The Green Forest tribune., 1909-06-18

The bodies oe two men, J. Gooder of Rock Valley, Ia., and w. D. Toney of Sioux City, were found in well on the McNally ranch, two miles north of Kadoka, s. D., and Michael Malone, who was in their employ, is under arrest suspected of their murder.
 Another of the series of great bridges which are gradually built to connect little old Manhattan with the various boroughs which comprise Greater New York was formally opened With a week of elaborate ceremonies begin ming Saturday.
 Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister at Washington has reached the isthmus of Panama from New York. He is on his way to Peru, to which country he also is accredited Through the cour- tesy of Gen. Goethals he will inspect the canal.
 A special from Vancouver, B. O., says that six Chinese performers, en- route to the Alaska a-Yukon-Pacific ex- position at Seattle, are being detained there by Dominion Immigration Con- missioner Munroe until the $500 Chinese head tax is paid. An appeal is being made to the Chinese ambas- sador at Washington.
 Chinese are refusing to sign agree ments with the salmon canners at the old wage scale and a general strike of Celestials and a complete tie-up of the canneries is threatened. It is practically impossible to replace the Chinese in the canneries with whites and Indians.
 George Cox of St. Paul, dining car conductor on the Northern Pacific, went to Burlington, la, and going to rooming house where his wife, Bes- sic Cox, had been employed, shot her to death. He also attempted to kill another woman named Pearl Smith but the bullet missed her. He was arrested. Jealousy is said to be the cause
 The announcement is made positive ly that Francis J. Heney will be candidate for district attorney at the coming election. He says he has con- sented to enter the fight, as he wishes to continue the graft prosecution in which he is now engaged.
 An informal invitation from Amer ica to Great Britain to participate ln the naval review to be held in San Francisco next October to celebrate the rebuilding of the city after the earthquake of 1906 has been presented by Ambassador Reid.
 President Taft has directed the pro- motion to the grade of major of Capt. F. R. Lang, second United States ln- fantry, who was seriously wounded ln the Picking campaign and is now inca pacitated for active duty, that the offl- cer may be retired in the advanced rank.
 The bursting of valve in the ice plant of the Pacific Mail steamship China as the vessel was nearing San Francisco from the orient, flooded the tirst-class cabins with ammonia and several passengers narrowly escaped suffocation.
 Soloston Beaubien, member of the Beaubien family which settled in Chi cago when it was only trading post on the western frontier, died in De kalb, III. He was born in Monroe, Mich, in 1926.
 Fire damaged the hardware ware house of the B. F. Avery x Sons blow factory, in Louisville, Ky, the second largest concern of it's kind in the country, and for a time threatened the entire group of large buildings. The loss is S75000.
 Mrs. Electra R. Beard, convicted or misappropriating $2,00O of the funds of the Children's Hospital assocla- tion of Denver while treasurer of that institution, was sentenced to serve eighteen months to three years in the penitentiary.
 Louisiana Piette, so called Sleep ing Sickness girl, of Lowell, Mass, died after lying on her bed practically unconscious for thirty-two days. In that time the only nourishment which passed her lips was milk forced through her teeth
 It is stated by a San Sebastian newspaper that King Alfonso recently underwent another operation on his nose by a Bordeaux specialist, Dr. Moure, which has proved successful During the current fiscal year tehe national banks of the country have received in individual deposits $4,- S26 O6O.3S4. more than a billion and a half dollars in excess of the entire outstanding money supply of the United States.
 Senator Beveridge of Indiana has introduced an amendment to the tariff bill. prohibiting any dealer or man. ufacturer or tobacco from giving away coupons or devices entitling the pur- i chaser to gift or prize. Four persons had a narrow escape in a fire which totally destroyed the tow boat Clifton in the Allegheny river. Three deck hands and a wom- an cook, were compelled to jump into the river. They vert rescued by the wharf attendants.
 Madam Boursin, residuary legatee under the will of M. Chauchard, who died last week in Paris, receives prop erty-valued at from six to eight mil. lion dollars. She is described in the instrument as s'an old and excellent friend who for many years has showed the testator the most devoted care.