The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-08-27
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AMI GENERAL


groes, two of the principals in the
murder and burning of Henry Hodges
and wife and three of their children,
six miles from Statesboro. Ca, by a
mob. at Statesboro, were burned at the
stake on the 10th.
Four people were killed. another IA
tally hurt, and % severely injured in
a collision in Chicago. on the 18th, be-
tween an express train on the Chicago
Great Western railroad and a train of
three trolley cars bound for Haw-
thorne race track.
A fire which did slight damage in the
upper story Of a building at 1879 Wa
bash avenue. Chicago. on the 18th, was
the cause of a panic among the guests
OF the Palmer house. which adjoins
the building in which the fire occurred.
Mack Fray and John Bartholomew
stock raisers from Cantril, Iowa, were
mistaken for strike breakers, on the
18th. in Chicago. dragged from a street
car and beaten beyond recognition
Mrs. Mary E Fuller, wife of Chief
Justice Melville w. Fuller of the
United States supreme court, died sud
denly Of heart disease. on the evening
of the 18th, while sitting on the piazza
OF her summer cottage at Sorrento,
Me. The body was taken to Chicago
for interment.
An official dispatch from Vladivos-
tok to st. Petersburg said that every
officer on the cruisers Rossia and
Gromboi was either killed or wounded
in the battle of the 14th. and the yes
sells completely riddled, their guns and
engines being partially disabled. Both
vessels lost % per cent of their crews.
Gen. Kuropatkin has informed the
car that the forthcoming battle south
of Lao Yang viii be of the most des-
perate character. This is taken to in
dictate that the Russians have aban-
doned their tactics of retreat.
The Japanese have. captured more of
the outer defenses of Port Arthur, in
GLIDING the Dragon forts Refugees
from Port Arthur arriving at Che Foo
assert that the japanese lost 10000
men in recent assaults, but how they
found out is not disclosed.
The fiercest riot incident TO the
stock yards riot in Chicago broke out,
on the night of the 18th. when desti-
tute and hungry residents on the west
side of the stock yards tried to capture
and kill eight steers which had es-
capped from the stock yards. Many
were injured IN fight with the police
The storm which struck North st.
Louis, on the afternoon of the 18th.
crossed the river and attacked Madi-
son, H., killing three persons and in
juring about one hundred. who we're
caugh5 III wrecked buildings Several
households, tugs lu6 launches we're
wrecked.
st. Louis was visi;cd by a vi ,ielt
electr cal storm on the night Of the
la'h. accompanied ~ > heavy rainfall.
Considerable damage was done at TIC
Worlds fair grouu Is, and many OF he
foreigners housed thrre were terribly
frightened. The Utah and Illinois
buildings suffered the worst, and the
lighting system was interfered with.
Vice-Admiral Prince Duktomsky,
naval commander at Port Arthur, has
received imperative orders not to al
low any of his ships to fall into Japan
sse hands. If he can not save them by
successful sortie he is TO absolutely
wreck them
Arrangements have been made for
reunion of the Gorham family at the
Worlds fair, October 4. The meeting
viii take place in the Maine state
building, and it is expected that a
large number bearing the name of Cor
ham will gather at the exposition at
hat time
Thomas E. Watson, OF Georgia, the
peoples party candidate for president,
and Thomas T. Tibbles, of Nebraska,
vice-presidential candidate, were form
ally notified. on the 18th. of their
nomination, at Cooper Union, in New
York.
Allen Hethington. prominent and
prosperous young white farmer and
saw mill owner of Cotton county, s.
c., was shot and killed. on the 18th,
by a negro named Sam Brown.
Charles G.. Kennison, president of
the Cripple Creek (Col) Miners union.
charged with melting the Victor riot of
June 6, was released from jail, on the
18th, on $500 bond.
Three insurgent vessels bombarded
Ascuncion. the capital of Paraguay, on
the 18th, for 40 minutes.
Charles E. Shivley, of Richmond,
Ind, was, on the 18th, chosen supreme
chancellor OF the Knights Of Pythias,
succeeding Tracy R. Bangs. OF North
Dakota
After being out nearly twenty-four
hours and unable to agree rpon a ver-
dict. the jury in the Lee Trueblood
bribery case at jefferson City, Mo-,
was discharged on the 10Th. 1t stood
eight for conviction TO four for acquit-
tai. Truehlood is charged with having
bribed Prosecuting Attorney Price
Stone not to prosecute an assault case.
Charles W. Spalding, the former bank
president of Chicago, who was con-
victed and sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonmelt for embezzlemect, was dis
charged from the psnitentiary by Judge
Dunno on the 18th. The order Of the
court discharging the ex-banker from
custody was based on a technically in