The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-07
LATE NEWS NOTES.
General.


cipal water main in the city, Lisbon,
Portugal, Is threatened with water
famine. The authorities instructed the
populace to fill all vessels possible
before the reservoir became exhaust
ed.
Fried rattlesnake was the principal
dish at a dinner eaten at a hotel at
Newton, N. j., and the eight diners
pronounced it sweeter than the meat
Of an eel.
Rob Roy, an Irish setter owned by
Miss Mabel Olmstead, died at Spring
Lake, N. j., was embalmed and taken
in sealed casket to tie dog Gene
terry at Morristown.
instructions have been forwarded
to the Brazilian legation at London
to declare again that not one Of the
three battleships of the Dreadnaught
type now being constructed for Bra
I'll In England is for sale.
After robbing William Koeman, u
wealthy wholesale fruit merchant of
st. Johns, of $4,000, gentleman;Y
sneak thieves dropped the pocketbook
in letter box and the money was re-
turned next morning to the owner by
Assistant Postmaster Hammel.
Rex Beach, author, is threatened
with the loss Of his sight in both
eyes. He went bear hunting in the
Copper river region near Seattle and
failed to protect his eyes from the
sun glare. "A film has grown over
both eyes and experts say he may not
recover his sight.
DR.. Andrew Burden Cropsey who
shot and killed his wife, Gertrude, at
their home in Bath Beach, N. Y, re-
Gently, died in jail in Brooklyn. DR..
Kessler, the prison physician, says
heart disease killed him. A physical
wreck his heart broken by full re-
alization of his terrible crime, he had
been. on the point of collapse for sew
eral days.
The Takarado Oil company con-
tinues its process of absorbing all its
rivals. Some time ago news was pub
lished that it had purchased the Nam
boku and Full companies for sum
Of $4,000 yen and rumors say that
1t has now effected the purchase of
the Bokuyetsu company for 100000
yen, of the Yamato for 100000 yen
and OF the Minku for $4,000 yen.
A feeling of less apprehension
seems to be growing in Japan with
regard 10 the ultimate action Of the
fiv American railway companies
which threatened to raise their fares
on goods carried eastward from the
Pacific coast. A combined protest
Il Ia bxx T0p
csc steamship companies, 1t is
thought probable that the directors of
the five railways will reconsider their
decision.
Robbers secured about $4,000
worth of jewelry, diamonds and gold
by blowing open with dynamite the
safe of Thomas B. Dunn & Co. In
Chambers street, New York City.
The stable of Chambers & Co..
negro pool room and two houses were
burned at Lawrenceville, Tenn. Thir-
teen horses and four mules lost their
lives. Loss $4,000, insurance $1,000.
Standing on a box at window Of
the county jail at Cripple Creek, COL,
Miss Alice Hodson, daughter Of
United States Marshal Hodson, was
married to Professor Hans Albert, a
prisoner at the jail. The couple
lclasped hands through barred win
dow as the pastor made them hus-
band and wife. Miss Hodson and AL
bert eloped some time ago and he
was later arrested ON charge of in
sanity to prevent the marriage. Miss
Hodson enlisted the sympathy Of
Rev. Mr.. Inman and after admission
to the Jail was refused them, they
went around to a window where the
ceremony was performed.
An attorney representing all the
railroads of Arkansas has applied to
Judge Vandevender for a temporary
order restraining the state railroad
commission of Arkansas from enforc-
ing the rate laws Of that state until
their validity has been tested in the
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