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

that Gardiner Lathrop may be decided
upon as a compromise candidate for
the Missouri senatorship.
United States Minister Dawson at
San Domingo City has notified the
state department of an attempt to as
sassinate President Morales. Five OF
his assailants were captured
The United States grand jury at
Montgomery, Ala, has returned 26 in
dictments for peonage and conspiracy.
Both whites and blacks are involved.
Maj. James c. Carlton, president of
the National Mexican War Veterans
association, died at Bedford Ind, fol-
lowing a stroke of paralysis, aged 70
years.
William B. Clarke, prominent CAPT
talist of Kansas City, Mo-, died at
Santa Barbara, Cal, aged 81 years. He
was stricken with nervous prostration
shortly after New Years, and went to
California in search OF health.
West Virginia has adopted a state
flag. The design is a sprig of noun
tain laurel upon an immaculate white
field with pale blue border.
The Colorado desert has been liberal
ly soaked by the recent storm, and the
Imperial valley is flooded. The aver
age rainfall there is usually less than
an inch.
M. Petruska, the Servian premier
who some time ago was sentenced to
die by Bulgarian revolutionists, has
been assasinated.
The Iroquois theater fire cases have
been again laid before the grand jury
in Chicago, in an effort to secure new
indictments in place Of those recently
quashed.
Science hall of the Virginia poly
technic institute at Blacksburg, Va,
was destroyed by fire; loss, $4,000.
The cruiser West Virginia has been
formally delivered to the government.
The Danish minister of justice has
reintroduced in the rigsdag the bill,
defeated last session, providing for the
establishment of the whipping post for
thugs.
The jury at Butler, Mo-, after de-
| liberating one hour and forty minutes,
returned verdict of not guilty in the
case of Former Councilman Charles
Kratz of st. Louis, charged with bri-
berry in connection with the Suburban
railway franchise bill.
John Henry Vier, deputy United
States marshal, was shot and killed in
Indian territory, while hunting hog
thieves, by Charley Wickley, a Chero-
kee Indian, who was wanted for shoot
ing another deputy year ago.
Birmingham and other Alabama cit
les have acted promptly in efforts to
relieve the destitute families Of the VIC
tins of the Virginia City mine disas-
ter, where about 160 lives were lost.
Adolph Weber was convicted at Au-
burn, Cal, of the murder of his moth
er. He also killed his father sister
and brother and burned their home.
A man who persisted in an attempt
to reach the presidents carriage dur
ing drive through Philadelphia, on
Washington's birthday, was only re-
buffed when a trooper struck him a
body blow with the fiat of his saber.
Then he disappeared in the crowd.
Washingtons birthday was celebrat-
ed by Americans with banquets and
speech-making in Paris and Rome.
The Porto Rican battalion of infan-
try, 1926 strong, will be in the inau-
guration parade in Washington
In a duel with butcher knives in the
Hosler Packing Co. s warehouse in Cir
cleville, O., Henry Webbe lost the
greater portion of his nose and had his
chin almost cut off and John Price
was stabbed to the heart, dying in
stantly.
Col. John Sobieski, greatgrandson
of John Sobieski, the last king of Po-
land, was rendered reception in Will
lard hail. Chicago, on Washington
birthday, it being the fiftieth ami
versary of his arrival in America.
In suppressing disturbances at Ba-
ku, Russia, the military resorted to
drastic measures, with the result that
the streets were strewn with the dead.
Johann Hoch repudiates the alleged
confession that he had married IL
women, saying that the paper he
signed for Inspector Shippy, in Chica-
CO. was to the effect that he was in
nocent of murder.
The federal grand pury at Cleveland
O., has returned two more indictments
against Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick In
connection with her financial opera
| lions.
Two men were instantly killed and
16 injured, five of them seriously, as the
: result of the explosion of a boiler al
. No. mine of the Provident Coal Co.
near ST. Clairsville, o.
| The student body of the great uni
versity of st. Petersburg has decided
, to suspend studies for the remainder Of
: the university year. Almost the whole
educational system of Russia has entered
/ upon a period of stagnation.
Two persons were killed and four
teen injured as the result of the ditch
/ ing of three cars Of the Rock Islant
flyer near Wiota, la.
! Unless other engagements prevent
3 Miss Alice Roosevelt will accompan!
/ Secretary and Mrs. Taft on trip t