Fair play., 1908-09-05

AHlnOIlEe0 ON IN" management or mo
Nashville 'Tennesseean Mr Carmack
assumes the editorship Of this paper,
succeeding II. NJ. Suter. who remains
with the paper.
Rendered temporarily insane by re-
morse for his act in killing his wife
and woundins his son. whom he mis-
took for her admirer, last June, julius
Turner a wealthy farmer. committed
suicide in his cell in the county jail
at Clay City. H., by hanging himself
TO the bars of the cage in which he
has hecn confined since the tragedy.
He used his bed clothing In the accom-
plishment OF his purpose
Augusta Ga. and points in South
Carolina are gradually recovering from
the food conditions. The death list in
Georgia and South Carolina will reach
CO. Two more bodies were taken from
the river al Augusta, making the total
known dead there IS. The city mains
have been opened, relieving the dis
tress as to drinking water.
Following an inspection OF the IL
braries of the public schools Of Orange
y. j., the board of health has decided
to disinfect every book in the schools
between now and the time the schools
open on Sept. s. There were more
than the usual number of cases OF
scarlet fever in the schools last year.
Important documents in the case OF
George Fitzgerald, accused of stealing
S173.000 from the United States sub
treasury. could not be found and ex-
citement was high in the state attor-
ney's office until the papers were dis
covered in a waste basket.
J. NJ. Brown, 10 years old. OF Man
son. Ia. killed his daughter.in-law,
Mrs George G. Brown, at their home.
He walked downtown, meeting H. K.
Burwell We'll just killed Georges
| wife, and 1t was the best deed | ever
| did in my life" he said They can
do what they please with me, but she
shall never insult my wife again"
W. ii. Worden, counsel for Ray Lam
| phere, indicted for the murder of Mrs.
Belle Guinness, has prepared papers in
application for Lamphere's release on
q writ of habeas corpus, declaring
there is not sufficient evidence on
which to hold Lamphere. The papers
will be filed in a few days.
After a worldwide chase lasting
three years and extending over three
| continents, Bella Walder. a Hungarian
nobleman accused of forgeries amount
ing to $4,000, was arrested in Chi
cagO. He is held for eXtTadltion. The
charges state that Walder forged the
TO notes.
Bryan is greatly interested in the
recent declaration by w, r. Stubbs.
Republican nominee for governor OF
Kansas, in favor of guaranty OF
bank deposits Bryan, it Is we'll
known, regards the platform declara'
tion in favor of such guarantee as
one of the most important issues OF
the campaign.
Twenty-three alleged Mormon con.
vsrts are held at the immigration bu-
reau in Boston for further investiga-
ton. Thirteen have been barred by
the board of inquiry and must be de-
ported.
The American Bar association is on
record as favOring a restriction OF ap'
peals to higher courts, in cases where
actual prejudice is shown, rather than
on purely technical grounds. The
association took the action when il
adopted by division. the report of a
special committee appointed a year
ago to support methods to prevent
needless litigation.
A fine of SO and costs mas been i'm
posed on David L. Frank. campaign
manager for Richard Yates, defeated
candidate for the Republican nomina
ton for governor, charged with caus
ing a disturbance in attempting to in
stall a challenger for the Yates fac
ton.
Jesse Coe, negro desperate, who
with George Williams, also a negro
killed Policemen Petticord and Rus
sell in Indianapolis, Sept. 30, 1906, and
who had been sought ever since, was
| SuOl anu hllitu bi lllt 'llit t.lDtIldll
river in Monroe county, Ky. ny Sher
III Bryant and a posse.
A decomposed skull OF woman
found in ~ feet of water in the Ohio
river at Rising Sun, Ind, and the grue
some leg of woman discovered in 2
sand bar in the river at the foot o
Bridge street, Cincinnati, confront the
police with the most battling mystery
in years.
Freiherr Speck Won Sternberg, Ger
man Ambassador TO the U1ited States
died in Heidelberg following an oper
alton for cancer.
Affairs in the United Mine Workers
OF America, which have for some
weeks been muddled seem to he grow
ing serious. Pres. Lewis, who SUI
ceeded John Mitchell at the head o.
the organization, is openly defed in 9
few districts and the national officers
are issuing appeals for loyalty and or
ganizers are working night and da,
trying to increase the membership
especially in the anthracite regions.
William J. Bryan Cancelled hii
speaking date for Sept. Is at the State
Fair Grounds, Syracuse, n. Y. The
cancellation was announced following
the receipt of telegram by Chairman
Mack stating that the State fair man
agement refused to admit the publi,
| free To tho grounds On that date