The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-18

cent South American trip.
Charles E. Magoon has assumed
the governorship of Cuba and has Is
sued proclamation declaring that
the policies of Secretary Taft would
be strictly adhered to and carried
out.
Suit has been commenced In the
district court of Shawnee county.
Kansas. under the antitrust laws of
the state against the International
Harvester company of America on so
counts alleging combination for the
purpose of preventing competition in
the sale of agricultural machinery.
1t Is reported IN territory oil cir
cles that the Texas Oil company
and the Standard Oil company have
combined to construct a pipe line
from the Midcontinent field to the
gulf
To indictments have been returned
by grand jury against persons
charged with participating in the
lynching of negro at Argenta, Ark.
AT a meeting OF the board of regents
of the university of Kansas a proposi-
tion presented by Chancellor Strong
to ask Andrew Carnegie for money.
with which to build new fine arts
building, was voted down.
The reports of a fresh outbreak
of the volcano of Mount Pelee on
the island of Martinique is denied
on the authority of the French ca
Bile company.
The Isthmian Canal commission has
issued invitations to contractors for
proposals to build the Panama canal.
The bids are to be opened in Wash
ington on December IL and the sue
cessful bidder must have capital of
s5.000.000 Each bidder must deposit
"a certified check for 100000 with his
bid.
The United States supreme court
has postponed the hearing of the Kan
sas-Colorado irrigation case until a
full bench can be secured by the ap-
pointment of a successor to Justice
Brown
Printed circulars have been re-
ceived in New Orlenas threatening
that South American countries will
boycott the goods of manufacturers
who vote for President Roosevelt's
principles in the next presidential cleo
tion.
The international balloon race for
/ the Bennett cup. won recently by
Lieut. Lahm, in Paris will next year
be started from ST. Louis unless pres
ent plans of the American Aero club
miscarry.
The Womans Home Missionary So
ciety of the NJ. e. church recently
held their 25th annual convention at
Lincoln, Neb. Every state in the
Union was represented by the 200
delegates present.
By score of to the American
| league club defeated the National
league club in the first game of the
worlds baseball championship series
at Chicago. The game was played
with snow on the grourd which kept
the attendance down to 10000.
The schooner yacht Frolic for which
the revenue and immigration author
! tiles along the New England coast
have been watching for two weeks,
| succeeding in landing AZ contraband
| Chinese immigrants at Providence, r.
/. The vessel was later confiscated
| by the government and a portion of
the crew and II of the Cinnamon
arrested.
Cablegrams to all parts of the world
have been sent out from New York
asking the authorities to watch for
Manuel Silviera. who recently alb
seconded from Havana, Cuba. with
81 100000 thereby causing the failure
of the New York bank of ]. M. Cebal-
los G. Co.
In the trial of the Standard Oil
company at Findlay, Ohio. all the OBJ
jections of the defendant to the in
PRODUCTION of the New Jersey records
were overruled by the court. The
evidence submitted shows how the
company was organized after being
driven from Ohio.
Edward Raker died recently in the
Ohio penitentiary while serving his
third sentence for stealing the same
horse
The federal supreme court has ex-
tended the time for pleading in the
NJ X. G. T., land case, in which the
state of Kansas is plaintiff, for go
days and authorized the defendant
| to file demurrer.
Judge Wilson, in the district court
at Wichita, Kan, has decided that
separate schools for whites and blacks
in that city are legal. The negroes
will carry the case to the supreme
court.
! The Farmers National congress has
adopted a resolution demanding the
passage of a law prohibiting dealings
in futures and puts and calls.
Fifteen negro convicts, inmates Oh
the Arkansas state penitentiary, es-