The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-18


lengths.
At Findlay. Ohio. the jury in the
trial OF the Standard Oh, company on
charge of violating the state anti
trust law disagreed and were dis
charged.
An indictment has been returned
in the federal court at Chicago
against the Santa Fe railroad for
granting rebates to the Garden City.
Kan, Beet Sugar company.
Judge Lands. in the federal court
at Chicago, has refused the request
of the attorneys for John d. Rookie
feller for the withdrawal of the sub
poena recently issued for their client.
Judge Chytraus, of Chicago, has de-
clared the law passed by the last
legislature prohibiting the sale of
cigarettes in Illinois invaled.
+ Three men were killed. one was
fatally injured and IS others were
hurt in the collapse of a concrete
building under construction in Phila-
delphia recently.
Emmett Dalton, the Kansas bandit.
recently paroled by Gov. Hoch, was
wound in his arm received In the
raid in Coffeyville Is years ago.
The Japanese paper Hocni. has
withdrawn the offensive interview re-
| flecting on the personel of the Am.
erican navy which was credited to
admiral Sakamoto.
The Wisconsin assembly. by a vote
of SO to 40 passed the senate resolu.
tion favoring the election of United
States senators by direct vote.
The government has filed suit in
| the federal court at New York to dis.
solve the so-called tobacco trust. The
| petition also asks that a receiver be
| appointed.
Galena and Empire City, Kansas,
have been merged under one munich.
! pal government.
The federal court of appeals at St
| Paul has affirmed the verdict of the
federal court of Nebraska. which con
victed George C. Ware of fraudulent
land entries.
The Wisconsin legislature has pass.
ed the two-cent passenger fare bill.
A Rock Island passenger train run.
ming between Ell Reno and Kansas
| City was wrecked near Peabody, Kan.'
| and the train crew and several pas
sengers were seriously injured.
The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
| railroads have been asked to furnish
| the government with data regarding
the number of Japanese carried by
them in Texas, New Mexico and Ari.
zona.
A Maryland jury took just five min
utes to acquit Mrs. Bowie and her
son of the charge. of murder for kill.
ing the betrayer of Mrs. Bowie daugh.
ter.
Three distinct earthquake shocks
were recently reported from Burling.
ton. la.
The National Educational associa.
simplified spelling board
President Amador, of Panama. has
left New York for three months
!o,n of Europe.
The next international convention
OF the Christian Endeavor will be held
in st. Paul. Mimi, in 1908.
A second Japanese has been de.
tected in making sketches and draw.
ings of Fort Rosecrans. Cal.
A Japanese newspaper correspond.
ent at Seoul, Korea, says the Korean
emperor has abdicated the throne
Seven persons were killed and
many injured in an explosion in a
secret bomb factory at Odessa,
Six of the largest women's organi.
cations have petitioned the National
Educational association for member.
ship in that body. The idea is to bring
the school and home in closer relation.
ship.
The United States government has
filed Is suits at Tulsa. L. T., alleging
fraud on the part of prominent citi-
zens in acquiring town lots. The prop
erty in question is valued at 81 900, 900.
Chester B. Runyan paying teller, of
the Windsor Trust company OF New
York. has disappeared with $96.315 of
ne company's funds. The directors
made good the loss.
w. d. Haywood, secretary of the
Western Federation of Miners, who is
being tried for completely in the mur
der of former Gov. Steunenberg. went
on the stand at Boise. Idaho and cate
sorically denied all the statements in
the evidence of Harry Orchard.
The pension department will urge
congress at its next seesion to equal
ize the pensions of soldiers widows
on basis of s12.
A Russo-Italian commercial treaty
has been signed at ST. Petersburg.
A Japanese has been arrested at
Fort Rosecrans. Cal, while in the act
of making drawings of the fort.
Mark Twain was given a banquet
on the eve of his departure for home