The Carlisle independent., 1909-12-16
LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD
 TERSELY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST. SOUTH AND WEST
Notes From Foreign Lands, Through out the Nation, and Particularly
 the Great Southwest.

The Jury Tn the case or W. I. Ii- lis, charged with the murder of N. r. Willis in the circuit court room in Little Rock, Ark, July 27, was dis charged, having failed to agree upon verdict.
 James A. Hart, former president of the Chicago National league team, was reported as resting comfortably at the German hospital. following an operation for appendicitis.
 Initial steps in the inauguration of an aero club in Kansas City were taken at a meeting of the Priest of Pallas directors.
 Legislation aimed at corporation lawyers in congress, particularly those representing railroads, is the object of bill introduced by Senator Borah, of Idaho.
 4 change in the date of inaugura- ton of the president of the United States from March to the last Thursday in April is strongly urged in the annual report of the commis- sioners of the District of Columbia, presented to congress-
 Andrew Mitchell, mine examiner, who suffered fatal injury several days ago in a gas explosion in Dering Coal company mine No. II, died at St. An drew's hospital in Murphysboro, Ill. The body was taken to West Frank fort for burial.
 Fighting a female leopard in it's cage at Norumbega Park, Boston, with clubs, three keepers were saved from severe injury and possible death when Carl Alberthe. manager of the park, attracted by the cries, shot the animal with a rife, killing it instantly.
 W H. Johnson of Springfield, Mo, has received official notice from Gov ernor Hadley of his appointment as a commissioner of immigration, to sue ceed Thomas H. Cannon, who re- signed recently.
 T will complete the job,'' was the threat contained in a letter received by Mrs. George Mann at Bellefon- taine, O., who was disfgured for life by a masked woman who threw vitriol into her face. Mrs. Mann is in state of nervous collapse.
 The orphans court at Philadelphia sustained the validity of the will of the late Anna H. Jennes, who left much of her large fortune to charita- ble and educational institutions. The estate is estimated to be worth be- tween s4,000000 and sS,000,000.
 While his wife and three little chill dren were out walking, John K. South CT, an artist of Washington. D. C., committed suicide by shooting. South CT was 39 years of age.
 Senator Fernandez Molina was shot and killed in a duel with Senator Adolfo Trigo Aeha at Lapaz, Bolivia.
 Frederick Courtney Selous, hunter and explorer, who fitted out Col. RooseveIt's expedition into the Afri- can jungles, has arrived in New York on his way to California on pleasure trip When he last saw Col. Roose- velt an dhis son Kermia, in July, they were happy and enthusiastic.
 Rev. Daniel Ayres Goodsell, resi- dent bishop of the Methodist Epis- copal church, is dead at his residence in New York.
 The English parliament was pro- rogued until January IT. The reading of the kings speech was the signal for the opening of a terrific political war that will last up to the last no ment before the general election in January.
 Mrs. Mary Danforth Holland. 50 years old, wife of a Washington Qll) business man, dropped dead here while watching the funeral of Mrs. Joshua Snyder.
 Judge W. H. Pope Of Roswell has been appointed chief justice of New Mexico to succeed Chief Justice Mills. who has been appointed territorial governor.
 Mrs. Ben Webb of Galena, Kan, re- gently converted to the Apostolic faith, in restoring to fasting and prayer as a cure for an affection, has lived two months on two meals.
 Unidentified men broke into house boat belonging to Hallis Cummings, murdering Mrs. Cummings and her in valid father, A. Roberson, at Shawnee, Okla They were expecting to find money on the boat, from all appear ances. Mrs. Cummings body was horribly burned. Cummings was in Memphis.
 Rear Admiral Wainwright has placed himself on record against the navy department riding and walking test for officers. The admiral quotes his record with Uncle Sam and said: If that is not god enough the govern ment may release me-"
 Painting at the sight of blood, liar ry T. Simmons, junior in the West ern Reserve medical college at Cleye- land, O., fell to the floor fn a hospital clinic and fractured his skull. He died on the operating table at which a few moments before he had been an assistant.