The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-03-26
NEWS NOTES.

Greene, and Montgomery, voted in ia.
vor Of local option.
Chattanooga has offered 100000 for
an eight-round bout between Jack John.
son and James j. Jeffries.
The bonded warehouse Of J. W. Wei
born, a distiller Of Todd county, was
burned and he claims that night riders
applied the torch.
The Prudential Savings Bank, a State
institution, with a capital stock of SIG,
900, chartered at Owenton, has been
moved TO Lexington.
Gov. Hughes. Of New York, refused
executive clemency to Mrs. Mary Far
mer, who is under sentence of death
for the murder Of Mrs. Sarah Brennan.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces
that hereafter coffee and tea will be
furnished free to all passengers on Pull
man trains in which diner is attached.
The board of directors Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has been
authorized to increase the bonded in
debtedness Of the corporation $50. 600. =
600.
The United States National Bank Of
Greensboro, with a capital stock Of
$500, 900, will be the name of a new
bank to be launched in the next few
days.
A prairie fire which for time threat
ened to sweep across Gary, Ind. has
been fought back and conquered by
hundreds Of residents of the steel town
who turned out to protect their homes.
Sullivan Short, aged l6 years, after
trial at Burkesvile on the charge of
killing his cousin, Miss Ollie Dodson,
aged 10 years. was convicted of invol-
untsry manslaughter and given one
year in prison and $3.50 fine.
Gov. Wilson denied the story that
Prof. J. X. Patterson. president of the
State University. had resigned. While
Prof. Patterson came to Frankfort to
consult Gov. Wilson there was nothing
mentioned about his resignation.
The building Of the Chamber of Dep
uties IN Mexico City was burned to the
ground. There were no fatalities and
the origin Of the fire is not known. The
loss is placed at Sl5O,0OO. Archives
and records of 25 years were destroyed.
At Lebanon. Mo-. Rev. NJ. ID. John
son shot and killed Rev. Solomon o.
Dell. following a quarrel. Rev. John
son is pastor of the Free Will Baptist
church. and the man killed was pastor
Of the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
johnson surrendered.
James Farrs is under arrest at
Brownsville. this State. charged with
killing his II year-old son, whom he is
alleged to have beaten to death for
some slight disobedience. The family
reported pneumonia, but the grand
jury. after AN investigation, returned
an indictment.
The grand jury at Pittsburg returned
another batch Of indictments in the
municipal graft cases. The men in
dicted are. Dallas c. Byers, manu-
facturer; +. A. Griffin, cashier Column
ba National Bank; Councilman John +.
Klein, Councilman W. Ii Weber, Coun-
Gilman Charles Stewart and II. l.. Bot
ger. hotel proprietor.
Gov. Wilson has received letters
from Cows. Hughes, OF New York. and
Noel. of Mississippi, accepting the invi-
tation rendered by Gov. Wilson and
Gov. Swanson. of Virgiana. to become
members of the Executive Committee
of the Governors Conference. which
body will be vested with the power to
name the time and place for holding
this years session of the Governors of
the United States annual conference.
Willie Whitla was returned to his
father at the Hollenden Hotel. Cleve-
land, after his father had paid the &c.
600 ransom to a woman in a confection-
cry in the east endof Cleveland. The lad
was put on street car by one of his
captors, who paid his fare, and walked
into the hotel lobby asking for his faith,
err. The youngster said he was wei
treated and seemed to have no realiza
ton of the dreadful predicament il
which he had been. He described al
well as he could the places to which he
had been taken.
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