The Green Forest tribune., 1893-11-23
The WEEKS NEWS IN BRIEF.
mANy,NclpENTs REDUCED FROM COLUMNS
TO SHORT, SPICY PARAGRAPHS.
Everything Eliminated But Facts For the Special
convenienco of Readers Of The Tribune.
LEWIS BonER rs of Little Rock, fatal

LEWIS BoBER rs of Little Rock, fatal
ay shot his wife last Saturday.
Mrs. u, S. GRANT has decided to
make her home in San Diego. Cal.
THERE were five new cases of yellow
fever at Brunswick, Ga, Sunday.
TIE Government s pushing the in
yestigation of pention frauds at Buffalo.
DuN's Trade Review says business
is improving, but is doing SO very slowly,
THE town of Portland, this state, was
destroyed by fire last Friday and one life lost.
ANDY CRIrTENDEN, who robbed the
stage at Tahlequah l., L.. Sept. Is, has been
caught.
PROF. FELIX ADLER Iectured Sunday
Buddhism to large audience in Carnegie Fl ell,
New York.
IT is announced as assured that the
tariff bill to be introduced will be radical re-
form measures.
THE Ways and Means Committee
hope to have the tariff bill completed by the
last of this week.
The Seventh Day ADVENT st are max
ing vigorous fight in the courts Of Maryland
for right to work on Sunday.
THE Secre tary of War is to have an
Assistant Secretary, proba bly, General Joseph
B. Doe of Janesyille, Wis.
Mrs. LEASE has sent her compliments
to Gov. Lewelling, assuring him Of her hearty
support for denomination. ..
PRENDE RGAsT, the slayer of Garter
Harrison, does not like the plea OF insanity his
lawyers have decided upon.
The warehouse burned Saturday
night at Kansas City was the Western depot Of
the National Cordage Trust.
BRADsTREET's weekly compilation of
bank clearings still show a marked decrease
from the record of year ago.
PROF. w. O. KEITH, formerly princi-
pal of the public schools at Hot Springs, has
been arrested ON charge of arson.
THE Oiphant train robbers have been
traced to Winslow, Washington county, and
are heading for the Indian Territory.
WORK on the new tariff schedule is
being pushed rapidly. 1t is expected that the
bill will be in shape in the near tuture.
SENATOR PETER says reorganization
OF the Populist party with the money question
a basis will be affected in the near future.
AN attempt is being made at El
Paso to enlist unemployed men from the United
States in the service of the Mexican revol luton
ist.
A FEMALE crank who styled herself
Queen Victory was caller at the White House
to see the President but he failed to be at
home.''
THE rough draught of the new tariff
bill was laid before the full Democratic men,
berseip of the Ways and Means Committee Sat-
urday,
SENATOR MORGAN is availing himself
of the Congressional recess to prepare his report
On the proceedings of the Behring Sea arbitration
Tribunal.
The articles of agreement for the
Corbett-Mitchell prize fight which is taken
place before the Duval Club Of jackson, Fla,
have been signed
The report of Gov. Renfrow OF
Oklahoma has just been made to the Secretary
OF the Interior. 1t shows wonderful growth
OF the new Territory ="
Ex- x-MINIsrER BLoUNT's report to the
Government show convincing evidence OF the
fact that Stevens aided and abetted the conspira-
tors in deposing the Queen.
EDITOR McDoNA LID Of Kansas City has
proved himself more influential in securing
Federal appointments than the entire Missouri
Congressional delegation.
A "REFoRM CLUB" composed Of men
who have been cured of the drink habit, has
been organized at Mammoth. Ill Its purpose
Is to reform others and fight saloons
QEEN LILIUoKALANI, the deposed ruler
OF the Hawaiian island, is still dethroned, news
from Honlulu being to the effect that Minister
willis has done nothing to effect her restoration
TIE festive train robber is likely to
be given some attention by Congress at the
coming session. The railroad and express
companies are clanoring for more stringent
laws
WHILE Miss Lulu Edmonson was
waiting. With invited guests. at Oak"ood,
Tenn, for Orriu Rollins to come and marry
ner, he ran of with, and married one of the
bridesmaids
In the criminal court at independence,
MO-. the record was broken Wednesday. Ten
cases We're called, and in seven of them the de-
'endants were sent to the penitentiary, aud the
court adjourned. all in tairity-dve minutes.
NATHANIEL STRAUGHAN, who lives in
crawford county, Ind, will be l0s years old in
April next. He is almost blind, but his mind
is uhlmpayed. He claims that he never uttered
an oath in his life and that he was never under
the influence of liquor
ALEXANDER HoCKADAY, on the 9Th
INST celebrated his ia birthday anniversary at
columbus, Ind His age is authenticated by
the record in his family bible which his mother
gave him. Ills mind is clear, and he can re-
1ae nOer events which hippened century ago.
Aas wife 81 years old.