The Elbert County tribune., 1906-04-19


all fields except Kentucky and Kan
sas.
LIE Grand Norton Denslow. an
American doctor residing in London,
| is credited with having discovered a
cure for locomotor ataxia.
Luang Prabang, capital of French
Indo- China, has been almost destroyed
by ire Five hundred houses and the
French school were burned
Ethelbert Watts, United States con-
sui at ST Petersburg. has arrived at
Washington with letter from Pre-
mier Witte for President Roosevelt
An unsuccessful attempt was made
recently to wreck the Frisco Meteor"
Pittsburg, Kan,
| 1t develops after investigation that
the rumors of smuggling by officers
and men of the battleship Oregon
were without foundation.
| 1t is stated on high authority at Sc
Petersburg that the emperor has again
refused TO accept the resignation of
Premier Witte.
The announcement comes from
Washington that the effort to punish
the packers as individuals for COM
bining in restraint of trade is 10 be
renewed with promptitude and vigor.
Seven houses were completely de-
| stroyed and many other buildings
damaged by tornado which visited
| Stafford. Kan, recently. There were
no fatalities.
The national headquarters of the
Woman's Suffrage association at War
rem. o., has received complete his
tory of woman suffrage comprising
nearly 1000 volumes which weigh
ten tons. The books were ~bequeathed
! by the late Susan b. Anthony.
| Edward Blackburn, treasurer of the
Wichita, Kan, Stock Yards company
has been arrested charged with en-
bezzling $4,000 from the company.
He has confessed.
The Mount Oliyetto market in Ma
pies covering space 600 feet square
recently collapsed from the weight of
ashes on the roof killing or iniuring
more than 200 persons This disaster
added to the terror of TIE Vesuvius
eruption drove the people almost to
| a frenzy.
| Messrs. Green and Gaynor, recently
convicted at Savannah, Ga. of con-
| spiracy to defraud the government,
were each sentenced to term of four
years in the penitentiary and to pay
fine of s575.749.90.
Discussions have already appeared
among the constitutional democrats
| of Russia who were victorious in the
recent elections for parliament and
split is probable.
The drydock Dewey recently broke
| its tow lines while off Malta and
drifted about in a storm for % hours
before the towing vessels got control
| again.
Nathan Isaacs leaped from the new
| bridge in New York recently into
East river 135 feet below. He was
rescued in an unconscious condition
and may recover. His shoes were
torn from his feet and his clothing
was in ribbons.
Robert Underwood Johnson, associ-
ate editor of the Century magazine
has telegraphed a graphic description
of the destruction in the vicinity of
Vesuvius from personal observations.
He declares he has witnessed nothing
so impressive since the great Chicago
fire. Twenty years, he says, will
not repair the damage
The state OF Pennsylvania has re-
covered all the public funds amount-
ing to s1.03O.000 which were on de-
posit in the Enterprise National bank
at the time of its failure.
| Gen. Castro has temporarily re-
signed as president of Venezuela and
Gen. Gomez, the first vice president
| is now the ostensible head of the re-
| public.
The southwestern soft coal operators
have adopted resolutions calling upon
the president to appoint a commits
sion to arbitrate the differences with
their employees. The miners were not
consulted in the matter.
The Indiana republicans in state
convention at indianapolis strongly
indorsed the administration of Pres
ident Roosevelt. Short addresses were
made by Senators Beveridge and Hem
enway.
The American National Red Cross
society announces that it will receive
and forward to the Italian Red Cross
society any contributions for the re-
lief of the sufferers from the vesuvius
eruption.
The loss In property by the out
break cs Vesuvius is estimated at
100000 and it is announced that
$4,000 persons have been rendered
homeless.
The Missouri Democratic Press as
sociation gave a banquet at Kansas