Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-03-17

Judge Morgan, In San Francisco, has |
ordered tho arrest Of several students |
of the Hopkins Art institute who, in |
November last, participated in hazlng
Albert de Rome, fellow student,
rendering him helpless cripple.
j. G. Casey, head OF the Casey
Wholesale Mercantile Co., of Wichita,
Kas., was shot and instantly killed by
James Oliver, who lost $4,000 by the
failure of a former company with
which Casey was connected.
William Roth, vice-president of Roth
Bros & Co.. electric motor manufac-
turers, in Chicago, respondent over
continued illness and business re-
verses, committed suicide by shooting
If decision just rendered by Judge
Wheeler in the United States circuit
court in New York holds the United
States will have to refund $5,0OO,OOO to
the American Sugar Refining Co. for
duties paid ON raw sugars imported
from Cuba.
A report from Calcutta says that the
plague has spread to Burmah, where
it is making rapid strides. The deaths
are said to be 80 per cent. of those
stricken.
Pacific coast fishermen are protest.
ing against Japanese fishermen coming
across Behring sea and catching sal
mon by the shipload.
The news of the Russian defeat at
Mukden was received in Warsaw with
ill-concealed pleasure. The newspapers
were not allowed to publish it, but it
was quickly circulated.
Great restitution is said to pre-
vail at st. Pierre Miquelon island, on
account of the ravages of the grip.
John R. Lucas, who killed Clyde Les
ter, his employee, following a dispute
over wages, was found guilty of murder
in the first degree at Holdredge, Neb.,
and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
The Samoans of the western district
of Tutuila have established boys
school for the teaching of English.
The plant of the Americana Cereal
Co., the largest of it's kind in the
United States, at Cedar Rapids, Ia,
was practically destroyed by fire, at
loss Of $500, 600; insurance, $1,000
600. Two lives are known to have
been lost and it is feared there were
others.
The Kansas oil producers want the
investigation of the Standard Oil Coz
methods to be public affair, in which
both sides can tell their story openly
They will not be satisfied with an in
vestigation such as is proposed by
Commissioner of Corporations Gar
field.
A society of young men has been
| formed in Berlin called the active
Friends Of Animals" They warn the
women of Berlin that if they wear
biri, in their hats they will be re-
moved, and the members will stand all
| legal consequences.
James Upton Medlock, alias ]. c. Mel
lier, who is wanted in st. Joseph, Mo-,
for burglary, is under arrest in New
York. He is said to be an expert
druggist, with penchant for stealing
proprietary medicines from stores
where he would secure employment
| A semi-oficial statement comes from
Schwerin that the marriage of Crown
Prince Frederick William of Germany
and the Duchess Cecilia will take place
in Berlin on June 6.
Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi has is
sued an address to peace officers recit.
ing the prevalence of crime and urging
them to at once begin crusade on the
dives and haunts of criminals.
| Secretary Taft has declined to &C.
cept the resignation of Capt. Geo. w
Kirkman, on trial by court-martial al
Fort Niobrara, Neb., for scandalous
conduct.
| The Standard Oil Co.'S latest blow al
the Kansas oil men is to refuse tc
purchase oil testing below 30 degrees
gravity. This shuts out nearly two
thirds of the Kansas product.
| President Roosevelt has been pre-
sented with diploma of honorary
membership in the Veercingun Altel
Deutscher Studenten in Amerika, al
association of former German univer
sity students. The president studied
for two years in Germany.
Henry M. Rich, president of thu
Henry M. Rich Millinery Co., Chicago
after brooding long over losses sus
tanned by fire. last November, commit
ted suicide.
The liabilities of the suspende'
Bank of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, an,
the firm of Redding & Sons, shoe man
, ufactures, which failed in conse
quence, will aggregate 100000.
Gen. Booth of the Salvation army |
in Jerusalem, where he intends holding
series of meetings. Turkish subject
are forbidden to attend them.
Admiral Rojestvensy's fleet of Rus
sian warships has returned to the Re
sea, The matter creates no surpris
in European official circles.
: An Ottawa (Ont) dispatch says tina
there are indications of an extensiv
r migratory movement from the Unite
States to Canada this spring.
A young woman was killed and 2
z persons injured by an explosion of ga