The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
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years editor of the Herald and fres-
byter, died February LIST at Cincinnati,
aged ninety-fve.
Harvey B. Hurd, who revised the u
linois statutes, and was known as the
Father of the Drainage Canal, has
just died in Chicago.
The organization formed to estab-
lish a national theater in New York
City has purchased a plat of ground
for a site at a cost of $75O,OOO-
Midshipman Ned Leroy Chaplin, first.
class, and appointed from California,
has been dismissed from the naval
academy at Annapolis for hazins.
Lady Grey, wife of Sir Edward Grey,
British foreign minister, died on the
4th instant from injuries resulting
from being thrown from her carriage
The new census of the German en-
pire, taken on November goth, shows
that Berlin has increased eight per
cent in five years, now having 1884,
900 people.
The proposed combination OF the
window glass manufacturers of the
country under the name of the Ma
tional Window Glass Company has
been abandoned.
The Populist state central commit
tee of Kansas Will hold a state conven-
ton at the call of the state chairman,
when the future policy Of the party
will be decided on.
The President has pardoned Mid
shipman John Paul Miller of Kentucky,
recently convicted of hazing at Annap-
oils Naval Academy. Miller's superior
record was the reason.
Miss Helen Gould's mail has grown
to such proportions as to be burden
some, but she makes it rule to never
acknowledge begging letters, except
from charities with which she is in
touch.
President James OF the University
of Illinois has announced the estab-
lishment at Urbana of new school of
railway engineering and administra-
| tion, said to be the first of the kind in
| the world.
Double tracking the railroad across
the isthmus of Panama is progressing
rapidly and it is expected that both
| tracks will be ready for service in
| July. Steam shovels are cutting the
side embanlSment.
Both houses of the Ohio Legislature
adopted the Senate joint resolution
urging Congress to submit a constitu-
tional amendment providing for the
| election of United States senator's by
| direct vote of the people.
| At a meeting of the sectional bud
| get committee at Toxic delegate
| representing the government said that
| Japan expected to increase the ton
mage of her navy to 100000 tons by
the end of the fiscal year of 1907-OS.
A fire at Panama February list in
| four-story house known as the Concor-
| dia. in the Carrera district, destroyed
| large block of wooden houses be-
tween Constitution, Dolego and Caddas
| streets. The losses are estimated at
100000.
1t has been discovered by the city
| authorities that the forgeries of the
late l.. w. Prior of Cleveland, in con-
nection with the Canton waterworks
extension bonds amount to 100000 in
stead of 100000 as previously an
nounced.
Only daughters of officers in the
Civil War are eligible for member
ship in the new patriotic order known
as the Daughters of the Military Or
der of the Loyal Legion, just organized
in New York City with Mrs. w. b.
Hotchkin as president.
The Supreme Court of Missouri has
affirmed the decision of the lower
court in finding Lord" Seymour Bar
rington guilty of having murdered
John p. McCann two years ago, and
fixing the date of his execution as
March 18th next.
The South Carolina Chamber of Dep
uties has passed the Morgan dispen-
sary bill. The bill abolishes the state
dispensary and provides for state pro-
hibition with local option to counties
to establish their own dispensaries
under county management.
DIR. Harry Pratt Judson, who has
been made acting president of the Uni
versity of Chicago, has been connected
with the institution for twelve years.
He is the author of several historical
and educational works, and is coeditor
of the American Historical Review.
The Harper memorial committee of
the board of trustees of the University
of Chicago nave recommended to the
trustees that the memorial take the
form of general library Juilding to
cost $1,200.000. All the friends .of
President Harper will be asked to CO.
operate in securing tho funds.
At Manila January S1st, Major Gen.
eral Corbin relinquished command of
the military division of the Philippines
to Major General Wood and sailed for
Hong Kong, accompanied by his per
sonal staff. The transfer of command
was made with impressive ceremonies
at Fort Santiago.
Travelling men at Columbus, Ohio
have begun clean-sheet crusade by
Drafting a bill which one of the mem
bers of the Travellers Protective AS
sociation who is a member of the Leg
isIature will introduce, requiring hotel
keepers to change the bed linen be
fore assigning a room to n new guest
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