The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-02

News from the City of Mexico says that the sensational stories of plots against Americans are largely based on false reports or distorted versions of a threatened strike among factory operatives.
 Mrs. Myer, wife of the Amreican ambassador to Russia, has left St. Petersburg, with her children, for more congenial atmosphere. Castellane divorce case in Paris has been set for hearing for October F or 24.
 In a skirmish between regular ne- gro infantry and native constabulary on the one hand and fanatic Pula- james on the other, in the island of Leyte, fifty of the latter were killed and upwards of sixty wounded. One sergeant of constabulary was wound- ed.
 At the suggestion of W. J. Bryan, the committee having in charge the arrangement for the reception in New York on Mir. Bryan's home coming, will call for popular sub- scriptions of from $1 up to $50 to defray the expenses, taking care to receive none from questionable sources.
 President Jordan of the Southern Cotton association has named cont- mittee to investigate charges that certain icials of the association are owners of stock in a well-known cotton brokerage firm.
 James Richard De Remer, Gged 54, one of the most noted railroad builders in the country, died at Den yer, Col, of paralysis. He built the famous swinging bridge on which the Denver & Rio Grande railroad goes through the Royal gorge.
 H. W. Knorr, of Shawnee, Okla, was found in a deep stupor, and physician worked several hours be- fore he could be resuscitated. Knorr claims he was chloroformed by a mysterious enemy while he slept.
 Cornelius Johnson, a negro mur- derer, was hanged at Louisville, Ky. He killed Conrad Kaiser, a white saloonkeeper. Kaiser's widow died of grief.
 A band of revolutionists held up a government train in Russia, killed eight of the guards and secured ESQ., 900.
 Lieut.. Clarence England, navigat- ing officer of the United States cruiser Chattanooga, was killed by rifle bullet fired from the French cruiser Dupetit Thowars, while at practice, at Chefoo, China. Lieut.. England was son of J. E. England, of Little Rock, Ark, and was ac- pointed from the Little Rock dis trict to the naval academy. His brother, Lloyd, is a captain in the United States army.
 It is believed that Mrs. Russell Sage will devote the many millions left her by her husband to charity. The family physician is authority for the statement.
 Jerry Miller, a saloon keeper at Bristol, Tenn, received news from Lander, Wyo., that by the death of his uncle, J. H. Miller, at Lander, he had fallen heir to mining property valued at $2,0OO,OOO. Jerry Miller has been an invalid for years. He was so elated that he made his bar tender, w. O. Trenor, present of his saloon and left for Wyoming. He declares he will never sell an- other drop of liquor.
 The Lamont & Holt steamship Virgil is en route to New Orleans with a cargo of 65,0oO bags of Rio coffee, which is probably the most unique cargo ever brought to that port. Thirty thousand bags were shipped at 35 cents, to be discharged at Stuyvesant docks. Thirty-fve thousand bags were shipped at 40 cents, to be discharged at the public wharves. The ship can lie partly at Stuyvesant docks and partly at the public wharves and discharge both cargoes at the same time. The claim is made that the charges at the public Wharves necessitate this diff ference, whereas it has been proven that the total cost at the public wharves does not amount to five eighths of l cent per 100 pounds.
 Eugene Moody, young man who conducted pool and billiard room northwest of Vidalia, Miss , was as- sassinated at night, being shot through window, ten buckshot pen etrating his body. D. II. Britton, ir com Of q prOuinonf p1aptar of