Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-02-28


arms to prevent the lynching OF Henry
Ashmore, who brutally attacked bis
wife.
Texas will have an exposition at
Dallas in 1897 to celebrate the semi-cen-
tennial OF its annexation by the United
States.
On bis death bed Thomas johnson,
Of Creston, Iowa, confessed to the killing
of two men, Of which he was never sus-
pected.
-Ex.Gov. Boies, of Iowa, has issued a
letter declining to be candidate for
president, but nobody asked him, cir,
she said.
Peter williams, saw mill man OF
Delphos, o., fell on a running saw and
was cut in two. HE heart was also cut
in twain,
BY the explosion of a saw mill boiler
near Middlesboro, James Brewer was
killed and Henry Scott was fatally
wounded.
Thomas Harris, Peru, Ind, Sunday
school superintendent, is wanted at that
place for stealing Bible and lot oil
hymn books.
Two robbers attempted to plumber
the City National Bank at Wichita ral'S'
Tex. and shot to death the CASHIER
Frank Dorsey.
w. F. Yardey, colored knoxV'I!e
| - ,or,cad him self a candi
date for governor of Tennessee i"ue
pendent of party. ,,,,- Ill
SIXTEEN. year-old John Millen' oil
Columbus, O.. committed suiciue oecsuse
bis fs,bsr objected to his going with
certain young lady.
Ms Fannie Workman, OF Hunting
ton. w. Va Tell dead while looking at
her mothers corpse and they were Dur
led in the same grave,
On a wsger, a West Virginia man In
10 DAYS drank a gallon of alcohol, two
gallons of hard cider and seven quarts OF
whisky and six bottles OF GIN
AT Valasco, Tex, the principal oil
school attempted to chastise pupil
when all of the scholars attacked the
pedagogue and beat him severely.
-Commsuder.in- Chief Walker has
decided upon the first week in sep'em.
Der az the time for holding the NATIONAL
encampment Of the q. A. X at - fsul.
Some enterprising fellow sprnsled
a lot of blood on the privet bushes grow
inc near where Pearl Bryan was muir
dered and sold twigs at 10 cents to NOR
bid suckers.
John Bradley, of Winchester D.,
was buried this week in grave he dug
for himself three years ago. The CONN
used had been kept under his bed Tor
couple OF years.
The Central Hotel and several stores
at Morehead we're destroyed by hre.
The loss is $4,000. Editor Gallon, oil the
Leader, was overcome by heat and is IN
serious condition.
Mrs. Mahals McGlone and Fleming
Jordon have been resrrested and lsileu
at Gray son. They are charged with the
murder of Mrs. McGlone's husband, who
disappeared five years ago.
I l.. Bucker, aged 45, and his soD,
aged 10, we're drowned in Catlettsoure
skating pond. The boy WAS skating and
the ice broke. His father in attempting
to save him was also drowned
Chief Moore, OF the Weather Bureau,
as,;m atss that millions OF dollars worth
of property Was saved from destruction
az the result OF the warnings OF cold
wave recently sent out by the bureau.
Judge William Russell Smith, one OF
the best known men in the South and
a native of Russellyille, died in Wash
ington, aged 81. he served three terms
in the United States Congress- from Ala
bams, and was also a member OF the
Confederate Congress.
Secretary Carlisle was rendered an
ovation at the banquet given in his hon
or at the Manhattan Club in New York.
The secretary spoke at length on sound
money, and began his address with the
declaration that it pleased him partlcu-
larry to be- present because he knew that
he was coming to meet democrats who
had never repudiated their party's prin-
ciples. He made an earnest, eloquent
plea for the maintenance OF sound cur
rency, and insisted that in politics hon
esty was the best policy.
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