The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-06

leading a cotton pool and forcing up the price of the commodity. Cotton has advanced points since the so- called pool is supposed to have been formed.
 One of the most important post election events that official circles in Washington are interested in is the launching of North Dakota the big gest battleship in the United States Navy, if not in the world. The vessel
 will be launched November 10 at Quincy, Mass.
 Ten million dollars, in round figures out of a total of SIS, ,000,000 put up by investors for the bankrupt Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway Co.,, has gone into something else besides con- struction according to reports of certified accountants to the receivers
 The Duluth Limited on the Chicago,
 St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha rail
 road, was wrecked near Kempton,
 Wis. The engine and all of the eight
 
 were derailed and overturned. No
 one was killed though 10 passengers
 were more or less seriously injured.
 For the first time in history of the
 wireless a steamer between San Fran
 cisco and Honolulu has been in com
 munication with both stations at the
 same time. This took place aboard
 the steamer Lurine of the Watson
 Navigation Co.,, which talked at the
 same time to both ports when 1400
 miles out of San Francisco bound for
 Honolulu.
 The abdication of Abdul Hamd,
 Sultan of Turkey, either forced or
 voluntary, is expected in the immedi-
 ate future by the Russian govern
 ment.
 The National Executive Board of
 the United Mine Workers of America
 has removed from office all the of
 ficers of District II, the Indiana dis
 trict. However, the announcement of
 the removal is held up pending the
 result of a restraining order that the
 officers of the district obtained
 against the National board and which
 will not be disposed of until Nov. g. One woman fatally hurt, one fire
 man with fractured limbs and internal injuries, and 50 men and women burn
 ed and maimed was the fearful toll
 taken by blast of fire in the 10-story Weave building at Fourth and Race streets Cincinnati. The tragedies were enacted in sight of frenzied crowd of thousands.
 The finding of the headless body of a white man in the hills back of Gov ington, Ky, has resulted in the arrest at Harrodsburg, Ky, of Paris Simp- son, barber. The body had lain in a forest for weeks, the head rolling into a rayine. The dead man has been identified as a mustered-out soldier
 named Noble, who was in Covington two months ago in company with Simpson.
 The wave of prohibition sweeping over Ohio has already rendered thirty seven out of the eighty-eight counties in Ohio dry as bone, according to statement issued by the Anti-Saloon League.
 Fire destroyed the general store and warehouse of Saemann-Lcebs Knickle company at Campbellsport, Wis, Loss, sGO,OOO.
 While the London suffragettes, as they disappear behind the prison walls, still stoutly declare that they will resume the program of violence as soon as they have served their sen tences, their French sisters continue quietly to accomplish fresh stages of their extensive scheme of peaceful revolution in woman's position. It
 was due to tranquil siege of several members of the chamber of deputies by their own wives that bill was in the purpose of abolishing Article 213 of the civil code which provides that the husband must protect the
 wife and the wife must obey the husband.
 William Montgomery, former cashier
 of the Allegheny National Bank, of
 Pittsburg, is guilty of abstracting $469,- 900 from the bank, according to the
 verdict rendered by the jury in the United States district court. Joseph Letter, the millionaire Chi cago grain plunger, returned from Europe with his bride of four months, travelling under the assumed name of MT and Mrs. Arthur Adlum." He got into a queer clash with the customs officials few minutes after he land ed. Mrs. Letter, who apparently was ignorant of the customs laws, protest ed against having her jewels inspected
 and her husband vigorously backed her up Tho customs people won, how ever. as usual.
 Two masked night riders fired the barn on the farm of Curtis roag, near Wanada, Madison county, Ill.,, after turning out the live stock in it, stole some harness and left mysterious warning, according to long distance telephone message received from Sheriff Jones. He said the suspects were headed toward St. Louis via the Ferry, and asked the police to look out l for them.
 ] Among the messages or congratula- | tion received by the president on his | birthday, was one from King Edward, as follows: q request that you will l accept my cordial congratulations upon the occasion of your birthday. With my best wishes for your welfare and prosperity" Signed Edward R. and l.