The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-11-12

angry AZ ". o.
SENATOR KILLED:-Senator Car
mack OF Tennessee was shot 10
death In the streets OF Nashville Mon
day by Robin Cooper. the son OF his
POLITICAL enemy. because he would
not stop attacking the elder Cooper
In his newspaper. The whole state
has been strried up by the tragedy.
Young Cooper who was slightly wound.
ed. has been held without bail.
THREATEN GOVERNOR: Might
riders In Tennessee are now threaten
ing to kill Gov. Patterson, the cour-
ageous official who Is after the Reel
foot Lake lynchers. lie has received
many threatening messages. but the
p; osecution viii 20 on just the
same.
AFTER GoMPERs;- annual
meeting OF the American Federation
OF Labor. OF which Gompers Is presi-
dent, opened in Denver Monday. A
violent attack has been made on him
by members OF the Federation who
were opposed 10 taking labor into pol
itics. and II looks rs n he might be
beaten for reelection.
CHINA ANGRY:-The first com
plant about the American fleet now
sailing around the world, comes from
China. The complaint Is that the
fleet did not visit her. A few
shipa were cont &c Annoy. but China
feels insuited that the whole fleet
did not stop there.
PRES. ELIOT RESIGNs:-Pres.
Charles w. Eliot Of Harvard. the
leading educator In tbs continent,
has resigned because OF bis age.
and to indulge In a needed rest. He
has been receiving from an sides
messages expressing regret at lis
action. ard tributes OF which any liv-
ing man might well be proud. There
have boon many reports that Pres
Roosevelt wocis fnl his place, and
they have now been revived. but
there Is rcaiiy no indication as to
who will have the place.
MAY ANNEX CANADA:-There
Is lot OF talk In the English news
papers just now about the chances that
the United States will annex Canada
some time coon. Altho we do not hear
much about II In this country, Il Is
admitted by all the English papers.
and by most OF Canadians that this
will take place soon. Nobody seems TO
have considered whether the United
States wants Canada OF not, but pro-
badly We would be willing TO take
A.
BANKERS SENT TO JAIL;-Chas
w. Morse. the banker who was worth
twenty million dollars year ago. but
failed when his dangerous and illegal
operations rgere discovered. has been
found guilty OF breaking the United
States banking laws. and sentenced
TO fifteen years.
BALKANS STILL HoT;-There Is
stIn a little danger OF trouble In the
Balkan states. where war has been
threatening COR two months. It Is NJ
said that servia has made an alliance
with two other powers and Will soon
declare war on Austria.
TOBACCO TRUST HIT:-A decision
OF the u. s. Circuit Court Of Appeals
has held that the American Tobacco
Company is Illegal. and must be dis
solved. The case win be taken TO the
Supreme Court
MANY MISSIONARIES;-After a
remarkable missionary sermon in Chi
cago 100 young men and women arose
and offered TO go as missionaries.
Twenty-Five OF them win be sent TO
China In January. Net one had ex-
pected to so before attending the
meeting.
N. Y. POSTMASTER SHoT--Post-
master Morgan OF New York was shot
In a street OF that city last Saturday
by an insane man who had trouble
getting his mail regularly. Morgan
was saved from death by his daugh-
ter who struck the man. The assailant
finally killed himself
HITS AT CAsTRo:-Holland which
has had trouble with venzeula, has
made It's first move. against Castro.
and hit him hard, Curacao, a small
Island belonging to Hol and, is near
Venezuela. and for years il was the
custom for any one that wanted 20
start revolution In venzeula TO ship
arms from Curacao. Then treaty
was drawn preventing this, so It has
been hard to start revolution against
&C.,. Nr,u, IIcllopH has rpVokqd the