The new South-news., 1908-11-28
BRIEF NEWS SUnnARY.
From All Sources. State,
National and Foreign.

More reform edicts ~cre issued ay
the Chinese Government
A revolutionary movement has
started Ia Venezuela.
A Jsnan~e loan O: $4,000. 900
Was fioat-i In London.
The Treasury Department favors
increasing the tar on beer.
senator Hale. OF Maine. viii re-
tain the ohalrmanship OF the Senate
Commlttc. on Naval Affairs.
Rumors are rife at Pckln. China.
Of impending changes In Government
circles.
Fire at RArdstown. Ny. destroy
ed Is. 90 barrels OF whiskey. causing
s.l5o.ooo loss.
Montenegro troops cut the icie-
graph wires leading to Austria and
occupied Dug Pass.
Miss Clara W. Hnrrick fell nine
noors down an elevator shaft at In
dianApolis and war Killed.
The Catholic Missionary Congress
concluded its work at chicago aud
adjourned.
David Rothrchild. n former bank
er OF New York. died In sing sing
prison.
Scscrctary Cortelyou Issued call
for bids for s3o.ovo.ooo worth OF
Panama Canal bonds.
A surgeon at Buffalo rays cancer
is q parasitic disease. and that the
common garden worm is the source
Miss sd,ls nm. OF Bolivar. Tenn.
sloped with William u. Seattle. son
OF . Pit,starg millionaire.
Mrs. Russell sage gave t25. .ooo To.
wards establishing a COLLEGE for ne.
gro~s at Lexington. Ky.
Thr Alabama State convention OF
the Womans Christian Temperance
Union closed It's sessions At Mobile
Tom l.. Johnson. Mayor OF Cleye-
land. Ohio. says his fortune has becr
swept away aud be 10 practically pen
niiess.
John ID. Rockefeller occupied the
witucas stand In the suit Of the Fed
eral Government against the Stnnd
ard Oil Company in NsN York.
The nghting craft OF Japan. com
prising llc vessels. exclusive OF sub
mariners. passed In review befor'
the Emperor.
Major General W. +. Duyal ha
been selected to succeed Major Gen
eraI John r. Weston In command o
the troops In the Philippines.
President Roosevelt has ordered
f&Alkiax- kat iok. oilcsrx Of the Nav
similar to that prescribed for ofticcr
Of the Army.
a delegation representing the ric
interests OF i.ouiHianA and Texas wa
given . hearing by the House Way
and Means Committee.
Returning home at midnight. VII
Aenches. residing at laurel HI
Pa. killed his wife and Rsddicl
Byrd. whom he found in her com
pany.
The Government Of the Neither
land has proposed to promote tn
convocation OF an International com
mittee TO arrange for = third peac
conference.
The eassbound cannon ball passen
ger train on the Texas and Pacifl
Railroad ~as wrecked near White
castle. La. and one man killed An
two others injured.
John Gates. a negro. In jail .
Waynesboro. Mrs. on . charge O
ROBBERY. knocked the trnsty in III
head with a stick OF wood and mad
good his escape.
Lieutensnt Frank r. Evans. 90
Of Admiral Evans. was found guilt
Of violating naval regulations a.
reprimanded BY tho Navy Depart
nsut
Walter zeIler. - years old. con
fessed 1t vineland. n. J.. that
and two companions murdered Zsl
ier's aged grandfather for none
supposed TO have been concealed.
A recommendation BY = commit
tee In the American Federation q
Labor convention In Denver 10 dis
regard injunotions WAS defeated Al
tor much discussion
Plans to erect handsome monl
ment to the joint memory Of Gen'
Lse and Grant at Bloody Angie
we're approved by Richmond veie,
ans.
President Thomas d. Boyd. l.. {
U. issued : statement to tho peopI
ef Louisiana. replyins TO charge
made by tulane univsrsity's foo
ball team.
II was stated that twenty OF th
largest mining aad metal rsflsin
companies IN The Wsst we're 70 sosi
. merger. The combissl capits
stock of the companies b sSse. zee
zee.