The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-04-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK
B;r Boston Fire = Hughes Fails to
Stop New York Betting-Talk OF
War with vsnsxusia-illinois begins
Cleaning out Saloons.


Cleaning out Saloons.
$4,000 900 BOSTON FIRE:--A fire
In Boston which started In a pile OF
rags burned oil one district, known as
Chelsea. causing loss OF 10000
900 In property and four lives. Ten
thousand people are made homeless.
All the bankr In the district. most OF
the school houses and churches, tne
hospital and all public buildings were
burned. and there is great suffering
In the city.
BETTING CRUSADE FAILs:-Gov.
Hughes strong fight to get bills
prohibiting betting at the race tracks
passed by tho New York Legislature
has failed, the vote on the bills be-
ing a tie. He says he will try again.
II is understood that a good deal Of
money was needed TO get the votes
against the bills.
TROUBLE WITH VENEZUELA
There has been n good deal OF talk
recently of n fight with venezula. n
little mountain republic In South
America. where they hold elections
with rifles. because the dictator who
happens to be in control. one Cipri-
ano Castro. has beaten some Ameri-
~ tAAlW -lUhla
In some asphalt lakes and mahogany
forests. Cipriano says that the Am
orleans had violated the agreement
under which they were allowed TO
the business and that as a consequ-
ence they have forfeited all rights
and that the local courts have pass
ed on the case He IL probably right
but the State Department wanted 10
make sure and he has been 40
sassy" that some people feel like
fighting. The whole muddle is not
worth much. and while the army aud
navy are ready 10 act II necessary.
there Is mighty little chance that they
viii be called on.
LOCAL OPTION IN ILLINOIS:
Illinois held It's first election under
It's new local option law last Thurs
day aud the drys won In 1858 town
ships. losing In only 242. These
last are mostly In the big cities The
law allows ar election to make the
town dry at any time and a good
many more will be held right
away.
HARTMAN WINS AGAIN:--E. II.
Hartman. who Is generally consider
ed one OF the most undesirable
citizens In the country. has scored
another remarkable triumph, and
one which shows again both the vile
ness Of his methods and the cieverness
which has given him the great power.
lie has for s5.O00.O 900. all borrowed.
got control OF the Eric Railroad. a
corporation worth s4o0.00O.00O besides
making a little cash out OF the deal.
Besides all this he has got line
which completes the system un-
der his control from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific. and his system gets an
entrance TO New York. Pretty good
bargain for the money. ehg
PASS LIABILITY BlLL:--Bo;h
Houses OF Congress have now passed
the Employers Liability Bill, under
which a workman on a railroad can
recover damages II he Is hurt in any
traffic from state TO state whether
he Is negligent or not. II is drawn
TO meet the flaws which the Supreme
Court found in a similar law passed
last year.
HITS I'm CROW LAW:-President
Roosevelt has ordered that Southern
Railroads be made TO obey the law
which provides that cars for the col
ored people must be as good as those
for the whites He says that some Of
the roads are not obeying this law,
and will have them prosecuted.
EXPIRES. R0OSEVELT:-Roose-
welt has beer recently reported IS
saying that after he retires' from
the presidency. he will travel around
the world for year or two, so no
one can say that he is trying TO boss
Mr.. Taft or interfere in the govern
ment.
FLEET ON THE MOvE:-The
battleshlp fleet has finished its tar
get practice at Magdelena Bay and