The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-15
CONDENSED rELEcRAhsI

There were 25, 900 men in the Labor
DAY parade at Boston and 2o.ooo turned
out at Cleveland
King Edward has approved the APP
pointment of Earl Grey as governor
General of Canada in succession to the
Earl of Mimic.
Mount yesuvius Is again In activity
FLAMES. ashes and stones are rising
from IL to a considerable height and
wide stream OF lava is issuing from the
crater.
The Republicans of Hawaii have re-
nominated Jonah K Kalanianaole Tor
delegate to Congress. The platform in
dorses Governor Carter and the ma
tlonal ticket
Mrs. Imogene w. Eddy. the Oldest
daughter of Nathaniel p. Willis. the
poet, lost her life in an elevator acci-
dent in Boston on the 9Th inst. She was
sixty years old.
There have been a number OF cases OF
Texas fever among cattle received at
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from tho
West and purchased by farmers The
outbreak will be Investigated by the
national authorities.
The Associated Press states on high
authority that Russia VIII decline TO
enter into the negotiations proposed
by the United States August 2lst In
regard to the unrestricted recognition
OF American passports.
Carroll D. Wright. commissioner OF
the Bureau of Labor, is reported to
have said that he would resign from Of
flee at the end of the present year. He
will devote his attention TO his duties
in connection with the presidency OF
Clark College.
Wendell Miller, twelve-year-old son
OF George w. Miller. president of Rus
kin University at Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
a suburb of Chicago, was killed on La
Dor Day by foul ball that hit him or
the head while he was watching tho
base ball game at that place.
There is the greatest demand for cot
ton pickers in the cotton region OF
Texas known in twenty years, and in
many cities and towns draymen, dcliv-
cry boys, cooks and even hotel helpers
have been induced by the high prices
paid for picking to go to the fields.
James B. Hawley. prominent poll
tician, committed suicide at Detroit.
Michigan, August 31st, by taking
strychnine The deed is attributed to
SliOioc AOA h1fAhE oACt s4ha fA4aANo AAAS
brother April IS. 1902. At that time
he was exonerated on the ground OF
self-defense.
The Worlds Fair attendance at St
Louis up to September 4th was as fol-
lows: April, one day. 1878; May.
twenty-six days, 1908 ,231; June, TWEEN
ty-six days. 2,124,SS6; July. twenty
seven days. 2.343,557 August. twenty
oiobt davc 0S2 TAO. CaptamhPr fhraa
days, 1896. Total, 9.114556.
The monthly coinage statement
shows n total coinage executed at the
mints of the United States during Aug
ust, 1904, exclusive of 2.255.000 pesos
for the Philippine government. was 49,
1872. 900, as follows: Gold, $1,3S5, 900;
half dollars. S672 1000; quarter dollars,
s676.000; dimes. S243.000; minor coins,
$2O6.020.
Fire in the Wholesale district at
Memphis. Tennessee. on the 3rd inst,
destroyed property approximating in
value 100000. including that of the
Oliver-Finne Grocery Company. John
Denies Sons, lime; the Memphis Paper
Company. w. C. Early & Co., wholesale
commission merchants. and J. 7. Fer
guson & Co.
Three thousand or more Smiths
gathered at Peapack, New York, Sep
TENDER LIST. to celegrate the annual re-
union of that famous family. Every
county in the state was represented
and there were visiting Smiths present
from many other states. The custom
of holding the family reunions was in
augurated in 1900.
According to a decision rendered by
Judge Chytraus of the SuperiorCourt OF
Chicago. Board of Trade operators who
succeed in engineering corner" in
wheat, corn of other commodities have
no right to compel payment of the ma
nipulated price instead Of the actual
value OF the commodity at the time set
for settling of the trades.
/, At the closing session of the conven-
ton of the Society for the Promotion OF
Engineering at st. Louis on the Bird
inst, 7. N. McNair. president of Michi-
gan College of Mines, Houghton, Mich
fgan, was elected president; Prof. Ell
wood Mead, University of California,
first vice president. and Prof. M. S.
Ketchman, University of Colorado, sec
rotary.
Two new steamships to be built by
the Cunard company are to be 760 feet
long, or thirty-five feet longer than the
Baltic. and lightweight feet on the
beam. and they will displace about g.
200 tons Of water. They are designed
to attain speed of twenty-five knots,
knot and a fraction faster than the
record of the German steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm II.
An imperial ulxase has been published
at St Petersburg. making provisional
amendments pending a general revision
of the whole legislation concerning
Jews. The amendments grant greatly
extended residential privileges to the
higher class of the educated Jews and