The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-10-26
The LATEST EVENTS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY AND TERSE-
~ NARRATED.
FROM EVERYW
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Ma
zion, and Particularly
From the Great
Southwest

sault little girl at Cain, Ala, and
was sought for by mob, was taken
to Montgomery by the sheriff. He
pleaded guilty and received sem
tenee Of 20 years, the extreme pen
atty of the law, and was sent to
Pratt mines on a special train. Not
ten people knew he was in town.
County Judge j. NJ. Cunning
ham of the western district of
Texas county, Missouri, died at his
home in Cabool, of heart failure.
He was apparently in his USUAL
health a few moments before his
death.
The derailing of the Sunset Linn
tied on the Southern Pacific, near
New Orleans. injured about 40 ne
groes, one of whom died immedi-
ately. Three white passengers were
injured. The jim crow car left the
rails.
A lantern carried by coon hunt
ers is believed to have caused fire
in the famous Weber pool, Bartles-
vile, Okla, wIieh destroyed oil and
tankage valued at $4,000. In this
pool more than 100000 barrels Of
oil is in storage, and desperate work
was required to prevent the oil from
burning. The oil lease is owned by
the Cineo Oil Co.
A fly is ravaging the cattle herds
of southwest Texas. and already
several thousand head have died as
result of its sting, which is al
most instant death. The fly is of
an entirely new species, and the
ranchmen are greatly alarmed over
its depredations. Specimens have
been captured and permitted to
bite calves. Their death resulted In
less than thirty minutes in every in
stance. Specimens of the fly have
been sent to the state university at
Austin and to Washington TO be
classified and some steps taken to
stop its dGadly work. Otherwise it
looks as if some herds in southwest
Texas would be exterminated.
In The district court at Shreve-
port, La, indictments were returned
against Albert II. Leonard, p. j.
Trezvant. G. S. Bauman and X. l..
Mayfeld. former officials of the de-
funct Merchants and Farmers
Bank and Trust Co, of that city,
charging them with having received
deposits and created debts, know
ing the banks to be insolvent.
At st. Louis LYMAN +. Hamil-
ton, after arrest, confessed to fnrg-
cry, safe robbery and theft.
Another storm broke on Mobile,
Ala, destroying so Of 1875 boats
driven helplessly out to sea.
Cuban rebels harrassing towns in
Puerto Principe province are to be
dispersed by the United States
troops.
No trace is found by the officers
of James Long, who killed widow
and father-in-law near Fairfield,
Mo.
Secretary Wilson, speaking of the
reported beef merger, says that
Uncle Sam has grand iuries to in
dict infraetors.
Chairman Shonts of the Isthmi-
an canal commission has received
reports from Chief Engineer Ste
VEINS and Chief Sanitary Officer
Gorgas, stating that the Spanish la
borers brought to the isthmus are
doing very well, not single one Of
the 300 brought since January hav-
ing died. They also resist the ma
laria better than the negroes, and
Mr.. Stevens saws he is satisfied that
any white man can do so.
| Lord Aberdale has practically re-
nounced his son for marrying Ca
mile Clifford. an American ac-
tress. 1t is said he told his son
never TO darken his door again.
/ Apparently without cause, Mrs.
May Bremen, aged 20, of Evans
vile, Ind, took poison, while sit
ting at the side of her 7-months-old
baby's crib, and died.
On application of Gov. Brooks of
! Wyoming, the president ordered
federal troops to round up a band
OF unruly Ute Indians, and escort
them to their reservation. The
Utes, who were encamped at Gill
lette, heard the news, pulled up
stakes and headed fer Montana.
Regulations issued for Oklahoma
land opening place minimum price
of So per acre.
Fire, which caused loss estimat-
ed at 100000, destroyed several