Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-05-18
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is said to be at a critical stage.
The First Apostle" has taken to
his bed and is falling rapidly.
The Burley Tobacco Growers
Association has begun its fight for
the control of 1906 crop, and claims
to have a good chance to win.
The interstate Commerce Com
mission shows every intention of
outdoing the Bureau of Corpora
tons in the Muck Raking Game.
The May day strike in Russia
has ended. The workmen of St
Petersburg and generally through
out the country have resumed
work.
1t is estimated in Chicago that
one million persons will suffer as a
result of the proceedings in which
the American Reserve Bond Com
pany are now in volved.
The Federal Government has
won a decided victory in It's suit
against the paper trust and III con-
sequence the General Paper Com
pany will be dissolved and reorean
lied alorg different lines.
James Fl sClark, a telegraph op
orator Of Chamblee, Ga, crdzed by
drink and disappointment in love,
in less than twenty-four hours kill
ed one man, seriously wounded
three Others, clubieG fifth with a
shot gun, set fire to house, then
committed suicide.
Two of the highest salaried men
tom Kentucky in other places are
John NJ. Harlan and Dan Mccain,
each of whom receive ten Thousand
dollars per year for the services
Harlan is Justice of the Supreme
Court OF the United States and Nc
Cam is a baseball pitcher
Ben Huttaker. now serving a life
sentence in the Edyville psnitenti-
airy for murder. was convicted Fri
day of the murder Of ben Shirley, a
fellow convict, ard given the Geath
penalty. The question Of whether
or not tie can be tried without being
pardoued for his first offense, will
be raised.
The Red Gross receipts up TO
d tie for the relief OF California
earthquake sufferers aggregate 81,
2I5 900. Money is still reaching
The Treasurer of The organization
al the rate OF several thousands
day. The organization sstill has
about S. 100000 which has not
been expended.
In the United States thus far
over $1,000 miles of interurban
electric railway has been built, and
this Is the work of the last tenyears
1t is predicted that by 1918 pass
enger vii! be able to cross the con-
tinent by trolly, and that would
be no more surprising than some
other things that have happened
in the progress of American trans
portation.
A meeting over which 10 h n
Alexander Dowie presided at Zion
City Sunday afternoon was broken
up by number of followers of the
opposing faction. assisted by sever
al outsiders, and before the crowd
dispersed free fight occurred
Dowie was addressing the audi.
ence, numbering about six hundred
and made the statement that the
overseers of the Voliva faction
were thieves and robbers. A,
once number of those in the aud.
fence were on their feet shouting
No, no; you are the robber; why
don t you pay your debts?" The
disturbance became so violent tina,
a Zion guard was sent to restore or
der. The guard took hold of ar
old gray headed man who was the
loudest in his demands for Dowie
to pay his obligations. and this wa:
a signal for a free fight. A dozer
men seized the guard and were
about to drag him down the aisl.
when Gladstone Dowie and Dea
con Arlington mounted the plat
form and called upon the audiencs
not to create disturbance and I,
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