The Green Forest tribune., 1893-11-16
THE Weeks NEWS IN BRIEF.
MANYiNciDENTS REDUCED FROM COLUMNS
TO SHORT, SPICY PARAGRAPHS.
Everything Eliminated But Facts For the Special
Convenience Of Readers OF The Tribune.
A NEW Grecian Cabinet has been

A SHORT cotton crop and dry weather
reported from Texas.
4 CONCERTED war on Anarchists is on
the programme in Europe
THE Treasury balance last Thursday
touched new lowwater mark
The steam barg Lowell was burned
off St. Clair. Mich. last Saturday
DISTRESSING results Of the coal war
in England are being brought to light.
THE entire city of Konawa, w. Va,
is to be sold soon for delinquent taxes.
THREE miners were killed by falling
slate at Welch. w. Va, last'Saturday.
II is believed that the comming ses-
sion of Congress will not extend beyond June
Mr.. CLEVELAND has leased his subur-
ban home, seWoodly', for the balance of his
term.
IWENTY-oNE persons were killed and
many wounded by an explosion in Russian
town.
THE tobacco manufacturers have
lodged protest against an increase of the tobac-
co tax.
JUDGE EDWARD ALLER, veteran of
the war 1872, died at Monticello Ill. last Sat
urday.
Mrs. MARY E. LEASE has made sensa-
tional charge against the Populist leaders in
Kansas.
THE Government of Hoduras has
oppologized for the recent firing on the Ameri-
can flag.
GILBERT BAKER, a negro detective,
has been convicted of glary in Phil lips coun-
ty this State.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, has had temper
ance revival, and over 600 signed the total alb
stinence pledge.
BLAND of Missouri takes exceptions
to the reports of the part he played in the recent
silver conference.
MILLER DAVIS was hung at Center
Point, this state, last Friday fol- the murder of
Sheriff Dollorhide.
Gov. LEW wELLING will not admit that
the Peoples party was defeated in the recent
election in Kansas.
A COMPLICATION of Brazilian troubles
may result in clash between the Unteed States
and European powers.
PoPULIsTs in Alabama are Inclined 10
run only straight-out members of their own
party for State officers.
ROBERT CARTER, an Arkansas convict,
committed suicide by getting under a falling
tree near England last Friday
ENGLAND has, it is said, asked the
United States to use its influence toward ending
the brazilian insurreetion
REPORTS that this Government is in
favor of restoring the Queen of Hawaii are rid
icuied at the S tate Department
IT has developed that Roper, the
murder of Sheriff Byler of Baxter county, was
not in the Iron Mountain robbery.
FIVE masked robbers held up and
robbed the Fulton express the Illinois Cen
tral last Friday night near Bardwel, Ky.
THE official counts in New York gives
Bartlett (Rep.) 9s, o95 majority over Maynard
(Dem.) for Judge of the Court of Appeals
FRANCIS WEEKS, the New York en-
bezzler of a million, sentenced last Thurs
day to ten years of hard labor in Sing Sing.
THE Kansas City Sabbath Assoca-
ton is preparing for an extensive crusade
against the saloons OF that city
New YoRK bankers are to increase
the ratio Of gold in paying their custom dues
and thus come to the relief Of the United States
Treasury.
WHAT to do with the escaped Rus
siaa coAyicts picked up by whaern midocean
and brought to San Francisco is puzzling the
State Department.
Ex-SEcRETARY WHITNEY says regard
ing the election of last Tuesday, that while the
result was a Democratic defeat, it was not
s Republican victory.
TIE administration s policy regard
ing Hawaii does not meet the approval Of the
jingoes, but by fair minded statesmen is it
garled as the only honest course.
WHEN Governor Waite of Colorado
issued his proclamation for Thanksgiving he
said that he did not see what there was for the
people of Colorado to be thankful for.
A GENTLEMAN just returned from Bra
zil tells horrowiying story of the conditions ex-
istiting there, warning Americans from enlist
ing on the ships being fitted out here, as
the country at this season is hotbed of dis
A LOCOMOTIVE is being constructed in
England to run one ilu .dred miles al hour It
has 1000 horse power; the driving wheels are
twelve feet in diameter; the three cylinders are
40 IS, and Is inches in diameter, with 33-iBch
stroke, and the boiler pressure is 200 pounds
HARLOW n. HiG6INBoTHAM, president
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition, Friday
gave sl00. 900 from bis private fortune to the
dowme t fund of the Columbian Museum, which
practically assures the fullfliment of the coadi-
tons attached to Marshal Field IS gift OF 81 900,
tVJ TWO weeks ago