Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-01-28

which prohibits the sale of intoxicat-
Ing liquors within four miles of a
school house in Tennessee, and is in
effect statewide prohibition act. 1t
is effective July 1, 1909. In each
house the passage was effected
through combination of Republican
and statewide" Democratic strength.
John D. Rockefeller was again
chosen superintendent of the Sunday
school of his Cleveland church, the
Euclid Avenue Baptist, at the yearly
meeting Wednesday night.
Fire that caused half a million dol
lars damage broke out in the theater
section in Toledo, o., Tuesday night
just as the performances were about
to close and only the GOODNESS of the
managers prevented a panic in the
Arcade and Empire theaters.
California members of congress gen
orally are supporting President Roose-
welt in his contention that the anti
Japanese measures now pending be-
fore the legislature of that state
should be killed.
Charges against Senator Tillman
which were sent by President Roose-
welt to Senator Hale in response to
his request for information concern
ing the operations of the secret serv-
ice, will not be considered by the SEN
ate committee on appropriations. This
special committee, composed of Sen
ators Gallinger, Hemenway and Clay,
held its first meeting Monday. The
data already submitted was exam
ined by the committee and it was
found that investigation would have
to be of an exhaustive character.
A telegram from New York states
that Charles L. Tut of Colorado
Springs, Colo, one of the richest min
ing and smelling magnates in the
West, is dead there of heart disease
and pneumonia.
Coroner Hoffman announced Thurs
day afternoon that after a close inves-
tigation he was convinced that &C men
have persisted in the fire which de-
Wednesday.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was reported to the senate. 1t
carries 81 SOP, an increase of only
$4,000 over the amount as passed by
the house. The committee struck out
the house provision for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the purchase of au-
tomobiles for the use of the president,
which was included upon expressed
wish of President-elect Taft, who pre-
fers the automobile to the horse.
The James river dam bill is dead
so far as the present congress is con-
cerned The presidents veto of the
bill was referred to a subcommittee of
foreign commerce. Mr.. Stevens, chair
man Of the subcommittee. said there
was no need making an effort to pass
the bill over the veto.
With full military honors the body
of the late Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky
was inferred at St. Petersburg Mon
day in the presence of representa-
tives of the imperial family, the min
listers of war and marine, and an as
semblage of high officials. Wreaths
from the emperor and empress We're
placed on the coffin.
The senate ratified arbitration treat
les with Chilli, Costa Rica and Austrio-
Hungary and an eXtraGition treaty with
Honduras, this latter completing the
series of forty-four new eXtradition
treaties negotiated to include the
crime OF bribery among the eXtradit
able of1enses.
The stormy weather in the earth
quake region is adding greatly to the
afflictiOn of the refugees. The work
of hut construction has been retarded
and the country all about Messina is
like lake of mud. The panicky feel
ing also is kept up by numerous
shocks which have been felt as far as
Brindisi
After seven hours of heated debate,
characterized by bitter denunciations
and caustic criticisms, the house of
representatives passed the bill prohib-
ting the manufacture of intoxicating
liquors in Tennessee, by vote of GO
to SO. The bill was passed by the
senate Thursday.
Grieving over the illness of one of
his five motherless children, Eugene
Schoech of Highland, near Edwards
vile, H., crept from the house where
his boys and girls were asleep early
Friday and lay down on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad tracks. Five minutes
later a fast train, flying through the
night, ran over him, cutting him in
two,
With railroad traffic practically sus-
pended on some lines, train scedules
demoralized on other roads, telegraph
and telephone wires Frustrated and
communications only fitfully main
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