The Green Forest tribune., 1911-02-24
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dSdluSI Culud- III SGNtld ell lHSlotACSS these warnings are said to have taken the form of official notes to the Russian foreign office.
 All streams in northern Iowa, south western Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois are flooded, the result of melt ing snow and excessive rains. Much stock has been drowned and railroads have been badly crippled.
 The continued talk of annexation, kept alive by the opposition journals, is causing resentment in Canada, and, according to some of the leading sup porters of the government. may jeop- ardize the reciprocity measure now before parliament.
 Christened by Miss Eleanor R. Monaghan. a sister of the man after whom it was named, the torpedo boat destroyer Monaghan was launched at Newport News. Va.
 Officials of the Mexican Northwest ern railway report that Orozco and Blanco. the two insurrecto leaders, have finally eonsummated a junction of their forces and are located near Ascension, about 60 miles southwest of Jaurez.
 Chicago shippers were thunder struck to learn that on all the west ern roads running out of Chicago the fast time freight schedules in effect for years have been abolished. Twen- ty-four hours have been added to the time required to deliver Chicago freight in St Paul, Omaha, Kansas City and other Missouri river points.
 William T. Keeley, said to be rich advertising agent of New York, shot and fatally wounded his wife, Pearl, in their rooms on DreXel boulevard, one of the most exclusive sections of Chicago.
 The North American company, which controls the railway and cleo tric lighting companies of St. Louis and Milwaukee, has decided to invest S2.5O0,O00 in the Mississippi River Power company St. Louis will begin to receive smokeless power from Keokuk la, 40 miles distant, early in 1913.
 General Navarro of the Mexican regular army, with approximately 1000 men. including cavalry infantry and artilley, arrived in Jaurez amid the acclaim of the inhabitants. The troops occupied three passenger trains and a work train, the latter preceding and carrying soldiers Not shot was fired by the insurrectos, and Navarro's command was not in IN m rsl | passes, and in fact, did not see a rebel in the twelve days trip. Bridges on the Mexican Central rail way were repaired by workmen, ana those below were repaired by Ma varro as he advanced.
 George J. Gould announced after conference with Kuhn, Loeb & Co., ill New York that he is to retire from the presidency of the Missouri Pacific railroad, and that he will become chairman of the board of directors.
 Four miners were killed when shaft carriage in which they were be ing lowered into the Saline county mine at Harrisburg, H., overturned. None was alive when taken from the shaft.
 By a vote Of 52 to 13O the house refused an increase of $4, GOO per year to the secretary of the president.
 The relations of Russia and China are strained to breaking point. Rus sia has notified the governments ot Great Britain, France and Germany of her intention to make military demonstration on the Russo-Chinesc frontier Owing to Ghina's persistent violation of the St. Petersburg treaty of 1881. differences have arisen that diplomacy has failed to settle, and resort to sterner measures is immi- nent
 So many contradictory reports have been issued in Berlin regarding the nature and extent of the kaiser's ill- ness that the public is becoming alarmed. The general apprehension undoubtedly will continue until the kaiser resumes his public appear ances. All the kaiser's immediate en- agreements have been cancelled. IL still is insisted that the emperor is suffering from an aggravated cold.
 Every building on the grounds Of the Gentry & Thompson stock farm, near Lexington. Ky, excepting the of flee, was destroyed by fire. Sixty horses and a vast quantity of feed stored in the barns were burned, with a loss of $200,0OO.
 Rear Admiral Arthur P. Nazro, U. s. N, retired, died at his home in Boston,
 States minister to Portugal, declare he has presented his resignation to Secretary of State Knox. Gage re- fused to affirm or deny the report.
 On motion of Representative Mann (Rep), Illinois, the house increased the salary of the chief justice of the United States from $13000 to s15,000 and the salaries of the associate judges of the supreme court of the United States from $12,500 to s14,50o
 During the preliminary home rule debate in the house of commons Pre- mier Asquith reiterated his declara ton that the governments first task after the veto bill' had been dis. posed of would be to carry out pol icy of full self-government for Ire land"
 Minonk, H., rejected the commis sion form of government by a vote of 235 to 133. The coal miners vote was solid against the change