The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-30

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Vile. have been transferred to Fort
Reno.
Preside4t Roosevelt has issued q,
proclamation appealing for aid for
the sufferers by the Chilean earth
quake.
Mexico has decided to prohibit the
Importation of arms and ammunition
into the state of Sonora in order to
stop hostile Indians there from re-
ceiving supplies.
Revolutionists threw a bomb into
the residence of Premier Stolypin of
Russia which killed 80 persons.
Twenty-four persons were wounded
and the building badly damaged. but
the premier only sustained slight in
jury.
Arms and ammunition for the Gu
ban government consisting of $4,000
Remington repeating rifles, 100000
rounds of ammunition and six Cat
ling guns. were shipped from New
York on the steamship Mexico.
Public Printer Stillings has re-
sponded to the presidents phonetic
spelling order in letter of hearty
Endorsement
Mrs. Josephine Burton Young. a
member of the Holy Rollers" of
Southern California, poured oil over
herself and drank oil. then lit a
match and deliberately set herself on
fire, hoping by the marty-dom OF
flames to reach the heavenly throne.
Gen. Min, personal adjutant to the
suite of the emperor of Russia,
man whose life has been sought by
the revolutionists for his harsh and
cruel methods of repression. was
killed by young girl as he alighted
from train at the station at Peter.
hof.
The street car men of San Francis
CO made a demand upon their en-
ployers for $500 per day of eight
hours and the demand not being COM
piled with as quickly as they wished
strike was called and all the prin-
cipal lines of the city tied up.
DIR. Thomas, of New York. has
made a second balloon ascension in
which e propeller was used enab-
ling him to determine the course of
flight. They were in the air nearly
10000 feet
President Riesco. of Chile, in re-
ply to an offer of help for earthq-
quake sufferers from the European
banking firm of Rothschild, says he
| hopes Chilean resources will be suf-
| ficient for the purpose.
The heaviest rain in nine years fell
at Ell Paso, Tex, recently.
Martial law has been proclaimed
| at Valparaiso. Chile, pending rehabil-
itation of the city.
President Roosevelt has ordered
that hereafter all messages and other
documents emanating from the White
house shall be printed in accordance
! with the recommendations of the spell
| ing reform committee headed by
Brander Matthews. professor of En-
glish at Columbia university.
By a vote of 1,03S to $40 the Illi-
nois state democratic convention laid
upon the table the request of William
j. Bryan for the resignation of Roger
c. Sullivan as national committeeman
from that state. The convention, how
ever. unanimously indorsed Mr. Bry-
| ans candidacy for president in 1908.
A call has been issued for farmers
cooperative congress. composed of
delegates from the Mississippi valley
to meet October % The purpose OF
the congress will be to unite the
farmers of that section in permanent
organization to control farm products.
The congress will probably meet in
Topeka.
Nebraska republicans in state con-
vention nominated George l.. Sheldon
| for governor and selected Norris
Brown for United States senator over
Edward Rosewater, the Omaha editor
A Unionist party has been formed
in Salvador to form a Central Amer
ican republic which is to include all
the Central American republics as
now constituted.
The Ohio democratic state conven-
tion at Columbus adopted platform
| indorsing William ]. Bryan for pres
! ident and favorfng the initiative and
referendum and the election of SEN
ators by direct vote of the people
| The plank of the Anti-Saloon league
| favoring the local option for counties
| was defeated.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has
taken steps to increase the deposits
of public moneys in national depositor-
les in various parts of the country
to $4,000 each, the amount authorized
| by law.
The medical department of the Ger
man government, after an investiga-
ton, reports many bakeries and
slaughter houses in that country in
an extremely filthy and unsanitary
condition.
The Cuban insurgent forces under