The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-01-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK

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BIG PORTLAND FIRE:-A fire in
Portland, Me-. last Friday, which de-
stroyed the city buildings. endan-
gered the lives of over 700 and caus-
ed a loss of about 100000. The
prisoners in the city jail were barely
gotten out in time. and several hun
bred at a Knights OF Pythias ball
escaped with only few minutes to
spare.
NEW MINERS PRESIDENT: -
Thomas l.. Lewis, of Bridgeport.
Conn, was elected president Of the
United Mine Workers succeeding
John Mitchell. This marks the pass
ing from active life OF one Of the best
and ablest OF American labor leaders.
DANGER OF BIG DEFICIT
Congressman Tawney, Chairman OF
the House Committee of Appropria-
| lions, in a speech in Congress, said
that there was danger of a great def
icit this year. The heads of the diff
ferent departments Of the govern
ment have asked for amounts for use
in their work which are altogether
500, 900 900 more than the government
is likely to get. He says there will
have to be heavy pruning or the gov
eminent will have to go in debt.
EDWARD NC DOWELL DEAD
Edward Mcdowell, the foremost Amer
lean composer of music. died last
Thursday.
SHE REFUSED LINCOLN Mrs.
Mary Frances Kelley, who once re-
fused an offer of marriage from Alb
raham Lincoln, died in Sioux City, la.
on Sunday. aged IS years.
MRS. EDDY MOvEs:-Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy, the head of the
! Christian Science Church, moved
very mystoriously on Saturday from
her home in Concord, N. II. TO one
of the suburbs OF Boston.
PROGRESS OF FLEET: II he tor
pedo boats attached to the Atlantic
Fleet, which sailed from Rio Janelro
last week, have reached Buenos Ay-
res, the most southerly port at which
the ships will stop, and the battle
ships are expected there Friday or
Saturday.
GREAT SNOW sToRM:-At the
same time we here were shivering
last week there was a big snow
storm in the East. The snow stop
ped many of the street cars and 9TH
err conveyances, and greatly hamper
ed business. New York never has
food enough in her stores to feed
the city four days, and when outside
communications are broken there is
always a good deal of suffering.
MARRIES FOREIGN COUNT: -
Miss Alice Vanderbilt was married
in New York Monday to Count SEE
chenyi (don't try to say i) an Hun
garian nobleman. The wedding was
one of the most elaborate ever seen
in this country.
LONDON NOT DEAD: Jack Lon
don. the novelist, who had been
overdue at Tahiti In a small boat,
and was given up for lost, turned
up at San Francisco. He had just
turned around and come back on a
little business.
BLOW TO UNIONS:-The Supreme
Court of the U. S. has decided that
an employer of labor has a perfect
right to discharge a man because he
is member of union. IL said that
1t might not be wise to do so, but
that his right was as great as that
OF laborer to quit work because
he was member of a union. The
decision will be one of the hardest
blows the unions have received in
years. as there are many states that
have laws protecting union men in
this way.
OUIDA DEAD: -Ouida. the famous
novelist, died in the deepest poverty
In Italy, and was followed to the
grave only by one faithful SERVANT.
She made immense sums during her
life, but was never able to keep mon
| ey.