The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-24

When the National Editorial as
sociation visited Oklahoma City last
year the city officers appropriated
$1,400, for entertainment. They have
now been arrested upon Indictment
by the grand jury for misappropria-
ton of public funds.
Forest fires in the upper peninsula
of Michigan have completely destroyed
four towns and partially destroyed
10 or II. Five counties have been
devastated. Property worth several
millions burned.
/ Gov. Folk of Missouri has commut-
ed the death sentence of o. P. Nc
Carver of St Francois county, to life
Imprisonment in the penitentiary
DIR. Priesto of Mexico claims to have
found the long sought bacillus of
typhus fever and is now seeking to
discover an antidote or preventive of
the disease.
The Anglo-American exploring ex-
pedition has sailed for the far north
where an attempt is TO be made to
locate stretch of undiscovered land
in Beaufort Sea. The party expects
to return in the fall of 1907.
The report that the National bank
of Mexico and the Bank of London
and Mexico were to be consolidated
is officially denied.
new Hungarian crisis is imminent
owing to the refusal of Emperor Fran
els Joseph to approve the Hungarian
hinaf'c han1and far ,,e,
Hungarian tariff
The draft of parliament's reply to
the Russian emperors speech from the
throne has been submitted to the low
er house. II consists of ten demands.
the chief of which is for political am
nesty.
The total deposits in the banks of
Kansas show that there is $500 in
cash on hand for every man, woman
and child in the state.
Policeman John Dineen, of st. Louis
has been convicted of perjury in a
police court case and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary
The 10th annual G. A. r. reunion for
Oklahoma and Indian territory, re-
Gently held at Oklahoma City, was
the most successful in the history OF
the territories.
The parliamentary situation in Rus
sia is growing more complicated and
chaotic as time passes and the great
est anxiety prevails in st. Petersburg
as to what the immediate future may
bring forth
Caleb Powers, has been committed
to the custody of the Kentucky courts
by the federal authorities and will
soon be tried for the fourth time for
the murder of Gov. Goebel.
The general conference of the NJ. E
church. South. has voted $275,000 &c
establish a representative church a
Washington.
The Missouri railroad and ware
house commissioners will have a hear.
ing on freight rates on oil at Kansa.
City on June IS. Every railroad in tn,
state is cited to appear.
Joseph Crow, former postmaster a
Omaha, Neb., and foreman of the re
cent federal grand jury which returned
indictments in the land fraud cases
has been arrested on an indictment
charged with attempting to bribt
members of the grand jury
A New York thief recently stole
a $4,000 automobile in which were
81 100000 worth of bonds, scrip ant
other valuable papers.
The grand jury at Cleveland, Ohio
recently returned indictments agains
President Harry Novel; and 13 di
rectors of the local ice trust.
The River Brethren in national con-
ference at Des Moines, Ia, have de-
cieded to abolish the rule prohibiting
members from being photographed.
A daring attempt to loot the United
States sub treasury at San Francisco
was recently frustrated by guard OF
regular troops stationed about the
building. The robbers escaped.
Congregational.
The house committee on elections has
decided the contest from the Twelfth