The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

funds of fraternal insurance orders
doing business in the state are sub
ject to taxation. The decision may
cause readjustment of insurance
rates by several orders W
An examination OF the Cuban treas
ury shows more than s12 .O00. 900 on
hand. mostly in American gold. The
books balanced.
The new St. Pau, Roman Catholic
cathedral. at Pittsburg, Pa. said to
be the most beautiful edifice in the
state and to have cost $3,500.000. was
dedicated recently with imposing cere-
monies. a
Tie heaviest snow on record fell
along the eastern slope of the Rocky
mountains recently. At Denver the
fall was 21 inches on level while
some places renorted four feet At
Alliance. Neb.. two feet has fallen
and railroad traffic was at a stand
still.
After blowing up the safe of the
State bank of Sparks, Ok, robbers
escaped with $4,000 in currency after
exchanging 100 shots with citizens
attracted to the scene by the explo-
sion. Crs .Ll as 5r.ts1lI
Judge Wellborn, in the federal court
at Los Angeles. Cal, has decided that
the Santa Fe Railroad company must
produce its freight books in court in
the rebate case now before the grand
jury. .-st
The, president has issued his an
nuals proclamation calling on the peo-
pie of the country to observe Thurs
day, Nov. 29 as a day of thanksgiv-
ing
After chase lasting SO hours a
sheriff's posse succeeded In capturing
the five bandits who robbed the Saw
yer, N. D., bank recently of $4,000
Most Of the money was recovered.
Postmaster General Cortelyou's
estimate for the maintenance of his
department for 1907 amounted to
s206. .662 1872. a net increase of $751;
100000 over 1906
The grand jury has indicted 30 of
Omaha's leading coal dealers, MEM
bers of the coal exchange, on charges
of violating the antitrust law.
The bank of jamestown, in Moni
teau county, Mo, was entered by bur.
glars recently and robbed of $2,700
The bandits escaped.
The board of bishops of the Metho
dist church have decided to raise $780,.
900 to rebuild the churches of the de
nomination destroyed by the earth
quake in San Francisco.
The Illinois Life Insurance company
has dismissed its injunction suit
against the state of Kansas and has
agreed to pay $4,000 in back taxes
and $500 in penalties and make no fur
ther fight against its assessment.
The government is watching the
Ilcat packers, whom 1t was recently
reported were organizing trust
whose headquarters were to be in
London.
The State Tax commission of Cali
fornia has recommended that corpora
tions hereafter be assessed on their
gross receipts instead of their net
earnings.
The new French cabinet, headed by
NJ. Clemenceau, as premier and min
lister of the interior, has been com
pleted
Viscount Aoki, Japanese ambassa-
dor at Washington, has filled a for
NAL protest with the state depart
fnent regarding the discrimination
against Japanese school children by
the authorities at Sar Francisco.
Distribution of the $4,000 of gov
ernment money to the Kansas veter-
ans of the Spanish war has com
menced. Each soldier and officer
gets from one to twelve days extra
pay.
Six troops of the Sixth cavalry have
D.. to reinforce those already in the
field to head off the runaway Ute
Indians and return them to their
reservation.
Two duels were recently fought
in Havana by former government
officials in which three of the par
ticipants were wounded.
The National Association of Life In
surance Underwriters held three
days session in St Louis recently.
The national council of the Creek
Indians has adopted resolutions
charging that the Creek nation has
been defrauded out of thousands OF
dollars in the sale of their lands andj
ask for an investigation by congress
Suits have been filed In the federal
court at Topeka against the Rock Is
land. Missouri Pacific, Kansas City
Southern and Chicago Great Western
railways for violations of the safety
appliance regulation of the interstate
commerce commission.
In an automobile accident at Kansas
sas City, r. M. Snyder. a capitalist and
promoter of that city. and a 14-year-
old boy named Arthur Rodell we're
almost instantly killed.