The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Emperor Near Death. John Mitchell
to Retire. Mrs. Chadwick Famous
Swindler Dead.

Emperor Francis Joseph OF Austria
and Hungary is seriously III and as he
Is an old man, he ia rot expected 70
get well. His death Is likely TO cause
a great deal OF trouble In European
politics and may result In some wars.
The NATIONS OF Europe are each afraid
that the others will try to take some
land away from them. because each
has been stolen from at some time
or other, and has a grudge against all
the rest. To keep each nation from
eetting too strong different nations
make agreements together. and are
very careful TO keep what is called a
balance OF power 20 that no one
nation and It's friends Will be strong
enough 20 beat the rest Several oil
these agreements were made by Francis
Joseph. ana as they may stop on his
death, II Is possible that some nation
viii believe that with him out OF the
way 4 is strong enough to satisfy
some old grudge. and Start a war.
There we're rumors in Washington
that the government would take con-
VI OF the jamestown Exposition
which has so far lost a great deal OF
money for all the men who have had
anything to do with IL and Try to pa
Il In better business condition.
John u. Rockefeller gave 100000
20 the University OF Chicago. This
makes a total OF s23.S2i.32z he has
xIven to that school. and shows that
some colleges that are thought rich are
not very wealthy.
John Mitchell. president OF the coal
miners union and one Of the leading
labor men OF the world. Ia 80 seriously
IN that he has had TO be operated on
and he announced that he would not
again m his position at the head OF
the union.
The president has spent the week
hunting In the Louisiana cane brakes.
lie has moved his camp twice. and
has Killed one deer. but in general has
had bad luck. and poor sport. IL Is
uncertain just how long he viii re-
main there.
The president OF the telegraphers,
who struck ali over the country two
months ago, declared that there was
no chance o. winning the strike and
advised the men to 80 back to work.
but they refused to do SO.
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick. the famous
swindler, who borrowed money sh
knew she could never repay from
many rich men. and caused the wreck
Ing OF bank. and losses TO hun
dreds OF poor people at oberlin' o.
died in the ponitentiary. She was
baptized into the Roman Catholic
Church before her death, but made
no confession as 20 what she did with
the huge sums she got
The United states Supreme Court
opened Tuesday for the winter. One
OF the cases which will be heard this
winter Is that OF Berea ColleGe. In
volvlng the constitutionality OF the
law which drove the colored stu
dents from the school. and greatly
crippled it financially. The case viii
be heard about January 10.
DIR. John n. Thomas of the U. S.
Marine Hospital Service. reported
that South American countries were
freer from yellow fever. which has
caused thousands OF deaths each year
for centuries. than they have ever
been before.
The sending OF telegraph messages
across the Atlantic Ocean without
wires was expected TO begin Tuesday.
William Marconi. the inventor of one
form OF wireless telegraph, expected
to begin sending business messages
at lower rate than they can be car
ried over the cables.
The great new steamship Lusitania
broke all records for crossing the
Atlantic Ocean. making the trip In
four days, and little over twenty
hours. This is about five hours quick
er than II has ever been done before.
The steamer Fridjhof in which Wal
Ter WcllnAu Cafficu hofeh eho os.,s~oH
with which he said he would try 20
reach the pole. was sunk near Ice
land, and only one member OF her
crew OF seventeen men was saved.
The steamer Cypress was also lost.
laundering In Lake Superior, and
nineteen OF her crew OF twenty went
down with her.
Il is thought at Washington that
the advance OF prohibition In the
Southern States may bring about Al
consolidation of the revenue districts|
and that a considerable reduction Of
officers in the revenue service Will
take place.
The international Missionary Con
vention OF the Disciples Church be-
gan a weeks convention In Norfolk.
Va. last Friday.
The Chicago National baseball team
defeated the Detroit American team
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