Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-07-25
NEWS OF The WEEK
an wp1ToME OF THE MOST I'M,
poaTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
A Carefully Digested and Con
6ensed Compilation of Cur
rent News Domestic
and Foreign.

Frank T. Haw1ey, national president
of the Switchmen's Union of North
America. made = statement denying
anv connection with the reported
movement to get an eight-hour day
for railroad switChmen all over the
United States Such a movement has
M sanction of the organization, he
saws and the present agreements with
the railroads will be preserved.
The preliminary inquiry in connec-
tion with the plot unearthed last May
at Tsarskoe-S eloe against the lives of
The emperor, Grand Duke Nichola and
Premier Stolypin was conducted at
St. Petersburg. Three of the prison
ers will be tried by court martial.
BY process of elimination the
naval board which has been investigat.
ing the accident whereby the men
in the turret of the battleship Georgia
lost their lives has arrived at the con-
clusion that delayed flareback"
caused this catastrophe.
Mrs Charles w. Fairbanks, wife OF
the vice president and other members
of an automobile party were in an ac-
cident. but all escaped without serious
injuries. The loss of tire ditched
their machine.
The field for argument, both for the
prosecution and defense of WilliamD.
HAYWOOD has been limited by Judge
Il tel from
consideration of the jury all evidence
bearing on the alleged conspiracy by
mine owners and others against the
Western Federation of Miners.
After being out just month, the
telegraph operators in the Oakland
and San Francisco offices of the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panies settled their strike Friday.
The will of Theodore Tilton, whose
suit a year ago against Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher brought him UNPLEASANT
notoriety, was filed for probate in New
York. Mr. Tilton died in Paris, for
some time his home on May 25 last,
but in his will he describes himself
The interior department temporarily
withdrew SOL, 525 acres of vacant or
unappropriated lands in the Dardan-
ellie, Harrison and Little Rock land
districts in Arkansas, pending action
as to the inclusion in the Ozark ma
tional forest.
1t has been learned that Mrs. Rus
sell Sage had recently given $250,000
to the association for the relief of re-
spectacle aged INDECENT females in the
city of New York
Cotton thread, until a short time
ago the most stable in price of all the
staples, selling the country over Ior
cents a spool, is to be advanced
again, so that the retail price will be
10 cents
Inc state department received
communication from friends of Emil
SIMON, OF New York, stating that he
MAD been arrested in Germany for &C
cidenta!ly killing a woman with an
automobile, and asking the department
10 look after his interests.
Alter hearing her pastor appeal to
tle members of his congregation in a
suburb OF Lincoln, Neb to lead clean
lives, woman confesses to improper re
ldtlohs with the preacher, who is sus-
pended from the church.
District Attorney Jerome of New
YORK, who is suing w. r. Hearst for
$zoo'oOO for libel, refused in court to
reveal the names of the contributors
70 ms campaign fund in 1905.
fIfe insurance companies are con-
SeIlled over the unexpected litigation
~ Kansas, which presents new points
ana may make serious trouble.
standard Oil Company files an addi-
'iondl answer to the suit of the gov
eminent at st. Louis.
New York Herald denies it is advo-
.d'lhg war. Says modern journal
uses money during hostilities. Edi-
vital insists transfer of fleet to Pa
enc Is patriotic undertaking.
Inc pope has conferred the grand
e,oss Oh the Order of the Holy Sepul-
nie on King Menelik of Abyssinia
ing Menelik recently conferred on
us nollness the decoration of the Star
OF Ethiopia.
.n. Jay OF argument on the admissi.
NY OF portions of the evidence fol
o"eu the announcement from the de.
-enSe that they had no further wit.
n Roses TO offer in behalf of William
D. Haywood
trS SUCKS advance sharply in the early
cho "ins on the New York stock ex
r" alse' but reaction follows and the
srNet becomes stagnant.
p,ns York public service board be-
ea Gus searching inquiry into the street
~at systems of that city.