The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-19


Sir Thomas Upton. through the
Royal Irish Yacht club Of Dublin, has
issued challenge to the New York
Yacht club for another race for the
Americas cup to take place in 1908.
The Illinois pardon board has de-
MED the application Of Paul o. Stems
land for pardon. He looted the Mil
waukee Avenue Saving bank Of Chi
cago, of which he was president.
Walter Wellman, head of the Chi
cago Record-Herald Arctic expedition
has arrived at Tromsoe, Norway, on
his way home. He has definitely CIV
en- up his attempt to reach the north
pole by airship for this season.
The French steamer La Provence
made the run from Havre, to New
York. a distance OF 3,140 miles, in 6
days. hour and IL minutes recently.
The office of the Joplin, Mo-, News
Herald, republican daily, was re-
Gently entirely wrecked by dynamite
placed among the machinery. The
| plant was practically new. having
ouly been installed recently. The loss
is estimated at $4,000. The fight the
paper has made against gambling and
for law enforcement Is believed to
have been the reason for the outrage.
According to the Interstate Com
merce commissioners report, Just
made public. the railroads of the coun-
try during the year ended June 30,
1906. killed 1858 persons and in
jured 97,706 others.
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newspapers have arrived in this coun-
try to study the financial situation
and natural resources of Canada and
the United States.
The new giant turbine steamer Lus-
itania made new record between
Queenstown and New York on her
maiden voyage. She made the 2,7S2
miles in five days and 54 minutes.
Her average speed was 23.01 knots an
hour.
In the common pleas court at Phil
adelphia, the Pennsylvania two-cent
passenger fare law. passed by the last
legislature, was declared unconstitu-
t'onal. The case will be taken to the
state supreme court.
| The meat drivers of New York. af-
ter being ON = strike TO. 10 days, have
gone back to work on practically the
same terms that existed before the
walkout.
Under the direction of Emperor
William Germany is making extensive
preparations for the entertainment of
Secretary Taft on his coming visit to
that country.
The Knights and Ladies' of Security,
a fraternal organization with head
quart IS IN Topeka, have bought an
entire b1nd issue o. that city amount
inc to $4,000.
At conference r.eld in Chicago the
Kansas railroads decided to ignore
the state railroad commission and re-
fuse to obey the order requiring two
cent passengc rate.
A mile race track is to be estab-
lished at Zion City, near Chicago.
Crown Princess Cecilia OF Germany
has sent her chef to this country 10
study American cooking.
A fast train on the Great Northern
railroad was recently held up in Mon.
tana by two masked men, who dyna-
| mited an empty express safe and then
rified the registered mail pouches
The railroad company has offered
$4,000 reward for the bandits.
Gov. Sheldon of Nebraska has de-
clared himself in favor of an amend
ment to the constitution taking from
the federal courts the right to enjoin
state officials from enforcing state
laws.
The diplomatic corps at Washington
look upon the recent anti-Asiatic
riots In Vancouver, British Columbia
as great aid to the negotiation of an
exclusion treaty between Japan and
the United States
The steamer Mont Eagle, from the
Orient with hundreds of Japanese,
Chinese and Hindus on board, was re-
fused a landing at Vancouver and
forced to turn back to Victoria, where
the passengers were landed.
The car service committee of the
American Railway association held q
conference recently at Atlantic City
N. j., to discuss measures to avert an
impending car shortage on the rail.
roads of the country.
News has been received of the prob.
able loss of the schooner Duchess OF
Berford. which carried the Anglo.
American Arctic expedition. Three
members of the expedition are report
ed missing.
Announcement of the discovery OF
an anti-toxin that will kill dirhtheria
germs in the human organism In three
minutes has been made at the Ohio
university.
Judge Pollock has granted a tenn.
porary injunction preventing the
secretary OF state of Missouri from
annulling the license of the Rock
Island railroad in that state.
Chester B. Runyan, who confessed
to stealing 100000 from the Windsor