The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-11-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK WHAT ABOUT CANNON
Horrible Mine Disaster Kills Nearly
a0o-Boys Corrupted by Dime Nov
els Become Robbers President
Taft at Home teinhei; Freed.


Shipp and the other officers of the
Chattanooga Jail who permitted a moi
to lynch a prisoner in their charge
after the U. s. Supreme Court had
issued restraining order In the
case, have been sentenced for from
sixty to ninety days In jail for con-
tempt OF court in falling to protect
its prisoner.
NEARLY 400 DEAD:-A fire which
made It impossible for nearly four
hundred men working in a mine at
Cherry, H.. TO get out resulted IN
the deaths OF practically all the min
ers last SATURDAY.. The fire started
from a barn. and spread to the shaft
house. After vain attempts at rescue
the shafts were sealed to put out
the fire. Rescue was attempted af-
ter the shafts were opened. but the
flames broke out afresh. No hope is
held out for any OF the entombed
miners. Over a thousand children have
been orphaned by the catastrophe.
J. @. CARLISLE sICK:--John G.
Carlisle, at one time leading citizen
OF Kentucky. and one OF the best
lawyers OF the United States. Is seri-
ously III at his New York home. and
no hope for his recovery Is held out.
BANANAS RUINED:-There is like
ly to be a shortage OF bananas and
very high prices this year because Of
a terrible storm which swept Jamaica
where the biggest banana plantations
are. last week. II is reported that
the entire crop of the island is
ruined
EATEN BY SHARKS: Over a
hundred passengers and members of
the crew of steamer were drowned
or eaten by sharks near Singapore last
week. The vessel was cut in two by
another steamer. and before rescue
could be brought. many of the strug-
Cling people were eaten alive by the
ferocious fishes. Many of the rescu-
ell had lost parts OF their limbs or
chunks OF flesh.
HYPNOTIsM FATAL:--A hypnotlst.
who put young man under the in
fluence" In a public performance IN
New Jersey last week. was later horri-
fled TO find that he could not awaken
the boy After repeated experiments
Il was discovered that he was dead
The hypnotist has been arrested,
GREAT HORSE DEAD:-Hamburg
Belle. the famous trotter. died OF
pneumonia fever last week at her
owners farm in Georgia. she was sold
10 him only a few months ago for
$4,000. She made three worlds records
on the North Randall track near Cleve-
land. on Aug. rs, and at her death
held those records She made a first
heat In 2:0l Ia. the fastest heat
ever trotted. and a second heat In
2:0lA, the fastest second heat ever
trotted. the two being the fast
est race ever trotted II may be many
years before these records are lower
ed.
BOY ROBBERS:-Two bank rob-
berries were attempted in the last
week by two boys. each IL years
old. One was across the river from
Louisville. and resulted In the kill
ing OF one man and the serious
wounding OF two others. The boy was
captured and is now in Jail In the
second case In Kansas, two boys tried
to rob a bank which one OF them had |
successfully robbed about month !
ago. and on being surrounded the |
elder shot himself. A full account of |
these two crimes will be found in
side.
DOUBLE LYNCHING:-On of the
most terrible crimes which ever |
stained the fair name of town was
the double lynching which took place |
In Cairo, ILL.,. last week. A young |
woman had been attacked and muir
dered. A negro was accused OF the /
rhine. A mob formed to kill him,
but could not find him, and SO, APP
panently just to pass away the time,
they took from the Jail white man /
who was accused of wife murder some
months ago. and hung him. Finally
the negro was caught. He admitted
knowing about the crime, but said
another negro committed 1t. So the
mob killed him and went after the
other negro. but did not get him. The
nost horrible part OF this crime was
that much of the violence was done
by women.
TAFT BACK HoME:-After his
long trip around the country, and
his short one up into New England
Pres. Tart is again back in the White
House, and is hard at work. His first
work is the preparation of his mes
sage OF Congress. Later he will take
up the matter of filling the places
which have become vacant during his
absence.
RED WIDOW FREED: Madame
Steinheil, the red widow" who has