The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-06
THE LATEST EVENTS OF TIE WORLD BRIEFLY AND TEHoE-
 " NARRATED.
FROM EVERYWHERE
Foreign Lands, Throughout the N", ton, and Particularly
 From the Great
 Southwest.

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 cago resolutions against the denatu- rized alcohol bill were adopted.
 Bitter rot threatens the southern Illinois apple crop, despite heroic et- forts to stamp out the disease by picking bad fruit.
 News comes from Pekin that the Chinese are talking parliament. l he dowager empress has appointed a committee 10 consider the report ot l the Chinese commissioners who re- gently returned from studying for eign governments.
 Collections of internal revenue during the month of July were $23,- 399,967, an increase of 2,609, ,420 over the corresponding month of last year.
 The extraordinary demand for gold in Europe has stopped imports of gold to the United States. This has not caused any furry ill money centers, bankers reporting they 1 have sufficient to meet all demands.
 A report was recently sent from Havana that the loyal troops met and defeated a band of revolution ists. and killed F. Later reports are that only one revolutionlst sui fered death in that battle
 The Hepburn rate bill, 1t is stated, will put the privata car lines out of business They are made common carriers, subject to all provisions of the act.
 The wrecked Philadelphia Real Estate Trust Co. may be able to resume business. The funds of the Presbvterian church and other insti- tutions seem to be intact.
 The son of Grown Prince Fred erick William of Germany was bap- tized at Pottsdam. After the cere mony Princess Sophie, the mother, held a levee. seated beside the era dle. A dinner followed, at which l Emperor William toasted his first grandson, who some day may be kaiser.
 The executive council of Victoria, Australia, has, for the fourteenth time. rejected the proposal to con- l fer the right of suffrage on women.
 Several batteries of rapid-fre guns, manned by Americans, are at Havana, and will be used against the insurgents. The guns were se- cured in the United States.
 The southwestern railways will increase their grain traffic this year fully 20 per cent over last year.
 During the week ended August 3l. the geographical institute of Geottingen university, in Germany, recorded eight earthquakes and 20 the week previous. This is the heay- jest record ever made at the insti- ute.
 Mir. Sleeper, American charge at Havana, has warned the Cuban gov ernment that it must protect Amer ican interests in the tobacco belt. Several plantations owned by Amer jeans have been raided by insur- gents.
 Mr. Wison. secretary of agricul- ture, insists on plain labels, stating that packers must place tags on packages, naming ingredients.
 The post office department de- clares that ''open shop will be maintained in that branch of the public service.
 The coroner admits that President Nipple of the failed Philadelphia Real Estate Trust Co. committed suicide by shooting.
 Mrs. Alice Roosevelt-Longworth opened the fall festival at Cincin- natl by pressing an electric button.
 The murder of a woman in New York city recalls the horrors of Jack the Ripper, who terrorlzed the Lon don underworld.
 Three of the Spanish ships cap tured in Manila bay by Admiral Dewey have been sold at auction for S!O3. The cost of advertising was $28.
 Ireland is menaced by potato blight.
 Dallas Grigsby, wealthy bach elor of Dallas, Tex, died and left his estate, valued at $1,000,000, to his sister, Mrs. J. H. Reib, of Lex ington, Ky, wife of a poor carpen- ter.
 At Archer City, Tex, A. J. San ders was given a preliminary trial on the charge of murdering Miss Doorl Rovfar in a NaOa na4nh and