Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-11-15
NEWS OF The WEEK
AN EPITOME OF THE MOST I'M.
poRTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
A Carefully Digestsd and Condensed
Compilation of Current News
Items, Domestic and Foreign.
MISCELLANEOUS.

The federal grand jury, in its inves-
tigation of the Shelby tube scandal at
Pittsburg, Pa, returned indictments
against three individuals, charging
them with conspiracy to defraud the
government by selling it defective
boilers. Some of these tubes, accord
ing to the grand jury, are in use on
the battleship Louisiana, on which
President Roosevelt is making his
Panama trip.
A lone boy bandit, weighing scarcely
10 pounds, held up the Golden State
Limited, the fast Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific train, near Slater, Mo-, and
telling the passengers that he was
from Missouri, robbed the rear Pull.
man car, forcing the porter to collect
in his cap the booty from the occu-
pants of each berth He allowed the
women in the car to go unmolested,
saying that: Jesse James never
robbed ladies'
1t is stated that general investi-
cation of what is known as the Harri-
man system of railroads. under the
authority conferred by law, is one G.
the subjects that has been discussed
for some time by the interstate COM
merce commission, and that body, it
is said, really stands committed to an
inquiry.
Bradstreets, in their review of trade,
say: Marked advances in wages OF
railway employees, greatly improved
collections, large filling in orders lin
dicating heavy consumption), good
business on spring account, a contin-
ued scarcity of labor and record break
ing outputs of iron and Steel are pre-
eminent business features"
fhe directors of the State bank of
New York have declared dividend
OF 900 per cent, payable in cash, on
the banks capitalization of 100000.
The directors also declared the usual
semi-annual dividend of so per cent.
Gov. Hanly has decided that Rev.
William E. Hinshaw, convicted in 1895
oil the murder of his wife, has broken
the parole given him as the last Off
clai act of Gov. Durbin in 1905, and
mat he must return to the Michigan
City penitentiary to serve for life.
Every member of the faculty of Cen
tenary college, Jackson, La, except
President Moncreif, has resigned, as a
consequence of the recent stabbing
OF Rev. Miller by Moncreif. Two days
previous the entire student body left
the college on account of the reten-
ton of Prof. Moncreif.
Mount Culebra, which is located 40
miles west of Trinidad, Col, is report
Ell TO be in state of eruption Smoke
ana vapor can be seen issuing from
the mountain.
GIOVANNI Bruno, Sicilian, believed
10 De one of the most dangerous and
uarlng Italian anarchists, was arrested
at Keen, small station on the Bur-
hngton railroad, forty-seven miles east
OF Denver, where he was employed as
section hand.
Inc president, accompanied by Mrs.
roosevelt, Surgeon-General Rixey OF
'ne navy and M. c. Latta, one of the
assistant secretaries at the White
mouse, is away on a trip to the 18TH
mus of Panama to inspect the canal.
lney are due to return Nov. 81
great fire ragged in Canton, China,
destroying the section where the res
.aurants and gambling houses were
located
non Robert L. Henry, chairman OF
ne democratic caucus in congress,
mas issued call for meeting of the
democratic members to be held in
'ne mouse of representatives Dec. 1.
hdsaile A. Maynard, associate editor
el Leslles Weekly, and prominent
nsure at Lake Mohonk peace confer
s.ences' died at Claremont, Cal. His
hume was in Oneonta, N. Y.
len men persisted in the wreck Of
ue iuifrigged Russian ship Sovinto,
"nich struck the lodges at Priest S
ponu' Charlottetown, Prince Edwards
island, during a severe gale.
,, IieVen indictments were handed to
ause Lochran in the United States
n.''l!ct court at St. Paul Mimi, by
aae FEDERAL grand jury, covering the
en,ns OF rebates by certain railroads
@ me receiving of the same by
San hrms and individuals.
!. huwln Stone, of Brooklyn, who died
nf saratoga. N. Y, Oct. 81, left half
MS ms estate, valued at 100000, to
a.ious educational and charitable in.
o. Tuskegee Institute, Book.
toned. o 70 ineA
ne United States circuit court of
s eSpsdis' at st. Paul. Mimi, has hand
1; IL uown a decision upholding the va.
49, v Oh contracts for the purchase
a. a SAFE OF grain for future delivery,
of IS practiced by the Chicago board
Of s srade and the Merchants exchange
OF St Louis.