The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Two Robbers Beaten-Congo Trouble
Solved Fierce Riot-Panama Con
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TWO ROBBERS BEATEN:-Ray-
mond r. futile. farmer Of Lincoln
Park, n. j., was held Up by two rob
bers, who jumped into the wagon
and demanded his money. The farm
en- knocked the first man over the
dash board and the wagon ran over
him. Then no proceeded to join bat
Tie with the neat After nearly strip
ping the outlaw OF his clothes he
got him of the wagon and called for
help. The man ran and when the
farrrer reached home he found a
watch and S25 In the robbers vest
pockef
CONGO PROBLEM scLVED:-Af-
ter several months o. bitter strug-
&c. the chamber Of Deputies has
adopted the Congo annexation treaty
by vote OF 50 TO 90. The passage
means that Congo Is annexed 20 the
STATE If Belgium and King Leopold
ls ready to endorse the bill. King
L,opold's cruelties are now drawing
T. a close as this part OF his domains
has been surrendered to Belgium.
FIERCE RlOT:-A fierce riot took
place Saturday between the strike
cap miners and the strike breakers
In Cleveland. o. one man was bad
D. injured and several more were
hurt by flying Missile The strike
breakers are employed by the Ed
ward Levy & Co. ana as they were
lcayiue the factory the strikers at
tackled them In a body aud q sharp
encounter followed
PANAMA CONDITIONs:-Prosident
Roosevelt has made public the report
made 10 him August o, by special
commission regarding the conditions In
Panama. The commission was APP
rolntcd last April 70 Investigate the
condlucns and especially the ac-
commodations on the Isthmus Of Pan
anna. The President was so pleased
that be sent n letter OF appreciation
90 each member OF the commission
thanking them and assuring them
that every request made by them
FOR Improvement shonld be granted.
GIRL COMMITS SUICIDES: 80 Miss
Aulfred Parsons. daughter OF the late
Charles Parsons. President OF the
Rome. WATERFOWL and ogdenburg
Railroad. was found dead with bullet
wound In her head. In her apartments
IN Paris, France. The police say Il
IL a suicide, while friends Of the
girl say II was an accident
Si73 600 THEFT:-The theft mys-
terry Of $4,000 from the United
States sub-treasury. a year and
half ago. one OF the largest losses
Fletained by the Government I'm this
manner. is said 20 be solved. Geo.
". Fitzgerald was arrested Sunday
morning thru suspicion, tho he was
sasplcloned az the beginning, but
liis story was so plausible that he
was let 10. Fitzgerald was an as
sorting-teller under the Assistant
United States Treasurer. He was
discharged from the service but not
arrested until Sunday. Fitzgerald's
property was estimated at $4,000 be-
fore the theft occurred. but since, he
has been making speculations reach
Ing the thousands, and is now await
q ~ further evidence.
SHERIFF ELUDEs MOB: - After
remaining at a farm house near Pres
ton, Ark, all OF Saturday night, In
order to evade a party bent on lyn-
ching their prisoner, Sheriff J. M.
brady and a deputy, OF Conway. Ark,
arrived in Little Rock Saturday with
james Cartwright. a white farmer,
who billed his wife at their home
near conway Thursday. and is now
lodged in the penitentary. A mob
formed at Conway Friday night with
the avowed intention of lynching the
man. The authorities learning of
their plans. removed him from the
Jail before the mobs arrival.
Tho Vutl,-o. - A., T-....e r.. Ctoan