Woodruff County news., 1907-11-21

| entirely new point. Until the mat ter comes before him formally, he must decline to express an opinion. That the passenger fares on all Ok i lahoma railroads will be automatically | reduced to a maximum of cents mile by the statehood proclamation is the opinion of Governor-elect c. N. | Haskell
 Secretary Cortelyou is against hoard | ing cash, and says use of treasury funds to relieev stringency was proper When burglar assaulted Arch Cash | in his home in Knoxville, Tenn, with | the butt of a revolver the weapon dis charged. The report frightened the thief, who dropped the revolver and | diVed through window.
 By affixing his signature Monday | night, Mayor Busse of Chicago made effective an ordinance passed by the city council last Friday, granting to
 the Chicago Telephone Company an
 extension of it's franchise until Jan
 uary s, 1929, and put an end to nego- | tiations between the company and the | city, which began December IS, 1905, and which have continued since that | date.
 s. c. Thiel was the first witness in 1 the Steve Adams case at Rathdrum, l Idaho, Monday. He testified to the ar rest of Steve Adams and his sub-con- | fession. Attorney Darrow immediate | ly interposed an objection on the ground that the confession had been obtained by threats, promise of immu- nifty and promise of reward. The court overruled the objection.
 | The Consolidated Steamship Co.,, the pet concern of Charles w. Mores
 who was busted from the Bank of | North America and other big financial corporations, has passed to J. P. Mor- gan.
 | At least six lives were lost in a fire that badly damaged the Hotel Garde at New Haven, Conn. The dead were employees of the hotel. It is believed l that all the guests escaped. The fire | followed an explosion on the fifth floor in the north wing of the building. The bodies of the dead were burned be- yond recognition.
 The Indiana Brewers Association ] has enlisted in an independent tenn perance movement, having decided in | formally not to start any more saloons | in the state, to discontinue purchasing | fixtures for saloon men and not to ad- vance funds for support of the sa- | looms handling their beer. Vice-Presfdent Fairbanks and a dis tinguished party of court officials of | Washington were in wreck on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad Tuesday night at Weverton, Md, in which Fire man Clarkson was severely injured and the passengers were badly shaken up. The e-president as well as those who accompanied him escaped injury.
 President Harahan of the Illinois Central railway has reopened the act i've campaign for proxies used at the postponed annual meeting of the rail road commission on December IS.
 A state convention of Democrats at Nashville, Tenn, inaugurated a move ment for the nomination of South ern man as Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1908.
 Anti-Saloon League of Missouri asks expressions on lid and saloon ques- tions from gubernatorial candidates.
 Alabama prohibition bill seems as nf in GOVpr- nor's signature to follow.
 The nitroglycerin plant of the I. E. Dupont De Nemours Powder Co.,, To- cated a mile east of Bradner, O., was completely demolished by an eXplo- sion. The loss is estimated at $4,0O0.
 Dr. Thomas J. Allen. president of Aurora Qll) College, has lived for 2e of his scheduled 60 days on pea nut diet, and in view of the results so far, he declares he is ready to pre- scribe for humanity that diet for per feet mental and physical health.
 Latest advices received at the Oma- ha army headquarters from the Thur der Butte country, the scene of the Ute Indian troubles, show the indica- tions all point to speedy settlement
 Federal Judge Thompson, of Cincin- nati announced that he would reserve the decision in the contempt charge brought against officers of the Inter- national Printing Pressmen and Assist ants union.
 The plant of Swift & Co.,, the Chi cago packers, at Harrisburg, Pa, was completely destroyed by fire Monday night, entailing loss of $250,000, part ly covered by insurance.
 The United States grand jury, at Santa Fe, N M, before adjournment Monday to convene again on Novem- Der 26, returned indictments against Justice of the Peace Richard Arid and Juror Gregoria Goriego for perjury in connection with alleged attempts to influence grand juries not to return indictments against the El Paso X Southwestern railway and twenty oth- CTS who have been indicted for con-