The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23


have been smuggled into the coun-
try through Mexico.
Great satisfaction is said to pre-
vail at the German foreign office
over the results of the meeting at
Friedrichshof between King Edward
and Emperor William
Commercial receipts from the Alas
ka cable and telegraph lines amounted
to $4,000 in July, which is $4,000 in
excess of any previous month.
A serious revolution has broken
out in Santo Domingo. fighting hav-
ing taken place in the interest of
Former President Jiminez.
The will of the late Albert w.
100000 to the trustees of the ma
tional Audubon societies for the pro-
lection OF wild birds and animals.
John G. A. Leishman, the recently
appointed American ambassador to
Turkey, reports to the state depart
ment that he has been cordially re-
ceived by Turkish officials.
The Forest City, small passenger
steamer plying between Muskogee
and Fort Gibson. on the Grand river,
sank near the latter place with 40
passengers on board. but all escaped
in small boats.
Judge Gillpatrick. of the district
court at Leavenworth, Kan. has rem
dered a decision which declares that
fine imposed by a labor union on
its members is coercion and unlawful.
More than 1000 delegates have
been appointed to attend the ma
tional irrigation congress at Boise,
Idaho.
The proposal for bids for pneu-
matte tube service, which were is
sued several weeks ago, have been
ordered withdrawn from the post
office department and new proposals
| have been issued in which the time
of receiving bids has been advanced
to September IS. with decisions to
be made by September %.
f. D. Coburn, secretary of the Kan
sas state board of agriculture esti-
mates the Kansas wheat crop at 91,-
3S5,67S bushels. The estimate is
to August g.
The government purchased $4,000
ounces of silver at 6662 cents an
ounce recently This is the first pur-
chase of silver bullion by the treasury
for 13 years.
The pope, in his encyclical to the
French bishops declares absolutely
that the cultural associations pre-
scribed by the law of France cannot be
formed without violation of the
sacred rights of the church. The
newspapers in France which support
the government strongly disapprove
of the encyclical.
The Society of the Army of the
Philippines at their annual meeting in
Des Moines, Ia, elected Maj. Gen. Nc
! Arthur as commander-in-chief. Kansas
/ City was selected as the place of meet
ing for next year.
In bargain day rush at St Joseph
| recently, one women was fatally in
jured and several others badly hurt.
Numbers of others were carried out
of the crowd in a fainting condition.
A report of the statistics committee
| of the Apple Growers association in
| session at st. Louis recently esti-
mated this years apple crop at &c.
100000 barrels.
King Edward, of England and En-
peror William, of Germany, had con-
ference recently at Friedrichshof,
Prussia. The topics under discussion
were not made known.
Another warrant has been issued
charging Cashier Herring, of the
wrecked Milwaukee Avenue State
bank, of Chicago with forging a note
for $4,000.
1t is estimated that 125,0O0 visitors
| ATTENDED the annual encampment of
the G. A. r. at Minneapolis.
Bubonic plague has broken out in
Campos, Brazil.
France intends erecting a handsome
structure in Washington for its en-
bassy
The annual parade of the G. A. r.
at the Minneapolis encampment was
as usual notable affair. 1t was
three hours in passing a given point.
According to dispatches received by
the state department Santo Domingo
is again in a revolutionary ferment.
President Roosevelt received a mes
sage from citizens of Brownsville,
Tex, requesting the immediate with
drawal of the negro troops stationed
there. The matter was referred to
the war department for action.
The French cabinet after discuss
ing the popes encyclical, decided to
maintain the law regarding the sep
aration of church and state.
The republican senatorial conven-
ton in the Thirty-seventh Iowa dis
trict has taken 3,69S ballots without
nominating a candidate.
The bank clearinss of San Francis