The Glenwood post., 1906-05-26

MiHer, VI usage county, was electc1
secretary.
The Order of Eagles of Kansas in
state convention at Leavenworth,
elected w. D. Hunt, of Emporia as
president. The next convention will
be held at lola.
Torrential rains have again caused
great loss on Mount Vesuvius by NOV
ing the mud and ashes and cinders
in rushing streams GOWN the sides of
the mountain.
Recent statistics show that the
Standard Oil company has paid to
its stockholders $341 .O43, 900 in divi-
dends since January l, 1898. This is
nearly 81 times it's authorized capital
ization of $1O0.OOO,OOO. A....
ton of public funds.
Forest fires in the upper peninsula
of Michigan have completely destroyed
four towns and partially destroyed
10 or u. Five counties have been
devastated. Property worth several
millions burned.
Attorney General Davidson, of Texas
was recently in conference with Her
$500 D' iA'hiSy ~ JCllclooi SIly. hO
regarding prosecutions to be instituted
in that state against the Standard
Oil company.
DR.. Presto of Mexico claims to have
found the long sought bacillus of
typhus fever and is now seeking to
discover an antidote or preventive of
the disease.
The AngloAmerican exploring ex-
petition has sailed for the far north
where an attempt is to be made to
locate stretch of undiscovered land
in Beaufort Sea. The party expects
to return in the fall of 1907.
The report that the National bank
of Mexico and the Bank of London
and Mexico We're to be consolidated
is officially denied.
A new Hungarian crisis is imminent
owing to the refusal of Emperor Fran
els Joseph to approve the Hungarian
cabinets demand for an autonomous
Hungarian tariff
Policeman John Dineen, of St Louis,
has been convicted of perjury in a
police court case and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
The 10th annual G. A. r. reunion for
Oklahoma and Indian territory, re-
Gently held at Oklahoma City, was
the most successful in the history of
| the territories.
The parliamentary situation in Rus
| STA is growing more complicated and
| chaotic as time passes and the great
est anxiety prevails in st. Petersburg
| as to what the immediate future may
bring forth.
Caleb Powers. has been committed
to the custody of the Kentucky courts
by the federal authorities and will
| soon be tried for the fourth time for
| the murder of Gov Goebel.
The general conference of the NJ. E.
church, South, has voted $275,OOO to
establish a representative church at
| Washington.
f, The Missouri railroad and ware
house commissioners will have hear
ing on freight rates on oil at Kansas
City on June IS. Every railroad in the
state is cited to appear.
Joseph Grow, former postmaster at
Omaha, Neb., and foreman of the re-
cent federal grand jury which returned
indictments in the land fraud cases,
has been arrested on an Indictment
charged with attempting to bride
members of the grand jury
A New York thief recently stole
a $4,000 automobile in which were
| 81 100000 worth of bonds, scrip and
other valuable papers.
The grand jury at Cleveland, Ohio
recently returned indictments against
President Harry Novel; and Is d.
rectors of the local ice trust.
The River Brethren in national con-
ference at Des Moines, Ia, have de-
cieded to abolish the rule prohibiting
members from being photographed.
A daring attempt to loot the United
States sub treasury at San Francisco
was recently frustrated by guard of
regular troops stationed about the
building. The robbers escaped.
Restaurants throughout San Fran
cisco are now serving Is cent meals.