The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-24

1Wonty-Onc awards OF medals ana
money were made by the Carnegie
hero fund commission at It's meeting
on the 18th. u is expected the med
ais will be ready for distribution about
July /.
Congressman Ransdell, OF Louisi-
ana: Rainey and Lorimer. of Illinois,
and other members OF the executive
committee OF the national rivers and
harbors committee. whe we're in St.
Louis for two days. departed for home.
Arrangements are being made by the
ways and means committee OF the Chi
cage Commercial association TO hold a
corn festival in Chicago this fall,
which Will eclipse any thing Of like
nature ever undertaken in the middle
west.
United States Marshal w. Il. Oar
rough returned to Fl Worth, Tex.
with a posse from the Spayinaw htlls.
where his officers captured Ben Hun
cry and Ned Carselute. alleged accom-
plices of the Wickliffe brothers, the
Cherokee Indian outlaws
After electing officers for the coming
year the Interstate Cotton Seed Crush
ers' association adjourned at Atlanta.
Ca, to meet probably at the James
town exposition. f. H. Bailey, Of Par
is. Tex. was elected president.
Geo. w. Jiminez, the New York 20
liceman, who went 20 Panama seven
months ago 10 reorganize the pslice
department OF that republic, has quit
the task and reached HIS home In
Brooklyn.
Prof. Paul Samuel Reinsch. OF Madi-
son. Wis. has been appointed one Of
the American delegates to the Rio con
ference IL place OF James s. Harlan.
who has been obliged 10 decline the
place.
Capt Owens. director OF military In
telligence in the SOudan. a British on
Ger. and Gen. FAITH, Egyptian, have
been appointed commissioners to meet
the Turkish commissioners to delimit
the Turko Egyptian frontier.
Denunciatlon OF so-called tuberculo-
sis nostruins In the shape Of patent
and prop ictary medicine was the feat
ure OF the discussion az the meeting OF
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention Of tuberculosis. held
at Wasala4ton-
To about 20 officers and members OF
the Merchant Marine League OF the
United States who called upoa him
recently, the. president expressed him
self as heartily in favor OF the shir
subsidy bill now pending in the hosso.
The measure has passed the senate
The president told his visitors that ne
needed no argument to convs-S hin to
the belief IN a policy Of building up
the merchant marine Of the country.
He was confident, he said, that the leg
islation now before the house would go
far toward beginning the proper bniid
ing up o. a merchant marine. anc II
was with pleasure that he would give
his aid TO getting through Legislation
OF tia, suiL
The London Standard says II is un-
derstood the government intends at
the next session Of parliament TO in-
troduce an Irish local government bill
which will be a compromise between
the so-cailed devolution scheme and
home rule.
The protected cruiser st. Louis, sec
ond in her class OF three to reach the
trial stage. made a splendid showing
on Standardization trial on the Rock
land course. Her fastest corrected
mile was made at the rate Of 22.34
knots an hour, for which the number
OF propeller revolutions necessary was
1898 per minute. The mean OF the
FIVE highest runs was made at the rate
OF 221e4 knots per hour and 1905
revolutions per minute we're required.
Jerry Hayes, alias ]. Moulton, was
arrested at Bingham, Me-, on the
charge of having murdered Mabel
Page, for whose death Charles L.
Tucker has been sentenced TO die next
month. He was taken into custody on
warrant issued from the municipal
court on a complaint sworn to by Hen
ry |. Hatfield, a clerk in the Office OF
Vehey, Innes & Mansfield, Of Boston,
attorneys for Tucker.
The Standard OH Co. issued TO its
shareholders a statement In reply TO
the special message recently sent 10
congress by President Roosevelt and
the report on the country's oil indus
try by Commissioner Garfield, OF the
bureau OF corporations. which accom-
panied Il. The statement Is signed by
C. NJ. Pratt. secretary. and was issued
by order of the board OF directors. II
denied positively that the charge that
the Standard on Co. benefited by Sc
cret rates for transportation Of its
products
Because the college trustees have
accepted the gifts from John ID. Rookie
feller and Andrew Carnegie. Mary f.
Bird. for 10 years an instructor in the
astronomical department of Smith
college. Northampton, Mass. rendered
her resignation.
Word has been received at Brainerd,
Mimi. that fire at Cross lake de-
stroyed between Eve and six million
feet OF white pine logs belonging 10
the Northland Pine Co. Loss esti