The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-18
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sion between freight trains occurred.
In which four men were killed and sew
eral injured. Fail1re to observe o
danger block signal Is the alleged
cause.
While propped up in bed, Gov. War.
ner OF Michigan was sworn In for his
second term as chief executive OF the
state.
The FrisceRock Island lines have
arranged for the construction Of.
docks and terminals at Galveston, Tex.
The isthmian commission opened
bids from private contractors for the
completion OF the Panama canal. VI.
]. Oliver, Of Knoyyillel, Tenn, and An
son NJ. Bangs, OF New York, ~assoctat.
cd together, were the lowest bidders.
$6.75 per centum uIon the estimated
cost.
Atty. Gen. Hadley of Missouri re-
fuses to bring suit to dissolve the
merger Of the United Railway CO. and
the Suburban Co, traction lines, in
st. Louis, believing that tie consoli.
d, ion was lawful,
John Smiths confession of Cox mur.
der. duplicating others, creates sensa-
ton in Jackson, Ky.
Sixteen girls and four youths are
burned to death In factory at Gels
polsheim, Germany.
Speed is Illinois LEGISLATURES crv
Speaker jhurtleff determined that per.
sonnet OF committee shall be named
early.
Heavy snowstorm in Kansas, Okla
homa and southwest.
The flow of cash from the. interior
70 New York during the past week
has been heavy.
Never in the history of the New
YORK money market has the demand
for capital been SO heavy. This de-
mand, coupled with the impossibility
OF supplying 1t, has stopped the loan
lug OF funds for wild speculation. I
or the $4,000 bales OF cotton sold IN
Liverpool Friday, 1890 were from /
America. 7
The French government, it is ru- =
hiored, intends to introduce In the I
chahnoer Of deputies a measure proyid. :
Ing for a tax on incomes. '
snow blockades will prevent the ),
shipment of wheat from the !
DaKotas until spring, Then lake nav :
'satlon VIII be open, and Minneapolis 4
mills, some of which are now closed "
down for want Of grain, fear that the =
"--eat VIII pass on TO the east.
Inc two Japanese arrested at Port.
ana, ore, on suspicion OF DR.. John.
son murder, released.
Inc miners strike at Goldfeld, New
settled on operators terms. Z
After r7eek of stormy weather. dur.
which railroads suffered, the sun
.hlnes In southern California. -
lhree hundred tons OF -four Skinned
rom Stockton via San Francisco for
nina, to relieve the famine, FIR
Archbishop Montgomery, Catholic as
led Ia san Francisco. Born In Dayiess
ounty, Ey, Dec. so, 1847. ~,
California State Federation of La. giss
OF refused to indorse boycott against
japanese and Koreans.
One hundred union carpenters ON
In Memphis because window In
'ames We're made in an open shop. yit
uouid stocks weak on New York pr
larket, presumably based on shifts ed
MI souri, against the alleged con. gu
nations of these roads.
rrt. -
The Bank of England directors "a.
lsed Thursday to reduce the discount
tie belov 6 per cent Da
future corn, wheat, oats and pro. edi
sions advanced sharply In Chicago to
ffeavy rains reported to have dam, in.
ed fali-sown wheat in Ohio valley ant
Cornelius P. Shea was placed, an sell
tness stand, but before he could lie.
We testimony court adjourned. the
Balance in United States treasury 10y
,lusiye Of $3.50, 000, 300 gold reserve AZ
i2,4o-,cl4. prie
Roosevelt may Withdraw osh
oru~ relative to negro troops. ssm
3ailey's forces carry seven counties o..
Texas in special legislative election
employees Of six of the big railroads
.ering st. Louis are holding impor. W
conference in st. Louis. ing
attorneys seek writ to stre'
apel ID. H. Hartman to remain in indit
srstate commerce commissions iur. or b
Iction. All
arlisle Institute, for the higher ed. and
tlon OF Indians, is in danger of be. 70 g
abolished. help
here has been No best
en- the duke and duchess of Mari. y !
mas
be oor..., TIL
: ana ~ Iuis hoios the train tonic
responsible for the fer. twea'
wreck at Terra Gotta, on the B. 4 "a
,ron.on n. pend,
IA -, "'uer martial law In Brs
~. upon,
90. men OF 81 Louis are medic
with result of conference be.
n Terminals commission and rail. MI
officials.