The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-02-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK
U. S. May Have to Save Liberia -
Train ROBBERS Make Bold Hold-up
Theater Fire Kills 800 Cooper
Jury Completed at Last.

public Of Liberia, on the coast OF Africa
is about to 20 under. This republic
was founded by America In an at
tempt to solve the negro problem by
sending the negroes back TO Africa
The country has been allowed to
govern itself since. and has done
very well considering how much
other African colonies cost the home
governments, but now II is In trouble,
and leading American statesmen be-
lleye this country ought to go TO its
assistance. This is the only country
I'm the world governed entirely by
negroes, and no white man is allowed
to vote there.
BIG TRAIN RoBBERY:-A couple
OF robbers held up Denver and
Rio Grande train within eight miles
Of Denver last Friday night, and got
away with loot which is estimated at
$4,000. The robbery took place In
nelghborhood where there are
plenty of people and within two miles
OF an Army post. aud yet the bandits
did their work so thoroly that they
had an hour and halrs start Of the
officers.
300 BURNED TO DEATH:-A fire
which broke out In a moving picture
show In Mexico the other day result
ed In the deaths of about 300 OF the
1000 people who were in there. Some
we're crushed TO death In the panic.
and then the bodies burned. Most OF
those who escaped were more or less
seriously injured
LINCOLN HoNoRED:-An historic
gathering met at Lincoln's birthplac,
near Hodgensville last Friday 10 hon
or the hundredth anniversary OF the
birth Of that great president. Pr,
dent Roosevelt delivered the principle
address. His speech In full, with H..
OF Gov. Wilson and a description
the exercise will be found on In
side pages.
JURY AT LAST:-AfteT examining
OF a total 70 s.Ois men in order to
get a jury. the trial panel in the
Cooper case az Nashville was finally
sworn In late last week. Each Of
the men for the jury has been practi-
cally tried by the lawyers in the case
IL is a safe bet that there viii be a
disagreement after such proceed
ing for a jury.
HARTMAN HIT:-The govern
ment's suit to prove that the great
Hartman railroad merger is unlaw-
full and TO have IL dissolved. made a
strong point last week when II was
proved In Cincinnati that agents were
working at the same time for differ
ent railroads In the merger and that
there was no competition between
them.
WHY SPAIN SURRENDERED:-l
has finally been learned that Spain
had decided to give up the war against
the United States even before the
fall OF Santiago, because her govern
ment was afraid OF rebellion among
its own subjects in Spain.
DEMOCRATS KILL REFORM
The Indiana Democrats, who won In
the last election thru the help of
Bryan. the great reformer," have
put thru the legislature. as was ex-
pected, the bin repeating the temper
ance reform measures passed last year
Thus Bryan's strength has led to the
defeat OF reform measures needed In
that state.
TEN SAVED FROM DROWNING
An heroic rescue OF nine men and a
woman was made last Wednesday at
\ the Delaware Capes from the sinking
schooner Sarah w. Lawrence. The res
cue was one OF the bravest ever
made, and every man who helped In
Il risked his life and proved himself
a hero.
ROOSEVELT WINS: - President
Roosevelt has finally won his fight
to prevent the California legislature
from passing unwise and unnecessary
laws aimed at the Japanese. The leg
islature defeated the most objection
able OF the bills. and It is believed
will now allow the national govern
ment to settle the question.
NEGRO QUESTION CONFER
ENCE:-A conference on the present
attitude of this country toward the
Negro has been called for by num-
Der of philanthropists. The call sets
forth that 1t is desired to discuss h
far this country has lived up to It's
duty to the negro race. II declares
that the limiting of negro suffrage
In the South is illegal and that
silence gives tacit agreement to the
act.