The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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After a bitter and bloody fight Saturday morning, the United States Secret Service officers, aided by the police of Pittsburg, Pa, cap tured one of the biggest and best equipped counterfeiting dens in the history of the Secret Service De partment. Only two counterfelters were caught, but they were caught in the act of making the new "1907" silver half-dollar, which has flooded the country for the past three months. Four other persons were arrested later, as suspects, but the authorities are keeping their names secret for the time.
 Night riders and barn burners held high carnival in Woodford county, Kentucky. Friday night, and as result seven warehouses were destroyed by the flames. All of the barns were owned by persons who had refused to sign the agree ment not to raise any tobacco in 1908. The victims were: George Graddy, S5.O00; Capt. Jim Will Hams, $4,0O0; Tucker Farm, Har- din Rogers, $6,000; Harris estate, George Strange, $3,500; Mrs. Eliza beth Pepper, $S,000; two ware houses in Scott county, $10,000.
 Giuseppe Alia, the condemned assassin of Father Francis Leo Heinrichs, made wild attempt to escape from the county jail at Den yer, Colo, Saturday. He assaulted a trustv with razor blade. that he had secured in some unknown man. her, seriously cutting him in the neck and might have added second murder to his Denver record if De- putty Warden Carpen had not rushed to the trusty's aid.
 It is officially announced that four fifth of the Jewish residents of Via divostok have been expelled from the city, and that all those remain ing must leave before the first of April. This wholesale expulsion is in violation of Russia's own regula- tions, which give the governors of ports the power to discriminate and allow Jews to remain in ports on a special permit from the ministry of the interior.
 Two persons were killed, one fatally hurt and many others more or less injured when a St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train, No. 40S, north bound, was wrecked on high trestle across Spring creek, eight miles west of Bristo, Okla homa, Saturday afternoon. The ac- cident is believed to have been the work of train wreckers An iron bolt was placed on the track.
 A large number of death senten- ces were passed Saturday in various parts of Russia. Those who will suffer the death penalty include 10 robbers at Krementchug, four rob bers at Kiev, three men who made an attack upon the postotfice at Proskkurow, three brigands at Lodz, a peasant of Karkov, and two politi cal prisoners at Kursk.
 Fired destroyed 2,O0O native shacks in Samplouice district of Manila on the evening of March II. The damage is estimated at $10o,- GOO in gold. It is believed the fire started from a spark from a railroad locomotive. Fifteen thousand home less native are being cared for in the churches and by the police.
 Urging all unmarried spinsters of marriageable age to pray to God to send them suitable partners. Bishop Colton of Buffalo has issued a circu- lar letter to all rectors in his diocese, which was read at each of the ser vices in the Catholic churches and created profound sensation.
 Charles J. Glidden of Boston, and Mrs. Glidden arrived at Jeru- salem, Friday, in a motor car from Hafia, Syria It was the first motor car ev.r seen in Jerusalem, and ere a' d a sensation among the popu- lace.
 Edward Firth, who is wanted in Springfield and Clinton, Mo-, and in Little Rock for Dassinr bogus