Woodruff County news., 1908-04-02

and fire. Two distinct shocks were felt. Practically every building in the town was leveled and immediately after the tremors ceased, fire broke out in the ruins.
 After a night spent in prayer, Leo c. Thurman, condemned to die in Nor folk, Va as a murderer, was granted a respite shortly before the hour of execution until April 10 Thurman al- most collapsed from the reaction, aft CT nerving himself to meet his fate peacefully
 Thirty-three Armenians have been butchered and eight wounded by Bas- hi Bazouks at Van in a slaughter fol lowing the shooting of government spy by an Armenian revolutionary.
 Troops have been ordered from Fort Seward, at Haines, Alaska, to on Douglas island, where 800 miners are out on strike. The strikers have stolen large quantities of powder from the mine stores and threaten to de- stroy the works if the non-unionists are landed.
 Massachusetts has opened new calling for women. A bill just signed by acting Gov. Draper authorizes the fair sex to act as deputy tax col lectors. When he appended his sigma ture, the governor remarked that he thought the law would prove a big revenue winner
 As the result of feud which had it's inception at Mirano, Italy, Anthony Comporti and Selementa Montelani were shot, probably fatally, at South Bend, Ind. Their assailants have been traced to a woods five miles northeast of Niles, Mich. Officers are in pur- suit. Comporti came here a few days ago from Chicago.
 Chairman Payne of the house ways and means committee denies newspa- per publishers hearing on the bill changing the paper and pulp tariffs,
 That many postmasters in the larger cities fail to earn their salaries is the charge made by Dr. Charles P. Green field, first assistant to the postmaster general
 Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt refuses to deny that he and his wife have sepa- rated and agreed to live apart but says he has not been served with a notice of divorce proceedings.
 It is reported that several workmen have been killed by the walls caving in ot hA rf ioI,n ot H., which was recently destroyed by Ire.
 It becomes known 1n Washington that Admiral Evans put on record last summer his opinion that the armor belt of our battle ships was too low, thus upholding the contention made by Henry Reuterdahl in his recent maga- zine article.
 Three men attempted to rob the oank at Springtown, 15 miles south west of Memphis, but premature ex plosion blew the head off of one rob Der and so mutilated him that identity is impossible The other two left hurriedly without any booty.
 The knickerbocker Trust Co. has reopened it's doors. It's big stone quar- ers on Fifth avenue, New York, were the storm center of hundreds long be- fcre the time set for the opening of he doors, but not all were creditors of he largest trust company in the city.
 Judge Norcross of the Navada SUI preme court wins Senator Bourne's prize of $1,000 for the best argument in favor of second elective term for Roosevelt.
 Nearly half the business section of Middleville, Mich, was destroyed by fire. Eight buildings were burned and the loss will aggregate many thousands of dollars,
 Harrison Houk, SS years old, died at his home at Glasgow, Ky, of old age Ten years ago his neck was broken by a loaded wagon passing over 1t. He never completely recoy- cred, but was able to go where lie pleased and do light work.
 The president has decided to ap- point former Assistant Secretary or State Francis B. Loomis to the posi- tion Of commissioner general of the United States to the Tokio exposition of 1912. The place will pay $6,O00 year and will be created as soon as congress passes the bill appropriating S50O,00O for our participation in the Japanese show.
 Searchers among the ruins of the Valley House hotel Grafton, H., de stroyed by fire, found four collarbones among the debris, which indicates that there were two men burned to death instead of one, as had been formerly supposed.
 Premier Sir Henry Campbell-Ban- herman has developed a serious case of dropsy His friends have aban- doned all hope.
 Attorney for the liquor interests ci;es dramshop license issued to Abraham Lincoln in 1883 as showing he was not commercially hostile to strong drink.