Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-05-31

charging engagement in a combination
i'll restraint of trade as defined by the
Sherman law.
Col William F. Switzler, historian of
Missouri and nestor of the editorial fra
ternity in America, died at his home
in Columbia, Mo-, May a. at $3.50 a. m.
aged 81 years. He began his newspa-
per career in 1841, when he became ed
itOr of the Columbia Patriot.
Edward Payson Weston, the veteran
pedestrian, now 68 years of age, walked
from the city hall in Philadelphia to the
city hall in New York, a distance of 90
miles, in % hours and rs minutes,
breaking his own record made 25 years
ago.
Prof. George A. Wentworth, widely
known as an author of school text
books on mathematics, died suddenly,
of heart disease, at the Boston & Maine
railroad station in Dover, N. H., aged II
years.
Mrs. Ellen P Tootle, wife of J. J.
Tootle. millionaire banker of st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, was promptly granted a di-
vorce in the circuit court there, within
few hours of filing the petition, on
the ground of desertion and indignities.
She was awarded Cloverly farm, the
family country mansion, and 100000
alimony in gross.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church
and the Presbyterian church in the
United States have been formally re-
united by action taken at general as
semblies of the two bodies at Des
MCnes, Ia, and Decatur, ILL., There
will be small separate body estab
lished by the dssentients in the Cum
berland branch who fought union.
The New York Word says that the
naturalization plan for the Equitable
Life Assurance society worked out by
eX-President Cleveland, Paul Morton
and others will be contested in the
courts by the minority stockholders Of
the company
Chief of Police Briggs and former
Prosecuting Attorney Henry c. Muir
ply. of South Omaha, Neb, have been
indicted and arrested on charges of
Matchmaking resort keepers in South
Omaha.
Some interesting testimony was ad-
duced at the interstate commerce COM
missions inquiry at Cleveland, o., in
to the methods pursued by the Standard
Oil Co., to crush out rivals in the oil
business.
Much testimony of unusual interest
was adduced in the trial, in the federal
court, at Kansas City, Mo-, of George
H. Crosby George T. Thomas and L. B.
Taggart on charges of conspiracy in re-
batting railroad freight rates.
There is said to be a growing senti-
ment in the senate in favor Of making
the proposed Panama canal appropria-
ton applicable only to the construction
of sea level canal. President Roose-
welt is said to be much concerned.
Barney Oldfeld broke the worlds au-
tomoble record for so miles, held by
himself, at Lexington, KY, covering the
distance in 1:13:2, the former record
being 1:16:20.
George Lucas, for over 20 years a
trusted clerk in the judiciary depart
ment and clerk of the supreme court of
Hawaii territory, has been indicted for
the alleged embezzlement of $500 OF
court funds.
Gov. Higgins of New York has signed
four amendments to the state banking
law, one of which will restore st. Paul,
Minneapolis, st. Louis, Milwaukee and
Pittsburg TO the list of cities whose
bonds are considered safe for savings
bank investments.
Henrik Ibsen, the famous Norwegian
poet and dramtist, died at his home in
Christiana, rather suddenly, although he
had heen failing for year past. 1t
was said that his funeral would be a
state function.
The grand jury at Springfield, Mo.
in the case of the recent lynching OF
three negroes, found that no assault
had been committed upon Mrs. Nina
Edwards, as alleged, and that it was i'm
possible for the two negroes, Duncan
and Coker, to have been at the scene of
the alleged assault at the time it was
said to have been committed
Gov. Deneen of Illinois declares the
new primary law to be the best compro-
miss that coald be obtained consider
ing that there were five factions. each
wanting q different kind of bill. and
that it is a much better law that the
one declared unconstitutional.
Social amenities between the ambas-
sadcrs of Russia and Japan have been
resumed in Washington, Baron Rosen
taking the initiative by giving dinner
to Viscount Aoki, the new Japanese
ambassador.
One of the grounds on which Senator
Burton, of Kansas, will appeal for re-
hearing before tle United States SUI
preme court is that Chief Justice Fuller
was not present on the bench during the
oral arguments, being at home i'll.
A scandal has developed in San Fran
cisco over extortionate charges made
for rent of automobiles during the first
two weeks following the fire. Enough
in rentals has been demanded to pur-
chase al the machines owned in the
city.