The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-09

Inc saw mlll or the AnSelI na County Lumber Go. at Kelly, near Lufkin, Tex. was burned, entailing loss of 5000, with $16,500 in- surance. The planer and thousands of feet of lumber were saved.
 Dr. c. H. Martindale, leading physician, shot and killed Sam Thomas, of Patmos, Ark, at Hope, Ark. The killing was the result of an old trouble of several years standing. Dr. Martindale had heard that Thomas had made threats against him.
 The Italian steamship Sirio, from Genoa for Barcelona, Cadiz, Monte video and Buenos Ayres, with about 800 passengers, mostly Italians and Spaniards, went down off Cape Pa los, near the coast of Spain, and 3S5 people were drowned. The captain committed suicide, declaring that the disaster was owing to his own imprudence. The vessel struck rock while treading the narrow passage among the Hermigas islands.
 The republican primary in Illinois resulted in victory of Senator Shel- by NJ. Cullom over former Gov. Yates for the republican nomination for United States senate by about 35,000 plurality.
 Striking Mexican railroad shop men attacked an American master mechanic, who killed one of them, and the rurales shot ten more.
 At Decatur, H., 15 persons, in- cluding a dozen children, were struck by lightning.
 The Transmississippi Commercial congress has issued a call for a meet ing in Kansas City, Mo-, to discuss river navigation.
 A quarrel over five cents, at Evan geline, H., led up to an alteration which terminated in H. c. Greggs, recently from Pennsylvania, being stabbed eight times with a carving knife and fatally wounded by W. H. Crouch.
 As result of an election tragedy, in which B. B. Adams, candidate for tax assessor, and his brother, Sam Adams, were killed and several others wounded, the sheriff asked that rangers be sent to Cold Springs. Tex, to prevent further bloodshed.
 Government authority says that crop diversification will cause in- creased production of southern pro- ducts.
 Highly sensational reports reach London from Tangier to the effect that Morocco rebels desire a holy var. The anti-French feeling is yio- lent; in fact, 1t has been intense for 30 years.
 Senator Willard has been invited to accompany the president on his rip to the isthmus of Panama.
 Miss Galbraith, a school teacher, and the Misses Hilda and Margaret Sawyer were drowned in the South Coos river, near Allegheny, Ore. The young ladies were bathing, and Miss Galbraith, who could not swim, got into deep water and cried for help. Her companions went to the rescue, but could do nothing with the drowning girl, and the three were drowned.
 Reports indicate that the strikers on the Mexican Central railroad are losing ground, quite a number of men having come forward to take the places of the strikers. It is not believed probable the strike will spread to other railroads.
 Peasants of Bolgusha, Russia, who have assembled for the village fair, attacked passing patrol of Cos sacks. The latter replied with two golleys. A number of peasants were killed or wounded.
 William Furth is elected to the legislature from the counties of Ma rion and Harrison, Texas, by 035149 of a convention vote. It is believed he has the smallest ma jority on record.
 Within half an hour after being married~and while waiting with his bride for a train to leave on his honeymoon trip, W. w. Brown was shot and killed by J. Y. Klncaid at Charlotte, N. c.
 A negro was taken to Newport from Pine Bluff, who is thought to have been Alb Whitmill, wanted for the murder of negro woman in Bird township, was released by Sher- If Simmons, after being held "A