The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-20

plans Of k. G. Cooley ,Superlntendent of schools are carried out.
 Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia, an Paris of pneumonia The grand duke has lived in Paris almost continuously since his retirement from the position of supreme director of the navy,
 which he held for twenty-four years. Representative P. F. Campbell of Kansas intends to push his anti-option bill in congress, measure aimed at bucket-shops and option dealers. Republican leaders in Nebraska
 have declared war on the saloon and | brewery interests, believing that it was this element in politics that
 caused the defeat of Governor Sheldon While sleeping with his brother, Andrew Rumfelt, g years old, who | lives six miles southeast of here, was shot and killed. He was single. The brother, Martin, who is few years Andrews senior has been charged by the coroner's jury with the act. Heedless of the warning of the German Reichstag and the federal l council of the German empire, Elm peror William is determined to uphold his personal power and to to exercise just as great a personal influence in both foreign and domestic affairs in the future as he has in the past. The Chinese legation at Washington ,.aooiua1 official -oon tinp Of the death of the emperor and empress dowager of China The emperor died Saturday afternoon at o'clock and
 the Empress Dowager at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
 Four men, including the sheriff Of Okmulgee county, were killed at Okmulgee, Okla., Sunday afternoon and a score or more of others were in jured in a battle between white and 1 negro citizens.
 In boiler explosion of the Miller Lumber company plant at Pound Gap, Ky, four men were killed and four seriously injured. The dead: John
 Hubbard, Rollo Flemming; Willie
 Tackett; Mullins Ebert and Manager Miller of the plant will die. The Zeppelin Airship company. headed by Count Zeppelin. has an- nounced it's intention of seeking the north pole by means of dirlglble balloon. An airship will be built to meet the special demands of polar trip and the start will be made from Northern Sweden.
 In announcing for the last fiscal year the biggest postal deficit in the
 history of the country $16,910,27S.99, Postmaster General Meyer suggested
 means by which deficits can be pre- vented in the future. He wants special local parcels post established
 on rural routes.
 Greatly angered because he failed to have the pope annul the marriage of his daughter, Helen, from Samuel
 Clarkson, Martin Maloney may pro- bably renounce his papal title of nobility and also his post as chamber lain which gives him right to wear a cap and sword.
 The secretary of the navy has 
 awarded the contract for the con struction of the 21,S25-ton battleship, the Utah, to the New York Ship Build ing company of Camden, N. J., at its
 bid of $3,04G,00O for 20% knot ship. Notice was served upon James G. Woodward, nominee of the city pri-
 mary for mayor of Atlanta under orders of Chief of Police Jennings that he must appear in the recorders court to answer the charge of being drunk on the streets.
 Despite the reassuring words of
 Governor General Magoon, there is every indication that the national election will be riotous affair. Bet ting is beginning to favor Gen.
 Gomez, of the Liberal leader. Henry Leidy, negro, attacked Miss
 Elizabeth Hauser, white, 16 years old
 near Biloxi, Miss. He was arrested and identified by his victim. A mob
 stormed the jail and taking Leidy to Point Cadet lynched him.
 Jacob Sikkema aged 25, of Grand
 Rapids, Mich, shot and mortally
 wounded his wife, who is slightly over IT years of age. He then shot himself death being instantaneous. The financial department of the new Japanese cabinet announced that the budget for next year calls for an eX-
 penditure of 517,120,000 yen. Larger than any Leviathon of his- tory or fable. the North Dakota, great est of Uncle Sams battle ships, took her place Tuesday at Quincy, Mass, in the element for which she was fashioned. The launching at the yards of the Fore River Ship Building con-
 pany was witnessed by distin- guished gathering that came from the state for which the monster is named,
 and from Washington and Boston. Major General Leonard Wood, for
 several years commander Of the United States army of the Philip" pines, arrived in New York Monday from the Philippines. He came on the steamer Noordam.
 Dutch traders have decided to boy colt German goods, owing to the uh- friendly attitude of the kaiser as re- yealed in his interview in the London Telegraph two weeks ago.
 The navy department has rejected all bids for the erection of the Great Lakes naval station at North Chicago, on the ground that they were too high New plans will be drawn and bids re- submitted.
 A national balloon contest will be