The Elbert County tribune., 1905-04-13
CONDENSED 1ELEeRAMs


given 100000 to the American Tract
Society.
The Kansas City police board has IL
sued an order for the closing Of all
saloons on Sunday.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow Of
former president Harrison, and her
daughter, sailed from Boston April LIST
for Italy.
TIE report OF the betrothal of King
Alfonso of Spain to Princess Patricia
of Connaught is officially declared to
be unfounded.
The Panama canal commission has
authorized the construction of ma
rine barracks at Ancon, Panama. 1t q
cost of $4,000.
In the sixty-second annual boat race
between the Universities Of Oxford
and Cambridge April list. the former
won by three lengths.
Of1cers OF Drake University at Des
Moines, Iowa, have received an oner
from Andrew Carnegie OF $4,000 for
the erection of a library.
Five men we're killed and five more
were seriously injured by an explosion
In Senator Clark's United Verde mine
at jerome, Arizona, on the End inst.
Fifty cents has been fixed as the
general admission price to the Lewis
& Clark Exposition. Communication
books will be sold at reduced rates.
Former Senator Stewart of Nevada.
after many years spent here in pub
lie life. left Washington city April End
to make his home in Tonopah, Nevada.
President Roosevelt will deliver an
address in Brooklyn May Goth, at the
exercises in connection with the un-
yelling Of the statue of General Slo-
cum.
Governor Mickey OF Nebraska has
signed the bills providing for biennial
elections and prohibiting the manufac-
ture and sale of cigarettes and cigar
cite papers.
The correspondent at Toxic of the
London Times says: Reports from
Manchuria show that the Russians are
destroying the railway much more
completely than hitherto. The evident
inference is that they do not contem-
plate recovering the situation"
Official announcement is made that
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad has decided upon an extern
sion from Chamberlain, South Dakota,
west through Lyman county, South |!
Dakota opening new region Of |
cheap lands and productive soil.
The California Legislature passed a
bill which Governor Pardee has ap-
proved. fixing a fat tax of $40 year
on all corporations. foreign and domes-
tic, doing business in the state, which |
is expected to yield the state 100000 |
in revenue during the next two years.
The Iowa Supreme Court has
handed down a decision sustaining the |
amendment to the state constitution
providing for biennial instead of an
nual elections. By the adoption of this |
amendment there will be no general |
election in Iowa this fall, and terms
Of all officers whose terms expire then |
are extended one year
A Shanghai dispatch says the pro
vincial mints have been issuing un.
limited quantities of debased copper |
currency, whereby officials have
profited to the extent of $4,000 900 |
taels annually. AS result of this de-
basement OF the currency a financial
collapse is threatened.
Because of historical associations,
the members of the Mormon church |
have purchased for $4,000 the old jail |
at Carthage, Missouri. where the first |
prophet and the founder of the faith |
met a tragic death at the hands of a |
mob. 1t is proposed to establish mis-.
sion church in the building.
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the proposed rifle match be-
tween teams from the Seventh regi- |
ment. New York National Guard, and
the Queens Westminster Volunteer
regiment OF London. The first con.
test will take place at the Bisley
range. England, July 9Th and 7th.
Governor Mickey of Nebraska We
toed the bill for the regulation of the
practice Of medicine in the state, bet |
ter known as the anti-Christian Sci
ence bill. The governor says in his
veto that he believes the bill to be
in violation of the constitution, which
demands religious federation and free
dom.
The Irish Unionists at meeting
have resolved to withhold their sup
port of the government on all ques-
lions involving an expression of con.
fidence in its Irish administration so
long as Sir Anthony Patrick MacDon-
nell is retained at his post as under
secretary to the lord lieutenant of Ire
land.
Senators who called on President
Roosevelt to consult with him as to
the probable time of the reassembling
of Congress were informed that 1t is
likely special session will be called
for October 10th. This will enable
members of Congress going on the
Philippine trip to return in time for
the session.
Griffith ]. Griffith, the Los Angeles
millionaire who three years ago at
tempted to kill his wife, must spend
two years in state prison and pay
fine of $4,000. according to decision
of the State Supreme Court, which has
affirmed the sentence of the lower
court. Griffith gave a park of 5000
acres to Los Angeles and was named