The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-21
SHORT TELEoRAMs.

A receiver has been appointed for
me First National Bank Of Alya. Ok
lahoma
School committeeman have inaugu-
rated a crusade against Boston teach
ers chewing gum.
The National Hospital for Insane
Indians. at Canton, South Dakota. has
thirty five inmates.
The Ohio Legislature has elected
Marcus A. Hanna to the United States
senate for a second term.
Emperor William sent telegram to
President Roosevelt expressing his sor-
row over the Chicago disaster.
sergt Julius Frederick. the Arctic
explorer, and member of the Greeley
expedition. died at Indianapolis on the
9th inst
Montreal. Canada, Is suffering from
an epidemic OF typhoid fever. as many
as thousand cases being reported at
one time
Col George r. Mcclellan. the last
surviving field officer OF the Mexican
War, died at Bristol. Tennessee. on tho
18th inst
Jean Leon Gerome. the famous
French painter and sculptor, died at his
home In Paris January 10Th at the age
Of eighty years,
H. Fra2ee. an electrical worker, has
been found responsible for the $780,
900 fire at the state capitol building in
Des Moines. lie having dropped light
ed candle. lie Will not be prosecuted.
In an opinion handed down by the
Stae Supreme Court the Missouri AN
ti-truek statute" is declared TO be un-
constitutional. This law prohibits cor
porations from Issuing trade checks 10
employees.
The vice chairman OF the national
| committee OF the Peoples party has Is
sued call for the committee to meet
ia St Louis February 22nd to fix the
time and place for holding a national
| convention.
A dispatch from Rome says that
portions of the walls of the ancient
town Of Spoleto have fallen and the
historic cathedral. containing the fres-
Goes of Fra Lippo Lippo and his tomb
is in danger
The Netherland parliament has vot-
ed about Sl,750.000 for the purchase
OF quickfiring Krupp guns, after dec
| laratlon OF the war minister that he
considered the Krupp guns preferable
to the Ehrhardt guns.
The death is reported at SNOWFALL.
Arizona. OF Archie Nivens. one of the
foremost mining experts in the United
Staes. He recently returned from Co
rea. where he went to examine mines
/ for an English syndicate.
W. X. Vanderbilt. Jr., has offered TO
give a cup for automobile competition
on the road. If the American Automu-
bile Association can find suitable
| course. and will promote a race OF
from 200 to 800 miles. or thereabouts.
Gen. Stephen d. Lee of Mississippi.
commander of the army Of the Tenes-
see, will succeed Gen. Gordon as com
manderin-chief OF the United Confed-
crate Veterans, pending the election a.
the reunion in Nashville next June.
Sir Thomas Upton has severed an
other OF the bonds which linked him
with Chicago. His membership on the
board of trade has been sold at $4,000.
His packing plant was disposed OF sew
eral months ago to the National Pack
ing Company.
Three new schools and at least TWEEN
ty-two new buildings. of which the OIL
clal total estimated cost is $1,000 900 or
more. will be erected at the University
of Chicago within the next ten years.
according to the forecast of President
William r. Harper.
An Echo, Oregon, dispatch, of Janu-
cry 11th, says: The rabbit drive on
fower Butter creek to-day was the larg-
est in the history of the Northwest.
It is estimated that 10000 rabbits were
killed, and 700 persons-men, women
and children-partieipated.
The will of Capt. Frederick Pabst.
filed In the Probate Court at Milwail-
kee. leaves En estate estimated at s10.-
100000 in trust. No public bequests
are made. The widow and four chill
dren and an adopted daughter each re-
ceiye one-sixth of the estate.
NJ. D'Antas. Portuguese ambassador
to the vatican and dean of the diplo-
matte corps. says the report that Pope
Plus has charged him to forbid women
TO wear decollette gowns at receptions
which are attended by cardinals and
other prelates, is erroneous.
.. dispatch from Alden. Arabia. says
that an engagement In Somaliland be-
tween n British force and the forces of
the Mad Mullah has resulted in a Sc
we're defeat for the latter. who lost
1000 men killed. The British suffered
two officers killed and nine severely
wounded.
The Osservator Romano. the vati-
can organ. publishes note by Cardl-
nal Cretoni. in which he sends TO the
Catholic churches throughout the
world instructions regarding sacred
music. The churches are allowed 10
use their present music until It is
possible to substitute the Gregorian
chant
Some unknown person has cut strip
eight inches long by six inches vide
out of the center Of the picture OF Gus
ter's Last Battle" in the historical room
OF the Kansas Capitol building. A few
days before, Miss Blanche Boies. a fol-