The Elbert County tribune., 1907-03-14


the Japanese children in San Fran
cisco schools.
The yninister of foreign affairs of
Argentina in an interview expresses
regret that congress failed to pass
the ship subsidy bill.
The war between the cattlemen
| and sheepherders in Wyoming has
again broken out and raiders killed
1000 sheep out of one flock
After eight weeks deliberation the
grand jury at Peoria. ILL.,. has re-
turned indictments against many
prominent citizens including the sher-
If, his deputies and the city clerk
The price of Kansas and Indian ter
ritory Oil has been advanced by the
Standard Oil company one cent bar
rel on all grades
The Iowa board of railroad com
missioEers have ordered a reduction
of is per cent in the freight rates
on cattle. horses, mules and sheep.
The Salvation Army announces that
ten days trial of its anti-suicide
bureau has proved so successful that
| it will become a permanent feature of
tHe organization 5 Work.
The announcement is made that
the railroads are preparing to con-
| test the validity of the two-cent pas
| senger fare law recently enacted by
! the Nebraska legislature.
Saratoga, N. Y. has been finally de-
cided upon for the national encamp-
ment of the G. A. r. this year.
| of tha vi n O.
bank at Masonvllle, Iowa. was recent
| ly blown open and robbed of $4,000.
The Nebraka supreme court has de-
clared valid the amendment to the
state constitution adopted at the last
election providing for railway com
| mission of three members. The body
will begin work Immediately.
The first session of the new Rus
| sian duma was characterized by a
remarkable revolutionary demonstra-
ton at the Tauride Palace in which
| 10000 persons took part.
Nine men were killed and nine 9TH
ers injured by ap explosion in the
rock quarry of the Chihuahua &
Pacific railroad at Sandoval, Mexico,
recently.
Attorneys for Mrs. Mary Baker C.
Eddy, the Christian Science leader,
deoiare she will appear in court in
| person at the trial of the suit filed by
her son. This action was decided
upon to combat the idea that she was
suffering from senile dementia.
A decision has been handed down
in the federal court at st. Louis
| against the contention of the Waters
Pierce Oil company and co-defendants
| that nonresident witnesses could not
| be brought to st. Louis to testify.
On account of strike by the
| electricians of Paris the city was in
darkness one night recently. All
| the newspapers being unable to get
out there editions.
1t has developed that William F.
| Walker, the defaulting treasurer of
| the Savings bank at New Britain,
Conn, is also forger to large ex-
tent.
The appellate decision of the su-
preme court of New York has de-
cided unanimously against Mayor
George B. Mcclellan in his fight to
present a recount of the vote cast at
the last municipal election.
Abraham Ruef the political boss of
San Francisco, who had been in hid
ing for three days in order to de-
lay proceedings against him for bri-
bery, has at last been caught by
officers of Judge Dunne's court.
An unverified report in Wall street
that E. H. Hartman had gained
control of the Reading railroad
caused the shares of that company
to advance IL points in a half hour.
Attorney General Bonaparte has
declared illegal the action of South
Carolina authorities in bringing to
the United States a shipload of i'm.
migrants for work in various
branches of industry in that state.
The South Dakota legislature has
passed divorce law which requires
years residence in the state and
all hearings in open court. The. new
law kills the divorce industry in that
state.
The conductors and trainmen on
thc ohutd re anu vi. ~ 0 L. Tdll-
roads have voted to strike unless their
demands for more pay and shorter
hours are granted.
The German steamer Vandalia,
which has arrived at New York from
China and Japan, reports a fire on
board while at sea which caused
damage amounting to s250.O00.
Gov. Hoch has issued call for
a special election in the first Kan
sas congressional district to chose
successor to former Representative
Charles Curtis.
A conference was recently held by
the president with Postmaster Cen