The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22
LATE NEWS NOTES.
General.

awarded contracts for rolling stock
aggregating about 100000.
The Chinese harbor boat Samstui
fired two shots at the British steam
er Chenpo for fouling a wood raft.
This angered Captain Lexington, of
the Chenpos who, arming himself
with revolver, boarded the Samstui
in small boat, arrested the conf
mandlng officer and turned him over
TO the captain of the British gun
boat Robin. The occurrence is now
being investigated by the captain Of
the Robin and the British consul.
"A serious mo rent campaign has
begun in Tipperary, Ireland, owing
to the refusal of the landlords of sew
eral estates to sell land to the ten
ants under the land purchase act of
1903. The judge, in issuing DEGREES
against thirty-six recalcitrant tenants,
said that the landlord was making a
mistake in not selling the lands, as
it would involve all the old troubles
| of evictionS and martyrdom to ten
ants. The priests and the public gen.
orally are supporting the tenants
strongly and are raising funds for
their defense. The struggle promises
to be severe.
In an effort to stem the increasing
| number of ''affinities and make mar
| tial infidelity thing to be Stunned
by both husbands and wives" Sena-
tor Dennis ]. Harte of New York is
| to introduce a bill in the state legis-
| lature providing twenty-year pen
| atty for such offense.
An increase in the number Of
| moonshine whiskey stills destroyed
! in Alabama, Florida and Georgia dur
| ing the past six months, as compared
with any previous six months, was
| reported by the United States inter-
nal revenue department at Atlanta,
/ Ga. Three hundred and ninety-seven
illicit stills were destroyed in the
three states and about two thousand
gallons of whiskey seized. Eighty
per cent of the stills destroyed were
| in Georgia.
New York will furnish 4, the bath
tub to be used by President-elect
| Taft on his trip to Panama. 1t was
made especially to accommodate Mr..
Taft. Efforts were made to secure
the tub in Norfolk, Va, but there was
none to be had of the required capac-
ity and New York was appealed to.
The tub is to be installed on the
cruiser North Carolina.
Washington.
The collection and publication by
/ the director Of the census of statis-
! tics of stock of baled cotton in the
United States, to be summarized as
November 1, December l, January l
and March /, in addition to the cot
ton reports, is proposed in a joint
resolution presented in the house by
Representative Lever of South Caro-
lima.
Lydia Kamekaha Liliuokalani,
former queen of the Hawaiian Is
lands, who is in Washington making
an appeal to congress for compensa-
! ton for the crown lands which she
! lost when the islands were annexed
| to the United States, said in an in
| terview that although fifteen years
| had passed since she yielded her at1-
| thority over the kingdom to avert
! bloodshed, she yet believes congress
| will make some reparation for her
great financial loss.
General James Allen, chief signal
officer of the United States army;
Major George o. Squire and lLieuten-
| ant Lain appeared before the sub
committee on ordnance and fortiica-
| lions. General Allen has asked for
| 100000 with, which to carry on the
aeronautic branch Of the signal corps
service.
The erection of monument in
| Washington to the memory of Abra-
ham Lincoln is recommended in a
! resolution introduced by Senator
Dick of Ohio. The monument it is
provided, shall "be worthy of his
great fame his service to humanity
and to his country and ittingly COM
memorate the grandeur OF character,
the nobility of life and epoch-making
career
The Italian relief fund of the Amer
lean Red Cross Society has passed
the 100000 mark.
In reporting the naval approprla-
ton bill to the house the committee
on naval affairs fixed the amount
needed for the maintenance Of the
naval service during the fiscal year
1910. at $135,662,88S, as compared
with the $122,662,4 ass, the present APP
propriation,
A remonstrance against further
increase of the United States navy
signed by two hundred and twenty
four clergymen Of various denomina-
tions in Boston, Mass, was received
by congress. It is the belief Of the
ministers that naval preparations
have grown so enormously as to be-
come distressing burden upon the
richest nations and an actual me-
mace to the peace Of the world.