The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-10
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| States troops. The latter are pop ular with both political parties. The troops have been moved about some what lately, for their moral effect on the blackmailing negroes, who are burning sugar cane, and the moder- ates who are plotting disorders to keep the troops here and prolong in- tervention. There is no doubt that an instruction is being planned against the prospective new liberal republic, but there is absolutely no feeling against the American troops, the rural guard being exclusively used to control the Cubans. Trade Is suffering and foreign interests are alarmed at the outlook in the light of the determination of President Roosevelt ultimately to withdraw the troops.
 Baroness Burdett- Coutts, one of the richest women in England, IS dead, aged 92. She had a remark able history, having known William 1V., and was present at the corona tion of Victoria She was a peeress in her own right, and was greatly beloved for her charity. Twenty five years ago she married William Ashmead Bartlett, young man who was born in Massachusetts, who took his wife's name, and he is now member of the British parliament.
 Five unidentified men, tramps, were killed in a freight train wreck at Floriston station, a short dis tance beyond Truckee, Cal. A brok- en truck on one of the box cars caused the wreck, and four cars went into the ditch.
 Missouri supreme court elected James B. Can't chief justice.
 The last reports from missionaries describe narrowing misery in the famine-st stricken district of China. Hundreds of persons are dying daily from hunger and cold.
 Maj. Gen. Van Der Launitz, pre- feet of police of St. Petersburg, was shot and killed by a young man. The young terrorist coolly turned the revolver against himself while falling under the sabers of the pre- fect's escort. His death was almost instantaneous.
 Near Burlington, Ky, a large ar tificial lake broke through it's dam, dstroying residences and flooding a rich country. There was no loss of life, as people were notified by cour- iers and telephones to flee to the hills.
 Speaker Cannon announced the appointment of Representative En- glebright of California to a place on the committee of mines and mining, vice MT. Williamson, of Oregon, re- moved. The speaker based his &C., tion on the fact that MT. William son had thus far failed to attend a single session of the Fifty-ninth con- gress. He has been convicted of par ticipation in land frauds in Oregon.
 Representative Bartholdt of Mis- souri has received the bronze medal for 1906 of the Association for h. ternUtional conciliation, voted to him by the general council. The medal is regarded as second only to the Nobel prize as recognition of peace-promoting efforts.
 Daniel Garman died at Lebanon, Pa., of paralysis, aged 72. He served 30 years as an engineer of the Pennsylvania railroad. Garman took President-elect Lincoln on the eve of his inauguration, through per ilous midnight journey from Har- risburg to Washington.
 Startled by friend who suddenly slapped him on the back, A. R. Hay den, of Gilmore City. Ia., slipped on some ice and fell, sustaining a fracture of the skull and other in- juries, which caused his death an hour later.
 A number of Japanese attacked an American at Porterfeld, Cal, and during the fight, it is said, they raised the Japanese flag. Fifteen of the orientals were arrested and jailed.
 The San Francisco Carpenters union has declared a boycott against the Japanese. Any member of the uDio,, who apon1ovS TananaSa labOr