Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-08-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK
AN EPITOME OF THE MOST I'M
PoRTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
A Carefully Dqested and Condensed
Compilation of Current News
Items, Domestic and Foreign.
MISCELLANEOUS.

The president has appointed James
S. Harlan, of Chicago. a member OF
the interstate commerce commission.
He is a son Of Associate Justice Har-
Ian, of the supreme court of the
United States. The appointment OF
Mr.. Harlan completes the membership
of the commission as provided for I'M
der the new railroad rate law
President Lynch of the Internation-
al Typographical union, at the recent
session in Colorado Springs, Col, was
instructed to investigate the alleged
violation of the eight-hour law in the
government printing office.
The First national bank of Chelsea,
Mass, has been closed by the comp
troller of the currency. The presi-
dent, Sylvester B.. Hincllley, is said
to have borrowed probably half a
million of the banks funds and in
vested in real estate, which did not
prove as profitable as anticipated.
Orders have ben telegraphed from
Washington to the commandant OF
the League island navy yard at Phila-
delphta to accept finally and place the
new cruiser st. Louis in commission
as soon as she is proper shape to
enter the navy
Reports from Lima, Peru, are that
Valparaiso, Chile, was shaken by an
earthquake; that many buildings were
demolished; that fire followed; that
many people were killed. Reports
were meagar on Saturday, August Is.
Frank Bauer, the Joplin (Mo0 man
who slew John Brady, who is alleged
to have fed with Bauer's wife, baby
and money, is released from a Mexi
CO prison.
Announcement of dividends on
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
stock causes a frenzied buying in Wall
street.
A London newspaper asserts that a
plot has been discovered to assassin
ate King Alfonso while attending the
Cowes regatta. Two notorious Span
ish anarchists were found at Cowes
and the police banished them without
arrest, fearing to alarm the royalties
assembled.
The south end of the Clinch noun
tain tunnel being driven through the
mountain by the South & Western
railroad, near Bristol, Tenn, caved in
entombing probably fifty men, most
of whom are natives. They were ST
work 700 feet in the mountain, and it
was feared that all would perish
The next encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held at
Saratoga, N. Y.
President Roosevelt, it is said, will
cause an investigation to be made
into the conduct of colored troops at
Brownsville, Tex.
The funeral services over the body
of Mrs. Craigie John Oliver Hobbesl
at the Jesuit church. in Farm street
London, were largely attended. Am
bassador Reid and Mrs. Reid and a
number of English authors and writ
ers were present.
In a speech following denomination
Speaker Cannon ignores Gompers
declaration of war.
r. R. Brown, of GAINESVILLE, O., was
elected commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and
Archbishop Ireland, of st. Paul, chap
lain.
A terrible earthquake shock has
Just been felt in Argentine. 1t is
feared that damage has been done II
the interior.
There is a story afloat in Washing
ton that President Roosevelt believes
Speaker Cannon will be the next pres
ident of the United States.
M. E. ingalls, says trade laws OF
United States menace business inter
ests of the nation.
After listening to speech by the
governor of South Carolina, in which
he begged that the name of the state
be not disgraced, mob lynched g
negro.
Representative Nicholas Longwortt
has been elected secretary of the
international policy holders commit
tee of the New York and Mutual life
insurance companies, to succeed Sey
mour Eaton, who recently resigned.
The woman dashed by troops in st
Petersburg was not an American, as
first reported.
Secretary of War Taft has decided
that enlisted men shall have the
first chance at the As vacancies II
the grade of second lieutenant in
the army.
Pennsylvania railroad management
denies that it contemplates suit to ties
validity Of the new law and pledges
cooperation for its strict observance
John McMakin, former labor com
missioner of New York, poisoned him
self by accident, and died in grea
agony.