The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-04-22
Secretary Q. state Knox has had a

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directory, as Mr.. Knox does not want
the public in general to know 1T. The
number is Main 1903.
The Missouri passenger rate contro-
yersy may be ended quickly as a re-
suit of the Burlington's announcement
that it would put maximum 21a-cent
rate into effect May l, according to
Frank Hagerman, leading attorney
for the Is railways involved.
Former vice-President Charles w.
Fairbanks, accompanied by Mrs Fair
banks and others, sailed for the orient
on the japanese liner Chiyo Maru
from San Francisco. He will stop at
Honolulu, leaving there on May IL
for Yokohama, whence he will pro-
coed to Pekin.
Training of men in the army signal
service in the science of military aero
nautics will be carried on this sum-
mer not only at Fort Myer, Va, but
at Fort Omaha, Neb Two officers
and a number of enlisted men have
been detailed for the work at Fort
Omaha this summer, and probably this
number will be augmented later.
w. R. Elliston, scion of a famous
family of Tennessee, son-in-law or
Gen. William H. Jackson and known
on two continents as remarkable
rife and pistol shot committed sui
eide at the Hotel Rosslyn in Los An
geles, Cal.
Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota, signed
the anti-eigarette bill which makes
it a msdemeanor to manufacture, sell
or give away cigarettes of cigarette
papers within the state. The bill ex
empts jobbers who do an interstate
business. The bill will become effect
i've August /.
Patrick Brennan, aged 80 years,
survivor of the battle OF LUCKNOW,
died in Omaha Thursday. Mr. Bren-
nan retained until he died a medal
and slide, given by Queen Victoria to
the survivors of the siege. Relatives
of the dead man know of no other
survivor of the Lucknow siege, which
occurred in 1S57-5S.
Patrick Nuda was arrested In chi
cago charged with being an accom-
plice in the killing of Joseph Fill
pelli, who was slain in black hand
plot
A news special from Menominee,
Mich, to Detroit says that the miss
ing Ann Arbor railway car ferries
Nos. l and 8, which have been fight
ing heavy ice foes near Plum island,
arrived in port safety shortly before
noon Tuesday.
James Arrigo, a Cnicago fruit deal
er who had received and ignored two
letters signed by the BLACK Hand
society recently, was shot at in his
residence Monday. but was not in
jured He is preparing against an
other attack.
One man was killed and seven 9th.
ers were injured. two probably IA
tally, in an explosion in one of the
caissons being sunk on the site of the
new Chicago & Northwestern railroad
station at Chicago The workmen
were 60 feet underground when the
explosion occurred.
Four cars Of passenger train No
% on the Southern railway were de-
rallied near Old Fort, n. c.. Sunday
Six passengers and two trainmen
wire slightly injured.
A violent earthquake occurred Sat
urday morning near Sundsvall, Swe-
den. 1t lasted nearly a minute and,
according to reports, did considerable
damage.
The entire south has notified the
mosquito and the house fly that they
are undesirable citizens. The health
authorities are opening an early cam
paign against these disseminators of
deadly diseases. The mosquito is not
the only disease spreader. The
house fly disseminates malaria, ty-
phoid fever and other diseases.
The twelfth annual meeting of the
conference for education in the south
will assemble in Atlanta on April IA
four a three days session. Among
the speakers are to be Clifford Pin
chot, of the forestry service; DR.. f. E.
Brown, United States commissioner
of education and c. S. Barrett, presi-
dent of the farmers union.
King Victor Emmanuel Sunday re-
ceived General Stewart l.. Woodford
former United States minister to
Spain, in private audience. During
their conversation, the king said that
it had afforded him great pleasure to
meet Theodore Roosevelt recently at
Messina.
A bill providing for the working of
state convicts on public roads. mod
eled after the Georgia law, was passed
by the Arkansas house. The bill has
already passed the senate and will
$1,000 la In, IA, ed "a ell after