Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-07-08
CURREN T TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL. AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
William Wrestler was killed by an
Illinois Central train one mile north of
Anna, ILL.,, on the 9th. He was travel
ing overland to Michigan. His wife
and three children saw him killed.
Gold has been discovered on the
beach at Sand Point, Alaska, and its
appearance has created considerable
excitement in that district. The crews
of several cod-fshing vessels have de-
serted and are panning for gold, MAX
ing from IS to $40 day.
On the 9th, vandals handy
with jack knife cut and slashed
No. 7, Santos Dumont's air.
ship at the Worlds fair. Because
of the ruin the Brazilian will have to
cancel his feature of the Fourth of
July programme at the fair.
Fire, on the 2Sth, destroyed Sinks OPP
era house and other property valued at
100000, at Rome, N. Y. Two men
were severely injured 1t is reported
another was buried under falling
wall.
The Russian battleships Navarin,
while returning to her anchorage al
Cronstadt, on the 10Th, was rammed
by the Russian ironclad Netron Menia,
which struck the Navarin amidships.
The latter will have to 60 into dry
dock.
In a head-on collision, on the Both,
between Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day.
ton northbound passenger train and
the Toledo & Detroit express, south.
bound, near Miamisburg, O., three
trainmen were seriously injured and
the locomotive and baggage cars of
both trains were demolished.
On the Goth an engine and seven
cars heavily loaded with sand and con-
crete fell 25 feet with the collapse Of
a trestle leading from the Kansas City
belt line to the distributing yards of
a sand company in Kansas City, Mo-,
injuring five persons.
The gunboat Woodruff, the first war
vessel built by the army under the
direction of the quartermasters depart
ment. has been launched at Manila, p
Il The vessel is named after Lieut..
Woodruff, who was killed by Moros.
While cleaning out the building
preparatory for services, Jacob Grippe,
janitor of the Methodist church at
Galveston, Ind, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. No damage
was done to the structure itself.
An official dispatch received at St.
Petersburg from Lieut.-Gen. Stoessel,
the commander Of the Russian mill
tary forces at Port Arthur, says that
the squadron of Rear-Admiral Witt
hoeft re-entered that port date not
given), after repulsing five torpedo
boat attacks.
Latest advices at the Russian war
Office, up to the Both, indicated that the
Japanese were concentrating on Hal
Cheng, Gen, Kuroki being at Dalin
with 81 bat.alions. Only one division
was at Mo Tien pass and another at
Fen Shut pass. Rain was falling
heavily.
The Japanese consul at Gensan, Ko-
rea, reported that early on the morn
ing the 30th 36 Russian torpedo boats
entered that port and fired 200 shots
on the settlement They sank the
steamship Koun, 2,S76 tons, and the
sailing vessel Seitsu. The torpedo boats
then rejoined three ships outside Of
the harbor and disappeared.
The Japanese have sent the siege
guns from Dalny to their position near
Port Arthur. These guns will be
mounted in a fort now being erected
which will command the harbor
though it is outside the range Of the
Russian guns on Golden hill
AS the result OF the finding of the
coroner's jury which investigated the
death of Roscoe MCGEE and John Da.
Wis, who came to their deaths during
the riots at Victor, Col, on June 6
President Charles H. Meyer and w. D
Haywood, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of thu
Western Federation of Miners, are
charged with murder and melting riot
On the LIST, John Jones, a negro, who
II Is said, assailed Mrs. 3anister, al
Gainesville, Ca, was lynched near thu
scene of his alleged crime. Judge A
w. Fite made a speech in an attemp
to restrain the 200 lynchers, but it was
useless, The negros body was rid
died with bullets, more than 500 shot
being fred.
On the LIST, the Fidelity Savings as
ISOLATION, of Denver, Col, went int
the hands of a receiver. The liabilities
are placed at over million dollars
Minnesota republicans, in convention
at st. Paul, on the LIST, named a com
plete state ticket, and adjourned II
good-natured harmony.
The Russian government, 1t is said
on the authority of a prominent dip
lomat, is now convinced that the Rus
sian army and navy must he com
rle'elv reorganized on modern line
before they can cope with the Japan
csc. Such reorganization will TAX
Russia ten years.
vice-Admiral Kamimura is reporte
to have trapped and attacked the Rus
sian vladivostok squadron off tn
islands of Tsu, in the southern en-
trance to the sea of Japan, on tn
night Of June so. The result is not ye
known. ~s