Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-03-23

A public school building caught fir
in Chicago and six children will proba
, bly, lose their lives by jumping from
! third story window.
u Gen. A. V. Rice has been appointed
pension agent for Ohio and the pomina-
ton of Col. Matt Adams to a similar pc.
sition has been confirmed.
The Southern Chicago plant OF the
Illinois Steel Company has resumed OPP
erations, giving employment to 5000
men. The works had been idle for six
months.
Charlie Mitchell, the prize-fghter,
having found out that he can't fight, has
decided to write a book. 1t won't take
many pages to tell how Corbett whipped
him at Jacksonville, Fla.
Dayton, Ky, is all torn up over an
alleged case of leprosy. The Lepra tu-
berculosa is serious affair to the or
who has it, but the scaly leprs is simply
an exaggerated case OF eczema.
-Populist Representative Ratlfie, Of
Kosciusko, Miss, who shot and killed
Representative Jackson, at the same time
incidentally killing one bystander and
wounding another, was acquitted, the
Jury having been out since Saturday.
w. II. Headley, the forger-distiller,
formerly OF Lexington, is said to be run
ming restaurant in Mexico. In CONVEX
sation with w. T. Kimball, a Lexington
attorney who visited him, he stated that
be had no coniederates in his forgeries.
Gov. Brown vetoed the bill passed
by the Legislature during its last days
allowing Judge X. II. Thompson, of the
Louisville City Court, 1880 for his ser
vices in examining trials in addition to
the $500 salary previously fixed by
Jaw.
Three thousand representative ne
groes of Alabama at Birmingham adopt
ed resolutions calling upon the negroes
OF America TO emigrste to Africa. II
was also resolved that as the white man
had brought the negroes to America, he
ought to pay their way back.
The Supreme Court Of Michigan has
sustained Gov. Rich in removing from
Office the Secretary OF State, State Treas
urer and Land Commissioner for gross
negligence in canvsssing the returns Of
the election in 1898, by which was adopt
ed constitutional amendment increas-
lug their salaries.
The heavy rains continue in the
South. In Arkansas large sections OF
country are inundated. Miles OF railroad
tracks are under water or washed away.
The Ouachita river is higher than il has
been in fifty years. The Arkansas river
has risen eight feet at Little Rock and
threatens to pass the danger line.
Twenty people were killed and 100
injured by the tornado in Texas Sunday.
AS if to add to the desolstion and devas-
tation another tornado swept oyer tie
same part of the State Monday, doing
great damage to property, but resulting
in no more fatalities. as far as known.
Steps have already been taken in the
larger cities OF Texas to furnish relief to
the destitute.
A dispatch to the Enquirer from Alb
beville, Ala, says that Dick Vaught, a
10 year old boy, has been placed in Jail
On the charge of killing his brother. The
brother refused him biscuit when he
shot the top OF his head off. The dis.
patch also adds that about three months
ago he killed his eight-year old brother
n quarrel over marble, and only two
weeks ago he struck playmate over the
head with club, producing a wound
that afterwards proved fatal