The new South-news., 1909-03-06


saw mill aceiden, as savoy. Nsss.
The Statewide prohibition bill WAS
killed Ia the South Carolina Senate.
Fire At Jacksonville. Fla. caused
sseo. eco loss In the business sections
All grades Of sranulatcl sugar
were advanced ic cents a hundred
pounds.
In fstteen-miie race at Buffalo.
n. Y. AIT shrubb defeated Dorando
Pietri.
Columbus. Miss. made It's initial
shipment of cotton by water to New
Orleans.
The Crsnor Saw NH. al varnaao.
La. was wrecked by the bursting Of
= rywhccl.
Franklin Macveash OF Chicago.
VIII. be secretary OF the Treasury In
Taft's Cabinet.
a gang OF safeblowcrs is working
small railroad stations along the
Southern Pacific.
Tho personal OF President Elect
Tafts Cabinet was officially announ-
c"d IN New York.
II was decided 70 hold the next en-
csmpment OF the Mississippi National
Guard at Jackson.
Five miners are reported killed
and twenty entombcd In an explo-
sion near Joplin. Mo
The Mexican racing circuit starts
In April with the opening OF the
track at Axuas Calientcs.
G. NJ. c. Massey. a Methodist rree-
cher pleaded guilty at Shreveport to
circulating counterfeit bills.
l.. L. Doge. 2 years old. was acoi-
dentnlly shot and killed at Mobile
while playing With a companion.
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt. Sri. gave a
million for the erection OF modern
Tuberculosis tencments In New York.
AS result of prohibition ssoo.-
600 brewing plant at Memphis, Tenn.
brought but $1,000 when offered for
sale
Two more counties in Indiana vo-
ted "dry" under the local-optiou Jaw.
making a total of TWENTY-FIVE In tho
State.
Rear Admiral Goodrich was APP
pointed Inspector of Navy Yards. He
is not considered friendly to the
Southern yards.
Judge Sidney Smith. of Lexington.
was appointed Justice of the Nlssis-
sippi Supreme Court TO succeed Jus
fice Il v Fletcaer
The Ohio River and all of its tribu
taries are rising rapidly. and the
Government Weather Bureau has is-
sued food warnings.
TIVE negroes attempted criminal as
sault on Mrs. A. Nebham at Meri-
dian and escaped. The fusitives are
1thr~ataned With lynching.
The Louisiana Crop Pest Commis-
sion issued a circular on the early
maturing vArities OF cotton ~ suit
Cd TO weevil-infested sections
r. r.. Broadnsx. merchant. was
acquitted at Haynssvills, Ala. OF
numbering Sheriff w. r.. Haynes. the
Jury upholdipg the insanity plea.
J y. Edmopds. former State PrIn-
ter won a court decision ut Baton
Rouge emitting him TO warrants for
All rrope< Hills against the State.
Mr. Taft declared he favored a
thorough and Immediate revision OF
the tariff and the ultimate creation
of PERMANENT tariff commission.
1t is believed that Lieutenant John
]. Moller, Of the Eight United States
Infantry. who suicided 10 a New Yorg
hotel, was Tilted by 4 young woman.
The ocean mall subsidy bill was
, reported to the House. The minor
ity members OF the committee were
. given until Monday to present their
J views.
Citizens OF South Chicago launch
ed crusade to protect children from
nickle theatres public parks and
other alleged sources OF Juvenile de-
linquency.
Jim Brown q negro. while hand
cuned at Bessemer. Ala. was shot
and killed by James Ribinson. whose
I daughter the prisoner had attempted
! to assault
) Mrs. NJ W. Beekman and her four
children we're cremated In theiI
| home near Bakersfield. Cal, which
I Is believed to have been fired by
, murderers.
J c. Maberry. charged with being
the leader Of the gang that prom oted
fake racing and wrestitng matches
; was renewed from Little Rock, Arb
TO Council Blur. Iowa. TO stand
, trial
Mrs. Ben Teal wife Of theatri
cal manager. was sentenced TO ons
year At New York upon conviction
OF attempted rubordinstIon Of per
Jury In connection with the Gould
divorce case tsstip,ouy
That thirteen members OF the Tsn.
nessee Senate have Ned the state In