The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
LATE NEWS NOTES.
General.

NaenGE0As
Ore man was burned to death, two
women were seriously injured and
several others more or less badly
burned in fire which DESTROYED the
mems and womens buildings of the
Philadelphia Cricket club at Chest
nut Hill, a suburb of Philadelphia.
Rev. DR.. G. Campbell Morgan, the
noted English preacher, who has ar
rived at New York from Europe, de-
clared in an interview that he is in
favor of women suffrage He said also
that the two big political parties in
Great Britain are in favor of it, and
that both houses Of parliament like
reasons no big leader in either house
can we'll come out to champion the
cause. He believes that very shortly
women will be voting in England.
Details of the fighting between the
French troops at Bedenib, on the AL
gerian frontier, and Berber tribesmen,
have been received at Paris, France,
and Indicate victory for the French
so sweeping it is believed the uprising
is now ended. Hundreds of Moors
surrounding the French garrison were
slain by the machine guns.
Members of the congressional cur
rency commission passing through
New York on their return from Eu-
rope, where they have been making
Investigations, say that little can be
done during the coming session Of
congress in the way of financial legis-
lation However, there is strong
sentiment that much more important
projects in currency reforms will grow
out of the commissioners work.
Half crazed by worry over the con
slant threats of revolt at Lisbon and
Of attempts on the lives Of the mem
bers of the royal family, Dowager
Queen Maria of Portugal is preparing
to leave that country for Italy, where
she will make her future home.
1t just became known that pack.
age. containing over $50, 900 in jeWelry,
notes and other valuable papers dis
appeared in Portland, Ore, on the
night Of August 81. The package,
which was sent over the Wells-Fargo
Express company, reached Portland,
August Fl, at p. m., but no trace OF
the small package after that hour
could be found.
Out Of approximately six thousand
people stricken with cholera in Rus
STA this season, more, than three thous-
and died, according to tabulation
which has been made public. The di-
sease is still raging. The epidemic
has been traced to hawkers Of bever-
ages in the cities along the Neva riy-
er.
Berkman, the anarchist, was arrest
ed in New York when he tried to
break up a meeting of labor men by
injecting his anarchistic speeches, red
flags and bands playing the Marsail-
laise. One man, waving red flag,
was kicked by the police the entire
length of the hall into the street. En-
ma Goldman was present, but left be-
fore the disturbance took place
4 Captain Lee Cannon, a Cornell grad
uate and leader of the Honduras rev
olution, is to be put to death, accord
ing to reports brought to San Fran
cisco by passengers arriving on the
steamer City of Sydney from Panama
and Central American points Accord
ing to the reports, Cannon killed fif-
teen men single-handed in his last
stand, but was finally captured.
The National League for the protec-
ton and promotion of airships, which
recently was organized by Rene Quip-
ton at Paris, has announced that its
prize will be awarded to the French
aeronaut who shall first double long
est fight made hitherto by Wilburn
Wright All the prizes must be con
tested for in France.
H. C. Kilmer of Baltimore, Md, was
elected president and COMMANDMENTS
chief Of the Boys Brigade of America,
which held it's annual convention in
that city. H. M. Stratton of New York
was elected vice president. a new
constitution was adopted in order to
better cover the needs of large organ
ization.
Four are dead and the bodies of
many others are believed to be in the
ruins of fire which destroyed a sew
en-story building in New York City.
All were garment workers. The fire
is believed to have been incendiary
Twenty-six men were rescued by the
bravery of the firemen and police.
Many Of these had narrow escapes
from death. No women were rescued.
There are over nifty groups of Es-
perantists in the cities and larger
towns of SPAIN studying the new
language.