The Green Forest tribune., 1908-07-24
NEWS OF TIE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
 WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Ma tion, and Particularly from the
 Great Southwest.

Raymond N. Courley, 31 years old, a cattle buyer, employed in the Chi cago stockyards, was shot and ln' stantly killed while making a chlvaf rous attempt to take the part of 8 woman in quarrel, by Charles Prest. schold an awning manufacturer. Prestschold asserts that he took Gour- ley for a holdup man who was about to attack him and fired when he saw the victim make a threatening moVe- ment as if to draw a weapon.
 Hugh McCurdy, past grand com mander of Knights Templars and past grand master of Masons of the United States. died at his home in McCurdy Park, near Corunna, Mich.
 Fourteen outlaws have been killed and two guns captured by a detach- ment of the constabulary which stormed the stronghold of Uyan, the outlaw at Cota, Mindiano, according to advices received at Manila.
 The white carnaiion has been de- clared by Secretary Taft to be his fayorite flower. The secretary has so written Rev. J. Frederick of Newport, Ky, vice-president of the Evangelical Protestant Ministry alliance, Wno asked him to name his favorite.
 The American athletes went out to win the first two big events run and the hammer throw, captured both, es- tablished a new record in each and sent the Stars and Stripes aloft on the stadium flagstaff as the first na- tioral colors to be fioated over the arena.
 The Chinese crew of the British vessel Strathyre, 20 of which tried con- certed suicide in New York, rather than sail with Capt. Gum, will be sent back to Shanghai by the vessels owners.
 A mob of 100 or more men fought for the possession of Hugh Jones, a negro, who attempted to assault Miss Ora Yopps, r, of Middleton, Tenn. After four hours the negro was strung to tree.
 The state of Iowa will prosecute the Illinois Central, Burlington and Great Western railroads and the Du- buqque & Dunleith Bridge Co. before the interstate commerce commission for alleged discrimination against Iowa in rates.
 Ray Stewart, 16 of Audrain county, Mo-, will have to serve 25 years in the penitentiary for criminal assault, to which he was sentenced recenely by the circuit court of that county. He applied to the supreme court for a reduction of his sentence to four years fin the reform school at Boonville. The court denied his application.
 Cleveland having municipalized it's street cal lines, will try another mu- nicipal experiment under the guid' ance of Mayor Tom L. Johnson. Fire works were municipaliZed when the council passed an ordinance making 1t illegal for any one except the city government to buy, sell or discharge fireworks under penalty of a heavy me or Imprisonment.
 An automobile containing five prom inent young society people of Louis vile plunged through broken bridge over Salt river. Every member of the party was injured seriously, although it is believed all will recover. w. P. Watson, conductor on a Fris- co passenger train, was killed by q discharged brakeman, who refused to pay fare at Warwick, between Tulsa, Okla, and Oklahoma City. Watson was stabbed The slayer was over. powered on the train and placed un' der arrest. Watson resided in Mo. nett, Mo.
 M. Stolypin, the premier, has issued a general order to officials throughout Russia forbidding the use of torture for the purpose of extracting informa- ton and evidence from prisoners and other suspected persons.
 The question of the abolition of the death penalty in France still remains in an unsettled state. The matter came up for discussion before the chamber of deputies last week, buf the debate was adjourned, which is re garded as victory for the abolition ists.
 The first political wager to be re- corded in Chicago OR the presiden' al election was made at the Auditorium hotel between H. G. Merry of Balti- more and N B. Mcbride of the Audi torium Annex hotel. As soon as the nomination of Bryan and Kern was made known at the hotel, MT. Merry wagered 1000 against $500 with MT. -AsSBride that Taft and Sherman would be elected.
 Eleven thousand volts, or electricity, more than five times the voltage or. dinarily used on condemned criminals at Sing Sing, failed to kill James Hayes, 28 years old, a Westinghouse employe in the New Haven railroad yards at Stamford, Conn.
 Orders have been issued by the navy department to the gunboat Marietta to proceed to Puerto Cortez. Nondu- ras, to investigate the revolutionary activity in that place and to protect American interests. One party of the revolutionists is headed by Lee Christ mas, American soldier of fortune.
 The bombardment of the Umirathis quarter of Tabriz, in which hundreds of the revolutionists made their final stand, has resulted in the destruction of that part of the city and the deaths of hundreds, according to a news agency message from Tsheran.