The Tupelo journal., 1903-07-31
News Of the World

Pope Leo III, who passed away
on the goth inst, was elected pope
February 20, 1873.
The cruiser Galveston was
launched at the shipyards in Rich
mond, Va, Thursday.
Safe blowers secured $31, 900 in
cash and negotiable securities from
one firm at Esterwood, La.
R. M. Hayes, a millionaire of
Pittsburgh, Pa, and his wife lost,
their lives in a fire which destroyed
a hotel at Nome, Alaska, on the
goth.
Two people were killed by a Sc
we're storm which swept over Chica-
go. The dead men were moving a
piano in a wagon and the wind blew
the instrument over on them, crush
ing them to death.
Court convened in Breathitt
county, Kentucky, on the goth to
investigate the numerous ~assassi-
nations in that county and also the
burning of Capt. Evans property
after he testified in the Jet trial.
Emperor William Of Germany
has been apprised Of a plot enter
ed into between four Chicago an
archists to assassinate him. The
would-be murderers are said to
have sailed for Europe a few weeks
ago.
Mrs. Kate Keck, a widow, aged
AZ years, of Centralia, ILL.,, took
her own life in a most
horrible manner by s%aturating
her clothing with coal oil and hen
applying a match, burning her body
into a crisp.
Chief of Police O'Neal of Chica-
go says one of the most vital ques-
tons before the labor unions today
is the dealing with anarchists who
gain membership without knowl-
edge of the main body of their be-
liefs and objects.
The wheat growers in Oklahoma
are holding their crops for better
prices, expecting a Is to 20 cents
raise over the present prices. On
the 1O1 ranch the crop will amount
to 100000 bushels, all of which
will be held in storage.
j. P. Walters and James Cor
man, awaiting execution for muir
der in the Big Horn county, Wyom-
ing, jail, were shot to death by a
mob of cowboys. Deputy Sheriff
G. E. Price, who tried to defend the
prisoners, was aop killed.
Jean Sykes, a notorious bagamist,
adjudged insane and placed in
the Mississippi asylum, committed
suicide by drowning in a pond with
in the asylum enclosure. Sykes had
five OF six living wives in the states
of Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas
and Texas.
Work has been stopped on all ex-
tensions Of the Choctaw (Rock Is
land) now under way. The order
putting a stop to all construction
and survey work on the Choctaw
was issued by 0. F. Stevens, chief
engineer of the Rock Island system,
with headquarters in Chicago.
The promotion to be a brigadier
general and retirement of Col. Chas.
W. Miner removes from the active
service of the army one Of the most
distinguished soldiers Of the old
volunteer class. Col. Miners rec
ord as a soldier covers a period of
more than forty-two years. He be-
gan his military career as a private
in company D, Second Ohio volun-
teers, in April, 1861, in response to
President Lincoln's first call for
troops.
Arthur Hewitt, the convict who
led the mutiny at the United States
~penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan,
on November 8, 1902, in which a
number Of persons were killed, has
been located in the Texas peniten-
tiary, where he is serving four years
for horse theft and burglary, COM
mitted at San Angelo, Tex. Hew-
lit is one of the few convicts en-
gagged in the Leavenworth mutiny
whose capture was not effected. He
was admitted to the Texas peniten-
tiary on December %, under the
name of Jim Cook.
In a number Of the internal reve-
nue. districts there are several gaug-
ers and s~torekeepers on the list who
only receive pay for services actual
ly performed. The attention of the
secretary Of the treasury has been
called to the fact that in making as