The Elbert County tribune., 1907-10-03

demand OF the Railway Mems unicn
for the recognition of their organi.
zation.
A conspiracy to start a Revolutionary
movement in Cuba has been discov.
cred by Gov. Magoon. 1t il believed
that the movement is backed by New
York capitalists.
Attorney General Bonaparte has in.
structed United States district attor.
neys to bring suit against various rail.
roads throughout the country to re-
cover penalties incurred by them for
alleged violations of the safety ap-
pliance law.
The challenge of Sir Thomas Lip.
ton for race for the Americas cup
in 1908 has been declined by the New
York Yacht club. The club was un-
able to limit the length of contestants
to 6S feet as requested by the chal-
lenger
Cyrus Baldwin, S5 years OF age. one
of the wealtbiest residents of Kane
county, Illinois. recently committed
suicide after killing his aged wife.
Gems. PARA, Ducasse and Miret
have been arrested by the secret
police in Cuba charged with conspir-
ing against the public order
Many prominent Episcopalians from
all parts OF the world attended a three
days session of the international con-
vention of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew at Washington. The Lord Bish-
| op of London was prominent figure.
Twenty persons were injured in a
rear end collision in a tunnel between
Paris and Cherbourg, France. Several
Americans were among the victims.
Physicians of the marine hospital
| service in charge of the bubonlc
| plague situation in San Francisco
| say there is no danger of an epidemic
| of the disease. although cases will
continue to occur for a considerable
| period.
Judge Lands, in the United States
| district court at Chicago, has decided
that the Chicago G. Alton railroad
should not be further prosecuted for
rebating in connection with the Stand
ard Oil company.
The League of Republican Clubs of
Pennsylvania has formally endorsed
Senator Knox for the presidency.
The Asiatic cruiser squadron con-
sIsting of the West Virginia, Colorado
Maryland and Pennsylvania has ar
rived at San Francisco from the
Philippines.
A decisive victory was won by the
state of Nebraska when federal
Judges T. G. Munger and w. N. Mum
ger denied an injunction to the rail-
roads to prevent the state from enforc-
ing the laws reducing grain rates
The Standard Oil company has dis
tributed 100000 copies of pamph-
let which declares that the company is
the victim of "persistant and ad-
roit" attack ON the part of the federal
authorities. .as
Eight Greek laborers were recently
killed in wreck on the Southern
Pacific railroad in California Friends
of the victims chased the engineer
and fireman of the train into the hills
and then proceeded to demolsh the
cars of the train.
An incendiary fire at Wuchow,
China, cost the lives of 100 persons
and destroyed property valued at
| $250,OOO
Eight persons were killed and sew
eral others injured in wreck on the
Pennsylvania railroad at Duncannon,
Pa, recently.
The big turbine steamer Lusitania
made the return trip to Queenstown
from New York in five days four
hours and 10 minutes. or three hours
| and 25 minutes more than her west
ward run.
The total deposits in the Kansas
banks at the end of September were
$144, .51S.71. an increase in one
year of $2O,OO0,O0O.
The federal grand jury at San
| Francisco has returned indictments
| against the Southern Pacific Railway
company and the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship company, charging them with
giving briDes on shipments of goods
from Japan. The indictment contains
| 124 counts.
| An injunction has been granted in
district court of Wyandotte county,
Kansas, forbidding members of the
Kansas City livestock exchange to
obey the rules of that organization
which require them to boycott non.
members.
L. B. Williamson of Findlay, Ohio.
has confessed to an attempt to bribe
a juror in case against the Standard
OH company tried in that city last
June
While in st. Louis recently Mrs.
Root, wife of the secretary of state,
declared herself emphatically in favor
OF the re-establishment of the army
canteen.
A racing automobile, while going
at 6o miles an hour at the Morris
Park track in New York, crashed
into a fence. killed the driver and In