The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
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Sir Edward Thornton, the former
British minister at Washington, died
in London January 26th after long
illness.
The Supreme Court of the United
States granted the motion to advance
the case of Senator Burton of Kansas
and set the hearing for April I'd next.
Frederick VIII. was formally pro-
claimed King of Denmark, January
goth, to succeed the late King Chris
tian TX He was received with much
enthusiasm.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt has been
sued for 1000 by Edward Kinsella,
London solicitor, as a commission for
securing her present American engage
ment for her.
The first passenger train. carrying
notables and officials, passed through
the Simplon tunnel January 25th amid
artillery salutes. There were no
| other noteworthy incidents.
The Duke of Abruzzi, cousin of King
Victor Emmanuel, has almost COM
| pleted arrangements for a tour of ex-
| ploration into the heart of Africa The
| duke will start early in the spring.
The Pennsylvania Central railroad
| is considering plans to do away with
| the celebrated horseshoe bend and its
steep grades by tunnel nine miles
long under the Allegheny mountains.
Representative Burke of South Da-
kota introduced bill in Congress au-
thorizing the secretary of the interior
to lease 5000 acres OF public domain
to be used exclusively as pasture for
| the native buffalo.
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issued the invitations to the wedding
of Miss Roosevelt and Representative
| LoIgworth of Ohio, which is to take
place at noon February 18th, as al
| ready announced.
| Governor Pennypacker of Pennsyl-
vania has approved joint resolution
of the special session of the Legisla-
ture providing for a sweeping investi-
CATION of charges of illegal retention
of fees by insurance commissioners for
i years past.
party of Santa Fe railway engi-
neers have started from Los Angeles
to locate a direct line of railroad into
Searchlight, Nevada. The proposed
route will be feeder from Barnwell,
about twenty-six miles. The proposed
line will be rushed.
Former President Cleveland was
asked about report that he is think
ing of giving up his post as arbiter of
rebates for the insurance companies
and dictated this statement: There
| is not a particle of truth in the re-
port, nor any excuse for its circula.
| ton"
Gustave A. ConZman, former cashier
of the Vigo County National Bank at
Terre Haute, Indiana, has been SEN
ltenced to eight years in the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
on his plea of guilty to embezziing the
funds and falsifying the books of the
bank.
The transport Sheridan sailed from
San Francisco January 25th for Hon
olulu, Guam and the Philippines, with
| the officers and men of the Twenty
fourth infantry, colored men. The
steamer also carried a number OF
cabin passengers and full cargo of
mill supplies.
The Melbourne correspondent of
the London Chronicle says: Bush
fires are raging throughout Victoria
and great stretches of country have
been devastated. A wall of fire a hun
dred feet high, which was driven by a
gale. passed with appalling swiftness
over Mount Fatigue, killing at least
fifteen persons.
The proposed race from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu, matter of 2,100
nautical miles, is fixed to start May
5th. The contest is open to yachts
from forty to ninety feet over all.
| Contestants are required to belong to
some recognized yacht club and there
| will be no restrictions as to sails, num-
4 har pf crew nrofessinnal sailors nr
navigators.
In the past six months taps have
been sounded over the graves of 26,-
00G pensioners of the Civil War, ac-
cording TO a statement of Pension
Commissioner Warner. This. he says,
is an evidence of the rapidity with
which the veterans are diminishing.
The total number of pensioners on
July l, 1905, was GS4G0S. On Decem1
ber it 31st it was G79,234.
Fear among Chicago University Off
cials that Prof. Frederick Starr, the
noted anthropologist. had been eaten
by African cannibals whom he was at
tempting to study, has been relieved
by the receipt of letter from him
written on the Kasai riTer steamer
and mailed at Leopoldville, which is
about 1900 miles from the sea. He
| will investigate several cannibal tribes
and the Batwa pygmies.
The United States Steel Corporation
has just declared quarterly dividend
of one three-fourths per cent. Net
| earnings for the quarter ended Decem-
Der 31st last We're S35,T2S, ,GSS, an in
crease of S1S,S19.954, as compared with
the same quarter year ago. Unified
orders on hand December 31st last
were 7605.0S6 tons. an increase of B.
00S.SS3 The untitled orders December
31st broke all records of the corpora
ton.
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