The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-08-31
NEWS NOTES.

MS nome IN Columbia.
The home of Postmaster w. Il. King
at Pineville was almost totally destroy
ed by fire.
Fire in the department store Of John
II. Berry q Co. in 0wensboro caused a
loss Of s35, 900.
Sam Dsrnell was perhaps fatally
stabbed by his father-in-law, A. Mans
field, at Sewanee, Tenn.
In powder explosion at the Quick
Seven" zinc mine at Neck City, New,
two men were instantly killed.
The 2sth annual encampment of the
Sons Of Veterans adjourned at Wash.
ington to meet next year in Atlantic
City.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Medina, Tenn. has closed its doors.
Dull business and too heavy loans are
given as the cause.
Five lives were lost in the sinking of
the Alaska Steamship Co.'s steamer,
Ohio. off Steep Point, Alaska. There
were l2s passengers on board.
Eight persons were injured while
fighting the fire which destroy ed the
whisky house Of w. l.. Weller & Son,
Louisville The loss is about S75, 900.
Eighteen power companies. with to-
tai capitalization of SO, 200. 900, all paid
in, have filed articles of incorporation
with the Secretary Of State of Michi-
gan.
Eight hundred persons drowned, 49,
600 homeless and property damage to
the extent Of sl2. 900. 900 is the result
Of flood which struck Monterey, Mex
leo. Saturday night.
| Ed Duke. who was the starter at the
Henderson racing meeting, was shot
and killed at Henderson by Will X. Bell.
The men are said to have quarreled over
Dukes work as starter.
s. II. Webb, an insurance agent of
Louisville. was shot four times and ia
tally wounded at Fort Worth. Tex,
by 7 Z. Baldwin. Of Abilene, Tex, in
the lobby of the Majestic Hotel.
The owners of the new Indianapolis
motor speedway are held responsible
for the several deaths that occurred in
accidents during the automobile races
Of Aug 10. 20 and 81. in the coroner's
decision.
In Federal Court at Maysville, Judge
A. NJ. j. Cochran appointed X. NJ.
Jackson. banker and prominent coal
operator, of London. receiver for the
New Bell-Jellico Coal Company. The
receiver is to qualify within ten days
and his bond was fixed at $4,000.
The city of Hopkinsvile will receive
a gift of land for two parks, $50, 900 for
landscape work thereon. and Grace
Episcopal church $50, 900 for the poor
of that city. under the will of John c.
Latham. The Latham family home
stead in Hopkinsville is to be converted
into Virginia Park"
Acting Gov. Cox granted pardon to
Frank Ward, of Laurel county. who
has served four years of 2l-year SEN
tence for manslaughter. Ward, with
his brother. and man named Littsell,
were charged with killing a man named
Golf in fight at Pittsburg. The other
men were acquitted.
Elvert W. Shirk, president of the
First National Bank, of Upton. Ind,
was arrested in Chicago and charged
with misspplying S2l. 252 of the banks
funds. Mr.. Shirk said his arrest was
due to a clerical error made 10y Noah X.
Marker. and that he merely withdrew
money belonging to him.
Ten men were killed and five seri-
ously injured by an explosion on the
Florida East Coast railway, near Key
| West. Fla. One of the workmen care
lessly threw lighted cigarette into a
box of fuses which connected with a
blast of 200 pounds of dynamite. which
caused the dreadful accident.
The jury in the case of Brecse and
Dickerson. charged with conspiracy to
defraud the defunct First National
Bank of Asheville. N. c., returned
verdict of guilty against both defend
ants. They were sentenced to two
years each in the Federal prison at At
lanta and to pay fine of So. 500 each.
President L. l.. Davenport, of the
National Tobacco Growers Association,
branch of the American Society of
Equity. has called a meeting of the
Burley tobacco growers and the tobac-
co planters of other counties to meet
in Elizabethtown Sept. to form dis
trict union and take quick action on the
1903 pool.