The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
 WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Ma
 ton, and Particularly from the <! Great Southwest.

The pope has nSuuceea lne 'o'i can representatives, accredited to the powers that possibly will take part in the expected congress to settle the Balkan situation, to use their influence in favor of peace.
 The muddle over tax matters 1n Oklahoma is still further complicated by the discovery that several or the cities and towns of the state that already have made tax leyles may have to make new ones. Questions have been raised as to the legality of the city leyies at Enid, Oklahoma City Shawnee and Saltwater, Oklahoma City has cancelled it's first levy and has made Q new one.
 Trustees Of the Catholic university of America, at the meeting in Wash ington, are expected to induce MET Joseph O'Connell to remain at the head of the institution another term.
 Prime Minister AsGuiths declara- tion that the British navy should De kept LID to the two power standard excites much enthusiasm
 Victor H. Metcalf submitted his res ignation to the president Friday as secretary of the navy, and 1t was promptly accepted. to take effect De- cember 1. It was immediately an- nounced that Truman H. Newberry of Michigan, for the last three years as- sistant secretary of the navy, VIII De appointed in his place.
 Raymond Hitchcock, the actor, who has been out on $7500 bail, since his acuuittal on two of six indictments found against him on charges brought by three little girls, was discharged < om the necessity of continuing the bond, and District Attorney Jerome acknowledged in court that the actor would never be brought to trial on the four remaining indictments.
 Fourteen true bills, charging H. linois Republicans and Democrats With having fraudulently conspired to de- feat John J. Healy, states attorney TOT denomination were voted by the special grand jury in Chicago.
 Following a midnight conference at the department of justice over the $29- 100000 case of the Standard Oil Uncle Sam's legal sharps began the work of writing a petition for a writ Of cer- tiorari before the supreme court or the United States Several important questions raised by the circuit court ot appeals at Chicago in it's recent de- nial of the government motion for rehearing will be solved.
 William J. Bryan and his wife Will leave Lincoln in a few days for an eX- tended western and southern trip, which will probably include stay at health resort in Mexico.
 In an interview Senator J. P. Dol liver of Iowa, declared he expects to retire from public life soon. Deliver said his private interests demand that he retire from active participation in politics.
 The United States has decided to recognize the new government estab- lished in Paraguay as result of the successful revolution last spring.
 Federal Judge Taylor held that the lease of the Cleveland Railroad com 1,any's lines to the Municipal Traction company, is void This indicates the appointment of receiver for the Clevelnad traction system.
 Orville B. Wright, the famous avlat- CT has enlisted the support of Russell A Alger, the Detroit capitalist and son of the late Senator Alger, and an aeroplane factory will be built in De troit at once. The first order to be X executed will be the aeroplanes or fsdered by the United States govern Ru1ent following the success of the trial at Fort Myer.
 Three masked men entered the Hotel Keokuk at Keokuk la, and rified the cash drawer after holding up the night clerk, porter and travelling man named Unger. The victims were forced to go into the baggage room which the robbers locked. The masked men then fled with $73 in cash after firing once in the air
 Mayor Tom L. Johnson may be aaled into the federal court under a
 arge of contempt. During master in, ,amissioner's hearing in the re- ,.ttership proceeding for all Cleve- sM'd traction lines, Johnson refused 15 produce the books of the fare box company.
 E Charles w. Morse. the former ice king. who is now under sentence to fifteen years in the Atlanta prison, was denied bail in tn appellate branch of the United States circuit court pending the disposition of writ of error
 n Twenty-one hunters have been kill ~ ed and thirty-seven wounded in the |AiWisconsin woods during the past few |23weeks despite the fact that the deer Season only began Wednesday. Many nf the victims were hunting deer out
 f season, but the majority were duck 1unting.
 A $200,00O shoe factory is to be # nilt at once near Middletown, Fla.
 tizens of that place have subscribed
 O0,000 towards the project. Tie
 Krieder company, shoe manufadt- A prs, who will build the factory, will
 ploy over 500 skilled workmen. \