Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-02-22

last until next September, in case u
| strike should be ordered.
| Gov Hoch of Kansas has refused to
grant pardon to Arthur e. Ireland,
a union labor leader convicted of as
saulting non-union machinist and
sentenced to six months in the Cowley
| county jail. He says the case will not
| be reopened
Jack SouthweIl Russell, twenty
fifth Baron De Clifford, a title created
in 1899, and Miss Eva Darlington, an
actress in Blue Bell in Fairyland, .
were married in London under q spe-
cial license, The baron owns about
$4,000 acres in County Mayo, Ireland
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
| Horace A. Taylor has resigned, to
take effect June 80 next. John II. Ed
wards, of Ohio, at the suggestion of
Secretary Shaw and Mr.. Taylor, will
| be appointed his successor
Secretary of State Root has started
an investigation to ascertain the cause
of the delay in completing the bronze
| statue of Gen. Lafayette, in Paris, for
which large sum of money was
| raised in this country.
On the eve of the marriage of Miss
Alice Roosevelt and Mr.. Longworth,
Peter CARLSON, a Swede, appeared at
| the White House and tried to gain ad-
mittance, saying he wanted to see
Miss Alice, to whom he was engaged
to be married. He was taken into
| custody.
Another attack On foreign mission
in China is reported, in the province
OF Nganhwei, on the left bank of the
4ang-tse. No loss Of life is reported.
In some quarters in Shanghai, Japan
is believed to view the possibility of
armed intervention in China with
equanimity, since it would provide her
with occasion to obtain from China
what she failed to exact from Russia.
The American colony in Havana, Gu
ba, observed the eighth anniversary of
the destruction of the ne Flags
and wreaths were placed on the masts
of the sunken battleship.
The Bank of America, of Chicago, in
corporated last December with capital
of $250,000, has been placed in the hands
of receiver. The bank officials are
charged with responsibility for its in-
solvency.
The immigration from all countries
to the United States during the month
of January, 1906, was 81, 127, a decrease
of nine per cent over January, 1905, but
an increase of 70 per cent. over 1904.
The liabilities of the insolvent broll-
erage firm of Denison, Prior & Co., OF
Cleveland, O., are shown to be $3.50,
600, and the assets. $55S,12S.
Every colliery and washery in the
anthracite field in Pennsylvania is be-
ing operated to full capacity. which
condition will obtain until April /. I'M
less it becomes evident that there is no
danger CT a strike.
An inquiry is to be instituted as to
how Giorgiones painting Christ Bear
ing the Cross disappeared from the
Loschi palace at Vicenzi Italy, and
turned up in the collection of Mrs. Jack
Gardner in Boston.
j. Barnett and his two daughters are
dead at Stockton, Cal. supposedly
from ptomaine poisoning, and Mrs.
Hartley, who had been nursing Bar
netts children, and Mrs. Barnett, were
dangerously i'll.
Secretary Hitchcock of the interior
department says that 600 indictments
and 400 convictions have been obtained
by the interior department in 19 states
for land frauds. fIe also said that Lou
isiana leads in the number of land
frauds uncovered.
Maj.-Gen. Weston has sailed for Ma
Mia under sealed orders. 1t is sur
missed that he may succeed Gen. Leon
ard Wood in case the latter should be
ordered 10 China.
The school inspectors of Peoria, H..
adopted resolution releasing from Ii
ability for the shortage caused by the
forgeries and embeZzlement CT n. G.
Dougherty all the treasurers and bonds
men for the past IS years, the Peoria
national bank and other banks involved.
Asa Diluke. son of Chief Whoa of the
Nedni division of the Apache Indian
tribe. in Mexico, has been chosen Off
cial representative of the Apache tribe
on the Fort Sill military reservation.
This practically dethrones Chief GeroIi-
mo.
With the venerable Bishop futile. of
Missouri, presiding, Rev John n Nc
Cormick. rector of St. Marks church,
Grand Rapids, Mich, was consecrated
at Grand Rapids, coadjutor bishop of
the Episcopal diocese of western Michi-
gan.
Herman Reese, aged IS. playfully
pointed pistol he didn't know was
loaded at his mother as they sat by
the fire at Guthrie Center Ia, pulled
the trigger and killed her.
Maj. -Gen Fred d. Grant, at his own
request, will continue In command of
the department of the east instead of
being assigned to the command Of di-
vision.
Sir Francis c. Burnand, for A years
connected with London Punch. and for
quarter of a century its editor, has
resigned. He will be succeeded by
Owen Seaman.