The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-08-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK
No More Cigarettes in Minnesota
Spain Having Her Own Troubles
Senator Arrested - Mexico Badly
Shaken-Cxar Visiting.

CIGARETTES oUTLAWED:-An
other state has gone on record against
the cigarette. and last Sunday 1t be-
came illegal to sell the coffin nails in
Minnesota. II is not illegal TO smoke
them, however. and there was a
tremendous sale on the last night
when the business was legal.
SPAIN IN TRoUBLE:-There is
no more unfortunate country in the
world than little Spain, once the
greatest nation on the globe. Just
now she Ia having foreign war and
n rebellion at home. Both are going
against King Alfonso. The foreign war
was started to defend some mining
concessions owned In Morocco. The
Moors had no desire TO work the mine
but objected to foreigners on general
principles. and love OF fight any
way. and so started a war. The Span
fish have been badly beaten In a couple
OF battles. and barely saved the re-
mains OF their army. or course this
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nation is desperately poor and has
been ground down for years, till the
people are on the verge OF despair.
They are heavily taxed. and barely
live. They are ready TO revolt at
any chance. and so. when the govern
ment was busy the revolt started.
II Is not known yet who is behind the
rebellion. but probably II Is a lot Of
men who want TO start n republic.
There has been heavy fighting IN
several cities. and the streets have
been cleared with artillery. killing
thousands. The government announces
that the rebellion is over, but private
dispatches say that II is spreading an
likely to be successful. This is unfor-
tunate, for tho the government Is
pretty had. the people are ignorant
and half savage, and entirely unfit
TO rule themselves.
SENATOR ARRESTED: Senator
Stone OF Missouri was given a ride
In the police wagon at Baltimore last
week because he slapped the face
of a negro waiter In a Pullman dining
car. Stone said the negro had been
insolent. and the Judge let him off
PULLIAM A SUICIDE:-President
Harry Pulliam OF the National League
OF professional baseball, shot and
killed himself last week, following a
period OF Ill health and dependency.
He was buried In Louisville, where
he had for years made his home, and
where he rose to prominence.
DROWN 1.0O0:-over a thousand
persons were drowned and seven thou
sand made homeless last week by a
terrible flood in northern China.
MEXICO SHAKEN:-A terrible
earthquake which shook thousand
square miles OF the best territory In
Mexico on Saturday. caused at least
a hundred deaths. and thousands OF
injuries, and left a once prosperous
region almost desolate. The snow IS
melting on the sides of the great vol
canoes of the neighborhood, and 1t is
reared that the quake will be fol-
lowed by eruptions of melted stone,
ashes and poisonous gases which will
further destroy the country.
SOUTH CAROLINA DRY:-For
month South Carolina will be dry. Be-
ginning Tuesday all the state went
under prohibition. and will stay there
Till the counties have chance to
vote on It. A county has the right
to vote local option out II 1t wants
to, but the most of the state will
stay dry.
GEAR ON A vISIT:-Czar Nichols
of Russia is visiting the King of Eng
land, and has had great reception,
with mighty warships and regiments
OF troops reviewed In his honor. These
visits Of monarchs seldom have any
importance. but they always make
lot OF fuss.