The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
CONDENSED TELEGRAms

mont II estimated At $1,000, 900.
The Nebraska Democratic conven-
ton will be held September goth at
Lincoln.
The Democrats Of Ohio viii open
the gubernatorial campaign at New
ark September ESD with a huge meet
ing.
The annual encampment OF the Ma
tional Guard OF Texas has been called
on an account of the yellow fever
scare.
The international anatomical CON
gress. at It's first session in Geneva,
accepted an invitation to meet in Bos-
ton in 1907.
The total attendance at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition passed the 1.00o.-
900 point August Sd. The attend
ance that day was $27.426.
Fifteen electric light and gas com
panies in Luzerne county, Pennsylva-
mia, have been merged into one com
paney, with a capital of $1,oo0.o0o
Only $4,000 in subsidiary silver
was coined at the mints during July.
No gold or minor coins were struck
July is settlement" month At the
mints.
Alexander Belvill Bell. father Of
Prof. Alexander Graham Bell, the tele-
phone inventor, died at Washington on
the 7th inst.
The German government has inti-
mated to the Moroccan government
that 1t does not desire any concessions
pending the international conference
: A cablegram from Governor Magoon
nf o.
ston. division engineer at Culebra
from yellow fever. Livingston was
from st. Louis.
Old-fashioned horse cars on Grand
street, New York City, have just been
succeeded by the underground trolley.
The old drivers have been learning to
handle the motors.
Rear Admiral Charles q. Clark, one
OF the most distinguished heroes Of
the Spanish-American war. was placed
on the retired list Of the navy August
10th. having reached the statutory age.
Gen. Roy Stone. aged sixty, a veteran
Of the civil and Spanish-American wars
and a distinguished civil engineer. died
on the 9Th inst at his home In Mend
ham, New Jersey. He leaves widow
and one daughter, Lady Monson. wife
of Lord Monson of England.
DR.. w. C. Tilden, at one time chief
chemist in the army medical museum
attached to the surgeon generals
office, died at Washington on the 9Th
inst 1t was he who discovered the
poison in the bouquet sent to Guiteau
the day before his execution.
The International Supreme Lodge of
Good Templars. at its recent session
in Belfast, Ireland, accepted an invita-
ltion to meet at Washington, D. c., in
i190S. 1t was also decided to change
the name of the organization to the In
.ternational Order of Good Templars.
Mrs. Mary ]. Carlisle. wife of former
Secretary of the Treasury James @.
Carlisle, died on the 4th inst, at her
country home in West Islip. New York
after an illness of three weeks. aged
seventy years. She was daughter OF
Maj. John A. Goodsen of Covington.
While at Roanoke, Virginia, on the
Sth inst, Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw, when shown a dispatch from
New York, in which it was stated the
secretary had quit President Roose-
velt's Cabinet to enter the field as a
presidential candidate. said the state
ment was "the merest rot"
Captain William E. English, COM
mander-in-chief of the United Spanish
War Veteran Association, has issued
general order for the second national
encampment and reunion of the asso-
citation to open at Milwaukee, Sept. Z.
The ladies' auxiliary is directed to
meet at Milwaukee at the same time.
The chief of police of Homel, Russia
has isued a manifesto that, as his life
has been twice attempted by Jews OF
the lowest classes, hereafter any such
men approaching within fifty PAGES OF
his carriage will be shot. He also has
instructed the Cossacks to fire on
houses from which abusive remarks
are made.
The President has approved the
finding in the case of First Lieutenant
Lanier Cravens. artillery corps, who
was convicted of intoxication while on
duty. He was sentenced to dismissal,
but upon the recommendation of the
chief of staff he will be reduced
ninety-tnree numbers and remain In
the army.
A destructive hail storm passed over
Bottineau, McHenry, Rollette, Pierce
and Benson counties, in North Dakota,
on the night of the 7th inst. Tho
storm started in the vicinity of West
Hope, Once, Willow City and ex-
tended as far as Leeds In Beacon
county. The hail strip was three
miles wide.
The Russian government has de-
cided on the issuance of another inter-
nal loan to the amount o: 100000, 900.
of which, however, only $4,000. 900
may be issued at first The loan will
be practically Of the same nature and
under the same conditions as that of
March last and will probably be issued
~ about a fortnight.
Russell Sage celebrated his eighty
ninth birthday August 4th by remain
ing away from his Office, spending the