Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-09-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
AN EPIToME OF TIE 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.


men letter to the people of Cuba, urg-
ing them to return to peaceful pursuits
.nd end the revolution. He also very
forcefully points out that under the
.reaty with Cuba it devolves upon him
as chief executive to maintain law and
order in Cuba, and that he will do his
duty. The president has sent Secre-
tary of War Taft and assistant Sec
retary of State Bacon to the island to
make a thorough investigation.
Two tornadoes in Johnson county,
Mo-. killed four and injured half
score of others. A school house was
demolished and two children danger
ously injured.
Earthquake shocks have been felt
byer Sicily, and considerable damage
done
The Gilmour hotel in Ottawa, Ont,
was burned. Many of the guests
Jumped from windows and were SER
lousy injured
Maryland, Missouri and Virginia
have begun work on their buildings at
the Jamestown, Va, exposition.
Fifty thousand people gathered at
the state capital grounds at Columbus,
o., to witness Mrs. Alice Longworth
(nee Roosevelt) unveil a statue to the
late President Mckinley. The crush
was so great that after Mrs. Long
worth had hurried drawn the veil the
exercises were adjourned until even
ing Mrs. Longworth had trying
time escaping from the mob that pur
sued her, everyone determined to get
look.
Representative Hepburn had con-
ference with the interstate commerce
commission concerning changes need
ed in the new rate law to be submit
ted at the next session of congress.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, the only I'M
married daughter of the president
had narrow escape from death in
runaway accident
The government has taken precau-
tons to prevent shipment of war ma
terial to the Cuban reyolutionists.
During the first week of Secretary
Shaw's ordsr relating to deposits for
gold imports S21 ,675,OO0 of the yellow
metal was engaged in foreign countries
for import
Mrs Mary Bigley, mother of Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick of Clevelnad, O.,
aged &c, died at Woodstock, Ont. She
had lived in that district nearly all her
life, and was highly respected.
Rather than start photograph go
Ing Carrie Take, aged 20 Of Terre
Haute, Ind, ended her life by taking
carbolic acid
Commander Colwell of the cruiser
Denver in the Havana harbor, landed
lzO sailors, with two Howitzers and
TWO rapid fire guns, and stationed them
near the palace of President Palma.
IL was stated later that the sailors
mad been ordered back to the cruiser,
and only small guard left for duty.
Inc order to return to the cruiser
came from Washington, it was said.
II was also reported that the gunboat
marietta landed marines at Cienfuegos
70 protect American interests.
hepresen- atives of prominent Cuban
reVolutlonists visited Commander Col
well OF the cruiser Denver, in Havana,
anu oHered TO surrender, providing the
united States would guarantee them a
lar trial The information was con.
Veyed to President Palma. who imme-
uiately communicated with Washing
ton
Mr Bryan has made reply to Com
Hitteeman Sullivan of Illinois, in
which ne says that he will not descend
70 personalities, and will l2ave his
cause In the hands of the democrats
oi the United States.
owlitwater Bill Gates, an Alaskan
inner, who has gained national fame
as spendthrift, has filed a petition
~ seattle, Wash, to be declared
s o Gates sets up assets at
s IN cash, wearing apparel worth
wv ana a watch and chain. Court
judgments amounting to nearly $780,
WV were given as his liabilities.
STATE Senator Franklin Pierce Mays,
representative Willard l.. Jones and
,'oise Sorenson have been convicted
=. tne Blue mountain land fraud case
al Portland. Ore.
Gu, 80 Llnares, who commanded the
spanish troops at Santiago, Cuba,
ourlng the Snapich A,,,-u,oo.. - A..
90 ~ py the attacks of the editor
- ne Espana Neuya, a newspaper
Maarid. has resigned the captain
sea of Catalonia. and sent his
sounds to the editor. Senior Soriano.