The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-02-26
NEWS NOTES.

Two men we're killed by an explosion
in powder mill near Marion, III.
DR.. William T. Bull, the well known
New York surgeon, died at Savannah,
Ga.
A movement is on foot to erect a
monument TO Jas. A. Garfield at Pres
tonburg.
The Senate passed the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill, carrying
81, 646, 1856.
The great mills of the United States
Steel Corporation at Gary, Ind, began
the manufacture of steel rails.
A tornado demolished the town of
Fisher, Ark, killing six persons and
injuring more than 20 others.
Eugene Tompkins, many years prom
inent as theatrical manager, died at
his home in Boston after long illness.
While digging sewer at Seattle
there was cave-in. which killed one
man and entombed nine other work.
men.
Postmaster Harry Williams, Of Men
tor. KY, Campbell county, was held
over in $500 bond for alleged postofiice
irregularities.
The House refused to concur in the
Senate's provision raising the presi-
dents salary to 100000 from $500
A wise conclusion.
Chssteen Lawrence, aged l6 years
shot and killed Gordon Richey. aged 81,
near Railton. Barren county, as they
were returning from church.
Corn oil was exported from the
United States in 1908 to the amount of
am. sO4 gallons; exports of the previ-
Gus year were 1868, 571 gallons.
The Supreme Court upheld the ver-
dict by which the New York Central
railroad was fined sos, 900 for granting
rebates to the American Sugar Refining
Company.
Thomas Taylor Johnson, one of the
best known engineers Of the country
and designer of the waterworks sys-
TENS of Savannah. Ga. and Memphis.
Tenn. died at his home in Chicago.
Nathan NJ. Uri, Of Nathan NJ. Uri &
Co. distillers, and one of the most
widely known and prominent business
men in Louisville, succumbed to an ex-
tended illness Of Bright's disease.
Ward Metcalfe, son of Postmaster
II. C. Metcalfe. of Brooksville, shot
John Malloy, Of Neave. three timer.
Malloy cut Metcalfe twice Malloy is
in Jail in Brooksville, where the trouble
occurred.
Hans B. Hanson. farmer of Monde
vi, Wis, murdered his four children, a |
boy and three girls He followed this
quadruple crime by stabbing several
horses and cows, fired the barn and
house and then cut his own throat.
Senator McCreary has introduced
bills for the relief Of Kentuckians as
follows: Mrs. A. c. Lester, Hickman
county, SIS, 600; James Elkins. Greene
county. sl.s00; NJ. l.. Steenbergeus.
Hickman county, $4,000; r. c. Jane
son. Christian county, $1,000.
That the Interstate Commerce law
prohibiting the issuance of passes to
employees on the railroads is applicable
to the granting of express franks was
held by the Supreme court of the Uni
ted States in the case Of the American
Express Co. against the United States.
The case originated in Chicago.
Deciding the case Of the Hammond
Packing Co., of Chicago, VS. the State
of Arkansas. favorably to the State,
the Supreme court of the United States
upheld the constitutionality of the an
thrust law of Arkansas The compa-
nv was fined $4,000 in the Arkansas
State courts for failing to observe the
law.
An association headed by Col. James
Andrew Scott, Rev. NJ. b. Adams,
State Librarian Frank Kavanaugh. and
other prominent citizens. has secured
the highest hill near Frankfort for the
establishment of a tuberculosis camp.
Plans are being made to begin vigor-
GUS war against the white plague"
where the preachers say 20 per cent.
of the funerals they preach are for its
victims.
Official amends for the sensational
elimination of jefferson Davis name
from the tablet on cabin John" bridge
during President Lincoln's administra-
ton, is given in directions the President
issued through the Secretary of War to
the chief of engineers of the army to
restore the name. The tablet is on the
bridge that arches Cabin John run. on
the Maryland side of the Potomac river.
a structure famous for wears as the
longest single span stone bridge IN the
world.
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