The Conway log cabin., 1901-01-01
NEWS or THE WORLD.

The Coffee county bank at Man. chester, Tenn, was footed by safe blowers of $5,000.
 The window glass manufacturers announce an advance of 15 per cent on all window glass,
 The Indian police are carrying out their threats to arrest all hun ters in the Territory.
 The manufacturers of Germany are organizing for the purpose of demanding protective tariff.
 Cudahy, the Omaha packer, offers a reward of $25,OO0 for the capture land punishment of the outlaws who kidnapped his son. Every one of the 10000 employees of the American Express company received a gift from the company of S5 Christmas day.
 A millionaire banker named Stern berg of Berlin was Sentenced to two and one-half years in prison for crimes against morality. I. A corner in beans is the latest nov city in the Chicago market. Within two weeks the price has risen from $1 84 per bushel to $2. 20. I W. H. Smythe, grand secretary of the Masonic order in Indiana, was probably fatally shot in his office at Indianapolis by an unknown wo- man.
 Mrs. Carrie Nation, member of the ". c. T. U., entered saloon at Wichita, Kas., and with a heavy piece of iron, completely wrecked the bar
 The body of II. c. Payne, a prom inent St. Louis business man, was found in a subub of the above city with his head nearly severed from the body.
 l \ bill is pending in the lower housc of congress fixing the salary of the vice-president at $25,000 per annum and that of cabinet officers 1t s15,OO0.
 The street railway commission of Chicago, appointed by the municipal council, has prepared bill provid- ing for public ownership of transpor- taton lines in that city.
 Lord Methuen's command in the Transvaal did not enjoy two wagon loads of Christmas luxuries destined for their camp. as they were cap tured by the Boers.
 The war department has decided that no further action can be taken with regard to the return of the vol unteers from the Philippines until congress shall make provision for their replacement.
 I The monthly statement of the internal revenue shows that during November 1900, the total receipts were s25, 344 2S5, an increases as com pared with November of last year of | $SS6,S51.
 | The success of the Omaha kid nappers has resulted in numerous other crimes of the same character The 9-year-old son of Louis Tonhz is missing from his home at Judd Ia., and the father has been notified that a ransom will insure his safe return.
 The associated press gives an ac- count of a terrible massacre of re- form forces in Central China. The reformers are said to have beeA in- duced to visit Chung Tuang, gov ernor of the district, under pretense that he was in sympathy with them, | WIcIl tuC iCuutto WCtO oclIou ttiiO l2,o00 imperial troops surrounded them and began u e work of slaugh- ter. Twenty-seven reform leaders were beheaded and l,50O men killed.
 1 Chief of Police Devery of New York will retire as a result of the general crusade against vice in that city. He will draw a pension the remainder of his life of $3,000 per | annum.
 | A squadron of British veomanry n pursuit of the Boers near Brist- town were entrapped and made pris- oncrs hv the Burghers. After dis arming tic prisoners and taking possession of their horses the Boers released them.
 | The heavy eyportation of Mexican silver to China and other oriental countries has caused money panic n Mexico. The government treath- ens to place an export duty on sil- yer.
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