The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.

60 Express Company are in jail and
both men have confessed. They are
Luis Cutting, chief clerk in the
general Offices of the express COM
pany, and Rodolfo Alvarez, alias
Rodriguez, the express messenger
who disappeared in Auguas Calien-
ties. The money was found by the
police in Cuttings room.
With capacity of more than So
600 feet of gas, Amerca's biggest bal
loon, the Conqueror, will be launched
Friday afternoon Of this week at
North Adams, Mass. The new bal
loon was built for DR.. A. Holland
Forbes of New York, and in it he ex-
poets to try for the Lahm cup, going
west for the ascension. The balloon
Is made of cotton and linen, and its
large size will enable it to remain in
the air for long time under favora-
BILE weather conditions.
The bill extending aid to the suf-
ferers of the tornado in the South
ern states was transferred from the
Committee on Military Affairs to
the Appropriation Committee in the
house Saturday. The latter commit
tee Immediately reported the bill ia
vorably, and, under suspension of
the rules, it was passed. The bill APP
propriates $250,0O0 and directs its
expenditure by the secretary of war
in the supplying Of shelter and SUBJ
sistence.
The second trial of F. E. Kiser
for murder, growing out of the de-
struction of the Colorado and South
ern station at Boulder, Colo, by
fire and dynamite during the switch
mems strike, in which several peo-
pie were killed, ended Thursday.
when the jury returned verdict of
second degree murder. The mini
mum penalty is 10 years in the pen
itentiary. Fifteen days were allow
ed or appeal before sentence is i'm
posed.
Chief Postoffice Inspector Walter
S. Mayer has confirmed the dispatch
sent from London Sunday giving the
information that two mail bags had
been lost on their arrival at New
York from Europe last March. The
bags are reported to have contained
100000 in securities and other val
uables. The officials say that they
have no information regarding the
contents of the missing bags.
Practically complete reports from
the sections of Texas, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama:
Georgia and Tennessee, which were
swept by the recent tornado, show
that the death roll reached a total
of SOP, and the injured totalled g.
29S. The death list includes all
those who died in the hospitals at
New Orleans, Natchez, Hattiesburg
and other cities.
By unanimous consent the house,
on motion of Mr.. Bartlett of Geor-
gia, adopted a resolution of sympa-
thy for the storm sufferers in Geor-
gia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louis
lana, and authorizing the secretary
of war to furnish tents, provisions
and supplies and render such other
aid as he may deem necessary.
That no citizen of the United
States should receive a compensation
greater than that paid to the presi-
dent was the opinion expressed by
Judge George Gray, of Delaware, in
declining the munificent salary of
100000 offered him if he would be-
come the head of one of the big in
surance companies.
A stable and a tobacco barn, with
their contents, including hay, corn,
farming. implements and fertilizer,
were burned Saturday night on the
farm Of Henry Wall, near Fredonia,
10 miles from GAINESVILLE Tenn.
Night riders are supposed to be re-
sponsible.
James Huff of Porterdale, Ga,
was shot and instantly killed Satur-
day night by Jack Pierce, a cotton
mill operative, near the corner Of
Decatur and North boulevard, At
lanta, Ga. Pierce made his escape.