The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.

lima, returned to the ship yard at Newport News, Va, Sunday. Dur ing her third speed test run off the Virginia capes between 7:30 and Il 80 o'clock last night, the ship maintained an average speed oi 23.4S knots, or forty-eighth hun dredth ia knot in excess of the contract speed requirement. This is the best speed ever made by yes sel of the armored cruiser class.
 Looking backward to ascertain whether woman driving fright ened horse was safe, George l.. Harris, driving his automobile near Montgomery, Ala, Sunday, allowed it to swerve into the ditch, and in the wreck which followed A. B. Rains was pinned under the ma chine, seriously injured and almost drowned in the water that filled the ditch. Mrs. Raines was painfully cut on the face; Mrs. Harris suf- fered sprains of the back and arms and George l.. Harris suffered a bad wrench of the back.
 Milton Rowe was speared like a fish and saved from drowning ln lake in Chainville, Conn.,, by Ern- est Woodin and Edward Ball. Rowe was harvesting ice on the lake when he walked off into water thir- tv feet deep. He had gone down twice when Woodin and Rall spear ed him with ice spikes and landed him exhausted and bleeding on the solid ice. Rowe's wounds are not dangerous.
 Diving from boat, a portion of the crew of the British steamer Ryall had launched to take their bath in the harbor at Galveston, Tex, William Corbett, E2 years old, fourth engineer of the vessel, was caught under some old piles and drowned. Corbett lived at New castle, England, and this was his first trip to Galveston. The body was recovered by the life saving crew.
 A pathetic case was brought to light when Allen Springer, farm- CT of Lake City, Ark, dropped in faint while awaiting train at the Union depot at New Orleans Sun day. Heart failure was his trouble, and he died at the Charity Hos- pital later. Springer was 65 years old and was on his way to see his mother in California, who is S2 years of age and at deaths door.
 The House Committee on Mill tary Affairs agreed to report the army appropriation bill, having completed its amendment, increas- ing the pay of the enlisted men by the various grades of service. The bill, as it will be passed by the house, will carry $S5, 5,066, which is S9,431. .0S1 less than the esti- mates submitted
 Mardi Gras will be here March 3, and the trend of winter travel will turn toward New Orleans, where the famous annual pageant is given. Memphis and Mobile, too, observe the day in gala fashion, but the Crescent City is the capital par eX- cellence of King Rex.
 Advices from Naples say the Camora (Black Hand) Society has selected Gastano Esposito, to he the head of the society, taking the po- sition made vacant by the arrest and extradition of Enrice Elfano from New York last April
 J. r. Wilder shot and killed W. F. Booth at Epps, Miss, Saturday. Booth was armed when he went to Wilder's office, and the shooting fol- lowed a few minutes later.
 Governor Noel has signed the anti-bucket shop bill, measure which absolutely puts an end to all dealings in futures in the state of Mississippi.
 At Murfreesboro, Tenn, the firm of W. B. Earthman X Co.,, eXten- siye dealers in lumber, have assign cd. The liabilities, it is said, will approximate $7O0,O00, with assets between S5O0,O00 and $G00,0G0.
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