Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-21

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him as general passenger agent of tn
Big Four. Both are highly deserve
promotions.
John Lewis, known as "Big John,
OF Lewis county, who died Sunday, ha'
the reputation OF having fought 100 o
more fisticufs without getting licked
For the last 10 years he has been blInt
and longed for death TO relieve him o
his affliction.
Near Bowie, Md, Negro lad at
tempted to outrage q white women
The lady's sister went to her rescue
and the boy struck her upon the head
with a bludgeon, killing her almost In
stantly, and then crushed the skull ol
the other.
Louis Schmidt, proprietor OF the
Banquet saloon In Louisville, was fined
$500 aud given one year for keeping IN
his place the recently Invented must
cal slot machine which holds out an In
ducemeut In the way of possible re-
wards in cash.
Gov. Gambler, OF Georgia, while bit
terly denouncing the shooting OF the
Negro prisoners at Palmetto, attributes
the race friction In his State TO the
presence there OF Negro soldiers, the
scum OF creation, who have melted the
blacks to outrageous deeds.
About 30 new saloons have been
opened at Manila since the American
occupation, with the result that many
drunken soldiers are to be seen In the
streets. The officers, however, say the
conduct of the soldiers Is better than
that OF other nations under similar cir
cdmstances.
The New York Journal prints story
that Philip ID. Armour. the Chica 60
packer, paid Dolan. the former superin-
tendeut OF his killing department, co.
600 to make an affidavit retracting GER
tain statements he made In regard TO
the Use of diseased cattle In Armour's
In an engagement on the Pasig Sun
day the insurgents were completely
routed, and the American lines extend
ed seven miles. Seven Americans were
killed and 30 wounded. 1t Is estima-
ted that 200 Filipinos were killed and
the dead bodies of 200 being
eft upon the field OF battle.
The fine mansion OF Mrs. Mary
Shreve Goodloe-Ransom-Bullitt, in
Lexington. which has been unoccupied
or wears because IL Is said To be haunt
ID, comes into notice from the fact that
he old couple who lived in the kitchen
we're found nearly dead from starva-
ion.
Negro and white residents of Havana
md the Cuban soldiers on one side and
he police on the other engaged In a
street fight Saturday night. Four men
we're killed and 10 wounded. The fight
vas caused by policeman clubbing an
mpudent Negro. Further trouble is
expected.
Mrs. Place, who murdered her step
laughter after binding her with car
,olic acid, by smothering her and then
truck her husband with AK when he
urned on the gas on his return and saw
be bloody spectacle, met death calmly
/, the electric chair at Sing Sing yes
erday. Her last words were God
clip me" and her death occurred In an
lstant.
Sergt. Edward Mason. OF troop a,
'irst cavalry, who served as Commissa-
Y Sergeant at Lakeland, Fla, told the
commission that he rejected carload
meat because of its sbad odor and
ppearance of having been coated with
araffine wax. An agent of Armour
o., explained that the appearance
as due TO ''preservaline, " which name
e applied TO 1.-THE chemical we use TO
rotect the meat, to preserve it," He |
lso said that agent told him TO cut
way the outside OF the meat, assuring
lem that it would be found good
round the bone.