The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-01-30
THE LATEST NEWS


owing to an unprecedeptedly heavy
fall of snow.
Charles and James Harrison, broth
engaged twenty and twenty-one years,
We're drowned at Terre Haute, Ind,
while skating
The treaty delimiting the boundary
between Costa RIGA and Panama was
ratified Friday by the. Panama AS
sembly with a slight amendment.
Milton WiIlett and Clip Hoskins,
woung boys,of Owensboro, were drown
ed while skating on a pond near that
city, the ice giving away suddenly be-
meath them.
Developments In Kentucky oil fields
during the first month of the new
year promise small results, both in eX.
tension of drilling and in amount of
oil produced.
Strife between the tobacco growers
Of Caldwell county has come to an
end and a large warehouse for stor
age and salesroom will be built by
the two factions, to be used Jointly.
The Senate of North Carolina has
received a letter from Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson declining to accept a
Ikpsion of 800 month provided un-
der a resolution introduced a few
days ago.
Secretary Shaw has announced that
there will be no further extension of
time for the return of the last deposit
of public moneys, which will be re-
called from the national banks about
February l.
Representative Sims, of Tennessee,
will endeavor to place the House
squarely on record indorsing the Pres
ident's action in the Brownsville af-
fair, and has introduced a resolution
to that effect.
BY voting for himself in the race
for president, Earl Palmer broke the
long deadlock in the Board of Alder
men at Paducah and the board was
organized by the Republican faction
of the Council.
A special session of the general con-
vention of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, may be called in a
short time to elect four or five new
bishops, to replace those who have
died or are incapacitated
At White House conference last
night it was decided to reject the bid
of Oliver and Bangs to construct the
Panama canal but to allow Mr.. Oliver
to enter into arrangements with an
other contractor if he desires to.
Daviess county is to have a vote on
prohibition at an early date under the
new law making the county the unit.
That was decided upon at a meeting
of about fifty citizens at the Y. M. c..
A. building late Friday afternoon.
The rebuff to the Socialists has as
tonished all Germany. While the gen.
eral result of the election had been
considered in doubt, 1t was generally
believed that no matter how the other
parties Jared, the Socialists would
gain. d,
Chairman Griggs, in letter to Per-
p{ry Belmont, declares that no corpora
tons contributed to the Democratic
campaign fund, and the amount raised
was barely enough to carry on the
headquarters at Chicago and Wash
ington.
Enrique Mosa, the bandit, of the
province of Santiago, who for more
than two years has terrorized Eastern
Cuba and defied the rural guards, and
who was wanted for various alleged
murders, has been captured by the Sc
cret police.
The last stone composing the pedi-
ment for the new State Capitol was
swung into place last week and work
will soon begin on the carving. Addi-
tfonal appropriations will be asked of
the next General Assembly to provide
funds for furnishing the building.
The District Committee of the DEM
ocratic party has called a primary in
the Sixth Appellate District to select
a nominee for Judge of the Court of
Appeals. The entrance fee was placed
at $4,000, Judge John M. Lassing is
the only announced candidate, but
others are mentioned as probable
starters in the race.
William J. Oliver, of Knoxville. has
been Notified by Washington authori-
ties that he will be awarded the con-
tract to dig the Panama canal If with