The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-17
miscellaneous.


Miscellaneous.
The interstate commerce commits
sion, which has been investigating the
relations between the Standard Oil
company and the railroads at Chicago,
has closed the inquiry at that point
and will resume it later at Cleveland,
D.
The editor of the Indianapolis Sun
has been sentenced to 80 days in Jail
and fined $3.50 for criticising the judge
of the local criminal court.
The 1900 funeral drivers of New
York who went on strike have re-
turned to work, their employers hav-
ing granted their demands
The total trade with South Ameri-
can countries in 1905 was $207, ,000, 900.
OF this amount s150.0OO,OO0 consisted
of imports to the United States, while
the exports amounted to but s57 7,00O,-
900.
The New Orleans Naval Stores COM
pSny's plant at Gulfport, Miss. has
been destroyed by fire involving loss
of 100000.
A body supposed to be that of Father
Gapon, who disappeared from Russia
has been found hanging in a lonely
villa in Finland.
The report that the Mexican govern
ment has entered into an agreement
with certain Americans of desperate
character to hunt down the Yaqui In
dians is denied.
The Methodists are perfecting plan
by which it is expected to raise at
least 81 100000 to rebuild the churches
of that denomination destroyed at San
Francisco.
The Sultan of Turkey in obedience
to the demands of Great Britain has
removed his troops from Tabah and
the threatened demonstration by the
English fleet will not take place.
A meeting of the members elect of
the new Russian parliament was re-
Gently raided by the police and SOL
diers in ST. Petersburg and the mem
bers dispersed.
After carrying on negotiations for
nearly three months the miners in the
anthracite field have accepted the pro-
position of the operators to continue
the award of the strike commission
until March 81, 1909. The mines will
open Immediately.
John Alexander Dowie and w. G..
Voliva have reached an agreement
upon the proposition for mutual rep
resentation in the management Of the
financial affairs at Zion City.
Suit has been instituted by the gov
ernment in the federal court at In
dianapolis against the so-called drug
trust for violations of the Sherman
antitrust law. The parties to the
combination include the Proprietary
Association of America. the National
Wholesale Druggists association and
the National Association of Retail
Druggists.
The government has taken a stand
against the petition of the state of
Kansas asking permission to file q
suit in the supreme court of the
United States on behalf of the M. X.
& T. railroad company to get control
of lands in Indian territory.
Augustus St Gandens has been
secured as sculptor for the proposed
Thomas Jefferson monument to be
erected in Washington.
The American consul at Hankow,
China, reports a disastrous flood with
great loss of life and property in HUI
nan province.
A receiver has been appointed for
the Standard Beet Sugar company at
Leavitt, Neb. The plant is the largest
in the west and cost originally 81 1,277,-
900.
Vesuvius is again reported to be
showing considerable activity.
William w. Rose. who was recently
ousted from the Office of mayor of
Kansas City, Kan, by the state su-
preme court, has been reelected to
the office.
movement is under way for the
organization of life insurance COM
pany for the benefit Of union labor.