The log cabin Democrat., 1908-07-02
The St. Petersburg Novoe Vremya

pondent who has just completed a perilous trip from Tabriz, Persia, to Urumiah, through a country swarm ing with pillaglng Kurds. He de- clares that Urumiah is now complete ly surrounded by Kurds, who are ravaging the villagers on all sides up to the gates of the town. The sound of firing is constantly heard. The missionaries at Urumiah have held a meeting and sent out to their respec- tive countries a statement of the critical position in which they find themselves.
 At Los Angeles, according to in- formation gathered by the immigra- ton authorities, there is a ring actively employed in smuggling Chinese coolies over the Mexican bor- der into the United States. The gang in southern California is be- lieved to have agents throughout California and the Southwest, and the inability of the regular force to cope with the situation has caused the Department of Commerce and Labor to send a special agent from Washington to make an independent invo 'tigation.
 Governor Noel has been informally notified that the Farmers Union will present for his consideration a peti- tion asking that special legislative session be convened during the cur rent year to enact legislation for the regulation of the cotton acreage. A committee called upon the governor and informed him that a petition of this character would follow the meet ing of the county presidents of the Farmers Union, to be held in Jack son, Miss, on July 6.
 Within tic .ast few weeks Stuyve- sant Fish, former president of the H. hnons Central railroad is said to have sold approximately 10000 shares of his Illinois Central holdings. With the liquidation of the balance of his holdings, a matter of $500 shares, which it is presumed will soon take place, he discontinues his interest in the road which he began to build 30 years ago and over whose destinles for 20 years he presided.
 George Washington, alias George Love, a negro, was arrested at Mem- phis and is being held for the autno- rites of Houston, Tex, charged with having robbed the jewelry establish ment of Taylor Bros. of that city of a tray of diamonds valued at $4,000. Eight valuable stones were found on the negro when he was arrested, and four others were recovered from local pawnshop.
 A telegram received at Manila Thursday from the Island of Negros tells of the murder of P. D. Everett, government forester. T. R. Wakely, a school teacher and four Filipinos, by hill tribesmen. The party had started across the island of Negros, which is one of the least civilized of the extreme southern group of is- lands, and had been missing for six weeks.
 The aeroplane Junebug made a successful flight at Hammondsport, N. Y., Thursday, going S,175 feet in fl seconds. This is twice the dis tance heretofore made by the ma- chine. It was kept about 45 feet above the ground. A heavy wind blew during the trial, the airship going with the wind.
 By vote of 20 to 14, the Louisi- ana Senate defeated the state re- ferendum prohibition bill. This pre- bably will end the fight for prohi- bition in Louisiana at this sessio:' of the legislature.
 An Englishman named Carl Ken nedy has been captured and impri- soned by house tribesmen near Te- tuan, 32 miles southest of Tangier. The tribesmen demand a ransom foY his release.
 The first bale of this years cot on crop was sold at auction at the New York Cotton Exchange Wednes- day. It was fully strict good m4d- ding in grade and brought 35 cents