The Green Forest tribune., 1911-11-24
NEWS IF THE WEEK
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 Busy Readers.

kept $40,00O fund for use in leasing up public officials" were made by Harry Brolaski, former gambler, be- lore the civil service commission in its investigation into public gaming and vice.
 The department of justice will file an appeal from the decision of the commerce court in the Spokane rate case The supreme court of the United States will be asked to review immediately the decision which re- mountain cities and stripped the in- terstate commerce commission of much of it's power.
 Fifteen of a crew of IS men lost their lives when the Norwegian bark Antigua was driven ashore at Martin River. The Antigua was loading at Martin River, below Quebec.
 The inquest over the body of Ar thur Bissonette, a former Chicago po- liceman, for whose death Mrs Louise Vermilya is held was postponed until November 27, owing to Mrs. Vermil- ya's i'll health.
 When Joseph Lazarus lost pock- etbook in New York containing $21,- 900 he didn't expect to see it again waiter found the purse and re- turned it. He accepted the $500 re- ward.
 An appeal to the United States to intervene to prevent wholesale masss, cres by Italians in Tripoli was con- tained in a cable message received at the offices of the senate. It was ad- dressed to the American Senate, Washington, America, from the Egyp- tian High Committee for Aid to Fri poli
 At meeting of Tory leaders at the Carlton club, in London, Andrew Bo- mar Law, native of New Brunswick, wf.s schosen to succeed former Pre- ~ier A. J. Balfour as leader of the F Unionist party in the house of com mons.
 Mukden, in Manchuria, has pro- claimed itself independent of the Pe- kin government A provincial autono- nous government has been formed under charge of viceroy. This was accomplished without any disturb ances.
 Formal announcement of the pur- pose of the Japanese government to appoint Baron Chinda, ambassador in s Washington, to succeed Viscount Uchi- da, who was made minister of affairs, has been made.
 The departure from Manila of the transport Sherman for San Francisco has been delayed, owing to the possi ble necessity for using her for the transportation of American troops from the Philippines to China. It is said that at the next Demo- Ncratic national convention the name f. Senator John w. Kern of Indiana F1l be presented by New England
 ile for the nomination for the presi-
 pcy.
 EGov Hoke Smith of Georgia re- signed to become United States sen ator and President of the Senate John M. Slaton was sworn in to succeed him.
 Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., will die in the electric chair November "A, for the murder of his young wife, Louise Owen Beattie. Gov. Mann of Vir- ginia refused to commute Battles sen tence.
 Active preparations for revolt in Mexico, to be headed by Gen. Bernar- do Reyes, are being made in San An tonic. This declaration was made by leading Maderistas, but General Reyes denied the assertion.
 Rev Clarence " T. Richeson will be placed on trial on the charge of murdering Miss Avis Linnell on Jan uary 15, 1912. This date was set when Richeson was arraigned. Without \. en.otion and in a clear voice the freacher pleaded mot guilty"
 NEndicsrents charging the use of the mails tUAdefraud were returned form ally by federal grand jury in New York against Frank Orff, John F. B. Atkin, Lee Sidwell and Eugene " members of the Columbia Sterling Publishing company.
 To the memory of 256 men and boys who gave up their lives in the appalling mine disaster at Cherry, H., a simple monument was dedicated sunday, WHICH was luo SeCOuu dunl- versary of the tragic accident.
 The International Harvester com pany w3s fined $50,000 by the state supreme court of Missouri, which also ordered that the company be busted from doing business in the state un- less it complies with the state law regarding trusts and monopolies.
 Eight million persons are in need of immediate relief, owing to the fail ure of the crops in 20 Russian pro- vinces. This startling announcement was made in the duma by Premier Kohozoff, in reply to interpellations concerning reports that famine threat ened wide area.
 Following a secret investigation, IA indictments were handed down against prominent railroad men and mer chants by the federal grand jury at New York City. All are charged with giving or accepting rebates in viola ton of the interstate commerce laws