The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-07

duplicating several other members OF
the council.
The Commercial State bank Of
I Grand Island, Neb.. has closed its
doors. Fifty thousand dollars of the
banks funds were in the First National
bank at Charlton. Iowa, which recent
ly failed.
| A toy balloon released in Paris has
been found in Finland.
| The Modern WoodEen of America
have $350,O00 tied up in the failure Of
the First National bank at Charlton,
Iowa. The order is fully protected by
bonds several times in excess of the
sum on deposit
A verdict for $3.50 900 against Joseph
Ramsey, jr.. former president of the
Wabash railway. in a suit brought in
New York by John s. Jones, finan-
| cier. was recently rendered by a jury
Six indictments have been returned
by the New York grand jury against
Raymond Hitchcock, an actor,
charging attacks on you=g girls. The
accused man has disappeared.
After blowing out the front of the
building occupied by the bank at Paw
nee Rock, Kansas, the robbers we're
scared away without securing any
money.
On orders from President Roosevelt
Secretary Taft cut his visit to the
Philippines short by week in order
to reach Berlin at the earliest possi-
BILE moment. The cause of the haste
was not explained.
The American sailing vessel Arthur
Sewall. which left Philadelphia April
last with coal for the Philippines.
was wrecked off the coast of Terra
Del Fuego, and all signs point to the
crew of 40 men having been captured
and eaten by cannibals that infest
that vicinity.
At a meeting in Chicago of repre-
sentatiyes of the larger railway sys-
tens, it was agreed to continue the
homeseekers' excursions to the west.
After January l the rates will be ad-
vanced about s5.
The eastern railroads are refusing
shipments of grain for export.
The entire tobacco crop of 1907
pledged to the American Society of
Equity in Kentucky, aggregating 49,
100000 pounds. has been sold to an
English company for $1.600000, the
highest price paid since the civil war.
The lola Portland Cement company
is incorporated in West Virginia with
capital stock of s4,500,O00 and it
cost $2,32750 to secure license to
do business in Kansas.
The government has coin in San
Francisco to the amount of $343,000.-
900. OF this sum 1908 100000 is is
stored in the mint and $4,000, 900 in
the sub-treasury.
The president has appointed Ross
well p. Bishop, a former representa-
tive from Michigan to membership on
the Spanish treaty claims commits
sion.
Gov Hoch of Kansas has granted
pardon to Emmett Dalton. the Coffey-
vile, Kan, bank robber who has
served Is years of life sentence in
the penitentiary.
J. |. Sheppard, secretary of the
Trackmen's union, has filed petition
with Gov. Hoch of Kansas asking that
steps be taken to secue the proper
repair of the Missouri Pacific railroad
tracks in the state.
The beer tax collected in Missouri
during the month of October amounted
to 3S.400.70.
The emperor of Japan has cele-
brated his fifty-fifth birthday
A violent earthquake at Samara-
cand, Asiatic Russia did comparative
ly little damage, but the inhabitants
became panic stricken.
The railroad men of Great Britain
have voted 76,925 for and S,773 against
calling strike.
The enlisted men of tie North At
lantic feet are to present handsome
loving cup valued at $4,000 to Helen
NJ. Gould in the near future.
Nearly the entire town of Karatagh,
Russian Turkestan. has been destroy
ed by landslide. 1t is estimated
that 1900 persons lost their lives.
Members of the Southwestern Traf-
fic Association of Railroads will hold
their 37th anniversary on board
steamship in the Gulf of Mexico.
The German emperor and empress,
anu IL iS bdiu, tHe Imperial CnanceIlOT,
Prince Won Buelow. will pay visit
of state to England during November.
A fast passenger train going 20
miles an hour collided head-on with a
freight train near Morganville, Ca,
two men being killed and 26 injured
The new Cunard liner. the Maure-
tania, is slightly larger than the rec
ord-breaking Lusitania and the build
ers expect her to break all records
of transatlantic voyages
Mr.. Bell, member of the British
parliament, has made the statement
that there are 100000 men employed
on the railroads of the United King
l..