The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-07
Miscellaneous.

Three Americans and 20 Filipinos
were injured recently by the collapse
of the new railroad bridge over the
Pasig river near Fort Mckinley, in the
Philippines.
Many national banks throughout
the country have adopted the sugges.
tion of Comptroller of Currency
Ridgely that additional circulation be
taken out.
In battle between United States
troops and Navajo Indians in southern
Utah, three of the Indians were killed
and Chief Bylillie, who caused the
disturbance and nine of his followers
were arrested.
The financial condition throughout
the country is becoming better every
day, and bankers and business men
generally declare the certificate and
check plan CT doing business a great
success.
The Central Life Insurance com
rany of Fort Scott, Kansas, has beer
barred from doing business in Texas
A special session OF the Louisiana
legislature has been called to consider
regulation of railroads and other cor
porations.
Mrs. Katie Cathors, of Wichita
Kan. who was recently swindled out
of $4,000 by Sylvester Harrison OF
that city. has become insane from
brooding over her loss.
Five directors and two employees OF
ha IN Do =
have been indicted cha-ged with re
sponsibility for thu death of is per
sons in wreck at Mattoon. H.. last
August. Federal Judge Grosscup is
among those indicted
Banks in nearly all the larger towns
of Kansar have put into effect rules
limiting the amount depositors may
draw out. The amounts vary from 81
up.
Federal Judge Pollock, of Topeka
Kansas, has decided that he had nc
Jurisdiction to Interfere with the pros
ecution of theatrical people who vic
lated the Sunday closing law at Kan
sas City, although he took occasion
to criticise the criminal judge for en-
forcing the law.
A replica of the famous Turnbul
sun dial at Corpus christi college, Ok
ford. England, has .een presented tc
Princeton university by Sir William
Mather. NJ. p.
Small investors arc flooding Wal
street with orders for low priced
stocks. The orders are for from one
to 25 shares and are purchased out
right for cash.
Maximillian Harden, the German
editor who was charged with defamine
the character of Gel. Count vor
Molke, was acquitted amid great en-
thusiasm at Berlin.
Eta L. Mclean, a stenographer IL
the federal building in Chicago ha.
been arrested in company with A. B
Gordee, printer, charged with steal
ing important papers in connection
with the prosecution o. John r. Walsh
for the misappropriation of funds o.
the Chicago National bank.
A destructive wind storm recently
visited Galveston. Texas. demolishine
number of residences and injuring
several persons.
The Canadian post office department
has decided to use slot machines fol
the sale of STAN IS in offices which are
closed on Sunday.
The Burlington railroad is reported
to be demanding cash for payment oi
freight bills in Nevada.
The navy department has finally
fixed upon 10 feet as the desired
width for the locks on the Panama
canal.
The greatest oil well yet found in
the mid-continent Geld was recently
brought in near Muskogee. 1t is esti
mated to be a 2.000-barrel producer.
Because of the strirgency Of the
money market the directors of the
Pennsylvania railroad have decided
on policy of rigid economy fo, 1908