Tensas gazette., 1908-10-09
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.
From All Sources, State,
National and Foreign.
The Atlantic fleet arrived at Ma

Bubonic plague reappeared In
Ecuador.
The town of Michel, British CO.
Iumbia, was destroyed by ire.
The quarantine against Havana.
Cuba, was raised, effective Oct. 1.
An international congress for pop
ular education was opened in Par
is.
A large supply of stores was sent
to the Perry Arctic steamer Roose-
welt.
The city of Hyderabad, India, was
destroyed by a flood and thousands
of lives lost.
Two-cent postage between the
United States and Great Britain be-
comes elective n once.
Colonel Gabe Fillieul is appointed
Lord Mayor of London in succession
to Sir John Charles Bell.
A number of social clubs of Jack
son, Miss, were indicted on the
charge of selling whisky.
The director of the mint announc-
ed that he would resume the pur-
chase of fine silver for coinage.
A Turkish steamer sunk a ferry
boat in a collision at Smyrna, Turkey
and 100 persons were drowned.
Sir George Truscott was elected
General Passenger Agent of Mexican
American Steamship Company.
The Bureau of Chemistry at Wash
ington has made Investigations as to
alleged turpentine adulterations.
w. ]. Bryan vigorously assailed
President Roosevelt and Judge w.
H. Taft in his campaign speeches in
Iowa.
President Castro, of Venezuela. re-
fused to receive a note from Hol-
land, presented thorugh the German
Minister.
The investigation of the alleged
illegal sales of sixteenth division
lands in Forrest county, Miss, was
begun.
The Postoffice Department has
taken no action in regard to estab-
fishing a railway mail division at
New Orleans.
The Census Bureau reports an in
crease in the number of cotton spin
dies in the South, in spite of the
business depression.
DR.. w. H. palrymple, of Louisiana
was one of the leading speakers be-
fore the International tuberculosis
Congress at Washington.
A New York negro pastor denounc-
ed the President, and said negro Of
fice-holders had been ordered to sup
port the administration.
Senator Foraker issued a state
ment saying that he was willing for
the law to be invoked against him
II he had done any wrong.
Policeman John ]. Howard, at New
York, converting himself into a hu-
man bridge. rescued a helpless Grip
pie from burning tenement
Gov. Swanson, of Virginia, was ap-
pealed to for protection against an
alleged murderous Black Hand gang
operating in Buckingham county.
A Coroner's Jury at Mobile de-
cided that Joseph Calhoun died from
the effects of stychnine placed in his
lunch by unknown parties.
The American Bankers Associa-
tion placed itself on record as against
the guaranty of bank deposits and as
against postal savings banks.
Lieut.. Col. Goethals of the 18TH
mian Canal Commission stated in
Washington that the canal would be
opened to navigation Jan. 1, 1915.
Having received replies from all
the Powers to their joint note on the
Moroccan situation, France and
Spain are at present engaged in pre-
pairing a reply.
Chairman Conners of the New
York Democratic Comittee said the
race track interests would get no aid
should the Chanler ticket be elect
ed.
There Is a rumor current at Rome
that Cardinal Merry del Val, Papal
Secretary of State, will resign and
will be succeeded by Cardinal RAM
polla.
Lazare Weller, the French aero
plane promoter, announced that he
had given an order to Wilbur Wright
for the construction of fifty Wright
aeroplanes.
Mr.. Bryan issued a statement crit
icising his opponent for adopting the
Presidents view that the voters are
liable to be missed by the publica.
tion of campaign contributions.
The friends of Speaker Cannon
are alarmed over the hostility shown
toward him in the West Republican
congressman have been forced to
pledges to vote against the re-elec-
ton of Cannon as Speaker.
DR.. Robert Koch declared in the
International tuberculosis Congress
that the most important feature of
the crusade against tuberculosis is
! the campaign of education.
Josephus Daniels, Chairman of the