The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-09-20
5SOMETHING DOING
Happenings OF News Interest Dur
ing One Week


The constitutional democratic party
of Russia will hold q session of the dis
solved duma at Stockholm, Sweden.
The wage scale OF street car con-
ductors and motormen is higher in
New York than in any city in the
world
California last week endorsed Bryan
and repudiated Hearst, while Con-
necticut, which Bryan had just visited,
refused 10 mention the noted Ncbraskan.
Because the Republic iron and steel
plant in east Chicago, which was be-
ing run on the open shop basis, OBJ
jected to the presence OF union agents
In the wCrIs, the engineers went on
strike, tying up the entire works.
The welcome being extended every
where in South America to Secretary
Root promises we'll for increased and
increasing confidence on the part OF
South American republics towards this
country.
During the recent meeting OF the
British medical association the judg.
ment was expressed that in the opionion
of surgeons the use of alcohol inter.
feres with the recovery of the patient,
and that the value of alcohol as drug
had become to be regarded as practi.
cally nothing.
The IIumbcrts were liberated at
Paris Thursday, after serving sen.
tcncc for the most stupcndous swindle
of modern times, They secured about
Sl3j,000,0 600 on the strength of an al
legcd legacy from an American who
died at Nice, but who had no existence
outside Of the Humbert woman s fertile
imagination.
Several cruisers have been sent to
Cuban waters, and everything has
been placed In readiness to take what
ever action may be necessary to pro-
tect American interests in the island.
The rebellion has assumed formidable
proportions, and it is not improbable
that American intervention may be-
come necessary.
The Union oil company OF San Fran
cisco has laid an oil pipe line across
the isthmus of Panama with n cap
acity Of 1000 barrels an hour, and the
Union steamship company will add ten
ora dozen steamers to its fleet TO
handle the oil business. 1t is expected
that oil burning locomotives will be
installed on the Panamian railroad.
Alva Adams was nominated for the
govcruship by Colorado Democrats
last week Following his nomination
Judge Lindsay, famous for his work in
connection with the juvenile court Of
Denver, announced that he would be
, an Independent Democratic candidate,
and James +. Burns, q Colorado Springs
millionaire, declared that he would be
candidate for the same Office on the
labor ticket.
, In st. Louis last week II. Clay
Pierce, president Of the Watcrs.Pierce
, oil company, admitted that two'thirds
Of the Waters-Pierce stock was owned
by the Standard, and that division Of
territory was made for business "ea
q sons. He also admitted annual divid.
:, ends of 600 TO 700 per cent on 1852 shares
4 of stock, 1t is safe TO say that II. II
9 Rogers will have murder in his hear
b.. when he next meets President Pierce
b Secretary of Agriculture Wilson doe,
y not hold such pessimistic views regard
c ing the future OF this country as james
j. Hill. He sees in the vast productive
It area the salvation Of the race. Lane
]. which now produces an average OF Il
e bushels OF wheat per acre, can be mad,
e TO produce 30 bushels. When iron i
q scarce we will build better houses o
v reinforced concrete, and when Goa
~ becomes dearer, we will run our ma
le chinery with denatured alcohol.
IL The department Of agriculture ha
y agents in Europe studying a larg
e potato grown in some sections OF tb
lc continent with reference to its intro
duction into this country for the pre-
le duction of alcohol. The tuber
c. several times the size Of our oonmo
Is potato, and il is thought one acre ca
DC be made to produce enough alcohol I
al furnish light, heat and power for
be farm establishment for year, and tha
the. potatoes will still be good for stoc
food after the extraction of the alcoho
e, The Pennsylvania railroad compan
's has just completed great engineerin
nc enterprise, being no less than the tul
Is, mel under the Hudson river betwee
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