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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
ROOSEVELT SAYS HE is DE-
LIGHTED.

Washington, Nov 5.-The president
was in a very cheerful frame of mind
today and told the newspaper men
that the election of Mr.. Taft wholly
carried out a prophecy made by him
in a letter written to Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts dated
October 26 1908. In this letter, the
president said:
Dear Cabot-Prophecy is very bad
until after the event Nevertheless, l
must send you a line to say that l
think the situation is steadily improv
ing in Ohio and east of the Alleghenies
| believe we shall have a larger popu-
lar plurality than four years ago; in
other words, that Taft"s plurality will
be greater than mine, and | think our
electoral vote will be larger east Of
the Alleghenies than four years, be-
cause l think the chances slightly
favor us in Maryland, although this
represents a good deal CT guesswork
West of the Alleghenies l think we
shall see heavy falling off in the ma
jorities as compared with 1904, but l
do not anticipate the loss of any
electoral votes except in Missouri and
Nevada, and l am inclined to think
that we have an even chance to car
rying Kentucky"
Over 1000 kilograms and many let
tiers of congratulations on the result
of the election poured into the White
House today from President Roosevelt.
He was busy all day reading these
messages and debating replies to
them.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
G. o. p. LOSES 12 SEATS.
Final Returns Give Democrats 173 and
Republicans 218 in House.

New York, Nov. 9.-Final returns
received at the headquarters of the
Republican congressional committee
show that the Republican party will
control the house OF representatives
in the SiXty-first congress by a ma
jority of 45, as compared with 81 in
the present house, a falling off of II
Republican members. The house in
the Sixty-first congress will be COM
posed of 218 Republicans and 173
Democrats.
The states that have returned solid
Republican delegations to the house
are:
California, Connecticut. Kansas,
Maine, Michigan, Montana, New
Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon,
South Dakota, Utah, Washington,
West Virginia and Wyoming.
Solid Democratic delegations were
elected in the following states:
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Flori-
da, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Nevada, South Carolina and Texas.
One of the surprises of the congress
sional campaign was furnished by the
state of North Carolina. 1t will have
three Republican members of the low
er branch Of the Sixty-first congress-
Two Republican candidates were sue
cessful in Virginia. The delegation
from that state is at present solidly
Democratic. The latest figures 4ndi-
cate that eleven Democrats and two
Republicans were elected in Indiana
and two Republicans and three Demo
Gratis in Nebraska. New York's rep
resentation is the next house will
stand as at present, 26 Republicans
and II Democrats.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
LATEST RETURNS FROM
MISSOURI.

ST. Louis, Nov. 9.-Returns compiled
by the Republic give Taft the cleo
toral vote of Missouri by a plurality
of 3,172 over Bryan. These returns
are complete from all but three of the
ia counties of the state, and include
estimates based on partial returns
from the missing counties The Globe
Democrat places the Taft plurality in
excess of 300.
According to the Republic. the pre-
sidential vote polled in Missouri Tues
day was 1924 higher than that polled
in 1900, which was the high mark.
Taft's vote is but 6,S2S behind the
Bryan vote of that year and complete
returns from the three missing coun-
ties will probably send it ahead of the
Bryan vote years ago.
The plurality of Hadley, republican.
for governor is now placed at 1861.
The legislature is democratic on
joint ballot by four votes. The ten
constitutional amendments, including
that providing for the initiative and
referendum, have apparently been de-
feated
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
TAFT'S CABINET.
Four Changes Scheduled, But Most of
RooseveIt's Aides Will Stay.

Cincinnati, Nov. 9.-From an unofi-
cial but trustworthy sourse comes the
information that President Taft's cab
met will be composed of the follow
ing:
Secretary of the Treasury-George
Won l.. Meyer, Massachusetts.
Secretary of State-Elihu Root, New
York.
Secretary of War-Luke E. Wright,
Tennessee.
Secretary of the Interior-James
Garfield, Ohio
Secretary of the Navy-Wm. Loeb
Jr., New York.
Postmaster General-Frank Hitch
cock, Massachusetts.
Attorney GeneraI-Frank B. Kellogg,
Minnesota.
Secretary of Agriculture-James
Wilson, Iowa.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Oscar l.. Strauss, New York.
The change in personnel of the cab
met would retire three officers and
change a fourth. Secretary of the
Treasuary Cortelyou, would make way
for George Won L. Meyer, present Post
master General, who would be sue
ceeded by his present first assistant,
Frank Hitchcock, Taft's campaign
manager. Attorney Gen. Chas. j. Bon
aparte, would be succeeded by his as
sistant, Frank B. Kellogg, the young
Minnesotaian, who has become famous
in the Standard Oil prosecution, and
Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Met
calf, would make way for VIM. Loeb,
Jr.
Senator w. Murray Crane, of Mas
sachusetts, the millionaire paper man
ufacturer, is also prominently men
toned in connection with the Naval
portfolio.
1t is understood that Myron 7. Her
rick, formerly governor of Ohio, is be-
ing quietly doomed for place in
Taft's cabinet, as custodian of the ma
tons finances.
There is little probability that Root
or Wright will be succeeded. Root is
Taft's warm personal friend and the
same reasons that induced Mr.. Roose-
welt to make Wright Tafts successor
as Secretary of War, should operate to
Mr.. Taft, particularly in view of the
campaign work that Wright, who has
always been called a Democrat, did
for Taft in the campaign just past.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
WILL CONTEST ELECTION.
AdIai E. Stevenson to Demand Re-
count in Illinois.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-The election of
Gov Chas. Deneen to serve another
term as governor of Illinois will be
contested by his defeated Democratic
rival, according to a signed statement
issued tonight by Charles BOeschen-
stein, chairman of the Democratic
central committee.
The statement follows:
q am convinced that with cor
rect count and an honest canvass,
Adlai E. Stevenson has a plurality of
the vote cast in the election last Tues
day for governor of Illinois. We will
demand that the ballots be recounted
The demand for a recount will be
made upon the legislature, as provid-
ed for in the statutes"
Gov. Deneen's plurality is estimat.
ed at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Ben H. Atwell, secretary to Chair
man Boeschenstein, explained that err
rors in the count had already been
found in several precincts, and it was
calculated that if only three ballots
in each of the 4,040 voting precincts
in Illinois were taken from Deneen
and given on recount to Stevenson, the
latter would be found to have won the
election.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
DERS SAYS HE GAINED.

Terre Haute, Ind.-Eugene V. Debs,
defeated candidate for the presidency
on the Socialist ticket, made the fol
lowing statement concerning the So
cialist vote:
The so-called falling off was not a
falling off. | attribute the votes fall
ing short of the expected mark to the
fact that an unusually large vote was
cast for the Socialist candidate in
1904. Then there were a great many
disgruntled Democrats who were cha
grined because Parker was nominal
ed, and they voted with the Socialists.
This year they went back to the Dem
ocratic party and voted for Bryan. l
count that we have made gain in the
actual Sociali1A vote.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Sanders ests 21.Years Sentence.

FOR the killing of Zadie Patterson
Ia Perry county in May, 1907 Alfred
Sanders must serve q years in the
Arkansas state penitentiary, unless
by legal process or by executive
clemency the sentence should be re-
moved. The jury that heard the testt-
mony rendered a verdict of murder
in the second degree Tuesday night
at 1890 o'clock. This is the heaviest
sentence inflicted on a white man by
a Pulaski county jury in several years.
The killing of Patterson by Sanders
was not in dispute. 1t was admitted
by the defendant that he shot and kill
ed Patterson with a shotgun, but he
claimed self-defense. The theory OF
the state was that Sanders shot Pat
terson wilfully, and it was even argued
to the jury that a first degree murder
sentence would be the verdict.
Sanders is a farmer of Perry county,
and some years ago served a year in
the penitentiary. He married sister
of the man killed and she separated
from him. He testified that he went
to her home and asked her to return
to him, and that she consented. He
claimed that Zadie Patterson then at
tackled him with rocks and that he
killed him to save his own life.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
REPUBLICANS GAIN TWO.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-The returns from
congressional districts throughout the
country today resulted in a Republi-
can gain of 2, as compared with figures
OF last night. Albert Douglas (Rep.)
was, contrary to previous advices,
elected in the Eleventh Ohio district
and Moses P. Kinkaid (Rep) who was
reported as defeated in the Sixth Ne
Draska district, was returned as elect
ed. The contest in the Fifth Nebraska
district is extremely close and will
require official count to determine the
result.
According to reports received to
GATE, the next house will consist of
liz Democrats and 21S Republicans.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
ROOSEVELT MAY SUCCEED PLATT

gton.-That President ROose-
welt may be the successor of Senator
Platt in the Senate is considered by
many in Washington as not at all
improbable. Those who regard this
as possible declare that they have
assurance from the President himself
that he will not be entirely averse to
the senatorial Office under the condi-
lions as they will be after March 4.
So far as known he has made no re-
cent expression on the subject, but ne
has said within the past year that
with Taft as President he would not
feel the same hesitency about enter
ing the Senate that he would feel with
whom his relations could not be as
intimate as they are with Taft.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Historic House Goes Into River.

The residence at one time occupied
by John Seldom Roane, governor of
Arkansas before the war, tumbled
into the swift current of the Arkansas
Tuesday morning and was swept OFF
down the stream.
The old house, which in recent
years was known as the Boyd place,
stood on point of land opposite Pine
Bluff, about two miles distant.
Sunday morning the land supporting
the foundation caved in. The historic
old house, creaking and crashing, gave
a convulsive shudder and moment
later toppled a mass of wreckage into
the river.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Has Been Voting e8 Years.

Wednesday was the ninety-second an
niversary of Col w. H. Halliburton
of Dewitt, and the family kept open
house" from 2 to in the afternoon.
Col Halliburton is very strong and
active for one OF his age. He voted
for Bryan Tuesday. He has been yot-
ing for president for the last IS years,
casting his first vote for Martin Van
Buren,. He has just written a his
tory of Arkansas county, which dates
from 1S4S-1S75, and the first copies
have just come from the press.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Wounded Man Has Chance.

w. A. Snyder, who was seriously
wounded with knife, in the hands
Of George Layne, of Argenta, about
Is miles from Lonoke, while the two
with Joseph White, of Argenta, were
enroute to the south end of Lonoke
county for a few days hunting trip,
is still lingering between life and
death, with conditions slightly in his
favor Although his serious condi-
ton indicated strongly that he would
not recover, he has borne his suffer
ings so far and hopes OF his recovery
are now entertained.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Game Is Plentiful

Game is more plentiful in the vicin-
ity of Russellville than it has been
for many years. Wild ducks are in
Vulnerable on Flag lake, six miles east
Of there. Quail are very plentiful
and a great many will be killed, as
the hunters are anxious to open the
season. "Greenheads,' are being
killed rapidly, but they are so plen-
tiful that it will be impossible to ex-
terminate them this season.
Rabbits, birds and 'possums have
been caught and killed galore.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Officers Seized Slaves.

The officials of the Arkansas Ma
tional Forest have seized 10000
slaves that had been cut from the ].
D. Henderson homestead near Won
BILE and were being shipped to the J.
H. Hamlen & Son company at Little
Rock. They will be sold to the high
est bidder December 10. Supervisor
S. j Record says he does not know
just what may be done in this case of
t'espass aside from the seizure of the
timber alleged to have been wrong
fully cut.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Hotel and Court House Safe.

The Hotel Jefferson and the Jeffer-
son courty court house at Pine Bluff
have been saved, and the hotel is per-
fectly safe, County Judge Gould had
the rear wall of the court house
inspected Thursday, and it was pro-
nounced unsafe, in view of the fact
that it is slightly cracked and its
foundation sank slightly during the
recent caving. A notice to that effect
was posted by County Judge Gould
Thursday, who states that the wall
has been pronounced dangerous by the
architect.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Cotton Gin Burned.

A valuable cotton gin owned by
Jno. S. Mcdonald was partially de-
stroyed by fire at Altheimer Thurs
day. The adjoining buildings were
saved by a bucket brigade. The gin
was badly damaged by fire several
weeks ago and had only recently
been rebuilt and equipped
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
26 CHARGED With Riotinq.

The trial of 26 men at Lake City
Monday charged with rioting, was con-
tinued until December. All the men
gave bond except Rev. ]. w. Lewis,
who, it is claimed is the ringleader.
He was taken to Jonesboro and placed
in Jail. He refused to talk further
than to say that the part he took in
the visit to the home of Couch was
for his personal good and was to pre-
vent a raid.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Pay Twice for Thefts.

Archie Hill, former postmaster at
Blackville, Conway county, pleaded
guilty Thursday to Judge Trieber of
having embezzled $144.3O and $10.46 of
postal funds, The judge imposed a
fine commensurate with the embezzle-
ments and added a Jail sentence of
six months. On the payment of the
fine the jail sentence is to be sus-
pended. After Hill took the money he
paid it back to the government The
sentence of the court results in Htlrs
having to pay twice for his shortcom-
ings.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Stays Friend Who Stabbed Him.

Claud Layton, a carpenter, is dead
and Tom McElwee, bartender, is suf-
fering from serious stab wounds and
must answer to the law for Layton S
death as a result of a quarrel at Nc
Gehee between friends.
McElwee's story is that they were
going home together and that Layton
suddenly stabbed him after a few
harsh words had passed between them.
He then pulled out his pistol and shot
Layton, killing him.
Layton was married and had one
child.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
4 NEWS OF !
! ARKANSAS I
--S %
n. A. Young Injured.

H. A. Young, one of The most pro-
minent citizens of Marion county, fell
off the Crooked Greek bluff while at
tempting to climb a stairway leading
up the bluff and in consequence is
in a critical condition. No one was
with him when the accident occurred
and he is not able to give the partic-
ulars. His daughter Clara was milk
ing and heard his groans and went
to his rescue. Help then came and
got him into the house, but the doc
tors have not been able yet to locate
his injuries so as to tell how extern
SiYe they are.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Cotton Burned.

Several cars loaded with cotton were
burned at Mammoth Springs Saturday
morning under circumstances that
caused the Frisco officials to believe
that the fire was of incendiary origin.
The cotton was in the box cars sealed
and billed out by the company, and
that fact, it is held, is against the
theory of accident. The officials are
investigating.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Cotton Fired at Dermott.

Fire broke out at 10 o'clock Fri
day night in a car of cotton standing
on a sidetrack near w. H. Lephiew's
gin at Dermott. The car contained
% bales and very little was saved
The car was also destroyed. It is not
known how the fire originated. The
loss will be met by the railroad COM
pany, as the agent had already issued
a bill of lading for the cotton
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Forest Fire Near Roners.

A forest fire has broken out three
miles south of Rogers and the entire
neighborhood were fighting the flames
Saturday. The homes of several farm
ers are threatened and if the fire can
not be extinguished a heavy loss is
feared At this time of year there is
much underground which is combus-
tible
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
DIRECT PRIMARY WINS

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 9.-Re-
turns from Tuesdays election indicate
mat the amendment to the state con-
sti'ution providing for direct pri-
mary was carried by large majority
me large cities in the state give
lne amendment majority of 1000.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Rob Washington PostoHice.

The postof1ice at Washington, 10
miles from Hope, was broken into
and robbed Monday night of $50 gov
eminent funds and about $35 which
belonged to a church at Washington
The commission of the postmistress
was also stolen. There is no clue to
the identity of the robbers.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12

Helena, Mont, Nov. Am official
count of the ballots cast for governor
will have to be made to determine who
is the successful candidate. With 175
precincts missing, Norris, Democrat,
leading Dolan, Republican by 1900
plurality, but the missing precincts
are normally Republican and should
cut down Democratic lead materially.
Both State committees are tonight
claiming the governatoral fight
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Badly Injured BY Fall.

R. G.. Elliott fell from a tree Mon
day in the school yard at Havana and
broke his leg between the knee and
the hip. He had climbed into the tree
for the purpose of bending limb
to the ground.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12

The Republican majority in the Ma
tional House of Representatives has
been cut, but that party still will have
substantial control.
Taft's plurality in New York state
has gone well over the 100000 mark,
while Hughes for Governor has shrunk
to $4,000 or less.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Cavinq Bank Checked.

The caving of the river bank State
and Chestnut streets at Pine Bluff has
been successfully checked and all dan
ger has passed. The river is falling
rapidly and will continue to recede.
rs no rains have occurred recently in
the upper Arkansas valley.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
Kills Man He said Led Night Riders.

After being attacked and insulted
by night riders, man named Fitche,
living in Union county, sought out
and killed Sam Fife, who he thought
had been the leader Of the night
riders
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-11-12
MARYLAND SPLIT; BRYAN 6;
TAFT 2.
Republican Gets Popular Majority
Final Totals Now Taft 321, Bryan
1862.

Baltimore, Md. Nov. 9.-The can
vass of Maryland's last presidential
election shows that the states elector-
al vote is divided, although Judge
Taft actually carried the state on the
popular vote. The official! canvass
shows that Maryland will cast six of
her eight vites in the electoral college
for Bryan, while the other two votes
in the electoral college will be cast
for Taft.
On a popular vote Taft has carried
the state by COS plurality, the actual
figures for the vote in the whole
state, taking the vote of the highest
elector on each side as representing
the real vote of the respective candi-
dates was as follows;
Taft, 116,514; Bryan, $4,000.
Taft's plurality, 605.
How Vote Was Split.
The split in the delegation from
Maryland is due to the fact that the
vote for the eight electors on each of
the two leading tickets varies widely:
while the reason that the Democrats
secure more electors than the Repub-
licans is because the difference be-
tween the vote of the highest and low
est electors on the Democratic side is
much less than it is between the high
est and lowest on the Republican side.
AS a result of this difference in the
vote for the several electors, the lead
ing Republican elector has a larger
vote than any Democrat elector, but
six of the Democratic electors have
each a greater number of votes than
the six lowest men on the Republi'
can ticket Consequently the SIX
lowest Republicans are crossed out
and the six highest Democrats are
elected to the electoral college, along
with the two highest Republicans.
The members of the electoral col
lege are pledged to vote, not for the
man who carried the state on the popu-
lar vote, but for the candidate on whose
ticket they were nominated. Hence
the Democratic electors will vote for
Bryan and the Republican electors
will vote for Taft.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-28
Complains Against Gas Company

Attorney Roy Burgess of Racine has
made complaint against the Racine
Gas Light company to the railway
commission of Wisconsin in behalf OF
the city of Racine. 1t is alleged that
two rates are charged by the gag
light company, the rate for lighting
purposes being $1.40 gross and $1.20
net per 1000 cubic feet; the rate for
fuel purposes being $1.20 gross and
one dollar net per 1000 cubic feet. 1t
is set forth that the rate charged at
La Crosse is only one dollar per 1000
cubic feet, Notwithstanding the ship
ping facilities are better than in Ra-
cine, and complaints are made that
the rate in Racine is too high; also
that two meters are used in this city;
and from test recently made it was
found that rs per cent of the meters
tested were running too fast. The
complaint asks: First, to lower the
rates charged for gas in the city of
Racine; second, to furnish meters
which will register accurately the
amount of gas consumed; third, to
charge but one rate for gas consumed,
whether it be for fuel @: lighting pur-
poses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-28
From the State Capital
q Items OF Importance to Wisconsin |
People, Cleaned at Madison.


Madison.-William ]. McElroy is a
candidate for United States district
attorney for the eastern district Of
Wisconsin. Within the past few days
various persons throughout the east
eTn district have received letters ask
ing Endorsement for the Office and to
send such Endorsement to Senator La
Toilette. MIR. McElroy says that he in
tends to meet Senator La Toilette in
the near future. Mr. McElroy aspires
to succeed United States District At
torney Butterfield, who has held that
Office for number of years. He was
a recent candidate for judge of the
circuit court, but withdrew before the
primaries were held. Since that time
he has been a candidate for alternate
to the Republican national convention
but received little support. Mr.. Nc
Elroy is a well-known attorney of Mil
waukee, and for several years past
has been quite active in La Toilette
circles.