The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-09
NEWS BREvITIES

A vessel which is believed to be a
large passenger steamer bound for
America is ashore near TarIfa. Hell
has been sent to Il from Gibraltar
Shocked by thousands Of volts Of
electricity, one man met instant death
and six others were severely injured
while working in the vault beneath
the street car tracks at Twenty-hrst
street and Wabash avenue, Chicago
Col. william F. Coody C'Buralo
BilP), who has been critically III
the Stratford hotel, in Chicago. is r.
ported better. and the physicians be
heve that the crisis has been safely
passed.
Aroused over the action of the off
oials of the Sandusky Portland Ce
ment Co. in importing 10 Hungarian
and Italian laborers, Americans EN-
ployed by the same concern at Syra-
cuse, Ind, touched of large quanti-
ty OF dynamite near the boarding
quarters of the newcomers in what is
known as the "blockhouse."
When Clarence Hayes of Alton was
given a life sentence for numbering
,his wife, Emma Hayes, his mother-in-
law laughed In his face and seemed
overjoyed at his doom. Hayes shrank
back as the hystericaI woman laughed
shrIlly and the court officers shud-
dered at the sound. for there was
something almost fendish In her mer-
riment.
That Californians are enthusiastic
over the services of Admiral Evans
is shown by preparations being made
to force congress to grant Evans the
commission OF vice admiral.
One dead and 20 injured, several
probably fatally. is the casualty list
in a fire which practically destroyed
the four-story tenement at 47O Pearl
street. New York. Fifteen horses also
lost their lives.
Gov. Campbell has refused the re-
quest of the coal mine operators at
Thurber. Tex, to send rangers there
to protect tho property. The opera
tors allege the miners threaten trod,
BILE. Gov. Campbell said he would
first have to be convinced the local
authorities could not control the situa-
tion.
Famous Fifth Avenue hotel in New
York, where Senator Plat had his
amen corner" is closed.
Former Governor Yates telegraphs
Chaplain Rutledge Of the penitenti-
airy at Chester, ILL.,. denying that he
exacted promise from him not to re-
veal the prison abuses, but the min
lister tells of other promises and again
refuses to furnish book containing ex-
posures.
President Roosevelt springs sur
prise by appointing John S. Leech of
Illinois to the post Of public printer,
from which Mr.. Stillings recently re-
signed.
Seth Low heads delegation from the
National Civic Federation which ap-
pears before a congressional commit
tee to urge passage of amendments to
the Sherman antitrust law.
In a sevon-up game for tho affec-
tons of fair Mississippian, woman
in the case shoots and kills man,
who had asserted he was cheated In
the contest.
Voters In Indiana are puzzled ~
to what the campaign Is to be like.
owing TO the similarity in the plat
forms of the two big parties.
Colonization plan adopted by, the
Rock Island road to add deserving
poor in large cities, number OF fam
lilies being placed on farms near
Plains, Kas.
Shah OF Persia fears plot to rob
him Of his jewels and has more secret
vaults dug.
Homesteads In q 2A5.OO0-acre tract
to be opened in the Big Horn basin In
Wyoming May IL are easy to obtain
under Carey act, only 30 days resi-
dence being required.
Russia seeking a way out Of the diff
ficulty precipitated by the refusal Of
the United States TO recognize her
pretensions in Manchuria.