The log cabin Democrat., 1906-07-26

Emperor Nicholas, with a stroke of the pen, has practically set Russia back to where she was two years ago, By imperial ukase he has dissolved the duma, and established a modified form of martial law in St. Peters burg. The move is looked upon as the raising of the curtain on the last act of the revolution in Russia, and stirring events are looked for.
 Goremykin, Russian premier, has been relieved, and his mantle placed upon the shoulders of J. M. Stolypin, minister of the interior. NJ. Stickinsky, minister of agricul- ture. has resigned.
 The large box factory of $. T.. Alcus X Co.,, New Orleans, was de- stroyed, involving a loss estimated at $IOO,O0O.
 In an altercation at New Boston, Tex, Bas Barfeld was shot and in- stantly killed by N. Odom. Both were farmers. Fifteen years ago Barfeld killed Dr. John Lee at the same place, and was subsequently, convicted and sentenced to the pen tiary for a term of 20 years. Some five or six years ago he secured a pardon. Odom was on the jury which convicted Barfeld of the Lee murder, and it is said that feeling existed between the two men on this account.
 Wesley Banta, aged 65, and Eph Nelson, aged 60, well-known farm CTS, died at their homes near Bevier, Mo. They were fast friends and lived on adjoining farms and each died at the same hour.
 Anadarko, Okla, will hold a two days celebration August 6 and 7 in ccmmemoration of its fifth anniver- sary.
 It is reported by traffic men that during the past few months there has been ecord-breaking impor- tation of beef cattle for consump- tion in Mexico City and all parts of the republic from points in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, and that the traffic is constantly growing heavier. Several months ago the duty on cattle was removed, and the importation at once became much heavier.
 Judge Childress, of the circuit court, at Nashville, Tenn, granted an injunction restraining all of those who claim to be still Cumber- land Presbyterians from interfering in any way with the service, prop erty or judicatories of the Presby- terian church, formerly known as the Cumberland Presbyterian.
 Milton D. McNeill, for some years teacher of music in Pine Bluff, Ark, and organist at a leading Pine Bluff church, has been called to a position as organist at John Wana- makers Bethany church, Philadel- phia.
 Hon. Reid Can't, former repre- sentative in the house of Arkansas, from Garland county, and highly connected with the bar of Arkansas and Tennessee, was found dead in bed at Hot Springs. Reid Can't was the author of the "Jim Crow" law in Arkansas, and fathered bill into law which regulated the prac- tice of medicine in Arkansas for the purpose of upholding the hands of the United States government in the mater of crushing out the drum ming evil at Hot Springs.
 The high price of wool and the good demand for mutton have caused a boom in the sheep business in western Texas.
 During the year ending with the beginning of July the steamships landed S80,543 immigrants at Ellis island, and of these only 13,796 went to Missouri, either to city lives, to work on farms, or to buy land.
 At the hog sale of James Qurolla, Independence, Mo-, Lord Bacon, a Berkshire yearling hog, reared by him, sold to F. W. Morgan, of Be- '3iit, Wis, for $3,000 Lord Bacon is a son of The Masterpiece, which sold year ago for $1, ,O00 and later sold for $2,500.
 The discovery of black rust in the wheat fields of Minnesota and the Dakotas has caused a sharp ad- vance in the price of wheat in the Chicago market.
 Martin Miller, who shot and killed Deputy United States Mar Iox.oo- D,,ol, Go,,y IUi1lNu,