The Tupelo journal., 1906-10-19
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Taft has ordered one officer and rs
marines to the isle of Pines.
Silveira, missing Cuban banker, said
to be hiding in New York city.
Auditor of the Chicago & Alton will
be cited for contempt in the rate
case. He admitted that freight bills
had been destroyed.
Machinists of the Southern railway
are voting on proposition looking to
settlement of the strike.
The strike of students at Drury col
lege, caused by desire to make up for
holiday, comes to an end.
BENJAMIN Combs. aged 81, pioneer
settler, dead at Clarence, Mo.
Miss Iona Kerstine, 17-year-old
daughter Of Mrs. Polly Kerstine,
Williamsville, ILL.,, was accidentally
shot and killed by Don Darlington, a
young gentleman friend, who called
while on his way to hunt ducks.
Southwestern lines at Eureka
Springs meeting consider question OF
reducing mileage rate and favorable
action will result upon approval by
chief executives.
Woman socialist candidate for con.
gress in Texas stumps district, advo
eating federal ownership of packing
plants.
President Kimball resigns from one
Chicago, Peoria & st. Louis and Gen
eral Manager John P. Ramsey is elect
ed vice president In charge Of the
property.
Isle of Pines will be given United
States provisional governor pending
settlement of it's status as Cuban soil
is Havana statement.
Curtis Barbee found guilty of muir
der of sweetheart and punishment IL
fixed at Is years in penitentiary
Roy KnAbenshue, In his airship
makes two successful flights and calls
on governor of Tennessee.
Latest move in railroad manage
ment gives control of Chicago & Alton
road to Rock Island.
Available cash balance In United
States treasury Thursday, $220,453, $40
The Imperial Bank OF Germany has
raised it's discount rate.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
spoke before the Kentcky bankers
Wednesday.
Colored men complain to the inter.
state commerce commission that Jim
Crow cars furnished in the south are
inferior in all respects to the service
provided for other people, and raise
the question of equal facilities.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Prouty reports to the president that
railroads have practical monopoly OF
western coal lands.
Prisoner held on two charges at Mt
Sterling, ILL.,, locks sheriff in Jail and
makes his escape
Miss Mackey loses In the golf tour
ney, and the Misses Bishop and Os
good are also put out OF commission
E. B. Pope of st. Louis is elected
president Of the American association
of travelling passenger agents.
Speaker Cannon opens his Ohio
tour, and while he pleads for a candi
date news comes that the man Is dy.
ing.
Missouri Pythians elect J. e. Thorn.
as, railroad man, grand chancellor
Southwestern tarffic officials are ex.
pected to make fiat 2-cent rate for
travelling men.
Sister of Mrs. Howard Gould re.
penis marriage to Chinaman and de.
serts her husband.
Annual report of Missouri Pacific
and Iron Mountain roads shows net
earnings for the year of s per cent.
President Gould submits the TWEEN.
ty-sixth annual report of the Missouri
Pvcific system showing good net re.
suits and handsome surplus after pay
ment of dividends.
Eight indictments are returned by
the federal grand jury in New York
in the sugar rebate cases.
Annual election of the Wabash In
Toledo leaves Gould board in control
VI Tic property. Ouc new ulTcClOI
fills the Sage vacancy.
Concessions granted Dowie in Mex.
leo forfeited and plan for new Zion
falls through.
w. r. Hearst is i'll at his home with
a severe cold.
Josephine Frank, 16 years old, of
Aurora, ILL.,, is abducted from her
home, taken to an island, and brutal
ly assaulted by two men.
Secret of the Sultan's recent illness
is said to be that he was stabbed by
jealous oSember of his harem.
Missouri supreme court refuses to
grand Mrs. Aggie Myers, under SEN
tcnce to hang, a writ of error to ap-
peal her case to the United States SUI
preme court.
Argenta feud and mob record shows
five were killed and five wounded in
less than a month.