The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-08

DamaRe-tS-tres. hooSeNeH Weh
coined at kaples-Gov. Haskell on
Trial for Land Frauds - Frisco
Corruption.
SIX DIE IN FIRE:--A fire which
did damage estimated at nearly five
million dollars at Fort Worth, Tex,
on Saturday, caused also loss OF
six lives.
ROOSEVELT AT NAPLES: Pres.
Roosevelt reached Naples, Italy, on
Tuesday In his trip to Africa. and
was royalty welcomed. There Is the
greatest enthusiasm for him abroad
every where. and many cities are
greatly disappointed that he Will not
have time to visit them.
MORE FRISCO CoRRUPTIoN: The
famous San Francisco corruption cases
which are dragging on opposed by
almost the whole city since the pro-
secution is beginning To hit the rlch
men who were behind the bribery,
have produced another sensation.
Documents have been stolen from the
District Attorneys office, and TOUR
prominent men. including the chief
counsel and chief detective OF the
street car company, have been Indicted
DIR. ELIOT DECLINEs:-Dr Chas.
Norton Eliot, former president OF
Harvard University. has declined the
offer OF the post OF Ambassador TO
England. IL is reported that the
place will be offered TO Ex-Vice Pres.
Fairbanks, but there are many who
doubt whether Mr.. Fairbanks has
the ability to do the work needed.
WHERE THOSE HATS COME
FROM:-An interesting story comes
from Paris as 10 why the American
STYLES in spring millinery are so fright
full. Every one admits that such
horrible looking things as are being
sold the women for hats had never
been dreamed of before, but they
could not understand why there were
so many "just from Paris" Now the
secret is out The Paris milliners
tried TO introduce the new styles
there. but the women had too good
taste to take them up. so all the re-
iected hats have been sent over TO
America, and the smart city women
are not buying the latest Paris style,
but the style that Paris rejected. The
real joke Is on the husbands that
nay the big bills for the hats.
TRADE IMPRovING:-It is gener-
ally agreed among business men In
New York, that, while there has
been a good deal of hesitation about
the return OF prosperity, ii is now
on the way surely. tho slowly. and
will get into full swing by the mid
die of summer The return OF pros
perity has been artifically delayed by
the men who hoped 10 get little
graft out OF the tariff, or to teach"
tine people how dangerous man
Roosevelt has been.
MAY BE WAR:-This is time of
rumors of wars-There is another this
week from Central America, where
the two-for-a-nickel republics re-
volt every little while. This time
they are mixing II up among them
selves. and there Is likely to be a
scrap In which three or four take
part. Guatemala and Salvador are
expected to fight Honduras and
Nicaragua.
CERVERA DEAD: Admiral Ger
vera, the Spanish Commander who
took the trapped ships out In the
hopeless dash from Santiago against
SIMPSONS fleet. died Saturday in
Spain.
PROHIBITION SET BACK: 80 A
blow to prohibition In two states has
been struck during the last week.
In Iowa measure to provide for a
vote on state wide prohibition was
defeated in the Senate and in Wis
consin a bill for county option met
similar fate.
WORLDS CHAMPION RUNNER
The champion runner OF the world
is now Henri st. Ives, a Frenchman.
He won Marathon" race of &c
miles and 1856 yards from the five
other men who have been considered
the best on earth. This means that
he could probably catch any living
man in due time. tho there are
several who could run away from him
for the first few miles.
HASKELL ON TRIAL:-Gov Has
kell, who served as Treasurer of the
Democratic Campaign Committee last
year, and who was warmly defended
by Bryan when he was accused Of
dishonesty. has finally been put on
trial by the government for land
frauds. Il will soon become evident
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