The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-09-12
NEWS OF A WEEK
G. A. r. Meets at Saratoga TAFT
Sails tor Philippines.-Burton to
Fight johnson Of Cleveland Mayor
atty.

A barn belonging 20 Speaker "Un-
Gle Joe" Cannon In southern Indiana
was struck by lightning and burned
Sunday.
Secretary Taft sailed from Seattle
yesterday for the PHILIPPINES, where De
will attend the opening Of the first
Congress In the islands lie will re-
turn by way OF Siberia. 80 that when
he reaches Washington he viii have
travelled completely around the world.
The forty-first national encampment
OF the G.. A. II. began at Saratoga
New York. on Monday. and will last
through out the week. There we're
rumors that IL would demand a third
term for Pres. Roosevelt
Congressman Burton. OF Cleveland,
chairman OF the Rivers and Harbors
Committee OF the House Of Represent
atives. announced that he would be a
candidate against Mayor Tom l.. John
son OF Cleveland. who Is running for
reelection. The contest Is likely TO
be the most exciting campaign Of the
Fall.
After a several months tour OF IN
qulry into the immigration situation
abroad. most OF the members OF the
subcommittee OF the United States I'M
migration Commission. with Senator
William =. Dillingham;. OF Vermont
as chairman. arrived in New York Fri
day.
Fifteen people were killed and hfty
badly injured In a collision OF trolley
cars near Matoon. III. on Friday
The Chicago Minneapolis flyer on IN
Rock lslnad railroad was wrecked near
Norris. Ia. Friday and twelve persons
were killed and twelve injured. The
messenger train left the rails and
crashed into a freight which was stan'
ing on a side track. The injured were
taken to Waterloo, Ia. and placed In
a hospital.
A violent outbreak OF rioung agains
Japanese. Chinese and other Orientals
occurred In Vancouver. Canada. Sat
urday. the foreigners being mobbed
I'm the streets aud their homes attacked
Many we're injured. and the police
we're very slow In restoring order.
Even after IL was restored there were
fears OF more trouble and the Japanese
and Chinese bought guns to protect
themselves There was talk oil call
ing out the militia.
Several meetings. which will have
for their object the establishment ana
preservation Of peace, both Industrial
and political. viii be held during the
presept week. While the sixteenth In
ternational Peace Congress is In "es-
sion at Munich. Bavaria, from Monday
until saturday. Representatives OF all
the Central American republics Will
meet I'm Washington 10 arrange for
Central American Peace Congress.
There we're many i~dlcations that
the tclegraphers. who struck month
ago. we're beginning TO lose heart
and that the strike would soon end
pres. Small OF the Union Is said to
have made an offer OF settlement 10
Mr.. Neil. Commissioners Of Labor. An
other rumor was that the telegraphers
were becoming desperate, and might
call out all tho operators that would
obey a strike ordre. which would prac'
tically tie up the business Of the eoun'
try. Forty-five delegates from the
strikers In all parts OF the country met
In New York Monday to consider peace
terms.
a yhe disturbance continues In Nor
y 20. the little country on the North
coast of Africa, where the Moors have
tried to kin all white business men,
and the French have sent an army
10 preserve order The sultan VINO
rules the country has favored the com
ing OF white people. and as a result
his enemies and the heather who De-
lleve that all white men are devils
have Joined and set up rival sultan.
Both sultans have raised armies and
are likely to have a big battle soon.
Meanwhile the French are landing
troops and have started TO march
across country to a city where they
can overawe the natives. They are
likely to be attacked at any minute,
and have already beaten off many
strong attacks with heavy slaughter
many thousands OF Moors and Turks
having been killed. France has prom
ised to keep order so that all white
men can sell goods In the country and
so is likely to get into long and ex-
pensive war which will do little good.
Some of the heather offered 20 make
peace Saturday and the French gem
eral stopped fighting for two days
60 let them come to him and surren-
der, but none came, so II is expected
uIusu uIseq mA sunqSU eql luVl
soon.