The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-30

wrapped and packed in a barrel at a cold storage warehouse in Montreal, Quebec. There were no papers to furnish any clew.
 Capt. Bernard Trench and Lieut.. Vivian Brandon, English army off cers, were found guilty of spying on the Notifications at Borkum and sen- teneed to four years fortress impris- onment
 When within so yards of the center of the Pretoria mine of the Hutton company at Leigh England, where the recent disastrous fire and explo- sion occurred, resCrers were forced temporarily to abandon their labors, owing to gas fumes. It is believed that there are at least 200 bodies piled in the center of the mine. It is now estimated the dead will reach 32O
 In Los Angeles, Cal, offices of the Cleveland Oil company, operating in the Kern county oil fields, were raid ed by federal officers. w. J. Bach elder, secretary, and G. G. Gillette,
 
 stock, were arrested, charged with using the mails to defraud. Both were released on bonds of $5,000.
 After giving himself up to the mar shal of the Missouri supreme court to begin an 1S-year sentence for the murder of Clarence N. Jones, once his business partner, Herman A. Kretch- mar of St. Louis attempted suicide in a room of the Madison hotel at Jefferson City by cutting his throat with pocket knife. He is expected to recover.
 Twenty-three brave f1remen are be lieved to be dead and at least a score are seriously, and several fatally, in jured through a fire which destroyed the big beef storage house of Nelson Morris & Go. and for time threat ened to wipe out the whole Chicago stock yards.
 The senate committee on privileges and elections has found that the title of Senator Lorilner of Illinois to his seat has not been shown to be invalid by the use of corrupt meth ods or practices" The report is signed by all the members of the full committee except Senators Beveridge, Republican, and Frazier, Democrat.
 John D. Rockefeller gave the Uni. Versity of Chicago Sl0,000,000, and severed his official relations with the institution. The benefaction completes an amount of $35,000,00 which he has given to the university since he found- ed it in 1S80 The school is to receive no further support from the oil king.
 Following a trivial quarrel in Dim- lnitt, Tex, J. A Brashears shot and killed his mother-in-laW, Mrs. P, E. Ramey, and then fired bullet into his own head, dying instantly.
 Three charred bodies were found in the ruins of the burned home of Dr. J. L. Sanders, near Hester, N. C., and strands of girls hair discovered in the yard led to the arrest an hour later of Nathan Montague, a young negro, on charges of attacking the girl, murder and arson. The negro was rushed to Durham for safe keep ing and will be transferred to the state penitentiary following an in- quest, which is to be held later.
 Bruce Bond and David Jameson, each 20 years old, were drowned in Jamaica bay. Both were sons of prominent RockaWay Beach families Of five boys in a rowboat, three were saved
 In announcing in the senate that Senator Elkins was detained at home by serious illness, Senator Scott of West Virginia added: T am glad to say he is much better.'
 The hearing before Justice Rellstab in the United States circuit court in Trenton. N J., in the habeas corpus proceedings instituted with view to preventing the extrad;tion to Italy of Porter Charlton, who confessed hay ing murdered his American wife in that country some months ago, was postponed by mutual consent until January 9.
 There promises to be more or less trouble in the house when congress resumes business after the holidays over the ruling made by Speaker Can non in connection with the motion to discharge committees from the fur ther consideration of certain specified bills The "motion-to-discharg pro- posal was one of the reform meas ures adopted incidental to the fight over the rules at tie last session.
 United States Senator John B. Fla zier denied he signed the report of the subcommittee of the committee on privileges and elections of the sen ate which found the election of Sena- tor Lorimer of Illinois free from scan- dal. Instead, he says, he filed a state ment in which he said he believed seven of the votes cast for Lorimer ill the legislature were tainted.
 The southern part of the Chinese province of Kavangsi and the south western part of Kavangtung are in state of revolt against the authority of the empire. American schools, missions and hospitals have been de- stroyed, foreigners driven out and hundreds of peaceful Chinese soldiers slain.
 At least seventy families, variously estimated at from 150 to ITO men, women and children, were drowned following the sinking of their Island home The island, in the center of the Ilopango lagoon, off Salvador,