Woodruff County news., 1907-10-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK l
THE LATEST EVENTS OF THE
 WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST WEST, SOUTH
Foreiqn Lands, Throughout the Ma tion and Particularly From the
 Great Southwest.

national contest for balloonists to he held in St. Louis each year is practically assured. Adolphus Busch, the millionaire brewer, will furnish the prize, which will be an elaborate gold cup valued at $1,000.
 For the killing of his father, George Cain, Carroll Cain, prize fighter, of St. Louis, was assessed three months in iail and fine of $100 by jury in the court of Judge Hugo Muench.
 Cholera is raging throughout south eastern Russia and people are dying like flies. Mortality is greatest in the cities. At Kieff alone the death list averages 100 daily.
 Latest reports indicate that the dis aster caused by earthquake shocks in Sicily and Calebria is even greater than at first reported. The dead will possibly be as many as 1000, while the property loss is tremendous.
 One of the boldest attempts at rob- bery in Philadelphia in a long time occurred when two men tried to get away with $5,0OO, which they had seized from a bank runner in the United States subtreasury.
 After executing his will and telling his son where to look the following day for his body, Ransom Goodwin, aged 76, of Johnston county, Ohio, went into the woods and shot himself fhrOnOh hxao ri ho1 two previous attempts to kill him. self
 Eighteen thousand dollars in gold and currency, supposed to have been shipped by Chicago bank to a bank in Oshkosh Wis, was stolen from the office of the express company in the union station in Milwaukee.
 Jack the Stabber" seems to be at large in Louisville, Ky. During the last two weeks two prominent young women have been his victims while walking along the street.
 Three armed men held up a freight train within five miles of Los An geles, wounded one of the train crew. robbed them of $250 and two watches and made their escape.
 Earthquake shocks were felt throug- out Italy. The severest shocks were experienced in Sicily and Calabria where the panic-stricken people are now camping in the open air Two hundred bodies have been taken from the ruins at Ferruzzano. Many in- hau o1c It IS estimated that the total number oi killed is 800. Members of the Red cross, soldiers and volunteers are ouslly searching for the dead and resculng the injured throughout the anected area.
 Dr Walter R. Gillette of New York, who was connected with the Mutual LHe Insurance Co. for 36 years, and WHO was vice-president when he re- urea about year ago, after the in- surance disclosures was convicted of perjury for having sworn falsely be- lore the grand jury. The jury was out an hour and half. The trial lasted four days.
 rresldent Roosevelt proposes to ask oonsress to appropriate money enough to Drlng the battleship fleet back from the Pacific oceon, or else pass the "nole question of its return up to con gress.
 me tribe of Ute Indians which nore than a year ago wandered away tion their reservation in Utah and treated trouble in Colorado and Wyo- ming by threatening to take the war patn and raid ranches is reported to nave again broken out on the Chey- eHne River reservation in South Da- Ao'd' where the trible was given tenn porary quarters.
 united States Judge Thompson has sranted permanent injunction rsalnst the International Printing iessmen's and Assistants Union of noi'n America upon application of m ,me united Typothetae of America. ,a ae workmen are enjoined from vio- ~.ns an agreement which does not eAplre until 1909, calling for 54- hour week.
 Aiter fortnight spent in the cane
 aAes' and looking bronzed and wig .ous President Roosevelt paid a fly nos s sisit to Vicksburg, Monday after ho oon ana delivered speech, in which w. piomased to aid the deep water s,so project, as the trip on the Mis- sslppl River convinced him it was a Aecessary project vt,. vtsiueht Roosevelt reached the oS a,e House from his southern trip na y on schedule. To those who tba. ,ne president it was noticeable tba ' ne mad added several shades to dns, pronze of countenance acquired pav 'ne summer months at Oyster