The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-12-23
LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD
TERSELY TOLD.
NORTH. EAST. SOUTH AND WEST
Notes From Foreign Lands, Through
out the Nation, and Particularly
the Great Southwest.

Ark, several months ago, and sen.
fenced to be hanged Friday at Harris
burg, Ark, got stay Of execution of
the sentence from Chief Justice Nc.
Culloch, pending his appeal in the su
preme court.
The reported merger of the Waters
Pierce Oil company and the Aguilla
Oil company of Mexico, which would
give the Waters Pierce concern a
practical monopoly of the Mexican oil
business, is officially denied by Presi-
dent Landa y Escondon of the Aguilla
company.
Negotiations have just been made
whereby all the independent telephone
companies in the country, including
the Kinloch of st. Louis, will be con-
nected by big trunk lines to be con-
structed at once, according to state
ment made by Herman c. Stifel, ST.
Louis broker.
The st. Louis coroner, aroused by
numerous auto accidents in st. Louis
recently, will make a searching in.
quiry into the death of Theodore R.
Ballard, who was run down and al.
most instantly killed Monday night by
an automobile driven by George Geb-
hart, Is years old
Because of his espousal Of the
sause of Francis j. Heney and the
graft prosecution, Rev. David Evans,
Tor three years rector of Grace
church at San Francisco, the wealth.
lest and most exclusive Episcopal
congregation in that city, has been
fCrced to resign.
Henry Miller, who was Abraham
Lincoln's driver on the speaking tour
through western Illinois in his cam
paign against Douglas for the United
States senate, died at Kewanee, H.,
at the age Of 50 years. Miller was
also guard when Lincoln's body lay
In state in Washington in 1865.
The Buffalo Jones African company
Of New York was incorporated to or
ganize and maintain and conduct hunt
Ing and exploring expeditions into
Africa. The directors are Francis w.
Bird, George D. Dutton and Mansfield
Ferry of New York.
John Richards, his wife and his SON.
Thomas Richards, were asphyxiated
by the fumes from gas stove in their
home in Topeka, Kas. The three bod
les were found by the wife of the
younger Richards several hours later
The large tobacco barn belonging to
Daniel Miller, in Spencer county, Ind,
was destroyed by fire. The barn con
tanned 5000 pounds Of tobacco and a
large amount of grain. The fire is
supposed to have been of incendiary
origin. This is the fourth large tobac
CO barn in this section to burn re-.
Gently. Miller's loss is about $4,000
with small insurance.
1t Is reported that the steel trust
has absorbed the Clinchfield corpora
ton, doing an extensive business near
Bristol, Tenn, the price being SIS 5,0OO.-
600. The property consists of the G..
G. & o. railroad and valuable mineral
lands.
Five members of one family were
burned to death at Wayne, a small
town fourteen miles from Concordia,
kas. All the living that remain of the
Hicks family of seven are an infant
child and the ia her, Mr. Hicks. The
mother, two boys, and years old,
and two girls, and 10 years old,
were burned to crisp, and the house
totally destroyed.
Red Cloud, the famous old Sioux In.
dian chief, Is dead. This information
was received by Superintendent Bren.
nan of the Pine Ridge agency, who is
IN washington attending the meeting
OF those interested in the education of
the Indian.
James A. Hart, former president Of
the Chicago National league team,
was reported as resting comfortably
at the German hospital, following an
operation for appendicitis.
A change in the date Of Inaugural
ton OF the president Of the United
States from March A to the last
Thursday in April is strongly urged
In the annual report of the commits
sioners of the District Of Columbia,
presented to congress-
Judge w. H. Pope Of Roswell has
been appointed chief Justice of New
Mexico to succeed Chief Justice Mills,
who has been appointed territorial
governor.
Engineer Ryden Of Mount Carmel,
ILL.,, was killed and Conductor Earl
Van Brunt badly injured when a
switch engine on the Cairo division
turned over In the yards at Lyons.
The rails spread, throwing ten box
cars into the ditch.
Painting at the sight of blood, Har
ry T. Simmons. junior in the West-
ern Reserve medical college at Cleve.
land, o., fell to the floor in hospital
clinic and fractured his skull. He
died on the operating table at which
few moments before he had been
an assistant