The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-13
MINOR NEWS ITEMS
Sir Thomas Lipton will sail for the United States September 21.

Sir Thomas Lipton will sail for tho United States September 21.
 Mrs. William Astor, of New York, is il at her apartments at the Hotel Somerset, Boston.
 Fire Friday damaged Swift & Co.'S glue factory at St. Joseph. Mo, to the extent of $50,000.
 Lieut.. John Lowe, who served on the Confederate cruiser Alabama, died Thursday in Liverpool.
 Speaker Joseph c. Cannon Friday had entirely recovered from the slight Illness which he had Thursday night at Rockland, Me.
 The American Pharmaceutical asso- citation will work for compulsory spe- cial education and national exam inatien for druggists.
 The Realty Trust company, which did small banking business at Mem phis, Tenn, failed to open It's doors Thursday Assets. s60,000; liabilities, S50,000.
 Representatives of the various rail- roads and the Interstate Commerce commission after conference at Ini- cago agreed upon uniform system of car accounting.
 The navy department has decided to concentrate all the battle ships in the navy at the home stations and to re, place those at the Asiatic station with armored cruisers.
 The interstate legislative committee of the Southern Cotton association, in session at Hot Springs, Ark, is mak- ing an effort to fix minimum price at which cotton should be sold.
 The first foot ball victim of the sea son in Nebraska is at Neigh where George Hartman, high school stu dent, sustained broken leg while practicing. The practice was under the new rules.
 Tho seventh annual convention of the National Association Of Post Office Clerks in session at Savannah. Ga, adjourned to meet next year in Peoria, III. Frank T. Rogers, of Chicago, was elected president.
 The United States infantry team won the national team match at the shoot at Sea Girt. The infantry teams score was 3.251. Kansas was 2Gth with score of 2,626 and Mis- souri 31st with 2,26l.
 The strained relations between Spain and the Vatican are occupying the attention of the entire Spanish press and public, the liberal papers demanding the immediate denuncia- ton of the concordat.
 Vice President Fairbanks returned to Indianapolis Saturday from his western trip.
 Three men were killed and a score injured in a trolley accident in Phil adelphia Friday night.
 The Bankers National bank of Ard more, l. T., has been authorized to begin business with $200,00o capital.
 The United States took a further engagement of s2,500,00o in eagles from the Bank of England Saturday.
 President Roosevelt made a short address Saturday at the bi-centennary at Christ Episcopal church of Oyster Bay
 Edward Miller, a notorious outlaw whom the federal authorities have been after three years, has been cap- tured near Catoosa, |. T.
 Failures last week Tn the United States as reported by Dun & Co.,. are 133, against TO the preceding week and 1s0 the corresponding week last year.
 William Marks, an artist, once em- ployed by Leslie's Weekly, and CO., worker with the late Thomas NaA, the cartoonist, died at Calumet, Mich, Friday of heart disease.
 Secretary Shaw has left Washing ton for a campaign tour of Virginia, North Carolina. Tennessee, Missouri ad other states. He probably will not return before election.