Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-11-08
NEWS OF The WEEK
All ePlToME OF THE MOST I'M.
poRTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
Carefully 0igestad and Condensed
Compilation of Current News
Items, Domestic and Foreign.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Nows has been received direct from
pohert b, Peary, Arctic explorer, that
no failed to reach the north pole, but
10 the record of ''farthest north
n 81 degrees and six minutes, or about
ono miles. He was beyond the 85th
degree of latitude for eight days,
where he found an open sea, but ter
rife gales drove the ice. eastward, de-
Il stroving his caches of food, cut off
his communications, and compelled
him to return. The secret of the
north pole is still hidden, but an Amer
lean now holds the honor of "farthest
north"
Twenty-three of the indicted ne
gnes under arrest at Atlanta, Ca,
will be held for trial for murder, and
against them the evidence is practi-
4 cally the same as against Alexander
4 Walker, who was given a life SEN
tence.
The minister of the French colo
y MES has decided to summon the An
81 nam state council and depose King
a Thanah-Thai, who has been adjudged
insane. Previously, the king had or
& dered seven of his wives to be exc
n cuted and looked on with delight
s while they were slowly tortured to
= death After killing one of his wives
9 he had the body cooked and served
for dinner, forcing the members of his
court, by threats of death in case of
refusal, to eat it. AMMAN is in
Cochin China.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger
says that the wages of all the en-
pOyes of the Pennsylvania lines, east
and west of Pittsburg, are to be in
creased. Ali employees receiving I'M
der $500 per month are in the list.
An engine in the Standard candy
factory at Nashville, Tenn, ran
way and big fly wheel went to
pieces A flying spoke Drained Hamp
Crockett a negro fireman, and the
same piece struck Dewitt Dortchaw,
negro Waterman, cutting his throat
and breaking his neck.
JdDduSS0
government has decided to build
pattleship 5000 tons larger than the
Dreadnaught of Englands navy.
Trade reviews complain of the con-
seSled conditions of traffic on rail-
ways. The arrangements of railways
say 1t is impossible to furnish cars
ana power for the movement of the
immense commerce of the country.
Inc gubernatorial campaign in New
iork closed with whirlwind of en-
.auSlasm on both sides, coupled with
pi''er accusations from the friends of
each candidate. 1t has been MANY
years since such a strenuous cam
paisn has been carried on.
Auy'Gen. Moody, in an address at
ioviaence, r. l., said: Corporations
a'e come to stay, as have organized
apor' Let us not condemn either,
~. let us rather say that it is just
anu right that they must obey the
avs OF the land. What we are trying
SCI st is the truth, and until we
e' Tue truth | shall make no charges
e'ast the Standard Oil Co. Then
- le wealth in the country can not
'anu against the law of the land"
ine monthly circulation of the
Ompuoiler of the currency shows
,a' az the close of business October
isVo' the total circulation of ma
Slal bank notes was $3.50, 171,9S5,
a,cn is an increase as compared
october 81, 1905, of $5S,763, 1856,
6sS77. io' INC nion'n Vi 30
A0 accident bulletin issued by the
'''slate commerce commission for
oOc Hiee months ending June 80,
w. w. SHOWS the total number of cas-
Dl ,,aes 10 passengers and railway en-
Oses 10 be 16,937 The number of
rs r'ensefs and employees killed in
N,a accidents was 1914, as against 274
,De preceding quarter.
! ~ Wiley says that farmers will
u. uisull alcohol, and must be con-
D. WIN furnishing raw materials.
preventative lockwood E. Hoar,
massachusetts,, died at Worcester
r vas d son of the late Senator Hoar
TO r c' Dana, only brother of the
a. Nnarles A. Dana, died at Buckeye
ono e' near Newark, O., where he had
I !. 70 hunt ducks. He was interest
erns . number of manufacturing. con-
Tse ana leaves a large estate.
,ona German steamer Hermann
Fas Al. ah'werp for the Mediterranean
oo sunk IN the channel as a result OF
re SU'iislon. Twenty three of her
rev p' We're drowned
ev "a a,sreement of Prosecuting Attor
ttorna no'on' at Little Rock, Ark, and
b o,, representing five of the cot
plasl.. companies doing business in
nd;na county, orders were entered
IL IS the antitrust suits agains
aia - Sipanies. Four of the compauie.
Dnes OF $4,000 each.