The Green Forest tribune., 1908-03-13

lterranean, insists on being accompa- nied by the duchess princess, and the question of women on war ships rends the navy
 Mrs. Reuben Bramble and her stcp- son, Cleveland Hubbs, were arrested at Gallipolis, O.. charged with the murder of Mrs. Bramble's blind hus- band on their farm at Peniel, GaIlia county. They shipped the remains to Springfield, O., where relatives made the discovery that Bramble's skull had been fractured
 Peter Pomfret of Chicago hopes to collect $1,000,0 900 as an heir of 9 hero of the revolution.
 Legislative investigators at Pontiac, H.. hear more stories of the rebellious spirit of the criminals confined there, and will ask the next session of the legislature for new laws to improve the institution.
 Rev. George A. Cooke, Methodist pastor at Brandon, Vt., who has brought charges against Chancellor Day of Syracuse university, declares that the trial must be in open court and that he will not consent to star chamber hearing.
 Rumors that receivership for the Missouri Pacific, the Iron Mountain and possibly others of the western branches of the Gould system of rail roads, will be applied Tor, became more persistent in St. Louis, following the announcement that the Western Mary land railroad, the seaboard outlet 0 the system, had gone into the hands of receiver
 Information has reached President Roosevelt that there is a concerted movement amounting to conspiracy among the principal railroads in the country to reduce wages and thus precipitate strike among railroad employees with the purpose of accentu- ating the hard times and creating a widespread discontent.
 Fearful that trip to anarchistic Barcelona will cost King Alfonso's life, King Edward and the kaiser have writ ten, begging the young monarch t give up his journey. His majesty re- fuses, however, to abandon the visit and former Chief Charrow of Scotland lice, has requisitioned several mem bers of his old force to guard tn youthful ruler.
 Capt. Daniel F. Keller of the Twen- tyseventh United States infantry, sta toned at Fort Sheridan, captured in British Columbia and being brought back to Chicago to face charges of embedding more than $50000, jumped from the train outside Chicago in desperate effort to escape. He was recaptured.
 The Paris (Ky) school board has commenced suit against the city coun- cil to compel the surrender of $42000 obtained by the sale of city bonds is sued for the erection of a new school.
 New York boys may still go to school without padding their trousers or con- cealing friendly boards under their coats. Whipping is not to be re- stored as method of punishment in the public schools.
 Interpolation in the duma at St. Petersburg charges the minister of marine with allowing naval secrets to be disclosed in communicating them to an English firm building a new war ship.
 Two negroes suspected of being the murderers of Warren Hart and Mrs. Hart, an aged and prominent couple, were lynched at Hawkinsville, Ga. Two other negroes are being held on suspicion. Excitement is at a high pitch. Large crowds of men armed to the teeth are on the scene and further trouble is feared.
 The Kentucky senate passed the Jack Chinn bill, which prohibits oper- ating of poolrooms in the state, but permits betting at race tracks l- censed by the state racing commits sion.
 Despite physicians testimony that an autopsy proved beyond a doubt that Gerolamo Celia, wealthy New York importer, was murdered, the coroners jury brings in verdict of suicide
 Illinois doctor who drinks only wa ter, resisting Dr. Wiley's epithet of "mollycoddle," challenges chief of poison squad to test of prowess in the ring.
 Japan threatens declaration of war unless China immediately surrenders the steamer Tatsu, Maru, seized by the Chinese off Macao, Feb. on sus- picion of bringing arms to revolution ists.
 Aug. Hartje, John Welshons and Clifford Hooe, negro, were acquitted of conspiracy. Justice Mcfarland in- structed the jury to bring in a yer dict of not guilty. The jury at first f1atly refused to follow Justice Me- Farlan's instructions to acquit the de- fendants and much excitement fol lowed They brought in verdict of acquittal only when informed for third time that they must follow his instructions.
 Clarence Prentiss Ttiler, son of the former chief of police of Louisville, Ky, is charged with the Michie dia- mond robbery at Cincinnati eighteen years ago. Several years ago Filler robbed an express company in St. Louis of $75,000. He has been under suspicion for some time.
 Relations between Colombia and Venezuela have become seriously