The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-02-25

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plot against the life of the Gear OF
Russia has been discovered aud
thwarted. This plot Is charged to the
re-actionary people. who think that
the Car has been too good and de-
cent TO his subjects.
INDIAN RUNS WILD:-A Navajo
Indian, whose name could not be
learned, ran wild In Cincinnati Sun
day night and stabbed three people
In the Grand Central Depot before
the police could subdue him.
STEEL GOING DoWN:-The Steel
Trust seems to have got hurt in the
recent war with the independents.
and has announced that II will cut
prices right and left and 20 after all
the business there is. As usual the
poor folks will benefit by the fight
among the rich ones.
A COSTLY DOG:-Mme. Tetrazinni,
famous woman singer recently
bought for a pet a dog which is the
best OF its kind-It weighs only four
ounces. tho six months old. She paid
fifty dollars an ounce for the little
brute.
TAFT MADE A MASoN:-Presi-
dent-elect Taft was made a Mason
at sight" last week by the Grand
Master OF Ohio. and received into the
lodge in Cincinnati 10 which his
father belonged.
5000 DIE:-For three weeks the
world has been trying 10 find out
where a big earthquake was. The
delicate instruments at the obser-
vatories showed on Jan. % that there
had been one. but no one knew just
where. Finally last week, word came
from the interior OF Persia, one OF
the most backward countries, that
the earthquake had been there. II
destroyed several cities. and caused
loss OF 6.OO0 lives.
SOLD DAUGHTER;e-A case has
recently been tried in a New York
court In which a poor Jew sold To
one OF his creditors his five year old
daughter TO pay a small debt. The
creditor wanted to adopt the child,
and claimed her as payment for the
debt The court, however. gave her
back TO her father.
TARIFF COMMISSION WANTED
A conference OF leading statesmen
and business men of the country has
been held in Indianapolis on the
matter OF tariff revision. The conven-
ton decided that the tariff ought TO
be taken out of politics, and put In
the hands of a commission of experts.
II does not seem likely that Congress
will do anything so sensible however.
BATTLESHIPS BACK:-The world
cruise OF the Atlantic battleship fleet
which has been one OF the great
est feats ever performed IN time Of
peace by any navy and which has
proved to the whole world the power
OF the United States has ended. and
the powerful ships are safe at home
once more. They were received Mon
day into Hampton Roads. near Norfolk
and great review by Pres. Roose-
welt and other high officials was
held. The whole voyage of the fleet
has been one round triumph for our
navy.
WORST INDIAN DEAD:-Geroni-
mo, who was probably the worst In
dian that the U. S. has ever had
to contend with, is dead at last, in
the home where he has been practi-
cally a prisoner for years. For near
ly forty years this Indian defied the
whole power Of the United States
army, and surrounded by band OF
desperadoes kept the border in
terror. He was fearless and cunning,
and had a grudge because of injus-
tice done him by some Mexicans in
his boyhood. This grudge led him
to vow to kill all the white people he
could and he spent the best part
of his life keeping that vow.
MODS RULE:-Two mobs made
trouble in different American cities
Sunday. In South Omaha, Neb.,
croWi pillaged the homes of several
innocent Greeks TO avenge the death
of policeman who was shot by
man OF that nationality. In Ottumwa,
Ia, a negro attacked an aged white
woman, and a mob gathered to lynch
him. but the bravery of the officers
saved him.
ROoSEVELTS NEPHEW KILLED:
Stewart ID. Robinson a nephew OF
Pres. Roosevelt, was instantly killed
Sunday by a fall from the window
of his room, In the sixth story of a
dormitory at Harvard where he was
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