Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-06-24
News Of the World

While beating his wife at their
home near Norton, Kas., A. G. Jen-
kins was shot dead by his 11-year-
old daughter. ~
A man by the name Of Cahan, ar
rested .at a race track in st. Louis,
had in his possession thirty spur
ious 500 gold certificates. The
man succeeded in wagering several
Of the bills on winning horses and
cashing the tickets.
Two japanese transports carry
ing 1,4OO men and supplies were
captured and sent to the bottom by
the Russian Vladivostock fleet in
the Straits of Korea. OF the men
on board the transports, about one
half of them escaped.
Two bandits held up fast mail
train on the Northern Pacific near
Bearmouth, Mont. The express car
was almost demolished by dynamite
and it is believed the bandits made
a big haul. The engineer was killed
in the fight with the robbers.
In battle between alleged post
Office robbers and citizens at Mans
field, Mo, two Of the three robbers
were badly wounded, while the
third escaped. One of the men
gives his name as John Requa, and
claims Little Rock as his home.
NJ. W. Morton, prominent mer-
chant, was shot and killed by his
wife at their home in Marshall,
Ill, Mrs. Morton, when placed
under arrest, talked freely of the
tragedy but beyondF stating that
they had been quarreling, assigned
no cause for the deed.
An ascent of Mount Colima, a
famous volcano in Mexico, is to be
made by Charles L. Dignowity,, a
mining engineer of New York.
The volcano is in q state of semi
activity. Its violent eruptions sew
eral months ago completely chang
ed the appearance of The cone and
new craters were formed.
In an engagement June IA on the
railroad north of Port Arthur, the
Japanese routed a Russian strong
hold. The Russians left 500 dead
on the field and the japanese cap
tured 800 prisoners and fourteen
quick-fring guns. The japanese
losses are estimated at 1000 killed
and wounded. The dispatches state
that the Russians were out-general.
ed at every point.
The Sons of United Confederate
Veterans, at their recent meeting
held in Nashville, elected officers as
follows: Commander in chief, N. R
Tisdale, Fort Worth, Tex; com.
mander of the Army of Northern
Virginia, John j. Davis. Louisville
KY; commander of the Department
of Tennessee, r. E. L. Bynum
Jackson, Tenn; commander of The
Trans-Mississippi Department, G
A. Skein, Wapatuck, Tex.
At the Nashville reunion of Con
federate Veterans the following of
fcers were elected: Commando,
in chief, Lieut.. Gen. Stephen D
Leee, Of Columbus, Miss; com
mander of the department. o
northern Virginia, Gen. G. Irwin
Walker, Greenyille, S. c.; com
mander of the department of Ten
nessee, Gen. Clement A. Evans, AT
lanta, Ga; commander Trans Mis-
sissippi department, Gen. W. l
Cabell, Dallas, Tex.
The democrats of Illinois il
state convention instructed TO-
Hearst for president, reelected
Hopkins as chairman of the stat
central committee and nominated
the following ticket: Governor
| Lawrence B. Stringer of Lincoln
lieutenant governor, Thomas ]
Ferns of Jerseyville; secretary 0
state, Frank E. Dooling of Sanga
mon county; state treasurer, Chas
B. Thomas of McLeansboro; attor
ney general, Albert Watson Of JEFF
ferson county. While the convention
endorsed for Hearst, his following
received no further honors. Carte
Harrison was unseated as a dele
gate by the credentials committe
and left Springfield without visiting
the convention hall.
Albert Koepping, who kille,
John Martin at Port Jarvis, an,
Oscar Boergstrom, who murders
his wife, were put to death in al
electric chair at Sing Sing prisol
on the 14th inst. -
A new disease has attacked cot
ton in Oklahoma, which destroy