The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12

Charles Woodbury.. q graduate of
Kansas university, who recently began
a postgraduate course, was drowned
while rowing in the Kaw river at law
renee.
| Six persons were killed outright and
$50 injured In a recent wreck on the
Canadian Pacific railroad at Horse
shoe Falls, near Orangeville. Ont.
The motion of the attorneys for the
San Francisco grafters to dismiss the
bribery indictments against them has
been denied by Superior Judge Law
| lor.
In an address at the National Irrl-
CATION conference at Sacramento. Cal,
Clifford Pinchot. the government for
ester. declared the lumber supply Of
the country would be exhausted inside
Of 20 years unless the forests we're
protected.
Quicksand caused the drowning OF
three young men in the Illinois river
near Peoria recently. When found the
bodies were standing upright with
their heads barely under the water.
A witness in the reformatory inves.
tigation at Hutchinson. Kan, declared
the records had been falsified In the
case OF the death of a negro inmate.
The story created a sensation.
H. II. Tucker. Jr., former secretary
treasurer of the Uncle Sam Oil COM
pany, has been released from the
Leavenworth jail after serving a
three months sentence for reflecting
on federal judges.
At Lathrop, Mo-, While his wife
was testifying in justice court
against a negro charged with attempt
to kill her. Gerland Carter, farmer
drew pistol and fired two bullets
into the body of the prisoner, fatally
wounding him.
The Kansas board of railroad COM
missioners have ordered the railroads
of the state to put in a flat two-cent
passenger fare beginning October 1
next. The railroads have made nc
definite announcement of what ac-
tion they will take in the premises.
Cholera is reported to be spreading
in European Russia.
The subcommittee of the United
States immigration commission, which
has been making tour of Europe has
returned with valuable data and will
make important recommendation to
congress regarding changes in the i'm
migration laws.
Eleven persons were killed and
seven others injured in a wreck on the
Rock Island railroad at Norris, Ia re-
Gently.
The resolutions adopted by the Ma
tional Irrigation congress in session at
Sacramento, Cal, indorse the policy of
President Roosevelt. in connection with
irrigation, forest preservation and con-
servation of resources.
Seven brewing companies have CIV
en- up the fight in Kansas, agreed to
pay all the costs of the cases against
them in the supreme court and move
out of the state.
| 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.
The Missouri board of railroad com
missioners, after a personal inspec-
ton, have ordered the track of the
Iron Mountain railroad repaired A
speed limit of 20 miles an hour was
ordered until the repairs are made.
The twelfth triennial convention Of
the Order of the Eastern Star vas
recently held in Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs.
NJ. M. Conkling, of Oklahoma City.
Ok. is the retiring grand matron.
Attorney General Bonaparte has is.
sued statement saying that because
the Chicago & Alton railroad helped
to convict the Standard Oil company
of rebating it will be granted in,-
munity by the government
Messages received by the New York
Geographical society confirm the re-
port that the Stefansson Arctic ex-
pedition is safe.
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Cossack attained speed of 1914 knots
in her preliminary trials.
Ambassador Reid has concluded an
| agreement with the British foreign
office regarding the arrangement for
the present New Foundland fisheries
season.
The National Firemen's Association
of America in session at Oklahoma
City selected Chicago for its 1898
convention.
Engineer Groves was killed and
Fireman Horan fatally injured as the
result of d Rock Island passenger
train running onto an open switch at
Caldwell, Kan.
Twenty members of a wheat thresh-
ing crew north of Manson, Iowa were
poisoned by eating chicken sand
wiches. Physicians believe that all