The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-27


notwithstanding the appointment of
an acting mayor.
Gov, Folk proposes the construc-
tioE of modern highway across
Missouri from st. Louis TO Kansas
City as the beginning OF a complete
connecting system of good roads for
that state.
of underground railroads has been
completed in London and opened to
the pnblic. The road runs on an
average of go feet below the surface
and cost s25 900
In the presence of the largest
crowd that ever assembled at a public
function in Delaware. bronze mem
orial statue was unveiled to Thomas
F. Bayard. secretary of state under
President Cleveland.
Packers and cattle statesmen at St
Joseph have made a compromise by
which the post-mortem rule will be
waived on all grades OF cattle except
dairy cows and Gamers.
| A suit has been filed In Philadel-
phia by the government to break up
the monopoly of the anthracite coal
carrying railroads in Pennsylvania
The Interstate Commerce commits
| sion has ordered the NJ. X. e. I. rail-
way to reduce its rate on coal from
Mineral, Kan, to Freeman, Mo, from
| s1.05 ton to so cents.
Typhoid fever is again epidemic in
Pittsbuig. Pa. 22S cases being re
ported in two weeks.
The Missouri Republican club of
Kansas City recently gave banquet
at which Harry S. New, chairman of
the national committee was the guest
of honor.
In the Haywood trial at Boise, Ida
no., the bomb which was made by
Harry Orchard to kill Judge Goddard
was produced in court and identified
by witnesses.
In the federal court at Leaven
worth. Kan, Judge Amidon appointed
Judge z. T. Hazen, special referee in
bankruptcy to administer the Uncle
Sam company property.
A call for a national industrial
peace conference to meet in San
Francisco in July has been issued by
the conciliation committee of that
city, with the encouragement Of Pres.
| ident Roosevelt
The body of Midshipman Murfin,
| of Jackson. Ohio. the last of the miss
ing occupants of the battleship Min
mesota's launch which sank in Hamp-
ton Roads, has been recovered.
Complaints are coming from parts
of Kansas that unscrupulous employ
ment agencies are sending workers
to the country before the harvest Is
ready.
1t is rumored in oil circles that
John w. Gates, has entered into an
agreement with II. Clay Pierce, to
purchase the interests of the Waters
Pierce Oil company in Texas.
The Washington University of St.
Louis, recently celebrated its 50th
anniversary Ambassador Bryce of
Great Britain, was the orator of the
occasion.
Eight miners were killed by an ex-
plosion of gas in a colliery at Price
burg, Pa. recently.
The telegraph operators employed
by the Western Union and Postal
companies at San Francisco have
struck for 25 per cent increase in
wages, notwithstanding the agree
ment entered into at New York with
Labor Commissioner Neill.
The ctate has closed its case in the
Haywood trial at Boise, Idaho, and
Immediately after the announcement
was made the defense filed N motion
to dismiss the defendant on the
showing made by the prosecution.
After argument the court overruled
the motion.
The convention at Denver TO discuss
the governments policy regarding
public lands organized by selecting
DIR. ]. M. Wilson, of Wyoming, as
chairman and Fred P. Johnson, of
Colorado, as secretary.
The national Wholesale Liquor
Dealers association believes that
anti-saloon sentiment will find a
place III the national platforms next
year, and are preparing to raise
large fund to meet the conditions.
The American Sheet and Tinplate
company. and the Amalgamated as
sociation have reached an agree
ment regarding wages for next year.
The scale of wages in effect now
will stand
Judge Wood, in the Haywood trial
at Boise, Idaho, admitted as evidence
many articles from the MinerS' Mag
azine which tended to show the ami
mus of the Western Federation
against former Gov. Steunenberg.
According to the Census bureau
the production of lumber in the
United States for 1906 was 37.49O.-