The new South-news., 1909-04-03

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10000 company was organized
10 bore for oil near Port Glbson.
nin.
a contract has been ie, for the
erection OF grain elevator at Alex
andria. La.
Anthracite miners will not strike.
Asked President Taft 70 name arbi-
tra'ion board.
Liquor Interests propose 70 fight
tho constitntionaliiy Of laws In pro-
hibition states.
Indictments against George vs..
Perkins and Charles ". Falrchild
we're dismissed.
Arkansas House almost unani-
mously passed constitutional amend
meut for prohibition.
w ". Russell. the American Min
lister TO Venezuela. presented bis crc-
dontiais 10 President Gomez.
Miss Anna Magano, school
teacher. was shot and killed BY her
father on street In New York.
Eleven jurors were secured at
Jackson In the ease of Daniel May
bee. charged with killing Sam Re
Der.
Joseph Ccnaro. a clsarmakcr. was
shot and killed By seven Italians at
Brooklyn. n. y. Ia the presence Of
his wife.
Two masked men robbed six pas
sengcra and a conductor In a Pull
man car az Denver OF small
amount.
New fiscal agent banks may be
selected by the Louisiana State
Board Of Liquidation when It meets
next month.
Az result OF an alteration.
sheriff W. l.. Smart stabbed Attor-
ncy W. A. lloughton three times at
springvillc. La.
II. w. Bagley. hotel proprietor
at Alden Bridge La, was arrested
on n charge cf cmbczzliug postofllcc
funds at Pike, Iowa.
The charter for the Mississippi
Belt Line and Terminal Company. TO
operate at Jackson. with s25o,o0o
capital, was approved.
Blizzard in Texas. Kansas and
Colorado caused death of twelve
people and much damage was done.
Town OF slIdcll was wiped out
r. ". Richardson. wanted at FL
mira. N. Y. for obtaining 5000. 900
on false pretenses. suicidod at Har-
risburg. Pa, rather than submit to
arrest.
An association to improve Bayou
| Queue Tcvtue WAS organized AZ =
meeting Cueydnn. attended BY
delegates from Acadia. NermIlion
and Cameron Parishes.
Judge Ellis. I'm the trial OF Avery
Blount at Amite city, La, decided TO
admit the dying declaration OF J. o.
nreland. which was to the effect that
Drcland was shot by Blount.
Ex-Presidcnt Castro, of Venezue-
Ia. sailed from France for Port Of
Spain, Trinidad The steamship
company notified him that he would
la.
In letter written to friend,
Charles Pole. former Chief of Po-
lice of IIattesburg, Miss. who dis
hts willingness to return. under GER
tain conditions.
Llvellyn Hatchett. Jr.. was shot
and seriously wounded by Mrs. G. p.
Watson. at Columbus. Miss. After
shooting Hatchett. Mrs. Watson
turned the weapon on herself. in
flcting fatal wound
Joe Hannagin. while under the in
flucnce OF liquor. and attempting to
collect debt In store near Co
lumbia. La, shot and slightly
wounded win Womack. Mrs. s. o.
Dortch. an infant In her arms and
two hystanders.
The grand jury at plaquemine
found no basis FOR the charges OF
corruption. and exonerated the OF
fcials of Ihorvillc Parish. The jury
was unable to reach a conclusion re
garding the matter of indicting thos,
responsible for the allegations.
As soon as Grown Prince George
informs his father. King Peter. thai
1t is h!s irrcyocable wish to re
nounce his riaht OF succession I.
the Servian throne. the King vii
assent and win ask Parliament e
sanction proclamation declaring
his second son. Alexander. to be hei
to the throne.
should the negotiations now pro
ceeiins between London and Wen
ma with regard 10 the terms 10
. Servias renunciation of her claim
against Austria-Hungary prove sue
cessful. the necessity of calling al
international conference to regulate
the recent conditions in the Balkan
prchah1v wiil he avoided