The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-07-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Sane Fourth Results in Fewer Deaths
-Chigre Bites Fatal Tennessee
Now Dry-siegei Murderer Still
Loese-Sugsr Trust indictments.


Loese-Sugar Trust indictments.
A SANE FOURTH:-The Fourth
of July this year is remarkable for
having had fewer people killed than
on any other Fourth in years. The
total number of deaths, SO far, is
46, and injured 1921. Last year the
figures were, killed 1873 and injured
over $500. The figures for this year
will undoubtedly be increased. but
the benefits from the efforts OF many
cities to check by ordinances the
damage from fireworks have evident
ly saved a number OF lives.
TENNESSEE DRY: - Statewide
prohibition went into effect In Tennes-
see last Wednesday night, and the
whole state is now under the prohi-
bition law. Everybody in the state
who felt fear Of thirst bought up all
they could before the final hour came.
II Is said, however, that in many
places the saloons are running rs
usual. only that the patrons call for
"near-beer" and "near-whiskey" and
"near-gin'' instead of the real article.
DIES OF CHIGRE BITEs:-It Is
an awful thiDs for a grown up man
TO DO butted TO death by a Nannie-
goat. but a worse fate has oyertaken
a man at Greenfield, Indiana. He was
bitten by few chigres during pic
mic, and went into commissions. dying
the next day.
GEN. BINGHAM FIRED:-Brig.
Gen. Bingham. New York's chief of
police. has been fired by the Mayor
on the charge OF characterization, be-
cause he would not discharge certain
underlings. Mr.. Bingham says IL is
because election time is coming near,
and Tammany cannot afford to have
an honest police commissioner at cleo
ton time.
CHINAMAN NOT FoUND:-There
has been no trace yet found OF the
Chinaman who killed Eloie Sigel. A
body found in the river near New
York was supposed 20 be his, but
was afterwards Unidentified as that
OF white boy. The police of the
world are hunting hard-and useless
iy. It seems
GRANTED NEW TRIAL:-The
eight men who were convicted Of
murder for the lynchins OF Capt. Ran
kin in Tennessee have been granted
new trials.
TRUST OFFICIALS INDICTED
A number OF leading officials OF the
Sugar Trust. including the president,
have been indicted for violating the
antitrust laws. This part is the pro-
secution which the government under
took some time ago to break up this
obnoxious trust.
KILLS FAMILY:-A Cleveland man
killed his wife last Saturday when
she refused TO make up after a quar-
rel, and then killed his two little
children when they came home.
POLITICAL MURDER:-The grow
ing desire for East India to be free
OF the government of England, was
shown last week when two high Off
cials in England we're murdered by
a student who had been brought there
for education az the expense OF
the British government The whole
Empire is greatly stirred up, as 1t
is felt that there may be other SINH
lar crimes. and that the life of no
official is safe.
MESSINA Observation-Disclosures
earthquake as severe as the first
has stricken the ruins OF Messina. and
what was left OF the city has been
destroyed. New buildings had already
begun, and there were about $4,000
people living there. Fortunately no
one was hurt.
NEGROES ORGANIZE:--A number
OF prominent negroes met in Louis
Vile this week and organized the
Negro Civic and Political League"
1t is said that the purpose of the
League is to control the negro vote
in the state, using II for the purpose
OF advancing the ambition of the