one thousand corpses beneath
the ruins
President Roosevelt has resolved to
adopt the reform" or Carnegie meth
cd of spelling, in his messages and
executive correspondence. Comment
ing on the presidents decision, the
London Standard bluntly declares
that Mr.. Roosevelt overrates his pow
ers, adding that it declines 10 believe
that scholarly and cultivated Ameri-
cans will sacrifice the history and
meaning Of the language by adopting
bhC Sdl ACSA0 Jdl Bull
Alfred Stevens, the celebrated Bel
gian painter, is dead in Paris. He
was born in May, 1928.
Finance Minister Kokovsoff of Rus
STA has authorized the press to deny
categorically the constantly recurring
reports that Russia intends to enter
the foreign market for a new loan
this autumn.
Reports from the southwest are tc
the effect that the corn crop is now
almost safe from damage, and that
the yield will be very large.
Steamers are arriving at Tampa,
from Havana, loaded to full capacity
with tobacco, which is being rushed
out of Cuba by importers.
Plans are already under way to
build Valparaiso again, making it
more beautiful city.
Present interstate railroad rates
must remain absolutely unchanged I'M
til September 2S.
Judge Magoon, governor of the
Panama zone is to succeed Gen. Smith
as governor general of the PHILIPPINES
within twelve months.
Chief Engineer Stevens cabled the
isthmian canal commission that the
recent earthquake in Chilli was not
noticed at Panama, and that there
was not even a record of it made on
the seismographic instruments there.
At the canal commissions offices
there is firm conviction, based on gov
eminent scientists reports, that the
canal zone is entirely without the
earthquake area, though it has been
pcpularly supposed to be within its
range.
Japan, it is said, will send com
mission to the Pribiloff islands to in
vestigate the. killing of Japanese seal
poacners by American guards on the
islands. The Japanese consul at Van
couyer reported to his government
that it was impossible for him to OBJ
tain a satisfactory report of the affair,
hence the action determined upon by
Japan.
Sud Miller, a pioneer merchant
tailor of Fairbanks, Ia, was drowned
while bathing. His wife almost per-
ished in an attempt to save him.
Edward M Ames was elected COM
mander-in chief of the Sons of Veter-
ans at their national encampment at
Peoria, Ill. The next encampment VIII
be held at Dayton, o.
King Alfonso Of Spain has signed
the decree making the treaty of COM
merce between the United States and
Spain effective.
The car has determined to dispose
of crown lands and appendages to the
peasants, and thus make bid for the
support of Russias peasant millions
against the revolutionists.
A mob took VIM. Spain. negro,
from Jail in Dorchester county, S. c.,
hung him to tree and fired five hun
dred bullets into his body. He was
charged by white girl with attempt
ing to climb into her window. This
made three lynchings of negroes in
that state within ten days.
Thirteen negro soldiers of the TWEEN
ty-fifth infantry were arrested at
Brownsville, Tex, by the civil aNthor-
tiles, and will be held on charges OF
riot disorders, in which one man was
killed.
There seems to be general feel
ing for the annexation of Cuba to the
United States among the business in
terests of Havana.
President Roosevelt has written
letter to Congressman Watson, of In
diana, in which he indorses the acts
of the last session of congress, opposes
tariff changes and declares public wei
fare demands a continuance of present
conditions. He urges that Cannon be
retained as house leader