The Elbert County tribune., 1907-08-01

refuse to arbitrate the American
claims
The state tax commission has In
creased the valuation of property in
Kansas more than $11 100000 over
the amount returned by the assessors.
The second battleship of the Dread
naught class has been launched in
England.
The Scout cruiser Salem which will
have a speed of "a knots and be the
fastest fighting craft in the American
navy has been launched at the Fore
River Shipbuilding company's yards.
The largest government dry dock in
this country is to be located at
Bromeston naval station Puget Sound
and will cost s1.192.2 .2S4.
The official call for the transmits
sissippi commercial congress to meet
in Muskogee,, l. T., November 10, 90,
81 and % has been issued.
The railroads of North Carolina
have agreed to place in effect the two
and one-fourth cent rate pending an
appeal to the higher courts regarding
the constitutionality of the law.
At Findlay. Ohio. the jury in the
trial Of the Standard Oil company on
charge of violating the state anti
trust law disagreed and were dis
charged.
Chester B. Runyan paying teller. Of
the Windsor Trust company of New
York. has disappeared with s96.315 of
the company's funds. The directors
made good the loss.
A Japanese has been arrested at
Fort Rosecrans. Cal. while in the act
of making drawings of the fort.
By the explosion of a case of pow
der on the battleship Georgia eight
men were killed and 13 injured. How
the powder became ignited is not
known.
A North Carolina passenger agent
and ticket agent have been SEN
fenced to the chain gang at Asheville
for violating the new rate law.
1t is estimated that $500 persons
were prostrated by the heat during
the Elks parade in Philadelphia. More
than 100000 persons viewed the spec
tacle.
Francisco has announced that it is
opposed to any immigration law that
will discriminate against the Japa-
nese.
The Northern Kansas Independent
Telephone association, in session at
Concordia, elected C. l.. Brown, of
Abilene, president.
monument 90 nr;yor ID NI1rton
Indiana's war governor. was recently
unveiled at Indianapolis.
In the recent consular examination
of candidates for appointment only
13 passed.
The supreme court of Nebraska has
issued an order to the secretary of
state compelling him to place the
cratic ticket The suit was brought
to test the anti fusion law.
A Danish civil engineer has sue
ceeded in producing beer in the form
of tablets.
In his speech defending W. D Hay
wood, at Boise, Idaho, Attorney Oar
row. of Chicago, denounced with
wealth, religion, law, courts and the
constitution
The excavation in the Panama ca
nal during June was G24,5S6 cubic
yards
Out of the 1900 white Americans
employed on the Panama canal there
were only four deaths in June.
uau, 10. boa,, oo~
cluded between Japan and Korea by
which Japan gains complete control
of the internal administration of
Korea.
The strike inaugurated by the car
men on the Rock Island railroad has
been called off The differences be-
tween the company and the men will
be arbitrated.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has ordered the Rock Island
railway to reduce their rates on
wheat and corn from Oklahoma to
Galveston, Texas, for export
In the federal court at Omaha,
Judge Munger handed down a deci-
sion holding that the Nebraska law
providing for a reduction of 25 per
cent in express rates was constitu-
tional, and denied the application of
the companies for an injunction
against the state officers.
Three little girls, ranging in age
from three to five years were re.
Gently stabbed in Jack. the Ripper
style ON the streets of Berlin. A
suspect arrested by the police was
nearly lynched by the excited people.
Mrs. George Mounts. wife of a
farmer living near Arkansas City,
Kan, was recently attacked and bit
ten by horse suffering from hydro
phobia. The horse was later killed.
An investigation of the cause of the