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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-05
CONDENSED NEWS


Gathered From An Parts 81 the Country
ny Telegraph
The Pennsylvania senate, BY vote
Of % 70 "a. repealed the Allegheny
county special law imposing u fine Of
ses for violation of the Sunday laws OF
170s.
At Boston. the Episcopal convention
Thursday chose Dean Lawrence, Of
Boston lthe Broad chnrchmcn's candi-
datel, as bishop of the diocese of Massa-
chusetts.
At Columbus, Ind, Wednesday night.
Policeman Patrick Haggerty and the
force arrested Oliver Taylor, alias Oliver
Ssckett and Noah Cox. Both of them
escaped from Jacksonville penitentiary
April 4
While some employees of a blacksmith
shop at Brazil. Ind, were hannnering a
piece of redhot iron part Of the metal
broke off and few into box of dyna-
mite, causing terrific explosion.
Three lives were lost.
The protest Of the executors Of tile
estate Of Jay Gould against paying
taxes on an assessment of siO.OO0,000
personal property is under considera-
tion by the commissioners of taxes and
assessments in New York.
The last link binding Judge Gres-
ham, secretary Of state, to indianapolis.
Ind, was severed Wednesday in the
sifle Of his homestead, on North Tennes-
see street. Col. Eli Lily was the pnr-
chaser; consideration, els, 900.
The state department was Wcdncs-
day informed OF the death Of James w.
Taylor, United states consul at Winni-
for some time. He was appointed to
the position from Minnesota in 1870
| A correspondent writes from Homo
| lulu that the marriage OF Commander
Whiting, Of the IT, S. steamer Alliance,
TO Miss Eta Along, daughter of a
wealthy Chinese merchant there, has
been fixed for early next September
There was Wednesday not an applics-
ton received ut the treasury depart
ment from Ohio. Indiana, Kentucky,
West Virginia nor from Tennessee.
This Is the first time this has occurred
since the Inauguration of Cleveland
Representation Pendleton and Alder
son, of West Virginia, called on Presi-
i dent Cleveland Wednesday to urge the
appointment 81 Mrs. Kenna as postmas-
ter at Charleston, w. Va. They left
assured that the appointment would be
soon made
In spite Of the verdict Of Chicago
Jury that Rebecca Berghold died from
lself-inflicted wounds, her father, who
has returned with her remains to New
4 York, declares he has evidence that
Miss Berghold did not suicide, but that
she was murdered
The survey Of q competent civil engi-
neer for bridge across the Potomac
river connecting Piedmont, w. Va,
and Luke has been made, and II will
require three spans, one $50 feet long,
ono 1Gs feet long. and the other liz feet
long, making the bridge at0 feet u
i length.
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DESTRUCTION.
Tornado, With Terrific Hail, in
North Carolina.
Great Destruction at Oxford. Hem
derson, and Elsewhere.


RALElen, N. G.. May s.--At o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. the citizonH 81
Oxford. a town about forty miles FROM
this city. on the Oxford and Clnrlsvillc
railroad. observed heavy black cloud
approaching from the northwest. The
weather has boon wet and hlnstery for
thrcc days. Tho cloud hocamc blnoi<or
and icnscr, and just before a.o'elock a
roar was heard, and I'LL NJ once wind,
rain and hail dashed over the town.
Tho wind was terrible. Houses were
blown down, trees wcro torn mp BY the
roots. md the hail.stones were much
larger than usual. and covered the
ground 10 depth OF fonr inches, and
broke almost all the window pnnes IN
the town The rain fell in sheets md
torrents, so that the darkness was conn
pletc. Tho terrible rush Of wind did
not last longer than liftcen minutes,
hut the rain and hail continued for
much longer period
II was soon asccrtaincd TINT great
damage TO property had been done. and
people who ventured out into the streets
found themselves IN total darkness.
surrounded by the debris II houses
trees, fences, telegraph poles and tin
from the house tops.
About Q o'clock the rain and hail
ceased, and there WINS 4 rift IL the
clouds, and the disaster could be seem
The storm hnd swept from southwest 70
northeast across the town. leaving q
mark about four hundred yards wide.
In this space tho frame houses had sur
fcrof most A number were blown
down and tho timbers blown away,
The brick houses were unroofcd.
a number Of people nre known TO
hive been injured, one colored man
fatally. The damage 10 property IL
estimated III e20o, 900 Tho track 81 tho
storm waa from Oxford to Henderson,
on tho Raleigh md Gaston railroad,
and from there, north down the rail-
road 10 treystone. The distance from
Oxford 70 Henderson Il twelve miles,
md the swnth cut WINS from quarter
TO ha4 a ssaile Wide.
II presents the appearance Of having
been burned and swept. fhe trccs
have been tornup and the limbs blown
of the trunks. and The pathway looks
like a road that had been cleared 81
Estumps and everything else.
The town ~ Henderson Ind the same
experience as Oxford Ten people arc
known 70 have been injured. four rcri-
onsly. Greyhtonc Is q small station.
All the houses there were blown down.
There Is i granite quarry there, and 4
squad Of conyicts have been worked.
Thrce-qunrters Of the log houses were
razed TO the ground. A number Of com
victs were hurt.
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LTrrrK Rock, Ark, May a. Reports
received from Salin county Wednesday
say TINT oil the farms IN Perkins town
ship are overfiowed and crops ruined.
All Of the Perkins place but one hum
bred acrea Is uudcr water. The WRrlng
place Il covered with water. and tho
damage will be considerable. Back
water Is fast coming up In the vicinity
Of Woodson. Parts 81 the Adams and
johnson plantations are inundated.
The water Ii within q foot Of the top
Of the hanks ut the Brison place, and Is
pouring into fields along the river a.
fnr west as Conway. doing much dam
age To cotton crops.
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WHEELING, w. Va, May sThc
largest haul Of moonshiners ever made
In West Virginia by internal revenue
officers was closed up Tuesday. and the
prisoners. forty-iive III number. are now
en- route 10 Charleston III charge 81 .
strong posse Of United states mafahnla
and guards. Among the prisoners are
two women, Clarn Smith and May
Batchcll. who have been particularly
active and successful IN making
"mountain dew for several years past.
They we're all gathered upin Mcdowell
and Wyoming counties, ard their arrest
practically breaks up the moonshihe
business in that portion Of the state.
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70 THE POLE.
Announcement Of the Names Of Peary's
Fellow Managers.


Announcements Of the Names Of Peary'e
Fellow yoyagers.
PHn.ADRIPHrA, May 4.+At meeting
Of the Geographical club the names Of
the members Of the expedition that will
go to Greenland this summer under the
leadership Of Lieut.. Robert E.
peary, were announced. The men
who will accompany Lieut.. Peary
are Df. Il. A. Cook, Edward
Astrup, Matthew Henson. Lieut. Peary's
colored servant: Samuel j. Entrikcn, at
present a teacher In the manual school
at Aiken, $. CT, and Mr.. Dawson, Lieut.
peary's manager on his present lecture
tour. The first three named were mem-
bcrs Of Peary's former expedition. A
Telegram was received from Lieut.
Peary, who is now In Washington. stat
ing that he had procured a ship to take
the party 10 Greenland
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NORMAL UNIVERSITY FAILS.


First Of Its Kind In This Country. ana Has
sent out Teachers ny the Thousand.
LEBANON, O., May 4. The national
Normal University co. has made gem
eral assignment for the benefit 81 its
creditors to George A. Burr, Of the law
firm Of Brown, Brandon & Burr, Lcba-
non and Cincinnati.
The institution Is widely known as
HolbrooIe's Normal school and has been
in existence for about forty years, the
president, Alfred Holbrook, being the
first prominent advocate Of the normal
method Of teaching. Threc-fourths Of
all the normal schools and colleges In
the country have been organized by
teachers or students from this institu-
ton. The liabilities are estimated at
from SIT, 900 to 100000 and the assets
nominally about the same
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TRANKroigT. Ky, May sit was
learned Wednesday morning that the
wreck 81 the G. and q, train M the
Polccat cut, fivo miles from here, al 4
o'clock Tuesday night was caused BY
some hend placing u bridge sill across
the track. Tho engineer saw the sill
Just IN timo TO reverse the engine. but
not IN time to check the speed sufficient
70 prevent some damage. The enEi-
nocr's leg was broken, but besides some
bruises no other injuries were received.
The train carried the Legislature re-
turning from the Lexington races, and
IL III thought some crank meant VIC
icncc 10 the Legislature Tho members
for the most part took midnight walk
to Frankfort.
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I WORLDS FAIR.
Unheard Of Schemes to Extort
Money.
An Extra Charge Even for the Plat,
Holding the Food.
twenty-five Cents FOR Cup OF CefFee
Preparations Are dselng Made to Open
the Fair Gates Next Sunday Tteikets
for Sunday Admission Prepared.

CnIcAao. May Threatening skies
kept the crowds from jackson park
Wednesday. though the roads were In
the hest condition 81 any time for the
last month, and the exhibits had grown
ia point of attractiveness under the re-
doubled cffortsof the worlSmen spurrcd
on BY exhibitors The number Of paid
admissions 1T the gates WINS 1890 and
the number was considerably increased
by the people who went in through the
pass gates
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a Dntertira.n rlone cnII.

SPRINoYrELD, o.. May Detective
John T. Norris had close call for his
white alley Wednesday afternoon.
lie was leading q colt behind hts buggy
on Limestone street, when Il BECAME
frightened at an electric car and jumped
into the buggy, MASKING Il down and
trampling upon John T. The horse
Norris was driving was caught Just as
1t started to run of, and the Ay dctec-
tive was probably saved from horrible
death
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CHIcAao, May & The French repnIp.
~ Rave greeting Thursday afternoon
To tho Worlds fair city In the form 81 d
banquet, at which Camille Kranz the
commissioner general from the rcpub-
lie across the sen, was the host, and
over one hundred 81 the leading citi-
zens OF Chicago the guests. The ahsfi-
torium was the scene Of the fcstivity,
and II Is token Of appreciation Of the
manner IN which French exhibitors
have been treated BY the city Of Chi
cago and the exposition management.
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PoRrLAxp, Ore, May a Secretary
Gresham Wednesday autographed Coy.
Pennoyer. Apparently reliable reports
Indicate danger Of violence TO Chinese
when exclusion act takes effect, and
the president earnestly hopes ron Will
employ all lawful means for their pro-
lection In Oregon Gov. Rennoyer
immediately wired the secretary: II
will attend to my business. let the pres
ident attend To his
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RE eREAKs RESTORED.
No Further Damage Anticipated From the
big Lewiston Reservoir.

Big Lewisten Reservoir.
BEILEFoNTAISE, o., May 4.--The
breaks in the banks of the Lewiston
reservoir have been gotten under cons
troll, and should no more rain fall or
new openings occur IL is hoped the
worst Is over and the danger past,
One Of the members 81 the board Of
public works. the chief engineer and
an assistant, with large force of
workmen, are still on the ground using
every precnution to strengthen the
banks and stay the rushing flood.
calm survey of the situation dis
closes the fact that the greatest dam
age so far reported has been done IN
this county. Many miles Of low lands,
crops and small buildings are inun-
dated, while the loss % crops and live
stock has been excessive. The latest
report mp to noon Thursday Is 10 the
effect that the food Is under control
fer the present
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20 CENT Carpet slippers only q cents. Eugene
y r. Herring.
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a nIiscr.s Death.

CINCINNATI. May ANDY Lepper,
and old German who gained an appar-
emily precarious livelihood washing
windows at the various hotels, died in a
hovel on Main street After his death
Or. Wocher. who attended the case,
was astonished to discover among the
deceased's effects books representing
deposits in banks and building associa-
tons Of over 81, 900. None Of his rela-
tives are known, and II none can be
found the money will revert to the
1890 tN4s 5i
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NEW YoRK. May 4 Tho admirals md
senior officers 81 the visiting sqnadrons
win start for Chicago at 0:10 p IN.
Thursday The party VIII number
about eighty. Tho Russian cruiser
General Admiral, has received orders to
sail for home in about ten days The
British squadron win snil May 10. and,
while several Of the foreigners win re-
main for several weeks, there will be .
general disbandment Of the internar
tional feet next week.
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NOW rs THE TINE

When moths begin to get in " their
work. and If you want to save your
woolens, carpets, sc. from the rayages
of this pest, you can get nothing more
s ire to kill them than COAL TAR
CAMPHOR, which is much cheaper
than camphor, and more effective. a
large supply III above article just re-
eeived at "a. M. Gilbert & Bro. Is, Drug
gist, IL N. Queen street.
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ADEx, May 4.-The burning Of the
British steamship Khiva on the Arabian
coast together with an appalling loss Of
life Is reported. The vessel carried d
large number o. Mohamnedan pilgrims
bound to Mecca. They were SO numcr.
Gus they took up all available room.
OF the great number on board 900 were
saved. but several hundred persisted in
the sea Or were burned 70 death.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 4.--Waltcr
Howard, Of the Atlanta Journal; u. M.
Durant, 81 the Atlanta Consultation.
and Mr.. Forte, also Of Atlanta, who arc
making the trip TO Chicago on their
wheels, arrived here Monday night and
left Wednesday afternoon for Louis
Vile. They are In excellent spirits.
but have experienced some rough
weather since leaving Atlanta, Tues
day week ago.
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WASHINGTON, Mny Il Postmaster
General William " Bissell has plnced
IN the main building 81 the Worlds fair
at Chicago n complete working post
Office for the convenience Of visitors
and exhibitors. II Is the desire Of the
post office department that those visit.
Ing the exposition should have their
letters and other mail matter addressed
To them while in Chicago TO the
Worlds fair station
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carlrle HarrIs nIust DE.

ALBANY, N. Y, May Gov. Flower
hAs denied the application for clemency
for Carlyle Harris, the medical student,
and Harris will be electrocuted during
the week beginning Monday next. On
March 10 he was denied new trial BY
Recorder Smythe, on the ground THAT
the prisoners alleged newly discoy-
cred evidence was valueiess. Harris
was unable to prove that his wife,
Helen Potts. whom he poisoned, was a
user Of morphine.
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WRECKED re WRONG TRAM
ssverai Masked Robbcfs Foiied On rhel
Exu Intent.

Evil Intent
LIMA. O., May 4--The Western ex-
press on the Lake Eric & Western road
was heavily loaded with money. The
train left here on time. hut when with
In q few miles Of Paxton. III, would
have run into an obstruction fastened
upon the track BY train robbers had
the train not lost time and given place
70 sccond-cinss train.
The place selected for the robbery
was the most dcsolate along the line
and ona sharp curve. The sccond-class
train crashed into II, dcrailing the en-
gine and several cars and injnring sew
eral persons.
The fiagman crawled from the debris
and started back 70 flag the train fol-
lowing, when he was suddenly con.
fronted by several masked robbers who
| sprung from ambush and showed guns
up into his face and drove him back.
The Hagman gave the alarm % the
rest of the crew and they started back
with him, but the wrcclers had gone,
evidently learning Of their mistake.
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WALL STREET.
Zig Failures the Result OF the Depression
Bierest scare since fa3a.


biggest Scare since 1879,
NEW YeRK, WALL STREET. May -
The failure OF II. +. Benrxislcy nj II n.
M. Thursday was announced on the
Consolidated exchange Mcssrs. H. +,
Smythe & Co, bankers and brokers,
No. 81 Exchange place, Thursday morn
ing. announced their inability 70 meet
their pccuniary obligations, and hayo
suspended payment. Messrs. Allen n
Co, whose failure was announced
Thursday morning, have made nm MS
signment for the benefit Of their credi-
tors, and are now preparing state
ment, which will b. made public In the
course Of a few days. The failure o. G.
r. Wilson, Of 90 broadway, was am
nonnced at the Consolidated exchange
shortly before noon
WALL STREET., NEw York, May 4 81
Schuyler Walden, q stock exchange
broker, ut 1913 Thursday announced
his suspension.
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\ IIrnrnar.a nm 81 sattIrment.

BuENos AyREs. May 4.The governor
OF the province Of Bucnos Ayrcs sendsa
message to the provincial chambers
proposing settlement Of the provinci-
al foreign debt BY ccding to the bond
holders Of the La Plata port works,
valued at s7,oO0, 900. the remainder Of
the debt, amounting 10 81, O0O.0 900, 70 be
paid by q new issue Of bonds.
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The Reception Of EulalIe,

WARRINGTON, May Preparations
are making at the state department for
the reception and entertainment 81 the
Iananta Eulalie, the royal representa-
tive Of the Spanish government, at the
Worlds fair. Special honor will be
shown this visitor, who it Is said Ii the
first sovereign that has ever visited the
United States by invitation Of congress-.
She is now on her way to Cuba from
Gf,ain
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WAsnIx6roN, May 4. The president
Wednesday made the following appoint
mcnts: Cornelius G. Watts, Of West yir-
ginia, TO be attorney. and samuel $.
vinson. of West Virginia. TO be marshal
OF the United States for the district Of
West Virginia. VIM Carr, postmaster At
Philadelphia, vice John Field, resigned.
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saSs There = ricnty Of cold witch car
Be Utilircd.


No Utiiiscd-
WASHINGTON. May s.-Secretary Car
Isle was AZ the Treasury department
"Wednesday. hooking less caroworn
than when no left here. In answer %
an inquiry about tho gold situation, he
sald:,
~ made no absolute arrangement
while away for tile acceptance Of any
gold by the treasury. Affairs are In q
satisfactory state, and the department
Is not anxious There IA plenty Of gold
which can 10 utilized
II Is smrmised that the secretary a
quite likely 70 have conferences be-
forc long with New York bankers.
Gold Is slowly dribhling into tho
treasury, and as practically none Is
going out these days the result IS a
gradual strengthening Of the reservc
The official statements, however, do
not yet show that the gold reserve. so
called, Is againat tho sie0, 0o0, 900 mark
but some additional offers, which have
been accepted, but III which tr3nsfers
have not yet been completed, leave a
slight free gold balance
Chiefs ~ Divisions Thcopnhis Gains,
Of West Virginia, Ia tho second audit
.or's Office; Theodore +. Long. % Mary
land, Ia the fourth auditors Office,
and Ezekiel Dawson, Of Delaware.
in the first auditors ollice, Wednesday
handed IN their designations 10
Secretary Carlisle II Is understood
that more designations are expected 10
follow In short time. The present
move Is believed 10 be the beginning Of
d general ono BY the secretary looking
70 the vacation ~ positions Of chiefs Of
divisions by republican incumhents
A special meeting 81 the cabinet was
held "Wednesday. tits understood the
financial situation and the revolution
nry movement Ia Cuba came ia for
share Of consideration
No information has boon received
here that amy iilihustering expeditions
arc filling out, but Us an extreme pre-
caution extra vigilance win he taiscn
at this time 1. prevent people In the
United States aiding the rcyolutionIsts.
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CHICAGO, May 4.-In case the exposi-
ton gates are opened next Sunday, 1t Is
reported that the word for boycott
will be autographed far and wide among
the religious organizations Of the coun-
try, and that determined effort will
be made to destroy the financial pros
poets Of the show, in order that q tell
ing blow may DO struck against the
nonobservanceIo Of the sabbath at future
a,,,.k,q;ft,r1
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WHEELING, w. Va, May "a swing
ing scaffold, on which Frank Sadler
and James II. Caywood were painting
the cornice Of d four-story house, fell
Wednesday morning. dropping the men
forty feet TO the pavement Both died
within an hour. Nearly every bone III
Sadler's body was broken. Caywood,
who weighs 200 pounds, aiighted on top
~ Cadlar
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Name,I ~ one Presldent.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Thd president
Thursday made the following appoint
mems: Col. Geo. II. Mendell, corps o.
engineers; Lieut.. Col. VIM II. III. BEN
guard, corps Of engineers. and Maj.
VIM. II. Huer, corps Of engineers, com
missioners. under the act of congress,
entitled s'an act to create the Califor-
mia debris commission and regulate hy-
dlaulic mining in the state Of CaI4or-
mia" Commander John J. Read, y. s.
N, to be a captain.
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o5 CENT Mating only ii cents at Eugene b,
= Herring.
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MAsssHLoN, o., May Mrs. Mary
Mcbride, wife Of John Mcbride. presi-
dent Of the United Mine Workers Of
America. died Thursday morning, after
a protracted and painful Illness She
leaves four children, two daughters
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GAINESVILLE, O., May 4.-Three trav-
cling agents. one man and two women.
are IN jail here, charged with the kill
ing Of the infant child Of ono 81 the
women, which was born at farm
house Tuesday night. and found buried
In the ward Wednesday morning.
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PETERspURG, Va, May 4.--Intellf-
gence received here Wednesday Is to
the effect that there are ten cases Of
smallpox few miles from Nuremberg
county courthouse. and that there have
been several deaths. The disease was
brought TO the county by coiored man
from New York.
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West virginia oifenslvo Partlsans

WASHINGTON, May sit Is the pur-
pose Of President Cleveland to ask that
the republican fourth-class postmasters
In West Virginia be removed, since they
are al offensive partisans, the state be-
ing close one The president. how
ever, has not stated exactly what an Of
fcnsive narfisan Is.
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Ex-PresiaIent aIarnIahon III.

PARIS, May 4. The veteran Marshal
MacMahon. ex-president of the French
republic, is sick with influenza Owing
to his advanced age, he being nearly
eighty-five years old, much anxiety Is
felt as to the result Of his Illness
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DANvIILE. KY, May 4.Ex-Mayor
barney Higgins. who was shot in the
court room by L. D. Woods day or
two ago, died at o'clock Thursday
morning. Wood Is ont ON bail, butwiil
nowNbe arrested for murder There IS
much excitement here, Public opinion
Is divided in the case.