Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-04-22
In the democratic primaries Of

Wire-tappers worked a pool room
at Knoxville, Tenn, out of 81, 800
by sending in the wrong horse as
the winner of race at Memphis.
A patrol of fifty japanese scouts
were caught in trap near Wiju,
on the Yalu river, by detachment
of Russians and all were put to
death. 1t is believed heavy land
battles have already taken place on
the Yalu river
The Russians have abandoned
Korea and retreated into Manchu-
ria, where they are trying to carry
out Gen. Kuropatkin's waiting pol
icy, compelling the japanese to be
the aggressors, and drawing them
farther inland.
A large portion of the business
section of Winona, Miss, was burn
ed on the 9th. The fire started in
the Times printing office and over
100000 in property went up in
smoke before the flames were got
ten under control.
While seated at the supper table,
surrounded by her family, Mrs.
Clara Warrington of st. Louis
suddenly exclaimed that she was
tired of living and, drawing from
her bosom morphine powder,
swallowed it. She died within an
hour.
J. G. Beatty and D. L. Beatty Of
Fort Scott, Kas., w. B. Sharp and
Z. d. Prather of Beaumont, Tex,
and D. R. Beatty of Galveston have
been indicted in federal court at
Houston charging fraudulent use Of
the mails. All the men are promi-
nent oil land promoters.
Lizzie McCarty of Marion, Ind,
enjoys the distinction of having
been married sever times in nine
li,gears, being divorced from her last
husband only few days ago. AL.
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though so muchly married, the wo-
man was never compelled to wear
widows weeds, the court relieving
her of her marital lies.
Roy Travis, aged 1s, press
feeder for Chicago firm, was as
saulted by Michael Boland, strik.
er, when he drew revolver and
shot Boland dead. The strike of
Franklin union pressfeeders in Chi.
cago has been on several months.
As result two people have been
killed and hundreds crippled for
life in riots.
With breadstuffs higher than for
, years comes the further discourag.
ing report from the department OF
, agriculture, which shows the aver
age condition Of winter wheat on
April / to have been 7G.5, against
91.3 on April /, 1908; 1877 at the
corresponding date in 1902 and S4.1
> the mean of the April averages ol
the last ten years.
= 1t has been discovered that gross
, corruption has been practiced in
c Russian navy yards, where the new
battleships and cruisers intended to
! strengthen the far eastern squadron
are being built. 1t has been found
that the workingmen in the navy
yard have been putting only a small
f percentage of the necessary rivets in
: the plates of the battleships, plug
a ping up all the rest of the holes
V with wooden plugs and selling the
a rivets to outside dealers. A shir
: that had just been completed was
e shattered to pieces and sunk by the
f firing of salute.
: Sadie Hale, of st. Joseph, Mo.
: aged II, died from natural strang
o ulation as she grew so feshy sht
: could not breathe. She was onl,
It four feet tall but weighed 40(
pounds.
e Henry Deeter, who demanded O.
S a wealthy planter of near Marshal
o town, Ia, that 1000 be left for
o him at a certain spot under penalt,
T. of death for failure to comply, wa
:, shot and killed by an officer wheI
}. he appeared to get the money.
J. The regular state democratic con
e vention of New jersey refused t
n instruct its delegation to the ma
: tional convention, but the Hears
d followers bolted and elected con
testing delegation.
d The floods in the Mississippi ar
Il receding and farmers are grateful
d for the fact that the levees in mos
instances were strong enough to re
# sist the great body of water tina
n otherwise would have destroyed mil
Il lions of dollars worth Of property.
'. Upon inheriting a fortune o