Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-10-18

| members of the Western Federation
of Miners, who are in prison in Canon
county, Idaho, under charge of MUIR
dering former Gov. Steunenberg of
that state. The case comes to this
court on an appeal from the decision
of the Idaho federal court refusing to
grant writs Of habeas corpus.
Judge T. M. Ewing, age 70, dead a,
Little Rock
At Norfolk, Neb., Tuesday nigSt, the
mercury dropped to II above zero.
making new cold record for Nebras.
ka for SO early In the fall. 1t was the
coolest October weather in % years.
Grand lodge Of the Knights of Ply
thias and the Rathbone Sisters open
conventions, with many delegates in
attendance. at St. Louis.
Annual report of Missouri Pacific
and Iron Mountain roads show net
earnings for the year of per cent.
Concessions granted Dowie in Mex
leo forfeited and plan for a new Zion
falls through.
| Judge Wilson, in the district court
at Wichita, Kas., decided that the
board of education has the power, I'M
der the law, to establish and main
tain separate schools in Wichita. Ne
groes say that the case Will be taken
to the state supreme court.
Invitations for proposals to COM
plete the Panama canal have been Is
sued by the canal commission, and the
form OF contract, under which the
work is to be done, made public by
Chairman Shonts.
Five of the most prominent bishops
Of Spain, in a protest to the govern
nent, say: What the people want is
:ood and measures of relief, so they
will not be obliged to emigrate."
Taft labors in Cuba to quiet fac
.ional differences before issuing am
aesty proclamations.
The authoritative announcement
that company with $1OO,0OO,OO0 cap
tal is being organized to compete with
The private car monopoly now con-
rolled by the Beef trust caused no
slight sensation in Chicago financial
aud railroad circles
Mrs. Roosevelt received more than
| $50 members of the Women's auxiliary
IF the Spanish-American War Veter-
ans, which held its annual convention
IN Washington. They were escorted
. the White House by the Edith K.
Roosevelt auxiliary Of Washington.
The Morgan Sash and Door Co.'S
factory at Chicago was practically de-
stroyed by fire. The fire was in the
center of the South Side lumber dis
trict, wherein are located many fac
tories, and 1t was feared the flames
would spread. The loss was heavy.
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff, who COM
manded the third feet in the Japan
| csc war, with the captains and part Of
the crews of the fleet, are being tried
| by court-martial at Cronstadt on the
charge of surrendering to the Japan
csc without fighting.
In the presence of so pupils in the
South Euclid school, in Cleveland, o.,
Harry Smith, rs years old, shot to
death Miss Mary Shepard, a teacher,
% years of age. Cornered behind the
barn in the rear of his home in War
rensville, two hours later, Smith shot
himself through the head, dying in
stantly. The girl had refused to marry
| him.
In an interview few days ago Sen
ator Depew said that If his improve
ment continued, as he had every rea
son to believe it would there was
\ ho in 10
seat when the senate reconvened in
! December.
| The assignment of ]. NJ. Caballos C
| Co., bankers and merchants, New
| York, with liabilities between $1,000
900 and 100000, has been an
nounced in a statement which de-
| clares that the failure was due to de-
| falcation and absconding of Manuel
| Silveira, of Silveira & Co., Havana
agents of the company. Silveira's de-
falcation was alleged to amount to
about s1,OOO.OOO
| William H. Hadley, who died al
Richmond, Ind, was instrumental in
the election of Rutherford B. Hayes
to the presidency, casting the deciding
vote in the electoral college.
A simplified spelling free school
the first of it's kind, will be opened
at the west side Y. M. c. A. in New
York city.
Razing has disappeared at the Unit.
ed States Military academy, according
to the annual report Of the superin-
tendent, Brig.-Gen. A. L. Mills.
Cabling from Toxic, a correspond
emit of the London Daily Telegraph
says that Japan is negotiating with
Russia for the establishment of an
overland mail service. which will
bring Toxic within II days of London
The director of the mint purchased
600 900 ounces Of silver at GIL cents
per fine ounce, to be distributed
among the minis of New Orleans, Den
yer and Philadelphia.
Christian E. Schoelkopp, aged 70, a
pioneer Kansas Cityan, and one Of the
heaviest real estate holders mere, died
at Gates Center, Kas, the result OF
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