Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-01-09
NEWS OF THE week
TIE LATEST NEWS OF TIE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
roreion Lands Throughout the Ma
ton and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.

Now Works east side II notlces are
eerved on them, according to an
norncement from the strikers head
Quarters. 1t was said that one branch
of the Transfers union had ALREADY
nassed a resolution to refuse all dis
nossess business and that others
would soon follow.
The fate of the Canadian Pacific
steamer Mount Royal, now 20 days
ont from Antwerp, with Capt. Purcell
and nearly 400 persons on board is
causing great anxiety. Not one YES
col arriving in the last three weeks
has reported the missing steamer
Her mind unbalanced by religious
fanaticism Mrs. Elizabeth Mosher de-
1iberately burned herself to death at
her home in Lincoln, Neb., praying
feryently and singing while her body
was being consumed by flames.
Lamar Jackson, a full-blooded Choc-
taw Indian at Otoka, Okla. has been
Amounted to a cadetship in the United
states military academy of West
Point bv Congressman Charles D. Car
ter
The production of gold in the United
States fell off $4,759,401 in 1907, as
against 1906, whereas the amount OF
silver produced was increased by over
one million fine ounces.
Philip F. Kramer of Portland, Ore,
a locomotive engineer in the employ
of the isthmian canal commission, was
murdered at Paraiso during the night
of Dec. 16, according to information
received at Washington.
The supreme court of the District
of Columbia dismissed a petition
which sought to restrain the erecting
of statue of Gen. Grant in the United
States Botanical gardens upon the plea
that certain historic trees would be
destroyed.
After falling $50 feet from the
Blackwell's Island bridge into the
East river, Henry Smith swan ashore,
not seriously harmed by fall, which
ordinarily would have been fatal.
AS he was entering his office, w. r.
Beauier, editor of the Hallettsville
(Tex) Herald, was shot and killed by
his wife. She was arrested and placed
under $4,000 bail Domestic troubles
are said to have led to the killing.
Ramon Portas, second officer of the
steamer hero, has arrived at Yer
Cruz, reporting that the vessel sank
In storm on the night of Dec. and
all on board were lost except three.
Probably the first lynching of 1908
occurred at Brookhaven, Miss, when
mob in broad daylight took negro
away from police officers and shot
him. The negro, whose name was not
known, was accused of killing police
man at Oakvale, Miss.
Robbers wrecked the safe in the
Bank of Paramount, at Paramount,
Okla, village 10 miles from Enid,
and escaped with $1,000 in currency.
David B. Ellis of st. Louis was found
dead near Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, with a bull
let hole in his temple and another
through his chest, below the heart. He
Is thought to have committed suicide.
An explosion of 24O quarts of nitro
glycerine at the plant of the Eastern
torpedo Co. at Sapulpa, Okla, shook
the town and caused much damage.
No one was hurt.
The sale of liquors, it is under
stood, is to be discontinued on the
olnlng cars of the New York, New
maven q Hartford railroad, while
thelr trains are passing through Con
necucut because there is no law in
mat state under which the railroad
company could obtain q license to le-
gallze such sales.
Inc will of Leopold Vilsack, late
mead of the Pittsburg Brewing Co.,
eisposes of an estate estimated at be-
!. tween 100000 and $6,OOO,OOO.
Inc Alabama o'clock closing law
lor cities of over $4,000 will be given
'est nearing in the courts and will
pe carried to the state supreme court.
by order of the acting secretary of
war General Bell, chief of staff, has
directed the establishment at Manila
~ BOARD of officers to be known as
Tue iortification board, whose duty it
Snaii De to consider the question of the
location of the defensive works and
nv mo posts pertaining thereto for the
rnllippine Islands.
nles county (Ky.) farmer charged
IN hlght riding. Released on $4,000
Missouri farmer struck with an ak
ana wife and employee are
aisea with murder at Poplar Bluff.
Depieted treasury balance may
~u'e Cortelyou to ask bankers to
pay up deposits they hold.
discovery of anthony in army bull
IL Tvs points to guilt of negro soldiers
~ Brownsville raid.