The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-16

Inc lexaS Legislature has passed
law taxing all dealers in firearms
who sell revolvers so per cent on their
gross receipts. 1t Is intended to stop
the practice of carrying revolvers in
Texas.
Seventy-fivc members oe The Omaha
grain exchange have made a trip
through Southern Nebraska and Kan
| sas to make a personal investigation
of the damage to the growing wheat
crop.
The Kansas sipreme court has is
| sued writ of custer to compel the
city of Leavenworth to cease iicens-
ing saloons and other unlawful re
sorts
President Roosevelt gave dinner
10 Gen. Kuroki the Duke of Abruzzi
| Vice admiral Ijuin and other repre-
sentatives of foreign powers who have
come to this country to visit the
jamestown exposition.
Judge Pollock of the United States
district court at Topeka. Kan. over
ruled a motion to discharge the re-
| ceiver he appointed recently for the
Uncle Sam Oil company
A special train loaded with Shrin-
| ers was wrecked on the coast line of
the Southern Pacific railroad near
| Surf and 20 persons killed and as
many others dangerously injured
A Southern Pacific passenger train
collided with string of runaway
freight cars near Lordsburg. n. NJ, the
| engiaeer was killed and fireman badly
scalded
Upwards of 1000 delegates repre-
senting S0.oO0.000 persons will attend
the worlds fifth Sunday. School con.
vention at Rome. King Victor En-
manuel of Italy will be honorary pres
dent.
During April 133,452 immigrants ar
| rived in New York mostly from South
ern Europe and the May record will
probably be still greater from the
record of the first ten days.
The Illinois Legislature has passed
the local option bill by decisive
vote
Queen Victoria, of Spain, recently
| gave birth to son. The fact was
Immediately heralded throughout the
kingdom and caused widespread joy
among the people. Much stately cere-
mony was observed at the palace in
Nedrid, all the officials of the court
being present to greet the new born
prince.
The New York court of appeals
has sustained the right of Attorney
| General Jackson to attack the title OF
George B. Mcclellan as Mayor of New
York city on behalf of William R.
| Hearst.
The government crop bulletin
shows the average condition of the
winter wheat crop on May l to have
been S2.9 per cent The acreage is
about five per cent less than that har-
vested last fall.
The Kansas state text book com
mission has let contracts aggregatlng
100000 for books to be used in the
| schools of the state for the next five
years. The so-called book trust only
got one award.
The Chicago Journal recently pub
| lished long article charging that
Charles II. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners. had
served a term in Joliet penitentiary.
Meyer denies the charge.
An order for steel rails has been
placed with the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company which calls for 10000
tons at cost s5.ooo.OOO. The rails
are for the Hartman lines.
The differences between Mexico
and Guatemala have been amicably
settled, Mexico Withdrawing her de-
mand for the extradition of the muir
derers of Gen. Barrillas.
The Shriners in session at Los An
geles, Cal, have chosen St Paul as
the meeting place of the 1908 con-
clave.
Twenty-nine st. Louis persons have
been subpoenaed to appear before the
federal court at Denver. Col, regard
ing fraudulent coal land claims in that
state.
disastrous fire in which two per-
soEs lost their lives and a number of
others were injured, occurred in Kan
sas City when the University build
ing, occupied by many musicians and
artists, was completely destroyed.
Garland Moore, who killed his
sweetheart. Clara West, at Bois dare,
Missouri, has been convicted of sec
ond degree murder and sentenced to
25 years in the pententiary.
1t is stated in Washington that the
president in his speech at Indian
apolis on May 80, proposes to give
a full and conservative statement of
his views regarding the railroad legis-
lation needs of the country.
w. o. Douglas, the former loan
clerk of the Trust Company of Amer
lea, has pleaded guilty of the larceny