The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23

and heifers found after siaughtering
to have been afflicted with tuber-
culosis.
A police census just completed gives
the population of the District OF Col
umbia as s2e.5s1. of whom 96,lss are
negroes.
The total coal production OF the
country in 1906 according to statistics
OF the Geological survey amounts to
AL ,039,S51 tons, or 21,12O,240 tons
more than in 1905.
The Sary in the trial of George w.
Layne of Joplin, Mo-. charged with
receiving deposits when the bank.
with which he was imployed, was in
falling condition, has disagreed.
Custer proceeding have been filed
in ST. Louis against the Laclede Gas
Light company and the Union Electric
and Power company, charging viola
tion of the Missouri antitrust law
The PiperIrwin horse market at
Fort Scott, Kan, was recently struck
by lightning and destroyed by the fire
which followed. One hundred head of
horses were burned to death.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has made ruling that railroads
shipping supplies over lines not
owned by themselves must pay the
full legal freight tariff the same as a
private citizen.
The grand jury at Joplin. Mo. has
returned 10S indictments against sa-
loon keepers, gamblers and keepers of
disorderly houses. The officials de-
clare that from now on the law will
be rigidly enforced.
There is a serious lack of farm
hands in the Northwest, according to
reports received by the Great North
ern railroad. Farmers are offering
s35 and $40 month for help.
The charter of the Peoples Ice, Stor-
age and Fuel company of Kansas City,
Mo. has been revoked by the circuit
court, and the companies forming the
trust have been fined an aggregate of
s32 300.
An interesting feature of the next
republican national convention will
be a re1nion of the delegates who for
36 ballots voted for Gen. Grant for
third term at Chicago in 1880
Six men alleged to be the leaders
of the mob that lynched u negro at
Sterrett, 1. T.. March 81, have been ar
rested by United States marshals and
held on a charge of murder
The insular bureau has selected L.
200 more American teachers for
schools in the Philippines.
Abraham Ruef, who pleaded guilty
to extortion, went before the San
Francisco grand jury and testified
against those connected with the cor
ruption in the deal with the United
Railways company.
In the submergence test at Newport,
r. L., the submarines Octopus and
Lake remained under water for "a
hours continuously. All hands were
well and contented when they rose
to the surface
President Roosevelt has been pre-
sented with solid gold folding card
comforting on him life membership in
the National Association of Profes-
sional Baseball Leagues, with the
privilege of admission to all games
played by the clubs composing the as
sociation.
Judge Adams denied the application
of II. Clay Pierce. the oil magnate,
for writ of habeas corpus and or
dered him given into the custody of
the Texas authorities. After giving
notice of appeal Pierce was admitted
to bail in the sum of $4,000.
A rainstorm accompanied by high
wind did considerable damage in Kan
sas City recently six persons were in
jured. one dangerously.
The Chicago, Milwaukee G. st. Paul
Railway company pleaded guilty to
York and was fined an aggregate Of
$4,000 which was Immediately paid.
The Wisconsin senatorial deadlock
has been broken by the election of
former Congressman Isaac Stephen
son, to succeed Senator Spooner. The
deadlock had been in existence since
April 16.
Governmental returns show that
the deaths from the plague through
out India for the six weeks ending
May Il reached the appalling total of
1892
Judge Pollock, in the federal court
at Topeka, has issued a temporary in
junction against the authorities of
Kansas City Kan restraining them
from interfering with the delivery of
beer by the Kansas City Breweries'
company.
An official copy of the constitution
recently adopted by the Oklahoma
convention has been received in
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