The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-16
LATE NEWS NOTES.
General.

General.
The people on the Island of Crete,
stirred by the events in southeastern
Europe, the independence of Bulgaria,
and the annexation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina by Austria, have arisen
and proclaimed a union with Greece.
For ten hours Mrs. William Weiss
of Vriesland, Michigan, stood up to
her neck in water in cistern to save
a 2-year-old boy Mrs. Weiss saw the
baby, a child of neighboN5fall into
the cistern She instantly plunged af-
ter him and flndin. him at the bottom,
held him above the water She call
ed for help but the cistern is ten feet
deep and no one heard her for over
ten hours, when she was rescued in
| a fainting condition. She is serious
ly III frqDm the exposure, but 1t is
thought that she will recover. The
baby was uninjured.
r The st. Louis Times has given pub
liRity to the following announcement:
The St. Louis Times hereby offers a
prize of $1,000 to the aviator who will
first fly in a heavier than air machine
| continuous flight from St. Louis to
Chicago or from St. Louis to Kan
sas City. This offer holds good for
one year, from November 1, 1908, sub.
ject to conditions.
! A mighty Japanese feet of twenty
nine ships is now assembling at Yo-
kohoma and has been designated by
the mikado as the welcoming escort
to the American fleet.
The city council Of Chicago passed
an ordinance establishing new hol-
iday in Chicago-October 12-"Colum-
bus day" The ordinance provides for
/ the closing of all municipal offices on
that day except fire, police and health
departments, in honor of the discov-
cry of America. The councils action
was taken upon petition of the
Knights of Columbus.
AS the result of collision between
yard engine and special freight
Etrailit on the Grand Trunk road, at
/ Brantford, Ont, three trainmen were
killed and two injured.
The trial has begun in st. Peters
burg, Russia, of band Of swindlers
who by means of forged documents
were successful in securing the saw
ings of a number of Russian sailors
who persisted in the battle of the Sea
of Japan. Among the criminals are
several officials attached to one OF
the ministries.
Improvement in export trade in
New Orleans is indicated in the is
sue of the monthly report of the grain
inspection department of the board OF
trade For September, 1908, wheat
exports were 10000 bushels in excess
of the same month last year. Corn
exports fell slightly under the 1907
| figures.
DeWolf Hopper, the comedian, sus-
tanned a bad fall while appearing on
the stage of a Syracuse, N. Y, the
alter which rendered him unconscious
and necessitated the dismissal of the
audience. The accident was due to
the slipping of buckle of a belt
about his waist, attached to a wire by
which he was suspended in the air.
An investigation Of the reports that
thousands Of school children in Chica-
go are, underfed has been ordered by
the city council. The committee on
schools was instructed to iRquire into
the situation and recommend meas
ures of relief.
The new Mississippi law penalizing
common carriers for the removal OF
suits originating In state courts to the
federal courts, has been declared I'M
constitutional by Judge Wood, of the
chancery court, in custer proceedings
against the Louisville and Nashville
railroad.
A Jones, bookkeeper in the depart
ment Of accounts at the Pensacola
navy yard, who was shot four weeks
ago by r. J. Owens, prominent
young man of the city, died In the
government hospital in that city. Ow-
ems, as soon as he learned of the
DEATH surrendered to the sheriff.
Robbers committed revolving
crime in the village Of Slobodze,
Russia. They entered the house Of
Jewish family named Cohen and kill
ed twelve persons in their efforts to
get away with small amount of loot.
The murderers were arrested.
Washington.
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