Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12

| Parties accused of murdering Percy Jones, an Arkansas insur- ance man, at Raleigh, N. C., have been arrested.
 Ambassador to Mexico Clayton has given it out that at the end of President Roosevelt's present term he will retire permanently to pri- vate life. He favors Rooseyelt's re- nomination.
 The Besemer Savings Bank of Bessemer, Ala, has closed its doors and T. J. Cornwall, its president, is missing. He is short over a quar- ter of a million and left note stating that he lost the money in speculating.
 In riot near East St. Louis, re- sulting from an attempt to cut a leyee to drain farm, Clifford Hen ley, member of the naval reserves, was killed. John s. Bratton, the wealthy owner of the farm, was ar rested, but he claims he did not order the levee cut.
 William o. Hook of Leaven- worth, Kas., has been appointed to succeed Judge Caldwell, who re- gently resigned from the Eighth district. MT. Hook was appointed United States district judge for the district of Kansas by President Mckinley in 1899.
 J. F. Mundy, wanted at Toledo, O., for the murder of his wife eight years ago, was captured last week at St Louis, where he had resided for number of years Mundy, af- ter killing his wife, buried the body under the floor of his residence and skipped out. The crime was discovered by the actions of a little dog, which piloted the officers to the place of concealment
 Michael Davitt, the well known Irish journalist, has just returned to London after visit to Kishineff, where so many Jews were killed in riots by Russians MT. Davitt says the horrible manner in which many of the victims were put to death passes all comprehension. Women were treated most brutally and finally put out of misery by being killed, and even children were tor tured in a most inhuman manner.
 A statement of the condition of the treasury of the Philippine is lands at the close of business April 30 has been received at Washing ton. The deposits during April amounted to $4,552,519 and the withdrawals $3, BAG leaving a cash balance April 30 of $7,O26,- 90l. Of the deposits during the month $774,366 was credited to custom receipts, $332, ,5SO to repay ments, $112,891 to receipts from the city of Manila, $21,163 to in- ternal revenue, $54,257 to refund able export duties and $3,256,O95 to miscellaneous. Under the last named head is included the 3,00O,- 900 appropriated by congress for the relief of the Philippines.
 Despite heroic efforts on the part of citizens of East St. Louis, IL, to strengthen levees at that point and hold the mighty waters of the Mississippi within her channel, on the 10th inst. the embankment gave way and within few hours the community was flooded, the depth of the water ranging from five to fifteen feet. People were imprison- ed in second stories of buildings for hours and many were drowned For two days every available boat was manned by volunteers in rescuing the people. As usual when such ca lamities befall community, a few of the lowest class of humanity took advantage of the opportunity to plunder and rob. Several of this class discovered at their work were shot to death on the spot and their bodies cast adrift. Viewing the scene from the Eads bridge, the H. linois side was covered with water as far as the eye could see. It Is impossible to make anything like correct estimate of the property loss at this point