The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
The WORLD IN.
J PARAGRAPHS
BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
INLATE DISPATCHES
poINos AND HAPPENING
THAT MARK THE PROG
REss OF THE AGE.
WESTERN NEWS.

The Wyoring Democratic conven-
tion instructed Its delegates to vote for
Bryan.
Detroit will be the place OF meet
ing for the next annual convention OF
the National Real Estate exchange.
Denver tried for 1t but couldn't get
1t.
At San Francisco Thursday Joe
Cans, the lightweight champion, added
another victory to his long string by
defeating Rudolph Unholz, the rugged
Boer from South Africa, in the eleventh
round.
The United States transport Thomas
arrived at San Francisco on the 18th
Inst. from the Philippines with the Off
GERS and $40 men OF the Eighth infan-
try, besides 102 casuals and twenty
eight prisoners.
The $4,000 silver service to be pre-
sented by the state of Montana to the
cruiser Montana has been received by
the state and will be presented to the
cruiser when the Atlantic feet returns
to Hampton Roads.
Five persons are known to have been
killed. two fatally Injured and many
sthers badly hurt by a tornado in Cass
and Sarpy counties Nebraska, on the
18th inst. A great amount of damage
was done to property.
At the bond elections in San Fran
cisco of all the bond propositions. car
Tying total OF $1s.000.000. have se-
cured the necessary twothirds vote
and are carried. The money is to be
used for civic improvements.
In the Socialist convention at Chi
cago an open letter addressed to Pres
fdent Roosevelt, severely scoring him
for his alleged disparaging remarks
about Socialists In his last message
to Congress, was voted down.
e. J. Perrine. express messenger on
the Great Northern train between Se-
attic and Vancouver, British Columbia,
was beaten over the head with revol-
yer and tied hand and foot by two men
who looted the strong box of a sum
estimated at from $1,000 to $4,000 and
escaped.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
acting for the Western Pacific, has sold
$15.000.000 Of two-year six per cent.
notes, with the privilege OF extending
them for three years from 1910. Pro
ceeds of the sale OF these notes will be
uoCa III tOhlpiCtiOh vi TIC SobotihNtiOh
of the Western Pacific.
A strike OF 5000 truck drivers was
authorized at melting OF the union
Sunday because OF the refusal of team
owners to grant an increase Of $1.50
week. A committee was instructed
to make another effort to induce the
owners to grant an increase before the
strike order becomes effective.
Felix Grundy Stidger, exposer Of the
Golden Circle, dropped dead at Chicago
few days ago. Stidger was a secret
service man during the two last years
OF the Civil War. He worked his way
into the order of Southerners in the
northern states known as the Knights
OF the Golden Circle and became one
Of its chief officers.
Washing gold Is now in progress in
Alaska and British Yukon gold mining
camps. The Yukon river opened last
Friday in front Of Dawson and navi-
cation will soon be in full swing. This
will be the busiest season ever known
to the Yukon and Its tributaries. Dur
ing the last six months strikes have
been made that are comparable In i'm
portance to those of the Klondike. Ia
mana and Nome.