Woodruff County news., 1906-07-12


 years, only son of H. Mex. Twombly, the New York capitalist, was drowned while bathing in Big Squam lake at Holderness, N. H.
 President Roosevelt has declined the invitation of the Commercial Travel CTS Antitrust league to preside at reception 1t is to tender William J. Bryan, at Madison Square garden, New York, August 19
 MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth are in Paris, the guests of Ambassa- dor Mccormick. Several interesting functions in their honor were given during their stay at the French cap ital.
 Attorney General Rogers of Ar kansas has filed suits against several ice companies in Little Rock under the antitrust law, alleging a combination to prevent competition.
 The remains of Mrs. James Tanner, wife of the comm mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, who was accidentally killed at Helena, Mont af- ter funeral services in Washington, were inferred in the National ceme- tery at Arlington, Va. Among the floral tributes was wreath from President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
 George w. Householder, who started the first evening paper in Kansas City, Mo, the Kanses City Evening Bull letin, in 1868, died at his home in that city, aged S1 years.
 The United States cruiser Columbia and the gunboats Mayfiower and Ia coma are to be stationed at various ports in San Domingo where custom houses with American collectors are installed.
 Guatemala and Salvador are making overtures to the United States to act as arbitrator of their troubles arising from the alleged activity of Salvador In support of the revolutionary move ment in Guatemala.
 The fall of the Russian ministry ap- pears to have been postponed on ac count oi the refusal of the constitu- tional democrats to participate in coalition cabinet. Premier Goremekin still asserts his anxiety to retire.
 The prefect of police of Moscow has ordered that striking building trades employees be expelled from Moscow, and the city council has decreed that re- lief for the unemployed shall not be ex- tended to strikers.
 Hon. Grover Cleveland is reported i'll at his home in Princeton, N. J., and was obliged to cancel an engagement Gcl,; t,.;, iY,N consin with James H. Eckels, former comptroller of the currency.
 Benjamin F. Burd, aged 46 years, member of the Burd & Fletcher Print ing Co.,, of Kansas City, Mo-, and prom inent in business affairs in that city, committed suicide by shooting in his private office. Financial and domestic worries are assigned as the cause.
 The Belgian crew captured the grand challenge cup in the Henley regatta in England and the British oarsmen are terribly disgruntled.
 Abe Attell retains the featherweight championship of America by getting the decision in a vicious 20-round bat tie at Los Angeles, Cal, with Frankie Neil, before the Pacific Athletic club. he landed six blows to his opponents one.
 The Crown Princess Frederick Will fam of Germany celebrated the Fourth of July by presenting her husband with a son and the German empire with an heir to the throne. There was great rejoicing, and a salute of 10l guns was fired in honor of the event and half million copies of the official gazette announcing 1t distributed gratis. The prince will be christened Wilhelm August 12.
 Secretary of State Elihu Root ac- companied by Mrs Root, his son Ed ward and his daughter, Miss Edith, have started on the cruiser Charleston for the trip to Brazil and other South American republics.
 Americans abroad, as is their wont, celebrated Independence day. Recep- tions and banquets were held at the American embassies in London, Paris, Vienna and Rome; the visiting Nor wegian-Americans celebrated in Chris tiana the American colony and tour ists did likewise in Copenhagen; the Americans in Berlin got up game of baseball. and at GuayQuil Eucuador, the foreign consulates hoisted flags and a military band serenaded the American consulate.
 Harry Kendall Thaw, learning that the women and boys confined in the Tombs prison in New York had been treated to ice cream and cake on the Fourth of July, and that the men were overlooked, promptly ordered supply of the delicacies for his fellow male prisoners. It took 46 quarts of cream and 30 dozen cakes to go round.
 In duel on horseback at Pittkin, Col. George Campbell was shot and killed by Frank Vader, ranchman. Vader says Campbell stole horse from him.
 The Welcome" arch at Denver, Col, erected opposite the union station at cost of $22,000, raised by voluntary contributions, which, on special occa