The Green Forest tribune., 1909-01-29


 ing liquors within four miles of a school house in Tennessee, and is in effect statewide prohibition act. It is effective July 1, 1909. In each house the passage was effected through a combination of Republican and statewide" Democratic strength.
 California members of congress gen. erally are supporting President Roose- welt in his contention that the anti Japanese measures now pending be- fore the legislature of that state should be killed.
 A telegram from New York states that Charles l.. Tut of Colorado Springs. Colo, one of the richest min ing and smelling magnates in the West, is dead there of heart disease and pneumonia.
 Coroner Hoffman announced Thurs day afternoon that after a close inves- tigation he was convinced that 66 men have perished in the fire which de- stroyed the crib in Lake Michigan Wednesday.
 The urgent deficiency appropriation bill was reported to the senate. It carries $1,151,602 an increase of only $25,0OO over the amount as passed by the house. The committee struck out the house provision for an appropria- tion of $12,000 for the purchase of au. tomobiles for the use of the president, ina 1NI T wish of President-elect Taft, who pre- fers the automobile to the horse.
 What are believed to have been earthquake shocks were felt in Cincn. ing.
 Rev. Thomas J Shahan of Hartford, Conn, it is stated in well-informed cir cles, has been selected to succeed Bishop Dennis J. O'Connell as rector of the Catholic University of America. Bishop Carroll has originally been spoken of for the position, but was unwilling to give up his work in Mon tana.
 After an investigation lasting some days, State Railroad Commissioner w. L. Seeley, in his report of the Dot sero (Col) wreck on the Denver & Rio Grande. fixes the responsibility for the accident on the crew of the passen. ger train.
 Gov Charles s. Deneen Friday night commuted to life Imprisonment the sentence of death which had been pro- nounced on Herman Billik of Chicago, who was condemned to hang for the murder of Mary Zzral who he is al legged to have poisoned, with others members of the family.
 The James river dam bill is dead so far as the present congress is cen. cerned. The presidents veto of the bill was referred to a subcommittee of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce. MT. Stevens. chair man of the subcommittee, said there was no need making an effort to pass the bill over the veto.
 With full military honors the body of the late Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky was inferred at St. Petersburg Mon day in the presence of representa- tives of the imperial family, the min isters of war and marine, and an as semblage of high officials. Wreaths placed on the coffin.
 The senate ratified arbitration treat ies with Chilli, Costa Rica and Austrio- Hungary and an extradition treaty with Honduras, this latter completing the series of forty-four new extradition treaties negotiated to include the crir.2 of bribery among the extradit, able of1enses.
 The stormy weather in the earth quake region is adding greatly to the affliction of the refugees. The work of hut construction has been retarded and the country all about Messina is like lake of mud. The panicky feel ing also is kept up by numerous shocks which have been felt as far as BrinGisi.
 After seven hours of heated debate, CldI dCttil lZCu Ey OllISI dCiiulSidIlCllS and caustic criticisms, the house of passed the bill prohib- tting the manufacture of intoxicating Tennessee, by vote of 60 to 36. The bill was passed by the senate Thursday
 Grieving over the illness of one of his five motherless children, Eugene Schoech of Highland, near Edwards vile, H., crept from the house where his boys and girls were asleep early Friday and lay down on the Pennsyl- vania railroad tracks. Five minutes later a fast train, flying through the night, ran over him, cutting him in two
 With railroad traffic practically sus- pended on some lines, train scedules demoralized on other roads, telegraph and telephone wires prostrated and communications only fitfully main tained at some sections of the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys, Cal ifornia has within the last 24 hours Oue OI tue Woio ot otol ilio in a quarter of a century, covering an area that extends from the Oregon coast to San Diego. At various places the rains at times reached the propor- tions of cloudburst and was accom- panied by fierce gale.
 Startling information of wholesale and astounding frauds upon the public lands has come into the possession of Secretary Garfield through special agents in the field. The allegation is made that approximately S110,000,- GOO worth of lands in states princi- pally west of the Mississippi river