The Carlisle independent., 1909-12-02

man, 00 years old. The old man was husking corn, standing back of a shock, when the son fired at a bird.
 The largest fire in Hickman, Ky, for many years was that in which the large Richmond and Bond oil mill burned, with loss of S100,000. So severe were the burns received by Herbert McMath at Pembroke, Ky, Tuesday that he died Thursday night. He was literally cooked from his head 70 his feet by the flames, and suffered intensely. He was about 30 years old.
 After being tried and convicted on the charge of killing a negro in Nash vile, Ga, c. w. Corbett, one of the l best known farmers in Berrien county, came to the parish mmissioners office. announced his name, and said he was willing to begin his sentence. IL is rather unusual in Georgia for a man to pay his own way to jail.
 After a quarrel. Gustave Neibert, an employe at the Rock Island arsenal, shot and instantly killed his father-in- | law, Dan Gilbert. The Rev. MT En- right, Catholic priest. who had been summoned to pacify the quarseling men. was present when the staying l occurred.
 A woman neighbor of MT. and Mrs. Frank Davis, of Salisbury, H., went into their home at Aurora, H., to take care of their baby, F days old, while Mrs. Davis was i'll, and the well meant attentions killed the child. Under the impression that she was using talcum powder the volunteer nurse twice sprinkled her charge with powdered arsenic and the infant died.
 Franke Pate was killed at Nit Car mel, H., by William, alias Jumbo Adoms, after a quarrel at a dance Pate had a shotgun, but Adams fired first, using a revolver, death resulting almost instantly. The coroner's jury held Adams to await the action of the grand jury.
 Thomas H. Field, known familiarly in Dallas. Tex, forty years as Tom Field is dead. He was a native of Missouri; born near St. Louis sixty years ago. and promoted many of the best enterprises of Dallas.
 The Chicasaw legislature adjurped at Tishomingo after passing bill authorizing the election of two dele gates to represent the tribe in Wash l ington at salary of s5,000 a year. l w F. Bourland of Ardmore and Ben 1 iamin H. Colbert of Tishomingo were l elected.
 For one day after Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison go 10 jail 100000 men and women workers will quit work and voice a protest, if Mrs. Raymond Robins, president of the National Women's Trade Union has her way.
 Kansas products of 1909 were worth a total of s532, ,G85, PAS. a gain of s57,- 440,414 over last year. according to the annual report of F. D. Coburn, secretary of the board of agriculture. At Bedding, Cal, while Miss Mae E Deffert was putting Cn her wedding gown for her marriage to George l Gautier, and the guests were as sembled, she was stricken with paralysis and died.
 Amos Virkey, wealthy farmer near Foosland, Ill.,, was taken to the Northern Illinois insane hospital, after being adjudged insane His insanity was brought on by large yield of corn in Champaign county. He want ed to husk corn day and night.
 While trying to grasp the revolver of one of two robbers, who stuck up his saloon at Kansas City NJ. A. Spangler was instantly killed. In a | pistol duel with his fathers murderer Sam Spangler was shot through both arms.
 Edward Bachman, prisoner in the Richland county, O.. jail, faces the gallows in Mississippi because of his confessing double murder at Gulf port so that his aged mother might get the reward offered for his capture.
 Admiral Sperry has been detailed by the secretary of the navy to assist the National Waterways commission in it's work He will give attention to various questions and will aid the commission in the preparation of its forthcoming report.
 Baron Shibusawa, head of the Jap anese Commercial commission, which is touring the United States, was i'll when the special train arrived at San Diego, Cal, and was unable to leave his private car all day.
 The Franklin entry in the 150-mile race at the Ascot park, Los Angeles, Cal, plunged through the fence at the first turn and the driver, Guy Irwin, was perhaps fatally injured.
 Sailing Tuesday from New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse was Baron Liang Kuei, uncle of China s baby emperor. who. incognito. has just concluded trip across the United States.
 Agents of the sugar trust have pur- chased 55,000 acres of land in Min doro Province, Philippine Islands which they intend to develop imme diately. The land is partly culi-